The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-26

This step ON OF the Craig
Iaw-An the Others Probably Go
Leave-Federal Court-Agrtcuitural
College Memorial Day Exercises
Next Monday
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. May %.
The executive board of the p%eniten-
riary met today, to examine the va
rious bills against that institution and
arrange for their payment Chairman
Travis tells me the debts aggregate
about $4,000 In about two weeks
the bonds viii be ready. The $4,000
OF bonds brought enough 10 pay the
debt and perahps leave a little margin.
The state treasurer says the bonds
would have brought at least ? per cegt
more had there been in the act a pro-
vision for meeting the interest.
The supreme grand lodge OF the Good
Samaritans, one of the largest of the
negro orders, meets here today.
Last night the Masons Of this city
! presented t the new chief of police, Ju-
. Mus H Muller, a very handsome badge.
The chairman Of the ~penitentiary exe-
cutive board says that all seven OF the
leased farms will be operated this year,
but that in the winter the farms known
as Halifax and Castle Haynes will b.
! surrendered. also n other not yet full
! ly decided II.
Superintendent w. II. Day, Of the
penitentiary, returned today from
Washington. In the contract for keep
ing federal convicts here was a provi-
sion that they should not be whipped,
but this is in plain violation of the
Revised Statutes. The fusion superin-
tendent of the penitentiary. who of
course knew nothing about the Revised
Statutes, signed that contract. Day re-
fused to keep the convicts under such
a contract.
The quarantine by the insane asylum
here against Raleigh was raised yester-
day, the smallpox crisis being regarded
as passed.
The Southrn Bell Telephone Com
pany in the exceptions which it has
filed to the recent order Of the
corporation commission fixing rates OF
rental, says the statute does not give
the commission power over telephone
companies, and also makes no provis-
ion for any means of appeal. The fact
is tina the az. is not we'll drawn. There
is provision for appeals by railways,
The state charters the Salisbury
Light, Heat and Power Company, cap
ital $40, 900, owners Z. B. G.. Hambley,
Dillon Brown and J. G. White.
Fire broke out this morning in the
tower of the union depot here. l. vas
caused by rats and matches. The dam
age was tri1ing.
The crop report today says that dur
ing the past seven days hail did con-
siderable damage in Greene, Craven,
Pitt, Carteret and Pamlico counties.
The cool weather checks growth OF cot
ton.
The railways inform the corporation
commission that they will have cars
ready June 1st for compliance with the
Jim Crow" car law.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N c., May "a.
The general agent of the Mutual Ben
, eft Life Insurance Company, Mr.. John
, c. Drewry, tells me he believes that
by June 1st, the date when the Craig
demonstration" bill goes n effect, ev-
cry life insurance company now doing
business in the state Will withdraw.
Already nine have withdrawn which
were licensed last year. He says he
. Will So ~ INlCIlllIOIlu, dlu hdNC NiC
agency for Virginia. OF course North
Carolina business can be done from
there. 1t is learned that the South
, eastern Tariff Association, which met
at Old Point today, will take up this
Craig act matter.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
by H. G.. Como in the district court
here today in the case of jeff. d.
and Jennie Lee, merchants, OF Wilson.
The Agricultural and Mechanical col
! lege has bought 225 acres of land south
west of and. adjoining it's farm n
Pullen park.
Mrs. Watson, of Greensboro. has been
I elected matron of the Baptist female
university here.
The corporation commission post
pones until une 18th the further hear
ing of the Bell Telephone Company's
exceptions to its order fixing the rates
of rental of phones.
Judge Purnell says the new plan of
fixing a calendar for the federal court
is working very well, and that the set
ting of cases from certain counties on
certain days saves heavy costs. There
is one more case at this term thar
there was at the last one. So far only
"moonshine' cases have been tried. To-
morrow embezzling p~ostmasters will
be given a hearing, and possibly, a
counterfeiter. The men charged with
counterfeiting have arrived. Default
ing witnesses are fined $50 each
1t was learned this morning that the
Aetna Life Insurance Company has
also decided to withdraw from Moth
Carolina, on account of the Craig Law
The Home Life Insurance Company and
the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany also today gave notice Of with
drawal from the state on account Of
the Craig law.
Next Monday evening, at ths capitol.
Colonel Wharton J.. Green will deliver
. tho memorial dqv address ON General
Robert Ransom. It was to have been
delivered at the confederate cemetery
May 10th, but by reason of the pres
ence of smallpox here ii was advised
by the board of health that the cere-
monies be deferred. The smallpox
situation is now without danger. Cen
eral VI. w. Ransom will be here TO
hear the address on the life and ser
vices OF his brother.
Rev. A. J. McKelway will preach the
b-accalaureate sermon at the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical college commence
ment, and Presid N Hartzog, of the