The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
A SUIT ron DAMAGES
To be Brought by the state Treasurer
Against the Banknote Company-A
Warming to Persons who Insure.
Messenger Bureau.

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Raleigh. N. c.. November ;.
State Treasurer Worth says he will
bring quite a novel suit against the
American Banknote Company. The lat
ter a a contract to engrave n
bonds TO pay the penitentiary debt and
TO pay for the p~enitenhary farms. and
gave the state treasurer a personal
promise to have the work quickly done.
saying IL was well advanced. Now
the treasurer and that IL has done no
that the company admits IL deceived
the treasurer and that IL had done no
work on the bonds. The treasurer says
Il will sue the company for breach OF
contract and force IL to pay the In
terest on the purchase money for the
farms. l am now paying not only the
interest on the bonds but that On the
farms and the latter wouid have stop
ped. OF course. IL IL had had the bonds.
SO i could turn them over TO the pur-
chasers and get the money"
Warren Coleman. Of Concord. the
president OF he negro cotton mill at
Concord. is here. He says tx will be
six weeks before the mill begins work.
The delay L. n to the failure OF one
company to put In shafting. The mill
will have 1000 spindles and $50 looms.
and will employ $50 persons. Coleman
says II tilHAOyNSs hIt utkTuCt. uANC
been selected. There are two white
bosses and one negro boss.
The state charters the Charlotte
Clothing Manufacturing Company.
capital sac. 0oo. J. c. Burroughs and
others stockholders.
The state veterinarian today receiv-
ed advices from j. 5. Bell. cattle quar-
antine officer. that cattle are dying or
splenic fever In the western part OF
Cherokee county.
The corporation commission In devot-
ing his week 20 "a study OF the reports
Of the bank examiners on the condition
OF the state banks
The state treasurer was sent n Few
days ago a bottle OF Plantation Bit
ters." with a request that IL be analyx-
ed TO see whether IL was not really a
strong intoxicant. The state chemist
finds that 2S per cent. OF IL Is alcohol.
whiskey containing only SO per
The bitters will therefore be barred
from sale in North Carolina. Arrests
OF sellers are likely To result.
The school board cases from Samp-
son county were argued In the supreme
court yesterday and today. Senate
Butler and his brother. George, appear
ing for the contestants, Herring and
others, against Pugh n othc.s. This
suit is to see whether the fusion or
democratic boards OF education are Ie-
gal.
The insurance commissioners calls at
tention to Section los OF the new in
surance law (the Willard law.D IL is
as follows: mo action shall he main
tanned in any court in this state upon
any policy or contract OF fire insurance
issued upon n property situated m
this state by any company. association,
! partnership, individual, or individuals
that have not been authorized by the
insurance company to transact such in
surance business.
The mean temperature here during
October was 81 degrees, which liz .
above the average. The highest wind
velocity was al miles an hour. on the
| 31st. from the north. The rainfall was
5.12 inches. the monthly average for
October being 40. There were three
light frosts and one heavy one. Yet
vegetation is killed but slightly. h
leaves are yet very thick in the woods,
as sportsmen discover. n