The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31
A RUSH OF
Thirty ca. mPanies rendered on n
second CNi-Hequisiu"n Tor sup
plies for See> ma NeSa"aeo'- mana
-. E1.r.I no> rims for Ensign Baa-
Iey,s Grave from .>ortnern se'e'~ns
NeS-n.er Bureau.

pIleA . S&FN
.om. HIor>I on, ring for Ensign Baa-
Iex,, c.xe from Northern Veterans
N~esan.e r Bureau.
Raleigh. n. =, May IS.
This morning the Second
was mustered for ~verification. anu It's
equipment was inspected. The re-
QUESTION for supplies Will go forward
at once and it j. the earnest hope that
il will be filled before the regiment
leaves. The order announcing Tyoee
not be changed, but OF Nurse is
liable to change any moment. L viii
require two weeks Of hard drill 20 put
the regiment IN any kind Of shape and
four-fifths will have TO be taught from
the beginning the use OF the rife. None
OF the rifles in possession Of the regi-
ment. ezcep perhaps sixty ara Al for
active service.
Today the aijutant general received
tenders Of service from three more
companies OF volunteers. making thirty
tenders. There Is no doubt, he says,
that volunteering Will be aven more
rapid thar under the first call. II APP
pears 70 be the opinion that the gov
ernor Will make the second can early
next eek The mobilization Of troops
under il. as under the first call, Will
not cost the state anything.
There is on view here a magnificent
floral offering sent by George CT. Meade
Post. Grand Army Of the Republic, Of
Philadelphia. TO be placed Ga the grave
of Ensign Worth Bagley next Monday
Decoration Day. 1t will be placed there
by Meade post of this city, by request
OF the Philadelphia post. The local post
will also deliberately decorate the grave.
Tn Offering from the Philadelphia
post consists of a very large wreath
OF white immortilles, with the word
United in blue immortelleS, with sabre
and scabbard crossed, and tied with
red, white and blue silk streamers.
bearing on one side the words Ensign
Worth Bagiey, 4. s. Navy" and On the
other George CT. Meade post, No. /,
CT. A. r., Philadelphia"
Several notable Episcopal churchmen
have visited Raleigh during the past
few days, among them Bishop Satter-
lee of the diocese of Washington and
Rev. DR.. Blanchard, rector of the St.
James church, Philadelphia, who were
attending The closing exercises OF st.
Augustine's Normal school.
Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael, rector
OF ST. Paul's church. Richmond, will
tomorrow -pTedcn dL SHTLSt 'IiuTSI
here, and in the evening viii preach
the rbac"alaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college.
Judge Purnell says there is so much
business before the United States dis
trict court here that the term will con-
tinue ten days longer. A curious case
was on trial yesterday and today, in
which ". H. Robinson of Enfield and
tho nnSty1a Cfp~ at 6rlpnmnTa a "a the
defendants. 1t is charged that Robin
son sent out advertisements Of Old
time money and when he got a reply
of inquiry sent a circular saying he had
money for sale which could not be told
from the original. Robinson has done
time" for swindling. He was first in
busines at Clayton, where his press and
other property were seized. He is a
native of Warren county.
There Will be held this yea by the
faculty of the State Normal and In
dustrial college at least fifteen teach
ers' institutes, in as many counties.
The only one yet set is at Tarboro
June 9Th.
There is yet plenty of talk about the
grand democratic state convention. A
remarkable fact abou it is that the
anti-fusiOniSts had no caucus, their
movement was the spontaneous answer
of the party to the populiSt PROPOSE
ton to fuse. The fusiOnist had a
caucus and also a strong steering COM
mittee. The feeling with which they
accepted the result showed that the
matter was merely one of policy. On
all sides their conduct is commended
in falling into line with the minority
with such grace and vigor. Judge
Avery's speech along this line was a
model.
The republican state chairman says
no urnIrJ1 NOT ho va oksepnfnd tho n,~nn-
osition mad by the populists.
Wake Forest college is very prosper
Gus. Its commencement exercises end
ed Thursday and were very largely
attended. The necessary steps were
taken to build a 5000 gymnasium.
The trustees left to the faculty the
regulation Of intercollegiate sports.
The associate, prOfeSSOrShip OF mathe-
mates was abolished.
Mrs. D. B.. Coltrane, Of Dodson-Ram-
seur camp, Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy, at Concord sends $40 for the
Vance monument fund, which is now
1875.
Governor Russell has an article. with
photograph, in The Arena, on "Usur-
patton OF the Federal Judiciary in the
Interest Of the Money Power" 1t Is
apparently the chief subject on which
his mind runs He says in the open
ing sentence: The constitution is il
lusively supposed to be the creation
OF the convention Of 1887"
The state charters the Planters To-
bacco Warehouse, Of Cold Sboro. CAPT
tai 1000, George A. Norwood and
others stockholders.
The receipts from the safes Of tax
tags for fertilizers in the state this
year Approximate SIS, 600. They are
greater than those during the first half
OF last year.