The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-10

Raleigh. ~. G. November 8.
The supreme court devotes this week
to the hearing OF Appeals from the Sew
euth district.
Governor Russell offers sioe reward
for the arrest OF George Oates. who I'm
Mitchell county, October sSth. wayiaid
n assassinated Ambrose Caraway.
II Is understood that the governor -
TO be asked to furnish protection 70
negro railway aborers in Mitcheu coun-
~.
The company which IL building the
Ohio River and Charleston railway has
reached mitchell county and - now In
what is known as he Roc creek Sec
iron OF H. In that section no negro has
wen been permitted to live. The peo-
pie there. Ii appears. have driven on
the negro railway employees. by threats
OF death or else have turned them back
Mitchell is a republican county and the
Rock creek section il ms centre OF the
anu-negro policy. A republican who
was here at state headquarters three
years ago said that once Congressman
Richmond Pearson sent a negro band
to Mitchell and rhaK the Rock creek
natives nearly killed the entire OUTFIT,
and drove the negroes into Tennessee.
A representative OF the American
Banknote Company came here to sec
State Treasurer Worth q lng the
printing OF rhe penitentiary bonds and
made the strange statement that the
member Of that company who had been
In correspondence with the treasurer
was OF unusual MIND. IL Is now prom
ised that the bonds shall be speedily
furnished and that he y viii
pay rhe interest on the debS for the
farms, so that the treasurer will not
have to bring suit.
Sa,nH1- lDrtfNhu- ID -~Al aN- -pas-~h
in Maryland last week. but concluded
his duties In Ohio. because OF the sick
ness OF some members OF his fanny.
Mrs. A. J.Buffalo. of this city. secor-
ed a divorce from her husband. DR..
Buffalo. Ii Is not an absolute divorce.
The evidence was unprintable In great
degree and h hope Is expressed here
that there Will be a change OF law by
which such cases viii be heard pri-
vately.
Three c~onvicts from Wilmington. con-
victed in the Federal court. will be
placed in the penttentlary here tomor-
row. One a negro who gets ten years.
for two p~ostoffice robberies. had been
out of the penltentiary but a few
weeks. 1t appears that he makes a
speciality Of robbing small postofices
The corporation commission Will ap-
peal from the decision OF Judge Simon
ton in the railway tax assessment case
to the circuit court Of appeals and to
the supreme court Of the United States
IL necessary. Such was the statement
made today by +. NJ. Simmons. OF coun-
sci for the commission. Mr.. Simmons
expressed his surprise at the decision
of the judge. saying he thought IL had
been for twenty years the policy OF the
federal courts to hold that the decisions
OF the state courts governed in
construction OF state laws. and
that the North Carolina supreme
court steadily held that iegis-
lation during the same session or
the legislature was to be consid red
pari materia, as in the Day penftentiary
case and others, whereas Judge Simon
ton CONSTITUTES each act as separate and
not bearing on the other.
The understanding Is that Judge ST.
monton's decision means that he knows
the case wifi go to the higher courts
and that he says in effect. though not
in words. that IL the higher courts find
him in error and the case goes back TO
him he will hear II upon IL
The farmers say there Is very little
top crop OF cotton in this section; not
enough to be worth mentioning. Two
weeks ago there was promise OF some
top crop, but the frosts nipped IL.