The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18

The jury in the Gattis-Kilgo case,
awarded the former so. damages.
The verdict appears to give almost
universal satisfaction in this section
Mt Olive Advertiser
The gentleman who distill mountain
dew. yulgariy called SOW pay. and the
thereof commonly styled moon
sinners, have at last been properly
classified. The Ashevflle Citizen speaks
OF them as unregistered chemists O.
the Observation-Disclosures Goldleaf.
enato Pritchard viii speak for eae
subsidy bill. That bill wifi impaee
more TAX on the people OF North Caro-
lima than the people nov pay for the
education of their children And it
VIII all go into the hands OF a few
~favorites .-Raleigh News and Obser-
vsr.
But in the Eighth the star of hope
still shines. The 1000 negroes in the
district who are now disarmed OF their
ballot will make the district safely
democratic, and his is a great conso-
lation. The Ninth hereafter will be the
only republican fighting ground in
| North Carolina for congressional hon.
ors.-Watauga Democrat.
The GattiS-kilgo case was finished
last Saturday and the jury gave Gattis
$40, 900 damages. This verdict seems TO
have almost the universal approval of
the people of the state if we can Judge
anything by wha the people say. Ger
tainly IL meets the approval OF all the
people that this writer la heard ex-
press an opinion on the subject.-Aber-
deem Telegram
The North Carolina Methodist Epis-
copal conference endorses Kilgo. Duke
and Odell. We suppose this endorse
ment is a defiance of the court which
gave Gattis a verdict of $40, 600 for libel
by those gentlemen. Money makes
the mare go" seems to apply to the
tho conference as well rs to
most other things. This is an age OF
Observation-Disclosures Free Press
Many people will be struck with
amaZement at the idea of a religious
body taking pains to endorse, without
trial or official investigation, those fresh
from the hands of a jury n found
guilty of SANDER against a fellow MEM
Der of the same religious body. We re-
fer, of course, to the resolutions adopt
ed yesterday in reference to the defen-
dants in the recent Kilgo suit
Winston Sentinel.
Judging by Chavis' past record and
the fact those who spend awhile in the
pen" M come out, are not usually
improved in morals, the governor did
not do such a thing in using tbs:
pardoning power in this case. Chavis,
in years gone by, did enough meanness
and devilment here. 1t is ia be hoped
that he will now do better, but in the
minds of people this is almost
like hoping against hope.-Durham Sun.
Kilgo add ressed the conference and
we judge from the report of his re-
marks that he appeared in the role of
martyr. 1t is said that there was
much feeling and that Kilgo move
many of his hearers to tears. Gattis
xoS oix-an an nnpsortI rnitv t0 sneak also
but he declined. saying there was no
need for him to say anything. Ger
tainly not. The Granville county jury
spoke for him.-Statesville Landmark
One by one the opponents of state
education fall by the wayside. DR..
Shearer, OF Davidson. was perhaps the
first; DR.. Kilgo is getting it in the neck.
and the hast is Brother Bailey. of the
Biblical Recorder. who was smashed by
DR.. Huffman and the Baptist cOnven-
ton last week. 1t is we'll to speak
kindly of the dead. but a few of them
have also passed over the river. The
Lord works in q mysterious way his
wonders to perform, or words TO that
effect.-GreensbQro Record.
The NJ. z. conference at New Bern
did not pass any resolution endorsing
Rev. T. ]. Gattis, but referred his name
to the m on conference rela-
tions, in other words damned him by
nOI euOOTSlnS White eHuOTSluS lioSS
who libeled him. Rev. DR..
Kilgo is an able, a brilliant man. His
talks to the conference Thursday was
brilliant in it's pathoS. He
won the sympathy of his hearers and
brought tears to their eyes. But what
of the imam ruined by Kilgo, Duke and
Odell? GattiS is not smart enough to
make so pathetic a speech to win him
sympathy. Nevertheless, the poor old
man is broken in health and his bust
ness is destroyed. Unless he does get
some money for the damage done him
he will indeed be bad off.-Kinston Free
Press.
We suppose all should have respect
for a great religious body. but when
such a body stoops so low as to at
tempt to mumiliate a man of high
standing and long service it need oc-
casion no surprise if such respect Is
neither felt nor shown. DIR. E. A.
Yates. one of the oldest. best and BRAIN
lest members of the conference. was
taken off as presiding elder of his dis
trict and assigned as assistant pastor
of Main Street church. Why this was
lone will probably never be known. but
many believe that ii was done by the
bishop to rebuke him for introducing
the resolutions endorsing DR.. Klgo
and MeSSrs. Duke and Odeii. which
Were adopted by the conference. The
doctor probably made a mistake in in
Producing the r~esolutionsS, but ii did
not merit such treatment as this.-Dur-
ham Herald.