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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
Emperor Williams Horoscope of Political
Events

London. June 26.-The Spectator pub
lished a long leading article on Emper-
or Williams remarks as recorded by
the Paris correspondent of The Times
on Monday last, and then cabled to the
Associated Press. The correspondent
reported a conversation affecting to
represent the views of the emperor in
the course of which, speaking Of his
anxiety as to the future of Europe, he
said that he did not fear Chinese am
bitiOn or the anarchists. hut he did
fear the expansion of one of the great
powers and the Intervention of the
United States in the affairs of the Old
World.
The Spectator says: This is so I'M
portant that we would give much to
know precisely what is in the kaiser's
brain. The kaiser has displayed al
times singular CLEANS of insight. The
facts of the moment appear to justify
his enigmatic saying. The Americans
are exhibiting a tendency to depart
from their policy of seclusion and in
terfere very strongly in the affairs of
the old world
Continuing The Spectator instances
Venezuela, Samoa and Hawaii. adding:
And they are apparently going to in
terfere with Spain in the most peremp-
tory manner. If there is any truth in
the account of the instructions given to
General WoodfOrd, the United States
intend to Immediately offer an ultima
tum to Spain, by practically refusing
her permission to suppress a revolt in
her own dominion. The last event
seems to have very badly impressed the
kaiser and the emDerOrS remarks
throughout dealt with the perils which
it was his object to avert. Does he pro-
pose himself to avert American inter-
Vention in the affairs of the Old World?
If he does, President Mckinley must
be cautious in his diplomacy, for the
German and Spanish fleets combined
would be more than a match for any
fleet America could produce, without
an effort which would tax the resour-
ces of the union, not in money, but in
ships and sailors. The union is irreslst-
ible only ashore, and Cuba would be
a poor reward for a great and danger
our war. 1t is not certain Germany has
not a motive for such an alliance, for
the United States, with MOnroeism. is
nearly as much in the way of powers
desiring to expand as Great Britain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
The Negro Held without Bail

Key West, Fla. June 26.-The hear
ing in the case against Sylvanus John
son, charged with assault on Mrs. At
we'll, took place this morning before
Justice of the Peace Warren. Several
witnesses We're examined, among them
Mrs. Faber. She stated that in COM
pany with Mrs. Atwell, and two other
ladies, she was gathering wild flowers
in the woods near the head of the is
land when Johnson appeared and be-
gan to throw stones at tn en-. He final
ly ran towards them and assaulted her.
Mrs. AtWell came to her assistance and
Johnson then turned his attention to
her. He assaulted her violently, dur
ing which the others made their es-
cape. The negro caught her by the
throat, but met with fierce resistance.
After choking her almost into inSenSi-
bility he tore off her clothes.
Johnson, the prisoner, on being put
on the stand. denied the whole affair
but admitted that he was with three
other negroes who threw stones at the
women. Both Mrs. Faber and Mrs. At
we'll positively identified the negro as
the one who assaulted them.
Johnson was then remanded to Jail
without bail to await the action of the
grand jury.
An armed negro was arrested and
placed in Jail today at noon. and a
careful watch is being kept for others
of his kind. The company of militia
will be held in readiness at the city hall
for any trouble. Everything is quiet at
present. AS a result of the firing on
Thursday night, the court house and
Jail bear many marks of bullets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
The Cincinnati Hotel Handicap.

Cincinnati, June 26.-Six thousand
or more people journeyed to Latonia
today . see the match race between
Tillo g. 4 Bornegres and the Cincinnati
Hotel :-andicap run. The match race
did nc. come off, but the finish of the
handic@ repaid the spectators for
what taey missed in not seeing Tillo
and Boanerges race.
First Race-Selling; one mile. Ell
torO. to l, won: J. P. B., 10 ? and 4
TO ,. second: Yelvington, I TO l, third.
Time, 1:4414
Second Race-Five furlongs. Macivor,
even. Won; Rastus. II 10 l and TO /,
second; Chicopee, 10 10 l, third. Time,
1:63.
Third Race-One mile. White Oak,
to /, won; Ollean, : TO l and , TO !,
second; Hats OFF, 6 to l, third. Time.
1:43l2.
Fourth Race-The Cincinnati Hotel
handicap. one mile and a sixteenth.
Loki. 10 3. won: Ben Holiday II 10
and 1 to 2; second: Byron McClelland,
to 2. third. Time las.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Flora
Louise, to ;. won; Elenora Holmes.
s TO ), second; Florida Rose, so to /,
third. Time. 1904.
Sixth Race-One mile. Obscure. Is to
/, Won: Ornimar, 3 10 and l TO 2. sec
ond: Banquo II, 10 ,, third. Time,
1:421a.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
Ornament Defeats Typhoon

81. Louis, June 26.-kvntucky beat
Missouri ornament outran Typhoun
III at the fairgrounds today in al, ST
Louis Derby. a ST., 900 sweep stake for
3-year-o!ds, ana several thousand ST
Louisians walked home The much
played Typhocn II was beaten not only
by Ornament. Of ken,uCky, but also
by Buckvidere. II TO / shot. who came
near getting into first place. Aside from
the reassertment Of Ornaments superb
ority, the race was a disappointment
Ornaments price. l9 10 20 and out. pre-
vented any heavy play on him 10y the
visitors, while Typhoon, at IL 10 10. VAS
hardly more attractive. \ very large
sum OF money was made on the race.
but il was not done by Ornament. IL
was made ~ a select coterc which
had apparently very excellent reasons
for knowing that Buckvider- would
run second and the component parts OF
the coterie found To ! for place abou:
as good thing as they wanted.
The day opened with "A clear sky,
a cool wind and a track like an un-
baked brick. Three races passed
through that stew of clay before the
Derby was called, and the churning did
not improve il any.
The only good going on the track
was around the outside edge. but ap-
parently the only man who recognized
the fact and used his knowledge VAS
c. T. Patterson. the owner OF Orna-
ment Mr. Patterson took cane ana
unostentatiously sat down near the
mile post while the three starters pa
raded before the grand stand. Buckvi-
dere. ridden by Slaughter. came first.
Typhoon. ridden by Garner next and
Ornament. with Clayton in the sad
die. last The crowded grand stand gave
them the usual encouraging howl and
they went 10 the post.
Starter Kit Chinn sent them away to
a flying start with Buckviderr nose
in front. Force of habit sent every
jockey over to the rail at the turn.
right in the heaviest going OF the
track. owen Patterson, at the mile
post, smiled sWeetly ana sat stll As
they came around TyphGon was IN the
lead with Ornament at his ear. Buck
videre was close up and ca,l ri.nTing
mud like a politician. As the three
nearrd the quiet Patterson. the owucr
OF Ornament. rose and SiGnallcd with
his cane. At the instant Clayton shot
Ornament clear across the ground
and before the other Jockeys coulG
gasp the race was practically won
SidS toD : !IdHtuN'T 1lrSn'nti up iIl'
son Of order So he made five lengths
and he kept it 10 the close Tn" mile
post, too, was the place Typhoun ap-
parently had an engagement with. for
he wanted TO stop-and for all practical
purposes did stop there. He was beat
en- so hard and 80 badly that th,. torn
up TyphoUn tickets looked like Il STOW
Twenty thousand people witnessed the
race.
Ornament will he .hipped to Cincir1-
natl tomorrow t. run in the Oakley
Derby.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29

in Connecticut that il not thoroughly
taken care of in this bill. II there be
any it Is an oversight And / sup
pose Pennsylvania gels $500 ton on
china clay because the senator from
Pennsylvania Quay. has four bushels
Of manuscript and has told the COM
mirtee he Will bring il here unless he
gets what he wants"
The senator then severely arraigned
the New England senators, who acted,
he said. on the principle OF enlightened
self-interest
Senator Platt replied. intimating that
Senator Pettigrew was for protection
in some things and not in others, and
was inspired by the fact that bed Of
fuller's earth had been discovered in
South Dakota.
This appeared TO anger Senator Pet
tigrew, and with intense feeling and
rapidity ne responded: The senator
says l am a protectionist only in spots
II TO be q protectionist means TO vote
duty OF 100 per cent. on silk, then
am protectionist only in spots. If TO
be protectionist. a man must vote for
a dEy on sugar purely and absolutely
for the benefit Of a gigantic and cor
rupt trust. at the dictation Of eau
Gus, then l am protectionist only in
spots"
The vehemence OF Senator Petit
Crews utterance drew every eye on
him. Re began another sentence. Then
he hesitated and made a vain effort 10
articulate his words. 1t was thought
10 be momentary indispOsition. Sem
ators waited Tor him 10 proceed. Then
it was observed that he could not
speak. Senators Mantle and Carter
We're quickly by his side and water was
brought to him. He took his seat with
out assistance and there was an awe
like stiffness through the chamber.
Other senators Joined in the circle
about Senator Pettigrew's desk. He
retained his color and was not, appar-
emily, seriously affected.
Approaching the situation. Senator
Pasco relieved the strain by proceed
ing with the debate on Fuller's earth
and the paragraph finally Went over.
The paragraph on watch movements
was then taken up, but finally went
over at the request of Senator Jones,
of Arkansas.
At o'clock Senator Allison asked
TO lay aside the bill and the senate
went into executive session. adjourning
soon after.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
News From Cubi.

Havana, June ga passenger train
bound from Havana to Matanzas has
been dynamited by insurgents between
San Miguel and Campo FlOrido. The
locomotive was thrown from the track
and capsized, and two cars were de-
rallied. The engineer and fireman
were injured.
A band of insurgents today entered
the village of CaladaZar, in Havana
province, and plundered several stores.
Rumors have been a1oat here since
yesterday morning, probably emanat-
ing from official circles, that General
Maximo Gomez, the insurgent COM
mander-in-chief has been killed in
fight near the military line, in the
province of Puerto Principe, extending
from JucarO to Moron. The reports
have not been confirmed.
General Seguero, in an interview, in
formed a correspondent of La Lucha
that the insurgents are SO weak in the
district of Sancti Spiritus that the To-
cal guerilla forces are sufficient to
fight the insurgents, whose surrender
there to the Spaniards is shortly eX-
pected
The editorial attack of The impartial.
IF Madrid upon the son of General
FitZhuh Lee the United States consul
general here, charging the young man
with being implicated in the prema-
ture publication of his fathers report
of the results of the investigation into
the death of DR.. Ruiz, the American
citizen who met his death by violence
in the Jail of Guanabacoa, is refuted by
the Havana correspondent OF the news
paper which published the report. He
has written a letter to La Lucha deny
ing most emphatically that an advance
copy of the report was obtained from
esther General Lee. his son. or from
any emplO,-a of the United States con-
Sulate in Havana.
Havana, via Key West. Fla, June
ga stage coach bound from Havana
for San Jose de Las LajaS, a nearby
settlement. was stopped on the road by
a large band OF insurgents, who killed
with their ma che,as the eighteen scouts
who were escorting the coach: six Guer-
illas, one Spanish officer, doctor.
carpenter and three other passengers
who attempted to save their lives by
flight. The only occupants of the coach
who were not killed by the insurgents
We're a woman and child, who were
among the passengers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
Sheeph cad Races

New York, June 2S.-Resuts al
Sheepshead Bay races:
First Race-Seven furlong. Leeds
willie, Il !. won; Wolhurst, 2 TO ] and
even, second; Storm King, - J. third
Time. 2:Zs4-5
Second Race-One mile and a fur
long. Sir Walter 4 10 l. won: Crorn-
well, - to ! and 6 10 !. second; Rennse-
laer, to !, third. Time 80.
Third Race-The Zephry futurity
course. Blueaway, 2 10 !, won, Monr
dor, 80 10 and 10 !, second: Varus
TO 2. third. Time, Ill.
Fourth Race-Stirrup Cup. one mile
and sixteenth. (Gentleman rider1
Ferrier, 10 2. won st. Nicholas III. 2
to / and out, second; Rodnan B., 20 to
!, third. Time, 1:53 is.
Fifth Race-Five and half furlongr-
Wildwarrior. 6 10 /, won: Glorian, to-
! and 10 !, second; Commerce, IS 70
], third. Time, 1:l0
Sixth Race-Six furlongs Dolando. n
to 5, won; Zanone. 5 to ] and To :.
second; Gotham, TO ], third. Time
lis 2-5.
Seventh Rac-Steeple Chase, short
course. Marschan, TO ), won: LatI-
tude, 4 10 ! and to5. second; Luxedo-
5 10 ], third. Time, 4:2S.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, y. c., June 26.-Judg. Pur-
nell today appointed J. II. Fortune
clerk OF the federal court for the East
ern district, vice y. J. Riddick acting
clerk, who is removed. The appoint
ment dates from July lst. RiddIck was
appointed May y. 1866. by Judge
Brooks and was later re-appcnte-d by
Judge Seymour. Fortune is not yet ap-
pointed circuit court clerk. but no
doubt Will hold both offices, as Riddick
has done for some years. The pay oy
both Offices last year was g. 700 For
tune is from Shelby and came here
some months ago from Shelby on Soma
tor pritcharl's promise .! ihis offic. frl
return for his withdrawal from the
race for the marshalship OF the West
ern district.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
A Fatal Railway Disaster.

Kansas City. Mo, June 26.-It is ru-
mored here that a north bound Wabash
passenger train went through a tres
tie near Missouri City, No. tonight
and that several people We're killed and
others injured. Missouri City is not a
night telegraph cffice and It Is i'm
possible at this hour to verify the re-
port. A relief train is en- route to Kan
sas City from the scene OF the wreck
1t is reported that many passengers In
two coaches were killed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29

Washington. June 26.-The president
today nominated Herschei S. Horkins
TO be collector of internal revenue for
the Fifth district of North Carolina,
and Theodore E. McCrary 70 be post
master at Lexington, y. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29

Concord Standard Whit Barrier. q
negro serving his third term on the Row
an chain gang, attempted on Tuesday
afternoon to escape through some dense
bushes near the work. when, more quick
ly than he had any idea of. two guards
drew a bead him and fired. He is
now in Jail nursing a few wounds till he
becomes able 10 try the trick again.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
Rice Mill Burned.

New Orleans. June 26.-Firs TO-DAY
totally destroyed the Ernest rice .mllls
and the loss will amount to $150,,oo.
There was a great deal of stock in the
mill at the time of the fire and the loss
on this cannot be estimated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-29
BUTLER NOT In 1T.
DENIAL OF THE REPORT As TO
PUBLIC PRINTING.

Death of Ex.Stats Treasurer rste-Circu
lating Rumor. Against the Public Print
er as to Prices Badly Bitten by . Dog.
Blanks Sent Out for Oaths Of Omcsrs Of
Corporations Odom and Dockery not to
Go Into the Marshal'- Omce-Reeoncilia-
tion Between Butler and Prichard de-
MED.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The editor of the Evanston (Wyom
ing) News Register says he received
the following a few days ago; "Td
like to be boy again, without a woe
of care, with freckles scattered DER my
face and hayseed in my hair. I'd like
to rise at 4 o'clock and do hundred
chores, and saw wood and feed the
hogs and lock the stable doors, and
herd the hens and watch the bees and
take the mules to drink, and teach the
turkeys how to swim so they will not
sink, and milk hundred COWS and
bring in wood to burn, and stand out
in the sun all day and churn and
churn, wear my brothers cast-ofl
clothes. and walk four miles to school,
and get licking every day for break
ing some old rule, and then get home
again at night and do the chores once
more, milk the cows and feed the hogs
and curry mules score, then creep
YEARLY up stairs to seek my little bed,
and hear dear old dad say, that worth,
less boy, he doesn't earn his bread,
I'd like to be boy again; boy has
so much fun; his life is just one round
of mirth from rise to set of sun.
think there's nothing pleasanter than
closing stable doors and herding hens
and chasing bees and doing evening
chores"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The Pope recently appointed Rev. P. L..
Chapelle, bishop Of Santa Fe, N. NJ, to the
archbishopric of New Orleans. The new
archbishop was born at Meade, France,
Aug. %, lS42. He is defendant of ia
nous family of landowners which has
furnished prominent men in politics, science
and the Roman Catholic church. He was
educated in his native town and at the col
lege of Enghein, in Belgium. In 1859 he
came to America and finished his education
at st. Mary's seminary, in Baltimore. He
was graduated there in 1868. In June 1865,
he was ordained for the priesthood, and for
five years was engaged in missionary work
in Montgomery county, Maryland. In 1868
he was made doctor of divinity by st,
Marys seminary, and in 1869 he went TO the
Vatican council as secretary to Archbishop
Spaulding. In 1870, he was appointed pas
tor of St. Joseph's church in Baltimore, and
in 1882 was made recorder of st. Matthews s
in Washington. In 1891 he was made coad--
tutor of the venerable Archbishop Salpointe,
at Santa Fe, N. NJ, who later resigned and
Chapelle succeeded him. His work in the
west has been very successful.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The riShtful heir to the throne of Greece
is II. Il. II. Eugenie Christotoros. Princess
PaIaelogae-Ni cpharae-C Commence, who is
the Ilneal descendant of the PaIaeOlogus, a
family compared 10 which the present reign
ing monarchs of Europe are of mushroom
growth. She unites in herself the claim of
all the dynasties who. from the time of Con-
stantine until the fall Of Constantinople. or-
cupied the throne of the Eastern CAESARS.
Her father, Prince Christoforo. was candi-
date for the throne in 1868. when the powers
placed George. the Dane, on the throne.
The secret societies. mentioned so frequently
in accounts of the recent war, are societies
whose purpose is the restoring of the natu-
raj monarch to the throne. The princess
was born at Malta about 45 years ago and is
the mother Of two sons and a daughter.
The Queen of England and her cabinet are
opposed to reinstating the rghtful monarch
for political reasons. The Gar of Russia,
however, is her friend. 1t is possible she
may succeed to the throne of George of
Greece and the Sultan of Turkey.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

Edison is familiar. have never heard of this
youthful scientist. vet he has had a large
part in experiments and discoveries which
have startled the world. During several
years he has spent most of his waking and
many of his sleeping hours in the labora-
tories OF his father. All these matters he
has known from his youth up, and he enters
upon his manhood with wonderful equip
ment OF knowledge.
But why did he not stay with his father?
Why not be partner instead of a rival? The
explanation calls up a curious picture. Fig
uratlvely speaking, one bright morning
last August Edison called the Young man To
him, and spake thus: Thomas. my son,
you know almost as much as your father,
but what you know will never be of use to
you until you know men. Get out Thomas.
and study men. Brush up against the world
fora while, and let us see what you are made
of. You have good ideas Work them. Good
morning. SO the young man started out
four months ago, with head full Of ideas
and lusty desire to make himself heard in
the world 5 noisy traffic. Today he has an
Office In big Broadway building, and the
big electrical manufacturing companies with
the long titles and the capital of many mil
lions are studying this young man with great
care, while pretending that they are not
aware Of his existence. This is hollow
pretence, however, for he has attacked them
III their own Strongholds He has invented
device which, he says. is only the first
OF series of approved appliances
in various lines Of electrical work.
1t is an incandescent lamp. similar to
the one now in use to the inexperienced
eye. but possessing, it is said many ad-
vantages He calls it the Edison Junior"
with conscious pride, and claims for it
superiority over all others in the important
detalls'of vacuum and ament. To achieve
these results, the young man designed his
own pump and says that with it he can eX-
haust 10 lamps to a high degree of perfec-
tlon IN less time than is required by the
ordinary vacuum pumps to exhaust one
lamp. The tlament is his own invention.
also-a chemical combination. carbon
ized at 1000 degrees fahrenheit 49,
making it as near absolutely pure
carbon as it is possible to obtain.
Curiously enough, neither the pump nor the
lllament has been patented. My fathers
experience has taught me to steer clear of
the patent office" he said. He has taken
out scores of patents, but he has spent as
much money and time fighting to uphold
them, guess, as they are worth. am go-
Ing to keep my ideas to myself. Secrecy is
better safeguard than patent, any time"
| This young man, who at 81 challenges a
scientist of worldwide fame and his father
at that, never had any education in the gem
eral sense OF the term. When he was IL
years old his schooling ceased, and from
that time until few months ago he pract-
cally lived at his fathers side during work.
Ing hours.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

There is apparently chance for en-
terprising farmers to ply their voca-
ton in the valley OF the Yukon. They
can raise whatever will mature in
three months, and there are varieties
of wheat and barley, and, of course,
many vegetables which will do this.
There is an immense and very rich
valley open to settlement. About ten
feet of the top soil thaws out during
the summer, and this can be cult
waited. The mosquitoes and flies make
it impossible for most farm animals to
exist during the summer, and they
would eat their heads off during the
long winters. The work will have to
be done with reindeer. The summer
day is about three months long, and
so is the winter night. There are no
summer frests,