The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-30
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c.. March 26.-The agri-
cultural college board agrees to pay
o~ne-fourth OF D. Reid ex-
penses. HI. Is to get $12O monthly. The
agricultural department pays three
fOurths.
The board CT education was In ses-
sion today to consider a letter Of DR..
Currie, who IS agent Of the PeabOdy
FUND. wanted to know whether the
board proposed to give each Of the negro
normal schools an equal sum. irrespec-
tive Of the number of students and the
value Of nOrmal or academic work. DR..
Currie says he happens to know that
IN some OF these schools the normal
work is practically nothing. He wanted
to know also whether the Peabody
fund is to be divided among these
schools equally.
The chairman OF the board replied
to this letter that the act Of the last
legislature requires the former appro-
priatiOn Of $500 and the new apprO-
priation Of 81, 900 to be equally divid .
among the seven negro normal schools
and gives no discretion as to the divi-
sion. Dr.. Currie Is urged to be rs lib
eral as possible with the Peabody fund,
as, owing to the refusal of the state
treasurer to pay any extra apprOpria-
tons, these normal schools will be in
q WI &C III tldi DCIOIe.
The superintendent OF public instruc-
ton says he thinks the state auditor
can be compelled by mandarin to is
cue warrants for the extra apprOpria-
tions and then these warrants can be
negotiated Or none be borrowed on
them.
Rev. DR.. w. F.. Hatcher, Of Rich
mOnd, is holding a revival at Wake
Forest college and remains next week.
A caucus OF the republican and pOpu-
list members OF the board OF agricul-
ture was held until a late hour. Men,
bers say it was decided to GUST all per-
Sons in the experiment stations pro-
vided as good men could be obtained.
An eastern populist, who is the most
extreme man en- the board. 1t is as
serted, said he could send to New
Jersey or Pennsylvania and get as
able a man as the state chemist to
take his place. A republican attacked
this idea and said he opposed sending
out Of the state to get men. He bitterly
denounced as intensely partisan this
plan Of removal, saying it showed the
only desire was for pie. This same re-
publican member introduced a resOlu-
ton calling on Secretary-elect Ramsey
to sever his connection with The Pro-
gressive Farmer as editor. This was
voted down.
The governor has a letter from
w VII. ms liz oyoI'i phllV VI
steamer. Lilly, was run into by a fiat
ard damaged.
Governor and Mrs. Russell tonight
entertained the trustees of the agri-
cultural and mechanical college.
A special from the editor of The New
Bern Journal saws Charles POhO. the
negro who murdered James Washing
ton. colored, at New Perm during tho
February races was today found gull
ty of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged MAY 14th.
The trustees Of the AGRICULTURAL and
mechanical college today appointed a
committee to look after the buildino
Of the hosnitaI. They inspected the
buildings and also the experiment
farm and poultry station. They meet
again June 18th. The experiment station
and fertilizer station are under their
control until thai date and then these
stations will he divorced under new
laws. The pxneriment station will he
more intimately connected with the
college. while the fertilizer station will
he under the control Of tha board Of
agriculture. The latter will either Dur
chase it's equipment FROM the college or
else hlv a new one. This is what a
member Of the AGRICULTURAL board says