The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
LOOKING INTO THE MATTER
or ImpeachinG Judges Furches and
Charleston ExposItion-A Report on
Banks-Negroes Charged with Mail
RoEberies.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh, n. c., February 2.
The subcommittee of the house ju-
dietary committee, which has in charge
the matter Of looking into the impeach-
ment of Judges Furches and Douglas
was in session until very late last night
1t only examined three witnesses. 1t
issued s~ubpoenas for the attendance of
~ex-Treasurer Worth and ex-Auditor
Aver. This morning the committee
met again and looked over the records.
and also considered whether more sub
poenas should be issued for witnesses.
1t was said that it's report would not
be ready, and that it would be long.
Monday is the time when the report
is looked for.
Governor Aycock appoints the follow
ing commissioners to the Charleston
exposition of 1912: Warren CT. Elliott.
E. K Proctor, Jr., w. c. Heath, Os-
mond Barringer. S. p. Ravenel, A. Cam
eron, +. A. Olds, Villa Dunn, w. l..
Hill, Thad r. Manning, Julian S. Carr.
The p on state, private and saw
ing banks were issued by the corpor-
alton commission today. The. total re-
sources are SIG, 130, 666. The loans ana
discounts are 9 1895, O36; capital stock
", 744, 929; surplus 1854, 917; undivided
RNc " SubJCSl W CllCCk
80, 704, $50. There are 80 banks.
The postofice inspectors have been
making things lively for negro post
office people in northeastern North
Carolina. 1t appears that these negro
officials give a great deal of trouble.
1t is significant that as fast as they are
dropped the vacancies are filled by
whites. Assistant Postmaster Jesse
Riddick of Paulsville is in Jail, charg-
ed with opening registered letters, TAX
ing out nearly all the money and then
~resealing them; Green Reynolds, color
ed, is in jail charged with breaking
into the postOffice at Inez; five negroes
are in jail for robbery of a mail carrier
and beating him.
The health of State Forester William
). Ashe is improving. State Geologisr
Holmes says that more than all the
other forces put together Mr.. Ashe has
educated the people of this state along
the line of forest conservation.
1t is said that the insane asylums
will be given by the legislature all they
asked for in maintenance, but no i'm
p~roVements, owing to the depleted
condition of the treasury.
The republicans are angry and ratified
in regard to the possible impeachment
of Judge Furches. From time to time
some of them have limited that when
the supreme court got a chance at the
franchise amendment to the constitu-
ton the latter would get a "black eye''.
The supreme court meets Monday. to
examine applicants for license as at
torneys. There is very little talk
among the general public regarding the
matter of impeachment, but the demo-
Gratis in the house are giving it the
most careful attention. All sorts Of
views are heard expressed by lawyers
outside the legislature. Some of these
declare Impeachment of Judge Furches
is impracticable, being barred by his re-
cent promotion, but that Judge Doug
las can be reached. There are not q
few people who do not believe the i'm
parchment will m~aterialize. But the
house is in earnest
The new public road law will be
talked about a good deal. The divis-
ion of roads into highways and public
road, which the law provides for, is de-
irable.