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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
THE TRANSPORT LENNOx
Rescued in a Disabled Condition and
Towed Into San Francisco

San Francisvo. August 3.-The dis
abled transport Lennox was towed to
port this morning by the steamer La
qua which picked her up Thursday
night, nine miles west of Piedras
Blancas. At that time the Lennox was
still drifting down the coast and met
the Laqua as the latter vessel was on
her way up from SanDiego to Eureka
From the time she broke down until
picked up by the Laqua the Lennox
drifted and sailed under jury rig over
100 miles. Nothing was seen Of the
transport tug Slocum which went out
Thursday afternoon to the rescue Of
the transport. Lieutenant Dorcey says
there is no truth in the report that the
transport ran short Of supplies and that
the men were on the verge Of starva-
ton. He fed them on half rations as
matter Of precaution and kept the
horses in reserve to kill. in case they
were pushed to the last extremity; but
they had enough provisions to hold out
for three months.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
w. NJ. WRIGHT CLAIMS SUCCESS
In Producing Rain in Nebraska by
Firing His Cannon

Lincoln, Neb., August 3.-Lincoln and
a greater part of the state have exper-
fenced a drop in the temperature of IL
degrees within the past thirty-eight
hours. In the same districts there were
intermittent showers during the day
and evening, amounting to heavy fall
in the northeast part of the state. For
the local precipitation W. NJ. Wright.
who has been firing gunpowder into
the air for forty-eight hours claims all
the credit He says the rain came in
direct opposition to natural conditions
and in the face of contrary predictions
Of The Washington forecaster. He will,
he says, continue his efforts, IL neces-
sary on large scale
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
DO NOT WANT THE NEGRO
Trouble Feared Over Import of
Negroes for q Pennsylvania Mill

P1ttsburg, August 3.-A report was
ceived in McKeesport today to the ef-
feet that two carloads of negroes were
coming from Virginia to take the place
of strikers at The Demmler tin plate
mill The strikers called a meeting
Immediately and appointed committee
of twenty men to go and meet the train
at Ccnnellsville and if possible persuade
the men to return to Virginia. Great
excitement prevails in the town and
trouble is feared if the committee is un-
able to stop the negroes at Connellsville
and they should come on through to
McKeesDort
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
CORPORATION COMMISSION
Still at Work on the Uniform Freight
Rate Question
Especial to The Messenger.)

(Sp3cldl TO Inc MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., August 3.-The state
charters the Goldsboro Casino Com
pany, capital $4,000. to own a race
course, athletic park and other things
of sporting outfit.
1t is quite probable that the uniform
freight rate on cotton will be arranged
Wednesday by the corporation Com
mission when it meets again to special
ly consider the question. There will be
a long step taken towards abolishing
differential rates on general freight.
The main hitch as to this is regarding
the Carolina Central railway where the
differential is thirty per cent. greater
than the standard rate. The Carolina
Central claims if the rate is reduced it
cannot exist.
State Forester William S. Ashe left
today for Marion. Assisted by four
other experts, he is making a study of
erosion of farm lands in western North
Carolina Having completed this in
Haywood county. he will go up the
valley Of the Catawba. where vast dam
age has been done this year. This con-
cluded. he will go to Mitchell county
where the destruction wrought by the
May flood was unprecedented.
The herd of cattle at the insane asy-
lum here is being especially tested for
tuberculosis. All the cattle infected
are to be strictly weeded out and the
disease entirely eradicated. New stables
will probably be built. Some tuber-
culosis has been found in the herd
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

washington, August 3.-The agricul-
tural department. is preparing to publish
an exhaustive report by Edward G..
Warde. Jr., and Edward S. Holmes on
truck farming and the transportation
of fruits and vegetables in the United
States. The report covers the follow
ing points:
1. A description of the transportation
of fruits and vegetables from southern
truck farms to northern markets.
z. A description of the California
fruit industry and the movement of
California fruits to interior points
and Atlantic seaboard cities.
3. Freight rates and refrigerator
charges on perishable products in all
important sections Of the country
Reviewing the general growth of
these interests the report says:
Truck farming in the United States
has been recognized as a distinct agri-
cultural industry for a period of about
forty years. The increasing population
of the cities and consequent demand
for a great quantity and larger variety
of vegetables at all seasons of the year,
the changed conditions and the surplus
of labor in the south after the close of
the civil war, and the building of many
thousands Of miles of railways have
given this industry an impetus which
has caused 1t to develop with remark
able activity, and large areas through
out the entire country are now devoted
almost exclusively to the growing of
what is known as garden truck. This
is especially true of all southern states,
where from late winter until early au-
tumn thousands and thousands of acres
are under cultivation of supply north
ern markets with fruits and vegetables,
there being hardly a northern city Of
any size which is not receiving it's out
Of season garden truck. The southern
planter has made new use of his farms.
Many of the improved facilities
which have been adopted by the freight
departments of our railroads are direct
ly attributable to the handling of per-
| ishable agricultural products. Routes
have been shortened, though schedules
adopted, motive power increased, better
ISIIiSSIdllOli, SpeSu dIlu QUICK y.
Railroads are enabled to place the
| truck in the northern markets in as
good condition as when it left the
southern farm, even when it necessi-
tates a journey of many hundreds of
| miles.
"Such thing as a particular season
| for any kind of vegetable in our prin-
| cipal markets is at this time practically
unknown, and it is now possible to draw
upon the different sections of the coun-
| try and receive at any season of the
year nearly all the standard varieties
of vegetables. In the late autumn and
| early spring, Florida and the southern
states furnish the supply for the
| northern markets, until the advancing
| season (Which moves northward at the
rate of about fifteen miles a day. ma
lures the crops through the eastern and
central states; these states supply the
midsummer and autumn markets unit
the frosts of winter once more compe
| the return to the south, where a fresh
| crop is at the command of the market
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Absconding Quartermaster's
Clerk

Washington, August 3.-John Nc
Caull, the alleged defaulting quarter
masters clerk of the Transport Egbert
which sailed for Seattle sometime ago
was appointed in April 1899 from vir-
ginia upon the recommendation of his
father, Captain p. II. McCaull, who
was a volunteer quartermaster during
the Spanish war. The later's accounts
are straight ard the quartermaster's
department has learned that the funds
for which Captain McCaull was re-
sponsible have ben deposited in the
treasury by John McCaull. Captain
McCaun was mustered out with othec
volunteers on June 30th. Secret SER
vice officers are looking for John Nc
Caull
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Newport, r. l., August 3.-The Inde-
pendence today sailed the greatest
race of her career. In a stiff south
wester, which raised a rather heavy
sea, she was beaten 40 seconds over a
triangular course of thirty miles. boat
for boat, by the Columbia. AS she al
lowed the Columbia 81 seconds over
that distance, she was defeated l min
ute and IL seconds, corrected time.
This is a better showing than the Con-
stitution has uade against the Colum-
bia under similar conditions of wind
and weather.
In the first leg Of the triangle, which
was beat to windward, the Columbia
gained more than minutes. No offi-
cial time was taken at either the 4irst
or the second mark; these figures are
only approximately correct.
The regatta committee estimate that
on the second leg of the course, which
was broad reach, with the wind abaft
the starboard beam, the Independence
gained l minute and Is seconds on her
opponent, while on the last leg of the
on the port beam, she gained 35 seconds.
The last leg was the most exciting
The breeze was puffy and at times had
great weight in it. Being about
abeam, the yachts felt it's full strength.
Sometimes the lee rail of the Indepen-
dence was completely submerged and
the water on deck rushed off in a tor
rent over the taffrail. Never before
had she heeled to such a pronounced
extent in a public performance.
1t was noticed that when the squalls
were the heaviest the Independence
steered very wild and that two men at
the wheel could not keep her steady on
her course. This was Of course great
detriment to successful achievement.
While the independence was perform
ing this zigzag work the Columbia was
going through the water straight, at.
tending strictly to business and head
ing for Brenton's Reef lightship. So
far as sails were concerned the Inde-
pendence had the worst of it. She was
handicapped by working gaff topsail
which, in the ten mile stretch, was
more or less of a backsail. Another
sail that prevented her from making a
better record was the medium sized
| jib topsail which she set after passing
| the first mark. This sail contributed
largely to her wild steering and when
| it was taken in she felt the benefit OF
| it's balance.
With regard to the performance OF
| the Columbia, she was sailed admira-
bly,. The only mishap that befell her
was the fouling of the jib sheet when
| off Point Judith, in the windward leg
This necessitated a short tack so that
| it might be cleared, but she lost little
| by it.
While the independence was encoun-
| tering the series Of squalls on the
homeward leg the Columbia by nc
means escaped sot-free. The masts OF
both of them buckled considerably and
the Columbia heeled over at times as
much as the Boston boat Also she
| steered on two or three occasions al.
most as widely as the Independence
means escaped scot-free. The masts OF
steadied on her course far more
| quickly.
The thirty mile course. ten miles o.
| which were dead in the winds eye, wal
covered in hours, 81 minutes and Al
seconds by fhe Columbia, making il
one of the fastest races on record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
M'CAULL,s ALLEGED SHORTAGE
Fully Explaided by Telegram from
Freight Clerk of the Egbert

Lynchburg, Va. August 3.-An Asso-
ciated Press telegram published in this
mornings paper from Seattle, Wash
ington, stated that quartermaster's
clerk John McCaull had disappeared
from the transport Egbert, and that
upon an investigation Of the safe a
shortage was discovered of S.. 463.
John McCauIl is a SON Of Captain p.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

They Are shut Ont In the First Game
and Fare Little Better inI the
Second-The % HOLSTERS Put Up a
Splendid Exhibition OF Ball Play
ing-Stewart and Sweeney show the
Visitors What Good Pitching Is.
The W ViImington Men Do Ffrst-Ciass
Work at the Bat and In the Field.
They Make Some Sensational Plays.
Tarboro Takes Another Game from
Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The Conference In New York Yester-
day Between Steel Workers and the
Morgan Syndicate Without Results.
Concessions Offered by the Latter
Less Than Those of Three Weeks
Ago-A General Strike TO be Ordered
by the Amalgamated Association
Officials-Eforts of the Mill Owners
to supply the Places of the Strikers
With Non-Uniou Men-Serious Trou-
BILE Feared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE,
,vfse-Murder and Suicide

Charleston, s. c., August 3.-Private
Z. Haggerty. Tenth United States
ar, cry. killed his wife and then blew
out his own brains in his quarters at
the government barracks on Sullivan's
Island today. Jealousy was the cause
of the tragedy. Haggerty enlisted ffcnn
West Virginia HI. 1lI1E J
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
WILMINGTON, n. c., TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1901
tNDEPENDENCE'S FINE WORK.
She SAILS THE GRAN0EST RACE OF
HER CAREER.

In Stiff So outhvester, With q Heavy
Sea, She Pushes the Columbia Close
for the victory-Defeated by Only
Forty Seconds Over q Triangular
Course OF Thirty Mfles-Prevented
from Making Better Record by Bad
Sails.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
SOUTHERN TRUCK FARMING.
GOVtRNMEkT REPORT ON PROGRESS
OF THIS INDUSTRY.

me Matter Exhaustively Treated by
Two Department Experts Rapid
Strides Made I'm Last Few Years I'm
Development of the Farms and
transportation FacilitIes-Depend-
ence of Northern Cities on the
Truck Farms.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The American Sugar Refining CONF
pany reduces all grades Of refined SD.
gar 10-points.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

IcoNTNUED ON EIETH PACED,
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
Gave Birthday Party

Friends OF Miss Emily ~ b. Aiken
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Aiken. gave a birthday party in her honor
IN the Aiken home, No. 500 East Eleventh
street, Tuesday evening. The guests
present We're:
Anna Burns, Helen Blackburn. Eliza
beth Evans. Myrtle Gillespie. May Col
lns. Lulu Meening. Stella Meening, Bes-
sic Quiglcy, Nellie Quigley. Ethel Gil.
bert. Emma Brown, Lille Booker, Mabe
Alexander Nina Coleburn. Ethel Cole
lurn. Anna Ulrich. ". Louis Quieley
elmer Brown, Clarence Lipscomb, Lloy,
Seal, Harry Triggs, Samuel Waity. Gin.
ton Young, Willie Winthrup, Andy VI
rich Alfred Missimer. Howard Welch
Roy Haminand. Willie Evans. Jesse Gil
lespie. Russell Unfried. Clarence Paris
Clarence Pyle, David Lemon. VIII
Meenlng, Robert Burns, Mabel Kitchens
Lola Kitchens and Marie Lemon.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
RALSTOAS CASE WAS CONTINUED
Iron Hill Man Charged With Issuing
Worthless Checks

Before Judge Cochran in City Court
this morning the ease Of James Ralston.
j. Iron Hise. charged with issuing a
worthless check for SiJ was continued
until Monday night. the State not being
ready 10 prosecute. William Duacker.
charged with disorderly conduct at the
Opera House, was fined 81 and costs.
The case of Granville Fisher a small
colored boy charged with the larceny Of
a suit OF clothing valued at $40 from
Rodrock White, cblored, was held up un.
til Monday night.
Charles Morris, colored, disorderly con.
duct. WAS assessed $40 and costs. The
case Of Clarence Archey and James
Jones, colored boys, larceny OF coal was
continued until Monday evening. Walter
Barker for assaulting Martin Eagin was
fined $40 and costs. Augustus johnson
drunk was assessed SO and costs. Courl
will convene this evening at $50 O'Clock
instead OF p. m.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
On a Western Trip

llX-National Railroad Commissioner
William IL. Armstrong of Pittsburg,
Charles DUPONT. of Delawarei Colonel
A. X. Mcclure. OF the Philadelphia
Times, with Mr.. Armstrong; daughter
and grand daughter Mrs. Porter and
Miss Annette Porter. OF Wilmington,
aim Miss Spencer and Miss Newbold, Of
Philadelphia. left yesterday evening on
an extended tour to the Pacific and
thence To Mexico The party will stop
in Salt Lake City. San Francisco, Los
Angeles, City OF Mexico aud Vera
Cruz. from which point they will go by
water 10 inspect thr property of the
Mexican Plantation Company. Of which
Messis Armstrong, Dupont and Me.
Clurc are officers. Returning from
Mexico. day will be spent at San An
tonic. Texas. another day az he New
Orleans Maidi Gras; a day at Birming-
ham. and day at the Natural Bridge
returning home about February %.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR OLD TOWN
Plans for Establishment Of
Electric and Water
Plant
Special 10 he Evenlng Journal.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
New Castle. Jan l9--Citlzens IN mass
meeting in the Town Han last evening
inaugurated plans looking TO the election
OF water and electric plants, and the es-
tablishment Of a sewer system. II was
an enthusiastic gathering. presided over
BY John r. Lambson. The object of the
meeting was stated and general discus
sion OF the topics Immediately entered
into. IL was the universal opinion that
the city should own water and lighting
plants, and that the city should be
bonded IN order that the much needed Inn
provements should be made. The amount
of the proposed Indebtedness was not
mentioned.
Ira Lunt William Rothwell and John
Reynolds were named as committee 10
confer With the trustees Of New Castle
Commons, and ascertain what share OF
the expense the city may expect from the
Commons funds towards meeting interest
should bonds be Issued Tor public inn
provements.
William Deakyne. J. Ernest Phillips. A.
NJ. Hizar and John F. Campbell were
named as a committee 10 investigate the
cost OF water, sewer and lighting plants.
T. dell. Janvier, Artemas Smith. D. W.
Elklnton. o. a. Carrick and j. T. Chai-
longer were appointed another COMMITTEES
20 formulate plans for the borrowing OF
sufficient money 10 make the Improve
ments.
The meeting adjourned to meet next
Friday evening
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
GENERAL WILSON on CHINA
Famous Soldier to Discuss Present CrisiS
Before University Club

General James II. Wilson. L. $. v.
will honor the Graduate Club Of the
University OF Pennsylvania. in Arehacoli-
gical Museum this evening with an ad-
dress ON "rhe Present Crisis in China. -
An informal reception will be given
Gen. Wilson after the lecture and all
departments tof the museum will be
open Tor inspection. General Wilson has
acquired an intimate knowledge OF Chin.
ese affairs, both by long residence "a the
country and BY personal acquaintance
with Chinese statesmen.
The HcustonlClnb win also have lee.
ture AT the same time In the auditorium
Of Houston Han. Major General oliver
o. Howard. OF the United States army.
will talk on Grant and His Generals p
Evening journal., 1901-01-19

game now being played in Dover, and
We say it again. Let every honest man
in the Senate rally to the support OF
Senator McFarlin in this emergency.
and demonstrate to the AddiclSs people
that they cannot make the needs and
sufferings of the $50 crazed persons In
the State Hospital at Farnhurst part
and parcel Of the argument for the
election OF Addicks to the United
States Senate
This strike al the insane. who can
not speak and act for themselves. and
Who are represented by Senator Me
Farlin. Is another demonstration that
Addieks should be the last man in the
world TO be sent to the United States
Senate. Such a legislative crime
against decency as that outlined by
that Addicks organ, the Philadelphia
Inquirer and which deslgnates the asy
lum and its poor inmates as part ant
parcel Of the strike" is too horribl,
TO contemplate and no member Of tn,
Legislature. no matter to what depths
of political depravity he has sunk, will
care to go on record as endeavoring L
assist Addicks to the Senate by hold
ing up money justly due the unfortu
mates who spend weary weeks AM
years behind the bars Of a madhouse.
Pass the bin at once. and give Sen
ator McFarlin and RepresentatiY
Finn fun credit for its speedy enact
ment
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
Entertained His Friends

An evening social was given by Har-
vey Sanderson, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Herdman, No. 2O4i5 Harri-
son street Mr.. Sanderson and Will
liam Donahoe entertained the COM
pany with fine selections on the man
dOlin
Among those present were: Miss
Bertha Elliott. Mrs. Elizabeth Frank
Misses Josie and Clara Miles, Edith
Morris, Mrs. Miles. Mr.. Haines, Joseph
Murphy. James Cahill, George Elliott
and Harry Elliott.
Refreshments were served at a late
hour.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
IT BROKE PARTY LINES

The United States Senate yesterday
finally disposed OF the Army Reorgani-
cation bill. The measure having orlgi
mated in the Senate, the final question
was not upon It's passage. but upon
agreeing TO the Senate amendments.
They were agreed 10 by vote Of 43
to ,2S. While party lines were drawn on
the measure, four Democrats voted for
it. Senators Lindsay. of Kentucky; Me
Laurin, Of South Carolina; Morgan, OF
Alabama; and Sullivan OF Mississippi.
Senator Iloar, Of Massachusetts. who
was detained at his home by illness,
was paired against the bin with Sen
ator Spooner Of Wisconsin. The bill
will now go to conference.
The House spent the entire day on the
bin TO refer TO the Court of Claims the
claims OF the William Cramp q Son
Ship Building Company. of Philadelphia
for alleged damages, due to the delay
OF the Government in furnishing armoi
plate and material for the battle ships
Massachusetts and Indiana, and tn,
cruisers New York and Columbia. III,
met with the determined opposition Of ,
portion Of the minority under the leader
ship Of Mr.. McDermott, Of New Jersey
and Mr. Ropb, OF Missouri. A filibustei
was finally begun, but its advocates at
length succeeded in having the previou.
House then adjourned.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
Women Form an Alumni

Steps have been taken toward the or
ganization Of an alumni of the Delaware
graduates of the Moravian Seminary. at
bethlehem. Pa, at the home of Miss Nir-
ginia Harrington. in Dover. These guests
were present: Mrs. Caleb Churchman
and Alrs. l.. Irving Handy, of Whining
ton. Mrs. Annie Rodney, Philadelphia;
Miss Sue Cummins smyrna; Mrs. vii
liam Bggs. Miss Belle Appleton. Miss
Mnria Nowland. Mrs. Comegys, Middle
town; Miss Alice HUM. Wyoming; Miss
Nellie Cooper. Camden; Miss Fannie
Walker and Miss Virginia Harrington,
DnVer.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19

The orders 20 the Scorpion TO proceed
from la Guayra to Guanoco have been
countermandcd aud she III remain at
la Guayra, whore her presence is re-
garded as necessary. by direction Of the
State Department, Minister Loomis has
protested TO the Venezuelan Government
against The exercise OF censorship over
amy of his official communications and
it is understood that the protest has been
effective.
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
Social and Personal Notes

Miss While Otwell, OF Florida. who
is visiting the family Of United States
Marsral John c. Short, is visiting in
the North for the first time. She never
saw snow and ice until she came TO
this State.
J. NJ. Mcnamara, business manager
OF the Because She Loved Him So
Company which will appear at the
Opera House next Friday night, was
in the city yesterday.
George Massey Jones, OF Dover, was
IN this city yesterday
Evening journal., 1901-01-19
IlTTIn RRANEs ~ tine

LITTLE BRAvES.-O.d time a
quarter-a-box ''I,irgers' are quitting
the held in whole battalions Dr.. Ag-
news Little Liver Pills at 10 cents a
vial are driving them out at all points.
Because they act gently, more effec-
lively, never pain, and are easy 70 take.
Sick Headache succomb5 % cne dose.
SIS.
sold By Miller Drug Co, 4o2 Market
and Y. 3. Danforth, Market and Secl
Oud streets.