The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-15
Now in Five Counties of
this State.
NEED OF VACCINATION.
Argument I'm the Passenger Kate Re-
Express Company to supply stamps
. for Packages-Men Of Third Regi.
: ment Not Yet Mustered Into Service
Major Lee Declines, the Colonelcy of
; the Regiment of Immunes-CamP
Russell Notes.
Messenger Bureau.


Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., July -.
The inquiry was made twice yester-
day at the executive office. Has
Judge Ewart's resignation been re-
ceived?" and each time the answer
was NO" Yet he was yesterday
sworn in at Washington as judge Of
the Western district court OF the Unit
ed States. This vacated his position
as judge OF the Western criminal cir
cult court. Again there is an init
nation that Governor Russell may APP
| point V. 5. Lusk TO fill the
The secretary of war swe a let
ter of Governor Russell's which asked
the question whether the governor OF
a state has the sole right to fill va
canCies in volunteer regiments from
UGH state, no mater when they oc-
cur. The secretary or war says it is
the ~prerogative of a governor to fill all
vacancies in volunteer regiments at
present and until such regiments are
! mustered out OF the United States ser
vice.
The adjutant general instructs Col
onel A. L. Smith to take steps at
once to reorganize provisional compa-
MES at StatesvilIe, .Waynesville and
Shelby, to take the place of compa-
MES which have volunteered.
1t is discovered that all the four
cOnviCts who made their escap from
the penitentiary last week had Citi-
Zens' clothing. 1t is the belief that
this was procured from or through
a convict who is assigned to duty as
a sort of assistant in the department
for the criminal insane. The c~onvicts
left their striped clothing in the cells,
1t is further ascertalned that cOnvicts'
persons and cells are examined only
once a week. The examination must
/ be a mere form, as it seems in each
! case of escape the COnvicts kept tools
and clothes in the bed sacks.
The last of the clothing for the Sec
! Ond regiment arrived yesterday. The
I equipments of recruit will this week
be complete. a thousand pair Of the
new style of leggings, dark brown and
reaching nearly to the knee, have
come, also 1000 more blue fannel
shirts. Undertaking, shoes n hats
and all the campaign equipment are
! completely on Inc When the regi-
ment leaves it will be in ten times
better shape than the First, for the
latter left here marked by the absence
of complete uniforms. 1t does not APP
pear that the brown campaign cloth
ing will be issued until the regiment
arrives at one Of the great camps.
If a vote We're taken tomorrow ir
the Second regiment as TO which point
it would prefer to be sent there would
be a practically unanimous choice OF
1.-The Philippines" Those islands so fan
away seem to exert a powerful fasci.
nation upon officers and enlisted mer
alike.
Secretary of State Thompson. who
is pOpulist state chairman, says there
will be an early political campaign
He was asked what he thought Of the
endorsement of Oliver H. Dockery, a
republican, for congress- by the popu-
lists in the Sixth district, and replied
that he considered it a nomination by
the pOpulists. When he was asked
how republicans can vote for free sill
yer men, he replied: They have done
ASO before"
There was quite an assemblage OF
railway officials and attorneys before
the railway commission today. The
first matter taken up was the argu-
ment in the Raleigh and CASTOR pas
senger rate case, ex-Judge Leigh r.
Watts representing the company and
John W. Hinsdale appearing as lead
ing ounse for Governor Russell. who
brings all these suits to secure lower
rates.
One of the guards who permitted
two prisoners to escape in broad day
light last Saturday from the Leniten-
tiary, was discharged yesterday. The
authorities have little or NJ doubt,
they say, that there was collision in
his case.
The roor,,;+;ro orTicar bora for the
First regiment has go far sent it six
~ty-seven recruits. Two OF the men
sent, Pettigrew O'Neal and James
Hightower, on arrival at Jacksonville
said they had not enlisted. They were
regularly examined and passed by the
surgeons and they signed their names
to the enlistment papers and took the
oath last Saturday. Lieutenant Chris
tan telegraphed these facts to Colo
mel Armfield today.
F. p. Axley. of Murphy, IS commits
stoned assistant Q~uarternIaster gen.
eral of the state guard, vice f. w
Manning, Of Wilmington, term expired
Rev. Henry Durham, OF Winston. Ii
appointed chaplain Of the. Third (color-
ED regiment. A telegram to the ad
jutant general from the United States
officer who is mastering in the latter
regiment, say six of its seven new
companies are full. The seventh II
the one from Ashevilie.
Rev. Baylus Cad Acknowledges tina
he is a candidate for the populist nom
ination for congress in this district
There is equal truth in the ssatemen
that the governor wants ]. c. L. Har
ris to have populist support Next I
Senator Butler Harris has done NOR
for the governor thar any other mar
Harris is also the godfather Of repub
hcan-pouplist fusion and rs very prou,
Of that distinction. II the governo
had needed Harris advice he woul
hay been saved from some fearful.
annoying situations.
The german which the non-eommis
Toned officers OF the Second regimen
gave in<Watauga hall at The Agricul
tural and Mechanical college last eve
nir.g, was one OF the handsomest c