The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-04
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c., February %, 1898.

Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., February %, 1898.
Governor Russell received the follow
ing letter from Colonel William H. S.
Rurgwyn Of Henderson,: In view Of
the possible declaration Of war be
tween this country and Spain and a
call upon you by the president TO fur
nish North Cardinals quota oft Jsfor
the purpose. / have the honor > ten
der you my services 10 raise a regiment
Of infantry composed Of the sons Of ex-
confederate soldiers, to serve in that
war"
Captain Thomas w. Patton, also an
ex-confederate and 81 years Of age, has
become a member Of the Fourth regi-
ment, at Asheville, On the belief that
there will be war. Colonel James NJ.
Ray makes an offer to raise a regi-
ment Of ex-confederates, sound and fit
for military duty west Of the Blue
Ridge.
Private Secretary Joseph f. Alexan-
der has a severe attack Of measles, at
the executive ans He retires as
private secretary and Rev. Baylus
Cade succeeds him. 1t is leaned that
Mr.. Alexander VIII return to Winston
to resume the practice of law. Mr..
Cade was for years a Baptist minister
and is also a lawyer. He for a time
edited The Progressive Farmer. For
several vars he has been chaplain at
the United States military prison at
Fort LeavenwOrth. His home is Louis
burg. At Winston Alexander will be a
partner Of District Attorney a. r. HOl-
ton. Members of the council Of state
say there is no disa greement between
the governor and Alexander. Cade is
from West Virginia. He came to
North Carolina twelve years ago. He
was once for short while editor Of The
Caucasian. He was not exactly in line
with his ~pCpulist brethren, as he de-
clined to stand or sub-treasury plank.
There is much complaint among the
farmers of unseasOnably dry weather.
Yesterday morning G. H. Melvin of
New York, but an employee of the
Syndicate Publishing Company, of
Philadelphia, died here His death fol-
lowed a debauch and an overdose of
chl1ral. He was found in his room
Saturday evening, lying face down.
ward and almost suffocated. His body
was today shipped to his relations in
New York.
The Caraleigh cotton mills here to-
night begin. for the first time, to run
day and night, having today added
many operatives.
Regular rains today began running
on the Ashpole-Elrod branch Of the
Atlantic Coast Line. This branch was
built by ~cOnvicts.
The clerk of the penitentiary, F. B..
Wimbish, was offered by a New York
firm broken coffee at 612 cents a pOunu.
He ordered some and the firm shipped
him 20, 900 pOunds-a carload. He gets
rid of this white elephant by getting
permission to return the coffee to the
shipper.
John r. Smith, commissioner of ag-
riculture says he does not know that
he is to be ousted by the governor and
that J. G.. L HarriSS, attorney to the
board Of agriculture, does not know
anything about it. Harriss says it is
a eviva of the old talk; yet the odds
are that at the meeting of the board
Smith will be Ousted.
The first political gun of THE cam
paign of 1898 is fired by the Warren
count republicans, who are to have a
mass-meeting March 5th to hear
speeches by George II. White and
James II. Young. and also to hear
Charles A. Cook speak on the legisla-
ton of the last general assembly.
A-disgusted republican remarked to-
DAY. fOr the amount invested Jue
pOpulists in North Carolina have had
the best return Of any party ever
known in the state"
The state treasurer is receiving let
tors from PamliCo county saying the
"oyster cases" there are fraudulent in
large part.
The members of the executive COM
rmittee of the State Farmers Alliance
say the output Of their shoe factory
will this month be increased 20 per
cent.
Quite a number Of persons from the
section were here today on
their way to the New Perm fair, among
them kOpe Elias, of Macon.
Senator Pritchard declares EuWart
will be confirmed as judge. The rela-
tiOns between Senator Pritchard and
Butler are more strained than ever. by
reason of the latter'S antagOnism to
Ewart.
1t is learned that in ten days the
monument. IS feet high, of granite. to
Senator Vance, at Asheville, will be
completed.