Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-25
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS GATHERED IN THE NORTH
STATE CAPITAL CITY.
A sneak-Thicf I'm the Governors
Housc-The Crop DulIetin-Prench-
Question Of Fusion, Again.

RALEIGH. ~. c.. August 2L-(Speciai)
At $50 o'clock last night there was quite
a commotion at the Governors Mansion
caused by tho discovery OF a sneak thief.
Governor Carr was absent at his farm
at Edgecombe, but Mr.. W. X. Carr and
other members of the family were In tho
building Some of the ladies' called Mr.
Carr's attention TO a noise on the second
floor, and on going to his room to turn
on the light he found a man In a closet.
The thief was looking through MIR. Cars
clothing. and had dropped two suits on
tho floor. He dashed through a window
and got out on a porch roof, and thence
slid TO the ground. Mr.. Carr threw a
piece Of plank at him, as he had M
weapon The man was barefooted, but
whether white or black the darkness
did not permit Mr. Carr to discover. NO
property was taken.
Tho hot weather returned yesterday,
and the mercury mounted quite high.
CROP BULLETIN.
The State crop bulletin. issued to-day,
says the past weeks weather was more
favorable for crops. and especially for
farm work. than any since the middle of
July. Very beneficial rains occurred on
the 18th at n large number OF places, and
the temperature fell below the normal.
The rainfall was not sufficient TO break
the drought generally, but caused some
improvement In the crop conditions. The
extent to- which cotton has been cut OF
by the drought and heat is variously es-
timated at from one fourth to one half.
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all Will be picked by mid-October. Pick
ing is now quite actively in progress. II
needs rain to mature bolls. Cotton is
still shedding on sandy lands. The staple
is short. The crop generally is a great
disappointment. Tobacco in the central
district is generally poor, and is not
curing so WELL though II seems TO be all
right in color. 1t is curing nicely In the
western district. Peanuts have suffered
considerably from the drought Crops
I'm the eastern district are, on the whole.
better than in any other part OF the
State
The preaching Of the doctrine OF "sancti-
fication" here by an itinerant evangelist
named Williams, from South Carolina,
attracts crowds nightly. He has a tent
and there is standing room only" The
idea has not struck In so deeply as In
the case Of the Sampson county preacher.
Crumpler. who has made so many people
crazy.
POLITICAL
At the State headquarters Of the three
political parties the heaviest work now
being done is the preparation of the lists
Of the election officers. who have 10 be
certified TO by the State chairmen as com
missloners Of election. Nearly all tho
lists are now In hand.
Captain Thomas w. Mason. Democratic
nominee for Leutenant-Governor. was
here to-day. on his way TO the West to
speak.
in day or two the itenerary Of Mr.
W. ]. Bryan's flying tour through the
State will be published.
Republcan-State-Chs Holton SAYS
he has not the slightest idea that d. L.
Russell will take part in Joint canvass;
that the committee has decided against
this. and that the decision must needs be
final
Congressman Woodland. OF the Second
District. says he feels sure some arrange
ment for electoral fusion OF Populists and
Democrats viii yet be perfected. He
confesses that so far he sees no sign
Of this. but yet he adheres 10 his belief
that there will be by electon-day only
two electoral tickets in the field In North
Carolina.