The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
STATE OFFICIALS TRYING tn EE-
FECT A SETTLEMENT.
Code Commission at Work on the
Reyfsai of 19O5-John w. Aycock
Appointed Bank Exanniner-State
Fair Directors to Make a New Bond
Issue-A Testament Pound at Fort
Ffsher-Big Sales of Fertilizer.
Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau

OS~N 'b"ttc SuplSuIC IouIL I'll SOuIs'
matters regarding the South Dakota
bonds. Negotiations for closing up
this bond matter have been in progress
for some days between South Dakota
lpeople and those of this sttae. but the
LATTER are remarkably reticent regard
ing the entire matter. 1t seems to be
understood, however, that the differ
lence is on the question of about $10.-
COO, South Dakota wanting the full
iamount of the judgment. and this
state desiring that it shall be settled
for about S17,5OO. None of the officials
lave for some days had anything to
say about the matter.
Governor Glenn left to-day for Gut
ford College, where he made an aid
ldresS. The governor is later to deliver
AN address before the Durham Con-
Servatory Of Music. lie is very fond
OF music, but remarked to the commit
tee which rendered him the invitation
to speak that his knowledge of music
was limited.
The committee which is working
here to scure the summer school for
teachers ut the y. and VI. College "c-
marked to-day that it found the wori;
OF Il very uphill character. One would
have supposed that the business puDit
there would have ut Once seer the ilI
IpOrtlnce Of the matter.
Some of the veterans of the -Four.
Itcenth North Carolina regiment VIII ar-
iten& the memorial ceremonies Il. Appo.
I,nt4oy .,..;l 1G+h bnoInl lx,, th, W."
Ilc-spirited Nr. j. Z. Leach, of Little
ton. and will take the old flag of the
regiment with them.
WORK ON THE CODE.
The Code Commission is at work Oh
the code, which is nov known as the
Reyisal of 1868, Incorporating in it th~
many new laws enacted by the last les
islature. That body made Roore changes
mainly little ones, here IL there III
1.-THE general law than any other leeisjd-
lture in the past ten years. These
lchangeS were mainly made by indC-
pendent legislation. The committee
made the rule which was pretty close
lily followed until the very last of the
iSeSsiOn. not to change the existing laM
unless it was perfectly clear there was
no opposition. 1t is expected that the
I~revisal will be finished by the first OF
August. The Legislature appointed a
committee to adopt or disapprOve the
lCode. This committee cannot meKe
iany changes but can merely approve
or disapprove.
The fine weather is very greatly en-
Joyed by the inmates of the Soldiers
Home, here. who have suffered so
much from grippe during the winter.
NEW BANK EXAMINER.
JOHN W. Aycock, of GOldsboro, is
appointed state bank examiner by the
Corporation Commission, succeeding
John O. Ellington, resigned, Of john
is0n county, who resigned last month
iir, order to become the manager Of tie
Bank of Fayetteville. Mr.. Aycock is a
distant relative of Ex-Governor Ay-
cock and has for a dozen years been in
1.-THE bank Of Wayne, at Goldsboro. TEe
!salary of bank examiner is $4,000.
The event here next week will be the
Estate Sunday School convention, eru-
lbracing all denominations, and will be
held in the Presbyterian church. State
Treasurer b. r. Lacy is the president
IOf the convention. 1t is learned that
hundred delegates will attend
THE session will embrace the fourth,
fifth and sixth.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPITAL
SQUARE.
Work is soon to begin on the inl-
Iprovements of the walks of the capital
square which are t o be paved with
Ibrick made at the penitentiary. Et-
forts have been made to have the Old
arsenal removed from the capital
square, but the governor says there is
mo PLACE to put the books which are
now stored there, these being the laws
land other public documents in charge
Iof the secretary of state.
Last year Mr.. T.. B. COtter, the gen
hal manager of Pinehurst, very kind
lily Sent here a quantity of seed, of the
.long-Ieaf pine. These seed were
planted in various places and the peo-
Iple of the capital say some are now
coming up. The squirrels are very fond
iof these seed and the latter had TO be
covered with little wire screens to pro-
,tect them.
FINE COLLECTION OF AUTO
| GRAPHS.
Colonel Charles E. Johnson of this
|city is said to nave the largest pri-
lyate collection of autographs in this
country. An expert who is here so
States. Colonel Johnson has made val
luabIe contributions to the Hall of His
tory, and early next week will fill ar-
iother case there. He was speaking TO-
lday about the late Senator Bate Of
and said the latter was a
of the Brimage family
from Edenton, n. c., and hence OF
Carolina extraction, and M.
lBrimage was a judge of the court OF
Iyice-admiralty. Mr.. Johnson will lend
Ia Judgment signed by him c~onfiscating
THE sloop Lovely Peggy" for attempt
ling to smuggle
| The directors of the state fair will
tissue five percent. bonds to run TWEEN
lty years., to the holders of the $S7 500
lof old bonds, if the latter agree, Or ii