The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

large one: in fact, but little space is
left on the walls for new pcrtraits.
DR.. Frank Williamson, formerly OF
Raleigh, and a son of Captain Bailey
p. Williamson, is in the Astor battery,
now in the Philippines. The battery
is in the trenches near Manila
The promoters of a scheme Tor iocat-
ing a s125. 900 brewery here nave ar
rived. =,
One of the leading republicans in
the state makes the assertion that
neither the penitentiary board nor the
penitentiary superintendent has any
real power, but hat it is all in the gov
errors hands.
There are few OF the populists in the
last legislature who voted for the re-
election of Senator Pritchard who have
not as yet been rewarded with offices
It is said that Harris of Hyde, Pagan,
Rountree. Newsom. Hodges, Barker.
Abernethy, Marlboro. White OF Ran
dolph. and Early are so far unreward-
ed. Pagan has declined a position in
the revenue office here. He says ne.
can get any place he desires in his
county and that Hodges can do the
same thing.
Lieutenant Colonel Cowles today re-
ceived a letter from Colonel Burgwyn.
OF the Second regiment. saying life at
St. Simon's island was
Lieutenant 1OlODel CONIeS lcdNes hSiC
Monday for that place.
a committee TO arrange for the erec-
ton Of a suitable monument 10 the
| memory of the late Ensign Worth
Bagley has been formed. 1t decides
that the proper place for the monu-
ment is the capitol square. In the
northeast corner, and the legislature
will be asked to permit it to be locat-
ed there. The idea is TO have a granite
base and a statue.
1t is learned at democratic h~eadQuar-
/, ters that white Government Unions
are being rapidly formed in the various
| counties. In BERTHE August 1st they
will be simultaneously formed in each
township.
Democratic State Chairman Sim
! mons says: "All the drift is towards
democracy. Indications point TO the
election of q democratic legislature.
The campaign is fully on. We are
having large accessions from populists
and republicans who are disguised with
the present state administration n
the prominence Of the negro"
1t is said that ex-State Chairman
Fountain, of the populists, has arranged
for fusion of his people II republi-
cans in Edgecombe and is at work
along the same line in BERTHE. Foun-
tain denounced the democrats for not
accepting the populist proposition for
fusion.
DR.. r. M. Norment, independent re-
publican, nominee for congress in the
Sixth district. is here. and was spe-
cially interviewed. He did some very
plain talking. saying: THE state
ments that I will withdraw are I'M
true. I will remain in the field. I will
begin in Mecklenburg county and or
ganize the district from end TO end. /
am going to beat oliver Dockery and
John D. Bellamy both. / expect to get
more democratic votes than Dockery
can get of republican votes. Most of
our republican voters are negroes and
they do not vote for traitors who have
deceived their party. l get bushels Of
letters saying if I do not stay IN as
a candidate another man will be nomi-
mated. Bellamy can't get any popu-
list votes. I can get many of them. L
want to get Bellamy and Dockery to
agree to a joint canvass. 1 have no
idea they will agree to it. That is the
only way to obtain crowds at the
speakings." DR.. Norment evidently
has blood in his eye for Dockery. by
his terming him a traitor. This is in
reference to Dockery's statement that
he regarded the free silver issue as
superior to the republican party.
Secretary Hiram Worth, of the North
Carolina railway, is sick here at the
home of his father, State Treasurer
Worth.
The farmers state alliance now in
annual session at HiIlsboro. has a
great problem in its shoe factory. The
latter has not capital and has never
done any work for that reason.