The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-15
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS
BEGINS AT RALEIGH.
VIII Entitlc The Winner 10 Go To OK
ord Unive rsity, Ehgland-PreN
Association Abandons It's ST Louis
TrieErorts OF Afumnac Ass0cis-
don at ST. Aary's College.

Raiei2n. N. e. bureau.
April 18th 1904.
To-day the examination Of appii-
cants for the Cecil Rhodes scholar
ship at Oxford University. England,
began here. There were to have
been fifteen applicants. but for some
reason unknown to the board OF ex-
aminers. several OF these dropped put.
They certainly did not know what
would be the haracte OF the exam
nation. whether hard or easy. as the
examination papers were sent from
Oxford to the board and were not
opened until after the applicants or
contestants were all present in h
Senate chamber to-day.
The examination ends tomorrow,
and then the papers Will be sent back
20 Oxford. They are really passing
examinations for oxford. and out of
those who do pass. the board Is to
say who will a the scholarship
this year. Next e another schol-
arShip Will be awarded, and after
that there viii always be two schof
airs at Oxford from this state. The
board is composed of President Ven
able, of the State University. and
Professors. Carlyle, of Wake Forest.
Mimms. Of Trinity; Douglas. of Da-:
wilson. and Alexander. Of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Professor
j. E. Latta, OF the university, is hold
ing the examination continuously,
other members OF the board coming
observed in regard to the examine
ton, no outsider being permitted.
Professor w. S. Massey to-day be-
gan an important and interesting ex-
pertinent at the state farm here, 10
see whether a three per cept. solu-
ton of copper sulphide, that Is 40
gallons to the acre., will kill wild
Unions. 1t Is found that ie kills mus
tard and ragweed without injuring
the wheat or oats in which these
plants are. II 1t kills wild onions
1t will be Of great value to the smau
grain growers of North Carolina, the
wild onions being a great nuisance.
+. K. S. Finch has paid Ed. Cham
bers Smith for the remainder of the
stock in Atlantic and North Carolina
railway. which he bought from him.
SO that Finch is now a regular stock
holder, or will be when he gets his
stock formally transferred. There
continue to be some intimations that
he or somebody else may try again
for a r~eceivership of that road, but
this would hardly be done while n
~ - All PioSI CS. III
persons claim that "a state judge
would order a receiver, but others
smile al this statement.
The Alumnae Association of St
Mary's Female college here has COM
pleted the founding of n memorial
scholarship in honor of Rev. DR.. Al
bert Smedes. the founder and for so
many years the rector OF this noted
school, has now begun a new work.
that of charging the chapel at st.
Marys. 1t appears that 1t is to be
enlarged by being made in a form OF
a cross. The attendance at the col
lege Is so large that the chapel can
no longer accommodate the students.
A special appeal is made to all the
alumnae by Mrs. Iredell, the presi-
dent of the association. and by Miss
a McKimmon, its treasurer, both
at Raleigh.
Judge and Mrs. Purnell are at Nor
folk with their son.. Thomas. who Is
in a hospital, where a few days ago
he underwent an operation
Among to-day's arrivals were e
w. Wick, Selma:B. Y. Cooper, Hem
derson; George Haar. Wilmington:
]. A. Martin, Hickory.
Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh, the
North Carolina member of the execu-
tive council of the American Bank
ers' Association. is notified that it
81 lPIll dl NcW
York. to select a place for the next
annual meeting. which will probably
be held at New York or Atlantic City,
though some favor st. Louis.
The North Carolina Press Associa-
ton have arranged to go to St Louis.
but the free pass question comes up
and has knocked out the plan entire
ly, sc it has been abandoned. The
decision of the Supreme Court in the
McNiel case has made the railways
very chary about giving ~transporta-
ton to the editorial fraternity.
MI. James Busbee, son Of MI.
Charles NJ. Busbee has on exhibit
here a very attractive lot OF paintings
illustrating views OF Raleigh and its
suburbs, these being his own work.
and they are very creditable. attract
Ing much attention.
The state charters the Southern
Jobbing company, of New Bern, au-
thorized capital, $4,000; and the
Cochran Showcase company, of Char
lotte. with 800. 900 authorized cap
ital stock.
Governor Aycock to-day received a
letter from the proud mother of trip
lets In Henderson county. asking
whether the state allows a pension In
such cases. The governor was not
here. but Private Secretary Pear
sail, who Is greatly interested In such
matters. replied. with great regret.
that unfortunately there was no pen
in such cases Somebody sug-
Rested that he refer the lady,s letter
to President Roosevelt. who Ii a spe-
cial patron of triplets-
Appeals from the Twelfth district
will be called next Tuesday I'm the
following order: Fisher w. Brown,
Boyd VS. Railway, Cogdell vs.. Tele-
graph Co.. Conner W. Manufacturing
Co., Hoo Va. Telegraph Co.. Hoi-
VI Railway CO.. RatIife W..
Co., Orr VS.. Railway Co,
W. Manufacturing Co, For