Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-20
our RALEIGH
NEWS LETTER
The Corporation Commission En-
joined by U. S. Court.
JUDGE sIMoNToN's ACT
A HIATT Called in Collection of In
creased foxes From A.C. IT,. ~. A,
l.. ana tho Southern Greensboro
Takes Forward stcps-CoI. Gun.
ninghnm Resigns Now stock Yard
Charges OF immortality.

Raleigh, N. c., July 19.--The Corpo-
ration Commission and the State Audi
tor and Treasurer have been restrained
by Judge Simonton from enforcing the
collection of taxes from the Atlantic
Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and the
Southern Railway under the increased
assessment recently ordered on their
properties. This fact was read with
much interest here.
AS vas stated in the special from
Ashevile yesterday, the injunction WIS
granted by Judge Simonton ut Flat
Rock on the nth. The counsel for the
railroads who appeared before His
Honor were Judge Leigh r. Watts and
Mai. John ID. Shaw for the Seaboard,
Messrs. r. o. Burton and George
Rountree for the Atlantic Coast Line,
and Capt. Chas. Price for the Southern.
eigh yesterday.
The order by Judge Simonton grant
ing the temporary injunction and copies
of the complaints submitted by the
railroads reached here yesterday morn
Ing and were placed on record in the
Office OF the circuit clerk Judge Il. j..
Riddick. Summons were Immediately
issued and served by the United States
Marshal.
The marshal was unable to reach
Franklin McNeill. S. l.. Rogers and II.
c. Bedd,ngiield, the members of the
Corporation Commission. as they We're
out OF the city. The clerk to the com
ditor, Hal. w. Aver. and the State
Treasurer. w. Ii. Worth, were served
with the order OF the court.
GREENSBORO'S PROGRESS.
special to Greensboro says:
Greensboro ratified the act to issue
three hundred thousand dollars in
bonds to-day by vote of $50 to two or
three, there being no opposition.
A light vote was cast. The proceeds
of the sale of these bonds Will be used
in the erection of 4 city market ana
auditorium. city ownership of electric
lights and water works and $4,000
worth of street improvements.
COL. CUNNINGHAM RESIGNS.
Col. John S. Cunningham has tender
ed his resignation MS president of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society,
and Mr.. Richard III. Battle. the resi-
dent vice-president OF the association
has been chosen to succeed him.
Colonel Cunningham's resignation as
president was accepted yesterday a Il
meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Agricultural Society. His private
interests We're such that Colonel Cum
ningham found it impossible to serve
longer IN the responsible position At
the head of the society. The Executive
Committee was 10th to accept the res
ignation, and for several months indi-
vidual members have been endeayoring
to dssuadc Colonel Cunningham from
retiring.
STOCKHOLDERS AT WILKES
BORO.
The Southern Railway has decided to
build new stock yards at Wilkesboro
and that point will be made shipping
headquarters for cattle from Ashe, Al
legheny, Watagua and other counties
The government has signified it's inton-
ton of sending an inspector OF cattle
there. The determination of the South
ern to establish yards at Wilkesboro
resulted al Il conference held here YES
terday between Mr.. n. j. O'Bricn. di-
vision superintendent of the Southern
and DR.. Cooper Curtice. OF the Agricul-
tural Department.
MORE TEXAS FEVER.
DR.. Curtice returned yesterday from
Pinevlle, Mecklenburg county, where
he went TO diagnose the fatal epidemic
among cattle Splenetc fever was what
he found. Seven cattle have died from
the disease and four are now sick
CHARGES OF IMMORTALITY
Charges of gross immortality have
been made against Rev. j. w. Lee.
known as the Irish evangelist of
Greensboro, at Columbus. Ga. The
charges arc being investigated now by
the conference at Columbus.
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