The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. c.. May 10. 1904

preliminary work IN arranging the
programme for North Carolina Day"
which is observed in the public
schools in the autumn 1t was ex-
pected that DIR. Kemp P. Battle. of
the State University, would be present
and make an address, but he was
unable 10 come.
To-day the examination OF appli-
cants for license as physicians was
begun by the State Board of Medical
Examiners, in the hall OF the House
of Representatives. There are 81
applicants, against 107 a year ago. Of
these. three are young ladies, five
are coIored. The examinations will
not end until Monday morning. there
being seven branches. OF which two
are taken up eacn day.
\ charter is granted TO the Home
Building and Material Company, Of
AsheborO, capital stock $4,000.
1t was stated by some Of the Re-
publicanS that there were one or two
negro delegates at their state con-
vention at Greensboro yesterday, but
Rev. G. NJ. Babb, who attended il,
and who arrived here to-day, says
that while he saw in the newspapers
there were three negroes present at
the convention, yet he saw none him.
self and does not believe any were
there. The Republicans have GER
tainly made a great attempt TO have
their convention lilly white"
Trustees of the Methodist Orphan
age here say they cannot yet tell the
exact date of its opening, as the work
now in progress is necessarily slow
I'm character. The plastering of the
first and second floors is completed,
and u-orL- is h6OIJn on that Of the
third floor. The chairs for the chap
e, 312 in number arrived to-day.
Newspapers from Los Angeles, Cal
%ifornia, whore the Northern Methodist
General Conference is now in session,
pay high compliments to Rev. Dr.
Jcnn G. KilgO. OF Durham, who is one
of the iraternal messengers from the
S5":.=l Methodist Conference. The
paper cay his address was wonder
fully fine and aroused greater enthu-
Siasn than any other made; that men
Jumped on the chairs and wave their
hats, while the ladies' waved their
handkerchiefs, and that his oratory
reminded them OF the days of Whit
field.
1t was expected that there would
be some observance of May 10Th here
by a parade of the local troops, but
it is found to be impossible to arrange
this, and so there will be no celebra-
ton of a public character.
The new uniform service in the
northern and southern Methodist
churches. including the creed, has
gone into use in some of the North
Carolina churches, but most of these
are waiting for the appearance OF
the new hymnal, now being printed.
AS yet the new service is not used in
Raleigh. Some churches are using
the cards containing the service.
Their are now SIS rural free deliv-
cry mail routes in this state, this be-
ing n very remarkable increase in a
year.
1t is not expected that Judge Pur-
nell will be here Saturday, but the
answer to the complaint in the mat
ter of a receiver for the Atlantic anu
North Carolina railway will be filed in
the clerks office.
Some persons question the power
of the Federal court to make a state
Investigating committee file with 1T
it's report. this applying to the Attain
tic and North Carolina investigation
case. OF course. the people who are
pressing for the receivership want to
get hold of the report of h commit
tee. for use in that proceeding.
Charles ]. Harris. of Dillsboro, the
nominee of the Republicans for Coy
ernor, is known as the "kaolln
king He is the largest producer Of
that material. used in making china,
in the United States.
The government report on the
North Carolina climate for April says
the mean temperature for the state
was 54.S degrees. which is % below
normal. The average rainfall for
this state was $40 of an inch
The grading of the Raleigh and
Pamlico Sound railway has now
reached the point within 200 yards OF
the Seaboard Air Linz track at RAJ
leigh. Next week the work OF grad
ing towards Neuse river will begin
where there is q gap of four miles.
and in about a month eleven miles
will be graded. Then the iron can &c
laid, in case cross ties can be secured.
These are very hard to get, as armer
are too busy to cut them. and there
is fear hat they may not be cut be-
fore autumn. Even the old roads are
having trouble in procuring ties
1t is stated that the labor fight at
Durham grows worse and worse, and
that the difficulty about the situation
Is that some n was shot the other
night, and that other persons charged
thai the shooting was done by a
union man, this causing the two SIDES
to array themselves against each
other. instead of leaving the settle
ment to he court. The fight Is foI
a 9-hour day and for the privilege
of belonging to the union, and it is
certainly a bitter n
Governor Aycock was talked with
to-day about the South Dakota bond
suit case and was asked what We're
his views as to the possibility of a
re-hearing by the United States Su-
preme court, before which a motion
for such a re-hearing had been filed
the court to hear this motion in Oc-
tober. The Governor said: L have
no views myself. The state is repre-
scented by the encouragement and
his associate counsel, James E. Shep-
herd and James II. Merrimon, who
do have views. We have until Octo-
Der to file the petition TO e Sc
have plenty of time A very strong
netition will be presented. Something
was said about the special tax
bonds" and the Governor said re-
garding them, 1.-The special tax bonds
will never be paid. Nothing in the
South Dakota suit involves the cues
tim of their ODiniOn."