The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26

! dorse his course.
! The board OF railway commissioner
met today and had a conference witt
Governor Russells attorneys in tn
matter of the application of the Yves
tern Union telegraph company Tor tn
remanding of its case from the fedora
: court back to the commission. This il
the case involving he rate on message.
in which injunction proceedings ar
pending. Attorneys Douglass n Geo.
for Governor Russell were present
Their relations toward the commission
are quite singular.
Superintendent E. Mex. Goodwin, o
the deaf-mute school at Morganton, i:
here and says Their are now 1S9 pupils
with IA more to come.
h Southern railway has paid So.
600 for r~ights-of-way for its MoOres.
ville-Mocksville link in Rowan county
BY building from Reidsville to Kerners-
vile, Mooresville to Mocksville and
from Mooresville to Gastonia it viii
shorten the distance between Washing
ton and Atlanta thirty-five miles, OF
one hours time.
1t is quite openly said that the ques-
ton of barrooms or no barroOms is
again to be made an ssue here in the
next campaign.
Otho Wilson in his newspaper today
SAAc A5So NAAA C@AAAto DoNiS dii0 'os
nor Russell have alread jointly written
the populist platform for North Caro-
lima for 1898. He says that l.. c. Cald-
well, appointed by Governor Russell
chairman of the railway commission
told him he did not himself know what
he would do on the question of reduc-
ton of railway rates, as he knew moth
ing about it.
Wilson says that Senator Butler told
Is~ 1a.% ~, A1~% 49, 800.
nge fare on railways could be re-
duced to one and two cents per mile,
and freight rates also reduced, freight
fares should wait. Wilson said the
1896 reports showed that such educ
ton Of passenger fares could not be
made and do justice to shippers. To
this Butler replied that the reports Of
the roads were false and unworthy of
belief; that they were falsely sworn
to, and that the reduction of passenger
rates was much more important than
that of freight rates, because it would
have a better effect politically. Wilson
replied that he was in favor of equal
justice on both passenger Inc freight
rates, and that to this Butler replied
like his partner Governor RUSSELL"
Why iE the hill do you want to help
the d-n fools who wont help your"
To this Wilson says he replied he was
to do justice to all parties. Will
son then says that Butler does not
stand on his party platform on his
question, but wants to reverse it.
All races were declared off today at
the fair. The fair society most kindly
paid the entrance fees back and also
paid the freight to the next racing place
or home.
Messenger Bureau,
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: At lock this morning fire broke
out IT, fshed in the real of Bowen's
carriaSe n wagon repair shops and
getting into an elevator shaft, quick
~ destroyed the building, which was
double one, four stories high, of
Drlck. All OF 1t was on fire at once.
Ihere was delay in sending in an
alarm. The building was owned by
the N. s. Harp estate and was worth
$500. There is no insurance.
mere were only seven wagons in it and
. rev bicycles and some furniture.
A partnership is formed between F..
revenue collector of this
James H. Pou, ex-state dem
,cratic chairman; E. w. Pou, solic-
tor of this district and e. w. Ward. |
or the practice Of law, as equal part |
iers. Inc two first named will have
heir office here, E. w. Pou at Smith |
"S ANC XII
The populists had a conference here
asst night at Congressman Shuford's
DOM, at which Senator Butler was. of
curse, the master spirit. Several of the
tate committee were present. They
protested dense ignorance when
sked about what occurred. Congress-
nan ShufOrd aid 1.-The niger; can.
lot be made the issue in North Caro-
ma. 1t was agreed that "anti-monon-
~ should be the cry. In other words
'hatever Senator Butler did or thought
eemed good. The anti-Butler mem
ers OF the committee were conspicuous
y their absence.
A lot of republicans who want n,ooo.
ere here yesterday to confer with
onsressman Strowd regarding the re-
cal OF the civil service law.
mere was no rain today and the at
nuance at the state fair was large.
1oug5 not a fourth Of what it would
ave /, had the weather beer fine
esterdS and last night. The track
ad to be abandoned.
InleVes last night made a raid in
lie harrison hotel here and took ALI
lie money of Ray and Flow, members
the board of agriculture, getting
w from Kay. They also robbed sew
al mbe of the Wilbur Opera
The thieves were seen by
" De drunk and
have gotten into the wrong room j
: mistake. Pickpockets did some ,
ork among street crowds.
bad was the weather that there {
as talk last night Of continuing the
II next week. g,
Ihe majority or Butler populists. rid
ule and denounce the boilers. who q
ia a conference here tonight. The r
tier was called by Commissioner of +
dor Statistics J. Y. Hamrick. Stare .
brarias r. w. Cobb and c. c. Pagan t
of the house, and now @
to the state board of tax euuali- O
ton; all these being "P%ritchard pop
p
Ex-Congressman S. B. Alexander. of F
larlotte, presided at the state road 4.
ngress here last night. :
Bagwell, of this county. for the 2
tn time. gets the gold medal for the
lest cotton exhibited at the state fair
lie finest cotton on the market here y
is year was sold yesterday by John a
'blnson, eX-state commissioner of ag- p
culture. -
The Commonwealth cotton mills AT >
lrham start up e. week on full