The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
CLOSE OF THE HEARING
Railway Commission Will Take the Tele-
I phone Case Under Consideration.
SENATOR DANIEL ARGUED POWERFULLY
PenitcntiRry Turns Money into the
Treasury Largo COLLECTIONS of
Revenue Mormons Making Con.
vcrfs - Hosiery MIL SoId-Monu-
mcnt Movement Dead.

Raleigh. N. c.. Oct. 2-(SpecIaD-The
Railway Commission did not to-day de-
side as to the telephone rate. 1t an
nounced that 1t would take the volumin-
Gus evidence under consideration at its
next meeting. Senator Daniel. who
made powerful argument In favor of
the Bell company against the low rate
and ridicul.ng the Interstate company.
left for home to-day.
The State charters the Railway and
Street Car Indicator company" Of
IIlenton. for thirty years, IL. A. Dennan
w. 5. Summeren and Il. u. Byrd in
corporators. to make the indicators and
sell patent rights.
The Superintendent OF the penitentiary
to-day turned over to the Treasury
S9.0Id OF penitentiary earnings He SAYS
that next Monday there will be 4 regu-
lar exodus from the penitentfary to the
cotton farms, leaving there only those
persons who are sick. Even the females
60 1t is as he says. "thc first cleaning
out the penitentiary has ever had"
Governor Russell appoints w. C.
Douglas and john w. Hmsdale his coun-
sci In the injunction case of the West
crn Union Telegraph company to pre-
vent the State from enforcing the 10
cent message rate. This Is the case
which Is to come up before Judge Sim
onton at Wilmington.
The September revenue collections in
this district were the largest, with one
exception, during Collector Simmons
term of Office. They were whIskey, $I3.-
soS: cigars and cigarettes, $25,S6S; to-
Sacco. $S0,S59; total, S122, 00o
Last night party Of ladies and gen.
tlemen from this city went to the in
sane asylum to attend one of the semi
weekly dances given the patients. On
the return the driver drove over an
ell Dunkmcnt and n
rage was wrecked and all hurt, two Of
the ladies badly.
Tho t''RollinF Exposftica," or North
Carolina on Wheels" the $4,000 car
which contains North Cardinals re-
sources in miniature, will be here on
view during the State Fair. Then 1t will
pegin It's long tour through twenty-five
States
Counterfeiters are giving the public
and the officials much trouble in the
Charlotte and Salisbury sections.
TWO Mormon preachers or elders ar
rived here to-day and viii preach to-
morrow In the City Hall. They were
specially interviewed and said: Our
number now at work In this State has
Deen increased to forty Ezra G. Rob
inson is our president or presiding elder.
lie mas no headquarters. but spends his
time Visiting; the elders. He Is prcst-
dent OF what we know rs the North
members In the State. During the past
Two years none have been going 10
Titan. or late most or tho our special
work has been done in Moore and Mont
gomery counties. We have n church
building nndN.quite congregation at
cameron. We are doing q good deal OF
work In Wayne county. In Wake we
have two congregations, one of ut Var
ma, twenty-three members, and one al
Eagle Rock with twenty. AS n rule we
elders stay in n State from two to thirty
months"
The George Manufacturing company
OF Greensboro, sells Its hosiery mills to
w. E. Stone & Co
North Carolina will this wear bo tho
mecca of the partridge hunter. Never
were the birds more abundant
IL seems that the movement to nut a
monument at Raleigh to the memory of
n. Is. Vance has died n natural death.
NOT dollar has been subscribed in
months. .s,E
1t seems to be pretty clearly the
purpose Of the administration" not to
pay j. w. Wilson and Ohio Wilson their
salaries pending the law suit Governor
Russell and Treasurer and Auditor read
together yesterday the opinion of the At
torney General. OF course the Govern
or,s views dominate them.
There is no sign of rain. The woods
are simply whitening and the leaves nre
as dry as dust
me statement was made that the
Soutnern railway was not selling tickets
10 Atlanta. 1t is an error. They arc
Deing regularly sold here.
Inc Raleigh saloons have to close at
IL p m, but the Aldermen allow them
TO Keep open all night during far week
Inc September wea Their summary
says the mean temperature that month
was % degrees which Is degrees above
the average. The highest was 9S, the
lowest 49, The rainfall was only 70