Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-25
THE OLD NORTH STATE
A REVENUE COLLECTOR AFTER
MO0NsBINERs.
He Holds Up Two Who intercept
Him on the Road-snowfnii on
Round Knob-Angcred nj being NJ
rested by "a CoIorcd Official.

RALEIGH. n. c., August A-(SpeciaL)
Thu State Board OF Tax Equalization
makes a report to-day that In eighty
three counties. all that have reported,
the increase I'm the assessed value or
property is s1.lOi.476. The clerk to the
board says the increase in valuation Of
corporation property is about 10 per cent.
while the increase, as above. on all other
property. valued at about &o,c9,O0, Is
only s1.lN.l76.
The fall term at Wake Forest College
begins tomorrow. Professor Potoat OF
the faculty, is here and says there viii
be a large increase I'm attendance.
Deputy-Revenue-C Collector W. T. Glib
son had a very lively time night before
last in Randolph county, quite near the
place where last year moonshiner
murdered Deputy Collector Moffitt, and
was In turn killed. Gibson was after
an Illicit distlllery. While on his way
there he met two men at o'clock in
the morning. who said they were after
cattle. Their real purpose was to give
the alarm and warn the moonshiners
But Gibson held up both these men until
he finished his work. He destroyed
50-galon still and 700 gallons OF beer.
Fine rains fell yesterday afternoon and
last night There were high winds quite
near here, and at some points the rains
were torrental.
STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The State Geological Survey is measur-
ing the velocity and volume Of the noun
tain streams, to secure data for their use.
Passengers on the trains for the West
report that there was a snowfall in the
Roundabout section night before last
following a very remarkable fall in tenn
perature.
The Tarheel Knight is the name of the
new State organ Of the Knights Of Py-
thias, and it is published here by r. c.
Rivers He says there are 1900 Knights
In this State. in eighty-six lodges. and
that one fourth of them are members
of the Endowment Rank the insurance
feature OF the order, IA larger proportion
than in any other State.
There will be no issue Of Senator But
ler's paper the Caucasian. next week.
II will in future be printed by Barnes
Brothers, and next week this change will
be made. it is the purpose to greatly
iHcitdot inc tiicuiduou OF the paper.
Work is in progress on the building
for women at Trinity College. 1t Is de-
signed TO accommodate twenty-five, and
that number are looked for. 1t marks
a new departure in the college history.
ARRESTED BY A NEGRO.
The Keeper of the Capitol, Populist
named Burns, who is bound over to the
next term of the Criminal Court for draw
ing knife on negro man. is very angry
because he was arrested by a negro Re-
publican Deputy Sheriff. He was also
prosecuted by "a negro Republican lawyer
and was tried before Republican Magis-
trate. A Populist defended him. Some
OF the state officials want Burns bounced
They are very tired OF his autocratic
ways.
Governor Russell has abandoned his
proposed trip TO Old Point and Ocean
View.
The State superintendent OF Public In
struction says the next great question TO
come before the people is How shall we
improve our public schools?" 1t is said
that the attendance is actually less than
II was six or eight years ago.