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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17
Tho 81. Paul sails.

Newport News, Va, May 14.-Owing
to tha dense fog that hung over Harnp-
ton Roads this morning and other
reasons that were not made public by
Captain Sigsbee, the auxiliary cruiser
St. Paul did not weigh anchor before
daybreak to join the flying squadron.
which left Hampton Roads yesterday
afternoon, under sealed orders.
The ST. Pau took on the greater part
Of her ammunition here which came
by express. 11cluded in thiS supply
were two carloads of smokeless po der
Tut only one carload vas transferred
to the ship up to last ght. Some
time after da yDreak this morning.. tie
St. Paul steamed down I'd Old Point
wtereethe cruiser New Orleans wa6siy-
ing, but returned TO her ~anch9rage. a.
8 o'clock and remained till 3:l5 o'cFrcE
in the afternoon. when she moved
again down to Old Poin- While here.
the 81. Paul finished taking on her
supply OF powder. 1t Has )
O'Clock when the big wazship pulled Ip
Ter anchors az Old Point and started on
a, bee lima for the Virginia Capes. go
ing. it Is supposed, 10 join Commodore
Schley. The CIV Orleans is still al
odd Point and il is not known when
she will sail. but IL Ia thought tina. she
will regrain TO protest the galloway 20
the Chesapeake bay till tee monEor
Canonicus. which. has been ordered 70
Fortress Monroe, arrives.
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and offensive he becomes. But this Is
largely due 70 the fact that he realizes
the hostile environment in which he
is placed, and in his foolish way re-
sents It. The fact remains, however.
The negro's best and most genuine
friends are at the south, and it is among
the former slave holding classes that
he finds the truest esteem and the most
helpful friendship. The issue predicted
by Mr. Thorne may come, but it will
come only in the northern states.
Southerners know how to handle their
colored n~uisances without including the
whole race in their scheme Of repres-
sion and rebuke."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17

Thirteen Of Hollis Men Decline to En-
list NJ the Lost Momens-The Com.
pany Disbanded.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh. N. c.. May 14.-There was
at Camp Grimes an occurrence which
all who witnessed say they hope never
TO see repeated. When Captain Hoit's
company of the Second regiment was
ready to be mustered and just as mus
tering officer called on the men TO raise
their right hands thirteen men stepped
out Of ranks and declined 10 enlist.
The mastering officer at once stated
that the company was barred forever.
Holt had gone to great trouble in get
ting up the company. The Washing
ton company had been here q week try
ing to recruit Yesterday it confessed
its failure and twenty OF its men de-
cided to join with the Burlington. So
". c. Rodman. Of the Washington
company, was given the first Lieutenant
cy in the Burlington The
latter was Def ore the surgeons and
was all right. until today. when thir-
teen of its members showed the white
feather.
Tonight your correspondent had a
talk with the adjutant general about
this matter. He said: II am very glad
that these men who deserted Holt and
Rodman have gone as they are not
the kind to make soldiers, and il will
give opportunity for brave men to lake
their places; but l regret that Holt and
Rodman had to deal with such I'M
worthy men. They deserved better
fate, as they had worked loyalty and
periodically to get the into
corxino GNonfoir Holt 1-.oI -L-.
tears of modification. He had given
literally Of his time and money. 1 I'M
derstand most the men who thus
f1inched at the last moment were from
the Washington company, and that
few were from Burlington. Quarter
master Marshall said that owing 20
their behavior the government would
not give them transportation home, but
h a they must get there the best way
they could, after their behavior to-
Yards Captain Holt. I believe they
were drummed out of camp.
Colonel Burgwyn made a talk to
those who remained in camp and urged
them to enlist in other companies. No
doubt most of them will do so. Four
companies of the Second regiment have
thus far been mustered in-Gray's,
from Greensboro: MacRae's, from Will
mington; Gibson's, from Nantahala,
and Durham's, from Gastonia. Bells,
from Rutherfordton, will be mustered
in Monday.
The adjutant general says he will de-
eide tonight whether to order the
Asheville, Waynesville or Sylvia COM
panies to take the place of the n
which was called and failed" today.
The United States a fed n quarter
ed for six days the Washington COM
pany.
Captain Holt gave up and went home
this afternoon.
A telegram tonight from Waynesville
to the ad~jutant general says: Il can
bring 100 men at an hours notice"
It is current comment that rs per
cent. of all the volunteers are from
west of Raleigh and the people are
asking: What is the matter with
eastern North Carolina?"
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n each from Arkansas, New York
and the District Of Columbia The last
Summer School a 1s5. Add to sos
makes s93 total. There are IS regular
University faculty instead OF 50 as the
Messenger recently stated. There are
"a in the Summer School faculty. Its
war record was superb. II had one
major general. Grimes. and twelve
Brigadier Generals. We give their
names:
NJ. W. Ransom, r c. Gatlin. George
Burgwyn Anderson, Rufus Barringer.
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Thomas
Lanier Clingman, Isham W. CARROT.
Robert Daniel Johnston, William Gas
ton Lewis, James Johnston Pettigrew.
Chas. w. Phifer, Alfred Moore Scales.
First Assistant Ad%jutant General OF
North Carolina State Troops J. F..
Hoke, First Quartermaster General
William Johnston.
Other alumni rendered similar SER
vices to other states: Ashley W.
Spaight was brigadier general in the
service of Texas; Thomas G. Manning
was adjutant general Of Louisiana in
1863, with the rank of ~brigadier; Jacob
Thompson was an inspector general.
The highest military rank held by a
university man was that OF lieutenant
general. This was attained by Leoni-
das Polk under a commission dated
October 10, 1862. General Polk was out
ranked in length of service only by
Longstreet and Kirby Smith.
The summer school opens the 21st OF
June and closes the 18th of July. The
commencement programme is inviting
The speakers not Of the university are
five:
Sunday, May 29th-11 a. m. baccalau-
reate sermon by the Rev. Wilbur F.
Tillett, D. D., of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, a native of Oxford, N. c.
Monday, May 3Oth.-11 a. m. address
before the school of law by the Hon.
Thomas c. Fuller, Ii. D., of Raleigh,
a native Of Fayetteville, N. c.
Wednesday,, Jun 1st.-12:30 p. m, ad-
dress by the Hon. Hannis Taylor, Ii.
D., of Mobile, ex-United States minis
lel " Opd1ii dAu OioIihS UioACO dUIiiOI,
a native of New Bern, N. G.
4 D. m.-Laying of corner stone of
alumni building. 1. Masonic ceremo-
MES. 2. Presentation of building on
behalf Of the alumni by Colonel Julian
S. Carr, a native of Chapel Hill, N. c..
Response on behalf of trustees by Mr..
Francis D. Winston, of Windsor, a
native of BERTHE county, we believe. So
all are North Carolinians, unusual but
highly prope
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Tampa. F.a.. Nay i5.-Waren the UrttAf
States troops At Tampa esroark for Cuba
they may be followed soe1 after by sons.
Of the famous eSsngetxts In the United,
States. General >. @. Reward Z. :. l.
retired. now an evangelist, arrived Al
Tampa today. accompanied BY AajoS =.
w. Whippie.
A movement was recently Inaugt.~atsf
by d. l.. Mooay, having for it's object tho
sending Of noted speakers TO tin. VAR
Gus rendezvous of the soldiers ani ID
mold meetings for their spiritual 4rstruc-
ton. General Howard and NaS,r Whip
pie have visited ~Chickamauga, Atlanta
and Mobile. As most OF the regiments
are without chdplains. the sending 20
Cuba or several noted diviaas 10 work
among the soldiers is contemplated.
Two regiments OF infantry. the Eighth
and Twelfth. arrived from chckamaugs
today. and went into carSp in West Tam
pa. With the engineer and signal coru~,
there are about 1900 troops Of the CainS
| States army nov here.
| The carrying capacity Of the troo1A
boats at Port TamSs are altogether H.
adequate for such , large force. A. rs
OUTSIDE not more than 5000 troops am
z.oD horses md mules could be loaded
On the ten boats gathered here. That
rorce. however. could be sent away OF
very short notice. as adj supplies havs
been Put on board and everything mAta
eeaoy lot a hurried e~nba-kattoa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17
PURE WATER AT CAMP GRIMES.
Passenger Rate Case POstpOned-Talk
Of Philippines for Penal Colony.
Especial to- The Messen

Especial to- The Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., May 14.-As a matter
Of p~recaution the adjutant general had
an examination Of the water supply Of
Camp Grimes made today by State
Chemist Withers, who found IT pure
and wholesome.
United States Secretary Of AgricuI-
ture Wilson accepts an invitation to
deliver ar address at the commence
ment Of the Agricultural ana Nechani-
cal college here.
The railway commission, postpones
until June sth the hearing Of excep-
tons by the railways to tbs reduction
Of passenger fares.
Inquiry was made tod&g OF the war
den of the state ~penitaatiary as %
what was b view in North Carolina
Of abandoning III use. Of the penit en-
tiaries and making tne Philippine is
lands a penal colony. Reply was made
that such a project was not favored;
that the number ef state convcts. Is
steadily falling off, owing To the. uss
Of them On public roads, which ia hy
far the best means Of utilizing them.
The funeral % Augustus Bauer. tn,
! suicide, was held here his afternoon
The burial was ia lakewood cemetery
Nine hundred. dollars in bills wer,
found carelessty thrown ia his ward
robe.
The railways make special rate tick
cts to the populist state c~onventio,
here, good until May 22nd. so person
who utsh can go to the Charlotte cele
bratSen and then return home.
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Two Children Burned to Death.

Macon, Ca, May IA special to h
telegraph from Carrollton. Ga, says:
About 1880 O'Clock this morning the
barn Of ]. W. Baskin. caught fire. In
the barn were the little ones Of Sheriff
Cannon and Mr.. Baskin. Gammon's
son was burned to a crisp. The cloth
ing of Baskn's was burned off and the
boy fatally burned. The only way the
dead children could be distinguished
was by their hair. h of Baskin's be-
ing plated. AL lthis hair was burned
of except the plat.
When some citizens reached the barn
the children were standing in a-win-
doH. The children were urged to
limp, but failed 20 do so. The flooring
r,f the loft gave way and Gammon's
child fell in the flames while Baskin's
1 pitched out OF the window dead, with
his clothing burned of. II is thought
that another child. q negro. was burn
| ed.
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ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY.
The Flying Squadron Puts to Sea
With all on Board Eager for Battle
A Powerful and Well Manned Fleet

Fort Monroe, Va, May 14.-On Board
lot Boat, May 13th.-Commodore Schley
and the fighters of his flying squadron
steamed out of Hampton Roads this
afternoon at 4:25 o'clock under sealed
orders.
At precisely 4:20 o'clock the flagship
signaled that she was ready to proceed
and at AIS O'Clock the Brooklyn, the
Massachusetts,, the Texas and the ScOr-
prion were moving majeStically down
Hampton Roads for the sea. The temper
of the men on the squadron was well
illustrated by the ringing cheers that
echoed from the fOrecastle down to the
quarter deck and made Commodore
SchIey remark with a smile, Those
are the boys for fighting"
Commodore Schley refused to "a
where he thought the fleet was bound
for, but the fact that the collier Ster-
ling accompanied them, carrying $500
tons Of extra coal and that each ship
had on board extra coal, would seem
to indicate there is lively work cut out
for them. It is a fighting aggre-
cation, this flying squadron, under a
cool and daring fighter. The battle
ships Massachusetts and Texas are
not equal1ed in fighting power by any
thing in the Spanish navy. and the
Brooklyn is the best fighting ship OF
her kind in the world. In totals the
ships carry FOUR 13-inch guns, two
Pinch guns, sixteen 8-inch guns, ten
6-inch guns, sixteen 5-inch guns and
an enormous battery of rapid fire guns
of smaller calibre.
AS soon as the squadron was at sea
active preparations were made to
meet the enemy. The ships were strip
ped for action. all lights covered. am
munftion supplied to the guns and men
sent to fighting quarters for the night.
The ships are all ammunitioned to
their full carrying capacity and will
do desperate fighting. Tn. men at the
guns have proven to be accurate
marksmen. -e-.-.
At Cape Henry, where the squadron
arrived at dark. the pilots were dis
charged. taking their own boat.
Commodore Schley' stood upon the
bridge as long as the light lasted and
when he retired said: Il have not
been Sc happy in weeks. 1naction was
killing me-" Very nearly every officer
and man on the ffgship seemed to
think the same way
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.THE ALLEGED SPANISH SPY
Turns Out TO he a nuIatto-Hr L. Di.-
charsed-Opposition on Roth sides to
Fusion.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., May IL.

Raleigh. y. G.. May II.
Late last night there was an arrest
at Camp Bryan Grimes. or rather at
the fair grounds. where five companies
are Quartered. OF a man suspected TO
be n Spaniard. Out OF this grew n
suspicion that he might be trying To
poison the water in the wells inside
the fair grounds. Poisoning drinking
water is a special feature OF work by
S~paniards. They have tried to do IL at
several places. The man was under
guard las night.
The fellow was found asieep near one
OF the fair ground buildings. He said
today his father was a Creek Indian
and his mother a negro. He proved
he was a mulatto. He had a ticket
from New York to Atlanta. He was
released with orders To make himself
scarce.
The flags are still at half-mast here
in honor of Ensign Bagley. whose flu
neral is TO occur Monday afternoon.
There is a very small display OF flags
here; why. no one appears to know.
Twelve members of one OF the COM
panies OF volunteers raised in this city
went to Franklinton, Va. and enlisted.
Lieutenant Douglas Settle. u. :. A.
j. IldAt assistant dlJuldIl general u.
S. A, with rank OF captain.
Hon. Charles NJ. Stedman is here tn
see the governor, having been employ
ed as counsel by the latter to pass be-
fore the railway commission and the
courts the governors pet project Of
reducing railway passenger rates.
The governor pardons Sam Halford.
OF authorization, burglar. who had
served ten years OF a life sentence.
Twenty-Five men Of the E~dgeconb+s
Guards, of Tarboro, who failed TO pass
the surgeons were sent home his
morning. Twenty-Five men Of the
Washington mpa were also sent
home. The latter failed to
get enough men and half it's mber
Joined the Burlington company. of the
Second regiment.
Reports are coming in here today
that the stand of the cotton in this
section is poor; hat the too cool
weather is unfavOrably affecting il.
There is a good deal OF replanting. The
tobacco crop in this section was all
planted today.
AS yet neither one Of the two regi-
ments in camp here has a band. The
bands are In progress of formation.
Ohio Wilson, Of the populist state.
committee, said today: Returns in
my possession show that SO far there
are 362 VOleS of our state convention
delegates against fusion with demo-
Gratis and 12S for it. This covers some
twenty-five counties. There are zoos
| votes in the convention"
Ed. Chambers Smith, democratic ex-
state chairman, said: 1T now appears
not only as if the populists will not
| make any proposition for fusion, but
that even If they should do so. under
any of the plans laid down by Auditor
Aver, that it would be refused"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17
ANTHONY TROLLOPE IN 1858.

Many Of our readers know of the late
Anthony TrolIope, a very popular o
elist who was the son Of the late fam
Gus Mrs. Frances Trollope, Of England,
who wrote somewhere in the thirties
a book Of travels or the United States
that was sharp Of judgment and gave
much offence 20 sensitive Americans.
| She had .nother very gifted son
Thomas Adolphus. But Anthony, who
died in 1882, was widely read, and real
ly wrote some novels of very distin-
gushed excellence. 1t is a pity they
are not more read now instead Of SO
many of the hundreds of trash now
1853, and the great writer and distin-
guished historian Froude did at a later
time. Their views of Cuba are highly
Interesting. For sixty or seventy
years, or more, Cuba has been a mat
ter of much interest to American
statesmen, and the presidents have had
their eye upon it. 1t was in the mind
Of Monroe when he wrote his message
with the something dangerous Doc
trine" that bears his name. President
Buchanan favored purchasing Cuba.
II was about that time that the dis
tinguished English novelist visited
Cuba. 1t will be interesting to copy a
part of Mr.. Trollope's views at that
time as We find them copied in the
New York Tribune of 18th inst. 1t is
an able Englishmen writing remember
n thirty-seven years ago:
Looking at the question in a broad
er point of view, in one which regards
future ages rather han the present
time, one a hardly refrain from re-
Jolclng at any event which will tend
to bring about hat Which in itself is
50 desirable. y = + There must be
some stage in misgovernment which
Will Justify the interference of byStand-
ing nations, in the name of humanity.
That rule in life which forbids a man
to ONE between a husband and a wife
is a good rule. But, nevertheless, who
can stand by quiescent and see a brute
half murder the poor woman whom he
should protect? On the whole,
I cannot see how Englishmen can re-
frain from sympathizing with the de-
sire of the United States to become pos
sessed of this fertile island. y = x
LOtL, dUONe dIl CIlIuSS, II DcllOutS Us u
rid ourselves of the jealousy which [
fear we too often feel toward American
pretensiOn. # Jonathan is be
coming bumptious, no doubt. q =
And are the Americans the first bump
tiOus people On record? Has no other
nation assumed itself to be in advance
of the world; to be the apostle of pro-
gress, the fountain of liberty, the rock
spring of manly work? If the Ameri-
cans We're not bumptious, how unlike
would they be to the parent that bore
them! " = Il My best wish for the
island is hat it may speedily be reck-
oued among the annexations OF the
United States"
The Messenger lately gave most in
teresting extract from Mrs. Sher-
woods most entertaining article on
her visit about 1852, to Havana. we
have read lately a part of Mr.. Froude's
views OF the beauty of Havana. They
both write of the bad government. 1t
is no better now. MIR. TrOllope ound
it bad. Cuba ought of right to be free
and independent.
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ARBOR DAY All RED SPRINGS.
The Female Seminary Gives its Friend.
a Fine Entertainment-Red Springs
Rapid GrOwth-Matters warlike aud
Otherwise.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., May IA.
There was a large gathering a. Red
Springs yesterday afternoon, the sur
rounding country contributing hum
dreds of visitors, and Mr.. J. A. King
running a full special train from Fay
e%tteville.
The exercises were beautiful and en-
tertaining. beginning at 4:3O o'clock
with ivey and tree planting, accompan-
led by addresses by the principal, Rev.
G. E. Vardell, INC Misses jamie Nc
Callum, Thyra Lucas and Margaret
Morgan; poeH.S - Misses Lucas end
Livermore, and prophecies by Misses
McArtan and Robinson-all attesting
that boastful man is not alone endowed
with the gifts of elOquence, rich i'm
agery and poetic fire. The programme
was further enriched by sweet songs
and odes.
At $50 o'clock p. M, under the eff
cient supervision of DR.. J. E. Belts, of
Fayetteville, the "Old Folks Concert"
was given, the fair girls robed in the
quaint costumes Of gone-by days, and
the men in knee breeches, embroidered
waistcoats, etc. There was no end of
fun throughout, with some sweet melo-
dies Of Olden times, and the audience
thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
The commencement exercises of the
seminary take place week after next,
the baccalaureate sermon to be de-
livered by Rev. Mr.. Little, of Neck
lenburg county. The session of 1897-'9S
has been eminently satisfactory, and
excellent results have been accomplish
ed. There are between eighty and nine
ty boarding pupils, with a total at
tndance of 1856.
The erection of new houses and the
opening Of new stores in Red Springs
are daily occurrences, ceasing to sur
prise it's good people, though they point
the visitor to their multiplying evil
dences of thrift with commemorate
pride. Well informed citizens yester-
day assured your correspondent that
the population of the town is very
nearly if not quite 1000.
| Mr.. S. H. MacRae, a young lawyer
of prominence at the Fayetteville bar,
has received the appointment Of ad-
jutant of Colonel Burgwyn's Second
regiment, and viii leave for his post
| OF duty tomorrow. Mr.. A. H. Slocumb.
Jr.. will be made sergeant in either
| Captain Cobb's of Captain J.. n. Hollis
company. Train loads OF military
| stores passed through here on the At
lantic Coast Line railroad today, the
cars labeled "Rush-for Tampa" e..
I The weekly wage account for truck
| and fruit pickers at Myrtle Hill" Mr..
| S. H. Strange, manager, is as large as
was paid out by all the truckers around
| Fayetteville five years ago-and he is
| but one Of many large shippers. His
| w crop has been very large.
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INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING
THE UNIVERSITY OF N. c.

For the purpose of correcting n or
two errors and omissions we consider
briefly the April number of 1.-THE Uni
versity Record" We learn that sos
students have matriculated during the
present session, of these 377 are aca-
demic. North Carolina has ATT, II from
sylvania, and South Carolina, three
from Tennessee, two from Georgia and
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The American Wounded.

Copyright by Associated Press.
Puetra Plata, Dominican Republic, May
15.-All the wounded of the United States
feet are doing we'll. There has been no
firing by our warships since the bonn
of the forts at San Juan de
Porto Rico. The Spanish torpedo gun
boat Terror is being locked at Fort de
France, island of Martinique.
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lightning struck the barn of the iata
George w. Hinchey. near Union church.
Wilkes county. a few days ago. Tue
horse IN the stable was killed and the
barn Set on fire. The loss is estimated
at about $50, with no insurance.. About
eight years ago. lightning killed a splen-
did mule in the same stables in which
this horse was killed,
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A few weeks ago while Henry kesler
a. young man who lives in Rowan coun-
ty, was escorting a lady friend home
from church., seevral youths assaulted
them, frightening Kesler so that hi
mind. which was regarded as weak, en-.
tirely gave way. He will be taken to shs
asylum at Morganton.
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Slim Sided Convention.
(Special TO The MESSENGER.

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., May 15.-At the John
son county popuhst convention yester.
day only seven we're present. The sen.
timent was for fusion with b repuo-
leans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17

A prisoner must be deeply interested
in the testimony OF a witness wien he
hangs on bis words.
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Obscurity has its charms for the mar
who is compelled TO associate with ia
NOUS people.