The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01
PUBLIC OPINION DIVIDED
As to Truth of Hancock's Charges Against
Russell-The Governors proposed Deal
With the Southern-The Burglar ArdeIi.
Further Evidence of the Identity OF
Peter B. Ney
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. n. c., February "a

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. y. c., February "a
The early convention of the demo-
cratic party appears to give genera
Mica SIRE. as an early campaign is EVIL
IDENTIFY jim favor. 1t is ais the COM
ment that the state committee acted
worry sensfbly in leaving all matters TO
.ba convention. The party is going to
make it's greatest fight since 1876 and
il will do some plain talking. The
policy of silence, which was in vogue
in 1896, is said by members to DE a
back number
There was a rumor yesterday, in fact
a statement, that President Spencer, Oh
the Southern railway, was here 10 con-
fer with Governor Russell about the
lease to the Southern OF the Atahuc
and North Carolina railway out theIe
was no truth in 1t. Newspapers say
today that the deal is off, but }. =. L.
Harris, one Of the governors aIIof-
news. saw it is not. A republican WHO
lives ON the line OF the Atlantl ana
North Carolina railway makes the
positive declaration that men or an
narties along that road favor the lease
to the Southern, and he goes 50 far as
to challenge the production OF n man
who ppOse it
The state today chartered the Irwin
dale Mining Company, of Cherokee
county, capital S36, 600, stockholders M.
Ramsey and others, of New York city;
also the Nantucket mills, Of Spray,
Rockingham county, capital ~$ZoO,OOO,
stockholders J. 2. McAllister, Hal. M.
Worth and G.. C.. McAlister, These
mills will manufacture cotton and
wOolen goods
The flag of the Fourth regiment,
North Carolina volunteers, captured at
Sharpsburg and returned to this state
by the adjutant general or New Hamp-
shire, is for two days on view IN a
store window. 1t will be formally pre-
scented to the state and received by
the governor, and it is proposed to
have Colonel f. A. Osborne, of Char
lotte, the last colonel of the Fourth
present at this
The dressing case which was brought
here by the young burglar, Ardell or
Young, was found today. 1t is sup
posed to be the one he brought here
from Petersburg. 1t contained only
newspapers and time tables. Ardell or
Young sticks to his to his
lawyer that he has wealthy relatives
at New York, but it seems he has not
yet given his real name. He said night
before last, however, hat it was either
Ardell or Young.
The rolling exposition car is drawing
large number Of visitors; it's owners
say double the number they expected.
One Of them was here today.
People are asking why there is such
delay in issuing the penitentiary report
for 1897. There is no little curiosity
no see this report.
Walter e. Faison, of this city, is
elected president of the state council
of the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics
Robert Hancock continues to fill a
large place in the public view. Some
people say they believe his grave charge
against the governor, while others say
they do not. He demands an investiga-
tion n says he Will prove his charges
and his attorneys, certainly very able
and conservative men, say his charges
are true. It is nou that Han
cock will be candidate for the superior
court clerkship in Craven county.
The organ of the knights of Pythias
in this state, now published by r. C..
Rivers at Raleigfih, is to be moved to
Charlotte, where there are 300 Ply
thianS.
"A republican says the governor is
rying to make it appear that all the
assure for an ending of the fight
.gainSt the lease of the North Caro-
ina railway comes from the Southern
railway, while as a matter of fact, it
is the governor who is making the over
lures to that end, in conjunction with
the lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway to the Southern, and
that he further wants the Southern to
agree as one of the considerations to
pay $4,000 which the legal investiga-
tion has cost the state.
1t now appears reasonably sure that
the penitentiary here VIII be desig-
mated as the place of confinement for
the federal prisoners sentenced in this
state.
Rev. DIR. James A. Weston, whose
book proving that Peter S. Ney, who
taught school in South and North
Carolina, was one other thar the
great Marshal Ney of France, writes
me today: THE librarian Of Davidson
college has recently found a book in
the college library entitled Life of
Napoleon Bonaparte." / forget the
name OF The author-in which is a por-
trait of Marshal Ney. Peter S. Ney
read this book in 1916, a few months
before his death. and under the por-
trait OF Ney he wrote in French This
ts not a correct likeness of Marshal
Ney. He then with a pencil drew on
the same page a sketch Of Marshal Ney
with these words underneath it .Ney.
by himself. ii fut chauve' Gle was
b~aldheaded.) This find I think is of
great Importance. and very strong ad-
ditional proof of the truth of every
Ney was ~baldheaded or nearly
so. The sketch which Ney drew is an
Likeness of the marshal and
also a very good one of himself
Having used three bottles Of P. P. P.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefit from
the same. having gained IA pounds in
weight in four weeks, I take great
pleasure in recommending it to all un-
fortunate like
JOHN MORRIS.
Office Of j.. N. McElroy. Druggist.
Orlando, Fla, April 20, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I sold three bottles of P.
+. +. large size yesterday, and one bot
tie small size today.
The +. +. 2. cured my wife Of rheu-
matiSm winter hefOra Lost t. o,~.