The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26

works In the United States, for q
nominal sum. the lease having only a
year longer to run. 1t appears that
there is some hitch about the lease.
Many valuable improvements have
been made.
The statement OF officers OF the
volunteers are that they find n
town men" stand the hardships. in
GLIDING marches, etc, much better than
the country men.
Lieutenant Colonel A. u. Cowles IL
now the president of the general court
martial at Camp Russell.
James r. Boyd. assistant attorney
general OF the United States. Is made
very angry by the falsehoods sent out
from Washington in regard TO North
Cardinals alleged failure TO furnish
its quota Of troops. Boyd says North
Carolina is always slandered. that ii
does more fighting and losses more
men" He declares he will take the
stump" to defend his state, He asked
the adjutant general for the facts.
The latter replies that the state is
short only SO OF furnishing the fun
quota OF about $500. The general fur-
LIGT says nt Gdu raise twenty VS.
ments in a week. OF new organizations.
No one here can imagine who 1t is AZ
Washington who gives currency to-
these persistent ISLANDERS Of North
Carolina. Can IL be that any informa-
tion of this character is given out by
Adiutant General Corbin. II appears
that Virginia and Massachusetts are
in the same boat The Massachusetts,.
papers are replying indignantly.
AS a result of the kilograms saying
North Carolina could not furnish its
quota letters are pouring in here.
One from Cincinnati offers a field reg
iment. one from New Orleans a full
company and one from Baltimore a
There are also tenders from
Milwaukee and Indianapolis and from
Detroit. The latter is from j. Esta-
brook. who says: 1T has been our
misfortune TO hear that North Caro-
lima Is found wanting in filling out its
full quota of men under the second
call. There are o thirty men from
North Carolina residents Of this sec
ton who are very DESTROYS OF joining
the fortunes of their mother state in
her struggle to fill her allotment
These men who wish 10 join AVE been
examined and passed the required
medical examination" The adjutaRt
general is greatly pleased with this
letter.
Before two magistrates here George
H. Glass. ex-manager of the Bell tele-
phone exchange here. is on trial on
the charge of embezzlement. He anne
out a winner last week in the first
suit against him
One Of the populist state committee
men says that the republican and
populist state committees Will ar
range all the details about taking
Town and putting up" candidates for
congress, judge and solicitor. He
says he thinks Fowler, populist nomi-
nee for congress in the Third district,
will b. taken down and a man put up
who is satisfactory to the republicans.
At Weldon his year Major James
w. Wilson will bale cotton by the
Bessonette process, which makes the
cylindrical bale. One of these bales
is on exhibition here. Last year the
penitentiary and ex-senator Ransom
contemplated putting in these plants.
Quartermaster T.. p. Smith. of the
First regiment arrived today from
Camp Cuba Libre.
Ian SHOES are ISSUED the Subjects.
The officers also wear them. Lieuten-
ant Smith says North Carolina has
fewer non in hospital at Camp Cuba
Libre han any other state represent
ed and that the regiment has not a
dangerously sick man in hospital, nor
has it lost one by death save the one
killed in a collision at Savannah. He
also says the North Carolinians stand
the practice marches with less fatigue
than any other troops there.
The state crop report for July will
show that the early cold weather, the
wet and the insects nave done con-
siderable damage. Out Of TOO re-
turns in so far, only a dozen make a
perfect showing as to the status OF
crops. Insects w greatly damaged
fruit, and many trees have died. Yet
in spite OF these things it is a good
crop year-above the average, 1t
seems.