The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-23
An Effort viii Be Made to Introduce It In
Municipal Politics.;
INDICTMENTS FOR GAMBLING AT DURHAM
Cnbarrus Comfy Secures ConvIcts for
Road Work.-SensntionnI Meeting
j pcctcd This Week. Hancock VIII
lIavo n Chance 10 Explain.

Raleigh. n. c., Jan. 22.-(SpcclaD-
The Anti-saloon League will have q
mass meeting tomorrow afternoon at
metropolitan Hall. 1t is said that Il
great effort will be made to put the
temperance question us an issue in the
municipal election III May.
There is ccrtuinly a big stir at Dur
ham, growing out of the numerous in
dictments for gambling, which is an
other name for railing: says Judge
Robinson. A Durham citizen says that
III no place has there been more raf-
fling. He says it went OH in premises
owned by the foreman of the grand
jury and that the Mayor was also a
Tafiler. y pile OF indictments 4 foot
high Is given rs the result of Judge
Robinson's charge
AS to Judge RoDnsOn's failure to
charge~;the grand juries against free
passes anywhere save In counties along
the line OF the Southern railway, he
says the omission was solely due to
forgctfulncss.
The, last revenue act eXemptS from
license tax those hotels whose bust
ness IS under $1,000 year. A test
case Is now made up to go to the
Supreme Court. The lessee OF the
hotel at Durham contends that this is
discrimination and is unconstitutional,
and hence refuses to pay. The Superior
Court Judge decides in his favor and
the State appeals
Though only u few days ago the
Superintendent OF the pcnitentiary
stated that 1t was impossible this win
ter to furnish any convicts to co,n-
ties, for public road work. yet the
Governor and the attorney for the
penitentiary decide that forty-fve con-
rctS can DO furnished Caharrus
county for that purpose. That county
was the first TO apply. Under the new
law counties which thus take State
convicts must pay all expenses OF
transportation and feed and clothe the
prisoners. But as the law allows only
brief use Of convicts there will be
no cost for clothing.
Republicans who have come here
during the past few days, almost with
out exception, favor as Judge Dicks
successor in the Judgeship James T.
Boyd.
During the tenn of office of Rove
nue. Collector Simmons over 500 illicit
d:stillcrics have been destroyed. This
Is very fine record.
It seems from the reports to the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics that the
annual value of the States oyster pro-
duct is now only about sl50.00O.
The five days session OF the Rail-
way Commission next week Is expect
cd to be sensational Tuesday the
Commission will try to punish" Vice
President Andrews and other officials
of the Southern. Then it has cited the
officials of the Atlantic Coast Line.
Southern and Sea1oard Air line to
appear and show cause why rates
should not be materially reduced.
The Southern Express people will also
be called on for testimony as 10 why
they gave Governor Russell free rates.
The Governor may be n witness. He
made such fiat failure in his tcs-
timony against Ohio Wilson that he
may not care to appear again. Jas.
w. Wilson. chairman, or as the Gov
ernor would say EEK chairman" OF
the Railway Commission will also be
a witness and no doubt The liveliest of
all.
1t is. said that near tho places where
Whiskey is sold at dspensaries. moon
sinners are procuring the ompty bot