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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
Missionary Work In the South

Pittsburg, Pa, November 16.-The dis
cussion of appropriations for home mis-
sions took up the entire session of the
general missionary committee of the
Methodist Episcopal church today.
When the committee got through it
was found that $4,000 too much had
been appropriated and the committee
went to work to find the leak. The
over-assessment was deducted from
some Of the larger appropriations.
Appropriations were made to Ala
bama. Arkansas, Atlantic mission, Aus
tin, Blue Ridge, Central Tennessee.
Georgia, Gulf missions, Holston, Ken
lucky, Missouri, ST. Johns River. St
Louis, Virginia, West Virginia, all OF
the eight per cent cut on last years
appropriation.
In additional appropriations were:
Atlanta, s., ,067; Central Alabama, s1.104
Central Missouri, s3.496, Delaware $1,472
Eastern Tennessee 81 SOB, Florida s1,sss
Lexington s2137, Little Rock s2,705
Louisiana s2,705. Mississippi s1,sO3. Mo
bile sI104, North Carolina S2,20s, Sa
vannah s1,421. South Carolina s3,12s
Tennessee s2,254, Texas s3.772. Uppe
Mississippi s2,223. Washington 1903
West Texas $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
Heuecy,s Contempt Cases

Judge Heuecy's Contempt Cases
Chicago, November 16.-Judge Henecy
today passed sentence on Andrew NJ.
Lawrence, managing editor, and H. S.
Garfield, reporter of w. r. Hearst's
Chicago American, for contempt OF
court and committed them to forty and
thirty days Imprisonment. respectively
in the county Jail.
An effort was made by the attorneys
for the defendants to secure a writ of
habeas corpus from Judge Dunno before
the men were actually lodged in jail
but without success. Both men were
taken into custody by jailor Whitman.
Later on a petition drawn up in be-
half of Lawrence and Garfield. Judge
Dunno issued habeas corpus order
commanding the sheriff to bring them
before his court.
The convicted men were confined in
Jail only forty minutes and when they
appeared before Judge Dunno they were
released on bond fixed at $1,000 each
pending the hearing Of the petition fol
the writ Of habeas corpus on Monday
November 25th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
JEFFRIES AND SHARKEY
These Sluggers to Meet In the Ring
Next Month

San Francisco, November 16.-The
town is still talking of the Jeffries-
Rubin fight, and those who paid $780,
600 into the box office have come to the
conclusion that Rubin was outclassed.
The contest did not demonstrate much,
except that Rubin is not a high class
man.
Jeffries had hardly an opportunity
to show what he coulc do if pushed
He appeared N excellent condition; was
quick on his feet, and never lost his
head, : apparently made no effort
to avo uhlin's gentle taps. but went
steadilJ after his man. Apparently, he
could have ended the fight in the first
round had he been so inclined.
Next month. Jeffries is to meet Tom
Sharkey under the auspices of the SaI
Francisco Athletic Club.
The exact amount taken in from the
sale Of tickets is announced as s32, 200.
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The Wilson Christian College

Raleigh, n. c., November 16.-A News
and Observer special from Wilson, n.
c., says:
The board of trustees Of Wilson
Christian college met Friday night and
with great enthusiasm elected DR.. DAN
iel E Motley. of Asheville. president.
DR.. Motley. who has been closely al
lied with our educational interests for
the past two years will now be directly
associated with the leading educators
Of our state.
Professor Joseph Kinsey. who has
been for many years one Of the leading
educators in the state, and who has
done more than any one man to estab-
lish a college at Wilson, was unani-
mously elected professor OF Latin and
mathematics.
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The w. G. L. U.

Fort Worth. Texas. November 10
After the spirit of congraulation dis
played in last nights session, members
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union national convention settled down
to work this morning with renewed
zeal and determination. Convention
hall had been decorated over night and
presented a brilliant appearance with
groups Of card pledges in red. white
and blue festooned around the galleries
and about the platform Mrs. III. L..
Monroe. long president of the Ohio
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
led in prayer.
Hide Thou Me-" was sung. A tele-
gram of congratulation from the Cana
da Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Association now in session was
received and a cablegram of like i'm
port from Lady Henry Somerset. A
message of GREETINGS was sent to Mrs
Barney. secretary to Ireland.
Mrs. Annie Barker Horning of Hi.
nois, in charge of press work, reported
474.043 columns of temperance news
sent out during the past year as com
pared with 10000 the year before. The
Press Star formerly held by New York
has been wrested from her by Texas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19

been extinguished, three huge streams
Of water having been poured into the
burning mine since last evening. Lines
Of hose were ran far into the interior OF
the shaft through air passages, and
brave men battled the flames, which at
times almost brought death to them
selves. Since early this morning three
more bodies have been taken out. all
badly charred. They have not been
identified and probably are the bodies
of Hungarians, new employees at the
mine.
Eight bodies OF the unfortunateS
were buried today in the same cemetery
where nearly 200 or more miners were
buried, who met death in the same
mine nearly fifteen years ago.
Richmond, Va, November 16.-A
Bluefield, w. Va, dispatch says two
corpses were removed from the Baby
mine today The fire is still raging.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
WOMEN AT THE EXPOSITION
SOCIAL SIDE OF THE EXPOSITION NOT
TO Be NEGLECTED..
Ine Woman's Department OF the
Charleston Exposition I'm Good Hands
The Woman's Committee Agrees to
Have an eat Home'' Each Day I'm the
Week-Other Social Features to be
Looked After by Them

Charleston, S. c., November 16-The
social side of the exposition at Charles
ton will be consistent with the reputa-
ton Of this community for a refined
and gracious hospitality. The woman's
department Of the exposition is under
the management of Mrs Sarah Calhoun
Slmonds, a grand-niece of the great
statesman, and she has as her aid all
tne society people of the city.
Al meeting of the womans commit
tee on reception and entertainment. of
which Mrs. Andrew Simonds is chair
man, 1T was agreed that an "at home"
would be given once a week in the
woman's building at the exposition
grounds, to which all the exposition
commissioners and their wives and Wis
itors will be invited and all visitors to
the exposition to whom special cour.
| tesles should be extended.
AT these weekly entertainments tea
| grown on American soil will be served
| hanked by such dishes as are peculiar
to this latitude.
1t is the intention Of the ladies to
make the visitors feel entirely at home
and the exposition period the most bril-
liant in the social life of Charleston.
| Besides the weekly entertainments
which will be given regularly, the la
dies are already arranging for a
number of more elaborate functions
and among the events of this order is
a ball to be given to the admiral and
officers of the North Atlantic squadron
which has been ordered to Charleston
to take part in the exposition early ir
December. Then, when the president
comes to the exposition on February
18th it is expected that all the beauty
and chivalry of the state and the soutf
Will be here to do him honor.
In addition to the ''at homes and the
balls, the women are providing for {
great many private receptions anc
&tnces, on that the whole exposition pc
riod will be made the opportunity O
bringing the people of the country to
gether in the most intimate and pleas
ant way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
AYCOCK,S PARDON MILL
Still Turning Out Grist-Manete and
Mehegan Pardoned
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial 10 Inc MeSSeHSef-)
Raleigh, n. c., November 16.-Gov-
ernor Aycock today pardoned Mallett
and Michigan, business men of Tarboro
who were under two years Jail sem
tence for conspiracy to defraud and had
served two months of their time. The
supreme court of the United States in
September rendered a decision in their
case. which has been one of marked
prominence and interest. Their pardon
was recommended by III county Off
GERS, by nine of the grand jury which
found the bill against them, all of the
jury which convicted them save one
juror who is dead, and by 700 citizens.
The governor pardons J. S. Crensila W
a white farmersof Mecklenburg county
who was last September sentenced tC
six months on the roads. Crenshaw
one night shot and killed a negro youth
who was stealing his melons. 1t was
set forth in the petition for pardon that
there had been much depreciation in
that section. Seven hundred and fifty
persons asked for the pardon, among
them the county officials and the pastor
of Crenshaw's church who said he was
a man of high character.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
wa1thour. the Victor

Memphis. Tenn, November 16.-Bobby
Walthour, OF Atlanta, won the six day
one-hour day run in this city with
a total score Of 137 miles 10 laps. WAL
thour gained the victory by only a foot
from Bowler. George Leander was
twenty yards back with a fat tire
Jimmy Hunter the plucky young rider
who has ridden all the week while suf
fering from malarial fever had to stop
tonight in the seventh mile owing to a
bad attack OF coughing Hunter was
better after rest. Leander started
the sprint and Walthour gained his
rear wheel and the victory by so doing
for Bowler was unable to get by Wal
thour when that rider went by Lean
der The three men abreast nearly
came to grief when Leander syeryed
owing to his tire. Leander gained the
special prize tonight by leading In the
sprints closing the miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
Election Riots In Ireland

Dublin, November 16.-Rioting be-
tween the s. Horace Plunkett and Ar
thur Lynch factions. as a result OF the
parliamentary contest in Galway, was
renewed last night. The Lynchites
stormed the unionist headquarters and
further demolished the doors and win
dows. Numbers of persons We're IT,
jured and several houses were sD-t
Four hundred policemen were dre
ed to Galway today and are now p
trolling the streets. A large force OF
police is held at the court house in
readiness for eventuaiities.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19

New York November Is.-The Gath
inch gun were tried at the proving
grounds at Sandy Hook again today.
Two shots were fired and the heavy
charge OF wet gun cotton with which
each shell was loaded was detonated.
The first torpedo fired did not damage
the plate or backing to any great ex-
tent. The second was more successful
CRACKING the plate from top TO bottom.
and doing considerable damage to the
bracing. Each shell contained 500
pounds of wet gun-cotton, and 21s
pounds Of powder were used for the
first test.
The first shot was fired shortly be-
fore noon. The target was a mile
away. About a mile from the gun are
a number Of bomproofs and the spec
tators were ordered to take up a posi-
ton there to witness the firing. The
gunners. who were stationed before a
shelter a quarter OF a mile of, fired
the gun by electricity. pun OF white
smoke was seen and two explosions in
quick succession followed.
The spectators when they reached the
target were surprised to see IL stand
ing apparently uninjured. except for q
dent where the shell struck. The plate
had been driven back about eighteen
inches and the backing displaced slight
ly. The full force of the wet gun-cot-
ten, instead of wrecking the target. was
expended in the air.
Mr.. Gathmann was greatly disap-
pointed by the result and prepared for
a second test.
For this trial the gun was fired with
80 pounds of powder, which gave the
projectile a muzzle velocity of 40.00(
foot tons. 1t was directed to the left
side of the plate and when the shell
hit it the cofferdam was considerably
damaged and several bolts were knock
ed off and the end OF the plate which
was struck was shifted about foo,
and half. The back OF the plate was
also cracked. Mr.. Gathmann claims q
partial victory.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19

Washington, November Is.-Orders
have been issued by the war DEPART
ment directing the Twenty-s.Senth In
fantry to sail for the Philippines as
soon as transportation can be provided
Two battalions Of the regiment are
now at the Plattsburg barracks. ~. Y,
and the other at Mcpherson, Ga The
regiment probably will proceed to Ma
Mia via New York and the Suez canal.
A battalion Of the Twenty-third In.
fantry. row in Colorado. has been or
dered at Fort Mcpherson. where the
other two battalions now en- route Tor
home from Philippines will be sena on
arrival.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
AN EXPRESS TRAIN DYNAMITED
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS
ON A FAST TRAIN.
While Runnlng at High Speed the I rain
Passe Over Dynamite Bonn b
Placed Under the Track The Pas
senRers Severely Shaken, But all Es-
cape Ipjury-Attempt to Wreck a
Treasure Train

York. Pa, November 16-The south
western express on the Northern Cen
trail railway due in this city at 1914
o'clock D. m, was wrecked last night
by a charge of dynamite placed under
the track near the Black bridge. a short
distance north of York. The train was
running at the rate Of forty-five miles
an hour when the explosion occurred.
Passengers on the train were severely
shocked and CONSERVATION prevailed.
All escaped injury. A piece Of rail
two and one-half feet long was blown
out of the track and three coaches were
derailed and drawn over the ties a dis
tance of 200 feet before the train was
brought to a stop.
Engine No. 3053, which drew the train.
had it's hearth blown off and the win
dowS of the cab were shattered. The
trucks under an express car and a day
coach were badly wrecked. Four Pull
man cars. a day coach, a combination
car an an express car composed the
train.
The spot where the wreck occurred
is surrounded by high hills on one side.
and the Codorus creek on the other,
and is one Of the loneliest places be-
tween Harrisburg and Baltimore. 1t is
believed that the object of the perpe-
traitors was robbery.
The police officials advance the the
ory that the robbers had set the dyna-
mite for the Buffalo express, which is
said to carry considerable money, but
for some unaccountable reason that
train passed over the charge without
exploding it.
The York wrecking crew was called
out and after a delay of several hours
placed new trucks under the cars and
| put the track in order. At the place
where the explosion occurred a hole
| was blown in the roadbed large enough
| to bury a man. Where the rail was
broken the edges were cut off almost
| as clean as if done bv shears.
Engineer Isaac Steiner, who was ir
| charge of the locomotive. said he heard
| q terrible explosion. followed by a great
| shock.
| The explosion occurred Immediately
| unQeT the DAY cOdcn. WHICH was IOul
| cars behind the engine.
| Passengers on the train say they frs
saw a ball Of fire in the air. which wa:
| followed by a binding flash and {
! deafening roar. The passengers were
| greatly shocked, many throwing them
| selves on the floor of the cars until th'
train stopped. A panic prevailed
among the passengers until they wer
assured that the danger was over.
superintendent Kapp, of the Balti
more division of the Northern Centra
railway came to York today and mad
a thorough investigation Of the wrecl
of the southwestern express. On con
cluding his investigation he said tha
undoubtedly an attempt had been mad
to wreck the train for the purpose o
robbery.
At o'clock this afteInoon it was an
nounced that clue had been discover
ed which may result in an arrest be
fore the night is over.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
A NAIL BOAT OVER DUE
Fears FOR the Safety of East Carolina
Boat

Raleigh, N. c.. November 16.-A News
and Observer special from Beaufort. n.
c.. says:
Some anxiety is felt for the safety of
the government mail boat Violet. 1t is
now since Wednesday overdue and this
morning the kitty Watts its COM
panion, went down the sound in search
of it. The first half of the week the
winds on the coast near Ocracoke blew
almost a gale making a heavy sea.
Usually. when this condition exists, the
mail boats do not venture beyond the
sound and it is hoped this Irecaution
was taken and that the Violet is safely
harbored
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19

Mexico's Heavy Importation Of Wheat
Mexico City, November 16.-From all
parts of the western United States
wheat is being sent to Mexico in
amounts never before equaled. 1t is
estimated by buyers and railroad men
in this city that by the end of Decem-
ber more than 1,50o cars will have been
delivered into the republic. And even
this great amount will not end the i'm
portation so long as the duty is re-
moved and there is the slightest lack
of corn. Both buyers and transporta-
tion men believe that the importation
will continue until the term for the re-
moval Of the tariff as stated in the
presidents proclamation expires.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
THE PoCAHoNTAs MINE FIRE
More Bodies Rescued-Enorts to Ex.
tfngufsh the Fire

Roanoke, Va. November 16.-Chief Of
Fire Department McFall today received
telegram from the chief of the fire
department at Pocahontas asking that
several hundred feet of hose be sent
as soon as possible to Pocahontas. the
Baby mine at that place still being on
fire. The fire in the mine Is still rag
ing and more hose was needed.
Bluesfields. W. Va. November 16--
The reports from the Baby mine to-
night are that the fire practically has
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
Alabama Cotton Crop

washington. November 1s.-Tne ag-
ricuiturai division OF the twelfth CEN
sus has completed Its tabuiation Of the
cotton crop Of Alabama I'm the year
1899 In that year there were 1s2,ssl
farms reporting cotton, with an aver.
age Of s.2o2.1s5 bales. producing LOG
$40 commercial bales. or the equiva-
ient Of 1.oe3.ss4 bales OF 500 pounds each.
The value Of this cotton to the farmers
a. sold by them. exclusively Of the
seed. was s37. .4oo.5 .5sS. The cotton sinned
reported by the manufacturers' divis-
ion for this state was 1.o7s.51s bales, Of
500 pounds.
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AJail Breaking at Loufsburs

Raleigh, n. c., November 16.-A spe-
cial from Louisburg. n. c., says:
There was a general Jail delivery here
last light. Five people were in prison
at the time and they wrecked one of
the steel cages and then broke through
the outer barriers. One of the prisoners 5
who escaped, Ben Foster, was under
sentence of death for murder, but had
taken an appeal to the supreme court
All of them were colored men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19
GATHMANN TORPEDO.
The Test of This PrOjectile and the
Eighteen-Inch Gun Not
Satisfactory.

The Aerial Torpedo Fired at sandy
Hook-Two shots Fired-The Heavy
Charge OF Guu-Co,ton Has IIttls Ef-
feet on the Target-GothmannC Claim.
Inventor Greatly DIsa ppointed I'm the
Results OF tho Tese-The second rrIa.
With Heavier Charge or Powder
Proves Little Better
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North Carolina University Defeats the
Agricultural College IN a Snappy
Game-A Battle Royal Between Yale
and Princeton-Latter's Grand Rally
Too Late to Prevent Defeat-Cornell
Defeats Columbia by Out-Playing the
Iatter-The Indians Go Down Before
the PennsyIyanians- The Middjes
Victorious and Georgetown Wins a
Game
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-14
F. E. CAURcH,S WORK.
sotsi Palatiags oy Lamented Americap
 Artist.

The death of Frederick Edwin Church, the veteran landscape painter, removed a WeIl-kncyn figure in art life of this country, better rememoered perhaps bj past generation than by the younger set..He WAS born in Hart ford. Conn, May 1. 1S26. Ills talent for art was prominent and ip early life he determined to adopt art as 6 profession and placed himself under the instruction Of Thomas Cole, ana resided with him In the CatskiIIs. He soon became well known as q iand- 6c1pe painter, and critics awarded him praise fer his accuracy of drawing and r!7id appreciation of nature. He spent 2 short time in sw.tzer.aHa5 and h i&53 visited Souta America to stulT the Ezztaresqge scenery "TAe Heart of the Andes. E4iea created I grea, sensation, was first exhibited in 1858 and was bought by the late rr:faiaro !. BloGg4tt. Other wall-known works 9a:z-te5 about =tfa gala period are
 The Andes If Ecuador" "Cota1azi." aow at t1a I.aa7z titsary, "Caa5or-
 70. His zELea al Niagara Falls" now tn the corcoraa art gallery Washington, D. C., Is aeutz-a as the first satisfactory pro35etioa 5y art Of this xoa iesfgL piece 6f nature; t won 2 prize at the French exhibition in 1.s7- Anofaar painting If ..Ma5-as was painted for 4. T. Stewart in =f83s. ,ha price paid fer i, 5y Nr. Stewart being s12.0eo In 1873 ha wa again represented at the French e2o.tal with two pietiTes, Morning in the Tropics" and The Partheaon9 He teayeled extensively in this country and aaroad, studying nature and giving Q the world numerous productions If l nigh character. A number o1 his works arg owned in England. one of his principal works being sIeebe7gs, w,.1ea was purchased by Sir Edward Watson. II. r, London. His wife died sselt year age. wo sens and 2 daug.atsE survive hin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-14
RELIC cF TIE #519En NAVY
aIa frizata F=aa;s.ia 8H; so8n Be
 4 aasoaea as Tseies<.

4 aasoaed as Tseies>.
 From tt.a Washington Star: Tha ancient frisate Franklin. q relic of tha 3d wooden navy. which has been used for many years es receiving ship al the Norfolk navy yard, is soon to be deserted hulk, said naval off ec; who has recently visited the Virginia naval station. Sae Was examined aoE long ago by a board of officers and it=Is be- heYsd they will submit c2ndemnator7 report. he policy of the department, as i5 generally understood. is to do away With tie time honerei a4t an- &iquata1 and out-of-date system of re- ca.4iRg ships. substituting for them shore barracks similar in general char. aetef to the quarters occupied by en- listed Hsn it army posts. The tackles c the 0lI school are much opposed to th.s pan. They cling to their old fogy i4aaa as ssafafing life and believe recrait should be placed upon the water irsm che very first To break him in Qa shore and have him live in bar IT ks, thay say. will make the fellow aa-41.Ha z5ar as3 of his natural life. While lsze shiFs cf today are nota- Ing ta#a great faatins houses. theaa shcleas aa a4s Of tha sea
 t m and tnI3 tae ola dogs
 laFa Di5.aaas!ad and r1g tha ships haven't rlac5i
 2. s55Ts cTa.t. An H connection vi , the re.
 E t-a. the families (. Hs5re acers are al.3weI to live The FFsa6lin is a historic old and aas been suggested that 5aa her "aea aae is put ID
 aa place tha craft ea ex- sfereat ports Tat8 #9ul9 14r41E ecsa D 5e .cadtaAte aE1ief