The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-24
The Govsrnor's Qdand9m FrIsnd Makes
Damaging Charges.
RUSSELL PRoCLA|MS HANCOCK A LIAR
youthful Burglar CRptured-wii-
n,insiou Tariff Association chars
tcred-Elng of tho ionrth HcEi~
ment rncd-Dcmocrnttc state
Committee Meets.

Raleigh. y. c.. Feb 23.-(SpeciaD-
The sensation to-day was the open let
ter by Robert Hancock, cX-prcSident OF
the Atlantic und North Carolina rail-
way. TO Governor Russell. in which he
charges the latter with inviting him to
commit a crime; that is, make a per-
sonal assault upon Editor JoSephus
Daniels, of the News and Observer.
Governor Russell says Hancock is
liar" and Hancock says he will pres
ent proof and names. 1t was this
affair which caused the remark that
no matter what the complexion of the
next Legislature may be the impeach-
ment of Governor Russell is certain.
Auditor Aver says "the triple headed
alliance at Minneapolis Is in politics as
great shock as the explosion Of the
Maine"
Republicans say to-day Governor
Russell is now out of their party; that
he Is merely free silver man, notll-
Ing more.''
The discovery of the San Jose fruit
scale at Glbsonville. near Greensboro
Is quite surprise to the expert
The capture of Ardell or Young, the
youthful burglar here yesterday, no
doubt, removes Z dangerous criminal
There Is n dressing case belonging to
the man which is missing and which
no doubt contains properties stolen at
petersburg. The man captured tried
TO make 1t appear he was not n bur
glar, but merely in need Of money, but
he Is an experienced hand anu clearly
had an accomplice. He went prepared
10 XIII IN case he was disturbed, and
the drippings from his candle on his
revolver show
The State to-day chartered the Will
m1ngton Tariff Association, the object
OF which Is the adjustment and settle
CharTaS nd toe
ways for freight and passenEcrs-a
sort of local railway commission, so
TO speak. j. Allen Taylor, NJ. w.
Jacobs. c. w. Worth, ]. A. Arringdalc
ana G. e. Borden are the members and
the capital is $2,500
This morning the flag of the Fourth
regiment, North Carolina Volunteers"
was received ut the Adjutant Generals
Office from Adjutant General Aging,
OF New Hampshire. 1t Is returned to
the State by Mrs. Persis L. Chase,
whose brother, the late Col Edward
r. Cross, commanded the Fifth New
Hampshire Regiment, which at Antle-
tam captured this flag and many men
or the Fourth. The latter regiment
was one of the first ten to volunteer
and later became the Fourteenth The
flag is the State flag, Of heavy dark
blue silk, with the coat Of arms of the
state In oil in its center in an, oval,
uhu the. words Fourth Regiment.
North Carolina Volunteers" appear
above and below. 1t is the flag which
the State gave the regiment upon its
being mustered into service The flag
Will be placed In the State Library,
which Is. of course. the place for it.
The Democratic State Committee was
in session until very late last night
The meeting was one of the largest
ever held. 1t did not decide anything
as to fusion, but left all that matter
TO the State convention May goth The
address of National Chairman Jones
was endorsed, but the committee does
not understand that Jones advises the
laying aside of the party's name. There
were some very direct speeches. but
the harmony was marked The pre-
vaillng opinion is that special attention
must be paid to county organization
and county work, as the Importance OF
having a legislative majority Is OBJ
Vious The great preponderance of
sentiment is for n straight, earnest
and Jealous fight and then if there Il;
failure 1t will be honorable defeat.
There was "a fine celebration of
Washington's birthday at Pinehurst
last night. The orators OF the occa-
sion were General Darlington and
Captain Charles NJ. Cooke There