The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05
DEMOCRATS IN CHARGE
OF the Blind Observation-Disclosures 20
Decline the majoralty-The Tax In.
junction Cases
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh, n. C.. September /. j
The directors of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway met at More
head City today ana declared a divi-
dend of 2 per cent on the capital stock.
President Patrick informed the board
that he thought he had sufficient funds
10 pay il and leave several thousand
dollars TO spare. He made a report to
the board hat he had spent s25, goo
more on improvements than any presi-
dent had expended since the read had
been built; and then went on to say
that if the governor and himself should
decide to urn the road over TO Presi-
dent James A. Bryan it would be better
equipped and its affairs more flourish
ing than ever before in its history.
Governor Russell had desired that only
1 per cent. dividend be declared, and
the board Of internal improvements
urged the directors of the road 10 de-
clare only that dividend and apply the
money to betterments which the road
sorely needs. 1t appears that Presi-
dent Patrick has carried his point.
| The state treasurer has been very an
xious TO obtain all the dividends pos
sible.
A negro named Smith was hrougt-
here from Johnston county jail several
months ago, to prevent a lynching.
This week he was taken to Johnston
for trial. 1t was thought the evidence
against him was light, but ]. H. Pou.
who returned from Johnston today.
says it is far stronger than was expect
ed and a verdict of murder in the first
or second degrees seems certain. The
evidence taken shows that one night
during the Christmas holidays Smith
met three young white men in the road
e his home. They had been merry
making and were disguised and We're
firing crackers. 1t was in evidence
that he passed them ON the road, went
to his home, got a knife and hid in lis
corn crib, beside the road; and that
he attacked them, cut the throat Of one
named C~anthorne, who died; cut the
throat Of another, named Winfree, who
recovered, and ran after the third,
named Garner, and that the killing and
wounding was done not ON Smiths
premises, but ON the highway.
Grand Secretary B. H. WOodell re-
ports the organization of new lodges
Of Odd Fellows at Warsaw and Reds
vile. The grand master reports that
since June LIST no less than 594'members
have been received in old lodges, under
the new club system.
Joseph G.. Brown, president of the
Citizens National bank, Of Raleigh,
left today for Cleveland, to attend the
annual session of the American Bank
ers' Associations He is the member
from North Carolina of its executive
council.
Charles E. Johnston, Mrs. A. B. An
drews and Miss Jane Andrews, all Ct
this city, have returned from a three
months tour in England and the con-
tinent.
The superior court decides that r. S.
Mccall, who was solicitor of the old
western criminal circuit court is the
solicitor of the new western criminal
circuit court, established by the pres
emit legislature, and that the solicitor
in each county therein must retire.
From this decision the various county
solicitors, eleven in number, appeal to
the supreme court.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ex-
presses regret at being forced to decline
the invitation to attend the state fair
here IN October, but hopes to be able
to come later.
Rev. DIR. J. H. Garter, pastor of the
First Baptist church here, was pain
fully hurt yesterday by a fall at Par
kersburg, w. Va.
A. F. Page is elected to succeed the
hate H. c. Wall as a trustee of the
Methodist orphanage here. Work on
the buildings will soon begin.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. N, C.. September 2.
Though it is rumored that Joseph f.
Armfield will decline the tender of a
commission as major in the Forty
sixth volunteers, Governor Russell has
had no information regarding it. He
Will as soon as he is informed that the
news is true make another nomination.
The democratic officials who were
some months ago elected for the insti-
tuition for the blind here took charge
yesterday. The democrats are not in
charge of the p~enitentiary. Yesterday
the governors brother was reappointed
as one of the officials there.
The weather report for August fol
Raleigh shows a mean temperature OF
79 degrees, or 2 above the average. The
rainfall was only 3.37 inches, while the
average for the month is 5.91.
The aldermen of this city last night
granted the petition of the liquor-sellerS
that the barrooms be allowed to keeI
open until midnight. This is one hour
extension of time.
Raleigh will revoke it's present con
tract with the company which fur.
nishes water. 1t has al option on The
plant and a purchase appears almost
certain.
Sixty-ive students arrived today tc
attend the Agricultural and Mechani.
cal college, the fall term of which be
gins next Tuesday. President Winston
returned today from a six weeks TRIP
north and in Canada in the interest O
the college.
A number of Welsh colonists are
making plans to come to North Caro-
| lima.
The September crop report is very
likely to show a further decline in the
! condition of cotton, largely due to tbs
Z recent storm in the eastern counties
There was large loss of bolls by ths
Storm.
1t is extremely difficult to obtain
brick here, so great is the demand. Ow.
ing to lack of brick work on the state
museum annex was stopped today
probably for a week.
The repairS. alterations and imDrove,