The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-08
THE TAR HEEL CAPITAL
Tax Returns Show an Increase Of Two
Million Dollars Over Last Year.
FARMERS INSTITUTES IN THE WEST.
Fro Loss Of "a Elmo harm Crops Sui-
tcriu. from Drought Veterans
Going TO Winchester Prominent
Democrats Oppose Fusion with
POputists Mormon Missionaries.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 7.-tSpcclaD-
Leaving out Watauga count the report
Tor which has not yet been received,
the total valuation of property in the
State. exclusive of telegraph, railway
and steamboat property. is reported by
the Board OF Equalization to lac s232,-
J96.2i3, against S236, SCI, 531 last year.
The State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture returned to-day from the western
part OF the State. lie was last hi Polk
IL Henderson counties attending
Farmers Institutes. Ec found the
grapes there. particularly the niagara,
In fun bearing, and The largest and
finest he had ever seen. The last in
stitute Will be held ut Mocksville to-
morrow and ext day and will be the
largest of all.
Governor Russell has nccn at Will
mington several days and will return
tomorrow.
A convict. Jim Eaton, Who 4 year ago
escancd from the pen!tentiary, was cap
tured Sunday ut S~partanburS and was
brought back to-day. fin was from
Vance.
The barn at he farm of DIR. George
w. BlaclHnall. near hero, was burned
last night. He says the loss Is $4,000,
with no insurance.
Inspector General b.. S. Roystcr and
Major Il. Nj. Hayes, u. S. a., go to Kin
ston as special guests Of the Kinston
Naval Reserves 1T q reception and ball.
Tie band of the First Virginia Regi-
ment Will furnish the MUSIC.
There Is a requisltinn for 'convicts for
the Halifax farm, where '1,400 acres OF
corn are ready for fodder pulling"
Claude Dockcry says that the drought
Is literally burning UP the crops In
Anson and Richmond counties. The
crops, particularly peas. cotton and late
COTn. 1rn rnt. off Irtsa1 r f, ~, 80 Mt.
OF the State. Mr.. Dockcry says cot
ton Is being forced open so rapidly
that 1t can all he picked on In three
weeks.
The L.. OBJ. Branch OF the Confedc-
rate Veterans here will be well repre-
sentcd at Winchester, VA, September
18th, ut the laying of the corner stone
OF The monument To tho North Carolina
dead. Rev. Dir. Avercrt, the orator of
the day. viii take Il new line of thought.
He VIII assert that this country has
never been n republic.
Peace Institute here has been rentted
and repaintcd within II without and
has an excellent prospect for attend
ancc. a number OF Virginia pupils ol-
ways attend II.
Many students for tho University are
arriving there daily. Monday the term
begins.
Forty North Carolina editors expect
10 leave on the night OF the Goth Instant
o the Tennessee Exposition. They
VIII stop one day at Lookout Mountain.
Democrats OF high position In the
party are saying very freely that They.
VIII have none OF fusion with Populists;
mat what is wanted is j straight Demo-
cratic fight, for white supremacy, and
That Senator Butler rldlcules' this by
speaking OF 1t rs the ~"nigger racket"
senator Butler fears this Democratic
Keynote. So does Governor Russell.
More m arc arriving in tho
state. They are attempting to do much
work in It.
Inc State crop report says that crops
are very fine In tho extreme eaast. b1t
are suffering from drought,
Sotton has shed considerably and the
1oD crop IS badly shortened. The crop
wMl fall short of expectations. II Is
opening prematurely. Thirty per cent.
or tosacco remains uncut. Curing is
rapid and results very good. Late corn
Is SUFFERING for main. Rice Is ready
1or harvesting.