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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
Earning His Fec.

Speaking OF fees" said tie country
lawyer. according to the New York sun.
Il we'll remembered the eSs..st Cne
ever earned The troubl, began at one
Of the usual Saturday night auctions.
when Bill Jones and Abe Smith. who
had been at loggerheads for sometime.
began bidding on an old fish crate. The
box wasn't worth a single dollar but
the bidding ran up. nickel It a tine,
until it was finally knocked down to
Smith for 1926.
" Hold on, says Jones. L lid Sc on
that crate myself. and l intend to we
it, Then they had a sluatble over Il.
but Smith paid the money. loaded the
box on his wagon and drove home.
About two days afterward Jones
came into my office.
Hello said he. I've got a job for
you. You was down to the auction
Saturday and saw lis bid on that fish
box. Now. 1 want that box, and [ in
tend to have il if il costs me 800 Do
you think you could get 1t for me?''
L guess So 1 replied
:" How much will ii COST he sa--
ABOUT va, says l..
With that he plankcd down the cash
and I told him to conc In again in n
couple Of days. AS soon as ne was
gone / hitched up and drove out to
Smiths farm. / was in the insurance
business, too. in those days and Smith 3
insurance had about expired Smith
was home and | told him that / had
come out to look over the buildings,
as 1 supposed he wanted to renew the
insurance, He said he 1i5 60 wn walk
ed about. I kept my eyes open and
pretty soon l saw the fish box.
Ha" l exclaimed, 'tte very thing
/ want
What's that?' he astAd.
Why. that box there"
Oh, that old fish crate. I nearly
got into a row over that thing and I
just bought it to spite JCnos.'
What will you take for it?'' l in
quired
We'll gave 1926 for it and You can
have it for that figure
Load it in I said Ind the moneys
yours
II took it to my office and put it in
the back room. A couple Of days later
Jones walked in.
:" We'll. what Iuck?" he inquired.
] have it, I replied.
'Where?'
g In the back room there 1 said
pointing to it.
Is there any more to pay 2'''
No. that viii be all right" said.
"Well, sir. I would have spent .1oO
before / would have bean bcaten.' said
Jones as he walked out, carrying the
box and smiling his complete satisfac-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
Death of Mrs. George TiIIey.

We regret to note the death Of Mrs.
Matte y. Tilley, wife of Mr.. George
F. Tilley who died last night about
midnight at their home on Eighth and
Chestnut streets. The deceased had not
been feeling we'll the past week, but
1T was not thought she was seriously i'll
until sudden spell came upon ner
last night. A physician was hurriedly
summoned, but she was dying when
he reacher her
Mrs. Tilley was agreed 5S years, and
leaves husband and several children
among them Messrs. George e, John
and Joe Tilley, of this city.
The deceased was a member of Mar
ket street NJ. f. church, ana was es-
teemed by all who knew her as q good
Christian woman.
Inc funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock at the residence.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

seeking the nomination as president
with the aid Of the negro vote and US
ing his power as president to promote
his personal ambition. When he chang
ed front on the question of the white
republican party of the south he lost the
friendship of those republicans Of this
state who favored that movement, and
the enthusiasm that his presence arous-
ed among the democrats became d
thing of the past. When Booker Wash
ington, the avowed political enemy Of
those republicans who opposed the ne
the president regarding his southern
policy his other advisers from this sec
ton withdrew and left the negro in full
sway at the White house. Had the
the subject it would not have been 50
bad: but, under the advice of Booker
Washington. he goes further and under
takes TO punish the men for carrying
out the plans to which he had thereto
fore given his consent There is no
wonder then that the lack OF enthusi-
asm Of the people, both democrats and
republicans was so marked on this sec
ond visit to our state He had disap-
pointed the people in a matter of vital
Importance to them and they while
treating him with the greatest respect,
showed most plainly their change of
feeling
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

The New York Tribune feels called
upon to sound a note of warning
against the useless and wanton destruc-
ton of our forces. AS one result of the
scarcity of timber caused thereby it
makes this statement:
In some parts of the country apples
are cheap. while barrels are so high pric-
ed that the raisers of that wholesome
and palatable fruit let it rot in the orch
ards because there Is no profit in ship
ping it. The time will come when the
cost of wooden barrels with a iiminu-
ton of the supplies ne wood, will rise
to such figures that substitutes of sume
sort will be required in many trades and
fields of production"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
troll in the Philippines"

We are told that game Of all kinds,
both birds and animals, is more plenti-
full in the north Atlantic states than for
many years-the good results of ne
laws. The states have enacted laws
for the protection Of game and these
laws have been enforced for a number
of years. Where a few years ago
game birds and animals had become al
most extinct through their slaughter by
pot hunters and the disregard Of the
game laws, they have rapidly increased
under the protection Of the laws and
are now Ientiful. Our sportmen should
take notice of this.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

So the parlor match must go, so far
The authorities there have declared it
too dangerous to be allowed in that city.
People must go back to the sulphur
match and those who can't get them
will will have to fall back on the old
flint and steel and tinder box. We all
move in a circle. Scientists continually
make new discoveries and inventions
which were know to the people at the
east thousands Of years ago.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
COOL RECEPTION OF THE PREsI-
DENT.

Although President Roosevelt's stop
at Asheville on last Thursday was SO
short as to preclude any formalities in
the way of speech making. there was
diScernable a marked difference be-
tween his reception then and when he
paid his former visit TO that city. In
fact there seems to have been lack of
enthusiasm all along the line from
Memphis. The crowd at the Asheville
depot was small and it's chief feature
was lack of enthusiasm. The president
evidently is not near so popular at the
south either with democrats or Members
of his own party as he was only a few
months ago. This change of sentiment
is the natural result of his attitude on
the negro question. The southern peo-
pie, especially those of North Carolina.
felt that they had made a great ad-
vance in their supposed elimination of
the negro from politics; and when the
president began his policy of supplant-
ing with white men the many negroes
who held office in this and other south
ern states, coupled with the announce
ment that he approved of Senator
Pritchard's plan of establishing white
republican party by barring the negro
from his party's conventions. they hail
ed with delight this new policy of the
republican national party. They de-
oiared they had a statesman and a pa
triot In the White house. They regard
Ct Mr.. Roosevelt as president who re-
eognized the deplorable condition Of the
south. realized it's needs and was de-
termined to aid it in throwing of the
heavy burden which weighed it dowr
and prevented its rising to its proper
position among the states Of the union
Men of all political creeds thus inter
preting his action honored him for 1t
While the democrats of the south op-
posed him politically, they respected
him as a man and gave him due honor
as the chief executive Of all the nation
Now all this is changed. We see Mr.
Roosevelt as the republican politician
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

Is not Congressman Cannon opposed
to the ship subsidy ideas of Hanna and
the other congressman who are largely
interested in big steamship lines? What
will they say about his having a walk
over for the speakership, as it is now
said he will have? 1t may be true that
Mr.. Cannon has cinch on the position,
but it is hard to believe There are too
many conflicting interests in the re-
publican party.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

In one of his four speeches made by
the president during the day he spent
in Memphis last week he commented
upon the improved conditions of the
Philippine islands. resulting from their
coming under American domination.
He neglected to say though that in
these four years, as result of this
fOrcible possession of the islands by
the American forces a quarter of million
of the inhabitants had died from war,
famine and pestilence and that a report
had just been made to the department
at Washington by a representative of
the government, who had gone to the
islands to investigate the conditions,
that a modified form Of slavery ust
be introduced in order to preserve their
industrial interests. This feature g.
the conditions prevailing seems to have
escaped Mr.. Roosevelt's attention alto
gether; but he gratified the peoples de-
sire for information about these islands
by telling them that consideration of
party politics had not entered into even
the smallest action Of those who con-
troll in the Philippines
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

associated with this critical period. 1t
tranquihzes the nerves, encourages the
appetite and induces refreshing sleep.
J. s. Carlisle, ESQ, of Manchester, Coffee Co.
Tenn, writes: Il have been using your medi-
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Your FavozIte Prescription Golden Medical
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recommended, that I ever used. The SaTed
my wife's life at the time OF change OF life
have been recommending your medicine to
many afflicted women and have also guaranteed
that If it did sot c1Te I would pay back the
moucy scent for il. have told our druggist
that If the people came back and said Doctor
Pierc-'s medicines did not give satisfaction to
grur item back their Dzoney end charge II 10 me.
/ have not once been called upon to refund /
have never found anything to equal the Favorite
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

Smithfield Herald: A large force OF
laborers are now engaged in building
the railroad from Wilson's Mills out to
the iron mine, two miles distant. Ac-
tive operations will begin as soon as
the track is completed. as the washery
ha sheen ready to run for some time.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
POSTAGE PREPAID.

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
one year 500; six months $3.50: three
moths s1.75; one month 60 c4nts-
served in the city al 60 cents a month
one week Is cents. Sis for three months
OF .7.0e a year.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
6wo S-page papers). Gy mail one year
81 90: six months so cents In advance
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

Winston Journal: Rev. Or Fl A
Brown, of the First Baptist church. will
celebrate the twenty-tifth anniversary
OF his pastorate in this city on the
second Sunday in December. the 18th
inst.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

Wonder if Mrs. Molineux will start on
a lecturing tour as soon as she gets her
divorce and tell the public what she
knows about That MANI"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
FOR SALE.

offer for sale my farm and lands
near st. Paul, n. c., containing $50
acres 100 cleared. ten Roomed two
Stored Dwelling and out buildings at
$4,000. Terms Cash or approved securi-
ty. Address
H. T. McKINNON,
nov 4-2m. Scotchville, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
IT MUST COME.

As inevitable as the changing seasons OF
the year is the change which comes to
every woman And Just as one antici-
pates the changes OF other seasons II Is
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

WANTED-1OO.o 900 CYPRESS TIES
Are paying the highest price Address
b. r. Keith Co., Wilmington, n. c.
nov 19 q and W.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

WISE to anticipate
this change OF SEA
son and prepare for
It IN TINS way the
discouforts and
disasters suffered
by many women a.
the period OF
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come
DT. Pierce's Pa
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4 edicine for
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entirely meet the
needs Of women at
this period Of
change It cures
the physical ills
an d relieves the
mental anxiety and
denIes1ion usually
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25
BEN DAVIS APPLES

Al Barrels Apples. .$f.7c
- Boxes Macaroni .....-.... DC.
..SOO Large {. c. Nuts. . lie.
I,45O Pounds Mixed Nuts III 1-3c-
10 Boxes New Herring ..... Isc.
LAPS Pounds Velvet TaHy ...... lee.
240 Boxes c. &. Japs ..... .{Oc. box.
Car Wheel Tobacco. .f.c. per Ii.
241 Boxes Magnify Twist. -. Joc.
Ito Caddy Kite Tobacco. are.
81 Caddy Black Tag. .:7e.
no Dozen Fish Roe. soc.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-11-25

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %. 1902.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-20
MORE ABOUT
MARCUS ISLAND

Out of darkness cometh light. 1t now
appears that the mysterious island
yclept Marcus, Marquis, or Marquesas,
which the other day SO suddenly loom
ed on the international horizon, swept
across the orbit of the Manila Times
and swan into the public's ken, is after
all, plain M-a-r-c-u-s. q without any
French or Japanese trimmings. 1t also
appears that for once the omniscient
geography played us false, and, strange
to say, the cable played US true, and
that Marcus. instead of smuggling un-
der the wing of Honolulu, is squatted
down even on our front stoop, being
situated almost due north of Luzon.
By these facts, much that before was
dark is illumed, and we can now see
how one Captain RoSehill has been
granted title of possession by the Unit
ed States government, and how the u.
S. transport Sheridan may have called
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-20
CH|NATOWN'S CAT RANKS
WITH MRS. O'LEARY'S COW
Fire inquest Jury Hears All Sui's Story of the
Feline Which Started the Big Fire and
Summons Its Owner.

] blow wrong numbers, or tumble of
numbers, which cannot be deciphered.
In answer he said:
The reason is just this: The whistle
blows automatically when a person
opens box and pulls down the inside
hook. The number of that box sounds
/ the gongs in the various fire stations
and automatically releases the whistle
In changing from one engine to an
other at the electric light station, the
whistle becomes filed with water from
the steam, and the result is that the
numbers are jumbled; but you will take
note that the third time it gives out
the right box number. This defect in
the whistle, however, will be remedied
by using g trap SO that the water will
have a chance to run out, thus keeping
it clear. The other morning when
wanted to call every piece of apparatus
to the fire 1 went to box AZ. There is
a special telegraph in the box, and by
pressing the button six times, the sig
nal in the fire stations for a general
alarm, all the departments were ready
to respond when they got the box num-
Der. After ten-seconds wait 1 pulled
down the lever and the gongs sounded
AZ, and so did the whistle, this time all
right
''I intend shortly to have some cards
printed giving full instructions re-
garding signals. These viii let the
public know what the whistle is blow
ing for when instructions of various
kinds are being sent by myself or as
sistants to the different stations. Six
blasts means a general alarm and five
blasts is a signal for all the police off
duty to turn out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-20
NEW ZEALAND'S
MAIL CONTRACT
Statement That CoIony's Parlia-
ment is Opposed to the
Spreckels' Line.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug
6.-The San Francisco mail service was
the subject of an important discussion
in the House of Representative today.
Sir Joseph Ward, Premier of the col
ony stated the governments position
in the matter.
He said that the service to San
Francisco through the Oceanic line
should be continued, and that the col
ony should also join in the service to
Canada via Suva. He thought that
Auckland should remain as the termin-
al port for both lines. He would like
to see the colony have a Federal serv-
ice and would be prepared to submit
definite proposals regarding the mail
service at the next session of Parlia-
ment. The present mail contract with
the Oceanic Company was for only 1S
months from the last meeting of Par
lament, and at the expiration of that
time temporary arrangements would
be made until Parliament had time to
thrash out the whole matter.
Mr. Hornsby, NJ. p, stated that ne
believed the majority of Parliament
was against the continuance of the mail
contract with the Spreckels line.
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PORTUGUESE TO
TRY POLITICS
A Mass Meeting will Be Held
Thursday With Many
Orators.

Portuguese interested in politics VIII
meet Thursday evening for the purpose
of listening to oratory which will have
for its object the explanation Of the
situation and the expounding of the
doctrine upon which the Political Club
of the colony is formed The plans as
at present outlined promise large
meeting and the outlook is for gath
ering which viii show the interest felt
in the subject by the citizens.
The meeting is called for O'Clock
and wlI be held in San Antonio Hall,
in Vineyard street, where the club holds
its regular gatherings. The speaking
will be done in both the Portuguese and
English languages and there viii be
some of the best orators in the entire
colony put forward 10 speak for the
young men OF the race.
The Rev. J. T. Durao. the Portuguese
orator. will be one Of the principal
speakers. using his native tongue. j. NJ.
Vivas and NJ. 4. Silva likewise will
speak in Portuguese. Frank Andrade
viii make the principal address in Eng
lfsh. he to be followed by NJ. c.
Pacheco. The prospects are for large
meeting of the voters Of the colony.
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The version of the cause of Mon
day mornings disastrous fire in Chi
natown which appeared in yesterday s
Advertiser, was corroborated yesterday
afternoon before fire inquest jury en-
panelled by High Sheriff Brown.
F; All Sui, the Hotel street butcher
whose place of business was destroy
ed, appeared before the jury and told
the story of how a cat in a store front
ing on River street had overturned a
lamp, and how the scattered oil took
fire and soon enveloped the building in
flames. All Suis statement was said
TO be corroborated by the Chinaman
who was sleeping in the room where the
cat, like Mrs. O'Leary's cow in the
great Chicago fire, overturned the
lamp, All Sui stating that his country
man had thanked him over and over
again for saving his<life. As this Chi
Eaman is very material witness to
the findings of the jury, an adjourn
ment was taken until he can be found
and brought before that body.
High Sheriff Brown yesterday swore
in the following jury to investigate the
COnlldSTdllOn.
E. O. White of E. o. Hall e. Son,
Frank Mcintyre of F. A. Schaefer &
Co., E. r. Adams of Alexander & Bald
win, J. S. MoCardless and Charles Gill
man.
Among those who appeared before
the jury We're Chief Charles M. Thurs
ton of the fire department, the driver
Chillingworth, officer Hart of the po-
lice force, who turned in the alarm,
and All Sui All Sui stated he had
opened his establishment and then had
gone around on River street to obtain
some vegetables. While passing a store
he saw a lamp which had been over
turned on a counter and flames We're
just beginning to fill part of the room.
All Sui made outcries and attempted to
break in the door. The mosquito net
ting surrounding the bed of the Chinese
inmate caught fire, and this, with All
Sui's alarm, reused the man, and he
at once fed from the burning room.
That the cat escaped seems to be
verified both by High Sheriff Brown
ana Deputy SneTlII CillllAS WOTtii, WHO
noticed on the morning of the fire
badly singed cat on River street. Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth had stated
to the High Sheriff at the time that
the animal ought to be put out Of its
but by the time he had made
up his mind to do so the feline had
According to All Sui it
was q gray cat. 1t was a gray cat that
the two officers saw In the street.
Chief Thurston was asked yesterday
afternoon what has caused the fire
whistle of late to get out of order and
~
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there on her way to NagaSaki. But all
this, and much more, is duly set forth
in the following gracious and authentic
narrative. by one who may, for US,
with proper courtesy be called the Col
umbus of Marcus Island:
Manila, July 21st, 1902.
The Editor. Manila Times:
Dear Sir:-I was rather amused while
reading the leading editorial in your
issue of today regarding Marcus ISL
and" Your deductions are far astray
when you give the location as the Mar
Quesas group.
1 have visited the Marquesas group.
and have also attempted a landing on
Marcus Island, which is located about
500 miles west by south of Japan and is
uninhabited. There is only one point
on the island where a landing can be
made, and even there it can seldom be
accomplished.
The only value that attaches to il is
the deposit of guano it contains, which
is apparently limitless.
Captain Rosehill, OF the bark "Koko
Head" discovered the islnad in 1879,
and attempted to land and take posses
sion, but failed after three days trial,
en- account of the roughness of the
weather. He later retired from the sea
and secured the position of harbormas-
ter of Honolulu, where he succeeded in
liquor merchant, and others. in his tale
of the value of the island and they fit
ted him out with a small schooner In
which he sailed to the island and plant
ed the American flag, and then return
ed to the United States, and filed an
application for a concession to the
phosphate (guano) privileges, and fl
na1ly secured the passage of a bill
through Congress granting his prayer.
This was some eight or nine months
ago, and he was fitting out to go to the
island with the intention of erecting
ships when 1 left Honolulu some three
months ago.
The guano is worth $4,000 gold per ton
tations, and the quantity the island
of Captain Rosehill and his hackers. 1t
caused Japan to attempt to take pos
session of the island, which was un-
claimed and unknown until Captain
it. Respectfully,
From the foregoing it looks as If the
question resolves itself into a subject
for international discussion and lots of
red tape and sealing wax. Uncle Sam
will doubtless call on the Mikado to ex-
plain what he did with that little piece
of bunting studded with stars and
crossed with stripes. planted by Cap
tain Rosehill. Because the island has
guano droppings on it is no sign that
it will be drOpped.-Manila Times.
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INSURANCE COMPANY SUED.

The Honolulu Stock Yards, Limited,
yesterday filed suit against the Union
Assurance Society for the sum of $4,000,
alleged to be due as insurance on the
building of the Stock Yards Company,
corner of King and South streets. which