The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-20
STORM IN RALEIGH.
wiu6 Blew q Gale, But no Damage
WINS Done-Task on the Liquor
Northern Insurance Company
Chartered.
Messenger Bureau,


Raleigh, N. c.. February il.
Last night was certainly a wild one
here. The wind blew a gale for sew
eral hours, and there was fears rot
only tina many trees would be Flown
down. but that buildings would be
damaged. The weather bureau report
ed that for a considerable time the
wind had a velocity of 20 miles an
hour, which is quite high for this To-
cality. No reports of damage in the
city have come in. Only one tree in
the Capitol Square was injured w
large limbs haing been torn from an
elm. Various reports weree current Of
damage at other points. Weather Oh
server Won Hermann said the cold
snap was a severe and sudden one.
The temperature yesterday afternoon
having been 6S and that this morning
26. He expressed grave fear that the
great cold wave would do wild spread
damage in Florida.
Up to this date Is sheriffs have made
full settlements of taxes due the state.
The supreme court did not file any
opinion today The first opinion for
this term will be filed next Tuesday.
Some of the members of the house
judiciary ommitte do not like the
bill abolishing days of grace on ne
gotiable paper, though they are told
that North Carolina is che of the very
few states which o has such a law.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is bringing all possible in
huence to bear through persons in va
rious counties to induce the Legislature
to provide. fully for getting at the
earliest possible moment the 500. 900
4 nan6nI fn Epnn the schools Onpn fOIT
months in the year. Circulars are being
sent put to this end to men of infiu-
ence all over the state.
The legislature will continue perhaps
for some years TO come to elect coun-
ty boards of education. Members say
| that plan work. well.
/ Among today's arrivals were NJ. e.
Guthrie. Southport, and Z. G. a
| meie, Wilmington.
Legislature has only three weeks
more of life. 1t is not expected that
it will remain in session beyond the &C
days for which il receives pay.
The State University receives S25,
600 annually of state appropriation
and the Agricultural and Mechanical
| College is asking the Legislature tC
give it the same annual allowance.
The Knights OF Pythias will hold 8
street fair here in May. A meeting
was held this afternoon to arrange
for it.
Governor Aycock, q special guess
spoke at the banquet last night giver
bv the Junior Order of United Ameri
can Mechanics in compliment to Ma
tional Chancellor Bowers.
Campaign Chairman J. W. Bailey
saws it is quite evident that sentiment
in favor of the London liquor reGl
lation bill is gaining ground daily, anC
he expects to see amendments Offered
/ to the Watts bill prescribing the siZ,
of incorporated places in Wh'th hqu'
can be made or sold. AS matters nov
are that bill does not SPECIFY the slz'
a town shall be. The Watts bills ha'
beef so amended as TO provide &c
| local elections on the question OF pro
hibition. dispensary, or license.
Three roads are now making thei
way towards Ellington, Harnett coun
": one Of these being the Harnet
Lumber Company's road which
within eight miles Of this place.
INthe course of ar interview toda,
with President Angler Of the Cap
Fear and Northern railway ne sal
work was in rapid progress on the ex
tension from Angler to Smiley's Falls
| and that 30 carloads of rail have ar
rived. There are 100 men at work o
the grading. The road will pas
through Averysboro. and near the las
battlefield Of the Civil war. The eX
tension is Is miles in length, and wi
be TO the great cotton mills to cos
81 0O0 900. which the Dukes are build
ing there. and for which 10000, 900 brio
are being burned oil the spot.
Lieutenant Governor Turner wa
asked today when the legislature woul
adjourn. He looked at a calenda
for March, and then said. The pa
will run out March 18th. Really tn
legislature will adjourn that day: tn
is the great majority of the member
will go home, but a few will RENAL
for the ratification Of bills, and so tn
legislature will adjourn on the 19ti
that is my judgment"
A bill was introduced in the ieglsla
ture today to charter the High PolI