The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
Rapid Fire Pistol and
Big-BOre Shotgun.
PREPARED FOR DEFENSE
The Gun Sometime> Z sed for Offensive
n We'll a. Defensive Warfnrc-Sse
Governors Fricnds Worried Ovcr the
Bagiey Anhir->tatc Volunteer Notes.
Butter. Attack on Editor Ramsey.
Messenger Bureau.


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There is no end OF talk today about
Governor Russelrs verbal assault N
City Editor Henry Bagley. ~ The
Times-Visitor yesterday. Not until
last night was the statement As II the
matter made by Mar. Bagley, and not
until midnight Was the version from
the governors side stated. The gov
ernov's closest friends, and OF these
there are very few. are greatly worried
at the occurrence. Editor Bagiey's
statement that the private secretary
told him the governor had a revolver
and shotgun in his office is not denied.
A friend OF the governor said today
that the governor had long been afraid
Of some sort OF an attack. Bagley's
statement is that the governor had his
hand on his pistol during the whole
time OF the occurrence. No doub; the
shotgun Is the same one which cut
such a figure in the midnight forcing
Of the lock OF the door OF the office of
the railway commission some months
ago by the governors men. At that
time one Of the governors henchmen
cut quite a figure with "A gun.
II is learned hat Joseph Il. Batchel-
Tor. Jr., OF this city, who has been first
lieutenant in the Twenty-ffth infantry.
gets his promotion to a ~captaincy and
is ordered to Columbus, Ohio.
There are now exactly 100 United
States convicts in the penitentiary
here. Nearly half work in the shirt
factory. Some are employed on the
farm. There are now forty acres in
this, and IL furnishes an immense sup
DIV of truck for the prisoners.
The seven companies OF negro troops
Will be made up in a singular way.
They will come from Raleigh, Elizabeth
City. Charlotte, Fayetteville. oxford.
Asheville, Greensboro, Concord. Win
Ston, MaXton. Rutherfordton, Durham,
Franklinton, kinston. GoldsbOro, VII
mington, and Statesville. These troops
Will be medically examined before they
leave home. They will also go before
a United States or volunteer surgeon
at Fort Macon, the place Of rendezvous.
Not long ago a call was made on the
governor for a hospital corps OF three
stewards and sixty eight p~rivates. The
men were ready. Now it IL learned
that the call for them vas by an error.
that it is intended that the war de-
partment and not the governor shall
organic them.
w. J. Hicks, who for twen;y years
I was superintendent OF the p~enitentiary,
succeeds n. Nj. Lawrence as supcrin-
tendent of the Oxford orphan asylum.
VIII Y. Coley, for years editor OF The
Mocksville Times and now with The
Raleigh Post, is elected editor Cf The
Orphans Friend.
II is learned from the adiutant gen.
eral that Charles :. l.. A. Taylor. OF
Charlotte, will be Lieutenant colonel
and Andrew j. Haywood. Of Raleigh,
one Of the majors Of the negro regi-
ment. .
]. L. Kennedy Of Company G. Second
regiment, in amp here. IL a~dtudgcd
insane n was today placed in the
asylum. One OF the surgeons expresses
the belief that he is shamming insanity
The fund for the Worth Bagley mon
ument is now almost 81, 900.
Senator Butler i'm an editorial In his
paper today attacks editor J. l.. Ram
sey, of The Progressive Farmer. say
ing he sent his proxy to the Omaha
populist convention, SO as 70 have II
voted against Butler as national chair
man. There are plenty OF rows among
populists just as there are among re-
p~ublicans.
There is only one serious case OF sick
ness in the Second regiment hospital.
Private Abel, of the Ashevillc COM
pany, has meningitis. There are now
only eight cases OF measles. The gov
now provides desicacles for
the sick.
1t is said Spier Whitaker would have
been appointed brigadier general had
he secured the endorsement Of Con-
gresham Pearson.