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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
a STRIKING LESSON LEARNED.

The south has much to learn, no
doubt. in many ways. 1t must certain
ly turn over a new leaf as to growing
and producing all it eats. 1t must en-
rich its lands and grow more to the
acre. But it is learning. 1t has found
but lately a new object lesson in the
great city of Philadelphia. The South
there offered excellent opportunity for
study and observation in many direc-
tons. Philadelphia fourishes and is a
great city. The record Of that city in
governmental matters is not the most
beautiful and attractive. Political
trickery. looting and grabbing have not
been more developed in any city than
in this very city of "Brotherly Love"
The Baltimore Sun turns its light to-
wards it and discourses of the chief OBJ
ject lesson that may strike the south
erners while s~ojourning there for a few
days. We draw n quotation from its
editorial. but the whole is edifying:
THE Southern Industrial Associa-
ton, which has been holding a con-
vention in Philadelphia this week, has
had an exceptional opportunity to OBJ
serve the methods by which franchise
grabbing schemes are promoted in the
City of Brotherly 10Y and in the state
Of Pennsylvania 1t may be taken for
granted that this is one phase of north
ern enlightenment and thrift which no
southern community cares to initiate.
The southern visitors have see the
legislature of n of the greatest states
in the Union pass bills at the order Of
political bosses and give to the bosses
friends franchises of enormous value.
They have seen the city council of
Philadelphia place h stamp Of APP
upon the grab
1.-The plundering and the franchise
grabbing have been going on for many
years. unit now it is actually tolerated
by the good people of the state of WILL
lam Penn. They utter a protest now
and then. it is true. but their indigna-
ton never gets beyond the explanatory
and the disagreement goes on
steadily from year to year."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
Government Crop Report

Washington, June 1S.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop con-
ditionS says:
The central valleys, lake region. At
lantic coast districts, and southern
states experienced the most favorable
temperature conditions of the season,
but throughout the Rocky mountain
and Pacific coast regions the week was
decidedly cool, with froSts, more or less
damaging, in the central and northern
Rocky mountain districts and portions
of California.
A general and decided improvement
in the condition Of corn is reported
from the principal corn states. Cut
worms are. however, causing damage
in the Dakotas, and in the south Allan
tic states the crop is suffering serious
ly from lack of cultivation, due to ex-
cessive rains.
Winter wheat harvest is becoming
more general in Kansas and Missouri,
has begun in southern Illinois and Vir-
ginia and begins this week in Kentucky.
The crop has experienced. very favora-
BILE conditions during the week in the
central valleys, although DANCE by ny
continues in some sections.
Further improvement in the condition
of oats is very generally reported ex-
cept in Arkansas and Missouri, where
a very poor crop is promised.
ing continues in the southern states,
being very nearly finished in some sec
tons.
In the central and western portions
of the cotton belt cotton is generally
improved and we'll cultivated, although
needing rain in some sections. In the
C%arolinas, Georgia and Florida, heavy
rains have caused much damage, and
the crop is greatly in need of cultiva-
ton.
Transplanting tobacco is practically
finished in Kentucky, Virginia and
and is we'll advanced in
~ennsylyani Ohio and Indiana, the
general outlook being encouraging, al
though worms are proving destructive
in the CarolinaS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

1t has been stated again that the
Naval Department is determined to
have Sampson the hero in the SPLEEN
did battle of Santiago of which Rear
Admiral Schley, of Maryland, was the
indisputable hero, by putting Simpsons
picture etc.. in the hall of that depart
ment. We see it mentioned that young
Hobson rashly asserts that Simpsons
name will live with Schley's in that
battle. If it does it Will be by the force
Of lies and SANDERS, and not by JUS
tice and truth. The Napoleonic saying
will find another unhappy illustration
that "all history is a table, 1t will be
al unblushing lie when Sampson who
is yet to fight a battle is associated
with the hero. of the most splendid
naval battle in American history. The
Atlanta Constitution says:
cit was not known that the board of
strategy a taken the possibilities of
that campaign out of the hands of
Providence for the purpose of browning
a certain favorite, regardless of the
fact whether he was present in the en-
gagement or not. 1t was against the
plain purpose to do injustice to a gal
liant officer that the people protested.
They knew that Sampson was o in
the engagement, that Schley was, and
hat he was the ranking officer, and
that under all previous rules a victory
was ascribed to the man in active COM
mand."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
A LYNCHING At L,GRANGE
The Negro who Attempted 81 Crin:na
Assault Mysteriou~iy Disappear.

Correspondence Of The Nessenger.)
Lagrange. N c.. June 10
During the hours OF the night just
past cries OF distress and the report Of
gun shots aroused the sleeping ones in
this quiet little town of Lagrange. An
investigation revealed the fact that the
city lookup" had been O into
and D.. Z. Jones, the negro preacher n
rapist had forsaken his prison and
bonds. Folks Will have notions n
opinions" and some ave no oub az
to the fate of Preacher Jones. but IL Is
not said Of him that he has gone
where the good old darkies 60" The
fate of Parson Jones Is but the same
that awaits any and all that would
dare invade the sanctity Of pure, inno-
cent womanhood. Our people are law
abiding but our mothers. wives and
daughters will have been avenged the
assault Of the brute
(By Associated Press.)
Lagrange, ~. c.. June I'D. B.
Jones, the negro preacher who attesnpt-
ed to rape Mrs. Noah Davis near La
Grange yesterday. was taken from tho
guard house here last night and lynch
ed. Little can be learned at IAGrange
Of the affair. saw that during the night
cries OF distress n pistol shots rent
the air, and some who ventured forth TO
ascertain the found the lookup
had been broken into and the negro
had disappeared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

1t will be related that not long since
h newspapers had much to say Of bad
conditions in a South Carolina county
where a certain kind Of negro slavery
still exists. OF course the north re-
corded. wondered and censured. But il
now comes to light that in the great
state Of Pennsylvania there is slav-
cry also, and it is not negro but white.
1t is to be found in the famous coal
regions of that rich, prosperous state.
1t may shock to know that in the live,
progressive. censorious north there is
really a system very obnoxious to hu-
manity-an industrial slavery Of the
worst type, even more horrible thar
tina found in dark, gruesome days of
feared feudalism. Read what the able.
wide-awake Philadelphia North Amer
lean reveals:
The isolation Of the coal districts
and their remoteness from the more
complex communities doubtless have
favored the gradual degradation of
free labor to servitude and the growth
OF defects in the economic system into
intolerable wrongs. Unchecked by pub
lie opinion, employers have encroached
step by step, upon the rights of work.
ers. and have gone from evasion to ar
ragant violation Of law until they have
established a state Of society in the
mining regions that would not be al
lowed to exist if h evils were clear
ly seen by the people of the state.
"The depth of human misery are
sounded by the toilers in the mines.
No serf was ever more absolutely at
the mercy Of his master than is many
a miner in Pennsylvania"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
BIG COTTON MILL PROFITS IN
NEW ENGLAND.

1t is not to be denied that there is
great profit in cotton milling under fav-
orable circumstances. Cotton mill men
in the south for several years have had
indeed a bonanza and hence the bust
ness has been very greatly accelerated.
It was thought a year or so g that
New England mills were not doing we'll.
There were indications looking in that
direction. But there have really been
realized big profits. A local broker at
New Bedford has. given out reports
from some great mills for the second
quarter of 1901. They showed money
making. if not so rapidly as two or
three years back when they realized
great dividends, averaging from II to
% Der cent. a year:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

Some OF the guessers and prognosti-
Gators Of crops are saving that the
present cotton crop is discouraging and
will be shorter than was thought two
or three months since. The talk now
is for less than 1o.009.0 900 bales. There
will be a demand for all that is grown
it is believed. as the supply in Europe
Is known to be small. Mr.. T. n. Price,
a New York cotton broker. p~hophesies
a rise in the price OF cotton, and he
thinks it will be wise to keep back any
cotton now in hand But all this may
end in delusion. A better season from
now out, a larger production than is
how anticipated. a prospect for more
India and other cottons may keep
down the price.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
The last month. May, attracted mos

The last month. May, attracted most
marked attention because Of certain
phenomenal proceedings in business
circles. The bank clearings were be-
yond any record, reaching about $780,,
ooo,oOO above all other years. To the
unanitiated these figures are not un-
derstandable. There were notable
strikes and loss to business thereby.
1t is said that textiles improved in price
and the demand now is immense. The
export to China and the far east is ae-
tive. but mills in New England and in
the south are not working on full time.
The exports of wheat and corn have
been large, but prices are not high.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The belief in London is that the Boer
war is to o o end through exhaustion
Of the Beers.
In Laurens county. S. c., there are
six men with boards six-feet long
They ought to seek the barber. 1t is
sire such immense growth.
There is but 9 per cent of Protestant
population in Greater New York. A
fine field for the missionaries.
The University of Chicago honor.
itself by comforting LII. D. on DR.. Basi
Gildersleeve, h Greek professor il
Johns Hopkins University. He has Il.
peer in this country. He is a nativ,
of Charleston, s. c.
Near Gadsden. Ala, an oak produced
10,026 feet of timber.
Manila has 24,s33 people, divided
Filipinos 1851. Chinese il 1857, Ameri
cans $3.50, Spaniards 2,3s2, other nation
alities $50. The figures do not includ
men belonging tothe United Statee
army.
Now that Mckinley is out of h rae
the republican possibilities among tn
small fry are Hanna. Fairbank, Roose
welt, Foraker and Cullom. but Cover
nor Odell. of New York MAY come {
the front.
Glasgow university celebrated it
450th anniversary On the 18th instant
The gathering was strikingiy inter
national. America was represented b
| delegates from California and Massa
| chusetts and by several Canadian.
| Most of the universities OF the cor
: tinent were represented.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
FOR CHILDREN

Nothing, that comes il Z
bottle, is more important l..
children than SCOTS emusic
of cod-liver oil. And "imD
tant" means that it keeps tbs:
in even health, on the highest
plane Of physical life.
"Do they live on it them"
No; they don't touch it, ex-
cept when they need it.
when do they need it,
Whenever they show, il
whatever way, the least disturb
ance of even balance of health
Il is not for acute diseases
with some exceptions; it is l.:
a slight falling off from frs
rate condition.
1t is to be used as a food
whenever their usual food dos:
not quite answer the purpos;
of food
Wen send you a Etlet to Try. if you IKE.
SCOTT & BOVINE, - Peari sree4. New yori
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

from the cotton fields. One OF the mills
pay at an average Of is per cent q year.
Three pay s per cent. One pays 10 per
cent- -Four pay 8 per cent. But one
pays as low as 4 per cent The south
ern mills keep their own counsel and
do not give out results OF operations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

1t a meeting of the board of trustees
of Cornell university President Schur-
man presented a letter from J.. D.
Rockefeller. donating $3.50, 900 to the
university On condition that an equal
amount is contributed by others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

+,+ion w r. Bryan denies that he rs
af61iated with the new party movement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21
A RICH

The United States are immensely rich
in minerals. Their deposits are known
to be still OF vast supply. and the pro-
duction is ~stupendous. In 1899 1t was
ara fhuS cIae~sSal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-21

The pig IRON made from u ORES was
worth s240, O0o, 600: copper. In pigs, sl04.-
OOO, 600; gold, ST. 900, 600; silver. $685.
OOe, 0O0: lead and zinc, $50. 900. 900. Alum
inum and other less valuable outputs
make up h balance"
The south is not so rich probably as
some OF the northern states, but IL has
great of this kind. 1t is of
Importance to the country and helps
much to swell the contributions TO its
great wealth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

1t has become almost a custom with
the citizens of this city to bemoan re-
garding the heavy burden of taxation
which they labor under and to cry out
TO the gods for relief 1t Is indiscrim-
inately charged that Scranton Is a hor-
ribiy extensively run city and that
councils are continuously engaged in
the pleasant pastime of throwing the
peoples money to the four winds of
heaven
There may be a deal of truth in these
charges but after a careful study of
the most complete list of municipal
statistics to be found in any publca-
ton In the country, namely, the list
In the Brooklyn Eagle almanac for 1901.
ore is forced to admit, whether he
likes to or not. that Scranton is in all
probability one OF the two or three
most cheaply run cities Of any size in
these broad United States.
Below is appended list Of the cities
bearing a population nearly the size
Of Scranton and figures showing the
annual cost of maintaining the NIT
nicipal government of each for the
year 1900. not including sinking fund
appropriations for the payment Of in
torest on and the redemption of ont
standing bonds:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
Car Service Association.

Tho annual meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Car Service association was held
yesterday morning in the office OF
Manager A. q. Thomson in the Trad
ers' bank building. The business trans
acted during the past year was dis
oussed and plans for future work out
lined.
The executive COMMITTEES of the as
ISOLATION was reelected. with one
change. in which f. NJ. Rine succeeds
!. NJ. DAILY as the I.ackawanna repre-
sentative. The other members are: w.
4. McCaleb. Pennsylvania railroad; f..
~. Higbie, Central Railroad Of New
Jersey; II. o. Cole. Lehigh Valley rail-
road; C. r. Manville, Delaware and
hudson railroad; w. A. Garrett. Phila-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the car. There IL only one
way TO cure Deafness and that is by constitu-
tonal remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition ot the mucous lining Of the
Erstachian Tube, When this tube is infsmed
YOU have a nmbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when II is entirely closed Deafness il the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal condi-
cases out Of ten are caused by Catanh. which a.
nothing but an inhamed condition OF the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
Of Deafness (caused by catauh) that cannot be
cured by Halls catarrh Cure. seTi for circulars.
free.
Y. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best, 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
THE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE.
Considered at a Meeting of the Rail
ways Committee.

The railway committee of the select
council met yesterday afternoon and
considered the ordinance granting Il
franchise Ia the Central Rapid Tran
sit company, but took no formal ac-
ton deciding TO postpone further con-
sideration of the measure till a future
date. They will be ready to report it
at the next meeting OF select council
which will not be held until Feb. :.
1t is certain that the committee will
recommend to councils the adoption Of
and amendment striking out that
clause of the ordinance which limits
the tax to be placed upon the gross
receipts of the company at one per
cent. one of the members of the COM
mittee said yesterday after the meet
ing:
"rhe city should reserve the right TO
tax the street railway companies OF
the city any uniform amount that may
be reasonable. A special rate should
not be fixed for one company and then
have another company compelled to
pay a higher tax"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
Large Coal Deal.

The largest coal deal ever made in
Western Pennsylvania has just been
consummated. 1t involves the best
coal land IN Greene county, and re-
Grires capital of sl5,00O,000, the pur-
chascrs being J. Pierpont Morgan &
Company. The seller is a syndicate OF
Pittsburg and Westmoreland county
men. of which J. v. Thompson. of the
First National bank, OF Uniontown, ia
the leader.
The land sold consists of 1000 acres
of land, containing n fine vein of
steam and coking coal. 1t is said that
the Morgan company acquired the land
for the future use of the Federal
Steel company. National Tube COM
pany and other concerns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
This and That,

w. r. Hunter. industrial agent ol the
Lackawanna railroad, was in the city
yesterday
Division Freight Agent Ten Brock. of
the Lackawanna railroad, returned yes
terday from u trip TO Binghamton.
J. NJ. DAILY, superintendent of trans
portation, left for Buffalo yesterday.
and will visit the west before return
ing to Scranton.
Harry Wood, foreman of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western ma
cine shops, is seriously i'll with an
attack of pneumonia,
Superintendent G. j. Phillips, of the
Bangor and Portland division Of the
Lackawanna railroad. conferred with
the officials in this city yesterday.
Fred Smith. formerly coal inspector.
is now engaged rs foreman at the
Diamond washery. He is also looking
after the work Of several other Della
ware. l.ackawanna and Western
washeries.
The trouble among the driver boys
at the .hrchhgld mine, relative 20
their pay, has been satisfactorily en-
planned, and work has been resumed
at the cOlliery. III" pays cannot he
made until tn" pay rolls are COM
pleted.
Master car Builder l.. r. Garfield
is in Dayton, Ohio, inspecting the ff-
teen new passenger coaches being
| built for the I.ackawanna railroad by
III" Barney, Smith company. They
| will he put in service during the Pan
American exposition.
j. $. SWisher. district passenger
agent, and W. f.. Thayer. freight agent
of the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
! returned from New York yesterday,
after conference with the companys
officials. They do not anticipate any
changes at this end of the line under
the new management.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

In the above lists care has been
taken In order to make the COMPARE
son fair. 60 include only those cities
which, like Scranton, do not possess
municipal lighting plants or municipal
water works. The only city at all ont
or the seventy-two which are listed in
the Eagle almanac, which compares
at all with Scranton is the city OF st.
Joseph, Mo. which has g. population
of l02,919. II costs annually to run
that city just s320.00g or $4,000 more
than this city.
a study of the statistics reveals the
fact that Scranton's percentage of the
real value of property assessed is the
lowest. with four exceptions, in the
country. the law of the state Of
Pennsylvania says that property in
both third and second class cities
must he assessed for its real value.
II has however. come to be "a sort of
unWritton law with the asesssorS Of
this city to assess property at thirty
three per cent. of it's real value.
THE OTHER CITIES.
The four cities mentioned which
! have Il percentage Of assessed valua-
| tiOn as low as this city, or lower are
the following: Cleveland. 50 per cent;
| Omaha. 80 per cent. Portland, Ore,
| % per cent, and Rockford. ILL.,. 20 per
| cent. The tax rate is, of course, nluCh II
higher in these cities than in Scran-
| ton. IN Rockford. for instance. ii is
Go.2i, as compared with Scranton ;
l370. Rockford. ii might be said is a
| little city, with "a population of only
3lOjl.
No surer indication OF what may he
termed Scranton's mushroom growth
is to be- formed than glance at the
| statistics showing the number Of
miles Of sewers in some of the cities
mentioned above. Scranton is way
down on the list, because she hasn't
had time yet TO make more than an
effort in establishing permanent im-
| PROV
The number OF miles of sewers in
some of the cities, whose population.
are ahove mentioned, is as follows:
Scranton. 80; Memphis, 12O; Omaha
1925: New Haven, 95; Bridgeport, -;
Utica. 50. Grand Rapids, Mich, with
u population of 1885,, has 125 miles of
sewers, and Portland. Ore, with a
population Of 90,i"6, has 40 miles oi
| sewers.
OUR POLICE FORCE.
The following table shows the ridi.
culOus size of Scranton's police fOrcc
and the comparative Chcapncss of its
annual maintenance, as compared
with other cities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

delphia and Reading railroad; A. O..
Thomson, manager.
Among the other railroad men pres
ent were: General superintendent 7.
T.. Clarke and G. J. Phillips, superin-
tendent OF the Bangor and Portland
division of the Lackawannsi railroad:
Leonard Goodwin. OF the Lehigh and
New England railroad: II. u. Williams.
OF the Ontario and Western railroad,
and j. G. Moffatt. of the Erie and
Wyoming railroad
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

SCRANTON IS
CHEAPLY RUN
ONE COMPARISONS "
OTHER CITIES.
WITH

The Annual Cost of Maintaining the
City Government of This City Is
Excessively Low Compared to 9th
er Cities Of a Similar Size-Port-
land with Population Only Half
as Large Spends Three llmes as
Much--Statistics Which Reveal
Some Astonishing Things.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
Use of Despatch Cars.

superintendent Rinc has issued this
order.
Sulntou. Pa. Jan. 23 1901
- Al Agents:
Dairy Dealers Despatch cars. used in dairy and
dIe,scd poultty traffic, are to be used exclusively
in the service OF the lackawanna line, operating
via New York. Chicago and -. Louis railroad,
and must not be forwarded via other route.
Please be governed accordingly.
Edwin VI. Rinc. Superintendent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24

SMALLER THAN SCRANTON.
The actual cost of running the NUM-
cipal government OF cities having
much smaller populations than Scran-
ton, is shown in The following list:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-24
The Weak SDOt.

IF you are sitting in restaurant where
mattresses are in attendance, you will
note now aud again some young woman
put her hand to her back, and straighten
herself up, while her lips are tightened
40 if by pain. It's backache. Yet al