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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

orer was wretchedly poor. while tho
farm owner was but little better on
The farmer receives an average OF only
$22.6l per month, counting nothing fof
interest, according to his estimate. H.
urged the commission TO remember tn,
agricultural trusts in their recommend
ations. citing numerous fruit associa-
tions, milk producers associations. and
said an existing tendency toward or
ganization among cotton growers. IL it
took definite shape, would be the moss
gigantic trust in the world. He thought
farmers cooperative associa Ions
should be under state supervisor to
safeguard the members.
The southern states. he suggested.
should take means TO limit the per
centage OF liens on growing cotton
crops. He considered the credit system
in the south responsible for the over
production of this staple article
The commission then adjourned until
September 5th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
4 Disastrous Fire

Laurel, Del, June 24.-The most dis
astrous fire in the history of this town
broke out early this morning in a pool
room and with amazing rapidity wiped
out most Of the business section, aggre-
eating an estimated loss of over 5000, 900.
Insurance scarcely reaches $4,000. There
were seventy-eight buildings Destroy
ed, including the two hotels, the bank
building, the postoffice, two drug stores,
nearly all the business houses and most
of the homes Of the most wealthy resi-
dents of the place. Engines and help
from Pocomoke City, Salisbury and
Wilmington were sent for and at 9:15
O'Clock the flames were under control
BY noon the fire was completely ex-
tinguiShed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

Nursing Her Husband I'm the Hospital.
Stories OF Her ElOPement Denied.
Absent from Home Sew eral Days

Especial to Baltimore Sum-
New York, June 23.-Daniel Morelle,
an Episcopal clergyman, formerly OF
Wilmington, n. c., attempted suicide
by turning on six jets OF gas in his
apartments on West End avenue in
this city today.
All the furniture in the apartment
was removed several days ago, and
Mrs. Morelle, the clergymans wife.
had been away from. the house for sew
eral days, though still in this city.
Stories that she had eloped with a
young doctor, with whom she had been
seen a number of times, are denied.
She returned when she heard of the
attempt at suicide. and is now nursing
him.
Mr.. Morelle is II years old. He is
crippled in the lower part of his right
leg. A letter addressed to Captain
Martin, Detroit, Mich, an officer of
the revenue service, apparently writ
ten by the clergyman, was found in his
room. Mr.. Morelle was taken to Roose-
welt hospital. His condition is serious.
The clergyman is a native of New
York state and went to Wilmington, n.
c., about the year 1855 as a tutor in
the family of a Mr.. Latimer. At that
time he was a deacon in the Episcopal
church, and served the parish of St.
PauPs in Wilmington. After the civil
war he opened a classical school, at
which many prominent North Carroll
mans received their education. He
was highly esteemed and became pos
seSsed of means sufficient to give him
a comfortable support.
About three years ago Mr.. Morelle
moved north with his wife and child,
and for the past two years has lived
in this city in comfort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
s'RftEsE BOYS KILLED
By a Erafu Near Elizabeth Cfty-NO
Blame Attached to the Trainmen.

Norfolk, Va, June 24.-At o'clock
this afternoon the Norfolk and South
ern passenger train, when within one
mile of Elizabeth City, N. c., dashed
into a buggy in which three boys were
seated, killing all three, as we'll as the
horse and demolishing the buggy. The
victims of the tragedy were Henry and
William Mann, aged respectively IA
and 10 years, sons of William Mann,
and Charles Baker, aged IA years, son
of Mr.. Richard Baker. Physicians
were hurried to the scene of the trag-
edy from Elizabeth City, but arrived
too late. The Mann boys were killed
instantly, and the Baker boy, whose
skull was crushed, only lived ten min
uteS.
Richard Mann, the eldest son OF Will
liam Mann, was killed in a shingle
mill ten months ago. He is now child
less.
Elizabeth City, where the parents
of the lads live and are very popular,
is in gloom over the awful catastro-
phe. No blame attaches to the train
men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLE-s
Acting Chairman stone Of the he mo-
cratic Committee Takes Issue with
w. j. Bryan.

Chicago, June 24.-The Tribune will
tomorrow say: Ex-Governor Stone,
of Missouri, acting chairman of the
democratic national committee, took
sharp issue today with William ].
Bryan and other leaders of his party.
While not committing himself as to
whether this country should own and
govern the Philippine islands. he de-
clared strongly against the anti-expan-
sion idea. He asserted that after Dew
ey hauled down the Spanish colors at
Manila there was nothing left for pa
triotic Americans to do, but to sustain
the government in its attempt to SET
tie the questions there arising without
unduly criticising its course, and con-
cluded with an argument In favor OF
doing everything possible toward in
creasing the American merchant ma
rlne, even TO the extent OF subsidy by
the government where necessary.
He said: Il do not think the situa-
ton in the Philippines as 1t Is at pres
ent should be made a political issue.
/ know much is said regarding the pol
icy of the government in the Philip
pines, but | do not understand IL has
formulated any policy with reference
to them as yet. 1t is time enough to
raise an issue on this question when
this policy shah have been announced.
but until that is done 1 hardly regard
it as affording basis for a legitimate
political issue. / would not be under
stood as endorsing all that the gov
ernment has done In connection with
these islands since Admiral Dewey
struck the Spaish colors I'm Manila
bay, for think some grave mista kes
have been made, but as matters stand
at present we have got to stand by our
country"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
The street Railway Strike Settled

Cleveland, June 24-An agreement
between the Big Consolidated Street
Railway Company and its striking en-
ployes was reached this evening, and
cars probably will be running as usual
on all the lines of the company tomor-
row morning.
The agreement provides for the hear
ing of grievances and a resort to arbi-
tration in case the men and the COM
pany cannot agree, and it also provides
for the reinstatement of practically 80
per cent. of the old men at once, the
remainder, except those who have been
guilty of violence, being placed on the
waiting list. President Everett said
cars would be started in the morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
A Britisher's Views ON the PAiuvp,uc
War

Glacier House. B. c., June 2f-Sur-
geon General John B. Hamilton. who
was connected with the British army
in India for thirty years, arrived tere
today form Japan.
Concerning the Philippine
conflict, the general said: "Our Brit
ish soldiers in India could stand the.
climate OF such country as the Phil
ippines. I do not think the American
government has mastered the food
problem Since my arrival In America
| have learned something OF the ration
difficulty encountered in Cuba. Rice
and vegetables instead OF meat and
other rations productive OF bodily heat
should have been given to American
soldiers in Cuba and Porto Rico %
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
Senator Mcmillan Favor. sombIus-
tfons

Manchester, Mass, June Ex-senator
James Mcmillan, of Georgia. who In
staying here, said today that the new
phase in the senatorial contest I'm his
state was not a surprise. Said Sena-
tor Mcmillan: II have known for a lonr,
time that Governor Pingree had gone
over the the Alger faction. i believe n
combination of industries a good thing.
which has already been proved by the
fact that wages have gone up greatly
since the combinations have been form
ed. The prices OF material have ad-
vanced and the general condition or the.
country has much improved. Through
these the interpretations will reap lar
ger dividends later on, but / do nor
speak for combinations in the nature
Of trust"
Senator Mcmillan said ne was oppos
ed TO the election Of United States sen
ators by direct vote Of the people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

w. NJ. Gallagher. of Bryan, Pa, says:
For forty years I have tried various
cough medicines. One Minute Cough
Cure Is best Of all.' It relieves instant
ly and cures all throat and lung trou-
bles, coughs, colds, Group, whooping-
cough, la grippe and pneumonia. r. r.
BeIlamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

DeWitt's Little Early Risers act as
fauItless pill should, cleansing and
reviving the system instead of weak
ening it. They are mild and sure,
small and pleasant to take, and entire
ly free from Objectionable drugs. They
assist rather than compel r r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
DR.. Hume Addresses the Biblical Az.
sembly

Charlotte, n. c., June 4.-Rev. DR..
Thomas Hume, of the university of
North Carolina, addressed the pastors
conference of the southern biblical as
sembly this morning. The subject was
1.-The Bible in the Sunday School"
The various schools Of the assembly
continued in session. The visiting min
listers will fill the pulpits of the vari-
Gus city churches tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

There is time for all thinrs. Ths
time to take DeWitt's Little Earlv ys;.-
ers ID when you are Suffering from CON
snpanon. biuousness. sick headacAe-
!nugestion or other stomach or liver
sr~~v
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

To cure piles, strike at the root
that's the way. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve strikes at the root-it removes
the cause, quickly and permanently.
Don't sQuandel<time and money trying
to remove the effects. R. R. BeIlamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

What you want is not temporary re-
lief from piles, but a cure to stay cur
ed. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures
piles. and they stay cured. Soothes anc
quickly heals old sores. scalds. cuts.
burns, wounds and skin diseases. J.. T.
Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

President w. A. Thompson, of Miami
university, has announced he will re-
sign to become president of the OHIO
atedniversity.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
A NEW MEXICAN CRIPPLE CREEK.
Santa Pe County May Soon Rival the Colo
RADIO Damn,

In addition to the prosperity that is
coming to the gold mining district
around Dolores by reason of the devel-
opment of the property of the New
Mexico Mining Company, with the aid
of the Edison process for working the
dry placers, another surprising factor
has developed in the discovery of tel
lurium in the Ortiz mine. The news is
authoritative, and will be welcomed by
the public, as we'll az the Ortiz Mining
Company of st. Louis, of which G.. E.
Bigot is president. The entire Dolores
mining district has the same geological
formation. The discovery of tellurium
in the Ortiz mine by this enterprising
company insures a great future for the
property, and for the whole district.
This is the second important discovery
to be credited to the St. Louis COM
pany, the other being a demonstration
that water is to be had at NO great
depth throughout the Ortiz mine grant
of the New Mexico Mining Company
and the portion Of it owned or leased by
All mining mem consider tellurium as
one of the richest compositions in which
gold Is found. 1t is in itself a rare non
metallic element, analogous to sulphur
and selenium, occasionally found ma
tive as a substance Of a metallic luster,
but generally, as in the Ortiz mine, with
gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite,
when it may be either brassy yellow or
silver white in color.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14

A number of young men OF this city
will this evening hold a private dance at
the residence Of Mrs. Magdalena'L. de
Ortiz.
+. w. Barton, a travelling mar from
Las Vegas, called on local merchants to-
day. He represents Gross, Blackwell &
Co.
j. c. Cureton, ranchman from George
town, Grant county, spent the day in
the capital.
Bay Hammond. Claude Betson and +.
N. Irving of Las Vegas, and B. Fl. New
lee Of Albuquerque, engineers OF the
Santa Fe railroad, arrived in the capt.
tai last evening and spent the day here.
P. F. Hanley, who for the past two
months has been visiting at his old
home 1t Lynn, Mass, will be home to-
morrow evening.
There will be no regular services in
ST. Johns Methodist Episcopal church
and the Presbyterian church tomorrow,
owing to the absence of Rev. e. $. Mad
den at the Methodist conference at
Ration and the visit of Rev. W. Hayes
Moore to Los Angeles. There will be u
union meeting, however, of the Epworth
league of the Methodist church and of
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening between :
and & o'clock,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
Public School Notes.

Miss Smith, teacher in the first ward,
returned to her work last Wednesday
after a few days absence caused by
sickness.
A good sized bell was hung today at
the central school. The expense Of re-
pairing and hanging was paid by con-
tributions by the pupils and teachers.
The bell will ring at 8:45 a.. M, and at
lis p. m, and hereafter there will be
no occasion for hardness.
Miss Moss and Miss Call, teachers at
the central schools, have moved into
larger and more convenient rooms to
accommodate constantly increased at
tendance.
Prof. Marsh, the principal of the high
school, now has the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades seated in his room in con-
with the high school pupils.
LastThursday, Prof. Wood had seat
ing capacity placed in the different
buildings sufficient to accommodate 81
more pupils, SO now all have seats and
are forced to sit in the windows.
Prof. Owens, formerly principal Of the
high school at haywood, Chicago, has
been visiting the schools of the city.
He expresses himself as we'll pleased
the work being done, and thinks
Santa Fe.should become a great educa-
tiOnal center.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
At the Hotels.

AT the Claire: e. Mason, Pueblo: Raw
Hammond, A., T. & s.. F. Railway.
Claude Betson, F. N. Irving, Las Vegas:
B H.. Newlee, Albuquerque; E. s. Wad-
dies, st. Joseph; f. w. Barton, Las We
gas; S. A. Forbush, Jr., Ottumwa, Ia:
G. M. Schenck, Denver; j. C. Culeton,
Georgetown, N. NJ; James Barry, Den
yer; T. W. Jenkins, Newton, Kan; Fl.
s. Munson, Albuquerque; Fred Higgins,
Will Rainbolt, Mark Howell, Roswell.
AT the Exchange: James H. Dunn,
Cerrillos; John Hatton, st. Louis.
At the Palace: J. H. flanagan, Kan
sas City; c.. S. Anderson, Beaver City:
Charles c. Bigbon, Denver.
Att the Bon-Ton: N. N. Grigg, San
Marcial; Antonio Rodriguez, Albuquer-
que; c. G. Harper, Ell Paso; J. l.. Ma
rion, Frank Purcell. st. Louis, Mo-;
H. Wallace and wife, Denver; Frank
Slater, Alamosa; w. NJ. Collector, j.
Randolph, l.. w. Jones and wife. Anto-
nito; Mrs. Frank Armstrong, Durango:
G. B. Hendricks, Dolores; X. 0. Harbo,
Medialia, MINI.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
Secured a Pension.

Leo Hersch has secured for Nicholas
Mckinney, of this city, a pension of SIS
II month and back pension amounting to
5000. Mckinney, who is a veteran of
the civil war, applied for a pension some
years ago, but never heard from his ap-
plication. He had been divorced from
his wife and she married twice afterthat
and the later husbands died. She then
applied for a pension in the name of
Mckinney, it is said, and received it.
Through Investigations set on foot by
MI. Hersch the fact was discovered and
the woman was deprived of the pension.
which now comes to Mckinney.
Mr.. Mckinney is a veteran OF the 10th
Kansas volunteer cavalry and is at pres
ent engaged in the freighting business
between Santa Fe and Cerrill0s.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
4 TAOS PHYSICIAN:
What the Board Of Health Is Doing-Min-
inc QaYalonmant.

DR.. I. ?. Martin, who spent yester-
day in the capital returned this morning
to Taos. To prove that DIR. Martin is
popular not only in Taos but also in the
capital, it is only necessary to state
that the genial physician had every
moment of his time taken up here by
people who called on him, and last even
ing he was compelled to lock himself in
his rooms at the hotel to escape callers
at his door, until late in the night, but
whom he did not answer.
In speaking of the work being done
by the territorial board of health, of
which he is the secretary, DR., Martin
said that the board has put itself in
communication with the health boards
OF all leading cities of the United States.
1t is making an effort to weed out all
physicians in the territory who hold no
certificates, or who are not graduates
Of medical colleges. Notices have been
sent to all physicians without a %certifi-
cate to present themselves to the board
for examination at its session at Santa
Fe the latter part of this month.
DR.. Martin said that the law creating
the health board should be amended so
as to give it power to act in case of cpl
denies within the territory. Local
health boards should be organized, and
where organized, should be more active
and should keep in touch with the ter
ritorial boards. While he believed with
other physicians that the United States
may be visited by a smallpox epidemic
this winter, yet he thought New Mexico
well prepared for it. He knows that
the greater part of the population of the
territory is now v%accinated or immune
by recently having had the smallpox.
Sanitary conditions have also been i'm
proved in many parts of the territory
within the last few years, yet it is to be
regretted that the territorial board is
not authorized to fight a general cpl
demic should it break out.
In speaking of typhoid fever, from
which these high attitudes were form
erly deemed immune, he said that the
sporadic cases which have occurred are
probably due to the peculiar climatic
conditions of this year and to q few To-
cal causes.
Taos county, according to DR.. Martin,
has been fairly prosperous during the
year. The merchants have been max
ing larger sales than ever before, and a
new general store will be in operation
at Taos soon. The sheepmen are hold
ing their lambs waiting for higher
prices and If prices do not get better
many thousands of lambs in Taos county
will be carried over to next spring.
In mining there has not been a boom
but a healthy growth and progress.
At Red River and at Amizett fine de-
velopment work has been going on, and
has given those camps permanency.
At Copper Hill and Rinconado, the Cop
per Hill Mining Company is making
splendid improvements and is putting in
very fine machinery.
DR.. Martin has great faith in the flu
ture OF New Mexico and deems it only a
question of time when Santa Fe will
awake and move to the front in COM
mercial enterprise and material prog
reSS.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
Taos County Items.

Seventy of the Jlcarilla Apaches, in
charge of Jose Valdez of Santa Fe, at
tended the San Geronimo festival at
Taos.
P. M. Dolan has begun the erection at
Taos of a large store building in which
he will open a general wholesale store.
In a shooting scrape at Ranches the
brother of Manuel Garcia was wounded
over the head and shot by two strangers
from Elizabethtown.
Mrs. w. N. Lindsay has opened a
boarding house at Red River.
Red River celebrated the arrival of
Admiral Dewey at New York in great
style. Flags were hoisted and in the
evening Louis Marcati gave a free sup
per at the Lindsay house in honor of the
event.
Carl Thompson, the se~ven.year-old son
of G. X. Thompson, was thrown from a
burro at Red River and had both bones
of his left arm broken.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
CAPTAIN COAL.
Report Put Out by Discharged Employees
Was False.

A few days ago a report was sent out
from White Oaks that miners leaving
the Captain GOAL field, at Salado, on
reported that the coal supply had been
exhausted. In order to ascertain the
truth or falsity of the statement from
other sources than the coal company
employees, the New Mexican wrote to a
responsible reliable man at White
Oaks, outside of the Salado Goa district.
The following reply came to-day. THE
report about a shortage of coal at Sala-
do Is a mere rumor, set afioat by some
discharged employees. 1t is probable
that they struck a fault in one of the
coal seams, and hence the report. We
do not give credit to the report here. In
fact, there is so much coal territory over
there that the truth of such a report is
impossible. 1t would require a great
deal more work than has been done
over there to demonstrate a lack of
coal. So far the output has been very
satisfactory"
The Ell Paso Times Of yesterday had
the following regarding the coal camp,
its product and A~lamogordo:
AT CAPTAIN" said Superintendent
Greig, of the Ell Paso & Northeas tern
railway, there is already a good town
springing up, and there are about 900
or 700 people already located there.
There are about 200 men employed in
the coa mines.
mo, there is no truth whatever in the
story that the coal has given out, or has
shown any Indication of doing so. Both
shafts are yielding we'll. The coa is
proving to be of the very best quality.
We have been using 1t on our engines
for a week or ten days, and it is un-
questionably by far the best ever sup
piled Ell Paso for engine use.
AT Alamogordo a new bank block is
about to be put up. 1t will be a hand
some edifice of stone. On the ground
floor will be the bank, and upstairs a
number of offices. The bank is to be
started by eastern capitalists, and will
be known as the First National Bank of
A~lamogordo.
THE Alamogordo club is putting up a
new club house.
Both sawmills are running full shifts
and working forty-five carr of logs a
day. and business on the mountain line
is rushing"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

For Rent-Two room house $3-this
office.
Rev. Paul Gilberton will visit Los Ger
rillos, Madrid, Golden and San Pedro
and prepare the people of those places
to receive His Grace Archbishop Bour-
gade who will visit the towns on the 22d,
23d and oath of October.
Mrs. H. L. Dunning received the sad
tidings this forenoon that her father
Robert Knapp, of St. Louis had died
last night at his home in St. Louis. Mr..
Knapp was SO years of age and sue
cumbed to Bright's disease.
A sanitary still has been placed upon
exhibition in Fischer's drug store. by j.
B. Sloan, who is the local agent. Step
In and obtain a drink of absolutely pure
water. a-
A special communication of Montezu-
ma lodge, No. 1, A., F. and A. NJ, will be
held this evening for the purpose of
comforting the NJ. NJ. degree.
A letter addressed to @. A. Smith, 418
North Oregon street, is held at the post
office for better directions.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-14
Good News for Our Readers

Who have scrofula taints in their blood,
and who has not? Scrofula in all its
forms is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which thoroughly puriies the blood.
This disease, which frequently appears
in children, is greatly to be dreaded. 1t
is most likely to affect the glands of
neck, which become enlarged, eruptions
appear on the head and face, and the
eyes are frequently affected. Upon its
first appearance, perhaps in slight erup-
tions or pimples, scrofula should be en-
tirely er%adicated from the system by a
thorough course of Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
to prevent all the painful and sickening
consequences of running scrofula sores,
which drain the system, sap the strength
and make existence utterly wretched.