Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-06
Another Step in the Alleged Bust.
ness Mems Campaign.
A DRUMMER FOR ELEcToR,
The Celebrated Railroad Taxation Case
Likely to Drag Along Until Noxt Sum-
mer-Floats for tho state Fair -"Boots"
Brown, the Negro Murderer. May Now
be In FortolIs-NIrs. stonowan jackson
In Baltimore for Medical Treatment
Appointments of Ex- Governor Jarvis.

Appointments OF Ex-Governor Jarvis.
Raleigh, N. c.. Oct. 5.-The Republi-
can District Executive Committee met
here yesterday and appointed Nc
Klnley elector for the district. His
name is L. d. Mendenhal. His home
is Randleman. in Randolph county.
His profession, drummer for Rich
mond grocery concern.
HE is fine speaker" said would
be-Congrcssman Giles last night, land
he Will quit his business at once and
begin the canvass. He's g man of
about 80 years of age, well-known in
business circles and exceedingly popu-
lar"
This Is another step in what the Re-
publlcans recently declared would be
business mans campaign" Menden-
hall Is IL Republican in politics. Other
than this very little seems to be known
of him here by any one. His appoint
ment. 1t is stated, was dictated by Mar
shall Miliken and others of the "reve-
nue. ring"
RAILROAD TAXATION CASE.
Judge James Il. Shepherd standing
master and the attorneys in the rail-
road taxation cases yesterday returned
been taken this week touching tax
values in North Carolina. The taking
OF evidence at Weldon was completed
on Wednesday.
The next hearing will be at Edenton,
then at Wilmington, and will be con-
cluded in Raleigh by the railroads. The
standing master will begin the taking
OF testimony in Raleigh November 1st
The hearing here will continue until
the 18th of November, when the limit
set for the railroads to offer testimony
VIII have expired.
Then the Corporation Commission
VIII have it's turn, being given time
equal TO that conducted by the rail-
roads. After that the railroads will be
given an opportunity to put in rebuttal
testimony.
This VIII make 1t impossible to COM
pete the case before next summer. and
the hope of the railroads TO tide the
suit over until after adjournment of
the Legislature will be realized.
FLOATS FOR THE FAIR.
1t is proposed by the fair authorities
to make procession of floats from the
city to the fair grounds one of the fea-
lures of "Wednesday. y committee yes
terdaY waited on the business men and
urged them to take part in such dis
play. large number of them agreed
to do so.
splendid feature of Wednesday. and 1t
is hoped that the success of that occa-
sion may be repeated this year.
y number of suggestions In regard to
attractive floats may be seen at Sher-
wood Higgs & Co.'S, where the com
mittee have placed them for inspection.
MAY BE IN NORFOLK.
The disappearance OF Boots" Brown,
the negro who killed his sweetheart
Sarah Davis. in this city about a month
ago. calling her out of her house on
Sunday evening and shooting her down
in front OF her gate. seems to have as
completely disappeared as If he had
been swallowed up by the earth.
hundred yards from the scene of
his crime the police lost track of Brown
and have never since had any reliable
information as to his whereabouts or
his movements. Though there have
been a thousand reports and rumors,
all OF them have, on investigation,
proved to be fakes without foundation
in fact.
''He is probably now in Norfolk, Bal
timore or Washington" said one of the
policemen who has had this case in
charge. He may possibly be in New
York. for my experience with murder
ers is that they never stop. They are
restless and often come back to the
scene Of their crime"
MRS. STONEWALL JACKSON.
The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday
says:
Mrs. Mary Ann Jackson. widow OF
the famous Confederate general, Stone
wall jackson, whose memory is still
green in the hearts of thousands, came
to Baltimore yesterday afternoon, and
is guest at the Church Home and
Infirmary. on North Broadway.
Mrs JackSon'S purpose Is to con-
suit DR.. l.. McLane Tiffany. of this
city in regard to her health. which has
been precarious for more than a year.
She travelled alone from Charlotte, n.
many years, and was met at the rail-
from the Church Home, to which place
is wonderfully we'll preserved for q
the best of spirits when she reached
Baltimore. although slightly fatigued
by the long railroad journey.
while it was said last night at the
Church Home that Mrs. jackson was
not seriously i'll at present, it is feared
a surgical operation will have to be
performed. Mrs. jackson spent some
weeks this summer at n private sani-
tarium in New York State. where she
received treatment"
GOVERNOR JARVIS APPOINT
MENTS.
Ex-Governor Thomas J. Jarvis will
SPEAK at the following times and
places:
Greensboro, Guilford County-Octo-