Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-03
The Corporation Commission De-
creases S. A. L. Assessment.
RAILROADS TO BE HEARD
Delegates and Aiternatcs Depart for tho
National Democratic Convention One
Thousand White Supremacy Clubs :
Democratic Nominations at Goldsboro-
Designs for "a New Seminary Suicide of
Il Merchant of Granite Falls An I'm
portant Victory For the State.

Raleigh, N. c., July 1.-The corpora
ton commission which has been bus
lily engaged for several days in the
matter of assessing the value of the
railway, telephone, steamboat and tel
egraph property of the State, gave out
the result of their work yesterday.
They also made q call for the condi-
ton of banks at the close of business
on June 80.
The assessments show an increase
In the value of the property of each
company except that of the Seaboard
Air Line and the Western Union Telc-
graph Company. In the former in
stance there was Il decrease of $348 29S,
and in the latter case the value was
placed at the same figures as last year,
Sl.oG00O0
The total number of miles OF railway
In the State is three thousand four
hundred and twenty-four.
The number of miles of railway
taxed for the first time this year is
forty-eight.
The total increase in the valuation
of the combined railway, steamboat:
telegraph and telephone property OF
the State for this year is $235.S2i.
The roads will be allowed IL hearing
on Wednesday, July 18TH
New roads. taxed this year for the
first time are as follows: Mt. Airy
and Eastern. s miles: Longdalc, 0
miles: Carolina and Northern, miles;
I.invillc River road, II miles, and the
Eastern Carolina road. miles. Their
values are included in the miscclla
neouS roads.
The to.al valuation OF the railroad,
steamboat. telegraph and telephone
property in the State this year. $ii.-
90: +26. Total last year. Si3,77i ,6o2.
Difference. S235,S2i.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION.
ba &c loft of -
o'clock Sunday afternoon for Kansas
City TO attend the National Demo-
cratic Convention:
Edward J. Hale, Fayettcvile; Julian
Webster; Thomas a. Jones. Ashevilie;
James Parker, Gatcsville; l.. G.
James. Greenwich II. III. Speight. Rem
dale: l.. Harvey. Kinston; l.. NJ.
Green. Newborn; II. Med. Robinson,
Fayetteville; Josephus Daniels, Raj
egh; Il. NJ. Arlington. Rocky Mount;
a. w. Graham. Oxford: S. NJ. Gattis,
Hillsboro; w. c. Dowd, Charlotte; j.
a. Brown, Chadbourn; j. r. Blair,
Troy; a. ID. Watts Statcsville: a. G.
Avery, Morganton; G. w. Flower,
Taylorsville: II. T.. Walker. Ashcvillc:
S. Gallert, Rutherfordton.
The alternates are:
Thomas w. Blount. Roper; w. IT.
Bray. Currituck; r.. II. Stancill Mar
garettcsville; II. G.. Williams. Wilson;
John Underwood, Fayetteville; n. Il.
Gilman, Jacksonvilc; II. J. Lassiter,
Smithfeld: w. s. Parker, Henderson;
Graham: J. 6. Covington. Monroe;
]. Il. l.. Armheld. MaXton; ]. d. Ell
lott. Newton; w II. Williams Yad
kinsville: w. L. Hardin, Morganton;
]. w. Watts. Taylorsville; j. j. Red
man. Marshnll; A. Cannon Mills
River Thco. T. KluttZ. Salisbury; w.
+. Chadwick, Beaufort b. T.. Aycock.
Fremont; j. G. TIackctt. Wikcshoro.
FOR WHITE SUPREMACY.
Up to this time 993 white suprcma-
~" clubs have been organized in
North Carolina. Francis d. Winston.
be 1900. He says all the county
chairmen recognize them as invalua-
bic.
NOMINATIONS.
A special from Goldsboro says it can
be truthfully said that the Democratic
county convention held here was the
largest. most harmonious, and most
enthusiastic ever held in this county.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Sheriff. b. Il. Scott: register of
leeds. Geo. c. Kornegay; coroner. DR..
rhos. Hill; surveyor, c.. V. Thornton:
treasurer. Geo. Sharp; State Senator.
3. Il. Aycoci; members of the house,
Geo. f. Hood and w. r. Allen.
1t is conceded that no stronger ticket
in the county could have been Sc
RED SPRINGS SEMINARY.
Charlotte architects are preparing
designs for a handsome new three
story building at Red Springs Semi
nary. The structure viii be 500 feet
long and will also contain twelve class
rooms and an auditorium that can
seat n thousand people. The cost viii
be $4,000.
ANOTHER SUICIDE
"A special has been received from Lee
noir saying: Mr.. James Hickman, of
the firm of Russell & Hickman, mer-
early yesterday with three empty lau-
hanum Walls near him, and deep cash
cut in his throat with n razor
He died a few minutes after he was
found.
No one, thus far, has given any rea-
son for the rash act, though it has
been intimated that he was financially
embarrassed by some trade recently
made. He leaves O wife and one child.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Eugene S. Martin. of Wilmington.
special master IN the United States
Circuit Court here, finds in favor of
the Corporation Commission in the in
tcresting suit brought by Mrs. Virginia
s. Matthews. of New York to prevent
the commission from making ten tons
the minimum carload of commercial
fertilizer on the Carolina Central Rail
way, of which she is large stock
holder. The special master finds that
the interests OF the Carolina Central
have not been subordinated to the in
terests of other roads of the Seaboard
Air Line system. nor are its freights
unreasonably diverted, nor is 1t i'm
properly treated in it's business rela-
lions by the said system, except In the
division OF earnings. BY the latter it
has lost revenue. The Railway Com
mission allowed 1t IN arbitrary or de-
ont