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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
A MAGNANIMOUS SEA OFFICER.

If Rear Admiral Sampson were to
live an hundred years more he would
never hear the last of his foolish and
pretentious exclusion of worthy and
thoroughly competent men in the navy
because not born in the purple" He
came up from Obscurity. his father be-
ing a ditcher Yet he would shut out
from Just promotion those who were
born in poverty, however meritorious.
He will never get beyond h stigma
of the contemplate discrimination.
Rear Admiral Schley was born of a
prominent family with a line of high
ancestry. Contrast the two men and
you may stop and wonder. Schley i'm
m~ortalized himself by giving the credit
for the splendid and UNPARALLELED vic
tory won under his command to 1.-The
men behind the guns" But long ago
in 1SSS-he had shown the same spirit
of appreciation and magnanimity. He
wrote a letter to Representative Nc
Adoo, who was chairman of the naval
committee in the United States house.
He wrote to endorse a bill before com
mittee relative to promoting annually
two apprentices to be commissioned en-
signs. The philadelphia Times writes:
"Schley not only believed that no
harm need be apprehended from such
legislation but he urged it warmly
and presented at length the arguments
in it's favor, as tending to elevate the
character and promote the efficiency Of
those whom he afterwards immortal
lied as the men behind the guns One
sentence is worth quoting:
In all other callings. except the
navy, the way to the highest place is
open to merit. and 1 ask if 1t is fair to
that class of boys in this great re-
public, who. by the accident of birth,
are so situated socially or politically as
to be just without the opportunity of
the means to reach Annapolis as the
only road to official preferment?"
A grand, magnanimous soul is that
splendid sea captain born in Maryland.
And he is the hero and kindly gentle
man hat the administration warred
upon and lying organs denounced and
slandered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

The Iron Age k the organ Of the iron
industry in this country, we believe. 1t
has a paper in which it deprecates tbs
custom of classifying toilers and re-
feriing to the working class" and the
wage earning class" This is not
worse than to speak Of the 'iIlit-
crate class" or the educated class" or
the miners or the operatives in facto-
ries. or merchants, etc. 1t is done to
specify plainly and not to rebuke or
reflect upon such classes. The Age
opposes because. as the Baltimore Sun
says. and there is force in it. we are
willing to admit:
w have no such distinct class. tn.
Individual citizen passing readily from
one position TO another, according 10
MS energy, thrift and luck. The use of
sucn expressions is unfortunate IL IL
encourages the idea that one class is
10 patronize another. 1T starts saws
the Age. with a false ASSUMPTION. In
this country the w~age-earner renre-
sents not a class. but a condition.
as he may choose To make
IL Inc conditions of emancipation
from wage service are industry self
Improvement and the homely virtues
OF and thrift. We find yer,
&C" employers who have not AT SONS
stage OF their careers been wage-earn,
s-hot In an amateur way. but he.
cause no otner means of starting liz
"a open 10 them The EMPLOYER TO-
and vice versa" oA0"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

trade opportunities. Nar with them
with all OF its brutal, infinite. tax-in-
creasing consequences. Is preferable to
peace without trade. 1t is simply this
that peace and right and justice must
not be considered IL Industrial advant-
ages are 20 be properly considered.
But is hat an honest, fair, much less
Christian view OF 1t? The Boston Her
aid is an able and Of one fair paper,
with the greatest circulation in New
England. But it is extreme in it's con-
tention as to h duty of his country
in dealing with Chinese questions. It
is for positive interference and all be-
cause Of trade requirements-the low
commercial idea of justice and human
ity. 1t thinks that the United States
should Insist upon having equal trade
opportunities in China from the Prov
ince of Manchurla in the north to the
Province Of Kwan in the south, and in
every port and district lying between
these two extremes. If we do not intend
to insist upon this, then the efforts We
have thus far made aave been largely
a waste of national energy, and the
golden visions of future commerce
which ave been spread before us have
been largely decisions"
The Baltimore Sun has a wiser and
more satisfying view for people who
love justice and honor. 1t puts the
case strongly in this wise and 1t is re-
ductic ad absurdum:
1T is plain. however, from state
ments made by responsible Russian Of
ficials, hat protests will not swerve h
cars government from the policy
which it has adopted after due DELHI
Grafton. Nor does it appear that the
United States, in view of it's annexation
of the Philippines, could make an eff
fective protest against Russian an
nexation of Manchuria. If this coun-
try was justified in entering into a
treaty with Spain by which the latter
coded the Philippines to the United
States, why should not Russia nave the
same right to negotiate with China for
the cession of Manchuria? 1t is true
hat China is not in a position to re-
sent Russia aggression, but neither was
Spain able to resist American agrees
sion. The United States took SPANS
most valuable colonial possession be-
cause it wanted to expend in the direc-
ton of Asia. Russia will control Man
churia because such control has long
been a part of her expansion policy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

It is quite noticeable that an effort
on the part Of some democratic papers
to manufacture public sentiment hostile
TO their party in the matter of impeacn-
ment is having effect. From all we
can learn the democratic party is badly
divided in this matter and democratic
lawyers n newspapers have brought
it about. So far as the Messenger Is
concerned, it wishes a fair, just trial
and verdict. II the partisan judges are
innocent Of the charges let them be ac-
quilted and blessed. But If they are
guilty there should be a verdict accord
ingly. No enator should fail to do his
duty boldly. deliberately. conscientious
~. Do not be afraid to do right what
ever that Is.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Thre is another big deaf in prospect.
1t is announced that George J.. Gould.
the young %fnancier. has a big thing on
hand. 1t as said he will mead a $500, O00,-
600 combine of railroads. He is said to
have perfected certain plans for one Of
the very greatest of all consultations.
He has been in conference with Pier
pont Morgan ard Hartman. 1t is re-
ported that they and Rockefeller APP
prove Of his plan-his grand scheme TO
unity all Gould railroads and other
important lines in n great system
leading from northwest to the gulf of
Mexico The only hitch is financial.
The New York World says tina 1.-THE
present monetary outlook seems unfa-
vorable 10 Mr.. Morgan. but if the plans
cannot be carried out this spring they
will be consummated next winter"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
THE CHINESE PUZZLE.

The Chinese puzzle is still disturbing
cabinets N worrying nations. What
will come out of it all is just what dip
lomats and commanders have not been
able to determine. If the news from
Washington should turn out to be
correct-that this country may be en-
tirely shu out of all interests in China,
it will not be a calamity as greed may
oppose but a blessing. The United
States have no u for in~termeddling
in the disposition of the Oldest kingdom,
and dispoiIing and dividing it up among
repacious, unprincipled powers. 1t has
no business in striving to become an
Asiatic power. 1t would far better
cease to follow the bad and dangerous
examples of imperial nations than to
rush into scores of strife and graphing,
that will lead inevitably to ruinous de-
partures and increasing complications
and vaster expenditures. This country
helped to protect and save its people
in Pekin, and it's duty should end with
demanding the protection of genuine
Christian ministers. The commercial
view is that our country should enter
in earnes into the growing embroglio
in h far East. There is a large class
Of newspapers that look at war as not
a hell" but a blessing, full Of benig-
nancy and mercy and glory. Northern
papers are urgent as to the conduct of
the United States and insist that COM
mercialism should dictate their policy
towards the Chinese. The nation
must go to war before it abandons any
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

The trade outlook may be thus de-
fined. If we may take Bradstreet's last
issue. of 23rd. as correct. Business Is
not buoyant and pushing now as it has
been-as compared with but a few
weeks since. The southwest is busy.
Cotton goods are depressed, and the
price is the cutting rule. Cotton is half
cent lower for the week. Iron and steel
are very strong. The eastern market
lags behind the west. Corn is in good
export demand. and pork is well up in
prices.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Hon. Cyrus Watson. certainly an able
and resourceful lawyer and advocate,
in his closing speech for the prosecu-
ton OF the two republican judges. re-
plying to Mr.. Osborne. Of Charlotte.
made this extraordinary and suggestive
statement. that out of all the lawyer
on h side of the defense the only re-
publican lawyer. Judge Bynum. was
the only one who had not held up tc
scorn h democratic legislatures of
1899 and 1901"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Our eye fell upon a part of the regu-
Hector, dated 25th inst. 1t gave among
other things an account of Judge Wal
ter Montgomery's Humiliation" He
was very "peppery," it is said, and
showed mis- annoyance and temper in
his examination as a witness. He COM
planned that he was not treated with
proper respect he being a supreme court
judge. He reprimanded Mr.. Watson
and when George Rountree, one of the
house managers. shook his finger IN
his face as Montgomery charged. the
latter grew livid in the face with rage
and told Mr.. Rountree not to do it
again."
The examination of Justice Walter
Clark was a break down in so far rs
the lawyers for the ~impeached justices
were concerned. Much was expected
but nothing but a fasco followed.
There was marked disappointment
when Osborne for the two judges said
to Justice Clark stand aside" The
correspondent says 1.-The enemy had
spiked the gun" of the lawyers for the
defence. He explains:
In other words. one Of the ounsel
for the defense had talked and partly
in Judge Clark's presence, about the
writ of mandamus prior to being re-
tanned in this case.
That man was Governor Jarvis, if the
lawyers on his side had pressed Clark
he would have told what Jarvis said to
him-would have done so, anyway, q
not Jarvis objected and the court sus-
tanned the obiection-and that would
have hurt the case of the respondents"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

The Raleigh News-Observer in its is
Sue of 9th inst, has a handsome notice
of the speech Of Mr.. J. H. Pou in the
Impeachment trial, and points to his
statement as to the way the case of
Hoke VS.. Henderson had been twisted
and abused by the supreme court. 1t
has this opinion which the Messenger
copies:
I'VE ave never doubted for a mo-
ment-and do not doubt now-that from
the day the legislature submitted the
constitutional amendment the supreme
court justices. acting along the same
line as other republicans. determined
to destroy the acts of the legislature.
But. for the partisan conduct, nobody
has advocated impeachment. If the
justices have violated the constitution,
they should be ~impeached: if not, they
shrould be acquitted. 1t all turns upon
that question"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
HOME FOLKS.

Judging from opinions in newspapers
all the speeches in the impeachment
trial were truly great. and some incom-
parable superiority. The greatest
speeches, amounting to a mathemati-
cal demonstration and a logical non
sequitur were of course by h personal
friends and legal representatives of
the defendants. Such would appear to
be the case from certain opinions
given.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Federal Judge Jim Boyd, of Ku-Klux
memory. is considerate Of public opin-
ion. He is in Washington and tells
the Post of his purpose to have a iu-
dicial robe fashioned for his robust
figure. He conveyed this to the atten.
tive Post:
I'm some of the far southern states
the FEDERAL judges wear them. but it
has not been the custom in North Car
DINA. and l do not intend to inaugu-
rate it.
However. 1 have to sit with the Cir
cult Court of Appeals. which meets in
Richmond during May, and the judges
there always sit robed For that rea-
son 1 am going to have a robe made
here in Washington by the lady whom
the Justices of the Supreme Cour of
the United States p~atronize."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

The public press pay fitting eulogy to
the late Brigadier General w. H.
Cheek. The News-Observer said OF him
that he was one Of the bravest of the
brave and his death will be widely
mourned by his comrades in arms"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Mr.. J. P. Caldwell. editor of Charlotte
Observer, wrote to his paper that the
case twas a political one" and predicts
the acquittal Of the Judges. He praised
Mr.. Pou's speech as "a mastery eff
fort"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

barren n denuded lands. A tree
planting day should be appointed by
the governor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

Mr.. James H. Pou. for the p%rosecu-
ton of the prosecuted" innocent
judges, appealing to history for exam
pies of dangers threatening the liber-
ties Of the people through the surren-
der of the purse-strings to the gov
eminent OIL the judiciary. Green's
great history through some reigns rs a
strong teacher concerning high handed,
arbitrary expressions of the people.
The truth is the people only got liber-
ty at last through centuries OF deadly
conflicts, much blood-letting and great
sufferings and prosecutions.
1t is given out that the actual output
of pine for a year in North Carolina is
Owe $780, 600. 900 felt. 1t is really an
important industry. and is only second
to that of Georgia. The Raleigh Times
says Of other lumber resources:
"Our timber interests are by no
means confined to pine lumber for in
the western part of the state there are
vast areas Of oak. chestnut, walnut,
and other hard woods hat make fine
furniture and al not only supply the
furniture factories OF this section but
those Of some Of the northern states.
There are two things the Messenger
for a decade has been seriously n re-
patedly urging: Not to fool away
North Carolina lumber. 10 conserve the
forests rather. and to plant trees on
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
CASTORlE
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature REQ of &MMzzsM

mar 19-tu. tn. sat and s-w
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
sterrcd into I.IY. conls.

"Whcn n child | burned my foot
frightfully." writes w. II. Eads.
-. Joncsvillc, Va, (which caused
horrible leg sores for 30 years, but
Bucklrn's Ainica Salvc wholly
cured me after everything else
failed" lnfGlliblc for Burns,
Scalls. cuts, Sores, Bruises and
Piles. Sold by Casons Pharmacy.
Regular services mt G. y. church
at Z 80 p. m next Saturday Oct.
26th; Sunday II n. m, subject
omissions" Lecture, subject
"Thc Relations of Foreign Mis-
Siuns To- commerce" (for business
mcn) Mt 2:30 10y pastorJ. B. White
assisted by the famous Butts
Choir" Also services Sunday
night at Z 30 o'clock
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
House Sold.

Charlie Crump las, week sold to
Sheriff Wilson the handsome dog
house hc fcccntly had erected for
occupancy Of his pug tribe. hut
n few weeks ago Mr.. Crump dccid-
cd To- put out some "rough on the
rats" that were inhabiting about
the place and all the pugS except
one con cludcd To sample the sup
posed died, and Immediately turn
ed their tocs UP to the daisies.
One dog left, Mr., Crump decided
to arrange other quarters for II and
sell the handsome dog domlcilc.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
sHcRirr's SALE

by virtue VI an execution Issued out OF
thn Monigomer, County Missouri Circuit
Court Clerks Once In favor ot Jnmes ID,
Wells aud against Edward Prilchit and
Charles Elliot, have levied upon and
seized all the right. title aud intero ~ OF
the within named Charles y Hot In and TO
the following described real estate situated
IN Montgomery county Missouri. io-wii;--
10 acres. Il being the west part ofthe n
W. IL OF the n. T., IL. See. g5. 7. ~ Il. o.
aud Lots and 4 In Block 0, and Lots I, ..
.. 4. ., o. ia 4 In Block 10 south Of Main
Street In the town of Danville In said
County, and on
Thursday the 18th Day Of Nov 1901
at the Court House Door IN Montgomery
City. County and State aforesaid. between,
the hours OF O'Clock u. NJ. and o'clock p,
m. OF said day aud during the session OF
she Circuit Court Of said County. | will
offer said real estate for sale Al public cut
cry TO the highest bidder ior cash TO ,ar,sfy
said execution. cnAs. NJ WILSON.
Sheriff Montgomery County Missouri.
4. RosEsBERGER & SON.
Attorneys tor Plaintiff.
October aoth. 1901,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
Wabash Low Raies.

Account of pau-Amcrican Ex-
po. ition round trip tickets will bc
sold to Bunalo y. Y. ON Oct. 10.
-, p aud 20, good for six days for
.sii.70. Tickets good In coaches
only.
llumc- seekers Excursion tick-
eta will be sold the lat and Ind
Tuesdays In November and De-
ccmbcr tn the Territories aud
many Of the states for one fare
plus two dolln-s.
Oct. 18th To- 2dth inclusive round
trip tickets viii he sold To- Kansas
City, Mo. for $3.50. Good return
ing tn include Oct. *, 1901.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
TRUSTEES SALE.

whereas John Y H. net and Sarah A.
iiayrncr his wif', nv heir certain deed of
trust dated July i,lh isuo. nnd recorded In
Hook 2 at page ~ oi the deed records OF
Montgomery Cauuh Missouri. conveyed
io The undersigned trustee tile following
described real estate slluai. lying aud
brlng In Montgomery CITY Missouri
lo-wit Lots 2Ji u - ~ ~ II u
~ block ~ oi FmRnson. addition to Mont-
gnncry CITY Missouri. which said com
W., vance was made 10 trust 10 secure iho
payment oi c,rtAiD note IN SAID deed oi
trust described. and whereas john 7.
iIay-h,r the maker OF .ald note. has been
dead for more than o months, aud said note
I. due aud remains unpaid now therefore
at the request oi the legal holder Of raid
note, aud by yirtnr. aud In pursuance Of
the provision, ofssld Il ed OF trust win on
Saturday November 7Jrd 1907
between the hours Of nine O'Clock In tho
forenoon and nv' O'clock In the afternoon
of that day. nj the front door oi the Court
House In the city Of Montgomery county
Missouri. sell at puplic y-ndue 10 the
highest bidder for cash. tbr above described
real estate to satisfy said note AMI Interest,
and the expenses of executing this trust.
W. l. Gui'Tos. TRUSTEE.
Deinhef ~. 1901
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
Lincoln Park School.

Our work Is prospcring and cv-
crything scrms to indicate that We
shall have another successful ycnr
of school work. We are working
hnrd and earnestly thnt the work
may he done as II ought to he. Let
parents remember that they, too,
must do their part Of the work
chccrfully and willingly u they
expect their children to succeed In
school.
We have exercises every Friday
afternoon. They begin nt 2;i6.
The Booker Y. Washington Society
cntsrtaincd Friday afternoon last
aud the following visitors were
present: Mrs. Ellen Greedy. Mrs.
w. q. Shelton, Aunt Ailsic Dun-
can. Henry Wilson. We hnv" had
many visitors thus far this year.
Let others come. All are invited.
Come not only to the exercises, but
also to hear rccitations. Respect
fully, w. o. SHELTON.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
From chns. L. DickeY.

FT. LOGAN. Coll, Oct. II, 1901.
DEAR EDIToR;--I will write you
n short letter to let you know whore
| am. We left Fort Lcavenworth,
Kan, September b, and was on the
road three days and nights. II
was long and tircsome journey
for the horses. was In charge of
one carload Of horses, aud my
partner and ] got one cup Of coffee
during the trip and we paid 10 cents
for 1t, but our horses got plenty to
eat, for we had forage on the train.
We would only stop n few minutes
at place. There were 205 horses
on the train. Well, we arrived on
the Sth and unloadcd. We got
through with the loss of only one
horse and he died after we got
here ] think he was like some of
the men, did not like To see the
snow on top OF the mountains.
This Is a pretty place eight miles
from the mountains and nine miles
from Denver, street cars running
In every half hour. We turned out
in the Mckinley parade, and also
the Denver carnival, which lasted
three days. II became very old TO
us before il was over with. There
was a party OF the boys started this
morning to the mountains on n iif-
teen days hunting trip. There is
plenty of wild game here In the
mountains. There can only five OF
us leave at one time. There will
be myself and four more go when
the boys get back. We will
be stationed here until spring. !
must close for II is time to drill. J
remain as ever
CHARLES Il. DIcKEY,
Troop II, iith Calvary.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25
0amma Cor TO chIIs.
Miss Cassie Beck came In home
Friday evening, and has this to say

6hmma Vor 70 Chils
Miss Cassie Beck came In home
Friday evening, and has this to say
Of her Pike county school; "a
director and his daughter spent the
Saturday preceding the opening Of
school scrubbing the iloor, black
ing the stove, washing the desks,
ETC., so l was greeted with most
cosy school room, the walls of
which were adorned with most ap-
propriate notices and a large pic
ture of Mckinley. A new broom,
water bucket and bright cups with
out being asked for. were In evil
dence; also the shiniest stove and
the prctticst teachers chair ! have
ever seen In n school room. The
board employs n janitor. A large
cloak room receives wraps and
dinner pals. The boys raise the
school house flag every morning,
and all are eager to learn such
songs as "Honor the Flag" When
the little folks have prepared their
lessons they ask to 20 TO the chart
and draw, and the larger ones to
read a book from the choice library,
which IL the best Of all. With
these conditions ! am not surprised
to find pupils with clean hands,
bright faces and cheerful dispose
tions, and besides having well
prepared lessons are ever ready to
tell you something read from n
library book. My able prcdcccs-
sor had charge Of the school three
terms, and hence II Is well graded
and classified, the pupils being ad-
vanccd In their text books" All
of the schools In Montgomery
county do not have these favorable
conditions.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-25

The game arranged between Pike
County college and the NJ. II. s.
for Saturday, October t9,was called
at 2;45 that afternoon. Pike coun-
ty, tho place from where our illus
trious men come, sent her best
players against us In this contest,
and the Montgomery boys were
outclassed both In weight and prac-
ticc. The score was 22-0, In Rikc's
favor.
This was the first game played
by Montgomery this season and
some of the men on the team were
never In a game before, besides tho
fact that the p. &. team outwcighed
them ten pounds to the man. Con-
sidoring these facts Montgomery
put up good game. their de-
fcnsc was fine, but they should
practice a little more ON oiiensc.