The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-03
SENATOR PRIfCHARD
TAKES A HAND IN TIE FIGHT IN
THE PoPULlsT PARTY.

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Parsy-A Henderson Man Receives Fake
Notices Of y Fortune Left Him I'm Spain.
A New once Created and . Son OF Treas.
urer Worth Gets the Bersh-Otho Wilson
Talks with Russell and Colonel Andrews.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh. y. c.. August 81.
There were fine rains last night and
early this morning east and north OF
here.
The Goldsboro papers make specific
denial of the reports that typhoid fever
is epidemic.
Many people in the Henderson section
greatly desire that execution Of George
Brodie tomorrow shall be public. 1t
will be in the Jail enclosure, but ele-
vations near by will permit a view.
W. E. Iseley. Of Durham. brother of
United States deputy marshal A. a.
Iseley. who fell dead at Manteo yester-
day. was here this morning on his way
to take the remains home.
william II. Walker. of Henderson,
clerk in the revenue collectors office
here, received one of the letters from
the frauds in Spain, telling him a
fortune was left him there IL he would
care for an orphan girl. Her photo was
sent, with the name, Emily Walker.
A correspondence followed and finally
a copy of the will was sent, with seals
and attestationS innumerable. Then
there was a call for $500 10 pay the ex-
penses of a priest and the young girl
20 North Carolina.
Senator Pritchard and his friends are
now taking a very decided stand in
regard to the attacks Of Senator But
Ter on the minority populists and
simply declare they will not let the
latter be denounced. A split in the
populist party is imminent. If Gov-
| ernor Russell had any republican fol-
lowing there would also be a split in
that party. Republicans are saying
they do not like Russell's advisers;
that they are not republicans.
A son of State Treasurer Worth has
been appointed assistant secretary Of
the North Carolina railway, this being
a new office, at $500 a year
Several North Carolinians went to
Tennessee today to instruct m
as to the prope methods Of curing
| bright tobacco.
In the course of an interview this
morning Railway Commissioner Ohio
Wilson said that he had called on Gov
ernor Russell and obtained a copy Of
the letter to him Che did not get the
original until yesterday; that he told
the governor that if the latter believed
he (Wilson) was corrupt or doing any,
! thing to bring reproach on the state
h matter should be investigated; that
he had no feeling toward the governor
in the matter, and would give his letter
a respectful answer Wilson says he
afterwards saw Colonel A. B. Andrews
and told him he did not know what
he (Andrews) knew about any transac-
| ton between Mrs. Wilson his mother)
and Colonel Andrews, relative to the
| Round Knob hotel, but that what he
wanted was for Andrews to give the
| facts as to it; that he knew Andrews
! had no cause to love him; that his only
fear was Andrews and a certain news
paper might combine, because Andrews
had more cause to var Wilson out Of
| office that the paper did, but that he
had no fear that Andrews would do
anything else than right.
Colonel A. w. Shaffer left today for
| Goldsboro, to make examination to try
to ascertain the causes Of fevers and
look over the situation. Drs. Spicer, Nc
| Kee, Albert Anderson, and G. G.Thom-
| as of Wilmington president of the
tate board of health) will be there.
Goldsboro has a water supply, but is
| without sewerage.