The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-06

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portant announcement.
]. Wiley is the most important arrival
ND to date. He hadn't been in town fif-
teen minutes before you could feel that
great thoughts and big management were
| floating through the air AS soon as
Pritchard and Bwart and Tom Bailey
and Jim Young heard that j. Wiley had
arrived, they began to take second place
/ so that the real leader could lead the pro-
cession. II. Wiley will lead her. He has
| recently returned from Washington.
| Phitchard had telegrnphed him to come
on. !. Wiley went by the fast mail. The
| Job was a $50 a month place. j. Wiley
| tUepz the oath, learned the pay, put on his
ne& silk hat and walked into Pritchards
room, and said: ''Vale, vale, longum
vale" Pritchard didn't understand.
| Then J., Wiley said II go to Pigeon
River. If | return, return as Collector
of the Western District" He left Wash
ington and it's allurements to seek solace
| in the waters of Pigeon River. He found
| it. and:is in Raleigh predicting the cleo
| ton of Pritchard and working like bea-
yer forihim. He is the best friend Pritch-
ard has in the world. The Senator eX-
pected to appoint J. Wiley as his private
secretary, and J. Wilety expected 1t. The
| Senator found he could help himself by
| giying:that place to Duncan, of Carteret.
J. Whey, with his usual unselfshness
| where a friend is concerned, consented.
| Now If he is cut out of the collectorship,
we shall always think he hadn't
Ought5r"
NJ. W. II. Gallup, Democratic member
of the House from Currituck county,
who arrived yesterday, says that there
are more ducks in Currituck sound than
have been known in twenty years. There
are about fifty batteries on the sound,
and ALREADY this season it is estimated
that about $4,000 ducks have been killed,
and they have netted the people of Curri-
tuck county in the neighborhOod of 500
600 A party from the North have been
shooting at the club houses which they
own. There are six club houses built by
Northern companies in Currituck, and
the owners have been having much sport,
though cunning in the marshes has not
been very good. If the season continues
good. the citizens of Currituck will make
800 900 on ducks this season. The ducks
are mainly shipped North and at the
market in Currituck they sell from 90
cents to 81 each. They are generally sold
by the pair. II hated very much to leave
such fine sport to come to the Legis-
ature," said Mr.. Gallup.
Col. Harry Skinner, his erstwhile black
hair showing quite gray tinge, is in the
fight for Pritchard. There is no longer
any doubt that Pritchard and Skinner
have formed a combination to throw But
LEI overheard Skinner is to help Pritch-
ard TO 90 back to the Senate, and when
Buffers term expires, Prutchard is to
throw his whole weight to secure the cleo
| ton of Col. Skinner TO the Senate to sue
coed Butler. There may be many denlals
OF this statement, but it will be shown to
be true If not true, why should Mr..
skinner remain away from his seat in
Congress to take charge of the Populist
end Of Pritchard's campaign? Why
should he be telling Populists that Pritch-
ard is a silver man? The Colonel is in
The fight UP to the hilt, and is putting in
his best ticks for Pritchard. Can he de-,
throne Butler and become the Popuhst
Aeader?
|. There are ut least fifty Republicans
there who are working for Pritchard, and
as many more will be here tomorrow.
| They divide out the Populists among
l.
1t. / saw Populist get off the train yes
terday afternoon. -Four Republican heel
ers were staading in the waiting room
watching the incoming passengers. One
of them slapped the other on the shoulder,
pointed to a Populist member, and said:
''There's your man." The man addressed
lost no time He made bee line for the
Populist, and walked up the street with
him. they went into the bar and took a
drink together (the heeler standing treat)'
and the Republican went with the Popu-
list member to his boarding house, and
didn't let him get out of his sight for
two hours That is the kind of work
Pritchard's folks are doing.
II know that at least one of the Popu-
lists put down by Col. Skinner for
Pritchard is not for him." said a Popu
list last night II will not give his name
now, but he assured me that he would
not vote for Pritchard unless a majority
OF the Populists in the caucus should
vote to endorse him. l think there are
others who hold the same view. There is
a difference between being for Pritchard
| and boiling a caucus for him"
In the list of members of the House,
published in yesterdays News and OBJ
server, the county of Onslow was omit
| ted. The member from that county, Mr..
Rodolph Duffy, a Democrat Of the
straitest sect, arrived yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Duffy was a member of the
last House, and is an able and useful
| legislator.
If the Republicans get the Railroad
| Commissioner, Capt. Il. S. Walton, Of
Burke, says he is certain to get it. Jno II.
Smith, OF Wayne, says he will get Mr..
Leazar's place. And so it goes. The Re
publicans are dividing out all the State
| places, and the Senatorship, expecting
| the Populists to help them for a few in
ferior places.
| ~
"Have you heard the news this morn