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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
DISCUSSED AT CABINET NEE TING. BUT
NO ACTION TAKEN.
AWAITING FULL INFORMATION
The President to Investigate the
Case-Questfon Of the Generals Re-
marks to the Committee Being
Prfvfleged-whether or Not, the
President to soon Take Action Tor
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tired OF
the Continual Friction In the
Army-Miles. Full Statement Not to
Appear In the

Washington. March sl.-At the caoi-
net meeting today the publications re-
lating to the statements made by Gen
eral >iles before the senate committee
yesterday were brought I'D. but con-
sidertion of them Was postponed until
all the facts in the matter became
known. Whatever intentions the pres
ident had with respect to the treatment
TO be accorded General Miles. his future
action will be somewhat influenced by
the fact that General Miles statement
before the senate committee has been
represented TO him as being privileged.
The president proposes to read the tes-
timony given at the hearing and TO
consult with different members OF the
committee on military affairs before
finally announcing what he proposes 10
do.
1t is significant that long after the
cabinet meeting adjourned Secretary
Root and the attorney general were
closeted with the president
The president is known to nave stated
tina he was tired of the friction in the
army and whether il is decided that
General Miles statement Was DTlsl-
legged o. MT, will at no distant day take
action looking &c his retirement In
discussing the matter today with his
callers. among whom were senators and
representatives, the president took the
position hat the lieutenant general Of
the army should entertain toward his
superiorS the same respect that he
would expect and demand from his sub
ordinates.
The printed testimony Of General
Miles has lot yet been IT ade public, and
It is understood that it will be submit
ted to him for approval. 1t is under
stood that a great deal of what the
general said will not appear in the
record. Members of the committee say
the report published yesterday after
noon was correct in substance in every
particular. At III same time these
senators do not agree that General
Miles can he punished for his utter
ances before the committee. whether
they appear in the record or not. OF
course the committee could take no ac-
ton to prevent the retirement of Gen
eral Miles. That. under the law. is
purely an executive act and needs no
confirmation or approval of the senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

Chicago. March 2l.-As u result OF
what seemed a common shooting yes
,erday the police have become suddenly
active and are today bending their en-
ergies to connect Joseph Hopkins. the
injured man. with the $4,000 postofiice
robbery OF last summer.
HOPKINS was shot by Dan Ripley.
a nephew of former Chief OF Police
Kipley, and himself q former detective.
Yesterday in a fat occupied by Lille
Arlington otherwise known as "Dia-
mond LII" Ripley, who. with the
woman. is under arrest. claims sell de-
tense.
Al st. Luke's hospital today Hopkins
condition was said to be critical Fol-
lowing the shooting IL developed tnAr
Hopkins had been leading a JekyI
Hyde existence. He was identifiedx
cording 10 the police. as a bank rol
and burglar of national notoriety. out
in Palos park where he had a cosy lit
tie home in a secluded spot sheltered
by trees. il was found that he had n
reputation as a dispenser OF charities.
a giver to the church and a man OF
standing in society. His wife's standing
was also Of the best. but when she was
brought into the police station police
men claim to nave recognized her as q
woman they a known as Blonde
Marie"
Ripley while In his cell told a friend
hat Hopkins was a man for whom the
police had been searching In connection
with the p~ostoffice robbery. What the
connection Is a not been made plain.
but il is pointed out that Hopkins is an
electrician. and hat the holes drilled
in the bottoms of the safes in the post
office were by tools receiving power
from some electrical device. An Mt
tempt to search the house yesterday
failed because no search warrant a
been Ike out. The warrant was Sc
cured oday.
The search of the Hopkins house
brought TO light a kit of burglars tools.
but nothing was
that Hopkins had anything to do with
the ~postoffice robbery. Papers giving
directions for blowing safes and some
dynamite and nitro-glycerine were also
found on the premises. Hopkins claims
the explosives were used in clearing
land.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
STATE SOIL TEST FARM
Inspected by Expert of the Federal
Agricultural Department-MOve for
Consolidation of
Greensboro for Place of Next
Democratic State
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N. c., March u.
With the return of fine weather the
farmers are again very hard at work.
The sales Of fertilizers continue very
heavy.
Mr.. Hitchcock. of the soil section of
h United States agricultural depart
ment, is today At the soil test ccarm near
Tarboro and will also visit the one near
Red Springs. He is accompanied by
State Chemist kilgore.
Near the Falls Of NeuSe, in this
ty, John Quincy Adams was murdered
by John Nipper. The news came to the
corone by telephone the coroner
was sent there.
The state charters the Linwood
Manufacturing Company, of Linwood,
Davidson county, capital Sc, 000, to make
any and all articles made of wood. We
neeringS, etc.
Chief Clerk John Duckett, of the of
flee of the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, this evening delivered
an address before the large public
school at Cary, in which he made the
declaration thai the state must reverse
Its public school policy, in that it must
take the children to the schools instead
of taking the schools to the children;
hat is, must consolidate the schools,
thus permitting better buildings, a
more thorough course and more attrac-
tive Surroundings.
There is undoubtedly a widespread
movement to have the next democratic
state convention meet at Greenboro in
stead of Raleigh. The Greensboro peo-
pie are working like beavers to effect
this. They are working on each MEM
Der of the uenocs attic state committee.
Ex-Judge w. r. Allen. of GoldsborC,
who is here, says that while he favors
Raleigh as the place. yet he thinks the
convention will go to Greensboro.
Chief Justice Franci T. Nichols, of
Louisiana, accepts an invitation to de-
liver an address before the State Bar
Association.
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W~adseboro Messenger: Our Peach
land correspondent sends US the follow
ing: Mr.. NJ j. Ramsey. Of Skokane.
Wash, died on h 18th OF February. OF
pneumonia. In his 10Th year. He was
the father OF Mrs. ]. S. Billingsley. OF
Peachland. and brother of Captain n.
A. Ramsay, Of Durham."-The stock
holders OF the Roberdell Manufactur-
ing Company, OF Rockingham. met at
that place yesterday and decided to
build a new mill. to be known as Rob
erdell No. 2. The new mill will be OF
about the same capacity as the old n
$500 spindles and 300 looms
Greensboro Telegram: ". II. Phillips
Of Clay township, was here today He
told OF lightning in yesterdays storm
striking MIR. John r. Jones. who lives
four miles east Of Alamance church.
The bolt struck the chimney and divid-
ed. one part coming down the front
side of the house tearing OF the wealth
er boarding. and shivering the corner
post. the other part coming down the
| rear Of the house tearing a hole in the
roof of the kitchen four feet across. Mr..
Jones was in the kitchen just starting
out after a bucket OF water. The light
ming ran down his right side. His hair
was burned 10 a crisp and the skin OF
his neck was left in a bright red cond-
dition. The outside OF his right leg was
blis:ered and the inside left a bright
red-like his neck. The leg or his pants
was torn into shreds-
Lumberton Robesonian: John Nivens,
a negro, put on the chain gang Tor
stealing whiskey. was shot yesterday
by one OF his keepers. while threaten
ing to escape. Some time ago while at
work at Red Springs. he cut his foot,
purposely, ii is said, and has been since
in Jail, until Saturday morning when
he was taken to Jackson Swamp where
Mr.. w. D.. Prevatte. the keeper. has
| them at work. Yesterday morning. &C
I cording to our information. Niven.
with an axe held behind. began NOV
ing away from the other members OF
the gang and was halted by Mr.. Pre-
ate. He paid no attention to the order
given and Mr.. Prevatte advanced as II
to stop him. He moved as if to strike
and Mr.. P~revatte's son thinking his
father in dancer raised his rifle and
fired. The bullet entered the abdomen
and passed through the body.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Warsaw, N. c., March 20.

Oh Inc MeSSenSer.)
Warsaw, N. c., March 20.
On Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock
at the hospitable home of the brides
father. Mr.. R. J.. Williams, was wit
messed one of the prettiest weddings
we have had in this community for
years. when his beautiful and cultured
daughter. Miss Katie Maye, was united
in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr..
d. w. w Milford. of New Bern, N. c..
The eastern parlor was handsomely
decorated in southern smilax and palms.
At the appointed hour, to the strains
of L~ohengrin's wedding march, touch
ingly rendered by Miss Carrie Hussey.
The Rev. R. Murphy Williams entered,
followed ~ the groom and his best
man. Mr.. Joe Williams.
Then came the bride. with her maid
of honor. Miss Ella Williams, and join
ed the groom at the altar, where they
were made one by the beautiful and
impressive marriage of the
Presbyterian church.
The bride was attired in white silk
null, over white silk, and carried white
carnations n ferns. The maid of
honor wore white organdy. and carried
La France roses.
After hearty congratulations from the
assembled guests. the doors of the din
ing room were thrown open, and an
elegant and SumptuouS supper served.
They were the recipients of many
handsome and costly presents.
Miss laura Whitford, cousin of the
groom came from the Normal and In
dustrial college to attend the wedding.
After spending a few days with Mr..
Whitford's parents. the bride and
groom will take in the Charleston expo
Sition
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
IN MANS ATTIRE.


Petersburg. Va. March 21.-Ettrick.
a small manufacturing village near this
city. had q genuine sensation TODAY in
the discovery that John Green. a person
who has posed before the world fnr
thirtv-fve years as a married man.. was
a She died this morning. from
a complication Of diseases. in the 18th
year Of her age. and the discovery was
made by neighbors who were called IN
to prepare the remains for burial. The
wife in the partnership survives The
women came to the village from
Raleigh. ". c.. about two months ago.
and belong to the laboring class
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
TIL JURY AXE Isl
The Judges CharSe in the Wilcox
Trial-NO Verdict Last Night.

Elizabeth City. N. c.. March 21.-
There was not a very large attendance
TODAY at the trial of young Wilcox for
the murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey. The
fact that all the evidence. 200 typewlie-
ten pages. would be read, kept the pub
lie away. Early in the morning the
court house was we'll filled. but later in
the day most OF the seats were empty.
In charging the jury before the read
ing of the evidence to them began.
d Jones said:
Gentlemen, your problem in this
cas- is to find the facts. You have
heard the testimony of witnesses and
the argument OF counsel. Now the cas-
is with you II must be tried on the
evidence. If you should let any I'M
preston you may have had of public
sentiment or anything influence your
verdict you do violence to your oaths.
Your verdict must be strictly accoring
to the evidences
II shall give you a few rules Of law
that shall govern you action. You
start out assuming that the prisoner is
innocent. If the state has not satisfied
you beyond a reasonable doubt that the
girl was killed by the defendant then
you must bring in a verdict Of not
guilty. The evidence must be not only
conclusively consistent with the pri-
soner's guilt, but inconsistent with the
innocence. You are sworn to try the
cas- by the evidence and that alone
Try the case as men. Rise above pub
lie opinion. I have no opinion in the
case. 1t Is for o to decide"
The evidence then was read over to
the jury, and at 4:30 o'clock they re-
tired. A verdict is not expected to-
night.
At midnight the city was quiet n
the jury had not yet returned a YER
dict. The crowds were dispensing and
there probably will be no trouble to-
night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
MR.. CLEVELAND INDIFFERENT
To What Opinion MT. Bryan May
Hold of Him.

Princeton. n. j.. March 21.-Ex-Pras-
ident Grover Cleveland was TODAY
shown a dispatch from Lincoln. Neb.
which said that w. j. Bryan, comment
ing editorially in The Commoner upon
Mr.. Cleveland's recent letter TO a Mis-
sissippi editor. denounces him as a
traitor. migrate and political %nonenti-
ty."
"I am not at all troubled about it.
was the My m Mr.. Cleveland
would make.
The ex-president was asked what h
thought OF the prospects of pulling to
gether the democratic party for the
next presidential campaign and replied:
81 don't know about it. but there seems
to be some efforts in that direction.
would not care to express any further
opinion On 1t at present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

To be Erected ut the Agricultural
College-Copy of the 1'Rebelli6a
Records" for the Soldiers' Home.
The Campaign of Education.
Charlotte Not Enthusiastic Over
Base Ball.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N. -, March 20
The building committee of the di-
rectors Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college met today and decided
to place the plans for the new Wa
tauga hall in the hands OF Professor
Charles Park, of the faculty, who will
superintend the work of construction,
which is to begin at once. As much
of it as possible will be done by stu
contract. 1t may be a month before
the piona of the Pullen memorial
building are adopted.
Thanks to the courtesy of Congress
man kluttz a complete set of the Re
bellion Records" has been secured for
the soldiers home. 1t is a work which
the old soldiers read with keen inter
est.
The great movement for public edu-
cation, in which the Southern EduCa-
ton Association is taking so active a
part, is to be fully launched within a
fortnight. There will be at least eight
rallies" at commanding points in the
state. There is to be financial aid. One
Of the objects Is to get the county su-
perintendents deeply interested. 1t is
for this reason that the association
has decided to pay their railway fare,
to secure their attendance.
There is considerable doubt among
the base ball league officials here as to
Charlotte's coming in with a team.
Business men there are not showing
up in the matter. If there are not
some good Developments at that place
in a day or two President Busbee, of
the league, Will send a missionary
there.
Judge PurneIl of the federal court
rules that referees in bankruptcy can
not select news papers in which notices
are to be published.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

Bears tia The Kind You Have Always Bought
q ; &HNzZzM

The stockholders of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company authorize an
issue of $50. 600, 900 of bonds.
Captain w. w. Wrigley for thirty
seven years cashier of the First nation
al banl-. of Macon. died Thursday.
The New York stock exchange will be
closed On Good Friday and the following
day. rhe produce exchange will be
closed Good Friday.
The wrecking tug I. j. Merritt, pass
ed in the Virginia capes with the yacht
Endymion. which waS wrecked off Dia-
mond shoals. North Carolina, in tow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
Practically Starving.

CT ed my wife of q chronic case of
stomach trouble" says ]. R. Holly,
real estate, insurance ard loan agent,
of Macomb, Ill. Before using kodol
Dyspepsia Cure she cou d not eat with
out intense suffering. You don't have
to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will
always digest what you eat. r. r.
BellamY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
Texa. Cotton Products Company.

Albany. N. Y. March 20.-The Texas
Cotton Products Company was incor-
porated today it'll a capital of 81. 00o.-
e00, to gin and clean cotton and cotton
seed, and to Dress n bale lint cot
ton: to manufacture and refine cotton
SEED oil and other oils and products
and to manufacture soap, fertilizers.
~celIulose, pulp and ape from the
cotton plant and cotton and linen
threads. The principal office will be
in New York city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
THE BRITISHERs OUT-BID.
StupendOus Offer to British Gus
toners by American Com

London, March 20.-Ogden's QimitedJ
as the local representatives of the
American Tobacco Company today
gave notice of their intention to give
their entire net profit n s200,O 600
yearly for the next 0 years as ii
bonus to their customers.
This is the American reply to thu
to boycott American goods. In a cir
cular, Ogden's GimiteO point out that
the Imperial Tobacco Company's offer
to distribute a bonus amounting to
$50, 900 cannot be compared with the
bonus the retailers will receive if they
continue to trade with the American
amalgamation. The American Tobac-
CO Company's bonus scheme is the
sensation of the day in the tobacco
world of Great Britain Unparalleled"
'StupendOuS,' "amaZing' are a few Of
the adjectives applied TO his bomb
shell. The anti-monopoly role assumed
by the American side has brought
them the adherence of q number of in
f1uential retailers who were opposed to
the Imperial Tobacco Company's boy
colt and, already, n firm. owning
many stores in the metropolis, has
posted notices o. it's refusal to exclude
American goods. and Of its intention
to discontinue :elling Imperial brands.
Ogden's Qimited) today sent out TO-
900 kilograms from their Liverpool
headquarters, carrying the announce
ment of their offer to every tobacco
tradesman in England. The fact that
Ogden's business in 1900 amounted to
nearly 1886, 900 indicates the enormity
of the sum they are expected to ex-
pent in u
The London T~obacconists immed-
lately called a meeting for tomorrow
to consider their future action.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

AS cabled to the Associated Press
from London March 18th, the Imperial
Tobacco Company (the British Toba-
co ~combination) had issued q circular
offering large bonuses to its customers
who would undertake not to sell Amer
lean goods for a term of years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
A CHICAGO SENSATION
ACHE To THE BIG POsT0fFlCE ROB-
Berry OF LAST YEAR. =
AN IMPORTANT ARREST MADE

a shooting ARRAY Brings the AA
tn Light-Joseph Hopkins, the AsA
shot, Leader of q Dual Life-A Notes
Hank Robber and Burglar, He Has
a Quiet HONS Where He Passes fer
n Pfous, Charitable Man-Burgiars
Tool, and Written Directions for
Safe blowing Found ON His Prem
iscs-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25

Bears .hs The Kind You Have ltwars Bought
S'*a e. &1zZM
PATRICK-RICE MURDER CASE.
The Evidence Closed-Arxuments tn
Begin Tuesday.

New York. March z1.-The prosecu-
ton In the trial of Albert T. Patrick.
accused OF the murder Of William NJ.
Rice. closed its presentation of rebuff
tai evidence today and court was ad-
1ourned until Monday. when the ad-
dresses of the defendants counsel will
be made Tuesday will be given to the
prosecution and Recorder Golf will sum
up on Wednesday.
Mr.. Moore. of Patrick's counsel.
moved that the district attorney be
compelled to say on which of the ten
counts OF the indictment against Pat
rick he asked conviction. but h mo-
ton was denied.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-12-19
SOME SOUTHERN "RED BONES
Peculiar Name Given to Certain Glass
of People in the South.

Have you ever heard of a class of
people called red bones?'" said Mr..
Lewis Marshall of Charleston, S. c..
'"They are the most peculiar people in
the United States. No one living abso-
lutely knows the race from which they
sprang or from where the original set
tiers came. They live nearly on the
boundary line between South Carolina
and Georgia, in the northwestern part
of the first named state. They are clan
nish, mix little with people not of their
race. and in a manner are quite thrifty.
In slavery times they owned slaves,
visited the several summer resorts of
the southern mountains, and in a way
put on quite a little style. While have
nothing but supposition to guide me, I
am of the opinion that they are de-
scendants of the Basques of southern
France. They do not lack courage, for a
company of them served in Hampton's
legion during the late civil var and
bore themselves bravely at the first
Manassas. Their skin is of a swarthy
red, resembling that of the Indian, but
at that point all resemblance ceases, X
cept it be that they are not of temper,
| have often wondered why the ethnol-
ogists of this country have not studied
these people. Surely a monograph on
them would be highly interesting."-
Washington Star.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-12-19
The Reason Why.

A friend claims that a laboring man
should be paid such a rate of wages
that after he had worked 20 years he
would have enough so that he would
not have to work thereafter for a liv-
ing. AS a theory this sounds all right,
but there are so many conditions which
are attached that it counts for nothing.
In this country there is always some
good reason why a man is not worth a
dollar when he IS GO. 1t may be whisky,
gambling, Unborn ~laziness, general I'M
thrift, the eating, drinking and being
merry, for tomorrow we die type of
living, the lack of ordinary business
sagacity, speculation, ~ill-health, going
security for ones friends. helping chill
dren who should be made to hoe their
own row or restlessness which keeps
one on the move all the time. We have
known a section hand at a dollar d day
to pick and shovel out Independence for
himself in 20 years. while we have seen
the man die in the %poorhouse whose
father gave him 500, 1000 to start in life
with. 1t is all in the Industry,
self denial and economy will in this
country place any man beyond the
reach of the poverty wolves; but, given
the same chance, the man who starts
on three fingers of whisky a day and a
jackpot Saturday night will never have
anything better than secondhand suit
of hand-me-downs for a Sunday suit.
This law of living is as memorable as
death. If one would live IN Easy street
at 60, he must be willing to shovel dirt
in the alley when he is 20.