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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

The opportunities and avenues" for
the negro race in the south are ten
times more numerous thar In the north
than in New England. Here they
practice medicine, law, teach, preach,
are policemen. fill numerous important
Offices, in this city boss the town. mer-
chandise, keep whiskey shops. work in
the various trades. and with white
men, and so on. It is all tosh what
Proctor says here. Pray what sort OF
excuse can a black man have for as
saulting a white woman when he talks
in the words Of the parson quoted
from? Because he cannot do this Dr.
that he will take revenge upon some
defenceless, noble woman. Out upon
such nonsense! The blacks go into
high Offices in the south. North Caro-
lima has a black man, SO called, in the
congress. Has the north a member?
Where is he from? Boston went into
spasms Of remorse, dismay and hor-
ror because Sambo some how broke
into the COMMON council, we think it
was.
The Washington Post exercises more
judgment, fairness and intelligence in
it's several discussions Of the negroes
and rapes included than any other
paper published so far towards the
frozen regions. In commenting on the
Proctor deliverance which it approves
of, it said this, and it is at once true
INT appreciative.
There is no occasion for desponden-
cy as to the future Of the black race
in the United States. In fact. this
country is the one place on earth
where that race is making rapid pro-
gress. There is an offset of good for
almost every evil, and the condition
of the seven or eight millions of blacks
in America, as compared with that of
their brethren in Africa, is most o n
vincing proof that measureless good
has resulted from slavery. OF course
there are low and villainous negroes
but the number Of such is no greater
than might reasonably have been ex-
pected when 1000, 900 Of chattles were
transferred into 'freemen and fellow
citizens without any intermediate
course of preparation for the RESPONSE
, bilities and duties Of citizenship and
sovereignty. The scoundrels wro COM
, nit the crimes that provoke are but
a small percentage of the grand total
Of colored men, but they inevitably
attract more attention from the mil
lions Of law-abiding, honest people
who are working for their living and
,, doing their utmost for the education OF
, their children"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
A LITTLE SUFFERER

Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
ScrofuIous Humors- How a Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. It
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
1t appeared in the form of red pimples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. Ny
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out of his
blood and it has never since returned"
WILLIAM BARTz, 416 South Williams ST.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
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Free Pills.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen &
Co., Chicago and get a free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits.
These pills are cas- in action and are
particularly effective in the cure Of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size Csc per box.
Sold by r. r. Bellamy. Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

Philadelphia, August 11.-James
c. Embry, bishop Of the African Meth
odist Episcopal church in South Caro-
lima, died today at his home in this
city. He had been in poor health for
some time past and during a recent
visit to his district in the south he con-
tracted a severe attack Of malaria. He
returned to his home in this city, but
grew rapidly worse until his death to-
day. Bishop Embry was born in
Knox county, Indiana, November 2,
1884.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

Popolists Blaming 'PeIitlieians for Lii.
carriage Of the Local Taxasion Sehsme.
New Cotton From TEXAS Offered Our
Anls-Rscsivsr for the AaaeAssesr MINIS.
To ERfoeeo Clvi1 esrvics In Internal Rev.
CaPt9eed.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, N. c.. August II.
Governor Russell mas advices that in
Greene county Judge Allen il trying
q man for rape. No particulars are
given.
Revenue officers made a raid from
here last night and in Granville coun-
ty, quite near the Wake line, captured
a 150-gallon illicit distillery and 1000
gallons of beer. No arrests were made.
The owners Of the still are not known.
Cotton in Texas, of the new crop, is
offered to dealers and mills here at SZ
cents. The North Carolina mill owners
think prices are going to remain high
even after the new crop in this state
comes in. Cotton is opening now in
this county. The crop will be the
greatest ever known in North Carolina.
! It is alleged that there is a plan on
foot to buy The Charlotte News and
onver it into a populist paper, but
it looks like a fairy story.
| The school tax election held yester-
/ day was without doubt the dullest ever
| known in this state. The Biblical Re-
corder says the people will hold the
politicians to account for not helping
| carry the election. But really it seems
| the people themselves cared little about
the matter. The election cost at least
| $50. 900.
Judge McIver appoints Mr.. Hunter,
Of Greensboro, receiver for the Man
chester cotton mills in Cumberland
county.
The revenue collector has received a
strong circular from the treasury de-
partment and also n from the COM
missioner of internal revenue, direct
ing that the civil service rules and reg
ulations be rigidly observed.
The annual meeting Of the negro vol.
unteer firemen Of the state at Green's
boro is said to be quite a success.
Work is in progress on a new knitting
will at New Bern.
The monument at the grave Of L. L
Polk in lakewood cemetery here, is
only half completed. The shaft is lack.
ing. The state alliance will try to raise
the money to buy the shaft.
The negro holiness preacher, Jones
who was beaten by whitecaps in Ober.
lin, a village near here, has fled to Dur
ham. Four or five years ago a negro
who preached this doctrine left Oberlir
for Wilmington, carrying with hin
seven or eight women, three or four O.
whom deserted their husbands for him
All of them were good looking womer
and girls.
The people who are pushing the plar
to build a 40-mile electric railway be.
tween Morganton n Blowing Rocl
say they are now sure of success.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
SOUTHERN JOT TINGS.

Texas murderer is to have a brass
band at his execution. He should go
the whole length and have fireworks
in the evening.-Washington Post.
Each inhabitant of Texas will av-
erage sixty bushels Of corn this year,
and there are only about two distiller-
les in the state.-Galveston News.
A Tennessee paper has started a
"Jackass Department" and all the
fighting males iE the vicinity are arse
nals.-Mlnneap0lis Journal.
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Brooklyn 3, Baltimore 10.
BROOKLYN 3. Baltimore IL.

Brooklyn, August 11.-Baltimore won
W o more games from Brooklyn today.
In the first Dunn's curves were knock
ed all over the lot. Brown, a young
ster from Trenton, N. J., was given a
trial in the second game. He did fairly
well, notwithstanding hat he sent
-four men to base on balls and hit
three others during the six innings he
was in the box. He was very poorly
supported. Attendance 1886. The score:
First game
Brooklyn III 100000 % 10 3
Baltimore IL 2 2 0 0 Ito Is 3
Batteries: Dunn INC Grim; Hoffer
and Clarke. Umpire Emslie. Time POS.
Second game
Brooklyn 80 O0e0OOO3- S 10 I
Baltimore - 0 0 0 Alb IA Q
Batteries: Brown, Fisher and Smith
Pond and Clarke. Umpire Emsli~
Time 2:06.
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er than he. Tom Reed, the COMPRESSION,
al tsar, has given out some such ex-
pectation. II the radical gang. state,
congressional, national. IL not reject
ed and smitten by the American peo-
pie, then they have ost their man.
hood. their sense Of right and honor.
their patriotism and pluck, and deserve
to wear henceforth the yoke put upon
them by their task-masters and op-
preSSorS,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
Struck by Lightning.

New Orleans, August ia bolt of
lightning this morning did considerable
damage at the American brewery. It
struck the brick work of two immense
batteries Of boilers by which the ma
chinery Of the plant is operated and
almost completely destroyed them. One
of the boilers was undermined and fell
to the ground. The other boiler was
not as badly damaged. Dan MARI, was
scalded by escaping steam and may
die, Pat Maher, a laborer was struck
by a brick.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

Hurrah! for North Carolina, that
leads in many things. If the following
is true then this state leads in human
prolif1cness as in many other things, in
cluding illiterarcy:
There is a negro man working near
Dublin, Ca, who says he is one of for
ty children by one mother. He says
his mother was married four times,
and gave birth to twenty-seven boys
and thirteen girls in North Carolina,
and is yet living"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

any good. My wife was in q drug
store one day discussing my condition
and the druggist gave her q sample
bottle of the Nervine. She persuaded
me to take It and that small vial gave
me the first refreshing sleep I had had
in four months. I continued the rem
edy and It acted like q charm. My
sleep was natural and refreshing, my
appetite good, and in q short time 1
regained my usual weight, strength
and health and have had no trouble
since. Ny restoration to health, I at
tribute solely to DR.. Miles Nervine, as
I used no other remedy after begin
ming it. I feel it q duty to make this
public as I believe DR.. Miles Restora-
tive Nervine a boon to suffering hu-
mainly"
Contrast the above with the follow
ing extract from the editorial in the
Chicago Euening Journal Sept. q, 1893.
on the death of Edison Keith. "From
insomnia to nervous ~prostration Is q
short stage, and from nervous prostra-
tion to conditions and symptoms akin
to those Of insanity is a shorter one.
This is a sufficient explanation Of the
causes that led to the lamentable
death by suicide of Edison Keith" E
d.. Miles Remedies are sold by all
druggists under a positive guarantee
first bottle benefits or money will be
refunded. Book on heart and nerves
sent free to all applicants.
DR.. Miles Medical Co, ElkhArt, Ind.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

New York, August 11.-Columbus.
Ohio, has been selected as the place
for holding the National Convention Of
Mayors and Councilmen, which will
be held September 28th to October LIST.
The programme of the convention will
cover all topics of interest to city Of
ficials, such as street lighting, garbage
collection and disposition, street clean
ing, franchise grants and
paving, sewerage, water supply, fire
and police protection, etc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
Cleveland Il, Pittsburg 6.

Cleveland. August 1.-THE wildness
OF Hastings and timely hitting by tn
Indians gave the home team the vic
tory today. The Pirates rallied in tn"
ninth, but the game was lost. Attend
ance 700. The score:
Cleveland 30 4 3 / 0 0 *-f2 il :
Pittsburg % 0 0 3-6 10 Z
Batteries: Brown and Ccger ana
thinner; Hastings and Merritt. Umpr
Mcdonald. Time 2:10.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
Your Boy Wont Live a Month.

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of "a Mil 81,
South Gardner, Mass, was told by tn
doctors. His son had Lung trouble,
following Typhoid Malaria, and h.
spent three hundred and seventy-hF.
dollars with doctors, who finally gave
him up, saying Your boy won't live
a month";" He tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery and a few bottles restored
him to health and entitled him 10 g
to work a perfectly we'll man. He says
he owes his present good health 10 use
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, anl
knows it to be the best IN the WORD
for Lung trouble. Trial Bottles Ere
at r. r. BeIfamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
HOME FOLKS.

We nave two historical communica-
ions in hand but reserve them until
our next Sunday issue. The MESSENGER
is glad to publish original articles that
help to a better understanding Of the
historic events that distinguished
North Carolina in the past.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
DR.. Miles Neryine Restores %ss;{h.

second n third innings, the Colts
could not bunch their hits. The field
ing Of Wagner, Clingman and LANCE
was a feature. Attendance 500. The
score:
Louisville 80 0 0 2 2 0 ! - 10 |
Chicago ......0 0 0 0 % - ;
Batteries: Clark and Wilson; Briggs
and Kittridge. Umpire O'Day. Time
2:05.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

North Carolina has an early politi-
cal prophet in the field. He writes him.
self ]. Wiley Shook, and foretells the
doom Of the Mckinley gang. But who
is his prophet. his Shook? A great
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
BASE BALL.
Baltimore Twice Defeats BroOklyn-Wash.
tngton Shuts out Philadelphia-Louis-
VILE Takes q Game From Chicago, Which
Places her Above Brooklyn

Places her Above Brooklyn
Boston Z, New York 5.
Boston, August 11.-New York bat
ted Lewis freely for three innings to-
day, scoring foul runs in that time.
Then Lewis steadied down and did fine
work. In the last half of the eighth,
on lucky hits by Bergen and Hamil-
ton. aided by errors by Clark and bases
on balls, Boston rolled up five runs and
won out. Long and Tenny played great
ball, the latter having all three put
outs in the eighth inning. Two passed
balls by Wilson were very costly. At
tendance 5000. The score:
Boston .......1 0 0 0 0 0 80 2
New York 10 3 0 0 0 0 ON5 9 4
Batteries: Russie and Wilson,; Lewis
and Bergen. Umpire Lynch and-Car-
penter. Time 2.1O.
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Teacher-"How many bones are there
in h human body.?? Pupil-"Do you
mean before or after one has eaten
shad?'-Boston Transcript.
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Washington, 6. PhiladeIph;a O

Washington, August 1.-THE Phillies
played a ~listless game in the field to-
day and were unable to hit Mercer,
while the Senator'S connections with
h ball were more frequent and to the
purpose. La Joie became involved in
a quarrel with a by-stander after the
game. and descending from the buss,
truck him in the head. The players
were taken to the police station where
La Joie left SIS collateral for his ap-
pearance in court tomorrow to answer
a charge Of assault. Attendance 1,2eO.
The score:
Washington 1 2 OIL 0 1 SO 10 1
Philadelphia. 0 0 0 0 90 5 2
Batteries: Mercer and Mcclure:
Wheeler and Mcfarland. Umpire KEEL
ly. Time 1:55.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

The confidence Of the people in Hoods
~Sarsaparillla is due to it's unequalled
record Of wonderful cures.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

If wisdom is gained by experience, me
people of North Carolina sho aid be Wise
enough to prevent the recurrence Of sucR
calamities as the last twQ-&egislatures OF
this etate.-Wtuston sentinel.
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Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 8.

Cincinnati, August 1.-THE Reds won
the last game of the present series
today. Although Breitenstein was hit
freely he managed to keep them we'll
scattered. Tim Hurst, who vas fined
800 and costs for assault and battery
this morning in the police court, off,
ciated as umpire and everything went
on nicely, Attendance 2,000. The
score:
Cincinnati 30 22o2000s- Ii 2
st. Louis 80 2 o 0 05 Is 2
batteries ~Breitenstein and PETIT.
Donahue and Murphy. Umpire Hurst.
Time 200.
Louisville 5, Chicago 4.
LOUISVILLE, August 11.-"Dad" Clark
pitched his first game for the Colonies
TO-DAY, and, with the exception Of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13

Blaming 'Politlicians for Als.
carriage Of the Local Taxatlon SehGme.
New Cotton From Texas Offered Our
Anls-Roceivsr for the Manchester Mlns.
To ERforoo Civil Sorvies In InteFnal Rev.
enue Dspartmsnt-A Big Blockade Ssill
Captured.
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business in this county, had made an
assignment for the benefit of creditors.
Oil City, Pa, August Credit bal
ances Tic. Certificates. no bids.
BORN. NOT MADE.

Clarksburg Mill.
We intended to say something last
week about the undlgnitied, bad form,
vulgar letter Governor Atkinson wrote
to the Federation Of Labor at Wash
ington. in aiis yer 20 their criticism OF
his course in using such unseemly
haste in arming the militia OF the
State to shoot strikers; but Stuart
Reed kindly let us help him get the
Industrial tfome at this place, and IN
the scurry the matter escaped us. the
following from the Charleston Gazette
is right in line with the Nails opinion
on the subject, and illustrates the fact
that the voters of the State can't be
too particular what kind Of material
they make Governors out Of There
ought to be little of that born not
made" element in an executives make
up.
The Governor of West Virginia has
not made dignifed reply to the sec
rotary of the Federation Of Labor at
the District of Columbia. The Cover
nor of a State is human and subject
like all other men to human impulses,
which include anger. When the Gov
ernor of a State takes his pen in hand,
however, to write an official commu-
nication, it is a duty he owes to the
dignity of the Commonwealth that he
should curb his temper.
He ought not to have given public
expression to his anger. He ought not
to have put himself on the same level
as the men he was addressing.
In the copy of the Governors letter
printed in our evening contemporary,
the Mail, the Governor called his cor
respondent asses." In the copy Of the
letter FURNISHED to the Gazette, the
word "asses" was scratched out and
the word men" substituted. This
was wise on the Governors part. 1t
was the sober second thought that
came to the rescue. If the Governor
had deferred writing the latter until
to-day he would have done better still.
Asses are very useful animals. They
are hard workers and very patient and
very useful friends of man. Why
should the Governor of West Virginia,
in a burst of anger, want to sheer at
and insult the dCcile and industrious
ass. 1t was an uncalled for attack, en-
tirely unworthy the chief executive Of
a great State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-09
SILVER.
Bradstreers.

The continued drop in silver this week
may be described as sensational In the
London market the downward moVemsnt
is vaguely ascribvd 10 American sales.
In another column of this paper the err
cumstances affecting silver prices are
dwelt on ut length and the decreased IN
dian demand. with the decline IN emma
exchange. pointed out as the prohaoie
chief cause. At the end OF last week the
price of bars in London had raiiisd 10
26ssd per ounce. and in New York 10 &c.
The decline. however. continued. ana by
Thursday the London price was II the
record-breaking level of 25&d. the New
York quotaSion for commercial silver
being down TO J5%c. IL should be noted
that In the face of this extreme depreS-
sion the government of India has sue
ceeded in Keeping up the rate OF exchange,
consul bills having been allotted on We'd
nesday at Is 3-16d per rupee, against
Is 2i-32d a fortnight ago Trading IN
silver bullion certificates az the Stock
Exchange has been altogether unlmport-
ant. on Friday silver was fractionally
better both here and In London.
Silver Prices-July 81: London Z6,sd
New York 517sc. August ,: London Holt
day: New York 55C. August 3: London
26sSd; New York 51ssc. August 1: London
26l4d; New York sac. August o: London
Esd; New York SOS d562sc. August u:
London 257sd; New York 56iSG5'l4c.
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A NASTY CHARGE
Placed Against Several People at Parkers-
burg.

Placed Against Several People at Parkers-
burg.
Special 10 the Register
Parkersburg, w. Va, August Son
July 28th George W Boss, the well
known oil man, whose home is in
Peasants county. and who makes his
headquarters here, and Julia Brown,
of a highly connected family here,
were arrested on a charge Of unlaw-
full asSemblage in a house of i'm fame
by Detective ID. W. HeatOn, and Boss
appeared and confessed and they were
fined $3.50 each.
This morning Boss and the Brown
girl. who is quite young and hand
some, and Singleton NARROW and
DOscia BOwyer were all arrested on the
charge of unlawful cohabitation by De
tective HeatOn. The case will be heard
tomorrow.
Detective HeatOn has also spotted
several other couples who are living
in like manner here. and more arrests
Of q sensational character are likely
to follow.
Marrow is a well known gambler and
was arrested on the same charge some
ago, but was released, and the BOwyers
woman was fined.
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AMONG THE POSTMASTERS.

Special To- the Register
Washington. August S.-These post
masters have been appointed in West
'irginiG:
At Bradshaw. Mcdowell county. ].
D. Payne vice David Davis, resigned;
at GAINESVILLE. Preston county. c. w.
Cramer vice ID. W. Fragee. removed;
az Dickson, Wayne county, w. E.
Paine vice A. W. Preston. removed:
at Rippon, Jefferson county, c. NJ.
West vice j. X. p. Or. removed;
at RCsby's Rock, Marshall county.
Luther Bnletter vice ID. c. LuteS, re-
moved; at Volcano, Wood county, r.
d. Mckinney vice ]. +. Frost, re-
moved; at Winston. Nicholas county.
L. o. Walker vice ]. W Shelton. re-
signed.
Jacob Boyer has been appointed
postmaster at POwhatan Point. Bel
mont county. o., vice II. j. Ziula. re-
moved. and B. R. Davis, at Warner.
Washington county, o., vice Nj. 5.
Blake, removed.
Commissions have been granted TO
Virginia pCStmasters: Henry J.. Rud-
kin. at Burnsville. William A. Wat
sen, at Fellowsville. and Zeirin
GOuiet at Sunset.
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. August THE close OF
the week sees "A continued firm and ad-
Vanced market in both cotton and wooden
goods The feeling among buyers is still
a good one, and the market l. active I'm a
speculative way. Agents for WOODEN mills
and COMMISSION men are making further
advances in serges and some other lines
in even the opening prices. which we've
advanced fro mthOSe Of last season. There
seems TO be no tagging in the buying on
this account. Dress godOs are also bring
ing added prices Cotton goods are very
firm. Staple goods are Unsteady demand,
with advances in both blcached and
brown cottons reported in various quar-
ters during the week. DENNIS and other
coarse cOlored goods are IN such de-
mand that stocks at first hands show
signs o Exhaustion the curiaiiment Of
production IN eastern mills being strong
factor I'm the situation. In print cloths
this is peculiarly noticeable. The market
has strengthened. extras being firm at
. 9-l6c, an advance OF l-l6c over previous
prices.