The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

In one Of the four recent victories of
the Beers Lieutenant Colonel and Hon.
andrew Murray and his adiufant, Cap
tain Murray. were killed. The British
SCOUTS lost heavily. But to offset four
victories by the Beers General Kitchen
er reports 50 Beers captured o n the 18th
and 100 since. A dispatch from London
OF the 22nd said that Lord Lovat's
scouts who, Lord Kitchener reports,
nave lost heavily in a fight with the
Beers, are one Of the most noted OF the
irregular corps attached to the British
army in South Africa. corresponding in
some degree to the Rough Riders OF the
Spanish-American war;" Colonel Muir
ray was a meritorious officer and broth
| er of Earl of Mansfield and the heir
presumptfve to the earldom. He was 3s
years old. The total Boer force now in
the field is reported TO be 1900. Late
| advises are interesting. For instance,
| "in Boer circles in Holland it is asserted
that everything is prepared for a Dutch
rising in both Cape Colony and Natal.
A most alarming letter from Cape
Town is published oGay by the Daily
Express. The writer says:
1.-The Beers are overrunning Cape
Colony. They are on both the coast
lines and within forty miles Of Cape
Town. Even the intelligence depart
ment does not know how many colonial
rebels have taken up arms in the last
fortnight"
If the heather are not "at our door,
II n~1 oil oI1r,& - "hof do va, Lo -
the case given in the Baltimore Sun,
that a White girl in that city of $50, 900
is utterly ignorant OF God. had never
so much as heard of Him, but she
once attended Sunday school. The Sun
says that there should be anybody liv-
ing in a city with more than 400 church
es within it's precincts who knows moth
ing about God is almost incredible" A
Virginian Methodist preacher told us
in 1862 that he found a family in the old
county of Halifax, in that state, who
were entirely ignorant Of God, had no
knowledge whatever Of Jesus Christ
and a future state. The late Rev. ].
w. Crowder, of Raleigh told Us about
1873 or IA, that he found in an eastern
county in North Carolina-beyond Ro-
anoke river we think. a family, in six
miles Of the county seat who were
heather, not knowing there was a God.
The Baltimore girl is twenty and named
Emma Paul.
The opinion is given that the anar-
chists will yet be reached. But at pres
ent they are turned loose in Chicago.
In New Jersey the REDS" will finally
nave to go it is believed. The legisla-
ture will soon deal with them by enact
ing a law suited to their offense. 1t is
said that the conspirarorS will be
treated as accessories before the fact,
and the charge will be murder. If con-
victed they will suffer just the same
punishment as if they were convicted
of aiding or abetting in any ordinary
case Of murder 1t Is stated that the
New Jersey people are much worked up
and are determined to rid their state
of the presence of the red handed muir
derers and conspirators.
The evidence before the naval court
of inquiry has about disposed Of one
or more charges brought against the
modest, most meritorious Rear Admi-
raj Schley. The false report that he
Withdrew his squadron every night is
shown to be a lie. Both Admiral Higgin-
son and Commander Schroeder testify
in favor of Schley on this very import
ant point. 1t is curious to know how
that lie was started.
We cite this from a report in the
Baltimore Sun of the 23rd:
Admiral F. J. Higginson, who was
captain of the Massachusetts,, and
Commander Seaton Schroeder, who was
it's executive officer during his cam
paign were on the witness stand yes
terday, and both were positive that no
such Withdrawals as those mentioned
ever took place. Admiral Higginson
said that as captain of the Massachu-
sets he would certainly have been in
formed of such an order and would
have remembered the movement if it
had taken place. The order and the
movement would have been recorded in
the log. He was satisfied that at no
time did the squadron withdraw far
ther than six or eight miles from the
entrance Of the harbor."
The South Carolina people are active
and earnest in pushing forward the
exposition at Charleston to begin 1st
Of December. It's success is believed
to be assured and the people will be
there to see the many interesting OBJ
jects and things to be shown. We take
it that North Carolina will be there in
displays Of products and in the persons
OF thousands Of it's citizens. There is
no doubt that Wilmington will put in
its appearance in a vein of curiosity,
neighborly appreciation and true inter-
est in what concerns the south. The
Midway show will be duly attended to.
The News and Courier says:
"Twenty-one acres of the exposition
grounds have been reserved for this
part of the show. and nearly every foot
of this large area has already been