Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01
Corporation Commission Declines
to Change Telegraph Rates.
THE PEN,rENrlARY DEBTS
Liquor nIen OF Trenton VIII Fight
For Observation-Disclosures Company
swnl Test Con.tatutIonnlity of the
Craig Law-List or Census super>
visors For North Carolina Com.
pleted.

Raleigh, N. O., June 3O.-Ine Corpora
ton Commission declines to change the
telephone rates made and promulgated
by 1t on May 18th.
Yesterday morning the commission
heard argument on exceptions to the
rates filed by the Southern Bell and the
American Telephone companies and
yesterday afternoon it cverruled the eX-
captions.
1t is understood that an appeal will
be taken from this ruling to the courts.
The telephone rates promulgated by
the commission last May and reafilrmed
yesterday, are as follows:
On and after the first day Of June,
1889. all telephone companies within
this State. whether incorporated or
otherwise, will be allowed a maximum
charge for rental OF telephones as fol-
lows, H.:
Place of business.
Special wire ............... $40 per year
and party-wiEe- teach).. u per year
and party wire (each)... 10 per year
Residence.
Special wire -. SIS, per year
and party wire (each).. 16 per year
and party wire (each).. Ii per year
FIGHT FOR LIQUOR LICENSE.
county, have brought an action for an
Injunction to be issued against the Of
ficials of that town to prevent them
from closing the bar-rooms there. a
few weeks ago n majority of the voters
at Trenton decided for local option, but
the liquor men charge that there was
irregularity in the election, and they
want Ii tried over again or not tried at
all The action will probably be heard
before Judge Bryan in few weeks.
pENITENTIARY DEBT.
On the first day of January, 1899, the
penitentiary owed S121,935.47. There is
now in the State Treasury Si20, 200 so.
the proceeds of the bonds issued to pay
this Fusion debt.
The recent Legislature, after long in
vestieation. found the penitentiary in n
dllapidated condition, indebted to ev-
erybody and having nothing. 1t re-
solved To issue bonds to pay off every
cent due. clean out the Russell gang.
and put Ii in the hands of capable bust
ness men. The bonds were issued, but
the Supreme Court vetoed the legisla-
tive act that put the penitentiary in the
hands of the Democrats. But the bonds
have been issued. the money is on hand.
the Executive Board has audited the
accounts. but the people who hold
claims for accounts made since Janu-
airy LIST cannot get their monty. They
have no time or purpose to find ont
who has Numbered The State owes
them money; the money is in the
Treasury for them, and they feel out
ragged because they cannot get it.
THE CRAIG BILL.
And now the Craig bill is to be test
ed. The Mutual Reserve Fund Life AS
ISOLATION, of New York, will do the test
ing. 1t recently demanded them pres
ents back" and failing to get them, 1t
now says 1T will have them or know
the reason why.
TO this end it has brought suit to
compel the Secretary OF State to annul
Its Incorporation and return its papers
Summons was issued yesterday, re-
turnable to the Julyterm Of Wake Su-
perior Court, in an action wherein the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
OF New York Is plaintiff and DR.. Cyrus
Thompson, Secretary of State. is de-
PENDANT.
CENSUS SUPERVISORS.
The list of the census supervisors for
North Carolina has been completed by
the appointment OF Il. s. Hoover for
the Fifth district. Hoover was recon-
mended by Senators Prltchard and But
ler as were also the appointees for the
other districts They are all either
Populists or Republicans. The follow
ing is the official list, as given out al
the Census Office:
First Observation-Disclosures Martin, Will
liamSton, n. c.
Second District-Augustus M. Moore,
Greenville, N. c.
Third Dlstrict-David j. Lewis, White
vile, N. c.
Fourth Distrlct-Joseph ]. Jenkins,
Pittsboro. N. C.
Fifth District-T. p. Hoover, Hills
boro, n. C.
Sixth District-Walter E. Steel. High
Point, n. C.
Seventh Pistrlct-Gustavus A. Bling
ham, Salisbury, N. c.
Eighth District-Osmund r. Pool.
TaylorsvilIe, n. c.
Ninth 'District-John A. Hendricks,
Marshall n. C.