The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
THE TAX ON INHERITANCES
COVERS ALL LECACIES, INHERI
TANCES AND Dt.vlSES
Russell's Salary Saving by Free Transpor-
tattOn Of Family Suppiiss-WOsk Z" be
Resumed at Cumnock Min~s-funds Il =
North Car"iina shaft at winchs s,er Z m
etesy-D-xth of Dr. j. Henry smith Pep.
uiists' Last StrOnshoId-Hiien.a ans " M
on Butler
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c.. November 3.

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., November g.
The attorney general says the last reve-
nue. act subjects all legacies and inherit
ances to taxation, whether they are in
the direct line or collateral, and this tax
on SUGGESTIONS applies to all property
which may be or is bequeathed or devils
ed or attempted to be transmitted by one
person or persons to another person or
persons.
1t Is now alleged that Governor Rus
sell ships produce. etc, from Wilmingto on
to Raleigh, for use at the executive man
sion by express free of cost. 1t is also
asserted that he said he expected to save
$1,000 year by such means. The govern
or Is certainly kept on the defensive
sfhese days.
z The republicans say that the United
States marshal of this district will GER
tainly serve out his term.
An attorney of Asheville. notifies the
attorney general Of his desire to annul
Company. The attorney general sug
gests that IL is necessary to send
signed statement of acts or omissions
upon which he proposes to establish the
action, and If those are satisfactory the
attorney general will request leave of the
supreme court to bring action.
1t is agreed, in the suit by the state
board of education to break the sale of
swamp lands to the New Jersey Land
and Lumber Company, that a copy of the
minute book Of August 2, 1885, meeting of
the board may be received as evidence
at the trial in the federal court here.
Much land is involved.
1t is stated that work is soon to be
begun at the bituminous coal mine at
Cumnock, on a much larger scale than
ever before
Rev. James Battle Averitt says the
money for the central shaft to the men,
ory of the North Carolina soldiers buried
at Winchester, will be raised. Charles
Broadway Rouss will give another $3.50
for this purpose.
The death of Rev. DR.. J. Henry Smith.
at Greensboro, is greatly deplored by the
Presbyterians He was one of the fore
most men in that church. He was born
at Lexington. Va, in 1920 For many
years he had been the pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Greensboro.
The state board of health is continuing
its work of making careful analysis Of
the drinking water in use at a.i the
cities and towns in the state.
The populists speak of North Carolina
as the last stronghold of populism. 1neIr
sole desire is to hold the balance of pow
er four years longer.
The state fair diplomas were sent out
today, premiums to be paid Decem-
Under the new election law the state
chairmen. of the three political parties
are no longer sworn officers as state
supervisors of election" The reason
given by the republicans for this is that
it was desired to take away their power,
SO that populists could not, by fusing
with democrats control the elections by
being, by such a combination able to
| name two-thirdS of the election officers.
| The republicans, as this clearly shows,
{ distrust the populists. They used them
: in 1896 in controlling the elections.
| A local temperance organization has
ha n
use its full strength in an anti-saloon
fight next year. Two state officials are
members.
The attack which Speaker Hieman, of
the lower house. is making on Senator
Butler is not unexpected. Hileman wants 3
to succeed Shuford, populist, as congress-
man from the Seventh dIstrica. he a
"Pritchard pOpuliSt," but was not during
the legislature so courageous as his fel-
lows, like McCaskey and others.
The movement by the populists for CO.
operation in the work Of negro education
is widespread one. DR.. Marshburn. who
is now here in it's interest, Is one of its
leaders. Shaw University in this city.
which is a Baptist institution, is one OF
the largest in the country.
! The present railway mileage in this
state, 3.03S. shows a slight increase over
that of last year.
The interest in the water-power devel.
crease in the state. Winston will get the
first benefit of it. Salisbury and Char
| lotte will probably be the next places.
Merchants say the unreasOnably warm
| weather has injured trade
This months pay roll Of the Southern
railway at its great new shops at Spen.
GER. near Salisbury, is no less than SAC, 900
Revenue officers are very active and
will probably run the number Of capture!
Of Illicit distilieries up to $50 during the
year. Moonshining continues to increase
east Of Raleigh.
That it is going to be extremely hard
to secure anything approaching unity o
action among cotton growers in curtail
ing the crop Is clearly proved by the re
mark Of a cotton planter here. He said
when all the others decrease theil
acreage that will be the very time I will
increase mine" Another planter wheI
told Of this said: IF we agree to reduc'
acreage. l will be one of a party to 81
| to the farm Of such a man as that ant
| plow up his crop in broad day light
That is the way to deal with such peo
! Ylo