The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-10
Union Men are Only Demanding
Nine Hour Day
: n l. Excepts fo Order tn Build
Union Depot nj Iumh~rtnn-Tn-
Caupmenf Of Confederate Veterans
Rain Delays Railway CONSTRUCTION.
work-sso. 600 Hospital for Raleigh.
Zine Exhibit Of state Products fn Ia
Nade at Tsp~snn.


regards the strike Of the carpenters
mere, The ranks Of the strikers rs-
csised one accession today. bringing
the total number UP Ia l40. The pres
ident Of the local union. Mr.. Barrow
says the strike is only for = nine hour
day, and that IL is not the purpose c:
the Union 10 say that contractors
shall or shall not employ union men
only. the point being TO secure the
shorter day. leaving The EMPLOYMENT
q men entirely TO the contractors.
Lieutenant 5. Z. Young. the new in
stTuctor in military tactics AZ the
Agricultural L Mechanical College. +
TO report here fer duty next Monday.
lie Is q very capable officer. and has
oeen 10" 4 considerable time instruc-
tor at Jefferson Barracks. s.. Lauis.
\ charter Is ganted the Michael
Green Manufacturing Company. al
Lincoltcn. 10 make furniture and other
articles from wood. capital stick $50
600.
Now that The matter In dispute be
tween the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound
hallway, and the Glenwood Land Com
pany here has been settled hv the
payment Of the amount named b. the
arbitrator. the railway will push its
line into the city at once.
Recently the corporation commits
sion made an order for = union depot
at Lumberton. To this the Seahoard
Air Line excerpts. making the same ex-
ceptiOnS which have been fled In all
cases OF this character. namely that the
commission has not jurisdiction and
that its order violates the 9Th amend
ment OF the United States Constitution
by deprivation OF property without
compensation and the 14th amendment
also, and further by forcing one rail-
way to enter into q contract with
another road. il being further set forth
that the order is unreasonable. arbi-
trary and unjust, and mounts TO a
confiscation Of property.
The corporation commission also
makes an order that the Seaboard
Air Line and the Durham and SUIth-
ern Railways shall build a Union sta
ton at Apex, in this county. within
so days.
Inquiry was made Of the city san
itary officer as to any sickness in
Raleigh this season. He stated that
reports had been received from the
physicians of only ten cases of typhoid
fever, n case Of dyptheria. and one
case Of scarlet fever, and that he re-
garded this as a very good showing.
Rev. Dr.. Alfred II. Moment, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church has
gone to South Carolina and thence
to the western part of this state for a
three weeks visit.
1t is expected that the attendance Of
Confederate veterans at the encamp-
ment at Morehead City this month will
be a very large one. Fifteen ears ago
over 1900 of them attended encamp-
ment at Wrightsville. directly after
the Guard had moved out.
Mr.. Henry Clay Brown, clerk of
the corporation commission. has COR
to Albemarle upon news that his
brother. Mr.. J. II. Brown was paralyz-
ed. The latter vas for a number Of
years n of the clerks in the house Of
representatives.
Tomorrow the new passenger &che-
dule on the Raleigh ( Southport Rail
way between here and Fayetteville
becomes effective. There will be two
trains each wa. Many Raleigh peo-
pei will visit Fayetteville the sche-
dule being convenient. This road Is
an independent one and D a mem
Der OF the associated railways.
Next Thursday evening there will be
q special conference If city pastors and
Sunday School superintendent on the
question OF the Y. Il. {. A. which Il
is supposed it will have at Raleigh. Mr,
q. G. Huntington Of Charlotte. the
state secretary is to be present. Some
preliminary work has been done.
There Is a movement To have Susie
Harmon. the child OF thirteen now IN
the penitentiary for murder placed in
the hands Of the North Carolina Chill
dTens Home Society.
Railway people find tha; he work #
construction il considerably delayed
BY the rains. particularly in the east
and in the mountain region. One u
the heaviest rains Of the year fell
along the lines OF the Raleigh & Pam
liCo Sound Railways last Monday. put
ting large areas u land under water.
Streams were all high and the large.
ones are low rising.
Orders have been given for the w0rE
on the sewerage system a. the Agri-
cultural & Mechanical College Z De-
pushed with the greatest speed. Il
was remarked b. q state Official that
only two things were possible under
the circumstances a. laid before the
council Of state ard the college trus-
tees TO do the work or 10 close The
college The money. $3.50 which IS
10 BE- taken from the general college
fund, the legislature will be asked TO
make q special appropriation 10 cover
IL.
Secretary T. x Bruner 0f the Agri-
cultural Department and Curator
Brimley Of the State Museum have
gone 10 the western part Of the state
10 obtain fruits and various farm pro
ducts, 10 be shown next autumn a.
Boston. when North Carolina Is 10
maksa display eyen larger and more
attractive than that made In that city