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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-04
The Money Market

New York, Dec. 3.-Money on call firm,
at 31ad5 per cent; last loan at AZ; Prime
mercantile paper 415d5 per cent; sterling
exchange weak at 4.S7d3sG15 for demand
and at 4S414d% for so days; posted rates,
4S5d4Ss1a; commercial bills, 4.S3laG4; bar
silver "a; Mexican dollars 4S; government
bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-04
Cotton Futures

New York. Dec. S-Cotton futures
closed firm: Dec 799, Jan. 7.99 Feb. 1856
March 7.99, April 7.9S, May 799, June Z9S,
july 1876 Aug. $50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
NORTH cARoL1NA CENSUS
{ atistfcs as to Persons of school and
Voting Age

Washington, August 31.-The census
bureau today issued a bulletin giving
the number Of persons of school, militia
and voting ages in North Carolina for
the census rear 1900. In North Caro-
lima persons of school age are practi-
cally all Of native birth, the foreign
born element OF this class constituting
only one-tenth of one per cent. of he
whole number in the state.
Colored persons of school age consti-
tute 34.9 per cent of the whole number
of persons of chool age and COMPRISE
chiefly persons of negro descent.
Males of voting age are substantial
~ all Of native birth, only s~ix-tenths
of one per cent. of the whole number
being of foreign birth. Among males
OF voting age as a whole there is a
considerable proportion Of illiterates,
the percentage being 29.4. This
what large percentage is due princ1-
pally TO the presence among males of
voting age OF a large number of illit-
crate persons of negro descent.
The figures are as follows: Children
or school age i53,S26, of whom $50 are
foreign born, 2e3,044 colored, 1851
males and 3IG,215 females; males Of
militia age 326,202, Of whom 1,346 are
foreign born and 1926 colored; males
of voting age Ill, 57S, of whom $3.50 are
foreign born and 128, 315 colored.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
SAD
Marion Murchfson, the Only Daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Sprunt,
Died at Ashevi1le Yesterday After a
Brief illness.

Dur entire community was greatly
grieved yesterday upon receipt of a
telegram from .Asheville. N. c., bring
ing the distressing intelligence of the
death of Miss Marion Murchison
Sprunt, the 1~3-year-old and only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sprunt, Of this city. The family has
been spending a while at the Battery
Park hotel. and the little girl died there
yesterday about noon after a short ill
ness Of scarlet fever. She was we'll
when the family left here for the noun
tains. DR.. F. H. Russell left here
Thursday evening to go to her but she
passed away before he could reach her.
The daughter of Mr.. Sprunt was a
girl of the sweetest and most charming
characteristics and was the idol of the
parents who are now bowed down in
grief that she has been taken away
from them after so short an illness.
She was greatly beloved by all who
knew her, and the hearts of all Will
mington go out with the tenderest
sympathy to the parents who are so
sorely bereaved.
The steamer Marion, of which Mr..
Sprunt is one of the owners, lis named
for his little daughter.
MI. Inc Mrs. Sprunt'S son Laurence
is also sick It the Battery Park hotel
but we are glad to learn that a tele-
gram received here last night states
that he is better.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
SHOT FROM AMBL,sH
Bloodhounds Run Down the Assaiiant.
Wilson Tobacco Market-New Hote,
and New Postof1ce.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Wilson, n. c., August 81.
News reached Wilson on Friday
morning that a man had been shot from
ambush late Thursday evening between
Black Creek and Lucama- Sheriff
Sharp left at one for he scene Of the
shooting with bloodshounds. He found
that a white man named Benton had
been shot in the arm and head with a
shot gun.
The dogs struck the trail at once and
run 1t to the house of a white
He admitted doing the shooting and
was arrested by the sheriff and brought
to Wilson and lodged in jail. There
seems to be an old grudge between the
two families and this seems to be the
cause for the shooting. Benton is not
wounded seriously.
Tuesdays sales closed the tobacco
market here for August. This has been
the largest August season since h
market opened. Tobacco has been very
high and the farmers nave taken adj
vantage of this and put their tobacco
on the market in large quantities. The
sales for this month amount to over
1000, 900 pounds. The rush a in no
way lowered prices, tobacco being as
high here now as when the market
opened. There is every indication thu
the Wilson market will sell as much
tobacco as 1t has done for the past two
years. While the crop in this section
is short. the market is drawing tobacco
from a great deal of new territory.
The new hotel building here is being
rapidly put up. In about two months
we will ave a modern hotel situated
conveniently to the travelling public.
The building is being put up by Captain
j.. T. Virgins. 1t is situated on Nash
street near the Atlantic Coast Line
passenger station. Mrs. Forte, who
now runs a large boarding house here
has rented the building and will move
into it as soon as completed.
Wilson is soon to have a suitable
place for a postofice. The first f1oor Of
a building now being erected by Mr..
Charles Daniels has been rented by the
government. and will be used by the
p~ostoffice department. The building
will be finished by October.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
REUNION OF AN OLD FAMILY
Gathering at Holly Htll-Bulletin of
Current News.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. August 80.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. August 80.
On Thursday there was a pleasant
Duncan Murchison. at Holly Hill, the
old family mansion near Manchester,
in the western part of Cumberland
county. Those present, including q few
guests, We're: Captain A. B. Williams,
Rev. and Mrs. David NJ. Farley, Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Williams, Mrs, Mar
garet Mckay. of Summerviile; Mr.. Rob-
ert l.. Williams, Mr.. James Sprunt Hall,
Mr.. William F~itzhugh, Misses Fannie
Williams, of Wilmington; Lutte Muir
Gibson, Martha l.. Williams, Kate,
jamie and Mamie Farley, Eliza and
May Williams, Margaret and Mamie
Holiday, Kate Horner. OF Ok
ford, Emma Belle Williams, Jean
Annie and Marie Pemberton, Jamie Nc
Diarmid and Roxie Hodges, Masters
James Horner, George Williams and
John D.. Williams, Jr. The Murchison
family, one of the most prominent in
North Carolina, has transmitted to it's
branches and descendants the chracter-
istics which made the old homestead
the abode of hospitality, culture and re-
finement. It's men are brave, upright
ana manly-tne pest types Oh southern
citizenship; it's daughters are lovely,
God-fearing and true-the best types
of southern wOmanhOOd.
Yesterday foul law-breakers were
sentenced in the superior court to work
on the public roads, with terms of from
ten months to three years. The grand
jury refused to find a true bill against
Archie and John McFadyen, noted
some time ago in The Messenger as
having assaulted the negro Mathis,
with intent to kill.
Mr.. H. Dale Richards, general mana
ger of the Fayetteville Waterworks
Company, is here, and will at once give
out the work to have the dam Of the
plant rebuilt and enlarged.
Mr.. L. Hillborn, of New York, is here
to settle up the property of the late
Captain w. S. K~ingsbury, to whom he
was related by marriage. The once
large estate has dwindied down to only
a few thousand dollars.
Miss Mary Mcmillan, Of Red Springs
is visiting relatives in this city.
DR.. E.. L. Hunter is back at home
after a summer trip of a few weeks.
Mr.. r. W. Bidgood, manager Of tn
Cumberland Manufacturing Company
is in Greensboro on business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
DERELICT
In Sending In Their Apprafsements for
Taxatfon-Counties Fail to Send In
Pension Reports-Other County Re-
ports Slow in Coming In.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh. n. c., August 81.
State Auditor Dixon says that 100
corporations have not sent in their ap-
praisements Of capital stock. He today
sent out he last notice to them. If they
do not send il the appraisements h.
will. as required by the new revenue
act, make the arpraisements himself.
President Winston, of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, today
made arrangements to accommodate
fifty more stude hts. He says that even
after this at least fifty will probably
be turned off next month.
AS yet the following counties have
failed to send III their pension applica-
o Cumberland, Halifax, Currituck
and Burke. The state pension board
a arranged to meet last Monday. but
deferred the meeting until next Monday
as all the applications were not IN
hand.
1t is not probable that a reward for
the Arson county lynchers will be i'm
mediately offered, as there is natural
interest in what the next grand jury
in the county Will do.
The delay CT officials Of various
counties in sending in reports is one
of the great fCubleS of the state Off
GERS. As yet the treasurer of Bladen,
Iredell, Robson. Rockingham, Stokes
Swain and Y1nCey ave failed to make
reports to the state superintendent Of
public instruction, while the county SUI
perintendents of Craven, Haywood,
Martin and Mitchell nave not sent in
reports. AS to Mitchell all the records
were swept away by the great May
freshet which nearly ruined the tOWn
of Bakersyille and caused some loss Of
life.
A number o. the inmates of the Sol
diers' Home mere are at work aiding
the contractors force in cutting up the
new main building. OF course they are
paid for their work.
The public buildings here will all be
closed next Monday, Labor day. There
will be parade and speeches. There
are three speakers, Labo Commits
sioner Warner. eX-Congressman Mich
OILS and State Treasurer Lacy. The
speeches will be at the fair grounds,
where there Will also be a barbecue n
base a game. Mr.. Nichols is the old
est member of Raleigh Typographical
Union, the oldest labor organization in
the city or state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Passed to Rest.
Correspondence of the Messenger,

Leland. n. G., August 81
1t becomes our sad duty to chronicle
the death of Mrs. Matte E. Sue, wife
of hir. w. a. Sue, the section master
on section Nc. 2 on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad. which occurred on We'd
nesday, August 2Sth about Z o'clock p.
after an illness with typhoid f"ver
of abou six weeks.
The deceased was one Of I.eland's
most useful and amiable women, her
life having been spent largely for the
comfort and pleasure of others. and
for the charitable and religious institu-
ton that she held dear. She was
about IS years old, and has been a
faithful member Of the Missionary
Baptist church for several years. ard
la ever been ready and willing to do
for her Master what her hands found
to do. She often said that h was
ready to go, and when death came she
passed away peacefully. The heartfelt
sympathy Of every n is for her hus-
band, Mr.. W. A. Sue, and little daugh-
ter. Jane, aged about 9 years
Mrs Sue is survived by her father,
MIR. w. A. Nelson. and two sisters. Mrs.
Lula Skipper and Mrs. Susan Skipper.
and a host OF relatives and friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03

Quiet on the Tsthmus-To be no war
Between Colombia and ycnezueI.

Colon. Colombia, August g.-Oufef
prevails on the isthmus. The liberal
concentration in this vicinity seems to
have disappeared Whatever their
numbers. b liberals are poorly armed
and without leaders. lack orxanizatson
for concerted action. and hence can
avail themselves OF no opportunities
to damage the government Endless
rumors are afioat. but the consensus
OF the best informed. conservative
opinion. discredits serious hcstilities or
anything more than a continuation Of
the liberals guarrilla system Of engage
ments with the government forces.
The liberals are anxious to get a sea-
port. and hence their recent approach
To Bocas del Toro, west OF here. The
government is not bringing reinforce
900 men at Colon. and at Panama T,ooo
men are available. II needed.
The general situation in Colombia Is
Invisible under three hears-the 18th
mus revolution, the progress made
throughout the rest OF the ountry and
b situation on the Venezuelan and
E~cudorean fronties.
The revolution is progressing in the
rest OF the country with varying suc-
cess. The liberals hold various towns
and districts and decline to meet tho
government punitive expeditions, with
drawing upon their approach and re-
turning after their departure to engage
in other and similar tactics with occa-
sional small engagements.
Various indications lead to the belief
that there will be no actual warfare
between Colombia and Venezuela h
political revolutionists OF both coun-
tries. in past years. have time and time
again Jumped across the frontier when
pressed, from one side or the other,
and have continually used as the ne
cessity arose one or the other country
as a place Of refuge in preparing ex-
petitions against the establishmed au-
thority of the other ountr
1t should be borne in mind that the
frontier offers indefinite protection to
Colombians n Venezuelans of both
political parties. 1t has been he IA
Vor1te of operations for the revolution.
lists OF both countries, and those condf-
lions have existed on the frontier
either Colombia or Venezuela
has had a. revolution on hand. Hence
numberless stories emanate from the
frontiers.
1t is said here that Colombia has TO-
600 men on the Ecuadorean frontier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
NOVEL PROHIBITION MOVE
Temperance People In a Tennessee
Town to Open an Opposition Saloon.
Especial to Washington Post.)

Especial to Washington Post.)
Nashville, Tenn, August 29--James
Frost has appeared at Dickson. Tenn,
to engage in the saloon business. His
place is being decorated and furnished.
Visions Of mixed drinks n staggering
men caused CONSERVATION among the
good people Of the town. They are now
organizing a stock company composed
of 100 leading citizens, with the in
tention of opening up an opposition
saloon.
At this liquor shop an expert bar
tender will be employed, and drinks
sold at cost, taking all profit from the
traffic, which. they claim, will drive
Frost out of the business and rid the
town Of the liquor traffic. The liquor
war preparations are attracting no end
Of attention, because the best ana most
religious people in the community VIII
engage in the liquor business. Under
the laws enacted by the last legisia-
ture a saloon can be legally opened at
Dickson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
MORGAN's NEW SCHEME
Big Shfpbullding Plant - Immense
Dock and Railway Terminus

New York, August 30.-The Mail and
Express today says:
The filing of a mortgage for 81, $780,
900 by the Bethlehem Steel Company.
with the register Of Hudson counts
New Jersey, stating that securities de-
posted Hereunder included 5,555 acres
of land on the Hackensack meadows,
brought to light a very prominent fea-
ture of the big Anglo-American Steel
deal which is now in progress Of for
nation.
1T furnishes for the first time a cor
rect clew to the capitalists who are TO
develop the meadows, on an enormous
SCALE. by the establishment Of a ship
building plant, immense docks and pos
sibly a belt line railroad, which will
conveniently connect with all the trunk
lines now entering Jersey City and
Hoboken.
I'm searching for further particulars
about the project for utilizing the
meadows, some new points in regard
to the Bethlehem-Vickers-Maxim deal
were obtained. In spite OF denials &c
was officially stated today that the
combination will go through and the
details of the big new company have
already been agreed on.
1T can also be a~uthoritatiyely an
nounced that it is the intention Of this
combination to build another large
steel plant in this country, in addition
to the Bethlehem plant, to be used
chiefly for manufacture OF armor plates
for w~arships, which will be the special
ty Of the new company.
Where the new plant will be locat-
ed it is impossible to state but it will
presumably be somewhere within easy
reach OF the mining regions. In addi-
ton to this armor plant, possibly in
Pennsylvania. it Is understood that a
great shipbuilding plant will be locat.
ed in the Hackensack Meadows, which
are regarded as a very convenient To-
cation for such an enterprise.
A to why the Bethlehem Steel Conn
pany ould have bought so much land
In this vicinity, 1T was explained today
by one who is familiar with the steel
deal that J. Pierpont Morgan is the
prime factor in the scheme. aid IL was
convenient to place the ownership of
the land in such hands. The railroads
in which Mr.. Morgan is interested. in
Guiding the Reading. Jersey Central
and Erie, viii at no distant date want
a large amount Of terminal property
not too far away from Jersey City and
the H~ackensack land will meet their
requirements perfectly"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
THE QUESTION OF rARDoS
or Mallett and Michigan Argued Be-
fore the acknowledgement General
Bain's Criticism of the state Guard.
Compulsory Edncation Idea Gaining
Ground.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, ~. c.. August 80.

RaleiSn, N e., angus 81.
State Veterinarians Butler arrived last
evening from the mountain section and
LETT today for the northeastern coun-
ties, to investigate the very fatal dis
ease among horses. He will visit all
the counties in the northeast and will
De tnere three weeks. it is expected.
he says the farmers institutes in the
west are being well attended and much
interest shown. The continuous rains
are the chief trouble. Mosquitoes are a
prague this yea in the east. DR.. But
Ter says he found them in the noun
tains-at one place in Henderson coun-
~ by the thousands.
Inc governor and unci Of the state
heard until / o'clock this morning ar
suHlents for and against pardon in the
notable case Of the state against Mall
lett and Michigan. of Tarboro, who are
under conviction for swindling. The
applicants for pardon urge that the
ndl WAS u~nintentional. Gillian
q Gillian ac1 DR.. Julian NJ. Baker
appear in opposition to any pardon.
Mehegan, one of the defendants is here.
A letter today from Rev. j. w. Jenk-
ms, superintendent of the Methodist
~orphanage h ere. says he is at Leesburg,
where his wife IS in a dangerous condI-
ton from blood poisoning.
The state charters the Cooper Tobac-
co Warehouse Company, of Henderson,
capital $4,000, D. Y. Cooper n others
stockholders.
inspector General T. H. Balm, of the
state guard is here. He says the great
fault or the troops is the gross lack of
care OF arms and uniforms; that other
wise the force is in pretty good shape.
Many OF the men appear to think if a
rifle IS Cl6ana1 ONE q month that iC
sufficient.
The offer by the International Coun-
Gil OF $500 reward for each lyncher in
this state attracts some attention.
This offer applies to the AnSon county
case directly, but in a general way
to all.
The state commissioner Of labor is
now at work OH his report. He says the
replies by correspondents show a great
increase in favor of compulsory cduca-
ton. From his own county (DavidSon)
for example every reply favors it. The
commissioner says: 1.-The movement is
growing rapidly. 1t will reach it's full
stage in five years, I believe; That is
the law will be enacted by hat time, /
think The movement is much strong
er in the west than in the east-in the
white counties rather than those in
which the negroes are numerous. The
white people IL the east are to u great
degree opposed to in any way educat-
ing negroes. This is not the case in the
west, where the negroes are few"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
A LUcKY
saacJ Jones Who Failed to be Killed by
a Dozen or More Bullets Fired at Him
Thursday Night, has Escaped From
PrisoH.

Isaac Jones, the Navassa negro who
day night, and who was chased and
shot at a dozen times or more or
Thursday night, escaped from the
guard house Friday afternoon between
4 and 6 o'clock.
On Friday morning in the municipal
court Mayor wadden bound Jones over
to the superior court and he failed 10
give the bond Of $50 required OF him
for his appearance for trial on the
charge of committing assault with a
deadly weapon. He was not sent yer
to jail, as is usually the custom, but
was kept in the guard house. He vas
the only prisoner and was allowed to
walk around in the ward for colored
prisoners.
At 6 p. m. Policeman II. w. Howell
went into the prison and discovered
that Jones had escaped. He had re-
moved the brick floor, crawled under
the iron door. and thus stolen out of
the clutches of the law. Not a soul
observed him leaving the city hall
yard and there was great surprise and
disappointment when it was discover
ed that he had escaped.
The police department has been ac-
tive in its efforts to catch Jones again
but had not succeeded up to a late
hour last night.
The guardhouse is a disgrace to Will
mington both as a prison n as to it's
condition. 1t is not fit to confine pris-
oners in, to begin with, and it is some
thing easy" when a prisoner takes a
notion to leave it's portals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Goldsboro, n. c., August 80.

HOIuSDOIoy ~ Oy
There was a barbecue given at For
est park last night which was enjoy
ed by a large party of u young men
and the Tarboro base ball team. They
were very much pleased at the progress
of the new enterprise n think 1t will
be a great thing for GoldSboro. The
of the Casino are preparing
for a great opening to a place at
some near date. There will be horse
racing. base a and other athletic
features.
The new annex to the Hotel Kennon
is nearing completion. 1t is a large
three story building which will d to
the comfort of the guests. 1t contains
thirty d large bed rooms and sample
rooms.
Miss Louise Bunting is visiting Miss
Minnie Belle Hill.
Miss Pearl Fort is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. F. P. Parke in this city.
Mr.. n. O'Berry and family returned
home this morning from a visit in the
western part of the state.
Mrs. A. j. Cook, who has been con-
fined to her room with fever since she
returned home is much better. Her
many friends are glad to see her out
again.
Mr.. Robert Benton. a we'll o cit
izen residing near the line Of Wilson
and Wayne countess, was Waylalu anu
shot from ambush last night while re-
turning from Wilson. The shot struck
his arm, painfully but not seriously
injuring him.. A second shot was fired
but did not strike him. Bloodhounds
were put on the track Of the guilty
party Immediately. AS yet no infor-
nation has reached here of the result.
The largest crowd of spectators yet
present at a base ball game were pres
ent yesterday to witness the game be-
tween the league can of Tarboro and
the amateur players of this city.
Mr.. L. D. Giddens, Jr., is spending a
few DAYS home, much to the pleasure
of his many friends.
The death of Mrs. Annie Scott, moth
er of u townsmen, Jessie and James
| Scott. occurred yesterday.
An increased crowd was present yes
| terday at Union grove, this county a
the mass meeting of the Free VIII
Baptist Sunday School association.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
ALL QUIET ON TIE IsTHMUs
satisfactory Report From the Com.
mander of the Machfas.

Washington. August 30.-A cable
gram was received at the navy depart
ment today from Commander Sargent
Of the Machias, at Colon, reporting
that matters there are very quiet. His
cablegram. which is dated Colon, Au-
gust 18th. says:
Il have visited Panama and Colon.
The most authoritative results OF In
y~estigation given me the following IN
formation: There IS no appearance OF
an organized fnsurgent force in thu,
vicinity OF the railway. Free and unIn-
terrupted transit obtains. with every
prospect Of continuance. Rumor in
~unfounded that United States property
is in need of assistance. All quiet here
more ~reassuring than when we start
ed"