Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-24
Down With Negro Rule and Up
With White Supremacy.
NO JOINT DISCUSSIONS.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons De-
clines Populist State Chairman Buffers
Proposition for Joint Discussions
Changes in tho Touching Forco OF Trim
ity College Suit for Big Damages Now
Enterprises Chartered by the State.
Especial to The virginian-Pllot.)

(SpeCtdl 10 IHS VlTBlnldn-RllOt.)
Raleigh. N. c., April 23.-Hon. Ma
rion Butler, chairman of the State Pop
ulist Committee. is anxious to bring
ebout joint debate between Demo-
cratic aspirants for the United States
Senate and himself. and makes prop
osition to that effect to Chairman Sim
mons. The concluding paragraph of the
reply of that gentleman is as follows:
Concerning the suggestion contain
ed In your letter as To Il joint debate
between you and the Democratic candi-
dates for the Senate, you are informed
mat the Democratic party has no can
hidatc for the Senate. and that it does
not propose to discuss or consider the
Senatorial question until after the ques-
ZION OF whether North Carolina is to be
governed by the white man or by the
negro has been settled in the August
election. From that paramount and all
absorbing question the Democratic par
either by Senatorial contest, sham tick
cts or cunningly devised schemes to
play politics.
Yours truly,
''E'. NJ. SIMMONS,
Chairman Democratic State EXecu-
tive Committee"
TRINITY CATALOGUE.
Inc TRINITY college, catalogue LOT
1S99-1900 is just from the press. 1t con-
talns one hundred and. forty-two pages
OF printing matter and eight cuts,
showing the principal college build
ings. The catalogue is printed on bet
ter paper than heretofore, and has Il
handsome cover. There is decided inn
provement In tho mechanical makeup
over catalogues of former years. ana
the new catalogue chronicles many ad-
d!tions and improvements in the work
and equipment Of the college.
There are some changes in the teach
Ing force. Professor Merritt, who has
been head OF both the Latin and Greek
departments, becomes Professor OF
Greek; and Prof. Gill. who has been
Instructor in Latin and Greek. Is now
adjunct professor OF Latin, with entire
charge of the department Professor
Edwards has for two years acted as
adjunct professor of French and Ger
man. He has been transferred to the
science department and becomes Pro-
lessor of Physics. Professor Hannaker
will give most OF his time TO Biology.
but VIII give some courses In Geology.
Professor Pegram becomes Il Professor
OF Chemistry and Astronomy. Profess
or Durham's name appears in the cat
alogue for the first time as adjunct
professor of Biblical Literature. In
structors in French and German will be
elected by the Board of Trustees at
their meeting III une.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Dr. w. d. Young, administrator of
the late Ernest L. Young, has brought
suit against the North Carolina Rail-
road Company for $4,000 damages for
the killing of the young man by Il pas
seEger train at East Durham in Janu-
airy. Deceased was a school teacher
who resided in Wake county, and was
visiting his uncle, DIR. Young, at East
Durham. at the time he was killed. He
was struck by Southern passenger train
No s While on his way to the East
Durham drug store. Mr. Young grad
uated at the Cary High School last
June. and won Il scholarship in Wake
Forest College, where he would have
entered last September but for the fact
that he had an attanis-nf- typhoid fever
last summer that lasted for some time,
and left him in such u weak condition
that he was not able to take up his
studies.
NEW ENTERPRISES.
The Ore Hill manufacturing Company
has been incorporated. It's headquart-
ers are at Ore Hill. and it is establish
ed for the manufa cture of chairs, fur
niturc and wooden products of any de-
scription. IT is incorporated for thirty
years. and the capital stock is $4,000.
The Mebane Land and Improvement
Company was chartered Saturday. This
corporation has 81 capital stock of $10,-
600. and Is incorporated for thirty years.
Its purpose is to build and operate mills
and factories. etc. and its headquart-
ers is Mebane, n. C.
The Spruks Manufacturing Company
was also Incorporated The object of
this corporation Is to manufacture
crates, barrels. etc, and 1t has head
quarters at Beaufort. 1t is incorpor-
ated for thirty years.