The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-05-17

State and National Flags at Half Mast.
States Answer TO the Cuyier Com
piaint Not Yet Filetl-New Rural
Delivery RouteS-Othcr Raleigh
News Notes
Messenger Bureau.

Rt!eigh. y. c. May Is.
Postmaster Bailey is Informed OF the
establishment of six new rural free de-
livery mail routes in the state. these
being two at Roxboro and one each at
Saratoga. Keener. Mt. Olive. and HUI
bert. Two new routes Will be put on
from Raleigh next week. these being
Nos. and {. Of the more than 500
rural carriers two get only S2eo a year.
having very short routes. few get $500.
about dozen $500 and the others $500.
Though it was said last night that
the state would today file it's answer TO
the Cuyler complaint and application
for receiver for the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway, it was said this
morning that il would not be filed until
later and might not probably be Off
cially filed until May 21st, the date set
| by Judge Purnell for the hearing OF the
matter. The answer is short, and con-
tainS nothing sensational in the way
! Of new matter. 1t differs however from
the answer made to the complaint OF
Finch. The state has summoned no
witnesses, but will use afidavits. it is
understood. Cuyler's side has summoned
a number of witnesses.
| The state and national flag on the
Jcapitol were at half staff today, as
mark Of respect to the memory OF ex-
State Auditor Robert NJ. Furman.
whose sudden death yesterday so shock
ed the people of Raleigh and indeed of
the whole state. In front of the head
quarters of l.. 0. b. Branch camp
Confederate veterans. the flag draped
in mourning was displayed today, with
a notice that the funeral Of ex-First
Lieutenant Furman, Company z,
ISeventy First regiment, North Carolina
troops would be held tomorrow morn
ling. A great many tributes have been
paid Mr.. Furman, who for "a years had
lDeen so we'll known and SO greatly es-
teemed by the people OF Raleigh.
At Wake Forest today. the North
lCarolina Academy of Science held its
annual session. Among those from here
who attended it were State Chemist
kilgore. State Veterinarian Butler and
lC. B. Williams and State Entimologist
sherman.
Among today's arrivals were W. s.
lob. Robinson, Goldsboro; Mark Discs
way, New Bern; ]. NJ. Wright, Will
mington; J. 3. Harty, J. II. Hunt. III. NJ.
McAlister, and S. Seawell. Charlotte.
! Engineer Byers of the Atlantic Coast
Line VINO was killed in an accident
tnedI dy SlltNiIle sCSlct0os NfIIIS "
North Carolina in 1900 and became an
leHgineer on the Seaboard Air Line.
living at Raleigh where his family now
lis. He left here only three months ago
and went on the Atlantic Coast Line.
| 1t is learned from one OF the officials
Iof the Raleigh street railway that 1t
will extend it's line to the National
lccmetery and the Confederate soldiers
lhome, which are in the extreme eastern
jpart Of the city and very near together.
| The large party of Robson county
lawyers and their attorneys, who have
Ibeen here a couple Of days preparing
| their answer to the charge of contempt
lof Judge PEBBLES left this afternoon
for Fayetteville where this much talk
ed of matter comes up tomorrow. The
majority Of the people think the law
yers will win out but some take the
lother vieiT.
The Atlantic and North Carolina
railway Investigating committee is hold
ling its sessions in the senate chamber
and it's members cannot say when its
report will be filed. The committee
lis going very carefully into the great
mass of evidence, and the state board
of internal Improvements is. so to
speak. reviewing the work.
| Last night n negro woman, Hannah
Palmer insane. died at her home here.
An effort 10 secure her admission TO the
hospital for the insane at Goldsboro
failed. because there was no room for
her thera