Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
RtLEIGHS BUDGET.
News Notes Gathered In North Caro-
iinn's Capital.

RALEIGH, y. c.. April 1g-(Special)--
This morning at the Church Of the Good
Shepherd 3ir. Louis Mailer and Miss
Mamie Simmons were united I'm marriage
II was quite a fashionable event The
bride is a daughter of ex-Revcnue-ColIec-
tor T. VI. simmons
As yet no site for the encampmcnt ~
the state Guard here has been chosen.
The Qulrtermastor-gCuera says that until
orders are received not step can be
taken. and ae yet not the least official
notice as 20 mobilization has come.
{ prominent man. who IS warmly in
favor OF fusion of Democrats and Popu-
lists. said to-day that II these parties did
not coalescC the PopuHsts would carry
more votes than the Democrats. lie made
the further statement that If they coal
osccd they would get an the senators
save two. and AN the representatives save
fifteen. To this statement q Populst ofiL-
cilI took exception. and soiI tho eastern
Populists are the hottest auti-fusion.sts
On the state He said he thought IL would
b5 extremely difficult ~ arrange Popu.isJ-
Democratic fusion IN the Legislature. To
this the reply was made that the appeal
10 the Popullsts would be- made MS against
negro supremacy. There was "a general
conversation ON the subject Of the negro
vote. ~ i- the assertion OF some POpu-
lists that DC they had "a clear majority
i'm tho Legislature they would regulate
the franchise as far - the negro voters
are concerned.
mi ~ bOvc rf rho
Democratic state Committee came in to-
day and said ne feared tine movement
for POpulist-Dcmocrdtic fusion WAS grow
ing. that yesterday letters from Chair
men Jones and White We're received 10y
au the county ch1irmen. urging this sort
OF fusion There is much anti-tusion SEN
tmeut among Democrats i'm the west.
and il WAS freely said that there would
be much boiling I'm case of fusion.
Arrivals here. Herbert McCammy, VIII
miuyt0n: eX-AttOruey-GenerIl r. l. Os-
borne. Charlotte
The pamphlets containing the official
course OF study for an public-schooi
teachers have been received by the state
SIu,rintcndent Of Public Instruction. and
viii be- sent by him t1 AN teachers upon
application.
AS has been stated. the United States
Is now iu progress OF site which is
deemed the best In it there are l2Sl
acres. and the price Is $4,000. II is three
miles north of this city.
When inquiry was made at the EEecu-
tive office yesterday as t) whether the
Governor had appointed p new Railway
Commissioner. the answer was, There is
nothing 10 give OUT The State officials.
other than the Governor held 90 the view
that there was no appointment. and now
IL appears there viii Doe none. The Gov
eru0r appears 90 have failed in his plan
To- Dust Caldwell. and the latter Will pre-
sid. tomorrow at the commission meet
ing. without hudrauce, 10 is asserted.
Tho students of oak Ridge school are
very proud that 300 the athletic games az
the university they won seven out of the
twelve events.
To-day the citizens Of Durham applied
10 the Railway Commission 10 issue an
order requiring the railways 90 provide
a union depot at that point.
Revenue Collector Duncan. Who came
up yesterday from Beaufort says the
ucopIc there and NJ New Berne and other
points are excited and annoyed nc the
neglect % fortify Beaufort harb9r He
saws only forty men are at work at Fort
Macon. and that no material has arrived
for use: that the fort commands "a very
important harbor.
This morning there was a gift 10 the
Supreme Court of q fine portrait of cX-
Associate-Justice W p. Bynum. W. q.
Randall painted IL. 10 was presented by
W. H. Day. Esq. on behalf OF Judge
Pvnum and received by Chief-Justice
FairclOth.