The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
AFF|RMs JUDGE WARD's ACTION
Decision Of The Supreme Court in The
M'COWn Case.
Dnrllant's Ex.Mayor Must Serve His
Sentence death OF a Confederate
Observation-Disclosures Directors to
Mcct-A. and ". College Over
Flowing With Students.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., September g.

Raleigh, n. c., September 3.
The supreme court, through Chief
Justice Walter Clark. as soon as il
met this morning at ten o'clock, made
announcement of it's decision in the
contempt case of ex-Mayor Moses Nc
Gown, OF Durham, who struck Judge
Ward of the superior court, and who
by that judge was sentenced for con
tempt to serve thirty days in a COM
mon Jail, and 20 pay a fine of 5000. The
supreme court afirms the action Of
Judge Ward. The opinion was oral
and the chief justice announced that
later there would be a written one
filed. This will probably be done next
Tuesday, when the regular filing Of
opinions begins. The action of The
court vas OF course expected, the
state having made a very strong show
ing in support of the course taken by
Judge Ward in protecting his own
honor and that of the courts.
Mr.. Carter of Alabama was here TO-
day and had a conference with Cover
nor Glenn regarding the@matterzof ed
ditional pay for volunteers in the war
with Spain. He stated to the goTer-
nor that troops were entitled to pay
from time that they arrived at their
respective armories. Here in North
Carolina the troops were mustered in
during May, but a number of them
drew pay from April 9th, to which
they were found entitled, yet a num-
Der mad reported at their armories in
response to the call some days before
April 9th.
North Carolina will send quite u
large delegation to Richmond IN The
18th to attend the annual meeting Of
the Farmers National Association.
Last year over 100 delegates were ap-
pointed by Governor Aycock, and Ill
these appointments have been contip-
ued.
There are now forty-three game
wardens in North Carolina. The sup
cruising warden, John w. Upchurch,
of this city says the Audubon law is
popular in North Carolina and is be-
ing very well enforced. So far as he
can discover there are now very few
violations of it.
The postmaster here received notice
of five rural free delivery routes estab-
lished, these being as follows:
Cleveland, ]. D. Thick; Ellerbe,
John E. McRae; Collision, George r.
Rives; Bushy Fork, Robert H. Malone;
Mt Pleasant, James L. Peck. The to-
tai number of these carriers in the
state is now well beyond a thousand,
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College is really o~vercrowded. 1t Is
greatly to be regretted that more dor
mitory room is not to be provided.
There are more students in the aSri~
cultural department now than any
other and for this increase no proVi-
sion whatever has been made.
In an interview with Acting lmml-
grafton Commissioner T. K. Bruner,
as to the reason why there are so few
calls for immigrants, to come to North
Carolina as laborers, or as tenants. ne
said that on the side of the people
here in North Carolina who wanted
such people on their farms, they do not
wish any people unless they know
who they are, while, on the otner
hand. Mr.. Bruner cannot afford &c
make arrangements at New York 10
bring nersons here unless there Is q
positive arrangement as to b price
thew are to receive and as to the homes
they are to have. There has been a
very slip-shod way in hiring labor IN
North Carolina, but Of course all this
will have to be changed if people are
to be brought in here from elsewhere.
There will have to be a regular agree
ment as to wages, or as to the part
of crops to be allowed those who come
as tenant farmers.
The board of penitentiary directors
is to meet on the goth instant, at
which time it will specially consider
matters relative to the Wilkesboro ana
Jefferson turnpike, the construction CT
which has reached the point in less
than two miles of the crest of the Blue
Ridge. The question is whether me
state shall finish it.
Torrance Unger, a native OF france,
who served in the French army IN i
number of campaigns, and who was In
the Confederate service for three
years in Company G, 50th North Car
DINA regiment, vas buried this mora
ing in the Confederate cemetery here,
having died last evening at the o
diers Home. He had been in feeble