The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-13

Private Secretary Pearsan Wa EI-
Observation-Disclosures Memorial Day
Observed-A Peculiar Suit-Bryan's
Attitude.
Messenger Bureau.

The investigating committee or
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
to-day completed its work of examin-
ing witnesses. 1t had previously ex-
all the directors except Charles
NJ. Busbee and IL examined him to-
day, as IL did also Private Secretary
p. II. Pe~arsall, who requested such al.
examination, in order 10 snow tnat
ne is the local counsel OF the railway
and represents il IN the courts
There was a severe thunder storm
LAST night and $500 OF an inch OF
rain fell, the largest amount In a num-
Der of weeks. h ainfa here our
ing May SO far is 79-1o0 of an inch.
The attorney general says nat ne
may this week file the answer to q
complaint of Cuyler. OF New York,
and his petition for a receiver. Good
work is being done in the preparation
of the answer. -,
Confederate Memorial Day was well
observed here, there being g good turn
out of veterans. a I'M iunch a
talk to them at the Hall Of History
and a view Of the many hundreds OF
war relics there, and an address on
General Robert b. Vance by Colonel
Theodore F. Davidson at the city nall.
| concluding with the decoration or n
| graves of the veterans at the Confed-
| crate cemetery. LIE CdpiloA LIZ
| other public buildings were closed.
| The Governor and treasurer
| the exercises. Secretary Of State
| Grimes was at Greenville. attending
| the exercises there. and Auditor Dix
on addressed the veterans at Rae
| ford. Cumberland county.
State Superintendent Joyner was to
have been at Greenville to-day or to-
morrow to attend the meeting OF the
northeastern section Of county super
l int -ndents, but pressure or work de-
tanned him here. and so Professor -.
G. Brooks took his place. The meet
ing is a conference regarding the work
and to- effect a close organization OF
superintendents. Superintendent Joy
ner expects to attend all the other
meetings.
Among to-day's arrivals were: E..
w. Butt. J. r. Orrell, Wilmington;
Robert w. Davis, Southport; Locke
Craig, Asheville; H. II. Bridgers, Tar
boro.
Yesterdays heat was intense. going
to 90 degrees, and if continued would
have done damage. The temperature
fell to 60 to-day. The rain will bring
up the cotton, much of which is not
yet above ground, and will also enable
tobacco plants to be set out.
Judge Purnell is at Richmond. sit
ting as a judge on the Circuit Court
of ADpeals. The chief justice will be
on the bench there this week.
There are some friends of Turner
for Governor here, and one of these
smiled to-day as he said that nothing
was heard about Turner, but II any
, one would paste the latter'S name In
his hat and then look at it after the
convention, he would see the winner
Speaking about the effect Of w. J
, Bryan's attitude on the Democratic
ticket for the Presidency his year ant
upon the success of that ticket. Sena
tor Simmons say that, Of course. M
one knows what this attitude is, blu
Mr.. Simmons does not think that a
far as North Carolina is concerned
= and also the majority of the southern
. states, it will have any influence, blu
! in Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansa.
: he has a powerful following. MI
. Simmons does not believe hat he viii
8 attempt to oppose, rebel or bolt, bu
r if he shout do such a thing, does no
believe his following would go wit
e him. If it did so, h effect would b
= DISASTROUS; more SO in Missouri thar
!, in Kentucky.
Among to-day's arrivals were: A
w. Mclean, r. c. Lawrence. Lumber
ton; julius G. Martin, F. A. Sondley
n Asheville; j. McCrackin, Durham
" John P. Cannon. Rockingham; w. S
O. B.. Robinson, G~oldsboro; w. +
y Lewis, Gastonia. Messrs. Lawrenc
e and Mclean, who are two of the law
yers against whom Judge PEBBLES ha
= made the threat Of punishment 70
; contempt, said they had nothing t
say about that matter, and yer
e pleasantly declined to be interviewed
They said that any interviews pub
lished about this case ave come fror
{ Judge PEBBLES. There was talk abou
some sort of a compromise last Sal
e urday, but they know nothing abou
- it.
9 Game Warden John w. Upchurc
q has returned from another tour, dul
ing which he visited the counties {
Vance, Northampton, Perquimon
&C Chowan and Nash. He found that
Northampton sole Of the people in tn
e town do not like the Audubon Dir
s. protection laws, because they war
q their friends from Norfolk, Peter.
10 bure and Richmond Va, to come {
~ any season and shoot cartridges, bl
the country people like the law veI
IF well indeed and desire the birds pre-
tected. Warden Upchurcn has bee
in thirty-five or forty counties @
these tours of insnectiou, and FIND
le the Audubon law generally very popl
l. lar and we'll appreciated.
Dr. There is quite an odd caSe befol
the Superior court here, in which
y negro, who was janitor of a buildin
sues the owner for damages, Whic
ne claims were due Tor an INJURY
hisIeg. which was broke in a ia
from a rear porch of the building. Z
claims that there was no railir
:. around the porch and that the acc
~ den was due to the negligence of Il
owner. The owner contends that
was the mans dutv as janitor to ket
the railing in place there.
- A. l.. Brooks, of Greensboro, wi
is so earnestly looking after Maj
- Charles NJ SfpdmansS c2mnaiCn
here and says the major Is gainin
and that the causes which make
possible to develop his strength a
still at work. He is certainly We
hs confident Of Stedman's nomination.
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nd Ladies' and Children.
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