The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-12
FAvORS THE PANAMA CANAL
EX-COV. JARVIS AGREES WITH
ROOSEVELT ON THIS.
the Code CommissiOn-Talk About
RepublicanscOther Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau.


Ex-Governor Jarvis, who Is here was
asked by your correspondent his view
as TO the Panama matter, and replied:
81 am a sort of a Roosevelt man on
b ana question. Those Central
American powers do some queer things
and it is hard to tell who you have to
trade with when you deal with them.
I am with President Roosevelt in his
last performance. I am for the Pana-
ma canal
A very funny thing happened at the
postofice today. A G appeared at
the stamp window with half a dollar
and said: Il want to see Mr.. Spence
and get 90 cents worth Of wniskey." He
was asked If he didn' mean Mr.. Dis
pensary and replied: Yes. that's the
man" The stamp clerk pointed the way
to the ~dIspensary.
Before Judge Purnell here today there
was argument in the case of Thomas B.
Heartt, of Raleigh, against Inc Ma
tional Text Book Company, OF Pennsyl-
vania, for libel. the damages CLAIMED
being SIC. 600, the plaintiff claimed that
slanderous expressions regarding him
were made at Durham and Raleigh by
an agent OF the school, he having been
the local representative here
Inquiry was made as to the number
of registered whiskey distillerieS in OPP
Grafton in this revenue district. In re-
ply 1t was stated that a year ago rs TO
100 were in operation, n that now
approximately one-third that number
are now in operation. Several distilier-
les are in course Of construction which
ave not yet obtained their organiza-
ton papers. Officials say moonshining
is On the increase east Of Raleigh and
northwest OF here; that there Is con-
siderable in Franklin and Johnston
counties. The deputy collectors in the
east have larger divisions than those in
the west and so cannot police them so
well as is done in the west. A store
keeper from Wilmington who was here
today said he knew Illicit distilling was
on the increase in that section and an
official said he thinks there is an in
crease everywhere, and that Durham,
Orange and Alamance appear to have
renewed their energy along this line.
Claudius Dockery, Esq, has leased
the residence of Senator F. NJ. Simmons
here.
Ex-Judge T. B. Womack, chairman Of
the ID commission was asked today
what progress was being made n
replied: w are getting on very we'll
indeed. There will be two volumes. 1t
is our purpose to put all the pubic
laws in one volume and in the other
the laws regarding the state govern
menr and it's 40 different departments.
Then there will not be a necessity for
the distribution Of the second volume
and this will save the state a good deal
of money. We will recommend an
abridgement Of the first volume, espe-
cially for justices OF the peace, this to
contain only such laws as relate to
them and to their jurisdiction. There
are 5000 or 5000 magistrates n you
will readily see what a saving this will
effect. When h last code was issued
1t was sent to every magistrate. AS a
result very few lawyers bought copies,
AS nearly all obtained them from
friendly Justices Of the peace. The plan
which we suggest will save a great
deal Of money. possibly so per cen
There is certainly a great deal OF work.
upon the code and we are going at 1t
in the most painstaking manner
The chief OF police says hat since
the 31st Of December there has been
only one arrest here for drunkenness,
but added hat he had known periods
as long to elapse directly after the holi-
days in which no arrests had been
made for that cause.
People are beginning to talk some
about the Democratic race for govern
or, and it was said today by a man
from Mecklenburg nat in that county
Robert B. Glenn would get seven tenths
of the votes at the Democratic primary.
A new roof is to be placed upon the
train shed at the Union Passenger
station here. The old roof was of plank
covered with tar and gravel. and Is
badly worn.
The number of students at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college already
shows all increase over last year. and
there will be yet more by the time the
session ends. The number is $40
against sos last year.
Colonel A. b. Andrews, Of the South
ern railway when asked if he thought
there would be much railway construc-
ton in the State this year said he did
" lAdN IA - III i5hI oAo NAidI
Ii is hard to induce anybody to take
bonds.
Ex-Judge Timber!ake, one of the most
prominent Republicans in the State
is here. He was asked if he thought
his party would put in the field a full
ticket this year. and replied that he
believed it would do so, that is bot
State and Congressional tickets.
Stephen A. Douglas. Of Chicago. a
brother Of Associate Justice Robert NJ.
Douglas, OF Greensboro. Is here on
some legal business. He Is q Democrat
and IS not now in politics, but he nat
turally keeps well posted about politi-
cal matters. He says he has never seen
a man loose ground in the west and no
doubt elsewhere, as President Ro Sc
welt has done He added: The shout-
ers are for him, but OF course one man
shouting makes more noise than 100
are quiet. Senator Thurston ex-
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