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

<AHlOHS the nOIaDle CcdQ OF the WOTt0
IN 1!C1. were Sir Walter Besant, Eng
lish Iovelist. Count William Bismarck
Ger71an. Robert Buchanan. English
poet and novelist, ex-Premier Cuspi,
Italy. William M. Evarts, American.
Empress Dowager, of Germany. daugh-
ter Of Queen Victoria, Benz. Harrison.
ex- president of the United States. Ii
Hung Chang, greatest Chinese states
man, William Mckinley. president of
the United States. Milan, ex-King of
Servia, Baron Wilhelm Rothschild. head
of the great banking firm, Giuseppe
World, the eminent Italian composer.
and Empress Victoria. Of the British
Empire.
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The trusts Of 1901. We're many and gil
gantic. There were nearly three times
40 many capitalization and ~consolida-
tfons in 1901 as there were in 1900. OF
these there were 81. In New Jersey
alone. the number of corporations
chartered were 2,340, with an authorized
that the water applied to these inter-
esting capitalizations and consolida-
tons aggregated $685. 900. 200. There
were rivals Of consultations started
amounting to s173. $50. 900. OF the
S145. 0O6, 900 go into steel and iron.
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Quite recently The Messenger had oc-
casion to puncture a reputable northern
newspaper for misstating facts as to
t1,o ca,rh ~, oonnaofior Nth tee %roof
ment of its prisoners. The old lie lives
AND is respected by newspapers that
siiold know better. These faIsehoods
and misrepresentation have been ex-
posed for thirty years. but, still papers
Of the merit Of the Boston Herald will
persist in the defamation. Is it fgnor-
nee that leads the Boston Herald to
refer to II again as "a biet upon the
fair fame-we may say the humanity
of h southern people that n be
eladicated, etc" 1t seems not 20 long
AZ ignorance writes Of it. and prejudice
IL in the saddle. Quit lying and read
up
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We learn from a Florida exchange
that there is an interesting question for
the Methodfsts in that state, and a law
action OF the state conference. It is
about a college at Leesburg. The Com
mercial' says that the conference must
return dollar for dollar Ito all who con
tributcd to the location and establish
ment Of the college at Leesburg, and
that the return of the college property
to the donors will not fulfill the require
nents OF the contract between the do
nors and the conference. In this cor
nection an interesting question arises.
The conference holds that il made a
bad bargain with the people Of Lees
burg. but it stuck to it for about fifteen
years. The bargain was bad for the
conference, not from a moral. but from
d business ~standpoink. Now The cues
ton is this: Has the conference the
moral right to break the contract with
cat the consent of the other parties
hereto7"
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The Southern Christian Conference
has raised si2. 600 and 9 rich New York
banker gave $4,000 making sa2,o0 -
wsIth which to endow its college-Elon
In this state. The Messenger has for
years again and again urged upon the
alumni and friends of the University
of North Carolina to raise an endow-
n'ent fund Of not less han $3.50 and
if possible of twice hat sum The Pres
hyterians of North Cardinals. 000-are
tn raise 100000 for -eiigious education
in. this state Cannot the friends of the
university unite and resolve to raise in
fae2. at least a quarter of a million for
its endowment? The larger the means
h broader and surer the scholarship
II Scotch Carnegie knew all about this
noble institution from it's foundation
until now he might ease his ~consciencs
nv giving a million.
North Carolina Is not busted" but
viii be able to meet its expenditures
That is good. New Hanover receive,
more schsoi aid than any other county