The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-01
Tender Their Services 10 Governor Russell
In the Event of War.
PRIVATE SECRETARY ALEXANDER RETlRES
Hc Is Succeeded by Rev. Hnyius Cado
An overdose OF Choral Results In
He VIII Not he Oustod--PrItchnrd
Says Ewnrt Will BE Confirmed.

Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 2S.-[Special.)-
Governor Russell to-day received thu
following letter from Colonel William
III. S. Burgwyn, of Henderson: I'm view
of the possible declaration of war be
tween this country and Spain and a call
upon you by the President to furnish
North Cardinals quota OF troops for
that purpose, have the honor to tender
you my services no raise regiment of
infantry, composed of the sons of ex-
Confederate soldiers to serve in thai
war"
Captain Thomas w. Patton, also an
cX-Confederate and 81 years Of age, has
become a member Of the Fourth Regl-
ment at Ashevillc, on the belief that
there will he war. Colonel James NJ.
Ray makes an offer TO raise regiment
Of eX-Confederates, sound and fit for
military duty. west Of the Blue Ridge.
The State charters the Planters To-
bacco warehouse OF Smithtield; capital,
$1,000, among the stockholders being
j. III. and L. w. Pou.
Private Secretary Joseph e. Alexan-
der has a severe attack Of measles at
the executive mansion. He retires as
private secretary and the Rev. Baylus
Cade succeeds him. lit Is learned that
MIR. Alexander will return to Winston
TO resume the practive of law. Mr..
Cade was for years Il Baptist minister
and Is also n lawyer He for time
edited the Progr ssive Farmer. For
several years he has been chaplain at
the United States military prison at
Fort Leavenworth. His home In IJouIs-
burg.
There Is much complaint among the
Farmers of unseasonably dry weather.
Yesterday morning C. II. Melvin, of
New York, hut an employee OF the Syn
dictate Publishing company, of Phia-
delphia, died here. His death followed
default and an overdose OF choral
FIe was found In his room Saturday
evening lying face downward and al
mcst SuHocated. His body was to-day
shipped to his relatives In New York
The Caraleigh cJtton mills here to-
night begin for the first time to run
day and night, having added to-day
many operatives:
Regular trains to-day began run
ming on the Ashedale- Elrod branch Of
The Atlantic Coast Line. This branch
was built by convicts.
The clerk TO the penitentiary, +. b.
Wimbush. was offered by New York
arm broken coffee at 6la cents a pound.
lie ordered some, and the firm shipped
MIN 2o'ooV pounds-a carload. He now
has an elephant on his hands.
Exceptions to the reduced rate Of
passenger fare ordered by the Railwa "
Commission week ago will be filed
this week
JShn II. Smith, Commissioner of Ag-
riculture, says he does not know that
ne Is to be ousted by the Governor. and
mat j. G. l.. Harris, attorney to the
Board of Agriculture. does not know
anything about 1t. Harris SAYS II is n
revival OF the old talk. Yet the odds
are that at the next NEE ting of The
board Smith will be ousted
Ihe first political gun of the cam
paign of 1S9S is fired by the Warren
county Republicans, who are to hold n
mass meeting March 9Th to hear speech-
es by George H. White and James IT
Young, and also to hear Charles a
COOK speak on the legislation of the
last General Assembly.
disguised Republican remarked TO-
day: For the amount invested tho
Populists in North Carolina have had
the best return of any party ever known
In the State" .
The State Treasurer is receiving Ie,
ters from Pamlico county, saving tho
oyster cases there are fraudulent in
large part ga
The members OF the Executive Com
mittee Of the State Farmers Alliance