The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27

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grange, vas before the industrial COM
mission today. He said that a trust
among the farmers, such as was sug-
gested by Mr.. Havemeyer, was imprac-
ticable, owing to the difficulty of get
ting the farmers to hold up prices.
Speaking of colored labor, he said 1t
was unreliable because Of the natural
Incidence and Indifference of individ-
uals Of the colored race. Liquor, he re-
garded, as the great bane Of that peo-
pie and responsible for nine-tenths of
h crimes committed by them.
Mr.. Ager considered the condition of
the average farmer as worse than it
was twenty years ago, but he believed
money invested in farming safer than
in other lines of business.
L. w. Youmans, Of South Carolina,
occupied the witness stand during the
afternoon session. He said the agri-
cultural interest of the south vas
greatly depressed, and he attributed
the depression to the fact that silver
was not recognized as a money metal.
He aid there had not been an increase
of the volume of money to correspond
with the increase of population. AS a
consequence, there had been a general
depreciation of values. He was pro-
ceeding to develop his views upon this
point when Major Farquhar made a
point of order against the character
Of the testimony, and this point was
sustained by the chair (Hon. A. l..
Harris) after a somewhat spirited en-
counter between Representative Liv-
ingston and the republican members.
Mr.. Youmans then proceeded to other
considerations. He thought the tariff
also an obstacle to progress, saying
that while the cotton grower Of the
United States was compelled to COM
pete with the cheap labor Of the world
in sales abroad, he vas not allowed to
buy the product of that labor in other
articles abroad without paying a duty
Of 40 per cent. upon it. AS remedies
he suggested the free coinage Of sill
yer, a lower tariff and local Of
ISSUE. He had tried the Investigation
of crops and had not been successful.
Mr.. Youmans said he had no fault
to find with colored labor n that he
preferred it infinitely to imported labor
IT employ 300 or 400 negroes" he said,
land 7 find them docile and willing to
work. I go away and leave my family
among them, feeling confident of their
safety and protection" He thought.
however, hat the negro was, as a rule,
irresponsible to the efforts to educate
him, and viii 7 he willingly paid his
share for such efforts at education, he
considered the money so spent as
thrown away.
STUDYING TYPHOID FEVER IN
ARMY CAMPS.
The board appointed by the war de-
partment at the instance of the sur
geon general to study the distribution
of typhoid fever in army camps is en-
gagged in arranging the matter collect
"a 70 -oo1Itn~ SIC fpo1 rn-
port. The collection of statistics is
about completed and the members Of
the board hope to have their infOrma-
tion tabulated by the end Of July.
This board is the first that has ever
been appointed to study the propaga-
ton of disease in army camps by the
history of Individual regiments. The
board has gone further, however, TAX
ing the company as the unit and trac-
ing the history of all intestinal disor-
ders and all cases of malaria and fever
of every sort hat appears on the sick
report. Owing to the fact that some of
the regiments were alleged to be in
fected with typhoid fever germs before
coming to the large camps, it has been
necessary to trace their history back
to their state camps and even the his
tory of individuals before they entered
the service.
The report will indicate that the
"otCl supply a "a oStiSdliy AESsAO =
do with the spread of typhoid. This
is contrary ito all previous medical
theory in typhoid propagation. The ap-
pearances and spread of the disease,
the report will say, indicates h a 1t
was transmitted through h atmos-
phere, by the wind carrying about dust
containing the dried germs of typhoid
and by the agency of flies.
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM SAMOA.
The secretary of state last night re-
.ceived a dispatch from the Hon. Bart
lett Trip, United States commissioner
at Samoa, saying that peace had been
restored in the island; the commission
had sustained the decision Of Chief
Justice Chambers in the contested case
of the election of the king; that Malie-
toa Tanu has resigned; the kingship
was to be abolished and a provisional
government established. Admiral Kautz
reported his arrival at San Francisco
last evening by telegraph to the navy
department, but mad no report upon
Samoan affairs. This will probably be
committed to the mails. His official
superiors are fully satisfied with his
conduct while at Apia- The admiral re-
+tains his assignment as cOmmander-1n-
chief of the forces on the Pacific sta
ton. and the Philadelphia will be re-
tanned in commission, though being
subjected to some necessary repairs
and docking at once.
CHANGES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Commissioner George w. Wilson, of
the internal revenue bureau. with the
approval of the secretary of the treas
ury, has issued to all collectors a cir
cular letter explanatory of the changes
made in the civil service rules affecting
their duties by the recent order of the
president. The commissions says:
1.-The Office of deputy collector of in
ternal revenue is removed from the
competitive classified list, and collec-
tors are at liberty to make such changes
by removal n appointment as in their
Judgment the welfare Of the public SER
vice may dictate, but persons appoint
ed to that office are subject to an ex-
animation to be prescribed by the Sec
rotary Of the treasury. The offices of
gauger. storekeeper and storekeeper-
gauger, where the compensation does
not exceed SO per day or shall not ex-
coed in the aggregate $500 per annum.
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