Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
THE NEW BERNE FAIR
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE CADETS INVITED.
North Carolina Politics-New Rules
ms 10 Examinations for License TO
Practice Law-DOings of Promi-
ncnt Citizens.
nent Citizens

RALEIGH, n. c., February 1O.-(Spe-
cial)-Editor Stevens. Of the New Berne
Journal, to-day called on President Honi-
day, Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. and invited him, the faculty. and
the corps Of cadets to attend the New
Berne fair, February 2Sth to March 9Th.
President Holiday said that owing TO
examinations 1t would be impossible for
the cadets to attend. lie spoke in high
terms Of the fair, saying he regarded it
as the best held in the state.
Revenue-Collector Duncan, when asked
to-day il he had made any more appoint
ments, said: Il have written letter TO
the Civil Service Commission, enduring
whether 1 cannot appoint all store
keepers and gaugers. As yet, have had
no reply. 1 think 1 know the sentiment
Of the President and others as to the
appointments Of deputy collectors and
clerks. My action has been in accordance
with that belief" Duncan reappointed
the clerks and deputies. 1t is evident he
has been told that they are fully pro-
tected by civil service.
Railway Commissioner John Fl. Pear
son, arrived to-day on business with the
state Treasurer. He says there will be
no session Of the commission until the
Nth instant.
A POLITICAL COMBINE.
Starkey Hare, Republican member of
The lower house Of the Legislature. from
the First District, says that cooperation
OF POpulists and Republicans there Is a
sure thing. and that so is Harry SINNERS
denomination for Congress on the Fusion
ticket. He says the talk that c. w
Cobb. of Elizabeth City. would iniure the
Republican ticket, amounts TO nothing:
that Cobb can't carry a single county in
the district.
Frank S. spruil. Assistant District
Attorney, says he regards the Democrats
as entirely too apathetic, and declares
they ought to organize and begin mission
airy work now.
The beautiful and costly Rolling Elk
position-Car damaged at Concord by a
boy, has been defaced by another at
Kernersville. The last damage is said to
amount TO $500.
One hundred and twenty of the cadets
ST the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
iege have been vaccinated, and, as a re-
suit, fifty are unable TO drill.
LICENSES TO PRACTICE LAW.
The Supreme Court makes a very sem
Hible order that in future ell examina-
tons OF applicants for license as attOr-
neys shall be in writing. and not oral
Quite a number of people have always
held the oral examinations TO be a farce !
The Court did not take any action I'm re-
gard 20 granting a license 10 young Nc |
Muian. who answered all questions. yet
was refused one. A justice said the "in- |
cident" was closed. Mcmillan will have |
To try again.
To-day ex-POstmaster A. w. Shaffer |
OF Raleigh. paid the costs, etc. i'm the
case in which judgment was given against
Governor Russell and some other az
Skaters bondsmen. Shaffer claimed thar
the government ought 10 pay him a per-
centage on the mOney-Order deposits made
here. Raleigh being a deposit office
But he was told that IN no Office I'm tho
United States IL this done Yet he in
sisted. and claiming the money, deducted
the commissions. The case went against
him IN court.
Republicans say they expect 10 see the
Wilson's restored as railway e,mmis-
sloners. and 10 see G. c. Baganback as
the deputy clerk OF the commission. This
makes Il plain that they expect the
United States Supreme Court To decide
adversely 20 Governor Russell
ABOUT CONNECTS ON THE ROADS.
The authorities OF Cabarrus county l
notisS the superintendent VI Lhe Pani-