The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30

Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,
Raleigh, n. c., July %.
Governor Russell is invited to attend
the annual Washington birthday din
ner Of the Connecticut Society, at New
Haven, February 2end.
Division Superintendent kates, Of the
Postal Telegraph Company. was here
today and replied to the inquiry
whether his company would appeal to
the supreme court from the railway
commissions reduction of the rate on
messages from 25 to 20 cents by saying
he did not think the company would
appeal; that it has comparatively few
offices in the state and is not affected
to any great extent.
The state superintendent of public in
structlon today issued an address to
the people of the state. In this he says:
i am authorized by the attorney gen.
eral to say that slight Irregularities
Will not vitiate the public school tax
election on the 10th of August and that
you should go ahead and hold the elec-
ton in spite of these obstacles"
A negro who murdered a white boy
in Mcdowell county was placed in the
penitentiary today to serve thirty
against the murderer, who escaped the
gallOws on a. mere technicality.
This city has purchased the residence
of the late John w. B. Watson for pub
lie school purposes.
The railway commissioners say that
the increase Of taxation of railways will
benefit the greatest number Of people,
rather than the reduction of rates of
fare and freight. 1t was impossible
l,a fcctD 70 Ho
es and reduce the rates at the same
time. That would cripple some of the
roads.
In a letter to President A. Q. Holli-
day, Of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college, DR.. ]. l.. NJ. Curry pays
that institution a very high compli-
ment, saying it's work is admirable.
]. l.. Harris is acting attorney gen.
eral in the absence Of Attorney General
Walser. He will represent the latter
in the Swinson suit, also in the suit
of Pamlico county against the treas
urer and auditor. and in the mandamus
suits by the state superintendent of
public instruction to force the COM
missioners of Craven and Halifax to
hold the public school election.
A report was today received by the
state labor commissioner from Car
teret county as to the fish and oyster
industry. The receipts aggregate over
$500, 900 a year. Last season 10000, 900
pounds of menhaden were caught. Ten
thousand bushels of CLAIMS were mar
keted. The oyster industry brings in
$50, 900.
The republicans in the western dis
trict who are wild for appointments
as deputy revenue collectors are very
much wrought up at the discovery that
the present ones are yet under civil
service They had been promised that
the old men should be at once kicked
out.
Cotton shipped by certain firms in
this state to New York is now coming
back to the same firms for sale to state
mills.
Colonel A. B. Andrews was present
at the hearing before Special Master
Kerr Craige, at Salisbury, yesterday of
Governor Russelrs charges Of fraud
against the old directors Of the North
Carolina railway. Attorney w. H.
Day, Governor Russell's counsel, filed
two exec IONS, one OF these being that
a Unite. tates court has no right un-
der the United States constitution to
enjoin state from trying the issue as
to whether the lease was procured by
fraud, when the state courts can give
complete relief. Day asked for another
hearing, and it was fixed for August
17th.
One hundred and twenty-seveu con-
victs were yesterday sent from the pen
itentiary to grade the Carthage rail-
way.