The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-20
THEY WILL. CONTEST
1',2 Old Board Of Directors Of the A, &
K. c. viii Make a Fight.
NAMES OF NEW DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
Ia Curt letter Diminishing tao Ola
Nowr<! Boats, or An Ola Soi,iier-A
Sc@ro Who Ate n Baked cat Re.
cause Corhrit Lost Death OF an
Ola Confederate veteran.

Raleigh, n. c., March l9.-(Special)-
Yesterday afternoon there WAS meet
ing Of tho Board OF Internal Improve
ments, at which Gov. Russell and }. G.
L. Harris were present. {. a. Cook, the
other member. being In Washington. 1t
was decided to appoint n new Board Of
Directors of the Atlantic and North Car
Dina railway 1t was also decided that
no information rs to the matter was to
given out until today, when the commits
sons wero issued. Nevertheless, the
news 'leaked." Today tho following
letter was sent each member OF the old
directorate: You are hereby notified
that at a meeting OF the Board Of In
ternal Improvements, composed OF the
, Governor, Cook and Harris, held today.
you were removed rs a member of the
Board Of Directors
Today commissions We're issued to the
new board MS follows: Robert Hancock.
(who IS to be president, II. j.. Hewitt,
William II. Sawyer. Council Wnoten.
John J. Newborne, w. J. Pope and T.. II.
Meadows.
WILL BE a CONTEST
The old board will not retire without n
legal contest and decision. It's members
deem that the new act. taking the road
out of their hands, is unconstitutional
In several features.
The executive department people are
in Quandary rs to the Ashevillc char
tor act. One OF the great features Of
this was Il provision that the Governor
should appoint n Police Justice. who as
far as all trials are concerned was to
i displace the mayor. But the plan TO
commission This police justice fails, 1t
seems. The act as ratified Is not as
introduced The very portion which
provided for the appointment is gone.
THE private secretary who examined the
bill says he cannot see that there Is
any power to appoint.
DIED AT SOLDIERS HOME
Benjamin Knight, 60 years old, died
at the Soldiers Home this morning
During the war he served in Company
H.. S0th regiment OF Cumberland.
The largest and finest crystal Of mica
yot discovered was placed In the State
Museum yesterday. IT weighs 104
pounds. and came from the Bowen mine
IN Macon county. 1t is worth $500.
It has rained every day IN March ex-
cept two days. / is asserted that farm
work was never more backward.
The purpose OF the three Episcopal
dioceses in this State is to raise $780,
Oo0 for tho endowment or st. Mary 8
female, school here
At the term OF court which begins
here next week three persons will be
tried for murder.
WORSE THAN CROW.
tie MOST hlllAHlnS wager on record In
This State was made ut Durham and was
settled tonight. w. +. Holman, color
ed, agreed to cat a baked cat If Cor
bett was defeated in the prize fight.
Victor DCckery, con Of Hon. Oliver
H. Dockery. Is appointed steward Of the
penitentinry.
Republican State Chairman ITolton,
VIII get the place of United States At
rorney FOR the Western district There
has been a long contest between him
and Marshall Mott
DEATH OF WIN. G. BURKHEAD.
Late last night William G. Burllhcad
OF Whitevile. died here Of Bright's dis
ease. lie was Il lawyer and n son OF the
KeV Or. Burkhead, Il widely known
Methodist prea cher and was II years of
age He was reading clerk OF the leg
lslature four terms. His wife Is q
daughter OF the late Edward Gayle OF
fortsmouth and Raleigh
some OF the newspapers are publishing
extracts from n letter OF Gov Russell
70 tle New York Tribune in 1855. in
when he says Of the Southern States;
that the extreme remedy is for Con
sress TO declare that they have violat-
cd the fundamental conditions made
Wheh they We're re-admitted to the
IlMon and to remand them to a terri
torial status"