The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
THE MAcnH .
Atwork Against the Franchise Amend
ment Republican Members Not To
Attend the Extra Session Of the Leg
~islature.
Messenger oareau.

Messenger -4rSau.
Raleigh, y. c. - aary
E. c. Shearin is to succeed Lewis
Summerill as supervisor Of the North
ampton penitentiary farm, Captain
Day, penitentiary superintendent, had
given notice that Summerill would be
retired. The state has about $40, 900
worth of plant and material on the
Northampton farm.
Deputy Revenue Collector Hare made
a raid in Franklin county last night and
captured a 65-gallon Illicit distillery.
Smallpox has broken out in two
counties, Surry Richmond. A let
ter from Mt. Airy 10 the state treasurer
says hat the disease appeared there
two months ago; that two weeks &
there began be some alarm; that eight
doctors saw the sick; five said the dis
ease was smallpox; three swore ii was
c~hickenpox. There is quite prevalent
an absurd idea that the proper policy
is to say it is not smallpox, or if so, in
mild form, etc. The proper way TO do
is to give the exact facts as Raleigh
did during the period of the disease
here last winter and spring.
a negro man was lodged in Jail here
today for stealing the wife of another
negro. The charge is hat he forcibly
ENTERED the house and took the woman
away. To be sure she was $40 - go.
A letter was written by a Raleigh
man making inquiry as TO the present
status Of the franchise amendment in
Louisiana. The reply says there has
been no state election since the conSti-
tutional amendment was adopted; that
as yet there is no law governing pri-
maries; that until the election next
April very little a be said of the eff
feots of the amendment.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., January II
The populist desire to have a confer
nee not only of their committeeman,
but of their party leaders in general on
the franchise amendment question
ShowtS how much the machine men
want to get the party in harness in op-
position to that question and ranged
alongside the republicans. The whole
power of the populist machine is being
directed against the amendment.
Republicans here are giving it out
that when the legislature meets in June
not a republican will be present. They
say they a do nothing and besides
would get no pay. There is no doubt
that people here will entertain the
members who attend, and carry out
fully the idea of the of com
merce by taking them as personal
guests.
Some of the populist machine men
are manifesting the most intense bit
terness towards W. ], Bryan. One said
today he wanted to knife him to the
heart in politics."
The state charters the Wake Forest
Canning Company, with $4,000 capital.
Before Commissioner E. j. Best here
tomorrow there will be a hearing of an
interesting case, involving a point new
in this state-The Old Dominion Steam
ship Company against h Thames and
MerSey and the Foreign and Marine
Insurance Companies. 1t involves the
question of the limitation of liability
of the s~hipowner. The point at issue
is the insurance on a fiat load of cotton.
Gillian & Gillian, of Tarboro and w.
A. White, of Norfolk, appear for the
Old Dominion and Jarvis & Blow, Of
G%reenville, and Aycock, Fleming &
Moore, of Goldsboro, for the two in
surance companies.
Among the arrivals here are: D. Y.
Cooper, Henderson; C.. w. Griffith.
Greenville; A. D. White, Warrenton;
J. E. w. Sugg, Snow Hill; w. A. OAR
den, Green county; D. Stewart, Laur-
inburg; H. c. Kearney, Franklinton;
R. w. Wharton, Washington; NV.
Jones, Warrenton; James V. Price, of
Rockingham county.