The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-25
BAPTIST CENTURY COMMITTEE.
Arrangements for Raising
SIOO,OOO for Educatfon-The State
Records and Regimental History-To
be Sweeping Changes I'm Federal
Ofiefals-Death OF Levin Barringer.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., December 10.

Raleigh, n. g, December ~.
The Baptist century COMMITTEE met
here today, Rev. DR.. Charles E.. Taylor
chairman, the other members being
Rev. DR.. Vann, Professor Skies n
n. 3. Broughton. Arrangements were
completed for raising 800, 900 next ear
for higher education. OF this sum $780,
900 is to go TO the Baptist female uni
versity here, $50, 900 to Wake Forest col
Iege, SO, 200 to Chowan Baptist female
institute and the remaining 500 0 is
to be divided among perhaps a dozen
Baptist high schools. Chairman Tay-
lor says it is the purpose to establish
a high schoo or academy in every one
of the sixty Baptist associations.
The legislature will be asked to
change the name of the Baptist female
university here to the "Woman's COL
lege." 1t appears that a number of the
Baptists do not like the present name.
They say it is not a university at all.
Governor Russell returned last night
from New York, to which city he went
after the conclusion of the centennial
celebration at Washington.
The hearing here Of the states / q
of the tax assessment case ended to-
day. Many tax assessors were exam
ined. The drift of their evidence is that
they assess property at what it will
bring at a forced sale, a cash sale; yet
one of them said only one such sale or
land had been made in his township in
years. This particular piece of proper
ty, assessed at $1,000, brought s7,10O.
The eighteenth volume of the State
800 Tl1-4 --s1I hn r1rnn
more, the last the index. The copy for
all is IN the printers hands. There will
be three volumes of the Regimental
Histories of North Carolina troops in
the civil war. The cop for these is
also in the printers hands, with the
exception of the histories of three reg
iments, which are written but have not
yet arrived here.
The executive committee of the state
fair met here this afternoon, Charles
McNamee, of Asheville, presiding. He
retireS and General William r. Cox, of
Edgecombe, is the new president. Two
years interest on the bonds was order
ed paid. Two years interest will still
be due but another payment is apt to
be made.
A prominent federal official here says
that he has the best of reasons for
believing that President Mckinley will
make surprising changes in federal of
ficials in the south next year, and that
will be the case particularly in North
Carolina. Georgia and Alabama
The MormonS continue their work in
North Carolina and say they regard it
as a promising field of effort. Most of
their work is now done in the eastern
counties. They have over forty work
ers, and also have a conference with a
presiding elder. The conference is now
in session at Goldsboro. The Mormons
assert that their missionaries or prose
1ytes have visited fully half the homes
of white people in North Carolina.
levin w. Barringer. a son of the late
Hon. d. NJ. Barringer, minister to
Spain, died at his home, Philadelphia,
yesterday. He lived here until about
% ear ago. and at the time of his
death owned valuable property here.
The report of Principal John E. Ray
of the institution for the white blind
here is issued. He asks the Legislature
to make a per capita allowance ofs200 a
year. There are 266 pupils now present.
Ad%jutant General Register says he
thinks 1000 troops will be here at the
inauguration of Governor Aycock if the
weather is favorable. The Raleigh
chamber of commerce mas appointed q
large special committee to take charge
of inauguration matters. 1t is the pur-
pose to provide lunch, hot coffee, anG
quarters for all the soldiers who come.