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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
Strawberries Moving

All along the Wilmington and Wei
don railroad from here to Mt. Olive the
strawberry growers made shipments
of berries by express yesterday to the
northern markets. 1t is estimated that
about so crates were shipped. Mr.. j. G.
Jones, Of Rocky Point, shipped eleven
crates, Mr.. A. Bf Groom, Jr., of Bur
gaw, shipped several crates, n SIX
| crates were forwarded from Wallace.
Mr.. w. ]. Hollingsworth, Of Currie,
on the Atlantic and Yadkin railway,
shipped the first crate from that point
Yesterday. Twenty-Five barrels OF let
tuce were also shipped from Currie.
Mr.. S. w. Westbrook, who was at
Currie yesterday, tells us that Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth's berries were very line
! ones. He says the prospect o Cur
| RE is splendid.
A gentleman who was up the Will
! mington and Weldon railroad yester-
| day, says the strawberry rover are
| gathering some Of the finest berries he
I ever saw.
The Messenger is informed that the
| berries shipped from Burgaw Satur-
| day sold yesterday morning in ."hila-
| delphia by A. Cancelmo at 60 Ger s per
quart.
The representative Of the Bigelow
| Fruit Company, of Cleveland, Ohio,
| sent u the following circular under
date of Warsaw, N. c., April 18th:
| 1.-THE first strawberries (two crates) to
| leave this section for Cleveland, Ohio,
were shipped by J. c.. Jones, of Rocky
| Point, Saturday, April 18th, and sold
| this (Monday) morning at 40 cents per
| quart. We advise shipments from now
| until further notice, or az soon as your
| crOp beginS to come in. Our asparagus
| market his morning is from $3.50 to
$50, according to quality. Lettuce is
! not wanted in our market"
| A special to The Messenger from Fai-
| son yesterday says: "Mr. J. N. Hol-
| lingsworth shipped the first strawber-
| ries from this section today. They were
| of the Westbrook and Ashford varie-
| ties. There was a light frost here this
! morning. No damage was done"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
North Carolina Teachers, Assembly

The sixteenth annual session Of the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly
will be held at Morehead City, N. c.,
June 18th to 18th, this year. A pro-
gramme of unusual interest is being
prepared, and will Don be issued and
mailed to all the schools of the state,
and to all who may apply for it. The
railroad rates for this occasion will be
one fare, ana e less, and the hotel
at Morehead City has made a special
rate to all who attend Of 81 per day. A
teachers bureau" will be run in con-
nection with the meeting this year, Of
fering an opportunity to all who desire
to secure better positions and change
of locations. This will be free to those
who attend. The secretary this year is
w. T. Whitsett, Whitsett, N. c., from
whom copies of the assembly folder
nay be had.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

Madrid, April 17.-During election
wounded. Popular feeling runs high
in Valencia and the surrounding dis
trict.
There vas a serious affair in the
town Of Portos, where the official AN
didate being beaten, the municipal Of
fcers fired guns at the crowd, injuring
a number of persons.
The socialists are preparing to make
a demonstration at Bilboa as a pro-
test against the defeat OF their candi-
date, which, they allege, was due to
the "scandalous conduct of police prov
cateurs in instigating disorders"
The latest indications as to the re-
suit of the elections are that the min
~isterialists will have a large major
ity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
Smallpox In a Charlotte Boarding
House

Charlotte, N. c., April Nv. A.
Sossaman, commercial salesman, came
in from a trip last Wednesday and went
to his boarding house sick. Yesterday
it developed that he had a full blown
case Of smallpox. The Dixon house.
where he stopped, is ear the centre Of
the city and has a large list CT boarders.
All were promptly guaranteed and the
house put under guard. DR.. Long, Of
Statesville, the state smallpox inspec-
tor, is here today aiding the municipal
authorities in precautionary measures.
Mr.. Sossaman will be sent to the pest
house, an institution built a few days
ago for just such an emergency. There
is absolutely no alarm in town. Vehicles
pass along the street III front Of the
~quarantined house as usual. A big
yellow flag waves over the gateway.
The Quarantined inmates spent the af-
ternoon on the front veranda~ enjoying
the spring air and carrying On long dis
lance conversations with acquaintance
who would stop at the gate to exchange
greetings.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

Daily Fighting ON the Entrenched Line
Long Drawn Out and Thinly Meas


ured
Correspondent of Associated Press)
Manila. March 10, via San Francis
CO. April 1e.-War has become so COM
monplace an experience to Manila that
the average citizen no longer thinks of
becoming excited over 1t. Every night
some point of the horizon is crimsoned
by the reflection from burning huts
kindled by the soldiers to deprive the
insurgents of hiding places Every
nights quiet is shaken By the firing
from the line encompassing the city.
Every znorning brings it pitifui little
consignment Of ACCOMPANYING wound
ed 10 the hospital. Manila forms the
American oasis in the island OF Luz
zon. Around the city there stretches
a thin line fifteen miles long of en-
trenched soldiers.
The Philippine goes into the field
unencumbered with useless baggage.
Trousers or drawers, a shirt worn {
side them. a straw hat, cartridge belt
and rife, a section of bamboo stalk
filled with rice, a handful of green pep
| pers tied in a handkerchief. sometimes
sandals-these form the equipment OF
a Philippine soldier.
No finer country for defensive fight
! ing, and none more embarrassing for
offensive operations than the land
around Pasig Lake could be imagined.
The Chinese are the scavengers OF the
Like vultures they hover in the
wake of the army, locking down upon
the ashes Of every hut and the ruins Of
| churches to dig u stuff that white
men could not possibly use. Some of
them peddle water and cigarettes on
the line. One, daring than 9TH
ers, crert along the trenches Of the
Kansas regiment under a hot fire and
did good trade. When competitors ap-
peared he FASTENED to point out TO
| them the spot where soldiers had been
wounded, seemingly impressing on
them the dangers of their position, for
they ran away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
Government Quarantius at Savannah

Savannah, Ga, April 1.-THE city
council this afternoon adopted a reso-
luton to the effect that Savannah
quarantine be offered to the national
government for the term of two years
with the option of the city Of Savan-
nah Of revoking the grant or making
the tenure of and control by the ma
tonal government permanent after two
years. 1t is provided in the event OF
government acceptance that improved
facilities shall be provided, that the
city's quarantine tug viii be purchased
and that present employees will be con-
tinued in their respective positions.
This latter provision includes the pres
ent quarantine officer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

George L. Peschau, Esq, left yester-
day afternoon for Whiteville, N. c., to
represent Hon. John D. Bellamy in the
taking of dispositions in the Dockery
contested election case there today.
Hon. John D. Bellamy leaves for
Raleigh today to be present at the ex-
animation Of Lawyer w. E. Hender-
son, colored, Ex-Chief Of Police John
r. Melton and others on Wednesday.
Dispositions are being taken also at
Marshville, Union county; Lilesville,
Arson county, and Rockingham, Rich
mond county.
The examination at Wilmington for
Dockery will begin on the goth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
WRECK
A Schooner Bottom Up Twenty Miles
East of Frying a Shoals Lightship.
No Life About the Boat-AN on Board
Supposed to be LOst-WhatS Ship Is 1t!

The Austrian bark Uros, Captain M.
Pasquin, and the Norwegian bark
Audhill, Captain A. Aarorsen, arrived
here on Sunday, and are consigned to
Messrs. Heide & Co. Both vessels are
light, the former having cleared from
Marseilles, France, and the latter from
Southampton, England.
Both captains, without knowing what
the other reported, report that on Fri
day, twenty miles east of Frying Pan
Shoals light ship, they passed a vessel
bottom up. They suppose that she is a
three-masted schooner OF about 600
tons displacement, and both vessels
went so close to the wreck that it
was observed that her bottom vas
painted a copper color. 1t is presum-
ed that the derelict vessel is an Amer
lean schooner and is lumber laden
from the fact lat she is floating.
There was nc sign of life about the
wreck and it is believed that her en-
tire crew persisted. The capsized
schooner is in the direct path Of navi-
cation, and is dangerous to passing
vessels. The bark Auhill passed close
to her On the forenoon Of Friday, and
the park UrOS came across the wreck
last Friday evening. She came very
nearly running into h wreck, and had
to suddenly change her course to keep
from coming into collision with it.
It is believed that the discovery Of
the capsized schooner explains the fol-
lowing, which appeared in The Mes
senger asst Friday:
Captain E.. H. Adkins, Of the tug AL
exander Jones, which arrived here yes
terday from Charleston with the barges
Maria Dolores and Carrie L. Tyler in
tow. loaded with phosphate rock, re-
ports that on Wednesday, thirty-five
miles S. w by S. from Cape Fear bar,
he passed a yawl boat bottom up and
seemingly anchored. The bow of the
boat was under water and h stern
was elevated. The bottom of the boat
was painted green and the inside white.
Upon taking a sounding the water was
found to be thirteen fathoms deep. 1t
Is believed that a sunken vessel holds
n yawl in this apparently anchored
position"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
State of Ohio, County Of Toledo,)

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm Of F.
j. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember, A. D.. 1886.
(Seal.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send Or testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

Two Young Officers who Have Been
With Our Troops I'm that Fair Land.
They are Doubtful OF the Capacity OF
Cubans'for Self Governmental Desc.
late Land.

late Land.
Among the arrivals at The orion yes
terday were Lieutenant Elmer E.. Stud
ley and Lieutenant Ralph w. Dorm, Of
the 202nd Regiment, New York Volun-
teers. They came here from Savannah,
Ca, where their regiment was muster
ed out last Saturday.
For the past four months Lieuten-
ants Studley and Dorn's regiment has
been garrisoned at Guanajay, Cuba, in
the province of Pinar del Rio and it is
in this province where the recent out
breaks OF brigandage has occurred.
Both the young officers are lawyers
ana have made an intelligent study Of
the situation and conditions in Cuba
They state that the war has left the
Province of Pinar del Rio in an ex-
tremely desolate condition, except IN
rare instances where large sugar plan
tations have been preserved from the
ravages of the Spanish and Cuban ar
mics and that the people are destitute
and poor beyond conception. The re-
| sources of the country have been laid
| waste, and through losses in battle and
| the murderous policy of the Spaniards
| hundreds of families are left without a
man.
Speaking of the prospect Of self gov
eminent for Cuba, they state that their
! observations lead them 10 believe that
| the people will be incapable Of taking
hold of their own affairs for a long
time yet. They predict that it will be
| many a year before the United States
/ will be able to withdraw its admins
| trative control of the island, and then
, they can foresee inevitable revolutions
: among the Cubans before anything like
a stable government can be hoped for.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

London, April 17.-At the National
Sporting Club tonight, in a glove con-
test for the bantam weight champion
ship between Pedler Palmer, OF Eng
land, and William Rotchford, OF Chi
cago, for a stake OF E200 a side and a
purse of $500, Rotchford was disoual-
flied In the third round for hitting low.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
A COMBINATION FLAG
Old Glory and the Cross of st. George
One and Indfvfsible

New York, April 16.-(Sunday.)-The
British steamer Idrani, which arrived
this morning from Japan and China,
brought a small parcel said to contain
a very beautiful silk combination Unit
ed States and British flag of large pro-
portions to be presented to President
Mckinley. The parcel was forwarded
by United States Consul Johnson, at
Annoy. The flag was designed by the
Merchants Association at Annoy, and
is of pure silk, the American and Brit
ish colors being artistically arranged.
Accompanying the parcel is a letter ad-
dressed to Mr.. Porter, President Nc
kinley'S secretary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

Harrisburg, April T7.-State Senator
MaGee. Of P~ittsburg, who has stead
Easily voted for Quay for United States
senator. announced tonight that he
would not vote for the ex-senator to-
morrow, and h a the other members
from Allegheny county had also cast
their last vote for Quay. He predicted
that Quay would lose twenty
ers tomorrow and said the prospects
are bright for the election of a senator.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

Washington, April 17.-Attorney
General Griggs, accompanied by Mr..
Cooper, his private secretary, and Ma
Jor Strong, chief OF the special agents
division in the department of justice,
LETT for Atlanta, Ga, today to select q
site for the United States p~enitentiary
o be located in that city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
MAny Lover

Has turned with disgust from an 9TH
erwise lovable girl with an offensive
breath. KarIs Clover Root Tea puri-
fies the breath by its action on the
bowels, ETC., as nothing else will. Sold
for years On absolute guarantee. Price
rs cts. and so cts. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21
Volcanic

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
cure on earth. Drives cut Pains and
Aches. Only Is cts. a box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by r. R 2ellamy, Rrug-
gist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

II ShiioSs Cough and CONSUMPTION
Cure. which Is sold for the small price
or Is cts. so cts. and 500. does not cure
take b 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 n. R. BeIlamy.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
RELATIVE TO FISH.

An act to exempt from certain condi-
tions the county OF Washington from the
enforcement Of Sec. 3 OF Chapt. 1857, laws
OF Florida.
BE 1t enacted bv the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida
Section 1. On and after the passage Of
this act and It's approval by the Governor
that the county Of Washington be-; and
the same is hereby exempt from tho en-
forcement Of the provisions Of Section 8,
Chapter ASST, Laws Of Florida, approved
May Goth, 1897, which reads as follows: g.
Sec. 8. 1T shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to catch any fish In any
OF the waters Of the State Of Florida with
any sein or net, bait and cast-nets ex.
cepted, the meshes OF which shall be les,
than one and one halfinches;" Provided
That under this act no sein or net. bal
and cast nets excepted, shall be used, tn,
meshes Of which shall be less than on,
and one-qnarter inches.
Approved June 8, 1899.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
THE SOUTH.

The New York journal, speaking OF the
splendid progress Of the South and OF its
bright prospects for the ,nture. pays this
section the following tribute:
'Has not the South contributed It's quo
Ia TO the greatness Of the nation-ln its
material products. In the beauty OF Its
women and the manhood OF Its menp
HAS II not endured the curse OF carp, I.
baggcrsP Has 1t not for years paid Its
proportion Of el5o. OOo, 600 annually In PEN
sions Of which II receives not cent?
"And In spite Of this has 1t not contin.
ued to contribute to the countrv's pros.
perlty with Its cotton, its sugar and It's
manufactures?
"When the shackles were struck from a
million slaves did not the South alone
bear the burden OF their altered lives and
Of the problem OF their maintenance? Il
1t not today struggling alone with thu
race problem?
1T is hard TO be truly great with tro
ken back, yet. standing mp grImly undel
the burden OF disabilities after the war
the South compelled the admiration O
the world.
under difficulties the South has grown
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
LABOR DISGRACED.

special dispatch from Spring Valley,
ILL.,, to the Chicago Chronicle, says:
Every anarchist child in this city is to
be baptized with beer In the city hall
square, II the program of Emma Goldman
is carried out. The noted woman has
made public announcement OF her noveI
plan, and has invited all citizens to wit
ness the remarkable ceremony. Emma
Goldman has been the sensation of the
town since her appearance at the Labor
Day exercises and picnic yesterday. At
the grounds the woman was the central
figure. She led column of 300 foreigners
from the city to the park, and the red flag
OF anarchy was carried at the head of the
procession. Orders were given to haul
down the flag but they were ignored, the
anarchists surrounding the standard, de-
claring that they would not obey without
bloodshed. A speech by Emma Goldman
denonncing the government, the school
and the church was received with cheers
The anarchist woman added to her pop.
larltv by treating her followers to LIQUOR
and drinking with them many times dur
ing the afternoon"
Let us here In the South give fervant
thanks to a kind Providence for the fact
that we have among us no such repre-
sentatives Of organized labor as those de-
scribed above.-Pensacola News.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Thankful words written BY Mrs. Ada Z
Hart OF Groton, s. d. "Was taken with
bad cold which settled on my lungs;
cough set in and finally terminated in
Consumption. Four doctors gave me up,
saying / could live but a short time. /
gave myself up to my Savior, determined
II / could not stay with my friends on
earth, l would meet my absent ones above
Ny husband was advised to get DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. l gave 1t trial, took in all
eight bottles 1t has cured me. and thank
Good am saved and now a well and heal
thy woman" Trial bottles free at Pat
rick Bros. drug store. Regular size Scots
and 81. Guaranteed or price refunded.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
SPANS GREATEST NEED.

Mr.. R p. olivia, Of Barcelona, Spain
spends his winters at Aiken, =. c. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains In the
back Of his head. On using Electric Bit.
ters, Americas greatest blood and nerve
remedy, all pains soon left him. He says
this grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that 1t cures
liver and kidney trouble, purifies the
blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens
the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life
into every muscle, nerve and organ OF the
body. II weak tired or alling you need
1t. Every bottle guaranteed; only scots.
Sold by Patrick Bros, druggist.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23

Secretary Hay says in his letter to the
Ohio Republicans that the Democrats re.
ally have no issues. AS for 1.-The reign Of
trusts" this, he says, 'the Republicans
themselves can manage. having all the
requisite experience, both Of legislation
and business" The Republicans have SO
managed" that under McKinley's Adj
ministration the number Of Industrial
trusts has increased to $40, with a CAPT.
tallzation Of ssOO,OOO,OO Hasn't the coun-
try had enough Of the Republican party's
Experience" in managing trusts?-N. Y.
World.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23

We would call the attention Of our SUBJ
scrbers to the fact that the Semi weekly
Times Union and Citizen is the paper for
the farmer. They have consolidated the
Florida Farmer and Fruit grower with
their Friday edition, and no pains or ex-
pense will be spared to render this de-
partment Of use and value to every far
and fruit grower in Florida; filed with
information, written by practical men,
whose experience enables them to handle
matters pertaining specially to Florida
soil and climate. The department is ed
tied by Stephen Powers, Secretary Of the
State Horticultural Society.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23

The acts Of the last legislature have
been printed and can be had from Secre-
tary Of State Crawford, for so cents per
copy unbound. The laws, resolutions and
memorials cover 376 pages, ana there is
an APPENDIX Of 90 pages in which full
r.port of the comptroller's Office for the
fiscal year ending December 81, 1897, is
given. The acts show that 223 laws were
enacted. There are four amendments to
the constitution which will be submitted
to the people for ratification or rejection
at the next election and there were six
other resolutions and nine memorials to
congress on various subjects. About eight
hundred bills ana resolutions were intro
duced, and only little over one. fourth
became laws.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
1T WILL BE HOT.

From all sides comes an almost unani-
nous sentiment that Mr.. Bayan will be
the nominee of the Democratic party. II
is quite true that he is gaining the con-
fdenco of his party more and more daily
Therefore, when the convention meets II
will be such foregone conclusion that Il
will be perfect ovation to its great par.
ty leader. Then will follow a campaign
which will be the most brilliant on rec
ord, and which will teach Democrat,
pure and unadulterated.-Call