The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07
'senger Bureau. Park Hotel.

DoAtad Il "a n EibAS&.
Raleigh, y. c. May 3.
There were at the term OF the su-
preme court just ended. $50 cases on
appeal. Only four cases go over to
next term.
The supreme court holds n photo
graphs are competent evidence in
trials for homicide. railway collisions.
mill dam suits. etc, though in the pc
culiar case argued at the last term the
Photograph was excluded becausa IL
was taken two years afterwards and
the locality Was much changed. The
photograph in question was in a case
for an accident by falling into a rail
way cut. 1t IS the first decision in
North Carolina that a photograph was
admissible as evidence.
In about two-thirds OF the cases be-
fore the court the judgment of the
lower court was sustained. This il
the proportion usual in recent years.
The state labor commissioner who 10
also mine inspector. began his frsr
work today in the way of inspection.
he visits all the mills and mines in
rutherford, CASTOR, Cleveland and
Mecklenburg counties. These com
pleted he Will make up another group
Of counties.
Only one execution is on the list as
TO take place, hat Of Charles Bobo.
the negro who murdered another on
the race course at New Bern last Feb
ruary.
Ihe state auditor today received the
proof of the new abstract Of taxables.
1t Is more extensive than usual. He
says it is not a drag net" however.
Twelve of the counties known as the
bac counties" are by special act
of the legislature given until May to
settle their state taxes. The treasurer
says these are paying up very well.
The revenue collections in this dis
trict for April We're as follows: Spirits
sl4, O15, cigars and cigarettes SO. 9l2,
snuff s240, tobacco $50, 741: total $7S. $50.
Chief Clerk WOmack, Of the evenue
office, was speaking today regarding il
licit distilling in this district, and said
that while in 1894 information of va
rious kinds was received daily as to
Illicit stills, it is now exceedingly hard
to get. He say the general informa-
ton is hat east OF Raleigh particu-
larry in Wayne, Wilson, Nash and some
other counties there is a considerable
increase in moonshining, but that there
is less OF it west Of Raleigh. The fact
SCNill " w Tia III l1looilSIlilltl hdNS
gone east, because the deputy collec-
tors west Of here are better posted as to
their ways and tricks and are also near
the revenue agents force at Green's
bOrO.
At the penitentiary sixty cOnvicts are
found to be available for outside work
and will soon be sent away. The RO-
anoke Rapids Company wants twenty
| five.
| Yesterdays weather was unusually
| cool, and a special bulletin limited at
frost. But the temperature was AZ de-
| grees this morning and no damage was
| done The rains have been copious
| general and extremely beneficial to al
crops A drought had begun, and
! threatened to be a. severe as the one
last April.
The state treasurer has a letter from
Judge HOke stating that the latter has
paid an income tax on his salary ir
excess Of 1000 and asking if this were
o The treasurer informs him
that the salary of a judge is exempt.
The new heating plant in the agri.
cultural departments big building was
tested this morning. There are ninety
radiators. The plant is put in by g
Charlotte firm and is excellent.
The weather observer here eXpresse:
will be a cool one.
The Raptists are building a churc
at the Pilot cotton mill here.
The chapel of the Soldir's Home is
nearly completed.
The people OF Rutherfordton vote
tomorrow on the question Of the estab.
lishment Of a d~iSpensary.
At Metropolitan hall here yesterday
afternoon Rev. DR.. John G. Kilgo
president Of Trinity college. preached
a very powerful sermon before all the
Raleigh odd Fellows. There was also
a special song service. The hall was
packed with people. The occasion was
the I. O.. .. F. anniversary celebration