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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
Legislative Department-New Count.
1es-Appropriations to Institution.
Not Wholly Under State Control

Richmond, Va, October 14.-The con
stitutional convention in committee OF
the whole, today resumed consideration
or the report on the legislative depart
ment. Section %, regarding the for.
nation of counties, was taken I'D. II
provides that no new county shall he
formed with an area of less than 6O(
square miles, nor shall any counties be
u below that area; no county is
to have a population of less thar 5000
The report of the committee was
adopted after the last section had beer
stricken out. The sentence reads as
follows:
I'm all general elections the voters in
any county not entitled to separate
representation shall vote in the same
election district"
AT Mr.. Thoms' suggestion, all amend
ment were withdrawn and referred to
the suffrage committee for embodi
ment in h appOrtionment law of the
tate.
Mr.. Barham's amendments new
section prohibiting the creation of new
offices after the adoption of the new
constitution unless by the consent of
two thirds of the members Of both
branches of the general assem5ly-was
taken up.
Mr.. Brown of Bedford, offered to
amend by making the proposed section
read: UNLESS by a recorded vote of a
majority of the members of each house
of the general assembly"
The amendment vas accepted and as
amended the section was agreed to.
This completed the report, with the
exception of the question of quadren-
NAL sessions, which comes up Thurs
day, on the motion of Delegate Flood
to ~OnS
The report of the minority was taken
up. The report prohibits any appropri-
alton by any city or county or the
state to any institution not wholly un-
der state or municipal control. The
purport OF the report was talked over
for a short while and at . o'clock the
committee rose and the convention took
recess Until & o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
STATE PRESS.

A negro lawyer in Charlotte refused
to appear for a client because from the
evidence there was no doubt of his
guilt 1t is a pity that other members
Of h profession have less scruples.-
Durham Herald.
The Advance, the negro paper pub
lished here, is not in favor of the reap
pointment of Cheatham to the office OF
recorder OF deeds for the District of
Columbia 1t seems TO think that he
has been amply paid for every service
rendered the race and the party.-Dur-
ham Herald.
The Statesville Landmark, Of last
Friday, serves notice on the next demo-
cratic state convention that il must not
name Walter Clark for chief Justice.
and in the event it does, swears that
there Will be a rumpus in the demo-
cratic kitchen. The Landmark will
baIk- So will a good many demo-
Gratis" Lucifer Will not fall alone
from heaven. but will drag a third or
so Of h stars with him. The. Land
mark suggests that Clark's nomination
will affect it. and folk of its kidney with
nausea. We beg TO say most respect
fully TO u Statesville confrere that
such democracy is not worth hi room
In q powder house, and If these liberty
loving gentlemen seek to enter the next
convention with any such views, with
the purpose of ~terroriZing il with
threats, il We're wiser in them to stay
outside. We want no democrats on
~condition-with strings tied TO them.
We want democrats in that body
men who will feel fastened by their
honor to the nominees whoever they
may be.-Morganton Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
Prevented q Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville,
Ohio, prevented a dreadful tragedy
and saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle wholly cured her,
and she writes this marvellous medicine
also cured Mr.. Long of a severe attack
of pneumonia. Such cures are positive
proof of the matchless merit of this
grand remedy for curing all throat,
chest and lung troubles. Only soc and
S1.OO. Every bottle guaranteed Trial
bottles free at r. r. Bellamy's drug
store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Commends Ex-Governor Jones' APP
pointment.

Washington, October 14.-The presi'
dent had quite a number Of callers to-
day. Bishop Grant, Of Indianapolis, q
we'll known bishop of the A. NJ. E
church. called to express to the presi.
dent his hearty endorsement of the ap-
pointment of Ex-Governor Jones. OF
Alabama, to a federal judgeship in thai
state. He told the president that ex
Governor Jones in his message to the
state legislature had said more in oppo-
sition to lawlessness n Iynchings
than any president had ever said and
that in his Bishop Grant's) opinion
such appointments as that OF Governor
Jones would do much to better condi-
tons between the races in the south.
The president told the bishop that he
had read Ex-Governor Jones message
and that it was one of the things which
had induced him to make the appoint
ment.
Bishop Grant asked that the presiden'
consult several we'll known level head
ed colored men before deciding matters
affecting the colored race.
enator Martin ana Representative
Hay, of Virginia, called to pay then
respects. The latter. who IS a member
Of the military affairs committee of the
house. spoke of his interest in the en-.
actment of a law that would increass
the efficiency of the militia Of tht
states and met with a hearty responst
from President Roosevelt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
defeat. The south would ave had it's

defeat. The south would have had its
independence. Sherman prolonged march
through Georgia was accomplished only
through sheer numbers, and the south
does not know now how great his losses
were. A soldier under him said TO US
at Warrenton-"You fellows never
knew how great were Sherman's losses,
and how 10 Johnston punished him."
We asked him how it came to pass that
it too the north -four years with its
tremendous a~rmies-known now to have
been nearly $780, 900 exclusive of navy
to defeat the south? He said: IF we had
nae your generals we would have End
ed the war in six months So the
British are not the only people who
have suffered from bad generalship.
The south had some very incompetent
generals in its service. If Kirby Smith
and Sidney Johnston. and Thomas J.
Jackson, and W..D. Pender and John
ston Pettigrew and P. +. CIebUrne,
and r. Z. Rodes, and S. D. Rar1seur,
and Junius Daniel and Richard Taylor
and some Others had not fallen in bat
tie, General Lee and the confederacy
would have been so well Differed it
might have been victorious in spite of
the overwhelming numbers hurled
against the south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
FINE FARMING IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.

h Raleigh Post copied the editorial
en- the late Mr. Knott, the excellent.
successful Granville farmer. The Post
raises the proceeds with this as
founding statement:
a farmer Of Nash within the last
dozen years has accumulated a for
tune nigh unto a quarter million Of
dollars making tobacco"
There is more in the man than in
the land in farming as we'll as all
other enterprises. and the above shows
that land OF the old state will respond
w. loft when stuck to with econ
o:., e-.1rgy, c"ommon-sense and thrift"
iIliterate, but a man of much personal
worth, the late Dennis Tilley, of Gran
Vile. He began farming by owing for
It's acres Of land. He a no one to
help him. In sever years he had paid
for his farm, had added 200 acres paid
for and owned Z slaves. Eleven years
later he had the best tobacco farm in
the state, upon which he made all his
home supplies. and averaged on his to-
bacco from 81, 600 to $1,000 each hand he
worked-six we believe it as-an
from $400 to $500 per acre. These are
facts known to this writer He had a
very handsome residence excellently sit
uated, and furnished with something Of
elegance throughout. The piano cost
5000, and the parlOr furniture was in
keeping. This was what a very poor
man accomplished in eighteen years of
farming in Granville county, N c.. He
had then a considerable mOneyed estate
in addition, but we can not give the
amount. When he went to Richmond,
Va, to sell his crop, Hill and Skinner
duly advertised it in the Richmond and
Lynchburg papers-perhaps in others.
Buyers came from Petersburg, Louis
Vile, Lynchburg, two or three towns in
North Carolina and Richmond, too, was
there. The best Granville farmers too
advantage of this to sell on the same
day their own fine tobacco. We have
known Mr.. TiIley to average on eight
cen tierces of his best tobacco more
than 500 per 100 pounds of leaf tobacco.
the highest bringing $131, and the low
est SS7 per hundred. These prices were
duly published by Hill and Skinker in
ten Richmond papers. But no such
prices are realized now, and will never
be again so long as there is a giant
gripper known as a tobacco trust.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
G-oLDsBoRo s
,orrespondence of The Messenger.l

| Correspondence Of The MesSenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c.. October Ii.
The Sunday school convention closed
its tenth annual session yesterday at
Iternoon- Saturday afternoon Rev A
r. Morgan delivered an address on
THE Making OF a Boy which was
greatly enjoyed After a discussion or
the work the committees reported. fix
ing Salem church in Stanly Creek
township as the place of meeting next
year to be held in August. All the old
officers were reelected n the fol-
Thompon, George s. P~ritchard. /. w.
Edgerton, r. 2. Raeford and ]. s.
Exum.
| W. L. Graham superintendent OF
Oakland Sunday school Fork township.
who had fifty-eight scholars present,
his enrolment being sixty. was award
ed the prize for having the largest at
tendance.
Sunday morning all the churches sus-
pended services and a union service
was held in the large tobacco ware
house. The LIQUIDS were threatening
many country people were prevented
from coming but Notwithstanding this
a large assemblage was present TO hcsr
the convention sermon by Rev. Charles
4. Jenkins.
In the afternoon President y. &
Parker taught the lesson of the day.
Katharine Graham, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. y. \. Graham, died yesterday
at her hone in this city. She was
years n 8 months old. The bereayed
parents have the sympathy OF all.
Ziessrs. James w. and Frank Bizzell
received the sad intelligence by wire
this morning that their brother. Mr..
w. X. BiZZZell. living in the southern
portion of this county was lead. No
particulars were received. Neither Ct
them knew that he was sick.
Miss Lila Broadhurst, OF the Roam
oke hospital, Roanoke. Va, who has
been visiting her parents here. left to-
day for Atlantic City, n. j., where she
accepts a position as trained nurse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
AND STILL ANOTHER WRECK
Ola Freight Train OIL h Seaboard Air
Lfne-Daughters OF the ~Confederacy
Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., October il.

Raleigh, n. c., october IA.
Governor Aycock returned yesterday
afternoon from the mountains. He
hoped to return there Wednesday and
go with party No. 2 on tour Of the
Appalachian park, but cannot leave.
He speaks here twice next week.
There was a freight wreck on the
Seaboard Air Line near New Hill, his
county, and fifteen cars were smashed.
No one was hurt. The engine did not
leave the rails. 1t is said a broken axle
caused the trouble.
The inspection of railways by the cor
poration commission is expected to be-
gin this week. The Seaboard Air Line
will be the first system inspected.
The supreme court will devote his
week to the hearing of the Seventh
district appeals.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
in this state decide to furnish the new
domitory at the soldiers home here and
also to put in a heating plant in the
hospital.
Captain Thomas W. Mason of North
ampton, who made the address Satur-
day at the state university, on Uni
versity Day was here today. He says
there are 527 students and hat the
university is more prosperous than ever
before. The hall of the P~hilanthropic
society has been badly damaged by \
broken or leaking water pipe which has
lone some damage to other parts of the
building.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
Story of q Slave.

by the chains Of disease is the worst
form Of slavery. George D.. Williams,
of Manchester. Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says MY
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles Of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for fe-
male diseases quickly cures nervous
mess. sleeplessness. melancholy, head
ache, backache, fainting and dizzy
This miracle working medicine
is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down
Every bottle guaranteed. Only
so cents. Sold by r. r. Bethany, drug
|gist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
UNITED STATES COURT
Second Week of the Special Term Be-
gun Yesterdays Batch of Convfc-
lions for Mo~onshining and Cunning
Blind ~Tfgers-Court Meets Again at
10 O'Clock MS Morning

Pursuant to adjournment on Saturday
Ievening the United States court met
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and
during the days session disposed of the
following cases:
Thomas Steen, Of Richmond county,
removing and concealing spirits. De-
PENDANT pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to three months in jail and fined
$500.
Jim Ledbetter, of Richmond county,
retailing liquor without license. De-
Ifendant pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced TO 80 days in Jail n fined 800
and the costs, defendant to be discharg-
led at the end of thirty days.
Will Thomas, of Richmond county,
retailing. Defendant pleaded guilty
land was sentenced to four months in
Jail and fined 500.
Ancrum Cox, of Richmond county,
lreailing. Defendant pleaded guilty and
twas sentenced to so days in Jail and
fined 500.
Chester watkins. of Columbus county,
removing and c~oncealing spirits and re-
Itailing spirits. Defendant entered a
plea of mol contendere, which was ac-
Icepted by the court and judgment was
suspended upon payment of the costs
in the two cases.
ISo" LII vi INcDSSC1 NoNllAS >
retailing. Defendant pleaded guilty
land judgment was suspended.
w. r. Crumpler ct al, of New Han
lover county, removing and concealing
lspirits continued till the next term of
1.-The court.
Calvin Banks, of Scotland county, re-
failing, verdict guilty. Defendant SEN
Jtenced to 4 months in Jail and fined 800
land the costs.
Sandy A. Thomas. of Scotland county,
retailing, called and failed. judgment
nj 81, sci ia and capias.
John Mcneil, of Cumberland county.
retailing. Defendant being dead ac-
ltion was abated.
Marian Lowrie, of Robson county,
retailing. Defendant pleaded guilty
and judgment was suspended and the
defendant cautioned and discharged.
T. DeVane, of Robson county, re-
failing, verdict guilty. Judgment was
suspended, defendant having been on
the chain gang of Robson county for
this offense.
John Jacobs. of Robson county, re-
ltailing, verdict not guilty.
Frank Townsend, Of New Hanover
lcounty, removing and concealing
Ispirits, verdict guilty and judgment re-
served.
H. K. Rourk and G.. r. Bate, regular
Jurors, were excused for the term.
n. F. Truelove, of Cumberland
Ity, Illicit distilling, jury empanneiled
land pending the taking of testimony
1.-THE court at 5 p. m, took a recess until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
BUTLER AND OTHER FAILURES.

We read lately in an American news
paper that among all of the generals
Britain had had in South Africa that
there had not been III above mediOc-
ity. When the vast and the
nearly 800, 900 soldiers that Britain has
thus far had at the front to destroy
the little army of Dutch Beers, it would
seem as if the opinion quoted was well
founded. 4 real genius for war would
|. have accomplished very different re-
suits. Suppose a Caesar or a Napoleon
or a Frederick OF Marlborough or a
Lee or a Bedford Forrest or a "StOne-
wall Jackson had been in command who
can believe otherwise han great start
ling results would have followed. But
really great soldier in command. but it
has been sOrely afflicted with several
great b%lunderers, whose only virtue as
commanders was grim pluck. OF al
the British failures it is about agreed
that Sir Redvers Butler is the suprem-
est. We read within two or three
months a very striking article on the
great attack n greater failure of this
soldier. There was no earthly proba-
bility of success, and the suffering and
loss of the repulse were simply awful.
The Baltimore u with it's usual intel
Iigence discusses Butler. We make an
extract:
"SouthAfrica has been the grave of
many British regulations, but General
Butler succeeded in putting himself a
little deeper in the tomb h any OF his
unfortunate predecessors. He was dis
tinctly a war office pet and received his
appointment not because of his brilliant
qualities as a commander, but because
he had a pull with the social and mill
itary clique in Great Britain. Upon his
arrival in South Africa IN October 81.
1899, he undertook the relief of Lady,
smith, and made a wretched failure of
it. Lord Roberts was sent out n by
his successful operations in the Orange
Free State made it necessary for the
Beers to retire from Ladysmith. Then
Buffers troops marched in. For several
months the laundering British general
held On to his until finallv
he returned to England, in October.
1900 utterly d~iscredited as a soldier"
But the war office held on to its pet
like the navy department holds on to
luG ITcI1lSLIOuS III III a diIip
son. 1t would not abandon him what
ever his incapacity and failure. He was
appointed to command a corps by the
war office. That stirred the lethargic.
provoked the 'Thunderer' to uncover
its guns, and down went again into
the dust the pet of Red Tapeism. The
north had a great many bad failures
in command. The greatly o~verrated
: Grant n Sherman were of the num-
Der. Grant has been praised beyond
reason. He had nearly 275,O 900 at his
command when he advanced against
General Lee who faced him with not
more than $4,000. Grant a immedi-
ately under his command some 10, 900
OF more, but he had in easy reach the
first number stated. If Lee could have
a 100. 0s0 men to have met Grant there
wo@ have been but one battle and one
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18

Hsa,. tia Tho Kind You Fave kways Rsagtt
Signature ss N|HNzNw
No Serious Injury to the Big Gun

Washington, October lin regard to
the report that one OF the forward 13-
inch guns Of the battleship Alabama
had been disabled in the recent gun
tests off the Virginia capes, Rear Ad
miral O'NeilI. chief Of the naval bureau
of ordnance. aid today that the injury
is not serious; that the gun will no.
have to be taken from the ship and
that at present the bureau does not
making any repairs on the
gun at all and its usefulness has not
been impaired. Admiral O'Neill says
that a shell exploded within the bore
of the gun and SCARED ii somewhat.
but did no serious injury.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
A New Steamer for the Cane Fear

ehO Shpc ~
Yesterdays Fayetteville Observer
says:
"A new boat was launched in Camp
bellton today. Her name is the Camp
bellton Star, and her builder and sole
owner is Mr.. George Washington Davis
son OF the late Cross Davis.
MI. Davis has beer building this
boat at the mouth Of Blount's creek
Tor the past two months. She is con-
structed Of drift timbers, most of
which came from the new Harnett
county bridge, which is being built
across the Cape Fear near Ellington.
the timbers Of which were washed
away several times by the big freshets.
she Is of ten o burden, is 25 fee,
long and seven feet wide. A six horse
owe engine will be placed I'm her In
a few days which will propel one stern
screw.
The Campbellton Star is modelled
after the steamer Hurt, and Is a.
staunch little craft. Mr.. Davis. who
recently received an engineers license.
VIII run her himself and will use the
boat for trading along the
Cape Fear between Fayetteville and
wilmington. Her crew will consist OF
himself. a pilot and one deck hand.
SUCCESS 10 the Campbellton STAR"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
NORTH CAROLINA.

a handsome monument has been
placed YER the grave of the late Henry
Clay Wall at Rockingham.
It is not true that DR.. S. B. Weeks
"a SOLE his library OF North Carolina
books &c. He asks $4,000 for it.
on Thursday evening. October 18th,
Judge Francis d. Winston, of Windsor,
y. c.. will deliver an address before
the literary societies of the LouisburG
femade college.
Greensboro Record, 10: sam Harvey, a
cigar maker of this city, jumped in
front of a train on the a. & Y. road
near Glascock's foundry today shortly
after noon and was instantly killed.
Both arms were cut off and his body
was terribly mangled.
Wilkesboro Chronicles: Major J. H.
Foote has been removed from the post
office at Roaring River and ~eX-Sheriff
Greenwood's wife has been appointed
postmaster there. Major Foote was in
town last week and they say he talked
pretty sassy to the congressman who
had him turned out.
The Southern Hosiery mills at New
Bern were incorporated Wednesday
with T. w. Dewey, P. H. Pelletier and
NJ. NJ. Marks as stockholders, Mr.. Pei
letter holding most of the stock. The
authorized capital stock is $125, 900, but
the company may begin business
when $10,0 900 is subscribed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18

The Messenger a already called
attention TO that valuable series of
North Carolina history stories by Pre-
lessor w. c. Allen, of Waynesville, n.
c. They are issued in five parts. with
iforty-five stories in all, price for each
10 cents. You can buy the whole Of B.
Il. Johnson & Co., publishers, Rich
mond, Va, in numbers or in one vol
ume, price so cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18

KING Leopold has decided to visit
New York. His majesty expects, among
otner advantages, to get I'm the United
states many suggestions from the ship
ping arrangements which will prove
beneficial to the ports of Belgium.
No passengers are allowed to sail
from Cape ports without military per-
Inits. four additional squadrons of
colonial troops are enlisting for active
service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
Bfsmarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable viii and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are put of
order. If you want these qualities and
the success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop power
of brain and body. Only Csc at R. r.
Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18
1t Saved His Leg.

P. a. Danforth, OF LAGRANGE, Ga.
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful sore on his leg. but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in ten days. Fol Ulcers
Wounds. Boils, Pain or Piles it's the
best salve in the world Cure guaran-
teed. Only 25c. Sold by r. R. Bel
lamy, druggist.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-03-07
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale OF any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought Of using
anthying else for Indigestion or Bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard Of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostitution or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermenta-
tion of nndigested food, regulate the
action of the liver, stimulate the nerve
Gus and organic action OF the system,
and that is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need a few doses OF
Green's August Flower, IN liquid form,
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. Get
Green's Prize Almanac.