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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
GEN. MoReM WAS SUSPECTED
Was About I'll be Arrested Charged
With Complffity in Lincoin's Assas-
SfnatiOn.
washington POST

O~-
1t is not generally known, perhaps,
that Senator Morgan, OF Alabama, was
once threatened with arrest for al9eg-
ed completely in the assassination of
Lincoln.
OF course. senator Morgan was O
only innocent, but actually did not hear
OF Lincoln's death until a week after II
had occurred. He was then a farmer IL
Dallas county, his practice of the law
having been prohibited by the Federal
authorities, and he was blowing corn
when he heard that an order had been
received, by General Macarthur, at Sci
ma, to arrest him and send him to
"ashfnston for completely in the Lin
coin assassination SENATE Morgan
went into his house, attired himself in
his Confederate generals uniform, with
starred epau1eUtes, belt, sword and 9TH
er ccouterments complete. He then
saddled his plow horse and rode to Sel-
ma, where he presented himself 10 Gen.
eral Macarthur.
Good morning, general" he said.
Good morning, general" replied
Macarthur, recognizing Morgan's rank.
For what am l indebted for hi Wis
it?"
ton," remarked Morgan. Il under
stand o have an order to send me
there"
General Macarthur expressed sur
prise to learn that the existence of the
order was known, and smiled when
General Morgan told him that ex-
ConfederateS had not lost their habit
of acquiring Information. Then he re-
marked that the order would not be
obeyed-or. at least, not until there
had been a reasonable delay. This did
not suit Morgan, who wanted to go ito
Washington to present some claims for
destroyed cotton n was quite viking
to travel at government expense.
Il want to make n request OF you"
said Morgan. When / went into the
war l had SIS, 900 in gold in a bank in
Selma When / came back from the
war L found hat my gold had given
place to SIS, 900 in Confederate money.
With SIS, 900 / bought half a box of to-
bacco. With some of the tobacco l
secured coffee and sugar and shoes for
my family, and the rest of it went for
IL shoats. i kept those ShOats until
they were fat enough to kill, and now
/ nave more meat than any other man
in Dallas county. When / go to WaSh
ington, general, 1 want you to put a
guard around my smokehouse."
General" replied Macarthur, laugh
ingly, you had better go home and
guard the smokehouse yourself, and, by
the way he added, " the restriction
against your practice of the law win
be
Senator Morgan went back to his
family and his pillow, n he has never
heard anything of the order from that
day to this.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., January 3.

Raleigh, N c., January 3.
Tae case of ex-Postmaster Israel
Hargett. coIored, of Rocky Mount, was
again before h federal court today.
Hargett was shor 1912 in his accounts.
de was in jail a long time, but finally
bail was reduced to 81, 900 and this he
gave.
Before the special master here today
the fertilizer freight rate case on the
Carolina Central railway was again up.
There were many witnesses for the
corporation commission from points ali
the way from Shelby to Wilmington.
H. g. Smallbones, Herbert Smith and
j. Allen Taylor were witnesses from
Wilmington
State Treasurer Worth says ne has no
idea when he Will have a s~uff1cIency
of funds to pay the $lO0.OOO approprIat-
ed directly to the public schools by the
legislature. He said today: L hope
TO pay it all by next June. Not much
money is now in hand. The diSburse-
ments just now are heavier than the re-
ceipts-"
Auditor G. L. Loop n Division Su-
p~erintendent w. j. Croswell, of the
Southern Express Company, We're here
today for a conference with the corpor
alton commission as to the matter OF
assessment for taxation. This company
bc" pays Ol du Nd4CICLl ldA anu dlSO
a tax on gross receipts.
There was also a hearing before the
commission of the matter of freight on
printing paper. The railways lately
raised the classification of paper from
9Th to End class, thus doubling the rate.
Edwards & ~Broughton, of Raleigh,
made the complaint to the commission
in behalf of the printing trade in the
state. 1t Is Interstate rate and hence
rha - IN yS-a1r- did nor notify the commits
sion OF il. Ms commission of course
fixes the rate in the state. The petit
TONERS claimed that there was no sort
Of reason for the increase and that IL
is both arbitrary n unjust.
The state museum today received some
very fine silver ore from Silver HIl,
Davidson county, to be shown at Paris,
and in a day OF two VIII receive specl-
mems OF copper ore from the Union
mine in Rowan county near Salisbury.
OF the s119, 900 OF state pensions the
treasurer has already paid 6 5000 OF
warrants
The present term of the United States
district court here Will continue two
weeks.
During December the highest temper
allure here was 90 degrees, the lowest s
degrees, the mean AZ degrees. which is
9 degrees below the average for that
month. The rainfall was only 2 inches,
which rs nearly an inch less than the
average.
The fact that two attorneys who are
great friends of Governor Russell sOi
SI4,9 9 in fees last year ATTRACTS atten-
ton. A pOpulist gives the figures as &c
what they were paid.
MIR. MaIloy. of the NavaSSa GuanC
Company. was a witness yesterday and
today before special master Martin N
the rate case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
MISTLETOE.

MlStEetoe, associated in our minds
with both comedy and tragedy, owes
it's elevation to the glory Cd a prominent
Christmas decoration to the relics OF
Drujdical superstition, and, again, even
farther back, to traditions of Morse
mythology, in which it played an i'm
pOrtant part.
Lon before kissing was invented or
ballads were made and sung the miStie-
toe was a sort of fetch and is as cap
ricious as most heather deitieS, mas
much as it has a marked preference in
the choice Of a tree to grow upon, the
oak, the Iarch and the ear being the
least favored, while it loves b popular,
hawthorn, lime, maple, ash
and, first and foremost of all, the apple
tree. 1t roots firmly, grows slowly,
gradually STILES the tree 1t
and then dies itself; In ancient ore
it had rare medicinal virtues, but these
have found oblivion with the lapse or
time.
Morse fables tell us that Baldur, the
bright and the beautiful-the god of
hght-was regarded with Jealousy by
some of the other deitieS and Friga, TO
protect him, made everything in heaven
and earth swear to do him no HARM
But ~disregarding the mistletoe as being
SO slight and weak n omitted her pre-
| caution in its caSe. Loki, the malevo-
lent fire god, Selling this chance, be
wftched a twig of mistletoe tn Il swell
ed to the size OF a spear and, siyiy Civ
ing it to blind Hodur, told him TO throw
Il among the gods when they Were at
play.
1t struck Baldur and killed him, but
Friga m~iraculously restored him To life
and thereafter guarded the mistletoe.
which b gods at her bleeding decided
should be Unable to do any mischief
again unless 1T touched h earth For
this reason it Is always hung On high
and vigi1ant goddess p~ropriated by
a sign of amity and good VIII.
Many of the most important rites OF
the DruidS were performed in connec-
ton with ii. and today men and maid
n hold that II constitutes a sanction
for statutes that might otherwise De too
daring. Yet the old mysterious glam-
our OF it's power to harm still chngs 10
1T and imparts a touch OF s~upersttious
w1thcery to the tragic tate o. d gay
young bride who, made with merri-
ment, hid in the oak chest that proved
her tomb.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. n. c. Iannar

Raleigh, N c.. January 4
Some of the eastern republicans an
pea to think that the piedmont and
western republicans know it all" in
regard TO what ought to be done to hold
o ffthe democrats this year. The east
ern republicans ir question want to
know on what ground che republican
state committee viii apply for an in
junction 10 prevent the new election
law from being carried into effect.
They know h legislature is TO meet
next June and that it will promptly
~checkmate anything which any republic
can judge might seek to do. In other
words the democrats absolutely domi-
nate the situation.
The Asheviile Gazette. the republican
official organ. has placed a regular cor
respondent here. The republicans are
having this paper sent to thousands of
their party and also to democrats.
Much money will be used by the party
in thus circulating the paper. which
attempts TO pose as democratic.
At Wilson yesterday afternoon Grand
Master OF Masons X. j. Noble laid the
corner stone and at the same time ded-
icated the Masonic temple. The latter
is complete. but space had been left for
the corner n
The stock of the new knitting mill
here is TO be still further increased.
Work on the new ice factory owned by
Mr.. Forbes, of Richmond. begins his
month.
The finest specimens of copper ore
ever seen here were today placed In the
museum They came from the Union
mine at Gold Hill. near Salisbury.
Iowned by Mr.. Newman. The best ores
will be taken to Paris.
The hearing OF the fertilizer freight
rate case as to the Carolina Central
railway was again before the special
master today. Last night IL continued
until IL o'clock Mr.. Myers OF Char
lotte, and Mr.. Smailbones. of Whining
ton, We're on the witness stand.
The shipments of cotton from this
market this season have been entirely
TO mills in the state. No cotton has
been compressed. The compress has
been idle.
Much interest is felt in the approach
ing meeting of the Raleigh and CASTOR
railway. 1t is understood that at this
meeting the decision will be made when
the through trains between New York
and Tampa shall be put on. The rains
are ready and the engines and cars are
at Portsmouth. II is thought by Feb
ruary LIST the trains will be running. A
large party Of guests will make the first
trip TO Tampa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
STEAMERS IIBELLED.

Norfolk, Va, January 3.-The Ausero-
American steamer Ragusa, libelled for
$40, 900 by Steel, Young & Co, owners
of the British steamship Bennett, which
found the Rogusa at sea and lowed
her into Hampton Roads, gave bond to-
day in the sum of 500. 900 and was re-
leased. The Ragusa will undergo re-
pairs at Newport News.
The steamer Buena Ventura, which
ran into and disabled the schooner
Lockwood yesterday. was libealed to-
day for $4,000 by h 1atterS master,
Captain John P. Martin, for injuries TO
his vessel sustained in the collision
near Winter Quarter lightship. After
being injured the Lockwood was flowed
to this port by the steamer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
.HESTER'S COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, January 3.-Secretary
Hester, of New Orleans cotton ex-
hange, issued today a statement that
shows that the amount Of cotton
brought into sight for the four months
from September TO the close OF Decem-
Der have been 5,591, 076 bales, against
7,725, $40 last year and 7,296.533 year be-
fore last
Foreign exports for the first four
months of the season have been 1885,
435 bushels, showing a decrease under
last season OF 1864.
Stocks at h seaboard and the twen-
ty-nfne leading southern interior mar
kets at the close OF December were l.
SOS, s39 bales. against 2,062,36 the same
date last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
A TRANSPORT FAR OVERDUE.

Chicago, January "a special to
The Record from San Francisco says:
The big transport Victoria is now sew
enty-eight days out of this port for
anil and shipping men are fearful
that the vessel has gone to the bot
tom.
1t was spoken by the transport Tar
tar on November 18th, between this
port and Honolulu, with a broken
shaft. A few days later a terrible ty-
phoon ragged in the track of the Victo-
ria, the same storm that nearly sent
the Manauense &c the bottom. Nothing
has beer heard of the transport since
spoken by the Tatar. The Victoria
was loaded with forage and supplies
and carried a crew of fifty-two men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN

Washington, January S--The senate
committee on foreign relations today
presented a report upon Senator Hoar's
resolution in regard 10 claims Of c1ti-
Zens OF the United States against
Spain. The committee presents a
schedule Of claims amounting to over
81, 0O0, 600 and adds:
1T Is impracticable TO state even ap-
proximately h amount actually due
OF these claims or to allege. in view
OF he state of records OF the state de-
partment of that date, that there may
not De others than those mentioned"
As 10 the remedy Of the claimants,
the committee expresses opinion that
the only present remedy is by diplo-
matte negotiation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
srHE REPUBLICANS PROGRAMME
To Contest the Constitutional Amend
ment In the Courts.

Raleigh, N c., January Chairman
tive committee. in an interview az
Winston. n. c., today. says his party
will contest h constitutionality OF the
amendment to be voted upon next Au-
gust after the election.
II is also learned that the committee
has decided 20 bring suit at once to
test h election law adopted by he
last Legislature. and that application
will be made for an injunction restrain
ing the state board from carrying out
the provisions OF the law in calling and
holding said election
Chairman Holton is TO be furnished
with the necessary funds in prosecuting
the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
CONDITIONS OF WHEAT CROP.

CONDITIONS OF WHEAT CROP.
Washington. January 3.-The climate
n crop bulletin for December issued
today says:
The weather conditions during the
month of December have been generally
favorable for winter wheat, reports of
a majority of the states indicating that
the plant is WE'LL rooted, has made a
vigorous growth, and is in a most prom
Using condition at the close of the
month, except in Michigan and portions
of Ohio, the late seeding in the first
named state not having stooled suffi-
GENTLY, while in the latter state the
plant is small and weak and in poor
condition for the winter. The severe
weather of the last decade may cause
some damage to fields unprotected by
snow, more particularly in portions Of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indi-
ana and Illinois, while alternating
freezing and thawing was unfavorable
for the crop in West Virginia and Mis-
souri,. Wheat is in excellent condition
in the Pacific last states. Reports of
injury to the early sown wheat by the
Hessian fly are quite general, although,
with the exception of Michigan, Penn
sy1vania and Tennessee, h damage
30 far appears to be inconsiderable.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09

How Moody His Mother
Edward Kimball. the church debt
raiser, who was responsible for bring
told yesterday how the great evangelist
converted his own mother. says the
New FORK World.
For many years Mr.. Moody's mother
never sanctioned her sons choice OF
h pulpit as his LIES work. She her
self was a member OF a non-eyangelicai
church. but il would seem from the
story that her conversation was left
for the accomplishment Of her son. The
mother even heard her son preach
until long years after he was world
renowned.
In 1875 he returned TO his home in
Mortified to preach shortly after com
ing back to America from one OF his
great london successes. The family
stilH lived ON the old farm and :
drove to town &c Sunday meeting in
TO do in the days gone by. Most Of the
members of the family were going to
drive to town that morning 10 hear
Dwight preach The mother startled
a daughter by saying TO her:
L don't suppose there would be room
in the wagon for me this morning.
would there"
Il M III Idu VFeI lnDuSul OF Cne InDIu-
er ~unbending and going to her son.
"Of course there VIII be room, moth
| er," said the daughter.
And the mother was taken down TO
church with the rest Mr.. Moody
preached from the ifty-first Psalm,
and preached with a fervor that was
probably inspired by the presence OF
his mother. When those who wished
prayer Were asked to arise old Mrs.
Moody stood up.
The son was completely overcome
and, turning to b. T. Jacobs, now of
Chicago, said with emotion, You pray,
Jacobs: I can't"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
ACROSS WATEREE RIVER.

Charlotte. N. c., January ga spe-
cial from Spalding, S. c., to The OBJ
server says:
The Seaboard Air Line train crossed
the Wateree river at 5 o'clock this ev-
ening with a train load of rails and
material and a private a of n of
the high officials of the system attach
ed, on one of the most substantial and
secure ~trestleS ever built in the south.
This marks the connection with the
completed grading between here and
Columbia and a force of 100 laborers
are laying track into Columbia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Another Philippine Resolution.

Washington, January g. Representa-
tive McRae, of Arkansas, today intro
duced the following joint resolution:
Be it resilved. etc, that the United
States hereby declare that their pur-
o in acquiring jurisdiction and con-
troll over the Philippine islands was aud
is to secure TO the inhabitants thereof,
as Soon as practicable after the sup
preston of the existing rebellion there
in, a free, independent, stable govern
ment, republican in form; and that the
United States guarantee to said inhabi-
tants protection against all foreign in
yaSiOn."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
THE CASE.

Washington, January "a statement
has bee received from the remaining
Utah witness, who was to appear be
fore the committee Investigating the
case of Mr.. Roberts, of Utah, giving
the substance of the evidence he would
give if sworn by the committee. This
statement will be presented to the COM
mittee when it re-aSSembleS tomorrow.
The material feature of it is said to be
as to the marital relations existing be-
tween Roberts and Mrs. Maggie Shipp
Roberts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
A FIRE AT ~LUMBERTON.
Prompt F1remen and Good Water
works Prevent a Disastrous Fire.
Loss, Sl.1OO
Lumberton. n. c.. January 3.

Correspondent of the Messenger
The alarm OF fire was given here
last night ait II O'Clock and il was soon
discovered that the Show block was on
fire. The fire department responded
promptly and IN almost half an hour
the fire was under control.
The losses are as near as can be cS-
timated as follows: DR.. j. d. Regain,
loss 5000, partly covered by insurance.;
J. H. McNeiil, merchant, loss $500,
covered by insurance; DR.. H. T. Pope
& Co., loss 500, covered by insurance:
l.. Shaw, damage to stores. $500, fully
insured. Most of the damage was by
water. The fire was accidental.
The water ri have saved the town
from several destructive fires recently.
There is no dangerof any more San-
Gus fires in Lumberton while the water
works are in such good condition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Foreign Orders for Our Naval Officers

Washington, January 3.-The Vene-
zueIan government has conferred the
order of the Bust of Bolivar on Ad-
miral Sampson, Captains Taylor, Cook,
Sigsbee, Chadwick and Commanders
Mead. Dayton, Symons and Todd, Of
the navy, and Representative Hit has
introduced a bill authorizing the ac-
ceptance of the decorations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Story OF a slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains Of disease Is the worst
form OF slavery. George ID. Williams
OF Manchester, Mich. tells how such a
slave was made free. He says MY
wife has been so HELPLESS for five year.
that she could not turn over in be(
alone. After using two bottles Of EIel
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully 4
proved and able to do her own ~
This supreme remedy for fema
eases quickly cures nervousness,
~lessness, melancholy, headache,
ache, fainting and dizzX speIls/
miracle working medicine Is
to weak, sickly, run down peQ1
bottle guaranteed. Only 80
by r. r. Bellamy. druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
AND THUS THEY EVER DO.

We note with interest that a Georgia
paper, which claims to have a larger
circulation in North Carolina than any
North Carolina paper has, continues
Its established policy of never referring
TO North Carolina except to ridicule it.
1t exhibits a nice appreciation Of the
patronage it receives from the state
and h state exhibits a high degree of
local pride IN continuing to give its
business 10 a ape which is 50 appre-
ciative of it-Char1otte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Cost of James River improvements

Washington, January 3.'General
Wilson, chief engineer Of the army, has
sent to the house Of representatives a
report on proposed improvements of
the James river az Richmond, Va. It
is estimated that $124,94S Will be the
cost of a channel of % feet at mean
low tide. with 200 feet width Colonel
Allen, the local engineer, recommends
a turning area of 400 by 600 feet, to
cost from $50, 900 to $500, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
rHR CoRpoRAS1oN COMMISSION

Takes UP Matters OF Taxation of EX-
press Companies and Increase of
Freight Rates on NEWSPAPER - No
Money for General School Appropria-
zion Specimens from state Silver
Ore Mines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
NEW PLANT SYSTEM MANAGER

Savannah, Ga, January SIS. R.
Knott. the newly elected vice president
of the Plant system of railways, Who
win be the managing cad Of the prop
critics under the new regime, made nee
essary by the death OF h late b. b.
Plant, took charge this morning. Mr..
Knott was formerly a vice president OF
the Louisville and Nashville. His
headquarters win be in this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
RUssIA's PLEDGE TO ENGLAND.

London, January THE Vienna cor
respondent of The Standard says:
Emperor Nicholas has assured the
British ambassador at ST. Petersburg,
Sir c. S. Scott, that Great Britain need
not fear intervention or n sort of
difficulty from Russia in the present
South African complications. This may
fairly be interpreted as an assurance,
including an indirect promise, that
France will abstain from creating diff
fcultieS for England.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
Committee Amendments to the Cur
rency Bill.

Washington, January 3.-The repub-
lican members OF the Ia finance
committee authorized Senator Aldrich
to present amendments to the financial
bill which he offered in the senate to-
day. One of them fixes the gold re-
serve at $780, 600. 900 instead OF 500, 0OO,-
900 as in the bill itself. The Othe
amendments are for the purpose OF
making more clear the intention of the
measure,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
MORMoNIsM IN MISSISSIPPI.

Jackson, Miss, January 3.-The read
ing of Governor McLaurin's message
in the legislature today created quite
q surprise when the section referring
to the growth of Mormonism in Mis-
SiSsippi was reached. The governor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
REPUBLICANS c-HEckMArEp

In Their Political Schemes by the June
Session OF the Legis1atare-Au Ra-
leigh Cotton sent TO MilIs-FTne Cop
per Ore-Masonic Temple Dedicated.