Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
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RALEIGH AND HER PEOPLE.
North Carolina Poiitics-News I'm
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RALEIGH. n. c.. March 3-(speciaI)-
rms morning Oscar j. Spears took the
oath OF office as Assistant United States
District Attorney. Clerk Fortune. of the
district Court, administered the oath It
, Is not yet known when Ed. A. Johnson
Ccolored) will be appointed Second Assist
ant District Attorney He is promised
the place, but does not appear to be
sure of it,
Senator Butler attacks the Democratic
State Committee for its decision that the
address Of National Chairman Jones was
not declaration for fusion and for drop
ping the party's name it is a comment
of most of the Democratic State papers
that the committee did not go further
and make an absolute statement, official
ly, of its position, instead of leaving it
for the members to make the denial that
II endorsed either fusion or the dropping
of the party name.
The Southern railway files vigorous ex-
ceptions to the order of the Railway
Commission reducing passenger rates,
and demands a hearing in that matter.
The following represent North Carolina
at the Pure-Food Congress: A. @. Holli-
day, w. a. Withers, J. l.. Ramsey, j. c.
l.. Harris, j. b. Lloyd, and b. Anderson.
Denial is made of a current statement
that any selection Of president of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway has
been made 1t is asserted that there will
be no appointment until September 1st.
1t is proposed that there shall be this
wear an encampment of the Farmers AL
lance at its headquarters, near Hills
boro', and Colonel Julian S. Carr has
rendered the use of his "Occoneechee"
farm there.
1t is regarded as probable that the Bap-
fist state Sunday-School Chautauqua will
be held at Shelby this year.
Farmers are reported TO be we'll up with
their plans There was Lsver better
season for work.
THE ALLEGED BURGLAR, YOUNG.
The Petersburg detective who came
here to identify the burglar, young,
saw the latter in Jail, and at once said:
"He is the man wanted at Petersburg.
He shot at me twice" He warned the
authorities TO watch the prisoner ana
prevent an escape. Young is desperate
criminal. He declined to talk TO the
Petersburg officer but coolly remarked:
II guess / will go on with my walk.
whereupon he strobe up and down the
corridor. His partner, who is in Peters
burg, sent him his regards by the detec-
tive.
John Langdon, the alleged forger, got
here at o'clock this morning from Nor
folk, and was kept In the station-house
until noon, when he was transferred 10
jau His attorneys tried to induce the
man he sWindled here to agree to a com
promise for $500 Governor Russell insist
ed on having Langdon, and sent strong
telegram to the Governor Of Virginia
The officer who was sent after the ac-
cused was not permitted TO see him until
Yesterday Then he agreed to come with
out a requlsition.
UNITED STATES CONNECTS.
Convicts from nine States are to be
sent to the penitentiary here by the gov
eminent, which will pay % cents a day
for their maintenance. They will be kept
in a special division of the cell blocks |
Judge Purnell recommended this peni-
Tertiary as being spacious and conYe-
nient. and as affording special facilities
for employment.
During the month of February reports |
so far received show that there were |
thirty-four captures Of Illicit distilleries
in this district
Revenue Collector Duncan said to-day; |
IL think there will be modlncaton OF
the civil-service law, in accordance with |
the recommendations Of the heads OF de- |
partments, made two months ago; that |
these will affect this district and cover |
all the field deputies. There is some ques-
ton as 10 the clerks. The modlhcauon |
asked for covers deputies.
II IS the plan to have three regiments
OF the State Guard at Charlotte May 10Th.
The Western Mutual Life Association,
of Chicago. to-day applied for license TO
do business I'm this State.