Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-03
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED AT THE
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
Sorry They Cut on the Posses-six
Parties I'm the FieId-The Sanctihed
band No Compromise - Personal
md General.
md General

RALEIGH, December 2-(Special.)-f
Republican State office-holder said to
day: What fools our people have been
before we have been in office year, e
raise all this row about passes. We hav
killed the goose that laid the golden egg
Just at a time when passes could do u:
the most good we have cut them Of"
This week the penitentiary convicts
seventy-six in number, grading the extern
sion Of the Carthage railway. will finish
it. 1t is not known what will then be
done with them. A Mr.. Wade, at Hub
Columbus county, wants a number OF
them.
The ofice-holdlng Populists are trying
to stem the current which is sweeping
so many of their party back to the Demo
Gratis.
A Republican says there are now six
parties" in this State-Gold Democrats,
Silver Democrats. Republicans. Russell
Republicans, Butler Populists, and Skim
ner Populists.
1t is said that the Lynchites, or, Sancti-
fed Band, have acquired a strange
dominion over the people Of Southport.
A preacher, when asked why the churches
did not attack these people. said they
would raise the cry of persecution. In
one house in the village, of only two small
rooms, seventeen persons live, sleeping
together promiscuously, nine of them be-
ing children. Ii seems to be the duty OF
the churches TO drive these people out
of the State. The State authorities have
been asked to do SO, but have done no
thing.
There is not nearly so much enthusiasm
here in the anti-saloon movement or
league as was at first shown, and its
promoters are disappointed.
Two Of the numerous fakirs who at
the various fairs in the State have so
boldly swindled the people are sent to
the penitentiary from Forsyth.
1t is the remark OF members OF the
Democratic State Committee that there
is to be next year a clean, open, Demo
cratic fight from beginning to end, with
out compromise or fusion with any party.
Weeks ago your correspondent sent OF,
the statement by a Republican that Il
seemed to him that Senator'S Butler and
Pritchard had agreed. or about agreed,
to bury the Ratchet. 1t was denied. Now
tho whole matter is up again. Some OF
the Populists have for six months be-
lieved that Butler was trying to get
in with the Democrats. Now they see
that the Democrats will not touch him.
Butler is greatly worried. The speech at
Rocky Mount causes much Of the worry
He has a 4-column editorial denial, with
a score OF afiidavits.
Mrs. Fanny Hayes, who has been In
charge of the Old Woman's Home here,
goes to Norfolk, and Mrs. Fletcher, Of
Wilmington, succeeds her.
Engineer Thad. Peasants OF the Sea-
board Airline, gets the $i,100 damages
for injury which the railway agreed to
pay in compromise.
Congressman Linney called on Governor
Russell yesterday. He is a crank on the
service question.
General Robert f. Hoke says that I'M
quest!onably the United States ought to
own its armor plant; that 1t cannot
afford to be at the mercy Of contractors.
The Supreme Court decides in the case
OF the State against Jones, from Rocking
ham. that under sections 30 and 80,
Of the new revenue act II Is not the
legal duty of the Sheriff to make re-
port of tax delinquents to the court, as
provided for by this law, until after the
day of levying and selling has passed
This fully sustains the Attorney Gene
RAILS opinion.
The Auditor is now making out the
pension warrants, 5.73s in number.
Bishop Cheshires address 10 the North
Carolina Methodist Conference yesterday |
vas extremely well received He saws
he looks for unity Of the Methodlsts and
Episcopalians.