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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
THE MUNICIPAL COURT
Charles Glove Hound Over 60 the
Superior Court ON the Charge Of
House BreakfnE-walte sflvey and
Bert Green To BE Tried Tomorrow.

In the municipal our yesterday
Mayor waddell = VI a hearing to Chas.
Glove. charged with house breaking
He was bound over to the superior
court in a bond OF 500 with Nr. Mar
tin O'Brien as surety. On Christmas
morning about 5 O'Clock, the young
man was found IN the residence OF Mr..
John II. Kuck. Sic Grace street Mr.
kuck was sleeping up stairs. and his
wife awoke him and told him some one
was down stairs. He Investigated
and found Glove undressed IN the par
lor. When Mr.. kuck went in Glove as
saulted him and they had a desperate
fight In which Mr.. Kuck was severely
bitten on the hand and arm. He final
" overcome Glove and locked him in
n parlor till he could call some OF
his neighbours Messrs. Bethany Har-
Kiss. w. II. Tharp and William Mcleod
went over. and after another rough
and tumble with the intruder, they seiz-
ed him and turned him over TO the po-
lice department..
Glove claims that he had been drink
ing and had no recollection OF the oc-
c~urrence- He says his mind is q
perfect blank or the subject. II is said
that he took a glass out OF the pannei
beside Mr.. kuck' front door. having
removed the putty without breaking
the glass. In his previous struggle with
Mr.. kuck. the bric-a-brac and fur-
niture were badly broken up.
Bryant Jones. Jim Townsend, Frank
Hammond. William Holly and Frank
Andrews. all negroes. charged with
gambling, n who are said TO be pro-
crap shooters and card play srs.
were bound over 10 the superior court.
In default Of bail in the sum OF SIS for
each. they were committed TO Jail.
Walter Silvey. white. and Bert Green.
negro, who were shot by James Chap
man last Tuesday night while trying
to force their way into his store, viii
have a hearing before the mayor to-
morrow at noon. Their Wounds are
getting along all right n they viii be
able to be brought into court. They
will be given a hearing on the charge OF
forceable trespass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
NO MORE FIRES AT SEA
Striking Experiments With u Pre-
ventive Gas-Discovered by an
EnEIishman.

A gas that will put out fire has been
experimental with recently with some
very striking results. The name of this
useful anti-ire agent is sulphur-dioxide
gas.
A lighted torcha was thrust into a
chamber containing some of this gas
and it was instantly extinguished.
A lighted torch was thrust into a
serted in the chamber, and as it en-.
tered the fire was ex~tinguished at the
same rate OF progression.
A broad red-hot bar of iron was in
serted in the chamber, and a torch
composed of straw dipped in naphtha
was then placed upon the iron, bu.
neither the naphtha nor the straw ig-
nited.
A broad red-hot bar of iron was in
serted in the chamber and thrust into
a bucket of naphtha, the result being
similar to that of placing a red-hot iron
in a bucket of water.
The chamber, which at the commence
nlent of the experiments had contained
about 6 per cent of sulphur-dioxide gas.
was now opened, and after the gas had
been dispersed a bonfire consisting OF
, wood. straw and other inflammable arti-
cles. over which a bucketful of naphtha
a been thrown, was lit and allowed to
burn freely, the door was closed and
the generator was started. In a very
short time the fire was eXtinguished.
These facts were put forward at the
! Royal United Service Institution re-
| Gently by Commander w. F. Claiborne,
royal ava reserve, in the course Of a
lecture upon THE Spontaneous Com.
bustion of oal OIL Board Ship" Some
times the big black store Of coal on
board ship suddenly blaZes up without
] any visible cause, and this, indeed, is
one of the most awful Of the terrors Of
! the sea
1t was explained that coal always abb
serbs oxygen from the air, and always
| generates heat in equ of the
| combination of the oxygen with the
| carbonaceous contents Of the coal.
Mr.. Thomas Clayton has invented a
system by which fires a be prevented
or extinguished by the use of sulphur
dioxide gas. and it is claimed tina as
soon as a ship has been loaded her
matches may safely battened down, so
long as 5 per cent of the sulphur-diox-
ide gas has afterward been injected into
he hold. n that an explosion of coal
gas under these conditions is an impos-
sibility.-London Mail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
The Messenger's True key0te.
Clinton, n. c., December 2

Clinton, N. G., December ~.
Editor Messenger:
Dear Sir: You issue Of the 18th in
slant contained an editorial respecting
the Duty Of Christians to Negroes"
which was so ~commendable. so true. so
needful, so replete, and SO comforting
to me, that. I rise to endorse all you
have said, and before 1 take my seat,
I want to say; you have sounded what
should be the Tocsin:
THE whites must do more towards
imparting moral teachings and bring
ing to peal more true Christian exam
pie and influence upon the negroes"
THE Gospel Of Christ is the Gospel
of love, of benevolence, OF self sacrifice
Of peace"
"If this is preached wisely. earnestly.
regularly to every human being. much
good must follow"
THE best labor possible for b south
is the negro. Therefore, be should be
improved, elevated, better taught. more
really Christianized become more up
right, honest, truthful, v%irtuous and re-
liable"
So long as you write articles or edi-
torials of this kind, your efforts can
not be a failure. You are sowing good
seed that will germlnate, bring forth
abundant fruit to your glory and tc
the good Of the whole human race.
Your article is an omen Of asspiritual
awakening, Of a more friendly relation
of the two races in the south; II Is the
keynote to the situation Let US all
put more God, more spiritual and
brotherly love in the solution OF the
veXed problem. g. W. h.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
PEACE NOT YET ATTAINED
A Serious Hitch in the Chili-ArGcnti-
ma Negotiations.

Washington. December 2S.-Oficial
advices in diplomatic quarters here in
dicate that the Chile-Argentina contro-
versy is again opened. According to
these advices. the eac protocol. refer
ring the whole subject to arbitration,
was signed at Santiago three days ago.
but the act of the Argentine minister in
placing his signature to the document
seems to have caused resentment at
Buenos Avres. both among the promi-
nent officials n the people. Accord
ingly, or yesterday, the Argentine min
lister informed he CHILEAN foreign office
that he was unable to concur in all or
the terms which had been agreed upon
heretofore and signed.
The riotous demonstrations which
Lave occurred in the streets of Buenos
Ayres are thought to have resulted
from the signing Of this protocol. and
to have been expressive of popular dis
approval of the settlement with Chile.
The popular sentiment in Argentine is
very warlike and this leads to the be-
lief in well posted quarters that Presl-
dent Roca will not succeed in any poll
CIV which can contemplate an adjust
-ment with Chile
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
A PRIZE FIGHT STOPPED
BY the Referee to one of the
Men Being Knocked Out.

Savannah, Ga, December 27.-Tommy
Feltz. of Brooklyn, M Kid Henning,
CT Washington, were scheduled to fight
for the 112-pound championship before
the Savannah Athletic Club tonight,
the mill to be twenty-five rounds for a
decision. Articles had been signed for
straight Queensbury rules. At the ring
side a controversy arose as to terms,
Henning ~contending for clean breaks.
Feltz finally conceded the demand, al
though in violation of the articles. The
bout lasted less than one round. Hen
ming was knocked down four times and
took the count twice. After the fourth
knockdown the referee stopped the mill
to save Henning sewers punishment.
Henning had been tipped as winner bu,
he acted like an amateur.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
DENOUNCED As AN ANARCHIST
Charges against q New York Man
Made by His Wife

New York. December 27.-Rudolph
Gil ossman, editor Of The Austro-Hun-
ga1ian Gazette. was arrested today.
charged with assaulting his wife with
a knife Mrs Grossman declared her
husband to be an anarchist, and said
that he repeatedly told her he would
consider himself highly honored IL he
could but do to President Roosevelt
what Czolgosz did to President McKin-
ley. She alleged that her husband. on
December 9th. last. addressed a meet
ing OF anarchists in this city, where he
was introduced to Emma Goldman.
Crossman was subsequently released.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Rages ove< Southes m c~aIffo,ns,
Much Damage Done.

Los Angeles, Cal. December r..
wind storm 81 unusual force and de-
struction has ragged TODAY all over the
southern part Of California The storm
carried with IL fine dust from tie deser,
TO the east that filled the air a-a oh.
scured the vision at distances Of moro
than a few hundred vates. Reports
from surrounding towns Show much
Damage wrought By the wind to oranges
and some damage TO small hufIatn~x
Railway traffic is delayed and in some
instances entirely obstructed. The
storm Ii the heaviest in the vicinity OF
Cotton and Pomona
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
THE CROPSEY HCMICIDEl


tortures before you would tell all you
knew abou the matter"
NO that is one Of the lies put up
against me-"
why liz you not get up out Of bed
the first night DR.. Cropsey came TO your
home and help him in the search for
the grip"
Il am a sound sleeper. My mother
has TO waken me several times every
morning. I answer every time and tell
her that I'll get up, and the next sec
ond I'm asleep again. When they came
up that night and awoke me and said
Mr.. Cropsey wanted to know where ]
left Ella, / said. On the front piazza
and then fell asleep again"
Were you and Ella engaged to
marry?".
mo: that had never been mentioned
by either of US"
A fortnight after Ella Cropsey's dis
appearance Wilcox was arrested, and
at a hearing given in Elizabeth City on
December 3rd he was held in 81. 900 bail
to await the action of the grand jury on
the charge of abduction. On the follow
ing day a young woman was detained
at Wilson. N. c., on suspicion OF being
Ella Cropsey. but she was soon released
Nearly $500 has been raised by private
subscription, bringing the total reward
offered for the finding of the girl and
the conviction of those implicated up To
$500. without counting a special reward
Of $500 offered by A. G. Cropsey, OF
New York, the girls uncle. Search for
the missing girl was kept up unremtt-
tingly.
(Norfolk Virinian-Pilot Of the 2Sth.)
1T is now known that the citizens
committee Of five has secured some adj
ditional evidence against the accused,
and if this can be backed up it is
thought that things will go very hare
with him.
will not be divulged, but one feature OF
it is that Wilcox is known to have zone
as far as the gate of the lawn with
the girl while he has steadfastly main
tanned ever since she disappeared thai
he left her crying on the porch. The
lawn extends half way from the house
to the river, and the body was found
floating just opposite the front entrance
to the grounds.
There has been much testimony Of q
very conflicting nature brought out in
reference to the whereabouts of Wilcox
after he left the Cropsey home and the
time of his arrival at home. The state
ments of different witnesses have varied
as high as an our or more in regard
to this latter question and now it is
strongly reported there will be a batch
of new testimony to tell of his move
mentS after he left the parlor of the
Cropsey residence and called Nell Crop
sey out: also there will be. it is said,
people who will tell who he "a with
after this time and some startling de-
veloDments are looked forward to-"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
WRECKED IN A DENSE Eos
A Cannon BALI Train Dnshep into
an Extra Freight.

Nashua. n. H. December 2S.-A dense
fog and a misplaced switch In the north
yard Of the Boston and Maine railroad
in this city today caused the wrecking
of h Cannon Ban" express. bound
from Montreal for Boston. TWO men
Were killed instantly.
The express collided with an extra
freight running from Concord to Bos-
ton. The engine OF the passenger train
struck the rear OF the freight as the
latter had hauled on to a siding to per-
nit the passage of the express.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
COllins-Carr Wedding.
Correspondence of The Messenge

Rose Hill, N. c., December 2z.
Mr.. George w. Collins, of Burgaw,
and Miss Della Carr. of Duplin county,
were married today at the home Of the
brides parents near Rose Hill. the
Rev. d. p. McGeachy, Of Burgaw, Off
ciating.
Mr.. Collins is a rising young contrac-
tor, n his bride stands among the
first of Duplin's fair daughters.
They were the recipients Of many
beautiful and valuable presents from
friends.
After a sumptuous repast at the Dup
lin home the happy couple took the
southbound train for Burgaw, where
they and a large party Of friends were
entertained at the Collins homestead.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Killed in the Philippine, Reaches
for Interment.

Savannah, Ga, December 21.-The
body Of Captain R. H. Anderson Of the
Ninth infantry, United States army,
rived here today from San Francisco
and was deposited in the armory Of the
First regiment of state troops. A guard
of honor will be stationed at the casket
until Sunday, when the funeral will
occur, with military honors. The reg
ulars at Fort Screven will join the state
troops in honoring the dead.
Captain Anderson was a son OF Cen
eral r. H. Anderson, of the army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
THE COLORED wOMEN's CLUBS
I'm Their Convention Denounce o.
tracfsm, Jim Crow Car Laws, etc.

Cleveland. O.. December 2s.-At to-
days session Of the Ohio Federation or
Colored Women's Clubs resolutions
were adopted comdemning the National
Federation of Women's Clubs for in
sulting Mrs. Judge Ruin. OF Boston
one OF the most cultured and beautiful
women Of our race"
The resolutions further protest against
the barbarous lynchings and obnoxious
Jim Crow" car laws OF the south. ami
the Convict lease systam."
Seeking no favoss because Of our
color" the resolutions continue. we
knock at the bar Of justice and ask fos
an equal chance with those Of tbs
white racs."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
COLOMBIAN REyOLUTH
A Pitched Battle at Honda-Th l.
Defeated.

Colon, Colombia. December IT, -Sew,
vas received here today that { .enera,
Martin. the Colombian revoin tionarv
paoer. atlaeheo ffohda on na gdaiena
hi'ef DeeeiAoer Sth Win i-ES9s zen. The
safrisoh. consisting OF 1o mS l. fought
ifoih o ocfoch q. n uhtli 30 p. m
80 cio.n y. III. me garHso i received
asahiorcea1ehts' NUMBERING 200 men.
lhe oat1e starts1 on tas Q utskirts OF
the city u ehaeo at e& mcoil. nino
chefs were used. Tue eovern-art
IoIces we're VIGOROUS rf sur hundred
men were killed during . G battle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Announcement of Names of First
and Second Deputies.

New York, December 27.-Colonel Par
fridge. who will be police commissioner
of New York under Mayor Low after
January 1st. announced today that he
had decided to appoint Lieutenant Colo
mel Nathaniel Blunt ThUrston. of the
national guard, to be first deputy to
succeed William c. Devery. in the Dor
oughS of Manhattan and the Bronx n
Major Frederick II. Ebstein, United
States army, retired, to be second depu-
ty, to succeed Bertard York IL the bor-
oughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
An Ovation to schIey.

Washington. December L.-Admirai
Schley n ex-Secretary OF the Navy
Herbert occupied a o at the new Ma
tiona theatre tonight to witness James
X Hackett and Company In Don Cae
sars Return 1t was the first time the
admiral has been In a public place here
since the verdict Of the court Of inquiry.
The house was crowded and when the
admiral appeared he was given an ova-
ton. the applause lasting several min
utes
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
TO BE THOROUGHLY MARRIED
Three Services for the Depew-Palm-
er Marriage.

Nice. December 27.-The civil ceremo-
ny of the marriage of Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew and Miss May Palmer tool
place at 5 o'clock this afternoon in the
United States consulate. Senator De-
pew was in excellent health. The bride
was charmingly dressed.
The bride being a Catholic, there will
be two religious ceremonies tomorrow
The first VII! take place at Notre Dame
and the second at the Episcopal church.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Norfolk, Va, December pa mes
sage was received here from Beaufort,
S. c., today saying that the Edison par
ty is alive and well. Their yacht, the
O~unaniche. which left here recently for
Florida. via the Dismal swamp, was re-
ported wrecked last night near Beau
fort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
and Southern Steamship
Company.

Trenton. n. j.. December N.-The
Norfolk and Southern Company. capital
81. 500, 600. to do a general steamship bus
mess. was Incorporated here today. The
incorporators are Thornweil Mullaly,
New York; Ernest 3. Hoes, Yonkers, N.
Y. and K K. McLarin. Jersey City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Price Of Sugar Advanced.

New York. December 27.-The Ame 4
car Sugar Refining Company. Arbuo Ill
Brothers n b. i. Howell. Son & Or
today advanced al grades Of ref3 me-
sugar ten points.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
MUCH UNREST EXISTS
AMONG METHODIS7S.
They Are Dissatisfied With the Removal of the Pas
toral Time Limit.
GENERAL RELIGIOUS NEWS


having s4Ecs-rooms in st. Louis. Chi
cago, New York, Boston, and Atlanta
as well as Philadelphia. Its business
amounts 10 three-quarters OF Il million
dollars a year, bes.des S150.cC0 contributed
in its missionary department Its most
famous work is the management OF the
chapel cars.
THE BAPTISTS.
Bapitsts are awaiting Win much inter-
est the report the committee Wntch was
appointed d. the anniversaries at Detroit
last May 10 consiuer the relation OIL TIE
various Baptlst societies to each other and
to the churches, and To suggest such
Reorganization as HAY be necessary TO
give the churches better representation III
the S0CIeuleS. Much the same prooiemS
confront BapusLs as are perplex.llS Con-
SregatlonalSus i'll regard to the control
or SoclerIeS by the churcneS, and une SyS-
Lematlc giving to them on the part OF
the churches, The report Will De made
ut the anniversaries which are TO be held
this year at Springfield, Mass, and The
time of which mas just been set for May
22G and the week fo..OWlnS. Societies
to be affected by the report will be the
Missionary Union, the Home MISSION, the
publication, the Education. ana, IN some
degree, the Historical and the Young Peo-
pres Union. The committee consists OF
The plan to erect in New York q Young
Mems Cnr.stian Association building
which Should be the headquarters, of the
International Committee ana the affairs
OF the ASSOCIATION in the United States
and Canada, has been definitely aban
doned, and the 100000 which had been
given to put il up has been added to the
international Committee enttownent fund.
the size of which endowment is to be,
if possible, $1.G10,Gtp. The committee de-
cilnes at this time to give out the amount
it has reached to date. but the statement
is made by it that the fund is making
satisfactory progress. 1t is understood
that many of the pledges are cond tional.
The date of the semi-centennal conven-
ton, to be held in Boston, where the Young
Mems Christian Associa riCn original ted, is
the week eg.nninS June 18th. and efforts
are making to secure the attendance of
President Mckinley and the Governor
General of Canada. A tablet is to ba
placed on the walls of the Old South
Church, where the first association was
organized, but the largest meating-place
in Boston, Mechanics Building, has been
secured for the meetings. Delegates are
coming from all over the world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
GOVERNMENTS COMPARED
Well-Known Writer Declares We Are Far
Ahead Of the British.
EDWARD VII AN AJjTOCRATIC MONARCH
If HE REALLY WISHES TO USE HIS POWER.
Copyright; all rights reseryed.)

that the Constitution vests in the chief
ma Gistracv of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO
him as the representative OF the SOW
ercignty of the people, deposit or au-
thority infinitely greater than Is that OIL
any constitutional ruler of the world.
The definition and limitation OF preSl-
Dental powers in the Constitution Tor
chilly illustrate the wisdom OF the tain
ers of the republic. They created apso-
iutely a new Office, armed its incumbent
with powers essential to his lndepend-
ence. and yet so restrained and restricted
that he could not infringe upon the pow
ers and privileges OF the other great
branches of the government. Vast as are
the powers rcpoSed in the presidency, the
<practcal operation OF the government uu-
ring more than a century proves that
they are not too great TO endanSer tne
liberty of the people, and that they could
not be diminished without lnnHri'hs
that liberty because of the possible ag-
erosion of the coordinate Department. VI
the Federal system.
ENGLAND BEHIND THE TIMES
1t is often said that the British Gov
ernment is really more thoroughly rep
rcsentative of the people than the Amer
lean system. The statement is absurd
on the face of it. Is the House of Com
mons a more representative body than
Congress? That contention surely can
not be maintained, and it falling. the
whole proposition falls. The Commons
even to-day belong to the aristocratc
class, and the Cabinet most assuredly
is artist ocra.ic, no matter what admins
tration is in power. And then there are
the Lords. They represent themselves
alone, and their ideas of government are
five centuries behind the time. Nothing
whatever have we to learn from England
in the way of governments; and II her Sys-
TEN is strong it is because during the
last hundred years Kings, Lords and
Commons have been wise enough to fol-
low the American example and enlarge
the liberties of the people.