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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
MASTER IN U
w. Strange Appointed by Judge
Purnell-Arrested for Attempt to Swim.
die q Chicago Firm Through the Mail.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., September 17.-Judge
Purnell at the request Of Judge Simonton,
will hold a term Of federal court for
Judge Dick at Greensboro. beginning the
second Monday in October.
Judge Purnell appoints Thomas w.
Strange standing master in equity for the
Eastern district, subject to Judge Simon
ton approval. This district has never
before had such an official. Clement
Manly is standing master of the Western
district. Judge Purnell studied law under
Mr.. Strange's father.
Porter Dudley, a Pitt county negro, is
arrested by a postoffice inspector for an
attempt to swindle a Chicago firm by
making it pay him s36 for a registered
letter which he claimed he had mailed.
He sent "a receipt for the letter. which
he had clumsily altered.
c.. M. Busbee and G. F. Lumsden left
today to attend the meeting of the
sovereign grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at
Springfield, Ills.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
ACCIDENT TO THE ONEIDA
She Rests on the River Bottom at Her New
AYork~ er-Si Suddenly After Getting
Into Port-Leak Caused by Shiftin~ n
Cargo in a Storm

New York, September 21.-The Clyde
line steamer Oneida, which left Jack
sonville. Fla, on Saturday and Charles
ton on Sunday morning, with a cargo of
cotton and yellow pine for Boston, lies
three parts submerged at an angle of
thirty degrees at the clyde Line dock
under the East river bridge. The
Oneida came into port last night leak
ing badly. Her crew had a narrow es-
cape for their lives, as after entering
the dock she suddenly lurched and filed
with water. AS soon as possible sings
were run under her keel and made fast
to the Seminole's derrick. These sings
n some guys prevented her capsizing.
Her bottom is in the mud.
Captain Staples stated that on Mon
day, OF he Delaware capes the
steamer encountered a heavy northwest
gale, which careened her terribly. there
by shifting the cargo and causing the
vessel to strain and leak. He aban-
doned his course to Boston and headed
for this port. He declared that the
ship had not beer in a collision. nor
had she struck a rock or submerged
wreck. Sailormen along shore, how
ever, who saw how the wreck Law subj
merged. said that she must have a
pretty big hole in her quarter-a larrer
hole than mere straining would make.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Sixteen men and women successfully
passed the examination OF the state boar0
Of pharmacy. nj Raleigh. Miss Johnson
OF Southern Pines. the woman who pmxx-
ed. h the third lady In the state TO psse
the hoard.
Wilson Times: Last Tuesday week ta
Caxiner's township. this county. two NJ
tie children Of Joe Bats. coio-ed. were
building q FIRE and using kerosene oal-
when the OF caught fire and caused au
explosion Tho children were burned ID
badly hat they died the next lay THY
were aged 6 and 3 years.
AlieGhaney Star: Quite a serious ac<S-
dent happened to w. j. Weaver ard
family. Of Ptney Creek. last Sunday cvcn-
Ing They had been to church and whssr
returning home their horses bccarue
frightened at n turkey and ran away
turning the hack over. Mrs. Weaver was
seriously and perhaps fatally hurt. one
arm being broken In two places and thigh
broken.
North w~iIkesboro Hustler: Mrs. Geo.
E7lexe was badly hurt by a COW wcdnex-
day evening. II seems that she had gurr
out 20 milk. when the cow became rs-
ragged and attacked the lady. One OF tln
cows horns caught the lady In the grosn
and t0o open n place several inches iu
length. penetrating the pit OF the
DR.. Doughton was summoned and scw~d
up mo wound. which II quite an uEty
one.
bSaa SOus ShF bSloIe -
heavy wind prevailed. az Morehcaa Ctty.
and after the wind n severe thuDd~r
storm. and during the storm the NORTH
ern Methodist church was struck sr
lightning and somewhat damaged. Thsrs-
was also q heavy ninfall.-Mr. w. b
FOy has sold his entire tobacco crop AZ
w. T. I4pscomb OF Grecnville. Mr.. F1y
has ninety eight acres under tobacco. my.
the Trent river. about six miles fruss
town.
Concord Standard: A bloody shooting
AFFAIR occurred In No. 6 township. near the-
Fisher gold mines. about 10 O'Clock
Thursday night. last. Atlas Forest. n ne
gro. lives on Wiley klutt's place. ausS
Sidney Shadd. who worked at the mir~-
boarded with him. After supper scvsrzE
negroes congregated at Forests house fos-
a game twhat kind we were unable tr
Learnt and after sporting for some time
the Shadd negro began cursing and cut
ting up at a terrible rate. and WAS or
dered out OF the house. Shadd went inae-
the yard and began chunking rocks at ths.
house. Forest says he warned Shade TO-
leave the premises. but the fellow ~o&
stubborn and attempted TO hit him WITH
n rock, whereupon he leveled uyon hsn
with his gun and emptied the contents az
one barrel into the left side OF Shadd. thar
load taking effect just below the heart
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
TO WORK
h Anthracite Coal Strike About Over
Many strikers Returning to the Mines
Warrants Served on Sheriff Martin and
his Deputies.

SSAVSO Va SuSAAA AAo4S -
his Deputies.
Hazleton, Pa, September 20.-Unless
unforeseen developments occur, the an
thracite coal strike in this region is
ended. Today 1900 men, half of the
full complement, returned to work at
the Honey Brook collieries Of the Le-
high and Wilkesbarre Company, as did
800 of the 1900 at Pardee's Latimer
mines, while the Cranberry, the Crystal
Ridge and the Harwood collieries, of
the same company, and Coxe's collier
les, i'll the Drifton district, remained at
work. The latter were to have settled
the question Of the strike today, but at
the request Of the operators, held off
until Thursday. The employees of the
HaSell mines, of the Lehigh Valley
Company, are tonight considering the
question Of returning in the morning
and will probably do SO. Nearly 5000
strikers have returned, or will do SO
tomorrow, and a little less than that
number are still out, with indications
in favor Of their joining the workers.
The only incidents of today were
small outbreaks at Latimer and Eek
ley, both of which were quickly sub
dued, and the serving of warrants of
arrest upon Sheriff Martin and a num-
Der OF his deputies. At Latimer, a band
of women attempted to drive out the
800 Italians who returned to work.
They were armed with clubs and stone
and moved on the engine house and the
cOmpany's stores. They remained until
three companies of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, with fixed bayonets, a pressed
back and dispersed the crowds. A
number of Butler valley miners who
wanted to return to work at Iatimer
were driven back by a body of armed
strikers who met them as they came
owe the mountain, a mile or more from
camp. The disturbance at Eckley was
an attempt by strikers to intimidate
the men who wanted to work, and it,
too, was quietd down by the troops
without violence. The break Of the
strike is practically q victory for the
operators, as in only n or two in
stances have the demands of the men
been granted, although several hav
promised to consider the grievances.
The warrants for the arrest Of Sheriff
Martin and his deputies were issued
today by Judges Lynch and Bennett,
at Wilkesbarre. They were served
here tonight and no resistance was
made. The writs contain seventy-eight
names, including the sheriff's and the
latter has agreed to deliver all the
deputies for a hearing tomorrow. A
company Of the Ninth regiment will
escort them to Wilkesbarre. General
Goblin permitted the service of the writs
because he thinks the civil authorities
are now able to handle the situation.
The gradual withdrawal of the troops
will be considered tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
The sherman.Salisbury Correspondence

Inc correspondence
London, September 1.-THE Times
this morning publishes the gist IF the
correspondence between Secretary
Sherman and Lord Salisbury in the
Behring sea controversy The book
overs a period beginning with 1895,
and ending with July 3Oth of the pres
ent year. Altogether there are 1O7 dis
patches, which show that the United
States has pressed for revision since
January 1895.
The Times remarks, Though Mr..
Sherman so far forgot himself as to
sign the famous dispatch, we cannot
suppose that he actually wrote it."
Only the concluding paragraph of the
dispatch is republished, all the terms
deemed di~scourteous being omitted.
A long letter from the colonial office
to the foreign office, signed Edward
Wingfield, deals with Mr.. Sherman's
dispatch in detail. The dispatch ex-
plains that the object of the confer
ence is to arrive. if possible. at cor
rect conclusions respecting the num-
bers, conditions and habits of the seals
frequenting the Pribyloff islands at the
present time, as compared with several
seasons previous to and subsequent to
the Paris award, m says: But it
must be clearly understood hat this
limited inquiry Oes not involve an as
sent to Mr.. Sherman's strange mis-
sion. Mr.. Chamberlain contends that
Great Britain has taken a desperate
measure, much more complete in some
direction than those adopted by the
United States for securing the enforce
ment Of Behring sea regulations and
says it was never intended by the tri-
bunal of arbitration that United States
officers should be given the power of
supervision n controlling the action
of British naval and customs officers
with regard to the inspection of skins.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
In Violation of the Antitrust Law

Topeka, Kan, September 2O.-United
States District Judge Foster made a
sweeping decision this morning when
he declared the organization known as
the Kansas City Live Association lille
gal under the provisions of the anti
trust law. The exchange is an organi-
eaton Of commission men, who control
the sale of live stock in Kansas City.
All stock which enters the city must
pass through the hands Of this organi-
cation. Judge Foster enjOins the asso-
citation from doing business, and de-
clares it an unlawful combination.
Judge Foster defines the interstate
law and says: 1T is indisputable that
all the live stock shipped to these de-
PENDANTS for sale from states other
than Kansas or Missouri, after it has
entered the current of be-
tween the states, continue and remain
subjects of such commerce until the
transportation is terminated and the
property becomes a part Of the general
property of the state. 1t is also we'll
settled that while this property is the
subject OF the interstate merc no
state, municipality or other power but
congress can impose taxes, restrictions
or regulations upon it, except so far as
is proper in the exercise of police reg
uldllOIIS lOT TIE projection Oh the
health, morals and person of the citi-
zen, and except for proper charges and
regulations for the use of The local in
struments as tic or incidents to such
commerce, such as docks, bridges,
wharves, elevators, ferries, pilotage,
etc"
Kansas City. Mo-, September 20.-The
news Of the decision rendered by United
States Judge Foster, declaring the
Kansas City Live Stock Exchange a
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law caused a great deal of excitement
at the stock yard here today. Just
what effect the decision will have on
the method of business at the yards in
the future is a matter Of conjecture.
some members Of the exchange say the
dissolution Of the exchange will be a
severe blow to the live stock interests
If the decision stands the test of the
higher courts. They say that the bust
ness, as carried on under the rules of
the exchange, has been reduced to q
scientific basis, and guarantees to every
patron AZ honest deal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
The Fighting In India

Camp Anayat, via Panjakora, Sep
tember II, 8 p. m.-Severe fighting has
taken place between the second brigade
of General Sir Bindon Blood's division
and the Mohmunds. The British loss
was 140 killed and wounded. The bril-
gade had moved out to attack the
Mohmunds in the valley north of the
camp, to punish them for the assault
Tuesday night upon the force OF Gen
eral Jeffreys at the foot of Pawat Pass.
The Bengal Lancers found the enemy
entrenched on hills about eight
miles distant. The Thirty-fifth Sikhs
was ordered to make the attack. The
regiment was supported by four guns
of a mountain battery and by six COM
panies of Bluffs. The Sikhs drove the
enemy into the hills, but eventually
fell back upon the Bluffs before supe-
rior numbers. The enemy hen ad-
vance against the left flank, drove
back the cavalry and surrounded a
company of Sikhs and the Guides COM
ing up, wept the enemy back. The
force halted for some time, destroying
the enemy's towers, and then retired.
A company Of Sikhs on the hills to
the extreme right was hard pressed and
was IuLIlluS SEOIt VI dIIlIIluIllllOu WHICH,
the general officer commanding moved
the Guides followed to their relief,
which vas calamity accomplished. The
Guides carried the wounded Sikhs back
and executed the withdrawal in order,
though the enemy pressed them hard.
Darkness came en- before the force
reached the camp and the Guides with
General Jeffreys n his escort of
Bluffs, became separated from the col
umn which passed them in the gloom.
General Jeffreys remained with the
guns and took up a position in a viii
lage. The enemy had occupied a part
of the village, and the troops not
being strong enough to expel them,
they had inflicted considerable loss on
the little party before Major Wortlidge,
with two companies, each composed of
Sikhs and Guides, came up and COM
PEELED them to retire. A large body OF
cavalry and the Thirty-eighth Dogras
left h camp and brought in the whole
detachment.
Lieutenant Watson, Lieutenant Gun
ming and Lieutenant Winter were Sc
verely wounded ana General Jeffreys,
Lieutenant Cassells and Captain Birch
slightly wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Savannah. Ga. September GA special
to the Morning News from Americus, Ca.
says: A head-end collision occurred "a Is
O'Clock this morning or the Georgia ana
Alabama railway near Helena, twesn
freight trains. one a special bound for
Savannah, and the other a local bound
for Americas. Engineer John Yount arsn
his coiored fireman. Louis Mitchell. OF TIA.
special. were instantly killed and Con-
ductor Boyd Injured. None OF the crcvH
OF the regular train were seriously htrx.
IN local freight had just pulled oua
from Helena. and one mile from town
crashed into the special. both trains rum
ming twenty miles an hour Both engines
and SIX or e4ght cars were wrecked. -
track was blocked all day and passeng~r
trains had to transfer. Until the official
INVESTIGATION Is had. the cause OF
collision cannot be placed. 1t is said thaa
the crew OF the special simply over
looked the schedule of the regular train
which had the right of way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
Savannah. Ga, April rs, Is!

Savannah. Ga, April rs, 1896.
Having used three bottles OF p. p. p.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefi- from
the same, having CAMEL IL pounds in
weight in foul we ks, I take great
plea sure in recommending It 10 all un-
ofrtuna te like
Yours truly,
JOHN MORRIS.
Office OF J.. N. McElroy, Druggist
Orlando. Fla, April 20. 1881
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I solo three bottles Of p.
P. P. large size yesterday. and one bot
tie small size today.
The p. p. p. cured my wife Of rheu-
matism winter before last. I came
back on her the past winter and q hall
bottle. 81 size. relieved her again. and
she has not had a symptom since.
I sold q bottle OF p. p. p. to q friend
Of mine, one OF the turkies,a small
one, took sick and his wife gave Il q
teaspoonful. that was In the ev inE
and the little fell tur ed over liz
he was dead. but next nc1ni--
following and well.
Yours respectF--
Z. NcELROY.
Savannah, Ga, March II. 1881.
Messrs, Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered fro1
rheumatism Tor q long time and I
not ind q cure until I fond p. p. r..
which completely cured mt.
Yours truly.
ELIZA r. JONES.
"a - Orange q, e4vsn1aA. O.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Many of our people here are suffering
from nervous troubles, S%crofula, Sores,
Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, and
other diseases who can be promptly
and permanently cured by that ster-
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purifying tonic herbs and roots are
used in it's manufacture. It has all the
good qualities Of other remedies, with
none Of the bad. Sold by j. c. Shep-
ard. Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Why not profit by the experience of
others. Thousands Of grateful men
and women have beer rendered healthy
ind happy by the 8 Of Febricura,
(Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron). q skill
full combination OF the most approved
remedies. which will promptly cure
any case Of Chil's and Fever. It e
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ask you to try inferior articles for the
sake Of extra profit Guaranteed to
cure or money refunded. Sold by ].
c.. Shepard, ]. n. Hardin and II. I.
Fentrea8 -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, O., y
II never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony, until a box
of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured
piles" For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts, bruises, sprains. eczema and all
Skin troubles We Wits Witch Hazel
Salve is uneQualled. r. r. Bellamy. .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Il crave but One Minute" said the
public speaker in a husky voice; and
then he took a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure, and proceeded with his
oratory. One Minute Cough Cure is
unequalled for throat n lung trou-
bles. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

Vim, vigor and victory-these are the
characteristics of De Wits Little Ear
ly Risers. the famous little pills for
constipation, biliousness and all stom-
ach and liver troubles. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

The Raleigh News and Observer of
yesterday says:
1.-The directors of the state peniten-
tiary meet today. The object of the
meeting is to lease the p~enitentiary.
To this end two propositions have been
made. One by a syndicate of northern
capitalists represented by John Fl.
Winder, and one by a syndicate of
Goldsboro, Raleigh and Greensboro cap
italists.
THE general proposition of both is to
take the ~penitentiary, the farm san the
convicts-eterything as it now stands
off the hands of the state for a term of
years. In other words, they propose
to a the expenses of the institution.
This, many republicans, among them
Governor Russell, think would be the
course now to pursue. The %peniten-
tiary is running away ahead in ex-
penses, and away behind in earnings.
Governor Russell strongly favors the
lease, if it can be made legally. He
also has the two propositions to lease.
As to which one of these ne favors, l
am unable to say. Both bidders are
anxious to secure his influence, and a
member of one Of the syndicates has
gone so far as to say that his crowd
would have Governor RusselPs inf1u-
ence. that they expected to secure 1t
through one Of his Wilmington friends
and would have it, even if it cost
$40, 900.
1.-The truth Of this statement can easily
be ~substantiated, and it ought to be in
yestigated by the directors tonight
when the lease question comes up
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM
PROPOSITION THERE Tornado
THE PENITENTIARY BOARD

John III. Winder Proposes to Lease all the
State Convicts-1he Governor Approves
of the System-Navassa Guano Company
Makes a Proposition rs to Castle Haynes
Financial Condition of the Penitentiary.
A Scandal in the Criminal Insane Depart
ment
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24

1t is learned from members OF the
board that il DIR. Kirby Smith tenders
his resignation the board may not in
vestigate the scandal in which he is SO
terribly implicated. II he does not re-
sign the board certainly will investi-
gate. 1t is declared that there seems
to be no question as to the facts. The
AshyilIe woman in the criminal insane
department with whom he is declared
to have been criminally intimate, tells
the story straight out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
CONFIDENCE RETURNING
TO PEOPLE OF YELLOW FEVER
sTRICKENtCITIES

Only Nine New Cases as New Orl~aus md
One NJ Mobile with No Deaths Yesterday.
1.-TWO New Cases at Cairo-A Scare as 90.
Louis No Fear: There From the Mobile
.Refugees-The Disesse A. aminS More
Violent Type as Edward.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
TIE TARIFF OF 1897.

The Ways aud Means Committee of the
present House of Representatives at Wash
ington-the Republican members of which
will be nearly if not entirely the same in
the next House-is giving hearings to bust
ness men concerning the schedules Of the
tariff bill, which the committee will intro
duce in the next Congress, when President
Mckinley shall call it in extra session.
This taking of time by the forelock-
the framing of a tariff hill by "A committee
of an existing Congress two or three
months in advance of an organization of IA
succeeding Congress-is an unusual pro-
ceeling; and it is resorted to now with the
understanding that the present Republican
organization Of the House will be continued
substantially in the next House, and with
the purpose of disposng of all the prelimi-
naries necessary to clearing the legislative
deck for early action in the spring
The indications point strongly to mod
crate and conservative bill as the outcome
of the committees work There is little
or no demand for extreme or radical pro-
lection in the measure: the National Assoc
citation OF Manufacturers themselves have
declared for tariff which shall be as low as
possible consistent with legitimate protcc-
ton, and the committee will be constrained
by the necessities of the Treasury to frame
a tariff which, while assuring protection
wherever itmay be needed in the present
tariff, viii also provide ample revenue
which il is now reasonably certain the
Wilson act never can.
What the country expects and wants in
the framing of TIE new tariff is a careful
adjustment which will reduce uncertainty
or disturbance in business 10 the minimum
and especially an adjustment which will
stand for years to come The tariff of 1897
should be made proof against any more
'agitatons."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
DECISION.

The Court Of Appeals has decided in the
case of School Commissioner George II.
Ash of this county, that the expiration of
the commission of an Official does not create
such vacancy as the Governor can fill
during the recess OF sessions of the Legis-
lature.
As interpreted by prominent members of
the Elkton Bar this decision means, that
there was no vacancy on July 20, 1896, as
Mr.. Bidde's term would not have expired
until August l, 1896, previous to which
expiration of term the Governor had no
right to appoint. But after August /, 1896,
there would have been vacancy to which
the Governor could appoint in recess.
Hence, had the Governor appointed Mr..
McNey on August the I'd or any day since,
the appointment would have been valid.
If this view be correct, there is a vacancy
now, which the Governor can fill at any
time, by appointing Mr.. McVey, again, or
any other person. In other words, the APP
pointment Of Mr.. McNey on July Goth,
instead on any day after August first, was
simply premature appointment