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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
STATE PRESS.

While the yellow journals may be
responsible for anarchy, they have also
won many battles for people while the
conservatives stood idly by, claiming
that it was none Of their business
Durham Herald.
Certain democratic newspapers i n
this congressional dictrict are trying
to create sentiment in favor Of certain
Imen for the nomination for congress.
They have begun h work of boosting
up THEN candidates pretty early. h
convention to be held in this district
next year will no doubt be a warm
number.-Sanford Express.
General Julian s. Carr will propose
lat the coming meeting of the State
Literary and Historical association that
the people of North Carolina erect a
suitable bronze statue to Sir Walter
Raleigh in this our capital city, named
lin his honor. General Cars PROPOSE
ton will embrace the suggestion that
collection boxes be placed in drug stores
and other suitable places where tobac-
co is sold to receive the donations, es-
pecially Of all who use the famous
weed.-Raleigh News and Observer.
One of the factors hat has been of
vital Importance to the growth and
prosperity of Mount Olive Is h fact
that it is the home of men who work
hard, earnestly and intelligently. AT
this time there is not a white man or
boy in town who does not either at
Itend school or at some useful oc-
Icupation. and this statement is also
Applicable c~oncerningthe past few
years. The fact that drones are an eN-
ltinct race in that town is a matter that
lis particularly gratifying.-Mount Olive
Advertiser.
The alarming increase in the number
of criminal assaults upon white
women by black brutes a filled the
papers with discussions Of lynch law.
AS a general proposition we believe in
lspeedy and orderly executions in the
legal way, but nevertheless. in cases
las brutal as that committed in Arson
last week. and when the proof is be-
lyond question, we are just too glad that
such a vile reptile has been destroyed
Ito question the Of his taking
loft. But neither the l~ynch;ngs nor
the hangings seem TO deter the Grim
finals. The certainty Of the punishment
docs o seem to weigh with them
AGAINST the fiendish passion OF a me-
iment.-Rockingham Angio-Saxon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
NORTH

Out of a class of forty-seven appli-
.cants for license to practice law, who
We're examined by the Supreme court
on last Monday, twenty-eight were sue
.cessful.
Raleigh Times: Mr.. Henry Clay
Thompson died this morning at hal:
past our o'clock at his home near
.Hillsboro. He was chief clerk in the
revenue office here and his death came
as a shock to his associates here.
Tarboro Southerner: The tempera-
ture last night dropped to AZ. No one
has reported frost. 1t is probable that
the WIND was too high for it.-State
officials estimate the increase in values
of real and personal property in the
state will not be less than thirty mil
of dollars.
Salisbury Sun: Mr.. Henry Rufry, of
the Union Copper mines clerical force,
was quite painfully injured yesterday
afternoon by being thrown from a rail-
velocipede. This identical veloci-
.pede has already many bruised victims
to it's credit. Mr.. Rufty was quite
badly cut on the back of the head.
Kinston Free Press: There was a
personal encounter last night between
Messrs. Dan Fields n Shade Wooten.
Mr.. Wooten's coat was cut in several
places. Mr.. Fields received injuries on
the head and face and had his hand
badly cut. They were parted before
serious damage was inflicted to either
party.
Henderson Gold Leaf: In the case of
the State against Plummer Hicks.
charged with the murder of Robert
|Crudup. at Kittrell last June, a special
Ivenire of 100 lei was summoned. A
verdict of murder in the first degree
was rendered. He was sentenced to be
hung November 5th. An appeal has
been taken to the Supreme court.
Fayetteville Observer: Ex-Judge
IThos. H. Sutton, H. l.. Cook and n. a.
Sinclair, Esqs., have gone to Whining
ton to attenh the Federal court, which
Iconvenes there today. The case of
greatest local interest that will come
up from Cumberland is that of Rev.
VIM. Jackson. late pastor of st.
IJoseph's church (col.) this city, bound
over by Commissioner Morrisey charged
with selling whiskey.-Major E. j.
Hale left today for Baltimore to at
tend the Rivers and Harbors congress
which convenes in hat city tomorrow
morning, commissioned by Governor
lAycock to represent the state of North
lCarolina. and as the representative of
the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
THE WRECKS
Much Talk About Their Frequency.
Crops Almost a Failure In Duplfn.
Demand for State Flags-John II.
Boners the Poet.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, y. c.. October Q.
The capital case OF Lewis Council,
colored. charged with rape. which was
re2rgued in the supreme court yester-
day. brought up the question whether a
the counsel for the state brought this
up.
\ farmer from Duplin COUNT who
Claims to be well informed about his
county, is here and tells the commits
sioner OF agriculture there is not a
fourth OF a crop even in the best parts
or the county. This is the worst re-
port yet received and goes 10 prove
that this years crop failure very near
~ approaches a disaster.
The supreme court makes IL a rule
to file opinions Tuesdays. 1t filed none
yesterday because it had devoted the
previous week to the examination OF
the papers OF the forty-seven applicants
for license as attorneys.
There is a great deal OF talk here
about the frequent accidents on the
Seaboard Air Line The Law regarding
the corporation commission says il may
investigate accidents on railways. None
Of the commissioners are here. but
Secretary Brown says il will inspect the
road and see II anything is wrong-this
~ ~ q ~ NAN ANDHNNSSA- vi 80
etc, which the law requires to be made.
There is a great demand for North
Carolina flags. for use on North Caro-
lima Day" in h public schools, Octo-
Der 18th. The state superintendent Of
public instruction is having 5000 small
ones printed for distribution.
Genera Passenger Agent Il. E. L.
Bunch, OF the Seaboard Air Line, who
has been sick here ten weeks with ty-
phoid fever, is convalescing, and yes
terday afternoon was able TO ride. His
escape from death was very narrow.
State Treasurer B. r. Lacy, who has
lately been in poor health and who has
been at Fuquay Springs for a fortnight,
has returned and is improved some
what.
A lot of republicans will have a con-
ference at Greensboro next Monday.
That is their usual place OF conference
The party is in q low condition in his
state and will maxi strenuous Efforts
to rehabilitate itself. The appointments
of DR.. Cyrus Thompson to an impor-
tant place in the revenue service here
is along the line Of an effort to hold as
many populists as possible. Along an
other line will be the effort to secure
democrats. But while some democrats
favor the national republican partys
principles they have no liking for its
North Carolina methods. This the re-
ublican leaders know very well.
John H. Boner, one of the best known
of the few North Carolina poets, is here
for the winter. His poems written
since 1888 have been gathered in a
booklet and appeared this week. The
collection embraces all the poems since
the appearance of his first olume,
whispering Pines" in 1883. Most or
the poems in the booklet were original
~ published in the Century magazine.
Mr.. Boner has consumption.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
THE

The Cosmopolitan for October has
stories by Thomas A. Janvier Bret
Harte. and Irving Bachelor and many
other attractions for its patrons. Price
10 cents. or 81 a year. Published at
Irvington, n. Y.
The Worlds Work for October offers
it's readers The American Pot1ce,
James Stillman. Banker" Opening
the Riches of the Andes" What the
Strike Means to McKeesport," and a
great deal else of this kind of reading.
1t publishes finely executed portraits OF
Mckinley. Roosevelt and Hay. Price
50 a wear or % cents a number. Pub
lished at "a Union Square, East, New
York city.
The Forum for October has a paper
on the murdered President, on Our Ma
tional Debt 1.-The Organization OF the
Medical Profession" The Colonization
of SIBERIA 1.-The outlook for Public
Ownership" and other corresponding
papers. Price So a year or 50 cents a
number. Published at Ill Fifth ave-
nue., New York city.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly offers
its usual attractions. 1t has, among
other articles, ''Tolstoy in America"
and 1.-The Story of a Thief" by the
author of The Redemption Of David
Corson." Price 81 a year or 10 cents a
number published at 141-147 Fifth ave-
nue., N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.

Thus far, if we are rightly informed,
for the high office of Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Mr.. Justice Walter Clark. He is right
fully entitled to that honor if the law
of service and succession is regarded.
is ar able lawyer and an unusual
.ly accomplished gentleman. The smell
of suspicion has never been upon his
judicial robes. He ought to have been
made Chief Justice when that weak
legal brother" Justice Faircioth,
appointed by Governor Russell,
for he was by precedent the man for
six years the senior Justice OF the Su-
Bench Of commission. So far as
we can learn Judge Clark is running
no machine to procure his nominal
ton. He has scores Of influential
friends all around the state who are
for him first, last, all the time. We
not write this simple act of JUS
tice and recognition if other gentlemen
were opposing him, for the Messenger
is no candidate maker. There are sew
eral gentlemen announced for the va
cant justiceship and some of them are
every way worthy of honor and promo
ton. Men like Judges Conner and Jus
tice are good, sound timber out Of
which to create Supreme Court judges
of highest character for honor, So
brety, justice and ability. There will
not be in 1902 any lack of good
men for judicial and congressional and
honors-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
Abductors of Miss stone Located

Constantinople. October "A trust
worthy report locates Miss Stones alb
ductors on the summit of a
at Gultepe on h Turko-Bulgarian
frontier near Dubnitza. 1t is said that
the kidnapping band number eighteen.
Arrangements have been made to sur
round the mountain with Turkish and
Bulgarian troops. 1t has been suggest
ed that the abductors of Miss Stone are
members of the old Macedonian COM
mittee, actuated by motive of jealousy,
and that they are endeavoring to &C
complish the downfall of the present
committee. The Bulgarian govern
ment has promised to act vigorously.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
The Annual State Convention in Ses.
sion at Charlotte

Charlotte, N. c., October "a large
number of women representing the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
met in this city today in annual conven-
ton.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson, widow of the "a
nous General Stonewall Jackson, who
lives in Charlotte.
Miss Julia Alexander delivered the
address of welcome, which was respond
ed to by Mrs. William H. Overman.
state president.
In the afternoon a reception was CIV
en- to Mrs. Jackson at the Southern
Manufacturers Club.
At night a portrait of the late Gov
ernor Vance was presented in a speech
by Hon. John S. Henderson, and a por-
trait of Colonel Charles S. Fisher, by
Mrs. I. 3. Beall. Mrs. w. S. Parker
received the portraits and Mrs. Marga-
ret Arthur Call read a poem. The con-
vention will hold another session to-
morrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
Rumors of Another Morgan-Chadwell
Fight.

Middlesboro, KY, October 9.-An un-
confirmed report is current here that
another battle took place yesterday
near Big Springs, Va, between the
Morgan-Chadwell feudists, resulting in
the deaths of Tom Caldwell and one or
the Morgans. Doc. Caldwell, of this
city. a brother of Tom Caldwell, dis
credits the report. He returned from
Big Springs last night where he a
been to investigate the battle of last
Sunday when our were killed, and says
that all was quiet when he left there
Monday night, but further trouble was
feared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
No Latch Key.

Although" says the Washington
correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle,
President Roosevelt is the undisputed
lord and master of the White house, he
is probably the only man in Washing
ton who does not carry a key to the
front door of his domicile. When Mrs.
Roosevelt moved into the White house
last week the steward turned over to
her a large bunch of keys, but while
there was a key for each door in the
living quarters of the big building there
was no pass key for the main
The reason for this is that It is unnec-
essary for any occupant Of the White
House to carry a key, for there is al
ways a Waterman on guard to admit
those who are entitled to enter. Night
and day there is an attendant on duty
at the front door. If the president ever
decides to go on a nocturnal exploring
expedition, such as those he was noted
for as police commissioner OF New York
he will have to make use Of the back
entrance if he wishes TO escape the no.
tice of the watchmen- There Is only
one man who carries a key to the front
door of the executive mansion, and that
is Colonel Bingham. superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds OF Wash
ington. He is a sort of custodian for
the White house n recently ordered
a new lock for the front door. The new
lock is a complicated sort Of affair, and
only an expert would know how to ma
~nipulate a key so as TO work IL. Two
complete revolutions of the key are re-
uuired TO open the door and il another
turn is made it throw the deadlatch
on. A relic of the old days of the
White house was removed the other
day. when a workman o out the Old
IGOR bell and puttied up the hole The
bell was an o~ld-fashioned one. Of the
puIl-down variety. and 1t would be
highly priced by a collector of colonial
goods"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

Action vas taken at the recent ses-
sion of the Fayetteville P~resbytery, re-
lative to the Elect Infant Clause"
and asks to have changes made in the
Confession of Faith, 'to affirm that we
nave s%criptural grounds for the assur-
ance that all infants dying in infancy
are saved. 1t must not be inferred that
numbers 2 and 3 deny this last state
ment, however,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
Prosecuting Fraudulent Oil Companies

Dallas, Texas, October 9.-The state
Of Texas is starting prosecutions
against fraudulent oil companies. More
than 100 companies Of that class sold
millions of dollars Of worthless stock
during the early stages of the Beau
mont boom. The suits will be tried at
Austin where the Travis county grand
jury is now investigating the cases.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

Mrs. Roosevelt has announced that
she will have only white servants i'm
the White house. AS the White house
service has been from time immemorlaI
h possession and occupation of the
colored man. this will seem like an en-
croachment on their rights and PRIV
fleges.-Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
situation at Tampa Improved

Tampa. Ia. October THE labor sit
uation here is greatly improved today
Over 200 trikers returned to work to-
day and the number tomorrow. IL IS
said. will be equally as large. Thecigar
manufacturers feel considerable o
agement at the situation
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

In the Episcopal convention the
house Of bishops adopts the canon pro-
hibiting the marriage Of any person
heretofore divorced except for cause
existing prior to the first marriage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

The Salisbury Truth writing of Rev.
DR.. Pearson, the consecrated, pious,
most useful evangelist, who has but
lately held a very successful meeting
in that town, among other things, says:
"As an exegetical speaker, and as a
dialectician, DR.. Pearson is right in the
front rank, and he is equally at home
in the analytical or ]synthetical field.
There is one quality DR.. Pearson has,
and in our view, it is one Of the most
important a pulpit speaker can posses.
that of earnestness. He has a message
to deliver, and he delivers it as though
he knew it to be true"
We heard him in Wilmington in the
spring of 1888 for three weeks and four
days. He is by far the foremost Of all
preachers who are known as evangelists
of whom we nave knowledge. Indeed.
we heard him preach so many strong,
scriptural, most impressive sermons,
that we are not sure. take him all in
all, if he is not the best of all preachers
we have heard. We have certainly heard
more eloquent, more powerful, more
imaginative, more severely logical,
more acutely analytical preachers. But
We are inclined, in 1901, as we were in
1888, to put him first as a true, direct.
earnest, persuasive. clear, forceful ex-
FOUNDER of Gods blessed truths. 1t is
a great privilege to hear such a man of
God proclaim the everlasting Gospel
of Salvation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

1t is announced that Captain William
R. Bonds excellent large pamphlet en-
titled "Pettigrew and ickett' has been
but Just issued in it's third edition. 1t
is most valuable as the Messenger
years ago said. and every real North
C%arolinian ought to procure a copy and
read it. His postoffce is Scotland Neck
Halifax county, N. c.. We have no d.
rect tidings from him, but have seen
the third edition mentioned in an eX-
change. 1t overflows with important
information. \ northern officer, who
fought against the south and was at
Gettysburg, writes of the pamphlet. He
says among other things:
For nearly forty years Pickett's
charge at Gettysburg mas been pointed
to as h greatest feat OF arms in MS
tory. For nearly forty years history n
song have agreed in browning with
Iaurels the dauntless Virginians who
made that most famous charge, and
low comes Captain w. r. Bond, a brig
adler staff officer of North Carolina,
commanding North Carolina troops,
who proves by the record that North
Carolinians and not Virginians are en-
titled to the honors won on that field
in that world-renowned and historic
charge. Captain Bond shows
that the losses in Pickett's division
were twenty-eight per cent. of the men
engaged. and a Heth's division, COM
posed of North Carolina n Missis-
sippi men, lost sixty per cent. q.
Captain Bond is entitled to great praise
for his researches and his contribution
to the truth of history
We believe the pamphlet contains
over 100 pages.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11

we wrote ldIely OIL kew. James Bat
tie Avirett's charming book, THE Old
Plantation" The New York Tribune's
critic wrote slightingly Of it, but a man
of letters. and old contributor to the At
lantic Monthly of Boston, Mr.. Oscar J.
Blacknall, of Kittrell, Vance county-a
genuine North Carolinian, as Mr.. Avir.
EFT is, has better insight and a higher
opinion of the merits of this very in
teresting North Carolina book. From
an article from his pen in the Raleigh
News and Observer, we take a short
extract:
THE Rev. James Battle Avirett, son
of one of the largest planters in east
ern Carolina and later chaplain of Ash
by's famous command, being, / believe,
the first chaplain commissioned by the
confederate government, has embodied
his "reminiscences of the old times in a
book, the Old Plantation. The part of
the book devoted to a portrayal of rural
life at the southland most of it is SO
deVOted-iS not only charming in itself
but forms most valuable material for
the future historian of social manner
and customs.
"An integral part of the old regime
himself, Mr.. Avirett, gives us at first
and a charming and truthful picture
of the serene and halcyon days that
severed the storm from the storm, the
rude past from the rude present. Break
ing through the mist of the past in
these pages the vision of the Old Plan
tation rises bright as an angel before
us. A vision too fair TO last. Fol the
fairest things never do last in this
world of strain n stress.
In many respects this picture is the
most complete and the most delightful
one yet drawn of southern life before
the war"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
HOME FOLKS.

The. Winston Daily Journal has
changed hands. The new editor is Mr..
ID. A. Fawcett, with Mr.. Lannes Foy
as business manager. There are signs
of improvement manifested already.
The price is 50 a year. Success to the
new hands at the bellows"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-19

row. Secretary Hitchcock today
telegraphed parties to whom posi-
tons Of commissioner had been
rendered requesting them to inform
the department by wire not later
than tomorrow morning Of their
decision. The rules and reguIa-
tons governing the sale Of town.
site property will also be compile
ted tomorrow. Secretary Hitch
cock will ieavv Washington tomor-
row for Maine where he expects
to -remain until the first Of Septem-
Der and he is anxious to dispose
Of all work incident to the opening
Of the reservation before his de-
parturc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-19
TRUsTEE sALE.

The stock Of Ed. Y. Wilkerson,
Bankrupt, Boyd, Wise county,
Texas. consisting Of Dry Goods,
Clothing and Groceries will be
sold at private sale on July 18th,
1901, and bids are Invited for
same. This stock invoices s23. 90
the greater part having been
bought since February last.
The goo6s are all new and sason
able, and TO those hooking for a
business location, or those desir-
Ing TO purchase q drst-class stock
for removal an unusual opportun-
ity is here afforded. For partic-
ulars apply to D. H. Keraghan,
Trustee in Bankruptcy,
Fort Worth, Tex. P 0 Box, 3O6
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-19
People from Everywhere Want Homes
IN the Promised Land.--RuIes
Arraged for Drawing,
THAT BIG CROWD AT LAwToN
RIg Rfainsin Kansas and Ollahoma--List of
Commissioners to Conduct the Draw
ing Has Been Completed.

Fl Reno, Okla. July More
ihaal OOOpersons were register
ed here today making the total
for here UP to date $1,000 in
round numbers. Nothing out of
ihe ordinary occurred today to
vary the routine which has become
% regular and systematic as. to be
ponotonous. Persons come and
pass in line through the booths and
n from an hour 10 three hours
lhey are gone. The lines string
ont all day and none are ever COM
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-19

Lawton, Q. T.. July Reg
istation here today is announced
at 1900 the largest Of any one
day yet. This makes the totaIfor
LawtOn to date 10, 600 persons.
These people are all real home
seekers. They do notcontain any
considerable number Of specula-
tors. They came in wagons and
are living in tents.
The officers Of the post are
keeping the booths at a distance
from the crowd Of notaries and
who have business with the
homeseekeTs. The lesser crowd
together with the absolutely milf
tary rule makes Lawton as quiet
as could be desired as a place Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-19

and today By connecling Iines.

land today by connecting lines.
The NJ. X. and 7. brought ia
two train loads Of homeseekers tc-
day over the Choctaw tracks bring
ing in persons from east Of Saint
Louis to the number more than
3, 600. The crowds from the east
are going to get in this week in
great numbers.