The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
JUDGE BATTLE
DIED WEDNESDAY,
Governor Russell Immediately Named
His Successor.
MEMORIAL WINDOWS PUT IN.
Handsome Ones In the New Prcshy-
.crian Church-JndSc Ewart Con-
fdcnt OF His Confirmation by
the Senate.
MEMORIAL WINDOWS PUT IN.

RN1E1GH, n. c.. March Za.-spcciai.-
Tho announcement Of the death drudge
norecy Battle, at his home in ROCKY
Monnf,rcsterday. Is much regretted here.
1ndre battle was made judge OF the
4 CRIMINAL Court for the Eastern I)istrlcl
q, Noyen,bc- 1895 Governor Russell I'M
,nedfatcly appointed Hon. Snaiies "a
Cooke. of Warren. TO succeed Judge bii.-
.le Mr. Cooke has not as YET accepteo,
as the appointment does not hoio gooo
lonrer than the election in August. judge
ns,ttle was about t5 years old. At one
TING he was The talented editor OF the
.rarhoro Souihcrncr. He was buried TINS
afternoon at Pine View Cemetery.
The Raleigh Telephone Company has
established headquarters within oiock
of the Capitol. and the poles for the wires
will I've put up very soon MI. WIZ
wynnc. the manager, says he vii have
,i,o Subscribers as soon as the Office is
opened.
A gentleman from Charlotte, and one
from Burlington. have each sent bishop
Cheshire $1,000 for St. Mary's.
MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
The new Presbyterian Church VIII
scarcely be ready before some time IN
NAV Two handsome memorial Win
dows-onc to Rev. DIR. I'urwell. the first
president of Peace Institute, the Pres
byterian College here: and one to Prof.
1saumarn, the musical professor-haVc
hecn placcd. -Four others are here ready
10 be put in. They are TO Judge W. w u
smith, Mrs w. w. II. Smith, and JuaSe
and Mrs. E. G. Reade.
Cards have been received Tor the mar
r;are of Hon. Claudius Dockery. of Rock
inrnam. 10 Miss Maud May Ryder. or
Ncw York flr. Dockery is son OF Hon.
oliver IA Dockcry. Was a member oil
tho Legislature from his county lew
years ago and served quite a while as
chairman of the Board Of Penitentiary
Directors.
Rev. DR.. Hubbard. of Eufaula. Ala.
finally accepts the call 10 the Baptlst
Tabernacle Church here.
Judge T. G. Ewart was here yesterday.
and seems sure that he will be confirmed
as the judge Of the Western Federal
Court.
II was noted recently that the Attor-
nev-General was asked to incorporate
company that had rather an endless
chain line OF business 10 be author1z o.
The Attorney-General says the Secretary
of State has no discretionary power in
Issuing apcrs of incorporation.
CONFERENCE HELD.
While Republican Chairman Holton said
he came here 10 talk law, not politics,
still he figured very lagely in confer
ence hetwen Republicans and Populists
held here. Both Chairman Eolton and
Populist Chairman Thompson were very
prominent There is much fear of East
ern Republicans supporting the constitu-
tional amendment The meeting was TO
dock to fusion. and TO politically cut OIL
the head of State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction c. il. Mebane- 1t has
been noted that MIR. Mebane has more
strictly conducted office non-politcaIy
than any other ofiice-hoIdcr. He is for
the constitutional amendment, though
openly has been suggested as the candi-
date for nomination for his Office before
the Democratic State Convention. These
things have killed him with his party
Populists). and they have begun 10 in
.struct all to help put him out.