The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
STATE PRESS

Mitchell Mirror: Dewitt Greene.
grandson of J. H. Greene, Esq. had the
misfortune 10 shoot off his left hand
forefinger late Tuesday evening. He
was shooting a small si~ngle-barrel
shotgun and, loading it too heavily. ii
exploded, with the above result.
With the leaders of the race advising
the negro TO keep out of politics and
the democrats providing a way TO eff
fectually shut him out, it appears that
the negro is about through with poll
tics in North Carolina--Durham Her
aid.
Morganton Herald: Second Lieu
tenant Moose Falls Of the Philippine
army, has been promoted TO a first lieu
tenant for good conduct at Manila. He
is a Burke boy who is giving a good
account Of himself and his large circle
OF kindred and friends rejoice at his
success.
Winston Sentinel: The handsome
residence of Mr.. J. W. Peay, on Main
street, Reidsville, was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. The fire was we'll
under way when discovered and only a
few things were saved. The fire orig
mated in the rear of the house. The
"a "a " SttoV
If it can be lone Day should be kept
out of the penitentiary SUPPLEMENTARY.
He is not fit for so responsible a place.
1t is thought likely that he can be kept
from running the p~enitentiary by lack
of funds to do so with. All Of Russell's
appointees have made a mess of things,
and Day is no exception,-Kinston Free
Press.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. John
Buie, of Carvers Creek, son Of Mr.. H.
X. Buie, was badly cut by a knife on
Tuesday afternC n lei his home in
Carvers Creek. He was slashed in the
breast and on the arm. He will not
tell the name of his assailant-strange
to say. It is said that when seen last
before he was cut, he was in the COM
pany of a young lady.
Captain R. B. Glenn returned this
morning from Washington city. He
went there in behalf of Judge Ewart
and 20 urge his reappointment Is judge
of the Federal court for Western North
Carolina. The President made the ap-
pointment yesterday afternoon. His
confirmation will come up in he SEN
ate during the next session Of congress.
Winston Sentinel.
Yes, and R. B. Glenn did this in the
face of the fact that a committee COM
posed in large part Of some of the
braniest as we'll as some of the most
reputable Republicans in the nation,
after investigating Ewart in the ca
pacity of a court, decided that he was
legally incompetent and morally un-
fit" to fill the office of judge. R. B.
Glenn and other democrats in North
Carolina are going to have some ex-
planning to do about this Ewart matter
one of these rne days.-Ashevilie Citi-
zen.
Oxford Ledger: Mr.. John Parham
while at work at one Of the machines
in the large buggy factory of Messrs.
Taylor & Cannady, Friday afternoon
had the great misfortune to get his left
hand in the machinery decorating it
very badly. One finger was cut off en-
tirely while two Others were lacerated.
The gifted and eloquent President
Alderman, of the State University,
highly entertained a large and cultured
audience in the auditorium Of the Hor-
ner Military School Thursday evening
last. His lecture was principally on
Egypt, which proved exceedingly in
teresting TO all, as it was ~interpersed
with incidents of an entertaining char
acter. He possesses rare descriptive
powers and spoke with ease and grace,
sometimes growing eloquent.
Wilson News: Mr.. Stevenson, n Of
the carpenters at work on Mr.. H. G.
Whitehead's new residence on Nash
street, had a severe fall yesterday. He
attempted TO use a piece of ~scantling
in coming from the top of the porch
The scantling was loose and Mr..
Stevenson fell 10 or Il feet, severely
iniuring himself.-While or her way
to school this morning, little Ella High,
about II years old, a daughter Of Mr..
Tom High, was knocked down and run
over by an empty lumber wagon at the
! crossing of Pine and Green streets
The wagon was in charge of a white
boy. DIR. Albert Anderson was sum
moned and found that while the wagon
had passed over the little girls body
and arm there were no internal inJu-
ries. though the bruises were serious.
The proposed amendment TO the con.
stitution does not contemplate the dis
, franchisement of a single white man
!, whether or not he can read or write OF
would know the constitution when he
-, saw il. The sole object Of the amend
ment is to secure white supremacy in
the state in every section. The choice
. to be made is between white suprema'
: CIV and negro rule. No white mar
!, should hesitate in making up his mind
! in this latter. ~xEasMm a white man i:
seen opposing the amendment he cal
be marked as n who is seeking som
| selfish preferment iehe~ way Of ofic'
, and is willing to Ne under negro ruiz
and have his neighbors live under !
: TO crafty his own selfish desires. Whel
: this is not the case the opposition comes
I from some misguided fellow who doe
. not think and understand for himself
: but. like a phonograph, first has hi
5 tune played into him by somebody els
Y and then rattles it off automaticali
without knowledge or understanding
Clinton Democrat