The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-12
Seen FROM RALEIGH
4 PurplsU Of the State by the Virglnian's
State Capital Correspondent.
p0pulIsTs 90 NOT FAVOR PRiICHARn
Tho Ntery Thnt Ehpy would Help
Republican,. to Send Kim Buck
--lcnsc or the Atlantic and CARO-
lima Observation-Disclosures News.

Raleigh. n. c., Nov lit Is rumorcd
that the POpulists propose to make
quite fight for Senator and to coop
crate with the party which Will help
them To elect the man they may name.
a LIE ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
Senator Butler says that the state
mcnt by Republican state Chairman
ilolton that the Republicans have Sc
cured enough PopuiistS votes to secure
Pritchard's election is false and Il SIAN
der on the Populists. Several other
Republicans have said the same thing.
Congressman L. u. Lnncy. of the
Eighth district. Is here, but has nothing
to say. politically
There are forty societies of Christian
Endeavor in this State They observed
yesterday as state Day"
All the cotton mills here are now
running on full time. This appears to
he the case with every one of the mills
in the State.
RAILWAY LEASE,
There is but little talk about the pro-
posed lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway to a wealthy Colds
boro syndicate. The latter guarantees
pa per cent on the $4,000 300 of stock
and gives Il guarantee for the observ-
ance OF It's obligations. The matter is
now awaiting the ratification OF the
private stockholders. The dividends
heretofore have never exceeded per
cent.
THE CUMNOCK MINES
Mr.. Langdon, of Philadelphia. a noted
coal operator ana stockhoder in the
Cumnock mines in Chatham county, is
mere There appears to be very little
doing ut the mine. The receiver, Mr.
icaszey, has been unable to negotiate
the receivers certificates which the
Federal Court authorized him To issue.
The many suits arising out of the ter
flb!e disaster at the mine last Dcccm-
Der are quite an incubus. Native mi
herS VIII not 80 into the mine since the
explosion. 1t is said that the next
Legislature will be asked to enact a
law requiring the use of safety lamps
in coal mines
The State Commissioner of Agriculture
leaves for kenanSvlle Tomorrow, and
Friday and Saturday win hold n Farm-
erS instltut" there for the farmers of
Dublin county. Professor Emery, of
the experiment farm, will assist him
IT LOOMS HONEST
The candidates in the late campaign
are sending i'll their sworn statements
OF expenses incurred. one of them. II
IS said puts whisky as an item in his
statement.
y letter from Washington. y. G.. saws
that telegraph ana express agent no
CART shot and perhaps mortallywoupdcd
man named Roberts. Hogart had
sent Roberts bin. Then Roberts went
To Hogarts office and cursed him. Ilo-
cart shot and the bullet struck near
Roberts heart Hogart is in Jail and
Roberts death is expected
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Baptist State Convention met nj
MorEanton to-day. II represents 100
GOO Baptists There are $50 600 negro
Raptists. and in the Western Nn,.tb
carolina Convention there are 20 600
members, making in all $4,000. IL is
asserted that this is greater than the
membership OF all the other churches
co,nhihed' and Is over cne-siSth of the
church says the Baptists will insist on
Inc abolition of state aid TO higher
education. They have far more than
majority of the members of the Leg
islature