The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
Messenger Bureau,


aiSSSSHSSI D1Etdu,
Raleigh. ". g. March Il.
Some newspaper stated the other
day that IN the event Of war the ma
tionai guard would lot be called out,
but would be IN h same footing as
other volunteers. The officer OF the
regular army or duty at headquarters
here says hat this statement is entire
ly inaccurate and misleading; hat the
NATIONAL guard is the reserve and Is the
first force which will be called out next
to the regular army; that st is the "or-
ganized militia" and comes next TO
the army; that it is armed and equip
ped by the government for this very
purpose. As to the matter Of COM
handing officers Of the guard when in
service OF the United States the gov
ernor issues commissions TO officers as
high as colonel. When he troops are
mustered into the United States ser
vice the United States accepts these
commissions But a commission Tor
brigadier general of volunteers is made
by the president n must be confirm
ed by the senate. The governor does
HlOI appoint d uTlSdultI III SUCH d C<SS.
1t is summer weather here and real
ly phenomenai-S5 degrees Saturday,
Sunday and today.
There is great fear Of a water fam
inc. The state is short in rainfa of
, ~dhirty-six inches. Aft. w. Haywood,
Esq, who is manager Of the dig cot
ton mills at law River, Is here and
says stream in that section are 81
low as to greatly reduce water-power.
| Wells are also falling. This seems to
be the case in most parts of h state.
Mr.. Haywood says that unless there Is
a very large spring and summer rail-
fall a water amin seems certain. Eek
perts of the state geological survey
make the same statement.
Mr.. Haywood says all the cotton mills
have large orders and business is very
! good indeed. The Granite and the
Cora mills, ait law River, are each
; putting in los new looms.
Rev. DR.. Barrow, of Charlotte, viii
be here early in April to conduct &
Baptist revival.
Tt is regarded as quite certain thai
the Southern and Atlantic Coast Lime
will quickly follow the example of tht
Seaboard Air Line and appeal to Wak'
superior court from the order of tbs
railway commission reducing passenge'
rates to 2 and 2A cents per mile.
Bishop Cheshire yesterday morning
confirmed eleven persons at Chris
church and asst evening nine ait uh'
Church of the Good Shepherd here.
1t is said that one of the new charge;
against 'EwaIt, to prevent his confirma
tion, Will be seduction.
Among the arrivals today Were Thos
A. MCNEIL, Lumberton, and ChairmaG
L. c.. Caldwell, of the railway commits
I sion. The latter and w. II. Day, on
OF Governor Russell'S attorneys, ha'
a conference this morning. Captain
! Day specially represents the gOverno
in the lattter's plans to lease the Allan
tic and North Carolina railway TO tn
Southern.
IA populist said today that while Sen
ator Butler wanted populist-demOcrati
fusion ON congressman, he did not de
sire it so greatly as National Chairmaf
Jones does. When This populist Wa
asked why populist Congressmal
J Strowd favored such fusion so art1entl
he relied that it made no difference a
to Strowd, as the latter would neve
get a denomination and could certain
ly we again be sent to congress i
republican WITH heard this said
to Strowd is not in it. Another man wi
be put up" This is another proof @
the i'm which the republican
AXE charge of populist affairs.
Tt is learned that very few revenu
seizures have been made so far TIN
month.
Mention was made the other day c
the death at Warrenton of the Yer
cradle Ex-Governor Bell, of Texas. /
his will he gives to the latter state HI
silver spurs, silver mounted saddle an
bride and the head of the Indian al
row which was cut from his arm an
which paralyzed that member.
There are now 1874 conviSts in the pen
itentiary proper. Of these 81 are f.
males. Twenty-eight have learned t
work in the shirt factory n fftee
more will be added this week