Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-03
REPUBLICANS GIVE
NORTH CAROLINA UP.
The Hon. Loge Harris Can See
No Prospect.
GOES TO TEXAS UNIVERSITY.
MIR. Harris Thinks Bryan VIII Carry tho
State by at Least 10000 Majority DR..
VIM. Ii. Philips VIII Teach in the Lone
Star state a Conversation Overheard
Prospecting for Now Raiirond Tho
Strange Sight Seen In Cotton Fields.

Prospecting for Now KaiIrond- Tho
Strange Sight Seen In Cotton Fields.
h Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 2.-The North
Carolina Republicans are dispirited and
absolutely hopeless in this election.
\ They have not the remotest chance OF
carrying the State for Mckinley, and
they know it. Their only hope is that
they may elect their candidates for
Congress-Blackburn and Moody--in
the Eighth and Ninth Districts. And
even this is doubted by many of the
faithful"
North Carolina Will give at least TO-
900 for Bryan" said Col. j. c. l.. Har-
ris. one of the most prominent Republi-
cans in the State, yesterday. Ills
majority may reach $4,000 or even &c.
GOO: and doubt IL we elect single
Congressman"
"Oh. you'll carry the Eighth and
Ninth Districts. will you not?" he was
asked.
Il hope so. but very seriously doubt
It,"
"Then you expect nothing. as a party,
in this elcction?"
Nothing under the circumstances.
GOES TO TEXAS UNIVERSITY.
DIR. VIM. j. Phillips. formerly of the
University of North Carolina, but now
of Pittsburg. Pa, has been appointed
to the newly established instructorship
IN field and economic geology in the
University of Texas. The position car
ries with it the organization and con-
duct of u geological survey of Texas,
under the auspices OF the University.
DIR. Phillips address will be Austin.
AN OUTFITS KNOWLEDGE.
This morning Spencer Adams, who
failed 10 be elected Governor; ]. A.
Giles of Chatham, who will fail to be
elected Congressman from this district.
and ii. l.. Grant, clerk of the United
States District Court, were sitting to-
gether at their hotel. Major Grant was
talking about Giles chances and said
the Democrats are pattng j. j. Jen-
kins. the Popuist nominee for Con-
Bress, on the back and paying him to
stay in the field. Adams gave II bow
and smile in assent and Giles said he
had not before heard it. Major Grant
says that If Jenkins stays in it will
make a successful contest possible. or
course. the entire outfit knows per-
fectly Well now that it is beaten and,
has not Il ghost of IL chance.
RAILROADISTIC.
To day Engineer Chapman of the
Great Eastern RAILWAY. was here. He
was a caller ut The Corporation Com
mission Office. He says lie Is looking
into the question of the outlook for
business here. 10 see whether the road
should not come to Raleigh 1t is now
under construction between Fremont, a
station on the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad. north of GoldSboro. and Snow
Hill. Several hundred men are employ
ed on the grading ana some miles OF
track are laid. 1t is the purpose. Mr..
Chapma says, TO go to Engelhard, in
w Do f,nli nn A..
the road is proposed To run it would
be something like 12S miles between
Raleigh and Engclhard.
sun IN COTTON FIELDS.
Yesterday afternoon Commissioner of
Agriculture Patterson and your CORE
spondent took n walk through farms.
The cotton fields were a curiosity to
the commissioner. as they may we'll be
just now to anybody. He declared that
unless he had seen the strange sight
the cotton plants now present he would
not have believed such a thing possible
On the Goth of October. The plants are
n third taller than they were forty-fvc
days ago, and the tops are masses of
bolls. squares and blooms. The new
growth is from Il foot TO two feet and
the number of new bOlls, squares and
blooms run as high as twUuty-Seven
to n plant. Stranger still, not only are
there new boils. etc, at the top, but
on the bottom limbs as well. In other
words. the plants which seemed late in
August to be about lifelesS. and from
which squares, etc, had fallen in great
numbers are now as fun of vitality as
II it were carly summer. In one field q
farmer was cutting the rich green
plants as forage for cattle. He said he
was sure the frost would catch the top
crop lie expressed his own amaze
ment at the appearance of the cotton,
saying be had never heard of anything
Ike il. ON this particular farm is the
old Hunter mansion and the commits
sioner was deeply interested in the eX-
cecdingly fine wood work of the stately
old house, now quite uncared for. In
this house the rooms are of immense
size and one has two fire places, with
a door entering from the hall and an
other from the outside between the two
chimneys. The weather boarding Of
this house is Il superb example of early
work OF that kind. and would astonish
a carpenter of the present day. All
the nails are handmade. The grave
of MI Hunter, who in long-gone days
was one of the magnates in this part
of the state, is in n tangled Wilderness
of cedars and thorn locusts. ground ivy.
pokebcrries and raspberry vines, and
Its brick top is falling in ruins.