Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
THE; PUBLICANS
And POpULlSTS
How They Have Arranged TO Divide
Political Honors.
WANT LIFE OF moss
citizens of I."n.ber.on Opposed TO
Executive olemoncY sco.ion sln..
Ter Drops Doau-A ra,ner.s rrib-
ute to rho Memory of Isi- DSush-
ters- Gnsson,a TO linvo Another
cotton .RI,ii.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 90.-A Republic
can who Is in u position to know what
he Is talking about says that the fight
for the gubernatorial nomina uon in the
next State convention will be between
eX-Judge Spencer b. Adams, of Green's
boro, and Claudlus Dockcry, of Rock
ingham. He adds that VIM. p. Bynum,
Jr., who is probably the ablest young
man in The Republican party in the
State to-day, declines to allow his name
10 go before the convention
Under the fusion arrangement he
tween Butler and the Republicans, the
Republicans will get the Governor and
the Populists the Senator. The rest of
the ticket Will be divided. the Popu-
lists getting the lions share.
WANT HIS LIFE.
Senator stephen a. Mcintyre, of
Hobeson county, Is here to present to
!. the Governor a largely signed petition
urging tina he do not Interfere with the
death sentence of Reuben Ross, the
Robeson county negro convicted OF as
saulting Mrs. Bette Ingram.
senator Mcintyre represents the peo-
PIC OIL Lumberton, who are largely of
the opinlon that Ross is guilty and
think he should hang. The Senator
was only employed in the case last
Saturday,
DROPPED DEAD.
j. T.. Jones. section master or the
Southern railway, dropped dead six
miles from Mooresville at noon to-day.
While eating his dinner he exclaimcd:
II am in pain" dropped to the floor
and expired. The deceased was about
forty-five years old. He leaves a wife
and two daughters. He formerly lived
in Charlotte. Where he was well
known,
DANIEL TO THE RESCUE.
a special from WiEston says: r.
Glenn. Esq, recently wrote Senator
Daniel, of Virginia, asking him if he
would not uphold the cause of North
Sarollna and reply to Seha tor Pritch-
ards speech against the proposed
Amendment TO the constitution. Mr..
Glenn added: During the dark DAYS
or Virginia. when she needed n de-
render having none on the floor OF the
senate. our beloved Senator Vance
came to her rescue and made brave
and manly fight in her behalf"
In his reply Senator Daniel says: ~
VIII gladly champion the cause of
North Carolina in the Senate il she Is
assaulted in any way"
-Four physicians, three from Rich
mond and one from Greensboro. began
house-to- house canvass here this ar
ternoon TO enforce the compulsory vac
clnation ordinance. There Is some on
position. The first one punished was a
negro, who was fined $3.50 for refusing
to show the doctor his arm to prove
that he had been vaoclnated
a FATHERS TRIBUTE.
y letter from. Greensboro says: Pres
ident McIvcr is In receipt of n letter.
from Mr.. T. Il. Bailey of Arocksyiile
announcing that he has decided 20 es-
tablish fund, to be known as the
Sarah and Evelyn Bailey Fund, a part
of the income of which Will be used to
educate some deserving young woman
at the State Normal and Industrial
College. The first beneficiary of this
fund will enter the college January
3OAh.
ln-hls letter AR. Bailey says: at es-
tablfsh this fund in memory of those
who were dearer to me than life and
In grateful appreciation of your kind
ness anu OF the many attentions and
loving care rendered to my dear ones
by members of the faculty"
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Bailey lost his two daughters-his only
children-by typhoid fever at the COL
lege, and that Mrs. Bailey Is just re-
covering from an attack Of fever con-
tracted there while nursing her 6augh-
ters.
NEW COTTON MILLS.
Gastonia is to have new $4,000
cotton mill.
The Arlington is the name OF the new
mill. articles for the incorporation of
which were filed yesterday at thS office
OF the Secretary of State.
The incorporators Of the Arlington
are u. w. Raglan. L. l.. Jenkins, c. Z.
Adams, ]. D. Moore and A. A. Nc
Lean.
The officers Of the new mill are
named in the articles of agreement ms
follows:
President and Treasurer-G. w.
Ragan
Vice-President-L. L. Jenkins.
Directors-C. T.. Adams. ]. D. Moore
and A. a. Mclean.
Gastonia is one of the most active
textile centres in the State. Only re-
Gently s25Oo0O mill was organized in
which Mr.. George Gould, of New York,
IS large stockholder.
This is the sixth mill chartered this
month, the others being tue Lafavette
knitting mills at. Fayetteville, the Twin
City at Winston, the Cora in CASTOR
county. the Scott-Mebane at Graham
and the Nokomis at Lexington. a
large number of mills have been or
ganized which as yet have not been
Incorporated.