The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-26
ID FALSE coLoRs.
The Laugh on One of Mr.. Ryanss Rail-
road Lawyers-State Guard Matters.
Board of Public Charities-The Rail-
way Tax Assessment Case.
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., December %
Nothing in quite a while has caused
more amusement among the lawyers
| than the attempt of Lemuel Eli Quigg.
Of New York. to masquerade yesterday
as Rufus H. Morrow. sf Jersey City"
Nobody was deceived. Several of the
Seaboard Air Line people knew Quigg.
In fact, to use a slang phrase. they
Were laying for him." He left here
last night with the other lawyers OF
Mr. Ryan. They gave it out tha they
intended to keep up their fight against
consolidation. Quigg had a proxy for
the Raleigh and CASTOR stockholders
meeting, at which he did not appear.
Over his name had been freshly writ
ten in ink evidently done yesterday
the name Of an attorney.
The capital stock of the Greater
Seaboard Air Line" is to be SCI, 500, COO.
The a%djutant general reports today
that the strength of the state guard
is 1874. There are three regiments of
infantry, ar artillery section and seven
divisions of a reserves. He says
he is very much gratified at the condi-
ton of the force. Two regiments of
infantry are armed and equipped. The
First regiment has no rifles. There
are 100 for it in the arsenal, las are
called in from various companies and
160 are requitioned for. 1t is difficult.
the adjutant general says, to get any
rifles or equipments from the govern
ment in excess of the quota, though
there are some 200, 900 rifles in vari-
Gus arsenals. The a%djutant general re-
ports that there has been marked sue
cess in collecting from the government
the mount expended last year in
mobilizing volunteers. By a fiction
it was shown that the state had paid
these claims and the government was
called On to refund.
AT the executive mansion last ven
ing the governor and Mrs. Russell gave
a reception to the students of the three
female colleges here, and the cadets of
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. Most of the latter went home
yesterday, as did a large proportion
Of h st. Mary's, Peace and Baptist
university girls. In fact, there is a per-
feet rush of students to their homes.
Colonel Kenan, clerk of the supreme
court, has placed in a special group
portraits of the nine chief justices
Of the supreme court. These are: Tay-
Tor, 1872; Henderson, 1929; Ruffn, 1873;
Nash, 1852; Pearson, 1858; Smith, 1913;
MeTTIInon, 1858, Snepneru, 1917, 1dlr-
cloth, 1895.
The state board of public charities
was in session last night and today.
An earnest effort will be made to find
room in the insane aSylumS for insane
now in jails and county homes. There
are many such u~nfortunates, particu-
larry in the western district. AS yet
the list is not completely made up.
Authority is given for the establish
nopot of tho Newman hncnitaI for
treatment of nervous diseases at Sails
bury. 1t is a gift of Mr.. Newman, the
rich owner of the copper mine at Gold
Hill, in memory of his little son. 1t
will accommodate. twenty patients. Au-
thority is also given for a hospital at
the Slater Industrial school for negroes
at Winston, and r. J. Reynolds was
banked for a SIS, 900 gift to this hos
pital.
1t is said six smallpox patients are
now in the pest house at Monroe The
disease was carried there from Ports
mouth.
Today the stockholders of the Louis
burg railway met and completed the
matter of consolidation with the sea-
board Air Line.
The statement having been made in
a newspaper that lit was thought
Judge Simonton would reopen the rail
way tax assessment cases and refer
them to a special master, James H.
POu, one of the attorneys for the cor
pOration commission who called on
Judge Simonton at and
again at Charleston, was asked by your
correspondent today if he thought such
a course probable. He replied:
Such a course was not mentioned
either time we saw Judge Simonton.
The only matters discussed related to
the effect of the AbbOtt-Beddingfield
| decision on the tax case and to the ap-
| peaiS in three of the cases. No a word
was said about a reference to a mas
ter. Manifestly, that could not be
considered until after the motion for
a rehearing shall have been disposed
of. That hearing is set for the 9th
instant at Charleston. We hope the
%rehearing will be granted. That is all
I know"