The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-03

for IL because they believe II w2u De
to their best interests. they are not
caring, however, TO advertise that lact
for asons
GreenyiHe Reflector: Major w. A
Guthrie. Of Durham. spoke TO a good
audience In the court house here Tues
day night. The speech was Of a very
high order and a little out OF the ordi-
nary line OF political speeches he
made many strong points and the au-
dience die not fail TO catch them and
cheered TO the
Monroe Enquirer: We do not know
OF a negro in this county who VIII vote
for the proposed constitutional amend
ment-Mr. w c. Ogburn, Jr-- was
injured in a railroad wreck near Du-
luth, Ga. last Saturday night a par
of one of his feet had 10 be amputated-
Mr.. w. c. Ogburn, Sr., left last Sunday
for Duluth and is with his son. This
injured man Is doing well and viii re-
turn TO his home here in few days.
Concord Tribune: Mr.. Shakespeare
Harris lost. by fire last night, his two
large barns standing just in the rear
of his country home seven miles from
town. The fire occurred about ii
O'Clock totally d~eStroyin- the two
Earns and contents with about 240 bu-
shells of wheat. Strange to say ali OF
the wheat, with he exception or one
COW was saved. Another cow was bad
ly injured. The barns contained IN all
over 200 feet OF building in the best OF
condition and was filled with provend-
er.
W~adesboro Messenger: We are in
formed that certain loud mouthed white
men, who thing a negro Is as good
as they are, and think the truth when
they think it, are trying TO intimidaie
certain registrars in this county. These
fellows had as we'll understand, once
for all, that the decent white people
are going to rule North Carolina and
Arson county.-The town of Green's
bore has 2,11O voters registered. Of
this number only 613 are negroes. The
county will give a big majority
Wadesboro Messenger There is n
thing the good white people won't
stand, INT it is the attempted intimida-
ton election officers by negroes. The
assaulting, last Saturday, of Mr.. j. A.
Kendall, registrar at Ansonville. by an
impudent kinky head, will be remem-
bered by them when they go TO the
polls next Thursday, and it will make
them more determined than ever to do
their full duty towards making a repe-
tition Of such disgraceeul episodes i'm
possible in our cOunty.-Anson u
ty must not give less thar 1000 majori-
ty for white supremacy in the election
to be held next Thursday
uIlO lOh INOUcSOlAdI. Sooo
democratic lady who heard the great
speech of Bob Glenn yesterday Liz she
liked all of it except his allusion 20
Senator Butler as Mary Ann" She
said that if al opportunity offered she
would tell Mr.. Glenn that the ladies
resented this placing of Butler il. the
list of females. The good women of
North Carolina have no more o for
him than have the men, and the call
ing of him Mary Ann by speakers
and writer's is a reflection upon the
ladies, h are as loyal and devoted
to the state and the cause of white Su-
premacy as the men.
Webster's Weekly: David Smith, col
ored, of Winston, makes oath that he
is "a yearS old and has voted in every
county election the past 16 years.
Attacking the amendment as %unconsti-
tutional and yet going to a lawyer on
the other side Of the question for legal
advice appears ~paradoxical to US.
Why did Holton employ the demo-
cratic Bynum, who is for the amend
ment, instead of the republican By
num-, who is against it? They are as
ISOLATED together in the practice of law.
We suspect Holton figured that Judge
Bynum's influence in the prosecution
of the registrars would put several
thousand negro votes on the books to
Kill his one vote for The amendment
But it will not work.
Greenville Reflector: The many
friends of Cadet Lyman A. Cotton will
be glad 10 know of his promotion. That
he is now an Ensign in the U. S. navy
and commands the L. S. ship Zafiro.
This ship will be remembered was Sent
from Chez Zoe to the relief of the L.. S.
ship Oregon, when in trouble and gave
the necessary relief. The Zafiro is in
China in the midst of the Boxer
frnI1h1Q --T m Tn1u Oh
Silas Weaver, colored. who ran a go
eminent distillery and resided about
five and a half miles from Durham,
was struck by lightning in the severe
electric storm Monday and killed. Wea-
yer was sitting in a window asleep
when the sudden fiash came that did
this Instructive work.
Rutherfordton, July 25.-,-r. Avery
Williams and son were struck
at Carpenters yesterday after
non. They were both excellent farmers
and good men, and their death is a
shock to the people in this community.
Elk Park. July 25.-J. l.. Banner
shot and killed Reuben Burleson al
M~ontezuma, a small town ten miles
east of here, last night. Burleson had
| been drinking d day and came into
Banners store in the evening and
threatened to kill him, but Banner sue
ceeded in getting some of his friends to
TAX Burleson away after he (Burle-
son had fired one shot at him while in
the house. After Banner had retired
in his room over the store last night.
| Burleson came back and demanded
that he be admitted. and when Ban
ner refused to open the door, he burst
it open and went in, firing on Banner a.
fast as possible. When Banner saw
there was no chance to escape, he
drew his pistol and shot him three
times. all the shots taking effect, Burle-
son dying instantly. Burleson was a
quiet peaceful man when sober, but
terrible when drinking. He leaves a
wife and six children.-Some one
broke into the store Of Mr.. c. NJ. Ham
bright, Of Grover, a few nights g and
blew p his safe and stole 5000 In
money.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. A. S. Dock
cry, of Rockingham, stopped over
night in the city n will go TO-DAY to
h rally al River Bend, where he will
speak on the amendment. Mr.. Dock
cry has bee speaking recently in
Montgomery. Moore and Lincoln coun-
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