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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

correspondence of The Messenger.)
G~oldsboro, n. c., May 81.
Phe city OF Goldsboro, through its
clerk, Captain d. J. Broadhust, has
received notice that the city bonds
have been Autographed and shipped
and the clerk. When this has been
lone the clerk will ship them TO the
purchasers and attach a draft Tor
S11o, 900, all of which will be spent tol
public improvements. The city VIII
own the watsrworks and electric lights,
build a city hall and market n make
improvements to its streets.
Some DAYS age the board of aldermen
adopted resolutions emphasizing the
need for a union passenger depot
for GoldsborC and directed that
the resolutions be sent to the several
railroad companies entering GoIdsDoro-
Up TO the present only one OF the
companies, the Southern, has ac-
knowIedged receipt of the ~esoiution
Il the railroads fail to take acton IN
the mater the question will be brought
TO the of the railroad COM
mission.
Mr.. lanes Switzerland has accepted
a position with the nrlh oI
Smith & Yelverton.
Mrs H. ]. Horn, who is conducting
Rural Retreat hotel at Seven Springs,
was here today to meet her daughter,
Miss Mabel, who has been attending
school at Salem female college.
Mrs. P. H. Adams and daughter,
Miss Mabel, who have been visiting
Mrs. M. L. Lee, left today for their
home in Erie, Pa.
Mr.. w. D. Creech left today for
D1IH,-,nrA fo howe m nnaraff0n nor
formed for appendicitis
There will be a game Of base ball
at the park in this city on Friday al
ternoon between a team from PikeVlll5
and the junior team in this city.
The entertainment in connection
with the art exhibit in the graded
school tomorrow night will be fur
nished by the graded school children
The exhibit will be open in the fore
moons tomorrow and Friday from Ii
until IL o'clock
GoIdsboro had a visit from three dis
tinguished sporting gentlemen in the
sporting profession last night. They
we're Mr.. A. G.. Spaulding, head
OF the well know sporting goods
his name, MI. Andrew Freed
man, president of the New York Base
Ball Club in the National League ant
a late candidate for president of tn;
National League, and Mr.. Nick Young
president of the National Association
of Base Ball Clubs. These very popu'
lar gentlemen were stopping at thu
Hotel Kennon last night and left thl:
morning for New Bern to witness tn
game between New Bern n Durham
today. They will return to this clt1
Friday morning and will visit othel
towns in the state before returning
home. Mr.. Spaulding expresses him
self as very well pleased with Colds
boro and he has selected our progress
sive city as the place in North Caro-
lima to establish a branch establish
ment Of his sporting goods house. II
this reporter he said he would carr.
about a $4,000 stock here, which woult
include every equipment for the sport
ing fraternity. Goldsboro was selectet
because of his unequaled railroad IA
cilitieS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
About Warrington.

An Englishman was being shown the
sights along the Potomac. Here" re-
marked the American. sis where George
washington threw a dollar across the
river" We'll" replied the English
man. "that is not very remarkable. for
a dollar went much farther in those
DAVIS than it does now" The Ameri-
can would not be worsted. 30 after =
short pause said: "But washington
ACCOMPLISHED a greater feat than that
He once chucked q SOVEREIGN across ths
Atlanta"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
Verdict in Brooks Murder Case.

New York, May 20.-The
jury in the inquest on the death of wal
ter S. Brooks. who was shot at the
Glen Island hotel, February 14th last,
today returned a verdict Of death at the
hands of a person or persons unknown.
There was an unusual scene in the
court when the verdict was read. Eos
ter M. Backus, counsel for Florence
Burns, broke down n wept and was
led from the room by friends.
After the verdict, District Attorney
Jerome declared that with the evidence
his office had on hand at present no eff
fort would be made to have the grand
Jury act.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
More Education in the Pulpit.
(Florida Times Union,o

The general conference of the South
ern Methodist church devoted the great
er portion Of the time yesterday to the
discussion of better education for the
ministry. 1t was a discussion-not a
debate-for the opinion that higher ed
ucational attachments should be requir-
ed found no denial. OF late years the
Methodist church has advanced much
in this line, and men now fall to get Ii
cense to preach who could have obtain
ed it years ago.
The question really Is not debatable.
The preacher is a Teachers teacher
whose opinions are as widely accepted
by those who near him as are the opin-
ions of any teacher by his pupils. IT
goes without saying that a teacher
should be posted in that which he un-
dertakes to teach. Ignorance in the
pulpit furnishes a case Of "the blind
leading the blind"
Many ignorant men are capable OF
doing much good. They can do it with
as to their ability to instruct. The
founder Of the Methodist church was a
man of great learning, but much or It's
upbuilding has been done by jealous
| men who had small educational advant-
ages.
But the world is not what it was 9
century, or even a half century, ago
The last century was one of great prog
ress, and in few, if any lines, has tn
| advancement been greater than In edu
cation. An amount of education or ma
tive ability that placed a man above tn
average one hundred years ago nigh
leave him below it now.
The world Is growing better, not b.
impulse. which comes and goes, but b.
enlightened judgment, which acts as
constant force. Appeals to impulse nov
count for little. Arguments that inf1u
ence judgment must be advanced, an
they cannot be advanced by ignoran
men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Lumberton Argus: The Dun COM
m~issioners, in extra session.. Tuesday
adopted the design OF Jail submitted
by J. NJ. McMicBael, OF Charlotte. The
plain, which may be seen in the office
Of Mclean e. Mclean, indicates h
the building will be a model one.
Kinston Free Press: There are three
streets in Kinsion running pallet out
by the cemetery named respectively
End excessively Moon. S.'.c. Bright
Wonder IL 1t was a coincidence or the
work of a wa 1t is I'm the color,d
district.
Statewide Landmark: Mr.. s. p.
Brewer was bitten by a mad dog at his
home in GwaltEoy's towrshlp, Alexan-
der county. last week. Mr.. Brewer was
trying to kill the dog with a stick when
1t bit him on ms leg. The dog ais bit
two dogs near McCurdy p~ostoffice be-
fore 1t was killed.
Williamson Enterprise: The ma
sonic lodge room Is a place o: beauty
since 1t nas been papere1. S<ewarkes
a boast of us pretty ledge room as
any lodge in the state. The masons
here have a great deal of WORK to do
and are rushing to get through before
the exceeding hot weather. Thess
were several limitations last Tuesday
night. The meeting was called ovrr
till next Tuesday night.
Salisbury Special to the News and
Observer: J. F. Austin, a labor speak
er and agitator. has been arrested On
a capias issued upon Is indictment
found for perjury a year ago in Ran
dolph county. The perjury. IL IL al
legged. was committed In the Mill News
libel suit at ksheboro. It had been
understood that this charge had been
dropped pending the trial Of Austia
for larceny IN the Rowan court
Charlotte Observer: Fifteen horses
wned by Mr.. II. l. Davis, of Coium-
bia. s. G, n 10 horses from Greens
boro. owned by Mr.. Garland Daniel
n Mr.. George Dyer. arrived in tow
last night and were taken to the rae
track and stables. Many other horses
are expected 10 come today and Mon.
day. The track Is now In very At con
ditIon and will afford excellent oppox
tunity for practice before the races OF
the 10th, next Tuesday
wadesboro Observation-Disclosures
According to the tax books there AZ
] l547 white polls in Arson and 1911 col
! ored polls. CT white 1899 pat; thei
; poll TAX while OILY 37s negroes did iiks
1ise. Ii IL estimated that after error
removals from the countv are de
Quoted there will remain not NOR
tnan 10 ~Eite men In the county VIII
ave DISTINGUISHED themselves by fai.
ing To pay poll tax. o. this numbe
probably not more than 50 are reliabi
: dsnocrats- Li1esviIfe and vfcinit,
i was visited by a severe wind and hal
storm early Sunday night. Young cot
ton and corn were badly damaged b
h hail. but 4 is hoped that IL Wi
not be necessary to replant. Nan
e trees and some old outhouses wer
blown down. bat no great damage va
done by the wind. - A large bar
4 belonging to Ers. c. V. Dunlap. @
g Paris. was set on fire By a stroke @
lightning early last Sunday night an
e completely destroyed. The barn cor
. tanned over 1000 pounds or fodder an
q large quantity OF other rough feed
all that Mrs. Dunlap had-which va
: also q total loss. The burned build
: Ing. which stood of to Itself, was th
y only one On me premiSes which va
e not insured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

The child of Susan Robinson. colored,
who resides near Ninth and Church
streets. died in agony yesterday
morning from the effect Of a draugn;
of concentrated I've and water. Thu
child, not quit three years old. was
playing in the yard and found a can
in which there was some concentrated
I've and rain water. 1t picked up the
can and the mother followed to it 10
put it down. but before she could
reach it the child had taken a drink
out of the can
DIR. T. r. Mask was called n ad-
ministered remedies. but all in vain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
CROPS OF THE STATE.
First Repor of the Agricultural
Department Republicans Talk
About Pritchard's Re-election-t
Gift to the Methodist Orphanage.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c., May q.

Raleigh. n. c, May Il.
Ih state agricultural department to-
issued its May crop report 1t Is
the first report this year. The general
condition and progress Of farm work
compared with h average is SO per
cent. The cotton acreage as compared
with that last year is SO per cent. while
thai of tobacco is 107 per nj 1t is
said that while this very accurately
marks the falling OF in cotton planting.
1T is hardly large enough to exactly
show the increase in tobacco. which Is
really large. due to the high prices
The acreage in corn as compared with
last year is log. In oats 1t Is eniy ~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
Answer.
CThe New York Telegram-)

CThe New York Telegram-1
She was a bright young teacher in
charge of a bright young class. CON-
posed Of many foreign children To in
crease their vocabulary b had hit on
a guessing game She told the class
Of what she was thinking. and they
named the object
This time sha had thought OF the
word birthday. and the lesson went on
In this fashion:
Now. little folks. I'm thinking Of
something you all have. You don't have
IL very often, just once every year
Even I have one- What Is it2 I'll give
YOU a minute TO think and when you
are sure you know raise your hand"
Hands began TO go up rapidly.
N.Y. said In bright yotng teach
er, II really think I have the best lit
tie folks N all this big school They
all think so fast, and / know they arr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Kinston Free Press: Bicycle riders
arc warned against a big St Bernard
dog that ives en- East Gordon street
or near it. He seems to be docile and
friendly to othsrs. but has a speciai
aversion to bicycle riders and ttacks
them without warning. Mr.. R. l. Cur
It's was bitten by him two weeks ago
and yesterday Mr.. H T. Oglesby got o
nip. Both were bitten on the calf
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

thinking OF the very thing / thought
I'm going 10 let Morris tell. I'm sure
he knows"
Morris rose TO his feet, stood in the
aisle in true military position. and like
a shot from a gun, in response TO the
teachers:
Tell us wha it is, Norris" came
the ready answer:
"A clean undershirt, teacher
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Mont Pelee is again In active erup-
tion. throwing huge blocks of stone
and melted rock over the ruins Of st.
Pierre. The parts OF houses left by the
former eruption are completely demoi-
ished. The Potomac q rescued many
people from the island. The volcano on
ST. Vincent has again been In
eruption. Another mountain on the
island shows signs Of volcanic eruption
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Admiral Sir Henry keppel, now in his
92nd year, and known all over the Brit
ish possessions as The evergreen ad-
miral," has a great desire to die at sea
With that end in view ne Is constantly
going on long voyages. hoping hat the
grim message may find him In the blue
water he has sailed for SO many years
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
TERRIBLE DEATH.

A COlOred mild Drank
trated Lye ~nd Water on Tuesday
and Died from the Effects fester-
day Mornins-An Efforts to Save
It's Life Were in Vain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

sporting Men of Prominence i'm the
eity-A. G. SpauIding to Establish
= Branch House There-The City
Bonds Ready for Official Sigma
lures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
GENERAL SMITHS CASE
PRESIDENT MAY DIsAPPRovE
 THE FINDINGS.
Root Awaits the Records of the Wal Ter Court Martial Before Taking
 Action on Hell
 Roaring Jake"

Washington. June 10.-Secretary Root said today that he had not yet had time to consider the case of General J. H. Smith. tried by court martial at Manila for alleged violations of the rules of war in tho conduct of the campaign of Samar.
 He added that IS the Smith case was based practically on the transactions which led to the trial by court martial of Maior l., w. T. Waller of the Marine corns. charged with the alleged unlaw- fuI killing of Philipino prisoners. he vould probabIy await the receipt of the record of that case before giVlng hhal consideration to the Smith case.
 The Waller record is not expected to reach this city for several weeks
 If ia said at the War Department that the Waller case IS a closed incident, but the Smith case will not be legally closed until it has been finally acted on by the President. The significance of this state- ment is that it is still within the power of The President to return the case to inc court for reconsideration of the evil dence adduced. even though the officer was acquitted by the court as the press dispatches from Manila have indicated.
 Tine court could not be legally compelled Ia change its findings. however, against it's own judgments, ahd us auherence 10 q, ,.ordjct of mot guilty" would stand de- -rita tbe disapproval of the President. ,,ticb i, that ease would he simply as a reh,,ke 10 the court without affecting the legal status of the accused.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
DECORATION FOR REID.
Made Doctor of Laws by University
 of Cambridge.

Cambridge, England. June 10.-The de- gree of doctor of laws was conferred this afternoon upon whitelaw Reid. the spe- cial ambassador of the United States to the coronation of King Edward. by Cam bridge University.
 The public orator, John Edwin Sandys. referred to Mir. Reids previous oflhcial visit to England and his return on the equally suspicious occasion of the coro- nation. Mir. Reid. said the orator. had also distinguished himself as ambassador of the United States to France and as the editor of the ''Talleyrand Memoirs. while for the last thirty years he has ably conducted The New York Tribune with which he had initiated and long continued fund for giving tho boon of fresh country air to poor children. MT. Reid embodied the humanity. kindly feeling and friend ship Of this country and was thus entitled to hearty welcome. not only for his own sake. but also for that of the great transatlantic republic which he So worthily represented.
 Mrs Reid was present at the ceremony.
 Others who received the honorary de- gree were the Duke of Argyll. the Mahara- jahs of Gwailior and kolapoor. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Great Britain: the Right Hon. Sir Richard Col Iins. who was an arbitrator on the Vene- zuelan boundary question:: the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ridgeway. Governor of Ceyion. and Lieut. Col. Sir Albert Hime, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Cape Colony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
MET ON SHARP CURVE
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT OF SOUTHERN COLLIDE.
Engineer and Fireman of the Former Killed and Nineteen Passengers More or Less Seriously
 Injured.

Macon, Ga, June 10-Thc southbound
 passenger train of the Southern Railway
 which left Atlanta at noon for Macon,
 collided with a northbound freight train
 near Juliette, twenty-three miles north of Macon, at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon.
 The engineer and fireman of the passen-
 ger train were instantly killed and nine-
 severely injured.
 The dead: James I. Putnam of At
 lanta, engineer of the passenger; Ed West, negro, of Atlenta, fireman on the passenger. S%
 Injured: Isaac Bashinski of Macon, nose hseket4 ant right arm: Mrs. Bashin- ski shock; Der. Pearson. prison guard,
 head mashed; Judge M. B. Gerry of Ma con, contusions on head and body; Bag gage Master Hendricks of Jackson, Ga,
 hurt about legs and body; F. K. Lilliard of Atlanta, bruises about body: R. O. Cochran of Atlanta. bruised about body;
 H. s. Penn of Atlanta. right leg injured;
 pr. George S. Tichsnor of Atlanta. face
 scared; Mrs. J. G. Early of Macon
 bruised on head and chest; Mrs. Dora
 Nichols of Macon. slightly bruised; Rob-
 ert Nichols of Macon, head bruised; A.
 D. Williams of Atlanta, arm and nose in-
 jured; F. R. Johnson, Atlanta, hurt on face and head; James Green, freight train
 conductor. hurt in the eye; Engineer
 Galley of freight train. hurt in leg by
 jumping: Conductor F. A. Cutt of the
 passenger, slightly injured; Dr; Walker J. Brown of Atlanta, skull wounded and knee severely injured; M IN. Nixon of Rome, collar bone broken and lower jaw hurt.
 The two trains met on sharp curve while under full headway. Owing to the
 sharpness of the curve. the passengers
 saw the approaching freight and A scene of panic developed. The stock of the collision was so great that seats were smashed into splinters and glass into fragments The engines and tenders were piled on each other. The freight was loaded with fruit and watermelons. peach es and vegetables were widely scattered. Engineer Putnam and Fireman Ed West of the passenger were pinned to death in their cab. Engineer Galley of the freight escaped by jumping, though he was seriously injured. Aboard the pas senger train were many dentists en route to the State convention in this city. It is said the cause of the collision was on account of an irreguIsrity of the time niece of the engineer of the freight train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
IN THE HANDS OF WRIGHT.
Has Gathered Information in Re
 gard to the Miners Strike.

New York, June 10.--The information called for by President Roosevelt about tine coal strike has been secured and will soon be presented to him in the form of an official report by Carroll D. Wright, United States Commissioner of Labor. The report will touch at the root of the
 difficulty and will explain the real
 causes leading to the great industrial conflict which causes have been jeal- ously guarded by both sides MT. Wright will not make any suggestions or rec ommenda ations
 The information sought was obtained | in two interviews, which occupied in all | but four hours. Monday night st the Manhattan Hotel President Mitchell made | a presentTnent of the miners side of the controversy. Late tonight in the offices | of the Delaware and Hudson Company. President Oliphant of that company and , President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading and Thomas of the Erie Com pany. discussed the strike from the stand point of the operators President Tures' | dale of the LackawaEna Railroad was | invited to tho conference, but was not present. "I have practically completed | the official investigation said Commis-
 sioner Wright tonight, and will present my report as quickly as possible to Pres
 ident Roosevelt. It will not be necessary for me to go to the coal fields"
 Speaking of the prospect Of general strike of the miners. Commissioner
 Wright expressed himself as follows: If the soft coal men who have signed contracts should strike they would be violating their agreement and thus put their unions at decided disadvantage and forfeit the sympathy of the public This
 action would put the union on the de- fensive in every arbitration that would follow the uutbfeak. None of the strikers thus far was bound by contract"
 President Mitchell returned to Wilkes barre tonight.
 Ralph Easley. secretary of the National Civic Federation, on being asked today as to the progress of the anthracite coal strike, replied: We have nothing further
 to do with the matter: it is now in the hands of Carroll D. Wright"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
TO COLLECT THEM.
Washington speculates as to Ger many and Venezuela,

WdSuluBtou opcCudtos de " WI many and Venezuela.
 Washington, June 10.-In the absence of any official advices on the subject the officials here are dark as to the reasons for the hurried departure of German warships for Venezuela as reported in tho St. Thomas dispatch. Germany has big claim against venezuela-approximat- ing 6000,o0O bolivars.
 One inference--there is no official in- formation-is that Germany has sent her vessels to La Guayra to enforce the payment of the claim as Venezuela has not attempted to meet the obligation The diplomatic correspondence of the State Department shows that Germany has considered the question of coercion. A communication from the German em- bassy of December 20 last has this to say on the subject:
 Tn case the German government should be obliged to use coercion against Ven- ezuela in connection with the pending claim, 1t will have to be considered what kind of measures should be adopted. The most important measure of coercion-that is the blockade of Venezuelan harbors- would have Co be carried through without a declaration of war preceding 1t. A blockade, therefore, would be peace blockade. Such 6 blockade would touch likewise the ships of neutral powers in- asmuch as such ships, although a confis- cation of them would not have to be con. sidered. would have to be turned away and prohibited until the blockade be raised. In the same manner European states have proceeded on such occasions especially England and France"
 It Is not believed that the United States government would raise any objection should Germany undertake the biockaue of Venezuelan ports to collect the claim of the Berlin company as the President in his last message to Congress made the following observation in connection with the attitude of the American government on the Monroe doctrine.
 We do not guarantee any state against punishment if 1t misconducts itself pro- vided that punishment does not take the form of the acquisition of territory by any non- American power.