Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-03
ACROSS THE BORDER.
A BUDGET or NEWS FROM THE
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
Delegates 10 Commercial Congress
Appointed - improvements - Not
Have the People Believc-Notcs.

RALEIGH, N. c., February 2-(Spe-
cial.)-Governor Russell appoints the fol-
lowing delegates to the South and West
Commercial Congress" at Tampa, Feb
ruary Sth and 10th: T.. c. Potter, OF Ra-
leigh: f. NJ. Davis. Of Farmville; John
w. Fries, Of Salem; Lawrence s. Holt,
OF Burlington: w. II. Williamson, Of RAJ
leigh. The object of the congress is to
bring the Southwest closer commercial
ly. TO encourage grain shipments and in
terchange of manufactures and merchan-
disc and other products.
The Adjutant-Generars office has re-
ceivcd the resignation of Captain livery
Foreman. commanding Company G, First
Regiment. State Guard, at Washington.
The Oak-Hill roller Touring mill az
Greensboro Is chartered; capital, $1,000.
1t is said that Augustus c. Leazar ex-
Superintendent of the Penitentiary, is to
be the Democratic nominee for Congress
from the Seventh District.
Ensign Worth Bagiey, Of the torpedo
boat Winslow, is here on a visit TO his
mother
About $500 Of improvements are TO be
made within the next three months IN
the government building here. New car
pets have arrived.
1t is stated that Senator Buffers OPP
position to Ewart for Judge OF the United
States District Court is because he wants
Judge Douglas to have the place. Sena-
tor Butler, like Governor Russell, is
greatly pleased at Judge Douglass deci-
sion against the old railway commf5-
sioners.
The new railway commissioners de-
clare they are greatly pleased at the
ruling of the United States Supreme
Court; that they are to appear Febru-
airy 2lst and show cause why they should
not be attached for contempt in disre-
Sarding the writ OF error and breaking
into the commission office. They say
the delay until the 2lst shows that the
Supreme Court wishes to look into the
merits of the case. But the general sub
lie thinks it does not amuse the new
commissioners nearly so much as they
make belief.
II is said that but for his changes OF
politics. r. NJ. Argo would certainly have
been appointed United States District At
torney.
The new District Attorney. Claude Ber-
nard, will find some pretty knotty cases
on the docket at the adjourned term OF
the United States Court here next week.
There are i've criminal cases and several
on the civil and libel dockets.
1t was stated some days ago in some
Of the papers that Ohio Wilson had not
given bond in the matter Of the writ OF
error to the United States Supreme Court
in the matter of title to the Office OF
Railway Commissioner. The fact Is,
Ohio Wilson as well as j. w. Wilson
gave bond. Julian S. Carr is on Otho's
$4,000 bond.
Some Of the disappointed Republican
office-seekers here who are so angry at
not getting revenue places, say they wish
General Weyler were here to issue one OF
his cast-iron orders, dismissing all the
Democrats. These pie-hunters ask cease
lessly: "Why don't the Democrats re-
sign?" United States Marshal Dockery
asked why the Democratic deputy col
Iectors did not resign. He was asked If
he expected the many Republicans VINO
are in the post-office here to resign when
a new postmaster comes in. He said;
Il can't answer that. 1t is another ques-
ton" And so it is.