The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-09
What VIII Be Done With the Lease Of
The North Carolina?
THIS THE GREAT QUESTION AT RALEIGH
Popular Sentiment ON the Subject
Hill Providing for II Change or Al.
miuistrntiou of Agricultural ana
Mcchnnical Collcsse-J. l.. Graham
Accused of burning Ills adeusc.

.
c. L.. Harris. Of this city. drew bill.
which was introduced III the Legisla-
ture to-day. providing for change OF
administration or the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. 1t Is Intended to
put q new board OF directors, number
Ing fourteen. In Office March .. Og these
one will be from each district and Two
at large. Two other members of the
board will be ex-oilicio. the president OF
college and the president OF the State
Farmers Alliance. The fourteen mem
bers are TO be appointed by the Gov
ernor With the Senata'S consent Harris
says 1t Is not the purpose to remove
PRESIDENT Holiday or any inember Of
the faculty. or to Interfere In any OF
the arrangements beyond taking charge
or the college. He was asked If John
lI Ray would continue as the principal
or the school for the blind here and re-
piled that he would not be touched;
shat If any change were contemplated it
would be his remnVal to MOrganton 10
become principal OF the deaf mute school
there. Harris says t. Nick. Goodwin.
the principal Of the latter school, Is GER
tain uf removal.
The feeling between the majority and
minority Populists Is Intense. Whenever
there is meetinE Or caucus OF the MI
pority the chairman always cries out
VAL Popultsts In good standing will come
20 order" In other words. the boilers
fisam rhat they are the true Popuists.
t@aa i liz Gf DAT = l. EsSTlON. .#
Hardy any question was asked here
Saturday and yesterday and to-day
among politicians save this: What do
you think the Legislature Will do with
! the lease Of The North Carolina rail-
way to the Southern?' M Z
/! EN.Ccngressman, Kitchen. who Is an
antl-lease man. says the bin now il,
hand should be soiamended az to pro-
Vlue that tGe road shall never be sold
anu further provide that no lease shall
pc made until Two years before the old
lease 70 the Southern expires. Kitchen
says mat q few eastern Republicans
favor the BILL The Democrats are d.
vided. The prevalent belief here Is that
the committee will fnvorably report the
bill. -s--,'' 80
The Populist majority caucus Satur-
cay night reailirined It's purpose to sup
port the bill. The Populist boilers Friday
night decided to support Thus on This
one subject do these factions agree. Yet
II VIII be hard to hold both in line.
j. L. GRAHAAI's CASE.
j. l., Graham, the clerk or the state
superintendent OF Public Instruction.
VINO was taken to Newton Saturday
night on charge Of burning his house
mere to obtain Insurance money, was
given, hearing at midnight. He was
bound over in $1,000 for a preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Shuford
tuesday. Late as 1t was when the
prisoner arrived at Newton a crowd Of
at least 100 awaited him. Sentiment
was divided. says the Populist Deputy
Sheriff who took him there The deputy
says one part Of the crowd wanted to
see him arrive in chains or handcuffed
one Populist and one Democrat were
Graham's bon1smen A statement Is
puplished that Graham once tried to OBJ
VAN accident Insurance for alleged gun
shot wound or n toe. but that when the
company's physician made an eXamina-
non tnere TSas failure to find the injury
state Democratic headquarters will be
regularly opened here next week. This
movement IS thought to be good politics
as II VIII tend to reassure and rally any
alsaHefted or disheartened Democrats,
ana at the same time show the Republ;-
cans and Populists that there Is plenty
OF I1sht left In the Democratic party
It is said by people who ought Is
know that the Populist party cast no
iess than $4,000 votes for Mckinley in
this State III - -
WHERE DOES HE STAND?
The status OF Congressman Skinner "a
subject Of inquiry. While the Popu.
list 'bolters regard him as the head Of
the party In the State, the Pop,list
majority people declare he could not be
elected constable by Popullst votes In
ms own county. Pitt.
The clash OF majority Populists and
republicans on the resolution 10 kick on
Populist Enrollinf Clerk Swinson is AMI
TO be lively. The Popuists declare there
must be fair play The Populist boilers
pay SWinson must go because he has
been rude to their good friends, the Re-
puhiicans. There are now ninety two
Repooilcans and Populist boilers or
course they can pass any bin they de-
sire to put through