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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-07

causing the bonds to bear 4 per cent in
terest instead of ) as the bill originally
intended; carried. Mr.. Bursum moved
to concur in the next house amendment,
towit: THAT section 2 be amended by
adding thereto the following proviso:
provided, that upon default in the pay
ment of the interest coupons of said
coupons of said bonds, the same shall be
received in payment of territorial taxes
upon being rendered by any person
holding such defaulted coupons to any
county or territorial officer whose duty
it shall be to receive and collect terrific
rial taxes" the motion was lost. Mr..
Richardson moved that Il conference
committee be appointed to confer upon
the prOviso, and that the house be re-
quested to appoint a like committee; the
motion was lost. Mr.. Finical moved
that the bill be returned to the house
with the statement that the council had
refused to concur in the proviso. The
motion prevailed.
c. B. No. 81, entitled, An act to
amend sections 264O, 2641 and 2644 of
the Compiled Laws of 1897. the
coal oil bill, was taken up, the
house amendments being as follows:
Strike out the proviso at the lend OF
section 3, as follows: provided, that
all moneys collected by the inspector
over $4,000 a year shall be turned by
him into the territorial treasury for
school purposes" Mr.. Martinez moved
to concur with the amendments offered
by the house and demanded the previous
question. Mr.. Catron offered as a sub
stitute that the bill be laid upon the
table until the return of MI. Burns,
chairman of the committee which first
considered the bill. Mr.. Bursum moved
to adjourn; the motion prevailed and
the council adjourned.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-07
For Rent.

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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-07

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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-07

A fine line of fresh candies Just
received at FiscllerG Co.'S.
WANTED-Good, plain cook for private
family of eight persons. Apply to Mrs.
A. M. Bergere, Federal Place.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-07

SAVE YOUR HANDS H.'; s CO N. l b ;.',s
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

cal and usurping. The people have their
eyes on it, and If it undertakes to go
beyond its defined duties there will be
trouble in this land.
The assault Of Justice Furches upon
Justice Clark was ill-timed, and sore
mouthed. If the legislature car not deal
with a judge as Justice Clark said,
then who can deal with him.? Is the ju-
dietary really supreme, greater than
the legislative branch that makes
laws? If Judge Clark's contention IS
right, is true, why shall a radical
judge kick at it and Try to break its
force by a spitefui thrust. But Mr..
Furches should remember that thrice
is he armed who hath his quarrel just
The people know that Mr.. Justice Clark
is precisely right. If Judge Furches is
afraid of impeachment he should
quickly resign.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12

whom had ever made an exhaustive
examination Of the facts and evidences
as to the truth Of the Declaration, and
ignoring all the really most important
evidence in favor OF its g~enuineness
and authenticity, of which he seems TO
have never so much as heard, he
jumps up. strikes his feet together in
great glee of soul and exclaims that the
contention for the Declaration is indeed
AN Historical Humbug." All the
time the "humbug'' is himself. He
is not in the first letter Of h alphabet
of the discussion. He is first among
ignoramuses.
In 1923, this writer shared in the
view of DR.. Charles Phillips, Chief
Justice Ruffin, Mr.. D. r. Goodloe, Pres
ident yelling, Mr.. A. F. Spofford and
others, and was a non-believer in the
Declaration. A prot-acted and more
searching study Of the questions in
volved, and a careful weighing Of the
evidence pro and con satisfied us that
the Declaration was indeed a verify.
Subsequent reading has but confirmed
our belief in the g~enuineness in the
certainty of the Declaration. There is
an array OF the bast witnesses in its
favor-men o. Intelligence, education
and highest characters. There are
Astounding confirmatory reasons and
facts. The truth is, the men who have
rejected the fact of a Declaration had
not made a thorough study Of it, or
with their intelligence and fairness Of
mind they could not AVE rejected it.
There is enough evidence TO establish
its genuineness to convict an hundred
men living, if brought against them
for plotting treason. We have as much
confidence in the truth and fact of a
Declaration Of Independence at Char
| iotte on the 10th Of May, 1775, as we
have i IN so-called "National?" Declara-
tion,at Philadelphia the next year.
more than thirteen months later. We
| have no idea that any fair-minded man.
with historic insight, with ability to
try the case with all the evidence in.
can possibly find with the doubters.
We do not go into an examination
OL the Ildllel " SHOW lue ICdSOuS LOI
[ accepting the fact of a Declaration. 1t
| has been done by us heretofore, and
| others have done it with even more
| t~horoughness and co~nclusiveness. II
| you are among the "profane scoffers'
| of the north secure a copy of the PAM
! phlat of Professor Graham and DR..
Graham, of Charlotte. We must turn
| over the ribald Jester with his Solo
monte de~liverances to the M mer-
| cies Of those equipped gentlemen, OF ia
the scathing pen Of The Observer. So
long as the world stands there will be
| infidels and scorners as to all truth,
historic, Biblical and otherwise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
RREvITIES

The level-headed and able Central
Presbyterian. OF Richmond, Va. says
truly that the Christian sentiment of
our people is evidently opposed to a
long-continued struggle for the sub
jugation Of a barbarous people in the
opposite hemisphere" Christian prin-
ciples compel such a view.
The Central Presbyterian referring
TO the unfortunate and unjustifiable
have been largely converted to the
true faith, but are now learning poll
tics and war under the combined in
fence Of three Protestant nations. Mis-
management threatens to undo the
work of missionaries among hem"
The University of Virginia is taking
the lead again. It has 5SS bona fide
students on its registry for the year
soon to end. Two of the Faculty have
died during the collegiate year, Pro
fessor Parkinson and Professor w. D.
Dabney.
1t is thought that the trustees of the
Baptist Theological school at Louis
vile, KY, will not accept the resigna-
ton of DR.. Whitsett, the able presi-
dent.
The following is funny, if not strictly
poetical, and is a good illustration OF
overriding illiteration:
"a tutor who footed the flute
Tried to teach two young tutors to toot,
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to loot, or
To tutor two tutors to toot?"'
The estimate of Rev. DR.. Campbell,
of Asheville, IS, hat in the last fifty
years there have been $500 ~lychings.
In that time there have been probably
as many rapes upon white women
General Merritt is a funny man. He
actually gets off that clever 10. Miller
specimen that little Alger is the hes,
secretary of war" MY! My" as the
Yankees say, You don't tell" The
Philadelphia North American, old re-
publican, says: General Merritt is
entitled to his newly formed opinion
it is one in striking contrast with that
which he gave effect to in his vote to
dismiss Alger from the army for cow
ardice."
The Cubans favor an american pro-
tectorate,' not for a permanency by
any means, but for a while. only.
Sensible!
The negro bishop, Walters, is becom-
ing more sensible and open-eyed. He
now says that the negroes should make
themselves solid with the whites in the
south. That has wisdom and common
sense in it.
The action of the big smelling beef
committee as to Miles was disgusting
and yet foretold. Miles will not be re-
tired or court-martialed. The Ameri-
can people are With him in the bad beef
business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
THE YANKEE IN THs LEAD


London, May 9.-Replying 10 q queS-
ton in the house OF commons today. as
10 whether the Indian government had
given the order for the Goktick viaduct
in Burmah TO an American firm. and
why British manufacturers had not
been asked { make a tender. the sec
rotary OF state for India, Lord George
Hamilton, replied that the Indian gov
eminent had nothing 10 do with the
contract. 1t was given, he said, by the
Burmah Railway Company, which In
vited six English and two American
firms 70 make a tender. Four OF the
former refused 10 bid. and the most
favorable English tender received re-
quired three years for completion OF the
work at a cost OF s116, 600, while the
best American tender proposed TO COM
plete the work in one year at a cost OF
$50. 125. The company had, under
these circumstances. accepted the ten
der of the American company.
Lord George Hamilton added that the
Indian railways always gave preference
to British manufacturers, but he was
sorry TO say that this was not the first
contract in which there was a marked
difference in the price and time OF de-
livery between British and American
tenders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
SENTIMENT OF CUBANS
En- Favor OF American PrOtecIoratef fol-
a Whtle-Ghe Rural Districts Gen.
orally Quite Tranquil.

Havana. May 9.-General Maxine
Gomez is trying to persuade Governor
General Brooke that a Cuban stand
ing army OF $1,000 men is a necessary
adjunct to the proper government Of
the island. His views he has presented
in writing, but without eliciting as yet
any reply The proposition is not like
IL to receive nue. consideration
The growing conviction that there is
no need of rural guards except in the
wilder portions of the provinces of
Santiago and Puerto Principe is con-
firmed by the Investigations of Cap
tain Hickey, of the governor generals
staff. who returned y-sterday from a
1000 mile trip throuEh the provinces
east Of Havana, v-at.l las occUp pied
two months.
Captain Hickey, u carefully writ
ten reports 20 General Brooke, asserts
that with the exception Q. a few in
Santiago province, he found no traces
Of bandits.
Political feeling IN the country dis
~tricts," he declares, lis far less intense
than in Havana. where the malcon-
tents are gathered Most Of the Cubans
Of the provinces favor ultimate indie
pendencS. but they are willing TO have
the American military occupation con-
tinue for a year at least, as they rec
ognige that the islands are
expended honestly upon b~etterrnents.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
JUDGE EwART,S PAX
The Comptroller Of the Currency Dee
cides He IL Entitled TO Salary from
April 18Th Last.

Washington, May 10.-Tha comptrol-
Ter Of the currency has decided that
Judge Ewart, OF the Western district
OF North Carolina, is entitled 70 receive
the salary attached 10 the office from
the date of MS qualification under the
recess appointments issued 20 him By
the president on Auril 70, 1889. During
the past session OF ngres Air. Ew-
art served as district judge under d.
recess appointment issued July l3, 1895.
On December Is. 1898, the president
again sent his nomination 70 the sem
ate, but no action was taken thereon.
On April -, 1893, a second recess ap-
pointment was issued 10 Mr.. Ewarr un-
der which he qualified, n the ques-
ton was raised by the dlsbursing clerk
OF the department OF justice whether
he was entitled 10 a salary from April
18th last.
The comptroller reviews the decision
Of former attorney generals on the au-
tnorfiy OF the president in making re-
cess appointments and decides the
question in the Affirmative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Red Springs Notes

Correspondence Of The Messenger
Red Springs, n. c., May 3.
The sermon preached last Sunday
morning by the Rev. p. r. Law, pastor
Of Lumber Bridge church. for real elo-
Quence, has never been surpassed by
any one who has ever preached here.
1t was simply grand.
Rev. c. +. Rankin, p~astor-eiect OF
the Presbyterian church at this place,
has arrived, but owing to the severe
storm last Sunday night, did not Ill
his first appointment.
The weather is very favorable 10 the
farmers, and every indication points
to large crops. More tobacco than ever
before will be planted this year, and
already a obacc warehouse Is being
talked of
1t is more han probable hat the
Elders and Deacons' Institute will
again meet here this gear. The mat
ter Of place and time will be settled
at the extra session Of presbytery to
be held here on the 23rd instant.
Commencement exercises OF Red
Springs Seminary occurs on the 2lst
to oath Of May. Rev. G. ii. Payne. u.
D., of Washington. y. g, breaches
the baccalaureate ermon and Colonel
y. A. McLeon, OF Lumberron, delivers
the literary address.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Happenings at Bingham school

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Mebane, N. c., May 9.
The Bingham boys of late have en-
baseball. On the 18th alt. the team
from Whitsett institute paid Bingham
a visit. A pleasant and friendly game
was had resulting in the defeat of
Whitsett by a score Of II to 0. On the
22nd the third team played the juniors
Of Graham, defeating them in an ex-
citing game Of IA to 4. The Giants,
as the third team is called, looked very
handsome in their new uniforms, which
displayed brightly the school colors-
blue and gold. On the oath one of the
pleasant games of the year took
place with the university of Maryland,
who came from Chapel Hill flushed
with a victory Over Carolina. Bing-
ham put up a fine game and Maryland
secured the victory by the narrow mar
gin Of only three runs. On the 9th the
club Of the Agricultural n Mechani-
cal college, of Raleigh, crossed bats on
the Bingham athletic field, and after
a hard fought contest the score was Z
TO 0 in favor Of Bingham.
AT a meeting Of the Kalisthenic and
Polemic Literary Societies the follow
ing gentlemen were elected TO act as
contestants at the society celebration
at commencement: kalisthenic Society,
President, ". c. Boykin; vice president.
D. S. Tinnin; secretary. J. Cox Webb;
marshals, Howard McKinnon, Joe Nc
Laughlin, James Johnson; orator. Ru-
fus C. Morrow; declaimers, w. H. Pc
den, Jerre Ellis Cooke and L. Kemp
Neal. Polemic Society-PreSident, r.
S. Gray; vice president, James S.
Whitehead: secretary. H. c. Faison:
marshals. Henry T. Osborn. James W.
Mckee, R. B. Boone. Jr.; orator. Ar
chibald R. Darden; disclaimers, w. P.
LeGrand, s. P. LockharS and Wade Fl.
Keith.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
AN HISTORICAL HUMBUG.

We nave received a copy Of The Bos-
ton Transcript with a marked COM
munication headed AN Historical
Humbug.'t 1t is all about n v~eritable.
genuine Mecklenburg Declaration of In
. dependence which is dismissed with
the ~imperiousness that alone distins-
suishes the Yankee when he undertakes
TO make a deliverance concerning the
south, past or present. 1t is marvellous
considering their opportunities and pre-
tentions how very little a Yankee can
know Of a great section of his coun-
try. He will read history, study phi
iosophy, eXpose the verities of the
Eternal Scriptures with entire satisfac-
ton that he has demolished them for
ever and ever, will discourse of socio-
logy, biology, Darwinism, Eddyism and
what not, but let him but touch the
south and his ignorance is so dense he
will betray himself at every turn. They
neither study their own history &C
curately particularly as to African
Slavery n New E~ngland's part there
in) nor the history of other peoples.
We are reminded. of this By the cock
Sureness of the ~blunderer in The Tran
script who is essaying to play the part
OF an iconoclast, but merely performs
the character of an ignoramus. Edu-
= Gated North Carolinians reading his
poor attempt at the destructive can see
how little he really knows of the Neck
lenburg Declaration, how limited his
vision, how obscure his environments.
He has found u that a few southern
men and some northern men, hone of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
ERMS UF ~SUBSCkifIIUn.
WILMINGTON. n. c.
AS To RAISING FIVE CENT COTTON

The Messenger received some week or
two ago an instructive issue OF the L.
s.. Agricultural Department, relative 70
the cost of farming in the south-the
cost of growing cotton. The contention
has been put forth by some that the
south can grow cotton with profit at B
cents per pound. The Messenger has
said that some planters can do this, and
have done this, but they are compare
lively few in the one hundred. In North
Carolina where one farmer finds it sat
isfactory because profitable to grow
cotton and sell at 5 cents there are
probably twenty others who find it 9TH
erwise, and whose spare change is hard
to count.
The y. S. government s-nt out letters
of inquiry. 1t has received 1886 an
swers from " counties. In North Car
DINA the average yield of lint was 255,
6 lbs. per acre. To cultivate an acre
Of cotton of this average is given at
$1i.15. The credits are for 1873 bushels
of seed 1878, $2.4O; 255 pounds of lint
cotton, 5 cents, $12.75. Total $15.15.
There does not appear to be much
oft in this 81 profit to the acre-a
great deal of work and trouble for a
small sum. Some counties did a great
deal better than others. Counties like
Edgecombe, parts of Wilson, Pitt,
Greene, Beaufort, etc., can grow more
cotton to the acre than many other
counties can possibly grow at the same
cost.
An intelligent farmer writes to the
Washington IN. CO. Messenger giving
his results on y acres in planting cot
ton last year. He gives all the par
ticulars and every thing of cost. He
manured highly. His cost for d acres
was $107.69. His credits were 5000
pounds of seed at $500 per ton $4,000;
1864 pounds of lint at 81, $1S3.O7.
. Net profit on u, $95.3S, cost per hun
dren pounds, $3.43.
He realized less than $500 on p
aces. Il e could have made more per-
hans in gro und peas or trucking or to-
bacco. We 40 not know what the to-
bacco farmers average per acre now
under the .baleful curse OF the tobacco
trust, but we do know that once the best
farmers made clear of all cost over
s2O6 to $500 per acre. I'VE suppose that
really the best farmers il the best to-
bacco sections now receive not less
than from $50 per acre for en- tire crops,
and some no doubt much mtTe tnan
that. The intelligent Beaufort county
farmer referred to above drew sone con
illusions from a study of the govern
ment repoSt> He says that in the aV-
erage production North Carolina
reached third. 1t stood:
list Louisiana 316 pounds, South a
DINA 294 pounds, North Caolina 2S9
pounds. So those of us who are inter-
ested in farming must draw from this
valuable publication the following les
sons:
1st- That we can raise cotton just as
cheaply as Texas, if we will learn to
raise a bale of cotton to the acre.
End. That we cannot raise cotton at
under 5 cents per pound if we do not
raise more than ESQ pounds to the acre.
3rd. That we must not have a fertl-
1izer bill attached to each COTTON crop.
How to do it is quite another thing"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Annual Meeting of the
Grand Lodge
HOME FOR THE ORPHANS
Constitutional Amendment Erecting it
Indefinitely Postponed-Committees
Appointed Methodist Orphanage
Committee Meets-TIme Extended for
Purchase of Lot-Money for the Build.
Inss Ready-Another Big Cotton Fac.
tory for Durham.
Especial to The Messenger.)

tSpecldl 10 The MSSSenger.)
Raleigh, y. 60. May 10.-The grand
lodge Of Odd Fellows today took up the
constitutional amendment effecting the
working Of the orphan home at Colds
poned.
The resolution reducing the salary Of
the grand secretory TO $50 per month
was referred 10 the finance committee
Winston was selected as the next
meeting place. Several towns were
placed in nomination-Charlotte, Colds
bOro, Winston, Asheville and Raleigh
but Winston won on the first ballot.
The standing committees appointed
are:
Credentials-E. D. Bowden, 1. NJ.
i Wolfe, J. C. Walker.
Ffnance-E. L. Harriss, W. L. Smith,
r. W. Murray.
Lodges not Representations
Denmark, I. r. Widely, j. B. Arendall.
Degree Of Rebekah-F. NJ. Hodges,
! E. S. Cheeks, J.. NJ. MCGUIRE.
Observation-Disclosures Slocumb, c. F.
Lumsden, J. j. Hopkins.
State Of the Order-H. o. Hill, W. :.
Frizzle, r. n. Lea.
Constitution and By-Laws-L. W.
Jennerett, A. E. Olmstead, A. W. Moye.
! Correspondence-Dr. John r. Woitz,
Rev. J. D. Moore, ]. B. Jones.
Appeals-John F. Bruton, F. B. Rice,
B. S. Collins.
Supervision-C NJ. Busbee, ). W. Da-
Wis, w. ]. Pugh.
Petitions and Grievances-Henry E.
Biggs, J. F.. Griffith, c.. P. Burchett.
! Returns and Reports Of Sub-Lodges-
Dr.. w. ]. Richardson, C. H. Carroll, 8.
G.. Cathey.
Unfinished Business-W. NJ. Jones,
]. T. Thomas, NJ. l.. Williams.
Decisions-W. A. Bobbitt, w. G..
Douglass, Perrin Busbee.
Mileage and Per Diem-J. C. Bond,
T. B. Winstead, J. r. HarreIl.
Special Committees are:
Classiication-J. B. P~alamOuntain,
D. w. Woodhouse, George S. Steele.
Memoirs-T. NJ. Stephens, Dr.. l.. z.
Kicks, J. D. Junter.
Orphans Home-H. l.. Cook, Alexan-
der Miller, Jonathan White, Rev. F. p.
fSwindell, j. F. Edwards.
Auditing-Irwin T. J.. Jones, Henry
J. Young, w. C. McMackin.
The Methodist committee on orphan
| age and home for aged mini ;te:s me:
here today. The president and secre-
tary of the chamber Of comm 2rce ap-
peared before the committee and secW-
ed an extension Of time uni next
Tuesday for Raleigh to purchase a site.
The money is ready for the buildings as
soon as a site is given. One Methodist
offers 81, 600 towards the buildings and
| 5000 towards endowment.
1t is learned tonight that the Dukes,
of Durham, will build another cotton
will be twice as large as the Erwin
mills there
The supreme court file three opin-
Constitution VS.. Webb, from Burke, is
affirmed. This case concerns the right
to dam treams to float logs. Clark
and Montgomery dissent. Douglass
files a c~oncurring opinion. State VS.
| Dixon, from Burke, is reversed. This
concerns the failure Of the town com
missioners to keep streets in repairs,
The court says the indictment for such
failure was legal and proper. Winship
Machine Company VS.. Boggan, from
Arson, was. affirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
Yrs. Haywood Not the Daughter Of
Mrs. CoghIan.
Wilmington

"h'N' -" "ay o. 1920
Editors Messenger:
With reference to the erroneous al
fusion to our distinguished guest. Mrs.
Hayward, as the daughter OF Mrs.
Coghlan, permit ms TO say that this
accomplished lady is the wife Of Gen
eral Charles Hayward, commandant OF
the United States marine corps, which
numbers 5000 men. with headquarters
in Washington.
In their younger days, Mrs. Hey
ward and her two sisters were known
as the three Graces, each having been
adorned with rare beauty OF person
and character. Two OF them married
officers in the navy; the third, whom
we have recently had the honor OF en-
tertaining in our city. il a devoted
friend Of Mrs. Coghlan, with whom she
has been intimate for many years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
All Quiet In Samoa

Washington, May 10.-The follow
ing c~ablegran was received at the navy
department this morning from Admiral
kautz on board the Philadelphia:
Auckland, May 10th, Apia, May Ord.
Secretary of Navy, Washington.
The Brutus arrived April 29th. All
quiet at Apia. Condition OF affairs
much improved. I have Withdrawn
marines from the shore as their pres
ence Is required no longer.
"KAUTZ."