Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERA on THE
SUBJECT OF INHERITANCE TAX.
A Sweeping CoaI-Mining-The
Winchester Central shaft-Mal<ing
Analyses of Drinking wnter-Po-
1itfca1 and Personal.

RALEIGH, ". c., November Z3.-Cspe-
cial)-The Attorney-General says the last
revenue act subjects all legacies and in
heritances TO taxation, whether they are
in the direct line or collateral. and that
this tax on succession applies to all prop
erty which may be, or is, bequeathed. or
| devised, or attempted to be transmitted
1t is agreed in the suit by the State
Board of Education to break the sale OF
swamp lands to the New Jersey Land and
Lumber Company that copy Of the min.
ute-book OF the August ., 1895. meeting Of
the board may be received as evidence
at the trial in the Federal Court here
Much land is involved.
1t IL stated that work is soon TO be be-
gun at the bituminous-coal mine at Cum
mock on a much larer scale than ever
before.
Rev. James Battle Avirett SAYS the
money for the central shaft to the
memory of the North Carolina soldiers
buried at winchester will be raised.
Charles Broadway Rouss will give an
other $50 for this purpose.
The death OF Rev. Or. J. Henry Smith.
at Greensboro. is greatly deplored BY
the Prcsbyterians. He was one of the
foremost men in that Church. He was
born at Lexington. Va, in 1870. For many
years he had been the pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, at Greensboro
The State Board OF Health is conllnu-
ing its work OF making careful Analyses
Of the drinking water in use at all the
cities and towns In the State.
The PoDulists speak OF North Carolina
as the last stronghold OF Populism. Their
sole desire is to hold the balance Of
power four years longer
The State Fair diplomas were sent out
to-day Premiums are to be paid De-
cember lst.
A local temperance organization has
been formed here. and the purpose is to
use its full strength I'm an anti-saloon
fight pext year. Two State officials are
members.
The attack which Speaker Hileman. Of
the lower house, Is making on Senator
Butler is not unexpected. Hileman wants
to succeed Shuford. Populist, as Con-
gresham from the Seventh District. He
is Pritchard Populist." but was not
during the Legislature so courageous as
his fellows. McCaskey and others.
The movement by the Baptists for CO.
operation IN the WOTK OF negro euuCatlOn
is widespread one. DR.. Marshburn, who
is now here In it's interest, is one of it's
leaders. Shaw University, In this city,
which is a Baptist institution, is one OF
the largest in the country.
The present railway mileage in this |
state, 1896, shows a slight increase over |
that of last year
The interest in the water-power devel- |
Opment of electrical force is on the in |
crease in this State. Winston will get the |
first benefit of 1t. Salisbury and Charlotte |
will probably be the next places.
Merchants say the unseasonably warm
weather has injured trade
This months payroll of the Southern
'ailway at it's great new shops al Spencer,
rear Salisbury. is no less than $4,000.
Revenue officers are very active, and
will probably run the number of captures
If Illicit distilleries up to go during the
year. Moonshining continues TO increase
asst of Raleigh
That IL is going TO be extremely hard
o secure anything approaching unity of
lotion among cotton-growers in curtail-
ng the crop is clearly proved by the
emark Of a cotton planter here He saId:
When all the others decrease their
creage that will be the very ume 1 will
Increase mine" Another planter when
old of this, said: III We agree 20 reduce
creage / will be one of a party TO go
D the farm OF such a man as that and
Tough up his crop in broad daylight. That
the only way to deal with such people"
The Republicans say that the United |
tates Marshal OF this district will GER
linly serve out his term.