The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-28

ages Against the Ducktown Copper Min
Company-LarTe Increase In Small Grain
Acreage-The Anticipated Rush to soash.
ern Pines
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c.. September g.
The letter TO Governor Russell from
Major Wilson. chairman of the rail-
way commission, was so cutting as to
excite general comment. Many people
ask who besides Senator Butler is back
ing Governor Russell in his effort to
oust Major Wilson and Otho Wilson.
Republicans are not backing him. The
attorney general two weeks ago openly
said the governor was wrong. Ohio
Wilson says he did not answer the gov
ernor's letter of suspension. He says
he told his lawyers that he knew moth
ing about law and that If they would
attend to that branch Of this matter he
would look after the politics. He has
as attorneys j. c. l.. Harris, II. q.
Burton and Spier Whitaker, while Ma
jor Wilson has r. o. Burton. John ID.
Shaw, Thomas n. Hill, Spier Whitaker
and Bynum & Bynum. Two score law
yers volunteered their services as coun-
sci. Not only this, but prominent men
all over the state, among them repub-
licans high in position, have written
condemning in unqualified terms Gov
ernor Russelrs course. The latter is
angry and obstinate, il is declared and
is trying to ride rough shod over all
opposition.
Otho Wilson makes it a personal mat
ter with Senator Butler. and the sena-
tor need have no desire to meet his
former first lieutenant.
The keeper of the capitol, Rev. DR..
Burns, yesterday was plainly told by
the secretary of state that his meddling
was intolerable and that if it was not
stopped he would be ousted.
The commissioner of labor statistics
says that on his recent visit to the
DucktOwn copper mines he found the
vegetation for miles around the mine
had been killed and that residents
have brought suits for damages for an
immense sum.
Tobacco warehOusemen here say the
commission merchants are checking
the growing of tobacco by refusing to
make advances to growers, and hence
forcing the cultivation Of cotton.
Letters from the piedmont and west
ern sections say there will be a large
increase in the acreage in small grain.
garding the lease Of the convicts will
absolutely prevent is being effected.
Many law students arrived here to-
day and Thursday and will be exam
ined by the supreme court. There will
be at least forty in the class
People from Southern Pines say
preparations are in progress for the
greatest number of northern visitors
ever in that sections. This applies also
sylvanians will settle on the line of
the Seaboard Air Line in that section.
The SeabOard is a great developer.
Near here today DR.. D. Reid Parker,
state farmers institute conductor. held
an institute. Only a few more will be
held this year.
Warden Russell, Of the penitentiary,
says that fully three-fourths Of the
convicts can neither read nor write.
He says crime in this state is almost
entirely among the uneducated.
Reports from some points west OF
here are that the winds, light as they
were have badly blown out cotton.
The states claim against Stewart
Bros, ex-public printers, for money
which it is alleged was obtained by
fraud, aggregates very nearly $1O, 600.
The StewartS are denouncing the state
officers and saying the.' are acting ille-
gally.
Governor Atkinson, Of Georgia, and
his hosts, the Greensboro Fox Hunting
Club, who are at Manchester. Cum
berland county, have so far caught
three foxes.
In Henderson county a lively pur-
suit Of a negro rapist is in progress. He
is in the laurel thickets and has sew
eral times shot at his pursuers.
AS to the politics of the new appOin-
tees of the governor as railway COM
missioners, it was said today that l.
c. Caldwell is Butler populist" and
John H. Pearson Russell democrat" !"
John r. Smith. when asked this
morning who was in charge Of the IN
mates of the criminal insane wards at
the penitentiary, said: DIR. George
Kirby is in charge now and has been
all the time. There will be no one un-
der him.
A car load Of convicts will next Mon
day be sent to the state farms on the
Roanoke, leaving only thirty in the
prison, the smallest number since it
was opened in 1870.
Two of the inmates Of the Soldiers
Home quarreled and fought a day or
two ago and one nearly broke the 9TH
er's arm with a stick. Both were i'm
mediately dismissed.
Governor Russell left for Wilmington
this afternoon, To return Tuesday.
Eugene @. Harrell is placed in charge
of the arrangements for parades and
ceremonies at the state fair here next
month. He says every business house
in tie city and some public buildings
will be decorated fair week.
State Auditor Aver says the state
pension board finds that one pensioner
is an ex-convict. A warrant for $64
was returned to the board from Union
county today, with the statement that
no man there was entitled to such an
amount. The auditor says many per
sons are on the pension rolls who have
no right there, and that some deserving
persons are not on the rolls.
The secretary OF state today licensed
the Boston Mutual Life Insurance
Company to do business in this state
II is an assessment company.
At Louisburg yesterday there was q
lively scene during the negro stale