The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-01

Paying Saleries Of the Suspended Rail-
wsy Oemmiasioaers-Takins Evidence on
the Fraud Question In tho Railway Lease.
To Establish . Democratic Daily in Rsl-
eigh-The Supreme Court
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel
Raleigh, n c., September 20.
The directors of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway are called to
meet at Morehead City tomorrow L. j.
Moore. the new state proxy, writes
Governor Russell that by a unanimous
vote the stockholders have rescinded
the action at Greensboro in placing the
road under control of the chairman of
/ the finance committee.
Two carloads of Quarter-sawed oak
| furniture arrived at the state museum
| today from Mebane. 1t is made by the
White-Rickel Company entirely Of
| North Carolina timber and is greatly
| admired This firm has the contract
| to equip the museum.
| 1t is learned that two of the state
| officials are "sanctified."
The auditor and the railway commits
| sioners asked the opinion of the attor-
| ney general, who is by the law the
| legal adviser of the state officers, as to
| whether or not the pay vouchers Of the
| commissioners should be audited and
| be paid by the state treasurer. The
latter refuses to join in the application
| to the attorney general and today at
| the railway commission office said he
| had orders from "Other persons" not
l fn
| He declined to say who the "other per-
| sons are, but it is easy to see he
meant the governor.
| The state superintendent of public
! instruction says he is told that in
| certain county in the state where one
negro child is unable to read and write
| two or three white children are una
| BILE to do so. He was asked the name
of the county, but declined to give it.
| He says it was this information which
led him to write a letter February 9Th
last, favoring compulsory education.
The New York; Speculation Land
Company, which in 1886 bought from
Tench Cox, of Pennsylvania, 250,000
acres of mountAin land in western
North Carolina, has sold all of it save
about $4,000 acres, reserving in all
cases mineral rights. This is learned
at the Office of the secretary of state.
| Revenue officers made a raid in Nash
county yesterday and captured a 55-
gallon illicit distillery. The moonshin-
ers escaped.
The second days hearing of Govern
or Russelps case against the eX-direct-
ors of the North Carolina railway, al
leging fraud, began this morning at
$3.50 o'clock. The special master, Kerr
Craige. made it very plain to the coun-
sci for the governor that only direct
| testimony was wanted.
In the superior court today the jury
in the case of the state against Rev.
DR.. Burns. keeper Of the capitol for
assault and battery upon Charles Card
well, colored, having failed to agree,
the solicitor agreed to a verdict of not
guilty Bets are made that Burns will
be dismissed in less than three months
by the board of public buildings and
grounds which for some unknown rea-
son selected him. He is a populist, but
| has made himself enemies on all hands.
| It is said that a tour Of the state is
now being made by a Raleigh man for
the purpose of securing stock for a
| morning democratic paper here. 1t is
! also said that the present morning
democratic paper proposes to issue an
| afternoon edition. There is a good
! prospect of a republican weekly in this
| city about January 1st next. Republi-
| cans are saying they want to make an
aggressive campaign next year.
By the laundering of a vessel on Hat
teras the Cape Fear and Yadkin rail-
| way loses LOCO tons Of steel rail.
L. c. Caldwell, Governor RusselIs
| appointed as chairman of the railway
commission, denies that he was Sena-
tor Buffers choice and says that John
, | Graham, of RidgeWay, was the man
Butler favored. But Butler is deeply
gratified at Caldwell's appointment and
says so in his newspaper. .,eo 5&-,.t:.
There are 16S students present at the
opening of Davidson college; the larg-
!. est number ever present at it's open
ing. Professor Vinson having died
John L. Douglas succeeds him as pro-
fessor Of mathematics. 4 - -
L Piatt D. COWan, Of Wilmington, and
| Henry Clay Brown, secretary OF the
| railway commission, were today sum-
moned as witnesses in Governor Rus
sells case against the ex-directors OF
Il the North Carolina railroad. Clerk
4 Brown was directed to bring the re-
ports of the Southern railway for sew
Il eral years past. -
There are no important cases at this
term of the supreme court. The appeals
; from the First district are now being
argued. @
IL Major James w. Wilson was asked
today what he had to say regarding
: John H. Pearson's statement that he
, is a democrat, and replied that E. S
| Walton, Persons brOther-in-law. who
| is here, says he always regarded Pear.
son as a republican until he went owe,
! to the silver party in 1895, and at
: tended it's conventions at Raleigh and
) st. Louis.
: In the supreme court appeals from
: the Second district will be called or
Tuesday. October 5th, in the following
order: State VS.. Lee, Wick VS.. Baker
Bartin VS.. Buffalo, Appomattox Co. VS.
? Buffalo, Johnston VS.. Williams, White.
hurst VS.. Land Co., Baxemore vs Noun.
, tain, Parker VS.. Harden, Burrus VS.
Insurance Co., Purnell VS.. Railroad
| Neal VS.. Hardware CO.. Station VS.
. | Wimberly. Clark VS.. PEBBLES. Cary VS.
| Alegood.
In the course of talk today with