The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
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BLACKLEY IN JAIL.

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BLACKLEY IN JAIL.
James c. Blackley, who was recent
ly found guilty here of embezzlement
In a horse trade, and was sentenced 10
five years in the penitentiary is now
in jail. He had appealed TO the Su-
preme court and the lateer this week
affirmed the judgment. His ease was
called Wednesday but he had disap-
peared and instanter capiases were iS-
u e for him in three counties. He was
captured at Franklinton, as he was
leaving the train, and al once brought
here.
TEST OF BUCKET SHOP LAW
There will be a case agreed as to The
matter of the state against Eugene
McGinnis for dealing in futures. he
charge being laid under the bucket
shop law and he submitting, not to
that charge, but the m of dealing in
futures, holding that his place was not
a bucket shop. The grand jury has
returned a true bill and the case will
be heard by the superior court here
and go at once to the Supreme curt
which will advance it on the docket. =
It may be that the case will tho
pass up t the United States Supreme
court for final determination, it being
held by some to be entirely Interstate
matter. 1t is Of course a test case
and the submission by Mr.. McGinnis
was for the purpose OF SO making it.
Governor Glenn today received from
j. E. Reid of Newton Center, Mass q
testament which the latter found at
Fort Fisher after the capture OF TIE
latter, January 18th, 1865, upon the
fy-1eaf being the name Of II. A.
Sledge. There is blood on the book.
The inscription shows that it was i're-
scented TO Sledge by Chaplain Mckii-
non. The governor is requested to
give the book TO Sledge's son, il. B.
Sledge, who lives at Tarboro and will
do o. Mr.. Sledge may come here and
receive the book in person.
BIG SALES OF FERTILIZERS
Commissioner 0f Agriculture Patte.:-
son Was asked about the sales Of f-r-
tiliZor tax tags and said that they had
until q few days ago kept along very
closely with those made in 1903, nut
were now going somewhat ahead, hav-
been quite large for the past Week.
The inspectors report great quantities
OF fertilizers as moving. Speaking
about cotton Mr.. Patterson said he
thought it was generally being held
He cannot understand the excessively
ly large port receipts Of Galveston, in
view Of the very positive statement
that Texas is holding the crop SO we'll,
better in fact than any other state
These Galveston receipts have puzzle /
a lot of people and have had a Ereat
deal to do with causing farmers in
this state to sell cotton and no doubt
people have taken advantage Of then
to induce people elsewhere to make
sales.
General Robert F. Hoke, who has
been confined to his home here most
of the time for the past six weeks, is
out again, but is still rather weak. He
was en- the street today. He is great
ly beloved and admired by the COnfei-
crate veterans and by the general pub
lie also.
NORTH CAROLINA RECORDS.
Chief Justice Clark made a visit to
the state museum and saw the flags
returned by the war department ex-'
pressing much pleasure at the arrange
ment. A special representative Of the
Carnegie library is here, getting ma
terial from North Carolina records, for
use in the list of sources of inforna-
ton about the Revolutionary period
particularly. He says that North Car
DINA leads all the states in the union
in the publication of it's colonial and
revolutionary records. South Carolina
and Virginia have material in hand,
but have never published it, whereas
North Carolina publishes promptly
and IN admirable style. He says that
only such volunteers as the late Col
onel Saunders and Chief Justice Clark
could do and would do SO great a work
as this, those gentlemen never having
received or desired an compensation
whatever.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT PINEHURST.
The governor, on his approaching
visit to Pinehurst, will very probably
be accompanied by all the members of
his staff who went with him to the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt
His mother and his wife and daughter
will also be of the party. The visit
will be a very delightful one. Two or
three other ladies are to be members
of the party it is understood.