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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
GREENSBORO PEOPLE EXCITED
Over Conflict Between City and
State Omeials-Clark Men Sur
New anover
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro, n. c., May g.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro. n. c., May q.
Messrs. A. B. Kimball, r. d. Doug
lass and T. C.. Hoyle went to Durham
today to attend Alamance court. Pro-
lessor J.. r. Carlisle, OF Wake Forest
college, was here today and went to
Dobson, where he delivered an educa-
| tional address today. and from thence
| he goes to Mt. Airy to address a school
closing there tomorrow night. Messrs.
Howard and Clarence Gresham, OF
Asheville, passed through last night for
Washington, where they were summon
ed by wire to attend the bedside OF
their father who was reported to be
dying.
day getting In a new 5000 pound safe
from the depot into the business office.
There is prospect OF another munich
pal rumpus, growing out OF the bindir
yer to court yesterday of one Of the
policemen for false Imprisonment of
Sam McClintock. Mayor Osborne is
very much stirred UP about IL, and has
aid that il the magistrates action was
BOOQ law ne "Oulu TSSl6n Ills OlliCc, a.
ii meant a complete decentralization of
police authority. Fields, the policeman
in question was ordered TO arrest Nc
Clintock, who had been guilty of 4
breach Of the peace. The policeman
entered McClintock's house after the
affair was over, found the man asleep
and took him in charge. without a war
rant.
Squire Scales who served as a justice
of the peace for forty years, was ~
much annoyed by some INNER on his
action in this case, that he this MORN
ing sent in his resignation to Clerk
Nelson of his office, to take effect JUNE
10th. He denies that this case caused
his hasty action, and says he wants 10
take a rest.
Mr.. w. I. Young has sold his interes-
In the Greensboro Supply Company to
his partner, Mr.. v. ]. Guthrie, and will
shortly move his family to Atlanta. Mr..
Young has accepted the very response
BILE position of southern manager of
three of the largest textile companies
In the country, and will have to reside
in Atlanta, as a base of operations.
The Southern railway a placed
long needed sign boards on trains here,
to indicate to strangers and passengers
the destination of outgoing trains. In
the multitude of trains often standing
here ready almost simultaneously TO
depart for north, south, east and W.
even old residents are often confused
as to which train to take.
The result of the New Hanover pri-
maries was received here with great
surprise by the Clark element and with
equal satisfaction with the anti-contin-
gent. One Of the latter speaking OF It
said 1t was the first expression f"o~
the untrammeled masses, n the vote
for Judge Justice for chief justice, being
so nearly equal to hat of Judge Clark.
and that in an extreme eastern county
convinced him that in the center an
west, if the people had a chance, JUS
tice would sweep the state like a cy-
clone. And how the candidacy of this
~incorruptible and able old Roman of
the Piedmont, promises to make the
fight for chief justice less one-sided
than it had seemed a week ago
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
OF hoard of Tr1 tees-State
Exhibit at Charlesfon Best In the
Exposition No Republican-Popu
list Fusion this Year.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, May -
The trustees Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college Cthe board Of agri-
Iculture) met there today and devoted
1.-THE session to college affairs. By the
Opening OF the mex term h new dor
mitory and auditorium will be complete
and perhaps the power plant will be in
STALLED in the new textile building. so
as to make the iatter available.
The board o. agriculture, after hav-
ling examined all the state exhibits
the North Carolina exhibit is the most
|meritorious and valuable. All the
North CarolinIans who visited the ex-
position are OF the same opinion
The trustees of the Methodist or
phanage have about 1921 900 in hand for
the building furd. Next week they will
Iaward the contract.
The fund for the statue OF Sir Wal
ter Raleigh to BE placed in one OF the
parks here is now S400, largely raised
by penny contributions.
Ex-Congressinan job z. Fowler,
|populist-repubiican, OF Clinton, who is
here, say the republicans and populists
will not fuse Or join forces this e
but that most OF the populists will go
over to the republicans. He says that
the ~populists ere stronger in Sampson
county than ver before, but that gen.
orally they and the republicans are
.disorganized.
Wake Forest college decides to estab-
fish a medical school. The alumni have
arranged to build a memorial hall.
1t is positively settled that the State
Firemen's Association will hold it's an
.nual meeting here. The date is not
yet fixed, but rIobably will be in Au-
gust.
The commencement exercises of st.
Mary's female college here were held
today. There were three graduates,
Miss Jennie Baker Trapier, Miss Louise
M. VenaOle and Miss Marie Bacot
Brunson. The first named won the
highest honor. Miss Venable the second
honor. Bishop Chesline delivered the
to the graduates.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.
NJ T.. Cook, ESQ, of Cumberland,
His Candidacy Tor Con-
ress From the Sixth District.
Fayetteville, y. c.. Ma

Fayetteville, n. c.. May %
Editor Messenger:
Our countyman H. l.. Cook. Esq. has
announced his candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for congress in +
Sixth district. Tt is hardly necessary
to state who Mr.. Cook is. as he is so
well and favorably known in the state.
As a member of the general assent
chairman of the county democratic en-
ecutive committee, presidential elector
in 1898 in the Third congressional dis
trict. when he made a thorough anu
brilliant nva for the party noml-
nees, and his life long devotion to the
interests If the party, entitle him 10
the highest consideration at the hands
Of democrats. He was chosen In the
electoral college two years 6 to place
m the party candidate Tor
the presidency, and discharged that
duty with the dignity and manner
which became a man who was namlng
the man whom the sovereign voters OF
the state had declared was their cholce
for the great office of president
Mr.. Cook Is a young man, near forty'
vigorous and active, and would repre-
sent the district with credit 10 n pei
pIe and fidelity to his duty. His life Is
pnre and clean, and he can and will Z
tain the party with ability In the cam
paign.
Cumberland asks the district to max
him the nominee, n when he Is choS'
en- no mistake will be made.
GEORGE NJ. ROSE
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
THE YARN MILL COMBINE.
Alabama, Tennessee and Geogia
Mill Men Endorse the Scheme.

Atlanta, Ga. May ga meeting of
cotton yarn mill owners, representing
.2O7, 600 spindleJ in the states Of Ala
bama, Tennessee and Georgia, was held
in this city today to consider a plan
proposed by F. L. Underwood and Leo
nard Paulson, of New York city, re-
'Iative to the forming of a merger.
which will combine under one manage
Iment all the Cotton yarn mills OF the
south.
The decision of the mill owners in
attendance was unanimously IN favor
of accepting the plan proposed by
Messrs, Underwood and Paulson, which
is. provided 60 per mi OF the southern
yarn mill owneIs consent to the mer-
ger, to give to all mill owners who will
enter the combination IS per cent OF
the capital stock Of the proposed or
The purpose OF h contemplated or
ganization is to establish a standard
price upon all yarn goods. Provided
the merger is Consummated, $10,0 0o. 600
will be spent in b Improvement OF
yarn factories throughout h south
Mr.. Underwood's plan has been cor
daily received Dy h yarn mill men OF
North Carolina
Mr.. Underwood viii meet the yarn
mill owners OF South Carolina in con-
ference tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

Coal has advanced to six dollars a
ton. The only consolation to b av-
erage citizen Is that the q Is 20
hot IL don't mike any difference TX II
catches up with the price OF beef
Greensboro Record
While the most OF Us are ranting
about trusts, here comes Greensboro,
the convention city. Offering induce
ments to the tobacco trust to estab-
lish a branch there This thing VIII
never do and Greensboro should be
officially rebuked-Durham Herald
Miss Stone has begun her lecture
tour under thc management OF Major
Pond. II she could only get a few or
those terrible brigands to appear on
the stage in full uniform, IL would
add to the realism OF the story OF her
capture-Kins;on Free Press.
We farmers are a great people, and
a greater Inconsistency. We are, or
most of us, paying s1.25 for hay to
feed stock, anI 40 cents per day for
hands TO kill Lrab grass. Surely the
tidal wave OF prosperity is coming.
Consistency thou art 4 Jewell
G~oldsboro Argus
We warn the democrats of Mecklen-
burg agaiins. signing a petition that
is now being circulated. In certain
quarters there has been much ak
lately of a movement to run an indie
pendent ticke:. 1t is believed by well
informed democrats that the object OF
this petition Is to start the ball roll
ing for an Independent ticket. The
purpose seems to be to catch a few
unsuspecting democrats. Let nc dem
ocrat be decor. ed in this matter
Charlotte News.
A great change has taken place. A
few ear siTce no public man was
criticised mora unsparingly in the
Southern pres than Senator Hoar. He
was called Granny Hoar." and his
name was almost a symbol for hypoc-
risy. But now after his great speech,
and it was a great speech, in opposi-
ton to the administrations policy in
the Philippines he is praised as a pa
triot. a statesman. a brave and loyal
friend of human liberty. He was
either misjudssd in the past or over
estimated in The present for there is
nothing 10 indicate that he has under-
gone any radical change.-Raleigh
Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
At THE STATE CAPITAL.
observance Of Decoration Day-Com-
missions to Star Cadets at BinE-
ham SchOOI-Rural Delivery Letter
Box mashcrs-The Cotton Mill
Merger
Messenger 3 lreau.

Raleigh, N. c., May 30.
Decoration day was observed here by
the closing Of the federal building inc a
short session of the court. Many per-
sons. including the inmates Of the SOL
ldiers' home went to the admiralty kept
national cemetery in the afternoon.
The address there was by Major H. L.
lGrant, clerk of the federal court.
The closing exercises of the state in
lstitution here for colored deaf-mutes
and blind were held today. There are
|l65 pupils.
Governor Aycock returned this morn-
ling from Winston-Salem, where he at
tended the centennial commencement OF
lSalem female academy. He goes to
lChapel Hill next Monday, to be presc2,
lat the state university commencement,
There are forty graduates there this
The state authorizes the dissolution
of the Warren Land Company. of Dur
ham.
Claudius Dockery has arrived here to
make Raleigh his home. He will prac-
tice law.
State commissions to the three
star" cadetS at the Bingham school,
BASKERVILLE, have been issued, as follows:
Captains, John NJ. Hewitt, j. w. Hin
ton; first lieutenant H. H. Hinton.
The closing exercises of the Raleigh
male academy were held today. Editor
j. w. Bailey, of The Biblical Recorder.
delivered the address.
The board of agriculture were at The
Agricultural and Mechanical college to-
|dav.
The two white men who wrecked rural
free delivery letter boxes near Clinton
were brought here today for trial In the
federal court. Their offence is very Sc
rious indeed. They were raced by In
Connally, who secured a remark
able lot Of evidence against them,
though they did their work at night.
1t appears to be pretty well under.
stood here that the merger of cotton
mills which HI. E. Fries is arranging
for will succeed. 1t is said that sever
Ial mills which were not at first Mention
ed now desire to enter the combination.
At the soldiers home today the fu-
neral of w. E.. Aldridge was held. He
was the first inmate n val also the
oldest. being nearly 80 years OF age
The firemen here are making great
preparations for the state convention.
Arrangements are to be made to give
delegates and visitors a notably good
time.
All the commandments at the Whit
colleges here are now at an end. 81
IMary's was the last. Its students Went
home today. There were 625 STUDENT
in the white female colleges here
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Farm Inspectis n-Premium for State
Fair-Death at Soldiers Home.
Especial to the liessenger.)

Especial to the lieSSenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., May 2s.-The state to-
day authorized a dissolution OF the Ire
dell Tobacco Company. Of Statesville.
The board OF agriculture this after
noon inspected the farm of the Agricul-
tural college, including 800 acres pur-
chased last year. The college asks the
board to recommend $4,000 increase Of
appropriation, most OF II for the agri-
cultural section Of he college, the idea
being to perfect that section, making
1t very attractive and increasing the
number Of students taking that course,
so that the mechanical section shall not
be overshadowing.
The board Of agriculture this after
noon voted only $3.50 for special pre-
mtums to farmers at b state fair.
Heretofore 1880 has been gwen. John
B. Cunningham and e. N. Allen made a
strong fight for $500.
w. r. Aldridge, the first inmate ad-
mitted to the soldiers home here, died
today. He served in Seventh regiment
and was from Kinston.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
TO PROSECUTE FOR MURDER.
locomotive Engineers Take up the
killing of a Member.

Norfolk, Va, May 30.-The Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers will take
action in securing the arrest of ]. E.
Greenwich, formerly a Southern railway
conductor, who is 10 in Mexico, on tn :
charge Of having murdered ]. L. Stan
field, a member Of the brotherhood and
an employee Of the Southern at Knox
vile, Tenn, Stanfield's body was found
on the plains, robbed and mutilated.
Greenwich, since the murder, has dis
posed Of the watch, grip and extra
clothing of the murdered man. Engi-
neer w. r. Hodge was sent by the
brotherhood TO Mexico to investigate
the matter. He has returned and his
report is In a committee's hands. Re-
QUESTION will be asked for to secure
arrest
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
PRESENTED TO THE EMPEROR.
Lieutenant Commander Potts our
New Naval Atfache ut Berlin.

Berlin, May 3o.-Lieutenant Com
mander Templin n. Potts, United
states navy. Who Is to succeed Com
mander William n. Beehler as naval
attache Of the United States here. Octo-
Der LIST next, was presented to Emperor
William at noon today In the court
yard Of the castle. Lieutenant Com
mander Potts, who was I'm Uniform, was
directed to wait until his majesty re-
turned from the spring parade Of the
Berlin and Potsdam garrison, on the
Tempeihof field. and then, after the Ger
emony Of "trooping the colors", Captain
Won UNI presented the lieutenant
commander to the emperor, who was on
horse back With the lieutenant COM
mander standing by the side Of his
morse. Emperor William and the naval
officer conversed for about ten min
utes, bis majesty questioning the future
attache with great rapidity as to
where he was born, had he ever been
In Germany before. where he served,
etc, elicitirg almost a complete auto
biography Of the naval officer. The en-
peror finally said he vas glad that Com
mander Potts had come to Berlin and
thus closed an informal audience
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
LABOR AGENT BEATEN.
ing to Secure Men for soft Coal
Mines.

WiIkesbarre. Pa, May 30.-An agent
for a West Virginia coal company who
has been In the city the past week hir-
ing men to go south was assaulted by
striking miners and their sympathizers
at Slavic settlement In the northern
part OF this city today. Tie party max
ing the assault said the agent was en-
deavoring to get the anthacite miners to
30 TO West Virginia to take h places
or strikers there. The representative
OF the coal company tried to escape by
jumping on an electric al as IL. was
passing, but he was pulled from the
car and severely beaten. Cooler heads
IN the crowd saved him from probable
fatal injuries
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
DUN. News NoSes.
(csrrespondence of the Messenger
Dunn N. c.. May 30

fcerespondence of the Messenger)
Dunn. n. c., May 80.
Rev. w. B. Morton has accepted a
call to the Baptist church here. Mr.
Morton comes we'll recommended to our
peopae, and his ermon so far sustain
his reputation. He will serve Red
Springs and this place. Last week ne
moved his wife from Roxboro. his for
mer charge.
Tonight the orion Trio.
OF three young ladies Of the Red
Snrings seminary, will give a concert
ian the opera house. Dur people VIII
Give them a hearty welt ONE.
Senator Brown, Of Columbus, was on
- .treets this morning shaking hands
With his friends. The senator Is a can
Sidate for congress and has some strong
friends in Harnett- Inc otner n
ssfes In the district are Aessrs- COOK
and Hale. of Fayetteville; Patterson, Oh
Nation. and Bellamy, Of Wilmington
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
To Release Volunteer Soldiers in
Prisons.

Washington, May 29.-Under the de-
cision Of the supreme court in the case
Of Captain Peter G.. Demlng, Secretary
Root has directed that t~wenty-seven
ex-members Of volunteer organizations
now serving sentence shall be released
from CONTINENT. Ten of the freed m N
are now at the Fort Leavenworth peni-
tertiary and the other seventeen are at
Alcatras island. California They are
all enlisted men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

New Orleans. May 3o.-The French
steamship Paraguay, from Santos via
Rio de Janeiro, has reached this city
from quarantine. and after dischargfng
VIII sail for Martinique, having been
chartered by the French government to
carry 1,S00 soldiers from Martinique to
France.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

Augusta, Ga, May 3o.-The at
the King mill was again
today by the walking out oil All the
loom fxers except two. This was ooEe.
it Is said, on a peremptory oroer os
Secretary HILBERT, Of the NauonaI Ie
fiIe workers Association, received bv
wire yesterday
The striking operatives have been or
dered to vacate the Companies houses
and are moving out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

McDuf6e's Turpent.ne and Mutton
Suet Lung Plaster is a certain cure for
whooping cough, easy and comfortable,
works while you sleep. Is cents at R.
r. Bellamy's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Saturday. AHa is

In q letter received by Mrs w
j. Reel from Mrs Ed Mccullough
she writes their Ii year old son,
Craig, had killed cub cougar
aud wounded the mother in the
Spirit Lake country, Idaho
Miss Fannie Grail, OF Arnold,
Neh. is in the Valley the quasi of
Mrs Leonard Cole.
Chester Blsckman, assistant
postmaster at Moorhead, who has
been in the Valley the guest of
w 9 B.rne't, left for his home
this morning.
nj HeiumAn is visiting friends
in Fremont.
Mrs Frank Alger is visit, g
friends in Omaha for few days.
TOM Malony, the cigar man of
Council Bluff ), WAS in the Valley
last night. H. goes to Hot
Springs, = D tomorrow for weeks
visit with his family, who are
spending the summer there.
Miss Nay RrnI'ey, of Platte,
S d aud Miss Getha Mckee, of
Bonestrel, S ID we're in the Valley
yesterday the quests of Miss Anna
Murphy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Monday, August f8.

| George Sinoothars la i'll Logan
To-Day visiting friends.
II den and kirkwoad are in
Omaha today making arrange
ments to take large party of
land seekers to Canada tomorrow
evening.
Miss Lizzie Tamisia is visiting
in the Valley the guest of Nj and
Mrs Y Tamisla.
i L. Davis is in Logan on real
estate business today.
J G Brennan, of Omaha, candi-
date on the fusion state ticket in
Nebraska FOR Office OF commis-
sioner OF public grounds and build
ings, attended the Clan Na-Gsal
picnic in the Valley yesterday.
Peter Kinney had two dollar
dinner Sunday He beat Sam
Richards on horse race for 5000.
Mrs G ] Moore, Of Lorhville, a
sister of Mrs II d McEvoy is in
the Valley for few days visit
Andrew Anderson is in Omat q
today looking up the feeder
market.
Sheriff Powers, of Omaha, was
In the Valley yesterday with the
Clan-Na-Gael picuicksrs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
:srssi B;aAsn

Or GGurnan had ;ds LEFT wrist
broken Saturday evening, in a
wreck of a huss coming from the
fair grounds. About half way be-
tween town and the FAIR grounds
the front wheels pulled from un-
der the buss, Turning il bottom
side ulo. The DR. was caught UNI
Idsr Il 5uss aud his wrist broken.
A lady in tho bnss ESCAPED with
ont an j, infv. \ gentleman from
Omaha had his head ba.lly cut
Ca! Orr had che rib badly sprain-
81 1t was il lively m.s ~ FOR q
| lev l4isnNtcs.
Miss Pearl & iiley is visiting
Mrs Hosbrook this week.
Mrs Heilman is Visiting at the
home Of Mrs : a Livingston.
Mr. and Mrs Dit!'slbacher and
son were in the Valley yesterday
the guests OF Airs J G Rhodgkeck,
mother OF Mrs ~.
Mrs Dsn Johnson is visiting
fris nas in Oalalls for few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21

Burglars visited the residence
of Mrs G W Hargens, 404 South
First street, Thursday afternoon
in the absence of the family. They
got S45 and a gold watch. World
Herald.
Miss Francis Huff, daughter of
Mr. apd Mrs Cap Huff, Of Monda-
min, has been visiting her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs Fl M Huff,
in this city, left for her home in
Mondamin this morning.
Miss Emma Monroe who has
been visiting Mrs Ike Perrin for
a few days returned to her home
Fremont today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. A b. IIosbrook are en-
Pertaining number of teachers at a
house party for few days. The com
pany is made up of the Misses Caldwell
of the LeMars schools; Miss Martha
Campbell, of Lake City; Y. G B4rnell,
Supt, of Oak Park, III Schools; Frank
Edwards, Supt. of schools at Central
City; Miss Gilkey, Omaha; Miss Rose
Edwards and Mr.. Homer Caldwell, of
Logan; Miss Eva Livingston and Miss
Turner, of the Valley are included In
1.-THE mum Der.
Mrs. Dr. Chapman returned from
Norfolk, Nebraska, last night, where
she had been visiting her sister.
r. q. Fleming and daughter Bessie,
and Mrs q. o. Burkett, willtake in the
excursion to Manawa tomorrow.
A. $. Whitworth received letter to-
day from w. II. Fensler, in which he
says Fred is improving slowly.
Father Murphy, of Madale, was in
the Valley this morning with his broth
er NJ. w. Murphey, of Burlington, 10.
George Morehead, of Dunlap was in
the Valley this morning on his way
home from Montana. lie says
the cattle on the ranges of Montana
are in the very best condition this year
he has ever seen them.
Mrs. Frank Tamisiea is spending q
few days in Loveland, the guest of
relatives.