The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-04
Coy. Glenn Wants the North Caro-
lima Brought to Wilmington.
Fine Prospects for the \. and VI.
Matter of Enlargement OF the Capt.
tai to be Pushed-Status of the Car
penters' Strike-Government Wealth
cr RepOrt-Other Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. c., August 90.

text books for the next five years.
Some Of the book men remarked that
the American Book Company and B..
F. Johnson and Co., got about eighty
per cent Of the books. Some of them
remarked that the state text book
commission all to pieces, but three Of
the members of the state commission
said they had not made many changes
in the sub-commissiOn's report. The
latter could not be seen today, though
Of course it is public property, because
of the absence of State superintendent
JOyner, who left at 5 O'Clock for New
Hanover county to attend a rally at a
public school.
President George T. Winston of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
is here, and says that the college Will
be full Of students, every 20 having
been taken. There will be a good many
changes IN the system of discipline
next term. Everything will be on the
rating system, in the military depart
ment and in all others, so that the
status of a student can be known and
given precisely. The demerit system
will be abandoned as it is felt the new
plan will show the standing much
better. Special precautions for the
health of the students will be taken,
and all the drinking water will be
boiled and then cooled and all the milk
sterilized.
Grand Secretary DreWry and Lieu
tenant Governor Francis Winston
have prepared the contract for the
building Of the Masonic temple here,
the cost will be one hundred thousand
dollars, exclusive Of furniture, and
work will probably begin very early in
March, as soon as the weather opens.
The matter of the enlargement OF
the capitol is to be pressed before the
next legislature as never before. Last
year there was three factions, n
wanting the capital enlarged, the other
a special building for the library
and records, and the third an insur-
ance building with quarters for the
records.
In the course of an interview with
President Barrow of the Raleigh car
penters union regarding the status of
the SIE1ke mere, Ht SdIu IhdC
fifty of the carpenters had left Raleigh
and that about fifty others were m
plOyed on odd jobs at union wages,
but that none had been employed by
contractors. About 20 of the men are
at Norfolk and the others are scatter
ed here and there. There is no sign
Of the Wiving in by the contractors
and it is thought that most OF the men
yet here will leave. A very few may
remain and work under the
contractors, but that will be some time
off vet. Mr.. Barrow thinks as the men
had rather leave than take his step.
He says but few men have come IN to
take the strikers place.
Insurance Commissioner Young says
that reports show that a number Of
the policy holders Of the Mutual Life
and New York Life will attend the
conference here in person n OF course
many by proxy.
Governor Glenn left this morning
for New York and will be back Mon
day morning. His private secretary
said the governor had directed him to
say to the newspapers tnat in regard
to the christening of the cruiser North
Carolina he had written to the secre-
tary Of the navy saying that If it were
possible for the cruiser to get to Will
mingt0n he wanted the ceremony to
take place there.
There was quite an interesting ar
rival at the penitentiary today, this
being Hiram Higgins, who was
brought by the sheriff of Wilkes to
serve ten years, if he lives so long,
this convict having reached the ven
cradle age of IS years and s months.
He was convicted Of the murder OF his
son, aged 80. 1t is said that his sOn
had taken charge of the old homestead
and had driven the old fellow Out sc
to speak, and after being away from
home about six weeks the venerable
Higgins got tired of hat sort Of life
went back on the Goth of last May
pOked his shot gun through the crack
of the door and fired at his son. tear
ing off his arm. The son rushed out
of the house and ran half a mile before
he fell from exhaustion. He lived un
til 5 o'clock that afternoon. Old Hig-
gins again took charge of the house
and did not seem to regret in the
least the crime he had committed. Al
the time he did the shooting both he
and his son We're under a bond TO keeI
the peace. as .hev had had two OF
three fights and they were also undeI
bond to appear al the superior court
The old man say this was the frs
difficulty he had ever had. The
sheriff gives a good account Of Wilkes
from 2 criminal point of view, saying
that when he took Office eight years
ago the clerk came in with a pile con-
tanning S35 capies papers. while at the
recent term at which old Higgins was
convicted there were only so cases, the
term lasting but three days. The
sheriff says that Samuels and Hasty
the officers convicted OF
beating Editor Deal at WilkesbOro are
in jail at the latter town. They came
there, one from Union, the other from
Surry, and reported to the sheriff, fol
Imprisonment. The sheriff says they
are locked up alright and seem tc