The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-26
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
INTERESTING PUBLTC CASES no BE
TRIED RMS WEEK.
Vanderbilt Gets the Lions Share OF the
State Fair Premiums-Pieads Guilty
to Robbing the Mails,

RALEIGH. ~ c., Oct. 25-Special-
Wake Superior Court met here to-day
with Judge w. s. OBJ. KObinsop pTesid-
inI There are TO be several cases OF
State interest before this term of court.
The case OF John H. Pearson against 5.
Otho Wilson will be the first taken up.
There will be ex-enrOlling clerks Swim
sons case and the case OF Stewart Bros.
the ex-State Printers. The eyes of the
state will be upon the court this week.
The fact that Vanderbilt took seventy
premiums and the 500 special prize at
the fair last week gives dissatisfaction.
The argument Is that the farmer who has
little spare cash puts forth every effort
10 make a creditabe exhibit. hoping 10
be at least repaid by the premium money
and he has 10 compete, for these pre-
miums. with a man who mas unlimited
cash 20 make his exhibit perfect one.
The Bltmore exhibit could get all the
diplomas and honorable mentions. but
they think the cash prizes should go TO
the farmers.
MAIL ROBBER.
At the United States court which Will
meet here in December William II. Nor
ris, OF RoxbOro Will be tried for robbing
the mails Of three registered letters. He
has pleaded guilty before United States
Commissioner Daniels.
Raleieh's leading literary club, The
Monday Evening Club begins It's fourth
years work this week. IL has a very
lsrse membership and has teen pro-
OF much pleasure as well as pront
IL is said that Governor Russell and
three OF the penitentiary board are In IA
for OF moving Superintendent Smith
Chairman Dockory and the rest OF the
board are in favor Of keeping him there
under the thumb OF the executive com
mittee of three, who will be pSic salary
for keeping Superintendent smith
straight
This week the Supreme Court hears ap-
peals from the NTH district. Most OF tne
districts have light dockets. About two
hundred appeals arc heard generally a'
each term Of court.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
on December lst the Methodist con
ference meets here. Bishop Hargrove
will preside. Delegates to the general
conference will be elected. This general
conference meets in Baltimore next
spring.
The date Of the meeting OF the state
Board Of Medical Examiners has been
changed from October 18th to November
9Th
The rain still falls and it is quite cold.
The streams are now at their usual
height. The crops Of clover and gram are
doing nicely under the rain which was
so much needed.
Secretary OF State Thompson ana Auol-
tor Aver are asked whether they are But
Ter or anti-Butler POpulists. Ihey'
neither OF them showed up at either OF tAe
meetings last week Secretary Thompson
mas long been considered very uncertain.
'.ATINE CIGAPS.
ate Labor Commissioner SAYS tfnt
tobacco statistics Is the hardest OF all
TO secure. 4 Guilford county man Is
making good cigars out of tobacco grown
entirely I'm his county. They are pro-
n0raced very good indeed.
Fully seven-eighths Of all the cotton Is
picked All the good cotton IS picked.
The crop falls short about one-fourth as
thought i'm August, but is better than II
was believed TO be October LIST. The big
acreage brings it up to the normal crop.