Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-11
RALEIGH
NEWS LETTER
The SeabGard Air Line Must
% Reduce Rates.
THE LEGISLATURES WORK
To XIII II Fox syithin the Next Two
Ycnrs Will Be Misdemcanor-
Cnre or Crimfnai Insanc-DIscov-
cry OF Copper Ore-Scnior RcsI-
p" ment OF Volunteers Appropria-
lions.
Especial TO vIrElnian-Pilo.3

Especial TO VIrElnian-Pilotl
Raleigh, N. c.. March 1O.-Thc clerks
of the House branch of the Legislature
have worked so rapidly that to-day
they turned over to the Secretary of
State ana the Public Printer the jour-
nails of the session, complete.
The ground is becoming somewhat
dry, for the first time in over two
months, and farmers who came here
to-day say little work is beginning.
MUST REDUCE RATES.
The Railway Commission is called to
meet again April LIST. 1t will require
the Seaboard Air Line to reduce freight
rates on certain lines and il will also
cause a general reduction OF rates OH
cotton.
Grand Secretary Woodell, OF the
Grand Lodge of odd Fellows. reports
to-day that there are 100 working
lodges.
This month number of the beauti-
full Monaghan pheasants Will be turned
loose in this county, ut several points.
rfifry- protected by Il special act Of
the Legislature ii is hoped that they
will thrive and multiply as they have
done in Washington and Oregon. Later
these birds will I've sent TO other sec
tons Of the state.
y QUEER ACT.
The quccrest act of the Legislature is
the one making it IA misdemeanor to
kill fox in Allegheny county for two
ycars.It Is the first act Of the kind ever
passed in the State. Another act, for
an eastern county. forbids hunting save
by permission of land owner. fox hunt
tNt /, lose
ing exempted.
THE CRIMINAL INSANE.
The penitentiary Board is required by
the terms OF the ncW act, regarding the
criminal insane, to furnish the latter
with light, heat ana labor, and also TO
build n high wall. TO entirely separate
the criminal insane department from
the convict quarters, all being in one
building. Yet the penitentinry has
nothing further to do with the criminal
insane, their government being entire
ly by the Central Hospital here. There
are now about forty of this class of
people.
The new officials Of the Agricultural
Department will not take office unit!
June -. Thus there will be no suits. AS
the commissions nj the Fusion OIL
Gals do not expire until that date.
Then there viii be an entirely new or
gani2ation, from top 10 bottom.
DISCOVERY or COPPER.
The discovery of copper ore IN this
county was made two weeks ago, but
the assay was not completed until
day or TWO ago. It shows goud ore.
The deposit is about ten miles south OF
Raleigh.
The members Of the New England
Newspaper League will be here, as
Ralcish's guests, ON the 2oth instant;
1t is nov thought that the First
North Carolina Regiment will return
here from Cuba by April 18th. 1t is
the senior re ,mcnt in General Lees
corps, ana it is said also to be the
senior regiment among all the Volun-
tccrs. II WAS mustered into service
May ID.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriations made by the Leg
islaturc were as follows; Public schools.
100000 penitentary. $4,000; Deaf,
Mute and Blind school. $G1 800; Deaf
mute School, $4,000: Eastern Hospital
for Insane 100000; Central Hospital.
$4,000; Sentral Hospital. $4,000;
Eastern Hospital, $i5,O0O -Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, $l2.-
300 soldiers Home, $1,000; University,
$4,000: State Normal and Industrial
College, $4,000; state Guard. $4,000;
Vance monument. 5000 The total OF
Special appropriations is $235,0 600.
The Board of Agriculture Will coop
crate with the Government as TO the
fish Matching on Albemare Sound
This was decided on at to-day's session
OF the Board.
The Board will quickly begin work
on 4 large annex to the State Museum
NEW RAILWAYS CHARTERED.
The following is a list of the new
railways chartered by the Legislature:
Black Diamond; Roanoke Railway and
Bridge Company: East Tennessee and
Winston, n. c.: Beaufort and Pamlico;
Atlantic and Yadllin. formerly Cape
Fear and Yadk!n Valley; Elizabeth City
and Winston: Carolina and NIatur;
Dismal Swamp: Observation-Disclosures
Iinville; Cape Fear Terminal; Pungo
and Mattamuskert.
BANKS CHARTERED.
The new banks chartered are: Plant
ers', OF Rocky Mt; Citizens, of Eliza
beth City; Carolina Banking and Sure
ty Company. OF Salem; Greensboro
Loan and Trust Company; Bank of
Cumberland. of Fayetteville; Bank OF
Wadesboro; Bank of Murphy: Bank of
Morrisvile; Bank OF Chapel Hill: Saw
1ngs Bank, OF Goldsboro; Peoples Saw
inEs and Aspinth Savings, both of
.Aspinth: Wilson Savings; Bank OF
SERSH TA ga ezsa n Ha1 sM