Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-07
RALEIGHs BUDGET.
Labor Commissioners Report-Mih-
tary-PersOnal and Political.

RALEIGH. n. c., December 6.-(Spe-
cial.)-In his twelfth annual report WHICH
to-day was completed, the state l1apoi
Commissioner terms North Carolina inc
Massachusetts of the South anu sd!
IL exceeds any other Southern Sta'e 'h
value and number of manufacturing eS
Establishments. In cotton, tobacco dnu
furniture factories alone there are EN-
ploved 5000 persons and hence, at leds'
pa 900 persons are directly dependent On
these industries for existence. The Con-
missioner saws that with North Caro-
lina's great water powers, fne ciiridte'
and other facilities for profitable mani
featuring, there is no reason why IL
should not become the greatest or all the
manufacturing States. The farmers al
ready realize the fact that the cotton
and woollen mills take ell their produce
and give a ready home market. IhSle
have been no labor troubles, out thesc
may at any time, with the great increase
in manufactures, arise, ana so the 'epo''
suggests that the Labor Commissioners d.
given power to act as arbiter OF sueh oi7-
putes He urges that a textile school De
established. and says South Carolina, IN
taking this step, has set good example.
The annual health conference or ne
State Board of Health with the people,
which will be held at Winston to-mot-
row. will be well attended. Inc pro-
gramme Is a good one, and among tae
phvsicians who are to discuss the special
subjects are George Gillett Thomas
Cooper Curtice, w. ii. Harrell IL, f.
Long. John whitehead. S. Westray Bat
tie. j. j. Kinyoun. II. +. Long, and Rlch-
ard III. Lewis. and also \. W. Shaifer
AID j. l.. Ludlow.
The State Museum to-day received from
Wilson county some fine fossil remains
of mammoths. One contains half Jaw
with mart of the tusks. The tusks are
broken about inches from the jaw. 1t Is
stated that in Halifax county there is, or
was. until quite recently, the fossil re-
mains of a mammoth lying across
small stream, the backbone appearing
like a log.
The State Treasurer to-day made
renort. showing the balance of funds OF
the Agricultural Department on hand at
this date, the amount being S14n.
The Governor promotes w. "A. EdWih'
of Charlotte. to be captain of Company
NJ. of the First Regiment Of Volunteers
He is a nephew of Major James w. VIII
son.
Every effort was made last night to in
duce United States District Attorney
Claude Bernard to say whether he had
drawn bills of indictment against citizens
of Wilmington, notably, Mayor Alfred
Moore Waddell for driving Bunting,
United States Commissioner, out or VIII
mington Bernard said 1t was impossi-
BILE for him 10 say word, or course, tue
people Of Wilmington laugh at Dill or
Indictment, which is not worth the paper
il is drawn on.
Two OF the three Federal prisoners who
escaped from the penitentiary here were
recaptured. and now the question arises,
whether the penitentiary shall pay the
expenses of recapture. The United States
says 1t will not pay; that the peni-
tertiary, upon being paid % cents per
day for each Federal convict contracted
20 guard the latter.
1t is quite probable that next spring the
Raleigh and Cape Fear railway Will be
completed from 'Fuquays Springs, It's
present terminus. to Fayetteville, dis
lance of some thirty-five miles.
Some time ago it was stated in this
correspondence that a movement was on
foot to Dust negro officials in Craven
county the worst negro-ridden county In
the State The negro officers-elect have
80 far been unable 10 give bonds. Ihe
trust companies notified the Sheriff, who
is white. that they would not go on his
bond If he employed a negro jailer or
negro deputy. To-day the Democrats
called on the Republican officials and IT.
vited them 10 step down and out. The
negroes are quiet. 1t is their white lead
ers who are the objects Of Democratic in
dignation