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

Royal Keception Given the Governors
Guard-More Smallpox Gases Dfseovs
cred How Russell II Regarded -
Republicans
Messenger Bureau.

| Raleigh, ~. c., April "A
Three thousand people met the Gov
ernor's Guard Company II, First
North Carolina regiment) yesterday on
its return from Cuba. There was a pro-
cession in which were the cadet battal-
ion from the Agricultural Mechanic
cal college, the city officers and ahser-
men and citizens committee. the en-
federate Veterans and Grand Army
post. and ex-members OF the Governors
Guard. At he apItoi, Chief Marshal
William G. S~tronach. made some re-
marks and introduced Governor Rus
sell. who gave the soldiers a hearty
welcome. Rev. DIT, Thomas L. skinner
asked Gods blessing upon them. This
afternoon there was another parade
and a barbecue n Brunswick stow n
Pullen park. All the returned soldiers
are pictures % good health.
The council OF state decides that IL
Is proper for the state treasurer TO ad-
vance $1,000 from the general fund, in
order TO provide for the criminal in
sane, who. to the number OF thirty. aro
in the penitentiary. The legislature
failed TO make any provision FOR these
people.
Last SNNLlIk LNN cases or smallpox
were discovered on New Bern avenue
and nine other persons were found To
be in the same house. The place was
guarded last night and one Of the sus-
poets, a negro man, attempted 10 es-
cape, but was caught and narrowly es-
capped being shot. Today the Two per
sons sick were taken 10 the pest house
and the nine suspects TO the detention
camp. The persons sick had been hid
den for a week, having been sick that
long. Today another case was found
in the southeastern part OF the city.
The negroes by their criminal folly are
spreading the disease among their peo-
pie. Not a white person has IL. The
cook OF Secretary OF State Thompson
is in the pest house and his nurse in
the detention camp.
The corporation commission met to-
day. its chief business being the mat
ter OF reducing the minimum car load
Of fertilizers from fifteen tons to ten
tons.
Several railway officials arr here,
among them T. NJ. Emerson, OF the Al
lantic Coas. Line He says that while
the strawberry crop in eastern North
Carolina is fully three weeks late, yet
he believes ii will be fully as large as
that Of last year.
Locke Craig, of Asheville, one Of the
most influential democrats in western
l North Carolina, is here. He said to
your correspondent today, in reference
10 an inquiry as TO the prospects Of
the adoption Of the franchise amend
ment to the constitution: 1T will be
carried. The sentiment for ii is very
strong in the west-stronger han the
democratic party. All democrats are
for it and a good many republicans ar
not against it."
| Mr.. Craig says that in Asheville this
year the republicans are not at all
likely to nominate any ticket against
| the democrats. Yet a year & the
latter We're not able to elect all their
ticket.
Charles II. Hale, merchant. OF Hall
fax, goes into voluntary bankruptcy
There are ffty-four creditors.
A very we'll known eastern North
Carolina republican, (who declines to
allow his name 10 be used) says:
1T is being discussed among re-
publicans the probable action OF the
state convention towards his excellen-
cy, Governor Russell. There can be no
Disgusting the fact that many leading
republicans throughout the state are
| preparing a vicious attack upon the
| governor, and the course pursued by
him since he has been at the head OF
state affairs; it is proposed to arraIED
him severely on the line OF party Loyal
ty, and the appointments made by him
are being carefully tabulaied with Sc
we're criticisms all along the line. They
feel outraged by his conduct towarG
4 Va Iht party, dIla = -
said that it will be dangerous for any
republican to attempt to condone his
conduct as governor, excuse or approve
OF his appointments, and it will De ex-
ceedingly unfair to other member OF
the party who have stood so Loyalty by
its principles, to recognize him in ma
tional affairs, or TO give him a good
appointment under the Mckinley ad--
ministration. There are talks and ru-
mors of dickers and understandings all
along the lines. Some republicans say,
however, that the time has come, and
they p TO kick high, hard and
vigorously against any further domi-
nation or even recognition Of Russell
as a republican,; that he asked and Sc
cured his nomination for governor.
claiming to be a republican, upon the
false pretense that he had brains and
backbone enough to stand up against
democracy, and because cf which traits
was hated by them. He is perhaps the
most cordially despised man by repub-
leans Of any nan now in the state,
because he has proven false to every
promise and disloyal to every friend.
His toadyism 10 the recent legislature.
which was democratic, for fear OF i'm
parchment, was disgusting. His per-
sistent and continued appointment and
employment Of democrats in official
capacity has put him beyond the pale
OF recognition as a republican.
1t is said his excellency is the most
anxious man in the state to be trans
ferred to a federal appointment in
washington before his present term ex-
pires, in order to escape the condemna-
ton in store for him, but the very
thought OF such a thing meets the in
dignant disapproval of almost every
loyal republican so far as Russell is
concerned.
He has declared his purpose not to,
return to Wilmington to live. and IL
| he can locate in Washington In a nice
job long enough TO get acquainted and
come in contact with the business ele-
ment and legal fraternity, he then hopes
TO build up a practice in the law SUM-
cient to keep him going.
Inc Boys nave sharpened their
knives and have them I'D their sleeves.
and such a ventilation as the present
state administration viii get at the
coming republican state convention Will
be interesting reading"