Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-22

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 21.-There are
no new developments in the cotton
mill trouble. There are seven hun
drcd operatives at the Erwin mill
who decline to join the union or take
any part in it. and these. together
with some two hundred more who
have received two weeks notice to
quit. keep the mill running. though
not to it's full capacity. Both the
management and the union remain
firm, but no violence is apprehended
II these parties are left TO adjust mat
ters between themselves. 1t is thought
me trouble would never have began
but for the incendiary speeches of
Rev. j. Il. Austin, State organizer
The rain of last week has evapor-
ated crops are again suffering, and
the thermometer ranges. in the shade.
from ninety to one hundred and two.
DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Your correspondent returned ycster-
day from Beaufort. All along the
route, $50 miles, the crops We're looked
at with care. The damage is i'm
mense, but in "strcaks," showing the
scattered character of the rains. No
where have the crops suffered more
severely than i'll Lcnoir county. Some
corn is ruined. and in some cotton
nelds nearly all of the cotton is open.
The little bolls, prcmaturely forced
open by the terrible heat. look very
pitiful.
1t is learned that the worst damage
done by the drought and heat in the
State is in the Moore county section.
Ihe Aberdeen and Asheboro Railway
mas taken off one train, so scarce is
water, and notifies shippers it may
nave TO stop entirely.
The streams are mainly dry; swamps
never before dry are so now. Wells
have gone dry in great numbers The
report of the State Agricultural De-
partment for August will be issued to-
morrow. 1t will he far from good.
Corn in some localities like Beaufort,
county, Is cut off 80 to 40 per cent To-
bacco in Pitt county has been cut OFF
greatly. The Commissioner of Agri-
culture says, the drought and heat
nave done great damage in the noun
tains IN strcaks, as in the other sec
ions, Many farmers say they regret
that they used any fertilizers on cot
ton, as fertilizers fired the crop.
COUNTY LINE ASSOCIATION.
The County Line" Association of
the Primitive Baptist Church. has been
In session Mt Fiat River Church, near
RoXboro. for several days. Two pack
ed trains were required yesterday TO
carry out the Durham crowd. and the
attendance was conservatively esti-
mated at from seven to eight thou
sand. There were plenty of provisions
10 feed the great throng of people, but
the bold springs near the church were
Inadequate. Water had to be hauled
some distance, and was gladly bought
III 10 cents per quart.
COLORED INDUSTRIAL FAIR
a special from Winston says: The
Piedmont Colorcd Industrial Fair
opened auspiciousy yesterday. The
attendance surpassed the expectation
OF the managers. The street parade
was over n mile long and was n grand
success. Mayor o. ID. Eaton made n
beautiful address of welcome. The
opening address was made by Rev. Dr.
j. w. I. Bowen, of Atlanta. lie gave
his people excellent advice, urging
them TO push forward industrially and
educationally, and commencing their
fair. DR.. Bowen is n fluent and enter
tanning speaker. and his address to-
day Is generally regarded to be the
best ever delivered to Il colored audi
ence here
The exhibits at the fair are decided
~ creditable. There was ball game
bicycle racing, cake walk. and race
after n greasy pig this afternoon.
Rev. j. Alfred Garrett son of Capt.
M. e. Garrett OF Leesburg, Va, has
accepted call to the pastorate OF
Broad Street Baptist Church. this city
lie was educated at Richmond.
BRIEF MENTION.
There are immense forest fires in the
east. The bank of smoke made by these
was seen from the sea last Saturday.
and obscured the sun. Swamps and
pine forests are burning for scores of
miles.
The State has received the arms and
equipments necessary to completely
equip the State Guard. Ammunition
has not yet arrived.
The Commissioner of Agriculture says
nll the Commissioners and all the State
chemists from the Cotton States will
be here at the convention this month
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
certainly attend.
The foundation for the Seaboard Air
Lines depot at Ridgeway was COM
pleted to-day.
The stand for use at the unwilling
of the Vance statue was completed to-
day. The orator, Richard III. Battle.
Esq, has completed the preparation OF
his address. II is OF about an hours
length, and is certainly u fine produc-
ton.
Mr. c. II. benson. Jr.. of this city.
has been chosen professor in Latin and
French in the Southern Female Col
lege. of Petersburg, Va. Mr.. benson,
who is an \. 3. graduate of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina, passed the
postgraduate examination in lam
guages and made A. NJ. at Chapel Hill
In June last. He is now travelling for
Southern Female College.