The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
Secretary Of State Has an Agent Who
Writes That Kind Of Business.
CONCORD'S WEALTHY NEGRO CITIZEN
Blind Gnst'tutiou VIII Get ITS Appro-
priativn- I.nmcock Ease Again I'm
Court supporter OF Huticr Turns
on Slim aud scores Him Sc.
vcrciy.

Secretary OF State Thompson says II
has caught one of the agents who are
writing overhead fire insurance in TINS
State--that Is in companies MT. licensed.
He says the mans name IS Smith, ana
that he rcpres nts the Home Mutual
Fire E0tec;lvc association Of South
Carolina Two cases against him are
said TO be certain. He came here yes
ierday to get license, after his arrest
y wax Forest College this evening
Ghe annual celebration Of the Phi ana
Flu literary societies was held. Civil
service reform was discussed by swo
members Of each society.
1t is said that Warren C. Coleman,
the negro after whom Clncort's NV
cotton mEi is named, owns $40 houses
there and III ,;hc suburbs Of the town.
S!SEy thousand dollars stock in the mill
is sold, and $4,000 more Will be put on
The market
Custis r.. Broglen Of GoldShoro, the
only living Republican OK governor
Of this State, published Il card renounc-
ing that party. saying Il Is doomed in
North Carolina. Thu; ii represents the
bondholde:s ana Will he repudiated.
All The leading railways Will be given
a hearing by the Railway Commission
next Thursday IN EXCEPTIONS to the
greatly reduced rate &C freight eli FIR
tiliZC"s.
The Governor ana cthcr STATE officials
flr@r giving the blind institution the
S54,o00 snccially Appropriated last year,
hui which the State Treasurer has Il =
cincd to pay. On tn ground ,Eat there
was not enough money in the treasury
TO meet the special apps ora ion.
Wake county ncuhsrs CT the Farm
crs' -hlii2nc2 have put rp 81 coo for a
depository here for rho sale cf sho $,
etc, from the alliance factory NJ Hills
bore
1t is said that the Latest shooting
sensa'.on m Ncwbcyna viii be venlila-
fsd in the d!ulis,
The many seekers after positions i'm
the revenue service are very blue. They
say they have no opportunity To get
any offices.
There is to be, h. appears, II RAGS by
'Wo railways for The lCng af pine tim
Ter belt between here and Ellington
enc enc r2ad TO ~ direct the other via
LILLY Strings.
.AH the divisions Of Naval Reserves
IN the SEnte are specially invited ana
T$pecied 80 he at the Ncwiherne fair.
ne iumor that Mrs .Nsipctt Of New
borne. has after I'll a. cidad TO press the
Sc.ooo damage sui; against President
Robert Hanccck. is heard here with
much interest. II puzzles many people
no EnGw why she at first withdrew
the suit. IT is the understanding herr
among persons on the inside that the
Govern vii! appoint, either Patrick
or Hewitt president Of the read. as tho
dcNnSall. CT inncccE IS certain
An oNei2l OF the United Si.&rcs De-
IaEtint MT OF Justice Is here Inspecting
ms rcni:&mtiary. TO see what are the
fac,..tigs for booking aztec. ana en-
r;cyins; Fed raj cunvlo.s. lie is also
comforting with Judge T'urne.l and
Marshal Dnclcry
L. G. lSatcmau, Of Maine. who nnmi-
mated Senator Butler for National ,,cn-
uilst chairman, now Comes CT, IN n b't-
yer attack Gpn him. j was received
mere Today. Eaiemau says: "Butlcr is
the l2sn DICT Arnold &C hi; cair;ry un
mas taken every ncaGs Ia advance hts
own personal Interests. His tr&achary
is unb!ushing. He wants 10 be re-clect-
gu senator and knowT he can't he with
out tn aid Of the North Carolina Dam-
H2rats Ills course IS run with the ma
y-FitN OF the National PCrulst Canmi.-
ieS. for il Is agaiIs; him. The rank
1Ao NE Q! CUR party are bitter enough
20 cFnciiy h:m, There never was a
man so thoroughly hated ana despis-
ed. 4; seems that Rateman suspeos
tha senator OF trading with the Dem
ocfats for he says: Gle is n licksp.t,le
or BrTan and National Chairman
Jones' ~ -
The assertion is mad. that the
uhFed States Supreme C,surt REQUIRES
Fhe new halfway Commissioners, Cald.
well and Pearson. ~ show cause why
the lW9 Wilson's should not b. reingta-
fcd a S commission ars
inc nesd of Il theatre here IS great
me Academy Of Music, which is n poor
affair, is closed. it is said pcrman,ntly
Neii',r@!5an Hall is merely a han and
nc nc, theatre, IN atrcal man SAYS a
Warrington manager speaks Of having
theatre here ~
Spl1hs is here and flowers are in
ICON. Ihey came out quickly after
me cold snap o: last week.