The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-08
Messenger Bureau,


Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., March 3.
This morning Oscar j. Spears too
the oath of ofice as assistant United
States district attorney. Clerk For
tun of the district court administered
h oath. It is not yet known when
Ed. A. Johnson. colored, will be ap-
pointed second assistant district attor-
ney. He is promised he place, but
does not appear to be sure of it.
Senator Butler attacks the demo-
cratic state committee for its decision
Jones was not a declaration for fusion
and for dropping the party's name.
It is a comment Of most of the demo-
cratic state apers that the committee
did not go further n make am abso-
lutte statement, officially, of its position,
instead of leaving it for the members
to make the denial that it endorsed
either fusion or the dropping of the
party name.
The Southern railway files a vigorous
exception to the order Of he railway
commission reducing passenger rates,
and demands a hearing in that matter.
The following represent North Car
DINA at the pur food congress-: A. Q.
Holiday, w. A. Withers, j. L. Ramsey,
j. c. L.. Harris. J. B. Lloyd and B.
Anderson.
Denial is made of a current state
ment that any selection for president
of the Atlanr-c and North Carolina
railway has been made. 1t is asserted
that there will De no appointment until
September 1st
1t is PROPOSED that there shall be this
year an encamDment of the Farmers
Alliance al it's headquarters near Hills
boro, and Colonel Julian S. Carr has
rendered the use of his "~Occoneechee''
farm there.
1t is regarded az probable that the
Baptist state Sunday school C~hatauqua
will he held at Shelby this year.
Farmers are reported to be we'll up
with their work. There was never a
better season for work.
The Petersburg detective who came
here to identify the burglar Young
saw the latter in jail and at once said
He is the man wanted ait Petersburg.
He shot at me twice" He warned the
authorities to watch the man and per-
NIT no escape. Young is a desperate
criminal. He declined to say a word
to tine Petersburg officer, but coolly
said: Il guess 1 will go on with my
walk" and then went up and down
the corridor. His partner who Is in
Petersburg SENT him his regards by
the detective.
John LangdOn, the fOrger, got here
at 2 o'clock this morning from Norfolk
and was kept in the station house until
moor when ne was transferred to Jail.
His attorney tried to induce the man
he sWindied here to agree ito a COM
promise for 5000. Governor Russell in
sisted on having Langden and sent a
strong telegram to the governor Of Vir-
ginia. The officer who was sent after
Langdon was not permitted ITO see him
until yesterday. Then he agreed to
come without a requisition
Convicts from mine states are to be
| sent ITO the penitentiarythere blythe gov
eminent, which will pay 25 cent a day
for their maintenance. They will be
! kept in a special division of the cell
Dlocks. Judge Purnell recommended
this penitentiary as being spacious and
| convenient and as affording special
| facilities for employment.
| During the month Of February re-
| ports so far received show that there
were thirty-four captures of illicit dis
| t~illeries in this district.
Revenue Collector Duncan said to-
day: II think there will be a moaifi-
| cation of the civil service law, in &C
lcordance With the recommendations OF
the reads of departments, made two
months ago; that these will affect this
district and cover all the field deputies
There is some question as to the clerks
The modification asked for covers dep.
uties."
1t is the plan to ave three Regiments
of the state guar. ait Charlotte May
Goth.
The Western Mutual Life Assccia'
tion, of Chicago. today applied fCl
license to do business in his state.