The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

The Question Of Fusion Discussed
The Second Regiment Now Complete.
Several More Companies Volunteer.
The Nan Arrested AZ Spy at Camp
Grimes Turns up I'm First Rec iment
Camp at JaeksonvtIle-Possib Of
CoIeolough's Reeovery.Suis for South
Port Municipal Omces.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., May 25.
Delegates TO the democratic state
convention arrived in numbers today.
1t is clear that it will be a large and
representative assemblage. All lead
ing democrats ought to be here.
Ex-Governor Jarvis, who is a dele
gate, said to me this morning:
You ask me the sentiment of the
people in my section and whether it
is not against fusion with the popu-
lists. I answer by saying we are
neither pro nor anti; we are for the
old democracy The old time relig-
ion is what we want. We will have
nothing to do with fusion"
Delegate Harry Stubs says the
First district is against fusion. 1t is
said positively the Sixth district is
against it sondly. NJ. H. Justice, of
rutherford, says the fusionists do
not stand G. ghost of a chance.
Your correspondent cannot discover
that any other counties save North
ampton, Jones, Bertie, Wake, Rock
ingham, Durham and Cumberland
have declared for fusion. In fact, it
appears that not even Cumberland is
solid for it. 1t is said some Cumber-
land delegates will vote against it,
Private Colcolough, of the Durham
company, of the First regiment who
was SO desperately injured in the coll
lision at Savannah, may recover. He
has considerable fever.
The arrangements were made today
for the muster of the last three COM
panies of the Second regiment at
Camp Russell. Captain Cooper's COM
pany from Murphy was the first one
of these to be mustered. The next
was Captain Smiths from Greenville
The latter had furnished men to COM
plete three other companies of the
regiment, having given fourteen to
Captain CObbS company, from Lum-
ber Bridge. The Fayetteville COM
pany which completed the regiment,
arrived this afternoon with eighty-five
men already inspected, so that no in
spection at camp was necessary. The
detailed surgeon at Fayetteville re-
jected fifteen men. The officers Of the
Fayetteville company are: Captain,
Benjamin r. Huske; lieutenants, G. G..
Hollingsworth and ]. B. Tillinghast.
Majors A. A. McKethan and ]. G.
Vann and Captain Joseph c. Huske.
all ex-off1cers who have served with
the company for over twenty years,
accompanied 1T here and paid their re-
spects to Adjutant General Cowles and
Colonel w. H. S. Burgwyn.
During the second week that the
troops were in camp here, a man who
claimed he had been in South Ameri-
ca several years and that he was a
mulattO, was arrested on suspicion
that he was trying to poison water.
He was released and told to leave.
Now he has turned up at the camp of
the First regiment, at Jacksonville,
Fla, and is again under arrest. 1t is
a mysterious case. The man must
surely have some sinister purpose.
The sailor, Richard Volz, of Carteret
county, N. c., who was fatally wound
ed on the Nashville, off Cienfuegos.
was captain Of gun and was a capi-
tai shot and excellent sailor.
At Star, Montgomery county, to-
night Lodge No. 1876, I. o. o. F., was
instituted. Odd Fellows from Aber-
deem installing it's officers.
Volunteer companies are offering
their services to the adjutant general
daily. Two from Wilkes county and
one each at Bryson, City, Salisbury
and Charlotte are the latest tenders.
None are from the eastern part of the
state.
material in the Second regiment is
very good.
w. ]. Bryan writes Solomon Gallert,
of the democratic state committee, as
to his lBryan's) published views on
cooperation with populists: mo one
is bound to consider my opinion save
as that Of private citizen"
The fusion democrats desire that
their state convention tomorrow leave
the question of fusion to the state
committee The anti-fusionists want
to force the fight.
DR.. w. H. Brooks, of Greensboro,
surgeon of the Second regiment. arriv-
ed today.
Leave has been granted by the at
torney general to E. H. Cranmer and
0. d. BurrisS and others to bring an
action in the name of the state upon
their relation for the recovery of the
offices of mayor and alderman of the
town of Southport, in Brunswick coun-
ty. These parties claim the right to
the offices mentioned by reason Of an
election held May 2, 1898, but this
claim is resisted by the old officers re-
fusing to surrender.
Rev. E. A. Osborne. of Charlotte, is
appointed chaplain Of the Second reg
iment
A woman from Wilmington arrived
here at o'clock today in search of her
wayward 17-year-old daughter, ac-
companied by a~policeman. The moth
er went to a disreputable house and
got the girl. 1t is alleged that the
girl was infatuated with a Wilmington
man who recently came here. The
mother and daughter return home to-
night.
The Democratic State Convention