The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-30
Beard a. Of Agriculture ; baking Efforts to
SpeadsIfs Income.
STATE ST RIElV''EkuEsF.xcEEO EXPECTATIONS
NeW Rnilroaa commission Organizes
ana Takes q Waaeis a, ,hn Free
Pass nusincss CHRISTMAS Jokes
Rui" q ourti,onse- l'ennsylvnnln
Coionists In Rowan County.

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Raleigh. N. C., Dec. 2o.-(specj,l--
Among to-day's arrivals was John
+ Sraham. OF Ridgeway j. president OF the
VI State Marmens' Alliance, who. accord
ing to j. e. L. Harris, is to be made
of Immigration at $4,000
n year II the United States Supreme
Court decides that the tonnage tlx on
fertilizers is constitutional .;1,c,,' n a.
s CISCO VIII assure the Agricultural De-
partment OF an income Of certiajnIy. no.
less than $4,000. Now the Commits
sioner of Agrlcultureti is 5ex-o!ilcio Com
. missioner of lmmigration at the nol,li-
nal salary OF $50 a year. The Agr!cul-
t .ut.tt -.IJSPattrnent has for same years
been AFRAID TO strike out boldly ana ex-
PEND its funds, for resr OF thc c0urts
/. However. II has lent the AgricultiIr,i
2 ana Mechanical College several ,hots
Hnd saoiiafS ana has expended thglls-
ands on additions 10 tile museum.
M Cniet Clerk Sims, or the Auditors
Department, says that IL the state Il
as successful next ycur las II ms hnan
this year in collecting revenue 1t Will
be able TO pay all extra aEprGpr,a lions
anu nave SlO0,0J0 With which To heE;n
( iSay and Tay the Legislature. Alegls-
latiSc session costs Approximately $72-
COO lafi5'4 Il -
Charles y. Cook stood any chuncr ar
getting the District Atttorncyshjp. or
all the men named in connection win
tHat appointment Thomas ii. Arco was
lar ana away the ablcst, bun he is not
Z G bitter Partisan like Bernard. than
Wnom nE1e Is more extreme. 1t is said
that Pritciurd did net really want "A
see Geek get TIE place. CGox had an
tasonizea Prltchard's friends drr,ng
Inc session of the Legislature and Is n
devoted friend lof Governor Russcli
NO man can accomplish the task Of
Deing the friend CT both Russell and
Pritcllard. I'M.
Christmas tokers, have nearly wrecked
with dynamite the courthouse of
wilkes county, the explosion injurinsy
the foundation and 8the building and
breaking all he.windows
. christM3s Day, theipupils of the blind
3 ,ii heres5wercs given y SPECIAL
invitation by Governor and Mrs. R,,s-
sell TO visit the Executive Mansion ana
Were given a Special reception there.
me Governor made 4 talk to them.
io-morrow Governor ana Mrs. Russell
ana superintendent Joigr Il. Ray VIII
go to toe Institution. for The cclorcd
deaf-mntns end Blind ana give each
plpll rem emhrancer of the season
81 Superintendent IGay says he hopes TO
Put up two buildings at the Blind in
sttuticn 5nd at the one Tor negro deaf
mltes and blind next year. i t the re-
sources of the&Stntc will justify there
will be ST. 600 availabla for this purpose.
The State Treasurerthls year refused to
pay out n cent of Special appropia-
tions. saying it wassa all he could pUSsi-
bly do TO meet the regular ones.
& Several discharges OF employees have
recently made at the pcniten;Iary. one
OF those dropped being the Veteran
corporal Lowery, Those dropped put
the blame On the Warden, WHO Is the
rSpHern9r's brother. Some OF them
charge the Warden with specially fav-
oring the negro convicts and with spc-
coliy furnishing White prisoners. il
appears that The Warden and the re-
firing superintendent do not harmon!Ge.
a story Is told TO the effect that the
Governor did not really want his broth-
er made Warden, burt THAT Superirteu-
dent Smith went ahead and made the
appointment.
IS Otho Wilson says he Is glad lie was
not here when Pearson and Caldwell
broke into the Railway Commission
office, as there would, no doubt have
beea trouble. Pearson tells me that the
Sheriff went 10 the Governor about put
ting Pearson and Caldwell in the Office.
The Governor told him 10 break into
the office. The Sheriff said he could set