The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-12
MONEY FOR THE
TEXTILE SCHOOLS
Board of Aldermen After Better
Police Service.
RALEIGH IS WAKING UP:
VIII Put i'm Up-tO- Date Police Tele-
graph and Fire Alarm System and
Establish Patrol Wagon-Cau-
not Tax Insurance Companies
RALEIGH IS WAKING UP

RALEIGH y. c.. Aug. 1i.-special.-
President r. II. Battle, Of the state Agri-
cultural Association, has appointed Mr.
J.. A. Carr, Of Durham. chief marshal FOR
the next state Fair.
The Executive Committee Of the Board
Of Trustees OF the Agricultural and Me
chanical College were in session yester-
day. Many small matters were attended
to, but the principal business was to au-
thorize Mr.. Primrose. the chairman Of the
board. to borrow $1,000 for the erection
Of a building for the textile department
Of the college
The Board of Aldermen here arc going
to have better police service for the
city. The Police Committee has asked
for 1880 to run the department.
This. is an increase of 5000 over last
years appropriation. 1t is proposed 90
put I'm am up-to-date telephone and tele-
graph system I'm every section Of the
civ SO that the police could
De called at any time they were
needed Strange 10 say. there has
never ben - patrol wagon In the
city One will be put I'm 40 once. Ra-
leigh that for so long has been just
pretty little. halfway city, has awakened
10 the fact that as The capital of the
state st should be "a live, progressive
place. and ere long will be beautiful
city in every way.
VIOLATE THE LAW.
II is learned that many towns in the
State are imposing taxes upon insurance
companies and their agents. Commissioner
Young says this is I'm direct opposition
to the general insurance laws of the
state
State Treasurer Worth has received a
check for Sg0e0j. the last half of dividend
80. 81 on the North Carolina railroad
The first half of the dividend. according
90 the terms with the Southern, was 3iz
per cent, and the second half was 3 per
cent.
Some COWS here in Raleigh that have
been grazed on public grazing grounds
have become infected with splenetic fever.
There were four reported sick with the
disease 20 the veterinary surgeon late
yesterday.
Mr. George Watts. Of Durham to-day
gave the Baptist Female University 800
This IS for the equipment of the college.
for which now only 1900 is needed
RECRUITS.
For the past ten days. or rather from
the lst Of August Lieutenant Little the
recruiting officer here. has secured TWEEN
ty-dye recruits for the army. IL is said
that recruiting is much more rapid I'm
This state than In Virginia.
This state viii probably he well repre-
scented al the Paris Exposition from the
Museum here. which SIS said to be the
best in the South Space is being secured
for am exhibit i'm agriculture. forestry
minerals and natural history. With Cura-
tor Brmley and Secretary Bruner TO get
up the exhibit. North Carolinians can rest
assured that their State VIII be creditably
put 10 the front.
There are heavy iron pillars to be out
in the basement of the Supreme Court
building. The immense amount of books
in the State Library above the Supreme
Court rooms makes it necessary 90 Dee
additionally supported. Powerful screws
are now raising the floors for the pillars
to be placed