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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
A HAPPY GROUP.

We looked with real interest and
pleasure upon a group of eight mission
aries in Japan sent out by tn: South
ern Baptists. They were four ministers
and their four very pleasant and at
tractive looking wives. We do not
know when we have seen a happier,
more cultured looking group. and it
shows that though far from their "a
tive homes and in a land given up to
idolatry, hat they are happy in the
Lord" and cheered and strengthened
by His blessed presence. 1t is a picture
to study. The picture was we'll taken on
last Christmas day. The group consists
McCollum, of Eukuoka, Japan; Rev.
z. n. Walne, Mrs. E. n. Walne, of
Nagasaki, Japan: Rev. n. Maynard,
Mrs. n. Maynard, of Kokura, Japan;
Rev. w. H. Clarke, Mrs. Lucille Daniel
Clarke, of Pukuoka, Japan.
They constitute the entire board of
missionaries sem out by the Southern
Baptist convention. They were all
gathered at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J.. w. McCoIlum, at Eukuoka. They sat
down, we are told, to IAN old fashioned
typical American dinner" May God
prosper their labors in the remote
heather land in which they toll in be-
half of lost souls, and may His Faith
erly protection be over them TO shield
them from dangers and disease. and ca
lamity of any kind We saw the pic
ture and descriptive in the Atlanta
Tourna1
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

I may not draw aside the mystic
veil
That hides the unknown future from
my sight;
Nor know if for me waits the dark
or light;
But | Ear trust.
I nave no power to look across the
tide,
To see, while here, the Ian beyond
the river;
But this I know, l shall be Gods for
ever;
So I can trust.
The Watchman-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Ex-Judge H. G. Conner, of Wilson,
writes in the News and Observer an
impressive paper in advocacy of the
nomination of Mr.. Charles Brantley
Aycock, of Goldsborc, for governor,
by the democrats. 1t IS thought by the
politicians who are practiced in guess
ing, that Mr.. Aycock will be the a
1t is quite certain that a better selec-
tion can not be made. Judge Conner
has this forceful passage towards III
close:
The issue is made up and submitted
to the decision of the people. In this
contest we have foreshadowed the char
acter and intensity of the opposition to
be met and overcome The men of east
err North Carolina who have borne
their burden and e.determined with
the aid of the men of the mountains to
bear it no longer, are deeply interested
in the result of the contest. The men
of the centre and west, entering upon
the development of their great and
rich resources, embarking in great in
duStrial enterprises, using their own
and northern capital, are as deeply in
terested in securing good government
and stable conditions. 1t will be well
hat the man who is to hold the lead
ership in the great argument, the ap-
peal to the white men of North Caro-
lima, shall come from the section where
in the curse and blight of negro domi-
nation has been felt. None can tell the
] story of thirty years SO we'll as he who
! has seen and felt the conditions from
which we are seeking to rid ourselves
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The talk is that Dr. Cy. Thompson
will be nominated for governor by
those populists who follow his and But
ler's leadership now. Thompson is a
more reputable man than Butler. and
probably with more brains. He is u
good nan to beat. 1t is pitiable to see
him playing the game he is-continuing
with other office-seekers to try to fix
negro rule upon his section of North
Carolina for all time. If he is nomi-
mated by the republicans then the game
will be fully uncovered and the pre-
fence of the populists who follow them
of being governed by principles will
vanish and the sell-out will be COM
plete. There are thousands of decent,
self-respecting White men among the
populists who will follow no such COM
bine. They will not agree to degrade
themselves and their own race.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

able daily exchange, will please take
tote hat up to now nineteen cotton
mills have been chartered in North
Carolina since January LIST last. THE
cry is, still they come" A new COM
pany called Waste Company, has been
chartered at Charlotte, capital stock
s5O,O 900. 1t will manufacture and deal
in cotton waste.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Can negro savages in Central Africa
the conduct of the negro preacher Tom
Jones in Wake county. who killed a
mother and her daughter, and then
burned their corpses in the building
with -four live children? Out of hell no
more devilish deed could be perpetrat-
ed. That is the most revolving and W
full case reported in all North Caro-
lima records so far as The Messenger
is informed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
Use Aliens Foot-Ease in Yonr Glove.

Use Aliens Foot-Ease In Your Gloves
a lady writes: II shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my gloves n rub a little
on my hands. 1t saves my gloves by
absorbing perspiration. It IS a most
dainty toilet powder" Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes easy.
Always use il 70 break in New Shoes.
It keeps the feet cool and comfortable.
We invite the attention OF physicians
and nurses TO the absolute purity OF
Aliens Foot-Ease. All drug and shoe
stores sell Ii. 25c. Sample SEN free.
Address Allen S. Oimsted, LIE Roy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
HOME FOLKS.

That fateful piece OF barbarism re-
ported from e W~adesboro is not
only most horrible, but Internal in the
extreme. The conduct of the four
white villains shows that they are as
uncivilized and cruel as the negro can
nibals and hoodoos in Africa They
are savages of the lowest type.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Mr.. w. H Russ, of Sampson, has a
letter in the Clinton Democrat, adj
dressed to Mr.. John D.LKerr. He is a
populist, but writes from the non-parti-
san standpoint. He says of the amend
ment:
Upon it's proper solution depends
the peace n good order of u state
and to my mind no patriotic citizen can
afford to let a spirit Of partisan rival
ry enter his mind or govern his decis-
ion in the settlement Of this question.
1t ought to be decided by reason and
not by prejudice. 1 want to say to you
that Senator Butler nor n other Of
fee holder populist Who induced the
people to give them off Gia1 position by
fusion can have any further influence
with me and l do not believe the rank
and file of the populisG1 party, because
we now see that their only object was
to get the office and it's salary, not
caring for the welfare Of the people,"
Written like a man and a patriot. No
true man ought to wear a collar hav-
ing graven upon it: ia political thral-
dom and slave of Butler"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

President Dowd. of the North Caro-
lima Democratic Press Association,
calls it to meet at Raleigh on the 18th
of April. 1t is intended, we take il, to
fix things" for the campaign.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The report of the extreme illness of
Judge Dossey Battle will bring pain to
many friends. He is lying at the point
of death. Let his religious friends
pray to God in his behalf.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The chairman of the democracy in
Forsyth county, reports that many re-
publicans and populists are for the
amendment. He is reported by a cor
respondent of The Raleigh News and
Observer as saying:
1.-THE white republicans, populists and
all democrats will roll up such a ma
jority for the amendment that the ne
groes n office holding fusionists will
be worse demoralized than they were
two years ago, when the state purged
itself"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
ON SUBJECTS IN WHICH THE PEOPLE
ARE GREATLY CONCERNED.

State Chairman simmons Answer
These Questious-To Get Rid or Pro-
fessional Athletes on College Teams
Miscellaneous Items or Interest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Rev. DR.. Egbert w Smith, of Green's
boro. ~. c., will preach a week before
the University of Virginia, beginning
the Goth of April.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
Tm Messenger.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind."-Matt.
xxii:37.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The Central Presbyterian states that
Rev. Luther A. Oates, a graduate of
Davidson college, and a young divine
who has kindred friends in Charlotte,
N. c., was IN last Tuesday installed
pastor Of the Falling Springs Pres
byterian church at Chambersburg, Pa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

We do not remember to have seen a
greater craze for office or a larger
number of hungry democrats ove
North Carolina than the present time
reveals. Patriotism, you see, runs
high. Help me Cassius, or / sink"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The judicial convention in the Tenth
district nominated Mr.. William B.
Council, Jr., of Watauga, for judge,
and Colonel William S. Pearson, of
Burke. for state auditor. Mr.. Coun-
ell is a native of South Carolina. He
was an active member in the last leg
islature. If The Messenger had taken
a hand in nominating state candidates,
and it vas in order, there are several
gentlemen now in the field for nomi-
nation for whom we feel very friendly,
and among them is the gifted and ac-
complished gentleman who edits The
Morganton Herald, Colonel Pearson.
WadeSboro is to be onored by a
visit of men Of astronomical science.
1t is announced that the Royal British
Astronomical Society of London and
the astronomers of Princeton Univer-
sity, New Jersey, will watch the
eclipse of the sun there. The observa-
tory will be erected on Cars noun
tain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Charlotte News: Mr.. Malcolm Rob-
inson' a Wen known carpenter of this
city. died suddenly this Afternoon
about three O'Clock, while out hunting
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Linney voted for the Land bill. All
the other North Carolinians voted
against. a poor stick.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

An observant gentleman from New
York state. talking the other day about
North Carolina, said it was the quiet
est and in a large sense the most fortu-
nate of all the states: that there were
no famines or floods. or grasshopper
pests. or cyclones or race riots. or la
Dor riots. or strikes. or great fires. or
blood feuds, or business failures. etc.
He said he had arrived at the conclu-
sion that il was an ideal place os res
idence for a person who liked a quiet
life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

One of the most curious books in the
state library is the report OF the Fraud
Commission" The general public now
knows next to nothing about the sub
ject. 1t is said that certain persons
have bought up and destroyed all
these reports on which they could lay
their hands. 1t is ever said that many
years ago several copies were stolen
from the library.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

The esteemed Columbia State, an
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

A judge in this state expresses the
oelief that divorce suits have increas-
co I'D per cent, at least. during the
past y years. This is something
irlghtful- II is asserted that there were
over 400 divorce suits in the state last
year 1t is known that remarriages
quickly followed quite a number OF the
divorces.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

1t is significant that the republicans
who lately claimed the earth" as
against the amendment, now only claim
the EIghth and Ninth districts. with
out peradventure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

This week a republican o~ficehoidsr
here was heard to make the remark
that he heard 1900 White men in Will
mington intended to vote against the
He vas told in reply TO
this astounding piece Of l~naccuracy.
that ne might as well believe that the
republicans really did not desire
The negroes To- register this year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30

Not long ago some one asked the
question which is the most common
family name in North Carolina" No
one could answer. Some OF course. said
Smith, Brown or Jones. But one said
that the most common name in the
cities and towns of which directories
have been m'Tc is Moore: this on the
authori-- II Il well known directory
maker.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-17
HELPED CONSUL HAY.
Web Davis Secured the 1.atter'S
Pretoria Exequatur.

Kansas city. Mo. Au:il "a Washing
ten dispatch to III" ,journa. state i',.t. hut
for the intcrr rres.;iun of WEBSTER DAVIS. late
Assistant Secretary If TIL Interior. Ads'-
bert Hay. son Of she secretary Of STATE.
would not hnv. received his .xcquatur as
American Consul al PRETORIA.
Mr.. Davis WAS in Pretoria .'nUr :he time
MIR. Hays arrival was expected The frIns-
v3.al officials iIa,: a'reaG" heard of TIE new
Consuls sojourn in LoH.'.or had h'.I in
formed that hc had place. himself III com-
muniCatiun with the tni-i;:G Office trere
and had actually had an i.:,r-vicw with
Lord salisbury. They lai II, N further in
formed that after his. appointment Mr..
Hay had held three !. -urs conference
with John Hays Ham,ncnd. convicted of
high treason against the Trarsyl,l Govern
ment and now active campa;GIer
against The Eoer cuuse
1t was at this stage Of the case of Con-
sui Hay. according to the Journals Wash
inEtou correspondent. that State Secre
t:lry Rcitz tool. the Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior into mis- confidence.
See here. Davis. said E;eitz "i! will
never do for us to receive this young man
and admit him to tn. confidential relations
To which he * entitled as American Con-
sui With the impressions which he must
have received in Lo.don. in consultation
with on. enemies it would be- suicidal We
would b.. hara1riDS an .missary of Great
Britain in our midst.
Thi.: was tn. status of affairs when Dn-
Wis took up young Hays case. He persuad-
Cd Secretary Ieitz 10 receive him. partly
OF offending the American secretary of
State. and partly because he trusted to
the impressions youns; HAY would receive
from personal contact with the Beers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-17
TORTURED TO DEATH.
Tale of BarbarouS Cruelty of Fill
pinoS to Three Americans.

REFUEIh. SPECIAL.
San Francisco. CAT. April 1G-The Ma
Mia paper. THE American "f March II.
which has Just reached here on the trans
port Tartar. tells a terrible tale Of the
burning at stake and other tortures in
fiicted upon three American prisoners III
tho hands of the insurgents Of PaGdy
Island. II relates how Frivates Dugrn,
Tracey and Hayes of Company +. Twenty
sixth Infantry. fell out of the ranks dur
ing an expedition into the interior of Pa
nay. and started on search for tuba. -
Tic native wine.
They fell into the hands of insurgents
and were taken to the town of Calinaga.
where they were imprisoned until the
occasion of big fiesta" in the village.
The F'ilipinos decided not to put them to
death nj once. Accordinsiy. slew tires
We're lighted and their feet roasted. While
natives. under the direction Of a local tf'i-
pino Padre. swarmcd about them. jahfing
th.m nj with knives and cutting strips "t
flesh from their bodies. Then red hot irons
were applied cruelty searin. them When
the victims had all but lost consciousness
they were released from the stakes and
dragged through the streets Finally. "ne
If their tormentors was ordered to stay
them which he did with his holo.
Some time afterwards. Lieutenant Colo
re, Dickman of the Twenty sixth. with
small force was rcconnoitering in that
district when he discovered their graves.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-17
pIsC0URTEsY TO D'ARC0s.
Spanish Minister Invited to At
tend Dewey Celebration.

Chicago April 16-Mayor Harrison to-day
received frcm Duke d'Arcos. the Spanish
Minister at Washington. the following re-
ply to an invitation to attend the Dewey
celebration in Chicago:
"Washington Apri! H.-Sir: ] return to
YOU. here enclosed. an invitation from the
CITY of Chicago for the celebration Of the
second anniversary of the battle of Manila
which I take for granted. has been sent
to me by mistake: as it is the first dis
courtesv ] have met with since am In the
United states.
..It Is impossible for me 20 believe that
Won have advisedly asked me. the repre-
sentative OF Spain to go to your city. and
rejoice with you on the destruction of the
Spanish ships and IN the death of so many
brave saior.my Compatrfots. That woul'i
have been simply an insult. and as do not
deserve it, and it cannot have been your in
ten,ion. I am perfectly sure. as say. that
all this is the result of an error.
IL have the honor to remain. sir. very re-
Spectfully. yours AR'oS.
In reply Mayor Harrison has written the
Minister. explaining that the invitation was
sent through the careiessness or ignorance
Of n clerk. and extending sincere apologies
FOR the unintentionaI discourtesy.
OF 10 IMPORTANCE
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
washington. April is.-"1t is a matter of
no Importance, said the Duke u ARGOS 10
The Republic correspondent to-day. refer
ling to the invitation to attend the Chicago
Dawey celebration. 1T would be dis
courteous for me to publish the letter. I
sent To Mayor Harrison. I have not given
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-17
Line of March From Grand and
Washington Avenues In the
downtown District.
EXPOSITION REVIEWING STAND.
Admiral Will Inspect lhr '"lnmn
From This Point i Eighteen
Thousand Will Match
Women at u" Banquet.

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march Will also h., decorated. Tho ,TGan-
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of taking part i'm The parad.. with ,hr
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-17
American Steel and Wire tomt,a
n,'> Preferred Stock iDr"p>
Ten Points.
TWO MOTIVES ARE SUGGESTED.
Some Thin!, tll" Stnppagr Il Sp"ru-
la;ivr Stra,agcm-l'rcSidrnt
i.anhrr, .\ScrihrS II TO
Chicago Strikes.

LEIt'I:l.lt SrE,lNi.
Chi.-gu III Arri 16.-A!I "f tn. mills of
the American Steel and Vii" Company in
'l: vicinity Of Chicago. except tn" E"ckdal.
mill at .i"icr. shut down this morning. and
tho Huikm"m wrJ. informed ihi. :l!e srnp-
l.ac" would hc a.: an indefinite term. Only
thc Eockdalc mill at Joliet c"nt:nu",! il "p-
cra;ion. ~ the same time tn" preferred
stock t.: the Wire Trust" hro!ir 10 points
on tn" local STOCK Exchange. nni th,. COM
mon stock fell i points.
Though tho cause for th. stopI'I.:e rf work
WIS gwen hy PRESIDENT John l.1rh"-t aS
''pV'rstoclinG, due in labor troubles .if;. Ct
ins IA" market. brokers on tn" exchange
believe there is more than this hc!ir,i the
d''hl. and find in it either some s'ratiycm Of
III" insi'i"rs iu manipulate the tork " an
indication that the stock issues az" nrrn-
1,c;cd.
Tw" principal reasons are girrn for the
closing OF III" Western works ~ the com-
pahN. The first i hig diminu'iGn in the
"tnid'" tor the c"inpanys products as Il
result OF the great building strikes through
out the country. ana especially i'll cEicag,
and The West.
Tho other is that there is :, big ,ranrrla-
tive stock deal and that the New York
ard 'hicaS" insiders are merely h"cciuS
their :amhS once more. In connection with
this latter story an unvnniirmcd statement
Was sent out from New York ahou, noon. 10
the effect that John W..Gat"s WIS E"ll'ns rr
had sold his hoihinEs in the Corpoc :ina and
would rciir" from It's management.
II has ht;n said for Sotrrti uayS also
that chairman Gates. Isaac l. Eiw""d and
others in tn" inner circle "t the wire COM
rany'S management had hs selling tn.
stock short on the New York Exchange.
When Colonel John Lambert wa asked
what had been the cause of the action he
icl lied:
The American Steel and VIE Company
is running This business without any ncci
OF explanation 10 the public. We smut
down and open our mills wien mt.
Labor troubles are the n"tt"m of it," he
said later. "our market has he II destroyed
by the stopping of building and We have
hai 30 shut down until thr accumulated
stocks ar" sold.
The mills shut down today or which will
be- tomorrow ar" located at PittshurC.
Cleveland. b"kalh Newcastle. Ind. Joliet.
III. ana Anderson. Ind.
1t WAS rum"rci during tn" day that the
s;,Ire situation shortly Will affect the other
steel companies. Federal Steel. Republic
Iron and Steel. Steel Hoop and similar
stocks were weak to-day III sympathy with
he Wir, istSil.S