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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

AHbassador Reid Takes Formal
Leave-Apprecfatfon Expressed for
sympathy of American People.

Washington, June .7.-Acting Secre-
rary OF State Hill received the follow
ing cablegram from whitelaw Reid
head Of the special embassy of the
United States to b coronation:
London. June q, 1902.
Took leave Of Lord Lansdowne to-
day. and after formal leave OF Prince
Of Wales shall close special embassy,
unless otherwise instructed, and quit
London to pay promised visit to Ad-
miraI Crowninshield. Lord ~I.ansdowne
expresses warm appreciation OF presi-
dents speech at Harvard and general
American sympathy shown in this time
Of trouble The feeling about the king
today is distinctly hopeful"
The state department viii send Mr..
Reid no instructions il this matter, so
he will proceed as he Las indicated.
Later DIR. Hill received another cable
gram from Mr.. Reid saying that the
prince and princess OF Wales received
special ambassador and Mrs. Reid at
York house today for a formal leave
taking. Warm appreciation was again
expressed of the public utterances Of
the president which the king had read
personally and also for the generous
sympathy of the American people as a
whole. The cablegram also said that
II hAl6 . Soiioilioi ID lIOIG uOpcAuI w.
day than yesterday.
Queen Alexandra to Receive Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid.
London, June 27.-In spite of the ar
rangements made for closing the special
United States embassy after Whitelaw
Reds audience with the prince of
Wales today it has been decided that
the flag shall remain flying tomorrow,
owing to the receipt Of ar official init
nation that queen Alexandra will per-
sonally receive Mr.. and Mrs. Reid at
Buckingham palace on Saturday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
THE MASONIC TEMPLE.
Good Prospects for it's Erection.
More Rain-Aycock to Take n Rest
From His EducationaI Campaign
Lab
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., June %

Raleigh, N. c., June rs.
Today representatives of the minor
lines of railways in the state met here
to consider the matter of adopting the
new system of paying for the use of
cars on the per diem instead of the
mileage basis.
The meeting decided after three
hours discussion to try the new sys-
tenn and see whether the smaller roads
could adopt it. 1t was argued by Off
Gals of such roads that it was very
hard on them. The Atlantic Coast
Line, the Southern and the Seaboard
which have adopted it as members
of the American Car Service Associa-
ton urged other roads to adopt it.
The Carolina nj Northern, Raleigh
and Cape Fear, the Cape Fear and
Northern. the Atlantic and North Car
DINA. the Aberdeen and Rockfish, the
Aberdeen and Asheboro. the Durham
and Charlotte. the Cheraw and Wades-
boro, and the Carthage railways were
represented
The grand lodge of Masons in now at
work in earnest and in the right way,
to have temple. In 1907 the grand
lodge decided to have a temple and ap-
pointed a committee to erect it, but
gave the committee no power. Now
the committee is given the fullest pow
er. The grand lodge has not limited
itself as to the amount of stock 1t Will
take in the temple. There will be $780,
90 of first mortgage 5 per cent. bonds
and a like amount of two mortgage
bonds. OF course the first mortgage
bonds can be sold any where, in New
York. for instance. Charlotte offers to
take them, and also offers to a X s1O,-
900 of the second mortgage bonds. AS
yet neither Greensboro nor Raleigh
has made any proposition.
There was more rain last night, ac-
companied by an electric and wind
storm. Some telegraph and telephone
wires were blown down, and damage
was done to a few trees.
State superintendent of public in
struction Joyner returned today from
| Wilson, where he spoke yesterday at a
very large educational meeting. He
| says that among those present were
! 100 school committeeman.
Governor Aycock returned this morn
ing from Harmony, Iredell county,
h he spoke On education. He will
not make and speech during July, but
will remain here. In August he viii
make a short tour in the mountain
| section.
Arrangements for the next state fair,
in October, are thuS early very active.
There will be new features. Many inn
provements of buildings are being
made. This is the greatest fair south
of Hagerstown, Md, and has become
noted far and near.
Several cannon and mortars, to be
placed in the grounds of the capital
and soldiers home will soon arrive
here, also a number of large shells.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
PRIMARIES IN CUMBERLAND.
Cross Creek Precincts-south River
Union - Young Folks Enjoying
Themselves.
Correspondence Of The Messenger

Correspondence Of The M~essenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., June %.
AS ~telegraphed to The Messenger last
night, Major E. J. Hale was unani-
mously endorsed in the First and Sec
ond Cross Creek precinct primaries
nj received in No. 2 about two-thirds
OF the 2k votes to which the precinct
is Untitled in the congressional conven-
ii n. the remaining going to Hon. John
d. Bellamy. Precinct No. 3 will hold
its primary in the court house next
Tuesday evening. and will doubtless
endorse Major Hale, who, If the news
can be depended on which has been
coming from all parts of the county.
VIII receive Cumberland's endorsement.
80 lar as the correspondent has been
able to ascertain. there has beer no
formal expression with regard to Jus
tlne OF the supreme court, though the
indications are strong that Clark will
have a majority Tin the Fourth precinct
asst night he showed 35 votes to JUS
tees I'D, also Walker, and that Conner
VIII probably come close after.
The South River union met last even
ing in the First Baptist church,, and a
strong address was made on evange-
liStic meetings by the pastor, Rev. S. J..
Porter. Many delegates were present,
and more are expected to attend, the
sessions of this afternoon and tomor-
row.
A very pleasant party, complimentary
TO Misses Myra and Malinda Tilling-
hast, was given last evening at the res
idence Of Mr.. w. n. Tillinghast on
Haymount, where the young folks
heartily enjoyed themselves until after
midnight. Mr. c. F. Thomson carried
off the first prize in the games of the
evening, and Mr.. B. F. Huske became
the grand possesor of the BOBBY"
A fine game of base ball vas played
yesterday afternoon at Dunn between
that place and Fayetteville, won by the
latter in II innings by a score of 5 to 4,
Dunn -aking 10 and Fayetteville 5 err
rorS.
Mr.. E. r. McKethan, member of the
legislature, will ntrodu Hon.. A. NJ.
Waddell, the orator at the Fourth of
July celebrations; Captain J.. D. Mcneil
will cad the national Declaration of
Independence, and the Liberty Point
resolutions will be read by Major j. G..
Hollingswroth, commandant of the In
dependent Light Infantry.
Mr.. A. S. Williams, of New York,
came up today on the Dor train, and is
registered at the Hotel Lafayette.
Miss Della Matthews returns this af-
ternoon from a visit to friends at Colds
bOrO,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Washington, Jun 27.-At a meeting Of
the cabinet today the terms OF amnesty
proclamation to the FiIiDinos which IL fs
to issue on the 4th OF
July were agreed upon.
The war department for some time
past has had under consideration the
draft Of a proclamation and has found
III necessary to make a number Of
changes in its text. In it's modified
state X was agreed 10 by the cabinet
to-day, n Secretary Root viii cable
lit to Acting Governor Wright fer his
inspection II IL meets the latters ap-
|proval nothing viii remain but for the
president IL the Philippine civil gov
lernment bill In a law on that day, as In
now expected IL win be. to issue on n
day a formal proclamation
setting forth terms Of amnesty for POI
liitical offenders In the islands. tnclud-
ling Aguinaldo and all those held at
Guam.
| The proclamation Ii based on the gen.
leral objects Of the Philippine govern
Iment bin, namely. TO restore peace In
the archipelago and to substitute a civil
Ifor a military administration
The cabinet meeting was held In the
presidents temporary quarters on La
lFayette Square 1t was the first time
lin eighty years that q regular session
lof the cabinet had been held outside the
white house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

The democratic sonvention of Rruns-
wick county met Thursday at IL o'clock
at Lockwood Folly and was called to
order by Mr.. NJ. c. Guthrie who was
afterwards made permanent chairman.
Mr.. j. II. Mintz was made secretary.
Delegates to the state congressional,
Judicial and senatorial conventions were
appointed On motion, the chairman
and secretary were added to the list
of delegates to each of the four con-
ventions.
The following, presented by NJ. c..
Guthrie, Esq, and introduced by DIR.
T. " Moore was unanimously adopted .
whereas, We have watched with
care and approval the course of our
present distinguished representative in
congress; and, being deeply impressed
with n wisdom Of retaining in the
public service one who has proven his
ability and usefulness, therefore,
Resolved, That the democrats of
brunswick county, through their repre-
sentatIVes in convention assembled,
hereby endorse the Hon.. John d. Bel
lamy for representative, and the dele
gates appointed to represent Brunswick
county in the convention to be held at
Fayetteville, August Goth, are instructed
TO cast the vote of this county for him
as a unite"
The convention endorsed Mr.. George
III. Bellamy for state senator from the
Eleventh district composed of New
Hanover and Brunswick counties, and
instructed the delegates to the senate
rial convention to cast their unanimous
vote for him.
The Hon. Walter Clark va endorsed
for the nomination for chief Justice the
o H. G. Connor and the Hon. Geo.
III Brown for associate justices, and
the Hon. E. G.. B~eddingfield for the cor
poration commission. The delegates to
the state convention were instructed to
vote for their nomination
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
IN MALE ATTIRE.
A Woman Claiming to be from Dan
willie Arrested i'm Washington for
Wearing Mans Clothes.

Washington, June IA woman who
gave her name as Frances Harp, 30
years old, of Danville. Va. is locked up
at the first precinct station on the
charge of masquerading in male attire.
With he is a woman several years
younger, who gave her name as Cora
Douglass. The pair came here from
Norfolk yesterday and were arrested
early today in the disreputable district.
The Harris woman says she has been
in the saloon business in Danviile where
she always has dressed as a man and
is known as Frank Gilbert. The chief
of police of Norfolk has been wired for
information.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
Marriage of Mr.. K. y. Tennent.

The ~Spartanburg, S. c.. Daily Her
ED, of Wednesday, says:
''Thi morning at nine o'clock Mrs.
Geddings Hardy Finney and Mr.. Ed
ward S. Tennent will be united in holy
wedlock. No wedding which has TAX
en- place in S~partanburg in recent
years has created deeper interest, for
no woman in the community is better
loved than the bride. Mrs. Finney is
a woman of fine, strong influence and
many people today are wishing for her
all the happiness that she deserves.
Mr.. Tennent is universally admired for
his reliable, energetic business meth
DDS and his earnest Christian charac-
ter.
The wedding is to be an exceedingly
pretty one. 1t is to take place at the
country home of the brides uncle, Mr..
Ralph K. Carson. The house today is
a bower of beautiful rhodondendron
and graceful wild smilaX and the air
is fragrant with the odor of wild flow
erS.
First in the wedding procession will
be a group of lovely children who with
white ribbons will make an aisle
through which the wedding party pass
es. This group IS composed of Helen
McIver. Julia Calvert, Louise Nc
Gruder and Ralph Carson, Jr.
Then the groom enters with his best
man, Col. Walker Taylor, of m
ton. N. C.
Next enters the dame of honor, Mrs.
NJ. A. Phifer, a sister OF the bride.
Then the bride follows leaning on
the arm of her uncle. Mr.. Ralph Car
son.
Rev. James NJ. Magruder is to per-
form the ceremony.
After the wedding breakfast, Mr..
and Mrs. Tennent will leave for a trip
through the loveliest parts of the
North Carolina mountains.
THE brides wedding costume is an
exquisite grey crepe de chine trimmed
with embroidered chiffon and medal
ions of Venetian lace. The entire
bertha is of the same beautiful lace.
1.-The brides hat is a dream of soft,
.shimmering chiffon and white poppies.
The travelling costume is a smart tail
or gown of dark blue basket cloth; the
hat is gray with a touch of pink and
black.
1.-THE wedding presents are numerous
and beautiful. One of h handsomest
is an elegant silver coffee service and
cake basket, family silver given to the
bride by Mrs. H. T. Tennent, mother OF
the groom.
There were no cards issued and only
the intimate friends of the family are
to be at the wedding. Among the out
of own guests are Col. Walker Tay-
lor and Miss Fannie Taylor, of Will
mington, n. c., and Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles z. Borden, of Richmond, Va
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
GREAT INCREASE OF WAGES.
United States Steel Corporation VOL
600 Men 10 Per Cent.

Pittsburg. June 27.-The largest VOL
untary increase ever. known in the
wages of 1O0,O 900 men ha- been decided
upon by the United States Steel corpor-
alton. They will receive an advance OF
10 per cent. which will increase the an
nual pay roll Of the steel corporation by
"a, 600, 900. The advance applies to union
as well as non-union men. Strictly
speaking. the advance applies to nom
tonnage men Of every constituent COM
pany Of the corporation. This decision
has just been reached by the executive
committee of the United States Steel
corporation after conferences with b
highest officials Of the underlying con-
cers. The first men to profit by the In
crease were those Of the Carnegie Steel
Company. In the Pittsburg district
something like $1,000 men will be enti-
tied to the increase.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION.
Distributors of Food
Gets Charter.

Camden. n. J., June 27.-Articles Of
incorporation were. filed today by the
association of Manufacturers and Dis
tributors OF food products, with no cap
ital. The capital Of the firms in the
corporation is. $50. 000. 900.
The incorporation today is said to be
preliminary to the organization of q
combination to embrace a number OF
the largest picking and preserve COM
panies throughout the United States
A meeting Of representatives Of these
companies will be held in New York on
July 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
ANOTHER STEEL TRUST.
Articles of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of $4O,OOO,OOO

Trenton, N. j.. June IA certificate
of incorporation vas filed here today
for the American Steel Foundries Com
pany, capital $40, 900, 900 of which s2o.-
900, 900 is preferred, drawing 6 per cent.
cumulative dividends. The concern is
authorized to manufacture iron, steel
and manganese and other materials and
all articles partially consisting of the
same. Incorporators. Howard f. Wood.
K. K. McLaren and Donald II. Mann.
all of Jersey City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Norfolk, Va, June THE Norfolk
and Hampton Roads Shipbuilding Com
pany has been finally organized n
several hundred thousand dollars was
subscribed to its stock here today. The
company will build an immense plant
on Hampton Roads, having purchased
over seven hundred acres of Ian for
$543, 900.
The capital is from $780, 900 to 10000
600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Knoxville, enn., June ga special
to the Journal and Tribune from Bris-
toll, Tenn. says:
The Southwest Virginia institute in
Bristo, valued at $3.50, 900 was sold to-
day at public auction to the Virginia
Institute Company for $4,000. The
are backed by the Baptists
of Virginia. who propose to literally
endow the Institution. OF the amount
bid $3.50 o is due ex-Postmaster Gen.
eraI James A. Gary, of Baltimore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Albany. N. Y, June N.-The Pontiac
Mining Company, of New Jersey. was
INCORPORATED to operate in North Caro-
lima and Virginia. with a cauital OF 81
100. 600. The directors are: Harry e.
avis William Lamb. Of Brookiyn'
Robert w. Lassiter. of Oxford. N: c.
william b. Brown. A G. V~reeland, A
O. sumner Frank Butterworth. New
york city; Commodore P Vedder OF
Ellicottville. N z; and Heron buttef-
worth. OF Morristown, n. J.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Chattanooga, Tenn, June pa high
wind storm this afternoon seriously
damaged the telephone exchange in
this city. Several of the soldiers of the
seventh cavalry at Chattanooga Park
we're painfully, but not seriously in
jured.
At Raccoon, Ga, south of Chicka-
manga Park, the high wind was fol-
lowed by a remarkable electric storm
during which J. w. Sively, u farmer
and two of his children were struck py
lightning and killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

The senate in executive session has
made the following confirmation Of
postmasters in the state: George L.
Patterson, Concord; John o.. Burton,
weldon; Joshua p. Jessup. Hertford:
George w. Young, Brevard-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
BRUNSWICK DEMOCRATS.
THEY HELD THEIR COUNTY CON-
VENTI0N THURSDAY.

Delegates Appointed to the State,
toriaI Conventions IAN
Be1Iamy Endorsed for Renomfna-
f1on-Judges Clark, Conner and
Brown Respectively for
ices-Mr. Geo. Il. Bethany for the
State Senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01
Damage by Storm.

Beckville, Texas, June 2S.-It is re-
ported hat Frank Dickson was killed
and his wife and two children fatally
injured by a storm near here today.
A heavy rain accompanied by high
wine did much damage t ocrops, blew
down fences and unroofed many
houses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Especial to The Messengel

IopcCIdI 90 m
Raleigh, N. c.. June 27.-Applications
were granted for new Communicates OF
Knights Templers at Elizabeth City and
Salisbury and application received Tor
a new commandery at wilmington
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

The president dominates Robert
Small as collector Of customs at Beau
fort, N. Q.
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AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.

Terms Agreed Onto be Issued On
July 4th. Based on General Oh
fects of the Philippine Govern
ment Bill.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-05

The arrival of Governor Taft in Washington has thrown some new light on the Philippine question. He says that the islands are not in the warlike state that they are generally supposed to be, and that everywhere, save in the Island of Samar, he has been met by an enthusiastic welcome, overwhelming spontaneous and sin eere. He has not yet been iI any offi- cia1 conference here, but he claims that the whole situation is exaggerated by the press; not that the papers in this country wilfully eolored their dis patches, but that the correspondents in the islands naturally seek the places where there is the most excitement, in order to get the best sstories" for their home papers, and that being thus ab- sent from the less disturbed portions of the islands, they have not seen the immense strides that peace has made. He says the reports are somewhat mendacious, though not Intentionally so, except in a few instances where a papers political pledges might lead it to favor only the lugubrious side of the situation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-05
ASSORTED VOICES

# is well known fact that voices differ greatly according to nationality and geographical position. Thus. in Russia one hears male voices which are absolutely unique in the lowness of their compass. The Italians, on the other hand. are noted for their fine tenor voices. Some Asiatic na- tons, according to Engel, sing in shrill notes By straining the voice t0 it's highest pitch; others delight in a Kind Of vibrato or trenaolande. Some sing habitually in an iindertorie, others in a nasal tone. Lichtenstein, in de- scribing the singing of a H0ttentot congregation. consisting of about a hundred H6ttentots of both sexes, observes that there was not one man with a bass CT baritone voice; all the men had tenor voices. The Chinese voices seem to bear some resemblance to the weak character of the people. 4 military man who had seen three years service in the country declares that he never once heard Chinaman sing from his chest.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-05
(Hartford Post.l

1t was an awful night for a fire and the loss which Waterbury expert enced would be enough to dishearten a city less plucky and energetic than the industrial capital of western Con- necticut. With irresistible force. al- most, the wind sucks down between the hills of the Naugatuck valley. and the atmosnheric conditions which were supplied last night were just right to fan an able-b bodied flame into nncontrollable fury. The result is that a considerable section of the busi- ness and commercial center of the city has been mercilessly wiped out, and the figures of loss are more corpulent than any which have developed in Con- necticut for long period. Many of the destroyed structures were new or remodeled buildings and were the best that Waterbury had to show in the line of architectural attractiveness and convenience Rv singular irony of fate the old rink building. a ramshack- le edifice which has long been an eye sore 10 the town and whose destruc- tion has long been prayed for wasn't injured. thourh it stands right on the edge of the burned area. Happily. none of the big manufacturing enter rrises vpe n inc fire district. Cast down, Waterbury is not dismaved. Hard hit the citv is not groggy. The stricken community has the sympathy of all Connecticut. But the fortunate feature of the situation is that the en- ergy. enterprise and gumDtion of the people haven't been singed. and the same qualities which have caused Wa terhury to develop with sensational ra- piditv during the past two or three decades are still doing business at the old stand It's easy to predict that Waterbury will show splendid capacity for recuperation. and that the gaDine wounds, now causing awful suffering in many home, will rapidly heal.