Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-03
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Facts and Surmiscs from Raleigh
The Railways Filing Exceptions.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 2.-(Special)-
Reports which come in here show that
there will be very decided increase in
the tobacco acreage in Middle North Caro-
lima. Fertilizer inspectors who arrived to-
day from the eastern counties say they
never saw so much fertilizer, and that
the sales will be double those Of last
season, and that the acreage in tobacco
will be doubled. They state that in the
middle section the fertilizer sales will be
less than they were last year
The State has increased its supply OF
ball cartridges to 100000. News comes in
from all sides OF the rapid recruiting OF
companies.
To-day ReVenue-C Collector Duncan re-
turned from Washington, where he went
to see the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue. He at once issued temporary com
missions to all the field force of deputy
collectors for twenty mine days from
March Sd. The first commissions were Tor
thirty days from January 4th.
Nj. l.. Wood, Of BERTHE, was in the office
of the Collector this morning, reading
civl-service literature. He said: you can
say that if the Democratic party adheres
sincerely to its anti-civil-serYice policy, IL
will sweep this country"
Mr.. Chaplin, a member of the Legislature
from Chatham, was also in the Collectors
office. He declares that the people in his
section are cursing civil service. by TINS
he means Republicans and Populists who
can't get office.
A PROPOSED FUSION.
Republicans say THAI there will be no
fusion on congressman; that the Republic
cans will elect their three, as they did
two years ago, and win also again help
the Populists elect five. They say they pre-
fer Populists to Democrats in Congress.
They add that there will be absolute fu-
sion of Populists anG Republicans on
legislative and county tickets.
1t is learned that the Dukes, of Durham,
will build a large Cotton-mill in the sub
urbs Of Burlington.
There H. some dispute as TO the flag sent
here from New Hampshire. Embroidered
on II are these words: Fourth Regiment,
North Carolina Volunteers. In the reor-
ganiza ZION this became the Fourteenth
Regiment. The survivors do not like the
bad taste shown in placing the flag on
view in store window.
The railway from this CITY 10 the Cape
Fear river will have it's terminus at the
river on this side cr Ellington, where
there is a free ferry.
1t appears that the Populists who so
hate Senator Butler are very slow III
moving against him.
1t is alleged that Bob Newlin, the man
who blew up house at Greensboro with
dynamite. has been captured at Roanoke,
Va.
RAILWAYS FILING EXCEPTIONS.
The railways are filing very strong ex-
ceptions TO the order OF the Railway
Commission reducing fares. 1t is said
that at the next meeting of the commits
sion great pressure will be brought 10
bear to induce IL TO revoke its order.
In the monthly bulletin of the Agricul-
tural Department the new Commissioner
John r. Smith. has never written line
He is an absolute figurehead.
The publication of the analyses OF fer
tilizers Is now made directly by the Agri-
cultural Department, and not by the
State Experiment Station.
The Agricultural Department is dis