The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-27
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE s0J'TBERS OFFICIALS BEFORE
TIE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Smallpox In Several Places In the state
Creates Uneasinsss In Raleigh--Con-
yicts for Work on Public Roads.

RALEIGH, y. c., Jan. 5.-Spccial.-
The Railroad Commissioners at their
meeting yesterday had the pleasure OF
having quite an array OF southern oni-
Gals before them. Ihey aiso nad tne
pleasure OF hearing some pretty plaih
words No decision IN Ine contempt cases
was rendered, so Colonel Andrews ana
the others ate their breakfast az their
homes this morning instead OF "beni..d
the lars. Colonel W. \. HENDERSON, OF
knoxville. Tenn, general counsel Tor the
Southern. maze a brliiant argument Tor
his clients.
To-Day sees the end OF a firm that has
been IN existence here for over sixty
years Nv. n. * X. 5. Tucker a 60.
to-day closes its business, and the two
gentlemen. 4. n. DObbin and j. L, Fer
rail, VINO will open In the place or TUCK
ers. will do 50 IN their own names.
he appearance of smallpox In Char
lotte, while IL is in Wilmington and Rock
ingham. naturally makes people here
little restless. II may be that the Board
OF Health Will take the matter in hand
and require vaccination.
CONNlCTS on ROADS.
one Of the commissioners OF Cabarras
county came yesterday TO compete ar
engagements for the forty conNicts that
are 20 be carried TO that county for WORK
on the public roads.
Dr. Eben Alexander. Of the State Uni
versity. who has been Minister 10 Greece,
will on February llth deliver an address
on Greece and it's People" for the benefit
OF Good Shepherd church.
The machinery for the shirt factory al
the penltentiary arrived yesterday and
VIII at once be put I'm position. The PEN
itcntiary Is allowed TO do the washing for
residents OF the city. and many patrOnize
~. Thus convict labor Is brought IN COM
petition with free labor and those whr
help convict labor would be loud in their
demonstrations Of one who had TO steal
10 live after the means Of living was
taken from them and given to those who
little needed II. or rather to the state.
There Is little doubt but that Ewart will
be the successor of Judge X. T. DICK. II
is not known who will be Ewart's success
sor. The Governor has not given il out.
Tomorrow the passenger rate question
comes mp before the Railroad Commits
sion and on Friday the Southern Express
Company will be asked why 1t dead
headed oXpressage to His Honor the
Governor.
SCHOOL LIBRARY.
Some time ago the plan to establish
library AT the city graded schools was
started. There are now about 1000 vol
umcs These were contributed by the pu-
bought by money raised by different en-
tertainments and some given by citizens.
These 100 books are in the Centennial
School. At the Murphy is another library
Since 1889. when the first pension law
went into effect there has been paid ia
Confederate veterans I'm pensions 1864 600.
so says Auditor Aver This does not IN
clude the special appropriation 10 disabled
soldiers.
II l. not yet known whether the Bell
Telephone will appeal from the Railroad
Commissioners rate or not II not. the
rate will go into effect February lst.
The penitentiary bought the Castle
Hayne farm. but never paid for II. II
nevertheless did not hesitate 10 sell about
S. coo worth OF material. The penitentiary
must be I'm straits. even the directors not
knowing its debts.
rhe Southern railroad has issued cir
cular saying they will issue no more free
passes TO railroad employees families.
i his will be hard blow If II Is carried
out.
Judge Robinson was Yesterday wit
ness in Goldboro as % his "toting' free
pass.