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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
HIGHLY
Miss Macmillan Greeted by a Select
Audience at the Y. NJ. c. A.

In her entertainment, last night at
the Y. NJ. C. A. Miss Georgia Ray Mac
MILAN was'greeted by a most select
audience Of WiImington's entertain
ment loving people. Never before has
Hiss Macmillan appeared to better ad-
vantage here than she did last nigat.
She was most effectively assisted by
Misses Fannie Corbett and Nell King.
Miss Macmillan thoroughly captivatei
her audience form the beginning to the
end of the evening and gave great
pleasure to all present as evinced by
by the frequent and generous applause.
In her selections of child life she show
ed herself to De an artist Of the highest
rank. Miss Nell King gave real pleas
ure to her hearers by a most effective
Of '.Violets' Miss King has a
very fine soprano voice which will give
pleasure whenever heard.
In her rendition Of The Rustic Of
Spring" by Sindig. Miss Fannie Gov
bett again. as on other occasions, show
ed herself to be a genuinely fine must
cian. Wilmington is especially fortu-
nate in being able to numbe- 2
among her musicians as there is no
better in this section Of the southland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19

The Bodies OF Two Sailors Lost in
the Clarence III. Recovered.

1t will be remembered hat on the
night OF December the 9Th. the schoon-
er Clarence H. plying between VII
mington and Shallotte. capsized and
the crew. consisting OF i've men, were
all lost. The body OF one Of the SAD
ers drifted ashore with the hatch Of
the vessel but none Of the other be1ies
were recovered until last Saturday
when the body of Captain James p.
Lewis washed ashore near the Cape
Fear Life Saving station and was re-
covered by the members of the life
saving crew. The remains were iden-
titled by some papers found in the
dead mans clothing.
On Wednesday morning the body of
Air. Walter Hewett. who was cook on
the Clarence H.. washed ashore near
the Big Hill on Caswell beach.
Mr.. s. w. Phelps discovered the body
AID reported the matter to the Cape
Fear life saving station. The body
had been in the water so long thai it
was necessary to bury it near whera
it washed ashore.
The bodies Of Captain Lucian Hewett
and mate Morris Caison have not baen
recovered
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
A CLEVER ENTERTAINMENT.
Mr.. Albert Armstrong Will Present a
Dramatic Picture of THE Sky
Pilot at the Y. M. G. A.

Mr.. Albert Armstrong in his dra-
ably reached the highest type of en-
tertainment before the public today.
An entertainment that is pleasing to
the eye, delightful to the sense of
hearing and inspiring to h intellect,
is the character of entertainment that
will interest the members Of the Star
Course next Monday night.
The pictures are thrown on a can
vass by a most modern ~stereoscopic
machine requiring an operator of un-
usual skill to assist in this most high
ly interesting entertainment. The
pictures which follow each other in
such rapid succession that the story
seems acted out before your eyes,, and
will be the delineation of Ralph Con-
nor's most highly characteristic novel
the Sky Pilot" and describing, in
fact acted in a most dramatic man
probation of the characters is per-
feet
This entertainment is one OF the
are reats of the Star Course and
promises to be one that will be most
pleasing to the audience. The Pitts
burg Dispatch a THE Sky Pilot
a dramatic Picture play after the
book of Ralph Common was admirably
presented by Albert Armstrong last
night at Cornegie Music Hall under
the auspices of the Young Mems
Club and was one Of the entertain
ments of the Allegheny Star Course.
which has proven most highly en-
joyable. Everybody was delighted
with this picture recital of the Sky
Pilot"
Box sheet opens this morninr ct
DeRos-et's book store
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
WORK BEGINS
Chief SChnibben Busy
Deciding on Location
of Fire Escapes
IS APPROVED
Matter If Requiring the Equipins OF
La<ze Buildings With Fire Escapes
Messins With General Approval
Iocaaen of The orion Fire Escape
to be Decided on Today-Publ;c
Aroused to Necessity of Protection
in ease OF Fire.

At a zeeting OF the fire commission
hela several days g it was decided
to require the owners Of large build
ings In this city to equip their build
ings with fire escapes. Chief Schn!D-
ben Of the fire department began in
spectins buildings yesterday relative
to the Location of h fire escapes. The
building occupied by Geo. o. Gaylord's
acket store and the Allen building
day. The fire escapes on these two
buildings will be placed either n the
rear or on the side.
Chief S~chnibben will continue his
rounds today. The orion hotel and
the Y. II. c. A. will be the next in
spected.
The board OF trustees Of the Y. 81.
G. A. met yesterday afternoon for the
of considering the matter Of
equippsas the building with d fire
escape. The matter was placed in the
hands OF Secretary Dushan. who was
authorized to confer with CHIEF
6chnibben relative to the location of
the fire escape. and to also find out
whez-s to secure the same. Mr.. Dushan
la to report to the board at a meet
ing to be called within the next few
days. He stated last night that he
thought the fire see would probab Oily
be located on the south side of he
building.
Chief schnibben received several let
ters yesterday from owners Of build
ings which require fire escapes, ask
ing him to visit the buildings and de-
oide where the fire escapes ould be
located.
When the fire commission sent out
the notices requiring certain buildings
to be equipped with fire escapes it was
expected that there would be consid-
cradle opposition to the matter but the
result has proved just the contrary.
The movement is meeting with gen.
eral approval and the commission
does not expect to experience any
trouble Ia having the law compiled
with.
The Chicago fire has awakened the
entire country to h necessity of pro-
yidiRg some means of C a from
large buildings in case of fire. Thea
tres i'm many OF the large cities are
being condemned and others are being
provided with fire escapes There
have been q number of fires in differ
es1t critics where five to fifty peo-
ole lost their lives, but this was not
sufficient to arouse the public to the
necessity of equipping buildings with
fire escapes and providing other means
of escape. Not until the terrible ca
tastrophe in Chicago did the public
realize what danger there was in 1T
tending any place where a large crowd
was gathered. 1t often some
awful calamity to arouse people to
their sense of duty and this IS an ex-
aIrpae % that kind.
In sixty days time there will be very
little danger of loss of life from fire
in any Of the large building in this
city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
GREAT COMEDY.


The MAY which will be presented
nv Miss Sadie Martinez and her ex-
e-ep,ionaily talented company At the
Academy Monday night shares with
The Earl OF Pawtucket" the repu-
,a,ion of having proved the greatest
comedy success produced at a New
York city theatre IN recent years IL
20 entitled His Excellency. the Gov
ernor. and its scene Is laid On an
Island in the Indian Ocean. a~ffording
opportunity for n rich ana unique
scenic equipment showing the tropi-
cal environment in which h action
taxes place. Being semi-military in
its surroundings h play admits OF
brilliant costuming on the part OF the
men. while the ladies find occasion TO
display some gowns that are said to
be marvels Of the modistes art. Miss
Martinez herself a gained. and for
several seasons past has enjoyed the
reputation of being the most daintly
and sumptuously clad actress familiar
TO metropolitan theatre-goers. 7 ii
Is announced h a the opportunities
Afforded here for clothing stella de
GeS'. in His Exceliency the Gov
ernor' in 2 lavish and tasteful man
ner that will excite the envy Of the
feminine portion OF the audience.
have been taken advantage or TO their
fullest extent. Mr.. Juies Murry. un-
der whose management Miss Martin
OF Is touring. has already presented
here this season such eminent at
fractions rs Rose Coghlan I'm The
Creates Thing in the World" a
Gilmore In The Mummy and the
Humming Bird" and Marie VAIN
wright in Twelfth Night" all OF
which are vouchers for the standard
quality OF His Excellency the Gov
ernor," which is Che e OF Mr..
Murry's companies TO be seen here.
The ale of seats will ommen at
Plummer's tomorrow morning at :
o'cIock
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19

Case Never Decided in North Caro-
ried 10 the Supreme Court-$5o0
Appropriated to Buy Pair OF Horses
for Fire Department-$2,2OO Paid
on Street Work and $500 on City
Hall Heating Plant

The board OF audit and finance he'd
their January meeting last night
There was no quorum at the meeting
last week. All the members of the board
were present at last nights meeting.
City Clerk King read a communication
TO the BOARD informing them OF the ac-
ton of the board OF aldermen at their
last meeting.
The matter of appropriaiing the sum
of $3.50 for the purpose of transcribing
the back axe into one book WIS de-
ferred until the board could get more
information on the matter.
One hundred dollars was %appropri-
ated for the purpose of employing an
attorney to bring suit againSt the
Armour Packing Company TO require
them 10 pay tax on S4U. UU0 OF So-vent
credits. 1t will be remembered tn I at
a recent meeting Of the board of alder
men II was decided that suit would be
instituted against the Armour Packing
Company provided they did not pay
the tax as charged against them.
The question involved, is is said, has
never been settled in this state. and the
case will, without a doubt, go to the
supreme court.
The point involved in the case has a
bearing on all foreign corporations
which have branch establishments
located here and the city authorities
want to know just what the law is.
The board appropriated $500 for the
purpose OF buying two horses for the
fire department. 1t viii be remembered
that n of the horses belonging to
the Fourth street fire department. died
several weeks ago
The usual items for current expenses
We're passed on. AIR. Roger Moore wac
has the contract Tor paving Market
street was paid 81, 2C0 on the work. He
was paid $500 on the same work at a
recent meeting Of the board.
Nj. =. III. Whitlock was paid 5000 ON
the city hall heating plant. The heat
ing plant will be completed in ten days
or two weeks time.
City Clerk King read his report for
last month which was approved.
There being no further business to
De disposed Of the board adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
"WHITES" TO ENTERTAIN.
A Fine Programme of Music and
Speeches Arranged.

White" is the significant word today
among many Of the Y. NJ. c. A. men,
bers. The building is decorated in
white, white Refreshments will be serv-
ed at their social tonight and much
white ribbon car be seen on the straits
as a sign of the friendly spirit which
exists toward the Whites who are
struggling to win the membership con-
test now going On at the Y. NJ. G.. s..
Captain McGeachy and his Whites"
will entertain their friends tonight in
a manner fitting to the occasion. Taey
have arranged a fine programme q mu-
sic and speeches and they say that
there will be some real fun for all VIZ
attend. There will be music bv the
Fifth Street Male QuartetLe which is
n Of the most popular mus.ca D.
CARNATIONS in the city. They will rem
der, by special request, that touching
ballad, Jonah n the Whale. Mr..
Westbrook will whistle several selec-
tons n this promises real enjoyment
to those present
A game Of basket ball by the largest
Juniors and the smalles+ 6 will
be played. The teams will line up as
follows:
Juniors-Guards, Richmond Corinth
and Rowlett Davis; Center, Lewis Or
rel: Forwards, j. Victor X Anger, Jr.
and James Wade.
Seniors-Guards, E T. Hancock and
Leroy Smith: Center, Robert Houston;
Forwards, j. Utley King and Joe
Frank.
The entertainment will begin prompt
ly al $3.50 and all the men in the city
are invited. There are but two excep-
tions to this. These are those who
come for any other reason than for
fun and the other is any Blue" or their
sympathisers. These will run consider
able risk in being present as the
whites will be on the lookout fer al
such. Captain McGeachy intends to
make it so pleasant around the Y. ii.
c.. A. tonight that every man who at
teaIs will van to join On his side be-
fore the evening is over.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
FRUIT At BREAKFAST TABLE
Nature Provides Its Own Remedies, Which IF sised
.yudiciousIyv Insure Perfect Health
at ALI Times.

centrated form from fresh California
Prunes, they are a natural dissolvent,
acting on the contents of the stomach
and bowels and not on the organs
themselves.
They regulate the Liver and Stom-
ach, Cleanse the System and Purify
the Blood, Cure all Bowel Troubles,
B~iliousness, Bad Breath, Bad Blood
Wind on the Stomach, Bloated Bowel
Foul Mouth, Headache, indigestion
Pimples and Dizziness.
Every household should have
family package of CLAIBORNE
PRUNE WATERS, and at the fir
signs of. approaching illness. or whs
under the weather, take a couple
waters, and the doctors bills will sol
be much smaller than they are now.
You can eat what you please If yt
follow each meal with a CALIFORNI
PRUNE WAFER, which quickly di
solves the most indigestible food, an
helps to carry it through and out of tn
system in a gentle and heaithful MAI
ner, without the slightest pain, gripin
or nausea. 100 Waters for 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
HAVE MADE MONEY.
Truckers Highly Pleased at Price
They Received for Lettuce Crop.

The past season has proved to be a
very profitable one for the truckers in
his state. The crop raised during the
late fall n early winter is lettuce
and although the crop was short, the
prices were very high and more han
counter-balanced the difference In the
crop. 1t will only be about a week or
ten days until all the lettuce in this
part Of the state will have been sh p
PED. Several large truckers expect TO
make shipments today.
The truckers were greatly rejoice1
last Monday when they open-d their
lettuce beds and found that the severe
ly Die weather of the past week had
not injured the crop. The only thing
that saved the crop was the snow.
As a rule the lettuce crop in this state
is marketed by the 10th of January
and preparations being made for the
spring crop, but this year the crop is
from two to three weeks late.
North Carolina n Florida are the
great lettuce growing states n the
FLORIDA crop m on the market
about the time the North Cirolina
crop is marketed. The price of lettuce
is placed on the market and this is the
principal reason that the North Caro-
lima truckers get their crop in early.
It takes a moderately coz innate to
grow lettuce and this is the reason that
the Florida crop does not mature until
about the middle Of January.
A large trucker stated yesterday
that he had never known the price OF
lettuce to be as high as during the past
sason. That is for the fal crop.
It is said that the truckers ara not
only preparing to plant a very large
spring crop Of lettuce, but that all
crops will be increased.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19

Aside from the pleasure of eating
seasonable fruits before beginning the
first meal of the day, this custom has
undoubtedly arisen from the well known
fact that nearly all fruit and more par
ticularly plums and PRUNES contain
natural laxative principles which act
directly on the stomach and bowels.
Constipation, that dread and trouble
some complaint which IS undoubtedly
the basic cause of nine-tenths Of the
dyspepsia, indigestion, hiliousness etc,
50 prevalent among N people to-day,
and which, If neglected, surely leads
to more complicated and serious or
ganic diseases, a surely be prevented,
and when not too far advanced can be
absolutely cured by the judicious use
of the modern laxative and cathardc
California Prune Waters.
They are not a patent medicine in
the ordinary sense of the word, being
COMPOUNDED from fresh California
Primes, which every intelligent person
knows is truly natures laxative.
A dainty little wafer, always the
same, compounded in a highly con-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
WAS HUNGRY.
Officer Jones Caught Tramp I'm His
Dining Room.

Policeman C. G. Jones. who lives on
Bladen street, was surprised upon en-
tering his dining room yesterday al
ternoon. to find a strange man in the
room. When the man. who gave his
name as Mitchell Hopkins. saw the
policeman, he said, Officer ] don't
mean any harm, / just want some
thing to eat" Officer Jones arrested
the man and locked him up d the
charge OF vagrancy. 1t was a white
mar and he was evidently a tramp.
Mr.. Jones says he thinks the fellow
was only trying to find something to
eat as he said. The tramp will be
tried before the mayor today.
This tramp will probably be more
particular the next time he goes in a
house and not strike one occupied bv
O. policeman.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Miners Win a Decision.

Creek. Tenn. January 13.-Six-
teen damage against the Coal
Creek o Company and G.. NJ. Camp,
superintendent. for alleged mi rapge-
sentation made to secure a d rty OF
miners brought to Coal Creek from st.
Louis on December 4. last, were decided
in favor OF the miners in a justice court
yesterday. A Judgment for $3.50 and all
costs was rendered in each case. The
company will appeal. The Fratervi L.
mine. OF the Coal Creek Coal Company
ls now being operated, a force f de
tectives and deputy sherifs bsine on
guard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Charges of Unprofessional Conduct
UnfOunded.

Washington, January 14-An agent
Of the department of justice has
completed an investigation Of the
charges made against CT. w. Atkin-
son, United States district attorney
for the district Of West Virginia and
Assistant District Attorney Northcutt
by L. P. Wilder, Of New York, of
unprofesSional conduct N the prose-
cution of a case against Wilder. The
agent has not yet presented his re-
port, but he has informed the depart
ment that he has found the charges
70 he without foundation in fact.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
AMERICANS IN DANGER.
Korean Papers Are Trying 10 Incite
the People Against Foreigners.

London. January 1.-THE Seoul cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail says that
the native newspapers are advocating
the slaughter of all foreigners.
United States Minister Allen has or
dered all Americans and children To
remain in doors n he predicts that
rioting by the military is imminent
NJ. Collin de Plancy. the French
minister has vainly advised the enl-
peror to take refuge in the French
legation.
Washington. January 1.-THE state
department today received a cable
gram from United Ste. n ster Al
len at Seoul, Korea, stating that the
Korean newspapers are trying to in
cite the people against the foreigners
and especially American interests.
The department feels that these in
tereSts can properly be cared for by
the United States gunboat Vicksburg
and the United States marine guard
now in the Korea capital. Besides the
European nations have/ considerable
guards which undoubtedly could he
relied on to assist in REFRESHING disor-
der that might threaten any special
foreign interests.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
RICH NEW YEARS GIFT.
Mrs. Eddy Sends $4,000 to Scientists
OF New Bern.

The Christian Scientists Of this city
are in receipt of a rich New Years
gift from Mrs. Mary G.: Baker Edo,
the great leader Of the Scientists.
The gift was $4,000 which is to be
used IN the erection of the Scientists
new church IN New Bern, upon the
property recently purchased by them
corner Middle and Broad streets.
This gift il highly priced by the
recipients, both for the love which
prompted il, and the great help 4,
~" ----- 49, ~r~:--.fz.= ~ .hair wo-.
In this city.-New Bern Journal, 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
TWO POLICE DISMISSED.
Guilty of Violating Police
Regulations.

The police board composed OF Mayor
Springer and Aldermen p. Q. Moore
and W. p. Gaford met yestSrday at
ternoon for the purpose OF investigat-
ing the cases of Officers n. N. King
and j. D. McClammy. who were both
charged with violating the police reg
Uations. King had been suspended
from the force since Monday. He -
said to have been drinking heavily for
the past week. 1t was King who went
to Jailor Caps on Tuesday afternoon
and asked to be locked up. saying he
was crazy. He was released yesterday
and il Is said that his mind was noc
affected in the cas- The policemen
were tried under rule Nc. 50 of the
police regulations which reads as fol-
loWs:
no potrolman will be allowed TO
8bsent himself from duty without
first gaining permission from his
commanding officer through the chief
Of police. Any member Of the force
being absent without leave for two
consecutive roll calls, Will cease to be
a member of the force, except in the
case of sickness. when the certificate
OF a reputable physician Will De re-
CURED"
The officers did not deny the charges
preferred against them so they were
both dismissed from the police fore.
Hunt, h have been acting as substi-
tutes for several months were given
the positions AGATE Officers Guy
and Hunt are said to have made very
officers during the time they
served as substitutes
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Leap Year Ball.

The young ladies Of the city will
give a leap year dance tonight COM
plimentary to the L'Ariosa German
Club. The ball will be given by those
ladies' who have been attending the
series OF dances given by the L'Ariosa
German Club. The dance will be
from . until / o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19

Today win be observed at the Cath
rim Kennedy Home as donation day
ard the public is cordially inv ted to
visit h home, at the corner Of Prin-
cess ana Ninth streets. some time dur
ing the day. The building will be open
to the public after &c o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Irying's Buchu Waters

cure all Kidney Troubles. stop pair in
the back. makes loss Of albumen in
the urine Impossible. and actually re-
build the shruken walls of the Kid
neys. They contain just what is want
ed t o remove the disease. heal the sore
spot and strengthen the whole organ.
They never fail to bring relief within
a few hours and cure to stay cured.
Sold at SOC a box by R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Uric Acid and Gravel

Are caused by the Kidneys being In
able to properly filter the impurities
from the blood. Irvings Buchu Wal
ers are the only sure remedy for this
condition: they cleanse the kidneys
from all worn out material. build up
the shrunken walls OF the Kidneys and
prevent the formation of the Uric
Acid. Sold at soc a box by R r. Bel
lamv
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
IrVins's Ruchu WATERS

are a T remedy for all Kidney Dis
eases. from its worst form-paln az
the back. to its worst and very DAN
gerous condition-Bright's Disease.
We mean 1t hen we say they viii
cure o we would not say It il we
had not confidence in them. which Is
the direct result of our knowledge O.:
their cures in caeee that seemed Al
most hopeless. Sold at zoe a box uy
Robt. r. Bellamy. Wilmington, n. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
Irving'S Buchu Waters

cure Scalding Urine. Backache
rheumatism. Nervousness. Loss o.
Flesh, Sediment in the Urine, Renal
r0alcuh, Diabetes and all Kidney
troubles, including Bright's Disease.
They are purely a vegetable com
pound and act directly on h weak
ened tissues and blood vessels of
the kidney and urinary organs. Sol1
at 6&c. a box by Rcbt. r. Ballamy
WILMINGTON. N. G..