The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-02
The HARRlS-HOWELL CASE.
SOME SENSATIONAL DEVELOP
MENTS EXPECTED.

Sympathy for Whining ton In Affections by
Fire-Governor Russell Says he VI i'll not
Obey the Res raining Order of Judge
simonton-Bi.hop Cheshire to go to Eu-
rope-The Next Teachers s'AssempIy.-Fu.
sion Ticket for the City-Henry &. Dock.
cry to CT the Marshalship.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,
Raleigh, N. c., March 80.
Wilmington indeed has the sympathy
80 severely from fires this year. The
news Of the $1,000 fire yesterday was
heard with regret.
The trial of j. G. L. Harris and Logan
D. Howell, for a fight, will bring out
some sensational evidence, it is said
The trial will be heard on Monday.
1t Is said that Professor Howell who
Is superintendent Of the graded schools,
10 to be offered that position in Dur
ham, to succeed Professor Toms, who
state university.
Junius Daniel Camp Of Confederate
Veterans met tonight to appoint del
egates and make arrangements FOR
their attendance at the reunion in
Nashville, Tenn, in June, and also
to make arrangements for the memo
rial day (Nay 10th) exercises here
Governor Russell is indeed angry
about the injunction regarding the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad and
declares that he will pay no attention
- the order.
The executive committee of the
Teachers Assembly will meet here Fri
day and decide upon the place Of meet
ing and other business of Importance
There is much opposition to the meet
ing OF the assembly in Morehead.
Bishop Cheshire will devote himself
to the work regarding the endowment
ef ST. Nary's until May, and about the
lat OF June he will go abroad to attend
Lambert conference, in London.
This morning the counsel in the asy
lum ease agreed that it should come
up here before Judge Adams on April
10th. A complaint and answer will be
filed. The new MOrganton asylum
board will meet there April 1st.
Henry G. Dockery, it is said, will un-
doubtedly be appointed marshal for
this district and J. B. Hill will be left
out Dockery is from Rockingham, and
brother to Colonel Oliver II. DOckery.
Al
ed by some democrats to meet the re-
publieans for q ticket for the city gov
ernmsnt.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, N. c., March 81.
Adtutant General CoWles has issued a
circular to the state guard telling them
of the plans, etc, for their proposed
trip to Nashville, Tenn, to the opening
Of the centennial. He has also issued
~
der General James B. Glenn, formerly
adJutant general, has at his own re-
quest been put on the retired list OF
officers Of the North Carolina State
Guard.
Raleigh is bicycle crazy. There have
been more wheels sold here during this
season than have ever been sold here
before.
Governor Russell has appointed as
directors Of the deaf mute asylum at
Morganton, DR.. Henry, Of Concord; NJ
l.. Reed, Of Asheville, and L. A. Bristol
Of Norganton. Two of these are demo-
Gratis.
The Southern railroad has had suits
brought against it amounting to fully
$500, 900 within the last year, within the
borders of this state In the court this
week at Durham, G. H. Norton is suing
for $50 900 damages from the accident
last summer.
At Southern Pines, on April 2Sth
there will be q southern Interstate in
Surance conference" held, to call atten-
ton to the immense amount OF money
that is annually going out OF the soutf
for life and accident insurance.
The North Carolina Building ane
Loan Association, whose headQuarter:
were at Charlotte. has gone into th'
hands of a receiver.
Last night the Junius Daniel Caml
Of confederate veterans changed tn
name Of their camp, and they will
Branch Camp No 5,115. Officers were
elected for the year. Other business
wa. transacted, but only of ROUTINE
character.
DR.. Abbott, OF Pamlico, who wa
elected to succeed Mr.. Bedingfield a:
chairman of the railroad commission
takes charge tomorrow. The term o
office for the three members Of tn
commission is as follows: Major j. NJ
Wilson, 1899; S. Otho Wilson, 1901, ant
DR.. Abbott, 1903.
The ladies forming the Hospital Ait
Association undertook to furnish tn
operating room now being erected.
The sixty New Jersey editors viii
from here to Southern Pines. Mex
week a party Of seventy Boston tourist
will be here. These will visit points Oh
the Seaboard Air Line.
Governor Russell says he is In doub
as to whether he will go to Greensbor'
or not in the injunction cases.
Turkish Troops to Evacuate Crete.
London March 31-Despite the re-