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


Raleigh, y. c., April Ii,
This morning the Western Union Tel
egraph Company found that the Strik-
ers and their sympathizers had cut
the telegraph wires last night at three
or four points between here n Colds
boro-at Neuse river, a mile this side
OF that river, and lear Princeton. Yes
terday all the wires save n were re-
paired. It was stated that at Selma
the Southern was again in full posses
sion of it's Office. This morning Sheriff
Page, of this county, was called on to
furnish protection to the new opera
tors at the offices at Cary, Morrisville,
Garner and Auburn. These are all
small points, Cary being the only i'm
portant one, as there the Southern and
Seaboard Air Line tracks cross. The
sheriff e deputies from Raleigh. The
cutting Of wires east Of here interferred
greatly with private business east of
here yesterday and today, and was an
act of criminal folly on the part of
the strikers.
The state charters the Montauk Wa
ter and Electric Powe Company. The
capital is 500, 900 and leave is given to
increase it to $3.50, 900. The stockhold-
ers are M. w. Ransom, e. 3. Barbee,
w. H. Day, w. G. Riddick, j. P. Leach,
w. L. Powell and Whit. A Johnson.
The company roposes to dam the
Roanoke river between CASTOR n
Eaton's Ferry, and on the south side
of that stream between these points to
establish factories, using water-power;
also to build and maintain electric lines
of power to Littleton or other points
in Halifax and Warren counties.
The republican officials who left here
Thursday for Washington, all kept
their purpose to go there concealed,
and gave out that they were going
west. Populist State Chairman Thomp-
son, who went with them, to lend a
hand in h fusion deal, also kept his
destination a secret.
PopulistS here have been swearing
for a week past hat they had not the
slightest idea who would be the popu-
list Cor rather the ~fusion) nominee for
governor. Even an executive commit
teeman made the same denial of any
belief in the matter. For some weeks
1t has been said Chairman Thompson
would be the man. He has denied it
in a feeble fashion. 1t has been said
that republican Congressman Linney
would be the fusion nominee. He has
made some kind of denial. Both the
republicans and the populists are rat
tied, they show it. Their ticket
and their campaign will be alike a
farce. They had as we'll give up the
fight.
Since 1884, st. PauPs African Metho-
ulSI EpISCOpdl CIlul III hSlC lldS pCOh Ia
course of construction. 1t is said to-
day by it's pastor, Rev. DR.. r. III. w.
Leak, we'll known in North Carolina
republican politics as that little mig
ger preacher Leak" that it will be
completed in June: that it has S % far
cost $50. 600; that there is no debt and
that Sc. 900 more is required to COM
plete and equip it. 1t will be n of
the largest churches here, as it will
seat 1880 people. Its pastor is n OF
the negroes who sees that the amend
ment DISTINGUISHING the illiterate ne
groes is the very best thing for his
race, and tina it will be the best slim
ulus to education.
Among today's arrivals were III. G..
Common, of Wilson,; y. McEachern and
NJ. s. Willard, of Wilmington.
The State Journal, a republican paper
edited by J. NJ. Allen here, appeared
today as an advocate of the franchise
amendment. Its editor says: THE
question is not asked in eastern North
Carolina Are you a democrat of a re-
p~ublican?' but Are you a white man
or a negro?' Many of the white people
do not know what democratic or re-
publican principles are, and do not care
to know SO long as present conditions
exist"
North Cardinals record for cotton
mills this year is twenty-five mills,
with 81, sos. 900 subscribed capital.