The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
SECRET OF THE LANDSLIDE.
Democrat Says IL Lays in the
North's Hatred OF the Soutf-Re-
publicans Aided by the Cotton Mill
vote-Money for Masonic Temple.
Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. ". c., November IL.

Raleigh, N C., November IL.
Professor ]. b.. Carlyle. OF Wake For
est college, has now secured 81. 600 for
the alumni building there. which is to
be also the biological labratory.
Most of the talk is now about politics,
n Stanly county appears 10 be the
storm centre. The Democrats were
dead sure of 400 majority there up to
the night before the election. 1t is said
that the frauds in ~ or three town.
ships were notable and that at least so
more votes were cast than there were
voters. a prominent moor says
the cotton mills largely affected the
result there. his being aided by the
stay a. homes, whom there were SEQ.
He says the cotton mills make Repub-
Leans everywhere. The Republicans
are doing a lot Of talking. They ex-
press regret that the south is solid and
say it is too hidebound. One prominent
Democrat says the real secret of the
great majorities north for the Repub-
licans is hatred towards the south.
Another Democrat says the real cause
is the favor the people have for pro-
lection.
The penitentiary convicts are cutting
three thousand cords of wood, to be
used in the brick yards next season.
this being taken from the land OF
Sheriff Salmon nna- r iIIinatoo
The state poultry fair, to be held in
the agricultural building here January
10th to 18th is going to be made by far
the best Yer seen in this state State
Poultryman Jeffrys will have a mag
nificent display of fowls from the state
poultry farm here.
Grand Secretary Ohm c. Drewry of
the Grand Lodge OF Masons says money
from the building fund of the Masoniu
temple is now coming III quite rapidly.
The corner stone will be laid sometime
next year, possibly early in the year,
though he does not yet know the time.
Possibly the Grand Lodge when it
meets in January will fix the date.
State ~Entomologist Sherman is maxi
ing a very complete collection of the
insects Of North Carolina, to go in the
state museum. Just now he is at
work on the grasshoppers, of which
there are 80 species in the state.
The Supreme court did not file any
opinions this week, nor will it file any
until mex Tuesday.
Mrs. wv. B. Sheperd, formerly Miss
Mildred Cameron of Hillsboro. who
died a fortnight ago, has left So, 1000 to
the State University and $500 TO Rex :
Hospital here. Her family has a me-
mortal cot in the children's ware in
this hospital. Her personal estate is
valued at about $50, coo. ,
Among today's arrivals here were
G. Empie and Iredell Meares,
wilmington, and r. E. Lee, of Lum>
berton; Francis P. Hobgood, president !
OF Oxford Female Seminary. President a.,
Hobgood is very justly proud of his
success. His building was burned Jan
uary 18th, but was rebuilt and COM
pletely furnished SO that it was re-
opened September 7th, the building
representing double the value Of the
one destroyed. There are more stu
oents than ever before in the history
Of the ~senl:nary.
1@adc n. MeehlnS, VINO is the RepuD-
llcan nominee for Lieutenant Governor
is here and said he thought the party
cast 10000 more votes this year
IN the state than it did last year. Prio>
to the election his estimate was that
the increase would be %, 900. He said
there was never SO much Independent
voting. For example Roosevelt carried
Tyrrell by 40 and Mr.. Meekin's father
vas elected to the house by 40, yet the
whole Democratic ticket was elected
200 to $50. There was an equally
state of affairs in Dare.
Democratic state headquarters were
:,osed today, after a couple of months
n more of hard work.