The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
UNFOUNDED RUMORS
As TO Death Of Two North Carolina
Through Raleigh-Much Talk About
Coming Exposures I'm Penitendary
MISREPRESENTATION on Reduction
OF Passenger Rates Deferred by Rail-
way Commission for Political Pur.
p~Oses-Effect of Bailey's Letter.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., August /

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The largest crowd which ever as
sembled at the Union depot here was
there yesterday afternoon to say good
bye to the Second regiment, which left
for posts in South Carolina and Geor-
gia. The regiment left twenty-seven
men in the hospital here. OF these four
are sick with fever. Surgeon Brooks
is left in charge of the hospital, with
one hospital steward, four nurses and
two cooks. The troops which left were
certainly glad to get a change of sta
ton, not by reason of any dislike of
Raleigh, for they are deeply appreci-
alive of the unremitting courtesy and
kindness of the people of Raleigh.
The crop report which will be issued
tomorrow is sure to be a good one.
Rains have been quite general. Yes
terday there was a heavy one here,
accompanied by three distinct and Sc
we're thunder storms.
There was n unfounded rumor here
yesterday of the death of Adjutant
Bradley J. WOOten, of the Third bat
TALON of the second regiment at st.
Augustine. The officers of the regi-
ment did not believe it. There was
also a rumor that Needham Wilson, son
of Ohio Wilson, had died in Camp Gu
had no such news. wilson is in Com
pany K, of the First regiment.
Many troops passed here last night
over the Seaboard Air Line, which is
moving 4,4O0 to Newport News.
There is unlimited talk about the
exposure of certain penitentiary of
ficials, especially John r. Smith, the
ex-superintendent. It was said a few
days ago that Smith could lot afford
to be silent in the face of these charges.
It is said they are but the beginning
of an exposure.
1t is learned that it will perhaps be
about a month before the railway cOm-
mission makes its decision as to pas
senger rates on the Raleigh and Gas
ton railway. Chairman C~aldWell'S un-
readiness to vote causes the delay. No
one knows how he will vote. Commits
sioner Pearson is ready to vote in ia
vOr of the reduction, Commissioner
Abbott to vote against it.
Commissioner Abbott makes the
point that what he desires and what
the people want is a reduction of
freight rates. But the other commits
siOners voted down a resolution order
ing a reduction in freight rates. It IS
broadly limited that Chairman Cald-
we'll desires to keep up the aSltatlOn
as a political measure. This is what
Governor Russell desires, of course.
The state today granted a charter
to the Monroe Telephone Company.
Samuel l.. LangdOn, of Philadelphia,
through John G.. Uhl, his lawyer, has
formed a company and put 500, 900 in
the Taylor Place coal mine in Chat
ham county. A Philadelphia company
bought the place for $50, 900 and have
now leased it to Langdon. Uhl denies
that Langdon vas the buyer and says
the company proposes to put Goa or
the market by the end of October. The
Cumnock Goa Company will fight
Langdon and his scheme to the bitter
end.
The resignation of J. w. Bailey as q
| member of the board of agriculture has
hit the administration a heavy blow
Secretary Ramsey, of the board, tries
to minimize the effort of the resigna.
ton by r%idiculing it. It will be in
teresting to know whether the govern.
or will have the temerity to attack
Bailey in a letter. Bailey, as the edi.
tor of The Biblical Recorder, the or
| gan Of the North Carolina Baptists
| naturally has much influence.
Lieutenant Hobson stopped at Sails
bury several hours Saturday. to see
relatives. He was on his way to his
| home in Alabama.