The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

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/ partments-To Welcome the Raleigh
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c.. April g.
Colonel A. B. Andrews, vice presi-
dent Of the Southern railway. has re-
turned from Columbia, where he went
to see about the building OF b new
line from Columbia to Savannah.
The prices Of lumber have jumped
up in this state, and it is said the Gu
ban and Porto Rican demand is the
cause, the Cuban price being $50 per
1000 for pine. There is also a large
demand for cypress telegraph poles,
and buyers and inspectors are busy
along several Of the railway lines, no
tably the Carolina Central and Raleigh
and Augusta
1t is found hat dead bodies cannot
possibly be had for use in the medical
colleges in this state. The law is very
strict; too STRICT the doctors say, and
il is also said that bodies cannot be
had from Maryland, Virginia or South
Carolina. When shipped they have to
be disguised by packing. There will
certainly be no grave robbing. OF that
tnere need De no Tear.
City political matters here are lively.
The primaries will be held tomorrow
night. The fight appears to be as to
who shall be chief of police.
Bad as the city water has beer for
weeks past, there is no reduction in
prices. IL may be that a test case will
be made.
The supreme is popularity ex-
pected to decide tomorrow the Day
case, as to who is in charge of the pen
ltentiary. Day has always been CAN'T
dent. Day pins his faith on the conten-
ton that the same law which took
charge Of the penitentiary abolished
his office n that it was the purpose
of the democrats TO put in B. F. Ay-
cock as manager and thus virtually re-
create the office of superintendent. 1t
IS asserted by some persons that the
supreme court is likely to find in favor
Of Day. because for years the court
| has decided in favor Of an incumbent
of an office.
will be heavy, most of the cases being
against moonshiners. There are so far
10 cOunterfeiting cases.
Revenue officers report four seizures
OF Illicit distilleries-two in Nash, one
in Franklin and one in Granville.
1t is expected hat ebout fifty people
from here will go to New York to par
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Raleigh. James E. Boyd writes that
he is using all possible efforts to have
the cruiser go to Wilmington.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
has prepared a special reply to Sen
ator Pritchard's attack upon the fran
chise amendment to the constitution OF
the state. In this he shows that the
amendment is certain of ratification by
the people at the polls n hat Pritch-
ard n h republicans are merely
playing politics." Pritchard says the
act is unconstitutional, but he also
said there was no negro domination in
Wilmington before the election and be-
fore the revolution there hurled the
negroes from power and drove theil
white allies into enforced exile.
Railway Commissioner S. l.. Rogers
arrived today. He came from the coun
ty of Macon and was water-boun6
several days. There is snow in the
mountains and the winter and sprins
have been the worst ever known, with
immense rainfall
Indian pottery and many specimen:
Of minerals were today added to tn,
state museum.