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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-07
THE COTTON DUCK TRUST
of Observation-Disclosures Of
Decentralization of Capital.

New York. January 31.-A meeting Of
tie recently elected board Of directors
of the United States Duck Cotton Cor
pJ-ation. was held here today when the
following officers were elected: Trenor
L. Park. president; ]. Spencer. of New
York, William n. Wellington. of Bos-
ton; David H. Carroll. of Baltimore.
and ]. Southgate Lennon. Of Balti-
more. vice president; Charles K. Oliver
of Baltimore, treasurer; David H. Car
:1il. of Baltimore, secretary; John r.
Dorsey, of Baltimore. assistant secre-
tary; James T. Dorsey. of Baltimore.
assistant secretary; James L. Hooper.
general manager. s. Davies Warfield.
@ Baltimore. was elected chairman Of
the board.
The board adopted resolutions COM
'nending the stockholders to reduce the
capitalization of the company from
500, 000, 900 equally divided between pre-
ferred and common stCck) to $50, 00e. coo
equally divided between said stocks)
the reduction to be accomplished by re-
ilring treasury stock to the extent of
$40, 000, 900 Of each class, authorized by
Inc certificates of Incorporation but
till unisSued.
The meeting of stockholders will be
neld on ten days notice to act upon
he above proposition.
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Used Olcott Card.

After o matinee performance. on his
way to his hotel, Chacacey Oicott took
a vacans seat In a Sixth avenue sur
face car alongside a fright little fell
lcw about 10 years OF age says a New
York exchange. When the conductor
asked the boy for his fare. a look or
despair came into his face and he
~biupbered out:
I've lost my 5 cents"
Well. you'll have to get or" said
the conductor.
Hold on" said Olcott. Here's n
nickel: let h little fellow remain"
As b conductor mo .sd away the boy
turning TO Mr.. Olcott. said: VIII you
tell M your name sir / want to send
yoL back the S cents SIR"
oh. you needn't bother about that"
replied Mr.. Olcott.
"Oh. you must tell me. sir. I must
Jay you back"
Just then the car reached Twenty
t.urd street. and MIR. Uicott. TO humor
the boy, and TO see IL he would re-
turn the money. gave him his GARD
The following SATURDAY,, after the mat
rlee. as Mr.. Olcott came out OF the
stage door. a boy app cached him. He
recognized his street acquaintance.
"Helloi what o that D cents you
were going &c return to mes"
Il haven't had 5 cents since then sir.
l wrote Pass two vei you name and
they let me and Billy IN on IL. IL was
81 bully show"
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Governor odeTrs control Of the re-
publican majority In h assembly - not
absolute. bat tt In effective. His bill TO
abolish the local boards Of managers OK
the state hosp tails and concentrate their
powers In his own hands passed the as
sembly on Thursday by O vote Of 50 to
IS. Eleven republicans voted against
the governors bin.
The governor has paid not b slight
est heed TO the earnest protests OF ssma
OF the most puhiic-spirited citizens &
the state against this bill It was not
tn be expected that he would listen or
a heed. The bin In for partisan and
personal purposes Il has no relation to
the public interest but Ar. Hewitt
Judge Rowland. Professor Garfield. and
others who have labored to convince the
governor that IL was a bad bill. argced
upon public grounds alone. and 90 waes-
ed their breath. They could not. Of
course. openly demonstrate with the
governor for compelling the legislature
To put public powers In his hands TO be
used for private and party ends: but as
private and party ends are the only
ones served by the bill. IL was quite
futile to talk about public ends-New
York Times Ind. Dem
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Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Correspondence of The Nessenger.)
Goldsboro, NJ c., January 81
The prevailing bad weather but en-
|phasizes the necessitv for a union pas
Isenger depot for Goldsboro. Our depot
is situated in the middle OF the street
with no canopy but the arched skies
and no o but terra irma- Passen-
gers have TO alight from trains In a
|drenching rain on such days as this and
make their way through the mud and
Islush to the sidewalk. The people OF
Goldsboro are very patient and long
suffering. but the continued neglect OF
Goldsboro by the seveIa! railroads CEN
tering here is taxing their patience too
much.
1t is said that Wavne county juries
have 1t in for the railroads and in the
superior court this week the railroads
have suffered II every instance. but Is
such a thing to be wondered at? Shall
Iit cause n surprise when the rail-
roads persist in refusing to recognize
<ioldsboro. 1t is not in a spirit OF re-
taliation. but the people Who are ignor-
ed by the railroads gradually grow pre-
JUDGED against the corporations and
they are disposed to give a citizen the
benefit of the doubt
There is not a flag station along any
iof the lines of railroads coming into
IGoldsboro that has not better accom-
lmodation for passengers getting oil and
loft trains. 1t would be an easy matter
for the Southern railway. the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Atlantic n North
lCarolina railroad authorities TO get to-
Igether and give Goldsboro a passenger
depot. Such a step would not only
give the people of Goldsboro better
accommodation and more satisfaction.
but 1t would give the travelling public
In more favorable impression of our
lefty. Goldsboro, in the summer time,
has the reputation for being the hottest
lplace in the state, and only because
passengers in travelling through our
city have to alight from the trains in
the broiling sun in the middle of rail-
road tracks. where the iron is highly
heated. AS a matter of fact. Goldsboro
is n Of the coolest places in the state.
as the records will how
GoldSboro gets ''cuSsed" for being the
hottest in the summer and the coolest
in the winter. In the winter we have
no protection for the travelling public
who have to change cars here. The
chilling blasts from the far north
sweep down east and west Centre
street upon the unsuspecting traveller
as he alights from the comfortable cars.
and he thinks ne has struck the Artic
regions
1t is for the purpose Of correcting
these wrong impressions as well as for
their own convenience that the people
of Goldsboro wish a union passenger
depot.
Will the railroads come to our relief.
Tor will they still ignore us?
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liability The attorney general was also
asked for an opinion as TO whether fay-
lettevflle can hold a municipal election
this ear He says IL can do 20. as IL
was expressly excepted from the gen.
eral law regarding municipal elections
| The losses by IRE here this winter
have been very small There has been
ionly one fire worthy OF mention and
the loss In that case was not over s.
500.
Governor Aycock will return from
Jackson Springs. Moore county. Mon
day Private Secretary Pearsall went
tht re today.
The programme OF exercises AZ tile
dedication of buildings at the soldiers
home was arranged today. The eSer-
Icises take place next Tuesday. begin
ming at noon. Rev. DR.. NJ NJ. Marshall
rector of Christ church. Raleigh. VIII
!offer the opening prayer. State Audi
tor Dixon will introduce Governor Az
cock. who Will present the building. and
Alex. b. Stronach will introduce Iu.tan
IS. Carr. who will accent it Their will
be music. Many OF the Daughters Of
the ~Confederacy will be present. head
led by their state president. Mrs. W. Ii.
sOverman. OF Salisbury. Lunch will he
lserved to the mate and all the visi-
tors.
Judge Allen today signed a judgment
in the Ashe-Willard case. It Is in the
mature of a compromise. The suit was
simply to construe the will Of the late
w. II. Willard. who left an esate worth
lsl75 900.
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COST Or lIiEI bUER WAR
The British Government Estimates.
Frauds i'm RemOunt

London, January 31.-The war secre-
tary, Mr.. Broderick, in introducing a
supplementary army estimate of Co.
600, 900 sterling In the house of commons
today said this brought the total of the
cost of the war tor the present year up
to e61, 070, 900. On January 1st, Mr..
Brodrick said, there were still 237, 800
British troops in South Africa. The
Expenses Of the wal had now been re-
cuced to about a4,0 90. 600 per month.
Sir John Rlundel1 Maple, conserva-
tive, submitted letters to show that GER
tain officers were mixed up in horse
swindles at Ruda Pest and Vienna. He
also asserted hat the evidence before
Inc committee revealed a gross scandal.
Mr.. H~obhpuse declared hat the in
designations revealed glaring short
Jennings in h remount department. On
one contract FOR horses amounting to
ELL, 600. the profit was &44.000. AS
Stunning that a similar percentage of
profit was made on the Els. 000. 900 spent
in remounts. the speaker estimated that
the war Office a bestowed on the
contractors Il profit totalling SS,000,0 900.
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s s..s. tn. The M KIM ss5 4:: e::!: S''s'
Confession of a Burglar.

Frederick H. Weber. the stylish burg
l:r. has several aliases but the pris-
oner claims that Weber is the only
name he went under. except when he
gave the name Of Blair on the occasion
of his arrest recently. says the Rocky
Mountain News.
Whats the difference? A thief by
any other name would steal as quick"
remarked Weber. with a twinkle I'm his
eye.
Weber is a remarkable man I'm some
respects. He is a type or the chap with
which silly women become infatuated,
on account OF his complexion and rosy
cheeks. He is a bit effeminate. dresses
well and wears his hair cut pompadour.
81 have burglarized many houses. and
there is nothing in IT," he said. as he
curled the ends of his long. light-color-
ed moustache. II am not a kleptoman-
lac, and / could keep from stealing IL j
wanted to- was the prisoners next re-
mark. But, then IL any one wants TO
take the chances, 1 guess stealing is the
fastest way he can get the coin.
1T takes lots of nerve to enter q
house, especially the first one" remark
ed Weber. II had been watching the
house for several days. and then when
/ got a chance to enter Ii / was afraid
to do it. When l got inside / trembled
like a leaf, n was almost afraid to
take the watch after / a picked Il up&
l have done two bits.
Yes L have had some funny things
happen to me while doing my jobs. j
remember n time hat the humor OF G
situation appealed to me to such an ex--
tent that l came very neal being
caught. / had robbed a room and was
just going out of the door, when a wo-
mans voice from the bed said. Is that
you, Henry?' / said Yes and she asked
me where l was going. / told her that
| was going to leave her and never
come back o. Henry. don't leave me,
please don't, and / will be the best wife
in the world she said. but / was go
Ing down h stairs by that time. She
piled out Of bed n came down after
me. pleading with me not to leav her.
and as / was going out Of the door she
caught me by the coat tail and tried to-
hold me. Then she broke put crying as
l slammed the front gate I laughed
80 hard at her that a policeman or. the
corner stopped me and asked me some
questions, but he did not rise up so !
was safe"
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Tho Story Of Half=a-Century.

The Story Of Half=a=Century.
The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. was estab-
Gshs4 in 1855 aud is now nearing its golden
anniversary. The two views above tell the
story. The present laboratory Is on the
Corner Of First and Canal Sts., Dayton, O.
Visitors are cordially invited n well
coined. There will be no difficulty in find
ing it for the above is = faithful picture.
1t is the home Of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic
and is ore of the best equipped laboratories
In the world. Skillful chemists are en-
ployed. The purest Of drugs and ingre-
dents are used. No physicians prescription
is anywhere more skiIifuHy compounded.
DR.. Harter, who established the business,
while in active practice discovered his
famous Iron Tonic. It's unbroken success
of hal~f-a-century and the magnitude or the
present business is q monument to him
both as a physician and as q business man.
DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic is sold every
where and is recognized as the best blood
fdIrifer and tonic in use.
Houston, Texas, Dec. 4. 1901.
my father has nsed your medicine since
the War, and when / married in December,
bottle of DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic, ore bottle
OF his Wild Cherry Bitters, and two boxes or
his Little Liver Pills. / am now near sixty
two years IF age. Looking backv ard / feel
attached TO the old medicines and would not
change them for any OF the new ones made.
Mrs. j. "a. Pickett.
C5ls0e Rrrusse ID. kgs tailassislk ssalhel&
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WAR TAX REPEAL BILL
Measure I'm the
House by Chairman Payne.

Washington, January 31.-The bill ,e-
war revenue taxes SIT, 900. 600 has
been completed by Chairman Payne of
the ways and means committee. The
committee will meet on Monday and re-
port the bill to the house and 1t is the
purpose Of Mr.. Payne to begin the con-
lsideration of the measure in the house
Immediately following the consideration
of the ELECTROMAGNETIC bill.
The reduction bill is rather lengthy.
as several schedules have to be read
Ijusted- All rates. however. are brought
back to those existing before the Span
ish war. The repeal section is bries
restores the old rates. In some
leases, as in that OF cigars. TOBACCO, and
beef. changes have been made since the
Ioriginal war taxes were imposed, SO
that a simple repeal of existing law
would not restore the old rates. Special
sections these cases: but the full
leffect of the measure is to restore all
the old rates, except hat on mixed
flour.
Mr.. Payne introduced the bill in the
house during the day and it Was refer
red to the committee on ways and
means.
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WAR TAX
Favorable Report on the Bill Order
ed-SOme Surprises Before the
Committee.

Washington. February 5.-The ways
today to order a favorable report on
tie war tax reduction bill. 4 surprise
occurred when Representative Babcock,
republican member. offered his bill
largely reducing the duties ON the steel
schedule and placing some articles on
the free list, as an amendment TO
Tie repeal section. The amendment
vas defeated 6 to Z, Messrs. ramsey
and all the democrats voting IN the af-
nrmative.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
cnme VI Unexpectedly. Representative
Steel. Of Indiana, moving a 25 per
cent concession on Cuban sugar. The
motion was withdrawn. however. after
q brief exchange of
Tine closenesS of the vote on Senator
Babcock's amendment reducing the
steel schedule caused much comment.
Messrs Newlands E. cooper, demo
Gratis. and Long and Hopkins. repuhli
cans, were absent. 1t was explained or
hehaf OF the absent cmbers that they
were either out of the city or detained
at important committee meetings else
where and that the Babcock motion
was entirely unexpected.
The motion of Mr.. Steele for q 25 pei
ceTt. reduction on Cuban sugar was re-
garded is rather factiCus and as a re-
ferender to the Unexpected motion on
the steel schedule, Representative Rob-
ertson. OF Louisiana. who is opposed to
a reduction on sugar, was among
those who voted for the Babcock
amendment.
The bill was subsequently reported tC
thC house.
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The claim of other cough medicines
to be as good as Chamberlain's are eff
fectually set at rest in the following
Testimonial If Mr.. G. D. Glass, ar eIc-
ploye of Bartlett & Dennis Co., Card
ner, Me. He avs II had kept adding
to a cold and cough in the winter OF
1891, trying every cough medicine 1
heard of without permanent help, until
one day I was in the drug store of Mr..
Houlehan and he advised me to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Of
fered to pay back my money If I was
not cured. My lungs and bronchial
tubes were very sore at this time, but
1 was completely cured by this remedy,
and have since always turned to it
when 1 got a cold, and soon find relief.
1 also recommend it to my friends and
am glad 20 sey it is the best of all
cough medicines" For sale by r. R.
Bellamy. druggist.
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Correspondence to The Messenger.)
Burgaw. N. G.. February 3.


Burgaw, n. c.. February 3.
The residence Of DR.. Geo. W. Walker.
who lives six miles west of Burgaw
vas destroyed by fire last Thursday
The doctor vas alone at home and
Started a fire and went out earlv to
look after his stock some distance ir
tic field. Soon he saw his house
1blaze. with a loss OF a fine library.
his household goods. and, worse than
sL, $500 In cash which he had just
Drawn from deposit to meet a bargain.
lie made a desperate effort to save his
money and came near dong SO, but
after being severely burut.
The sympathy of the county is with
DIR. Walker. He is an old-t1me gentle
man. and n of those Confederate
devils that charged on Cemetery
Ridge at the third days charge at
gettysburg. North Carolina like, he
swore after the charge was ordered,
us he says, to place his hand upon the
Yankees cannon that Gay. He did SO.
and bears a Withered arm for devotion
TO duty.
AS a matter of history, ne says, as
soon "as we had gained the heights,
We were ordered away and he felt
like shooting the Confederate officer
for it." Let us alone" he said, "and
wE can carry the dav." But the off
GERS ordered the faithful men away
and we lost the day
The doctor is interesting. and like
alnst intelligent privates in the war,
can startle official intelligence
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Wine Out the Train RObber.

IL is earnestly hoped that the present
congress will wipe out the republics
~disgrace-the train-ronber. who has be-
come so bold that trains in thickly pop
sistency of the train-robbers is a re-
election on the United States. 1t is the
only nation in the world that breeds
Snis human brute. There are no train
robbers in Canada. and there are non
IN Mexico to rob government mails and
to murder those who travel by rail.
How long will American citizens toll
crate this criminal neglect on the part
CT the government? How often must
congress be asked before it takes up the
demand CT people to protect them from,
these murderous monsters ?-Chilli-
Gothic (Ohio) Advertiser
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BURGLARS LOOT A STORE
They Rob a country PostofHce and
Haul OF Goods by the Wagon Load.
A Severe SIeet Storm.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N c., January g..

Raleigh, N c., January g..
Burglars this morning between , and
q o'clock plundered the postoffice at
the hamlet of Method. two miles west OF
here. taking all the stamps and also
taking all sorts of goods from the store
in which the p~ostoffice is located The
thieves had wagons, and drove away
with their plumber.
Another sleet began to fall early this
morning, and promises to be heavy.
TODAY was the seventh successive n
OF rain. The latter began falling last
Friday afternoon. Farmers say it is
doing much damage to small grain. The
ground is w~ater-soaked to the limit.
An editor here asked the opinion OIL
the attorney general as to whether
|n~ewsboys selling papers are liable to
the %peddlers' tax. The opinion was
given today and Is that there Is no
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Certain Sections and the
stock Law Declaration Made-Sale
of City Property-The Cold Wave
ON Time.
Correspondence of the Messengrr.)

Goldsboro, II. c., February 3.
The committee appointed to build a
fence around Nahunta, Pfkeville, Buck
Swamp and portions OF Great Swamp
and Stony Creek townships In this
county reported today to the board OF
county commissioners that the fence
had been completed and the commits
sioners have given notice that all stock
within that territory must be confined
and not allowed to run at large.
The friends of Mr.. Lorraine Bass in
this city have received invitations to
attend his marriage to Miss Matte
Jones at the home of the prospective
Of this month.
The sale of the late Everett Joyner
property on the corner Of east Centre
n Boundary streets, where Mr.. Geo.
w. Brown runs a grocery store, took
place today at the court house door in
this city. The sale was made for a di-
vision and the property was bid off
by MI. Everett Joyner, one of the heirs,
for $1.650.25. 1t is a desirable piece CT
property. Mr.. Joyuer will continue to
rent to r. Brown. who will continue his
Mstore at the same place.
The burning Of the tobacco factory
of Prichard & Winstead on Saturday
night will throw a great many negro
Women and children out Of employment.
They employed negroes exclusively.
The fire was the biggest Goldsboro has
had in twenty years. The flames from
the burning building assembled into the
air TO sufficient height to be plainly Wis
IDLE in all the surrounding towns, some
of which are fifteen miles distant.
Mr.. Joseph Edwards is placing brick
and lumber preparatory to erecting a
new building on his recently purchased
property at the corner Of John and
Ashe streets. The building will be
erected for a business house and will be
desirable as we'll as handsome and i'm
posing.
The cold wave predicted yesterday
for tonight has already arrived. It was
said that the mercury would drop to %
degrees tonight and it is q now, with
ton will come true.
The iron posts for the mail boxes
have been received and will soon be
placed in position at the several street
corners in different parts of the city.
The furniture for the use Of the free
delivery department in the postoffice
has also been received and there is
every reason to believe that a free mail
delivery system will be inaugurated
here on the 1st of March.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
BY n Stranger on the Streets of Ra-
leigh.
Especial to the MessenEer.)

Raleigh. N. c.. January 3I.-Patrick
Gowan. a native OF Ireland. aged a. who
came here recently. attempted suicide
on the street by shooting himsel. in the
forehead today. He Vas found walking.
with his face covered with blood. He
said he could not get work or secure
admission to the county home because
he had not resided a yea in the eounty.
The Seaboard Air Line files an answer
to Robert o. Kings suit for $i,.J0i dam
ages in the train wreck at Cameron
last September. The answer says the
wreck was due to removal OF spikes by
train wreckerS.
Sampson county asks the state for
s765 to bring Its schools terms up 20
our months. Cabarrus 1858. Aiontgor-
cry s2.1GS, Lincoln s1.307, Rowan $o77
Stokes $1.40S.
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what Lady.

Fetmore-Do you see that lady over
there? Well. she's a lady IL there even
was a lady in the world.
Buck-And what has she done to Sc
cure your flattering regard?
II stepped On her gown coming down.
stairs. 1t was trailing behind her in
that irritating way that women Lave
but. Of course, / did the gentlemanIy
and apclogized for my carelessness.'
And she?'
"She said to me: Young man, you
know YOU are lying. 1t was no fault OF
yours: 1t was mine entirely. and II yori
had pulled my gown out OF the gathers
It would have served me r9ght."-B"Ston
Transcript
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RUNNING NIGHT AND DAY
The Car Manufacturing Plant ut Sn-
vnnnah Behind on Orders.

Savannah, Ga. January 31.-During
the month ending today h Georgia
Carolina Manufacturing Company has
booked orders for more than 1900 new
|ticable time. Among the orders are
those of the Mexican National railway
for 1900 cars; the Southern railway for
$50 cars and the Georgetown and West
ern railroad for 30 cars. The works are
now running yer time n will go on
double time. commencing tomorrow.
running both night and day on the Or
Iders booked