The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-24
Raleigh. y. c. Sept. 2L.

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Atlantic city where he spent a week.
Chairman McNeill OF the corporation
commission also returned today. Nr.
McNeill and Governor Glenn were
there in regard TO the Southern rail-
way rate case Governor Glenn re-
marked about the, investigation OF
the books which is now in progress.
which is going on in a humdrum
fashion and that it had been agreed
to make a sort of informal investi
CATION of the books and vouchers and
to give out nothing until the work
was completed He added that II
anything got into the papers it would
be accidental and most probably IN
accurate.
The governor was asked If he would
make any speeches soon and replied
that he had cut out all engagements
to speak until October. Today H.
found on his desk invitations to lee
ture at Manchester, Hartford and
New Haven, Conn; Waco, Texas;
Rochester, N. Y, Knoxville, Tenn;
and other points. He remarked that
numerous as were the invitations he
received to speak in North Carolina.
there are even more from outside the
state. He goes to Connecticut in jan
uary and gives two lectures, one at
Manchester, January 9th and the 9TH
er at Hartford on the 10th, these
being upon the south. He remarked
that he would make North Carolina
very prominent and that his talks
would be on the south with North
Carolina emphasized. He has been
especially invited to go to Savannah,
and deliver the address at the laying
of the corner stone of the 100000 Y.
M. G. A. 1t was the original plan
to do this in September, but when
the committee found the governor
could not go this month, 1t wrote
him that it would postpone the date
to suit his convenience, so desirious
was it to have him present.
Newspaper publishers here are all
in line against the newspaper COM
bneor trust which is putting up the
price so sharply on newspaper and
which it announces that they are to
be raised on book paper. The As
week to consider this matter and the
strike of the telegraphers and it -
certain a big fight will be put up
against the paper trust.
Both the state and the defense an
nounce readiness for the trial Of the
Rowlands for poisoning. Attorney
Ryan for the defense told State Solic-
itor Jones today that as far as he
knew the case would certainly be
called on October Goth. Mr.. Jones
said it was quite safe to say that it
would come up on that date in tie
Superior court before Judge Long.
Next Monday the special venire wilt
be drawn.
Next Thursday there will go before
the grand jury in the superior court
here the case which went up from
Coroner Separk in regard to the IA
tai railway collision at Auburn near
Raleigh, in which three of the engine
crew lost their lives. The solicitor
said today he did not know when the
case would be set for trial
There are good many witnesses
The case brings Up the whole ques'
ton of crinu1sl negligence which
the coroner's jury.
William n. Russ who is in the
field for the democratic nomination
for congress from this dist-ice cam'
in today from little jaunt in Frank
lin and Nash counties and says thing
are looking very we'll for him.
| Grand Secretary B. H WoOdell o
| the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Ie
turned today from Concord where h
| attended a meeting of the district or
ganizations, all lodges being repre-
| sented. The rapid growth OF IN
order continues and there are no7
222 lodges, the total membership ex
ceeding 1900 The net gain i
membership during the first 81
months of this year was over 90
The sales at the dispensary her
are somewhat larger than last yea
and Manager Bachelor attributes tn
TO the opening of the Raleigh an
Pamlico railway. He says he can te
when new territory is thus opened.
It is expected that the passeng.
service on the Raleigh and PamliC
railway to Wilson from the easter
end will be opened about the 28t
inst 1t ought TO be already as Fl
as Raleigh by the 10th of October
Before the corporation commissic
today there was sort Of hearing
: demurrage matters The penitentia
: desires rates on clay from new Ian
e it had brought to the penitentiary T
n use in brick making. Division gu
= erintendent Smith of the Southe
e railway was before the commissi'
d in regard TO the dsmurrage matte