Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-29
ACROSS THE BORDER.
xr,vs NOTES GATHERED IN THE
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
The FRANCHISE AMtNDMhNlF'
r, Pooling I'm the Northwestern
Part of the stnte-A
<,., deceived His Bonds-fer-
.onai and General Notes

pAI.rtGU y. -, November -S'-'SPe-
cial Among to-days arrivals were Ga
,,a,,tapant-Governor II. \. Doughloh' u
.n..hon, and ]. w. Todd, ex-mem-
hor Of the House from Ashe county MI
Todd said that IN his county the lh'eIoS'
n, mining was very great Large invest
ments we're being made. a Nll""uAee
firm has secured $3.50 acres OF land on
LONG Hone creek and will build a hotel
there. The land IS a natural park Oh I"Ie
beauty. and the stream 1uli Of trout.
Mr. Todd spoke of the CONSTITUTIONS
amendment. and said he thought PIdcll-
cany an the Democrats IN his dlstilct
favored il. The Republicans ne con
sdered as divided, and named some u ''1
bcst known who will support it. MI.
Doughton says that In Alieshahy most
Of the talk now is about minerals, par
,icularlv iron and copper. AS to the
amendment he said there is not much
tatk bat that 50 far as he knows all
the Democrats in the Eighth District are
loyal to it, The Republicans are. how
ever trying TO array them against AZ by
creating suspicion and doubt OF the htth
section. t.. j. Justice, OF Marion, mem
Der OF the legislature. said the Demo-
Gratis, 80 far as he knows, were not Op-
posed 10 the amendment, but wanted 10
know positively that the arguments of
the Republicans as to the uncOnsutu-
tionahty Of the fifth section were not
correct He said that all doubts must
be relieved, as a dOubter Is nearly as
bad as an opponent Speaking OF the
Legislature, Mr.. Justice said II would
meet in June. most certainly. lie asked,
q
This was hit at the Supreme Court
which Is now doing 80 much legislative
work.
The registered distillery of J. j. Daniel,
Ia Halifax county, was seized to-day.
and closed because of the alleged refill
Ing OF packages.
Commissioner-of-Ag Patterson
to-day received a letter from Walter
Moore, Of Jackson county. announcing the
death last Saturday OF W. a. Oils.
of Dilsboro'. member of the Board OF
Agriculture. The board. AT its next meet
ing. will ill the vacancy by electing a
Democrat
Frank II. Fries. of Salem, came here
to-day and received for the State trea-
sury the 10000 Of 4 per cent. bonds
he bought last August. The proceeds of
the sale Will be used 10 pay for the Gale
uohld fdlNI. lhcfc remains IN the urea
sury $1,000 of the farm bonds. with which
the Arson farm will be paid for. The
latter farm has been bought. but the
issue Of bonds 20 pay for II has not yet
been called for.
L, is said by a high Republican official
here that one district in the State has
been polled Oe would not say which one
regarding the franchise amendment 10
the Constitution, and that IT was very
close, but showed a net gain for the
Republicans Of some 5000 since the las,
election.
Tho Adjutant-General sent a reQuisi-
ton 10 Washington for arms and equip
menis for the First Regiment. The in
voice OF the equipments including So
blankets has been received, but no men
ton Of any rifles. The regiment is IN
armed
1t is learned that President Bryan, OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina railway
Is North. buying equipments. lie is
aulhorized by the directors TO oNpenC
5000 in this way.