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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-19
NOhIh 1AIss.k.ENx,

General J. S. Car will be the chief
marshal at the Piedmont Horse Show.
Carnival and County Fair, TO be held
In Winston e monuh.
Washington Messenger: Through the
interchangeable efforts of Hon. John II.
Small, the lighthouse board have pass
ed an order placing a lighted beacon
at Wade's Point In Pamlico river. This
has been long needed and will be Of
untold benefit TO mariners.
Greensboro Telegram: Mr.. Is. NJ.
Armfield, cashier OF the National Bank
or High Point, was In Greensboro this
morning, going TO Madison TO assist
i'm opening the new Bank OF Madison,
which enterprise was organized and
put IN motion largely through the ef-
forts of the directors OF the National
Bank OF High Point.
Charlotte Observer: A distressing
accident occurred in The Observer
building yesterday. A negro painter by
the name OF Luther Berry, who lives
In Biddle, was crushed In the elevator.
receiving injuries from which It Is
feared he viii die.-One of the STU
dents at the Catholic College at Bel
mont Is dying Of lockjaw. The sufferer
"a young boy OF 10 or lS-fel out of
a window last Wednesday night and
fractured the bones in both arms and
otherwise hurt himself. Monday lock-
Jaw set in, and his suffering is excruci-
-WinSton-Salem $ ptember II
"A white man who gave his name "a
IL. Brlnkley was u by a policeman
carry his morning In a ditch near the
NolfoIk d Western railroad track. Eagt
WINSTON. Upon Investigation il was
discovered that he had BEEN shot. the
DdlI taxing effect on uhe outer edge OF
The left eye n coming out near the
Temple. Brlnkley was bloody but was
100 drunk TO tell who shot him. He
claimed that he fell and hurt himself
Brinkley's home is in Yadkin u
Raleigh News-Observer: Informa-
to comes from Wake Forest that our
OF fifty students examined for admis-
SIC 10 one OF Professor Sledd's Eng
Ish Classes only six received special
menUlon, or, in other words. passed
with dlstnction.-A serious accident
occurred al Willow Springs Lumher
Company's mill on Mr.. John MlI's rail-
road yesterday morning. Mr.. Lee john
u a brother Of Mr. X. b. Johnson. of
tnls city, got his arm caught in the
pIaner and had IL cut of above the
elbow.-Articles Of Incorporation for
the Windemere Knitting Nails were
HE'D yesterday. The business Of tho
corporation is TO knit hosiery 81 AL
kinds and all kinds Of thread and fab
RIGS. and make VOC and paper boxes.
foItyTSiA oI the IOb niles of the
Richmond and Ridgewav read has been
c~ompleted and work is being pushed.
IL VIII be ready before the year 1890.
The Mormons have made TWO con-
vcrts in Raeigh-both Of them wonfn
-"-Henderson, n. c.. September -Ip.-
Mr.. Fred Marrow, of Towneylller WIN
bea bis washerwoman terribly and ran
away ON her death. as reported in sLa
News and Observer severa! waaxs 20
returned TO Henderson today ard deiIy.
ered himself up to the authoritiesr-r
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A LONE ~HIGHwAYMAN


Napa- Cal, Septmber 1.-THE Calig-
toga n Lakeport stage was held up
today by a solitary highwayman who
made of with the express box At the
scene OF the robbery the road runs
through a heavy underground. and.
coming suddenly around a curve. the
stage driver was confronted BY a
shot gun and ordered him to stop. The
passengers were then commanded TO
dismount from the stage and were
drawn up in a row while the highway
man distracted the express box of the
Wells Fargo company but left the Uni
ted States mail bag.
The highwayman then turned his at
tention to the row Of eight frightened
passengers whom he commanded 10
deposit on the ground their money and
valuables. Rev. c. F. Foy. pastor Of
the Methodist church at Middletown.
handed h bandit S.. remarking: Il
am only a poor preacher and that Is
all l have
handed the minister back 81 in change.
All right. pard." he said. here's one
simoleon for luck"
Newton Stiff, an old resident of Mid
dletown, had a considerable sum In his
purse, but slipped the wallet inside his
long boot giving the robber only the
loose silver in his pocket.
In all about s75 in cash was secured
from the passengers in addition to
watches, chains and trinkets.
The robber then plunged into the
thicket which adjoins the ROAD and the
last heard of him was a report which
probably indicated the blowing of of
h lock on the express box.
Sheriff Dunlap, of Napa county, was
promptly notified and started at once
with a posse in search OF the highway
man. Wells Fargo company state that
the loss is small.
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John DelagaI Convicted Of Murder

Guyton, Ga, September 14.-Tne case
of John Delagal. of the Darien rioters,
sent to Effingham court on change OF
venue from Mcintosh county, was con
cluded today in a verdict of guilty OF
murder, with a recommendation TO the
mercy Of the court He was sentenced
TO life Imprisonment. John Delagal, IL
will be remembered, shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Townsend. who went 10
arrest him during the recent riots.
His brother and sister who were in
dicted with him, were acquitted
The a $ OF Henry Delagal. for rape,
which after a misrrial in Darien last
week, was sent to this county on a
change Of venue, was taken up this az
ternoon. This covers he case out OF
which grew the riots. There was no
trouble in securing a jury and the ev-
idnce was quickly submitted
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The ornla opening o! this EXPOSE
ton la Philadelphia

Philadelphia, September i4.-With
ceremonies unattended by ostentation,
the national export exposition was for
mally opened at noon today. Hun
dreds of distinguished visitors from all
sections of the country were in atten-
dance, including representatives. of the
diplomatic corps, officers Of the army
any navy, scientists and business and
professional men. After the benedic-
ton by Archbishop Ryan, which con-
Guided the d~edicatOry exercises, a mes
sage was received from President Nc
Kinley extending greetings and OFF,
cially opening the great exposition
When the message had been read the
sang ''The Star Spangled Banner" &C
companied by the United States Marine
band and the big exposition organ.
The first event Of the day was the
landing of Admiral Sampson and the
! officers of his squadron at Chestnut
, street pier at 10 o'clock. Carriages
were in waiting and the naval officers
! were driven to tine city hall.
Promptly at Ills o'clock the com
| Dany in the mayors office, including
Governor Stone and others, entered car
/ NldSSS dJu WClS SOAfSyCu W uhO CApo
, aition grounds, preceded by a platoon
Of mounted police and escorted by 200
marines from the North Atlantic
| squadron and the Marine band.
Arriving at the grounds, the dlstln-
| Rushed guests were escorted to the
| ,latfcrm in the auditorium, the first
| 7ice-president, w. w Foulkrode, de-
| ivered the address, turning the expo
| sition over to the governor Of Pennsyl-
| vania.
Governor Stone made ain address,
| Welcoming the visitors, accepting the
exposition and turning it e to the
mayor of Philadelphia
Mayor Ashbridge accepted the eA-
POSITION from the governor and Cnen
Congressman W. P. Hepburn, or Iowa,
chairman of the congressional COM
nittee of interstate and foreign COM
nerce, delivered the Grafton OF the Gay
The bendiction was pronounced Dy
archbishop Ryan Of this city n az
Is conclusion President Mcklnleys
message was read and the national e1-
POSITION became a fact.
AT the conclusion OF the exercises
he auditorium was thrown open 20 the
public and the prominent guests I'M
pected the buildings, grounds ana Ak
libtiS-
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BOOM In TIMBER

Prices Largely Advanced Over Those
Of Last Year-The Lumber Manufae.
turers Are Getting Good Prices and
b limb Men viii Also Get the
Benens OF the Activity in the Market
For b past few years the price OF
lumber has been very low and conse-
quently h prices OF timber correspond
ed TO the depressed price of the manu-
fractured article. The saw mill men
made little or nothing and as a mat
ter OF course the timber cutters did not
get r-emunerative prices for their tim
Der. The fact is, the depression was
such that some Of the saw mills shut
down.
The situation is very different low,
however. There has been a remarkable
revival OF the lumber trade and as a
matter Of course timber responds I'd the
activity. Mr.. H. Mel. Green, one of
the timber inspectors at this port, IN
forms us that the timber market is now
on a regular boom, and the prospects
are very bright for the cutters. While
a considerable number OF RATS OF tim
Der come to market, the timber season
proper opens about the LIST IF October.
He tells us that the prices OF timber
are now higher than during any year
In the past ten years, and that the pros
poets are that good prices will rule the
entire season Timber is now bringing
from 81 to So a thousand feet more than
the prices paid in the early fall of last
year, because Of the demand and con-
sequent advance in the price of lum-
Der. Lumber that last fan sold at from
81 TO $40 per Thousand feet is now
bringing from $40 TO SIS per thousand
feet. The mills that are in operation
now have all they cam do, and Mr.
Green states that the timber men need
not fear that prices will go down, for
the demand is bound TO be good the
entire winter.
The following are the prices now
paid for ton timber by the Whining
ton buyers: Fol shipping" SO to $40
per Thousand feet; prime mill, $3.50 to
1915; fair mill, $3.50 to 81; common, SIS
to Sc; inferior to ordinary, $3.50 to IS.
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Another Challenge 20 Rsterhazey

Columbia, S. c., September 1.-THE
following challenge to mortal combat
was cabled this morning to Count Fer
linand Walsin- Esterhazey, at his ad-
dress in London:
STRENGTHENING you TO be answer
able for the misery and humiliation OF
Captain Dreyfus OF the French army,
and he. Captain Dreyfus, not being
able to call on o personally for sat
isfaction, /, as an American, free born,
loving liberty, do volunteer in my own
right to meet you OF the field OF honor
In behalf of Captain Dreyfus at any
time n place agreeable to you.
PAUL E. AVER,
Anderson, S. c..
Aver s a son of the late General
Aver, OF the confederate army. and
was a sergeant OF the First South
Carolina volunteers in the Spanish
war.
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The Dewey Parade

New York, September 14-With the ex.
ception OF a settlement as to the line
of march for h land parade, the pro-
liminary arrangements for the Dewey
reception ceremonies are abaut COM
plete. The line Of march win be agreed
upon tomorrow.
None of the members of the presi-
dentahs cabinet has accepted the invi-
tatbon of the city to participate in the
reception ceremonies.
Lyman j. Gage has declined, plead
ing pressure of business and refusals
We're received today from the postmas-
ter general, the secretary of state and
THE secretary of war.
The list of governors OF states who
VIII attend the reception is growing UP.
The governors of North Carolina.
West Virginia and Connecticut have
written, giving details as to the mill
tary forces that will accompany them.
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The Quession Of Cotton Miii lnsuranee
1hrougha Local mutual Company
Judge stmonson Decides b Tax
Tease tn Favor OF the Atlantic an1
North Carolina Railroad


Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. N. C. September IL
Il vas state yesterday that there was
. movement on foot on the art OF COT
ton mill men and other manufactures
TO establish n North Carolina Mutual
Fire Insurance Company through which
the New England Mutual would opxrass
in this siaee Today Insurance Com
missioner Young. who has been sick a.
Henderson. his home, arrived here. and
when asked about this matter said:
You don't suppose we propo>e TO per-
init the New England Mutual To con-
Sinue TO do business in this state. either
dtrectly or Indirectly They have been
for twenty years past doing fully half
the cotton mali insurance business hero
IN North Carolina without paying q
cent OF taxes. There Is no reaSon why
they or any other cunpanies should
raA 10 pay revenue 10 the state. They
have been IN communication with this
department. some time. IL Is merely a
question whether they pay taxes or not.
Companies which are insur.ng as cheap
~ do pay taxes and 50 can these New
England companies. There is another
sort Of insurance done in this state
from which no revenue Is derived. This
IL insurance On cotton exported from
Wilmington IL may be clalTns~d n
this insurance is done in New York.
But n premiums aggregate $4,000 n
year, n the state ought "a get the.
tax. l am looking into this matter"
The blind institutions additions and
improvements IL o appears certain,
VIII be completed by November 10th.
A large force is at work.
1th Governor Russell paHioned
Barnes, a white man OF Wilson. Who
was convicted Of attempted crimina
assault upon a young white girl who
lived with his family. Like all tho
governors isgdons for the past year
or more h was private. He was asked
Tor his reasons m gave these 10 one
newspaper. but refused ID give them
to another. Very few newspaper men
ever enter the executive Office.
An injunction has been granted by
Judge Simonton, restraining the cor
poratFon commission, auditor and
treasurer from increasing the tax as
serssment Of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway from $3.50. 900 To 1884,
900, on the ground that ran ara
taxed higher than real estate and other
property.
The state TREASURER last July, In a
made a statement that real es-
tate was not taxed over two-thi~ds oe
its value. He said today that ne had
no reason to believe his statement was
not accurate In all respects
Two more cases Of splenic fever were
discovered here yesterday afternoon in
d herd or eleven COWS. Cattle driven
along the highway communicated the
disease, as ticks fell from them.
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Ne~ Epoch su sunday school Ex~ur

L~ynchburg, Va, September n-Ths
departure OF the excursion of Cont
Street Methodist Sunday school for Nj
agara Falls this morning marksznans
epoch in Sunday school excursions IN
the south, IL not in the United Sta -
m view OF the magnitude and success ~
the undertaking The rain was In,.rwo
sections, in all, seventeen passeagS
coacnes. TWO dining cars and a bagcac.
car: and s3S passengers were abssr6
The two sections were IN charga
superintendent Z. +. SheYev ande
onel James B. Gregory Of the Snnde~
school. Caterers. doctors, dentists snxx
,n ~ 49, OF committeenen were aboard
ists They go over the South ~
eLmore n Ohio and Lehigh vaIss~
I nieha' rem aad arrive ,ssv at Nias.ra al md.
reach home Saturday nsss, nGIuLas
PIE from all over this secfioa - !
state Joined IN tho e~1cursiont 0Ikosl
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ANXIOUS TO THROW OFF FILL
PINO CONTROL.

ANXIOUS TO THROW OFF FILL
PINO CONTROL.
Mail advices received at the war de-
partment from Manila state that the
natives of the island Of Samar are
praying for the speedy arrival of the
Americans and will welcome the hoist
ing Of the American flag. 1t is said
that as a result of the forcible collec-
ton of taxes by emissaries of the in
surgents, who take all they have, the
natives are in a state of semi-starva-
ton. They have no faith in the Taga-
los, and they earnestly desire Ameri-
can protection. An ~insurgent leader,
General Lucban, has bolted to Japan,
taking with him 81, 600 collected by him
for the insurgents. The agents of the
insurgents endeavor to compel the ma
tives to join their forces, which they
will not do. The condition of the
island is rapidly approaching riot and
anarchy as the heavy and continued
drag upon them in h form of tribute
exasperates the natives and they
threaten desperate resistance if it con-
tinues.
NATIVE POLICE IN MANILA.
Manila, September 14.-The Filipino
police, numbering $50 men, armed with
revolvers and clubs, became operative
at Manila today. The force is con
trOlled by the provost marShal and was
reviewed on the Luneta.
Washington, September 14.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received at
the navyq department:
Manila, September II.
Secretary of Navy, Washington.
Davidson, commanding the Para
quay, reports sharp engagement at
Balemao. Vessel struck many times
by rifle shots, no casualties. Paraguay
silenced insurgents fire in twenty min
utes; range from 400 to 900 yards. Oc-
casion, capture of a Filipino schooner
which Davidon destroyed.
WATSON"
Balemao is in the province of Mas
bate, south of Luzon and north Of
ViSayaS.
SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Manila, via Hong Kong, September
1.-THE local papers assert that Cor
poral Damhoffer and Private Conine,
of Company B., Sixteenth infantry,
have been sentenced to death by court
martial, and that Private McRennett
has been condemned to twenty years
imprisonment for having criminally
assaulted native women in Manila a
month ago. The crimes, it is said,
greatly arOuSeS the natives.
The apers assert also that General
Otis has recommended hat President
Mckinley approve the sentence and
that he desires a public execution of
the men sentenced to death as a warm
ing against a repetition of the crime.
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Killed While Dismourung a Gun

Norfolk, Va, September 14.-Charles
j. m a prominent fraternity
man and employee of the nav ward.
was killed instantly today by a gun
he was assisting in dismounting on the
gunboat Newport The gun fell upon
him, crushing his breast and intestines
into a Shapeless mass He was about
40 a old, popular and leaves a fam
lily.
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A New Record Made

Tarrehaute, Ind, September IA
Dig crowd was present lis afternoon
20 sex Bumps, driven by his owner,
clip a quarter Of a second off the wagon
record Of 2:OSk, made by Sunland Belle.
at Cleveland The horse moved like
CLOCK work and, despite the cold wealth
er and tine heavy wind, he finished the
mile with a runner in 2:OSk, establish
ing a new worlds record 20 wagon.
with an amateur driver up.
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Southern Yarn Spfnners Combine

Charlotte, n. c., September l4.-Tne
southern hosiery var spinners met here
today and formed an association A
number Of commission men were IN
attendance and in conference with the
spilners. A schedule of advanced
prizes was made n adopted. Charles
Adanson, of Cedarrown, Ga, was made
president. and J. F.. Taylor, of Kinston,
n. c. secretary. Three-fourtns of all
the Mills making soft yarn in the
south were represented The associa-
ton adjourned to meet October 18th.
when t is understood another advance
will be made.
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Paris, September 15.-The Matin this
morning asserts that the cabinet has
agreed to pardon Dreyfus and that the
decree Will be signed September 18th.
Many of h provincial papers publish
ARTICLES insisting on the granting of a
pardon.
The Fagaro says that many officers
Of the army are asking that Dreyfus
be pardoned.
Countess Prokesdhostein, president OF
the Austrian Red Cross Society, has
written a letter of coincidence TO Nine.
DreyfuS.
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aSe ball
Boston l, ST. Louis II.
Boston 4, ST. Louis Z.

Boston, September 14.-St. Louis took
both games today, Boston playing very
ragged ball. In the first wame, Boston
batted Cuppy hard and often, but made
errors enough to lose two games. In
the second game Boston could do moth
ing with Sudhoff, while ST. Louis bait
ted Nichols hard. Boston tried their
new man, Hickey, on second in the first
game, but he showed up in poor form.
nhe second game vas called at the
end of the sixth inning on account of
darkness. Attendance 1000. The scores:
First game r H E
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 o. 1 Is 1
st. Louis .04 0 1 2 0 0 Oil 10 3
BATTERIES: Meekin and Sullivan; Cup
py and O'Connor. Time: 2.14.
Second game r II E
Boston,. . 11101O 6 3
ST. Louis. . f. . /. =. 0 2 0 Al II 3
Batteries: Nichols and Bergen; Sud-
hoff and O'Connor. Umpires: Manassau
and Connolly. Time: 1.43.
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One az an IS stsu.ug.a

Triton, Ga, September IA negro
was arrested at Tyty and positively
identified as m Of the two negroes
who assaulted Miss Johnson at tina,
place last Tuesday. Two hundred men
heavily armed, assembled at Tyty. Pep
pie passing on a train at 2 O'Clock this
morning saw a negro suspended twenty
feet in the air from a telegraph pole.
Search for the other z continues
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Knoxville, Tenn, September 14.-Hun-
dreds OF refugees are coming % and
through this city from the yellow fever
stricken district in Alabama and Mis-
sissippi- The majority are now going
% A~s1eville, y. G, as the railroads are
giving a special ate q that point.
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At Sioux City, Ia. in a special match
pacing race for a purse of 5000. Pat
chen beat John r Gentry In two
straight heats. Time z:05 and 2:04x.
Cornelius Sprague, the jockey who
feu rom julius Caesar in the hurdle
race at Gravesend died Thursday
night His home - at Long Branch,
n. ]. .ItsA6xxlsnAN
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The strike at DaeGcoIu

Blueridge, Ga, September H.-The
strike at Ducktown, Tenn, is assuming
large proportions and the furnace I'd
ore roasting men having joined q
strikers, everything is shut down. ne
sheriff and deputies have arrived on
the scene from Benton, Tenn, and
three or four arrests have been made
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Absorbing other Chemical Works

Charleston, S. c., September I4.-It IS
stated here on the best authority that
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Com
pany has purchased the big plants OF
h Georgia chemical works, which in
clude the only fertilizer works in Au-
gusta and the fertilizer plant n
mines at Pom Don. this state. The con-
s~ideration Is not given
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Brooklyn Z, Pittsburg 5.
RrOOklvn z PittShlIrp

Brooklyn, September 14.-The Brook
lyns made it fOur straights by taking
today's double header from Pittsburg
and captured the series by eight to six.
With the exception of tine fourth i'm
ming, McJames pitched a star game in
the first, striking out eight men. Will
liams was a particular mark, tanning
out four times. Leever was hit hard
and was succeeded by Gray. In the
second game, Kennedy was in fine
form, while Hoffer was battted in time
ly fashion. The game was called in
the seventh on account OF darkness. At
tendance $500. The scores:
First game r H T.
Brooklyn 0313OOOOx- s 3
Pibtsburg 0 0230OOO% 10 2
Batteries: McJames and MEG uire;
Leever, Gray and Schriver. Time: 2.10.
Second game r H E
Brooklyn 1032OO1 II 6 1
PittSburg 1 0 0 01 6 !
Batteries: Kennedy and Farrell; Hof-
fer and Schriver. Umpires: SwartWood
and Hunt. Time: 1.39.
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The Paris correspondent Of The Lon
don Daily Telegraph says: TT is Ger
tain that Captain Dreyfus VIII be lib
Grated. The only question TO be set
tied is one OF ways and means"
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The iowa gubernatOriaf campaign
was opaed Thursday ntatt.
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Philadelphia s, Cleveland 0.

Philadelphia, September 1401eveland
was shut out again today, owing to
Bernhardt's mastery pitching. Hugh
ey started we'll, but the Phfllies made
hits when they were needed Attend
ance 200. The score: r II E
Philadelphia 0x-S 9 3
| Cleveland O0000000@ 4 2
Batteries: Bernhard and Douglass;
Hughey and McAllister. Umpires: Sny-
der and McGarr. Time: 1.50.