Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
THE NE GROES OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
a State Conference to be Held
in Raleigh Soon.
ATTEMPT TO AssAssiNATE.

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ATTEMPT TO ASSASSlNATE.
Delegates to Consider the Industrial and
Educational Interests of the Coiored
| Raco Gifts to St. Lukes Home-A
pcacenbie Farmer Shot I'm the DIRK
Reports Show Discouraging outlook
for tho Farmers Rain Came Too Late
to Greatly Iseneft Them.
Raleigh, N. c.. Aug. 2s.-Rev. C. H.
King, of this city. president of the
Negro State Conference. has called
this conference to meet in this city,
September &c and 81, 1000. This con-
ference is not new thing, but has
been In existence several years. The
call Will state particularly that the OBJ
jects to be considered will be the in
dustrial and educational advancement
of the race and to take such steps as
in the wisdom of the conference will
be to their material advancement along
these lines. There Is a great unrest
among our people at this time, said
Rev. King, and this conference will
allay 1t to great extent.
We expect u large and representa-
tive delegation, as all eyes will be
turned upon us to see what we are
going to do.
The cali is now in press and will be
circulated NIL over the State.
GIFTS TO ST. LUIlE'S HOME.
Citizens of the following towns have
given the st. Luke's Circle of the
4 hi 30 ut T..
building a permanent home for aged
and inDrm women; also the widows of
ex-Confederate veterans
Raleigh. Durham, Winston, Wilson,
Aberdeen. Goldsboro, Greensboro, High
Point. New Bern, Milton. Kinston. Rox-
New York, Ilaw River Clayton, Louis
burg. 1littrells, Graham, Lexington
Henderson. Baltimore, Oxford, Bur-
lington. Warrenton. Carthage. Came
ron. Monroe. Faison, Warsaw, Clinton
Pittsboro. Sanford, Mt. Airy, IIlkin,
w, Wilkesboro. Salisbury, Scotland Neck
Wake Forest, Charlotte. Shelby. States
Vile. Weldon, Maxton. Laurinburg
Lumberton, Mt. Olive, Beaufort, More
head. Greenville. Randeman. Halifax,
Biscoe. Levy Elon College, Asheville
Kings Mountain. Jonesboro.
Mrs. NJ. A. JOHNSTON
Financial Representative of ST. Lukes
Home.
ATTEMPT TO ASSAssINATE.
A special from Nashville says: "An
attempted assassination has stirred up
the Mt. Pleasant section of Nash
county. Friday night Mr.. Manoah NJ
BisSett, prominent farmer of that
section, was disturbed by noise at
his barn. He Investigated, but found
nothing. AS he turned from the barn
shot gun was fired and Mr.. Bissett
was struck by nineteen small shot.
To-
shoulder. The wounds. though severe,
are not expected to be fatal.
"Mr. Bissett has the reputation of be-
ing peaceable man and 1t was hard
to find the cause OF the deed. Suspi-
Cion fell upon n negro man, Tom Wig
gins, who worked in that section. He
was arrested and his trial took place
this morning at Mr.. Bissetts house
he being too badly wounded to leave
There are threats of lynching the
negro"
THE CROP BULLETIN.
The Crop Bulletin for the week end
Ing Monday, August 9th, says:
The reports of crop correspondents
for the week ending. Monday, August
27th. 1900, are not encouraging. While
local rains have been frequent In many
eastern counties. as we'll as on the east
slope of the Blue Ridge from the 10th
to Gath. the rainfall was pretty irreg-
ularly distributed and generally insult
ficient. and, though refreshing to some
late crops, the effects have not lasted
long. and the soil now appears to be
as dry as ever. Crop conditions are
more diversified than ever and more
difficult to summarize. Where rains
-narttnllX broke the drought late corn
and cotton have been benefited. also
field peas and potatoes; and in the west
sowing turnips and turning land for
wheat was possible early in the week.
The temperature has continued I'M
usually high, averaging again narly 70
degrees daily above normal, and the
complete absence of rain over large
areas makes it impossible to consider
the drought broken, or to report any
material improvement in crop pros
poets for the State at large. On the
contrary, where rains have occurred
they generally came too late Except
possibly over extreme eastern coun-
tns) to increase the probable yield of
staple crops. which have continued to
suffer fearfully in sections where no
rain has fallen Forest fires in north
eastern counties have been very de-
structive to timber
The great damage caused by the
heat and drought to cotton has now
become fully apparent; many fields
usually have at the end of September.
Rust is reported in many counties,
bolls are opening very rapidly every
where, but the bolls are imperfect,
generally being. from one-half to
three fourths OF full size; picking is
in progress; still, late cotton in many
counties was improved by rain, and
late blooms are reported by CORE
spondent at Moncure (Chatham) and
Washburn Rutherford county,.
Young corn is promising only where
rains have been most frequent this
week; the yield of corn will unques-
tionably be very short; pulling fodder
is still under way.
Tobacco in many sections has fired