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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

For some time it has been known
that a large eagle had her nest in a
tall cypress tree in Cypress Pond" at
a point IN the shell road between the
second and third toll houses. Yester-
day two gentlemen Of this city took
their Winchester rifles with them and
went down the turnpike to see if they
could kill her. When they got ito the
pond she was sitting in the tree and
was apparently looking into her nest
from her high perch. The two gentle
men crept into the swamp, and at a
distance of about 200 yards fired sim
ultaneously at the big bird, bringing
her down. They brought her to the
city and will have her mounted. She
measured six feet from tip to tip of
wings and had monster talons.
1t is known that the eagle has been
setting several weeks and it is be-
lieved that she a several eaglets in
her nest. The gentlemen will return
today and will carry along a telephone
or telegraph lineman with his spurs so
he can climb the tall cypress to the
nest and secure the young ones.
The tree in which the eagle had her
nest is Known as Eagles Nest" and
we are informed by one of our citi-
zens that to his knowledge eagles have
nested there for the past twenty years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
NO NEw CASES OF snALLPox
Fifty.Six Counties Settle state Taxes.
The Gun Presented by the Cruiser
Raleigh ON Exhibfdon-Only Feeble
Conyfcts Now Being sent 60 the Peni>
IenIfayy.
Messenger Bureau.

A1<S~3S&A
Raleigh. y. g, May S.
No new cases OF smallpox were dis
covered yesterday ! or this morning.
There have been only two white cases.
SO far as known One OF these, a young
man named Sasser. whose home is half
a mile or more north OF Raleigh, was
discharged today, a. well The family
Of had been in quarantine three
weeks. The house was fumigated and
most of its contents burned, and the
Quarantine raised this morning. Sas-
Ser had a mild cas- The other white
case, a railway employe, named john
son, is also north of the city.
Up 10 this date fifty-six out Of the
ninety-sheriffs in the state have made
a full settlement with the state Of the
taxes for 1885.
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction Mebane left today for Fayet-
tev1lle, TO inspect h egr normal
school there.
from the Spanish cruiser Marie Chris
tina, the gift of the cruiser to this city,
arrived yesterday morning and vas al,
once placed on view in a store window
Thousands of persons viewed II yester-
day and today. The general opinion
IS mat 1t viii be permanently placed In
the rotunda of the capitol.
The confederate memorial services
mere will hardly be held before the
middle of mex week. They are post
poned from May 10th.
Fine rains, which were greatly needed
IN this section, fell yesterday.
The work of making brick at the pen
ltentiary is now actively in progress
Only United States convicts are now
| AmnlaUo1 i, thic unrL The na.;tnr
tiary has purchased beds of clay On the
line of the Raleigh and Cape Fear rail-
way. 1t is the purpose to make 1000
200 brick this season. Heretofore l, 500, =
900 has been the usual product.
The penitentiary is rapidly becoming
an inflrmary, as counties are keeping
sound convicts n sending the feeble
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
NO BRlGANDAGE
In the Province of santa Clara-1he
Many RumOrs Found TO be False

Havana, May S.-Major General Will
SON., military governor of the new de-
paT'tment of MatanZas and Santa Clara,
has visited within the last ten days ev-
cry railway point in Santa Clara prov
ince. At several points where receiv-
ed by him reports of ~brigandage he
made a point to investigate these per-
sonally or through members of his
staff. While he was near Calabasa he
the Los Angeles estate N had been
driven III by h police after a sharp
interchange of shots. He sent Lieuten-
ant Colonel Reber and the Cuban gen.
eral Jesus MOnteagudo, to make in
Quiry. They found that there had been
no bandits near the eState,and that the
only basis for the story was that Mr..
McCullagh, owner of the Unidos es-
state, a seen flashes and heard firing
in the direction of Los Angeles. The
theory is that some Spanish tobacco
buyers a arranged TO have shots fired
ITO give color to rumors of the pres
ence OF bandits, in order to cause timid-
ity among tobacco sellers and thus Sc
cure sales at low prices, the buyers EN-.
phasizing the danger of the warehouses
being burned if there We're any delay
Other reports investigated had as lit
tie foundation as above.
Today General Wilson came to Ha.
vana and conferred with Governor
General Brooke, representing thai
there was no necessity for rural police
in the new department., as Santa Clara
was absolutely tranquil and that II
would be a useless expense to arm 5Ot
men in EACH Of the provinces, merely to
catch a few chicken thieves. He SAID
ne desired to use the appropriated $40,
600 a month in other ways.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Exciting Scenes In the French Cham.
Der.

Exciting Scenes In the French Cham.
Paris, May Sin the chamber Of
deputies today, M. Georges Berry, ma
tionalist, representing the Ninth ar
rondissement of the Seine, questioned
the government as to whether the res
ignation of the portfolio of war by M. de
Freycinet was due to a disagreement
between the minister and colleagues,
or if M. de Freycinte had resigned
because he wished no longer to protect
the chiefs of the army. M. Berry also
asked why the portfolio of public
works had been given to NJ. Monestier,
who had voted against transferring re-
vision of the Dreyfus case from the
criminal court to the whole court of
cessation.
The premier, M. Dupuy, replied that
the motives which NJ. Berry alleges
were purely imaginary. There was not
the shadow of a disagreement, he said,
within the cabinet.
Regarding Monestier, NJ. Dupuy
SAID his appointment dld lot Indicate
any change on the part of the govern
ment regarding revision, which, more
over, could not be regarded as the pivot
of republican policy.
NJ. Lazy, nationalist, inquired il dis
cord in the cabinet was not due to an
exchange of sharp letters between NJ.
de Freycinet and the minister or for
eig1 affairs, NJ. Delcasse, concerning
the Palealogue incident.
Amidst a great deal of uproar, NJ
Dupuy replied that the suggestion was
unfounded.
NJ. Lazy interjected that NJ. Deicasse
was the possessor Of cheeks incapable
of flushing, even from smacks.
Great uproar and excitement ensued
Finally NJ. Lazy was formerly censured
and the subject was dropped for the or
der of the day, which the government
accepted. The vote was 444 to 81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
In Danger of BEING Lyuched

Americas, Ga, May S.-Son Streath-
am, colored, was brought here today
from Dawson, Randolph county, for
safe keeping. It was feared the Jail
would be raided, and the officers of the
law did not care TO risk a lynching.
Some two months ago Streatham at
tempted TO outrage a white woman in
Randolph county. He was arrested
and placed in Jail in Dawson. This
morning he was taken to Cuthbert for
trial. Upon being arraigned he plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary. Immediate
" there was dissatisfaction because the
sentence was deemed inadequate to the
crime. The discomfort grew so rapidly
that it was deemed prudent TO remove
the prisoner 10 a safer jail than that Of
Randolph county until he could be de-
livered 10 the penitentiary authorities.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

Already ominous mutterings are re-
sounding throughout the nation and
unless the trusts shall prove sufficient
ly wise to read Alright the signs OF the
times and adjust their operations to-
the meaning of these signs, a storm
relentless and furious will break about
their heads. The spirit of liberty may
be dormant, but 1t Is not dead. II In
too closely interviewer with the glo-
rious history Of our country, too deep
ly imbedded in the very fibre OF Ameri-
can citizenship, to ever die. 1t has met
every crisis in the past and will do SO
in the future. 1t will not permit itself
to degenerate into a suppliant at the
shrine of gold, nor will Il wear the
shackles of avarice.-Winston Senti-
mel.
There is lack of correlation in our
schools. The public schools fit into
nothing. AS the system Is now, a boy
might 60 to the free schools from six
till twenty-one, and not be prepared
for college. The private school is a Q
cessity, but it has competitors in the
colleges of our state. For, our colleges
are so eager for numbers that many
of them will turn none away. So they
establish sub-freshman classes. Thus
the private school, cut of n end by
the public schools, and on the other
by the colleges, is in a fair way TO have
its usefulness crippled. IL tie colleges
had uniform requirements for entrance
and would stick to them. they would
greatly benefit themselves as we'll as
the private schools of the state.-Jones-
boro Progress.
What shall it profit the republicans
and populists if they defeat the amend
ment by charging that 1t does not pro-
tect all white voters-which they know
is utterly untrue-and continue the ne
gro as the dominant issue In state pol
itics? Grant that they have men who
are capable Of governing North Caro-
lima wisely and well and that many
democrats are in sympathy with them.
how can they hope to ever build up
their PARTIES and win confidence so
long as they are chained 70 this body
of death We put this question TO the
rank and file, who recognize the fact
that the more evenly balanced parties
are under a free government, the mor1
responsive they are to public sentiment
AS fJr the republican leaders, We In
cline to the opinion that Russell knew
whereof he spoke when he charged in
his "p~itchfork" interview in 1892 that
they did not want more than enough
| white voters to fiji the federal Offices
| Websters' (Reidsville) Weekly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

DR.. DeCosta.. Frotest to Bishop Potter
Against HI. Ordination

New York, May S.-Bishop Potter re-
ceived today a second letter from Rev
TT. D. F. DeCosta, which, It is thought,
may prevent the ordination OF Dr..
Briggs without a formal investigation
Of the charges against him. The letter
reads As follows:
Church o. St John. The Evangelist.
New York, May s 1899.
Reverend and Dear Sir: Referring
TO my letter OF May :. 1893. on Canon
III. Title ?, in its relation TO DR..
Briggs case, / beg TO say that I am
prepared TO bring a specific charge
against DR.. Briggs OF teaching con
trary TO n standards Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal church. and that ! claim
my right 10 a hearing before a commit
tee empowered to investigate public
rumors."
In speaking of the letter DR.. DeCosta
said il vas a ~canonical right TO be
heard. He added that he did not speak
for himself alone, but for others. Asked
whether he thought Bishop Potter
would ordain DR.. Briggs quietly with
OF giving notice to the diocese, DR..
DeCoSta said that il was an unwritten
law OF the church that such matters
u be given publicity, and IL would
be worse to violate such a law thar 10
go contrary to the written statute. He
further said that it hooked very much
much now as II DR.. Briggs ordination
would be postponed IL not entirely
omitted. There was scarcely time for
due notice 10 be given before the date
set for DR.. Briggs departure for Eu-
rope.
In reply as to what We're the pl2ls
of those opposed to the ordination, DR.
DeCoSta said that the next move was
the bishops. Should DIR. Briggs be
ordained before he sailed il was likely
that proceedings against him would no
be begun before his return in the fall
The regular order of procedure woult
be for three presbyters TO prefe'
| charges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Death of Capt. IL. s. Kirkland

Captain r. s.. Kirkland, a prominent
citizen of Columbus county, died at his
residence at Lake Waccamaw, N. c.,
on Sunday evening, the It'll instant, in
the Goth year of his age.
The deceased was born at Hillsboro,
n. c., August 81, 1889, and was the
youngest son OF Alexander Kirkland,
Esq, of that town, and Anna Cameron,
his wife. He received his education at
the celebrated Caldwell Institute, of
Hillsboro and at an early age entered
railroad life. AT the breaking out of
the late war between the states, he was
living in Columbia, S. c., and ON the
commencement Of hostilities promptly
volunteered in the Richland Rifles, of
that city, and served through the war
as a captain in Kershaw's famous
fighting Brigade. He was severely
wounded several times and was noted
at all times for his conspicuous gal
lantry and courage. After the war, at
the instance of his brother (the late
Admiral William A. Kirkland, u. S.
navy, he went to South America and
in the province of Buenos Ayres for
some years conducted successfully a
large sheep ranch He returned to the
United States and for several years
was engaged in mercantile life at
Stagville, N. c. In 1894 he married
Mrs. Mary B. Cameron, the widow Of
his kinsman, Duncan Cameron, Of
Farintosh, Orange county, N. c., and
daughter of the late Colonel H. B.
Short, of Lake Waccamaw, N. c.
Captain Kirkland had been in failing
health for a year or two, but he was a
man of such splendid physique and
cheerfulness Of manner that his friends
could with difficulty realize his true
condition and sudden news of his seri-
Gus illness followed in a few days by
his death was a terrible shock to those
who knew him. He died peacefully and
painlessly at his home. His last mo-
ments were soothed by the tender min
istrations of a devoted wife and fam
lily and surrounded by his dearest
friends. To those who knew Captain
Kirkland and enjoyed the privilege of
his friendship, no eulogy is necessary
Of ar old and honored lienage and un-
furnished name, honest, brave and
chivalrOuS by nature, true to his
friends and his own high sense of honor
n duty, he was a true type of the
ideal gentleman. Generous to a fault,
with al almost child-like faith and
confidence in he integrity of others,
he was beloved wherever known. and
many an eye will grow dim with tears,
n hearts will ache when they read
or hear that. dear old Bob" as his
friends loved to call him, has finished
life's long and weary march-has pass
ed over the river "to rest under the
shade of the trees"
To his sorrow-stricken family we can
venture to offer nothing but tende1
n respectful sympathy. AS an OLD
friend and comrade, who knew and
loved him we'll, we say from the bot
tom of III heart, brave soldier, loya.
gentleman, true and faithful friend
God rest thee, hail, and farewell.
Yesterday his brother-in-law, Colone.
Benehan Cameron, of Stagsville, arrfv.
ed here on his way to Lake Wacca.
NAV. He and Judge O. P. Meares left
yesterday afternoon for Lake wacca.
NAV.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
FROM FAR AWAY CAVlTE
One of Our Wilmington Soldier Boys
Writes Home.

writes HOmes
From a letter written by one of our
Wilmington boys, who is gallantly
fighting for Uncle Sam in the far off
Philippines, we take the following in
teresting extracts:
Cavite, P. l., March 8, 1898.
Dear Mother:
We had a little fight a few days ago,
only had n man wounded, but not Sc
riOusly. / do not know how many the
insurgents lost, theirs was only a
small body and they tried to drive our
outpostS in, but got sadly fooled, as
they were the one to be driven out. /
don't guess they had more than eight or
ten killed if that many. They knew
better than to attack us in the position
we now occupy, for if they do they had
might as well commit suicide.
We expect to be home in a few
months. This country is not half as
bad as it is painted. The weather is
fine and has been ever since I have
been here. 1t is just about like May In
Wilmington. The boys don't talk
about anything else but going home,
One of our boys goes home on the
next steamer for the United States. he
has a Through for three months, he Is
glad to get back Wish i was in his
place.
We are working very hard now. On
guard one day, handle the shovel the
next for five or six hours, and on guard
again the next day.
We only have two or three boys In
the hospital; none are seriously sick
The Iowa's have lost three men from
smallpox since they have been here.
We got five hundred native prisoners
from Manila the other day. They clean
the streets in Cavite, in fact they do al
the work. Two of our officers have
wives here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

These are busy times on Wrightsville
Beach. Nearly all the cottages are
being repaired and painted. On the
train yesterday about 100 carpenters
went down to work at the beach.
At Ocean View the new hotel is
rooted and weatherboarded, and the
new bath houses are about up.
In today's Messenger Captain r. o.
Grant, superintendent of the Whining
ton SeacoaSt Railroad, announces that
a new schedule will go into effect to-
day. The trains will leave the city
daily except Sunday, at 1910 a. m, 2:3O
D.. m. and $50 p. m. They will leave
Ocean View at 7:30 a. m, 11:30 a. m
and 500 D. m. The train on Sunday
will leave the city at 2:30 p. m. and
Ocean View at 5 p. m. Every Monday,
an extra train will leave the city al
$50 a. m. and Ocean View at 1880 a. m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
DUE TO RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
Mr.. Lloyd O~sbOrne's Charges In Regard
to h Cause of the Trouble IN Sa-
CThe Baltimore SUM

CThe Baltimore Sum-
Washington, May Z. (Sunday)-About
a week or ten days ago a cable dispatch
from London contained a Mention Of a
communication from the United States
consul at Apia indicating his approval
of the German position in Samoan af-
fairs and opposition to the British and
American policy. The state department
denied knowledge of any such views
on the part of the consul. Last night
the department issued another state
ment to the effect that it has as yet
no advices tending to sustain the re-
port.
1t is probable the present consul may
have been COMPOUNDED with another
gentleman having the same name. A
recent number of The London Truth
prints a signed letter from Mr.. Lloyd
Osborne, who says he was for years
vlce-consu1 and consul of the United
States at Apfa- He says he speaks the
Samoan language huently and is per-
fectly conversant with all the merits
and dement's of the existing troubles
In the Islands. He says: Germany is
right, and we, the English and Ameri-
cans, are cruelty n brutality in the
wrong" He says religion is ait the
bottom of the dispute about the king
ship.
The London Missionary Society, an
organization of the Church of England,
is represented to be mainly responsible,
a it cannot tolerate the thought
of a Roman Catholic king. Mr.. Os-
borne, says Truth, is a divinity stu
dent, h protege of the Missionary So
clety. Mataafa is a Catholic, but is the
cholce of the people by an overwhelm-
ing majority, although most of them
are PrOtestants. Chief Justice Cham.
bers," he says, lis a man of the mar.
roWest evangelical views and altogethe,
in the hands Of the society,"" He says
the b~ombardment Of these helpless PEG.
pie by the American and English war
SHIPS is a crime. Such statements as
titled to attention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
A SCORE GAINED
The Wilmington Tariff Association
Scores Equal Freight Rates With
Richmond and Norfolk TO Points In
Central and western North Carolina.

Second Vice President w. w. Finley
and Traffic Manager j. N. Culp, of the
Southern Railway, were in the city
yesterday and with Traffic Manager T.
NJ. Emerson, OF the Atlantic Coast
Line, held a conference with the Off
GERS of the Wilmington Tariff Associa-
ton with regard to class rates from
Wilmington 10 points in central n
western North Carolina.
The result of the conference was that
the Southern Railway officials, with
Mr.. Emerson asserting, complied with
the request of the Tariff Association
and agreed to give Wilmington the
same rates that Richmond and Norfolk
have TO the points on b Southern
west of Greensboro. These points in
clude such important cities and towns
as R~eidsviile, Salisbury, Statesville,
Wlkesboro, Hickory, Morganton, Mar
ion, Asheyille, etc.
This concession or the part of the
railroad people is of great Importance
TO Wilmington, as it puts out wholesale
houses on an equal footing with Rich
mond and Norfolk houses and
trade territory which was formerly &C.
cupied by Wilmington, but from which
she has been suit for some time on
account of rates which Disseminated
in favor of the Virginia points. It may
be readily seen what value this reduc-
ton in rates will be to the jobblng
business Of Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

The First Of Fifteen Torpedo tsoat De-
stroyers Nearing Completion NJ -
Bath Shfpyard
THE Baltimore SUM-

THE Baltimore Sum-
Washington, May Next Saturday
the torpedo boat destroyer Dahlgeu
viii be launched at the Bath shipyard
The vessel will be named by Mrs. Dahl
gren, wife OF a son OF the admiral, who
will take a party OF friends TO Bath In
a private car The boa. Is designed to
be one Of the ~fieetest authorized for
the navy and is expected TO developed
thirty knots IN hour. II is one OF df-
teen vessels OF the same type now In
course Of construction at various ship
yards.
The contract price for the hull and
machinery OF the Dahlgren exclusive or
ordnance and outfit, Is $4,000. The
boat Is LAT feet long, JIG feet 4 L. in
ches extreme breadth and has a mean
draft OF 4 feet Z 1-2 inches. and a dis
placement OF 1864 tons. II Is OF the
"Normand" type. and Is similar In gen.
eral design TO a very successful class o.
boats o in service in the French
navy. II has two Normand water-tuba
boilers and twin-screw. vertical, triple
expansion engines OF 400 horsepower.
and the contractors guarantee a mea
speed on trial Of so 1-2 knots an hour
The bunker capacity Is 80 tons Of coal
The Dahlgren is fitted with two deck
d~ischarging tubes for 1S-inch White
head automobile torpedoes, and carries
a battery Of four l-pound rapid-fre
| guns. The extreme draft OF the vessel
TO the bottom OF the balanced rudder IL
z feet l IL inches. The Dahlgren Is
fitted with two coming towers, and
just abaft the forward, one on each
side, a 1-pourder gun is mounted. the
other two being similarly mounted just
abaft the after tower. One Of the tor
pedo tubes is located on the port side
amidship. and the other is at the after
end OF the boat.
The officers quarters consists OF
s~tate-rooms for the commanding officer
and engineer, and a ward-room with n
berth on each side. Abaft the state
rooms are quarters, with three berths.
for petty officers. The crews quarters
are forward. The forward deck is
slightly raised TO form a turtle-back.
and a breakwater is fitted across II. A
small house on deck, between the two
smokestacks, accommodates the galley.
On April 1st the statement OF Chief
ConstructorHichborn showed the Dahl
gren TO be 95 per cent. completed. The
speed trial Of the Dahlgren will be
made at an early date, after which II
will be sent to the navy yard. Ports
mouth, n. H., &C be placed in commits
sion for service.