The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14
Increasing in North Car
Dina.
IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE
I'm This Line Chartered by she state.
No Cruise for Our Naval militia PROT.
able-Travelinx Expenses Allowed
b Corporation Commisston Fu.
xionist. Jubiiaus over Dccisien In
h nay Case-Cases In bankruptcy IN
This Dtssrfct.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c.. April IL. 1899.

rNAtclku, ~. ~. April III. 4oSs.
II is said that vsrioloid has appeared
on the Northampton state convict farm
All the state convicts have been vac
cinated. This was completed three or
four weeks ago.
Governor and Mrs. Russell are In
Brunswick. and are expected TO return
here Thursday.
The secretary of state today received
the reprint OF the forty-third North Car
DINA supreme our reports Generally
known as Sth Iredell's Epuity.)
Mrs. Alfred w. Haywood makes q
gift to the cruiser Raleigh OF twelve
| sill er punch cups, gold lined, exactly
matching in design the punch bowl and
| ladle presented to the Raleigh a few
| years ago by the people OF the state
!. Mrs. Haywood will not be able to so
to New York to make the presentation
in person and so her husband and lit
tie son will represent her. 1t will be
remembered that she christened the
| Raleigh at Portsmouth,
This afternoon the trustees OF the
| Baptist state female university met
| here to elect a president and the facul-
| ty. There were many candidates. Tho
building is nearly complete and is one
of the most imposing in this city.
Only three points in the state made
an effort this year TO get the Teachers
Assembly. Morehead City succeeds
Shelby and Greensboro were the other
points. Greensboro offered TO enter
tain the assembly free and but for the
appearance Of a few cases OF smallpox
there would have no doubt won
June 1916 is the date Of the assembly.
1t seems that there is trouble in find
ing the act of the legislature postpon-
ing until June 1st the date for the efec-
tiveness of the Jim Crow" car law.
The bill passed the house, and the pa
pers said 1t also passed the senate
1t is not generally known, but II Ia
true that the First North Carolina
volunteers was rendered for service In
the Philippines.
Ed. Chambers Smith, who Is in
charge of the arrangements for having
another cotton mill here says 1t Is as
surred. Almost $4,000 is in sight.
and Of this $125, 600 is sure. The Holts
will put up the remainder OF the $780,
600.
All the political parties have been
eagerly watching the Day case (for h
control of the penitentiary). No case
In years has attracted the attention.
Very important matters hinge upon II.
During January sixteen seizures OF
Illicit distilqiers were made In this dis
trict, in February seven, in March sew
| enteen, and so far in April three.
The point is carried as TO the status
| of the North Carolina guardsmen now
in the volunteer army. They will get
| all the places in the guard which they
| left when they volunteered. Such Is the
| popular demand, and UGH Is the deci-
| sion of the military authorities
Not a word is now heard Of the much
| talked of wilmington cases In the
| federal court here. No bills were found
| at last term
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., April II.
The outlook is tina North Cardinals
naval militia will not get a cruise next
month or this month. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that neither the government
nor the state "a pay the expenses OF
the militia for such a cruise. Only $3.50
of the State Guard fund Is found to
be available for this purpose.
The corporation commission, II In
found, is allowed SO, 900 annually for
travelling expenses.
The supreme court advances the in
teresting case OF Watson vs.. Jordan.
1 involving title TO the criminal court
| clerkship of Buncombe county. so that
it will be heard next Friday. This Is
n OF the suits growing out OF 1893
| legislation.
There are not a few people here will
ing to bet that DR.. ID. H.. Abbott will
win his case as to a position on the
corporation commission, though he has
not as strong a case as w. III. Day
had.
The ~fusionist office holders are jubi-
a n at the supreme courts decision
in the Day case, and say IL goes a long
way in their direction: but. as was
stated last night, Democratic State
Chairman Simmons holds quite a diff
ferent view.
The state today chartered the Gran
tie Mountain Hardwood Company, of
Winston. capital / 10000; w. II. Tunis.
of Baltimore; G.. w. Hinshaw, OF Win
ston, n w. II. Absher, of North
| Wilkesboro, wners. The development
Of furniture manufacturing in North
Carolina during the past two or three
years has certainly been remarkable.
BY the end OF this year between fifty
and sixty factories in that line will be
in operation.
The state also chartered the Johnson
Dry Goods Company, Of Wilmington.
capital $4,000, owners w. A Johnson.
1 w. 7. Johnson and A. G. Johnson
Up to date twenty-nine petitions In
bankruptcy have been fled in this fed
eral district.
All secondhand clothing stores here
are being disinfected by order Of the
board Of health.
The North Carolina Car Company, Of
this city, has gone n bankruptcy I'm
the federal court There are several
petitioners.
All the twenty-one directors, both
f~usfonists and democrats, Of the states
prison, viii meet next week. The SUI
preme courts decision does not appear
to affect the status as to directors of
he democrats elected by this years
legislature. but simply takes way any
and all power from the executive
board" which Was created this year.