The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
sa n Republicans and Popullsts Of Wayne
County Is Sill, WIN Join Forces.
DIVIDED q q / / ON FREE SILVER QUESTION
asssatts or the RcIict of tho Fate Hon.
Essssa hawtnaSi. neutrality-suspicious.
Isea1er.s diratiiyin= rcnitensinry
ssl Report The state Board of Chnri.
stSes SiRtcmcnt-0thcr Matters.


gS2tmeS OF his death was President oil the
1 Raieigh National Bank. died here yes
akferday} morning. quite unexpectedly.
&sShe5Was when she married Judge Reade
RMrs.& Parnell, of Washington, y. {. She
fSas "a devoted member of the Presbyter-
$1ahS Church and recently gave $1,000 to
q the building fund Of the First Church
here. Her funeral services were held
ssthis afternoon.
superintendent Leazar. of the peni-
Sfentiary, states that the progress of
s5worls at the great convict farms on the
sfRoanoke river Is excellent. There Will
&bes;a large increase in the acreage In
3cotton and corn. The farmers are> so
Sdyked that all say we can safely stand |
sass5forty-two foot frcshet in the river. |
THE State may buy one Of these farms. |
aThe convicts, 10l In number, on the
new farm near WadeSboro. are clearing
it, The number of convicts is now ,2S4.
Sof these, seven are white women and
I 1ifty-one negro women
NnflThe annual report OF the State Board
Sof Charities was issued Saturday. 1t
SSsshOws in q marked degree the improve
sement in the condition of tails, county
homes Cor poor houses>. and work
Shouses. which this Board has in the past
six years secured.
The development of tobacco as n crop
FIN the Eastern counties has largely in
2creased Illicit distillnE of whislsey This
sS1SSSthe opinion of the revenue people.
THE reason is that from the Piedmont
sseotion many men have gone to teach
1.-The Eastern people how to grow and
N cure tobacco and these Piedmonters
ssshaSe taken also their Knowledge and
habits of making ''moonshiDe whiskey
ssISSg At the State Agricultural aud Me
n chanical College here to-day, I'm the
q fnachine. shops. a bolt slipped and one
fsntudent was injured his leg being bn,ily
His name is Smfthwick and
Mshei is from Sertie
To-day the committee ot Raleigh men
,4aprointed to look into the matter OF
ls9orming a baseball team aud securing
Il grounds, began work. but the outlook is
$gnothHeryt good, and the same may with
sssfTuth be said of the formation OF Il State
81 Ieague.
SSssss The Iaaptists have taken n new step
aSshese. They have put IL city missionary.
"a Anew MIR. Belts. of Charlotte, in the
Gstters are coming in 10 the Vance
1Esstshiemorial Committee from the various
SSSsnIaees mt which Polk Miller is to- give his
saying committees OF la
$$S$diesiare taking hold of the matter. The
NSA AZ emorial Committee hopes To make at
sssleast 81 600 out CT the twenty-five en-
at as many places
ISL Secretary Bruner. of the Department
secured over II dozen new
1fspecimens of game for the State Mu-
ssaeum, while he was at the Newbe
Ssfair.
g eRtlemen from Charlotte say lie
AAsieeling there against the Southern Rail
Ssway is running high. because the new
s4Snops nre located ut Salisbury. There
Egare even hints OF q boycott.
The Populists OF Wayne county met
u in&conyention at Goldshoro yesterday
and decided to go for fusion with the
yERepublicans: All tickets. including the
Ssslectoral: Ill the latter case the di-
vision to be equal ard each party TO sup
Port It's own candidate. and preserving
.89fs5 identity. This is quite in defiance
IssSfs the wishes of Senator Butler and 9th
sser& Populist leaders The Republicans
g2says they do not intend to let the Popu-
ts1fsts name the candidate for Governor
81 land that they are divided as to taking
81 he pledge the Populists demand--to
&Support only free silver men
ssss Raleigh. N. c., March S--(Speciall-
s5;iY our5correspondent to-day interviewed
II ZION Richard II. Bate. cx-Statc Chair
e man of the Democratic Committee and
81 aEYery able man, regarding the best
stSonrse for North Carolina Democrats to
Mpursue. Mr.. Bate said THE Demo
Sicratic party Is and should continue 10
ssghe national party. and not II sec
ss&ftonai one. 1t stands for certain impor-
sszEfant principles which it can hope to
s2naintain only through n national organ
sStzatlon. We should abide BY the action
&ofithe National Convention and Zcalou.-
u ~ support it's candidates" This is :,
+ sharp cut at Democrats who have an
SHhounced that they consider the State
ss#sEonVention as paramount and that they
sgsTill bolt the National Convention if the
ssSlatter does not declare for silver Ed
81 Chambers Smith. Esq. also an cx-Statc
III HI sSsChatrman, IS one of those who publicly
81 say this. Another is Major James w
Wilson, chairman of the Railway Com
II mission.
Up to noon to-day no further news had
81 peen received at the Executive Depart
q Inant regarding the theatened riot at
ssEdenton. 1t was the opinion that mat
q tiers were quiet and that the Eliza beth
ssSsify division of the naval reserve would
ssleaye Edenton for home to-day, proba-
Idly this morning.
~ Judge Fl. G. Ewart, one Of the leading
isapublicans in the State. said yestcr-
..EEsuays that after looking at affairs here
sE5Sogs several days. he had become con-
ssssayihced that there would be three cleo
81 koar lal tickets in North Carolina. He was
Dc ~ greensboro tonight and had con-
SssIsfence with Republican State Chair
szg9Snsns a. e.. Hatton.
e pitter attack on Senator Butler is
rs sslp,uulplished today In the State organ Of
5sssae - rmers' Alliance. II accuses him
Sss p9ossism and with trying to sell ont
sSss sti.iess party. IT is made by an Alliance
y;S]telastIls. named kestler, from Cobarrus
SsSssonnty. The fact is now dear that a
~ or the Populists is lighting But
ELF and that In this faction are sopoe