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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-29
To Put on Stripes.

The city convicts of Selma will have to don regulation Sing Sing stripes in few days. There are from ten to thirty convicts on the streets all the time and the matter of supplying them with clothing is an expensive one to the city. For instance. a ragged. dirty negro will be arrested for some small offense and will be sentenced from ten to thirty days. He cannot be worked on the streets in a nude condition and Is clothed. At the end of the term for which such convict was sentenced. he cannot be turned loose naked. and he walks off with suit of clothes that costs from s to s10.
 To remedy this leak. number of striped suits have been purchased As -each man Is convicted and sentenced to work on the streets he will be given a good bath and suit of clean striped clothes will be put on him. At the end of his sentence he will be only too glad to put off his convict clothes and don his old dirty garments. 1t is also thought that the wearing of stripes will have wholesome effect on evil doers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-29
PRATTVILLE.
Movement on Foot to Establish
 Brickyard.

Prattville. Jan 2S-(specinl) )-There is A move on foot by which Prattville will have brickyard in the course Of rev weeks. There Is no doubt but tnat an enternrise of this kind would prove a good investment as there is-a large de mand for brick here. The farmers are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-29
A Thoughtless Druggist.

ONLY thoughs druggist would offer preparation without the signature V of Chas Fletcher Casa called for the delicate faint and aickerg light joins b life its devoted parents being too sacred to the se:respecing druggist to be hiaed with
 For over thirty years Fletcher has and still his personal attention the preparation of C has the confidence o mothers physicians everywhere harmed the ies bab This cannot be s of limitations Countersih and the Jus-as-good rot
 The though druggist only offers the counterfeit because of few pennies more profit Any preparation be but experiment. and they ex guess irrespective of what their for them It is experience thirty yea1 against wild and udcous experiment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
PUTNAM STRONG AID MAY YoHE.
All Troubles Ended and Living Hap
PLY Together.

London, August 13.-In a communica-
ton from Lisbon dated Sunday, August
10th, the correspondent Of the Daily Elk
press says that May Yohe and Putnam
Bradlee Strong are living happily to-
gether at the Avenida Hotel, as Mr..
and Mrs. Atkinson. In an interview
with the correspondent Strong said:
Miss Yohe arrived here Wednesday,
August 9Th in response to my telegraph
&c request that she come. We are per-
fectly happy and intend to marry Sep
TENDER 25th when Miss Yohe's decree of
divorce has been made absolute. We
will then trave but we shall never re-
turn to America, nor will Miss Yohe re-
turn to the stage"
Strong denied that there had been
any collision between Miss Yohe and
himself, that he had pawned the Smith
sword Of honor or borrowed money from
his fathers friends.
Miss Yohe looked we'll and confirmed
Strong'S statement. She said:
Il was glad to come to Lisbon; we
are perfectly happy and 1 hope our
troubles are now ended"
Strong looks thinner than he used to,
but he has recovered from his illness.
The Express says Miss Yohe and
Strong left Lisbon since the date of the
above message and were at Bordeaux,
August 18th, from which place they
started for Paris.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
PROVOST GUARD REDUCED.
Troops Not Yet sent INTO the Farm
ing Valleys.

Shenandoah, Pa, August 1S.-The pro-
|vost guard of two companies which has
been kept on constant duty since the
troops were called here was reduced to
one company today the soldiers at the
Pennsylvania railroad station having
been withdrawn. The troops were plac-
ed at that point at the request of Bor-
Iough officials on account of the 1awless-
ness that had prevailed. The company
stationed at the Reading railroad sta
ton. h scene of the riot will be kept
there for some time.
General Goblin has not sent troops
into the valley where the farmers were
being robbed of crops n poultry and
it is not likely that any will be ordered
there unless the depredations in that
district should be repeated. The valley
covers a large stretch of farming
try and it would be a considerable drain
on the force now in camp to properly
patrol it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
USED WILSON'S NAME.
A FiIfbusterer Adopted n Name TO
Escape the Death Penalty.

Atlanta, Ca, August 13.-Colonel r.
Lee Byrd who recently arrived here
from Bocas Del Toro, Columbia, on a
visit TO his brother, has received a let
ter from Bocas containing information.
which he asserts is unquestionable, that
DR.. Russell Wilson, said to have been
ARRESTED by the Nicaraguan govern
ment for attempting to land a Fflibus-
.tering expedition at Bluefelds, never
landed in Nicaragua at all, but went
back TO Bocas on the Colombian gun
boat, and has been there ever since.
When the attempt was made TO enter
.Nicaraguan territory, IL was found i'm
possible to land all of the flibustering
troops, and the gunboat Pinzon return
ed with the balance Of the men to Bo-
cas-. DR.. Wilson, the letter states, was
among those who eve landed at Blue
fields.
The only conclusion said Colonel
is that some other party used
Wilson's name, knowing he had influ-
enc in the United States and thus es-
capped the death penalty which the Mic
araguan government had put upon him
There is no cable communication with
Bocas. which, doubtless accounts for
the fact that the truth of the case did
not come to light more uickly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
San Francisco Hospitality Welcomes
Thousands of Visitors.

San Francisco, August 11.-San Fran
cisco was turned over to the knights Of
Pythias today and gold lace and uni
forms have taken possession Of the city.
Six thousand visitors arrived yesterday
and today one thousand knights Of the
uniformed rank reached the Golden
Gate many of them having travelled
over three thousand miles.
General Carnahan said that. consider
ing the distance most of the Pythians
must w to reach the western camp
and the time consumed the present con-
clave would be the most remarkable in
Pythian annals.
Market street was flied with bands
and brass buttons all day and a detach-
of California knights were kept
busy today doing escort duty.
In a large vacant lot at 18th and
Market streets six hundred tents have
been pitched and a model military
camp established by the uniformed
rank.
The first exercises in connection with
the conclave were held this afternoon
when an exhibit of the products Of CAL
ifornia was opened in the Union Ferry
building. Mayor Schmitz extended the
hospitality Of the city 20 the visitors
and Insurance Commissioner Wolf who
represents the governor spoke in behalf
of the state. A felicitious spoons was
made by Major General Carnahan Of the
Pythian order.
At 5 p. m, the militia amp was for
maIly turned over to Supreme Chance1-
lor Ogden II. Fethers, who at nee
placed General Canadian IN charge.
The American flag was then unfurled
and the duties OF camp lie began.
When darkness had fairly settled over
the city the elaborate electric decora-
tons were revealed for The first time in
their full beauty.
Tomorrow the grand lodge will begin
its session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
STANDARD PASSENGER RATES.
Corporation Commission Orders
Southern to Adopt tes-Lab
Day PrOcIa nation.
Especial to The Messenger.)

SR~N10A ~ An
Raleigh, N. c., Augut 13.-The cor
poration commission issued an order
today that the Southern railway apply
the Commissioners standard passenger
rates of 8 IA cent per mile for first
class and 2 3-4 cents for second lass
on all the roads of the system in this
state, including branch ines. This Or
der reduces the fare from 8 1-2 and 8
cents on the following roads of the
Southern System: Western North Car
DINA, Asheville to Murphy, 124 miles;
S~tateSville and Western. Statesville to
Taylorsville, 20 miles: State University
station to Chapel Hill. 10 miles: North
Western and North Carolina, Winston
to Wilkesboro, Is miles: North Caro-
lima Midland. Winston to Mooresville,
81 miles: Oxford and GAINESVILLE, Ok
ford to Virginia State line, so miles;
Yadkin railroad, Salisbury to Norwood.
IL miles: Atlantic and Yadkin, Sanford
to Mount Airy, A. miles.
The standard rates apply to all roads
of the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic
Coast Line. 1t is understood that the
Southern will acCede to the order and
put into effect on October 1st.
Governor Aye ock issued a proclana-
ton today for the observance OF LABOR
day on September 1st.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
SYLVIA AT
Department Averse to Granting Per-
mission t. Amatuers to Use Boats.

Washington, August 13.-The Sylvia,
one Of the navys converted gunboats
which was turned over to the naval
militia of Maryland by the navy de
|partment, is reported as having ar
rived at Norfolk.
This ship has had several mishaps.
While on her way down Chesapeake
bay her machinery became deranged
causing some delay and shortly after
wards while gong put of Hampton
Roads she became unmanageable n
with the marine hospital ship
She was danamed to such
an extent that she was obliged to go
to the Norfolk yard for repairs. 1t is
accidents as these to a ship in the
hands of a naval militia which makes
the navy department chary about plac-
ing ships OF value in the hands of vol
unteer jackies.
The District Of Columbia naval militia
|applied for the monitor Miantanomoh,
but the department practically has de-
cided that she is too valuable to be
turned over to amatuers. 1t is pointed
out that if the Sylvia had been the
Miantonomoh when she collided with
the jamestown the latter probably
would have been sunk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
SAILS FOR BARCELONA.
Cincinnati Leaves puertO CabeIIO
Under Instructions.

Washington, August 1S.-Over night
the navy department received word that
the Cincinnati had sailed yesterday
from Puerto Cabello for Barcelona un-
der the instructions cabled yesterday
to Commander Mclean directing either
the Cincinnati or Topeka to proceed
Immediately to hat point. 1t is proba-
BILE that the Cincinnati has arrived at
Barcelona, but that fact may not be
known officially here for several days,
as Minister Bowen cabled the state de-
partment from Caracas today that the
cable from Caracas to Barcelona again
had been cut by the revolutioniSts.
Neither the state nor the a v de-
partment has received confirmation of
the press dispatches from Port of Spain
of the extent of the fighting at BARGE
and the report that, American,
Italian n Dutch ~conSulates had been
pillaged. The officials of the navy de-
partment are confident that Comman-
dant Mclean with the Cincinnati will
be able to take care of American inter-
eStS there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
BIG CONTRACT GIVEN OUT.
Norfolk and Western to Construct
New Lines and DOubIe-Track 9th
ers-EXpenditure of Several Mill
lions.

Roanoke, Va, August 13.-The Nor
folk and Western Railway Company
have just given contracts for con-
struction of new lines, double-tracking
and other work which will necessitate
the expenditure of several millions of
dollars.
Among the most important work is
the new line on Big Sandy river West
Virginia, which is being pushed since
the Goa miners strike has subsidized.
The road will be about eighty miles
long and shortens the distance between
Wayne and Kenovo about twenty-five
miles.
The contract to complete the Cripple
Creek extension from IvanhOe, Va, to
Speedwell. Va, a distance of Il miles
has been let and work will mmence
at once. This line will pen up large
mineral deposits that are owned by
the Virginia Iron, Coa and Cok Com
pany in that section.
Contracts are out for $4,000 tons OF
steel rails to be used during the neXc
year. Fourteen thousand tons are 70
be rolled by the Pennsylvania Steel
Company and 10000 tons by the United
States Steel Company. The greater
part of these rails will be used in
doubie-tracking between Kenova, w.
Va, and Columbus, o.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
MANUFACTURERS INTEREST IS
IDENTICAL WITH FARMERS
The New International Harvester
Company Gives q List of the Con-
Germs Taken In-Its Capital stock
Is s12O,OO0,OOO all Has Been Taken
by Stockholders-Unless Something
Prevents, Prices ON HarvestfnE
Hence Economics of consolidation
Have Been Effected.

New York, August I3.-The incor-
porators of the International Harvester
Company, articles Of incorporation for
which were filed yesterday in Jersey
City, today made public a statement
which says in part:
The International Harvester Com
pany has been organized under the
laws OF New Jersey with a capital
stock of $780, 900, 600. to manufacture
and sell harvesting machinery. 1t has
purchased the property and business of
the following manufacturers:
The Mccormick Harvesting Com
pany, Deering Harvester Company,
Plano Manufacturing Company, War
der, Bushnell and Glessner Company.
(champion) Milwaukee Harvesting
Company. The company is capitalized
upon an exceptionally conservative
basis, of its assets $685. OO, 900 are in
cash working capital. The company
Will require no financing and there will
be no offer of Its stock TO the public
all the cash required having been pro-
vided by it's stockholders.
After alluding to the advance in
1AA~NS W A"N dllu III IOSSlDle
consequent advance in the price of har-
vesting machinery unless economies in
existing conditions of manufacture
could be accomplished. the statement
continues:
The manufacturers realize that their
welfare n the interests of the farm
ers are identical. An advance in the
price of agricultural machinery would
inJure the farmers and react upon the
manufacturers. But on the other hano,
If existing conditions continued an ad-
vance in prices would be inevitable. 1t
thus became necessary that either the
prices should be advanced or that sub
stantial economics should be effected
in the manufacture and distribution of
agricultural machinery. The manage
ment of the company will be in charge
of gentlemen VINO have for years been
identified with the business.
The will start with ample
manufacture facilities. 1t has five
fully equipped manufacturing plants in
the United States and one plant in pro-
cess of construction in Canada"
The officers of the company are as
follows:
President, CJrus II. Mccormick;
chairman of executive committee,
| Charles Deering; chairman of the
finance committee, George w. Perkins:
vice-presidents, Harold F. Mccormick,
James Deering, William H. Jones, John
j. Glessner; secretary and treasurer,
Richard F. Howe: board of directors,
Cyrus Bently, Paul D.. Cravath, Will
liam Deering, Charles Deering, James
Deering, E. H. Gary, John J. Glessner,
Richard F. Howe, Abram M. Hyatt,
William H. Jones, Cyrus H. McCor-
mick, Harold +. Mccormick, Stanley
Mccormick, Eldrldge M. Fowler, Geo.
W Perkins. Norman B. Ream, Charles
Steele and Leslie D, Ward.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
GENERAL sUPEhINTENDENTs MEET
Discuss the Strike, But Their Actions
Not

Pottsville, Pa, August 13.-The gener-
al superintendent of the largest coaI
companies in the anthracite field had
a secret meeting at the offices of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company here today. All efforts
to obtain any information beyond the
statement that the gathering was mere
Ily a social one was futile. A brief
meeting was held in the Reading offices
at IL o'clock and shortly after noon the
the entire party went to Tumbling Run
a pleasure park, where a luncheon was
served. Several hours were spent at
the resort after which the superinten~
dents left for their homes.
superintendent Luther said hat of
course the strike was discussed among
other things, but that was not the pur-
pose of the meeting. In reply to u
query regarding a settlement of the
strike Mr.. Luther said the termination
of the suspension rests entirely with
the men. When asked if an attempt
would be made to concentrate workme1
who are willing to work at any one col
liery for the purpose of operating it,
the superintendent smiled n made no
Ir2DlV
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19

Salt Lake, Utah, August 13.-The
Grand Lodge of Elks today selected
Baltimore as the place OF meeting for
the annual reunion of the grand lodge
in 1903, and practically completed it's
business with the exception of the in
stallation of the new grand officers.
This will take place tomorrow. But two
cities were in the field for the honor
of entertaining the Elks next year,
Baltimore and Saratoga Springs, and
lively ~canvassing was done in behalf of
these cities.
The spectacular feature of today's
programme was the parade of the uni
formed bodies of Elks, in which more
h a 5000. of the fraternity represent
ing several score of lodges took part.
Prizes amounting to 81, $50 a been Of
fered for the marching clubs and many
beautiful and unique uniforms were
displayed. To The Park City Elks, of
Park City, Utah, was given the first
prize for a unique display. Each mem
Der was arrayed as a miner, and each
had with him a burrO laden with all
the supplies necessary to a
or miner.
The cotton pICkers,' of GreenviIle,
Miss. with black faces and CARRIED in
the rags of a southern plantation ne
gro, following a float laden with cot
ton bales, was awarded second prize,
and a small body from Joliet, Ill, in the
penitentiary stripes, keeping the priS-
on lock step were given third prize.
With the installation of the new
grand lodge officers and the ~tranaction
of some routine business. the grand
lodge will conclude the session tomor-
row and the exc lus for home will be-
gin.
1t is believed that no change in the
ritual viii be made. and the funeral
service recently submitted for adop-
ton. will. it is expected go over until
next wear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
PARADE OF cNIFoRM RANK.
Other Business Thrust Aside-Many
States Represented.

San Francisco August 13.-The pa
.rade of the uniformed rank of the
knights of Pythias thrust aside the
business of the supreme lodge for to-
day. Although the session r~econvened
in the forenoon, nothing Of importance
was transacted, some minor resolutions
being presented and discussed at
length. The supreme lodge will meet
again tomorrow morning. The parade
of the knights was picturesque and
lcreditable to the oIder. The local parade
force headed the procession. and fol-
lowing came Major General Carnahan
land staff. Many states were repre-
scented in the ranks. The Knights were
reviewed by General Carnahan, Su-
preme Chancellor Fethers and the rep
Iresentatives Of the supreme lodge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
PROTECTION TO ROGERS.
Crane that the Negro Will be Given
Il Fair Trial.

Boston, August Ex-Governor Crane
had a letter today from Governor Ay-
cock, of North Carolina. denying the
contention of friends of Monroe Rogers,
the young negro wanted at Durham,
N. c., charged with arson, that if
Rogers was returned to North Carolina.
he could not be gwen a fair trial. The
Rogers case has attracted much at
tentiOn since the application for ex-
tradition papers because of the claim
that Rogers would be 1ynched if sent
back to the south.
Governor Aycock, in his letter stated
that the most ample protection would
be given Rogers.
The attorney general of NORTH Caro-
lima also has written to Attorney Cen
eral Parker, OF Massachusetts,, giving
assurances similar to those of Cover
nor AycOck-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
A Negro Exposition.

Chicago, August 14.-An exposition
conducted entirely by negroes, was
opened at the first regiment armory to-
night and will continue thirty days.
Exhibits Of the various kinds of work
lone by colored pei sons, from the time
the first American slave was put to
work in rice and cotton fields to the
present day, are OIL exhibition.
To show that negroes are capable OF
better things than they are generally
given to do. there are on the floor OF
the exposition a postoffice and tele-
graph and express Offices. Actual bus
mess is tranactcJ by negroes at each
of these places, mails, kilograms and
express packages being delivered to Of
ficials and exhibitors OF the show.
An attendant of five thousand
greeted the Inauguration Of the exc
sitiOn. All the profits OF the enterprise
will go to the endowment fund Of the
home for aged and infirm colored peo-
pie, located In Chicago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
against them. they have a right to

against them, they have a right to
know.
In the Emo case the onense with
which the prisoner was charged in the
extradition proceedings and that made
elsewhere did not agree. In the pres
ent case there was a distinct discrep-
ancy between the charges upon which
the various true bills against the pris-
oners were obtained In the United
States and between them and that made
in the application for extradition- This.
as well as the absence of dates in the
warrant, he held TO be distinctly fatal
10 the latter and he therefore upheld
the prisoners claims and their objec-
tons to the warrants, maintained the
writ of habeas corpus and ordered the
release of the prisoners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
TO ENCOURAGE SILK CULTURE.
Department of Agriculture Will Sell
all COcOOns-Col- Pearsa7I Joins
Governor Aycock Cotton Gin
Given a Charter.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. n. G., Aug. Il.
Col. p. NJ. Pearsall, private secretary
to Gov. Aycock. left for Hickory today
to join the Governor. VINO spike there
tonight at a conference of county su-
perintendents OF public schools I'M
bracing twenty counties. The Governor
and Col. Pearsall will 60 tomorrow TO
Waynesville, where they will be guests
Of Attorney General Robert o Gilmer
for a week.
A charter was granted today to the
Rose Cotton Ginning Company, of
Warren, n. G. The capital IS $4,000
and the principal incorporators w. D..
Rose. OF Axtell, Martha L. Rose n s..
s. Parham, OF Henderson and Thos.
Horner, Of Manson. The ginning OF cot
ton is the principal business specified
Much complaint comes from Haywood
county and Asheville about the books
prescribed by law to be taught In the
public schools. The superintendent Of
public instruction Will take steps TO
compel the publishers to increase the
number Of repositories and see that an
ample stock and assortment Of the
books are In each depository.
John Nichols, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee Of this the sixth judi
cial district, has issued a call for a
convention to be held In Raleigh Au-
gust 9th.
Mr.. Gerald Mccarthy. biologist OF
the state department of agriculture.
announces to silk growers In this state
that the department has arranged with
well known manufacturers TO sell all
cocoons grown in the state n asks
that all growers classify their cocoons
and send them to the department OF ag-
riculture, from where they VIII be
shipped in bulk to the manufacturer
No price is specified The department.
gave away silk worm egg last season
and the present oye is to assist ex-
perimenters in silk culture TO dispose
of Don
The North Carolina corporation COM
mission issued an order that the
standard passenger rates Of 3A hrst
class n 2 "a second class be applied
TO all branch lines Of the Southern
railroad Heretofore they have applied
to all roads Of the Seaboard and A. c.
L. systems and only TO the main lines
of the Southern. The order reduces
passenger rates from 81 n 3 cents
on about 400 miles Of road