The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-11
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., June SIT was learn
ed at the auditors office today that at
torneys who appeared for the state in
the tax assessment cases had made
claim or presented bills for $4,000 each
in addition to $1,000 paid them. The
auditor decided to pay them only $500
each, and for this reason the claims
were filed. The lawyers who were paid
$500 each are j. G. L. Harris, John W.
Hinsdale and Charles A. Cook. Sim
mons, Pou & Ward were allowed $1,000
as two members of that firm appeared.
Grand Secretary Woodell, of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows, says that
order in North Carolina has sent $500
to the Jacksonville sufferers and will
send more.
AT a meeting today of the executive
committee of the State Literary and
Historical Association it was decided
to hold an all day meeting of the COM
mittee on June 22nd. The superinten-
dent of public instruction and several
prominent educators are to select
list of books for rural school libraries.
The day after Thanksgiving day was
set aside as North Carolina day" in
the SCHOOLS, and Professor D. H. Hill,
w. ]. Peele and John WiIber Jenkins
were appointed to prepare programme
for the day. The meeting on the 22nd
is expected to be a great rally for the
school library movement.
Last night about twenty men were
brought here to work in the Seaboard
Air Line shops, to take the place of
the strikers. They are quartered in the
office building of the company. Six
were at work today.
Governor Aycock this afternoon re-
ceived a letter from Division Superin-
tendent ]. NJ. Turner, of the Seaboard
Air Line, in which the latter said:
Certain evil disposed persons are
coming upon the premises of the Sea-
board Air Line in Raleigh, attempting
to pursuade our machinists and work
men 10 quit. and refuse to cease coming
upon our premises when requested.
Some persons this morning ignited
fuse and caused an explosion in our
round house. The explosion did no
damage, but caused great alarm among
our machinists at work. I ask, under
the state law, that you appoint four
special policemen to afford protection
to our men and property"
To this the governor replied:
II decline TO appoint these policemen.
/ believe their appointment would tend
to a breach of the peace rather than to
a preservation of law and order. The
sections of the code referred 70 pro-
vide for the appointment of such po-
hcement and likewise provide that they
shall be paid by the railroad requesting
their appointment and that they can
be discharged when the railroad COM
pany requests. These provisions make
the policemen essentially policemen of
the railroad company, rather than Off
GERS of law of the state of North Caro-
lima. The striking machinists and their
friends would at once recognize that
these policemen particularly represent
the company rather than the state and
this would tend to irritation. II per-
sons forbidden to enter your premises
enter, the law OF the state is adequate
out warrants for them and have them
arrested for trespassing upon youl
premises after having been forbidden
You can employ at your own expense
as many guards around your premises
as may be necessary to keep of intrud-
ers. Fro.l your premises they would
have the same right to evict trespass'
ers as they would have if they were po-
lice officers. They can certainly pro
tect your property against laying OF
fuses and igniting of explosives. 1 dc
not recognize, therefore, the necessity
which you seem to think exists for ap'
pointment of the police force requested
by you.
II deem it proper, however, to assure
you that any attempt to injure youl
property or your men, from whatever
source it may come, will be met witt
the full power Of the state. / am no
sufficiently informed as to the merits
of the controversy between the Sea
board Air Line and its employees t