The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-18
The Time for Its Going
Into Effect.
COY. RUSSBLL'S DENIAL
OF Tying TO Wsrk the Eenue OF once
Act On Eysars-Amcuss eG Peuisen.
uary Deb sau rnknovvn-Many
Duplicate Warrants ousssandtng.
Licensed Dissilievse. Sei.ea-TwsNe.
groes Arrested, Charged Wssh Murder
In Robc>en county.

raleigh. ~. -. april IL
Governor Russell denies tha while in
Washington he endeavorcd 10 defeat IL
G. Ewart's appointment as judge. un-
der the tenure OF office" clause. lie
tried in various other ways to defeat
EwarT. Republicans from his state
who were in Washington at the time
know all the facts
". - Guthrie. OF Durham. writes the
corporation commission asking as On
the lin Crow car law. and wh.Sher
there Is a penalty for it's not now
being complied with. The reply was
made today. The act Itself was cited.
and this Itself. twithout reference to
the supplementary act. making It ef-
fecure June lst), as that the COM.
mission has 10 make a declaration as
10 when the act is effective and In oper-
alton, as much discretion ia left the
commission. Ii is not thought that any
suit now brought would lie. All the
members OF the Legislature thought the
supplemental act had passed
The organ OF the North Carolina re-
publicans says today that the supreme.
courts decision in the Day case. hui
initiates the legislature This causes
a broad smile on democratic faces.
me, Raleigh company of tbs First
volunteers Ii expected To arrive here
about noon next Sunday on a special
train from Savannah.
To-day in the supreme court there
was in the case involving I'll
tie TO The clerkship OF the criminal
court in Buncombe county. The flu
slonist clerk sues to hold the place from
winch the Legislature ousted him.
CHAIRMAN Travis, Of the penitentiary
board, SAYS II really seems that the
debt will exceed $40. 900. There are
many duplicate w~arrants-for instance
one would be given for a months pay.
this would not be paid and then the
following month one would be issued
for two months pay Everything il
in confusion. thanks to the wretched
fusion mismanagement.
The revenue officials have made two
large seizures Of licensed distIlleries in
Moore and Person counties. for frauds
on the government. Thirty barrels OF
whiskey were brought here.
1 James + Boyd will present. on behalf
! of Mrs. A. w. Haywood. of Raleigh.
the donor, the twelve silver punch cups
to the cruiser Raleigh. Fifteen citi-
zens of Raleigh left last night and to-
day for New York to participate in the
welcome TO the Raleigh. r. H Busbee
VIII represent Mayor Powell, in case
General Robert F. Hoke, who liz now i'm
! New York, cannot be present
The state auditor, acting along the
line or the supreme courts decision.
VIII not honor any demands fer salaries
IN any cases where there are contests.
This affects several persons. among
them e. G Beddingfield. corporation
. commissioners, on whom D.. II. Abbott
! serves notice of contest.
Two negroes, Henry Mclean and
Lewis ellis, were brought here yester-
day from Norfolk and placed i'm the sta
ton house. by Chief Of Police McIver.
OF Carthage. They last February, il
is sald. Killed a white man named Nc
Bride in Robeson county. III was said
there was e OF I~ynching If the men
were taken TO Robson. There was no
commitment for them here. so the
sheriff could not receive until last
evening. This morning at Z o'clock
they were, however, taken to Robson
county. Both the negroes are from
Fayetteville. They came without requi-
sition and have made fun confessions.