The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-01
They object to the Summary Methods Of
the New Railroad Commission.
WINSTON EXCITED ABOUT A MURDER
schoo, Law Pleases the Supervisors
Just Making q Lit,le for chrIs'n,"s
Sharper jailed IN seattIe-.c,,rro-
kee Indians Want 10 Know Their
siatus.

Raleigh, N. c.. Dec. 31.--(SpeciaD-
The Secretary of State grants a char
ter to the Galton-Farrow Tobacco
Manufacturing company of winston;
capital, $4,000; dncorporators, r. j..
Dahon and T, L. Farrow. 1t will man
ufacture plug tobacco and cigars.
Governor Russell In a speech 10 the
pupils says that he expects the State
will be able to ray the special appro-
priation next year to!the ins titution for
the blind and to the negro deaf-mutes
ana blind. If SO two BUILDINGS will be
put up at each. Plans for a $50, 900
building for the white blind are now
In the architects hands.
" The Governor Is invited to attend the
River Improvement, convention al Chat
tanooga, Tenn, January 4th.
n r. ~. White, n merchant here, for.
merry OF Warrent6n, who assigned a
few days ago, died to-day
Alonzo Williams, OF this city, died last
night under circumstances which point
to suicide.
Judge Robinson was here to-day set
Ting the case of the Hyglentc Ice com
pany, which sued the Seaboard Nir
Line for heavy damages alleging that
SPARKS from locomotive burned its
Ice factory here four years ago.
II is not probable that c. c. Pagan
minority Populist, who was discharged
ny the new Railway Commissioners
without charges anu without hear
Ing, In order that Senator Shame Of
1redell Russell Republican, might be
put In as clerk to the Board of Tax
E1ual!zation and assistant clerk to the
Railway Commission, will bring suit in
the courts TO test the right OF the board
TO GUST him when he was elected under
legislative act for two years. Fagan
and his Republican and Populist friends
are very angry. or course, Governor
Russell inspired his removal ana
also the putting in Of Sharpe The lat
Ter at a Republican caucus last winter.
at which matters relative TO a DISPUTE
between the Republicans and Governor
Russell were being settled. waved his
boltcd
The Winston people are certainly
greatly excited over the killing Of
Motorman Stockton by Harrison. Sell
dom has there been greater excitement.
Not many Now Years calls are TO he
paid here. IT. seems, and few people
will receive.
State Superintendent Mebane is well
pleased with the result OF the State con-
Yention Of County Supervisors of Public
Schools held here yesterday. Twenty
seven Supervisors attended, besides a
large number of public and private
teachers.
The Supervisors appear to like the
new school law. OF course some modl-
fcations are necessary. But the law Is
an Incentive to teachers 1t is no Sc
cret that 1t is in the main the work OF
u. A. Alderman and c. D. Mclver
1t Is intinated that the Academy of
Music here, which Las just been closed.
may be converted into n church.
The States expenses during the
fiscal year ended November 30th exceed
ed Its income S11 1856.
Tomorrow the negroes here will cele-
pirate Emancipation Day on quite n
! large scale. II. p. Cheatham. now OF
washington. delivers the address
IA moonshiner who was brought here
Tor a hearing before n United States
Commission gave as an excuse for Illicit
distilling, IL was just making n little
rum for Christmas and did not think II
was any harm"
Judge Purnell is assured that the
punishment of those Franklin county
men for interfering with revenue oni-
GERS who were after moonshiners has
had q happy effect. They are serving
two years terms in the penitentiary al
Columbus, o. The Judge wishes 10
make arrangements SO the Government
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