The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-22

Bids for the First Building Wanted.
The Proposed Negro Convention.
Major Graham Rxplains-Rfrst Dem.
Ocrauc Campaign CLUB
Raleigh, y. c., August Is.
Messenger Bureau.

1uCSS~uSCI BUREAU,
Raleigh, y. c., August Is.
Immigration Commissioner Thomson
has a letter from a man named Esle-
from Michigan who wants to settle In
western North Carolina to raise apples;
says he raises apples and ships them
here from Michigan, so thinks he will
save freight by raising the fruit elise
to the market.
The Raleigh and Great Eastern Rail-
road Company was chartered by the
state, with a capital OF 500. 900. It is to
be a local road about. twenty miles long
to open up a fine timber country. Ju-
liam S. Carr, Of Durham, is one of the
leading promoters Of the enterprise.
On Sunday night in h n a
young white man left church to go out
and take a swim. He lost his bearings,
and was drowned and came near drown
ing two men who attempted to rescue
him.
The state library and the library of
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege are now to be c~atalogued by the
card system, thu rendering ii more
easy for patrons of the library to find
books.
The state library trustees have re-
\ CCllly SOIo SJu HoIlA VI III NOlOu1dl
Records.
| The new Raleigh Gas Company is
preparing to issue $4,000 of bonds, the
| proceeds to be used for equipping a new
plant.
The state treasurer will tomorrow
| open the bids for the $4,000 North Car
DINA ten-year 4 per cent. coupon bonds,
to be- issued for the purchase of the
p~enitentiary farms. No bids under 104
| will be considered.
Governor Russell was inclined to OBJ
| ject to the corporation commission m
ploying counse for the injunction cases,
thinking it was his prerogative. Now
he has decided to accept the counsel
employed-Connor, of Wilson. and Sim
mons, Pou and Ward, Of Raleigh. He
adds, though, Messrs. J. G. L. Harris
| and Charles A. Cook. The state will
| pay counsel, as the commission has no
appropriation for this purpose.
DR.. Cooper Curtice, the state veteri-
marian, will recommend for better con-
troll and suppression Of splenic fever to
the federal government a stricter quar-
J antine mt better defined quarantine
lines, and to the state authorities he
will recommend that the driving of
cattle from infected, ~free-range coun-
ties to u~ninfected, stock-law counties
be prohibited.
Mr.. James H. Smith, the new sn-
| perintendent of the federal cemetery,
has come to take charge Of the ceme-
terry here. Captain Elgie goes to Sails
| bury.
The captain Of the Mt. Airy company
and everal of his men have been ar
| rested, so states a letter received here
yesterday. Acting Mayor Patterson
telegraphs he has the equipment Of the
company and wants to know what to
do with it.
Messenger Mureau,
Raleigh, N. c., August 16.
The committee for the Methodist Or
phanage ask for plans for the first
building on the o~rphanage property.
| The board of trustees meet on the 31st
and will perfect arrangements and
| elect a member on the board to a
vacancy which vas caused by the death
| of Hon. H. G.. Wall.
The call by prominent negroes made
! yesterday for a state convention to be
| held here September 9th to 28th is Gre
ating much interest, as 1T is most de-
| cidedly a political move, and will,
among other things, plan to defeat the
| passage Of the constitutional amend
ment. A prominent negro here says
they will naturally DO all in their pow
er to defeat it. Emigration from the
state under certain conditions will be
considered.
IL was Sldl0u d lew OdyS x mat
Major w. A. Graham, a member of the
agricultural department committee, re-
ceived $500 for attending the meeting
Of the board w days. 1t is only just
to Major Graham to say that this
amount was also to cover his trip to
Southern Pines, where he went as
chairman Of the board on immigration,
being sent there under direction of the
board.
The reports by crop correspondents
for the week ending Monday, August
IA, 1899, indicate very favorable wealth
er and satisfactory progress in the
growth Of crops. Showers were fire.
quent, but generally not excessive and
occurred with favorable intervals OF
sunshine. In fact the conditions during
the week could hardly have been bet
ter and crops on the whole continue to
do we'll. A few unfavorable reports
were received from the following coun-
ties: Guilford, Stokes, Cleveland, For
syth, Cabarrus, Wilkes, and Iredell
where the rainfall has beer INSULT
cient. Damage by worms to late corn
and now also to peanuts, gardens and
meadows is still reported.
Early corn is practically matured
and late corn is caring we'll and a large
crop is now assured; lowland corn ir
the west is fine, but upland will be
short.
The decline in the condition of cotton
since August LIST has been compare
lively slight; while shedding continues
and some rust has been reported. the
amount is not greater than usually oc-
ours at this s The crop is open
ing slowly and the only element of dan
ger is the possibility Of damage by ear.
ly frost.
Tobacco has continued the improve
ment inaugurated with the rains OF
July, but some firing of tops and ten.
der leaves is reported from the coun.
ties where insufficient rain fell.
A case Of smallpox was reported here
yesterday, but it was a false alarm
DR.. Lewis, secretary of the state board
of health, recommends compulsory vac.
~cinatiOn in Winston, where SMALLPOX
has occurred.
The trustees of the state library have
reduced the price of the Colonial and
State Records from IS to So per volume
There will be organized at Laurin.
burg this week "A white mans consti.
tutional amendment club" It is the
first campaign club yet decided upon
1 1t is in the home of the Red Shirts