Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-14

cans In the Late state Election Young
Man Chnrgcd With House Burning.
Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 13.--The address
which Richard IL. Battle will deliver
here August 22d at the unwilling OF the
Vance statue will be the best sketch OF
Nance's life and services yet made. ana
will lie by Il loving hand. The arrange
menta are nov entirely completed for
the unveiling. 1t is, of course. impos-
sible to estimate the attendance. but
most believe it Will be rs great as that
ut the uuVc!ing OF the Confederate
monument here. The unvciling will be
by Miss Espy Vance. u daughter OF the
late David NJ Vance, of New Orleans
ana u granddaughter of Senator Vance.
She is now in Buncombc county.
ATTITUDE or REPUBLICANS.
very prominent Republican here
says that one time practically all the
white Republicans i'll Eastern North
Carolina favored the Constitutional
amendment. but that they had to follow
their party organization. AS a matter
OF tact. II great many OF them voted for
II. in spite of party.
CHARGED WITH BURNING.
Mr. y 10. Causey. who was formerly
engaged in the grocery business on
East Market in this city. was arrested
at MI. Airy today. at the request of
The Greensboro police, on the charge OF
burning his store TO get the Insurance.
The evidence is oil circumstantial. 1t
seems that on tire night of the fire,
which occurred several weeks ago all
the tenants living UPSTAIRS were mys-
teriously absent, ANA when the fire was
discovered Kerosene oil could plainly be
scented In addition To this the store
i.lI.tlfsAti I,a Inv
toricd stock Tie arrest was made at
the request Of Insurance Commissioner
DANES II. ouue.
Mr.. Causey is wcll-known and has
many fiends, who are greatly shocked
TROUBLE At DURHAM.
SPECIAL from Durham says: "Thc
cotton min labor oreanization matter
has reached critical stage and there
is no telling what VIII be the outcome
in the next few days. The mill people
have notified about fifteen that their
services win not he needed any longer
than 1t viii require them to work out
the tWo weeks notice that tho mill and
hands both agreed to give. 1t is said
that the min has two men or
the road who arc getting new
lUnds wherever they can to take
the place OF those who have
Joined the union. y few Of these men
have arrived hero. ana in nearly every
instanc" they have joined The union be
fore going 10 work. In the West Dur
ham mill there are over 200 members of
the union ana i'm East Durham about
forty OF nifty. These men say II is II
fight To the finish ana that the mem
bers will never surrender. Those who
have been discharged viii so to work
elsewhere, ana if they can find no work
to do then those who remain will sup
port them and their families. There is
same talk hat n portion of the mills will
close down and that all the union men
will be given their walking papers and
those who are not members Of the or
Gani2ation viii be given work. These
tactics. it is said will lac kept up until
neW men can he secured to take the
places Of those who Will go out on ac-
count of the union. one of the leaders
told me that the men do not want To
strike and viii not have one unless II is
forced upon them. This Same man told
me that 4 strike was what the mill
wanted so as To get public sympathy
against the men. Everything in West
Durham is at q nervous tension just
now and there is no telling what Will
he the outcome Of the next few days.
TOLD IN y PARAGRAPH.
The lecture hall OF the state Muaeum
building is being fitted up with 225
opera chairs. and viii he first used hY
the convention OF the Commissioners of
Agriculture OF the Cotton States. which
meets August 2Stli.
State Chairman Simmons left to-day
for Beaufort 10 take Il rest. He was
forced to abandon his rlan 10 go 10 Old
Point Comfort with ANcock, Winston
rearSall and others.
Grand Secretary OF Nasons John c.
Drewry says the following new lodgos
have heen organized: Scotland. at Glib
son. Scotland county; Cherrrville. at
Cherrvvilc. CASTOR county The cher.
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