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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-25
THE MERGER SUIT.
Permission Granted the state of
Washington to Sue the Northern
Securities Company.

Washington. April 21-The United
States supreme court To-Day granted
leave TO the state OF washir gIon 10 file
an original bill for an injunction against
he Great Northern Railroad Company,
the Northern Pacific railroad Company
and the Northern Securities Company in
accordance with the petition OF that
state recently filed in the court.
The opinion in the case wa: delivered
by Chief Justice Fuller, who stated that
the our always exercised the utmost
care in its proceedings in original cases
and that the present decision to grant
leave to file was inteRled to be entirely
without prejudice TO either party at in
terest.
The chief Justices opinion was very
brief n consisted entirely Of review of
original cases of the same character
which have been brought to the atten-
ton Of the court. The two most inn
portant of the cases thus cited were
the case of the state of Louisiana YER
sus the state of Texas concerning the
quarantine regulation Cf the latter state
in which leave was given to file, n
the state of Minnesota versus the
Northern Securities Company i'll which
the petition to file was denied.
Referring to the latter case he said
the petition had been refused because
of the inseparable objection that indis-
pensable parties to the case could not
be brought into the court. This objeC-
ton did not. however, confront the
court in the present Cose and the court
felt that because of its desire to pro-
coed with the utmost care and deliber-
alton in all cases where original ac-
tons are brought in this court, the pre-
cedent of the louisiana exas case
should be followed rather than that of
the Minnesota case lii the present in
stance. Hence cav TO file would be
granted and subpoenas would be issued
returnable on the first Jay Of the next
term of the court in October.
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FAYETTEVILLE MARRIAGES..
Cromartfe-MyrOver. Porter-Borden.
Railroad Hendquarters-EscOrt for
the GOvernOr-Current Topics.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetterill lille, April II.
At $50 o'clock last evening, at the
residence of M and Mrs. G. G.. My
rover, on Haynount. Rev. II. T. Ora
liam, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. performing the simple and
beautiful ceremony. Miss Urbana d.
Myrover was married to Mr.. d. L.
Crom1-tie, of RIaden, young folks who
have hundreds of warm friends in the
Cape Fear district to wish them happi-
ness. Mrs. w. -. Hall. the :-ccom-
plished organist OF the Presbyterian
church, rendered at the piano the
Nuptial march, Lohengrin and Mendel-
sshon before, during and after the en-
trance Of the brideal party into the
parlor. The best man was MIR. e.. :.
Cromartie. of Jacksonville. Fla. the
maid of honor Miss Laura NJ Myrover.
and the attendants Mr.. Henry L. My
rover, Of Jacksonville, Fla, and Misses
Marion Miller, OF DanbuIy, ". c.. an5
Jane Myrover. The decorations of the
rooms were tasteful. and the wedding
gifts were pTofuse and valuable.
Misses Catherine and Ellen CromartIe
and Ellen Parker. Of Garland. N. g..
came up to atten5 the marriage.
Another charming nome marriage
was solemnized at the residence OF the
brides family OF Moore treet. in the
union OF Prof. ]. E. Porter. the schol-
arly principal OF the Holt Morgan
academy. n Miss Georgia Borden.
n Of the beautiful girls of Fayette-
Vile, the ceremony performed by Rev.
S. ]. Porter, pastor Of the First Baptist
church.
Mr.. c. ]. Brown. Of Southern Pines.
one of the promoters OF the railway
line projected between that place and
this point. has established an Office or
Letterloh's row on Donaldson street.
He has for years Iabored zealously IN
this enterprise. and Is welcomed heart
lily by our people
On Monday afternoon. on the arrival
Of Governor Aycock and other prcini-
nent men from different parts Of tn"
state. the Fayetteville independent
Light Infantry will form an escort OF
honor to the Hotel Lafayette.
A side track is being laid fr1nt tn"
Atlantic Coast Line railroad to the
warehouse OF the Huske Hardware
Company on upper Hay street
Major ]. G. HollinEsworth. COM
handing company A OF the State
Guards. and Mr.. e E. Gorham viii at
tend the reunion OF Confederate vet
Grams at Dallas. Texas.
Nessrs- W. C. Troy and w. G. Sutton
have been out IN the country for a
day or two. and possibly something
may drop" in moonshining circles
Mr. Dwight Ashley. Of Paterson, ".
J.. has been here within the past day
or two-doubtless arranging the pre-
liminaries for the construction of the
second silk mill Of f.is company at this
| point
Captain and Mrs. A. GARRISON are
making a visit to Red Springs.
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n

There are ov-c 40 men in Granville
and 5000 in Gu!iford who have not paid
their p~oll-tax. They will get left" IN
they don't hurry up.
1t Is state in the Record that tn.
Southern's ticket office in Greensboro
y in 5000 during last year, OF
over 5000 more than Lynchburg. and
considerably moro than any city he
tween Washington and Atlanta
Greensboro Telegram: There Is talk
of a street railway connecting Green's
boro. Winston and High T'u.at. The
project APPEARS a trifte visionary but
1t Is being discussed all the sartc. Tn:
three places mentioned are hustling
towns a.ld they vii l..Ilk al nc uudfr-
taking that isn't altogether imprac-
ticable.
Mt. Airy News: The representative
Of the Oxford Orphans Friend. Miss
Sarah Howard. secured over eighty
subscribers in this place and at the lit
Airy Granite Quarries last week. -
The frost FrIIJr' morning was a fruit
killer. but the weather has been cold
so long that very few trees are In
bloom.
Brownsville Eagle: Col. S. w. Bla-
locks residence and smokehouse and
their entire contents near Micavilic,
were destroyed by fire Sunday. Col.
Blalock and family were away from
home at the time and Ii Is not known
how the fire started. He carried an
Insurance OF about 500. This Is his
second loss by fire. he having his homa
burned about ten years ago.
Last week tn, following Is reported
as TO new enterprises I'm our state: Ma
chine shops and overall factory at WI
m~ington: crossarm factory at Don
naha: bieachery and dye works at
Fayetteville. kaItting mill at Oxford:
brick works at I;nrky Mount. weaving
mill at Salisbury: cotton seed oil mill
at Fayetteville. and an increas. TN IN
capacity Of an overall and suspenoed
factory at Walkertown
Charlotte Observer: There we an
educational rally held at LAGRANGE
this morning. IL Is conservativ-ly -sti-
mated that there were In PEOPLE in
attendance. Large numbers came from
New Bern. Kinston and intermediate
points. Governor Aycock delivered the
address and being In fnc trim his ef-
fort was a mastery one. IL - thought
! great good will result from these meet
ings.
Gastonia Gazette: IL Mr.. ]. Laban
Rhyme had reached home from church
hVe minutes later last Sunday. he
| would now. he says. be without \
: u and home. He and Mrs. Rhyme
went TO church as usual Sunday morn
ing. leaving the children at horne.
When they returned they found the
elder children out OF the house. and the
little ones playing with the fire. They
Had scattered IL well over the floor ana
IL was about TO get to burning. Five
minutes more" said Mr.. Rhyme. "and
my house would have been gone" -
Aessrs. Walter L Head and Hunter
Craig have some hens that lay good
also and here is their record. Dir. Head
has Is hens. Black Langshans and
Bun Leghorns which have laid in one
month zs1 eggs. ar average of II eggs
Der hen for the month. Mr.. Crais,s re-
cord. though not quite so good as Nr
Heads In wen worth mentioning. From
u hens OF the same stock. he received
n one month 2o5 eggs.
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LOST LAKE

Prospecting for gold makes hucky
men even If they don't always find the
gold. Sometimes these men can tell in
teresting tales.
Joseph Morehead whose headquarters
are in Elgin, Ore, writes, Last fall /
came down here. attracted by the rich
strikes in the Baker City fields. On my
arrival 1 heard a fairy story of n lost
lake in the Blue Mountains which was
said to be fabu,ously rich in coarse gold.
The story had all the ear marks of the
lost mine and lost cabin stories to be
heard in every mining district: pros
pector driven out by Indians, brought
pocket full of nuggets with him., died
and left the customary rough sketch of
the locality, ETC., etc.
1 determined to have a look for it,
and as the formation is volcanic it is
too rough for pack animals. The prob
lem was how to carry foou enough, in
addition to my pick, pan blankets, for a
two weeks sojourn in the mountains.
/ had, a short time before, been pro-
speeding with an old mountaineer in the
Bitter Root rang in Montana. He was
an enthusiast on the subject of Grape
Nuts and Postum Coffee. In fact he
lived on them. 1 used to josh him
about his grub but soon grew to like
it myself and finally got to eating
Grape-Nuts three times a day n as
much oftener as / got a chance.
So with my former experience in mind
I got five packages Of Grapefruit and
some packages of Postum Coffee which,
with a little sugar and salt were all the
supplies I took with me, and for nine
days laborious climbing over the rough
est country out of doors I had nothing
else except an occasional trout caught
from the stream. I came back feeling
first class and am offering 10 bet tina
can average thirty miles a day over
mountain trails with thirty pounds of
blankets, ETC., on nothing but Grape
Nuts"
This food can Re 6igested and will fat
ten a nursing infant and 1t also sus-
| tains and works wonders with the hard
est physical and mental workers. in
GLIDING football players, athletes q all
kinds, editors, doctors, ministers, law
yers. business man IN other brain
workers.
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Norfolk, Va, April 21.-Jonn Nickel
son. a returned Philippine soldier, say
h a he has frequently seen the water
cure administered n states That on
one occasion a detachment of soldiers
gathered o the fictim and burnt
his body with cigars, hoping TO make
him reveal the spot where the bodies OF
ave American soldiers were secreted.
After this punishment the prisoner still
declined Finally the water cure was
suggested. The man was thrown down
and an army pistol placed in his mouth
as 4 gag. Two barrels of water were
then taken from a vile smelling swamp.
This was poured down the throat OF the
prisoner. His body reached abnormal
proportions. y soldier then stepped on
the man to make the pain more excru-
eiating- When released he directed thenl
to the spot where the bodies of the
Americans were secreted.
Nicholson says a native would rather
be killed than suffer ne water cure
so intense is the agony.
Washington, April 21.-The senate
committee on the Philippines today re-
sumed the examination OF witnesses in
SDLlsICCllOH WIFI the IlNGSIl2dIlOn Oh al
fairs in the Philippines islands
Grover Flint, of Cambridge, Mass,
who served as first lieutenant in the
Thirty-fifth volunteer infantry, testi-
fed that early in May 1900 he had been
4 witness to the water cure" as APP
Piled to the natives by the Maccabebe
scouts and that this was lone to get
information as to the whereabouts of
their guns The gums were delivered.
The following day somG men of his own
regiment applied the cure hut their act
was without the authority of their COM
manding officers. The Maccabebes at
the time referred to were not under
of q commissioned officer,
but under a sergeant OF the United
States army.
Mr.. Flint had been, he said, n wit
ness to at least twenty cases Of water
cure" He never had seen any one die
as a result of the cure, but a seen
a hospital corps man working on a ma
tive who had been rendered uncon-
sciouS.
Mr. Flint, in response to a question
BY enatO Dietrich. said he was pres
ent upon these occasions. Ito draw the
line on excesses." He did not recon-
mend to his major that the practice
eease, nor did he give any orders to his
men to stop the torture.
The witness described the burning OF
email villages, the idea being. he said
to drive the people to the woods or tc
the town and concentrate them.
Where did the army borrow that
from" inquired Senator Culberson.
81 saw it in Cuba" answered the wit
ness, under the authority OF General
weyler."
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FAT NERVES.

A whirl of excitement was
recently caused among scien-
fists by the discovery of show
nerves act.
Healthy nerves are fat
nerves. 1t is fat in the core of
a nerve that by hardening and
softening creates nerve action.
Maybe this explains why
SCOTS Emulsion has always
been SIN a rem ark a bl e
remedy for nervousness,
SCOTS Emulsion makes fat
nerves. 1t feeds them with fat.
Good for all forms CT nervous
ness and for neuralgia.
Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl ST., N. J.
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4 Wonderful Memory.

1t can be truthfully said that in these
latter days individual memories are
growing stronger. This must Of neces~
sity be the case, as there is now more
scene and more ground for retentive-
ness. 1t requires a person of more thar
moderate intellect to shine in the art
of memories.
Such a lady is Miss May Nannary.
She has, according to her W story,
committed to memory no less than 500
plays during a period OF three years
and can at an hours notice recite the
words of any leading part she has stud
led.
Such a power of retention, involving
as it does the memorizing Of over 2,000.-
900 words. may be fairly termed prOdi-
gious.
Il find" says she. that the most rap
Id and at the same time most intelligent
method of study is reading aloud. l he
gan by reading aloud attentively II
chapter or two of some engrossing work
at short intervals, so as to cultivate the
power of sustained and continuous at
tention. l made myself interested IN
what 1 was reading, for those matters
which are best comprehended by the
understanding are longest retained by
the memory.
O-~~ va Il - "S
pages in less than so minutes, and did
it. as ii seemed. without any mental
effort.
THE gift came to me naturally. Some
people are called 1ooking-glasS' persons,
as they do everything backward. 9th
ers have the faculty of screwing up
their faces in the most unnatural. not
to a comical way. The latter will
tell you they never practiced before a
mirror or in any way rehearsed the eff
feet Of their ~caricatures. So it is with
me. Beyond reading aloud, / eve
tried to practice my powers of reten-
ton, nor can / find that any of my gu
cestors. as far as I can go back. had
any abnormal qualities in this direc-
ton.
This popularity is curious and con-
venient TO ones self. and sometimes,
not always. to ones friends.
7 be taken out of the audience az
O moments notice. as I was some tim.
since in a Francisco, TO play the lead
ingp part in a long drama, on account of
the illness of the exponent OF the roe
n to go through 1t verbatim is some
thing to be remembered. I do remem-
Der IL. n am proud of it, though real
ly it was ne effort On my part to do so
/ am not a freak. though IL everything
else fails I might even fall back or
that method OF earning a living. I an
simply a living instance of what tn.
memory car accomplish."-New York
Herald.
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COTTON MILL COMBINATION.
Plan to Consolidate Many Mills of
this State and South Carolina.

Charlotte, n. c., Auril al special
to the Observer avs:
Henry T.. Fries. Of Winston-Salem,
is securing options on over twenty
mills in this. late and South Carolina
in order to place them in a combina-
ton company under a New Jersey
charter. The plan is that this COM
pany shall acquire these mills, paying
for properties ct the rate of so per
cent. in the cumulative preferred stock
and 40 per cent in bonds. 1t is pro-
posed to issued $1,000. 900 of cumulative
preferred stock. Mills at Raleigh.
Gastonia, Henrietta. Reidsville, Mt.
Holly. Belmont. Tarboro and other
points in this state and AID
Chester. S. c.. are expected to &c into
this arrangement. Stockholders OF
large yarn mills are called to meet May
eth to yote on the sale.
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and there is NJ question but hat our
representatives influence at Washing
ton is growing.
We publish this statement simply
hat the people may know the facts,
and with not the least apprehension
that Mr. Thomas will not be renomi-
mated AS the district now stands there
Is apparently but little opposition to
his return. n we believe that this
will vanish before the nominating con-
vention, and that he will be renomi-
mated, as he deserves to be. by accla-
nation. DEMOCRAT.
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Convince yourself that Ely's Cream
Balm deserves all that has been said
of 1t as a means of quick relief n A.
nal cure in obstinate cases of nasal ca
tarrh and hay fever. A trial size costs
but ten cents. Full size, so cents, Sold
by druggists or mailed by Ely Bros, 50
Warren Street. New York.
Mt. Olive. Ark. May IL. 1901.
Messrs- Ely Bros.:-Please send me
one bottle OF Cream Balm. family size.
I think ii Is the best medicine for ca
tarrh In the world. Very respectfully,
J.. d. SCHOLTZ.
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A man was found by a policeman one
evening investiga ting a building some
what closely. What are you doing?"
asked the policeman. Nothing. re-
piled the man; II am thinking OF o9en-
ing a jewelry store here. IL ] thought
I would look il over" and so he was
allowed to remain. The next morning
when ii was noticed that the jewelry
store a been robbed. the policeman
scratched his head. and finally said:
~ Well. tina man may be a thafe. but
he's no liar."-W. w. Catlin.
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Every Healthy Boy.

Likes to get himself into places Of
danger. Hence bruises, strains and
.prains. Mother scolds and brings out
the bottle of Perry Davis Painkiller
and rubs it on the injured spots with
an energy and frequency depending on
the seriousness of the case. There is
nothing like Painkiller to take out the
soreness. There is but one Painkiller,
Perry Davis. Price 25c. n SOC!
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Look the Fact in tn Face.

The progress of a bad cold toward
sauoping consumption may be terribly
sudden. Don't let this ugly fact fright
en- you. but when you begin to cough
take Aliens Lung Balsam, that stops
the cough by curing he cold. Prepara-
tons containing opium, merely quiet
the cough for a time. There is no mar
eotic drug in Aliens Lung Balsam.
Sold by all druggists.
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MORE TESTIMONY
OF TORTURE OF FILIPINOS BY
OUR SOLDIERS
HORRORS OF WATER CURE"

who Witnessed it's Infection
Several Times-Filipinos' Dread OF
this Mode of TOrture-Other Severe
Means Used to Make the Natives
Give ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Testi-
Testimony Before the Senate Com
Eaittee Investigating this Matter.
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McDuffie's Tasteless Chill Cure will
tuild up broken down systems and
make the blood rich and healthy. GER
tain cure for chills. guaranteed or your
money refunded 50 cents at r. r. Bel
lamy'S.
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SALT RHEUM, ECZEMA,
letter, NETTLE RASH,
PSORIASIS, ACNE, B0ILS.

or an of the poisonous drugs which constitute the oasis of SOL many socaIed skin cures.
Our Medical Department has been of the greatest assistance to thousands seeking rel
from blood and skin troubles. Write usfu fully about your case, and our physicians will h
you, for which no charge whatever is made. Our illustrated Book OF Skin Diseases will
sent free to ALLY who write for it. The SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY ATLANTA. GA
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which the blood is continually
throwing off. Pimples, black
heads and blotches are evidences
of a too acid blood, which has
infamed and clogged the pores.
Skin Diseases being depend
ent upon the same causes require
the same treatment, which must
be constitutional and not external.
Nothing applied locally to the
inhaned surface can bring much
relief. The dishguring eruptions
will continue to annoy and pain
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treatment, readily yield to The curative
powers of S. S. S., and there is no reason
why the long time sufferer should feel
resigned to his fate under the mistaken
idea that some skin diseases are incura-
bic, for S. S. S. has cured and is still
curing cases perhaps far more desperate
than yours. S. S. S. is a purely vegetable
remedy, containing no Potash. Arsenic
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you in spite of soaps, washes Or powders. There is n o hope of getting rid ofa
except through the publication Of the deprecated blood and neutraLling and FL
the circulation all poisonous substances and acids.
- The purifying and tonic properties of S.. S S. oon manifest their inhue
affections; the debiEtated system is invgoraed and toned up, and the gradual d
of the eruphons show that the polluted blood is being brought back @ its naturs
strength. Old chronic skin disorders, which have resisted all the ordinary
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The skin is provided with millions of little pores
and glands invisible to the natural eye, yet through
that daily collects in the body is carried off. But nature
never intended that poisons of an irritating or acid
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character should be eliminated through thes skim, the liver and Kidneys teng their natural
outlets and It's when these important organsf fail to PERFORM their functions that these acid
po@onss ere absorbed into the blood and find their way ITO the surface of the body through the
pores and glands of the skin, producing intense itching and burning, inflammation and
swelling, ad euptons of every concevaheI size, shape and character
Skin Diseases differ greatly in theirs general characteristics and degrees of intensity
Red and angry looking spots break out pom ONE part the body with mass of mall
pustmes or bistrs, from which is discharged a clear or straw colord fluid, which dries and
flakes IF in branlke particles and scales or forms into. hrda Il painful sores amd sCbs
The skin ohn hardens and dries, cracks and beeds from the effects of the fiery acids
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UtumNa, Iowa, April To, TyUL
In 1888 broke out with Eczema on my head, legs and arms. The
Doctors treated me for about two years without giving relief next
tried various ontments, soaps and washes, but these did ne 10 COED.
finally quit taking medicine, as the physician said the disease had
become chronic and incurable. Having endured this tormenting mhady
for about I6 years, determined to make another effort 10 GET rid of n
and began S. S.. S. in July, 1900, and continued 1t until November, when
discovered, to my surprise and joy, that not a spot could be found on
my body, which before had been almost covered with the eruption.
1t has now been nearly a year since the disease disappeared, but not
a sign of It has ever returned, and am satisfied the cure Is permanent
r. C. NORFOLK, 1917 blackberry Street