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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

Red Springs, January ..

Red Springs, January %.
Editors Of The Messenger:
The celebration Of Lees birthday by
n Of the important events in the his
tory Of Red Springs. The stage in the
auditorium OF the seminary was ar
ranged to represent a camp Of soldiers
with white tents among the pines. guns
stacked and camp fires lighted and
with the Confederate flag floating
siove.
The address by Captain John II. Nor
I1son. OF Lumberton. was soul-stirring
and evoked great applause.
At the conclusion OF his address he
told the Daughters:
You are engaged in the patriotic
work Of perpetuating the memories of
the deeds OF the soldiers who followed
the greatest captain Of this age and you
are building monuments to their men,
Dry. During h great struggle for con-
stltutional liberty the soldiers in the
field watched the star Of the Confed-
eracv as it sank lower and lower. till
finally it sank in the gloom of eternal
night; yet during thai period the star
Of your patriotism was shining bright
in the zenith, n I tell o Daughters
of h C~onfederacy, that the survivors
OF the great army Of Lee ought to
build a monument to perpetuate the
memory Of your deeds in alleviating
the sufferings of the men in the field.
The star of woman's patriotism never
sets. 1t has been we'll said Of southern
woman: She is earliest to the cradle
of paternalism and fingers longest at
its grave"
The exercises following the address
were of the highest order of excellence.
Miss Seymour. Of Ohio, and Miss
Johnson, of Pennsylvania. united with
home talent in rendering the perform
ance a decided success.
The violin music by Miss Seymour
was wonderful. The recitations by Miss
Johnson were exceedingly good and
added much to the enjoyable enter
talnment
A quartette, dressed in confederate
uniforms and seated around a camp
fire. sang, 'Tenting On the Old Camp
Ground" and as the last notes died
sUftly way. the bugler. Captain Balm,
sounded taps" lights were out and
thus closed the finest entertainment
ever known in Red Springs.
Too much praise can scarcely be
awarded to Mrs. Vardell. Miss Robson,
Hiss Vardell. Captain Barstow. Miss
McKinnon and others for their valu-
able aid on this interesting occasion.
Quite a nice sum was realized for the
benefit of the soldiers home at Raleigh.
Notwithstanding the depression fol-
lowing the disaster of the past year,
tlade is fairly good and preparations
are being made on a large scale for the
coming season.
Several of u enterprisins farmers
will engage in the trucking business.
In a recent trip through portions of
Robeson, 1 noticed large areas Of land
beng prepared for planting. At one
farm I noticed four large tobacco barns
an curse of erection.
The oil mill at Rowland has already
Engaged it's entire output for this sea-
son at remunerative prices. and there
Is talk of erecting a large mill at Red
Springs.
Several cadets entered the military
academy here during the past week
The seminary is full and more roo;.
sadly needed.
Miss Margaret Shaw, who completed
her 100 years on January 1st, has beer
quite sick but is much improved in
health and now out of danger.
II. Mem
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

Two Tried and one Before the Jury
In Wayne Superior Court-Knights
OF Pythias-Free Delivery Post
poned-Tribate tn Professor Foust.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)

Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsbor). n. C, January e.
Wayne county has had more big rail
road cases in the superior court for TIE
past week than possibly she ever had
before. The aggregate amount claimed
by plaintiffs for Personal injury is $780,
900. Two out Of three Of the cases have
been disposed of. and while the plain
tiffs in neither case got what they
asked. still each got a verdict from the
Jury.
The first case vas that OF B.. B. Raj
ford who sued the Atlantic Coas Line
for $4,000. The jury rendered a verdic,
in favor Of the plaintiff for 81, 900.
The next case was that Of Mr.. H. ].
Gilmore, who sued the Seaboard Air
line for $4,000. The jury decided that
he was entitled to 81 500, and it is prob
able that he will have to be content
with this much If the supreme court
says give 1t to him.
Both Of these cases have been ap-
pealed.
Ny. Richard Johnston, who fell on the
platform at Lagrange last winte
broke his arm is now trying to tap the
treasury OF the "Olo Mullet' road for
$4,000. A long list of counsel has been
employed on this case. Some Of the
lawyers have made their speeches and
some have got to speak. The verdict of
the jury will show whether the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad will fare
any better than the other two railroads
or not.
The Goldsboro lodge of knights of
Pythias left this afternoon with fifty
delegates and the knights of Pythias
band for G%reenville to attend the dis
trict meeting. which will be held there
tonight. The delegation from here will
be Joined at Kinston by the New Bern
and Kinston contingents.
The teachers of the Goldsboro colored
graded school have expressed their es-
innate of superintendent Foust, who has
recently resigned his SUPPLEMENTARY
Greensboro, in a set Of resolutions sign
ed by the whole list OF teachers and
published in full in THE Argus"
Postmaster Dobson has been notified
by the department at Washington that
the free delivery system will not be in
augurated in Goldsboro until the 1st OF
March because of the inability to get up
the posts and boxes at the street cor
ners in time to have the system begin
on the 1st of February. when it was in
tended that it should. This delay will
give some of our people more time in
which to get their houses numbered.
This matter should be attended to.
The service canno be made complete
unless the houses are numbered.
Mrs. Jno. L. Borden gave an old time
quilting party last night compliment
tary to Miss Nan Cameron, of Concord,
and Miss Eliza Williams, of Fayette-
vile. The prize was won by Mr.. X. J.
Davis. Refreshments were served and
the evening was spent very pleasantly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A NEW STEAMSHIP.
Ell Alba of the Morgan Line, Ready
for Her Sea Work.

New York, January 29.-The new
freight steamer ell Alba. OF the Morgan
line. of the Southern Pacific Company.
arrived here this morning from New
port News where she was built. and
will at once go on the route between
this port and New Orleans.
FL Alba is the last of the order of
four ships Of similar type built undo
he superintendent of Horace See. and
increases the number 400-foot ships Of
Inc line to eight. FL Alba will be COM
nianded by Captain Quick, the commo-
dnre of the fleet
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
There's Many n Slip

on the ice or wet ground at this time
OF year, and many a ore spot in con-
sequence. No amount of caution Will
guarantee you against accident. That
Is why we keep Perry Davis Pain
killer on hand to relieve the ache of
bruised flesh and sore, t~hrobbing mus
eIe. 1t has given relief to two genera
tions. There is but one Painkiller,
Perry Davis,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
eff i Could Get Rid

of this abominable cold" exclaimed the
sufferer, when the end of a spasm of
coughing gave him d chance to talk.
The way out of the trouble is plain.
Take Aliens Lung Balsam before the
merciless grip of the cold has fastened
Upon throat and lungs. After a few
doses the cough is easier and less fire.
quent, and a complete cure is but the
question of a little time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

New Orleans. January 29.-Barney
Furry. of Cincinnati. knocked out Kid
Baxter. of Chicago. in the second round
OF a bout before the young mems GYM
llastic club here tonight The men
weighed in at 138 pounds. Furry has
been matched against Jack Ever
hardt-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Miss stone Liberated.

London, January 30.-The Sofia cor
respondent Of the Times wiring under
late of January 18th avs:
"Tt is reported that Miss Stone ard
Madame Tsilka were liberated this
morning on Turkish territory"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
MEETING OF tbs TRUSTEES or THE
PROPOSED INSTITUTION.
THE DEED OF GIFT PRESENTED

az what the Gift Consists and the
Purposes for Which Given-Steps
Toward Permanent Organization
and Initiation OF the Proposed
Work-Abram =. Hewett Elected
Chairman of board OF Trades and
Institutfon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A SLEET BOUND CITY
LITTLE ROCK IN THE CLOSE GRASP OF
THE ICE KING.
A FEARFUL SPELL OF WEATHER

The City Covered With Several
Inches of snow and Ice-Immense
Damage to Electric Plants by
breaking of Wires and Poles-Ths
Same Conditions Prevail in Several
Cities of kentucky-Tramc by Rail-
ways as Well an That in the Cities
Suspended.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

night and the thousand upon thous- ands who waited up late at night 70 get the result Of the encounter is eyi- dence that the Americn people are yet sporty There is something very at tractive about a prize fight and while this sport is condemned more gener- ally now than ever before. being abso- luteiy prohibited in many of the states still there is not a community to oe found where an important event. such as the one of Friday night. will not arouse a good streak of enthusiasm
 The prize fight lis by no means by gone sport. putin recent years it has become less an exhibition of brutality and more of an exhibition of science
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

It is hardly possible to pick up an Arizona newspaper without finding some mention of the arrival o1 some man or party of men from the east or north in search of mines and fayora- ble opportunity to invest in mlning- This is true of every section. one fact noticeable is that much Of the money coming to Arizona. to engage in mining comes from the lake copper regions and is money that has been ac- from mines in that section. Here is the very strongest evidence of the favorable opportunities to De found for mining investments n All zona. It is claimed by many that the production of copper in Arizona IS less expensive than in any other sec rion of the country. Taking this as a fact is is not strange that men ex- perienced in the mining and reduction
 of copper should be looking to our mines at a time when there is dechne in the price of that metal.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY.

Notwithstanding that we are now in the midst of the dull season and the vol ume of the city trade in Bisbee may be- rather light, still on every hand we have evidence of real prosperity at hand There is no better evidence of the business life of a community than the condition of business at the banks, The report of the condition of the Bank of Bisbee. sent out this week by Cashier Cunningham. would not indicate the presence of dull season, This bank is now three years old and has already reached an ad- mirable position as one of the leading banking institutions, not only of Ari- zona, but of the southwest. Its de posits now amount to three-Quarters of a million dollars, being the second largest amount carried by any bank in the territory-the Consolidated Bank. of Tucson, leading. While much of the prosperity may be attrib- uted to the well known financial so- lidity of it's owners and managers, yet it's history and growth reflects the rapid advancement of the country giy- ing it support.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

News comes from Egypt that the Sphynx is gradually decaying and its decay is believed to be occasioned by the irrigation of the country surround ing it. Our Egyptian friends will part with their sphinx with great regret, but they should not permit the parting to cause them excessive pain. The best of friends must part Besides ir- rigation, if scientifically applied, will do Egypt more good in year than the sphinx will do in a century. What has his sphinxship ever done for Egypt in the centuries that he has been on watch outside of turing . few tourists in that direction? We might ask the sphinx himself to answer. but that were folly inasmuch as the sphinx's great speciality is in maintaining a close mouth and keeping his own se- eret. s
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
The Miners and Merchants

The Miners and Merchants Bank expects to open its doors for business in .Bisbee next week. and this incident will attract the attention of business men to Bisbee. The coming of anoth- CT bank to this city is the best adver- tisement of the growth and progress of this community. The new bank starts with a capital stock of s50,0OO and will no doubt find nice business from the start. It is under the man agement of well known business who will draw a fair share of patronage
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
MINING ih THE PHILIPPINES.

It is the opinion of some authorities that the Philippines, notwithstanding early reports. are not rich in minerals. J. D. Gilihan, who spent twelve years in the islands, is now in New York and tells the New York Commercial that mining men are likely to be dis appointed there. On this point he says: Regardless about what has been said about the timber and miner al wealth of the Philippines, it is afact that. outside of three copper proper ties, two bodies of hematite and some limited plhcer deposits. which are owree by the Bank of Spain. the Phil
 ippiues will never startIe the world from mining stanpoint, or from their nroduction of timber. The cost of production, including transportation Of timber, naturally governs it's standing and value. and while I do not wish to discourage any one regarding the dreams they have had of getting mil lions out of wood in the Philippines I would advise them practically to in- yesttxate the matter, 'as I have done. before in vesting" Mir. Gillihan thinks well of the Dutch East Indies from . miners standpoint. and strongly ad- yises mining men to direct their ener-
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
Notwithstanding the remarkable pro

Notwithstanding the remarkable pro- gress already made in establishing an American free public school system in Porto Rico, the educational problem in the island is not yet solved There are 5o,000 children in the schools, but there re 30o000 more of school age. two-thirds of whom would be in school if the schools were provided for them. Altogether about 5.i per cent of the total population have been enrolled during the year. as compared with 3.5 pet0cent enrolled last year.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
ARIZoNA's FARMERS.

Few people who have bAeh engaged in the mining industry can appreciate the vast extent of agricultural indus try in Arizona. The census bureau has just issued some interesting statistics regarding the extent of farming in this territory. as gathered in the cen sus of 1900. The census bulletin pla- ces the number of Arizona farmers at $500. The acreage of improved and cultivated land is 254,5s1, but the to- tai amount included under the head of farms is 1,935,23T The. total value of land, improvements and live stock is placed at s29.9O6.S77, which, by the way, means an increase of 16l.9 per cent in the past ten years. The value of the live stock alone is estimated at s15,45S,717. or 51.7 per cent of the whole. The crops for the year of 1899 alone were worth $2.47S,29S, and the valuation of farm products, including animals, is placed at ss,907,097
 The next question is, who owns this vast acreage? Of the total number Of farms about 4,000 are operated by whites; 1,769 by Indians, Is by China men and Is by negroes. Or the white farmers 15.5 per cent rent for cash or on shares; S3 per cent manage them for wages and S0.2 per cent own all or a part of the land which they cultivate The Indians, with very few exceptions, own their ranches, and the percentage runs as high as 99.4. Negroes have $60,552 invested in agriculture in Ari- zona
 The Arizona report devotes consid- erable space to the subject of irriga- |tion. The territory has made some rapid strides in this line during the last ten years. The reclamation of thousands of acres of arid lands and the successful culture of forage, ce- reals, vegetables, fruits and other crops can be laid directly to our study of the hiiSatioA PAODlCh- HI S0C cpoSC oi ten years 545 miles of canals an6 ditches have been constructed in the territory at cost of s1,5Os, ,465.
 In 1890 there were but 65,s21 acres of land, outside of reservations, under cultivation in Arizona. I n 1900 there were 185,396 acres under irrigation, or an increase of 119,575 acres in ten years. The bulletin estimates the val pc of each irrigated acre at s30, which would indicate total value of $3,589,- 250 for all land under irrigation. There are 4,21O out of $500 farms in Arizona being irrigated.
 These facts speak for themselves They are interesting, because, they give ar idea of the great amount of capital invested in one industry in Arizona. It is evident from these fig ures that the number and value of ranches in the territory is rapidly on the increase. This fact certainly should be gratifying to every resident Of Arizona.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

There is a struggle now going on in Nogales over the question of wheth- CT women shall be barred from the saloons or not. Heretofore Nogales has been ''wide-open" town, but the citizens there have grown tired of this public exhibition of debauchery and the danger from it in contamina- ton of the youth of that city. There should be but one result of the con test in Nogales. The city council should promptly pass an ordinance barring the women from saloons.T The
 Oasis. always a vigorous newspaper and one that has won many battles for reform, is leading the fight of the people against the women in saloons. A few years ago the saloon warbler was familiar in almost every town in Arizona. but during the past years she has been "cut out" of most of them. Phoenix. Tucson, Flagstaf and Tomb stone has retired the prima dona and Nogales will probably do so. There is a strong public sentiment in every town against women being permitted in saloons and when it is aroused the work of reform is easy. The press of the territory has made a good nsnt this in matter all along the line.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
HARsoR IMPROVEMENTS
Estimated Cost of Deeper Water al
 San Diego

Washington, July 25.-The chief of engineers today received the follow ing report from Captain Edward J. .Jadwin. in charge of river and harbor improvements for Los Angeles dis trict, containing estimates for the ns- cal year 1904. San Diego haroor' s192.S5O; deep water harbor San pe dro. $500 900; to complete project, $l.' 593 ,lOs; San Luis Obispo harbor' $10O,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

LOST-Large brown envelope ad' dressed to Captain Burton c. Moss man. It contained valuable papers. Two ranger fund warrants of s55 each in favor of Geo. E. Scarborough. Also commissions as depuy U. S. marshais in Arizona and New Mexico. Lost on the road between this city and Lowell A reward will be paid for the return of all or any of these papers to the Review office. 77-zS-zt
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

Everbody said the Review was the real thing yesterday morning. It car ried full accounts of the great prize fight first to Douglas. Nacozari. Cana nea, Tombstone and Benson. It also carries the news first to Cochise. Pearce, Gleacon, Wilcox and all points in Graham county and to Globe.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

Complete immigration returns TOT the year ending June 30th shows that there were 64S.743 foreigners landed
 in this country, an increase of loo,ooo over the preceding year. The great bulk of this immigration came from Russia. Austria-Hungaria and Italy.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

Fitzsimmons declares that he is through with the ring. He had an excellent showing to win the fight Fri dany night. For the first few rounds and up to the time he received the knockout blow he had decidedly the best of the fight.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

gies in that direction. Our own advice to American mining men would be to stick to the United States. The sun does not shine on any better mining country than we have in the south west.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
HERE IS A CHANGE FOR A CHEAP

Tho Santa Fe will sell daily during June, July, August and Septembo4 special tickets to principal points ia Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin at one fare plus $z I~r the roand tTfD. This rate will apply from efthee Do0r ing or Fl PAso, final limit October 31St For particulars write agent ct Dem1ng or Geo. F. Roe, 0. r. c P. A-, n Pa00.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

Wm. J. Bryan has the courage of nls convictions He is now in New Eng land urging democrats ts stand hrm on the Chicago platform.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27
FOR SHERIFF.

I hereby announce myself ss a can didate for reelection to the office of sheriff of Cochise county, subject to the Democratic county convention.
 DEL LEWIS. Tombstone, July 3. 1902.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

q The great crowd that witnessed the
 encounter between Jeffries and Fftz- simmons in San Francisco Friday
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-27

If you want a suit of clothes; go to Weaver & Meyers. Brewery 0ulch. 7-zT-tf.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Score Of Persons Were Badly Bruised
and Beaten.

Score Of Persons Were Badly Bruised
and Beaten.
New York, Dec. 6.-One man was
seriously wounded and a score of per
sons have been badly bruised and
beaten in small riot that followed
a meeting Of the Iron Workers and
Bridgemens union in this city.
During the free fight engaged in by
over 200 men, many shots were fired,
and one of the members, Albert Con
molly, was shot in the side. He was
taken to the hospital. where it was
said his wound is serious.
Policemen Bullman and Farnan
were roughly handled, and more cas-.
ualties would have followed had it not
been for the arrival of reinforcements.
The fight is said to have started
in an argument over the nomination
of one of the members for president
Two tickets were put in the field
The police say one of the candidates
started his campaigning by ordering
a barrel Of beer and inviting all of the
members to drink. There are about
250 members of the union, and 1t is
said over 200 remained to accept the
invitation. Arguments ensued and
several shots were fired. When the
police appeared the crowd jumped up
on them and the hall was cleared only
after achievements had been called
Connolly was found In saloon,
where his friends had carried him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
TELEeRAPHlc HREvITlEs.

c. w. Hillard, formerly treasurer Of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, has
been appointed controller Of the St
Louis and San Francisco, with offices
in New York The position is a new
one. 49,
nent physician of New York, is dea /,
from apopIexy. He was dean of the
Homeopathic college and president 81
the New York Opthalmic hospital
Dr. Allen was the author Of many
works on medicine and botany.
u municipal journal publishes ex
haustive tables, says a London dis
patch to the New York Tribune, show
ing that the estimated profits of varl
GUS undertakings such as gas, water,
electric supplies and tramways are
equal in Liverpool to a rate of 10d
per pound, and fall from that maxi
mum to a single farthing at Halifax
The evidence is conclusive that local
taxes would be higher in English
towns if municipal trading were nct
a source Of considerable profit.
Experts familiar with the trade Of
Venezuela under normal conditions
assert, says a New York Tribune dis
patch from London, that customs rev.
enues are derived chiefly from imports
of -four from the United States AMI
Canada and exports to the same mar
kets, and the seizure Of the systema
OF the settlement of British and Ger
man claims would involve the pay.
ment Of debts through duties levied
upon commerce from and with Amert