The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-03
REPLY OF TWO WILSON'S
Figurailyely Snap Their FingsIs In the
Governors Face,
TELEGRAPH RATE CASE TO Be HEARD
Negro I!oSs Arrested for Criminal,
Assault-Tr0nble at n mig
Narrowly AYcrted -wrstcrn Peo~
pic Want TO Como South Colds
borO's Water supply.

ooEos "huor Suppiys
Raleigh. N. c., Sept. a.-(speclaD-
Most of the talk Is about what the
Governor will do, or rather try to do,
with the two hallway Commissioners,
j. w. Wilson and Ohio Wilson. 1t Is
believed he will try to suspend. II so
1nut does not affect them. They tigu-
ratiHely snap their fingers at him.. They
are judges. He can't remove them.
The current is that the Gov
erhor has put his foot IN it," that he
mas been made u CATS paw of people
win Srudses. On The Commissioners
desk to-day was found Il picture rep
reSenting n portly gentleman, in his
shirt sleeves. turning the crank or an
automatic kicker, with three pairs of
feet. each foot as it came around striking
him. On the feet. with their heavy
boots, are written the names nj a Sena-
Sor. a judge and an editor. The moral
OF 1t Is that the Governor is Kicking
himself.
Last week OHIO Wilson was sent a
commission by the Governor as dele
gate to the Rate Congress at Omaha,
September I'd, the commission setting
forth that the Governor contided in his
good sense and loyalty to the people
OF North Carolina, The very ucxt day
ne got O nOtificatiau from the Gov
ernor TO appear September LIST before
him to show cause why he should not
DO removed from office for being guilty
or a great crime.
The Railway Commission made the
rate on Western Union teiegrams Is
cents. Judge S!monton issued n re-
strain!ng order. 1t Is retuInlable at
Wilmington. Ohio Wilson Is made the
representative OF the Commission at
that hearing. He has the proxies of
j. w. Wilson and DR.. Abbott. He ex-
poets to have the Acknowledgement with
him. to also represent the State. Now
he is informed that the Governor has
retained four lawyers To also appear
Two negro boys. aged IL, charged with
outraglng an ll-ycar-o;d negro girl at
i'ranklinton. were captured In his
county and are now IN Lnuishurg inil
They were very brutal ana even used
n knife.
i Is said that Rev. p. +. Randall.
colorcd, succeeds Rev. DR.. T. w. Bahb
as pastor at the Caledonia convict
farm. on the Roanoke river.
1T seems that there came very near
being serious trouble at Henderson yes
terday during and Immediately after
the execution of George i}rod,c. Negro
women are said TO have declared that
the man ought not To be hanged. The
police made several arrests of persons
who fought. The race feeling was evil
IDENTIFY considerably strained.
The Agricultural Department Is getting
great numbers of letters from the North
ond West making inquiries as to lands
Ill North Carolina, ana saying the writ
erS desire to come South.
Changes In the State Museum began
to be made to-day. The natural history
department Will be in the room now
occupied by minerals and ores. The lat
ter VIII be In the room where the woods
and timbers have been shown. The lat
ter are being placed in the lower floor
room in the lately completed annex.
lm the upper room ur the annex will
be geological specimens and building
stones and metaliifcrous ores. The
present natural history room will he
devoted to the genealogical specimens.
The State has a full supply of camp
~equipage, blankets and ovcrcoats for
the State Guard. Camp equipage and
blankets are kept In the arnory, but
are ISSUED whenever needed. Ovcrcnats
have been in the company armories.
So utterly careless has been the con-
duct OF many captains as 10
that they are now all called in. Moths
have ruined great numbers of them.
In one case forty came in and only ten
were ut for use. All this Is UnitCl
States property. The carelcSsness in
some cases shown by companies is re-
markablc.
In all Of the counties through which
the North Carolina railroad runs a decd
Is being registered from the Southern
railway to the Central Trust Company
OF New York. assigning. the Southern's
lease of that road as security for bonds
held hy the trust company.
Colonel A. w. Shaffer, engineer to the
State Board OF Health, returned yes
terday from Goldsboro. where he and
other members OF the board went to
examine the water supply, etc. So far as
q superficial examination showed the
water supply was clear. There is no
sewerage, though II was the under
standing that Il sewerage system would
Immediately follow the Introduction of
water. There is only surface drainage.
Greensbor has in the past two DAYS
had two exciting trials Of negroes, with
convictions In all: one for placing a
BONN under ~ dwelling. the other, of
two men, for burning u store.
Thirty State convicts are to be en-
pioyed on the public road in Cahar-
rus.
The Silvcr VALLEY silver and gold mines
In Davidson county are 10 he operated
On n n 6TianCi,-a Snn1A 4, F.A, 49, -. f.