Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-09
THE ACT uNcoxsrrrurloxAL.
Decision Regarding Sale of Cape
Fear and YndIxfn-valley Road.

Fear and YadI<in-vailey Road.
RALEIGH, N. c., February s.-{speciai.)
Judge Purnell, in his decision regarding
the sale of the Cape Fear and Ysdkin-
Valley railway, holds that the act or tho
Legislature of 1897, forbidding the division
of a railway into sections IN making
sale. Is unconstitutional. The act In ques-
ton requires that all roads be sold as an
entirety. and was passed to apply to this
suit Judge Purnell. in his opinion. says
the act violates the obligation or con-
tract.
Ex-Congressman Thomas Settle is here.
He Is now out OF politics, but 1t 10 quite
well known he will be In again wheh 'ho
next campaign opens.
The State charters the Greensboro mo-
velty Company, to make furniture, ped
springs, wire-coops. &C.; capital, slo'vV;
stockholders, c. N. McAdoo and others
Also. the Guilford Roller FIGURING
Company; capital $1,000; stockholders, j.
A. Hoogin and others.
r. c. Potter has gone to Tampa, Fla,
as a delegate from this State TO tho
''south and West Congress"
NORTHERN ExCURsIONISTS COMING
Next week there will be q large excur-
sion here OF northern visitors who are
spending the winter at Pinehurst ana
Southern Pines, and who Will visit this
city 10 see the public buildings, &c.
Among to-day's arrivals here are X. b-
Glenn, Samuel II. Smith. and J. i. Ben
bow, OF Winston; w. J. Mcdonald OF
Fayetteville; j. S. White, OF Mebane; Il.
l.. Smith, of Gatesviile; T.. II. Ayoie'''
of Elizabeth City.
The Supreme Court this morning began
the regular call OF the docket for tho
spring term. There are no cases or gene
raj Importance so far filed
Judge Purnell has written the opinion
for the United States Circuit Court OF APP
peals in the case OF the sloss Iron ana
Steel Company VS.. the South Carolina and
Georgia Railway, involving $4,000. Tho
action was to recover that sum for re-
fusal to take coal under contract made
by Receiver Chamberlain. or the ROAD.
The decision is In favor or the de-
PENDANTS, and affirms the Judgment OF the
United States Circuit Court or south
Carolina.
There IS hearty condemnation OF inc
Raleigh Board OF Aldermen for charging
rental for one Of the public-school build
ings. 1t is said II was a caucus measure.
ana that there Is need for money, as ex-
penditures have exceeded appropriations
in some of the departments.
REWARDED FOR HIS SERVICES.
The State has paid son Of DIR. Mott
who Is. by the way, penitentiary STE
ward, SIS for guarding the Railway Com
mission against the assaiiants who exist
only I'm Governor Russelrs vivid inasina-
ton.
All the fruit nurseries In this State are
now pronounced free OF the san jose
scale. and have been given certificates.
II is the general belief that next Friday
will see the end OF the farcical proceed
ings abous the lease OF the North Cafoiiha
railway to the Southern. Governor nus
sell has tried pitifully hard TO make the
matter OF political use TO Senator butier
and himself. but the current OPINION u
that his failure Is complete.
CORNER STONE OF CoTTON-MlLh
LAID.
AT Concord to-day the cornerstone OK
the Coleman cotton-mill was laid. Inis
is the only mill in the world owned ana
to be operated by negroes. Ine wn''o
people OF Concord Joined In the celebra-
ton OF the day. The exercises were hei1
in the courthouse, and there were white
ana negro speakers. Among the latter
were Congressman White and Booker Il
Washington, OF Alabama. The mill ~
about two-thirds completed. and is very
fine structure.
b. w. Weston, who graduated last May
at the state University, was killed yes
terday by falling into an old mine near
Morganton. He was a chemist by pro-
fession.
The adjourned term OF the Feceraf
Court began here this morning, Judge
Purnell on the bench and c. b. Aycock
as solicitor.