The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-04-06
TTIE CORPORATION TAX NATTER
Two Questions Before Judge Simonton
State Board of Elections-Funeral
Direct tors Association-State Con-
vention of Epworth League
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., April 8.

ftalelgn, n. &, April s.
Tomorrow H. G Connor and JohnI
Hinsdale, attorneys for this state and
it's corporation commission. will leaveI
for Charleston, where on Thursday
they will argue before Judge SimontonI
two important matters which haveE
gone up to that judge in the shape of
questions by Standing Master Shep-I
herd, in the tax assessment case. Thel
railways claim that the commiSsionl
has no power to look into the question:
whether their property is assessed att
it's full value The other matter is theI
refusal by the Acme Fertilizer Com
pany, for itself and really for all the
other private corporations, to produces
its books in court. The contention of
this particular company is that to do
SO would reveal it's private businessI
and injure itself.
1t is said that at least five of thel
democratic nominees on the state tick
ct will be nominated on the first BALLOT
at the state convention here a week
from tomorrow. This will be very re-
markable and at the same time veryl
pleasing to the party.
The supreme court today took up theI
appeal docket from the Ninth district.
George G.. Thompson has arrived herel
from Lynchburg, Va, to take charged
of this division of the freight lines of
the Southern railway, and Browder,
transferred.
rhe state board of elections had only
a few minutes session today and adj
jOurned until the 18th instant. 1t was
not fully prepared to select the county
boards. Not all the lists of recommen-
dations from democratic county chair
men had been received. Time is want
ed to investigate all lists and particu-
larly the one submitted by Franks, the
republican, and Johnson, the populist,
| members of the board. These are CO.
| operating and handed in one name for
| each county These lists will be care
| fully scrutinized. The policy may be
| to have only democrats on the boards
| Johnson and Franks had conferences
with the populist state chairman, who
is recently becoming more active, af-
ter long period of QuieScence. The
board will have complete lists on 18th
for county boards. The law says the
latter must be composed of three
| discreet persons"
Invitations We're today received tC
the marriage at Edenton Street NJ. E
church here April 18th, of Miss Lena
V. Powell. daughter Of Major A. NJ
Powell, of Raleigh, to Mr.. Repton H
Merritt, formerly of Wilmington, now
of Charlotte.
The matter of the reduction of th'
Tdle Oh ~ WOTu LelcST<ilIlS 10 10 CcuI
on the Western Union lines in thi
state is yet before the federal court
The company is very anxious to hav'
it taken off. The corporation commits
sion is considering what to do in tn
matter. The order for reduction wa
made by the now defunct railway com
mission.
AS yet the attorney general has no
been able to issue his report on crimi
nal statistics because the return 10
for Mecklenburg county has not ar
rived.
March was degrees colder here tha
the average for fourteen years past
Rain fell on eleven days of the month
1t is no wonder that farmers have bee
able to do relatively little plowing.
The North Carolina Funeral Direc
tors Association began its annual ses
sionhere this evening. Rev. E. 7
Adams offered prayer and Charts n
Busbee made the address Of welcome
c. w. Brown, of Asheville, RESPONDED
. | L. L. Christian, of Richmond, and Dz
Hubert A Royster, Of Raleigh. wi
deliver addresses, the latter on ''bae
teria." President A. Vogler, of Salem
delivered his address.
The fourth annual conference Of th
Epworth League in this state bega
here this evening, about 300 delegate
| being present, all of whom are bein
The services are being held in Edento
Street NJ. E. church. Presiding Eide
} J. 7. Gibbs made the opening addres.
Josephus Daniels, Rev. NJ. NJ. McFal
land and J. @. Brown made speeche
of welcome. To which response wa
{ made by Rev. r. G. Glennan, OF Eliz
abeth City. There were talks by Mr.
S. II. Beckwith, OF Louisburg; ]. !
: Nixon, OF Washington; Rev. j.
= Shore OF Burlington, and Rev. j. y
2 Ramsay, of Tennessee. Rev. r. {
D Beaman Of Elizabeth City, is pres
: dent.
= ton TO the low rates of railway IA,
20 the democratic state convention.