The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

Damage to Cottou-Day Docs Not
Prison Reform Assocfation-He Dis
charged Warden Russell for Talking
too Much.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. N. c.. October 81
There was a gale of wind in this sec
ton last night. which blew down some
trees and damaged such cotton as had
been left unpicked. by blowing il out.
There was constant rain.
State Treasurer Worth says that at
this time only $500. 900 worth Of old state
bonds are outstanding. He does not
expect that these will ever be returned
for redemption. 1t is now twenty years
since the enactment OF the law COM
muting, compromising and settling the
| state debt.
The negro state fair began here to-
day. The weather was very unfavor-
able and little could be done. The fair
is being held on the grounds of the
State Agricultural Society.
The clerk Of the United States dis
trict court has been under the impress
sion that where there was no dispute
as TO a bankruptcy case and where the
referee reported the case as settled the
clerk had power TO sign a discharge
in bankruptcy. Acting on that errone-
Gus supposition he has signed a num-
Der of such discharges. 1t is not yet
known what action Judge Purnell will
take as to this matter, but it is pre-
sumed that he will take some when he
returns from Wilmington He has said
he would removed the clerk on or before
December 31st. He has been asked to
allow the clerk to serve through the De-
cember term of court. He may or may
not do so. He may even take action
against the clerk in connection with
the bankruptcy matter.
Rev. DR.. j. u. Huffman, a we'll known
Baptist minisJe-, has written a letter to
Superintendent Day, of the penitenti-
airy, asking for information as to cruel
ties to ~convicts and also expresses d
desire to have the whips used in pun
iShment, saying his is to eStab-
liSh a prison reform association in the
state, and to in this way arouSe pub
lie interest in the matter. Captain Day
in response has written DIR. Huffman
quite a cauStic letter, in which he
make denial of the charges of cruelty.
Speaking of the dropping of Thomas y.
Russell as warden of the p~enitentiary,
Captain Day said it was done because
he talked too much
The November bulletin OF the state
agricultural department Will be devot-
ed mainly to the promotion Of i plan
for the breeding of the French coach
horse in the mountain tnd Piedmont
| sections of this state.
At Wilson tomorrow there will be a
health conference; that is, q meeting
of the state board of health and the
people.
Today the board Of directors of the
Odd Fellows Orpnanage at GOldsboro
met there to elect u .natron. c. +.
Lumsden, G. B. Edwards and B. II.
| Woodell went from here.
Among today'S arrivals are w. r. AL
len, of Goldsboro, and J. T.. Bland, of
BurgaW.
1t is hard to understand why more
people dc not avail themselves of the
| ba oot on1 vvjna ont fhnir in
| debtedness. Yet, in this district not
over fifty have taken advantage of it.
The reason must be ignorance of the
law.
The Legislature at its last session re-
| pealed the act appropriating a sum, up
to $500, equal to that raised by the peo-
| pie, by gift or subscription, for public
schools. A great many persons do not
know the act making such allowance is
| repealed.
Some persons here express an earnest
desire that next year Raleigh shall
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