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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
\ Letter From Gomez.

Havana August 20.-Gcneral Maxi
mo Gomez publishes a letter In Ia
Lucha regarding the election of dele
gates to the forthcoming constitution
al convention which he asks all the pa
pers of the island TO print. II Is adj
dressed to the old soldiers If the revo-
luton of 1868 and 1895. General Go
meZ says in part:
ideas must not be co~nfoundvd with
principles. Honor demands that prin-
ciples should be saved ven at the cost
of life. The convention should consist
of genuine revolutionists: and il will
so consist unless the people. flattered
by fine words. allow what t.I-y have
conquered to be taken away from
them.
Nobody should be allowed 20 enter
the convention who formerly detained
the revolution. unless Cubans wish to
outrage honor and scored duty.
The enemy are working hard: but
let Cubans remember that those who
opposed the revolution cann~t be ac-
copied at the last moment Many rich
and intellectual per.ons have shown
opposition to the revolution. All these
hould be left out. Patriotism a the
right to choose the most worthy-not
the most wise-until the republic is es-
tablished.
Although all parties may be out
wardly harmonious. still Did scores will
not be forgotten. Therefore. let the
S~paniards stand aside unit all can
enter equal through the gates OF the
republic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
WILL RUN TWO STEAMERS.
The Compton Has Been Overhauled
and VIII be Run Between Whining
ton and Little River. =. e.. by Her
Purchasers. MesSrs. stone. Rourk
Il Co..

The steamer Compton. which was so
long the ferry boat Of the Cape Fea
and Yadkin Valley Railway. and which
was purchased about the 1st of June
by 3Iessrs. Stone, Rourk & Co, has
been overhauled and fitted with a con-
denser. She is now on the railway at
the Shipyard of Messrs. s. w. Skinner
& Son. n her bottom has been
scraped and her hull and upper works
painted. She will be down off the rail-
way today, and in a few days she will
begin running regularly between Will
mington and Little River, s. C. Capt.
w. A. Sanders, formerly of the steamer
Seabright, will be in command of the
Compton. She will make two trips a
week, leaving Wilmington at 6 a. m. on
Mondays and Thursdays.
Messrs. Stone & Rourk will continue
to u the Seabright to Shallotte, N.
c., and h will also make two trips a
week, leaving the city at 6 a. m. on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
\ Girl Murdered In Her Apartments

\ Girl Murdered In Her Apartments
New York. August 20.-Frederick
Scharn, brother OF Kathryn Scharn,
me young girl. who was murdered in
her apartments Saturday night. and
Lincoln Eisenprice. said TO be the
girls lover. were arraigned today and
held for The coroner. The police no
longer think robbery the cause OF the
crime. The young woman had been
leading a double life and the detectives
believe that a man n had met In a
dance hail may have killed her
DR.. Donlin. coroner's physician, per-
formed an autopsy on the body OF
Kathryn Scharn today. He said the
young woman vas not hammered 10
death. but was strangied-
Assistant District Attorney George
Hennessy tonight said that within
foriy-eight hours he expected that the
police wouid have the slayer OF Miss
Scharn in custody.
Eisenprice. who for the paSt eleven
years. has been employed rs mail clerk
in the Western National bank. first
met Miss SCAarn four years ago. He
has visited her almost every week since
they were first introduced.
The searcH 90 the apartments where
the murder was committed revealed
an unopened parcel containing pillow
slips. stockings n some lace. which
were wrapped in the paper Of Bloom
ingdale's store in this city. Inspector
Harley succeeded in finding the clerks
who had sold those articles. They at
&C. recognized the goods and the
photographs OF Miss Schara as the
purchaser. They said hat the articles
were sold about 1 O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon, and al the time Of their
purchase Miss Scharn was accom- N
led by a we'll dressed young mar Of
about % years. They said they " aid
be able 10 identify him again and gave
Inspector Harley a full description OF
Miss Scharn's companion. mentioned
certain peculiaritieS about him which
they noticed at the time % the sale.
and said he paid for some of the things
which the girl bought. They failed 10
identity young Scharn and Eisen-
price and said that those men did not
in any way resemble the man who
visited the store with the girl. InspeC-
tor Harley said that ne expected 10
get the man who bought he things for
Miss Scharn because az a special de-
livery letter which furnishes n clew.
This letter was delivered at the house
on Saturday forenoon. The letter
mad an appointment with the un-
known man. This appointment cul-
minated in the trip 10 Bloomingdale's.
II was 10 keep this appointment with
the we'll dressed young man that the
young woman broke the engagement
10 meet EiSenprice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24

MI. John G. Stout, of Rocky Mount,
spent Sunday in the city.

Nj. John c. Stout, Of Rocky Mount,
spent Sunday in the city.
MI. j. A. Cavanaugh, Of Wallace.
was here on business yesterday.
Mr. D. e. Taylor. Of Burgaw, was
among last evenings arrivals in the
city.
Miss Jesse Herring, Of Tomahawk,
after a pleasant visit to friends here,
returned home yesterday.
Mr.. R. o. Edmundson. Of Lumberton.
came down to the city yesterday on his
way to Wrightsville Beach.
MI. and Mrs. A. A Wells and chill
dren, OF Elm City, who have been on a
visit to Mrs. Wells brother, Mr.. T. H
Thompson. returned home yesterday.
We were pleased to meet IN the city
yesterday Mr.. Y. R. Porter, a promi-
nent merchant Of Emerson, Bladen
county. He came down to &c to Nor
fork on business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
MOUNT AIRY NOTES
Heavy ShipmentS-tine To-
bacco Prospects Many New Build
fngS summer Guests.

CORRESPONDENCE OF the Messenger-)
Mt. Airy, n. c., August is.
The produce shipments from our
town, such as cabbage, apples, ETC., the
past week were quite heavy. The pros
pect in the tobacco belt in this (Surry)
county was never more promising for
one of the largest crops in many years.
Our little city is on a building BOOM
as evidenced by the nice brick block
of stores being erected by EX-Mayor
HaymOre on Maine street, also tnat
OF Mr.. w. w. Brooke, n still anotn-
er block of stores by Z. R.
Arrangements are being made, 1 learn,
by T. b. McCargo, of the Land Com
pany, for all the vacant lots south OF
the old Echange bank, to be
by handsome store rooms of brick and
granite. Many nice dwellings nave
been erected decently in various parts
of the town.
The crowds of summer visitors VINO
could not get accommodation at the
hotels in the city and at the White
Sulphur springs suggests more hotels
and large ones. Mine Host Reynolds,
of the Springs hotel, has had to the
present time nearly 1000 guests, among
them a number Of Wilmingtonians.
Among Others, 1 notice w. A. Whiting,
E. A. Warren, Mrs. R. H. Mckoy
DR.. l.. Evans and wife, Mrs. S. A.
Schloss. Miss Viola Bear, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F.. Grimes, A. 5. Martin, MRS. n.
ID. Mafitt, the Misses Maffitt, MRS.
Ernest Williams and children, II. g.
Twining and Haywood Clark. Those
stopping at the Blue Ridge inn were
reported in our column a few days
ago
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS
In This state by Dry Hot Weather-DfS-
tructive Forest F~ireS-Arms and
Equipments for state Guard Received
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. c., August 20.
Your correspondent returned yester-
day from Beaufort where a week was
delightfully."- spent. ALI along the route
here the crops We're looked at with
care. The damage is immense, but is
in "streaks," showing the scattered
character OF the rains. No where have
the crops suffered more severely than
in Lenoir county. Some corn is ruined.
and in some cotton fields nearly all
the cotton is open. The little bolls,
prematurely forced open by the terri
BILE heat, look very pitiful.
1t is learned that the worst damage
done by the drought and heat in the
state is in the Moore county section.
The Aberdeen and Asheboro railway
has taken off one train, so scarce Is
water, and notified shippers it may
have to stop entirely.
The streams are mainly dry, swamps
never before dry are so now. Wells
have one dry in great numbers. The
report of the state agricultural depart
ment for August will be issued tomor-
row. 1t will be far from good. Corn
in some localities. like Beaufort coun-
ty, is cut off 80 to 40 per cent. Tobacco
in Pitt has been cut off greatly. The
commissioner Of agriculture says the
IuIOuSul LII 1IOoI AoNS oOiS SiSos
damage in the mountains, in streaks,
as in other sections. Many farmers
say that they regret that they used
any fertilizers on cotton. as fertilizers
fired" the crop.
There are immense forest fires in the
east The bank of smoke made by
these was seen from the sea last Sat-
urday, and obscured the sun. Swamps
and pine forests are burning for scores
OF miles.
The state has received arms and
equipments necessary to completely
equip the state guard. Ammunition
has not yet arrived.
The commissioner Of agriculture says
all the commissioners and all the state
chemists from the cotton states will
be here at the convention this month.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
certainly attend.
w. c. Stronach. the superintendent
Of the soldiers home here, is sick
The foundation Of the Seaboard Air
Line depot at R~idgeway was completed
today.
The stand for use at the unwilling Of
the Vance statue was completed today.
The orator, Richard b. Battle, Esq, has
completed the preparation Of his ad-
dress. 1t is Of about an hours length
and is certainly a fine production
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
THE VANCE
The Confederate Veterans and the
Wilmington Light Infantry VIII
Leeve Here Tomorrow Morning for
Raleigh to Attend the dwelling.

The Wilmington Light Infantry. and
Cape Fear Camp, No. GA, United
Confederate Veterans, held meetings
last night at the armory of the Will
mingtOn Light Infantry to hear the re-
port of the committees appointed to
make arrangements for the trip to RAJ
leigh tomorrow on the occasion of the
unwilling of the Vance monument.
The Light Infantry met in its assem-
bly, hall and the veterans met in the
library. The Wilmington Light Infan-
try heard the report Of its committee,
consisting of Captain c. H. White and
Lieutenants c.. S. Granger and j. Van
B. Nets. The committee of the veter-
ans consisted Of Commander James L.
Nets and Col. w. j.. Woodward, and
they made their report to the camp.
That both organizations will leave here
on a special train over the Atlantic
Coast Line at $50 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The trim will arrive in Ra-
leigh o later than 10 a. m, and on
the return trip will leave Raleigh at
midnight tomorrow night, arriving in
Wilmington early Thursday morning.
The Light Infantry desired to have a
lunch at the armory tomorrow morn
ing at 4.30 o'clock. 1t will consist of
sandwiches and coffee and they invite
h veterans to join them in h re-
freshments. S~ergeants N. E. Chilean
and r. G. Whitney were appointed a
committee to nave the lunch prepared.
The Light Infantry expects to TAX 40
men to Raleigh, and the veterans hope
to go up 25 or 80 strong. It is expected
also that a large number of citizens
will go on the special train, as there
will be ample accommodation.
The parade in Raleigh will be form
ed at 11.30 a. m. tomorrow and the
unwilling ceremonies take place at H. &c
a. m They will last till $50 p. m, SO
the visitors can catch the outgoing
trains for home.
At their melting last night Cape Fear
Camp appointed all it's members, who
go to Raleigh as delegates to the meet
ing of the Confederate Veterans of
North Carolina to be held there dur
ing the unwilling. 1t was understood
that all veterans who expect to go, to
report their names by 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon to Col. w. J. Woodward, as
this will secure reduced rates Of trans
portation.
Capt. White, Of the Light Infantry,
ordered his company last night TO re-
port at the armory tonight at SIS
o'clock for a final drill for the Raleigh
trip.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Anarchism I'm America.

New York. August pa lot Of
Bresci buttons have been brought 10
Paterson. y. J., from Newark. and they
are finding a ready sale in the anarch-
ist quarters Only the radicals wear
them, but they are being bought free
ions have a picture Of the slayer OF the
king Of Italy, and above il his name.
Several secret service men are at
work here, trying to establish the iden-
tfty Of the m "Maybor' who is said
to have written a letter relative 10 the
crime of Bresci in killing the king Of
Italy and telling Of the alleged plot Of
the anarchists to kill President Nc
Kinley.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
The Cuban Teachers at West Point

West Point, n. Y, August 20.-The
Cuban teachers arrived here by boat
at 2 O'Clock. Colonel Mills, superinten-
tendent of the academy, Quartermas-
ter Bellinger and Adjutant Rivers were
in waiting at the landing to receive
them. AS many as could he were ac-
c~ommodated with stages and wagons
to convey them up the long hin. They
were escorted by soldiers detailed for
that purpose through all the build
ings Of interest. Adjutant Rivers had
a guide book printed in Sptnish for
their enlightenment They were in
terested in everything they saw. They
left here to return TO New York at 3
o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Russia Wants Our Support.

London, August 20.-Julian Ralph
in The Daily Mail this morning quotes
from a diplomat of high standing
whose name is not given, who declares
that Russia is vigorously e~ndeavorine
to cur American support and to
break the harmony existing between
the United States and Great Britain
England" says the diplomat in
question, has no first class powe-
except America who offers her the
slightest ground for hoping a friendly
hearing OF her case. The bitter feeling
Of today will generate war against her
tomorrow. Russia's plan which is en-
couraged by Austria-Hungary. France
and Germany, is TO strip Great Britain
OF all support and leave her naked be-
fore such a war begins"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
The Improvement at st. Andrews.

The Rev. A. D. Mcclure, pastor of
st. Andrews Presbyterian church, hav-
ing returned to the city from his sum-
mer outing, preached to his congrega-
ton on Sunday morning and evening.
In view OF the extensive improvements
in the church he took an appropriate
text from Psalms go fifth verse:
strength n Beauty are in His Sane
fury" He preached a most excellent
sermon and there was splendid music
by the choir.
A large congregation was in attend
ance and they had an opportunity to
see the handsome Improvements to the
church. 1t was lighted for the first
time by electricity and it was a bril-
liant scene. The inside of the church
has been very handsomely frescoed in
colors hat beautifully blend with the
colors of the cathedral glass windows.
The work was a~rtisticallly done by
Messrs. Durea and Potter of New
York who have done the frescoe work
in the handsome new residence of Con-
gresham job D. Bethany on Sixth
and Market streets.
The lighting equipment Of the church
is splendid. The work was done by
electricians, Rowland. Lawrence and
Daniels. In all there are los incandes-
cent lamps. The W. centre fixtures
contain each a cluster of % lamps,
with eight others eoch around the rim.
There are lights at convenient places
and a drop light is provided for the or
ganist. In the lecture room there are
a number of lights, including two fix
lures with eight lights each, besides
the one for he organist n at other
places In h room. The lamps a be
lighted or extinguished from a switch
board in the pastures STUDY. Each
light also has a thumb extinguisher.
The pastors stdy and the infans' room
aulso share in the improvements that
have been made.
The congregation is justly proud of
the improvements, and none are more
so than MI. Mcclure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
. Mississippi Insurance Matters.

Jaskson, Miss, August 20.-The
Southeastern Tariff Association now
proposes to establish a bureau for the
inspection Of fire insurance risks in the
state of mississippi and is reinforced
by a legal opionion to the effect that
such a bureau would not be a viola
ton Of h new antitrust law of the
state. The attorney general states
that he is not prepared to give his opin
ion on the matter, but says as the tariff
association has been practically run
out of the state by law and the courts
any move fostered by the association
will be closely sc~rutinized and if nee
essary tested by law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Kills HIS Wife and Four step-Children

Arlington, Mimi, August 20.-Theo-
dore Wallart, a farmer living eight
miles from here, today, Slaughtered
his wife and four step-children with a
butcher knife. A fifth child was SO
badly wounded that he may not recov-
er.
wallart married a widow with q
family. The couple recently separat-
ed. Il is understood Mrs. Wallart had
taken steps 10 secure a divorce. After
committing the crime WaHart set fire
TO the barns, which were destroyed
with their contents.
Wallart escaped with a eheriYs
posse in pursuit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
A Serious Accident.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

(COrreSpOnuence OF me MESSENGER
LAGRANGE, N. c., August 20.
Mr.. John D. Walters, a prominent
citizen of this town, a prosperous
farmer and formerly agent of the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad
here. met with a serious accident while
getting off a train near town today.
1t seems that he was a juror and
boarded the train for court at kinston,
and finding Judge Robinson aboard,
asked to be excused. His request be-
ing granted, he jumped OFF the train
with the result hat his right shoulder
was dislocated and his right leg about
the knee badly injured. He was car
ried to his home and waited on by DIS.
Hadley and Hodges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Mckinley to Go to Chicago.

Washington, August 20.-President
and Mrs. Mckinley will leave Wash
Iington Friday afternoon for Chicago
to attend the annual encampment Of
the Grand Army. They will remain in
Chicago until Wednesday afternoon of
next week. Late Wednesday the party
will return to Canton, where the pres
!ident and Mrs. Mckinley will remain
until September 18th, when they will
go 70 Somerset, Pa, to attend the mar
rage OF their neice, Miss Mabel Nc
IKinley and Doctor Hermanns Baer on
ISeptember u.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24

Washington. August 20.-Assistant
Surgeon F. z. Trotter, the quarantine
officer at Cienfuegos. Cuba, In a cable
gram received by the marine hospital
service today. says hat a case Of yell
low fever was removed from a hotel at
Cienfuegos Saturday and isolated out
side the city. Quarantine Officer Trot-
ter says that after due inquiries he Is
sure that three yellow fever are
all that have occurred 81 far In Glen
fuegos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Improvement In situation I'm India

London, August 20.-The viceroy Of
India, Lord CurZon of Kedleston, tel
egraphs that the heavy. general rain
fail has continued in most Of the af-
fected tracts. The crops promise well
in the central provinces and sowing
is active elsewhere and the necessity
for free kitchens will shortly disap-
pear. Princes, however, are still very
high everywhere. Cholera is prevalent
throughout Hyderabad and in Bombay.
There are 5,6ss, 600 people receiving
relief.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Senator Stewart for Mckinley

New York, August Ex-senator VII
liam NJ. Stewart, of Nevada, called at
republican headquarters today and said
he had decided to vote for President
Mckinley. He made a statement in
which he denounced the anti-imperial-
lists for giving aid and comfort to the
Philippine rebellion and condemns Mr..
Bryan for promising to attempt to Eek
tend the Monroe doctrine to the ORR
emit"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
Norfoik,s First New Cotton.

Norfolk, Va, August 2o.-The first
bale Of new cotton from North Caro-
lima for this season. was received here
late Saturday evening, consigned 10
Savage. Son e. CO. L graded middling
and was in good condition and Of good
staple. =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Substitute for the Checkrein on
Horses-A Machine for the Weaving
of Wire Fences-Clothed with an
Electric Skin.
Clothed with an Electric Skin.

Prof. Francis Gotch describes the
electric fich of the Nile, of which the
Egyptians made pictures thousands of
years ago, and which still inhabits the
waters of that river, as being provided
with an electrical organ that encloses
the whole body. 1t is situated in the
skin, and when viewed with a micro
scope, is seen to be composed of about
100000 beautifully formed little
disks, superposed upon connected rows
OF minute compartments in which are
the terminals of nerves. The shock
is produced by an intense current
which traverses the entire organ from
the head to the tail of the fish, return
ing through the surroundings. 1t
stuns small fish in the neighborhood.
Professor Gotch likens it's action to
that of self-loading and self-dis-
charging gun. The electromotive force
OF the organ in a fish only eight inches
long can, he asserts, attain the surpris-
ing maximum of 200 volts. A single
giant nerve-cell at the head of the
spinal column is the source OF the i'm
pulses which discharge the organ.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Electric Leakage.

Some years ago one of the large dy.
namos at the Deptford electrical sta
ton, near London, had its current ac-
cidentally diverted to the earth, the
effect of the leakage was noted as far
north as Leicester and as far south
as Paris. 1t has also long been known
that the action of the current used in
working the South London Electrical
railway, the magnetic instruments al
Greenwich Observatory, several miles
away, are dctrimentally affected. AS
electrical railways are now on the in
crease, their behavior in this respect
becomes matter OF some moment;
and, as result, there has been a con-
ference of representatives of s,,"h
railways tho ~ t---4tu, eti4tt iepic-
sentatives of Greenwich and Kew OBJ
servatories on the other. The object
of the conference is to ascertain the
best means of dealing with the diff
| Guilty. and committee of experts has
been appointed to investigate the
amount of magnetic disturbance pro
duced.