The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15

He Has Nothing so Say About the stu.
alton I'm Wilmington-TSo Results
Of the Eieeuon-Suit Against Raleigh
and CASTOR Railway
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. y. c.. November IL.
Interest in the news from Whining
ton was intense here yesterday. and
today every one asked the question: is
it quiet there" Many white men from
here would have gone there at the least
intimation OF need for them.
Governor Russell declined to talk
about the Wilmington affair. He was
in his office until quite late, and 50 was
Major Charles l. Davis, L. :. A, act
ing adjutant general.
The election here was n OF the
quietest ever known, by a
fight or even a quarrel. and so IL has
been ever since. The fusionists take
their defeat very good naturedly.
There Is a general expression among
the white republicans and the popu-
lists who talk that the negro question
is forever settled in North Carolina. j.
b. Fortune, clerk of the United States
district court, a republican, says: You
can say from me that this election has
settled two things in this state. the
negro in politics and the populist par
ty.'
Special invitations were today sent
by the committee on invitation To the
seven democratic congressmen-elect-
Small, Thomas, Atwater, kitchin, Bel
lamy, Kluttz and Crawford-to be here
at the democratic jubilee next Tuesday
night and make speeches.
Governor Russell orders a special
term Of Franklin superior court De-
cember 5th, TO try a man for burglary.
Railway Commissioners Caldwell and
Pearson were here today as witnesses
before the Wake count commission
ers in the case of the latter against
the Raleigh and CASTOR railway. In
this case the commissioners seek TO
place on the tax lists 81, ZOO, 600 OF bonds.
which it vas developed in a recent suit
before the railway commission the road
holds. the bonds being those OF another
division Of the Seaboard Air Line.
which were taken by the Raleigh and
CASTOR in return for a loan.
| 1t is now settled that the Seaboard
Air Line will operate and no doubt
| equip with rolling-stock the new short
cut from Ridgeway to Richmond.
Four divisions of the Seaboard Air
Line have endorsed that arrangement
and there is no doubt the Carolina Cen
trail and the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern, the two remaining divisions.
will take the same action.
At the meetings of the Raleigh and
CASTOR, Raleigh and Augusta and
Durham and Northern divisions of the
Seaboard Air Line here yesterday. a
good showing was made as to bust
ness. with a gain all along the line.
Yesterday Congressman-elect At
water told me he was elected in this
district by about 1000 majority, and
that he had been told by a friend OF
jenkins, his populist opponent, thai
the latter intended to make a contest
on the ground that there were frauds
in Johnston county. Atwater ridiculed
the idea as absurd. Jenkins now says
he will not make a contest.
The council of state awards the con
tract for printing the 123rd North Car.
DINA supreme court reports.
The railway commission act gives thu
commission jurisdiction over those
street railways which extend beyon
the corporate limits of their respective
cities or towns. The reports have beer
received for this year. Charlotte's rail
way reports 529, SAP passengers carried
during the twelve months ending DC
tober 1st; the Winston-Salem railwa,
263, $50, the Intermontane railway a
Asheville 142, $50, and the Raleigh rail
way 2S4. 900, Gncluding transfers.)
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany which is also under the supervis
ion of the commission, reports tha
{ during the twelve months it sent il
: this state 515, $50 messages.
The adjutant general has entirely al
terfed the formation of the state guard
} There have been four regiments o
eight companies each. Now there ar
to be three-two of ten and one Of min
t companies, each company with tire
officers and sixty men.
: State Chairman F. NJ. Simmons tell
me that to his great regret he will no
be able to be here at the ratiiCatio
jubilee Tuesday night, owing to tn
fact that he has to be at Kinston t
= defend a man, Zone Of his bondsme
when he was revenue cOllector), VIII
! killed his nephew. This man is an ol
friend of Mr.. Simmons. @. p. AycoCl
Esq. will prosecute.