Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL AND HIS POLL
TICAL TROUBLES.
THE CORPORATION COMMISSION.
IL Orders Several Companies to Pay
Back TaNes-CInsh About Employ
ment of COunseI-PersonaI ana
other Mention.

RALEIGH, n. c., August 5.-(Special.)-
When Governor Russell made his peace
with Senator Putchard By appointing
Bowman, tho Senator's father-in-law,
Judge, he did stroke of business for
himself. The Senator consulted with the
Governor as to the appointment of the
postmaster at Wilmington to succeed
Cladbourn. George 4. French thought
the Governor was for him, but the Re
pubIcans now admit that the Governor
was playing French. The latter stay
ed in the race until the very last. Re
publicans say the selection Of pOstmas-
ter was LETT TO the Governor because
Wilmington is his home, but, Of course.
this is a bluff. They are to-day telling
why CladbOurn was ousted. saying nc In
duced banks and businessmen to buy
large blocks OF stamps, when he was
seeking 10 increase the pay rating Of the
office. and that one bank, or firm. which
had $0O0 Of these stamps, returned them
after the office was rated higher. Such
are the stories the Republicans are tell
ing to-day. But the fact Is that they
we're determined to GUST CladDourn. for
political reasons. just as was first stated
in this correspondence two weeks ago.
CLASH ABOUT COUNSEL.
There is a clash between the Corpora
ton Commission and Governor Russell
as 10 which shall employ counsel in the
Injunction cases before Judge Simonton,
I'm the railway assessment matter The
commission has no funds but knows well
that the legislature will pass relief bill
TO pay its counsel. 1t therefore appoints
them. The Governor, as stated, has
chosen his. The Governor Is angry, or
course. But he goes TO the wall every
time in matters of State politics.
Enllstments for the Twenty-seventh
Regiment have stopped here, because the
regiment is full. Enlistments will now
be made for the Thirty-third, at Fort
sam Houston, Tex; the Thirty-fourth'
AZ Fort Logan. Colorado. and the Thifty-
dfth. at Vancouver Barracks, W ashins-
ton. There are fifty North Carohhlahs IN
the TWenty-seventh. 80,
At the Agricultural and Mechahlcal COL
lege here an athletic park Is beng pre-
pared especially for baseball ana loot-
ban. 1t is the belief that one OF the Ma
tlonal League teams will practice az IA
leigh next spring, as the sfoui"s WAL w
made particularly fine. .,
Raleieh's aldermen last night ENDORSED
organized labor by requiring that all
printing be done by union labor.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture thlhks
the Farmers Institute, which was helu
This week at Red Springs, Robson couh-
tv. the best ever held in the state.
RAILROADS TAXES.
n,be CORPORATION Commission orders
that the Southern railway shall pay back
taxes for 1886 on rolling stock on me
Piedmont railway valued at $4,000; ihat
the Seaboard and Roanoke railway shaii
nav on a valuation Of $1,000 for such
rolling stock on it's Roanoke ana Tar
River branch for 1Ss3-9S. and that the
NIercantile Trust and Deposit Company
of baltimore shall pay ON a valuation
ne Sel2 900 on rolling stock operated on
the Raleigh and CASTOR. and seaboara
and Roanoke divisions Of the sei|'oard
Air-Ldne. This action is very important