The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-16
NIGHT BE lMPEACHED.
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OLfAl POLITICs,
supreme Court Portraiis-ConvictsN aoci-
nated-Pump Company Charter
Music for the Blind,

RALEIGH. y. c.. Feb. i5.-speclal.-
D.. Abbott, one Of the Railroad Com
missloners toid the clerk OF the commits
sion. Mr. Brown. last week 10 Issue SUD
poenas for certain persons who were IN
t,rested In hotels along the lines OF the
Soabcard Air Llne and the Atlantic Coast
Line 70 appear before the commission
on the 18th and testify as 10 any rsduc-
tior that the railroads had made them
or interested In hotels. There had ieen
such severe comment upon the soulhefn
Tor the reduced rates said 10 have been
granted the Round Knob Hotel that Dr.
Abbott wanted a full investigation as TO
other hotels on other lines. Or. Abbott
returned TO Raleigh late Saturday az
ternoon. 10 was near midnight when
he found that Mr.. Brown was preparing
the subpsonas according TO his abbott -
orders when Pearson, one OF Russell s
tools came In and told him not 10 send
out those papers until he returned. He
went Immediately 10 see Russell and
returned to order that the subpoenas be
not issued. Dr. Abbott says that Rus
sell and his men arc trying 90 sufle M
vsstgation. Now one commissioner has
as much power to issue orders as an
rther DR.. Abbott declares that Pear
son IS guilty Of a great piece OF impcr-
that II Abbott Opposes him once more
that ne will remove him from Office.
IMPEACHMENT WOULD FOLLOW.
IL Is believed ty many that il Rus
sci attempts TO DO this that he will be
impeached. That there Is a certain unit
beyond which the people even his party
Nith It's fusion supper ers viii not allow
him 10 go is very evident
once b. fore in the history Of the state
a Governor w. W. Holden, tried TO ride
rough-shod over the people ana i'm
peachment followed. There is a very
big majority Of the people who viii vel
come almost any thing that has i'm
peachment OF Governor Russell in sight.
The reward Of $40 for the arrest OF the
miscroant who defaced the Confederate
Monument has been incrC as ed TO $50 Mr.
w. 9. Stronach offered ths SO and now
difsren, gentlemen have gone 90 him
and requested TO be allowed TO contribute
10 the reward.
Wheeler Martin succeeds Bernard rs
solicitor and IL Is said that oscar j.
Spears will be appointed as assistant
district attorney and that the negro I'd.
johnson viii be office assistant IN Ber-
naTd's office here
SUPREME COURT PORTRAITS.
A list OF portraits that adorn the walls
OF the Supreme Courtroom was given a
short time ago Now Mr. Randall. the
artist. has received an order 20 paint one
of ex-Judge William Preston Bynum. to
be presented 20 the court. Judge Bynum
was on the Supreme Court bench when
Judge Pearson was chef Justice.
- he Raleigh and Care Fear Railroad
Is 10 be the name Of the rev road that
Is 10 be constructed between Raleigh and
Ellington
The state to-day chartered the Rocky
Mount Ice ComH.ny with $4,000 capital.
TO do business in any part Of the State
The charter gives the right also 10 have
electric light and cold storage plants.
The Supreme Court vii tomorrow be-
Sin the rall for The docket from the Sec
Ond District.
CONVICTs VACCINATED.
All the penuentiary cCnvcts have been
vaccinated and many Of them are dis
8bled Superintendent Newberue says bee
expects the pcaUnlIary proper TO be
used mainly for hospital worh-that U.s. De
does not expect cJnNicts 90 be employed
there on large scale.
There IS undoubtedly a lot Of fun FOR
somebody here when the commissioner
meets ON Thursday. unless Dr. Abbott
shows ne is willing 90 fec Governor Rus
sell ride rOugh-shOC over him.
There is very little cO.tCn % be bought
here now. for ;he home mills take most
an OF 80 The State nov consumes i,s
own crop and what is sent out is often
brought lack. or else COTTON from c.st-
where IS sent into the State.
The Republican hackers OF Harry skim
ner now say his only nope pOIuDa ly Is
10 fuse with the Democrats. bui the DEM
ocrats decline the honor without even
extending Skinner thanks for the Idea.
The game season ends in NEST 81 The
counties March l5ih. The paruidges kill
ed have been Immense.
PUMP COMPANY CHARTER.
Articles Of Incorporation have been fled
with the Secretary of State for the Lolita
Martin Pump Company of Hickory with
$24o00 capital.
Auditor aver refuses 10 meet the
claims In the oyster dispute in Pamlco
ana Carteret counties. The supreme
-ourt rendered a decision some time ago
nat the state was liable Tor this money.
AuGitor aver does not deny this. but ne
SAYS hat there Is no legal provision fcr
such debts and he declines 10 issue war-
rants Tor their payment. lie says the
claimants must appeal 10 the Lcgisla-
lure 10 make an appropriation 10 meet
hose claims. There are zoe an Carteret
ana about $40 in lamlicO who make
'iaims ana these claims amount % about
$50 The Auditor says he viii this week
punish list Of the claimants. showing
nat some OF the claimants h1ve been
read tor ten years and Tint there are
.thers who now live I'm Raleigh md never
,wncd an oyster bed In their lives.
MUSIC FOR THE PLiND.
The beard of directors Of the blind Asy-