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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Governor Roosevelt Has a Talk
 With George Siler.

the Fakirs Killed the Game-De-
 fancy Says Jefries Will Win By
 Knockout-Autopsy on the Dead
 Boxer Showed Hemorrhage-It
 Does Not Look Bright For Dan
 Stuart-Another Pugilist Is In the
 Hospital.
 Chicago, Jan 1O-Before vice-Pres- ldent-elect Roosevelt left Chicago to hunt big game in the Rockies he had 8 chat with George Siler,' the veteran pugilistic referee, on the subject of boxing. Sier tells the story of the conversation as follows
 You love clean sport and so do 1,' commented the ex-governor Now, on that basis and understanding I will begin our chat by asking what you think of Jeffries as flghter?'
 Il think he is great" l replied. And so do l." he said. Don't you know, Siler, that boxing might have been going on in New York right game had handled 1t with care?"
 Of course I answered In the nffirma- tive.
 Look at that Mccoy Chonynski contest. Wasn't that enough to kill the sport?'
 T told him I thought it was.
 Il liked Mccoy he continued, "and thought he would best Corbett. He is equally as clever as Corbett and a harder hitter. He has the right idea of hitting, too, has he not:''
 1 told him l was sure he had.
 ''Now, there's Fitzsimmons," Mir Pnncoxo1+ honest fighter, don't you think SO? And Ruhlin is another honest fighter, and so is Jeffries: but I'll tell you, Siler there are only a few of them and you know it just as well as l do
 NOW, about that fight between lief fries and Sharkey. It became a brutal affair after the twentythiId, and. as Sharlley had no chance, you should have stopped it.' Tt was championship fight, MT Roosevelt" l said. ''and if l had stopped it the crowd would have jumped into the ring and torn me limb from limb.''
 Torn you limb from limb, would they? Well. I tell you. Sler. if I had been referee and stopped it they would not have torn ne limb from lilnb,' he said. eritting his teeth. ''When 1 was | at the head of the police department in New York I did some things some persons did not like. When I was in charge of the police l witnessed the Maher Choynski fight. That was Il hard fight, but it was so evenly con- tested l could not stop it. This will be news to the thousands who gathered at the ringside on Coney Island on that memorable night to see Sharkey and Jeffries fight. Governor Roosevelt himself wasn't there, and so speaks only from hearsay. He evi- dently has been misinformed. for in the opinion of some of the leading ex- perts Sharkey not only was entitled to at least a draw at the end of the twenty-fifth round, but undoubtedly would have had the decision at the end of the twentythird.
 The former governor of New York hit closer to the bulls eye when he characterized the McCoy-Corbett fight | as 'sell-out'' and asserted that there are only a few honest fight ers.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
HE FOOLED THn SURGEONS.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, O., after suffering IS months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was per. formed but he cured himself with flve boxes of Bucklen's sAruica Nalve, the surest Pile Cure on Earth, and the beat G4lve sth tho World. 25 cents . ssx. fsold bx at, h -nsxssf ' co
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10

Arrangements are being completed for the appearance in this city. at an early date, of the Union A. c. basket ball team, of Thomaston Their oppo- nents will be one of the Y. M.. c. A. teams and the game will be played in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
fs--<y is7 F 5sA ~ .-f--7
 ARRESTED \ DUMMY.
chiaago Copper Thousht at First 1t Was . Man Lettering on the
 Street Corner.

"It's your move," said the patrolman, gently tapping the man on the arm with his club. The loiterer paid no attention.
 Look here" "continued the officer, in louder tone, "don't you hear me tell ing you to get a move on? Do you think this is an all-night saloon? You've been standing on this corner for an hour and half. Three times I've been along, and each time I've noticed you in this same spot. If you had a date, sure it's dollars to doughnuts she's gone off with another fellow. Or perhaps her ma wouldn't let her come out on bad night. Come, don't be obstinate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
SOME WRESTLING NOTES.
John F. Kelly Is Now After Professor
 Mayser, the Naugatuck Instructor.

John F. Kelly went to Naugatuck this morning to make a match with Mayser, the Naugatuck wrestler, if pos sible. He brought along with him several of the long green and will de posit it in the hands of the sporting editor of the Naugatuck News. This sum will be S25, which will be for q forfeit for S1OO, or more if necessary, that Kelly can throw Mayser.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
weeklx Paper. Prefe.r.a

English women are not supposed to read the daily newspapers. They take to the weeklies, and that is why Lon don has number of that class of high order.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10

We offer valuss in our great clear ance sals. pavst squa11ed. Aotiart9's
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10

THE LADDER OF LIFE. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jacques, 1.-The Ladder of Life.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10

Summary: Score, Waterbury IF, Hartforl 6: rushes, Russell F, Lewis 1O: stops, Fox %, Starkie B; fouls, Starkie 2. Doherty. Main. Cotter, Rus sell. Fox; referee, Lush; timer, Lahey; attendance, 1,2OO.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10

IEAGUE SIAND11No.
 Won. Lost. Per Ct.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
THE GREAT NAVAL VICTORY.

While the court of inquiry is sitting
On the Schley case. it will be extremely
informing to readers if they will pro-
cure a book Of but sixty page entitled
THE Naval Battle of Santiago" 1t is
from the able. lucid pen of that veteran
and high standing journalist, Colonel
Alexander K. Mcclure. who for twenty
years edited with SO much OF excellence
and interest the Philadelphia Times. He
has retired, and that old. influential pa
per has fallen into other and very diff
ferent hands. This account of the great
est American nava battle is full, accur-
ate, fair. 1t puts the reader in posses
sion of every fact and incident neceS-
sary for arriving at a Just. judiciouS
conclusion. 1t has one map which alone
is eternally damning to the malicious.
treacherous Sampson. An examination
of it is indeed a startling revelation. 1t
also reviews at length the book recently
published by that bragGadocio, Rear Ad-
miral Robley D. evans who is the vain
est of all peacock sailors and a staunch
enemy of Rear Admiral SchleS. The re-
view of Maclay's lying book is salts
factory, complete. most killing. Never
since civilization has developed has
there been such a ~disgraceful, menda-
cious, cruel conspiracy formed n
worked by men pretending to any char
acter and valor. The book-short and
interesting-should be widely read.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
GOOD FOR ALL CONCERNED
The Prompt Manner I'm " hich n Deli
cate n Unpleasant Duty was Per-
formed.

The very high respect felt for the
character and sense OF honor of Amari-
can ava officers is increased by such
incidents as the detachment OF Rear
Admira Howison from service as a
member OF the Schley court OF inquiry.
1t could not have been a pleasant duty
FOR Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Benham to announce their conclusion
tnat their associate in the court was
disqualified by utterances indicating a
e1udgm Of the merits of the case.
although the decision of the court in
VOWED no imputation upon the charac-
ter OF Rear Admiral Howison, IL did ex-
empt him as willing 10 serve in a ca
pacity for which they found him unfit,
and II exhibited the court as declining
to accept his assurance that he felt
himself capable Of rendering an impair
tial Judgment.
All this is not pleasant-it is very un-
pleasant But the challenge of Rear
Admiral Schley was supported by tes-
timony that left no doubt In the minds
Of e Admiral Howissn's associates
mat he had. in fact, expressed opinions
nfayorable TO the applicant for the in
curry. n that he held opinions upon
the merits Of the case that indicated n
mlnd not impartial or free from pre-
JUDGE: The plain duty Of the court
iaoihueu without an. IN
stants hesitation, and the decision an
nounced In the fewest possible words.
Ihese distinguished officers put ont OF
their minds all considerations save thar
OF respect for the applicants right TO a
Iair trial before an impartial rfbunaI
II there was doubt in their minds. which
from the nature OF the testimony Is i'm
propaole they gave Rear AdmiraI
Schley the benefit Of it. as was Just. It
vas a most delicate duty. but it was
duty. and they performed n simnly
Observation-Disclosures as Hffla rhou,
OF nummery as when, on board the
Dewey said, You may begin
nr1ng when you are ready. Gridley."
II Is good for the navy good for the
nation. and OF good augury for the re-
sui OF the . OF inquiry that Amer
san naval oMcers are men Of this high
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24

member of n court. at the same time
declaring that he was not anxious to
serve" There is a naval officer for
who is moved by high princi-
pies and a just regard for the equities.
The Messenger aforetime favored the
proposition to erect a fine. superb
monument to the women of the south.
They most richly deserve such a fitting
memorial for they were grandly no.
bic, ~seh-secrifcing and intensely pa
%triotic. The Confederate Veterans are
talking Of erecting such a monument.
and 1t should be pressed vigorously
until the work is completed. COM
|mander Collier OF Memphis. Tenn. in
la recent interview said:
The objects of our organization are
historical and benevolent, mainly TO
preserve to posterity a true and COM
plete record OF the great civil war, and
TO render material aid and comfort TO
ex~-confederate soldiers in need. One
important undertaking of the Sons OF
Veterans is TO build a fitting monument
to those u-nrecognized heroes, the wo-
men OF the confederacy-to whose de-
voted memory no monument of any
consequence has ever been raised.
About $1,000 toward this subject was
subscribed by the camps in our last
convention at Memphis"
All the states should take a hand
and contribute their proper share in the
most appropriate and commendabls
undertaking.
We do not know that any thing has
occurred during the solemnities and
sorrowing Of the last twelve days
that is more touching than the
account OF the bearing of Colonel
William ]. Bryan in connection with
the suffering and dying martyr and
hero at Buffalo, New York. We find
the following in a paper that opposed
him with extreme bitterness and fierce
ness-the Richmond Times. 1t is cred
liable to it's sense Of justice that edi-
torially it should have published the
following, under the significant head
ing-"Heart to Heart"
when Mr.. William ]. Bryan was
shown the bulletin from Buffalo de-
noting that President Mckinley was
on h verge of death. we are told that
he read it carefully and with down.
cast head. When he looked up tears
stood in his eyes. In a voice that
broke he indicated a bulletin in which
the dying president was stated to be
murmuring, Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and said: Isn't tina pitifulo
Isn't hat pitiful?"
Gods will, not ours, be DONE" he
read in another bulletin giving the
presidents last words to Mrs. McKin-
ley. Again Mr.. Bryan was deeply
moved. He made no comment, but
tears again Sprang to his eyes. He
stood like one looking on the bier of a
loved one, and the room was hushed
in funeral silence"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
THE PONY TRICK
How Two Obdurate Mules Were Per-
shaded to Leave a Box Car

Two mules arrived in a box car at
the southern freight depot yesterday
morning, consigned to Mr.. Koiner, of
the Mecklenburg Flour Mills. The
mules were from Tennessee. and when
the freight car was opened and they
were invited to step out, they obsti-
nately refused. The railroad hands
laughed at the mulishness of the ami
mails for a time, but the business final
ly became serious. Their services were
needed elsewhere. Yet they could not
leave the car until they had got the
mules out. Persuasion and force were
tried by turns. but to no purpose. The
mules refused to leave the car. Eff
forts were made off and on during the
day to make them get out, but they
wouldn't bulge. A bundle of fodder
and a bucket Of corn were placed on
the platform near the open car door,
but the mules would not be tempted.
IL pegan to look as If the only way to
get them out would be to tear the car
from aroun them and this alternative
was being considered when one Of the
darkies was seized with a happy
thought. There's Mr. Jim Cochrane."
ne said. "Spose We send for him. Ell
ne can't get dem mules out, den no
oody can" Mr.. Cochrane was sent for
ana the explained to him. He
looked over the mules and thought
awhile. then sent to his stables for n
pony. The pony arrived in the course
or a few minutes. That was at 4:30 In
the afternoon, and the hands had been
trying TO get the mules out since 9
O'CLOCK In the forenoon The pony was
driven into the car and allowed a few
minutes Of horse talk with the mules.
Then a boy caught hold Of the pony's
bride and led him forth. Behind him
came the mules, as meek and humble
as you please. They followed the pony
out Of the car without the slightesr
Told you SOL" shouted the
g who had suggested calling in Mr.
Cochrane, whereupon there wa. a big
laugh all around and the hands went
on TO other Jobs that had been waiting
them all day.-Charlotte Observer SEN
TENDER II.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
The North Pole

The news from the Peary relief expe-
dition shows the north pole to be as
far as ever from attainment. Accord
ing to the programme Of this persist
ent explorer, the pole should have been
reached by him either last year or the
present season. He seems to have
got within 450 miles of the goal but
TO have failed to make IL.
Ihls by no counts as a failure
Geographically, Peary's work is very
important He has marked the north
ern limit OF the Greenland archipelago.
% b most northerly land in the
world. and he has reached the highest
latitude yet attained in the western
hemisphere. To science, Peary will be
able to make notable contributions.
But as far as the approach to the pole
1tseh, We have had, since Peary went
into n land Of ice. the record OF SIS de-
grees 80 minutes north. made by the
OF AbruZzi, against which Peary's
50 degrees so minutes does not make
much showing. Nevertheless. the plan
OF Peary's advance upon the pole re-
mains still practicable, and his decla-
ration that he shall try it again next
spring" inspires hope that the starr
Stripes viii be the flag first to float
from the pinnacle OF the world.-Boston
Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
ANOTHER WORK OF MERIT.

The Messenger called attention more
than C to DIR. Hannis Taylor's highly
estimated and important work in two
volumes on The Original Growth of the
English Constitution" He spent TWEEN
ty years in its preparation. n 1t is now
in its sixth edition. We never so much
as saw a copy Of it ant know nothing OF
it beyond what We have obtained from
professors and constitutional lawyers.
It a been adopted as a textbook by
the university of Dublin and is in use ar
both the universities of oxford, Eng
land, and Edinburgh, Scotland 1t has
been warmly praised tyProfessor Bur
row, of oxford university. as giving the
clearest view of the English constitu-
ton. The late Edward j. Phelps, Unit
ed States minister to England. a a
very high opinion Of its merits. He said
that in his judgment the work is "a
mastery, philosophical and exhaustive
treatment of the most important chap
ter of political history which the world
has ever seen OF is ever likely to see"
The late Mr.. Justice Thomas NJ. Cooley
of the supreme court OF Michigan, a
distinguished constitutional authority,
held that it is better adapted than any
which have proceeded it to the purpose
for which it has been specially design
ed"
DR.. Taylor has but recently published
another work of ability. research and
usefulness. 1t is entitled The Origin
and Growth of International Public
Law" in one octave volume. From the
recognized ability and learning of the
distinguished author, it is altogether
probable that it is a work Of equal i'm
p~ortance if not SO we'll adapted to gen
eral reading.
Hon. Hannis Taylor was late minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Spain and is a native Of North Caro-
lima. So far as we know he is the most
distinguished and important author ever
born in this state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
EURAL AND URBAN POPULATION

Some time ago the Messenger con-
sidered the growth Of urban popula-
ton as based upon the census Of 1900.
1t showed thai the country population
was making scarcely any advance
while the city and town population was
steadily and greatly increasing. In 1870
the rural population was 96.03 per cent.
In 1900, it was $500 per cent. In 1900
the city population was 3.97 per cent.
In 1900 it had grown to $3.50. 1t in
creased nearly 4.00O,0 900 in ten years.
great increase is caused by for
-eign immigration and the movement
from the country to the towns. We
incline to the belief that h growth in
the cities is more from foreign increase
than increase from the country. Whlle
the actual growth in ten years of the
urban population is given exactly at
8, 1885, SS4, the growth OF the rural popu-
lation in the same time was S,ooS,o4o.
But mark, it includes all towns OF over
1000 people, and 80 towns in New Eng
land of over 5000. Why this curious ar
rangement was made is not stated.
probable actual increase of the
rural population is thus less than 2,I5o,-
600 we suppose. The country is really
losing. most unwisely, it's population
There is far too much rush to centres
and abandoning of farms. No country
is in the best condition whose agricul-
ture is decaying.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24

Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia
have zs.s45 square miles of coal and
iron. North Carolina has 200 square
miles. The total area Of these states
is more than ten times the area of
Connecticut and nearly as great as
England. It is five times the area of
the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
The corn crop for the United States
in 1900 was 2.105. SIC bushels. The north
produced much b greater part. Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska and
Kansas are the great corn producing
states of the northwest
The southern states produced in 1900
1883, $50, long tons of ~phosphates. North
Carolina produced but 1920 long tons.
South Carolina produced 562, 900 long
tons.
Four southern states produced 1885,
$50, 720 pounds Of rice. North Carolina
produced $3.50. 900 pounds. During he
fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. the
total imports by the United States of
rice, rice flour. rice meal and broken
rice were 116. &c. 91 pounds. or almost
as much as the total home production.
In 1890. the manufacturers of the
south aggregated s555,515.572. North
Carolina had $40, 315. 450 worth. In 1900,
allowing for the increase of the whole
as given by the last census, the pro-
duction would be not under $500, 900. 900
for the ten southern states. These ten
states have a population of 16. $40, 225,
or a valuation OF per capita manufac-
turers Of s61.1, while the total for the
United States is s149.6. New England
had 1919 per capita. 1t has been manu-
featuring and living off the south for
seventy-five years.
1t is given out hat there are five
classes Of the south that annually aver
age as follows, and they are for the
ten southern states. classed as the
great southeast:
Manufactures 81, 900 900. noS.
Farm Products ........... 57S, 026. 231
Forestry .......... 1873, 600, 600
Mineral Products .......... 109, 947, 493
Fishery Product ........... 10, 600. 900
The products Of the mines. iron. coal,
copper, phosphates and all other min
erals. Of the ten southern states, in 1899
was in value, s109. 947, 493. This is an
official estimate by the United States
Geological Survey. The total annual
farm products are, present at least,
1878, 026, 231 in value.
We have taken our figures from a
pamphlet of 80 pages. issued from
Charleston and edite d by Alex D. An
derson for the benefit of the South Car
DINA Interstate and West Indian Elk
position to be held at Charleston, S. C
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP.
Cotton Crop ANA by Recent STORM.
As to Price of Cotton Seed-Death OF
an Aged Lady.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c., September 1s-
1t is generally conceded recent rain
storm has damaged the cotton crop
throughout this section Is per eel
If the cotton growers will but unite
they can protect themselves against a
cut in price of their cotton seed. The
manufactured product of. the cotton
seed will certainly command higher
prices and why not the raw material,
the seed, enjoy in part this increase?
The world has not yet produced too
many cotton seed. In fact, with the
passing years there a come an in
creased demand for his very product
of the field. Let there be cooperation
on the part Of cotton growers to the
end they may get corresponding value
for their seed.
Captain A. J. Galloway and daughter
Miss Kate returned last night from a
trip south.
Lieutenant Pope Washington, of the
navy. son of our townsman Captain J..
a. Washington, is at nome ION leave"
having just concluded a th~ree-years'
cruise. 1t will be recalled that Lieuten-
ant Washington was on the Maine at
the time of her destruction.
The funeral of Mrs. S. A. Raspberry,
relict of the late Allen Raspberry, Will
be held from her late residence in this
city, Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Raspberry passed away at 4 o'clock
this morning in the 10th year of her
age. She was a consistent member of
the First Baptist church. The sympa-
thy of this people go out to her daugh-
ter. Miss Addie Raspberry, in her hour
of bereavement.
Carter Jenkins, eldest son OF Rev.
Charles A. jenkins returned to Rich
mOnd college RichmOnd Va TODAY
He will graduate this year.
A. b. O'Neal, who recently under
went a surgical operation is able to be
out today.
The scuppernong grape Is now quite
plentiful, right many being shipped to
other markets. 1t is claimed the moth
er vine or tree of the Carolina Scupper-
nong family still bears fruit on Roam
k island. where she has grown TO
enormus proportions.