The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Only Two Larger crowds aver As.em-
Superior TO that nj the Omaha Exhf.
bition Many Persons Robbed by
Piekpoekets-The Question Of Pull.
sion Political Gossip Death OF a
Noted Gambler s.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c., October 2S.

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Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c., October 2S.
The attendance at the state fair yes
terday was eve greater than on the
greatest day of the state exposition OF
1884. 1t is said that only two crowds
in the state have been larger. the one
at Charlotte May 90, 1875. and the n
at the unwilling of the confederate
monument here in May. 1898.
~Pickpockets reaped a harvest. They
accompany the fakirs who are on the
grand circuit" in such large numbers.
Over $1,000 was stolen yesterday and
last night, Green Dellinger, Of Blacks
burg, S. c., was robbed OF $3.50 late
yesterday afternoon as he was board
ing a street car at the fair grounds.
1t is said that there was more money
spent here yesterday and last night
than ever before in t~wenty-four hours.
The interest in the fair is very great.
Richmond people say had that city
shown a 1.-THE of such interest in the
state fair there it would now be in ex-
istence. Hundreds of Virginians were
here and all enjoyed themselves. They
say there were more people here yester-
day than on all four days Of the fair
at Norfolk. There were no accidents
and the general comment is that the
fair is the best ever held in the state.
Today the attendance was crafty
ingly large. There are turnstiles and
the number of visitors is thus recorded.
Many of the exhibits here will be
transferred directly to the tobacco fair
at Winston, which is to be on quite a
large scale.
There were three races today, a trot-
ting and pacing, purse 5000, a running
race, purse 500, and a trotting race for
$500, postponed from Tuesday.
James H. Miller, perhaps the best
known gambler in North Carolina,
was found dead in bed in his rooms
here at 6 o'clock this morning. He
was at the state fair yesterday and at
4 O'Clock this morning was in a res
taurant and ate. He was Sc years
old, from Cleveland, Ohio, and was
during the civil war a lieutenant in an
Ohio regiment. He had dealt faro in
every state in the union, and for very
large sums.
Mr.. Thomas K. Bruner, who was one
of the judges of agricultural exhibits
at the Omaha exposition, tells me that
the corn on exhibition at the fair here
is far finer than that shown at Omaha.
The rolling exposition" car, illus
trating North Carolina. has been in
eight states since it left here last win
ter and has had 300, 900 visitors. Yes
terday broke the days record, with
$500.
Solicitor Claude Bernard stated a few
days ago that Joshua Whedbee had re-
tired from the race for congress in the
First district. Whedbee, declares
he is still in, as the independent re-
| publican candidate.
The Marshals' ball the browning social
event Of the state fair, was held at
the Capital Club this evening. the
handsome building having been placed
at the disposal of Chief Marshal John
| c. Drewry and his assistants.
Tomorrow there will be a sale at auc-
ton Of the tents, etc, used by the Sec
ond regiment. Captain Todd, L. s. \.
makes the sale.
The Home Rule, the organ Of tho
fusion %populists here, says today that
, 'if troops are sent to North Carolina
the democrats will be responsible for
it," The republicans are now putting
in their spare time denying that any
troops are to be sent.
Judge Purnell of the L. S. district
court says some persons declared his
position was a s%inecure, while he finds
that he has been holding court on the
bench or at chambers sixteen months
out of the eighteen since he took Office.
The railway commission in 1891
made a rate OF Pullman car fares in
the state-s1 for 100 miles or less;
$3.50 for 100 to $50 miles; 81. for $50
to 200. Now the Pullman company is
ordered to file its schedule of rates SC
that it may be seen whether it shall
be revised or approved. Strange to say
the order made in 1891, has never beer
enforced. The commission next meets
November 22nd.
! The state charters the Tarboro Cot
ton Warehouse Company, capital So,
900. Carl Jeffrys and others being
the owners.
Many Raleigh people went to Colds.
boro today to attend the grand demo.
cratic mass meeting.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., October 90.
Yesterday afternoon the work Of re-
moving the exhibits at the most sue
cessful state fair began and today it
was nearly completed, in spite OF a