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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

It is to be hoped that young girl of
Smithfield who pretended to run away
from home and was found asleep in a
trunk in the garnet Of her fathers house
got d good spanking for her misconduct.
The people are gong west in lncreas-
ing numbers. Only a short time ago
one ticket agent on the Southern in
Surry county took in five hundred dol
lars in one day for tickets sold to per-
sons going west. It is said to be a daily
occurrence at Winston and Greensboro
and a number of places in the state
Pilot Mountain News.
The papers Of the piedmont n
mountain section of our state are con-
stantly publishing such items OF news.
1t is a great pity that so many of our
people are leaving their homes to seek
new ones in the far west. This immi-
grafton, too, is from the best agricul-
tural section Of our state. If these men
cannot make livings on the farming
lands of the section from which they
are migrating they cannot support
their families by their labor in any
section of the country. These men are
making a great mistake in selling their
farms and stock to try their fortunes
in the northwest and many of them will
find it out, to their great sorrow before
they have been long in their new
homes. There seems to be a feeling of
unrest and discomfort among the peo-
pie of that section of the state. 1t is
to better their conditions by going west
but they will find this is not the So
luton of the trouble.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24
Dread of a Leper Soldier.

Washington, April ga curious case
involving a leper soldier in the Philip
pines is before'the war department, hav-
ing been referred to the judge advocate
general to determine in what manner
the afflicted soldier shall receive the
soldiers pay. The leper is an enlisted
man in the artillery and at present is
isolated in South Carolina. Pay officers
do not care to have him handle the rolls
to sign the receipt for his pay. so an
arrangement probably will be made
where the soldier can be paid through
a power of attorney executed in the
presentce of the physician and nurses
in attendance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

murdered man, who was also shot at
the same time, vas the chief witness.
Her testimony and that of other wit
nesses regarding her conduct on that
fearful night shows that she acted with
wonderful GOODNESS, elaboration and
presence of mind. In fact her conduct
was heroic.
We suppose there will be no appeal
tence of the court in his case. There
is no occasion here FOR tempering jus
tice with mercy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24
Damage Not Serious.

Pensacola, Fla, April 22.-The dam
age to the steering gear of the battle
ship Iowa by the bursting of one of
the steam pipes in the gulf does not
seem to be as serious as was at first
reported, and the INJURIES can be repair
ed at the local yard within a few days.
The ships officers will say very little
regarding the accident. The cause of
the mishap has not yet been determin-
ed, but it was probably a leak in one
Of the pipes. The sailing OF the squad
ron has been postponed several days
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24
DEATH OF A BRIGHT EDITOR

Henry L. Merrick, of the editorial
staff of the Washington Post is dead.
The readers of that paper will greatly
miss his sparkling wit and humor
which made the short paragraphs on
its editorial page n of the most in
teresting and entertaining features of
The Post. His hits at public men and
measures were always bright and to
h point, while they were ever free
from venom and personal abuse. He
will be greatly missed by the paper
which he SO ably served n by the
reading public who so enjoyed his
pungent remarks and pointed hits. The
Post pays to him the following trib-
ute:
There is a peculiar pathos in the
death Of Henry L. Merrick-a pathos
which will appeal to every one who
knew him we'll in life and had knowl-
from humble beginnings, not by in
1uence OF favor. but through his own
unaided merits. He was n%obody's pro-
tege or beneficiary. He carved his
own way to fortune and renown. That
he was believed by those who enjoyed
his confidence is a fact, though it
counts for little in any calm estimate
of the mans real character and worth.
Affection means much or little, accord
ing to the source from which it en-
anates. Merrick owed nothing to I'M
thinking sympathy. The tenderness
with which his intimates regarded him
prompted by admiration, not by
pity. Above all things, his manhood
spoke for him, and even enmity was
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

A friend asked us a day or so ago
why it was that editors and other
newspaper writer's of the south inva-
riably abbreviated the Christian name
of the president of the Confe1eracy.
He expressed the opinion. and we agree
with him. hat it would show much
greater respect for the memory of our
dead hero if he were spoken Of and
of as jeff Davis. We suppose the peo-
pie have gotten SO used to speaking of
him as jeff Davis that they do so I'M
thoughtedly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

If a Pinch cannon is liable to ex-
plode after being fired one hundred and
twenty-siX times how many shots will
a 16-inch gun stand? The big 16-inch
gun, the largest in the world, which is
grounds has been fired seven times.
If the authorities don't mind it will
reach the danger point in firing before
it is placed in position to defend New
York harbor in our next war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

Augusta steady at 1Okc; net receipts
713 bales.
Charleston firm at 9Ac; net receipts
8 bales.
Cincinnati quiet at 1Osc; net receipts
81 bales.
Louisville firm at 10kc.
st. Louis steady at 10c; net receipts
265 bales.
Houston steady at 10c; net receipts
{, 1888 bales.
New York, April 22.-Cotton quiet at
1O.4o; net receipts 81 bales; gross re-
ceipts 5.43i bales: stock 81. 1877 bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts 10.604 bales; exports to Great
Britain 10, 6A bales; stock 364, 33S bales,
Consolidated at all. seaports-Net re-
ceipts 66,451 bales; exports to Great
Britain "A, $50 bales; to the continent
9 ,55S bales.
Total since September LIST at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 7,279,46S bales: eX-
ports to Great Britain 2,5S5,252 bales;
to France 726, 700 bales; to the continent
1851. 1877 bales.
Spot cotton higher at 10 points high
err; middEng uplands 1O.45; mid6lins
gulf 10. 20; sales none.
Futures closed quiet; April 1923: May
1927; June 9.SS; July 9.Ss; August ssh;
September SIS; October SIS; Novem-
Der S.4S; December SAT.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, April 22.-The leading fu-
ranged as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour was firm; No. 2 spring wheat g
to so; No. 8 75k; No. 2 red q to IS; No.
2 corn A; No. 2 yellow "A; No. 2 oats
S4as; No. 8 white 80 to 37A; mess pork
per barrel $3.50 to $17.62R; lard per
100 pounds 1915 to SO. so; short ribs sides
Noose) $3.50 to $3.50; dry sailed should
ers (boXed) sS.37h to $3.50; short clear
siles (boXed) s10.12k to S10.25; whiSkey
basis of high wines s1.30.
New York, April 22.-FLOUR-Neg-
lected and unchanged. Rye flour
steady.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. 2 red S2A.
Options had a firm opening and subse-
quent further advances on covering OF
May here, together with small north
Wese receipts and bad German crop
news.The late market was exceedingly
dull but closed steady on export bust
ness at Il to &c net advance. May
SIS; July rs 1916; September TAX.
CORN-Quiet; No. 2, So. Options
market was quiet but firmed on bad
weather in Iowa, light receipts. fair
~clearances, room covering and the
wheat upturn. 1t closed Il to kc net
higher. May 531h; July 51A; Septem-
Der so.
O~ATS-Quiet; No. 2, IS. Options
quiet here, but firm west on good COM
mission house buying. May 4Oh.
LARD-Dull; refined steady.
PORK-Steady.
RICE-Firm.
MOLASSES-Firm.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining 3
3-16; refined firm.
BUTTER-Steady; extra creamery
%; state dairy II to "a.
CHEESE-Steady; state full cream
fancy small colored fall made %; do
white fall made 14A to Is.
EGGS-Firm; state n Pennsylvania
16k; southern Is to 15h.
POTATOES-Firm; F1irida rose $500
to $500; state and western per $50
pounds $3.50 to $500; Long Island SITE
to $500; Jersey sweets S2.75 to 1913.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy ~handpick-
ed AZ to Az; other domestic 2A to Az.
CABBAGE-Easy; Florida rs TO s1.25.
COTTON SEED. OIL-Was quiet and
a shade easier with increased Offering.
Prime crude fob mills "a to 35k; prime
summer yellow A to 44k; off summer
yellow SO to 3Sk; prime white Al; prime
winter yellow Al; prime meal $1,000 TO
$3.50 nominal.
NAVAL STORIES.
New York. April 22.-Turpentine un-
at 1917 to so asked. Rosin steady
Savannah, Ga, April 22.-Turpentine
at At bid; receipts 1,153 casks;
sales 160 casks; exports so casks. Rosin
receipts 1850 barrels; sales
B c E $1.95; F $500; G s2.O5; s2.25;
I s2.S5; K $500; NJ $40; N s3:15; w G
1925: w w $40.
Charleston, S. c., April 22.-Turpen-
tine nominal At; sales none. Rosin
nominal; A B G D $1.S5; F 81 80; M
81 .s5; H s2.15; I s2.75; K 81. go; NJ $500;
. s3.95; w G. $3.15; w w $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

We never knew before what William
K. Vanderbilt's middle name was
Nissan. 1t has been said there is
nothing in a name; but who knows
but what this gentleman's middle name
was to blame for the conduct on his
part which forced his wife to secure a
divorce.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

the charges and also the denials and
the evidence to support them. 1t is not
for us to express an opinion on one
side or the other, but to let the public
draw it's own conclusions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's a bottle of Dr..
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises.
sprains. Instant relief.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24

It's the little colds hat grow into
big colds; the big colds that end in
consumption n death. Watch the
little colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pin
SVrun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

New York. April 22.-Money on call
nominal. Prime mrcantile paper 5 TO
51a per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers at
s4.S7.125 to $4.S7.2 $50 for demand and at
s4.S4 to $4.S4-125 for sixty day bills;
posted rtes s4.S4k to $4.s5 and Sass.
Commercial bills $4.S3k to $4.SS4. Bar
silver 50A per cent. Mexican dollars
291h per cent.
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!LMINGTOA MARKETS.

Wednesday,, April q
Receipts of cotton today-32 bales.
Receipts same day last years
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary SA
Good Ordinary ...............E.. 3
Low Midhng ..............-.f... as
Good Middling ................ 10 S~1o
Same day last year-7hc.
SU<aHEl
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Abilene, Kas., June 1.-Seven inches
Of rain fell in Dickinson county in tor
rents. All business is suspended. Mud
Creek went over its banks and water
ran through the center Of Abilene five
feet deep on fourth street. Half the
city is inundated and probably sixty
Easements flooded. A foot Of water is
in some stores and houses. A number
of families have abandoned their homes
The electric light plant on Smoky Hill
river was flooded,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
TrRinmen Get q Raise

Milwaukee, Wis.,, June l.-General
Superintendent Potter Of the Wiscon-
sin Central road officially announced
that beginning June all the trainmcn
employed on that system would receive
a raise Of from 19 to Is per cent in
wages. The larger increase applies to
the freight men and the smaller to the
passenger men.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Topeka, Kas, May s,-Among other
messages from cities offering assistance
was one from the Galveston Tribune
reading:
''If we can do anything at all in the
aid of your city please feel free to call
OH u.s.
Other messages from Kansas towns
authorized the commission to draw on
individuals for stated sums and as soon
as the mails open a great number Of
contributions Of outside towns are ex-
pccted, s
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Florence, Kan, June The Cotton
wood valley is experiencing the worst
Hood in years. The water in the town
lis running down all the streets, and is
from three 10 five feet deep over the
entire town. Every cellar and base.
nnent Is flooded and in many Of the
business houses and residences tic
water Is from two inches to three feet
deep on tle first floors, In East Flor.
ens many Of the houses are submerged
% the caves lawns gardensand fields
,sEe totallyruined,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Atchison, Jnne IA flood in White
Clay creek, which runs through the
center Of Atclison, damaged property
10 the extent Of thousands Of dollars.
Bridges were washed ont and build
ings and Easements were flooded. The
Atchison Globe suffered loss Of near
lyS1 ,oOoih It's paper warehouse. Trains
on the Central branch, Burlington g
Santa re railway, have been annulled.
The Missouri Pacific did not attempt
toturn . wheel on this division Of The
road.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Topeka, June s.-It is impossible to
obtain a list Of the dead. The rcscuers
tell Of drownings seen from the boats.
Refugees tell Of people who tumbled
into the water and were drowned.
Bodies have been seen floating in the
river, but generally were not recog-
nized, 1t is probable that children
make up " large majority Of the flood
victims The local relief committee
raised $4,000 to buy food for tile refu.
gees. Galveston, New Orleans, st. Jo-
seph and other cities have offered aid.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
West OF Atchlson,

Atcllison, Kas., June 1.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific gave notice tllatit would
receive no freight until further orders
for stations along its Central Branch
lines west Of Frankfort, on account Of
high water. Central Branch trains
have been moved all this week with
difficulty, and not a single through
train reached Atchison for several days.
The line Is cut in two near Irving,
where the Blue river is out Of its banks
and where a half mile Of track Is re-
ported to be under water,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
1ORNRDO IN GEORGIA.
Cotton Factories And Their Opera
tives Demolished and Crushed,
THREE COTTON MILL TOWNS,

Gainesville, Ca, June "A tornado
Of terrific fury struck Gainesville out
of a clear sky, causing fearful loss Of
life in this city and in New Holland
and White Sulphur As near rs can
be calculated at this hour the results
are IS men, women and children dead,
and perhaps forty more fatally in
jured, with property loss of some
thing like 100000. The death list is
yet imperfect, not oil the bodies having
been recovered and identified. Many
of them are mangled beyond recogni.
ton, the only means Of Identification
being the records Of the cotton mills
in which most Of the victims worked.
The storm appeared suddenly, and
within two minutes IL had killed nearly
a hundred people, torn two stories
from the fve.foor brick factory Of the
Gainesville cotton mills, demolished
almost 200 cottages, RACED several
brick stores to the ground and blown
down innumerable outbuildings.
The tornado appears to have swept
down from the southwest, striking the
Gainesville mills with d roar like the
report Of artillery. After lifting two
stories from the structure it swept on
to the northwest leaving a trail Of de.
struction along Summit street. which
is inhabited almost exclusively by ne.
groes. Nearly q hundred cottages Of
colored persons Oh the street were
levelled to the ground, but by for.
tunate circumstance the tenants were
oil absent, having left the city in the
morning to take part in colored pic
mic. Torrents Of ruin accompanied the
wind, but within FIVE minutes after Its
first onslaught the sun was shining
upon tile scene Of fearful desolation.
The list Of the dead is confined mainly
to operatives Of the Gainesville cotton
mills and the Pacolet cotton mills and
two.thirds Of them were women and
children.
The furious wind next descended on
the plant Of the Pacolet cotton mills
at New Holland, two miles from the
Southern station. This is one Of the
largest cotton mills in the South, en-
ploying more than 600 hands,
From Holland the tornado swept on.
ward to the east, in the direction of
White Sulphur, town of about hum
bred people. Unconfrmed reports
from there said that about twelve per-
sons were killed.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Immense Cattle Shipments.

TEL Paso, Texas, June 1.-The ship
ments of cattle through this part Of
the country is unprecedented. The
Mexico Mormon civilization syndicate
shipped $4,000 calves through here 70
Idaho. Thirteen hundred Mexican cat
&c arrived here for Canada. Over 49,,
600 Mexican cattle have already gone
to the north in two weeks. Sixty
Thousand Terrazas cattle will be
shipped north and east next week.
Tie total for three weeks will be 10O,-
AOA
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Topeka, June 1.-The big Melan
bridge has stood as solid as adamant.
The north approach has washed badly
and tile south approach has sagged,
but the main structure still stands In
line. At the present time it not only
serves as a bridge, but also u dam.
The water Is still higher than the
arches and the pressure Of the current
Is terrific The water Is two feet lower
below the structure than 1t is above
The Rock Island and Santa Fe bridges
still stand.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Rochester, MINI, June 1.-The worst
storm in twenty years ragged here and
several streets in the city were flooded.
The Sumbreta river rose five feet in
two hours and many houses and yards
were under water. A coudburst was
reported at Rockdale and some stock
was drowned,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Des Moincs, Ia, June Hundreds
of families were driven from their
homes by floods closely approaching
the record of last year and continued
TO rise with such rapidity as TO soon
surpass last years record. At the
Sixth street bridge in North Des
Moines, the gauge was within six
inches Of last years record Of ola feet.
In the heart Of the city the gauge indi-
Gated approximately 10 feet The
water was still rising at the rate Of
two inches an hour.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Floods In Nebraska,

Beatrice, Neb., June 3.-Never be-
fore has this section Of the state
experienced such q food as it is now
having. At Hong, near here, the Blue
river is three miles wide 1t is still
rising and rain is falling in torrents.
The Burlington track is under 10 inches
of water on tho bridge Ten ears loaded
with grain and coal were placed on the
bridge to hold it. One passenger brain
is tied up at Dewitt; another tried to
get through here, but could not In
Beatrice the conditions ore alarming.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
A Call For Militia,

Topeka, May a0.--A telegram for
Governor Bailey was received from the
sheriff OF Yates Center requesting him
to order out company Of the state
militia to protect J. N. Woods, a negro
in Jail there charged with assaulting
Mrs J, @. Lind, the wife of farmer
at Yates Center, An angry mob sur
rounded the JUL with the avowed in
tention Of lynching the negro. The
sheriff and his deputies said they could
not protect Woods much longer from
the crowd.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 2s.-Twenty
buildings were damaged here by u
heavy windstorm, accompanied by a
heavy rain which amounted to cloud
burst. The greatest damage was in
South st. Joseph, where a dozen frame
buildings were blown to pieces. The
loss is probably $4,000
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Flood At Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1.-The Mis-
souri, river at this point rose three feet
within twenty-four hours, and the
government guage stood at S1.7 feet,
which is slightly above the danger
line. The water backed up through
the sewers in the west bottoms in the
wholesale district, flooding the district
of several houses and driving occu-
pants Of shanties to higher grounds.
Asheavy rains are reported above here,
a further rise is likely which may re.
suit in serious damage.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04

Topeka, June 3.--The following mo-
ticc was posted on the shop superin-
tendent's office.
"All employees who need their wages
call secure their money by applying to
me tomorrow morning" This was
signed by the shop superintendent,
About 200 applied for their salaries,
The total amount Of wages for this
number will be about $4,000 The
Santa Re regular payday ia on the A.
tenth Of each month, making an ad-
vascc ois hall uopth'swagsA
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Three More Trains of Threshers.

Lineville, Iowa, June "A train OF
thirty-eight cars pulled by two engines
passed through Lineville. The train
was the second one in a series of three
trains of thirty-eight cars each. All
were loaded with Minneapolis engines,
threshers and attachments, bound for
the Kansas and Oklahoma wheat fields.
They attracted large crowds al every
station,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Flood And Fire At Minoo,

Wichita, May 2z-Davidson & Case
received the following dispatch from
their agent at Ell Reno, Okla:
"Flood and fire at Minco, |. 7, Lime
house and shed burned. Office dam
aged"
No further particulars have been
learned by the home office in this city.
The telephone wires are down oil over
that part Of the territory and David
son & Case have been unable 10 learn
how much damage was sustained at
their Minco yard.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Three Mining Districts Unite,

Topeka, June "A meeting Of the
coal miners Of the Kansas Missouri and
Arkansas-Indian Territory districts
will be held at Pittsburg, Kan, July
s, to fix schedule of wages 10 apply
to all three districts. In the past each
district has fixed Its own scale and had
it out with the coal operators Of that
district. From now on the three dis
triets propose to work in unison and
demand the same scale of wages.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Union Pacific Strike Settled.

Omaha, June 1.-The Union Pacific
strike that has been on OF all Of the
shops Of the system is declared off and
all of the boilermakers will return to
work under the terms Of the settlement
agreed upon at New York last week.
There was q slight hitch in the proceed
ings, but after meeting Of the boiler
makers it was discovered that the terms
of the settlement were misunderstood.
The matters Of difference were soon
cleared away and word semitic the shops
Of the system outside of Omaha.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Drouth In The East.

Washington, May 27-Ihe farmers
of Eastern Pennsylvania, New York
and the New England states arc
alarmed over the severe drouth which
threatens TO ruin crops and there seems
to be no relief. In some sections there
has been no rain for more than five
weeks. Strawberry vines are dried
and withered SO that they probably
will not revive. Pastures furnish
scant feed for cattle and last years
hay and grain are fed. Many Of the
streams have dried up