The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09
Lieutenant of Negro
Regiment in Trouble.
VETERANS" REUNION.
Many Old Confederates Meet at Hen.
s>on-P oPuii~s congregational Fight In
n Raleigh District Butter. Attack
on SYMMETRICAL TOR Democratic Ju-
dtciaI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
Bankruptcy Districts.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. G.. August 4.

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Il Is said that d court-martial Will
be ordered TO try Lieutenant Christ
mas. Company {. Third regiment. who
shot 4 member Of his company at Fort
Macon.
The confederate veteran reunion at
Benson. Johnston county, WAS largely
attended yesterday. Justice Walter
Clark delivered the address.
Mr.. George kuehue, a native Ger
man, who has been in this country FOR
several years in the cotton business.
returned yesterday from his annua
trip TO his old summer home. Mr.. Kue-
hue says the Germans are not hostile
TO America. He says he failed 70 ind
such a sentiment.
Every member Of the populist cxecu-
tive committee in this congressional
district. which met here recently. is
a strong advocate of fusion. IL is
stated that L. l.. jenkins Is the man,
whom the opposition will centre upon
in order To defeat Strowd in this dis
triCt.
Senator Butler attacks Congressman
Skinner regularly in The Caucasian.
There Is no let-up in the fight between
them now
The Atlantic Coast Line has not az
yet decided whether IL will appeal to
the courts against the decision Of the
railroad commission reducing passen-
ger rates on the Wilmington and We'll
don railroad. 1t Will decide next week.
This order effects about GOO miles OF
road and will effect Interstate Il
local rattle receipts.
Chairman simmons issues the call
for a convention To be held at Yayette-
Vile September eth TO nominate 4
democratic candidate for judge OF the
Eastern criminal circuit.
The fair grounds are being thorough
ly cleaned preparatory to the fair in
October. As soon as the sick soldiers
are able to be moved the buildings VIII
be fumigated and whitewashed. All
will be made neat and clean with no
sign Of the recent camp.
The following is the order issued by
Judge purnell yesterday. designating
the counties hat will compose the
districts OF the Eastern district Of
North Carolina:
In conformity with the provisions IF
Section 81, act of congress July /. 1898.
entitled an act to establish a uniform
system Of bankruptcy. the following
districts are hereby designated for the
Eastern district of North Carolina:
The First district shall be composed
Of the following counties: Currituck.
Camden. Pasquotank. Perquimmans.
Chowan. Gates. Dare and Hyde.
The Second district shall be compos-
ed Of the following counties: Hcrt-
ford, BERTHE. Martin. Washington.
Tyrrell. Edgecombe. Halifax. North
ampton. Beaufort. Nash and Pitt.
The Third district shall be composed
of the following counties: Craven.
Green. Lenoir. Jones, Pamlico, Carte
ret. Wayne and Onslow.
The Fourth district shall be compos-
ed of the following counties: New Han
over. Fender, Brunswick, Columbus.
Bladen, Robson. Sampson, v.lln.
Cumberland and Richmond.
The Fifth district shall be composed
of the following counties: Wake. chat
ham, Johnston, Harnett. Wilson. Dur
ham, Person, Granville. Franklin,
Vance. Warren and Moore.
Matters in bankruptcy filed in the
several district courts I'm the Eastern
district of North Carolina. shall be re-
ferred as provided by said act to the
referee most convenient for all the in
terests Of the state and creditors,
railroad connections. w~ater-courses and
other matters being duly considered.
Clerks and deputy clerks will. until
referees are appointed. Immediately in
form the judge OF the district OF any
petitions OF bankruptcy which may be
filed in their several courts. Any pc
titioner in bankruptcy or creditor who
may be dissatisfied with a references,
may have the same changed or con-
tinued by application 10 the Judge.