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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

The administration has decided that
government employees may voluntarily
contribute to campaign funds. Teddy
strenuous ultimatumS seems Of the JET
fries FitZsimmonS tYpe-all chin music.
Charlotte News
The river and harbor folks and the
irrigation folks seem 20 have formed
a combine to take all the money in the
treasury and take it to thG north and
west. And North Carolina. with its i'm
portant and extensive s%eacoast is to re-
ceive less than 5000, 000.-Ralelgh News
and Observer.
Doubtless more people in the south
know who is Booker Washington than
know who is E. Benjamin Andrews. He
was first known to the country a. pres
ident of Brown University. He next
was known as superintendent OF the
city schools Of Chicago. His latest i'm
preston on the public mind Is through
the University of Nebraska. He is pres
ident of that institu ion, and as such
has extended an invitation TO Booker
Washington to deliver the commence
ment address next June. That was
foolish enough on the part Of Mr.. An
drews: but what Is more foolish still.
Booker a accepted the invitation
Rocky Moun Spokesman
Fayetteville Observer: Twelve per-
sons Joined the Hay Street Methodist
church yesterday as the result Of the
late Stuart meeting. Chief OF Police
Flowers was the most conspicuous OF
this number. Eight persons also Joined
the First Baptist church yesterday
Tarboro Southerner: Last Friday at
ternuon the dwelling Of W. K. Hurst.
near Gvose Nest. Mardn county, was
struck by lightning n was much
damaged. The plastering in rooms and
hall was haken of and a portion Of the
porch was wrecked. In the house at
the time was Mr.. Hurst and his family
and yet not one receise ed any ehock. not
even two boys who We're in the porch
at the time it was struck.
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SORE NECK

Take SCOTS Emulsion for
scrofula. Children often have
sores on the neck that won't
heal up. The sores may come
and go. Parents may not
know what's the matter nor
what to do. Scrofula is the
trouble and SCOTS Emulsion
is the medicine.
SCOTS Emulsion heals the
sores. But that is not all.
Scrofula leads to consumption.
This is the real danger:
SCOTS Emulsion is the
"ounce of prevention" that
keeps off
Wen send you a little to Try, If you lie
SCOTT & BOVINE. 90 Pesd sszeet. Nz YaEk
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attended them to the hispitals 4,
Lynchburg and Richmond. WORRYING
with might and main for their relic.
There are men now living who owe thal-
hves to nim- In helping others he seem
ed to entirely forget himself. There
was no effort too great for him 70 maka
and what he undertook he usually A.
complshed regardless OF what II coxr
In personal sacrifice.
In March. 1862. after the evacuation ~
winchester the writer had charge of a
detail OF sharp shooters, forming a rear
eunrd 10 RE forces falling back up tIe
valley. When near Stausburg we wer.
so closely pressed tina a skirmiSh
occurred In which one of my men was
killed We a never up to that time
left a dead comrade, and decided IN
make a strong effort to get the body
on Mr.. Morton was near by and per.
sonally assisted to get the body n t1a
rear. where he a II placed on a ca;-
son. He then rode with Il until ;ne
small hours Of the morning. spent the
remaining hours Of the night having 4
coffin made n give the poor boy a
Christian burial the next. day twenty
miles from where he was killed. Suc'i
deeds were purely voluntary on his p7r:
and lone without hope or expectation
Of reward. And I may say such in
stances were the exception not the rule.
even among chaplains.
There was no drawer or more cour-
aPeous man than he was. I have known
him on more than n occasion to VOL
unteer for dangerous service. He was
seen in the line Of skirmish-
ers. and. with respect to all, he was the
only chaplain ! ever saw there. H
as asked on one occasion by he had
taken a position Of so much dancer. All
replied that he wanted some rife prac-
t'cn" O~ce he wos ingled out by n
federal sharp shooter. and the shit
struck a small tree in a few inches o.
he face. Without changing his posi-
ton he cody remarked. "I believe the
Yankee is as good a shot as I m" ne
was never excited and in time of battle
acted with as much elaboration as a
general officer. At the battle of Chan
rol'nrsville. on the night OF the 2rd of
May. the federal artillery were sweeping
tire road with everything TINT could be
thr"w7 FROM a ran-on An officer suc
gested to Mr.. Morton that he WIS ex-
posing himself unnecessarily. He rH-
piled that he was in the hands of Col.
A nrivate soldier hearing the remark.
said he bad never had a very high oni,-
ion Of army religion, but IL II could in
faith possessad by Mr.. Morton. the"-
must be something in it. There were
many gallant self-sacriicing men in the
confederate army. and the Rev. p. c.
Morton ranks with the beet.
S. A. JOHNSON.
Lieutenant Co. D. 23rd Infantry
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down in the streets and never get

tired"
Driving through the city and pass
Ing the narrow Streets Of the old town.
one VIII enjoy the sight of the stores
with their employees. In shirt-sleeves
behind the counters. smoking cigar
cites IN very good humor. and ready
TO show fine imported goods and curio-
stiles TX you have never been in Spain,
you may realiza yourself to be there
while In Havana, because Cuba repre-
sents Spain in many Of its different
characteristics The picturesque as
pect OF the city. which Is a vast mus
cum OF curiosities excite your atten-
ton at every moment
The FL Prado with its walks OF W
miles IN length. lined with Indian
side. the Prado Is enchanting at night.
From h fountain of La India. to La
Puma (entrance of the bay). the walk
Is very pleasant; going down the
Prado Is to be found. on the right
side. the beautiful Hotel Pasaje. the
United States. and the newly reno
waited Payret theatre; while on the left
is the beautiful Tacon theatre. In the
centre OF the Paseo is the celebrated
Central Park. The military band
plays almost every other evening in
the park The general aspect at night
is wonderfully: the park. crowded with
agreeable and pleasant people who en-
Joy themselves; the private carriages,
here and there, with the charming
senoritas, under the Indian laurel and
palms. in their light and pretty
dresses, surrounded by their friends.
who deem it a duty to pay
them compliments. chatterlng en- plein
air. is a tropical scene OF the greatest
interest. In tho park are the great
Cafe Central, Cafe Tacon, the cele-
brated Helados de Paris. which at
tracts the leading society Of Havana
for their sorbets and famed ice-cream;
and the Gran Hotel TELEGRAPH, the
great favorite OF the American our
lists, the great Tacon theatre, the pop
ular circus Of Pubillones, and the
Albisu theatre
Respectfully yours,
]. H. CREWS.
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to he Wanted I'm South Caro-
lina-The Police Think They Are On
thu Track of III Identiication-A
Sneak Thief Caprured.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, March 4.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, March 4.
Chief OF Police Freeman received a
postal this morning from Mr.. ]. H. W.
Bonitz, of Wilmington, stating that
there is a reward offered for the man
now in the city guard house. Mr..
Bonitz is Of opinion tina he is the
same man who is wanted in South
Carolina for stealing a horse and bug
gy. This opinion is very near correct,
it is believed here. The chief had writ
ten to the Goodwin & Lacy Lumber
Company of Brunswick county, for
whom the man Smith said he had
worked some time ago, and he has re-
ceived an answer stating that a man
of the same description had work for
thsm. but his name was Pearce instead
Of Smith and that he was wanted in
either Cheraw or Darlington, s. c.. for
stealing a horse and buggy about two
weeks ago and that there was a re-
ward for him.
Chief Freeman is positive tina he
has the right party. The man who
hired the horsa and buggy in South
Carolina was TO be gone for four or
five days and was to go to Brunswick
county. When he did not show up
with the team at the appointed time a
CIV was ~ ny LII SldU1SS 4IOlI
where the horse vas hired.
1t is the opinion here that the prison.
er here in Goldsboru traded the horse
and buggy which he started with for
the horse and road cart with which
he came to GOldsboro. He might nave
traded oftener as he traded his horse
and road cart for a horse, bride and
saddle after he cache this city.
Last night o s o'clock officer
Tew arrested George Mumford. a ne
gro man, for stealing a pair of patent
leather shoes from the home of Mr..
Ed Bizzell. The negro entered the
front door Of the residence while the
family were at supper He must have
been acquainted with the place. In his
hurry to leave the house he made too
much noise. which attracted the atten-
ton of Mr. Rizzell, who followed the
thief down town and reported the fact
to the police.
Officer Tew was put IN his track
and after a short chase in which the
officer fired his pistol two or three
times George was captured and lock-
ed UP.
The death of Miss Della Adams oc-
Cured this morning at Z O'Clock at
the Emergency hospital, where n
had been confined for the past two
months with the illness that caused
her death. She was related to Messrs-
L. II. and F. L. Castex. of this city.
and was a most estimable m
The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning from the Presby-
terrain church. of which she was a
member
Mr.. o. D.. Wheeler. Of Charlotte. is in
the city today exhibiting plans and
specifications for the new city hall.
Mayor Hood will call the committee
together on the 18th to consider the
different plans submitted by the sew
oral architects.
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The Forum for March n out ana well
alled. OF the fourteen contributors -
this number 1--WE are foreign born and
four are southern. It u q very useful
monthly OF its type. discussing practi-
cal. every day questI ons bearing upoa
the country. its busir,ess. It's education.
its responsibilities. etc. One OF L.
papers In entitled '.rhe True Func:iena
OF a Great U~niven5ity." II II By Prs
lessor La1d. OF Yale University. Conn.,.
Price s. a years or IS cents Q number.
Published at IL Fifth Avenue. New
York city.
Chai lotte Medical Journal fog Tsn.
ruary Ii the first number Of this impos-
tant. large monthly we have ssen In
years 1t certainly presents a gooi deal
Of reading for its subscribers In the
pr fess.on> The terms are $50 q year.
Published at Charlotte.
The Confederate Veteran for Febru-
sry has already been drawn upon 10
interesting matter about North Caro-
= It has tour admirable rort: ats of
Lee. Albert Sidney and Joseph +. john
SION and "StoncwaIl" Jacksonville four
greatest soldiers possibly the south had.
We would substitute Forrest for Sidney
Johnston II the numbe IL ts-st4d TO
four. They are four grand lookfnR soj.
diers. II q a good numhe- OF . desira-
bic and useful. patriotic monthly, pub
fished at Nashville. Tenn Price 81 q
Take It
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Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. C. March 4

AASANA. ~ - AafCl =
Governor Aycock and his stan will
60 to Charleston owe the Seaboard Air
Line. leaving here April 7th. II Is not
as yet decided over what route tss
composite regiment of infantry, S51
strong. will 60. The battery OF light
artillery and four. perhaps FIVE. divIs-
ions Of naval reserves will go on the
auxiliary cruiser Hornet.
Very active preparations are being
made for the %reopeninG OF the tobacco
market here. Three leaf warehouses
will be opened. From all courts there
Is TO be a remarkable increase in t.ie
acreage in this section. partic-
ularly in the southern and eastern parts
OF this county. where the soil is light
and SANDY.
AS yet nothing more has been heard
from j. ]. Walfenden. OF New Bern.
who expressed a desire to become .he
buyer OF all the states swamp ian IS.
The engineer Of the state board Of eiu-
cation has been awaiting the pleasure
Of Mr.. Walfenden in making a tour OF
these lands. 1t is the opinion here tt,s.
the board will make Colonel w. r..
Rodman. of Washington. its agent for
all these lands. 1t is said by the ensi-
neer that there ought to be foresters
or caretakers for these lands, as in 10
other way can depredations on the
timber be discovered. and prevented.
The saw mill pirates" have for years
played havoc with the states timber.
The state board OF pharmacy is called
to meet here April Sth. to examine ap-
plicants for license.
The state Is allowed more time to
file it's answer to the South Dakota
pond suit by the United States supreme
court. 1t had its answer in case the
court had declined to grant the desired
extension. 1t desired more time and
gets thirty days.
N. ]. Riddick. for thirty-six year
the clerk of the United States circuit
court here. is out again after Ave
weeks illness.
Among today's arrivals were Con-
John d. Bellamy. Iunius DH-
Wis, George Rountree. E. S. Martin, l..
K. Bryan. r. G. Grady. Robert Ruatk
and c.. D. Weeks. all Of Wilmington. ami
w. r. Allen. Of Goldsboro. They are
here to attend the supreme court.
The receipts of the state insurance
department for the year ending this
month are. as predicted some weeks
ago, " e $40. 900 greater than during the
previous twelve months.
Judge and Mrs. T. r. Purnell have re-
from a two weeks visit to South
Florida.
The city and county authorities hav
been delaying the matter OF macaha-
MIXING the street and road to the s'l-
diers' home, under the impression that
part Of a highway to the national
but there appears not the
prospect Of the government doitS
his.
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TIMELY
Eagiand continues to sent 1880 hors-
es a month tn South Africa The war
Il ended said Bobs two years ago.

Eagiand continues to sent 1880 hors-
en- a month tn South Africa The war
Is ended said Bobs two years ago.
The negroes in the north are
asserting themselves now and
then. A woman from South
Carolina. was murdered at Newark. n.
J.. by her husband. They had b Ell
married a year. He XII ed her, cut has
own throat and died. She had support
ed him. but was lately told to shuttle
for himself.
The beet sugar bulidozers n squeez-
ers are still trying to prevent ms L.
duction of the tariff tax on Cuban .ru-
gar. Just like them
Senator Frye Is strong Tor the subsidy
grab and exp'avicated accordingly IN
the senate Strange TO say. after al
time to prepare the opposing senator's
were not ready to speak
Cotton is above . cents . pound.
Hurrah!
Here Is a part of q March Song BY
the poet Of The Atlanta Constitution:
Blow. March. and to-s In anger
Gray clouds across the blue:
What care we housed and Apply.
For an old biowhard. like your
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series OF religious meetings In the
armory last evening. with u large con
gregation present
Sheriff c. a Burns Is III with pneu-
monia at his residence on Dick street
Mr.. NJ Curran. the Wilmington mer-
chant tailor. was calling on his
Faye. teville patrons yesterday.
Mr.. H w. Angel. formerly OF VIII
mington. lately booAkeeper for the
Wholesale grocery house OF T. c. VIII
lisms. Jr.. on upper Hay street. has
taken a position with the American
Snun Company.
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TO ATTEND ruE EXPOSITION

Battery Ct Artillery n Naval Re-
state swamp Land--Ihe south Da-
kota Suit lncrras.d Receipts or state
Insurance Department.
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Senior Ampil. president OF Horong
province. captured by insurgents on
March &c escapes He says a new In
surrection has broken out. Excitement
among the natives has greatly In
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REV PAUL C. MORTON.

Tribute to the amente Dead ,x
the Protestant Ministers' Confer
ence-A Meeting Devoted to En-
pressions of Love and Admira.to,l
of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-19
souls ungrudgingly to God; and the little

souls unsrudgingly to God; and the littl,
garrison grew less and less.
The women bound up wounds and CAV.
drink to dying lips; but none complained
none murmured. At each onset The Boy
and Ritter fought in the foremost rank
each setting an example of deadly, des-
perate courage. And ever as the flood
rolled backward, wrthing in defeat, The
Boy looked up to the faded colors that
flew defiantly in the sun, as if to invoke
the memories Of the mighty dead.
They built in corpses, white and yellow,
in their meager wall: they stripped the
dead of cartridge belts, and the wounded
and dying loaded fresh rifles for the
thinning number that kept the foe at bay.
And the longed-for night came on apace.
The sun was nearly down when Ser
geant Jennings got his death wound. He
said no word, but with his last strength
walked slowly to low place in the wall
and laid his bleeding body in the gap.
1t was done so simply and so much as
matter OF course that in the pitch to
which the mems nerves were strung. it
seemed a perfectly natural action, call
ing for no protest; and when in the next
lull The Boy went to him. his gallant
soul had gone to its own place.
A dense throng rushed up the hill! for q
last charge; and the few feeble survivors
braced themselves for final effort. They
rolled huge boulders down the hill into
the shrieking, seething mass: they loaded
every gun and emptied them into the
frantic nob-but they came on-on though
they fell like wheat-and the foremost
were over the rampant.
fierce, short strugsle-clubbed musket
against sword and knife; thruSting. strik-
ing, stabbing. swaying-then-the thunder
of llorses's feet-the crash of regular VOL
leys-the ringing Anglo-Saxon cheer.
Help had come. and the Ignoble hosts fed
in fear. while the long-range rifles exact
ed fearful vengeance from them.
And the rescuers, English and Ameri-
can. looked and wondered. while Union
and again in reverence to a fallen and
discredited flag.
They came to the rampant, over a slope
slippery with blood, str-wn with corpses
trennpled into u1ire by thousand feet
Two weeping women knelt beside the
PROSTATE form Of the old missionary.
Five weary, wounded, powder-blackened
soldiers stood grimly a. attention. A bare
headed man, covered with blood and dust.
saluted with a broken sword. and said:
"Sir-I have the honor to report"
The blood gushed to his lips; he turned to
wherein the last rays of the sun. the
Banner Of the Lost Cause waved in
triumph over its last attlefeld-smiled-
and fell. The soldier had carried his re-
port to God!
They buried him as was fitting and pro-
per-his ragged flag around him, his brolz-
en- sword in his hand There be many
men who sleep so for that hag-many
swords that have. been broken in its de-
better. none drawer, than
these.
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fort. but every available gun in the ra Did

| fort but every available gun in the "a Did
| ly swelling horde was turned upon them:
one soldier and two of the three native
servants were killed. and they were glad
to turn back to the house again.
I'VE must go to them" said the Ser
| Seant Corporal, take Lieutenant Mel
| sons horse and notify Major Boone of
| our situation. 1t is twenty-five miles-you
ought to bring help by night You'll have
to jump off the bluff and swim the river"
The Corporal sped Gathering on his way,
and while they waited to see if he cross.
cd the river safely, Company A filled it's
knapsacks with ammunition and rations.
When he led his horse up winding trail
on the farther side, they cheered him
and then made dash down the hill
they We're greeted with a storm of fire
and death. Seventy-five yards they went
then faitered, stopped, and fed back to
the redoubt
In sixty seconds they had lost seven
killed and many more wounded-the bug
Ter and two other so badly that they
crawled back. The Chinese aim was, vile
and their ancient guns were nearly worth
less, otherwise Company must have been
killed to man.
Flesh and blood can't do it," groaned
the Sergeant, and Company A gnashed its
teeth in despair
The firing lulled and the Sergeant. TAX
ing Nelson's glass, looked toward the
mob, who seemed to be making prepara-
tons for some new move. For a moment
he was puzzled-and then, Good Cod"
he cried. they'll get The Boy this time
sure." lieutenant Nelson was 1.-THE
Boy
The besiegcrs were forming under shell
ter CT the town and speeding up the other
side OF the hill on which the Ritter dwell
ing stood, where the fire from the fort
could net harm them.
At this juncture Nelson's little party,
seeing their position was untenable. aban-
doned the house and ran up the fifty yards
between it and the summit, seeking shell
ter among a number of boulders on the
crest.
Lieutenant Nelson was the last TO reach
the haven Of safety. and Company a.
n1arvelled much to see that he had torn
a rail from the balcony and was carrying
it with him.
Now what is that for?' growled Ser
geant Jennings. The answer was not
long in coming. moment later, just as
the sun looked over the eastern noun
tains. the flag of the Confederacy, for
the first time In thirty-five years, loated
out over field of battle!
sound. which was less a cheer than
a sob, burst from every throat. There
was no word Of command or counsel, but
as if in answer to a summons to which
there could be no denying. Company A.
spraDg over the ramparts and charged
gladly down to death.
Down the green slope-swiftly-unfal
eringly. not q man but felt death better
than any turning back. A thousand mem
cries of the irrevocable past rose throng-
ing up to each and all.
The bullets rained thick among them.
Men stumbled, fell. rose, and fell again.
The wounded fired where they dropped,
till death found them. and somewhere
above all the din and thunder rose the
strains of Dixie 1t was the wounded
busler left behind them in the redouht.
Look away! Look away:
Look away down South to Dixie