The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
ANGRY WITH DOCKERY
Republicans Are Greatty Wrought Up Over
His Bitter DanunClatIon Of Russell.
WANT HIM TAKEN DOWN BY TELEGRAPH
Tho Weekly Crop Bulletin is Any.
thing but Favorable, Nearly Ale
Crops Having Suffered Greatly by
Reason OF the Extraordinary
Drought -Newsy Notes.

Raleigh. N. c., Aug. 3l.-(SpeciaD-
The State weekly crop bulletin, issued
to-day. SAYS that during the past seven
davS there has been no material change
in the crop conditions. The rainfall was
poorly distributed. and in large portions
of the State the drought continues un-
abated. The best rains fell on the cath.
Old corn is fine and nearly ready for
gathering Cotton Is practically past
Improvement and in the eastern section
is half open and is being picked rap
idlv. Rain and wind did some damage
to this crop in Richmond. Rockingham
and Arson. In the west bolls are small
and shedding continues. Fodder Is
nearly ALL pulled; earlier than ever be-
fore: Hay is being harvested in large
Quantities. Tobacco cures thin and
what Is 4eft Of that crop seems very
moor. Late corn in the west has been
benefited by the rains.
The Republicans are greatly excited
and In many cases angry at the speech
made by Oliver II. Dockery at Wades-
boro Saturday. His attack on Russell
has stirred UP the latter's friends. Some
Republicans say Dockery went so far
that his speech will really drive away
his own friends. There is some clamor
against the Republican endorsement OF
him being allowed to stand. Some Re-
publicans are so angry they declare
their State Committee ought to meet at
once and take all the Popullst names
off their ticket and nominate instead
straight" Republicans. EX-Congress-
man John Nichols takes Il rather diff
ferent view of the situation. He says
that II there is TO be fusion of Populists
and Republicans on the State ticket the
Republicans cannot question anything
Dockery says. as he was endorsed by
them as a Populist: neither can the
Populists question anything the Rcpub-
licans may say: the entire business of
each side being to vote for the joint
ticket as put up.
At Republican State headquarters all
talk to-day was of oliver Dockery's
attack on Republicans. Secretary Hy-
ans said: "Dockery is very inconsist-
ent. He was once devoted to Allison.
A short time before the Republican
State Convention he wrote Il letter adj
vocating the gold standard intended to
further his candidacy for Governor, but
withheld it at friends solicitation. Dur
ing the convention he expressed himself
as n single standard man. l do not
know what our committee will do, but
IL had my way / would remove him
from our ticket by telegraph, not wait
ing for mail. The Republican party Is
too rich in material to have a man as n
candidate for Lieutenant-Governor who
Is denouncing the remainder of the tick
ct Even his supporters of his own
wing of the party are denouncing his
language"
The Department of Agriculture, at the
request OF Governor Carr. of North Car
olina. has sent an inspector to Charlotte
to investigate the disease reported
among cattle near that place, supposed
to he anthorax
The State Superintendent of Public
Institutions appoints to Peabody schol-
nf
Della Tonne. Of Tarboro. and r. c. Hol-
ton. of Newbern.
The Supreme Court library now con-
tains over 1000 volumes. Large addi-
tons have been made during the sum-
mer vacation. The term begins Septem-
Der 2Sth.
Mr. Pulaski Cowper. who has re-
turned from n trip through Greene and
some other eastern counties, says be
never saw cotton crop SO cut off, and
believes that at the first picking very
Nearly all of ii will be gathered. There
are no blooms. he says. and the rap
iditv with which 1t is opening is phe-
nOmenal
Three prisoners cut out of the jail
nj Hillsboro Saturday night and made
their escape.
Twenty-Five delegates from North
Carolina left Greensboro last night for
INDIANAPOLIS to attend the Sound
Money Democratic Convention.
Despite strenuous efforts TO capture
lin Charts. alias Booker. the negro
brute who murdered Mahala White,
colored. near here Saturday, he has not
been overtaken. Bloodhounds were
greatly needed.
Arrangements will probably be made
for large excursion from here to
Southport at the time, in October, of the
presentation Of the gift to the cruiser
Raleigh.
II is now learned that the young
white man Herbert Womble, who muir
dored his negro mistress here last
month. went to Norfolk and left there
on a vessel.
SDortsmen all agree in reporting the
number of cartridges to be unusually
large this season.
The sweet potato crop Is badly cut
off bv the drought. The cotton dealers
here now say that crop is shorter than
thev believed could possibly be the
case. The staple is of good quality.
EDENToS.