The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-07
THE PEACH CROP KILLED
In the Chief Peach section or the state.
snow yet In the Observation-Disclosures
tfon Or Alleged Report Of Book sub
Commission-Nezro Laborers Going
North.



Raleigh. ~. C.. May :
J. Frank Ray. Of Macon county who
arrived here today. says the paenome-
haAiy cold weather last week killed
practically all the peaches in his Sec
ton. which Is the largest peaeh-grow-
ing section IN the state. Apples es-
capped injury. W. c. Newland. OF CaId-
well county. is also here. He
says he was in Mitchell county n
few days ago and found snow four TO
five feet in depth in drifts. Snow yet
remains there.
The weather report for April shows
what a remarkable month IT was In this
state. with the lowest temperature on
record and a mean temperature S de-
gress lower than the average for the
month.
There is no end OF talk regarding
publication by certain OF
what purported to be an abstract OF the
report OF the sub-commission on text
looks. Secretary kestler. OF that
commission. told the state superinten-
dent Of public instruction today that
the report or summary given was in
accurate. as would be found when the
report. now under seal, is opened next
Monday In the minds OF the general
public there is now an impression. as
the state authorities know. that there
has been a leak somewhere. a be-
trayal OF faith by some one of the ten
sub-commissioners, but of course the
report itself. IL not like the published
statement. will show these suspicious
10 have no foundation.
One of the questions now being asked
here is whether the tree leaves will De
full grown by May IG. IL has always
been understood that by that date they
attained their full size. III they do so
this year their growth will have to be
wonderfully rapid.
The railway people who had charge
OF h negro laborers who went north
from here yesterday. to work In brick
yards. had to watch the men very close
ly to prevent their leaving the party
at Norfolk. which city is the Mecca or
the average North Carolina negro.
There can be no written contracts In
this state for laborers to go outside OF
1t. so only a verbal agreement held
these men. There is no longer any law
against taking laborers out of thu state.
The act of 1889. f%orbidding that. was
repealed in 1899.
1t Will be ten days before the report
as to Major Martins defalcation as a
state treasury clerk Is placed In the
governors hands AS yet no steps
have been taken in regard TO bringing
suit against Martins bondsmen for his
shortage of nearly ST., 600.
The state charters the GreenvilIe
Woodworking Company, also the
Lexington Building Material Company
The directors of the Oxford asylum
are to meet at Durham next Tuesday to-
range for the construction OF an in
dustriaI building very near the orphan
aDa The nraonrf ana fz % all g-&~-e
The movement for a new hotel here,
specially for tourists from the north,
has a fine start. 1t is probable that the
100000 needed will be raised in ten
days.
Authority was given to-day for the
increase of the 2-gun detachment of
artillery at Charlotte &c a 4-gun bat-
terry, with three officers and forty-three
men. 10 now has a Hotcirkiss n a
Gattling. Two more guns will be pro-
cured.
Governor Aycock left this morning
for Mt. Airy, where he is to- speak to-
night at an educational rally. He
next goes TO Henderson n Oxford. to
make speeches on the same subject.
Grand Master Register. OF the Ma
sons. says that since this year began
three new lodges have been Instituted
n that the growth Of membership OF
old lodges is SO great as to make IL
certain the orders increase Will be
greater this yea than ever before.
Ex-Secretary OF State Cyrus Thomp-
son left here today for his old home in
Onslow county and will resume the
practice of medicine.
1t is safd by persons who are making
a study of the new evenue act that
n Of the most important OF all it's
new provisions Is as to the collection
of income tax and the method OF ascer-
tanning the amount OF income. The
responsibility upon tax listers will be
greater than ever and of course much
depends on the way in which they do
their duty-.
Many representatives of book pub
fishing HOSES are-here. They are of
course very anxious 20 know What is
the decision of the sub-commfssion az
to the text ook recommended. That
report is sealed and Its contents are
kept a close secret.
The supreme court declares that
| Judge George A. Jones Of the Sixteenth
district is not a judge until June 30th.
and that there is no Sixteenth district
until that date.
The number of students at Shaw uni
versity (coiored) here reaches 45s. and.
besides. there are 125 in the night
schools. For the female department a
we'll equipped cooking school In being
provided and to the Industrial Depart
ment for male students, printing.
tailoring, shoemaking and mechanical
drawing are being added.