The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-28
Messenger Bureau.

The Pesitentiary's Financial Condition q
Mysiery-Th- Castle Haynes Affair.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, ". c.. Jan. IS.
In a quiet way a good many people here
have been vaccinated. The presence OF
two cases OF smallpox at Charlotte
does not cause any special alarm.
DR.. Richard II. Lewis, secretary of
the state board OF health, makes in
Quiry of Attorney Genera Walser as
TO whether compulsory vaccination can
be enforced. Walser replied yesterday
as follows: 1T Is my opinion that I'M
tent for the authorities named in said
chapter to enforce compulsory vacci-
nation. The legislature may in the
exercise Of its constitutional authority
and towns h power 10 enact rules
and ordinances for the promotion of
public health and the abatement n
prevention OF nuisances, which shall
iof liN AcI1c vi Id" "IAAlllI III pAA
munites over which the jurisdiction OF
the respective boards extends. Health
being the line quo non of all personal
enjoyment, 1t is no. only the right but
the duty of a state to pass laws for
the protection and preservation OF the
health of the people. 1t is competent
for the legislature to require scholars
of public schools to be vaccinated. Any
person % vaccinated may be excluded
from school" Cases cited: Dill. Nun.
Corp, section sos; slaughter house
cases, 16 Wall. CU. s. Sc; Abeel VS..
chusetts and Maine.
Though the railway commission has
as yet issued no order forfbidding the
issue OF free passes to members of the
families OF railway employees, the
Southern railway issues a circular
saying 1T viii not in future issue any.
Judge Robinson was a witness yes
terday before the grand jury at Colds
'boro as to free passes.
Republicans are complaining at Rob-
ert Hancock'S delay in sending in the
proofs of his innocence of the terrible
charges made against him by Miss Alb
bolt. 1t is -aid he is waiting for effi-
davits from New York. Hancock's
friends say thai Miss Abbott, while his
housekeeper and s~tenographer, went
visiting after he had forbidden this;
that he discharged her; that she claim
ed money for her services; that he as
sured her nothing was due her and
that she then said she intended to have
money. But the current impression
here among republicans is that Han
cock can't possibly save himself and
that he is sure to lose his position.
Durham'S public library will be
opened February LIST. The project for
one here appears to nave fallen
through.
IA committee appointed by the cham
her of of this city is can
v~assing Raleigh for &c. oO for the
Baptist female university. 500, 900 is the
sum needed and Raleigh ought to give
half. This city promised s25, 600 but
has paid only SIS, OO0.
An Iredell man wins the prize. He
went to a lawyer and said he desired
to make an assignment. When asked
what were his assets he replied: Two
mule and eleven children"
1t was known here Sunday that
Ewart would be United States judge.
1t was and is also regarded as certain
that Governor Russell will appoint V.
S. Lusk, his ''big friend in the west
to succeed Ewart as judge of the west
ern criminal circuit.
There were three fire alarms here in
an hour last night. two of them false.
No damage was done at the tru
alarm, due TO a lamp explosion. In
the past thirteen months Raleigh's fire
losses will not exceed SO, 500.
The railway commissioners caldwell
and Pearson) say they employed
Douglass and Cook as attorneys be-
aus Attorney General Wa1ser is a
railway lawyer. The regular
counsel for the Southern told the COM
missioners that Walser was only local
ounse and had no more to do with
the case against A. 3. Andrews and
others. which was heard yesterday,
than they, the commissioners had.
The seekers after positions in the
revenu service continue to arrive here
and make life a burden to Carl Dun
can They demand places. say they do
not care a cent for the civil service.
Fifty machines for use in the shirt
factory at the pe~nitentiary have ar
rived.
The sheriff of Wayne county today
took with him from Jail here Gilbert
Ward. the white man who cut the
throat of Maggie Dinkins, his mistress.
The railway commission did no pub
Tic business today. Most of the rail-
way officials were at Norfolk on bust
ness connected with the belt line. Pub
lie interest in h contempt case is
great. The chief features of the latter
so far were Cooks plea for quick and
harsh punishment for Andrews and
Henderson's statement that there wrasa
power somewhere which madet he''little
wheels" Of the commission go round"
Cook was understood TO be speaking
for the governor, whose vindictiveness
towards Andrews is well-known. Hen
derson was hitting at the governor.
who is now termed by not a few OF the
republicans the railway commission"
The governors attack on Railway
Commissioner Abbott has deeply en-
ragged the republicans. Abbott is a de-
voted friend of Senator Pritchard and
has a fine contempt for the governor.
It is the second time the governor has
reflected on Abbott. This time he says
tu-o Of tho cammiSxfaparS can't fro