The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
Will Fight Newspapers Instead of
the Governor.
Papers Will Prosecute Matter to a
Einisl,-Statc Ready for Trial of
Nall Murder Case-Special Rates to
Grand Lodge of Mascns-Cotton
Growers Adopt Method to Safeguard
GinncrS' Reports.


common remarks made are that Black
burn knew the governor had him In a
terrible tight place Il that ne cnoSe
rather thar to face the newspapers,
who at most could only bring a civil
suit aginst him, than the governor,
who had all the grounds for an action
of criminal libel. The newspapers are
taking up the attack on Blackburn and
will prosecute it to a finish Governor
Glenn had expected to be shooting at
COoloomee today and tomorrow, but
this business has kept him here. The
State Text Book Commission against
whom the charges in a way were made
also, had a meeting yesterday and Will
stand right back Of the governor IN
every step he may take. Blackburn has
been in many tight places, but certain
~ never in a tighter one than at pres
ent.
There is to be u card index Of the
new laws, available as rapidly as they
are enacted by the legislature, so that
they can be found in a moment and
tIlto sd : 81 SltdL uCdl vi FdiuobiN Iih4N
to the clerks.
The late Cotton Growers associa-
ton ey jected to be in session today
and elect officers, but strange TO say
after lIidnight last night decided to
elect and END it's session, though prOmi-
nent members stated positively that
nothing in this line would be done To-
day Charles G.. Moore was elected
president and he will do all the field
work as we'll as the clerical work. }. b.
Davis of Warren was elected i've presi-
dent and A J. McKinnOn, J. NJ. Cur
RE and T. J.. BrOOme executive com
mittee j. p. Allison and E.. l..
Daughtridge were elected national COM
miteemen and A. G. Green, } p. ALI
sop, E. l.. Daughtridge, S. e. Belk, j.
J. Crow, T. 3. Blakney and Walter
Grimes delegates to the Birmingham
convention The administration of
President Harvie Jordan was endorsed.
A resolution was adopted which is a
plan TO safeguard the g%inners' report,
by requiring the ginners to report to
the commissioner of agriculture of the
state in which they live, on the list and
18th of each month, this to be Il state
'itL uuLll III ClOCh III tIiC IIlOl A1IS
e day the government report is IS
at Washington and then to be
nsraphed in secret cipher to the sec
..,"fy of agriculture at Washington
VINO will add the figures together and
wire the grand total to all the COM
m~iSsiOners 1t is expected that each OF
the cotton growing states will adopt
similar resolutions. It vas stated ut
the meeting the cotton had been bought
= Europe on a II cents basis and that
., tNelve and Il half million bale crop
Wa needed.
The state is ready for trial Of the
Nall murder case here in which four
attendants of the Central hospital are
charged with killing Charles Nall Of
Chatham county the charge being IL
DEF in the second degree. The solicit
tor says it will be tried next Monday
and that the state has a good case.
There are four other murder cases to
be tried, nOne in the first degree.
The railways o that special
rates will be made to the Grand Lodge
of Masons here neXt week the Sth and
10th Of a fare and one third, plus 25
cents. Those who expect to get these
rates must Secure a full ticket on the
going trip at first class fare and get
certificates from the agent and if as
many as a hundred holding such Certi-
fiCates are at the meeting return tick
cts will be issued at a third of the 60
ing fare, plus % cents. The same rules
will apply to persons attending the
State Anti-Saloon session here January
oath and 25th, J.. F. Mitchell of the
Seaboard, is made special agent to look
after this matter.
A charter is granted the Mecklenburg
Manufacturing company of Charlotte,
to make cotton yarns and cloth, Will
liam Coleman. and Robert l.. Tate, Of
Charlotte and Thomas L Walton, of
Whitman, S. c., being the stockholders,
the amount of capital stock being $780,
900.
A charter is granted the Review
Company, of R%eidsville, capital stock
$4,000. TO do general printing and
publishing Another is granted to the
Pilot Cotton mills, which has been in
operation several years at Raleigh, the
stock all being held by James NJ. Will
Hanson, W. H. Williamson and two
other members of that we'll known
family. The mills make yarns and
cloths and the capital stock authorized
is $500, 900 of which one half may De
preferred stock Heretofore the mill
has not been chartered. Another cot
ton mill is also granted a charter, this
being the Gem Yarn Mill company at
Cornelius. Iredell county, to make
yarn and cloth, SIS, 700 capital stock.
J. B. Cornelius and others stoekhold-
ers The other charters granted are TO
the Alexander Chair company, TayiOrs-
vile, $25, 000;. E. L. Hedrick and
others; The Cameron Supply Co., Hen
derson, general merchandise, $4,000;
the Burlington Drug company, $4,000,
H. r. Moore and others; the w. W.
Rankin company, MooresvilIe, to do a
general merchandise business, 500, 900.