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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
Sensible Judge.

The 10000 damage suit against
the Pittsburg and Gulf railroad,
which had been going since Friday in
the federal court at Fort Smith,
came to a sudden termination Mon
day, by Judge Rogers deciding that
plaintiff had not established suffi-
cient ground for action and in
structing the jury to return ver-
dict for the defendent. Smith, the
plaintiff, was travelling man, and
one night while waiting for a train
at the Howe |. 7. } depot, was
walking up and down the platform,
the night being dark he walked off
the end Of the platform and fell to
the ground about ten feet below,
sustaining serious injuries about
head and body, for which he asked
damages,
If more of our judges would take
to throwing cases out of court OF
suits brought for damages on flimsy
pretexts, the roads and other cor
porations would settle all legitimate
damage cases without a mnrmer.
This makes the second case Judge
Rogers has dismissed at Fort Smith
coming up on evidence that would
not bear out the claims asked. II
there ever was a good conscientious
Judge who can see through a mil
stone as an xray, that one is Judge
Rodgers, and his appointment was
one mistake (2) that cannot be
changed to G. Cleveland,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
PAINT YOUR HOUSE AND GET YOUR PAINT FRO1
TEXARKANA MAN WEEDS.
Mr.. Charles Madill, President Of the
Texarkana Gas & Electric Light
Company, Has Won Him
self a Bride.

Mr.. Charles Madill, who has made
his home here for time as head OF
the gas and electric light plant, but
who secluded himself from society
circles on account of bad health,
was married in st. Louis last eve
ming to Miss Eta Stamm. The st,
Louis Republic has this to say of
the wedding:
Another wedding of the day is
that of Miss Eta Stamm, eldest
daug hter of Mr.. and Mrs. K. j.
Stamm of South Grand Avenue,
and Mr.. Charles Madill, Judge Ma
dill's eldest son. This will take
place tonight at 6 o'clock at the
Stamm residence and will be quiet
affair, with none but the members
of the two families as guests.
Palms and profusion of vines will
be used in all the rooms, except the
dining room, which is to be donein
American Beauty roses.
The bride will wear satin duch-
esse gown, the skirt hounced with
duchesse lace and the high bodice
having graceful fall of the lace in
iabot effect, caught at the corsage
with her fathers gift, large lizard
of emeralds and diamonds. A
shower boquet of lilies of the val
ley and bride roses will complete
her costume.
Miss Stamm will be attended by
one bridesmaid-Miss Olga Straub,
whose frock is to be of white bro
cade with high neck and long
sleeves. Miss Straub is to carry a
large boquet of purple violets and
lilies of TIE valley.
Mr.. Madill will be assisted by Mr..
Whitman Updyke as his best man.
After the congratulations and
the wedding feast, Mr. Madill and
his bride are to go east for trip of
month. Later they will wend
their way southwark, with Texark-
ana as their final destination. The
bridegroom has been living there
for several years, and it is in the
Arkansas town that they will make
their home.
Mr.. Madill, who has been in the
mountains of Pennsylvania for sew
eral weeks recuperating after a Sc
we're illness, arrived in st. Louis on
Sunday in time for family dinner
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Ed
ward Stamm, brother and slster-in-
law of the bride-elect. Mrs. Stamm
was Miss Stella Morris, a bride of
August.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
Beech Township Here

Justice Winham had a replevin
case up before him today-that OF
Mrs. G. Elizabeth Davis, VS.. Mrs. G.
e. Clark, et al. The suit was over
some cattle with many claimants.
Hon. Paul Jones was employed on
one side and Joe E. Cook on the
other. Some eight or ten ladies
and equal number of men are here
as witnesses for the contending
sides.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
Will Run Monday,

Taking the Dallas News as au-
thority, we said in our last issue
that the third Of the series of races
between the Columbia and Sham
rock would be sailed today, but we
learn from the old reliable Western
Union Telegraph manager, Frank
Hughes, that the race will not be
sailed until Monday The Dallas
News must have slipped a cog on
its dates.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
Carl WlnfreY Case

The case against Carl Winfrey
the slayer of Doc Miller, in this city
was given to the jury late yester-
day evening at Boston and this
morning the jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty, and assessed his pun
ishment at 25 years in the peniten
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
rHAT IoYEIlL rEELlNn

With the celebrating sense of re
newed health and strength and in
ternal cleanliness, which follows the
use Of Syrup OF Figs, is unknown to
the few who have not progressed
beyond the old.time medicines and
the cheap substitutes sometimes Of
fered but never accepted by the
welI-ipformed. Buy the genuine.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Go.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19

Otis should take town occasion
ally when the rebels are In II to
relieve the monotony.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19

Mark Hanna always grows des-
pondent just before he passes the
hat,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-19
When Your Groceries

Are deliAered you will always
find them to be Just as or
dered and ndstraight goods right
through. If you send your
order by either telephone or
mail 1t will be filed as salts
factory and of good weight
the same as if you ordered in
person. Ourline of delicacies
and fancy groceries is beyond
competition for either quality
or price.
Meriwether ~ TaylOr's,
7Io East Broad st. Phone 100.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
TELEGRAPHlC SUAMfy.

Union, S. c., will have a 5000, 900 cot
ton mill.
Tower City, N. D., reports a terrible
blizzard raging.
The model of the Vance statue VIII,
be ready in January.
Sewanee wins the foot hall game
from Carolina by a score of % 0.
Mrs. Henry B. Plant brings suit to
contest the wiH of her late husband
A son of secretary Hay has been ap-
pointed American fcnsul at Pretoria
Judge Simcnton will grant rehear-
ing Of the railway tax assessment case.
The West Pointers defeat the mid
shipnEen at foot ball by the score Of II
to 5,
The offerings Of bonds to the treasury
department for RECEPTION are very
small.
The new treaty for the partition of
the Samoan islands is signed by Sec
Tetary Hay.
The Iaichmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad increases it's en-
ployes' wages.
The adherents of the Kentucky gu
fbernaaorial contestants begin to arrive
at Frankfort
The republican senators will meet
representa-
The republican caucus of the house
unanimously renominates Mr. Hender-
son for speaker.
General Joe Wheeler writes another
letter about American supremacy in
THE Philippines.
The American ambassadors at Vien-
ma and Berlin are subjected to much
humiliating treatment.
Two other army officers are to be
indicted for completely in the pecula-
tions of Captain Carter.
Secretary White gives out some in
teresting facts regarding the approach
ing state Baptist convention.
The republican house caucus nomt-
nate Mr.. Henderson for sepaker and
adopt the rules of the last house.
General Otis report of affairs in the
Philippines from the time of his taking
command is made public by the war
department.
Lieutenant Brereton, of the Twenty
fourth regiment, now in the Phillp-
pines, while temporarily insane COM
mits suicide.
The third engineer of the steamer
J. w. Taylor has been removed to
Swinburne's island, suspected af hav-
ing bubonic plague.
The republicans of the senate finance
, committee meet and discuss the nature
of the monetary bill that their commit
tee will present to the senate.
The democrats of the house of repre-
senltatiNes meet and nominate their
men for the positions in the house. Mr..
Richardson, of Tennessee, is chosen
leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
CAROLINAS wHITEwASHED.
Sewanee shuts Them Out fn the Foot
Ball Game.

Atlanta, Ga, December I'm a hard
fought game at Piedmont park this af-
ternoon, the eleven from Sewanee uni
versity defeated the University of
North Carolina team by a score of 10
0. The game was one Of the snappiest
ever seen here, the playing at times
being desperate. Sewanee has not been
defeated this year, while North Caro-
lima had lowered her colors only to
Princeton and West Point.
Today's game placed the southern in
ter-collegiate championship in the
hands of Sewanee.
Neither side crossed the others goal
line. Sewanee's five points were made
by a place kick from the field on Um-
pire Taylor's decision penalizing North
Carolina for foul tackle.
In the first half North Carolina had
the ball on Sewanee's three yard line
with five downs to her credit, but was
unable to get it across.
The features of the game were the
kicking of Siebels, OF Sewanee and the
hard running of Howell, of North Car
olina- When time was called at the
end Of the game the ball was on Sewa-
nee's ten yard line, with North Caro-
lima making desperate attempt TO es-
cape a whitewash.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
(Snecial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., December 2-General
Hoke says the smelter is nearly COM
, pleted at Cranberry iron mill. It's ca
pacity will be 100 tons daily.
A deputy collector seized four regis
tered distilleries ait Four Oaks, John
sIton county, for not keeping up the
records.
The corporation commission petit
toned Judge Simonton to fix the time
for hearing a motion for rehearing the
matter of the power of the corporation
commission to assess railways for tax
alton. The judge says he will fix tinle
and give the railways opportunity to
make answer, hearing of the motion
to be at Charleston. The commission
asks him Ito fix il ait the earliest day
possible
The state verinarian has returned
from BERTHE. He finds many cattle
dead and dying around Roquist POGO
sin. Mrs. Spruill lost rs Quit of 145,
and many others are sick. Some sick
ness is due to splenetic fever, other to
something in the pocosin.
Owners of the Cumnock- mines say
by the end Of this month the output
will be 200 tons daily.
The following interesting facts rela-
meet at Asheville December 9Th, are
given out tonight by Corresponding
Secretary John E. White: 1t is the six
ty-ninth annual convention. Until a
year ago there were two conventions.
. The Baptist strength is 175,000 white,
100000 colored communicates; 5000
churches, 1000 ordained preachers, five
chartered colleges, fifty high schools,
$35, 900 raised during the year for state.
home and foreign missions, an increase
of $500 over last year. There are 100
state missionaries and 120 members of
the volunteer mission corps. There
will be 500 delegates at the conven-
ton. Rev. r. T. Vance breaches the
convention sermon. The officers are
Rev. K. H. Marsh. president; j. +.
White, secretary: = d. Boushall, treas
urer; J. K. Storer, assistant treasurer;
Rev. B. W. Spilman, Sunday school
field missionary; Rev. A. z. Brown,
general missionary for western North
Carolina.
Lieutenant Fl. L. Lockwood u. S.
A, went on duty here today recruiting
for cavalry.
Rex. Hospital here makes a wonder
full record this year. Ut treated from
this city and county thirty-three
whites and twenty-one negroes with
typhoid fever, with only one death,
that OF a white man
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP,
Twenty five Years. Constant Use
without Failure.

The first indication of croup is
hoarseness, and in a child subject to
that disease it may be taken as a sure
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Remedy is given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough appears, IT will prevent
the attack. 1t is used in many thou
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instance in which 1T has not proved
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
TRIBUTE TO MISS LEO CAMERON.
Professor Noble Says She Was a Faith
full, Quiet, Loyal Teacher. Never
Sinking Duty and Always Trying
to Please.

The Messenger is glad to present to
its readers the following beautiful and
deserved tribute from Professor M. G..
S. Noble, eX-superinltendent of the
Wilmington public schools, to Miss
Leo B. Cameron, late teacher in the
Union public school, whose sad and
sudden death at her post of duty was
published in last Wednesdays paper:
Chapel Hill, n. c., November 80
Editors Messenger:
"A letter from superintendent Blair
informed me of the very sudden death
OF Miss Leo Cameron, of the Union
public school, of your city, and / also
read the full account of it in your pa
per. This is the first death that has
occurred among the teachers in the
white public schools of Wilmington
during the seventeen years that / have
known them. Miss Cameron became a
teacher several years ago, easily win
ming her appointment by competitive
examination. She was a faithful, quiet
loyal teacher, never shirking duty and
always trying to please / thing that
though she was called away so sud-
denly, yet hers was a glorious death
dying as she did at the teachers post
of honor-in the presence of her pupils
doing her duty faithfully unto the end
AS former superintendent of your
schools, / have ventured to write these
few words in memory of a faithful
duty-doing teacher. Very truly,
NJ. c. s. NOBLE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05

OF the NJ. +. Church VIII Convene I'm
Sixty-third Session at Washington.
~. C.. Next Thursday some Notable
Matters to be Acted Upon.

The North Carolina. Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
convcnes in fits sIxty-third session at
Washington. y. c.. on next Thursday.
The $50 licensed preachers in the con-
ference, together with many delegates.
will be present or accounted for when
the roll is called
Bishop Eugene r Hendrix. OF Kan
sas City. Mo-. viii preside. The Meth
odiS.s throughout the state are always
deeply interested in the annual confer
ences, and they are anxiously awaiting
the outcome OF the one this year. A
number of the churches will have their
same preachers sent back 10 them. but
a number of churches will. as usual, be
assigned new preachers.
The examination for admission on
trial will be held Wednesday and there
viii be eleven applicants. Besides the
routine work, several matters of much
Importance will come before the con-
ference. The greatest movement on
foot is that IL which the southern
church wants to raise a large sum Of
money to be known as the Twentieth h
Century Fund for the purpose of ed
ucation. OF the $500 TO be raised by
this conference, they have already rails
ed $4,000. Plans will be inaugurated
TO raise the amount TO 500, 900 within
the next year and there is every reason
to believe that they will meet with sue
cess in the undertaking. Educational
addresses will be made by some emf
nent speakers during the session in be-
half of this great movement.
Definite steps will be taken to rally
to the support OF the orphanage at
Raleigh. which was established at the
last conference. Every effort will be
made to firmly establish the work
Rev. r. T. Bumpass, presiding elder
of the Wilmington district, and Revs
A. p. Tyer, of Grace street church; ].
H. Hall, of Fifth Street church: A s.
Barnes, Of Market Street church. and
B. B. Culbreth, Of Bladen Street
church, will attend the conference
None of the preachers have served
their charges four years, and 1t is like
ly that all will be returned. Rev. r. F.
Bumpass has been in this district only
one year. Rev. A. p. Tyer has served
two years, Rev. j. II. Hall one year,
Rev. A. S. Barnes two years and Rev
w. B. Culbreth only one year.
Four delegates win attend the con-
ference from this district and will
take part in the conference proceed
ingS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
THE "L mt WILL
contested by. the Widow she regins
Suft to That End.

New York, December 2.-Marraret
D. ffant' widow of the late Henry u.
rant, has begun an action in the gu
preme court, individually and as
trustee of her husbands estate
against Lynde Harrison. Morton Free
man Plant, George II. TIlley. Robert q.
Erwin, Individually and as TRUSTEE
OF the will Of Henry B. Plant. i'm whtca
she asks taat a receiver for certain ,
properly or her latte husband be ar..
Polnted and that the courts OF thf4
state Jake entire charge of the estate
pending a settlement OF the suit
Mrs. Plant further asks that the vii,
and codicides. as far as they are con-
slstent with the laws of this state ha
upheld; that the defendants be reouIr-
ed TO bring back into the Jurisdiction
or the courts all securities and proper
" removed to the state of Connection,
and that all proceedings In connection
with the pr0bating Of the viii I'm Con
nscticut be declared null and void.
Inc complaint in the case In a yol-
luminous and involved affair covering
many printed pages. The purpose of
tne SUIT Is to prevent the prcbating OF
tne Will In Connecticut. Ii IN tine codf
cli 10 the VIII, executed three days
before the death OF the testator which
creates a trust, extending untr s,ch
a time when great gvandchild shah
have attained his majority that forms
the basis OF the legal proceedings.
Inc codfcfl in question was executetl
IN New Haven and under its provisions
MIS-. Plant asserts, the estate is tied up
Tor a longer period than the laws of
this state permit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
WEST POINT WINS
In an Interesting Foot Ball Game With
the MidShipmen.

Philadelphia, December 2.-The army
and navy, represented by the foot ball
teams of West Point and Annapolis,
met on Franklin field today for the
first game between the great acade-
mics since 1893 The army won by a
score of II to 5, making two victories
out of the five games that the rival
teams have played since 1890 The last
game prior to that of this afternoon
was played at Annapolis in 1898 and
was won by the navy, to 4, the army
making a touchdown, but failing to
kick goal. The games between the
academies were stopped after that year
by Secretaries Lamont and Herbert,
nominally because they interfered with
the studies of the cadets, but, in reali-
ty, because the rivalry was such that
1t threatened to prejudice the good feel
ing between the two branches of the
service.
The game today was witnessed by
over $1,000 people. Admission was by
invitation only, but so great was the
interest in the game that as much as
$40 was offered within the week Tor a
single admission ticket
Business in the war and navy depart
ments in Washington was almost sus-
pended today owing to the rush of Of
f1cials to this city. Among the visi-
tors who arrived in the special train
were Secretary Root, Secretary Long,
Assistant Secretary Allen, General
Miles, Adjutant General Corbin, Judge
Advocate General Lemley, Major
Simpson, Colonel Michler Rear Ad-
mirals O'Neill, McNair and Rodgers.
Captain Robley D. Evans, Colonel
Denney, of the marine corps, and a
number of other officers and many la
dies. Governor Voorhees,, of New Jer-
sey, and Mayor Ashbridge, Of Phila-
delphia, were present and every line
and staff officer of the army and navy
who could possibly reach the city.
The army had the best of the game
throughout, outplayins the middies at
straight foot ball and making most of
their gains through the Tte which
they found vulnerable for three tuch-
downs. from which two goals were
kicked The navy made a supreme eff
fort in the last few minutes of play and
forced a touchdown behind the army
goal. No goal was kicked, however.
leaving the score: Army II, Navy s.
The game was devoid of sensational
plays.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
NATIONAL FINANCES
The chief Features or the Proposed
senate Finance BiIl.

Washington. Dccembrr s.-The ~
publican members OF the senate e<,rn-
mittee on finance met at the room Of
That committee today in accordance
with the call % the chairman. Senator
Alursch. TO consider N financial ban 70
BE- presented at the approaching sexxsou
OF congress.
Secreiary Sage appeared before TN.
NoiaNiNOec and was i'm consultation
waIh the members until after l O'clock
ne went over the general situation
wltn them. making various rccommen-
LIONS. One OF the points discussed
vas the advisabiaity OF n general re-
fuding OF the bonded deas of the conn.
Try al lower rate OF interest than now
prevailing "~"
ine indications are that n feature
OF THIS kind Will be Incorporated In RI.
senate bid. IL can be definitely staf~e 4.
thsa the senate measur. wRi make
provision for the maintenance of the
gold standard. II is also quite d..finife
~ understood that the senate hi vrg,I
De an entirely different measure f,nn.
hat prepared by the house republican
caucus committee. II will nessex-a r.Ilx,
cover much of the same ground bur
VIII dlHer from the house i'm phraseos-
os! anu detail and cover some points
ats 14istk IntN n1f-
Terence will have the effect OF reoulrinr
a conference committee to sscftAa the
differences in case both bits are pasrsex,
each by it's respective house
The proposition to refund tn. ont
standing per cent. bonds of 1907 ana
Ine os or 1904 was gone over at Sorr,e
length Secretary Gage. IL ~ under
STOOD. mas had this subject under con-
sideratlon. and IL is learned that M.
views practically agree with those
entertained by the committee Tyhr
proposition involves at least two
amendments to the national bank act
one Is TO reduce the circulation, tar
from one to one half OF one per
cent, and the other authorizes the ISSUE
Oh circulation OF national banks uu to
the par value Of bonds deposited
There are now outstanding of the 4
per cents due in 1904 about 500 600 Ooo
and OF the As due In 1907 about s545-
o00,0oO taking into account those pur-
CHASED by the government under the
secretary's recent offer making n tota,
OF $3.50. 5.oO0.00o which are payable with
In the next seven years.
The members of the senate finance
COMMITTEES are of the opinion, which is
Iulay SHARED by the secretary of the
treasury. that these bonds could be re-
FUNDED for others running for. n lorr
period OF time, bearing per cent. ir,-
terest and ii is believed that n pror,o
sitlon OF this kind will be Incorporated
IN the senate bill before IL In introduced.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05

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