The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-01
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Chairman simmons Says It is Satisfac-
tory-Good Results wherever Ear
nest Work Is Done-The Confederate
Ceremonies at Winchester June 9Th.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. N. C. May %.

Raleigh. N. C. May %.
The Fifth district republican con-
vention was held today TO nominate a
candidate for congress and to elect the
two last delegates TO the national con-
vention.
Democratic States chairman Sim
mons said today hat he thought the
outlook was improving, because the
party is getting at work actively. In
a few counties. where the democrats
are not working, the conditions are not
satisfactory. but this is largely the
fault Of those who ought TO be at work
and not the fault OF conditions Wher-
ever the democrats are at work there
results are obtained.
It now rather appears hat the Vance
statue will be unveiled July 18th.
By June Bird, ii is asserted, a definite
announcement al be made.
Female commercial travellers are
now by no e rare, but one here
today has the rather odd occupation
for one of her sex of selling buggies
inc wagons.
Among today's arrivals We're A
| Leazar, of Mooresville; Dr. I. b.
Twitty, of Rutherfordton; II. e
Bonitz, of Wilmington; and w. c.
- ASAASF "a h Nop 90
/ meeting of trustees of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college.
The alumni address at tn Agriculture
al INC Mechanical college will be deliv-
cred tonight by G. w. Gold, of Wilson
This evening the commencement ad-
dress will be delivered by Professor
Ira Remson, of Johns Hopkins uniyer-
sity, who is one of the foremost Amer
lean scientists. The faculty give a
reception after the address. Tomorrow
is commencement day" There are
twentry-three graduates.
AT Wake Forest college tonight the
| alumni address will be delivered by
Rev. Junius w. Willard. now of Bali-
more. There are ~thirty-four members
of the graduating class.
State G%eologist Holmes, Professor
Gore and Professor Venable. of the
state university, were here today on
their way home from Pinehurst. where
they witnessed the eclipse.
Specimens of cotton from the Philip
pines were today placed in the state
museum. 1t is in long pods. is very
silky and has a. tolerably long staple
The pods do not crack open, and must
greatly protect the cotton.
State Treasurer Worth says there
is &, very great demand for North Car
Dina 4 per cent bonds; so great that
he cannot supply it.
1t is novE but a little time TO the
meeting of the legislature. June 18th
is the date. That will be a busy week.
The work to be done is well mapped
out. There will be a correction Of an
striking out, a declaration as to he
error in the franchise amendment
registered vote, So as to a rati-
ficatiou by a majority of the voters, and
there will be an insertion of a section
providing that it shall stand or fall as
a whole.
Manager Rivers, of the Academy Of
Music, is back from New York. where
he made some excellent bookings of
Broadway attractions for next season.
Among these are '.The Casino Girl"
Miss Hobbs ''Zaza," Quo Vadis,';
Becky Sharp the Broadway produc-
ton of -Sappho," Private job Al
len," etc.
some observers, who wanted to see the
effect of the eclipse upon them. Some
believed It was to be, some did not.
One aged negro was picking strawbef-
ries. A darkness came on he went 10
the house. He vas asked by a coloIed
friend why he stopped work. He re-
piled: when the Lord is doing His
work i think We ought to STOP To
the question Are you frightened?"
he replied gravelY: NO, I am just
looking over my case"
The following. a issued today from
the headquarters North Carolina d.
vision United Confederate veterans:
General Order No. II
Par. 1. On Wednesday, June 6, 1890,
in. the StonewalI Cemetery, Winches-
ter, Va, a. monument to the North
Carolina dead buried in that cemetery,
erected by the Monumental Assocfa-
ton of the ladies' of North Carolina,
Will be unveiled What visions Of
SleeplesS nights, weary marches. of
cold and hunger, of advance and re-
treat, Of battles fought and victories
won, are called UP to our mind by the
name of Winchester
The North Carolina dead in that GEM
etery fill more graves than the con-
federate g from any other state of
the co~nfederacy. The names of many
of them are unknown Some Who lie
there achieved deafness renown on
countless battlefie1ds. All were gallant
and patriotic men, who gave up their
lives to the maintenance of "a cause,
to them and their descendants. eNer
sacred.
The major general commanding the
North Carolina division, United Con-
federate1 Veterans, greatly regrets that
duty elsewhere deprfves him of the
high privilege of delivering the GRAFTON
at these ceremonies, but he is happy
to that the cultur Sd, scholar
ly. anG gallant confederate soldier; and
secretary of the Confederate Veteran
Association OF North Carolina Cap
ain G.: B. Benson, of L. O'B. Branch
Camp, Of Raleigh, N. c.. has kindly
consented to represent him, and t de-
liver the grafton on the memorable &C.
occasion
Par. 2. Each Camp CT United Con
federate Veterans in the state is re-
quested to appoint a delegate or dele
gates to attend these unveffing cere-
monies; n to our comrade, Captain
c. B. Benson, Raleigh, N. c.. parties
are respectfully referred for further
information
BY order of Major General j. S. Carr
VIM II. S: BURGWYN,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff
MANNED CONFEDERATES.