The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-05
CHE CORPORATION TAX
A circular Letter Auditor Dixon
to Corporation Omcials Ex-Post-
master Arrested-Death of Major w.
A. Bloent-School Text Book Matters
Messenger Bureau.

been arrested, on the charge of paddinp
his stamp cancellation account and |
shortage In his money account ua e
at large, on bail. 1t appear that NO,
a few country postmasters pad their
cancellation accounts.
The trial Of the three Seaboard Air
Line strikers charged with beating two
young men named Holmes who were
at work as machinists here. is deferred
until next Monday. The accused say
they will prove hat they did not come
up until after the assault was over. The
assault has given the older strikers no
little concern as their desire is to
have no disturbance. The men accused
are named Horton, Bishop and Merritt.
Major w. Augustus Blount, who died
yesterday at his home in Beaufort coun-
ty at the Of n years. was the presi-
dent OF the first e~X-confederate associa-
ton in North Carolina. This
was the association of Ex-Confederates
OF Beaufort county, organized in 1888
and incorporated in 1885. Major Blount
lived in Raleigh many years. During
the war he was on the staff of General
Bryan Grimes.
Manager Rivers, of the Academy of
MUSIC, goes to New York next Friday to
see come theatre builders who are capi.
talists in regard to the. conversion Of
the academy into an auditorium. Peo-
pie here are not putting up the cash for
the $500 of needed to complete
the deal and hence reliance is only on
the New Workers, who, Manager Rivers
says, show much interest in the matter.
He says are bright.
Under the new law sheriffs are requir-
ed to make settlements every thirty
days OF license taxes. Sheriff Page to-
day made such settlement, paying in
$1,S62. n is the first sheriff to thus
settle.
The list of books recently adopted for
use in h public schools will not be
officially published until all the con-
tracts are signed by the publishers. AS
soon as this is done the governor will
make proclamation and the superinten-
dent Of public instruction will issue a
circular giving the names of books, pub
fishers and prices, and such other infor-
nation as may be deemed necessary.
The Carrollton hotel here, closed for
several months, was sold under mort
gage yesterday and was bought in by
Mrs. Florence p. Tucker, the holder Of
the mortgage, while other creditors took
most of the furniture.
State Auditor Dixon has sent out the
following we'll prepared circular letter.
which has had a most excellent effect:
In accordance with section 6, of the
revenue act, 1901, / enclose herewith a
blank form for the appraisal of capital
sick of your corporation. The law re-
quires that this appraisement shall be
made by two of your officers, and be-
tween the LIST and 18th days of July, as
to the actual value in cash of your cap
ital stock on the 1st day of June. This
is a novel law for our people, and yet ]
do not think it was the purpose of the
legislature to oppress the corporations
by an unjust tax. I am sure it is not
the purpose of this department to dc
anything of that kind.
Il would respectfully suggest that in
stead of trying to arrive at the cash
value of your capital stock from the
amount it declared in dividends or car
ried into surplus, or sinking fund, fol
any one year, that you could more read.
lily arrive at it's value by estimating II
through your profits or loss for a serie:
of years.
81 want you, gentlemen, to under.
stand hat it is the desire of this depart
ment to accept the appraisal, which yot
may make of your property for taxa
ton, as n a
I'm enabling you to fill the blank:
above mentioned, 1 respectfully cal
your attention to the extract from the
revenue act, printed at. bottom of thu
blank FORM"
Raleigh. y. c., July 8.
Governor Aycock left tonight fol-
Greensboro where he will tomorrow de-
liver the annual address at the battle
field of Guilford Court Gus The bat.
tie ground association. thanks to the
untiring and Jealous efforts of such mer
as David L. Schenck. James T. More
head. and others, has made this battle
ground a place of attractions.
State superintendent of Public In
struction Toon left today for Roaring
Gap in Ashe county, where his tamil!
will remain a fortnight. Tomorrow h
will speak ut a soldiers reunion anC
- 49, nTlr 90 TIhfrnhno6 lie
ghany county. and at night will speal
at Sparta. Friday he will speak a
Trap Hill. Wilkes county.
Yesterday, was, as predicted. the hot
test day here, the temperature bein:
95k degrees. Work was not interrupt
ed and there were no prostrations.
The train. south bound. or the Sea
board Air Line due here at $50 yester
day afternoon. did not arrive until 81
this morning, owing to a double wreck
The mail train ran into the rear o
a freight, and an engine and car sen
from here to bring in the passengers
after the track was clear, jumped tn
track.
The movement of tourists has al
last begun. 1t is mainly to the seaside
h corporation commission toda
took up the assessment of the propert
of all common carriers and companle
OF kindred character
The work of placing steel Sirders un
der the third floor OF the supreme CouI
and library building, to support IN
sinking floors proves to be n diTlcuI
one
Interest in the state guard IS grea'
ar than in several years past. AsSul
ances are given that all the regiment
will take a good complement OF the
strength into camp The Ruther1oru
ton company of the Third reginen
which was dropped. is relnstalleo. ~
FauIt was entirely due to its captain
neglect of orders and regulations; II
colonel of the Third inspected u
rutherford company today.
New for Our Warships
Washington. July 3.-Some new ne