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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02
TALK ABOUT CUBA AND McKIN.
LEY.

Now it is stated that President Nc
KinIey has really a Cuban policy"
What can it be? 1t has looked since
| 4th March that he had hardly heard of
| Cuba and the prolonged fight Of the pa
triots. When did he find that poll
| cy?" Is it alive or is it 'borning?"
Report says it will not be decided or
even belligerent in any particular, but
mid as a summers cloudless eve.
Nothing aggressive or unfriendly to
| Spain will be so much as hinted at.
But the persuasive, soft way will final
ly exhaust itself, and then look out for
bristling port and fierce roaring. The
Baltimore Herald, not a democrat,
| says this:
But unless the authorities in Madrid
should yield to persuasion, and agree
to an honorable settlement of affairs
on the basis Of freedom for the island,
it has been freely limited that the ad-
ministration policy would quietly run
to an aggressive and decided stand
which would not be beneficial to SPAIN"
Whether or no there is a vestige Of
truth in the rumors is beyond us. 1t is
time the president understood the sit
uation in the desolated island and
showed some signs of sympathy for the
starving and the butchered. We do
not believe that Mckinley will do any
thing that will any way offend the
money power, and that dominating
power is against any policy Of interfer-
ance that will remotely %endanger peace
with Snain Wa do not fr11Ct tho ronOrf
that the president favors Cuban indie
pendence, the evacuation by the Span
iards of the island, and an indemnity
of 500, 900, 900 to Spain by Cuba for be-
ing desolated and ruined and her people
murdered. Would Cuba agree to such
terms even supposing that the Spanish
Barkis sis Willing?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02
SHARPS AND FLATS.

The other day The Messenger re-
ferred to the best way 10 deal With the
p~enitentiary convicts. 1t wa suggest
ed that while it had been practically
demonstrated by Mr.. Learn that the
cOnvicts could be made self-sustaining
IN good lands, that in the long run it
would be probably more productive and
beneficial to the state to put them at
work upon good road b~uilding-con-
structing macadam roads. In New YCr!.
the prison managers are trying to find
a way out of thorny wilderness-what
to do with the vast number of burden
some convicts. The New York Tri-
bune favors the o working plan. 1t
says. and it will apply as we'll to North
Carolina:
I'm such circumstances the argument
for setting cOnvicts at work upon the
public roads obtains especial and G n
vincing force. That is the work that
of all public works is most urgently
needed to be done. There is enough
of it to keep all the convicts busy all
the time. 1t is work in which they
can be employed to the greatest ad-
vantage, both to the state and to them
selves. In doing it they would not be
brought into competition with free Ia
Dor, for in most of this state the build
ing of good roads is an undertaking
in which nobody is now engaged. That
would be a solution Of the covict labor
problem more permanent and more
profitable, and in all respects more sat
isfactOry, than any other which has
bee suggested"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

novel. and for but five cents. What is
important The Messenger reading will
entertain, instruct n will not poison
the mind. That is worth thinking of
In these suitry times.
Weary wives, mothers, and daught-
ers-tired nurses, watchers, and help
tired women OF all classes should take
Ayers SarsapariIla:. Il is the kind
they need to give pure blood, firm
nerves, buoyant spirits, and refreshing
sleep. There is no tonic equal to
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02
Mr. j. C. Stevenson as an Orator.

The Interstate Grocer, published at
st. Louis, Mo-, in two editorial notes
on the convention held at Nashville,
Tenn, May 9th to 10Th, by the South
ern Wholesale Grocers' Association,
says in its issue OF June 18th:
THAT speech by Stevenson. of North
Carolina, who had been stirred up by
Vandiver, of Alabama, was one of the
best Of the convention and would have
been an ornament to the Congressional
Record.
wv. 3. Lockett, of Knoxville. Tenn,
is the most oratorical of all the mem
bers along classical and scholarly lines
and 5 a polished as we'll as fervent and
earnest speaker. He is a conservative,
sensible business man, possessed of
good public ability. We have always
been under the impression hat he was
entitled to the association medal for
oratorical ability, but that speech of
Stevenson's, of North Carolina, un-
hinged our opinion a little"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

The Texas press have generally de-
them. and any person found guilty is
| TO suffer for murder in the first degree.
But the law has been insufficient. une-
| quail to the demands. and has not pre-
vented some very horrible ly%nchings.
So after it's failure another law was
enacted, and has been approved by the
state newspapers. How the new law
will operate, and What will be its eff
fects upon public sentiment, is yet 70
be seen. The trouble is to convict. If
| you have a law that is against public
sentiment it will be practically a fail
ure. General Grant said that the best
way to kill a bad law is to execute it.
The difficulty Of executing a good law,
badly needed, is to obtain a jury of the
right kind. With juries as now gener-
ally composed and requiring entire
agreement it will be found very diff
cult to convict men of lynching under
the Texas law or any law that may be
passed in that state or elsewhere. We
think The Atlanta Journal is correct
when it a y that the "Texas law is an
official condemnation of mob violence
but it will not change the nature of
men or make them less easily driven to
frenzy by the preparation of those
crimes which are SO frequently visited
with vengeance at the hands of a mob"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

is an evidence also that English is be-
coming the universal language and
with much greater rapidity than has
been supposed by even those who years
ago foresaw and foretold the destiny of
this very complex, composite language.
The Tribune gives this:
THE following table shows the num-
Der Of people speaking the different
European languages in 1901 and 1890:
People by Whoom Spoken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

The great popularity of Ayers Cher
ry Pectoral as a ~cough-cure is easily
explained. 1t is soothing, healing,
agreeable to the taste, does not inter-
fere with digestion, and is the most
economical of all similar preparations.
1t is prompt to act and sure to cure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

He must We been a very unappreci-
ative reader who did not find lots" of
excellent reading in the last Sunday
Messenger edition Of twelve closely
printed pages. Seventy-two columns Of
matter is equal to a 300 page ordinary
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

Some Of the newspapers are favOring
a popular vote in this country as to
whether Hawaii shall come into the
American union with it's large ignorant,
h~alf-civilized and partly leprous pop
ulatiOn. If an election were to be held
upon such an issue it should be post
pOned a full year until the people who
shall vote may be enlightened as to the
matter and understand just what .
dangerous precedent would be set
henceforth and what "a Pandora's box'
of ills would be opened. The Philadel-
phia Ledger goes farther. and favors
submitting a vote also to the scurvy
population of Hawaii. To this PROPOSE
ton The Cincinnati Commemorative
bune says:
sion in his matter to the 5000 Portu-
guese, the 10000 half-breeds, the Is, 200
Chinese and the $4,000 japanese, who
together constitute more than half of
the population of the islands? Shall
people weigh against the security of a
nation of $1,000, 900 Americans?"
1t is very significant that the large
American population on the Pacific
slope are strongly opposed to the an
nexation scheme. They lie next to the
undesirable country and oppose the
whole republican business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

Halls Hair Remover renders the hair
lustrous and silken, gives it an even
color, and enables women to put it up
in a great variety of styles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

We recently saw it stated that in ia
pan all the school children are taught
kin hat the Chinese government had
issued an edict commanding all chill
dren in the higher schools to be taught
English also. This indicates that the
two great Monaghan Kingdoms appre-
ciate the necessity and Importance Of
having the next generation to under
stand English as she is spoke" and not
the mere 'pigeon-English" caper. It
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02
GEO. O. GAYLORD, Prop'r.,
OF WuMMGroEs BIG RACKET STORE

The only cafe, sure and
reliable Female PILL
ever offered to Ladies,
especially recommend
ed to married Ladies.
81 and take no other.
OK. d boXce for $500.
Clev .,kaYk Ohio.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
A RuiIder of Organs.

Charles +. Winder, recently a member
OF the famous firm OF organ builders, c.
f. Winder & Co, at Cleveland. O., has
come TO the Coast to carry on his profess
sion here. He expects 10 make this city
his headquarters. although he VIII have
the entire Pacific Northwest as his field,
including, OF course. Tacoma. Spokane,
Portland and British Columbia cities.
Mr. Winder completed the pipe organ in
the auditorium al Chicago the largest IN
the country. and also recently built one
for the Trinity Methodist church al Dem
yer. the largest IN the West
My father has been in this business for
thirty-eight years" said Mr.. Winder last
night. and / have been raised In IL. Our
firm has placed organs IN many OF the big
churches of the Eastern cities. building
forty-six in Cleveland alone. ! have long
wanted to come 10 the Coast. particularly
on account OF my health. and also firmly
believing that there is a field here for
such a business as mine Is. Your country
has outgrown the wild reputation you
know IL once had. and Is attracting more
attention every year for its opportunities
for business investments. I have made
quiet. but careful. study OF the situation.
and have determined that Seattle Is a good
place for me I do not, % course. come
prepared 70 pat in big plant here i'm
rnediately. the field is too new 20 warrant
Il. but shall make my head Office here.
and try TO establish in time a business
that will cover this Pacific Northwest
You have a busting city here, haven't
you? ] am delighted with g."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
SPOKANE POST GETS A LIFT.
M, Twice as Mach Is Cat ON From
the sray's Harbor Appro-
urGatiou.

w4sgTsGTOS, Feb. 2.-Ths sundry
..a asurgnriasion bin was reported 10 the
..sass feszy b. the committee on appro-
,s.t.9ns II carries ? net increase OF
7 = 81 MAKING a total OF S5i. ST, 727. OF
:, Increase sl4s.09o Mas added on ac-
s-s,s :, public buildings and Siss,s sor
ssNtsausss for signals and beacons. Large
leases wefe made for rivers and har-
egS
- sseretary 81 war IL required 20 make
...snases for river and harbor improve
$50 IA be carried IN The book OF esti-
na,ss
anogg the amendments made Is an al
s.xsnes Of sles5.l5S for sugar bounty
sssns. fa- military posts an Increase or
500 pravtding that such amount shall
- sxssnaed a. Spokane, Wash: for Vel
exssna Park Improvements an Increase
q imNa
Tes decrease from the appropriations for
rsxsr AMI harbor improvements In the bill
4 ss.sed hy the house include the follow
~ Humboldt bay, Cal. decrease 1900 900;
GAYS hsrhor. Wash. 100000. For the
eassluaed Improvement Of Oakland harnor.
al sss0a Is allowed, and the limit OF
-, laereased 20 ssE. 90 For surveying
- raass Of the deep waterway connect
kx ne great lakes and the Atlantic ocean.
fe 40 4 allowed. To continue the survey
80 examinations for the Nicaragua canal.
~ 20 ard the president r. 10 appoint
eenmlsslon 10 consist OF three engineers.
ess from the army, one from the navy
al one from civil hfe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
WOULD DECLARE WAR.
suixer of New York Prepares the
Country to Fight spain.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Representa-
tive SulZer OF New York today introduced
a bill declaring war between Spain and
her colonies and the United States.
The bin provides that war be declared
10 exist between the kingdom of Spain and
her colonies and tAe United States Of
America and their territories, and that the
president Is authorized TO use the whole
land and naval force OF the United States
10 carry the same into effect and 10 issue
to private armed vessels of the United
States commissions or letters OF marque
and general reprisal in such form as he
shall think proper. and under the seal OF
the United States, against the vessels,
goods and effects OF the government OF the
said kingdom of Spain and the subjects
thereof.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
IN THE HOUSE.
All Appropriation Bills Sent to the
senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb 25.-The house is
evidently drifting on toward final adj
fournment with an easy conscience. Sew
eral conference reports were presented
and agreed to- Among them were the re-
ports on the agricultural appropriation bill
"a final report and on the bill 10 amend
the timber culture act. The conferees on
the army bin reported a disa greement on
that bill. the bone OF contention between
the two houses being the item relative to
the hospital at Hot Springs. The house
wanted this hospital abandoned: the SEN
ate insisted that provision be made for Its
continuance The house finally agreed to
recede from It's position on this item and
thereby continue the hospital This has
the effect OF a final agreement. and the
army bin Will now go to the president.
4 long discussion occurred over a bin TO
cl0rhe the p6stoffice iuspec tors with the
authority now vested IN United States
marshsls in the matter OF arrests Hop
kins Of Illinois opposed i on the ground
that as postoriec inspectors were not bond
ed officers. persons illegally arrested by
them wouh have no redress. After two
hours OF debate. the bin was passed. III
TO eS
Quite unexpectedly. late in the after
noon. the banking and currency commit
tee brought forward the bin 70 authorize
national hanks 20 take out circulation
80 the mar value % the bonds deposited
This bill was bitterly opposed by walker
chairman Of the committee from which 4
euauate3 and there was a lively debate,
but the bin was passed. - 10 a.
4 resolution requiring the president 20
transmit 20 he house all correspondence
on hle a. the state department in regard
20 the Imprisonment 81 Americans in Cuba
WIS unanimously adopted. At sos the
house adjourned.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
Personal.

John NJ Mcclellan. mining man or
Silvertou Is az the Northern.
Jerome Ely and Alfred Maylor. ranch
ers OF Oak Harbor, are n the Dilier.
w. NJ panslis mining man. Is regis
tered at the Northern from Vancouver.
Arthur Boucher. log buyer FOR the Rel
bingham Bay Company, IS az the Diller.
Thomas Bordeaux. OF the shelton ium-
Der mills. arrived at the Diller yesterday.
Mr.. and sfrs. Jules Levy, a newly mar
ried couple OF Portland. are at the Rat
nier-Grand.
John Kallsen. interested In several
mines in the Silyerton district, - staying
az the Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. c. o. Johnson and chill
dren. or Kennewick. Wash. are guests
OF the Northern.
p. w. Keen. a cannery man Of Friday
harbor and Frank Roberts cannery
man or Point Roberts. are 81 the stevens.
l. II Butin wife and family. OF Kla-
r1ath Fails Or and J. @ Mcclellan, o.
Bonanza Or, are AZ The Dslier en- route
for Alaska
] Thomas Hickey. E. @. Benham. G.
G Sanger. II L. LELAND. : =. Mslioy
and NJ W. Lawrence all OF Tacoma. are
registered at the Occidental
cart. II. r. Freeman. connected with
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
COMPANY, and Miss Hiida Freeman are
registered at the Rainier-Grand from
New York city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
NOT COMING YET.
Portland Flour MiIlmen Visit Seat
tie, but Are Not Ready to Put
I'm u Plant.

The report published In an evening paper
yesterday that big Portland company.
headed by Theo. Il. Wilcox and William
Ladd. would build large Touring mill Ia
this city, is somewhat premature. 1t Is
true that the company referred 10 has
been looking toward Seattle as a pace for
the establishment OF mill. and may Yet
select a site and build plant. but not be-
fore next year at the earliest.
ID. A. Mckenzie, OF the Seattle & Lake
Washington Waterway Company. had a
lengthy interview yesterday with Messrs.
Wilcox and Ladd regarding q site, etc. In
which those gentlemen stated that they
were not ready to build another mill for
many reasons.
The fact that the Centennial Mn Com
pany has completed all arrangements for
the erection OF plant on the tide flats
undoubtedly figures in the matter. tho
Portland people not feeling satisfied that
the demand VIII be sufficient for the out
put or two mills. Mr.. Wilcox stated that
at present they have not the capacity 10
supply their foreign demand, and would
probably be compelled 10 enlarge their Ia
coma mill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
AROUSED At LAST.


49,
vs,ss-sxsl o. his APPEAL today vas with
sagt IRE fsgssfre and does not est0p rim from
taxing action "a the future, Il he feels
shzt na has reason . secure indemnify
for MS trnp~4svnneas- II appears that the
T-sx I4xsl method Of securing the prison
erss .ifseaarEe speedily Was a withdrawal
az the spnesl that had been taken from ghe
sentence cf the lower court in Gaha Per-
hargs ne same reSUit could have been ob-
fzEaea by allowing the appeal 20 have been
heard rs the court 81 Madrid. buE tais
involved 4 .ong Wait- and 50 long as me
auuesl vas pending the Spanish las did
nos r.a-ras; az a pardon. So for the benefit
o. the prisoner MS counses withdrew the
auoeai and nox they are awaiting with
anxiety the possible interruption og their
pan ny the acton Of ire senate Tais is
indicated by the folio wing letter which
Senator Sherman has received which ap-
pears 70 have been regarded in the senate
debate today as 4 letter from Secretary
Olasy:
Hon Holm sherman Chamber OF SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Reiatsons-SiT:
snail / be permitted. IN my capacity Of
counsel and representative OF AIr. Julio
SanElIflly IMPRISONED in Havana. 20 re-
quest you In all earnest In the name OF
ny client and for his benefit TO prevent
II possible, the passage OF the resolutions
directing a demand % be made upon the
client9 Said release having been already
granted by the Spanish government upon
no other condition than the fulfillment of
a certain technical requirement OF the
Spanish Law. a condition 20 which I
here. and Sanguilly's lawyer in Havana.
do readily assent. would Ii not be injuri-
Gus 10 the prisoner 10 afford the Spanish
government a plausible opportunity 20
withdraw from its engagement IN this
respect
of course I cannot but be grateful to
the generous spirit shown by the resoIu-
tion TO which ! refer. as ! am. with al
my heart. and my client Is. grateful to
the honorable secretary of state for his
manly, untirIng and benevolent efforts in
favor OF Mr.. Sanguilly.
Il cannot bat see and recognize that the
movement In the senate is inspired by the
same generous feeling which from the be-
ginning has inspired the honorable secre-
tary % state. But / am afraid the effect
which the resolution may have IL passed
will necessarily produce In government
circles OF Spain. and perhaps among the
masses. such resentment as will result
In the defeat OF the efforts both of the
state department and the senate. / make,
therefore 10 you an earnest appeal In the
name OF Mr. Sanguilly. TO submit this
letter. n proper TO the consideration OF
the senate. which In its wisdom viii no
doubt pay attention to the statements
therein contained I am. sir, with great
est respect. your ohedient servant
- l. RODRIGUEZ
Counsel for Sanguiliy."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
1EvIyE OUT AGAIN.
LAKE CRIMINAL ESCAPES
IRON HIS KEEPERS
c..n, while Hnndcuded,
,,,,.s. Prom see"@ md, story
-B- Almost Killed "a
.~sman Two Years Ago

.ov.Sr. Fss. "a soeeial to the
sfOhlA..-ITs astsg from Medical Laks.
y sss~' - Thomas Devine. the most
E1sle sesame criminal ever consigned
Ssspsss -. se.svsfal here. made his second
= e - - algaf. ard is stiA at large The
rss lstrsngth ard TaGTdsToaFs ten
500 $50 = 5e.-,sne have caused BIN 10 be
So ,r,arl5szs. generally handcaned,
kSs1 - escape two years ago, when
- 80 -. al, % Ais room az the hos pitAl.
= - a. oaken nopGfick from a ward
$50 $50 ard lay 80 wait for Night
- - TavlOr Vim. WON ne almost
- ~ was reca pturea on the faki-
= fssszn reservation.
- - s~salag. during the supper hour.
-. rnsnaxssi 10 evsde his keepers for a
- ..,ga4nts. 50 far as 20 wrench OF an
- 80 and break the glass In the win
= - !, - re1aa. II was IN the second
~. tie desperate fellow dropped
-. z-s1nS. some twenty feet. Still
:. ss..ss.,rss ane ESCAPED IN the darkness
!. r,yius wore handouts and Is with
-. az coat, bis rscapture should De
=. IL Is a giant Ia physique. weighing
-. gF. pounds Ills homicidal tsnden-
=. r,naer him a yeEy dangerous !unatic
a - A. large.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
Tried 4. on the Policeman.

The telephone at police headquarters
rang furiouSly last evening. Capt. Hoele
thought g. meant = burglary or = safe
cracking 500. ard pat or al speed.
The captain listened moment ard then
said. ".Oh. II Is Haddeen AT Fremont
WITS that wtEIe WIleS. sx-policeuian.
skipped. You don't mean ft2 Where =
re Sone7 South Carolina; you don't say
So Did he walk or rider Converted ev-
erythfng into money you don't say? Way
I met him on the street yesterday after
noon. and Re said he was doing better in
+he SsIugle business than he expected. T
s-,,e<$ Res cnt looking for timber WHAT'S
thatp Everything into money! Wei 7
seou'd have said -ood-by 10 him iasteaa
% good day" There was no answer from
Fremont Osioer Haa8een - still think
leg. ard nav flag ire Joke today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
-
Warm Revival Meetings.

The revival meetings az the First NJ. r.
church are getting very warm. Wednes-
day evening four persons we're at the altar.
last evening five. Mr.. Randall spoke last
night very forcibly regarding the strength
gained from adhering 10 duty. and the
weakness from yielding TO self-gratinca-
ton.
Services will he held this evening, a
workers' conference at 7 O'clock. regular
meeting at $50 p. IN. Should the num-
bers increase next week the services VIII
have 20 be held in the auditorium OF the
church. A cordial weicome VIII be ex-
tended 70 all w1n come.