Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
WILL ATTEND TO EPISCOPAL con-
yExrrox AT WASHINGTON.
VERY FEW SOLDIERS ARB SICK.
rhe Arms of the second Rcgiment-
A Lively Fight over the Negro
Russen Alarmcd-some Labor sta
tistics.

RALEIGH. n. c., September A.-(Spe-
c,al.)-Many prominent Raleigh people
viii attend the general Episcopal Con-
v.nt,on. which meets at Washington oc-
tober 9TH.
There are now 90 students at st. Mary's
Female School here. the largest number
IN years. This school Is now under the
auspices OF all the divorces in this state
and South Carolina.
There are now only eight patients In the
Second Regiment hospital, OF camp
shIpp-Bagley. They will all be out BY the
end OF next week.
Nearly ali the arms and equipments
which were IN use by the Second Regi-
nent have been packed and Will be snip
ped away next week. The rifles 80 10
the National armory. They are calibre
a. in future smokeless powder car
tridges will be issued for this rifle. and
these will make it an efficient weapon
Arrangements are being made to change
the name Of the Centennial public school
here TO the Nann school, IN honOr OF
North Cardinals great Governor; also 10
give the name Wiley TO the new PUBIC
school, IN memory Of Colonel Whey, so
many years State Superintendent or FuD-
lie Instruction.
Farmers report thatSthe rain Thursday
night was very beneficial Fan ploush-
ing is now progressing rapidly.
Chief Surgeon Stockard, OF the Second
ResIment. has gone home. Before his
departure he went out TO camp TO see
Colonel Burgwyn.
y There was a report last night that the
Second was to be given 30 days more fur-
Tough, and another that it would not be
mustered out. Major Wilder says both re-
ports are fakes.
There was pretty fight here to-day over
the negro in the Republican County Con-
vention. The bosses did not want ne
gro put on the ticket. The negroes de-
manded showing. Governor Russell is,
through some Of his strikers, beginning
10 take hand in politics here.
Tuesday there will be hearing, at cham
bers, before Associate-Justice Furches,
OF the Supreme Court, of Republican State
Chairman Holton's petition for removal OF
thirteen Republicans and seven Populist
registrars OF election in Mecklenburg
county Holton says he is acting in this
matter for the Republican party Of Meek
lenburg. He also represents Populist
State Chairman THOMPSON. He claims
tIal INC l(tlHOtIdllC OIhNldlo VI 4hINhiNh-
burg did not appoint the Populists and
Republican who were nominated for
registrars.
From advance sheets of the State Labor
Commissioner report, IT is learned that
the tobacco factories, 207 in number, en-
ploy 1910 men, 97O0 women, and $500
children, a total OF 81, 900. The product is
3i,9SS.OOO pounds of plug. 3O9,164,O00 ciga-
rettes, 10000 cigars OF the factories IT'S
are plug. The output of plug has increas-
ed during the year 7i6S3,0O0 pounds, cigars
showing an increase Of $4,000, while
cigarettes fell off 27,74900O.
AS TO wh!skey distilleries, there are
I67 registered, which make only 6207l6 gal
lons-nearly all Of corn. Wilkes leads, with
"a stills, Iredell having 20, Yadldn 80.
OF furniture factories, there are g.
twelve of which are at High Point. There
is a great improvement in trade. These
employ 1.270 men. &c women, 6i children.
OF roller-fiouring mills there are 3d.
These consume all wheat grown in the
State