The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-08
FERTILIZER FIGURES.
Remarkable Increase Id the Business In
the Past Few Years.
SENATOR vAACE'S GRAVE UNMARKED
Plans OF tile Russell Republicans
Pritch"rd's Friends Decide 10
asnoro che GOvcrnor-Swn,nps
Drying Up-Deoreo III u Railroad
suit.

Raleigh. n. c., Oct. T.-(SpcciaD--
Chief Clerk Denmark, of The state
Treasury, to-day prepared statement
which shows the remarkable Increase in
the sales OF commercial fertilizers in this
State In the past few years. The state
1nent begins with 1892 aud the first
figures on the tons sold and on which
the State received the tonnage tax OF %
cents. which goes TO the Agricultural
Department, the next figures being the
total of tax for the years 1892, 10i, 1TS,
s26.044; 1893, 145, AGO. SIG GG6; 1891, Isl. 243.
$32.s10; 1895, 11i,7Os, s2s,552; 1896. 1929,
s45.s57; 1897 (cn mcnths). 213,055, $780,
1874. The total the first three years was
3S0.SSS tons for the last three is $40. G93
an Increase OF 10000. Or more than 81
per cent.
Near Apex, this county. revenue OH
GERS made raid last night and cap
tured n thirty-sallon Illicit diStllery,
from which the owners had just de-
parted.
Thomas A. Mcneil, of Lumberton
saw the Governor to-day and applied
for the pardon OF Purdie Jacobs. the
murderer of Mrs. carp
The Secretary of State reports that
this year he has licensed thirty-siX life
and fire insurance companies to do
business, that eleven have failed to re-
new licenses and one has collapsed.
a commission was issued to-day to
w. L. Old AZ lieutenant junior grade OF
the Elizabeth City Division Of the Naval
Reserves.
The State,granis a charter to the San
ford Clothing company to make trous-
ers. shirts and overaIis.
"A large number Of railway employees
mere have made Il new. departure by
esta olishing q cooperative grocery store.
AS yet Senator FanCe.s grave in the
Ashevillc Cemetery is unmarked. Once
Ia. .f,r, Npty -.
the grave, but there were legal pro-
ceedlngs to recover them and they were
returned. 1t is said that they have not
since been molested.
The Presbyterians in this State now
propose to raise $4,000 which Davidson
College specially needs for repairs and
improvements.
his home, near AshevilIe. He manifests
much Interest In the State Fair and will
make n large exhibit. That made last
year was excellent.
1t is rumored here that those mem
pers of tile Republican State Commit
tee who favor Governor Russell have
met here within the past few days, and
that one Of their plans is to make Robert
Hancock, of Newbern chairman of tho
committee. II Is said further that the
following members of the committee are
with the Governor, or on his side
Marshall Mott, Tyre Glenn, James H.
Young. Abe Middleton, John Blount
Robert Lewis, Robert Hancock Nor
wood Long and j.. s. Walton, and that
at the conference held here Young, Mid
dleton. Lewis, Biount and Hancock were
present. Senator Pritchard was prompt
ly notified Of this movement lie is, of
course bitterly anti-Russell
There was conference between
Pritchard and number of Republicans
,,,t
and Carl Duncan who is to be the next
Revenue collector of this district were
among those on hand. The course OF
Governor Russell was discussed. IT was
decided to ignore him; to regard him us
really outside of the party, and to pay
no attentionto his course in attempting
to Rnnul athei North Carolina railway
lease.
Francis ID. Winston, OF BERTHE, says
the swamps In that section Of the State
are so dry that cattle are actually dying
OF Thirst. In swamnS In which people
have never before been able to enter
they now go and cut wood and haul it
out. het,l ~ .iay
Judge Slmonton files n decree In the
injunction suit brought against Govern
or Russell, Attorney General Walser, the
State Board of Internal improvements
President Hancock and Governor Rus
sells directors Of the Atlantic and North
Safoiina railway. tucker Is very
large private stakeholder. Judge Sim
onton dismisses the complaint as TO all
save the president acld State directors
he permits the Governor TO appoint a
State proxy, but forbids the president
and board from attempting to enforce
that part Of the new act regarding the
Charter which requires the actual pre-
sence Of the State proxy to constitute 4
quorum. Judge Simonton says this
amendment amounts 10 nothing unless
at regularly called meeting of all the
stockholders. held after due notice. n
majority Of ali adopts it as amendment
10 the charter. All save the president
and directors recover costs of Tucker.
but he gets all his costs from them and
The road. The State Is q two-thirds
owner of this road