The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. N. c., December Z.

Raleigh. N. c., December Z.
At Asheville this morning the rein
terment Of the remains OF General
Thomas L. Clingman tool place. In
the large procession was a regiment OF
confederate veterans, two companies
Of he state guard, a company OF SONS
OF veterans, the Bingham school cadets,
state. county Inc city officials. Colonel
A T. Davidson spoke of his friend.
General Clingham. of whom he was a
contemporary; Colonel Lusk on behalf
of the bar and Colonel w. H. S. Bur-
was in Riverside cemetery. Members
Of General Clingham's Old brigade act
ed as a special escort to the remains.
Moonshiners and their friends are here
in great numbers, attending the fed
eral court. 1t does not appear that
the docket will be cleared, as Judge
Purnell is now called on to go to
Charlotte next Monday to hold a term
of court.
Henry C. Dockery Is at Washington
and says there is no sort Of doubt as
to his being made marshal Of this dis
trict. There was a story that he was
to be sidetracked in favor of H. L.
Grant. He says this is absolutely un-
true. The news among republicans
was that the matter of the collector
ship was to be settled today. AS to
the district attorneyship that is yet in
the clouds. 1t is said that Chief Jusice
Faircloth knows who is to be the win
ner, but he will not tell.
Though there are to be two cotton
growers conventions, one at Atlanta
and the other at Memphis, yet it does
not appear possible that either can
get all the farmers in line. The latter
have more power than any people on
earth, if theY would pull together, but
they will not do so. One of the dele
gates from this state to the Atlanta
convention is John Graham, Of Ridge
way. president Of the state farmers
alliance.
MIS-. William B. Hicks died here late
last night very suddenly, at the home
oe her father-in-law, w. J. Hicks, ex-
superintendent Of the p~enitentiary.
She was attending the Methodist o N
ference here and was in perfect health
yesterday. Her home was at Aber-
deem. She was a daughter of Mr.. A..
J.. Page.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is urging all the county
supervisors to attend the convention
her December 30th. He is assigning
topics TO several Of them. The princi-
pal topic is what may be done by COM
lining the smaller and weaker school
districts with larger and stronger mes
in the townships.
State Treasurer Worth has gone to
Greensboro to see his mother, who to-
| day celebrated her Goth birthday.
Leading republicans here say either
a daily or tri-weekly republican paper
is to be established at Raleigh, and
hat it will favor cooperation with
the populists against the democrats.
Senator Atwater, of Chatham, a But
Ter populist, was here yesterday and
said, when told that some republicans
were talking about cutting loose from
the pOpulists, hat the latter had pull
ed the republican carcass out of the
grave asst year, and hat the populists
had given to the republicans all the
life the latter have.
1t seem hat there continues t. be
much excitement at Morganton about
the Piedmont bank failure. A Nor
canton man say the bank officials lent
money to themselves as in the recent
case at BASKERVILLE. When the smash
came the cashier was in Boston.
Good progress is being made in load
ing the rolling exposition car here.
It is expected that by the end of next
week it will be ready to leave.