The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-15

Pays the JudgrneBt-Rspublicans Expect
the Wilson's to be Reins;atsd as Railway
commissioners -Robt. Hancock to Make
Things Warm for Somebody
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. C, February 10.
Editor Stevens, of The New Bern
Journal. today called on President
Holiday. Of the Agricultural and Ne
chanical college. and invited him. the
faculty and corps OF cadets to attend
b New Bern fair February aSth 10
Marth 18th. President Holiday sad
that owing to examinations il would be
Impossible for the cadets to attend.
Revenue Collector Duncan when ask
ed today if he had made any more ap-
pointments said: Il have written a
letter to the civil service commission
inquiring whether 1 cannot appoint all
s~torekeepers and gaugers. AS yet l
have had no reply. l think / know the
sentiment of the president and others
as to the appointment OF deputy COL
lectors and clerks. My action has beer
in accordance with tina belief" Dun
can reappointed the clerks and depu-
ties. 1t is evident that he has been
told that they are fully protected by
civil service.
Railway Commissioner Pearson ar
rived today on business with the state
treasurer. He says there will be no
session of the commission until the
18th instant.
Starkey Hare, republican member of
the lower house Of the legislature from
the first district, says that cooperation
OF pOpuliStS and republicans there is a
sure thing and that 20 is Harry Skin
| ner's denomination for ongres on the
fusion ticket. He says the talk hat
G.. w. Cobb, of Elizabeth City, would
injure the republican ticket amounts
to nothing; that Cobb can't carry a
single county in the district.
Frank S. Spruil, assistant district
attorney, says he regards the demo-
| Gratis as entirely too apathetic, and de-
clareS they ought to organize and be-
gin missionary work now.
The beautiful and costly rolling ex-
| position car, damaged at Concord by
a boy, has been defaced by another at
Kernersville. The last damage is said
to amount to $500.
One hundred and twenty of the
cadets CT the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college have been v~accinated
n as a result fifty are unable to
drill.
The supreme court makes a very
sensible order that in future all eX-
aminations Of applicants for license as
attorneys shall be in writing and not
| oral. Quite a number of pSOple have
always held the oral examination to
Ise a farce. The court did not Jake any
action in regard to granting a license
to young Mcmillan, who answered all
questions, yet vas refused one. A JUS
Il IT, zo;l 49, -. ~ ,x,o nlA-aI AZ
Mullan will have to try again..
| Today eX-POstmaster A. w. Shaffer,
| OF Raleigh, paid the costs, etc, in the
case in which Judgment was given
against Governor Russell and some
others of Skaters bondsmen. Shat
fer claimed that the government ought
to pay him a percentage on the money
order deposits made here, Raleigh be
ing a deposit office. But he was told
that in no office in the United States
is this done. Yet he insisted in claim
ing the money and deductedthe commits
sions. The case vent against him
in court.
Republicans say they expect to see
the Wilson's restored as railway COM
missioners and to see c. C. Pagan
back as deputy clerk Of the commits
sion. This makes it plain that they
expect the United States supreme
court to decide adversely to Governor
Russell.
The authorities of Catbarrus county
notify the superintendent of the peni-
Tertiary that they intend to have the
state convicts (4O) promised, for road
work. I seems that there Will be a
suit. The superintendent does not
want to furnish any ccnvfcts, saying
all are needed on the farms.
1t is now a settled fact that this
years tobacco crop will he by far the
largest eve planted in eastern North
Carolina.
Judge Dick is reported to be rapidly
Improving. He is yet in Johns Hop
kins hospital.
DR.. S. E. Koonce. the new first as
sistant physician at the insane asylum
here, has begun his duties there.
This evening Durham's handsome
public library was opened, with APP
propriate ceremonies.
The shock of earthquake last>Satur-
day afternoon, it now turns out, was
felt in this city.
Robert Hancock, president Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way, has zone to Washington. After
he is kicked out of office February
22nd he intends to make things warm.
He will have a newspaper.
Hon. George M. Rose, of Cumber-
land, says there is an improving politi-
cal feeling there and that many popu-
lists are returning to the democrats.
The Fayetteville dispensary is a sue
cess, netting over 5000 last month.
Revenue officers made a raid nea
Castor yesterday and captured one
illicit distillery.
Tracklaying by the Southern on the
new Mocksville and MOoresville link
will begin April 1st.
-Four prisoners, members Of the road
gang, escaped from the work house
here last night. 1t was due to negli-
| gence. All are colored and for long terms
from two and a half to five years
One, Dick Bridgers, was caught to-
day. He was shot at five times last
night. They got out by prying up the
bricks of a hearth and hen crawling
out.
We are anxious to do a little good in
this world and can think Of no pleas