The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-13
Messenger Bureau,

Wake county has had u very good
record this year As far as crime 5
concerned. There has been only one
murder case during the year and not
a case IF criminal assault or arson.
There VAS one case of burglary, the
man eaarged with his ofens-. Len
Spence, coIored. being now IN Jail,
having entered Il dwelling hous- N
the night time here in Raleigh.
But little else was talked about
here today except the action OF the
board Il aldermen in eIecting persons
for d.speHs3ry commissioners other
than che ones recommended by the
auti-s loon league. 1t was reported
that ,ne aldermen intended 10 elect
thr~- q their own number commis-
s-"u-rs, but they went outside and
selected three men, their action salts
tying nobody. one of the most PROM
IIeut men in Raleigh. who is op-
posed 10 the d~iSpeusary. says that the
acton of the aldermen has deeply
Intensified the sentiment in favor or
lu- t-Sp-HSsiTy. and will in all prob
ability fix the latter for much longer
Term than tW" years. that il has an
GeT-d even the opponents of the dis
r"ns'iry- There is certain to be 4
complete overthrow of the present
city government just as soon as the
people get a chance TO vote up0u
tua- question Such is the express
sion Of opinion heard on every side.
n cotton receipts mere this sea-
son &" date are 5,S27 bales. against
t-tNN last year one of the leading
dealers here. speaking about the
statement by Il New York cotton
|L#F aHl% In
would reach - cents. said nothing
would surprise him, as the prOduc-
tl"H Of cotton is Increasing very
slightly far less han of any other
crop and that there is certainly not
enough for the worlds supply now,
and that far from there being an IN
crease II acreage the outlook is rath-
rr FOR "a decrease.
Their was ice and frost this morn
ing tn" temperature going To 80 de-
@rr"S .He lowest reached this au-
tUun-
tn" star" superintendent of public
Instruction is Informed tina in CrO-,-
tan township, Dare county. the PEG
PIE nav" voted an increase of the
." TX rate for public schools.
from 10 cents to 50 cents. the cleo
don wing been held this week.
b state superintendent of publ
instructor ana n committees of the
-- -F-- fN'''t AlNt'l 'st -t~~ptli-
tl"u 1r- hard mt work preparing a
programme for North Carolina Day"
In the schools. on account of the
LIT" opening of many of the public
schools the day Will be celebrated
In December this year. The date
VIII soon he announced. Pamphlets
containing the programme and all
literary and historical material for
Tho celebration of the day will be
sent out this year as heretofore. The
subject or study this year is the
Can" Fear Section" The programme
promises 70 be the most interesting
N valuable which has yet been
prepared. and an earnest effort VIII
be mad" 10 secure a celebration OF
tho taE i'm every school i'm the state,
public and private.
Professor Stevens of the Agricuf-
tUrsIl and Mechanical College and
Prof Stcke of the Baptist Female
University have gone to give expert
testimony i'm the great grainage canal
suit which is between the state of
Illinois and Missouri.
Veteran Colonel Kennedy. OF the
Ststs Museum. was all smiles rs he
suuuUur"d the birth of his 33rd
~Er-ludraild- in Wayne county.
\ charter Is granted by the state
O. tn HSheviIIe Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. with an authorized
,~rri-l' stock of 100000. the stock
.-' L"'t4t- - H. 'ItlI- ~ = I rot
-.~ arH Frank Carter. Of ASheyiIIe.
=r1 " 2 Gentry and Hunt Chipl"y.
Tho Agricultural Department. by
Sr1t- Entumologist Sherman has is
sued q bulletin on he CottO. boil
worm which is in this Stnte. ThiS *
not tn" h""l weevil. bur u different
thing entirely.
TIL Liquor Dealers Association of
IN" state will not max" amy fight
~[Iiu~- IN" Watts liquor regulation
I.w. .h.~ decision being u-lde after
81 conference between tn. executive
committee gul President 2. g.
West of h" association.
In n interview with Insurance
Commissioner j. 7. Young ii * learn
ed that there are doing business in
this stat" at this date - life. go fire.
- miscellaneous. . frat"rn1I orders
this shows an increase Of about so
I'm r1- past two years and Of % with
tu tn. ..s- twelve months The COM
mission is sending out to all clerks
= nC-~-- -oUrts. the list of the III
.7-e"' rurauies. ana these are re-
outr-I l- The now law 10 he kept on
Gl- I'm 49,. office of the clerk. showing
II -u--r..-5a~ licensed to 1D business.
latD- ."~ III" Information Of the cit
.-aDs - The S-.-r- The irs-rruea
commissioners -.veS notice that he
r= llr.E5s,ej the following nwr0-
which haze NO license" h-r which
~r--awrtiug to DO business in
<...N Cc-oliu.- Eikharr Mutual Life.
.. -"rh.~t. IND. lJhe Insurance COM
.s- ~,~ IF India SAYS 80 This COM
-.~E r'- he does not suppose II has
+ ems. - any stare in the uDi0u):
#r-..- fife Association. ~ ~Stauut,n.
Fr- 49, Mercantile Fir. Tuiau Fire
.~f '.--'S Fire. all IF Chicago: thu
i'-t0w E.--'-y and Surety. ~ st.
f-r"tS- H.. commercial Register. nf
-- --"r -n.. International Registry
.~f -,-.' Incident, both Of New
York. -E- i.ur.aI League Of the Unit
90 S'-~ at Ptr-sburg- M Young
" --i some questions about the