The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-16
TO lMPEACH RUSSELL,
This Prediction Made bv Member. or
Democratic and Republican PARTIES
Hallway and Industrial Charter
Granted-An Injunction Against Re.
duction OF Passenger Rates on the
Wilmington and Weldon Road-Far.
mers' Alliance Slap at Commissioner
smith.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c., August 1:

Inc anuudl meeting OF the North
Carolina farmers alliance at Hillsboro
ended yesterday and today was devot-
ed to a picnic and speaking at Julian
S. Carr's model farm, O~cconeechee,
near by.
Judge Purnell of the United States
district court has divided his district
into five bankruptcy divisions, under
the provision of the new law, and ap-
points referees in bankruptcy in three
Of these, as follows: Charles Guirkin.
Of Elizabeth City; Charles c. Pagan,
of Williamston; Josha B. Hill, of Ra-
leigh.
There are at this date eighty-nine
lodges of knights Of Pythias in this
state, with 400 members.
Republicans her today were mani
Testing interest in the populist party's
judicial convention At Warsaw. They
said that LOftin, of Lenoir county,
was slated for nomination, against
their man Jockey. The question as
to most Of these populist and republi-
can nominees is which one will later
be taken down" in favor of the other;
for the republicans are going to any
length to please and satisfy the popu-
lists. Even Chairman Holton acknowl
edges that the populists~ leaders are
greedy. He admits that it is a case
where the tail is wagging the dog, but
doesn't see any way out of it except
to keep on obliging the populists.
Ashe, Allegheny and Watauga coun-
ties are now regarded as safely demo-
cratic This is a gain of three mem-
bers Of the lower house and one sena-
tor.
Congressman Linney, who claims to
be the republican nominee for on
gress in the Eighth district, went to
| Boone, Watauga county, last Monday
to speak, by appointment, but found
the republicans so hostile that he left
without speaking and greatly democrat
lied. It appears that he will be beaten
Theo. F. Kluttz, democratic on
gressional, nominee in the Seventh
district, was here yesterday and is
confident of defeating Morrison Cald-
we'll, his populist-republican opponent.
A leading member Of the democratic
oIdtC COulIllttCC, VII Lax III IN past
three weeks been in a score Of coun-
ties, writes me: II believe [ never
| give you unreliable news n now 1
give you a pOinter-this state is going
democratic this fall with a whoop."
An eX-member of the national repub-
lican committee is so frank as to re-
mark that despite the boasts of his
party, it's prospects of success in the
| state are very doubtful. AT best it
is but an even chance" says he.
It seems that a feature Of this cam
paign will be "women's banners"
| presented by the women of various
counties to the township in each
making the largest gain in per cent.
over the last election. August 18th
| at Ellington, the ladies of Harnett
county will present a banner, and
August 18th n will be presented in
Johnson county. These banners are
being made here. On one side of the
Johnston banner is the inscription:
White supremacy banner, Johnston
county. Where democrats rule women
have protection"
Many republicans are anxious for
democratic success, as they want the
democrats to impeach Governor Rus
sell-a thing the democrats will be
dead sure" to do next January.
There are now only ten patients in
the hospital at Camp Russell. Only
| one is dangerously sick.
Logan D. Howell, formerly superin-
tendent of city schools here, is no
longer quartermaster sergeant OF the
Second regiment.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c., August Ii.
The state today chartered the Colds
boro, Snow Hill and Eastern railway,
to run from Snow Hill to Pantego,
Beaufort county, a distance of sixty
miles, through Greene, Pitt and Beau
fort counties. The capital stock is
$500, 900. The largest stockholders are
J. w. Lynch, of Kinston, N. c., and
j. H. Macleary Of Suffolk, Va-,-s2S,-
400 each. The directors are j. D. Nc
Cormick and A. j. Bacon, of n. Y; j..
H. Macleary, of Suffolk; J. w. Lynch,
OF Kinston; G.. w. Sugg and Jonah
Exum, of Snow Hill.
The consolidated Ice Company, Of
Skyco, on Roanoke island, is charter
| ed. with SIS, 900 capital, r. c. Evans
and others stockholders.
A charter is also granted the Eden
| ton cotton mills, capital $50, 900, ]. w.
B~ranning, NJ. D. Pruden and others
stockholders.
]. B. Lloyd, populist nominee for
| congress in the Second district, is here
and says he proposes to see whether
/ free silver men endorse him or not.
He says he is assured by some Bryan
| democrats of Edgecombe that taat
county's convention will endorse hfS..'
Democratic State Chairman Sim
mols says he is satisfied John D. Bel
lamy will be elected to congress in the
! Sixth district. He Think Crawford
is all right in the Ninth, and that Lin
ney will be defeated IN the Eighth.
The prospects OF ki.schin in the Fifth