The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-25

Their Congressional Nominee In the
second District . Heavy Burden.
Fusion Candidate stoned BY Negroes.
Fusionists Rasaled by ChaAbournss
Second Lester-Seate Volunteer Notes
Messenger Bureau,

Fusionisss Rassied by ChaAbourn.s
Second Lester-Ssate Volunteer Notes
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., October 20.
The local insurance agents in the
state meet here next Wednesday TO ef-
feet state organization
A. s. Peace, Of the populist state
committee, makes the declaration that
there is this year greater changing OF
the votes of white republicans than OF
populists. He says a great many Of
the white republicans cannot withstand
the demand for white mans gov
ernment" in North Carolina and are
going over to the democrats. He in
sists that the populists are hardened
and not touched by that cry.
The attorney general has given an
opinion as to the right Of students to
vote at the place where they are at
tending university or college. He says
that they have no right TO vote at
such place; that two things are neces-
sary to constitute a domicile-residence
and the intention 70 make ii a home.
The attorney general advises Secre-
tary Of State Thompson that it is the
latter's duty to examine all insurance
companies doing business in North
Carolina, whether they are chartered
in this state or not.
Mr.. A. F. Page, the oldest and best
known lumberman in this state and the
principal owner of the Aberdeen and
Asheboro railway, is to be married
next week to Mrs. Mcleod, of Moore
Mr.. Page is SO years of age, but is
remarkably we'll preserved.
1t was reported here by the fusion
lists that the democrats in the Second
district would nominate DR.. Mercer for
congress this week. Now they say it
will not be done. There is great deal
of feeling against George H. White,
the negro republican candidate. His
Incorporate and, in fact, boastful and
threatening speech before the state
convention here and also some of his
other speeches and actions have caus-
ed much feeling against him by white
republicans and by his party's state
committee, and populist state COM
mitteeman says the republicans would
like to withdraw White as a candidate
if they could. White has made the ne
groes angry by refusing to sit with
them in circus, but by sitting among
the white people and being elected
from such seat. Republicans say
Whites candidacy has injured their
party.
The republicans and populists have
not as yet settled on their judicial
nominees. The hitch in the First dis
trict continues. Leary, the republican
who wants to be the joint candidate,
was here several days trying to ascer-
tain his fate, but left last night, no
wiser than when he came.
The Caucasian has not yet put up
the names of any of the fusion nomi-
nees. The true reason is it is not yet
agreed who they shall be. In the
Ninth district Boggs, populst nominee
for congress, has written a letter say
ing he is for fusion. This is constru-
ed to mean he intends to drop out in
favor of fusion.
The supreme court grants a new
trial in the notorious case of Grigg,
the man who with dynamite blew up
shack in which there We're two
men, killing them both. He was con-
victed of murder. He has now remOv-
ed his case to another county. The
murder was committed two years ego
The railway commission asked al
| the street railways to make report OF
| any accidents to persons The Ashe-
vile street railway makes reply, say
| ing: THE only serious accident the
| road ever had was when it invested its
| money and the concern collapsed
| 1t is now certain that Lieutenan,
| Colonel Calvin D. Cowles will remair
with the First North Carolina regi-
| ment. He did not wish to leave tho
regiment nor did it wish to lose hi:
| valuable services.
| There are now only 100 men OF the
| Second regiment in camp here. Th,
| government will give sixty of then
| transportation home.
Mr.. ]. E. Montague, so long at Th,
| Orton, is now manager of the Carroll
| ton hotel here.
The provost guard of the Seconc
| regiment was at one time a very goot
one. 1t is now in its last days, worth
less, the police say. Arrests are no
made unless officers are near by
Republican State Chairman Holto,
| and w. S. Hyams, his committees sec
retary, are off on scout" They ar
having no end of worry.
Raleigh's barrooms do TO. close a
all during public speakinss. A loca
| preacher says he intends to prosecut
item.
The news comes here t. day tha
Charles r. Thomas is going to bea
JChr E. Fowler in the Third district
There are rrpublicans who hold tt
helief that even yet Fowler may b
taken down. Fowler. it seems, has no
| been very sure of his own status
though it is said he spent $1,000 a
Fayetteville to get republican "eE
| dors ement."
| Cl.adbourn's letter has rattled TIL
ponulist leaders here about as mucl
as it has the republican, 1t is anus
ing to hear them curse him.
| A. S. Peace considers the Fifth con
eressional district va"y doubtful in
deed.
| Ham Jones. republic ar-pol ulist can
dGate for sheriff in this county, wa
greeted by a volley of stones at
Soaking at Oberton. negro ri:lag
neal here. He gave It cut shat tn
| soldiers of the Second regiment 6i
the throwing. Today the negroes sa
that the negroes did the throwing
themselves.