Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-14
NORTH cAROLINA's CAPITAL.
Educational. Industrial ana "'''
raI Nevs-HepOrts on Crop Pcs's'

RALEIGH. y. c., September l3.-lSpe-
cial)-The rush of applicants for admls-
sion 10 the Agricultural and Mechahical
College here continues, and IL Is sald
there are 100 yet on the list. The rooms
are already more than run, ana ou'9igS
rooms are being rented. Some of the oid
students played a joke on sixty OF me
new ones Sunday. -Four OF the Ola ones
appeared i'm uniform and with arms ana
told the new ones they were dlTeclSu W
take them TO church IN me Guy -. i'T ~
formed the "greenhorns" IN line ana III
military style marched tnem 10 lIle
church, where they created quite a sen
sation. The old students then lelt anu
the new ones went back without escort.
They complained 10 the president OF TINS
lack of attention.
The furnishing Of the Baptist Female
University here progresses rapidly. lhere
are 100 rooms. OF these thirty-hVe are
furnished by a Sunday school, church, or
individual whose names appear on the
respective doors. a laboratory VIII nave
to be built. and other adjoining property
State-Treasurer Werth decides that the
$40 annual tax on laUndries applies only
! TO steam laundries, and not 10 Cinnamon
or negro washerwOmen.
J. II. Alderman, well-known educa-
: tor of this state, who has for some years
been In Georgia. has returned, and taxes
4 charge of the y-estabhshed graded
/ school az Henderson.
I Inc reports Oh NlhH DtoAS ~ NiA' '[s''NNf
particularly the San Jose scale. are now
being prepared for the Crop Pest Comms-
sion. which meets here next month.
/ The State charters the klnston turhl-
/ ture Company, J. W. Granger ana others,
; stockholders. capital. N6W0. II also
/ charters the Balfour Quarry Company OF
/ Buncombe county, II. T. Collins and oth-
! crs owners.
The Supreme Court meets Monday Sep
/ TENDER 25th. to examine applicants Tor at
! torney's license. and Tuesday. september
/ 2Gth Will call the docket Of appeals from
/ the First Judicial District
Raleigh is TO have another knitting
mill. The plant Of the present one is TO
I be more than doubled in capacity.
II is expected that half the members or
/ Governor Russells military stan VIII ac-
/ company him TO New YORK Tor the Dewey
0''' INSURANCE ON MILLS.
The New England mutual flre-insurance
! companies now carry very large amount
Z Of insurance on North Carolina COTTON
/ mills and other factories II has been re-
! ported that these companies would cease
/ 10 do business in this state. but IT is now
/ learned that they VIII continue H.. anu
/ that they will operate through a NOT 90
/ Carolina mutual company now peihs or
ganized by manufacturers. CT,
/ Editor Joseph II. Caldwell of the Char-
| lOtte Observer. has gone 10 EUROPE HdlH-
ly for MS health. ,,,,-.,-.
knitting-min at Albemarle. Stanly coun-
! ": capital $4,000 paid up; J. w. Cannon
J and others. owners. q
A charter is also granted the YORK q
| WadswOrth Lumber Company, OF Noil'
| cord. capital $4,000; J. c. Wadsworth, ~
| i York. and others. owners.
| Acknowledgement Walser is here, pre-
| pairing his briefs in cases before the SUI
| preme Court.
George l.. Morton Of Wilmington. com
! handing the brigade of North Carolina
| laval Reserves. is here. He VIII go tt
| New York on the 18TH with me Governor
| If the state Guard.