The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
FIGHT ON BETWEEN THE STED.
Man AND GLENN FORCES.
Each Side Claiming the County-Nol
Talk OF Hearst-Northern Mctho-'
dists Trying TO Eject q Negro
Bishop-Crop Prospects.
Messenger Bureau.

viii he tried. The crime was COM
mitted in 1901. the victim being 4 mani
named Pell and Long was given five
years for m~anplaughter. The cr.meI
was committed in Jackson county and
the case was after the first hearineI
by the Supreme court removed 10 Ma
con. n previous trial resulted in al
mistrial.
State Treasurer Lacy says thai up
to this date Sc sherifs have made
complete settlements OF last years.
x and that the balances due by the
remainder are YER small.
Very ~seasonable rains have falienl
this week in this section of the sla.el
ana nave put the farmers in very soodl
spirits.
Among the arrivals here are Robert
]. Walker and A. w. Goodwin, of Cbar-|
lotte.
In an interview today with Editor
!vey of the Raleigh Christian Advocate,
ne spoke OF the general conference oil
the Northern Methodist church now inl
session in California and saws one of
the great questions coming up regards!
the election OF the negro biships. some-l
tnlng which has been attempted ever
since the civil war. He says he does
not tnlnk one will be elected, this
attempt will fail like all the others
When asked If he thought the two con-
ferences. north and south would get|
together. he said it would be a long,
Tune before they did so, and that it isl
be'leVed more work can be done by sep
arate organizations. Speaking of work
IN the church in this state. DIR. Iyev
said this seems to be more manifest in
the erection of new churches and par
sonages than any other way. The Ra-
leigh Christian Advocate is p~reparingl
to celebrate its jubilee-its 5Oth ami
versary next year. When it was re-
organized it started with Z. 800 subschib-
ers and now has almost 5000, of these
LOO being secured since the meeting of
conference December 1st.
L. b. Eldridge is doing the EDITORIAL
work on The Raleigh Post, having
taken it up Immediately upon the death
OF the lamented Robert NJ. Furman.
Indeed he had been doing that work
for a week or SO before Mr.. Furman's
death.
The claim is now made by the friends
Of captain r. Il. Glenn that he has
more instructed votes, from county
conventions, than Major Charles NJ.
Stedman has.
Tne code commission is here this
week reviewing Its york. The first VOL
ume will soon be ready for the printer.
1t will be a large me-; much larger than
the second volume.
E. b. Norvell of Murphy has placed
in the Hall of History the finest col
lection OF ancient Indian pipes ever
seen in this state. He has been collect
ing for Is years. One Of the pipes is
a affra1fv nina n owing fo,,r araosn--
for stems, above these being four In
dian heads, or faces, each Of a different
type and also with four points upon
each of the stem-pieces, showing tina
four tribes Joined in the treaty. There
is also a chiefs pipe, with IN imitation
Of a head-dress of feathers, remarka-
bly, well done; also a double pipe, with
two openings, the openings being the
mouths of Wildcats.
A chairman of the commissioners Of
this county say road work is being
rapidly pushed by the 60 convicts and
the hired labor, the two road machines
going a great deal. This county has
hired convicts from Chatham and John
son counties. 1t is found that this pays
well If the terms are long.
All hope Of any sort of a compromise
of the PEBBLES contempt case seems to
be at an end. and both sides are on
the lookout for a~fidavits. OF course
1t is not known whether there will be
an application for a postponement of al
nearing which the judge has set at
Lumberton May 26th.
There is a remarkable mount of in-l
curry for the names OF soldiers Who'll
served in the Revolutionary war. The
roster is partly in the office of the Sec
rotary Of state and partly in that of thel
auditor, n is also printed in volumel
l6 of the state records. Persons whol
want to join the Daughters OF thei
Revolution are the ones asking for theI
names. |
AS yet il is not decided where theI
encampnent of the North Cardinal
National Guard this summer shall bel
held, some people guessing MoreheadI
City, others -Wrightsville. l
The state is prepared tu fully equipl
the new company OF the First regiment
at Hickory as soon as it is accepted
and mustered into service. 1t is to bel
Company A, of that regiment. TheI
National Guard authorities here will
soon receive a number of sets Of the!
new equipments, consisting of CART
ridge belts, and ~suspenders, these hold-l
ing up the canteen and haversack,
which are attached to the belt. Around
the belt are pouches for cartridges.
'eoSS hoaANoA JAW has Sohc " ANCWt
Bern where he delivered the address bel
fore the military academy, going tol
Greenville on the Goth and making al
literary address. He will be back
next week and will welcome the stateI
medical convention on Tuesday. Oni
the 3rd of June he will make an edu-I
speech at Marion. |
There have been nine state fertilizer
inspectors in the field this season and
they have done excellent work. Tnet
sales have been immense. breaking all
the records. The work is now almost
ended for this season.
Just as was predicted, the farmersI
have put in every cotton seed they could
and the result is going to be. with
favorable weather, by far the biggest
crop North Carolina has ever grown.l
There are now great variations in thel
condition Of the crop, much OF which,
Is not yet above ground.
The attorney general and his asso-I
ciate counsel are putting h f%inishingI