Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-27
The Collection of Back Taxes on
Railroad Property,
DURHAM HOSIERY Mill
Raleigh VIII Not secure This Indus
trIat PInmt - Pcnitrntiary BonIk-
keeper WIthoIda Information -
The Agricultural nnu Mcchnnicn,
COIIrCc-T Legislative Envcsti-
gntinE Committee Higgins work.

Raleigh, n. c.. July 26.-Thc Corpora
ton Commission was in session yestcr
4 day.
1t spent the day considering the qucs-
tion of collecting back taxes on certain
railroad property in the state.
The Mercantile Trust and Deposit
Company, of Baltimore. was ordered to
appear and show cause why its rolling
stock operated over the SeaboArd A'r
4 Line system to the value of about ST.
300. 900 should not be assessed Tor taxa
ton for the years 1894 30. 9J and ~.
The seaboard and Tolnoke Railroad
Company was order To appear ANA
show cause why its rolling stock oyer
the Roanoke ana Tar River railroad
should not be assessed for taxation for
tho years 1894, %. 90 and -.
The Southern Railway was ordered TO
show cause why it should not be ASSESS
ed for it's rolling stock on che North
Carolina Railroad c0S lS9l. 90 90 and
80: ana over the Piedmont Railroad for
1884. 80 and 90
WILL REMAIN IN DURHAM.
Raleigh Will not get the Durham IIo-
!. sicry Mills.
4 This information was received yoster-
day in Il private letter from Col. Julian
! s. Carr, the owner Of the mills. COL.
/ Carr had decided Mt one tim2 10 move
the mills TO Raleigh, but the citizens OF
I. Durham have held out Inducements to
Col. carr To keep The enterprise in that
place and he has altered his original
plans. Col. carr writes that there viii
not likely be any change in the loca-
ton of the mills.
y BOOKKEEPER DECLINES.
The bookkccper Mt the penitentary.
y tlFtL a ..f.1tr "a
furnish the State Treasurer with a list
of warrants for claims issurd 10 the
Executive Board, unless by order OF the
board.
He has declined also to allow Treas
urer Worth's clerk to 30 to the penitcn-
I tiary and make Il copy
/ Treasurer Worth has just paid Il pen
sion warrant that was issued by ox
State Auditor Roberts eleven years ago.
IT was for $S.25.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
| President Winston. of the Agriculture
! al and Mechanical College viii be here
H tomorrow ana will meet with the truss
n tees Of the college TO fill some vacan-
Il cies in the faculty, when they meet
1 next week
4 Postmaster Bailey is now IN Wash
lington making arrangements 10 secure
additional letter carriers for the city.
EITHER WILL APPEAL.
Both Bcddingtield and Abbott. in the
suit for Il seat in the Corporation Com
mission say that each Will win the
case. As yet Judge Moore has never
made known his decision in this ease
and however he decides it. the Supreme
Court Will be appealed TO.
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
The school law passed by the I.ccis-
laturc made an annual appropriation
/ OF $40 for each county for holding coun-
4 " Institutes for public school teachers
superintendent Mcbanc hopes To have
i Institutes held i'm at least one-thrd Of
the counties this summer. In many only
institutes for white teachers will he
held this year. and next year the insti-
tutes will be held for the colored teach
ers. the appropriation made being too
small for both races each year.
INVESTIGATING
Tho committee appointed by the Leg
isaturc to inves tigate the penltentiary.
Agricultural Department and most any
thing that needs investigating. began
It's work to-day in the Agricultural De
partmenr, and put on the stand rs firs;
witness cN-secretary Of the department,