The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-12

Advocated by Many Democratic
ers-Public Schools I'm Chaotic Condf-
tfon-Ewart's Nomination to be Again
Sent to the Senate.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c., December S.

Raleigh, N. G., December ).
The democratic state committee
meets here In the evening next Mon
day. There is a strong pressure for
Ii then to call a convention. in March,
be urged that a long campaign is the
proper thing 1t viii be further stat
ed that the republicans are working
ceaselessly TO affect the minds of white
voters with the belief hat they will
be disfranchised by the constitutional
amendment, and that this belief is
spreading somewhat: that IL will not
do for the democrats to rest on the
knowledge that the amendment Is mer-
itorious n that the white people like
II. The republicans are trying to rally
all their forces and To annex demo-
cratic territory. \ member OF the COM
mittee says hat when the democrats
get TO work. IL they do this early. they
will break down all these republicans
works.
DR.. w. K. Capehart, Of Avoca, owner
OF the largest fishery in the state. says
h people In his section are repairing
and replacing fishing material wreck
ed or injured by the August and oc-
tober storms, and that there will be
no increase of material or repara
pAA N9 AAaG - W AlE StAAAtN AAds
Martin county today made full set
cement OF state taxes. IL is the sec
ond county to settle.
Letters from cattlemcn in western
North Carolina were his week re-
ceived in large numbers by the state
board OF agriculture. asking that the
cattle quarantine be rigidly maintain
ed all the While. without any open sea-
son. This is TO guard against Georgia
and South Carolina infected cattle. The
board ook action as requested.
Attorney General Walser wrote to-
day and will give 10 the press tomor-
row his opinion in the very important
matter of the control OF the public
schools; that is. whether the f~usionists
or the democrats shall control them.
The fusion supreme court has set aside
the act Of 1899. and now the question Is
whether this applies 10 all the coun-
ties or not. The attorney general says
scores of letters have been received,
many stating that school affairs are
chaotic; that many schools are closed
and that the state of affairs Is very
bad indeed, in thG face OF so much I'M
certainty.
The state today chartered Emanuel
Congregational church, at Charlotte.
L. Is. Bruner, secretary of the board
of agriculture, aud one of the trustees
OF the state museum. says that while
at the natural history museum at Phil
adelphia the officials of the latter ex-
pressed great pleasure at the fact that
the North Carolina museum is dis
tinctly a state collection, and say in
this respect ii is unique. They say
they intend to visit IL.
Republicans here who hav just re-
turned from Washington say ii. c..
Ewart's nomination for Judge OF the
Western district will certainly be
again sent to the senate by the presi-
dent. They do not express any opin-
ion as to confirmation or rejection.
Ohio Wilson told Corporation Com
missioner Rogers that he had mo
computations OF conscience in bring
ing suit to ust the latter and get in
himself IL he could see his interests
We're to be furthered by this step.
The board OF agriculture has SIC, 900
on the right side of the ledger, it's
financial report shows. 1t lent the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college
5000. The latter has returned 81. 500
and is now called on for the other
49, 500.
The cotton receipts here this season
are only 9,7S5 Bales, against 14.414 bales
to this date last year. 1t is carefully
calculated that half the crop has been
marketed.