The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-10
PENITENTIARY
IS CRITICISED
The Escaped Burglar and His Pal
Seen by Countyman.
EXPRESS COMPANY TO PAY TAX.
The Camp Surgeon Refused TO Lot one
of the Volunteers Be Treated
at a Private Observation-Disclosures
Girl Comes 10 Marry Him.

RALEIGH, N. c., July ESPECIAL
The Penitentiary people are being very
severely scored on the fact Of the es-
cape OF the burglar Ceilings, alias Mer-
rltt. The authorities had been warned
that he was very shrewd. cunning
and dangerous man and yet he was A.
lowed to share a cell on the night OF his
escape with another man. He was seen
about daylight by a man eight miles
from here. The two convicts were go
ing at rapid rate and he says he could
tell they were ESCAPED convicts.
The fact that tho Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue has decided that the FIX
press Companies must pay the stamp
tax will raise quite a stir here as well
"a elsewhere. A test case Is 10 be made
as regards the telegraph companies.
THE NEGRO REGIMENT.
II Is said that only 40 men are need
ed to complete the negro regiment at
Fort Macon. A negro preacher and poll
tician here says that the cause OF so
many negroes falling to go to Fort Ma
con this week is only because OF Cover
nor Russell's incompetent appointments
OF officers. not because they were afraid
a battle field Santiago.
The Carrolton Hotel here will be open
for the accommodation OF the public on
Saturday the 18th. II is "a new building
having eighty-three bed rooms.
Yesterday was a genuine drill day az
the camp here. Target practice was one
OF the features OF the day.
The officers at camp and especially 81
tho Gastonia company. are very Justly
indignant at the action OF one OF the
physicians here In not allowing a member
Of their company 10 be cared for at the
city Hospital. as pay patient. Ar
rangements had been made through the
matron for his care there, and the ofii-
GERS OF his company had pledged them
selves for his expenses. when one OF tho
physicians brusquely ordered him return
cd 20 camp hospital at once. One OF the
officers himself told your correspondent
OF the case, and said that Il would hard
ly be allowed to rest as twas.
Mr.. w w Ashe State Forester OK the
Geological Survey. has gone TO the Az
irondacks, New York, TO do a few months
OF special work.
REV. BOYIUS CADE FOR CONGRESS.
Rev Boylus Cade (PopuisD the private
secretary of Governor Russell. wants The
Populist nomination for Congress for this
the Fourth District. There Is quite 40
array OF aspirants for this honor. II Is
said that Governor Russell IS trying TO
induce Senator Butler 10 give this 6s-
trict TO the Republicans. and to let J. {.
L. Harris be the man.
Chairman Caldwell OF the Railway
Commission. has notified the telegraph
companies that he VIII not put the one
cent stamp on messages, and that II they
refuse 20 send his messages he VIII nave
them before the Railroad Commission
next Tuesday. The companies arc put
ding stamps on his messages themselves.
This fact will bring forward the test case
spoken OF above.
A young lady came here yesterday rom
Philadelphia. and married her sweetheart
who is a member OF the Maniahaia Com
pany of the Second Regiment North
Carolina Volunteers.