The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

Burlington News: We have the
names OF several men in Burlington
who say they have always been repub-
licans. but they can't go any more
dark e They swear by all that IS
good and bad that henceforth they
vote the white mans ticket. There as
still room for more in the grand old
democratic party.
Morehead Pilot: We are pleased to
publish 10 day a card from
Mr.. John d. Chadwick. a prominent
popul!st Of intelligence and influence.
who his allegiance 10 hat
party n returns to the grand old par
~ which he had formerly voted since
he reached manhood. We welcome
him back through the front door.
Charlotte Observer: The heigh OF
the ataw was the general subject
OF discussion yesterday among. the
farmers in from the river section. II
was higher Friday. they said. han
they ever remembered il TO hav been
The corn lands were inundated. and
the corn destroyed: bridges were wash
ed away, and general injury to every
thing along the banks reported.
Washington Progress: The populist
in Gates county are repudiating Harry
Skinner. and a majority of them affirm
that they will not support him, even
with the republican votes. he will fail
10 carry the count The citizens from
Fates are thoroughly aroused. Mr..
John H. small is having large crowds
out 70 hear him, wherever he speaks.
This Is a good sign. One man toll Us
that at his box two years ago Skin
ner received over sixty majority and
that il will give Small at least fifty
majority this year.
Raleigh News and Observer: Dock
cry and the negro Dancy, vice presi-
den of the league hat wants to re
peal the law f~orbidding marriage be
tween the white n blacks, spoke
together to six populists and fifty ne
grOeS at Burgaw Friday. That's the
way the populists are supporting of
flee hunting DOckery. DOckery was in
reduced by a negro.-Dr. Cyrus
Thompson cannot be accused Of having
a s~uperhuman amount of modesty. He
is sending out a circular all over the
state, a part of which reads: " For
five cents to pay postage, one copy
of the Peoples Party Handbook Is
the Democratic Party Honest" and
one copy of DIR. Cyrus Thompson's
GREAT Speech will be sent to any
pOstOffice address.-Mr. Welch Gallo
a democratic chairman of the coun-
" committee III lTdilSylNdnld county,
is in the city. He says hat the dem
ocrats will carry Pennsylvania county
this year n that the outlook is that
Crawford will beat PearsOn.@A gen
tleman from Edenton, who was in
Raleigh yesterday, says that the re-
publicans nominated M. Elihu A.
White, eX-republican revenue collector,
for the state senate in the First dis
trict. but that Mr.. White declined the
nomination, and said he would not run
on any ticket with Harry Skinner
In Pitt county A. j. Moye. a populist,
refused to run with republicans and
SkinneriteS for the senate.-OXfOrd
n. c., September 22.-(Special.)-A hor-
rible accident occurred here yesterday
about noon, which resulted in the
death of Dock Mcknight, a cOlOred en-
ploye of the Southern railway. The
deceased was on top of a box car which
was suddenly jOstled by coming in
contact with another car while the
train was being shifted, precipitatine
him violently to the ground in such q
position thai he was crushed diagonal
ly across his body by the wheels pass
ing OVer him.