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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
A DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATION
Brutal Treatment of Natives in the
Congo Free State.

London, January 2.-Captain Guy
Burrows, who has just retired from the
employ of the Congo Free State govern
ment. after six a service. declared
in an interview today with a reDresen-
tative Of the Associated Press that thu
conditions prevailing on the Congo Free
State are a disgrace to civilization and
far worse than ever before. He pictured
atrocities of the most horrible character
and whites who had concessions of rub.
Der land.
AS a typical instance of the means
employed by the Free State government
CAPTAIN Burrows co%rroborated the
statement of an American missionary IT,
the effect that the officials employed
500 cannibals to whom thew issued rifles
to massacre and capture unarmed ma
tives who had rebelled against their
brutal methods"
"I have sworn testimony" said Bur
rows. "of the Belgians handing natives
over to cannibal tribes for the express
purpose of being eaten. Forced labor
prevails everywhere and shot gun rule
is the truest description of the present
administration. The companies deriv-
ing wealth from the collection of rub
Der are all more or less state enter
prises. as a third or half Of the shares
in them are invariably held by the gov
eminent.
"Latterly King Leopold and the gov.
eminent I've made some show of ac-
ton against the agents of some of the
Upper Congo companies, but only minor
officials are ever touched, and the So
called reforms are merely intended IL
throw dust in the Eyes of the public.
whnca in6iOnafinn hos hoon arn,1Sol h.
the stories of this reign of terror. While
the present system for the collection OF
rubber and the recruitment of natives
continues the Congo Free s ate will re-
main a disgrace to the white mans
work in Africa"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07

Convertible Certificates Of North
ern PaciAc.

New York. January 2-Formal notice
was issued today hat in exercise Of the
power conferred upon IL. h Northern
Pacific Railway Company retired its
preferred stock in whole yesterday.
Each and every holder OF a certificate
for preferred stock o heretofore sur
rendered W II upon presentation and sur-
render of his certificate at the Office
of the company. No. 4s Wall street. re-
ceive payment in cash at par. Except
AS to this claim. all rights and claims
af the preferred stockholders have
ceased TO exist
Notice was also given by the North
rrn Pacific Railway Company that X
mad elected to require the holder OF
every 4 per cent. convertible certificate
Of the company to convert the same
II to common stock of h company al
the rate Of one share OF 500 for each
500 of h unpaid principal OF the Ger
tificate. and upon presentation and sur
render of such certificate at the COM
pany's Office, the holder will be entitled
TO receive therefor common stock OF the
capital at the rate aforesaid. No inter
est will accrue or be payable upon any
ouch certificate from and after Janu-
airy !, 1902.
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NORTH

Senator P~ritchard's wife Is very I'll at
Marshall.
Mr. Samuel S. Spicer. OF Goidshoro.
died suddenly in the street. He was %
years Of age.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Wheeler. one Of the
bestand most valuable citizens OF Lex
ington. is dead.
The Baptist will take up the case 81
Rev. T. Bright. who stands charged
will being one of thee arch-swindlers
r that nefarlous concern. the Amos
Over Cherry Tree Company. The state
beard OF missions has cut Off all its al
lowances to the church he serves, and
the convention will take up the matter
OF u~nfrocking him.
Kinston Free Press: There are get
ting to be more mercantile establish
nielts in Ktnston than can make a
profit. unless a larger volume OF bust
ness is attracted to Kinston. The mer-
chants who advertise literally will not
only attract people from longer dis
lance to come here to do their trading
but Will also secure more of the local
trade than they otherwise would.
Fayetteville Observer: Four hundred
and seventy-six packages GA whiskey.
ranging from one quart to cases of
twelve quarts were brought to Fay
etteville Tuesday by the express oru
pany. How much more came bv freight
we do not know. 1t Is estimated that
this represented 500 gallons. which.
at $3.50 a gallon. Would be 81. 200.
Twelve hundred dollars worth OF whis-
key brought to Fayetteville IN one day
by the express company alone.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
A LOCOMOTIVE EXULODEs
Three Persons Killed, Nine Wound
ed-Report Heard Seven Miles away

Macon. Ga. January "A freight
engine Just out Of the repair shop. and
fired up in the round house of the Cen
trail Of Georgia railroad. exploded with
out warning at 7:3O o'clock this morn.
ing shaking the entire city. The report
was heard eve miles away. and
houses three miles distant felt the
shock.
The news instantly spread that many
were killed. and in a few moments
there a gathered at the gates hun
dreds Of people. including wives and
children Of shop employees. weeping
and clamoring for information. The
dead are: E. w. Hodges. machinist: j
NJ. Mcdonald. m~achinist. and Uriah
Cornelius. colored. helper.
The injured are: ]. J. O'Neal. ma
rhinist. comminuted fracture. will die:
Henry Fox. machin;St G mminuted rae.
ture. will die: r. l.. Willis. blacksmith
severely scalded: E. D. Hambrick. car.
penter. head lacerated: w. M. w lson
carpenter. fractured ribs: ]. NJ. Mea-
Hammock. colored. scalp wound: Yves
lev Johnson. colored. face cuta Peter
Adams. colored. confused shoulder.
Mr.. Hodges was the brother of Hon.
Robert Hodges n Mr.. Willis a recent.
ly elected alderman. Henry Fox wac
the oldest employee in the shops. Mr.
Mcdonald had relations in Knoxville
Tenn.
The negro Cornelius was in the cab
assisting inspector Mcdonald. who was
on top of the engine. They were blown
to atoms. The others were at some
distance from the engine.
The u of the accident is not
known, the coroner's jury failing to as.
certain it. 1t is supposed. however. tina:
the negro had found the Svter in thu
boiler TOO low M had suddenly ~i-iec'-
ed a stream of cold water on the red
hot crownsheet. The engine was re-
duced to fragments, parts being hurled
through the building two or three hun
dreG yards. One piece weighing 5000
pounds was thrown $50 yards.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
PoCAHONTAs COAL SYNDICATE
Completion of the Deal-Lease to
United States Steel Corporation.

New York. January Judge E. H.
Gary. of the United States Steel Cor
poration. announced today hat the
properties heretofore secured by the
managers of the Pocahontas coal syn
drate. consisting of about 800. 600 acres
of fuel and coking COAL, had been sold
to the P~ocahontas Coal and Coke Com
pany. which is controlled by the Nor
folk n Western Railway Company,
and that 5000 acres of these lands had
been leased on a ROYALTY basis to COM
panies whose capital stock is owned or
controlled by the United States Steel
corporation. Judge Gary said that in
he comparatively near future there
would be constructed at least 5000 o.
>most modern coke ovens, with a ca
pscity Of at least 1,500. 900 tons OF coke
together with necessary railroads. tip
Piles. Xaterworks, electric plants. power
plants. Residences. stores and other
improvements. The companies con-
trolled by Se United States Steel Cor
porationN by Nls lease secured sufficient
coal to providA ION the present basis of
consumption. foS about thirty years.
This, with the Connelrville coal now
owned by the company should furnish
he necessary supply of coke for up-
wards OF sixty. thus corresponding
with the iron ore supply.
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Victims to stomach. liver and kidney
troubles as well as women. end all feel
the results in loss Of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness.
headache and tired, l~istless. rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to J.. w. Gardner, Idaville,
Ind. He says: Electric Bitters are
just the thing for a man when he is
all u down, and don't are whether
he lives or dies. It did more to give
me new strength and good appetite
than anything ! could take. ! can nov
eat anything and have a new lease on
life" Only so cents. at r. R. Beilamy'a
Drug store Every bottle guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
COLLECTOR MUM BOUNCED
Charged With Violating Civil Ser.
vice Years Ago.

Washington. January 2.-David A.
Num-. whose resignation as collector of
internal revenue of the Fifth Tennessee
district was called for by the president
a few days ago. today handed his resig-
nation to the president in person. Mr..
Num- was appointed collector at the be-
ginning of the McKia ley administration.
Soon after he vas installed the removal
of some democratic employees led to
charges Of violation of the civil service
law. These charge. which remained
dormant for many years. were recently
revived and precipitated the call for
his resignation. 1t is understood thar
ex-Representative John F. Mccall will
be appointed to succeed Mr.. Num-
1t is also understood hat the reap
pointment of Postmaster w. A. Willis.
of Nashville. has been decided upon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
STATE PRESS.

Evidently Webster Davis cannot be
classed among the "Roosevelters." bur
as a Roosevelt rooster he is entitled ~
top of the column and next to reading
matter.-Winston Sentinel.
IL The state is in debt the thing to do
rs to pay out as soon as possible. and
TO do this Ii must raise more funds. If
the are not sufficient to meet the
running expenses of the government. Ii
would seem that there Is but one thing
to do.-Durham Herald.
The remedy is for the young men to
iearr: trades. They should acquire
practical tnaining and practical skill.
In industrial life IL is the mechanic who
is advanced. The best mechanic ha-
comes the foreman. The best foreman
becomes the superintendent. The best
superintendent becomes the president
and the president In turn becomes the
proprietor on his own account-wasf-
ington Messenger.
Since the Monroe doctrine has be-
come recognized the world over as q
principle Of international law every now
and then we see n Of these little
South American so-cailed republics try
Ing TO turn Its protection into license.
In protecting this hemisphere from Eu-
ropean encroachment the United States
is placed In somewhat the same posi-
ton as a dispenser Of genuine. charity
Care must be taken that the beneficiary
will not be spoiled altogether. This ap-
Darent idea on the part of Venezuela
to escape a creditor By hiding behind
the doctrine of Mr.. Monroe In similar to
the demand Of one who has bee helped
out of trouble which could not be avoid
sd that he be shielded firm harm when
the latter Is the result OF his own wilfuI
arts. committed with a view Of the as
sisfance rendered In h first instances.
Charlotte Observer.
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e~oIpsBoRo ssh


Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
GoIdsboro. ". c.. December ?
The several young gentlemen and
ladies' who attended the house party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. b. N. Duke st
Carteret Lodge. passed through Colds
horo on the return for home in Dur
ham and expressed themselves as hav-
Ing had a most enjoyable time both In
hunting and fishing n In social in
The party was ch~aperoned
by AIRS B. N Duke.
On the train which arrived here yes
terday afternoon at Sis O'Clock there
came a u couple from Tarboro who
had matrimony in view. The young
whose name Is VIII Morshberg.
sought the office OF the register OF deeds
at once and provided the necessary
D. pers with which TO carry out his
plans and then with the young lady,
the home Of Rev. J. l. My~ss' where
the Hebrew Marriage SAeihony was
performed in the presence OF 4 few
friends who had been hurriedly notified
nj the happy event. Both the bride
and the groom were known here in
A~A& $500
honor was held last night at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Edwards on
William street. The happy couple
spent the night at the Kennon hotel
and left this morning for Norfolk.
where the groom holds a position rs
telegraph operator.
The retirement OF Mr.. John G.. S!=er
as manage OF the Western Union Tele-
graph office in his city. which position
he has held for a number OF years. viii
be noted with genuine regret by the
patrons OF the office and the public
generally. Goldsboro people will ne
glad 10 learn. however. that he will
still remain here. He will go into the
stock brokerage business. with which
he is thoroughly familiar
An injury to Mr.. Hadly Moore yes
terday afternoon prevented the foot
ball game between Wilson and Colds
horo from being finished. The injury
was not serious. but sas sufficient to
prevent the young man from taking
further part in the game. The accident
is regretted. both on the young mans
account and because the game which
was beginning to get interesting could
not be finished
Mr.. Aaron Spier and wife, OF Newark.
n. J.. arrived here this morning to
attend the funeral OF the formers faith
er. the late :. s .Spier, which was held
from the home this morning and was
attended by a large number OF sorrow
ing friends and relatives. Rabbi j. L.
Nyerberg conducted the funeral service.
which was impressive.
The next attraction at the opera
house is set for Saturday night. when
Uncle Josh Simpkins" and his COM
pany will he in Goldsboro. The prices
are %, 80 and so cents and II Is said to
be a good show. Innes and his band
will be here on the afternoon OF the
Sth of this month He will draw a big
crowd from out OF town
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Dunn News Notes.
Correspondence of The Messenger

Correspondence of The M~essenger.l
Dunn, January 2.
Old Harnett is forging her way to the
front. With the new iron bridge across
the Cape Fear at Ellington. finished
and ready for, use, and the Introduction
of the rural mail service. we expect 1902
to bring great improvement for our
county and the people at large.
Monday the county commissioners
will meet at Ellington and one of the
items of business will be to receive the
Company. of Tennessee.
Mr.. P. ]. JeffreVs sold OF December
18th. in South Dunn about fortv nice
lots at good prices. The PearsalI chair
factory, located in that section of or
town, began to roll the wheels January
/. 1902.
Last night the home talent gave a
most enjoyable play at the Mctropoli-
tan hall-"Among the Breakers
which was we'll rendered.
Up to January 1892. $500 bales ~
cotton had been sold on our market
npls 500 behind last season.
Monday night Messrs. T.. +. Young
r. G. Taylor, James Pearsall. J. G.. Cliff
ford, j. d. Ezzell and q. K. Grantham.
al! representative business men of our
town. met and organized the Dunn
Bureau Of Information and Commercial
Association. The purpose OF the ASSOC
citation is to advance the Industrial and
commercial interests of our town and
county. E. F. Young was elected pres
ident. James Pearsall secretary, J. G.
Clifford attorney and G.. K. Grantham
treasurer.
The new year brings some changes In
our town. Mr.. w. T. Dupree has
bought an interest with II. ". Jernigan
e Co.. and will move to town soon
There is not a vacant residence in our
town. During the pas, week there have
been not less than TWEEN y-tve people
Eere trying to get residences. We need
more ZONES.
Dr.. Meadows has X charge Of the
divine hotel and is now at the helm.
The Cape Fear is OF a swell this week
and prevents the people on the south
side from having communication with
the town. We hope some day TO have
4 bridge at Averasboro.
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THE COST OF RAISING COTTON
Reports OF the Farmers 81 This
state-Our Crfmfnal Insane-Agrt-
cultural college.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., January :.


The report OF the farmers CT this state
to the state labor commissioner shows
that 1t costs 5 Is cents a pound to pro-
duce cotton. That Is the average cost
There are now forty-one criminal In
sane in the penitentiary here. Only ore
Of these gives trouble n he has to be
confined TO v suicide. The GRIM
inaI insane are allowed te TAX exer-
else. under watch. in part of the peni-
tertiary grounds.
There Is now no industry carried on
In the p~elitentiary. Brick-making does
not Day and is neyer carried on exceoi
to give employment to conyicts who
would otherwise be idle. Sales OF brick
last year were slow and the 2.0e0.o 600
now on hand will supply this years
demand. IL is believed. n is desired
for the convicts Is railway work. II Is
the most satisfactory as well as the
most profitable.
The Roanoke river was this morning.
at Weldon. in q foo OF the height %
reached in the great freshet last May.
There is fear that IL will again break
the dyke at the Caledonia state farm
which il wrecked last May. The dyke
lacks several feet now Of being as high
as il was then. because the finishing
lO0CnCS Ud ~ DcCH sEstl u
There are now SOS convicts. Today
ten were brought from the abandoned
farm near Wadesboro. The rent whicn
the penitentiary paid for that farm for
eight or ten years was absurdly high
Il is said by some to be all the farm
was worth. goa judges say IL was
thrice as much as it ought 10 nave been
In fact. when the state abandoned .
the farm was offered at half the rent
before paid.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
college reopened TODAY. all the student
who a rooms in the burned dormi;orS
and who went home after the fire. have
returned. No students are being turn
ed away. All available room near the
college has been rented and in case al
further need fifty cadets will be put in
the textile building.
The state cotton crop this year viii
not exceed 500 bales, this being 100 less
thai expected.
The various memorial rooms in the
new dormitory at the soldiers home
here are being furnished by the various
chapters of Daughters of the Confe1z
eracy. The state and the Daughters
will rovide the heating plant
The Aetna Indemnity Company. or
Hartford, Conn.,, has entered the state
Attorney General Gilmer vas yester-
day sufficiently strong to take a ride
State superintendent Toon's steady i'm
provement continues.
Charles NJ. White. of Robson county.
appears to be a rising young poet
Three of his poems are in the last Cen
fury Magazine
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AS h first congressional district Of
Tennessee is hopelessly republican IL IL
fortunate for all the people Of hat dis
trict. and by no a Disadvantage
m the state. that IL Is represented by 4
mar Of such successful activity and
public spirit as Hon. Walter p. Brown
low. While Browniow il a staunch and
loyal republican. he Ii without partisan
hate or malice or bitterness, and he
seeks 10 represent all the people. and II
constantly alert to the interests OF his
constituents and state. In the matter Of
appropriations and public improve
frict than all his predecessors combined.
and more than any other congressman
from his state. under any adminisfra-
ton. has yer succeeded In obtaining
Nashville American. Demt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
He Thanks the President for For
warding Funds to His wife An
Transvaal.

Washington, January 2.-Command-
ant w. d. snyman. who was a membe,
OF General dewet's stan In South Africa
UP to a year ago and who for some time
has represented. the Boer cause In the
west. called upon President Roosevelt
today. Commandant Snyman is a tall
fine looking Boer and talks English with
a slightly broken accent.
"I called upon the president" said hf
ito thank him for having sent to my
wife. who is in South Africa, some
one ] desired her to have. I shall
always feel grateful to President Roose.
welt. I saw my wife's signature today
for the first time in months"
How did your wife get the money!
Through the United States consul at
Cape Town and her answer to my let
ter was returned through the same
channel.
C-ommandant Snyman did not talk
with the president about the war In
South Africa. He did not consider il a
proper subject to discuss with the
president Of the United States. He sim
ply wanted to thank him for getting the
money to his wife.
'@The Beers" said he. can see easily
that the president can do nothing to
stop the var even II he were so dis
posed; but we will appeal to congress
for an expression of opinion. We hope
that both political parties in this coun-
try will unite in such an expression. We
do not want h matter mad a party
question or to embarrass the United
States in any way. / believe the Eng
fish people would welcome an interfer-
n sufficient to cause h athorities I
drop the war. We are willing to make
some CONCESSIONS"
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CHINESE STILL UNSUBDUED
Indications of Return to Anti-FOr-
eign Policy by Authorities.

Pekin. January 2.-Several recent oc-
currences tend to discourage the hope
that the dowager empress had learned a
lesson of reform from the events of the
past year. Foreigners are disposed to
take a pessimistic view Of the outlook
General Yung LUIS determination to orr
ganize two anti-foreign army corps tc
offset the commands of the pro-foeign
Chinese leaders is particularly disquiet-
ing and is evidence Of the continued
domination of his influence, which is
bitterly anti-foreign.
Other incidents which are considered
significant are the suppression Of the
only Independent newspaper in this
city by order of the governor of Pekin
and the closing of the industrial school
here, recently rganized by ph~ilanthropic
Chinese, also the governors order.
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THE OHIO REPUBLICANS
THE FRACTIONAL FIGHT FOR CONTROL
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
LOWER HOUSE STILL IN DOUBT
Balance of Power-Each Faction
C1aims Enough Votes to Elect Its
Candidate for S~peaker-The Five
Heads Under which the Members
are Classihed-Hard Work Still Be-
ing Done From Homes of Foraker
and N

Columbus, Ohio, January 1.-The con-
test between republican factions over
the organization of the legislature is
Still in doubt 80 far as the house Is con-
cerned. The claims OF either faction
would indicate that one element is con-
filent of Price becoming speaker and
the other of McKinnon winning, but
tie reports of both show that there are
yet votes to GET by the one who is to
become speaker.
The list of unpledged members has,
however, been reduced today to a half
dozen-Crist. Pool, Mcneil. Nihart
Foster and Lochery. This not in
cIude many who are said to have
pledged themselves-some in writing
to both sides.
These six are said tc have made no
pledges to either side and it is conceded
that they hold the balance 90 power.
Owing to the confusion over lists,
there is talk of a round robin" There
are five lists: Those pledged to
Price" Those pledged to McKinnon,''
Those pledged to both" Those still
u%lpledged." Those listed as doubt
full" which list includes those pledged
to both, as we'll as those who are un-
pledged.
If the caucus shall nominate by secret
ballot, there will be no way of verify
ing these lists ever after the caucuses
are held, and for that reason viva voce
voting in caucus is being advocated.
There was much done today from the
homes of enato Hanna in Washing
ton, Senator Foraker in Cincinnati,
Congressman Dick in Akron, Congress
nan Taylor in Columbiana. and others
and especially at Toledo where Repre-
sentative Denman is still considered by
some as doubtful. There was much
communication with all the counties in
which doubtful members reside.
The prominent arrival was hat of
George B. o the Cincinnati leader,
h insists. that he is "as good a friend
of Senator Hanna as ever" but that he
was pledged to Price for speaker be-
fore the Junior Ohio senator broke with
Price and that he is here now to do
all he can for Price, and this includes
the support of candidates for clerk and
other places who can bring strength to
Price.
The leadership of the anti-Hanna side
was conceded to Cox on his arrival.