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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
Especial 70 The Messen-er,

Raleigh, April 4.-As has been stated.
North Carolina IS sued by South d.
kota to recover full PRINCIPAL and in
terest on ten of certain ponds of the
state issued in aid of the Western
North Carolina railway under the act
of 1866.
Today North Carolina filed an answer
in this notable case. Answer protests
that the United States supreme Court
has no jurisdiction because the mat
ters complained of do not constituta
any controversy between North Caro-
lima and South DakotJ; that il the
bonds upon which the suit Is brought
are in South Dakota's possession
by assignment or otherwise Such
transfer and ~i2.iications of ownership
are purely colorado ana col!usivs and
in pul suance OF an uni lwfui conf ma
tluI made for The urpose OF eradinS
the Eleventh amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States; that the.
bonds were no- ISSUED and sold accord
ing to the provisions OF the act au-
thorizing their issue: that their sale
below par without bids was expressly
forbidden, whereas they were by prl-
Vate arrangements turned oV.r 10 the
Western Norta Carolina railway and
sold by the latter at a price greatly
below par, II North Carolina, th:re-|
fore. oeEieS tlIa- these bnnGS are n
valid obligation; that they were bought
ut a purely speculative price not over
- cents IN the collar: that o.he. bond
holders, save as to $50. GGu @: Gords,I
Gssented to an exchange of this class
of bonds at % cents on the dollar ur-
der the act of 1919.
North Carolina further set forth that
if auv of these bonds We're transferred
to South Dakota there was a combina-
ton between the governor of that state
or his agent and Simon Schafer, of
New York, who with his brother, S. NJ.
Schafer, owns "a of these alleged sec
ond mortgage bonds: that the Schaf-
ers. having last year petitioncd the
state to pay them more thar other
hcld had been raid and BEING
refused. c0Hcocted this scheme. not
only to get full value of the ten bonds
sued for. but of all others outStand-|
ing: that while it is in form OF a suit
by South Dakota. it is really one by
individuals. and that South DakotaI
has never made any demand on North
Carolina for these bon1s, thu first in
formation being this suit.
State Auditor Dixon accepts the in
vitation from the DAUGHTERS O.: the
C~onfederacy and Bryan Grimes camp
Of confederate veterans to deliver an
address on Memorial day, May 10th.
at Washington, N. c
Thomas Early who SO narrowly es-
capped lynching at Edenton and death
on the train while being taken to Nor
folk, vas brought here this afternoon
at 5 o'clock and was Immediately
taken to the p~enitentiary. He was
able to walk ard did not appear to
suffer much from the bullet wound in
his neck. He does not seem to be over
% years of age and is r:uIlsive in ap-|
p~earance. He mad very little to say
on the way here.
Early walked from the p~enitentiary
office to the hospital. His wound is en-
tirely a flesh wound. The daruty sheriff
who brought him showed two pistol
bullets, ~flattened, which he said had
struck Early's head and glanced. One
bullet grazed the deputy sheriff's ear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
rHn BATTLE OF Harris RIVER.
The Casualties on Both d Quite
Heavy.

Pretoria, April 5.-The British losses
IN the engagement in the neighborhood
of Harris river in h southeastern ex-
tremity of the Tranvaal on March Slst
were 5 officers and "a men killed
and I6 officers and 131 men WOUNDED
The Beers admit hat thew lost ISL
men killed or wounded. The action oc-
eurred at Doornbalt farm. a few miles
south of the scene of General Delareys
defeat of Melhuen. The Beers. VINO
were commanded by Generals kemp
and Potgieter, attacked with great de-
termination, but the Canadian contln-
gent, which was the last to arrive In
South Africa from Canada. n two
souadrons of ye1manry under Colonel
Cookson and the artillery and mounted
rifles under Colonel Keir presented
such a stout trent that h burghers
were finally forced to retreat.
The casulty list shows that the Sec
end Canadian mounted rifles had 4
officers wounded. 9 men killed and 40
men wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08

Sensational Failing of the Crop
From Plantations.
Especial to The Messen~er.l


New York. April 4.-The speculation
in cotton continues to broaden and the
prices are advancing day by day as a
result of the sensational falling off in
the movement of the crou from the
plantations.
Replies to about 800 kilograms sent
by me to every town OF ovcr 800 in
habitantS in the cotton belt reveals
the fact that the exhaustion Of the
crop is more ccmDlete than has ever
been known at this time of the year.
Many towns report 40 cotton what
ever on hand and none in the sur
rounding country; and in the few
cases where anv substantial quantity
of cotton is reported as held il is gem
orally stated that it is either sold or
waiting consumo tion on thu part of
southern mills.
The prospect of a complete eXhaus-
ton of the supply by or before the
LIST of July seems tonight 1lDra de-
finite than at Any time previous
THEO. H. PRICE
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
G~oLDssORo
Adopt an Against Spit
ting on the SidewalISs-The wo-
mans Club Take. Up Sanitation OF
the Jail-A Pleasant Muaical.
CORRESPONDENCE OF The Messenger.)
GoiHShoro ,rr

(Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. April &
The board OF aldermen met last
night. and among other action taken
was the adoption OF an ordinance max
ing il q fine OF one dollar to expecto-
rate on the sidewalks. on the floor OF
any public building or in any public
conveyance. The mayor intends to en-
force the law. and to avoid trouble
people must step to the curbstoae-
The woman's club OF this city. which
two years ago accomplished much In
the way of street cleaning by agftat-
ing the city sanitary laws, has now
turned its attention to the county iafi.
They have published an article ie tie
local afternoon paper calling atien-
ton to the bad sanitary condition ~
the Jail The rrticle has created some
what OF a sensation.
A musical given last night at tn
horne OF Mrs. q. F. Taylor, compli-
mentary to Miss Cora Howard, O.
Washington. y. c.. was very enter
tanning for those who were present
The features OF the entertainment
were the singing of Miss Byrdie Ed
wards and the piano and banjo duet
by Miss Maude Peacock and Mr.. Chas.
u. Barnes.
The death OF Mrs. ChrysciiIa Her
ring, widow of the late Benjamin Her
Ing, and mother of Mr.. Charles +. he
ring. occurred last night at the home
nf her son in this city. IN the 18th year
of her age. She was 4 good wuiAau
and consecrated Der OF the Metho-
dist church. The remains were taken
to the old famiiv burying ground near
Seven Springs tor interment this NJ
~ternoon.
A representative Of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company last night asked
the board of aldermen for a franchise
to put in their long distance line con-
meeting G~oldsDJro with the west and
with Whining ION. a committee Of
three aldermen and three business men
was appointed by the mayo to take
the subject under consideration and
report to a called meeting of the board.
Court will convene in his citv on
the 14th for a two weeks term. There
is nothing sensational on the criminal
docket, and Unless something trans
pires from this time on there is every
good reason to believe hat both
|dockets will be cleared up before the
Of the term.
Gus 1Sler, WIN has been working at
the butcher-pen of S. Cohn & Son, left
the city very abruptly yesterday and
is thought to have gone to Rocky
Mount. Mr.. Cohn had been missing
green hides for some time and yes
Iterday it was found that the negro
had been stealing the hides and selling
them to Mr.. j. H. Trent, another
butcher.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
REBELLIOUS SEAMEN
Four of thu Crew OF the
Isaac II. Campbell Refuse tOWork

New York, April 4.-Four rebellious
seamen were today taken off schoon-
er Isaac T. Campbell, from Boston for
Savannah, Ga. The schooner is COM
manded by Captain Gustav w. Weld
man and is now lying off Clinton, S. L.
The men refused, it is alleged, to weigh
anchor or to sail on the Campbell and
Captain Weldman hoisted signal. y
police tug went TO h vessel and he
men were taken off Under arrest. In
court the police magistrate discharged
the m but said the case might ne
one for the United States court. Ihe
men said they refused to sail on the
schooner because the topmasts were not
steDped. They had nothing to say
against her se~aworthiness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
SEVERE FIGHTING
Between British and Boer~-Latter
Finally Repulsed-

London. April 4.-There was severe
fighting all day long on March 3lst in
he nighborhood of Harris river. in the
southwestern extremity of the Trans
vaal. between a part OF General Kitch-
ener's force and the rorces OF General
Delarey and Kemp, resulting in the re-
pulse OF the Beers after heavy losses
on both sides.
Lord Kitchener official report. dated
from Pretoria yesterday evening ays
Kitchener dord Kitchen
er's brother) sent Colonies Keir and
Kookson from Vriekuil, western Trans
Harris river. They soon struck the
track OF guns and carried On a running
fight for eight miles, following the
track drought the bush.
Emerging OH 4 plain, large Boer re-
Inducements advance against their
TANKS, forcing the British troops to
take up a detensible position, which
they hastily eutrenched. Fighting en-
sued at close quarters till the Beers
Kemp and other leaders vainly at
tempted to persuade their men to re-
new the action.
Fifteen hundred Beers participated
in the engagement. but they had suf-
fered too heavily and cleared away TO
the northwest and south. The British
losses were also severe.
THE Canadian rifles especially dis
tinguished themselves, one party COM
manded by Lieutenant Bruce Caru-
theirs holding its post till every man
was killed or wounded. Others of the
forces showed great s~teadiness, allow
ing the Beers to advance within 200
yards of them and repelling them with
q steady rifle fire."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE NEXT STATE FAIR
To be Made 4 Grander Affair Even
Than the Last Notes ms to Odd
FelIows-Rural Free Deliveries.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N. c., April "a.
Governor Aycock left this morning
for Greensboro, to attend the educa-
tional conference there. in which TWEEN
ty counties are to participate.
Secretary Of State Grimes returned
today from Grimesland, where he at
tended the marriage of his sister. Miss
Theodore Grimes, to Mr.. Wiley Rod
man, of Washington, N. c.
The executive committee OF the trus-
tees of the Oxford orphan asylum Is
called to meet there the middle of this
month, to provide for an industrial
building. The latter will be spacious
and we'll equipped, and will be in the
grounds of the asylum. A small build
ing now used for this purpose Is with
out the grounds
Grand Secretary Woodell, Of the
Odd Fellows, went to Lexington last
night and formed a lodge of that order.
The Odd Fellows have collected some
money for the home for aged members
and widows OF members. which it is
their plan to establish.
Interest in the state fair was never
greater, and 1t has become the largest
of all the fairs held in the south. Let
tiers are yer now pouring in bout 1t.
Its great popularity makes ii a re-
Iunion-time for North Carolinians.
Gentlemen from Richmond and Nor
folk who attended 1T last October ex-
pressed their admiration and their sur
prise. This was particularly the case
with Colonel ] Dim w. Gordon. of Rich
mond. and Judge Garrett, Of Norfolk.
1t is proposed to make the fair this
year even greater than before. and IL
la sufficiency of cars is provided by the
railways it is said the attendance will
be so per cent. larger.
The postmaster here, who pays all
the rural free delivery mail carriers in
the state. has paid s~eventy-four for
March. This is the present number
He is advised that by June 1st there
will be tWenty-S:x more.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE STRIKE ON AGAIN
Norfolk Street Car Strike to be Re-
newed, Aided by Similar Strike in
Richmond.

Norfolk. Va, April For the second
time the strike of the motoImen and
conductors Of the Norfolk Railway and
ment Of facts as made by w. H. Mullen,
secretary of the central union Of Rich
mond, are carried out there will be a
strike in Richmond Is on trouble will
Williams syndicate employees, includ-
ing the Richmond Traction Company,
electric light and gas plant.
Several days ago the car men met
and declared the strike off although the
boycott of the Central Labor Union has
never been lifted. This afternoon, after
a lengthy session the strikers declared
they would fight the company as a
body. This was because OF the fact
that General Manager Johnston, of the
railway company, refused TO put back
to work the men whose names were
submitted to him several days ago.
The officials of the car company de-
clare they will not give in and if the
strike in Richmond is on trouble will
follow.
M. Mullen, secretary of the Richmond
trades and labor council, has been here
two days he coming 10 bring financial
supper to the strikers. He addressed
the strikers this afternoon and gave
them many words Of encouragement
The strike here only affects about 30t
street car employees, but three times
that number will be called out in Rich.
mond If the words of Secretary Mul.
len are true. Mr.. Mullen was formerly
president Of the state federation ot
trades and is prominent in labor cir.
cleS.
The strikers have gained heart since
the meeting this afternoon and declare
they will stand firm. There will prob
ably be another conference tomorrow
and DEVELOPMENTS are awaited with in
tereSt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
WOMEN OF THE rows
Mayer wadden and Chief OF Police
Furionx Potting the Law -
Keepers of Questionable EstaD-
Hshmcnt.-Eight Arrested Yesfep-
Gay and five hound over 80
Court.

Mayor A. n waddel and Chief OF po-
lice John J. Furlong have started n rig
Horous crusade against the keepers OF
questionable establishments In VIII
.mington- By the aid of a detective vhe
has been quietly working I'd the cases.
they have indicted five women for
keeping hawdv houses and for selling
'liauor without licenses They arc
Molly Nichols. Kate jenkins, Matte
who were arrested yesterday. They
waived examination and each womas
required to give two bonds of stes
each for their appearance at the next
criminal session Of the superior court
They gave the bond. Three inmates OF
in the municipal court yes
and Mavor waddeil suspended
Judgment provided they would leave
the city. They agreed TO leave City
'AStorney w. j. Bellamy prosecuted the
cases in court yesterday.
Mayor Waddell authorizes the follow
ing.
The statement published yesterday
that = committee from the
board OF aldermen have employed \
detective 10 visit all disreputabie places
in the city. II the arrest Of certain
women IS the result OF this work" in
not true. The committee did not know
of the presence OF the detective In the
city until after the arrests were made
The detective WAS employed. under the
of the mayor. by the chief or
police. but the care that has been taken
to advertise his presence has defeated
the r for which he was mploy
II
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08

George L. Pechan. Esq, who is the
law partner Of Congressman John d.
Bethany. received a telegram last
night from Nj. Bellamy stating hat
he had secured an agreement with the
surgeon general at Washington to
make extensive improvements to the
grounds of the United States marine
hospital at Wilmington. The improve
|ments are to be made without n ne
Icessary delay.
The grounds are to be surrounded
with a brick retaining wall and n
handsome fence and will be graded
and beautiied.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE CHOLERA IN MANILA
One Hundred and Forty Cases and
a Hundred and Nineteen Deaths.

Manila. April. 1.-TWO cases of chol-
era have occurred in the Bulibid pris-
on. Consequently ali the prisoners
there have been discharged and will be
taken to a detention camp which viii
be Quarantined.
The total number OF cases of cholera
reported here up to Don TO-DAY was 14d
and there have been lis deaths from
the disease. In the provinces 81 cases
Of cholera and Is deaths from that
cause have occurred.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
Lively Time in Danish

Copen Hagen. Denmark. April A.
There was an exciting debate on the
Danish West Indies Islands treaty in
the executive session of the landsthing
of the upper house, today. The p
sition members violently attacked the
treaty and piled the foreign minister,
Dr.. DeuntZer. with numerous oues-
tons, to which he replied firmly and
clearly. There is great public interest
in the question, and the agitation and
excitement are intense. Both sides are
confident OF SUCCESS
A strong effort is being made to
identify the members of the landsthing
who are suspected of furnishing 1nfor-
nation to Congressman Richardson.
So far it has not been successful
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08

The Rowland System Adopted by the
German Postal Authorities

Berlin, April 4-After prolonged ex-
.periments in sending four ~telegraphic
messages zach way simultaneously over
a single wire. the German postal de-
|partment has accepted the Octupie
|transmitter invented by the late Pro-
Henry A. Rowland, Of Baltimore
The experiments were conducted be-
zoo and $50 words were transmitted per
minute
1t is understood. that the German
postal department intends to introduce
THE Rowland system between Berlin,
Cologne. Leipsic and rank
fort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
EXCLUSION BILLS
AS To CHINESE DISCUSSED IN
CONGRESS.
IN BOTH SENATE and HOUSE

In the Former Senator Mitchell
Peacefully Points Ont the Neces-
sity of Exclusion of Chinese Lab
orers-Two Measures Presented I'm
the House Majority Bill Less
Drastic Than That of the senate.
The MinOrity's About the same.
The Measure From Porto Rfcan
and Philippine Standpoints.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE MARINE HOSPITAL

Congressman Bellamy has Secured
IN Agreement With the Surgeon
General for Improve
menrs-Grounds to be Graded and
Surrounded by q Brick Retaining
Wall and Fence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
STATE BOND SUIT
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA vs.
NORTH CAROLINA
ANSWER OF THE DEFENDANT

Denial of Actfonable Interest I'm the
Plaintiff A Subterfuge to Get
Around Eleventh Amendment to
Federal Constitutfon-The Bond.
Sold i'm Direct Violation of the Act
of Legislature Authorizing their
Issuance-No Demand of Payment
on the State - Early, the Negro
From Edenton IL the Penitentiar
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29

Capt. L. B. Hart, of the Hart
Well Go. of Plaquemine, La, was
a caller on last Monday. He was
just back from the Anse- La-B Butte
oil wells and reports that many
troubles have basel the efforts of
the drillers there to bring in a
gusher. All drilling was at a
stand-still. The Moresi we'll had
the misfortune Of breaking off a
drill in the rock stratum and if
the broken drill can not be re
covered that hole will have to be
abandoned. The Moresi people
seem to have but little hope along
this line, for they have commenced
the erection of a new derrick, o.
tensibly for the purpose of start
ing a new hole. Capt. Hart, who
is 2 drillcr of many years expert.
ence, says the strata underlying
that section are peculiarly hard to
sink a we'll through. He believes
there is oil there and that the
drillers will get it. He had "a
sample of the oil with him which
he gathered in q bottle as it flow.
ed to the surface. The oil alone
is inducement enough to prompt
repeated attempts till success
crowns the efforts Of the promo,
tiers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29
Many wonder.

Many wonders how it is that pin
worms and stomach worms get
into little children, or how a tape
worm, 800 feet long, can get in
and exist and grow inside of a
man, as it. sometime happens.
They may well wonder, for 1t is a
great mystery. However, many
now know from experience that
Mothers Worm Syrup will rid one
of intestinal worms and greatly
improve the health after the
worms have been destroyed and
expelled. 1t is absolutely a harm
less remedy to take, and as it only
costs % cents, all should try i,
who suspect worms to be the caus,
of their i'll health.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29
BIG LAND AND TIMBER DEALS

During the course of the past
few days there have been a few
unusually large land and timber
deals in which the interests OF this
parish, and town are largely con
cerned.
The first large transfer involved
all the lands and timber and the
plantation at the Indian Village
of the p. L Il l Company. These
swamp lands and the plantation
were acquired by A. Wilbert's
Sons Lumber & Shingle Co.,
Ltd, from the old Plaquemine
Lumber 4 Improvement Co.. the
consideration being $4,000. On
these lands there are said to be
millions of feet of first. class timber
which will be cotton out and saw
ed up by II veteran mill men, the
Wilberts.
Almost simultaneous with the
closing Of the above deal the LIE.
vert Lumber Company closed quite
a large contract with the Geo. M.
Murrell Planting 4 Manufacturing
Co, of Bayou Goula, for the sale
of the cypress timber which is or
the rear Of their plantations. The
Leyert Lumber Company is al
present building a magnificen
mill about FIVE miles down Bayou
Plaquemine and will soon he ready
to begin operations. The mill i:
no doubt one of the finest ant
most up to date on the Bayou
There is every reason to believe
that the Levert Lumber Compan,
will flourish, as it justly deserve
to do.
Another big land deal Occure'
only a few days ago when Mr.. Jos
A. Grace, III popular clerk @
court, purchased 5000 acres Q
land for $4,000 near Burtvlll
East Baton Rouge parish.-Pls
| uuemine I5erville South.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29
THE FIRST WOMAN EVER PHO
TOGRAPHED.

Nowadays. when the principal
business of photographers is
making portraits of women, and
when being photographed is one
of a woman's chief pleasures, it is
interesting to know that the first
woman who ever sat before a
camera died at Hastings last
month. This lady was Dorothy
Catherine Draper. In 1889, short
ly after Daguerre's announcement
of his discovery of the action OF
sunlight on silver, her brother, the
distinguished John w. Draper,
afterward president of New York
University's medical college, made
some experiments with a camera
with his sister for a subject. In
order that the impression might
be clearer her face was busted
with a fine white powder. This
picture, the result of the first eX
perlment, Is still in existence, ano
is owned by Lord Herschers heirs
in England. Many other mel
have alleged that they were frs.
, in applying Daguerre's discovery
. but these claims are not wei
: founded. Miss Draper'S Likeness
and the date it bears have BEEF
accepted as final proof that to he
J brother belongs the honOr OF be
. ing the first man to photograph
r woman, and to her the distinctlol
!. of being the first woman eve
photographed March Woman
l Home Companion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29

Did you ever witness "A Breezy
Timei" We don't mean a cyclone,
but that hottest of Farce Comedies,
"a Breezy time" 1t was the re-
putatiOn. Eleventh Consecutive
Season. Remodeled; refusnished
and a bran new selection of the
latest songs, dances and parodies,
together with the best looking
girls that could be found in the
great Metropolis.