The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-28
A SHORTAGE IN
THECOTTON CROP
Thirteen Hundred Bales Yet Necessary
to Reach Last Seasons Sales.
GEORGE H. GLASS FOUND GUILTY
He Cooked the Pay Roll and Used the
Company's Money-Was Divorced
from His Wife n Few Weeks
Ago-SoIdicrs Paid on.

RALEIGH, n. c.. June Especial =
Looking into tho receipts of cotton for
this year as compared with last there is
a shortage. When the new cottow year
began last September there had been
weighed on this market 1855 bales. Up
to date from September !. 1897, there has
been weighed 26,lH bales. so that to bal
ance the receipts up to last September
1872 bales will have 10 he received and
weighed here during July and August
This it is not believed will be done.
Many farmers are still holding their cot
ton waiting for a better price.
On Sunday morning Mr.. William II.
Walker. registry clerk in Revenue Collec-
tor Duncan's office, died, after an Illness
of only three days. lie was a very eff
Gent officer. and his place will be hard
10 MI. lie was carried to Milton, his old
home. Tor burial
There are 100 teachers at the Wake For
est Summer School More are expected
this week. The law school also is well
attended
The following counties have received
public school money from the State 10
equal the amount raised by special tax,
as ordered by the last Legislature. Cleve-
land county gets appropriation Of N,SU;
Rutherford gets SiS5O55: Buncombe, ST.
1883. Meckenburg. $3.50; Surry, 1858.
Greene, $5ll.75; Beaufort. $500; Jackson,
$685. BERTHE. SS56S; Haywood, $3.50:
Forsythe 1852: Watauga. $li2S; CASTOR,
Si25.Ss. Davidson. SlO2 a. and Pitt Sj5. This
makes fifteen counties that have received
this money. There has been paid out Of
the $4,000 appropriated for the purpose
s., S956
GLASS GUILTY.
George H. Glass. the ex-Manager Of the
Bell Telephone office here. has been found
guilty OF forgery and embezzlement. He
had on the payroll names OF parties who
were not employed. and drew the money
for them. lie also embezzled the com
pany's funds. II will be remembered that
few weeks ago his wife secured divorce
from him. and custody of their child. on
good grounds.
Judge Walter Clark. who is a trustee
OF Trinity College. Durham, has been
having some dispute with President kllgo
as 10 different things he had done: The
correspondence was laid before the trus-
tees. Judge Clark not being present, and
Dr. Kilgo asked for an examination, and
II the charges were true he would resign.
Instead Of asking for the resignation or
tho president the resignation OF Judge
Clark as trustee was requested. This he
refuses 10 give. 1t will be seen later who
gets the best OF this controversy. OF late
Judge Clark has not endeared himself TO
the people. and they may not be as LEM
lent as he may wish.
To-day at dress parade there viii be 4
al
Hospital Corps.
SOLDIERS GET THEIR PAY.
on Saturday there was 200 paid out
20 the soldiers in camp here. Sergeants
received S24iS. corpOrals 500. and pri-
Yates Sizes. Much of the money was sent
home by the men, but some Of them spent
IL freely here. Some Of the stands around
camp Immediately raised the price OF
cigarettes from five cents per package
10 ten cents such men as that should
be boycOtted.
The Railway Commission will meet to-
morrow TO take up the reduction OF pas
sengcr rates. 10 will also take mp the
matter OF assessment of railway prop
erty.
There will be sent TO Fort Macon on
Thursday $50 Of the negro volunteers. The
other so will go a few days later the
government EVIDENTLY wants the negroes
i'm q hurry Out of the 1850 they want
SG3 men. Tho extra number allows for re-
iections.
Mr.. W. J. Hicks. who has been elected
superintendent Of the oxford orphan
ASYLUM. takes charge August lst
Since the Second Regiment was paid
off the behavior has been splendid.
There has been no drunkenness or disor-
der. il has buckled down 10 hard work
now since an eigh1 days rest. All are
looking forward 10 the ball on the 4th
t,r C.vt NTH much Measure