The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
CHAIRMAN CALDWELL DENIES
He Has Dubbed our Governor
sHfs Puflne&s~-Nflftiz Ofieer~ at
MISUNDERSTANDING Commission
Matters Opposition TO Democratic
Populiss Fusion.
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. C. April 20.
1t turns u that Deputy Collector
Wiley Jones and Mr.. Ledbetter, OF his
posse. who were ambushsd and fired on
by Johnston county moonshiners last
week, wounded three Of their assail-
ants The cowardly fellows were hit
by buckshot. One is badly hurt.
The railwiy commission today decid-
ed to postpone until next week the
hearing of the exceptions by the three
chief systems Of railways to the re-
cent order regarding mileage books.
r. c. Rivers and Guy Z. Barnes have
leased the Academy of Music here and
will also lease the METROPOLITAN opera
house.
The Kings Mountain Telephone COM
pany, with SO. 1000 capital. was charter
ed today. The chartering OF the Wash
ington Gas Company, with $40, 600 capt.
tai, n of the Norwood Cotton Mills,
with $50. 900 capital. shows that there
is no abatement in industrial progress,
despite the war.
superintendent Mewboorne, of the
~penitentiary. has sold the last of the
cotton crop of this season. There were
grown on the penitentiary farms 5000
bales. He got 81, 061 yesterday here
for 600 bales.
Chairman Caldwell, of the railway
commission, presided as usual today.
He denies that he termed Governor
Russell His Puffiness."
The commission today first took up
the complaints against excessive ex-
press rates on fish shipped from New
Bern and Morehead City. S. l.. Dill.
of tho Atlantic ond Month Grarn1ira
railroad; c. D.. Jones and J. H. Potter,
of Beaufort, were before the commits
sion.
Just before noon today Mr.. John w.
Harden,o of Raleigh, was married to
Miss Kate Belvin. daughter of Presi-
dent Charles H. Belvin, of the National
Bank of Raleigh. The ceremony was
performed at Edenton Street NJ. Z.
church, Rev. w. c.. Norman officiating.
A company with large capital is be-
ing formed here to develop the water
power at the "Norrows on the Yad-
kim"
Judge Sinmonton is sick in bed and
therefore annOt hear this week the
much discussed Stanley county railway
bOnd reputation injunction case.
Colonel John F. Bruton, of the Sec
ond regiment; Colonel J.. F. ArmfieId.
of the Fourth regiment, and Captain
H. r. COwleS, of Company /, of the
Fourth regiment, North Carolina state
guard, were at military headquarters
today. Colonel BrutOn said to me: My
regiment is ready to respond to any
call. The captains have been quietly
warned" Colonel Armfield said: My
regiment is in the same good shape.
and ready to turn out on the instant"
Both colonel say that recruiting has
been quiet. but active. Colonel Arm
field dded: The delay in doing any
thing in the way of a call for service
makes the strain on the men very
great. They would far rather be in
service" All agreed hat the troops
ought to have been called out and in
camp days ago.
President Warren CT. Elliott. Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, was here today
on business with the railway commits
sion.
An ex-chairman of the democratic
state committee said this morning: IT
find hardly and sentiment for populist-
democratic fusion ave in Raleigh. I
hin the fusion baby has dies before
birth"