The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-07
THE DISPEnsARY RECEIPTS
DIVISION BETWEEN CITY AND
COUNTY CAUSES FIGHT.
Matter May Go Before the United
States Supreme Court-Confetieratc
Battle Flags VIII be Placed i'm the
Hall of History-New Rural Libra.
ries-Charters by the State.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c., March !.

There Is quite a IlVels uSHI oh ASiS
between this city and the count, on
the bill to divide, on a different OASIS
the receipts OF the d~ispensary, which
was established by the vote OF the
people of Raleigh. The receipts last
year were $4,000. half of which went
20 the county and half to the city.
There was a bill, pushed by the county
people and backed by the members Of
the legislature, to give the city a third
the roads a third, and the schools a
third. At a great meeting last night
the Senate committee gave a hearing
on the bill which had passed the House
Finally what some called a compromise
was arranged, by which four-tenths OF
the receipts go to the city, three tentns
TO the roads and the remaining three
tenthS 10 the schools, of the latter a
third coming bac to the city. The c9ty
does not like his arrangement and may
take the case to the United states 81
preme court on the ground that to thus
change the disposition of the fund is IN
violation Of the obi cations Of a contract
made when the people voted under the
Watts law to have a diSpenSary to dl-
vide the funds between the city ana
the county equally. 1t has been said
by some that if d satisfactory arrange
ment is not made the d~ispensary viii
be voted out nex October and cease
TO exist next January. There is a 6ood
deal of very bitter talk, and there are
intimations that the matter may get
into politics in one way or another.
There are now fifty-two convic1S n
this county working on public "a
The new road supervisor says hey
have worked all through the winter ex-
cept about two weeks, bad as the
weather has been. OF course they have
not been able to do much work.
The Legislature, through it's new
code, known as the ~reVisal, shortenS the
partridge season fifteen days, making
the close season begin March l to l5th.
1t is learned from officials of the ag-
ricultural department that in the inid-
die Of July the new series of farmers
institutes will begin. They will con-
tinue until the end of September, md
will cover about 60 counties.
The hotel at Hot Springs, Madison
county, is to be allowed to sell wis
key III original packages to bonafide
guests. this being a privilege which
JWO years ago was granted the hotels
at ToXaway.
Great many witnesses are being eX-
amined in the notable case of the
English Cotton dealers, Cunningham
and Hinshaw, against the Seaboard
Air Line for $22,500 for cotton burn
ed at Hamlet.
State Chairman Simmons before he
left here last week stated that the
Ward bill would get IS votes in the
House. It was a wonderful close es-
innate for It received IA.
The confederate battle flags car
ried by North Carolina troops which
have been stored away by the United
States war department ever since the
war, and which are now to be return
ed will be placed in the hall of his
tory, where there are already eleven
such flags. It is said that there are
% at Washington, but there must be
more The last time your correspon-
dent saw them was about the cen
tennial year, when they were in a
room in what was known as the Win
der building across the street west
of the state war and navy department
covering the ceiling and sides of two
or three rooms. 1t was noticed then
that the letters IN. c." appeared on
= great many of them, and on q num-
Der of the battle flags.
a charter is granted the ]. G.. Wood
Company, Charlotte, to conduct a de-
partment store; Miller Machine Com
pany of Concord; A. F. Hartsell Mer-
camille Company of Concord and Will
son Supply Company of Wilson.
Yesterday a special committee rep
resenting the Tennessee Legislature
which is i'll session arrived here to
look into insurance matters. The
committee met the governor and the
other state officers, including Insur-
ance Commissioner Young, who paid
Al
tentions and the Legislature showed
the visitors a numbe of special cour-
tesies. North Cardinals insurance
department is admirably managed and
the insurance laws are regarded as a
model.
Four rural libraries for public schools
were provided for today, two being in
Washington and one each in Pender
and Jones counties.
Charters are granted the Mica Min
ing Company Of Asheville, capital stock
$4,000 and the Merry Oaks Hosiery
Company, OF mis- county capital stock
S25, 900.
Mention was made a day or so ago
about the action of the committee of
the Legislature during the absence of
it's regular chairman in deciding to
report favorably n number Of bills,
among them the Field bill to allow Z
Fer cent. interest. The acting chair
man of the committee felt somewhat
aggrieved at the statement, though his
name was not known or mentioned and
said he was opposed to tho 1 per cent.
interest bill and desires that under
stood, but that the committee simply
outvoted him and recommended it.
Everybody is watching the Legisla-
ture now, because it is in the last few
days that hasty legislation IS 20 be
dreaded. 1t always has been SO and
always will be. The legislators do not
know, poor fellows, what Il sigh of
relief, North Carolina heaves when
the session ends and they go home.
In reply to inquiries We have pleas
IRE in a-nnnLnnino that Ely,S I.inIi6