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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05
SUIT AGAINST THE SOUTHERN.
Brought by w. z. Turner for KILL
ing His Son-Ccntra1 Carolina Fair.
rifnry.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro. y. c.. July 3d.
Colonel ]. A. BSEringer today brought
suit against Il Southern for s15,-
900 damages II the death of the
young man Joseph Turner. who was
injured ten days ago by a train be-
tween Burlington and Greensboro. and
died in a few days in a hospital here.
This is the man whose identity was
not discovered until after he was dead,
when he was found TO be the son Of
W. E Turner. VINO works at Proximity
mills. Suit is brought in the name OF
the father.
The chapter of orphans left this
morning for WiIkesborO. Their con-
cert here last night was highly meri-
t%orious, resulting in the presentation
this morning of a cool one undred
dollars to their manager of the net pro-
ceeds. The local lodge Of Masons here
spared no pains to entertain and re-
ward the worthy boys
Chief Justice Adams and Associate
Justice Foote left for Indian Territory
this morning to begin their official du-
ties in the new federal citizenship
court. At Marshal they will be joined
b. Clerk J. Z. Cdssada. Judge Adams
expects to be aOIe to come back home
in about three weeks, say when the
state republican convention meets here,
August 18th.
President Dudley of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college. colOred. went
to Reidsville today to deliver an edu-
cational address before the colored
teachers institute of Rockingham
county.
One of the best arranged catalogues
seen yet is that of the General Caro-
line Fair Association to be held in
Greensboro this fall. 1t is prepared by
the excellent secretary. John L.. King,
and five thousand copies Will be distri-
buted. Over 100000 will be awarded
by the association TO exhibitors and
special individual premiums will be an
additional indu.ement to secure for
display every variety of product that
is made or grown IN this section.
All special committees will be ap-
pointed by the president. Judges will
be appointed b. the directors of de-
partments- Assistant Marshals will be
appointed by the chief marshal, with
the approval of the president.
Mr.. Leon Scout, of New Bern, is visit
ing his sister. the wife of Editor Hay
wood, of the relagI am.
a South CaroiinIan, Mr.. w. w. Hol-
land, of Latta, left here today with
thirty or forty colored hands to work
in tobacco stemmeries in Latta. Most
Of them came from DanvilIe. He said
he wanted 125 men.
State Labor Commissioner Warmer
spent some time mere last night going
to Raleigh from Lexington.
Mrs. ". A. D1yIn, of oxford, is visit
ing Mrs. c.. G. Wright.
Mrs. F. H. Wood. OF Durham, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
a. E. ScarbOrO. left for Marion this
morning to spend some time with her
son.
Mrs. DR.. G. W. Sanderlin and daugh-
ter, Miss Georgia, of Washington, D.
C., are visiting Mrs. Sanderlin's niece
and nephew and family. Mrs. Clara
Davis and Professor J. Y. Joyner.
With Mrs. DAVIS they will leave for a
summer trip for ASheVille and
WaNleSXilla .Mnndav
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05

Circulars Sent Out From Greensboro
~aIcu1at to Hurt the U~nderwrit-
ton and Defense.
To The Messenger:

To The Messenger:
1t has ust COME to our attention that
a circular is bong sent out from
Greensboro through the mails to the
property owners of North Carolina. in
which special attention, by printing in
bold type, is called to the fact that the
surplus of the Underwriters Of Green's
boro is only SO cents. and 1t becomes
necessary for US TO publish through the
press of the state this answer to the
circular. We have made investigation,
n AVE found that the Greensboro
local agents have had nothing to do
with this, and there can be no doubt
that the publication has been made or
inspired by some emmiSary of the
South Eastern Tariff Association, a
committee of whose representatives
a made Greensboro its headquarters
during the last few days, and we
hazard the assertion that the printing
was done on the presses of this same
association at Atlanta. 1t will be recog-
nized by everybody as a chapter in the
fight which the association is making
upon the underwriters of Greensboro
and the W other Greensboro fire in
Surance companies associated with il
to force them TO charge an unneces-
sary and unNlIranted advance in
rates.
This fight was i~naugurated against
us about six weeks ago.. During that
time there have been imported into the
state from Atlanta and elsewhere by
the tariff association or the companies
composing it an army of special agents.
They divided up the state in districts,
a regiment being assigned to each dis
trict, and they have itraversed the state
or three times from one end to the
other. 1t has been an army OF foragers
narrowing the face of the earth for our
insurance policies, and they have cap
tured not more han one policy for
each major general in command. Rules
and rates have been suspended and the
entire state placed under military au-
thority, and five year policies offered
for nothing in exchange for ours with
out takers They have threatened to
conceal their policies and withdraw
their protection from large insurers
who also hold u policies and have
found this weapon of attack a boone
n They have exhausted every open
and fair method of attack in order to
force us 70 share the % per cent. ad-
vance III rates, and having failed have
been driven in desperation to the lit
tleneSS of an anonymous publication,
ibelous and misleading in intent, re-
sponsibility for which they are asham-
ed to assume. They have made an un-
fathered publication with intent to in
jure and for the deliberate purpose OF
misleading. They have failed in the
open and have gon TO cover. They
have thrown Town their honorable
methods of warfare and taken up the
assassin's knife to thrust with in the
dark. / desire 10 say in this connec'
ton that since the fight began l have
met a number of insurance men or
the other i d for whom / have muct
respeC and who ave made an open
squars night. and / think so highly OF
them that L do not believe tina they
have so fer forgotten themselves as &c
countenance this nameless publication
Now as TO the financial status of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05
That Free Ferry.

h Southport Standard of yesterday
says:
Following a progressive editorial IN
the Wilmington Messenger On SUNDAY
last, in which the matter OF making
the Brunswick ferry q free ferry was
pointed out as one Of he next steps for
the city OF Wilmington to take, the
Merchants Association Of Wilmington.
at a business meeting on Tuesday.
dealt with the question I'm a favorable
manner. as is Chown by thu resolution
offered by M. George o. Gaylord
which was adopted"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05
story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using W bottles OF
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for fe-
male diseases quickly cures nervous
ness. sleeplessness. melancholy, head
lache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is a godsend 10 weak, sickly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
so cents. Sold by r. r. Bellamy, drug
lgiSt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05

In it's issue OF Wednesday The Daily
Mail Of London declares there is no
longer any doubt hat the three mon
ster oil interests of Rockefeller, Roths-
childs and Nobel ave entered into a
working agreement. Thus" said the
paper without any publicity the great
est trust the world has ever seen has
sprung into being"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05

Kinston Free rrcss: A load Of corn
in the stalk was hauled past The Free
Press office his morning which was a
striking illustration of the effect Of the
drought. 1t was as yellow, sere and
dry as If it had been touched by sew
eral heavy frosts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05

DIR. Wiley of The agricultural bu-
.reau in Washington is going to take
boarders for the purpose of testing the
effects of adulteroted foods upon them.
As the board off.red is free. a number
of hoboes have applied; the doctor,
however. prefers more normal subjects,
and expects to gct college students to
assist the cause of Silence in this way.
Gazette.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-05

ElSeN IeIe III Ills ISSUE Ol your pdpeT
appears the financial exhibit of the
Underwriters of Greensboro on file with
the insurance commissioner at Raleigh,
corresponding III every material par
ticular with the statement made by
BestS agency, from which it will be
seen that the company has assets of
over s10O, 100000 for the indemnity of its
policyholders and that the showing is
a most creditablet one in every respect,
so much so thai Best on page 1872 of
the same reports from which the So
cent surplus extract was taken states
that the Underwriters of Greensboro
has established Il good reputation and
On pag 1870 states that the Under
writers of Greensboro bears an excel
lent reputation" To have suppressed
these unqualified endorsements from
the So cents surplus publication was
entirely in keeping with it's anonymous
clandestine character.
The people of North Carolina have
long since ceased TO credit suggestions
from u competitors that the Green's
boro fire insurance companies are not
safe. and sound. These companies have
never yet failed TO meet an obligation.
They have paid out during the few
years they have been in business over
500, 100000 for losses by fire. They have
made it a rule to pay their losses as
SOOl dS duJuSISO without OlSCOunC ana
without waiting the usual sixty days,
and these companies have for the pro-
lection of their poiicyholderS combined
assets of S431, 1864. owe are careful to
assume no liability which We cannot
meet: and when ii arises to meet it
squarely, and 1t is in this way that We
have won from BeSt'S agenc which
bears to insurance companies the same
relation that Dun'S and Bradstreet's
bears to h merchants. the endorse
ment of excellence which he has
seen proper to apply to each of the
| three Greensboro Fire Companies.
In conclusion We appeal to the sense
of fairness of the people of North
Carolina and ask for fair play. A COM
bination of about seventy fire insurance
companies. Representing assets Of a
hundred millions have exhausted every
honorable to force us to ad-
vance the price Of our indemnity in
North Carolina merely because they
have a to advance theirs elsewhere,
n failing to make In impression on
u business, they have stopped to the
ignoble task OF robbing us of our good
name. They will find that they are as
powerless to do the one as the other,
and that the Greensboro companies will
maintain both their position and their
gooo name. A. W. McALISTER.
Greensboro. August so. 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
THE QUICK BOUNCE
turb Chicago Con-
ference.

Chicago. March 31.-Five men ana
three women entered the Seventh Day
Adventist church where an Interstate
Adventist conference is in session and
created such a disturbance that they
We're finally beaten and rushed from
the church by almost 100 worShiperS.
The eight alleged disturbers were ar
rested and taken to the police station.
All these persons are members of this
same religion, but OF another church.
The trouble began when one of the
party denied Il statement being made
by Mrs. Anna White. Il prophet from
Battle Creek. Mich. When this man
was ordered out. it is said. his seven
companions spoke up, and in 4 mo
ment the church was in an Uproar.
Mrs. White ordered that the dis
turberS be taken from the curch and
nearly every one in the hall arose TO
obey the order. They We're led by J.
+. Woodward. Il trustee of the church.
In the rush which followed pewS We're
overturned. clothing WAS torn. faces
scratched and the church had the ap-
pearance of riot. When the police
arrived the noisy ones We're bundled
into the patrol wagon and hurried TO
the police station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
COLOR LINE IN CLUB
Matter to- BE Referred by the Women
to Attorney General
Knox.

Chicago. March <}t.-The atrornes
general of the United States will he
called upon to determine whether
club women can make Determinations
on race. color. or previous condition
of servitude. \ committee OF Chica go
club women has been appointed To ask
Attorney General Knox about the con-
stitutionalitv of what the General Fed
eIatiCn proposes to do at Los Angeles.
Within the last year the congress of
the United States has granted the Cen
crai Federation of Clubs special cor
poratiOn papers. This charter provides
for the organization Of women'S clubs.
and there are specific provisions
against political and religious diScrim-
nations. The question now arises
whether the clubs are bound to OBJ
serve the constitutional provisions in
regard to race, color, and previous
condition of scrvitude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
STREETER HITS BACK
Accuses a Few Mil
Iionaires.

Chica 20. March 31.-Captain CIeorEe
W. StreCter. now confined in the coun-
ty Jail on a charge of murder. has
caused counter charges to be filed
-against Il number of prominent busi-
ness men. among them several million
aires. Streeter settled upon 4 strip of
made land adjoining the Lake Shore
drive on the north side. called il the
District of Lake Michigan. and has
insisted that il is outside the boundary
and not under the jurisdiction of the
state OF Illinois.
Two months ago there was Il fight
between Streeter'S guards and those
Of other parties who are lighting
Strecter's claim. ana one of the other
guards was killed. which is why
Strectcr iS in Jail. He has fled
complaint charging that George Wahl.
Senator Charles FitzSimons. Alexander
MCNEIL, John SchUckeT Henry y.
Cooper ana others VonSpjrcd to iniure
him and his man. and that il was in
consequence of this conspiracy that
the fight, lin which Kirk was killed.
resulted. Five of the men were sum
nlOncd and released upon their person
al bonds of $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
ALLEGED LYNOHER SET FREE
Aaron Hughes. 81 Years Old. Acquitted OF
the Charles Davis Mob Murder.

Aaron Hughes. 81 Years Old, Acquitted OF
the Charles Davis Mob Murder.
Nashville, Tenn, March 31.-The
trial of the first of the thirteen alleged
lynchers of Charles Davis of Smith
vile ended when Aaron Hughes, 81
years old. the grandfather of the
wrouged girl. Kate Hughes, was ac-
quilted of the murder charge after four
hours deliberation by the jury. This
ends one of the most remarkable cases
in the criminal annals of the south.
for probably. it is the first time
white man has ever been forced to
such Il desperate defense for his life or
liberty even i'm Il case OF mob. where
the cause for its organization was the
deSpOiling of Il home. The trial was
in progress two weeks.
1t is doubtful whether jury can he
secured to try another of the lynch
ers. The evidence showed that Hughes
helped prepare for tire rush on the
court when. the mob took Charge OF
the prisoner before the lynching. He
was present at the, hanging. but did
not pull the roIR. Several of the pris-
oners- to whom virtually the same evil
dence applies will be released. 1t has
always been claimed the man lynched
was innocent of the crime charged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
LOWTHER is GUILTY
Church Court Finds Him
a Heretic and NExpeIs
Him.

Arkansas City, Kan. AIarcn OIL
The Rev. Granville Lowther was found
guilty OF heresy by court of church
men and expelled forever from the
Methodist body. The verdict was not
announced until the minister had been
given "a chance TO reinstate himself
by signing Il pledge that he would not
teach either i'm public or private the
doctrines which il was charged were
hcretical. 1t was promised that the
case would be dropped FOR all time if
the. minister agreed.
This LOwthcr refused to DO. saying
he could not be honest with himself
and his God if he entered into such Il
contract. The pastor did not remain
to hear the verdict Of expulsion read.
Ii found him guilty OF every chGrEe.
He SAYS he will start out with Il tent
and preach the gospel as ihe sees il,
and announces it as part of his pI n
to ultimately enter another denOmin.
ton where he could preach in accord
ance with his belief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
HAS A BRAND NEW FACE
Locomotive Engineer the Subject of n
Miraculous Job OF skin Grating.

Locomotive Engineer the Subject of n
Miraculous Job OF skin Grafting.
Eokomo, Ind, March 31.-Rufus
Janman. Glover Leaf engineer.
caught in Il wreck near heGe year
ago. is wearing new face as the
result of Il marvellous feat in skin
grating. In the wreck the engineer
had both ears burned of close to the
head. his chin apd nose were torn off.
lds eyelidS cut OF. and his entire scalp
was torn away. not Il hair being left
on his head. After Il years treatment
he WAS released from the hospital last
week.
Fer nearly 200 consecutive days
Jannan was on the operating table.
where long strips Of skin were cut
from his legs and applied to the face
An Occulist repaired the eyelids. MAX
ing them as good aS new. BY degrees
a new chin and nose were grown.
The ears and lair could net be re-
placed. but Il wig was given him. the
long flowing locks of which concealed
the spots where the ears formerly
were.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
DEATH ACCOMPANIES FLOODS
More Than Two Dozen Lives Lost South
and Property Loss Very Large.


Nashville. Tenn. March 31.-As adj
ditional reports reach here the enOr-
nifty of damage from the floods of
Friday and the night before i'm middle
Tennessee continues to grow. 1t is now
known that twenty-fOur lives have
been lost, while the fate of three men
is yet uncertain. Property losses. the
railroads being the heaviest losers. are
estimated at S2.JO0.OO0. and may go
higher. At McAIinnvilIe the number
of drowned is given as five: at Lewis
burg. f1ur; at Pulaski. ten: at Mount
Pleasant. one: at Harrison. three. At
Harrison q score of warehouses We're
washed away. In most instances the
victims are negroes or laborerS, and
their names are not given.
Three men in the Hermitage dis
frict, thirteen miles southeast of here.
were cut off by rising waters of the
Cumberland. and the las theaTd Of
them they were in the, top of 4 tree
with the water almost over them. An
attempted rescue resulted i'm an over
turned boat. the two occupants of
which came near losing their lives.
At Petersburg. i'm Lincoln county. the
public square was flooded and whole
negro settlement washed away. One
man is reported drowned, The -four
ing mills were swept away.
\ report from McMinnville says a
Mrs. BIevins and three children were
drowned in Charles creek. Their home
was caught in the rush of the surging
current. wrested away from its fOun-
dation and swept over the dam. the
family dying together. Henry Made
We'll lost his life in attempting to es-
cape from Faulkner's mill. Phere were
seven or eight people i'm the building
when all mt once on all sides there
appeared raging waters. The men and
women in the building fed for safe
ty to the second story of the structure
and were rescued only after heroic
efforts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
Nothing slow About This Event.

New York. March 31.-J L. Ogles-
by. son of the late Richard J. OgleSby.
once governor of Illinois. has arrived
here on the liner st. Paul. When he
stepped ashore he announced his zen
gagement TO Miss Ida Rogers. daugh-
ter of Thomas Rogers, of this city. The
two were introduced to each other
when the steamer was two days out
from Southampton, and the engage
ment followed on the fourth day 1t
was formally announced at dinner
given aboard ship Saturday night by
Mrs. George y. Wheelock. The we'd
ding Will take place. it is said, in Il
month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

President Roosevelt has decided to
visit the Charleston exposition at
Charleston, on Wednesday. April 8.
The carriage makers strike at GIN
cinnati has been declared off. The
terms secured are union wages and
2pen shops.
The plant Of the Wilson Sash and
I;lind company at Olena. y. y. has
been destroyed by fire Loss. 100000.
The revenue of the United Kingdom
for the quarter ended March 81 shows
an increase of E4.61S.913.
The Merchants National bank at
Chicago merged into the Corn Ex-
change National and ceased its official
existence.
The Sheet Metal Workers alliance
in four big cities has decided to sever
connections with unions in smaller
towns.
Four officers of the Central Mutual
Investment company. of Lexington,
Hy.. have been indicted for embezzIe-
nIent. The company promised So for
every 81 invested.
Senator ElknS says he expects con-
greSs will adjourn about June ].
Five young negroes educated "a Tus-
Ike gee. Ala. will go to the German
colony at Togo, West Africa, to teach
natives.
Thousands OF Chinese are said TO
have been killed in Chilli during the
altempt to collect indemnities for RO-
man Catholics.
Parisians are greatly pleased with
their new electric trolley system.
which will cost about S}T.0O0.0O0.
\ $1,000 necklace recently stolen or
a Pullman car between Charleston, =.
c., and Jacksonville, Fla, was the
property of Mrs. Bean, one of James
q. Rlaine's daughters.
The president. it is said. will offer
the Cuban mission to II. Clay Evans.
The treaty of friendship between
the United States and Spain Will be
signed as soon as Minister Storer re-
turns to Madrid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31
A. T. Patrick, Convicted
Murderer, and Mrs.
Francis Married.
CONTRACT CEREMONY
Peculiar Event Takes
Place in New Z
York.

New York, March 81. Albert T..
Patrick, who was convicted of the
murder of William Marsh Rice, and
Mrs. Addie NJ. Francis, with whom
Patrick had boarded up to the time
of his arrest. were married in the
tOmbs yesterday. The marriage was
made by contract in accordance with
the law passed by the state 'legisla-
ture last year providing for legisla-
tion to contract marriages entered
into before two witnesses.
Father and Sister Witnesses.
The legal witnesses to the ceremo-
ny were Patrick's father and his Sis
fer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-31

Chicago. March 31.-The appellate
court has granted a writ of supersc-
deas to Attorney Alexander Sullivan.
and reduced his bond from $4,000 to
$1,000. Judge Smith overruled mo-
ton for arrest of judgment and the
case was at once taken to the appel
late court, which granted the .superse-
deas. which stays further. action until
the motion for a writ of error is de-
cided. Sullivan was convicted in the
lower court three months ago for con-
spiracy i'm jury bribery case