The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
STATEMENTS OF STATE BANKS
Called for by Corporation Commission
The Republican Convention Today.
Complaints on Account of Closing of
Telegraph offices on southern Rail-
tory Ordered.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. NJ c., May ]

ASoACiSA' ~ -, may l.
The corporation commission today
called on the banks for a statement of
business for the quarter ending April
26th.
Senator Pritchard arrived this morn
ing to take charge of the affairs of the
republican state convention, which
meets in Metropolitan hall at Dol to-
morrow. State Chairman Holton will
preside over the convention until a
permanent chairman is elected The
state executive committee met this
afternoon. All it's members were pres
ent, including Collector of Customs
John c.. Dancy, of Wilmington. Chair
man Holton said he did not know
whether there would be many negro
delegates; that he had not thought
about them.
The at the soldiers
home is now greater than ever before.
The HON is in fact full to the limit.
The people of some stations on the
Western North Carolina railway sent
to the governor complaints that the
telegraph and freight offices were
closed on account of the strike of tel
egrapherS. The governor sent the
complaints to the corporation commits
sion. Vice President Andrews makes
reply to the complaints and makes a
charge that>the people at the stations
LIZ II ldllN dy
has said that the offices have been open
since April 14th. The other side
claims they were not pen April oath,
and that no kilograms could be sent
OF that date. The railway people say
if this change is put in writing they
will investigate it and discharge the
operators who refused to receive mes
sages. 1t is learned that at Sylvia the
residents did make a demonstration
against the operator who took the
place of the striker, and that they
drove the operator away.
The floods in the state last week
were greater in the Deep river than
elsewhere and destroyed much proper
ty. That river rose So feet. The rise
occurred within five hours.
At Burlington yesterday a negro
named SellarS, aged about 90 years
attempted to assault a white girl aged
16 years. 1t was his sixth attempt Of
the kind. He was Jailed at Graham.
Last night a mob entered the Jail and
e~masculated him
Revenue officers report two captures
of Illicit distilleries; n near Julian
and one near Gavneway. One noon
sinner was captured.
Judge Simonton has filed supple
mental opinion in the case of Arents
& Co., Chat is the American tobacco
trust) against w. A. Guthrie. The
judge has ordered the sale of the
Blackwell Tobacco factory. In the
supplemental opinion he says: with
out p~rejudicing the merits of his case,
it is proper to say hat so much of the
bill as prays confirmation of a sale to
the American Tobacco Company will
not be considered. The frank admis-
sion by compliments that they are
officers and employees of hat company
gives an additional reason to the I'M
willingness of the court to depart from
the ordinary rule of a sale at auction
n to accept a private bid. The al
legation of this proposed purchase is
the provoking u and justification
of so much of the answer as relates
to the purposes, standing and designs
of the American Tobacco Company.
These allegations furnish a reosan
why the sale be not made to that COM
pany. Inasmuch, then, as no such
proposition will be considered by the
court; and the ale-if, indeed, the sale
be ordered-wiH be at public auction.
under the provisions of the act of
congress, the standing master need
not taxi and report any testimony re-
specting the character, purposes and
designs of the American Tobacco Com
pany."
Several Wilmington people will be
here tomorrow to see De Wolf Happier
II the "Charletan."