The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-27
SUMMARY.

At Cape Town, a great ovation was
rendered Lord Kitchener, and a sword
of honor given him.
Town of Madison, Ill, was visited by
a terrible fire yesterday that nearly
wiped out the entire city.
The strike of the Toronto street rail-
way employees has baen ended by the
signing of a compromises.
One houndred j~ourneymen painters in
Norfolk went out on strike yesterday in
sympathy with the carpenters.
AS a result of a collision on the CIeve-
land n PlttSburg road, two men were
killed and several others injured.
Funds and food are sent OUT daily to
the striking mine workers from the ma
tional headquarters at Indianapolis.
News from the Pocahontas mines is
encouraging. Several Of the colliaries
have an increased force over any day
last week.
Because coal is SO scarce, on account
of the strike, vessels seeking cargo
have to leave Norfolk and go elsewhere
for their loads.
The partly complete l rifle ranges at
Seagirt, N. j., caved III yesterday and
crushed three men to death, between
the topping walls.
Owing to the lateness of the session
it has been found to be impI acticable
to draft a reciprocity treaty with Cuba,
that would be satisfactory.
The annual meeting CT the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist church, adjourned yesterday
to meet next year in Rockingham.
Convention at Williamson to appoint
delegates to state, congressional and
| senatorial conventions was very har-
monious and largely attended.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
/ have arrived in London and the festivi-
ties of the coronation may be said to
have begun. The king is in his usual
( health.
Near Albany, Ga, a young white man
| was nearly lynched, he was charged
with holding the body o. a boy who had
been drowned for a reward. An officer
arrived just in time to ave him..
Professor Brooks of Monroe is engag-
ed as secretary by the North Carolina
Educational Conference. Soon an ac-
tive campaign will begin and many
prominent speakers will be put in the
field.
Charles T. Child. technical editor O.
the Electrical Review died yesterday a
Gleasondale, Mass. lie was widely
known n was one o. builders of thu
first electric railway in the United
States.
The Norfolk and Hampton Roads shil
building and dry dock company, will
meet in Norfolk for organization. Thu
company has capital Of $4,000, 900 ant
will go into a extensive ship buildin.
operations.
Negotiations have been completed
whereby the Postal Telegraph Compan.
will secure the 5000 Offices and all tn,
lines owned by the Pennsylvania raj
road. now operated by the Western
union.
1t is estimated that 20 per cent Of tn
employees of the silk mills at Paterson
for whom looms were ready, RENAME
away from work yesterday. Detective
AVE arrested a man charged wit
shooting Patrollman Robinson on Wed
nesday last.
The Merchants Trust Company, @
New York. have bought out the Rich
mond Traction Company, h Virgin
Electrical Railway and Developmer
Company and the West Hampton Rail
way n Park Company. The pric
paid vas about 100000.
A large number OF striking miner
have arrived at Roanoke. They sa
that there are 1,5OO strikers on tn
march and many more are leaving. III
strike leaders are advising peaceabl
; methods, but the strikers freely assel
that if persuasion will not clear IN
mines, they will resort TO more strer
nous methods.