The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-20
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., November Is.

Neil OF the Corporation Commission he
was asked what he thought the increase
on the assessed value of real and per-
sOnal property will be. He replied that
about - Counties had been heard from.
and their returns filed, these showing
an average increase of about half a mil
lion dollars to the county. This will
the counties, and the increase in the
state on a basis of % cents on the 500
valuation will yield something like
S120,OUO more tax, from that is, real
and personal property. Chairman Nc
Neill thought earlier in the year that
the increase would be somewhat larger,
say about $4,000, but it now seems rea-
sonably certain it will run considerably
under that figure.
An oil portrait of Colonel William H.
Cheek, who commanded the First North
Carolina cavalry during the latter part
of the Civil war, has been presented to
the State Library by his family.
1t is learned at the office of the State
Labor Commissioner, upon inquiry as
to the number of textile mills in opera
ton in this state, that there ere 241
Gotten, 43 knitting, IA wooden end 3 silk.
A total of 80, which shows q consider
able increase over las year. The in
GREASE in the number of ST .ndles and
looms Will be even greater thar the in
crease in mills will indicate 20 many
additions having been mad 20 old mills.
From what can be gathered it does
not appear that the CO INCL of State
has as yet changed it's mind in 1egerd
to the lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway. Six weeks ago upon
Il vote by the council, it was unani-
mOusly against Il lease. OF course il is
merely the advisor of the Governor in
such matters.
The State officers will no doubt en-
joy their Thanksgiving as, SO to speak,
they are on Easy ST. eet," in a financial
way, last year having been greatly
bothered by the excess CT expenditures
over receipts, but this soft CT thing is
happily at an end. and the balance in
the Treasury will no doubt be crafty
ing. OF course it is not ct known what
the balance will be. but it Will hardly
fall under $40 ,0C0.
| he feeling here in regard 10 the mat
| ter of the Raleigh dispenSary does not
at all abate. and it is very freely said
that if a vote would be aiken now,
| the town would go for prohibition with
| a whoop. 1t is further said that if the
| dispensary is not properly managed
| the town will go absolutely dry when
| ever the next election is held.
In the course of a chat with a prom
inert North Cal Gilman from the Pied
mont section. he was esked What the
| people were talking about and replied
| that they we've telling quite a good
| deal about state politics, and most Of all
| about who was to be the ext Demo-
| cratic nominee for governor. He de-
| clared that if a vote were now to be
| taken, Charles NJ. Stedman would win
in a walk, but that Robert B. Glenn
| was certainly very strong, and NOBODY
! could tell what would happen.
| The Supreme court will devote this
| week to the docket of appeals from the
| Twelfth district. 1t is only a moderate
| ly heavy one, and the two stet- ca.es
on it are of minor impotence, both
| being liquor cases
The very sharp division among the
Methodists in this State in Iegs d to DR..
Kilgo and the presidency of Trinity
| college was never more pronounced than
it is just now. A Methodist says that
Il lhIS COEilIONeISy mas Objected the
| Church colleges, not Crly Trinity but
the other ones toe, and he added that
Trinity which now has but a snail at
| tendance ought to have thrice as many
| students.
There were about 200 persons sum-
moned as witnesses in the Ernest Hay
wood murder trial here in October, by
both sides. and it looks as if about 80
II nr -hnCn u-;1I no. rA+ NV - 80, A.;
attendance. the judge having ruled that
a number of them, on both sides were
| not entitled to any compensation.
State superintendent of Public In
| struction Joyner will prosecute quite
an active winter campaign for the
| public schools. He has a great many
invitations to speak. Many districts,
| widely scattered over the state. are
| TO vote on the local tax question. and
| his presence at these points IS of great
| value in carrying the day. His report
on the local tax movement so far in
the State is very gratifying.
The long-eXpected Cartridges for the
magazine rifles (the Krag-Jorgenson)
have at last arrived at the Safe arsenal
and the rifles also Will quickly be pie ced
in the hands OF the National Guard of
! North Carolina.
There was argument todav before
Judge Purnell. in the case of Trenchard
against kell, involving timberlands and
the Gumberry railway in Northampton
county +. H. Busbee, H. H. Little
and Walter L. Daniel appeared for Kell,
while W. H. Day, James E. Shepherd
and Calvin PEBBLES appeared for Tren-
chard. The total value of the proper
~ involved is about + 1000. Trenchard
claimed that there was fraud in repre-
sensations made by kell in the deed for
the property. and that while Kell stat
ed that there were 5000, 900 feet OF
lumber in the timber l>nds sold. there
was really only about H. 0 900. The
Gumberrv railway is about 10 miles long
n traverSeS these lands.
There are at least a dozen applications
for the admission Of companies into
| the National Gu1rS Of this Srota b1