The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-03
TELEGRAPHlG SUMMARY.

daughter is born to the Duches of
York.
Ex-senator Gibson, of Maryland.
dies in Washington City
Cornell again defeats Georgetown al
base ball.
Jeffries says all the prize fighters are
afraid of Fitzsimmons
The Illinois negroes Jose their case
brought to enforce mixed schools.
Hunt, the negro shot by ]. d. Far
rior in Wilson, died Saturday night.
News has been received from Mafek-
ing up to March 10th. All was then
well.
Oxford suffers a most inglorious de-
feat by Cambridge in the annual boat
race.
The test of the new-style turrets of
the Kearsarge proved perfectly salts
factory.
Lord Roberts sends a telegram of
coincidence to Kruger on the death of
Joubert.
:, The attorney for Jones, the Wake
county murderer, will take the case up
on appeal
The Chinese General, Pana, COM
manding in Luzon, surrenders &c Cen
era1 kobbe.
Johnston county democrats endorse
McN>l and Rogers for corporatijn
commissioners.
The german government is trying to-
make a compromise with the agrarian
party on the meat bill.
The machinists' strike is ordered off,
but the Cleveland, Ohio, strikers re-
fuse to obey the order.
The governor of Indiana sends re-
irif oriv,a to hot of no
governors of Kentucky.
The newly appointed mayors in
many town of Porto Rico want to re-
sign, but are not allowed do So
All the coal miners in Indiana struck
Saturday, and all of the Beaver Dam
(Ky). district will strike Monday.
The recently published alleged inter-
view of Mr.. Cleveland was nothing but
extracts from a speech made in June,
1898
1t is said Kentucky democrats have
gone to Indianapolis to kidnap ex-Sec-
retary of State Finley. who is in hiding
there.
Savannah naval stores receipts for
the year just closed were 1885, $40 pack
ages, against 1.453 40S-for the preced-
ing year.
There are 20S entries, including two
women, for the grand American han
dieap pigeon shooting on Long Island
next week.
The Beers threaten to send the Brit
ish prisoners to KOomatipoort, a fever
pesthOle. if their prisoners are sent to
St. Helena.
The annual report of the graHl sec
retary of the Odd Fellows has been
completed and makes a fine showing
for that order.
oh n tin rios
are unanimous for AycOck for gov
-ernog. There were instructions in some
primaries for other offices.
Steamers between European -Orts
and New Orleans which used to coal
for the round trip at the former, have
now reversed the procedure.
Germany, in return for granting the
United States the open door in her
TChinese territory. wants the Philippine
ports open to hsF trade free of duty.
The American and British commits
sioners general to the Paris exposi-
ton, are worried over the question of
Sunday closing of their respective sec
tions.
The internal revenue commissioner
decides that the amount of tax to he
paid on the assignment of a mortgage
is determined by the amount due at
the time, of assignment.
The woman under arrest at Cincin-
natl for poisoning the divorced wife
of c. o. WinOld, confesses. 1t was
done in order that she and Winol|!
might be married.
Coal operators put no faith in the
report that Alabama coal TO the
amount of zoos. 600 tons has been sold
to: an English syndicate at IS cents a
ton at the mines
The house committee has approved
Mr.. GroSvenor's report on the ship
ping bill, and it has been presented to
the, house, but it viii not be made pub
lie until Monday
- Governor General Davis, of Porto
Rico, says If Porto Rican free trade is
established the island will have ne
revenues. The Porto Rican American
Tobacco Company is anxious for free
trade.