The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-02
BREvTTIEs.

The University of Virginia has a
chaplain. Preaching by various min
listers Of the several denominations
in succession TO the students. They
are selected by a committee of
students and faculty. They have
Christian education" there.
Commercial reasons for making war
upon a weak people. IL order to gain.
have the smack OF dark ages and saw
agery. II is the good old rule" of
robbers the world around. II is 10 be
hoped not many in the south favor
s'ich harbarities.
We hope the Indianapolis News rep
resents opinion out there when II says;
AS our purpose was not conquest
no. conquest now"
Tie eight hour law Is being enforced
in Massachusetts and Indiana 10 "a
great extent
Rev. DIR. Hills, like so many speak
ers. runs to extremes when he declares
that the late Mr.. Moody belonged To
the first order of greatness. That is.
;n~fatuation in seven-league boots. II
hcws a lack OF analysis and dis%rim-
iretion.
\ Washington dispatch says that
''olIr market has undoubtedly been af-
fected by the hostilities in South AZ
RIGA"
Professor W. @. McCabe. CT Rich
mond. Va. delivered an address before
the New England dinner in New York
that electrified the Pilgrims. The Sun
avs it was the hit of the evening"
and that there were many who said
that Mr.. McCabe's speech excelled the
eloquence and surely the wit of
Grady"
| The Sun is kind enough to say that
General S~tonewall Jackson was one
of the great soldiers of the world. a
man of military geni:ls."
Even the British sympathsiZer. The
New York Tribune, is able to praise
General Joubert Is "a brave soldier a
skillful commander, a cle~ar-sighted
statesman and an honest man."
Hatteras may we'll be the dread of
mariners. Another vessel wrecked of
the coast n several lives lost.
The Beers are still able to ANUS
their British friends with exhilerating
entertainment. The British loss at
Ladysmith foots up 20 killed and 2S6
wounded.
The cause of the Beers is exciting
more and more the sympathies of the
nations. Even New York aldermen
have heart enough to vote their synpa-
thies in resolutions.
India is almost always suffering from
famine in some part of that vast coun-
try. At present Britain is feeding g.
600, 900 and that is much more humane
than trying to destroy the Dutchmen
in Africa.
The British have been again scar
ing" the Beers. 1t is a wonder they
are not all dead with fright.
The liabilities of Harper & Brothers
on 4th December 1899, were $3.50 900.
Of this $500 600 have been paid with
bonds. They are badly involved. The
net liz bilities IN excess of bonded in
debtedness are placed at 81, 962, 612, and
comprise bills payable, general credi-
tors, manuscripts, advertising and I'M
expired subscriptions, leaving net
available assets equal to 22.5 per cent.
1t comes from London that If the
British close DeIagoa Bay the Beers
will taxi revenge OF the prisoners. An
other lie on them we doubt not.
Military critics in Germany say that
the Beers are superior to the British
both at strategy and fighting qualities.
Hardly the latter.
Letters from the people in British
newspapers reveal much discomfort as
70 tic C3npaign in Africa.
If General 10 Wheeler has gained
IaureIs in the Philippines we have not
heard OF it. He would like perhaps to
be back in the congress with that $4,000
a year salary and nothing to do.