Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
PRESIDENT KILGO Acquitted.
Action OF Trinity College Trustees
North Carolina Politics.

RALEIGH. n. c.. September l.-(Spe
cial.)-The trustees Of Trinity colleg'
acquitted President Kilgo of the charges
| brought against him by Judge Walter
| Clark. This action was taken at mid
| night last night. 1t is said that Judge
/ Clark will continue the fight before tn,
| people Of the State. and that the matter
| is far from ended. The friends of the
| trustees applaud their action.
| The State Superintendent Of Public In
| struction insists that for the proper pro-
lection OF the school funds, there ought
TO be a school treasurer in each district.
Companies and E, OF the Second
North Carolina Regiment, in camp at
Tybee, had a terrible experience Tuesday
night during the hurricane. They are said
TO have lost great deal Of property.
IL is also said that before the storm
they asked permission of Major Wilder
to leave the island, but that it was re-
fused.
Willis G. Briggs. of Raleigh. is ap-
pointed by Judge Purnell United States
Jury Commissioner for the Eastern Dis
trict Of North Carolina, a place held sue
cessively by Judges Seymour and Purnell
and C. T. Bailey
COLLEGE NOIES.
The fall term of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College here began yesterday
Many improvements and additions have
been made TO the college equipment
during the vacation. One of the hand
soonest of the new buildings is the hos
pital.
The attendance of students at the open
ing of the fall term of Wake Forest is
the largest in its history.
The Democrats of the Second Congress
sional District made no nomination at
Wilson yesterday. 1t is understood that
they will vote for James g. Lloyd the
Populist nominee. The latter was nomi-
mated nearly two months ago. Senator
Buffers private secretary, who is here
says all the Populists will. vote for
Lloyd, and that he will poll a very large
Democratic vote. He denies the state
ment made by r. A. Cobb, of the Populist
State Committee, that many Populists
viii vote for George III. White, the negro
Republican nominee.
HOSTILE TO DEMOCRATS.
White came here to-day to attend the
special meeting Of the Republican State
Committee and the POpulist Central Com
mittee Committeeman Cobb said this
morning that the meeting which began
at o'clock would be joint. This is
natural, and there is little or no difference
in the committees, the motto Of both be-
ing, Anything TO beat the Democrats"
Francis ID. Winston, of BERTHE county,
who has charge Of the organization Of
white Government Unions" all over the
State, is here TO look after that matter
These unions are being rapidly formed
The directors Of the Coleman Cotton
Mill, at Concord met yesterday This
is the mill owned and to be entirely ope-
rated by negro labor. The engine and
boilers have arrived and the machinery
is packed for shipment, and will soon
be i'm place. The directors say the out
look for the establishment is all right
NEW ELECTION LAW.
At Republican State headquarters it is
stated that the new election law is said
to be a crusher, so far as boilers or
are concerned and literally
shuts them out. 1t requires q State
chairman to file a certified copy OF
ticket, and no ticket like that is allowed
to be used. nor can "stickers" be placed !
on it, Any changes must be made by !
marking out or writing Inquiry was |
made as 10 what effect this law would |
have upon Or. Norment, Republican can |
didate in the Sixth Congressional District, |
and DR.. wilcox, boiling Republican cam
didate in the Eighth District, and the |
reply was that II knocks them out by |
putting them outside the organization.
The law gives a State chairman tre-
mendouS power.