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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
TONY SWAIN CONVICTED.
Given Three Years in the P~enftentfary
for Breaking Into Ocean View Hotel.
Court Adjourned for the Term.

In the New Hanover criminal cours
yesterday at 1890 o'clock, after an all
night sitting. b jury returned a YER
dict of guilty against Tony swain, for
burglary, recommending him to the
mercy of the court
Judge Battle sentenced Swain 10
three years Imprisonment in the state
~penitentiary. Before the sentence was
read, Hon.. J.. D.. Bellamy made an APP
peal in behalf Of the defendant II will
be remembered that he was charged
with breaking into Ocean View hotel
on the night Of September 9Th
~ The only other ase of public inter-
est disposed of yesterday before the
court adjourned for the term We're that
against James King. convicted OF bur-
glary in the second degree and sentenc-
ed to a term Of five years in the peni-
Tertiary, and John Rhodes, found
guilty of assault and battery with a
deadly weapon and sent to jail for
months.
Judge Battle ordered that the costs
in the case be paid out of the $500 for
feited bond Of the pickpockets arrested
here about the time OF the United Con
federate Veterans reunion in Charles
ton and the remainder Of the money be
turned over to the county school fund.
Court was adjourned late in the af-
%ternoon, 100 cases having been disposed
of during the term. And Judge Battle
left last night for his home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
GUNNERS' EXAMINING BOARD.
Captain Alexander and Lieutenant
Granger Arrived Last Night From
Fort Monroe VIII Organize at Fort
CaSwell Tomorrow.

Captain w. S. Alexander and Lieu
tenant r. S. Granger, of Fort Monroe,
arrived in the city on the $50 Atlantic
Coast Line train yesterday afternoon
and are the guests of Captain E. w.
Vancourt Lucas at his residence on
Front street, as is also Lieutenant E.
Landon, commanding officer at Fort
Caswell, who came up from the fort
yesterday afternoon to meet the visit
ing officers.
The occasion of the visit of Captain
Alexander and Lieutenant Granger is
the organization of a "Gunners' Exam
lining Board" which will be perfected
at Fort Caswen tomorrow or Tuesday
with three members-Captain Alexan-
der (president), Lieutenant Granger
and Lieutenant Landon. This board
will examine the candidates for promo
ton to %gunner's rank at Fort Caswell
and then make a tout Of the other posts
on the Atlantic coast, which are nam
ned by members of the Fourth artil-
lery, going as far north as Fort War
ren, off Boston harbor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

and received benefit from it at once.
l have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach ard bowels are
perfectly well. lean honestly say that
there is nothing like it. If l could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surelytryit."-MARTHAM NJ. KING, MOTH
ATTLEBoRo, MASS.
The way women trife with health
shows a degree of Indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness and use
fulness depend on physical health; so
does a good disposition. Disease makes
ONE nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous. Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she viii
help you to health and happiness.
1t costsnothing tQgetMrs- Pinkham,s
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

As the time for g to onven
approaches many prominent members
are arriving n with them come opin-
ions. from talks with several of the
leaders it is learned that it is the in
itention of h republicans to push the
contested election cases to the front
and have them decided as soon as pos
sibQe. 1T is usual ito let these cases
drag along, frequently for NEARLY two
bers and put in the contestant. It SO
happens now, however, that the repub-
Icans have but a slim majority-per-
haps 15-and need more votes to en-
able them ait all times to have a Quor-
UNI TO transact business. To get this
the republicans intend to turn out some
10 or IL democrats and the sooner the
better from their point Of view. Among
h cases that Will come up early for
action are those Of Pearson VS.. Craw-
ford in the ASheville district, and
Dockery VS.. Bethany in the Wilmington
district. Both these democrats are
chalked to walk the plank. Crawford
will certainly be turned out and Pear
son put in his place. Bellamy, too
will be sent home, but it is not so GER
tain that Dockery Will be given his
place. That wouid be too rank even
for our republican friends, SO the pro-
gram is to ave another election. The
ground work for it is laid in Dockery's
brief asking for a congressional inves-
tigation OF the matter by a house com
mittee on elections. The present pur-
pose is to have Judge Linney head the
election committee which will pas upoI
the merits of Mr.. Crawford and Mr.
Bethany to retain their seats in con-
gress to which the people elected them
Judge Linney, in the role Of an impair.
tial judge OF North Carolina election
cases, where democrats are concerned
will be a picture that viii cause an.
gels to wink the other eye and smile
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
CONFLICTING A~fFIDAyITS
Filed in the Famous Ice Factory Suit.
The So-Called PeDitentiary Report.
Arranging Land Ora ats.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh, n. c., November %.
The last of the cotton Will be gath
cred next week. in the few fields where
any yet remain
In the ice factory case here against
the Seaboard Air Line a fresh lot Of
afiidavits were flied today by permits
sion OF the supreme court, which has
heard the argument The railway
filed one affidavit recently signed by
q negro roman who was the wife of
b fireman at the factory, TO h effect
that her husband (n0w dead told her
h factory vas SCI ON fire and a il
required a bucket Of kerosene to do the
work The affidavit filed today is by
the ice factory lawyers and is signed by
the widow of the fireman and is to the
effect that a Raleigh man went TO
New Jersey. where she o lives, and
by means of a threat forced her TO
sign h affidavit as TO what her hus-
band had told her and that he had
never told her any lei thing This
case is one Of the knottiest the supreme
court has had in a long time.
A partially corrected copy of the So
called financial statement Of h peni-
tertiary was today received by the
pe~niten-iary. The treasury officials
say that while heretofore the cost OF
the supervision and clerical labor at
the p~en4tentiary has been only se9S a
month, it is this year $500. They also
say that at least s35, 600 has been real
ized this year for h sale OF last years
products. They further assert that the
cost Of conducting the penitentiary this
year as compared with previous years
is as Z TO 8.
Secretary of State Thompson has had
new filing cases placed in his office and
is arranging all the thousands of land
grants by counties alphabetically, and
chronologicalqy. Among these are the
grants for Earl Granville, which cover
nearly all the northern half OF the state
The county system is not now used.
but numbers are used. These began in
1895 with an arbitrary number, 1000.
The present number is 1896, so it ap-
pears that no less than $685. grants
have been issued in fourteen years, Or
say nearly 500 annually.
Cotton raisers and farmers in the
western part of the state are co-ope-
rating heartily with the state agricul-
ture department in Graduating splenlc
fever.
Young men desiring to enter the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here may be examined Saturday, De-
cember 10Th, in the county court house
of any county in the state at 10 O'CLOCK
a. m. by the county superintendent OF
schools. The subjects of examination
are arithmetic (complete) algebra,
through fractions, English grammeT
and analysis and American history.
Chairman MCNEIL of the corporation
commission says the decision OF the
supreme court is very important as
negativing the decision of Judge SIM
onton that the corporation COMMISSION
cannot assess railway property Tor tax
alton.
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Wilson Notes.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., November %.

CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., November %.
The tobacco sales during this week
have been unusually large for this part
of the season. The sales for the past
seasons have always fallen off very
much after the middle of November.
This decline continued until the mar
ket opened after the Christmas holi-
days. An inquiry has been made
among the farmers throughout this
section to find if possible the mount
of tobacco unsold. The result is very
satisfactory. Almost every person
seen on the subject says that there is
still a large amount of tobacco in the
country-enough, it is thought, to run
the total sales to 16, 900, 900 pounds.
This increase in tobacco will more
than balance the loss in cotton receipts.
Last season Wilson handled for ship
ment IA, 900 bales. This did not include
the 1000 bales consumed by the mills
here. During the present season not
more than 5000 bales have been moved
away. But the cotton mills have han
dled a greater portion of the receipts
than e yer before. One cotton firm
told your correspondent yesterday that
he nae sold already to the mills near
ly 1000 bales. The management OF the
mills, anticipating a considerable rise
in cotton after the shortage for the sea-
son was actually known, have entered
the market as anxious buyers, and as
a result cotton has held up very we'll
on Jul market. Cotton men expect to
handle a considerable amount of cot
ton for shipment before the holidays
begin.
DR.. Albert Anderson has received
from the mayor of Greensboro a sam
pie of the Greensboro city water. DR..
Anderson is testing this sample thor
oughly for any germs which ought
to nave caused the serious Illness at
the Normal and Industrial school. He
has also two samples Of the water fur
nished the Normal buildings and will
also test this for germs. DR.. Anderson
is very much interested in the sickness
at Greensboro and as oon as possible
his report will be published.
The L'A1legro Social Club was en-
tertained last night at the home Of Miss
Nan Branch. The amusement for the
evening was a progressive heart party.
After the game was finished delight
full refreshments were served.
Miss Mary Farmer, who for the past
session has been attending the Boston
conservatory of music. returned home
yesterday.
The John Clark Comedy Company
has been furnishing amusement for
the town during the past week The
| organization is composed entirely of
home talent. The entertainments have
been given for the benefit of the grad
ed school library.
DR.. Lao. Hays, of Fremont, who has
been in Richmond for six weeks. re-
turned yesterday. He was successful
~ operated on for appendicitis while
there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
DELGADO COTTON MILLS.
Progress of Work onWilmington's
New S25O,OOO Plant.

Very satisfactory progress is being
made in the placing of machinery IN
the new Delgado cotton mill. Mr.. F.
Dickinson, of Rockingham, N. c., who
is here representing the Howard & Bull
Tough American Machine Company, Of
work of placing the mill machinery,
except the looms, said last night that
this work has been in progress COR
three weeks and is about half finished.
The big engine is already in position
and ready for operation, only needing
the steam. One of the boilers has n t
yet arrived, being expected tomorrow.
1t will be a week or more before the
boilers can be fired up and steam pro-
vided.
Messrs. Jones & Laughlin, of Pitts
burg, Pa, have a number of machin-
lists busy placing the shaftings
throughout the mill.
The steam heating apparatus arriv-
ed from Bolles & Warwick, Richmond,
Wednesday and is being placed in po-
sition. And it is expected that the
D. A. Thompkins Co., Of Charlotte, will
commence to equip the mill with au-
tomato fire eNtinguishers some time
during the present week.
The contractors have completed the
main mill building with the exception
of one story of the tower. The work
is also we'll advanced on the office
building, a good two story structure
just east of the main building.
There now seems to be no doubt tina
the Delgado mills, Wilmington's splen.
did new $3.50, 900 enterprise, will be fully
equipped and in operation by the new
year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
HESTER's COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, November 24.-Secre-
tary Testers statement Of the worlds
visible supply of cotton shows an in
crease for the week just closed OF 49,
sos bales, against an increase of 271, OPS
last year. The ota visible Is 4,O42, O39
bales, against 3,s93.474 last week and
1888, $50 last ear OF this the total of
American cotton is 3,4S6,039 bales,
against 1885, Ala last week and ALTO, 959
last e The total worlds visible
supply of cotton shows an increase
compared with last week of Jag, 565
yea of 597, $40.
HeSters weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement shows a decrease
in the movement into sight compared
with the seven days ending this date
last year in round figures 1873 ,000 bales
and a decrease under the anne days
yea before last of 1872, 900 bales.
For the 50 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the s. days Of last year 9s1 900 bales,
and behind the same days year before
last of 682, 600.
The total movement for the So days
from September LIST to date is 4,173,619
bales, against 5,154, 196 last year The
movements since September LIST, show
receipts at All UNITED states ports OF
2 ,797, 944 bales, against 5,934,562 last
year; overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada, 514,S36 bales, against
324,012 last year; interior stocks IL ex-
cess of those he'd at the close of the
commercial year Ar, 3SS bales. against
546.111 las year and southern mill ak
ings 3s3. 81 bales. againct $780, 11 last
year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 129, 3S9 bales, against 312. 236 last
year. making the total thus far for the
seaSon 1,77s,OS3 bales, against 2.570,S75
last year. The total of American mills
north and south and canada thus far
for the season a been LIS. 1893 bales.
against 934. Alb last year.
| Stocks at b seaboard and the TWEEN
ety-nine leading southern interior cen
tiers have increased during the week
97.1S6 bales, against an increase dur
ing the corresponding period asst sea-
son OF Jig, COS.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior W from the last crop
and III number Of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop supply
TO date is 4,792.577 bales, against 5.421.-
762 for the same period last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

NAREcTs By TELEGRAPH
COTTON.

Liverpool. November 2a.-l y. M
lCotton.-Spot, falr demand, prices l-32d
higher: American middling fair ard;
lgood middling 4 Is S2d: middling nd;
How middling 4 1-lSd; good ordinary
l3Nd: ordinary 3 11-166. The sales OF the
lday were 5000 bales. OF which 500 were
for speculation and export and includ-
led $500 bales American; receipts l6. 900
bales. including 10, 300 bales American.
Futures opened and closed quiet al
1.-THE decline.
American middling. low middling
lclause: November 4 1904 S-64d buy
lers; November and December 4 6-64n
IA 7-64d buyers; December and Janu-
airy 4 4-64G4 STD buyers; January
and February 4 3-6fd buyers; February
and March 4 2-64d buyers; March and
April 4 1-64@4 2-64d sellers: April and
May 4G4 lad buyers; May and June
l4d sellers; June and July 3 63-64d sell
Iers; July and August 3 t62-64d buyers;
august and September 3 60-64d value.
NAVAL STORES.
Charleston-Spirfts turpentine firm at
I47c; sales zone. Rosin firm and I'M
changed: sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
4Sc; receipts l,046: sales 100: exports -.
Rosin firm n unchanged; receipts
5,144; sales 2,135: exports 1863.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

1t will not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience
in h use Of that splendid medicins
and in telling Of the benefit they have
received from it, Of bad colds it has
cured, Of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and Of the chill
dren 1T has saved from attacks Of
Group and whooping cough. II is a
grand, good medicine. For sale by
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
Anniversary OF Washing
tons Death.
Raleigh. November

Raleigh. November %, 1899.
AT the instance OF the General Society
of the Sons of the Revolution, the North
tCarolina society has directed me to re-
quest the schools of the state and all
the ministers OF the Gospel in the state
Ito Cooperate in some proper commem-
l~oration of the death OF George Wash
lingron on the centennial anniversary
of that event.
General Washington died on the 14th
day of December 1899, and 1t is suggest
ed that on the 14th of e. non the
schools throughout the state should
have some special exercises appropriate
to the occasion, and that On the follow
ing Sunday the ministers of the Cos
Ipel should, in their own way, call the
attention Of their congregations TO the
virtues and patriotism OF hat great
man, to his inestimable services TO the
people OF this country and to his ex-
allied worth n high character.
AS n ear pass, Washington grows
I'm greatness and in fame, and the alu
dependence * our country and it's re-
publican form of government becomes
CONSTANTLY more apparent.
1t Is hoped that in every state In the
union such exercises as are herein sug-
lgested Will be generally held.
1t Is manifestiy impracticable for per-
sona1 communications to be had on this
subject; and hence the press lis re-
quested to publish this open letter. and
every minister of the Gospel and the
authorities of every school in North
carolina are requested TO consider this
" a personal communication
PETER z. HINES.
President North Carolina Society Sons
OF the Revolution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

Always shake into your shoe Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. IL
keeps your feet cool, prevents sweating
feet, and makes your endurance ten
fold greater. Over one million wheel
people are using Aliens Foot-Ease.
They all praise IL. " gives rest and
comfort TO smarting. Rot. swollen. ach-
ing, feet n Is a &C. lin cure for in
growing nails. At all druggists and
stores . 25c- Sample FREE by
mail. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, lie
Roy, N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures 9th
ers. Why Not You!

NY wife has been using Chamber
ain Pair Balm, with good results,
for a lame shoulder that has panied
her continually for nine years. we
have tried all kinds Of medicines and
doctors without receiving any benefit
from any of them. One day we saw
an advertisement of this medicine and
thought Of trying it, which we did
with the best of satisfaction. She has
used only one bottle and her shoulder
is almost well.-Adolph L. Millett,
Manchester, N. H. For sale by r. K.
BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

The Messengers Fayetteville CORE
spondent, in a letter of a few days
past, spoke Of the Howard colored
school, which has been in trouble, as
taught Gin connection with the state
colored Normal school," This was mis-
leading, though unintentionally so, as
the two schools are only taught on the
same premises, and the former has no
connection with the latter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
THE MILL.

New York, November 24.-Peter
Maher and Kid Mccoy may fight az
ter all. The statement was made to-
day that Maher would agree to a post
lponement OF three weeks On account of
lMcCoy's illness and would not claim
McCoy's forfeit IL the bout takes place
then. This would make the date OF the
bout b week OF January LIST Mccoy
has been advised by his physician To
take a complete rest for several weeks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

We are glad TO see that cooking il
being taught I'm the colored graded
schools OF b city. II il to be hoped
llt WIN disabuse the mind OF the aver
9 negro Of the belief tha| an educa-
TED negro should do no manual labor
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

though L must
tell about it. A
year ago I was
taken very sick
Doctorscould 60
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which 1
had almost cor
SANITY. I got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
Yellow Fever Quarantine Raised.

Jacksonville. Fla, November 25.-Dr.
Porter t~elegraphed the state health
board here today that yellow fever
quarantine at Key West would be
raised at once. The guarantees at
Maimi and Port Tampa City will re-
main in force for a few days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
MILES IN ATLANTA.

Atlanta, Ga, November : 24.-Major
General Nelson A. Miles and party ar
rtved at midnight from New Orleans.
General Miles will inspect Fort NC
|Pherson tomorrow.
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MUST WALK THE PLANK.

crawford and Bellamy are Marked
Men-Pearson Will Be Seated, But it
Is Not So Certain About Dockery-A
New Election Probable In the Sixth
District.
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-. LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO.. y4,3oS1

sIam so grateful to you for what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me that l feel as
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

Rev. j. c. Troy Is soo to launch a
new semi-weekly paper at Jonesboro.
IT will be named T~rojan's Notion.
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NAVAL STORES.

VA AL S4oAAEs1-
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Steaiy:
machine barrels i7ac; country barrels
47c.
ROSIN.-Firm nj sl.0e@ and S.01A.
TAR--Ffrm nj s1.4o.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-weak: hard
Isl.5o: soft S2se.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
lturpentine SIC and 36is: rosln s1.05
and S.l0; sar s1.2o; crude turpentine
81. g and $50.
| Receipts today-Sl casks spirits tur-
pentine. so barrels rosln. III barrels
tar. - barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day las year-s2
casks spirits turpentine. SO barrels
lrosin. l27 barrels tar. 20 barrels crude
lturpentine.
SAI.T-i.5's. sec: 1905. 7tc: zoos. soc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina -: vir-
lginia so to &C.
RfCE-Nothing doing.
CORN-52 TO 53c.
CORN MEAL-4sc.
cow PEAS-eec.
". G. BACON-Hams, 3 10 l0c,
shoulders. : TO ne. sides, 5 10 Sisc.
TNRKEYS-(Live) lOc.
cHICKENS-Slow. spring 10 10 iSc;
hens. - To csc: roosgers, Is 20 20c.
EGGS-Firm at Ice.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 five inch hearts
and Gaps. sl.5oO3.lo: six inch. $500
$3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
FIRST WEEK OF MASONIC FAIR.
A RECORD DISTINGUISHED FOR FINAN-
CIAL AND SOCIAL SUCCESS.

The Coming Week to Be Fraught With
Even Greater Attractions Than Ever.
Special Railroad Rates VIII Bring
Hundreds of V~isitors-Some Notable
Features Odd Fellows Evening-W.
LII. Supper Tomorrow Night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28

Values of Staples m Firm. Many
showing an Upward Tendency VIM
ter Trade Hindered by Unseasonably
Warm Weather-Iron and steel Sea-
sonably Quiet.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS

Wilmington, n. c.. November "a
Receipts of cotton today-Sei bales.
Receipts same day las year-2.0s6
bales
Tis seasons receipts TO date-i61. sSS
bales.
Receipts to same date last year
.21e. Asa bales.
The quotations posted At O'clock
today at the exchange: