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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA.

Concord Tribune: The growth Of ru-
raj delivery routes in North Carolina il
very marked Forty-nine were estab-
Iished during the month OF July. The
pay roll OF the carriers Is kept at Raj
eigh and Postmaster Bailey says the
pay roll now amount to 100000 and By
next year will be s150.eco.
News and Observer: Al the congress
sioral democratic conventions OF North
Carolina AVE been held except that for
the Cape Fear district. which meets in
Fayetteville. August 20 ard that for
the Tenth district. meeting in Hender-
~sonville. August I. Both promise To BE-
about "a interesting. IL not as long
drawn out. as the Monroe convention.
as there are many strong men In both
districts who are candidates,
Gastonia News: D. NJ. Jones has re
turned from his home At Arlington.
Va While there he with some friends
and the hounds were pressing a big rcd
fox at about a hundred yards distance
Tbs sly fox ran along the railroad track
Till n train passed when ne jumped upon
the platform OF the Pullman and left
the dogs barking on the track and the
hunters standing nursing their disap-
pointment The story sounds incredi-
BILE but IL is vouched for hy good au-
thority.
Concord Tribune: More h a week
ego Mr.. Jacob H. H. Slooc. who lives
near China Grove had two fine hores
TO take sick. They both died after a
few days and he cut them open to find
the cause. In the stomach or one he
found We large balls about the size OF
a coaconut and 4 small oLa about As
large as an orange. In the other ne
found six OF smaller size. Upon n close
examination these balls were found to
ha Formed IF the sfnZf Of crimson rln-
yer that he had been feeding them.
Lincoln Journal: Zeb Shrum. who
has a wife and three children, and Mrs.
John glastonbury, both OF High Shoals
"a away last Thursday night; and. as
IL is reported were married either I'm
Gastonia or Dallas. From there they
went to South Carolina, and have not
been heard OF since. Mrs. glastonbury
IS the wife Of John glastonbury. and
has six children.-Vanderhilt has de
cided to enlarge the Biltmore hospital.
supplying it with all modern appliances
and parapherpalia. He has also de-
termined to erect a big Office building
and about fifty more cottages complete
in up-to-date appointment. The Ashe-
vile street railway VIII be permitted
to enter the village.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. W. NJ Dulin.
a young farmer, was burned TO death
at his home in Crab township.
Mecklenburg county at an early hour
Sunday morning. Fire was discovered
two o'clock in the morning by
Mr.. Aleck Allen, who lives near by. He
gave the alarm and. accompanied by
several men, ran to the burning resi-
dence. It was found that the house was
enveloped IN flames that forbade en-
trance. Looking through a window MIR.
Allen saw Dulin lying ON a trundle bed
close 10 an open window. The bed was
on fire, but Dultp did no move. he
was dead, it was presumed. 1t was not
until the r~esidence-a small two-room
house-had been destroyed that neigh
bors were able to find Dulin's charred
body. The legs were burned of and
the upper part of the body was mutt
lated beyond recognition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

Washington, August 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary crop condi-
tions says:
The drought prevailing in the prev
ious week from Virginia and the Caro-
linas westward TO Arkansas mas been
largely broken. the rains being excess
Sively heavy over the western part OF
the region named. Drought, however.
continues in portions OF the lower Ohio
Valley, the Ca oiinas and Northern
Georgia.
AS a whole, corn has made excellent
progress in the principal corn produc-
ing states. and an unusually fine crop
is promised. In a small part or the
lower Ohio Valley an in Southwestern
Missouri, Central n Western Kansas,
Tennessee. and Virginia a part Of the
crop is, however. suffering from
drought.
The central and eastern portions OF
the cotton belt have experienced more
favorable weather and a very general
improvement in the condition Of cotton
is indicated, the rainfall of the week
having largely relieved the drought.
The Carolinas, portions OF Georgia,
Louisiana and Missouri, how
ever, continue to suffer from drought,
and shedding and rust are mere or less
extensively reported In the General and
Eastern districts. In alabama Missis-
sippi, Tennessee and Arkansas b rain
fall has been generally ample. and ex-
cessive in the last named state where
cotton has been beaten down to some
extent. Contra! and Northwestern
Texas, In comIn.n with Arkansas and
the northern portions OF Louisiana and
Mississippi and Western Tennessee re-
ceived during the forepart Of the week
from two 10 ten inches OF rain
In Texas cotton is making heaving
bush and as a Iule continues to fruit
satisfactorily. bu there Is condiderable
complaint OF shedding boil worms n
weevil, especially IN the lower portions
Of the Brazo and Colorado Valleys.
The latter cart OF the week was more
favorable and picking. which Is In pro-
gress as far north as the Red River
Valley, with Z c~otiLuation of the
weather OF the latter part Of the week
will be general within ten days.
Rains have benefited the tobacco
crop in Tennessee Kentucky. Virginia
and Maryland. and the conditions have
been highly favorable for curing In the
Carolinas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
THE SCHOOL UNp
On Account OF Confusion Arising.
State superintendent send. Out
Letter. to County Superfntendenfs
and boards rs tn Correct ap-
poritionm~nt of This Fund.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. ~. c.. August 5.-Supenn-
tendent of Public Instruction this even
ing sent the following important letter
TO county superintendent and county
boards OF education:
since the decision OF the supreme
court in the case Of Hooker against
G~reenviTle, confusion seems to have
arisen in regard to the distribution Of
scnool funds. In response TO numerous
inquiries from county superintendents,
members OF boards OF education and
others, / deem it necessary to send out
his letter OF instruction.
In the case referred 10 the question
Of distribution OF school fund was not
directly at issue, therefore. what the
court avs upon that subject Is what
lawyers call a dictum instead OF deci-
sion. Section "a of the public school law
directs county boards Of education 10
apportion the school fund to the vari-
Gus townships per capita. It further d.
reefs them TO distribute and apportion
the chool money to each township so as
to give to each school in said township
for each race the same length OF school
term, as nearly as may be, each year.
and to have a proper regard for the
grade of work to be done, n qualifica-
tons Of teachers required in Zach school
for each race and fix maximum salary
for each school in the county.
This law having been legally enacted
by the legislature must be assumed TO
be constitutional until it is expressly
decided by court TO be unconstitutional.
I cannot him that what appears to be
dictum Of supreme court upon ques-
ton not directly at issue, in case involv-
ing constitutionality of special act OF
legislature, applicable only to a particu-
lar locality, can be understood, or was
intended by the court to be understood
as setting aside section "A of he general
chool law of the state. and radically
changing entire method Of distribution
Of school fund. Therefore. / feel it my
duty to instruct county boards of edu-
cation to continue to ~apportion school
fund as directed by public school law"
One Minute Late.
1t makes no difference whether you
were one minute or one hour late, If
you missed the tran. Better got there
on time. Colds lead to coughs, coughs
to pneumonia and consumption; there
fore, it is all important to check a old
before it reaches the lungs. Perry
Davis Painkiller will prositivciy break
a cold inside Of twenty-four hours.
There is but one Painkillcr, Perry
Davis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08

To Go Into Effect on November 9TH.
Gossip as to His Successor. ST.
Petersburg Ambassadors Mem
TONED.

Berlin, August 5.-Ambassador White
mailed his resignation to the United
States several days ago. Mr.. Whites
resignation may now be in the hands
of President Roosevelt. The date set
by the ambassador for his resignation
TO go into effect was November Z. He
Is now at Hamburg where he probably
will remain till the end of the month.
There is much gossip at Berlin concern
ing Mr.. Whites probable successor and
one 6rcumstantial story is the preSi-
depSIhtendS to transfer Minister Tower
from st. Petersburg to Berlin, Minister
Storer from Spain to be ambassador to
Russia and appoint Henry, now secre-
tary of embassy at London as minister
to SPAIN Mr.. Tower who has been dis
satisfied with st. Petersburg, express
ed months ago a wish to be transferred
10 some other equally desirable post.
preferable Berlin.
Andrew d. White was appointed am
GSssador to Germany April l. 1897. In
AIarch last it was announced that he
contemplated resigning because OF i'll
health
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08

cleveland, o., August 5.-As a result
of a collision on Lake Erie between the
steamer City of Venice oreladen and
the steamer Seguin, a steel lumber
vessel, off ROndeau, Canada, last mid
night, the City of Venice was sunk and
xthree lives lost, while several other
k~crsons were more or less seriously in
AfrF.
<The drowned: Peter Simondson. fire
man, Brooklyn, y. Y; Thomas F1ani-
gan, deck hand, Buffalo: George Weir,
Waterman, residence unknown.
The cause Of the collision Is not
known There was no fog whatever
and the night was fairly clear. The
lights Of the City of Venice were burn
ing brightly. To this the crew and pas
sengers all testify, saying they could
see the lights on the Venice as she was
sinking. The second mate of the
Seguin, w. a. Lav1ne, who was on
watch, refuses absolutely to give any
information in regard to the way the
accident happened. 1.-THE less said
about it the BETTER was the only state
ment he would make.
1t was shortly after midnight when
the accident happened. The City of
Venice laden with $500 tons of ore, was
bound to Buffalo while the Seguin was
going north to Perry sound from
Ogdensburg. On board the Seguin all
were asleep save the second mate, w.
A. Lavine and the Waterman who was
with him in the pilot house. The first
mate of the Venice, Tom Sullican, was
on watch Doe the boat that went
down. The first hat wa known that
anything had happened was a terrible
crash which brought both boats almost
to 4 ~standstill. The Seguin had struck
the Venice fairly amidships and plowed
its way half through the boat. The
crew and passengers aboard both boats
heard a tearing of timbers mingled
with calls for help from those already
on deck.
All those who were sleeping rushed
out on deck and there was q frightfu
panic for a time The Venice, which
a ken split Amos in two, was sink
ing Nbidly. Captain BrOderick, of the
boat. ran on deck and Immediately
The members of the crew who had not
been hurt rushed to his assistance and
in five minutes they had the oat in the
water. Several of the men fearing that
the ship would sink before they had
an opportunity to escape threw them
selves overheard. They were later
picked up by the life boats from the
s;eguin.
The City of Venice went down in
very deep water in less than fifteen
minutes after the collision occurred.
&After standing by for an hour, the
Seguin headed for Cleveland with the
EurviE ors, arriving here early today.
The City of Venice was a wooden
vessel, sol feet long and AZ feet beam.
She was owned by the McGraw trans
%portation Company, of Bay City, Mich,
and valued at $4,000. She was COM
!nanded by Captain Frederick.
h Seguin is an iron vessel POI feet
long and "a feet beam. She is owned
by J.. B. Miller, Of Perry sound, and
commanded by Captain ]. r. Sims.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
ILLITERACi IN THE STATE.
tendent JOyner-The County EIec-
tion BOard-I nfavOrabIe Comment
On Pardon of Gold Brick S~yyinGIer.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, Augut

Raleigh, Augut 5.
The state election board was again
in session today. Yesterday it elected
the republican emf of each of the
county boards. Today it elected two
democratic members of each of those
boards.
The democratic executive committee
met here today to elect a chairman
and secretary.
The pardon of Daley, one of the three
gold brick swindlers, is not at all
relished by the public. All the COM
ments on it heard today were %unfavor-
able.
1t appears that there are in the in
sane hospital hele about 80 idiots. i'm
biciles, dotards, etc, who really ought
to be in the county homes, to make
a way for durable insane. There are a
number of violent cases which need
treatment. The directors meet tomor-
row and will consider this matter. They
are giving more and more attention to
1t. 1t needs earnest and prompt action.
1t is learned that the saw mill of B.
T.. Aycock, a brother of the governor,
ear Pikeville, Wayne county, was
burned last night.
Adolphus Russell, a young sailor, who
deserted from his ship at Norfolk and
returned to his home here, was nabbed
last night and was sent back this
morning. Last week Alonzo Afford was
caught here and sem back.
Gentlemen FROM Edgecombe county,
who are here, say the crops are suffer-
ing from drought, n assure me that
a good rain has not fallen since May /.
Mention was made of the fact that of
the 10000 children of school age in
Robson county, 2,04S can neither read
nor write. Bad as this state of affairs
is, it is better than in the state at
large. In that county only one child
in six cannot read or write. State Su-
perintendent Joyner said today: I'm
the state at large on an average one
white child in four can neither read nor
write" The publication in regard TO
illiteracy in Robson is attracting at
tention. What The state superinten-
dent now says Will attract even more.
Arrivals: G. w. Ward, Elizabeth
City; J. a. Worthy, ]. A. Bryan, New
Bern; W. H. Powell, ]. w. B. Battle,
Tarboro; w B. Robson. Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
A FIEND.
Tries to Set Fire to n Boys Clothes
and is stopped just in T~ime-JudEe
scfouS.
Especial to The Messenser.l


Greensboro, y. c., August 5.-Mrs-
Preston Scot watched lineman Arm
field and telephone crew here this even
ing make excavation of old telephone
pole on her premises and while they
were preparing to plant a new pole she
~unpercepted had procured a shot gun
then planted herself in the hole and &C
costed them with halt or by the Gods
I'll fire." They left. She claims that
the old pole being VI they a 10 right
to plant a new one.
C. W. V~anstory looked through his
store window this evening and saw
Frank gilbert, a negro, in the act of
sticking a lighted match to a crying
boy in an alley. He rushed out in time
to prevent it he discovered that gasoline
had been poured on the victims cloth
ing. AS he walked in the back door
a Matched hurled at him grazed his side.
The enraged foiled negro boy had
sought this means of revenge Tor inter
ru2tion Of his burning scheme. He Is
in jail.
Judge Bynum Is living yet u uncon-
,scious- He is resting much easier and
his physicians ave slight hope.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
DISASTROUS HAIL STORM.
Passes Over Wayne County and
Causes Great anna Negro
cache Creating Confusion.
Work Resumed on City Hall ane
Market.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c.. August 5.
The most devastating hail storm re-
ported from tins county this season
passed over the SawlstCn section of the
county yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dick
Parks was the principal sufferer. He
a a six horse farm comrletely de-
stroyed. A STALK of tobacco from the
farm was brought to the city this
morning. 1t was stripped of every leaf
and limb. Other people in the same
section lost hea lily oy the storm. bur
not near so mucn.
A ha1r-lip nesio preacher has made
MS appearance i'll these parts and Is
eating much confusion among the
negroes. He claims sanctifcation TO-
gether with special supcrhuman powers
winch he exercises in curing all man.
her OF diseases. He makes a cure of
any disease for So, so he claims, and
has to have half of the money in adj
vance.
WORK was resumed on the new city
hall and market this morning by the
contractors, MeS5rs. Porter & Goodwin.
The board Of aldermen met last night
and gave the order to nave the work
lSSuIleu- All the erndnQ made by
the city have been complied with. The
old great EASTERN is to be torn down
and deeds lave been made for the
alley-ways leading to the market
house.
Captain J.. w. Lamb and family
went to Wallace yesterday afternoon
to attend the fune1 al of his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Neil Boney, who died sudden
ly yesterday
Rev. j. 3. Jackson, the pastor of the
Second Baptist church in his city, left
today to attend the funeral of his aged
father at WinterVllle.
Rev. A. D. Mcclure, pastor of the ST.
Andrews Presbyterian church in Will
mington, and we'll known as an able
divine throughout the state, has con-
sented to deliver the closing sermon at
the Wayne County Sunday-school con-
Vention, which meets at Salem church
on the 31st of August.
The cotton w%eighers for Wayne coun-
ty were appointed at the regular meet
ing of the board of county commissions
erS Yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
THE WORTH WILL CASE.
Final Decree is Signed by Judge
Neal-Every charge Against Mrs.
McAlister withdrawn from the
Records of the Court.
Especial to The Messenger. }

Asheboro, N. c., August 5-Judge
Walter H. Neal signed the final decree
in the suit of Robert w. Bingham and
others, c~aveators to the last will and
testament of DR.. j. NJ. Worth, against
Hal NJ. Worth and others, PROFOUND
ers. at the term of court which has
just closed here.
The Worth Manufacturing Company
having won in the receivership case in
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals, and ince that time Mr.. Bling
ham and the other members of his
family, together with Mrs. Croker,
Mrs. Collins and her children, having
sold their stock In said company to the
of Dr.. Worth's estate, Mr..
Bingham and the other ~caveators
withdrew their opposition to the will
of DR.. Worth III a suit in Randolph
county. which suit would have been
tried at the recent term. A jury was
empanelled and the will of DR. Worth
was formally established.
There was also an order made, upon
the motion OF the ~caveators in open
court upon the written request OF
Robert w. Bingham for himself and
the other caveators, ordering that the
caveat and other papers c~ontaini:G
charges against Mrs. a. c. McAlistec
and others, be withdrawn from the files
and records OF the court. And thus
every charge contained in the caveat
and other papers rejecting in any way
upon Mrs. McAllster and her family
has been retracted and withdrawn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08

Baltimore, Md, August A.
Editor Messenger:
Agents of the Federation Of Labor
in and around New York have recently
made a great many speeches rejecting
great discredit upon the southern peo-
pie and especially the owners and ope-
ratorS Of cotton mills in North and
South Carolina. Indeed, it seems that
most of the labor advocates IN the east
regard southern mill management as .
proper subject for their bitterest scorn
and abuSe They boldly claim nat I'M
less there is a speedy improvement in
hours and wages, accompanied by the
abolition Of child labor, the mills will
prove a greater curse than slavery be-
fore the war.
1t has been eight years since / lived
in North Carolina, and Of course, l am
not prepared to c~orroborate any of these
horrible stories about slavery in the
mills. I am inclined, however. to be-
herewith an interview bearing or the
subject, printed in a Baltimore paper.
which is a very mild specimen Of he
kind of stuff that labor advocates are
constantly having published in eastern
and northern papers.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if these advocates,
by exaggerating or misrepresenting the
true facts in the case, are doing gross
injustice to the mill managers, then 1t
would seem that it is the duty OF the
southern press to discredit and suppress
them. w. B. EDMUNDSON.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
DEMOCRATIC ELECTION BOARD
MEMBERS.
Those Announced from New Han
over and Adjacent Counties-Dunn
Oil Mills Receiye - Charter.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial TO The MessenSerJ
Raleigh, n. c., August 5.-The state
charters Dunn Oil Mills Company, OF
Harnett county, capital $4,000, E. F
Young and others stockholders
Following are the democratic men,
bers OF the election board of New Han
over: G. H. Smith, w. B. McKoy
democrats on boards of counties nearby
are Brunswick, z. l.. Stanly, ]. d. Gal
loYay; Bladen, r. B. Cromartie, J.. D.
sSAlam; Columbus, Henry Coleman, D.
@Hpwan, Jr.; Cumberland. W. G. Hall,
NJ. Holmes; Duplin, J.. NJ. Faison,
G. "A. Carroll; Onslow. G. II. Simmons
J. H. Pittman; Fender, w. NJ. Miller
W. H. Hand; Robson, j. L. Mcmillan,
J. P. Brown; Sampson. W. E. Stevens
III. Johnson: Jones. j. w. Wooten
80. Parker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
Mrs. squiers In.ulted by HavanR
Policeman

Havana. August s--Mrs. Squires. wife
OF the American minister. recently
drove from her house IN Marianao in a
hired carriage with a footrnan on the
box, TO call upon the wife Of the French
minister at the Hotel Huglaterra. When
the Garage stopped at the hotel several
policemen ordered the driver Of Mrs.
Squires' carriage to drive away from
he position he occupied in front OF the
hotel. A crowd gathered and Mrs
Squires left the carriage.
The facts were communicated by Mr..
Squires to Diego Tamayo, secretary OF
government. Senior Tamayo referred
the matter to the municipal councn
which passed a vote OF confidence In the
mayor OF Havana and decided that he
should apologize and make explanation
to Mr.. Squires in the name of the coun-
Gil This was done. The policemen VIII
he dismissed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
Senator Hanna Makes Speech.

Urbana, o., August 6.-Senator NJ. A.
Hanna addressed the Ubana Chautau-
qua today on the topic a and Its
Relation to Capital"
The senator advocated arbitration and
Cancellation as the best way Of settling
disputes between employer and empoye
extolled the method Of fixing wages
by contract as practiced by the west
ern bitumenous miners and asserted
that workmen could be relied on to live
up to their contracts instancing the
action of the soft coal men in refusing
to go on a sympathetic strike.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Five Young Ladies caught by n
Train on q Trestle and Two OF
Them Crushed to Death-Others
Seriously Injured.

Hopkinsville, KY, August 6.-An ex-
cursion train on the Illinois Central
caught five young ladies on a high
trestle at Dawson Springs this after
noon. Two were crushed to death and
the others jumping were probably
fatally injured.
The dead: Miss J. Smith, Paducah,
KY, and Luck Stevenson, Hickory
Grove, KY.
Injured: Miss Lena Flint, Paducah,
KY, Edith Stevenson. Hickory Grove,
KY, Minnie Nichols, Halves, KY.
All were young women who were So
journing at the springs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08

John Hover Sentenced to be Hung
on September Under
Guard of Militia.

Mentross, Va, August Sin the
Westmoreland county court, under
guard of the Fredericksburg militia,
the jury today returned a verdict Of
guilty in the case of John Homer, alias
Lamox, colored, indicted for commit
ting a criminal assault or Miss Susie
Cosctenbader, aged Is years daughter
Of Robert Costenbader, near her home
at Potomac mills.
Judge Beale pronounced sentence Of
death and fixed Tuesday, September
as the day of execution. The prisoner
was turned over to Captain Rowe, of
the militia, and will be taken back to
Alexandria. Va. for safe keeping.