The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-09
Grave Doubts Are Expressed as 10 His Con.
flrmallun at Washington.
PROBABILITY OF WAR DISCUSSED
31Rsons TO Assemble on May o+th,-
The Pamiico aud Carfcrct Comfy
Oyster Claims TO Re Submitted 10 a
rcc-Lnn9sion's Case Contin~
ued Found Dead.

Raleigh. n. c., March S.--(SpeciaD-
Y. S. Lusk, or Asheville, who has been
at Washington as one of the witnesses
against Judge Ewart, was here to-day.
He said that E2wart's confirmation
''looks dark He called attention to
the fact that a few years ago. when
the Farmers Alliance fever was at
It's height. Ewar made several
speeches. saying he had abandoned the
practice OF law.
The chief topic of talk here Is the
war news The war sentiment is
very strong among all classes of citi-
zens.
The gathering of the higher orders of
slasons' here, proba IDLY May cath, will
be made very attractive. The Mystic
Shrine has never met in this city. The
Grand Chapter. Grand Council and
Grand Commandery will all be we'll
represented
The State to-day chartered the Fay
etteNlle Oil and Fertilizer company,
with $4,000 capital, the stockholders
being J. 1f. Williams, w. w. Williams,
c. H. MCLAUGHLIN and w. b. Alexan-
der. 1t Will make cotton seed oil and
fertilizer.
Tomorrow the directors of the In
sane asylum here meet to elect an
assistant physician to succeed the late
Ut. Mott and also to elect a. steward
FRANK ID. Koonce and his son. Frank
~. koonce, Jr., of Onslow, are here In
the interest Of the young mans candi-
dacy for assistant physician. S. L.
hoonce Is now temporarily filling the
place. AS to steward It lis not known
who Will get that place, as there are
many applicants. Last year DIR. Kirby
nominated w. r. Crawford. Jr, and
ne has held the place, though the
board did not confirm his appoint
ment.
The statement that Mr.. Hanna. clerk
In the office Of United States Marshal
Dockery' had resigned is untrue. He
STANDS upon his civil service rights
1t Is now arranged that the PamEco
ana Carteret county oyster claims shall
DC submitted TO n referee. The State
treasurer will not pay them as they
now stand.
The Fifth Baptist church here was
organized last evening.
The police are looking for n vn,nr
white man named Holdentleld, who
Sunday afternoon drew revolver on
MS sweetheart, n Miss Roberts, who
was walking with another young man
ana some girl friends. and threatened
her with instant death If She did not
return to Raleigh with him. Holden
ield IS thought to be insane He has
made threats OF suicide and also that
he Will surely kill the girl
mere Is some movement here and
there by farmers for reduction of
the cotton acreage. but It is not gene
raj, and Il Is absolutely impossible to
secure any unity OF effort along this
line
a young man named Thorpe, who
SAID ne was son Of William Thorpe,
or Granville county, was found yester-
day dying on public road In Person
county. He said John FORSYTH shot
MIN. The wound is in his head. His
horse was near by.
1t is found that there will be eleven
North Carolina vacancies in the Pea
body Normal School. two by reason of
resignation and nine in June in regular
course
The cases of Young, the burglar. and
langdon. the forger, set for hearing
yesterday, are continued They are to
De tried In the Superior Court the end
Oh the present month.
Inc Secretary of State says the lie
enScS or all Insurance companies and
OF al agents to do business in North
carolina expire April 1st, and suggests
mat applications for license and lists
OF agents be sent in by March Doth