The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-02
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., September q.

Raleigh, N. c., September q.
The attendance at the state conven-
ton of democratic clubs yesterday was
very small. EX-Judge 7. B. Womack.
referring to this said, Il never thought
it would be large. 1t is difficult to get
such a state convention. The true
work and efficiency of such clubs is
local in character" The organization
of clubs Will be rapid and it is the eX-
pectation of State Organizer F. D.
Winston TO have about 1000 of them.
There are now at the Caledonia"
farm, near Weldon, owned by the state
and operated by cOnVictS, 321 beef cat
tie and 400 turkeys, which are to be
sold, Manager ArendaIl, of the peni-
tertiary, says. There are dairy herds
at all the farms.
Chairman Travis, of the penitentiary
executive board, a as to the reduc-
ton of the number of cOnvictS from l.
800 to 500 in the past four years: Il
do not think there Will be much fur
Their reduction. The falling off is due
to the use of cOnvictS by counties on
their roads. L think that about all the
counties which will desire this road
system now ave it"
Contractor Lydnor, of Richmond, who
is doing SO great a work. in boring ar
teSian wells in this state, asst night
struck water at the we'll at the intitu-
ion of the blind here. at a depth OF
15T feet The flow as is gallons a min
ute; the temperature of the water %,
which is a degree cooler than hat in
the deepest Well here. Tomorrow the
work of boring d we'll at the institution
for negro leaf muteS and blind will
begin. Mr.. SydnOr says that out of 900
wells he has driven, only TWO are fail
ures. A we'll like the one above re-
ferred to cost $500, he states Speaking
OF wells which are failures he referred
to the one at Galveston, sunk ito a
depth of 5000 feet at a cost of S15,O00
and giving only salt water, the soil
formation at 5000 feet being the same
as near theS surface.
On Friday of the state fair here, Oc-
tober 18th, there will be a game of foot
ball at the fair grounds between the
teams of Virginia Polytechnic inSti-
tute at Blacksburg and the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college.
The Copperville Company, OF this
city, is now making $1,000 brick daily
at its yards neal here.
The state charters the Freeman 6
Hodges Lumber Company, Of Beaufort
county, capital So, 0Oo.
The Oxford Furniture Company is
authorized to increase it's capital stool
from S20,0 900 to $4,000.
Governor Russell decides 20 to in
terfere further with the execution o
Archie Kinsauls, murderer, at Clinton
and unless he takes his own life, as h,
once 50 nearly did, he will be hanget
tomorrow. The governor also decide
to take no further action as to Chaun
CIV Davis, colored, at Tarboro, and he
too, will be hanged tomorrow.
The state department of a~gricultur
will tomorrow have a fruit show, en-
tirely of mountain apples.
Many republicans and populists ar
making plans TO Tote in the nationa
primary. They think it will not b
known how they voted III n elections
but are mistaken.
The p~enitentiary secured tn
state auditor a warrant for S35,OOO, bal
ance of his years appropriation, pu
the treasurer refused topay 1t, as n
had no funds. The warrant has pee
withdrawn and one for $4,000 subst
tuted and has been paid
The negro state conference, 10 COZ
slider the educational and
Improvement of the negroes, e hel
today. 1t vas called to order by Re'