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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
A Correction Corrected.
Mr.. Editor:

MI. EDITOR:
In your paper of yesterday was print
ed an article signed by H. Med. Robin
son and n. A. Sinclair. Esqs, which
purported to be correction of an error
in the original reports sent out to the
state press as to the nominations made
by our county (Cumberland) convention
last Saturday for associate justices.
Having stated that a mistake was made
in reporting the county unanimous for
Connor and Walker, they proceed to
give the actual facts Grom their view
poinD and conclude with the statement
that leach of the gentlemen named
(Connor, Walker, and Brown) is entitled
to his proportionate part of Cumber-
land county, to-wit: Connor, 17-44,
Walker, 14-44, and Brown, 13-44." The
best evidence of the action of the con-
vention on this question is the minutes
tract is taken from the minutes, which
are duly signed by the Chairman and
two secretaries, to-Wit: THE following
nominations were then made for asso-
ciate justices, to-wit: Hon. H. G. Con-
nor, by u. B. Newton, Esq. Hon. Geo.
II. Brown, by H. Med. Robinson, Esq.
Hon. Platt D. Walker, by --. On
following vote was received: Connor,
So; Walker, 20; Brown, 65. Whereupon,
the chair ruled that MesSrs. Connor and
Walker had received the highest vote
and were endorsed by the convention"
1t was we'll understood by the conVen-
ton that the contest was between Con-
nor and Brown for the eastern judge
ship. the one receiving the highest vote
to be declared, under the unit rule, the
unanimous choice of the convention, for
the eastern judgeship, while under the
same rule, Hon. Platt D. Walker was
declared the unanimous choice as the
western candidate.
Now here is a simple proposition for
my friends Robinson and Sinclair to
solve both of whom are expert mathe-
maticians: How can a county conven-
ton, working under the unit rule, by a
majority give it's unanimous endorse
ment to congressional candidate, and
then, by the same unit rule, when there
are but two candidates for associate
justice to be named, divide the vote of
county between three candidates for
same office? Q. K. NIMOCKS.
July 8, 1902, Fayetteville. N. C.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Raleigh and Wilmington to Play
There Next Week-New Graded
School Faculty.

Goldsboro. July S.
The Raleigh and Wilmington base ball
teams will play three games IN this city
next week, one each on Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday. Mr. r c. Rivers.
the former manager OF the Raleigh
team, was here today 10 make the ar
rangements for the games. It will be
the first and, perhaps. the only oppor-
tunity the people of Goldsboro have had
or will have to see real league ball
playing, and they will turn out In large
numbers. The game VIII be well ad-
vertised in the surrounding towns and
will draw immense crowds. MIR. Rivers
is out looking for a father Tor the Or
phan Wilmington team. He has gone 10
Wilson this afternoon to see what IN
ducements that town Eas TO offer Tor
the orphans When both teams come
here next week he will inquire whether
or not Goldsboro would like TO nave
the team. 1t is understood now that the
town which will make the best offer Will
get the orphans.
Miss Florence Mazeberg, graduate
of the State Normal at Greensboro;
Miss Lizzie Ferrell, of Clinton, a grad
uate of the Peabody Normal at Nash
vile, Tenn, and Miss Annie Beaman,
also of Clinton. and a graduate of the
GrecnSDOIO NOEIldl, nave bScii SiCIlCu
upon the faculty Of the Goldsboro grad
ed school.
4 delegation of citizens from the
Seven Springs section were before the
board of county commissioners yester-
day asking aid from the board to secure
a bridge across Neuse river near the
Springs, in order that the farmers Of
that section can come 20 Goldsboro to
trade and also to sell their produce.
Messrs. Best & Thompson are building
a mammoth warehouse in the rear OF
their stores on Walnut street
The tobacco factory of the Imperial
Tobacco Company, will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the 1st of August
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Correspondence of The Messenger)
Greensboro N c. July 10.

CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger)
Greensboro, n. c., July 10.
His many friends in the state will
feel as pleased as DR.. Battle looked this
morning when he said: 'Superinten-
dent Joyner is all right; has had no fe-
yer in two days, is sitting up today, and
1 see no reason why he should not be
out within the next few days. His
trouble was malarial only with bilious
complications, which have been appar-
emily entirely overcome"
The annual session of the directors of
the North Carolina railroad was held
in the conference rooms of the BenboW
this morning, and those present were
Private directors. Benehan Cameron.
r. F. Hoke. and state directors, l.
Banks Holt V. E. Turner. L. M
Michaux A. w. Graham and S. II. Will
liams, also President Hugh G. Graham
and Attorney S. NJ. Gattis. ONLY roll
tine matters were gone into and the re-
ports passed upon. The meeting OF the
stockholders will be held this afternoon
The board of directors and stockhold-
ers of the consolidated Electric and Gas
Companies held their first regular meet
ing here yesterday. Mr.. John Karr, OF
Hacettstown, N. J., was elected presi-
dent, M. D. Barr treasurer. and 4. V.
Taylor secretary Two new directors
were added to these three, namely
Messrs. E. P. Wharton. of Greensboro,
and F. r. Williamson, of New Jersey.
It took the lawyers and parties to the
Worth will case another day Of confer
ence to arrange all the details of the
decree to be signed by Judge Boyd in
the receiverShip case, and the form or
judgment to be signed by the superior
court judge, at the next term OF Ran
dolph superior court in the will case.
The federal court decree was consent
one, as was the judgment to be signed
in the Randolph court, and was signed
by all the parties or their legal repre-
sentatlves.
1t is said that by this settlement the
Bingham heirs will realize about Slo,-
600 as their part of the sale of the stock
of the Worth Manufacturing Company
In this proceeding a caveat was filed
which contained matters rejecting
somewhat upon Mrs. Addie w. McAlis-
ter and other members of her family,
and in the trial of this case at the De-
cember term, 1900, of Randolph superior
court, many things were said by the
various parties hereto and their counsel
which were of an unpleasant nature.
This terminates the long and trouble
some litigation over the Worth estate.
The plaintiffs will get some $4,000 out
of the sale of the Worth Manufacturing
Company stock willed to them, il is
said, but out of this will have to pay
heavy bill of costs in the receivership
case Among the items are said TO be
s., 200 for Receivers Ragan and McAden
and 81 900 for Judge w. P. Bynum their
counsel
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Toronto, Ont, July 10.-Five firemen
were killed in a disastrous fire which
started in the old street railway stables
now occupied by P. Mcintosh 6 Sons,
and spread to the wholesale hay and
straw warehouse of Gadsby & McCann.
These establishments were swept away
in an hours time. David See, Harry
Clark, Adam Kerr, Walter Collard and
- Russell, firemen, were working out
side the Southeast Wall of the Mcintosh
building when the brick wall, two
stories high suddenly tcppled outwards
and buried them. They were dead
when extricated. The total loss is esti-
mated at s55O.000; insurance about
800 0OA
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Board of observation-disclosures About
Weather-Items of Interest.
Messenger Bureau,


Raleigh, July S.
State Auditor Dixon went to Kin
ston today TO deliver a Masonic ad-
dress.
There is now d rumor here that the
Wilmington base ball team may be
sent back to Wilmington and main
tained there as a league team,
strengthened and made up-to-date
In the autumn a report, a special one,
is to be made TO the state board of
education regarding the public lands
known as the swamp lands" No one
now knows the area Of these lands and
1t is very positively asserted that no
one can make an estimate within 100,-
600 acres of the real figures.
The dry weather has reduced the
crop OF peaches at Southern Pines and
the color is not so fine. However, the
crop is a good one and shipments are
liberal. The Elberta and the Green's
boro are the popular peaches. Ten car
loads a week are going forward from
the orchards there. the largest in the
state. Van Lindley has 640 acres in
trees. The next largest peach shipping
point is Newport, Carteret county,
where they ripen as early as they do in
Georgia
Governor Aycock is shocked by the
reports which show wide prevalence
of consumption in the penitentary and
jails. He says if the reports are ac-
curate the amount is fearfully large.
He wishes there was some place where
consumptive criminals could be segre-
gated. AS matters stand they are a
menace to other lives.
Clerk Thomas S. Kenan of th2 SUI
preme court, left for Asheville today
to attend the annual meeting of the
state bar association.
Raleigh has one company on tour in
the Star Course" and will have an
other, which will tour the United
States, this being the Atlantic Sym
phony Quartette, singers and musicians
composed of Sherwood Upchurch, Will
liam NJ. Smith, w. M. NOVEL; and
Clarence A. Coley. With these will be
a lady as elocutionist.
Governor Aycock pardons Melvin
Taylor, of Buncombe, who was serving
a two year term on the roads for man
slaughter. 1t was shown that the man
killed had greatly imposed on him and
was the aggressor.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Raleigh, n. c., July ]

Raleigh, n. c., July 10.
This morning the Alabama Press AS
sociation breakfasted here, on it's way
to Norfolk and thence to Providence,
Boston, New York and Washington.
There are lis in the party, fully half
being ladies and they were on a special
train of Pullmans.
Quartermaster General Macon says
he will this year equip all the enlisted
men of the state guard with khaki uni
forms and blankets. He has arranged
to secure khaki clothing for officers
at specially reduced prices.
One of the two military companies
here, the Oak City guards, at o'clock
this morning marched out to Milbur-
ME, on the Neuse river six miles from
here, for week in camp.
The docket of the superior court here,
Its criminal term, was cleared in three
days this week, there being 1873 cases.
Twenty persons were sent to the roads
and one to the penitentiary, the latter
being Charles Mclaughlin, a notorious
negro thief and burglar.
The July bulletin of the State Agri-
cultural department is to be devoted
exclusively to cattle and cattle raising
and DR.. TAFT Butler, the state Veterina-
rian has prepared the matter for it.
Hardly any cattle raising is done here,
and yet, as he says, North Carolina
can compete with any state in this line
of industry. The only trouble is that
the people have not yet awakened to
that fact.
The state superintendent of public in
struction has ascertained, from the
most trustworthy sources, that the
National College of Law" at Nash
vile, Tenn, is an absolute fake. He
GnCnQptp6 a 7 offered free
scholarships to North Carolina and for
these there We're over fifty applications.
State Treasurer Lacy says that in the
eighteen months since he took office he
has issued $2S0,000 of registered bonds,
while during the six years of the pre-
YiouS fusion regime only $4,000 were
issued. He is now notified that he will
be called on to issue $17S,OOO more of
registered bonds.
At today's session of the American
Association of instruction of the blind,
held here. there were two Institutes
held; one under direction of Andrew j.
Hutton, of Wisconsin, in which II. l..
Piver of Wisconsin, E. Z. Allen, j. S.
Graves, and others participated. The
other institute was held by F. L. Nor
rison, of Maryland. This evening there
was very largely attended reception
at which the residents met the members
Of the association.
Hon. HOke Smith, of Atlanta, passed
here today on his way to Morehead
City. Among today's arrivals was
Thomas w. Mason, eX-railway commits
sioner.
The base ball situation is at least
clear with four club league. Charlotte
dropping out and New Bern, which had
been voted out to reduce the number OF
clubs, taking Charlotte's franchise. 1t
has been a rather unlucky season for
base ball. Nobody has made any
money.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Enid, o. T., July S.-Near Prudence,
thirty miles southwest Of here the
bodies Of a man. a woman and two
children, apparently members of one
family mutilated into almost unrecog-
nizable shapes. were found today. The
bodies had been stripped of all cloth
ing leaving no means Of Identification.
1t is supposed that the family were
strangers travelling overland and that
they were robbed and Murdered by men
who then made off with their team and
belongings.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
PRESBYTERIAN REUNION.
Representatives of the Church from
Many States in Attendance.

Baltimore, July 10.-The Presbyte-
rian reunion. including leading repre-
sentatives of the northern and southern
branches of that church in Maryland
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West vir-
ginia- assembled today at Pen Mar, on
the Western Maryland railroad. Sever
al hundred persons including clergy and
laity, attended from this city. The pro-
ceedings included an address on 1.-The
Presbyterian church, by Rev. Charles
Wood, D. D., Of Philadelphia and an
address on Present day problems OF
PresbyterianiSm" by Rev. Thornton
Whaling, of Lexington, Va
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Assessment of Railway Property.

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., July 10.-The corpora
ton commission today completed the
assessment of railway property and will
tomorrow certify it to state auditor.
The increase over last year is about a
quarter Of million dollars. The Cape
Fear and Northern railway will in a
few days award the contract for extend
ing it's road southwark from Angler,
Harnett county to Fayetteville. 1t will
make important connection there and a
further extension southwark is spoken
of as by no means improbable.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
PAPERS REACH STATE DEPART.
MENT.
GaynOr and Greene Case Now Before
This Department.

Washington, July 10.-The papers in
the case of Gaynor and Greene, in
which the department of justice seeks
the aid of the state department to Sc
cure the extradition of the men named,
have reached the state department.
They have been referred to a reviewing
authority and when Secretary Hay is in
possession of all the essential points in
the application he will proceed to con-
slider the case. 1t is not certain when
the application will be presented.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
We are showing a big line Of pretty
SUMNER DRESS GOODS
From sc. to Csc. per yard.

Mems Bath Suits CSC to $1.4s. Um-
brella and Parasols of all kinds and
prices, from 29c up. Children's Parasois
10c and UP.
Ladies U-Wear-em house slippers at
50 and CSC.
Remember we sell Hammocks, the
incest line in the city TO select from Csc
to s2.9S each.
Ladies', Misses and Children shoes
and slippers all grades and kinds.
Our Vicious Shoe for Ladies cannot
be equalled, every pair warranted. $1.5o.
We sell the Old Home Shoe for boys
and girls, worth $1.50 a pair. Our prices
s1.00, s1.50 and $1.39.
A line of nice Tan slippers to close at
less than cost. A fun line OF Mems
William Kneeland fine hand sewed
goods worth $500 in tan only. we will
sell for $1.9S a pair.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

A nice line Of dotted Swiss at 15c A
full line in black and white Swiss and
Lawn at 15c per yard.
A nice line of India Linen Skirts and
Linen Suits.
In the Millinery Department we have
Just received line Of Ladies Duck hats
We are selling at SO and 75c. others get
lS1.25 for same hat. We also have a
Especial line at 25c.
We have just received 22O pieces new
ITaffetta ribbons which we are selling
at 8, s, 10, and Csc per yard, all colors
land white and black.
A special sale of Fancy Toilet Soap
is cakes for Csc.
Apple Blossom Soap, cakes for 10c.
White Cloud Floating Soap-6 or.
cakes, 6 cakes for 25c. Lily Boquet
Soap, cakes for sc.
Ladies', Children and Mems White
Canvas bathing shoes at 25c pair.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

London, July 10.-Short tly after Queen
Alexandra passed on her way to open
the coronation bazaar, the decorations
across Langham place heavy and sod
dened with rain were caught in squall
of wind and fell, dragging down a mass
OF coping from the top of All Souls
church. Miss Streathy. daughter of Ed
ward W. Streathy. treasurer of the
Montreal Trust Deposit Company, was
killed and several persons were injured.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Petersburg, Va. July ia mass
meeting of citizens was held here to-
night to forward a movement in favor
of a national battlefield park on the site
OF the military operations before this
city during the civil war. Addresses
were made by Ex-Governor Cameron,
Congressman Lassiter and others. and a
national battlefield park association or
ganized with Simon Seward, president.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Suspected of Murder.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., July 9.-Lawrence Da-
Wis, white, aged "A, whose home is in
Granville county was jailed here this
afternoon, suspected of numbering Mrs.
Catharine White. Lorenzo Morris, who
Is in Jail charged with that crime says
Davis paid him s. to commit it.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Furniture Industry-Suit Against
Railroad - worth Manufacturing
Company.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.)

| Correspondence OF The Messenger)
| Greensboro. -. c.. July s
Superintendent Joyner is reported to
| be resting easier today. his temperature
| being normal. His case looks very
| much like typhoid fever, and his physi-
| clan fears it, but hopes for the best.
and feels greatly encouraged by his i'm
proved condition today.
The furniture industry in the state is
| increasing every year. A gentleman
| who has dealings with every furniture
factory in the state tells me that there
are now fifty-four factories making
| chamber uits,Vheffoniers, side boards
| etc, and there are sixty-one chair fac
tories As an instance OF the magni-
tude of business, he showed me by ac-
| tual business transactions, that there
are over $500, 900 worth IF mirrors alone
| used in these factories in North Carroll
| ma every month. High Point is the
center OF this industry and is we'll NAM
ed the Grand Rapids OF the south.
One of the new industries in Guilford
county is the raising OF Sunfiowers for
chickenfeed. Several farmers have as
much as two acres in them alone, One
told me Saturday, that al present high
prices of eggs and chickens, he was
making more off them than any other
species Of farming, and with sunfiower
seed in winter, hens would lay right on
through Christmas. The grain is also
excellent for horses and mules.
Colonel j. A. BarTinger to day brought
suit in the sum of $40 900 for Isaac Hud-
son, an employe of the Southern Rail-
way Company, who had his leg crushed
by the pilot falling on him while he
was coupling cars at the yards here
three weeks ago. The suit is against
the railroad and the claim is for dam
ages caused by failure of the company
to provide proper safeguards. etc.
Mr.. J. Wiley Shook was an interesting
parsonage at the depot this morning
He was going to Washington. Hon.
Charles F. Warren, of Washington, N
c., passed through on his way to the
lawyers state bar association at Ashe-
Vile, which meets tomorrow. Mr.. Paul
Jones of The State Law Journal, OF
Tarboro, is spending the day in town,
en- route to Asheville to the state bar
association.
Messrs. John Carr and F. r. William
son, of Hacketstown, n. j., prominent
officials of the Greensboro Electric Com
pany are here today taking a survey
and examination of the working of the
new street car system.
DR.. E. r. MichauX and bride, nee Miss
Cornelia Robertson, arrived from a brl-
da1 trip to Saratoga. Niagara, ETC.,
last night, and are welcomed by hosts OF
friends.
AS predicted yesterday, the stock
holders and directors of the Worth
Manufacturing Company adjourned the
meeting to arrange a transfer of the
property from the receivers to the COM
pany, which was to have been held at
Worthwhile yesterday, over to Greensbo-
70. The meeting will be held at
o'clock, so that the decision of Judge
Boyd in the application for judgement
by the Worth Company in accordance
with the mandate, of the circuit court,
dismissing the application for perma-
nent receivers which will come up to-
day.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Christiania, Norway. July S--The
German imperial yacht Hohezollern.
having on board Emperor William and
the guests who are accompanying him
on his Norway voyage, arrived tonight
at Odde. from (which port Emperor
William and hit guests will travel
overland to Berg3n, to visit the Fferd-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Congregational Convention.
(Special to The Messenger }

Especial to The Messenger.)
Monroe, n. c., July 10.-The Seventh
district congressional convention is
long drawn out. At Ills p. m, 666 bal
lots have been taken and only IS
changes have been made since the vote
began. These changes We're made by
Davie and Yadkin- 1t takes It's votes
to nominate. The ballot stands frac-
tions excluded: Blair 81, Page 81, Leak
SO, Morrison 50. McIver 50, Pickens 4S.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

Havana. July eThe house OF repre-
sentatives today voted to grant a
months leave on full pay to the Amer
lean employees OF the auditors office
who have beeen auditing the accounts
carried by the American military gov
ernment of Cuba up to the end of the
American occupation
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Green and Gaynor.

Quebec, Jrly S--CoioneI Gaynor and
Captain Green have again taken up
their quarters IN the Chateau From
tenace with the permissino Of the
sheriff who still has them under his
carge and who has placed detectives
to keep watch over them.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15
Molten Metal Kills n Man.

Pittsburg, July 10.-Fifteen men were
burned, one fatally, Michael Lawn, and
eight seriously, shortly after noon to-
day. A ladel filled with molten metal
was being lowered into a pit when a
drum of the crane broke and the seeth-
ing metal was thrown over the unfor-
tunate men.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-07-15

For biliouSneSS use Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
cleanse the stomach and regulate the
liver and bowels, effecting quick and
permanent cure. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy'S dru- store.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
MILLIONS IN MARRIAGE.
Huntington-spreckels Alliance will
Unite Large Fortunes.

The interesting engagement on the Pa
cific Coast of the son of John D. Spreck-
els, the Western sugar king, and Miss
Edith Huntington, the pretty grandniece
of Coils p. Huntington, Is announced.
John d. Spreckels, Jr., Is the son of
the muhimillis naire. John D. Spreckels.
director of the Sp'eckels shipping inter-
ests and President of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company.
Their romance has been interesting and
the young people are deeply in love. The
time of their marriage is not yet ar
ranged. The announcement is made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Vincent Hunting-
ton of San Francisco. Interest In this
engagement is far reaching because of
the wide acquaintance and popularity
in society of the prospective bride and
her fiancee Miss Huntington Is a radi-
ant brunette, charm she 1nheritS from
her mother who as Miss Marie Ream
was the acknowledged beauty of the old
MARYLAND family to which she belongs,
a family noted for its handsome and
clever women.
Besides her beauty, Miss Huntington IS
richly endowed with graces of mind ana
heart and ADDS many accomplishments
to her list of charms.
Mr.. Spreckels Is Stanford man or
great popularity in both business and
social circles. In his choice of a bride
he Is receiving the hearty congratula-
tons of all his trienls. The marriage
will take place in the early autumn in
San Francisco, and will no doubt be a
brilliant affair, although perhaps not a
church wedding.