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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
.Anti-SaIOOn League to Make Certain
Recon- Observation-Disclosures Grant
ed-Professor Noble Improving.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N. c., December 81.
| The North Carolina Anti-Saloon
League has made a plain declaration in
favor of a law which will prohibit dis
Itilleries a V in incorporated cities II
towns. 1t is learned hat Governor
IAycock's recommendation will be along
1.-THE same line. There are now laws
against distilleries in more than half
THE counties. This state has, strange
Ito say, never made any move against
Illicit distilleries, but has left that mat
tier entirely with the federal govern
Iment. A change as to this matter will
be urged and the state will in all prob
ability take action which will tend III
STAMP cut illicit distilling.
A charter is granted the Carpenters
Lumber n Commission Company. Of
Thermal City, Rutherford county, 10
deal in lumber of all kinds.
DR.. r. j. Noble, of Selma. arrived
here yesterday to see his brother, Pro-
Ifessor M. C. S. Noble, Of the Stare
University. who for several weeks a
been in the hospital here. He had a
wards q surgical operation was neces-
iSary. which was very successful. He
will leave here for Wilmington in a
day or two.
Among the arrivals today were T. M.
Washington, S. w. Smith, Wilson
Rev. J. r. Gibbs, who was presiding
Ielder of the Raleigh district of the
North Carolina NJ. E. Conference, Sue
Iceeded in raising funds and buying j
district parsonage. He now goes TO
durham and a church there gives q
site and 81, 500 for a building, so he Will
have another district parsonage.
Lieutenant Colonel T. ]. Winston, Of
the Third regiment, State Guards, has
resigned, for business reasons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02

More Testify to Happen
inSs at Point Iona.

Sandiego, Cal, December 31.-The
Icross examination of Miss Matilda
Kratzer, who testified tina she was
loverworked as house maid at Point
Iona was commenced when the Ting
lley-Times trial resumed today. She
said that money was not paid to the in
Istitution for the maintenance of her
Or her mother and that she expected
ito do some work in return for education.
Miss hratzer said again that her own
Greek robe was made Of cheese cloth.
The robes were cut, she considered,
fairly high in the neck-from the base
of the neck-she said. The arms were
tween shoulder and elbow.
The plaintlff introduced a letter writ
ten by Miss Kratzer to Mrs. Tingley af-
tier she had left Point Iona. In this
letter Miss Kratzer expressed thanks
for kindness extended to her mother,
her sister n herself, saying thai she
would always remain a t~heosophist and
signing herself "lovingly,' etc.
Willis Freeman. of Auburn Park, Chi
lcago. was mex called by the defendant.
Describing his duties, witness said
lhe stood guard, tended the herd of seven
Icows, scrubbed floors and set and clear
led the tables.
Witness Freeman described the MORN
ling and evening ceremonies substantial
lily as they have been described by other
persons. He said that in attending
lsome Of them. the men wore sheets
Idraped about their bodies and over tn 4ir
Iother clothes.
Dorothy Grid, a Is year old girl, who
with her Is year old sister was at Point
Iona for a time, testified that she got
Iup early in the morning and sat with
the others while the sun rose. She said
they did not have enough to eat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
THE SECTIONS MEET
Association for Advancement OF
Science,

Washington, December 31.-Today'S
proceedings of the American Assocla-
ton for the Advancement Of Science
consisted almost entirely of meeting Of
the various sections, the general SEES
sion being devoted to routine business.
The main interest centered in the social
and economic science section.
Frederic Emory in a paper on the
consular service and foreign trade con-
tended that the United States consular
service has been found to be superior to
those of other powers as consular Off
GERS being average Americans, as a rule
have had more business aptitude than
any other quality and have seldom
been deferred by social considerations
from giving their attention to trade
Assistant Secretary Allies in his paper
on the operations of the treasury de-
partment said that for more than a half
century it had been the established pol
icy of the government to relieve the
money c%enterS, when the lookup Of mon
ey in the treasury caused Stringency.
He described the measures taken by the
treasury to relieve the money market
and said that "by the time the crop
moving season was owe the amount OF
cash actually locked up in the treasury
had been reduced by nearly $50, 000. 600
and there was left in the treasury
vaults only a little over $50, 0O0, 600 which
tradition and practice have established
as a fair working balance"
Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the
United States, in his paper on Effects
of the Inflow Of Gold" aid in part:
The in flow of gold has since July 1,
1897, added an average of SIS, 238, 512
every year to our circulation. Here lies
possible peril. Initiation of currency in
cites to dangerous expansion of bust
ness. No one will suggest that the in
coming of gold shall be stopped; but
cannot paper currency be reduced in
u seasons?"
The address of Director of the Mint
Roberts was devoted largely to the mat
ter of bank note issues. He said IN
part:
THE objector to note issues without
special security wants first Of all to di-
vest himself of the idea that note re-
demption depends solely or primarily
| upon the gold reserve in the banks"
The proposition to issue notes on bank
| assets, he said, was but a development
! of the clearing house idea.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE DEvERY
THE Name of Person Contestins His
Seat liz Not Given Dat.

New York. December 30.-William S.
iDevery was refused recognition by the
Executive committee Of Tamnlany Hall
tonight. Who the person is that has
contested Devery's seat is a matter Of
conjecture. Leader Murphy who was
seen at Tammany Hall after the meet
ling said:
THE name of the contestant will not
be given out at this point in the matt
tier. The matter will go to the COM
lmittee on credentials Immediately. No
body knows who the contestant is, but
1.-THE name will not be made public I'M
lril later"
The general committee named these
lofficers: President, J. Sergeant Cram:
lvice-presidents. John T. Oakley and
John r. Hasslocher; recording secre-
.tary, p. A. Whitney, reading secretary,
Thomas f. Smith; corresponding sec
lretary, Gustavus 4. Rodgers, treaa-
iurer, John McQuade; sergeant at
farms, John V. McClocky.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
Plan to Benefit
WOrkmen
Continued from First Pagn.>

uously in the service of the corporation
companies for five years the stock
shall be delivered to him and he may
do as he likes with it.
Second. That if he dies or ecome5
totally and permanently disabled while
one or another Of its. subsidiary COM
panies, the stock will be delivered to
tis estate or 20 him
Third. That he ear draw the divi-
bends declared on the stock while it is
held for his exercise and he email
in the employ Of the corporation or of
one or another OF it's subsidiary COM
panieS.
Fourth. That if without previous
consent voluntarily he shall have quit
ted the service of the corporation or
one of its subsidiary companies, he
shall forfeit all right to this stock and
in such case, it will be held in a fund
which, at the end of five years, will
be divided among such employees as
shall have complied with all the con-
ditions.
Thus % per cent. of all the none set
aside in this profit sharing plan will
be held for five years and will be given
to such only as at the end of that
period shall be in the employ Of the
corporation or Of one or another Of it's
subsidiary companies from n since
January 1st, 1903.
High officials of the steel corporation
declined today to discuss the reported
approaching retirement Of President
SchWab.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
FAILURE RECORD FAVORABLE
Bradstreet's Report for 1902 VIII,
on the Whole Show Improve
meat.

New York, December 3I-In spite OF
some crop shortages. added to record
breaking strikes and reduced foreign
trade, Bradstreet's January 3rd, will
report that the failure record for me
past year is on the whole a favorable
one. In only one section, the south,
was there IN increase of casualties
over the record of 1901, and in only
two. the south and central west, was
there an increase of liabilities.
During the ear there were report
ed 9.9T1 commercial failures, with La
bilities of sos, 69S, 623 and assets of $50
SIC. 500, Il decrease in number of fail
ures Of 5-5 and ! per cent. are shove,
but comparisons with prior years are
markedly in favor Of 1902. In liaLil;-
ties an ven better showing is made,
those for 1902 being the smallest re-
| ported for 20 years. While the proper
ton of assets to liabilities was As per
| cent in 1902, as against 1853 in 1901 and
\ Az in 1900, it is lower thar in any
| proceeding year since 1885.
| With two exceptions the number NJ
| failures was the smallest in fourteen
| years, despite the fact that the rum
| Der of concerns in business is growing
| steadily, the increase since 1892 aggre-
| eating 10 per cent. The annual death
| rate" is shown to be only so in 1902
| against .SS in 1901. and So, hitherto the
lowest records made in 1900 and 1S@9.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
tihRTER re BE AMENDED
Fayetteville May EnIarge-EEection
arr Installation OF Officers,
(peciai TO The Messenger

/ (Deciai TO The Messenger.)
~Paye.eville, N. c., December 3f.-Ap-
RIicatio will be made to the next legis-
lature IT an amendment to the har-
ter of fayetteville, and one thing in
view is ne extension of the town limits,
so as totake in the western suburbs Oc
HaymOult. This will give the residents
Ct the ITge district electric lights a"5
saher CITY advantages; but it depends
an the amount Of taxation as to how
the property owners will receive the
proposition.
Fayetteville P~resbytery was in session
acre yesterday, with the following pres
sat: Rev DR.. III. q. Hill, of Maxton;
Revs- Z. Il. Graham and v. G.. Smith.
81 Fayetteville; z. r. La ", of Lumber
Bridge: David M. Fairle1, of Manches-
ter; w. r Coppedge ard NJ. A. Nc
Uer. OF Rockingham; Dr.. +. Smith and
Mr.. w D. Smith. of Dunn; Messrs.
John Blue. of Aberdeen; a. D. McGill,
q Galatia, l.. Mcdonald, Of Rockfish.
Rev V. l.. Smith Vas admitted into
Presbytery, and MI. Martin Ray was
received into it's carr as a candidate for
the ministry.
Cross Creek Lodge No. 4, 1. o. o. F..
acid its election for officers for the en-
suing term Monday evening, with the
following result: J. NJ. Grady, y. c.;
David Caster, V. G.: w. j.. Boone, r. 8;
". ID. Caster. F. s.; H. r. Horne, treas-
urer; A ID. Vann, J. CT. Ochrl, j. 3.
Buckingham. trustees. The insta11"-'o1
will be held Monday evening. January
leth.
Last evening Past Grand w. p.
WemySs Installed the officers of Phoenix
Lodge No. 8, A. F. and A. NJ, as fol-
SOUTHLAND, s. W.; j. A. Barnes, j.
w; L. ". Clark. treasurer; T. T. Nc
Giivery. secretary; l. w. Seawell, S. D.
J.. B. wilson, j. D.; John Johnson, tiler;
.. d. Watson j. NJ. Grady, Stewards;
John @. 0crhl. marshal. Refreshments
were served after the installation, and
the evening was very pleasant.
Cumberland Lodge No. 5, Knights OF
Pythias elected the following Officers
last evening: l. c. Bond. c. c.; j. N.
Grady v. c.; Rev. H. 7. Graham. ID =
D. A. Mcmillan, NJ. of w: r. G. Haigh
n at A J. G.. Hollingsworth. NJ. of E.;
FL. o.. Sdberry, NJ. of F.; w. c. Hol-
hand. T. of H. and S.; r. F. Amos, I.
g. ID. N. Farley, o. g.; j. W. Atkin-
son. Eashal. There was work in the
second iegree. and at the next meeting
there Vl be work in the first and u
legrea The installation was post
poned to Tuesday evening, January
18TH Eaen it is expected hat members
Of the rand lodge will be present.
BegEnIng tomorrow, there will be ar
ofic4 test of ten days of the electro
light plant, when. if it is found salts
factCT. it will be turned over to the
mundpaI government.
M George Otis. representing this
wa Street Journal, was registered n
h Eote Lafayette yesterday, on his
retCa from Bankers convention al
Me- Orleans. La. He visited abe sill
am cotton oil mills and other notable
lndEtries OF the place, n was pleased
TO 1press himself much pleased witt
tn Material advantages OF FayetteviIla
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
STEAMERS IM COLLISION
New Orleans Crashes Into the
GRldy on Sparrow's Point.

5altimore. December 3l--The steamer
f2w Orleans OF the Merchants and
Eners Transportation Company's fleet
ashed into the British tramp steamer
Idly last night, while the latter vessel
as lying at anchor in h PatapscO
ryer of Srarrows Point. Both steam
Re were badly damaged. An immense
ole was in the Gladys stern which was
arn lose and her steering gear was
.amaged. She was towed TO Sparrows
Point today. The New Orleans, Cap
ain Peters, had a triangular hole torn
n her port bow and a smaller hole
Knocked in her starboard side.
The Galdy arrived off quarantine late
yesterday from Benisaf, with a cargo
# iron ore, and anchored. n New
orleans left here last night for Savan-
lah with a heavy cargo and a few pas
engers. Her cargo was transferred TO
he steamer Lexington, which sailed
oday for Savannah. The Caldy will
probably repair at Sparrows Point
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
THE RALEIGH & WESTERN
Chief Engineer ~NncGregor Gives
Account CT Progress Being Made.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Greensboro, n. -. December I'll
Chief Engineer George c. MacGrego",
of the Raleigh and Western railway,
arrived last night from u trip 70 New
York. where he has been in conference
with hose composing the corporation
and with representatives of one of the
largest railway construction firms in
the country. He reports that the sur
veyed line from its connection with the
Seaboard Air Line at Colon, g miles
southwest of Raleigh, to Greensboro.
has been finally located and adopted.
That OF the line, eight miles between
Colon and CumnOCk mines, are noN in
operation and fifteen miles additions.
toward Greensboro are graded. The
two iron bridges Of 100 feet par, each,
one for use at Cumnock. the other at
R%aInseur, at 9th Of which points the
line crosses Deep River, have been
bought and are now on the ground
ready for erection. The line to Green's
boro is 76 miles, TO High Poinc -
miles, to Winston 80 miles.
Nr. NacGregor gives the important
information that the company at it's
session in New York made arrange
ments to purchase the Cumnock Coal
! Mines, will operate them on a large
! scale, the object being to supply coal to
the new markets on the new road. al
j a cost he thinks of not exceeding $500
! per ton. He says the construction
company will soon get to work. They
! the work n Isl 1t to an early COM
| nIatinn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
4 Fight VIII be WaEed on Hard
ware Trust.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December 81
Wholesale hardware dealers in this city
have received advices from the head
quarters Of the East Tennessee Hard
ware and Improvement Dealers Associ-
alton to the effect that the policy has
been adopted for the leaders in the asso-
citation to refrain from signing the new
contracts presented by the international
Harvester Company Of America, other-
wise known as the Trust. A fight
against the allied concerns has been an
nounced here by the local representa-
tives of the Mccormick Company, who
state hat they will transfer their ale
glance to another concern not in the
rust.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
STORES.

STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm 52A.
ROSIN-Ffrm at S1.35 to s1.4e.
TAR-Firn at s1.6e.
CRUDE TIrR PENTINE-Eirm: hard
H.T5; virgin sS.eS.
Prices same day last year Spirits
t~urpentire nothing doing; rosin CSC and
81. 90; tar $1.35: rude tarpentine S1.oe
and zoe.
pentine. $40 barrels rosin, 213 barrels
tar. 90 barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last years. casks
spirits %turpentine, 3S1 barrels rosin, IA
barrels tar, So barrels crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-Prices car loa ! Iets-209s Liv-
erpool TIC; F 3 Table S. to $1.1s; 1875
Liverpool zee; 100 F E c aue SIC; zoos
American 75e; 100 c extra 49c: Use
BUTTER-a5c.
DRY sALTED SIDRs-91aQlsk
0OFFEBt to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $3.551sS.s5; pat
eats S3.ssGs4.ee; full 81 256s4.tt.
AOLASSES-S. Heus*. 14c: New Or
eans Brigats eG9a5c. Porto Rico soc:
Cuba $50.
sUGAR-Granulated 5. 90, W. c.. K.
Ne. 5, Sass; No. 7. s4.es; Ne. 9. sac: No.
II, s4.25.
LARD-(Tieree gacisl Pure 1lke:
1efagound 94ac.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PAANCrS-Eorth Carolina 7edSs:
Virginia 60 10 70: sld ese, now Spanish
70 70 To.
BEESWAX-35 cents.
GORN-S4 to 50.
CORN MEAL-5S@eo.
EGGS-22c.
FURKEYS-13c per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 259:eC, ROSTERS
2S0Ste; spring 1eQ2es.
PORK-sc per pound.
n. G. BACON-Hans 15c; shoulders
t2Ase; sides 12Ac.
aHINGLES-Per 1,5ae; n-inch saps
zoe; s-inck hearts, 1855; 6-inch saDs
S. SO: S-inek hearts A.Go-
TIMBER
Per N ,feet-Bxtra milling .s7.eoQ7.5o
AlA 1fifue ..---...-.-
NH fair .s4.5 005.5 80
Common MILL -.Si-UoW4.0
Inferior 70 ordinary -..---.. ..S3.500A.G
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
ON NEW YEARS DAY.

On New Years Day,
Folks often say.
Til quit my naughty ways:
A new leaf turn.
All evil spurn,
And be good hence always.
Eve seen 'em stand,
With glass in hand,
And say: This is the last.
Take this with me,
No more you'll see;
Iy boozing days are past
Yet rs q week,
You'll see him sneak
Into q beer saloon;
And with 4 Ieer,
say: Give me beer
His dryness over soon
The smoker, too,
win inform you;
He's dome with the vile weed.
No mor he'll puff
The nasty stuff,
1t is his last-indeed,"
His will is strong.
But not for long
Does he forsake his puff;
For in 4 week,
You'll hear him squeak:
of this I've had enough"
Ana SO it goes,
As each one knows,
Who has turned DER d leaf;
1t makes me sick,
That's why I kick
Ny mind must have relief.
10, friends. l plead.
Jet all take heed
And let not any scott.
f1is year let's do
Smething quite new
iAad swear off swearing Off.
T4N1as o. Clark, in Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02

Mobile firm at sac; net receipts 3,072
bales.
Memphis steady at s 5-16c: net re-
ceipts 2.475 bales.
Augusta steady at S 9-16c; net receipts
253 bales.
Charleston firm at SIC; net receipts
362 bales.
Cincinnati steady at sac: net receipts
149 bales.
Louisville firm at SSc.
St. Louis steady at sac.
Houston steady at size; net receipts
1856 bales.
at $50; net receipts $50 bales; gross re-
ceipts 6,405 bales; sales $500 bales: stock
159, S9S bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
ceiptS 55,191 bales; exports TO Great
Britain II, 006 bales; to France 4.42Z
bales: to the continent %, 72S bales;
stock 1,101 ,S29 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re-.
ceipts 200. 655 bales: exports to Great
Britain 81. 400 bales; to France 6,6sS
bales; to the continent 1870 bales.
Total since September 1st. at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 1901. 12S bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain l.573. 619 bales: to
france 409, S35 bales: TO the continent
]. 46S. 3S3 bales.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands
$50; middling gulf 9.15: sales $500 bales.
Futures close dvery steady; January
SCI: February S.56; March SCI; April
$50; May $50; June $50: July SIS: Au-
gust Sal; September sos.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, December 31.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
Fire in New York Destroys n Large
Building.

New York. December 31.-Firc today
did damage to the amount Of 5000, o0G
in a seven story building, Nos 161 tt
III Wooster street, occupied by small
factories and printing establishments.
The occupants of the building. includ-
ing many girls, had narroI- escapes
and q number OF fremen We're Hnock-
ed down by an explosion in the base
ment. The firemen were leaving the
scene. thinking they had the fle ex-
tinguished when it broke out afreSh.
The second blaze caused TIE greater
part of the damage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS.
Head on Collision Occurs on Penn
%sylvanis Railroad Near West Mid
d1esex.

Sharon. Pa, December 30.-In a head
on collision on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, kone and a half miles west Of
WesEMiddlesex tonight, the engineer OF
the Messenger train. Neal Daugherty,
of Efie, was killed, four were seriously
infused and almost a score hurt. The
acef bent was caused through a misun-
DEF Handing of orders. Both engines
wee demolished and are lying on their
sid in the ditch while the express.
bal gage and smoking cars are almost
tot ally wrecked.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION
Representatives of Various Cham
bers of Commerce to Meet.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro, N. c., December 81
President John w. Hanes, Of the VIM
stor-Salem Chamber of Commerce an
ounces this morning that there viii
be a conference of representatives from
various chambers OF commerce of The
cities OF North Carolina, held at
Greensboro, on next Tuesday, January
9Th, to devise meal 10 prevent dis
ordinations in freight rates against
North Carolina towns. 1t is expected
hat each town will nav from five to
ten representatives at this conference,
and the following have notified Prosi-
dem Hanes Of their sympathy with the
movement and intention to send deIe-
gates: New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro,
Wilmington, Wilson, Tarboro, Fay
etteviiIe. Greensboro. Reidsville, Mon
roe, Concord. Salisbury, Charlotte,
Statesville, Asheville and Winston
Salem,
At the same time and place it is an
nounced that the cotton spinners Of
the principal mills of the state Will
hold a conference, on the same subject.
and il is probable that they Will join
in the meeting of the representatives
of the board of trade.
The merchants and manufacturers of
the state have Intellectually complain
ed Of freight determinations, individ-
ually, and they propose now to meet
collectively, while the legislature Is in
sage of some law hat may relieve
them from the unjust freight discTim-
ination in favor Of Virginia, Tennessee
and South Carolina cities in the past.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
The Plague Epidemic is Almost
Stamped Out.

Laredo, Texas, December 30.-A MAJ
allan dispatch says:
Confidence is being restored among
the inhabitants Of the city and less fear
is felt On account of the supposed
plague epidemic. There has been a
marked decrease in the disease and few
new cases are reported. The ener-
getic measure taken by the authorities
to stamp out the epidemic have oivon
excellent results. There have been only
a few deaths in addition to those al
ready reported.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
A 100 PER CENT. DIVIDEND
suffolk and Western Declares "a Big
Stock Dividend.

Baltimore. December 30.-The Suffolk
and Carolina Railroad Company has de-
clared a stock dividend of 100 per cent.
for the year 1902. The present canital
stock of the company is $500. 900. This
railroad is entirely owned by Baltimore
capitalists, and runs from Suffolk, Va,
to Edenton, n. c.. on the Chowan river.
a tributary of Albemarle sound. An
extension now being built will carry the
road to Elizabeth City on the PasQuo-
tank river.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
New Assistant Commissioners of the
Land Office.

Washington, December 30.-Johr u.
|Fimple, Of Carrollton, O., has been Sc
Ian office, to succeed ex-Gov-
|ernor w. A. Richards, of wyoming,
who has been selected to succeed Bin
|ger Herman, of Oregon, as commission
Ter. Both Mr.. Richards and Fimple were
SLATED for these offices by The late Pres
ident Mckinley.