The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-18
Prominent Railroad Men Present al the
Meeting Of The Commission.
SOLDIERS WANT OVERCOATS FOR CUBA
New Railroad Chartered forcstry
Meeting 70 &c Hcld at NewBcrnc-
Reports Of building and Lon" As
socintions-- nnmarc by Forest
Fires very Heavy.

Raleigh. y. c., Feb. 17.-(Special) -
The event to-day was the meeting of
the railway commission. There was Il
a:otable ga herring o. railway men and
attorneys. Andrews, Turk, culp, Mum
son, Charles Price .nd BusbGe, Of the
Southern: ST. John, Melee, Glover and
Watts, of the Seaboard Air Line; Elliott
and Emerson, OF the Atlantic Coast
Line; Hancock and Din, OF the Atlantic
and Month Carolina; Mngea. of the
Norfolk and Wvstc.n; +. -. Jones and
Guthrie, of the Charlotte and Durham;
Fry and Kyle. Of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley. Among the o:her wit
nesses were j. w. Wilson ana j. L. Mas
senburg. of Henderson.
Commissioners Caldwell and Pearson
discharged all Witnesses Commissioner
Abbott had summoned ana then re-
fused 10 adept his motion that inStantcr
summons be issued for them.
Senator Daniel made argument for the
Bell Telephone company lhat the com
mission has no powerNo fix rentals.
y committee Of railway officials ana
fertilizer manufacturers is prs pairing
an acceptable freight rate 10 be sub
m.ttsa to the commission tomorrow.
Vice !'rssidenc 81. John testified that HI"
had issued $4,000 passes last year.
Charles }. Parker resigns as secretary
of the North Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly,. and 1t is thought tina; w. L. Whit
sstt Will succeed him
The damage by forest fires is even
ErSitor than was expected. There were
fires in over a dozen counties Tuesday.
so far no loss Of life is reported, but
there was considerable los: of farm
buildings The towns of rinehurst and
Southern Pines had narrow escapes.
The State to-day chartered the L..
Richardson Drug Company ot Green's
boro: capital $4,000.
AT the Adiutant-Gcneral,s office to-
day there was Il good deal OF laughing
y company commander sent in 4 reUui-
salon for OverColts from the arsenal so
his company would be ready 10 move TO
Cuba AT once. One OF the officials re-
turned the requisition with The .3ugrcs-
ton that only the iight,it garments can
be Worn in Cuba ana suggesting tina;
nightshirts be requiSitioncd for as par
ticulariy suitable.
Last Year thirty-fouY building ana
loan associations made reports 10 The
State Auditor. So far this year nine
have sent in ,eports and The Prudential
of C5barrUS leads. with loans agGrc-
eating SG5 coo
Wheeler Mar;in very promptly ac-
.cepted the appointment as solicitor of
the Second district;
The damage by Tuesdays storm here
amounted 10 only about $50. due 10 the
fall CE' Il chimney, which broke through
q roof.
Farmers say rain is needed. The
ground Is remarkably dry for this sea
son Of year.
y suit is brought here 10 dissolve the
mar.ilgo Of Walter Ice. AGED Il. of
Harnett county, and Miss Dauning, H.,
Of Raleigh.
the STATE Library every book .elatlng
10 North Carolina. The presen; col!ec-
tion is far from complete
ltuif. liende' son. the Republican who
got $500 for Withdrawing from The can
didacy for STATE Auditor in favor Of
II. w. Aver Is. nuw preparing himself
for a $1,000 govcrnmen; position by
SOLDERING up. He says he has been in
dulg!ns far 100 freely il con whisiicy
Il. f. Park for ycirS We'll known in
The planning mill business here. il dam
gerJUSiy Ill al his residence IN Raleigh.
W. y. Guthrie, Populist nominee for
governor, in 1896, Is here, and says ne
VIII aid in reci"c ing Congla: man W.
w. Kitchen. of the Fifth district. lie
declares kschrn is more popular thln
ever. and that he will he elected by a
larger majority.
Ihe board Of governors of the South
ern Cotton SpinNcrs Association is
called to meet at Chl!loatc February
- 10 consider matters Of vital Interest.
Superintendent McwhOrne Of The pen
ieni!ary says the State will work The
Castle liayne phosphate mine for the
new owners; that il will rent about COO
acres of the Castle llayna farm, putting
il III tt,