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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

At Frederick, MARYLAND, the demo-
cratic county convention met on the
2Sth of July. and it took decided ground
as to negro dominancy. 1t passed a
resolution of quite unmistakable mean
ing as to negro control in Maryland.
The resolution in part reads:
LAS g~enerallitieS are ordinarily mean
ingless, let US frankly face the real
situation and meet its obvious require
ments. The voters of the state must
decide this fall whether or not h white
men. who are actual residents of Mary
land, are to govern. or whether, on the
other hand, the political control of the
Commonwealth is to be regulated by
the passions, prejudices, and the ig-
a of illiterate, irresponsible, and
lawless negroes. who have no settled
abode in our midst and who have no
interest in and are not concerned with
the welfare OIL prosperity Of the Com
m~onwealth."
This was adopted amid great cheer
ing, and the enthusiasm and unanimity
are impressive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
STATE PRESS.

In the case of GattiS versus Kilgo the
supreme court held thai a minister is
not entitled to protection as such un-
less he was actively engaged in the
ministry at the time the assault was
committed. This puts them on an equal
footing.-Greensboro Record.
DR.. Kilgo the versatile president of
Trinity college succeeds, whether by
force of effort Or luck we DO not pre-
tend to know. in making himself the
center of more sensations than any 9TH
er priminent minister in the state
Gostonia News.
We have recently seen some disturb
Ing statements concerning the number
of troops furnished by North Carolina
during the war. Instead of the 125, 900
men which We have been taught to
believe were supplied to the Confed-
eracy by our state, certain statements
made by Mr.. job B. Neathery were
adduced to Show nat the number was
but $4,000. The Wilmington Messen-
ger aptly remarked that if that were so.
then the eckleSS bravery of our troops
has known no approach to equality in
ancient or modern times; for the num-
Der of losses by North Carolina al
OOO) being fixed by the government
records, the smaller the body which
suffered those losses the greater the
credit, seeing hat the losses by North
Carolina We're SO much greater than
those of any other state-as
with $4,000. for example. by Virginia.
Any one familiar with North Caro-
lima war history will see the explana-
ton of the apparent discrepancy. The
number of recruits, constantly sent for
ward, after Mr.. Neathery's summing
up, accounts for the other 45, 000.-Fay-
e~tteville Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Millions Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten millions trial bot
ties of this great medicine: and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands Cc hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the Throat.
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on r. r Bellamy, Druggist.
and get a free trial bottle. Regular
size soc and 81. Every bottle guaran-
teed, or price refunded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Senator Simmons thinks we'll of the
Ohio platform. He is reported as say
ing:
"It is on the right lines. The next
national convention of the democratic
party should, in my opinion, neither
reaffirm nor repudiate the platforms of
recent years. But it should modify
them and make an up-to-date platform
of it's own, in line with the best thought
and highest ASPIRATIONS of the people"
We may suppose that no democrat
who can spell his political horn-book
will favor dropping for a day the grand
old fundamentals of the grand old par
ty. 1t is the vogue. the chatter now,
to turn down the constitution, the
declaration of independence, the great
conservative break-water of states
rights and so on. The democracy will
stand four-square for basic, bedrock
principles, while giving much atten-
ton to republican betrayals, oppres-
sions. departures, usurpations and ex-
travagances.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Mosquitoes 60 miles from land, in the
Atlantic ocean,, was reported by Captain
Aiken. of the steame Lord Ormonde,
which arrived yesterday morning from
Las Palmas. Captain Aiken says tina
as the ship was abou so miles east OF
Cape Henry last Tuesday night a dense
cloud of mosquitoes struck the ship and
in a few minutes had penetrated to
the most remote sleeping apart
ments. They seemed to come out of a
fog bank which the ship had passed
through. Although the captain and
most of the officers were asleep, the
presence of the insects was soon MOTTO
and the sleep OF all on board was
badly broken until Baltimore was
reached.
The captain says that although he
has materially aided in increasing Bal
.timore'S midsummer crop of mosqui-
toes, it was done much against his
wishes, and he is not at all proud of the
collection of Jumps which the little
|blood-suckers nav succeeded in rails
ing upon his body.-Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
TIMELY PUT-UPS.

The French %aeronaut, Count de La
Vaulz. is preparing to cross the Medi-
terranean sea in an airship.
Rich new gold fields in British Gold
Coast in Africa are attracting the
ubiquitous and exploiting American
citizen.
The police expelled the noted Amer
lean traveller and author from Russia,
Mr.. George KEENAN,. 1t was "courte-
ously" lone.
McLaurin may refuse to go into the
democratic senatorial caucus is the
Washington suggestion. His associates
may forbid his coming. Then what;
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
ranamas Sold for S1.O5

A large quantity Of Panama hats
was sold at the quartermaster's depot.
at Washington, one day this week, to
army officers on duty here who chose
to apply for them under the invitation
conveyed in a circular sent out from
the quartermaster generals office. The
hats, probably worth SO or s12 at mar
ket prices. were rapidly disposed of at
S1.05 each. The secretary interposed
official objection, however. to the i'm
portation of an additional lot Of 500 hats
for the purpose of further sale to army
officers. He anticipated that hat. man.
ufacturers and dealers in this country
would criticise the practice OF bringing
valuable hats into h country and sell
ing them al a price which does not take
into consideration the customs duties
Army and Navy Register.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite. poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness.
headache and tired, l~istless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to J.. w. Gardner,
Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric Bit
tiers are just the thing for a man when
he is all run down, and don't care
whether he lives or dies. It did more
to give me new strength and good ap-
petite than anything I could take. I
a now eat anything and have a new
lease on life" Only so cents, at r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Immense Cost of Boer War

London, August lin the House of
today Lord Stanley, the fl
..nancial secretary of the war office, re-
plying to a question, said the cost OF
the war in South Africa from April LIST
to July 31st was e35, $4,000. partly
against the deficit of last
year. The actual cost in July was e1,-
ESQ, 900 weekly. The statement was
greeted with ironical Irish cheers.
The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hick-Beach. said If the war
at the same cost for h next
three months il would necessitate
spending the whole Of the reserve h
had provided for financing the third
but he had reason to hope that
this would not be necessary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The Koch theory as to relationship
between human and bovine tubercu-
losis is meeting with great opposition
all about. The celebrated Professor
Virchow, of Berlin fights it. Professor
M~acFadyean. of h London Royal
Veterinary College opposes with the
statement that DR.. Koch's grounds
were "either not we'll founded, or had
little bearing on the question" and he
submitted arguments to prove h a the
strongest grounds remained for regard
ing milk from tuberculous COWS as dis
tinctly dangerous to human beings"
A veterinary inspector in London, Mr..
James King, "dissents fatty" from the
Koch view. He is startled with his
statement of the great amount Of dis
eased cattle in Britain. DR.. Koch will
probably be heard from again.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

John will have to go where he belongs.
France has a debt OF $50 for every
man, woman and child. and yet Il. is
enormously rich,' say the New York
Tribune. Before the revolution I'm
1898, is was enormously poor.
Negroes in Washington ''bombarded
a saloon when the riot signal was Civ
en- and police rushed to quell the row.
Three were arrested There are only
some $4,000 in Washington. according
to the Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The only North Carolina newspaper,
except The Messenger, to feel interest
ed in the important question of North
Carolina Troops in the War;" is the
Fayetteville Observer, edited by a most
faithful and gallant Confederate. Ma
jor Hale briefly considers it We pub
lish an extract elsewhere today. 1t is
important whether Neathery'S list Is
correct or Governor Vance's statement
before the Confederate Veterans in
many years age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Virginia Convention

richmond, Va, August 1.-The con-
s~ttutlonal convention today again, BY
a tie vote of 80 TO SO refused to lake a
recess. The matter came up on a reso-
luton offered by MI. Richmond, OF
Scott, at the end of the session for a re-
cess from August 3rd to August 21st.
the members and officers to draw hal
pay during the interim. There was no
debate.
Mr.. Richmond stated briefly that he
offered his motion in the interest OF
economy and a If it failed this time
he would not PRESS it again.
A roll call was demanded and for a
second time the resolution was lost by
a tie vote. The matter may not yet be
settled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coat-
ed globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength ,listlessness in
to energy, brain-fag into mental pow
er. They're wonderful in building up
the health. Only % cents per box r.
r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Don't be satisfied with temporary re-
lief from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure permanently and completely re-
moves this complaint. 1t relieves per-
manently because it allows the tired
stomach perfect rest. Dieting won't
rest the stomach. Nature receives sup
plies from the food we eat. The sensi-
BILE way to help the stomach is to use
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which digests
what you eat and can't help but do
you good. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman,
of Reward, Mich, in the Civil War. 1t
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
lent helped for 20 years. Then Buck
ems Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Iuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons,
,'orns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth. % cts. a box. Cure guaran-
led. Sold by R r. Bellamy, Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

In Kansas it is now said that possibly
a half CROP Of corn will be gathered.
In the Mississippi vally the loss is
placed at 800, GOO. 900 bushels. 1t is the
great crop of this country as recent
figures in the Messenger showed. Here
are figures showing the crop Of corn
gathered in six states alone:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

In cases of cough or Group give the lit
tile one One Minute Cough Cure. Then
rest easy and have no fear. The child
will be all right in a little while. 1t
never fails. Pleasant to take, always
safe. sure and amost instantaneous in
l~effect. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Eruptions. cuts, burns. scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Certain
cure for piles. Beware of Counterfeits.
Be sure o get the original-DeWitts
R r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

o. O.. Buck, Beirne. Ark. saws: I
was troubled with constipation until
bought DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Since then have been entirely cured of
my old complaint. I recommend them.
r. R. BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

James White. Bryantsville, Ind, says
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed
running sores on both legs. He had
suffered 6 years. Doctors failed to help
him. Get DeWitt's. Accept no imita-
tionS r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
HOME FOLKS.

Crop reports from the state are more
favorable. This is good, but the crops
will be short in spite of favorable
weather from now on.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The Southern Oil Company files pa
pers increasing its capital stock from
$500. 900 to $11. 000. COO The papers were
signed by Samuel Z. Morgan, president,
and Allan ii. Harris, secretary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The drought will greatly cut down
these figures. The price of corn will be
high, and North Carolina. standing in
it's own light. will be a buyer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Senator Simmons thinks well of the
Ohio platform. He is reported as say
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Mosquitoes go Miles from Land

THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. 6
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
TALKED OF FOR MAGISTRATE.
The Names of Several Mentioned for
Justice I<Iine's ONCE.

Although Magistrate Charles ID. Kline
of the Third Militia District has not yet
rendered his resignation. the names OF
probable candidates are being mentioned.
The Morning News stated several days
ago that Justice Kline will resign about
July !. at which time he will leave for
Admission, Ala. where he will practice
law. The present grand jury will name
his successor. and while no positive an
nouncements have yet been made, 1t is
quite certain that there will be more than
two applicants for the office.
The name of Attorney Charles V. Hoen-
stein Is prominently mentioned among
the members of the bar, and ii is gen.
orally believed that he will apply to the
grand jury for the justiceship. It is not
known by what authority. but several
other gentlemen are also prominently
mentioned in connection with the office
il is said that ex-Chief of Police Frank
McDermott, w. s. Coburn, John Evans
r. NJ. Coburn and Frank Van Giesen may
be applicants. The latter opposed Mag
istrate Isaac Nathans az his recent cleo
ton in the Second district. Other cam
didates will probably loom up before Jus
tice Kline has rendered his resignation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
WATCHMEN DISAPPEARED.
Thought to Have Been Killed, but
Was Only Drunk.

The night Waterman at Bacon's Mills,
west of the city, was missing at an early
hour yesterday morning, and at first it
was thought he had been murdered. The
mans name is Stevens, and it was be-
heved that he abstained from dntoxicat-
ing liquors. RE mad been in the employ
of the Messrs. Bacon for long time,
and was known as a steady and trust
worthy man. A switch engine went into
the mill yards. and at that time 1t was
discovered that Stevens was not on hand.
Such an unusual occurrence caused the
engineer of the locomotive to search for
the Waterman without any degree OF
success.
The mysterious disappearance of Stew
ems was reported at police headquarters,
and at daylight a careful search was
made for his body Those who knew
the man were firmly convinced that he
had been foully dealt with, and never
for moment suspected that he had ral-
len from the water wagon. Later In
the day 1t was discovered that a white
prisoner at the police station was no
other than the missing Waterman, and
the murder mystery was exploded. The
man had been found on the street in a
helpless state of intoxication at l o'clock.
and was sent to the station house by Pa
trolman Mccarthy. The case of drunk
enness entered against him will be called
by Recorder Myrick in Police Court this
morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
MURDER STILL A MYSTERY.
County Officers Have Little Hope of
Arresting COIens' Slayer.

County Officers Have Little Hope of
Arresting COIens' Slayer.
There we're no new developments yes
terday in the killing of Edward Colens,
at Montieth, Friday night, an account
of which was given in the Morning News
County Detective Charlton went to Ex-
ley's mill in the afternoon, to investigate
the murder of the fireman, but had not
returned up to an early hour this morn
ing. The clue upon which the officers
are working is only a slight one and it
is feared that the murder will go I'M
avenged.
No stone will be left unturned to dis
cover the assassin of Colens but as far
as the officers know nothing was taken
from the mans house that can be iden-
titled. 1t is said that there is a negro
missing from the mill and that he is sus-
pected of the crime. Little is known of
the man under suspicion, and even though
he committed the homicide the officers
have no idea where to find him.
Colens family relations are as much
a mystery now as they were when his
dead body was found by one of the mill
hands. No one can be found who ever
heard him say anything about his past,
and beyond his name, which after all
may be fictitious one, nothing can be
told. The spot where the remains were
buried has been marked, so that if any
relations are discovered the body can be
removed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
GUARDING RAILROAD PROPERTY.
sergt. FIeming's Force of Police at
seaboard Shops.

ScdDOuF0 ShOpss
Police Sergeant Walter Fleming has his
force of guards at the Seaboard Air Line
shops, west of the city, well organized,
and no one is permitted either to enter or
leave the shops without a pass. signed by
the master machinist. Ten sentinels are
on patrol duty at a time, after dark. and
every foot of the companys ground is
carefully guarded. There are thirty-three
special officers employed at the shops, di-
vided into two reliefs. Twenty men are
on duty during the night and thirteen
during the day. The night force is di-
vided and ten men are on post four
hours and off the same length of time.
Sergeant Fleming makes his round every
hour and visits each sentinel to see that
nothing has gone amiss
Each man is armed with a Winchester
and no one is permitted to cross the
lines. The duty being done by the men is
similar to that performed by the state
militia while in camp. except that the
hours are longer No trouble with the
strikers has been experienced since the
fierce has been on duty. and Sergeant
tleming anticipates none. There are
twelve non-union men employed at the
shops, two of whom work at night They
eat and sleep at the shops, but are given
passes to come to the city when a request
is made. The police say that the men
seem satisfied with the life that they are
leading and that there is no disposition
on their part to throw up the sponge and
Join the strikers. Just how long the pres
ent conditions of affairs will Srevail can
not be stated, but it is known that the
company does not intend to keep up the
guard system any longer than is abso-
lutely necessary.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
CROPS HURT BY RAIN
PEACHES ROTTING AND FIELDS
OVERRUN WITH GRASS.
COTTON AND CORN DAMAGED
LAND WET AND LITTLE WORK BE-
ING DONE ny FARMERS.

Araj. Rynls' Report of Conditions in
the COuntrY-His own Place in
Worth County in Good Condition
but other Farmers Not So Fortu-
nate-Thc Brown Rot and, the Cur
cuIio Have Damaged the Peach
CrOp-There Is Yet n Chance for a
Good Yield, However, if the
Weather Changes.
Maj. G. NJ. Ryals returned yesterday
from Worth county, where he had been
for days visit to his farm. From the
many adverse reports of crop conditions
generally, Maj. Ryals had feared that he
would find the prospects very unprom-
Using, so that the situation, as he view
ed it, was somewhat encouraging.
Encouragement, however, seemed only
for himself and grower whose place
adjoins his own, and who told
Maj. Ryals that he had visited nearly all
the farms in the county recently. and
that none showed as promising crop pros
poets. This was the case with cotton and
corn The lands are high and we'll drain
ed, and, possibly. there has not been quite
as much rain as has been visited upon
neighboring farms.
All along the route to his place Maj.
Ryals saw evidences of the damage
wrought by the continuous rains. The
crops are overrun with grass and are bad
ly in need of work. The land is so wet
that no work can be done, and distress
ing state of affairs prevails.
The peaches, Maj. Ryals found, have
been damaged. The brown rot, the cur
culio and the excessive moisture have
been factors that played part in injur-
ing the prospects. There is yet a chance
for a good yield, however, and Maj. Ryals
is looking for alberta peaches to be ready
for shipment about July 10, which will
make the crop ten days later than last
year. The Sneed peaches, the early va
riety. like the Elbertas, were late this
season.
Considerable attention is devoted to can
taloupes in Worth county, and the melons
will soon be ready for shipment Some
of them have already attained their full
growth. and it but remains for them to
begin to ripen.