The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-01
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. g., November p.

Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. 9, November -.
Secretary John [. Smith. of the State
Liquor Dealers Association. who has
fox many years had q saloon here, Will
remove TO Washington. D. <. January
LIST. when the d~ispensary law becomes
effective here. He has taken an option
ON a building at Washington and has
made other arrangements there. a
lawyer here informed the mayor that
the ~d!spensary act could BE- taken TO
the courts and wouId be found u~nconsti-
tgtioUaI. His ground for saying his
was. 1t seems. that no provision was
made for the raising of funds by the
city 70 pay for the expense of INSTALL
ing the ~dispeusary Some other lawyers
smile IL this and say there j. TO ground
for such = contention.
Robert C.. Strong. Esq, of Raleigh.
has returned from Wilson where he ap-
peared in an interesting case, argued
before the judge there. The question
was whether Il railway company has =
prior lien on the transportation and
80 - 7'bAa~ ~ a. lteL~ltItu
chatteI mortgage. The case is one of
the Roper Lumber Company against
the Atlantic Coast Line railway
The chief supervisor of public roads
in this county reports that during the
present year twenty miles of new per-
manent road has been constructed by
the cOnvicts and the hired labor.
State Treasurer Lacy left today for
Wilmington where he will make a
speech tomorrow before the labor
unions.
Three convicts from Robson county
arrived at the penitentiary today. All
are cOIored and each is to serve five
years. one for burning a church, an
other for an attempted criminal assault
and the third for burglary.
State superintendent Joyner left to-
day for WestfieId, Surry county, where
he will make 4 Thanksgiving address
before the public schools. He made the
appointment not thinking it was
Thanksgiving day, and tried to get the
changed, but it was too late. He will
have Il cold drive tomorrow, eighteen
miles. from Pilot Mountain TO WeStfield.
The state has issued 4 reprint Of the
18th North Carolina Supreme court re-
port, and has in press reprints of the
18th, 9TH and 55th reports.
The Supreme court has decided Il very
odd sort of Il case. \ negro who was
on trial for larceny was stated by one
of the prosecuting council to AVE been
Il soldier in the federal army, this being
used in the argument against him. The
majority of the Supreme court held that
it was necessary to except to such a
statement by council. Judges Justice
and Montgomery dissented. each filing
an opinion. holding that the supreme
court should have reviewed the error,
even without the exception
1t appears that after all there is 10
be quite an extensive movement to-
wards the culture of rice in the north
eastern section of the state. Some
farmers have been to Texas to witness
rice culture there.
The editor of the Caucasian, the pop
ulist organ. which a few years 6 was
so much quoted. was asked today how
the party was getting on in North Car
DINA and replied that it was gaining in
strength. He added that not nearly all
the pOpuliStS voted in the last election,
and that it was hard to say how many
there are. That for his part he did rot
know. He says they are looking up and
are yet hopeful, and added that with a
fair election law and count, they would
cut d considerable figure
The pOpulists and republicans make
i quite a point 10 attack the election
law EX-COugreSsman Linney. repubI-
can. for example is very bitter against
the law. saying that if it were fair the
republicans would have an excellent
prospect of carrying the state.
\ letter received here states that
President Kilgo. of Trinity college,
would oppose The resignation or re-
moval of Professor Rassett. The trus-
tees Of Trinity are to meet next Tues
day. All sorts of rumors were current
yesterday and today.
The Thanksgiving exercises at the
Centennial Public school tomorrow,
where there Will be a flag presentation
and raising. Will be attended by pupils
from the other white schools. and there
will be a chorus of several hundred
voices.
\ charter is granted h Trident
Fisheries Company. with headquarters
here. the principal stockholders being
residents of Newark. y. J. They will
operate fisheries in Eastern North Car
DINA.