The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-25
.GOUGED THE TREASURY
Stewart Brothers Charged with Drawing
Ten Thousand Dollars Too Much,
THE WILSON'S DECLINE TO SURRENDER
Telephone Company G}inrtored-Lar.
Eest Library In tho state in u
HnekWOods County = Negroes Ex-
cited About the Proposition TO
Tease tho Penitcnfinry.

NeltlBH, ~. u, sept. 21.-tSpeclaD-
Complaint Is filed In the case of the
State Treasurer against Stewart Bros,
OF Winston, ex-State printers. 1t sets
forth mat they have been paid by the
State $4,000 in excess of the amount
really due for work. The charge is Il
very serious one.
State Treasurer Worth says he will
not pay either the present Railway
commissioners or Governor Russelrs
appointeeS until the courts pass upon
the matter. Yet the two Wilson's are
DE facto Commissioners and will exer-
else all the duties or the office. The
case may go all the way to the United
states Supreme Court, as 1t involves Il
very grave constitutional question
The Secretary OF State grants a char
ter to the Fayetteville Telephone and
Telegraph company. The principal office
is at Tarboro and George 4. Holderncss,
JOB Cobb and y. NJ. Fairly are the in
corporators. The charter gives Il power
10 put up telegraph and telephone lines
In Fayetteville and other towns and TO
connect the same. The capital stock Is
$4,000. the duration or charter thirty
years.
The spicy letter of Railway Commits
sloner d. II. Abbott 10 Governor Rus
sell, informing him that his authority to
suspend Hallway Commissioners was
not recognized, causes mo little comment
lie TOOK this step after able legal ad-
vice.
Chairman James W. Wilson, of the
railway commission to-day sent the fol-
lowing letter to Governor Russell in re-
snonse ITO the latter's modification of sus-
pension: Your favor of the 23d Is here
by acknowledged. In reply. will say
that l shall disregard your order to sus-
pend, but will continue to do business
at the old stand until removed by a
court or competent Jurisdiction, and not
by a self constituted star chr 'nbcr"
AT 10 O'Clock this morning John ii.
Iearson was sworn In 'as Railway COM
missioner to succeed S. Ohio Wilson"
ana at once demanded possession of the
ONCE. Wilson In polite way declined
to surrender, and so Pearson sues for
possession, as the Governor directed him
to do.
The State IS arranging to pave the
streets around the Capital Square, using
convict labor. The paving OF some of
the walks In the Square was finished
to-day. 1t cost 81 100.
Marshall Mott, son VI DR.. j. T. Mott.
Is sick at Atlantic City. lie has under
gone surgical treatment there
IL mas been rumored that scarlet fever
was epidemic at Greensboro This is
inaccurate. There are on:y twenty cases
some of the Populists are wanting to
know who gave Senator Butler such
authority to speak for North Carolina
fopuiiSts, as he is neither a member
OF the State or District Committee"
IT Is ascertained that the largest
library in this State Is OF 80, 900 volumes.
and Is In Mitchell county, near Bakers
vine. The owner employs Il librarian
and invites the people TO use the library
Inc owner Is an eX-professor Of IInr-
ward University. There are II, 900 vol
umes In the University library ana about
10000 in the State library.
The storm, which really was not n
storm, this week has done no damage
to the cotton crop.
The removal of old buildings to make
way for the handsome clubhouse of the
Capital Club here began to-day.
A woman from New Orleans got Off
the train here night before last. She
said she had lost her nealth certincate,
She had two trunks, both OF which are
unclaimed.
IL is learned that ut least twelve Nor
mon proselyters have arrived in this
State, in addition to the regular working
force.
Senator Pritchard is expected to arrive
here this week His friends are by r,o
means sorry that Charles a. Cook fails
to get to United States District At,or-
neyship.
There Is much camor against leasing
the convicts. Some or the negroes are
greatly indignant ana say Governor
fussell wants to sell them into slavery -
many people want all the convicts en-
ployed on the public roads.
II Is now said the Southern railway
Will built its new branch from Mocks-
vile to salisbury so freight will moi 90
VIA Greensboro This Will save 81 cents
or more and give a connection with tho
Norfolk and Western.