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

New York, May MAJOR Gerardo
~Domeneche, Of the Cuban army, who
was known in Cuba as the strongest
man in the island, arrived here today
on the steamer Laurenburg, a physical
wreck, paralyzed from tie waist down.
He will be taken TO Philadelphia to-
morrow. There he will ne treated and
his friends believe that he will ecover
the use of his limbs.
Denenche enlisted in the Cpban
army during the early part OF the a
He attracted the favorable attention Of
General Gomez and his promotion was
rapid. While holding the rank of cap
tain he was shot, captured, parolled by
the Spaniards and sent to this country.
He went TO Philadelphia and from there
made five attempts to again reach
Cuba He was shipwreckeI in the
Hawkins expedition, stranded in Mas
sau, twice turned back by this govern
ment and once locked up In English
territory.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
VANDALS AT WORK
The baptist Tabernacle at Atlanta Des-
ecrated-AnOnymOus Threats Sent DIR.
BroughtOn for DenOuncfng the Burns
ing of Sam Hose

Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-The Baptist
tabernacle, at the corner of Harris
and Luckie streets, presided over by
Rev. l.. H. Broughton, was broken into
some time during last night and con-
siderably damaged. A door leading into
the Sunday school room from an alley
was wrenched from it's hinges; a large
it's ~fastenings; water ran over the floor
soiling the carpets, and paint was
smeared on the floor and walls. Sew
eral chairs and a table was broken and
piled in a heap. Placards were found
nailed to the building bearing various
sentiments regarding DR.. Broughton's
stand against the Newman affair.
The night Of the Hose burning, Dr..
Broughton denounced the mob as muir
derers. asst week he received several
pieces of Hose flesh accompanied by
threatening letters. and last night he
replied to the senders of the missives.
calling them towards. The tabernacle
is a new edifice and was dedicated but
recently.
The plumbers who were called to re-
pair the damage done to the pipes, say
the trouble may have been caused by
. the giving way of the tank, but this
DR.. BroughtOn scouts.
"Vandals did it," said DR.. Broughton
"They broke pen the door which leads
from the alley into the primary de-
partment. They wrenched the door OF
the ladies' lavatory from it's hinges
broke down the tank, took out the LEAD
pipes and allowed the water to run al
night over the floor, walls and black.
a 1t was done by the same gane
that has been sending notes of such {
character for the past week or two.
preached a sermon last night in which
l reiterated my position and remark.
which were made in a former sermon
In that sermon I stated I was no
afraid Of all the devils in hell and
still stick to what I have said"
DR.. Broughton said he would not asI
for police protection nor would he or
der the janitor to sleep in the churcl
as a precautionary measure. The polio
today found additional placards poste,
in prominent places on adjoinin,
streets bearing the sentiments: "Wha
do you think of Broughton? I think h
ought to be whipped. Who will Join
crowd to whip Broughton, the negro
lover?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
rARBoRo ON rHE MOVE
Three More Cotton Factories-To Build
sewer n Waterworks Systems.
Town Election

Especial to the Messenger.)
Tarboro, n. c., May The Tarboro
cotton factory will commence at once
the building Of mill No. 2.
The stockholders of the Fountain
cotton mills, for which a charter was
recently secured, held a meeting here
today and effected a permanent organi-
zation by electing W. E. Fountain, pres
ident, A NJ. Farley, first vice presi-
dent and general manager; D. Lich-
tenstein second vice president; board
Of directors, Judge George Howard, G..
N. Serpell, T. H Calling, w. Newton
Smith, John L. Bridgers, Wiley G..
Webb, Fred L. Virgins. W. l. STALL
ings, D. L~ichtenstein, A. N. Farley
and W. E. Fountain They will com
mence al once the erection OF buildings
for a 10000 spindle mill and expect to
have the mill in operation 10 spin this
years cotton crop.
Il is understood that F. s. Royster
contemplates building a mill here also.
The board Of public works has decid-
ed 10 issue bonds TO the amount of
S40,0 0 for the construction of a sewer
! age and water supply system.
The town election passed off quietly
today without opposition 70 the demo-
Gratis. The colored people voted for the
l democratic aldermen.
The Missionary Baptists, holding a
union meeting here this week, held
thanksgiving services yesterday in &C
acknowledgement of the freeing their
beautiful church from debt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
SETTLING STATE TAXES
Wake aud Mecklenburg in the Lead.
UPublic Instruction Department Matt
tiers
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial I The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., May 1.-The Capital
Club gives a reception and german
Thursday night to the State Dental As
ISOLATION.
Wake settled her state taxes today,
paying s2S, $50. Mecklenburg ranks with
s2S,O52.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is advised that the supreme
court will hear this week the case
from Sampson county in which the flu
sion board of education declines to rec
ognize the power of the Legislature to
elect a new board.
M. c. S. Noble and J. J. Hobbs are
reelected members of the state board
of public examiners. j. A. Campbell is
elected to succeed W. l. Poteat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
Cuban Marriage Laws

Santiago de Cuba, May lit is point
ed out that a curious result of Cen
eral Woods announcement that the
marriage ceremonies of all religious
sects are legal may be the temporary
Equalization of polygamy. In any event.
there were some 5000 irregular" mar
riages in this province during the
war, and as there are no marriage laws
except those of the Roman Catholic
church, the new order insures the le-
gitimatizing Of the offspring OF such
unions.
Juan Caballero, a noted bandit, was
executed at Mayari yesterday. The ru-
raj guards at Holguin shot two outlaws
who were attempting to escape.
The new copper mines in Ell Cobre
district We're formally pre-emptied to-
day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
Gattfs-KiIgo Suit Dismissed
(Special to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., May 1.-At Oxford
today there was a quick ending of the
Gattis libel damage suit against Kilgo,
Duke and Odell. Kilgo'S demurrer was
sustained and the case was dismissed.
The reason given is that in one count
Kilgo alone was named and in another
count Duke and Odell were named, and
it was held to be in violation of The
Code to thus attempt to join the ac-
tons. Gattis appeals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
The Colfax Ordered TO Washington

Savannah, Ca, May 1.-The revenue
cutter Colfax, which has been stationed
here for some time, has been ordered
to Washington 10 do duty as a receiv-
ing ship. The cutter left today. Her
place in this station Will be taken by
the cutter Hamilton. Captain Roth. 1t
is understood that the new assignment
of the CoIfax will be under the new
naval act under which the department
$ authorized to enlist $500 boys as ma
val apprentices, half the number to be
kant 81 sea in training.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
Sick Headaches

The curse Of overworked womankind,
are quickly and surely cured by Karl's
Clover Root Tea, the great blood puri-
fer and tissue builder. Money refund
ed IL not satisfactory. Price Is cts. and
50 ctr. For sale by r. p. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05

To prevent La Grippe take a dose or two
of Dr.. Miles Restorative Nervine daily. {,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-05
Some Women
DOUDs the bearing Of chill
dreu is a necessary

period Of great pain and distress. They
doubt whether any medicine can relieve
their sufferings. Well may they hesitate
about taking those injurious Internal
mixtures so widely sold. But they may
place implicit faith in :: i - - - ~
MOTHERS FRIEND
which is a s~oftening, relaxing and sooth-
ing IMMINENT for external use. Doubling
women should get a bottle at the drug
store for ST, and test if. There is no
possibility Of its doing harm, and there Is
every likelihood of its saving them many
hours of pain. - -
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR %.
ATLANTA. GA
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
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u Se Aal1s'l
slDNWEF9 BGaH

The average interval between high
tides Is twelve hours and twenty-five
minutes.
The dangers OF using liquids con-
tanning petroleum spirits, benzolene.
etc, for cleansing the hair, have been
again emphasized by another death
from burns In England.
From Egypt came reports Of the dis
eovery ut Thebes of The tombs OF
Amenophis H.. who relgned Il. G. 1900,
Of Thotmes ". of Amenophls III. and
Rameses ~. Y. and VI. All the bodies
are said TO be in splendid state OF
preservation.
In one of the most complete factories
where mineral teeth are made, the
chief ingredients comprise felspar.
silica aud clay; those OF subsidiary
character are sundry metallic oxides,
to produce the tlnts of dlscoloratlOn
which are necessary to make the iml-
tation a good one.
1t Is well known that the pressure of
the atmosphere on the surface Of the
eartk Is about fifteen pounds to the
square inch. equivalent, that is, to a
pressure at the lower end of column
OF mercury about thirty inches high,
or to the pressure of column OF water
thrtyfour feet high.
The dimensions OF the Capitol at
Washington are: The length, 751 feet
inches; breadth. from 121 to 1924 feet;
it covers 153,112 square feet. From
base of building to the tip of statue,
2S7 feet II inches. The height Of the
dome above the base line ON the east
front is aST feet 3 inches.
Gunboats for service on the Nile have
been built at the celebrated Yarrow
yards In Great Britain. They are pro-
PEELED by n screw propeller. which
turns in a sort of tunnel near the stern
Of the boat. The screw Is set so high
that only half of II Is under water
But as the boat moves, water Is drawn
up into the cavity so that the screw Is
completely immersed once the boat IL
in motion.
All code books carried on warships
have leaden backs, to make them sink
il lost overheard. The letters In the
book, moreover, are printed with pc
culiar Ink, which fades away when Il
comes In contact with the water. TC
make things still more safe the letters
are changed every few months by thu
navy department. Even on the war
ships few officers know their vessel
official signal code.
In England much interest Is takei
by the army and navy authorities In /
lew method OF preserving -four b,
means Of compression. With hydran
ic pressure apparatus the flour i
queezed into the form OF bricks, anC
apartments are reported TO hav,
nown that the pressure destroys al
orms OF laryal life, thus preserving
he -four from the ravages OF insects
While il Is equally secure from mold
Three hundred pounds OF compressed
iour occupy the same snaee ~ OIL,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Patent rights granted by the United
States for an invention are held, In Peo-
pie ex rel. Edison Electric Illuminating
Company vs.. Board of Assessors IN.
", AZ L. II. A. 300, to be exempt from
the taxing power OF State.
Contractors who do not personally la
Dor or work upon railroad are held,
In Little Rock, ii. s. & 4. II. Railway
VS.. Spencer tArk.l, AZ l.. X. A. 334, to
have no right to lien under statute
giving liens TO mechanics, builders, arti-
sans, workmen. laborers or other per-
sons who perform work or labor upon
or furnish materials for a railroad.
The power of the chairman of pollt-
ical committee calling a convention to
determine the right of contrasting dele
cations TO vote in organizing the con-
yentlon Is denied In Stephenson vs..
boards OF election commissioners
(Mlch.). AZ L. II. A. PA, although he is
acting under the direction of ma Jority
OF the committee.
A consignment OF property TO ones
own order, with directions TO notify the
purchaser thereof, and the sending Of a
draft with bill of ladlng attached, re-
qulring payment thereof before the bill
OF ladlng shall be delivered. are held,
in Kentucky Refining Company VS..
Globe Refining Company Ky, AZ l..
II. A. 1858, not TO transfer the title to
the property before the draft Is actually
paid and the bill OF ladlng delivered, al.
though the draft has been accepted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
IN THIS GLORIOUS COUNTRY.
An Incident in the Campaign of
Representative.


"Thls is a great and glorious country
of ours" remarked newly elected Rep.
resentative from a Southern State,
land the more am | impressed By its
greatness and its glory. As an exam
pie OF what some Of It's people are Ike
let me give you an experience OF mine
while ! was hustllng for the RESPONSE
bllltles of state which | will he called
upon TO assume at the next session OF
The House of Representatives. ! had
lost one day when | was far up In the
back tier of mountain counties. and my
only roadway had petered out into IA
pig-path leading down off hill TO log
cabin in the valley Reaching the house.
l found long. lank, saffronsklnned
woman hanging clothes out In the yard
in front, and | forthwith approached
her on the subject of information az to
my location and how the deuce | was
going to change 1t to something with
which | was more familiar. She set me
right as to two or three miles of the
way, whence | could find somebody
who would send me further on, and
then she began 10 ask me question or
two as to myself. | told her was mar
rled and where lived and n few other
incOnslderable tribes, and she asked me
my business
well | said, little In doubt my
self, I'm n lawyer and a politician
What air yer doln' up here In these
partsT This with a strong tone Of sus-
piclon, because It was moonshlne
nelghborhood. and strangers were moi
usually there except on orders from the
internal revenue department.
oh hastened to assure her, I'm
up here running for Congress-
'Runnln' frum Congers. air youY
she repeated, less suspiclously.
Yes | replied, without trying &c
correct her proposition.
- reckon she said with a puzzled
but sympathetic look at me. that It's
sumpin' like runnln' frum the reyenoos
amt IT.
Il admitted that It was little like
that, and as started away she said II
her and her old man could do any
thing for me they would be glad to-
Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
Chime Bells of the Marine Bind.

The big man In the band of former
days In the Marine Band in lis Infancy.
WAS the man who marched In the front
and played a chime of bells which was
rugged up on "A long pole. lie was an
entire band In himself Behind him
marched two or three others. who had
similarly arranged chimes, though OF
smaller proportions There may have
been comets, trombones, and bass
horns in existence then, but certainly
none of them We're ever carried by the
Marine Band until after 1885. | was
married thai year and remember very
we'll seeing. the band parade day or SO
before my marriage. and | am certain
that there We're no horns carried by
the band. except bugles or trumpets. [
don't know thai their music was not a.
sweet as It is to-day. 1t sounded 10 US
folks of that day so, anyhow. There
seemed TO be more music In the string
and reed Instruments than In the vari-
Gus horns of to-day. and the men VINO
carried the chime bells could, for sound
nj least. double discount any of the per-
formers in the band to-day.-Nashing-
ton star
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
OCEAN CABLE LINES.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB
MARINE TELEGRAPHY.
Record of Failures that Preceded the
Eventual Euccess-Matter Was First
Suggested by Saliva, Spaniard, at
Barcelona, In 1898.

The development of the submarine
telegraph from a mere gutta percha-
coated wire laid in New York harbOr
by Prof. Morse in 1912 to the great
cables which now englrdle the entire
earth. except in the bed of the Pacific,
is described in statement issued by
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, en-
titled Chronology of Submarine Tele-
graph Construction Throughout the
World and the Development of Sub
marine Telegraphy." This publication,
which has been prepared by the Blu
reau of Statistics In view of the spe-
cial interest just now developed In
submarine telegraph line TO connect
The United States with Hawaii, Guam,
the Philippines and the Asiatic coast.
shows not only the location, number
and length of the submarine telegraphs
of the world, but also the history OF
this great system and the part which
American genius and enterprise have
had in It's development.
The statement credits Saliva. a Span
lard, with the first recorded sugges-
ton of submarine telegraphy. made be-
fore the Barcelona Academy OF Sci
ences in IDS. AldlnI. n nephew OF
Calvin, performed experiments In the
/ transmission of electric signals under
/ the sea near Calais, France, In 1908;
Schilling ignlted gunpowder by cleo
tricity transmitted through subaque-
GUS conducting wire under the Neya
| River near st. Petersburg, In lSl2: tel
egraphlc signals were transmitted
/ through insulated wires under the
/ River Hoogly, In India, by the director
Of the East India Company's telegraph
system in 1899, and in 1912 Prof. Morse
transmitted electric currents and sig
mails through an insulated copper wire
laid for that purpose between Castle
Garden and Governors Island, In New
York harbor, and In the following year
suggested submarine electric commu-
nicatlon between the United States
and Europe. In 1915 Ezra Cornell, In
conjunction with Prof. Morse, laid and
successfully operated submarine cop
per wires In the Hudson River, be-
tween New York and Fort Lee. and In
1917 a section OF the telegraph line
connecting New York and Washington
was laid through the waters OF a mar
row creek by J. J. Craven, of New Jer-
sey. thus demonstrating Geographic
service. In 1850 submarine telegraph
line was laid across the English Chan
mel and signals exchanged, but without
further success, though in the follow
ing year cable containing four cop
per wires, insulated with gutta pereha
and protected by galvanized iron wires
wound splrally about 1t, was laid
across the English Channel and put
into successful operation as sub
marine telegraph line.
These experiments having proved
the practlcablllty of submarine teleg-
raphy, the great enterprise of tele-
graph line under the Atlantic was I'M
dartnEpn -St otiia Globe Democrat
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
n,.r.snectfuI 10 the "Durer g

A smart wedding was being solemn
lied at st. Peters. Eaton Square. On
each side of strip of carpet Ihat extend
ed from the church door TO the curb
was crowd OF well-dressed people
watching the guests arrive. In tho
wake of a succession of equlpages OF
the most aristocratlc and well-appoint-
cd character came four wheeled cab
dingy and dlsreputable beyond belief
Here, herew exclaimed the policeman
In charge. "You can't stop here. We're
waiting for the Bishop of London
The cabman regarded the officer with q
triumphant leer, ms he threw ragged
blanket over his skeleton steed. iii
al right, gov'nor,' he said; i've go
the old duffer inside!'-San Francisco
Wave
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22
MAKES SWEET BIRDS SING.
Southern Girl Who Earns Money b,
Bird Training.

Bird Training.
A Southern woman has lately added
n new chronicle to the already lengthy
list of feminine achievements TO earn
money. She raises and trains native
song birds. Miss Louise .Cheatam lives
near the popular winter resort, Aiken,
S. c., and the idea was suggested by the
sale of a pet hooking bird. This bird
came to her through a negro boy whom
she caught robblng the parent nest. The
fiedgllng was the weakling of the flock
and for that reason the boy considered
Il worthless and left il on the ground TO
die Miss Cheatam rescued and rails
ed II.
The second winter of the birds life
It was purchased by Northern visitor
TO Aiken, who, CHANGING TO pass the
house. heard ii singing. This sale gave
the young woman an idea which she
was not slow to follow and now she
does "A thriving business with native
song birds of the South.
Miss Cheatam does not attempt to
hatch them herself, but. watching hel
chance. goes boldly to the spot where
the parent birds have made their homes
and lifts the nests, with their young
broods, off. This Is the best and most
humane method, especially with the
hooking birds. for II human hand
once enters their nest the parent blrd
will kill every remaining fiedgllng, and
according to Miss Cheatam, her great
est enemies are these same paren
birds. for they try in every way 10 pol
son bird which they find Gagged.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22

which had sldetracked for few min
utes on account of hotbox, was pull
ing out "Whoop," said Philip. then
whiz went rope round the brake on
the rear car. and Phil and his tricycle.
we're going down grade tied to the
lightning mail.
He had tied on behind freight once
or twice before this, and that was fun.
but this beat tobogganing and every
thing else that he had ever heard of
In the way of speed. His front wheel
did not often touch the track and he
chung for his life.
AS the mail cars opened at the side
no one saw him. "rhis means DEATH"
he thought. 'if | am thrown off. and
think likely it's death II stay on, but
| must get home before that pay car
comes past. Evidently this is either
promotion or disgrace; there's no
middle track"
The train was slowing up-though 1t
never stopped-close by Pills shack.
Unfortunately the tricycle. could not
slow up with equal rapldlty. Pills
box containing knife and pliers had
tumbled off long before. and now the
tricycle. tried to climb the rear ear, the
rope broke and Phil flew off and land
ed near his own shack. fortunately In
pile OF balsam boughs, while the mail
car serenely proceeded on Its way. leay-
ing behind 1t wrecked tricycle. and n
winded rider.
Two men who had been standing In
Philips door, rushed TO pick him up
and when his head stopped whirlng
around he looked into his fathers eyes
and saw the Western superintendent
standing near.
At this surprising event Philip near
" lost his breath again. but knowing
there was no time TO lose, he gasped
out the plan he had overheard of de-
railing the pay car and then robblng It,,
and the car was nearly due now.
So the two, each supporting an arm
of the dizzy Waterman. helped flag 10
n standsflll the pay train and then.
being forewarned. they went cautious
Ia ahead. followed by The Eastern pi'l-
yate ear containing several railroad
dlgnltarles and the pale young watch
man who had wished immensely TO par
tIclpate In the capture OF the robbers.
The capture was effected with neat
ness and decision and Philip was re-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-22

turned to his swn abode where. after
entertaining his father aud employer at
supper. they sat down before the fire
TO talk things over.
II came out" said Philips father
with dignity, Ito see how YOU were get
ting on
Badly enough without you, dad"
said Philip. smiling, his hand in the old
place. "bnt couldn't come TO see you
until had earned my promotion. you
know"
There was nothing in the plan that
prevented me from coming TO You.
though" said the older man. smiling mp
into his sons face. And | really think
you have earned your promotion and
| shall take you home as my coniiden.
tial clerk"
There's a bill for broken tri.
cycle" began the Western superin=
tendent dryly. Not allowed replied
his Eastern friend promptly. at was
broken in the company's service. Son,
you are promoted.-Chicago Record.