The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-16
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last Scene II the Tragic Eud Of prlYale
sSs George N. Banks.
SUPERINTENDENT AE /: GETS ANGRY
3IaJSr Guthrie ON 8ConIsscatton OF
isss tsailroud Property, Hni.rond Com.
lnissis m Decides .That Passenger
$$ and freis Are Reasonable
5:ss$ urprise for Pei,ltentiary People.

Sas Raleigh. N. C.,.July 15.-{SpeciaD-Th
funeral of Private, George n. Banks, OF
the Governors Guard. who was In
q stantly3 killed at the sham battle Tues
day night, was held this afternoon at
the Baptist Ia bernacle. Governor Rus
s$Eell and staff In uniform attended, and
81 the Governors Guard was also present
aSItlWas one of the most solemn occasions
lever known here. THE widow Of the dead
q man is in q Very critical condition and
MS mother and sister. who arrived from
y Norfolk at 2:15 this morning. arc nearly
4 Il crazed with grief.
- IS Governor Russell appoints J. W.
& Wyatt, of Palenta, q delegate to the Cot
n TON Growers convention at Galveston.
$.ss DR.. d. Reid Parker, holder OF Farmers
writes that the interest shown
I IN these is intense. Profs. Massey and
Hege are aiding him.
8h.5 The State Superintendent OF Public
to-day received a letter from
the ca atrnan of a County Board Of
Il Educa ton, asking whether the board
4 could pay the expenses of the conntv
4 pubiic school examiner while the latter
s was preparing himself to examine The
4 superintendent was very angry ana
& replied Sharply. The examiner is al
sF1sed to SO to school.
ss5 Deputy Revenue Collector Jack Shell
= purn has done excellent work during
u me past seven days, having captured
h i've Illicit d;stiller!es
ff$$gs gerry Cook. the negro who in this
4 county. stluntSled his mistress to death.
4 WIZ 'be tried here for murder next Mon
Il day.
The Capitol Board decides that the
* ONCE Of the State Treasurer cannot
4 81 hei fitted with now and modern furniture
4 and fling cases and vaults.
S The State Press Association win 20
81 g e y phe 2Iennessee Centennial Exposition
q September 9Th.
ISL From what Governor Russell says /.
seems that the holding Of the August
\ public school election is to be left to the
q discretion of the counties
s94 I. ohnS =. Lennig, OF philadelphia, is
thus far paying for the construction of
$sne Durham and Charlotte, formerly the
Y Glendon and Gulf railway.
- lodge Of Red Men was organized
Il mere to-day. 1t is the first in this part
4 OF The State.
.s$S$ss1 me next work of the Railway Com
3& mission will be as the State Board of
to enual,ze the valuation
4 OF property Valuations now differ
B widely and there is no system or uni
4 formitY
The plosrect for The thirty mile cleo
\ t TIC tai WAY between Morglnton and
4 4 slowing Rock is excellent
Es!ss The State superintendent or Public
4 schools says in reply to an inquiry as
40 what should constitute Il school dis
alrict. that each public school should
nave ut least sixty-live pupils ana that
+ LIDS terrItory over which the five school
4 Commltteemcn have Jurisdiction must be
bounded by the old township line
~. y. Guthrie. PGpuliSt nominee for
last Year, after hearing The
+ argument in favor or incrcasin:r the
& Valuation OF railways for taxation and
y lowering the rates OF fare and freight,
4 says he favors Government owncrslsp OF
railways, but that lie is In favor or ,u!.-
4 cnaSlns them at an equitable price ana
mot Of stealing railway property under
.SLHes disguise OF increasing taxes ana nj
tine same time cutting down the only
L sources sources CT income In operating II rail-
4 way. II c deciar&s further that capital
& invested IN q railway should be treated
3 as capital Invested in any other enter
prise. Its<
The fact that Raleigh syndicate has
3oFerbid The penitentiary authorities 70,
77sthe purcfase Of the .phpsphate mines at
& castle Hayne is rather a surprise 10
enc penftentary people who thought
itney mad the property sure
Iulc Railway Commission announce
+ Lhat after most painstaIling investicra-
Il tttoh or present passenger and freich /
Z rates. they find passenger rates rs low,
)! 3 II not lower, than in any ether State. OF
4 IKE population TO the square mile. ana
81 rtisht rates comparc most ravOraNlv
win any state. From these facts ana
NOSE eHclted at the hearing the Com
( mission declares the present rats lust
4 anu reasonable, and declines 10 now
\ make any material changes