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Daily camera., 1897-07-13
Five More Weary of Life.

Chicago, July I3-The suicide mania
had another run here yesterday when
FIVE men suicided IN various manners.
Daily camera., 1897-07-13
Silver Quotation.

New York, July I3-Sllver is quoted at
CO.'S today.
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No


One OF the most encouraging fca~-rcs
Of cure made by SIS .(Swi.t's g .acl
n its permancncy. Of all disess.s, q -
well known that those of The biCd arU
the most obstinate, and therefwe IL
most difficult 10 cure. The iaedxcnS
profession, In fsc4, have virtually -
mitted that . real, d~eepseated blood
disease is beyond their skill.
OF course, their admission il not made
In 90 many words, but actions speak
louder than words, and their inability -
cure, after months and often years a
treatment, IL suf6cient evidence that dis
eases of the blood cannot be cured b.
doctors. Their mereurial mixtures, Al
though taken faithfully. only cover up
the symptoms of the disease, iuducinI
the patient to feel that he 10 being cured:
but when he ID sooner or later seiDea
with stid joints, pain in the bones, etc.
the evidence OF the doctors patchwork
II conclusive. Such results cannot be eH-
pected from the use of s. S. s. Being
purely vegetable, containing no harm
full mineral Ingredients, II is the only
blood remedy which acts on the true
principle of forcing the disease from
the system, Building up rather than
tearing down the health. No loss q
hair, no stiff joints, no decrepit mercu-
rial wrecks result from the use Of SIS.
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DECREE OF SALE SIGNED.
Tho Federal Court Orders Sale Under Fore.
closure by the Government of the Union
Pacific Railroad-The Upset Price $780,
R2- AK

Tho Federal Court Order Sale Under Fore.
closure By the Government of the Union
Pacific ~Railroad-The Upset Price S5O
637,45j.
Omaha, Neb., July 29.-Decrees of
sale of the Union Pacific railway un-
der the foreclosure proceedings insti-
tuted against it by the United States
were passed upon by Judge Walter
Sanborn in the United States court
here today. There was no objection to
the entrance of the Ames-Dexter de-
cree, and after a few corrections had
been made in the printed copy of the
decree it was passed upon by the court.
drew forth a vigorous debate between
Ex-Governor Hoadley, special counsel
for the United States. and Winslow S.
Pierce, counsel for the reorganization
committee. The debate was upon the
right of the court to reserve to the
United States all rights Of the govern
ment not expressly stated in the de-
cree. 1t was decided in favor of the
government. The upset price under the
first mortgage will be $5O,637, 455.
Judge w. D. Cornish, of st. Paul, will
act as special master in the matter. He
will sell the main line, the 1,034 miles of
road from Council Bluffs to Ogden, and
it's immediate. branches to this city.
The date of the sale will not be fixed
until twenty days shall have expired,
the court giving that much time to the
Union Pacific Railway Company to re-
deem the property. The date of sale
and other matters connected with the
sale will be fixed by Judge Cornish.
Similar DEGREES will be entered in
Council Bluffs and later in the states
of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Kan
sas.
The entrance of the decree of sale
drew together an assemblage Of as
many prominent judges, attorneys and
cOunsellors as ever met in Omaha.
Judge SanbOrn sat on the bench with
Judge Munger, and passed IN the de-
cree. The government was represented
by Ex-Governor Hoadley, Of Ohio, now
of New York city, and by General John
C. Cowen, Of this city. Winslow S.
Pierce, of New York city, said to have
evolved the scheme of reorganization
OF the Union Pacific, with Lawrence
Greer, looked after the interests of the
Dexter-Ames trustee of the Union Pa
cific first mortgage. R.. S. Hall, of this
city, associated with Mr.. Pierce, was
also on hand. Three of the receivers of
the Union Pacific system were in at
tendance.
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Convicted of Wife Murder

Batavia, N. Y, July 29.-Howard G..
Benham, a young banker Of this place,
was today found guilty Of murder in
the first degree. He was remanded for
sentence to Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, when it is probable his coun
sci may make a motion for a new trial.
Benham did not seem to fully realize
he was leaving the court room it SEEM
ed to dawn upon him in all it's horror.
His face grew deadly white, he totter-
ed and seemed about to fall. His at
torneys gathered about him and walk
ed with him out of the room.
The Benham tragedy began with a
romance-the elopement on August 2,
1892, Of Miss Florence Tout, an heiress,
and but 16 years of age. Howard
age. In December last Mrs. Benham
was taken seriously i'll and on the
morning Of January 4th she died. Ben
ham gave out a statement that death
was due to rheumatism of h a
Two days later, owing to various ru-
mors, the coroner decided to have an
autopsy, the result of which was a
statement hat death vas caused by
atrophy and degeneration of the mus
cular tissues. Later, rumors became
current that Benham had purchased
prussic acid and Mrs. Benham's body
was exhumed and the various organs
removed for examination. AS a result
the cOrOner's jury returned a verdict
that the death of Mrs. Benham was
caused by "hydrocyanic acid or prussic
acid poison administered by her hus-
band."
Benham was then indicted and was
placed on trial June 21st. AS to the
motive for the crime, it was said that
Benham desired> to be free from his
wife, not only that he might inherit
$780, 0 that she possessed, but that he
might marry a young woman with
whom he was a to be desperately
in love.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Why h Confederate Veterans Were not
Invited

Philadelphia. July ga dispatch
from Philadelphia published in Rich
mond, Va, to the effect that the Grand
Army posts of this city had, by vote,
refused to invite Pickett's division to
participate in a Grand Army festival
to be held here next week, is decided
by the local Grand Army officials to be
wholly misleading and it's publication
is greatly regretted. A prominent
Grand Army officer said this afternoon
that a few weeks ago delegates from
the various posts in the city held a
meeting to arrange for a three days
festivaly at Washington park, near
this city. The revenue derived was to
90 to the central relief fund. AT the
meeting a delegate made a motion that
Pickett's division be invited. The prop
OsitiOn was approved, but a discussion
followed and the question of the cost
Of entertaining the visitors was brought
up. 1t was shown that a fitting enter
tainment would cost nearly 81, 600. The
local posts are all preparing to attend
the grand encampment at Buffalo, Au-
gust 18th to 18th, and the contention
was made that it would be inexpediept
to tax the posts with the entertainment
of the SOuthernerS at this time. The
question was then put to a vote and
nineteen delegates favored the invi-
tatiOn while thirteen voted against it.
An informal discussion followed and
the result was that the motion was
withdrawn and the matter dropped.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03

Chicago, July 29.-The Wholesale
Grocer will publish tomorrow answers
from jObbers all Over the country to
questions regarding the trade. The re-
plies were from jobbers in twenty
even states and so per cent. show an
increase i'll the volume Of business for
the first half of 81 as compared with
the same period last year, while 80 per
cent. report the volume about the same
and 20 per cent. not a decrease. The
question of definite improvement indi-
cations was answered affirmatively by
20 per cent. ~Sectionally GA per cent. of
the jobbers in the southern states, 65
in the eastern, 20 from the western and
50 per cent. from the central states
said Yes to the improvement ques-
tiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
The Lutheran SYNOD

Baltimore. July 29.-The second day
session of the fifth biennial convention OF
the English Evangelical Lutheran synod
was opened this morning with prayer by
Rev. j. Nickel. of Akron, ohio. The meet
ing at once proceeded to business and
officers were elected and committees
formed for the two ensuing years.
The newly elected officers are: Rev. F.
Kriegele. Coiners Store, Va. president
Professor A. NJ. Meyer, ST. Johns college,
Windfield. Kan, vice president; Rev.
William Schnoenfelt, New York, secre-
tary; Mr.. A. E. Succop. Pittsburg, treas
urer.
The churches received were: Martini
church, Baltimore. Nd; Calvary church,
Morgantown, N. c.; church of the Re
deemer, New York; Zion church., Buck
valley, Va; Mount Olive church., Cataw-
ba county, N. c.: St. Marks, Detroit,
Mich; church at Glen Alpen. n. c.
The ministers received include Rev. D.
H. Steffens. Detroit; Rev. VIM. Schnoen-
felt, New York; Rev. G. E. Long. North
Carolina. Rev. G. H. Bernheim, Lexing-
ton; Rev. William Schultz. Charlottes-
vile.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Exaggerated Rumors of Lawlessness

Mobile, Ala, July 29.-There is no
truth in the sensational special reports
sent from Mobile and printed in many
papers throughout the country this
morning. There was no desperate
struggle for possession of Davis when
the police arrested him. At no time
during the night was a mob of 500 or
of so assembled at the city Jail. No
threats were heard, nor was any at
tempt made to take the prisoner from
the authorities. 1t is not true hat the
militia refused to obey officers. Every
member called upon responded prompt
ly. Jack knight, the negro who shot
and killed Jack Dantzler last night and
shot and probably wounded Policeman
Joseph Tucker in attempting to escape,
was captured at Hurricane bayou, on
the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
by the section foreman and brought to
the city by two deputy sheriffs and
lodged in Jail this afternoon. There
was no demonstration.
Two murders, and possibly three,
were committed here last night, but no
lynchings are probable. The victims
were Thomas Jones, a confederate vet
eran; Jack Dantzler, colored, and Po-
liceman Tucker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Virginia Populist Convention.

Roanoke, Va, July 29.-The populist
state convention reassembled this
morning. Major Gaines withdrew from
the ace for the nomination of lieuten-
ant governor and Captain Edmund r.
Cooke was nominated by reclamation.
Captain Cooke accepted the ono and
thanked the convention for comforting
it upon him.
1t was decided to make no further
nominations for the other two places
on the state ticket, but, to expedite
matters, a committee was appoined
with full powers to add to or take
from the ticket as they deemed best.
In short, their duties are to look after
the interests of the party in case the
democratic convention declines to en-
dOrSe their candidate.
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Notice of Americans in Moro Castle Found
in q Bale of Tobacco

III - . VI 80
Philadelphia, July 29.-While I'M
packing a case of Havana leaf tobacco
this afternoon an employe of the firm
of V%ettedlein Bros. discovered the fol-
lowing letter upon a single sheet of
note paper:
Havana, April 4, 1896.
''To Whom it May Concern:
There is in Moro castle three Ameri-
can men that were captured in Rio del
Pinar. They are not allowed to COM
municate to any one, to apply for re-
lief from the United States govern
ment. 1 take this means to notify per-
sons in the states for them. They nave
papers for honorable discharge from
the army in 1865. They give their
homes as GermantOn, Philadelphia.
The men were on a tour of Cooks ex-
cursiOn.
[Signed.1 AMMO LUIGI.
Havana"
The cargo of tobacco, of which the
meSsage-laden case was a part, arrived
at his port on the steamer Seneca,
from Havana on April 10, 1896. 1t laid
in the bonded warehouse until the lat
ter part of March last, when the be-
ginning of the tariff excitement caused
a number of tobacco men to take out
goods consigned to them. Since that
time the case had been standing in
Vetterlein's store unopened. The let
ter was forwarded to the state depart
ment at Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Not Preferred Creditors

Baltimore, July 29.-Judges Golf and
Morris, in the United States circuit
court today handed down an opinion
in which it vas decided hat the Johns
Hopkins university and other holders
of So, 900, 900 of first preferred 6 per cent.
stock of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
rOad were not preferred creditors as
was contended, and that they are in
the same category as the other stock
holders. The decision of the court, if
it is upheld in the higher tribunals
where it is understood it will ultimate
ly go for decision, will seriously affect
the finances of the Johns Hopkins uni
versity and cause material changes
for a time at least, in the projected
plans of that institution. The trustees
of the university hold nearly 81, 600, 900
of the preferred stock, from which it
drew an annual income of more thar
$50, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.
Dispute Between japan and Hawalf-Trial
Of Butler, the Australian MuI derer-The
British furnishing Solomon ~I-landers

Oh buIleI, Ine Au8tI8IIAu Tx ucTSE@xn0
British Furnishing Solomon I-landers
San Francisco, July e9.-The steam
ship Alameda arrived from Australian
ports this morning, via Samoa and
Honolulu. Nothing of Importance has
occurred at Hawaii since the departure
Of the previous steamer. On July 22nd,
Foreign Minister Cooper made public
the Hawaiian side of the recent diplo-
matte correspondence with Japan. The
Hawaiian government in this crisis
maintains it's right to regulate Japa-
nese immigration and finally offers to
leave the settlement Of the difficulties
to arbitration
The Alameda brings from Sydney
papers describing the trial and convic-
ton of Butler, the murderer, who was
captured in San Francisco and return
ed to Australia and who has sine been
hanged. The trial lasted four days and
in some respects was sensational. On
the last day of the trial Butler at
tempted to cut his throat with the
metal tag taken from a plug of tobac-
co. The attempt was discovered, how
ever, before he had done any serious
Ia VII S14C olllC q LII OC41lS
led into court Butler became u%ncontrol-
able and had a fierce struggle with his
guards. He was finally dragged into
the court room, handcuffed and forced
to keep still.
When the prosecution finished it's
case Butler was asked if he had any,
thing to say. The murderer was in a
state of collapse apparently and the
court adjourned until the afternoon to
give him time to ecover. He then in
a low tone made a rambling statement
that he started for the mines with We'll
Ter at Weller's solicitation. On the way
Weller acted queerly and then he dis
played a pistol. Butler thought that
Weller was going to shoot him.. In
stead, however, Weller placed the pis-
tol to his own head and when Butler
grabbed it in an endeavor to take it
away, the weapon was discharged and
Weller was shot through the head.
Butler said he had used Weller's pa
pers to nab him to ship as a sailor
as he had no papers of his own.
News has been received of her ma
jesty's ship Rapid, which has been
cruising among the Solomon islands
der of Captain Gibbons five months
ago. Six villages were burned and
hostages received.
Another massacre is reported from
the interior of New Guinea. It is
stated that a party of men making
their way through On the Vanapa
track, camped near a village. They
were all slaughtered, it is supposed, by
mountain tribes. A party Of police was
sent to the scene but the leader re-
turned sick. No details are available.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Work on a warship DELAYED.

Washington, July 29.-The navy de-
partment has felt the evil effects of
the gold craze. The firm of Moran
Bros, located at Seattle, is building the
torpedo boat Rowan, and had made
good progress until the Alaskan exodus
set in. Now they have informed the
navy department that so many Of their
workmen have dropped their work to
go to Alaska h a they are obliged to
appeal to the navy department for an
extension Of time in which to complete
the boat.
The land office is receiving many ap-
plications for copies of the public laws
by persons who profess their intention
of going to Alaska. This office has
been obliged TO notify the applicants
hat the land laws have not yet been
extended to Alaska, though the min
eral laws apply.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Watching the Eclipse

Washington, July 29.-The partial
eclipse of the sun was watched today
by the astronomers at the naval OBJ
servatory. but there was little of scien-
tific interest in the event, owing to the
frequency Of such phenomena. The
first contact was at $50 o'clock. the
greatest observation at 1880 o'clock,
and the passage Of the planet across
the disk was completed about 11:30
O'Clock. THE seeing was good during
the first contact, but later was OBJ
scured more or less by clouds. The
usual amount of popular interest in
the event was shown by the number of
observers on the street watching the
eclipse through smoked glasses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
To Punish the Lynchers of DIR. Ryder.

Atlanta, Ca, July 29.-After giving a
secret hearing today to two of the
brothers of DR.. w. L. Ryder, the white
"a lynched in Talbot county last
week, Governor Atkinson offered the
following rewards:
Five hundred dollars for the arrest
and conviction of the first two men,
bers of the mob that lynched Ryder;
500 for each subsequent arrest and
conviction, and $3.50 for the arrest and
conviction Of any person or persons
hindering or interfering with the bring
ing Of the lynchers to justice.
The governor that he has
in his possession the names of several
of the lynching mob, which numbered
only fifteen, with positive proof against
three of them. He expresses his de-
termination to exert the full power of
his office to punish the guilty parties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Telegfaphic Sparks.

Hezakiah A. Gudger, of North Caro-
lima, was Thursday appointed consul
general at Panama, Columbia.
President Mckinley and party ar
rives at Bluff Point station on Del
aware and Hudson special rain. The
presidential party is taken to the Hotel
~Champlain.
The president has again appointed
I. d. Hargett postmaster at Rocky
Mount and T.. J.. McNider was appoint
ed postmaster at ~Chapanoke and H. A.
Goodman at Durant's Neck.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has amended the regulations concern
ing the bottling of distilled spirits in
bond, SO as to require the data pre-
scribed by law to appear on bottle strip
stamps to be printed or engraved
thereon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03

Richmond, Va. July 29.-Farmers in the
n~eighborhood of Keysville. Charlotte
county, have long been annoyed by petty
thieving. The negroes of a certain settle
ment have been suspected. but evidence
to convict them could not be obtained.
On yesterday. siXty-seven farmers assem-
bled on horseback. rode TO the settlement
and gave the suspects five days I'm which
to leave the county. Some of the negroes
had gotten wind of the matter, and fed
no violence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03

New York, July 29.-The excursion boat
Chancellor with the T. j. Kelley Associa-
ticn, of Jersey City, on board, was run
into and badly damaged by the United
States steamer Maine in the East river
today. The Chancellor was smashed on
her port bow, and for a long distance back
above the water line. The Maine passed
the battery about II o'clock, bound for
the anchorage off Tompkinsville. The
paint was scraped off her DOW. Drawing
back from the pier, the Maine ran into
a float belonging to the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
and upon which were ten freight cars
part of them loaded. A hole was stove
in the float and it sunk with it's cargo
after the crew had been taken off by q
tug. No one on board the Chancellor was
injured. In seeking to avoid the collision,
the Maine came in contact with a pier.
On board the Maine they would not talk
about the collision.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
The County Officers Institute

Raleigh, N. c., July 29.-FOrty cOun-
ties are represented by about seventy
five officers at Morehead City. Treasur-
err Worth, Auditor Aver and Chairman
Wilson,, of the railway commission
made special addresses.
Judge Bryan informs the governor
that he will be unable to hold Gull
ford court, 50 Judge McIver is directed
to hold it. x :. - s.A.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03

Washington, July 29.-The United
States minister to Greece has supplied
the state department with some ad-
vance figures on the Greek census
taken last October. They show a total
population of the country of 2,433, sos.
as against a total of 2,1S7, 20S in the
year 1889. There were 1895, SIG males
and 1,166. $50 females. There Were
twelve towns with a poplation in ex-
cess Of 10000.
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Purely Vegetable

and one thousand dollars will be paid
for proof that it contains q particle Of
mercury, potash, or other mineral. SIS.
u sold by all druggists.
Valuable books ON blood and skin dis
eases will be mailed free to all who adj
dress Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03

Mr.. H. l.. Myers,o Of 100 Mulberry street,
Newark, N. J., made the mistake of re-
lying upon remedies based upon mineral
ingredients, and for the hundreds Of
dollars which he invested received only
disappointment in return. He says:
II was afflicted with Q terrible blood
disease, which w.s in spots at first. but
afterwards spread all over my body.
These soon broke out into sores, and 10
is easy to imagine the suffering I n
dured.
"Befoee I became convinced that
the doctors could do no good I had
spent O hundred dollars. which .
really thrown away. I then tried vazi-
Gus patent medicines. but they did n0e
reach the disease. When I had finished
my first bottle Of S.S.S., I was greatly
improved and was delighted with the
result. The large red splotches on my
chest began to grow paler and smaller.
and before long disappeared entirely. I
regained my lost weight, became strong
er, and my appetite greatly improved.
I vas soon entirely we'll, and my skin -
clear as a piece Of glass;"
SIS. is q sure cure for all manner
Of blood diseases, and disappointment
never results from its use. 1t 10
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
A NEW REPUBLIC.
THE REPUBLIC OF CE>T!,AL
AMERICA ORGANIZED

h Five Repubiics of Central America
Unite Uuder QUE Governm-nt-Th- Ar.
pOintmens Of w. l. Merry as Min = er to
the Central American States Di.tastef- Z
to the Lstt~r-He IL too tronE an Advo-
cate Of the Niesragas Canal scheme.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-08
German Ire Aroused.

Berlin, Sept. st is asserted upon
reliable authority that the German gov
eminent will demand from France an
explanation of the dispatch sent by M.
Meline, the French premier, in reply
to the message of congratulation of
the Alsace-Loraine society upon the
signing of the Franco-Russian alliance,
in which dispatch M. Meline expressed
the hope of a reunion of Alsace- Lorraine
with the French republic. Germany,
it is announced also, will demand sat
isfaction for the excuses committed be-
fore the German embassy in Paris on
the evening of President Faure's re-
turn from his visit to Russia.