The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-10
WANT GOVERNOR IN MARYLAND
Urged to Make Speeches in the Suffrage
Campaign There.
Great Good Done to North Carolina by
Adoption of the Constitutional
Observation-Disclosures OF Haz-
ing at the A. and M.-Gatt.s-KiIgo
Case Postponed-Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. G.. October 4.
Governor Clean is urged TO 60 10
Maryland and make speeches in the
suffrage campaign there. He is asked
to speak October 18th. and again la.-
er. The governor has informed the
committee that after President Rose
velt's visit here he will consider the
matter of going there to speak. In the
letter TO the governor the question was
asked what was the condition of North
Carolina since the constitutional
amendment, limiting the suffrage had
gone into effect. The governor In re-
ply said that it was better than ever
before in the history of the state and
that he did o believe any self-re-
speeding Democrat or Republican de-
sired to see Il return II an old con-
dition Of affairs. He said good had
been lone to both political parties
That the Republicans were getting in
better shape and that matters were
coming to such a condition that later
on it would be simply a question of
which of two parties would be cnos-
Shy Dolh VI thCuI Adf1uS LIZ ltSy ~ =
the negro question being entirely elm
mated. The governor had talked 20
prominent Republicans who expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the
amendment, and it's results, among
them Judges Pr:tchard and Boyd.
The following rural free delivery
routes are established: Cedar Grove,
John E. Tolar. carrier; Ch%erryv,lle,
John w. Quinn; Mooresboro, L. w.
Green; Shelby, D. l.. Mcfarland.
Among todays arrivals were G. B.
Watson, of W~inston-Salem. and E. r.
McKethan, of Fayetteville. The lat
ter brought our correspondent the
flag Of the Bethel regiment; not the
flag which the regiment carried in the
first battle of the war. but the one
which was made for and presented to
it when it vas reorganized in the au-
tumn of 1861. after it's six months term
Of service had ended. The flag is iE
very bad condition. but is on the orig
inal staff. The feg which the regiment
carried at Bethel has been in the pos
session of the state a number of years,
and is in the Hall Of History, where
the flag brought by Mr.. Mcclellan was
placed today.
The state convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union ended to-
day. There was a scripture lesson and
prayer by Mrs. Elizabeth Turner OF
Asheville, followed by reports of diVi-
sion superintendent.
Rain began to fall yesterday after
noon. in a very timid and hesitatins
sort of a way. 1t had long been a
stranger to Raleigh and was given a
glad hand by everybody except some
cotton growers who didn't care if none
had fallen until they got every lock
of cotton picked. Practically no rain
had fallen for thirty days. The roads
and streets were covered with dust
as fine as flour, and vegetables and
most everything else had wilted and
Derished in manI cases.
Rufus Ford, AGED so years, was ver
badly injured at the freight depot of
the Southern railway here. In some
way he was caught between the bump
ers of a freight train. thrown down and
one leg so crushed that it had to be
amDutated. He had for many years
been a night Waterman at various
plants here. and for some time a so
served at the freight depot and yards.
A number of the corporations hav-
ing failed to make their required 1e-
turns to the secretary Of state. the
latter is giving out rreir names to
the attorney general. in order that the
latter may impose upon them the le-
gal fine and penalty for their failure
to observe the law.
Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
terson is expected here in a day or TWO.
having arrived at New York, after a
very pleasant little trip abroad, and
a very pleasant passage out and back.
The rest and change have done him no
down for some time.
The sale of seats for the Clansma1
may be said to be a record-breaker
here. Extra chairs had to be put in
the aisles of the Academy of Music
There was complaint about the sale
of seats in blocks. this being perhaps
largely due to the character of some
of the buyers. Wake Forest College
was here in force, having secured many
seats. and so was the Baptist Univers.-
ty for Women. which took 200.
The faculty Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College has devoted much
care to the investigation of last weeks
outbreak of hazing. It was known
Sunday that five of the Sophomores
were on the ragged edge of expulsion.
1t was felt that the discipline of the
college must be maintained if the
whole class had to go. No other col
lege course was open.
The case of Gattis VS.. Kilgo has
been continued until next Thursday
The court will proceed to hear the ar
guments in the other appeals eroE1
the Sixth District this morning. Sew
enth District cases will be called next
Tuesday. October 10. in the following
order:
State VS.. Mcintyre: State VS.. Maults-
by appeal by Evylin) Wallace rs. Nc
Pherson;; Bird VS.. Express CompanE:
Standard VS.. RADON: Dew VS.. Pike;
Hall VS.. Telegraph Company; Hodge
VS.. Hudson: Jackson VS.. Telephone
Company; Hudson VS.. Hodge,