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2 THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898. -OS TO ,1118 lilW OP INTERVEN TION r l The law of intervention on the pact Off nations J3 mot "well tmderstood. It Za knfarem to be a very difficult subject ami writers on interniaUonal law are Very cautious If mot cor? t r'ad rc tiry . The jpclatSce baa not been inrif orm and by great "deal. We do not pretend to un Sergfcand St- When there is so anuch jcaxfeunoe of oprnJon and Tyraotice it is rMrer hard to -arrive -at a saitisfactory tttttJersAaridang. (The N. Y. Times says of this variable Haw of 'intervention: aiost of the wrilters are able to de fiH sure precepts from universally 4admitld princdpl'es. IlefCter states the erase fh. perf ect precision when he de clares that "non- totervention i3 the rale, intervention the exception." But -very writer Justifies Intervention in 13Ae exceptional cases where self-pre-fisprvatrfjoi demands it, and some (have TSterm able to formulate the rule of law sxh reasonab-le precision. ttt appears that more recent writers are "not safe for the Times refers to Uretan-a and Sorel as "dodging the crutssfton neatly, &c." It discusses the iue&tkn n two of its columns with tnutfli dllspiay ctf learnting and many jotytations from many authors. Pro fessor T. iS. Wooisey, Professor of In ttrziataonal law in Yale University, in n. receirt letter to the X. Y. I n defend - ent, wrote: "There are three justifying reasons, Oien, fop intervenJL'ion for the attempt, bty Na'UTonal adtiion, to heal this open sore; the burden of neutrality, the dic tates of our commercial 'interests, the call j humanity. I repeat the opinGou that some form of intervention Ojy mr Government lis near at lhand, -and would be justifiable." 'Another 1 merMan authority relied upon is Wheaton. In luLs "'Elam'ents of International (Daw" "he reviews the leaaJimg calaes of .Intervention, says the Piimas, 'wi'tth some fullness and con cade's that 'non -interference is the general rule, to wMch cases cif justi fiable Interference ' form exceptions l5nTited .by 'the nece3sdty of each par ticular case." , We repeat what we have said dn an other ed'itorial 'that the only grounds Of Bmterven'tifon in a case like Cuba must 'be on behalf of humanity. (We Joulbt very much if Sit is allowable to irafcerverue because the war in Cuba is lurrtfuil to Amerjcan commerce. COTTON AND COTTON MILLING Thie cottbn milling fousiinetsg is fairly good in the south. MiLTls keep running and some on doutble time. (The Ohlat'ta noogu Tlradesman gives What it claims .to be reaiioh'le returns and not the "hop-rsknp-and-Jump estimates." It eays that Ithe present numlber of mills, active and inactive, is stated at 434;- looms ' 95,037; spSntiles 3,546,189. The looms and fcipfi miles are located by states, as (fol lows: Ijooms. Spindles. . !Aflahama 6,103 274,196 Georgia 17,598 713,411 Kentucky 939 80,602 SULsslsslippi 2,092 70,602 iNorth Carolina 23,066 941,874 South Carolina 37,011 1,192,156 'Ttennessee , 3,319 138,800 Alirgkniia . 4,909 152,518 rrthfis only embraces a part, for four i estates are omitted. Iatham, Alexan- deer & Co.. lost September gave thils: Looms. Spindles. Jfu3siana 1,534 58,952 Texas , 844 E9.160 lArkansas 60 3.000 Kentucky 938 57,592 fTotal 3,376 148,704 TThere were, September 1, 1S97, 3,456, 37 spSndles in the south, and 3,197,543 of them were active. The Tradesman thfinks that three and a half millions of active spindles will cover 'the amount Tit says there is steady development, vvtbtich has been apparent 'for years. It is interesting in conrnec'tion with mills tt know somethdrng as to the prospec tive cotton crop guessing, for all at tempts to fix aches and bales are prac tically ibut a guess and no o-eKa'ble. The "United States agricultural department Is not especially gifted as a guesser. Its figures for last year are 'better than -amy guessing would 'be as to the present year, from which it ireif rains at present wry wisely. Las't year the cotton crop tsoreage is g'iven at 23,273,209 acres, and 8,532,705 bales. (This is but little over cl third of a bale to the acre, which is poor, or ito give it exactly .37 of a ibale. Of th total crop 'the states are cred- -Sted as follows .with a certain proportion or percentage: VTexas -f,8'I Georgia. 13,227 Mississippi 14.075 S3buth Carolina 10?I4 iAKaboma 9,771 -Arkansas 7.097 Ixtuisiona 6.647 North Carolina 6.115 Tennessee 2.774 Uridlan Territory 1.027 Florida 571 Okflohoma A .413 31jisouT5 : H .282 "VtrginlJa. 135 Kentucky 004 "Utah 001 Kansas 00? North Carolina you see had but 6.615 jper centage of the whole. Bucklen's Arnica Salve The best salve In the world for Cuts, "Xruises, Sores, . Ulcers, . Salt Rheum, TETever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give -perfect satisf action or money refunded- Price 25 cents per box. For a Car R. R. Bellamy. WHO INTRODUCED AFRICAN SLAVERY Tie well read man tn ;he history of his country will hardly make a mis take as to the origin of American slavery.- Designing writers of false history may mislead readers who trust their studies to such works, but those who have sought a wider and more accurate knowledge of the facts will not he de ceived for a moment by northern mis representation and ithe dodges of tiional pleaders. Some two years ago the Messenger discussed the origin of slav ery in this country, and quoting official records, fastened It where it belongs upon ithe IXitch in New York and New England. We do not go into the mat ter now at length, although It is im portant enough to !be touched up at a more pacific time. We are reminded of this by a recent speech In the Lou isiana Constitutional Convention on 'the suffrage question. Hon. Thomas J. Semmes, of New Orleans said, and we copy but a part of It: "I am not one Of those who believe that the southern people are responsi ble for the institution cf slavery. Who (brought the save s here? lrd the southern colonies, or, after the consti tution was framed, the southern peo ple? We all kn!ow that Jefferson in serted in the declaration of indepen dence a clause, complaining that the king of Great Britain had vetoed laws of the colonies forbidding the importa tion of slaves into the colonies, but it was subsequently stricken out and, therefore, does not appear in the print ed declaration. We all know that Vir ginia was the first colony which pro hibited the impor'tatdon of slaves, to 1778, and that under the constitution of the United States, weny years were al lowed from the date of its adoption 5n 1789, during which slaves might be im ported 3nto the United States. And who imported them? In the colonies, the Dutch were the first to do so, and afterwards the English, hut after the revolution of the United States, who imported these slaves in'tio this coun try." The Duitch pro'baWy began it as stat ed. Afterwards Massachusetts flitted out a vessel and sent it to Africa. It returned with a load of Africans who were forced from their homes and made slaves in New England. This was done by the colony. It was before the war (of independence. At another time we wall sh'ow this plainly and from the records of rassachusietts. HOME FOLKS. .The Second Presbyterian churdh at Charlotte has 718 members. It began in November, 1873, with sixteen mem bers. It has helped to form two colo nies, Graham Street and Dilworth, in addition. Phenomenal growth! It has a really very handsome church, a fine picture of which appears in the last North Caroliina Preshyterian. It is a thing of beaty on paper and strikes, one as about the handsomest in the state. It has hod seven pastors, all D.D's. There must have ibeen some re mark ably effective preachers and work ers among them. IMr. T. H. Leavitt, the evahigeiist, has ibeen holding a meeting at Fayetteville. He wrote to the several pastors asking for co-operation in his tent," and that "after abusing all churches and minis ters," says .the Charlotte Presbyterian: They replied, declining and in very pointed .terms. The letter was signed by the pastors of the .Methodist, Bap tist, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches. They wrote thus: "1. We are constantly doing what we can for the salvation of souls, and to Ibuild up the church of God; and in the propagation of this work we have our organized churches. You came into our commuity without conferring with us, and by all you have done you have discredited as much as lay in you, our work. 2. We understand that you are with out the endorsement of any church, independent in your movements, and therefore amena'ble to no organized church. "'3. We do not 'believe that your work is calculated to build up ithe churches, but on the contrary calculated to alien ate many that we might 'benefit." BREVITIES In the Virginia congressional contest the republicans in the federal house settled it according to politics, for their man Thorpe and ousted a most worthy Virgin iam democrat, Mr. Eppes. Thorpe is a native of Granville county, iN. C, of an excellent, large family connec ition, and he is the first 'black sheep" in the crowd. What wonderful corrupt ing influence the lust of office has over many persons. J Bishop J. A. Armstrong, colored, Is dead at hi3 home in Galveston, Texas. He had charge of the Tenth Episcopal district, composd of Texas and Louisi ana. Tnis looks as if the negroes had adopted a sort of diocesan plan instead of (the plan of on entire connection as obtains among the white Methodists, both south and north. j The president does not regard as im- . portant that Spanish floating flotilla, I But it might prove a bad thing for this country if war comes. It is a par- . temtqus "figure on the scene. I (Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, of Virgin ia, publishes a reply to the recent at tack on the very distinguished Baptist, Dr. William H. Whitsitt, presideaut of the- great! Theological Institute at Louisville, Ky. Dr. Jones declares that "the charges against" Dr. Whitsitt "are a 'base slander against a 'high toned Christian gentleman." LUas! 'Alas! The great Glanstone la Hearing his end rapidly. He Is suffer ing' from vital exhaustion under the weight of more than SS years. His ail ment is final. 'An examination of the patient with the use of the Roentgen rays disclosed inflamed cartilages; but there was no sign of cancer. This no blest and greatest of English states men in two hundred years has hid fare well to several friends and knows hi3 end is approaching. Referring to hi3 illness, CAIr. Gladstone said to a frknd: '1A final lesson a final trial." Rogir M a Maicla Maker (From the Sugar Beet.) The German sugar manufacturers at one of their recent meeting have gone very thoroughly into the important role played by sugar on our physical or ganisms. We have on several previous occasions called attention to the ad vantages of sugar for muscular devel opment, and cited practical experi menlts relating to the same.. Some professors now go further and declare that sugar is the only source of strength of man; other substances, such as fats, albumen, etc, are trans formed into sugar before their assimi lation is possible. Efforts are being mode to have the war minister look Into the subject and give special allow ances to tie soldiers. That there shall be no expenise for the government in giving the subject a trial, it is pro posed that the German sugar manufac turers furnish gratuitously sufficient sugar tor the 2,000 men who are to be kept under observation. Examples are g'iven of Russsian factories where men employed are more willing to work when a certain daily sugar allowance is granted. This is combined with a sort of fruit pulp, and may be kept for a period of years without undergoing the slightest change. It very consider ably promotes digestion and muscular strength. One need only recall a book written in the early part of this cen tury, in which it was agreed that life could be considerably prolonged 'by eating sugar 'in determined quantities; for those; in excellent health it helps to digest those dishes in which the rich too frequently indulge; for those who suffer from stomach pains sugar when eaten after a meal -will generally prove a valuable specific. The Temper of Congress (Special to Baltimore Sun.) iNew York, March 27 (Sunday) A Washington special to The Herald says: Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, said today: "If the president does not transiriiiit to congress the entire report of the Maine court of inquiry, the ab solute confidence and support wijich the members of both houses, regard less of party, have accorded hlim will be very materially lessened. "The administration has stated that it is making every tpreperation for a war with Spain, growing out of a long chain of events of which the destruc tion of the tMaine may have been the most important. If we are on the 'brink of war, congress, which is the sole war-making power, ought to be put to possession of every line of testi mony adduced alt the session of the court of inquiry. If the testimony goes to the committee on foreign relations araly, congress will not be satisfied, and the potficy which the president may (have formulated will be disregarded. "Unless congress is assured that the administration, Is not temporizing it cannot he restrained from taking de cisive action on its own account. Fur thermore, congress will not endure con tinued diplomatic negotiations With pain regarding the Cuban, question. We do not want war, hut we must in isrist that Cuba shall he immiediately freed forever from Spanish government and 'barbarity. If Spain will not peace ably relinquish ithe island she must be forced to do so. "This is the temper of congress and congress will shape the policy of the country." Tt is said the president does not -wish to send the full testimony to congress at the time ftlhe report goes in. Much of this testimony wiTT tend to fix the blame on Spain hy Implication, where as it i3 not, strictly speaking, testi mony that would he admitted under the strict rules of evidence. The court was commanded to take all testimony that would tend to fix the responsibil ity, ino matter how indirectly. There is much testimony from which inferences might tbe drawn in a time Of great excitement which seemed un tenable at the time it was given to the court. Yet all this was included in the report and goes with the findings. .Tewela of the Austrian Empress At Cap 'Martin you may find the Em press of Austria, who casts off all the cares of royalty and Indulges her taste for simple living and fresh air. (She walks for miles every dr ' "in the most sensible, serviceable cost, mes, and any one who meet her in her walks abroad, quite unattended and so simply clad, Would scarcly realize that she .was a great Empress and had at her disposal some wf the most beautiful jewels Which were ever seen. The Austrian collecton is the -nest collection of jewels in 'Europe in fact, the only one since the Crown jewels of France were bro ken up and 'bought by the modern mil lionaires. The jewelled arms are quite magnificent, and among the most no ticable of them is the lance of St. Mau rice, 'blazing with precious stones, and containing in ithe handle the most au thentic relic a nail from the True Cross; while the regalia of Charle makne, taken from his tomb at Aix-la-Chapelle, is another Valuable item. But the Empresses own jewels are almost equally magnificent. She possesses the largest emerald rn the world, weighing 3,000 carats; hut, of course, this is un cut. 'Another, nearly as large, is hol lowed out as a "bonbonniere;" and one of her prettiest ornaments is a watch composed of one dark emerald hang ing on to a chain of emeralds and dia monds (the first jewelled chain which ever was made), and this was a gift from the late Shah of Persia when he visited Europe, some yars ago. 'From the Lady's Realm. asy to Take asy to Operate Are features peculiar to Flood's Pills. Small In Size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man nn said: 44 Tou never know you ! Pills have taken a pin till it 13 all orer." 25c CI. Hood & Co- Proprietors, Lowell Mass. The oalj pub to take with Hood's Sarsaparffla. mm Lru NORTH CAROIIXA. The colored state normal school at Salisbury has liT pupils in attendance. Friends of James T. LeGrande. of Richmond ccurty, want him to run for congress. A Mormon church in course of erection near Princeton was burced down last Saturday night. In a class of eighty-five graduates of the medical department of the University of Xashivlle, Dr. Crown Torrance. $f Gaston, bears off the honors of valedic torian, says The Gazette. At Whiteville court last week Oliver Lennon. a negro, appointed ty McKSn ley to be postmaster at Fair Bluff. N. C. was on the Jury, and raised some disturbance because he was not allowed to eat at the table with white men. A mule was drowned in the Files Pow er Co. dam at the Yadkin river Wednes day. A boy was driving- the animal to a cart, hauling-dirt. In backing up to the dam the mule ran back too far and the entire outfit plunged into the deep water. The boy came near losing his life. Murphy Scout: Captain A. H. Lsbeil spent the first of last week in Ashevllle. He says that his corundum machinery, the weight of which is ninety tons, will be here in a few days. The company pro poses running daily twenty or thirty teams from the mines to Murphy. The corundum mill will be the largest in the south. Kinston Free Pres: Isaac Ferrebe. colored, was injured Wednesday evening while -working at the Atlantic and North Carolina bridge, now being- built across the Neuse. near Kinston. He was knock ed from the construction train down the embankment, and waa carried to James City, near New Bern, Wednesday after noon. Scotland Neck Commonwealth: The news from Washington a few days ago. said that Collin Authony. the colore! postmaster for Scotland Neck, had been duly appointed. The editor of The Com monwealth soon afterwards interviewed him, and he said it was true. He said he had not yet sent in his bond, nor receiv ed his commission, but he has sold out his liquor business. Weldon News: Spring is with us and it is now in orde" for our readers to come forward with their snake stories. One of our esteemed subscribers living in the lower end of the county comes up with the first. He says that he was en gaged a few days ago in building a pas ture fence, just below his house, while engaged In digging the post holes he un earthed fifty-nine snakes. Some, -he says, were very large ones. Winston Sentinel: Elder A. W. Ensign, one of the Mormon elders, went to Ral eigh today. He had a postoffice money order for $35 which he got cached at the ticket office of the Southern. He also had a pass on one of the western roads. These elders claim that they have no money to pay board bills, but it is noticed that when they wish to travel they have the cash to buy tickets. The railroads are not as accommodating as some hotels and boarding houses. Greenville Reflector: For some time the Atlantic Coast Line authorities have been troubled about freight on the main line ofthe Wilmington and Weldon road being robbed. A detective was put at work on the matter and the result was that an organized band of robbers was discovered and several of them captur ed. They were given a preliminary hear ing at Whitakers and while the trial was in progress one of them escaped. Four others were bound over to court and have been placed in jail at Tarboro. Lumber Bridge News: Rev. J. W. John son died last Sunday at his home near Aberdeen. He was a native of Nova Sco tia. He came to Fayetteville Presbytery from Albany Presbytery, New York, in session at Cameron, April 11, 18S9, and en tered upon the supply of Bethel church. In addition to this church Montpelia, Shiloh, Keyser and Bethesda churches were served by him with great success. A prince has fallen. Humble, consecrat ed, scholarly, learned, gifted as a preach er, friendly, he was warmly loved and now that he is gone is deeply and sin cerely mourned. Raleigh Press: Miss Mary White, aged 83, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lucy Evans, corner of Edenton and Mc Dowell streets this afternoon at 3 o'clock. She was a native of Raleigh and was one of the oldest citizens of Raleigh and perhaps the oldest member of the Pres byterian church. She was a noble Chris tian woman. The Mormons who have been in this state working for three years are now going back to Utah. This morn ing three elders left by the Seaboard Air Dine for Chicago. Some of their converts were at the station to bid them fare well. The elders were all young men. They kissed each one of their faithful flock a tender farewell. To see men kiss ing is a rather uncommon sight at the station and attracted no little attention. Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for impure blood and general weakness and having derived great benefit from the same, having gained 14 pounds in weight in four weeks, I take great pleasure in recommending it to all un fortunate like JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. McElroy. Druggist. Orlando, Fla., April 20, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: I sold three bottles of P. P. P. large size yesterday, and one bot tle small size today. . The P. P. P. cured my wife of rheu matism winter before last. It came back on her the past winter and a half bottle, 51 size, relieved her again, and she has not had a symptom since. I sold a bottle cf P. P. P. to a friend of mine, one of tbe turkies, a small one, took sick and his wife gave it 3 tea spoonful, that was in the evenin and the little fellow turned over like h wai dead, but next morning he was hollow trie md well. Yours respectfully, J. N. McELROT. Savannah, Ga, March 17, 189L Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: I have suffered from rheumatism for a long time and did not find a cure until Ifound P. P. P., which completely cured me. Tours truly, ELIZA JONES. 1 Oranze St.. Savannah. Ga. 8125 In Prizes for Photograph of Bd Roads The League of American Wheelmen, desiring to procure photographs of !bad country roads for use fn its agitation of the Good Roads movement, has of fered 5125 cash in prizes, as follows: first prize fifty dollars, second prize twenty-five dollars, third prize fifteen dollars, fourth prize ten, dollars, and five prizes of five dollars each. Prizes will be awarded on single pictures. Anyone can take part m this com petition and send in as many photo graphs as he pleases, but not more than one prize will he awarded to any one person. The competition will re main open until June, 1.1S9S, and every person able to use a camera, and who knows what a bad country road is like when he sees it. should assist the good work and enter the competition. Photographs should be sent to Otto Dorner, Chairman National Committee for Highway Improvement, L. A. W., P. O. Box 153, Milwaukee, Wis. A prominent republican of the strict est sect and a red hot populist were dis cussing poUtical matters here last week. They didn't exactly agree on several points and the populist Intimated that the republicans might have some trou ble in arranging fusion with the popu lists next time. The republican replied that there was very little fusion any way: that the republicans were just "renting the populists by the year." Wilkes bora Chronicle. next best so easily S It cuts the grease, mm leave the dishes delightfully clean. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago. St. Louis. Nnr York. Eoctoa. rbCade'.ptla. V insr for evolved spirit. sunrise. Six 1 l Tt I I tit 1 1 I V VH For Sale bv R..R. BELLA3IY. The Worth Company, Successors to Worth & Worth, Wholesab Grocers and Commission Merchants. 1 EXCELLENT 5EED RICE. Fine Rice Straw at Very Low Prices. Seed Oats, Seed Potatoes. General Groceries. The' Worth Company. Buy Ebvassa Fertilizers ! IF YOU WANT THE They are Manufactured with the Greatest Care from the VERY BEST SE LECTED MATERIALS. And liaTe Great Strength and Purity. For Thirty Years Xavasea Fertilizers have proved SUPEKIOU TO ALL OTHERS. NAVASSa root crop FERTILIZER. Avail Phos. Acid 7 per ct - - - . - . . . V Ammonia i " Potash 7 44 AMM0SIATED SOLUBLE NAVASSA GUAX0. Avail Phos. Acid 8 per ct Ammonia 2 1 Potash 2 44 HARVEST KLYG GUAXO Avail Phrs. Acid 8 per'ct Ammonia 3 44 Potash 13 44 ASiMANUfAcTlIRm'r.'. f - . . - -. . . : ' 1 1 200 Pounds in Every Bag. Dissolved Bone, Acid Phosphate, Kainit and Fertilizer Materials. FOR SALE BY LEADING MERCHANTS EVERYWHERE. for dishes that can be thrown away after every meal, to avoid the tiresome task of dish-washing, cannot be granted. Would she have the thing? Let her wash the dih it's almost a pleasure with Washing Powder. and a good rinsing will "in Tm E OF PEACE Prepare for War" and never sit down in seemmg eoeuxi sty and call your home your own, with out it is properly insured. Negligence seems to Invite disaster. We will In sure you in the Carolina Insurance Company at a low premium .and He that you get your money promptly hi case of fire. Willard & Giles, AGENTS. mm no PE Victims of malignant Blood Poison nnd Scro fula were formerly looked upon as lost. Fearful of contagion, their friends denied them companionship and medical ignorance denied them hope. Their life was worse than death and their only relief the grave. Many such cases were specially sad from the frtct that the sufferers con tracted disease by accident or heredity and t broach no fault of their own. Modern civilization looks with sympa thetic consideration upon all cases of blood poisoning, and medical science, after grop- centuries in darkness, has final y a cure. 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