Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-07
Official Returns From the EIec-
lion Canyassed and No Change.
iuSI0NISTS WERE HIT HARD
hey Committed in Their Pot County Of
Chatham tho Only Election Outrage
10. o. L. Grand Encampmont- Work
ON the Methodist orphanago- Station
Robbed on tho Norfolk s Carolina Rail-
road--The Suicide of "a virglnlan at Dur
ham Last Friday.

Raleigh N. c., Aug. G.-The returns
of Thursdays election were officially
canvassed in all the counties of the
States yesterday. The official vote so
far shows no material change from the
official returns already printed in these
columns.
FUSIONISTS HIT HARD.
The Fusionists howled SO loudly in
advance about Democratic outrages on
election day that they were hit hard
by the fact that they committed the
only one--in their pet county OF Chat
ham. where, at Congressman Atwater's
own precinct. finding the Democrats
were. outvoting them, they attacked
the judges of election, smashed the
boxes and burned the ballots.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
The Grand Encampment of Odd
Fellows meets August 18th at Whining
ton. and Grand Patriarch Louis c.
Hewlett, of GoldsborJ. will preside. 1t
WILL elect n delegate to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, which meets at Rich
mond, August 18th. Many North Caro-
lima members of the order will attend
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. There are
now lis lodges in this State, with 6,40O
members. an increase Grand Secretary
Waddell says, of over 1000 in a year.
METHODIST ORPHANAGE.
work Is progressing very satisfac-
tOiIiS Oh tnC girls cottage at the
Methodist Orphanagc.
1t is under contract to be finished
b. the first of September next The
institution Is for the reception of chill
dren ns soon as this building is ready
for occupancy. 1t Is to be the girls
building.
a STATION ROBBED.
One Of the negroes arrested at Scot
land Neck last Thursday night was
turned loose too soon. lie was released
yesterday morning. and soon the news
came that the railroad office at Pal
myra Station, on the Norfolk and Car
olin2 Railroad, was broken open the
night before and pistol. razor and
money corresponding to that he had on
his person. were stolen warrant
name is Lewis Smallwood. and officer
G. ". Dunn arrested him at Tillery
and brought him here for trial. He
was sent to jail for further trial. He
tried To implicate another negro named
Charles Pierce, who was also arrested
nnd LODGED In the town prison Satur-
DAY night, but there was not evidence
enough against him to hold him.
Snnilwoo1 acknowledged that he had
been In Tie penitentiary.
OLD OFFICER RESIGNS.
Mr.. g. w. Bryan. who has been
agent for the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad Company for twenty-four
years. most OF which time has been
He is one OF the best men in the SER
vice. and the railroad people lose n
most excellent man. He will devote
himself to other business here.
~ N1RGINIAN'S SUICIDE
a special from Durham says:
The remains of the late II. Wilton
Norman, who committed suicide here
yesterday afternoon by taking strych-
nine, were taken to Chase CITY. Va.
this morning. for interment. It was n
particularly sad occurrence The
young man was we'll educa ted, refined
and came of good family, but he had a
weakness for whisltey. Recenuy he
got In bad way financially and then
became desperate. He got on Il pro-
trnctcd spree and bad matters became
worse. He did not have money to pay
his board bill and he became despon-
dent, and while his mind ,waa tempo
rarily unbalanced he swallowed the
deadly drug that ended his earthly ca
reer. He was nephew OF Rev MIR.
Bryan. who married Miss FreeIand. Of
this city, instead of Rev. Mr.. Norman.
stated in the first report. Mr. Bryan
IS now in China. and is the nearest of
Kin that he has living. Mrs Norman
ola not have enough money to defray
the funeral expenses and get the BODY
and herself and children to Chase CITY.
but Chief Of Police Woodall went ont
among our people this morning md
soon had about $40. This was increa sed
by about $40 raised by the boardcrs n
the Roanoke Inn, where the decoo sod
was boarding up to the time of his
death. All our people feel deeply for
the young wife who was perfectly de-
voted to him.