The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10

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would pass. He said he felt sure this
would effect a great saving. Last year.
the enrolment of bills cost some $3, 600.
and he said he was sure a saving of
at least 81, 500 is made by the new sys-
tem. UUp to this morning S13 acts and
resolutions had been ratified.
A charter is granted the Wilson San
itOrium Company, of Wilson, capital
S75, 600, DR.. Albert Anderson, 9. E. Nor
ris, and E. T. Dickinson, stockholders.
Speaker Gattis of the house thinks
the legislature will adjourn Tuesday.
Some very curious iron formations
were brought to the state museum to-
day from the Wilson iron mines, near
Wilson's Mills. Mr.. Wilson aid that
the force at work there had been in
creased to 20 men. Mr.. Cosmer of
Alabama. a veteran iron miner, today
took charge of the mine. Today's out
put was $50 tons, but mine tracks are
being put in, and the output will be
increased to 800 daily.
President Mills. of the Raleigh and
Cape Tea railway, says the grading of
the extension to Ellington will be
completed this month; that three miles
of rail are laid and S are on the way.
The length of the extension is 10 miles,
and it goes through some very fine
timber.
Judge Purnell today appointed Sam
uel Jones receiver of the Sanford LLm-
Der Company. A statement of this
company which is in voluntary bank
ruptcy, shows assets $29. 900 and liabil-
tiles in excess of that figure.
w. J. Edwards, receiver Of the Can O.
lima and Northern railway, and the
large saw mill owned by the same COM
pany, today filed with Judge Purnell
his report as received. Judge Pu1nell
said this shows the property to be in
much better condition than expected.
and added that Mr.. Edwards report
was in better shape than any receivers
report he a ever seen.
Among today's arrivals were James
D. Mcneil, H. r. Horne. Fayetteville:
]. A. Lockhart, W~adesboro; w. c.
Heath, Monroe: A. E. Johnson. @. n
ton.
The Tobacco Planters Mutual Hail
Insurance Company. which was yester-|
terday licensed to do business in this
state with headquarters here will be
in, charge of men who have represented
outside hail companies one of which
last year paid the tobacco growers in
his state o $4,000, this being a
Minnesota Company.
a prominent lawyer, while listening
last night to the debate in the senate
oII 2lC uiNoISS Jill SiL2 NIC
laws in North Carolina are bout as
wide open as those of South Dakota, as
to cause for divorce: that the only thing
required here waS longer residence, the
required term being two years, while
in South Dakota it is six months. Eff
forts have been made several times to
get the term of residence here re-
duced. 1t is said that under the act
which was ratified today, granting di-l
x-nraa for tu-n y-aa - abandonment with
leave to emarry five years after di-
vorce. there will be scores of cases.
One lawyer sal he had heard of a
dozen, and that the new law would
make considerable business for his
profession. a number of lawyers were
deeply interested in getting the hill
through.
an electric railway from Raleigh to
Durham, to be operated i'll connection
with the Raleigh Electric Co.
Arthur Bishop who murdered Wilson
in the latter's own house at Charlotte Is
now in the penitentiary. The warden
said this morning that Bishop had
been put to work in the yards. Of
course he will have relatively light
work until he is seasoned. He IS a
stout man, and will of course make a
useful prisoner.
A telegram from Judge Justice. now
at Elizabeth City to Judge Henry R.
Bryan states that Judge Justice will
exchange our with him in order to
try the Ernest Haywood murder case
here March 23rd.
The legislative committee which in
vestigated the charges of cruelty made
by a discharged guard named Wilson
against Warden Fleming find that they
had nc foundation. and they are ac-
cordingly dismissed.
A bill is before the legislature to
amend the law regarding school text
ook by providing that not less than
one, II as many more agencies for the
distribution of text books, as the text
book commission shall order upon re-
commentator of county boards of ed
ucation shall be established. to be To-
Gated at such points as the county
board may recommend. The bill re-
quires book contractors to keep on
hand always an ample supply of books
at each of these repositories. and to
provide for a penalty Of $500, to be sued
for by the attorney general in Wake
county for the benefit Of the county
injured by failure to comply with these