The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-07-24
Messenger Bureau,

| -heSSenSST
| Raleigh, July %.
| It is asserted by some Of the gov
lernment officials that as yet the
state authorities have not issued
warrant or made an arrest for the VIC.
Ilation Of the Watts liquor regulation
Flaw. The assertion was made very
positively and it will be interesting to
know whether it is accurate or not. 1t
lis further said by revenue officials that
under the Watts law the brandy dis
tillers have absolute freedom so far as
the state is concerned. The moonshin-
lerS do not apnear to care a fig for the
Watts law. as is proved by the fact
that three illicit distilleries were cap.
|tured night before last in Orange coun-
ty. within a radius Of a mile, by
revenue officer who went from here.
| The local company of the second
regiment left here this morning for
camp at Morehead City. 1t is the
western most company of that regi-
Morehead City on the 5 o'clock train
tomorrow morning and will remain
there until Tuesday. He will review
the regiment on Monday.
| some queer points are made by cor.
porations which seek to evade their
franchise tax. For example the pres
ldent of one corporation called on the
state treasurer and very gravely in
FORMED him that his company ought
mot to pay this tax because it had
lpald no dividend and had no surplus.
IWhen asked if it had not made money
he said it had. but that it had been
Ispent in charging and improving the
plant. He was finally made to see that
this was dividend, and paid the tax.
state Auditor Dixon arrived today
from Atlanta, where he attended the
conference Of commissioners represent
Ilng the various southern states, for
1.-THE purpose of securing accurate ros-
lters OF troops in the Confederate SER
vice. All the states were represented
Except Arkansas. The governor Of
that state is named jefferson Davis,
lbut by the way he is no kin to the
tConfederate president, and he has as
lyet taken no notice whatever of the
letter of the war department. regard
ing the publication of the Confederate
lroster: which that department is to
publish as part Of, the records of the
war. DR.. Dixon says the meeting or
conference was very successful.
AS DR.. Dixon was walking along the
Istreet in Atlanta one of the commits
lsiOners called him by name and at this
la venerable gentleman came up and
said he wanted to meet Auditor Dix
lon: that his name was Brooks and that
The was state auditor in 1855 when
Thomas Bragg was governor The
meeting was very pleasant one and
Mr.. Brooks made special inquiries
Among today's arrivals were NJ. C.
IBraswell. Battleboro; w. S. Long,
Graham: Chas. w Pierce Chas. ].
Brown, Charlotte: D. T. Oates, B. T.
Mcbride. Fayetteville.
Last evening at the state farmers
M ont ton in
voted to good roads, and there was an
illustrated lecture thereon.
Farmers in this section say rain IS
now somewhat needed.
Inquiry was made the other day as
to the location Of Barrett college,
are asking about. Today the state SUI
Ipsrintendent of public instruction re-
Iceived an unsigned letter stating that
the writer thought Barrett college was
lat Peedee, Arson county; that it IS a
negro school. and that Barrett, its
head, spends most of his time north.
The state tax commission finds the
work of making the assessments Of
property this year a very heavy one.
land the work for this reason is some-
what slower than was expected.
Officials will devote practically the
|entire month of August to the holding
|ef farmers institutes.
sociation has decided to put a state
lecturer in the field. w. L. Spoon is
retained as road expert. The increas-
led interest in good roads is very graf
ifying to the association. Fifteen
counties have special acts this year
ALLOWING the issue of road improve
ment bonds.
The special train from here to Lii
lington. the county seat Of Harnett
county, will be crowded tomorrow. The
celebration of the completion of the
Raleigh and Cape Fear railway to a
point about a mile this. side - Lilling,,
ton will be the attraction. There will
be speeches by d. H. Mclean. r. N.
Simms. John D. Shaw and W. E. Muir
Gibson. There will be music by a |
band from Dunn. Several state Off |
cials viii be present.
In concluding his address Of well |
come yesterday to the farmers state !
here Governor Aycock said |
regarding Senator Ransom these elo- |
quent words:
We are glad to welcome you here
too on account Of your distinguished |
president. He is today our greatest |
citizen-a scholar without the ostenta- |
ton Of learning; a diplomat who has |
learned that politeness is better than |
rudeness and that love wins more VIC
tories than hate: statesman who was |
able to wait without murmuring for |
the calm judgment Of the people to |
displace the misconception of the pas
siOnate mOment-a gentleman always |
and everywhere. who never spoke a
word in public or private that could |
offend the ear Of refined womanhOod
Or injure the imagination Of innocent
childhood. He entered the senate soon
after the war. and in a single speech,
which shall live as long as our love
for patriotism and virtue, made good
the defense of the southland laid the
foundation for reconciliation Of the
and secured for himself the
respect of that great body. For a
ong time after that he was silent in
he senate, preferring deeds to words.
His service to his state and the south
was very great. Once more the time
came when North Carolina found one
man equal TO ner wishes. Zebulon 3.
Vance lay dead-him whom we loved
as we never have and never can love
another. The state wished for some
,ne to put into adequate speech her
owe and sorrow for the dead. Sena-
or Ransom accomplished this task in
/ eulogy Of surprising beauty-such as
he senate never listened to before.