The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
SPECIAL TAX BONDS
Holders of Regulated 0bIiea.
tioas Still Seeking Payment
Uhristmae Passes on Quieuy-Sew
Pastor Arrivcs-Death OF Old s. A.
l. Conductor-Pay for Soldiers o(
Spanish American War.
AcsSenger Bureau,

Va SEA o. L.
l. Conductor-Pay for Soldiers o<
Spanish American War.
Messenger Bureau,
Realeigh, December 60
Governor Glenn To-Day received a let
ter from Edward l. Andrews, repre-
tee Oh North Carolina bond holders,
headquarters II New York, these peo-
pie holding the notorious special. tax
bonds which the people OF North Car
DINA. in convention in 1875, and Dy
popular vote repudiated- These bonds
have been offered by the bondholders
committee to every state but the var
iOus other governors have refused To
have anything TO do with them. The
object OF the bOndhOlders IS to make
will bring suit against North Carolina
for these bonds and their interest II
is very safe to say hat no foreign
country will take such a step or that
the United States would c~ountenauce
such q proceeding by any foreign
SOO1IAs " liz SCoN NCSLSS
Mr., Andrews letter is as follows:
"In view Of the announcement that
yOur eXcellency is about TO call an ex-
ira session of the General Assembly
OF North Carolina to legislate N refer
ence to railway rates, we desire re-
specially to invite your attention
to the following matters. The COM
mittee represents the holders of North
Carolina bonds and has maze arrange
ments to donate bonds and coupons
of your state to the amount of three
millions of dollars to a foreign gov-
eminent. Such a donation will result
in subjecting your state to heavy
judgment and will still leave liabili-
ties outstanding against the state to
al much larger amount. No CORES
ponding benefit would accrue there
from to individual bondholders, but
a b~urdensome element would be intro
duced against the state in effecting an
adjustment. Therefore we desire to
invoke your action under the prOvis-
ions of the constitution Of North Car
oAAh" We IA So upoAA you 90 q ShCU-
ible resort in the present exigency for
both parties in interest, the passage Of
the proper legislative measures for
submission to the people, in accord
ance with the provision of your con-
s%titutional amendment, concerning the
bonds in question. The holders OF
these securities fully appreciate the
position which has been urged on be-
half of North Carolina and only de-
sire a similar recognition Of their
equities by the people of the state. IN
that event the bondholders now resort
through q and the general assembly
to the explicit provisions Of the con-
stitution. In any event they respect
fully submit that the circumstances
above set forth render it opportune
to include this subject in your call for
a special session, if such inclusion be
necessary to enable the general as
sembly to act upon the subject meas
ure."
Governor Glenn replied that North
Carolina has paid all it's just debts
and ven debts which II could not have
been made to pay, and that the peo-
pie by their voice had declared the
special tax bond r~epUdiated, and thai
the legislature had done the same
thing twice, and that nc payment "
settlement would be made regarding
these fraudulent bonds.
This whole matter Is a bluff, in
point of fact, but North Carolina is
on it, and the so called Bond Hond-
ers Association can exist as long as
it pleases without getting a penny.
The High Point Piano and Organ
Company changes it's name to the
Shipman Piano and Organ Company.
Christmas was quietly observed here,
the police saying there was less noise
than usual. There were no fires and
persons seriously hurt. There were
Christmas trees at the Soldiers Home
a number of Sunday schools, and at
the p~enitentiary and the Jail the pris-
Oners were given a very enjoyable af-
ternoon with music, singing, recita-
tons and all sorts of good things.
At the Methodist o~rphanage yester-
day there was a tremendous Christ
mas tree. TWO Raleigh gentlemen, one
not a Methodist, gave each of the 126
orphans a crisp new dollar bill, and
these were given to the children who
were formed in a circle. They cheered
and 1uttered the bills in honor Of the
generous givers- The sight was a
very pretty one.
Rev. j. NJ. Shamburger, the new pas
tor of the Edenton street Methodist
arrived today, with his family,
from Oxford, where he served
four years and they are the guests
Of Mr.. Joseph G. Brown, until the par
is refitted. The Raleigh pub
lie always confers the degree of doc
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