The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-03
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. c., March 90.
1t is learned from letters that there
has been this season no movement
of fertilizers into the interior of Cas-
we'll, Rockingham and Person coun-
ties. 1t is also earned that there is
much uncertainty among tobacco
growers there Great numbers of negro
laborers have left n are leaving for
the Goa and iron mines.
The corporation commission finds
that there are in the state 81 banks,
that sc out of the 81 counties ave
railways; that there are 21S towns, Is
telegraph and 60 telephone companies,
8 street railways, So steamboat COM
panies, 1 sleeping car company and
"a building Inc loa associations.
At a conference of republicans and
populists held here last night, until
a late hour, the fusion prospects were
discussed. A member of the confer
ence declares nothing was done ex-
cept to talk. Another says h a a sort
of selection was agreed on and that in
a few days the name of the man who
is to be the joint candidate for gov
ernor will be made known. The 9TH
er day Populist State Chairman Cy.
iIIOliipSoh was SpOhSI VI dS liz IlOIIll-
nee, but said he would not have the
place. A man who attended the con
ference said Thompson was bluer
than indigo, but that the reports
cheered him. He denied, however,
that Thompson would be the nomi-
nee.
The students of the Baptist female
university here will next month pre-
SEN "a Midsummer Nights Dream
Governor Russell has rendered the
position of judge of h Eastern GRIM
inal circuit, made vacant by the death
of Judge Dossey Battle, to Charles A.
Cook, republican, of Warrenton.
Judge EWart was here last night
and went to Washington today. He
has no idea hat Senator Pritchard
will permit him to be defeated.
Populists say the republicans are
deferring to them and asking no
questions; that is, they will let the
populists dictate.
A republican official makes the pre-
diction h a a Salem man will be the
republican nominee for governor, on
the sound honey and protective tariff
platform. Your correspondent be
lieves, however, that Cyrus Thompson
is pretty we'll agreed on as h candi-
date. AS a populist expressed it this
morning: IF Thompson wants it no
other man a stand against him."
Democratic State Chairman Sim
mons said today that if the republi-
cans are going to attack members of
their party, like Charles H. Mebane,
who favor the franchise amendment
to the constitution they will be at
"outs" with a large majority of their
leaders in eastern North Carolina:
that a majority of these leaders and
their best organizers, who have al
ways voted with the party, may be
found in each county favoring the
amendment.
Rev. DIR. ]. William Jones breaches
at Tire Baptist Tabernacle here Sun
day morning and in the evening will
tell L. OBJ. Branch Camp, Confederate
Veterans, of the Christian Character
Of Stonewall Jackson" Monday eve
ming he will lecture on. TT Confed-
crate Soldier as I Knew Him."
The state charters the Atlantic
Manufacturing Company, of Whining
ton, to make baking powder, snuff and
tobacco. A charter is also granted
the Farmers tobacco warehouse at
Smithfield, Johnston county.
The negroes are saying that they ex-
pect the franchise amendment to be
ratified by a large majority.