The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

= Senator'S Newspaper Opposing the
Proposed AmenAmens-Connies He.
tween Judge rurneIl and Clerk
Fortune

Ouf Newspaper Opposing b
Amenanens-C0nflies He.
wees Judge PurneIl and Clerk
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N c.. August IL
A fire Is a rarity in Raleigh, but this
store Of Dewar & Wilder. It was due
70 spontaneous combustion. in the cell
lar. Of cotton bagging. The fire had
smouldered all night and was discov-
erred at $50 O'Clock a. m. The loss is
perhaps $1,000. nearly all by smoke.
The theatrical seaso opened here last
night, Fields Ministries playing TO the
biggest opening house ever known in
this city.
There was a picnic today at Angler,
the present southeastern terminus OF
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Northern
railway. Speeches were made by Jose
phus Daniels, r. NJ. Furman, D. II.
Mclean and others. This road is own
ed by B.. n. Duke, of Durham, and its
extension, towards the coast, will soon
begin.
1t is learned today that as soon as
Senator Butler gets through with his
examination by the supreme court for
license as an attorney he will resume
his active part in state politics. In his
paper today the leading editorials
champion The Asheville Gazette, which
is fighting the constitutional amend
ment, n denounces h new election
law as Infamous
Some men from Wilson have seen
Jefferson, the murderer of Calvin
a denial of his guilt. but to persons
here he freely admits it. and does not
appear to care at all.
Rain is yet needed in this section py
all the crops save cotton.
There is now a Quare contest be-
tween Judge PurneIl and Clerk For
tune, of this federal district. If Pur-
nell Gusts Fortune the latter will say
that an obligation has been violated;
in other words, that Purnell was pledg-
ed to appoint him.
j. G. Ellington, ex-state librarian, is
to be Raleigh's city engineer.
Today Lieutenant Clarence s.. Nettes,
F~'Orty-hrSt regiment, United States VOL
unteers, arrived here on recruiting du-
ty for his regiment, n Lieutenant
Settle in charge of this recruiting sta
ton, sent him to Monroe, Hamlet, OAR
lington and other places in that sec
ton. Major Joseph F. Armfield, of the
Ffrty-sixth regiment, United States
volunteers, is also ordered to Raleigh
on recruiting service for his regiment.
He was the colonel Of the First North
Carolint regiment, United States volun-
teers, in Cuba. Lieutenant Nettles was
of the First South Carolina and the
Tenth immunes. North Carolina is the
state furthest south to which officers
are ordered to recruit for the ten new
regiments. So far this state has fur
nished about one-half its proper pro-
portion Of troops under the two last
calls. Major Armfield will no doubt
secure MANY men.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
says that at the constitutional amend
ment" barbecue and rally in Sampson
county last week at which T. J. Jarvis
and ]. H. Pou spoke, the leading popu-
lists were present. 1t was openly de-
c1ared that the populists would support
the amendment.
Superintendent Day, Of the peniten-
tiary, will at once remove Lewis Sum-
merell, the supervisor of the Northamp-
ton farm, for cruelty. Governor Rus
sell had made UP his mind that Sum-
merell must 60. A. soon as the revela-
tons of Summerell's conduct appeared
the governor was angry n said he
must walk the plank. SummereH will
be indicted for his conduct and so will
Sears, the overSeer.
There is no end to the revelations re-
garding the vileness Of the fusion man.
agement OF the penitentiary. There are
open charges of frauds in the sale of
crops and in the weighing of cotton.
These facts will appear later and will
cause a sensation second only to that
produced by the disclosures as to
cruelty.
The fusionists are overwhelmed by
the revelations. They have no ground
to stand on. Not one can say a word
OF make the least attempt at apology.
The military authorities said today
that they expected a call for troops to
guard the negro county convict, Mel
vile Parker, who late yesterday after
noon outraged the 8~-year-old daughter
of Mr.. William Hurdlestone. whose
home is near the convic camp. It was
also said to be quite probable that Mel
vile would be brought here for safe
keeping This convict was a "trusty,"
though the supreme court has declared
that there was not legally any such
thing as a "trusty'' convict.
A request for ~bloodhounds was re-
ceived here last night from Wilson
county. The dogs were wanted to track
the murderers of Captain Calvin
Barnes. There are now only two blood
hounds at the p~enitentiary, the dogs
being at Ashepole, where 300 ~convicts
are at work on a branch Of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad. The two
dogs here were in pursuit of <the six
%convicts who escaped from the peniten-
tiary last week and one dog was lost
and did not turn up until yesterday.
Both the dogs in question are private
property.
Story OF a slave
To be bound han and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst