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Mckinley Declines Invitation to Con-
federaue Reunion.

Washington, March IA delegation
Of leading citizens of Memphis. Tenn.
headed by Senator Bate and Senator
elect Camack called at the White house
today and invited the president to at
tend the nste meeting Of United
Confederate Veterans to be held in
Memphis. on May 18th, 18th and Goth.
The president expressed his regret that
arrangements already had been made
which would prevent him from visiting
Memphis on this occasion. but h hoped
to be able TO do so before the summer
was over.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05
schley's Successor on south Atlantic
Squadron

Washington. March Rear Ad-
miral BantIett J.. Cromwell. comman-
dant Of the Portsmouth nayy yard. has
been selected TO succeed al Admiral
Schaey as commander OF h South At
Iantic station. Rear Admiral John J.
Read, at present unattached Will SIC
e to the command Of the Ports
o yard.
Admiral Schley probably Will return
home at his own convenience during the
spring and early summer n upon his
arrival viii probably be assigned 10
board duty, or placed ON waiting ordere
until the date of his retirement.
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The Mobile and Ohio-Southern Con-
e~Olidatfou

New York, February 81. p. Nor
gan announced today that his firm had
received more than a majority Of the
general mortgage bonds OF the Mobile
and Ohio railroad company in ex-
change for Southern railway securi-
ties. This the consummation
Of the plan to absorb the first named
property.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05

Mr.. John j. Dukes Passed Away-Bar-
Odd Fellows-Personals.

(Gorrespondence of The Messenger-)
Goldsboro, February q.
MI. John j. Dukes yielded during the
hours of last night TO the summons
come up higher" For some days he
has fingered in the midst Of that dread
disease, pneumonia, that is proving
so fatal this year. Mr.. Dukes had
reached a. ripe old age. being in his Slst
year. His funeral was held at 4:So
O'Clock d. m. from st. Paufs cnurcn,
OF which he was a member. attendeo
by a large number of citizens ana a
large delegation of Masons.
by Rev. NJ. Bradshaw n DR.. F. }.
Swindell.
Mrs. IT. T. Heath and Miss Lille Har-
rington. of Petersburg. Va, and Mr..
H. L. Falkener, of Warrenton, arrived
today on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Parker.
Seigford Cohen returned to Baltimore
this afternoon.
Justice Hugh Humphrey returned
last evening from Raleigh delighted
with all that he saw or came in con
tact with. Referring to his call on the
governor, he says: Charles was look
ing natural and seemed to be very much
at home"
His many friends here are delight
ed at the appointment of w NJ. Webb
OF Morehead, as shell fish commission
er. Mr.. Webb was in the city today,
the recipient of many congratulations.
Mr.. Claud Hunter and Miss Allen
Wooten were married near Kinston or
the oath instant, the Rev. s. H Isler.
of this city, officiating.
Mr.. Harvey Edwards, of Snow Hill,
a popular salesman there, and Miss
Jennie. daughter of Mr.. Geo. Williams.
were married at the Williams residence
near Mt. Olive at IL O'Clock this morn
ing, the Rev. Peter Mcintyre, Of Fai-
son, performing the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards stopped over In the
city today en- route to Snow Hill.
DR.. F. d. SwindeIl is at Dover, where
the district missionary institute on
venes Thursday in a 2-days' session.
On Saturday DR.. Swindell starts on a
quarterly conference tour, covering
some two weeks. visiting Newport
Morehead, Cor Sound and other east
ern points in his district.
B. II. Woodall. grand secretary
Chas. S. Lumsden. P. G. NJ, of Raleigh
assisted BY d. A. Coble and Moses Ep'
stein, of this city, instituted a lodge OF
Odd Fellows, some thirty strong, a
Fremont this evening.
Jno. L. SouthaIl. for years agent ol
the Atlantic Coast Line at Magnolia
mas Deen transferred 10 the dBeHcy d
Dunn. Mr.. Southan passed through fol
that point today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mikel and Miss
Alice Pepper, of New York, will reach
here tomorrow on a visit to the family
of Mr.. Joseph Schwab.
The extension Of East Center stree,
seems to have but feebly begun. The
extension of this street would be quite
helpful to the manufacturing plants
situated Immediately to the north 81
this street.
The steamer G~Oldsboro is booked to
leave for New Bern tomorrow.
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q year with St0Iiiach
trouble. After eating
! felt as though ]
would burst, and could
not bear TO have n,y
clothes fastened or
even buttoned. as
summer and fail / was
so thin and broken
down that the folks all
thought / was going to
die. Last year I had To
travel a good deal, anc
every place that ] Wis
tied / tried different
medicines to relieve
me of my trouble, but
WITH LITTLE RELTEF
Finally DR.. Caristedt's
German Liver Powder
was to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05

Boutelie on h Naval Retired List
Washington. March 1-Tha senate
tonight confirmed the following nomi-
nations:
Charles a. Boutelle, of Maine, to be
a captain on the Red list of the navy.
To be major general, Brigadier Cen
eral r. Shafter, United States army,
retired.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05

This is no time to make new offices.
no matter how small. There are vari-
GUS proportions Of this sort pending
that ought to 'lie on the table."-Ral-
eigh News and Observer,
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4 Nashville Policeman
SINGS THE PRAISES OF
DIR. CarIstedt's
GERMAN Liver POWDER

Read the following voluntary testimony con
eerning this marvellous remedy:
CARLSTEnT MED. Co.:
GentlemeB-I wish to state to you and the pub
he at large, that / have been q sufferer for over
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Go1dsboro, March 1.

It is rumored on the streets that the
advocates Of the ~dispensary for this
city have secured the signatures of a
majority of the voters here and that d
representative will convey the petition
to Raleigh today.
o the other hand. 1t is claimed by
the opposition that their petition will
exceed in number of names and a GER
tain bustling around indicates their Pc
tition will reach the capital city also
today. Having previously defined his
position this writer has declined to sign
either petition, and should he matter
be left to a vote of the people he re-
serves h right to vote as he p1eases.
! heard a prominent republican ex
press the opinion this morning that ex-
radicals and populists were behind this
impeachment question. If this be true,
then the democratic party cannot be
held responsible for the precipitation of
the matter.
The steamer G~oldsboro left today for
Seven Springs. laden down with mer.
chandise. A prominent wholesale gro
ceryman remarked today that the boat
was a great convenience and that busi-
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ne by q druggist who said that JUGGLING rom the
amount sold there surely must be merit 10 Ger
Liver Powder. After using the medicine ]
improved at once, and It gave me strength and q
rood ruddy complexion. These are the facts In
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Goldsboro. February %.

D1SpenSdry or NO D~lSpSnSdry.
waxeth warm. Confident claims are
held by both for and against. While
no one is badly frightened it is said
there does exist on the part of some a
nervous feeling. Some hold to the opin-
ion that an election will be held to set
tie the question. If this be true, then it
will be a year of elections in this town.
Pretty soon there will be an election
Of city officers, n the length of their
term of office is to be determined at the
same time. Then there is the question
Of bonds. the election of a board Of
public works and then the whfskeY
question.
/ was told this morning that already
blind tigers" exist here. Indeed. some
of these have come in contact with the
wrath of the mayor to their own sor-
row.
J. Robert Jordan, state lecturer,
Knights of Pythias. spent a few hours
here today en- route to Wilson, where he
lectures to the lodge tonight.
Miss Matte Rizzell is at home FROM
the Baptist female university, to the
delight of her young friend
Dan Packard in Prince Pro-Tem'' is
a dead sure thing at the Messenger
opera house Friday night.
Mrs. w. P. Granger is reported quite
i'll with pneumonia
Mr.. James Allen will erect two dwell
ings in Elm street on those desirable
lots adjoining the beautiful home of
Mrs. L. w. Humphrey.
Miss May D. Carter, for years in the
employ of Pate's millinery establish
ment. has accepted a position as milli-
ner at Batesburg. 8. c. Miss Carriers
young friends in the city. while reioic-
ing at her success, regret her departure
from here.
In the Fowler-Thomas contest hear
ing at FaiSon. the Fowler part of the
contest is said to have made a dismal
failure.
Mr.. Zeb. Vance Hill, a son OF Rev.
Jake Hill, who resides a few miles east
Of the city, happened to a painful acct
dent yesterday. being shot in the eve,
cheek Inc land. Mr.. Hill and a young
friend by the name Of Anderson visit
ed here yesterday and On their return
home Mr.. Hill proposed they go out
for birds. At a reedy place Hill n
Anderson separated and seemed 10
have lost the position of each other.
Mr.. Anderson having a hot banged
away. shot from his gun hitting Mr..
Hill as above stated who was some for
ty yards distant and unobserved by his
friend. Mr.. Anderson was in the city
today and regrets the affair very much.
Miss Norwood, daughter Of ex-Judge
Norwood. of Waynesville, is visiting
Miss Matte Nash.
The bee., 1901-06-20
NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH UNIoNu
False Report Refuted by Mr. c. B. Jenk.
ins Of Madisonville.

The following letter to The
BEE is published in full and is
self-explanatory:
MADIsoNvILLE, KY, June 10, 1901.
EDITOR BEE:
DEAR SIR-To my surprise yester-
day learned that a union man has
reported that two of the union agi-
tators boarded at my house during
the trial. 1 wish you would publish
in your paper that it is not true. L
do not know the men-do not know
that 1 ever saw them. And also that
1 am not interested with the union
in any way nor in sympathy with
them in the least, and oblige
Yours truly,
G. B. Jenkins,
The bee., 1901-06-20
Mr.. THOMAS G. TERRY,
Formerly Resident Of Darlington,
Dies in Evansville.

Mr.. Thomas G. Terry died Mon
day morning at his home in Evans.
vile, of Inflammation of the bowels
He had been in ill health for several
years, but had been confined to his
room only a short time when the
end came.
The remains were brought to Earl
ington Tuesday afternoon on the
Providence train, accompanied by
the wife and son and a number of
other relatives and friends; and
were taken in charge by the Ancient
Order of United Workmen of this
place, of which the deceased was a
member, and inferred at Grapevine.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. D. s. Edwards of Hanson.
Mr.. Terry was fifty-eight years of
age, a member of the Missionary
Baptist church, and a man with
many friends. He was formerly a
resident of this place, where he
was engaged as an L. & N. car in
spector.
Mr.. Terry and son have the SYM
patby of the entire community in
the irreprable loss of the husband
and father.
The bee., 1901-06-20
Warrington News.

Rev. John Gray filed his appoint
ment here Saturday night.
Quite a number of young people
attended Church at the old Burg
Sunday.
Miss Rosa Hitchcoat and Francis
Drake attended church at Pleasant
Hill Sunday.
John Phillips is here on business
this week.
Miss Alice Gray, of Crabtree, is
the guest of G.. w, Gray and wife
this week.
Miss Lizzie Hall, of Barnsley, has
returned home from a few weeks
visit to friends here.
A protracted meeting will begin
here on Saturday before the Fifth
Sunday.
John and Joe Phillips, of this
place, happened to an accident Mon
day. While crossing the creek the
foot log broke in two with them.
Mrs. r. G. Mcintosh, of this place,
has been very sick, but she is better
at this writing.
Mrs. Laura Heart is very sick at
this writing.
pet"
The bee., 1901-06-20
BULLET PASSED
THROUGH HIS HAT.
One More Instance Of Violence Towart
Men Who Run Their Own Business.

An almost fatal attack was
made upon W. II. Hall, secretary
of the Oak Hill Coal Company,
after IL o'clock last Thursday
night. He came from Guthrie
to Nortonville, on the fast train,
expecting to be met by a buggy
from the mines. The buggy
wasn't there, and he started home
afoot, a distance of a mile and a
half, along the track of the Louis
vile d Nashville railroad. Some
distance out of Nortonville Mr..
Hall heard a shot and simultane-
ously the whirr of a bullet and
felt the impact of air as it passed
him. He jumped from the road
into the bushes, where he re-
The bee., 1901-06-20
NUMBER FOUR.
Second Raid on Monarch Mines Made Monday
Night Found Guards Prepared.

who came out with guns. When
the cowardly scoundrels discov.
cred the guards were ready and
heard the report of their guns
they fed.
A portion of the retreating
raiders fred upon several vehicles
loaded with darlington men,
some of whom had been to Mad
isonville by invitation to visit
the Red Mems lodge. The bug
gies in the lead stopped and
waited for the big circus wagon
to come up. They did not know
what might be ahead of them
and did not like to go against the
singing of bullets they heard
coming out of the darkness. The
men in the circus wagon, when
they heard the trouble ahead,
unloaded and went up front afoot
and ready for fight, and there
were some fighters in the party.
But the raiders could not be seen
or heard from when they came up.
Three Of the darlington boys
rode as far as Monarch on train.
They got off there and started
back in the road to meet the
party in the vehicles. 1t was an
almost fatal move for these three
for they got in between the
guards and the raiders and each
side thought the three boys be-
longed to the other. 1t is dis
covered, however, that the Mon
arch guards heard the vehicles
coming and did not shoot at the
boys for fear of hitting some
traveller, so that only the bullets
of the raiders were directed at
them, and these, fortunately,
were not aimed straight.
Hopkins county, which in for
mer times was a most secure and
peaceful abiding place, is allowed
to be the scene of numerous such
murderous outrages at the hands
of vicious idlers.
The bee., 1901-06-20
Grapevine Items.
Wheat harvesting has begun.

Wheat harvesting has begun.
J. F. Story has a force of hands
working out his strawberries.
VIM. Riggin reports a fiourishing
raspberry business.
Esquire Jagoe was out on the
Davis-Well road looking after the
proposed levee to be made soon.
A. J. Sisk has been on the sick list
and Mrs. Sisk improves but slowly
S. 3. Nisbet, of Evansville, w. w.
Nisbet, of Madif onville, and H. s.
Corey and family, of Darlington,
visited at J. L. Todd's this week.
Will Dawes and family and Mrs
Sarah Slaton visited at John Sla-
toms Sunday.
Elder w. H. Ligon has called in
his appointment for Saturday after
noon at this place, but will be here
Sunday at IL a. IN.
The Bethlehem Sunday-school had
Children's Day exercises last Sun
day.
Several farmers of this section are
trying crop of soy beans this sea-
SON.
The bee., 1901-06-20
FOURTH VIOLENT ATTEMPT
MADE IN FOUR DAYS.
Darlington Men Returning From
Visit to Lodge at
MadisonviIIe
FIRED ON BY MONARCH RAIDERS.
Threats Of Violence on Non.Union Men
Being Executed With Vim Since
Adjournment Of Court.

For the fourth time in four
twenty-four- hour days violent at
tempts have been made upon
non-union miners and operators
of Hopkins county.
The scoundrels, who have been
threatening to stop Hopkins
county mines or force Hopkins
county miners into the union
whether they wish it or not, since
the action of the recent petit
jury and the adjournment of the
grand jury, appear to think they
have a license to carry out with
impunity-always in the dark
their vicious threats.
The attempted assassination of
Secretary Hall of Oak Hill mines !;
the riddling of the Monarch Coal
Company's boarding house with
bullets; the dynamiting of the
colored Methodist parsonage at
Madisonville because two men
had lodged there who were sup
posed to seek work at the mines !:
and now a second raid in this
brief time upon the Monarch
mines.
But this time the guards were
fully prepared, discovered the
advance of the raiders in two
squads, and aroused the miners
The bee., 1901-06-20
COPPER JAcKETED BULLETS FOUND
Raid Made Just Before Midnight and
Shots Fired From Cover.
GUARDS AND MINERS RETURN FIRE.

One of the most vicious of the
numerous attacks that have been
made on non-union miners in
this county since the Inaugural
tion in November last of the at
tempt to unionize Hopkins
county mines, was made at Mon
arch mines, last Thursday night
about IL 80 O'Clock. A boarding
house occupied by colored non
union miners was riddled with
bullets, the fire coming from be-
hind an embankment along the
railroad near by. The firing
was heard at Madisonville and
Darlington, and those near the
scene estimate that from 100 to
$50 shots were fired.
Watchman Meyers, of the
Monarch coal company, answered
with twelve shots from his re-
volver with accurate aim, but
probably without effect, as the
raiders were behind the embank-
ment. One miner got out with
his shotgun in time to shoot two
charges at long distance. The
The bee., 1901-06-20

yielding form close to him and
told her that life without her
would be barren, dreary waste.
She trembled at the very thought
of the great happiness in store
for her.
The wedding guests had as
sembled, the old gray-haired
preacher was on hand, and the
bridegroom was impatiently
awaiting the bride. Sue was ar
rayed in a simple white dress,
with spray of wild honeysuckle
in her hair, and had started down
stairs. AS she crossed the hall she
noticed lying just outside the door
of the room her lover occupied, a
letter addressed to him. Inn
PEELED by a strange curiosity, she
took the letter back to her room
and read it. This was the letter:
DEAR HUSBAND Il wrote you
two months ago that we were
suffering for the bare necessities
of life. For myself l do not care
but it wrings my heart to see
our child pinched and wan with
hunger and wearing thread-bare
clothes. If you have any love
for us send us help or we will be
forced to seek the cold charity of
the county poor-house.
Sue had seen enough. She did
not read the remainder of the
letter, but glanced quickly to the
bottom and saw it was signed,
"Your heart broken wife,
Without a word, or moan, she
sank in the nearest chair, with,
a stony glare in her eyes and
the letter clasped in her nerveless
hand; and thus they found her,
after waiting in vain for an an
swer to their repeated calls. Her
father read the letter to the as
sembled guests and the indignant
mountaineers were preparing to
hang the guilty wretch to a limb,
but Sue pleaded so earnestly for
his worthless life they allowed
him to stink away in the night.
Twenty years have passed since
that night, and the dark-eyed
mountain girl is married now
and lives in the old log house,
and little children play around
her knee, but she has never for.
gotten the niget she came so.
near marrying a married man.
The bee., 1901-06-20
Red Hill News.

Quite anumber from here attended
preaching at Rock Spring Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Long, who have been
visiting the family of Mr.. Denton,
returned to their home near Caskey
Sunday evening.
The Sunday School at Coles Chapel
will observe Childrens' Day the fifth
Sunday, June 80. There will be a
dinner on the ground and q very in
teresting program is being arranged
for the occasion. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
Miss Bette Stanley has just re-
turned from a weeks visit to her
brother near White Plains.
The residents of old Petersburg are
talking of having the name changed
to Longside.
l.. E. Price is spending the week
in Hopkinsville visiting friends.
People say that Tom Grace has
had visions recently in which black
eyes, rosy cheeks, smiling lips and
a neat little cottage with just room
enough for two, played very con-
spicuous part. That's nothing
strange, Tom, they say all old bache-
lors have visions like that at times.
The next wedding at Red Hill will
be surprise. The young lady will
not change her name and you can't
guess who tits. U No Hoo.
The bee., 1901-06-20
Nebo News.

A severe storm passed through
Nebo Wednesday evening. Tony
Bradley, a colored merchant, re-
ceived shock from lightning while
drawing glass of cider for GUS
toner which broke the glass and
also a lamp which was near bv.
Noah Day and some of his family
have gone to his sawmill where they
will spend most of the summer.
Mr.. Robards, who was hurt several
days ago, is recovering.
Mrs. Ledbetter and son, who have
been visiting here for three weeks,
have gone to Sebree where they will
remain awhile and then return to
their home in Illinois.
Rev. McMican filed his appoint
ment here Saturday and Sunday
morning, and preached at Manitou
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Knox, of Nashville,
who has been visiting in this vicin-
itv, has gone to Mortons Gap.
Several of the Nebo people took
dinner with A. E. Hill at Manitou
Sunday and attended preaching
there in the afternoon.
Watt RutI erford, of the l.. & N,
is home on visit.
Miss Matte Cox and her guest,
Miss Archibald, went to Slaughters-
vile, Tuesday morning. After re-
manning there awhile they will go to
Sebree.
Minos Cox left for Arizona this
morning for his health and will be
gone several months.
Mrs. Will Durham, of Providence,
spent Tuesday here.
Mrs. Matte Jackson is spending
the week at Stanhope with her
daughter, Mrs. j. l.. Lutz.
Mr.. Hill and family, of Mortons
Gap, visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Nathaniel Green, an old lady
about seventy years of ago, died
at her home in Providence Saturday
night and the remains were brought
here and buried in the union grave
yard Sunday afternoon.
Boyd Parrish and family, of Earl
ington, are visiting relatives in the
country near here.
Mrs. III. r. Cox and daughter, Miss
Mamie, went to Sebree this morn
ing.
Bob King and family, of Madison
.
The bee., 1901-06-20
VICIOUS MIDNIGHT
ATTACK IS MADE
Non. Union Miners Boarding House Ridded With
Bullets at Monarch.

monarch steam whistle was
sounded at once, and miners
turned out with their guns, but
the raiders had fed.
There were a number of peo-
pie in the boarding house, and it
is hard to understand how they
escaped injury. The house has
many bullet holes in 1T. Several
copper jacketed bullets, of 3S
caliber, and peculiar construc-
tion were picked up. Two of
these had struck chimney, and
resembled plump mushrooms.
The deputy sheriff stationed at
Monarch was ill, and could not
give chase. A man who saw the
company of raiders says there
were about 40 in the crowd.
Darlington citizens who heard
the firing called up by telephone
and volunteered to go to the aid
of the Monarch miners, but the
raiders had disappeared, and
there was no officer there to take
CHARGE of and direct the pursuit.
1t is believed that the raiders
chose that time for the attack
because the local deputy sheriff
was confined to his bed. A num-
ber OF the Monarch miners were
anxious to go after the cowardly
scoundrels, but were without an
officer to lead them.
The bee., 1901-06-20

vile, came down one evening last
week to visit his mother in the Rose
Creek neighborhood.
Mrs. Pierce and daughter, Miss
Berna Langley, of Marion, are here
visiting A. E. Cox.
Will Fike visited at Nebo Satur-
day and Sunday.
Last Saturday was the day ap.
pointed for those interested in the
union cemetery to meet and clean il
up. A decided improvement was
made but heavy rains hindered the
work some.
The literary meeting of the Ep-
worth League will be held Friday
night at the home of DIR. Ferguson,
The subject will be "John Wesley"
ANONYMOUS.