The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
The CIVIL AUTHORITIES
Take a Hand in Preserving Order
Blockade Stills C~aptured-The West
Stirrcd Up over the Negro Question
In the East-A Special Term of Crimi-
nal Court Ordered for M~ecklenburg
County-Few OF Second Regiment in
Camp.
Messenger Bureau

oeudCOI buLlcI Sdlu yesterday DeIOre
he left here: There is no question as
to the next legislature being anti-dem-
ocratic. Nobody can now say what
will be the approximate fusion major
ity in the legislature, but my statement
is correct. The democratic color line
movement is disgusting more people
thar is attracting"
Populist State Chairman Thompson
said: Il know Lloyd will stay in the
field and will w the Second dis
trict, but he will not go to the demo-
Gratis. | think the populists will vote
for Linney in the Eighth district. as
they have done before. l do not know
as to the Fifth district"
The supreme court will hold the ex-
animation of applicants for license as
attorneys next Monday on an entirely
new plan The examination will be in
the senate chamber and each applicant
will have a separate desk. The exam
inatiOn will be entirely in writing.
Heretofore it has been oral and often
little more than a farce.
j. M. Allen, who is a clerk in the ag-
ricultural department, has resigned as
a member of the board of agriculture.
Colonel BurgWyn says there are bare
ly $50 members of the Second regiment
left here The provost guard is kept on
duty constantly. Last night the bOun-
Diary between the city and East Ra-
leigh was again picketed by soldiers.
There was a conference in the evening
at the governors office and it was de-
Cided that the sheriff ought to take a
HAND and put on some deputies. He
put fifteen on duty. The sheriff has
all the while ridiculed any idea of
trouble. Colonel Burgwyn and the
chief of police visited the guard line
last night at 10 o'clock and found all
quiet. 1t is asserted by the deputies
that the citizen who was hit by a bullet
Monday night was shot by an aband-
Oned white m Only one negro
has been shot so far as can be discOv-
cred. The trouble now appears to be
entirely at an end. Deputies deny that
the negroes are armed with rifles, but
say they have pistols and have bought
much ammunition. Negroes admit that
their people have fired at the guards
and one of them will swear to hat eff
feet in two cases
Revenue officers made another raid
in Johnston county last night and had
good fortune, capturing two illicit dis
tilleries, one of 120 gallons capacity,
the other IS gallons. No arrests were
made.
The tobacco sales in the warehouses
here are showing an increase over
those of last year.
The Interstate Telephone Company
is putting in a fine equipment here. 1t
has 400 subscribers in Raleigh. The
poles it is putting up are the largest
in the state.
The Juno for the Worth Bagley mon
ument now amounts to $4,000.
Editor John r. Webster, of Webster's
Weekly, of Reidsville, has gone to the
eastern counties to see the facts as to
negro rule there. The dreadful con-
dition of affairs there is attracting at
tentiOn in the western and piedmont
counties. Senator Butler is very far
on the wrong side when he says the
drawing of the color line is not having
a powerful and steadily increasing eff
feet.
Spencer B. Adams is here, n there
is not the least doubt of his accepting
the fusion nomination for congress in
the Fifth district.
Governor Russell orders a special
term of Mecklenburg criminal court
to try the negro field hand, Joe Jack
son. who outraged Minnie Boone,
half-witted white girl near Charlotte
Sunday. 1t requires two weeks notice
before a term can be held.
The enrolment OF stuGenrS at Trim
ity college this term is said to be Il
per cent greater than at last term.
George E. Boggs is nominated fol
congress in the Ninth district by thu
populists. This is for the purpose O.
aiding Congressman Richmond Pear
son, the republican candidate.
Superintendent Ray and Trustee
Rivers, of the institution for the blint
went to Baltimore today to inspec
heating plants and purchase a complete
one.
J.. Y. Sighon. populist, from Hick
DRY, is here attending the meeting o
the p~enitentiary board. He says h
hates to admit it, but that he neve
saw the democrats doing such worl
in all his life He reluctantly admit!
that they are making gains and als'
that the result in the congressional
election is doubtful. He says the con
test will be a close one.
Socially speaking, the state fair will
be one of the most enjoyable ever held
One Of the p~leasantest Of the socla
features will be the visit of Colone
and Mrs. John S. Cunningham. The.
will occupy the Cameron home I'll
front of ST. Mary's schooD and will
keep open house during the week.
The Progressive Farmer denounce
the nomination of Rev. CD j. T. Phil
lips by the Pitt county populists, an
says if they cannot do anything bette
than send a drunken preacher to tn
legislature they had better send no on
at all He was a standing disgrace t