Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-21
BUDGET.
MATTERS BEFORE THE RAILWAY
COMMISSION.
4 LUMBER COMPANY CHARTERED.
conference of Directors of Insane
AsylumS-MonGoiisn Phcasant-The
oyster Industry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and General Notes.
and General Notes.

RALEIGH. y. c., December 2O.-CSpe-
gaA-The Railway Commission met to-
day.. Il first took up the matter Of its
c-5er for tho Southern Express Company
10 show cause why ii should not pay the
lamp tax on receipts for express matter
s.at from this state into others. The
l.mpauy was represented by Fleming
-l B.gnon. OF Georgia. who argued n a
under the interstate commerce act the
commission had nothing to do with in
ttrstate business.
Auuher matter taken w was a reduc-
~on Of P~2llmau-car fares. The same
S=a was la as TO this-that II was
Interstate.
The state charters the NJ. b. Wilkdn-
ton LInbcr Company, OF Buncombc coun-
o.. partly 0syned by Philadelphians, and
With $4,000 capital.
Among tc-day's arrivals were n. A.
Sinclair. Of Fayetteville, and Charles Nc.
Manner. the manager OF Nanderbilts vast
LltmQTo estate.
Dr.. =. j.. Murphy, superintendent. and
j. O Hal, and James r.. Sawyer, OF
Ashsvllle. directors OF the Western Hos
I.fal for the Insane, arrived to-day and
had q conference with the superinten-
l-1ts and executive committeeman of the
Raleigh and Goldsboro' hospitals in re-
-ard 10 legislation desired, and the gene
IL. matter OF the needs Of the hospitals.
20 as 10 have entire unity of action.
The Legislature will be asked 10 protect
tLe Mongoliau pheasant in certain dis
tIicts OF this state. In oregon II Wash
l-ELOn, under such protection, these fine
o..d5 have increased so that there are
literally hundreds of thousands of them.
ELHLaHa~ EnW1 VfrrnInn nvhA
nae Up yesterday from Beaufort, says
..s development OF the oyster industry
winter is remarkable. 1t is, be de-
res. the greatest oyster season the
State has ever known. The great pack
.us are establishing branch houses and
.uplOying large numbers or persons.
Dredging is now allowed, under limita-
us. The demand for oysters is heavy
.I the quality is exceptionally fine.
United States Marshal Dockery, when
. s.d If there were any election cases
O.. come before the courts, said he knew
.. only one matter OF the kind In this
q, .rct-the case of eleven negroes in
a. ..moud county. who stand charged
villa lumidating q Democratic negro"
Judge Puruell appoints s.. =. Daniel, OF
WINSTON. O. United States commissioner.
.te State Board of Public Charities, |
which l.s done an excellent years work, |
meets Thursday 10 prepare its reports.
-Le seventh. and last, batch OF claims
H connection with the volunteers was
cent Oh. gtOn to-day. The total
q, al claim. s2i,5f2.
A I.-.3 servant at the insane asylum
h-ie gets sN months hard labor ON the
public road. for assaulting a patient and
t..tp.e named JethorO. He tried 70
i..h. t.e latter work. threw him TO the
i.Yr and lhoked him.
A Republican omce-holder here made
i-e very positive assertion last night that
T. French VIII return 20 Wilmington.
l. Also says that ne understands Col
e...r bancy c0lored) has never return
'' Wilmington since he made a hasty
'.lt.r. from there on a steamer for
York four or five days after the
election