Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-08
Another Instance of Government
by Injunction.
THE sEABoARp AIR LINE
hccurcs Order From Judge simonton
Restraining Corporation Commis-
sion From Reducing Minimum,
Shipment Oh FcriiiIzers--Bupti
University Faculty Completed =
Tho "NnIcigh's" Gun.

Raleigh, n. c., June 1.-THE Seaboard
Air Line has been granted an injunc-
ton by Judge Simonton, restraining the
North Carolina Corporation Commits
pon from carrying into effect the re-
cent order reducing the minimum ship
ment on fertilizers from Is to 10 tons
per car load.
The injunction. which is temporary,
will be finally heard before Judge
Simonton at Ashcville. N. c.. July Is.
The order issued by Judge Simonton
staying the operation of the reduction
I'm fertilizer rates was filed here yes
terday with Clerk N J. Riddick in the
United States Circuit Court. A copy
of the order was served at the Office
of the Corporation Commission by n
United States deputy marshal.
Mrs. Virginia Ii. Matthews, of New
York City. u stakeholder in the Caro-
lima Central railroad. Il division of the
Seaboard Air Line, appears as the
complainant In the bill OF complaint.
She is represented by Judge Leigh II.
Watts, general counsel of the Seaboard
Air Line. and ex-Judge MacRae and
Captain Day, local counsel for the road.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
At meeting Of the Executive Com
mittec OF the Board of Trustees Of the
Baptist Female University, held In this
city yesterday, the faculty of the uni
versity was completed by the election
of the following:
Musical Dircctor-Prof Henri Apply,
OF the Kansas Normal College. Fort
Scott. KAN
Instructor of Voice Culture lin Vocal
Music DepartmcnD-NIrs Henri Apply
Assistant in Music Department-Mis
Iovic Lee Jones, of Raleigh
Stenogrnpher and Typewriter-Miss
Hattie Farmer, of Goldsboro.
THE RALEIGH" GUN.
The ammunition captured off the
Rena Christina with the Spanish gun.
and presented to this city by the
cruiser Raleigh along with the gun,
was received yesterday and placed with
the gun in the State Museum.
There are ten boxes of the shells,
fifteen in n box. They weigh u pound
and half each. The shells is filed
with large discs or lump Of black pow
der. This discharges the ball at ter
-ible rate. This missile is n pointed
piece Of steel covered with copper. In
side II Is some fine powder and an
automatic firing pin, whereby the shell
is made to explode as 1t strikes and en-
.ers some hard or thick substance.
Curator Brimley has mounted the gun
IN splendid style, surrounded 1t by
handsome iron railing and supplied all
the missing parts, except the sight,
which was stolen while the gun was
being transported from the cruiser to
Wilmington.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Three new buildings will be erected
AT the State University within the next
year: The alumni building, the Carr
building and the Y. NJ. c. y. building.
The Foundation for the alumni build
ing has already been put in by Ittner.
Of Atlanta, at cost of $4,000 The
contract tor the superstructure will be
awarded on the 18th of-Jtff4t.- his
building. when completed. will be the
finest at the university. 1t will cost
$50. coo.
As already stated, the contract for
the Carr building was let Monday to
Zachary q Zachary. of this city. for
slS.97C Work will begin at once.
Architects plans for the Y. NJ. G. A.
building have been accepted, but the
contract for 1t has not yet been let. 1t
will cost $4,000
There is also talk of tearing down
Gerard Hall, its acoustic properties be-
ing very bad.
PAPER MILL SOLD.
The Raleigh Paper Mills property.
located at the Falls OF Neuse was sold
at public auction yesterday by order of
court to satisfy certain claims against
It,
Sold in three lots, as follows, it
brought $4,000:
To the Raleigh National Bank, the
plant and old machinery, $4,000.
To the National Bank of Charlotte,
the machinery on which it had first
lien. $4,000.
To w. w. Vass, trustee, machinery
on which he had first lien. s1.7OO.
CRAVEN MEMORIAL HALL
Yesterday afternoon the beautiful
and commOdious auditorium, erected in
memory of DR.. BraXton Craven, was
dedicated with impressive ceremonies.
Rev. n. NJ. Jurney who has labored
necessarily and successfully in behalf
of the building fund. made an address
In presenting the hall to the Board OF
Trustees. MIR. James III. Southgate re-
sponded for the trustees in a speech
appropriate to the occasion.
Bishop Duncan and Mr.. Jurney called
upon tho audience for help to pay off n
debt remaining on account of building
AND furnishing the hall with such sue
cess that $1,000 was raised in II few
minutes. Mr.. ]. NJ. Odell and Colonel
j. S. Carr each contributed $500 and
the rest was made up in small amounts.