The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-09
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., November 5.

Raleigh, N. c., November D.
Ohio Wilson says his mission" is
to crush Senate Butler and Governor
Russell.
There is more talk to the effect that
T. NJ. Argo, of this city, is very apt
to get the United States district attor-
neyship. Republicans say So and add
tha it seems O.. ]. Speares, Claude
Bernard and c. A. Cook cannot get this
coveted place
Cotton is now really on a 5 cent basis.
There are people who believe it will go
to AZ cents, though really this seems
hardly possible.
Today was set for the hearing before
the railway commission of the tele-
phone company's exceptions to the Or
der Of the commission reducing rates,
but owing to the absence of two COM
missioners it is postponed until the 18th
instant.
State Treasurer Worth was robbed
day before yesterday betwecn Green's
boro and Kernersville. In his pocket
book he says were a $35 check and two
railway passes, ANIMALS; one on the
North Carolina railway, the other on
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way. Mr.. Worth say he is chairman
of the finance committee of the North
Carolina railway and so Is entitled to
a pass. He says he got the one on the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
so he could attend the sherifS con-
yention at Morehead city last summer.
At the same time it must be said he
travels a good deal westward and not
~infrequently goes east, as he owns a
farm on the line of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway. He, like the
governor, may be called as a witness
before the superior court in the matter
of one free pass at least.
There are two pOpulist county COM
missioners in Wake, and it is learned
that they have in han a plan to dis
place the present excellent supervisor
Of roads, w. c.. McMackin, and give
that place to c. B.. Ray, populist, who
is superintendent of the county home
and workhouse, the purpose being to
let Ray hire a man to look after the
roads. II they fail in this scheme then
they want to hire a man at $40 or $50
a month to take McMackin's place. The
county cOnVictS are working on the
public roads in the Raleigh road dis
trict, which pays all the road axes.
The rest of the county is put to no
expense. The whole matter is to
make a place for a populist and get
rid Of an experienced man.
The new democratic daily here is
NdIucu lie 1OSls Ills was 0CCioCu
upon at a meeting of It's stockholders
last night. It was a fGll meeting n
elected as directors Greek O. Andrews,
w. p. Whitaker, D. e. Exerett, John A.
Mills, and w. E.. Jones. Thomas II.
Briggs presided at the meeting. The
directors met and elected Greek o. An
drews president and w. P.
Whitaker secretary. The organization
of the staff was fully discussed. The
members are not yet determined on,
but the announcement will be made in
a few days. 1t was decided that the
first number should appear November
goth. M~ergenthaler type setting ma
chimes are ordered and a very fine
press and general outfit.
Sidney Watkins, a young man of
Wilson county, arrived here yesterday
afternoon on his bridal tour, having
been married in the morning. He and
He blew out the gas. At 1870 o'clock
a clerk discovered this fact. 1t saved
their lives. They were awakened in
time.
John B. Hussey, a Washington re-
publican newspaper correspondent, Is
here and today sued United States
Marshal o. J. Carroll for 500. The
case was heard before Justice of the
Peace John Nichols. Carroll claims that
Hussey said some pleasant things
about him in a newspaper last winter
and hat at Washington he offered, in
return for the courtesy, to make Hus-
sey a present Of a hat or suit of Clothes,
which was declined; that Hussey drew
a draft on him last summer, which was
protested, and yesterday drew another,
which was served in the same way,
and that today the warrant in the
500 suit was served.