The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-05
Political Contest This Year VIII Be Long
and Heated.
STATE ISSUES WILL Be MADE SUPREME
8mposfors Working odd Fellows
Two Railroads to IEarnett County
Major Wilson Thinks Caldwell
and Pearson viii 10 Oustcd-
Looks Dnrk for Hancock.

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 4.-(Special)-
The Executive Committee OF the insane
asylum here met yesterday ITO consider
the matter Of clecting first assistant
physician to succeed the late DR.. II. S.
Mott. 1t was decided to leave the ques-
ton of selection in ghe hands of Super
intendent Kirby. 1t Is said he will name
DR.. Koonce, Of Jones county. for the
position, and that in March the direc-
hors will confirm his selection.
Last night was one of the coolest of
the year. and at 4 o'clock the iiremcn
Z had 10 turn out to answer an alarm.
SThe fire was In dwelling. but they
made such haste that they extlnguished
Il With only $50 damage. The loss by
fires during the winter Is not over
$1,000
The meeting Of the Democratic Stale
Committee, which is to be held February
%, ~ an important one. II is the belief
Of most persona that there Will be an
early campaign. or course, It will be
heated one. most probably equalling
that of 1876. nhe committee WILL of
course, select Raleigh as the place for
The convention. Though In past years
there has been some movement for Il
change to Greensboro and Charlotte, II
only resulted in talk.
Major James w. Wilson will appear
before the Railway Commission on the
18th inst. The subpoena on him from
the Commission was not served until
this week. He has no doubt that Gov
ernor Russel's new Commission will be
held in contempt by the United States
Supreme Court and also that the latter
will GUST Them
Governor Russell returned from Will
mington this morning. Much of the
street talk to-day WIS as ITO what the
Governor and the directors of the At
lantic and North Carolina Railway
would do al the meeting held this after
noon with President Robert Hancock.
The latter has been three days with his
son, Seymour, and is keeping In close
touch with his attorneys. AS has been
mentioned, 1t has been the general be-
lief for some time that Hancock would
be dropped as q director, that carrying
with II the position of president.
w. a. Guthrie, late Fopulia; nominee
for Governor. declares his firm belief
that free silver will this year be the SUI
preme issue in this STATE. Republicans
say that this canno; be done Demo-
Gratis generally say that State Issues
will be made supreme,
News from Asheboro is that the condi-
tion Of the venerable ex-State Treasurer.
John NJ. Worth, which has been eN
tremely critical ia much improved.
The Grand Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows gives notice that
there ale some impostors q; work in
this State, securing money from mem
bers of the order by getting their en-
dorsement on notes and drafts.
The first survey of the railway from
here to Ellington is completed. An
other Is being made. 1t is said tina. the
Dukes, of Durham, who own q. large
lumber plant q. Cary, nine miles west
of here, will try TO build a road. via
Holly Springs, and into the same belt
of long leaf pine timber a man named
G. b. Afford of Holly Springs, has a
charter.
The State Superintendent of Public
instruction expresses his satisfaction
at the beginning made in the way of
special taxes and subscriptions in aid
or public schools. For each dollar so
secured the Safe rlys dollar out of
It's general fund, and this year he e.:-
pects to see much money secured for
schools in this way.
An 1redell county young man left to-
day for the far away State of Wash
ington to meet his fancee and be
married.
The State charters the Wescassett
cotton and WOODEN mills OF S.anly