Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-27
ACROSS THE BORDER.
NEWS GATHERED IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA CAPITAL.
Railway Commission-Thc Gov
crnor's Attacks on Abbott-Tniks
without ThinkiDg-The Peniten-
Observation-Disclosures Law.

public business to-day. II had agreed
that no decision as TO the contempt"
case against A. d. Andrews and others
should be made before tomorrow. Most
Of the railway officials were at Norfolk
on busines connected with the Belt-Line.
The popular interest I'm the contempt
case is great. The chief feature of the
latter so far were Cooks plea for quick
and harsh punishment for Andrews and
Henderson's statement that there was a
power somewhere which made "the little
wheels of the commission "go around. "
Cook was understood to be speaking for
the Governor. whose v~indictiveness to-
wards Andrews is well known. Hender-
son was hitting at the Governor, who is
now termed by not a few of the Repub-
leans 'the Railway Commission"
The Governors attack on Railway-Com-
missioner Abbott has deeply angered the
Republicans. Abbott is a devoted friend
Of Senator Pritchard's. and has a fine
contempt for the Governor. 1t is the Sc
cond time the Governor has reflected on
Abbott. The last time he said two Of the
commissioner couldn't be bought. a Re-
publican said to-day that all decent Re
publicans in the State knew Abbott
couldn't be bought. A State official said
this morning: We've got a Governor now
who is going to say what ne thinks.
The answer was at once made: Eyes, and
one who a Y without thinking" The
great mass Of the Republicans say they
ignore the Governor. They openly assert
that III plans, with the aid of Senator
Butler and q few Democrats, to start a
new party.
Since 1889. when the present pension act
went into effect, the State has paid to
Confederate pensioners $76i,000. This does
not include the special appropriation TO
disabled soldiers.
II is not yet known whether the Bell
Telephone Company will appeal from the
Railway Commission rate or not. IL 1t
does not appeal the rate will go into ef-
feet February LIST. it appears. The hear
ing is continued to February nth.
1t appears to be pretty well understood
here that the Seaboard Airline will get
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley rail-
way. The former road in effect said as
much to the Railway Commission yes
terday.
The penitentiary bought the Castle
Hayne phosphate-mine. but never paid for
it. Yet it took possession of the property
and sold some 5000 or 5000 worth OF
material. Despite all the talk by John
r. Smith of the fiourishing financial con-
dition of the pe%nitentiary, II must be IN
straits. Not even the directors know the
amount of the debts. one Of them so
states.
VACCINATION.
In a quiet way a good many people here
have been vaccinated. The presence OF
two cases of smallpox at Charlotte does
not cause any special alarm. Dr. Rlch-
ard H.. Lewis, secretary OF the state
Board of Health. makes inquiry OF At
torney-General Walser as 10 whether
compulsory vaccination can be enforced.
Walser replied yesterday as follows: III
is my opinion that under Chapter 2li'
laws 1899. II ia competent for the authori-
ties named in said chapter to enforce
| compulsory vaccination. The Legislature
NAV. in the exercise Of its constitutional
authority. confer upon boards of health
NJ cities and towns the power TO enact
rules and ordinances for the promotloh
of public health and the abatement ana
prevention Of nuisances, which shau nave
the force Of law within the
over which the jurisdiction OF the re-
| s~ncctive boards extends. Health being the
"sine qua Tor" of all personal enjoy
ment. it is not only the right but the
duty. of a state to pass laws TOT the pro.
lection and preservation or the health Oh
The people. 1t is competent for the Legs
lature TO require scholars OF PuDic
| schools to be vaccinated. Any person ~.
v~accinated may be excluded from school.
| coeee cited. Dill. Mem. Conf. Nit. SJS.
| Slaughter-house cases, 1e Wal O.. 50 70.
Albeel VS.. Clark, 81 Col, 25. Statutes
Massachusetts and Maine.
Though the Railway Commission mas
&C vet issued no order forbiddlng the Is
sue of free passes to members OF the
families of railway employees the SOUTH
ern railway issues a circular saying II
will not in future issue any.
If u,as difficult to realize here to-day
tbot there was p blizzard in the West, as
II was a typical spring day, with Cloud
less skies and flowers In bloom.
Judge Robinson was a witness yester-
dav before the grand jury at Golusporo
! as 10 free passes.
DIrRHAMS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Durbam,s public library will be opened
Eehruarv 1st. The project for one mere
annears TO have fallen through.
x committee appointed by the Ihamp.r
of OF this city rs cahvassins
Raleigh FOR SlV,Vuv III nv Df ao1tora -
university. Twenty thousand dollars -
,be snm needed. and Raleigh ought 10
GIVE half. This city promised $4,000 but
has paid only $1,000.
president Alderman, OF the State Ch-
versitv. is here. He leaves In a lew uSyS
for a foreign tour.
An Iredell man wins the prize. lie went
m a doctor and said he desired TO make
an assignment. When asked what were
his assets. he replied two mules ana
eleven children"
II was known here Sunday that E"art
would he, United States Judge. IL was
and is also regarded as certain that Gov
ernor Russell will appoint V. ;. Dusk, MS
.hiq friend i'm the west" TO succeed
Ewart as Judge of the Western Criminal
Circuit.
There were three fire alarms here in an
hour last might've of them false. NO
damage was dom at the true alarm. due
10 a lamp explosion. In the past thirteen
months Ralelgh's fire losses VIII not eX-
coed $3.50. ~,aou
The Railway Commissioners tCaldweli
and pearson say they employed Douglas
Ia "a conk as attorneys because Attorney
canera1 Walser is "A Southern railway
liver TIL regular counsel Tor the
Sorthern told the commissioners that
VaIser was only local counsel. and had
no more TO do with the case against a.
ID Andrews and others, which was heard
Yesterday. than they 0he commissioners
had.
The seekers after positions In the reve-
me service continue TO arrive mere, anu
make life a burden 10 Carl duncan lhey
demand places; say they 90 not care d
cent for the civil service.
Fiftv machines. for use in the shirt
r. az sha neDftentiary. have arrived.