The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-26
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,


nor Russell.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel,
Raleigh, n. c., March "a
The state board OF agriculture met
this morning. The new officials agreed
on last night by the caucus were duly
sioner; j. L. Ramsay, secretary; James
H. Young, colored, chief fertilizer in
spector; ]. E. Kelly, Ed. Shoup James
Sheek and J. M. Siterson, assistant fer
tilizer inspectors. The salary Of chief
inspector was raised from $1,000 to
was increased by one.
One of the reasons given for the
election of Mewborne and the defeat
OF DR.. D. Reid Parker, was that New
borne was elected twoyears ago but was
knocked out of the place. D. Reid
Parker was a Pritchard man. That
was another reason. The Russell men
are in the saddle on all the various
boards
The new board of agriculture says
the democrats have set the mark very
high, and that the new men will have
to work hard to reach it.
The negroes were pledged the control
Of the Eastern hospital for the insane,
but do not get it, That place goes to
DR.. Alexander, OF Tyrrell who as a
member Of the legislature so stoutly
supported Governor Russell. The ne
groes will kick for awhile, but will all
get in line again, as usual.
1t is plainly said by Governor Rus
sell that he wants no office save the
one he now has. Republicans who op-
pose him deny this. They term him
a mere populist. He returns their bit
terness with interest.
Ex-Postmaster General Wilson is to
deliver the commencement address
June 1st at the university.
A renewed effort is being made to
secure the location of an army post
here. The post was abandoned early in
1877.
Among today's arrivals are Mar
shall L. Mott, J. r. Joyce, OF Reids-
vile; John Graham, OF Ridgeway;
Claude Dockery, of Rockingham.
A prominent populist tells a good
story at the expense Of a member Of the
new board OF agriculture. Under the
new act these are termed commission
ers of agriculture" and when one of
lucIIl IcCelNcu HIS CtlnII1lSSIoI tle DS-
1ieved he had been given the coveted
place as cOmmissOner-the head of the
department.
The new board of trustees of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
meets tomorrow. The new building at
the college is named primrose Hall
in compliment to Mr.. w. S. Primrose
who was for years president of tho
board.
There is quite a war in progress here
between the old gas and electric light
ing company and the new one, and the
former makes a monthly charge for
rent OF meters wherever the new com
pany's lights are used.
Governor Russell yesterday wrote
the following letter to an eastern
democrat:
You say that the institutions fol-
the insane should be kept out of pol
itics. That is just what I am tryins
to do. We found these institutions ir
politics. They were run by one party
No consideration or recognition was
given to republicans or pOpulists who
constitute the majority Of the people
Of the state. Every officer, every EN-
plG,ye and every director on the board:
| was a democrat. Republicans and pop
! ulistS were excluded and treated a.
| outcasts and public enemies. No re
gard was had for their feelings and nt
! respect was pald 10 tnelr opinions.
! know of no way to get these institu
| tions out of politics, except by giving
| due regard and recognition and repre-
sentation to all the political parties o
| the state. I am very glad to be able t
agree with you when you say W.
! should keep these institutions out o
! politics. That is just what I am trying
| to do
There is much regret that the stat
| is to lose the services Of Mr.. T. K. Bru
| ner as secretary to the board OF agri
! culture. He has been invaluable TO
| many years.