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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
ALL HOPE ABANDONED
OF RESCUE OF MEN WHO ENTERED
WEST POCaHONTAS MINE.
The Rescuing Party Unable to Proceed
son Able to Live Fifteen Minutes In
the Missing Men Feund-Dlsmal
Scene at the Mine

Pocahontas. November 23.-All hope
Of finding the eight mining officials who
entered the West mine yesterday to
search for bodies entombed by the re-
cent explosion in the Baby mine has
been about abandoned. Up to l o'clock
p. m. nothing had been heard from
them.
y rescuing party entered the mine
this morning, but were able to proceed
only 300 yards. They found coat of
superintendent O'Malley hanging on a
peg about 200 yards in the mine, but
discovered no other trace of the party.
The mining experts now here have de-
cided upon a plan of attempted rescue,
but the mine officials refuse to give any
Information to the public. 1t is said
that another effort will be made this
evening to enter the mine.
/ Hopes have been entertained up to
this morning that the party had escap-
ed through the Tug river outlet, ten
miles distant, and messengers were
DISPATCHED at an early hour to this
point. They failed to find any trace of
the party.
Assistant superintendent King, who
led the rescuing party yesterday and
who was overcome by black damp, has
entirely recovered. He says it is impos-
sible for a human being to live fifteen
minutes in a mine in the condition in
which was the one his party entered
yesterday.
It has been raining hard since early
morning and the main entrance to the
mine presents a gloomy appearance,
with the friends and relatives Of the
missing men standing around.
At 9 o'clock tonight nothing had been
heard from the missing mine officials.
No effort has been made to enter the
mine since early morning, it being i'm
possible to do so on account Of the
enormous accumulation of gases from
the Baby mine.
Until the passages connecting the
two mines are entirely closed and the
gas forced out by means of large fans
it will be impracticable to explore the
| mines. Large forces are working day
ana night Tree InS Sds
but it is impossible now to form any
| definite idea as to when the mines viii
| be considered safe for searching par
| ties to enter. Some who are familiar
with the mines claim that it may be
| several days before such party could
enter.
c. S. Thorne. of Philadelphia, the sec
| retary and treasurer of the company
| is still on the ground and is in direc
| charge, sparing neither expense or en-
ergy in an effort to recover the bodies
President Campbell, of Philadelphia, Il
| en- route to the scene and is expected
| to arrive tomorrow morning.
The fire has now been burning ter
| days. Including the eight missing me1
| the probable total death list during tn,
| period numbers seventeen persons.
AS late as 6 o'clock this evening
| hundreds were gathered about the min,
| entrance anxiously awaiting som,
| tidings.
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Norfolk. November 23.-The Univer
sity of Virginia captured the foot bal!
championship of the south here today
by defeating the University of North
Carolina by the score of % to 6. Car
olina scored her first and only touch
down within five minutes of the start
of the game Faust went over the line,
a follow to Graves long punt, which
Virginia fumbled.
Virginia used tackle back formation
throughout the game and played havoc
with Carolina's line.
Captain Coleman. of the Virginias.
had to get out of the game in the sec
Ond half. His place was taken by
Church, who made the only real sem
sational run of the game being for
forty yards and a touchdown.
The game was played in a steady
rain and was witnessed by 1000 people
who were equally divided in sympathy
for the two teams. The victors and
Vanquished were rendered reception
at the Norfolk Country Club this even
ing.
The line up was as follows:
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WALTER RAJ EIGH MONUMENT
Fir-t Contribution Received Second
Volume of Isegimental History
Especial to The Messenger }

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., November 23.-The
first contribution received today by the
newly appointed treasurer of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh monument fund was s11,
sent by Colonel John W. Gordon, of
Richmond, who pledged himself to give
cents for each child in the Oxford
orphanage asylum, where there are 900.
The second volume of the North Car
olina regimental histories was issued
today. containing histories of regiments
from the Seventeenth to the Forty
second inclusive.
Insurance commissioner Young dis
covers that the Ocean Accident and
Guaranty Company. which has no Ii
cense in North Carolina, is doing busi-
ness by correspondence.
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Macon. Ga. November 23.-Helen
Fost. c. c. Post and Chas. Burgman. OF
seaDreeze. Fla. were indicted by the
grand Jury OF the Unitd States court
here today for fraudulent use OF the
mails in sending letters and pamphlets
advocating their science OF mental heal
ing- The three are under Indictment
for ike offense in Florida. but it Il
ch~ Zed that they have persisted In the
rnia.se Of the mails since that indict-
ment vas obtained.
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Raleigh, N c., November 23.-The
News and Observer tomorrow morning
will publish figures from representa-
tive farmers and business nien of the
nine counties in NORTH Carolira rais.p
Spanish peanuts. These figures sho Z.
that thS acreage planted this year was
10 per cent more than last year, but
% per cent. less
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EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Efforts to Make Meeting at Columb bIa
8. c., a Grand Success

Columbia, S. c., November 23.-The
general and the local management D.
the coming eleventh annual n:aetirg of
the Southern Educational Association
to be held in this city December 26th,
9th, 18th and 2sth, are doing hard work
association has ever held ALI 2reIim-
mary arrangements aIe being rushed
and those who come will not be dis
appointed
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The Strike Declared Off

New Haven, Conn, November 2S.-
The strike of the freight handlers of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad at Harlem river has been
declared off, according to a statement
issued tonight by the officials here.
The statement gives the terms upon
which the strike is brought to a close
and an ultimatum in regard to its fu-
ture relations.
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the second half Harvard reSorted more
often to punting. Yale played much
better foot ball in the second half and
Harvard had to be satisfied with p
touchdown which failed Of goal.
Harvard, after the first five minutes
of the game, had possession Of the ball
the greater part of the time. Her goal
line was really never IN danger. Once
in the first half Yale landed the ball
on Harvard's 20-yard line, where Har-
ward forced Desaulles to try for a goal
from the field. He failed.
In the second half Yale, by the fiercest
play reached the enemy's 9-yard line
only to lose the ball on downs.
The crimsons weightier line and
faster back field worked out the touch
down in the second half but Cults could
not make the goal against the wind
In the Locker building after the game
Harvard's players were all in the high
est spirits. Not a man was seriously
injured. Kernan's weak ankle was
strained a little and Cults hurt his
knee slightly but the rest Of the men
showd no effects beyond few stratches
and black eyes.
The Yale team was very desponde-t
and took their defeat hard. There
were many VINO limped badly. De-
saulles was the worst injured. He was
kicked on the head and it was thought
at first that he had concussion Of the
brain.
The Harvard students after the cele-
bration at the field marched through
the square and around the college yard,
cheering and singing. Red fire was
burned on every side and fireworks
were set off. Finally the men started
for Boston to finish their demonstra-
ton.
OTHER GAMES.
Ithaca. n. Y, November 23.-Cornell
vanquished Vermont today by the score
of 6S to 0. With the exception of three
or four minutes in the first half, the
ball remained in CornelPs possession
throughout the game and the Ithacans
were not held for downs during the
contest
Knoxville, Tenn, November 23.-In a
slow game OH a heavy field and during
Il heavy downpour of rain, the Univer-
sity of Tennessee team defeated Ken
lucky state college to 0.
At Pittsburg- Washington and JEFF
ferson 0, Carlisle Indians O.
At Observation-Disclosures Al, Le-
high 0.
At Ann Arbor-Michingan 49, Be-
lott 0.
At Chicago Minnesota Is, North
Western 0.
At Concord, n. H.-Dartmouth "a
st. Louis School 0.
At Waterville, Me.-Bowdoin II, Col
by 0.
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The United Fruit Company's steamer
Ethelred, which grounded November
21st on the north side Of Jamaica while
loading fruit for New York. has be-
come e total wreck
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CAROLINA DEFEATED.
Virginia University Wins the Foot
Ball Championship of the
Southern Colleges

Carolina Makes Her Only Score In the
First Five Minutes of the Game.
Church's sensational Run OF Forty
Yards-Game Played In a Steady Rain.
Reception to Victors and Vanquished.
Harvard shuts Out Yale I'm One of Her
Finest Games OF the Sc son-The Har-
vardites Celebrate Their Victory.
Yale Men Despondent-Game Be
tween other Colleges
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Their Attempt to Land on the Coast
Below Panama Successfully Resisted.
Three Hundred Made Prisoners Who
Join the Insurgents-General Alba MS
Return to Panama Causes Great De.
spondency-He Starts Again on n Sc
cret tExpeditiou-The Marietta Joins
the Machias at Solon-A Arrival There
OF n French warship-No Inter- I'D.
tfou I'm Trans-lsthmian Traffic
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OLD HENRY WHISKEY-mil, mel
low and pure. Demand it and take no
substitute.
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OLD HENRY wHISKEY is 50 pop.
ular because so good. Take no subsQ.
tute. y
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: line up was as follows:

Berkeley, Connolly h b .Langford
Carr ..............f b.....-....... Carroll
Referee. Mr.. Armstrong. of Yale; UNI
pire, Mr.. Thompson, OF Georgetown.
Touchdowns, Faust, Walker (2), Car
roll, Church. Goals. Coleman, 90:
Graves.
Time, SO-minute halves
YALE-HARVARDG GAME.
Cambridge. Mass. November 23.--
Vengeance never sweeter and victory
never more decisive came to Harvard
defeated Yale % to 0.
Three tOuchdowns, two of which were
converted into goals, and a goal from
the field of a h;ilTfant execution were
Harvard's portion.
For Yale there was nothing but
whitewash.
The Harvard men required about
five minutes in which to start their su-
perb foot ball machinery. After that
Yale was never in the playing. In
scrimmage tactics, line plunging. hurd-
ling and skirting, punting ano drop
kicking the Yale men were completely
outclassed. The Harvard players also
gave demonstration of uniform play
that was remarkable and as a result
the co1ors of the crimson waved in de-
lirious joy during the greater portion
of the two hours occupied by the con-
test.
Thirty-six thousand spectators, a
greater number than ever before gath
cred at a foot ball game. watched the
gridiron battle from the mammoth
stands. Three quarters Of the enor-
nous crowd cheered Harvard, while
1900 sympathizers tried to encourage
the overwhelmed wearers of the blue.
Harvard presented a team, the per-
sonnet of which was unchanged from
start to finish and the players who won
glory for the crimson were almost as
full of dash when the referees whistle
sounded for the last time as they were
when it sounded for the opening kick
off.
Yale, on the other hand, required six
teen men to meet the onslaught of the
Harvard p1ungers. Panic came to Yale
and sympathy went out to Yale from
the Harvard thousands when the
crack quarter back, Desaulles, as re-
suit of a flying tackle, which prevent
ed another Harvard score, was hurt. a
blow on the head made him unconscious
Later it became necessary to remove
him from the field on a stretcher.
AS the game progressed Weymouth,
Chadwick, Hamlin and Gould were
compelled to retire in favor Of substi-
tutes
The game was as cleanly played as
any ever witnessed on this field. Not
one instance Of slugging or unnecessary
roughness was visible. Three penalties
were imposed by umpire McClung, and
Harvard from the over anxiety Of her
players. thrice lost ten yards of dis
tance for holding, off side play and
interference.
Harvard scored seventeen Of her
twenty-five points in the first half. In
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26

Referee. Mr.. Armstrong. of Yale; UNI
pire, Mr.. Thompson, OF Georgetown.
Touchdowns, Faust, Walker (2), Car
roll, Church. Goals. Coleman, 90:
Graves.
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plain black tie, except on state occa-
sions, when his neckwear was conven-
tional.
President Mckinley usually wore q
stand-up collar. with slight flare points.
He liked to be at ease and that's the
sort of collar for a man to wear III he
wants to feel comfortable in a tand-
UP. Mr.. McKinley's neckwear was in
keeping with his character. simple and
unaffected.
There ave been q good many
changes in presidential neckwear since
1925, when John O.. Adams wore the
high collar which was completely en-
veloped by the great bundle OF ma
terial that was the fashion OF the
statesmen OF the early period. / think
he was the last president to appear In
that style. But for plain. common
sense unconventional style. the Roose-
Welt collar is, like its wearer. a style of
it's own.'-New York Sun.
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musket. Guess I'll wake that snoozin'
oil bear up / says. / pull de trigger,
en- Big Juniper never been woke wiv
setch a p~ermeatin' belch as dat. ! bet
yo'! En- I Farm dat de siZin' up powder
by moonlight en- feelin' il wiz de finger
been mighty deceivin'some. / fall back
more a twenty feet when dat oil mus
ext speak out, en- l lie dar dead mo-
dan half an hour.
Den I done resurrect myself en- look
roun'. De oil musket 1t be way of in
de reeds, en- de bear II never woke up
at all! I feel my shoulder. en- I reckon
it kin STAN one more shot. Den 1 LOAD
de oil musket right.
dat de soun'est sleepin' bear / ever
Scent" l say to myself, en- bang away.
Dat bear it never do move. Den /
begin to spec / des' de mos capacious
fool dar is in de hull stretch of de North
China or de Vi-ginny dismals. / walk
up to dat bear. He dead as a sunk
juniper,
EN- wat yo' tink? he been de bear
wat rid de %critter, en- I done kill him
wiv my first shot lat night befo',"
Here is another of Uncle Bob's eXpe-
riences with bears in the swamps:
ST bean gwine long up In de Big Dis
mall des' de yon side O. Lake Drum
mon en- / see a big hollow in a gum
stump.
Coon in dar, / reckoni' / say, en- /
kick en- thump on dat hollow stump.
"Bimeby out rush a big bear. en- 1t
mad at me, / tell yo'i / back away,
kaze I doan' have no gun, en- dat bear
it chase me.
Il stumble on a big sum branch. en-
[ grab it up and shet my eyes en- / turn
to en- swoosh en- lather into dat bear I
bet o two hundred slathers to the
minute Den I hear dogs yelpin' off in
de swamp. but I ain [ got no time to
tfnk about dogs. en- I slather en- slather
dat bear.
DE dogs dey come higher en- higher.
rwaw hreckona. krec' etsahrd etrdltaoa
but I des' keep my eyes shut and slath
er an Slather. De bear he snort en-
howl en- roar. De dogs dey yelp en- yelp.
en- pears like I hea uddah tings
.screechin' en- screamin' roun' dar. But
[ des keep my eyes shet en- slather an
slather.
Il gittin' most tired TO def, but !
doan' notice dat de snortin' an howlin'
an yelpin' en- screamin' dey doan pear
to rise no mo-, inc / siather en- slather,
j Wen I hear some one say:
Hi, dar, yo' Bob Garry! Wat yo'
doin' dar? Yo' gwine to kill all de wild
bears'es dar is in dis hyuh swamp
Den I quit slatherin' an ope my eyes
Oar STAN de oberseer. I drop my eyes
to de groun' whar I been latherin' dat
bar, en- eff / amt lather to def de bear,
three dogs en- q wildcat wat / reckon
dey lone chased in dar. den Use a big
liar
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Bob Garry's Bears.


(Roper, n. G. letter to New York Sum-
Here is where the big mills saw up
the great juniper and cypress and cedar
trees from the big "dismals'' which
cover more than three quarters Of the
surface of the peninsula counties of
North Carolina, n here and here
abouts is where Uncle Bot Garry tells
his Deal stories.
Uncle Bob Garry is the Oldest swamp
er in the south. He was born a slave
in a cabin in the heart of the Dismal
Swamp so years ago. He has lived and
worked in the juniper and cypress
swamps ever since. and he believes he
has killed more than a thousand bears
in their depths. He has many bear
stories to tell, but this one is his ia
Vorite:
One time de cattle day been pastur-
in in the reeds, right on de aidge d Big
Juniper" says Uncle Bob. zen pears de
bears dey been mighty hongry TO beef.
en- dey turn to en- begin to kite dem
cattle. De moon shini one night e. l
tech de OF musket Ell lie low TO bear.
Pears like I amt been in dar mon
a minute when I hear a crittur bawlin'
en- comm tearin' froo de reeds. Long
she come, long she come, en- I do de-
clar' a big bear right after her, jumpin'
on her back en- ridin" dat po' critter en-
tryin' to fasten his teef in her neck.
She bawlin mos pitifyin' en de bear
he gnashin' en- snarlin' en- snappin.
Il fire de OF musket squar' at de bear,
whar he ridin' UP dar On de critters
back. I was a right smart piece OH
| from 'em. but de bear he jump of dat
critter Ell tear back froo de reeds. en-
de crittr she tear o. tod de swamp,
twistin' her tail enough to skeer the
wild cats in He'll Swamp, on de yon side
o. Pungo liver
"I been trampin' a heap dat day after
bear froo de swamp en- 1 feelin' mighty
warisome. En- l desp't mad, too, 'kase
| it pears like I made a bad mess en-
didn't kill de bear wat rid de po' crit
ter.
Il thought I des' load de Of uousket
ag'in, anyhow. en- I pour some powder
out o de powder horn into my uddel
hand. De 100 shinin', but l CANT SCI
no powder in my hand. I run my finger
in dar, en- I kin onlv feel des a tee2J
mite o powder dar.
81 turn dat in de gun en- pour SONS
mo- powder out o. de horn. Den ] cain
see no powder dar agin, an I kin orly
feel a teeny mite with my finger. 1 turr
dat in de OF musket ell pour some ma
out o. de horn in my hand, en- dis tim
I des' de same CANT see none. en- / XIII
feel only des' a teeny mite.
st turn dat in de OIL musket, en- den
tink with de free teeny mites dey des
abou been a load. en- 1 turn de buile
I'm de oil musket. Den I set de butt @
de musket on de groun' en- rest N,
head. wiz my hands cross de muzzle.
Il STAN dar ponderin' how wearisom
I am. en- growlin' kaZe ! made de ba
mess wild de bear wat rid de %critter. e.
e ting I know, eff it don't be day
night! I des' been standin' dar sleepir
all night!
1T des' serve yo' right, Bob
growled to myself. 'ef some skirmish
in oil bear come along las night e
done tote We away
Den / look ahead o me in de reed!
en-, my fadduhi dar lie a giantic bi
| black bear. SCUM asleep. I rise de o
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Neckwear of the President

president Roosevelt is liable to rev.
olutionize the collar business If he
doesn't change his STYLE" SAID a Broad
way ha~berdasher the other day. Since
he became president we have a a
number of calls for the Roosevelt col
lar. Oh course, there is no such collar
in the market. either as to name or
style. 1t is my opinion that the pres
ident has his collars made to order.
PROFESSIONALLY there is more comfort
in the kind he wears than in most
others, but they are not becoming to
everybody any more than the high
turn-overs would be becoming to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The Roosevelt collar,
If you care to get at its genesis. came
in presidential favor when Grant was
elected the first time. But Grant wore
a bowknot tie, which CAV the collar
a different appearance from that worn
by President Roosevelt.
Lincoln was the first of our presi-
dents to discard the old-fashion stock
which. IL worn now, would make a man
look as il he had a sore throat. Lin
coins collars when he became president
were part and parcel of his shirt.
'Sewed on as a woman would say. J
am told that Lincoln was not notice
ably tidy in his collars. They had q
wilted look always. His ~favorite neck
wear was black silk, tied in a careless
way quite becoming TO him. When
Andrew Johnson succeeded TO the pres
idency the old stock returned to the
White house. He wore the wide stand
up collar. which was encircled by a
black satin stock with a short stiff
bow.
MT. Hayes collar was a broad,
rundown with long points. but It was
not high. It didn't make much differ
ence wha sort of tie he wore. as his
! shirt front was covered by his beard.
Garfeld's collar was rather tasteful, a
turn-down with square points. His tie
was black satin, with a square bow
Mr.. Arthur was the most correct
dresser of recent presidents. He wore
a high collar, with points slightly turn
ed out. The fit was always perfect
He was the first president TO wear q
fancy scarf, which was always set OF
by a handsome, but never loud, scar
pin. He had, so I am told. the big
gest stock of neckweaI Of any of tn:
presidents. He was rather partial q
black. with white dols..
Mr.. Cleveland's collars and style o
neckwear looked as IL they q beer
made from the same PATTERNS as thos
worn By Andrew Johnson. However
Mr. Cleveland never confined himse:
to kind CT collar. I saw him at hi
second inaugural ball when he wore
plain, wid t~urn-down. under whicl
was a white string tie.
President Harrison wore a turn
: down collar, broad and simple. and
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COURT REPORT
ALL SPECIFICATIONS SAVE ONE FOUND
AGAINST THE ADMIRAL.
DEWEY'S DISSENTING REPORT

The Associate Judges Declare the
Admiral vas Se~If-Possessed in Bat
tie and Encouraged His Men-In
all Other Respects They Condemn
His COnduct-AdmiraI Dewey Up
CamPaign-The Report a Surprise
to Every one.
The Washington times., 1901-09-12
THE PRECEPI.

To Admiral George Dewey. U. NJ
Winfield schiey u s ~ made IN "a
are hereby appointed president Rear Ad"ra, % Lewis s % v u N
ordered convene " the
thereafter be practicable for the the
and in connection with the events
bearing upon
be secured will call
evidence in relation thereto on its
Upon proceed
detailed statement all the
opinion
to make its
important points
follows:
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the propriey of
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for the diedc by Com
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The condition supply
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the return squadron
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whether or not every effort incumbent upon
the Santiago Iiarbor May
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