Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-02
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS
news from the States CapitaI-Trou-
Die About Fedora, Pri.o,ars


RALEIGH, N. c.. March 1.-(Special)-
IL Is stated to-day by people who declare
there Is no doubt of the accuracy of the
statement, that Senator Butler has or
dered the Peoples party to fuse with the
democrats on congressional tickets.
Inc Republicans do not like the an.
Polhtineht or Rev. Baylus Cade as Gov
e'Ho. husselis private secretary They
say II Is another evidence of the Cover
nor's Populistic drift. One Renublican
sald IL was an ideal appointment as no
man would suit the Governor co we'll
member OF the Council of State who
was talking to-day about the proposed
tease of the Atlantic and North Caro-.
ma railway TO the Southern said the
governor put that matter before the
couhcil with his ablest arguments, and
pressed IL, saying 1t meant 21-2 per cent
on the 81, OOOO0 of capital stock. and that
Whlie II the lease were made IL would
be Immediately effective, vet II would
be binding only after ratification by the
Legislature. The State Treasurer saws in
regard TO this lease that he hopes it NAV
yet be made, but sees no reason to change
his expressed belief that the action of the
halfway Commission has ended the mat
ter.
NORTH STATE POLITICS.
James NJ. Moody,rof Haywood county,
Is here, and says the only politics he
knows now is that the Ninth District
will go Republican,
some Republicans say they can carry
nearly ali the congressional districts with
out aid and that they calculate on elect
ing seven congressman themselves and
may get eight
A. j. Moye one of the Populist leaders
writing an open letter to his party. saws:
Il am fusionist, pure and simple. be-
cause in no other way can the true re-
formers hope TO accomplish anything.
We cannot succeed unless we vote solidly
together and be ready to fuse with any
party that will advocate our principles"
1t seems that there is quite a small
poX scare at Selma, owing to the pres
ence of two suspects.
During February there were only three
deaths of white persons in this city.
The evidence is that the fire at the |
Cumnock coal-mine. which DESTROYED all |
the plant above ground was incendiary. |
rebuilding has begun and new machinery |
Is ordered. out meanwhile $50 persons |
are idle. This mine is in hard luck. It's |
forty-fve years of history has been |
series of disasters.
The Supreme Court to-day began the
nearing of arguments on appeals from |
the Fourth District.
SHOULD WE ANNEX HAWAII?
At the state University next Friday
there VIII be the second annual debate
between two members of the senior class
ana two from that of the University OF
Georgia, the question being: Ought the
limited 10 II, ms
Graham and w. ]. Brogden are the North
Carolina speakers, and take the negative.
Judge Purnell. of the United States
District Court, says he is informed that
the Federal prisoners sentenced to con-
hnement in Lenoir county jail are actu-
ally permitted by the Sheriff to go into
the town or country at pleasure He will
investigate this matter and fine the
Sheriff if there is proof. Some years ago
Judge Seymour discovered that a prisoner
sentenced to jail at Beaufort, Carteret
actually had key TO the Jail.
given him by his brother the Sheriff,
and came and went as he liked The
Sheriff of Pasquotank county refused to
receive Federal prisoners, and Judge Pur-
nell says he has given notice that If such
refusal is persisted in he will hold court
10 longer at Elizabeth CITY, but at Eden
on Ut Ilyinoutn II Is HOW required |
hat he shall open court at Elizabeth
clty, but he says he can Immediately ad-
ourn it and complete the term at any
,ther place in the district
Langdon and Young. the two young
men who are supposed 10 have committed
)urglaries and other criminal acts here
md elsewhere, are I'm great demand. They
ire In Jail in Raleigh. 1t is claimed that
hey know each other, but this does not
appear TO be fact. They appear to
AVE been i'm different lines Of roguery.