The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-04

As Seen by Leader Of the Different
neutrality-suspicious. for Nustering
Out Men Of the Second Regtment-A
Sister Of Beau Hickman in the Coun-
" H0me.
Messenger Bureau

Sister Of Beau In the Coun.
~ Home.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh. y. c., November /
Your correspondent interviewed men
OF the several parties on the political
situation. State Chairman Simmons
said: The situation is very grave.
The white people are thoroughly
aroused and determined [ be rid OF
negro rule. | don't think there is any
danger OF serious disturbance. think
the election will probably pass of
quietly. The state will assuredly be
democratic and we will that a major
ity in both branches OF the legisla-
ture." ,
Auditor Aver. populist state man
ager. said: There is no crisis in
North Carolina. What the papers
abroad speak of as race trouble in
North Carolina is artificial. 1t re-
quires two opposing armed forces TO
make a-confict. You can't find any
two such forces in North Carolina to-
day. l expect no further trouble At
Wilmington. Matters there are admir-
ably adjusted. 1t is wisely done. 1t
is always best 10 make concessions to
avoid violence. Good men will be Sc
lected for the legislature there"
Colonel A. NJ. Waddell says: The
situation is extremely grave but / do
not apprehend any serious race col
lision. l am confident the democrats
will carry the state"
Republican State Secretary Hyams
says: THE fusion ticket in North
Carolina is going to win. We may
lose a few counties if the voters are
intimidated. but we can afford to lose
them and yet win the state"
This morning Mr.. Rivers, the man
aging editor of Senator Buffers
| paper, had a letter from Butler saying
that he wanted a double column head
white Metal and White Supremacy
for Thursdays paper.
Populist State Chairman Thompson,
Secretary Aver and James B. Lloyd,
last evening fixed up a slate" for a
county and legislative ticket for Edge
cOmbe county, made up of populists,
republicans and democrats. Aver says
it is offered to show whether the dem
| ocrats are in earnest or not" Collec-
tor Duncan, republican, says w. z.
Fountain is begging pOpulists there to
| keep him on the ticket and that c. B.
| Keech says so. Duncan says that the
| populist ticket was withdrawn, but
that the republicans put it back; that
Fountain tried to take it down but
that the Republicans wanted to show
that Fountain had no power. 1t is
| pretty apparent that Edgecombe will
| become a scene of action. Chairman
| Simmons says the action of Thompson,
Aver and Lloyd in wanting to put up
what they call a good government
ticket in E~dgecombe is a remarkable
confession of bad government there
and also Of the fusion weakness. He
ridicules the ticket they put up or
suggest and says the time for that sort
of thing has passed.
Captain Todd, Z. S. A. mastering
out officer OF the Second regiment, left
today for Charlotte, with Lieutenant
Darrah, u. S. A, his assistant. Lieu
tenant Rowland, the cOmmissary, will
act as quartermaster and make the
tour of the state with them. So will
the three regiment surgeons. The sur
gical examination begins at Charlotte.
Thursday. About two days will be re-
quired to examine and muster out each
company. Lieutenant Rowland goes
ahead and arranges for quarters and
food, for which not to exceed 81 per
day is allowed for each man. The pay
for travel will be allowed to each SOL
der as from Raleigh. it is now under
stood.
The partridge shooting season began
today. The weather was perfect and
the sportsmen were out in great force,
There are plenty of birds.
The following are here to attend the
supreme court: A.. M. Waddell, Geo.
Rountree, Eugene S. Martin, Frank
Mcneil, E. X. Bryan, all of Whining
ton; H. L. Stevens, of Warsaw; w. R.
Allen, Of Goldsboro.
1t is stated by Populist Secretary
Aver that the tickets Of his party have
a device. Chairman Thompson said
yesterday he thought there was nc de-
vice. Although Aver is campaign
manager, he says Thompson has
charge of all matters relating to the
tickets.
William Chambers, the white man
who was arrested here three weeks
ago for film Tanning" was released
from Jail today. His wife secured in
| some way $3.50 which she put up as
| bail. At the sherifi's office it is said
that it is supposed Chambers and his
wife have Jumped the state" never
to return. He is a sharp professional
confidence man, evidently.
Yesterday there was placed in the
| county home in Warren county a sister
of the once famous Beau Hickman"
the greatest dead beat" ever known
in the United States. For many years
she had been supported by private
charity.
Thousand Tongues
| Could not EXPRESS the rapture of An