Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21

Raleigh. N. c.. Dec. 2o.-Today
number OF commissions have been is
sued to officers of the State Guard, as
result of the elections held by all
companies this month. The following
are the new oflicers
First Regiment-Company A.: Il. l..
Powell and r. L. Skinner, leutenants;
b.. E. N. Loftin and j. Il. Foust, lieu
tenants: c., j. ID. Terry and Il. l.. Raw
ley. lieutenants; c., j. Il. Roberts, first
lieutenant; l., II. Z. Hackney, captain;
e. f. White and j. j. Caudle. lieuten-
ants: L.. Q. L. Smith and Joseph Hill,
UeutenantS.
Second Regiment-Company c.: Alex.
and N. Il. Chilean, lieutenants; ID. l..
Kiewe. second lieutenant: T., II. G.
Stokes. captain; G. b. Burgess and w.
J.. Babb, lieutenants; G., u. NJ Potts
and II. r. Handy. lieutenants; l., j. l..
Virgins. second lieutenant; L., ]. Il.
McGraw, captain; II. S. Pace and l.. Il.
PEBBLES. lieutenants.
Third Regiment-Company c.: Geo.
T. Perry, second lieutenant; D., Z. G.
,Woodall. captain; Charles Piper and
A. M. Johnson, lieutenants; c., L. l.
Gardner and j. w. Clark. licutenants;
and G. E. Brown. lieutenants; NJ,
Thomas w. Hendricks, captain; c. A.
Miller and G.. II. Logan, lieutenants.
New Bern Division, Naval Brigade
M. Manley. lieutenant; C. d. Bradham,
lieutenant. Junior grade; Charles l..
Case. ensign.
TAX ASSESSMENT.
The hearing of the States side of the
s10000,000 tax assessment case began
Tuesday N nj
ton Commission before Standing Mas
ter Shepherd. There were fifteen or
twenty witnesses present, mainly tax
assessors, from this city and county.
Among the attorneys present are Chas.
Price, j. ID. Shaw, II. II. Busbee and w.
II. Day. for the railroads. and II. G.
Connor John w. Hinsdalc and G. A.
Cook, for the State.
The hearing here occupied two days:
now the scene shifts to Durham. 1t is
said that the State will put on as wit
nesSeS the head officials of the Atlantic
Coast Line, Southern and Seaboard Air
Line. The object will be TO show that
the railroads arc assessed greatly under
their true value. Particular stress will
be laid upon the assessed value of the
Atlantic Coast Line Company. The
railroads are making the cross cXami-
nation of witnesses very searching.
Their aim is to show great under
valuation of property other than rail-
road property. They say they will
prove this by the States witnesses.
The fight is n lively one already.
JUDGE SIMONTON'S RULING.
In the Office of the clerk of the Cir
cult Court here today, the corporation
filed exceptions to Judge Simontons re-
cent ruling that the commission had
forfeited its right to amend its answer
to the complaint of the railroads in the
tax assessment case by denying that
while railroad property was assessed
at full value other property was as
sessed at less than full value.
THE STATE FAIR.
The executive committee OF the State
fair met here yesterday afternoon,
Charles McNamee, OF Ashevillc. presid-
ing. He retired and Gen. William L.
Cox. of Edgecombe, is the new presi-
dent. Two years interest on the bonds
was ordered to be paid. Two years
interest will still be due, but another
payment is apt TO be made.
THE MORMONS.
The Mormons continue their work in
North Carolina. Most of their work is
now done in the eastern counties. They
have over forty workers and also have
a conference, with a presiding elder.
The conference is now in session at
Goldsboro. The Mormons assert that
their missionaries, or presbyteries, have
VISITED Iuliy mar the homes OIL Wnlle
people in North Carolina.
BAPTIST CENTURY COMMITTEE.
The Baptist century committee met
here today, Rev. DR.. Charles f.. Taylor,
chairman. the other members being
Rev. DR.. Vann, Prof. Skies and n. b.
Broughton. Arrangements We're COM
pleted for raising 100000 next year for
higher education. or this sum $4,000
is to go TO the Baptist Female Univer-
sity here $4,000 to Wake Forest Col
lege $4,000 to Chowan BAPTIST Female
Institution and the remaining $4,000 is
to be divided among, perhaps, n dozen
Baptist high schools. Chairman Taylor
says it is the purpose to establish a
high school or academy in every one
OF the sixty Baptist associations.
STATE RECORDS.
The eighteenth volume Of the State
Records is out. There will be three
more. the last the index. The copy for
all is in the printers hands. There will
be three volumes of the regimentai
histories of North Carolina troops in
the civil war. The copy for these is
also in the printers hands, with the
exception of the histories of three regi-
ments. which are written but have not
yet arrived here.