The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-22
Result Was the Total Destruction of a Four
Story Carriage Factory.
CONFERENCE OF pOPUlIsT LEADERS
Damp Wcnthcr Keeps Down tho At.
\ tendance mt tho Enir-Iaotol Rnl.,ea
by MISREPRESENTATION Board
Secs the Fair ut tho Expense Of tho
State.

getting into an elevator shaft. quickly
destroyed the building, which was n
double one. four stories high. of brick.
All OF It was on fire at once. There was
delay in sending in an alarm. The
building was owned by the y. S. HH.p
estate ana was worth some $500; no
insurance. There wcrc only seven
wagons in 1t and few bicycles and
some furniture.
a partnership is formed between T..
III. simmons. revenue collector of the
district; James II. Pou, cx-State Dem
ocTatic chairman: H.. w. Pou, solicitor
OF this district. and +. w. Ward. for the
p!hctlce or law, as equal partners. The
TWO first named will have their office
mere, Il. w. Pou at Smithhcld, and
Ward at Ncwbernc.
The PcpulistS had n conference hero
last night ut Congressman Shuford's
room, ut which Senator Butler was, of
course, the master spirit. Several of
the State committee were prcsem:. They
all protested dense ignorance when
asked about what occurred Congress
man Shuford said: THE 'ngger' can
not be made an issue in North Caro-
lima" 1t was agreed that anti monop-
oily" should he the cry. In other words
Whatever Senator Butler did or thought
seemed good. The anti-Butlcr mem bcrs
of the committee were conspicuous by
their absense.
a lot Of Republicans who want places
were here yesterday to confer with
Congressman Stroud regarding the re-
peal of the Civil Service law.
There was no rain to-day and the at
tendance at the State fair was large,
though not 4 fourth of what It would
have been had the weather been fine
yesterday and last night. The track
was so heavy that the bicycle races had
to be abandoned.
Thieves last night made n raid upon
the HarriFon. Hotel here and took all
the money of Ray and Flood, members
OF the Board of Agriculture. getting 5000
from Ray. They also robbed several
members OF the Wilbur Opera Company.
The thieves were seen by Flood and pre-
tended to be drunk and to have gotten
into the wrong room by mistake. Pick
pockets did some work among street
crowds.
SO bad was the weather that there
was talk last night of continuing the
fair next week.
The majority or Butler Populists,
ridicule and dcnounce the boilers who
hold conference here tonight The
latter was called by Commissioner OF
labor Statistics J. Y. Hamrlck, State
Librarian r. a. Cobb, and c. c. Pagan,
to the State Board tof Tax lIqualiZa-
tion4 all these being "Pritohard Popu-
lists.
Ex-Congrcssman S. II. Alexander, of
Charlotte. presided at the State Road
congress here last night.
MI. BaEwell, of this county, for the
fifth time gets the gold medal for the
finest cotton exhibited Mt the State fair.
nhe finest cotton on the market here
this year was sold yesterday by John
Robinson, eN-State commissioner of Ag-
-iculture.
The Commonwealth Cotton Mills, at
Durham start up next week on full time.
The plant has been almost doubled
within hhe past three months.
Sheriff George Pritchard, Of Mitchell
county, brother OF the Senator, who was
lately shot by a desperate, has so far
recovered rs 70 he able to so West with
the Senator.
The state board of agriculture is yet
nominally in session here. Really, il
came to see the fair. This cost the
State somo $500. The chairman OF the
board, Mr.. Maultsby, said last night.
when asked what had been done, well,
we appointed committee to see the
furniture we bought for the museum"
Were you not all at the fair?" he was
asked. and replied: Don't say anything
about It,"
The exhibit made by private and pub
lie schools at che fair has come to bo
feature. Last year this exhibit wat,
anaugurated. and this year It IS enlarged
and improved.
a New York firm wants to secure 200
conVicts to make shirts in the penl0n-
tiary.
No lease of the pcnitentiary was made.
This was settled Yesterday
The State horticultural Society
elected ]. Van Lindley president. ana
i. l.. Brown secretary. The State
Da!rymen's Society elected Dr.. w. G..
Lash president. Bcnnchan Cameron vice
president and r. T.. Emery secretary.
Inc annual meeting of the North
Carolina Veterans \ association was held
+ last night, and Colonel j.. NJ. Parks. Of
Littleton. was elected prcs!derc. G.. n.
Leach vice president, Claude II. Den
son, secretary. a committee OF four,
j. c. McRae w. II. Day, c. Il. benson.
and a. G. Avery, were appointed TO urge
the legislature 10 make n larger appro-
pration to the Soldiers Home. This
State now gives the home less than any
other State does, only $500 The need
rs for substantial brick cottages to ac-
commodate 200. A number are now in
county homes, as the home here will
only accommodate 90.
The PeHitentiary Board has unanl-
mously found DR.. Kirby Smith guilty
OF gross immortality with the female
criminal insane, and commended DR..
Kirby and superintendent Smith for
discharging him. The Board has plac-
ed the entire control of the pcnitentiary
in the hands OF it's executive committee
thus taking 1t from superintendent
Smith. 1t was also decided not to lease
the penitentiary, as the sentiment in
tine State is overwhelmingly against IT,