Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-15
The Railway Taxation Cases Will
Come Up Again on June q.
STATE BALL LEAGUE FORMED
Tarboro, Durham, Wilmington. Charlotte,
statcsyillo and Raleigh VIII be In It
Geological Work in tho State Grand
Lodge of Masons Elects New Officers

railway taxation cases again at Will
mington. on June %. one week from
tomorrow
Representatives of the railroad an
Peareo petore Judge Shepherd yester-
Gay ana asked for renewal of the
nearing at Wilmington next Monday.
he was compelled to deny the request
because he will be in New York mt that
time taking evidence in the taxation
case of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
The railroads and the corporation
commission were each allowed three
months in which TO offer testmony.The
time allowed the railroads will expire
June 18th The attorneys for the rail-
roads will petition Judge Slmonton for
their case
captain Charles Price, one of the
leading attorneys in the case. says that
attorneys of the railroads had been in
FORMED that the commission had
pronosition to make looking to com
promise, but no compromisc has ovor
been formulated. This is why the rail-
roads did not push their case
ne representatives of the railroads
VINO were here to-day in the case were
colonel Warren G.. Elliott, president of
tne Wilmington and Weldon; Captain
Shas. Price, attorney for the Southern
halfway; Mr.. r. o. Burton, attorney
oor the Atlantic Coast Line and Major
1ohm -. SHAW and Captain w. H. Day.
attorneys for the Seaboard Air Line.
me impression has prevailed that the
railroad was delaying the rchcariug.
The railroad people deny this emphatj.
cally
y STATE BALL LEAGUE
IT Is now certain that North Caro-
. Una VIII have State baseball league.
INC preliminary meeting was held last
UlSht at the Office of the State Auditor
ana there were present delegates from
the following cities:
Ianhoro-Henry Bryan and Stamps
A. Morris. '''u
Wilmington-E. s. Battle
Charlotte-Dr. Joel Whitaker.
Statesville-Dr Joel Whitaker.
utaleigh-R. c. Rivers and T. w.
The above six cities will form tho
league The season will open June oS.
me schedule has not yet been arrapr-
&C. nut ii Will probably give each team
20 games at home and 26 away. Each
team VIII probably play four games
n week. All teams will nlay profess
SIGNALS, If they so elect. The Raloirh
team, which vii! have several new
faces In addition to the local talent
VIII probably play its first game with
I'urham: Negotiations are in progress
aor eXhioition games with the Durham
team here Friday. June 18th, at the
Fair grounds.
GEOLOGICAL WORK.
The Geological Board is holding its
summer meeting to-day at the CanitoI
building. Thc hoard hue ,I,,o..
pieted work on the following subjects:
Flrst, corundum and its associated
minerals; second. mineral waters in
Norih Carolina; third, the pine forests
vi Eastern North Carolina; fourth:
road Duilding in North Carolina.
During June Mr.. w. w. Ashe will
continue the work OF examining the
low low lands along the Roanoke river
rive men are 1t work measuring water
powers and three men will be engaged
uurlns the summer season in examin-
ing the hard wood forests of the west
ern counties.
NORTH CAROLINA MAsoNs.
yesterday at Charlotte the meeting
of the Grand Chapter of Mosons rns
suited in the election of Officers no
follows: o'i'eis as
Grand High Priest James Nornoe,t
imstoh Deputy Grand High Priest
King im John E3 A'i S' Charlotte; Grand
Grand Scribe, II. G.. SmaIlbonas XSii''
minston; Grand Treasurer, Wiuiam
simpson. Rale!gh Grand Secretarv TT
II, Munson, Wilmington: Grand Chan.
latn, hev. RI; r. Chrstieberg; Grand
Captain of Hosts. T.. o. Toomer VII
mington; Grand Principal Soiourner
William Anderson, Charlotte: f:rnnJ
Royal Arch Captain, James u. Giann
Greensboro ;Grand Master OF the W.
Lot Williams, Wilson, Frank Rovetto
Goldsboro. and FIT. Meriwether ASH
Nlle: Grand Lecturer, f NJ. Move
Wilson; Correspondent. James SOuth,
gate. Durham: Grand Sentinel r II
Bradley. Raleigh
HE MADE LEAD DOLLARS.
Titus Coble was tried before 1nitAd
States Commissioner ID. G. MaXWen
yesterday, al Charlotte, for counter,
feittng. The evidence showed that he
operated a plant at Big Isick,in Stanlv
county. where he turned out lead dol
lars in the simlitude of silver dollars
to quote the langhage Of the statute
His plating battery was so Ingenious
that the commissioner coneratuIate ted
him upon his cleverness and sent him
to jail in default of n $1,000 bond
NEW BERN FAIR.
At n meeting of the directors of the
New Bern Fair Association. held on
last Monday night. it was the express
held in November The first fair on
the new change, will be in the week
beginning November 18th, 1900.
CAPITAL INCREASED.
The State has chartered the Green
vile Knitting Mills at Greenville
capital $4,000, authorized to increase
to $4,000 f. A Moye, l.. ]. Moore
and others. stockholders.
INSURANCE IN THE STATE.