The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Dfliecnt Search Being Made for W. H
Walker. q RaletGh-DamaEe 10
Crops by the Hail-Mr. Rosenths1
Continues I'm o Critical Condition
big Musical Festival.


Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. ~. c.. July IS. 1904.
Application has been made for \
charter for q lodge Of Masons at Ham,
let Grand Secretary John C. Drewry
says the order continues 70 grow rap
Idly. There is a little delay tn the
beginning Of work on the Masonic
Temple here. this being due TO some
OF the interior OF the building. In the
building will be the Raleigh Savings
Bank and the handsonest fruit store
in the state. The weather bureau viii
also have Offices thert There win be
a root garden and summer shextre on
the eighth floor
Rev. Dr. Ivey. editor or The Chris
tiaa Advocate. has returned from =
visit to Scotland county. where he raw
part Of the haii-smitteu area He
says the damage lone exceeded belief.
The hail actually bea OF the bark
from red oak trees and made dents in
HOUSES. as he saw with his own yes
1t not only swept away a great many
crops bodily. but I'm other cases has
left the stalks standing entirely dead
and withered. Some crops that ap-
peared to be badly damaged will come
out considerably. DR.. Iyey said h
in some sections where the Call ~
bail was the greatest IL would have
killed people exposed to It judging
from its effect upon vegetation.
Governor Aycock and State Superin-
tendent Joyner left today for Dare
county. where they will make n series
OF educational speeches this week.
| Mr.. Gustave Rosenthal. who was so
suddenly attacked by congestion az
| the brain Saturday afternoon. on
tinues in a very critical condition. He
Is 81 years old. and age and overwork
without rest or recreation have told
Il nm him tn nhx~SHtnn< Ga +fvNrr fhnf thu
attack had really been imminent for
several months. All the members OF
l his family are here. He Is one OF the
most valued citizens OF Raleigh and 4
most accomplished business He
Is the secretary and treasurer and a
large stockhelder Of one of the large
cotton mills at Buroington, and 10
widely known In North Carolina so
ciauy. a a Mason and as a business
man
Mention has been made of the fact
that the county officers AVE been
searching ever since Friday afternoon
for Rev. w. f. Walker. colored. pastor
OF St. Paul's A. NJ. E. church here.
who stands charged with betrayal OF
the young daughter OF one OF his con-
gregation. 1t was suspected that he
had gone to Durham. from which
place he came here nearly four years
ago. and so officers from here went
fA&@ i'Altt n
ing In search for the man. They
found that Walker a been TO the
house of a negro barber in Hayti. a
suburb of Durham. and there his horse
and buggy were found. in which he
had fled from Raleigh. The barber
said Walker got there Friday after
Don took supper at his house and
left and had not since been seen. II
was understood that Walker. by ad-
vice of his attorney, hard been con-
cealed. House after house was
searched for him. but to no purpose.
Letters indicate that he was thus hid
den by advice of ounse Tt is said
that he will be produced here tomor-
row at the preliminary hearing. The
case has created a profound sensation
among the negroes here. st. Paurs
is one OF the largest negro churches In
the state. and also occupies one OF
he largest churches.
Charles i. o has been appointed
general superintendent OF the four
negro normal schools. In order to in
crease their efficiency. There used
to be seven of these schools. but they
were last year reduced I'm number.
This resignation OF DR.. Charles Duff
fly from the State Board of public
Charities causes q general regret. The
board was organized in October, 1889.
and he had been with IL ever since.
Its first chairman was DR.. Z. Burke
Haywood, OF Raleigh. who held that
position not quite two years and was
succeeded by DIR. Duffy. W ho was deep
ly interested in the work and always
Jealous regarding It. Ar. William
Blair. of Winston. is acting as chair
man. The Governor has flied two
vacancies in the board by the appoint
ment of A. j. McAllister. of Asheboro,
and Carey J. Hunter, of Raleigh. The
board meets in October and will then
elect a chairman to succeed DIR. Duff
fly.
The chief event here this week will
be the great musical festival at the
Raleigh Summer School on the
ings of Thursday and Friday. The
first concert viii be what Is known as
artists night. at which will be given
H. Lehnann's I'm a Persian Car
den,' and a very fine miscellaneous
programme by soloists. A second
concert will be m o~ratorio and opera
night. with the Hallelutah chorus,
from the Messiah: Unfold We Portals.
from the Redemption: a scene from
the e9etfcana the Rfgofeto
quartette: Hayden's Oxford Sympho-
ny, and a miscellaneous programme
by soloists. the festival chorus n the
orchestra There are 200 voices in
the chorus and 20 musicians Ia the
orchestra, also piano and organ and
the following soloists: Mrs. Theodore
Van YORK. soprano: Miss Bessie Bon
sail, contraito; Mr.. Theodore Var
YORK. tenor: Mr.. William Harper.
basso; Miss Charlotte Kendall Hull.
vfolinist; Misses Adelsne v. Macarthur.
Chelian Pixley and Elizabeth Futreii.
accompanies. Mr.. Wade r. Brown
Is the conductor and director of the
festival. The quartette of solofsts are
we'll known artists of New York.
brought south specially for these con-
certs. Season tickets for both con-
certs can be had at 31.s0. A special
railway rate of one fare plus Is cents
for h round trip has been ecured
from all points I'm the state within one
hundred and fifty miles of Raleigh
The latest addition to the C~onfeder-
ate section In the Hall Of History Is
h coat and wore Of Captain Benta-