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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

{ One Of the missions OF this great and
good newspaper Is to inform "sassie-
ty'of all the latest fads among the
smart set, and we have pleasure In
stating that one Of the latest is a
Progressive Love Party" which ap-
pears TO have originated with the
Asheville 400. This should be put on
the list with the "Jaybird Trout" and
others OF like character.-Statesville
Landmark.
The present legislature is the most
Industrious and business-like the state
has had for many, many years. There
has been next TO no speech-making at
all. Such speaking as has been in
dulged belonged TO the province of
legitimate current discussion and has
been brief and pointed. With Monday
night, the house began To hold night
sessions and from now on the amount
Of work disposed of daily will be
prodigious. We trust this faithful,
hard-worked body of men will escape
as largely as possible the ravages of
thegrip and be permitted TO conclude
all their work by the end Of their
allotted sixty days.-Gastonia Gazette.
Our readers will find on the first page
of this issue an interesting article head
ed Eloquent Sermons" taken from
the Wilmington Messenger. Many OF
our older readers will remember those
mentioned, and will read the article
with great pleasure. The names men
toned are familiar, Kerr, Burton
Leigh, Pierce. and last but not least
the gifted Thomas G. Lowe, who was
reared near Halifax. We sincerely
trust that DR.. Kingsbury will carry
out his intention of publishing a re
vised and enlarged edition Of his ad.
dress, delivered on the life and char.
acter Of this truly wonderful man, a
the laying Of the corner stone of the
Lowe memorial church, near Enfield
in 18S7.-Weldon News.
The proposition to provide separat,
cars and waiting roms for the race:
draws its slow length along. Nobody
has been found to oppose the PROPOSE
ton, and yet there has been so much
disagreement as to the regulations tina
the matter has been postponed and pos
poned until the people are beginning Il
fear the legislature will adjourn with.
out complying with this universal de
mand. We are daily bombarded will
letters asking when the law will pass
! We do not doubt that the legislature
will pass a law that will meet the pub.
lie demand, but we think hat there il
no need of deferring the matter to tn
w of adjournment. eff t'were wei
| done t'were we'll t'were done quickly
! Raleigh News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
Charges Made by the Senate Committee.
Nicaragua Canal Bill Added as an
Amendment

Washington, February 1.-THE SEN
ate committee on commerce today COM
pleted it's consideration Of the river and
harbor bill, the last act of the COM
mittee being the addition of the pro-
vision for the construction of the Mica
ragua canal. The bill has not been
printed as completed, and will not be
in shape to be reported until tomorrow.
Senator Frye made the following
summary of h changes for the Asso-
ciated Press:
"The increases in limitations on con-
tracts are only in the important har-
bors as follows: New York harbor,
north channel to the ocean, through
East channel, together with Bay Ridge
and Red Hook channels, Sc, SOC, 900 in
crease, providing a depth of 40-feet n
a width Of 1900 feet; Hudson river, in
crease 81, 900, 900; East river, for the
removal of rocks, $3.50, 900 increase. Bal
timore harbor and PatapscO river, in
crease $1,000. 900; Delaware river and
Philadelphia harbor to obtain a 30-foot
channel, increase $1,000, 600; Sandy bar
harbor of refuge (Massachusetts) ST.
900, 900 increase. Southwest pass, mouth
of the Mississippi river, increase of
81, 500, 900 to make a 35-foot channel.
Galveston to Houston, Texas, increase
of about 81, 200, 900.
The total expenditure in this in
crease will be spread over two or three
years, contracts DelnS auLnOrlZeO Tor
the full amount of increases. The
house bill was decreased by striking
out sundry items to the extent of over
81, 400, 600. The net increase for the next
fiscal year was about 81, 400, 900 and h
net increase of continuing contracts to
the extent of about $12, 800, 900.
THE whole bill exclusive Of the Mica
ragua canal amendment carries an ex-
penditure for the next year to the
amount of about $14, 0O0, 900 and for the
following two or three years of about
$28, 000, 900 making a total expenditure
of about $42, 600, 000."
The other important changes than
those indicated in Senator Frye's state
ment are as follows:
Brazos river mouth, Texas, $4,000
cash appropriation for deepening chan
mel and s115, 900 for extending the jet
ties; Hillsboro bay, Florida, (new item)
cash appropriation 800, 000; limited fixed
at 5000, 900; Sabine Pass, Texas, in
creased from. $50, 900 to 100000; mouth
of the BraZoS river, Texas, (new item)
5000, 900; James river, Virginia, decrease
from $3.50, 900 to 500, 900; Wateree river,
South Carolina. direct appropriation is
made and limit fixed at 800 900; ST.
Johns river, Florida, from Jacksonville
to ocean, limit liked at 81, $50, $50; War
rior and Tombigbee rivers decreased
from 1920, 900 to 5000, 600; Tennessee river
Colbert and Betre shoals (new item)
cash appropriation of $3.50, 900; Big San
dy river, Kentucky and West Virgin
ia, increased from s220,0 900 20 s420, 900
limit
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

In the worlds entire history. 1t is for
ever true that Christ must needs be-
come nan for man to be saved. In no
other way was it possible for Christ
the Mesgias, TO make atonement for
sin. By the shedding Of blood can sins
be pardoned and fallen human nature
cleansed from all sin, be purified, re-
generated, sanctifed, saved. 1t is be-
cause OF this that the blessed Saviour
is not ashamed to call His disciples,
those that accept Him, by the endear-
ing title of brethren" or of chill
dren." Christ was made perfect" as
Redeemer through sufferings, and the
reason of it is because it is only by
suffering that our defiled nature could
be purified and made meet for glory"
Fallen man, corrupt and an enmity
with God could never be fit for glory
and the blessed home in Heaven, I'M
less he shall become here "partaker Of
the Divine life" and completely chang
GU u TIC 5IdCIOuS, WIN
of the Holy Spirit. In Hebrews 2:14-15,
we read this: For as much then as the
children are partakers of flesh and
blood, He also Himself likewise took
part of the same; that through death
He might destroy him hat had the
power of death, that is, the devil; and
deliver them who through fear of
death were all their life time subject
to bondage" He partook of mans ma
ture thus described and submitted to
the cruel death upon the cross for the
precise purpose that by dying He
might overcome and destroy him that
had the power Of death, that is, the
devil" By bringing into this world
life and Immortality to light"-by
consummating the grand redemptive
scheme amid the fateful tragedies
Of the cross the Son of God opened up
"the new and living way" from earth
to eternal glory, so that all who shall
believe in Him with hearts unto sal
vatoion may be fully delivered-those
who through fear of death were all
their life time subject to bondage
Blessed assurance! When a man in
truth rejoices that he is saved from his
sins and feels that his Redeemer liv-
eth, then the bonds break and Heaven
opens to his e%ntrance vision and he
is delivered from all fear of death.
The chapter quoted from is full of the
mercy of Christ and assurances that
! He only is a faithful High Priest: "He
took on Him the seed of Abraham
" y that He might be a merciful and
faithful High Priest in things pertain
ing to God, to make reconciliation for
the sins of the people. 9th verse.)
"Merciful and faithful" Glory be to
Him who died for our redemption.
Glory and honor and praise and ever
lasting dominion be unto the Lord
Jesus Christ, our Elder Brother and
Redeemer forever and ever. Amen!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

1t would be a decided mistake to o n
clude from some newspaper accounts
that the Filipinos did not fight with
great gallantry and determination. They
fought with desperation at some places.
Our men were better disciplined, better
armed, and equally as brave and reso-
lutte, and therefore, by hard, steady
fighting they triumphed. The slaughter
of the Filipinos was heavy, but the
number is not known. The native
estimate was as high as 1000. The enc
my (northern papers r~idiculously call
them "rebels'') declare tina the Amer
leans began the fight and complain of
terrible cruelties practiced upon them.
Hear the other side.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
LEGlSLATIVE.

The solons are very busy now.
There is contention over the Cape
Fear river and bar pilotage question.
~Dispensaries are growing in number
and popularity. The people are reach
ing out for help. An important bill is
that giving the races opportunity to
vote separate taxation to increase
the school fund after it is divided
equitably among the two races. The
whites are again extremely generous
and self-sacriicing to tax themselves
to continue public schooling to the
blacks. Past results do not encourage
this self-immolation, but circumstan-
ces considered it is deemed best to
continue the disbursement upon the
old plan. 1t is to be hoped that it will
be better and more generally apprecia-
ted by the negroes than formerly. All
the asylums ask for increased appro-
priations. We are afraid that the leg
islature will conclude it's labors with
an increase Of expenditures rather
than curtailment. That will show how
much easier to promise than to per-
form. Captain Bill Day will retire on
next Monday. That shows discretion
and judgment. We are glad he has
resigned. TIL trust bill meets with
much opposition from merchants
What do the buyers say?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

The federal house is now considering
the twelfth census-1900-and a law
quite unlike the old one will probably
be passed. Wisely there is to be a
time limit. 1t took six years or more
to get through with the work on the
last census-1890. In Great Britain the
census is taken in one day. That could
not be lone in the United States but 1t
could be done in ten days with the
efficiency of service equalling that of
Great Britain. The new bill provides
that the enumeration shall begin 1st
June 1900, and be completed within
fifteen days in cities and thirty days in
country districts. The cost for taking
is limited to 81, 900, 900. The next on
gress must provide for any other ex-
penditures that nay be necessary to
complete the work to follow the enum-
Grafton of people. No correct census
can be taken except it is taken on the
same day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
Hester,s Cotton Report

New Orleans, February 17.-SeCre-
tary Hester'S statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton shows a de-
crease for the week just closed of 1885,
124 bales, against a decrease of 1894
last year and a decrease of Il, 73g in
1895.
The total visible is 4,747, 935 bales,
against 4,914, 059 last week and 4,411, 100
last year. OF this the total of American
cotton is 4,457, 935 bales, against 4,617,-
059 last week and 4,162, 1876 last year.
Secretary Hesters weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement shows
a decrease in the movement into sight,
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year of 127, 600 bales, a
decrease under the same period year
before last of II, 900.
The total movement for the 10 days
from September 1st to date is 9,149, 4S4
bales, against $685. 1913 last year and
1892, sol year before last.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States
ports of 1925, O63 bales, against $751;
513 last year; interior stocks in excess
of those held at the close of the COM
mercial year 3S3, TAI bales, against $780,
919 last year; southern mill takings
69S, S02 bales, against 6S5, 1856 last year;
foreign exports for the week 1l9 80
bales, against 156, 591 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 5,63a,-
219 bales, against 5,15S, 992 last year
The total takings of American mills.
north, south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 2,431. 1T bales.
against 2,423,676 last year. These in
clude 1~,71S,1S2 by northern spinners.
against 1,722, 322.
Stocks at the eaboa n the TWEEN
ty-nine leading southern interior CEN
tiers have decreased during the week
$3.50 bales, against a decrease during
the corresponding period last season of
1886 and are now $50, s41 smaller than
at his date in 1898. Including stocks
left over at ports and interior towns
from the last crop and the number Of
bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop, the supply 10 date is
9.411,050 bales. against 9.3S5.3S7 for the
same period last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
TIE REVENUE BILL
Chief Features OF the bill Introduced In
athe Legislature Yesterday
Especial to the Messenger

NopeCldl W lut MeSStHBSI.J
Raleigh, n. c., February 1.-THE
revenue bill, introduced in the legisla-
ture today, fixes the rate of tax at 43
cents on property and $1.29 on the poll.
there being no change in the pension
and school taxes. The merchants pur-
chase tax is made a license tax, grad
uated, on investment, $500 and under,
81, and so on upward. The insurance
tax remains 2 per cent, besides the
license tax. Railways are taxed ad va
loren and also an income tax, starting
with ] per cent. on gross earnings on
$4,000 a mile and so on upward. The
whiskey tax is unchanged. 1ne license
tax on lawyers and doctors remains
S.. The tax IN hotels charging 81 a
day or more is fixed at so cents on each
room, and those charging under 81 are
taxed % cents on each room.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

New York, February 1S.-The market
for cotton goods today was quiet in all
departments on the spot, with a fair
mail order demand. The tone contin-
ues decidedly strong. Few prints can
be bought TO arrive al a named price,
orders being booked at value only in
nearly every line. Heavy brown cot
tons are scarce and strong: light
weight fine yarn makes tending up
wards. Bleached cottons are strong.
Cotton yarns are in quite demand, but
very firm. Worsted yarns in a fair re-
quest and advancing. There has been
a quiet market in wooden and worsted
goods without special feature,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

Great is the mystery of goodness"
1t is very difficult for some people to
grasp the full meaning of salvation, to
grasp the entire signifcancy of the glo-
rious plan of redemption through the
Crucified One. There are p~erplexities
and difficulties that seem to this class
insuperable. Why it was Jesus Christ
the adorable Son of God should become
incarnate and should shed His own
most precious blood for mans redemp-
ton is a problem to many of vast OBJ
security and a source of profound doubt.
Why Jesus, the Son, should be born
of woman and take on Himself the ma
-ture of man is to some a great riddle.
And yet the Eternal Scriptures are full
of this. 1t is the one great theme, one
great central truth, the n great fact
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
Injunction Against Granting n Rail.
way Chartc

Atlanta. Ga, February IA petition
was today presented to Judge John :
Gambler. asking the court TO restrain
Secretary Of State Cook from granting
a charter TO a railroad. which the du-
ties OF his office require him 10 do when
applications are legally correct.
The application for injunction in this
UNIQUE case was presented by Attorney
Haden, OF the Triton. Thomasville and
Jul railroad, asking that the Georgia
Northern railroad be not allowed an
amendment TO it's charter TO extend It's
line from Mouitrie TO T~homasville. Ga.
Judge Gambler refused the injunction.
Dut a rule nisi was granted calling upon
the secretary OF state to show cause
why the injunction should not be is
sued n the hearing was set for Feb
ruary 22nd.
The attorney general laughs at the
petition, but has advised Secretary
Cook not to issue the charter. although
he says he has a perfect right to do so,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

Mr.. Balfour made q speech at Man.
chester in which he asserted great
friendship for and belief in the United
States. 1t was a strong, open, inter-
esting speech from beginning TO end
He said in three years there had been
marvellous changes in the relations Of
England and this country. He aid the
cynics were altogether wrong, and he
was looking for permanent friendship
and great results. He said the good
understanding prevailing happily now
was based he believed upon sympa-
thy, mutual comprehension and the mu-
tual belief that each great and free
country desires to see the privileges it
enjoys extended far n wide to all
continents and among all nations" His
concluding remark was significant and
deserving of a hearty amen.. on the
part Of all Americans. He said:
"And if I am right, and that common
sympathy be implanted deep in the
breasts of these two great nations, there
cannot be a greater guarantee for fu-
ure peace, freedom, progress and civ
iliZation, not only of this Oh that coun-
try or community alone, but Of the
whole human race"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

AS we are somewhat in the statisti-
cal line today, we give a few statistics
in part as to the Sunday school work.
There are 246, 65S such schools with
24,919,313 members within the limits
of what is known as C~hristendom.
England and Wales has AZ, 632 schools
and 1856, 10S members. Scotland has
6,33S and 772, 299; Finland, 1911 and
IFS, 06S; Germany, 7.131 and s54, O47;
Holland, 1900 and 1902; Sweden,
$500 and 27O,3O1; India, 5,57s and
261, 400; Africa, 4,246 and 169, S49;
United. States, 1872 and 1928 ,153;
Canada, $3.50 and 657,134; West In
dies, 2,3O6 and 2,1O4; South America,
$50 and 153 5000; Australasia, 7,45S and
GAO, 701; Fiji Islands, 1,474 and 1869;
Hawaiian Islands, go and 1883. There
are many smaller results in other lands
omitted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

And l may own no inch of filth or foot
Of fallow in this great wide earth
/ tread;
Yet am l rich, and need no pledge to
boot,
Save Gods clear stars above my lift
ed head.
Come loss
Or change, or grief, whatso'er God
send,
All things shall work for blessing,
and the cross
Be gladly borne if shared with
Christ my Friend.
Margaret E. Sangster.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

speech upon the passage OF the amend
ment was evidently clear-cut and able.
Mr.. Winston was earnest, pointed and
eloquent in his advocacy Of 1t. The
Messenger r~ejoices in its adoption by
the house and trusts 1t will prove an
unmixed blessing. AIS well that
ends we'll" Mr.. Rountree said the
is highly important
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
Photographs of Due d.Orlesns seized

Paris, February 17.-At the meeting
of the cabinet this evening NJ. Dupy,
the premier, announced that 5000 pho
tographs of the Due d'Orleans a been
seized on the frontier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

Savannah, Ga, February 1.-THE
transport Chester arrived here this
afternoon with the Sixth United States
volunteer infantry. The regiment will
go into camp here to be mustered out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21
WILMINGTON. n. C.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1899.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

It is a big mistake TO conclude that
tbe foreign mission field is u%nproduc-
tive because not well cultivated. A
good deal of work has been done by
faithful men and who have
sought to do Gods service in remote
sections. Great Britain leads the other
nations in the great labor of evangell-
cation among heather. The success al
ready achieved by the several nations
represented in this important Work is
surely enough to stimulate greater &C
tivity among Christians in the civiliz-
ed countries and to give a decided an
swer to the false, carping, ignorant
criticisms of the emissaries of infideli-
ty and the disciples OF multitudinous
~'isms." Great Britain leads in the for
.eign mission work, as compiled by the
Northern Presbyterian Banner:
"Great Britain, 4,S18; United States,
1898; Continental Europe, except Ger
etc. BIT; Canada, 229. Great Britain
many, 1 935; Germany, 1882; Asia,
ETC., 377; Canada, 229. Great Britain
employs 81 ,133 native laborers; the
United States, Is, 1862; Asia, Australia,
etc, 8,2E9; Continental Europe, except
Germany, 7,128; Germany, 6,O59; Can
ala, 613. OF communicates the Brit
ish societies have 1894, 482; the Ameri-
can, 377, 030; the German, 315,O64; Con
tinental Europe, 251 200; Asia, ETC..
1O1, 675; Canada, 9,412. The total in
come of all the foreign mission socie-
ties is placed at $16,244,372."
AS illustrative of the admirable and
inspiring work done on the Dark Con-
tinent the following figures may be
copied:
In Uganda, Africa, with 49, 600, 900
population, where twenty years ago
there was no missionary, there are now
500 churches, 600 teachers and owe
60, 900 under instruction. There are 100
native laborers supported by native
contributions. In five months 10, 900
copies of the gospel were sold, such is
their enthusiasm. White travellers do
not give as a general thing a very
encouraging account of the religious
conditions ofthe African converts to
Christianity, but some very sincere and
most devout disciples of Christ are
among them, and all no doubt are lifted
to a higher plane Of life and service.
AFitichism and even most cruel canni-
balism disappear under the influence
of Christian teaching n example.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-21

To prevent La Grippe take a dose or two
of DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine daily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01

had cooled off sufficiently to allow him to
discuss the accident, for, to a hotel
the closing of a register is a serious acct
dent, but no worse luck can befan
house than to have some fool come along
and close the register. Why. won't be able
to sleep for nine days which is the length
of time that we will be under the spell If
we can get along for nine days without
burning the house down blowing up the
steam boiler, or having case of smallpox,
we will be reasonably safe again. Nine times
out of ten something happens when a regis
ter is closed. There isn't hotel clerk in the
country that will allow that book to be
shut Not, at least until it is filled and
ready to be filed away with other old regis
tiers, merely to serve as a record OF our
business. But when in active use a hotel
man would soon think of dropping a
match in a can of oil as to close the book.
They say that the night before the Baldwin
burned in Frisco some smarty played
trick on the night clerk and closed the book,
and ] know for a fact that it was only three
days before the Gumry, in Denver. blew up
that the register was found closed. The
boilers of/that house went straight up in
the air and carried souls with them. The
clerk who was when the register was
closed escaped but he quit the hotel bust
ness. I'll have to go the rounds now and see
if the engineer and Waterman are awake.
When I tell them something therell be no
danger of them falling asleep during the
late watch, at least not until this nine days
smell has DaSSed."