The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-07

candidacy for the Presidency as the
biggest joke of the season.
1t is not believed that the recent
cold weather and frosts have dam
aged fruit to any appreciable extent.
Among the delegates to the Demo
cratic convention is Claude w. Smith,
of Johnston county, who is in the city
Rev. E. C. Glenn has gone to Spring
hope where he will conduct revival
services. He will devote himself this
year to evangelistic work.
The Bulletin of the North Carolina
State Board of Agriculture for April
was Issued yesterday. 1t is devoted
entirely to list of fertilizers register
ed for 1900.
Mr.. P. C. Page, of Oxford, was mar
ried in Goldsboro on Wednesday to
Miss Lula Porter, Rev. W. c. Porter Of
floating. Mr.. Page formerly lived in
Raleigh.
The Democratic county convention
will be called to order at II m. today
in Metropolitan Hall. Hon. f. M. Sim
mons will speak at one o'clock. Pub
lie invited.
The capital was yesterday morning
closed and the flags over the building
flying at half mast, in honor of eX-
State Treasurer j. NJ. Worth. whose
funeral was held at 10 o'clock.
Capt. C. B. benson, assistant secre-
tary of the State Fair, will attend the
Fair at Newbern for the purpose of
securing some of the best exhibits and
Midway attractions for the State Fair.
The Soldiers Home has received
from the Dodson-Ramseur Chapter,
w. ID. c., of Concord, n. c., through its
treasurer, Mrs. Jay ID. Lentz, gift of
$1,000 for which the management re-
turns sincere thanks.
The body of Mr.. Zach Haynes, who
died at Morganton Thursday night,
will be brought to this city this after
noon and buried in lakewood GENE
terry. The funeral services will be
held at the grave.
The Seaboard will sell tickets to the
rates. They will be put on sale on the
three days. These three-day ticket
will be sold at one fare (6.15) for the
round trip. Tickets good for one week
will be sold for $500.
There are on file in the Governor
office upwards of score of applica-
tons from lawyers asking to be APP
pointed Judge of the Criminal court
to succeed Judge Battle. Among the
applicants are men of all political par
ties and all shades of all political par
ties, including more than half dozen
Democrats.
Mr.. w. G. Lewis, of Statesville, has
presented to the county picture of
his father, the late Maj. A. NJ. Lewis,
to be placed in the office of the Clerk
of court. The picture is large cray
onA portrait and said by those who
knew Maj. Lewis we'll to be fine like
ness of him.
The Sun Brothers show will go
give a performance today. They had
advertised to show at three places in
Alamance county, but the county
board of health has, on account of the
small pox, forbidden their giving a
performance in the county.
Gov. Russell, being out of town, has
not yet rendered his decision in the
Shemwell eXtradition case. The ue-
fects in the papers sent from Tennes-
see have been remedied and the ques-
ton involved is now purely one of
fact. Is the purpose of the prosecu-
ton to collect money from the de-
PENDANT?
The Aberdeen and Asheboro Rail
road now has in force a freight tariff
that is about the same as the tariff on
the Southern Railway. This they de-
sire to raise some so per cent, to a
tariff about like that of the Carolina
Central. Application for permission
to make this change has been made
to the, Corporation Commission and
argument on it will be heard at the
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