Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-20
Difficulties the Corporation Com
mission Must Contend With.
DISASTROUS WRECK
Tho She'll Fish Fund who,e.alo Ia,i
Delivery mt North wiikesboro-A
Murderer Located in tho Peniten
tiary- Death OF Jndso s. II. wnko-
field -nemindcr or Mr.. Bryan'D
Visit 90 Durham.

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. 19.ZThe Corpor-
alton Commission in its report just
issued. says
1.-THE rates. for the transportation OF
passengers on the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad was restored to that
Of the standard passenger rate; that is
81 cents for first class and 2A cents
for second class fare; the rate for the
transmission OF telegraphic messages
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was restored to % cents for a
message OF 10 words to and from any
point on its lines in the State
Suits were pending in the Federal
court for the purpose OF enjoining the
road Commission reducing passenger
rates over the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad. and telegraphic rates by the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
These suits were pending at the
time Of the repeal of the Railroad Com
mission Act by the last General AS
sembly. Such being the case the Com
status of these cases. But being of the
opinion that the Railroad Commission
Act had been repealed thought that
the suits would abate of themselves.
Since this legislation has been con-
strued by the Supreme Court to be an
amendment to, and not repeal Of the
act referred TO. the Commission will
be Obliged to take some steps In regard
to these suits
WRECK AND DEATH.
A Monroe special. received Saturday
night says: Yesterday morning freight
train No. %. on the Seaboard Air Line
was deralled at Saluca, between Gin
ton and Abbeville. S. c.; the fireman
ana one of the brakemen being killed.
while the engineer was seriously in
tured
Details of the accident are very
meagre
The engine and fifteen cars were in
VOWED in the wreck, but as to the
cause OF the derailment nothing is
positively known. Even the names OF
the dead men, ut this late hour are not
obtainablc. The name Of the engineer
l learn. is Burns. His injuries are said
to be severe. but their nature and ex-
tent are not stated. The north-bound
passenger train which should have
reached here at $3.50 p. M, Is reported
five hours late and 1t Is presumed that
traffic has been temporily blocked by
the wreck.
THE SHELL FISH FUND.
The receipts OF the shell-flsh fund
from April, 1895, to February, 10, 1900.
We're S28.S90.3l. The expenditures were
s22'44b.2S. leaving Il balance in the
treasury of $6.445.o3. OF the dlsburse-
ments more than one-third have been
on account of the steamer Lille. used
by the Shell-hsh Commissioner as n
pleasure yacht
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY.
Eight prisoners escaped from fail ct
North Wilkesboro, this AFTERNOON. but
an were recaptured in a short while
but one This makes two escapes
within the past month and shows that
new jail is badly needed
4 MURDERER LOCATED.
Tn June, 1897, John Fullerton, a white
man, was killed by George Morgan.
colored. who made his escape. Morgan
seemed to have dropped out of exist
ence. but now 1t is almost certain that
he is in the State penitentiary. He
was sent up from Greene county under
the name OF Charles Barnes. and has
twenty-five years for murder in the
second degree
A GOOD MAN GONE
letter from Lenolr says: JudgeR. r.
Wakefield died Saturday morning. aged
rs years. He has been confined to his
home for more than two years from
indisposition, but was cheerful during
his sufferings.
Hc was Clerk OF the Superior Court
for Caldwell county for % years, finally
declining a reelection. He was con-
Court Judges to be the most efficient
clerk in the State. Without solicitation
he was nominated and elected n mem
Der of the State Legislature, and made
useful member.
A CURIOSITY.
The firm of Haywood & King, drug
gists. of Duran. have curiosity in
the shape of an egg. This egg was
laid on the day Hon. w. ]. Bryan
spoke In Durham, and is two eggs
Joined together In one Of these is the
yels and in the other the white. The
latter is the largest. 1t may mean that
Bryan and the silver cause will be
triumphant over the gold bugs and
Republican party.