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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08

palaces Of the rich are barricaded
against h brother in black" and all
ATTENDING doors.
The south has one duty before 1t. The
Jury in the woods'' must confine itself
TO the n great, damning crime Of rape.
Let the other crimes against the whites
lbe handed over to the regular courts.
LIT will prove highly dangerous if Judge
Lynch shall so extend his jurisdiction
las to try all cases OF crime or such as
murder, arson and assaults with at
tempt to kill. Let the line of separa-
|tion be rigidly drawn at rape. The
beast hat inyades the home of the
whites, of any color or class, with the
|devilish purpose to assault the sacred
of a ~virtuous white woman or a
girl in her teens or a child, would be
wise to expect quick and terrible pun
|ishment. Let anarchy not be invited or
prevail but protect at any cost he
mothers and wives and sisters and
daughters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08

ducts by placing a great tax upon
them. And yet they vii send to free
trade countries their goods and be
hurt If any law is enacted by any
country that shall put a bar upon their
free entrance. Tariff exclusion is wrong
In principle. and oppressive in applica-
ton. We venture to say there are a
hundred people in Wilmington who pay
500 and upwards each by reason OF
the grinding republican robber tax.
Every householder and toiler in Will
mington is made to contribute to the
enrichment of American manufacture
ers because O fthe unequal, oppressive
tax. They should despise the very
name of a high tariff. The present
Dingley tariff is the most grinding
this country has ever known. 1t is
laid for the benefit Of manufacturers,
fer the oppression of consumers, and
for the creation and fostering Of trusts.
1t should be either stamped out or
raced of more than one-half Of it's gil
gantic proportions. But this will not
be done so long as the corrupt, reck-
less, most unworthy republican party
is in power.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
AN ATLANTA THEATRE BURNED
Fire Starts During a Performance.
Audience Successfully Gotten Out

Atlanta. Ga, November 6.-The Lyce-
um theatre, Atlanta's vaudeville house,
was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
a performance was being given when
the fire broke out. but the audience
was dismissed in time to prevent a
panic.
The fire was preceded by an accident
which caused some ~uneasiness in the
theatre. An immense electric sign ex-
tending across Edgewood avenue in
front of the house fell al 2:30 o'clock
just as the performance began, throw
ing two electricians to the ground and
injuring one Of them-Roy amer A
net work of wires was thrown across
the street and in the vicinity of the
theatre. The wires became crossed and
burned out a feed box at the entrance
to the theatre The smoke entered the
opera house and caused considerable
excitement in the audience Some of
those inside attempted TO leave, but
were Immediately stopped and urged
to remain seated, and the performance
proceeded
One hour later the roof of the thea
tire was discovered on fire, and, fearing
harm, the management dismissed the
audience. their Z being expedited by
the ushers.
The fire was quickly beyond contror
n in less than an hour, the theatre
was in ruins.
Fred Jones, a fireman, had a narrow
escape from being burned to death He
was rescued from one of the upper
window in time to save his life. He
was badly burned.
a portion of the wardrobes of
the twelve people playing at the Ly-
ceum this week was saved. All the
scenery was burned.
r. Coley Anderson. the lessee and
manager OF the theatre. says the loss
viii be o $4,000 with insurance OF
! $45. 00e.
The theatre is owned by the Cunning
ham estate OF Atlanta, and T.. 81
: BoWles. OF Milwaukee, Wis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED
Youthful Couple-Pardoned by the
Governor
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., November 6.-The cor
whole freight tariff on the Seaboard Air
Line, treating it as one system and
wiping out the high rates which pre-
vailed on some parts Of it, notably the
the tariff about 20 per cent. and will
give great relief to shippers, particu-
larly along the line of the Carolina Cen
trail. 1t especially reduces the rate on
Der, both of these more tina 20 per
cent.
A 13-year-old girl named Cakes and a
16-year-old boy named Bradshaw
eloped from here this morning; went
to Durham and were married. Both
went to school here. The girls father
threatens to sue the register of deeds
for granting license.
The governor pardonS Mark Williams,
a young white man who was serving
a 5-year sentence in the penitentiary
for stealing a horse in Burke county.
Williams called on the governor as soon
as pardoned and expressed his graft
tude, assuring the governor that the
latter would never regret granting the
pardon. Williams is the first pardoned
convict to thus thank the governor.
The latter was much impressed by his
propossessing face INC manner. VIII
liams once escaped from the peniten-
tiary, went home, remained there a
year supporting his mother, was recap
tured and brought back. But for this
loss Of time his sentence ould have
expired ere this.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
By Governor Aycock Appointing
Thursday, November 2Sth
(Specitl to the Messenger.)

NSptClll u lUe hltSSCHSSL-t
Raleigh. n. c., November 5.-The gov
ernor issues the following thanksgiv-
ing proclamation:
God reigns at all times and every
where. He is our comfort in every
hour of sorrow and our strength in
every day of weakness. In this year
when the nation was startled by the
death of its president at the hands OF
an assassin He has given US strength
to continue our form of government
without friction or danger. and has
thereby mad it incumbent upon us
ever to turn towards Him in hours OF
trial, and those who turn to Him al
ways fine strength. 1t is needful.
therefore, and proper that We should set
aside at least one day in the year in
which to express our gratitude to Him
for past favorS and invoke His aid for
the future.
Therefore. /, harles b. Aycock, gov
ernor of the state of North Carolina,
issue this my proclamation, setting
apart Thursday, November 2Sth, a la
of thanksgiving and prayer upon which
day l urge all people to meet in their
respective places of worship and there
to thank God for the manifold mercies
which he has shown to us individually
and as a people, and to ask for His pro-
lection and guidance in the future. I
earnestly recommend hat on this day
all u people shall give as God has
proSpered us unto those who are needy,
particularly to the widows and the or
phanS.'
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The Usual weekly Batch OF Opinions
Hande Down
ESPECIAL to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger-)
Raleigh, N. c.. November 6--The ST.
preme court filed the following opin-
ions: State VS.. Anderson. from Kan
dolph. affirmed: Cheek vs. knights or
Honor. from Alamance. affirmed; Lovin
VS.. Burlington. from Alamance. affirm
ed: Brooks VS.. Sullivan. from Guilford,
affirmed; knight VS.. Hatfield, from
Moore. affirmed: Raymor VS. Railroad.
from Cumberland. affirmed; AcDoug-
aid VS.. Lumberton, from Robson. er-
ror: Carter VS. Lumber Company, from
New Hanover, error; Carter vs. Rail-
road. from Columbus, affirmed
The following a s was disposed or
by per curtain order: State vs. Tur-
ner from Randolph. affirmed. Strict
and VS.. Strickland. from Nash. mo-
ton OF plaintiff for special order TO tax
printing under rule g. denied.
The knights OF Honor case was one
I'm which a member had not paid his
dues for five years when he died. The
court allows his Administrative to re-
cover.
The court disposed of all the Eleventh
district appeals today There were
only five OF them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08

Makes an Offer to sell Tut TO Our Gov
eminent

Washington, November 6.-Presiden
Hutin. of the Panama Canal Company,
finally has submitted to Admiral Walk
er. the head of the isthmian canal COM
missions, a proposition on behalf of his
company for the acquisition of all its
rights by the United States government.
The Panama Company has been re-
strained up to this moment from SUBJ
hitting a direct proposition, owing to
a clause in the concession which 1t
holds from the government Of Coiom-
bia, which prescribes forfeiture OF the
concession as a penalty for the making
of an effort by the company to trans
fer its rights to another government.
The company's agents, therefore,
have been obliged to act with extreme
caution in making overtures, but in
some way the Colombian government
has been induced to wink at this tech
nical violation of the concession. Its
terms are not yet disclosed, and 1T is
probable that they will be withheld
until the isthmian cana commission
publishes its report. 1t is understood
however, that they are considerably
more favorable to this government
han were the figures made to the pres
ident three a ago.
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STATE PRESS.

Car Co, has gone even further than
the requirements of the law in affording
protection to motormen- The law re-
quires only glass fronts to the cars.
while the local company has also en-
closed one side of the platforns.--Win-
ston Sentinel.
Bourke Cochran fell from a horse the
other day and was badly hurt. The
horse must have been tied to a post;
Mr.. Cochran is an expert in riding two
horses at once that are going in oppo-
site directions and he must ave at
tempted some new experiment.-Win-
ston Journal.
Innocent or guilty. Louis Council has
been hanged, and all that can be said
about the affair will do no good. In
view of the large number who believed
in his innocence W. him the govern
or would have been justified in COM
muting his sentence but he did not and
this will perhaps end it.-Durham Her
aid.
Those northern writer's, who are con-
t~inually looking for the mote in the
south's eyes. might do well to look
nearer home and see what kind OF
treatment the negro gets at their doors.
Whatever else may be. said Of the
south's treatment Of the negro. il does
not refuse to let him make an honest
uNliS. ne Is respected lot all honest
ndeavorers to better his condition and
is encouraged in his efforts.-Charlotte
News.
The Free Press believes tina while
good roads are expensive, they are an
economy in the long run, and cause
more general prosperity. Not only will
they make farming operations easier
and cheaper, consequently more profit
able, but will make life in the country
more agreeable and comfortable. Good
roads will greatly help along rural free
mail delivery and will stimulate the
uilding Of more telephone lines into the
country. All these co~nyeniences will
fact nah it the ideal life. Good roads
will eve MAKE town life more endura-
BILE, by enabling town people to get into
the country oftener, behind horses or
on their wheels.-Kinston Free Press.
1t Is worthy TO note hat our Street
Mr.. w. A. Blair, president of the
Peoples National bank OF Winston,
was in the city a short while this morn
Ing returning home from a visit with
his wife and children to relatives at
High Point. I'VE had a great fair last
week." he said to a Telegram reporter,
but the overshadowing feature was the
Good Roads Congress. The influence of
that meeting viii lreach every section OF
this great state and will result in un-
told Improvement to the country roads.
A movement is on DOT now for a state
convention in February at which every
county will be represented. The move
ment for good roads all over North Car
olina a been launched and IL cannot
be stopped."-Greensbero Telegram.
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DEATH OF MRS. w. VI. BOYLAN
The Corporation Commission Takes
Up the Air Line Freight
Question-That Road to Build to
ASheyiI1e
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N. c., November 6.
Mrs. Mary Kinney Boylan, relict OF
the late William NJ. Boylan, died al
her home here today. She was born
near New Bern and was a niece Of the
latter was for many years rector OF
Christ church here. Mrs. Boylan leaves
three children, Mrs. George II. Snow,
William Boylan and James BoylaE.
a telegram from LAGRANGE says a
large tobacco prize house and it's con-
tents were burned there last night
There was insurance.
County Superintendent Sharp of Alex.
ander makes formal complaint to the
state authorities that in his county five
of the school Dol publishing houses
have no repositories.
The corporation commission met to-
day and gave a hearing to Horace M
Emerson, of the Atlantic Coast Line.
The commission took up the matter of
the Seaboard Air Line freight rates,
with the purpose of dispensing of it.
The Seaboard Air Line will in all prob
ability go to Ashevile, crossing the
Blue Ridge at Reedy Patch gap which is
the easiest of all the ways across that
great mountain barrier. But for the
fact that it is so G the South Caro-
lima Line the Western North Carolina
railway would have taken this route in
stead OF that through the Swannanoa
gap.
The plan for the exhibit OF the agri-
cultural department at n Charleston
exposition has been somewhat extend
SO that it Will embrace at least 5000
objects.
VIII Shehan, an escaped convict, has
been brought back to the penitentiary
to serve out his 10-year term for burg
larry in the second degree. He was cap
tured Just over the South Carolina line
and taken into Polk county by his
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
NoRrH CAROLINA.

coldsboro negro eied suddenly
while playing poker
A negro fireman named John Wilson
was killed accidentally on the southern
railway.
Charlotte Observer: Winston-Salem.
November 4-Rev. William de
Schweinitz. a former principai or the
Salem academy. but for a numce OF
years an honored citizen OF Bethlenem.
Pa. died at his home on Tuesday morn
ing. October 18th.
The residence OF Judge Council at
Boone was destroyed by fire on sunday
Littleton Reporter: Some person or
persons attempted to blow open the
safe OF the Spring Park hotel early this
morning. Evidences OF explosives are
manifest Failing in that an attempt
TO break open by removing hinges was
made. after which fire was left in diff
ferent places to burn the building.
New Bern News: The management OF
the New Bern Knitting Mills has re-
Gently made a small increase In the
wages OF the operatives. a better
grade OF work is being turned out, the
mills are running on full time, and
ready sales are found for all their pro-
ducts. We are informed that opera
tives are right scarce. Twenty or TWEEN
ty-fve more hands, mostly girls. are
wanted at once.
Goldsboro Argus: The G~oldsboro Wa
ter Works plant was sol today at pub
lie auction at the court house door IN
this city under an order for a settlement
between the bondholders, and with all
the interested parties represented. ana
with the financial ability to a the fuii
value OF the plant, and with
knowledge of it's cost OF construction.
IL went off TO Judge Bonney. OF Port
land, Maine, one OF the principal bond
holders, at $50, 500.
Charlotte News: Professor David
Anderson. a well known school teacher
OF the Fort Mill station was found dead
in a small stream, near his home yes
terday afternoon. Professor Anderson
disappeared from his home several days
& Search was instituted and yester-
day afternoon the body was found
about three miles from Fort Mill. Sew
eral days & Professor Anderson was
driving with his brother, when sudden
ly he jumped from the vehicle and dis
appeared in the woods.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
IF HUNG CHANG DEAD
He Passed Away at IL O'Clock a. m.
Novem Der 1th

Pekin. November 6.-The physicians
who visited Ii Hung Chang at 10 o'clock
last night found him in good spirits
though extremely weak as the result
Of sitting up and working in defiance
of their instructions. When they called
this morning they found him uncon-
scious and sinking rapidly. 1t was an
bounced at loon that Ii Hung Chang
could hardly live three hours longer.
At 9 o'clock this evening Earl Ii is
still breathing and displaying unex-
expected vitality The physicians,
however, think he will probably die in
the morning hours.
The burial clothes have already been
put on. The courtyard OF the yamen
is filled with life-size paper horses and
chairs with coolie bearers, which his
friends are sending in accordance with
Chinese custom 70 be buried when he
dies. in order to carry his soul 20
heaven.
Pekin, November LII Hung Chang
died at IL o'clock this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
croker to Remain I'm Politics

New York, November 6.-Richard
Croker denied today that he had given
up the leadership of Tammany Hal or
that he would do so. Mr.. Croker said:
THE report hat / am to quit politics
is absolutely false, n 1t is not true
that / am to sail for Europe at once.
I am in good health and I will stay
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R OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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WILMINGTON NC.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1901.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

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while
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big eliptcal by a schedule of
trouble 46 B. c.
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March 25 This
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table, Council council nkered problem
until Pope Gregory XIII called Rome
puzzle slippery equinox
II by this thinking making it
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Use of a Syphou.

A syphon may be used for raising
water over an elevation of twenty-four
or twenty-six feet, but no more. The
principle of the action Of the syphon
is this: The atmospheric pressure on
any surface is equal to the weight of
column of water thirty feet high. So
that, in vacuum, when the air is ex-
hausted, column of water thirty feet
high will rise by the pressure Of the
air on the source of supply to it. Thus
pump, made air-tight, will draw
water out of well thirty feet deep.
if there is no loss by friction or leaking
Of air. But to allow for as much of
these as cannot be avoided in practice,
fairly good pump will raise water
twenty-five feet. Now, if we arrange
a bent pipe as in the diagram, and
draw the water over the hill to the
outlet by pump attached to it, and
then remove the pump, the water will
continue to flow in spite of obstacles
over hill or elevation of twenty-five
feet. This is because the longer col
umn of water in the outlet pipe draws
the water over the hill, for the reason
that as the water flows from the lower
end of course it makes a vacuum or
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

1t is not commonly thought that the
hogs of the bacon type are improved
breeds. 1t is generally supposed that
they are hogs having all the character
tstics of the razor-backed native hogs
that represent all that is undesirable
for feeding purposes. The first point
necessary to make clear is that a thin
hog Is not in any sense bacon hog.
In the bacon hog it is desirable to have
about one and half inches of fat with
an abundance of lean flesh in the car
cass. 1t is flesh, muscle or lean meat
that is desirable and not in any sense
thin carcass. An important point
among the desirable characteristics Of
the bacon hog is that Of form. The
side should be as long as possible, with
great depth, and levelness from shoul-
der to hip should be the leading charac-
teristic. The shoulder should not bulge
out and the hams should not be pendant
and plump as in the case Of the lard
hog. If a straight edge is laid along
the side of the typical bacon hog it
should touch every point from the start
Of the shoulder to the end of the hind
quarter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
LOVES CONFESSIONAL.
To you whose every word and deed al
Ah,,-orhA

To you whose every word and deed and
thought
Ring true and honest as thrice-tested
gold,
The tale of my shortcomings 1 have
brought
Now you have given the pardon l be-
sought,
Forgive the little sins have not told!
The foolish, petty faults l scarce can
name;
So mean and paltry are they that
fear
You would not think them worth a word
of blame,
You would but pity and despise them,
dear,
And since love you SO in woman's wise,
Nor am from woman's curse Of pride
exempt,
/ would far rather read within your eyes
Hatred, my best,beloved, than con-
tempt!
Wherefore, to you, whose every deed and
thought
Are crystal clear-you, whom l love too
The tale of my shortcomings have
brought,
And you have given the pardon l be-
sought,
Forgive the little sins l cannot tell!
Smart Set.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

says, by unprincipled demagogues as
disreputable.
The authorities are reproached with
having encouraged these evils by un-
due tolerance. In former times every
important commercial firm had its rep
resentative on the boerse. Now these
agents are. kept away by the vexatious
proceedings of the authorities, who
levy special impost on them. The re-
port also demonstrates against the un-
due pressure of direct taxation on joint
stock companies. Direct taxation for
them amounts to no less than II to %
per cent of their income, and in some
instances to even more. The report di-
rects attention to the unsatisfactory
state of the existing laws with regard
to litigation resulting from boerse oper-
ations. The market for railway stock,
at one time so fiourishing, has been re-
duced to inconsiderab!e dimensions,
and for this state of affairs also the
report holds the government RESPONSE
BILE. 1t remarks that almost every en-
terprise connected with public traffic
has standing difference of some kind
with the administrative authorities
New York Evening Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
How Philpot Curran Got Even.

John Philpot Curran, one of the wit
test lawyers who ever faced court,
was once arguing case before Lord
Glare, the Irish lord chancellor. Glare
cherished cordial dislike for Curran
and, in order to show his contempt for
that gentleman, affected to pay no at
tention to the argument and devoted
himself to fondling mastiff which he
had brought with him to court. Pres
emily he stopped down ostentatiously to
pat the dog. Instantly Curran stopped
speaking. The lord chancellor looked
up and said: go on, Mr.. Curran." II
beg your lordship's PARDON" replied
Curran; 81 thought you were engaged
in consultation"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
surgical operation.
Her hearing was

surgical operation. Her hearing was
almost gone. To restore it DR.. Muller,
a Vienna surgeon, destroyed the old
ear drum and new one was grown,
the Hammer and anviP' being separat-
ed by the insertion of gold plates, thus
allowing the drum to grow. 1t was
a delicate operation and there was
grave danger of the brain becoming af-
fected, but careful treatment remov-
ed all possibility of any such trouble.
Now her hearing has been almost en-
tirely restored, but she will go back to
Vienna after the marriage for further
treatment.