Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
Leaders Hold Conference With
Their PopuIist Allies.
WEAKEST CARD EVER PLAYED
Chairman Simmons Announces Democrat
10 Nrass Meetings and Speaking Nc
groes Leaving For tho North-An inter-
cstlng Case nj Durham Negro FIX
hortcd and Thon Murdered Young La
dy Ditton by Mad Dog.


Raleigh, N. c., Mar. 31.,-A conference
of Republican and Populist leaders was
held last night. which was attended by
the State chairman OF both parties and
politicians high UP in the party ranks,
Chairman a. Il. Holton OF the Repub-
llcan State Executive Committee and
Chairman Cyrus Thompson OF the Pop
ulist State Executive Committee were
In conference earlier in the day.
AT a meeting last night State Treas
urer Worth, one of the High Priests of
Populism; Collector e. C. Duncan, the
distributor OF Mckinley patronage in
Eastern Carolina; United States Mar
shall II. c. Dockery and other fusion
luminarics loaned their presence.
The helplessness of the fight against
the constitutional amendment was the
principal subject of discussion. The
fusion leaders are beginning to realize
that the opposition to the amendment
Is the weakest card ever played In pol
tiles in North Carolina.
The fact has developed in the past
few days that eastern white Republi-
cans have no heart In the fight against
the amendment, and many of them are
well-known Republican. who stands
high In Republican councils said yes
tcrday that there would be u big fight
in the Republican State Convention on
the question of declaring against the
amendment. This Republican is au-
thority for the statement that nc Re
publican leaders have just come 10 rea-
lie that such conditions exist.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING.
ed the dates for the first ten speak
ings when the Democratic candidates
on the State ticket Will open the cam
paiGn. The times and places are rs fol-
lows:
Burlington. April 10th.
Winston, April 18th,
Greensboro. April 18th (nlghD.
Hickory, April 18th.
Asheville. April 10th.
Murphy, April 2lst.
Bryson City, April card.
Waynesviile, April Gath.
E Marion. April 18th,
Shelby, April 26th.
The dates at Charlotte, Fayetteville
and Rocky Mount will be announced
later.
SERVANTS WANTED
A New York labor bureau has placed
orders here for the employment OF an
unlimited number of negro cooks. house
SeTNultlS, cue, anu IL 10 SsilN, Willis as
many as 1000 of each sex. Cooks are
leaving daily. There Is in effect an eX-
odus. Some white people do not like
the exodus. others hail it with JOY and
would rejoice to see all the negroes
leave the state. The increase in the
negro population annually must APP
proXimate 10000. so II large exodus
would be required to make itself felt.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
One of the most interesting cases on
docket al Durham is set for trial We'd
nesday of next week. 1t is the case of
Fu1ua VS.. Martin. The plaintiff is u
young woman. a mute, who sues the
defendant, also 81 mute for damages
alleging seduction under promise of
marriage. The case Will be a hotly
contested one. The witnesses in the
case are mutcs. In many respects it
will be a trial in which the lawyers will
do all of the talking. Young Martin
resided III Durham at one time. He
comes from one of the best families in
Western North Carolina. He says that
the charge brought by the plaintiff is
false and that he will stand his ground
and fight the case to q finish. The
young woman in the case has resided
in Durham for a number OF years, and
is or has been employed III one of the
factories of the city. 1t has been init
mated that this civil action is TO be fol-
lowed by criminal proceedings against
the defendant. Unless 1t is crowded
out the case will be called next We'd
nesday, and will be on trial for several
days.
EXHORTER AND MURDERER.
The Superior Court here to-day tried
Thomas Jones, the negro "exhorter."
who one week ago killed his paramour,
Ella Jones, and her 14-year-old daugh-
ter and burned their bodies. and also
four other children, the youngest his
own, in a wild rage because the woman
had taken the legal steps to fix upon
MIN the infants paternity. There was
no defense. The evidence was damag-
ing and overwhelming. The judge was
urged by the prisoners counsel not to
sentence to death. but to send Jones to
the criminal insane department of the
penitentiary for life, on the ground that
ever since birth he has been without
mental capacity and suddenly became
demon in his wild rage.
VICTIM OF MAD DOG.
Miss Annie Stanly, the 17-year-old
daughter of r. II. Stanly. who lives at
the Battle Ground, was bitten by mad
dog several days ago and was immedi-
ately taken to Belain's Greek. where a
MAIDSTONE was applied to the wound.
The stone adhered for 81 hours She
has returned home, apparently in good
health.