The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. c., July p.
The entire Third regiment of the
state guard was here today on its way
to Camp Shipp at Morehead City. A
special train took the command from
this point. The encampment will con-
tine seven days.
Republican State Chairman Holton
made the statement day before yester-
day that eastern white republicans
would vote against the constitutional
amendment limiting the negro fran@
chise. Richard P. Williams, a leading
white republican, Of New Bern, says
the statement is inaccurate; that as
for himself, he viii not only vote for
the amendment, but WI canvass for it.
He makes the very plain statement
that nearly all the white republicans in
the east are in favor of the amendments.
The corporation commission at its
meeting next Tuesday will hear the ex-
ceptions of the railways to its recent
order imposing taxes on the Southern
railway for rolling stock used for sew
eral years past on the former Pied-
mont railway and the North Carolina
railway. An act of the last legislature
gives the authority to collect such back
taxes.
Thus far nineteen volunteers have
been enlisted here for the Twenty-sev-
enth regiment.
At Rock Ridge academy, Wilson
county, yesterday there was an edu-
cational rally of 1000 persons, who
heard addresses by C. H Mebane, state
superintendent of public instruction; J.
of Greensboro.
The farmers in this part Of the state
say one more rain will make the early
corn crop safe and a heavy one.
Senator Butler went east this morn
ing. He will, later, make declaration
as to the constitutional amendment.
1t is asserted that Senator Pritchard
has his eye on the judgeship now held
by Judge Simonton.
TWO federal prisoners from Vance
county are in jail here, to keep their
friends from rescuing them. They are
postofhce robbers and moonshiners
Their names are Faulkner and jack
son, and they are members of a des-
perate gang. Their friends had all
ready organized to take them from JAIL
A robber was caught yesterday rob-
ping store here, and will next month
go to the penitentiary, where his faith
er and brother are serving sentences.
Robbers at Thomasville blew open
a safe last night and got $500.
lie Alldullc coast Line Suf1erS $1,U00
loss by the burning of it's depot at
KinstOn.
State Treasurer Worth went to
greensboro today to turn over the
North Carolina railway to the new Sec
retary and treasurer. Z
The biennial report of the state board
Of public charities was issued today
The cotton mill development so far
this year breaks all the records as to
this state in new mills chartered. work
in progress and additions to machinery.
AT midnight last night here a negro
named Moses DoWden was cut to
pieces by train on the Seaboard Air
Line. His body was cut to pieces and
streWn along the track.
Senator Pritchard recommends DR.. B.
f. Dixon, of Shelby, for a majority in
the volunteers; George F. Rutzler, of
Charlotte, for captaincy, and Captain
Beavers, of Raleigh, for a lieutenantcy.
The revenue collections in this district
during the fiscal year ended June Goth
were $2,25O,000, an increase of 81, 600, 900
over the year previous.
The July bulletin of the AGRICULTURAL
department. has appeared; the first un-
der the democratic administration 1t
is a fine publication