Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01
THE STORM DAMAGES
. u,G rRIzE-HousE At DURHAM
COMPLETELY WRECKED.
MORE FUSION COMPLICATIONS.
u,fIer's orgnn Expressing n Pre-
ference for the Popuifsts Remain
NO with Repubiicaus--situat
An North Carolina Interesting.

RALEIGH. n. c., September 3o.-(spe-
eial)-Last nights storm OF wind and
vain was severe here. 1t entirely knocked
ont the telegraph, telephone. and fire.
alarm service. The seyerest part OF IL
WAS OF about an hours duration. BY $3.50
the wind was quite moderate. The hign-
est recorded velocity was twenty-elghi
miles an hour, but during the gusts it was
Ms high as forty. Many fine trees. in
Guiding some noble oaks and elms, were
blown down. Two or three houses were
damaged by falling trees. The streets
we're covered with falling limbs and
leaves The work Of removing the debris
consumed most OF the day.
Near Garner. six miles from here, the
storm blew "a tree across a dwelling ana
instantly killed Mrs. Trice. At Cary a
house was blown down. but the inmates
were unhurt. Several buildings were par
tally unroofed at Cary. The CITY Han
here WAS stripped OF part OF the tin roof
West OF here the storm was more Sc
,yere AT Durham a big tobacco prize
house. occupied by w. r. Darlington, was
wrecked. In il was 10000 pounds OF to-
hacco. II Is said the loss is at least
Cocoa There was $500 storm insur-
arce. The roofs of several OF the large
iobacco-factories were blown of.
There are arrangements TO complete the
"rational Democratic" ticket by putting
I'D electors IN each district. Now there
are only the two electors-at-large. G. Is.
Afford AT first agreed 10 be the elector in
This district, but to-day declined.
The storm wrecked the handsome Re
,,rblican campaign banner at STATE head
nuarters here This banner is the gift OF
Washington Duke. the Durham cigarette
millionaire. AT first It was asserted that
q Democrat had made the committee
gift Of it. 800
To-day a letter came here from Letha'
X. C.. addressed "a. h. Holton. hal W.
Aver. and Clement Manly. chairincn oil
the three parties" Aver got 1t and
called a meeting of the two others In or
der TO open il.
Governor Carr issues requisition on
Tho Governor OF Pennsylvania for Young
Savage mot one Of Russell 'saVages j.
who is wanted for larceny Of clothing
from q store in Halifax county. lie Is III
custody in Philadelphia.
There was quite gathering Of Popu-
lists and Republicans here last night.
They all swore Il was accidental. The
Republicans have a score Of speakers III
tie field.
A Populi state committeeman said
last evening there was i'm progress deal
as 20 the matter Of Governor so Guthrie
would be- fused on. Negotiations are
stU pending" This committeeman Is
widely known as a right bower OF the
Republicans The Republicans are one
and all swearing there Is truth In TINS
same rumor. Democrats swear II is ialse
80 far as they are concerned.
Trains on some roads were badly be-
hind this morning. The sound-bound yes
tibule on the Scaboard Airline ran INTO
a fallen tree between Weldon and Rich
rnond and was somewhat delayed.
THE HENDERSON NEGROES.
The negro youths Tony Baptist and
I.orpnzo Faulkner, who were brought here
from Henderson yesterday and jailed for
safe-keerlng to prevent a possible lynch
ing or other trouble, win be kept here
until Vance County Court.
The storm has badly damaged all the
cotton left unpicked i'm the fields. Strange
90 saw. though labor is plentiful, num-
her OF farmers are, as always, slow IN
picking. These pay the penalty OK their
carelessness.
Rev. l.. c. Vass. who died yesterday at
Charlottesville, viii be buried at Ne"
Berne tomorrow.
PREFER REPUBLICAN ALLIES.
Senator Marion Buffers paper here, the
popullst organ. i'm a leading editorial to-
dav. SAYS that Popullsts must pay no
heed TO statements by Democrats that
The latter intend TO support only the
Democratic part Of the fusion electoral
ticket; that nearly, if not quite half, the
Democratic papers in North Carolina, are
denouncing electoral fusion and some are
advising Democrats TO vote only for
Democratic electors: that those who thus
advise are gold bugs" in disguise, and
that Popuists must not seek 10 retaliate
by scratching names Of Democrats from
the ticket The editorial concludes: such
n course would throw US headlong into
one Of the most subtle traps ever set
by gold bugs. 1t would lead to a gold-bug
victory I'm North Carolina. Let us have
sense enough to avoid the snare, and
courage enough 10 condemn It."
In another editorial. Senator Buffers
paper denounces Democrats for nomi-
mating coneressmen. and says they are
lfNlDE 10 NtAtdA ia 1 tiAsloACs II AufH
says: "rhe dictates Of common sense, all
the power Of logic, and the full
force Of reason combine TO per-
suade Populists that under exist
ing circumstances the Republican
party Of North Carolina Is far more
friendly to the cause Of silver than the
Democratic party. and as long as this
appears TO be so it will be our purpose
10 stand by our Republican friends In
this silver issue, and trust them in prefer
cuco TO Democrats. who show no hesta-
ton in trying TO defeat the most reliable
silver forces which ever went from North
Carolina"
Populists have In this State fused with
Democrats electorally and with Republi-
cans congressionally. so that the situation
IS lntenselY interesting.