Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-18
State Convention to Be Held in
Raleigh To-Day.
SENATOR'S ARE TO SPEAK
Both Populists and Republicans May Put
Out independent Tickets Complaint of
Discrimination NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
killing in Hyde County-virginia State
Chemist Getting Suggestions Ashland
Cut oTFrom Everywhere.

Raleigh, N. c., April 1.-THE Popu-
Academy of Music tomorrow morning
ut 10 o'clock.
Tonight there was q mass meeting
of Populsts here to attend their State
Convention, at which matters OF party
policy were discussed. DR.. Cyrus
Thompson. the chairman OF the Popu-
list State Executive Committee, pre-
sided over the conference and will
call the convention to order
Many delegates arrived in the city
to-day. Senator Marion Butler, who
game in on one of the emily trains.
Senator Pettigrcw, of South Dakota,
and Senator Allen, of Nebraska. a pair
OF Populists of the Butler stripe, are
expected tomorrow, having been in
vited to address the Populist State
Convention.
DR.. Thompson and his Republican
advisory committee, United states
Marshal Henry Dockery and United
States District Attorney G. NJ. Bernard,
returned yesterday from Washington,
where they attended the star chamber
conference of the Republican and Pop
ulist bosses in North Carolina politics.
Collector Il. c. Duncan, also of the adj
Visory committee, was detained in
Washington by sickness.
DIR. Thompson declined TO discuss his
visit to Washington. Speaking of the
work OF the convention he gave il as
his opinion that Il straight ticket would
be nominated here Wednesday.
1t is stated frankly by Republicans
and Populists that the Washington
conference resulted in the decision that
both parties should put out independ-
ent tickets a Porulist well uD in the
Va he
willing to continue fusion, but that the
Populists would not consent to such an
arrangement.
a COMPLAINT PREDICTED.
A letter from Greensboro says:
hear considerable complaint regard
Ing freight rates which have gone into
effect here. Shippers claim that High
Point gets Il better rate on some things
than this city does. i heard n promi-
nent business man say that his freight
cost $500 per month more for the same
amount OF freight than it did when we
had a competing line. The railroad
people claim that there has been no
change in the rates. That is true in
one sense, but the way they do 1t is to
change the classification, which IS an
indirect way of doing what they say
they are not doing Unless this mat
ter Is remedied there is going to be
some high kicking i'll these parts.
KILLED EACH OTHER.
a special from New Bern says:
There was a double killing Saturday
afternoon ut Swan Quarter. Hyde coun-
ty. The trouble began between a negro
and Captain Mckinney, aboard Il
schooner. The negro fired at Mckinney
five times, but Mckinney was protected
by the mast The negro then reloaded
the revolver and attacked Capt John
Flowers. Flowers shot the negro
through the breast. near the heart. The
negro then seized Flowers, got his head
under his arm and shot him through
the brain, killing Flowers instantly
AS Flowers fell to the deck the negro
also fell across him dead. Captain
Flowers lived a Aurora.
THE VIRGINIA CHEMIST
The Virginia State chemist, Mr. L.
w. McGrudcr of Richmond is here
to inspect the laboratory and arrange
ments in the North Carolina State
Chemical Department. The Virginia
Department is only recently establish
ed. and Mr.. McGruder is getting sug-
gcstions.
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