The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15
Messenger Mureau.
Raleigh. y. g, November L.

Messenger Mureau.
Raleigh. y. c, November /.
The state labor commissioner is { n
receipt Of letters from a Boston man
regarding water powers in North Car
olina He says he viii next month
leave for Holland and that II he can
convince his bankers there that he
raeans what he says he will close a
deal which will result in the expendi-
ture OF s.. 0oo 0oe in this state. He says.
further, that II is the purpose to cs-
tablish factories employing 5000 TO
1000 people, and that. first Of all. h.
wishes the facts as TO water powers
in the following counties: Columbus.
df any. Robson, Polk. Cherokee. Ma
con Graham. Pennsylvania, Swain,
jackson, Haywood, Henderson. Madi-
son, Rutherford. Buncombc Mcdowell.
Cleveland, Burke. Caldwell. CASTOR,
Catawba, Mitchell and watauga: the
name Of each water power. its Local
ton, its character ana the minimum
horsepower in the dry season.
This morning W. a. Burton. alias
w. \. Gale, swindler and forgcr. who
got $25 from Rev. DIR. Smede@. rector
Of st. Mary's school here. Yesterday,
was sent to Jail in default Of bail. He
waived examination. He ConfeSscs his
wholesale frauds in half n dozen cities.
He says he is OF good family and that
If he had not been caught he would on
arrival at Atlanta have entered a sanl-
tarium to be treated for the morphine
habit. He is one OF the 'sliCkest"
swindlers captured here, and is the
third OF the gentry taken during the
past year.
There is much regret that Demo-
cratic State Chairman simmons n
Charles Il. Aycock cannot be here
Tuesday night at the democratic tubi-
lee. but they have to be at kinston
Tuesday and Wednesday In an impor-
tant murder trial. Responses 20 invi-
tations to attend the jubilee are so
numerous as to show that the attend
ance Will be very large.
Upon very close figuring IL appears
that the democrats have forty-two
senators n ninety-five representa-
tiVeS in the legislature which meets
next January. The fusionists make no
claims whatever. They simply say
the entire bottom has fallen out"
State Chairman Simmons and the
democracy OF the state are particular
ly under obligation to Mr.. L. NJ Pear
sail and Captain 5. A. Ashe. for work
at headquarters. Mr.. Pearsall had en-
tire charge OF the assignment of speak
erS. The anvas was magnificently
managed.
The showing which the state uni
versity makes. OF 410 students actually
present, is most Encouraging.
Not a few Of the White republican,
are in favor Of carrying out the idea
which nat Pritchard had in 1857
and forming n lilly white" republican
party, leaving the negro to vote as hc
pleases. Some OF the republican office
holders, state and federal. advocate
this. They say they never want any
more OF the in politics" that
they see he ruins the party to which
he solidly attaches himself. X is an
interesting phase Of politics.
one of the fusionist office holders
here has lost in bets his salary for
November and December, and then
says he, with a mournful air. Il viii
lose my place"
Many persons are asking the qucs-
ton: What will be the effect OF the
great democratic victory on the negro
in this state" 1t may be frankly said
hat it will be for the good Of the
race. 1t will certainly remove the ne
gro as a disturbing element in politics.
For years many western and central
republicans have rebelled against the
ever increasing prominence and aK-
! gress!On Of the negro. These say they
knew the negroZing Of cities and
towns meant the ruin or The party.
In some cases the attempts To thus
negroiZe were purely for revenge upon
the democrats. a populist says that
was the motive Of DR.. Person, OF VIII
son. in mis- desperate attempt TO have
Wilson negroiZed.
Nobody can now say how the negro
vote Will be regulated, but no one can
doubt that il VIII be regulated. +h-n
firm, bat kindly fashion In the great
democratic majority in the legislature
! are some Of the brightest minds in the
state. These will call yet Others 10
their aid and give the best thought "a
the greatest question in North Caro-
lima. 1t may be said with entire can
dor that there is a settled dctcrmina-
ton that there is an end 10 the hold
ing OF official positions by negroes IT.
North Carolina. The populists say
openly they are pleased at this. The
| thousands OF white republicans who
: this week voted with the democrats
say they welcome a movement for the
| elimination OF the negro from politics
The democrats PROPOSE to BE- conserv-
ative. They see that the populist par
IT, has ceased To exist. They see the
ard all save a few OF the leaders 81
! mat party nave just given them and
hey recognize that thousands Of tho
white republicans are with therl. Tt
oOld these friends ~ white government
and hOnese government Is a fxed pur-
pose.
has been thus Cursoriiy refer.
red TO is the expression of views here
by democrats, republicans and popu.
lists.
In Judge Purnell's office tie record
Of the first copyrighted books in this
state has been found. 1t begins In
1911. The Trial Of Captain Edward
Tinker, mariner. for the w4llful muir
der Of "A youth called Edwars.' Is tn.
first The last is Of Hinton Rowan
Helpers famous book, "Tl- impending
Crisis in the South; How TO Meet H."
in 1857.