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VOL. III. NO. rs.
Food ReVOItS.

1t IS an eNCeptlOnal Gay at the
University of Chicago when some
one is not in a state of revolt against
something or other or nothing, as
the case may be. Sometimes it is
the professors and against it is the
male students. Now it is the goods.
The girls have risen aga inst the
menu of the dining-rooms and de-
mand the exclusion of toast, eggs,
hash, and bcefstcak from the pro-
gram of the table, as if toast were
not the best form that bread can
take, eggs an ideal breakfast food,
bcefsteak the prince of meats, and
hash the highest achievement of cul-
mary skill. If the girls had revolt
ed against cold toast, stale eggs,
tough. steak, or amateur hash, or
hash of suspicious ingredients, no
one would have blamed them. They
do not seem to realize that they are
furnished with list of ConfectiOns,
for the combination is worthy of
that name, the absence of which the
vast majority of people, headworkers
or handworkers, would consider to
be a calamity.
1t is said that the goods are al
lowed to visit their friends on Sun
day. That is probably the secret
of their dissatisfaction. They leave
the cloisters where they are fed upon
''good old" hash, eat cher down." )"
and the other articles of diet which
never disturb sleep nor disarrange
digestion, but leave them with clear
heads, and go out among their friends
to feed upon Croquettes, salids, angel
food, chocolate cClairs, and other
such feminine absurdities. Then
they return to their dining halls dis
satisfied with their homely but whole
some fare, yearning for the fleshpots
and Syllabus of. the gay world
They do not stop to consider that
the higher education is a matter of
'plain living and high thinking, -
and that nothing is more conducive
to the "sound mind in the sound
body" than good beefsteak well
cooked and honest hash well brown
ed. AS to the monotony of their
diet, is not everything that is right
and proper monotonous?
The youthful warriors at the
Orchard Lake Military Academy
are also in open revolt against their
food. They do not complain SO
much of the quality as of the guam
tity. One weak little warrior, who
weighed 225 pounds some time ago,
has become alarmed now that he
finds he docs not weigh much more
than 200 pounds. As there IS a
possibility he may become mere
skin and bone if he is a cadet long
enough, his comrades have demand
ed the removal of all the present Of
fiCerS of the institution and the sub
stitution in their places of men who
will give them all they want to eat.
The youthful COMMANDERS of Or
chard Lake should remember, how
ever, that such a course is not con-
duCive to marshall success. If thev
are ambitious to become warriors
and to hand their names down to
posterity they must be content with
whatever fare they can get, thankful
it is no worse, be it much or little.
In their future campaigns they will
have to come down to bacon anC
hardtack, and sometimes not much
of either. Now is the time they
should begin accustoming themselve:
to the possibility OF scant rations
instead of expecting to feed on the
fat of the land and lots of it.-Chi
Cago Tribune.
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The Business End.

William f. Gladstone, one of the
greatest men the world ever produc-
ed and England's greatest statesman
81 like to read American ADVERTISE
ments. They are in themselves lit
erature, and | can guagc the pros
perlty of the country by their very
appearance. Here is a text for
sermon that would be too long to
publish in these pages. If man
like Gladstone found pleasure and
profit in reading our American ad-
vcrtisements what ought they to be
to those Of us who are merely at
tempting to accomplish something
in this world? The advertising
space of any properly conducted
paper is unquestionably the business
end of that paper. The reading
matter IS foreducating and inspiring
the public to better thing The
advertising is all thiq 1t
not only educates Ftc, m
egard to constant improvements
in ways and means for bettering the
condition of mankind but it instructs
him as to where the improvements
may be procured. The man who
does not find interest and profit in
the advertisements of his paper
misses one of the best parts of it.
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The London Lancet complains
that the ordinary closed cab is dis
tinct menace to health. 1t says they
are the undoubted source of infeC-
ton; microbes infesting the cushions
and the mats on the floor and the
air might easily contain pathogenic
organisms left by previous user.
Hanson cabs are considered to be
decidedly more sanitary, but they
are considered as kind of death
trap in wet weather, when those rid
ing in them are completely inclosed
by windows and aprons, making 1t
impossible to release themselves IN
an emergency.
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DR.. Humphreys Manual
New Edition.

New edition of DR.. Humphreys
Manual-I44 pages on the care and
treatment of the sick-mailed free
Humphreys Company, Cor. Will
liam < John Sts., New York.
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". R. SMITHS COLLEGE, LEXINGTON, KY.,

Is where manySyodng.uen. after investing from sos
to 500 for tul:iOf>soard. have been educated
for positions Bookseensrs. sfsnegraphers. TeIeg-
raphers' and now RECEIVE from s0oSts $1,000 salary
fis graduates. His>cQiiegt gtTeceived Medals at two
Worlds Expostionssahd refers to thousands d sfcS
cessfui graduates. Ndt tIislS>at this CHEAPEST Rnd
most Influential College. NN6 vocation. Sutfthis
out for reference. Read sdvertisement>E6 PartIe-
rIsrs address only ". r. Smith. Lexington. Ky.
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Remember that fdr high grade
work, on best paper and printed
from new faces of tyia. arranged ar
tistically this is the My Office OF
this section to supply pu. Prices
low, quality high.
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Sewing Machines,
Oils, Belts, SundTeS,
Attachments, Needles,
Repair Parts for all Makes.
ROARK, Near P0sfofTce

AOOul 1000 Tolls OF wallpaper
will be sold by Roark at factory
eofreigst, hit added.
The forts at Dover (England)s y
have been recently rearmed with
quicktiring, long-range, 6-inch wire
wound guns. During the experiment,
however, five of them we're discover
ed to be defective, and we're immed-
lately removed to Woolwich, and
others mounted. Great secrecy has
becnmaintained regarding the nature
of the defects, but it Is supposed to
have existed in the breech. These
unweildy weapons have to be hauled
from th4 landing stage in the har-
Dor TO the summit of the cliffs, to-
tai dr. taace of two miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A Bloody ARRAY

Tuscaloosa. Ala, October Rodney
Lowry, nephew of Ex-Governor Lowry
of Mississippi, fought a duel this
morning at Moundsville, Ala, fifteen
miles from here, with w. H. White,
foreman of the section. Both, it is be-
lieved, We're fatally wounded.
Lowry is the agent for the railroad
company at M~Oundsville. This morn
ing he had some words with Section
Foreman White over the moving Of a
car of cotton seed.
White. it is alleged, threatened Lowry
and Lowry procured a pistol out of
his Office. White was already armed
and as Lowry returned to the plat
form the men began shooting at each
other, advancing as they fired.
Lowry was shot four times-in the
leg, right side, right forearm and chest.
Each man fired five times, but Lowry's
las ball was the only one that struck
White. This last shot was fired with
in five feet of him and struck White
IN the abdomen. Lowry with his right
forearm shot then dubbed White
into insensibility with the but end Of
his pistol.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
ELECTION FORECAST
Given Out by the Republican National
Committee

New York. October I'm a state
issued from republican national head
quarters through Committeeman Man
ley the national committee claims 266
votes certain in the electoral college
for Mr.. Mckinley. 112 for Bryan and
81 wera put down as in doubt.
The states conceded TO Bryan are
Alabama, Arkansas. Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi. the Carolinas.
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
In the doubtful column is put Color
ado, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nevada. Nebraska and tai
Everything else is put down for Nc
Kinley, but Indiana which with It's
Is votes is admitted TO be in doubt.
When shown this republican claim
Mr.. Richardson, for the democrats,
characterized IL as only so much
Boosting" He a that he democrats
also had a poll, which was very ilf-
ferent from the republican one. but
that it would not be made public.
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be instructed, not only to receive your
majesty with the ono due your
rank, but he will also afford your ma
5esty the military protection you may
desire and which you may need against
the rebels.
ct also long for peace which atones
for the guilt which makes good the
wrongs done, and which offers to all
foreigners in China security for life and
property and, above all, for the free
service OF their religion"
EARL IL WILL NOT GO TO PEKIN.
Copyright, Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, September %, via Taku,
September %, via Shanghai. October 2.
LII Hung Chang has abandoned his
decision to proceed to Pekfn and will, It
Is announced, begin negotiations with
he Russian minister to China, NJ. De
Giers, upon the latter's arrival at Tien
Tsin.
General Chaffee estimates that 1t will
take a month to get the American
troops out of China
Taku, September 29.-The expedition
TO Pao Ting Flu has been postponed
and n start will not be made until
October 9Th. General Gaselee and the
German general will command the Pc
kin and Tien Tsin columns respective
ly. The Russians have occupied Tong
Shan without opposition The New
South Wales contingent Of the British
troops Will winter in Pekn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Mr.. WESTCoTT BECOMES ANGRY
Under Rigid Cross Examination OF
Counsel in h G-aynor-Greene Case

New York. October Hearing wa9
resumed before Commissioners Shields
To-Day for the removal Of Greene and
tina Gayncrs to the Jurisdiction OF the
Georgia federal courts. Robert +.
westcost, father-in-iaw OF Captain Car
ter, who has been under cross-exarnina-
ton for the last two days OF the hear
ing. was the first witness Counse for
the defense showed Mr.. Westcost can
celled checks aggregating sSo.Sl,
drawn by him to the OF B. D.
Greene and asked what they were for.
Mr.. Westcott said he could not remem-
Der. To q direct question. Mr.. Westcott
said he never knew until h beginning
OF the present proceedings that B. D.
Greene was interested in any OF the
Savannah contracts He said he had
some indtsCnct memory OF the Atlantic
Construction Company. but did not
know that business they were in He
old not r~ecollect having loaned Cap
tain Greene 5000 TO carry out a con
tract IN Georgia
Mr.. Kellogg produced several letters
from Mr.. Greene asking loans, and let
ters from Mr.. westcott to Mr.. Greene
enclosing sums varying from t5.e0a 20
$4,000.
In his direct examination Mr.. West
colt said he honored G-eene's requests
for money under Instructions from
Captain Carter.
Did you get letters from Greene for
every check you sent him. asked
counsel.
NO; I had nothing but instructions
from Captain Carter"
Mr.. Westcott aid Carter repaid all
the money advanced TO Greene except
a21.ooo which Greene paid himself by
check.
Counsel took witness into all the de-
tails of his purchase m 1894 OF A piece
OF property on Eighth avenue that he
subsequently sold without profit q
Garter. Mr.. Westcott said he paid for
the property in bills. He could not re
m the transaction and could not
find any record Of IL In his check book.
All through the examination counsel
had several times referred TO informa-
ton given to the government by Mr..
Westcott. The witness lost his temper
when the accusation was made today
IT eve said a word" he retorted.
until after Captain Carter's sentence
was confirmed and he was IN Jail. I
sci, Mr.. Stimson, OF Root, Stimson q
Howard. for investigation after your
firm a accused me OF being a partner
OF Gaynor. Witness denied that he was
ever a partner Of Gaynor.
The witness sail In an excited way
when counsel taunted him on his i'm
proved memory: 1T Is a striking IN
ctdent in a mans life when he is &C
cused of being a damned thief. You
know that / am innocent n that
these statements are damned lies made
because I refuse to be implicated"
The witness in reply to a question
said he was nnocent and admitted that
he received 500. 900 from Captain Car
ter. But he said he understood the
money came from Greene.
You had transactions of $50. 900 with
Reid G. F1agg and you can't tell US
anything about them" asked counsel.
Il have had transactions OF millions
and can't recal the details" westcott
replied.
At this point an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A RICE MONOPOLY
"A Proposition to Contract tor Purchase
OF the Crops for the Next Eight
Years.

Beaumont, Tex, October "A meet
ing, of leading rice farmers, millers and
all Others who are interested in the
culture of rice was held in this city
yesterday to consider a proposition
which is practically to control the rice
market for the United States. The
meeting was held at the instance of
Anderson Herd, of New York, and c.
c. Dunsen, of Crowley, La. Mr.. Herd
represents a syndicate of New York
which he claims has a cap
ital of $500, 900.
Mr.. Herd, in explaining his purpose,
said the purpose of the company is to
with the rice farmer for all of
his rice for four years to come, with
an option to extend our years more.
if desired by the company. and to "a a
stated price for the rice during the ex-
istence of the contract.
The farmers are inclined to sign the
contract and Mr.. Herd says that al
ready over 80 per cent Of the rice
growers Of South Carolina, Georgia and
louisiana have agreed to the plan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
ALL QUIET IN GEORGETOWN
The Cause OF Disturbance Troops
Guarding the Town

Columbia, c. s., October 2.-Govern-
or insolvency was advised this morn
ing that all is quiet at Georgetown.
The presence of six companies of mill
tia has overawed the negroes. The
cause of the trouble has just been
learned. Saturday afternoon J. c..
.Scurry, a v'hite deputy, went to col
lect delinquent taxes from a negro
barber, John Brownfield. A fight en-
in which Scurry's pistol dropped.
The negro grabbed it and shot Scurry
five times. Brownfield was arrested.
negroes heard that the white peo-
pile would ring the fire bell to get the
to assemble in another part
|of the town and them the whites would
to the Jail and lynch Brownfeld.
The negroes rang the bell themselves
a thousand of them dashed to the
Jail with rifles and pistols to protect
the prisoner. They kept up horrible
orgies all night. The whites intended
mo violence to the prisoner and fea
ling the negroes would be led into an
aggressive outbreak they asked fol
1.-THE militia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
A steamer sunk at Sea.

Philadelphia, October 1.-The British
steamship Eagle Point, Captain Hewi-
son, from London for Philadelphia, ar
rived here late today having on board
Captain Allen and crew and other sur
vivors of the British steamship Biela
yesterday. Captain Hewison reports
yesterday. Oaptain Hewison reports
that while moving at moderate speed
off Nantucket Shoal during a dense
fog at / O'Clock yesterday morning his
ship ran down and sank the Biela
which left New York on September
3Oth for Manchester, England.
The Biela carried a crew OF thirty
men and, in addition, had on board
eight cattlemen n also two company
employees who were returning from
England. On of the latter was a wo-
man, Mrs. Rose Anderson.
The Eagle Point crashed into the
Biela amidships and almost cut her in
twain. Immediately after the coils
ion, the Biela began to settle n in
about twenty minutes h water reach
ed the boiler The boilers ex-
ploded and shortly afterwards the ship
sank. The bows Of the Eagle Point
were stove in, but water tight COM
partment b~ulkheads prevented the sea
from reaching the hold and her cargo
is unchanged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
COLLATERAL SECURITIES
An Address Before the Americana
Bankers Association.

Richmond, Va, October 2.-The
American Bankers Association con-
vened in annual session here this nor
til after 3 p. M
After the association had been called
to order, and after the invocation offer
led by Rev. Carey Morgan, Mayor Tay-l
lor delivered a short address OF welcome
on behalf OF b city. This was follow
ed by the reading OF the ADDRESS Of well
come by Mr.. Virginius Newton, on be-
half OF the bankers Of Richmond. and
graceful response by President Walker
Hill, OF the association
Governor Tyler then made IN ad-l
dress OF welcome on behalf Of the state.
in which he urged a br sder basis OF
security in the lending OF money.
Il believe I will speak my mind on,
one or two subjects" he said In the
first place you have heard Of h word
collateral. Well, my friends. its mean
ing needs to be enlarged
1t usually lean in all OF our
American cities the securities that are
listed on the stock exchange. and un-I
less a man can present 70 the great
trust companies, savings banks and
national banks these so-called listed
securities he is unable to borrow from
them Who lists these securities? The
company of men who dc this are them
selves usually large holders Of these
listed securities n are, therefore, lit
tie inclined to enlarge the limits Of this
Favored circle. You may have lands
and houses and cattle, manufacturing
plants, municipal bonds and a hundred
kinds of property whose interest-earn-
ing capacity is assured, yet you cannot
tap with ever so small a pipe these
ipraqt acarync Ex-an Tho cyron rp,rp
try banks themselves cannot provide
the right sort of collateral and so re-
discount their notes.
"a better system ought to pervail; q
imam is not discontented with our
american system because 1t Will not
lend it's money on worthless and pre-
lcariOuS risks; he is not disconnected
because o refuse to go into specula-
tions Of a doubtful issue; but he is dis
lcontented because SO many men with
fncome-bringing property cannot al
ways be accommodated with a Ioa
upon it; not these a loans which will
ALLOW you on a moments notice to
dump the securities or the market
whenever a panicky tremor runs
Through the street, but time loans.
when a man can prepare to meet
them, both principal and interest, and
Ipay back the money that he has bor-
Irowed. A better system should be de-
lvised either through branch banks OF
bureau of information, or a closer
union and inspection should be made
among the different banks Of the differ
lent states s. hat a surplus in one
lcould help to make UP a deficit in an
other. City methods can never be ap-
piled to country ways"
The annual reports of the president
the secretary and the treasurer e
then read and just before the hour Of
adjournment were also read the re
ports on Education Uniform Laws
and Fidelity Insurance"
An informal report was made on ex'
press company taxation and the report
jof the detective committee was sub.
United, and all of them were briefly
discussed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05

New York, October 2.-Concerning
h report h ex-Presfdent Harrison
make q few speeches during
the campaign, IL was learned today
that the national campaign committee
wrote him about a month ago asking
him TO take some active part in the
campaign Mr.. Harrison replied ask
ing the committee not 20 press him to
make any speeches early In the cam
paign. II Is now said on the highest
authority that General Harrison WIN
not be asked 70 make any speeches
until nearly he close OF the campaign
till after Governor Roosevelt has
made his tour OF New York state. Then
he will take the stump and make sew
eral speeches. at least two Of which
are to be delivered In this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
THE TAX ASSESSMENT CASE
Many Prominent Farmers and Others
of the Weldon section Examined
Especial to the Messenger.l


Weldon, y. c., October Fudge
Shepherd convened his court in the
railroad taxation cases this morning
at $3.50 o'clock. The lawyers made
Roadway and examined a good many
witnesses.
George p. Burgwyn, of Northampton
county, was one of the best witnesses
for the railroads. He named some of
the biggest and most reliable farmes
which in his judgment are valued al
about n half their real value. He
named one plantation worth S27, 900 as
SeSsed for taxes at about $4,000. He
knew another worth $4,000 assessed at
between $1,000 and $1,000 and named
another large plantation of 1000 acres
valued at $40, 900 assessed at $4,000 or
$1,000. Mr.. Burgwyn named other we'll
known tracks which were assessed at
much less than the lands would sell
for. On cross examination he said
there was no understanding between
the assessors TO under value but h
rule was to put it about two-thirdS of
the actual cash value.
James Pender, of Edgecombe, was
an important witness. He had been
a member of the finance committee
and register of deeds for two years.
II SuSpOIh III IiScOOiLDc was "
equaliZe and the assessed values were
not over one-half the real value. He
then cited a number of cases, one of
a piece of land valued for taxation at
$500 sold for 800. He had offered 81, 100
for a piece valued at $500 n his offer
had been refused. On another tract,
valued at $3.50 he had loaned 81, 500.
He sold one acre for $3.50, valued at
$50. Another place assessed at 81, ZOO
had an offer of 1000 and refused.
Many other similar cases were cited.
Sheriff Knight, of Edgecombe, said
the average assessment in his county
would not exceed th~ree-fourths.
w. H. Andrews, of E~dgecombe, said
the rule in his township was TO value
at abou one-half.
r. B. Hyde said he lived in Edge
combe; the custom was to value land
at abou one-half. He had served as
deputy sheriff.
Mr.. Thigpen lived in the same coun-
ty in No. 2 township. He did not
think the lands in his section valued
for taxation at more than 40 per cent.
of actual value. The custom had pre-
vailed for ten years to under-value in
his county.
Fourteen witnesses were examined
today. Charles Price, counsel for the
Southern railway, arrived this even
ing. The witnesses examined today
are all prominent business men and
farmers. An adjournment was aiken
until $50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
The Government Crop Report

Washington, October THE wealth
er bureau weekly summary OF crop con
ditions says:
Rain Is generally needed in the south
Atlantic and east gulf states and over
portions Of the upper Ohio valley. low
er lake region and middle Atlantic
states, while excessive moisture, due
largely to the rains Of the previous
week, retarded farm work over il
region extending from Arkansas and
Oklahoma northward TO and
the Dakotas.
Except where interrupted by rains
in portions OF Arkansas. Oklahoma, and
Missouri. cotton picking mas progress
ed under exceptionally favorable con-
ditions and Is unusually well advanced.
In the central and eastern portions of
the cotton belt the bulk Of the
Will be gathered by October 10th.
Picking is progressing rapidly in Tex
as excep in the lower Brazos bottoms
inundated by the rains of the previous
week. where the crop ID almost a fail
ure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
Eighteen Speech a Day by Bryan

La Cross, Wis, October 2.-When
William j. Bryan concluded his last
speech here tonight he had made
eighteen addresses and had covered
about fifteen hours of time during the
day. Beginning at s O'Clock in the
morning he talked at intervals until
IL tonight, putting in, all told, fully
six solid hours of speech making.
The region ~traversed today is a rich
agricultural section and Mr.. Bryan's
remarks were addressed especially to
farmers. the trust question receiving
a greater share of attention than
usual