The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-23


to goto Nssh~ilie-Sm.li Attendance at
Independent DE ocrAt>' 'Meeting-Treas-
urer Worth's Financial Views.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh, y. c., April u.
The report OF the banks in this state.
up TO April 10th, was made up today.
There are 90 national banks with re-
sources of sll.os3.Ss6; Al state banks
with resources of s6.502, 800; IS private
banks with resources OF 81, ,407 600: 6
savings banks with resources of 81. .225.-
O50; grand total "a banks with resources
OF $40. .S37. Loans and discounts are
ST. $50. 6S5, United States bonds Sl,053.
500 state bonds s76,505 stocks and
other securities s51l. .2S6. gold $3.50, ,03i,
silver S26f,944. all other currency $751;
36S. The capital stock paid up is So,
4s3,974, surplus sl.17S,S29, undivided
profits s565,373, individual deposits Sl0,-
! 01S.s05
OF per cent. state bonds there are
now outstanding So, ,3G4, $50.
There has been a great deal Of talk
about the two bills regarding the three
| hospitals for the insane which mere
| passed by the last legislature. 1t is
| positively asserted that both were
| drawn by Thomas r. Purnell. The bills
| are extremely defective, much SO
| that the courts are likely To decide the
cases in favor Of the present incumb-
entS.
| The penitentiary board met today.
| \ bOokkeeper was elected and the
| n to- q
| special committee appointed To visit
| the farms on the Roanoke river. This
| committee says the farms are we'll
| worked and well up and the general
| conditions extremely good; that it will
| require years to fill the places of the
| supervisors Of these farms, who are to
| be retained until the first Of next Sep
tember. Senator McCaskey. who was
| promised as his reward for work done
| in the legislature the place OF superVi-
| Sor of one of these farms, is here.
| The editor of The Biblical Recorder
| says that next week what is known as
| a 'denomnational institute" Will be
| held for Robeson and Columbus cOun-
| ties; that this year four of them have
| been held; that various denominations
participate and that the purpose is to
| educate country people up to activity
| in religious duties.
There was a very severe frost here
this morning. Vegetation on the
ground was white. The temperature
was 80 degrees The worst is feared,
| particularly west of here. The cold
wind which prevailed yesterday and the
| early part Of last night must have done
| damage to the truck, besides that done
| by the frost.
| The rector of the church of the Good
| Shepherd here says $1,000 of building
| fund is on hand and that he hopes after
! next Easter to begin the work of con-
| Struction.
| Four companies of infantry, at Char
| lotte, Asheville, Statesville and Win
ston, notify the adjutant general they
| will go to Nashville, Tenn. There Will
be no encampments Of any kind in this
| state during 1897 so far as now known.
At the church of the Good Shepherd
at noon today Miss Margaret Stith, of
| this city. was married to Mr.. f. NJ.
| Seamans, of st. Louis, Rev. DR.. Pitten
! ger officiating. Mrs. r. *. Williams
| Mrs. William Bailey and Mrs. 5. F.
| Childs, sisters of the bride were the
| attendants. All were dressed in flow
| cred organdy, with large Gainsborough
hats. Mr.. Henry E. Litchtord was best
| man.
At the much talked of mass meeting
| of "independent democrats" here last
| night only thirty were present and
then it was pretended that ii was mere
ly a committee meeting.
| 1t is said that after all there is now
an excellent prospect for the formation
of a strong baseball team here. A
propf place for playing is greatly
needed. The place used is miserably
poor.
1t is said the Seaboard Air Line is in
a-sense backing the Moore County and
| Western railway. The corps OF sur
veyors has surveyed the line from Con-
| cord to Norwood.
The revenue act taxes drummers $50
each, but this is the only tax allowed.
No cities. towns or counties can levy
any tax on them.
Albermarle presbytery is in session az
Wilson. Rev. Eugene Daniel is the
clerical delegate from Raleigh.
| Senator McCaskey says the muddle IN
politics exceeds anything he ever saw
All parties can have the same remark
applied to them at present. as far as
North Carolina is concerned.
Various points are competing for the
state convention Of sheriffs. Asheville
wants it and makes proposition. Sc
do Morehead City and Wrigntsville.
| The Capital Club this evening gave
german in compliment to Major and
Mrs. Alfred Williams and Mr.. and Mrs
| George 3. Gatling.
| State Treasurer Worth in the course
| OF an interview today declared that hs
| warmly favored the issue of state
bonds of the value Of s. and SO. H
! said: They are poor mems bonds
The others are rich mems bonds. NORTH
Carolina's As are now worth 10. L
| 1912, the s's are worth Us. | do no
think the North Carolina railroad lease
| case has caused the 6s - decline
much" The treasurer says he wants
| the government to retire all interest
| bearing bonds and issue greenbac cks
| and added Il am a great believer In
| greenbacks. The government should
| issue all money"
Among today's arrivals is II. A. Whit
ing OF the Wilmington, New Bern and
Norfolk railroad.