The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

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Ous-A Negro kAisor Talks OF the
Franchise Amendnsens-Judge Pur.
nell and the tours Cierkship
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Franchise Amendnaens-JudEe Pur.
nell and the tours Cierkship
Raleigh, N. G.. August a.
Messenger Bureau,
Il - learned tina the Mt. Airy com
pany OF the Third regiment will be dis
banded. This Is the company whose
captain while intoxicated ordered h
arrest OF a private citizen simply be-
cause the latter laughed at h com
pany's evolutions.
Ex-Congressman John Nichols says
ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams will be rs
next republican nominee for governor.
J.. c. L. Harris. on the contrary, says
that the nomination will go begging
and Will literally a to be forced
upon some one.
II is said tha; ex-Chief Justice James
Z. Shepherd win be the mex demo-
ratio nominee for chief justice.
Up to date this year the secretary
Of state has granted charters to ls6
corporations. against lis to this date
last year. OF the l36 no less than -
were to cotton mills. This shows an
unprecedented development.
The corporation commission Is in
formed OF the organization OF the Bank
Oh tOuUESN AiNs q ~ 10 - ga HANSA
dem and w. ]. Riddick cashier.
The corporation commission il invit-
ed 60 attend the meeting OF The Civic
Federation at Chicago September 18TH
10th. at which the subject or trusts VIII
be discussed.
The state charters the Bay Rive
Transportation Company at Bayboro.
Pamlico county.
Editor Russell, OF the negro organ
here. The Blade. say the negroes are
divided on the question OF the consti-
tutional amendment: that some or them
do not propose to vote at all, and that
some will vote for St: that the latter
say they propose in future To take no
part in state politics. He has been ask
ell to print 5000 copies OF the amend
ment. in circular form, and says that
the negroes want to establish night
schools so they can study. Eastern ne
groes are disguised with the white re-
publicans because the latter told them
TO 60 ahead and vote and they would
be fully backed up and protected, and
then when a crisis came never raised
a hand. Russell says that the amend
ment will promote education and
eventually be a good thing for his race.
j. d. Fortune, clerk OF the United
States district court here. has known
for many months hat Judge Purnell
contemplated a change in his office, but
as yet his resignation has not been ask
ed for. A number of republicans here
lave told Fortune they will ask that
he be ain for -four years at least,
If not longer. A republican makes the
unqualified statement hat both the
judge and the clerk really owe their
appointments to enator Pritchard. and
that one Of the conditions precedent 10
the judges appointment was that For
tune was to have both the district and
the circuit court clerkships for life or
good behavior.
There was at Charlotte today a legal
execution for rape, a negro named Ju-
Illus Alexander, paying the penalty for
outraging Mrs. Mullis, a white woman.
Alexander made a full confession. 1t
is the fourth legal execution in the
state this yea There has been only
one lynching.
Immigration Commissioners John w.
Thompson has returned from Washing
ton. D.. G., where he arranged to CO.
operate with Industrial Agent Rich
ards, OF the Southern railway. in Sc
curing the settlement of a colony OF
Dunkards German Baptists), in Pied
mont North Carolina.