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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
BEGINS HER TOUR TO THE CHARLES.
TON EXPOSITION.
FIRST DAY OF THE JOURNE,
The Relic with Ats Escort of Promi-
vania and into West vfrgiuia-The
Town of Luray Reached-Crowd.
Assemble at All Points Along the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans Act
as Honorary Guard.

Philadelphia. January s.-The old Lib
ertv bell. accompanied by Mayor Ash
bridge n ar official escort of city
started on its journey TO the Charles
ton exposition at s o'clock this morn.
ing. AS the special train left the Penn
s~vlvania railroad station a salute OF
twenty-one guns was fired at the
League Island navy yard. The bell Isl
scheduled to arrive at Charleston at
10 o'clock next Thursday morning.
Harrisburg, Pa. January 6.-TheI
passage OF the Liberty bell through
Harrisburg today was not marked by
any formal greeting on the part OF the
city officials and organizations. Union
station. however, and other points of
vantage from which the precious relic
could be viewed were crowded. The
train reached here at 1880 o'clock and
left ten minutes later over the Cumber-
land Valley railroad. A delegation OF
citizens from Carlisle and outside points
in the Cumberland valley met the train
here as an escort through that region.
This is the first time the bell has ever
gone through the historic valley, and
preparations have been made in every
town and hamlet along the route to
accord ii a fitting reception. At Scot
land. Franklin county, the pupils OF the
industrial training schools will sing
patriotic songs, during the five minutes
wait. They Will also present Mayor
Ashbridge with a large floral emblem.
Luray, Va, January 6.-From Har-
risburg, which was the first stop of the
Liberty bell on its journey to Charles
ton. the run through Cumberland val
ley was a series of remarkable ovations
Great crowds greeted the relic at Me-
chanicSburg and Carlisle, where the
boys and girls of the Indian school
turned out; at MELVILLE. Shippensburg
and Scotland, where the children of the
soldiers orphans school aIuted; Cham
bersburg and Green Castle.
At Hegerstown, Nd, the reception
was a splendid tribute, all the school
children in the city having been massed
about the station with brass bands aid
ing in the noisy greeting. The Sons OF
Confederate Veterans acted as guard
while the train stopped at Shepherd
ston, w. Va, n several fine speeches
were made. Charlestown turned ou1
another big crowd and the enthusiasm
was continued at Berryville, Va.
Luray gave the bell and escort heart!
greeting and hundreds viewed the reli'
While most of the Philadelphia official
in the party made Il tour of the ia
nous ca vernS.
Tomorrow the bell will stop at sewers
points in Tennessee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
SeGReTAR LOGS Defense or THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
HIS LETTER TO SENATOR NELSON
al Sampson Got Such n Large Share
of In Prize Money and Bounty for
Destruction of Admiral
F1eet-Fault of the Law, as 1t Then
Amended at Suggestion of the Navy
Department.

Washington, D. c.. January 6.-Secre-
tary Long has addressed to Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota, a long letter de-
Tending the navy department against
what is declared to be u~nfriendly criti-
cism in connection with the distribu-
ton of prize money and bounty. The
letter is called forth by one from the
senator. asking for information on this
point for the use of a western newspa-
per. The secretary declares that the
criticism that the department a dis
eliminated in favor of Admiral Samp-
son and against Admiral SchIey in the
distribution Of prize money and bounty
is unjust because the department has no
control OF this. matter; the money being
distributed from the treasury, and all
questions of law relating to prizes and
bounty being determined by the courts.
The secretary calls attention to the
laws touching prize and bounty as they
existed at the beginning of the Spanish
war, and he says that, though advised
by the attorney general tina it might
H~hC q > IbGl4OI. llc navy OcDdEG-
ment preferred to place the matter in
the court of claims. and so far from
displaying favoritism, adopted the most
effective near in its power to secure a
just determination by courts of law of
the rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim of Admiral Samp-
son for bounty at Santiago. the secre-
tary says that the distribution was
made under a decree of the court OF
claims. which he cites, and from which
no appeal was taken. He further points
out that, under the prize laws, the com
mander in chief of the fleet is entitled
to his. one twentieth, of bounty by vir-
tue OF his position as commander-in-
chief, whether he is personally present
during the engagement or not.
Says the secretary: las commander
in-chief, Admiral Sampsom would,
therefore, under the law, have been en-
titled to his share of the bounty for the
destruction of the Spanish ships at
Santiago if he had been on the north
shore of Cuba at the time. This was
the law, for which, the navy depart
ment was in no wise responsible"
On this point, the secretary says that
the department itself was the first to
realize the inequalities of this law, and
to make the recommendations which
led to it's repeal, so that, "a rather
amusing feature of the attacks made
upon the navy department" as the sec
rotary puts it, lis that the admins
tratiOn is blamed more than two years
after it had cured the evil. The sec
rotary concludes his letter with an
tract from the report of the auditor of
the treasury for the navy department
showing the status of the prize money
and bounty cases, yet unsettled, owing
to delays in the courts. and predicting
a settlement within a year.
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Iumbcr Bridge Notes.
(CcrI espon6ence III :he M.sssnrr
Lumber Bridge. y. c. Ianua.r

tCcr dependence II the M.sssnrrr.,
Lumber Bridge. ". c. January 4.
Abonr fifty white peTs rs n n. " M
en- ard children. left oirkton for south
ern Georgia last Thursday. Many 9TH
ers are expected to go south from this
section during the month.
The academy re-opened after the hot
idays with an increase OF students. Pro-
fessor ]. a. Macarthur returned and re-
sJmed work with increased enthusiasm.
Captain Edgar EHil. ore M tie Using
younger men Of the ounty mas eone
into the sawmill business with u bright
future before him.
Rev. C. z. McGougan. n OF the most
popular and best known OF all the good
people OF this section. has decided 20
adopt Georgia as his state n left for
Brooks county In that state. FRIDAY.
Red Springs seminary opened Its
doors Wednesday for the second term
of the year. North and south bound
trains for a week have been bright md
with school girls. Quite a number OF
new girls have matriculated and the
buildings are reported full. This Is a
phenomenal school and Is the pride OF a
great and education-loving section
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Washington. January e-Hon- Isidor
Rayner. the counsel for Admiral Schley
before the court OF inquiry. spent some
time on the floor Of the house OF repre-
sentatives today. He had been at the
supreme ii and later visited the
house where he served as a member for
some years. Mr.. Raylaer joined Repre-
sentative Cummings. of New York. \
member Of the house committee on ma
val affairs and learned from him the
general situation OF affairs concerning
h many bills proposed in the Schley
case. Mr.. Rayner said. later. that his
visit was without bearing on the adj
mirai's case. although being among old
friends he had taken occasion TO learn
the general condition OF affairs
In this connection IL Is understood
that the friends Of Admiral Schiey ave
expressed approval Of the bill which
has been introduced making the judy
ment of Admiral Dewey the Judgment
OF congress However. the Informal
talks today led to the conclusion hat n
bill OF this character was not likely to
be reported from the naval committee
and that IL action was to be it
must be on one OF the various other
plans pending.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
AMERICAN sH1pBUILDING
Report on fits Progress by the Ger
man special Agent.

Berlin, January. 6.-Tjard Schwartz, o
German naval constructor who was re-
Gently sem to the United States by the
marine general staff to investigate ship
building there, has submitted his report.
Schwartz says that all principal ship
,ards I'm the United States facilitated
IFS Investigations in every way. His
descriptions are accompanied by masses
OF Photographs and drawings of new
machines, especially Of pneumatic con-
trivances used in shipbuilding. The in.
v~eStigator says that materials for the
construction of steel ships are lower in
price in the United States than in n
other country and that The My thing
TO- be complained Of Is the fiuctuation
of prices which makes competition with
foreign s~hipbuilders difficult.
The German investigator refers to the
splendid body of American workmen.
earning wages from thirty to fifty per
.'ent. higher than those paid in Great
Britain and 100 per cent. higher than
the wages paid on the continent, and
says that wage bills in the United
States are counterbalanted by econoni-
cal processes of machinery which are
not found in European yards.
Herr Schwartz reports that notwfth-
the wages paid freighters are
'NAHo Ouiil oi lHe great lakes az cheap
~ as tramp steamers dre built in Great
Britain.
Herr Schwartz reports that the new
or~solidation of shipDuilding compan-
les in the United States is The largest
and richest s%hipbuildiag concern in the
world and he says that it will devote
Its to economic shipbuilding,
tc reducing the present method of oh
tanning metal to uniformity, and to the
Capitalization of ship construction and
its management.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
THE DRYonLN A SUCCESS
The Illinois Successfully Docked I'm
the Floating Dock at New Orleans.

New Orleans. January 6.-The official
test to the new government dock was
made today in the presence of the board
Of examiners. The b0ttleship Illinois
entered at 11:45 o'clock and was sue
ccssfully raised. Congressman Meyer,
Mayo, Capdevf1le and other distinguish
Ell men. including C~ommandart Merrill.
~ the naval station, and attaches of
II station were present. The Illinois
was drawing twenty-foUr feet of water
she entered and has a displace-
mcnt of II, 565 tons The docks nomi-
raj lf ing capacity is 5000 tons. but it
can. If necessary. lift Is. 900 tons.
New Orleans. La. January 6.-Tha
battleship Illinois was placed in the
dock this morning, the time consumed
INSULTING her being one hour and fifty
seven minutes. The contract time was
two hours and forty minutes
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M,GOVERN-SULLIVAN FIGHT
Scheduled TO Take Place in Louis
Vile February 22nd.

New York. January 6.-The bout be-
tween Terry McGovern and Dave Sui
livan will take place before the South
ern Athletic Club if Louisville. KY. or
the afternoon of February 22nd. On be-
half of the club. Tim Hurst met the
men with their managers. Sam Harris
to a satisfactory agreement. The con.
ditions of the match are 25 rounds al
1875 pounds, weighing in at 10 o'cloc'
February 22nd. The purse offered and
agreed upon is 60 per cent. of the gross
receipts. to be divided as follows: 6:
per cent. to the winner and 80 per cent
to the loser. 1t was also S ipulate6
that if Bob" Fitzsimmons should moi
go to Louisville to referee the contest
Tim Hurst is to act as referee.
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AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER
Estimate of Production for the fcar
Made by Director of the Mint.

Washington, January 4.-The prelim-
mary estimate of Mr.. Roberts, the di-
rector of the mint. on the production
of gold and silver in the United States
during the calendar year 1901. indicates
only a slight gain over the roduc ion
of the preceding yea
The total number of ounces of fine
gold produced is shown to have been
$3.50. SIS, of the value o. $50, 21S, 800. The
number of fine ounces of silver pro-
drced was SO, 653. 1888. having a comrner-
c'ai value of $685. 9 .2OU. The c"inags
value Of the silver is approximately
81, O00. 600. The production of gold in
Alabama was valued at s., 1900. Georgia
s144. 800. North Carolina $500. South
Carolina s120.9C0. Virginia si,4O0. Eir-
giria's silver product was 1-04s and
North Cardinals 16. 55S fine ounces.
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The News by No Mean Indicates fl
Overthrow.

Willemstad. Island Of Curacao, Janu-
airy THE armed revolutionary steam
or Liberatador. formerly the British
steamer al Righ has. 1t is believed
here. landed the expedition near BARGE
Iona. Venezuela.
Advices received here from Caracas
show that the Venezuelan government
Is without news Of the movements Of
the Libertador.
The vessels composing the Venezuelan
fleet are without coal. and. besides. their
engines are out Of order. and. therefore
President Castro's ships could not put
TO sea and search for the L~ibertador.
About 1,500 partisans OF General
Rlera, a Venezuelan revolutionary lead
er. are awaiting his arrival, near Coro.
Venezuela. When Riera arrives IL is
intended to set h country in a blaze
nj revolt. Six other bands Of insurgents
raised by General Fernandez Mendoz
and others are under arms. but thew are
avoiding coming into conflict with the
government troops until they receive
reinforcements and arms and ammunI-
ton.
The fact that the governments efforts
to capture these bands have been with
out success is looked upon by the revo-
i%utionists as proof Of the vitality OF the
revolutionary movement
The Venezuelan government. accord
ing to the adviceS from araca is
without money and is vainly irving I"
buy war supplies in New York. II
further asserted that the employees os
the government OF Venezuela have been
without pay for the past six months
and that they are only awaiting a ia
vorable opportunity to take part in the
revolt against President Castro
Later in the day it was reported here
that the Libertador anchored last eYtr
ing at Ma~churuchuto. a small port sit
uated between Rio Chico n Uchire.
and that three Venezuelan war vessels
had received orders to start immediate
ly for Machuruchuto and endeavor TO
capture the revolutionary vessel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
MUST PAY BACK TAXES.
Decision of Federal uprem Court
In Florida Railway Tax Case.

Washington, January 6.-The case OF
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road company versus the comptroller
of the state was decided in the United
States supreme court today in an opir-
ion rendered by Justice Brewer. The
case involved the power of the state to
compel a railway company to pay back
taxes. The a was appealed from the
decision Of the supreme court OF the
state sustaining the validity OF h law,
and that decision was confirmed by to-
days opinion. Justice Brown dissented.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
RATES FOR PRIVATE CARS
The Southern Railway Jew Rates
For Parties in Private Cars.

Washington, January 6.-The South
ernrailway has taken the following &C.
ton in the matter of hauling private
cars:
1.-The car and party passes, annually.
term or trip, issued py this company
Will be restricted to railway officers &C
tive in the management Of railway
property, and parties accompanying
them, or the Immediate families of said
officers. For the transportation OF
private cars otherwise occupied, a min.
imum of eighteen fares. with one frs
class fare for each additional occupant
will be required"
1t is understood that similar regula'
ions have been adopted commonly by
the lines south of the Ohio and Poto
mac rivers and east Of the Mississippi
river.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
LONG AND SHORT HALL
Indictment for Violation of Ken
tucHy Law Sustained.

Washington, January 6.-The United
States supreme court today rendered al
Opinion holding as valid the state con-
of Kentucky concerning long
and shorts hauls by railroad companies
statutes enacted under that pro-
vision of the constitution.
The case on which the decisions was
rendered was a charge against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
Ipany which company was indicted un-
der the law upon the charge of making
a greater charge for a short thar for a
long haul and a fine assessed. The YER
dict of the lower Kentucky state courts
was favorable to the state law and this
finding was affirmed by the state court
of appeals. Today's opinion was deliv-
cred by Justice Shiras and affirmed the
'ooinion of the Kentucky court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
CONGRESS MEETS AND ADJoURys
No business Trnnsacied Through
Respect to Late Senator scyyeII.

Washington. aJnuary s.-The senate
today met after a recess Of more than
Two weeks. but no business was trans-
acted on account OF the recent death of
Senator William j. sewell. of New Jer.
sey. the senate adjourned out of respect
to his memory
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house transacted no business to-
Day. Immediately after IL met Mr..
~udensla Of New Jersey. ANNOUNCE
cd the death OF Senator SewelI. which
hsa occurred during the holiday recess
aHd AFTER the adoption OF the customary
resolutions the house as a further mari
OF respect adjourned until tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
RECEIVER ASKED FOR
For Consumers Light. Heat and Ice
Company of Newport News.

A.. Williams Company, Of Jersey City.
n. J.. has applied to the federal court
here for the appointment of receivers
for the Consumers Light, Heat and Ice
Company of Newport News.
In connection with the case the petit
toners filed in the court clerks office
at Newport News mechanics liens
against the company for miscellaneous
supplies amounting to over $780, 900.
The Williams Company claims that
the Consumers Company has been in
operation for almost a year and has moi
made a payment On the supplies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
Ready to Sell for Forty Millions.

Washing on December 6.-Represen-
tative Hepburn. of the interstate and
foreign committee. has been
advised by the secretary OF state OF
cable notification concerning the Will
fngness of the Pas-American Company
10 sell i S properties. etc. to he United
States for $40. 600. coo, but he says this
will in no way affect the progress OF the
pending bill. which he claims Will pass
by an overwhelming majority lie WIZ
try and get a vote on the Dill oy wed
1.eSday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks

Professor Roxa Tyler. OF Chicago.
V1ce-President Illinois Woman's ALI
ante, in speaking of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. says: II suffered with
a severe cold this winter which threat
ened to run into pneumonia. I tried
diff erent remedies but | seemed to grow
worse and the medicine upset my
stomach. A friend advised my to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
found 1t was pleasant to take and it re-
l!eved mi at cnce. l am now entirely
recovered. saved a doctors bill, time
and suffering, n I will never be with
OFT his splendid medicine again." For
sale by r. r. Bellamy, druggist.
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THE CONDEMNED MUST HANG
federal Supreme Court Decf.iou n
a Georgia Murcer Case.

washington. January s.-The supreme
III of the United States today af-
hrmed the judgment OF the superior
u of Bibb county. Ga. I'm the case
OF isidors Ainder. under sentence Of
death on the charge Of murder. He
complained that justice had been denied
nm In that he was refused psrmss ION To
seno outside Of the state for witnesses
ahu a reversal Of the verdict on
that ground. The petition was refn.ed
BY both courts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
The Mother's Favorfte.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
mothers favorite. 1t is pleasant and
safe for children to take and always
cures. 1t is intended especially for
coughs. colds. Group and ~whooping
cough. and Is the best medicine made
for these diseases. There Is not the
least danger in giving 1t to children for
il contains no opium or other injurious
drug may be given as confidently
to a babe as to an adult. For sale by
r r. Bellamy, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
International Question of Lynching
Italians.

Rome. January IA cable dispatch
from Washington says that Secretary
OF State Hay, has sent a no e TO the
Italian ambassador I'm Washington.
Signor Mayor Planches. saving that a
coy Of Italy's protest against the
lynching of Italian citizens at Erwin,
Miss, viii be sent to congress. accom-
panied by a recommends ion Nv Pres
iGent Roosevelt advocating legislative
reforms and the subsection uf all acts
committed in violation OF treaties and
to the detriment OF foreigners 10 The
f"deral courts jurisdit ton.
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Child Worth Millions.

My child is worth millions to me"
says Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg,
Pa. vet I would have lost her by
Group had / o purchased a bottle OF
One Minute Cough Cure" One Minute
Cough Cure is sure cure fol coughs.
Group and throat and lung troubles. An
absolutely safe cure which acts imme-
diately. The youngest child can take
Il with safety. They all like the taste
and remember how often 1t helped
them. r. R. Bellamy.
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Is District A~tttorneyship Political
Rusfnessf
(Special 10 the Messenger.)

y 70 Vt .INsoNtESNFET
Raleigh. n. c.. January 6.-Judge
Purnell returned today from Washing
ton. Asked about reports from wash
ington that he went there in the inter-
est Of reappointment OF district attor-
new Bernard. Judge Purnell said:
THE report that 1 went there on any
political business is fabrication out of
the whole cloth. / called on the presi-
dent but no appointment was discussed
or candidates ever mentioned. Neither
did l discuss the subject when / called
at the department of Justice"
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GENERAL SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
Borrows From the State Sch0ol
Fund-The state Arsenal.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh. n. c.. January 6.-The legis-
lature appropriated 800. 900 for public
schools 1t requires $475 more to make
the apportionment to each childof school
g Is cents. so the council of state to-
day authorized the taking Of $475 from
the funds in the hand OF the board Of
education derived from the sale OF
swamp lands.
The governor says Ii is decided to let
the arsenal building remain on the cap
itol Jus until the legislature meets,
a the lowest bidder moving 1t Il 81 q
hundred and b council Of state f. not
willing to pay that much.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE MEETS
Nominees EIected-Goyernor
Nash's New Scheme of Taxation.

Columbus, Ohio, January 6.-Ihe Ohio
Iegisla ure convened today in biennial
session. Both branches elected the
Officers nominated at the ~republlcan
caucuses last Saturday.
Governor Nash s me sage recommend
ed a new system of taxation under
which all taxes for state purposes are
to be raised from corporations e C.. and
all direct taxation for county. munich
pal or other purposes are to be left to
the counties.
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Cut this out and take It to r. r..
Pellamy's drug store and get a free
sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Table s. the best physic. They
clso cure disorders of the stomach. bill
iuusness and headache. r. l.. Bellamy.
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

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Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price Is
cents. Samples free at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store.