The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-16
DRY AND HOT WEATHER
Have Very Much Damaged Crops Of Nearly
Every Character Throughout The State.
REPUBLICANS ENDORSE The PopulIsTs
The state Committee Declares for tho
Entire state Ticket Except Guth-
RE and Ayor-Poltticnl shows No
Signs OF Clearing aud no One
Knows He is At.

Raleigh, N. c., August 15.-tspcclal)-
The August crop report OF the State
was made public to-day. 1t Is based
on returns from So counties by $50 corre-
spondents, Last month report showed
great damage by excessive and contin-
uous rains. The August report shows
Just the opposite climatic conditions.
Excessive dryness and intense heay
have caused u great deal Of apprehen-
sion among the farmers, together with
leSSening of the prospects generally,
while in some localities the drought was
extreme. The general averages given
below show considerable decrease
In the condition as compared with July.
While the damage has been consider
able. yet with favorable weather, such
as this week, the real conditions may
improve from now on. Rice is S6h,
against 81 in July, sly n year ago; up
land rice suffered more than lowland.
Corn is SO %, falling off OF 10 points
since July; in 1895 1t was 49, Cotton Is
90 As, against 80 in July; 741s in 1895.
AS many reports came in before the full
effect of the drought and heat became
known, it Is believed that the present
condition is really several points lower
than 80 AS. Tobacco Is also short
S51a against 81 for July. and Sc in August
1895. There cannot possibly be any flu
ture figures which will show better
condition of this crop, as the season and
the maturing are several weeks earlier
than usual, and curing is now in pro-
gress. Field peas, 90 l-3: for July. 96la:
last year, 50: crop about normal. Sweet
potatoes, 90, against 10l in July: S1h last
August. Peanuts, S9h. against % in
July; 50 last year; a fair crop is prom
ised. Fruits. apples, 35i&; peaches. 80;
grapes, SAY; Irish potatoes. 81; mea-
dows. %
The Republican State Committee was
N lin,
this morning. Resolutions endorsing
Mckinley were offered and adopted, and
signed unanimously. This brought into
line James II. Young, who had bolted
for Bryan and Watson.
The Republicans say Senator Pritch-
ard is leader without being boss. and
that Senator Butler is now boss with
out being leader
Chairman Manly says the Democratic
party in the State is in fine mettle. He
seems to be in high spirits.
There are fresh whispers of an ar
ranSement to be made for a Populist-
Democratic electoral deal. 1t is quite on
the cards, 1t is said.
me Republicans think they have split
the Popul!st party. They think this is
the last year Of It's existence.
Schaior Butler Is smiling and serene.
ne mas been up nearly all night every
n:Sht this week. Yesterday he and w
y. Guthrie took nap lying on the same
bed. Butler left for the east this morn
ing lie VIII be at Washington Monday.
and regularly open headquarters.
Loge harris confessed this morning,
mar; veteran politician as he is. he does
not know where he is at"
Butler and Pritchard have nothing IN
do with each other. Butler said he did
not even know Pritchard was hero
Butler and Harry Skinner were at table
.ogether yesterday. People looked at
them and asked: do they speak to
each other?" They did speak. but ouite
formally. Skinner was this mornin :,
asked his view of the situation With n
chilling smile he said: mo amount ~
legerdemain or Juggling will prevent the
State of North Carolina from going for
BRYAN" This was hit at Butler and
neutrality-suspicious. deal
The Republicans who oppose the work
of their committee say it puts the bur-
den of the campaign on Russell and
Rough Henderson. There was really
desire to have Russell come down
but he was too proud to do that.
The negroes will fight Harry Skinner
attack on them. This was SINNERS
declaration as chairman of the Popu-
list Convention that the Populist party
was for white supremacy.
The negroes meet here September IL
in State Convention. They do this an
HlUSliS purposes.
The Populists wanted to use oliver III
Dockery's name for Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor either to split the Republican vote
or force the Republicans to fuse on
the State ticket. Dockery wanted to
go to the United States Senate. 1t Is
said Butler wants to see him there.
Butler would go to great lengths to de-
feat Pritchard. The Populists want to
build up a strong Republican follow
ing and out of this get the balance of
power in the Legislature. The Repub-
leans are trying the double game of
checkmatinS the Populists and forcing
their vote.
The Republican Committee adjourned
at II O'Clock this morning after endors-
ing all the Populist ticket save Guthrie
and Aver 1t established headquarters
here. and goes to work at once. with
Chairman r. o. Patterson, OF the Cen
trail Committee: a. T.. Halton of the
Executive Committee. and w. S. Hy-
mans. secretary. 1t is not yet known
whether Dockery will accept the nomi-
nation for Lieutenant-Govern as ten
dered by the Republicans or the Popu-
lists. Claude Dockery. his son, was be-
fore the Committee, but said he was
not authorized to speak for him.
Secretary Hyams says: Russell is on
the track TO stay" Other committeeman
said: Really there was never any pur-