The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
Caused BY Adoption Of a Fire Waste
Law.
Conference Concerning the A. and v.
C.-Raid Near Wyatt-Argument
Today in the Gattis- Kilgo Suif-Ses-
sion OF the w. c. T. U.-Goyernor
Considering tie Murray Case.
Messenger Bureau.

/ that the companies had
made a rule reducing rates from five
tents on the dollar to ten cents. and
that by strict compliance with all the
requirements of the law there would
be a still further reduction. The law
not only gives proper protection to
the property of the state. but will
greatly reduce the number and espe-
cially the size Of the fires. The re-
duction in the rate Of insurance means
the saving of a large sum to the in
surfing public. Mr.. Young say that
this saving in one year in Raleigh
will amount to s2.500. The reduction
on mercantile risks and public build
ings including schools etc.. will be
about eight per cent. on an average.
This means a saving in the amount
of premiums of about $4,000 annu-
ally in North Carolina, over what in
surance would cost at h rates charg-
ed in the other southern states.
J. w. Granger of kinstOn and At
torney P. M F~earsall. Of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway conferred
with: Governor Glenn today regarding
that oad i
Mayor Johnson says that high class
detectives will be here to do special
work during the state affair. these
coming from the great cities. the plan
being to give special protection to the
public from pickpockets and swim
dlers.
Fred L. Merritt. of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway is here and
says work has begun on the $500 foot
trestle from Morehead City to New
Bern.
At moor Yesterday revenue officers
| ma6o a raid in his county near Wv
att and in three hundred yards of a
public Dad found a so gallon illicit
distillery in full blast. Two white OPP
I orators escaped A negro was captur-
ed who was taking them dinner and
he said they did not live in the neigh
borhood.
In the Supreme court tomorrow
there will De argument of the case of
Gattis against Kilgo. will be the
fourth argument in hat court. This
time the point is of the rulings of the
judge below the admission and exclu-
sion of evidence and his final ruling
that there was no evidence necessary
to go before the jury.
Ex-Judge A. w. Graham. of Oxford.
) presented to the Hall Of History to-
day the canteen captured by the late
Captain. Alex. F. Spencer. Company
D. 18th. Regiment North Carolina
troops and carried by him during the
last twelve months of the war.
At today's session Of the w. G. T.
| y. State. Mrs. Laura Winston con-
Quoted a praise and prayer service.
The state superintendents Of Mothers
meetings and Purity and of other Sec
tons made their reports. those max
ing them being Mrs. E. Turner. Mrs.
w. S. Penny. Mrs. w. H. Carroll. Miss
Eula Dixon. Mrs. T. A. Goodno. Miss
Eunice Darden. Mrs. w. H. Osborn.
4 h voc n ~.o1 ~~rs
Quoted by Mrs. Mary Woody, the
speakers being Mrs. Garland, Miss
Notre Johnson. Mrs. Olivia Starr. Mrs.
w. H. Osborn In the afternoon the
prayer service was led by Mrs. Nina
Martin of Milwaukee. This was fol-
lowed by reports Of various superin-
tendents Of sections. Misses Julia
White. Mollie Fetzer. Allie Winging-
ham. Mrs. Mary Nicholson and Mrs.
Della Blair. This evening there was a
music recital by Miss Lille O'DanieI
Of Nashville.
In an interview with Director w. E.
Grassland Of the p~enitentiary. he. stat
ed that his cotton crop was very large
ly gathered and that it was running
he said would be needed to get it
all in.
Upon the arrival of President Roose-
welt on Fayetteville street, on his
drive towards the Capitol on the morn
ing of the 18th, a presidential salute
Of FL guns will be fired in the Capitol
Square. The president will go from
the railroad station direct to the
/ Governors Mansion. where he and his
party will take breakfast. A carri-
e of four white horses has beer
provided for him. though many per
sons greatly desire that he shall ride
on horseback to the fair grounds as
this would give a better opportunity
to the public to see him.. and would
no doubt be very much to his taste.
as he is so fond of riding. The Presi-
dent is a graduate of Harvard Uni
versity and extremely devoted to that
great institution. He win get 4 spe-
cial greeting from the Harvard men
here.
Mention was made a few days ago
of the death of Mr. Johnson. relict
of the late Mr.. Albert Johnson. who
was the oldest living locomotive engi-
neer. and who brought into Raleigh
the first on the Raleigh
and CASTOR railway. It was an Eng
lish-made engine. A very large party.
for that period. was made up for the
return trip from here to CASTOR. in
Guiding a number of ladies prominent
in society. Among the latter was Miss
Maria Haywood. now living here at the
age of 80. and it seems that h was
the only person who went On that ex-
/ cursion. 1t required three days to
go from here to Gastonia. a distance
of o 80 miles. there being a stop
5 at Henderson. where a grand ball and
reception was given. Those were noz
/ the days of hurry and the strenuous
life: in fact h latter sort of thing
was never thought of. unless perhaps
a war was going or.
The condition of United States Dep.
Il uty Marshal John G. Dockery, who
. was shot by Policeman Isaac ". Eog-
4 ers. improves very slowly. though he
E is at work. There is still partial mar
+ alysis of one leg. Two bullets Were
> in his body. but one was cut out The
: other bullet appears to be somewhere
near the lung. When the X-ray pic
{ ture was made this bullet was not
shown distinctly. and the
think that the breathing prevented a
clear picture of it.