The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-01
MINING
All the Talk Off People of Western
North, caroIinq state Bonds De-
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, In. c., November %.

Raleigh, In. c., November Is.
Among today'sa arrivals were ex-
Lieutenant Governor r. A. Doughton,
of ~Alleghaney, asnd J. w. Todd, ex-
member of the htouse from Ashe coun-
ty. Mr.. Todd saIid that in his county
the interest in thinning is very great.
Large Investments are being made. A
firm HAS also secured q, 900
acres OF land on Long Hope creek and
VIII build a hote}l there. The land is a
national park of rare beauty, and the
stream full of TROUT. Mr.. Todd spoke
or the constftutII onaI amendment and
said he thought practically all the
democrats in HIS district favored it.
ire republicansA he considers. as divid-
ed and named slome Of the best known
who will supporHt it.
Mr.. Dcughton says that in Allegheny
most or the talkI now is about minerals,
particularly iroLl and copper. AS to the
amendment he fsaid there is not much
talk, but that $50 far as he knows al
the democrats Tin the Eighth district
are loyal to it'll The republicans are,
however, tryingt to array them against
IL by creating Isuspicion n doubt of
the fifth sectioI1.
t.. j. JusticeI of Marion, member of
the legislatureI says the democrats so
Tar as he knoIws are not opposed to
the amendmen4, but want to know pos
ltively that the arguments of the re-
publicanS as tC| the unconstitutionality
of the Fifth seItion are not correct. He
says that all doubts must be relieved,
as a doubter isl nearly as bad as an OPP
ponent. Speaking of the legislature
Mr.. Justice Said it would meet in June
L1ost certainly. He asked with a smile:
But what cain it do?" This was a
hit at the supreme court, which is
now doing so much legislative work
The Registered distillery of J. J.. DAN
lei, in Halifax county, vas sliced to-
day and closdd, because of the refilling
Of packages.
Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
terson today received a letter from
Walter Moorde, of Jackson county, an
nouncing theN death last Saturday of
w. A. Dills, Eof Dillsboro, emb of
the board of agriculture. The board
at it's next mi eeting will fill the vacan-
cy by electitig a democrat.
Frank II. HFries, of Salem, came here
today and Received from the state
treasury the 1850, 900 of 4 per cent. Bonds
he bought last August. The proceeds
of the sale Will be used to pay for the
Caledonia faprm. There remains in the
reasury $25, hoo of the farm bonds, with
which the Ainson farm will be paid for.
The latter farm has been bought, but
the issue off bonds to pay for it has
not yet BEEN called for.
Among th8a arrivals here are: Walker
Taylor, of Wilmington; w. A. Hunt, Of
Henderson,; Henry r. Bryan, Jr., Of
New Bern.
The adjutRnt general sent requisition
to Washington for arms and equip
mentS for THE First regiment. The in
voice Of tht equipment, including 584
blankets, HAS been received. but no
mention of Iany rifles. The regiment is
unarmed.
1t is learned that President Bryan,
of the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway, is north buying equipments.
He is authorized by the directors to
expend $50, 900 in his way.
Mr.. M. IT. H. G~ouveneur, of Will
mington, isl here, making abstracts of
lists of corporations and their stock
holders in 1.-THE state.