The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-09
NORTH CAROs.INA NEWS,
General ma Political Items from All
SECTIONS of the stare.


Raleigh, N. c., August S.--Special-The
cooperation heretofore existing betweeh
the States Experiment Station and the
United states We ,au Enfean mas been
inaugurates II more perfect unitlcation OF
the climate and crop services In the differ
the bureau at Washington. At more i'm
portent points throughout the United
States complete equipment for printing
the reports issued by the weather bureau
will be instituted. and doubtless the work
generally will be improved in other ways
Nort9 Garoiina The State Is weatheT s e1r
vice remains part of the experiment sta
ton. and will have no connection with the
weather bureau. although the work form
erly done by tho State weather service
will Le continued by tho climate and crop
service Of the United States weather bu-
reau
The August bulletin OF the Agricultural
Department will contain an accurate list
OF all the cotton mills and other manufac-
tories In the State and hence will have
marked value. Cotton milling interests
are now getting something of n check in
OF construction and others are planned
Next week the work OF planning the in
terror OF the dome OF tho capital begins
Lumber for the scaffolding. which will lie
OF great strength and height was deliver
ed to-day.
Gov. Carr and family are ut Blowing
Rock. md In few Mo, days 60 to AshevilIe
mountains a fortnight longer
All sorts of reports come in regarding
heat has "nredH ii badly ' on SU sandy lands n
and has caused great shedding of squares.
On, the stiff lands near here the plants
look well, and there Is promise OF what
may be called a fair crop. Cotton dealers
laugh ut tho reports of injury. One farmer
tho other day insisted that the damage
nearer ssid that this would wind up the
crop of Wake in thirty days. the product
being about $1,000 bales.
Louis de Ia ('rDIy of 0NfNrI pt.tl
the gold Democrats of this Stale at In
dianapolis yesterday.
Secretary of the Interior Holte Smith Is
at Lincolnton on visit TO Gen. r. j..
Hoke and other relatives. lie says he Will
support the National ticket. The Score
tary Is an enthusiastic whoclman, and has
his bicycle with him.
There Is quite hitch as to who among
i the popplists "in ne , , the great
before the President. w. y. Guthrie says
he did. and Hal w. Aver says lie himself
Is the man,
Populists of this county held their con-
vention here to-day and elected delegates
to the State Convention next Tuesday
Their leaders say they want To know what
mittee. as on this a great deal depends
The general public has now caught on
70 Senator Buffers political shrcwdness.
lie has played big game and is still play
Ing. Ii Is hard to say what lie il after.
The rcticencc OF his followers Is great
Otho Wilson, the chief one here. is MS
dumb as an oyster regarding what may or
VIII be done at the Populist State ConVen-
ton. For instance, Wilson can now name
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor, but
says he must not do so.
Senator Butler will make things lively
for the Republicans as the representatives
OF the trusts and monopolies lie will also
make things quite lively for Scwall.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson. the president of
the State Farmers Alliance. was here to-
day on his way 10 liillsboro to attend ita
annual meeting. the first in its new head
quarters. The tannery VIII lie in opera
ton. so the alliancemcn can see some OF
their own leather. In a little while they
a couple OF years or more the fortunes OF
the alliance have been ut very low cbb.
and the premiership shrank nearly to /:
skeleton. but J. Is said there is now an in
crease in membership. Tie greatest mem
bership ever given was al 100000, and there
were over 2.lOj sub-a!liancrs. Now. per-
haps. there are lnC0d members in good
standing. The alliance organ. the Pro-
gressive Farmer, has much larger c.rcu-
lation than Senator Buffers paper.
President Charles ID. Mclver. OF the
State Normal and Industrial School. was
here yesicrd IA , On ms return from The
tute at Red Springs. Robson county, and
says the attendance was quite large-at
Least 700 daily
Letters received here says the IIarring-
ton Telephone Company, OF Richmond, in
tends TO establish an exchange here.
IT is interesting and important TO get
all the light possible on the great question
of the acton of the Democratic State
Committee in proposing fusion electorallv
with the populists. Chairman Manly in
sistS strenuoUSly that time will show the
committee acted wisely. But the amount
of clamor against the acton was Il sur
prise no doubt to the ma jolity of the com
mittee: in fact, il was admitted
Rev. John H. White. secretary of the
Baptist State Mission Board. came in yes
terday from the Piedmont section, and
says that ut Pilot Mountain and Beulah
Baptist Associations all the Democrats
he talked with favored electoral fusion.
TO use his phrase. the county people. Dem
ocrats ard Populsts are bound together
by the silver cord, and are nearer together
than AT any Time since the war. The
churches. he adds were once split, but all
are now united on silver. lie says he re-
joces at this. Rev. W. G. Clements. of
this county. was asked what he heard
among his county folk as to the matter
He asserts that Democrats and Populists
can In his township. He says that in the
country there arc more Populists than
Democrats In Wake.
The penitentiary authorities will have TO
make every edge cut these days. The loss
OF s65, 600 by the frcshcts in Roanoke is n
heavy blow. which Yearly staGgcrs them
Fifty mules have been brought here from
one of The Roanoke farms to haul / ot1
and also to 'aul brick. The risk OF Roa,
nolrn farmir.: is now very apparent but
the farms l. leased. the leases being vet
three. five md six years 10 run, respect
II is quite disappointing that work on
the Baptist State Female University here
ig not to begin until spring.
Tire is quite a lot of talk about the
sudden change of the late of the RcuuhiI-
can State Committee meeting on the 18th
1t Is the current comment that 1t is n
'' John 4. Phoeb,;s. a nephew of Prof w
r MASSEY 49,, Of the Agricultural culture. and Me
NmM York S on Els bc s .F'Ved mere from
The silVcriteS will. in considerable nun