The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-23
DlspIeased With Action Of Railroad Com.
mission In Reducing Passenger Fares.
BURTON SAYS SOMETHING WILL DROP
The state Prepared 10 Put Five
Thousand Armed Men, Resides Nns
val Reserves, IN the Field Com,
missioner abbo.rs Views on fnrc
Reduction.

Raleigh n. c., Feb. 22.-(SpeciaD--
The only observance of the holiday
here was by the raising of the ma
tional and State flags on the Capitol
and the closing of the banks and some
of the public offices. The Suite ofli-
Gals don't appear to know exactly
how to Keep II holiday and some were
ut work in every office. The flag on
the Government building remains at
Ealf mast.
One of the Railways Commissioners
says he thinks the Governor is angry
because of the reduction OF passenger
tares in the face of his expressed wish
that it be not done. But one of the
governors lawyers said this morning:
1T is not true that the Governor IS
angry That matter of the lease Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway to
the Southern IS goni: through
Auditor Aver says that all the news
papers are off us to the matter of
what the council OF State did regard
ing the above lease But from another
source 1t is learned that the Governor
says that the action of the Railway
Commission In the rate reduction mat
Ter, which is. of course 4 hit at the
Southern railway. which gets the full
cement OF the cut, is not ut all agrcca-
Die to him, as IL breaks up his plans
One of the Iueerest things is To see the
eagcrneEs with which some of the GOV.
erEorS lawyers who have been after
the Southern so hot now want the
compromise carried through
r. 0. Burton. OF counsel for ]. w
and Otho Wilson. was asked to-day
what the United States Supreme Court
might do in the Railway Commission
case. He said the prayer Of the VIII
sons was for contempt so far as Cald-
well and Pearson were concerned. and
IeStOra ton IL office Of the Wilson's He
added: WAT n couple Of weeks and
YOU VIII hear something drop 1t il.
quite plan that the Wilson's are in fine
spirits while Caldwc.l nnd Pearson are
worried Nine Republicans out of ten
say they want the Governor To lose i'm
this Railway Commission fight.
Inc tax yesterday where Rcpubll-
cans gathered was that ':n financial
matte:6 the Governor Is a Butler man
and will follow the Senator wherever
he may 90.
Railway Commissioner Abbott says
he IS tola the railways will get out
an Injunction at once 10 prevent the
2ia ana . cent per mile rate from
gong into effect March 23i. as ordered
Yesterday by the commission He un-
d2rstands that the roads will not obey
me order. He does hot know whether
Inc newspapers VIII make II test case
or not, rs to the order of the COM
mason forh.dding the issue of free
passes. To some persons the new
commissioners have stated that this
last order is aimed principally at the
country weekles
me North Carolina order Of the Gin
CNhau met in annual session at the
state Library this morning, Wilson G;
Lamb, of W!liamGion, presiding.
f9nE conv!cts from Edgecombe ar
rived at the pan!ic2tGy to-day.
al %
OF FOUR who several years ago com
United burglary at the house Of Sol
STl!l' Ill This county, ana who escaped
from a state farm about a year ago
mas surrendered ana is in the rcn,;cu-
Larry lie expects to gel his thirty
year sentence commuted To ten year,
ne secretary Of the Board of Agr-
cui'S.fe says the s2ltG of fertilizer tags
50 lar this season are about II nor
cent, less Than - this dGtc last year.
ne Democratic state Committee
met at Ociack ,his evening nj Tho
1arborn House. 1t was well under
Stood when the time for the meeting,
was set that II was to call the Stlto
convention. There was last night ana
lo-daE some i!tuc talk f fusion de-
c!aratiGn, but against any such thing,
there was strenuous opposition.
lie NCrth Carolina division nr The
American Chemical Association met
mere to-day. Prof Nenablc. Of the State
University. presiding.
!herc is quite an expression Of sur
prise al the official declaration Of the
organ Of the State Farmers Alliance
lhh' free silver is one of the least i'm
p1i'bN! OF Inc p!anks in the platform.
Inquiry was made as To The nI,n e.
pc i2!!owcd In this State provided The
PRESIDENT makes n call for troops, saw
a'VOp The State Guard, now four rr,.i
nents Of eight companies each. woula
be modified ana ordered To increo So
its strength to the war footing Of
Twelve companies 10 each regiment
, each 81 100 men, making in all i,S02
This incrcaee would be made biz caiIinr
10 the cclors men vino had served in
Inc Guard for the rast six or cirb,