The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-22
CHERS ASSEMBLY
lfss Hundred Teachers Attending the
Session at horehead CITY.
uNGAA of BEAUFORT TO Be COLLECTOR

sSsssa GAE UT HEAUfu &fU be EULlcGiUn
ssforeu Tencl,ers Organize for the
slssE dncational Campaign slnIting
EsSssSSssAyRgons IL Mt St hc i'cnitcntinry IN.
4HS asfest IN Micn Mining lscviving-
Us ton Mill increasing Equipment
isale tgh.s n. c., Jane 21.-(Special)-
College will on "Wednesday
55sssEnhferat the honorary degree of LID. on
5 5s:SS te# Justice Robert NJ, Douglas, a
duatep Of that widely known institu-
S(aesass the teachers assembly at More
3kssNa1sads City last evening, President kilgo,
{fSSSESTrfnity College, delivered an address
SIggaI the life of Moses. To-day was public
stopl Fday---ln many respects the most
EAMterssting Of the entire session. the ud-
5f6sSstsgsSSsss and the discussions being by
asis some of the brightest members. About
tSSlO steachers are said to be present, and
}&Sglfa lesSsattendance ut the seSSionSSis the
EEssssAg gest&in many years. OF course. the
ttsndancs of persons holding assembly
ssseesSssTfiilca tests not a fourth rs large as
Sssglss some occasions, but the fact Is that
AaGt as fourth used to be teachers.
EssssssssR.srEons who came down from Green's
66aaEsser eSterday brought news OF the
aasgaE,ISrnsng OF the large livery stables OF
NgsF.S Jan Story.
EEssSsSsl tSa ppears TO be quite generally CON
afsganea Snow| that Carl Duncan, of Beau
ffstgrtss Is to. be- the next revenue collector
anSsthis district. Congressman Skinner
3AssfaasssSSpeen trying earnestly to have G.
obb, Of Elizabeth City, given this
Estaee, nd of course Skinner has much
25nitueEce with Senator PR: chard, as the
1 q owes him 50 much for political
aKSsAnHuence: But now it Is learned that
4 ssalan5 arrangement Is made by which Skin
9EIlesra Is. ITO get something equally Ms
83sss lhe Sixteenth annual session OF the
4 sg6loged Teachers association ended to-
4 20 IT. was held In Shaw University
sssnere.13T The chief feature Of the work
Yves the organization Of the entire STATE
1 sEssolrrSaZ campaign in July prior 10 the cleo
88sssSpn in August on local aid 10 pub:ic
hools: DR.. Smith, of Godsboro, of the
Il rs sommittee on Local Taxation. recon-
$msnued central campaign committee
2sshls was created. A summer normal
Il sschoo l was also ordered organized. The
declare their entire read
88saaneas ito cooperate In everything that
4 sg@pestB for the State. N. f. Roberts. of
4 leign, is reelected president; Prof.
3 as1itier5a and Mrs. G. G. Shaw secretaries.
asss sstoVernor Russell returned this morn
EdngSfrom his summer home at Wrights-
Mrs. Russell will remain there
4 sAantil his next visit
penttentiary authorities are now
ahtantmg their newly purcha sed farm nj
tie <Hayne and will have 200 acres in
6Ssorn,H besides peas and peanuts, intend
aaag#ato raise al the supplies needed
Ehere.S AS many convicts as are nee
asSeasary will be employed to fully de-
&BfsHsssEopa the phosphate mines. The great
piles OF shell rock Will be removed and
kE Some excellent wagons are now being
Nnade at the pententiary and sent to the
s6ssAss rms This Will ne quito & branch of
&ssssss1edness there. So will the making Of
noes. which In future will be made for
n !$fhsS coliVicts. Up to few years ago
81 many shoes We're made there
5NsFee zine photographs OF Governor Russell
3ssssan 9. staff were received Today from
sas Nashville.
+ AIgood deal has been said about the
||SssSso 600 paid the Agricultural and Me-
EEa;s.nha nical College for making fertilizer
ssISanaiysis. In 1S95-'96 It was $4,000: in
|Fst s93-'s4 It was $4,000; in fact for several
Wears It has been increasing at the rate
SsHsyaSs about 81 900 yeas.
5sss ItSis said that several Republicans
lea1aYe been put on duty as deputy reve-
HtFaue collectors under the special agent a
3&1 greensboro. and not under civil service
3ssS@ eEhaps these are merely temporary ap-
!Es$sSl0in tments.
h hss@ State Labor Commissioner Ham-ick
to-day from his second ;our of
S|assSns pection$ Of mills and mines He Wis
Rass set nifty mills IN Alexander, Rowan.
sEtEStSSs1parrus, &lredell, Guilfora, Davidson
|ssEsSl Inion, Burke and Mcdowell counties.
lsdaThas now visited one hundred mills.
Hide ds that in the counties above
leEnamed there are no new mills under
but there Is large in
sSsafease IN the number OF snindles and
He finds the greatest excitement
HIS yer known regarding mica mining. this
due to the proposed tariff duty.
mis- interest is very large in Cleveland.
sss8esstssnrke, Mcdowell and Runcombe. One
"a IN Cleveland is moving his dwell
SIN very fine mica mine having been
Ess et1nd nder It No monazite is now be-
fsAn e mined but people are waiting for a
sSssssssfst to sbe imposed. There are plans
renew tin mining at Kings Noun
Not much gold mining Is being
Sssa one save In few sections. In Mellow
SeA some new shafts are being sunk.
81 lats reports show that there are now
Il 5nsl Asaston 11o,1s6 spindles and 2,275
B sgMrs. Lucy Blake. an estimable old
sSssaaay. died suddenly OF apoplexy this az
gssfnoon. She had family connections in
ERR Y6ffolk and Portsmouth.
FfERTFOnD.