The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
BUTLER STILL KICKING
Because commandments
ton OF Freight Rates-The Bayboro
Disturbances The state Textile
school.
Messenger Bursau.

Fd4sISns y. e.. Angus ~.
Senator Butler a y editorsaily in his
paper: W. see in the democratic pa
pers tha Towne has come down as
our candidate for vice president and
viii not accept our nomination. He
may have the righ: 10 refuse our NOM
i~nation. but he cannot assume the right
10 say whom we shall vote to-. We
see il charged in democratic papers
that Towne has had the promise OF .
cabinet position and IL IL should be
h OF secretary he can record the
fact that the popuiists viii attend 20
heir own business"
AT the mex session OF the corpora
ton commission. September 18th. the
matter Of the classification OF freIghts
in general will be considered. The
Southern. the Atlantic Coast Line and
the aboar Air Line viii then be rep
resented. These systems have recent
ly issued a new Interstate classlhca-
ton and these roads are applying IL
from point TO point in this state. OF
this shippers in North Carolina have
made complaint 10 the commission. The
latter may adopt the new classification
or adhere TO the old one. Some # the
rates o. TIE new are higher and some
lower han those Of the Did one.
The Seaboard Air Line files IN the
United States district court here ex-
ceptions 10 the report OF Special Mas
ter Eugne ). Martin that the order %
the corporation commission making
ten tons OF fertilizers a minimum car
load was just and reasonable.
There are two widely differing
statements as to the necessity for
sending troops 10 Bayboro Saturday
night; one hat hey We're needed and
+, hat the "a that they were sent for
dispersed a mob: the other that there
was no mob. and that the call for
troops was a SANDER and a libel upon
the good people OF Pamlico county. Il
is a queer complication.
The democratic state executive COM
mittee is expected To meet here about
September 1st. The state chairman
will spend ten days or a fortnight at
Beaufort.
State Treasurer Worth has gone TO
High Point to attend the great year
ly meeting of the Friends or Quakers.
At this there will be at least 5000 PEG
pie Sunday. There are delegates from
all the other great centers OF Quaker
life in this country.
1t is expected that a number OF young
women viii avail themselves of the
opportunities offered by the textile de-
pdI lLilcHI al lut ASEECUilGEdl ana Me-
chanical college. Hand looms have
been ordered for the designing depart
ment. Students will study the princi-
piles of weaving. and he course OF in
struction will include carding. spin
ming, weaving n dyeing. A dye
house win be added.
North Carolina has more cotton mills
than any other state and this textile
department will be the center OF a new
line of development. The electrical en-
cheering building OF the college Is
nearly ready for use. 1t is 30x50 feet,
and Of brick, which were furnished by
Superintendent Day of the peniten-
tiary, to whom the college feels under
particular obligations. In this build
ing there will be ten dynamos Of Diff
ferent types. all for purposes OF study.
The college will perhaps nex year have
a blast furnace for smelling.