The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
USE OF PENiT
building Could be Used for Other
Purposes-Gossips on the SENATOR
ial observation-disclosures of MasOns
n Record Observation-Disclosures
of Water Works In Conference.
Raleigh, y. c., January IA.

Raleigh, n. c., January IA.
Today our correspondent had an in
teresting interview with Senator Ora
nam. of Granville, regarding his reso-
luton looking for information as to the
cost OF the pe~nitentiary. Your CORE
spondent last year published the only
history OF the penitentiary which has
ever been written. This gives all the
figures as 10 the cost OF the prison from
start 70 finish. Senate Graham said
that he wished to have architects care
fully examine the building and see to
what use it could be put. He has
some ideas as 10 such uses, one being
rs a part of the Central Hospital for
the insane. another as d~ormintories and
mechanical department for the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college. He
says the walls are 50 strong as to suS-
tain the weight OF any machinery like
ly TO be in use. There are SO few con-
vtcts in the big prison that they are
almost lost therein. 1t seems 10 be
quite evident that indoor convict work
will not cut any figure in this state at
least for man years to come and in
fact every experiment along that Ina
has failed of itself. except one which
was knocked out by the then powerful
knights of labor. This was the making
of horse collars.
a conference OF the super1ntendents
of waterworks was held here today tna
purpose being to consider matters for
the common good and also the matter
! of the pOmin0 mart Of the American
WaterwOrks Association. OF which ST.
p~erintendent Campbell, OF the ChGr'otte
WaterWOr5S is the president. There
are 81 places in North Carolina which
! have watecworks. All the superinten-
dents were invited to attend and the
meeting was a gratifyingly complete
one. all the important towns in the
state being represented. Several phy-
sicians were also present by i:tvitation
and took part in the discussion, the
State Board of Health being represent
ed.
There is much talk again today in
aid of this, that or the other senatorial
candidates and the hotel where they all
are was like a bee hive. Every few
minutes one would near the phrase.
so and go is the logical candidate" or
the logic of the situation is that 50 and
so will win" Nobody knew what was
going to happen, nobody could pick the
winner, and bets were uncommonly
scarce. In fact but four bets have been
heard Of and one OF these which was
two to one o n OVerman was withdrawn
this morning. Overman's friends did
not wan adjournment, they wanted
ballotinS to continue the first night and
certainly the second night of the eau
Gus. The Craig men are calculating
that in case of a break the Overman
contingent will go to them rather than
70 IX-ar-0@ Cyrah xn.- rhnir fall- tnlnr
The Watson men declare that in such
an event. the majority of the Over
man men will so to them. The gen.
eral public has believed that Overman
would win. It is Of course the field
against Overman. His friends say they
are absolutely hopeful but some out
s!ders think his chances are not good.
Some Craig men are heard to say If
there is a break they would go TO
Watson.
The halloting this afternoon vas alb
sOlutely rasultless. there being merely
tTifling fluctuations. Overman stopped
at SO. his DID figure. and his forces
forced adjournment until tomorrow
night. The balloting lasted exactly an
:. hour. The early hour of the Caucus
was in order to allow members to at
tend the Grand Lodge of Masons
which elected officers tonight.
Results OF this afternoons ballots
= We're as follows:
, FIRST ballot. eighteenth Of series
: OVe"man IS. Watson 3S, Craig %. Carr
II. Alexander 8.
Nineteenth balIot-Overman 50. Wat.
son IS. Craig %. Carr Is. Alexander 6.
Twentieth ballot-Overman %. Wat
son IS. Craig %. Carr Is, Alexander 6.
Twenty-frst ballot-Overman 50
Watson SO. Craig IS. Carr -, A,exar
der 9.
Twenty-secoad ballot-Overmar SO
Watson So, Craig -. Carr Is. Alexander
:. Caucus then adjourned til S o'clocl
Thursday night.
Senator London in the caucus sale
that rumors that Carr had withdraw
t or would withdraw were false and tina,
Carr was in the fight to the finish
Representative Guion asked for a rul
s ing by Chairman Morton as 10 wheth
E er a majority of a quorum present anC
voting would amount to Il nomination
2 only $50 being present. The chairman
= ruled that Sc would nominate.
4 The attendance at the communica
ton of the Grand Lodge OF Mason.
e now in progress here is a record break
er. exceeding that at the cantennia
!. communication. II is said that nearl!
half the members OF the legislature ar
/ masons.
Associate Justice Platte D. Wake
arrived from Charlotte TODAY. He vii
S bring his family here in about a fort
night.
Among today's arrivals were D. c
Barnes, Murfreesboro; ]. w. Battle
3Tarboro. G 7. Pate. WILSON,: J I. Lud