The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-01
HEARING IN HELLO CASE.
Telephone Companies Making a Contest
to Keep up Their Rates.
BISHOP CHESHIRE BACK FROM ENGLAND
Big Bill OF Costs Extensive Prepares
People buy Gold Mtne-Curious
Murder Cnse IN WiIkcS-Judge
Robinson Not nm Aspirnnt.

Raleigh. N. c., Sept. 3O.-(specfaD-
Before the Railway Commission to-day
there was another and final hearing In
the telephone case There were pres
ent rs counsel for the telephone COM
panies Senator John w. Daniel. l.. c.
Young, Gen. e. =. Meany, r. c. Strong,
James c. AIacRea and w. II. Day.
J.. u. Carr. of the Durham Telephone
company, was also present. The record
and all the complaints We're read.
Bishop Cheshire, of this Episcopal
Diocese, has returned from 4 visit to
England. He has been absent three
months He preached at a number OF
places In England.
The State Commissioner Of Labor
Statistics will leave tomorrow to visit
furniture factories and mines, the latter
particularly In Montgomery, Randolph
and Guilrord.
In the Supreme Court there was argu-
ment to-day in 4 case of considerable
interest. The last Legislature enacted
law giving to clerks OF Superior Court
power to appoint inspectors of timber.
The cons,itutloInality of the law was
broadly attacked. Next II was argued
that often the timbsr inspected was
bought In one county, cut and RATED
into another. The Attorney General
cited authorities to show that this last
argument WAS baselcSS.
There was argument III the Supreme
Court yesterday In the case In which
the State Treasurer declines to pay the
costs. aggrcgatinE $1,000, icl the Ga5 oys-
ter cases from paml!co. These cases
were all consolidated and Judgment
taken IN one. The Solicitor appealed
because they were thus consolidated. 1t
Is alleged on the other hand that the
consolidation was TO save the State
costs. Judge Bryan. IN his findings IN
the case, said the money was honestly
due the clerk and Sheriff and the Solici-
tor was unable to find any flaws. Treas
nrer Worth has been invited tn find any.
The preparations for the state Fair
are Ccl more extensive sC'lle than in
recent years. There Will, no doubt. be
the usual large attendance
II is said there WINS plenty of ice in
Ashe county last week und that bad
damage was done the crops.
Governor Russell denies that he said
carry II in the next election without
Populist aid
There is Il good deal of amusement
at the hearing the tie North Carolina
railway fraud" case before Special
Master Kerr Cra.ge here. During the
two days nothing was proved. An ai-
torney said the object was secured,
namely to get the matter in the news
papers
Hundrede of -binyclsts were at Sails
bury to-day at the bicycle races on the
heN track. The weather was perfect.
The date OF the first State convention
OF the Young Mems Republican League,
TO be held here, IS October 10Th.
The water supply in many OF the
streams Is daily getting lower ana
lower. - Last. weeks little rain was OF
no benefit r.
Boston people yesterday bought gold
mine in Davidson county and will put
In new machinery.
The president OF the negro cotton mill
at Concord says il will be in operation
IN January
The October bulletin Of the Agricul-
tural Department is in the hands of the
public printer. 1t will contain COM
plete list of all North Carolina factories.
curious murder case comes up from
wilkes. Two boys fought. One cut tho
other with 4 knife and thcr ran. The
1ather of the wounded boy pursued, and
throwing a stone at tie boy who was
running, struck him on the back of the
head and smashed his skull, so that he
died In a couple of hours.
Judge Robinson, of the Superior Court
says he Is not candidate for the posi-
alCm or United states District Attorney
The Commissioner of Agriculture. /
NJ. Mewboorne Oie spells his name thus
and not Mewborne). is surprised at re-.
ceiVlnE notice that Virginia quarantincs
against all North Carolina cattle uuti
November lHth. This will stop the
sending of cattle to Virginia TO be fal.
tened
There will be another Japanese SIN
dert at the Agricultural and AiccbanI-
cal College here.
cartridges are unusually abundant
In the Stnte and are we'll grown. The
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