The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-21
New Railroad Commissioners Issue Sub
pOena for Major Wilson.
MAGNITUDE OF THE FISH INDUSTRY
Insurance Company OrGnnixcd-wny
Babb WINS Dounccd-Stntc Leases
sumes Operations Feeling 4 saiiisf
Mormon missionaries,

Raleigh. N. c., Jan. oo.-(SpeciaD-
Major j. w. Wilson is subpocnaed to
appear next Tuesday before the Rail
way Commission to give evidence. 1t
appears that. though these subpoenas
are issued by the clerk of the Com
mission, news us to their issue is not
given out by him. In this case IL APP
pears the subpoena was issued by him
TO the Sheriff. Major Wilson is not
here. The Commission Cor rather the
Two new Commissioners, fen DR.. Alb
bolt Is no party To the proceeding) will
catch Tartar when they meet Major
Wilson.
The catch Of fish in this State-lll,-
$4,000 in lS97is enormous 1t is given
In reports TO the labor Commission. rs
Is also the value Of the catch, 81 ,Sl3,-
SIS. ''''
At Greensboro to-day the Under
writers Insurance company was or
Eanized, with 100000 capital. There is
quite strong movement for local
companies
Governor Russell. when asked by
ReV DR.. Rabb why the latter was dis
charged. said he was mot TO find
places for skinner men This WAS Il
hit at Skinner and tho "Pritchard
l,opu!!sts." 1t IS the reason why Clerk
IL,
bounced without n hearing
Republicans say that Governor Rus
sell VIII make a canvass Of the state.
ihc president of the Republican
League, says The Governor last year
promised he would make the canvass.
The negro politicians insist that the
Governor has made MI his plans To
ala Senator Butler in forming new
party.
The penitentary leases the T.llerv
farm. in IIalfaX. on The terms agreed
on ten months ag0-u division Of pro-
i'ss with the owner who furnishes
everything save The convict labor At
each of the state farms couple of
acres Of sugar bects will be planted
aG test:
The Pcpul!s;s are after Federal
offices. y. $. Peace. of the Populist
state Committee. asked that \. j.
lnlby, Populist, of Granville. be given
a Deputy marshal'a place. DR. Fox"
Fcarsoa. of Wayne, was also a seeker
after a PLACE.
Mrs. Albert Watson. who died night
before last in the Johns Hopkins Hos
Fial, was buried here to-day. She
was only Is years of age and her hus-
band, who shot her and then blew out
his own brains, was but a few wears
ciaer. The unfortunate young woman
was soon TO become mother. Her
Efe was a beautiful one ana she was
n jealous church member.
Senator Butler says the evidence all
r0irts 10 the guilt of Robert Hancock.
II Is expected here that the Governor
Wi! remove iIaEo1ck this week. Same
o3c asked how this would be done. ms
tNe directors Of the Atlantic and North
carolina railway elected him presidcn:
Tor 4 yc@r. But the Governor can de-
pose him as director ana that would
carry the Office with it.
Goveino: Rusaail pardons two Of the
man who were engaged in the noted
Graveyard Insurance" swindle In Car
tereE county. with headquarters a
beaufort, Those now pardoncl ara
Se!den d. Dclamar, white. who way
serving seven years Jail sentence n.
Beaufort, and William Fisher colorcd,
VINO was serving ilve years in the pen-
hent!ary. Each had served about a
year. hctlmar was convicted Of con-
sniracy 10 def"iu1, ana Fisher o!
forgery 10 defraud. Some time ago Or
y Is. ne!amar, another Of the men
convicted. was pardoned. One man is
Eet III The ncniter;iary. and three in
Jail The pardonH were grlnted, be-
cause OF the rtr9rtad poAY health of the
criminals
Lawyers do no, appear to relish the
ldPa ma: judge EWart may &c. Judge
DICKS place in the Federal Cour.
they regard him as a bitter partisan.
The remark w3s made today by an
eminen: lnwye: Ina; Judge Robinson
only chn:ges grand jury against free
passes when he t. holding n court along
tha line o! the Southern Railway: thar
ne learns tina; when on the line OF the
NJ mite Cols; line he makes no such
charge