The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
STATE POLITICS
Speakers Soon to be in the Field Cam
pain Clubs - Insurance Matters.
More Corporations Chartered -
Homicfde-Severe Drought.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., September 10.

Raleigh, n. c., September 10.
Another insurance company has OBJ
tanned license to enter this state. 1t is
the New Hapmshire Fire. The in
ance commissioner has paid nto the
state treasury $4,000 received from
companies during August.
At the Falls of Neuse, near here, a
murder was committed yesterday.
Their was preaching at a negro
church, and several negroes were at
a nearby spring, when another came
up and drawing a revolver shot n
OF the party three times. He then
walked away, fiourishing his pistol.
Solicitor E. w. Pou, of this district,
is suffering from an attack of erysipe-
las, which was brought about by a
~carbuncle. He is at Smithfield, his
home.
Democratic State Chairman Sim
mons returned today from Washing
tho, where he went to confer with
National Chairman Jones. He did not
find the latter as he was out of town.
Chairman Simmons says he found a
pretty good feeling about Bryan
non the men he saw. The opinion
prevailed among all the democrats
that Bryan would be elected. One re-
publican, from Maryland, said he was
satisfied Bryan would be elected.
So far as car be learned there are
now only two avowe aspirants for the
Speakership of the house in the legiS-
lature-Walter E. Moore, of Jackson
county, and Samuel NJ. Gattis, of
Orange.
The senatorial contest will tend
more than anything else to make the
November election lively.
The state charters the Lacy Manu-
featuring co. Of Fayetteville,
The company will make furniture. Its
capital is l 1000, and W. l.. Rankin,
c. A. Rankin and l.. c.. Wooten are
the stockholders. The state also char
ters the Garrett Wine and Distillery
| Company, of Weldon, capital $3.50, 900.
Its vineyards are at Medoc. Paul
Garrett and others are the stock
! holders
In the Episcopal church here yes
terday prayers were read for Bishop
Horner, of the diocese of Asheville,
who is dangerously i'll with appendi-
citis.
The Legislature will be specially call
ed on to increase the capacity of the
| Western hospital for the insane, at
Morganton. 1t is now full 10 overflow
ing. The cottage system will prob
ably be the one adopted.
W. A. Guthrie appeals to he circuit
court of appeals from Judge Simon
tons order that the Blackwell Durham
Tobacco Company be sold November
5th for not less thar So, DOC, 900.
This afternoon the republican conven-
ton of this congressional district meets
here. at the call of J.. A. Giles. To-
morrow the populist convention meets.
1t is said that after the latter meet
ing the republicans and populists will
get together in joint meeting.
Chairman Simmons said today:
1--WE are beginning 60 wake up n ar
range for our speakers in the cam
paign. Dur campaign clubs are to be
organized in the cities and towns on
the night OF September 14th, and in
the country on the 18th. All the or
ganizers of white supremacy clubs
should look particularly after this
matter"
The drought is again severe. More
streams, wells and springs are dry
than ever before.