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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
OFFICERS OF U. D. C.
MRS. A. T. SMYTHE, OF CHAR
LESION, PRESIDENT.
St. Louis Chosen as Next Meeting
Place-An Excursion to Many
Points of Interest.

Charleston, S. c., November IL
The Daughters of the Confederacy
today elected the following officers:
President-Mrs. A. T. Smythe, of
Charleston.
First Vice President-Mrs. Basil
Duke, of Kentucky.
Second Vice President-Mrs. J. D.
Bealle, of Alabama
Recording Secretary-Mrs. John P.
Hickman, of Kentucky.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. V.
G. McCherry, of West Virginia.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. j. Leigh, OF
Virginia.
Custodian-Mrs S. E. Gabbett, OF
Georgia.
ST. Louis was selected as the next
meeting place.
The closing session of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy did
not end until midnight and the con-
ventiOn closed enthusiastically, with
the singing of the long metre Dox-
OlOgy.
After the morning session, the Wis
itors, as guests OF the city council
went on an excursion to Sullivan's
Island and the Isle of Palms. All OF
them visited Fort Moultre. but by
courtesy of the war department and
colonel Potts, com mandant, many OF
the ladies went to Fort Sumter, rath
er than the Isle of Palms. Under
escort of Captain Jordan and Lieu
tenant Runker, L. s. A, the gov
ernment vessel General Howe
Gmade two trips from Sullivan's Is
land TO historic Fort Sumter, where
every attention was shown to the
visitors.
After their return to the city al
the afternoon and evening session,
there were protracted discussions as
to changes in the constitution and
bylaws but no important conclus.
ions We're reached. The main pro
ceedings were the selection of st
Louis next October as the place OF
meeting and the reading of reports
from the state chairman from Soutf
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wes
Virginia and Utah.
A committee was appointed to con
fer with similar committees of the
veterans and Sons of Veterans as tC
the propriety of revising and adopt
ing some definite version of Dixie,
such committee to report at the mex
annual convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
A PRIEST DISAPPEARS.
May Have Been the Victim of Des
Derate Italians.

New York. November 14.-Rev. Jos-
Cirringione pastor of Catholic
church in Williams Bridge. is missing
and the police are endeavOring to TO-
cate him. Recently he had been very
active IN suppressing Vicious Italian
resorts and in consequence he had
received several threatening letters
He became SO annoyed that he reported
the matter to the police on Wednes-
day. On Thursday he was the reclp-
lent OF letter which contained c
threat that unles s.. 900 be paid by FRI
day night he would be removed
Last night, il IS claimed that two men
representing themselves as detectives
called and enticed the priest away from
his house.
Father CirringIOne was warned 10y
Captain FOody not TO leave the house
under any consideration. Captain
Foody and Detective curry called II
the Parochial residence last evening
and the captain does not countenance
the story that bogus officers Hen:
there later. However. the priest dis
appeared last night.
Captain FNoOdy says that in his opln-
ion, Father CirringiOne, his mnd prob
ably having gwen way uhder the strain
from too much work. had committcI J
suicide.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
ELUDES \ IYNCHING PARTY.
Joseph Battle Carried to Raleigh to
Avoid the just Vengeance of a
Mob.
Especial to The Messenger }


Raleigh. y. c., November 14.-Sheriff
Hyatt, of EdgecOmbe, today placed in
aged nineteen, who last August ravaged
a white woman at her home two miles
from Rocky Mount. Battle seized her
in her yard, dragged her to pine thick
ct and cut the throat of her dog, which
attacked him TO protect its mistress.
Battle was captured at Manchester,
Va, last week by the chief of police.
who gets Governor Aycock's reward of
5000. Sheriff Hyatt went to Richmond
yesterday after Battle and found the
latter would certainly be lYnched. if
placed in the Jail at Tarboro. so he left
through the country to a magistrate in
Edgecombe. who issued the commit
ment papers. Battle waiving examina-
ton. Battle was then brought here.
Judge PEBBLES having so ordered.
Sheriff Hyatt says when ne was at
Weldon Yesterday with Battle, many
persons were quite ready to lynch the
latter Battle shows the evidences of
guilt. but will not speak word. Sher-
if Hyatt says the whites and negroes
in Edgecombe were ready TO lynch Bat
him TO Raleigh secretly. The mob had
formed and had put sentineis on the
various roads. but Hyatt eluded them
by driving 60 miles out Of the direct way
to Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
A MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Erected in Memory of Massachusetts
Regiments.

Vicksburg, Miss, November 1.-THE
handsome monument in the Vicksburg
Military Park to the three Massachu-
setts infantry regiments that partici-
pated in the siege of VickSburg, was un-
veiled today with appropriate ceremo-
nieS. The canopy was drawn by Mrs.
Theodore Alice SuggleS kitSOn, the
sculptor and designer, assisted by Miss
Alice Coleman, daughter of a distin-
guished Confederate soldier of this city.
Among those present were Governor
Bates, of Massachusetts, and his staff, a
large number of distinguished citizens
and officials of Massachusetts; Com
mander Judd, department of Massa-
chusettS, Grand Army of the Republic
members of the Vicksburg National
Park commission, the Confederate or
ganization and a thousand or more cit
izens of Vicksburg.
The memorial is a zinc bronze figure
of a private soldier, mounted on a huge
boulder of Massachusetts, granite. I
stands near the site of Grants head
quarters on a hill that dominates tht
entire park area and is the first to bs
erected here.
| The dedication services were simple
| but impressive. Colonel w. D. Trip
| Chairman of the Massachusetts, com
| mittee presented the monument to Gov
| ernor Bates, who in turn handed i
| over to Chairman Rigby of the Parl
| Commission. Several hundred schoo
children in the city sang patriotic songs
Battery E, Massachusetts Nationa
| Guard fired a national salute am
| prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Capers
rector of Trinity Episcopal church
| Other speakers were Lieutenant Gener
al Stephen D. Lee, Commander JUDI
| and Major Hodgkins Of the thirty-sixtl
Massachusetts which participated in tn
| siege
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
WILMINGTON THE SEAPORT
MOVE INACGURATED BY CHAR
LOTTE MERCHANTS.
Line of Steamers from New York to
Wilmington to Garry Freight from
Western SectiOn-MeanS COmpe-
petition With Norfolk and Rich
mOnd.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSsengerD
Charlotte. \. c., November 14.-There
is possibility that Wilmington may be
made the seaport for the entire lower
western section of the state and that a
line of steamers will be inaugurated
from New York to Wilmington to carry
freight for this section. This is the
statement of a prominent SeaE0ard Of
fetal here today.
This report grows out of a meeting
of the State Corporation Commission
here today, when the local merchants
argued for a lower freight rate to and
from Wilmington on all classes of
freight. The railroad official continu-
ing, said he thought the merchants here
had in view the making of Wilmington
the seaport for this territory, so that
they can compete with Norfolk and
Richmond in getting trade to this Sec
ton. At present, the freight rates for
bid this. The movement is a bold one
and would mean much for this PARTON
of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
Official Advices Show an Improved
Situation.

Paris, November 14.-Offclal adViCes
show there is a distinct Improvement
in the Russo-Japanese situation. 1t Is
understood that the recent prolonged
1ndecision was due to forwarding re-
ports of the negotiations for the per-
Sonal inspection OF the car.
Pekin. November LIT was learned
today from a trustworthy source that
Japan is dissatisfied with the progress
Of the negotiations between that Coun-
try and Russia The japanese parila-
nent meets December 5th and the gov
ernment OF Japan desires to be able to
report that il has reached an agree
ment with Russia. as otherwise the cP-
position party Is certain TO attack the
ministry violently demand war with
Russia and perhaps inflame puolic
sentiment TO the war point. II i
pointed out that the negotia tions have
dragged recently.
The Japanese claim that the Russian
tactics have been dilatorv throughout.
The Japanese consequently press the
opinion that the object of Russian
policy has been to gain time to rein-
force the army and navy Of Russia in
the far east, so that she might be pre-
pared for a possible war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
WILMINGTON n. c. NOVEMBEh ~, 1903.
WRITINGS OF CHRIST
HITHERTO UNKNOWN SAYINGS
DISCOVERED IN EGYPT.
The Bulk of the Documents FOund in
One Mound at El-Hibeh Are Say
be Aroused by the Discoveries.

London, November 14-Many hith-
erto unknown sayings of Jesus Christ
have been discovered in Egypt by
archaeologists who have dug up
papyri buried since the second CEN
tury, 100 miles south of Cairo DR..
Bernard P. Grenfen, who has been
engaged in Egyptian excavations
since 1894 at the general meeting
OF the Egypt exploration fund here,
yesterday gave the following details:
Accompanied by DR.. Hunt DR..
Grenfell found a rich ptolemaic ne
cropolis at ElHibeh. The bulk of the
documents from the mound consisted
OF a collection of sayings of Jesus.
They are all introduced with the
words Jesus saith and for the most
part are new. The ends of the lines
unfortunately are often obliterated.
Apparently all the sayings were ad-
dressed to ST. Thomas, one of the
most remarkable being:
Let not him that seeketh cease
from his search until he find, and
when he finds he shall wonder; won
dering he shall reach the Kingdom.
and when he reaches the Kingdom,
he shall have rest
DR.. Grenfell remarked that enor-
nous interest will be aroused by the
discoveries on account Of the varia-
tions they disclosed from accepted
texts. Ane variant of the mystical
saying, recorded in st. Luke THE
Kingdom of God is within YOU" was
of great value as the saying in the
papyrus appeared in quite different
surroundings from those attributed
to it by the evangelist and extended
far into another region. According
to DR.. Grenfe1l these sayings formed
the new gospel, which is tradition
ally associated with ST. Thomas.
An interesting variation of the
gospel according to st. Luke, eleventh
chapter and fifty-second verse, reads
in the papyrus:
Eye have hidden the key of know1-
edge, We entered not yourselves, and
to them that were entering in, ye did
not OPEN
Another fragment contained dis
course of Christ, closely related to
passages of the sermon on the Mount
and conversation between Christ
and His disciples in which Christ
answers a question as to when his
Kingdom will be realized, saying:
when ye return to the state Of
innocence which existed before the
fall
A valuable find was made in pap
yri, written in Latin, giving the text
of the Epistle to the Hebrews, ana
and eptome of Livy's six lost books.
This, with other papyri covering the
periO 15O-137 B. c., threw much
new and valuable information on the
history of the world and marked the
recovery of hitherto lost classical lit
erature of Egypt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
The SEAB0ARD AIR LINE
REPORT AFFECTING THE ROADS
INDEPENDENCE DENIED.
President Williams in Conference
With DirectOrs-Blair & Company
and MIR. Ryan Will Furnish Funds
Necessary to Complete an Exten-
sion of the System

New York, November 14.-It was
officially said today that statements
to the effect that negotiations were
in progress or in contemplation af-
fectng the absolutely independent
position of the Seaboard Air Line
system or looking to the entrance in
to the property of Southern railway
interests or of parties identified with
any other competing system are
without foundation. President Will
Hams of the SeabOard Air Line was
at his office in this city today in con-
ference with some directors of the
road. He refused to make any direct
statement regarding the reported ne
gOtiatiOn for a loan.
Wall Street understands that
Thomas F. Ryan, who was a factor
in the SeabOard Air Line years ago
is prominent in the more recent de-
velOpments connected with the sys-
tenn. No confirmation of this was
obtainable at Mr.. Ryan's office and
the banking interests most closely
identified with the Seaboard system
would not discuss the matter at ALL
Concerning the arrangements for
financing the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way Company, negotiations regarding
which have been carried on for sew
eral days, it was learned authorita-
lively today that s. Davies Warfield,
President of Continental Trust Com
pany, of Baltimore, and parties in
Baltimore and Richmond. owning
and controlling a large majority of
the stock of the SeabOard Air Line
Railway Company. have requested
Thomas F. Ryan and Blair and Com
pany to furnish the funds deemed
necessary by the officers of the com
pany TO complete the Atlanta and
Birmingham extension and to take
care of the floating debt.
Blair and Company and Mr.. Ryan
have agreed to furnish the amount
asked for, provided the management
of the property is entrusted to a
board of directors named by them.
1t is understood that the plans
proposed have the approval of Pres
ident John Shelton Williams and his
associates.
A banking house recently affiliated
with the SeabOard Air Line, in a
semi-Official statement today, an
nOunced that it did not approve the
Ryan Blair proposal. This house
said it regarded this latest develop
nent in the Seaboard's affairs as a
tentative plan and intimates that
something might intervene to pre-
vent it's consummatiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
Body of Rayner Belf Found.

Raleigh, n. c.. November IA
special from Elyizabeth City, n. c.,
says:
The body of K. Rayner Bell, who
disappeared from the bedside Of his
sick daughter during the night three
weeks ago was today found floating
in the waters of Pasquotank river. A
line was wrapped twice around the
body, and to this nne was attached a
bag containing two bricks. A post
mortem examination has been or
dered. Since Bells disappearance
his daughter has died. Search for
the body was never given up until
it's finding today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17

Washington, November 14.-The
state department has no knowledge
of the marching of an army from
Colombia upon the isthmus and the
officials state that were any such
movement in progress it would GER
tainly be informed by its agents in
the south, the cables being still
open. The officials scout the idea that
any such march is in progress, as the
President of Colombia is reported to
have described to the President of
Ecuador. 1t is assumed here that
the army said to be marching on
Panama was nothing more than the
few men, perhaps 500 all told, who
were about to embark at Buena
Ventura a few days ago when they
were turned back from the iSthmus
by notice of the determination of the
United States Naval Commanders to
allow no landings in that quarter.
The troops cannot reach the isthmus
by water and the officials here are
positive that they cannot do SO by
land on account of the nature of the
intervening country.
But there are more than physical
obstacles in the way of the approach
of an army upon Panama. The Of
fcialS do not care to express publicly
their plans, but enough has been
CLEANED from the instructions given
to our naval Commanders to make
it evident that never will the 18TH
mus become the seat of warfare so
long as the United States govern
ment can prevent it. The difference
between the present situation on the
;-+l inI, Tod OF
year, when Commander MCLEAN pre-
vented armed troops from crossing
the isthmus by rail is this: The
authorities have now determined to
extend the lines of protection to the
railroad. They will not allow host
forces, no matter whether they are
Colombian or Panama troops to come
into collision anywhere near the rail-
road and to prevent such collisions,
it will be necessary to extend the
neutral zone clear to the north and
south boundaries of the republic of
Panama.
Officials here will not make such q
statement publicly; they simply say:
| Wait until the emergency arises" ;"
But it is known that such were the
plans of the naval commanders and
as there is no indication of a change
| in these plans, not the slightest ap-
prehension is felt here of the en-
croachment &C any Colombian army
upon Panama
Washington. November lin or
der that the contemplated mission of
General Reyes. of the Colombian
government. to Panama, having for
| it's object the making of overtures to
| the new republic, designed to secure
| its return to the national domain,
may not be accompanied by any un-
pleasant incidents, due to the pos
| sibility of his coming without being
| officially accredited, Secretary Hay
today after a conference with Minis
! ter Bunau-Narilla, determined to ac-
| cord General Reyes the courtesies of
| a warship upon his arrival at the
| isthmus. should he desire to go
| aboard one. 1t also was arranged
! with Secretary Hay that warship
| will be especially assigned to the
! government of Panama in which its
! officials may hold conferences with
: the Colombian republic should they
! desire do
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
Cleveland Hunts Ducks.

Norfolk, Va, November 14.-For-
mer President Cleveland accompar
MED by DR.. Paul Van Dyke, OF
Princeton, Andrew D. Jones and
Ernest Cuttings. of Baltimore, arrived
in Norfolk this morning and left
shortly afterward for the Back Bay
Cunning Club as the guests Of Joseph
Zelinger, of Norfolk, President Of the
Back Bay Cunning Club. "When I
started out on this trip I forgot poli-
tics and began to think of ducks
said Mr., Cleveland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
Vanderbilt Wins a Suit.

Asheville, n. c., November 14.-The
suit of ]. E. Hunt, against George w
Vanderbilt for $40. 900 damages for in
juries alleged to have been received
during the blasting for the Young Men!
Institute which Mr. Vanderbilt wa'
building, was decided today against tn
plaintiff. Mr.. Hunt, it is said will ap
peal the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
Intended to Divide HOnOrS.
Especial to The r1essengerD

Raleigh, y. c., November Il
The Raleigh Times-Visitor today
says editorially: I'VE learn the true
inwardness of the proposition to have
two dispensaries here instead of one.
1t is seriously or rather was serious
ly proposed to give the advocates Of
a dispensary one and the liquor men
keep the other"
The state authorizes The Red
Springs Seminary TO change its
name to The Southern Presbyterian
College and Conservatory of Music.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17

Get them today. Blue Ribbon lem
on and vanilla extracts. in two sizes
10 and 25 cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
Colombian Army Not
Marching Upon the
ISthmuS
is IMPOSSIBLE

Both on Account OF the Physical
Obstacles i'm the Way and the Plans
of the United States Officials,
Which Will Prevent the Isthmus
from Becoming the Seat of War
fare-DifferenceS i'm the Present
Situation from That Which Exist
ed Last Year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17

The best ever made" Blue Rih
bon Vanilla extract.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-25
DAME FASHIONS DICTATES.
Stems of Feminine Apparel That Are
Now Attracting General
Attention.

The lace collar will be almost ubiquit-
Gus on spring gowns and smart ones in
ecrne and cream lace of heavy patterns
make lace departments attractive.
Blouse sleeves in silks, muslins and
1ther such fine fabrics are either SIM
ply gauged at the top, tucked by hand,
or, more effective STILL inserted with
silk veining, sometimes in a contrast
ing shade. This is a pretty fashion and
one that appeals to the clever worker.
1t is curious to note with what en-
thusiasm we have returned to the re-
vival of Irish crochet lace, the prefer
ence being for ecru tones rather than
dead white. For mixing with cloth,
coarse linen and indeed velvet and sat
ins there is nothing more effective than
this heavy make of lace.
The keynote of the best fashions, in
spite of the intricacies of beautiful
hand-work and glorious colors and
material, is simplicity costly simplic-
ity, if you like, but still simplicity.
Great discre tion is shown in the matter
of trimmings. The worst of trim
ings is that once they are used the un-
initiated are apt to overdo them.
The chief difficulty in making pele-
rine is the fitting on the shoulders and
the amateur must guard against max
ing the woman with an already too
sloping shoulder look ridiculous. Our
heavy, three-quarter wraps were cut
to accentuate the sloping shoulder and
the addition of the collar or overcape
was distinct improvement.
Pretty wells are shown in such shades
as blue, brown. black, and green, with
the dot in the same color. and the dot
may be either chenille, velvet or em-
broidered in silk threads. For those
who prefer the less snowy wells there are
handsome dotted ones in variety of
styles. These come heavily dotted with
velvet or chenille, those having the
spot of velvet being especially new.
French canvas is being made up ex-
tensively in shirt waists. favorite pat
tern consisting of stripes of color sep
arated with a hairline of black. Mer-
cerized cheviots, Oxford shirtings and
mercerized madras are among the de-
sirable fabrics for shirt waists. For
shirt waist suits linen etamine is fa-
vorite, as it develops so smartly, while
foulard is as popular as ever, for moth
| ing is cooler or more serviceable for
hot weather wear.
Of equal importance with the cape
collar or pelerine is the sleeve. which
every day becomes more intricate and
| elaborate. In soft materials the big
sleeves look charming and admit of a
| fair amount of tucking and gauging at
the top, falling full from the elbow to
the wrist. But in a cheap wiry fabric
there should be an adherence to the Sc
verer styles, the only permissible trim
ming being shaped pieces of stitched
cloth, braid or gimp, the top being
kept as plain and fiat as possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-25
CLAMMERS MADE :
SMALL FORTUNES.
Found Clans so Thick they Could
not Get Them Quick Enough Some
Made $IO0 a day.

On April 2 Asbury Bedle of Key
port, struck bed of small sand CLANS
short distance off shore from the
watch house at Union that for quality
and quantity exceeded anything ever
found in that vicinity and for several
days he managed to work it on the
quiet. On the following Wednesday,
however, the secret was let out and
everyone that could secure boat and
tongs turned clammer. The bed COW
cred only a small area, but the CLANS
were from twelve to eighteen inches
in depth upon it, and it was worked
night and day until not, a clam was
left. 1t Is estimated that from 5000
to 10, 600 bushels were taken from the
bed and these were bought up at 81 a
bushel as fast as they were brought
in. While the bed lasted some of the
experienced clammers made as high
as 800 day.