The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-22
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,
Raleigh. n. C. June IL

Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,
Raleigh, n. c., June IS.
A republican from Washington con-
firms the news that Senators Butler
and Prftchard have made friends; that
Pritchard said: Yes. We concluded to
make up and stop our f~oolishness;"
that Butler sees he amt make any
combination with the democrats and
that he intends TO have complete flu
sion with the republicans in North al
DINA in 1898: that in this he sees his
only chance for reelection.
The board of agriculture held a short
meeting his morning n then ad-
journed until Ostober. Some of the
members want to meet four times a
year instead Of twice, so as u make
tWenty-four days attendance annually.
At this mornings session Mewborne,
Ramsey and Bailey were appointed a
committee to confer with the gov
errors council and urge that the board
of agriculture be allowed to have its
own printing lone in its own way.
Maultby, Joyce and Browning We're ap-
pointed as the committee on ir2nigra-
ton and will put themselves IN COM
munication with the various railways
operating in this state. For ten years
or more the policy of the board has
been against foreign immigration. De-
sirable immigrants from other parts of
this country haVe always been warmly
welcomed.
At the caucuses Of the republican
and pOpulist members of the board of
agriculture this week there ave been
some lively scenes. Allen held the bal
| ance of power. He had wanted to be
the steward of the agricultural college.
| He did not get that place, so he claimed
| a place under the board of agriculture.
He declared he would not vote with
his friends, unless he was given a place.
SO he was given a clerkship, the place
being created for him, just as one was
| created for Hill z. King, another men,
Der of the board. Some of the board
wanted to give the college S13, 900 a
| year for making the fertilizer analyses,
| but finally SO, 900 was agreed n. Place
| hunters We're very active.
DR.. NcGeachy, assistant physician at
| the insane asylum. who left here last
| week to make Atlanta his home. will
return here mex week and may locate
at Raleigh.
Superintendent McPheeters, of the
Raleigh water works. has successfully
lowered $50 feet of 24-inch water main
without cutting off the water supply. A
| cutting down of a street grade three
feet necessitated a corresponding low
ering of the pipe. Several engineers
| contended that it could not be done
without cutting off the water.
Some republicans are making the
most strenuous efforts to have Stewart
Bros, of Winston, retained as the pub
lie printers.
The sheriff of Yancey is in a critical
| condition. His horse, a stallion, at
tackled, bit and trampled him..
The railway commission is notified to
meet June 3Oth, to begin the assess
ment of all railway, steamboat, tele-
graph, canal, telephone and Pullman
| car property.
The dispensary question:. so far as
| Cumberland county is concerned, is in
a peculiarly interesting stage. To-
morrow there will be argument before
Judge McIver, and the sheriff, treasurer
and commissioners will have to show
cause why they should not be %enjoined
from establishing a d~ispensary. the al
legation being that it is ~uncorstitu-
tional. Tt is asserted thai if the anti
dispensary people carry the day the
commissioners Will decline to grant
license to barrooms for two years and
keep the county dry. Under the law
they are given discretion as to granting
license.
Mrs. Query. who sold a big portrait
of Senator Vance to the state last
March, is now trying to sell a copy OF
it to- Asheville.
Work is now in rOgreSS on the eX-
tension Of the Aberdeen n Fayette-
vile railway. John Blue is the sole
owner of this rOad.
Miss Fanny Cobb, daughter of Rev.
n. B. Cobb, died at Chapel Hill yes
terday. Her body was brought here.