The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
TO WOMEN oFTHE coNFEDEkACY
Efforts of the Raleigh Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans to Raise the Neces-
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., November IS.

Ralelgh, N. C., November Is.
Your correspondent had an interest
ing interview today with Alexander B.
Stronach, commanding local camp of
Confederate Veterans, L. OBJ. Branch
camp. Mr.. Stronach said: at have
just received the regulations for the
uniform of veterans. They are exact
copies Of the confederate regulations.
A major general will wear a frock
coat with turn-down collar with three
stars. Staff officers will wear frock
coats, line officers sack coats Our
camp has 300 members. We will uni
form them and organize a large drum
corps, which we will take to Louisville
next year. We can make only a short
stay there, two or three days, as we
have 20 be back here May Goth to par
ticipate in the ceremonies of the un-
yelling of the Vance statue Monday
1t will begin sending out the camps
appeal for funds for a monument to
the women of the confederacy. This
monument will be placed in Nash
square in front OF the Union depot.
Two hundred copies of the appeal will
be sent out to the fifty-two camps of
veterans in the state and also to two
prominent veterans in each county.
who are known to take interest in our
plan. We will ask each county to pay
10 cents for each enlisted man it fur
nished. This will arouse county pride
[ will also send out circular letters to
all Sons of North Carolina" when
ever thJ may be, telling them that
L. OBJ. Branch Camp had undertaken
to erect monument to the women of
the confederacy and asking them for
aid.
Next Monday the adjutant general
haQin active in ho
ton Of the roster Of North Carolina
troops in the United States service
during the war with Spain, so it can
be published at the end of the year.
Two surveys for the Raleigh and
Eastern railway have been made. The
third and final one began today.
Three seizures of illicit diStillerieS in
Johnston county have been made this
week.
The state crop pest commission has
granted licenses to fifty-four nurser-
les outside the state and foIty-four in
the state to do business. The forty
four nurseries in the state have an
acreage of from to 225 acres. There
is one nursery Of 225 acres, one of $50
and two of 80 acres each. There are
two each of 25 acres, which raise ma
tive ornamental shrubs solely.
Garrett D. Ray, Of Yancey county,
who has the finest private collection
of minerals in the state, is here. He
is delighted as we'll as aStonished at
the magnitude and arrangement of the
state museum. Secretary Bruner, of
| the agricultural department, offers Mr..
Ray a. room or section in the museum,
| to be devoted solely to this collection
as a loan. Mr.. Ray said today he
could not yet say whether he would
accept this offer or not. His cotlec-
| ton. now fills building.
Of Not
| som is mentioned in connection with
| the senatorship. 1t has been under
| stood that the senatorial contest would
| be kept in the background until after
the far more important question of the
| ratification of the constitutional
| amendment has been disposed Of
The Georgia legislature will enact an
| insurance law practically a copy of the
new law in force in this state.
| J. D. Brock, of Hobgood, files VOL
| untary petition in bankruptcy
| The exercises in commemoration of
| the silver jubilee of the Baptist taber-
| nacle here attract great audiences.
| Rev. Dr.. Thomas E. Skinner and Rev.
DR.. j. J. Hall made talks yesterday
| and Rev. DR.. w. r. Gwaltney preach
| ed the sermon.
The attorney general delivers an
opinion that only in instances specified
| in Section 739 of the Code are wit
| nesses entitled TO one-half their fees; I;
| that as costs are matters entirely Of
statutory regulation and as he is not
| aware of any statute whereby wit
| nesses are allowed half fees where the
| grand jury ignores the bill, either in
cases of presentment or warrant upon
| which the bill Is sent and ignored by
| the grand jury. he is of opinion that
such costs are not properly allowable.
| Judge PurneI dismisses the case in
| admiralty of Samuel M. Skinner, libel
| liant, VS.. George Harriss, respondent,
from Wilmington, on the ground that
| 1t is not in admiralty Jurisdiction. The
| costs fall on the libellant.
| Some of the children who came here
| to go to the blind institute have been
| sent home, because 1t was found that
! they could see. Two were sent home
| yesterday and four today for this rea-
son.