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To slaughter Imported Cattle.

London, April .19.-The board OF ag-
riculture has issued a notification at
Deptford, the landing place for cattle
near London, ordering all arrivals OF
cattle from South America TO De
slaughtered within thirty-six hours
and that arrivals from the Unlteo
States be slaughtered within hve days.
It is presumed that this action mas
been taken IN connection with the o1s-
covery of foot and mouth olesease
among South American cattle.
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BRYAN IN GOOD HEALTH.

st. Louis, April 19.-The following
dispatch was received this afternoon
from Austin, Texas:
ITO the Editor of The PoSt-Dispar g.:
You nay state for me that the
stories that 1 am in i'll health are I'M
true. / have never felt better in my
life. / speak tonight at n university
auditorium and next Saturday at
Yeargin's Grove, this county, and on
next Tuesday at Fichita, Texas.
civilian J. BRYAN"
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Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman,
Of Neward, Mich, in the Civil War. Il
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts, Bruises. Burns, Boils. Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth. % cts. a box. Cure guarant-
eed. Sold by r. r. BeIlamy. Druggist.
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THE HANSA MOATED

Kingston, jam, April 19.lThe Ger
man steamer Hansa, Captain Peter
sen, which arrived April 18th from
Norfolk, and grounded in the harbor,
has been relocated after discharging
part of her cargo.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

Queen Wilhelmina grants an aud
fence to the Boer peace commissioners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24

The operators on the Atlantic and
Danville division Of the Southern go
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RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.

Various Lines of the Atlantic Coast
Line to be Consolidated in one Sys-
tenn
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w. j. Bryan publishes a denial Of
the rumor that he is in bad health.
The sun., 1900-12-11
THE SANTA FL STRIKE
Several Bridges Burned In the Indian
Territory Division. sMseA1
STATEMENTS BY BOTH SIDES
Reported That the Missouri Pacific
TeIegraphers May Go Out In
Sympathy with the santa
Fe Operators.

Chicago, Dec. 10.--J. NJ. Barr, third
vice president Of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway, declares that the
telegraphers' strike is not effective west
of Albuquerque and on the Gulf, Colora-
DO and Santa Fc railroad. Between 400
and 500 men, he said, are still out on
the Southern Kansas division, the Okla
homa division aud the Western division
l.. ]. Polk, general manager of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Ee, wired Mr.
Barr that 81 freight trains on the north
e1n division and IL on the southern di-
vision are running as usual. OF 80 men
sent to take the places Of strikers 10
went to work, the others dcserting.
w. G. Nevin, the Santa Fe manager
at Los Angeles, telegraphcd that the
road was running rs usual in the valley
division, competent men having been Sc
cured for all but four unimportant sta
tions. Many strikers, he stated, return
ed to work. Fruit shippers, Mr. Nevin
said, had been notified that the Santa
Fe can handle business up to the limit
Of their equipment.
Cattle trains are not being materially
delayed" said Mr.. Barr. I'VE are hav-
ing no trouble in getting men. One
uuluIeu lllGl ilOul utlG anu tS Ahuhy
more from other cities have been sent to
Topeka, from which place they will be
sent to other points as needed. l feel
sure there will be no sympathetic strike
of men in other branches of the service" ="
Bridges burned.
A dispatch from Ardmore, l. IT,, says
that several bridges have been burned
and that the operators predict the whole
system will be soon tied up.
1t is reported that the Missouri Pa
cific operators may strike in sympathy
with the Santa Fe mon.
A dispatch from Fresno, Cal, says:
"John w. Hays, local chairman Of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers and a
member Of the Chicago grievance COM
mittee, makes the following statement
in regard to the strike Of operators on
the San Joaquin valley division Of the
Santa Fe:
so far as can be ascertained, every
operator on the San Joaquin valley di'
vision went out promptly at a. NJ
| Sunday ]. A. Newman, general chair.
man Of the order, has wired me as fol.
lows: Company shows evidence toward
an early settlement
"In the dispatcher's office here it is
said that oil trains are on time and that
only four men are out, but operators
along the line say the strike is solid"
The sun., 1900-12-11
EDITOR KEMPs0N HELD.
New Jersey Supreme Court Won't
Give Him Habeas Corpus Writ.

Give Him Habeas corpus Writ.
Trenton, Dec. 10.-The supreme court
has refused to grant q writ of habeas
corpus in the case of st. George Kemp
son, the Perth Amboy newspaper man
who was arrested and locked up in the
Middlesex county Jail week ago to an.
swer charge of contempt in the court of
chancery in the complications growing
out of his application for divorce in the
North Dakota courts.
The habeas corpus proceedings were
argued before Justices Van Sickle and
Fort. Counsel for Mrs. Kempson argued
that the husband should not be released.
but that his remedy was to appear before
the court of chancery Dec. 1S to show
cause why he should not be adjudgcd in
contempt for disobeying that courts or
der not to proceed further in the North
Dakota application.
Counsel for Kempson argued that the
court of chancery was without jurisdic-
tion to make the order and that therefore
he should not be restrained in his liberty
The supreme court after brief consul
tation announced that it would not &C
into the merits of the case, and as the
writ OF attachment under which Kemp
son was arrested was in proper form the
writ of habeas corpus would be dismissed
kempson was then taken back to jail.
The sun., 1900-12-11
co,oneI NILS In washington.

Washington, Dec 10.--Colonel Albert
L. Mills, superintendent of the Military
academy at West Point, was at the war
department and spent some time in con-
ference with Secretary Root, Adjutant
General Corbin and other army officials.
Colonel Mills declined to discuss the case
of Cadet Booz, whose recent death is al
legged to have resulted from injuries re-
ceived in hazing at the Point. Adjutant
General Corbin said that Colonel Mills
visit to Washington had no direct rela-
tion to the Booz case and that he was
here to appear before the house commit
tee on appropriations in regard to the
Military academy appropriation bill.
The sun., 1900-12-11
!. POSTWAR ALIEN
Qniet but Brilliant Wedding In New
York Society.


New York, Dec. 10.-Aliss Daisy Post,
the niece of a Vanderbilt, and Mr.. James
Lawrence Van Allen, grandson of an AS
tor, have been married by Bishop Potter
at the home of the brides mother, 100
East Thirty-ninth street.
This union of two great houses was
marked by the gift of $250,000 in pres
ents. Mrs. Astor, the grandmother of
the bridegroom, gave the bride a diamond
tiara fit for a princess and set aside
100000 in trust for her. Mr.. Frederick
w. Vanderbilt, uncle of the bride, gave a
handsome $1S0.000 house at 40 East Fif-
teenth street, which will be occupied by
the young couple after an automobile
honeymoon in Europe.
Miss Post is the third bridesmaid Of
the Marlborough wedding to be married,
the others being Miss Edith Morton,
now Mrs. w. G. Eusts, and Miss Kittic
Duer, now Mrs. Nlackay. They were
beautiful bridesmaids, but made still
more beautiful brides.
| Miss Post wore white peau de sole
gown. 1t was trimmed with a wedding
veil that had been her grandmother and
| with orange blossoms.
| On account of the recent death of the
brides father not more than 60 guests
were invited to the ceremony, which was
held in the spacious drawing room, but
despite the fact that it was '.quiet"
wedding it was none the less brilliant
| for assembled in the room, full of the
| perfume of flowers and the green, grace
full sweep of palms, were the beauty,
wealth and social influence of New York.
The bride was given away by her
| brother-in-law, Mr Thomas Howard and
the bridesmaids were Miss Mabel Gerry,
daughter of Elbridge T. Gerry, and Miss
Sara Van Allen, sister Of the bridegroom.
The best man was Mr.. Orme Wilson,
brother-in-law of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Robert l.. Gerry, Lawrence Il. Giles
pie, George Griswold, second, and Frank
| w. Andrews. Jr., were the ushers.
The wedding breakfast was attended
| by great throng of fashionables, and a
steady stream of carriages and automo-
biles filled the street. To recount all the
names would be to give list of all the
Four Hundred in the city at present.
The sun., 1900-12-11
Canadians oR For Home.

London, Dec. 1o.--The detachment OF
the Royal Canadian regiment, consisting
of Companies A, Il and I, which reached
England about fortnight ago on its re-
turn home from South Africa, left Lon
don for Liverpool. The Scots Grards
band accompanied the men to the / l.
way staticn, where Lord Strathcona aud
Mount Royal, high commissioner for
Canada, and other prominent pcrsonagcs
badc them farewell. To what extent the
Canadians had won the hearts of the
Londoners was evident from the curious
mixture of men, women and girls who,
hanging upon the arms of the soldiers,
marched with them to the station, crying,
cheering and waving their hats.
The sun., 1900-12-11
Rev. d. e. Stuart Freed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 10.-The Rev.
d. &c. Stuart is free man again after
being in jail since~last Thursday on the
charge of wife murder. At the hearing
the prosecution failed to produce any
evidence to prove that his wife had been
murdered, and, after hearing several wit
nesses, Prosecuting Attorney Thornton
asked for the minister's discharge. Stuart
says he will try to get another parish.
He has issued n statement that his wife
took carbolic acid by mistake, and she
did not commit suicide, as has been stat
ed
The sun., 1900-12-11

HUDDLED UP IN THE BIG ROCKING CHAIR.
at the bottle, land she wants to hev q
few last words with you. When you
started over town, was singin Bar
bara Allen and thinkin my days might
be long In this land. Not five minits
later the summons come. ] had just
started to wash the dishes, and had
that cracked blue platter in my hand,
but l hadn't gin it over two wipes
when the dishcloth fell to the floor
with great spat. You are hearin
what say, amt you, Samuelp
Mr.. Gallup wasn't. He was devour-
ing the second testimonial, which gave
the case of woman who had been
given up by over so doctors, and yet
two bottles furnished her with a new
pair of lungs.
"When that dishcloth fell, knew
that my time had come. That's the
way Mrs. Grover and Mrs. Taylor
went. Their dlshcloths fell, and in p
hours they was in heaven. | shall be
up there by tomorrer night, Samuel,
while you'll be free to stay out all
night to hear the political news. Id
hey died before you come back home,
only wanted to talk with you leetle
about the funeral. Let's see If die
tonight, you'll hold the funeral day aft
er tomorrer, won't you, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon"
Mr.. Gallup was listening to a noise
outside. He heard something to re-
mind him of hen trying to crow, and
he wondered IL 1t could be that so long
after dark.
"If you want 1t day sooner, you
can hev It," continued Mrs. Gallup
after sobs and gasps and shifts at the
bottle, "but you must look out or the
nayburs will talk. Better hev it day
after tomorrer. and I hope. for your
sake. 1t won't be rainy day I've
sometimes thought I'd like a big ftl-
neral when I went. with over 40 w19.
The sun., 1900-12-11
THERE WASN'T ANY ROW.
II Was Simply n Case of Spontane-
Ous Combustion.

ous Combustion.
lie was very young man. almost
too young TO be ont on the street nj
that time cf tie night. $40 p. M, ana
his g20V.;!l appearance Indicated that
lie had been picked up by cyclone
somewhere during his meanderings.
He was not utterly demoralized, but
there was something in his manner
that would lead the close observer to
the conclusion that all had not been
well with him.
"Geew he exclaimed as he spun
around the corner and went bump into
policeman.
"Hello," calculated that worthy, in
stinctively grabbing at him; whats
the rowT'
'@rhere wasn't any" responded the
youth.
"What are you running like that
for?" persisted the policeman.
"I've just been up against a case Of
spontaneous combustion"
'You look too green to burn" chuc
kled the bluecoat.
ITS on me, just the same. My girl
lives around the corner, and went to
see her. thought it was ALL
"Where does the combustion come
in?" interrupted the officer.
"Come out, you. mean," corrected the
youth.
"Come Off" exclaimed the officer.
''Tell me what the row is before /
chase you"
"NTell, that's what I'm trying TO do,'
pleaded the boy. "trhe girls old man
and don't harmonic little bit, and
when he met me at the door he fired
me so suddenly that l had vertigo. If
you don't call that spontaneous COM
bustion, what the dickens do you call
itf"
"Oh, excuse me-" apologized the 20,
liceman, you run along home and get
into your trundle bedw and the blue
coat gently waited the remnant on its
way.-Detroit Free Press.
The sun., 1900-12-11

"It &4sy have been unprofesslonal
conduct" gaid the civil engineer, "but
/ acted or the spur of the moment and
l hardly think that there was any harm
done. was out in the country one day
on an important piece of business, and
as was about to leave for the depot
to catch train for the city two old
farmers came to me with q line fence
dispute that they wanted me to seStle'
for them. | had barely time to catch
my train, and told them that did not
care to bother with it. 1t was only a
matter of six inches or so that was in
dispute, and l advised them 10 split it
up between them. But they wouldn't
listen TO my advice, and one of them
declared that il l didn't find the line
for them he wouldn't let his son drive
me to the station as b. had promised.
AS l had no other way Of reaching the
depot unpacked my instruments with
Il sigh and mental resolve to end the
thing as soon as possible.
"'Wul,' drawled both of the old men
as took my eye away from the instru-
ment, 'whars the liner
"'Gone, said l solemnly.
"What? they both shouted.
"'You can see for yourselves, gentle
men, said l, making way for them.
"'By gosh, can't see itg said one Of
them as he squinted through the glass.
"'Ill be darned If kin either said
the other one as he, too sauinted
through the glass.
alt seems to have disappeared, gen.
tlemen,' said /. Such cases are ex-
tremely rare, but they are known to
happen
The sun., 1900-12-11
clearing House Must Pay.

Washington, Dec. 10.-In the United
States supreme court decision was rem
dered in the case of the New York clear
ing house in which that institution sought
relief in the matter of its taxation and
attacked the validity Of the New York
tax law ON the ground that that law de-
nies equal protection. The New York
court of appeals decided the law consti-
tutional, and the present opinion sus-
tains that position. The opinion was
handed down by Justice Peekham.
The sun., 1900-12-11
Tod sIonne,s PInns.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Joekey Tod Sloane
has declared here that racing assoc.a-
tions uf America need not prepare to re-
fuse lin license to ride--that he does
not intend to ask any club in this coun
try for the privilege Of taking mounts
until he has either cleared his standing
with the Jockey club of England or has
been absolutely turned down. Jockey
Tod Sloane has decided to practically
risk his future reputation ON the treat
ment Ire gets when he returns to Eng
land next spring.
The sun., 1900-12-11
Rabbi Declines Rich Call.

st. Louis, Dec. 10.-Rabbi Leon Har-
rison, pastor of Temple Israel, this city,
has declined call to Temple Emanu-El
of New York, the leading Jewish syna-
gogue in the east. Three commissioners
from the New York synagogue were here
with authority to state that if Rabbi
Harrison would accept call to the east
one would be forthcoming at hand
some salary, said to be about $4,000 a
vp1r
The sun., 1900-12-11
Ice Yncht ChnIIenge.

Poughkcepsie, Dee. 10.-A challenge
for the worlds pcnnant has been received
by the Hudson River Ice Yacht club
from the Shrewsbury club at Red Bank,
N. j. 1t will be considered at a meeting
of the Hudson River club at Hyde Park.
Under the new rules the home club will
hold trial races TO select two yachts to
meet the challenging crafts, and the win
ner Of the cup will have to take two out
Of three races.
The sun., 1900-12-11
BIG DROP IN COTTON.
Government Report Causes Conster-
nation In Ranks of the "BuIls."

Government Report Causes Conster-
nation In Ranks of the "Bulls."
Washing on, Dec. 10.-The statistician
of the agricultural department reports
100000 bales as the probable cotton
production of the United States for
1901. In the making of this estimate
the same methods and agencies have been
used that were employed last year. Many
thousands of ginners have, however,
made reports for the first time. The esti-
mated yield in pounds of lint cotton per
acre is as follows: Virginia, $50; North
Carolina, 199; South Carolina, 161; Geor-
ga, 172; Florida, 1888; Alabama, 151;
Mississippi, 159; Louisiana, 234; Texas,
226; Arkansas, 223; Tennessee, III;
Missouri, 80; Oklahoma, 31S; Indian
Territory, $50.
A dispatch from New York says:
Late in the morning shorts made a
wild dash to cover on rumOrs that the
government report had become known
and was bullish Prices advanced Is
points on these reports. AT midday, just
before the government report reached
the exchange, prices showed a slight net
advance over Saturdays closing figures
"After IL o'clock the government re-
port estimating the cotton crop at 10,-
100000 bales on an acreage of 25,034,-
T24 was announced. This was more than
100000 bales in excess of the popular
estimate and caused a panic to sell, un-
der which prices dropped 40 to 80 points
in a few minutes.
"Intense excitement prevailed, and
trading was enormous. Commission
houses dumped large blocks Of long cot
ton, bought in anticipation OF bullish
bureau report. Europe and the south
were also heavy sellers. On the break
March dropped from 954 to 904, January
from 964 to 920 and May from 945 to
0OO
The sun., 1900-12-11
MonopoIies Discussed.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Professor Ed
ward w. Bemis of the bureau Of eco
nomic research, New York, testified be-
fore the industrial commission oil the
subject of monopolies. He compared the
capitalization of public monopolies with
that of railroads. He stated that Eng
land and the state of Massachusetts We're
the only places where any attempts were
made TO control public monopolies. He
also discussed the subject of municipal
ownership Of public utilities.
The sun., 1900-12-11
The Vood5vorKers, strlke.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-A settlement of the
woodworkers' strike, that eliminated in
the murder Of Foreman Harry Farress is
said to be assured as the outcome of con-
ciliatory measures submitted by mem,
Der of one of the firms whose men are
out. These plans were favorably con.
sdered by the meeting of the building
material trades council. 1t was left to
the board of business agents of the coun
Gil to arrange and ratify the terms of the
peace pact at q meeting to be held with
the FIRMS representatives.
The sun., 1900-12-11
New Bedford " eavers strike.

New Bedford Mass Dec. 10.-A strike
of weavers at the Acushnet and Hath
away mills took place, but the success Of
the step seemed doubtful, as many of the
weavers went to work. The mill man
agement claims it has almost the whole
force ut work. while the pickets of y ~
union declare that MT enough went il -
keep the mills running. The pfantr was in
operation as usual.
The sun., 1900-12-11
HER SUMMONS CAME.
A SIGN IN WHICH MRS. GALLUP READ
HER DEATH WARRANT.
She Dropped the Dishcloth and After
That Fatal Warning Spent the Enl-
ance of the Evening In Telling sIr.
Gallup How She Thought He Ought
to Run the Funeral.
copyright, 1900, BY G. b. Lewis. ]

As Mr.. Gallup lighted his tin lantern
after supper and started OFT to buy
half pound of Rio coffee for break
fast and call at the postotfice Mrs. Gal
lup was in excellent spirits and had
most Of the dishes ready for washing.
He was absent 80 minutes, and when
he arrived home he found her huddled
up In the big rocking chair, with pill
low behind her head and the camphor
bottle in her hand. She took three long
shifts at the bottle and gave three long
drawn sighs as he entered, but 1t was
labor thrown away. Mr.. Gallup blew
out his lantern and hung 1t up behind
the cellar door, and, having deposited
the coffee on shelf in the pantry, he
removed and hung up his coat and hat,
sat down and took off his shoes and
then, taking q circular from his pock-
ct and putting on his glasses with
great deliberation, began to read. 1t
was circular regarding new discoy-
cry In the cure of consumption, and he
had not yet finished with the first tes-
timonial when Mrs. Gallup sobbed four
times in succession and family asked:
Samuel Gallup, do you know that
your dyin wife is present in the room"
He made no reply. That testimonial
from one who had been cured after
his coffin had been purchased made
him hold his breath as he read.
Yes: she is present." dolefully con-
tiuued Mrs. Gallup after several shifts