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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
DUN & cos. TRADE REVIEW.

New York, May 2-R. G. Dun & Cos.
weekly Review OF Trade tomorrow will
say:
Two large STRIKES scheduled to COM
mence on May LIST were averted. at
least temporarily. and a number Of
smaller mes were settled, but many
new controversies have been. This
labor factor Is The only seriously un-
favorable one IN the industrial situa-
ton. exerting considerable influence
over the volume of transactions and
also tending ID unsettle confidence.
In seasonable merchandise. especially
dry goods and clothing. warmer wealth
er has stimulated dealings while out
door work is prosecuted vigorously
Collections are more prompt as a rule,
fewer extensions being asked Ship
ments are less delayed by traffic o n
gestion. and railway earnings thus far
reported for April exceed last years
by ~ per cent
Consumers of finished steel products
are compelled to- place orders subject
to the convenience Of manufacturers
and it is the exception when any near
by deliveries are promised. An un-
precented amount of railway work is
being done. while the erection Of new
buildings would be much more extern
sive If material were available.
A better volume OF orders K by
the New England h o shops is n OF
the most encouraging signs of the
week ~Steadiness in the leather mar.
ket does not end to encourage expec-
tation of cheaper shoes, however, es'
pecially IN view of the firmness of do
mestic hides. with another rise in inn
ported grades.
Jobbers in dry goods have felt the
effects of good weather and a brisk
trade has been lone at steady prices
although no general advance has fol.
lowed the rise in raw cotton or the re.
stricted operations at wooden mills.
Weak silver has continued to initiate
! against exports to China. Overtime
work at independent mills is partially
neutraliZing the effect of the Weave
strike.
Cereals pieces have been less inflated
by speculation than they were las
week, yet a high level was maintained
and only slight reactions occurred. The
general tenor oil crop news was much
more encouraging, aside from Kansas
dispatches, which indicate that wheat
needs moisture. although corn and oats
nave good prospects.
Cotton continued advancing unit.
there was a gain OF $50 a bale owe
last years figures, when a trifling re-
action occurred. but the tone continued
strong.
Failures in the United States this
week were 225, against 226 vast year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Head-On Collision With n Freight
Engineer and Fireman Killed.

Clyde, n. Y, May 2.-New York Cen
trail fast mail No. 3, ~Westbound, col
lided with a fast freight going in tn
opposite direction, a quarter of a mii'
west of the station here at 5 o'clocl
p. m. this afternoon, killing h On
gineer and fireman of the mail ant
seriously mjuring thirteen mail clerks
The dead are. John Grant, engineer
of Syracuse, N. Y, Jumped, heat
crushed, killed instantly; William
Knoxson, fireman, of Syracuse, jumped
skull fractured and arm torn off; dice
a half our afterwards.
Syracuse, N. Y, May 1.-The faS
mail was running seventy-five miles al
hour when the accident occurred. Trair
Master F. w. Everett, of Buffalo. SaiC
at midnight that he believed the acct
lent was due 20 a misunderstanding
between the freight crew and the tower
men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
CAROLINA.

Asheboro Courier: Our town COM
m~issioners have passed a chicken ordi-
nance which goes n effect pril list
1902 After this date IT is 81 fine for a
fowl to run at large on his own prem
ises. within the corporate limits OF h
town.
Charlotte Observer: Governor Ay-
delivered at $3.50 o'clock in the Y. NJ. c..
A - w. L. Litaker, of Salisbury. a
white brakeman o n the Southern Rail-
a had his leg crushed at h ankle
last night about 1880 O'CLOCK
Troy Examiner: Henry Council. col.
brakeman on the A. & A. was truck
by the wheel under the tender while
coupling cars at Steeds, q had his
leg broker at the ankle--Hon. II.
B. Glenn. of Winston, will deliver the
literary address at the commencement
OF Troy High School,. May 9th. prox.
Goldsboro Advertiser: Dr.. Cyrus
Thompson, late Secretary of State.
was in the city Ia Wednesday night.
n said he wonld advocate the issu-
ing OF bonds by Onslow county for the
purpose OF building a railroad from
G~oldsboro through Onslow. in order &c
develop the trucking lands Of that
county.
Winston Journal: John FELTON,, OF
walnut CONe, was In the city yeSlerCdy
When asked about the big fire in his
town on Saturday, he sand it caugh,
from a spark from n passing engine
Matthew Marshall, who lost a grea,
deal by the fire was badly burned about
the face and hands. Fifty thousand
feet of lumber. h commissary anc
stock and three buggies were de.
Stroyed.
Raleigh News and Observer: Cover.
nor Aycock left yesterday for Marshal
burg, where he delivered the annua
literary address yesterday afternoon a
2 o'clock. THE old Colored man, Docl
Simmons, of Cary, who was injured in
the s. A. L. wreck iii Saturday in tn
edge af the city. died Saturday night a
the penitenitary, where he had beer
taken for treatment. "A chapter o
orphans from the Oxford Orphan Asy
lum starts upon a concert :our May 6
The children will fill appointments frs
in the eastern section OF the state ant
after a short rest at Oxford. will enter
upon their western trip.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
4 FIRE AT
The Virginia Candy Company the
Chief LOSERS.

Norfolk, Va, May 1.-Norfolk was
visited by another conf1agration this
morning when a fire started in the
building of the Virginia Candy Com
pany on Commercial Place and gained
such Roadway that at one time it was
thought the entire block bounded by
Commercial Place, Water street and
Roanoke avenue would be destroyed.
The loss will aggregate $50, 500, but It
is fully covered by insurance. The es-
timated damage is as follows: Vir-
ginia Candy Company $40, 900; r. w.
Macdonald $500; Hofheimer & Co.,
4.500: l.. P. Roberts & Co., $4,000; Dis
patch Printing Company, $4,000; Old
Dominion Paper Company, $1,000; other
firms 2,000; damage to buildings $44, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
DEATH OF AMOS CUMMINGS.
The Congressman Dies of Pneu
mOnia, Incident to an Operation.

Baltimore, May 2.-Congressman
Amos Cummings, of New York, died at
1918 o'clock tonight at Christ church
home in this city. The cause of death
was pneumonia. incident to an opera
ton.
The congresSInan's wife and cousin,
Charles H. Cummings, were at his bed
side when death came.
Congressman Cummings came to
Baltiore or April 18th to undergo
treatment for kidney trouble. Four
days later an operation was performed
by DR.. Hugh Fl. Young, and Mr.. Cum
mings seemed to be on a fair way to
A week later, however,
pleurisy developed, and on April 25th 1t
was announced that Mr.. Cummings
was suffering rom pneumonia in one
lung. Last Tuesday it was announced
that the malady had extended to both
lungs, sine which time Mr.. Cummings
has been lowering between life and
death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Botha's Nephew Captured-Relief for
the Besicged at O'Kiep.

Pretoria. May 2.-Colonel Barker re
ports that on April Both he captured
Commandant Mamie Botha, his adju-
tant and eleven others, near Frankfort,
Orange River colony. This is regarded
as important. as Mamie Botha is a neph-
ew of the commandant general and\;s
General deWet's ablest lieutenant.
Cape Town, May 2.-British columns
are now in close touch with the British
garrison at O'Kiep and the relief of the
British force there is practically COM
pleted.
The pluckw little garrison at O'Kiep
has been closely invested by the Beers
for weeks past n has put up a de-
fence which can be compared to that oe
Mafeking. Three civilians and one girl
ave been killed in the town by long
range fire from the Beers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
SHORT In HIS ACCOUNTS.
Disbursing Clerk of the Census
Bureau Dismissed for Peculatfon.

Washington, May I'll. A. Barrows,
the disbursing clerk Of the United
States census office, has been summar-
lily removed as the result of the discov-
cry of a shortage in the accounts of
his office.
Two experts from the treasury de-
partment have begun an investigation
Of the accounts and as soon as their re-
port is made the exact amount of the
shortage will be made known
Mr.. Barrows was subjected to rigid
examination today by Director Mer-
Ram and Chief Clerk McCauley. He
gave the amount of his discrepancy as
s7,400 and credited the trouble to spec
ulation. The government Is amply Sc
cured from loss by bonds aggregating
almost $500, 900, so that there will be no
loss to the United States.
One of the experts going over the ac-
counts today said 1t might take two
weeks before the exact situation is
known.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
The Governor in Attendance at
CharlOtte-EpdeavOrs to Secure a
State Orphanage-New North Caro-
lima Hand BoOk-RemarkaEIe Co
federate Veterans.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c.. Nav .

hAdiSiSu, IN. ~ may =
Governor Aycock and State Superin-
tendent JOyner left for Charlotte this
morning. to attend the educational con-
ference in progress there. which is the
second Of the series and which is at
tended by representatives of twenty
counties.
The clerk of the federal court here
says the docket of the term which be-
gins this month is the lightest in sew
eral years.
For eight years past earnest efforts
have been made in the successive legis-
latures to secure the establishment nj
q state o~rphanage. All ave failed thus
far: but now a very determined effort
is to be made. There was a conference
here until a late hour last night at the
office Of The Raleigh Christian Advo-
cate. Active work will be one in the
various counties to press the plan.
The state agricultural department has
issued. under the title "A Sketch of
North Carolina. a book which is a con-
d%ensation of the larger work. "Nort',
Carolina and its Resources" which ~
being distributed. There is a great de-
mand for these books. from all, parts OF
this country and from abroad.
The Daughters of the ~Confederacy
are justly proud of the improvements
at the soldiers home here and feel that
but for their efforts they would never
have been mad
The News and Observer declines to
take sides in the Clark controversy.
Some persons declare that Judge Clark
must make a statement over his own
signature. which the other side declares
ne must not go into print but must
avoid n controversy.
Late last night a kerosene lamp ex-
nln6a6 in a ssh1nPE' cipnal hnnSR of fha
Seaboard Air Line between Raleigh and
the p~enitentiary. The building was
consumed. 1t set a bridge on fire, but
the foreman saved the bridge.
Editor Henry A. London, of Pittsboro,
who is here tells Of a singular occur
renee near Moncure. An ex-confeder-
ate veteran fell dead on his farm while
at work. George A. Thompson was his
Hame. A neighbor. Thomas j. Poe. also
an ex-~confederate. conducted the burial
services. in the absence of a minister.
and the fell dead.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
GoLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
seatation-Whites Paying Up Their
o Tax. Negroes Neglecting it.
GOldSbOro. Nav

1Ady l.
There was a Jail delivery in this city
last night. John Wesley Sutton. a
negro who was shot and captured in
Green county last week for stealing,
had been placed in Jail here, where his
wound were receiving medical atten.
ton. Yesterday h physician informed
Sutton that it would be necessary to
probe for the hall. Last night Sutton,
who had been placed out in the jail
corridor where he could get just a lit
Tie exercise. made a hole through the
brick wall with i fire poker and made
his escape. The other prisoners were
securely locked in their cells and could
not
This afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
regular meeting of Goldsboro councu
No. 500. Royal Arcanum, there ccurred
an incident which was a little out OF
the regular order OF business. MT.
John II. Hill. Tho for years has been
the local collector for the order, was
presented with q past regents badge
by Colonel w. T. Dortch in a very
graceful and eloquent speech.
Rev. DR.. F. ID. Swindell left today on
an extended trip and will be gone fo-
a month He goes first to Nashville.
Tenn. to attend a meeting of the board
Of missions of the NJ. Z. church, south.
and from NasnviIle he will go to Dallas.
Texas. to attend the general confer
ence Of his church
There will be less than 200 white men
IN Wayne counCy who have failed To
pay their poll tax when the books shall
have been closed tonight and there arc
only q very few OF hat number who
are democrats. The democratic coun
fV and tnUnchin npproittanc ha,o A1o~
OF great assistance to the tax collec-
tors and it is quite certain that the
taxes are nearer paid now than for any
previous years at this date. The ne
groes have not paid up quite as
well as heretofore and there are now
between five and six hundred negroes
in rs county who nave failed to get
their tax receipts.
Tom Hamilton, a negro. was up be-
fore Justice Broadhurst his morning
charged with stealing cotton seed from
Mr.. James Johnson. Among the wit
Resses who went on the stand was n
white man w. z. Dali, to whom the
negro delivered the seed and who dis
posed of the same to the oil mill. At
the conclusion OF the case Colonel w.
L. Dortch. attorney for the plaintiff.
asked that Dali and the negro both be
held for court in the sum of 5000 and
the justice agreed and made the order.
There was a dance in the armory Of
the Goldsboro Rifles last night after
the show in the opera house. The or
chestra of the Hawaiian Glee Club fur
nished the music, which was an attrac-
tive feature of the dance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
A YOUNG LADY DISAPPEARS.
Excitement in Lenoir, n. c., over
Another Supposed Nellie Cropsev

Charlotte, N c., May "A special
from Lenoir to The Observer says h q
Miss Cordie Cniiders, who disappeared
from the home Of her uncle near
Lenoir Wednesday night under circum-
stances similar to those that surround
ed the death of Nellie Cropsey, Of
Elizabeth City. has not been found. 1t
is said that she was seen at Chester
field, a little town between Lenoir and
Morganton, early yesterday on her
to the latter place. Later, it is
said. she was at the Southern railway
station at M~organton, where she told
some one hat she was on her way to
Hildebran, a village five miles west Of
Hickory, where she had taught school.
The case is creating quite a sensation
in this section of the state. its striking
similarity to the Cropsey q 8 making
it more interesting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
SERIOUS RUSSIAN REVOLT.


Copen Hagen, May la dispatch t.
he Politiken Of this city fiom Russia
(fled on the German frontier) an.
nounces that the labor population Of the
whole district between Moscow and
Vladimir, central Russia, is in revolt
There have been numerous encounters
between the workmen and the troops
and many person have been killed o.
wounded. A Uhlan regiment. com
manded by Colonel Moroseff refused tt
act against the workmen.
st. Petersburg, Tuesday, April 29.-
Duke Alexander OF OldenbuIs's celebra'
ted chateau Of Romone, In the govern
ment OF Veronej. southern Russia, has
been burned by revolving peasants. WHIT
practically ruined the eEtate. The duke
II the father-in-law of the czars siste1
Olga, who married his son. Duke Peter
last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
The Ships Anchored OF the Virginia
Capes, Awaiting Inspection.

Old Poin CoIrfort, Va, May 2. The
North Atlantic squadron is anchored
just out the Virginia capes. where the
battleships will be inspected by the ma
val board Of inspection headed by adj
miral Dewey. The squadron will spend
ten days target practic outside the
capes. The battleship Alabama came
up to Old Point today, reported the ar
rival of the ships in the capes and, af-
ter taking on the mail and provisions
for the squadron, proceeded back to the
spot where the big fighters are anchor
ed. The Cincinnati arrived in Hampton
Roads from Galveston, Texas, today
and will remain here waiting sailing
order
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
BIG DRIVING WHEEL BuRsTED.
Seriou Accident Yesterday Morning
at the Kerr Lumber Mill at Jack
aonviIIe-A Piece was Hurled .
Yards, Smashing the Mill and a
Dwelling.
lspeciaI to The Messenger.)

Jacksonville, N. c.. May z.
This morning about z o'clock one Of
the big driving wheels at T. r. Kerr's
lumber mills bursted. a piece OF which
weighing 232 pounds was hurled about
40 yards and struck and passed
throughthe roofs and both floors Of the
building owened by Frank Andrews
aad occupied by J.. F. Giles and family
Considerable damage was done to the
house and to Mr. Giles furniture. h
mill also sustained considerable dam
age. but NJ one was seriously hurt.
which Is miraculous.
We are pleased to know that Mr.. j.
8. n. Kinsey, who has been very sick
is improving. though he is not yet out
of danger
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
sHADE-GRowN sUMATRA TOBACCO,
The First Sale OF This Tobacco HeSs
I'm Hartford, Conn.

Hartford. Conn, May 1.-THE first
sale Of shade-grown Sumatra tobacco
leaf was held here today, all the shade
grown tobacco raised in the Connecti-
cut river valley in the season Of 1901
having been brought In by agreement Of
the growers to be sold by auction.
There were dealers and manufacturers
present from New York, Chicago and
Boston. and there was great interest in
the market value of this tobacco. The
prices varied from $3.50, the highest, to
20 cents for the lowest. the leaf Of the
low priced being dark and short.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
A Marriage and n Death.
Jacksonville, N. c., May.

correspondence of The M~essenger.)
Mr.. G. II. P~eeteway, a prominent
merchant at this place, and Miss May
Miller. a charming young lady of New
Bern were quietly united in the bonds
Of matrimony yesterday at the home
OF the brides parents in New Bern.
Mrs. G.. E. Brooks, of Richards, for
merly widow of j. w. Shackelford. who
many years ago was congressman from
this district, died of apoplexy April
29th. The funeral took place at Rich.
lands yesterday
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
WEST INDIAN DAYS
At the Charleston ExpOsitiOn-Stnte
Delegates Appointed by the Gov
ernor-Charters Granted.
Especial to the Messenger

Raleigh, N. c., May 1.-THE state
charters the S. R. Fowle Memorial Hos
pital at Washington, James L. Fowle
and others trustees. 1t will receive the
sick and injured ard train nurses.
Charter also is granted the Salem Par
lor Furniture Company, F. H. Fries and
other stockholders. capital S10O, 900. 1t
will make lounges, couches n other
furniture.
The governor appoints the following
delegates to represent North Carolina
at the Charleston exposition on West
Indian days, May 10th and 18th: w.
S. Chadwick, Beaufort; w. B. Blades,
New Bern; B. F. Montague, Raleigh;
George w. Watts, Durham; w. r.
Odell, Concord.
The jury in the superior court here
today decided that the Raleigh hosiery
mill was not burned by sparks from a
Seaboard Air Line locomotive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
Don't Start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with a linger-
ing cough or cold. A few doses of One
Minute Cough Cure will set you right.
Sure cure for coughs, colds, Group, grip,
bronchitis, all throat and lung troubles.
Absolutely Safe. Acts at once. r.. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
sixty Years of Popularity

Is the record of Painkiller PERRY Da-
vis'), bu the shops are full Of imita-
tons made to sell upon the great repu-
tation of the genuine; be cautious,
therefore, when you ask for a bottle to
see that you get the genuine. An I'M
failing remedy for coughs, colds, bron-
chitiS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06

II have used DeWitt's Little EARLY
Risers Tor constipation and torpid liver.
They are all right. I am glad to in
dorse thenl." writes Alfred Heinze,
Quincy. IL. Never grippe Safe pills.
r. X. BeIlaIay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-17
HUNDREDS OF BALES OFFERED
Recent Advance is Bringing Out The
Cotton.

The offerings of cotton in Americus
yesterday were larger, perhaps, than
for any one daY since the new year
opened and was due, probably, to the
strength of the market recently which
has caused a slight advance here,
Fine cotton sold here yesterday at
from y to 78 cents. easily.
This vas within a fraction of the
eight cent mark and very fancy arti-
Gle perhaps might have brought that
round figure.
The boards at two or three of the
warehouses were pretty we'll covered
with samples, the offerings probably
aggregating 400 to 500 bales. Upon
one choice lot bids were received pri-
vatelY, though the cotton was not
priced at all.
The warehouse stocks are not very
large, and sale of 500 bales would re.
duce it materially.
The fields fare bare, and on many
farms are now being plowed up in pre-
paratlon for the next crop. Very little
cotton remains to be brought in, and
the "visible supply" locally speaking,
can be figured upon very easily.
In the contract market yesterday
January closed at 8,04, March at 8, IA
and May 8.22. The tone of the market
was very steady.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-17
BANKS DECLARED
USUAL DIVIDEND,
Continued Prosperity For Americas
Institutions.
OLD OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
Bank of Commerce and Bank South
western Georgia Hold Their An
nual Meetings, Declare Dividends
and Re.elect Same Officials.

Two of AmerIcus' banks have al
ready held their annual meetings,
elected officers for the current year and
pleased their stockholders with good
ly cash dividend, while the two other
banks here Will hold meetings at Ia
ter date, that of the Planters being in
February.
The Bank of Southwestern Georgia
and the Bank of Commerce held their
meetings day or two since.
The Bank of Commerce paid to it's
stockholders the usual dividend of
seven per cent and reelected it's board
of directors as follows: J. W. Sheffield.
Frank Sheffield, E. D. Sheffield,
W. A. Dodson, Lott Warren, Charles
R. Crisp, F. A. II. Myer, the latter be-
ing a resident of Richland.
j. W. Sheffield was reelected presi-
dent, Frank Sheffield vice president
and Z. d. Sheffield, cashier.
The Bank of Southwestern Georgia
paid its usual dividend of seven per-
cent and in the election of directors
chose the same efficient board, Messrs.
J. W. Wheatley, E. J. Eldridge,
W. Fl. c. Dudley, A. W. Smith, H. r.
Johnson, J. @. Nicholson, R. J, Perry
and William A. Dodson.
In the election of officers j. w.
Wheatlty was again made president,
E. j, EIdridge vice-president, A. w.
Smith cashier and W. NJ. Jones assis-
tant cashier.
a II of the Americas banks report q
good years business and are in excel
lent condition. They are carefully
and conservatively managed yet liber-
al in their dealings, and reflect large
ly the commercial prosperity of the
city