The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-20

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Open this Fall-The Railway Commissi0n
Enjoised by the Wsstsr. Union-west.
ern Democrats Anxious for . Straight
Fight.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c., August 49,
George Brodie, the negro who a little
over two weeks ago committed rape on
a young lady at Kittrell and who was
brought here for ~safekeepnig. was yes
terday taken to Henderson for trial. by
the sheriff Of Wake county and four
deputies and a squad Of some of the
Governors Guard. At Youngsville the
early morning train had beer tagged.
1t was also tagged at Franklin
ton and Kittrell by persons who want
ed to see whether Brodie was on it. It
is reported that at least 300 persons on
| the line of the road between Youngs-
Vile and Henderson were there ready
to lynch Brodie. 1t is also sure that
seventy-two of these We're at Kittrell
and met Saturday night. But the TAX
ing of Brodie yesterday afternoon spoil
ed all plans of this kind. Brodie was
badly frightened. At Henderson he was
turned over to the sheriff of Vance
| county and the military there marched
him to Jail and went on guard. as
! lynching was threatened. One old ne
gro woman created a little sensation at
the depot by swinging her arms and
shouting, I'm against him."
A trustee of the Baptist female uni
| versity here tells me it will not be OPEN
ed until the autum of 1898. All the iron
/ work is being made at Winston.
Today %convicts began the work of
paving with brick, made at the peni-
tertiary, the walks in the capital
square.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
par today appeared before the rail-
way commission with a restraining or
der granted by Judge Simonton, which
prevents the commission from enforc-
ing it's order making the message rate
in the state Is cents for ten words. The
matter will be heard at the United
States circuit court Of Wilmington at
the September term. The company's
attorneys are John F. Dillon, Rush
Taggart, Stiles and Holiday and r.
c.. Strong. The order is dated August
18th and restraints the commission from
making any rate for the Western Union
which does not apply to any other tel
egraph company.
In it's prayer for the order, which is
signed by President Eckert, the COM
pany says that under act of 1867 it
filed it's acceptance, that act being to
aid in construction of telegraph lines
and to secure the same to the govern
ment for postal, military and other
purposes: that the portion of it's sys-
tenn in North Carolina is indivisible,
which it is impossible to separate; that
the rate ordered is 40 per cent. less than
elsewhere in the country; that Super
intendent Tree was told by the COM
mission there would be no change in
rates: that the railway commission is
not a court, but a pretended one and
that the act attempting to give it pow
ers of a court is violative of the state
constitution.
The commissioners are given leave to
move to rescind or modify the order
upon twenty days notice to the West
ern Union.
The stomach of a Davie county far
mer named Boyer has been brought
here in order that it's contents may be
analysed. He died of strychnine pOis-
oning. The case looks like suicide. He
had quarreled with his wife.
Mrs. Ohio Wilson, who is very sick,
has been brought from her home at
Round Knob to the Rex hospital here.
Showers fell here yesterday and fine
1 IdiHS Qullc IcdI. MUTE TALL Is uoeucu.
j. j. Martindale, al ex-postmaster
in Durham county, is in trouble and
has given $500 bond to appear before
the federal court to answer the charge
Of refusing postage stamps.
Nearly 5000 persons were at the
Primative Baptist association in Dur
ham county yesterday.
Tobacco curing is in rapid progress
in all directions and good cures are
beng made.
The state desired to sell it's swamp
lands, but the Wilmington Improve
ment Company has an option until De-
cember 1st next.
Dock Blount, the negro who out
ragged Miss Jane Shepp in Green coun-
ty, is sentenced to be hanged. His con-
victiOn was prompt.
Mr.. F.. S. Spruill, who has just re-
turned from the western part of the
state, and who is a very observant
man, says the democrats in that part
of the country are fairly "~hankering''
for a straight fight" in 1898.
There was a big freight wreck on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern di-
vision of the Seaboard Air Linz at
Chester, S. c., Saturday night.
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