The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16
DEMOCRATS ANGERED
AT Rumor of Butler to ac-
company Bryan to- this State-ForIner
Passenger Rates Restored.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. G, February Is.

coming here today with w. ]. Bryan
made he democrats furiously angry.
kilograms were sent TO Chairman Sim
mons at Richmond. saying that if
Butler came here with Bryan il would
cost the latter thousands of votes in
the state. This shows how deep seated
is the hatred felt for Butler. Some
populists aid Butler vas at Lincoln.
Nebraska, having a meeting OF the ma
tional populist committee there. Some
were in great glee at the rumor that
he was coming here and said he was in
Washington and not at Lincoln. All
those who were talking were office
holders. The republicans talked inces-
sanity about Buffers coming. They
started the rumor- 1t first appeared
in their organ, the AsneviIle Gazette.
All this morning the question was in
cessant: rs Butler coming?' 1t was
very certain that if he did come he
would have what the French term "a
bad quarter of an hour"
Republican State Chairman Holton
came here this morning, for the first
time in many months. In reply to an
inquiry he said he had established
headquarters at Greensboro and there
fore would not have them here. H. l..
Grant, who was really in charge of re-
publican headquarters in 1896, when
Senator Pritchard and Holton were at
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not having headquarters here as has
always been the case, but added that
Holton had never wanted headquarters
to be here 1t is too far east. The
climate is not at all c%ongenial for
Holton.
The rain fell in torrents last night.
This morning it ceased and there was
promise of better weather. Very few
people came in on the earlier trains.
No excursion trains were run. The
preparations for the reception of Bryan
were completed.
Among today's arrivals were E. j.
Hale, Fayetteville; Donnell Gillian,
Tarboro; w. D. McIver, New Bern.
L. Il. Parker, secretary of the State
Farmers Alliance, came in today from
the east and says he has been reorgan-
izing sub alliances. He found some
populists strongly for the amendment
and heard no democrats oppose it.
The insurance commission is send
ing out circulars to all the county
branches of the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, calling on them
to elect directors to meet here March
18th and organize under the state law.
There are thirty-eight branches. He
says they are doing a large business.
1t will be remembered that the rail
road commission ordered a reduction of
passenger rates on the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad, and that this matter
had not been finally settled when the
act of the Legislature was passed abol-
ishing the railway commission and
createing the corporation commission. |
This latter in a report made to the
governor today, says of this matter:
The rates for the transportation of
passengers on the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad were restored to that
Of the standard passenger rate; that
is, 3A cents for firSt-claSS and ~ cents
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transmission of Geographic messages
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was restored to IS cents for a
message of 10 words to and from points
on it's line in the state.
Suits We're pending in the federal
court for the purpose Of enjoining the
enforcement of the order Of the rail
DAD commission reducing passenger
rates over the Wilmington and Wei
don railroad, and Geographic rates by
the Western Union TelegraD oh Compa
ny.
These suits were pending at the
time of the repeal of the Railroad Com
mission Act by the last General Assem-
bly,. such being the case, the commits
sion was at a loss to know the exact
status of those cases. but being of the
opinion that the Railroad Commission
Act had been repealed, thought that
the suits would abate of themselves.
Since this legislation has been con-
strued by our supreme court to be an
amendment to-. and not a repeal Of, the
act referred to, the commission will be
obliged to take steps in regard to these
suits"
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., February Ia. |
Mr.. Bryan left here at 9 o'clock this
morning, to speak at Durham "a
Chapel Hill. He was accompanied by
NJ -n. ~ 4 /
teeman Daniels and other prominent
gentlemen. His speech last night is
universally pronounced a great effort.
He can not do himself justice in short
speeches like that yesterday afternoon.
He requires time to meet a set argu-
ment like that last night.
A committee of students came here
from the state university to escort Mr..
Bryan there.
Notice was given today that suit will
be brought here by r. c.. Bell, of Raj
eigh, against the county of Johnston
and the town Of Selma for $1,000 dam
ages for OBTAINING him in a house there
in which there was a patient suffering
from smallpox, and for making no pro-
vision for his food and general cem-
fort, but in placing an armed guard
outside.
The adjutant general say there are
now two vacancies in the state guard,
these being of companies atRaleigh and
Scotland Neck, but that it is useless to
fill them now, as there are not enough
arms, etc, on hand to equip them.
The state charters the Piedmount
Cotton Oil Company, at Shelby, capt. !
tai $25, 900, stockholders j.. P. Dellin-
ger and others; also the Elizabeth City
and Norfolk Telegraph Company, cap |
ital So, 200, NJ. l.. Guirkin and others
owners, head office at Elizabeth City.
]. H. Potter, of Beaufort, an oyster
Gamer, was here today, at the agri-
cultural department. He says the oys- |
ter catch is not improving; that the
oysters are not so entirely destroyed
as it was at first said they were; that
at the places where they were taken
| last season they are better and fetch
a better price, but that where the oys-
ter beds were not worked hast season
| they are this season almost worthless.
He a Y the catch of fish has for the