The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31
AFFAIRS At THE CAPITAL
lnterestin the GubernatOriaI Cam
paign Increasing
Gov. Glenn and the SenatOrship.
Tobacco Acreage-Fruit Killed by
Gold Weather-MiIeage Books of
the Seaboard Air Line.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., March Is.


The North Carolina Historical Com
mission will receive in few days
$1,50e worth of metal filing cases and
these will be installed in its room on
the third floor front of the capitol Ali
the original journals of the legislature.
the letter books of the governor. the
legislative papeIs, other records from
the state archives, together with num-
erous collections OF private papers,
will be placed in this fire proof room
and will be at all times available to
the public. In London the private pa
pers OF the Earl Of yarmouth are be-
ing copied for this collection, the pub
Lie ones having already been published
In the Colonial Records.
A well known young man here is 10
be placed in charge OF the Raleigh
branch Of the anti-prohib bition head
quarters. An ex-salOon man declared
today that the liquor men were not
taking part in this fight, though of
course they would vote against prohi-
bition. He declared that it would not
do for them to figure in it and this was
the reason why they were staying out.
Each day the interest in the guber-
material campaign increases and the
question is who will get the majority
yention. If there is a deadlock be-
tween Craig and Kitchin, which side
will go to Horne, if either. or will
Doughton figure as dark horse?
Such are the questions that people |
asked here and there.
If any one had asked a question two
months ago if Governor Glenn would
De In the field as candidate for the ,
senatOrship perhaps majority of the |
people would have expressed the opin- /!
ion that he would be, but now the ,
prevalent opinion is that he will not !
be an asDirant and that Senator Over |
man will have no opposition.
It seems that the tobacco acreage !
to be planted this year will be pretty
much the same as that planted last |
year. Such is the news that comes
here.
Some more families OF Armenians
have arrived and want to get work on
farms on the share plan. Most farmers
seem to have made their arrangements
Tor the year and some who would like
TO haV9 Share tenants are fearful
OF employing foreigners. This brings
out the statement that less is knOWn
about foreigners in North Carolina
than any other state in the union. The
-
England itself.
Gn the supreme court today there was
argument in the notable Mcknight case
Re having been an OSteOpath of South
ern Pines and the case having attract
ed much attention In the courts.
a charter is granted the Rowland
Loan and Trust Company, at the town
of that name, capital stock being $25,-
900.
Today Curator Brimley received at
xhe state museum white crow known
as an albino It came from this coun-
ty and it is said lot of the negroes
in the neighborhood where 1T was
killed are afraid of it. Once in a
while a white buzzard is found this
being regarded as a great hoo-dOO.
The Seaboard Air Line will be per-
haps different from the other roads
Ea the state as to the mileage books
for families, as it will not require
these to be shown to the ticket agents
and the mileage turned over for tick
cts to the point of destination. AS !
to the other mileage books this will
be the requirement. Railway people
declare that there are one hundred
reasons for declaring such an exchange |
as this and say that the system 1s In |
force In the states TO the nOrLn anu |
west of this. The Seaboard Air Line !
today put into affect in South Caro- |
lima the 2 1-2 cents rates. with the |
features as to mileage books, ETC., |
which have already been arranged for |
North Carolina
r. Jones, the young white man for
rneFly piano dealer here who is I'M !
der bond of s4O0, on the charge Of |
embezzling funds belonging to the Doll |
Piano Company, and Parker Gardner |
&s Co., of New York, has failed to an
swer 1t and 1t is said the case has !
been compromised.
The assistant horticulturist, Mr. |
Rymer thinks that the frost and freeze !
which followed the snow did more |
damage to fruit than it was first |
thought and that it killed three-qua1-
hers of all the fruit that was in bloom. |
Bryan Becoming Less Popular.