The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
STATE PRESS.

Some of our people are dissatisfied at
the idea of having our tax lists revised
by a set of appraisers at Raleigh. What
can they know of our values? Was a.
not because they wanted to make more
pie that such a law was pa~ssed?-Lum-
berton Robesonian.
The Wilmington Messenger lis TO be
congratulated upon it's journalistic en-
terprise in not suspending publication for
even one day during the Christmas hol-
idays. 1t can also boast OF not having
taken "A single holiday during 1897. This
cannot be said Of any other daily news
paper in this te.-Pfttsb0r Record.
At the instance of the brute. whom TO
our shame we have TO call governor. l..
G.. Caldwell and j. II. Pearson took for
chile possession Of the office of railroad
commissioners last Friday night about
midnight. 1t IL true the supreme court
had decided in their favor, but the case
had been appealed TO the supreme court
of the United States. and n governor OF
a great state ought to have more re-
spect for Jaw and order than to instigate
such a proceeding as this. Surely II IL
not necessary for the governor of North
Carolina to resort to mob violence In or
der to put his pets In office. III the gov
ernor felt called upon to resort. 10 ex-
IRENE measures. certainly, he could nave
secured the services of some duly quail
fled executive officer 10 have taken pos
session OF the office OF the railroad COM
missioners by force. When the SCALA
wags had possession OF the state before.
1t was said the judiciary was exhausted
Is it possible that this second reign OF
the spectacle of the chief OF the execu-
tive department. OF the government re-
/ sorting to mob violence. Shame on such
a governor.-Lenior Topic.
The Observer has not been scathed by
the epidemic OF discussion that has
broken out In the country over the ex-
pulsion, by the chaperons. of Miss Crane.
the actress, from the cadet hop in
| Charleston. Ii has stood of and OBJ
! served, however. with no little interest.
The press from Fort Sumpter TO the
= Golden Gate and from Maine to Mexico
has been full OF criticism: actors and
actresses have been interviewed and
vented their Indignation over the Incl
dent. Miss Crane having come TO be re-
! garded as representative OF the hIstrI-
onic profession. which was insulted in
toto in the slight OF her: she herself told
how her feelings were hurt. and sassiety
sassiety has just revelled and wallowed
and luxuriated In the incident. which
dies hard. They are still chatting about
it. The most interesting comment OF all
Il that Of Mrs. Sherman. OF Washington.
wife OF the secretary Of state. The Wash
ingtOn correspondence OF The New York
World has a paragraph to the effect that
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the secretary OF
state. who is familiar with Charleston
society. avs that the population Is
largely composef OF descendants Of the
I old Scotch P~Tesbyters. the most strait
laced of people," which moves The
Charleston News and Gosrler TO say
that his shows how little Sister Sher-
mar knows about Charleston society
and that "the descendants OF the old
Scotch Presbyters were not in it. at the
cadet hop, the honor OF managing the
entertainment. as we Were informed yes
terday. having been almost wholly en-
trusted to the descendants OF the Hugue-
moth and Church OF England people
Charlotte Observer.