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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
RETURN OF THE VOLUNTEERS
The First Transport to Leave Manila
January LIST.

Manila, December 1S.-Lieutenant
Herbert L. Evans, Of the Forty-fourth
volunteer infantry regiment, with fifty
men attacked. December 18th, several
hundred bolomen n fifty insurgents
armed with rifles, occupying al CT
trenched position at Tonoxigan, island
of Cebu. The Americans had three
men wounded, and he enemy lost
twelve men killed and a wounded.
The volunteer regiments will proceed
to the United States, to be mustered
out, in practically the same order as
they arrived in the Philippine islands.
They will be replaced by regulars, pro-
vided by the army bill. The Thirty
seventh volunteer regiment, which is
to begin the homeward movement by
embarking on New Years day, will be
brought from the Laguna de Bay dis
trict and will sail on transport Sherl-
dan. The, women and sick soldiers who
were to sail on the Sheridan will cav
on the Warren Saturday.
The Eleventh cavalry. which Is to
follow the Thirty-seventh volunteer
regiment, will be transferred here from
Camarines province and Will sail jan
uary 18th on the Meade.
The Thirty-sixth regiment, which
| began service the earliest. in July,
1899, is now in the province Of 1locos,
but will be transported here soon.
The officers of the regular army
holding commissions in regf-
merts will be retained in the Philip
| pines volunteer officers on special
| duty will be relieved only on the au-
thority of headquarters.
Arms, ammunition, equipment, stores
| and animals will be transferred to d1yl-
sion headquarters, excepting 100 rifles,
100 cartridge belts and 5000 rounds OF
ammunition per regiment. The men
will retain their haversacks ard uten-
silS.
Volunteers desiring to leave the ser
vice and remain in the Philippines VIII
be allowed to do so. Enlisted natives
Will be discharged.
1t is believed that the temporary de-
pletion of many posts and the check
ing Of operations will result in renewed
insurgent activity.
The announcement this afternoon of
the early commencement of transpor-
tation home of the volunteers caused
surprise.
General Hughes reports that 21,000
persons in the island of Panay have
sworn allegiance to the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
IsTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION
Report of the Senate Committee on the
Commissions Report

Washington, December Ex-senator
Morgan. chairman of the senate com
mittee on inter-oceanic canals. to
which was referred the preliminary re-
port of the isthmian canal commission
today submitted a partial report there
ON in nee with the protocols of
agreement with Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua. relating to the proposed canal.
which were submitted recently TO the
senate. The report says the statemen.
of the Walker commission and the
protocols referred to ave a direct bear
ing upon what IS known as the Hep
burn bill. now On the senate calendar.
That bill is a declaration of the
policy of the United States" the report
reads. for q canal under control of
this government 1t is the law Of ne
cessity. rather than the expectation Of
profit or advantages to the United
States. thai oompeis US TO construct
own and control a ship canal through
Costa Rica and Nicaragua. and the
geographical :elation of those states to
our country and the prestige OF the
United States among American gov
ernments point TO US as the power that
u incur the expenditure and be in
vested with authority to control
the canal as a marine highway for
ships Of all nations"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
THE WRECK OF THE ALPHA.
She Runs Upon a Roc I'm a Storm-Nine
Lives Lost.

Vancouver, 3. c., December 19.-LAte
er Alpha. with the loss OF nine lives.
indicates that the cause Of b disaster
primarily due TO taking an unus-
ual course into the coaling station At
Union bay. Encountering a fierce
southeast gale while steaming mp the
strait. the captain decided to take what
is known as the inside passage 10
Union bay and kept on h inside *
Denman island. steaming up the chan
ned known as Baynes sound, at the
head OF which stands Yellow island
lighthouse on d rocky Isiet about 200
feet across. The light from this light
house is said TO cast its warning re-
Fiction only towards the north and
east, the recognized navigation chan
NED. The Alpha. steaming UP the chan
mel at a ten Knot speed with half a gale
OF wind behind her. adding greatly to
her speed. did not perceive n light
and suddenly before a voice of warn
ing from her lockout cr forward watch
was heard. she ran her bow high up
amidst the rocky reefs surrounding the
island. The wind which had been in
creasing in force all the afternoon was
now blowing a gale n seas repeated
ly broke over the vessel. P1ucky sea-
men volunteered to swim ashore with
lines and three We're thus made fast to
the mainland. By means of this, some
twenty-five members Of the crew were
landed on the small surface of Yellow
rock, but the captain. engineers and
others. who were. later. drowned, de-
cided to stand by their vessel and en-
deavor to prevent her becoming a total
wreck.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

London, December ls.-Mr. Choate,
the United States ambassador, had e
long conference this afternoon regard
ing the Chinese situation with the sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs. the
marquis of L~ansdowne, and, subse-
quently Mr.. Henry White, secretary of
the United States embassy. paid a visit
to the foreign office. The reates
secrecy is maintained as to the outcome
of these consultations.
Some explanations, however, were
gathered by a representative OF the AS
ISOLATED Press Of the extraordinary
tangle in which the Illness negotia-
tions have recently been mixed up, and
some reconciliation of the contradic-
tory kilograms that have emanated
from Pekin and various European CAPT.
tals.
1t ppear that, over a week ago, the
powers came to an agreement to elimi-
nate the word ~"irrevocable," from the
joint note. Then. when it was believ-
ed that everything had been settled.
objections were raised. and Great Bri-
ldlll, " lc SdhC u Ld1 lllohs, alliio06h
much against her will, agreed to REIN
sert the ~''irrevocable" clause. In this,
it is believed, was supported by the
United States.
Once more the Joint note seemed on
the verge Of signature. when a misun-
derstanding arose in Pekin. This con-
fused the governments m formed the
object of the dispatch from Secretary
Hay which Mr.. Choate transmitted to
the marquis of Lansdowne today. AS
the result of the interview, Mr.. Choate
has sent a long cablegram to Secretary
Hay, in which he attributes the latest
misunderstanding to an error in for
warding instructions, an error which
occurred presumably through the cable
company, and which caused Mr.. Con-
ger and Sir Ernest Sartow, the British
minister in Pekin, to take opposite
views, although their home govern
| ments were perfectly agreed.
The United States embassy while
nOn-committal, hopes that today's con-
ferences will clear up the muddle and
bring o a signing of the joint note
in Pekin within a few days.
The British foreign office is not
quite so hopeful. Officials there pro-
fess to be rather at sea as to whether
the conditions are to be irrevocable or
otherwise. Indications point to their
being irrevocable.
British officials admit that they gave
in under protest and with a distinct
reservation that, although the demands
are irrevocable, this in no way neces-
states an enforcement Of the demands
by European powers. To UGH a course
Great Britain annot and will not
agree.
Consequently, compliance with the
"irrevocable" clause will be somewhat
Of a farce on the part of Great Britain
and this feature of the case becomes
more interesting when taken in con-
junction with the statement authorita-
lively made here that Great Britain
and the United States are in the same
boat in the joint note negotiations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. December IS.
The state charters the Asheboro Wood
and Iron Company. capital $500: r..
L. Maffit and others stockholders.
The following commissions to officers
OF the state guard were issued today:
First Regiment-Company A. 7. L.
Powell. r. L. Skipper. i~ieutenants;
company B. E. N. Loftin and j. F.
Foust. lieutenants; company c. j. ID.
Terry and z. L. Rawtey. iieutenants:
company CT. j. F. Roberts, irst e
tenant; company I. r. p. Hackney.
captain: E. +. White. j. J. Caudle.
~heutenants; company L. Q. E. Smith.
Joseph Hill, .~!eutenants.
Second Regiment-Company c. Alex.
p. Adrain, captain; John NanB. Nets.
n. E. Chilean. li%eutents, company ID.
l.. Kiewe, second lieutenant: company
F. H. G. Stokes. captain: company G..
B. Burgess. w. L. F. Babb. .lieuten-
ants; company III. q. NJ. Pitts. r. r.
Hendy. ~lieutenants; company /. j. L.
Virgins, second lieutenant:
X. ]. T. McCraw. captain; T. 5. Pace.
f. T. PEBBLES. l~ieutenants.
Third MISUNDERSTANDING c. George
Il .Irily. ScSCAd ltSuktlldllN, company
D. p. C. WoodaIl. captain; Charles
Pifer, A. NJ. Johnson. l~ieutenants:
company G. L. J. Gardner. ]. w.
Clark. ~lieutenants: company /. l.. w.
Young. captain; F. E. Hearm. G. E.
Brown. lieutenants; company NJ. Thom-
as w. Hendricks. captain: c.. a. NIL
Ter, G.. H. Logan. lieutenants. .
New Bern division. naval brigade. NJ.
Manley. lieutenant: C. ID. Badham.
lieutenant; junior grade. Charles E.
Case. ensign.
The paymaster general is directed to
make the semi-annuai payment of s125
to each company and division.
Lieutenant Robert p. Stewart. of
Asheville. is placed on the retired list.
Miss Maggie Reese. m~iFliner. Of RAJ
leigh. has made an assignment; liabiii-
ties about 81. 1000. asset q third 10 half
hat figure.
At the Church OF the Good Shepherd
this morning Miss Lula Holden, daugh-
ter of the late Governor Holden. wns
married to Mr.. Frank T. Ward. a bui -
mess man of this city. The bride has
for a plumber Of years been the organist
Of the Church OF the Good Shepherd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
A FATAL GAME OF CARDS
A Fight In Consequence of Charge of
Fraud Ends in Murder.

Petersburg. Va. December 1S.-This
morning about 2 o'clock Richard. H.
Harris. a bartender at the Prospect
hotel in his city. was shot and almost
instantly killed by F. j. "A. Pape. for
merly of Fort Wayne. Ind. The trou-
BILE originated ip a dispute over a game
of cards, in which fraud was charged
and a fight ensued. Harris and his
companion were attacking a friend of
Pape's when the latter tool part in the
fight and seeing a pistol in Harris hip
pocket seized = and shot Harris twice
in the body. Pape escaped, but was
subsequently arrested n confessed
the shooting. Harris shot and killed
William F. Mallory. in this city about
five years ago, and served "a term in
the penitentiary. He was quite a
noted gambler and considered a dan
gerOuS man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
THE SITUATION IN CHINA
Not Improved by the Powers Reaching
an Agreement.

London, December 1S.-A Pekin dis
patch to The Pail Mall Gazette, dated
December 18th, says:
The situation has not improved by
the representatives of the powers hav-
ing reached an agreement, as the
scope of the negotiations is limited and
the effect is n~eutralized. The allies
have neglected to close the a~rsenals
and factories al Hankow and Shanghai
and have failed to check the rams
mission of supplies of ammunition for
the Chinese. Tung Fuh Slang. thus,
has every opportunity of rallying and
equipping his army. He has secured
the position of dictator. terrorizes the
empress and controls the whole move
mentS of troops. 1t will be necessary
to give the military operations Of the
allies a wider area"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
NARROW ESCAPE OF TIE BRITISH
Beers Came Near Capturing Clements
Entire Force.

Beers Came Near Capturing Clements
Entire Force.
johannesburg. Monday, December
1I.-Details Of the defeat of the British
at Nooitgedacht indicate hat General
Clements entire force had a narrow
escape from capture. The Boer plans
We're ~splendidly laid. II the main Brit
ish column had tarried a little longer
there would have been a complete sue
cess o the Beers. who exposed them
selves undauntedly, yelling and wav-
ing their arms. Their rushes were only
stemmed by artillery.
After the British retreat the Beers
held a prayer meeting. Their hymns
could be heard by the retiring British.
All accounts indicate a heavy Boer
loss.
Colonel Legge exhibited splendid
revolver before he fell with three bull
lets in his body.
London, December 1S.-Lord Kitch-
ener in a dispatch from Pretoria,
dated December 18th, reports that all
the British wounded in the engage-
rnent at Nooitgedacht have arrived
there and are doing we'll.
Cape Town, December 1S.-The Beers
who crossed the Orange river int Cape
Colony, west of Aliwalnorth on Satur-
day encountered the Cape Rifles and
Brabant's free, who retired with loss.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

extension of the constitution wass never
heard OF, he said. until 1T was invented
n advocated by Calhoun as a means
OF fastening safvery upon California;
and New Mexico beyond the power of
congress to disturb or abolish It. 1t
was IN conflict with all previous views
of statesmen OF all parties, and opposed
to the compact in the ordinance of
1857 as well as to the Missouri compro-
mise act. The bred Scott decision had
become "a by word and a Kissing"
Mr.. Griggs submitted tina III judg-
ments in h lower courts in 10Th cases
violate no constitutional or other right
and therefore should be affirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
AN ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED
The Two Murderers crested and In
the Hands of Mob.

New Orleans, December 1S.-A spe-
cial from Lake Providence. La, says:
The Belle Of the Bends. which has ar
rived here from Arcadia (Miss) land
ing. reports a murder and robbery at
that place Sunday. which it is thought
resulted in a lynching of two negroes
there today.
Two negroes from a neighboring
levee camp went to a trading boat kept
at the landing by a white man, killed
him n his wife and baby. They Their
robbed the boat and left, after burning
the craft to the waters edge.
Today the negroes were recognized
by the property Of the white family
and arrested. They confessed and It is
said were taken in charge by a mob.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
The Booz HazInp Investigation

West Point. N. Y. December IS
The military court OF Inquiry which be-
gan taking testimony in Bristol. Pa.
yesterday. in the Booz alleged hazing
case. resumed h Investigation here
today.
Sixty-eighs members of the class Z
1902, IL which BooZ belonged until he
resigned in September or October, 1898,
were summoned. Four of the sixty
eight cadets we're examined during the
afternoon and all Of them who knew
Booz declared that his standing With
his classmates was not very high. rs
they booked rpon him as a coward.
Every One OF the witnesses denied thai
any brutal hazing occurred and that
Booz had been interferred with on ac-
count OF his religious belief or tendep-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
Beers Invade Cape Colony.

London. December 1.-THE Beers
have raided Cape Colony at two sepa-
rate points 100 miles distant" says the
Cape Town correspondent Of The Daily
Macdonald Il engag-
ing the who have no guns.
twenty miles west OF Burghersdorp.
The latest news Is that they are be-
ing slowly forced back 10 the Orange
river where a warm reception is being
prepared for ITEM"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

Charleston. s.. c., December Is.-The
safe OF Dicks & Sally. a firm at Sally.
a small town n Orangeburg county.
South Carolina. was blown open with
dynamite at 3 O'Clock this morning and
$1,000 In currency and gold was taken.
besides mortgages. etc. amounting TO
81
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
Morocco PAYS the Indemnity.

Washington. December ia mess-
age from United States Consul Gum
merry. at Tangier. informs the state de-
partment that the Moorish government
has settled the claim Of the United
States for 5000 indemnity on accou1t
Of the murder OF Marcus Esagui. a
naturalized American citizen I'm Moroc-
co last spring
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
ELECTION REGISTRAR INDICTED
w. f. Moody Prosecuted In the Federal
Court at Charlotte.
Especial to the Messenger.)

NOPCCIdI { IN -1CssCHbcfI
Raleigh, N. c.. December 18.-News
reached here today of a sensation at
Charlotte. The grand jury of the fed
w. F. Moody, president Of the leading
democratic club and recently appointed
chief clerk IN the state treasury. There
are six counts of Indictment; all allege
that Moody as registrar of election, re-
fused to allow negroes to register for
the August and November elections.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

A serious outbreak of smallpox is re-
ported near Wilton, Granville county.
Fifty persons are in quarantine. Tween
ty yellow flags are said to be flying
from residences in Caswell county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

Paris. December 18.-The government
has decided that all objects. unless ma
terial Of war. which have been seized or
shall be seized by the French expedi-
tionary force in China shall be restored
whether belonging TO the Chinese gov
eminent o. TO private individuals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

The Henderson Gold Leaf, a clean.
useful safe handsome weekly a as
serted its excellence for nineteen years.
Continued years and unstinted success.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

She Passes Away at the Home of Herr
Son In Goldsboro.
Especial to the Messenger.l

ISpeclaI 70 tie Nessen8er.1
Goldsboro, n. c., December 18.-Mrs.
Maria A. Allen, relict Of the late Hon.
William A. Allen. and mother Of Judge
Oliver H. Allen. of Kinston, and ex-
Judge William r. Allen. of this city,
died at the home Of the latter this
evening, aged 60 years. after a linger-
ing illness. The funeral i'll be held from
the Allen residence at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow evening.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

The saw and shingie mill of Headen
and Tyson. near Carthage, was burned
on Tuesday Loss 5000. 1t had been
established since 1888, and was a pros
porous concern.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

Rutherford P. Hayes, son of the ex-
president, has bought property near
Asheville and will make that place his
home. Hescomes from Chicago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

Durham Sum-: j. NJ. Maynard, who
works at the Bull factory, had his right
hand badly torn up in a burning ma
chine this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
A REAL CHINESE PUZZLED
TRYING TO UNRAvEL THE TAkGLE OF
THE JOINT NOTE TO CHINA
THE ONE WORD @IRREVOCABLE'

Now the Stumbling Block In Ia Way
ofthe Powers Coming to Terms-Mfs-
understandings Caused by Errors In
Forwarding. Instructions England
and b United States, Apparently
at Issue, Really Are Agreed on This
Point-Doubts ret as TO How the
Matter Is Settled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
Your Best Work

Cannot be Tor unless you have good
health o cannot have good health
without pure blood You may have
pure blood by taking Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla now. You cannot realize the good
it will do you until you try 1t. Begin
taking it today and see how quickly IL
will give you an appetite. strength and
vigor and cure your rheumatism. ca
tarrh or Scrofula.
All liver ills are cured by Hoods
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
"SeeingS Believing

When you see people cured BY a
remedy, you mast beLepe IN IFS pozDer.
Look around you. Friends, reLatfOcs,
neisnbors al say that HOODS Sarsaparda,
hD1erica's Greatest Medicine, deanscd the
Sod of Their dear ores and they rise an
f;lasse TO sing Is praises. There's ro!k=7
fSc It n TIE 4vorG 70 fu+yy the Hcai.
UoodJ,SoaJabasdA
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The house devoted the day to Dis
trict of Columbia business. The whole
time was occupied in the consideration
of a bill to change the terminal facili-
ties of the Pennsylvania railroad in
this city n to provide for the eleva-
ton of it's tracks across the Mall south
OF Pennsylvania avenue The opposi-
tin was persistent, but. after much fill
clustering, the friends of the bill sue
ceeded in securing a recess until IL
o'clock tomorrow to continue consider
alton of the bill.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31
SHEEP ON The FARM
Proper Breeding and Care Of sheep
WinterMauage ment = Care and
Feed Of Lambs ->hearing,

The following excellent paper on the
care and management Of sheep on the
farm is from the pen OF VIM. Blobcr,
Of Indiana, and appeared In recent
number Of Wool Markets and Sheep
II has been said that the average
ordinary American is too nervous, too
irritable and too restless 10 climb the
Alps OF successful shepherdng Ameri-
can or Ensllshman. II matters not, he
who will open his conceptions can OBJ
tain enough knowledge to successfully
manage the flock so that Il VIII be-
come profitable and a source OF graft
flcation to the aspiring shepherd
To be most successful We must IN
diyidually understand each animals
history; the age. shearing capacity,
and, n It be in the breeding flock the
ability to produce the ideal lamb.
Some OF the faults Of today's sheep
men are not enough capital Invested In
pains and care, not enough in blood and
selection, not enough In literature. 10
vestlgation and experimentation. They
have failed to study the markets. have
not yet noticed that the well-fed and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31
NOTICE OF SPECIAL sTOCKHOLDEBl

NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCkHOLDkRs
meeting oi the Golden Eagle cold Mining
Company. Notice 4, hereby given that
special meeting o the stockholders OF the
Golden Eagle Gold Mining Company WILDE
held al the Office OF the company, No ~
Mccormick Block. salt Lake CITY, uiah On
Tuesday, the first day Of May, 1870 AZ Tour
o'clock y m Of said day, -.
The object and purpOse Of said meeipss
% amend the Articles OF Incorporation oi
said Company, a. follows, to-wlt. 49,, ..,.,,,
By striking out Ar icles ANL NNiLAlliL
XIX. Ak. Mi, NAIJ, and mil, ana ~
adopting and inserting In lieu Thereon lue
following tO-wlt:
"The Hoard OF Trustees of said CORPORA
tlon, for he purpose OF paying exp h,es' coa.
Quoting the business or pay lhr geu' -
said corporation. may levy ana eliect "a N
ses ,ments In thamanner aud form pio1lass
by law; provIde1. THAT no one asses>nen,
shall exceed one per cent 0f the anlolnl Y
the capital stosk u said CORPORATION, aua
prnvided further that NJ more than llIvs
assessments shall be levied In Que 'AeH-'
And that said Articles OF said Colder La lfs
Gold Mining Company shall oe luiiiIa,
amended By adopting, Inserting ana aul la,.
% the Articles OF Incorporation OF s''u wv
poratlon, the following, to-Wlti ~
'sThat four members OF the Board o. IN,
tees shall be necessary 70 cons llu1e
ouorum Tor the transaction OF the CUISINES
and exercise the corporate p1Nen "a '"'
corporation. ao-..,a.r, ana
In Witness whereof the said Presldel' Ans
Secretary have hereunto signed the 49,
and foregoing notice and caused " ue sl1,sS
thereiothe corporate seal 81 sail ofp'i'"'''
'"'' ''''' '' CHka Il. HUDSON
Secretary u The Golden Eagle Goa AiA'1s
Company, m ,ooN
presidentof the Golden Eagle Gold AiH'''
Company.