The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
Debate at Raleigh THURSDAY for
Championship Cup.
IA SPECIAL TRAIN ENGAGED
Ssaboard Air Line is Enteavoring to
Suppress The Custonof Throwing
Rocks at Moving Trains-Pris-
oner to Be Prosecuted.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

RALEIGH, n. c.. Nov. 22.-Several
Wake Forest College students spent last
night In the city making preliminary
| ARRANGEMENTS for the Wake Forest-Rich-
Inond College debate here next Thursday
in contest for the Raleigh Chamber OF
Commerce cup. They engaged a brass
band and arranged for a special over the
Seaboard Air Line to carry the wake
Forest delegation home after the debate.
The Wake Forest debaters will be James
Royall and Z. ]. Sherwood. 1t is not
known here what two students VIII rep
resent Richmond College in the DEBATE.
Superintendent r. *. Huger, OF the
second division Of the Seaboard AT Line.
is max us8 vigorous efforts 10 put stop
10. or at least curb the crime of throwing
stones or other missiles a passing tiains
He says such offenses are reported al
most daily and something must be done.
Jas II Young, who ran a Sunday school
excursion to Norfolk last August, mas
fled "a special request that the company
see to ii that the offender who comes up
for trial at Halifax for throwing a stone
into the train at Weldon and severely
injaring one of his @eXcursion!sts, be pros
ecuted to the fullest extent Of the law.
colnpany's law agent at Norfolk.
AT a conference of counsel for prosecu-
ton and defense of Frank VIM. who
.s killed his nephew three months ago t
was greed that VIM shall p'ead guilty
OF fnaaslaugilter and submit to a SEN
tence Of ten years in the penttentiary.
He first surrendered himself and gave
S2,tD bond for his appearance for trial
and then ran away. forfeiting his bond.
which was secured by his own p; operiy.
Subsequently he was captured at Fay
etteyilie by a brother of the murdered
man.
A day nursery for poor children was
opened here to-day by number of
Raleigll,s most benevolently inclined So
ieciety women. Its purpose is to care for
i children while the I mothers are at work.
A largely attended reception and tea
/ We're features of the opening.
/ Albert Nunson, young white man,
from Petersburg. has been committed to
ggjai here by Mayor Powell for breaki s
i into freight cars on the Seaboard Air
! Line He and Paul Bradley We're ar
3srestad Yesterday on this charge. a num-
Der of pa rs Of shoes and other articles
4 were found in their possession and six
box cars on the freight train. on which
4 they were caught stealing ride, We're
found TO have their seals broken and
4 contents partially rified. they WI be
i tired at the January term OF Wake
/. court.
GOOD crop REPORTS.
! The North Carolina Department OF AS
4 ,icUlture issued this evening the follow
ling exceptionally good November crop re-
4 port. based. on reports from CORES pondents
4 n every township OF the State.
| Yield of cotton. compared with an av-
4 GRACE crop--s6.
Yield of cotton compared with last year
Jog.
/ Yield Of tobacco compared with an av-
i era ge-97.
quality Of tobacco. compared with the
i5avera ee--100.
| Yield Of corn compared with an average
j6-oo
/ Yield Of peanuts compared with an av-
4 erage--9l.
] Yield Of sweet potatoes compared with
ar avera ge-9S
Yield Of cow-Ieas compared with an
5savera ge-S5
4 The North Carolina section of the Amer
i icanH Chemical Society met in annual ses-
II sicn here this afternoon. Chemists from
j r.iost of the important educational inst-
3tu.icns Of the State were in attendance.
4 Ten papers Mere read by as many well
Known chemists.
Hampton Townsend. negro section
] fand. was struck by a shifting engine on
/ :ho yards of the Southern Railway to-
/ dry and instantly killed.