The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

lttOt lllaJOTlly OF tns vote cast,
I. a. ajority of the entire membership of
rs he Legislature, 3.
RUSSELL AND PRITCHARD,
ssAf Senator Pritchard, in speech after
y lis election to-day. said to his ''Popu-
4 Ist friends who had stood by him in
q this trying ordeal" that they would
IS lever have cause to regret their action;
q that he stood where he did two years
Il Ago; that he would in future as in past,
4 Eeep every pledge; that his victory
!g means much for the Republican party in
Che nation; that with protective tariff
! prosperity would return
Governor Russell then spoke, saying
mat ne was not one of those who be-
q Ieyed the Senatorial conflict between
s Populist and Republican parties will be
n ~ any way disastrous to those policies
Il which they have desired to carry out.
y BY this he means division OF offices
Sonsressman Skinner then spoke de-
sAclaring that the Populists who voted
y for Pritchard had done the hest deed
Il they mad ever done for Republicanism
4 and the cause OF humanity: that II
would not disintegrate the Populist
y party mat the Republicans ought TO be
& given absolute power to bring pros
perity to the people; that Populism had
I now bound Pritchard to it's cause: tina;
III IN TOUR years protection did n bring
y prosperity, Pritchard would walk out of
Is the next national Republican conventions
and take North Carolina with him rs
Teller did Colorado.
n SKINNER AS LEADER.
III Prttchard was interviewed this altar
4 noon, and said: '"ro-day's victory means
4 the middle-of-the-road Populists IRE in
leader of the Populist party in North
Sarolina, but will rank In future as tho
4 leader of Populist cause"
Senator Butler says: "The fight has
Y Jus. begun; II Is now war to the knife"
ses Popuilst State Chairman Fountoi,
y says; THE fusion of Pon,,lists -, n IN
publicans is ended 90" NC
BoLTERS EXPELLED.
me Populists caucussed tonight
3 a MY. SPOKE, and so did other leaders
inc polters were formally expel,nI
from the party Npeiieu
me republicans say Butler is plan-
ning TO block all legislation. some nf
Inc M. oolters entered the Populist caucus
,y skinner has telegram from Tom
arS Slso ni congratulating him on Pritch.
der. Strike ut But
~, PoPuLIsTs ARE DIVIDED
mere appears to be little or nor dom,
< mat the Populists are de,.,daa uo nr,
4 ~ M ~ IS thought, will practically mn
SieS ,t., me republicans. Senator But
Tnp,,iits,t uaiIy says corporation of the
4 7 az majority and the Republicans is
4 MI, al ena. Every leader In the marty
Except Harry skinner, stands viii pd Rn,
1sas. III This matter. Skinner is nov,
ssse3AA-eommunicate. It was said IN, NV
4 pn pulst mat compared to the '6uu"
8ex.not, VIII issue against him n "bull' OF
M S1HoT,esonimunication" will be as bnt a
sateientine. Skinner knows bis nosI,,
m, LEAVING TOWN.
ne republicans who hav. tbroncaa
4,as. CITY Tor two weeks began to leava
ns evening; They regarded Pritchard
PRlTCHARD GOT ANGRY.
eoHe OF the MANY
3 Sceurreu IN the lobby OF the Park hotai
11litcnard said to Congressman Sbuford
t,n pusst, great worker against him
.na. shuiord thought he was palying n
S saime Shuford replied he did nor
Know, Then Pritchard cursed bi n,
tr9 'y and told him he would attend to
e.. us vase aiter matters In hand were dis
< tI vi: several persons witnessed
s,ss as incident Senator Pritchard is
toVerpowered him.
BUTLER RED HOT.
senator Buffers paper to-day VOC
poiiing hot 1t was full of denunciation
o. o. me boiling Populists and the Repub-
It is said that a certain lot of Re-
punlicans have tried hard to muster up
shoush courage to attack Pritchard. IL
sis aieged that six negro members of the
legislature were ripe for revolt. But If
complishment. -
& - "MIcRoBE sCALPs."
Ihe talk about microbes" by the leg
Isiators continues One member said he
favored Offering a bounty. for "microbe
scalps." as some counties in the west
ern part of the State offer rewards for
WOLF scalps.
STREET CARS DON'T PAY.
Inc ODDS appear now to be against
the the resumption of street car traffic here
me cars have always been operated at
"a loss, and will be for the next ten
years. 1t Is said. and they will not be
put on against unless 1000 lights are
guaranteed the company, or double the
present number.
,MlsCE2LLAN EOUS MENTION.
me state to-day received another
rapid lire Hotchkiss gun from the War
department
One convict arrived at the peniten-
s .lary to-day. TO serve fifteen years for
Il is stated that 81 900 of the firemen's
feiiei fund is now In the State Treasury
uncalied for.
Rev. DR.. Marshall. rector of Christ
church here, is said 10 have meningitis.
FMS evening al 9 O'Clock at Christ
ohureh Miss Mary Miller, of this city,
and pr Lacy Gibson, Of Staunton, Va,
were married
3 i1r ttAsE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD
president S. b. Alexander, OF the
ss s.g,i, Carolina railway. is here. He is
I making .ls an examination of the road and
III "a 1kst,