The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

The Atlanta Journal publishes a time
ly cartoon, the work of M. H. Lane, Of
the Pupil Boys High School of that city.
1T represents Roosevelt as kicking out
lof office the rascal Maclay, who so
slandered Admiral Schley in his vile
history OF the American navy Samp-
son n Crowninshield, so previous by
Secretary Long. the unworthy, endorsed
that villainous. lying book. These
three very unworthy specimens Of
Americans are seen %strutting arm in
arm. Long in the middle and the other
two in full uniform. and Crowninshfeld
speaks, saying, the dismissal never
touched U.s." They richly deserved to
be kicked out with both presidential
boots.
1t is said that a new railroad combi-
nation amounts to $500. 600. 900. The trend
is to consolidation. Before five. years
the railroads of this vast country VIII
be controlled by a half dozen gigantic
corporations. The west is stirred over
the threatened power and the already
tremendous combinations. The Wall
Street Journal. publishes examples
showing the complete control already Of
certain combines. They so control as
to force shippers to send by other roads
the roads select. We cite one of these
cases from the Journal:
"a st. a merchant bought steel al
Pittsburg and ordered it shipped by the
Great Western from Chicago to st.
Paul. 1t came over the Burlington In
stead of the Great Western. and pres
emily the same thing occurred again
TO the shippers protests reply is alleged
to have been made that If he persisted
in shipping by the Great Western the
steel company would not be. able to fill
his orders for several months. These
are samples of the dangerous power
which is possessed by railroad combina-
lions. If the arbitrary action which
these cases indicate has really
been taken, it is not surprising tina the
governors Of several of the states In the
northwest are attacking the. legality OF
this newest OF trusts, or that congress
Should be considering the enactment of
flaws to keep under proper restraint
such powerful interests"
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The report Of Special COMMISSIONS
iRockhill. who visited China has been
submitted to- the congress. He sets forth
what he claims has been done in that
lfar-away land by the United States
lduring the late disturbances and what
followed. His words are that this
country retained friendship Of all the
negotiating powers. exerted a ~salutary
Influence in the cause Of moderation,
humanity and justice, secured adequate
PREPARATION for wings done our citizens
guarantees for their future protection
and labored successfully in the interest:
lof the whole world in the cause OF
Ieoual and impartial trade with all part:
lof the Chinese empire" This is much
lin little. but there is much more said.
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The latest phase OF the war agains
the Beers is that the 81 lives were los
lby the coid-blooded conduct of ID,
Beers and not because the victims wer'
lspies. They were native Kafirs (ne
Igroes) who were slain. Secretary Brod
rick proclaims in a speech that tn
Beers will be treated hereafter as ban
dts and that no more paroles Will b.
Igranted. 1t is to be a war Of extermi
nation and concentration that is to b
lwaged henceforth until the Burgher'
lsue for peace That reads like a chap
tier from the Duke Of Alva's campaign
IN the Netherlands in the reign Of Philil