The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
RALEIGH NOTES.
Local TAX for Public Schools Held
at "aIlace-NO Tidings of Dewey.
Curator BrimIey's Health Poor
other News.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c.. August II.

Raleigh, n. c., August II.
tomorrow the corporation commits
sion will certify to the state auditor
the amount of it's assessment of the
property OF railways and other car
riers. The auditor will then call Or
the various corporations for the state
tax, which is % cents on the 500 on all
assessments made by the commission.
The total will be S1S5, 900 for h state,
leaving 100000 to be paid to the coun-
ties and schools. This will bring the
total tax on common carriers up to al
most $500, 900.
The state superintendent OF public
is Informed that the town
of Wallace, Duplin county, has voted
a local tax for public schools.
None of the officials have as yet
heard any tidings of Tom Dewey, the
~absconding New Bern cashier. He
wrote Governor Aycock from New
York. the letter having been received
August 5rd' two days after the flight.
In this letter he rendered his ~resigna-
ton as q director of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway, out said moth
ing as to his flight or crime. Governor
Aycock remarked today that it is only
a duCSlloIA " lii NIlSIl DtNSS Will ne
apprehended, adding that he would be
caught if he weree anywhere in the civ
iliZed world. A lawyer here said the
other day that if Dewey had been an
officer of National bank there would
be no trouble in getting him e~Xtradited
from Canada, but that this could hard
ly be done because he was an officer
of the state bank. Governor Aycock
said there was nothing in this state
ment n that he could be brought
back from anywhere if he We're caught,
as there were plenty of charges against
him besides simple embezZlement.
Curator Brimley of the state muse
um, who has been in o health for
a couple of years does not improve,
and so will probably in a few days go
to Yancey county, his physician hav-
ing advised him to go to the mountain
region. While there he will prosecute
the work he is now specially engaged
in, namely the preparation of the plans
for the state exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition. By the way, it is high time
that Inc were coming in for this
Ten thousand dollars in
privately contributed ought certainly
to be in hand by the first of September,
this done. SO, 600 will be available
from the state treasury. There IS
really no time to be lost. as a vast deal
Is TO De uOlle III Il IeldllNely SIoll llIlle,
and it costs money to do it.
State superintendent j. Y. Joyner
has returned from a very successful
tour. speaking in the interest Of the
| common schools.
| The growth of the crops during the
past week has been notable, the wealth
! err having been exactly favorable for it
Cotton has nearly doubled in size dur
ing the past forty days. 1t IS well
| fruited and makes a good appearance
The statement made by men who
have much to do with tobacco growers
to the effect that the latter have beer
! so extravagant during the last two
| seasons as to be in debt to merchants
is rather depressing. if true, and vii
prove a hindrance to the rover in
their efforts to unite against the trust
unless the merchants will agree not tc
press them but give them time in theil
fight for higher prices.