The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
WILLARD INSURANCE BILL
Insurance People Well Pleased With
1.-THE Fight Against the Libel Bill.
Argument on the Bill Requiring
Street Cars to be Vestfbuled.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., February 5.

Raleigh, N. e., February D.
The state charters the Oak City FUR
niture Manufacturing Company, Of
Greensboro, capital 500, 900, with leave
to increase 10 $50, 1000.
Insurance people are we'll pleased with
the Willard bill which was favorably
reported in the lower Gus today. 1t is
the law in Ohio, Illinois and many 9TH
er states. he bill amends the craig
act of 1899 by saying: I'm section IA
after the word threats and before the
word he insert the words or If n
foreign insurance company shall apply
to have removed from the superior
court to the United States circuit or
district court any action instituted
against it, or shall institute n action
or suit in equity in a United States
court against any citizen OF this state,
growing out of or in any way connected
with any policy of insurance issued by
said insurance company then the COM
missioner of insurance shall revoke the
licenses of said company to do business
in this state That the word insurance
be stricken out wherever it occurs in
the said act entitled an act to regulate
fire insurance and other companies, be-
ing chapte 81, public acts of 1892"
IL DILL Ill l1C 1touoS ~
give special privileges to church" in
surance companies was tabled today.
The libel bill will have to face a hard
fight in the house. Some members
swear they would not vote for it if
every newspaper in the country urged
it. Graham is n of those who SO
talk.
This afternoon a legislative commit
tee heard arguments for and against
the bill of Whitaker, of Winston, re-
quiring street cars to be vestibuled and
to have tenders. A. B. Shedding, of the
Wilmington Street railway, argued in
oposition. There were only two seri-
Gus accidents On street railways the
last year.
The crop report for January for this
state was issued today. 1t deals entire
ly with wheat, saying the weather was
favorable; that there was some dam
age by freezing but that plants are too
we'll rooted to suffer much; that the
prospects are bright. The acreage is
the largest ever seeded in North Caro-
lima. 'tFsiE
Invitations We're received today to
h marriage of Miss Sue Cunningham,
sister 70 Colonel John S. Cunningham,
of Person county, to Mr.. Lewis Walk
er. February 14th. Invitations have
also been received to the marriage of
Miss Eliza Mcpherson to Mr.. Morrison
w. Divine. both of Wilmington
Joseph ]. Bernard. of this city, is
elected register of deeds of this county,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of w. H. Hood. There were no less
than eleven aspirants.
The public comment on the matter
Of impeachment of the judges is almos,
entirely unfavorable. BY this is meant
only democratic comment. OF course
the republicans oppose. Not a news
paper this week or last week has favor
ed impeachment.
The city health officer and three
workmen. all carpenters. who were in.
jured yesterday afternoon by the col
lapse of a barn in a high wind, will al
recover. They had a wonderful escape
from death.