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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
A VALUED CITIZEN DEAD.
WILLIAM SMITH DIED IN
GREENSBORO YESTERDAY AT A. M.
Remains Brought to Wilmington Last
Night-Burial Service from st. PauI's
Episcopal Church at $3.50 O'Clock
This Afternoon-A Long and Useful
Career Finished.

A wide circle of admiring friends in
this city learned with deep sorrow yes
terday Of the death of Captain William
Smith, an efficient and widely known
railroad official who was for many
years a resident of Wilmington.
News of his death reached here
through a telegram received yesterday
morning by Mr.. T.. o. Bunting from
Greensboro, where he died at s o'clock
yesterday morning at the residence Of
his daughter, Mrs. Cameron Gales. The
remains were brought here last night
on the $50 Atlantic and Yadkin train
and the burial service will be con-
Quoted from st. Pauls Episcopal
church, corner Fourth and Orange
streets, at 800 o'clock this afternoon, a
funeral service having been held at
Greensboro yesterday morning before
the remains were placed OF board the
train. The committal rite will be read
at Oakdale cemetery.
Captain Smith was S. years Of age
rec. filled with marked ability many
b J., ''' "''
He was the son Of Captain Isaac
and Mrs. Louise n. Smith, was born
at SmithVilIe, but his parents moved
to this city when he was quite small.
He completed his educataion at Don
Oladson Academy, near Fayetteville,
and chose locomotive engineering as a
profession.
In 1861 Captain Smith was appointed
master of transportation for the Will
mingtOn and Weldon railroad, q posi-
ton which he filled with especial sue
cess until about 1870, When he became
superintendent Of construction for the
Carolina Central railroad from Lilies
vile to Charlotte. He continued in this
position until a few years ago.. when
he was made superintendent of the
Raleigh and Augusta Air Lin and the
Raleigh and CASTOR railroad. Suisse
quently he was superintendent of the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
railroad from Sumter to Columbia, and
was also appointed special agent for
the S~eaabOard Air Line, with h~eadquar-
ters at Raleigh, a position which he
held up to the time of his death. He
vas a veteran railroad man and died
in the harness, his career having been
distinguished by a series of promotions,
which fOrcibly attest his great and
well developed menta resources and
ability to direct vast and complicated
business interests.
Captain Smith was twice married,
first to Miss Abbie Smith, "a union
which was blessed with one child. now
Mrs. Cameron Gales, Of Greensboro.
His second wife was Miss Josephine
Macon, of Richmond, and she, with
three children, survive the deceased.
They are Mrs. Josephine Thomas. of
Waynesville; Mrs. r. X. Myers, of
Charleston, and Mr.. William Macon
Smith, of New York. Three sisters also
survive the d~eceasaed. They are Mrs.
II. o. Bunting, of this city; Mrs. Julia
Estlin, of New Orleans, and Mrs. Ju-
liam Johnson, of Atlanta. The bereav-
ed relatives have the sincere sympathy
of n host of friends throughout this and
other states in their sad affliction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
November Weather Conditions.

Mr.. w. H. FallOn, observer in charge
weather bureau, has issued a circular
containing some very interesting data
showing November weather conditions
for the past twenty-three years. The
following are some of the most interest
ing features of the circular:
Mean or normal temperature, So de-
grees; the Warmest month was that of
1896, with an average of 60 degrees; the
coolest month was that of 1873, with an
average of 81 degrees, also in 1880: the
highest temperature was SO degrees on
the 2nd, 1877, also on the 18th. 1879;
the lowest temperature was 20 degrees,
on the Both, 1872; average date on which
first killing" frost occurred in au-
tumn, November Sth; average date on
which last killing frost occurred in
spring, March Goth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
THE vANDERB1LT BROTHERS.
The six Millions not a Gift. but TO Pre-
vent Contest of VIII by Cornelius.

New York. October e7.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say: The provisions of
the will Of Cornelius Vanderbilt. which
were made public yesterday, excited in
tense interest. From certain remarks.
il appears that this settlement alone,
effected after long discussion, prevent
ed a contest hat might have resulted
in n OF the greatest and costiiest viii
~litigations ever known.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. when he
learned the provisions of his father
will placed his interests in the hands
of his counsel. Carter & Ledyard. They
conducted negotiations with Henry B.
Anderson. the attorney OF Alfred Gwinn
Vanderbilt. While nom OF those inter
ested will say just what was done.
enough has been admitted to indicate
that had Alfred not made the conces-
sion mentioned, litigation would have
followed.
It was learned from a trustworthy
source yesterday hat Cornelius Van
derbilt is much disappointed by his
fathers will and the attitude in which
he has been placed by his brothers
handsome concession.
1t is said that he will soon retire from
the place in the New York Central Of
fee he now occupies and that he Will
never attempt to have a voice in the
family councils or in the Management
Of the enormous Vanderbilt properties.
His plan, it is added, is to go into the
banking business as a partner of his
father-in-law, r. T. Wilson. Neither
Cornelius Vanderbilt. nor Mr.. Wilson
would discuss this statement, but such
action upon the part of Cornelius Van
derbilt is expected by his relatives and
the intimate friends Of the family.
The World tomorrow will publish the
following: Cornelius Vanderbilt. at his
home, No. COS Fifth avenue, at 10:45
o'clock last (Friday) night, made this
important statement to a World re-
porter:
THE agreement by which l receive
Sc, 000, 900 from my brothers portion of
the estate has been made to appear as
a mere gift. 1t is no gift, but the re-
suit of a compact entered into before
my fathers demise. BY his compact /
was to receive nc less than SO, 600, 000."
Mr.. Vanderbilt was asked if there
woul be an amicable settlement of the
estate on the basis indicated by the
transfer of Sc. 900, 900 to him from AL
freds proportion. To this he replied:
You must excuse me. / will not dis
cuss the matter further. / just ask to
beset right before the public. All my
interests are in my lawyers hands,"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
THE BRITISH ATW WATERLOO.
Large Majority of Wellington'S Sol
dierS Were Dutch, Belgians, and
Germans.

When British Journalists, exulting in
the great which their country
is able to devote to the unworthy task
of destroying the little Dutch republics
in South Africa, say that Gen. Sir
1tedvers Butler will have more han
twice as many British troops under his
III the
as Wellington could muster 1t Water
loo, they give away a fact which is
still unknown to most EngliSh-Speak-
ing persons who have a general idea
of the Importance and character Of the
famous battle which ended Napoleon's
last attempt to r~e-establish his power
and prestige
1t is generally supposed that yelling
ton made his great fight with a British
army. Only students of history who
take care not to be blinded by careless
differences and congratulations under
stand that about two-thirds of the SOL
diers who fought under the Iron Duke
at Waterloo were not men from the
British Isles. The Importance of the
help rendered by the PruSSianS who
came up under Butcher is widely rec
ognized. 1t a not been kept dark,
even in England, but what is often
overlooked is the fact that only about
one-third of Wellington's army which
stood the brunt of the French attacks
until late in the afternoon Of a long
June day came from Great Britain.
The large majority Of Wellington's
soldiers were Dutch, Belgians and Ger
mans. 1t is literally true that when
General Butler gets go, 900 men, all Brit
ish, into the field in South Africa, he
will have more than twice a. big a
force of English, Irish and Scotch
troops as Wellington had ait Waterloo.
That was quite as much a German as
a British battle, and only the fact that
the great general in chief command
was English made it possible for the
credit of the victory to be SO success
fully appropriated by Great Britain
Cleveland Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
BIG FERTILIZER COMBINE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Company Now Con-
trolls the Situation.
Savannah News.)

Apparently the fertilizer manufactur-
ing business of the south is about to be
concentrated in the of n con-
Germ. In fact, this is nearly the case al
ready. The recent purchase Of the pro-
perties of the Commercial Guano Com
pany at Savannah and Columbus by the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
is only one of several large purchases
of a similar character made by the lat
ter concern.
Only a few months since the Virgin
ia-Carolina Company bought out the
Baldwin Fertilizer Company of Savan-
nah, with it's large factories at Port
Royal, s. c. About the same time the
Virginia company acquired the stand
ard Fertilizer Company of Charleston,
and it is now reported on good author
ity that ii has more recently acquired
the Edisto Manufacturing Company OF
tina city, the Standard and the Edisto
being two of the largest fertilizer COM
panies in South Carolina. The Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical Company also
owns large phosphate interests in South
Carolina and Florida, having acquired
practically all of the 81, 900, 900 of the
capital stock of the Peace River Phos-
phate Mining Company of Florida,
which was largely owned in Savannah
and Atlanta.
The first large deal of the Virginia.
Carolina Company in this section was
when it bought out the Southern Ferti-
liZer Company, which included the
large properties formerly operated by
George W. Scott OF : tlanta and Conner,
Hull & Co, of Savannah. The recent
purchase of the Commercial Guano
Company gives the Richmond corpora
ton every fertilizer factory at Savan
nah, with the exception of the SaVaH-
nah Guano Company. Not only this,
but 1t is said that there is only one
other fertilizer factory in the state
which is not controlled by this corpora-
ton, a small plant at Vaidosta. Pretty
much the same condition exists in
South Carolina, where the Virginia.
Carolina Company acquired everything
in the fertilizer line, with the exception
of a few small plants.
The Virginia-Caroiina Chemical
Company is capitalized at $24, 000, 900,
and its headquarters are at Richmond.
1t is evidently the purpose of its pro-
motors to secure control of the entire
fertilizer manufacturing business of
the south, and very good progress has
now been made in this direction.
One effect of the consolidation has al
ready been ~forecasted, and that is an
immediate advance in the price of fer
t~iliZerS.
Another very perceptible effect of the
consolidation will be decdease in office
forces and in the umbe of travelling
men on the road. With practically all
the interests consolidated and no COM
petition to speak of it is already pre-
dicted that the number of travelling
men in the field for The fertilizer inter-
ests will be cut down to a fraction of
what it was during previous seasons.
Savannah has already felt the effect of
the reduction in office forces. OF the
three local companies which have been
absorbed by the Richmond concern the
offices of all three have been discon-
tinued.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
STORM PROBABLY COMING.
Caribbean Sea Disturbance Moving
Northward Dangerous Winds on
south Florida Coast Good Rains
Badly Needed

The people Of this city and section
are prepared by the long and severe
drouth to hal with delight any change
in the weather which will bring copious
rain, even though il be accompanied by
severe winds or other Objectionable
features. The following kilograms re-
ceived last night from the chief Of the
weather bureau at Washington is OF
decided interest, tO-wit:
washington, d. G.. October IS, 1899.
9:45 p. m.
observer, Wilmington, y. c.:
Caribbean sea disturbance apparent
ly approaching south coast Of central
Cuba, moving n~orthward. Advise ship
ping dangerous northeast sails indicat-
ed on south Florida an vest Cuban
coast and southeast gales on east Gu
ban coast
a sort Of ~fOrerunler % at least the
rain feature OF the distu-la1-e referred
to must have reached Wilmington last
night, for by 11:30 o'clock 4.sC night the
sky was thickIy overcast with clouds
and the atmosphere vas filled with fine
mist. There were slight ~rainfalls al
frequent intervals throughout the re
mainder Of the night and early morn.
ing.
There has been no rainfall Of conse.
quence since late in August.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
Wilmington Banks FlOuriShiuU,

The Raleigh News and Observer Of
Sunday has the following compliment
tary reference to two of W~ilmington's
banks:
The state treasurer has received a
letter from a capitalist, in which a high
compliment is paid to two of Whining
toms financial institutions. He says
ne has just bought some stock of the
Atlantic National Bank of Whining
ton at 200 and some of the stock of
the Wilmington Savings Bank at 20,
and adds that he is anxious to get more
at the same price"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
Use Aliens Foot-Ease in Your Gloves

a lady writes: 81 shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my gloves and rub a little on
my hands. It saves my gloves by alb
sorbing perspiration. It is a most dain
ty toilet powder" Aliens Foot-Ease
makes tight or new shoes easy. Always
use it to Break in New Shoes. 1t keeps
the feet cool and comfortable. We in
vite the attention Of physicians and
nurses to the absolute purity of Aliens
Foot-Ease. All drug n shoe stores
sell it, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. 7.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
You Try ir.

IL Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which is sold for the small price
Of % Cts, 80 cts. and sI-00, does not cure
take the bottle back and We will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price Is cts. and
50 cts. For sale by r. r Beilamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

Whites plan may be a solution or
this perplexing problem, but We fear
he has tackled the dilemma at the
wrong end. So long as the crime for
which lynching il the usual penalty
is not suppressed. federal aid in pro-
tecting the criminal viii do little II
any good.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
Death OF an Old Department omci

Washington. October 30.-George Bar
tie. the oldest clerk of the state de-
partment keeper of the great seal,
who was appointed by Secretary Buc-
hanan in 1s45 and was a close friend Of
Daniel Webster, died here last night at
his residence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
CIarkton's Tobacco Industry.

Mr.. Is. f. Bowen, tobacco buyer for
the American Tobacco Company at
Charlton, spent several hours in the
WinstOn-Salem, where he has been to
attend the big county fair and horse
show. In speaking of the development
of the tobacco interests at CIarkton.
Mr.. Bowen said that fully 1000, 900
pounds of leaf tobacco will be sold
there before the season closes, which
will be sometime in December The
warehouse there is proving quite sue
cessful. Mr. J. H. Carter is manager.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

Senator Butler had scarcely received
his law license when he audaciousIy de-
clared that the proposed amendment
to our state constitution would violate
THE federal constitution. That was al
most a premature birth. However,
opinion is not always law, eve when
entertained by a lawyer of experience,
much less by a prejudiced hedgeling.-
Clinic Dmocrat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
IRISH AID FOR BOERS
Secret Meeting Of Hibernians
in Philadelphia.
$l00, 900 to be Raised For Hospital Ship. A
Pro-Boer Mass Meeting to be Held
Next Month.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 29.-Over four
hundred delegates representing ninety
divisions of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
ians of Philadelphia, with total MEM
bership of 10000, held secret meeting
in industrial Hall tonight for the pur-
pose of taking some action with a view
of helping the Beers in their war with
Great Britain. Alexander McKernan,
president of the Philadelphia Union pre-
sided. After the meeting had adjourned
it was announced that the delegates of al
divisions had pledged every member OF
their respective divisions to contribute
$3.50 toward fund of 100000 to be
raised for the purpose of sending a hospi-
tai ship to the Beers. 1T was also an.
nounced that strong resolutions of sym.
pathy for the Beers had been adopted
and that the members of the order heart
lily endorse and will participate in the
pro-Boer mass meeting to be held in this
city on January 18th under the auspices
of the Irish-American Club.
Patrick O'Neill, State President OF
the Hfbernians stated after the meeting
that he had received many letters from
physicians of different parts of the Uni
ted States, Offering their services on the
ship. Many offers of medicines and other
supplies, he said, had also come to him.
When some of the delegates were ask
ed how they expected to get a ship
to the Boers in view of the fact that the
latter have no seaport, the delegates
gave am eyaSive answer. anr refused to
talk about that part of the project.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
THE FILIPINOs OUTwIT HARE.
Prisoners He Sought to Rescue Have
Doubtless Been Separated.

Manila Dec. 29.--10:10 p. m.-The in
surgents who evacuated the coast towns
between Dagupan and Nigan. fleeing to
the mountains before the advancing Ann
orleans are returning in small bands TO
the towns the Americans do not occupy,
terrorizing the natives and Cinnamon
who showed friendship for the Ameri-
cans. The natives and Chinese are seek
ing the protection of the American garri-
sons.
Colonel Vessels cavalry, while scout
ing i'll the vicinity of Trinidad, found
evidence of Filipino soldiers being i'll that
vicinity but it was impossible to bring
about an engagement.
The recent increase in the garrison of
Namacpacan, against a threatened rebel
attack OH Christmas Day, averted trou-
BILE.
Colonel Luther Il. Hare, of the Thirty
third infantry who has been following a
party of American prisoners lost track
for three days. about December Goth,
of such signs and evidences of their pas
sage that they customarily left behind
them. 1t is thought the prisoners We're
separated and conveyed to remote parts
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
VICTIMS OF HATERAS
Wreck of a Schooner Seen
Off the Cape.
Her Crew Of Ten May be Added to the List
of Those Who Perished in Sa'ur-
davis Storm,

Chicago. H., Dec. pa special dis
patch to the Tribune from Norfolk, Va,
says:
'tThe loss of about ten other mem cam
be added to the already long list sacri-
feed in Saturdays nights big hurri-
cane, in which twenty ONE met death at
Hatteras and - on an unknown bark i'm
md-oceaif for they undoubtedly went
down in the wreck that was discovered
today off Hatteras, the most dangerous
point ON the Atlantic coast.
.9The first news was brought by the
British steamship Ashlands. Captain
Lewis, which arrived several days over
due from Galveston to Marseiles, via
Norfolk, for coal. Captain Lewis stat
ed yesterday, when about % miles north
one quarter east of Diamond Shoals
lightship, off Cape Hatteras, he passed
the wreck of a large three masted schoon-
er. and the only things visible above the
water were the topmasts. There We're
no signs of kfe about the vessel OF
wreckage floating and the sea was too
rough to permit his ship to go near the
wreck. The size Of the masts indicate
a large sailing vessel whose crew was
not less than ten men.
''The schooner undoubtedly sunk in
Saturday nights Storm and being 25
miles from Diamond Shoals which are
is miles from shore, no distress signals
were seen if shown. No shipwrecked
sailors could have been landed and the
men must have gone down in their ship
THE Ashlands had rough trip as did
the Kairos. which left Galveston four
days ahead and which vessel arrived
today"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
IMPORTANT MOVE IMMINENT.
Will Butler Attempt Now to Retrieve
His Defeat?

London, Dec 30-lSaturday-3 A. Nd
The latest special dispatches from
Chieyeley Camp hint harikly at some
important movement as imminent. 1hls
is interpreted, with some misgivings, TO
mean that General Butler contemplates
d renewal of his attempt to relieve Lady
smith. 1t is reported by the same dis
patches that the Beers have now retired
to the north back of the Tugela, being
afraid that the swollen river may bar
their retreat. They are also moving
their laagers nearer Lady smith, proba-
bly, with the intention of putting furth-
er pressure ON the garrison which now
seems to he suffering pretty heavily
from the bombardment. 1t is difficult
however, to conceive that General Butler
would make another frontal attack,
especially now that the river is rising,
and au additional indication that this is
not his purpose is the fact that he has
removed his headquarters back to
F'rere.
The Boer movement northward from
the Tugela is quite in keeping with
the enelny's usual plan of securing "a
safe line Of retreat. 1t is known that
artillery is due to arrive for General
Butler but the belief here is that his
force even then would be TOO weak.
He may however. be animated by "A de-
sire to accomplish something before the
arrival of Lord Roberts and to satisfy
the keenness of his men to retrieve their
defeat
The reported engagement with Kaf-
frs is very vague and cannot be ex-
plained pending the arrival of later dis.
patches. -. a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAES M NEWS AND GRGWl

of the mountains thus increasing the diff
ficrlties of General Young's troops TO
effect a rescue.
General Wheeler, who was recently in
Manila requesting an appointment South
in the line of the eXpectd campaign, Is
now at Panique.
MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD WAR.
Washington. Dee. 29.-The Adjutant
General received cable message from
General Otis this morning, telling of the
capture of a mountain stronghold be-
yond Montalban, northeast of San
Mateo, formerly supposed to be impreg-
nable. and the capture of many prisoners
and large quantity of arms and am
munition. The dispatch is as follows:
Manila, December 29th.
"Adiutant General, War Department
Washington:
Colonel Lockett with regiment: two
battalions Forty y-sixth, Colonel Schuy
ler); one Forty-fifth Colonel Dorst); and
Company Twenty infantry, two
guns, Captain Van Duesen. attacked
enemy six hundred strong on mountain
stronghold beyond Montalban, northeast
San Mateo. Large number killed ant
wounded twenty-fOur taken prisoners
Lockett captured one cannon; forty
rifles, 10000 rounds ammunition; five
hundred pounds powder; arsenal, fortifi
cations; all food Supplies and considera
BILE other property. This captured poin
located on mountain trail and formerly
supposed to be impregnable. Our casual
ties Lieutenant Enslow, Eleventh cav
airy and five enlisted men wounded
mostly slight. Private Matson, Forty
fifth infantry drowned.
(Signed) "OnlS."