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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

What a faculty the heavyweight box
ers have FOR acting IN a manner con-
trary 10 their own interestsl Just when
sharkey and Ftzsimmons were recelv-
ing praise from ring followers for get
ting together and making a match they
botch the affair and call everything OF.
FitZ seems TO have been square enough
In the matter, and a good many people,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07
WHlNS Of PLAYERS.

DID Il ever occur to you" remarked
theatrical agent OF much experience,
mat actors and actresses have some
peculiar whIms regarding the location
OF rooms IN a hotel, and an advance
agent must set thelr notions down 20 o
nicely before locating them, II he values
his position and desires 10 have peace
OF mlndg
.Ior In.Lanoa. Mra Lnmaa RrnRn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

a great many people who have the
time to spare win spend their vacation
this summer In making trip TO France
and the Paris exposition. Those who
DO 60 viii have no chance TO forget
while over there that they are Amer
leans. Cor almost every day one hears Of
some new team OF athletes who are TO
contest for international honors IN the
coming games 10 be held at the French
capital
one Of the latest Of these plans is
that OF sending a representative team u
American lacrosse players 10 enter the
championship games, Lacrosse Is es-
sentIally an American game and It Is
only meet that this country should be
wen represented. The Nationals Of
Montreal, who have often won the SEN
Tor championships Of Canada, have de-
cided to 90 over and now the Crescent
A. c. Of New York has made arrange
ments 10 send a team. For years past
the Crescent A. G. lacrosse team has
been the finest In the United states and
has frequently won from the best clubs
In Canada
Besides playing In Paris arrangements
have been made TO play a game with a
picked English. team in London. This
latter match is regarded by the club
with even more interest than the Paris
games, partly because OF the generous
treatment enjoyed by the team during
the tour Of Great Britain and Ireland In
1891 and partly because OF the social
ecat which Is almost sure TO distIn.
guish the event II played at Lords
grounds and under the right auspices.
Besides the proposed trip 70 Europe
the Crescents have made up a schedule
Of games against the best teams In
both the United states and Canada so
they are likely TO have all the work cut
out FOR them this season that they can
possibly manage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

There Is very popular impression
that Mccoy Is always on the lookout
Tor marks in the ring, and perhaps
he Is hardly TO be blamed for corraling
all the easy money In sight IL Is.
however a mistake 10 assert that the
kid" is afraid OF any one. II took but
a very few minutes for sharkey 10 get
on a match with Mccoy after his fall
ure to come TO terms with FItz. The
winner Of this encounter Is 20 meet the
victor Of the Jehrles- Corbctt battle Tor
the championship, so that there Is
possibility Of sharkey and Jeffries again
battling for the championship.
Talking Of JeffrIes and Corbett, the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

challenge Danny Dougherty. 10 whom
Terry McGovem has handed over the
bantam championship.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

including sharkeys own manager, are
now asserting that the sailor who was
itching for a chance to get out OF fight
Ing the Australian, was glad Of the OPP
portunity afforded him by the hitch
over the club at which they should
meet.
Another fact brought out al this
meeting was that although Fltzsim-
mons may now be managing himself
without the aid Of his brother-in-law.
Julian, the story Of their quarrel and
subsequent antagonIsm must have been
greatly exaggerated, inasmuch as they
certainly acted as though a secret I'M
Outstanding existed between them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07
rnouGnr NE SAW m AL.

O. W. rockingham Of the Bostonlans
recently told the following: 1--WE were
playing in a small town last year, had
our private car and four porters, who
took turns coming 10 the show. One Of
them came back one night right after
the second act Another porter asked
him why he didn't stay and see the
show out. Porter No. l said, I did see
all there was 10 see. Why. no: there
are three acts, and you saw only two
Well answered my man, my pro-
gramme said: First act, ruined castle;
second act, monastery and convent:
third act. same as first" ! didn't want
10 see the FIRST act over again, did ~"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

Potter wanted a
en- APP room no
matter DO" high
up perhaps 5he
lea'Nea now tobe
economical from
- yfH beilsw,
no Us SATISFIED
WIKI anything
as As never
pail WIN o
u ~. "'yNouI
lillllNlNH or the
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tions and contents himself with permit
| ting one Of his characters TO announce
20 the others that he has been speaking
20 the injured husband and that the lat
ter now understands everything, II Is
/ possible that the aforesaid injured hus-
band may have been In that enyiablc
condition Of enlightenment, but II he
was he had the advantage over the au-
dience, Tor very few Of the latter yen-
ture 10 say, had the slightest notion Of
what the explanation could have been,
IL Is scarcely worth while to give the
story Of THE Interrupted Honeymoon"
as there IS not a single novelty In IT,
OF the players, those entitled 20 great
est credit were John Findlay, who gave
an exceptionally good performance Of
a consequential and amorous old butler
and Miss Hlda Spong, who made the
charming leading woman. Miss Mary
Mannerlng, seem almost amateurlsh by
comparison. The other members Of the
cast were acceptable In roles which
would have swamped less competent
people
II the loyalty OF Mr.. Daniel Froh-
mans clientele should continue, THE
Interrupted Honeymoon" may enjoy
something Of run at Days theater.
II II had been presented at any other
house IN this city II is almost certain
that It's demise would follow with un-
usual suddenness.
All dramatic criticism is rather fun
ny. but New York criticism IS excep-
tionally so. No play presented IN this
city during the present season has ex-
cited 20 much comment as "Oliver Cold
smith," which has just closed lis en-
gagement at the Fifth Avenue theater,
This was not due 10 the fact that "Ol-
liver Goldsmith" Is either a very good
or a very bad play The chances are
that Il is neither the one thing nor the
other II Is not due 10 the fact. either,
that Mr.. Robson has made the hit OF his
life in the title role, for that Is general
ly conceded not 10 be the case. "OlIver
Goldsmith has given rise TO discussion
only because opinions concerning both
play and playy.s have differed 50 wide
ly. One mar viii tell you Augustus
Thomas ne' er wrote anything better
than Oliver Goldsmith while the
next fellow viii inform you that he has
ll,n puzzled to undeDtand how man
Nho wrote Alabama" could have been
guilty OF perpetratna such an awful
thing as "Olvor Colds Nith" The first
man win add that the az Of the piece
was made By II a, Weaver, ST., who
made stuart Robson lock like 30 cents,
and the second individual viii con6de
10 you that Henry +. DIxey was FIRST
with the others nowhere. Your inform
ant too. Is almost certain 20 supple
ment this carefully thought out esti-
mate Of the performance with the sem
tentous utterance that DiXey made
Robson look Ike 30 cents, AS you viii
observe, the go cents make the only
point Of agreement in the two crt-
cisms
This variance has not been confined TO
the laymen for the professional critics
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

Mccoy says he will not fight Gus
Rubin again because he does not In
tend TO meet those he has defeated, as
he sees no reason for so doing And
yet Mccoy did not lose a minute In
cllnchlng match with sharkey the
other day, although the sailor has al
ready Knocked him out IN the ring.
while the best Mccoy could do with
Rubin was TO get the decision after 20
rounds Of lighting
Mccoy Is not consistent II he does
not intend to meet those whom he has
defeated. then he should not poster
those who have won from him 70 give
him another chance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

The League Of Press Agents is the
latest In New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

Sam Austin, who Is 20 referee the
coming battle between Jenrles and Cor
bett, Is one Of the squarest sporting
men In America, and Is an all around
good fellow besides. His Views on all
matters connected with the ring are
regarded as those Of an expert He
not only perfectly understands the
rules Of the ring, but IS thoroughly
posted on the records and ability Of
most Of the fighters and writes on such
topics in an interesting fashion.
Although best known as a writer and
referee Of boxing, Austin is well up IN
other sporting matters There are few
shrewder judges Of a horse, and he
generally has one or two fine trotters
for his own use As a judge Of dogs he
is wen known TO the experts, and there
are several trophies In his house that
prove that he has bred and owned good
ones. He never sends a dog 10 a show
nowadays for the reason that he lost
very valuable animal, Of which
he was extremely fond while It was
on exhibition years ago. The animal
caught cold In the drafty building and
died Of pneumonia. and Austin then and
there declared ne would never again
risk such a fate for a dog OF his. And
he has kept his word, though he has
undoubtedly missed many prizes by
that course.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

News and Views on Manu- Topics Of Cure
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06

1t does rot look well t. Ses southern
senators lending aid 10 giving that
vile corruptionist Quay his seat in the
senate. We regretted to see Senator
Daniel lending his fine talents and elo-
quence to such work. The people at
home-in Pennsylvania-had repudia-
ted the leprous and lousy politician,
and it was a mistake for the senator
to try to help him to get in. The Phila-
delphia Record, a goldbug, expansion
paper, says:
Ito the democracy of Virginia or of
any other free commonwealth in this
union there could be no more fragrant
violation of the rights of representation
than the admission to a seat in the
senate of q man whom the legislature
of his own state had r~epudiated. In
his attempt to twist precedent to cover
the Quay case Senator Daniel could
find no precedent under which the SEN
ate had admitted to a seat a gov
errors appointee whom the state leg
iSlature had rejected"
Senator Thomas B. Turley, the new
senator from Tennessee, is an able
lawyer. He was of the committee of
privileges n elections. He thoroughly
exposed Quay's trick, how he would
make the senate the mere too of politi-
Clans. He warned the senate of a grave
danger, and said if ~precedents were to
be set aside on personal grounds ad-
%venturers will continually beseige the
upper house. He made a strong, legal
argument. 1t is proposed now to let
in this miserable corruptionist hat the
presidents of seventy-five years shall
be set aside. Senator Turley based his
reasoning upon constitutional grounds
mainly. Senator Hawley, accidentally
born in North Carolina, but it lays no
claim to him, is one of your out and
out Connecticut republicans. The Wa
terbury American, an Independent,
says this:
People outside of Connecticut may
be surprised to find Joe Hawley vot-
ing to boost Quay back into the seat
he has forfeited. But people here at
home who know Hawley will not
feel any surprise. Senator Plat, Sena-
tor Hawley'S colleague, is not a poseur.
He is simply a straightforward politi-
clan and citizen. But Senator Platt, as
people in Connecticut have predicted,
voted against Quay"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
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The Semi-Weekly Messenger is mail
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We cannot grant much further If Iul-
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these in arrears will let us hear from
them as every cent is needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06

5 I5-ssd; low middling 5 11-S2d; good
ordinary 5 5-3sd: ordinary 4 Sl-Sed. The
sales OF the day were 1900 bales. OF
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 10000 bales Ameri-
can: receipts 5000 bales. including ZOO
bales American. Futures opened firm
and closed excited at the
American middling, low middiing
clause: March 3 30-64d sellers: March
and April 5 2s-s4d sellers: April and
May 5 22-6id sellers; May and June
5 1S-64d sellers; June and July ; i5-6id
sellers: July and August D l2-Sid sell
ers; August and September > Slid
sellers: October and November 1 S6-64d
sellers: November and December
4 S1-64d buyers: December and Janu-
airy 4 29-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Firm at 9 S-l6c: net re-
ceipts S.19S bales.
N~orfolk-Ffrm at 9l4c; net receipts
i42 bales,
Observation-Disclosures at SAC.
Boston-Dull at sl5c; net receipts i'5
bales.
Wilmington-Firm at sAc; net re-
ceipts go bales.
Philadelphia-Firm at 9 15-I6c; net
receipts 1881 bales.
Savannah-Steady at 9Ac; net re-
celptS 3,29I DaIeS.
New Orleans-Steady at 9kc: net re-
ceipts 5.765 bales.
M~obile-Steady at 9Ac; net receipts
949 bales.
Memphis-Firm at 9hc: net receipts
259 bales
Augusta-Steady at sl.c; net receipts
392 bales.
Charleston-Firm at 9lse; net receipts
2,042 bales.
Cincinnati-Steady at &c: net receipts
9O5 bales.
LouisvilIe-Very firm at exc.
st. Louis-Firm at 9hc; net receipts
u bales.
Houston-Ffrm at 91Sc; net receipts
2,S29 bales.
TIL NEW YORK MAItNt 2
New York. March Cotton dull:
middling 9 11-16c; net receipts 120;
gross receipts 720; stock 136. DDS.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts 2S.2S0; exports to Great Britain
i, 946: TO the continent 1856: stock
944. 25S bales.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 5.511. sos; exports to Great Bri-
tain 1915, 491: to France $685.: to the
continent 1,S22,s $50.
Futures closed steady. March $50.
April 9.3S. May and June 9-3s, July 9.39.
August 80. September SAT. October
SOC. November S.07, December 7.96. jan
Uary 7.9T.
Spot cotton closed dull at 3-l6c high
er: rniddling uplands 9 l1-l6c: mid
ding gulf 8 15-16c: no sales.
IRAN AND PRONISip<-
Chicago. March 3.-The leading fu-
lures ranged as follows:
Omen High Ig., Gee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06

guano factory will be built in connec-
ton with the Wilson Oil mills plant
The movement is being pushed and
backed by The same business men who
have done so much for Wilson during
the past two years. Tobacco stems
and cotton seed will form the material
for making the new product. There
is already here a factory which buys
all the tobacco stems and makes them
into aguano. This plant will be taken
in charge by the oil mill people in their
new manufacturing enterprise. Tbs
success of the new plant means much
for Wilson and Wilson county. For
during the season over 1000 tons OF
guano is brought into the town.
Professor E. p. Mangum, superin-
tendent of the Wilson graded school.
and the committee are
pushing the collections for the new
confederate monument with much sue
cess. The school children under the
direction of Mr.. Mangum have done
much towards making the shaft a
a certainty during this period. 1t is
estimated that the cost will be about
$500. Over half of this moun is al
ready in sight n the movement
has been started only two weeks. The
business men here promised to pay
what ann be raised by this popular
subscription.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church held their regular meeting
tonight. A large numbe We're present.
Beneficial results of Mr.. Ramsey, the
Tennessee Epworth League organizer
were seen On all sides.
1t looks now as if the Methodists will
have their new building on the way
before many weeks.
The many friends of Mr.. James
Lucas, the popular drug store clerk at
NadaFs will regret to learn that his
condition necesSitated a visit to John
Hopkins hospital. On Wednesday Mr..
Lucas had a severe fall which produc-
ed conclusion of the brain. Since the
fall he has been in a semi conscious
state. His physician advised his
friends to take him to Baltimore. He
left last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
A LETTER FROM LUZON.
An OF the Fighting from a
Member of the Thirty-Eight Regi-
ment.
Batangas, p. l., January q.

Batangas, p. l., January q.
Editors Messenger:
IL you will be so kind as TO give me
a little room in your paper, 1 will en-
deavor TO tell the people something
about the war over here.
The Thirty-eighth regiment left Ma
Mia January End and came out on the
firing line south of Manila; up to now
we have captured five towns and
marched about $50 miles; two of the
towns are seaports, and are next to
Manila in size. Batangas. where I
am now, is a seaport town, and is quite
a nice place; we captured it with the
First battalion, and it is now head
quarters for the Thirty-e eighth regi-
ment.
We had a hard fight on the night of
the 18th, taking a town fifteen miles
from here; they were we'll fixed for us
and gave us the hardest fight we have
had, Company c had five wounded, and
Company d had one man gored by a
buffalo, which was about all the dam
age lone on our side. We captured
that town with three companies.
The Thirty-eighth has certainly done
its part since il has been over here,
having been on the go all the time
since we landed. The first day march
was through rice fields for about ten
miles. This is the finest country I ever
saw. | like it very much.
The Thirty-eighth has released about
500 Spanish prisoners held by the Fill
pinos. Since we have been on the firing
line | resigned my place as cook so I
would be in the fight; the cooks have
to follow in the rear and carry provis-
ions, so L resigned the second day out
and took a gun
We captured about $40, 900 in Span
ish money in this town. 1 can't imag-
inc what the soldiers have been doing
for the last eighteen months, for when
we got over here they were fighting
in ten miles of Manila. General Law
ton was killed that near Manila, which
shows what they nave been doing. The
Thirty-eighth has swept the island as
she went and whipped the whole south
ern end, if they would turn us loose we
would sweep the whole island in sixty
days.
My opinion is that this is going to be
the finest country in the world, when
it becomes civilized. 1 thought Homo
lulu was a fine country, but it can't
touch Luzon island. Our quarters are
in a fine Spanish building.
Well, I would like to tell the boys
more about the island, but p is
very scarce. 1 hope that some of the
boys will send me a few papers occa-
SiOnally, as l haven't seen one since I
left home.
A. H. PADDISON, Jr.,
Co. c, Thirty-eighth Reg, u. S. Vol.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
Wilson Notes.
Correspondent of the Messenger.)
Wilcan ~ q AInroh o

Correspondent of the Messenger.)
Wilson, y. c., March 3.
The tobacco a begins its last
month on Monday. A statement issu-
ed by the tobacco board of trade dur-
ing the past week shows a total of H.
$50, 900 pounds sold thus far. Sales DUR
ing coming month will be enough to
make the total of the season 49,
600, 600 pounds, a gain Of 6,000,00 over
the sales of last season. Tobacco
men are beginning to get their stock
in shape for a cleaning up. Several
large shipments have gone forward
during the past week. The largest of
these was a shipment of over 100, 900
pounds for Liverpool, shipped by Rich
mond, Maury & CO.
a large portion of the tobacco han
died here during this season is still in
Wilson. Many tobacco firms have
representative buyers here who prize
and store almost their entire pur-
chases. This will be shipped out dur
ing the summer months. The Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. which buy a
large portion of the tobacco handled
on this market have shipped oniy
about 100000 pounds.
Wilson has in sight another manu-
featuring establishment which will
mean a great impetus to its growth. a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
WILSON News Notes

Correspondence of The MeSSenger.)
Wilson, N. c., March 2.
Miss Mary Moore, daughter of our
town clerk, was married last night to
Mr.. Reginald Farmer. The marriage
was a home affair, only a few friends
and relatives being present. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Hadley, Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Anderson.
Mrs. Doone Herring, Mrs. w. J.. Bay
hin, Mrs. 3. III. Tyson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bell, Miss Jennie Tyson, Miss
Battan, Miss Margaret Hadley, DR..
j. K. Ruffin, MeSSrS. Dan Tyson and
John A. Moore. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Episcopal minister, Rev.
Thomas Bell. A delightful supper was
served at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Wyatt Lucas and Mrs. Lucas
left yesterday with their little son to
have an operation performed on his
eye. Their man. friends wish for them
a successful trip.
Mr.. Cooper, of the Cooper Marble
Works, of Norfolk, has been in Wilson
during the past week, having placed
a handsome monument over the re-
mains of Mr.. Wiley Daniels.
Mr.. J. w. Smith, of Latta, S. c.,
who has represented Alexander Sprunt
& Son, cotton exporters, during the
past season, left yesterday for his
home. Mr.. Smith by his gentlemanly
fearing, has won the admiration of
every one with whom he has had deal
ings.
The Schuman Grand Concert Com
pany ave a delightful entertainment
here last night. They were greeted by
a large crowd INC every one was pleas
ed with h performance. The COM
pany left On the through train for
Florence. where they how tonight.