The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-02
Senator Butler Orders the Peoples Party
to Unite With the Democrats.
90 NOT LIKE cADE'S APPOINTMENT
Evidence That tho Fro mt tho Gums
mock Mino was or rncendInry OrI>
gin-Frce Liberties Extended
PrisoncEs--The Lnnsdon Case-Thc
a. IL n. G. Lcn.e.

Dt Is stated to-day by people who declare
there Is no doubt Of the accuracy OF
the statement, that Senator Butler has
ordered the Peoples Party 10 fuse with
the Democrats on Congressional tickets.
The Republicans do not like the APP
pointment Of the Rev. Baylus Cade as
Governor Russell's private secretary.
They say it is another evidence OF the
Governors Populistic drift. One RE
publican said 1t was an ideal appoint
mcnt. as no man would suit the Gov
ernor so well.
a member Of the Council Of State,
who was talking today about the pro-
posed lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway to the Southern. said
the Governor put the matter before the
council with his ablest arguments and
pressed 1t, saying 1t meant 2la per cent
On the Sl,500,000 OF capital stock, and
that while If the lease was made 1t would
be Immediately effective, yet 1t would
be binding only after ratification by
the Legislature. The State Treasurer
says In regard to this lease that he
hopes 1t may yet be made but sees no
reason to change his expressed belief
that the action of the Railway Com
mission has ended the matter.
The State Auditor. who now has
charge OF the public printing. as gu
pervisor, says Nash Bros, OF Goldsboro.
are given the printing OF the Supreme
Court reports and the State records; ed
wards, Broughton & Co.. the Railway
Commission report and that of the Au-
dltor; and Barnes Bros the report of
the Bureau OF Labor Statistics, the bull
letin OF the Agricultural Department,
and the general job work. He asserts
mat all the work Is being done at
less cost than ever before
James NJ. Moody. of Haywood COUNTY
is here, and says the only politics be
KNOWS now Is that the Ninth District
Will go Republican.
some republicans say they can carry
nearly all the Congressional districts
without aid. and that they calculate
on eHcting seven congressman them
serves, anu may get eight.
~ D. Moye, one of the Popul,st lead
ers, writing an open letter to his party,
says: Il am fusionist pure and sim
PIE because IN no other way can tho
true rcformcrs hope to accomplish any
'hinS. We cannot succeed unless we
vote soiidly together and be ready TO
luse with any party that will advocate
our principles"
It seems that there is quite small
poN scare at Selma, owing to the pros
ence of two suspects
buflng February there were only
three deaths of white persons in this
CITY. " >"''
Editor Thomas Fortune, OF the New
York Age, the best known negro organ
IN the country, will deliver an address
on THOMAS Jefferson March Sth at the
negro Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Greensboro.
The evidence Is that The fro ot ~.
Cumnock coal mine. which dcstrovnd
al the plant above ground. was incen
oiary. Rebuilding has begun, and new
machinery Is ordered, but mcanwhI,e
LOU persons are idle. This mine Is in
hard TUCK Its forty-five years Of his
tory has been series of disasters.
me Supreme Court to-day began the
nearing OF arguments on appeals from
the Fourth District
~ the State University next Friday
there Will be the second ANNA, da,,st
between two members of the senior class
ana TWO from that of the University of
Georgia, the QUESTION being: Ought
me United States to Annex Hawaii? ."
IT, *. Graham and w. j. Brogden are
Inc North Carolina speakers, and take
the negative.
me general sentiment as expressed
mere IS that the administration is ey
ttein"LS SLOW in regard to the matter
" 'hs Maine disaster, and that there
IS disposition to avoid war no mat
Ter what happens.
Judge Purnell, Of the United Stats
District Court says he Is Informed that
me Federal prisoners sentenced 10 con-
i'nement in Lenoir county Jail, are ac
iuaiy permitted by the sheriff to go
mto the town or country at pleasure.
ne VIII investigate the m:1tter and
me the sheriff If there Is proof. Some
years ago Judge Seymour discovered
1,'at a prisoner sentenced to Jail at
n'enur"lt. Carteret county. actually had
a,rotb ~ me JAZZ given him by his
as ne liked. The sheriff of Pasouotank
county refused to receive Federal nris.
onsrs, and Judge Purnell says he has