The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-22
NORTH CAROLINA

wen anu PearBon) would to-day reduce
passenger rate Of fare on the. leading
roads In the State to ~ cents for first
Grass and ~ cents for second class, q
reduction Of " cent per mile. The
Governor did not desire this action
taken. He wanted the rate war and
the war against the lease OF the NoN h
| Carolina railway stopped, provided the
fsouthern railway takes the Atlantic
| ana North Carolina railway of the
States hands at an annual rental OF
"a per cent. on capital stock. This
was the rate the Southern offered
linen, too. the Governor wanted the
offer accepted because 1t embraced
the payment by the Southern of all
the expenses of the Governors suit
against the North Carolina railway
lease to the Southern, amounting to
some $4,000 or $4,000. The Governor
at least sees what the public has seen
al! the while. that he cuts no figure
IN the North Carolina lease fight 1t
was expected the Governor would be
very angry when he found the very
commission he created were intent on
reauSnG rates and spelling his plans.
chairman Caldwell, Of the commission,
was invited TO meet with the council
OF the State late Saturday afternoon.
when the matter OF leasing the At
iantic and North Carolina railway WAC
considered. The Governor was anxious
10 know what Caldwell and Pearson
proposed to do. 1t Ia the argument of
me latter that they had said they
would reduce rates and must do II.
NOW the question arises, will their ac-
tlon nullify all the Governors projects.
They wish, of course, to show their in
dependence, but the public Is asking,
HOW VIII this set on the Governors
nind! The commissioners argue fur
lher that they have nothing in the
world to do with railway leases.
It was officially given out Saturday
mat no one would until next Septem-
Dor be elected to fill the vacancy az
president Of the Atlantic and North
carolina railway to I'll the vacancy
caused by Hancock's removal It IS
asserted to-day positively that If the
Governor had made that announcement
when the directors Of the road mat
mere ten days ago n majority Of the
directors would have retained Han
president.
AS to the resignation of e. H. Mead
ows as director of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway It was tender
eu because Governor Russell proposed
10 look at the Hancock matter from
"a purely political standpoint, and
meadows. as q Democrat, could not
AFFORD to take the Republican view.
o'Nihot iNuSSell, as your COrreSDOn-
dent mas stated. wanted to Dust Han
cock on the ground Of that 1t was good
politics and would sound we'll on the
hustings.
Governor Russell, 1t is said cursed
Hancock for employing +. NJ. Simmons
ana Z. Is. Aycock as attorneys Han
cock retorted, saying the Governor had
also been employing Democrats and
mad paid Aycock as attorney in the
IA
was business, while the case now In
hand was politics, and would put two
lead1ng Democratic politicians In. the
possession OF secrets OF his admins
tration.
The North Carolina Society of the
Order Of the Cincinnati meets here to-
morrow. Major Charles l.. Davis. u.
.. a., or Asheville. Is here to attend It,
No more tire cigars allowed to be
sold In this city on Sundays, not even
in hotels.
There are said to be excellent pros
poets for the building Of theatre
here.
oatorne Lambert, the 10-year-old
white youth, who murdered Engineer
l.. NJ Bumgardner. of the Southern
railway, in Henderson county, last
November. is at last in jail. For him
over $500 reward was offered He says
he has not since the crime been more
than three miles away from his home.
fl's mother and friends hai aided
him to hide.
Mormons In Cabarrus county are re-
ported to have narrowly escaped being
mobbcd last Saturday.
Judge &c. Fuller, of the United
States Court Of Land Claims. returned
here to-day from Sante Fee, New
Mexico
j. b. Barnes. the white man of WILL
son charged with rape who Is in Jail
here for safe keeping, Is called by the
Sheriff the star boarder," as he liter
ally wants everything. He is in the
corridor with W. S. Browning, who
has the measles. Barnes yesterday
swore If he was not let out of this
corridor he would break out Of Jail.
He was at once put in close confine-
ment.
Senator Butler was here yesterday
for few hours. on his way to Wash
inGton from Minneapolis. He came to
see something about his newspaper.
Raleigh IS designated as the official
residence OF Claude Bernard, clerk Of
the United States District Court.
The Charlotte Mechanics' Perpetual
Building and Loan Association made
report to the State Auditor to-day.
showing S2SS.H21 assets, with only $500
borrowed money. It pays 500 State
tax and is the largest In the State.
The cotton mills here are now run
ming seven and one-half days a week,
with orders for all products.
ELBZABETH CITY.