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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
ST. STEPHENS NEW RECTOR.
A Cordial Reception Awaiting Nr.
Horsfield - Money for Phosphate
Lands.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Goldsboro, N. c., October 27.-Rev. f.
H. I. Horsfield, assistant rector Of ST.
James Episcopal church in Wilmington,
who was some time ago called to the
~rectory Of st. Stephens church in this
city, will arrive here next Thursday.
The ladies of the congregation of st.
stephens hurch will arrange to give
the new rector a warm reception On the
night Of his arrival.
Mr.. n. H. Smith and Mr.. E.. B.. Boz
den, of this city. who own valuable
phosphate lands in Florida, have just
received a check for 5 1000 as the first
payment from the company who haI.
purchased the mining privilege. Mr..
Smith is confident hat the lands VIII
yield handsome returns from the phos-
lphate. He says that the work of MT
ling the phosphate has no. begun as yet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
MINERS ENTOMBED
Tons of Earth Cave n on Men
Working at the Bottom Of
a Shaft.

Mexicc City. October SIN one ~
the mines near Santa Maria de La
Pason Saturday a number OF miners
were working at the bottom OF a shaft
when many tons OF earth caved In
checking the shaft at some distances
from the bottom Relief parties went
instantly to work. Sunday night, a
tapping noise made by the miners could
be heard and relief work was pushed
with all possible speed
There Is a bare hope that the impris-
oned miners have excayated holes for
themselves where they can take refuge.
for when the remaining earth mass falls
down into the sharft there will be no
hope for any one within IL. IL Is con-
sidered still possible the men nave not
all sufocated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
MIR. JAMES McDUFFIE DEAD.
Well known Business Man-FuneraI
of Mr.. HoIIingsworth.
Especial to The Messenger.l


Fayetteville, N. c., October 27.-News
was received here this morning of the
death last Saturday, at Johnston Sta
ton, Ga of Mr.. James B. McDufie, in
the S0th year OF hs age, a native OF
Cumberland, and well known to the old
er business men Of both Wilmington
and Fayetteville as a former extensive
naval store operator. both here and at
Keyser. Moore county,, having been at
one time partner with the lamented
Major Wright Huske.
Mr.. McDuffie was a ma of remarka-
bic business capacity and of the most
scrupulous integrity. He was a deacon
of Mcpherson Presbyterian church i'll
Seventy-first township, and connected
himself with Walthorsville church when
he moved to Georgia He married Miss
Mary Johnson, who died October 4th.
1898, and he leaves two sOn, MeSsIS.
William McDuffie, OF F1orado, Ala,
Jas. McDuffe. of Columbus, Ga, and L
daughter, Mrs. Harry Williams, 1f
Johnston, Ga The deceased was tue
dast of three brothers, men of remark
able character: Captain d. G. McDuf-
fie. a distinguished civil engineer. and
Or. ". c. McDuffie. a prominent physi
clan and very brilliant man. being the
eldest and the youngest
The uneral services over the remains
of the late Theodore &. HOllingsworth,
whose tragic death has already been re-
counted in The Messenger, took pla Z
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
St. Johns Episcopal church, n we :
attended by a great c~oncourse of PEI
pie, including the orders of Odd Fellows
and knights of Pythias in large nun :
bers. The exercises were unusually
striking and impressive, emphasized n
the departure from custom Of the gifte-i
rector, Rev. Isaac w. Hughes, VIII
thrilled and greatly affected the va
audience by a sermon amply justin
by the solemnity of the occ1 zion, :
the fearful duty pressing on the Chr
tan eacher and eXenlplar.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
SENDS BACK OUR TREATY.
Cuba Transmits a Counter
ton to the United states.

Havana, October G.-The representa-
tives here OF the Associated Press has
learned from official sources that the
proposed treaty between the United
States and Cuba was reCuIned 20 Wash
ington by mail last saturday. With
the treaty, was sent Il counter propro-
siiiton from the government Of Cuba
to that Of United states. the nature
Of which is not known. but IL - un-
Earstood that President Palma In a let
ter sent with the treaty. says that the
acceptance Of the propositions made by
the United States. woul6 be ruinous to
Cuba. az IL would result In a large re-
duction Of the customs revenue or the
island.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
THE FAIR IN RALEIGH.
ESPECIAL 70 The Aiessenger.l

Raleigh, ~. G. October 2T-All III
coming trains today were crowded with
people coming 10 the fair. Bureau Of
public comfort is at work locating wis.,
tors. Trades Parade for Wednesday Is
all arranged. There viii be five brass
bands and drum corps, ach heading a
division Agricultural and Mechanical
College cadets will oe in the parade.
Registration of voters In Wake coun
~, with only seven precincts unrepoFt-
cd, shows 4,731 white and 400 negroes
Two years ago Aycock got 5.0s5 voter
Adams 4,44S. Total registration will g.
over 5000. with about $50 negroes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
STILL SOME DISCORD.

In the Lehigh and Mahony Districts.
Operators and Miners are Still at
Observation-Disclosures Output is Now
Quite Large and is Being Rapidly
Shipped to distributing POrts-Nt
HnzeItOn Oficers of Local Unions
Houses and at Tamaqua, Miners
Refuse to Return to Work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND.
Efforts to Get Him in the POlitica.
Arena Are Fruitless.

New York. October 27.-The Herald
tomorrow will print a dispatch from
Trenton, N. J., in which former Presi-
dent Cleveland is quoted as saying:
81 feel very much interested in my
party this year, but do not want to
take an active and prominent par in
the struggle. I consented with reluc-
lance to make a short speech at Nor
ristown, on next Thursday, because the
circumstances were represented to me
as being exceptional and 1T was thought
that l could do some good.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
Every Mother Knows

To look the facts ~squarely in the fac
That cough. racking and persistent.
accompanied by tightness in the chest
ana splitting OF sticky mucus. is a sign
of consumption. Common sense die
tates the use of Aliens Lung Balsatn.
an honest remedy. since Ii contains II"
opium: an efficient remedy. since !.
heals the irritated. inflamfned throa 3
and lungs. and so prevents a deep
seated cold from running sntO incurabae
forms of ConsumptlOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
ONE STATE AGAINST ANOTHER.
Bill for Determination of boundary
Louisiana and Mfssf<-
sippl.

Washington, October s7.-The United
States supreme court today granted
leave to the state Of Lyuissana to file
a bill OF complaint against the state OF
Mississippi, for the Determination OF
the water boundary between b W
states. The petition for such leave was
field las Monday. TIE question Is
rendered important by the presence OF
oyster beds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

W~flkeSbarTe. Pa, October 27.-More
coal was mined and more men were en-
ployed in mining today than any day
since the mines in the anthracite regio3
resumed work. The only districts that
lag behind in the output are Lehigh
and Mahony. The Individual operators
and their employees in those districts
are still at loggerheads. In the Wyom-
ing and L~ackawanna regions. all the
collieries are in operation with the ex-
ception of a few which are still nde
water. All had large outputs today and
heavy trains Of coal were moved rapid
ly to seaboard points.
The eighth and ninth regiments of the
state militia who are stationed in thu
Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys
have nothing to do these days and tima
is hanging heavily on the hands of the
soldiers. Some petty cases of quarrel
ing between union ana n~on-union men
continue to be reported, but nothing Sc
rious. AT the Lehigh valley, eight men
were discharged because they would not
do the work of a driver who was refus-
ed his place hen he applied for it.
Ordered Out of Company Houses.
Hazelton, Pa, October 27.-Charles
Helferty, president; James Gallagher
secretary; Spauld w. Levy, treasurer
and Henry S. Howell a member of the
relief committee of the Jeddo Local
union of the United Mine Workers, are
among the employees occupying houses
of the company of B. G.. Markle & Co,
at Japan, Oakdale and Foundryville
who were served with notices by thu
firm this afternoon to vacate their
premises within sixty days. The com
pany that these men will not
be re-employed at any of it's four col
lieries
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

Washington. October 27.-Three more
candidates have qualified for appoint
ment as assistant surgeons with the
rank of first lieutenants in The army.
They are John w. Hammer nf Terues-
see, Alexander Murray. of Virginia and
James Carroll from the army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
Refuse to Return to Work.

Tamaqua, Pa, October 27.Park Place
colliery. operated by Lentz & Co., stu
ated between Mahanoy City and Delano,
did not resume today, owing to the fac.
that the operators refused to take back
fifteen union men discharged becausa
of the claim that they were ring leaders
in the disturbances which occurred
during the Strike. The union held a
meeting yesterday and the members de
cided by a unanimous vote to stay out
unless these men were re-instated. The
strike affects nearly 1000 men and boys.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
LOOK OUT FOR
ATARRfi

The cold-wave flag
means zero weather,
icy, moisture laden
winds, and the begin
ming of winter IN earn
est. To Catarrh suffer
era there ia nothing
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31
Creseus Fails to Lower Record.

Memphis, Tenn, October 23.-Creseus
in his attempt to reduce his record OF
2.o2h. failed at the Memphis trotting
associations track this afternoon. COW
ering the mile in EOS dat.
Onward Silver went against his two
mile record Of 4:29h and amid much en-
thusiasm covered the distanc" in 4:2SA,
reducing his record II second.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

I'll
cheering in these climatic changes,
for with the return of cold weather, 81
all the disagreeable symptoms of Catarrh
appear: binding headaches, dizziness, a
stuffy feeling about the nose that makes
breathing difficult, chest pains, and as the
disease progresses, a discharge of nauseat-
ing matter from the throat and nose keeps
one continually hawking and splitting.
Catarrh is a most disgusting disease.
The foul mucous secretions that are con-
stantly dropping back into the stomach
contaninate and poison the blood and is
distributed throughout the body, and it
then becomes a deep-seated, systemic,
persistent disease that must be treated
through the blood, for it is beyond the
reach of sprays, washes. powders or ex-
ternal treatment of any kind.
S. S. S. soon clears the system of all
Catarrhal matter and purges the blood of
the irritating poisons, thus effectually
checking the further progress of this seri-
Gus and far reaching disease.
Look out for Catarrh in winter, for cold
stirs the blood and causes excessive secre-
ton of mucus and brings to life all the
slurubering poisons that make Catarrh
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

change from the heat Of summer to tie
rigoI ofwinter produce no hurt:ul effects.
Write us if you have Catarrh, and OUT
Physicians will advise you without charge.
Book ON Blood and Skin Diseases free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-31

the most abominable
of all diseases. SIS.
keeps the blood in
such perfect order
that cold waves cause
no alarm and the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27
NO HELP FOR VENEZUELA.
Monroe Doctrine Cannot be Stretched
Over Little Republic.

Monroe Doctrine Cannot be Stretched
Over Little Republic.
The state department is thoroughly
well informed of the length to which
Great Britain, Germany and other Eu-
ropean powers propose to go in their
dealings with Venezuela.
Great Britain and Germany have, in
fact, sounded the department to learn
whether any objections would be made
to active measures on their part to
secure the collection of debts due their
citizens on account of violated conces-
Sions and the destruction Of their
property incident to the internal dis
sensions which have ragged in Vene-
zuela for several years past. The de-
partment has been extremely cautious
in dealing with these inquiries, but
the substance of it's replies in all cases
has been set out in the declaration OF
President Roosevelt that the United
States does not construe the Monroe
doctrine to mean that it should shelter
any of the American republics against
the results of their own misdeeds or
violations of international amenity.
The only condition made by the
president was that the punishment in
f1icted upon any of these South Amer
ican republics by European power
must not include the seizure by that
power of any American soil.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27

him." He then went to Mrs. Elliott's
back door, fired his pistol again,
cursed her and told her to keep quiet
or he would shoot her. He then be-
gan to batter down the front door with
an Ak. Mrs. Elliott recognized Ken
drick by his voice and unlocked the
back door just as he entered the room,
armed with a gun and pistol, by the
front door. At the same moment AL
len Elliott rushed into the room
through the door just opened by his
mother.
Then it was that Mrs. Elliott, in
mortal terror that the intruder would
shoot her unarmed son, jumped at
Kendrick like a tigress and winding
her arms about him, pinioned his arms
to his body, at the same instant her
son seized him by the throat and be-
gan to choke him.
In the scuffie that followed all three
fell and rolled out of the house. Mrs.
Elliott jumped up. wrenched the ne
gro's pistol out of his hand and beat
him over the head with it till it broke
and then crushed his skull Dy hammer
ing it with rock till he died.
After viewing the body, the coroners
jury rendered a verdict O. justifiable
homicide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27
ELEPHANT KILLS Her KEEPER.
Gipsy, the Pet Pachyderm of Harris
Nickel Plate Shows, Goes Mad
at Valdosta, Ga.

Glpsy, the huge performing ele-
phant of the Harris Nickel Plate
Show, became unmanageable after the
performance in Valdosta, Ga, Satur-
day night and killed her keeper,
James O'Rourk Another member Of
the show was injured in endeavoring
to capture and chain the infuriated
animal.
The show people lost all control on
the elephant, and after terrorizing a
goodly portion of the people on
Toombs street, she made her escape
to the country, where she was follow
ed and shot to death near Cherry
Creek, six miles north Of the city, af-
ter an all-night chase.
The mad creatures escapade crea.
ted intense excitement, and although
it occurred after IL o'clock at night,
a large crowd was attracted to the
scene.
The elephant went through her us.
ual performance IN the ring in an ap-
parently docile manner, but became
unruly before the tents were struck.
I. was the last performance of the
season, the show going into winter
quarters at Pane park, near the city
After the show O'Rourk started with
the elephant to the park, riding on
her head. He is thought to have been
under the influence of whisky, and Is
said to have left the show ground
scolding and prodding the already
:maddened creature Near the Bap-
tist church the keeper fell off the ele-
phant, striking the ground almost in
front of her. All the evil in her huge
body seemed aroused when the man
struck the ground, and before he
could make a move to save himself
she placed her ponderous feet on his
body and crushed his life out. She
knelt on the body and then rolled the
insensible and dying man along with
her trunk for seyenty-five yards.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27
Brave Woman Protects Herself.

News comes from Camden of das-
LarUly aJIeTupt On the part VI d negro
by the name of Ned Kendrics to force
his way into the room of Mrs. Mary E.
Elliott, a highly-respected an1 hard
working white woman, IS years old,
who lives with her 19-year-old son
near that place.
The negro reaped the due reward
for his criminal intent, however, as
Mrs. Elliott, with undaunted courage,
killed him at her door step.
The story as related by reliable par
ties who re in the neighborhood is as
follows: Mrs. Elliott's nearest neigh
Dor vas Ned kendrick, who lived with
his family about one hundred yards
from her house. The next nearest
neighbors were some white people
about a quarter of a mile distant.
Mrs. Elliotts home consisted OF one
room, occupied by herself, and shed
room, where her son, Allen Elliott.
slept, opening onto back porch. On
the night Of the killing, between 9 and
10 o'clock, Ned Kendrick appeared in
front of the shed room. began to curse
young Elliott, fred off pistol and
warned him he would shoot him if he
poked his head out Of the window,
that he "had tho right gang with
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27
FLAMES TAKE LIVES
Many Persons Victims Of Great
Fire at Ashland, Wisconsin.
IMMENSE DOCKS ARE BURNED
Firefighters and Dockmen Caught In
the CoIIapse-Number of Dead
Not Yet knoWn-Property
Loss Over Half Million.

The Wisconsin Central railroad ore
! dock at Ashland, Wis., was destroyed
, by fire Saturday afternoon, the loss
! involved being about $525,G00. In fall.
i ing the dock carried with it mum.
Der Of firemen and dockmen, and sew.
eral lives were lost, just how many
probably will not be known for sever.
al days. Several badly injured fire.
men were removed from the burning
ruins, one of them with both legs bro
ken.
The fire caught about 5 o'clock,
presumably from a boat unloading
lumber on the slip. Before the firemen
arrived the entire ore dock, half a
mile long, was in flames. An engine
was run on the tramway as near to
the fire as possible and half hundred
men began tearing apart the timbers
connecting the tramway and the dock,
to keep it from falling with the dock.
Suddenly the dock gave way, failing
with a crash and carrying with it 200
feet of the tramway, the engine just
barely escaping the fall into the bay.
Several hundred people were under
the tramway, but most of them es-
capped with slight injuries.
AS the broken tramway and the
burning dock fell, at least a dozen
men were seen to go down in the
ruins. The wreck fell into 20 feet OF
water, and it will be impossible to re-
cover the bodies for some time.
When the fire began the upper
dockman was cut off from the shore,
and a lumber boat was put off to res
cue him. Another man, in running to
the shore, fell into an ore pocket and
his companions were compelled to
leave him to his fate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-27
MINISTERS ROAST SMOOT.
Alliance Of Salt Lake City Adopt
Strong Resolutions Against His
Senatorial Aspirations.

The Ministerial Alliance of Salt
Lake City, Utah, Monday adopted res
olutions strongly opposing the pro-
posed election to the United States
senate of Reed Smoot, one of the
twelve apostles of the Mormon church.
A copy of the resolutions will be sent
to every ministerial alliance of promi-
nence in the country at once, and also
probably to President Roosevelt, every
congressman and United States sena-
tor, and every one prominent in po-
litical life. The resolutions in part
are as follows:
eve protest against this endeavor
to elect Apostle Smoot to the United
States senate AS an endeavor to force
upon the citizens of Utah union Of
the church and the state.
''The election of man who holds
the highest Office, save one, in the
gift of the Norman church to the
highest office, save one, in the gift
of the people of Utah or the United
States, would be menace to our civ
ilized and religious beliefs. No other
church has dared to attempt such an
ecclesiastical invasion OF congress.
The election of Apostle Smoot for
the United States senate would viz
tually be the election of the will of the
Mormon first presidency and twelve
apostles to that body.
AS a. consistent member of the Nor
mon apostolate, Apostle Smoot can
not make an important move without
getting permission Or taking counsel
of the quorum of Mormon high priests
to which he belongs. By virtue of his
apostolic vows he must act first as a
Mormon apostle, and second, or third,
as citizen of Utah and patriotic
American.
1--WE protest against the proposed
election of Apostle Smoot to the Uni
ted States senate because the majority
of the Mormon apostolate to which he
belongs, and with which he works in
harmony, are living in polygamous re-
lations in violation of covenants made
to the people of the United States, as
well as in violation of the criminal
statutes of Utah. The two or three
apostles who may be living monoga-
nous lives are obliged to defend the
righteousness of the polygamous sys-
tenn of marriage and to wink at the
law-breaking polygamous relation of
their fellow apostles.
"The Mormon apostolate stands as
one man before the community as d.
rectly or indirectly encouraging or
conniving at the continuance of poly
gamous relations throughout the Nor
mon church"