Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
SIMPLIFY MATTERS.
OBJECT OF THE OFFICIAL CHANGES ON
THE SEABOARD AIRLINE.
Names and Positions Of the New Men--An-
other Popuiist Conference-Supremc
Court Cases--Frost.

RALEIGH. n. c., October b.-tSpeciaD
Your correspondent to-day interviewed
MIR John II. winder. general manager of
the Senboard Airline. regarding the
changes OF officials Of that line. Mr..
Wlnder says that the purpose OF the
changes 81 to simplify matters. The three
departments roadway, transportation
and motive power-are In charge, re-
spectively, OF T. ". Whisnant. Simon
Dickinson. and James Mayhem. The
Office OF the two first named Is at At
lanta. Mr.. Mayhem will be here. Mr..
Carroll II. Smith. who has bsen pur-
chasing agent at 81. Louis becomes gene
raj agent at Portsmouth, Va. Louis Rem,
trainmaster OF the northern division, be-
comes general yardmastor at Portsmouth.
W. +. Williams becomes trainmaster
from Portsmouth to Rutherfordton and
Wilmington. Johnston Busbee. formerly
trsin-dispatcher here is promoted train
master from Monroe to Atlanta on the
southern dlvision. The Offices OF division
superlntendents and forwarding agent at
Portsmouth are abolished.
a SEIZURE.
Revenue Collector Simmons to-day had
a report Of the seizure Of a i2j-galion
Illicit distlllery near Rougemont. Orange
county. When found IL WAS In operation.
a moulder employed at the Seaboard
Airline shops here attempted suicide
early this morning by taking laudanum.
1t was discovered In tirae TO save his HE.
Marion Butler. Populist chairman, and
a. e. Hatton, Republican chairman had
another conference here Saturday night.
Mr. Butler said nothing special was
done. He said h. was not at all worried
about the judicial ticket. II is very din
cult to ascertain anything Of the plans Of
the fusOnists as to this ticket.
FOURTH-DISTRICT CASES.
The Supreme Court tomorrow takes up
the Fougth-District appeals. The docket IS
remarkably light. Among the cases is
one in which Robert o. Burton sues the
State Through Auditor Furman for $3.50
fees as counsel IN the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad tax case Another suit
IS that Of states Secretary Barnes. OF the
Farmers Alliance. against Congressman
". r. Crawford, OF the Ninth District.
for $3.50 damages for libel.
Mr.. W. II. Halleman, one Of RAJ Ggh
Oldest citizens died at midnight SATURDAY
night; aged 3d. He was worth s2O1elo
His funeral was held this afternoon from
the First Baptist church
4 LIGHT FROST
There was a light frost this morning
the first Of thr season.
The stockholders Of the News and o..
server have voted 10 increase It's capt.
stock to $4,000 and to put in two Tyre
setting machines.
The conyocation OF Episcopal churcho
in this section begins at Pittsboro TO-
morrow
Great preparations are being made for
the meeting of the road congress here
during the state Fair.
The endowment fund Of Wake-Forest
College has been increased.
1t Is learned on high authority that
Or. j. j. Mott. of Statesvile, IS the heal
of the fusion movement in North Carolina.
He is a Republican and ex-State chair
man.
IL is not true that the Republicans nave
received no funds from the national com
rittec for use in North Carolina, They
are getting money.