The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

The report of the commissioner OF
srructve- He states hat eighty per
cert OF the factory workers favor COM
rulsory education. There are Ii. 76s per-
sons connected with the smaller fac
tories, and 40 Of these are under four
teen years Of A days work Is loh
1t urs. There are more than half OF the
owners who pay weekly. Is per cent
twice q month and 10 per cent by the
month.
The continued i'll health OF Judge
Henry z. Bryan. of New Bern. is TO be
regretted. He Is a gentleman OF superior
character. belongs to an historic fam
ily. is a good lawyer, 8 fair. just judge.
is of classical education as were all OF
his several brothers. and has borne him
self well in his high and responsible Of
flee. He is n son of the late Hon. John
H. Bryan. of Raleigh, who was in the
federal congress. is a brother OF ex-
Chief Justice William s. Bryan. of Bal
tinlore. and a first Isl of the lat
Il al allC SOIlASIoI IClNisIS". I1s
many friends, connections and admirers
will be glad indeed to learn that tn
operation he seeks in Baltimore shall
restore him TO his wonted health.
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Some months ago we received a pam
phlet from Mr.. J. o. Carr. a legal gen
tleman of high character in Whining
ton. but under unusual pressure of doc
uments sent us, we nave delayed refer
ring to it. 1t is entitled The Dickson
Letters" and while of his own fam
ily there is a real historic value In some
or in parts of some of the letters. The
Letters were written by William
Dickson, an Irishman and a Presby-
terrain. The time was in the eighties of
the nineteenth century. They possess
value outside of family interest.
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Six hangings in North Carolina on the
same day probably never happened be-
26th of January as the day for their
taking off" Two of the murderers
are white in color but desperately
black In character.
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With wireless telegraphy an accom-
plished fact in North Carolina who
NAV dare to doub ally longer? Nearly
geo miles is surely long enough to fix
the fact that messages without wires
can be and are sent. Hurrah for the
TtaIiant
The Messenger has not espoused the
cause of any announced candidate for
the U. S. senate to succeed republican
Pritchard. There are three or four
candidates in the field and all from the
west. 1t has become an unwritten law
(of custom and courtesy to divide the
office of senator alternately. between
west and east. Once this was not the
case. There were two U. s. senators
not only from the same section of the
state, but from the same county,
Orange. Messrs. Craig. Glenn. and
Overman. already announced are ex-
c~ellent, worthy gentlemen. of good abil-
tiles. They have done active, fsithfu
service for the democratic party. Cap
tain r. B. Glenn has been in every
campaign for many years and his eff
forts have been marked with ability
and success. Mr.. Craig Is we'll known
here by reason OF his clever and elo-
quent speeches in more than one cam
paign. If either Of these gentlemen
named shall be the fortunate nominee
North Carolina will be represented by
a gentleman, a man of honor. q poll
tician of ability and fidelity who will
not palter with his conscience or sell
out for office or patronage or gold. He
Will serve the people and be true to the
dear old state