The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-08
KNOCKOUT FOR THE SOUTHERN
The Decision in the Howard sCase-Dam-
age bv the Recent Freeze-Populiss State
Committee Downs Buffers. A. Ashe
Badly Injured I'm q Railway Accident.
Recruiting the State Guard
Messenger Bureau.

NSooch6tI bureau,
Raleigh. N. c., April 6.
The news that Oliver III. Dockery Is to
be the silver republican fusion candidate
for congress in the Sixth district. Is re-
aceived here with considerable interest.
The decision of the state supreme court
in the Howard case, from Rowan county
is rather a Knockout for the Southern
railway, which desired to transfer the
case to the federal court. The decision
1t appears, gives towards family s15,-
900 for his death. He was an engineer
Killed in a wreck. One of the points
involved in the rather tangled case is as
10 whether the Western North Carolina
railWay which was absolutely purchased
and by the Richmond and
istence.
There were both ice and frost this
morning. The ground was frozen. The
temperature was as low as 30 degrees.
1t is unquestionable that great damage
was done and that 1t was in fact a dis
AStrouS freeze.
The popu4iSt state convention is called
to be held here May 18th. Senator But
Ter addressed the state committee and
favored May 25th as the date-that being
the day before the democratic state con-
vention. A populist (anti-Butler mani
was asked why Butler favored the 18th,
and replied that it was because he want
ed to have the body here so it could act
officially in case any propositions were
made by the democrats or in case the
populIsts wanted to make any PROPOSE
lions themselves. The committee did not
discuss fusion nor did it adopt any res
olutions, it being agreed that these mat
tiers should not be taken up. 1t was
hard to get accurate news of the occur
renceS of last night in the committee,
for 1T did not adjourn until 1870 O'Clock
this morning. Such populists as Ohio
Wilson and Frank Brown insist it was a
defeat of Butler. Secretary of State
Thompson said that there was nothing
personal as to Butter; that matters went
on just as If he had not been here at all.
Some of the committeeman favor fusion
with democrats; some fusion with repub-
licans. Upon a showing of hands no doubt
a majority of the committee would have
been found against Butler. job A. Sims
said q lot Of the members do not like
Butler and hence would oppose any date
he might name. Butler will be here at
the state convention and A. j. Moye says
the senator will then come out on top.
The populiSts conferred with the gov
ernOr yesterday, at his request, but Aud
itor Aver says the governor did not ask
the pOpulists to endorse what he had
done as to dropping the lease light and
his action as to Chairman Caldwell, of
the railway commission, but simply ask
ed them TO hear what he had to say, and
that the result was satisfactory to him.
The populists issued their address to-
day. 1t says no nominating conventions
are to be held before the state conven-
ton and no nominations made prior to
May 18th.
Captain S. a. Ashe was badly injured
last night. He was seated lin the upper
part, the observation tower, of a ca
bOose car Of a freight train, and was
thrown through a window. the glass cut
ting an artery. A physician came here
with him.
The loss by fire here for the year end
ing March 30th was only so, 142, of which
$4,000 was on one building. There are
nfnety-nine fremen, Of whom eleven are
paid. The expense Of the department was
$7,J43.
Rev. DR.. Barron, of Charlotte, is con-
Quoting a revival at the First Baptist
Ex-Judge A. C. Avery is forced by pres
sure Of business to abandon the repara-
tion of a history Of North Carolina troops
in the civil war.
June 18th the people of Raleigh town
chip are to vote on the issue of $4,000 in
bonds for public schools.
The secretary of state charters the
Scotland Neck Telephone Company. cap
ital $40, 900: the Cabarrus County Build
ing, Loan and Savings Association, cap
1tal $500 o. and the Apex Canning Com
pany, capital $4,000.
Democratic State Chairman Manly
says: "All the silver forces in North
Carolina can get together on terms hon.
Concord is to have another large cot
ton mill. Work on it is ordered to begin
next week.
doned a woman of Guilford county who
was in the penitentiary for stealing; the
reason being her alleged i'll health. Yes
terday she was arrested for the same Of
fence and today is in Jail, and on the way
to the p~enitentiary again.
1t is said that in case OF "a call Tor
troops for active service Adjutant Cen
eral Cowles will resign and go with a
marching regiment.
The recruiting of the regiments of the
state guard is now very active all over
the state, and the limit is being passed.
Some companies have almost 100.
A state official said today he believed
the president, in his desire to prevent
war and cause delay, had inspired the
Telegram from Havana that five days
more are needed to get Americans out OF
Cuba.
Sheriff Riddick brought two convfcts
from Perquimans county to the peniten-
tiary this morning.