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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
ERUPTIONS IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

1t seems that the New York yellow
journal that put Raleigh and Wades-
boro in the earthquake track had been
reading history. Mr.. NJ. S. Willard, of
New Hanover, calls attention to the
fact that in a note to the chapter ''Of
the Soil and Produce" in Williamston's
History of North Carolina" these
word are found: "a small explosion
of q volcanic nature was observed
about the year 1893, in Arson county,
News and Observer.
About eight Or ten miles from the
town of Wadesboro are three high hills,
standing close together, called Gordon
mountains. On the sides of these hills
and lying in the low lands at their
feet are scattered many rocks of a
peculiar nature, some round, some oval.
powder. In some this powder is purple
in some red; there may be other colors.
These rocks vary in size from a hen's
egg to much larger dimensions.
These stones show unmistakable evil
dence of having been subjected to great
heat. The shell of The rock contains
iron and the powder within is some
composition of iron. We are not scien-
tifc enough to give the proper terms.
These stones are easily broken open.
When struck with Il hammer they
usually break nalf in two. The shell of
one the size of a mans fist is hardly
over three-quarters of an inch thick.
Specimens are to be seen III the state
museum and We think a gentleman in
this city has some of them.
1t is said that the farmers wives of
thai ~neighborhood used to use the
powder in these stones to dye the cloth
from their looms.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
NEW YORK WORLDS ADVICE TO
ROOSEVELT.

The New York World to
which to secure his greatly desired re-
ciprocity with Cuba,-not only rcciproc-
ity to the extent heretofore desired by
h president, but advises him to raise
his figures on sugar to 40 per cent. That
newspaper suggests to the president to
withhold his signature to the river and
harbor bill and to the public buildings
bill until congress shall ass a 40 per
cent. Cuban reciprocity bill.
The World is treading on dangerous
ground. That PAPER knows Roosevelt
thoroughly; therefore it should be care
full in giving such advice. or rather in
making such suggestions. While the
president is a man who does not ap-
preciate unsought advice from the press
as to how he should manager the affairs
Of the executive department he is given
to ultra ideas and has enough in his
head already, without the press under
taking to supply him with more. We
do not believe the president would hest
tate to withhold his signature from
these, or any other bills in order to gain
a desired point if the idea struck him
as a good one. Impulsive, determined,
self-willed, erratIc, nothing hardly that
he would do along this line would
greatly surprise the people.
Mr.. Roosevelt is determined, if pos
sible, to carry his point as to Cuban re-
owe proceedings in the White house
before the adjournment Of congress-.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
THE IMPERIAL. OF LONDON,
. ~comuetItor of the American To-
bacco Company. tn Operate Extca-
.ixeIy i'm virginia and the Car
Qlinar. =.

London, June 6.-The imperial tobac-
co company has received a report from
the agents it sent to the United States
for the purpose OF organizing a fight
against the American tobacco combina-
ton. This report says that a large
number of additional agents. buyers
and exporters has already been en-
gagged, and that architects have bee
commissioned to design n number OF
large leaf factories. The Imperial to-
bacco company intends to start in the
tobacco business at Greenville, Kin
and Danville, and at other points
throughout Virginia and North and
South Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10

Arrest of Alleged Murderer-werk
on street Car Line.

Correspondence OF the Messenger
Greensboro, ". c.. June. g.
Chief of police Scott received n tele-
gram last night directing hin to arrest
q white man named Oscar Williams.
who IS wanted for a murder committed
a. Millboro. Randolph county The
dead man was Lafayette Rooth, and
the homicide is a & 10 have beer the
outcome Of a drunken ARRAY Wednes-
day night. knives being the weapons
The new street cars are not yet run
ming. but those which have arrived con-
tinue TO be a IN OF curiosity 10
those who have never seen such We
hicles OF loComotion before. They are
still covered with and II an
admission fee for looking At them had
been charged. no doubt il would have
resulted in enough dimes TO have paid
the freight on bringing them here. The
principle business street OF the city is
now being torn up and rails laid. a
large force OF workmen being engaged,
and in d few days the work will Dc
completed The heaviest rails and
crossties are being used. and the sys-
tenn when completed wall be strictly up
to-date in every particular.
Mrs. c. T. Glascock. the wife OF Al
derman and Mayor pro tenn Glascock,
of this city, died at 10 o'clock last night
after a brief illness. aged fifty -four.
Their many friends are deeply sympa-
thetic, with Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ. Scales.
whose little fourteen months old
died of cholera infautum last night,
after an illness of only two days
Mr.. y. T. Keel. Il member OF the
firm of Luck & Keel, OF Mount Olive,
merchants, has been in the city the
past two days prospecting, and is so
we'll pleased with the location he has
decided to move here and go into bust
ness.
The trial of the Indictment against
Cone and Sternburger on the charge OF
maintaining a nuisance by means OF
their dam at the Proximity and Revo-
luton cotton mills, drags its slow
length along in the superior court. The
trial has been on for three days n
only FIVE witnesses, out Of at least 20
called in the case, have. been so far eX-
amined.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
hnmber of Commemorative North
state Improvement -COmpany-PeO-
pie Coming and Going.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. C, June q.
There was an interesting meeting Of
the chamber of in the coull-
ty court room last evening, Major Z. j.
Hale presiding in the absence of Mr..
A. II. Slocomb, with Mr.. F. r. Rose
secretary. The good work hitherto don
by the chamber was recognized by the
accession of nineteen names to the roll
of membership, and matters of general
interest were discussed by MeSSrS H.
Med. Robinson, b. r. Huske. CT. G..
Myrover, Z. r. McKethan, Isaac a.
Murchison, F. r.. Rose, H. r.. Horne,
H. c. Bash and others. A committee
was appointed to issue d booklet setting
forth the commercial and Industrial ad-
vantages of Fayetteville, and to solicit
therefor from the town and county gov
ernmentS.
Work is pushing or the wharves of
the Fayetteville and Wilmington Steam
boat Company, to get everything in
readiness for the City of Fayetteville"
just completed at Jacksonville, Fla,
and Mr.. NJ. L. Moses, a marine engineer
of Syracuse, n. Y, is here to receive the
boat.
Mr.. T. w. Watson, of Winston, is in
III 49, - SNiA AZ AOPNiN q LIE
point of the North State Improvement
Company.
Professor J. A. Jones, superintendent
of the city graded schools, left last
night to spend a few days at his home
near Raleigh. He will go thence to
teach mathematics at the University
summer school, n will afterwards
spend a few weeks at the University OF
Chicago.
Marshal Hodgin, a negro living in the
western part of the county, and sus-
pected of burning the barns of Mr..
Britton, barricaded himself in his house
against arrest, but quietly surrendered
when Deputy Sheriff Monaghan broke
down the door.
. Mr.. T. T. Wright, boss painter, fell off
the scaffolding around the residence OF
Mrs. Cochran at Myrtle Hill, and was
taken up unconscious.
Crowds of pretty children are to-day
practising in the armory for next weeks
entertainment in aid of the Hay Street
church organ fund.
Announcement is made of the marri-
age of Mr.. H. w. Hubbard and Miss
Carrie O.. Kennedy at $3.50 O'clock on
the afternoon of June 10th, at the Ken
nedy family residence on Moore street.
Miss Lillian Slocomb and Mr.. Charles
q. Rose, of this city, are attending the
University commencement.
Mr.. w. S. Prior is at home for yaca-
ton, with the University degree of
Bachelor of Philosophy.
Mr.. w. Starr Owen, a bright student
Of the Raleigh Agricultural and Ne
chanical college, is at HON for the hol-
iday.
DIR. Leslie Evans, Of C~larkton, is max
ing a visit to friends in this county.
Mrs. A. j. Kelway, of Charlotte, is
the guest of Captain and Mrs. r. a.
Switzerland.
Mr.. j. A Crews. representing The
Messenger, spent yesterday evening at
Hope Mills, and went up to Dunn to-
day at oon
There is much regret here at the Sc
riousi illness Of Captain j. p. Monaghan.
Of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan has been confined
by a spell of sickness to his residence
on Haymount for the past three or our
days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
PRESIDENT WILL NOT INTERFERE.
No Legal Ground for interference in
the Miners strike.

Washington. June 6--After "A confer
.ence with the members OF his cabinet
to-day. President Roosevelt decided
that there Is no legal ground for inter
ference by him in the settlement OF the
dispute between the coal operators and
striking miners. The resolutions OF the
York board OF trade and t~ranspor-
point n commissioner TO visit the an
thracite regions and investigate the sit
~uation. We're discussed at great length.
but as the law OF 1892 which conferred
authority upon h President to appoint
such an officer has been repealed. the
president has no desire to assume the
responsibility which the New York
board or trade suggested.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
LORD KITCHENER.

Another name is added to the roll of
Great Britain's national heroes. For
some years Kitchener OF Khartoum has
been a marked man. Today he is in the
foremost rank of those whom the Brit
iSh, from king to commoner, delight to
honor. The king promotes him from
the rank of baron to hat of a viscount,
and the house of m by a prac-
tically unanimous Vote-for the Irish
opposition was d pe%rfunctory matter, Of
courSe-votes him a onu of $3.50, 600.
In popular favor there is only one name
in the British army today that
with him, and disparity of age n the
sure processes of time will presently
leave that of good old Kitchener SUI
preme.-New York Tribune.
Lord Kitchener. while enjoying his
popularity and taking pleasure in being
looked upon as the greatest man in the
British empire, should remember the
fate of Wellington. The man who fired
the British heart with wild enthusiasm
and Won the peoples low and admira-
ton for his campaigns in the ~peninsular
against Napoleon and for his overthrow
of the .'tyrant OF Europe at Water
loo became so unpopular that he vas
followed through the streets of london
by a kissing, hooting, bowling mob, the
despised of the people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
HANNA.S BID FGR THE PRESIDENCY

If the Hon. Mark a. Hanna is not
: setting his triggers, and setting them
most skillfully to secure the nomination,
for the presidency we are nightly de-
Ceived. When the republican V
ton meets in 1904 President Roosevelt
will find hi his friend Hanna a un-
every one of his strong posi-
lions. The charge up San Juan Hill.
the Rough Riders craze, the whirlwlnd
tour with rear platform speeches.
through the northwest and southwest
will stand no chance against the shrewo
scheming, wirepulling and salt-trim-
ming of the willy senator from Ohio
The fight between labor and capital
will be an important element in that
campaign and Mark Hanna, one of the
latter class, will show up as the great
friend of the former. He now poses as
the leader in the deavo to estaol1sh
the principle of arbitration in all dis
putes between employer and employe,
and as the chairman of the arbitration
committee of the civic federation he is
working the game for all it is worth.
To be convinced of this one has but
TO read the platform recently adopted
by the republican state convention OF
Ohio, which was largely the production
of Senator Hanna
He realizes that the actions OF the
trusts and combines of late have lnJur-
ed his party; hat some concessions
must be made to the victims of these
monopolies-the people. and that the
man in The republican party who can
make the people believe he is with them
in this fight will be the winning man.
and that is the role he is playing, and
he will play it successfully, if Mr..
Roosevelt does not look out
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
POSTAGE PREPAID.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1909,
SENATOR DEITRICH'S BILL.

The administration has accepted this
senator's who are opposed TO the idea
OF reducing the tariff on Cuban sugar
imported into this country as a means
OF relieving the financial situation in
the island. Where the principle of
reciprocity comes in we cannot see.
The bill, if enacted into law would aid
the Cuban government, because it pro-
vides for return to it's treasury by our
government of a certain percentage of
the money collected as tariff duties on
Cuban sugar imported into his
try; but where is the neutrality of the
plan? What benefit are the American
people to derive from it? The consum-
or pays the tax and our government re-
mits to the Cuban government a GER
tain PORTION of those payments. The
plan is well enough if it is the inten-
ton to tax our people in order to in
crease the receipts of the Cuban treas
ury. The principle of reciprocity,
though is entirely omitted and it looks
Iik acceptance of defeat by President
Roosevelt without being willing to ad-
nit il.
While this plan of rebate would aid
the Cuban government, it would not
help the planters of that island out of
their financial distress which now bord-
ers or bankruptcy.
TIL republican senators who oppose
" e - AZ c,,~ar
and tobacco cannot see why, if it is
proper to lower the protection to these
TWO products of the farm, it should not
he right to lower it as to other articles
nl American production. They say it
VI have the appearance of singing out
the farmer to be sacrificed in order to
renGe~ aid to Cuba. They claim to be
afraid of it's political effect in the COM
ing campaign.
While it was stated at the time Sena-
tor Dietrich introduced his bill that the
president had agreed to accept it as a
solution of the matter, it seems that the
faction of republican senators favoring
reciprocity have not yet acceded to the
plan. At the conference of opposing
factions on Thursday the rebate prop
Osition vas made and the other side,
while not rejecting it, stated that it
was not prepared or disposed to accept
it.
h truth is the republican party has
gotten into a terrible muddle over the
matter and its leaders do not know
what to do. They are afraid to turf
either way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
Threatened Strike of Boiler

Spokane, Wash, June "a strike tina
may extend from the Mississippi TO n
Pacific ocean is imminent, unless con-
cessions are made within the next TWEEN
ty-four hours TO the Great Northern
railway boiler makers at Hillyard, a
suburb Of Spokane. who have made de-
mand for an increase in wages The
Imachinist at Hil.yard are understood to
be in sympathy wit hthe boiler makers
and may back them If necessary.
The boiler makers at Hillyard have
asked for an increase in wages Of
from $3.50 to 81 a day. Unless news In
received that the is granted.
ii is that the boiler maker
will quit work tomorrow morning. seri-
Dusty Gripping the machine shops. II
is understood here that the demand ex-
tends throughout the entire system of
Great Northern railway, tomorrow be-
ing the day chosen for action. The
machinists at Hillyard, while not ex-
pected to quit work Tomorrow. are I'm
derstood TO be in sympathy with the
Boiler makers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
THE COLOR LINE.

Two white men Of ITedeil county, this
state, get their deserts for attempting,
in a most ~disgraceful way, to obliterate
the color line, NJ encroach upon the
peculiar prerogretiyes of a certain eIe-
ment Of the negro race We are glad
TO see that Judge Shaw appreciated the
gravity Of the situation and rose to the
emergency, acting promptly and vigor-
ously. We hope the Course the Judge
pursued will have d salutary effect on
any other white men who in future find
themselves tempted in like I'M to
wipe out the color line. OF this matter
the Asheboro Courier says:
Last week in Iredell superior court
at S~tatesville, Judge Shaw in passing
sentence OF six monChs each on the
county roads, OF two white men for
stealing chickens, said hat he never
knew a white man convicted Of stealing
chickens before, n that stealing
chickens had heretofore been the pecu-
liar province of the colored race, and
they might, perhaps, consider this an
infringement upon their rights"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
Vision of City DveIIers.

New Orleans Times-Democrat)
speaking of the practice of Wear
ing glasses" said a w~ell-known OPP
tician in Canal street, there is a Gu
rious thing about the human eye that
the average person is constantly over
looking. We talk a great deal about
the influence of color. about glare, and
all that sort OF thing. Unquestionab,y
color has a great deal to do with the
weakness of the human eye at this
time. Glare figures as an important
factor in the impairment of the human
sight. In the matter of color, there is
so much rioting in these latter days,
hat the eye is kept in an almost con-
slant strain. Red is violently red,
green violently green, and so on, until
the eye is simply strained beyond tins
normal in an effort to visualize the hue
and hence the optic nerves are, in a
measure, strained and injured.
But this is not the greatest danger.
when we come to hin Of modern ten
denotes, so far as the human eye is CO =
cerned. There are other conditio 3
which are infinitely more injurious than
the matter of color. The glare is bad
enough, too. The lectric and incandes-
cent lights are simply fearful on ones
eyesight. But the thing 1 quarrel with
more than with any other influence is
the condition which limits the scope C
ones vision. The eye should have a
broad range. One should have the OF
portunity of seeing a long distances
We are denied his opportunity. We
are hemmed and hedged in until the
distance we are capable of seeing is
very short indeed. This is why 1 am a
strong advocate of parks and prone
nades. Green is naturally a restfui
color, and if the city could be provided
with long avenues and splendid parks,
where ones Eyes could stretch out in 4
long vista, it would be a great thing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10

The press dispatches announce that
Colonel Lynch will Ieava Paris for Lon
don to demand his seat in the house Of
commons. Colonel Lynch is an Irish
mar who fought on the Boer side in
the recent war and while so engaged
was elected to parliament from Galway.
What John Bull will do about 1t re-
mains to be seen. 1t has been a%nnounc-
ed in London that the colonel would not
be allowed to take his seat and would
be arrested on the charge of high trea-
son as soon Is he arrived in Great
Rrjtaio
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
Mark Twain as Pilot.

st. Louis, June 6.-Mark Twain at the
pilot wheel on the Mississippi he help
ed to immortalize, and through Coun-
tess de Rochambeau christening the
craft with the name of the world fam
GUS Missourian, were the stirring sights
on the river excursion to-day in honor
Of the distinguished French guests. Mr..
Clemens farewell to the historic stream
was impressive. He was at the wheel
Tor nearly half an hour. ~Soundings
we're taken by the captain of the vessel
and the result of each throw of the
lead was called up to the pilot house in
the usual way, the pilot responding as
was the custom in the days, forty years
the river.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
Anecdote of the Navy.

When the Constitution had cleared
for action. and was bearing down to
engage with the Guerr1ere. says a writ
er I'm Leslie's Weekly. Mr.. Morris. the
first officer, came to Commodore Hull
and said that he ought to make O.
speech to the men: that they expected
that he would say something to them.
Commodore Hull was no speech-maker.
but 1t being expected. he replied:
Well, Mr.. Morris, pipe the men aft
The ~boatswain's whistle rang out, and
when they were assembled aft, Com
modore Hull sad: Men. you see that
big ship on there? Well. that Is a Brit
Ism frigate." If We capture her it .s
nVe hunderd dollars apiece In your
pockets Pipe to quarters, Mr.. Nor
rs; pipe to quarters" The men gave
three rousing cheers. and went to their
stations In high good humor.
Another incident may be related. Ii
so happened just before war was de-
Iclared that the Constitution and Guer-
Iriere were 10Th lying at anchor I'm
Hampton Roads. and the commanders,
as naval officers, were interchanRnc
Icourtesies. dining and taking wine to-
lgether, and on one occasion, after
Capt Dacrees had shown Capt. Hull
through his ship. Capt. Hull said:
Take good care OF this ship, Captain.
Dacres. for IL We have war, and I meet
her on the high sea-, I shall capture
her Capt Dacres derisiveIy laughed
and replied: I'll bet you a hundred
guineas o WON'T "Oh, no." reto,n-
led Capt Hull. II can't bet YOU a-huI-
Idred suineas but I'll bet you a hat"
AFTER the capture Of the Guerrero,
capt Dacres zane aboard the Con-
lstitution n approached to surrender
MS sword. when Commodore Hull ex-
claimed: mo. no, No matter about
your sword. I don't want that, but m
trouble you for that bet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10

Ills sadden Return to the East not
Ordered by the Department

Washington. June s.-SecretaIy Root
to-day stated that General Miles has
not been summoned to Washington.
The general, 1t Is saidris now en- route
from Fort Riley. kas. to West Point.
in response 20 an invitation TO attend
the centennial celebration there sext
week
II is explained in another quarter that
Lieutenant General Miles only desired
to see that portion OF the field gan tests
a Fort Riley which took place the first
day. After that he intended to come
'east again 10 West Point, stopping NJ
Chicago to look into some private mat
tiers, and again at Syracuse, u. v.
where an Informal reception is TO BE-
rendered him by a body OF war veter-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10

There seems to be some trouble about
jurors in Scotland county. Attorney
The Laurinburg Exchange giving the
names Of men who have served in the
county. He prefaces the list by this
statement:
Il hear that it is stated by some per-
son Or persons that the juries of Scot
land county hav been packed by my
self or by w. D. McLaurin, the sheriff
of the county, acting under my direc-
ton. In view of this statement l sub
NIT to the public the list of jurors who
have served in the courts of the county
as shown by the records"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10

The New Constitution of Virginin
Adopted by q Vote of 30 to LORE
cess TIL June 25.

Richmond, Va, June 6-The constitu-
tional convention to-day, ON motion of
Mr. Cameron, of Petersburg. finally
adopted the new constitution by a re-
corded vote Of 90 to 10. Messrs. Mum
dy and Walters, republicans, and eight
eight democratic members were record
ed aye while all the other ten repub-
licans voted mo.
The schedule was completed and the
constitution referred to the enrolling
committee, to be ~engrossed. The body
adopted a report from the committee on
enrolment providing for a recess until
June 18th, in order to allow sufficient
time for engrossment.
Only the registration re-
mains TO be completed, and to-morrow's
session viii likely wind hat up, and
the body viii then adjourn until June
18th.