The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08
Railroad i'tl Commission Makes Sweeping Re.
III ductlon n Telephone Rentals.
CINE OF RussELpS LAWYERS KICKS OUT
] MooresvsiIe postoRice {Robbcd-scn-
board ALI Line Buys Grounn for
shops Developments Expected In
the John Evans case -Earrners' In-
tstt,u,cs 10 lie II ola.

Raleigh, N. CT JAM T.-(Special)-
Though the new members of the Rail
way Commission said yesterday only
minor matters regarding oTarcharge
would be taken up, and so told .heir
S associate. DR.. Abbott, yet this after
( noon they made a sweeping reduction
3 of yearly telephonefrates sof rental by
ordering the following I'm effect on
5 and after February, 1st: Business tele-
phones, special wire, $50; two and three
party wire, each S2i !; four and five par
~ wire, each Sis; residence telephones,
special wire, SIS; two and three party
Wire, each SIG; four and five party wire,
4 each S1i. 49,.
These rates doanot apply to service
outside the corporate limits of any city
or town. Commissioner Abbott saws
he believes the question of reduction of
railway passenger rates will he taken
up al very early date, possibly to-
morrow. ,sg7.s
There was much comment here To-
day on the retirement by p. w. Aver
1T from the case involving the lease
OF lhe North Carolina railway He
was Governor Russellts chief counsel
an the matter. He slas,'Monday present
ed a bill for $4,000 for fee and some
$500 for expenses TO the directors of The
road which was not paid, but was
referred 10 the executive commi.tpa
He IS reported. to have said that had
ne road been wealthy he would have
charged $1,000
A Governor US supporters saw
ISsiralhs TINS suit: THE Govern
Is running II through by means of
lhe noard or directors OF The North
I Caralna railway, 5
The Mooresville postoflce hos been
rcnbed by the daring gang OF thieves
which is operating In North Carolina
~ IS the elshth Office robbed In three
mcnshs. IsliE ~ - :
interest is general as to what the
& new Railway commissioners prcpose
10 do regarding reductions OF freight
ahu passenger rates. They decl ne that
M NJ nave not made up their minds
The ideas of the Governor on the s,,n.
5ect are well known. n
lhe revenue officials are doing n
GOOD deal Of talking about civil SER
wee these days
4, company Is endsavorng to buy
iand IN Ralelgh's suburbs for n cotton
mill site. s'''
The seaboard Air Line has bought
twenty acres OF land half n milo noyth
CT Raleigh and at It's line for railway
shops Noss OF sthe land was bough,
T1ny
During the past year only sixty-two
miles Of new railway were construct
cd in this Stntes
1t Is expected that within the mex.
rev days there will be some new de-
NelcEmerts In the cnse Of John Evans
me Rockingham negro In Jail here nm
ser sentence OF death for rape His
counsel are keeping very quiet
IL Is learned that the Agricultural
Department has quite EXTENSIVE plans
!cf holding farmers institutes this year
i Desinning early i'll the summer.
AT the Railway Commission office to-
day Guard Mott was stll on hand
Commissioner Pearson was asked IL
Mott was on guard last night and
replied NO" FIe was asked IL the
guard had BEEN removed and replied:
There was never q time from the time
when the Suprema Court spoke that
order when felt any fears of the VIII
sons attempting to hold the office.
consider the Supreme Courts writ self
executing"
Pearson says the bill for S100 which
was rendered The State by Calwdell and
himself was for railway fees from Sep
TENDER 2Sd to the end CT the year.
i Caldwell said "the Wilson's Will not
defy the Supreme Court any more than
they Will the Supreme Court OF the