The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-28

Republicans I'm Their s4aleixn Confer.
ence Discuss Removal OF Wiimings
toms Posemaster-State Guard I'm.
campment-The New Hotel ai Pine.
hurst-Deat In Of Mrs. n. r. Hay-Kpi.
demie Of Spienfc Fever
Messenger Bureau.

messenger bureau.
Raleigh, c. N, July "A.
The very interesting fact develops in
connection with the meeting, or confer
ence, Of republicans here last Thursday
and Friday, that one of the matters it
discussed was the removal of William
II. Chadbourn, postmaster at Whining
ton. During the last campaign he
wrote W letters TO Senator Pritchard.
in the first Of which he said there was
no negro domination in North Carolina,
While in the second he corrected this
and said the conditions were such rhat
white men must need stand together
and put a stop to egr miSrule. Sena-
tor Pr1tchard feels that the letters put
MN IN a false light before the country.
republican State Chairman Holton de-
clares that the asst letter was the turn
ing POINT in h campaign. Holton is
bitter against C~hadbourn. So are 9TH
ers who were Interested in the cam
palgn, and particularly w. P. Bynum,
Jr, and other candidates for judge who
were defeaed.
! In the desire to have Chadbourn re-
moved they have had certain charges,
said to be trivial, filed at Washington
against him. and on these seek to hang
the removal
C~hadbourn has discovered the plan.
His friends are told that the matter of
removal or retention rests entirely with
Pritchard.
Governor Russell is very anxious that
Chadbou1n shall be retained and
thinks it best for ell concerned that he
fill out his term. This view is shared
by such moderate republicans as At
torney General Walser and Judge Pur-
| nell.
! The conference adjourned without ac-
} ton, nor is it yet known what Pritch-
ard Will do. 1t is said he was not much
Modified.
Adjutant General Register says that
there were 462 of the Second regiment
men in camp. The Scotland Neck CON-
pany did not encamp The reason is
not yet Known. Under the regulations
this disbands the company. The at
tendance was lorty men to a company.
General Royster say he was greatly
\ pleased with the Second regiment en-
| campment. The attendance of the
| Third regiment was greater; that is,the
| percentage. All the companies save
carried fifty-six. Tomorrow General
Register will review the Third. The re-
view and inspection of the Second was
very satisfactorily,
George z. French, of Wilmington, is
here with Governor Russell and was at
lle OHlltu SldttS district attorney 5 OIL
flee during the day.
r. M. Hayes, late major of the
Seventh cavalry or duty in Cuba, is
promoted to lieutenant colonel of the
Fourth cavalry and has gone to the
Philippines. He was on duty here
three years in the adjutant generals
department.
Mrs. Thomas T. Hay died yesterday
at her home here. She was a daughter
l nf tha Lotto NTnior Caofn- ro1a- o~l -
granddaughter of Mr.. Gales who was
for years the editor of The National In
~telligencer at Washington.
News comes from Southern Pines
that the Niagara grapes in the extern
sivc vineyards there are decaying so
rapid tfat it seems the crop will be a
failure. 1t means a heavy loss, partic-
ularly to h Niagara Grape Company.
The Delaware grapes are all right. This
is also the case with the Delaware in
the Raleigh section.
Mr.. James W. Tufts decides Upon the
Pinehurst. 1t is to have 300 rooms and
will be ready by December 1st.
A letter from Beech, BuncOmbe cOun-
! ty. say that cattle are dying right and
left off some unknown disease, which is
believed to be splenic fever. An expert
will go there. The letter says that there
is much Smuggling" of infected cattle,
or cattle from infected districts, over
: the line.
Thomas NJ. Argo, a we'll known eX-
republican politician here, says that the
republican party cannot hold the white
republicans in line against the amend
ment limiting the negro franchise.
The negro Henry Hyatt, who was
pursued 50 actively in Stanly and An
son counties, confesses his attempted
assault on 12-year-old Mary Sanders,
white. He was taken to Albemarle,
but was quickly removed to another
county for safe keeping. The girl was
so frightened she did not recognize him.