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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
GoLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c.. November i6-

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c.. November is-
Rev. F. A. Bishop. OF Washington.
presiding elder of the NJ. E. church Of
this district. will preach a special ser
mon to Ruffin lodge No. 6 knights OF
Pythias tomorrow night at st. Paufs
NJ. E. church of this city
The Pythians will assemble at their
hall at Z O'Clock n go thence to the
church in a body.
Governor Aycock. en- wi from VIII
mington. was in the city yesterday
shaking hands with his numerous
friends. He was the guest at dinner OF
Mr. w H. Smith.
A prominent gentleman and n mem
Der of the bar remarked last night that
he was satisfied Wayne county would
be united for Connor as associate jus
tice of the supreme court.
The musical entertainment given last
night by the ladies for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Sunday school room was
quite a success financially and other
wise. The following persons. beautiful
ly n impressively rendered pieces.
receiving the applause of those present;
Misses Margaret and Mary Emma Gid
dens. Mrs. A. J. Cook. Miss Borden
Mr.. E.. Porter, Miss Fulghum. Messrs.
Lee and Smith. Miss Julia Castex. Mr..
Charles Barnes and Miss Helen Brevett.
Miss Stella Edwards.
Colonel T. A. Dain inspector general
Will inspect Company b, Captain Hood
commanding, next Wednesday night.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Bessie Edgerton, of this city, to
Mr.. A. II. Hunter, of Greensboro, on
Tuesday the 26th instant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
NO TARIFF REDUCTION PROBABLY

From the opinions thus far given are
by members of the two houses of the
congress-, the prospect for a lower,
juster tariff is not good. In fact it is
about certain that the dominant repuo-
lican party will do nothing, but the old
grinding monster will continue to op-
press and rob the people most unjustly
and under the forms of law. The Phil
adelphia Record, favorable to reduction
says: 1.-THE leaders are afraid to lead.
The death of President Mckinley has
evidently retarded the movement to-
ward commercial freedom, latent In
popular desire, as the restoration OF
good feeling and good government was
retarded at the end of the civil war by
the assassination of President Lincoln.
The action of the Manufacturers Rec
iprocity convention, which will assem-
BILE in Washington tomorrow, has also
been measurably cured of it's usefulness
by p~remonitory signals of doubt and
timidity.
Senator Hale says hat ongress will
be troubled very little" with reciproc-
ity treaties. The old robber thing viii
continue it's abominable, rascally work
unawed and unterrified. Hale is not
opposed to all kinds of reciprocity but
tells The Washington Post hat "he
is opposed to such reciprocity as is
sought for today by the free traders
and by our foreign rivals, who are af-
fected ~unfavorably by the Dingley tar
iff bill. I believe in the kind of reci-
and which encourages the interchange
of our own products that other coun-
tries do not produce for their products
which we do not produce" But you
will not hear republican in either
house advocating, az yet, any plan to
reconstruct the most unequal tariff, to
reduce the very high parts of the
schedules. or in n way to relieve the
people. They are still for a high tariff
tax and possibly for the vile subsidy
scheme of pillage. There never was so
monstrous an oppressor put upon the
American people as the present enor-
nous Dingley tariff. 1t taxes scores
of articles that are produced in the
United States lower than in Europe.
and are actually outselling at the doors
of foreign manufacturers their own
products. Not only this, but people at
home in this country have really to
pay higher rates for American goods
than they are sold for in foreign mar
kets. But no hand is raised to lift the
burden and smite the curse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
FILIPINO CAMP CAPTURED
Almost Impregnable Cliff 200 Feet
High Scaled with Ladders

High Scaled with Ladders
Manila. November 20.-Major l.. ]. L.
Waller of the marine corps has cabled
Rear Admiral Rodgers at Manila, a full
and detailed account Of the attack.
November 18th by the men of his COM
mand Upon the rebel stronghold at So
joton, near Basey, Island Of Samar.
Three inSurgent camps were destroy
ed, forty bamboo cannon were captur-
ed and much rice and other stores were
destroyed. The rebel strong hold was
almost impregnable. The trails lead
ing to it were lined with poisoned
spears sticking from the ground and
were filled with hidden pit falls.
Major Walters command attacked
the enemy unexpectedly. To do this
they had to scale a cliff 200 feet high:
this they climbed barefooted over bam-
boo ladders. At the top they found
boulders ready to precipitate upon an
attacking party,
Major Waller says he was personally
not present at the action. He praises
Captain David D. Porter and Captain
Hiram I. Beers for their splendid work
and says too much praise cannot be
given the marines themselves, whose
behavior he characteriZes as brilliant
in every aspect. The major considers
the scaling of cliffs 200 feet high a new
feature of warfare and says sue men
will be able to do anything anywhere.
Thirty of the enemy were killed. h
sustained a few trifling
wounds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

There will be no scarcity of senatorial
candidates. Aside from Messrs. Craig.
and Overman, who have an
nounced their candidacy, the friends of
General Julian S. Carr, Judge Hoke and
Hon. Cyrus b. Watson urge them to
enter the race. One thing Is certain:
North Carolina Is sure to have a sena-
tor who viii vote against special prtvf-
lege. no matter in what shcape il ap-
pears--Raleigh News and Observer.
Here is another pretty howdydo from
the White house. President Roosevelt
is quoted by the Washington CORE
spondent of The Philadelphia Record in
a special dispatch to that paper dated
the 18th as declaring that he will not
interfere in the state senatorial fights,
nor will he permit federal oficeholders
to take any part in these elections. He
wants il understood that there are no
administration candidates and there
viii be none" Considering this and
other or rather another recent incident.
are forced to the conclusion that Mr..
Roosevelt expect his administration to
usher in the millenium.-Raleigh Post.
Some fellow upon whose hands time
hanging heavy says that President
Roosevelt is the first of the
White house in whose name the letter
"a does not occur. The Macon Tele-
graph wants to know how about Jeffer-
Tyler. Monroe, Fillmore, Lincoln
and Mckinley? One of the most pecu-
liar things about the names of those
who have occupied the White house, is
the fact that the anne of Lincoln and
Vice President Hamlin, can be So
.t~ransposed as to spell Hamlin or Lin
coin. Take the Tin of Hamlin's
name and the coin" in Lincon's name
and you have Lincoln" Take the
ham" of Hamlin's name and the
lin of Lincoin's name and you have
|Hamlin." Queer isn't is?-Charlotte
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
IRIS IDA M.;FLAGLER
Allowance to Her Doctor, Keeper,
Two Brothers III Sisters Out Of Her
| Estate

New York, November 20.-Dr. Chas.
F. Macdonald was today awarded $25,-
600 a year by Justice Clark, in the SUI
preme court, for the pro er mainte-
nance and care Of Mrs. Ida. NJ. FIagler.
has for a considerable period beer
a patient in the DOCTORS .sanitarium-
He was also allowed s. 5000 for his ser
vices Is committee Of Mrs, F1agler's
person. This was done upon the recon-
mendation of DR.. Macdonald that Mrs.
Flagler should be placed in a position
which, in accordance with her income
and the name in which was az
customed to live, she could maintain
her own establishment. Mrs. F1ag.a-
was until recently the wife of Henry VI.
Flagler.
Justice Clark, upon the application
of Charles +. Shourdes, Stephen G.
S~hourdes, and Mrs. Matte A. Johnson,
the two brothers and sister % Mrs.
F1agler. allowed them 81, 600 a year each
to be paid them out of her income.
The reason given for making this al
is that Mrs. Flagler was in the
habit OF making valuable presents TO
her brothers and sisters, who are not
in affluent circumstances. n that
they, to whom the estate viii revert
upon Mrs. Flagler's death, are in need
Of an allowance from her estate
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
Wilson News Notes
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Wilson. N. c.. November 16.
Judge Timberlake adjourned court
yesterday. This session has been en-
tirely taken up with civil cases. Not a
single criminal case was considered.
The most important case before the
court was the damage suit against the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad by the
heirs of Edwards. killed here during
last August a year ago. At a previous
term of court this case was decided
gainst the Edwards heirs but they sue
ceeded this week in getting a verdict
for 81 900. The railroad company has
taken an appeal to the supreme court.
During the past week the cotton stu
alton has been thoroughly investigated
in this section by those interested. The
estimate placed on North Cardinals
total output has aroused very much
discussion in this section. Your CORE
has talked owe the situation
with all the principal cotton people in
town and all are of the opinion that
the present crop will be only about 70
per cent. So taking into consideration
the shortage last year this estimate
will put the present crop very far be-
low the average. The yield Of lint per
acre this year is very small, the major
lty of cotton raisers putting it down as
low as ITS pounds per acre-whe the
shortage of acres is considered it a
easily be seen that Wilson county will
not make more than 60 per cent of it's
average crop.
Mr. Ed Graves will give a full dress
german on Monday night compliment
tary to Miss Moore. of Washington, D.
c. She is in Wilson the guest of Miss
Branch and has made a host of friends
during her stay.
The new hotel being erected by Mr..
Minnie Foote will soon be ready for
occupency.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
The Catholic University

Washington. November 2O.-A nota-
BILE assemblage of high Catholic pre-
lates attended the annual meeting OF
the board OF trustees of the Catholic
uniye rsity today. A feature of the pro-
ceedings. which were secret, was the
discussion Of the case of DR.. Henebry.
who was dismissed recently from the
Gaelic chair of the university and whose
case attracted widespread attention.
The board authorized the following
statement relative to DIR. Henebry:
THE most careful consideration was
given to the recommendations OF the
University faculty and senate relative
to Rev. DR.. Henebry's rc-appointment
as associate professor in Gaelic. The
board Of trustees unanimously declin-
ed to re-appoint him. With equal
unanimity IL declared it's intention of
holding sacred h trust committed to
it by the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
and yields to no body of men In Its con-
scientious interest In all the
OF TINS endowment. Nc thought Of d.
Verting the earnings the A. o. III. chair
to any other teaching than that of
Gaelic has ever been or ever can be
entertained The right Rev. rector was
instructed to MAKE every effort to Sc
cure as soon as possible an instructor
In Gaelic who shall be engaged untf1
SUCH time as a regular professor may
De fully equipped for the work TO which
he VIII entirely devote his time"
The treasurer reported the trust funds
or the university IS 1876 .s33. The per-
n properties OF h university ag-
g sSeS.S79. and the assets OF the
university as s131,374. making a total OF
$1.S71 .937.
The total receipts during the year
to S16o.511 and the disburge-
ments were $751;, $50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
RECIPROCITY CONVENTION
Opposition to Reciprocity Developed.
Committee Calls on the PRESIDENT

Washington. November 20.-At the
forenoon session of the national reci-
procity convention today. A. b. Valen-
tine, of Bennington. VT. president OF
the National Association of Knit Goods
Manufacturers offered the following
resolution, as representing the views of
that association:
Resolved, That in the opinicn of
this convention the treaty known az the
French reciprocity convention should
not be ratified
The resolution was referred to a COM
mfttee.
Jas. F. Taylor. of Cincinnati, tanner,
was the first speaker OF the day lie
protested strongly against the attitude
OF the ultra protectfonists. He said
that the existing evils might not be en-
tirely ameliorated by either tariff re-
vision or reciprocal trade conventions
with other nations but each remedy
might work to the advantage OF the
American industrial operator il each
were confined to it's proper channels.
Titus Sheard. Of Little Falls. N. T.,
declared that reciprocity never did.
and never will help this country and
the interests demanding 1t, especially
through French reciprocity conven-
tons"
The session adjourned at noon when
the officers of the convention and a
committee OF ten proceeded TO the
White house and called on President
Roosevelt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
TIL RAsPINGs FOR SOU finland

The other day the New York Times
expectorated its venom at the south in
it's usual spiteful, extreme way. 1t is
an able paper, but, it is a~nti-southern
to h core. Then it said, as If it
thought it could possibly wound the
southern whites, that Booker Washing
ton was a greater man, Of higher pow
ers. than any living southron, it sim
ply made itself ridiculous and foolish,
and rivalled it's old time bitterness and
blindness. 1t is no new thing with this
particular Times to be- radical in its
dislike Of all that is truly southern.
Its intensity of opposition and perma-
nent aversion have been long known
for it has been too ~yirulent to be silent
at any time. For perhaps twenty years
it has been one Of. the most truculent
and a~rtfully perverse enemies Of this
great southland. We recall that in 1877,
it referred to South Cardinals noblest
and greatest citizen. as arrogant and
unaccommodating," and all because
General, Wade Hampton was pursuing
a wise course and not needing the mar
~ IN NAoACL4I
of h Times and papers like it. The
Times holds up.
The north is always cursing the south
in some way. At N time it is sus-
pected, and guarantees of good faith
are demanded. The Times is of this
class. 1t opposed Withdrawing troops
twelve years after the war until suf-
ficient guarantees were given that
the south would behave itself. Now the
south is being raked all around the
north because of its attitude towards|
Roosevelt and the dear negroes" You
would suppose from the tone of someI
speakers and writer's that the south
was to be again chastised into good be-
havior. There is an intellectual class
in the north who have never earned by
observation or experience. They look
in 1901, upon the south as their property
to be used for their pleasure, and to-
be nodded to suit their own necessi-I
ties and demands. A free people and
sovereign states are nothing in their
eyes. Papers like the Times have been
so long a time accustomed TO write of
the south abusively and consciously,
it has become an old habit. fixed and
Papers of this kind haveI
vet to learn that this is indeed a great
free Republic as yet, and the south Isl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
SOREH

J. F. Cheek, the man VINO deserted
his wife and eloped with his sister-in-
law from Burlington, is now reported
to be near Salisbury and his arrest is
expected. The mn with him had
passed off as his wife and secured a
hrst grade certificate to teach in Ora
ham county.
Raleigh News n Observer: A most
distressing death occurred yesterday
afternoon. 1t was that of a 5-year-old
child. the little son of Mr.. J. NJ Thomp-
son. who lives on South Fayetteville
street. Johnnie. so the little lad was
named. was found after dinner floating
in the pool back of the Farina Flour
mills. and when taken out of the water
life was extinct.-It is learned that
Colonel Fl. c. Jones, of Charlotte, will
lot be a candidate for chief justice Of
the supreme court. The Charlotte OBJ
server quotes Colonel Jones as saying
that he most earnestly desired the cleo
ton of Mr.. p. D. Wake to the posi-
ton of associate justice of the court.
Charlotte News: Pritchard Memorial
Baptist church was the appropriate
name adopted by the new Baptist
church. which was organized Sunday
afternoon in Dilworth. The late DR..
Thomas n. Pritchard, pastor of Tryon
Street Baptist church, at the time Of
his death. was identified with the open
ing of a Baptist Sunday school on the
Boulevard. He and Rev. L.. r. Pruitt,
of Twelfth Street Baptist church, held
meetings in a tent in Dilworth, which
aroused much interest and resulted in
the Dilworth Baptist Sunday school.
TarborO Southerner: VIM. Henry
Biggs. colored, who runs a delivery
wagon for the grocery firm of LaRoque
& Rountree. suffered a painful accident
afternoon, having his right
leg broken below the kneecap by being
caught in one Of the wheels on the
wagon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
sEw FAST SCHEDULE
For the s@aboard AIR Line-The Visit
ing Eaks-Aycock's school stamping
Tour-Attempe 20 Wreck .
rrafn-Ba-e bali for Next Year
Raleigh. n. c.. November %

Raleigh. ~. c., November 20
The fourth volume of h North Caro-
lima RegimentaI Histories is hall IN
type. The illustrations have arrived
for the other volumes and Judge clark
SAYS they are even better than those in
the first volume.
The Elks arrived here today I'm large
numbers. District Deputy H J.. Gerkea
and fifteen other Elk came from VIII
over thirty arrived o
Durham. The local lodge had them all
IS It's guests The officers were install
ed today and this evening there win
be n banquet.
Continued Improvement IS reported In
the condition OF Attorney General Gil
mer.
Yesterday some person put several
fish-piates on the track OF the
Air Line between Franklinton and
Kittrell. The engine of the
fast mail struck the fish-piates and left
the rails. but. strange to say ran on
again. The pilot was damaged The
engine was able to so on
State Auditor Dixon went to Lous-
burg today and this evening delivers
an address before the local lodge or
Masons.
Governor Aycock and General Toon
left this moring for Washington. Beau
fort county They will MAKE a tour
which will last until Friday week.
speaking at six places on education
Governor Aycock says Congressman
Small and penitentiary superintendent
Mann will accompany them on the trip
The steamer Virginia Dare is placed at
their disposal.
The marked changes in schedules
OF h Seaboard Air Line which ecom
effective next Sunday are interesting.
The plan to make the $50 mile run from
Raleigh to Jersey City in a trife over
thirteen hours is to be a feature.
There will certainly be a base ball
team here IL there is a league in 1902
Two business men are ready to put up
all the money required. II is the desire
here to have AZ eight-team league. for
this state. South Carolina and Georgia.
Wilmington. W~inston-Salem and Char-
lotte are the other three points named
in North Carolina. Business men in
Winston-Salem are ready. like Raleigh,
To put VI all the money required. The
towns in other states are Columbia,
Charleston. Augusta and Savannah.
a 9-year-old daughter of state insur-
ance commissioner J. r. Young has
diDhtheria at his home here.
F. NJ. S~traughan. who since 1872 has
been the janitor of the state capitol. is
paralyzed and at the point of death.
He is one of the best known of all the
states employees.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
a LrvEsMAN IN a COFFIN
A Mans Narrow Escape From Being
Buried Alive

Decatur. Ala. November 1e.-James
Wynn. an Oxford blacksmith. narrowly
escaped being buried alive today At
ter the funeral services. the caskat was
opened at the rave. when the body
was seen to move. The casket was hur-
ried back TO the home Of Wynn where
he revived and Is now under treatment
Wynn had been pronounced dead BY
physicians and he lay apparently dead
for two nights and n day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

Montgomery. Ala, November 20.-The
governor. secretary OF state aud after
ney general opened and counted the
vote on the new constitution To-Day. The
result shows a majority of 2S.i:9 for
the constitution. The governor viii
issue his proclamation within n few
days. and ten days thereafter. the rev
law win go into effect.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

Little Rock. Ark. November 20.-Cor-
oner ]. VI. Young today again tool
charge of the body shipped here Nov
ember 10th as that Of Newell G.. Rath-
bun. and after communicating with
Coroner Cortes. OF Jacksonville. Ind.
ordered it shipped tonight TO that place.
Mrs. Rathbun's attorneys stated that
they did not desire the corpse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
southeastern Hase ,,all League

Knoxville. Tenn, November 20.-A
southeastern Base Ball league to con-
|sist Of Knoxville, AsheviIle, Charlotte,
Columbia. Spartanburg, Greenville,
Charleston. and Augusta, is being fig
|ured on n the chances are consider
ed to be bright for it's formation. The
as proposed would nave
a salary limit of 500 per month and the
length Of the circuit would be 700 miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
The National GRANGE

Lewiston, Ne. November 2o.-The ma
tional grange today adopted resolutions
urging congress TO put a tax Of 10
cents a pound On olemargarine and all
substitutes for dairy butter. and in
favor OF q universal peace congress in
connection with the exposition at
Charleston.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

The British appeal court decides that
the late w. L. Winans. formerly of Bal
timore. Md. was domiciled in England
n that the crown. therefore. is enti-
tied to legacy duty.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-20
Bates to Pan-Americau Exposition via
Buffalo, Rochester IL Pittsburg RI

Rates for round trip tickets from
PittsDurg to Buffalo, account Pan-Am-
erican Exposition on and after June
LIST, will be as follows:
Season tourist tickets on sale every
day at ST 05 good returning to and in
cluding October 31st, 1901.
Tickets on sale every day at $9.2e,
good Is days.
Tickets on sale every day at $500,
good Z days.
Tickets on sale every Tuesday at
$5.25, good three days.
Excursion tickets from other points
on the B. R. & p. Ry. will be sold on
above dates at proportionate rates.
Two fast solid vestibuled trains
leave P. & w. Depot, Allegheny 800 a.
m. and 10:00 p. IN. City time; the
morning train is equipped with high
back seat day coaches, Cafe and free
reclining chair cars, night train with
new coaches and latest pattern Of Pull
man sleepers.
Tickets on sale at City Ticket office,
500 Smithfield St.. Cor. Fifth Ave-, or
p. G. w. Depot, Allegheny.
All inquiries for information will re-
ceive prompt attention if addressed to
G. o. d. Pascault, Division Passen-
ger Agent, 500 Smithfield St., Pitts
burg. Pa.
Till June "a.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-20

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