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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14

Proposed Reorganization Of ahe De :
: partment and Collge Of Agrfculsnre-
The Separate Car Bill Decided on Dg
the Committee 4
Especial to The Mesenger.)

Especial to The Mesenger.)
Raleigh, y. c., February 10.-Mr-
winston's bill regarding the depart
ment Of agriculture and mechanic arts
provides for the board Of trustees TO
have charge of the department of agri-
culture and OF the College Of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts. All powers
now conferred or the board of agricul-
ture and trustees of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college are conferred on
the new board. The bill provides for
nine directors, n from each congress
iona district, practical farmers, who
shall select officers and agents for the
work of the department OF agriculture.
The purpose Of the bill is to thorough
ly reorganize the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college. T~wenty-one trustees
are provided for. The textile school. If
established, will be under the control
Of this board Chemists for the board
of agriculture are to assist in teaching
at the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. 1t is believed the joining of these
departments will result in a saving of
money. One experiment farm will take
the place of two.
The committee on railways, Allen, of
Wayne, chairman, decided this evening
to report the following as the Jim
Crow" bill, taking the place of all
others:
That all railroad companies engaged
as common carriers in the ~transporta-
ton, within the limits of the state of
North Carolina, of passengers for hire,
other tina street railways, shall pro-
vide separate, but equal accommoda-
ton ork their passenger trains for the
white n the colored races. Such rail-
o companies shall provide one coach
Tor hrst class passengers of the white
race and One coach for first class pas
sengers of the colored race, and one
coach which shall be divided by a par
tltlon, n part assigned to second class
passengers of the white race, and other
part assigned to second class passen-
gers of the cOlored race. 1t shall be
the duty of such companies to place
said second class car between two first
class cars with the second class COM
partment for the white race next to the
first class coach for the white race:
Provided that the conductor of any
train shall have owe in case there is
an excess of passengers of either race
that could not be foreseen, to assign
them; Provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall apply to freight
trains with passenger car attached. to
relief trains operated in case of acci-
dent, to Pullman cars, to through ex-
J press trains that do not USUALLY stop
\ at ALL stations, 70 negro servants tray.
cling in attendance upon their EN-
ployers, to officers or guards trans
porting prisoners, nor to prisoners being
so transported. The railway commits
sion shall have discretion as to ex-
| empting from the provisions of this act
whose gross earnings do not
\eSSssA SLIM YeH mine. Vt SnaM be
mIsdemeanOr for any conductor not te
comply with this law, and any railway
company's failure to comply shall sub.
Ject 1t to a penalty of 800 a day."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14

TWO New Ones TO Take Place Of Pres
ent Criminal Observation-Disclosures
ofthe New Penftenriary Board
Especial to The Messeng,

Especial TO The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., February 10.-The
committee on judicial districts and
courts this afternoon voted to recon-
mend hat there be two additional SUI
perior court districts in lieu OF the
two present criminal districts. A sub
committee will III with Governor
Russell in regard to judges. 1t is said
he will nominate whomever the demo-
Gratis name.
The state treasurer today received
s105, 600 in payment of the thirty-sev-
enth semi-annual dividend of the
North Carolina railway.
i The bill TO allow the people to vote
on the continuance of the ~dispensary
at Monroe was discussed before the
mmit by Ashcraft in opposition
and Armfeld in support Representa-
tive Stevens favors leaving the matter
to a vote.
The new democratic penitentiary di-
rectors met there at noon. AS a mat
ter Of courtesy they invited Claud
Dockery TO preside and also invited the
other fusion members to sit with them.
Dockery and the other f~usionists de-
clined. Gotten, who was the only dem
ocratic member Of the old board, acts
with the new directors. The latter
elected A. b. Young chairman and w.
c. Newland, w. A. Osborne and Sena-
tor E. 7. Travis an executive commit
tee. The latter will elect a superin-
! tendent, who will institute quo war
ranto proceedings, TO be heard at once
to try w. H. Days right and title To
the superfntendency. The executive
committee also has n appointment OF
! all the officers. Day says he will Join
in ~expediting the quo warranto suit.
T; The fusion directors met by themselves
! his afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14

Raleigh, n. c., February 10.-There
LIS one case OF smallpox In Raleigh.
Peter Scott is the patients name. He
has been away. six weeks working on a
railroad from Tarboro to Primers
Point. He reached Raleigh at 4 o'clock
this morning and went to his home IN
North street He was sick, and the
matter was reported to the health OH
GERS, who went to the spot. The city
physician was summoned. Scott was
found to have smallpox. The other in
mates OF the house were Immediately
vaccinated and a nurse, who has had
the disease. was secured. The place IL
isolated and guarded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14
ECZEMA ON FACE
Condition Such Could Not Go Out.
I'm Physicians Care Five Months.
CUTlCURA Cured in 1 Month.

had eczema on the face for five months, dur
ing which time I was In care of physicians. I
could not go out II was going from bad 10 worse,
when a friend recommended CUrrcuRA remedieo-
After I washed my face with CUrrcURA soar an
used CUTIcURA (ointmentl and CuTIcuRA REso5.
VENT is changed wonderfully, and in a moasA
my face tcds de clean az ecey.
TH0S- J.sOTH. sl2 Stage ST., Brooklyn, N. y.
CUTICURA REeoLvEST, Greatest Of blood pur<-
ners and humor expeliers. purf6es the blood and
circulating fluids Of HUMoR GERMS. and thus 70
moves the c0ase, while warm baths with CUTT.
CURA SOAP, and gentle anointines with CUrICURA
tointmenp. Greatest of emoilient skin cures,
cleanse the skin and scalp Of crusts and scales,
allay itching. burning, and Inflammation. snd
thus soothe and heal the most tortnrfEx, disngur-
ing hnmcrs OF the skin, scalp, and blood, with loss
OF bah. when AL other remedies fail.
Sold osoughCuf The world PorrRR d. AID C. Coar,
fnpa,boseon.H How 70 Curs Toturing Shin Disaassa. ~
Save YOUR HANDS z's S :.s n. e.: z :-'<
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14

Last spanish Troops Leave Cuba
Washington, February 10.-General
Brooke at Havana today reported to
the war department that the last Span
ish troops left Cuba February 9Th. Cen
eral Castellanos going on the last ship.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Flannel Department

Three cases 36-inch wide Outing FLANNEL,
per yard, 10c.
5000 yards mill ends of fancy striped Out
ing Flannel, extra heavy and dark colors,
cheap at &c and SC per yard, 41kc.
Boys and mems all wool Suiting, worth
75c per yard, Monday 45c.
One case 30 inch Morgans all wool F'lan-
mel, in fancy stripes and checks, suitable for
shirts and ekirts, worth 35c per yard, zoe.
One case extra heavy German Twill Shirt
ing worth 15c per yard, 10c.
One case Shaker Flannel, worth 7c per
yard, 4c.
One case Cotton Flannel, worth 6hc per
yard, 312c.
Cotton Swansdown Flannel, stripes and
pretty figures, French flannel effects, worth
zoe per yard, 121sc.
BLANKETS.
Three cases extra heavy soft and downy
Cotton Blankets, per pair, 45c.
Two cases 11-4 strictly all wool white and
gray Bed Blankets, per pair, 1925.
200 pairs all wool gray Blankets, worth
$3.50, while they last they cost only, per
pair $3.50.
Four cases la soft and downy white and
gray Cotton Blankets, per pair, 75c.
We have few hundred pairs all wool
large size sample Blankets to select from.
BED CoMFoRTERs.
25 dozen extra large size Bed Comforts,
filled with pure white cotton, stitched and
tufted, each. $100.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Muslins and Ssseetings

We pay particular attention to keep this
department well assorted with all the lead
Ing brands. Buying direct from the mills
and in larger quantities than any other
house in this city, we are thus enabled to
give you the lowest prices every time
36-inch wide Brown Muslin, 3Bc, 4hc, &c.
&c, SIC and 7c yard. 36-inch wide Bleached
Muslin at 41ac, sc, &c, SIC, &c, TIC, Sc,
8 1-Sc, 10c and 121sc yard.
AZ and 45-inch wide Bleached Pillow Cas-
ing at 1Oc. lie, 12Ac, 1870 and 15c yard
50-inch wide and GA Pillow Casing at
1870 and 15c yard.
8-4 Brown Sheeting, 121sc, lac, 15c and
lie yard. ga Brown Sheeting, 12kc, 15c,
tic and zoe yard. 1914 Brown Sheeting,
16c, 1Sc, zoe. 22c yard. s-4 Bleached
Sheteing, 15c, tic, 1sc and zoe yard. ga
Bleached Sheeting, tic, 1Sc. zoe and 221Ac
yard. 1914 Bleached Sheeting, 1Sc, 2Oc 221kc
and 25c yard.
Unbleached Duck, 80 inches wide, s-ounce,
10c; 1O-ounce 121ao; 12-ounce, at 15c.
Ready-Made Pillow Cases-42x45 inches by
S6 inches long, bleached, at &c, SC. 1Oc and
12kc.
45-inch Bleached Pillow Cases, hem
stitched, at 121Ac, 15c, zoe and 25c each
Ready Made Sheets, bleached, 63x9O for 35c
72x90 for 35c 4Oc, 45c and soc; s1x9O at 37kc,
40c, 45c, SOC and 55c; 90x90 at SOC, 55c and
60c,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

AS an advertisement for the best and
cheapest place to buy furniture we will
place on sale during our October Furniture
Sale 200 big, high back, comfortable Arm
Rockers at $1.50 each. These rockers have
an iron rod running through arm and seat.
See Rockers at $1.50.
The same number at s1.75, s1S5 and 900
each and every Rocker being at least 40
per cent cheaper than what is usually asked
for such goods.
Also one carload of Chairs. All have
turned posts and spindles. All have brace
arms. All are high back. with broad,
carved back piece. These will sell at 60c
75c, S5c and 95c, and in view of the fact
that these goods were bought before the ad-
vance in price we can assure you of bona
fide bargains
Also during our October Furniture Sale
we will cut the price on a lot Of fine Exten-
sion Tables at $3.50, s5.S5, $3.50 and $3.50.
During this sale we place a lot of fine
Oak Easels at SOC each on sale. A lot of
white enamel reeded Eases at 75c.
Ladies' Dressing Tables in the same woods,
with pattern French plate mirrors, at $S.25.
Large oak Bookcase, feet wide, feet 6
inches high 5 shelves. at $3.50. Another,
smaller, at $3.50.
Kitchen Cabinet, two -four bins, two
drawers two baking boards, at $3.50.
Everything in furniture goes at prices that
will enable you to buy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Spe ciaI Notion Sales

100 doz. full 2-yard dresser scarfs, regular
price SOC, on sale at Ice.
An elegant line new Macrame handbags,
regular price soc, ON sale at 1Sc.
Special sale on Florida water bottles;
these goods have been sold at SOC to $1.OO;
on sale, Saturday. at 19c.
Job lot of samples, ladies' pocketbooks
worth S5c and soc. all at one price, 19c.
Grand clearing sale, fancy handkerchiefs,
goods worth 1Oc, 15c. 25c and S5c all go at
DC each.
Spool cotton, 1sc dozen-regular price 45c.
Job lot odds and ends skirt binding, all
perfect, 21sc yard.
Closing out odds and ends dresser scarfs,
in linen and spaehtel work, worth up to soc,
on sale at 19c,
aluminium Thimbles. 1c saeh-worth &C.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Butter and Cheese
Departments

Fancy Separator Creamery Butter, the
finest butter made, per pound. ......... 22c
No. Separator Creamery Butter fresh,
sweet butter, worth 25c pound, to-
morrow only ...................... 1sc
Good Dairy Butter, fresh from the
country .................15 15c, 16c and 171sc
Fancy full cream Yellow Cheese. 49,. .12kc
Good Full Cream Cheese, per pound.... 1Oc
Neufchatel Cream Cheese only......... &c
Appetite Cheese, per package. ......... SC
Imported Edam Cheese only ly............ 75c
Pineapple Cheese, imported. d............ 35c
Fancy new Brick or Limberger Cheese,
per pound NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .12kc
Wisconsin Swiss Cheese, per pound. .121sc
Imported Swiss Cheese (genuine) ...... 25c
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
JeweIry Dept.
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK

SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK
Sterling Silver Nethersole Bracelets, reg
ular $1.00 quality, 49c.
Sterling Silver Tea Spoons regular $500
set, $2.9S set of six.
Rogers A 1 Tea Spoons, regular s1.0o
goods 49c for set of six.
1S47 Rogers Bros Knives or Forks. $2.9S
for set of ~ pieces.
Sterling Silver Match Boxes, 9sc.
Gents gold filled Watches, warranted to
wear 20 years. Elgin or Watham works, SC. .95
up.
Ladies' gold filled hunting case Watches,
s4,95 up.
Ladies' IA KIT. solid gold Watches Elgtn or
Watham, hunting case, beautifully engraved,
$3.50; regular value $500.
The best workingman's Watch in the
world, stem wind and SET CSC.
See our four-piece quadruple plated Tea
Set for s3.9S.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
White Bed Spreads

These we buy direct from the manufac-
turer. A number of these styles confined
to lis. Our sales show wonderful increase
the past year. We wholesale as well as
retail Spreads. We are supplying the lead
ing hotels of this state, as well as the most
prominent families throughout the west
Full size hemmed Crochet Bed Spreads
Acc Doc, Csc, Use, S5c, $1.00, $1.15, s1.25 and
s1.35 each.
Crochet Spreads for single beds, 55c, CSC
and 75c
Large size Crochet Spreads, fringed on
four sides, at s1,OO. s1.25 and s1.50 each.
White Satin Spreads, beautiful patterns to
pick from, at s1.75, S1.9S and $2.25 each.
White Marseilles Bed Spreads, large size
at s1.75, $2.25, $500, $3.50 and $3.50 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Crockery Given Away

With every one of our s12.50 100-piecs
decorated Willetts dinner sets we will give
away the following:
One complete decorated lamp and shade.
One decorated toilet dish. One fruit dish.
One pair fine bisque figures One fine china
cuspidor. One set wine glesses. One set
salt aud peppers. One teapot. One olive
dish. One spoon tray. Ore set tumblsrs.
One fine vase.
The goods We give away with this dinner
set are worth S9.62.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Washable Coifol,s
PercaIes, FlanneIettes,
Prints and PlRids..

Handsome patterns, new line heavy fleece
suitings, for wrappers, etc, 10c yard.
Fancy double-fold strictly Washable
Plaids, same design as the 75c and S5c i'm
ported goods, 15c yard.
Standard yard wide dark Percales, fast
colors and reliable cloth, 10c yard.
Simpsons wide figured Dress Sateens. the
15c quality, good styles, Sc yard.
Every make style or color of the stand
ard Dress Calicos Ghis means the very
best), &c yard.
Good. strong, serviceable Dark Calicos at
31ac yard.
Twilled, figured Cotton Cashmere on sale
at SC yard.
Simpsons Black Sateen at &c yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Drapery Dept. Sale

1000 yards best Silkollne SO yard.
| $500 yards best quality Denims, guaran-
-eeed full weight and width-all the colors
for floors, drapery, etc, on sale 15c yard.
The celebrated Flemish Rope Portiere,
s1.75, s2.75 and $500.
All the Art Denims from the Glen Mills
worth up to 20c--Monday 10c yard.
Special purchase Of 800 pairs of fine
Chenille Portieras all eolors, full regular
Size made to sell for $3.50 To $500 per pair
all 90 on sale Monday at s1.75 and s2.25 pair.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Read These Prices on Staple Goods.

bars best laundry soap free with one
pound of Java and Mocha Coffee for. $50
3-pound cans Golden Pumpkin, only. &c
2-pound cans Fancy String Beans..... &c
2-pound cans Sweet Sugar Corn........ Sc
Quart cans Solid Packed Tomatoes. 6%c
3-pound cans California Table Peaches,
Pears, Apricots or Plums. .12Ae
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Carpet Sale

Great showing in fall lines of Carpet.
Come in and look them over. This is the
right place to buy Carpets.
Fine Administer Carpets, S5c
Brussels Carpet worth S1.00 yard, at Csc
Rich Velvet Carpet, worth SLIPS yard, at
85c.
All Wool Ingrains at 4Sc.
Half Wool Ingrains at 35c.
Union Ingrains at 25c
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
10 Day Piano Sale

During this sale we will offer the greatest
bargains in high grade pianos ever offered
the public. There Is no reason why we can
not supply you with piano If you are in the
market for an instrument, as our stock COM
prises pianos OF all styles, including the very
finest ever manufactured.
THE CHICKERING, known for over rs
years to be the most perfect and superior
piano made.
THE FISCHER, now in the 5000.
FRANKLIN. LESTER. BEHR BROTH
ERS. ETC.
We will always make terms of payment
to answer your convenience. Guarantee
every one of them, so that you will be fully
protected in every respect.
We will rent you high grade piano and
allow rent to apply should you decide to
purchase.
Examine, also, our line of stools and duet
benches. Prices rock bottom, and a COM
plete assortment Of newest styles.
Give us your orders for moving. tuning and
repairing, and have it done we'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

Ladies marten collarettes made to sell at
$1,000, on sale at $3.50.
Ladies' krimmer collarettes, very best
quality, at $3.50.
Ladies stone marten collarettes at $24S.
Ladies' beaver collarettes at $500, $4,000
and $500.
Ladies' genuine seal collarettes at s9.9S.
Ladies' muffs at s1.5O up to $1,000.
Ladies' astrakhan capes at $500, $4,000,
s25 90, $4,000, $45.0o and $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Books, Etc.

David Harum on sale at 90c.
The new novel, regular SOC book, will be on
sale. to introduce 1t, only SC copy. Title SIS
Marriage a Failure?'
Bicycle playing cards on sale at $1.7O per
dozen.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Fur Department

Ladies' eeotric seal
collarettes, lined with
SINNERS satin, worth
$500, for SEAS.
We have never done
so we'll in selection
and collection in our
Fur department be-
fore. The grandest
collection of furs and
collarettes ever placed
on sale in the city of
Of Omaha.
Ladies' electric seal
collarettes, with muf-
foon border and collar
made to sell for $40
on sale at $4.9S.
Ladies' astrakhan
collarettes, nice tight
curl, made to sell for
$40, at $3.9S.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

20 pounds fine Granulated Sugar. 90
Fancy patent Superior Minnesota Flour,
per sack only. S5c
s pounds Japan Rice. ce................... 15c
15c cans Condensed Soups. s............. 6hu
Baking Chocolate large packages. .12Ac
2-pound package Breakfast oats....... 4he
Large bottle pure Tomato Catsup, regu-
lar 15c size, only. y.....................7 TIE
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
The Busiest Cloak
Department in Omaha

no @ @ lepeea @ sentence item 1--WE 1--WE have searched
in
we underse all
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Grocery Department

We have everything in season.
serves, Nuts, etc, etc, that are just
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Ladies' Genuine Seal COIIaretteS.

Z Lined with skinners satin, with Persian yoke LA n
the value shownon sale price ~ -
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

y bargains but unusual bargains. We want you to
ish our claim to b. ing Omahas largest, most pop
c. Every departm ent is at it's best. And the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

SEND US YOUR MAIL ORDERS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Mondays Grand Sale
on Meats

Read our prices on New Fruits, Oysters, Pre-
ng in new. NOW is THE TIME TO BUY
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-20

BE instantly rearrestsd as soon as re-
leased. scheme was set on foot TO de-
feat the purposes of his prosecutors IL
was arranged that he should be released
from the peuiteutisry at midnight on the
day of his completion OF sentence This
was carried out and the young man made
good his flight from this section nf the
country There was warm time vnSn
the officers appeared al the peuiteniiary
next morning to take him in charge. ana
the Warden's actions were reported TO
the President before whom Capt Dads
was summoned to appear. President Tyler
Was not pleased. and 50 Informed hin-
Il don't amount 70 a burned blister with
ne said Capt Dads II have carried out
every rule of the penitentisry. and II yo1
want me 10 act as gO-between for any
th!ng-for-cost officers. you had best get
some other man 10 boss that part Of your
ranch. | let the young fellow cut the very
moment his time was up; he's gone. and
I'm d--d glad Of it,
The only time. said Capt. Smith. that
grandfather was ever locked I'D was when
George Fitzhugh. very prominent young
man was arrested at Culpeper. Va, Tor
whipping negro 10 death. Fitzhugh's
friends feared that he would kill him
self II allowed 10 remain in jail alone. and
grandfather volunteered 10 stsy with hin.
One night satisfied him. and he said that
the F'iiZhughs might kill every negro In
Virginia and be pat In Jail for u. but that
he would never go in jail with one OF
them.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-20
Sir Walter Scott and His Pets.

F-om the Youths Companion.
Thu author who cared most for beasts
was Sir Walter Scott. Ii was better not
to be al Abbottstord when one of the dogs
died. SAID Miss Scott. for the family was
all in tears When Camp. his bull-ter-
rier. died, Sir Walter declined TO dine out
because he had lost a dear old friend" &"
MAZDA. his deerhound. was given to him
by the highland chief Glengarry, and
lived t0.a great age. Mazda would lie in
his study. with his head in reach of
Scott's hand: when he wanted TO go out.
he knocked with his tail. Meanwhile old
Hins of Hinsfeldt. the great gray cat, sat
in the second place of honor, at the top
of the library ladder. When Mazda went
out. Hins came down from the ladder
and took mis- place in his absence.
There was also a pack of greyhounds
and every kind OF terrier. and old HinS
would join in hunting a hare if one got
up near the house At last Nimrod, 4
young, inconSiderate deerhOund. killed
poor old Hins in the excitement of the
chase When Sir Walter was very i'll
abroad, he always wrote home for news
of the dogs, and they gathered around
him fOndly when he came back TO die
His poems and novels. of course are full
of dogs and horses
The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-20
The Cost of Golf.

From Harpers Bazaar.
An English golficide has been TO the
pains of accommodating statistics in regard
TO the game as it is played in Great Brit
ain to-day. Perhaps we cannot equal his
figures now. but few years viii witness
the usual American expansion of other
records, and We will be doubling and treb-
ling what our British cousins have done
The golficide estimates that there are
thousand clubs in the United Kingdom,
with an average membership of a hun
dTed players. This gives d very respecta-
BILE total of 10000 players, who are sup
DOsed-by the solficide-to spend indvid-
ually about sl25 annually in their pursuit
of the game. This sum covers the eX-
penditure for railway expenses. luncnoOns.
caddies, clubs, balls, and other items, and
is said to be a pretty fair average. If il
may be accepted, then there is spent an
nually in Great Britain alone Sl2 800 900 in
the attempt as somebody has said, TO
knock a little ball into a little hole The
figures are large enough TO give us
pause" but not 10 dismay US. Twelve mil
lion dollars might better be spent in the
pursuit of golf than In maintaining sani-
tariums for the victims of nervous pros
tratiCn.