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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
ga ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.

The New York Sun. we judge from
hat we see quoted from it, thinks
that the negro is better treated in the
north than in the south. That is mis-
leading. The. negroes can work any
where in the south in any trade, in any
kind of mechanical shop and side by
side with white men. He has the same
rights before the courts that the whites
have. He is more humanely, justly,
kindly treated here than in the coo
section Of the north. He can be a min
lister of the Gospel and walk in pro-
cessions and sit with white brethren
high up in sanhedrin. This may be
seen in North Carolina any year. this
Year and other years. The Atlanta
Constitution took the hide off the Suns
prejudiced, ignorant contention. Tn
Sun said:
Does a republican form of govern
ment exist where the negro is dis
franchised or i~ntimidated? AS a matte
of fact, the negro has no rights in tn,
south which white men are bound t.
respect unless they select to do so, es
pecially white men in democratic con
vention assembled" The ''republi
can government" does not exist any
where in the south after the negroe
cas- to vote invariably with the whit
radicals. If by republican government
1t is meant a government OF the ne
groes and by the negroes and for tn
negroes. No. hat kind Of government
has disappeared. and II will never b
restored until the Suns staff and it
working force shoulder arms and in
wade the south.
But let US hear from the Constitu
ton. Here is a part of its retort upol
the baleful Sun that only shines for tn,
north. the republican party. it onl,
joined three or four years ago. desert
ing the democratic party when unde
distress, and for Sambo at Ions range
The Constitution aptly shows how mucl
better the negroes fare in the highl,
sympathetic north than in the maIignet
south. Read, and if you have sense
you will understand the meaning of it
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

There is a popular error as to the
meaning and conclusion to be drawn
from a large trade balance and it's
connection with gold. The idea of
many and writer's is that
a huge balance in trade favorable to the
United States is a sure sign and a con-
elusive evidence that these states are
in great prosperity. There is no deny
ing the fact Of UGH unprecedented
prosperity for two or three years, or
longer, but the point is that the great
balance of trade in itself doe not
necessarily betoken vast prosperity.
Writers on finance and economics have
often discussed this, and it has been
shown that large official returns do not
of necessity convey the idea OF marvel
lous prosperity. What does it show?
Is gold the medium or agent in car
rying on great commercial ransac-
tons with foreign countries or even at
home? An intelligent writer, Mr..
George c. Henning. writes as follows
in the Washington Post, Of 18th inst:
THE element of fiction consists in as
Stunning that international exchanges
are settled in gold. While there are oc-
caSional shipments of gold from one
country to another, international bal
anceS are in the final event settled by
commodities, on which gold may be
one.
IF Europe mad to settle these ball
ances apparently luz us in gold, it
would soon have no gold. and hence
would soon be unable to buy any more
from us.
In point o. fact, immediate ex-
changes are effected by credit or credit
instruments, and finally by commodi-
ties. Take Mexico for example. While
her bonded and foreign debts are pay
able in gold, little OIL no gold leaves
her territory. She pays in silver and
other commodities exported, against
which bills are draw at the gold valu-
alton"
An yet it is not uncommon to see in
newspapers, and some of greatest cir
culation, that a trade balance IS on
elusive proof Of prosperity. and the i'm
preston is left hat business transac-
tions are settled with gold, the one
standard now in this and some other
countries. To see how this matter of
business is conducted we take this IL
lustration from the same informed
writer:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
GOSSIP.

The new topic in northern prints is
lis Sampson to be again ABSENT" He
is not to testify against Schley. Why?
Two young women at Greenville, S.
c., were killed by lightning on the 18th
inst, and five others badly injured.
Washington "a great colored demo-
GRAFT" Did Booker ever vote for one
democrat in his life2
There is no truth in the reported
lynching Of a British negro at Port
Royal. He was caught at the blinds of
a prominent citizen (his third onense)
and was whipped for his impudence-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
Self-Destroying Warships

If we feel sad in America over the re-
ported decay of h cruiser Columbia.
after eight yea of service, what must
be the feeling in France over the COM
plete breakdown of her two great ships
of war, the Jean dare and the Cha
teau-Renault?
These cruisers took six years in build
ing The one cost 81, SOC, 600. the other
Sc, 200, 900. Three hours after leaving
port on her trial trip, the cable says,
he Jean dare staggered back with her
-engine-room and stoke-room uninhab-
liable n her boilers used up. As for
the Chateau-Renault, her engines melt
ed with the heat where they stood
Briton's i~ronclads. IL will be recalled
have been pronounced to be SO top
heavy as to be unsafe.
Perhaps all the nations win eventual
ly so perfect their navies in the ele-
ments OF self-destruction that h as
sistance of hostile fleets will not be
necessary.-New York World.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of
Annie E. Springer, of lbs, Howard ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption had completely cured her Of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other
remedies and doctors could give her
no help, but h says of this Royal
Cure: lit soon removed the pain ia
my chest and I can now sleep soundly,
something I can scarcely remember
doing before. 1 feel like sounding it's
praises throughout the universe" So
will everyone who tries DR.. Kings New
Discovery fol any trouble IF the
Throat, Chest, or Lungs. Price soc and
S1.OO. Trial bottles free at r. r. Bel
lamy's drug store; every bottle guar
anteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
EXAGGERATED FORTUNES.

EVERYBODY knows who knows any
thing how very eas it is to exaggerate
statements and figures. About the most
faciIe performance SO often practiced
is the wealth Of people. A man has &c.
600. Society rerorts him with a quarter
of a million. Another fellow has his
quarter of 2 million, but ne is book
ed at $1,000 600. The man with the
latter sum is put down at :, 1000, 900, and
the man with that mount in fact is
estimated at ten, fifteen or twenty mill
ions. When you find one at twenty
millions he is classed as with
fifty millions, while the fifty million
owner is easily booked for one hundred
millions. Then there is nc stopping the
guesses and the leaps. Mr.. Albert
Sauppe, in the Philadelphia Times, dis
cusses the ''oyer-estimated fortunes
of we'll known men, n tells how the
fortunes shrunk when multi-million-
aires were lead and one He tells of
Senator Scott put at twelve millions.
Dying it shrurk to half that sum-. ''The
Harmony Society, near Pittsburg, was
said to be worth s35, OOO, 900, at the
death Of its leader it was found to be
worth $3.50, 600. Havemeyer, the sugar
~reiner, was said to be worth $40, 900, 900,
but left $4,000, Goo.
1.-The most oyerrated man of all was
Barney Bernato. the South African dia-
mond owner. Al his death it was re-
| ported far and wide that he was worth
from $1,000 o 900 to $780, OO, 600, but at
| the settlement of the estate it was not
quite $50 900"
He gives man, examples to illustrate
the gross exaggerations. We cite a
few of these: John Blair, of Blairs-
town, N. Y, who died in 1899, aged 81,
was said to be worth $50, 0GO, 900, but it
is now believed that he was worth 49,
0OO,OO Pierre Lorilliard, of the Tobac-
co trust, was said to be worth 500, 000,-
| 900, but his estate is now estimated at
100000 Robert Bonner, of the New
York Ledger, was said to have &c. 0O,-
900, but after his death it was 500, O00."
The are lots of rich men, all about,
and there are some poo men now who
once counted their million or more. In
this country there are 1928 supposed
m~illionaires. CT one in every 10000 in
habitants. 'They are worth combined
about SIG, 900, OeO, 900, out of a total real
estate and personal property wealth of
$S1, $50, 600, 900, at which our entire pro-
perty is fairly valued. The most of
these millionaires were born poor"
Depew said in 1896, in a speech, that
he could name ten men in New York
city n twenty miles around, who
could by reason of their vast wealth
precipitate a panic such as the world
never aw, that would stop every mill
and every wheel of industry. Mr..
Sauppe says hat in what is now call
ed Greater New York, with some three
and a half millions of people, there
are 5000 who have incomes of over
$4,000 a a Out of 5000, 900 families
il the United States there are GOO, 900
who have incomes OF over $1,000 a year.
And yet richie take wings and flee
away. There is one place that a man
cannot take his money-the grave. Is
he a wise man who makes money-get-
ting his one aim?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
EDITORS Awful Plight.

F. NJ. Higgins. Editor Seneca, (Llls.,)
News, was afflicted for years with
Piles that no doctor or remedy helped
until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
He writes two boxes wholly cured him.
it's the SureSr Pile cure on earth and
the best saIve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by
r. r. Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
THAT Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, If you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
-0f sufferers haves proved their match
less merit Tor Sick. and Nervous head
strong nerves and build up your health
Easy to take. Try thew. Sply Is cents.
Money back If not cured Sesd b. -.
3. Bellamy, druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

steamer Islander, from Alaska, to
Victoria strikes an iceberg and sinks
in twenty minutes. Sfxty-seven or the
messengers and crew are drowned
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

Civil Governor Taft in the immediate
future. viii reduce the police force OF
Manila by one-haff. At present there
are 1900 policemen for the city. whose
population only numbers 10000 souls.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

The harbor boat Petrolia, of the
STANDARD Oil Company was burnt al
her mornings in Norfolk Fire
tugs saved her from complete destruc-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
GEN'L. GATLIN'S REPORT IN 1854

We thought yesterday hat we had
possibly written all we might think
necessary regarding the Neathery list
lately published. We wish now mere
ly to refer 20 another list by Major
Neathery which we a forgotten. In
h last number of Webster's Reids-
ville) W~eekly.we find a communication
from Professor d. H. Hill copied from
n Raleigh News and Observer which
we failed 10 see. Professor Hill refers
to what we had aid in exposure of the
Neathery list published in the Charlotte
Observer, and kindly says:
Nov that Dr.. Rinsbury has done SO
much for the truth of North Carolina
history that he cannot remember all
he has done Fortunately much of his
good work has been printed. Twenty
seven years ago he first published Mai
or Neathery's figures, but he published
whatM Major Neathery did say, not what
someone has reported him as saying"
He published what this writer said
When editing Our Living and Our
Dead in June 1875, when we asked for
some one 70 supply US with the Xact
number Of troops furnished" Major
Neathery replied by sending the report
of Adjutant General Gatlin, to Govern
or Vance, of date November 18th, 1854.
AS this is an official report it shows
what had been lone by the state up to
that date. and is conclusive:
Number of troops transferred to
confederate states according
to original rolls on file in this
office es,636
Number Of conscripts as per re-
port Of commandant of con-
scripts, dated September 80,
1864 1855
Estimated lumber of recruits
that have volunteered in the
different companies since the
date of original rolls.......... Z1,60S
Number of troops in the state
service for the war............ 3,2Os
Tota number CT troops.......... 1sS,032
To these must be added.
No. of Junior reserves 4,217
No. of Senior reserves 1855 9OS
H. 1886
| Number OF troops in unattached
companies and serving in reg
iments from other states.....- 3,104
121,0 OBS
Home guard and militia.-....- $685.
125,OOo
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

The corporation OF Glasgow at a
meeting decides to confer b freedom
Of the city on Andrew Carnegie.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
TEAM MATCHES ON NASSAU LINKS.

The Nassau Country Club never did more pop
ular thing than when it introduced its series of
afternoon matches last fall. To-day the Nassau
system" is known wherever golf is played, and
even the Metropolitan Golf Association has put its
official sanction the method So successful was
the series that the club has decided to repeat it
next month. All members who desire to take part
must make entry with Howard w. Maxwell on
MAY T. On that date there will be general han
dcap, and the eight players having the best scores
will be named captains OF the teams, while the
second best eight will be divided equally among
the teams and on until all are placed The
teams thu. formed will be paired for the opening
competition which takes place May IL. Play
will continue each Saturday. until May 20. when
the two surviving teams will meet for the cup
For teams beaten in the opening round there VIII
be consolation tournament, also lasting until
Nav 25 Memorial Day will be celebrated with a
tournament for the Maxwell Cup. for which only
those NAV compete who hand in the sixteen best
scores made between April 20 and May 20.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
e-year-olds and upward. Five
and a half furlongs
KENTUCKY DERBY TOMORROW.
PRELIMINARY WORK OF CANDIDATES SAID
TO INDICATE GOOD RACE.

Louisville Ky. April 27.-Perfect weather is pre-
dicted for the twenty seventh Kentucky Derby, to
be decided Churchill Downs Monday. Ind-
cations that ii will be OF the best races
ever the course. Never since the inceD-
ton Of the stake has IL been such open 1t
IS made so. from public estimation by the with
drawal OF Garry Hermann. and unless his owner
should reconsider and put the colt in at the last
moment there will be three colts which looked
upon having almost an even chance for the
prize. They Alard Scheck. His Eminence and
Sannasarro, with public favor inclined toward the
two first named. The other starters viii be Amur
and Driscol Alard Scheck received his work
out yesterday. negotiating the distance in 200 20
over q track that two seconds slow. San
nasarro His Eminence and Driscol sent the
distance to-day, and the work of Sannasarro and
His Eminence particularly impressive, show
ing that both will prove strong factors in the
Derby. With full weight up Sannasarro worked
the mile and quarter in 210. His Emnence,
der the same conditions. covered the route in
209a.. Driscon was also worked his time being
2IOil Arnur's workout Thursday in 2:22
the colt taking the outside of the track in heavy
in Mondays race: Alard Scheck Qiendy), San
nasarro (O'Connor), His Emnence (Winkfield)
Amur QBoland). Driscoll Cochran.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
MORRIS COUNTY SEASON OPENED.

The opening of the new Morris County Club house
celebrated in pleasant way yesterday. with
a boyle handicap. in which a number of we'll
known club members took part. Additions to the
wing the building, enlarged dining
room and spacious locker rooms have changed the
old building into full hedGed country clubhouse.
which promises to become the centre Of the gay
est season Morristown society has Yet known. The
tournament resulted in tie between w. l.. Thomp-
and George b. Post. jr., who each finished
down. Summaries:
W. L. Thompson down; George B. Post tr.. down;
G. ,. Frelinghuysen. down; A T. Denton. down: A
G. Hackstaf down; S. II. Plum S down; Ii. ;. Tay
lor down Archibald Forbes 0 down. w. Felowes Nor
gan. down; G d. Chapman, IL down; Howard Cogh1.
~ down: W. Allston Flagg IL down: c. B. Beckwh. 13
down; L. u. Foote. Il down.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
GOLF.
DOUGLAS DEFEATS TRAVIS AT LAKE
WOOD IN THE MOST EXCITING
MATCH OF THE SEASON.

Lakewood. n. j. April q (Specia).-The handi-
Gaping committee OF the United States Golf AS
sOciation still needs vndication on the relative
values OF F1ndlay s. Douglas and Walter j. Travis
for the former champion, given the advantage of
one stroke by that authority. stands the winner
the champion placed by them alone In the
scratch division. No exciting match was ever
played on Lakewoods links and the gallery was a
tremendous one, called out in the full expecta-
ton of interesting play by results of the morning
The programme for the day was a busy one for
besides the match play, finals and semi-inals
there was an entry list of eghty-two for the
eighteen hole handicap In which prizes were offered
for the best gross and first and second net scores
In the sem-fnals there were no unexpected results.
Douglas and Travis defeated their respective op-
ponents, W. NJ. McCawley, OF Philadelphia and
George {. Dutton, Oakley, and made It certain
that they would meet In the finals For the second
cup II. B. Billings, Essex County, beat A w Bid
die, Philadelphia. up and to play and Paul
Waterman, Equinox. beat c. LIVINGSTON tr up
and l to play Third cup matches had these re-
suits: Sherwood b. Ferris. Lakewood beat George
f. Armstrong. Fox Hills, up and to play and
l. T. Ennerer Baltusrol, beat f. H Lowell jr,
Essex County 2 up and to play. The afternoon
crowd waited for the Travis-Douglas match and
was abundantly rewarded. In brief 1t was q fresh
demonstration of comparative play seen here be-
tween the two on four previous occasions Travis
is superior on his short game, and Douglas is the
stronger through the fair green The outward
bound nall was slow, and, though the men were
apparently keyed up to high tension the result
was SLOW golf. Travis won the first hole but lost
the second, and Douglas 2 up on the sixth and
t stsrntH' oliy 10 lose the next two. and the pair
half in A. Travis in As From this point both i'm
proved, and the Australian was up at the four
teenth green. Douglas pulled out the next and
sturdily followed his advantage. evening up mat
ters on the home hole, and winning the nineteenth
crowd. The cards: "
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
TENNIS.
CUTLER SCHOOL WINS IN THE INTERsCHo-
LASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

LASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP.
No fewer than twenty-four ambitious young eX-
merits gathered at the Columbia College grounds
Yesterday afternoon struggle for the Columbia
interscholastc championship and the right to rep
resent the local university In the final series OF
matches for the national nterscholastic champion
ship Newport next August. There were fifteen
preparatory schools represented by these young
players. and the representative of Cutler School
finally carried off first honors. with the Morrstown
High School second.
Robert lie Roy the successful contestant and
his play showed much more experience than his
youthful appearance promised lie Roy played very
steadily all the day, and placed his returns with
the accuracy of a veteran. The matches began
early In the morning. and 1t nearly sunset
when the finals finished, yet LIE Roy never
showed any signs of weakening, and kept pluckiy
at his work the end playing Ave matches con-
sistng of eleven sets, long days work for
an experienced tournament player.
or the others, Karl Behr OF Morristown, UNI
doubtedly showed the best form. and he made a
better showing In the final match against lie Roy
than the scores indicate. lie Roye victory
popular one, he was good second last year to
Wyne Grant, who won the tournament then. The
days scores follow:
Roy Cutler school D. Gibbons D<isler School. 60
8-I; r. NJ. Stevens Dwight school beat Morris Vert
helm. Sachs School e-s 9-7; D. L. Fry Irving 1asi-
a. p King Peter Cooper High School, SO.
90. 8-S; /. wilzn, Dwight School beat H. kstcnAIn.
Brooklyn Institute by default; NJ r Gussennsim pris-
Ter scSs beat Leo hss, eh Ssn Horace fT as
beat L. B Hushe. Polyeehnic Prepsratory School. BY
Lord. Browning school. e-1. Ga
First yound-Jerome NewborS. sschs School. beat
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
PLANS FOR JERSEY CHAMPIONSHIP

Plans for the second annual championship of the
New-Jersey Golf League perfected OIL Friday
with the announcement that the tournament is to
take place the links OF the Englewood Golf Club
on June a. 2s and %. None but resident members
OF clubs within the State eligible to compete
and. according to decision OF the executive COM
mttee, resident member is held to mean only
those who actually reside in New-Jersey. The quail
flying round June q will determine the frs, nd
second sxteens who to compete for the cham
pionship cup and consolation cup. respectively An
incidental feature of this round will be a taap,
match contest of four from each club. qualifying
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
COLUMBIA WINS AT RICHMOND COUNTY.
PROMISE OF A SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR
THE UNIVERSITY TEAM.

II there is anything IN a good beginning the
Columbia golf team has a successful season ahead
of it. Yesterday the team played at Staten Island
against the strong Richmond County team. and
won by to 1. 1t the first time Columbia had
appeared this season. and though some Of the men
were weak in their putting the material is good.
and practice should put 1t in capital shape With
the intercollegiate championship less than two
weeks off Captain Edwards has plenty to keep
him busy, but from the showing made yesterday
It Is safe to say that the team will do better than
for several years. The match played under
the Nassau system Of scoring, to which the college
teams have shown decidedly more favor than to
their own system adopted at the last intercollegiate
meeting. But for Kelley the Richmond County
men would have had the modification of a white
wash on their own stamping grounds. Kelley
pared with w. L. Stern, one of the candi-
dates. dates. and won by up. Captain Edwards played
VILE Wills OF Richmond County. and after close
match the two broke even. Chadwick, the Rich
mond County captain, up to form, and
lost to Glenny by up. The summary:
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
THE SHAMROCK LEAVES GLASGOW.

Glasgow, April 27.-shamrock II early this
morning was towed to Gourock where trysails
were bent and her compass adjusted She
started for Southampton in tow Of the Erin this
afternoon Mr. Fife accompanying her. Mr.. Wat
son inspected the challenger. and expressed en-
thusiastic approval Of her
Sir Thomas Upton in the of a conversa-
ton, said:
] am satisfied I have the best challenger ever
built, and L my American friends that they
have big job this time
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
RICHMOND c0I1NrY
COLUMBIA
OPEN SEASON AT THE PARK CLUB.

Plainfield n. j., April 27-The open season at the
links OF the Park Golf Club informally begun
this afternoon with two competitions open to mem
bers. The first handicap ball sweepstakes,
eighteen holes medal play. There ten entries.
Morgan I. Townsend first. Fred P. Taylor
second. II: ID. Hlbbard third and c. L. Nichols
fourth The chief event of the day the first
play for the presidents cup. The players making
the lowest three net scores three and one
point respectively. for the cup, which goes to the
payer scoring the most points in the season. The
cup must be won two successive years be kept.
Edgar Irving Serrell the winner last year. The
scores In the ball sweepstakes counted in this
as well. There We're number who played for the
cup and did not take part in the other event. The
scores for the presidents cup follows: