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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

~country William r. Stead. the well
known English writer. has lust publish
ed a life Of her. and refers to her as
"A maker OF Modern Britain"
The Savannah News has an editorial
upon Christian Science" as have pos
sibly hundreds of other newspapers re-
Gently. While the preachers are pour
ing in no shot the newspapers are
| commenting. The Savannah News
1T seems. il what DER writers say
| Is correct. that Mrs. Eddy. the founder
| OF Christian Science. claims 10 be the
equal to Jesus in all OF her attributes
and powers
1T is understood also that Christian
Science, however. IL continues to Hour
though Mrs. Eddy has been married,
some say. as many as five times Not
withstanding the attacks on CHRISTIAN
| Science. however. is continues 10 flour
| ish. II seems to be as vigorous as Nor
monism."
It is not true in the south at least.
that there is a growing or existing SEN
| timent somewhat inimical to the Chris
tan ministry. At least. il is charged
there is a want OF proper respect and
reverence. We do not believe this.
| There is less reverence for any thing
for God. religion o than there was a
| half a century ago. All old people will
understand tha But the reverend
| clergy" we are glad TO believe are still
honored. revered. respected according
to their actual deserts. The Charlotte
| Presbyterian Standard saws:
w believe that each minister re-
ceives the exact measure OF respect that
his life and character deserves, and
that it lies with each one just o
much respect he receives. We regard
it as a healthy symptom of the times
that men distinguish between the
man and his office. because II makes
the man more careful about his life.
There is talk of a Christian The
atre." It would be marvellous indeed.
Rev. Charles Sheldon. a sensational
preacher, is moving 10 establish one.
1t will be his greatest fete if he sue
ceeds. He tried his hand at model
newspaper work. and was q g~rieVous
failure. When the Christian Theatre
| comes look out for the millennium. We
notice that Rev. DR.. Poteat strongly
dissents. Is he our North Carolina
Baptist minister in New England? we
| notice that DR.. Hoyt. a famous Bap-
fist, is sponsor for the scheme. Others
do not regard it as possible. When rain
is dry, black is white. cold is hot and
night is day it NAV be expected as a
| contamination of this century, that
| there is a genuine Christian Theatre
We believe Mr.. Carnegie is meditating
| some such creation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26
SPICY READING FROM SOUTH CAR
OLTNA'S SENATOR'S.

h Messenger has noticed briefly
Senator McLaurin's course by which
he visits positive injury upon the south,
upon South Carolina. and what is of
greater Importance. upon the demo-
cratic party that has so unfortunately
honored a most unworthy man not
without mental gifts. He has at last
bucked up against h bosses of sem
ator Tillman's strong buckler. and he
will get hurt before the conflict ends.
Senator Tillman has given McLaurin
a genuine roasting. 1t appears in that
faithful democratic paper. the Column
bia State. The arraignnlent is sharp.
incisive, bold. He charges the kicker
with dishonesty, that his Charlotte
speech is contradictory. full OF para
doxes and seems intended to pave the
way for the senator's passage n the
republican camp" The truth is he ought
to go. and o Ito stand on the order
of his going" His inconsistency. his
sudden conversion, his violent change
of heart are pointed out. He was bit
terly opposed to the Treaty of Paris
and suddenly became its friend and
supporter. Senator Tillman gives this
of his record:
Mr.. McLaurin made in the senate.
January 1899, a speech which was as
ultra ard as pronounced in its denun-
citation of the acquisition of the Phil
ippines and portrayed the many dan
| gers which threatened cur country in
| consequence as any ever delivered in
that body. Up to Saturday night be-
fore we voted on h treaty with Spain
| on Monday. February 7th. 1899, he re-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26
GLE NNINGS.

One of the most worthy. admirable
women of the last century was the
wife of William Booth. who organized
and conducted the Salvation Army"
until his death. She war born Gather
inc Mumford and her birth year was
1929. She died in 1890. greatly lamented
Her father was a Methodist preacher.
She was married i'm 1855. Her health
was never good. but she reared a large
family and was a great blessing to her
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

In 1900, the state paid $119.70 to its
pensioners numbering 6.129. of whom
2,55S are wodows. The new pension law
allows $780, 600. There are many more
pensioners, and this will prevent the old
pensioners from being benefited by the
increase. Money a not be wiser and
more humanely expended han in this
noble work of providing for the worthy,
stood like a stone-wau' against the
northern invaders in the perilous days
that greatly tried the souls and back
bone of so many.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

h writing and publishing of the
histories of the North Carolina regi-
ments in the great a attracts atten-
ton beyond the state 1t is a very
noticeable as well as highly deserving
and patriotic an event. The Raleigh
Post says:
1T will add much to the vividness OF
the pen and ink record to have before
our eyes these representations of so
MANY of the actors as they looked at
the time"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26


The question of dividing the educa-
ion tax according to what each race
pays has some advocates in North Car
DINA. If the amendment is allowed to
work without the interference of courts
the probability is that the blacks viii
continue to receive for MANY years to
come a part of the white mems tax to
educate their children. In Virginia
there are some advocates of a division
of the public school fund according to
amounts paid by the races. Senator
Daniel takes a humane and wise view
in the following passage from a recent
letter from him: Apart from all
questions OF constitutional and legal
import he says, it seems TO me that
the proposition is lacking in Just regard
for the natural relations of the state
to its citizens. 1t would contain a re-
striction upon legislative power unpre-
cedented in the United States. 1t would
put us out of SYMPATHY with the great
body of our fellow citizens elsewhere,
as we'll as a large mass of them, both
black and white. in our own common
wealth. 1t would destroy the hope OF
a stable. judicious and satisfactory
constitution which is now kindled in
the breasts of our people
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26
Cattle Erecting I'm Tennessee

Knoxville. Tenn. April GA party
of herders reached here today from the
Smoky mountains having been driven
Il by the heavy snow. They report
that four hundred head OF cattle were
in danger of freezing when they left.
According to their story the snow was
from four to six feet deep when they
started from the mountains.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

At the superb State Museum at Raj
eigh. as we learn from the Raleigh Post,
can be seen the original Cotton Gin
of Whitney that was first to be Used in
North Carolina. The Post says:
1T is more han a hundred years old
and is loaned to the museum by Mr..
Benjamin Mays. of kinston. Mr.. Brim-
ley, the curator pronounced it the most
valuable relic yet deposited in the his
toric department of the museum. 1t
has 10 saws present day gins have 60)
n is operated by a hand crank. The
gearing is all of wood n there are pig
teeth on the main gear work They are
made of perSimmon and are much worn,
in fact the machine shows that it has
seen much service. 1t is about Is inches
high"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

Major Martin. the republican official
thief. began his pilferings in October
1896. His biggest haul was in Novem-
Der 1888, when he lifted s. 600. He kept
up his wickedness for several years
with elaboration. Inc IL the democrats
had not come in his ~rascalities might
have continued for years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

The state treasurer decides that
drummers are not "peddIers"' unless
they sell the identical goods they ex-
hibit," and then the must pay the
tax rs paddlers. Drumners with cloth
ing, shoes, etc come under this head
we infer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

Colonel A. H Belo, who was owner OF
the Galveston News and Dallas News,
died at Asheville. y. c.. on 18th in
slant. He was born at Salem, y. c,
and was a faithful. gallant confederate
officer. He entered the great war as
captain of the Forsyth rifemen. and
was promoted to the colonelcy of the
Fffty-fifth North Carolina regiment.
He was a faithful, brave soldier, and
like so many other North Carolinians
was engaged in a great many battles.
He served through the Jour years was,
was wounded severely in the defences
of Petersburg, and ever after was a
sufferer. He loved his native heath''
where he was buried. He rose to dis
tinction as IN editor and owner of i'm
portant newspapers in Texas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

There is to be an Art exhibition
lasting for several days at Richmond,
Va, beginning on the 23rd instant and
extending to the 30th of Nav. 1t offers
fine attractions in paintings, etc, con-
sisting of work by native artists, loans
Of oil paintings native colors. etc, and
several hundred very large and beau
tiful reproductions of the finest paint
ings of the leading art galleries in Eu-
rope. We are indebted to Mr.. B. F.
Johnson, the largest book publisher in
the south, and who is president of the
Richmand Art Club. for an invitation
to attend. We have also received an
invitation from Mr.. George Green,
secretary of the New Bern Fair Asso-
citation to attend the Fair Spectacle
to be held on three successive days be-
ginning on the 25th instant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-26

There are state papers that are not
altogether satisfied with some of the
new appointments by the Governor. We
notice a decided protest by the we'll
conducted Newton Enterprise. It COM
plains particularly of J. F. Spainhour as
solicitor. We are wholly ignorant of
him and his record. 1t link his APP
pointment specially unfortunate. 1t
thinks two of the appointments is sett-
ing "a premium on Dalgettyism.' 1t
say S%painhour is q bitter pill for the
people in this part of the state" But
it kindly says:
But it is human to err. and our faith
in the Governors roc intentions
and his party loyalty is not in the least
shaken; yet it is to be hoped that the
DalgettieS nave received their full por-
ton of recognition. and that future APP
pointments will be such as to draw at
tention entirely away from these two"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10
MO0RES HEADS The LIST
ARE SIXTEEN CANDIDATES
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Positions on the Ballot Determined by
Board of Canvassers-Other
Political News.

The mayor, city treasurer and city con-
troller. sitting as a board of canvassers,
yesterday inspected the petitions of the
various candidates for School Commission
ers and determined the order in which the
names OF the candidates shall be placed
upon the ballots. All told there re six
teen candidates for the three vacancies on
the School Board caused by the expiration
of the terms of Commissioners Moores,
Sickels and Sweeney, the last petition to
be filed being that of Henry Russell, Of
the Darrell Steward Drug Company, which
was placed in the hands of Mayor Taggart
just prior to the meeting of the board of
canvassers.
Jacob Buennagle, assistant auditor of the
School Board, acted in the place of City
Controller Dunn, who was absent on &C
count of the death of his son.
When the board was called to order
Mayor Taggart placed the name of each
candidate in a hat. Mr.. Buennagle then
drew forth one name at time and handed
it to Armin c. Koehne, who in turn
handed the slip containing the name to
Mayor Taggart The names will be placed
on the ballots in the order in which they
were drawn from the hat. The following
is the result of the rawing:
First. Charles w. MOores; second, Har-
yey b. Mathews; third, Andrew NJ
Sweeney; fourth, Frederick Schrader; fifth.
Julius A. Haag; sixth, Henry Russo; sew
enth, DR.. Marie Haslep; eighth. DR.. G. l.
Marlatt: ninth, Elmer h. Nichols; TENTH
Charles y. Stilz; eleventh, A. b. Thompson;
twelfth, William Grover; thirteenth, q. L.
Payne; fourteenth, Charles ID. Maxwell;
fifteenth, Henry C. Sickels; sixteenth.
Henry Russell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10
THE JEWISH new YEAR
ROSH HASHONA WILL BEGIN FRIDAY
WITH SHUTDOWN.
Special Services VIII Be Held in the
Local SynngOgues-Ten Days
of Repentance.

Rosh Hashona of the Jewish Church be-
gins Friday evening with shutdown. 1t is
the celebration of the holiday season, which
in the Jewish calendar begins with the new
year, the first day of the month Tisri.
There is no date in the Julian calendar
which corresponds TO the date of the Jew
ish New Year. Last year the new year
fell on Sept. "a. A month, according TO the
Jewish calendar. comprises the period of
one revolution of the moon around the
earth. This yields S54 days and hours for
the twelve months, or about eleven days
less than the solar year OF 365 days. To
avoid the error which would arise and the
confusion of dates, a whole month is added
to certain years. Thus, within a cycle of
nineteen years, the third, sixth, eighth.
eleventh, fourteen, seventeenth and nine
teenth have thirteen months each, and are
leap years In order to ascertain whether
a year has twelve or thirteen months, the
number of the year is divided by 10. If
there is no remainder. or if the remainder
is ), g. 8. IL, a. IL or 10, the year is leap
year. The year which will begin on Friday
evening will be 5662. By dividing 5662 by
19 there would be no remainder, which
shows that the new year will be a leap
year, having thirteen months.
In the early days of Judaism, before there
moon was determined by observation, and
then it was proclaimed throughout the land
by means of fires on the tops of mountains.
In places where these signals could not
be seen, messengers brought the news that
the new moon had been seen and that
new month had begun. But these meSsen-
gers were sometimes delayed, and the peo-
pie sometimes did not say the proper pray
erS until the moon was day old. In order
TO be on the safe side and TO guard against
mishaps, the people living outside of Pales-
tine observed all the feast days twice.
They celebrated every holiday except the
Day of Atonement for two days This Gus
tom became SO firmly rooted that even now
in the largest cities of the world, where
there can be no doubt as TO the correctness
of the dates the orthdox Jews still cele-
brate the second day." and for that rea-
son the New Years feast, which will end
on Saturday at sunset in all reformed Jew
ish houses of worship, will be continued
another day by the orthodox Jews.
The celebration will consist of ten days
of repentance followed by the Yom Ripper,
the Day of Atonement. The days are OBJ
served religiously and no matter where
Jew may be he always tries to get to his
home for the Rosh Hashona.
in the local synagogues there will be
special services, consisting of songs, espe-
cIally appropriate to the occasion and the
regular ritualistic services and sermons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10
LAWS AGAINST ANARCHY
GOVERNOR. DURBIN Is IN FAVOR OF
STIR NGENT METHODS.
Attacks on Presidents should BE Pun
ishabEe with Death-States
should Act.

zone of the prime essentials in dealing
with anarchy" said Governor Durbin yes
terday. lis To keep people that hold such
sentiments Inoving on. Don't allow them
60 get together and talk over their infa-
nous doctrihes. I am amazed that the
police at Peterson, n. j., permitted the
anarchistic society of that place to hold
such a meeting as the one we read about
some weeks ago. in which they jollifed
over the deal h of King Humbert."
But what are you going TO do when a
United States Senator talks like Yelling
ton did the other day." added the Governor,
a trace of bitterness showing in his voice.
Are you in favor of making an assault
upon the President a special offense?' the
Governor was asked
Indeed l am" ne replied heartily.
Punishable with death?" was suggested
further
Yes and with all kinds of torture before
death" responded the chief executive.
shutting his lips together with impressive
f1rmness after he had spoken.
The Governor expressed himself as in
favor of both State and national laws
against anarchy. He said the time is cutie
at hand when this evil must be stamped
out OF the country.
II would make Ii treason and punishable
with death for any one To commit an as
sault upon a public official or to counsel
or recommend the commission of such a
crime" declared Deputy Attorney General
Cassius G Hadley. 1T seems to me that the
recommending or counseling of such a
crime, either in speech or in writing, is of
equal seriousness with the actual crime
itself. In the case OF the assault upon
President Mckinley, the assassin is an ig-
nOrant wretch who has hitherto borne the
reputation of being a coward, while he was
melted to commit the crime by the utter
ances Of Emma Goldman, admittedly a
woman OF fine intellect. Why, then, is
not the Goldman woman equally as guilty
as CzolgOcz. if not more 500"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10
NEGLIGENCE OF A CITY
IMPORTANT POINT INVOLVED IN ST.
PREME COURT CASE.
Murphy, Hibben & Co. Sued the City
for Damage Done by Flooded Gel
lar Due to Sewer Leak.

Can a city enter into a contract to es-
cape the consequences of its own negli-
gence? Such is the interesting question
discussed and argued by Attorney Rowland
Evans in a brief which is now being printed
and which will shortly be filed in the SUI
preme Court in the case of Murphy, Hibben
& Co. against the city of Indianapolis. The
facts in the case are of interest to all
property owners.
In the spring of 1895 the basement store
room of Murphy, Hibben & Co., at the cor
ner of Meridian and Georgia streets, was
flooded with water from the main sewer
with which the building was connected
and goods were damaged to the amount of
several thousand dollars. Investigation
showed that the overflow of the branch
sewer was caused by the main sewer being
clogged UP with sand and debris. The main
sewer had caved In at a certain point some
months prior to the accident and the city
had taken no steps to have the place re-
paired. When the sewer became clogged up
very naturally the unusual amount of water
entering il in the wet spring season occa-
stoned an overflow.
Murphy, Hibben & Co. filed suit for dam
ages against the city on the ground of its
negligence in failing to have the sewer re-
stored to it's former useful condition. City
Attorney Kern filed demurrer to the COM
plant alleging that all persons who secure
the privilege of tapping main sewer enter
into contract to relieve the city of obliga-
tion for any and all damage that may en-
sue thereafter. The judge of the lower
court sustained the demurrer and Murphy.
Hibben e. Co. took appeal to the Su-
preme Court. Mr.. Evans briefed the case
for Merrill Moores. the latter being too
busy with his official duties as deputy at
torney general to give attention to private
business al this time.
The contention urged by Mr.. Evans is
that the city of Indianapolis could not cor
tract away its liability in such a case as
the one in point. The question Is compare
lively novel in this country, the only case
bearing directly upon 1t being decided in
Tc1o nd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The Prohibition Leaders Enter the
City Campaign.

The Indianapolis Prohibition League held
the first of series of campaign meetings
last night at Prohibition Hall, corner of
Alabama and New York streets. All of
the Prohibition candidates were present,
and the majority of them made speeches
touching upon contemplated work for the
campaign. Speeches were also made by the
Rev. r. V. Hunter. superintendent of the
Anti-saIoon League, Felix T. McWhirter,
Edward w. Clark and others interested in
the success of the Prohibition party. The
majority of the speakers declared the issue
of the present campaign to be not the pro-
hibition of the sale of liquor, but the en-
forcement of municipal laws and ordi-
nances. Mr.. Hunter said that the financial
question made but little difference to either
deavor to be as economical as possible.
THE real question, said Mr.. Hunter, lis
law enforcement. Which party will best
enforce all of the laws on the statute
books? Who is the best candidate? The
man who Is independent enough to cast an
honest ballot for law enforcement will un-
hesitatng vote for John NJ. DUNCAN, the
candidate for mayor on the Prohibition
ticket"
When Mr.. DUNCAN was called upon by
the chairman of the meeting he said he
had understood that Mr.. Bookwalter had
agreed to enforce the laws II he was
elected mayor, and that he had no doubt
MI. MdStiLc Nouiu piOhiioe lHS same tniHS.
The only question was as to which laws
they intended to enforce. Mr. DUNCAN said
that he wished to speak for himself and
say that he intended to enforce all the
laws. but particularly those laws relating
TO the sale of intoxicating liquors. He then
read aloud the following pledge to the
voters of Indianapolis: 81 hereby agree
should l he elected mayor of the city of
indianapolis that all Of the laws of the city
shall be enforced in so far as is in my
power. more especially the laws relating to
the sale of intoxicating LIQUOR by licensed
saloons 1t will be my pleasure to see thai
no liquor is sold on such days as the law
prohibits. L will fully do my duty and
prosecute all such of1enses to the full ex-
tent of the law"
The league will hold meetings every
Monday night