The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

see the government keep its promise
regarding the fiIal disposition of Cuba
have to acknowledge that We were
wrong. But il is noticed that the gov
Iernment is making no more such rash
promises--DuTham Herald.
A Chatham county man has trained
his horses to crew tobacco and gives
each two Icayes a day. They are
VERY fond OF the weed. Well, Chat
ham has one ul.selfish citizen, for his
generosity savo-s OF casting pearls be-
fore swine.-Rdleigh Times
Between the government by injunc-
ton which the government has under
taken, and the strikes OF it's employees
in Chicago, the beef Trust are getting
lit in the chuck" without mercy. We
Ishall not oppCse government by in
Junction any more.-Raleigh Post.
Chatham Citizen: Mr.. a. ]. Dunn,
wife and five children cana here today
to take the train for their hons in
Illinois. Mr.. Dunn o from this
Icounty to Illinois about thirteen years
ago. and he and family came last Feb
ruary on a visit to their old home in
Bear Creek township.
Three sales houses, amply sufficient
lpriZeries, two stemmeries, ample and
splendid banking facilities, a large
corps OF buyers, including representa-
Itives of both the American and Imperial
Companies, combined with the active
land harmonious cooperation of the
lcitiZens of the town, will render Smith
field one of the first markets in the
Estate during the coming season.-Smith-
Ideld Herald.
7 &c cot6 tF,at V1,Ion Ettrn1nc will
rot be a candidate for chief justice on
the republican side. The plan of the
republicans seems to be to not put
out candidates this year in the state,
congressional and local contests ex-
lcept in those places where they see
almost certain success. They seem to
be willing to let the democrats have
it out among themselves in most in
stances this year.-Washington Prog
lresS.
Mooresvllle Enterprise: Several weeks
ago the 10 months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Davis. swallowed a number
of pins. ten of which passed through
the child without the child showing
any signs Of Injurious effects. When
Mrs. Davis discovered what the child
had done. on examination she extract
ed quite a number from it's throat
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ton.
Washington Progress: The s1O,O 900
donated by Nj. Robert Bruce, Of New
York. to a memorial hospital here to
the late S. r. Fowle, has been paid n
is now in the hands of the committee.
The town commissioners ave given
the lot known as the free graveyard
for the site. As soon as the subscrip-
IfinnS fO this fund "a NJ In work on
the erection of the ohspital will be-
gin and it will be pushed forward to
completion.
The brutal burning of a negro, on
last Thursday, by a Texas mob is a
disgrace to Our civilization and shows
that men, when Infatuated. are the
most cruel Of all animals. 1t seems
|increditable hat such a scene could
have occurred III any civilized country.
Indeed no sav1ges could have been
more cruel and brutal. Of course the
negro deserved death, but that does
not excuse the cruel and inhuman man.
|ner in which he vas put to DEATH
Chatham Record
The politicei situation is beginning to
get interesting. Each little kettle is
beginning to seethe. Groupes of men
meet and discuss in low tones, look
wise, D6COIle Sllell WIcu dIlOtllCi
comes near. Each man takes every
other into his confidence. 1--WE" and
They" are W. great powers but
never distinguished. Each credits the
other with devising smart schemes
they never thought about. 1t is a queer
disease-this political one anyhow
Rocky Mount Motor.
The speech Of Senator Hoar delivered
- Tl,,r-Joxy rnnoi-o1 nroica from,
the press of the country generally
without regard to the political phase.
He is one of Tie oldest. and most elo-
Quent speakers in the United States
We refer to the speech in OPP
position to the Philippine policy.
Whether or not one agrees with him,
his high character and the splendid
courage that moves him to protect so
ably and earnestly against h posi-
ton taken by his party, provokes ad-
miration.-The Robesonian.
Monroe Enquirer: Professor D. F.
Houston. brother of DR.. w. 3. HouS-
ton. of Monroe has been elected preSi-
dent of the Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical college. Professor Hous-
ton has been for some time dean of
the University of Texas. He is a young
man and has attained to honors al
ASooS NAAoN AS" IN tSoNh. "ShS
shown a few days ago a copy of the
Galveston News containing a two-col-
umn article OF Professor Houston and
his work in Texas
Durham Herald: At a recent meet
ing of the county board Of education
of Durham. solutions were passed
thanking Col. J. S. Carr for wha he
has done towards getting libraries for
the public schools of the county. On
Of his liberality Professor c.
W. Massey has been enabled to pur-
chase a library for every white school
in the county,. Colonel Carr gave $40
each to some twenty-siX or twenty
seven schools. thus enabling them TO
get the rural libraries such as We're
furnished SON. OF the school by act
of the Legislature
Charlotte Observer: The war in the
democratic caIll of Mecklenburg Jul
|ty is now on and tomahawkS and
knives are flashing in the air. What