The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-14
BUTLER STICKS TO HIS FRIENDS.
The Senator Lines Up With the Repub-
Hcans on the Franchise Question.
evera Corporations Chartered.
Conflict of Acts as to the Charlotte
Insurance Company.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., November 10.

Raleigh, N. c., November 10.
a week the Home Protection Fire
Insurance Company, chartered by the
legislature, was organized at Charlotte
and made application for permission to
do business. Its charter allows IL to
begin when $50. 900 of risks are applied
for, but yet the charter says IL shall
be subject TO the provisions OF the in
surance law. The latter requires that
not less than 5000. 900 or risks must be
applied for. The commissioner of in
surance laid the matter before the at
torney general who decides that the
law must be followed. The company
it appears. intends to devote itself 10
taking risks on cotton mills.
The insurance commissioner says
that up to his date thirty-one life.
se~venty-nine fire, thirteen accident
and surety companies and six frater-
nal orders have been granted licenses
to do business in this state. There are
fifteen Of the fraternal orders but only
six have complied with the Craig do
mestication" law. The Others pay no
attention to il.
Durham county's return of taxable
property was received by the state
auditor today. 1t makes remarkably
fine showing. The increase in value of
property over 1898 is 81, 200, 600. This
increase leads in the state. The state
taxes this year will be over s21, 900, or
5000 more than they were last year.
The total property valuation is SO, 1872
261. Over 2,252, 900 is returned as stock
held in incorporated companies, and
there is 81, 200, 900 worth of tobacco on
hand.
Revenue Collector Duncan, the Off
cial representative of republicanism in
this part of the state, spoke today of
Senator Buffers declaration that he
would stump the state in opposition to
the franchise amendment to the consti-
tuition. Collector Duncan said he was
highly delighted at the senator's atti-
tude; that he was not at all surprised
at it; that after the fight of 1894 he did
not think the senator would desert the
republicans; and that the fight next
year will be that of 1894 over again.
The state charters the McMullen &
Miller Lumber Company, of Duplin
county, capital $50, 900, Albert E. Nc
Mullen and others stockholders; also
the Elise lumber Company, of Moore
county, capital $40, 900. The state is
notified of the increase of the capital
stock Of the Paragon Drug Company,
of Asheville, from SIS, 900 to $50, 600, and
of the increase of the capital of the
Charlotte Trousers Company from SELL
600 to s65, 900.
A lodge of Elks is to be formed here
this month. Fifty persons will become
members.
The president pardons Charles Bobo
of this state, and this ends an interest
ing case. Bobo is from Marion and
while on duty in the regular cavalry
in Porto Rico last yea shot and killed
a native policeman, and was court
martialed on the charge of murder.
His father-in-law, Mr.. Kanipe, sent
Mr.. Justice, an able lawyer and men,
Der of the legislature, to Porto Rico.
to defend him. Bobo got off with d
two years sentence. Kanipe was in
the Seventh cavalry at the time of the
Custer massacre in 1876 and escaped
because he was seen with dispatches.
Bobo's father was killed in the massa-
ere.
A large cattle club has been formed
in Clay county, and it asks the state
authorities to forbid the people Of
Georgia and South Carolina from
bringing cattle into Clay at any time.
The severe weather last winter failed
to kill the ticks.
Geolge L. Morton, commander of the
naval reserves, is here.