The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
FOR President
OF State Agricultural
College.
PIVE FUTILE BALLOTS

Deadiock-Btshoc sheshsrr to be War.
ried-Dectsion n 60 school Boards
Applies TO County onsy.
Question OF Options on state Swamp
Lands.
Especial to The Messeuger.)
Raleigh, n. c., June 6.-Bishop Ches-
ire. Of this Episcopal diocese, l. to DO
married in July to Miss Mitchell, OF
Elliott City, Maryland
Work is stopped for the present on
the Cape Fear and Northern railway
at Williams. in Harnett county. TWEEN
ty-one miles from Apex.
The Traders Fire Insurance Company
domesticated today.
n. 5. Finch, OF Charlotte, clains
that the option granted him and Mr..
Failing Is to all the state swamp lands
in northeastern North Carolina Tho
board OF education sustains him. Thls
knocks out Isaac Meekins, who had Sc
cured an option last week In Camden.
Chowan, ~Pasquotank and Currituck.
The attorney general In reply TO tho
request OF the state superintendent OF
public instruction for an option decides
that the decision OF Judge Undertake.
that the old board Of education is the
valid one in Sampson county, applies
to that county lone. The state super
intendent now asks the attorney gen.
eIal whC.her the new boards OF educa-
ton elected by the legislature and rec
ognizd by the state superintendent ara
net de facto boards.
Five ballots were taken by the trus-
tees for president Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college. The first was:
Winston 8, Primrose z, Hill 2. Last
one resulted: Winston z, Primrose 5,
scattering 6. Two members, Tompkins
and Fields are absent. Were they here
the former would vote for Primrose
and the latter for Winston. Trustee
Hardin did not vote. Two trustees
left for home this afternoon on &C
c unit OF deaths in their families. There
was no result in the voting. 1t will be
resumed tomorrow morning.
The remainder of the session OF the
board today was devoted to hearing
reports. 1t looks as IL there may be a
ealdock as to the president. unless one
VI lue CduuludleS TetlTeS.
Insurance Commissioner Young re-
turned today from New York. where
he saw various insurance companies
regarding the Craig law. He says he
thinks all save about ten life comma
MES and five fire companies will do
mesticate. Four charters were fled
with him today instead Of with the sec
rotary Of state. One of these Is for
| tha PoyoI Tifa Copnpopy of Iaura
Assistant Instructor Crawford Biggs,
of the summer law school at the Uni
versity, tells me 1t will open with fifty
students.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
college alumni association met today
with twenty-six present. A resolution
instructing Trustee Bonitz and request
ing Trustee Clark Cloth alumni) to
vote for Winston for college president.
was voted down by one majority, after
a hot debate, BonitZ and Clark antag-
onizins the resolution. George S.
Traps, Of Raleigh, was elected presi-
dent OF the alumni association.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., June 6.
President Henry s.. Hertzog, of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college OF
South Carolina, arrived here this MORN
ing and this evening delivered the an
nual address before the graduating
class Of sixteen at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college.
The question OF the presidency on
tinued to o~vershadow all others at the
college today. The feeling between the
supporters Of the two candidates was
strong and high. Students and alumni
entered into the contest.
The corporation commission Is re-
ceiving the returns Of a number Of The
smaller railways, on which the as
sesslnent for taxation, of July 1st, will
be based.
The crop and weather report for the
week ending last night notes a decided
improvement of crops, with a tempera-
ture daily above normal and local
showers.
The trustees of the Baptist female
university here have completed the Sc
lection of the faculty, by electing Henri
Apply, Of Holland. musical director;
his wife instructress Of voice culture;
Miss LOWE L. Jones. OF Raleigh. as
sistant musical instructress; Miss Hat
tie Farmer, OF Goldsboro, teacher OF
stenography and typewriting. The
university opens September 2Tth. There
[ will be appropriate opening ceremonies
and dedication OF the building.
: All the preparations are complete for
) the entertainment Of the North Caro-
lima Bankers Association here tomor-
row. Thursday evening the Capito
Club VIII give 1t a german and re-
ception.
The Raleigh paper mill. at Falls o.
Neuse, this county, was sold yester
day TO the National Bank OF Raleigh
. for SIS, 700.