The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-21
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL
ARCH MASONS IN CONvOCATION.
Bids for Printing the Code-Eradica-
Fourth of July Celebration-Sena-
tor Simmons Not a Candidate for
Delegate-at-Large to St. Louis.
Messenger Bureau.

messenger BuTeau,
Raleigh, n. c., June Is, 1904.
Weather Observer Charles F. Won
Hermann left today for New York,
where he will on Saturday sail for
Europe to be gone until the first of
October During his absence Mr.. A
Wiesner takes his place in charge of
the station here. Mr.. Robert Pettet.
new assistants in the station.
Among roihy'a ARRIVALS were 7.
". Russell. Weldon; E.. L. Travis,
Halifax; L. A. Dodsworth, ]. T. Dalls.
T. w. Grimes, Walter l. Liddell,
Charlotte; Ferdinand Ulrich, New
Bern; r. H. Patterson, WILSON,; S. R.
Dunn, Kinston.
Arch Masons of this state continued
their c~onvocation, which began here
last evening, ii being the Seth annual
one The grand counsel of Royal and
Select Masters met in its 2Sth annual
assembly. Enoch Council, Royal and
Select Masters, conferred the Cryptic
degrees on petitioners from all parts
of the state. This evening the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar Of
the state met in their oath annual
~conclave. m there will be a
Masonic barbecue at the state fair
grounds. In the evening there will
be a ceremonial session of Oasis
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at which
about 80 applicants will be made to
walk through the burning sands of
the desert. A Shrine banquet will fol-
low this initiation. Not as many
Masons are present so far as were
expected would be here.
Senator Simmons said he is very
much pleased at the successful oper-
alton of the Watts liquor regulation
law.
Today the committee having in
charge the award of the Rhodes
scholarship met here to select from
the four applicants who passed the
examination the fortunate man or
men for the scholarship at Oxford
University, England. The committee
is composed of President Venable, of
the University; Professor Eben Alex
ander. Of the University; Professor
Mimms, of Trinity; Professor Doug
las, of Davidson, and Professor Car
lyle, of Wake Forest. When the ex-
animation of the seven applicants
was held in April. four passed, which
Is regarded as extremely creditable.
More passed from North Carolina
than from any other state. The exam
nation was very difficult indeed.
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler re-
turned today from a trip to the coun-
ties If Polk, Burke, Iredell, Rowan,
Henderson and Wilkes. He is pleased
at the interest shown in some sections
in the eradication Of ticks from cat
tie and the extension Of the open
district. So far as the springs inspec-
lions have shown, matters are in
pretty good shape and encouraging,
but the tick cas- does not begin
until a little later He says that in
Wilkes county he-saw the finest wheat
in years. Last year and the year
before the, wheat crop was pretty
much a failure. The Watauga county
people say that they have the best
grass pastures in years DR.. Butler
says he expects to accomplish a good
deal In tick work this year and
hopes to get quite a large addition to
the free territory.
The bids for the printing of the
Code are in the hands of Judge Wo-
mack and the other Code commits
sioners- There are four bidders, all
from this state. Mr.. George P. Pell
is now numbering the pages of the
Code and otherwise looking ove it,
so that the first volume is cad for
the printer as soon as the contract
is awarded.
The Dover Yarn Mills has obtained
leave to increase it's capital stock to
$50, 900. OF which half Is to be pre-
ferred stock.
Senator Simmons said today. 81
wan to say that I am not a candidate
for delegate at large to st. Louis" Of
course, 1T was not expected hat he
would be a candidate, but the Demo-
Gratis seem to be determined to elect
him, all the same, as they feel he
will be a very valuable addition to
the delegation from this state, his
strength as a speaker and worker be-
ing fully recognized.
In some way the idea was gotten
out that the session of the Demo-
cratic convention at Greensboro is to
be positively for two days. This is
not accurate. When h state COM
mIttee met here in April, a resolu-
ton was introduced and adopted
which recommended an order of bust
ness at the convention, but the con-
vention may or may lot adopt this
order was suggested; in other words,
the convention will itself decide
whether it will be in convention one
day or two days. The session ought
to be really two days and get rid Of
all the rush and the all-night bust
ness. which has so unp1easantly
them so extremely fatiguing. The
first session will be devoted to the
selection of delegates to the national
convention, electors and the adoption
of the platform. After this the state
ticket will be nominated. It is posi-
BILE. of course, that all this business
may be done in one day and night,
but more leisurely conventions are
certainly better. ThiA is the senti-
ment of some Of the leading men in
the party.
Arrangements are being completed
for a very extensive celebration of
h Fourth of July here, with exer-
cises in the morning at the city hall.