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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07
Fighting Near Manila.

Manila. March 3.-Twenty-five men,
bers of the constabulary of Norong, ten
miles from Manila, encountered eighty
well armed insurgents today. The
former fled. after ~expending Ill their
ammunition. Eleven of the constabu-
larry are u~naccounted for AMI It IS be-
ilevend they were killed or captured.
The same band of insurgents turned
back a commiSsary wagon but did not
modest the escort Of three men.
Governor Flores, of the province of
Rial. says the members of the band
who recently captured Ampil the pr 81
dente of Cainta. Morong province, were
neither ladrones nor insurgents. He
thinks a private feud was at the bot
tom of the matter. Word has been re-
ceived that Ampil Is still alive, but I'M
der torture and expecting death. AS
previously set forth in these dispatches,
Ampil was as enthusiastic American
sympathiZer.
Forces of ~constabulary and military
are securing the country and bands Of
insurgents and landrones are f1ocking
to the island Of Leyte. The constahu-
larry officials have been notified Of the
arrival Of Malcontents there from So-
holland and other places. They are well
armed and are serving under Capil
An extra force Of constabulary will en-
deavor to handle the indictments.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

Washington, March "a delegation
Of prominent citizens of Charleston
s.. c.. had a conference with Presideni
Roosevelt today in regard to his at
tending the Charleston exposition. The
delegation strongly urged the president
to keep his engagement to visit the ex-
position and assured him a most cor
dial welcome.
The president told the delegation that
if nothing interviewed TO prevent he
would take pleasure in visiting Charles
ton and the exposition some time in the
near future. The party was invited Ia
luncheon with the president
The delegation consisted OF Mayor
Smyth, Aldermen Rhett and Keliock,
representing the city. and President
Wagner, Mr.. Hemphill and DR.. Gads-
den, of the exposition board
After luncheon 1t was stated that no
date could now be fixed for the visit.
but that it probably would take place
late in the present. month. In a few
days Secretary Cortelyou win take UP
the matter with the exposition author
tiles and the railroad officials with a
view to selecting a date hat would be
most convenient to all concerned.
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TIE WILMINGTON MEssENGER. aFRib e k2ARGHI y,

under the contract system. Only two
speeches were delivered today.
MI. Loud, of California chairman OF
the committee on postofices and post
roads, made the opening argument In
favor Of the bill. speaking for two n
a half hours.
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia. led the OPP
position.
: The debate was interrupted before
the close of the session by the presen-
tation Of the conference report upon
the Philippine tariff bill. Mr.. Rayne,
the majority leader, declined to allow
the minority more than thirty minutes
I'm which to discuss the report and this
offer was rejected by Richardson, the
minority leader. A filibuster followed
and the house adjourned after the
previous question upon the adoption of
the report had been ordered. -.
Mr.. Loud. of California, began the
debate on the rural free dilivery bill.
He declared that upon the solution of
this question would depend whether the
rural free delivery service would cost
ultimately sixty or twenty million dol
lars per annum The rural free delivery
service up to this time, he said, had
been a political one and It had given
many members of congress their first
taste of the sweets of public patronage.
He traced the history and rapid growth
OF the service and its cost, declaring
that 1t was the most extravagant In
the public service. At the inception the
carriers received $500 per annum. They
now receive $500. II the salary system
was continued they would eventually
receive $500 or $500. At the present
TIME $500 900 was being spent for the
supervisory. force. .-
Mr.. Loud charged that a promise had
gone forth hat If the present system
was continued the members of
would control the appointment Of the
carriers in the future as they had IN
the past. t... ...
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia, argued
that the present system would be more
advantageous to the rural communities
than the contract system. He contend
ed that If the service were made effect
i've it would eventually become self
supporting. l.
MI. Swanson contended that the con.
tract system under the terms Of the
bill would allow the building up OF a
political machine by permitting the de-
partment to pass Upon the trustworthi-
ness of the bidders. He said that the
present system by which democratic
congressman were allowed to name half
the carriers in their districts should be
continued.
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REPUBLICANS AT OUTS
Caucus OF House Members on Cuban
Tarff-No Conclusion Reached.

Washington, March .3.-The epubli
can members Of the house who met in
conference again tonight to consider the
Cuban relief question, afscr three hours
or fruitless discussion, adjourned until
Thursday without action. Mr.. Tawney
n Mr. Morris. of Minnesota, who op-
pose a direct tariff CONCESSION and es-
pouse the plan OF giving a rebate direct
to the Cuban suga- planters, held the
floor throughout the evening. Much
feeling was manifested. --t
Political disaster to the republican
party in the beet sugar states was pre-
dicted If the tariff en- sugar was lower
ed for the benefit Of the Cubans whe,
another solution was open. Mr.. TaW-
ney had modified his proposition of a
week ago, to provide hat it should be
retroactive until November 1, 1901, in or
der to cover all the present sugar crop
and. instead of providing that 20 per
cent. of the duties collected should BE-
returned. as his former proposition did,
that 70 cents or each ton of cane pro
duced should be distributed directly to
the sugar growers.
The distribution under his plan would
be made through the military govern
ment until the civil government is es-
tabliShed. He figured that 20 cents a
ton would be equivalent to 20 per cent.
of the duty and maintained that Ills
plan would insure the receipt of .he
money by those whom congress desir-
ed to benefit.
If a direct tariff concession WEE
made. he maintained that the ben fit
would accrue to the sugar trust and
not the Cuban planters.
In this connection he produced a re-
port made by the way and means COM
mittee in the last congress on a resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Richardson, the
minority leader, for the return of the
duties collected on Porto Rican sugar.
This report. it developed, was drawn
by Mr.. Grosvenor. Mr. Tawney read from
this report. which commended hat the
beneficiary OF the Richardson resolution
would be the sugar. trust, and drew the
inference that the came result would
follow a reduction of the duty on sugar
from Cuba
Mr.. Tawney earnestly urged the ne
ce~~i y for his retroactive proposition.
eff there is need for relief, as Is claim
ed" said he. ''it is important that the
relief should be immediate. without
result from the rebate until next years
crop" go = ,-
Mr.. Tawhey underwent a sharp Ere
of questions from Mr.. Payne. of New
York: Mr.. Long. of Kansas and others.
He was asked whether it was his inten-
ton that the rebate should go to non
resident wne Of sugar lands in Cuba
and he replied in the negative. He de-
clared that our own citizens who we-n
e red in speculation in Cuba did not
our 1argess. Y
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Hudson. New York, March 1-High
water In the Hudson river and the
forming of ice gorges above this city.
south OF Albany. has stopped railway
traffic on the New York Central n
Hudson River road. Gicat anxiety pre-
walls at this station where all trains
bound north are transferred over the
Boston and Albany railroad via Chat
ham to Albany, and trains destined for
New York arrive by the same route
Much apprehension Is felt about the
situation in the vicinity Oh Casieton
and Schocack. Four large passenger
trains are stalled there, one OF the
trains being h Empire state Express
The waters have risen so high about
them that the cars are submerged TO
the roofs and heavy Toe is pounding
them hard, threatening their demoli-
ton. 80
A work train from Hudson which
went to the assistance Of the other Is
also caught in the flood and cannot
move in either direction, b locomotive
fires being extinguished-
The passengers on the Empire state
Express were badly frightened. having
to remain in the cars several hours dur
ing the night, the Ice battering the cars
while the water was up to the seats,
They were finally rescued from their
perilous positions by row boats and
placed in a relief train which was sent
here.
New York, March 3.-Not a western
train entered the Grand Central station
this afternoon Or evening. All were
stalled somewhere, along the line or de
layed by the floods. Nothing came
down the Hudson river division ex
cept the local trains. At the station i
was aid that not a report of any OF tn,
trains could be had because of the con
dition Of the wires.
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Bear, tha a The Kind You Have Always Bought
So: : ''&fNMzZzM
FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION
An Order by the Corporation Com
mission as tn Furniture.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. N. c.. March 3.-The state
charters the Blanche Hosiery Mills
company. of Chapel Hill. capital stock
S. 500 with leave to increase to $4,000.
The corporation commission orders
that oak furniture shall be placed in
the same freight class as pine, maple
or other cheap furniture. thus reducing
it from Q D to 3 D class. As soon as
State Superintendent Joyner returns
here treasury warrants win be sem out
to counties which have called for state
aid for public schools.
The state charters the Wilson Ice and
Refrigerating Company, of Wilson,
capital $4,000, w. ]. Boykin and others
stockholders.
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THE RAILWAY MERGER SUIT.
Preparing the Bill in Case AEains
Northern Securities CoIpany.

Washington. March 3.-The bill in
equity against the Northern Securities
Company, J. Pierpont Morgan. James
j. Hill and others, to prevent the mey-
ger of the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and other northwestern rail-
roads. is nearing completion and it IS
the present intention to have it ready
the latter part Of h present week.
The bin will be printed here
and made public as 500 as it has been
filed.
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Due 10 the Fioeaea co.aitse.s .
Augusta. Ca. 8 &.

Augusta. Ga. March Three lives
were lost here In the flood which swept
down the Savannah river Saturday
Sunday. Burt Lloyd. a white q tea
from a freight a on q railroad bridge
and was swept away An
negro was carried on q tresue, anu
the receding waters today oiscsosed tne
BODY Of a negro boy near the foot OF
Mills s.reet The water has declined
three feet from its highest mark
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

When you wake up with a bad taste
in your mouth you may know that you
need a lose of Chamberlain's Stomach
& Liver Tablets. They will cleanse
your stomach, improve your appetite
aud make you feel X a new man.
They are easy to take. being sugar
coated, and pleasant In effect. For
sale at Beilamys drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

Train AZ eaving Hamlet AT S:lU u. ~, takes
yasseIsgers from trair 81, leaving New YORK al
ZOO p. m; Baltimo:: a. 5;45 p m: Washing.1n
MO o. m: Norfolk SGD ,. am.: Raleigh 3:So .
M. arriving at Hamlet at $40 a. m. From
train 80. leaving Atlanta 500 D. NJ Atnen*
a. M; Monroe $40 a. m: arriving Hamlet 1p
y. M
savannah 1I:25 p. ID: Columbia 800 a. M; sr
living Hamlet 7:n5 n IN. :.
Through Pullman sieepers from Hamiett 10 All
,srirIs Nor b.. Snuth and Southwest.
For tickets, Pullman reservations, etc, apply
t. Thomas ID. Neares, General Aga.t. Whining
r. e. L. BUNCH.
General Passenger Agent.
JAS. M. BARR. LIST Vice Pres. and Gent Man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07
Having q Run on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

Retyeen the hours of eleven o'clock
q. m. and closing time at night on jan
z5th, 1901. A. F. Clark, diaoe
Springs. va, sold twelve bottles Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He
saws. at never handled a medicine that
sold better or gave better satisfaction
to my customers" This Remedy has
been in general use in Virginia for
many years. and the people there are
we'll acquainted with its excelient
qualities. Many of them have testihe'i
TO the remarkable cures which II mas
effected. When you need a good, re-
liable medicine for a cough or cold, or
attack of the grip, use Chamberiain'S
Cough Remedy and. You are certain I"
he more than pleased with the quick
cure. which 1t affords. For sale at R.
r. BelIamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

Coughs. colds. Group. gr.r. b~roncnitis.
throat and lung troubles, quickly cureu
by One Minute Cough Cure. UFa~s
out the inflammation and tne
cause of the disease AbsoiufeIS sA
Acts at once. Justice or the reacs1
Q. Hood. Crosby. Miss, My wne So uns
not get her breath and was relieved
by the first dose. IL has Ion been =
benefit to all my family" r h Bell
amy. %
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spaced out too Much.

A judge. in remanding a criminal.
called him a ~scoundrel- The prisoner
replied: "Sir, I am not as big a scoun-
drey as your honor here h eulprit
stopped. but finally added-"takes me
to be-" Put your words closer togeth-
er," said the Judge.
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Piles Cured without the Knife.
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Frotruding
Piles. Your, druggist will refund your
money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to
cur you. so cents.
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Bear. tn. ~1h' Kind You !as 4*as Bought
S's, ss &AMLZm
A DELEGATION FROM CHARLESTON

Urges the President to Visit the Ex-
position-He Will do SO If Pos
sible.
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DAILY NO.. 5o.-Lesve chzrleseon 40 p ~
ex SUNDAY Lanes ESQ p M. flsrencv s.ie p.1.
1850 Pm. Mar.cu S:54 p.m.. Chsdbourn s-b5 2
m, LaFc waecxmaw lv:2l p. q.
DAILY NO. 54.-pa.scnger.-Leave Tampa
lao p. n, 9.40 A.. M. Sanford 2:lo p. N.
Jacksonville $40 p.@ M. Savannah
1:3o q. me-. Chariestos Gas - N.
Atlanta : 80 -. m. Macon osfo o. n.
Augusta 2:30 p. m, Denmark As ..
A. M. coinrabis 6.55 q. m. Sumter S:29
.. NJ. Florence 1910 q m. Aartoo
1u:SS a.. IN. @Chndlnurn IL IS q. -.
Lake wacca nav ~ - a N.
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TRAIN leaves Charlotte 500 a. m. Hamlet
An at 100 a. M. arrives Maxton e:oZ .
m. Pembroke p:2h q. M. Lumoeftoi
9:5A 4. M, Wilmington l2:oo nom.
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HERoLsM OF HIGHEST TYPE

Amid the gloom and sorrow and
mourning hanging over Johnstown be-
cause OF the awful calamity of last
week the people did not forget to pay
tribute to the memory of one who had
shown himself a true hero, Mike Sabat,
the youth who sacrificed his swn life
in saving the lives of others. He was
at the mouth OF the mine when n eX-
plosion occurred and Immediately went
to the rescue. He made four trips into
the death trap, bringing out a man
overcome by the gas on each of the
first three. He went in the fourth. time
never to return. The deadly a over
came him and ne fell. When his body
was found lis hands were still clutch
ing the clothing of a dead body in. a
manner which showed that he was in
the act Of dragging the stricken man to
a place of safety when he himself sue
cumbed.
The total fatalities of this disaster
now amount to ia and there may be
other bodies in the iii Sunday was
a day of funerals in the stricken town.
They were held simultaneously from
the several churches.
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the idea OF giving the Cuban planters
lower tariff rates on their sugar i'm
ported 10 this country, and because the
president would not give him an OPP
p~ortunity to show that Cuban reciproc-
ity was ali wrong, this Louisianian has
sent forth the edict that Mark Hanna
shall have the republican nomination
for president for the asking for 1t.
a representative Of a northern paper
who was present when Mr.. Colcock
made his unsuccessful attempt to put
the president Alright on this subject
thus n~arrates the event:
The day was delightfully."- cool. but
10 say that Mr.. Colcock was warm
only mildly expresses his state of mind.
To the newspaper men he vented his
wrath with vociferous energy. He de-
clared hat Mr.. Roosevelt never could
be nominated for the presidency, par
ticularly If nate Hanna should de-
eide to be a candidate. He insisted
that the people Of the country would
not stand by the president on his Gu
ban reciprocity platform, and that he
vas counting political death by advo-
eating a policy, which, II adopted,
would result in the destruction Of one
Of the most promising and important
industries in the United States"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-18
FARM LABOR AGAINST THAT IN
CITIES.

The news comes from Kansas that
lost TO the farmers of that state be-
cause of the scarcity Of labor. The
wheat is ripe and really for the harvest
bue the reaper is not there to save It
n the planter is compelled 10 see
anticipated profits of his years b
rapidly diminishing. 1t is said that In
this state alone 10000 laborers to her-
vest the wheat crop are needed. Fabu-
lous prices offered by farmers can not
secure the men TO a V the crop and
prepare it for market.
One farmer hit Upon q plan which
enabled him to save his wheat. He had
a handsome, buxom daughter. Win
her consent he offered her as a wife TO
the man who would harvest the great
est amount Of wheat in a given time.
Young men from far and near entered
into the contest. When the entire crop
was saved the prize was awarded and
the young lady was won as bride by
one OF the lusty, Industrious farmers
Of he neighborhood. But the story
does not go on to say how many other
farms were neglected, and how many
bushels of wheat went to waste else
where for the sake of his young lady.
This scarcity of labor on the farms is
offset by it's overabundance in the cities
and larger towns. In the latter there
! are thousands of people wanting work.
Every vacancy is snapped up and men
ono rU-iIls-- 30 ,Y-n.I e. z~
wages, in this manner keeping down the
wages of those who are able to get
work. Men prefer to hang around
towns with the hope Of making preca-
rious living to going to the country and
being assured of steady and
tive work. The tendency of the day
is for men, especially young men, to
abandon farm life for that of the city
n manufacturing town. They seem
to lose sight of the fact that a success
full farmer is the most independent
man in this country. The man who,
owns his farm and makes his living
upon it is about the only absolutely
free and independent man in the coun-
try-nIore so than the lawyer, the ply
stefan Or ever the banker and million
aire. His time is his own and he is
not at the beck and call of others, and
he is free from the cares and worries
that surround them. There is too
much of a tendency these days to lock
down upon the profession of farming.
1t can be mad a profession, and is az
honorable as any of the others. The
educated thrifty, Industrious farmer is
the backbone and mainstay of this
ing interest wanes as the manufacture
ing increases, we will not better u
condition. To make a real prosperous
country these two industries should
go hand in hand, advancing together.
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A thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of An
ME E. Springer, Of 1125 Howard ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption had completely cured her OF
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other
remedies n doctors could give her NO
help, but h .ays of this Royal Cure
lit soon removed the pain in my chest
and I can now sleep soundly, some
thing 1 can scarcely remember doing
before. l feel like sounding its praises
throughout the universe" So will
every n who tries DIR. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble Of the
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price soc and
s1.OO. Trial bottles free at r.. r. Bel
lamy's drug store; every bottle guar
anteed.
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The Barn Did NOT Dodge.

Thu drst job 1 suG at my proiessign
after leaving the university several
years ago" said A graduate Of Ann
Arbor, according 10 the Detroit Free
Press. was I'D n New HAMPSHIRE,
and IL was no job at all. IN other
words. | was fishing along a creek
when a farmer armed me off and
wasn't A bit gentle about Il, either.
He wanted stone. Tor the foundatt9n of
a new barn and he was going. to get 1t
by blasting a big rock on the steep hill
side back of the spot. / took a look at
the route it wauld have to travel and
| made up my mind that tae old barn
would suffer. I DECIDED to- have my
revenge on him by not saying u word,
burt by and by my conscience got the
better of my piaue and I said to him
If o ser that rock to rolling down
tml you'd better figure on where it's
going to bring up.
~ have ne replied
do YOU want the cid barn mad
kindling wosd Off
mo Of course not
We'll, then. you'd batter go slow
Who are your asked the farmer
as he turned on me.
"A civil engineer, SIR
WHATS them?'
Fellows who can see an inch O,
two beyond their noses.
ii asked no more questions. bu
got a blast under the rock and let he
60. She went. She took a Decline FOL
that barn and knocked the ssructur,
into the middle Of the next week, and
as the pieces ceased to rain down, tn.
old farmer spat on his hand and held
II out to me ana said:
'Durn my cats IL you didn't know
as much as a lightning rod man, VIII,
didn't you tell me that the old barr
couldn't dodgeT"
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R~obed the Grave.

A startling incident, Of which Mr.
John oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
'I was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almos tyellow, eyes
sunkeH, tongue coated. pain continual
ly in back and sides. no appetite-grad-
ually growing weaker day by day.
Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately, a friend advised trying
Electric Bitters:' and to my great Joy
and surprise. the first bottle made q de-
cided Improvement. I continued their
use for three weeks. and am now a well
man. I know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave of another victim
No one should ;ail to try them. Only
50 cts. guaranteed, at r. R Bellamy.
drug store.
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Are frogs fish or game? This is a
question that is just 90 giving the
Canadian authorities much trouble in
solving. The business of exporting
frog legs to the United States has
reached such tremendous proportions
that the Canadian bullfrog is in danger
of being exterminated, M the position
has been taken mat the authorities
should declare a close season. Whether
this can be lone or not depends upon
whether the frog is fish Or game, and
this the Canadian authorities have not
Yet been able to determine.