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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
TltE COLORED PEDAGOGs
Great success OF the Summer school of
The North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College for the Coiore d
Race

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro, N. c., August 5.
The summer school at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college closes
Tuesday. The enrolment is larger
than ever before. Six states and about
twenty counties are represented. This
is not a school of methods but of work.
President Dudley believes that if a sub
ject is understood the method can be
easily obtained, especially when taken
under a master in that branch. The ses-
sion of three weeks has had about six
ty periods of recitation, beginning at
9 a. m. and ending at 6 p. m Frequent
ly two recitations were had at n pc
riod.
The results are thus far gratifying.
The course in dairying has a quite
q lumber of students. 1t illustrates
clearly that the teacher believes that
his duty does not end in the school
ROOM, and bespeaks the interest and
usefulness that such a practical subject
may have for the masses.
The following additional courses nave
been given: Arithmetic and Algebra,
Superintendent Foust, Goldsboro; Read
ing and Latin, Superintendent Moses, of
Raleigh; Political History and Physi-
ology, Superintendent Graham, Char
lotte; Drawing, Professor Pearson, Dur
ham; Civil Government and United
States History, Professor E. A. Lips
combe, Asheville Pedagogy, Phycholo-
gy and Geography, Professor p. p.
ClaXton, State Normal and Industrial
College; Physical Geography and Bot
any, Mr.. d. A. Williston; English Lit
erature, Mr.. j. H. NJ. Butler, both Of
the college faculty; and English Gram
a Composition and Spelling. Super
intendent Grimsley. of Greensboro.
These subjects with the lectures that
were delivered at night have kept the
teachers quite busy. Professor Whit
sett, of Whitsett Institute, and DIR. J.
E. Dillinger were the lecturers this week
in addition to DR.. c.. D. McIver, Presi-
dent State Normal and Industrial Col
lege. Mr.. r. T. Wyche, the profession
al story teller, has been giving i%nstruc-
ton as to composition, with the classes
as a bisis.
The normal has become TO b. a place
to which authorities look for good
teachers. The president has been IN
able to supply the demand thus far.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
PROGRAMME.
"a IL More

Mr. ID. E. Askew. OF Georgia, says
every farmer stands in his own light
if he does not change his press box TO
24x54.
The square bale (24x54) is much
more convenient, it being more COM
pact. Besides. II makes a neat pack
age, and | think every ginner, also far
mer, are standing in their own light
by not changing their press boxes and
demanding their cotton put up in h
standard bale. l see some one, prob
ably ginners, are complaining on the
grounds that it would be difficult 10
pack a bale weighing 500 pounds in a
box 24x54. To this / will say that |
was under the same impression, but
can say by experience that | never was
so badly mistaken about anything in
my life. | found no trouble TO pack
from 500 to 600 pounds TO the bale. /
am well pleased with the change, n
IL there was not such a thing as a
standard bale, and / had to build a
press, knowing what / do, I certainly
would make it 24x54, because / find IT
much more convenient"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
Federal Regulations OF Inter. State
Freight Rates

Chicago, August THE Record to-
morrow will say: If present plans are
carried out the next congress will be
asked to provide for the making and
maintenance Of all interstate freight
rates. At their annual convention to
be held in Denver Thursday the mem
bers of the national association of rail-
"a and warehouse commissioners
will prepare a petition to the national
legislators, praying that the inter
state law be so revised as
to authorize some legally constituted
body, such as the Interstate commits
sion, to create rates and enforce their
maintenance. State legislatures will
also be requested to exert their influ-
ence toward bringing about the sug-
gested revisions of the Interstate COM
merce law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
A RACE Con FLICT
Over the Arrest Of q NegrO 1t Greenvfile
Several Participants wounded

GreenvilIe, s.. c., August 7.-Ben
Odam, a prominent young man of this
place, and John McChnton, a negro.
were wounded in a fierce battle between
the white people and negroes living in
the vicinity of the Poe and Sampson
cotton mills near here late asst night.
Odam was shot in the jaw ami the ne
gro, besides being considerably bruised,
was struck in the wrist by a bullet.
j. c. Council, a white man, had his
s~uspenders cut by a shot and his cloth
ing was pierced by three other bullets
in his efforts to save Odam.
Four other negroes were wounded, but
being taken away Immediately by their
friends to avoid arrest, the nature OF
their injuries or their identity could not
be learned.
lack Moore, of the gang who
started the trouble, is in Jail.
Yesterday afternoon while Operative
G%reenburg, of the Poe mill, with his
family were at the dining table several
shots were fired into his house. No n
was struck, but Greenburg began to
search for the would-be assassins.
lack Moore was the only n captur-
ed. He was placed in the county Jail
here. Word was sent by messengers to
IlIC III IL oiiN NAC -o0 ACLS =
ported that a negro had been lynched
at the Poe mill. The churches Were
soon deserted and the negroes, arming
themselves with shot guns, revolvers,
axes and other dangerous implements,
went to the mill. The sheriff and chief
of police could not persuade them that
Moore was in Jail and one of the num-
Der said: I'VE will kill the chief of
police if Moore is lynched.
There were about twenty-five ne
groes in the crowd and as many mill
operatives, armed with guns, gathered
with the intention of dispensing the ne
groes. The negroes attempted to at
tack four white men when the other
operatives came to their assistance and
the race war continued for some time.
In many places it was a hand-to-hand
conflict. Many shots were fired, but the
greater humble of injuries were in
fiicted with clubs.
At 2 O'Clock this morning the militia
was called out and Rev. J. A. PinSon,
pastor of the Mount Zion colored Zap
fist church, went to the Jail. Here he
found Moore and, coming back, told the
negroes Moore was safe, which ended
the trouble. The effect of the military
was to cause the negroes to dispense.
There was some excitment today, but
all is quiet tonight.
Two of the ringleaders were
arrested today. This caused more ex-
element among the negroes. The ne
groes threatened to lynch the negro
minister Pinson, who acted as peace
maker last night.
At II o'clock there is no evidence of
further trouble, but the governor was
asked to order the local militia to hold
itself at the disposal of the sheriff, and
this he did.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Progress by the observation-disclosures
Troops Descrtfng-NO Action by our
Government

Cape Haytien, August 7.-Generals
Pablo Reyes, Ramon Pacheco, elena
Navarro, Jose Polo and Jose Jiminez
nave taken up arms in Santo Domingo
in favor of Don Juan Isidro Jiminez
and coup the plains of Chaguei and
Curabo, as far as Jose de las Matas.
as we'll as the towns of Gayubin, Sa-
baneta, Manzanillo n Dajabo, aban-
doned by the troops of the government
of Santo Domingo. More than half
these troops are said to have gone over
to the camp of General Pacheco, who
is reported to have more than 500 we'll
armed men under his command.
General Guellito, governor of Monte
Christi, who, it is claimed, has already
lost half his troops, who have gone over
to the enemy, is in a desperate posi-
ton and unable to attack the revolu-
tionists. 1t is added that he would be
obliged to capitulate. Numbers of Do
minicans are arriving in Hayti by sea,
in order to join by crossing the frontier
the camp Of General Pacheco.
Washington, August 7ENotwithstand-
ing the growing turbulence in San Do
mingo, as disclosed in press dispatches,
neither the state nor navy departments
had received anything up to the close
of office hours today to show that our
officials there were apprehensive over
the developments. The authorities here
are proceeding on the theory that the
existing order of affairs is regular, n
this will continue to be the course OBJ
served. Only in the event that the in
surrectiOn becomes strong enough to
establish a de facto form Of government
is there any likelihood that it's claim
could be taken into consideration as
against the present de jure government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Troops MobfiixeA for Aggressive Gam.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of snians


St. Louis, August IA special to The
Republic from Austin, Texas. says In
formation received here today by pri-
vate advices is TO the effect that the
Mexican army Will open UP active and
continual warfare on the YaQui Indians
today. For a week the Mexican SOL
diers, already in the Yapui territory.
have been engaging the Indians until
the main body Of troops could be mobi-
LIKED. In doing this, they have lost
quite a number OF their soldiers, while
h Indians lost comparatively few war
riors. It was stated yesterday. however,
that the Mexican soldiers We're bou
mobilized-at least, there are about
1000 men in the field-and hat is con-
sidered TO be Of sufficient force TO justi-
fy the troops being moved into the
mountains, with Instructions TO push
through and. If possible, exterminate
the Indians.
The situation is worse wen than il
was during the ten years war. h
Indians are determined hat they will
fight until they regain every foot OF the
territory taken from them by the
treaty three years ago. and the Mexi-
can government is determined to effect
ually exterminate the Indians, so as to
secure all the LAND from them and pre-
vent any further outbreaks.
The Indians have already wade rath-
er deep in blood, according to official ad-
vices, having killed something like 100
miners n as many soldiers. With
both sides thoroughly aroused, the war,
which will open in earnest today, prom
Uses to be long prolonged.
1t is given out that, taking up the
line of march today, the Mexican troops
will dvanc directly into the noun
tains and try to reach the Businesses of
the Indians, giving them no time to rest
from one attack to another, in the hope
that by this procedure they will be
worn out in short order and either sur
render or all be killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Field and STAFF Omeer Not Vet Com.
mission~d-Hesvy Demand for Copies
Of the school, Law-The deadlock
Over q eniseauary Debts Continued
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, ". c., August 4.
The field and stan officers OF the
First regiment OF the state guard have
not yet been commissioned. but will be
as soon as the adjutant general arrives
here. There are nov ten companies OF
the regiment. Two will be added within
the next few days. II is understood
that these will be the Lee Rifles, Cap
tain Anderson, Of Charlotte. and the
Blue Ridge Rifles. Captain Chichester.
OF Asheville.
One OF the most amusing kilograms
ever received here came Saturday, from
a captain of a company in h state
guard TO the adjutant generals office.
as follows: Please have me released
from sheriff for frivolous charge. Send
man 10 make investigation"
The state charters the Mt. Airy Lum-
Der Company, capital $4,000, Walter A.
Tunis. of Mt. Airy, and Theodore Tunis.
Of Baltimore, being the principal stock
holders.
The state superintendent of public in
struction today began the distribution
of the second edition of the public
ScnOol law, ZO,OuO capleS. Inc frSt edl-
ton, $4,000, was quickly exhausted. The
demand for the law was never before
SO great.
The state treasurer today received a
bid for North Carolina penitentiary
farm bonds from Buena Vista, Cal.
August 31st the terms of several OF
the fusionists at the penitentiary ex-
pire, among these being Warden Thorn
as B.. Russell, Clerk Wimbish and Mr..
Mott.
The state treasurer says the dead
lock as ITO payment of the penitentiary
debts continues. The largest debt, that
due Forbes & Co., of Richmond, over
s14, 600, has never been paid, because
$500 of il was contracted this year.
Most of the fusion debt were contract
ed last year. They seek to make it APP
pear that they are old debts.
The crop report tomorrow will be very
favorable. Seasonable rains fell last
night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

One More Case at the R0me-Other
Points Free from it-No More Deaths

One More Case az the HOme-Oaher
Points Free from it-No More Deaths
Newport News, Va, August u
There was one case of yellow fever at
the national soldiers home today.
There were no deaths. This is the Off
cial report. The case found today is
the first reported since last Thursday
night.
There is now no doubt that the back
bone Of the yellow fever epidemic is
broken, and in two weeks it is probable
that the scourge will be a thing of the
past. The quarantine, however, will
be raised before that time, as the sit
uation is improving so rapidly that it
win be unnecessary to block business
and traffic after the next few days.
A hO~uSe-tO-hOuSe v of Pnoe-
bus by Surgeon White and his assist
ants developed no new case under sus-
picion there. There is now but one
! case under treatment in Phoebus, the
barber Spraggins, who is almost we'll
enough to leave his house.
TROOPS REACH PLUM ISLAND.
New York, August THE govern
ment transport Mcclellan arrived at
Plum island today with a detachment
Of 260 men and officers of the garrison
of Fort Monroe, which is being sent
to Plum island on account of the fever
prevailing at Fort Monroe.
NO SPREAD OF THE FEVER.
Washington. D. c., August 7.-Dr.
Vickery, in charge of the Hampton
soldiers home, reports to the marine
hospital officials that one patient was
admitted to the yellow fever hospital
today. The man has been i'll for seven
days. There were no deaths. Taken
altogether the officials say, the situa-
ton continues encouraging. In the
territory surrounding the institution the
situation, likewise, continues satisfac-
tory and according to reports received
shows a freedom from any fever infec-
ton. The kilograms received by DR..
Wyman in this connection include the
following:
DR.. Wasdin says there is nothing new
in Phoebus; Surgeon White expects to
finish the ho~use-to-house inspection at
Hampton tomorrow. There is nothing
new at Hampton and the surgeon is
hopeful all will continue we'll. Surgeon
Donaldson t~elegraphing from Lee Hall,
Va, says he has investigated York
town, Grafton, and the surrounding
district. He feels justified in saying
that the zone beginning at Grove sta
ton and terminating at Newport News
is etirely clear of infection.
The yellow fever scare at Hampton
, may delay the completion of some of
the warships now building at New
port News. The navy department
was today advised that many of the
workmen had, with the appearance of
the fever, left, and notifying the de-
! partment of the delyay in the work
, of construction which would necessa-
rily result. The ships building at
Newport News are the Illinois. Kear-
, sage, Kentucky and Arkansas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
HOW,A Thir

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo,O.
We the undersigned, ave known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
gists. Toledo, o.
wALDING, KINNAN d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
anlly, acting directly upon the blood
n musous surfaces OF the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
Millions Given Away

Who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds nave
given away over ten million trial bit
ties of this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction Of knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest
and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call
on r. r. Bellamy, Druggist, and get a
free trial bottle. Regular size SOC and
II. Every bottle guaranteed, or price
refunded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

NO FdF6" Ouut issue IOF AL IL ttflDcfaI
Chicago, August 5.-Replying to the
question Should free silver coinage at
Is to 1 be the paramount issue next
year," Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld
said:
"No, not by more than any other n
Of several issues. 1t is all nonsense to
suppose that a convention by resolution
makes any M thing paramount issue
everywhere. There are those with
whom 16 to 1 will be the paramout
issue, but that will not make it so
with, for, example, commercial men.
They naturally regard the tariff and
freedom from trusts domination as
the most important issue. Out in these
great labor districts government by in
junction forces aside other issues. With
other people other matters are para
mount, as, for example, imperialism,
the Anglo-American alliances, etc."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

A New Fertilizer Factory aud oil Mil
for SOuthport-News Notes

A New Fertilizer Factory aud oil Mil
forSOuthport-News Notes
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Fort Caswell, N. c., Aug. 6.
The three masted schooner B. r. Ha-
card is at the government wharf dis
charging a cargo of cement for the en-
gineer's department.
The little steamer Elsie which has
been undergoing repairs here, also
being fitted out with new boiler and
engine, will be launched In a few days.
The Elsie" is named after Captain
Schuster's youngest daughter.
The schooner c. C.. Maeder, from
Norfolk, Va, is expected here daily,
with a cargo OF coal for the Cape Fear
Towing Company. OF Southport.
NEW FERTILIZER AND OIL MILLS
Messrs. Pullen & Weeks are build
ing a fertilizer and oil factory, two
miles east OF Southport, On the Cane
Fear river. They will use the Mem
baden fish in the manufacture of fer
~tilizers and oils.
Mrs. c. G.. Smith has gone to the
mountains of Western North Carolina
w PNAa "C<hS.
THE BATTERY SPORTS AT SOUTH
PORT.
Every evening just as the sun goes
down,
You al see the sports line ND for
Southport-town,
And on they go, SO jolly and gay,
Strait to HUMPHREYS they will say.
Get a glass Of ice cream, and then of
they go,
To b Garrison beach, o know,
They do not mean harm,
For they never ask a young lady to
take her arm.
On their return they will say,
That they have captured the finest
prize OF the day,
And ii the truth was known,
They have been there all alone
For they can always be seen,
On that beautiful grass so green.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
Services Over the Remafns of John
Browns Go.cOuspiratOrs

Saranac Lake, N. Y, August 4.-The
remains of the seven followers of John
Brown, the abolitiOnist, who were
shot and buried at Harper's Ferry
forty years ago, passed through this
village at noo today en- route to Lake
Placid. The bodies were located by
DR.. Thomas j. Featherstonhaugh, of
Washington, assisted by Captain Hall,
of Washington, and o. S. Libby, of the
university of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Libby has charge of the remains.
The bodies are to be buried by the side
of the old liberator in the little plot
1t North Elba. Arrangements are being
made for funera services and it is ex-
pected that President Mckinley and
many other prominent persons will be
present. The time of the services and
interment has not yet been settled
upon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Naples, August 7.-Admiral Dewey,
who arrived Saturday morning from
Trieste on board the United States
cruiser Olympia, positively refuses to
discuss his operations in the Philip
pines or his relations with the German
navy.
The mayor Of Naples yesterday CALL
ed on Admiral Dewey, who returned the
visit today.
The Olympia will sail for Leghorn
Sunday or Monday next. Afterwards
the cruiser will go to Genoa or Nice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
PLUNGE TO DEATH
A Crowded Trolley Car Falls from q
High Bridge-Twenty-Ntne Persons
KflIed

Bridgeport, Conn.,, August 6.-Nearly
forty people were killed by an accident
on the Stratford Extension of the Shell
ton Street Railway Company at 4
o'clock this afternoon, when a loaded
trolley car went off the trestle over
Peck's mill pond at Oronoque, about six
miles north of Bridgeport, and sank in
the flats, forty feet below. Thus far
thirty-six people are known to be dead
and several more injured.
The scene of the accident is midway
between Shelton and Bridgeport. The
a was n~orthbound, running toward
Shelton. It was in charge of Conductor
John Carroll, of Bridgeport, who was
among the killed, and Motorman Ham
ilton, Of Bridgeport, who escaped by
jumping.
The trestle is 40 feet long, made of
iron, with stone foundations, and was
not protected by guard rails. South of
the trestie is an incline, down which the
car ran al a high rate Of speed. After
it ran onto the trestle for about ten
feet the trucks left the rails, and then
the car continued on the ties for about
seventy-five feet, when it went off the
trestle and dropped into the pond be-
low, overturning completely and up
ending. When the car struck the four
ton motor ana the neaVy trucks CRASH
ed into it, instantly killing many of the
passengers.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, August mo salts
foctory explanation is yet forthcoming
as to the trolley car accident yesterday,
in which Twenty-Five people were kill
ed n twelve seriously injured. The
coroner has not yet empaneled a jury.
The railway officials; for lack of other
explanation, place the blame on the mo-
torman, Hamilton, saying he either lost
his head or ~disobeyed orders in run
ming too fast over the trestle.
Hamilton, during the day, was in the
Bridgeport hospital suffering from the
shock. Later he recovered sufficiently
ito be arraigned in the Stratford justice
court, charged with manslaughter. He
pleaded not guilty and the case was
continued for one week. The prisoners
bail vas fixed at $4,000, which he fur
nished.
An examination today showed that
the track, bridge structure and running
gear of the trolley al were all intact
at the time of the accident. The brakes
were set n the current shut off when
the a left the bridge. 1t is thought
h accident was due TO the swaying
motion acquired by the car in running
at high speed over the new earthwork
at the approach to bridge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
The Chicago Platform Democrats

Albany, N. Y, August 4.-The execu-
tive committee Of the Chicago platform
democrats of which Thomas w. Can't
we'll, of this city, is secretary, tonight
issued a call for a conference to be held
at Syracuse August 9th, to perfect ar
rangements for the proper organization
of the party in this state for the COM
ming national convention.
New York, August A meeting cf
the Chicago platform democracy of this
city was held tonight. James z.
Brown, the chairman, rendered a report
with reference to his visit to Chicago.
where he with others attended a meet
ing of the national democratic commit
tee.
In the report which he presented to-
night he said that he found everywhere
a strong and growing sentiment in ia
vor of the adoption of the Chicago plat
form.