The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-11-16
SUPREME COURT REPORTER
PROBABLE ACTION OF THE lEGISLA-
TURE BEING DISCUSSED
Loge Harris Likely TO Become Attorney
Genersi-site for the Auditorium
Secured-The Foot Ball Game Satur-
day Conservatism I'm Politics OF
North Carolinians - Wakes Cotton
Mflls-The Chrysanthemum Show-A
state Department OF Justice
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. November Il.
Governor Russell will make an an.
pointment TO fill the vacancy in the Il
torney generalship due to the appo =
nent Of z. V. walser to be r,eporter n
the supreme court Republicans r. re
express the belief that the governor
Will appoint his good friend,J. c. L. Far
ris. The appointee will OF course NV
hold office for two months.
A state official was heard To- saw thaf
he did not think Walser would be re-
porter long, as the Legislature. would
change the law so as to make th.. at
tWney general the reporter To this
the reply was made that the supreme
court has repeatedly decided that offic,D
Is property and cannot be taken away
during the term OF appointment
revenue officers made a raid In
franklin county last night and cap
tured two Illicit distiIleries
The site Of the auditorium hsr.. has
at last been selected. II is on south
wilmington street in 100 Yards OF thr
capltol square and is 120xiSS feet Th.,
price 10 be paid is $4,000 Bonds ay,.
TO be issued and an auditorium con-
structed. Beneath it there Will be
STORES 1t is to seat at least $500 peo-
pie.
At the home OF Mr.. NJ. T Norri.
mere this morning his daughter. Miss
Ethei Norris, was united in marriage,
10 Mr.. ice X. Marshall, a son of Rev
DR.. Nj. NJ. Marshall rector OF Christ
church, who performed the ceremony.
MISS Mamie Norris was maid of honor
Dr. Herbert Royster best man.
a m 1fIxar~ Of I'll.
gates arrived today to attend the Pres
byterian synod, and it proves to b. tho
largest ever held in the state II is tho
eighty-seventh synod.
The Presbyterian synod will special
ly consider the way 10 raise $500 900 IN
tnls state, as its part OF the Twentieth
century educational fund, half 10 go 10
DAVIDSON college and the other half To
Elizabeth college.
As many as 200 delegates are expect =
ed to attend the Baptist state conven-
ton here, which begins December 4th
The Baptist Young Peoples Union and
the Woman's Missionary Union will
meet at the same time.
Special preparations are being made
here for the foot ball game at the state
fair grounds next Saturday between the.
teams of Universities of Georgia ana
North Carolina.
X. u. Glenn, of Winston, was chat
ting today about politics and said what
greatly impressed him in North Caro-
lima conservatism in politics was the
way in which the republicans, without
any kick, accepted the decision of the
people as to the franchise amendment
and the way in which the democrats
took their crushing defeat this month
without a murmur. He spoke of Sen
ator Pritchard's efforts TO overthrow
the amendment and said he had
twenty times heard the senator in
years gone by speak of the elimination
of the negro from politics as a thing
most devoutly to be desired.
All the reports from counties % the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
tions have have been received save
that from Edgecombe. The non-re-
ceipt OF this is delaying his report.
Nearly all the machinery has been in
| stalled at the 10000 spindle cotton mill
at the Fails of Neuse. This mill Is the
property Of Raleigh men. The cotton
mill at Wake Forest Is nearly COM
pleted- These will give the county
eight mills, as there are six here. two
of the latter being under conEt ructi
The state charters the Jackson
| Springs Company. Of Moore county,
| capital go, 900. 1t owns the the sOrings
and will build a hotel there. Henry
| A. Page, John Blue, ]. &. Curl. and
4
The chrysanthemum show lasr night
| was by special effort, brought up to
| the usual high mark here. despite the
bad season. Mrs. Brown Pegram. who
| exhibited forty varieties, took hal tb<
prizes.
| Dr. Gilbert the so-calied divine
| healer" has hired a hall and Z creat
ing a stir among some Of the whites
and negroes. His hall Is crowded
nightly and superstitious negroes "a.
he works miracles
| Attorney General Walser recommend
tie creation of a department Of justic
through which all the states legal bus
? mess shall pass. the attorney genera
| to be its head It will save the stat
money.
The payment Of state fair premium
will begin December LIST
Mabel Paige will play a weeks e,
. gagement here next week at the Ace 81
! my of Music.
. Arrivals: w. J. Adams. Garth .Ee, !.
, c. Williams. Lexington: T. j. 1srom
| Monroe. All attending the supren
| court.
, The will of the late Dr.. Thomas
a | Martin was probated t,day. He lea.y
: about 81 600 TO the u diversity of Nor
{ Carolina, to be used in aiding such d
d serving students as the faculty m.
n designate. and 5000 to St. Mary's (
4 mafe college here, to found the He
: rietta Perkins scholarship, dhat b
S mig his wffe's maiden name)
n You can't afford to risk your NE
: allowing a cough or cold to develop in