The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, y. @, March Is.

Raleigh, y. C., March 10.
The state treasurer today made the
following summary of the special APP
preparations made by the late legisla-
ture: Deaf, dumb and blind institu-
ton, S23, 900; to fix state line between
North Carolina and Tennessee. $500;
the university, 5000; state normal and
industrial college. l 800; institution for
the blind, s34, 500; colored normal
schools, 81, 000; colored agricultural and
mechanical college, $1,000; white agri-
cultural and mechanical college, s., 900;
colored normal and Industrial school at
Elizabeth City, $1,000; Western hospital
for insane, $50, 600; Central hospital,
So, $50. Eastern hospital, $40, 900: de-
partment OF criminal insane, $1,000;
purchase of Moore's Creek battle
ground, 5000; executive masion. $500:
portrait OF Senator Vance, $500; extra
physicians of deaf-mute n blind in
%stitution (colored), $3.50; contested
election cases in house 1881.
DR.. Monroe, of Davidson college, who
was named by Governor Russell as su-
perintendent of the Western hospital
at Morganton, declines. Inquiry was
made of a leading republican why it
was that Governor Russell, after some
plain limitations that he desired DR..
Murphy to remain in charge OF the
Western hospital, had named DR.. Mon
roe The reply was that Burke county
was one OF the few which declared for
Governor Russell and that the pressure
for DR.. Murphy's removal came from
the Burke republicans. To the inquiry
why? the reply was made that it was
simply and solely because they wanted
pie" That is now in North Carolina
the universal term for office" The
wonder is that a man of Governor Rus
sells common sense should listen to
such a plea" was the comment of the
republican above alluded to. The re-
publicans wanted all the minor places
at the hospital. DR.. Monroe, as has
been said is a democrat.
The regular populists are deeply dis
gusted with the republicans, and have
cast the boilers into outer darkness.
They are now talking plainly about the
need of getting in line with the DEM
ocrats, but they want the latter to
drop the name democrat" Leading
populists give assurance Of startling
changes in the next W years.
Notice is officially given that the
agricultural department will in future,
in publishing it's bulletins of fertilizers
analyses, omit the exact figures when
the analyses shows they are up to or
above the guarantee made by the nan
ufacturer. If the per centages are be-
AO' 49, SN~AS AN "S> 10
will be given. Two reasons are given
for this change; first, that it will pre-
vent manufacturers from sending out
special high grade lots early in the
season, SO as to get high figures, and
second, it will be fair to all persons
concerned.
J. Y. Hamrick today took charge OF
the bureau Of labor statistics. He is
a boiling populist.
The legislative clerks departed today
having completed their work on the
books and journals. The laws will make
two large Volumes.
Cladius Dockery, a leading republican
member of the legislature, is quite
sick here, with the grippe.
Captain William Lea, a widely
known tobacco Warehouseman, of Dur
ham, is dead.
Streams in this section are very high
Rain falls nearly every day. All farm
work is at a ~SiandStill.