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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
WIRELESS
MarcOni Confident of P%erfectfng it
for Transatlantic Communication,

st. Johns. N. F., December 19.-Mar-
confs attorney here has informed the
counsel for the Anglo-American Cable
Company that Marconi will temporarily
cease his tests of wireless biography,
and, without admitting the rights of the
Anglo-American Company, will notify
that company prior to resuming the
tests.
At a luncheon given by Governor
Boyle today Marconi made an address
in which he said:
IF my system of wireless telegraphy
can be commercially established be-
tween different parts of the earth. the
possibility Of which I may state I have
not the slightest doubt. 1t would
bring about an enormous ~eapen
of the methods of communication at
present experienced. The system of
submarine cables of today fulflls the
demands of communication to a great
extent; but the great cost of the cables
themselves, n their heavy working
expenses, causes the existing method to
be beyond the reach of a majority of
the people i%nhabiting the various coun-
tries of the world; but could this new
method be applied. I believe the cost of
what we now call cabling to England
might be reduced at least twenty fold.
The present rates are % cents a word.
L do not see why. eventually, with the
wireless system. this cost should not be
to n cent a word or less
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
To Eat Sawdust.

Consul Frankenthal of Berne. reports
| the invention in Germany Of a method
| IF utilizing sawdust as a foodstuf for
horses and cattle without the aid Of the
green goggles of the traditional anec-
dote. There is a residue of the beets
consumed in beetsugar factories. called
"me1assee." which contains about so
| per cent. of uncrystallized sugar. This
melasse is to be mixed with sawdust,
which is shown by analyses to be more
nutritious than straw. Straw contains'
over 3h per cent. Of albumen. 1914 per
cent. of nitrogen, IA per cent. of fatty
substance and 394 per cent of WOO
fiber. while pine, sawdust a SA per
cent Of albumen, 40 1-3 per cent. Of
nitrogen, 5 per cent. of fatty substance
and 39A per cent. Of wood fiber. The,
sawdust. however. Is first treated with
salt and lime water and fermented to
a certain extent before mixing with me-
Iasse. Animals. II has been observed
| easily digest young o and roots Of
shrubs. sunfower stalks and cornstalks
and the same nutriment remains when
these become wood According to the
report when certain chemicals-salt
n calcareous water-are added to
sawdust or ground cor cobs and stalks
that hav undergone a certain ferment-I
Ing process the resultant product In a
food for animals that Is easily assimi-
lated and digested. and Is liked by cat
tie. horses. sheep and pigs. The yalua-I
bic properties Of this prepared food are
based upon the nutritious matter con-
tanned In the wood (which Is set free
by the fermenting process), mixed with
a large percentage OF melasse." To the
fermented sawdust may be added pota-
to peelings. bran and the like. and them
from 20 to so per cent Of melasse Is to-
be mixed in SO as to be absorbed by the
sawdust.
Inventors have often attempted to-
turn sawdust to use. without practical
results so far. One proposal Is to con-
vert 1t into fuel by pressure or by
mixing with tar OF other substance.
another scheme is to blow sawdust into
The schemes are innumera-I
bile and do very well except to the eye
OF the bookkeeper. IL the nutritiousI
elements OF sawdust can be made avail
able by partial fermentation a great
point Is gained. But the horse and cow
which are to eat the mixture are yet to-
be heard from.-Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

its members out by wholesale. Well. II
is one of our affair. but this the turn
EN- out spirit" so far as our obseTva-
ton goes Is usually manifested by
some hypocritical. more-holy than thou
member, who sits in the front ranks
and makes himself the Judge Of other
folks. II the old long faced sinner
who lies to God and to men by sing
:lg Il would not live always when
he wants 10 live as long on the earth
as his ~indulgent Creator VIII let him
and his long suffering fellow creatures
can stand him ever gets a chance at
some member Of the church who has
broken some little church la w-has for
instance. danced q little. taken a drink.
gone into some place which the rules
Of his church say he should not go. and
was caught-you will see old Long
Face" loud in his Remuneration OF such
turned out Yes. and old Long Face
NAV. during Al the next week, be grind
ing n expressing the people with
whom he has dealings and may be stuff
ing his pockets with gain wrung from
the oppressed poor and wet with the
tears of the widow and orphan. The
great drawback to the churches OF this
country is not the dancers, the drinkers.
and such open violators OF church dis
cipline. but il is those men in high
places, who taxi it upon themselves TO
be officers. regulate the OF
other folks and at the same time are
provoking the wrath OF Heaven and the
the contempt Of men by going out be
tween Sundays and serving the devil
and trying to move heaven and earth
at church meetings to exclude from
church membership some sinner not s q
sly in his SHINING.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

The superior court of Pende County,
3udge Oliver H. Allen presiding. has
been in session since Monday and will
probably adjourn today Very tew civil
cases were tried, those on the 6o>kei
having been continued TO the ne&t.tcTm,
including the $1,000 damage So q:
Rowe, Murray and Johnson against the
Hilton Lumber Company.
The only important civil case dis
posed OF was hat Of A. E SteEci;l
Company. The trial began Wednesday
plaintiff sued for $1,000 damages FOR
leging negligence in the railroad COM
p2ny in misdirecting him in falling a
train at Monroe for Rock Hill. s. C.,
where he was called to his sol, ~. w.
Mcneil, who was dangerously al. He
was trying 10 reach his son In respons=
to a telegram saying, Come quick, The
doctor says your son may die ar AIRY
minute" The chief point was that ~
his missing a train he was delayed.
causing him to suffer great anguish an'l
be put to unnecessary expense. After
argument the court excluded the clam"
for damages for mental anguish and j
verdict of 800 was rendered By the
jury for actual loss by eason CO the
plaintiffs expenses and physical incon-
v%eDience. R.. @. Grady, Esq, and !. Y.
Bland, Esq, appeared for the p~lJinrff.
and Iredell Meares. Esq. Of The law
firm of Meares & Ruark, was counsel
for The railroad.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

A overs quarrel Is like q summer
storm: il makes the country look more
green n more beautiful. Lovers who
never had a "dn", married couples who
never had a quarrel have no idea Of
n .hey have missed.
Women should always dress With
simplicity. When they are beaztfful
10 makes them still more beautiful;
when the are ugly. IL makes thesu kss
ugly.
There IL only one being whom 9 vo-
man allows a man TO find more beaanL
full than herself: IL is her child
How many married couples would
lead a pleasant life II wives would only
do their hair the way their husbands
like II.
In remarrytng. q woman runs TIVE
risks: she may either regret that she
lost her first husband or that she did
not always have her second one.
In remarrying. a nan runs the Yfsk
of regretting his wife's first husband a.
much as she does.
Women are what men max them. an
gels or demons--Max O'Rel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

Tn n.ne.aen os the counties OF the
state the AMOUNT of the po1 tax ex-
ceeds that of the property Tor schoo'
purposes.
SmithaeIi Herald: We learn froH'
people in different sections OF the GUN
~ that more land a been so"n I'D
small grain this season than foF many
years
Monroe Inquirer: ESQ. 5. 3 : NC
Gaulev fell out of bed last Saturoas
right and fractured his LETT mp notis.
The injury is very painful and IL VII
be sometime before he Is able 10 Dc up
Sanford Express: While telling a tree
near here last Friday. Henry Naooei
coIored. was accidently killed by the
free falling after IL had lodged strikins
him on the head. He was found next
day.
Fayetteville Observer: Some days
ago while an engine on the A. c. l. was
taking coal at the Rocky Mount coai
shute, the body OF a negro man was
er1ptied into the tende along with the
coal.
Winston Sentinel: Mrs Carolina
Hanes, died Saturday night near Muddy
Creek this county. at the age OF about
20 years. She was the widow OF the
late Louis Hanes who represented this
county in the legislature several times
He was also elected TO congress one or
more times and edited a PAPER at Sails
bury for several years.
Greensboro Telegram: Rev. S. Thae-
Ter, whose critical Illness was mention
ed in Saturdays Telegram, died Satur-
day night at about Z o'clock. He was
60 years OF age and had lived a long ano
useful life. He was born in St Kits.
one of the islands OF the West Indies
For thirty-four years of his life he was
a missionary to the West Indies.
Graham Cleaner: On Saturday, Nov
t0.h. Mr.. John n. G~erringer's grist
and saw mill and cotton gin. located on
travis creek. in boon Station town
ship ship. were destroyed by fire. Mr.
G%crringer was feeding the cotton gin
when the flames leaped out OF the gin
His son, about Is years old, was taking
away the lint. In a m"ment the room
was in flames, and both rushed from
the building. The son vas badly burn
ed about the face, or n arm and on
| one leg. narrowly escaping with his life
The only thing saved was the saw
The loss is more than $1,000 on which
there was $500 insurance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

The Southport Standard of December
18th says:
The schooner Addie p. McFadden
from New York arrived at Old Bruins
wick. the site of the new fish factory
that is being built by the Cape Fear
Fisheries Company. last Thursday with
a ship load of machinery that is to be
installed for operation there next spring
when the season opens. The schooner
John W. Dana from Port Arthur. is eX-
pected here now with the machinery
from the factory on the Texas coast,
which plant the company is moving to
Old Brunswick.
The work at the new factory site has
been progressing rapidly. The dock an
the two wharves is about completed,
and the buildings recently erected make
quite a business like appearance from
the river bluff on which the site is To-
Gated.
THE factory is expected to be COM
pleted by next spring when the fishing
season opens, n it is understood that
h Cape Fear Fisheries Company will
keep their factory in operation through
the entire season, which lasts about
eight months in waters lear here"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
A FIGHT WITH DESPERADOES.
One kilIeI-AnOther and n
Third Party Fatally Shot.

RusSellville. Ala, December iS-Hep-
ry Williams, a desperado, and roJber.
dead; Frank McClurg. merchant. drs-
perately wounded. shot through The M
testines; Tom Williams. brother to
Henry, shot in the breast. is the result
OF a battle here between city marshal
Ben Barrett and deputy sheriff Har-
gett on one side and the Williams
brothers on the other.
Henry Williams was indicted here
several years ago for stealing cattle,
but escaped to Indian territory. Get
ting into trouble there he returned here
recently, and officers have since been
looking for him. Today he was seen to
enter McClurg's store while Tom stood
guard near the back door.
The officers started into the store
when Tom fired at Barrett. Hargett,
approaching Henry to arrest him, was
sued. Williams was the better man and
as he was in the act Of shooting his op-
ponent when Barrett fired, striking the
desperate above his right eye killing
him instantly. Barrett quickly turned
his attention to Tom, two shots TAX
ing effect in the arm and n in the
chest. The wounded man changed his
revolver to his left hand and, firing as
he ran. succeeded in u running the
officers and escaping. At Tom Will
liams' first hot mcclure sank to the
floor with the cry ST am a dead man."
His wound is thought to be fatal. He
Is brotbe--in-law to Tom Williams.
Old Harper.
The wh:<key that needs no trimmings
and le2Ncs no regrets. Pure and fra
grant. Did and mellow. Sold by all
leaeing dealers in wilmington, N. c.
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The south and the Tariff.

The Baltimore Herald is happy to
say: Many southern congressman are
rabidlv opposed to free trade. or even
reciprocity, when it touches cotton,
pine, lumber, rice, sugar OF tobacco. II
will be seen. then, hat much of the
south is actually protectionist at cart
That is what we call a non-seQuitur.
While southern people are forced by
the tariff to pay higher prices for their
clothes. agricultural implements, ma
chinery and everything that Is made at
the north by reason of a tariff which
keeps out the cheaper products Of Eu-
rope, of cours they are glad to get
what little recompense they can by
making northern people pay a little
more for the products Of the south. But
the exchange Is greatly against the
south and ii would be much better for
u people. and they know it. If the
tariff was for revenue onlv without re-
gard to protection, and tha revenue
not more than enough to support our
government. economically administered
Charleston News and Courier
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
MUST SPEAK SPANISH.
New Regulation as to Employees on
Railways in Mexico.

Mexico City, December 19.-The gov
n has finally issued the long con-
templated order that all railway en-
ployes in contact with the public shall
be able to speak Spanish in such a
manne as to be able to deal directly
with the passengers and public in gen.
eral.
This order will principally effect PULL
man car employees. 1t is claimed that
many accidents Of late have been due
to the inability Of trainmen to speak
Spanish, causing a mistaking of orders.
The order takes effect or New Years
day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
The Age of Trees.

The age Of trees has been under dis
cussiCn for some time past in the scien-
tiic journals. The giant. red woods"
OF the Pacific slope r often assumed
to be at least five thousand years old.
One which was twenty-five feet in d.
ameter . d three hundred feet in height
was shown by actual count to be one
thousand one hundred and forty-seven
years OK age by Its rings Historically,
the famous Bo tree OF Annradhapura
likely holds h record 1t was planted
In the year 2SS B. c., being a slip of the
tree under which Sakya-Muni became a
Buddha- Literary texts numbering
twenty-five or more accurately trace IL
down to the present day. At present
the trunk is surrounded and supported
by masonry, and h branches which
extend beyond the enclosure are sup
ported by solid props. To this tree
journey each year numerous pilgrims.
who deposit offerings Of fruit and flow
ers on the affairs under its mighty
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

. sab Marine Lignting Apparae
n. rxed I'm Searching the River.

Elisabeth City. N c.. December
submarine lighting apparatus mas
lust arrived from New York 10
III searching for the body OF Nell SIop-
sey, who mysteriously
.,r,har sath- Andrew c.. Cropsey, OF
New York. uncle OF The missing glrl.
scnt il. The electric light apparatus
Will be employed in exploring the riVer
bottom
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
A Rrenk.

What do you mean by this. sir?' de-
manded the angry advertiser.
What's the natter inquired the
publisher of the 'Bangtown Bugle."
This advertisement of our delicious
canned meats from the best Chicago
houses you've made il read horses Z"
~-Philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
I'VE SHIP LOADS OF MACHINERY.

on the New Factory of the
American Fisheries Company at
Old Brunswick, for the MaEUfac-
ture Of Fish Oil and Fertilizer
Scrap.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
arc PLUM FOR JOHN C. DANcY.

sresident Roosevelt has Appointed
Him as Recorder of Deeds Of the
Dfxtrfct of Columbia to Succeed
Henry II. Observation-Disclosures Re-
commended Dancy-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

The German cruiser leaves Norfolk.
Sne goes direct to ST. Thomas, d. W.
l.. where she is expected TO join . Ser
man squadron.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

In the Superior Court mt Burgaw,
Fender County, Yesterday the Jury
Awarded 500 Damages to A.
z. Mcneil in his Suit for $4,000
road.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

An item is going the rounds of the
press. says the Monroe Enquirer, about
the exclusion Of seventy members from
M church in this state on one Sab
hath not more than six weeks ago. We
notice that some church people are
wanting other churches to follow the
example OF the church which turned
New-York tribune., 1901-06-03

by third rail- railroad, the Albany ana huasoh,
from Albany to Hudson. There tois. iHe ~ -
under construction, by which resident Vl o ,a
travel from this place northWara trd @iUi59 NJ NJ
valley OF the Hudson CohoeS. Nt'e1loi - -
chancsyille Saltwater. Fort Edward anu ,, IlrliS
Falls, ard finally reach WarrensbuTs' III "'1ii'-i
County, q distance OF seventy miles -, a., 80,
The last year there has also oesh @ uilIei u ii
strucfon the Buffalo. Hamburg anu -,
yyav operating from Buffalo 10 l1aIhpu = VI
Ioark aud Aurora a distance Of twenty miles;
Sndns PAY Railway. from Glen Haven 10 point
- Gins T2av a distance of thirfy-siX miles
rten there has been built the Lockport ana OIcott
g., ocI-nort 10 Olcott, Lake ontario, q diS
tance of eighteen miles. These roads are operated
- ~, ,-erilpad trolley system. The lnterna-
,i,rSi Traction Company carries passengers from
f.,,ralo 10 Tockport. and thence they take trolley
,rs sgajn for Olcott. The Auburn interurban
J1laotric Railroad 81 .es signs OF having an am
itior, 10 get TO Syracuse, for II has extended ITS
m from Auburn to SRaneatelos a distance OF
about eight miles In the direction or Syracuse
THE Railroad Commission has also granted per
mission for the construction Of trolley line from
newark to Marion. a distance Of eight miles
ISaners have been filed with the County Clerk Of
jeferson County in the last week Incorporating the
Watertown ana Carthage Traction Company, which
will build trolley line from WateTtoWn 10 car
thasye a distance Of twenty miles.
The street railway and trolley companies are
institutions i'm which increasing amount or cap
ital Is being invested. For the year ending June
9a 1909 their capial stock amounted to $S2zlo ~
their funded debt S9327473S, their uniunded dent
10 $40 O29 361 of their roads and equipmen
10 $40 O5 2S9: their gross earnings 10 Sosllo5 ana
their net earnings to sl6S22.SS2.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-03

The lower Southwest field showed only a few
In size location. The Forest oil Company drilled
its gusher in Washington County deeper and ii
showed temporary Increase but dropped
off again. In the Southwest field the South Penn
Oil Company shot its No. . the Mallady farm,
and made it hundred barrel producer. There is
likely 10 be considerable development near sunny
Brook, Ky, during the summer. Ii is said that
there is good territory in this region and the
line in West Virginia. An oil well is reported
struck on Middle Bass Island. IN Lake Erie. which
threw a six inch stream a hundred feet in the air.
considerable excitement was caused by the report.
In the Texas Held matters still in a chaotic
state, and many contradictory reports beard.
The ]. NJ GIffey Petroleum Company has been
organized with capitalization of $l5 OOOO0O and
began business with six gushers and daily out
put of about E0C00 barrels IL has "A six inch pipe
and steel tank capacity for 10000 barrels
and is erecting further tanking capacity LOCO
barrels The work of creating market for the
Texas product IS well under way, and the first oil
pumped during the week from the wells into
tank steamers.
The Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe road is chang
ing its engines for the OF beaumont petroleum
for fuel. a substitute for coal IL will be the
first railroad in Texas TO adopt the fuel The
Southern Pacific and the Atchison railroads have
for oil as fuel Cor their engines The latter com
pany has also made contracts with enough manu-
featuring plants 10 overt&N its present shipping
facilities
"a gallon i'll barrels ana 4S5 cents iii bulk. Foreign
quotations were also unchanged: London, 3-l6d
per imperial gallon; Antwerp. 10 francs per 100
kilos. and Bremen, 635 marks per 90 kilos.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
PROTESTS AGlINST THE REMOVAL.

The Merchants Association. in a letter to the
Dock Beard protesting against the transfer Of the
Norwich and Stonington lines of steamboats, from
the North River 10 the East River saws that the
change would cause a delay Of twerty-four hours
in shipments 70 New-Engiand. This city Is already
sufficiently handicapped in its shipping facilities
the letter continues and any further obstacles
would probably cause heavy loss TO business
The Idea Of the Dock Board is very well in theory
the letter declares. but practically II is a mistake
as the houses doing the bulk of the shipping .
-NeN-hnelahd points ale in Broadway west OF
lAal street u the proposed change made.
says the letter the only streets thai cod be used
by trucks In going 10 and from the piers would be
lana -Si- and thamHcGs-st., OF which Is abov.
ne district where most OF the large shippers 20
NeW- England are located. and the other below.
Besides; II adds, both have now all the traffic they
can well carry.
william X. Corwine will represent the Merchants
Association AZ the hearing before the Dock Board
this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
HANGS HIMSELF oN Ii CHAMPAGNE.
sTEERAGE PASSENGER BECOMES TEMPORARILY
INSANE AND COMMITS sUlCIDE-BoDY
BURIED AT SEA.

The steamship Ia Champagne, of the French
line. arrived yesterday from Havre with loo cabin
and III steerage passengers. She also brought
S57 l9o francs in specie.
On May 80 Giovanni VI. Antoniol. forty-hve years
old. a steerage passenger hanged himself while
temporarily insane. The body buried at sea.
Among the passengers We're Mr.. and Mrs. Julien,
two children and SoverncSs, the Rev. Z. Barroau
de Mainvilliers. Mr. and Mrs Pierre de Ia Cha
pelle CASTOR Ducoulonhior, Mr. and Mrs. DeloTy,
Mr.. Souhaite. Alvan +. Sauborn, c. II. Pope. Mr.
and Mrs Kendall. Miss F. Reed, Mrs Fromental.
Mrs. ana Miss Zins Mr. and Mrs. Bessers, the
Misses r. and H. Bastian. Miss Zanglicn, Miss VII
helmine Muller. F. Bertscher. Miss Dykema Mr..
and Mrs Guiilcrmcr and Miss Guillermer Mr..
Boile Miss Eva Rockwell Miss Alice Duesniuy.
BortheTs Martial. Louis Bertrand. Joseph Cadet.
Louis Languet. Blaise Antoine Miss j. Bu5arry
and Victor I.nfn
New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
Evidence WASN'T OFFERED, HOUSE SAYS.

HE DENIES THE REPORT THAT HE REFUSED
TO USE TESTIMONY IN ''FRENCHFs" FAVOR
Interest in the attempt TO obtain a pardon for
''Frenchy" who sent TO prison for life as the
murderer os ."Ol1 Shakespeare in the East River
Hotel in 1891 is revived 10y the finding of what is
said to he the key of the in which the murder
committed. At the time of the crime it was
believed that tho murderer carried the key away
with him. and it is believed that the finding of the
key Will fasten the crime a Dane employed
at the time of the murder by George Damon,
dealer in printers materials at No. a Beekman-st
in whose house, at Crawford y. j., the key
found.
The key and number of afiidavits describing the
circumstances Of rs discovery have been sent to
Governor O2ell at Albany. Among the aftdavits
said 10 be telling of the neglect of Fred
erick B. House. who defended "Frenchy' when he
was tried for the murder. 10 use information in
favor Of his client which offered TO him. Mr.
House said last night that he should write to Gov
ernOr Odel ANA tell him that the information told
Of In the atiGavits had not been offered stated