Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-11
OLD NORTH STATE.
A BUDGET OF NEWS GATHERED AT
RALEIGH.
The Frec-Pass Question Agnin-RaiI-
way Commission ONCE stiII Guard-
cd--Chartcrs Granted-Personal ana
Political Mention.
Political Mention.


One of the interesting questions which
arises regarding the anti-free pass crusade
which Governor Russell. Senator
Butler. and the new railway commits
sioners are inaugurating, Is whether the
commission has eny authority as con-
Germs passes issued on lines which run
into other States. A Federal judge says
that in such cases there Is no jurisdic-
ton, the interstate commerce law coming
In.
The railway people think the Railway
Commission began to see Saturday after
noon that It's position was ticklsh. The
chairman says that in the test which IS
in progress the power of the commission
act is being strained to the utmost.
The Railway Commission Office is yet
being constantly guarded, day and night,
by DR.. Motifs son, James. 1t was the
Governor who ordered the Keeper of the
Capitol to put on the guard. The Keeper
frankly admits that he can't see any
reason for putting on a guard, but that
he simply obeyed orders.
The State grants a charter to the Red
Springs Land and Improvement Com
pany. composed of r. E. Livermore and
others. Also, one TO the Fishblate Cloth
ing Company; capital. $4,000; period ten
years; at Wilmington; cOrpOrators-
Fannie s. Fishblate. s. II. Fishblate,
William Fleet and Charles r. Davis.
The selection of VI. c. S. Noble as the
superintendent Of the summer school at
the State University gives general plea
sure This school is proving a notable
adjunct to university work.
The Mayor Of Wilmington having found
the law ample to justify him in arresting
any Of the LVnchites, or 'sanctifed
band" the question is asked here, II It
is not also ample TO permit their being
driven out of the State?
FLAG RETURN.
Colonel f. A. Osborne. Of Charlotte, the
last commander Of the Fourth Regiment,
North Carolina State Troops has writ
ten to Acknowledgement stephen ID.
Ayling. Of New Hampshire, for the cap
tured flag of that regiment, which Mrs.
Persis +. Chase has placed in General
Ayling's hands. Colonel Osborne says
he desires the flag as an interesting relic
for the pleasure ana satisfaction Of the
survivors of that once splendid regiment.
General Aging says that Mrs Chase has
left the matter of the return entirely in
to return the flag upon an authorization
by the Adjutant-General Of North Caro-
lima that Osborne may receive it. This
authorization was given to-day The flag
was captured at Charlottesville, and not
at Sharpsburg.
Governor Russell is invited to attend
the golden jubilee" January 24th at
San Francisco, i'm honor Of the semi
centennial anniversary of the discovery
of gold in California.
Wake Superior Court to-day began
criminal term, with 102 cases on the
docket. Two are for murder. One de-
PENDANT, Groves. gets a new trial.
1t is found that the cost of county
eonvicts on the public roads here is only
q cents a day each, this including fooo,
clothing. medical attendance, and guard
ing. 1t is cheaper to work prisoners on
the roads than it is TO keep them in Jail.
BRIEFS.
What was formerly a large platform
here for use in shipping cotton freight is
being covered and converted into brick
warehouse. 10 contain 5000 bales 1t will
be one Of the largest warehouses in the
State.
Mrs. Rosa Hill Ashe died here last
night at the home of her kinsman, Cap
tain 5. A. Ashe She was born in this
city. March 9, 1876 and was the daughter
of William II. Hill and Eliza X Marshall
(the latter being the first white child
born I'm Raleigh. She was a kinswoman
of Chief-Justice Marshall. William III.
Hill was the son of Hon. William H. Hill
and Eliza Ashe, daughter of General John
Ashe, whose home was Hilton, near VIII
mington. November q, 1884, Miss Hill
married her cousin, Thomas H. Ashe.
They had one child, Or. Alexander 5.
Ashe. who died in 1866 Her husband died
in 1859. About 1869 Mrs. Ashe became
matron Of the home at Wilmington, and
remained there until 1879. when she came
here She leaves two sisters-Miss Lossie
Hill and Mrs. Fannie ID. Waddell.
Since the new year began twenty-seven
new students have entered the State Uni
versity-an unusually large number.