The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-25
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Raleigh, ". c.. Feb. -.
The only observance OF the holiday
here was the raising of the national
and state flags on the capitol and the
public offices. The state officials don't
appear to know exactly how to keep
a holiday. and some were at work in
every office. The flag on the govern
ment building remains at half-mast.
One OF the railway commissioners
says he thinks the governor IS angry
because OF the reduction of PASSENGER
fares in the face of his expressed wish
that 1t be not done. But one OF the
governors lawyers said this morning:
1T is not true tina the governor is
angry. That matter Of the lease Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
to the Southern is going through"
The state auditor says tia all the
newspapers are off as to the matter
OF what the council of state did re-
garding the 20 lease. But from
another source it is learned h the
governor says the action Of the rail-
way commissioners in the rate reduc-
ton matter, which is. OF course, a
hit at the Southern railway. which
gets the full benefit OF the cut, il not
at all agreeable to him, as it breaks
up his plans. One Of the queerast
things is TO see the eagerness with
which some OF the governors lawyers
who had been after the Southern So
hot, now want the compromise carried
through.
r. Q. Burton. of counsel for J. w.
and Ohio Wilson, was asked today
what the United States supreme court
might do in the railway commission
case. He said the prayer Of the Will
sons was for contempt, so far as Cald-
well and Pearson are concerned. and
restoration to office OF the Wilson's.
HE added: Wait a couple of weeks
and you will hear something drop. 1t
is quite plain hat the Wilson's are i'm
fine spirits, while Caldwell n Pear
son are worried. Nine republicans out
of ten say they want the governor to
lose in this railway commission fight.
The talk yesterday where republicans
gathered was that "in financial MAJ
ter the governor is a Butler mar and
will ollO the enato wherever he
may 60"
Railway Commissioner abbot says
he is told the railways will get out an
injunction at nee to prevent the 2h
n 2 cent per mile rate from going
into effect March 23rd, as ordered yes
terday by the commission. He under
stands that the DAD will not obey
the order. He does know whether
the newspapers will max a test case
or not as to the order Of the commits
sion forbidding the issue of free pass
es. To some persons the new commits
sioners have stated that this last or
der is aimed principally at the country
Weeklies.
The North Carolina Order of the Gin
cinnati met in annual session at the
state library this morning. Wilson G..
Lamb, Of Williamson, presiding. Ma
jor Dawes is secretary. Eleven heredi-
tary members were admitted and a seal
and diploma adopted, fashioned after
the original of 1884. The new members
are: Rowland Alston, h represents
Captain Samuel Ashe; Bertrain Davis,
representing Captain James Reed; j.
A. Hadley, representing Captain Joshua
Hadley; n B. Lord, representing
Lieutenant William Lord; r. r. Little,
representing Captain William Little;
NJ. D. Little, representing Lieutenant
Colonel Archibald Little; Jos. Mclean,
representing Surgeon william Nc
Lean William Polk, representing Ma
jor William Polk; B. d. Waddell, rep
resenting General Francis Nash: b. f.
Garter, representing Captain Benjamin
Carter; w. L. bearing, representing
Lieutenant Thomas Pasteur. The mex
meeting will be held July 4th, either at
Guiiford battle ground or at Benehan
Cameron'S country seat, Farintosh.
Members of the society say that the
bill appropriating 10000 for the monu-
ments to Generals Nash and Davie
will soon become law.
Four convicts from Edgecomba ar
rived at the penitentiary today.
Sam Daniel, a negro who was one OF
four who several years ago committed
burglary at the home OF Sol. Gill, in
this county, and who escaped from a
state farm about a year ago, has sur
rendered and is in the penftentiary. He
expects to get his thirty year sentence
committed to ten years.
The secretary of the board of agri-
culture says the sales of fertilizer tags
so far this season are about Is per
cent. less than to this date last year.
There is quite an expression OF sur
prise at the official declaration OF the
organ Of the State Farmers Alliance
that free silver is one OF the least i'm
pJrtant Of the planks in the platform.
Inquiry was mace as 10 the plan 10
be followed in this state provided the
president makes a call for troops, say
5000. The state guard, now OF four
regiments OF eight companies each.
would be modified and ordered TO in
crease it's strength to the war footing
OF twelve companies to each regiment.
each of 100 men, making in all 1900.
This ~incresase would be made by call
ing to the cofors men who la served
in the guard for the past six or eight
years. Then all necessary would be
the uniforming and equipping OF these
drilled men. Here in Raleigh the gov
errors guard has arranged to make
its strength $50. The naval reserves
would be increased to 500 and trans
ferred TO the navy department and
mustered into the United States ser
vice. The land force would be mus
tered into the United States service