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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
SENATOR'S VANCE. PRITCHARD AND
B:ILER.

The New York Commercial publishes
sketches of the North Carolina ~nators
OF recent years: OF Senator Pritchard it
say in part:
when he first appeared in the halls
of national legislation Pritchard was
considered green. No doubt ABOUT
that. He wore regular mountain shoes
that caused a clatter in the tiled corrid-
ors Of the capitol. His raiment was
likewise truly rural" Evolution in
dress soon commenced. City shoes were
purchased, and the style Of hat and
outer garments was gradually changed
until he showed up we'll with the "dres-
siest" of statesmen. POSSESSING the
best of health, P~ritchard SOON developed
into an active worker, and within thi &c
years he had gotten over stage fright
and could make a strong speech, effec-
lively delivered. Pritchard is a country
newspaper man and lawyer, and some
of tines" days he will be heard from
again - politics rs he is only Yin his
forty-sisth year. It would nbt De
strange if he were to ultimately &hange
his politics-for all we know, he fnignt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

cor~a. covers from 1Oc ITO. A big line Of
nrSliii pants ~ Csc. Esd and Csc. Night
ohes for soc Up to $1.1. We a. an
nyten:ipe line # mercetzed understands
ION t6o to $50 each
Boys waists-somethhg in splendid
madras waists we'll made at Csc. An
elegant white launder4d waist at Soc.
We have a line of boy} all wool pants
made from mill ends-All tape scanned
and we'll made for SOC 4 pair.
We AVE a job lot Of mems Flannel
drawers worth 75c to close out at 39c.
In Mems Hats-We have q big supply
a lot of new stylss-the very latest run
ming at S1.O0 andf1.5 80. We can a " you
money in hats.
Rugs-A new supply just received
A rugs made all wool at 75c. 5-4 size
at $1.50. GA at S1.98. S-4 size at $3.50
each also a nice line of AFT squares that
we are selling at size sqiare yard.
We have a big stock - trunks. We
c.e Always ga me war path to keep
down competition. We would appre-
ciate you giving US a look before buy
ing elsewhere.
If you buy 3 suit of cloths of any
kind from US we will give you q nice,
clothes brush flee.
Send us your orders. Our big store In
at your disposal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
III vi Akl
DaZ.
EFFECT OF COAL FAMINE.
There Is Shortage of all Kinds OF
Fleetwood Being substituted.

Baltimore, January 1.-The effect OF
the coal famine on the four million peo-
re of Maryland, the District or 20
lumbia, Virginia n West Virginia Is
told in dispatches to tomorroW's Her
nd. Few towns are supplied with an
tEracite and in many there is a shor:-
2 of all kinds Of fuel. In the smaller
towns the residents substitute wood for
coal. but in the larger this has not benn
POSSIBLE. Il some entire counties MOTH
lrg but wood is used. At some points
rear the coal fields such as Roanoke,
coal is higher than at points moro dis
tant from the mines. In West Virginia,
owing to the wide distribution OF coal
producing areas, there is not likely 10
be much distress. Although the indu3-
ties are suffering. Washington ac1
Baltimore are getting along with soft
coal at advanced prices, but Washing
ton is no better off than many of he
smaller towns. The m of both
81. ltimore and Norfolk is suffering Ee-
ca use of the shortage.
FIRST WORD BY CABLE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

A correspondent in The Charlotte
observer writes an Interesting article
on "A New Southern Industry" He
tells of the great possibilities there are
FOR the new products Of the pine tree.
From the refuse of saw mills, the leav-
1ngs IN the forests of the llmbermen
and turpentine men a wonderful article
or rather wonderful articles are produc-
ed. The value of pine tar in the pre-
of a number of articles or CON-
merce, he thinks, will greatly- exceed
that wonderful modern product, coal tar
as 1t includes most all the ingredients
found In the latter and man7 others of
EQUAL Importance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
\ David Harum Story.

Lord Mansfield. the famous Lord
Chief Justice of England had a bitter
prejudice against horse dealers, which,
lit is said, had its rise in a bitter dis
appointment he had experienced at the
lbs nds of one of them, says the Horse
imam. When he was appointed Lord
lChief Justice, in 1855, he wished TO
have four horses, without a white hair,
Ilo~ his carriage. After considerable
difficulty the four black horses We're
found and approved, for they were
handsome horses and just what The
lord Chief Justice wanted. The price,
lof course. was a heavy ne; it always
lis under such circumstances. Foo a
thine all went we'll, M his Lord5h.p
was we'll satisfied with his bargain.
Then one horse began to develop a
white star, and another a white fet-
lock. and another was disfigured by a
white blaze-indeed. in all of them, in
lone place or another. the hated white
appeared.
The judge sem for the horse dealer
WHO had supplied the horses, an !
threatened him with all kinds of pains
lard penalties. That worthy. however,
y as not in the least put out by the
wrath of the noble lord. He insi :tad
that he had not misrepresented the
horses on his bill, and pointed ont. on
that document beng produced, thar he
rad sold to his Lordship four horses
Olored black. This, OF course, did AVA
with any legal proceedings, but the
incident was never forgotten by LORD
Mansfield, VINO was scarcely yer
known to give a horse daler the bena-
int of the doubt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
BEAR" IN TROUBLE
Assaulted q MN With n .sk
for Alleged Insult.

Memphis. Tenn. January 1-"Creap-
ing Bear a full blood Cheyenne III
dan is a prisoner at headquarters,
awaiting the result of injuries inflicted
upon George Willard, an ex-poiiceman.
Last night, Creeping Bear" struck
Willard with a tCmahawk. The wouir1-
"a man was taken to the hospital where
his life is despai,ed of. The Indian
Gains that Mill nd applied an Insult
ing epithet to him, ~whereupon he struck
him with the tomahawk. "Creep:ng
Bear" came here from a reservation
near Ell Reno, oklahoma, two months
ago.. He claims to be graduate of the
Carlisle Indian school.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
FALLS IN THE TWELFTH
In "a One-Sided Fight, Jack O'8ricn
Knocks Out Al. Weinig.

Buffalo. n. Y, January LIT took
Jack O'Brien twelve rounds to dispose
of AL. Weinig before the international
Athletic Club at Fort Erie today. h
Buffalo nan went down n out in the
middle of the twelfth after receiving a
terrific right hand upper cut and a
shove which banged his head against
floor and made his arising within he
ten seconds an impossibility.
The contest was One-sided all through.
Weinig did not and a score of clean
blows throughout the twelve rounds,
while O'Brien with singing jabS. cut
ting swings and stunning counters play
ed on the Buffalo man wherever n
whenever he pleased. But Weinig'S vi
tality and we'll known powers Of recup-
Grafton and ability to stand punishment
enabled him to stand on his feet and
take all the gruelling until the finishing
punch.
OBrien fought the fastest twelve
rounds ever seen before the Fort Erie
club. He was in action every second,
feinting, shifting, dancing in and out
and piIing in the blows In the husky
'biker," and although he landed a suf-
ficient number of times on Weinig'S jaw
to have won a half dozen fights, he
seemed to lack a blow powerful enough
to knock him out. Weinig was knocked
down clean in the first round and was
hanging on the ropes in the second and
fourth rounds. but his strength held him
until O'Brien had literally cut his face
to ribbons. closed both eyes and bore
him down until he was unable to pro-
tect himself or do damage to his OPP
ponent. O'Brien did all the fighting.
Weighing seldom attempting a lead.
OBrien finished without a scratch and
Weinig was out.
The better was at prohibitive odds in
O'Brien's favor, although much money
was won on the proposition Of Weinig
staying ten rounds which he had backed
himself literally to do.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
GENUINE BUBONIC PLAGUE
Terrible Pest Causes GencrIl
Panic at Mastelnra-

Masetalan. Mexico. January.-There
is no longer the slightest doubt that the
disease now affecting this city is genu-
inc Asiatic plague. for microscopic in
vestigation proves that bubonic pest
baccillia are in the blood Of those af-
hicted with the disease. The plague has
grown viruient within h last forty
eight hours and the alarm, which had
begun in some measure to abate, has
returned with increased strength. The
people are fleeing from the C ~ at the
rate Of 800 per day and some 5000 have
already gone.
1t is a remarkable fact that more than
fifty per cent. of the persons attacked
are m
The news of the recrudescence Of the
plague at this port has reached the in
terror towns Of h state and is causing
a panic. Sanitary cordons Of armed
men have been placed around the own
to prevent the entrance of any one from
this place.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
A HAPPY OCCASION
MIR. Cone Presented with Handsome
Statuette Ivy His Employees.
Especial to The MeSsengar.)

Especial to The MeSsengar.)
Greensboro, N. c., January 1.-At 10
o'clock this morning the wheels Of the
Proximity Manufacturing Company
stopped, the hum of the spindles and the
noise of the looms were silenced for a
few minutes while the employees paid
a tribute te their generous president,
Mr.. Caesar Cone, presenting him a beau
tiful bronze s%tatutette, Labor Omnia
Regit,' by Germaine, from Tiffany's
costing $225.
Mr.. Campbell for the employees made
an eloquent presentation speech.
Mr.. Cone responded feelingly, being
deeply touched at the spontaneous M
voluntary tribute of his employees.
With one voice the wheels Of he mill
started again, and every hand returned
to his task lightened by a sense OF sat
isfaction at having been able to give
Mr.. Cone an evidence Of their regard for
him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
PRESIDENT DIAZ'S RECEPTION
brilliant New Years Scene ut The
Mexican Palace.

Mexico City, January 1.-There was q
brilliant scene at LaPalace today, when
President Diaz received the diplomatic
corps, consuls, officers Of the army n
navy, members of the senate and house
of deputies and leading citizens. The
diplomatic corps was headed by Baron
Won Heyking, the German minister, who
made a speech of congratulations, to
which President Diaz replied httlngly.
United States Ambassador Powell Clay
ton was not present, having gone TO
Curnavaca, thus courteouSly yielding
precedence to the German minister, who
is soon to go away on a long cave OF
absence.
In the absence Of Ambassador Clay
ton. the American embassy was repre-
scented by First Secretary McCreery.
The ladies of the diplomatic corps this
morning paid their respects to Madam
DiaI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

go over to the democratic
party. It will be remembered that the
senator at the last republican state
convention of North Carolina was the
head and front of the lily white move
Iment that prevented negroes from par
Iticipation therein"
The Commercial here makes two mis-
takes. Senator Pritchard was not 50
green as painted, nor is there the least
probability of his ever becoming a dell
ocrat unless that party should take up
high protective tariff and imperialism.
h writer of The Commercial article
has a very poor opinion Of ex-senator
IButler. He devotes a few lines to him
toward the close Of his review of the
career of Senator Vance Of whom he
says:
THE late Senator "Zeb" Vance was
the greatest leader Of men in North
carolina during modern times. His
hold upon the people was something
wonderful. Had he lived ten years
Longer, the chances are that neither
IPritchard (republican) nor Marion But
ller CpOpulist) would yer have become
"a senator. His oratorical powers were
simply magical. He was also an excep
Itionally handsome man, and one of the
wittiest who ever 20 up the stump.
The people fairly idolized him. Besides,
'he was the war governor Of his state,
and the Tar Heels fought like demons
for the ~Confederacy. Proportionateiy
North Carolina sent more men to the
war tina any of the southern states
we're in rebellion. Vance died at
an unfortunate time for the North Car-
DINA democracy. Small men came to
the front. General Ransom, Chester
field in politeness but stilted in his ora
tory and a secret political ~wirs-pulier,
remained in the senate upwards OF
twenty years-the greater part OF the
time being the colleague OF Vance; bat
when the latter passed away the fusion
the populists and republicans
resulted in the election of Pritchard and
Butler. The later is about as windy"
4 man as ever sat in the upper branch
Of congress. He seemed also to lose sleep
to frame impossible bills, most
of which never got beyong the commit
tees to which they were referred"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
PROMINENT CAPITALIST DEAD
Wealthy Business Man of C~Onnectf-
cut Passes Away ut Jacksonville.

T%orrington, Conn, January IA pri-
vate dispatch received here today an
nounced the death in Jacksonville, Fla,
of Achille F. Midgeon, of his city, n
Of the wealthiest and most prominent
business men of Connecticut. Mr.. Mid
geon went south for his health two
weeks ago. He was interested in many
business enterprises. being president of
the Excelsior Needle Company, the
Eagle Bicycle Company and the Union
Hardware Company, of this city, and
a director in various copper, silver and
gold mining companies in the west. He
was seventy years OF age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

1t was a sad Christmas for n fami-
lly in Craven county-the father at the
lpo1nt of death from several knife
wounds inflicted by a son while crazed
with liquor and the latter in Jail, held
Ito await the results of his vicious attack
upon his father.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
The Desperate Struggle
Attending Efforts to
Locate Claims
IN THE OIL FIELDS

At Present Outlook it Will Not Fake
Longer Than a Week for all the
Locating to he Comprehensive far
no B1OOdshed is known to Have
Happened as a Result of the Fight
changed in Many CaSes-Fires Are
Used to Mark the Corners of Claims
colonel ketcham and Cowboys
lake Wild Ride Throug Country,
Taking Everything in Sight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
BOTTLE BABIES

Bottle babies are so likely
to get thin. What can be
done? More milk, condensed
watered milk. household
nixtures-try them all. Then
ny a little SCOTS Emulsion in
he bottle.
1t does for babies what it
does for old folks-gives new,
irm flesh and strong life.
You'll be pleased with the re-
suit. 1t takes only a little in
milk to make baby fat.
Wellsend you a little to Try, if you like.
SCOTT & BOWNE, 4oo Pearl street, New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

Emperor William seems willing 10
.arbitrate the Venezuelan matter If tn"
arbitration will be held as he wants it.
The German government does not con-
sent to submit all of it's subjects'claims
Ito the court OF arbitration. The m
lperior seems to be holding i a UP
his sleeve which he will play later on in
the game If there are prospects Of his
lside losing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
Governor Odell Inaugurated Cover
nor of New York.

Albany, N. Y, January 1.-Gove-nor
B. B. Odell was today inaugurated for
lis second term as the chief executive
OF this state. In his address Governor
Odell said that capital and labor should
be in thorough accord and hat there
sb ould be no legislation which seeks to
advance the interests Of one at h ex-
rense of the other, because such dis
elimination would inevitably lead t. re-
suits and conditions which would be a
clenace to the welfare Of the state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

San Francisco, January 1.-The Asso-
from Hawaii hat h a Francisco
end of the cable vas picked up this
afternoon and tina the splicing will be
completed before midnight when COM
munication with Honolulu will tie OPEN
ed.
Later-San Francisco and
exchanged their first word by cable ut
11:03 d. m. tonight. The signals were
good.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
4 Scientifc DiscOvery.

Kodol does for the stomach that which
it is unable to do for itself. even when
but slightly disordered Or overloaded
Kodol supplies the natural juices of di-
gestion and does the work of the stom-
ach, relaxing the nervous tension, while
the infamed muscles of that organ are
allowed to rest and heal. Kodol digeSts
what you eat and enables the stomach
and digestive organs to transform all
food into rich. red blood. r. R.. Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06
The Harry Prescott FIoated.

New York. January IA dispatch
from Little Beach, N. J., avs the
schooner Harry Prescott which went
ashore off that place December 9th.
was f1oated today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

McDuffie's Turpentine and Mutton
.Suet Lung Plaster is a certain cure for
.whooping cough, easy n comfortable
works while you sleep. rs cents at r. f,
.Rellamy's.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-06

At 1I:30 p. NJ. San Francisco and
Honolulu Exchange First MessnSe.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-29
EsrEY FIRE co. MouRNs.
Distressed at Prospect Of Company's Disband'
ment and Sale Of Steamer.

Had thunderbolt from a clear SIX!
dropped into their aprons the ~ mem
bers of the Estey Fire Co. would no
have been more surprised than the!
were when they read in the Reforme
last Friday that their company Is Il
disband, and that the handsome littl,
steamer is to be sold. To many of thu
! fire fighters the news brought dis
tinct shock. They had never even
dreamed of such thing. But the.
found it all too true.
The Estey Organ Co. has decided
that ample, perhaps even better, fire
protection may be had by putting in a
system of powerful pumps and this
plan will be adopted. Hence there
will be no further need of the steamer,
nor of the company which has so faith
fully manned it. A meeting will short
ly be called to disband the veteran or
ganization.
The company was formed about 1877
and an old style Roxhury rotary en-
CINE was first bought. 1t went through
many hard fires, served its day and at
last rests at the junk heap. The pres
ent fine steamer is OF the Clapp a.
Jones make and was part of that
firms exhibit at the Philadelphia cen
tennial in 1876 where it attracted
much notice. The late Levi X. Fuller
bought the engine for the Es'ey Co.
and it was installed at the fire company
quarters in the Estey shop yard. 1t was
a particularly choice piece of work, es-
pecially in fittings and trimmings.
Since then the little steamer has done
loyal service in the department. In
deed, for some years, it was the towns
mainstay, before the other steamers
were purchased. Five years ago it was
entirely rebuilt, provided with new
boilers, ETC., and to-day it is as good
as new, having always received the
best of care.
OF the original charter members of
the company but one is now in the
ranks, George W. Fuller, engineer at
the organ works, who was at the incep-
ton of the company elected first en-.
gineer of the steamer company, and
who has held that position ever since.
Next in point of service is John
Strand, the present company foreman,
who has been an active member for 10
years. The first chief engineer was
Henry f. Holden, and for the past
seven years Col j. Gray Estey has held
that office.
The little steamer got its baptism at
the fatal asylum fire years ago, when
several lives were lost. Other notable
conflicts with the flames in which it
has engaged were: Stevens buildings
and barns, Revere house and barn.
Hooker block, Hildreth IS carriage shop,
Smith d Hunt shop. Crosby block,
Brooks House, Estey saw mill. There
are many Others.
Engineer Fuller is much broken up
at the prospect of losing his pet. He
says: ''She is always very sure to do
her work You can depend upon her.
When you start the pumps the water
had got to come. She is beauty fire
fighter, dependable and honest, and
should hate to see her leave town. We
can't spare her.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-29
CLERKS ARE ORGANIZING.
Will Urge Employers to Grant Full Day Off
on All Legal Holidays.

About 100 of the clerks in the va.
rious stores and establishments about
town are planning organization with
the special aim of securing full holi.
day, free from duty, on Washington &
birthday, Memorial day, July 4th,
Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. The agitation has come up at
this moment in rather emphatic fash
ion because Memorial day, legal hol-
iday comes on Saturday, a day when
nearly or quite all the storekeepers feel
that they must keep open for business.
The clerks held a meeting Monday
evening and discussed the situation.
They decided not to ask for special
privileges for tomorrow, but will COM
bine in urging their employers to give
them full day off on the rest of the
legal holidays this year Most of the
merchants have already planned to keep
open later than usual tonight and close
for part of the day tomorrow.
The real issue, between the clerks
and those who employ them, will come
on the question of closing all day on
Saturday, July H. The clerks will try
to gain the point and the merchants
may be expected to protest. The clerks
will also ask that when holidays come
on Sundays the merchants give them
holiday on the Monday following.
Those in the leadership in this move
ment say that no thought of forming a
union, or going on strike, exists, the
only object desired being an amicable
understanding as to the full privi-
leges of holidays
At the meeting Monday evening the
committee was chosen to ad-
vance the project: Warren Miller.
Charles Niles, George Well
man, Miss Meta Stolte, Miss Ethel
Knight, Miss Edith Cray.