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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
Excursion From Western North
Carolina.

Sheriff D. r. Julian, of Salisbury,
brought in another excursion last night
from points on the Southern railway.
1t left Marion and came by Mocksville
and Winston, arriving here last night
at $40 o'clock. The train consisted OF
seven coaches, and it brought 800 peo-
pie. This is the first trip to Whining
ton for most Of the party.
The exculsionistS will take a trip to-
day on the steamer Wilmington to
Carolina Beach, Southport and out
to sea. The steamer will cave her
wharf at 9.15 p. m and will get back
TO the city at 5 p. m. This will afford
a good opportunity for the city people
to also talk in the trip to sea-
Tonight many Of the excurSionists
will go to Wrightsville Beach and to-
morrow the party Will spend the day
there. They will come up to the city in
the afternoon and leave Front street
station at s p. m. on the return trip.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
Charged With Criminal Assault

Deputy Sheriff J. E. MaultSby, OF 20
lumbuS county, was in the city yeSter-
day. He had with him a negro man
charged with the attempt 20 commit
rape and he remained in Wilmington
during night for safe keeping. The
crime which the prisoner is charged
occurred some months ago in Bruins
wick county and he has been in hiding
since then until recently captured in
Columbus county, and now Deputy
Sheriff MaultSby is on his way TO
Southport with him to stand trial.
They will leave on this mornings
boat
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
The Crops In Onslow

Mr.. 0. r. CoweIl, Of Onslow county.
was among last evenings arrivals In
the city. He says b Onslow people
have not had a good rain since Au-
gust 3rd, and that the crops are burn
ed I'D. He says a half crop all round
viii be a good average for all kinds
of products. The wells have gone dry,
and New River swamp, which il sell
dom dry, is down to hard mud
Mr.. j. ". Sidberry, of Sloop Point, Is
In the city. He says the effects Of the
drought has been fearful. He says the
Spanish peanut crop will be about
three-fourths, the panut about S. per
cent. and Virginia peanut SO per cent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
First Cargo of American Coal for q
japanese Goyernment

The British steamer S~trathford, Cap
tain Forsyth, which came up to Will
mington on Sunday last, consigned to
Heide 6 Co., with a cargo Of kainit for
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co..
will discharge n then proceed to
Norfolk, where it will take ON a cargo
OF the famous Pocahontas coal for ia
pan. This coal is for the Jauanese
government, and Is the first American
coal to be exported to Japan. 1t
is probably the opening Of a gigantic
trade with the people Of the far east.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
PIauked Down the Gold

Joe Parker and c. E. Parker, young
white men, We're arrested last night by
Deputy Sheriff Mills on a capias from
Burgaw. They were wanted for forci-
BILE trespass I'M rather than spend
the night in Jail, they left 800 in gold
with Jailer Mills as security.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
Wilmington Markets.

Wilmington. September 5.
Receipts Of cotton today I,3i4 bales.
Receipts same day last year Ss4
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-5.lS5
bales.
Receipts to same date year
zoos bales.
The quotations posted al O'Clock
today At the exchange.
COTTON-Firm.
OrulhaTS -..-. -.-- io-Io
Good ordinary ..-.........-.-.. 5 5-16
o middling ..-...--.--.---- ) l5-le
MiodIihg .....-.-..----- 1900 IS
Good middling -. .-......-.... 9 11-16
Same day last year-5nc-
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE = Dull:
nothing doing
ROSIN-Nohting doing.
TAR-Firm at S1.40.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Steady at
s1.10Qs2.10.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
t~urpentine 43Ac and 43Ac; rosin 90c
and csc; tar $3.50: crude turpentine
soft $3.50.
Receipts today-124 casks of spirits
~turpentine, 21S barrels rosin, SO barrels
tar 127 barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last year-105
casks of spirits turpentine, 240 barrels
rosin, Ill barrels tar, IL barrels crude
~turpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT.-lOVs. 49,; 125's, 5slac; 1sc's.
SIC: zoos, 99c: zoos. F. F.. $1.3o.; in less
han car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7A to 7Bc.
BUTTER.-24 10 26c.
COFFEE-10 to 11hc.
BAGGING.-2 Id. basis, 81 TO Shc.
COTTON TIES.-s1.40 to $50.
FLOUR-Straights $500; 2nd patents
$4.25; full $3.50.
MOLASSES..-S. House, 15c; New
Orleans Brights, % to Csc: Porto Rico.
80 to 35c; Cuba. % to Bic.
SUGAR-Granulated $e.25; w. X. c..
No. 5 $3.50: No. 9 $3.50; No. II $5.45.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Carolina. sarcy,
IS to Goo; prime so to sc: Virginia 4s
to sos; Spanish so to Sc.
CORN-60 to 62kc.
CORN MEAL-56c.
N. c. BACON.-Hams. 12c, Shoulders.
SIC; sides, 10c.
CHICKENS-Firm; spring s to lSc:
hers. 22h to &c; roosters zoe.
EGGS-Firm at 1910.
SHINGLES Per 1000, 5 incl saps.
s1.60; 5 inch hearts, s2.25; 6 inch saps.
$3.50; 6 inch hearts $3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping ......ss.o0@ 800
Mill, prime ............... $500 $50
Mill, fair 5000 500
Common Mill .............. 4.00Q 800
Inferior to ordinary $500. $500 4.50
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07

Returns from 223 towns in
show a republican loss of 8 per cent.
and a democratic gain of Is per cent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07

Mr.. T. W. Andrews, Of Charlotte,
was among last evenings arrivals In
the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
respectfully

Cooper & Cooper G .,The Sneed Co.,
Robert r. Bellamy, w. M. Cumming
E. Warren e Son, 1. L. Greenwald
Chas. M. Whitlock, Geo. Harnett,
T. ]. Wright & Son. O.. p. CaZauX.
The A. David Co., r. F. Hamme,
N. M. McEachern, I. Shrier,
Geo. w. Higgins. j. H. Bunting,
V. E. Zoeller & Co. Andrew Smith,
E. PaySon Willard, p. PearSall,
N. jacob Hdw. Co, 6. j. Boney,
William H. Green, s.. Carpenter,
r. Moore Son e C., M. j. Corbett,
Chestnut & Barrentine, r. C. DeRosset,
Alex. Sprunt & Son., w. A. Williams,
F. E. Hashagen, Peterson & Rulfs
Hall & Pearsall, A Shrier,
w. E. Perdew, A. D. Brown,
1 heartily concur in the words OF
commentator above, n am in favor
of the continuance of the work even
if bonds have to be issued-but 1 be-
lieve money can be raised if the work
is put out under contract. You have
only to observe the street force half
hour to he convinced of this fact.
j. C. STEVENSON.
After discussing the matter the board
in the action of the
of aldermen in making the %appropria-
ton. Messrs. Wilder, Riach M Nc
Nair voted TO concur, but Mr.. Yates,
who was opposed, did not vote.
After discussing he matter fully the
board ~concurred in the appropriation.
The board refused to concur in the
action of the board of aldermen in
awarding $25 to Policeman G. B. Bur-
nett for detecting James Judge in
sending in a false alarm of fire, on the
| ground that he was a policeman on
duty at the time.
Bills for current expenses were ap-
proved, after which the board adjourn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
GOLDSB0RO GOSSIP

Township SUNDAY school Convention
The Thursday Nights Banquet
Negroes still Migrating Northward.
GoOd Breaks-Ictters From
the Philippines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
The Board of Aud and Finance Con-
ours in the Appropriation of $4,000
for the Completion of h reet>

LIE board Of adult and finance met
yesterday at 3 D. m In the absence
Of the chairman, Mr.. H c. Mcqueen,
Mr.. C. w. Yates acted as h a man.
The members present were Messrs.
Yates, Wilder. Riach M McNair.
The principal business before the
board was the consideration Of the ac-
ton Of the board Of aid" - n in ap-
propriating $4,000 additi- for he
permanent improvement Of streets.
Alderman ]. A Taylor was in. at
tendance, and as acting chairman of
the committee on streets and wharfs,
laid before the board the reasons why
the board should concur in the action
OF the board of aldermen in making the
additional appropriation He said be-
fore h board that il would be in the
line OF economy 10 appropriate the 49,
600 to complete the improvements in
stead of appropriating $1,000.
Mr.. Riach inquired il ii would not be
cheaper to let the streets improvements
out by contract, but Alderman Taylor
said the former attempts were dismal
failures and were extravagant luxuries
to the city.
In answer to questions, he said the
carts We're now hauling from 1000 to
1,800 pounds OF rock at each load. He
said that up to date 11,535 tons OF
rock have been placed upon the
streets and the ock had % not eX-
ceeding $1.60 per ton Alderman Tay-
lor stated that the appropriation ask
ed for, was for The completion of the
streets already under Improvement,
n he thought the work should be
done at a cheaper rate than heretofore.
He went on to say that TO appropriate
$1,000 Cor the work was extravaganza,
while to appropriate SIG, 600 TO finish up
the work was
The following petition was
Wilmington, y. c., september 3.
To the Honorable Board Of Audit and
Finance, Wilmington, N. c., Greet
ings:
We the undersigned merchants and
tax payer of Wilmington desire to
onver to you an expression of our
appreciation of the economical. pains
taking, and most commendable prog
ress made by our incorruptible COM
mittee of streets and wharves in the
permanent betterment of our public
thoroughfares during h past twelve
months which surpasseS n other
work of its kind in the history of our
city. We recommend as tax payers
for the general welfare hat further
appropriations of public funds be made
for the completion of present plans,
the lack of which would leave several
streets in an unfinished and impossible
condition, it being understood that the
health of our inhabitants will not be
endangered by the completion of the
work in question.
Da.naotfr11u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03

Sleeplessness marks the very climax
Of human suffering. 1t is only step
removed from insanity. When sleep no
longer restores the exhausted nature, the
struggle with disease cannot last long.
The starting point Of the nervous dis
orders which produce i'll health and
sleeplessness, is generally a diseased
condition of the womanly organs. Re-
store these organs to sound health and
the appetite comes back, the days work
no longer wearies, and sleep is sound
and refreshing. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription cures diseases of the worn-
AMY organs It stops the drains which
weaken women it heals the inf1amma-
ton and liberation, and cures female
weakness.
There is no alcohol in &c Favorite Pre-
scription" and it is entirely free from
opium, cocaine and all other narcotics.
It is a temperance medicine.
uMy health has been poor for many years and
had taken a great deal of medicine, but it did
Springbiutf, Adams Co, Wis. ~Last August my
health was very poor; l had appetite aud
could not STEP. I wrote to Or. Pierce and he
kindly advised me to take his Favorite Pre-
scription.' / took fre bottles of the Prescrip-
ton and one bottle of the Golden Medical Dis
covery,' and feel like new woman"
Cure sick headache by using Doctor
Pierces Pleasant Pellets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03
AT TWO O'CLOCK P. NJ.

for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Governor to be supported at the
September election; and transacting any
other business that may properly come
before it. The basis Of representation
will be as follows:
Each city town and plantation will De
entitled to one delegate, and for each
seventy-five votes cast for the Repub1-
can candidate for Governor III 1896 an
forty votes in excess Uf seventy-five
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any city
town or plantation can only be filed by
residents Of the county in which the va
cancy exists.
in the reception room of the hail at one
O'Clock +. NJ. on the day of tine ConVen-
ton for the purpose of receiving the Gre
dentials Of delegates. Delegates. in or
der to participate in the Convention,
must be elected subsequent to the date
Of the call Tor this Convention.
The voters of Maine. without regard 70
vor Of sustaining President Nc kinney ana
his admiuiSt ratiGn: VINO believe in the
present gold standards: in whatever legiS-
lation will restore American shipping 10
it's former rank in the world: in favor OF
the Nicaragua Canal; a Pacific cable; ma
believe in free popular education; in the
promotion of the cause of temperance
in just and equal taxation; in an economi-
cal and efficient administration of State
affairs. are invited to unite with the Re
publicans in the selection Of delegates tt
this convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee
j. II. MANLEY. Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, May LIST, 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03
The Way Of The Transgressor.

The old adage that THE way of the
transyressor is hard is we'll illus
trated in the career of Samuel =.
Scelv. who robbed the Shoe & Leather
Bank. New York. of $354,O00. while
serving in it's employ. For this he was
sentenced on January 3, 1898. to eight
years in the King County Penlten-
tiarv. At first, his wife chung to him,
remaining at his side during the trial
and during the first four years of his
Imprisonment visited him twice week
in his cell. Their only child. a boy Of
six years. never accompanied her on
these occasions. His father idolized
him and implored his wife never to
bring him where he might see his
father in a convict's suit.
This week Seely will be set at liber-
ty. He will go out into the world
again. friendless. homeless, and penni-
less. The door of his old home will be
closed against him. Neither wife nor
son will greet him, for the former Mrs.
Seely obtained a divorce several years
ago and is now the wife of Mr.. Fow-
Ter. a wealthy manufacturer, and her
son bears her maiden name of Bennett
Truly this man has drained the cup of
disgrace and bitterness to the very
dregs. The stake for which he sacri-
feed his integrity and the good opinion
Of his fellowmen was a large one, but
What is a man profted if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his own
| soul?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03
A Pleasure and a Duty.

I consider it not only a pleasure but
a duty l owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wonderful cure effected in
my case by the timely use Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy. l was taken very badly with
nuX and procured bottle of this
remedy. A few doses of it effected a
permanent cure. | take pleasure in
recommending it t. others suffering
from that dreadful discasc.-J. w.
Lynch. Dorr w. Va. This remedy is
sold by Jno. Coughlin. III Water St,
Druggist.
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An Interesting Experiment.

The British government is about to
make an experiment which the whole
scientific world win watch with intense
interest. This is no less than the
sending of two physicians to the
Roman Campagna, where it is sad
no man can stay on summer nlghl
without contracting malaria, to ascer-
tain whether or not the theory that
this disease is due to mosquitoes Is
correct. These men, who so cheerfully
undertake. this dangerous mission will
take with them no quinine or other
drugs as a precaution against illness.
Int every other precaution against
,nosouitoes. which scientists assert are
the real cause of malaria. They will
have mosquito-proof houses made on
plan furnished by the government by
a firm of iron workers. If these men
thus protected shall escape malaria
II will go far to prove the theory that
this disease is contracted from mos
quitoes.
They purpose. however, to carry
their investigation still farther. They
will secure some mosquito eggs and
raise mosquitoes from them. When
these are fully grown so or 40 will be
allowed to bite a malaria patient after
which they will be sent by mail to
England and will be let loose in room
where several students are sleeping,
if these students actually show symp-
toms of the disease it will go far to
prove the theory that this is the way
in which it is contracted. The light
form of fever resulting from this eX-
periment, can, the physicians say, be
easily cured with quinine. Naturally
Americans will be quite as Interested
in the result of this experiment as
England, for our country has large
holdings in the tropics, where malaria
is the chief cause of sickness and death
and is doing more than any other one
thing to impede material progress ana
DEVELOPMENT. 1t is to be hoped that
out of this experiment some practical
wav NAV be evolved to control this
dreaded disease.
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DANGEROUS Uniforms.

Among the many things that Eng
land has learned in her present war in
the Transvaal is the fact that gaudi-
ness of uniform is not conducive to the
best results in time of war. Bright
coors and shining helmets have done
about as much to dcplete the British
ranks as Boer bullets. In very many
of the reports of the officers on the
causes of sickness. the helmet is de
nounced as impractical and dangerous
but, on account of the martial air
which it gives troops on parade, Eu-
ropean army leaders have not as yet
had the courage to relegate it to an
tiquity.
Among the lessons of the present
war which have sunk deeply into the
the fact that the SLOUGH hats of the
Americans and the Beers are the best
military head covering in the world.
One correspondent writes that in look
ing over the British dead and wounded
he has found that many are shot in
the stomach and that he cannot help
thinking that the elaborate shining
belt buckles have had something to do
with fixing the rifemen's aim. The
less conspicuous his uniform makes
man in time of hostiities, the greater
will be his chances Of safety.
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A New York woman was discovered
by the firemen. the other day. in a
burning building taking out money
from mattress which she had used
for banking purposes for period of
some ten years. Ii contained several
thousand dollars. She was fortunate
indeed to get away with ii for the
building was utterly destroyed. If she
mad lost it she would have simply been
paying good price for a needed les
son. People who store money in such
places as this. about their own
premises. have no one to blame bur
themselves if they lose it.
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A Vassalboro correspondent sends
the Journal story Of a pet rabbit
which is as unique as it is interesting
This pet is the constant companion Of
a flock Of hens. going with them
everywhere during the day. The other
day, bunny was missing at supper
time and careful search was made
Of the barn where he usually sleeps at
night. At last he was discovered
settled comfortably for the night on
the roosts with the hens. our CORE
spondent argues that this incident is
another proof of evolution. and that 1t
show that rabbits and hens. and man
too. for that matter. had a common
prototype.
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Maine G0sBlN
The Exposition OF the Fields.

Oh. wanderers Of the land of Maine, or
wanderers anywhere.
Who gather BY the Seine to see the Won
dcrS of the Fair,
Come forth from all the pushing crowds
i little while. and see
The Exposition of the Fields as it was
shown to me-
Beneath the archway Of the Heavens we
walk. ANA pass between
Valley parti,iontd by the hills and car
Upon = rustic bench We sit, and wander
to ana fro,
To music q the mountain brook, where
winds Of memory blow.
Hy yonder bank where pine boughs wave,
We see. a. i'll a dream.
The violet, the arbutus, The dandelion'S
We take the blossoms in our hands. We
feel their fragrant breath;
| "And can there be fairer sight?' the
harpS dreamer saith.
The apple boushs shake down their
SHOWS upon us. ard the pine
Has dropped is needles 10 Your hands,
has dropped them into mine;
And while the twittcr Of the bird floats
downward everywhere.
| We seem tO hear thr ocean s voice fall
family on the air.
And do you hear, across the stream. i
tender thrilling tune.
Just like the note you used to hear in
chidhood'S happy June?
And will YOU cross upon the stones ana
LOOK into a nest.
And find the eggs. all warm with love,
from mother beating breast?
Walk backward! Look into the brooks
deep gallery below;
And view a picture that no Louvre or
Luxembourg can show .h r
| The trees above, the trees beneath, per-
feet painters hand II,
Reveal It's natures masterpiece.-Oh,
| could you understand
The way to paint scene like this, your
picture would, by far,
Surpasa the very best thdt SHINES IN yoh-
| der Champs-de-M Mars;
| And. if the music of the brook could rest
| upon my lip,
How would my poem any ode of Tenny-
| son outstrip.
| But hasten, we must climb the bank, and
| climb the village hill,
| Until the Circling mountain tops our ldS-
| gard pulses thrill;
Aid. Oh. ne cry, as t. our view the
| valley is unfurled.
Below US lies the Fairest Fair oil any In
the world"
Julia Harris May.
The spring poet isn't in it, this year,
here. there and everywhere, and his
theme, if not his treatment of it, com
mands respect.
Julia Harris May, the talented Au-
| burn lady, whose verses we quote
above, strikes happy strain. Not all
writer's on this subject can attain her
| success.
I ,f nd
is Holman f. Days book of verse?
We are getting anxious to see it. Since
its subjects are all dear to Maine hearts,
it should not fail to contain an Ola
Home week poem and a dedication to
the returning wanderers.
Probably the oldest Maine man ac
lively engaged in literary work is
Theodore S Mcclellan Of Brunswick.
aged 90 years, the veteran Mason of
GA years standing who has just taken
| his Council degrees. He is preparing
a history Of United Lodge. No. s, F. &
A. NJ. Of Brunswick.
| The meetings Of the grand Masonic
bodies of Maine at Portland, this
week, show that this great fraternity
was never in more prosperous condi-
ton in our state.
! What a horrible tragedy that was at
| South Berwick May the murderer be
brought to justice and the crime not
D. added to Names long list Of I'M
7 solved mysteries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03

peace" They may certainly have it if
selves; more than that, our people will
endeavor to make their stay here a
pleasant one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-03

Congress will have to do some hust-
ling if it adjourns early in June as is
now proposed. But the past shows
that it is capable Of doing most of its
work in the closing days
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The Pennsylvania Republican plat
form calls for the election of the
United States senators by the people.
If this rule had been in force the pres
ent year, Mr. Quay would still be
member of the United States Senate