Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-17
THE COHEN CO
FOREST FIRES NEAR RALEIGH.
The News from North CarOliDa-rrO-
posed baseball Leugue.

RALEIGH, n. c., February 16.-(Spe-
cial)-Little else was talked about here
to-day save the disaster To the Maine
The anti-Spanish sentiment is so power
full that nearly everybody believed the ex-
plosion due TO Spanish treachery, and
hoped for war.
Otho Wilson Che Railway Comrlis-
Sioner or eX-cOmmiSSioner). as the United
States Supreme Court may determine
was asked to-day whether it had been
the custom for one commissioner to issue
subpoenas for witnesses. Wilson replied
ANY one of the commissioners has the
right 10 ISSUE papers at any time and
anywhere 1t is not necessary that a
majority Of the commission should concur
as to such a step. Many times a single
commissioner has issued subpoenas."
Great forest fires ragged yesterday and
last night south and southwest Of here
AT Rockingham there was five miles Of
flame. "A great deal of fine pine timber
has been ruined. The wind blew gale
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here is making arrangements for an
exhibit at the exposition at Omaha.
Inquiries were made to-day at the Rail-
way Commission office as TO whether
there would be large attendance of
railway people at to-morrow's hearing,
and IL was said there would be- The pas
senger rate question. the fertilizer freight
rate matter and the hearing OF witnesses
as 10 special rates TO hotels will all come
up. /.
Superintendent Goodwin, Of the School
for Deaf Mutes. at Morganton. is here,
and says that in the summer work will
be begun on $4,000 school building.
HOME-SEEKERS COMING.
The Secretary Of the Agricultural De-
partment says that there is much inquiry
as 10 lands In North Carolina by people
who say they are hOme-seekers, and that
q few are coming in, mainly TO AsheVille
oxA pines M
active work Is being done 10 secure for
eign immigration. That has been dis
c0uraged for years.
A very fine oil portrait Of the late Ma
5or S. NJ Finger is on view here. IL is
the work of w. G.. Randall, the Raleigh
artist, and Is painted for the State Nor
nal and Industrial College, at Green's
boro'.
Rev. l.. G. Broughton will next week
conduct a revival at the Baptist Taber-
nacie here.
Under the new law no fees are allowed
sheriffs clerks. or witnesses when the
grand jury fails 10 find true bill.
STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE.
IL Is the desire of number OF base
bali enthusiasts that this year State
baseball league shall be organized. II
has been dozen years since there was
such league
Rev. c. @. Jones. a graduate Of Wake
Forest College, is called 70 the pastorate
of the Baptist church at Roanoke
Some OF the streams In this section are
extremely low. This Is especially the case
as 10 Neuse river, which has not been full
in eight months or more.
Among to-day's arrivals are Francis ID.
Winston and Lieutenant Leon Scuil. OF
Windsor.
Major w. A. Guthrie, last Populist
nominee for Governor, says that most
certainly this campaign will be an ex
citing one. and with some startling fea-
lures. lie declined 10 be interviewed
IL Is learned that the school-tax cleo
fion cost only & cents In one county.
Al last woman over 100 years with
age authenticated. has turned up. Judith
martin, who died at Ronda last week is
certified 10 have been lis.