The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-27
Photograph Made of Man Shot
by Detective Bivins.
Stin Observation-Disclosures
Mt the Action Of Joyner in Declining
Presidency of the Normal-Funds
for the McIver Statue-Cases for the
Federal Court-Deaths at h Sol
diers Home.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., November Il.

ralelSn, n. u, november Il. .
There Is a general expression of
pleasure here that State S%uperinren-
killing of a m~oonshiner in Duplin cour-
lty will be tried. The officers say they
have an entirely complete defense.
this being self-defense. The shooting
was done by Deputy Downing, as the
imam he shot was in the act Of raising
his gun to fire upon him.
The city health authorities continue
ito be very active in ferretirg out small
ipOX cases, and taking them to the pest
mouse. North Of the city they found
several cases at various farms and le-
moved these and they placarded half
a dozen or more houses. The work of
vaccination in the suburbs has 0een
pushed very actively and also the fumi-
lgatiOn Of houses, etc.
The lectures OF Dr.. Shepherd of Bal
fillmore, here have attracted much at
ltention. He is regarded as one OF the
ldent Joyner will retain his position. He
is one.of the very ablest men the state
has in its administration and he has
managed the educational department
Z "ilA O. LCo4 LIN dDIlllN ol Liz ll2lSS
lorder.
AT the coming term of the federal
IcOurt, the cases against the two deputy
revenue collectors charged with tbs
lmOst talented men this state has ever
produced. His uncle was the noted
flames C. Dobbin, under whose direc-
ItiOn the expedition under Commodore
Perry opened Japan to the United
Estates and the rest of the world.
By order of the state solicitor, The
body of the mysterious unknown white
imam, shot and killed three weeks ago
here by Detective H. J. Bivins, of the
.lSeaboard Air Line, was exhumed TO-
day, and photographed. No photographs
had been taken before, strange to
SAY. The face was swollen and black.
and practically unknown. BiviGs
lclaims the man was a daring postof1ice
|robber.
State Superintendent Joyner, assist
led by A. NJ. Scales and DR.. Brooks,
made a five hours canvass of Green's
IbOro yesterday and secured S1,700 for
the McIver monument. Superintendent
lJOyner says Greensboro contributes ST.
800 to funds. He says other towns can
raise good sums if c%anvassed by prom-
inent citizens.
Today the car Of the United States
Fish Commission was here and brought
several thousand black bass to be used
lin stocking ponds and streams in this
VICINITY. n of these being a pond re-
Icently established by a club composed
IOf a number of prominent men near
lMilburnie on the Neuse river and some
|of the fish going to a pond on the as-
tate of DR.. J. r. Rogers between Mil
Iburnie and Raleigh.
The school fund this year will be
considerably larger than that last year
and exceeds $500, 900 The showing
(which the state will make along all
educational lines will this year be the
|best in it's history.
The corporation commission is eX-
Ipected in a few days to make it's order
regarding telephone rates. It appears
lquite certain hat it will fix the rates
flor both telephone rentals and also fol
llOng-distance messages. This matter
has been specially called to it's atten-
ItiOn by the complaints filed by Secre-
ltary of State Grimes who has pressed
this important matter with all his zeal
land ability.
During the year there has been ~
less han % deaths at the Soldiers
Home mere, this being about one-slxth
Iof the number Of inmates. It must be
horne in mind that a considerable por-
,tiOn of those who come to the Home
do so only when they are sick and n
Ia very feeble condition. A case in pOinf
twill illustrate this. A man named Fox
from a county in the Piedmont sec
|tion went to Rocky Mount, put MS
'amily in a cotton mill there, came t.
he Home here, went directly 20 bee
and in 4S hours was dead. He was
'eally almost dying when he cam
here, and had to have instant medica
%nttentiOn.