The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-07
PROSECUTIONS
AT WILMINGTON.
District Attorney Bernard
to Bring Action
UNDER INSTRUCTIONS.
Told by the Department of Justice to
\ Draw indictments
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UNDER INSTRUCTIONS.
AGAINST THOSE WHO INTERFERED
Bunting, the United States Commits
sIoner who Became Obnoxious to
the People and with French
and Others Were Driven
Out, is Thought TO Have
Strong Case.

RALEIGH. y c.. Dec. 6.-Special.-Dis-
trct Attorney Bernard has received or
ders from the Department of Justice at
Washington to draw indictments against
those parties in Wilmington who forced
certain officers to leave the city at the
time Of the race riot there and to prose-
cute them. Mr Bunting. the United
States Commissioner, is one who had be-
come very obnoxious to the Democrats
at Wilmington. and they made it hot for
him along with French and others. Bunt-
ing being a government official he has
strong backing for his suit.
November. 1897, put on the market here
5623 bales Of cotton, November, 1885 had
4,004 bales on the market During the
past week ll02 were sold here.
Last night the negroes at a meeting in
the court house made arrangements TO
have big emancipation celebration here
the lst Of January.
PRISONERS DISCIPLINED.
The two remaining stubborn Federal
a-isoners at the penitentlary who refused
. work some time ago have given in.
hey stuck out for over two weeks on
bread and water
Ii will be remembered that some weeks
ago some of the Federal prisoners es-
capped from the penitentiary. A reward
VAS offered for them and they were
caught and brought back. Now the ques-
tion arises, Who is TO pay this reward?
The government contract relieves the
government of all responsibility after the
prisoners are put in the penitentiary.
The State was not a party TO that con-
tract. so il refuses to pay this, and so
Auditor Aver says It must come out of
the penitentary funds The Attorney
General will be asked HIS opinion
Governor Russell has appointed Dr.
Baxter r.. Hunter, Of Kings Mountain,
assistant surgeon 2 the First North
Carolina Regiment. vice DR.. {. 5. Jor-
dan. Of Asheville. resigned. The regi-
ment leaves Savannah for Cuba to-mor-
row.
SHERIFF'S CONTEST.
The Supreme Court will render deci'
sion ir the contest for sheriff Of Gran
willie county next week. II is probable
that A new election will be ordered.
II was said 10 be n tie vote. Upon re-
count two extra votes for Cozart, the
Populist candidate. were found in the
box. so the Judge decided Cozart elected
over Fleming DemocraO. This was not
tolerated quietly so 1t may result In
new election.
The newly elected judge Of the Eastern
Criminal Circuit Court, Dorsey Battle'
is holding his first court in Halifax
county.
The Agricultural Department report mp
TO December lst shows a balance OF
S27477. The appointment of six extra In
spectors caused some $4,000 TO be col
lected so says Commissioner Smith
TAX GATHERERS.
A ouestion has arisen as TO the division
of the official duties Of tax collector
and a sheriff in the matter of collecting
taxes. Attorney-General Walser gives
his opinion that the tax collectors are
ia collect what is generally known as
property taxes. and not the COLLECTION OF
what is known as privilege or other il
cense taxes. This is to be left 10 the
sheriff -,
Mr.. r. c. Rivers has sub-leased from
Manager Schloss the Academy OF Music
here Mr. Rivers has been the manager
81 tho Metropolitan Opera House Tor
some time. Now he has both houses.
DEAF AND DUNE.
7, the report Of the Governor OF the
directors of the white Deaf and Dumb
Asvlum I'm Morganton, 200 children are
,given AS i'm attendance Five members
terms expire as directors In March. ana
the LEGISLATURE will have 10 hll the va
vanCies.
In The election tickets for judge in the
FIRST district Judge Branns name was
printed on some as George II. and on
como as George T.. Brann. and the Jr.
was left off of some. but Governor Rus
sell will not regard those mistakes, and
u.iIl give Judge Brdnn his commission.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Roth Congressmen Pearson and Oliver
II DocKery. Sr, have employed counsel
In contest their elections for Congress In
the Ninth and sixth dictritcs. Pearson
was defeated by Crawford, Democrat, in
The Ninth. and DOckery by Bellamy,
Democrat. in the Sixth.
Professor W. 4. Withers. Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, has
been chosen a delegate OF the Association
of American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment stations, to the National
pure Food and Drug Congress which
meets i'm Washington In January.
The newly elected Democratic county
officers took charge OF affairs at noon
to-day.
An effort will be made TO have the
Shipp monument erected here. a COM
mittee here will endeavor 20 make the
Raleigh contribution large enough to
give this city the monument.