Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-13
JUSTICE E. G. READE.
the RALEIGH BAR PRESENTS A RE.
PORT TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Addresses lss1s ~ No chief Justice and
OShsss-OMciaf Railway Inspection--
Tseasurer's Bond.

RALEIGH, n. c., December lz.-tspe-
eIaI,-A meeting Of the State Bar was
held at the Supreme Court this afternoon
10 receive the report Of committee ap-
po,nted to prepare a sketch Of the HE
and services of the late Associate-Justice
Edwin q. Reade. Chief-Jusuce Snephero
presided. Addresses were made by Il. II.
Battle and J. B. Bachelor In presenting
resolutions. and by Chief-Justice shep-
herd In receiving them.
A fine portrait Of the late DR.. Thomas
F.. Wood, president of the State Med'cai
Society. was to-day placed by the latter
In the State Library. 1t was painted ny
order Of the society.
Before Judge w. r. Allen here to-day
there was argument, at chambers on
motion TO dissolve the restraining ORDER
forb,dding the receivers Of the LinVihe
Improvement Company TO pay any part OF
ito funds 70 Mr.. Lenoir, Of Caidweii
county.
A STEERING COMMITTEE"
A Republican senator-elect will urge
the Legislature to employ steerls
committee" composed OF able ia"yeis'
Republicans and Populists, II they ea'
be secured: II not, irrespective Oh pom
tics: these to pass upon all propose
,eeisIation. SO that It will be entirely lesai.
Other members-elect are said TO ia'or
this plan. Several say as much'
THE Commissioner of Labor statisucs
savs his report now In press VIII oon-
tain go pages: that the answers 10 quos
tons on which II Is based are nois
numerous and more satisfactory tnan ever
before. the Increase In their numoer oeihs
fully 100 per cent. ,,, coro-
Chairman Wilson, OF the haiiway -
mission. is now making an oinciai 'n 80
ton of the Western North Carohna,
ter and Lenoir. Asheville ana epaI 'ai"
-, and Carolina Central railways.
Manufacturers OF commercial fertinzers
re ranidIv registering at the Agricuitura'
recruitment. Last season 40 URANUS
were registered
THE FORCE REDUCED.
The annual report on the State ouaru
will show that during the present year
,hn two divisions of the naval reserve
ar Wilmington have been consolidated
and that two infantry companies, al
Monroe and Warrenton. have been dis
handed The force Is about 80 less than
Il was a year ago.
In the United States Circuit Court mere
$40 600 damage suit Is on trial. The
Mt. Holly Phosphate Mining Company. oil
Charleston, S. c.. sues the Caralelgh
Phosphate Manufacturing Company OF
this city. There are three attorneys on
each side. 1t is the second suit. The
first. for breach of contract. was tried
I'm 1892. The question now involved Is as
to whether a note was or was not nego-
table.
EXAMINING THE BOOKS.
The members Of the legislative joint
committee TO examine the books, &C.
OF the State Treasurer and Auditor. ar
rived here to-day and begin work to-
morrow. Senator Jones. OF Forsyth, Is
chairman, the other members being Sena
tor Aycock and representatives Cooke
Spirrill, and Ellington.
Thus far two counties. Lincoln anc
Johnston, have made full settlement Of
State taxes.
1t is stated in the chief organ of tht
Alliance that William II. Worth, thu
new Treasurer-elect has his bond ready
II Is In the amount of $4,000
A COMPROMISE.
It is stated that the Seaboard Airline
has offered TO pay Mrs. Watson. widow o
Engineer G.. l.. Watson, 5000 Enginee
Watson was killed last week In col
lsion near Rockingham. His widow ha'
not brought suit.