The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06
THE THREE coRSERED CONTEST
In the Raleigh Congressional District
seventh District Appeals In Supreme
Court-The Great Eastern Railway.
A Monument to Calvin H. Wiley.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, ~. c., October IL
II. l. Grant, the republican clerk OF
the federal court here. makes the
charge that the democrats are keeping
". j. Jenkins, populist. in the field as a
candidate in this district;
lin other words. In paying him not to
Withdraw in favor Of Giles. the repub-
lportunity to divide the republican
vote. The fact is. the democrats do not
lcare a straw whether Jenkins stays in
the field or withdrays, as E. w. Pou.
1.-THE democratic nominee. Will win in a
walk.
Seventh district appeals will be called
next Wednesday, November 9TH, in the
supreme court in the following order:
State VS.. Robinson; Smith vs.. Tew;
cooper VS.. Security Company; Reiger
Tvs. Worth: Burney VS.. Allen; Autry VS..
Floyd.
Engineer Chapman, Of the Great
Eastern railway, is here looking into
1.-THE business outlook, with a view to
ascertain whether il will pay to extend
1.-THE road to Raleigh. It is under
construction between Fremont and
lEngelhard. Several hundred men are
now grading, and some miles of rack
lare down.. He will look carefully into
the prospects for business in case 1t is
decided that Raleigh will be a desirable
collective point.
The state museum is presented by
Hill Read, Of Hartford county, with the
first COP Of the New York Sun, of
date September 8, 1888. It is a trifie
larger than a letter sheet but the pa
lper and the press work are of high
quality.
The following letter explains itself:
Raleigh, N. c., October 81.
r. w. Askew, County Superintendent.
Windsor, N. C.
My Dear Sir:-I most c~heerfully ap-
prove of the idea of erecting a monu-
Iment in the capitol square at Raleigh
to the emo of Calvin Henderson
Wiley. 1 suggest hat the county SUI
|p~erintendents arrange to have a Calvin
Wiley day in the respective schools of
their respective counties. On this day
have appropriate exercises by the chill
dren and a sketch of the life and work
of Calvin Wiley by the teacher or
some one selected for this purpose by
him. I want the children to have a
part and interest in the work, but I
also want the state of North Carolina
Ito share in this work and I shall recon-
|mend that the next legislature appro-
lpriate $4,000 towards a Wiley monu-
lhlSIl. IL Is well lldl VIC HdSS
our soldiers for their valor. 1t is with
pride that we point to the monument
to our confederate soldiers; the monu-
Iment of Washington, and the monu-
ment to the memoir of Vance. 1t will
lalso be we'll for the state to commem-
crate the great work of Calvin Hen
Iderson Wiley for the education Of her
Ichildren. He served his state not on
the battlefield, but in the homes. trav-
ersed the valleys, hills and mountains
at a great sacrifice of time and labor
land why? because he loved North al
DINA and her children. I think Friday,
December 21st, would be a good time
for Wiley day. Let the children have
the exercise referred to and invite their
parents and friends out on this day,
land parents and children given an OPP
|portunity to give something for aWiley
monument. The fund could be kept by
the county superintendent. the record
of the school contributing and the
amount given by ach With best
wishes for the success of the move
ment, I am yours truly,
c. H. MEBANE,
Supt. Pub. Inst.