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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
MURDERED BY 4 sCHOOLMATE
Eight-Year-Oid Boy stabbed to Death
by One of Eleven Years

Cincinnati. December 4.-The shock
ing scene Of a school boy s years old.
stabbed by a school nate. aged ii, waa
witnessed On the streets OF Newport.
KY, at noon today. Joseph Creelman.
the victim had 4 quarrel in the school
room with Eddie Arrnines, and when On
their way home the quarrel was renew
ed. A third boy taking the part Of
Creelman. threw a piece OF brick, which
struck Armines on the head. At that
moment Creelman ran UP to him. and
was stabbed. He soon fell and In fifteen
minutes was dead The Armines boy
walked rapidly away. carrying the
pocket knife in his hand. He went to
the fire engine house, where his uncle In
captain. and threw the knife into an
clubhouse. but said nothing about the
murder until the news OF the lads
death. His uncle hen promptly sur-
rendered him TO the police to whom the
boy told his story OF the crime He
said:
"Creelman missed his reading lesson
and was sent to the foot OF the class
The teacher made him sit at the black
board n I laughed at him. When
school was out he cursed me. / started
for the engine house. and Piummer
throw a brick at me and creeiman ran
up n grabbed me by h arms. / did
not think the brick was thrown At me
until IL hit me on the hea Then /
stuck the knife out easy n heard his
coat rip"
Both boys belong to excellent families
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

The opening ceremonies of the great
exposition were held in the beautiful
auditorium building. The scene was
grand and the exercises unusually in
teresting. / remarked to Mr.. J. H. Hin
tor. who took in the grounds, buildings
and opening exercises with me, that
! appreciated the privilege I was then
enjoying, for / was in a great building,
containing a great audience, and lis
tening to great and patriotic speechas
and grand instrumental and vocal mu-
sic.
Today was the regular opening day
and the official programme was sue
cessfully carried out:
The parade was n of the greatest
ever seen in Charleston and the eXer-
cises in the great auditorium were
grand beyond description.
The speech of Senator Depew was
one of the greatest it vas ever my
privilege and pleasure to hear and it
greatly pleased those who heard 1t.
OF the Algonquin and Colonel Wad-
dell. The Evening Post of Saturday
had the following complimentary no.
tice:
THE revenue cutter Algonquin, Cap
tain Wiley, arrived in port this morn
Ing from Wilmington. to take part in
the naval demonstration attending the
opening Of the exposition on Monday.
1.-The Algonquin is n Of the finest
cutters in the service. and there Is no
better commander than Captain Wiley.
On board Of the Algonquin, as a guest
Of Captain Wiley. is Hon. A NJ. Wad-
dell. mayor of Wilmington.
Captain Wiley and Mayor WadJell
called on Collector Of the Port K. M.
Wallace today and paid their respects
and then visited the exposition grounds
and other places of interest in and
about the city.
Mayor Waddell is one of the most
prominent n well known men Of
North Carolina. He has rendered dis
tinguished service to his city and state
in time Of war and peace. He has a
number Of friends In Charleston, on
whom he called today, and they were
all delighted to see him"
7. l. CREWS
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TO Be MADE SUBJECT OF INVESTIGA-
TON BY CONGRESS.
THE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
BY Representative Williams. OF Mis-
sissfppf, for Committee Investigation
of Maclay's Charges-Also to Ascer-
tain Truth of Latter's statement
That AdmzraIS Sampson and Captain
CrowninshfeId Had Read His Proof
sheets and Acquiesced In Then

Washington, December 3.-Represent-
ative Williams, of Mississippi, today in
PRODUCED the following resolution pro-
posing a committee of inquiry:
Whereas. One E. S. MacIay has writ
ten a History of the Navy Of the Unit
ed States which was adopted for use at
the naval academy at Annapolis, and,
Whereas, In said history said E. S.
Laclay ~denounces Rear Admiral Schley
as a liar and coward, and,
Whereas, Said Maclay is reported to
have alleged that the proof sheets con-
tanning these charges were submitted
to one Captain A. S. Crowninshield,
chief OF the bureau of navigation, of
the navy department and approved and
acquisced in by him, and,
Whereas, Said Maclay is reported
to have alleged that the same proofs
were admitted to Rear Admiral w. T.
Sampson, of the United States navy
and approved and acQuiesced in by him,
and,
Whereas. Said Maclay was, at the
time Of the writing of the said history
and is now in the employ of the navy
department of the United States, not
Uithstanding the scurrilous character
Of the charges made by him in said his
tory, and,
Whereas, Said facts disclose a state
Of things SubVerSiVe of honorable ON
due and consideration among officers
Of the navy and employees Of the navy
department, now Therefore be it.
Resolved, By the house of represent
atives of the congress of the United
states that Il committee be appointed
by the speaker for the purpose of inVes-
tigating and reporting to the house of
representatives the truth or falsity Of
the said statements as made by said
Maclay; the truth or falsity of the allie
cations that the proof sheets were sub
United to and asquiesced in by said
Captain COrwninshield and the said
Rear Admiral Sampson, and to recon-
mend to the house of representatives
the course of action to be pursued by
the house in consequence of the ascer-
painment of fact to be made by the said
com Mittee."
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Astoria. Ore. December THE bar
tug Tatoosh. which has Just returned
to port. reports that the British ship
Nelson. Captain Peckam. tarned turtle
last night and went TO the bottom with
her entire crew. The Nelson left Asto-
ria. November 18th. Monday night she
was back at the rivers mouth and yes
terday was reported TO have shifted her
cargo. She had a bad list TO starboard
and could go on only tack. Yester-
day afternoon the tug Tatoosh went
out and picked up the Nelson. passing
a hawser- The tug started Of shore
with the ship. owing to the gale. It
was the intention Of Captain Bailey. OF
the Tatoosh. TO remain with the ship
during the night The gale that ragged
last night was too severe for the vessel
TO Withstand and she broke from the
tug and then turned turtle. sinking at
once.
In the darkness it was impossible for
the tug TO render assistance 70 those
members OF the crew who We're not
carried down, n all persisted.
The Nelson carried a crew OF twenty
eight men all told. She was an old
wooden vessel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
PRESS ON THE MESSAGE
F%ayorably Criticized and Compliment
ed-How Received in Berlin

London, December 3.-The London
dailv PAPER this morning. looking at
President Roosevelt's message from the
point of view of its literary power N
the wealth of weighty matters dis
cussed, regard it as one of the most
characteristic and remarkable messages
ever sent to congress. At the same
time the papers recognize its conser-
yative and b~usiness-like moderation and
morning Post remarks, Ito strike an at
titude or carry his listeners away"
On the whole, however, the newspa-
pers are skeptical of any great out
come from the presidents efforts in the
direction of reform of the trusts. anti
anarchism or reciprocity. the idea be-
ing that the senate will effectually step
in and prevent any great changes In
the existing system.
Most of the papers remark upon the
tone of exultation adopted by President
Roosevelt in dealing with the canal
question, but they do not show the
slightest disposition to cavil thereat-
The Times in an editorial on the pres
dents message says 1t is distinguished
bS q AlGSSr oAN
strength which do not require the adj
ventitious aid of rhetorical pyrotechnics
or popular platitudes.
W. certainly have no fault to find
says the Times. with the language to-
wards the British government or in
deed with his foreign policy generally.
1t is not easy to see how the exclusion
policy can be enforced. The United
States would today be poorer in many
of the finest elements of it's national
character, if an entrance fee had been
demanded of every settler in the early
days of colonization"
The Times thinks that reciprocity
and the trusts will prove thorny prob
lens. and that the presidents cautious
handling of the latter will disappoint
some Of the passionate social reformers
Berlin, December 3.-The message OF
President Roosevelt caused a mild thrill
in Germany. On the bourse where il
was eagerly awaited. the message was
received with interest AND
the market generally was slightly slim.
ulated upon the posting of a bulletin
containing President Rooseveit's utter
ances about trusts. The shares of the
steamship companies fell one or tive
points on account of the immigration
inspection paragraph and the proposed
: development of the merchant marine.
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THE STEAMER ALGONQUIN
Ono OF the Clyde ines Biggest Vessels
Arrived in Port Yesterday Bound
From Boston and New Yo-k-She Had
It Rough OFF Hatteras and a Horse
Was Killed

The Sandstone steamship Algon-
quin, which is one of the largest and
most commodious OF the Clyde's Steam
ship Company's vessels, arrived in port
yesterday at LIPS a. m. It vas her
first visit to Wilmington and as she
steamed up stream, the steam craft
along h water front saluted the
stranger. By reason of the delay of the
steamship Geo. w. Clyde. the Algon-
quin was sent by Wilmington to bring
freight for u merchants as a matter
of accommodation, as her regular run
is between Boston, New York, Charles
ton and Jacksonville.
The Algonquin had a big freight list
and had on board 120 passengers bound
for the Charleston exposition and Flor
ida. Her master is Captain /. K. Chi
chester. who is we'll known and very
popular in Wilmington. For years he
vas a frequent visitor to Wilmington
but il has been some time since he was
here. so his old friends were exceed
ingly glad to see him again.
The Algonquin left Boston Saturday
n sailed from New York at 2 p. m.
Monday. She had a nice run until she
rounded Hatteras when she stuck her
nose into a southerly gale Tuesday
morning. About midday the gale came
from the southwest, and Tuesday night
the wind blew runs from the south.
The ship was in no LANCER but she was
terribly shaken up The passengers
were awfully seasick and. the ladies
never bowed up for a day. 1t was so
rough some of the passengers received
bruises and a horse was killed ont
right. A number of horses, carriages
and automobiles for Charleston were
part OF the cargo.
When the Algonquin reached port
many OF the passengers came ashore
and were strolling around the streets.
taking in the town till 5 p. m, when
the ship left on her voyage south.
After this trip the Algonquin will run
between Boston, Charleston, Bruins
wick n Jacksonville. She is one Of
the largest of the CLYDE steamers. being
of 2,S57 gross tons displacement, and As
feet beam. She has "a state rooms. I4S
berths and is allowed a passenger list Of
1S5. She has elegant passenger cabins.
social rooms, AMI a commodious dining
room. She is in fact quite a comforta-
BILE boat
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South Carolina Baptist convention
Especial to the Messenger.)

FLORENCE. s. c, December 3.-The
eighty-first session of the Baptist state
convention met in the First Baptist
church at $50 o'clock tonight.
The convention ermon was preached
by Rev. DR.. c.. c. Brown. of Sumter,
mis- text being 18th chapter John Is
verses: Let not your heart be
troubled etc.
Rev. J. d. Pitt and Rev. DR.. r. ].
willingham offered prayer. after which
che convention was called to order and
proceeded to business.
Over 500 delegates are in attendance.
Over 1000 people heard DR.. Browns
sermon tonight.
Rev. Will B. oliver, pastor of this
church. is the central figure as host
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
Bills Introduced by Mr.. BeIiamy

Washington, December 3--The flood
OF bills is so great in the house of rep
resentatives that the clerical stan was
KEEP busy all last night and nearly all
day today recording them. Represen-
tative Brownlow, of Tennessee, led the
list with 252 bills and resolutions. Some
Of the measures are:
BY Mr.. Bellamy, of North Carolina.
to amend the national banking law so
As to permit national banks to consider
and treat their surplus as capital in
the restrictions on loans; to repeal the
duty on wood pulp and all other ma
terial used in the manufacture of print
Ing papers and writing papers and to
reduce the duty on manufactured print
rag paper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

there they found the house barricaded
and when they tried TO open a door
Marks suddenly began shooting from
a window. Taylor was hot through
the heart and died Instantly. Stiff was
stomach. Marks surrendered TO the
authorities. All the parties TO the I'M
fortunate affair are prominent socially.
The party sought Marks to tar and
feather him. He is from New York,
and left for his home tonight. after be-
ing exonerated by the coroner's jury.
The wounded men were taken &c WASH
ington, d. G.. Taylor was from West
moreland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
UNFORTUNATE SHOOTING AFFAIR
One Man Killed and Two Wounded
Over Insult to a Lady

Richmond, Va, December "A spe-
cial from Fredericksburg says that a
terrible tragedy was enacted in West
moreland county last night. One man
was killed and two others were serious
y. if not mortally, wounded The dead
man is William P. Taylor, Jr., and the
wounded are j. o. Stiff and Willie Hef-
lin
From Information now at hand 1t ap-
pears that Taylor, being informed Of
an alleged gross insult offered by Her
bert Marks TO his cousin, Miss Rose
Taylor. endeavored to have the matter
amicably settled Failing to do so. he,
IN company with Stiff. Helm, George
v. Thompson and a Mr.. Douglass.
visited the Marks house. On arriving
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06
AN E~X-POSTMAsTER ON TRIAL
For Stealing Registered Letters-Alter
ing Telephone System
(Special to The Messenger.)

Special 20 The Messenger.J
Raleigh. N. c., December I'm the
federal court here J. T.. Corbett, ex-
postmaster at Selma. Is on trial charged
with taking six registered letters.
There are twenty-five witnesses for the
government.
A magistrate today decided that Geo.
Rogers, who killed another negro here
Thanksgiving day. did SO accidentally
and accordingly discharged Rogers. but
the latter was Immediately re-arrested
for carrying a concealed weapon.
The Bell telephone people have sixty
experts at work here entirely altering
the system.
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The national 1--we stock convention. In
session Ii Chicago. adopts resoIutfona
voicing their satisfaction In the fact
hat a man who understands the cattle
interests sits In the presidents chair
at Washington.
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senator Lodge introduces a bill to
provide revenues for the Philippine
islands.
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GRuTCH-BOUND

The man with the crutch never fails % rouse the deepest sympathy and
awaken the tenderest emotions o. his more fortunate fellow being. The hapgard
oountenance, swollen joints and twisted and deformed limbs tell a pathetic sory of
suffering such as Rheumatism alone AN fnfict Only those who are painfully
and slowly hobblng through life can fully realize what it means to be crutchbound
They feel most eenly their helpless and dependent condition when it dawns upon
them that they are no longer workers but unwilling drones in the busy world.
Rheumatism should lot be neglected because the pains at first are wander
ing and slight These are only the rumbings Of a approaching storm of pains
and aches that may transfer you from a life of activity to the ranks of the crutcb-
bound cipples.
Rheumatism is due to acnd gritty particles being deposited in the joints
and nerves by an impure and tooacid blood, and the strongest institutions n m
on and nerves Of steel can long withstand these oorroding poisons. They penetrate
fibre d. the body and uo Inimen oton or the reytrnala nEnatnn.M -Al
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

% eVtIy HDfe OF rne Douy, Lilo no T1lllent, 1otlon o OF
ard dislodge them.
Finally the natural oils are consumed when there
IS Creaking, grinding noise with every movement of the
limbs, the joints become locked and immovable, the mus
cles wither or contract, the nervous system gives way
and the patient becomes a physical wreck and crutch-
bound cripple. Rubbing with liniments may produce
cannot reach and DESTROY these corrosive particles, which
are daily forming in the blood.
The correct treatment-the true cure for Rheu-
matism lis a remedy that will dissolve and wash out
this inhammatory matter and expel it from the system,
and no medicine does this SO promptly and thoroughly
as S. SIS 1t neutralizes and eliminates from the blood
current all poisonous, noxious substances and makes tn
as it circulates through the body, all effete matter is gat
proper channels. This rich new blood cools the feverisl
refreshes the tired nerves, and welcome relief comes to tt
S. S. S. contains no Potash, Opium, Anodyne or
C,.-a4ooI D,-1xI .~o4ol1o Nos-1 tn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

The long famine in India isn't as se-
 rious as it was, but it is still serious enough. The Americo-India famine re-
 lief committee has made statement of
 the situation. The rains last year,
 though late, began we'll, and all over
 the famine area there was promise of
 abundant harvests. The millions who
 were on government relief works left for their homes to work in their fields and to take advantage of the demand for laborers. But the rain failed to continue in parts of the Bombay presi- dency, and the crops withered so that over large section of the country only 25 per cent. of the usual crops have been reaped. This terrible disappoint- ment was followed by the complete fail ure of the latter rains, so that the sec ond crop to be reaped in March and April (190D has also failed. Another famine therefore is expected through out the Deccan and Gujerat, which will last until the rains shall again set in in the month of June. The distress is now daily increasing. The fact that neighboring regions have had good har- vests will mitigate the severity of the famine, for food will be fairly cheap, but millions in the destitute regions will be hard put to get the money to buy grain, even though it may be cheap.
 And as there are now not less than .5,O0O famine children to support 1t is evident that there will be need of nelp for long time to come.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
THE PROGRESS OF 4 PLOT.

The plotters against Judge Cable are not getting along as swimmingly as they would like to- Before the Committee on Judicial Nominations Mr. Hotchkiss managed to give the impression that bar meeting was to be called to con- slider the nominations for judges of the Court of Common Pleas. A bar meet ing has been called, but it has not been called for that purpose. Moreover, many members of the bar are making known their decided opposition to any such use of the bar meeting as the plotters contemplated.
 The report comes from Hartford that the nomination of Judge Cable is cer- tain to be approved by the legislature when the talk is all over. Of course it should be. Judge Cable is an honest man, good citizen, an experienced and reputable lawyer, and his record as a judge is thoroughly meritorious. The attack on him is one of the strangest exhibitions of strange politics which has been seen in Connecticut. It is more likely to react on those who have made 1t than it is to hurt him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
UNTAXED.

Y Her Dread.-"Dr. Howls-But surely | you don't fear death. being so sure of heaven? | Mrs. Beacon Hill (of Boston)-But | just think of leaving Boston forever- Puck. When the poor youth asked the rich maiden would she share his crust she replied yes, she would.
 For she reasoned with herself, what an exceeding crust he must have to think of such hing!"-Detroit Journal.
 A Reason-She-I want you to prom ise to do what l ask before I tell you what it is.
 Papa-But why not tell me what 1t is first?
 "Oh! If did you wouldn't do it."- Brooklyn Life.
 q see that we are shipping consider able horse meat to the Scandinavian countries"
 Perhaps that accounts for the fact that the Scandinavian servant girls have such excellent horse sense."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Three different walters at hotel ask ed prim, precise little man at dinner if he would have soup. A little annoy ed, he said to the last waiter who asked the question:
 'Is it compulsory?"
 "No, sir,' said the waiter: q think it's mock turtle. "--,rit-Bits.
 Mistress (to cook)-Now. Bridget, I'm going to give Christmas party. I sim cerely hope you will make yourself gen. orally useful
 Bridget (much flattered)--Shure, mum, Oi'll do my best; but (conf1dgen- tially) Oim so sorry Oi can't dance, mum.-Glasgow Evening Times.
 A Provder.-"Is your new husband much of provider, Mallady?"
 He des ain't nothin' else, he ain't. He gwine to git slime new kyahpets fo' de house, providin' he git de money; he gwine to git de money, provdinc he go to work; he go to work, providin' hit suits him. I never see sich a providin' man in all my days."-Indianapo Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
The Forsaken Graveyard.

No costly granite marks the graves,
 No fresh-cut flowers grace, No new-made footprints in the clay
 To tell a well-loved place; Only few old tottering stones
 Grown weary with the years, With faded letters worn and dim,
 But more with rain than tears. Across a grave with sunken breast
 A tinlld wild rose creeps; Who knows but meath It's perfumed leaves
 A plying heart 1t keeps Sometimes a wild bird rests upon
 A crumbling rock and sings; Who knows but from pitying heart
 That tender note he brings? Here lies grave so short and small,
 'Twould touch a mothers heart; Within some breast ut some sweet time
 It held a larger part. And here around faded name
 Are green and clinging vines; Who knows with what q pitying touch The tender ivy twines? And here's long and narrow grave,
 With naught to mark the place Except a blue forget-me-not
 That lifts it's dainty face But who can say it blooms less fair
 Upon the paupers bed Than where yon tottering stone Is seen Above his neighbours head? The wind blows sadly through the pines; Alone 1t seems to sigh. Forgotten, whisper low the leaves That rustic softly by. But ah! we do not need to lie Beneath stone to be Forgotten and alone; perhaps They live in memory.
 May Rapley McNabb in Boston Tran script. m
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
WHY NOT?

An Indiana senator has introduced a bill into the legislature of his State permitting any crowd of people mot exceeding twelve" to smash any place where liquor is illegally sold, besides gambling houses and policy shops, such places being declared nuisances. The bill also provides that any one interfer- Ing with the smashers shall be punish ed for assault and battery
 Why not? And if there is anything else that people want to do why not let them have a law for doing it?