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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12

The Pheasant law expires or
Oct. 18th. Y b Bishop will buy
them on the morning of the 10th
| ] have a general stock of 5reech
loading double and single shot
guns on which | challenge compe.
tition in price. | use gun some
times myself and fancy | know a
good one when | see it. introduced
in this county last year, fine dou-
ble American made gun. Right
barrel open cylinder, left full choke
this gun is especially adapted for
both close and long distance shoot
ing, and we guarantee it to stand
nitro powder. Be sure to see my
stock of guns before purchasing.
The frosts we have had this week,
the first of the season, have show
ed no evidence of haying teeth.
The grass remains green.
Capt. J. &. Matheny and wife
left Wednesday for Staunton to at
tend the reunion. From there they
will 90 to Bctetourt county to visit
relatives.
A Democratic club was organic
ed at this place Wednesday night.
1t started out with 30 members.
The company, under the drec-
ton Of Mr. Grasty, associate editor
of the Manufacturers Record of
Baltimore, which is opening up the
minerals on Jack mountain, is
working Is hands near Meats
town, and proposes to continue the
work of development where ever it
can obtain options. Mr. W E Will
son is now in this section seeking
to obtain options for the company
and the proposition he makes to
the owners of wild lands, we con-
slider reasonable and worth the
trial if it will bring railroad to
the county.
Mr. VIM Stephenson of Meadow
Dale was in town Thursday. lie
has had serious trouble with his
eye on account of a particle of bur
dock getting in it.
Mr. Sandy Stephenson and sister,
Miss Sally of the River, were up
Thursday. Their sister, Miss Mary
who has had fever, is
about we'll.
Mr. Daniel Herold of Meadow
Dale, who is by no means fire.
9uent visitor to our city, was over
to see us Thursday.
Mrs Crummett is bringing forth
Just a few of the many pretty |
things in her store and adjoining
ner windows in a very beautiful
way. The ladies stop and look and
hey see so many things that are
not usually brought to the stores
lere, they decide to 60 in and make
purchases Of Mrs Crummett that
hey had intended to send to the !
:ity for, and they find they can be |
IS well pleased, and for less money.
Mrs Crummett has some trimmed |
,ats in her windows that are beau
les.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12
M. e. Quarterly Conference.

The third quarterly conference
of the Highland Circuit, Methodist
Episcopal church, convenes with
Thorny bottom class Oct. 20. Rev.
r. H. Clark, P. E., will preach at
II a. H.. and Up. m. Business
session will follow the morning
service. Sunday, Love feast, 10 a.
M, preaching at Il Il. H., followed
by the Sacramento service. All
the official members are urged to
attend the business session.
Fl. P. Barnes, Pastor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12

YOU prepare yourself thoroughly to meet the emergen
ces of the times? Do learn the following practical and
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Law Banking Wholesale and Retail Mercantile Business Joint Stock
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1870 Just closed For further particular
ogue and circulars address, j. G. DUNSMORE, President. Pm
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12

Preaching in Monterey every 1st
Sabbath at II am, and at Pisgah
at3.3O p.m;Pisgah every Ord Sunday
at liam, Monterey 1870 pm. Grab
bottom every 2nd Sabbath at IL a.
m, Higbtown $50 pm; Hightown
4th Sabbath, II a. III, Crabbottom
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12
Preaching Appointments.

October IA, Quarterly Meeting
Strait Creek II IA. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Preaching by Presiding Elder.
Quarterly Conference at Monte
rey, Monday Oct. Is. Preaching
by Rev.B. f. Ball at eleven o'clock.
Rev j r Tillery.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12

Oct. ia, Union Chapel II a, m.
Oct 90 and 81 Quarterly Conference
al Thornybottom.
Oct. 2S, Wesley Chapel Il a; m.
III. Z. Barnes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12

Stops the Cough and works off the
Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets cure
cold in one day, No Cure, no Pay.
Price rs cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
A b

At Washington and Lee university.
Va, last week a monument built OF
native gray limestone was unveiled In
honor Of the late Hon John Randolph
Tucker. The ceremonies were appro-
pirate. He was indeed one Of the very
greatest Of the men of Virginia OF the
last seventy-ive years. He vas Of
granite character, a noble gentleman,
Of commanding abilities. a lawyer Of
marked distinction, a speaker OF rare
force and eloquence, and a teacher Of
supreme force yer his students. He
served with marked distinction for
several terms in the federal house of
representatives, and was for many
years professor of law at Washington
and Lee. We do not know how Mr..
Tucker impressed others, but he i'm
pressed us as no Virginian Of more
h a half century has lone. Mr..
Tucker was a monumental a him
self. No shaft can add to his noble
exalted character.
His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature nigh,
stand up
And say to all the world, This was a
Mani
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
BREVITIES.

This is the first time in twenty-eight
years that there was not a contention
over candidates in the republican
national convention THE cohesive
power Of public plumber" is mighty
attractive and pacifying. !
The New York Press n of the fore
most republican papers in the greatest
city, thinks that it is next to impossible
to carry the states that are absolutely
indispensable to success. Good. and
we hope it is true.
Complaints pour into Washington
over the bad census returns. Partisans
are chosen without reference to quail
cation or character. Probably a mil
lion or two millions will be left out Of
the count. n yet Mckinley organs
have begun already to accept failures
and to bolster the returns.
Distinguished medical men in Great
Britain are saying hat in sixty years
consumption will disappear in that
country. Will it be because all the
people are dead?
OF all dull bodies the late republi-
can convention is generally described
as the very dulest. Enthusiasm for
Mckinley was at a heavy discount
We said Walcott did not utter one
truth in the convention. The New York
Evening Post noticing it at length
says: "It consists almost exclusively
of a fulsome %panegyric on the achieve
ments of the republican party, hardly
a statement in which is not either ex-
aggerated or untrue"
The Washington Post is something
heavy on Roosevelt. 1t says:
Teddy should secure a professional
nurse to sit up with his mind"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
PACIFICATION PROGRESSING
Beers Continue to surrender Their
Pacific Hamfiton's and Bull
ler's Forces Unite.

London, June 22.-Lord Roberts re-
reached The Springs yesterday en-
route for Heidelburg to join hands
with General Butler. The dispatch of
Lord Roberts in full is as follows:
Pretoria, June 22.-Ian Hamilton's
column reached The Springs yesterday
en- route 10 Heidelberg. where they will
join hands with Buffers troops who.
reached Paarde kop yesterday and viii
be at Standerton tomorrow. thus open
ing up communication between Preto-
ria and Natal n preventing any joint
action between the T~ransvaalers and
the people of the Orange River colony.
"Baden-PoWell reports from RuSten-
burg that he found the leading Beers
very pacific and cordial on his return
journey hence. C~ommandant Steyn
and two actively hostile field comets
had been captured during his absence.
Lord Edward Cecil, the administra-
tor of the Rustenburg district has to
date collected 5000 rifles.
THE commander at Kroonstad re-
ports that AL rifles ave been handed
in at Wolmaranstad."
London, June %, 3:45 a. m.-General
Steyn's forces in the Orange River col
Ony are for the time drawing most of
the attention Of Lord Roberts, rather
to the neglect Of Commandant Genera
Louis Botha and President Kruger. The
severance between the Transvaal and
the Orange River colony was completed
yesterday, as Lord Roberts said it
would be, by the arrival of General
Buffers advance guard, under Lord
Dundonald, at Standerton.
Adroit maneuvering and brisk fight
ing are likely to take place, becauce
until all resistance south Of the Vaali is
at an end the British line of communi-
cations will not be safe.
President Kruger's son who surren-
dered to General Baden-Powell, are
back On their farms and working
peacefully. General Baden-Powen rode
with only 300 men from Mafeking and
he made the last section of his ride to
Pretoria with only thirty-fve. Lord
Roberts met him in the outskirts Of the
town and escorted him to the pres
idency.
General DeWet's farm houses have
been burned by the British. General
Butler has issued a special order eulo-
giving the services Of ~Strathcone's
horse.
Captain Jones and the brigade from
her majesty's ship Forte have been
ordered back to the ship at the ad-
miraPs request.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
ARE WE AT WAR WITH CHINAp
This Question Worrying the State De-,
partment-No Information as to Ma
ture of the Chinese Committing Hos
tile Acts.

Washington, June 22.-Administra-
ton officials are exasperated at the
peculiar omission from every official
message, of any statements which
would clear up the doubt as to
whether or not the Chinese army as
well as the Boxers are opposing the
relief column and if the former hen
whether the troops are rebels or are
acting under orders from the Chinese
government. This point is of the ut
most Importance, for upon it depends
the attitude to be assumed by the
United States toward China and by
that test must be determined the
question, Are we at war with Gilman"
The state department still holds to a
negative view, and it has received re-
Gently a powerful support in it's posi-
ton by the attitude assumed by the
various European chancellors. With
out exception, the European advices
to the department indicate hat the
governments there don't yet regard
Tire developments in China as war
r. nting the assumption that a state of
war exists. The general disposition is
to avoid h application to China of
the same rule that governs inter-
course between highly civilized ma
tons, n even II there has been in
fractions of those rules my the Pekin
government, providing it shows readi-
ness to make amends and do what is
necessary to safeguard foreign life and
property in China, it is likely that that
government will be dealt with len
iently in h common interest n to
prevent a break up of China
AT the close Of the day a long mes
sage was dispatched by the navy de-
partment to Admiral Remey at Manila
supposed to be in execution Of the
cabinets decision to strengthen the
United States forces at Taku.
The state department has received a
cablegram from Consul General Good
now at Shanghai, announcing the ar
rival there Of two steel cruisers. No
details were given, but it developed
later that the vessels were Chinese
cruisers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
REPUBLICANS AT OUTS
over Alleged nauthoriz Change fin
the National Platform.

New York, June 2-Lemuel r
Quigg. the New York me of the
committee on resolutions OF the repub-
lican national convention at PhiIadeI-
phia, in reference to 6 statement NJ
General G. H Grosvenor. OF Ohio
which was called 20 his attention in
eHect that certain language had been
omitted from the final draft OF the
platform after it had been agreed upon
Dy the Subcommittee of which Mr..
QuLss was secretary, tonight declared
MT rrosvenors statement untrue
one OF the alleged omissions referred
20 py Mr.. Grosvenor. contained the
statement: That congress has full
legislative power over territory be-
longing TO the United States. subject
only TO the Fundamental safe guards
Oh liberty. justice and personal rights.
AS to the reasons for leaving this
plank out of the platform
hr. Quigg says:
The committee considered that in
asnuch as this question was now be-
Tore the supreme court Of the United
States ii was neither advisable nor
necessary TO run risk Of getting our
platform INTO a controversy with the
supreme court: but We did say that it
was the duty Of the government to put
down armed insurrection In the Phil
ippines. and that as TO the people of all
the territories acquired by war the
largest measure Of self-government
consistent with their welfare and our
duties shall be secured to them by law
This plank vas fully debated and
literally n unanimously agreed upon
and no man has any authority to say
thar n word was put in or left out
surrepitiously."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
%BRADSTREET'S REPORT
Midsummer Duiiaess I'm
ward Movement I'm Agricuitura
Products Weakness OF Prices In iron
Trade Export Demand Good.

New York. June 22.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say: Midsummer dullness
in d~istr!butive trade and industry and
further reductions OF prices Of manu-
featured goods. particularly iron and
steel. and raw textiles. but a marked
upward movement in nearly all agri-
cultural products, are the leading Tea
turees of the business this
week. Wheat has advanced ii
per bushel since June 1st. and 70 cents
from the low point reached in Novem-
Der. a gain over the latter period or -
per cent. in price. Corn crop advtces are
still in a high degree encouraging, but
that cereal has sympathized with
wheat, as have also oats,-and hog pro-
ducts have in turn felt the quickening
influence of higher prices for corn Inn
proved demand for dairy produces Is
reflected in slight dvanc this week
Crop damage has been a moving
cause for the advance in the price OF
cotton, though the danger Of the short
side on the old crop has been evident
for some time past in the critical con-
dition Of the visible supply or cotton
Some weakness has been noted IN cot
ton goods without, however, favorably
enecting distribution Retail trade in
dry goods has been helped by warmer
weather. Wool is lower and the wooden
goods market is quiet, awaiting the
next London wool sale and the opening
of the spring weight season
Weakness of prices is still the lead
ing feature of the iron trade. and
lower quotations are noted for pig iron.
Structural material has also verified
predictions in a decline OF from 81 to
SO per ton. Domestic orders for iron are
perhaps slightly more numerous, but
are for small quantities. Talk OF a sys-
ducing for the open market comes
chiefly from the south. but while this
subject is under consideration the dis
ease is finding a partial cure in the go
ing out of blast of a number OF less
economical furnaces and the summer
shutdown Of nan mills.
Export demand is goo but, as for
some time past, waits upon the ques-
ton of freight room. The old metals
are steady, practically unchanged in
price with the exception OF tin. which
is slightly lower.
A heavy business is doing in refined
sugar and the manufacturers are over
sold. A good margin of profit exists in
this trade.
Building demand for lumber Is not
active, blu white pine IS relatively
frmest. Southern pine is in over-supply
in a number of markets.
Anthracite coal is in ~seasonable dis
~tribution, while the demand for btu
minous continues quite active.
Wheat, including flour shipments for
the past week aggregate 4,545, 1sa bush
els, against 4,67S.02S bushels last week,
3,746.71S bushels in the corresponding
week of 1899: 3,799. 40 bushels in 1898:
2,156 .246 bushels in 1897. and 2,837. 63I
bushels in 1896. Since July LIST, this sea
son. the exports Of wheat aggregate
196, 470,1 62 bushels, against POI. 767. 61O
bushels last year and 229, 072, 28S bushels
in 1898.
Failures in the United States for the
week number 1s7. compared with 180
last week. 10 : tnis week a year e
220 in 1855. 10 in 1897 and 21s in 1896.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26

protecting humanity into protecting
class interests, Ii became long ago the
champion and the favorite of those
powerful interests"
It draws a contrast between what it
was at the start in 1856, and now. 1t
says:
1.-THE new party had DO boss or ma
chine. The old one has the most pow
erful machine ever constructed by pol
iticians, and a group of bosses who
hold In their hands the delegations
from great states and throw their
votes" as they choose"
Indeed, it had to be, for in those
days the delegates to republican con-
vention9 were not men who would
take orders as VIII the creatures Of
Hanna, and Quay, and P1att to-day"
1t is indeed changed. 1t once had
very able Ind some honorable men at
the head. Now 1t has fallen so that
the noted corruptionist Hanna, and
base creatures like Quay and others,
are the managers and bosses under
nish the spondulics. The Evening
Post sees how fallen, how degraded
the republican party has become, and
says hat when 1t comes to the ques-
ton Of character. of purpose, of ideals,
the contrast IS not one calculated to
fill with pride the survivors Of that
memorable gathering in 1856"
This is the thing that offers incense TO
a fellow like Mckinley, and takes as
his running mate Teddy Roosevelt, the
New York rough rider in politics.
The ticket is worthy of the conven
ton. II the convention in 1856 was in
deed so vastly superior to that in
Philadelphia how deep the descent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
THE CONTRAST IN TIMES AND
CONVENTIONS.

Every careful observer knows that
the republican party is more vicious
and corrupt in 1900 than even in 1896,
and by far more than in 1868 and later.
1t is so gangrened with corruption it
cannot hold together much longer even
if bound by the cords of greed and
ambition. So corrupt is it HI reputa-
BILE and able newspapers in the north
have discussed it. Says the ably edit
ed New York Evening Post, a gold or
gan and the antagonist of Bryan and
the democracy of the south, of this
completely decayed party:
To-day the party is strong where il
was weak forty four years Ago., ano
weak where IL was then strong. 1t has
on its side an overwhelming proportlor
Of the capital of the United States. ID,
yerted from its original purpose OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
The Havana University Scandal.

Havana, June 22.-The postal frauds
nave rather swamped the scandal ex-
listing in the university, which has
been the milking ground for some of
as under-professors, received s., 400 a
year each. There were Seventy-two
of these professors and twenty-four as
sistants, some Of them having no
classes at all and others only one or
two students. Many Of the professors
drew other government salaries. When
this was called TO Genera Woods at
tention he Immediately inaugurated
reforms, which resulted in cuttins
down the list to forty-sfx, including
assistants. which is enough, considering
that there are only 40 students.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
Death OF Hector McNe,u.
Especial to the MESSENGER,

Fayetteville, n. c., June 23.-This
afternoon at 3 O'Clock Hector McNeill
died at Ardisson, his residence in Rock
Fish township. aged over 90 years. He
was one Of our most prominent, veneer
ated and beloved citizens. He was for
a long time sheriff and filled other po-
sftions of honor and trust. He was a
member and officer Of the Presbyterian
church. He leaves a large family who
are influential in upper Cape Fear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
Hester,a Cotton Renorf

New Orleans. June 22-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds WIS.,
IDLE supply OF cotton shows the total
visible supply to be 2.01212S bales.
against 2,138,934 last week, and 3,947.s 1I
last a OF this the total of Ameri-
can - l,39o. 12s, against 1.511 .934 last
week, 2923 Sit last year. and Of ali
other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil.
India, etc, 5000 bales against I.024,-
600 last wear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
R OF SUBSCRIPTION.

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail.
one year. 500; six months. $3.50; three
months, Sits; one month. 80 cents
TEE SEMI WEEKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO 8 page papers), by mail. one year,
0oo: six months, so cents. in advance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
WILL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
PROF. MIvER. A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN
APPROVES THE AMENDMENT.

Former Republican Su~perfnten-
dent of Education Gives His Reason.
II VIII Disfranchise No White Man.
II VIII Benefit all Classes, Black and
white-It VIII Secure Good Govern
meut.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26

You never read OF such cures else
wnere as those accomplished by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, did you? I is Americas
Greatest Medicine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26


The following letter from Professor
McIver, formerly superintendent or
public instruction. speaks for itself
"Cumnock- Chatham Co, N C,
June is.
IF. NJ. Simmons. Esq, Chairman Elk
ecutive Committee:
My Dear Sir:-I beg to say to you
tha 1 have carefully considered all
that 1 have heard or read on both sides.
and that 1 am convinced that il will be
best for all, both white n colored.
rich and poor, TO adopt the proposed
amendment to the constitution OF
North Carolina.
1T will bring peace and harmony
and good will 10 all classes or the
people.
1T will maintain and perpetuate
good government.
1T will promote good morals.
1T will disfranchiSe no white mar
unless he wants to be DISTINGUISHED.
1T will disfranchise no colored mar
any longer than he can learn TO read
and write and establish for himself a
good character.
1T is a awful and proper construc-
ton of the fifteenth amendment OF the
United states
Il shall, therefore, vote for il and for
Aycock for governor.
Yours truly,
ALEXANDER MIvER."
Professor Alexander McIver has been
for thirty years one of the most
thoughtful republicans in the state.
He is to be ranked in the class Of
strong men who Joined the republican
party after the war, like Chief Justice
Pearson, Judge E. c.. Reade, Hon. Thos.
Settle, Judge Rodman, Mr.. Sam Phil
lips, Tod r. Caldwell, TaZewill Har-
grove, etc. He now, after mature %
s~ideration, declares to the people the
benefits that will come to the state by
adopting the proposed amendment. All
other republicans should listen To him.
Like Hon. Thomas Settle, Repre-
sentative E. V. Cox, Hon. Thomas
Argo. Thomas P. DevereuX, Colonel A.
w. Schaffer, Major Joshua Hill, Vallay
Pace, Joseph Perry Of Moore, James B.
Mason, and other we'll known republi-
cans, he views this subject as a North
Carolinian and ignores partisan senti-
ments. He believes it will be the best
thing for the people and he says so.
He will vote for the amendment, and
other republicans who seek the best
interests of the people and of the STATE
can safely do as Professor McIver
does.