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Gilpin observer., 1901-02-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Tuesday, Fob. 10.

Senatc--Reioctcd conference report on
military academy BILL IS to IL, because of
ton drastic provision against hazlng. De-
Doe delivered speech upon the Nicaragua
cana. urgir. construction OF the waterway
by the United States. IN effort to bring up
the bill rcviving the grade OF vice admiral
was uravailing.
Uouse-Spent the day upon sundry civil
bill. The whole question of naticnal irri-
gaton OF arid lands in the west was
threshe1 over. A resolution of inquiry re-
sard!ng the shipment of horses and mules
to South Africa was adopted.
Wednesday,, Feb. &C.
senate-spent the day on the postofiice np-
preparation bill, making some progress, but
not completing 1t.
Housc-Passed sundry civil bill and en-
tered upon consideration of the general de-
ficiency. the last of the general approprin-
tion bills. Lentz (O) brought down on
himself the whole Republican side of the
house bv the startling charge that soldiers
in the Philippines had buried native alive
and then beheaded him.
Thursday, Feb. al.
senate-Considered postoface appropria-
tion bill. Amendment providing for pneu-
mntic tube service killed.
House-Pnssed deficiency appropriation
bill after exciting debate. Charges that
certain employees Of the house we.e forced
to divide their pny with men who did not
work were openly made. Hepburn made
an eloquently sensational denunclation of
haEinE.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-28
N.itln.,.

Any person who eau, during the SOS
sion of the Grand Lodge Of the a. o. U
W., to be held in this city April to l6,
accommodate one or more visitors at
their home will please notify Morr 8
lizard on or before March IL.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-28
/. ,,-t

A stone mugtin collar, last Friday
night between groen house on Lawrence
street and Mrs. Ranks restaurant. Re.
turn TO this ofllse II I'D receive reward.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-28
Monday, Feb. 2J.

senate-Army appropriation bill under
consideration and the Philippines amend
ment was reached. In addition the Cuban
nmerdrent WIS offered. Sharp opposition
to the Philippine amendment developed on
the Democratic side. beginning with Il point
of order, which was ovorruled, and followed
with speeches by Tillman, Rawlins Caf-
fiery, Bacon and Morgan.
House-Agreed to senate amendment to
naval appropriation bill striking out two
battlcships and two cruisers. Also agreed
to the conference report on bill to create
commission Of five to aGjudicate claims of
United States citizens against Spain as
sumcd by the United States under treaty
of Paris
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17

West Tampa Cigar Makers Object 20
Using Ferry Boats

Tampa. Fla. May 15.-AH the cigar
makers In West Tampa went on n
strike this morning because they had
to cross the river in ferry boats. They
marched TO the court house plaza where
meeting was held. They decided to
visit ali remaining factories and induce
the men to walk out The procession
started about COO strong and gathered
force as it proceeded. Every factory
was visited and as they We're reached
the strike extended. BY noon eighty
factories in the city were closed About
5000 people are out.
The men claim they lost a good deal
Of time crossing the river ard We're in
much danger In doing so. Several mar
row escapes were made this morning
by boats being overloaded. Workm ~
claimed IL they went on strike manu-
facturers would use influence to hase-
the city authorities place pontooa
bridges so they could walk across while
bridges were being rebuilt. Orders
were at once given ard pontoons hus-
tied up.
They also boycotted the street cars
because the management did not give
them more cars. The strike Is partici-
pated in by the International and Re
sistancia men alike. 1t is not sure now
that they viii go TO work when pom
toons are up as they may continue the
grievance against the street railway
and demand that relief be given them
from that sourc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
To Establish Torpedo Boat Rendezvoui

Washington, May 15.-The naval
board appointed to devise a scheme of
practical usefulness for the torpedo
f1otilla rapidly nearing completion, to-
day left for Pensacola, Fla, where
they will consider the establishment
Of series of torpedo headquarters
along gulf and Atlantic coast. Although
the plan is still in embryro, it is now
practically decided to begin with the
establishment of three main divisions
one along the North Atlantic at some
central point, say New London, Conn.,;
another at a convenient point on the
south Atlantic, probably at Port Royal,
s. c., and third on the gulf of Mexico,
probably at Pensacola.
These points are merely suggested
thus far and it is the purpose of the
trip to determine more definitely what
points offer the best facilities as GEN.
trail rendezvous for group Of torpedo
boats. When these chief points are
located the purpose is to gradually add
other stations contiguous to the main
points, until there is a line Of torpedo
boat stations extending along the At
lantic and gulf coasts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
STATE PRESS CONvENTIoN
Greensboro July 10th and 11th-Ex-
cursion to Morehead City July 18th.
Visit to Buffalo Exposition, Septem-
ber 25th.

The next meeting of the North Car
lima Press Association will be held in
Greensboro on Wednesday and Thurs
day, July 10 and IL. and our members
viii be the guests of that city. Mayor
Osborne wired me yesterday extending
q cordial invitation to us. and Mr.. T.
J. Murphy, representing the Young
Mems Business Association. came to
Concord today to extend personally an
invitation from the Association of
which he is a member.
On Friday morning after the conven-
ton We will take an excursion to More
head City for a day or so. / am now
at work arranging the details of the
convention and excursion.
The executive committee decided to
take trip to the Buffalo exposition on
Wednesday, September %. 1 will go
to Buffalo June 10, and hope to be able
to make definite announcement regard
ing the proposed excursion after that
time.
Greensboro is a central point, and we
confidently expect the coming meeting
to be the largest ever held.
]. B. SHERRILL, Sec.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
WANTED MORE MONEY
why Mrs. Martha Ewart Attempted to
Shoot Joseph L. Choate

Denver, Colo, May 15.-Mrs. Martha
Ewart, who shot ineffectively twice at
Joseph K. Choate, president of the
Denver Cotton Mills Company, and
nephew of United States Ambassador
Choate, last night at the office of VOL
colt & Vale, was released on bond of
$500 today. Information was filed in
the criminal court today charging Mrs.
Ewart with attempted murder.
Mr.. Choate's attorney made a state
ment for publication as to the events
that led up to the shooting. 1t was to
the effect that in June 1900 Mrs. Ewart
filed suit for breach of promise
against Mr.. Choate. To avoid publici-
ty, although denying liability, Mr..
Choate settled with the woman, paying
her 81, 900. Last evening she went to
the Choate residence, demanding ad-
ditional money on account of her claim.
Mr.. Choate accompanied her to Mr..
Vaile's office, where the shooting oc-
Cured later. Mr.. Choate was married
to Miss Alice Muller at Brooklyn, N.
Y, last February.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
TUE CAT Is OUT OF THE BAG
The Eeason why the Cases Against the
Democratic Registrars were Mol
Pressed I'm the United states Court at
Goldsboro.

The Hon George Rountree has called
our attention 10 a peculiar circumstance
connected with the action Of the Unit
ed States district attorney for the wes-
tern district in nol-prossing the cases
against the democratic registrars at
Greensboro during the last term OF the
federal court held there.
1t will be remembered that a confer
ence was held in Greensboro between
leading fusionists Of the state and IL
was publicly announced by the district
attorney, and approved by Judge Boyd,
that for the sake OF peace and good or
der the cases would not be prosecuted
further, but would be dropped from the
docket. This announcement was some
what startling, to say the least of IL,
and many people wondered why the
republican party had become so con-
siderate of the interest OF democratic
registrars who had been bounded down
with relentless tyranny since the
August campaign of last year.
1t will be borne in mind that when
the first arrests of registrars were made
last summer, thorough investigation
of the law was made, and il was the
unanimous opinion of the leading law
yers of the state that the federal courts
could take no Jurisdiction of election
officers, who were holding an election
for the state and county officials only;
and in accordance with these opinions
the registrars were advised TO do their
duty under the state law and they
would be protected from the federal
courts.
The only case that could be found
that was an apparent justification of
the conduct of republicans in prosecut-
ing democratic registrars (for a state
election) in the federal courts, was Unit
ed States VS.. Locey from Ky. This
was an indictment in the federal court
against certain persons for preventing
a number voters .'of African descent"
from voting at purely state election.
Judge Evans of the district court of
Kentucky SUSTAINED the Indictment
and the defendant appealed to the cir
cult court of appeals, where decision
was rendered February r. 1901 which
has recently been published. This de-
cision overrules Judge Evans and de-
clares that the indictment cannot be
sustained This knocked the bottom
out of the only theory upon which the
prosecution of our registrars was bass
ed, and the court at Greensboro had
evidently learned of the opinion and
knew there was no merit in the cases
on the docket. People will not give the
republicans district attorney and judge
much credit for their pretended love
for peace and good order when it is
learned that their prosecutions had
been instituted contrary to law and
without foundation in justice.
The opinion recently handed down de-
clares that the fifteenth amendment
does not confer right of suffrage upon
any one, nor does it secure or guar
antee any right of suffrage to any class
of citizens.
We shall continue to control our state
elections without any fear Of being
dragged into the federal courts; and
people will eventually learn that the
rights of suffrage are regulated entire
ly by state laws.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
GOLDSRORO GOSSIP.
tablfshment of Sanitary Districts
Recommended.

Goldsboro, n. c., May Is.
The police committee met at the
mayors office last night and decided to
recommend that two additional police
men be added to the force, being con-
v1nced the present force was made
quate owing to the tremendous growth
of GoldsDoro for the past few years.
They Will also recommend to the board
that sanitary districts be created and
each policeman be required to look af
ter a district
A large telegraph pole is being put
up today by linemen in front of the
Western Union office. This is to re-
place the one destroyed by the storm.
Past Grand Master Junius Slocumb,
Grand Representative Chas. g. Smith,
and Superintendent D. G. Coble, of the
Odd Fellows orphanage have gone to
AsheVille to attend the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows now in session there.
Mrs. d. J. Broadhurst, who has been
visiting her sons at Americus, Ga, and
Chapel Hill, returned yesterday. On
her way home she stopped over at Ra-
leigh to visit Mrs. c.. B. Aycock at the
governors mansion.
Rev. F. w. FAIRIES left yesterday af-
ternoon for Little Rock, Ark. He goes
as a commissioner from the presbytery
OF this state to the meeting of the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church.
The commencement exercises of
Seven Springs high school, of which
Miss Alice Ivey is the efficient and pop
ular principal will take place on May
22nd and 23rd. Quite an attractive and
interesting programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion. A concert will
be given on the night of the 22nd and
on the morning of 23rd Colonel A. G.
Davis of this city will deliver the COM
mencement address.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
8. WILMINGTON n. c.. FRIDAY, MAY II. 1901.
TO BE no TRUCK EXHIBIT
The Growers Take no Interest in fr.
DeathIof Mrs. Virginia sfmpson-Base
Ball Gossip-Penitentiary In Need Of
Raleigh, n. c., May Is.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh, n. c., May Is.
The agricultural department had
made all the preliminary arrangements
for an exhibit at Charlotte and Raleigh,
of the truck and berries OF eastern
North Carolina, at no expense 10 the
growers. the idea being to develop a
market in central and western North
Carolina. The truckers failed to CO.
operate and the plan had to be aban-
doned. The claim of the truckers is
they are too busy. 1t is one Of their
greatest mistakes, as they will discover.
OF course they will never again have
an opportunity They would not even
reply to the departments inquiries.
Only one showed a knowledge OF the
need for a new home market.
The sheriff of Halifax today brought
seven convictS to the penitentiary.
Three of these are safe-blowers, who
blew open Stallings & Sos safe at
Littleton. They are white men, two
from West Virginia and one from
Pennsylvania; John Wilson, who sew
ed term in the federal prison here
and at Nashville, and gets II years;
Robert Fulton, 1612 years; James White
IL years. They We're captured the day
after their crimes, at Halifax, arrested
on suspicion and tools and dynamite
anu drllcleS SlOlen at LltIletOn 1OunQ
on them.
Mrs. Virginia NJ. Simpson died at her
home here this morning, of apoplexy.
Her age was "a years. She was the
relict of George w. Simpson who died
in 1884. She was a daughter Of the
Hon. Bartlett Yauncey, one of the
greatest men this state has ever pro-
duced. Her husband was a native of
Virginia but at an early age made his
home in CaSwell county, of which Mrs.
Simpson was native. She was a de-
voted member of the Baptist church
and it is understood that she has given
literally Of her large means to that
denomination.
1t is predicted here by some of the
base ball experts that Portsmouth is
the coming team in the league and
that it is dead sure to go to the top.
1t does not appear that Raleigh is any
match for the Wilmington team. No
better fielding than that of the latter
team has been seen on the grounds
here
Tomorrow evening Governor Aycock
will deliver an address at st. Paul's A.
NJ. E. church here, the dedicatory ser
vices of which are occupying all the
week.
The statement that the penftentiary
would have hard time to pull through
this year proves entirely true. The
superintendent expects to have to bor-
row money and very frankly tells me
so. Mr.. Mann does not yet know how
much he will need.
A school census in the country in this
county shows there are 220 white and
394 negro children who cannot read and
write. -----~-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
TELEGRAI-HIC SPARKS

The transports that have been used
between New York and the West In
dies will be sold at public auction
about July 1st.
Four men are killed during the night
in a fire which destroyed the steamer
Owensboro, a towboat. tied up at the
dock at Calhoun, Ky.
II is authoritatively confirmed that
the Deutsche bank. of Berlin, has not
sold its holdings of Northern Pacific
to Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
An alleged eye witness says a man
and his sister were killed Tuesday night
by train on a trestle below Washing
ton City. Blood is found on the engine,
but the bodies have not been discover
ed. I.
Six miners lost their lives. five were.
fatally injured and three seriously
burned in an explosion at the shaft
of the Georges Creek Coal and Iron
Company. at Pennington. w. Va.
Most of the houses of the village of
Acernsea, Italy. have been swept
away by the fall OF an immense rock
Troops have been dispatched to the
scene of the disaster. Thus fer fifteen
bodies have been recovered.
One of the . largest tobacco deals
cNei Hldue III the west mas Just been
carried through by the sale to Phil
adelphia firm of $4,000 cases of last
years crop of Wisconsin tobacco. About
s350,00O cash changed hands.
There has been a slight falling off
in the enlistment for the regular army
since the withdrawal of the portion of
the advertisement saying that recruits
and new regiments were being enlia:ad.
for the Philippines.
The prospectus of the Russian loan
has been issued in Paris. The sub
scription opens May. 22nd. The price
OF issue Is ss15, tenth payable on = D
plication, a fifth on allotment. and the
balance October End and December
2nd
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
M'KINLEY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
His Official Entry Into the Cfty-Th
Vast Concourse which Greets Him
Goes Wild with Enthusiasm.

San Francisco, May 14.-President
Mckinley made his official entry into
this city. the objective point of his
tour. late this afternoon. After being
formally welcomed by Mayor ]. D.
Phelan. he was escorted through the
principal streets, attended by a mill
tary and naval turnout. He attended
a public reception tonight in the large
nave Of the Market street ferry depot
President Mckinley decided early
this morning that. owing to Mrs. Nc
Kinley's illness, he would not visit
Stanford University.
At 2:40 o'clock this afternoon he left
the Scott residence for the Valencia
street station. Here he met the train
bringing the members of the cabinet
and remainder of his party who had
fulfilled the programme between San
Jose and this city. President Mckinley
was also met here by Mayor Phelan
and formally received. The president,
the members Of the cabinet, Mayor
Phelan and the reception committee
were taken by special train ts the
Third and Townsend streets station,
where the military and naval escort
was waiting.
When the train arrived the whistles
Of the factories and machine shops Of
neighborhood were turned Loose, bells OF
the yard engines were furiously rung,
thousands of voices Joined in the noisy
welcome to the city'S guests, and a
general movement among the thickly
packed humanity in the streets added
to the incident. A few minutes after
the train arrived. the procession was
formed and the march up Third street
was begun.
AS the presidents carriage was
drawn out to the street and turned in
line with the procession, cheer after
cheer rose from the multitude which
were stretched along the thorough
fares.
After the presidents carriage came
those of his cabinet, Governor Nash, of
Ohio and staff and the Ohio congress
sional delegation. The long line of car
riages was followed by 1000 troops, in
fantry, artillery and cavalry from the
Preside. led by General Shafter, and
900 marines and sailors from the bat
tleships Iowa. Philadelphia and Wis
consin, under command of Admiral
Casey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
Dunn News Notes

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Dunn, n. c., May Is.
The Dunn high school commencement
takes place Friday. with appropriate
exercises. Dr. Walter Sykes. Of Wake
Forest delivers the address on that day
at II o'clock.
Mr.. John Mckay. of the Mckay Man
ufacturing Company, left Monday for
a business trip to Georgia and Florida
in the interest ot his goods.
Mr.. Marvin Herman, of Petersburg,
Va. a popular telegraph operator, is
visiting his mother Mrs. P. L. Herman.
On Wednesday of next week Gov
ernor Aycock will visit our town on his
way to Buie's Creek, where he deliv
ers the commencement address Thurs
day. Our people will give him warm
welcome. At $50 o'clock he will make
an address in the Planters warehouse,
which will be arranged an6 decorated
for the occasion. Every body is invit
ed to hear him.
Mr.. Dan Stewart, one Of Harnett's
promising young men who has been in
Raleigh for the past five years as sales
man for Mr.. Sherwood Higgs, spent
Sunday and Monday here with his
brother Mr. sandy Stewart. Dan will
leave for Atlanta where he takes a
place with the Aragon hotel.
Mr.. H. c. Mcneil left for Asheville
Monday where ne goes to represent
Lucknow Lodge. No. u.s. l. o. o. F. at
the grand lodge meeting.
Messrs. Spence and Matthews are just
completing a lumber and corn mill.
The plant is arranged well and equip
ped with all new and late machinery.
Every week brings us some new enter
prise.
Last Saturday six lots belonging to
the VIM. Culbreth estate were sold at
auction for about 81 800. These lots
two years ago could have been bought
for 500. These prices are an evidence
Of the advancement our town has
made.
Hon. d. II. Mclean, left last night
for Tallahassee, Fla. where he will ap-
pear for Mr.. A. r. Hemingway former
" Of Cumberland. Last week Mr..
Hemingway seems to have had a diff
Guilty with one Of his hands and in the
fight the other man was killed. So
Mr.. Hemingway will be tried for his
life. The case will be a hotly contest
ed one. and our people will await the
r-sult with much interess a. MI Hem
ing way is a home man-also On ac-
count of Mr.. McLean's connection with
the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
News from Wilson
Correspondence of the Messenger

Wilson, N C.. May Is.
The Woman's Missionary Conference
which has been in session here for the
past few days closed it's exercises last
night after two very interesting meet
ings during the day. At the morning
session reports were read by the secre-
tarieS of the district chapters, and all
showed encouraging progress during
the past year. The evening session
was devoted to love feast.
At this meeting the undertakings for
the new year were outlined, the follow
ing officers for the present year were
elected: president. Mrs. J. A. Cunning
ham. of Greensboro; vice president,
Mrs.R A Willis, of Elizabeth City; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. T. D. Swim
dell. of Goldsboro: recording secretary,
Miss Blanche Fentress, of Wilmington;
treasurer Mrs. B. B. Adams, Four
Oaks: secretary Juvenile branch, Mrs.
L. M. Hendon. of New Bern; secretary
Raleigh district. Mrs. r. H. Whitaker;
secretary Durham district. Mrs. w. H.
McCabe; secretary Fayetteville district,
Mrs. 3. c. Gorham; secretary Rocking
ham district. Miss Emma Page; secre-
tary Wilmington district, Mrs. r. H.
Berry; secretary Hertford district, Mrs.
T. c. Blanchard; secretary Washing
ton district. Mrs. j. L. Horn; secretary
New Bern district, Mrs. c. p. Dey.
After the singing of the Doxology the
twenty-second convention of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Conference
of the North Carolina division was de-
clared closed by it's president, Mrs. j.
A. Cunningham. Raleigh was selected
as the next meeting place for the con-
ference.
On Wednesday morning the visiting
delegates met with the members OF the
Methodist church for the purpose O.
laying the corner stone of their new
edifice now in the course Of erection.
These services were conducted by Rev.
A P .Tyer, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Rum
ley of Elizabeth City. During the ex-
ercises short addresses were made by
the pastors of all the Wilson churches,
who were present on the invitation of
the pastor.
The memorial exercises. which were
postponed on account of rain were held
yesterday. The procession which form
ed on the court house square was COM
posed OF the confederate veterans, the
Wilson Light Infantry, the city Off
cials. and a large number Of citizens,
both mounted and on foot. This pro-
cession marched through the principal
streets Of the town, and then to the
cemetery where the grafton Of the day
was delivered by Mr.. E. p. Mangum,
superintendent Of the Wilson graded
schools. 1t Is estimated that nearly
1000 people witnessed the exercises.