The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., May 26

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Raleigh, N. c., May Is.
In an interview with Adiutant Cen
eraI Cowles today he said: The call
for 1851 more volunteers from this
state will be made by the governor at
once. The Third regiment will Of white
troops and it's twelve companies are
already rendered. Some are ready to
come now, including companies at
Charlotte, Salisbury and Winston.
Other companies will be from Wilkes,
Guilford, Iredell, Carteret, etc. These
are all conditional entries. Other COM
panies should not be deferred from
making tenders, as my experience is
that 1 cannot positively depend on
offers seemingly positive. All his
movement as TO filling the regiment
is of course preliminary. The Third
regiment will be modified here, at
Camp Grimes, I think, within q week,
and am sure within ten days. The
Fourth regiment will be a colored regi-
ment. In other words, the colored
battalion, ordered to rendezvous at
Fort Macon, will be increased to a reg
imcnt Of twelve companies. 1t will
nave colored officers"
A charter was granted today by the
secretary Of state to the New Bern
Oil and Fertilizer Mills, capital 1925, 900,
stockholders G. l.. Ives, r. F. Broad
dus and others.
The gathering Of democrats here to-
day at the state convention was a
notable one. 1t is truly a representa-
tive body. Those who favored fusion
with the %populists saw the handwrit-
ing on the wall yesterday, and ac-
KnoWIedged that they were utterly
routed.
The proposition which the populists
made for fusion, which was submitted
last night, meant an endorsement of
Senate Butler, Governor Russell and
all the misrule of the past two years.
There are plenty of democrats VINO
freely characterize it as an insult, and
even some extreme f~usiOnists said
they could swallow no such nauseous
dose.
Chairman Manly said yesterday that
fusion was impracticable. He told me
ten days ago it would not be effected
that the mass of the party was against
it. Julian S. Carr said yesterday that
not near One-fifth of the delegates ia
yOred fusion.
Some of the extreme fusionists go
so far as to assert hat the anti-fu-
SlOllSIS packed the convention On
them.
The populist committee of confer
cuce and Congressman Fowler kept
close watch on affairs. When Fowler
was told that the sentiment was over
Whelmingiy against fusion he said he
recognized hat fact, but that the pop
UiistS were not disconnected
The fact is, the pOpulist party is
hOpelessIy split today and it's leaders
know it. Hence their anxiety to make
q deaI. There is a large proportion
which would not abide by fusion with
the democrats and this fact the latter
know.
The supreme court will adjourn day
after tomorrow for the term.
Arthur Watson, private in the Nor
anton company of the Second regi-
ment, died last night in the hospital
at Camp Russell of meningitis. His
funeral was held his afternoon. The
flag was at half-mast. He was buried
in one of the cemeteries here.
The Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society
here is working hard to supply the va
rious regiments with underclothing
and other neceSsaries. 1t has done a
great work. The failure of the gov
eminent to issue army supplies makes
his necessary, though of course it was
thought the government would
The society will be glad to receive
contributions from any point in the
state. 5AS4