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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Man Answering Knock at His Door
is Fired Upon.

Pittsburg, January &c. B. Allison
2 we'll known electrical contractor or
this city. was called to the front door
Of his hime in Sheridan. q surburb, at
Las o'clock this morning and shot
down by an unknown person. The bull
LET entered Mr.. Allison's left side near
the heart, but will not prove fatal.
Mr.. Allison was awakened shortly
before 9 o'clock by loud ringing ana
knocking at the front door. Securing
his revolver he descended the stairs
and opened the Oor No one was there
and he stepped on to the porch and
was peering into the darkness, when a
shot was fired from the side of the
house and Mr.. Allison fell. shot
through the side.
He quickly raised himself by the
porch railing. however, n fired three
shots after the assassin , It is said
that an Internal machine was sent to
Mr.. Allison last Thursday, but it failed
to work when the box was opened.
II was said that the shooting Is the
result of political trouble which MT.
Allison has had in the borough. An
other reason given for the shooting Is
that, by some. it is thought Mr.. ALI
son is connected with the a~nti-saloon
league, as the box containing the re-
vOlver was directed to &C. 3. Allison,
secretary OF the Anti-Saloon League
Sheridan, Pa" It was denied that MIR.
Allison is in any way connected with
the league. The police have no clue
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
NEGROES C DENIM HAYES
Rfchnond Neg es I'm Mnss-sIceting
AdOpt RESOLUTIONS.

Richmond, ~, January 31.-At a
mass-meetin~ Of representative colored
citizens hell here the following reso-
buttons wer- adopted:
"Where -. the public press has COM
municateG TO us a certain speech pur-
porting t have been made by our
friend AMI tOwnsman, James H. Hayes
I'm the city of Washington. which
speech. If true, we regard as being in
cendiary, and.
whereas. the said press publish the
fact tina the said James H. Hayes,
was counsel for the cOlored people of
Virginia.
Now, therefore. as citizens of Rich
mOTfd. we desire TO enter u protest
snd disapprOyal of the u~tterances at
tribUted to Hayes as having been
made at I public meeting in the city
Of Washington.
we now. therefore, invite the rep
TcSentative COlOred men of this city
to meet us II conference Monday af-
tnruoOn to t. le such action as may be
deemed necessary to place us properly
before the public as colored men en-
gaGing In business in the city of Rich
mOnd."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
FOR GENERAL STAFF OF ARMY
senate Passes the House Bill, But
Adds Amendments

Washington, January 31.-The senate
today passed the house bill providing
for the creation of D general staff Of
the army and added q. an amendment,
the bill providing for the retirement,
with increased rank of officers W III
served in the civil war. The amend
rlent is in the words of the retirement
bill as it was recently ~rerorted by the
senate committee on military affairs.
The text of the staff hill proper was
not changed except that an amend
ment was added providing that it shall
not go into effect until August 18th
next. That is the date of General
Miles retirement. and the amendment
was made in Difference to his OPPOSE
ton to the measure. The bill already
had passed the house and but for a
notice by Senator Berry tina he would
ask to have the vote by which the bill
was passed reconsidered, il would now
go to conference.
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Washington, January 31.-An impor-
house today, the participants being the
president, Secretary Hay and nat
Cullom, chairman of the foreign rela-
lions committee of the senate.
The subject under discussion was the
status Of the Panama canal treaty.
The situation with regard to the treaty
as it has developed in the senate is CIV
ing the administration and its support
ers grave concern. The president is
exceedingly anxious that the treaty
should be ratified at the earliest posi-
BILE moment; yet the indications now
are that serious obstruction may be
placed in the way of ratification.
The conference held today was with
a view of ascertaining if possible. what
could be done to hasten consideration
Of the treaty by the senate. 1t is quite
certain that the adviceS received by
the president are not re-assuring. An
effort Is to be made to get the treaty
out Of committee with a favorable re-
port. ludC tuF SiLOIl Will NC uSSco
full is reasonably certain; but then its
troubles, in the present view OF the
matter. will only have begun.
Senator Morgan, chairman OF the
committee on inter-oceanic canals.
takes the ground that the negotiations
conducted by the state department
with Mr.. Herran, representing Colom-
bia, are not valid, as he old that Her.
ran did not possess the necessary au-
thority to make a treaty binding upon
his country, and it is understood that
he will use his utmost efforts to defeat
the treaty in its present form. Indeed,
the intimation has reached the presi-
dent when the treaty is called up for
consideration in the senate, amend
ments will be offered to almost every
! section OF it. Such action, it is well
understood, will seriously delay fnal
action upon it, even if it should not
| result in the defeat Of its ratification.
II is stated definitely that any
| amendment to the treaty would i'm
| peril the entire canal project, as the
| government of Colombia might hesitate
| to accept amendments made to it, par
ticularly if they involved essential de-
tails or principles.
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SOME SENATORIAL CHAT.
to Overman-The
Last VOte-Watts Bill Will Prob
ably Get u Favorable Report-The
Slaughter of Birds.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. c., January 81.
Lee S. Overman, senator-elect. left
this afternoon for Salisbury, his home.
He tells me that he received yester-
day some $50 kilograms, from all parts
OF North Carolina, and from other
states. He asks that his thanks for
these kind kilograms be expressed to
the senders, whom he will later an
swer personally. Cyrus B. Watson and
Locke Craig left yesterday afternoon
for their respective homes at Winston
and AsheviIle.
One of the odd things about the last
vote In the democratic caucus Thurs
day night has not been told. Watson
had So votes with Is ballots remaining
to be counted. Strange to say every
one of that Is was for Overman. They
were called one after the other, While
people literally held their breath.
Another curious thing about the
vote Thursday night was that two
Watson men were "paired"-Glenn
with Woody.
persons that the Watts liquor bill will
got a favorah HE report from the Joint
committee. The liquor men are max
ing their main fi~ht on the Londo
bill. Col. w. T. Dortch. OF Goldsboro.
is their chief counsel. He has had an
office here for a fortnight or more and
is working very hard.
Much interest is felt in the bill char
tering the Audubon Society and pro-
tecting n and sea birds. The
slaughters of the terms and gulls has
practically exterminated them, but
with protection they will again multi
ply. A man named Gould. in Dare
county. is the one who slaughters birds
for millioner's use. He hires men to
shoot them. The shooting is largely
done during the breeding season.
dust" shot being used. OF cOurse the
young birds, their parents killed die in
the nests, and the eggs decay. The
committee has so amended the bill that
1t does not conflict with local laws
regulating the killing of game birds.
The law as 20 these is Shamefully
abused. Mr.. w. w. Smith, of this
city, during a recent trip to the coast
found that the people who shoot by
fire light" at night. were killing so or
so ducks at a shot. ThrsH law-breakors
will De knocked out of their nefarious
business by the game wardens provid-
ed for by the Audubon bill.
Charles L. Davis, who was on duty
at military headquarters here two
years, as a major of the Tenth In
fantry. He went to Porto Rico as 1t.
Col. Of the Eighth Infantry n was
collector of customs. Then he went
to the Philippines as colonel. Now he
is made brigadier general. He Is an
ardent member of the North Carolina
society of the Cincinnati.
Among today's arrivals were J. O.
Carr, Wilmington; Henry A. Gillian,
TarhOro.
So far the winter has been mild. far
niIder h last winter. but February
is dreaded. It is usually the worst
month in the veal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
REUNION.
Confederates VIII Meet In New Or
leans on May 10Th, 10Th, 21st and
22nd.

New Orleans, January 31.0General
Gordon, commanding the United Con-
federate Veterans announces that ac-
cording to the custom heretofore in
force, which leaves to the commanding
general and the department comman-
ders the fixing of the date of the re-
union, the thirteenth annual reunion
will be held in the city of New Orleans.
La, on May 18th goth, 21st and 22nd,
1893. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday respectively those days
having been named by the host as
satisfactory.
With pride, the commanding general
also that 1890 camps nave
already Joined the association and he
hopes that man more will file appli-
cations before the reunion. He urges
veterans everywhere to get together
and form themselves into camps and
send at once to headquarters for or
ganiZation papers. SO that their aid
may be secured in carrying out the
benevolent. praisewoTthy and patriotic
objects of the order.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
NEW FAYETTEVILLE BUILDINGS.
Wholesale Companies Branching
Out-Mr. wilIfam ms Changes Busi-
meas.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Fayetteville, y. c., January 31.-Con-
tractors VIII begin work at once on
the construction OF two handsome brick
and stone buildings, on the broad
double Hay street lot, just west of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad crossing,
to be occupied by the Huske Hardware
Company and the Armfield Wholesale
Grocey Company, who's greatly in
creasing business demands these en-
larged facilities. The southern section
OF the lot is already occupied by the
warehouse of the Huske Company. with
a side track TO the railroad. Major B.
R. Huske has just returned from Will
mington, where he conferred with the
Coast Line officials, regarding the priv
ilege TO run a sewer under their track,
etc.
Mr.. A. B. Williams, Jr., long the eff
cient discount clerk Of the Bank Of
Fayetteville. retires next Monday to
engage in the lumber business, which
his many friends wish him much sue
cess. Mr.. Walter Hall takes his place
in the bank.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03

c. r. Mcleod, Of Robson county,
h medical student at Davidson, who
has been suffering from s~epticaemia or
blood poisoning for a fortnight. died
yesterday morning at sos o'clock. The
Immediate cause of his death was
asphyxia, due to multiple assesses in
the lungs.
The final decline in McLeod's condi-
ton began "a hours prior to his death,
when he had great difficulty in respira-
ton. due to the abscess in the lungs
and fluid in the p~ericardian cavity. 1t
was only in the last few hours Of his
life that he lost consciousness. For
two weeks the superb young frame
had battled with the IA of the
disease, and. though the temperature
was always high and sometimes reach
ed los and 10d. the mind remained
strongly ~unclouded. AT the last, how
ever. he became delirious. and with
the instinct OF a born fighter he spoke
again and again OF his battles on the
foot ball field.
With Mcleod at the end were his
mother, his best friend, Mr.. j. a.
Brewin. and q few others.
The body was taken yesterday morn
ing TO lecture room No. l. which was
draped in college colors. On the casket
were many beautiful flowers. the testi-
monial of the members of the foot bail
team and of McLeod's fellow medical
students. The body remained in the
lecture room until 4 o'clock when it
was taken to the Presbyterian church.
where a short service was conducted
by the pastor, Rev. DR.. a. I. Graham.
The church was filled with sympathiz-
ing people, who for many days have
shown chief interest IN the condition
Of the unfortunate young man and
whose concern was based upon gen.
uine affection.
The remains were brought to Char
lotte last evening and carried to the
undertaking establishment of J. H.
Harry & Company. Today they will
be carried to McLeod's home. at Nc
Donaid's. in Robson county, and in
TERED after a service in the Presby-
terrain church at McDonald's. Those
accompanying the body are Mrs. Sarah
Mcleod. the mother: Mr.. A. J. Nc
Leod. and uncle: Rev. William Black.
OF Davidson; Robert Johnston. repre-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
AFTER STORE ROBBERS.
McPhails store at Wade Entered.
Serious Gun Accident.
Especial to The Messenger.)

<>pNNA
Fayetteville, N. c., January 31.-The
vigilant Fayetteville police, Sheriff
Monaghan and Officers Flowers. Benton
n Goddard. have been put or the
alert today by news of the robbery of
various merchandise and a valuable
gun of McPhairs store at Wade, in
this county, a station north Of this
place, on the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road.
Yesterday afternoon Joe James, a
negro. while hunting along the banks
Of the Cape Fear, started to cross the
river On the upper iron bridge of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad. While
stopping to rest. with his arm on one
of the Orders his gun slipIed from his
hand, and struck on one of the rails
of the flooring. and it's contents were
discharged into his arm. He was car
ried to the Marsh-Highsmith sani-
tarium. where the surgeons found it
neceSSar~- to amputate the limb.
On account of former business rela-
lions of the two men the correspon-
dent got the names of Britton and
Skies mixed in his mind. 1t is the lat
ter who is rebuilding his plant at Tim
berland.
The Messenger editorial of yesterday
"A Word to the Negroes" has attract
ed attention here, with warm COM
mandation. 1t is no threat, but a
solemn warnin- in the tenseness Of a
verv serious situation. If he should
live a hundred @qrs. President ROoSe-
Welt could not repair the evil - has
done. and the injury he has inflicted
on the negro by injudicious words an:
still more iniu6iciOuS acts.
The firms and comnanies dealing In
electrical %sunDlies in this city are UP
in arms against a recent
ment OF the municipal government to
wire stores and dwelling for incan-
descent liohting at cost for the work
Their protests were submitted to a
special meeting Of the board of alder
mon last evening
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
DIES OF
Joseph William Sheppard Tries to
Bring Sbout Perfection CT Il
Spirit.

New York, January 31.-Joseph Shep-
pard, a wealthy inventor and student
of ocultism died here today of self inn
posed starvation. Sheppard resisted
all efforts of his family and physician
to induce him to take nourishment and
informed the latter that he had no in
tention Of accepting his treatment and
thai he had only called him in so that
his son might be protected in the event
Of what he termed his apparent
DEATH"
How long he had been fasting Is not
known but his son, with whom he liv-
ed, knew that he had for a consiGera-
BILE time refused to take nourishment
in the belief that he would thus bring
about a perfection of the spirit. He
was 81 years old.
Owing to the extraordinary charac-
ter of the case the health board refus-
ed to grant a burial permit and re-
quested the coroner to make an inves-
tigation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
WILL REMAIN INDEPENDENT
Large Cigar Factories Enter Agree
ment and Fix q Penalty.

Havana, January Silk of the prin-
cipal Independent cigar factories have
now entered into an agreement not to
sell their brands or plants to anybody
for ten years. under a penalty of $780,
900. Two other firms among the Iarg-
est Independent concerns have not
signed owing 10 the fact that under the
wills Of their founders they are not
permitted to transfer the businesses,
except TO the owners legal heirs The
large independent firms number a doz-
en- and there are a score or so Of small
er firms.
There have G TO definite results
yet from the conference of American
retailers and others with the %indepen-
dents with reference TO the American
trade.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03

Washington, January 31.-Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson, of the
~Merrimac" fame, has rendered his
resignation as a naval constructor in
tire navy. For some time Captain
Hobson has sought to be retired, but
the board which examined him pro-
bounced him fit for duty, and he was
ordered to duty IN charge of construc-
ciOn work at the Bremerton, Washn.,
naval station.
1t is we'll known that for
GONE time Captain Hobson has suf-
fered from an affection of the eyes,
which he and his friends have claimed
Incapacitated him from active duty. A
bill to retire him has passed the house
Of representatives and recently when it
was called up in the senate by Mfr.
Morgan. 1t was passed over on an OBJ
lection by Mr. Cockrell, who insisted
that an examining board having pro-
aounced him fit for duty he should not
be retired.
In a letter to the Secretary Of the
navy Captain Hobson sets out the e
sons for his resignation, the principal
one being the bad condition Of his eyes.
1T S understood tonight that Admiral
Taylor, the chief of tt bureau OF nav
teatiOn. will make Il favorable recon-
mendatfon on Capta,.I HobsOn's resis-
pation
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
THE WILSON POsTmAsTERsHIP.
Movement for Better Strcets-Mis-
sicpary Conference Adj0urns.
(Specialto The Messenger.)

(Specialto The Messenger.)
Wilson, y. c.. January 31.-The mid
winter conference of the Methodist
church for Foreign Missions. which has
been in session here for the past week
adjourned last night. The farewell
sermon was preached by DR.. Ward, Of
Nashville, Tenn. His sermon was an
able effort and was very much enjoyed
by those present. The proceedings of
this conference have aroused much en-
thusiaSm in Wilson among the MEM
bers Of the Methodist church. Many
have gained q new insight into the
work of missions and are determined
to 60 to work in earnest for the fur
therance OF this great work. Several
of the prominent members present at
this conference will remain over until
Sunday and preach in the churches of
Wilson.
Notice is given by Col. Jno. F. Bru-
ton that the legislature will be asked
to charter the Wilson Trust Saw
ings Bank. If all the bank movements
materialize Wilson will be we'll sup
piled.
The ~postofffce appointment here is
causing much comment at present. 1t
Is learned hat Mr.. Boykin has gone
to Washington in the interest or MS
a~ppointment. 1t is the general i'm
preston here that he will not be ap-
pointed.
There has been q movement started
which will give Wilson move paved
streets. There is a bill to be intro
duced in the legislature to allow the
town to vote on another bon issue of
s35. 900 to carry on this work. Wilson
people are delighted with the work
already done and all are anXious to
have his work continued until all OF
the principal streets OF the town are
1901
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
Gol Tournament to be Held II
AsheVilIe.

Chattanooga, Tenn, January 31.-The
executive committee of the Southern
Golf Association met in this city to-
day, all members present. 1t was de-
cided to hold the in Ashe-
vile, n. c., May 1928, inclusive and
the annual election of officers will be
held at that time. .
Seventeen cities are represented IN
the association and the cities of Louis
VILE, New Orleans. Nashville and
Asheville presented invitations for the
tournament.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
Lurking ON Street Corners

anu In the cars are v4gab0nd currents
OF air whose cold touch srts the tends
OF neuralgia and rheUnatisrl at their
work OF torment. Modern magic in the
form OF Perry Davis Paiakiller CON
0uers the imps inc restores peace of
mind with comfort Of body. o wit
save yourself many a day of miser7
by keeping this good cid remedy in
the house. There is but one Fainkiller,
Perry Davis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
Germans Want to Bay ships.

Santiago, Chile. January S1.-Phivate
agents OF Germany have proposed to
the government the immediate purchase
Of the CHILEAN battleship Captain Pratt
and the armored cruiser EsmeraIda and
have offered to take over the warships
now being built in Europe for Chile.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
Secretary and Yrs. Moody Entertain
Mt Dinner.

Washington, January 31.-Secretary
Moody was the host at a dinner tonight
at the New Willard, in honor OF the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, covers
being laid for thirty. The occasion
marked an innovation in cabinet func-
tons, a detachment of marines in full
dress uniform being stationed in and
about the hotel during the dinner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03

SclllillS the LOU Ddl Icd1n. L. j.. EEL,
of the senior class; j. A. BreWin and
Morrison Caldwell, representing the
Junior class, of which Mcleod was a
member; and F. Faust, of the fresh
man class, DR.. J.. p. Munroe, president
of the North Carolina Medical College,
n his niece Miss Annie Belle Mum
roe. accompanied the body as far as
Charlotte. and will return to Davidson
today.
A BRAVE FIGHT.
The death of Mcleod was not unex-
pected. On January 18th. while dis
secting the body of a colored woman
in the medical college at Davidson. he
absorbed in his system q poison SO
dangerous in its initial symptoms as to
almost preclude any hope of
Without knowing it he had Oh the
hack Of his right hand q slight, unsee-
able abrasion, which was the gateway
through which the poison entered his
system. He did not know his danger
and suffered no i'll effects until the fol-
lowing night when he had q chill and
on his hand. This wound was cauter-
lied, but the remedy came too late. He
developed q nigh temperature. which
could not be kept down.. DR.. Munroe,
one Of his physicians. wired for for
mali1, the new remedy for blood pois-
Oning, and this was used for several
days, but to no advantage. Septicaemia
became saptico-Dyaemia, and his ply
sicians stated hat the death of the
student was only 2 matter OF a very
few days. but still Mcleod, a bow
10 years old, held his nerve and
GOODNESS. and with a perfectly clear
brain watched closely every symptom
In his W case; even going so far as
to hold a mirror in order that he might
-nn on tiNr thnt v-oc haino Nor
formed on his own body.
Seldom has the illness of any person
attracted such widespread attention.
Papers in n dozen or more states daily
published Of the illness of
Mcleod and Boyce, who had also been
poisoned on the same day that Mcleod
was poisoned. u who has never been
considered mortally i'll.
In Davidson the students and resi-
dents have shown the most intense
concern and sympathy during the en-
tire illness of Mcleod, and interest
here has always been great. 1t was
know that Mcleod was the only son of
a widow. and that he was a good stu
dent with a very promising future;
and h plucky courage and compos-
ure of the young athlete stirred every
heart to liking and appreciation. But
medical science, diligent day and night
could not prevail against the terrible
disease.
The condition of Boyce was prac-
tically unchanged yesterday: DR.. Mum
roe thinks Boyce will ecover. though
he will not fully regain his strength
for many Notwithstanding Obser-
yer. Jan. 31st.
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THE DEATH OF c.. r.. Mcleod.

Young Medical at Last
to Blood PoisOning-Im-
pressive Services at Davidson
Accompany the Body to
the Home of McLeod-No Change
in the Condition of BOyce.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03

The Sultan of Jolo is dead. He was
a godsend to the paragraphs while he
h~ved-Florida Times-Union.
The proposition to raise the govern
or's salary will certainly raise Cain
in the next observation-disclosures Times
Union