The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-08

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Raleigh, ". c., August ).
There is a clash between the orpora-
ton commission and Governor Russell
as to which shall employ counsel in the
Injunction cases before Judge simon
ton. in the railway assessment matter.
The commission has no funds, buc
knows well that the legislature Will pass
a relief bill TO pay its counsel. II, there
fore, appoints them The governor, as
stated, has chosen his. The governor is
angry, Of course; but he goes TO the
wall every time in matters Of state pol
itics.
Enlistments for the Twenty-seventh
regiment have stopped here because the
regiment is full. Enlistments will now
be made for the Thirty-third at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas; the Thirty-fC>h
at Fort Logan, Colorado. and the Thir-
ty-fifth, at Vancouver Barracks. Wash
ington. There are fifty North CAROLYN
ians in the Tw-enty-seventh.
At the Agricultural and Mechanical
college here an athletic park is being
prepared, especially for base ball and
foot ball. 1t is the belief that one of
the National league teams Will practice
at Raleigh next spring, as the grounds
will be made particularly fine.
Raleigh's aldermen last night endors-
ed organized labor, by requiring that all
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The commissions of agriculture
thinks the farmers institute which was
held this week at Red Springs, Robson
county, the best ever held in the state.
The commissioner of insurance issues
the following:
This department desires to call
your attention to the provisions of An
Act to Provide for the Investigation Of
Incendiary Fires chapter SIS, laws of
1899.
Under this act it is made the duty
of the insurance commissioner to eX-
anime, or cause examination to be
made, into the cause, circumstances
and origin of all fires within the state,
in his judgment the evidence
is sufficient, as we'll as to supervise
and direct such Investigations made
by other officers charged with his
duty, whenever he deems it eXpedi-
ent or necessary. And the commission
er desires by this circular-letter to call
the attention of the officers and citi-
Zens Of the state as we'll as others in
terested, to this law, I'M ask of them
their hearty cooperation n best aid
in carrying out its provisions. h
proper enforcement of this law will Sc
cure the punishment of careless and
wilful destroyers of property in the
state, which will result in not only
greater security for the lives and prop
city VI " (iZCl OoI q So1SA 1liSNl-
ance protection at better rates.
While it is the duty Of the officers
of the state, and of every good citi-
zen, to look after the crime of arson, it
is by the law made specially the duty
of the chief of the fire department or
fire committee of the board of alder
men in every city and town in North
Carolina to investigate the cause, orr
gin and circumstances of every fire
occurring in such cities n towns, and
to report the result of their investiga-
tons to the insurance commissioner
at Raleigh. And under section 5, any
city or town officer, above referred to,
who neglects or refuses to comply with
any of the requirements of this law
is liable to a fine of not exceeding $500.
again, it is mad the duty of these
officers to inspect all buildings under
their jurisdiction and to order the re-
moval of cOmbustible material or in
f1ammable conditions dangerous to the
safety Of such buildings or premises
and their surroundings.
"The mayor or other officers of our
cities and towns can do no greater
work for the business interests of their
communities than a proper enforce
ment of this law, and in calling their
attention to it the insurance commits
sioner feels that he will have their
earnest and persistent cooperation,
and begs to assure them that he will
spare no effort to aid them at all times
in any way in enforcing this law for
tho coad of the Ctafo'