Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-20

Raleigh. N. c., Sept. 1o.-The crop re-
port for North Carolina for the week
snded last night, made by the govern
nent to-day, says:
During the first portion of the week.
precisely the same conditions con-
tinued TO prevail which have caused
The unfavorable outcome of the farm
nrs' labors this summer, for the
weather remained extremely warm and
dry until general rains began in the
south on the 18th and in the eastern
section on the 18th. The mean tenn
perature again averaged deg. above
normal daily, and the extremes almost
reached 100 deg. at several points on
the 10th and 1lth. Perfectly clear skies
prevailed and increasing winds caused
very dusty atmosphere. but these
distressing conditions were completely
relieved by the generous rains of the
latter part of the week. The rainfall
averaged 1.50 inches and is not thought
TO have caused any injury to open cot
ton. while the slight delay in picking
is unimportant. The rain revived peas,
brought up turnips, placed the soil in
excellent condition for fall blowing,
which will be pushed during the next
few weeks and largely restored water
courses and wells to their normal con-
dttion. The staple crops are, however,
all made and beyond the influence of
weather conditions
a CYCLONE.
a cyclone. of which fortunately the
path was very narrow. swept near
Wake Forest, this county. and Youngs-
Vile. Franklin county. Sunday night.
AT Youngsvillc it wrecked the Metho-
dist. and Baptist Churches and IL to-
bacco prize house. a negro woman
Sa1nnclIr I'M t,ra he
there is at least $1,000.
THE GALVESTON FUND
Raleigh has sent to the Galveston
sufferers up TO this time. 81 .o9767.
This includes Gen. ]. S. Cars sub
scription of 500. the sl2l.75 sent by the
MaSons and the S25 contributed by the
Typographical Union.
Subscriptions received yesterday: OBJ
erlin Friendly Link Society (colored),
81: II. Steinmctz. 81; Mrs. Sallie A.
Hooker, 81; First Baptist Sunday school
(colored), So.
Mayor Powell, who is treasurer of the
fund. yesterday wired to Governor Say
ers the balance in hand.
HOSPITAL COMPLETED.
The hospital of the Confederate Sol
diers' Home here is completed. with the
exception OF the plumbing. The home
occupies some of the buildings which
were first occupied in June, 1861, for
this. it is said. was the first regular
hospital established by the late DIR.
Burke Haywood, OF Raleigh
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
From Democratic State headquarters
here quantities of literature for the ma
tlonal campaign are now being sent
out particularly I.entZ's speech on I'm
perialism," and the Congressional Re
cord containing matter about trusts"
CONNECTS PICKING COTTON
This county has about seventy-five
convicts usually at work on the public
roads. This week. however that work
is stopped and the convicts are at the
county farm picking the large crop of
cotton. There is a great scramble this
week for labor to pick cotton. Some
farmers want to pay only so cents to
piclers for each 100 pounds. but the
pickers want A to 30 cents. The farm
ers can now we'll afford to pay so cents.
KILLED a WOMAN.
a negro by the name OF Boots"
Brown murdered at her home here in
the most cold -booded way and for no
known reason. the 10 year-old wife of
John Davis, negro who lives at Nor
folk. Brown went to the womans
house. shot her in the mouth after he
had called her to her gate, and as she
led shot her i'm the back. She fell dead
n her mothers room. Brown fed
BREVITIES.
Engineers returned here yesterday
after having completed survey for n
ten-ni'e extension of the Caldwell and
Northern railway from Collettsville
westward into 80 600 acres of particu-
arlv fine white pine timber.
The state has chartered the Edge
moore Land Company. of Durham:
capital, $50 600. ]. S. Carr. ]. S. Carr.
Jr.. and Thos. NJ. German are stock
holders.
The movement of negro labor from
his section northward is far from
,easing. for on bulletin board at a
abor employment agency here is the
following notice: 'Wanted-500 able
bodied negro men to go North. Women
llso wanted"