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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
A Ferry From Tampa 10 Havana

A Tampa (FIa.) correspondent of the
Jacksonville Times-UniOn writes: 1t
may seem rather strange to speak of a
ferry etwee Port Tampa and Ha-
vana, to carry loaded freight cars, but
there has has been some earnest con-
sideration of this subject. In fact, the
matter is attracting attention This in
formation comes from a gentleman
who knows what he is talking about,
and in speaking of it he said the sub
iect was one not beyond the range of
probabilities. The idea is to build
suitable racks at both ends and load
cars in Havana with fruits and per-
iShable goods, run them on the big fer
ry boat, and then C away across the
gulf to Port Tampa, run them on the
tracks and then away to northern des-
tinations. 1t is calculated that a ferry
BOAT can be run that will carry a fuil
train of loaded freight cars When
they reach Port Tampa ten hours OF
unloading can be saved. This is val
liable in the shipments of fruit, and
was the first thing to attract the at
tention of those w h nave been looking
into the feasibility of the matter. Be
sides the time saved it costs consider
able money to take a cargo from a
bOat and load it on a waiting train, no
matter how superior the dock facili-
ties are. The question of the dead
weight of the freight cars has been the
only stumbling block in the way of the
plan. However, a we'll known trans
p~OrtatiOn man says he believes that II
can be shown that the saving in time
| and money in the loading and unload
ing will offset the expense OF this deao
weight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22

success. which means a few Offices for
them, but certain destruction OF the
lives and best interests OF the masses?
Is this enthusiasm honorable that sac
rifces the masses for the few
Mr.. Editor. you must have noticed
that in these late unpleasant things the
usual result obtained: the unsuspect-
ing poor negroes were killed. but the
smart negroes came off the ~victors, as
also did their white allies, who did not
help when trouble came. Those Will
mington negroes could have been saved
and their leaders should have saved
them by yielding TO the inevitable in
time and reported back in time that ali
was well.
L a give u~nsuspecting negroes this
advice, and that is, lat they viii find
they can make better bargains for
themselves looking TO their W inter-
ests than any combines seeking Of
fee can MAKE for them. and it will
prove far more healthy. The negroes
Of North Carolina have lost forever
along the lines previously followed. 1t
is TO be hoped that there Will be no
acknowledgements nor occasion for IL.
The whites want control. and are going
TO have it, Make peace with them,
and go along with them, obtaining the
very best terms you can. This we
must do all over the south. Do this
VISA NASs Want III
threats of preparations for 1900: let the
white people manage it; it is best for
you. Your votes decided it in Ken
lucky, Maryland and Tennessee. but
you know but little of politics and can
not afford it, for you know that the
more important the negro element is
the more trouble he gets into: that is
why he is best off in places where his
strength is small and worse off in the
black districts, for statistics show that
IN the black districts the white man
owns 80 per cent of the lands occupied
by the negro. and the negro illiteracy is
greatest.
1t is regretted that bloOdshed was re-
sorted to to end the negro's political
Importance in North Carolina, and as
1t is now said to be ended. the writer
hopes the white people will take the
negroes into their confidence and cause
them to cOnfide in them for the good of
all concerned, but for heavens sake
look for no outside help. Poor Baker
was promised protection, and got it
not, and his family is on their own re-
sources, he and other members of his
family being now in their graves.
The national government has gone it's
limit in our interests, and We are
turned over to the states for every
thing. Let US fall IN and be with them
for it is suicide to continue opposing
them.
I challenge any negro champion or
anybody for him, to give better advice
than the foregoing. under all the cir
c~umstances. The state governments
cannot injure US. nor will it profit them
any to do so, and we should hence
forth give them no occasion to do
otherwise than foster our best inter
ests, after we have deferred to them
in all questions Of rule and govern
ment. This I submit for the consider
alton of all concerned.
J. N. JOHNSON.
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NAVAL STORES.
DEATH WARRANT SIGNED
For n Wake County Nurdcrcr-Fcderal
Prisoners Refuse To Eat ar Work.
Death Of hrs. Paul n. Fatson
Especial TO The Messenger

Especial TO The Messenger
Raleigh, n. c.. November 19.-Gov-
ernor Russell issues his warrant for
the execution here January 18th of
Jim Chavis, alias Booker, who two
years ago murdered Mahalia White.
colored, near Raleigh.
Twenty-eight federal prisoners In
the penitentiary here today refused TO
eat or work. They are placed in close
confinement and on bread and water.
The state charters the Greensboro
Iron Company, capital S1S5, 900. 1t will
smelt iron and operate coal mines and
railways.
Mrs. Annie Faison, of Raleigh. relict
Of Colonel Paul +. Faison. died al
Hickory today. She was a daughter
of the late Hon. George L. Badger.
Her husband died two years ago while
IN Indian agent in Indian territory.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
Death of a Good Woman

The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Joanna Mann. widow of the late Mr..
l.. H. Mann, was telegraphed to the
family here yesterday evening from
Raleigh, where she passed way yes
terday afternoon. Her remains will be
sent here for interment in Bellevue
cemetery and the funeral will take
place at Fifth Street M. F.. church,
but as yet the hour cannot be an
nOunCed.
Mrs. Mann was born in SWansbOro.
Onslow county, N. c., and was aged so
years. She leaves five children-Mrs.
II. w. Howell, of this city, Mr.. J. l..
Mann, of Washington, D. c., and
Messrs. w. E.. Mann, S. L. Mann and
Miss Geneva J. Mann, all of Winning
ton. The deceased lady was Tor years
a consistent member of Fifth Street
NJ. E. church, was a member and work
err in the Ladies' Aid Society, and was
a good Christian woman Deep sym
pathy is felt for the ones who are be-
reayed by her DEATH
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
A Sure Sign of CrOun

Hoarseness in a child that is subject
to Group is a sure indication Of the ap-
roach Of the disease. If Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy is given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough has appeared,
it will prevent the attack. Many moth
ers who LAY croupy children always
keep this remedy at hand and find
that it saves them much trouble and
worry. 1t can always be depended upon
and is pleasant to take. For sale by
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
Captain CraighfIl,s Denial

Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 10, 1898.
Editors Messenger:
In reply to the articles in yesterday
mornings daily papers referring to the
discharge by Captain w. E. Craighill
of the men employed at the govern
ment yard in this city, under the head
lines of AN Erroneous Report and
THE Charge Refuted," denying that
there was any discrimination, we must
say that they are correct wherein it is
stated that negroes have not been en-
ployed in the places Of white men. We
the undersigned carpenters, caulkers
and employees, who have been working
for the United States government en-
gineer department in this city, wish
to give the following facts to allow the
community to judge for themselves
who is in the right and who is in the
wrong in this matter, and if a reply is
written to this we will give other facts
which are in our possession and which
we withhold at present.
On November 10th, the day of the
riot, Mr.. Greenberg went to overseer
| Robbins and asked him for leave to go
+! home to protect his family, which he
, granted, telling him that he hoped some
black negro would dose you fellows.
He also said to Mr.. J. NJ Chadwick that
he hoped the negroes wOuld kill the
| last damn white ma that went there.
| That we in a submissive way returned
to work the following morning, ready
to begin our labOrS as if nothing had
| happened, but found no overseer and
no one to work under. We returned
| again at 1 o'clock and offered to work
| but found no BOSS" therefore taking
| into consideration the feelings of Mr..
| Robin towards the men and finding
| him absent on two occasions when we
! offered to work, We decided as a body
to work no longer under Mr.. Robbins
unless he made an apology to US.
We were knocked off, and on Monday
Mr.. Humphrey put us to work again.
When on Tuesday morning Captain
Craighill came to the yard, he sent for
us individually and after asking each
man if he would work under Robbins
and if there was any trouble, we re-
piled that after he (RObbins) made
such a statement we preferred not to
work under him any longer unless he
a~pologized for remarks he made. Upon
this reply he dismissed us, showing
plainly thai We were not discharged.
as Captain Craighill says, for economic
reasons
There was only one negro carpenter
dismissed and ten white democrats.
A rush job was on the yard at the
works and it shows plainly that our
trouble was altogether on account OF
the remark made against white men
by Mr.. Robbins and our going home on
the day of the riot to protect our homes
and families. Was this discrimination
(Signed) w. r. LINDSTROM,
PAUL P. GREENBERG,
CHAS. P. DRIVER,
r. R.. HOBBS.
J. NJ. CHADWICK.
RICHARD McCABE,
EBIN HORTON.
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There Is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced IL a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to ure with local treat
ment, pronounced IL incurable. Science
has proven catarrh TO be a constitu-
tiona disease, and, therefore. requires
constitutional treatment. Hairs Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by r. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on h market. II
Is taken internally I'm doses from 10
drops to a t~easpoonfui. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucou surfaces
Of the system. They offer n hundred
dollars for any case IL falls to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address.
r. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. ..
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22

We sincerely regret to chronicle the
death of that highly esteemed young
WilmingtOnian, Mr.. Percy V. Alder
man. After an illness of six months
he passed away last night at 10 O'Clock
at his home in this city.
The deceased was a son Of Mr.. Geo.
F. and Mrs. Mary Alderman, and was
in the 18th year Of his & In April
1893 he married Miss Rena Harris, Of
years and a half old survive him. The
bereaved young wife has a large cir
Gle Of friends and acquaintances who
deeply sympathize with her in her sad
loss.
Mr.. Alderman vas formerly employ
ed in the auditing department of III
Atlantic COast Line. He was a member
of Wilmington Council, order of Chosen
Friends, and was a member and secre-
tary of the Second Regiment band, of
this city. For many years he has been
q communicate of st. James Episco-
pal church, and the services for the
burial of the dead will be said over
the remains at that church his af-
teTnoOn at $3.50 o'clock.
In this mornings Messenger, Presi-
dent James w. Monroe, of the Second
Regiment band, gives notice to the
members Of the band to assemble at
their band room at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, in full uniform and with in
struments, to attend the funeral. The
interment Will take place at Oakdale
cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22

Charleston. $. @, November ia
special TO the News and Courier from
Georgetown says: Captain Robley d.
Evans. Captain s. NJ. Ackley. General
Arson MeCook, and Mr.. and Mrs. O.
:. McAlpine arrived In the city this
morning at $50 O'Clock on a special
train owe the Georgetown and West
ern railroad and boarded h govern
mont launch Water Lily. which was In
waiting for them and proceeded down
60 the Murphy island shooting pre-
serves on khe Santee, where they VIII
be the guests OF the club. Ex-Presi-
LEM Cleveland, and Commodore f. G..
Benedict are expected here in the
morning in the latter's yacht Oneida.
from New York 10 join the party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
The North Carolina Conference

The North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church South,
will hold its annual session at Eliza
beth City, beginning on Tuesday OF
next week. November 30th. The dele
gates to the conference from the Will
mington district are Messrs. J.. S.
Punches, of this city, J. B. Schulken,
of Whiteville, Frank Thompson, OF
jacksonville. and j. E. Durham, OF
Rocky Point.
Mr.. w. E. Springer and Col. Roger
Moore, of this city. will attend the
conference, the former as a member OF
the Joint board Of finance n the lat
ter as a member Of the mission board.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22

| s32c: No. 2 oats. 2sxc: No. = white.
29LG29%c: No. 3 white, 27ks SIC:
! mess pork. per bbl.. E.S5a7.so: lard.
per 100 lbs. s4e5G4.s1h: short ribs
sides. loose. s4.e5G4-s5: dry sailed
shoulders. boxed, s.s1AG4-5o; short
clear sides. boxed. s4So74so: whiskey,
dis;illers' finished goods. per gallon,
Si.25.
New York. November 1s.-Flour
quiet and about steady. Winter pat
ents. s3.e512so.
wheat-Spot steady: No. . red 7sc.
Options opened steady and experienced
a slight advance on the jump I'm corn
together with large c,earances md
continental buying; closed unchanged
to &c lower: sales included No. 2 red
March close at axe: May closed at
slc: December closed 1T 13Lc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. . SsAc. OPP
lions strong and active. influenced by
higher cables, wet weather and light
receipts. December closed nc net
higher: May closed at $3.50: December
closed at 3S1c.
o~ats-spot firm; No. . soc. Options
duh and featureless. May closed at
2sLc bid.
Lard-steady; western steamed clos
ed at S5.l5; city at S4a0: November
s5.2e nominal; refined quiet.
Pork-Ffrm; mess sS-5na9o0: short
clear $40. 15Gl2.50; family slloo4lI50.
Eggs-Ffrm: state and Pennsylvania
24k125c; western fresh 23iac; south
ern 20Gi2ec.
Petroleum-ouiet: reined New York
$3.50: Philadelphia and BaltimoreS7 20:
do in bulk s4.30.
Rice-Firm: domestic fair 10 extra.
4&I5c; Japan Sc.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices to 5 points decline. rul-
ed inactive with weak undcrtonc, but
narrow changes, In absence Of outside
speculation and following lower cables
from Rio. Santos and Hamburg: SELL
ing arrested by still smaller move
ment in Brazil. and Indifference OF To-
cal spot holders; closed with price I'M
changed; sales ALSO bags. including
December at s5.S5: January at S5.45.
Spot coffee-Rio dull but steady. No.
Z invoice csc; No. Z jobbing csc: mild
quiet and steady; q SIl5c:
sales moderate, jobbinG trade only.
Sugar-Raw strong and held Lice
higher. fair refining &c. centrifugal.
90 test, 4Lc; graduated sugar 3Ac; re-
fined quiet; mould \ Sac; g~ranulated
sac.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin. strained. common,
To good. sl45d1.50. Turpentine quiet
at 34hG37Ac.
Observation-Disclosures firm at Sac:
sales none. Rosin unchanged; sales
none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
35Ac; sales So; receipts 90. Rosin firm
and unchanged; sales 1858; receipts
3,1SS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
From New Zealand

Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
I am very pleased to state that since
I took the agency of Chamberlain's
medicines the sale has been very large,
more especially of the Cough Remedy.
In two years I have sold more of his
particular remedy than of all other
makes of the previous five years. AS
to it's efficacy, I have been informed by
scores of persons of the good results
they have received from it and know
it's value from the use of it in my own
household. 1t is SO pleasant to take
that we have to place the bittle beyond
the reach of the children.
E. J. SCANTLEBURY.
For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Newly Elected Magistrates Must DUAL.
ify at Once or Governor Russell May
Their Successors

The News and Observer of yesterday
says the new election law requires all
the recently elected justices of the
peace to qualify before December LIST. If
they do not qualify by that time their
Offices will be declared vacant and
Governor Russell will make appoint
ments to fiji any vacancies.
Notice had been given the justices in
Wilmington to qualify on the first Mon
day in December, but when it become
known that the law required them to
qualify before the 1st of December, no.
tees were sent out yesterday to all
justices Of the peace elect in New
Hanover county to qualify at once.
Some Of the newly elected justices
in the city qualified yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
The Cape Fear and Yadkfn Valley
Railroad

The Railroad Gazette of November
18th, y
Several months ago the United
States circuit court of North Carolina
decided that this property must be
old as a whole, and that the proceeds
be diveded as follows: To the A di-
vision b~ondholders q, SOC, 900 ortstand-
ing,) So per cent; to 3 bondholders
C$754,OOO outstanding,) 10 per cent;
to c bondholders $500, 900 outstand-
ing), 1876 per cent, and to branch lines
GA per If the road were sold for
$1,000, OOO, the upset price, not much
would be left, OF this basis, for the B
and G bOndholders, so the Baltimore
committee has made arrangements to
pay a price for the road commensurate
with the value of the B and c bonds,
under it's plan Of reorganization, or
else to compel other buyers to pay a
price which would yield satisfactory
results to these b~ondholders. The
New York committee, which has at
tempted to force a sale of the road by
divisions, has appealed the case to the
supreme court, but IS reported to be
willing to withdraw the suit and let
49, NoAiC ~ d dlC IL pan
of reorganization of the Baltimore COM
mittee is to issue s3,400, 900 first mort
gage 4 per cen bonds, 81, 700,0-J first
preferred, 100000 second preferred
n $4,000 0 common stock. The A
division b~ondholders would receive 100
per cent. in new 4 per cent. bonds, and
S40O preferred stock for each 81, 900
bond. The B and c bondholders would
receive Is per cent. in the new As and
$500 in preferred stock for each 81, 900
bond. 1t was supposed to issue $500, 900
Of prior lien bonds to pay off claims
prior to the mortgage, but under the
receivership funds have been accumu-
lated sufficient to pay these claims.
The Baltimore committee some time
ago made arrangements with the Sea-
board Air Line to lease the property,
guaranteeing interest on bonds etc.
1t is stated that the New York commit
tee has made an agreement with the
Southern to buy the property, and a
contest has been on between the two
systems to obtain it's possession. The
road went into the hands of receivers
March 81, 1894. 1t extends from Will
mingtOn, n. c., to Mt. Airy, 24S miles,
with several branches. MAY 10, p.
349.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
Snain,s Greatest Need

Mr.. r. P. Olivia, Of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters in Aiken, s. {. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the
back of his head. On using Electric
Bitters. Americas greatest Blood and
Nerve Remedy, all pain soon left him.
He says his grand medicine is what
h. country needs. All America knows
that it cures liver and kidney trouble,
p~urifes the blood. up the stom-
ach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim,
vigor and new life into every muscle,
nerve and organ Of the body. If weak,
tired or ailing you need it. Every bot
tie guaranteed, only so cents. Sold by
Il. r. Rellamv. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
Mr. Rrenner's Suit Against the kirk

The Messengers Raleigh correspond
ent writes as follows under, date of
yesterday:
Judge Purnell, of the United States
district court today rendered his de-
cisiOn in the admiralty case of August
H. Bremen agent against the British
steamship Kirkhill at Wilmington.
The agent wished to store cotton in
the alleyways and on the deck. The
master refused if this were done to give
a clean" bill of lading. An act Of 1898
requires a master, under $4,000 pen
atty, to sign a bill of lading but pro-
habits his inserting anything which
shall excuse negligence, want of sea-
menship etc. Judge Purnell says there is
great danger in blanket" contracts.
He dismisses the libel and taxes Mr..
Bremen with the costs"
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EEIGSS SdAAS Nay AdSA year. 9~-C-
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine steady; machine
barrels 35c: country barrels 34isc.
Rosin-Nothing doing.
Tar-Steady at s1.15.
Crude turpentine firm at s125 and
sLe0.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
~turpentine SOC and 29l2c; rosin Sis
and s1-20: tar Sizes; crude turpentine
$40 n sI.90.
Receipts today-12 casks spirits tur-
pentine. 41e barrels rosin. Il barrels
tar. 80 barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts TO same day last year-l67
casks spirits turpentine, 1884 barrels
rosin. 2s2 barrels tar, - barrels crude
t~urpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-s5c.
Rice-Lowlands, 90c to s1.10; upland,
Csc to soc, on basis OF IS pounds TO
bushel.
Corn-53 to SIC.
Corn meal-50hc.
Cow Peas-90c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 10 to
lie; shoulders, Ga to &c; sides, s TO
shc.
Chickens-Firm; spring 10 to 1Sc,
Eggs-Slow at lac.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch, hearts
n saps, $1.50G2.10; six inch, s2.504
$50.
Timber at $500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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One Democrat and One Fusionist
Elected
Especial TO The Messenger

IoptCIdI 70 HE MtSStNBeT.D
Clinton, n. c., November 19.-The
official vote Of the Fourteenth senator
ial district was not canvassed until
today on account of the failure OF Har-
nett county to meet the sheriffs OF
Sampson and Bladen yesterday. The
count shows that Mr.. J. w. S. Robin
son, democrat was elected by q major
ity. and F. NJ. White, fusionist, by "a
Sampson. The vote was very close In
the district.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-22
Some Raleigh democratic t%ranspar-

Some Ralelgh demOcratlc Irdnspdr-
encies in the procession as given by
the News and Observer: 1T is a hard
pill, governor, but shut your eyes and
swallow it," Pie counters to rent.
Apply to republican headquarters"
There is a hot time coming. Mr.. Rus
SELL" They have been weighed and
found wanting-an Office"
Salisbury Sun: 1T. is no doubt q
certainty that the Yadkin river is to
be harnessed," said a gentleman who
is in a position to know what is go
ing on. 1t is a So, 000, 900 job and when
the system is complete Salisbury and
other towns in this part Of the. state
will be lighted up with electricity
from the plant and it will be the power
that will run a large number OF the
manufacturing establishments in this
section.
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Framed the Messenger

One of our citizens and probably
more than one has had the Messen-
gers special ace conflict edition
framed. Messrs. c.. w. Yates & Co.,
enclosed this historic paper in a neat
frame with glass on both sides, so the
paper can be read by turning the frame
over. Years from now this paper, de-
failing one of the most stirring events
in the history of Wilmington, will be
q great curiosity.