The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
A NEN TURN N AFFAIRS
AS to Prosecutions for
Wilmington Riots.
A new RAILWAY Line.
The Cape Fear and Northern Railroad
TO be Extended TO Wilmington-G. 4.
French Visits the GovernOr-Federai
Court tConvlcts-ToO open State Library
at tNisht-Arranging for the New State
Museum Bulldirg-Urgent Need for
Reformatory for Youths.
Messenger Bureau,

| RefOrmatOry for Youths.
| Messenger Bureau,
| Raleigh, n. c., December II.
| Herbert Norris, attorney of he Cape
Fear and Northern railway, was asked
today when that road would be COM
pleted. He said 1t would be quite
while, as the road would extend long
way to the southeastward, probably to
/ Wilmington or Southport. Benz. Duke,
| a Durham millionaire, is backing the
! enterprise.
| The supreme court is nearly ready
| to adjourn and will very probably do
| so next Friday. There are not very
many end d-of-the- e-docket cases.
George z. French came up yesterday
! from his home at Rocky Point to see
! Governor Russell, and went at once to
, the executive mansion. H. u. Buffers,
/ another special friend Of the governor,
! came with him. French has been
; quietly at Rocky Point since he left
| Wilmington November TO- There were
, reports at that time that violence was
offered him, but he says this is untrue.
! The penitentiary must be in straits.
! 1t is said to owe money right and left
/ in this city. 1t is also said to owe a
, Georgia companv which furnishes con-
, vict clothing. Convicts are required
to wear striped clothing, but it is said
bids were asked for cheap white cot
ton cloth for shirts.
, Reid and Wright, the safe-crackers
convicted in the federal court yester-
day, begged Ito be sent at once to the
4 penitentiary, saying the jail was so
| full there was not room to lie down.
They went to the penitentiary this
morning, so did two other federal pris-
Oners, while five were sent to Johnston
county Jail and J. p. Boddie, the en-
bezzling postmaster at Nashville, was
sent to Nash Jail. One young white
man, tall and 21 years old, got a year
and a day and instantly broke into
such roar Of crying as to stop busi-
before the judge. He cried all the way
to the Jail. Many persons who heard
the outcry thought 1T was a woman.
The number Of convicts now employ
ed in the shirt factory at the peniten-
tiary has reached 120.
The Raleigh street railway is putting
in three new water tube boilers Of 600
horsepower and as a result the street
lighting service is badly disorganiZed.
1t was rumored that United States
District Attorney Bernard>bad receiv-
ed within a day or two anOcher letter
from Attorney General Griggs, telling
him to push the matter Of prosecution
in connection with the driving out of
Bunting, United States commissioner
at Wilmington. Bernard declared to-
day that he had received only the one
letter, of the receipt of which your cor
respondent gave the first news two
weeks ago. Bernard said: Il have paid
boz Intf Co.
duty directs me-" He declined to say
whether he had drawn any bills or not.
But something has happened to make
it probable that next week some at
tempt will be made. few days ago
it could be positively said nothing
woulI be done. Now there ts a change.
The Washington officials would like to
get hold of these cases, but. they will
find it uphill work. They will find tes-
timony hard to get. People are scat
tered. 1t was again rumored that
Bunting came yesterday. Bernard de-
MED it.
K P Hill, a merchant at Louisburg
made a voluntary assignment today
His liabilities are $500.
The trustees of the state library met
! today and decided to keep il open ev-
cry week day night from TO 10 O'Clock.
The executive committee Of the board
7 Of agriculture meet today to arrange
museum. The cost will be from $40, 900
to $4,000 State Geologist Holmes will
. prepare the plans. These, as stated
, are for building which will complete
the fourth side Of the court, OF which
three sides are now built. 1t is the idea
to have a Historical room" adjoining
the state library. The council OF state
= has to give its consent to the building
2 of the annex, as the latter will be on
state ground. part belonging to the su-
; preme court and part to the museum.
The trustees of the state university
met today in semi-annual session al
the governors office.
The new companies OF the state
guard are notified that cloth for Off
, GERS uniforms is no longer issued by
the government. and that dark blue
flannel shirts are also stricken from
the issue list
/, Judge Purnell imposed a fine OF ssc
each on sixteen witnesses who failed to
answer to their names in the federal
court. But he has remitted the fines
having learned that they are all in the
, First North Carolina regiment and ir
Cuba
The camp OF the First regiment al
: Aarianao is in a particularly fine stu
alton. The officers and men are greatly
pleased.
; There is urgent need for the estab-
hshment OF reformatory for young
convicts- The penftentiary board or
derd one established at the "Ansor
farm" but as yet nothing has beer
done There are 200 minors now among
= the covnicts. One boy OF IL years ar
rived day or two ago. TO serve five
years. Warden Russell says the need
OF reformatory is urgent
r j. Axley. of StatesviIle is appoint
ed assistant quartermaster general OF