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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
PEACE RESTORED ON ISLAND
OF lUI0h
THE FlLIPINOS REJOICING
Al Prospect OF Renewal of Peaceful
Observation-Disclosures with their
Trentmeat I'm the Camps OF Defes-
tion-Bolomeu Volunteering their
servicex-Genersl Maivar'. Jncon-
ditionaI surrender-Giowing Re
port. from Generals wheaton and
Beii-simiIar News from Samar
Only Delayed by Defective Cable.

Manila. April l6.-General AalS&r hss
unconditionally surrendered 20 BriE l.
dier General ]. Franklin Bell at Lial.
Batangas province. with the entire ~
surgent force OF the provinces OF Lagu-
ma and Batangas. General Bell says his
(Bellsl influence is sufficient 20 quell
the insurrectionary movements In Tay-
abas and Cavite provinces and capt1rs
all those In the field who have not Yet
surrendered: but Malvar has ordered
the complete surrender OF every insur-
gent TO the nearest American force.
General Wheaton. reporting to the di-
vision headquarters, says that ali re-
sistance in his department has ended
and that the surrenders just announced
mean that the ports will be opened and
that the Filipinos in the detention
camps can be allowed to return to their
homes in time to plant the crops.
General Wheaton is especially piease.
with General Bells care of the natiyes
confined in the camps. The officers I'm
charge are held personally responsible
for the quality and quantity OF the
food served out and for the general
welfare OF the occupants OF the camps
After securing the mountain passes
General Bell employed volunteer bolo-
men for protection against ladroneism.
Numbers OF Filipinos volunteered ard
expressed the liveliest satisfaction at
| tho treatment accorded TO themselves
and TO their families. who were In the
| concentration camps.
| General Wheaton gives General Tell
| great credit for his indefatigability !n
conducting the campaign. He was in
| the field, on horse back. day and night
| experimenting the most arduous opera
| tions.
| The people of Manila are delighted
with the pacified provinces and are
anxious 10 show Generals Chanee.
Wheaton and Bell their appreciation OF
| the fact that the insurrection is really
| over.
About 1900 rifles have been receG red
| BY the American officers I'm Batar gas
and Laguna provinces during the last
| four months
General Malvar personally requested
an interview with General Bell in or-
der TO make his complete submiss.1-
| The lack Of news from the island e.
| Samar is due 10 a defective cable L
Is believed. however, that the American.
| commander there received ycsteria,-
the surrender of all the insurgents I
| Samar unless the planned proceedIpe
| were altered.
a case of cholera has occurred OF thD
transport Hancock. which arrived here
| on Sunday last and she has been GUAR
antined.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
CLERK AND STOCK GONE.
hysteriou. Disappearance from .
New York Bankers' once.

New York. April Ie.-Ames, Swan &
Co.. bankers and brokers. tonight ask
ed the police to aid them In clearing
up the mystery or the disappearance
from their Office today OF 100 shares OF
Chicago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul stock.
said TO be worth about Sl7,ooo The
firm also asked that the non-appear-
ance of their confidential book-keeper.
Allen F. Hedges. be looked into.
Mr.. Hedges entered the firms employ
about a year ago. He went out at his
usual time for luncheon today and =
minute later member OF the firm
asked for the 100 shares OF stock, which
had been brought in but little while
before from A. S Leyland & Co. Til.
cashier happened TO be out when the
stock was received and IL did not pass
through his department. When inquiry
was made for il no trace of the shares
was to be had. and Hedges did not coms
back from lunch.
Inquiry was made at both the stock
and consolidated exchanges, and from
the latter word was received that the
shares had just been handled there and
sold to Zimmerman & Forshay, bank
ers- That house was notified and
further sale of the stock stopped until
the mystery could be explained. the
stock had not been purchased outright,
but had been taken as collateral for 4
loan of $1,000 and no greater sum was
involved as far as loss to Ames.
Swan & Co., might be considered.
Expert accountants were at once put
to work on the books of the firm an6
worked through the night to see il aLy
other losses could be traced. Up In i
late hour no additional ones were found.
During the year Hedges had been with
the firm he handled large sums of
money and was considered honest lie
is As years old, married and lives in
Brooklyn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
FIRE IN AN OCEAN sTEAMsuIp
Passengers Uaas.are of their Dam
ger Until End of the yoynrc.

New York. April 16.-DIrected by Of
hcers or the steamship MarIee Mind
hett- the crew OF the steamer tosk from
her hold today a great quantity of
burned baggage belonging to the s3s
steerage passengers wI.o debarked from
the vessel yesterday on her arrival
The taking out OF the baggage was the
first intimatIon the passengers had that
their lives had been in peril from fire
when one day out or Naplea, from
which port the steamship sailed March
23rd
Some hay was on fire I'm one Of the
forward compartments OF the hold. The
passengers saw the smoke. but were
told the ship was being fumigated. This
satisfied them and the officers and crew
kept the real cause gccrct The fire
burned eighteen hours before IL was
brought under canrfol
Today representative o. the steam
ship company was waiting on the pier
with a satchel full Of money and as
each Immigrant who had suffered loss
through the fire presented his claim he
was paid. The loss on baggage was
81, 800 and much more on the steamer
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
CHURCH ROBBED AND BURNED.
More Industrial Charters Granted.
To Establish n Negro Organ.
Especial to The Messenger,


Raleigh. ~. c.. April Is.-Union Grove
coiored Baptist church at Youngvtlle,
this county. was burned by an incendi-
airy after robbing the church treasurer,
Simon Holding. Rev. p. B. Edwards.
OF Raleigh. Is pastor. The church was
valued at sL5e0.
Negroes have decided to establish
a newspaper here as the organ OF their
race. 1t will fight Senator Pritichar1
Henry River Manufacturing Compa-
ny, or Burke county. chartered today.
with capital Of 5000. VIII manufac-
ture cotton goods. The Kinston Furuf-
ture Company is authorized TO issue
$l2.000 preferred stock A charter Is
granted the Working Mans Reading
and Social Club. OF Winston-Salem.
In game OF base ball here this after
noon, the Agricultural and Mechanical
college defeated Oak Ri6ge-s &c
The governor and state superfnten-
dent speak at LAGRANGE. Lenoir coun-
ty. tomorrow evening at the cIoeinx OF
the public schools.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
SOUTHERN NEGRO CONGRESS
To Meet I'm Galveston in July-Thc
Objects of the Meeting.

Galveston, Texas, April 16.--It is ex-
pected there will be about 600 delegates
at the southern negro congress which
will convene in this city July 1st TO 5th.
Among them will be some OF the most
prominent negroes of the southern
state. They will be appointed by tie
governors of the respective states, ten
from each congressional district as1
five at large from each of the states
that will be represented. The first ses-
sion of the congress was held at jack
son. Miss. about a year ago. The OBJ
iect of the convention is to create q
better feeling between the races ana 20
foster any move for the uplifting of the
negro race. The chief matters discuss
ed will be the Importance Of education,
the question of outrages and lynchings
and the negro in politics.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
THE CHINESE REBELLION.
It's Rapid Progress-siEnal Defeat
OF Imperial Troops.

Hong Kong. April 1e.-A courier who
arrived at Canton yesterday reported
that over 1000 jmperialist soldiers, sent
by Marshal Su against the rebels. were
were killed or captured
The situation In the rebellious dis
tricts Of southern China is increasing
alarmingly. The viceroy Of Canton
has teIegraphed to Pekin, urging the
immediate forwarding OF re-enforce-
ments. Lack OF news from General Ma
and Marshal Su is taken TO indicate
that the rebels have surrounded the
imperial troops and cut or comnunf-
cation with them
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
TIE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
This Enterprise InnuEurated by
Partial Election of Officers.

ators Of the jamestown Exposition
Company held their first Meeting here
today and perfected partial organiza-
ton by the partial selection OF officers.
The election of a president and direc-
tor general OF the company was deferr-
ed until Governor Montague shall have
appointed the ten special commissioners
to represent the state. The name Of
General Fitzhugh Lee Is being urged
from many sections, though the general
has thus far declined to say whether the
use of his name is authorized.
The incorporators assert that they
have abundant assurance that the expo
sition will prove a success far beyond
the expectations of the most sanguine
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
THE TALMAGE FUNERAL.
The Remains Inferred With Simple
Ceremonies.

New York. April 16.-The remains OF
the Rev. DIR. T. Dewitt Talmage were
inferred in Greenwood cemetery today.
The services at the grave, which were
very simple. were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. ]. Howard Suydam. of Rhine
back n. Y
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18

After arriving IN New York from
Naples much of the baggage OF the
passengers OF the steamer Maurice
Hendhette is taken out In a burned con-
dition. the first knowledge the passen-
gers had of q fire on board, which
started when they were day out
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18

The Chinese rebellion Ii increasing
alarmingiy. Two thousand Imperial SOL
diers have been ambushed and all kill
ed or captured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18
BIG RAJ LWAY DEAL
GATES SECURES LOUISVILLE
AND NASHVILLE
SOUTHERN To THE FRONT

Innucnse sales of its stock on New
York Exchange. The Record
Broken with the Sale of SG4,50O
shares-Many Conferences of the
Different Interests-Gates Places
Halter into Hands of Morgan ~
so.-Uncertainty AZ to Where the
Southern stands TO the Other
Road.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09

farm, four miles from the city limits.
Progress is being made in the building
of the country residence. The founda-
tion and the walls are now above
ground. so that work can be resumed
with a rush with the advent of mild
weather.
Mr.. Bryan has selected his forty-sec-
ond birthday, March 10. as the day for
moving, and as the house, of course,
will not be ready for occupancy on
that date. the family will live i'm the
barn. which is completed, so nearly. in
fact, that Mr.. Bryan says il he can
effect a sale OF the city home he can
give up possession Immediately, though
he prefers to wait until HIS birthday.
Although MI. Bryan has not an
nounced It, there is a general under
standing that in time the. Commoner
will be moved to the farm i'm its en-
tiretv Many of the staff would nat
uraly be drawn TO the same locality.
and II Is said Mr.. Bryan Is inclined
TO favor the plan, and perhaps will
assist those who have become office
necessities in building homes near his
own. should this occur Il would ne
cessitate the establishment OF a post
Office 60 handle the Commoner mail
so that the village Of Bryansburg is
by no means an improbabllity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
POLITICAL COMMENT.

Wrightsville Record: The talk of
the conference between Gov. Gambler,
Senator Clay and Chairman duBignon
points to the conclusion that the in
fiuence of these three gentlemen may
line up behind some one besides Col.
Terrell, and that II such proves to be
the case the railroad influence and To-
cal option people would so that way.
II is said that Chairman duBignon is
partial TO Smith, and Gov. Gambler to
Brown, because the latter got out of
his way in 1898. Clay is under obi
cations TO duBignon, and the signs
point to another Brown Colquitt Cor
don combination. All the slate and
combination work that can be done
will not, in our opinion. serve to de-
feat Joe Terrell for Governor this year.
The people OF Georgia will stand by
Terrell. and will not be cheated by
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
SKATING ON THE ASPHALT.

Augusta Chronicle: There were a
thousand and one kicks heard yester-
day because during the early morning
the fire department washed the surface
Of the asphalt on Broad street Not
because they did not wish the asphalt
washed and the dust put down, but
because of the cold weather, which
caused the water to freeze and make
the street dangerous for both man and
beast. II was about 4 o'clock yester-
day morning when the department
came out and began to flush the street
with water. from Center to Marbury
streets, and in little while the sur
face of the paving was covered with
thin coating of ice. Early in the
morning, just before day, when team
sters with their trucks and wagons
began 70 use the street. there were any
number Of accidents. and the wonder
is that there were not some of a serl-
Gus nature. Drivers We're very Tex
pressive" in their language regarding
the trouble and those who caused IL
One hack horse slipped on the ice and
II took nearly a half hour to get him
on. his feet again. The omnibus
horses also fell several times in front
of the Albion. Pedestrians as well
AS stock found IL difficult to keep on
their. feet. j. Il. Whites cash BOYS
came along later and established an
amusement headquarters, a skating
rink. directly in front of the big store.
They would slide from the car track TO
the curbing OF the sidewalk and many
Of them, by trying TO reverse natures
order and navigate on their heads,
created considerable amusement among
the people on their way TO work.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
ELEANOR COIN.

Mrs W. Washburn, Financial Secre-
tary of Camp No: 2, Sons and Daugh-
ters of America: also Recording Secre-
tary of the Lady Standard Mutual Be-
nevolent Association. of New Orleans.
La. writes from 12S Villere street. New
Orleans, La:
"RecentIy-I caught a severe cold,
being repeatedly exposed to wet
in our rainy, season. 1t settled all
over me and in few days had
chiIIs and fever, with iniamma-
ton and headache, so that I was
unable TO be about. had .One of
your booklets I'm my home and had
read in an indifferent way of the
value of Peruna, but when be-
came sick I thought about 1t and
sent for some. i found 1T truly won
derfuI. IT simply hunted out every
sick and aching place in my body,
and within n week i was well.
used 1t about two weeks longer and
have been in the best of health
since" MRS. w. WASHBURN.
Mrs. W. NJ. Hohnmann, $50 n. Pau
lima street, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
II wish to write you about my ex-
perience with Peruna- l suffered with
catarrh of the bronchial tubes and had
a terrible cough ever since a child AS
grew older il got worse. Every winter
it got so bad that did not know what
to do. After awhile it got so bad that L
had the cough both winter and summer
II kept getting worse and kept doc
toring and could not even get relief
Then | went to the dispensary for
treatment, but it all did me no good At
night l could never lie on my back, but
would sit up in bed with pillows prop
ped up behind me, but still the cough
would bother me, and would not let me
sleep until . or 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing Then everybody as we'll as myself
thought that / had consumption.
thught that | could never get better,
and ! prepared to die.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
MIR. Hardwick Announces.


Hon. T. w. Hardwick has announced
himself as candidate for Congress
to succeed Hon. William H. Fleming,
who for the past two terms has repre-
scented the Tenth district in the fed
eral legislature. Mr.. Hardwick lives in
Washington county, and Mr. Fleming
in Richmond. Both are popular and
strong men, and the fight promises to
be an interesting one. In his announce
ment Mr.. Hardwick expresses himself
as strongly favoring freedom of
speech, freedom of press, freedom of
conscience. the preservation of personal
rights. the equality of all citizens UNI
der the law and the faithful observ-
ance of all constitutional limitations.
He declares himself in opposition to a
strong centralized government and
AYERS an abiding belief in the sover-
eighty of the several states and in
the great principle of local self-gavern-
ment. TIE expresses unalterable oppo-
sition to the fostering of one branch
of industry to the detriment of an
other, the cherishing of one portion to
the injury of another portion of our
common country" and an unwavering
belief that every section and every
citizen of our great country has the
right to demand and insist upon an
equality of rights and privileges" He
is against Imperialism and urges an
income tax. Mr.. Hardwick urges the
repeal of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments of the federal constitu-
ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
THE DOTBAN AND ST. JOSEPH LINE

Work on the new railroad to extend
from Dothan, Ala, to st. Joseph, Fla,
is progressing with great rapidity at
present, and there are now several
gangs of men throwing up embank-
ments and laying ties and rails along
the line of the surveyed route. An
additional number of men and mules
have been sent TO a point between
Chipley, Fla, and Dothan. Ala, and
put to work. The new road will ex-
tend from Dothan to st. Joseph, on
the Florida coast, covering a distance
of about 1876 miles. Contracts for the
completion of the road within twenty
four months have been signed, and a
bond of $500. 900 has been posted for the
faithful performance of this contract.
Chipley will be made a junction, and
land valuations in and about that little
town have taken jump upward since
the project has been made one of alb
solute certainty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
TO ENTERTAIN WESTERNERS.
Citizens' Club VIII Look After Chi
cngo Democrats.


Mr.. G. f. Millar, secretary for Rob-
ert L. Burke, the president of the
Chicago Democracy, called on Mayor
Myers yesterday. Mayor Myers was
acquainted by Mr.. Millar with the
plans of the Cook County Marching
Club, which expects to take in Savan-
nah on Feb. IS, this city being on its
itinerary
Mayor Myers told Mr. Millar that
he was very glad the club expects to
take in Savannah on it's trip. The city.
he said, will welcome the club, but
there. will be no entertainment from
the city. That there will be an enter
tainment for the visitors. however, the
Mayor gave Mr. Mi,lar assurance. say
ing that political organization would
be pleased to look out for the pleasure
of the Chicago Democrats. AS to what
political organization this might be, the
Mayor answered that it would be the
Citizens Club. t
Mr.. Millar left last night to return
to Chicago
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
---s->-s---
OPEN BOOKS FOR VOTERS.
Citizens May Register Any Time BE-
ginning with To-day,

The books for the registration OF
voters in the county will be opened
this morning at 10 o'clock and will be
kept open daily from until 2 o'clock.
The books will be in the office of the
tax collector.
There are state and county elections
in October and, possibly a primary in
May to encourage the registration Of
voters and it is very probable that the
registration will reach large number.
The tax collectors office offers every
possible facility for the registration,
and it is expected that it will reach a
larger total than has ever been the
case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
CHRISTIAN CHURCH's PASTOR.
Rev. r. H. Duncan of Ludlow, Ky.
To Take Charge Tuesday.

Rev. P. H. Duncan of Ludlow, KY,
will take charge of the Christian
Church Sunday, and VIII preach at
both morning and evening services.
Rev. Mr.. Duncan comes to Savannah
with the highest recommendations,
having been in the work nearly all his
life. For the last nine years he has
had charge of the First Christian
Church at Ludlow. which he left about
year ago to make his second trip to
the Bible Lands of the Orient. Since
his return he has been doing evangelis-
tic work at Newport, Covington, Gin
cinnati and Ludlow.
Rev. Mr.. Duncan has had consider
able experience in editing and writing
for church papers. His inability to
reach Savannah before Sunday was
caused by delay to his children's day
exercises, which have not come from
the press. Rev. Mr. Duncan has a
bright future and large field of labor.
His home will be at the Christian
Church parsonage, No. 909 Howard
street
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING.

Entertained Young Men ut ST.
Johns Church and Visitors.
The Senior Daughters of the King
of st. Johns Church gave an enjoy
able entertainment in st. Johns Par
ish Hall last night. The purpose of
the gathering was to bring together
socially, not only the young people OF
the church, but also young men who
are strangers in the city. After an
enjoyable programme of music of
which the selections were rendered by
Mr.. EDWIN Z. woodlands, Mr.. John
S. Banks. Master Everett Stothart,
Mr.. Willis Pepoon, Miss Allne Snow
and others, refreshments were served
by the young ladies of the society. The
hall was decorated for the occasion,
and presented very pretty appear
ance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
HAS RECLAIMED CONSCIOUSNESS.
Negro who Was Beatep on Plant
street IL Much Better.

John Bynum. the negro who was sc
badly beaten on Plant street, regained
consciousness yesterday and the physl-
clans who are attending him at the
Georgia 1nfirmary do not now consider
his injuries dangerous.
The case against Katie Watts and
her sons, Albert and Andrew, was con-
tinued by Mayor Myers in Police Court
yesterday. The prisoners still stick "a
their story that Bynum provoked the
row, and that they committed the as
sault in self-defense. The other woman
who was engaged in the fight has not
yet been located by the detectives. and
IL Is believed that she has left the city.
Bynum claims that he did not pro-
woke the row which resulted In hts
being done az 80 badly and claims
that the Watts family became angry
because he had signiiied his intention
vi leaving them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-09
RODE. \, null TO CHURCH.

Talbotton New Era: Mr.. Robert
Hinton, Jr., who lives three miles
west of Talbotton. killed an unusually
large hog last week. The net weight
of this porker was $50 pounds. He
says that this pork and the arrival of
little girl at his humble home has
added considerably TO his possessions,
he valuing the meat at $40 and his
latest offspring at one thousand.
Friend Bob is a jolly soul, and some
years ago was exceedingly prankish.
Perhaps he is the only man In the
state who enjoys the unique distinction
of having ridden a bull to a church
when services were in progress. He
rode the animal to Olive Branch
Church, and this incident has not been
forgotten. The children laughed, the
maidens blushingly Uttered, and the
old people frowned. One of the prom
inent members of the church, at the
conclusion of the services, went to the
waggish bull-rider and threatened to
prosecute him. But the creator of this
merriment at the church grounds
boldly told his would-be prosecutor
that the constitution of the United
States did not say that person should
not ride bull or any other animal
TO a church,