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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-15

Causes Damage and Lightning
Strikes N Barn-public Building
Location.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, y. c, July Ii.
The rain and electric storm which
passedover this city yesterday after
noon was very severe The rain fell
in torrents and flooded the streets and
some stores for a short while. Light
ming struck several places in the city.
but did no great damage. Out on the
farm OF Mr.. NJ ]. Best lightning struck
his barn and burned il up together with
a quantity of feed stuff. There were
several laborers in the barn at the time
who had come in out OF the rain. No
body was injured beyond a severe shock.
Mr.. Best places his loss at $3.50 with
5000 insurance.
Last night at the home of the bridge
in this city Mr.. Sam Brock was happily
married to Miss Ellie Elmore, Rev. A.
3. Crumpler officiating. The groom is
an employe Of the Goldsboro table fac
tory.
The question of a location for Colds
boros public building promises to arouse
as much interest as did the location OF
the city hall n market some months
ago. The chamber Of commerce has
taken up the question and will probably
max some suggestion TO the govern
ment.
The GolGsboro fremen are practicing
every day for the state iremen's tour
nament to come off in Raleigh on the
22nd.
Mr.. r. NJ. Croton. who has been on
a pleasure trip to Cleveland, Ohio, has
returned home earlier than he expected
on account of the Clinton fire, where ha
carried about half of the insurance held
by the losers in the fire.
Mr.. w. l.. Humphrey, who resigned as
freight q pant Of tho flo nfin a nd North
Carolina railroad at this place on July
1st has accepted a siminar position with
the Southern railway at Salisbury and
will leave soon for his post of duty.
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GENERAL ANDERSON DIFFERS
WITH The ADMIRAL
SURRENDER OF MANILA
Not In Nature of an Opera
BOune Observation-Disclosures Rests
Our Men Were KiIIed-AdmiraI
Dewey Declines to m on the
Letter-Matter VIII Drop
Now. As Anderson is a Retired
Officer.

Chicago. July I1.-General Thomas
cord-Herald a letter giving his version
OF the surrender of Manila in which he
differs materially from the
made by Admiral Dewey. General An
derson's letter says in part:
Several days before the assault
made on the 18th of August, Father
Mckinnon, the Catholic chaplain of the
First California, after going into
Manila, reported that the governor
general told him he could not and
would not surrender without a fight.
as he had TO h5ht for the honor of
Spain. Subsequently General Merritt,
directed me to up the tactical
order for the attack and this was lone
on the assumption hat there would be
A bona fde resistance. In the attack
and the preceding skirmishes we lost
122 killed and wounded. No written
proposals a come to light, and the
probabilities are that the admiral was
deceived by he Misrepresentation of
the foreign consulS.
Il now learn for the first time that
r1y correspondence with AguinaIdo
was not approved by the admiral. He
had no occasion for a correspondence.
J wrote some letters to A%guinaldo
which seemed necessary then. No
doubt the admiral and General Merritt
both thought that they made an agree
ment with the Spanish authorities by
which the city could be taken without
b~loodshed. Yet, Captain General Au-
gustine was relieved because he was
willing 10 make such a c~apitulation
while his successor refused to do so.
Speaking for the second division of the
Eighth army CORPS, permit me to say
that its attack On the defenses of
Manila was not in the nature of an
opera bouffe demonstration
Washington, July 11.-Both Admiral
Dewey n Secretary Root declined to
comment on the statement by General
Anderson. Secretary Root said that
the matters ed to occurred before
he, the secretary, assumed office, so
that it was not for him to pass upon
any difference that has arisen between
Admiral Dewey and General Anderson.
The war department is not inclined. to
hold the same Sti let rein upon retired
officers in the matter of discussing
public questions as it does upon Off
GERS who are on the active list. There
fore, unless this matter takes a new
turn, it will be allowed to drop.
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Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N c., Jul u.
The corporation commission today
gave out the assessment of railway
properties, this being as follows:
Southern $15, 80 5,677, Atlantic Coast
Line $13, 9S7, 44O, Seaboard Air Line S.
712, 72S, Miscellaneous roads 81, 195, 526.
The total is $40, 705,371, which is $780,
us more than 1t was last year. This
does not include steamboat lines,
canals, street railways, etc.
A charter was granted today to the
Blue Ridge Lumber Company, of
Woodlawn, Mcdowell county, capital
800, 900, John r Cochran ond others
owners.
Judge Purnell today filed an opinion
in a bankruptcy case for Rockingham,
in which he said some very plain things
about lawyers who try to get eXhOrbi-
tant fees out of bankruptcy cases. a
lawyer in this CASE wanted a $500 fee
on $3.50 assets. The judge says an at
torney in a bankruptcy case must
make a statement which will show
plainly what he has received from his
client. Another matter on which the
Judge dwelt in the opinion is that per-
sons cannot claim personal property
exemption in cases in which they have
sent property out of the state or at
tempted other frauds.
There is a new inc rather sensation
al feature about the base ball situa-
ton. Charlotte voted itself out Of the
state league, but President Busbee of
the league said today: THE league
will hold onto the Charlotte players.
Charlotte is trying to sell them all
around, but they must be kept here
and allotted to the clubs which are in
the league. Read the constitution Of
the state league, it is plain on this
point. Here is the section which ex-
actly covers the case"
Among today'S arrivals were Paul
Jones, Tarboro; ]. S. Williams, Hen
derson: Thomas H. Hill, Jr., Seattle.
John H. Cook, MdXton: Geor e L. Nor
tor, Wilmington.
Mrs. Ellen Won Hermann. mother OF
c.. F. Won Herman. weather observer
here, is dying.
James Pittmann, who cut his cousins
throat at the soldiers home, is bound
over to the superior court, on his own
recognizance. Pittman Harris. who
was cut, was bound over in the same
way.
There are now 231 inmate of the
Baptist orphanaSe at Thomasville.
Their are 40 boys in the Dennis Sim
mons memorial building. Mr.. Simmons
bequeSt to the orpharage is SI6,OOO.
! Part of his will be used to make the
memorial building accommodate 40
boys. The interest on the remainder
of the fund will be used to maintain
all the boys in the building.
1t is asserted by some observant peo-
Die that the democratic convention next
week will nominate Clark for Chief JUS
tice. Common and Plat D. Walker for
associate justices, Joyner for state su-
| perintendent and Beddingfield for cor
poration commissioner.
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WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT.
With Big Capital to De-
veIop Power on Cape Fear River.
Island CeIebration-Other
News.
Messenger Bureau.
News.

Raleigh, N. c., July IL.
1t is learned that a with
large capital is to develop the water
power at Smitling's Falls, on the Cape
Fear river near Ellington. 1t is as
serted that as much as a million dollars
is 10 be spent in developing the power
and building factories.
Mention has been made of the fact
that Lawrence Davis, a young white
man, Of GreenviIle county, had been
jailed here, on the suspicion that ne
aided in the murder of old Mrs. Catha-
rine White. 1t does not appear hat
tnls suspicion rests upon anything save
the statement of Lorenzo Morris. also
IN jail. that Davis hired him to kill the
woman. The preliminary hearing Will
De held tomorrow. 1t is not believed
that any evidence against Davis will
develop. People who live near where
the murder vas committed believed
motifs to be the murderer and do not
think he had any accessory either be-
fore or at the time.
Today before a magistrate here the
case or James Pittman, of Vance coun-
~, an inmate of the soldiers home,
for cutting the throat of Pittman Har-
RS, his cousin, also an inmate, was
Hedru- Inc Qe1enc6 was Self-defence
The men roomed together and it is said
that several weeks ago it was
ed that 1t was best TO separate them,
else there might be trouble between
them Harris has been in the insane
asylum here and some claim he is a
dangerous man. He had Pittman down,
being larger and stronger, when the lat
ter cut him
Governor Aycock, Secretary of State
Grimes, Treasurer Lacy and Auditor
Dixon will attend the democratic state
convention at Greensboro next week.
Auditor Dixon says all of the banks
have sent in reports except eight. All
are required to report this month. He
says the corporations are sending in re-
ports in a very satisfactory a
Preparations are in progress for the
visit of the committee of the State Lit
erary and Historical society to Roanoke
Island July "a. A special rate by rail
and steamer has been asked for. A
number of speakers have been asked
to talk about certain phases of the Ro-
anoke settlement and the great celebra-
ton of it's anniversary which it is pro-
posed to have later on. Among these
speakers are Senate Simmons, Con-
gresham Small, Julian S. Carr and
Charles F. Warren.
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DUNN STILL PROGRESSING.
New Stores Tobacco Business.
Bonds sold.

Correspondence of The Mcssenger.)
Dunn, n. g. July Il.
Dunn is still going forward, W Few
brick torres were begun this week. on
Broad street. Next week the store OF
o.. z. Shell will be pulled away and on
it's site a handsome brick house will go
up. Within the next thirty or sixty
days two or three prize houses will be
son. The Oil mill building. is well on
the way and will be up by seed season.
The American Telephone Company
hav passed here constructing long dis
tance lines from New York TO Jack
sonville: they have six wires. all cop
per and the best line in this section.
Dunn will soon nave an office.
The municipal n were sold last
week at a premium Of 5000. The town
will issue thirty or thirty-five thous-
and at 6 per cent. for putting I'm lights
and water. The sale seems to have
been very satisfactory To the the city
fathers and public. Messrs. S~easongood
and Myers were purchasers, a Gin
cinnati firm. Among the other bidders
were MeSSrS. G. A. Webb * Co, of
AshevilIe, NJ and +. Bank OF Dunn.
Messrs. Carver and Angler lost q saw
mill about six miles from town last
Sunday morning by fire.
The first tobacco sale for his mar
ket is advertised to take place August
l. 1902. The market bids. fair to be a
lively one this year. We will have
buyers for the Imperial. American and
other small companies.
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DAMAGE BY LIGHTENING.
Summer School at Social
Eyents-Personal Mention.

Correspondence of The M~essenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., July II.
Mr.. A. A. Grantham, Of his city, had
a fine COW killed by Lightning during
the storm Thursday evening. The cow
was in a stall in his back yard. Pro-
lessor E. T. Atkinson had a horse in an
adjoining stall. The building was
struck in four places, killed the cow,
but did not harm the horse. This is
thought to be remarkable.
Professor II. r. Foust, superintendent
of the Goldsboro public schools, left
this afternoon for Smithfield, where he
will a summer school for the
teachers of Johnston county for the
next three weeks.
Miss Eliza Simmons, daughter of
Senator F. NJ. Simmons, was in the city
today the guest at dinner of Mrs. Ida
G.. Humphrey and left this afternoon
for Morehead City to join her aunt,
Mrs. JOS. E. Robinson at the Atlantic
hotel.
Judge w. r. Allen has returned from
a professional trip to New York n
his sister, Miss Lizzie and daughter,
Miss Mary have returned from visiting
friends in Chapel Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Spruill, of
L~ouisburg, were in the city today the
ooOSNo CIV oAAAAS III NiS AAONNA
and left this afternoon for Wilmington,
from where they go to Wrightsville to
spend the summer.
Mr.. leonard Edwards, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Edwards, celebrat-
ed his 21st birthday last night by Civ
ing a party to a number Of his young
friends. Refreshments were served in
royal style and there was music n
dancing.
The military club Of G0dsboro gave
a delightful dance in the armory last
night complimentary to the several
young lady visitors in the city. The
music was furnished by the Knights
of Pythias orchestra Of this city.
A social event of much Importance
occurred last night when the doors of
the lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7.
Hollowell were thrown open for the
young people, the occasion being an
Eat Home" given complimentary to
Miss Alice Aycock. daughter of Govern
or Aycock.
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BUSINESS MEN TAKE A HAND IN
ITS SETTLEMENT.
SOME PROGRESS MADE.
The Freight Agree tn
Abide by Decision of Chicago
Board of Arbitration if That Board
Gan Obtain Consent of General
to Abide by Arbitration
receiving Proposition FayOrabIy

Chicago, July Robustness men OF
the city ooh an active part in attempt
ing to settle the strike of the freight
andler today n al midnight al
though nothing mad been definitely set
tied some little progress had been
made.
An agreement was secured from the
freight handlers union that the or
Sanzation would abide by the decision
of h Chicago board of arbitration if
that organization could arrange meet
ing with the general managers of the
railroads and secure their consent also
to arbitration. AT midnight the request
for arbitration mad not been submitted
TO the railroads and it is not likeIv
thai such action will be taken before
tomorrow morning. There is grave
doubt that the proposition will be fa-
Vorably received by the railroads when
IL comes General Manager Hit, of
the Rock Island and General Manager
Barrett, of the Alton said tonight that
they had not been requested to arbi-
trate and did not see what there was
10 arbltrate. The general manager of
another large western road said that,
while he did not care to be quoted per-
he was confident that no pro-
position for arbitration would be en-
tertained by his road.
Our men left u.s. he said, without
even presenting their grievances and
we have never received a request from
them directly"
The strikers are basing their hopes
of success on the sympathy of he
transfers. The officers of the team
sters union profess to be opposed to
any strike, but are fearful that they
will not be able to hold the men in
line.
The meetings of the freight handlers
today developed an almost unanimous
desire to continue the fight with or
without the aid of other organizations.
Larg crowds gathered around their
headquarters today.
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PLAN OF
Alabama Re-
tails of State Primary.

Montgomery, Ala. July 1.-THE COM
mittee appointed by the democratic ex-
executive committee to arrange details
of the state primary decided upon by the
state committee rendered their report
today. fixing August 18th as the day
upon which to hold the next primary.
The report requires that each candi-
date shall receive a majority of all votes
cast, upon the failure to do so. a second
primary shall be held on September 1st,
three candidates having received the
highest number of votes to be voted on
and If no majority is secured by any
candidate for office, a third primary
shall be held on September 18th. The
two candidates receiving the highest
vote for respective office being only
eligible TO be voted for in the third prl-
mary election.
The method agreed upon by the COM
rittee practically is the same as the
primary plan of South Carolina
The qualifications for voters to De
eligible to participate in the primaries
is tina each voter shall sign a plahh
form pledging himself to abide oy lhe
report of the primary and 10 supper
the nominees thereof.
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TROOPS AT THE SCENE
or the Recent Outbreak In EIdorado,
Illinois.

Carbondale, Ill, July 1.-THE pres
ence of a detachment of the Illonois
National Guar at Eldorado, the scene
Of the recent outbreaks against the
colored citizens OF Saline, has a a
quoting effect On the conditions and all
is quiet today. The troops arrived late
last night, accompanied by Assistant
Adjutant General Ewerts, who began
today a searching examination into the
conditions hat have existed there for
several months Many arrests prob
ably will follow the investigation, as
it is comparatively easy to locate sew
eral of the ring leaders. President AL
ton denies the charge made by Sheriff
Baxter that he stoned the building, and
points to the fact hat for years he has
been engaged in raising the fund hat
purchased the property and that he
was instrumental in locating it at FL
dorado. Some adverse criticism is in
dulged Ill by citizens of the county
over the charges Governor Yates made
against the sheriff. No further trouble
is anticipated, especially while the
troops are there.
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OUR GREENSBORO BUDGET.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro. n. c., July IL.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro, N. c., July II.
In justice to the Mr.. Smith who has
been reported in other correspondence
as having run away from Elon college.
and made way with express funds. it is
a fact hat he vas in Greensboro yes
terday and the day before, that a prom
inent express official here stated to me
that the accounts of Mr.. Smith as agent
were found to be confused, but that as
soon as discrepancy was called to his
attention. a check making up the len
cheney was promptly given, and the
first news he had of anything wrong
was the publication of his leaving Elon
college, and that he Immediately return
ed, with the above recited action, so far
as the express company is concerned.
Judge and Mrs. T. ]. Shaw returned
this morning from a visit to Basic
City. Mr.. Robert w. Bingham, VINO
with his law partner Mr.. Davies has
been here several days the
settlement of the Worth litigation, re-
turned to their homes in Louisville. KY,
this morning. Attorney L. {. HoyIe
went to Spray today on important pro-
fessional business.
The county commissioners, in view OF
the patent fact hat Guilford will need a
much larger and better court house In a
few years. have p~rudently decided not
to do much additional new building
now, but will simply make more ser
yiceable and roomy the present build
ing, giving it a thorough painting and
general ~overhauling. To that END the
contract has been let, and lumber l.
now being placed on the square ano
other material gotten in readiness.
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DATE OF
Probably be on August 1lfh-fro-
cession Has Been

London, July lit was officially
stated today that h coronation OF
King Edward would take place be-
tween August Sth and 18th. The pro-
posed procession has been abandoned.
1t is officially announced that there
will be no royal progress as originally
planned, the day after the
and there will be nc procession apart
from that in which their majesties
will proceed from Buckingham palace
to Westminster Abbey and return.
1t is now considered practically GER
tain. in view of this announcement,
that King Edward will be crowned
Saturday, August 9Th. since the holding
of the coronation ceremony Monday,
August 18th, would involve another
full bank holiday with the attendant
~dislocation of general business, while
S~aturday's are almost universally OBJ
served as half holidays.
The fixing of such an early date for
the coronation is regarded as an ad-
ditional guarantee of the the
kings physicians in a ontinuance OF
his rapid recuperation.
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STRIKE ABOUT ENDED.
Normal. Amount of Coal Being
Mined-Guards Laid OFF.

Roanoke, Va, July 1.-THE officials
of the Norfolk and Western today stat
ed that on yesterday there were seven
hundred and eight cars of coal load
ed in the Pocahontas fiat top field; 1S5
of these cars being the large fifty ton
cars. This is very nearly the normal
moun mined in the field when there
is no strike.
The officials are not advised by the
operators in reference to the situation
more than that if the 18th to the goth
instant is tided owe the strike will be
at an end.
Word comes from Bluefield that the
guards who have been employed to
guard the plants LAY been laid off and
this is taken as a strong indication that
the strike is regarded as over in that
vicinity.
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KNOXVILLE TO SOUTHPORT.
Surveys Which Indicate that Liues
Will be Connected ThrOugh-RaiI-
road From Wilmington to South
port u Part of the Scheme-The
Line 10 go by ~AsheviIIe.

The Manufacturers Record of July
10Th contains this interesting item:
In connection with the awarding of
the contract for building the Ruther-
fordtOn. Hickorynut Gap & Asheville
Railroad, recently described in the
Manufacturers Record. from Ruther-
fordtOn. n. c.. via Fairview and Ashe-
Vile TO the Tennessee state line. it is
interesting to note that q preliminary
survey has been made for an extension
of about twenty-five miles from the
southern terminus of the Tennessee &
North Carolina Railroad at Waterville,
n. c.. to Waynesville. y. c.
The Tennessee & North Carolina
Railroad is a line twenty miles long,
running south from Newport, Tenn,
and connecting at that place with the
Southern Railway. WaynesYille, n. c.,
is also on the Southern, but it is re-
ported that the Rutherfordton, Hickory
nut Gap & AshevilIe Railroad, which
will connect with the Seaboard Air
Line, will connect with the Tennessee
& North Cardinals line at or near
WaynesviIle. According TO reports from
Knoxville. Tenn, an extension of the
Tennessee & North Carolina from New
port to Knoxville is regarded as proba-
BILE, and it may be observed that the
nearest route between the TWO points
is by way OF SeyierviIle which Is the
eastern terminus of the projected Knox
willie, Kimberlin, Heights & Sevierville
Electric Railway.
1T has long been reported that a rail-
road would be built between KNOXVILLE
and Southport, n. c.. N h connec-
ton of these lines through to Knoxville
would give such a road, inasmuch as
the Seaboard extends from RUTHERFORD
ton to Wilmington, n. -, and a term1-
nal company has already been charter
ed to build from Wilmington to
port"
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Flood.

Manhattan, Kas.. July 1.-THE flood
situation in the valleys OF the Blue
and Kaw rivers is becoming mo SER
ious and many families have been
forced TO leave their homes for high
er ground. The Blue is a raging tor
rent twenty-one feet deep and still ris-
ing; 1t Is running over the Union Pa
cihc tracks several feet deep for a dis
lance OF two miles. taking a short cue
TO the Kaw river just -ast OF Map
haitian The body or d dead nan
fioated past here today on the Kaw> IT
could not be caught.
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A NAVY MAN DROWNED.
While in Small Boat with Two wo-
men Who Are saved with DIaR-
Guilty

Norfolk, Va. July 12.-David F. Kron-
achsr, assistant paymaster United
States navy, stationed IN receiving ship
Franklin was drowned of ocean View
tonight at IL O'Clock while en- route to
the launch Madge in a small boat
Kronacher's body has not been
cred. He left Norfolk with two COM
panions early In the evening OF the
launch and came ashore al Ocean View
In the tender.
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Hercules Arrives ut Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va, July 1I-The naval tug
Hercules arrived at the navy yard to-
day with the converted yacht Restless
in tow. The Hercules had been sent to
New York to act as consort 10 the Rest
less. which was to come under her own
steam, but when on Winter quarter
nghtship the latters feed pumps broke
and the tug had TO give her q line. al
the yacht was disabled and helpless.
The Restless win undergo repairs here
and win be fitted out in order to take
part In the coming naval maeouvres an
q dispatch boat.