Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-07
POLITICAL NEWS FROM RALEIGH.
PopuIist state Convention In My
mcclellan i'm the Howard Case.


Decision in the Howard case
RZTEIGH. y. c., April 6.-(SpeciaL)-
The pews that Oliver II. Dockery Is 10
he a Experimentation candidate
for Congress in the Sixth District is re-
ceived here with considerable interest.
The decision Of the State Supreme
Court I'm the Howard case from Rowan
county. is rather knockout TOT the
Southern railway, which desired to trans
fer the case TO the Federal Court. Inc
decision. il appears, gives Howard
family $1,000 for his death. He was an
engineer killed in a wreck one OF the
points involved in the rather tangled case
is as TO whether the Western North
Carolina railway, which was aDsolutely
nurchased and completed by the Rich
mcnd and Danvine railway, yet has a
corporate existence.
rhere were both fee and frost this
morning The ground was frozen. The
temperature was as low as 80 degrees. IL
is unauestlonable that great damage was
dcne. and that IL was, in fact, disas-
trous freeze.
POPULSTIC NEWS
The PopuIist state Convention Is called
10 be held here May 18th. Senator Butler
addressed the state Committee. and
favored May 25th as the date-that being
the dav before the Democratic State Con-
vention. A Populist tan anti-Butler NAM
was asked why Butler favored the 9th
| and replied that it was because he want
| ed to have the body here so IL could aci
officially i'm case any propositions were
made by the Democrats. or i'm case the
| Populsts wanted to make any PROPOSE
| tons themselves, The committee did not
discuss fusion, nor did IL adopt any reso-
Wtions. il being agreed that these mat
| ters should not be taken up. IL was hard
| In get accurate news Of the occurrences
| Of last night I'm the committee, for 1t dc
not adjourn until / 80 this morning. such
| populists as Ohio Wilson and FRANZ
brown insist II was a defeat of Butler
| Secretary-of-State Thompson SAID tha'
there was nothing personal as 10 Butter
| that matters went on Just as II ne nae
| not been here at all. Some Of the com
mitteemen favor fusion with Democrats
| some fusion with Populists. Upon show
! ing Of hands. no doubt a majority Of the
| committee would have been found against
! Butler. John A. Sims said a lot OF th'
members do not like Butler, and hence
would oppose any date he might name
| Butler will be here at the state conven
| ton and \. J. Moye says the Senator
will then come out On top.
| CONFERRED WITH THE GOVERNOR.
The Populists conferred with the Gov
ernor Yesterday. at his request. but Audi
| tor Aver says the Governor did not ask
the Populsts 10 endorse what he had
| done as to dropping the lease fight and
/ his action as 70 Chairman Caldwell, of
the Railway Commission, but simply ask
! ed them To hear what he had 10 say
and that the result was satisfactory 10
! him.
| The Popullsts issued their address to-
| dav. IT SAYS no nominating conventions
are to be held before the State COnven-
| tion. and no nominations made prior to
| May nth.
Captain 5. A. Ashe was badly injured
| last night He Was seated I'm the upper
| part. the observation tower. Of caboose'
| car OF a freight train, and was thrown
| through a window. the glass cutting an
| artery. a physician came here will
| him.
The loss by fire here for the year end
| ing March 3Oth was only SlOll2. of which
90 600 was on one building. There are
ninety-nine fremen. of whom eleven are
| paid. The expense of the department
was $7,5i3.
Rev. DR.. Barron, OF Charlotte. Is con
Quoting a revival at the First Baptis
| church here.
| Ex-Judge A. c. Avery is forced by pres
| sure OF business 10 abandon the prepare
ton OF a history Of North Carolina troop:
In the civil war.
June 18th the people Of Raleigh town
| shin are to vote on the issue Of 5000
in bonds for public schools.
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
The Secretary Of State charters tn,
Scotland Neck Telephone Company, CAPT
tai $4,000; the Cabarrus County Building
Loan and Savings Association. capita
! 600 eco. and the Apex Canning Company
capital $1,000.
Democratic State Chairman Mani!
! saws: "All the silver forces in Nortl
! Carolina can get together on terms non
! Orable to all"
Concord IS TO have another large cot
,on-mill Work on IL is ordered 4
begin next week
Governor Russell quite recently par
| doned a woman OF Guilford county. VIII
was in the penitcntiary for stealing, tn
reason being her alleged ill-health. Yes
terday she was arrested for the sam
offence. and to-day IS i'm jail. and on tn
way 10 the penitentiary again.
II is said that in case OF a call 10
troops for active service, Adjutant-Gene
raj Cowles will resign and so with
marching regiment.
The recruiting of the regiments OF tn
state Guard IS now very active all owe
! the State. and the limit Is being passed
Some companies have almost loo.
A State official said to-day he believe
the President. In his desire to proven
war and cause delay. had Inspired ia
telegram from Habana that five day
more are needed TO get Americans gu
| OF Cuba.
Sheriff Riddick brought two convic'
from Perquimans county 10 the peniteF
| tiary this evening.
State-AuditorsAyer, Of the Populist stat