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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12
NORTH CAROLINA BANK
Hold Their Annual Convention in
Observation-Disclosures Discussed ester

day.
Charlotte, N. c., August 1O.-The
North Carolina Bankers Association
is holding it's second annual cOnven-
ton here today. Prominent bankers
are here from all over the state.
h morning session today was
opened by a cordial address of well
come by James A. Bell, of this city,
which was responded to by Joseph G..
Brown, president of the Citizens Ma
tional bank, of Raleigh. Thomas H.
Battle, president of the Bank of
Rocky Mount, made his annual address
as president of the association.
At the afternoon session, j. w. Nor
wood, president of the Atlantic Ma
tional bank, of Wilmington, read a
paper on the subject: why Should
the North Carolina Banking Associa-
ton be Maintained?"
William B. Blair, vice president OF
the Peoples National bank, of Win
ston, discussed Banks of ISSUE
uniformity in Collection Charges
and How it May be Accomplished
was the theme of the paper presented
by John H. Miller, Jr., cashier of the
Merchants and Farmers National
bank, of Charlotte.
What Banking Legislation is Need
ed by U.s." was discussed by Thomas
A. Green, president of the Citizens
bank, of New Bern.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12
IN CLOSE QUARTERS
A Fire on the Uncas While Loaded
With AmmunitiOn-Under Fire From
a Spanish Battery.

Key West, Fla, August 10.-The tug
Brainerd, reached here this morning
after an exciting fortnight of blockade
duty on the north Cuban coast.
On this trip, the Uncas put ashore
all her expedition for Gomez and had
a dangerous fire in her hold, just above
the magazine. In spite of all this she
looked none the worse when she steam
ed into Key West harbor today for
more coal and provisions.
When the Uncas left here two weeks
mez's staff, with six other Cubans and
500 Remington carbines and ammuni-
ton for the insurgent commanders
forces. The next morning an over
turned cookstove in the fo~recastle
started a fire. The Uncas wa then
only two or three miles off Havana, al
most in range Of the enemy's guns. AT
ter ex~tinguishing the fire by chopping
away the woodwork the tug proceeded
to Cay Confites, near Caibarien, where
she put her little Cuban party shore
without encountering a Spaniard.
1t was while lying off Matanzas, a
day or two ago., the Uncas was fired
upon. She was within two miles of the
shore when, without any warning, the
sand battery of 6-inch guns began tC
throw shells at her. Fully twenty OF
the missiles fell around the tug within
a radius of 100 yards before she could
get out of range. AS she steamed
away the Uncas returned the fire with
her three forward and after 6-pOu1d-
erS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12
Conspiracy to Steal and Smugle

New York, August 9.-Further evil
dence of the conspiracy among some
of the officers of the White Star Line
steamer Britannia to stealand smuggle
was reported to the chief Of police of
Jersey City today. In the rooms of
the Third Officer John Kynaston, who
is under arrest here, and First Off
Ger J.. w. Jago. the first officer who
disappeared after the arrest of Kynas-
ton on Friday last, were found three
receipts for registered packages mall
ed on Friday in New York. These
packages were sent by Jago to Lon
don on the Cunard Line steamer
Etruria, due in London next Friday.
1t is believed that they contained
money and valuable stolen from the
Britannia during her trip over. The
Britannia arrived in New York on
Friday and the packages were posted
in New York shortly afterward.
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Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Mount Olive, N. c., August 10.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Mount Olive, N. c., August 10.
Mr.. w. P. Rose the clever contrac-
tor from Wilson, N. c., has complet-
ed the brick work on MI. j. D. Aaron's
three brick stores and has also COM
p1eted the brick work on Mr.. H. J.
Pope's two-story brick building and
he is pushing the wood work On them
now as fast as possible. He expects to
have the four stores completed by
October LIST. When they are complet-
ed they will add greatly to the ap-
pearance of Front street.
Mr.. C. T. Butler, Of Clinton, N. c.,
has a contract for two brick stores,
one a two-story building for Mr.. G. B.
Hatch and the other a one-story
building for Mr.. B. H. Hatch. Mr.
Butler is now breaking ground for
Mr.. C. B. Hatch's store and expects
to begin to lay brick next Monday.
We expect to have still more brick
stores than these in a very short time
Rev. j. D. Johnson is conducting
series of meetings at Smith Chapel
church this week.
I regret to announce that Mrs. J. F
Sasser is critically i'll with typhoid
fever.
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MOTIvE FOR THE CRIME.
August Gram Crop Report

Washington. August i0.-The August
report Of the statistican OF the de-
partment OF agriculture shows the
following average conditions on August
LIST: Corn 81. spring rye s3.T. barley
7s.3, spring wheat ss.5. oats s42, buck
wheat ST.. Irish potatoes $50. The
condition OF corn 81. is S.5 points lower
than last month. IS points higher than
on August /. 1897. but 3 points lower
han on August I. 1896. n 8 OF n
point below the August average for
the las ten years
The condition OF spring wheat. %. &.
is Is points higher than last month,
9.S points obeve the average on August
], 1897. lis points above that for Au-
gust !. 1896. and l3.5 points above the
August average for the last ten years.
The average condition OF ats is s4.s,
as compared with 92.s on July I. SO,
on August 1. 1897; TT.3 on August I.
1926; n S3.7 the August average for
the last ten years. The pruportian OF
the oats crop OF last year still In the
hands OF farmers is estimated at So
per cent. as compared with Io.l per
cent OF the crop OF 1896 in farmers
hands n yea ago.
Preliminary returns indicate a re-
duction of SIS per cent. in the acreage
in buckwheat as compared with last
year. The condition OF bu~ckwheat Is
So. against 949 on August /. 1897.
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Italy,s U1timatum to Colombia

Colon, Colombia, August 10, (Via
Galveston, Texas.)-It is learned from
a reliable source that the Italian I'LL
timatum demanding the payment of
the Cerruti claim expires during the
evening of August 18th. Anxiety as
to the ultimate action of the new vice
president, Senior Marroquin, who was
inaugurated last Sunday (the ami
versary of the battle of Boyaca) and
his cabinet, is daily increasing.
It is reported that the Italian war
ship Carlo Alberto is at Curacao.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

Newport News. Va, August 10.-Af-
ter going board the transport OLDHAM
this morning. Colonel Culver, COM
handing the Fifth Illinois regiment.
received orders late this afternoon to
disembark his men and await further
orders. The order created consider
able disappointment among the men,
but they left the ship like soldiers. say
ing that Notwithstanding IL was the
third time they had been disappointed.
they would bear il like men. Tonight
the troops are camped about the city.
The ships cargo OF provisions remains
intact, but she may be ordered to dis
charge II at any moment. There Is
at least a ton of mail at the ~postofice
that is to be sent to Porto Rico on the
OLDHAM. 1t is not thought that the
Fifth Illinois regiment will embark for
Porto Rico shortly, though Colonel
Culver Is awaiting orders TO return to
t transport and is holding his men
in readiness. One of the causes as
signed for the delay is the strike OF
the Obdam's engineers for their pay.
The engineers are mostly foreigners
and are not enlisted men. It is under
stood that they will be paid of tomor-
row. 1t was stated tonight that or
ders Were sent to the Virginia capes to-
day to signal the transport Alamo,
with General Fred Il. Grant and six
companies OF the First Kentucky regi-
ment on board, to turn back, but IL il
thought the steamer passed out before
the orders were received. The Alamo
sailed today at daybreak.
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Delay I'm K~mbarkadon OF the Third
lmmunes.

Washington, August 10.-The third
regiment OF immunes. commanded by
Colonel Ray, are at Savannah. II
was expected that they would sail for
Santiago early this week. but a break
age in the machinery Of one OF the
transports has delayed the expedition.
Senator Bacon protested against send
ing the regiment to Santiago. saying
that they were not immunes, but the
war department held that they had
enlisted as such and would be sent To
Cuba in accordance with their enlist
ment
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Copyright by Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, August 10, 10 p.
m~.-Lieutenant Colonel Jane, Of Gen
eral Calixto Garcia's staff, has just ar
rived from the front with dispatches
announcing the occupation of Gibara,
on the north coast of the province of
Santiago de Cuba, by General Garcia's
troops.
Gibara was evacuated by the Span
iards. They left 1000 sick and wound
ed, who are being taken care of by the
Cuban commander.
General Garcia, with 5000 troops, is
besieging Holguin, now occupied by
the Spanish General Lugue, whose sur
render has been demanded.
Cavite, Manila bay, August 8, via
Hong Kong, August 9.-CDelayed in
transmission.)-The Americans are
Disguised with the d of Agui-
naldo, the insurgent leader, whose
power is weakening, owing to the fact
that the Filippinos are realizing the
unsubstantiality of his promises. Two
insurgent steamers are now in Manila
bay provisioning, in order to insure
Aguinaldo's escape, if necessary.
The American field hospital worked
splendidly, under a CALLING fire, at the
battle of Malate and the remarkable
courage and steadiness Of all ranks,
regulars and volunteers, caused Gen
eral Greene to officially hank the
troops.
The Spaniards used u and
Remington rifles with brass coated
bullets.
JAPAN'S OFFER TO THE PHILIP
PINES.
London, August 1.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
"A delegation from the Philippine
junta has informed United States Con
sui Wildman here that certain officers
of the Japanese cruisers MatsuShlma
and TakaSaga, which have since gone
from Manila, had a conference with the
junta last Saturday, in the course OF
which they asserted that they were
authorized by the Japanese govern
ment to offer to supply General Agul-
naIdo with arms and
gratis in the event of America aban'
doning the Philippines and the lnsur'
gents wishing to fight for independ
ence. The junta did not reply to the
offer the japanese will repeat Il
to General Aguinaldo on their arrlVa
at Manila.
A SPANISH SCHOONER CAPTURED
Key West, Fla, August 1O.-The aux
binary gunboat Hornet arrived her.
this afternoon with the Spanish two
masted schooner Silva Maria, captured
while running from Batabano to tn
Isle of Pines for food. The Silva Maris
carried six men,, but no cargo.
This afternoon Commodore RemeS
received orders from Washington q
release the steamer T~abasqueno, cap
tured by the gunboat Hawk, Wnii'
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Italy and Colombia

London, August 9.-The Rome cor
respondent of The Times denying the
rumor hat the Italian cabinet coun-
ell has decided to SEND additional men
of-war to Colombia in connection with
the Cerutti claim, says: ITALY would
prefer Colombia not to court need
less humiliation; but unless I am total
ly misinformed, the government will
maintain the instruction already given
to Admiral Cardinal"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

Montgomery. Ala, August ~lO.-Judge
Richardson has Withdrawn from the
race for congress against General
Wheeler in the Eighth district. The
Fourth district congressional
ton. which has been dead locked for
two days. today adjourned to meet I'm
Admission on the 18th. Their were 223
ballots without a choice
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Many Typhoid Patients at Fort Mo.
1PheFAOn.

Atlanta, Ga, August 1o.-Five pri-
Yates, all volunteers, died today of ty-
phoid fever in the general hospital at
Fort Mcpherson. There are now Ola
patients in the big hospital here. OF
these 400 are suffering from typhoid
fever. Tampa has sent $50 typhoid pa
tents, 158 came from Chickamauga
and LEO from Eernandina-
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Train over = Fifty Foot Embark
ment.

Richmond, Va, August 10.-NeAr
Pennington this state. last night a
westbound passenger train on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad went
down a ffty-foot fill. There were
about thirty persons on the tain. All
we're more n less hurt except the
fireman and engineer, but. no one was
killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

Madrid, August 10.-An official dis
patch received here from San Juan de
Porto Rico says:
American forces returning from
Guanamo attacked the heights Of Gu
amani. A guerilla force under Major
Cervera kept up a continuous fire for
an hour and held the position, the en-
emy's attack being ultimately repuls-
ed. We suffered no loss. The enemy's
LOSSES are not known.
The village of Gamao has been at
tackled by a largely superior force and
had to be abandoned. Our troops are
~retreating. "MACIAS."
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SPANIARDS ROUTED
Driven Out Of Coamo With the Loss OF Sew
eral Officers and Soldiers Killed
NOW STRONGLY ENTREyCHED

AT H'er four Miles Back".General Garcia Captures Gibara and Be
seges Hogiun--The Army Department of Santiago Formed.A
Spanish Schooner Captured-.AguinaIdo Losing Power.
Japan Offers to Aid the Philippines in Case of With.
drawal of the United States..spaniards Us.
ing Brass.Coated Bullets.
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LlNCH|NGS AND SUICIDE
Swift RetributiOn for a
Murder
The ORR ASSASSINATION

Followed by the Lynehing OF Five Ne.
groes. the Suicide In Sail Of Mrs. Orr
Orr Wakes . Partial Confession After
Taking Pofson-The object Of the As.
sa~ssination O0aeer. Searching for
Miss Morris.
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PLY but a short time. Orr prospered
and vas considered wealthy at the time
OF his death. His life was insured for
$4,000.
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
IL appears from letters received by
Mrs. CIR in the name OF her cook.
Rilla Weaver. through whom all the
correspondence was conducted, that
Mrs. Orr ana Rachael Morris were TO
remain here until Mr.. Orr's insurance
money was collected and then go to
New York where they were to meet
two men and form a theatrical COM
pany. Mrs. Orr was also fn CORE
spondence with other men. 4,
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Copyright by Associated Press.)

Copyright by Associated Press.)
COamO, Porto Rico, August 9, II
Noon, via st. Thomas, D. w. I.-Gen-
eral Wilson, captured the town Of CO.
amo this morning with a loss of only
members of the Sixteenth Pennsylvan-
ia.
The Spanish are known to have lost
their commander, Major Yellescas,
Captain Ecante, Captain Lopez and
min privates, all killed, and to have
had t~hirty-five wounded.
The Americans captured 100 prison
ers, practically the whole force Of
S~paniards except the cavalry.
The Spaniards had destroyed the
stone bridge across the River Coamo,
leading into the town, but it was evil
dent that they were not prepared to
make strong resistance, as no artillery
was posted there.
The natives received the Americans
with delight.
General Wilson Immediately after
taking the town pushed the Wisconsin
troops a mile out beyond, where they
Will camp for the night.
Coamo, Porto Rico, August 10, II M,
via Ponce.-Troop c, of New York,
pursued the party of fleeing Spanish
engineers, after the capture of Coamo
yesterday, a distance of -four miles
along the DAD to Aibonito. The Amer
leans were checked at the Cuyon river
where the Spaniards had blown up
the bridge, and were shelled from a
Spanish battery IN the crest of Ason-
i~to Hon1nfoin Tho 1icron,,r&o1 COW
airy returned the fire, receiving no
damage and holding the position.
A battalion of the Third Wisconsin
volunteers came to their support.
Today General Wilson's column is
resting, repairing the bridge and re-
connoitering the enemy's position.
There are formidable gorges on either
side and the Spanish works are on the
crests of the mountains commanding
the road. The Spaniards AVE sew
eral guns anon them two
machine uns sent back into the cOun-
try from the torpedo boat destroyer
Terror at San Juan. These positions,
it will be difficult to flank.
All the men in yesterdays
fighting will recover
THE DEPARTMENT OF SANTIAGO
Washington, August 1O.-A detach-
ment of the army to be known as the
department of Santiago was erected
tonight. Major General Lawton is as
signed to it's command. Brigadier Gen.
eraI Wood will continue in command
of Santiago city. General Shafter re"
turns to this country with the Fifth
army corps. He will be in command
until he departs.
SKATERS SANITARY REPORT.
The war department tonight mad
public the following from Genera
Shafter: Sanitary report for Angus
9th-Total umb of sick, 1880; tota
number of fever cases, 2,043; tOta
numbe of new cases, 1888; total nun
Der of fever cases returned to duty
327; deaths August Sth, 4; Angus
9th. ten.
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Didn't Know the War Was On,

Raleigh Post.
Yesterday morning a farmer, who
hailed from Harnett county, came into
handsome store on Fayettville street
and purchased quite an extensive bill
of goods. He appeared to be a fairly
prosperous farmer and as an evidence
of this tact he had the hard cash with
him. After buying the goods he began
to converse with one of the proprietors
OF the establishment. The farmers at.
tention was attracted by several pass
ing soldiers and he asked if it was
holiday or if there would be a parade.
He was dumbfounded when he was in
formed that this country was at war
with Spain. He had not heard one
word about any trouble between the
countries. He excused himself by say
ing: "WeIl, l uster take weekly pa
per, but my eyes are bad and stopped
1t three years ago."
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Business Bars The Drum kard.

drunkenness to-day is deemed dlsrep-
utable in the very quarters where only
a little while ago 1t was looked upon
simply as misfortune" writes Edward
w. Box, in the May Ladies' Home
Journal. every line OF business shuts
its doors absolutely to the drunkard.
It has no use for him. Business COM
petition has become so keen that only
the men of steadiest habits can find
employment. This fact the habitual
indulger in alcoholics has found out,
and the different cure esta ablishments
for drunkenness-and Godsends they
are, too, to humanity-are to-day filled
with men who have come to realiza-
ton ofthe changed conditions. The
man of steady habits is the man of the
hour, and the drunkard realizes this.
In the social world the same thing is
true. The excessive indulgence of even
a few years ago would not be tolerated
at any dinner to-day. Society has be-
come intolerant of the behavior which
inevitably results from excessive indul-
gence in drinking, and men realize
this. It is bad manners to-day to drink
to excess. Good taste is spreading, and
moderation Is necessarily following"
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A Pocket Book That Had Been Lost
13 Mcnths.

Durnam Sun.
Mr.. A. Parker, farmer who sells his
tobacco here, arrived in the city yester-
day and tells the following interesting
coincident:
About the 7th OF April, 1897, his
father, Thomas Parker, was here and
sold his tobacco, and on his way home
he (his father), lost his pocket book,
which contained $1O.62, key and a
fishing hook. The money In the pock-
ct book was in two SIS bills, SO cents in
silver, 10 cents in silver and two copper
cents. The old man went home and
told his son of his loss, and in a few
weeks the old man died His son was
the administrator of the estate, and
while on his way here yesterday he
camped out, and it happened to be at
the same place his father had camped
over year ago. He found the pocket
book, which contained just what bis
father had told him it did over year
ago.
The silver, keys and fishing hook
were in good condition, but the bills
were so blackened that they were re-
turned to Washington to have them
renewed.
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Scotland I1.! Telephone Es!asag.

We are prepared to furnish telephone
service to the public and solicit patron
age.
RATES FOR SERVICE.
Business Phones, $500 per month.
Residence Phones, 1.5O +"
Two OF either for 300
1t Is our purpose to give good service,
and to this end we ask all subscrlb bers to
report promptly any irregularities in
the service.
~Our signed contracts prohibit
the use of phones except by subscribers,
and we request that this rule be rigidly
enforced.
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Manv old soldiers now feel the et

MANY old soldiers now feel the Ell
fects of the hard service they endured
during the war. Mr.. Geo. S. Anderson,
of Rossville, York county, Penn, who
ca Nv the hardest kind of service at the
front, is now frequently troubled with
rheumatism. II had severe attack
lately" he says, "and procured bottle
NJ Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t did
50 50 much good that I would like to
know what you would charge me ior
one dozen bottles" Mr.. Anderson
wanted 1t both Tor bis own use and to
supply it to his friends and nelghbors;, I.1o 9;
as every family should have bottle o.
Il in their home, not only tor rheum'
atism, but lame back, sprains, swell
|ings, cuts. bruises and burns, Tor wnlcn g
It Is unequalled. For sale by =. =
Whiteheed 4 Go.
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Fire and Life Insurance.

The very best fire companies repre-
sented. The Aetna Lille so we'll known
in this community is still here giving
the best policy of the day and has in
creased its dividends annually without
interruption for the past 25 years. 1t
has paid out over $50, 900 in this COM
munlty during the past 25 years. There
is none better or more reliable company
than the Old Etna.
J. H. LAWRENCE, Agt,
Office over w. T.. Harrell & Co.'s store.
23-1y.
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moral support that prevented the for
nation of concerted European action
to prevent us from shifting the male
factor. Though our prosperity dates
from the time when this her western
child went out from the maternal home
yet we no longer dwell in the isolation
that was once ours, and we welcome
her cordiahty as another gain from this
war. In the hearts OF some there now
arises the desperate hope for a defen-
sive and offensive union of all English
speaking people. England rules the
eastern hemisphere the United States
rules the western. Their commercial
interests are identical, their Standards
of civilization are the same they speak
one language, inherit one literature
aud common traditions, and reach to-
ward similar ideals.
EXpedience says-united, we double
our resources increase our prestige !;
improve our trade prospects and, In
the certain guarantee of peace, raise
the standard of living and increase the
opportunity for progress of all the
world. Sentiment says-"blood is
thicker than water" union with Eng
land means the greatest race triumph
the world has ever seen the ultimate
universally of the grand old tongue in
which Shakespeare spoke and the final
and speedy victory of freedom and en-
lightenment.
Let us see to it that we are large
hearted enough to do our share in that
which, as Ambassador Hay thinks, is
coming upon us with resistless force OF
a natural law lest, in the blindness OF
petty resentment, we be found fighting
against racial destiny.