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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16
AN UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED.

Sneads, Fla. February 4.-News has
reached here that the body of a we'll
dressed man swas found in the Apala-
chicola river near River junction, on
Monday. A lady's handkerchief used
as a gag, was discovered in the mans
mouth and his threat was badly
bruised.
The murdered man was about So
years old, feet 10 inches in height,
and weighed about $50 pounds. No
clue to the murder has yet been found
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16
MCKINLEY INVITED TO GEORGIA

washington, February 4.-SenatoD
Gay and Representative Griggs. and
Mayor Brown, OF Albany. Ga, called
az the White house today and invited
the president to ATTEND the next an
nual meeting of the Georgia Chautau-
qua TO be held at Albany. beginning
April 2znd next. The president doubted
his ability TO be present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

DeWttt's Witch Hazel SaIve In une--
quail-d for piles. injuries and skin dis
eases. II is the original WITCH Hazel,
Saive- Beware OF all counerfeits. r.
r. Bellan1y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

.-ohn DIR. Poseyville, Ind, says: II
never used anything as good as One
Minute Cough Cure. We are never
without it, Quickly breaks up coughs
and colds. Cures all throat and lung
troubles. Its use will prevent consump-
ton. Ulsasent to take. r. r BeIlamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

w: s. Philpot. Albany. Ga, says:
DeWrts Little Early Risers did me
more good than any pills 1 ever took"
Ihe famous little pills for constipa-
ton. biliousness and liver and bowel
troubles. R. r. Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

Il had dyspepsia for years. y medi-
cine was 50 effective as kodol ;Jyspep-
sia Cure. It gave immediate rel l. Two.
bottles produced marvellous suits"
writes l. III. Warren. Albany Wis. 1t
digesFs what y1- eat and cannot All
10 care. r. r Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16
UPON B0ERS' TERRITORY
LORD ROBERTS TURNS THEIR FLANK AT
MAGERSFONTEIN.
WITH FIFTY THOUSAND TROOPS

He Inyades Orange Free state-Boer
Forces Not Yet Encountered-Battl
berg a Feint to Hide Withdrawal of
Troops to Riet River-French Dashes
Forward and SefZes Crossings ON This
and Modder River.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

The Daily Chronicle publishes the
following dispatch from Mafeking,
,da,ed January 29th: The Beers shelled
the women laager for two hours on
Saturday, January 27th. Boer women,
warned by spies, evidently. went into
the trenches, clapped their hands and
hurrahed when the shells fell near the
English women Lady Sarah Wilson
was slightly wounded"
The Conservative, 1900-11-08
Che Conservative.

with knives and forks, but those who
had not, learned in few minutes and
used them dainty. They wondered at
many of the dishes, and also at the bare
arms and throats of their hostesses, say.
ing that it must be every cold" They
themselves were dressed in the most ex-
qujsite of Chinese clothes of rich silks,
heavily embroidered, and in addition
wore magnificent jewels and ornaments
of gold. To the person anxious to learn
something of that class of Chinese wo.
men the occasion was one of unusual
interest Chicago Record.
The Conservative, 1900-11-08
THE soUTH's FINE GROWTH.

THE SOUTH'S FINE GROWTH.
The fine growth of the southern states
during the last ten years is one Of the
things brought out by the census an.
nouncement. From the fact that 80 few
large cities are in the south it was nat
ural to suppose that the rate of increase
there would not come up to that in the
north. The cities above $4,000 inhabi-
tants have advanced 80 per cent dur
ing the last decade, while the country,
as whole, has gained only 81 per cent.
Only twenty nine of the 159 cities with
a population of more than $4,000 are To-
The Conservative, 1900-11-08
"NIOBRARA's LOVE STORY"


THE CONSERVATIVE has received from
Mr.. E. E. Blackman of Roca, Nebraska,
a little volume entitled "Niobrara's Love
Story" an Indian romance of pre-
historic Nebraska, of the tabled ancient
empire of Quivera.
"Niobrara's Love Story" is one of a
series of Indian legends, collected and
put into attractive poetical form by Mr..
Blackman. Every work of this char
acter adds touch of grace and romance
to the early history Of our state and will
be welcome addition to it's libraries.
Among the gems in the book is the
following description
"Once they camp beside river
Strewn with verdant beauty, flowing
Swift and wide to meet the ocean,
There to mingle on forever,
Through the countless ages, numbered
Only by the sands that sprinkle
All it's leagues of crooked border.
Grand and smooth it's tranquil bosom
Glinting back the sunsets color,
Red and gold in autumn weather.
Beautiful in all it's sttings,
Graceful in it's even curvings
Through the verdant, fertile valley.
Long they gaze in admiration,
Niobrara and her father,
From their lodge as evening deepens.
Silently they view the landscape
Grand and calm this lovely river,
Beautiful, serene and charming,
Like my daughter, Niobrara.
will name it and forever,
Men shall love it's curves and shadows,
Men shall praise it for it's beauty,
For it's lovely life reflected
In the joy it gives to mortals.'
Yes, my father, and it's waters
Soon will find their home the ocean;
Soon will mingle with the current
That through countless ages wanders
In the universal ocean.
Coming back in gentle showers
Pure and grand to deck the flowers.
Precious thought 'Tis Joy to see
How that heaven beckons me-"
The Conservative, 1900-11-08

Gated in the southern states. The
growth of these states must, accord
ingly, be largely rural or in the smaller
towns.
For convenience of classification the
census bureau divides the country into
five groups of states. The North Allan
tic division includes New England, New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The South Atlantic extends from Della
ware to Florida and includes the Vir-
ginias. The South Central embraces
the rest of the Confederate states, with
Kentucky, Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. The west, from Colorado to
the coast, is classed by itself, and the
remaining states, including Missouri and
Kansas, are put in the North Central
group.
In spite of the remarkable growth of
Florida, the South Atlantic division as a
whole has increased only half as fast as
the rest of the country. The great de-
velopment has been in the South Gen.
tral states. They have advanced % per
cent, as against % per cent in the pre-
vious decade. The North Central
states have gained 1S per cent, II less
than from 1880 to 1890 the North At
lantic 81, and the western 36, or about
half as large percentage as during the
preceding ten years.
The great increase in Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, of course. influenc-
ed the figures in the South Central
group, but even without these two ter
ritories the growth in the south has been
substantial. Texas and Florida, with
their gains of 36 and 35 per cent, re.
spectively, are the leaders in their
section.
For years the growth of the eleven
states of the Confederacy was, to
marked degree, less than that of the rest
of the Union. This is no longer true.
From 1880 to 1890 it was 81 per cent,
while that of the rest of the country
was ~. For the last decade both seo.
tions have advanced at the rate of II
per cent. AS result of it's previous
slower growth, however, the South of
the Confederacy has gained only 108 per
cent since 1860, while the other states
have made percentage of 155.
The expansion of the cotton raising
industry has doubtless contributed to
the advance of the south. In 1890 it
produced something over IA million
bales. Last years crop was IN mil
lion. Florida has become great re-
sort for northern people and has devel-
oped it's orange production. Texas has
attracted inhabitants by it's very size
and by its diversity of opportunities.
Throughout the south the decade has
seen the establishment of many manu-
The Conservative, 1900-11-08

tage over her wealthier sisters; and,
again, companions in poverty are apt to
make common cause. The poor man |
and his mate must work together. He |
cannot afford to shut her up or keep her |
apart from the world, needing her as
sistance as he does in his work. If he
is farmer the burden of all the house
hold cares falls on her shoulders, and
this takes her outside to fetch water, to
wash the clothes or to make purchases
at the store. She freely meets and gos-
sips with the other women of the neigh
borhood and leads more of a social
life than ladies of the highest station.
Women of Higher Station.
These ladies, on the other hand,
though saved from manual labor and
from the anxieties of poverty, and
though richly clothed, housed and fed
by the average wealthy husband, must
submit to being practically immuned
and are obliged to share the husbands s
affections with several others. In fact,
the first wife is rarely loved by the hus.
band. She holds the position Of honor
among the women of his household, it
is true, but she is not the wife Of his
choice; she has been bargained for by
his family and he probably never saw
her till the marriage took place. The
others, on the contrary, are of his own
selection. 1t is not unheard Of for one
of the wives to have large influence
over the husband, for women are wo-
men the world over, and men are men.
But, generally speaking, it is the wo-
men of the lower classes who, for the
reasons just enumerated, play heavier
part in the every day life of the great
Chinese empire.
The appearance of the Chinese women
is in accordance with their characters
generally attractive. She dresses in
more comfort than do women in other
parts of the world. The Manchus wear
long skirts, but their blouses are loose,
while almost all other Chinese women
wear the long, graceful blouse and a
pair of trousers, which the most eman-
cipated western woman might envy
from the standpoint of comfort.
An English Dinner Party.
1t is we'll nigh impossible to get well
L. / I. l1l oG
the upper classes. The daughter of the
British governor of Hongkong, Sir
Henry Blake, has been more successful
in this way than almost any body else
who has held high social position in
China. She studied Chinese first of all,
and now has made real friends among
the women of rank in Hongkong. A
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Opening HALLWAY TO PeLIn.

Taku, Nov. 2o.-Through communica-
tion by railroad between Pekin and
Tien-Tsin will be complete by the end
of this month. Arrangements have
been made to bring the terminus at the
Chinese city close to the temple of
heaven. This will be great improve
ment, as the former terminus was out
side the city walls and about four
miles from the legation buildings.
The cdict inilicting punishment on
guilty officials is mildcr than the first
reports suggested. Prince Tuan and
Prince Chwang are only banished, and
not imprisoned. Duke Ian is merely
dismissed. The foreign ENJOYS cannot
accept the cdict, owing to the made.
quacy Of the punishmcnts.
Count Won Waldcrsec officially an
nounces that he has stopped looting
and restored peace in the province of
Chi Ii.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
WILL ABSORB ERIE
AND WABASH

London, Nov. Io.-jNcw York Herald
Spccialp-Pians are maturing for the
absorption OF the Erie and Wabash syw.
tens by the New York Central. The
Erie Is the last great trunk line east
OF the Mississippi to come Into the
Vanderbilt fold.
William X. Vanderbilt has been qul.
city buying Erie stock In the open mar
kct and has also been gathering up
Pennsylvania shares. Whether the New
York Central is TO acquire the Erie by
purchase or by lease Ii not yet known.
One OF these two methods Will In
adopted.
For u long time the acquisition OF the
Wabash has been under consideration
by the Nandcrbilis. The chief obstacle
hns been the disincllnation OF the Van.
derbilts TO take over lines west OF the
Mississippi. hut negotiations are now
pending for turning over the Wabash
lines between the Mississippi and Kan
sas City to the Santa Fc system.
The Santa Fc now has u line out OF
Chicago to Kansas City. but not to st.
Louis. II lost ST. Louis when the st.
Louis X San Francisco railway was
taken out OF the Santa Fc system.
BY acquiring the Wabash line west OF
the Mississippi the Santa Fc Will again
have ST. Louis OH It's map.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
PREPARING BILLS To
BENEFIT COLORADO

Washington. u. C.. Nov. 9.-Reprc.
sentative Shafroth is In Washington
making preparations with view %
drafting bill to be introduced upon
tho convcning OF Congress. which will
provide for the irrigation and rcclnma.
ton Of the arid lands In nll arid land
states. He has not yet determined on
the particular features OF his bill. for
he realizes the many intricacics Of the
irrigation question and the liability of
nrousing opposition TO bills which are
not universally Just In their provisions.
In fact, TO oblitcratc some OF the oh.
jections, Mr.. Shafroth Will probably In.
troducc separate bill which will make
m appropriation TO cover the expense
of an examination OF different rcscr.
voir sites In Colorado and other states,
with a view to determining tho most
available site in each state. This out
Of the way. he will probably frame his
irrigation bill with n view to having
an equal sum for reservoirs appropri.
atcd for each arid land state. and II
possible have the lump sum turned
over to the respective states. Such a
bill as this will have the support Of the
solid delegations from all the arid land
states.
ahVthef VII WHICH hT. SHilTOtH VIII
strongly urge at the coming session Is
the bill already passed by the Senate,
providing for the establishment OF n
soldiers home ut Denver. This bill Is
now on the House calendar and II any
soldiers home bills are taken up. Mr..
Shafroth has the promise of the first
recommendation.
a third measure is that making an
additional npDroprintion nf 81, npn for
the Leadville public building. Public
building bills are generally passed ut
the short session. those increasing pre-
vious small and insufficient appropria.
tions generally having the preference.
1t Is probable that the Leadville bill
will pass both houses ut the coming ses.
sion.
Mr.. Shafroth has again taken up his
residence in Mount Pleasant and ex.
poets to remain in Washington
tlrolylOut thp session
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
COURT ON
STATE INDEBTEDNESS

Denver. Colo, Nov. oO.-By dccis-
lon OF the Supreme Court yesterday
the question OF the validity OF the war
rants issued by the state In 1850 must
be settled 10y the Legislature and not
by the state treasurer. Under existing
circumstances. the court finds, the out
standing warrants. amounting TO about
100000. must await this decision OF
the Legislature. the legal rs well as the
Illegal In the meantime sharing the
same fate. There Is now. II Is said.
about $4,000 in the treasury credited
to the year 1850. but none OF this can
he paid ont until the question OF valid
ity IL settled. when the warrants de-
clared legal must be paid In regular
order.
The decision is made In the case OF
the American Savings bank against the
former state treasurer. and the court.
in Its opinion, says the decision Will
have force with some thirteen other
eases along the same line. The de-
cision Is reversal OF the lower court.
which decided that the treasurer must
pay the warrants. Chief Justice Camp
bell says in his opinion:
THAT this warrant Is valid debt OF
the state Is unuuestioncd; that II should
be paid Is clear: that IL has not been
paid long ago Is a reflection on the
financial integrity of the state or its
dilatoriness In paying its debts. 1t may
be that many outstanding state war
rants issued in 1889 are Illegal. be-
cause In excess OF the constitutional
limit. but 1t would seem that some lc-
gal ones are unpaid. An adequate
method Of ascertaining which are legal
and which void should he adopted by
our general assembly, II none such now
exists. and If there is money in the
treasury from the revenues OF 1889
properly applicable to the payment of
the valid warrants, or some OF them
issued during that fiscal period, they
should he taken up and interest there
on saved. Meanwhile. 1t is too much
TO demand that the treasurer at his
peril make this asccrtainmcnt for him
self"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
G.. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
RATE STILL OPEN

Denver, Colo, Nov. 10.-lt Is denied
BY railroad officials In Denver that thu
Western Passenger Association hai
acted adversely ON the request for q
cent a mile rate for the q. A. u. Ma
tional Encampment nj Denver.
In connection with this statement
was the report that George IL. Hear
ford, formerly passenger agent OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee h ST. Paul road
had been actively opposed to the low
rate. Not willing to be- misreprcsented,
Mr., ueafford has written the follow
Ing letter for publication:
Chicago. Nov. 10, 1ooO-My atten'
ton has been called TO Items recently
published TO the effect that While !
was general passenger agent or the
Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81. Paul rail-
way l worked against the efforts OF
Denver To secure II one cent per mile
railway excursion rate for the Grand
Army OF the Republic In 1901. The
genial liar who made this statement to
the newspaper reporters undoubtedly
belongs to some road competitive with
the Milwaukee, and his memory IL
bad. For had severed my connection
with the C.. NJ. 4 81. i. railway lon.
before I could have been afforded an
opportunity To even express an opinion
on the question OF transportation rates.
or the selection OF u place FOR the next
grand cncsimpmcnt.
although l am now out OF railway
service ,nnd must pay fare when I
travcD. lt Is my understanding thnt all
roads leading TO Denver are members
OF one or more hidc.bound passenger
associations, and to those associations
must be submitted the question OF ex-
cursIon fares and arrangements before
any road can take action.
II have no authority to speak for the
present general passenger agent OF the
c.. N. l. 81. l.. railway. but believe
he thinks-as I do-that the railroads
of this country can and should give the
old soldiers reasonably low excursion
rates. whether the cncampmcnts he
held In Denver. Cleveland or Oshkosh.
Being mn old soldier myself ! am In
favor OF n railroad fare OF one cent n
nile. or less III the railroads can afford
~. with no free passes or dcad-hcad
tickets FOR Grand Army officials. II
any one Is 10 bc carried free. let II be
the private soidicrs-thc men behind
the guns. hope Denver will entertain
the boys In blue In 1901. and will see
that we do not return home pcnnilcss
because OF 'ovcr-taxation' by railroads.
hotels. boarding houses, thcatcrs. hack
drivers. bar rooms and other places and
things. Yours truly.
GEORGE II. HEAFFoRD."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
HAMMOND WILL TAKE CHARGE
OF STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE

Denver. Colo. Nov. aO.-John Hays
Hammond arrived In Denver yesterday
from Utah. says this mornings Repub-
hcan, where he has been making per
sOnal examination of some of Captain
De ia Mars mines, and last night ieff
for Cripple Greek, TO take charge al
Sirs,tton's Independence mine for the
Venture Corporation. Mr.. Hammond
will first make thorough examination
OF the bis gold mine. and upon the re-
suit or his findings will depend the fu-
ure working OF the mine. Mr.. Ham
mond spent the afternoon with Thom-
ms +. Walsh discussing with the owner
she affairs OF the Camp Bird mine.
which MIR. Hammond examined few
weeks ago.
Mr.. Hammond has been asked by
shareholders in Stratton's lndepcnd-
ence mine To take complete charge OF
the property. a task which he has
promised To undertake provided be Is
put In full charge. To net rs consulting:
engineer with the powers OF a local
board OF directors Invested in him. lie
has asked FOR authority To conduct the
mine la n manner according 10 his own
Judgment: To do dead" work. or dcvrl-
opmcni. and cut down the dividends. or
until the property could bc developed
and made 10 show what Its capabilities
nrc.
''Thc trouble with the mine now Is
that II has ir'cn squeezed to pay the
big dividends that the company has
promised shareholders said Mr.. Ham.
mond y--irniny. 1t IL state OF uf-
fairs that hn- been known to us here
for some time. hut has Just now BE-
come known io the English holders OF
The shares. and til. information has
caused the present drop In the stock.
II am ne bF1irr able than any one
else To suy now what nrc the future
possibilities Of I'll. mine" continued
Mr.. Hammond. In answer to request
To tell what would he the policy OF the
company. "lt IL To try 60 determine
what eau II, done thai nm going down
Il consider that Mr.. liickard's first
estimate OF the orc In sight was con-
servatl,.. telling only what seemed at
least 10 h. the truth. His further csti-
mates Were based principally on the re-
ports OF snbor'iinnic-. which lie also BE-
licyc,i. lie was thoroughly honest In
all that he said. Hut Mr.. Nicknrd was
handicapped by not having complete
access To the mine. II was n great sur
prise TO both Mr.. Ricknrd and Mr.. Bn-
kcr when they returned here and
found thnt the ore body was not what
Il Ind been rriorfcd. nnd they nt once
made the English investors acquainted
with the fact. There was no attempt
TO conceal anything. and I know for
fact that Mr.. Ricknr,i had such faith
In his report that he bought blocks OF
the shnrcs at {. IS. which he still
holds. lie did not attempt TO unload
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23

SO accustomed have Americans be-
come to think of the United States as
n new country that the statement of
Mr.. Albion w. Tourgee that we are
one OF the Oldest OF existing civilized
nations" seems to require an explana-
zion. Since the foundation OF the gov
ernment, almost liz years ago. there
has been no break in our Presidential
successor. During that period. accord
ing to Judge Tourgee. the form OF gov
ernment in France has changed ten
times. Germany" he adds. ''is but
thirty years old. Austria, as a nation.
is the outcome of the Hungarian re-
bellion. Italy is still later product of
popular evolution"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
To Mnr,I on Ifs.

Not only in Florida. but l1o
orange orchards or coTts irl
injury from frost. and eile,1
various kinds arr being n
tcct them. At the famous NV
California, the thcrlnoiDda
times to freezing point i
ton n grower at that pIaee
a hot water boiler. al A os
to run hot water along cr
The water passed from u
cighty-iivc degrees whel
temperature was thinyE',
the earth at GGG feet frS
was found 10 be- thirty'sh ~
the vapor arising from w
earth protected the plans
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Fire at Notre Dame.

South Bend, Ind. Nov. 19.-The sac
risty at the University of Notre Dame
was damaged by fire to the extent OF
Sl5,WO. The fire was the fourth to oc-
eur in the institution since the first of
the year and that its most important
D''iiuinGs were not destroyed is due to
10 a downpour of rain and the heroic
work OF the students. who aided the
nremen. The students were at dcvo-
tion when the flames were discovered
and all filed out of doors in an orderly
manner without anyone being hurt.