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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
Notes.
(Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Goidsboro. N c.. October 3

fCorrespondence of The Messenger.)
Goidsboro. N c.. October .
Bishop Siias d. Foes. OF Philadelphia.
en- route from Marshalfviile. on Core
sound. where he presided at the At
lantic Mission Conference OF h Meth
odist Episcopal church fnorth). spent
q few hours In the city. boarding the
afternoon train for Reidsviile. n. c..
where he goes 80 preside at the coiored
conference. He viii be the guest OF DIT.
Brooks while a. Reidvflle.
The Eastern Baptist Association.
representing q membership OF about g.
ooa convened today at Mt Olive. Quite
q number will attend from here.
October term OF Wayne county su-
perior court. Judge W. s. O.Robinson
presiding. ~convenes In his city on Mon
on the criminal docket. which
will consume the first three days
OF the week There are fourteen
on the civil trial dockQet and ten cases
on the motion dock Eight Of these
are set for Thursday n six for Fri
day.
The Imeprial cafe and restaurant has
opened I'D under the Messenger opera
house. 1t starts of we'll and Is nicely
fitted up.
II. H. Lowry, a Croatan preacher OF
the NJ. E. church. OF Elrod. was In town
today.
Jewell Lee. OF Sampson county. and
Mrs. Della r. Smith. of this city, were
married at the home OF w. III. Parker
in northern G~oldsboro last night in the
presence OF a large number Of invited
friends. The couple left via the South
ern road on a bridal trip this after
oon
Rev. G.. B. Cashwell. OF Ayden. pass
ed through, advising your correspond
ent that he would occupy the pulpit OF
the Pentecostal Holiness church. this
city. Sunday next, filling the appoint
ment of the Rev. A B. Crumpler.
Geo. Gardner has accepted n position
as salesman In the shoe store OF II.
We'll Bros.
L. v. Morrill,. Of the Snow Hill bar.
attorney for the Great Eastern railway,
passed through en- route to Fremont.
Mr.. Morrill, says already the good ef-
feet of the road is seen in the new life
at Snow Hill.
On October Goth there il to be a grand
democratic rally and red shirt parade
at Snow Hill. Claude Kitchin and T.
G. Wooten are to speak.
Cotton today was selling at 10 LIS
cents. Our merchants speak OF business
as being the best for ten years.
The Baltimore Sun OF today gives q
sketch OF Goldsboro n Its industries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
ALABOR DEMONSTRATION
At Shamokfn by Thousands
of Strikers-President Mftchell's Adj
dress.

Shamoken, Pa. October 9.-President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
who came here today to take part in a
labor demonstration. vas welcomed in
a most enthusiastic by the
thousands of striking mine workers in
this section of the Schulkill valley. The
city was profusely decorated and all
the stores and other business houses
in the vicinity closed at noon and thou
sands Of people came from surround
ing towns to take part in the parade
and to listen to Mr.. MitchelPs speech
at a mass meeting which was held after
the parade. The parade was started
at 2 o'clock from the east end of Sham
oxen, n fully 5000 strikers were in
line. When the procession reached the
soldiers and sailors monument, where
the mass meeting was held, a large
crowd had already assembled there to
hear the labor president speak.
President Mitchell was enthusiastic
ally received when he arose to address
the assemblage. He spoke Of the enthu-
siaSm displayed by the men through
out the anthracite strike region and
went into the situation as it now
stands. In referring to the prospective
ending Of the strike, he said:
Every other strike that has taken
place in the anthracite regiOn has been
declared off by our officers. Hereto
fore when men vent on strikes they
remained out for a time and then the
chief executive or the executive board
declared the strike off without consult
ing the wishes of the strikers. L want
to say, as L have said before, that this
strike will lever end until the miners
through delegates in convention end it
for themselves. We have called a con-
vention and you men are invited to
send delegates there. You are invited
to pass judgmnt on the operators
proposition. If you believe that they
act in good faith; If you believe 10 per
cent. to be enough; if you believe that
they will pay the 10 per cent. for a
year, then you must decide whether
you will return to work. On the other
hand, If you reject the offer and con-
tinue or strike John Mitchell will be
!, there to help you do it.
/ Il do not expect that his one strike
will eradicate all the wrongs from
which you suffer. 1 do not believe that
the accumulation of forty years of IN
justice can be wiped out at once; but
1 do believe hat vol have established
an organization here that with each
succeeding year will give you improved
conditions Of employment"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
List of Missionaries Killed In China

New York, October "a complete
list of Protestant missionaries believ-
ed to have been killed from the begin
ming of Boxer movement to September
5th, has been received by the Ameri-
can Bible Society, from Rev. John r.
Hykes, d. D., its agent in Shanghai.
The list ccntaines the names of 17s
people, very few, if any, of whom will
escape. OF these 66 are men, 20 wo-
men al married and 80 single) and SO
children.
In the above total there are the fol-
lowing Americans: Twenty-Five men,
"a women DC married and s single) and
90 children, total So Americans.
Total killed, about whose Heath there
cannot be n question are IL men,
married women, Is single women, 13
children, total 43.
OF haese killed, the Americans are
8 men, / married woman. s single wo-
| men, 8 children, total Is.
OF those in Tai Yuen who were un-
q~uestfonably massacred July 9th, 1C
| were men, 9 married women, 4 single
| women, z children; total 30, all British
There are still some missionaries in
| the provinces OF Kan sub and Kwo
| Chow who have not been heard from
| for some time, but there is good rea-
| son to hope that they will get to places
| of safety.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
SMILEY MAKES A CONFESSION
In the Defenbach Murder and Cons pir
acy Case-The Death of the Woman
Doubted

Chicago, October Crank H. Smi-
ley, one of the three men arrested in
the alleged insurance conspiracy case.
involving the sudden death Of Miss
Marie Defenbach, made a statement in
which he declared hat DR.. Unger and
F. Wayland Brown were the moving
spirits in the plot. a written confes-
sion is said to have been made by Smi-
ley.
Toronto. Ont, October 9.-Assistant
Supreme Ranger Harper. of the indie
pendent Order of ForesterS, in which
Miss D~efenbach, of Chicago, was in
sured, said today that the orders
agents in Chicago were not certain that
Miss Defenbsch had actually died. 1t
might yet turn out, he said, that the
case was one of substitution, and that
h body C1emated was not that Of the
young oma upon whose life the pol
icy was originally taken.
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A Bank Clerk Short ssO,OO

New York, October 9.-P. H. Gilhoo-
ley, counsel for the Elizabethport. "
J., Banking Company, announced today
that William Schriber. a missing clerk
of the bank, was a defaulter to the
amount of $500 900 and that bank
directors had made good the mount
OF the shortage, Schriber, who been
in the employ Of the banking eOtppany
since its in~corrSfation about ten years
ago, started from Elizabethport on Au-
gust End, and was supposed to be. on
his vacation. While he was away his
accounts were examined and the short
age was discovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Lshigh Valley Train Crews TO Get
Better Treatment.

WiIkesbarre, Pa, October S-Ine
grievance committee representing the
engineers and firemen on the wyoming
diyisiop of the Lehigh Valley railroad
have returned from New York, where
they conferred with the officials of the
road regarding certain grievances which
the men have complained of for some
time past
The members of the committee say
they were cordially received and the
Z 'fficers of the road promised to redress
tie grievances.
1t is understood that the engineers
and firemen of h mogul engines will
begranted an increase of wages. Con-
<ducDrs on coal and freight trains will
alsobe given an increase of pay.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY
On Modern Lines Urged by General
Brooke in His Report

Washington, October Sit is urged
in the annual report of Major General
John r. Brooke. commanding the de-
partment OF the east at New York,
hich was made public at the war de-
partment today, that a pressing ne
cessity exists for the reorganization
Of the army on modern lines.
For many years past" says he, the
general officers of the army nave
shown the necessity for an increase
which will place the army on an ef1-
Gent basis and enable ii to perform
its duties with credit to itself and to
the satisfaction of the nation. The
events since the commencement OF the
Spanish war have demonstrated be
yond doubt h necessity for a reor-
~ganization which will enable this ma
ton to maintain the position in which
il now finds itself placed, so that IN
case of war, the army form the bull
wark behind which the volunteer army
! NAV be created, as has always Deen
done in our country, by organizing the
people"
referring TO the rehabilitation and
! progress of our coast defenses, ne says
/; that, while it is impractioaDle at TINS
time to make recommendations res1Iu-
! ing the artillery posts where the num-
Der of men enters as a factor, on ac-
count of the large foreign drafts. it
is not too early to draw up plans for
supporting the coast artillery. Ut Is
not the province of coast ne
says, to act out of fortif1ction, tneii
sphere of operations being limited, pul
thai the presence of mobile troops 10
repel attacks from the rear n &c
prevent landing parties from galnins
a foothold is Imperative. On thar
acooun the vicinity of each post FOL
miles around should he mapped ou'
with a view to determining the n
of defense before the necessity f0l
their use arises.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
BRYAN IN ILLINOIS
He fade sixteen Speeches Yesterday.
Now Goes tt Michigan

Joliet, ILL.,, October 9.-Mr. Bryan con-
cluded the last speech of the day to-
night at a few minutes before Ii
o'clock. He began at Quincy at. s
o'clock this morning and made sixteen
addresses during the day. The audi
ences were generally large, but hose
at Peroria, Quincy and Joliet were es-
pecially so. The meeting at Joliet was
held in the court house grounds before
an immense crowd. The Bryan train
did not arrive until after 10 o'clock.
After the meeting Mr.. Bryan left for
Chicago.
Tomorrow ne will begin his tour of
Michigan, Benton Harbor being his first
step.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

London. October 9.-Mr. Chamberlain,
secretary OF state for the colonies,
speaking at Stourbridge, said:
Great Brftain's foreign policy, as Z
sum 1t up. Is to remain on friendly
terms with every great country In
Europe and on something more than
friendly terms with the United States"
Mr.. Chamberlain ridiculed the at
tempt OF the opposition leaders 70 hold
him up as a DOGGY To foreign nations.
Great Britasn's foreign policy" he ex-
claimed, 'sie In the hands of Lord Sal
isbury. and I have not the presumption
to NEEDLE with it."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Requisitfon Paper FOR Rockefeller and
Fiszlsr.

st. Louis, Ocs 9.-Requisition
papers issued by Governor Sayers, Of
Texas, were served on Governor Roose-
welt here today for the extradition Of
John D. Rockefeller, Henry FIagler
and other Standard Oil men for alleged
violation Of the anti-trus. law OF
Texas.
Governor Roosevelt said he could nos
act on the requisition az long as he is
out OF the state of New York, as ne In
technically not governor. He said he
will look into the case when ha returns
to New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Forging Money Orders

New York, October 9.-Richard ].
Carroll, who for a number Of years has
been the chief money order clerk in
branch e. OF III p~ostoffice in this
city. was arrested today for forging
and raising money orders. Bail was
set at $500. The amount of the al
legged forgeries is not yet known, but is
believed to be very large.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The President I'm Washington fora
Short While.

Washington, October 9.-The presf-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley accompanied
by Secretary Cortelyou and the family
servants arrived here at 7:45 O'Clock
this morning from Canton The pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley were both in
very good health and spirits. President
Mckinley will remain in Washington
until about the 22nd " 23rd Of the
month when he viii again go to Can
ton to remain until after the election.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Bubonic PIag.e Epidemic in Bomb,

London, October 9-"The plague"
says a dispatch to The Daily Mail from
Bombay. lis becoming epidemic in
many districts Of the Bombay presi-
dency, while the coas ports are in
fected.
The cotton crops have withered in
Ahmednagar and Bijapur districts in
consequence of the drought"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

Scrofula in the blood shows itself
sooner or later in swellings, sores,
eruptions. But Hoods Sarsaparilla
completely cures it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
THE CABINET IN SESSION
IT HAS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION OF
THE CHINESE SITUATION
THE ANSWER To FRANCES NOTE

formulated, But Not Yet Put Into
diplomatic Language Mr.. Conger
Makes a List OF Chinese Who should
De Punished I'm Addition to Those
Named by the Emperor-The EN-
peror VIII Return to Pekin Under
Certain Conditions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
"A Burnt Child
breads the Fire"

You have been III. on.
the veary. dreary days of
illness and that depressing
tired feeling. Maaseous med
ioa,es taken ~oopiously. You dread to
think of d. Be 4ise afte. this. Half
~feaspoonful doses of Hoods Sarsaparna
pN Keep your Blood pure, bright, dean
and wholesome, and half the battle udh
disease IS won. II pats the dreaded
enemy TO rouf as nothing else can.
After the Grip-"Afer the grip /
was weak, suffered from eatarh and
was run down. In a peek after began
taking Hoods Sarsaparaa / felt stronger.
II reLeped the catarrh and gage me an
Appetite" John Roberts, bnia, Mich.
&od1 SMaqbmak
~&2Z5ll15m@
Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the non-irritating and
only cathartic TO take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
SREFINENT BETWEEN RUSSIA
AND GERMANY.

RerIfn. October 9.-The Post says an
,craampnt exists between Germany
and Russia by which Germany is to
control the railroad from Pekin to
Yang Tsun and Russia is to control
+he road from Yang Tsun to Long Ku.
THE GERMAN TROOPS TARDY.
Pekin. Thursday, October 1.-THE
Pao Ting Flu expedition is waiting for
the Germans who are not ready TO
start. 1t is reported that there are H.
600 Chinese imperial troops at Fac
Ting Flu. General Chaffee has return
ed here.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
Veterans of the North and South at
 Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ga, July 19.-The most notable reunion of the veterans of the north and south since peace was de- clared and all sections of the country reunited under one flag and one gov ernment began here today and will con- tinue until Saturday. The gathering IS held in cOmmemoratiOn of the battles of Peachtree Creek. which were fought thirty-six years ago this week The city has been decorated throughout and it is estimated that more than 5000 veterans and visitors have already ar
 rived. The visitors include ,distin- guished confederate and federal ofIic- CTS, prominent men from various parts of the country and thousands of old veterans who participated in the cam paiSns in the vicinity of Atlanta. To- day the distinguished officers and prominent guests were shown over the various outlying battlefields by com mittees composed of veterans thorough ly familiar with the history of the grounds. This evening d big camp fire will be held in the Grand opera house. with addresses by a number of speak CTS of wide prominence. The big re- union is expected to reach its climax tomorrow in a mammoth Georgia bar becue in the old trenches on the Peach tree Creek battlefield. Speeches ap- propriate to the occasion will be made by eloquent orators, after which the guests will sit down to a spread for which will be slaughtered over 300 young oxen, lambs, kids and tender young pOrkers.
 Among the notables to participate, and majority of whom are already here, are General John B. Gordon, Gen eral O. O. Howard. General Stephen D. Lee, Gen. J. C. Breckenridge, General Willard Warner. General H. V. BOyn- ton, General Alex P. Stewart. Colonel Cornelius Cradle, Governor Mount of Indiana. and General Albert D. Shaw, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
PRESCOTT BU0YANCY
Courage and Confidence Increasing
 Every Hour.

Prescott, July 19.-(SpeciaD. - The eight-hour system now in force at Jer- ome clearly does not apply to the ar tisans at work providing quarters for merchants and others on the plaza their work runs long into the night. It is wonderful how quickly dispositions have been made, and with what little difficulty the business community ad- apted itself to conditions that seemed to be altogether paralyzing. Every one seems buoyant and full of courage and as the possibilities of a larger and bet ter business center are realized. there will be no relapse from the present good will to go ahead.
 How thoroughly the outside world sympathizes with Prescott in her great misfortune may be evidenced by the history of an order for a car load of supplies sent to Los Angeles by the Bashford Burmister company received by Haas, BaruCh & Co. on Monday morning. It was shipped Monday after noon and attached to the overland pas senger train of the Santa Fe Monday night, and landed in Prescott Tuesday night. Evidently sincere good will prompted many heads and hands to move rapidly in forwarding supplies that might be much needed.
 A good many inquiries are already being made as to what opportunities exist for the establishment of various businesses. It is pretty we'll settled that new brick company will soon be at work. Local capital will be repre- sented and the latest and most inn proved methods will be included in the new plant A competent manager has been called from Texas to manage the enterprise.
 As soon as the adjusters have satis- fled themselves as to the claims under the various policies of insurance. build ing will go up over the burned district of a character that should effectually defy disaster similar to that just ex- perienced.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
A Week Bsfots Date of Reported Massacre
RECEIVED BY JAPAN
Washington Sends Special Mes senger to Ascertain the Fate of the Americans Chinese Min ister Not Restrained of His Lib erty-The Jealousy Among the Powers Is Not Regarded as Fatal.

Washington, July 19.-The Japanese legation here has made public the latest communication received from Baron Nishi, Japanese minister to Pekin. This telegram was received today at the le- gation from the Japanese minister of foreign affairs and is important be- cause of the dates given.
 The telegram was dated July 17, by the sender, the Japanese Consul at Che Foo, and is as follows:
 ''I received at 10 a. m. on the 12th a dispatch from Nishi, dated Pekin. June 29. The letter was brought by a special messenger. a Chinese. who left Pekin July l, and managed to make the journey with difficulty.
 The substance of the letter is as fol- lows:
 critical. The foreign legations are sur rounded on all sides by Chinese sol diers and bombarded night and day. Members of the legations, guards and residents. are resisting to the utmost, but the overwhelming numbers of the opposition renders our position hope less, our ammunition being exhausted. Our lives are in such danger that we may be massacred at any moment. The immediate dispatch of endorsements for our rescue from our precarious con- dition is necessary"
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
c. E. PILGRIMAGES.

London, July 19.-Hundreds of En- deavorers who have been here in at tendance upon their international con- vention, left today on various pilgrim ages to points of denominational or his toricaI interest. Nearly all of the dele gates will eventually go to Paris to see the exposition. Some will take longer tours and visit Germany, the Rhine, Munich, Oberammergau and Switzer- land. Another includes all of these places and two more weeks in Italy. The longest tour, known as ''the banner tour." includes all of these places, two weeks in Italy and a. visit to all the principal cities of Europe, returning in September via the Mediterranean and Gibraltar This party numbers 100.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
THE PRICE OF TEA.
Probable Effect of tue Chinese War
 Upon It.

New York, July 19.-Opinions ex- pressed by leading tea importers and dealers of New York contradict the im- pression prevalent with the general public that if the disturbances in China spread the price of tea will advance. As yet there is no indication of an in- crease, and the disturbances began nearly six weeks ago. The merchants cite as a basis for the formation of their opinion the fact that the disturb ances have not as yet affected any seaport towns except Tien Tsin. This is in the northern part of the empire. where very little tea is grown. In the districts where tea is largely grown there have as yet been few disturb ances. In the large seaports, whence it is exported there have been practically no outbreaks. Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai and other ports in the south of China are doing business as usual. If the uprising should become general and interfere with the ex- ports the profits will go mostly to the Annam and Ceyion teas. which come from places far distant from the Chi nese tea growing districts and beyond the zone of military operations in the case of a general conflict in the far east
Arizona republican., 1900-07-20
A SPECIAL AGENT
Sent to Inquire About the Fate of the
 Legations.

Washington. July 19-The cabinet meeting today developed nothing of inn portanee regarding the Chinese situa- lion. excapt 2 decision to send w. w. Rockhill, former secretary of the lega- tion and assistant secretary of state, now chief of the bureau of republics to China to investigate the situation for authentic news.
 Within week MT. Rockhill will leave for China. He will probably go to Vancouver and there take the Jap anese line steamer for Yokohama. pro- ceeding from that point to Shanghai.
 Among other subjects discussed in the cabinet the instructions to Major General Chaffee were gone Over at con- siderable length and a cablegram was drafted, which will be forwarded to reach him on his arrival at Nagasaki The instructions are of diplomatic as well as of a military nature and indi- cate the line of policy to be pursued by the commander of the United States forces in China. The exact nature of the instructions was not disclosed