The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11
Messenger Bureau.

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There vas much comment here today
on the retirement by P. w. Avirett from
the case involving the lease OF the North
Carolina railway. He was Governor Rus
sells chief counsel in the matter. He
last Monday presented a bill for 5000 for
fees and some $500 for expenses to the
directors Of the road. which was not
paid. put was referred TO the executive
committee. He is reported to have said
that had the road been wealthy he would
have charged $4,000.
Governor RusSeliS supporters say re-
garding this lease suit: THE governor Is
running 1t through or by means OF the
board of directors of Carolina
railway"
The Mooresville postoffice. has been
robbed by the daring gang of thieves
which is operating in North Carolina. 1t
is the eighth office robbed in three
months.
Interest is general as to what the new
railway commissioners propose to do re-
garding reductions of freight and pas
senger rates. They declare they have
not made up their minds. The ideas of
the governor on the subject are we'll
known.
A company is ~endeavoring to buy and
in Raleigh's suburbs for a cotton mill
site.
The Seaboard Air Line has bought
twenty acres of land half a mile north of
Raleigh and on its line, for railway
shops. Most of the land was bought
from the North Carolina Car Company.
During the past year only sixty-two
miles Of new railway were constructed in
this state.
1t is expected that within the next
| few days there will be some new devel-
opments in the case of John Evans, the
! Rockingham negro in Jail here undo
sentence. of death for rape. His counsel
are keeping very quiet.
Il IT is lea rnp6 that the 9OripIltnro1 de-
partment has quite extensive plans for
holding farmers institutes this year, be-
ginning early in the ummer.
| At the railway commission office today
Guard Mott was still on hand. Commits
| Sioner Pearson was asked if Mott was
on guard last night, and replied NO"
He was asked if the guard mad been re-
] moved. and replied: There was never a
court spoke when | felt any fears Of the
Wilson's attempting TO hold the office. ]
considered the supreme courts writ self
| executing"
Pearson says the bill for 800 which
was rendered the state by Caldwell and
himself was for railway fares from Sep
| tember Ord to the end of the year.
| Caldwell said: THE Wilson's will not
| defy the supreme court any more than
we will the supreme court of the United
| States. If the latter says we are not
| commissioners we Will retire at once. L,
was said by a person supposed to know
! the governors views that he would no
| submit to such an order by the United
| States supreme court; in other words
| that there would be trouble and that he
would attempt to hold the office.
BY special agreement between the ag.
ricultural department and the experiment
station, the publication of the analyses
| of the official samples of fertilizers will
be made exclusively by the agriculture
| department and in consequence the fer
tiliZer analyses bulletins previously is
sued by the experiment station have beer
discontinued.
1t is expected that 400 Masons will be
in Oxford next week at the session Of
the grand lodge. They will be the guests
Of the people Of that delightful and hos
| pitable town..
The new building for males at the in.
sane asylum here is not yet occupied. L
is nearly ready.