Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29
Prominent Populists to be Arrest
cd for Criminal Libel.
SENATOR BUFFERS BROTHER.
Negro Congressman white WIN Leave tho
Observation-Disclosures War Veterans
Dairy Machinery for tho Agricultural
Department. Tho Drought and Heat
Reported Killed In tho Philippines MIR.
J.C. Hill poad Champion Melon Call
cd Meeting of Democratic Clubs.

from Goldcboro says:
Justice of the Peace j. r. Woodland,
Of Duplin county, to-day issued war
rant for Geo. Il. Butler, brother OF
Senator Butler; John e. Fowler Popu-
list e1-Congressman; C. II. Johnson.
Populist ex-member Legislature, and
fourteen others. charged with criminal
libel.
The cause of this proceeding Is an
article published in the Caucasian of
1otn instant, charging certain Demo-
crafts with openly and boldly stealing
i.Voo votes, and comparing them to the
lowest criminals, etc. This was en-
dorsed and emphasized by the accused
ri an Indignation meeting held at Gin
ton q few days after publication of
article"
WILL LEAVE THE STATE.
George H. White. negro Congress
man. tells the New York Times that
he Will leave North Carolina because
he cannot longer live In thic State
without being made to feel that be-
long To an inferior race" He will go
10 New York or some other Northern
state and Will not run for Congress
again. He advises the negroes to leave
and 80 West and predicts that so. 900
VIII leave within the next ten years.
He says there are too many negroes
in the South that's tie troub,e.' He
adds
II do not believe the black man has
MICH relief III any political party He
must paddle his own canoe. He must
tfinE 20" himself and act for himself.
Legislation VIII not help him. Soma
tor Priic!iard said in "a recent speech
before the Republican State Conven-
ton that the white people pretended
not 20 WAIT the negro in Office, and
me calied their attention TO the fact
tact fho Supreme Court of the State
has said that the Legislature has power
10 pass legislation of local government.
Eivtng to certain classes the right to
noid ofiicc. Senator Pritchard In that
speech said that If the Democrats
meant what they said about prevent
Ing negroes from holding office he
would join them in passing through the
loint Assembly legislation placing
those counties In which colored people
arc III the majority under white con-
troll. The fact is, the white Republi-
cans OF North Carolina are Republic
cana In order to get the negro vote to
maintain them in office, but they do not
want the negroes to hold Office
NISH-AMERICAN WAR VET
AT 2 meeting Of the National Asso-
citation OF Spanish war vet
eraEs. held In Raleigh. August 22d, Col.
]. f. ArmGcid, Col. w. II. s. Burgwyn.
Ss@Pes L. SHllSlidn ana CAPT. Il IA
Bcin. We're elected to attend the first
annual reunion and encampment to he
nsid at Chattanooga. Tenn, October
t-l2. Resolutions were passed urging
the several officers to organize camps
In North Carolina. For the purpose II
was dccldnd to meet in Raleigh during
the month of January, 1901, at which
lime Il more complete organization will
be perfected
DAIRY MACHINERY LOANED.
an outfit of dairy machinery man.
ufactured by the Vermont Farm Ma
chinery Company, has been loaned to
:hc Agricultural Department by the
manufacturers. Among the most nota-
bic arc the United States cream sepa-
rHtor; Babcock tester for ascertaininc
The per cent. of butter fat in milk;
Davis swinging churn; improved but
ter worker, with paddles. etc.
THE DROUGHT AND HEAT
II is considered very safe to say that
the drought and heat have reduced the
cotton crop in this State n third. and
corn at least that much, probably
more. Many people here express the
belief that cotton will go to ten cents,
and some put the estimate as high as
IL cents.
REPORTED KILLED.
IT was reported on the streets here
yesterday that Capt. w. r. Beavers.
OF the United States army, at Manila.
has been killed. His brother was ask
ed about it yesterday. and said that
he had not heard from him in two
months. telegram was sent to
Washington. but no definite informa-
ton could be obtained. Capt. Beavers
was well known here and was liked,
and it is hoped and believed that the
report is not true.
MIR. I. c. HILL DEAD.
Mr.. I. G.. Hill, for ten years a mer-
C1,ODt IN lyilr pi cfraet 1iod o,,J
denly Mt II o'clock yesterday. He was
n native of this county, the only son
of Mr.. Andrew I'LL, who now lives in
the band of Crabtree creek, few
miles from Raleigh. When he first
came here he was employed by Mr..
p. E. Parliam, but for the past fifteen
y>ors had an establishment of his own
on Wilmington street. He was about
zs years old. His wife Is the daughter
of Mr.. ]. w. Wyatt, OF this county, and
they have five small children.
CHAMPION WATERMELON.
To-day the champion watermelon
grower OF this part of North Carolina
came here WITH wagonload of melons,
twelve in number which averaged sew
enty pounds in weight. The largest
one weighed sevcnty-scvcn pounds.
Several of them were sent to persons
at springs In Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Io-aay Democratic State Chairman
Sin,inHn1. National Committeeman Jo-
CYPRUS Daniels, md Julian S. Carr
aligned O. call for u State convention for
pefaocretc clubs here in September.
IheN also call on the white Supre-
rnccJ clubs which werc formed, to
tbs number OF oo:nc 1900 during the
recent State campaign, to convert
Themselves into Bryan and Stevenson
clubs for the National campaign.
RAILROAD TAX CASES.
At Asheville to-day tho baar;,1 oe
the rcilway tax assessment cases he
gan, or rather was resumed. before