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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-14
Captured n shark

A capture of quite a good sized shark
was made off Wrightsville beach yes
terday afternoon by a party of gen.
tlemen who were out drum fishing at
the time. The party was composed of
Messrs. Thos. G.. DeRosset, w. w.
Wick, G. G. Livingston and w. N. Har-
riss, and they also hooked the first
drum of the season.
The big fish captured measured ex-
actly 3k feet in length n weighed
So pounds. The drum weighed 10
pounds.
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SQUARE BALE AND THE
Dun
Some Figures that Will be of Interest
TO the Farmer

Some Figures that Will be of Interes
TO the Farmer
Charleston News and Courier, Satur-
day Morning, July s, 1899
Great interest is taken in the discus
sion as to the relative merits OF the
round and square cotton bale, and the
following letter from an operator on
the square bale for twenty-five years,
giving his experience with what is call
ed the '24 by "a standard bale of cot
ton," gives some facts and figures
which are more or less in point:
Il have been operating this size press
box for twenty-five years, and it has
always given perfect satisfaction. L
heartily disapprove the methods of the
round bale trusts. A 3,000-bale ginner
operating one of the round bale presses
would in ten years collect from hrs
farmer patrons and pay the round bale
people $4,000 rental ON one of their
presses, the actual cost of which l esti-
mate to be not more than $500. They
agree, however, to give this amount
back to the %ginnerS' patrons in the price
of cotton, so packed, as compared with
the same grade of cotton put up in the
old style. Will they fulfill this promise,
and how long will they do so? They
claim that cotton put up in round bales,
on account of the density, less insur-
ance, etc, is worth IS cents per hum
dred pounds more than it is put up in
the old style bale. Their discrimina-
tons, as I understand the matter, are
not against the "a by 81 standard bale,
but against the old style, irregular size
bales.
LIE us stop and figure what there
really is in the so-called As cents per
hundred pound increase in h price
of cotton, and not accept without ques-
tioning the seemingly plausible calcu-
lations of the round bale advocates.
Take a "a by 81 standard bale for
example: Lint cotton, ATS pounds:
bagging and ties, % pounds; total, 500
pounds at 6 cents, $50. To this d at
least so cents per bale lower ocean
rates obtainable on account of increas-
ed density in compression, so cents; to-
tai, $1,000. Less ginning, 81; less cost
bagging n ties, so cents: total, $1.6O.
For this bale the farmer receives $3.50.
For comparison . take h same
amount of cotton packed in round
bales: Lint cotton, ATS pounds; bagging
and ties, 3 pounds; total, 4S3 pounds at
$40, $3l.l5. Less royalty, 81; less cost
of ginning, 81; less cost of bagging and
ties, 40 cents; total, $2.40. For these
bales the farmer receives $2S.75.
From these figures you will see that
the round bales dc not net the farmer
as much as he would receive for the
same amoun of cotton packed in the
square bale, Notwithstanding the fact
that the As cents per hundred pounds
is duly allowed the round bales in this
calculation"
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Macon, Ca. July IA special to
The Telegraph from Lacrosse, Sumter
county, says that the representative
of that county, Hon. Henry Singletery,
aged 60 years, was a~ssassinated tonight
while going from his store to his home
near by. The body was found a half
hour after the killing. The head was
crushed in as if by a bludgeon. No
clue exists as to the perpetrators or
their motive. Mr.. Singletery leaves a
large family and was a man of wide
influence in his section. Dogs have
been secured and searching parties
have gone from Americas and Lees
burg. ;
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STATE PRESS

Nevertheless, IL is plain that the
principles OF the Declaration OF indie
pendence are inspiring h American
people as they have not done since
J~efferson's day, and 1t viii not be long.
we may hope, before they are applied
TO the actual policy OF u government
both at home and abroad. They will
Dc. IL Bryan be It's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observer.
who were 8 bitter in their denuncfa-
ton Of Bryan and free silver In 1886.
are now just as vehement in their de-
nunciation OF trusts. It is hard to
build up a party, AND then see IL foster
the power that takes the bread and
meat out OF the mouths of ones family.
This is what those drummers did who
supported NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
Better urge The adjustment OF the
law and be done with IL IL the situa-
ton cannot be met in any other way
than by h movable partition.
There is no e OF a partition at all
In cars used by the whites, though a
small section may be set apart In n
end of h second-class coach Is a
smoking compartment IL o please.
More white people trave than ne
groes. Under ordinary circumstances
one coach would serve the purpose OF
the negroes, this being divided into
first and second class compartments.
For white people the first and second
class coaches to be used as heretofore.
When there are more persons holding
first class tickets thar can find seats
in that car let them go into the Sec
ond class one as ~now-unless they pre-
fer to stand. The trouble lies in the
fact that some Of the railroads object
TO putting on an extra coach. one more
than they nave been hauling.-Hender-
son Gold Leaf.
The trust business is being brought
home to the business and boSoms or
citizens in the tobacco-growing sections
Of this state with particular emphasis
and nearness just at this time, through
the efforts of the Danville warehouses
trust to gain control Of the warehouses
on all North Carolina markets. AT
Kinston, Wilson, Greenville and Rocky
Mount the agents of the trust have re-
Gently been active though not entirely
successful.-Raleigh News-Observer.
From the time the first furrow is
turned in the spring time until h
| gathering of the last grain in autumn
the question often repeated is How
are the crops" The repetition Of that
question by all classes, %avocations and
| professions shows that agriculture Is
at the very foundation of all industry
and at the root Of all social and eco
nomical questions. The conditions and
use Of the land is the true index to the
commercial status of all countries.
With what solicitude the crops will be
watched for the next sixty days. Ev-
cry drop Of rain, every beam of sun
light, every change Of weather will be
noted and bulletined in the market
places of the world to show the favor
able or ~unfavorable crop conditions. If
for the short space Of sixty days, the
sunshine and rain should be withheld
by Him who declared that so long as
the world stands seed time and harvest
shall be, no man could portray the suf-
fering of the inhabitants of the earth.
The life Of the human race depends
upon the crop now growing. Verify,
the king is fed by the feld.-Monroe
Enquirer.
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The Road Builders, institute

Charlotte, N. c, July 11.-At the ses-
sion of h road builders institute in
Charlotte tonight NJ. o. Eldridge, of
the government office of road enquiry
in Washington, delivered a valuable i'll
Illustrated address on the benefits and
methods in modern roadbuilding. Gen
eral Roy Stone, director of this bureau,
Will arrive Thursday morning. Tomor-
row the many delegates in attendance
viii examine the macadamiZed roads
being built by convicts and tomorrow
night will meet and discuss important
highway problems.
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a .EuIy snow SIJFm

Misses Hester Struthers and Lydia
Yates, two of the tee cheers in our city
schools, have arrived at Los Angels,
Cal, to attend the convention of the
National Teachers Association which
is now in session there. The last let
ter from the young ladies states that
July 5th they were at Pixies Peak where
they witnessed a snow storm. They
will visit Salt Lake city and other
places of interest in the west before
they return.
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Work of the Life Na / crew

Washington, July 1.-THE life saw
ing bureau has received the following
telegram from Superintendent Hutch
ms at Galveston, Tex, who, with a
force of life savers, has been operating
in the flooded districts:
Have rescued 542 people. Seven to
fifteen feet of water over the cotton
and cane plantations. Some drowned.
Many narrow escapes Have surf boat
and borrowed boat and seven men OPP
Grating now under keepers"
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The Baptist Young Peoples Union

Richmond, Va, jury 11.-DelegzJes to
the international convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union, which
meets here on Thursday, began to ar
rive tonight, n it is expected that
h delegations from about half OF the
states will have reported by tomorrow
afternoon. Tonight the local commit
tee announced that everything was in
readiness for h assembling of the
body.
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London, July ~1L-Mobilizing for the
naval maneuvers began today, LIS war
ships and about $4,000 men taking part
in the operations. One of the principal
objects of the is to exhaus-
lively study the value of torpedo de-
stroyers, of which fifty-four are en-
plOy sd.
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Paris, July IL.-Af a cabinet meeting
today the minister of the interior con-
firmed the authenticity of the Orieanist
intrigues set forth in the report OF the
project OF police, published in The Ga
zette de Franc yesterday, and al in
veStigatfon viii be made in order to
find out how It reached the newspapers.
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Was the result OF his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where ach,
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are Jul
or order. II you want these qualities
and the success they bring. use Or.
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power Of brain and body. Only
sc at R. R.. Bellamys drug store.
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A Claim for a Dukedom

London, July 1.-THE Pail Mall Ga
zette says a syndicate in the city has
subscribed E1e,0 900 to prosecute the
bruce claim to the dukedom of Port
land and that arrangements have been
concluded for the subscription of an
other G10. 900.
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The old biue-back speller, which was
more useful than ornamental, had 20
give way to modern methods in the
school room; but then, as DR.. Kilgo
says, modern methods have turned out
no C1ays, Calhouns or Websters.-Dur-
ham Herald.
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FOR SALE.

A T RED SPRINGS. MODERN 2
room two story dwelling, centrally To-
Gated. convenient to school, churches
and mineral springs. For price and
terms, Apply 70
II. McKINNON.
Red Springs. n. C.
may 10. II.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
WEST HAVEN NOTES

James P. Woods of A. F. Woods Sons
has taken one of Mrs. Fields cottages
on the Bluff at Woodmont and will re-
move his family there next week.
A member of the Oriental Park COL
ony yesterday morning said regarding
the Objectionable fence erected at the
entrance to the water front in front of
Oriental Park: For twenty-eigh
years the owners Of the property have
had to furnish their own street lights or
go in the dark, Time after time they
have been promised a hydrant or some
protection against fire without any re-
suit whatever And time after time
the residents have petitioned for a few
loads of sand or soil to level up a low
place in sidewalk on Thomas street
which measures some eleven inches be-
low the street. 1t would really seem
that during tWenty-eight years some
West Haven official would Of himself
see the Importance (without so many pc
titions) of leveling up such a place and
prevent so much sickness as has already
occurred by colds contracted by ladies
and Others while passing to and from
the cars in the dark, through six or
eight inches of water after a heavy
shower"
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THE Foot GIrARD.

Captain Johnson of the Second Com
pany, Governors Foot Guard, yesterday
issued a call for a special meeting OF
the company to be held next Monday
night for the purpose Of electing a sue
| cessor to Major Benjamin e. Brown,
who announced his resignation a week
ago.
The order for the meeting was issued
from the adjutant generals office imme-
diately after Major Browns resignation
was received at brigade headquarters.
The matter of appointing a time for the
election of successor rests entirely
with Captain Johnson. 1t was at first
thought that the election of a new ma
jor would not take place until the regu-
lar monthly meeting in July, but there
was a general desire on the part Of the
members Of the company that the mat
ter be attended to as soon as possible
and Captain Johnson lost no time in
calling a special meeting.
There are number Of available men
for the position and a good deal of
friendly rivalry is anticipated when
the members cast their ballots Prom
inent among the names mentioned in
connection with the majorship are
those of General e. e. Bradley, Major
T. Attwater Barnes Captain Johnson,
j. Edward Heaton, and Captain Edward
M. Clark.
Captain Johnson is next in line of pro-
motion to Major Brown and is a thor
ough Informed military man. Cap
tain Clark is on Major Browns staff
and is one of the most popular men,
bers of the company
General Bradley has always been
great favorite with the members of
the company, many of whom would
like to see him appointed major. The
other candidates have many friends
and it is hard to tell who will succeed
Major Brown.
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| ford, who brought suit against william
III. Beach of the same town, asking for
a decree of foreclosure against the de-
| PENDANT, was returned to the common
| pleas court yesterday The plaintiff
| holds two notes, some time overdue, ag-
| gregating $780, which are secured by
property In Branford
A law suit involving charge Of fraud
in the procuring of four notes of $500
each, payable in thirty, sixty, ninety
and 100 days from date, which We're
made in Denver, Col, in December, 1894,
and which were given as part payment
In the purchase of an intelligence office,
was tried before Judge Hubbard and
jury in the court Of common pleas yes
terday. The plaintiff in the case, was j.
W. Wright, now of Newark N. j., and
the defendants, W. A. Baldwin and
Jeanette Baldwin of Ansonia. j, W.
Wright sued on an assignment of the
notes from his brother, w. e. Wright,
who is payee on the notes w. E.
Wright formerly lived in Quincy, ILL.,,
and was a resident of Denver only two
months when he disposed of the intelli-
gence office, which turned out to be a
poor investment. Wright purchased the
business from one John Allen, who, 1t is
alleged, conducted it for ten years pre-
viously. Wright, when he sold it to the
Baldwins represented the business as
worth $500 month, and when soon aft
terward they found out that it was
worthless they refused to pay the notes.
Then the suit was brought by Wright's
brother, who, it is claimed, Is an inno-
cent holder but who also claims that
he took the notes from his brother in
payment of debt and for considera-
ton.
Lawyers e. II. Rogers and A. McC.
Mathewson appeared for the plaintiff
and Judge Munger of Ansonia for the
defendants. The evidence of both sides
was submitted yesterday afternoon and
after the rebuttal this morning the case
will be given to the jury.
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NAVAL BATTALION.
It's Parade To-Day in Honor Of Its An
niVerSary,

It's Parade To-Day in Honor of Its An
niversary.
Tomorrow will be one of the festival
days for the naval battalion of this
state. The day is the first anniversary
of the battalions mastering into the
United States eervice. Just one year
blue jackets, and on June Is, 1898, the
boys were mustered into the service at
this city has conceived the idea of a
general reunion, hence the selection Of
this most appropriate date. The Sec
ond division of Hartford will be the
guests of the local division, and will
arrive about p m.
A short street parade will be given,
headed by the Second regiment band,
and at O'clock special cars will be TAX
en- for Woodmont, where shore dinner
will be served at Sanfords.
One of the features of the parade will
be the newly organized veteran corps
of the state navy. This corps is COM
posed of men who have served a term
In the division and have been honor
ably discharged All veterans are ELI
gible to membership, and are invited to
attend the reunion. Notification should
be sent Carl +. Stahl, who is secretary
OF the veteran corps and report should
be made at the armory at o'clock to-
morrow. The uniform of the veterans
will be dark coat, duck or light trous-
ers and straw hats.
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THE FRESH AIR FUND.

A number of subscriptions have al
ready been sent to the City Missionary
association for use in their fresh air
work this summer The Offering at the
United chprch on Children's day was
for this purpose. Other churches, Sun
day schools and Christian Endeavor So
cieties are expecting to assist in this
very acceptable form of hot weather
mission work. -Four steamer excursions
have already been arranged by Rev. Mr..
Mossman, general superintendent of the
City missions, and subscriptions for the
Fresh Air Fund may be sent to him
or to Miss S. J. Hume the lady mission
airy, at the City Mission hall, corner Of
Court and State streets.
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NEW ENGLAND BREWERS NOT TO
COMBINE.

Boston, June 13.-Boston brewers We're
not backward to-day in admitting that
the proposed combine Of Boston brewer
les, which was contemplated last fall,
had fallen through, for the present, at
least Colonel Harrison w. Huguley,
who was to have become the president
Of the combination, said: 1.-THE reason
for it is that he and other Boston brew
ers believed that the promoters, who, by
the way are New York men, have not
lived up to their agreements, and the
Boston men say that they must have
something more substantial than they
have had in the past to make them
again enter the contemplated combina-
ton"
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SUPERIOR COurt-CtVil side.

The suit of Darwin N. Benton VS..
Fred Mangiamele was on trial in the
superior court yesterday morning. Man
giamele, who was in business in New
York, when the suit was brought June,
1893 six years ago, purchased from Ben
ton hay. flour and oats in considerable
quantities When the last order was
consigned Mangiamele owed Benton
something in the neighborhood of $l,l0Of
Benton tried to collect it, but without
result The papers in the case show
that all Mangiamele ever paid was in
the shape of return of few bags, cred
it of $1295 being given for this.
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In the probate court yesterday morn
ing there was a hearing upon the APP
pointment of a trustee upon the insol-
vent estate of Margaret Leary. Attor-
ney David Strouse advocated the APP
pointment of Thomas K. Dunn, land
lord of the building but Attorney Will
liam A. Wright, who represents large
number of creditors, objected, saying he
thought the trustee should be lawyer.
Attorney Wright asked Mr.. Strouse
whom he would suggest and the attor-
ney replied David Suouse." Attorney
Wright had no objections and Mr..
Strouse was appointed The appraisers
suggested are Mrs. Charles DoWnes and
Miss STANLEY, both milliners, who will
be appointed as soon as their bonds are
received,
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FIELD DAY
OF New Haven Commandery at Wood
mont June 81

| ~ @NNN AAeeN|ii at w OOQ-
| mont June q.
| The field day of the New Haven COM
| mandery No. 2, X. T., will be held at
Woodmont on Wednesday, June 81.
| They will have associated with them st.
Elmo commandery K. IT,, of Meiiden,
and Cyrene commandery, X. IT,, of Mid
dletown. Dinner will be served at the
Pembroke house. With the visiting
| knights it is expected that there will be
over 400 in attendance.
The field day exercises and drill will
take place at Woodmont. Sir Knight
Zalmon G. Goodsell of Bridgeport, who
owns a beautiful summer home at
Woodmont, has given the use of his
grounds to the knights Templar for the
purpose of their drill.
The three communicates will assem-
BILE at the Union depot in this city
upon the arrival of the out-of-town
knights and will march through Mead
ow and Church, to Elm, to Temple, to
Chapel, where cars will be taken for
Woodmont.
At noon the communicates will par
tlcipate in drill and full dress parade
and be reviewed by the grand COM
mander and his staff. A prize will be
awarded to the best drilled command
cry. AT 2 o'clock in the afternoon a
genuine Rhode Island clambake will
be served at the Hotel Pembroke, and
at o'clock there will be a concert by
the Second regiment band
The committee arranging for the out
ing consists Of Albert w. Nation, C.
E. Rounds, Willis L. Mix, r. N John
quest Of Ansonia and Carleton e. Hoad-
ley
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Assistant Corporation Counsel War
rem H. Bristol yesterday withdrew the
case against ten property owners
against whom suits were brought last
month in the name of the city because
they had not paid sewer assessments
which were outstanding against them.
Those who have paid the assessments
and thus settled the cases against them
are Thomas j. Corners, James Boucher,
Ellen Mccarthy, Gertrude r. Cruttenden,
Constant A. Moeller, Michael Gallagher,
G. w. Johnson, James Morrissey,
Charles Knecht and Sarah O'Keefe.
Eighteen suits were returned yester-
day morning to the court of common
pleas by the M. Weidemann Brewing
company, the Weibel Brewing company
and the Quinnipiac Brewing company
against saloon keepers in various parts
of the city. In every case the licenses
are attached.
The case of Matthia Niedhalt of Bran
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LIEUTENANT BLAKE DISCHARG-
ED.

Members of Company x, Second Regi-
ment, Ordered to Fill the Vacancy.
Hartford, June 13.-Adjutant General
Van Keuren in special orders announces
the resignation of First Lieutenant
Frederick e. Blake, Company X, Sec
ond regiment, G. N G., and his honora-
BILE discharge from the military service
of the state. Captain Henry Norton,
commanding the company, has been Or
dered to hold an election to fill the va
cancy.
Leave of absence from June 10 to July
l. with permission to remain outside the
state, has been granted to Commander
Edward V. Reynolds, Naval battalion,
c.. N. G.
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NORWICH IA. bridgeport 10,

Norwich June 13.-It took eleven in
nings to decide the game here this af
ternoon with Bridgeport, the home team
finally winning out The game was a
hitting contest from beginning to end,
both pitchers being hit freely. Errors
were frequent by both team. and the
attendance was light. The score:
RHE.
Norwich II / 4 0 4 2 0 0 la 20 s
Bridgeport 2 1 8 2 4 1 0 0--13 II 8
acknowledgements and Chamberlain;
Corcoran and O'Rourke.