The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

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Valuable Papers Missisg from she
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Messenger Blu
Raleigh. N. c.. July IS.
John = shaw. OF counse for the Sea-
board Air me, was here today on his
way from Fiat Rock. where an order
restraining the corporation commission
from increasing the tax assessment on
railways from So. S.. 900 10 sis.sl4.ooo
was granted b. Jude Simonton. return
able at Asheville Septemba Goth Ma
tor Shaw said: The railways were rep
resemed as follows: The Southern by
Colonel Henderson and Captain Charles
Price; the Atlantic Coast Line by Rob
ert o. Burton and George Rountree: the
Seaboard Air Linz by ex-Judge Leigh
r Watts and myself. We question the
right OF the corporation commission to
originally assess property. The act
creating the commission Is very defec-
tive indeed. Another claim we make
Is that the assessment OF property is
grossly unequal; that while railway
property is assessed at only 100 per
cent, other property - assessed at only
SO per cent. OF its value. Yes, and We
are prepared to show that in many
counties other property Is sstually as
sessed at less than SO per cent. OF ITS
true value"
The electric storm here yesterday was
severe. lightning struck the bathing
pool at the city park and stunned sew
eral men and boys. J. E Uzzle and
his o were both affected, the former
for several hours. Lightning struck
the tall spire OF the Edenton Street M.
" 1h,,~ah A,,% l;l 80 A. t. o~x, "a -,
age.
"A cotton mill company here will OPP
crate the Falls of Neuse mills. About
500 horsepower is furnished by the
river there about nine months in the
year.
The monthly bulletin of the state
agricultural department will in future
appear in o form with very attrac-
tive cover. The August number Will
contain a complete list Of the manufac-
turing industries in the state. During
h two years of the fusion regime the
bulletin vent through the mails free,
but this was fraudulent. 1t was not
in any sense a government publication,
but entirely by the state.
Walter H. Neal, of Laurinburg, is
here and says that in the new county
Of Scotland not fifty votes will be cas-:
against the constitutional amendment,
limiting the negro franchise. He de-
clares that not five white men in the
county will vote against it, and :ha; the
negloeo are taking no marner of inter-
est in politics.
The Ladies Confederate Memorial
Association, of Raleigh, has from year
to yea n 1863 deposited II the state
library the annual addresses which are
always rn the life and services of same
North Carolina general. II is now
found that all are missing None are
in the library. These were valuable
and can never be replaced What has
become of them is a myste'y. The new
librarian saws he has never seen them.
The Progressive Farmer, one of the
leading populist organs says editori-
ally hat wh:!e the democratic party
will declare fo- ard the republican par
y against the franchise amendment,
the populist party will leava it 20 indi-
yi1ual voters for decision. 1t quotes a
rtt ubllcan who was asket t. he would
-uppc,t the amendment and replied
that he would not vote for the Ten Com
mandments if they were supported by
the democrats. Tt says: There is a
sample Of prejudice run t seed. To
say such men are dangerous to to lib
erty is to put it mildly. If there were
some method of measuring prejudice
a constitutional amendment to disfran-
chise prejudiced voters would be in or
der"
Il d NSlcl Illdl ldIL IL IN dCllllS
entomologist will in their tour of the
state, which began today, examine all
the principal orchards in which any dis
ease has appeared.
State Chemist B. w. Kilgo, of this
state, is now president Of the Nationa,
Association of Agricultural Chemists,
of which UP to July 9TH, he a been
the vice-president.
Today's crop bulletin says there is
| increased diversity in the condition OF
| crops throughout the state. The i'm
preston conveyed by the majority Of
| reports is that the drought has been re-
| newed in most northern and centra
| counties, and counties in the west, with
| unabate severity. There was almos,
| an entire absence of rain from Monday
Q0th) to Friday Q4th), followed by 10.
| cal showers Saturday and Sunday
| chiefly in the central and eastern por-
| tons of the state, which were extreme
! ly beneficial, though poorly distributed
In many western counties no rain oc.
CURED and the condition Of some crop:
is d~eplorable. The temperature was
comparatively low the first of the week
followed by a gradual rise eliminating
in excessive heat in the west, wher,
Charlotte INK other points reported
maximum temperatures Of 100 degrees
The amount of sunshine was in exces!
of requirements. Generally, crops con,
tinue well cultivated, though the grounc
is too hard and dry now in many coun
ties and it is impossible to SOW field
peas.