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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
CHRISTMAS AT THE CAPITAL.
Much Drunkenness, but No Serious
Acknowledgement Toon Improv-
ins-Chrfstmss Entertafnment for
Inmates of SoIdsers.Home.
Messenger Rureau.

Raleigh, ". c., December rs.
Christmas day passed without any
serious accidents or fights or fires.
but not so much noise as there was n
year ago. The day was a beautiful
one.
The Southern Insurance Company. Of
New Orleans. notifies Insurance Com
missioner Young that on the 1st OF jan
uary ii will draw from this state.
Senator Simmons went to New Bern
today. to remain until Monday.
Work or the street railway. which
the severe weather stopped for a fort
night was resumed today.
Auditor Dixon went today to see
State Superintendent Toon and says
the latter is not so sick as he had been
atraid he was.
The forty girls h compose the d.
II. Hill Chapter of the Daughters OF
the C~onfederacy went out to the SOL
diers' home this afternoon and arrang-
ed on a large and handsome Christmas
tree presents for all the seventy-six in
mates. Mrs. D. H. Hill IA present
The annual dinner to the aged poor
win be given by John T. Pullen in the
Third Baptist church New Years day.
and 100 will sit down to the well pro-
vided tables.
The second report Of state veterina-
rian Butler or the fatal disease among
horses in Hyde, Tyrrell and a few ad-
joining counties shows that his first
diagnosis was correct and that the dis
ease is forage poisoning, due to bad
and decayed forage and also to mat
tention to the quality of water used by
the horses.
The new railway map Of the state
will hardly be issued before March.
Most of the material for it is in the
hands of clerk Brown, of the corpora
ton commission.
A contractor here named Ford is in
Jail for striking Quint Gattis, a mer-
chant in the suburbs. a dangerous blow
in the face with a heavy weight. Ford
vas making a purchase in the store and
suddenly seized the weight and struck
Gattis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
OUR AsIATIC SQUADRON
Soon to be Made in the
Vessels and the Commander.

Washington. December 26.-It is said
at the navy department that orders
will 20 forward in a few days, directing
the cruiser Brooklyn, flagship of Rear
Admiral Remey. commanding the Ash
attic squadron, which is now at Nagas-
aki, Japan. to proceed home to the
United States.
The Rainbow, now at New York, will
leave shortly for Cavite, where she Is
to take the place of the Brooklyn as
the flagship OF h commander-in-
chief Of the Asiatic station. When
Admiral Remey leaves for home the
command of the Asiatic station will
fall upon Rear Admiral Frederick Rog-
ers. Remey's departure will be follow
ed at a short interval by that of Rear
Admiral Kempff, junior SQUADRON COM
mander on the station.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
ATLANTA'S NEW COMPANY.
for Charter for q S.
100000 Electri Plant.

Atlanta. Ga. December 26.-An appli-
cation for charter was filed in the office
Of the secretary Of state here today Pc
t%itioning for the Incorporation of an or
ganization to be known as the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company. with a
capitalization Of $50 o 900. The applica-
ton is for 101 years. and includes a
right of franchise in all the streets and
roads in Fulton county,.
The charter applied for also gives the
right to own and operate electric plants,
furnish electric power and steam heat
The application is signed by II. NJ.
Atkinson, p. s. Arkwright, R. E. Guilt
name. s. j. Bradley. NJ. B.. Lipscomb, F.
NJ. Sisk. G.. w. Brine. j. n. Rossman- J.
r. Hunter and w. B. Stovall. all of At
lanta-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF an Official of the New York De
partmcnt of Charities.

New York. December 26.-Charles A.
ed John w. Keller, of the department Of
charities and also acting treasurer Of
the department and trustee Of the
court fund OF the outdoor poo depart.
ment. a been missing from the city
since Saturday noon last, n today ex
pert accountants, under direction OF
commissioner Keller. began examining his
books
The missing nan has occupied his
present position for the last four years
Previous to hat he was a Congrega-
tional minister in Schenectady, N. Y.
leaving his clerical position during the
Bryan campaign Of 1896 to stump the
state OF New York in behalf Of free sill
yer. The amount of money handled bv
him was mall.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
MONEY RATIO IN PHILIPPINES.
OfnciaIly Announced Mt S2.1O I'm Mex,
leo Silver for one OF Gold.

Manila. December Alt was publicly
announced today that the ratio for the
first quarter of 1902 will be s2.1o Next
can silver to one American dollar. Gen
eral Wright, the acting civil governor.
says that though unsatisfactory. this Is
the only solution OF the matter tho
Philippine commission thought posi-
BILE. He hoped for early action by con-
gress on this subject
General Wright considers that the
situation in those parts of the Philip
pines where military operations are be-
ing carried on is daily improving. He
has the greatest confidence in General
Chaffee's ability to end the insnrrection
in the islands and says perfect harmony
prevailed between h civil and military
authorities.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Among the tens Of thousands who
have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy for colds and la grippe during the
past few years. to our knowledge, not a
single case has resulted in pneumonia.
Thos. Whitfield & Co., 240 Wabash ave-
hue, Chicago, n OF the most promi-
nent retail druggists | 2 that city, In
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la
grippe in many cases, as it not only
gives prompt and complete recovery.
but also counteracts any tendency of Ia
grippe to result in Pneumonia" For
sale by r. r. Bellamy. Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
MT. Slocomb's Candidacy.

Mr. SlocOmb's Candidacy.
The Fayetteville Observer of a recent
date says:
THE people of Fayetteville have
learned with great satisfaction Of the
bright prospects which attend the can
didacy Of Albert H. Slocomb, Esq, of
this city. for the appointment Of collec-
tor Of the port of Wilmington. AS Is
well known. Mr.. Slocomb is a staunch
and consistent republican, and has rem
dered his party marked and important
service for many years. But that does
not interfere with a repetition here of
the hearty commentator which the
Observer has always taken pleasure in
beStowing upon him as a public spirited
and most useful citizen. nor does 1t in
the least restrain us from adding the
expression of u w to the universal
wish of the people of Fayetteville that
he NAV be honored with this important
appointment.
Mr.. Slocomb, though a native of the
north and in the service of the federal
government during the great war. has
resided nearly ever since in Fayette-
VILE. where he has built UP a large and
successful business in cotton and naval
stores. n for some years past has
been at he head Of numerous prosper
u branches of his house in this and
other southern states.
He is a man Of fine education, hav-
Ing studied both a Bowdoin and Coffin
gen Germany; speaks and writes sew
eral languages; has travelled extern
sively; is possessed Of very decided abil-
ity; is 2 fluent speaker of good English:
and. what Is more to the present point,
is an accurately trained business man
OF enlarged views. These natural gifts
and useful and agreeable accomplish
have gained for him an enviable
as well as a unique place in this COM
munity of democrats, where for years
he has ably served as president of its
chamber of commerce..
1T would be a most acceptable ap-
pointment, we have every reason to be-
heve, to the greater portion of the peo-
pie of this section, if the president
should name him for the position his
party and business friends seek in his
behalf"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
An Evnngelist,R Story.

Il suffered for ear with a bronchial
trouble and tried various remedies but
did not obtain permanent relief until
1 commenced using One Minute Cough
Cure" writes e James Kirkman,
evangelist of Belle River, Ill. One Min
ute Cough Cure affords immediate relief
for coughs, colds and all throat and
lung troubles. For Group it is un-
equalled. Absolutely safe. Never fails
and a ~favorite with the children. r. r
Beliamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
v His Life.

Il feel l owe my life to Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure" writes H. G. CHRISTENSEN.
Hayfield. MINI. For three years l a
dyspepsia so bad hat / could hold
nothing on my stomach. Finally l was
confined to my bed. Doctors said j
could not live. l read Cour advertise
ment on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and
thought it fit my ase n commenced
it's use. L began to improve from the
first bottle. Now / am cured and re-
commend it to all" r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Fast Friends.

RuShviIle. Ind.
Messrs. Ely Bros:-I have beer a
great sufferer from catarrh and hay
fever and tried many things, but found
no permanent relief until I found it in
Ely's Cream Balm about eight years
ago. and we have been fast friends ever
since. Crew r. NJ. Bentley.
Prove its value by investing 10 cents
in trial size Of Ely's Cream Balm.
Druggists supply it and We mail it.
Full size so cents. ELY BROS, Sc War
rem street. New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
How to Cure a Croup.

Mr.. r. Gray, who lives near Armenia,
Duchess county, N. Y, says: Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best
medicine l have ever used. It is a fine
children's remedy for Group and never
fails to cure" When given as o as
the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the croupy cough has developed, it will
prevent the attack. This should be
borne in mind and a bottle of the Cough
Remedy kept at hand ready for in
slant use as soon as these symptoms
appear. For sale by r. r. Bellamy,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

No one can reasonably hope for good
health unless his bowels move one
each day. When this is not attended to.
disorder Of the stomach arise, bilious
ness. headache, dyspepsia and piles
o follow. IF you wish to avoid these
ailments keep your bowels regular by
taking Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets when required. They are
so easy to take and mild and gentle in
effect. For sale br = r. Bellamy
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

If you would nave an appetite like a
bear and a relish for your meals take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They correct disorders of the
tomach and regulate the liver and
bowels. Price % cents. Samples free,
at r. r .Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
A STEAM YACHT WRECKED.
She Goes Ashore in Carolina Waters
No Particulars Obtained.

Norfolk. Va, December 26.-It was re.
ported from Beaufort, N. c., today that
the gasoline yacht Onananiche. in which
two sons Of Thomas A. Edison, the in
with several friends, recently passed
through Norfolk en- route to Florida
waters. has been wrecked on Cedar is
land. near Beaufort. No particulars
came with the report.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
OF BENEFIT to You.

L. S. Mitchell, Fulford. Md: Dur
ing q long illness / was troubled with
bed sores, tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve and was cured" Cure piles.
sores, and burns. Beware of counter
feits. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Health and Beauty.

Poor complexion is usually the result
OF torpid liver or irregularity Of the
bowels. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
stimulate the liver Promote regular
action of the bowels. Never distress.
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES

4 White Boy and Two Negroes Shot
Christmas Day-Two Were
ed with Toy Pistols and One With
n Rihe-The Wounds Were All
PainfuI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
BRADFIELD'S
Female Regulator

Is he essential quality of powerful herbs
Effective, reliable and harmless in nature,
simplicity and solace.
1t is a concentrated essence best adapted
for women's delicate organism, and put in
such form that IL is not only palatable, but
can be properly assinilated and taken into
the system
S~to2pages, suppression, painful obs.ruc-
tion, ~irregEIarity, of the menses and sickly
flows are corrected and cured by the regular
administration OF this superior emmena-
gogue-
Menstruation. or periodic flows, necessi.
tate a breaking down of cells lining the
mucous membrane and a reconstruction
after every sickness, which is accompanied
with marked congestion and loss of blood.
Such Rhanges are very apt to produce
chrome catarrh- Leucorrhea or Whites is
the result of these irritating discharges.
Regulator cures these troubies and restores
to perfect health the patient who suffered
the facilitating losses. Buy OF druggists.
SI.00 per bottle.
Our illustrated book, "Perfect Health for
Women," free.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
UNIQUE ACCIDENT
PritCh Driven Into Howard FIetCher'S AbdOm-
en- by Kick Of lJnruly Beef.

An unusual accident occurred We'd
nesday afternoon at Wylies slaughter
house, in the upper end of the city.
Howard Fletcher, who is employed as
a butcher by the above firm, was en-
gagged in driving a refractory beef in
to the slaughter house, and to accom-
plish this purpose, prodded the ami,
NAL with pritch. Impatiently the
bovine struck out with it's hoof and
struck the pritch, driving it through
young Fletcher's clothing and deep
into the flesh of the abdomen. The
injured man was removed to his homo
at No. Gil Seventh street and proper
surgical attention was given the
wound. The result of the injury can
not yet be determined.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
A GIANT AND BRIDE.
Go on Wedding Tour with Midgets
as Best Men.
Remarkable Qunrtctte visit Parif
Sizes Range from seven Feet
Four Inches Down 20 Two
Feet Seven Inches.

A remarkable quartette is at Paris,
apparently escaped from some fairy
tale book, but in reality taking we'd
ding trip, on which The best men, two
dwarfs, have been allowed to accom-
pany the welded pair, who are giants.
They come from Berlin, and are do
ing Paris in great style, everywhere
surrounded by riotous crowd of Gu
Sious and amazed people.
One of the giants, Oscar Billings,
was born in New York in 1877, of Ea-
varian parcntage. At ten, having lost
both father and mother, he was
brought back to the Fatherlaud. and
from 1896 TO 1895 did military bserv-
ice in the Bavarian guards. the end
Of two years he was honorably dis
charged as being grown too big for
any size of REQUIREMENT provided by
the state"
Oscar Billings is now feature in
the celebrated Panoptilium of Berlin.
lie proclaims himself on the show bills
as the "tallcst man on earth" He
very likely is. lie measures seven feet
''"" 50 i''
WelShS olo Po''iiuS' ne Is S'."''S' u"
Pcrlec, 'ca'tn' an" '"s' S''r "e gre"
taller by one inch.
His newly welded wife, whom he
met in the museum where he is him
sen ulSP''N'u, Is I'VE years H""'?'r
'hah oSc"r' one ALSO oo"S'S o' o''',S
'he laiieSl OF her sen, At ~ sue Is
SIN Iee' HNe ana "e'%hS - P""huS'
li'r h"'''e 49, OF r"'her ""S' MISS l'ee
sen
nhc was porn Ill iohK!h' pclhE lhe
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
HISTORIC FIND IN ARIZONA.
ArchneoIOgists Make Important Dis.
cOvery in Unexpected
Regions.

A party of archaeologists and anti
quarians has made important dis
coveries in the hitherto unexplored
region of the northern limit of the
Harquahala range of mountains in
Arizona. One side of the mountain
rises in terraces and presents many
features peculiar to the grand canyon
of Colorado. This whole mass is of
volcanic glass and glitters in colors
of green, blue and black.
Aside from the mountain affording
an interesting study in geology there
are features attractive to the anti
quarian. The exploring party found
under high shelving in the rocks a
narrow necked OLA, or earthen Jar,
bottom side up. containing human
bones, broken hammer and a
"metate," or stone employed by the
prehistoric races of Arizona, prob
ably for the same purposes that the
aborigines of to-day put them to for
grinding maize. Slabs. turquoise
stones and other curiosities were re-
vealed by digging and there were
marks on buried rocks, taken to be
inscriptions on slabs.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
MAY BE ABANDONED.
Navy Department Considers Doing
Away with BrOndside roTpc-
does on Wurships,

The navy department is considering
the desirability of abandoning the
broadside torpedoes now generally in
use ON war vessels. These torpedues
are fred from submerged tubes,
ranged on the ship and in case they
are given up by the American navy it
will be a marked departure from the
existing standard of naval construc-
tion. II was intended to have two of
the broadside torpedoes on each of the
new battleships and armorcd cruisers,
but the board of construction Is con
sidering the advisabiity of omtting
them entirely. The tubes and the ma
chinery Of firing them take up much
room. and each costs about $4,000 to
$4,000. 1t is chiefly in the interest of
economizing space that the present
change is contemplated.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
GUSHING WELL
Reported Struck FOrb-Three Miles East Of
Beaumont.

Special to the Leader.
Beaumont Texas, May IA genu-
Inc sensation was caused here today
when it was learned that an entirely
new oil field had developed AZ miles
east of Beaumont, on the Southern
Pacific Railroad, at Sulphur, La. F.
Wiche Greer, Secretary and Treasurer
of the United Oil Co., this afternoon
received telegram from representa-
tives of his company at Sulphur de-
failing information which will cause
an extraordinary upheaval of condi-
tions, which are even now more unset
tied than anything ever seen before.
The message states that a gushing
oil well was developed on property of
the Union Sulphur Company in a we'll
which was being sunk for sulphur.
The oil leaped 20 feet in the air at the
first jump and then rose steadily to
the top of the derrick. The Union
Sulphur Company is reported to be a
part of the Standard Oil Company, and
employees about the well will give out
no information.
S. S. Hunter, a wealthy merchant of
Shreveport, La, reached here tonight,
and confirms the report, and says the
oil has black, heavy appearance, but
its quality cannot be determined with
out analysis. This section of country
has long been known to have oil and
the richest sulphur deposits known.
The sulphur there is 99% per cent
pure. In drilling for sulphur, which
is deposited about 400 feet deep, oil his
frequently interrupted the work
This condition has been concealed as
much as possible, because the Stand
ard Oil Company owns 12 square miles
of this territory in leases and has con-
trolled prospecting.
S. S. Hunter owns 5000 acres, the
Forward Reduction Company, of
Cleveland, o., 6000 and the United Oil
| Co. so acres. The United Company is
now ercting derrick to begin drilling
| iOi VII DClh6 iCCChIiJ VI 6uhiACu iSi
that purpose, The dissemination of
the news tomorrow will set things go
ing even wilder than before. 1t makes
an entirely new oil field, and but for
the fact that the Standard OIL Comp
any controls the prospecting there 1t
would become Mecca for oil specula-
| TORS The new oils far as 1t has been
tried is said to be much more valuable
as a lubricant than fuel, and when re-
fined develops more valuable ingred-
lent than Beaumont oil.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
A FIELD GUN TEST.
To Be Made by the War Depart
ment at Sandy Hook in May.
New Gun. Modelled on Plan OF Trench
FieId-Gun and Around Witch
Centers Much scenery,
to lie Tested.

Preparation the makingfor quite an
extensive and important test of field
guns at Sandy Hook some time in
May. At present the army is not well
equipped with field guns, compared
with other nations, and the war de-
partment wishes to obtain the very
best guns possible for the equipment
of this important branch of the serv-
ice. The tests at Sandy Hook will be
under the directions of the board of
ordnance and Notifications, COM
posed of Lieut.. Gen. Miles, command
ing the army; Gen. Wilson, chief of en-
gineers; Gen. Burlington, chief of ord
nance; Col. Rodgers, artillery corps;
Col. Randolph, chief of artillery; eX-
Representative Henderson, the civilian
member Of the board, and two artil-
lery officers yet to be assigned to the
board. The board not only will test
such guns as may be presented by
manufacturers and inventors, but it is
expected that the new guns, modelled
on the plan of the French field gun
and constructed under the direction
of the board of ordnance and fortitica-
tious. will he tested. The plans for
this gun were obtained by an army Off
Ger who was sent abroad last summer,
and who claimed to have secured com
plcte details of this gun, which artil-
lery experts have asserted is the best
in the world. The mechanism of this
gun has been concealed, and its secret
carefully guarded by the French gov
ernment. The report that the United
States army had obtained the plans
of the French gun caused considerable
comment at the time it was made pub
lie, and since then the procedure of
the department with reference to the
gun has been watched with interest by
ordnance experts. The French gov
crnment has not guarded more care
! fully the mechanism of its gun than
! the board of ordnance has tho, maxi
| ing of the new field gun. which Is ex-
| pected TO be tested in May.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
ATE THEIR SHIPMATES.
The GrewsOmc story Told by Two
Survivors of an ocean
Wreck

The Singapore correspondent of the
London Daily Express wires ghast-
ly story of cannibaliSm al sea brought
to Singapore by two survivors of the
Nova Scotian bark Angola, wrecked
six days sail from Manila October %
last. The correspondent says:
THE survivors-Johnsen, a Swede,
and Marticornu, Spaniard-asse
that the Angola struck a reef. Two
rafts were built The smaller, bear
ing five men, disappeared. The other,
with IL men, drifted for 40 days. The
sailors ate barnacles, scaweed, and
finally their boots. (.
"On the twenty-fifth day two be-
came insane and killed themselves.
On the twentysiXth day Frenchman
killed the mate with an AK, drank his
blood, and tried to eat his brains. but
was prevented byetber others. Next
day the Frenchman Was killed while
attempting to murder the captain.
The survivors, all of whom were now
insane, ate the Frenchman's body.
"Cannibalism continued until only
johnson and Marticornu remained.
On the forty-second day the raft
stranded on Subj or Flat island in
the Natuna group northwest of
BorncO). johnson and Marticornu
were awfulIy emaciated. Friendly
Malays sent them by junk to Singa-
more "
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-02
RICH IN PRICK SIDEWALKS.
One of the Unique Features of Shum'
way. Little Town of
Illinois.

The little town of Shumway. in Shell
by county. ILL.,, just southeast of Pana.
is one Of the most unique in the state
Of Illinois. 1t has one saloon. The
town is small, and the proprietor pays
500 annual license for the exclusive
privilege Of dispensing drinks.
Nearly all this money is spent in
brick sidewalks, and, although there
are only about $50 residents in the
town, it has over two miles of brick
sidewalks. The mayor and aldermen
receive no salary. The town has no
police. as each alderman is a police
man, and the saloon-kceper also has
police powers.
The city clerk receives SIS "A year,
and he is the only officer who draws Il
salary. When there is any disturbance
the whole town turns ont and arrests
the guilty parties. When they are
fined the money goes to build more
walks.