The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03
PASSENGER Rate QUESTION
Hearing at Wilmington Postponed
Indefinitely
Work on Masonic Temple Progressing
Slowly-Final Arrangements Made
for Paying Spanish War Soldiers.
Rewards for Fu:itives From JUS
ticC-Chartcrs Issued
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh. Dec 81

Raleigh. Dec 81
Governor Glenn Wa notified tOday
that the Atlantic Coast Line railway
bad brought about an indefinite posi-
ponement OF the hearing as 10 the pas
Senger rate question. which had been
fixed for January 9th, al Wilmington
before Standing Master Walter \
Montgomery. Your correspondent has
mentioned the fact that no little pres
sure has been brought TO beai upon
the Atlantic Coast Li.Ie BY the South
ern, the SeabOard All Line, the Nor
folk and Southern, Norfolk and West
eTn and othe" roads in order TO in
duce it TO fall in lina with the plan
suggested by Governor Glenn for . l."
cent uniform rate everywhere south
of Washington and 70 mileage books
for longer distances Last night your
correspondent heard hat the 4. &. l.
was on the point of falling in line
anc that only two OF three minCr
points of difference existed between
il and the governor. This statement
was renewed today and it looks as Il
the Coast Line will soon be in pro-
cession. The step announced today has
this bearing AS soon as it comeS
III the legislature will be called and the
session will very quickly follow the
call as there is no line limit between
the call and the assembling Of the
general assembly. The a. c. l.. seems
- trID1- x-I,, - r. ~x,o,,oJ 90 a., ~
its agreement to continue the hearing
until after the session of the leGiSla-
ture. since this is what The action
means in plain terms.
Today this news brought about in
creased talk about what the Iegisla-
ture might do; that is whether il will
SC outside OF railway matters or not
Evidently the officials expected 70 ON
slider only these matters. SoRie per
SONS were saying that the governor
fore it, but the governor q fortnight
aga said very pE.inly that 'Lhe call
would be for a specific purpose; that
is on the railroad question and that
he thought this could be disposed 81
in a very few days. H seemed to think
the Legislature would not undertake
matters outside of the call This was
;hc talk a fortnight ago
Very little work is now in progress
the Masonic temple. II is true the
weather has been unfavorable to some
c&tent. A lot of the werkmen quit
IN account Of the cut Ill wages; all
sorts Of rum0rs, some o. them more
CT less wild, have Teen current and
are still 80 regarding the contract
work on this building. Certainly no
time is to be lost ii it IS to be com
Fleted by mex, juno
THE final arrangements are made
for the sending OCT Df the checks
by the governor to tn Spanish war
veterans, and the distribution OF mon
ey will be madt in a few days.
The governor offers d reward OF $50
fol- John Williams charged with steal
Ing a pair OF mules valued at $3.50
from j. A. Page, near Ellington. 1t
is claimed that he fei with the mules
enc cannot be found Another re
ward is offered for Major Barnweil.
who is charged with the murder Of
EzzeIl Chance, of Pitt county, who
is thought to have fe1 the state.
AZ order is issued from military
headquarters here, assigning Majors
S. Jordan and CeburD 3. Har-
respectively as chief surgeon and
chief commissary OF the first brigade.
which is commanded by General Arm
sade staff is not appointed but Is as
from the general staff, this be-
ne the custom in the army.
Prof j. B. Carlyle Of Wake Forest
Cllege yesterday finished his work IF
collecting SIP, 500 for Wake Forest
endowment, Lpon With basis
d. gets S37. 800 from sue general edu-
cation board.
Charters are granted TO the Eass
Company, a that town in
Moore county. with power to G"ai in
cal estate. etc, capital stock S25. 900.
o the Elks Home Company, AsheviIle,
80, 000; to the furniture Distributing
Company of Greensboro, to %nIIrulac-
ure and sell, 800. 900; the Southern
liquor Supply Company OF Washing
to buy and sell whiskey. etc, $50
100: the Carolina Realty Company. OF
High Point, $780, 900.