The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-13
RALEIGH NOTES.
A Desire 10 Increase the Field of Work
OfSt, Mnrl's School.

Raleigh, n. c., June l2.-(Spcclal.)--
AT the last Episcopal Diocesan Conven-
ton of this diocese, u committee COM
posed of Bishop Cheshire. Rev. DR.. Mar
shall. and MeSsrs. Lawrence Holt, ID. Y.
Cooper, and Charles IL. Johnson. was
appointed to take steps to make St
Mary's Female School the school for the
entire province of North Carolina. In
Guiding the diocese of East Carolina
and Month Carolina. and the mi: stonnry
jurisdiction of Ashcvilie Wednesday
this committee met here. Propositions
regarding the location of the school
were made by Wilmington. Greensboro,
ana Salisbury. and several sites I'm Raj
eigh were offered. The committee dgcid-
ed to ask for further propositions. ST.
Mary's School Is located here. II Is
desired to Increase its field of work to
have all the dioceses take II i'm hand
and to have it suitably endowed. For
many years its students came from all
parts of the South. but now its area OF
patronage Is more limited.
The Board of Agriculture has mr.
chased some land ti5X10O reeO in rear
of It's present building. and will make
an ADDITION TO the museum and to the
chemical station. The movement Is to
greatly enlarge the museum, and to add
new department to II.
1t was said to-day that the Secretary
L
tee took poll OF that party with a view
or ascertaining its sentiment as to fusion
with the Democrats. and that he wrote
$500 letters for this purpose. 1t appears
mat the tenor of the replies showed that
the Populists objected.
Some prominent Populists are here to-
day, and they say thar unuuestionnblv
their party has been looking forward
to seeing three Sthte tickets IN The
Held. They admitted that II the Repub
Means gave them the Governor and the
electoral ticket there would probably be
fusion. They went on to say that two
causes may have brought about Sena-
tor Buffers alleged change OF attitude.
me hrst OF these is the prospect of con-
troll or the Chicago Convention by the
silver men. The second is that upon n
poll 1t Is discovered that the Populists
are not enthusiastic regarding the de-
clslon OF the PopuliSt State Committee
In April not to fuse with the Republi-
cans. They regard the editorial in Sena-
Tor Buffers paper Tuesday as leader
IN the new policy which he perhaps re-
solved on They say neither Butler nor
any other one man can deliver the Popu-
list party If he intends to go bodily into
the Republican or Democratic party.
They say they do not want to think tina
he contemplates such an act.
The Republican State COMMITTEES who
salu the Republican electoral ticket I'm
North Carolina will be taken down and
a free silver ticket put in It's place, has
created another sensation.
The estimate made here Is that from
ss,ooo TO 5000 veterans Will represent
North Carolina at Richmond in July.
This Is twice the numper which II was
first' thought would attend
Cotton men here say the ather Is
perfect for that crop, and that they never
saw the prospect for 1t finer
On the 9Th inst, two lfe-term prison.
ers, Bob Pratt and Ernest Williams. es-
capped from the pen!tentiary. Yesterday
man named Egerton captured them
both on train in Johnston county.
To-day he was paid 500 for the capture,
One OF the men had a rifle Egerton oh.
tanned a description of the men, who are
murderers. from a guard
Mrs. Holt. widow Of Ex-Governor Holt
has gone to Saratoga to spend the sum.
mcr.
The local military will act as a guard
at the double execution at Lumberton,
me Sheriff makes this request.
The plans Of the negro sanitarium for
consumptives at Southern Pines are in
hand. They embrace a 500, 900 central
building and 16 cottages. TO cost $3.50
| each.