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

Kiver-Russell and Butler To
Eether-Increase in valuation for Taxa
ton Of Railway Property-Marsh.l Car
l roll Maxes q Statemeet n to Charge,
Against Him-A Lively Meeting Of Penf
Tertiary Board Expected.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh. y. c., July %.
The secretary of state rants a char
ter to the Interstate Poultry. Pigeon
and Pet Stock Association, of Ashe-
| vile.
The railway commission, as the state
board Of assessors, has received about
one-third of the returns of assess
ments from registers of deeds of the
n~inety-six counties. The clerk says the
valuations run abou the same as last
year.
Cotton dealers here are buying cotton
in New Tor city at S 3-16 cents for
sale to mills in this state. ,
The labor commissioner has a report
IN the fish and shellfish industry on
New river, Onslow county, which says
that 5000 blue fish. 5000. 900 menha-
den, 1000, 900 mullets, $50, 600 perch and
1000, 600 other fish were taken there
the last season; also 0,Oo0 bushels of
oysters; the value of all exceeding
$500. 900.
The company of the First regiment
CD at Hartford, of which ex-Con-
gresham Thomas G.. Skinner is cap
tain, goes into camp at Nays Head
August 1st, for ten days.
Senator Buffers declaration hat the
railway fare and valuation question is
to go into politics in 1898 is positive.
He and Governor Russell are working
in the same arnes on this matter.
Postmaster Rollins, of Asheville, is
here, asking the governor to pardon r.
p. Willis, sent to the penitentiary
from Buncombe for life for burglary.
Chief Clerk J. w. Denmark, of the
state treasury, went to Morehead
City today to attend the bankers con-
vention and also the county officers
institute. He was the originator of
the latter.
The increase Of 49, 900, 900 in the val
uation of the railway property in the
state, as made by the railway COM
mission, it not considered excessive by
railway people. The reduction of the
ldIc ~ lSA NOIo udy tcIcSIdpu IIIcS-
sages to Is cents from point to point
in North Carolina gives pleasure to
the public.
The negroes are making many dec
larations of their independence" in
politics. The oldest republican politi-
clans laugh at this and declare the ne
groes do not know the meaning of the
word.
United States Marshal o. j. Carroll
~oA,,~o4 do r~~, vTyo-l:~4.
your correspondent interviewed him
about the humors so widely current,
first that he had made a deal with
Senator Pritchard by which he was to
retain his Office. and, second, that he
had disclaimed caring anything for the
success of the democratic tickle in the
last election. He said: 'It is not true as
10 any deal with Pritchard. There was
not a word W. us. He has been
my friend all the while and went to
the attorney general and told the lat
ter he desired me to serve out my
term. Republican State Chairman HOl-
ton said the same thing to the attorney
general. They all said it was proper
to do this. H. G. Dockery, who is
to succeed me as marshal, also went
to see the attorney general n told
him he expected to succeed me, and
wanted the office. but not until my
was "a LIZ pOoltASSly "OuAu "
have it until then; that he was. my
friend. No deal was made and none
suggested. All hat was done, as
above stated, was voluntary. The re-
port that Easily Smith made to the
department Of justice last winter was
of two or three little irregularities,
among other things assessments of
my deputies. These had made cam
paign contributions through my clerk.
T ornf onrfifoo tac Prov, oil of tho~o who
did contribute that it was purely VOL
untary. 1t is untrue that 1 filed any
statement with the department of JUS
tice as to my not being in sympathy
with w. J.. Bryan and free silver. 1
was a democrat and gave the state
committee $3.50 personally. I was not
a rampant free silver man; not in the
craze. I confess this. 1 did not be-
| lieve in this silver movement. 1 was
apprehensive that it was not the prop
er and wise thing. I answered all the
charges against mt last January and
made both verbal and written answers.
In June one of the officials brought up
the matter again but I have filed a
complete statement in rebuttal, in &C
cordance with the demands"
The county assessors are making
careful inquiry into incomes.
The sheriff of Chatham says he will
not enforce the odious new law put
ting people in Jail for non-payment OF
taxes by September 1st.
E. NJ. Uzzell, of Raleigh, is given the
contract to bind the old supreme court
reports.
The management of the pe%nitentiary
is by a skilfully drawn bill placed en-
tirely in Superintendent Smiths hands
The directors have no power to ever
approve accounts. Nevertheless their
August meeting is apt to be lively.
Attempt 80 Smuggle Opium