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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-19
TnE BRICK pOWER HOUSE


of the said Company, on West side of North
George street in suid Town. aud all pnrIs and
fixtures therein. Ard in fine, all other proper
~ OF said Company used or nced=d in tile full
equipment for running and operating its said
Electric Light Plant. and
GSCLUDlNG ALL THE RIGHTS. PRIvI-
LEGES AND FRANCHISES
owned and acquired in any manner Iy the
said Charles Town Electric Light, HAT and
Power Company. whether by decd, liccm. C,
charter or otherwise.
The hotw4ter healer in suid over House
is excepted from this eal', US the heater be-
longs 10 Mr.. F. 7. Ungcr pcrso nally.
Perso dssirtng other information as TO
above real aud personal property, will find an
money due under said two deeds OF trust, by
applying therefor at the office of D. Glib
sun, attorney.
The above property will be first ,ferni. sep
eratply, to-%it: the ga lot OF land with tile
Sash aud Blind Factory and Saw and rIapIng
Mil, with all the Machinery. Furniture. Fix
lures aud complete Quipmcnt to said Factory
and Mil belonging; excepting from said lot
The site of Electric Power House.
Aud secondly, the snid Electric Light Plant
and property used ther, with, with ali the Fix
lures. Machinery, Instruments. Equipments
aud Attachments thereto belonging With its
power house site aud buillling and other prom
erty and Rights. Privileges and fraucl!i-cs of
the suid Company, a aS herewith advertised:
und then all the aforesaid real estate and npr-
sonai property viii be offered a. II wlnic the
right being reserved to accept the Lest and
most advantageous Lid. Purchaser to have
possession OF the property ON complying with
terms Of sale.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-19

We have just purchased and placed largest
OF Ladies Coak and Capes displayed Jefferson county
make them fast will have sacrifice sale
an opportunity of buying these articles about half of former
we ooNsht largely at big discount than willing
should enjoy our good fortune We lady the
call and this handsome display
advanced and we'll satisfied that
and price All plain figures correspond
the prices which no quote:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-19
ATTACHMENTS. APPARA-
TUS, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES

of every kind and description used or he
longing in and about the running or opera
ting of said Factory and Mill. ami consisting
in part us follows. to-wit: Boiler, Engine and
Come ctions, planners, Watchers. Joiutcrs
Moulders. fenuntcrs, Morticers. Large and
Small Saws, Picket-Fence Machine,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-19

si.soiu Advance, 50 If not Paid in Advanee:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

Cape Hayden. September 1.~iniaez'
the leader OF the TeSoulo.S
has been received in triumph at san
tiago. Public feeling seems TO De unan-
imously in his favor 40 the candidate
for the residency.
Santiago de Los Caballeros, Septem-
Der 7.-Business is paralyzed on ac-
count OF bad currency. Many
hold large amounts Of paper not guar
anteed by the old government, worth
today about = cents on the dollar
General Jiminez has declared that ne
will honor all government debts. ou'
wiz not be responsible for the S4.VVV.
600 OF paper frauduiently issued by as
old administration. Today he a been
engaged with the provincial delegations,
who regard him as president. although
the election VIII not be held until No.
vember.
Tomorrow he viii proceed on horse
back TO San Chez. where a warship Is
awaiting { take him and his party &c
San Domingo. Thus far the inland triT
has been a constant ovation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

Correspondence Of The Messenger
Fort Caswell, September 8.

Correspondence of The Messenger
Fort Caswell, September 8.
The Rev. j. A. Smith and his daugh-
ter, Miss Agnes Smith, Of Fair Blum,
y. c., arrived here yesterday afternoon.
He is a confederate veteran and was a
member Of the First North Carolina
heavy artillery. He saw service at this
post and at Fort Fisher a captured
by General Terry's command January
18th, 1865.
Mr.. ]. T. Harper, (the leading grocer)
and family, have returned TO Whining
ton for the winter.
Mr.. John B. Cranmer and family ar
rived Yesterday afternoon. He was
called TO the bedside OF his mother,
who has been quite i'll for several days.
Mr.. R. NJ. Wescott and family, OF
Wilmington, will spend this month
with us.
Miss Rebecker Coleman takes the
place of Miss Ida Fountain as organ
list at the Baptist church during Miss
Lida's absence.
J.. G.. b.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
TEA CHEST COMPANY
It's Late Purchase of Timber Lands he.
Ing Surveyed and Paid For-To Ex-
port Timber from Wilmington ON a
Large Scale

Mr.. E. H. Andrews, the civil engi-
neer. Of Kelly's, Bladen county, arriv-
ed in ahe city yesterday, on his way TO
Rowan Island, at the confluence Of the
Black and Cape Fear rivers, to survey
the island as a part of the purchase OF
timber lands recently bought in this re-
gion by the Acme Tea Chest Company,
OF. Glasgow, Scotland.
Mr.. Andrews tells III that the COM
pany has bought bou 10,OOO acres OF
timber lands in Bladen and Pender
counties, and h he a surveyed Tor
them lands with a frontage OF about
ten miles along the Cape Fear river.
The has also bought about
1900 acres Of land, belonging to the
estate of the late Mr.. Frederick Rhein-
stein. situated about twenty miles from
the city and lying between the cape
Fear river and the Yadkln Dranch OF
the Atlantic Coast Line. He Will sur
vey that property in a few days. he
states that the company is paying for
the ands as soon as the surveys are
made and the deeds passed.
Mr.. Miller, representing the Acme
Tea Chest Company, has been in the
Atlantic and Gulf coast regions several
months prospecting with a view to pur-
chasing timber lands, and he found the
in favor of this section. he
went over the field from New Orleans
to Wilmington, also investigating t-e
port advantages, as the company pro
poses to operate steamers to transport
the timberS used in manufacturing tea
chests. Gum and other woods Will be
exported on a large scale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
SEES.H0PE FOR COTTON
Senator Morgan Says Manila Is the
Key to the Situation
washington POst.)

Senator Morgan of Alabama prophe-
sizes that expansion will he the saliva
ton of cotton and is about to start a
crusade in the south to spread the new
gospel. In his prophetic vision he sees
Manila the great cotton market of the
world instead of Liverpool. Instead
Of paying toll to British brokers, spin
ners and ship owners, he predicts the
time is coming when Americans, in an
American city in the Pacific isles, will
handle two-thirds of the cotton Of the
world and save billions to the cotton
growers Of America.
Liverpool has built UP on American
cotton at the expense of American
growers, while Manchester has thrived
at the expense of American spinners,'
said Senator Morgan. why should
the United States continue to enrich
those British cities? Why should the
price Of the cotton grown in Alabama
and Texas be fixed by men in Liver
pool?"
MANILA offers the key for escape
from this commercial thraldom. There
at the very door of Asia is an Ameri-
can city with a. splendid harbor, and
the day is coming when it will rob
Liverpool of much Of it's cotton trade.
Cotton and cotton goods will be ship
ped west ito the Pacific, carried to Ma
Mia and distributed from that port up
and down the Asiatic coast without
paying toll ito Liverpool and Manches-
ter. There is not only the saving in
transportation to be considered for the
re-handling in effect entails a number
of extra charges. Remember that Asia
has two-thirds of the consuming power
OF the world, and you see the impor-
lance of this trade and the promise
held out to Manila"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Akouud W.. square Bale

Read what the Farmers Antitrust
Union, Of Texas, says against the round
bale in favor the square:
1.-The aim and intention of this union
is the mutual protection of the farmers
and cotton raisers from the beginning
influence and power of the round bale
cotton TRUST in particular, and all 9TH
er trusts, the workings of which are
detrimental to the interests of the pro-
ducers of the products Of the soil. We
(members of this associatiOn) do SOL
emnly obligate' ourselves not to en-
courage or p%atrOniZe the round bale
SYSTEM in any way, shape or form, and
We further agree to patroniZe only
home gins and ginners with the fiat or
square bale, provided that our ginners
will reduce their presses to conform
70 b uniform or standard bale of
24X54 inches"
The largest exporters of cotton in
the south, earnestly urge the adoption
of the 24X54 box, which is generally
approved and preferred by all exporters
and others interested. Whilst a large
majority of ginners have changed their
boxes to the approved standard of
24X54, there remain a few who have
not, and it is earnestly urged upon
them, for their best interest and the
good Of all, that they no longer delay
to change their boxes. There is no
chance for the round bale; it is not
wanted. and the fostering Of it mean
the building up Of a trust, manifeStly
against the interests of the cotton
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
A WONDERFUL CURE. OF DIAK-
-

prominent Virginia Editor Had Al
most Givea UP, but Was Brought
BACK To Perfect Health by Chamb e
laiu's collie, Cnoiera aud DiarrhOea
cad sAis EDITORIAL.
(From the Times, Hillstilles VaD
I suffered with diarrhoea for a long
time and thought I a past being
cured. I had spent much time and
money and suffered so much misery
that 1 had almost decided to give up
all hopes of recovery and await the re-
suit, out noticing the advertisement Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and also some testimo-
malls stating how some wonderful cures
had been wrought by this remedy, 1
decided to try it. After taking a few
doses 1 was entirely we'll Of that trou-
BILE, and 1 wish to say further to my
readers and fellow sufferers that I am
a hale and hearty man today and feel
as we'll as 1 ever did in my life.-O. r.
Moore. Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

Purehased for the Ia ptfst Female Col
iese Discharge Of the Convict
Mcmahon Denied oy Judge Mont
Special to the Messenger.)

gomery
Especial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c.. September To-day
property adjoining the Baptist female
university was purchased by the trus-
tees of the latter. 1t is 149 by 125 feet.
The price paid was $40, 500. 1t is a great
bargain. A handsome residence with
twenty-seven rooms is on the property.
This will be used for the university
academy and dormitories
A wind storm yesterday partially
blew down the incompleted Roman
Catholic orphanage, one mile from the
city.
Judge Montgomery today decided
not to discharge Mcmahon.
The attorneys for the penitentiary
say that under section 3,445 of the
Code, Mcmahon is not entitled to COM
mutation. That section says it aI-
plies TO any prisoner who has been sen
fenced for a term of years; that Nc
Mahon's sentence was for life and,
therefore, for no term. Mcmahon was
taken back to the penitentiary. Jus
tice Montgomery exactly reversed a
decision he rendered three weeks ago.
At that time the point as to the term
was not made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

Complaint Before the Corporation
Commission by F. II. Mills OF WILL

HAIuStOA
(Raleigh News and Observer.O
Another matter before the commits
sion was the complaint of Mills VS.. The
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and
the Seaboard Air Line alleging dis
elimination in making a contract with
one livery firm of Wilmington to allow
it's representative exclusively to appear
on trains of the road and solicit the
carriage and transfer Of baggage of
passengers.
Plaintiff alleged that the contract
amounted to the granting of a practical
monopoly Of the baggage transfer bust
ness in Wilmington and constituted an
unjust discrimination against him and
all other transfer companies who were
denied the right to AVE representatives
on the trains of the defendant roads. In
support of this he cited a former
statute, now repealed forbidding such
contracts.
The defendants urged in reply that
they could not submit to the confusion
that would result from allowing all
transfer companies to have a represen-
tative on their trains, that the company
whose agent was permitted on trains
was virtually their agent, was under
bond to them, and that it was a great
convenience to passengers and saved
confusion and delay at the station.
Passengers could if they so desinred,
wait until they reached the station to
arrange for the carriage of their bag
gage. 1t was not alleged that the con-
tract led to amy extortionate charges.
The commission o the matter under
consideration.
Mr.. c.. NJ. Busbee represented the
plaintiff, Mr.. R. o. Burton, the Coast
Line and Captain J. NJ. Turner pre-
scented the cas- clearly and forcibly
for the Seaboard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
THE INrERSTATE
Its E'runk Telephone Lines etween
Wilmington, Greensboro and Colds
boro Under Way-we'li Talk With
Phoenix la TWO Weeks

Colonel l.. A. Carr and Mr.. {. r..
Eagan, of Durham, the former presi-
lent n the latter general secretary
of the Interstate Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, arrived in the city
last night to look after the company's
interests here.
The company is still at work on its
trunk lines etWee Wilmington and
G~oldsboro, and from Wilmington to
Greensboro. The poles are nearly ali
up between this city and Goldsboro
and the wire for the line has been or
dered.
Work will be commenced next Mon
day on the Inter-State's line from here
to Phoenix, seven miles from the city,
on the Seaboard Air Line and the At
1antic Coast Line. We expect to be
talking with Phoenix by the 18th in
slant, when the citizens Of Brunswick
county will have a barbecue and mass
meeting there to form a tobacco grow
ers' association.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
the Immense Estate Claimed BY the
haker Heirs

Toronto, Ontario, September THE
Baker heirs association have held a
meeting in this city and decided to en-
gage an American lawyer t. look after
their interests. The association was
formed for the purpose Of gaining pos
session Of lands in the United States
valued at about $500, 600. 900, including
the site on which the centennial expo
sition was held in Philadelphia in 1876,
$4,000 acres in North and South Caro-
lima, coal mines in Pennsylvania and
other valuable property which it is al
legged, belonged to Jacob Baker and
which he is said to have leased for
n~inety-nine years. This period has now
expired.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
HOw,s 'ThfS9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,O o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
gists. Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
No Revolution in Venezuela

Washington, September 7.-Senor
Pulido, the, charge d'affaires OF Vene-
zuela, this evening, in response to a
cablegram sent by him received a mes
sage from the foreign Office of Vene-
zuela saying:
THE news of a new outbreak in
Venezuela published yesterday is with
out any foundation. An outbreak oc-
Cured in the interior some time ago,
but, as stated at the time, the revolu-
~tionists were badly routed and their
forces scattered and compelled to seek
refuge in the mountains.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Hebrews, Petition to Emperor
william

Memphis, Tenn, September 17.-Rep-
resenative Hebrews have sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to Emperor William.
of GERMANY:
Relying upon your imperial males
tvs we'll known n of right, we. Is
raelites of he city of Memphis, re-
specially petition you to permit any
evidence within your knowledge and
which may subserve the interests OF
justice and truth in the Dreyfus case
to be submitted to the court-martial sit
ting at Rennes. We are emboldened to
make this request from the fact that
the whole civilized world is interested
in the case on trial"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
The >eaboard,s Through Route

Atlanta, Ga, September 7.-President
j. S. Williams of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, with other officials were
here today. In an interview Presi-
dent Williams said:
I'VE are working on the connection
that is to make a through line posi-
BILE from New York to Tampa. On Jan
uary 1st we will run through solid
trains from New York to Tampa via
Columbia and Savannah. We are now
running into Savannah and Tampa
from Columbia and work is being hur-
ried on the stretch from Columbia &c
the Seaboard main line
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Heavy Shipments OF Produce

The train on the Yadkin branch of
the Atlantic Coast Line was one hour
late yesterday evening. 1t left MMt.
Airy an hour late because of ~thea%4eavy
express shipments from that place.
A gentleman who came down from
Mt. Airy last night says he never saw
the like of produce that is now being
sent north from Mt. Airy. Thousands
of packages of mountain cabbage, ap-
Piles, chickens. butter and eggs are be-
ing shipped daily. Within the past
three years this industry has grown to
large proportions. Several northern
produce houses have their representa-
tives there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Killed By Lightning
Correspondence of The Messenger.
n mE n q Snntamhar =

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Tomahawk, n. c., September Z.
On "Wednesday evening, the 9th in
slant, Mr.. Jessie Peterson, son of Mr..
Julius Peterson, was instantly killed by
a stroke of lightning out in the open
field, near Tomahawk. Two OF his broth
ers were with him picking Gotten when
the accident occurred. The younger
brother, Ezra, received a light stroke
which bruised his legs somewhat, but
he soon recovered.
The deceased was a young man of IS
years of & and was we'll thought of
by his many friends. Our hearts go out
in sympathy to the bereaved family.
May the Lord comfort them in this sad
hour. D. l.. H.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
~CANDLsH,S MINUTE MEN
A Company 81 GeOrgians anxious 10
Join Arr " In the Philippines

Atlanta, Ga, September 7.-Govern-
or Gamblers minute men, a company of
100 commissioned, non-commissioned
officers and privates, composed of
young men in Marietta, Macon and
Atlanta, has made application to Sec
rotary of War Root to be accepted as a
for service in the Philippines.
The company vas organized on August
22nd, officers were elected, and for
three weeks the men have been drill
ing as a company in Atlanta at a Sc
cret rendezvous, waiting to hear if
their services have been accepted by
Secretary Root.
With the tender Of service to the
department went letters of recommen-
dation and endorsement from Governor
Gambler and Senators Bacon and Clay.
The officers say the company is ready
to move at IN hours notice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
sampson Asks to be Relieved

Philadelphia, September Sin an in
terVleW with a reporter for the Asso-
c1ated Press today Rear Admiral
sampson confirmed the report that he
had asked to be relieved of command
OF North Atlantic squadron after the
Dewey reception at New York. The
admiral said: II sometime since
asked Secretary Long to relieve me of
the command of the squadron after the
reception of Admiral Dewey, but the
secretary has not yet fixed a definite
time when my relief shall be ordered -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Shot from

Barboursville, KY, September 5.-A
courier from Manchester brings news
that Wash Thacker, a deputy sheriff OF
Clay county, has been shot from am
bush and killed. Thacker had served
as deputy sheriff of Clay county for
fifteen years. Sheriff Beverly White is
in pursuit of the murderers of Thacker
with a posse Of fifty men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

burlington News: The bridge at Haw
RIVER, which has been in course CT con-
for some time, is now COM
pleted- 1t is 500 feet long. 16 feet wide.
a TWO stone pillars IS feet high, with
aDutments and iron approaches. It cosr
$10.c00. and Is one Of the finest ana
most substantial bridges In the state.
II IL an honor to our state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
The Texas Cotton Crop

Galveston, September e.-The News
will print tomorrow a report of the cot
ton crop OF Texas and the territories.
made up Of 3S5 reports Of an average
date OF September Bird, covering 134
Texas counties, and 236 points in Indian
and Oklahoma territories. Thee re-
ports indicate a decrease in the WELD OF
Texas Of 36.S per cent, and for Texas
and n territories OF 37.5 per cent.
Drought caused most of the loss.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
A Duel Wtth Pistols

Paris, September "A duel with re-
volvers was fought today between
Prince Moskowa and NJ. CASTOR Merry.
as the outcome of an article in The
Libre Parole rejecting on the princes
father. NJ. Merry was slightly wounded
in the neck. The duelists were after
ward reconciled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Hottest Day on record

chicago. Ill, September 5.-Today
was the hottest in Chicago since the
establishment of the weather bureau
here in 1871. At 8 p. m. the govern
ment thermometer registered sS degrees
Two deaths and nine cases of prostra-
ton were reported. The hottest known
since the record in the weather bureau
began is reported today from Illinois.
Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

Philadelphia, September 5.-This vas
the gala day of the Grand Army en-
campment. Thousands of people
thronged the streets all day long; the
long line of veterans who participated
in the annual parade was cheered to
the echo by a compact mass of specta-
tors that covered the entire five miles
of route and the presidents inspection
of the naval squadron was the greatest
marine spectacle ever seen here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Chairman Jones' Not 10 Resign

Washington September Mr..
James K. Jones, Jr., son of Senator
Jones, has arrived in Washington after
a lengthy stay in Europe with his faith
er. He stated that Senator Jones has
no intention Of resigning the chair
manship of the national democratic
committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

The Charlotte Observer of the 7th in
Sant says:
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson is able %
be up and about again. She has been
a sunerer this summer, and her many
friends Will rejoice 10 know tElat she
is better"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12
Volcanic kruDttouA

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them, also Old, Running and Fee
yer Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts. Bruises, Burns, Scalds.
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cur on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only % cents a box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by R.. r. Bellamy, drug
gist.