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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31


San Francisco. August 2S.-Thomas Ma
fields with a party OF San Francisccan>.
writes the Associated Press from Lake
Bennett, Ii. G.. under date OF August 18th.
confirming previous reports Of the terrible
conditions of the White pass trail from
Skaguay and relating the almost unsur-
mountabie difficulties to be cacountcrcd
by the gold hunters who prefer that
route to the more formidable Chilicot
pass route. He and his party icft
Skaguay on August 10th with nine bur
ros. consumed four and one-half days I'm
making the trip of forty miles TO Lake
emmett twenty-five times the pack
animals were begged up, necessitating not
only the unpacking OF each load, but also
the lifting OF the animals which necessi-
tated the unpacking OF burros and the pro
gress OF the supplies by hand over these
Spots The Magee party took "a boat up
from San Francisco I'm sections. but was
compelled to leave IT at the beach mt
Skaguay. as II was utterly impossible tn
carry 1t over the trail. AZ the head Of
Lake Bennett. however, they found a firm
Of boat builders who charged no more for
good boats than would he paid in San
Francisco N140. They had orders ahead
for forty-five boats which would occupy
them until September 10th at least.
Mr.. Magee thinks that the majority OF
the crowd now at Skaguay will nave to
aDanOOn ali nope oil getting INTO the
Yukon country this year, and IL certain
that late corners have no chance OF doing
SO. He also deplores the fact shat 80
many would-be prospectors seem 10 over
look the fact that once from Dyca ar
Skaguay. food and other supplies are not
to be purchased for love CT money. an no
one has any more than he absolutely
needs for himself. He thinks that .n
pounds is about right for each man. but
says that hundreds are skirting with less
than one-half that amount and predicts
disaster for them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31

Readville. Mass, August 2s.-Star Point
er, the famous pacing horse broke the
worlds record for one mile today on this
track. pacing an exhibition mile in 1884.
The track was in excellent condition, and
Star Pointer made the record with hardly
an effort. When he started it was not
thought he would do better than 2:02.
When he passed the quarter post in 80
seconds fat. however, there was intense
excitement. The half mile was turned in
594 and the third quarter in 1:S. On the
stretch, the horse seemed to fairly fly,
and crossed the tape in the wonderful
time of 1894. He was paced by a running
horse. Star Pointer was driven by Nc
Laren.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Charged With ENHANCEMENT

Washington, August 2s--Thomas N.
Arlington, of North Carolina, for
twelve years past an employe Of the
postofice department and recently in
charge Of the Washington division Of
postoffice inspectors, was arrested here
this afternoon, charged with embez-
zling government moneys. An investi-
cation of Arrington's accounts has
been in profess for some time and, it
is said, resulted in the discovery Of a
shortage OF about s 5000. He was re-
leased on 81 ,000 bond.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Safe Crackers at MI. Olive.
of The MESSENGER

Mt. Olive, n. c., August %.
The safe at the Mt. Olive postoffice
was blown open last night about 3
o'clock and $500 in cash and $50 in
stamps taken. Several of our citizens
heard the report and thought that it
was a gun. Three strange men were
here yesterday, who claimed they were
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine
men. One Of them sat around John W.
McCullen's wood shop yesterday and
was reading a newspaper, and at the
same time watching around the shop.
His shop was also broken open and a
lot of tools taken. The postmaster
A. A. Smith, colored, has t~elegraphed
for the bloodhounds at Florence. At
this writing they AVE not arrived.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Wanted for Murder

Richmond, Va, August 2S.-The sher-
lift Of Richie county, West Virginia,
arrived here this evening with requi-
sition paper for Erwin Brown Brown
was arrested in that state, charged
with the murder near ~Sistersville, Of
Emanuel Crull. Of this city, escaped
from Jail and was captured in this
city. The prisoner will leave in the
custody of the sheriff tomorrow morn
ing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Hundred Mile Record Broken

Cleveland, August 2S.-The American
amateur 100 mile bicycle record was
broken here today, James c. Miller
riding 100 miles on a Quarter-mile
track in 4 hours, % minutes and s Sec
onds. This is 8 minutes and Is 3.5 Sec
onds better than the record made two
weeks ago, by Frank Skinner. Miller
also broke the fifty mile record by
81 rs seconds, his time being 2:04:17.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Wind Storm In Chicago

Chicago. August pa severe wind
storm swept yer the western suburbs
Of Chicago tonight, doing considerable
damage to buildings at several points
At Norwood park the dancing pavilion
in which a picnic party had sought
shelter was blown down. killing one
m and inturins three other people
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31

Typhoid fever left me with a bad
stomach trouble. The medicines ] tried
did not relieve me until I began taking
Hoods S~arsaparilla. This medicine re-
lieved my stomach trouble and / am
now able to work every day and have
not missed a meal since taking Hoods
SarsaparilIa-" r. NJ. DAWSON, Box
50, Cherry Camp, w. Va
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
pills, assist digestion, cure headache
= cents
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Madrid. August 2S.-The Spanish
government will Immediately construct
one large iron clad and six cruisers Of
from 5000 to 1000 tons, to form the
nucleus Of three sQusdrons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31

Pure, rich blood feeds the nerves.
That is why Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier, cures nervousness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31
Brooklyn ), Louisville II.
RrO0Elyn Louisville &

Brooklyn ), Louisville II.
Brooklyn ). Louisville 6.
Brooklyn. August 2s.-The Grooms and
the Coi4nels closed their series for 1S9.
today with two games, the Colonies win
ming both of them. The first game was
lost through poor fielding, and the sec
ond defeat was due TO Clarke's effective
pitching when men were on bases. The
score: r. H. E.
Brookly1 .......... 10000 4
Louisville ......... 0 2000100 FL Il 5
Batteries: Kennedy and Burrell: Frazer
and Wilson,. Umpire, Carpenter: time,
Second game
Brooklyn .......... 2001O0G02S II 5
Louisville .......... 8 10000 26 9 3
Batteries: Fisher and Grim; w. Clarke
1:50. Attendance ASH.
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburg 6.
Philadelphia, August 2S.-Dunkle, a
club, was given a trial against Pittsburg
this AFTERNOON and that he did not win
the game was through no fault of his.
La Joie was Indefinitely suspended today
Philadelphia 49,. OOoooOo2I IL I
Pi5tsburg ::.-::i Q 2 0 o22o o. 10 8
Tannehil and Sugden. Umpire, Nc
Donald; time, 2:6.
Washington 1s. ST. Louis IL.
Washington, August 2S.-In today's
game, Murphy retired because of a torn
finger. Swain was batted out Of the box
and Cross, Hart and MCGUIRE were put
on the bench by Umpire Kelly for disput-
ing decisions. Kelly called the game at
the end of the first half of the eighth
innings on account of rknes Attend
ance 1900. The score: r. H. E.
Washington ...... O2151O7. -16 10 8
ST. Louis ........... O1O43O21-11 II z
Batteries: McJames. Swain and Nc
CURE and Farrell: Hart, Coleman and
Douglass and Murphy. Time, 2:15; umpire,
Kelly.
Baltimore Z, Cincinnati 2.
Baltimore, August 2S.-The Champions
again downed the Cin%cinnatis in a game
devoid Of special features. Ehret was
batted out of the box in the sixth and re-
placed by Dammon. Attendance 5.6O7.
The score: r. II. E.
Baltimore ......... oooO42o1.-7 IA 2
Cincinnati ......... o 1 0 0 0 0 0 % 6 2
Batteries: Pond and Clark and Robin
son: Ehret, Dammon and Peitz. Umpire,
O'Day; time, 2:3O.
New York 6, Chicago G."
New York, August 2s.-Umpire Emslie
called the game this afternoon on account
of darkness at the end of the eighth in
ming with the score tied. Callahan was
hit by a thrown ball and knocked un-
conscious. He resumed play, however,
and his injury is not serious. The clubs
will play off the tie On Monday. The
score: r. H. Z.
New York........... .1ooooo5p 10 3
Chicago ............. O0O230O 9 2
Batteries: Seymour and Warner:
Thornton, Kittredge and Donohue. UNI
pire, 7mslie; time, 2:27. Attendance 5000.
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Boston IL. Cleveland

Boston III, Cleveland 5.
Boston August N.-The Bostons out.
played the Clevelands at every point to-
day and won eleven TO five. Klobedanz
was batted freely in the first inning, but
after that was safe. Attendance 5000.
The scoie: r. HE.
Boston +.......... l012040 oil Il 4
Cleveland ......... 3 0 0000 0 l. 10 4
Batteries: k~lobendanZ and Bergen:
Young and thinner. Umpire, Lynch;
time, la.
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WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1897.
BASE BALL.

Baltimore Takes 10th Game From Gin.
cinnati-BOstoo Defeats Clsveland-New
York and Chicago Game . ~TSe-Louisvtlle
Wins tsgo Games From Brooklyn.
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THEY ARB AFTER hin
MEN OF HIS OWN PARTY DENOUN
CHG GOVERNOR RUSSELL

- . Failure-Omc'al Discour
tesy TO Two OF the Railway Comm sston-
The Combination AEriast These Omcials
Tho Shooting Of sheriff Pritchard-Im
porsant Section Of the School Law Omit
ted in the Printed Acts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
NOT A BIT LIKE A MAN.
Washington Post


1 must tell you of something which
happened less than a month ago. Sew
eral young women had been invited to
attend young companion on the oc-
casion of her marriage, and a few days
before-or perhaps only one day before
the ceremony a married kinswoman
of the bride-elect gave them all a
breakfast. The married kinswoman is
a woman Of ideas, and as an entertain
ing feature OF the affair she ARRANGED
a list of toasts. a girl from New York
acted as toastmaster. She was almost
an utter stranger to the other guests.
but she made an exceedingly witty
speech. In closing it she said:
Il shall ask Miss Blank to respond
to the first sentiment-a sentiment
which 1 am sure she will deal with
earnestly and with feeling. Miss
Blank. give you, Why 1 prefer single
blessedness.'
Everybody turned pale Miss Blank
flushed painfully, half rose from her
chair, tried to speak and then, to the
New York girls utter astonishment,
she burst into tears and ran out of the
room. The New York girl found out
later that Miss Blank had once been
betrothed to Western gentleman who
had eloped with one of her frienAs
almost on the eve of her wedding day
The New York girl was so angry at the
hostess for putting her in the way OF
making such a false step that she took
the next train home and her place in
the bridal procession was empty.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Simpson e Fisher, saiImakers.

The leading sailmakers and manu-
facturers of bunting flags on the Pa
ciffc Coast is the firm of Simpson &
Fisher, located at "a Steuart street in
this city. The establishment Of this
firm is the largest of its kind in the
State. and in consequence its business
is most extensive. The firm is COM
posed of John Simpson and A. Berg
man, both Of whom are prominent
in local business circles.
The firm supplies all the prominent
shipping companies with it's manufac-
lures. In it's workshops only the best
and most skillful men and women are
employed.
Simpson & Fisher are the sole
agents on the Pacific Coast for the
famous Woodberry & Druid duck and
twines, favorites in the East, and al
most exclusively used for sailmaking
on this coast. The fact that the bust
ness of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany and many other steam and mer-
chant vessel companies is handled ex-
clusiYely by this firm IS but an evil
dence of the important position this
institution holds in our business COM
munitV
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT THE POST
MeD at the Preside Hdd q Dinner
at Which Turkey Was Not
LQckinO.

There could not have a more per-
feet day than was yesterday at the
Presidio, where the officers and the
men were at perfect rest, free from all
military duty and responsibility and
the holiday which commenced with the
anniversary of the day that is OBJ
served the world over will continue
for ten days. During that period the
only ones who will perform any mill
tary duty will be those who will have
to stand guard at the several sentry
posts.
The monday meal for the enlisted
men was an extra one, and while I'm
Gle Sam did not furnish turkey and
cranberry sauce many Of the compa-
MES had some at mess, having Chip
ped in and procured several of the
toothsome birds, which, added to the
extra mess furnished for the day,
made up a dinner that brought to the
minds of many Of the men who wear
the blue most pleasant recollections
Of the time when they sat around the
family table at Yuletide.
1t was gala day at the quarters of
the married officers, where there were
as many separate dinners as there
were homes, and at the tables of many
there were as guests officers from the
bachelors quarter. Taken as a whole
the day was spent in a most delightful
manner by every one at the post
What could be more delightful than
this" said one of the enlisted men,
who before he became an American
citizen was a subject of the Emperor
of Germany, "a day in nidwinter that
is just as is July day in Berlin?"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
CALIFORNIA
LIMITED.
SAN FRANCISCO
TO
CHICAGO.
SNl.f||In
s2sI8Igs
arrive at Market

Trans leave from and arrive at Market
street Ferry.
San Francisco Ticket Ofice-644 Market St.
Chronicle building. Telephone Main 1920. Oak
land Ohice-l11S Broadway. Sacramento Of
fce-2Gl ] ST
The Best RaIlway-San Francisco to Chicago.
LOOK AT THE TIME OF THE CALIFORNIA
LIMITED.
Leave San Francisco 4:30 D. m. Mondays and
Thursdays; arrive Kansas City 600 D. M
Thursdays and Sundays; arrive st. Louis 7:C)
q m. Fridays and Mondays; arrive Chicaro
9:4S a m, Fridays and Mondays.
DINING CARS under Harvey's mauageruent
Buffet Smoking Cars anJ Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars.
This train carries First-Class Passengers
only. but no extra charge is made.
The ATLANTIC EXPRESS, leaving daily M
430 p. m, carries Pullman Palace and pull
man Tourist Sleeping Cars fast time Di-
rect connection in Chicago and Kansas CITY
for all points East.
New rails. new ties, ballast new
bridges The shortest crossing of the desert
and a country that interests by its varied and
beautiful scenery. The highest grade of pas
senger equipment and meals at Harvey $ ia
nous dining-rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
CAPTAIN LEES SAYS THAT
ATTORNEY FOOTE IS MAKING
A GRAND. STAND TALK
The Head Of the Police Department Is. Not
Alarmed at the New Move in the
DUrrant Case

the case which might have appeared
IN any newspaper.
On December 2, 1895, as shown by the
record, Captain I. w. Lees, then Chief
OF detectives, also made affidavit re-
sardlng the case, in which he gener-
ally and specifically denied all of the
allegations contained in the affidavit of
the defense. The strong points of his
a1ldavit are as follows:
deny generally and specifically
that in any way. shape, form or man
ner L have sought TO arouse any
prejudice against said defendant or
90 any injury to said defense other
than that 1 have properly and legiti-
nateIy conducted the inquiry con-
cerning said defendant in said case,
the result of which inquiry has been
TO satisfy a jury OF twelve men Of the
guilt OF this defendant of the crime of
murder.
District Attorney Barnes was out of
town yesterday, and could not be seen
regarding the steps that would be
taken to head off any further delay in
executing the convicted murderer. He
Is expected back to-day to assume the
leadership Of the forces Of the prose-
cution in the battle that will take place
before Judge SeaweIl tomorrow morn
ing
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
He LOOKED so MUCH LIKE TOM

The swinging doors of the most
prominent Herald Square resort were
pushed open, and, with unsteady gait
my friend, the Prominent Politician
came in.
He hung in the wind for brief space
of time, as though debating some ques-
ton in his mind. Then he straight
ened UP. patted his breast, the prob
lem evidently solved, and, muttering
Might as we'll go home" started for
the elevated station.
Spying me, he stopped and becloned
me to him, and, leaning over. whisper
ed confidentially:
Say, do you know what's the mat
ter with me? I'm the biggest fool in
New York. Lemme tell you how it is
My wife's had a cat, and 1 hated him
ali I knew.
Say. he stood better around my
house than I did myself. He used to
jump in bed in the morning and rub
himself against my head and sit all
over my face. But I did not dare tc
kick for fear of the old lady; for, say
she's a terror when she's started.
But 1 knew my time would come
when l could get good and even.
''One night my wife went out to din
ner, and when 1 came home there was
nobody in the house 'cept me and that
cat
MY day had come!
Il didn't do a thing but give him
about a pound of prussic acid. Wher
he was good and dead I took him in
the yard and buried him two feet deep
when my wife came home 1 couldn't
keep still, and, like a foot, up and told
her Tom was gone Well, there was
no sleep for me that night, and ]
kicked myself for talking so much. The
next day the old woman cut up SC
rough I got scared and, thinking tc
divert any possible suspicion from my
self, put an advertisement in the paper
offering $50 reward for Toms re-
turn.
This made a big hit with the old
lady.
Next day about 100 cats were
brought to the house. AS would let
the men in and tell my wife to go take
a look at the cats, nearly laughed
my fool self to death, thinking what
cinch I had about that reward"
Here my friend lapsed into melan-
choly thought. I stirred him up by
asking him how it ended.
How did 1t end? Suffering Moses
man. My wife identified one of those
cats as her Tom, and she was unde-
cided about another because he looked
so much like Tom. So now we have
two cats, two Toms. in the house
Wowi'-New York Telegram.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
DooLEY AND HIS DUST,

From the Chicago Evening Post.
Mr.. Dooley was bent over a little
leather-covered book when Mr.. Hen
messy came in, and he was muttering
to himself: "Sivin an six is thirteen,
put down three an carry wan: eight
an four is twelve, plus wan is thir-
teen: put down all iv it. Wan hundred
an thirty-three. My-ah, 'tis har-rd
wurruk r-runnin' TIL finances iv g
large business"
what ar-re ye doin'?" said Mr..
Hennessy.
I've opined bank account" said
Mr.. Dooley, with pride. AN I'm goin'
to close ii to-morrah."
Il had twinty dollars in a savins
bank Wanst," said Mr.. Hennessy, IAN
it bust UP. TIL thief that r-run tn
bank carried it over to Europe with
him an spint it on wine, women an
song. May tn wine pizen him. tn
women bate him an tn song break
tn drums iv his ear. If we had a wife
ye wudden't put ye'er money in a
bank. Ye wudden't be let. Tn good
woman keeps mine in a pocket that
Spike Hinnissy cudden't find his way
TO. Amy wan that robs neil have to
steal her too-an' he'll have none tn
best iv it."
"Ye'er speakin' tn truth" said Mr..
Dooley. I've always kept what little
change had, I'll not tell We where.
Hinnissy. l thrust ye, but ye might
walk in ye'er sleep. Twas Father
Kelly put me up to takin' it to tn
bank. He says, says he: TIL best
thing that can happen to man is to
soak away tn roly-boly. 1t makes him
careful he says, an him an me wint
down to tn Tinth NaytionaI Bank.
where he has a friend. He took me up
to la-ad-an' wan that didn't look any
too square at that-an' says he: This
is me frind, Misther Dooley,' he saws;
he's anxious to make a deposit in
yeer bank
Very WELL says the la-ad, with
his nose in tn air. Write ye'er name
down in this here book he says.
" What fr?' says l. I've been
mighty suspicious iv signin' me name
10 anything since I signed a petition
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

Poland at Ocean View with twenty-four
charter members. Modoc Lodge, with
twenty-one members, was instituted at
CedarYille by Deputy Wells. Sanger
Lodge was instituted at Sanger with
twenty-one members by Special Deputy
Saunders.
Valley Lodge last Wednesday, with the
assistance of the team from Prosperity
Lodge, conferred the degrees on twelve
candidates. There were present W.
Winter, G. NJ. w; Edwin Danforth, g.
l.; Sam Booth, G. r., and D. S. Hirsh-
berg, G: r., and members of the Past
Masters Association
Last Thursday the grand recorder ad-
dressed large smoker meeting given by
Richmond Lodge. Special Deputy Rich
vile secured sixteen applications.
Grand Foreman Mackay and James
Booth, P. G. NJ. w, have been visiting
lodges in the southern part of the State,
and have secured a number of applica-
tionS.
Dr. ID. Walker, grand medical examiner
1or oregon, was in this city last week.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
B,na R,rlth.

Saboto Morias Lodge was instituted at
Portland, Or, last week with fifty mem
bers by Deputy Sichel. The lodge is
named for the late S. Morals of Phila-
delphia. who was a most ardent sup-
porter of Russian refugees.
The grand secretary is preparing a cir
GUAR Tor distribution to all the lodges
showing the financial standing of The
order.
The committee on revision of laws has
concluded its labors, and their sugges-
tons have been distributed to the dele
gates TO the Grand Lodge, which will
meet in this city on the 23d of next Janu-
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

finest site in London and for giving
primary education" in thirty-six diff
ferent subjects were diverted to max
ing London a decent, clean and we'll
swept, cleanly paved city, money
would be saved to horse-owners and
contractors. to say nothing of the ON
nibus companies and their sharehold-
ers, while the man in the street could
drive or walk abroad without being
daily narrowed by the sufferings or
hOrSeS.-Lancet
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Stationery Engineers.

Homer Tracy of the Tracy Engineering
Works is preparing a lecture on The
Combustion of Fuel which he will in a
short time deliver before San Francisco
No. l of California. National Association
OF Stationary Engineers, in their hall at
~ Eddy street illustrating the same with
stereopticon views
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Builders association.

The Builders Association has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: J. 3. Gonyeau, president; WIZ
liam Bell, vice-president: S. r. Doyle. re-
cording secretary; J. Furness, financial
". Kern, G. G. Gillispie, p Griffin, ].
Massey, D. Powers, J. McInerny and
ID. Francoeur, executive committee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.
Indianapolis Journal.

WAS that a mans vaIise or a
woman's that the police found down
by the railroad track?" asked the city
editor
Il dunno" answered the police re-
porter. There was nothing in it but
one of Zola's stories, a copy of The
Dolly Dialogues paper sack of cara
mels and a pack of cigarettes"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
The Ohio Society.

The entertainment that is to be given
by the Ohio Society and which was an
nounced for last Friday will be given in
Native Sons building on Friday, Janu-
ary Z: A fine programme will be pre-
sented -
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

It is said that in Burmah 1t is rather
q suspicious thing to give money for q
charitable object. 1t is supposed to
mean that the donor has been very
wicked. and is desirous to make
amends.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
The Critical Period Of
American History.

BY John Fiske. Illustrated Edi-
ton. With about 10 Illustrations,
comprising Portraits, Maps, Fac
SMILES, Contemporary Views,
Prints and other Historical Mater
ials. Svo, 81 90, half calf, gilt top.
or half-polished morocco, Sc 25.