Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
Facts Disclosed by the New City
Directory.
LEAVING THE STATE
insu ancc Companies Refuse 20 ".
business in his Stnse Isrurrnnt-
zntiOn OF Governor,. Guard u. \
COurt Railroads. VIII Use Jim
crow Cars rs Directed.

Raleigh. n. c.. May PA now dircc-
tory for Raleigh has been completed by
the Maloncy City Directory Company.
This directory gives Raleigh n popu-
latlon of 27.972. including all the sub
urbs. This is the first census ever
taken of the city and the suburbs. The
suburban residents consider themselves
as much Ralcirhites as those citizens
who live within the shadow OF the
capital.
Raleigh has been progressing rap
idly for more than two years. and be-
fore another twelve months passes the
population Of the city Will exceed 3d.
600. More building is going on in the
city than in any two places in the
State, so the contracto say. and still
there. is Il great demand for residences
and houses.
LEAVING THE STATE.
The Secretary Of State. DR.. Cyrus
Th1mps II, received a letter yesterday
from AMI podd. president nf-the -Mu-
iual Benefit Insurance Company of
New York, notifying him that his com
pany would discontinue business in
TINS State after June /, as the rcsul;
OF the enforcement of the Craig law.
when Gomestcatos foreign corpora
lions.
Another large company. ono of the
oldest and best known in the State.
also notified its State agent yesterday
that L would withdraw from the State
as soon as the Craig bill becomes eff
fectVc.
GOVERNORS GUARD REORGAN
IZ;D.
The Governors Guard is again an
organization and in few weeks this
company VIII he mustered in the First
Regiment. State Guard.
inc old members of Company *. for
mcrly the State Guard, met last night
at Metropolitan Hall and perfected
organization. The principal business
was the election of officers and. as was
expected, Captain Beavers was unani.
moufly and enthusiastically elected
captain of the company. The follow
ins officers were chosen by unanimous
vote
Captain-William Il. Beavers
FIRST Licutcnant-Z. l.. Smith
Second l.ieutcnant-C. NJ. Broughton.
All OF these young men are model
soldiers, and they will make capital
good officers. The election of Licutcn-
ant smith was n deserved promotion.
80 was the election of Lieutenant G. NJ.
frouShton. who was made first ser
Eca1t OF me company in Havana, after
Sergo ant Hunch'a promotion.
There were about thirty-fve old mem.
bers of The company present. ANA they
al enlisted for service in the state
Guard. The company will be limited To
Sixty men, anfl there arc now more than
enough applications TO complete the
muster roll.
UNITED STATES COURT.
INC United STATES Court for the East
EN- District az North Carolina. Judge
furneli presiding, is in session Many
monnsh!nors have been gwen a hearing
and there are more to he heard The
court IS dealing lenicnily with them.
DIX manages to get costs Of prosecution
"ut oi nearly every one Judge Pur-
nell Is ON the bench at $50 a. IN. and
Is herd worker.
RAlLRCAD.; WILL COMPLY
The Cooperation Commission meets
to-day Tho docket is pretty Won
cleared and no business of unusual i'm
rO't"hec VIII come UP for cons dcra-
Ton. chairman J. w. Mcneil arrived
yesterday from Wilmington.
Neaf!y nj the railroads in the State
nave written the secretary signifvinr
tnc'r intention To comply with the Inn
Crow car act juno LIST. The Coast I,ino
Is already using some of its Jim Crnw
cars. ''''' N'o"
Mir. Robert c. Strong attorney for
the Southern Eel Tclcnhono C,nmn,,,
mas hicd executions on behalf Of tro
company 10 the order rccentlv rrn,rri
gated by the commission Gxin., ,,ln
phone rates in the Stnta N'S-