The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., April Is,

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The democratic campaign will begin
bright and early next Monday morn
ing when all n candidates on the
state ticket will leave here on a ratif-
cation tour. As secretary Of the state
committee, Pearsall. says, the demo-
Gratis are laboring men and start early
in h day. There will be great audi
ences and u~nbounded enthusiasm.
The republicans IN the state are in
a tight place. They are stirring
around, keeping the Office holders on
the move, bush-whacking, ETC.; yet
their state headquarters people are in
active. Chairman Holton is there but
little. and there is only one clerk.
Senator Pritichard's speeches are the
documents chiefly sent out. Here at
democratic headquarters a great VOL
ume of work has been done for weeks
past.
The western democrats express great
pleasure and satisfaction at the ticket
nominated here Wednesday n
Thursday. 1t is a we'll balanced ticket.
All the nominees save two, Toon and
Dixon, are pretty close to the 40-year
figure, all sober and strong men. AS to
occupation n religious belief they
are equally we'll balanced as follows:
Aycock, for governor, from the east,
lawyer and Baptist.
Turner, for lieutenant governor, from
the Piedmont section, lawyer and
Methodist.
Grimes, for secretary of state, from
the northeast, farmer n Episcopa-
liam.
Lacy, for treasurer, from the centre,
Dixon, for auditor, from the pied
byterian.
Dixon, for auditor, from the Pied
mont section, doctor, Methodist.
Gilmer, for attorney general, from
the mountain section, lawyer, Presby-
terrain.
Toon, for superintendent of public
instruction, from the southeast, teach
er n farmer, Baptist.
McNeill, for corporation commission
er, from the extreme southeast, law
yer, Presbyterian.
Rogers, for corporation commissioner
from the extreme west, merchant,
Methodist.
Patterson, for commissioner of agri-
culture, from the northwest, farmer
n Episcopalian.
The weather observer here says
that while the weather is cold it is no
so bad for April, Is he a known the
temperature as low as 80 degrees later
Ill Ulle IIlO1lI lldU lIllS. ne says ludl
it is an unusually late spring, later
than any during the past ten years.
The state veterinarian vent to Po-
lenta, hnSto county, to investigate
the disease among cattle. He finds
that it us not splenic fever. AS yet it
is not decided what it is. About
twenty cattle are affected.
w. G. Gorham, of Wilson, files a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy here.
The liabilities approximate $35, 900,
while the assets are only about 5000.
The state treasurer makes a state
ment showing that the total receipts
Of the general fund for the four months
ended March 31st were $766, $50, and
the disbursements S75O,432 leaving s16,-
454 as the balance.
Yesterday a telegraph operator was
sent ito take the place of the striker at
the Southern railway office at Selma,
where there is strong backing by some
of the villagers of the strikers. Last
night some state deputies were sent by
the governor to protect h operator.
Such threats were made against the
latter by rs to 100 people that he re-
turned this morning, as he was afraid
to take hold there. The deputies were
ready to protect him. The mob told
him, it is said, that If ne tried to do
any telegraphing his life would not be
worth 2 cents. The wires were this
ulOTItllS Sllll cut OF STOuHQeU.
The new operator put in the Southern
office ait G~ibsonville today was put out
by the old agents and the latter's
friends.
There is a queer case here from the
piedmont section, which is to be tried
at the next term of the federal court.
h case was worked up by Special
Agent Connolly. A young man here
named Ivey is charged with having
mailed to a postmaster named Sheriff.
packages weighing almost four pounds,
first-class matter, with only a 2 cent
stamp on each. In these packages
were envelopes containing circulars,
with written addresses. The postmas-
ter had, of course, to cancel these
stamps. 1t is alleged that in this way
the office receipts were run up from
something like SIG a quarter to owe
$50 a quarter. Both parties charged
with this violation of the postal laws
have given bond for appearance.
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