The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-09
NEW LIGHT ON BOND MATER
A CONVERSATION WITH DIP. BAY
LUs CADE RECALLED.
Some GOSSIP Concerning the Sonfh
Dakota Suit-More Money Needed
; for a ST. Louis Exhibit-strong
Evidence Against Powell
Messenger Bureau,
Ra1eish- Y. c.. FEBRUARY 5

- the supreme COOAN ~N~
WAS argument in the case known as
the Wrought Iron Range Company.
this involving the revenue law. anc'
particularly the validity or Section IS
OF II. the claiming that il
is exempt from tax BY reason or tte
Interstate Commerce Law.
State auditor Dixon says that he
wishes to make as rapid a collection
as possible of the rosters OF the North
Carolina troops during the civil war
and he requests that II persons nav
ing original muster rolls Of companies
made during the war send them TO
him. Only those rolls made during
the war will be used in making up
the revised roster of the North caro-
lin troops in the Confederate service.
which the United States War Depart
ment will publish
Governor Aycock says he has not
vet completed the raising of funds
for the states exhibit at the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis. A number or gen
uemen who have promised to contrib
ate have not sent in their checks
They have doubtless forgotten to do
30. The Governor hopes that all of
These will send their checks 10 State
Treasurer Lacy and he urges other
persons interested in the success of
mis- states exhibit at this great expo
sition to make as liberal contributions
as possible
Several years ago the congregation
of the First Baptist church, colored,
Mere, purchased a lot at the south
east corner of the capitol square, and
laid a granite foundation for a new
church. An architect and builder to-
day received instructions to prepare
the plans so that work begin at
once.
A Raleigh architect is preparing a
plan for a s2O,O 900 public school at
Ihe town Of Washington. 1t is pro-
posed TO build the school during the
spring and summer.
It il learned that the New Bern
Journal. which has during he past
few days occupied a new and larger
office. will issue an afternoon edition,
with teIegraphic news
The full text Of the decision OF the
United states Supreme court in the
South Dakota bond suit is printed to-
day, and makes 81 columns. Lawyers
appear to be somewhat divided as to
This decision. some thinking That it ts
a good thing for the state.
As was stated recently the matter
of the bonds which were stolen from
J.. l. Godfrey, Of Jonesboro, has not
euded. He got back his bonds, for
which he had paid s1.00O TO a lawyer,
and also got back the $1,000 he paid.
hut he has made an aftidavit thai
there was conspiracy, extortlon, and
blackmail in the matter, ~whereupoH
Judge Brown has issued bench war
rants for c. c. Jones. of G~oldsboro.
H. p. Dortch, Jr., and j. c. L. Harris.
The latter has given a justified bond
for 500 for his appearance here be-
sore Judge Brown, February 10Th.
Dortch is said to be at St Louis
where il appears he is to be
ed with the exposition in some way.
II is stated that Jones has left Colds
boro. Last fair Jones was here and
II is stated had a gambling room
above q saloon here. further state
ment being mad that he had n part
ner in that business. A statement
has been made that at first an effort
was made to have Godfrey pay $500
kor the return OF the bonds when
were stolen. The attorneys for Mr..
Harris say they are ready for the
Rearing, n can make a clear de-
Tense.
E. j. Best, stenographer TO Judge
PurneIl. has filed a suit for $4,000
against the Aetna Life Insurance
Company, of Connecticut. the suit be-
ing in the superior court here.
After 1 o'clock this the
house Of Emma Richardson. in the
tenderloin district here, was entirely
burned, and all the contents destroy
ed. There were six white women in
the place and of these All except one
under the shame of Edna Blackwell.
escaped without injury. n became
so frightened that n had to be
brought out of her room by The fire
men, 10Th clothing asd hair being
on fire. Her arms and back were
badly burned. The loss is about Sc
500, two thirds covered by insur-
-ance-
The North Carolina Home Insur-
-ance Company has reelected Richard
II. Battle president Alexander Webb
secretary, and Charles Root treasurer,
and declared s per cent interest.
The opinion of Attorney General
Gilmer as to the owning by this state
OF the legal title to the streets OF
Raleigh is of much interest. lie says
the state has the right to use the
streets for any public purpose. not
incompatible with the easement PCS
sessed by the owners of property
abutting upon the streets. The opin-
ion mas prevailed that the state pur-
chased only a thousand acres OF land
as the site for Raleigh. the capital
but the fact is that LOO acres were
purchased for that purpose by the
commissioners appointed for that III
pose. For a number of years after
Raleigh was laid out as the capital
the government was invested entirely
in the state, the citizens having nc
vote for town officers, or anything OF
tina kind; in other words Raleigh
was then on the same footing a
Washington city has been for many
years.
The trustees of the State Univer.
sity are much pleased with the repor'
male by President Venable. Upor
many of his recommendations the
trustees cannot act, for lack Of funds
but no doubt the legislature will take
q liberal view as to the more urgent
Of these needs.
The United States authorities here
have a mass of evidence against thu
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