The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-07
TIE SEPARATE CARS LAW.
Causes Dissatisfaction Among the Peo
ple-The Annex 20 the state Museum
Death Of william N. B~oyton-A Wit
Beaten Arrested Opposition TO a
Textile SchooI-Siiver jubilee Of
Chureho OF the food shepherd
Raleigh. N. c., February 4.
Messenger Bureau,

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There is marked dissatisfaction in re-
gard to the legislative delay in passing
a bill requiring separate cars for the
races. There are several bills Of this
character. 4 committee took them all
and then appointed Senator Jerome
a subcommittee 10 draft a bill Now,
as the saying goes. Senator Jerome is
divided" The fact is, that the bill in
troduced by Representative Mclean.
Of Harnett. is by far the best and Sena-
tor Jerome might as well take il as II
stands Such is the popular comment.
Slow but sure rogress is being made
by the democratic caucus on the fran
chise amendment bill. 1t is regarded
as practically certain that ii will be
Of the way by the end of the coming
week.
In the large annex to the state mu-
scum, work on which will sooa begin,
a large hall will be devoted to a dis
play Of the manufacturers of the state.
The hearty cooperation of m%anufac-
turers in the work of filling this is as
sured.
Raleigh will vote this year on the
issue of 500, 900 of street improvement
bonds. Two years $4,000 were issued
and a great deal of valuable work has
been done.
Mr.. William II. Boylan, one of Raj
eigh's oldest and best known citizens.
died yesterday afternoon in a Baltimore
hospital, Of apopleXy. His age was 7S
years. He owned considerable property
here and in Mississippi.
The information that the taxes as at
present levied under the revenue law
will practically all be continued by this
legislature is Of interest. This means
that the merchants purchase tax will
remain and that the tax on gross earn
| il orc of n III ~ n ony1 I'll nlcn
remain, but that the tax on the gross
earnings of railways will hardly be
imposed.
A white man named Robertson, a mill
operative here, nearly beat his wife to
death with a club and then fled. To-
day the sheriff was informed of his cap
ture at Durham. He has committed
sua On several persons and nearly
killed them.
Grippe and colds have found many
victims anon the legislature. About
fifteen senators are sick. The change
able weather proves particularly try
ing.
Representative Clarkson, who intro
duced a bill to establish a state textile
school as a separate institution, tells
me he finds the bill will not pass in thai
shape and will therefore change it sc
as to provide for a textile department
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
college here under the supervision OF
an honorary board of fifteen directors
all being cotton and wooden mill men
with D. A. Tompkins as chairman. L
is the opinion that the bill in such 6
shape will pass easily.
The bill to create the state board o1
public Improvement (Which will havt
in charge the states interest in the
North Carolina and the Atlantic AND
North Carolina railways) has not We
become a law The legislature will pas:
the bill and elect the board of nine
members next week.
The "silver jubilee" of the Episco
pal church of the Coco Shepherd here
will be celebrated February 10 to Is
On the 10th Rev. Edward r. Rich, tn,
first rector, now dean of the Cathedra
of Easton, Nd, will preach. On til;
18th there will be a meeting with tn
reading of papers by Hugh MOrsen
Mrs. J.. B. Bachelor, Miss Lucy Bat
tie and Joseph B. Bachelor, Esq. On
the 18th Rev. Robert Strange, Of Viii
mington, once the rector, will preach
sermon. There will be a free will of
fering of silver for the building of tn,
new church, which is now in progress
There will also be a children's Vrvice
with an address by Bishop Homer, o
5 Asheville, n one on the Sunday schoo
of the 18th Rev. w. M. Clark, of ST
= James church, Richmond, who was tn
= third rector, will preach. and there vii
: be an address by Bishop Cheshire. o.
t the 18th the cornerstone of the ney
church, which is a memorial of the lat
8 Bishop Lyman, will be laid by Bishof
i. Cheshire, and the present rector, Rev
1. Nick. Pittinger, will deliver an ad
dress.