The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-20
CLASH BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL
COURT JUDGES.
AN ATTACHMENT FOR CONTEMPT
An Attachment for Contempt Applied
for in the Federal Court by it's He
ceiver of n Corporation Against n
Person Securing q Restraining Or
der Agaist Him From a State Court
Judge-State Labor Comm sioner's
Statistical Report on the Newspa-
pers of the State-Decisions Filed
by Supreme Court Justices.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. n. c.. December 17.-There
was an interesting matter before Judge
PurneI of the United States district
court this afternoon. He enjoined
state court. Judge Shaw. Of the supe-
rior court, issued an order to restrain
receiver Party Of the Durham Water
Company from cutting of water supply
from the premises of one Smith. Party,
who was appointed receiver by the
United States court, th1 ough his attor-
Leys today petitioned Judge Purnell to
protect him and to attach Smith for
contempt The state injunction is,
therefore, at an end. The matter will
lie heard before Judge Purnell here
January 4th. 1t looks like a conflict
ot Jurisdiction,
State labor commissioner Warner this
evening completed a most valuable an
nual summary of North Carolina news
paper statistics. He says there are eight
morning dailies, total circulation 25,775;
twenty-five evening dailies. circulation
22,135; 1873 Weeklies, circulation 253, COL !;
.Wenty semi-Weeklies, circulation 2S,-
i50; nrty-one monthlils, circulation 76,-
S44; ten semi-monthlies, circulation 15,-
6C0: tota: circulation 6G5.9So including
live almanacs with 800 circulation.
ne saws that while ten years ago the
average circulation of WeeklieS was
only 600. it is now 1.o65, and improve
5sent mechanically and otherwise has
kept pace with this increase. AS to
:olitics there are 145 democratic, eleven
Independent democratic, twenty repub-
lean, two populist and thirty-three
,,.l ,irfn PoT1
list, five Methodist, three Christian
three Protestant Episcopal. five Pres
3y terian. fourteen educational, two holi
ness, four medical, taree agricultural
three textile. two Industrial. ONLY one
paper charges no subscription. 1t y
published at Winston.
The supreme court justices file the
following opinions: Bond VS.. Wilson
! from Burke, (the land casI), modified
| G.nd affirmed; Perry VS.. railroad, from
| Burke, affirmed; Allison VS.. Southern
Railway Company, from Mcdowell, nc
| error: Neal VS.. Town of Marion, af-
| nrmed: Mowery VS.. Southern Railway
Company, from Rowland, affirmed
| harden VS.. Railroad. from Rowland, nc
error; Smith VS.. Southern Railway
| Company, from Alamance, error.
The following cases We're disposed OF
| by per curiam order: Jenkins VS.. Flll
| Ter. from Swain, affirmed: state VS.
| Shepherd, from Macon, affirmed; Hous-
ton VS.. Berry. from Burke, affirmed
Jackson VS.. Corporation Commission
! from Wake motion to advance refused
| and case will be heard in it's regular
I order. This is a case to force the com.
| mission to assess the railway franchises
| this year; Green VS.. Green, from Jack
| son, both motions to dismiss appea
| denied: Fain VS.. Southern Railway
Company, from Cherokee, motion of ap.
peilant for certiorari refused, and mo-
tion of appellee to docket and dismiss
| appeal under rule II allowed
| The only case before Judge Purnel
| at todav's term of the district court
vas Harvey Terrys case, involving title
| TO 4 large area of timber land in Pas.
| quotank.
The attorney general decides that the
| United States bonds are liable to inner.
| ;tance tax, but to no other.