Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-26
THAT RAILROAD LEASE.
The Atlantic and North Carolina
Railway Matter-RaIeigh Items.

Railway Matter-RaIeigh Items.
RALEIGH, n c., February 2.-(spe-
cial)-State- Treasurer Worth. a member
of the Council Of State, was asked to-day
whether he thought the proposition for
the lease Of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima railway was a good one for the
State, and replied that in his opinion It
was; that ii proposed TO give the state
dividend. and that he thought PIP per
cent. quite satisfactory. He was then
asked if he thought the deal was off,
and replied that he thought the action Of
the Railway Commission I'm reducing pas
senger rates had broken off the nego-
tations and knocked out the deal.
The state charters the Smitherman
Cotton-Mils, at Troy, Montgomery coun-
ty. Capital, $4,000. Stockholders. j.
Smitherman, Mrs Il. J. Smitherman,
Miss Minnie Smitherman Miss Ina Smith
erman, and r. f. Capel.
The Executive Committee Of the State
Farmers Alliance met at Hillsboro' to-
DAY 20 arrange for increasing the output
of the shoe-factory.
II Is quite noticeable that newspapers
outside the State are saying that the
resolutions adopted by the Democratic
State Committee last Tuesday night favor
fusion. Members Of the committee
say this Is at once unjust and inaccurate;
that there was no fusion sentiment what
ever: no treating, trading, or trucking.
Official notice is given Of two more
cases of smallpox in Clay county, the
infection coming from case already
there There is also case near Elon
College. In all these cases there is good
quarantine.
GOLDsBORO' TOBACCO MARKET
Goldsboro' IS doing admirably as a new
tobacco market, the sales being 3.OOo,OVO
this season, as much as, and perhaps
more, than the, sales In Raleigh which
has been a market fourteen years.
People who travel good deal In the
country say they never knew the farm
ers 10 talk so little about politics or TO be
so reticent regarding the cotton crop
they propose TO plant -.
Dslv's company did not play "A Night
orr here last evening. Reason, the ap-
sence Of an audience.
Some of the Republicans are angry at
Governor Russells sheer at carpet-Dag
GERS ana say he very largely owed his
Lection 10 such carpet-baggers as II. l.
Grant ID. H. Abbott. and George n,
French. and that besides, in his inaugural
address he declared that North Carolina
s'eus a r. u,armest Of warm welcomes to
9eonle from any part OF this Union.
Tha state Board OF Public School Ex-
,-.t,ars was In session here to-day. IL
comnleted the course OF study prescribed
co. teachers and also prepared the forms
f f The July examination for life-certifl-
Gates for teachers -,.,s =. -
lanes c. Langdon. who claimed to be
go, pbiladelphia, and also that he was
- son Of S. p. Iangdon. a coal-mine ope-
rator OF that city, is said to have very
'.aotlv sdouev two young men or Raleigh
ont Of 5000 by a forged check.
senator Butler will again resume ac-
80, aa,torial work on his newspaper.
Auditor Aver, his assistant, Is now doing
the work.
THE FLOOR GAVE WAY.
Yesterday. during murder trial, the
eoor of the courthouse OF Harnett coun-
80 gave way and fell five feet. There
was a big scare but no injuries.
The state Will make big night against
the navment of the Pamlico and Cartaret
oyster claims, and the Treasurer de-
clares that the publication OF the lists OF