The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-03
HAPPENINGS AT THE CAPITAL
JUDGE Montgomery Denies Post.
ponement of Rate Hearing
More About Extra Session--Blind
Tiger Outfit Captured-Grand Lodge
OF Hasons - Those Repudiated
BOnds-Child Labor Law I'm Effect.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, January l.


Montgomery, who at once referred 10
the statements current yesterday that
the hearing Of the passenger rate mat
ter, SO far as the Atlantic Coast Line
is concerned, had been lndefinnitel,
postponed, certainly until after a spe-
cial session OF the legislature. The
standing master said that no such mo-
tiOn for postpOnement had been made
before him and that the point Of
continuance had not come up and tha.
he had not acted on II. lie said tina;
he was the Judge as to whether
the case was continued or not 1t
was learned that Attorney Rounuet
OF the Atlantic Coast Line had written
to the effect that the 9Th Of January,
the date fixed. suited him and the 9th
er attorneys exactly. 1t was also
stated that Governor Glenn had writ
ten a Letter to President EmeI son, sus-
gesting that the hearing DC pCstpCneI
until after the Legislature hao
Emerson had agreed 10 this. .AThe
whole situation seems to be quite puz-
zlIng 1t had been claimed that there
were only some triffiing little points
of difference between the governor anu
the Atlantic Coast Line. Governor
Glenn was a little later found hard al
work in his Office engaged on this
same railroad business. He remarked
that he was taking no holiday out that
he intended to work all day upon this
rate matter. He was asked pointed
question whether there was any truth
in the rumor that he had fixed da.'
for the Legislature to meet and said III
reply that he had not done so II"
added that the Atlantic Coast Line had
positively refused to comply With the
agreement made with the other roads
and that it might block the whole ar,
rangement.
So the extra session is again in The
air, so TO speak. There may be d
change any moment OF course, and # q
call is made for it, the session wiz
probably follow within a few days
The matter is more talked about now
than anything in the state.
The police last night CapeUred a
blind tiger outfit There has been
very little drinking during the holl
days; in fact, hardly any since Christ
mas day. This is subject of COM
ment by everybody.
It is found that the insurance i'll
force of the Carolina Life Company
Of High Point, which has been bought
by the Jefferson Standard amounts to
$500 900.
At one o'clock this afternoon the
aged poor of Raleigh, to the number
Of something over 100, were given a
beautiful dinner at the Fayetteville
street Baptist church. Various at
fractions were provided for them.
The annual communication OF the
Grand Lodge of Masons is a little Ia
ter this year than usual. 1t is expect
ed that the attendance viii be very
large, indeed. Naturally much inter
est is expressed in the building of the
temple, all the outer structure of which
except the facing of stone is complet
ed, and considerable work is De1ng
done in the interior.
The New York syndicate which holds
or stands for the holders of the repu-
dated North Carolina special tax
bonds, is butting against a mountain
in it's efforts to force North Carolina
to pay these 1t all re-
calls the threats which the notorious
some twenty years ago or more that
the world, as he put It, would force
North Carolina and all the other
states in the south TO pay cve-y pen
ny of their bonds and interest up to
date of payment Your correspond
ent laughed in TOurgee's face and told
him that he bonds were Of no more
value than were the confederate bonds,
which it happened just then some
cranks were buying for an English
syndicate The whole thing IS absurd
on the face Of il and it is about the
second or third time an attempt along
this line has been made. The carpet
baggers took these bonds away by mil
lions Lirtlefeld came 10 North Caro- !
lima once with about % millions OF |
Florida bonds in a gripsack. One nc
-orious woman in New York had near
" a million Of North Carolina bonds |
n her possession. However the bond |
holders have written the governor
again and got another sharp an |
3Wer.
A number of Masons today paid a |
special new year call on one of their |
5eteran members, Mr.. Michael Bowes, |
who celebrated today his Saith birth !
day They congratulated him very |
warmly. He is a native of Newfound- |
and, came here some years before the
civil war and built the gas works.
During the war he operated the state
powder mill on Crabtree creek, few
miles north of Raleigh this mill be-