The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-12
Raleigh, n. c., Bureau,

April TIN, 1904.
Governor Aycock is reading the
very complete report of the State
Board of Public Charities. This
gives a well prepared review of the
conditions of the various state insti-
tutions at the end of last year. The
saddest thing in the report is the
statement that between 400 and 500
insane persons are in private homes.
Owing to the limited Accommodations
at the hospitals for the insane, a
great many patients are unable to get
into these al an early stage of the
trouble, and hence. when they are adj
n!itted, the majority are found to be
iEcurable. This is a deplorable fea-
ture and one which the Legislature
should provide against.
At moo today the Soldiers Home
Association met here in annual seS-
sion, the chief feature of business
being the election of the board of
directors. Arrangements will have
to be made by the Legislature for
the admission of more inmates. An
additional appropriation Of at least
$4,000 is needed annually for mainJa-
nance, and also a small appropria-
ton for fitting up rooms in the sec
ond floor of the new dormitory. The
question of building another dormi-
tory VIII also probably be consid-
cred.
Inquiry has been made as to wheth-
er a state convention of the Populist
party IN North Carolina will be held
this year. Ex-senator Marion Butler
is the state chairman. and nothing
has been heard from him in regard
to the matter by the editor of his
newspaper here. The editor said he
vas sure there would be conventions
in various counties, but did not know
OF any state convention.
The Raleigh and Pamlico Sound
railway rOute has been surveyed
into Raleigh. coming in on the north
side and crossing Walnut creek about
half a mile below the Sea5oard Air
III railway.
The old rifles, Springfelds. re-
turned by the National Guards of
this state to the arsenal here are
being cleaned, preparatory to ship
ment to the War Department. All
the guard has the Krag magazine RI
fe. which h troop like verT vel
indeed.
Postmaster Bailey vas Informed
today of the establishment Of min
rural free delivery mail routes, these
being from Richlands. Sky:and,
Franklin, Coxville. Snow Hill ttwo).
utryviI Blackjack, Forest City.
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the 500 mark and will go ,eyoHd il
this month. Many e routes are &C
be established in this state in the
nex ninety days.
The companies of the National
Guard at Durham were to ave beer
inspected last night, but II was
thought advisable on ccoun OF
smallpox to deter the inspection int
a little later, and so the company a
Burlington was inspected last night
and that at Greensboro tonight.
The Audubon bird law appears tC
have worked very we'll indeed its hrs
year. OF course, there are some com
plants, but as a general thing these
are not made my Sportsmen or by
persons who have at heart the pro
lection of game. The number o.
cartridges left over is certainly con
siderable, and the outlook for mex
season, provided June be dry enough
is very good.
One of the interesting question!
being asked is whether a judge car
punish the whole bar of a county
for contempt in refusing to fix a dock
ct. a judge has been put in such ;
dilemma and intimateS that he viii
look into the matter and see VIVA
ne can do. \ very able lawyer her
says that he does not see that n
can do anything; hat while he Wa
holding court in n county after IN
occurrence. he might have called n
members of the bar before him.. i"l
that il not look at all possible that n
could do anything after h ccur
ended. at all events. Several othe
lawyers have made the same remarks
on the Sth of January the Stat
Labor Commissioner received a lette
stating hat at the Newton Cotton
Mill al least fifty children unde
twelve years of age were employed
this being in violation of the labo
law. which became effective JanuaT-
list this year The commissions
wrote there, making some INQUIRIES
one of these being to the mill, ou
received no answer. He has notihe
the solicitor Of the complaint Thi
notice was sent yesterday. The la
regulating hours OF labor fails to pro
vide for sn inspector OF cotton mil
and also for the expenses or sue
INSPECTOR. An effort by the Labo
Commission to have this proF1sio
inserted failed. The law does ne
impose upon any one person the out
of ascertaining violations. The la
requires parents to furnish statement
of ages of children, and mill owner
10 have these. OF course, many pal
ents will give false statements 20 mi
men as to the ages of their childre
in order to get the latter in the HILL