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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
c1s> DTTIoN OF THE CROPS.
Stat. .< 7ltural Department. Report
fer Auurzz< Another Scare About
Cow T;cs-R 'pid Growth of Order
OF Odd
Ness s Bureau

Mess SA&EAuz =
Raleigh ". C. August =.
The state agricultural department.
today issued Its crop repost Tor Au-
gust This gives the following as the
present percentages OF condition Cot
ton 90. corn S.. tobacco 20. eas $.
sweet potatoes 81. late Irish potatoes
50. peanuts s.. sorghum IS. late cab
cage 20. The lowness OF the percent
ages Of the leading crops shows how
~unfavorable the season Is. vet they
have declined but little since the July
report As TO yields OF small grain the
percentages are: Wheat 81. oats So
rye 81. The condition of fruits etc, ID
given as follows: Apples g.. peaches
6S. grapes 81.
Bacteriologist NJ Carthy, OF the agri-
cultural department. is now making tho
investigation as to the presence OF tu-
~berculosis in the thirty-two cows In
the insane asylum herd upon which
tuberculin reacted.
The agricultural department is adj
viSed by n of its cattle quarantine
inspectors that in part of Mcdowell
county he finds the cattle badly infect
- ~ NAhS. IL EoNCE nLtlGHL GxD[IE
viii cut out the infected region.
News reaches here that James r. Le-
Grand. one Of the leading citizens OF
Rockingham, is dead OF Brights dis
ease. He had served in the legislature
and also as a penitentiary director.
Grand Secretary Woodell, OF the Odd
Fellows. made a statement to the
grand master today as TO the strength
or n order in North Carolina. He
says it approaches 5000 and that the
gain this year is over 1000.
James H. Pou, a we'll known attor-
ney here, has gone to Greensboro TO ap-
pear against a cotton mill
which is sued for maintaining a pond
Which breeds mosquitoes. He has read
all the latest authorities on that sub
1ect and shows UP the mosquito as the
great bearer of malarial poison.
The grave of Nathaniel Macon. Is I'm
a field on a farm in Warren county.
For many years it has been the GUS
tom of persons passing there to add a
stone TO the mound or cairn of stones
which surmountS the grave, and the
mound is a large one. There vet exist
a few relics of Macon and these, IL is
the purpose of the State Literary and
historical Society TO secure and put
on view here.
FIRE early this morning at the Mills
Lumber Company's plant here burned
the roof off the boiler house.
AT military headquarters IL Is said
the state guard is in good shape-better
than in several years. 1t is full. and
twelve applications are on the waiting
list. Next year it is designed to clothe
the entire force in khaki.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
jumped from a Train

Mr.. Linberry, a drummer for a broom
factory, met with an accident yester-
day that may result in his death. He
came down on the excursion train from
Rockingham and when it was passing
Pembroke, the junction with the Attain
tic Coast Line. ne jumped Off. The
train did not stop there put sloWeu
down and was running at n rate OF
fifteen miles an hour when he made the
leap. He struck h ground was
unconscious when b~y-standers reached
him.
DR.. H. w. McNatt. OF MaXton, a sea
hoard Air Line surgeon came down to
on the regular passenger
train and dressed his wounds. He was
considerably bruised up and his injuries
were found to be quite serious. The
doctor was not able to say Whetner ne
uas fatally hurt or not and cannot do
so till he can observe what the deVel-
opments are today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
Government Crop Report

Washington, August 20.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop o N
ditions is as follows:
The temperature conditions of the
week have been favorable, except on
the north Pacific coast, where it has
been excessively warm. The middle
n south Atlantic and east gulf states,
including Tennessee, have suffered from
heavy rains, the south Atlantic and
east gulf states and Tennessee expert
encing damaging winds as we'll as in
jury from overflows. The greater part
of Texas and portions of the Missouri
n upper Mississippi valleys n up
per lake region continue to suffer from
drought.
A very general improvement in the
condition of late corn is indicated in
the principal corn states.
Good rains in Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio have improved the outlook, es-
pecially in Indiana, but in other por-
lions of the corn belt the greater part
of the early corn has been ruined. The
propitious outlook for corn in the mid
die Atlantic states and New England
continues.
The central and eastern portions OF
the cotton belt have suffered from
heavy rains, while drought has become
more serious over the greater part OF
the western districts. In the Carolinas
too rank growth is reported, especially
on stiff lands, and in Georgia, Florida
and Alabama, heavy rains and high
winds have caused injury, rust and
shedding being quite prevalent. In
Tennessee, Mississippi and portions of
Arkansas, the crop has improved. Cot
ton needs rain throughout Texas. and is
failing rapidly in the central south and
southwestern portions. Picking is gen.
eral in Texas and is beginning oyer the
south and central portions of the east
ern districts.
Tobacco has sustained injury from
rains in portions of Maryland, Virginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee, but has
been greatly benefited in the last nam
ed state, as we'll as in the Ohio valley
where cutting is in progress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
THE PHILADELPHIA OIL FIRE.
One Hundred Persons Injured by Col
lapse of a Burning Tank.

lapse of a ri Tank.
Philadelphia, August 21.-By the col
lapse of a burning oil tank today at
the Atlantic Refining Company's plant,
Point Breeze, where a fire has been
raging since Monday afternoon, about
100 persons, firemen, employees of the
company and spectators, were more or
less severely burned. Most of the cases
were treated on the ground by ambu-
lance surgeons, but a few of them
were considered sufficiently serious to
neceSsitate the removal of the victims
to the hospitals.
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock this
afternoon when the tank careened and
fell, the heavy iron sheathing separat-
ing at the seams, precipitating great
qualities of blazing petroleum into
PaSsayunk avenue.
There was a wild stampede among
the people in the vicinity, but many of
them were badly burned by the fiery
spray which fell among them.
Dykes were hastily thrown VI by the
firemen and employees of the compa-
ny and the blazing fluid was confined
to an area of about two blocks on Pas
sayunk avenue. At one time it was
thought the flames woul commune
cate with the purifying house of the
United Gas Improvement Company,
which is separated from the Oil works
by a vacant lot. The burning of oil
overfowed the dykes to the lot and only
the most determined efforts saved the
a company'S property. Trenches
were dug and eight lines Of hose were
kept constantly playing on the purify
ing houses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
b Oak Splits
(Correspondence of The Messenger.)
White Oak, August 90.

CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.)
White Oak, August 90.
Rev. Mr.. Groves has just closed a
series of meetings at the Methodist
church..
We were all too delighted to have
Presiding Elder JOIN with us Saturday
and Sunday. He delivered two excel
lent sermons on Saturday.
Mr. Bonnie Melvin left last week to
attend school at Buie's Creek. We
were all sorry to lose him in this school,
for he was one of it's corner stones"
Miss Bessie Cromartie, of Garland,
visited Miss Agnes Anders this week.
Miss Florie Anders, who has been Wis
iting friends in Sampson, returned
home last week.
The school here will open the first of
September under the supervision of
Professor w. w. Woodhouse, who
taught here the past two years. He is
expected here this week from his home
in Yadkin.
Typhoid fever has been very preva-
lent in DR.. Anders practice, but as his
patients are convalescent he takes ad-
vantage of this and visits his old home
on South river.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
THE RACE CRU-ADE.
Excitement still Runs High at Pierce
City, Mo-, and Neighboring Points.

Springfield. Mo-. August 21.-Pierce
City is quiet today although a telephone
message from there says it will be
dangerous for any of the negroes sus-
pected of the murder of Miss Wild
to be taken there for a hearing.
Springfield negroes fear h a the mob
at Pierce City may be reformed and
came here after Lark. the porter ar
rested yesterday. The Springfield au-
thorities say he could not be taken. A
warrant for Lark, charging him with
cutting Miss Wild's throat. was re-
ceived here this morning, but he will
not be given up at this time.
Some one posted a notice in a negro
settlement here last night ordering all
blacks to leave Springfield by Satur-
day night. and as a result. the negroes
are greatly excited.
Negro porters are fockins here from
the west. They tried to locate in
Marionville, but were ordered to leave.
They hope to get the railway company
to locate the western end of their di-
vision here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
s-oLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
G~oldsboro. n. c.. August 20.

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
G~oldsboro. n. c., August 20
Mrs W. K. Parker has left for War,
renton. where her father is very sick
Messrs. Hugh and Glenn Humphrey
VIII leave tonight for Buffalo, whers
they intend TO stay for awhile.
his many friends are glad TO see Mr.
Frank Edmundson out again, who some
Tune back was so unfortunate as TO
nave his leg broken by a wild horse.
Mr.. Lennie Lewis, who has beer
nm TO his bed for the past few
weeks is much better and his hosts of
friends hope to have him among them
soon.
The rains continue daily and the
farmers are having trouble saving their
fodder.
The fire and water committee of the
BOARD of aldermen this morning made
an Inspection tour, examining the
premises Of the city property and con-
demning several wooden shelters.
The base ball game between Durham
and Goldsboro to be played his after
noon Is the center of considerable in
terest Durham being beaten SO badly
yesterday. Claims are being made that
durham will revenge that record this
evening.
The Casino Company. who are maxi
Ing big preparations on their grounds
Two miles north of Goldsboro for the
opening August 29th have made ar
rangements to have the Raleigh gun
club. who will contest with the local
club. The clay pigeons are here. Sew
eral races will also be pulled off. Mr..
u. b. Shaw has bee very active in
identifying the grounds and getting
everything in readiness, devoting
MS entire time and attention
TO the work. The stock of the corpora
ton is being issued to the stock hold
ers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
Sanford a Progressive Town
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Sanford. N. c.. August 90.

OF Inc Messenger
Sanford, N. c., August 20.
Sanford is a progressive and fast be-
coming an up-tn-date town. It's popula-
ton has rapidly increased during the
last few years . 1t has splendid rail-
way facilities, being situated on the
main line Of the Seaboard Air Line and
at the terminus of both the Atlantic
Goa Line ard the Southern railways.
Among manufacturing enterprises are
two sash and blind factories. one cotton
factory, one furniture factory, one We
neering factory, n brick mill and one
broom factory. 1t also has a modern
system of w~aterWorks. which are to be
made still more complete by an eX-
penditure Of SIS, 900. 1t will also have
in the near future, it is expected, a
sewerage system, electric lights, etc.
Fine livery stables, a graded school
several churches, three hotels, a banh
n many other places of business in
the way Of stores, etc, go to make
Sanford 4 pleasant and convenient place
in which to live.
lust at this time the is be-
ing laid for a three-story brick build
ing 70X1G0 feet for a bank, three store
rooms ten offices. a society hall and Ar
auditorium which will be n of the
finest in the state when completed.
Among the places of interest visited
by a Messenger representative was the
Sanford Broom Company, operated by
Messrs. w. w. & n. G.. Smith, two Of
Wilmington's clever n energetic
young men. They manufacture a higf
| grade of brooms-frst class in every
| respect-and they will compare in quail.
tiles and prices with goods from any
quarter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
The Southern Bell Company Is Head
ing Towards Wilmington-New Year
VIII Probably Put Wilmington In
connection With New York.

The Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company is gradually putt
ing in a long distance telephone sys-
tenn throughout North Carolina. Re-
Gently a line was completed TO Green's
boro and Winston, putting them /
connection with Washington, Balt1-
more. New York, Atlanta and other
great cities. The company is also
building a line between Spartanburg'
S. c.. and Asheville. n. c.
From Winston-Salem a large force
is building a line by way of Raleigh,
Durham and other points 20 Goldsboro.
That line will be completed by Decem-
Der 1st and then it is contemplated to
extend it to Wilmington. The company
guarantees good commercial service
for 1850 miles over its long distance
lines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
A LYNCHING NEAR wADEsBORo.
A Negro Pays the Usual Penalty for
a Heinous Crime.

Charlotte, N. c., August 21.-Luke
Hough, a neg o, was hanged near
Wadesboro. N. c.. tonight by a crowd
of enraged citizens. His body was
then riddled with bullets.
His crime was criminally ~assaulting
Miss Lena Keith. He attacked his
victim while she slept and broke a chair
over her head and then tried to cut
guilt.
The keiths are respectable people.
n as soon as the crime became known
the entire community started I'm the
search. The negro vas found within q
few hours after the crime.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

Beautiful weather and a large at
tendance ushered in Louisiana day at
the Pan-American exposition. Govern
or Geard and his staff and many Louis
ianans marched from he Louisiana
headquarters In b agricultural build
ing to the temple Of music where the
ceremonies Of the day were held.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

Jacksonville, Ill, August zf.-Iu =
head on collision between the chIcaro
and Alton westbound Hummer" and
a freight train at Prentice. early today.
nVe men were killed and six badly In
1ured. None of the passengers was In
1ured beyond slight bruises.
The dead are: Engineer Sheehan. a
the passenger train: Fireman Adaxue-
OF the passenger train. n three un-
known men riding on the tender af fha
passeger train.
Just how the accident occurred Droh-
ably never will be known. The freieht
train had pulled into q siding from TIE
west end TO await the passenger fra1r-
II Is supposed the train gradually vorix-
ea OUT over the switch unobserved rs
0s 6eHh aiRfmx
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-08

A Pointer.-When you order goods
from Hartig, the hardware man, 500
H ST., N. E., they come the same day.
There Is no delay like there is in cases
where goods are ordered from Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Chicago or other
foreign houses.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-08
THEs sURUHBAN OIrl-

THE SUBURBAN OIrl-
ZEN is a permanent instltu-
hon--a fixture at the Nationai
Capital. Thousands aud thou
sands Of people can testify to
the good work IL has accom-
plished during the past ave
years IN the line OF suburban
Improvement. 1t is the only
pswspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains g
punching bureau, whose duty
70 is TO punch up the authOrl.
ties snd keep them awake TO
Vhe needs Of the suburbs. On
that account IL deserves and u
receiving substantial enooux'
Agement.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16
IF ENOUGH ASK FOR TT.


 The Portland Oregonian, which has kept very good tab on the woman suf- frage legislation in the far west. sayg, apropos of the recent bill enfranchis- ing women taxpayers in New York, that what the women get in Legislation Is always what they really demand. What only few men want and many men oppose" says the Oregonan "is seldom enacted. and so the women find 1t. What only a few want the many do not grant So long as women by large majority in every state aggres- sively oppose the grant of full woman suffrage, a small minority of women cannot expect that it will be enacted" Woman suffrage. after receiving some favor, has been voted down in Oregon and Washington because the legislators found out that the women of those states really did not want 1t.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16
WHAT OTHERS THINK
: ssGsSsS 4 Hgses9e fgs P2s
WHAT BRYANIsM IS.


 Addressing meeting of his friends at Omaha Tuesday night on the subject of fusion, MT. Bryan said:
 Our enemies would be but too glad to see fusion abandoned both as state and national question. For my part. it seems perfectly natural that the popu- lists and democrats should both desire fusion. I predict further victories for the combined forces oprnsed to repub- lican principles. Fusion, I believe, will be a powerful factor in future presi- dential elections. and I see no reason why We should change our course in thic respect"
 This. of course. is MT. Bryan's reply to the proposition about recognizing the democratic party Reorganization, as interpreted by Mir Cleveland. Mr. Hill, Mir. Watteraon and others in agreement with them, means an elimi- nation of everything smacking of pop ulism from the democratic platform. They regard that as absolutely essen tial to success at the polls. But Mir. Bryan says no. He consido rs the union of populism and democracy perfectly natural" and as he has joined them together he io against the suggestion that they be put asunder.
 Fusion Is Bryanlsm. Destroy one and you destroy the other. Tn defending fusion therefore Mir. Bryan Is defending himself. With the exception of the tariff there is no issue in support of which he holds with the great body of eastern democrats aohington Star.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MAY 16, 1901.

We hold in awe all forms of legal procedure. however unnecessary and
 even foolish they may TOO appear to us. but now FINE A and then one Is de- POINT. veloped which we can
 not help thinking might be dispensed with without removing any of the safeguards which the law throws around the rights and fiber ties of the citizen.
 A young man has been on trial in a lssttce court of Phoenix. charged with stealing money. The most indubitable n~aaS of the defendants guilt was BSasvnted. to the surprise of his at- tsrHey. who thers upon. as q last re- seT4, proceeded to attack the com PlaJRt on the ground that it described ths United States" whereas it con sis&es only of bank notes The attack was so we'll supported by decisions on this point that 1t seemed that 1t would succeed and it failed only because the draweY of the complaint either by ac- cidsnt or design had otherwise de- scribed the stolen bills with so much accuracy that the words lawful money. etc.," whether true or not. were .superfluous and furnished the defendant no opportunity to complain that hs had been charged with one crime and to his surprise had been convicted of another. It was brought oM though, that but for the destIip- ton ef the bills the complaint would have had to be dismissed by reason of th@ werds lawful money. etc"
 e As @ matter of fact. the supreme G9afts of various states have at one tashe snd another held that such SsFiaHce Is fatal defect.
 Te Che lay mind this distinction be- tSHe@ lawful money and "unlawfu," SseeaSey is too fine. A $1O bank note is @eFth just as much as a s10 treasury il9te CT a s1O gold piece. It would not seem essential in the case of theft of thbs kind that the prs else character of the stolen money should be des eribed. #he establishment of its value should be sufficient Sometimes in safeguard ing the rights of the accused citizen @e are guilty of an injustice toward Society.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16

The Irish court of appea's has form ally decided the exact meaning of the word 'humph." The question came up for judicial decision in a case from the Kings dench decision. where four justices had been unable to come to a unanimous decision as to the word s meaning. Two of them held that "humph" as used by Sir Walter Scott and Miss Austen in their novels was an expression of dissent, and the other two held that it meant only dissatls- fled state of mind. The court of ap- pression of doubt or hesitation" or "a grunt of dissatisfaction.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16
THE CoLORED OBSTACLE.

Southern papers all practically tell the same story as to the chances of the republican party in the south if the negro question were eliminated from politics. The Nashville Banner says:
 Thousands of southern democrats voted for Mckinley, some of them quietly. but many of them openly and avowedly. They did this becauae they opposed the new-fangled democratic politics and preferred those of the re- publican administration Many of these men sincerely prefer democratic party If the party can be replaced upon a basis of sound principle. but should the organization still adhere to the theories which are designated by the term 'Bryanism' there men, and doubt less many others with them, will re- fuse to support the so-called demo- cratic platforms and candidates"
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16

the subject. to the three men who un- doubtedly originated and kept up the
 Evening Posts crusade against the de- gree--namely, MT. Moorfied Storey. MT. Charles Jerome Bonaparte and Prof Charles Eliot Norton. Messrs. Storey and Bonararte are advanced opponents of the extreme civil service reform prln- ciple. and Prof. Norton has of late years fallen into very bitter pessi-' mum concerning all public affairs. Twenty votes were cast in favor of the granting of the degree. Under the cir cumstances, the vote of these three gentlemen agains. the proposition does not at all detraet from the honor done the president. and the settling down of the opposition to this personal basis, without any shadow of general support in Harvard or elsewhere, gives it q ridiculous concluoon.--Ne York Mail and Express.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16
BED or THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

Many discoveries of interest were made during the survey of the be l of the Pacific by the Nero. n vessel be- longing to the United States navy TLe object of the survey was tO locate e route for cable. and map was made of the ocean bed from California to Ja- ran. The discovery that will attract most attention. perhaps, is the greatest known ocean depth--5, 296 |. fathoms. nearly six miles. This was @spund q short distance east of the island of Guam. All the way iron, Hawai- to the Midway lc'ands the g. ndlngs showed that the bottom is ,t lAys. plain of soft mud, at an average depth of 2.7o0 fathoms Between the Midway is- land and Guam Is another level plain. broken here and there by low mountain ranges and between Guam and Yoka- hama ia a great peak that riser all most 70 the surface.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-16

has been given that 1t win be done.
 The directions under which the city attorney is proceeding to draw up the prohibiting ordinance require him only to prescribe the saloon singer. He need not exclude her worse sister, the siren who hangs about the bar and incites men to drink beyond their ca pacity. nor does he have to exclude the women who lend vivacity and attrac- tion to the wine room. We under stand that some of the members of the council are threatening to balk at a sweeping prescription: that the sa- loon singer is the pound of flesh promised to the moral element. and that beyond that pound nominated in the bond not another ounce will be surrendt red.
 With the passing of the saloon singer the art of music will not ser iously suffer. She has not always been a prima donna and her performances on the plano have been more fre- quently a fierce muscular exercise than an exhibition of technique. If we regret her departure 1t will be because an ancient landmark has disappeared.