The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-27
THE ATTORNEY TO RESIGN.
W. T.. Clark viii succeed Him Nor
mon Elders Kiss the Brethren.

RALEIGH y. g.. March Special
The presidency Of the Atlantic and Norh
Carolina railroad is again on the carpet.
II is now pretty generally believed that
r. d. Hewitt of Carferet county VIII
Doe soon appointed to that position. Sey-
mour Hancock. the attorney for the road.
will resign. and ". D.. Clarke will boz ape
pointed. Up 90 now Clarke bias been an
aspirant for The p0stmasters1ip at New
Berue.
Tie was postmaster there under Tho last
Republican administra-lon. Senator No
Carthy OF Craven county. was Doe tho
lead for the postofco. hut his death yes
terday made things easier for Clarke
Congressman Linney comes to The 'front.'
as an aspiraut for the United States
judgeship I'm case Ewarts' appointment Ia
not confirmed. Republican Chairman fol-
ton is looking also l0ng.ngiy for Toe
place.
Ex-Reyenue Collector Simmons. ~ RAJ
leigh. is mentioned as the successor N
Hon. Clement Manly of Winston. for
chairman Of the State Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee.
Mrs. McLees of New York has sent
check for 500 as % gin to the Barum
Springs Orphange. This makes N.1Q She
has given 20 this institution
Three of the Mormon elders who hive
been stationed in this county for several
years. on yesterday started ON their re-
turn home Az the depot there were A
good many OF their converts 20 DID them
good bye The elders ancctloratcly kIss-
ed their friends. IL was rather a strange
sight 20 see men kissing each other mo-
the railway station. Cordial invitations
were given % come 90 Utah.
The Health Department for Raleigh
is spendidly equipped when tho prose
ent health officer took charge three years
ago there was only about $50 worth N
equipments: now there g. nearly 5000
worth and of this 5000 Is new.
Raleigh Is stlll asking why there .s M
reduction in the fire insurance rates made
here Wilmington has just bad d. per
cent reduction
Tho Board OF Directors of tho Bind
Asylum have come to an agreement with
Elliott Brothers. ~ Winston tO put up
the building here for So -o0 This -
Just $1,000 more than theig BID contracted
Tor.
The Southern railway has filed its ex-
ccptlons 20 the nro-wo0d rates now. 10
shows the rates here to be lower thon
In other states even before tho Commits
sion reduced them.
Rev Or. Peunger. Of the Church %
the Good Shepherd. has succeeded IN
erecting a chapel for regular services AZ
Cary. a station about nine miles ont from
Raleigh. Tomorrow this chapel VII hs
regularly dedicated.
Everywhere one goes here there rs N
be seen street hands grading digging
and identifying generally Never before
has there been so many people employed
by the city ~ any one time. I'm a year
the city will have streets and Sidewalks
III 10 be compared with any place.
Tuesday. the Goth. is The date tnat
Chairman Caldwell sets Tor hearing he
exceptions against the hre-w0od rate.
II Is generally believed that at the same
time some action viii Doe taken as re-
CARDS the passenger rate question.
Commissloner Abbott says mat 'nair-
man Caldwelrs idea OF making the 'oun-
Ell % state a Railroad Commission was
favored by Robert ". Douglas as far
back as 1880 This takes the glory out Of
Caldwell's sails.
The last copy OF tho University caia-
logue shows an enrolient 81 GO stud nts.
with n teaching force OF IS. This includes
the summer school
IL IL said that the state Popuiist con-
vention will be- held May 18th. the same
DAY the Democratic Convention Is held