The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-09
MESSENGER Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., November 4

messenger bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., November A.
The labor commissioner is making
good progress on his annual report.
A chapter is devoted to the tale indus
try, now so important. A A. Camp
bell was the pioneer in this industry.
Graphite is now being largely mined
near Old Fork, Mcdowell county. The
plumbago mines near Raleigh are no
longer worked.
A. r. Workman, a Henderson law
yer, who a few months ago came here,
was last Saturday taken to the insane
asylum, where he died this morning.
His remains will be taken to Hender-
son. Apoplexy was the immediate
cause of death.
The street railway here issues COM
mutation tickets to the city schools
and to the two female colleges, but de-
clines to issue them to the Agricultural
and Mechanical college. Complaint
was today filed by the latter with the
railway commission.
1t is learned at the agricultural de-
partment that the sales of commercial
fertilizers in the western part of the
state are the largest in ten years; in
fact more than twice as large. All are
for small grain aid grass.
The state charters the Merchants
and Farmers Steamboat Company, of
New Hanover, to naV'gl tie the Cape
Fear river, thirty years; cCpital $25,-
600; incoIr )%ratorg, r. NJ. and G.. NJ.
Melvin, r. H.. Love, j. NJ. Thomas and
A. Hocutt.
The state auditor coys he has the re-
turns for 1896 from all the counties
save four, which are promised in the
next seven days.
II. II. ChavasSe, who was last week
dropped as a passenger train conduc-
tor on the Seaboard Air Line, is given
a good position in the passenger de-
partment.
1t is the positive decl&r2tion that
both Senator Butler and Congressman
Skinner are trying 90 lead the p
lists into the republican party.
Some Of the populists are very in
dignant at the meeting Of negroes here
last night, which adopted resolutions
that all candidates who wanted the ne
gro vote must sign a pledge to give
the negroes half the positions at their
disposal. Some populists say they will
put up a separate ticket rather than
accept such terms, and hey cry out:
mo more fusion with the negroes!"
The negroes are seeking to make 1T
appear thy are independent, while
they are absolute slaves to the republic
can ticket. North Carolina is, strange
to say, the only state in the whole
world which has a majority Of white
people in which tina majority does not
rule.
Revenue officers returned this morn
ing from a raid twelve miles from
Franklinton, where they captured two
Illicit distilleries. This year over 200
have been captured in this collection
district. One deputy has destroyed
~;rhk fl.,~ q x,1iaL ho rot IN dow
Arrivals today were Isaac M.
Meekins, of Elizabeth City; w. E.
Murchison, of Jonesboro; w. G. Mon
roe of GOldsborO.
The North Carolina Baptist conven-
tion meets at Oxford December 9th.
From the leading members Of that
church it is learned that at the con-
vention the best showing in it's his
tory will be made as to finances and
hat a large gain in membership will
also be reported. The convention now
has over 100, 900 members.
Senator Pritchard makes in his pa
per this week a defence of Governor
Russell's attacks upon the democratic
management of the ~penitentiary and
expresses his belief in the report made
by Thomas Evans, Governor RusselPs
expert.
The Winston tobacco fair, the first
one held in this state, is a p%ronounc-
ed success.
The North Carolina Presbyterian
synod met in special session today at
it's orphanage at Barium Springs, near
Statesville, and dedicated the new
main building. Addresses were made
by Rev. J. M. Rose, Of MOrgantOn, and
DIR. Jacobs, of the Thornwell orphan
age.
Thirty thousand copies of the monthly
bulletin of the agricultural depart
ment are now sent out.
Rev. r. H. w. Leak, we'll known is
a negro politician who is anti-Russell
and at the head of the movement for
negro independence of any party
which does not give the negroes Office.
said in a. speech last night at the ne
gro mass conventions: The negroes
are in a worse fix this year in North
Carolina tina at any time since 1876. If
there is nothing in the republican par
ty for me, I care nothing for the party.
The latter cannot do business on my
capital hereafter. The party insults
the entire negro vote. 1t never insults
the Irish vote or the German vote.
Unless you put up decent men 1 won't
vote for them. l dare you to say you
put up decent men last year."