Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-25
THE NEWS FROM RALEIGH.
BAILEY RESIGNS BECAUSE A
D~EMOCRATIS APPOINTED

Committee A Tramp MUIR
dered- Other News of Inter,
Wilmington Star.
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 22.-It
is 40 longer "Major Bailey"
"Bailey, of North Carolina" if
you please. That distinguished
citizen resigned his position as AS
sistant Adjutant General this
morning and there is no longer
any friction in the Governors
military family. Mr.. Bailey be-
came incensed that the Governor
should have appointed a Democrat
on his staff. The appointment Of
MI. S. S. Bachelor as Commits
sary General is what caused Bailey
to enter his protest and, failing to
secure a revocation of the APP
pointment, he withdrew from the
Guard.
Governor Russell will soon
exhaust the large accumulation
Of military commission banks if
be continues the appointment Of
assistant adjutan: generals at the
present rate. The like was never
known and a wag remarked a few
days since that every white Re
publican voter in the State would
be given the rank of major. DR..
Blacknall, who, as is we'll known.
salutes every person he becomes
acquainted with with the title of
major, or one larger. says that
Governor Russell's staff is runs
ming him a close second so far as
numbers are concerned.
The special railroad committee
of the Senate. of which Maj.
Grant is chairman. .t~elegraphed
President Hoffman, of the Sea
board Air Line Saturday, that
his presence was desired at a
meeting of the committee on
Monday or Tuesday. Mr.. Hof-
man telegraphed the chairman
that he could not be here Mons
day, Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr.
Hoffman will be te!egraphed to
appear before the committee
Thursday morning. A member
of the committee tells me that it
is very much desired that Mr..
Hoffman take oath to his letter
to Governor Russell. In that
letter MIR. Hoffman said that the
Seaboard was not given the OPP
portunity to compete with the
Southern, though a request had
been made. President Alexander
says the opposite. The commits
tee desires to get all parties face
to face aud put them on oath.
Attorney Day says that Mr..
Hoffman will go before the COM
mite if Col. Andrews will.
A rather we'll dressed tramp
was found with his throat Cut
from a to ear and his skull
crushed in Saturday evening or
the S. A. L. roadbed three miles
this side of Southern Pines. 1t is
stated that the stranger was with
a fellow tramp the day previous
and it is believed that the com.
panion Of the dead man com
mitted the murder.
AS the Star stated the day
after the Howes Russell incident,
several Republican members o.
the Legislature are ready tt
open a revolt against the Gov
ernor. They are opposed to Civ
ing him the appointive power il
the various institutions.
Walter Henry's friends claim
that he is satisfied with the posi-
ton the Governor has taken. l
is stated the Governor will make
40 appointments until the LEASE
matter is settled.
The Governor pardons DR.. T
B. Delamo, one of the notoriou:
Beaufort county insurance swim
dlers, serving a Two years tern
in the Craven county Jail. The
pardon was recommended by ex
Governor Jarvis, Judge Allen
two hundred citizens of Cartere
county and Representatives Han
cock and Duncan. DR.. Primrose
acting Superintendent of Health
stated that the prisoner is in il
health. slowly dying, and tina
further confinement will resul
in death. The pardon was grant
ed on these grounds.
The Populist minority sent
committee, composed of Clarl
and others, to wait on the Re
publican caucus and ascertain i
Eve or nine directors should b.
appointed on the boards Of var
ious institutions It was decided
to appoint nine. Theo. Whit,
was appointed Shellfish Com
missioner.
Russell's attitute in withhold,
ing the appointment of Waltel
Henry was discussed in the min
ority caucus tosnight. A strong
sentiment was manifested il
favor of sending an ultimatuu
to the Republicans to know i
the Governor and the party in
tended TO live up to contracts
Russelfs policy was diapproved
Bobbitt said to>uight: There il
trouble ahead. We want to know
if the Republicans intend tt
keep faith. Faith broken by one
side is not binding on the other