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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-14
THE QUESTION CLOSED
Our Government Refuses 10 ArbiiraIe
the Matter of Killing Austrians I'm the
HazletOn Riots

Vienna, July 1O.-The United States
government has declined the proposal
of the government of Austria-Hungary
to arbitrate the claims for damages
arising from the death Of Austrian
Hungarian subjects during rioting at
Hazelton. Pa, in September, 1897.
Washington, July 10Th officials
here confirm the advices from Vienna
that a plan of arbitration, proposed as
a means of settling claims growing out
of the Hazelton, Pa, riots. had been
rejected by the United States. This
probably disDoses of the matter. ac-
cording to the view held here, as it
has run the entire gamut of diplomatic
negotiation, n all of the plans of set
Element, including the last one-of ar
bltration-have come to naught.
AT the outset the state department
called the matter to the attention of
h governor of Pennsylvania, who in
turn awaited the action of the grand
jury at Hazelton, which tried the
sheriff on the charge of murder. The
jury acquitted the sheriff. Whereupon
h Pennsylvania authorities held that
they could not recognize a responsible
ty which a jury had held did not exist.
The state department took a similar
view; whereupon Austria-Hungary
proposed arbitration of the claims. 1t
is this last proposal which is rejected,
which seems to close the matter. as
the claims are hardly considered of
sufficient Importance to justify Aus
tria-Hungary to go beyond the diplo-
matte representation she has made al
ready.
Vienna, July 10.-The American re-
fusal has caused surprise and disap-
pointment here, especially in view OF
the proceedings Of the peace confer
ence at The Hague.
The Allegemeine Montags Zeitung
admits, however, that the legal stand
point adopted as the reason for re-
fusal deprives this Of any Of
fensive or hostile character, and says
it is inconceivable that the reply of
the United States government should
lead to any retaliatory measures on the
part of Austria or to a conflict between
the two powers.
The official papers consider that the
| matter will now be dropped.
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TIE TEXAS FLOODS
The Waters kecedtng-The Disaster
Not EXaggerated-The People Calling
for Aid

Austin, Texas, July 1O.-Governor
Savers and a corps of assistants have
spent the entire day working in be-
half of flood sufferers up and down
the Brazos river bottoms.
Reports from the stricken district to-
day are to the effect that, while the
waters are rapidly receding, the condi-
ton of the food sufferers is improving
very little. The governor received Of
fetal reports from VelaScO, the south
ern-most point, that everything was in
fairly good condition there, with TWEEN
ty-tWO feet of water prevailing.
He has received a telegram from the
citizens of Hearne stating that they
had fought as long as they could and
would now have to ask public aid, that
all the property in that section had
been laid waste, they were starving and
homeless and needed money, food and
clothing. Their wants will be supplied
at once. County Judge Bell, at Bell
willie. wired that there were 1,2OO u f
ferers in the county of Mills Greek
and 1000 in the creek bottoms in abso-
lutte need.
From numerous other portions of the
flooded districts similar reports came
pouring in.
Governor Sayers stated today to an
Associated Press correspondent that
the effort On the part of some to BELT
tie the damage attendant upon the
food was actuated by motives that he
could not understand; that during his
long residence in Texas he had never
seer a worse calamity befall its people
and that from reports he had ait his
disposal he was led to believe that the
list OF sufferers would be very large.
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From New Orleans for Moving the Crops
Provided for by the Treasury.
MILLION COLLARS DAY
b e ansferr by Telegraph from the New York Sub-Treasury.
The New Regiments tt be Raised in the Phnippines-The Gov.
ernments July Grain Crop Report-Former Volunteers
Wanted i'm the New Regiments-No New Cases of
Yellow Fever 1t Standardization in
Guatemala.

Washington, July 10.-In view of the
Increased demands for currency at
New Orleans incident to the yearly
crop movement the assistant treasurer
at New York has been instructed by
United States Treasurer Roberts to re-
ceive deposits of gold coin or paper
currency, not to exceed $500, 900 daily,
for Geographic transfer, to be paid in
kind by the assistant treasurer at New
Orleans. The charges for these trans
fers are to be bankers rates from New
York at $3.50 per thousand for gold and
rs cents per thousand for paper to be
collected at the time the deposits are
made.
THE PHILIPPINE REGIMENTS.
General Otis cables the following:
Two veteran regiments assured. Will
enlist about 1000. You can appoint
eleven second lieutenants for first and
nine for second regiment to recruit in
the United States; all other officers
filled. Regiments styled First and
Second Philippine United States Vet
eran Volunteer Infantry"
Adjutant General Corbin cabled
General Otis that these designations
could not be allowed for the Philippine
regiments and in order to avoid con-
fusion they will be called the Thirty
sixth and Thirty-seventh United States
volunteer infantry.
THE COUNTRY'S GRAIN CROP.
The following is the monthly grain
report issued today:
Preliminary returns to the statisti-
clan of the department of agriculture
on the acreage of corn planted 1nd1-
cate an increase of about 5 per cent.
over the acreage harvested last year.
Of the states having l, 900, =
900 acres or upward in corn last year,
all but Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
show an increase, n the decrease in
the three states named is very small.
A much larger increase than has &C
tually taken place is reported as hav-
ing been contemplated, but a late or
otherwise unfavorable planting season
has restricted operations in Illinois, In
diana and several other important
states. The average condition is S6.5,
as compared with 90.5 on July 1, 1898;
S2.9 at the corresponding date in 1897,
and Ill, the mean of the July averages
for the last ten years.
The condition of winter wheat has
further declined during the month Of
June, being 65.6 on July list, as COM
pared with S5.7 on July l, 1898, S1.2 at
the corresponding date in 1897, and S2.4
the mean of the July averages for the
last ten years.
The average condition Of spring
wheat is Git, as compared with GA
one month ago, 50 or July l, 1898; 91.2
at the corresponding date in 1897, and
S8.7 the mean of the July averages for
the last ten years.
The average condition of winter rye
&c 90 . &C red with o. on .JulV
l, 1898; 95 at the corresponding date III
1897, and 9O.3, the mean of the July av-
erages for the last ten years. The av-
erage condition of spring rye is S9.7
as against 96.9 on July l, 1898; 80 at the
corresponding date in 1897, and 9O.6,
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Government Crop Report

Washington, July 10.-Following Is
the monthly cotton report issued today
by the department. of agriculture:
The monthly crop report of the Stats
tician of the department of agriculture
will show an average condition Of SIS,
as compared with S5.7 last month, 81
on July 1, 1898; Sc at the corresponding
date in 1897, and a ten year average of
states is reported as follows: North
Carolina IS, South Carolina SO, Georgia
So, Florida 80, Alabama IS, Mississippi
SO, Louisiana SIS, Texas SO, Arkansas 50,
Tennessee 88, Oklahoma Is, Indian Ter
ritOry 81. In South Carolina, Florida
and Alabama the condition corresponds
exactly with the ten year averages in
those states; in North Carolina and
Tennessee one point, and in Texas five
points above the ten yea average, and
Georgia it is three, in Mississippi five,
in Louisiana four, and in Arkansas
seven points below the ten years av-
erage. There was a general improve
ment during the month of June, Georgia
and Oklahoma, ach with a decline OF
three points, being h only exceptions.
Special attention is called to the
fact that no whatever rs TAX
en- in this report of the los resulting
from the overflow of the Brazos river in
Texas. The reports from the flooded
region We're sent in just before the over
flow and no definite and reliable esti-
mate of the extent of the damage can
vet be made.
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DEATH RX LIGHTNING
One MAN Killed and Four Others In
jured

Correspondence of The Messenger.l
Fayetteville, N. c., July 10.
A lamentable catastrophe took place
in Gray's Creek township, on the farm
of Mr.. James Kirkpatrick last Friday
evening, during a severe thunder storm.
Andrew Murdoch and his wife, their
nephew, John Murdoch, Henry Gilmore
and a girl named Rose, the last two
negroes, were working in the field,
when the violence of the storm compel
led them to take shelter, with their
two mules, under a tree. A stroke OF
lightning killed Andrew Murdoch and
the two mules instantly; Henry Gill
more was so badly injured that his re-
covery is doubtful, and Mrs. Murdoch
is suffering from severe burns all over
the body. The colored girl Rose is
crippled in one foot, n the Murdoch
boy appea to have been internally in
jured.
Speaking for himself and the friends
their name is legion'-of The Messen-
ger in Fayetteville and the Cape Fear
section, this correspondent offers con-
gratulations over the installation into
handsome new quarters. The files of
the faithful paper through many a
stormy contest will show that it de-
serves all its prosperity n good for
tune.
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Especial 10 The Messenger.l
Beaufort. N. c.. July Io.-The Y OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
pa at Morehead City is located three
miles from the depot. Saturday night
the passenger train in backing TO II
a over three cows which were on the
track. throwing the parior a and
first and second class coaches OF the
track. the parlor a turning COM
pletaly over and killing two men-Mr.
Harry Mansfield. OF New York. and a
negro waiter at the Atlantic hotel,
Morehead City. Conductor Lynch.
Mansfield and the were riding on
the platform OF the parlor q when
the car struck the cows m they "a
il was leaving the track. The negro
and Mansfield jumped OF ana were
caught under the a and killed as II
turned over. The conductor remained
at his post and stepped off uninjured.
1t is a custom for people to take this
ride around the Y.
Mr.. Mansfield is a son of Mr.. Mans
field, OF the large commission firm of
Hines & Mansfield, OF New York. He
was here visiting his brother. who has
a large truck farm near the Y. He
was ~availing himself OF this opportuni-
ty 10 reach his. home.
The track has been cleared and traa-
fc resumed.
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In Place of Distribution
of RatiOnS.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
For ths Rural Districts Desired By the
Local Authoriucs-Our Gsvernmens
9 % supply Funds for Purchass
Ing These Instead OF F~urnishing
Food-haids by Raodits- General
wood Returns 60 sanuago-Yeiiow
Fever Situation Serious.

Havana, July lo.-The board OF agri-
culture Of Puerto Principe has ap-
pointed Seniors Cardenas and Luaccs a
committee 10 visit Washington and ask
for al appropriation for the province
to enable II 4 purchase farming simple
ments.
The Manzanillo rural police have kill
ed Robinson Arito, an escaping outlaw.
AT Bayamo 5000 men are waiting
payment. About 1000 weapons have
been delivered To the mayor.
At Bojucal two armed men hailed Ju-
lio Angulo. owner OF the plantation
Santa Rosa, and ordered him TO open
the door OF hrs house. He hesFtated or
refused and they fired twice through
h window. whereupon he complied.
The men were MaNmo Rodriguez and
Antonio Moreno. who escaped from Bo-
jucal jail last month. They bound
Angulo. searched the house. secured
$50 in gold and. having ordered him to
bring an additional $500 to a spot destg-
nate, within an hour. under threat to
return and kill him. left with the plant
er's horse, rife and machete. A short
time afterward the same men practf-
Cdlls TtpSdicu kHlS PERFORMANCE on InS
plantation Guijales, belonging to Fer
min Diaz There they obtained ten
confines. They went next To the ad-
joining farm, the property OF Jose Con-
zales, where they secured $40 and vari-
Gus articles OF jewelry, finally disap-
| pearing untouched by the bullets fired
from the raided houses after their de-
Darture.
The mayor of AlQuiZar has asked
Governor General Brooke to- cease send
ing rations to that point and to ex-
pend an equal amount in the purchase
of farming implements "in order that
our people may earn their livelihood in
stead of being dependent upon aims
whose regular arrival tends to encour-
age vagrancy and to destroy self-re-
spect."
THE SITUATION IN SANTIAGO.
Santiago de Cuba. July 10.-General
Leonard Wood, the military governor,
returned this morning from the United
States and Immediately began vibor-
Gus action to stamp ou the yellow fe-
yer. He finds the situation more sert-
Gus than he had anticipated.
Tomorrow headquarters Will move to
Songo, twenty miles north. on the rail-
road, a point about 1000 feet above
sea level, as well "a all the admins
trative departments, except the sanl-
tary and a few immune clerks in the
, quartermaster's and commissary STATS.
The paymaster has been ordered to
suspend all payments to the Cuban
troops until the fever has been stamp
ed out, the special object OF the order
being to prevent the soldiers from
drinking during the epidemic.
Many predict that there will be
trouble when the United States troops
are entirely removed from the city, as
there are many hundreds OF destitute
Cuban soldiers already here. They are
expecting payment, and have been,
though for the best reasons, put of for
a month, !,
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Jacksonville, Fla, July ia special
to The Times-Union and Citizen from
Tampa, says: The cigar makers held
a monster mass meeting tonight and
fully 1000 paraded the streets in a
quite orderly name About fifty left
on he steamer tonight for havana
paying their own way. Beyond his
there has been no change in the stu
alton today, but both sides show
logged determination.
The cigar makers claim that the lock-
out is not due TO the manufacturers
being members Of the manufacturers
association, but because they are mem
bers Of the syndicate which has been
formed and that it Is a move toward
making a sweeping reduction in prices
in every class Of cigars. There were
seven Of the larger class Of factories
which opened for business this morn
ing, and twenty that are closed
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REVOLUTION In GUATEMALA
threatened Because of an ATTEMPT of
the President TO Initiate the Cur.
rcnny

rcnny
San Francisco, July 1O.-Several lead
ing citizens of Guatemala, just arrived
ON the steamer San Juan, confirm the
reports that a revolution is Threatened
in tina country. A prominent planter
now here said: 1.-The inflated currency
combined with the surplus production
Of coffee, explains the conditions. OF
late years every bit Of arabic land has
been used for the growth of coffee, with
the result that there is over-prOduc-
ton"
The Call says that President Cabrera
rs charged with having ordered the
coinage of a silver standard piece, 600
fine, in place of S35 fine. This brought
a storm about his ears and he laid the
blame upon h superintendent of the
mint, who now lies in jail.
In order to adjust matters Cabrera
made a demand upon the banks for sub
, sides of silver. This was refused, with
the result of the expulsion of President
Rocenda Devola, of the Bank of Eng
land, and the flight of Alexander A.
Brahmsen, of the Bank Of America.
Silver has been made ~contraband. All
Guatamelans who attempt to ship it
are apprehended and inc~arcerated.
! The treasury, foreign relations and
public works portfolios in the abine are
now vacant, no n caring to accept
these offices.
. The floating of 81, 800, 900 in paper in
} which the laboring people are paid, and
which is practically worthless, has led
10 much suffering in all parts of the
: country.
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New President oi ht southern X
press Com Dany

Mr.. w. J.. Crosswell, district super
intendent Of the Southern Express Com
pang, with headquarters in this city,
received from New York yesterday at
ternoon a telegram informing him that
Mr.. NJ. J. O'Brien, formerly vice presi-
lent and general manager of the South
ern Express Company, was unanimous
ly elected president to succeed the Ia
mented president, H. B. Plant, de
ceased. Mr.. O'Brien will continue as
general manager. His election gives
universal satisfaction. as he has been
for A long time connected with the COM
panE, T. is q most thorough express
man. With unsurpassed qualifications
AMI long experience in the business.
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Stockton, Cal, July 1O.-A Burling-
ton special train Of nine coaches on the
way from ST. Louis to Los Angeles,
loaded with teachers going to attend
the National Education Association
convention at Los Angeles, crashed in
to a freight train within 800 yards OF
the depot at Newman, Cal, today and
two women were killed and thirteen
passengers injured. Nearly all the in
jured are ST. Louis people. With the
exception Of Robert Mills, who was
injured about the head, though not IA
tally, none of the injuries are serious
the greater number consisting of slight
bruises or merely shocks.
The special was going at the rate OF
forty miles an hour, and the freight
train was taking water on the mair
track. The freight train Immediately
took fire and an empty coach, a way
car and three fat cars were burned.
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London, July 10.-In the house of
commons, the secretary of state for the
colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain, answering
a question on the subject of the ia
maican situation, said a provisional re-
ciprocity convention had been made
with the United States in behalf of ia
maica. The particulars, he added. had
not yet been received, but 1t was I'M
derstood h general effect of the con-
vention would result in import duties
in the United States being reduced on
sugar and certain fruits and the ia
maican duties being reduced or abolish
ed on various articles imported from
the United States. The convention,
however, gives no privileges or prefer
ences to American goods over British
goods.
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Messenger Bureau,

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., July 10.
DIR. Curtice, state veterinarian, re-
turned today from Alamance county,
where he examined the herd Of cattle
owned by J. A. and w. S. Long, and
found that out of fifty-two. eight had
died of splenic fever and eight were
sick. The sick are young cattle. 1t
was found that the disease was taken
there by young cattle bought from
Chatham county, where there are cat
tie ticks. Precautions TO stamp out h
disease in the herd have been taken
The cattle are rubbed with equal parts
Of kerosene and warm lard. The lard
Is melted arr the kerosene mixed In.
The herd of Mr.. Richard Battle, near
Raleigh. is also zf)und to have splenic
fever. One has died and four are sick,
Of which two will die. Young cattle
sen to pasture by a butcher communi-
Gated the disease in this 81
The agricultural department was to-
day advised that in view of the pros
pective release of Wilkes county from
the territory named as infected by cat
tie fever, the Southern railway will
build extensive stock yards there, SO
there can be sales Of cattle at regular
dates and thus develop a large bust
ness.
The agricultural department today
received letters from the northwest de-
string locations for four sheep farms.
Interest in this state is particularly
great in the northwest
The seventy state banks are now
filing their reports with the corpora
ton commission. With these are certi-
fed lists of all the officers and direc-
tors.
Work began this morning on a Ro-
man Catholic orphanage n training
school one and a half miles southwest
Of Raleigh. The church has purchased
800 acres of admirably situated lands,
n besides the orphanage will eStab-
lish there a home for the aged and a
convent. The lands adjoin Pulen park
n the and of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college.
The state labor commissioner says
that replies are rapidly coming in, Civ
ing statistics regarding labor in the
mills, and that the mill men are Show
| ing more interest than ever before, as
they nav found out that it is not the
purpose of the bureau to interfere with
their business, OF in any way to dis
turb the extremely harmonious rela-
lions between employer and employe,
| labor and capital, in North Carolina.
A very favorable state crop report is
expected tomorrow. The rains Saturday
were very general and the drought ap-
| pears to have been relieved.
Elijah Joyner, one of the two negroes
in Jail here, charged with the Turnage
murder in Pitt county, makes confess
sion that he alone perpetrated the triple
crime of murder, robbery and arson at
FURNACES store. His previous evidence
came near causing the death of several
| persons and Cephas Langley is now in
Jail because of it..
Mr.. James w. Tufts, of Boston, has
made contracts for the building Of an
| other hotel, of wood, with $50 rooms,
at his beautiful model town Pine
hurst" The cost will be $125, 900.
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Mobile, Ala, July 10.-A combination
has been formed by the Southern rail-
way, the Mobile inc Ohio railway and
the Mobile and Transatlantic Steam
ship Company, (Horlsey Brothers, Of
LiverpooD for facilitation Of export and
import business via this port, the rail-
roads agreeing to bring freight, and
the steamship company to supply the
vessels. The Transatlantic Company
has been in operation here for several
seasons with success. It is understood
the three parties to the agreement are
to enjoy all the facilities possessed by
each.
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SeabOard Air Lines Terminals In
Columbia

Columbia, s. Q, July 10.-Today the
Seaboard Air Lin paid to the city coun-
cid the $780, 900 fixed by h jury of con-
demnation for the Sidney park PROPER
ty and now the Seaboard holds the title
to a terminal property, covering TWEEN
ty-three acres of picturesque land with
in n block OF Main street, in the very
heart OF n city. A party Of citizens
o every means possible to prevent
rhe park from going anto me hands OF
n railroad. They got a temporary In
JUNCTION when condemnation proceedings
We're instituted.
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A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hO,, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens FoOt-Ease. It cools the feet and
makes walking Easy. Cures swollen,
sweating feet, ingrowing nails, Bills
terS and callous spots. Relieves corns
and bunions of all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Try it today. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for Csc. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S. OHM
sted, lie Roy, N. Z.
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Alma, Kas., July 10.-Dfck Williams
negro charged with the murder of two
white men, was lynched here last night
by a mob Of white men. The mob left
the negro hanging 70 a telegraph pole
six minutes later he was cut down
by ne town marshal and taken back
to the county Jail, where ne recovered
consciousness. The negro il still alive.
but cannot live.
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To Resume Work on Fernandfna Har.

Washington, July Ex-senator Maj.
lory, Senator-elect Taliaferro and Rep
resentative Davis saw the president
today concerning the resumption of
improvement work on the harbor at
Fernandina, which vas discontinued
two years ago on account of the court
martial of Captain Carter. The presi-
dent promised them to take the sub
ject UP.