The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-20
WHOLESALE DEnIaLS
Many pOpuIist Members of the Legislature
Say They Will Net Support PritChard.
THEY WILL NOT BE1RAY THEIR PARTY
The Popuiist Convention nj Morgan.
ton seems TO Have Been Farce
Is Is Proposed 40 Establish tho
Office fSUpcrintendent OF Public
Printing-work of the Bnptists. Z.

Raleigh. \. G.. Nov. l9.-spec!al.-The
mentioned with the United States Sena-
Spier Whitaker, W. A. Guthrie. The In
formation that some Republicans high In
their party sock 10 defeat l'rtchard comes
very straight indeed. The Populist State
Chairman said to-day he had letters from
twenty.hvc TO thirty Populists members
OF NE Lcgisiature denying that they were
gold man. Senator John +. Mitchell, one
of these, writes that he made the positive
statement before the Popul 81 and Repub
lican County Committees that he was fol
no gold man. and he denounccs the state
ment of Republican Chairman lioltoi
as false. Senator II. T.. McCasliey writes
in the same strain, and declares he doe;
not believe solitary popmlist has un-
Republican for the Senate, especially
when 1t is said the latter will he a gold
man. w. w. Drew, of Brunswick. denies
the statement ana wishes to know IL any
Populist in the state is so false to his
party as thus to betray il.
ONLY THIRTEEN PRESENT.
The, There is a rnmor that only thirteen
state Convention at Morganton last week
when II adopted n resolution against
state aid to higher education. a lead
facts, and said: VERY few were there
About nifty present. II was known that
there would be only two dissenting
votes"
TO CREATE a NEW OFFICE.
There will he movement during the
next Legislature to create the office of
SUPERINTENDENT Of Public Printing, whose
TO turn down work which is not up to the
standard. But the odds are the present
contract viii be renewed, though 1t is de-
Glazed the cost is $500 Il year more than
under the Democratic administration.
GOOD WORK OF THE BAPTISTS.
The Bapt.sts raised $4,000 for last wear
Tor the building fund of their female uni
versiiy here here They, raised sl.cco last
and expect to get $500 OF this In nvc
months The work has dragged. 1t may
Sad HSars VIII Ref eosi d e sanmsn She
Wy. The Baptists say they have had
other pressing calls; have IN sel $4,000
for the royal chair AT Wake Forest Col
lege and are now to raise n like sum for
the Durham chair for Bible study the
latter being In memory of the late Rev.
Dr. Columbus Durham.
DECEMBER CROP REPORTS
The Agrc itural Department is send
Ing out a blank for the first December
crop report 1t has ever issued. This asks
the yield of cotton, corn etc. compared
with an average: how much rye and oats
were sowed as compared with an aver
nEe: the present condition OF the crops:
the number and condition OF hogs and
beef cattle as compared with last year
There Is no November report.
AFTER TIE a. tS C. r. r.
Some persons who are interested In the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway de-
clare their desire that the Southern rail-
way should lease. That road has never
made an offer. The Wilmington and Wei
don road made one nearly year ago.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
a canal for water power is TO he con-
strncted from Little river, near Manches-
ter TO Fayetteville.
DR.. j. l.. NJ. Curry is here, and made a
speech this morning.
ApDltCa lions for SentS p1n1n nv mann,
bers-elect OF THE Legislature are pouring
IN on the Keeper, of the Capital.
The editor of the Caucas an certainly
takes things easy regarding the closing
or his office Ivy the Sheriff, and has not
been there III two days. 1t is intima ted
tnat NE stockholders are to meet. and
tnnt senator Butler Is coming.
The fall-sown wheat is looking exceed
ingly we'll The season exactly suits it,