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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
SINCE THE RAILROAD CAME.
The Growth of Comfort in an Ancient
Land.


From the Mexican Herald.
Since railway connection with the United
States was made, some eighteen years ago,
the growth of comfort in middle-class FAM
flies here has been very noticeable. In the
first place it began with the better furnish
ing of houses: foreign, and especially Amer
lean Styles came into vogue, and the COM
Portable rattan furniture began to find its
way into homes where formerly Austrian
Brentwood was considered the acme of good
taste. Not that some of the finer forms Of
the Austrian furniture are not comfortable.
but surely one cannot say this Of the stin
and formal sofas and chairs. The Aus
trian rocking chairs were comfortable, but
clumsy. Those of us who can recollect the
middle-class housefurT4shings Of the early
railway days hate q dental picture of the
made of pine and Stained black, of the
tasteless carpets, when there were any and
of the conventional arrangement of the
chairs and sofa, the s.estrado," which was
sofa being the place of honor and assigned
to the guest. In some old-fashioned houses
this arrangement Still holds good, and yet
one may expect to find furniture that does
not demand rigidity Of spine during the
long hours of a ceremonial call.
Wealthy families who could bring their
furniture from France or England were
In very distinct case, but We are not con-
their pianos and all that, when the only
means of getting them here was over the
steep mountain roads from Vera Cruz, just
as today all the household furniture of the
people of Bogota has to make mule-back
journey over trails from coast and river
An old Mexican lady, well on into the
nineties, speaks of the great houses here
during her early youth, with numberless
servants kept to indicate ones state and
grandeur who ranged themselves in the
patio to receive the visitor; of the great
sala, or parlor with its huge mirrors, its
rug on the tiled floor in front Of the sofa
In the old days there was, among the
rich certain stateliness of life, and but
little real comfort. The middle class, then
much less numerous than now, lived IN
houses furnished with "a simplicity that to-
day can only be paralleled in some of The
interior towns where things have changed
but little. 1t was all very plain here at .he
capital save among the socially eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

play" The leading actor came to the foot
lights and retorted: You've no right to in
terrupt. If you don't like it, go outside -
Excuse me-" rejoined the malcontent, II
have the right to criticise what have paid
for. If l buy a pound of butter and find it
bad, 1 say so. l have bought a shilling S
worth of this show, and it is imposi-
ton. l want my money back" AT this
point a stalwart attendant interposed.
Clawing, supplementary language and
smashing of furniture ensued. Eventually
the champion Of playgoers' rights emerged
triumphant from the fray. Holding shii-
ling on high he exclaimed: Its all right;
I've got my money back. The play can
now proceed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
wanted to speak to him prlvately-''but you

wanted to speak to him privately-"but you
need not leave the room.
Then. turning to the telephone, he would
continue: Good morning, my dear baron
All right-four millions. Only three, you
say? That is unfortunate. l understood
you to say four; that must be mlsunoer-
standing Yes we will talk 1t over. That's
all right; dejeuner at 1. Good morning:
When it was not Rothschnd it was min
lister or an amba ssador with whom he con-
versed.
The telephone was dummy one He rang
It himself by pressing button with his knee
under the table The conversations were
purely imaginary, but they hardly ever
failed in the desired effect. Boula1ne mad
collected round him q number Of directors
of good family. When his victims began
to press for repayments Of their loans he
would ask them to dinner. Being bril-
liant conversationalfst and possessed c.
charming manners, he had little difficulty
in inducing them to postpone the time for
repayment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Death of Gen. Wager Swayne.

Gen. Wager Swayne died at his residence
in New York city yesterday of a complica-
ton of diseases. His widow, two sons, and
one daughter were at the death bed. He
was born at Columbus, Ohio, November 10.
1884, and was graduated at Yale in 1856,
beginning the practice of law soon after at
Columbus. He was appointed major Au-
gust ID, 1861, and served throughout the
war with distinguished galiantry. He was
made colonel Of the 45th Regular Infantry
in 1866, and was brevetted major general
for meritorious service during the war. At
ter 1880 General Swayne practiced law in
New York where he made his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Many Earthquake Victims.

A dispatch from Tashkend, Asiatic Rus
STA, dated December 49, says: Three off,
cials. two soldiers and $50 natives. mostly
children, were killed by the earthquake
which destroyed the town of Andijan, Rus
Sian Central Asia, Tuesday. In addition 300
natives and seventeen soldiers were injured
and 5000 houses OF natives and 1870 Russian
residences were destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Order in Croker Case Vacated.

Justice Leventritt, in the New York SUI
preme court, yesterday handed down a de-
eision vacating the stay granted by Justice
Fitzgerald restraining Fire Commissioner
Sturgis from dsmissing Fire Chief Croker
until after the appellate division of the SUI
preme court has passed n the legality Of
the trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
He Got Satisfaction.

From the London Daily Chronicle
Sir Charles Wyndham's famous alterca-
ton with "the man in the white hat over
the merits Of new play was a mere trifle
in comparison with the debate and divi-
sion at a recent first night In an Austria
Han theater. In the middle Of the third
.act a gentleman arose In the front row of
the gallery and remarked: This Is bad
play, and the acting ia even worse than the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

The duels following the challenge of the
Italian fencing champions, Vega and Pres
sina, to the French champions, Merignac
and Kirchoffer were fought at Nice and
resulted In both the Italians being wounded.
Their wounds are not dangerous.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
COAL SCARCITY GROWS.
seaboard Suffering and Changing
engines into Wood

Norfolk, Va, October 10.-The fre;sb,
trafnc OF the Seaboard Air Line Is al
most crippled by the scarcity OF coal.
ioday the coal that was aboard freight
engines was removed 70 passenger en-
slnes and only enough was secured IN
run the southbound train from Nor
n nS tonight. The lines shops are busy
The combined street railway SYST,
Oh Va, Is depending largely
upon refuse coal and scrap wood from
the large mills for fuel and have char
tered barges and tugs TO gather the
same. Iheir shut down would cut Nor
IoIk, Portsmouth, Newport News.
anpto Berkiey and adjoining SUBJ
ferries. The Norfolk tug boat owners
met tonight n raised charges on ac-
count of the coal scarcity
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
GREENSBORO NEWS LETTER.
Federal Court Adjourns-PoIitfcal
Speaking-PersonaIs.

Correspondence of The Messanger)
Greensboro, October 10.
Federal court adjourned yesterday in
the midst Of the trial OF two men named
Webster and Vernon charged with as
sault with intent to kill a man in
Stokes. Several of minor impor-
lance have been disposed of. James
Bullen, the young white man Charged
with assaulting a mail carrier, and OBJ
structing United States mail. was found
guilty and Judge Boyd imposed d fine
lof $3.50.
\ meeting OF the stockholders CT the
Worth Manufacturing Company was
held and the following officers ,yere
elected: II. NJ. Worth. president: c. C.
McAllister, vice-president; :. S. Morris,
secretary and treasurer; directors. C..
w. Worth. r. G. Glenn. ]. s. McAilis-
ter, c. c. McAliister. H. NJ. Worth and
"A. w. McAllister.
o Chas. NJ. Stedman will make a
political speech in Jamestown torigh.
and at Gibsonville tomorrow night.
Herbet c. Thompson left last night
LOT e York to take a position with
n American Tobacco COMPANY.
Professor o. w. Carr, who had a long
and severe spell of sickness at his
home in Trinity, has sufficiently recov-
erred to be in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Henley. of Chica-
go arrived at noon and will stay with
Dr. and Mrs. G. ". Bunner until 70.
morrow, when they will leave for
Icett. 20"
Mr. Tom Brown and family will move
10 from Fern IN the near
future: They have rented the Gille-
lsple place, just south of the city.
MIS- W.. {. Whiteworth and M-s.
IChas. l.. Corl are visiting friends in
Chester, s. c.. On their return they
viii stop in Charlotte and Concord a
few days. .
T. B. Taylor, OF Guilford college. is
the G. A. r. encampment in
Washington this week.
MI Isaac NJ. Meekins, OF Elizabeth
olty; is one or the numerous influential
~repuDllcans who have been here this
week. Mr.. Meekins ~expounded reuubIi-
can doctrines to a very small audience
AT jamestown last night. Since he left
nome he has been honored by a re-
publican nomination for the legislature
from his county.
Inc joint canvass between GuiIford|
Uoun.y candldates opened up at Sumner
yesterday. 1t has been a republican,
stronghold. but reports from the meet
ing yesterday indicate tina republicans
stayed at home for a majority of the
crowd were democrats.
W.. T. Raglan, republican candidates
lor lne senate began an attack on his
opponent, Gen. Glenn, and lamDastedI
the southern railway and him togetherI
he Wall get sick of that disease Vet.
Ar. Jere Cox having declined tbeI
republican nomination for the ho,Ise
MI. tepne A. Douglas was substitute
~ - ny the committee andI
n announcement of his canzi
dldacy at the meeting yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
No Right to UpIines.

The woman who is ,oveIv IN e.o.
form n temper will always have
friends. but n who would be attrac-
i've must keep her health. IL she ie
weak, sickly and all run down. b will
De nervous and irritable. If She has
constipation or kidney trouble. her i'm
pure blood will cause blotches, skin
and a wretched complexion.
EAectric Bitters is the best medicine in
the world to regulate stomach IT,.
and kidneys and to purify the blood r.
gives strong nerves, bright eyes. smooth
velvety skin, rich complexion. IT win
make a good looking, charming woman
OF a rundown invalid. Only so cents
at r. X. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
IN CONvICTs.
" N"hioer Now is S3O-Larse
m Of Southern Tourists rr,:.
Aear-RnIeigh Mills i'm the Ner,-.r
demand for Wood Growing.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., October IN

halelgh, N. c., October 10.
Inc NUMBER OF state %convicts TODAY .
odo' a falling off in numbers of ga -
twenty years. In the penitentiary there
"Ne Only ~ none of whom can be- sent
away to work on the farm or on vol,
ways. Good progress is ncine mad =
ano esuhs the crops at the farm and
wv Oaies Oh cotton are already ginned
and packed.
another set of campaign anno;n+
ments has been made for Govern Az
cock and he will not return here until
Inc 10Th instant. On the 9th ba will
open the state fair. VII
Inc oemand for wood here is far
greater than in many years. Prices
anS nol as yet risen, oak being 1925
ana pine sl.75 to $500 a cord. The street
railway is using wood for fuel.
Inc advanc guard of tramps has ar-
rived here. One of these pilgrims
says that the number coming south will
De large, and that they will go as far
towards the Gulf Of Mexico as they
cam in order to dodge the cold weather.
II is also learned that more touristsI
tnan usual will come south for the VIM
ter. Moore county will have SEVERAL
thousand of these winter visitors TbevI
are making hat county rich. and in al
Few years it will be n of the richestI
IN the state. Another great hotel is itI
be built.
The president of a railway of a hun
dred miles length. which has done anil
business in lumber. says that
SO great is the cutting of timber that
he will have next year to look for other
lines OF business. Not long ago therel
were over 25 saw mills on his road.
This year his timber haul has. not beenI
half as large as it was last year. Miles,
of forest have been literally destroyed.
The state superintendent today sent al
to Scotland county for five
rural school libraries; the first estab-
in that county.
Cotton mill men here are interested
n the news that 20 mills have zone intol
the H. E. Fries combination or merger.
Two Raleigh mills are in it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
corrox OIL MILL INDUSTRIES.
Capftal Invested - Very Large-A
Murderer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Being
Changed into Wood Burners

Raleigh. \. October IL.

Raleigh. ". G. October IL
The development O The cotton oil
mill business in Mort. Carolina this
year is so great a. TO lax all records.
The capital invested : .wice that put
in cotton mills this ear The state has
granted charters thus far this year to
the following mills: Battleboro. $780,
600 capital: Werner. al baltimore. $i2.-
500: Farmers at Rich Square. $4,000;
Farmers a wslscn. sl0c. 600: Mutual at
Tarboro. 4 .Oo0: Consumers at Tar
boro. 100000; Pins LeyCi, $500. Far
Edgecombe county. SIS. 600: St Louis
S26. 00e; Dunn. s2oc.e00: Swift creek At
Wrendale, $4,000. The total ca..ial
is s750.ooo. A charter was also granted
to the Farmers guaao company. at
Raleigh, capital $500 o0.
Charters have so far been granted TO
the following cotton mills: Oberon Al
Graham. capital SEQ, 000: Morehead at
Spray. S135. 900; Hildebrand. s65.00o.
Charters have been granted the fol-
lowing hosiery and knitting mills:
Elizabeth City, capital $4,000: resent
at Scotland NJ, so, N"". b ache at
Hillsboro. $4,000.
A charter for a new lodge o. Id
Fellows at Ellenboro is applied fol.
Some time ago Frank VIM, : ne %
% years d murdered his nephew,
Charles Wlnn, in Wayne county. He
was allowed 10 give bail in $500. sold
his property and deposited that sum
with the clerk of the court, Their fed
and did not appear when the case was
called. Governor Aycock offered $50
as a reward for him. a telegram today
from Sheriff Cook at Fayetteville said
Winn was in jail there. He will be
taken to Goldsboro for trial.
A charter is granted to the Talcum
Puff Company, of Asheville, with SIS
600 capital The company will manu-
facture the Velvet Talcum Puff and
other toilet articles.
Among today's arrivals were C. D.
French, of Wilmington: G.. A. Reun
tree, OF Kinston.
The engines on the Carolina Central
railroad are being changed TO wood
burners, and il is probable that such
changes will have to be made on other
lines in the state. Many persons look
for a sharp advance in prices of wood.
n total enrolment of white chill
dren in the public schools at present is
291, 1877.
Ihere will be at least So floats in the
industrial parade here on Wednesday.
of the state fair.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
TO INVESTIGATE COIIIsIox
engineers Arrive to See IL n
pache Can be Saved.

charleston, S. c., October 1O.-Cbief
Engineer Sheldon and senior Captain
Pennington. Of the Clyde Steamship
arrived here tonight having
oeen detailed to make an examination
OF the stranded steamer Apache, which
was SO badly damaged in a Collision
with the Iroquois In the harbor 1rhrrs'
DAY morning, that the ship had to be
run tround at Cummings Point to ere
vent her sinking.
Clyde representatives, in company
VII an agent OF the New York under
writer's association, will make an az
Of the wreck of the ship to-
MORROW, to get at the monetary loss
sustained and ascertain whether or not
a ship can be fioated without the as
sIstance or a wrecking vessel Oother
steamers have the place OF the injured
ship. and no further delays viii be &C.
casioned by the accident.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
OCTOBER DANCE AT UNIVERSITY.
Enjoyable Social Occasion. LsrEeiy
Asfended-Foos Ball GaHae.
Correspondence of The MeSsenger.j
Ehanal I'm ~ q 0ctohor IL

Correspondence of The MeSsengerp
Chapel Hill. n. c.. October IL.
On Friday night from ten O'Clock till
hans past two. the October german.
given by the German Club OF the Uni
versity. was held in Commons Hall.
For IL. We're assembled here many OF
the fairest representatives Of Caro-
lina's fair women an many more of
the states gallant young men. Under
me skilled and graceful leadership OF
Mr.. Frances Gudger. Of Asheville. as
sisted by Hazel Holland. OF C~.>ario,ts
al TEo...1S Hill. OF HiIsboro. bexauti-
fui fgu-~S were executed IN accom-
paaiment to the attractive music Of
Wrights Raleigh Orchestra
The following couples participates:
Miss Bailey. OF Winston. with Mr..
Eai Worth.
ai!ss Baker. OF Tarboro. with Mr..
S.aton.
Hiss wheibee. OF Baltimore. with
Mr.. Morehead.
Hiss Thompson. of Raleigh. with Mr.
Miss Taylor. OF Raleigh. with Mr..
Smith.
Miss Louise Bunting. of Wilmington.
with Mr. Cameron McRae.
Miss Fanny Royster. Of Norfolk. with
Mr.. Fred Hanes.
Miss Caldwell. Of Charlotte. with Mr..
Meares.
Miss Jones. If Charlotte. with MIR.
F. A. Cox.
Miss Marian Hume. OF Portsmouth.
with Mr.. Howell.
Miss May Hume, OF Chapel HILL. with
Mr.. E~hringhaus.
Afic. Sha-no ,x-ssA
Mr.. Homer.
Miss Margare; Alexander. OF Chapel
HILL, with Mr.. Kenan.
Miss Nell Hinsdale. OF Raleigh. with
Mr.. Ramsay.
Miss Annie Hinsdaie. of Raleigh. with
Mr.. Holland.
Miss Wrenn. OF Durham, with Mr..
Thos Hill.
Miss Francis McRae, of Chapel Hill.
with Mr., Fender.
Miss Nellie Robertson. OF Chapel Hill.
with Mr.. L. Holt.
Miss Busbee. of Raleigh. with Mr..
Gwin.
Miss B~radsher. of Greensboro. with
Miss Long. of Greensboro. with Mr..
Murphy.
Miss Cannaday. of oxford. with Mr.
Dunn.
Miss venable.o o Chapel Hill. with
u Noolth.
Visiting Stags-William Whitehead,
of Wilson,: +. G.. Lands. of Oxford:
Alex Hanes. OF Winston: Robert Payne,
of Norfolk; II. Watt Richardson, OF
Julian II. Taliferro. of
Charlotte, and others. The full num-
Der Of stays was about forty.
Chaperones-Mrs. shannon, of Hem
d%erson; Mrs. Thos. Hill, of Hiilsboro:
Mrs. Graves, Mrs. Baskerville. Mrs.
McRae and Mrs. Gore. of Chapel Hill.
Just previous to the german was
given a banquet by the order of
Today Carolina lines up against Fur
a University, Is. CD Interest Is
added TO the game considering the fact
that on the 9th Furman and A. &.M.
each other to a stand stilisNa-
the contest o to 0.
we regret to have to say that Ia has
oeen finally de- led to substitute for
ne clemso game N Wilmington. the
georgetown game in Norfolk.
The registration under the new order
Of things is in progress here now. 1t
s very interesting to note that only
Die negro has registered thus far.
Lnough Chapel Hill is rather centre for
Intelligent negroes. That one nero was
4 pupil of Booker T. Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
ONLY TWO NEGROES REGISTER
One Reads the Constitution and 9th
er Gets i'm Under Gradfather
Clause.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. n. c., October 1O.-In one
ward here. so far where So persons have
registered, only 2 Of these are negroes.
One of the negroes could not only read
and write the constitution, but recited
much of it from memory The other
registered under the grand father
clause, because his father was a free
negro voter prior to 1885. There were
$500 such voters in 1885. Only one
white republican here has thus far reg
istered under the grand father clause.
Division Superintendent Huger say
engines on the Carolina Central rail-
way are ordered changed to wood
urner
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE.
40 Material Change-OnIy Mali {
Are Run.

New Orleans, October I0.-The strike
situation tonight showed no material
change from yesterday. A heavy rain
MS morning tended 10 decrease the
crowds of strikers massed on Canal
street, in the vicinity of the barn. but
When it cleared up in the afternoon.
they resumed their old defiant attitude.
waiting for the first attempt to run out
a passenger car. None was run ex-
cept mail cars.
This morning Governor Heard and
Mayor C~apdevielle met twenty members
OF the executive committee of the car
men and remained in conference with
the men over an hour. The governor
received a complete statement of their
! q OF the case and it is understood
urged upon them the necessity of set
tllng the controversy amicably. He
warned them to desist from violence
anu sald that IL necessary, every COM
pany of militia in the state would be
prought here to preserve order
Whlle no official statement was given
out, the governor Is undeIstood to
nave presented to them an offer of the
new orleans railway of ten
hours and twenty cents. The commit
the union which was called fo- s c O'Clock
tonight. A committee from the union
then went around to all the barns, cali
Ing the men into the meeting. At the
canal barn, where the great majority of
tnem were assembled, they were in
FORMED of the nature of the proposition
It's announcement was greeted with
toud negative shouts.
About ninety per cent. Of tho loo.,
have been gathered in the
armories and in case they are needed
-omorrow they will be ready at a mo-
nent's notice.
The trial Of the sixteen strikers called
oday for interfering with the mails
vas continued until Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
His Life Was Saved,

MI. j. e. Lilly, a PROMINENT citizen
OF Mo-, lately mad a wonder
full deliverance from a frightfuI death
In telling Of it he says: II was taken
with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu-
monIa. My lungs became hardened. I
was so weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to
soon die Of consumption, when I heard
OF Dr. Kings New Discovery. One bot
Tie gave great relief. I continued to use
II, and now am well and strong, I can't
say too much in it's praise" This mar
Vellous medicine is the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all throat
n lung trouble. Regular sizes so cents
and $1.0o. Trial bottles free at r. r.
Bellamy's drug store; every bottle guar
anteeG.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
A Blunder,

Awful anxiety was felt for the wild
of the brave General Burnham OF
Machias, Me-, when the doctors said she
could not live till morning" writes
Mrs. S. H. Lincoln. who attended her
that fearful night. All thought she
must soon die from Pneumonia, but she
begged for Dr.. Kings New Discovery,
saying 1t had more than once saver her
life, and had cured her OF CONSUMPTION.
After three small doses she slep easily
all night, and its further use complete
ly cured her." This marvellous medi-
cine is guaranteed to cure all Throat,
Chest and Lung Diseases. Oaiy SOC and
$1.00. Trial bottles free at r. r. Bella
my's drug store.