Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN NORTH
CAROLINA's CAPITAL.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN UNIFORMS
The HeguInfions-Move for n
Monument to Southern Women
Military Mcntion-Ransom ma ~.
torship-PersonnI Mention.

hAbbIbh, y. G, November SIS.
cial.)-Your correspondent had an i,,.
resting interview to-day with Alor ,
Stronach. commanding the local can.
Of Confederate veterans-L. OBJ. Bran.
Camp. Mr.. stronach said: Il have ,ar
received the regulations for the unlf,-,.
OF veterans. They are exact copias ..
the Confederate regulations. a mar,
general will wear frock-coat with t.-.
down collar. with three stars. Star a.
GERS will wear frock-coats; line Office,
sack-coats. Our camp has 30 memba-.
We will uniform them and orgarl,s
large drum corps, which we will tax, q,
Louisville next year We can make or,y
short stay there-twO or three DAYS
as we have 70 be back here Nav 9rt
to participate IN the ceremonies N m.
unwilling Of the Vance statue. Monday
l will begin sen~-ng ont the camps ap.
peal for funds for a monument to Oh,
women Of the Conlederacy. This monu.
ment will be placed in Nash Sgiiara 3,
front OF the Union Depot Two hundred
copies Of the appeal viii De sent out
to the ffty-two camps OF veterans I'm tho
State. and also 10 TWO prominent vote.
rams I'm each county who are known %
take interest in our plan. We VII at
each county 20 pay 10 cents Pop each
enlisted man it furnished This VIII
arouse county pride. / will also send OH
circular letters 20 all CONS of North
Carolina wherever they may be telling
them that L. OBJ. Branch Camp has ln-
dertaken 10 erect a monumen. 90 no
women Of the Confederacy, ana asnrs
them for aid
Next Monday the Adjutan'-Gersgal
will begin active work I'm the Preparation
Of the roster Of North Carolin7 Hoops
in the United States service during fa-
war with Spain. so it can be published %
the end OF the year.
Two surveys for the Raleigh al
Eastern railway have been made. I1a
third and final were begun to-day.
Three seizures Of Illicit distlleries I1
Johnston county have been made tt.s
week.
Revenue-Collector Duncan. who speaks
officially for Senator Prltchard IN Eastern
North Carolina. declares that the Rec
publicans are very active, and tn ion.-
lists also i'm the east.
The State Crop-Pest Commission hos
granted licenses 10 IS nurseries outside
the state and a IN the State 10 DO h1si-
ness The a. nurseries i'm the state have
an acreage Of from 20 POS acres. There
IS one nursery Of 22j acres. ono oi
and two OF 30 acres each. There are two
each OF 81 acres. which raise native orna-
mental shrubs solely.
Carroll d. Ray Of Yancay county who
has the finest private collection of native
minerals I'm the State is here. Ha is
delighted as well az astonfhed at rho
magnitude and arrangement ~ tho state
Museum. Secretary Bruner. 0f The Agri-
cultural Department. offers lir. Ray
room or section I'm the museum I'D he de-
voted solely 20 this collection as Joan.
Mr.. Ray said he could Dot Tet say
whether he would accept ibis offer ~
not. His collection now hI.s building.
The name OF ex-senator Matt. Ransom
IS mentioned in connection Win lAe s'n-
atorship II has been under.to.d WAY
the senatorial contest would he h'pl III
the background until after the iar m''
important question Of the rauflcauOn 'l
Tho constitutional amendment has been
disposed Of
The Georgia Legislature Will enact an
insurance law practically copy of no
new law dho willard acO I'm force IN tho
State.
The exercises in commemoration or mo
silver Jubilee Of the Baptist Tabernacle
here attract great audiences. Rev. d.
Thomas +. Skinner and Rev. DIR. j. j..
Han made talks yesterday. and Rev. Dr.
W. r. Gwathmey preached the sermon
The Attorney-General delivers an opln-
ion that only I'm instances specified in
section 739 Of the Code are the witness
entitled TO one-half their fees; that as
costs are matters entirely OF statutory
regulation. and rs he is not aware OF any
statute whereby witnesses are allowed
half fees. where the grand jury ignores
the bill, either I'm cases Of a presentment
or warrant upon which the bill IS sent
and ignored by the grand jury, he is ~
opinion that such costs are not properly
allowable.