The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-04
THB SOLDIERS HONE.
RESPONSES BEING MADE TO THE
CALL FOR AID.

dter.of Second Regiment Shot by
mother While Playing With Their
Rifles The Wound Not Danserous-A
! Visit TO the Penitenuary-Faets and
Figures Regarding the Ssaie's Prison.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., September 80.
! The democratic congressional con-
vention here decided to make no NOM
nation at present. An advisory COM
mittee was created and given plenary
power. It will decide whether At
water, the Independent populist candi-
date, shall be voted for or not, and has
power to arrange for a candidate.
The Wake populist boilers nominal
ed a full legislative and county ticket
and endorsed w. ]. Peele, Independent
democrat, for congress.
n republican congressional con-
vention here today nominated ]. J.
Jenkins. populist. This was as agreed
on, the republicans having dictated
the nomination of Jenkins.
Every office holder, both populist
and republican, is putting in much
time drying to make political prose-
lyteS. The fertilizer inspectors bring
in lists of names of men whom they
claim are leaving the democratic party.
Some of these were shown today. The
populists are abandoning their party
by hundreds, and white republicans
are quitting their party in the east.
Senate Butler in his newspaper
says it is a "lie" that w. A. Guthrie
is to make speeches in the interest Of
white supremacy and words his edi-
torial as if it were inspired.
i: Private Roper V. Stems, of the
ment, who died at Jacksonville, was
! buried today at his home in Graham
county, with military honors.
Colonel H. S. Burgwyn, has gone
to Washington in a vain effort to get
the Second regiment kept in service.
1t is a sure waste of time.
The local receipts of cotton and to-
bacco in his market are very liberal.
! The sales of commercial fertilizers
will again be large. Heavy orders are
placed and the inspectors have so far
taken sample of $50 brands.
Isaac M. Meekins, ~populist nominee
for solicitor in the First district is
here. The republicans and populists
in that district agree on A. w. Moore
is the fusion candidate for judge.
1t seems that the negro troops at
Knoxville cause great trouble. There
is a feud between the Third North
Carolina and the Sixth Virginia, both
negro regiments. Day before yester-
day when the Fourth Tennessee (white)
learned that the Sixth Virginia was to
be moved to a new camp quite neal
that Of the Fourth there was a great
row. The Tennesseeans stacked arms
and refused to drill, the men declar-
ing that they proposed to quit the SER
vice rather han be with the Sixth.
Work has begun on S~tatesvillets
sewerage and water works systems.
Durham is greatly in need of a system
of sewerage, but voted down the bond
issue.
The penitentiary authorities have
abandoned their attempt to take away
the eighty convicts at work on the Ra-
leigh and Cape Fear railway. They
would have been sued for violation of
contract.
The republicans are spending money
in all parts of the state with great
freedom.
There are today 2O2 students at Trim
ity college.
The republican leaders who went to
Fayetteville yesterday to force the re-
publicans there in convention to en-
dorse Fowler. the pOpulist, for con-
gress, came back today. They had a
hard task. Fowler was pushed through.
Bribery is openly charged. The repub-
licans are really angry at what was
done, but declare it was a necessity;
that they had to go for Fowler, much
as they hated to do so, in order to
save republicans in other districts. All
republicans see that without populist
support their party is helpless.
Senator Tillman is to make some
speeches in the state.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., October /.
The modification by the railway COM
mission of the order reducing railway
passenger fares on the Wilmington and
Weldon railway, so as to cOnfine the
reduction to the main line alone, ex-
empting all branches, appears to give
satisfaction.
The railways protested earnestly
against the order reducing sharply the
freight rate on loose cotton in car load
lots, and this is the cause Of the hold
ing up of the order, which as Chairman
Caldwell says, virtually rescinds it.
AT Camp Shipp-Bagley last night two
s~entries were skylarking, each having
rifle in hand. While at the position Of
charge bayOnets one rifle was discharg-
ed and the bullet struck the side of
Private w. c. Hargett, of Company
C, and cut a cash under the side of
; breast and then through the arm, max
, ing a singular wound only a quarter Of
an inch deep, but not at all serious.
Hargett is from Charlotte.
The appeal for aid for the confeder-
ate soldiers home here is being an
swered. Money is beginning to come
in. The p~enitentiary authorities today
sent in a large supply Of vegetables,
having a surplus, and will repeat the