The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-02-08
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., February 1.

LAlf0g gtOn h11AfOA0
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., February 4.
President Hancock of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway was ask
ed today If ne ever heard anything
official as to a proposition by the
Southern railway to lease his road.
He said: mo" He was then asked II
ne did not think he would have heard
of any such thing If it amounted to
anything and replied: Yes"
Janitor w. A Westmoreland, of the
supreme court and library building, a
young man of "a years Of age has had
a severe hemorrhage. Physicians say
it is due to cigarette smoking
The postoffice fight here is getting
warm. 1T is mainly between C. T.
Bailey and J. B. HILL.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is notified that the follow
ing counties have by subscription
raised money for puDiic schools:
Greene s354.5o, Haywood s21O and
Watauga 1859.
Republicans are circulating appeals
to the senate to confirm the nonina-
tfon of H. G. Ewaa@t for judge. The
friends of Ewart are very angry with
Senator Butler for holding UP confir-
nation.
A fine lot of North Carolina game
cocks have been shipped to Cuba
There has been some skating here. 1t
was very fine west of here, in fact as
near as HillsbOro.
Convict No. 11,S48 was discharged
from the penitentiary yesterday, with
the usual suit of new. cloths and So
good conduct money. With the latter
he bought whiskey and in a few hours
was in the lookup at Greensboro. He
is on his way to his home in Wilkes
county.
IA Roman Catholic priest remarked
today that few people had the least
idea of the great number of Mormon
missionaries at work in this state. Tt
is said they are quietly seeking to in
duce young women to go to Utah. 1t
is noticeable that they do not attempt
to do any missionary work among the
negroes, in fact ignore the latter ut
terly.
Last night was one of the coolest of
the year and at o'clock the yfireHnen
had to turn out to answer an alarm
The fire was in a dwelling, but they
made such haste that they eNtinguish-
ed it with only 500 damage. The loss
by fires during the winter Us not over
81, 200.
The meeting of the democratic state
committee which is to be held Feibru-
AIRY 22nd is an important one. lit is the
belief Of most persons that there will
be an early campaign. OF course it will
he a heated one, most probably equal
ling that of 1876.
Major James w. Wilson will appear
before the railway commission on the
18th instant. The subpoena on him
from the commission was not served
until this week. He has no doubt that
Governor Russelrs new commissioners
will be held in contempt by. the United
States supreme court and also that the
latter will oust them.
w. A. Guthrie, late pOpuliSt nominee
for governor, declares his firm belief
that free silver will this year be the
supreme issue in this state. Republi-
cans say that this cannot be done.
Democrats generally say that state
issues will be made supreme.
News from Asheboro is that the con-
dition of the venerable ex4State Treas
| urer John M. Worth, which has been
extremely critical, is much improved.
The auditor has sent a warrant for
$500 to the Guilfotd Battle Ground AS
sociaton.
The grand secretary of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows gives notice that
there are some impOsters at work in
this state, securing money from MEM
bers of the order by getting their en-
dorsements on notes and drafts.
In the recent accident on the Aber-
deem and AshebOro railway one man
was killed and one, fireman, J. n.
Burns, lost a leg. Burns died yester-
day.
The civil service list of eligibles i'm
this revenue district is exhausted.
The first survey of the railway from
here to Ellington is completed. An
other is being made. 1t is said that
the Dukes of Durham, who cwn a
large lumber plant at Cary, nine miles
west of here, will try to build a road
via Holly Springs and into the same
belt of long leaf pine timber. A man
named G. B. Afford OF Holly Springs
has a charter.
The Governors Guard will go to the
fair at New Bern this month. The
fair grows more popular year by year.
An Iredel county young woman left
today for the far-away state Of Wash
ington, to meet her fiance and he
married.
". A. johnson, a negro lawyer here,
is to be assistant United States dis
trict attorney. He says THAT this time
there are to De two assistants instead
of one.
Senator Lindsay and tho Kentucky Leg