The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
False Reports as to it Not
Being Made Up.
OFFERS FROM ABROAD
To Make up the Alleged Dehets-O. v.
$. Blythe Appointed Judge Of the
cultural Department Makes NO Sub.
scripuon 10 the Sta &c Fair A~socia-
uon-The son Cotton Pres. TO
be Used at weldon.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c.. July -.

ANo~1AoSA 49,
Raleigh, y. c., July -.
The Wilmington and Weldon rail-
way files with the railway commission
exceptions 10 the commissions recent
order reducing passenger fares on that
road to p cents for first class and 2
cents for second class per mile. There
are five grounds of exception-that
the rate is not just and reasonable;
that it will cause the operation Of pas
senger trains at a loss; hat il will
cause a loss of revenue TO the COM
pany and give it no means of redress;
that it is a taking away of the prop
erty Of the road; and lastly that it
is contrary TO the fifteenth amendment
to the United States convention. The
company takes refuge especially I'M
der the protection of that amendment.
saying the order is discriminating as
no other road suffered a reduction.
July 29th these exceptions will BE-
heard.
The Pullman Car Company also files
exceptions to the order Of the COM
mission increasing the assessed value
OF Pullman cars in this state. The
company contends that all the cars
save n from Wilson to Wilmington
are Interstate cars and that
only eighteen cars are in op-
Grafton in North Carolina ter
ritory, that the value of these
at $4,000 each is $50, 900. This excep-
ton will also be heard July 29th.
The republican convention of the
First congressional district will he
held at Edenton August 25th.
Secretary Of State Thompson, as in
surance commissioner, say he believes
a number of the beneficiary insur-
ance companies are doing business in
North Carolina without license. He
has a letter from a Wilmington in
surance man stating that on a recent
visit to New York it was discovered
that a large amount of overhead"
life and fire insurance was being writ
ten by unlicensed companies in this
state. There is a penalty Of 5000, but
unfortunately none of this goes to the
informer.
1t is learned from a trustee Of Trim
ity college that at a meeting Of the
trustees at Durham last Monday
Judge Walter Clark was present, but
said he had no proof at hand of his
charges against President kilgo and
asked for further time, say thirty
days. He was given until August
3Oth. 1t was further stated hat Judge
Clark said if he did not present COM
plete proof he would state that he was
in error.
The directors of the penitentiary
were in session yesterday and today.
The long promised report of ex-Sup-
erintendent John r. Smith was not
presented. A motion was adopted
that a committee inquire into the
question as to whether the state
farms should not be abandoned, as
putting the state in competition with
free labor. The meeting was far from
harmonious. Mr.. Wimbish was re-
elected clerk. Only fusionists were
elected to any positions. The matter
of the four recent escapes of convicts
was not mentioned. 1t appears that
the shirt factory is not giving occupa-
ton to as many convicts or yielding
the returns expected by the directors.
The board of agriculture was in
session today. 1t has appropriated
$4,000 annually to the Agricul-
aural and Mechanical college. The
board decided to have a number of ad-
ditional inspectors of fertilizers. John
Brady, of Gates, is made one of these.
He told the board last month that
thousands of tons Of fertilizer were
annually Struggled through the Able
marie and Chesapeake and the Dis
NAL swamp canals in boats, coming
from Baltimore and Chesapeake bay
Richmond and Norfolk factories, that
on this the state got no revenue and
there wa no inspection.
The water in two of the wells at
Camp Russell is condemned by the
state chemist
The six companies Of this regiment
which made the practice march and
had a two days outing wer all de-
lighted with the affair and want to go
again.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, \. c., July %.
The governor appoints O.. V. S.
Blythe, of Hendersonville, judge of
the Western circuit con-+ ,ea- oo,Ia