The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-25
A SENSATION PROMISED
In Charges to be Preferred by DIR. Kir-
by Against His A~ssistant-No ba.
bility OF Second Regiment Remain.
Ing In Seryfce-Campaign Gossip
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., October 81

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Raleigh, n. c., October 81.
1t is perfectly safe to make the pre-
diction that 720 men Of the Second
regiment will not agree to remain in
service, ever though promised service
in Cuba or Manila. In some compan-
les no men desire to remain. The men
tives will in most cases urge them not
to stay in service. There will be no
hazard in making the statement that
not over $50 t 400 would agree to re-
main. The thing which is puzzling
the officers is how to lay the matter
before the men. They see from the
failure which the officers OF the Second
Virginia made that it is no use to try
writing a letter or card to each SOL
der. 1t is learned that the governor
wanted all three of the North Caro-
lima regiments to remain in service; but
the war department told him one must
be mustered out and he must designate
it. Then he designated the Second.
The retirement of Geo. E. Boggs,
populist nominee for congress in the
Ninth district, in favor of Pearson IS
hourly expected. Boggs declares him
self in favor of Pearson.
Populists here at headquarters say
that there will be some extremely in
teresting and, in fact, startling de-
velopments in the Second district in
a few days.
Governor Russell, rode with Revenue
Collector Duncan, until lately his bit
ter enemy, to republican headquarters
yesterday afternoon and then left for
the Sixth district, on political business.
Captain B. P. Williamson, of Ra-
leigh, today received a letter from his
son, DR. Frank Williamson, who is in
the Astor battery at Manila. DR.. Will
hanson says life there is delightful.
The rifles, $40 in number, which were
returned to the state arsenal, and those
returned by the Second regiment, 200
in number have been cleaned, and will
be perhaps reissued when the state
guard is reOrganiZed hex month, I'M
less the war department gives new
rifles for them. No equipments were
returned. These will be issued new.
Major Davis says he intends to build
up the state guard and make it better
than ever before.
The BOOKINGS of rooms at the
hotels here for the state fair are re-
markedly large. Many V%irginians are
engaging quarters. There are now
three hotels and 1900 people can be
| accommodated.
G. B. AycOck spoke here last night
to a great audience, among which were
many ladies, on the political situation
in North Carolina. He made the plain
and positive declaration that white
men will not submit to further negro
domination in North Carolina.
The latest sensation among the ne
groes here is the so-called preaching"
of a negro girl of 4 years. She at
| tracts crowds nightly.
A regular soldier named Woodland,
who fought at Santiago, was placed in
| the public hospital here today. He has
| fever.
The Western Baptist convention
| ceased to exist last night and is merg-
| ed into the North Carolina Baptist con-
vention. This was done by vote at
Henderson, which formally dissolved
the western convention.
NcAI utSudy lutlS dlS CApCClCu W
! be some lively developments at a meet
ing of the board of directors of the in
sane asylum here, called by Superin-
tendent Kirby, to investigate COM
plants which he will make against the
medical staff of the asylum, charging
it with ineficiency. 1t is asserted by
some that the Investigation will be di-
rected at DR.. Koonce, who was elected
assistant physician without recOmmen-
dation from Superintendent Kirby.
Election registrar Ed. Buchanan, of
Richmond county, is cited to appear
here Monday next, at chambers, before
Associate Justice Furches, of the SUI
preme court, to show cause why he
should Tot give w. H. Cox, another
registrar, equal custody of the regis
tratiOn books.
Cards are out to the marriage of Mr..
James H. Bridgers, ex-mayor of Hen
derson, to Miss Martha Tucker Mas
senburg, daughter of Mr.. James P.
Massenburg.
Miss Cornelia Petty, daughter of
President w. c. Petty, of the Carthage
railway, is to be married next month
to Mr.. T. Palmer Jerman, of Raleigh.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c., October %.
Rev. Junius Moore Horner, who was
today made bishop of the Episcopal
missionary jurisdiction of Asheville,
is a native of Oxford, and a son of the
we'll known ]. H. Horner, for many
years the head of the Horner school.
He was ordained a priest some six
years ago.
The state board of pharmacy meets
here next Tuesday. 1t will examine
twelve applicants.
The camp of the Second regiment,
Camp Shipp-Bagley, ceased to exist to-
day. This morning the tents were
packed in the government storehouse,
in this city, together with the 12O
rifles held by the guards. The camp
| equipage were also stored. All will be
shipped away in a few days.
The plan of having the men vote On