The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-20
STATE PRESS.

Senator Simmons has been compli-
mented by Senator Foraker on his Phil
ippine speech and now he ought TO be
good--Greensboro Record
Retail meat edalers VINO sell meat pur-
chased OF the Swift-Armour trust are
making some powerful democrauc
speeches when they explain II TO their
Observation-Disclosures journal.
II the southern governors were to I'm
pose conditions OF Governor Davis, OF
Arkansas, In pardoning negro convicls
Massachusetts would ave to revise her
views on the negro question or enlarge
her penitentiary.-Washingtcn IN. CO
Gazette.
The report sent ont from Washing
ton hat the conference between Hanna
and Roosevelt, over The Rathpon mat
ter broke up in a row Is denied. 1t will
be remembered hat wnen Hanna
bought his seat in the United States
senate Rathbone was his confidential
manager AS a reward for his success
full management of ann campaign,
Rathbone was given 2 big job in Cuba's
carpet-bag government-Raleigh News
and Observer.
1t is unfortunate for the public that
the last remaining white in
the city be closed. This was a great ac-
commodation to those who desired q
meal and did not care to stop at the
hotels or boarding houSes. This leaves
only colored restaurants, outside of the
places we have mentioned. The public
will be greatly Inconvenience. The
cause Of the closing IS the restrictions
the board of aldermen have placed up
on those that were in exist nce.-Dur-
ham Sun.
The extracts telegrarhed from Wash
ington of the recent speech Of Senator
Tillman do not give a correct impress
sion of the speech Itself. These extracts,
coupled with the facJ that the demo-
cratic majority manifested their disap-
prevail by Withdrawing in a body from
the senate chamber, have made people
believe the speech was little beside
blood and thunder. The contrary is the
case, as a careful reading or the speech
Will show. h bloOd-tnirSty paragraphs
which were published, mar a very
strong and manly argument in defense
Of the south.-Charlotte News.
All the political and railroad world
is interested in a novel suit pending in
Moore superior court this week. In 1900
Mr.. Seawell was the Fusion candidate
for lieutenant governor of North Caro-
lima. He was not a judicious speaker
and some Of his speeches ave offence
He was billed to speak at Shelby, made
his speech. and as he was waiting to
take the train when some boys in Shell
by pelted him with stale eggs. CThat
was before eggs had reached thirty
cents a doZen.) Mr.. Seawell has brought
suit for SIS, 900 damages, not against the
boys who threw the egg blu against
the Seaboard Air Linz railroad, claim
ing that he was on railroad property
and should " had protection. If Mr..
Seawell wins his suit, ex-senator But
Ter will have a claim against the Allan
tic Coast Lin for the "egging' he re-
ceiyad at WILSON,. eX-GOvarnOr Russell
against the Carolina Central for dam
ages sustained at MaXton, and various
other decayed politicians Will be able to
get mage OccaSioned by the pelting
by ansient eggs.-News and Observer.
When Jules Verne's Twenty Thous-
and Leagues Under the Sea- first made
appearance, people smiled skeptically
and thought-What a remarkably vivid
imagination Today we have a half
dozen Nautiluses built and owned by
this government that navigate with
ease and safety the depths Of the ocean,.
When the same authors Mysterious
Island was written it ADDED to his
laurels as a brilliant fictionist, yet to-
day the world gaZes upon Martinique.
If the deductions of scientists and the
observations of e~ye-wi;neSSLS are to be
taken, Martinique is the horrible reali-
zation of Verne's fancy-or prophecy.
In that story, is will be remembered,
the violent eruption Of the volcano was
caused, so the novellst's theory goes,
by the waters of the sea rushing in up
on the fiery furnace deep down in the
bowels of the mountain. Scientists ex-
plain the eruption of Mont Pelee in tn"
same language. The days or miracles
and prophecies have long since passed,
but there are those that are inclined to
ask if Jules Verne wrote from inspira-
tion.-Charlotte News.
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