The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-13
The Call RumeIously Signed by Both Wings
IvI ~
Of the Party.
WILL Be HELD ON NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Party Is shaky and VIII Talk
Over tho Situation, Also In Regard
TO Calling n Stnto Convcntion-v.
l.. Lusk snys Ewnrt Was Never Liz
ccnscd TO Practice LAW.

Raleigh, n. C, Mar1h 12.-(SpeciaU.-
"A call Is made fen 4 conference OF Pop
uTsts here next "Wednesday. II is sign
ed by members Of both wings Of that
party, the Butterflies and the anr!-But-
lerites. One OF the former is j. \. lain
rick, State Labor Commissioner. He
SAID today that all sorts of Populists
had made the call and that all sorts
will attend the gathering. He added,
1--WE VIE talk over rhe situation and
SEQ whether the Democrats taill gobbie
us l1p CIR not. We will also see about
calling Il State Convention. The party
is shaky; tirat is L fact. 1t looks like
il Mill divide and part 20 TO the Demo-
Gratis ana the other part To- the Repub-
ltcans." HadnIicli is L member OF the
Populst State Committee.
Y. 5. I.uSk, Of AShevlle, spar,t some
tSTn making inquiry az to whether il.
G. Jwart had ever been licensed by the
Supreme Court of this State to- practice
law. Lusk declares J:wart never was
licensed. In vi;iM Of this fact, X is re-
GaTded rs singular u!1nt Lusk should
three years ago have worked so hard
to have lIwart made a judge of the
Western Criminal Circuit. Ewarr is
not a naltivc of this State, but of South
Carolina. Lusk is now trying 20 defeat
his confirmation as Federal judge.
The State todaE, chartered the Iaapub-
lie Publishing Company, of Rocking
ham. Richmond county capital. $l.50O.
1t will publish a Republicans paper and
ID. NJ. Morrison, IL. c. Dockery, y. S.
Dockery. Claut',ius DockeIy. John r.
Cameron, M. S. JOIN and M. II. Quick
are amorg THE stockholders.
Several hundred shrubs and plants
fror 1,n ea,tos ID lt,,,n !,
rived here, the Gift of George Wander
bilt to the State. It is stated that adj
will be set out in the grounds of the
Executive Mansion and noEe in ths' Cap
ital Square. Vandcrbllt's gardener will
supervise the work.
The ndSI building at the State SH.iool
for deaf mutes at Nfcrgantcln will be $50
feet front ard three stories in height
ard will cost $1,000.
REV. ]. w. jenkins, q local Methodist
prea cher, is dangerously sick with cry
sipclas at his home. Cary.
Track laying on the new MowervilDe-
Mocksville short cut of the Southern
railway Is expected to begin by the end
of EteNt week..
II is asserted G!3at the suspension OF
the negro organ. the Gazette. in this
city, has added to the laiorry OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES leaders. who are
planning fusion. That paper was fac
tor Ii holding the negroes to fusion With
the PopulistS.
Miss Eva Belle Simmons. the only
female graduate Of Wake Forrest Col
1cgc, who died suddenly yesterday e't
Eufamla, Ala. wilt be buried at Wake
Forest. She was given a d:gree. al
il!aough she stood ut the hea'1 Of the
class. H>T brbther, Thomas ]. Sim
mons, is president of the college at En-
faula.
The Suprema Court devotcs the COM
Ing week to Tie Sixth district The
docket is one cf the lightcst ever knoNin.
The first Federal prisoner was ysster-
day '.lac'ad in the pcnitcntiary here.
Chiirm9m DockeICt of the Penip;ati-
AIRY Board. favors the san of III, big
and nearly eI1lpty prison to the United
Sta ties.