The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
senger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c., August 26.

Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh. N. c., August Is.
Today Governor Russell received a
letter from Henderson, signed by Ben
Smith, brother Of Sheriff w. III. Smith.
inclosing a petition with signatures of
about 100 citizens Of Vance. apparently
all country people, he petition being as
follows: I'VE ask that the county
commissioners have George Brodie
hung openly and publicly, so that all
may see who desire to do So" The ov-
| ernor replied tha he had nothing to
do with ordering executions to be pub
lie. That matter is left to the county
commissioners.
There is fresh trouble in Wilson
county, growing out of the fact that
there are two school boards. The state
superintendent recognized one board.
recognizes the former as the de facto
| board, yet the county treasurer arbitra-
| rily refuses to recognize the orders it
issues, so there is a blockade of the
schools. Ex-Judge H. G.. Common was
here today to see the state superin-
tendent about this matter and the lat
ter asks the attorney general to order
the county treasurer to pay these or
ders, so the schools can go ahead.
Labor day has never been observed
in this state. 1t is said the capitol will
be closed September 9Th. The general
public in this state does not even know
of such a holiday.
Two cases of tuberculosis in cattle
are reported at Greensboro and it is
said one of the cows, which had been
condemned, has been sold.
The of the past ninety
days show a great increase in the
graver crimes in his state-mOre than
in, say, two years before.
H. L. Grant, Senator Pritchard's
right hand man, says: "Of curse there
will again be fusion in this state, and
that without anything in the platform
regarding annulment Of the lease of
the North Carolina railway. Our re-
publicans can afford to fight over
dead things. We are a progressive
party" This is a hit at Governor Rus
sell and Senator Butler.
The talk here is that the letters to
Chairman Wilson and Ohio Wilson, Of
the railway commission, which attract
so much attention, are the joint work
Of Governor Russell and Senator But
Ter. 1t is also said they wish to see
John Graham and Walter Clark on the
railway commission. They want to
get rid of two commissioners and put
in two others and reduce rates of fare
and freight. Governor Russell is not
backed by his party. He knows that.
Senator Butler is ready for extreme
measures along certain lines, just as
the governor is. 1t was remarked here
today by a prominent republican that
Governor Russell and Senator Butler
were getting as close together as the
Siamese twins.
Senator Butler publishes an article
from State Senator Cannon, who is one
of Governor RusselPs right Inc men,
saying that 50, 300 is being paid on a
long lease for the penitentiary farm in
Arson, not worth $500 a year.
The state board of education met to-
day to make an a~ppOrtionment of the
funds in it's charge among the counties,
on the basis Of school attendance. In
1894, the last apportionment, $43, 900 vas
thus divided, this being at the rate of
Z cents to each pupil. The board to-
day decided to divide about $75, 900, or
at the rate of 10 cents per capita. The
board has $19S, 900 in hand, of which
$145, $50 is in bonds and $53,194 in cash.
It was decided to max the appor-
tionment 9 cents to each child between
school ages this year. There are, say,
$50, 900 such and abou $50, 900 will be
thus required. The superintendent
says that in larger counties this extra
apportionment will prOlong school
terms three to four weeks and a less
time in counties where the population
is small.