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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

st. Louis has been in the throes Of a
street car strike which has imposed the
loss Of many millions, estimated to be
more than S2O,OOO,OOO aud this loss is
Of necessity general, shared in 10y rich
and poor alike. We know nothing Of
the merits of the controversy, and Of
course cannot expect an intelligent
opinion on it, but of this one thing we
are assured, and that is that the law. at
such times, should step to the front
and enforce settlement. Personal
grievances should not inflict public
loss. Somebody is always at fault, or
maybe somebodies, and whether the
one or the other, duty should be ex-
acted if not voluntarily done.
The golden rule" would solve the
problem, but alas, alas, how far re-
moved it is from general application.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The Charlottesville Progress, discuss.
ing, the character Of the material which
should enter into the formation Of our
constitutional convention, says, OF the
"best mem are those who will "give
full publicity before they are elected to
their views on all subjects likely to
come before that body"
The most promising thing in the
world is the average candidate for pub
lie Office. Select men "honest and ca
pable" and all will be well.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
D our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, June 4. 1900.
Members of the administration are
breathing freer now that the end Of
the session Of Congress is in sight
adjournment will take place this week
with no more Investigations of Off.
cial crookedness provided for. Senator
Jones, Of Ark, threw administration
circles into conniption TITS several DAYS
ago by his speech demanding an in
vestigation Of how the $4,000, 900 voted
by Congress to prepare for the war
with Spain was spent, and expressing
the opinion that Mr.. Mckinley should
be pleased to have an opportunity to
clear himself Of the fearful stories in
circulation. Mr.. Mckinley was pleased
to escape that opportunity.
Senator Morgan got the Senate 10
agree so take up the Nicaragua Canal
bill Dec. 10th, and give it the right of
way until disposed of. That was the
best he could do. The only vote in the
House against the Littleileld bill 10
amend the Sherman antitrust law, was
cast by Republican, Representative
Mann, Of III.
Representative De Almond, Of Mo.
told the Republicans some disagreeable
truths in his speech against their make
believe proposition for constitutional
amendment authorizing Congress to
control trusts, which was defeated by
Democratic votes. After telling them !
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Some one well asks: "Am I expect
ed TO give zap nay saddle-horse or NV
drving-borse because / can operate a
piece Of machinery 9 And then adds.
Not much. There is room enough
III THIS wide world for both horses and
horseiess carriages. Indeed the horse
flesh ia Che Jm.ed States appreciated
nearly TWO hundred millions Of dollars
ID value during 1899. The horseless
carriage does not make horseless
ageo
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

In that year the Booth anniversary
OF the founding of jamestown will be
celebrated, and the Richmond Dispatch
Is already advocating that Richmond
Will make ready for an exposition
worthy the occasion.
Ii isa long time on but there is much
TO be done, and, unlike Paris, Rich
mond mus, be ready when the gates
are opened 20 the public.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08
While President Mckinley was max

While President Mckinley was max
ing a speech Of peace on the battle
field Of Atietam, a G.. A. r. represent
tatiye, Of Pittsburg, was waving the
bloody shirt as high in the air as the
plgmy could elevate it, and since then
an old Confederate, at Louisville, has
been showing his teeth in a most I'M
seemly manner. Why don't the fools
all die or why is it not permissible to
kill them
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The Dewey presidential boom never
got beyond the nursing stage.-Buiti-
more NeUs.
1t was too young to leave its moth
er-the Madame
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The antitrust amendment proposed
by the Republicans TO the Constitu-
ton, on the subject of Trusts, is "too
thin" even for a summer campaign.
What farce, my c0untrymen
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

We very much doubt the propriety
of mixing our convention matters with
things Presidential. When the time
comes to select delegates to the con-
stitutional convention we want clear.
cut issue. Nothing to divert the vo-
tiers from the best men. Better wait O
few months than make a bad mixture.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

a young lady Won the prize Of sos
worm OF Ia" books for the best thesis
Dy member of the graduating class of
Iowa College of Law, Drake Univer-
SHY And the dear girl was made a
bachelor at the same time. Look out
boys, for your laurels
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Let Il be understood then that Jan
uary, 1901, will be time enough for the
extra session and that July will be
time enough for the convention.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

We regret that Congress did not
make permanent and proper provision
for Generals Wheeler and Lee before
adjournment. We trust, however, that
this does not mean that the Republic
is to remain ungrateful.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08
4 Bargain.

We have for sale one of the most de-
slrable farms in the county of Cumber-
land. For particulars apply to
Farmville Farm Agency.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Plans are being discussed TO endow
fellowship at Hampden-Sidney Col
lege a. a memorial to the late Moses
ID. Hoge. ID. ID.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Croker for Bryan. That doesn't help
Tammauy for Bryan That hurts.
Rich men against Bryan. People for
him. Hanna for Mckinley. That's
enough.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Hon. w. j. Bryan has gone fishing.
Getting ready for presidential diver
siOns.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The Baltimore SIN is nothing of a
picture gallery, but il did make room
for those blood hounds that made the
man-run at Suffolk.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The English commandment chief Of
the army receives $500 a day, while
the private soldier gets only "a cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

The best foot mat is the genuine
Huffman, FOR sale by w T. Doyne.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

England has conquered another peo-
pie and annexed more territory. Is
England the greater because Of This?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08

Richmond called of her "man hunt, -
but Suffolk went right on aud had one
regardless Of criticism and consequence.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Inc undersigned having qualified as adj
ministraior OF the estate OF the late h. S.
h"fris OF Prince Edward county. Va. here
by gives notice to an persons having claims
against the said estate 10 present them for
settlement. Aud ali persons indebted TO the
late x. :: Harris Will pie So come forward
ana settle, W. =. GILLIAN.
Administrators
Farmvilie, Va, May 22nd 1900
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
First Volume OF Report Sent to Con-
gress-Territorial Government Rec
commended.

Washington, February 2.-The pre-
ident today transmitted to
the report of the Philippine commits
sion comprised in the first volume, the
second volume, to be issued later, mere
ly relating to the climate and natural
resources. The report is signed by
Professor Schurman, Admiral Dewey,
Colonel DENLY and Professor Worcester.
The commission ~pronounces itself
unqualif1edly in of a government
of the Philippine analogous to that of
a territory of the United States with a
governor appointed by the president.
They say it is desirable that the in
habitants of the archipelago should
enjoy a large measure of home rule in
local affairs, their towns to enjoy sub
stantially the rights and privileges of
towns in a territory. The provinces
should be vested with substantially
the functions Of a county in a territory;
this system might be applied to Luzon
and the Viscayan islands at once and
initiated on the coast of Mindanao.'
The Zulu archipelago calling for
special arrangements with the Sultan,
the commission says, need not be con-
sidered in this connection. The Fill
pinoS could manage their own town
and county affairs though their own
/ officers whom they could elect with no
help from American officials except
such as would be involved in control
from the central government at Manila.
The suffage should be restricted by ed
ucational OF property qualifications or
both. This system would necessitate
a small body of American officials of
great ability and integrity and Of pa
tience n tact in. dealing with other
races and on this account the commits
sion say they could be called advisers
or commissioners and that one for
every 100000 natives should suffice, they
to report to the central government at
Manila. Their main functions would
be to advise town and county councils
in the discharge of the duties and to
watch the collection of revenue and it's
expenditures.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh. y. c. February :.
The state immigration agent return
ed here today He has made the pre-
liminary arrangements for the estab-
lishment OF 4 great sheep ranch in the
mountain country. He is also negotia-
ting for the location OF 4 colony os
Firms in North Carolina.
State Labor COMMISSIONS =. r.
Lacey appears to be entirely oonfden.
that he will get the democratic r1mi-
nation for state treasure.
The state charters the Cooper &
Cooper real estate company OF VIII
ming'on. capital SO. Gee.
State Senate Il. L. Smith. Of Stanly
county. is an aspirant for tie demo-
cratic nomination FOR lieutenant gov
elnor.
Ohio Wilson. IL is asserted, has been
promised by Senator Butler the flu
sion nomination for congress in this
district.
The state has reprinted the Thirty
NTH North Carolina supreme court re-
ports.
A case Of smallpox is reported TO the
state board of health from Selma. The
secretary OF the board is informed
that ~ per cent. of Greensboro's resi-
dents have been vaccinated.
A large force OF laborers is putting
up The Postal Telegraph Companys
line betwee Durham and Cralo;te.
The state treasury's disbursements
last month were s203, 500.
The stock Of the cotton mill at Clay
ton so far subscribed is s43, 900. Ii viii
be increased to SIS, 600.
The Cape Fear and Northern railway
owned by h Dukes, OF Durham. now
has its terminus at Angler. Harnett
county. 1t Is decided to build a IL
mile branch line from Durham 20
Cokesburg. Another branch will he
quilt to Fuquay springs. Long leaf
pine timber abounds in that section.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
GOEBEL IMPROVING.
His Condition Better Than at Any Time
since shot.

frankfort, KY, February 1.-The
condition Of William Goebel is tonight
considered better than at any time
since he was shot. The iron will and
determination Of the wounded man
! that he will not die by an assassin's
bullet is, however, still considered the
main factor in sustaining him, but to-
night the attending physicians, for the
nrst time, hold out some hope for the
recovery.
Governor Goebel secured some sIeep
during the day, which increased his
strength perceptibly. and. though I'M
favorable symptoms showed them
selves at times, the sick man alwavs
rallied well. Compared with twenty
-FOUR hours & his condition shows a
decided improvement, his temperature
being more nearly normal, though some
fever still shows itself. His pulse and
respiration are still high, but his kid
neys, the condition OF which last night
was regarded as the most ~unfavorable
symptom, are performing their func-
tons in a more normal manner thus
oovlating in a degree the danger OF
anaemic poisoning.
Governor Goebel during the day com
plalned somewhat Of bed soreness and
ne was turned partly on his side to re-
leve the strained muscles. This for a
time had an unfavorable effect, but he
soon rallied and shortly afterward fell
into a light sleep. His temperature
tonight is 1907, his respiration So and
pulse 120. Should the wounded man
succeed in passing through tonight.
well, his physicians express tt hope
that his recovery, though necessarily
slow, will be sure.
AT present Governor Goebel breaths
altogether from his left lung a DR..
Williams tonight. "Clotted blood has
almost entirely coated his wounded
right lung, which, of course forms a
natural bandage, and prevents further
bleeding, but later, will prove some
what a source of danger. The clotted
blood will decompoSe in about eight
days and then it may be necessary to
a section of a rib in order to
remove the decomposed blood. The
wound will then be drained and the
danger then WI be from secondary
hemorrhage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
CALLED FOR THE BODY.
Probable Explanation of the Sioux
City Mystery.

Police Officials think the dead body
OF a man which was shipped in a hox
from Baltimore Tuesday, January 18th.
to j. S. Bradford, Sioux City, Iowa"
and which was discovered in the mn
ed States Express office there Wednes-
day, as told in yesterdays SUM-. was
sent west for medical purposes.
The theory of murder seemed sup
ported at first by the fact tina no one
had called for the body in Sioux City
and no one named ]. S. Bradford was
known there. Yesterday, however. a
new prase was put on the case by rail-
road men in Sioux City, as told in a
special dispatch to The Sun from that
place. They said that inquiries had
been made at the Illinois Central and
Sioux City and Northern railroad
freight offices for a box consigned to
o Bradford. The dispatch contin-
ues:
"B. E. Nichols, agent for the Illinois
Genital railroad, reported to Chief Of
Police O~'Shennessy this morning that
some n had been looking for a box
at the Illinois Central freight Office
for several days, and in his frequent
inquiries over the phone the man gave
his name as Job Bradford. The same
I'D HdS LldOe luQUlTleS Ut the SIOUX
City and Northern freighthouse and
at other freight Offices in the city
Charles Everett, assistant cashier at
the Illinois Central freight Office, said
Bradford had been telephoning about
twice a day asking about the box he
was looking for. He did not enter into
any discussion of the matter, except
Zach time nicely asking IL the shipment
had arrived. At the Sioux City and
Northern office it vas the same way.
The last inquiry was received Tuesday.
Has a shipment from the east come for
John Bradford was the inquiry.
which came over the telephone twice a
day"
The idea that the body was sent west
for medical purposes became more
firmly fixed in the minds OF the Balti-
more police last night when a dispatch
was received from chief of Police
Charles -OrShennessy. Of Sioux City.
stating:
Doctors upon examination n
had been operated upon. Think IL was
lone at some hospital and shipped
here for medical purposes-"-Baltimore
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06

London, February s.. i:lo a. m.-Hei-
iograms flashed from Ladysmith three
days ago said that the Boer investment
lines then were thinning and that the
besiegers were moving in force toward
the Tugela, indicating that a collision
was expected there. This intelligence
bears out other signs that General
Butler purposed a fresh attack.
The war offices continues to reveal
nothing Of what has happened in Ma
tai. Without exception, the military
critics regard with dismay the pros
pect OF q renewal OF the assault unless
General Butler has been heavily rein
forced, n there is nothing to indicate
that his is the case.
London, February 2.-Dispatches
from several points in South Africa
merely tell OF desultory shell firing and
the movements of patrols, though
Cape Town mentions a rumor that
General French has captured 500 Beers.
where and when not being announced.
Sensational rumors are current that
the militia ballot act will be put in
force February 18th and that General
Lord Roberts, the commander-in-
chief of the British forces in South
Africa has cabled for 800 0 additional
men, winch, IL Is ADDED, the govern
ment has promised to give him, send
ing $4,000 militia and volunteers and
10000 militia reserves. 1t is also said
that the volunteers will be modified
forthwith. 1t is even asserted TO-DAY
that the cabinet has specially dealt
with these matters.
The militia ballot act makes every
Unmarried man between is and 80
years of age, liable to serve five years.
The Gazette his evening says il is
the queens intention TO confer the
Victoria Cross on Captains CONCEIVE
and Reed, Lieutenant Roberts and Cor
poral Nurse for their attempts to save
guns at the battle of Colenso.
Lourenzo Marques, Thursday. Febru-
airy IA dispatch from G~aberones,
dated January 23rd, describing a re-
connaissance of some of Colonel Plum
er's forces around the Boer laager
southwark, seems to dispose of the
story that Mafeking has been relieved.
On that date the Rhodesians captured
w Transvaal flags and drove off the
Boer outpost before returning TO Cab
eroneS.
Cape Town, February 1.-The SUI
preme court has decided to make no or
der of confiscation in the case of the
steamship MaShona, at present. in or
der to give her owners time to show
within three weeks that she had no in
tention to trade with the enemy.
The steamship Mashona, from New
York November 3rd, 1899, for Algoa
bay, with a cargo of general merchan-
disc, including flour, was seized De-
cember 8th by the British warship
Partridge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
Industrial Development in the South

Industrial Development in the South
The Southern Industrial Convention,
a permanent organization for the in
dustrial development of the south, has
been called ito hold it's second session
in Chattanooga in May e The con-
vention will be composed of men prom
inent in every field of activity from
every southern state, and h subjects
under consideration will be those of
an entirely practical nature, touching
the best means of developing the nat
ura1 of the south
The fact that a representative body
of southern men have met to consider
questions entirely of an industrial ma
ture, and that the first meeting has
resulted in the call for another on a
more extended scale is n of h best
possible indications of a bright indus
trial future for that section. In the
old slavery days nothing was conSid-
cred Of Importance in the south but
the ~perpetuaItion and extension Of slav-
cry and the raising of a few staple
crops by methods which impoverished
the soil. The south's in tim
Der, coal, iron ore n other forms OF
mineral wealth were then well known
only to the few, its water powers Of
fering every inducement for the man
ufadture of cotton by the side Of the
plantation upon, which it was grown,
failed ITO impress any considerable
| number of southern capitalists with a
| desire to seek wealth. in a new and
| undeveloped field. Planting and poll
tics were the only roads TO wealth or
| fame that en,ticed any considerable
+! number of travellers.
The abolition of slavery as a result
| Of the attempt to form a southern con-
| federacy failed for a time to diver
the southern people from agricultural
hnrA 90 Onnrnfihn IN
| come upon the scene, the more progress.
sive men of which have grown tiret
of cheapening the price of cotton By
growing more Of il than the world de
I! mands. They think il is worth whil'
. TO utilize the coal, the iron and rimbe,
. Of khe country to supply their owl
wants in manufactured goods and q
diversity their farming to NEE h de
mands OF a modern market Out OF tn
progressive sentiment the Southern In
duStrial Convention has grown, and II
future sessions may be counted upon I
stimulate the industrial development
OF every section and interest OF tn
south
Already the timber interests haV
, become of immense Importance, IN
, cotton weaving and spinning indusI
is enigrating from New England I
the southern states, southern pig lrol
is sold in every market and the pelro
leum business has moved across Ia
Pennsylvania bEder inJoo west VIZ
ginia- Along special ines the ihous
trial development of THE south Is a
ready progressing by leaps n bound!
1t will be the legitimate work OF "a
convention which will meet at Chat
tanooga next May to extend this de
-veIoprnent along new lines and TO Civ
It symmetrical proportions. leaving q
section or interest undeveiopel-Phi
: adelphia Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
WILD BOAR LIE
Especial to Baltimore Sun

Especial to Baltimore SUM-
Easton, Md, February 1.-For years
a wild hog of enormous size has had
his lair on the Caroline side of the
Tuckahoe river near it's mouth, in the
marshes and cripples. He ravaged
corn fields on both sides of the river
and year after year broke up melon
and pumpkin patches. He was fire.
Quently hunted, but whipped the dogs,
killed some of them, and scaped the
shots of the huntsmen. His place of
refuge when hard pressed was a dense
swamp, inaccessible to dogs and men.
Last Saturday Mr.. Andrew S~laughter's
dogs got on the boar's trail in the He'll
Point marsh and worked him put into
the open. Mr.. Slaughter armed himself
with a No. 10 gun, shot at the animal
from the Talbot side -four times and
killed him. He weighed LOO pounds.
His tusks were six inches long outside
the lips.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
SUEZ CANAL IMPROVEMENTS.

The Suez canal is being constantly
improved by widening it n adding
siding so that ships can pass each 9TH
er. 1t results that the passage can now
be made in seventeen hours instead of
forty-eight hours. The electric light
enables progress to be made by night
as well as by day. There is to be an
immediate increase of depth to twenty
seven feet ten inches and an ultimate
deepening to thirty-two feet nine
inches, SO that the largest vessel may
use the canal. There has been rapid
improvement in the management since
the English-still in a minority-got
their directors increased from three to
ten. Lord B~eaconsfield gave the khe-
dive $4,000, 900 for his lie, 602 shares,
which are now worth in the market
1872, 500, 000.-Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
Failure OF Big Commission House.

Macon, Ga, February Talbot &
Palmer commission brokers, made a
voluntary assignment today They at
tribute their troubles to the panic of
December 18th. No statement or as
sets and liabilities has been made. The
firm has branch offices in a number OF
southern cities and did a large busl-
ness.
Mr.. Talbot in speaking of the fall
ure said that when the slump came
which followed Buffers defeat, the
firm felt called on TO protect the
margins of a number Of its members.
The losses then incurred crippled the
concern so badly hat it has not since
been able to recover. 1t was finally
decided today to max the assignment.
Mr.. T. Wallace Palmer, of the firm,
is not in Macon, having left for Bir-
mingham, Ala, where they nave a
| branch office.
1t is thought hat the liabilities of
| the firm will reach a large sum-. Sew
eral local spectators are said to have
| had heavy margins with them. besides
large winnings.