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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
Mr.. Bryan Gne. Duck Hunting

Galveston. Texas. December 9-Wiliam
j. Bryan and party returned last even
ing from their duck hunting trip 10 Lake
Surprise in Chambers county. Mr.. Bryan
carried off the palm by Tagging forty
three ducks. Of which twelve were can
vasbacks. He expressed himself as hav-
ing had a delightful trip and appeared
to be IN the best of health. After din
ner Mr.. Bryan departed for San Antonio,
where he Will be Joined by Mrs. Bryan
and ex-Consul General Crittenden. for a
tour of Mexico.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
A Woman and Her Children Murdered

Wesson, Miss, December "a tele-
phone message has been received here
announcing a tragedy eighteen miles east
of this place, just across Pearl river. The
wife and children Of Brown Smith were
murdered by unknown parties late yes
terday evening. while Mr.. Smith was alb
sent from home. The infant child was
spared. Sheriffs Thompson, of Copiaih
and McNair. of Lincoln county, have
gone to the scene with blood hounds. Mr.
Smith is a son Of ex-Represent2tive
Smith, of Simpson county
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
Why allow yourself tc be slowly tor

Why allow yourself tc be slowly tor
tured at the stake of disease? Chills
and Fever will undermine, n vent
ually break down the strongest consti-
tuition. Febri-Cura (Sweet Chill Tonic
with Iron) is more effective than quin-
ME, and being combined with iron is
an excellent Tonic and Nerve medicine.
1t is pleasant to take, and is SOLD under
positive guarantee to cure or money
"just as good" kind don't effect cures.
sold by j. c.. Shepard, ]. II. Hardin
and H. l.. Fentress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa,
says: my child is worth millions TO
me; yet l would have lost her by Group
had l not invested twenty-five cents
in a bottle Of One Minute Cough Cure"
1t cures coughs, colds, and all throat
and lung r. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
An International Plot

Paris, December La Patri today
prints a sensational statement, the
substance of which Is that the Drey-
fus agitation is the outcome OF the IN
ternational plot to divert Frances al
tention from events abroad. adding
that an international syndicate with
this object in view, backed by foreign
gold, commenced operations in Bel.
GUM and developed them In Germany
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
General Uprising of M"slems In Russial
Asia ] cared

St. Petersburg, December 9-Through-
out Russian Asia there is general un-
rest among the MOslemS. Tt is at
.tributed to the exaggerated reports Of
the Turkish victory eel the great
Greek empire" which have spread
through the length and breadth of the
continent. The authorities even fear
thai the revival of brigandage. re-
Gently noticed in the Caucasus, is di-
rected almost solely against the gov
rnmen officials, and the unprece-
dented phenomenon of G%eorgians dis
playing hostilities toward Armenians
has become manifest.
The danger is so serious that a con-
ference of the Caucasian governors
have been convoked to concert meas.
ures of pacification. Travellers in Cen.
trail Asia report an extraordinary fer
ment among the MOsIems of different
races. They are sinking their mutua
a~nimosities and declaring that they
are, first Of all, MOhammedans witt
the Sultan their common chief.
1t is evident that the slightest pre-
text would suffice to bring about an up
rising and to plunge Russia into tn.
same sea of troubles as India.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Milwaukee,. Wis, December 9.-It Is
reported that Mrs. Fitzsimmons. wife
of the champion pugilist. said in an
here that IL her husband de-
sired to meet Corbett once more she
would not care TO stand in his way. 1;
Is now believed that a match will be
arranged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Mrs. M. b. Ford, Ruddelrs, ILL.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was final
ly cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. r. r. Bel
la INV
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

I'm a minute one dose Of Harris Es-
sence of Ginger will relieve any ordi-
nary case OF Collie. Cramps or Nausea.
an unexcelled remedy for Diarrnoea.
Cholera Morbus. Summer Complains
and all internal pains. Sold by J. &.
Shepard, J. H Hardin and II. L. Fe.-
triss.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

j. A Perkins, of Antiquity, o.. was
for thirty years n~eediessly tortured by
physicians for the cure OF eczema He
was quickly cured by using DeWftt's
Witch Hazel Salve. the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases. r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

You need Cod Liver Oil, you say but
think o ant take it? Try Nor
rhuvin' a perfect "Wine Of Cod Liver
Oil" You get all the virtu Of the oil,
without the disagreeable effects. Sold
by J. c. Shepard, J. ". Hardin and H.
l.. FentreSs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

It is easy to catch a cold and just as
easy to get rid OF ii if you commence
early to use ms Minute Cough Cure.
1t cures coughs, colds, bronchitis. pneu-
monia and all throat and lung troubles.
1t is pleasant to take. safe to use and
sure to cure. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Harris Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil
with Creasote and the Hypophoshites
if faithfully used, is a specific in the
treatment of weak lungs, Consumption
Bronchitis, etc. Leading physicians re
commend it. Sold by j. c. Shepard, r.
H. Hardin and II. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Miss Allie Hughes. Norfolk. Va, was
frishtfully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which heal
ed the injury without leaving a scar.
1t is the famous pile remedy.-R. r.
Beliani-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De
Wits Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation, biliousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says:
After two doctors gave up my boy to
die. I saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" It is the
quickest and o certain remedy for
coughs. colds and all throat and lung
troubles. r. r. Bellamv
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

Charlotte News: The Mo-ganton bank
failure appears to be one Of the mort
complete the state has ever seen. only
about $500 in cash being found In the
banks vaIuts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14

When a man is suffering with an
aching head. a sluggish body. when
his muscles are lax and lazy, his brain
dull, and his stomach disdaining food
he will. If wise, heed these warnings
and resort to the right remedy, before
it is too late "Parker's Sarsaparilla"
he King of Blood Purifiers makes
the appetite keen and hearty-invigo-
rates the Therapeutics the blood and
fills it with the life-giving elements of
the food. It is a wonderful blood
ma Ser ard flesh builder. Sold by J. c.
Shepard, J. II. Hardin and II. L. Fen
trisRL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
FEDERAL PENSIONS
THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN
BOTH HOUSES

The Senate Passes Forty-Five Private Pen
sion B1lls-A Breezy Debate in House
Over Pension Appropriation BilI-Mr.
Allen Wakes a characteristic SPEECH on
the Increase in This Expenditure He
Attacks Mr.. Cannon's Statement as to
Government Revenues and Expenses
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-27

Monday was the % anniversary of the
great fire in Virginia City when $40 ,o00,-
600 worth of property went up in smoke
In few hours. The scene of that ter
rible confagration is indelibly stamped
on the memories of many Comstockers
as well as residents of the entire State.
The approach of winter made the con-
ditions far more worse than they would
have otherwise been and the neighbor-
ing towns were called upon to render aid.
Men, women and children hoyered over
the burning Goals of their late homes,
while the cold October blasts almost
froze their blood. There was suffering
and many deaths, but Virginia rose
Phoenix-like from her ashes.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-27
An Extensive Business For Sale,

On account of various matters in
which he is interested demanding so
much OF his attention, r. H. Cowles
finds that he cannot devote the proper
amount of time to his Grocery Business
at Wadsworth and hereby announces
he will sell the building at Wadsworth
in which is located his General Mer-
chandise Store, the lot on which it
stands, large fre-proof cellar, the
stock Of goods on hand, the good will,
etc. The goods are all fresh, nothing
shop worn. The business is prosper
GUS one and the only reason for selling
is to enable Mr.. Cowles to give all Of his
time to other industries in which he is
engaged. Wadsworth is the best busi-
ness town in Nevada today and this
opening offers splendid opportunity
for some good man to locate in Wads-
worth. Call ON R. H. Cowles at his
store.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-27

The Lyon County Times says: The
Sacramento papers are working hard to
have a beet-sugar factory started in the
vicinity of Sacramento, and will proba-
bly, accomplish their ends. They have
shown that beets can be raised and sold
to factory at good profit and that the
climate and soil is well adapted to the
growing of the tubers. They have not
shown, however, that the quality OF
beets grown is as fine, or as rich in
saccharine matter, as beets grown n
Nevada. There is any quantityof land
in Nevada that will beat the Sacramento
out of sight in raising beets, and fac
in this State would, without doubt prove
paying institution. 1t would also be
boom to Nevada farmers, as they could
then raise crop of something that
could be sold for cash and get good
prices for it. Nearly every paper in the
State has advocated the building OF q
beet-sugar factory, and has shown what
could be done in this line, and what 3
great benefit would be derived; but
there seems to be hoodo on the State
so far as getting outside capitalists to
invest any money here.
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LOVEL0CK COMMUNICATION.

Public school closed Wednesday at
noon owing to scarlet fever epidemic. II
Is hoped to be resumed a week from
Monday. In spite of the dred of "catch-
ing the fever" the little ones are enjoy
ing the vacation.
Meacham Young is improved as is also
Lavant Lovelock.
The present weather is decidedly favor
able to the spread OF sickness.
Miss Myrtle Grayson left for her old
home, Winnemucca, on Thursday.
Miss Mamie Lane will leave for Reno
shortly.
Miss Nellie Ladd who has been on a
visit to her aunt, Mrs. J. w. Swaney of
Wadsworth, arrived home last Sunday.
Henry Gilbert of Winnemucca is here
on visit to his sister, Mrs. ]. Reed.
Miss Hattie Rodifer and sister arrived
home Wednesday night.
Four wedding on the tapis for the
holidays.
His friends, in Lovelock, congratulate
II. o. on securing position in Wads-
worth. 1t is to be regretted that Tom
did not come near Lovelock than Hot
Springs. Say, H. o. "It's the only place
on earth"
Mr.. and Mrs. Danlap entertained q
few friends Tuesday evening. All spent
a very enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley entertained on
Wednesday evening. 1t is needless to
say that all had an excellent time.
John Reed. one of Lovelock's pioneer,
settlers died last week at San Francisco.
His remains were brought here for in
terment Thursday. Mr.. Reed was
man well known throughout the State
for his genial disposition and upright
dealings. In his death Lovelock has lost
one of her most jealous workers. Mr..
Reed was a native of Canada, aged 65
years. He leaves wife and ten chill
dren to mourn the loss of . kind
husband and father. The sympathy OF
the entire community is with the be-
reaved widow and orphans.
Rest the WE'LL dear husband, father
In your home beyond the skies
Earth's sad tolls for you are ended
And the bliss you longed for, nigh.
Giref and pain must be the portion
OF the ones that's left behind
Earthly partings scar loved visions,
Deeply, cruelty on the mind.
Hearts may break but still keep throbbing;
Days and months turn into years,
But they'll fail to dim the vision,
That alone Is blurred in tears.
Peace be with thee that has striven,
Well thy fathers way to tread;
Oh, he will not now forsake thee,
That thou'rt numbered with the dead.
Dead? Not so! Agoing before US,
To our Savior's home on high,
There to wait your loved ones coming;
Pure their pathways to the sky.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-27
Cough Quickly Cured.

MOUNTAIN GLEN, Ark.-Our children
were suffering with Group when we re-
ceived bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t afforded almost instant re-
lief.-F. A. THORNTON. The celebrated
remedy is for sale by dealers here and
the Commercial Co. of Lovelock.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-27
HUNTERS NOTICE.

Hunters will please not go into the
fields on the Italian ranch near Jake
Hamilton's old place, or on the Hill
ranch, to shoot, as the wild cattle break
ont and cause me much trouble and ex-
pense. , o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15

the powers had decided to stand by
Greece. In all probability the Turk
would have yielded Crete and the
Eastern question would have been thus
that far simplified. Every bit of ter
ritory taken from Turkey and added
to Greece would have been a move to-
ward the ultimate end of destroying the
Turkish empire without aggrandizing
any other power. No European power
fears Greece. If her utmost ambition
for annexing Turkish territory could be
satisfied, it would not raise her to a
rank coordinate with that OF the gov
ernments forming the alliance. There
fore, the concert had nothing to fear
from a victory for Greek armies.
They had, on the contrary, the in
centive of knowing that it would
| cancel just one more factor in their
problem. By siding with Turkey in
stead, they inevitably brought about the
existing situation and the conditions
that govern it. They made it certain
that the Turk would not merely hold
Crete and the other districts about TO
rise in revolt, but that, having van
pushed Greece, he would grab por-
| ton of her territory. That was a con-
cluSion so obvious and so inevitable
| that we cannot think it could have
escaped the notice of European dip
lomacy. The present embarrassment
over Thessaly, the almost certainty of
a split in the alliance and the assured
! retention of Thessaly by the Turk, I'M
less he is driven out by an armed in
tervention, which is entirely improb-
| able, are the fruits of the present Eu-
ropean policy. Looked at in the light
of results, the concert of Europe is
surely even more remarkable as a
| blunder than as a crime.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
THEIR BLUNDER AND CRIME.

The action of the powers in the war
between Turkey and Greece proves 70
have been no less a blunder than a.
crime. We cannot understand how
shrewd and able men who are in charge
Of the foreign departments Of the six
allied nations could have failed to fore
see exactly what has happened. It is
ineligible, although not creditable to
them, that they might have been will
ing to incur the shame and the guilt
of their moral and physical support of
Turkey, if they honestly believed that
this was necessary to prevent a DOS
sible European war and the certain dis
memberment of the Turkish empire
How they could have believed that.
and how they could have overlooked
the possibility, which has now devel-
oped into a certainty, is the mystery.
The Turk holds Thessaly. There is not
one chance in thousand that he will
ever give it up, unless the certainty of
an actual war with all the powers con-
sibility there is of that. His appeal TO
the ear and the German emperor
against an order to evacuate ThessaIv
shows his accurate knowledge Of the
relations Of the powers and his own
positive determination to hold what he
has seized. Unless the powers are alb
solutely united to bring him under the
compulsion Of force, Thessaly will be
added to the Ottoman empire, and the
standing problem and menace of Fill
rope will be increased by just that
much.
No man fit to fill the meanest post in
an imperial government ought to have
been unable to predict this much. The
nations have been dealing with the
Turk for these many years, and thew
ought to know something about him
by this time. They knew, when the
revolution broke out in Crete and when
Greece decided to stand by her Chris
tan allies and friends, that one of two
things must happen. When the actual
clash Of war came and when one party
had become a victor over the other
either Greece Or Turkey would be in
possession of portion OF the domin-
ions of the other. Suppose, now, that
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morals and actions of public men more
under it's charge, constituting itself
their censor and quick to expose mis-
conduct and impose the penalty of pub
lie condemnation. This is not saying
that all public men are honest, nor
that the voters do not now and then
select dishonest men for office, who
there exploit their opportunities as best
they can; but the communities are rare
where VIGOROUSLY corrupt men can be
elected, because the communities are
rare where the majority of the voters
are corrupt. Men may be deceived,
and rogues too often find credulous
voters who accept their statement that
exposure Of their roguery is but "a
campaign lie;" but when the conVlc-
ton becomes fixed that a man is cor
rupt or as a public officer, has become
SO, his defeat or speedy retirement fol-
lows so certainly as to make the ex-
ception prove the rule.
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BOTH PARTIES SIGN.
Last Step In the Venezuela Boundary
Matter Taken at Washington.

Last Step In the Venezuela Boundary
Matter Taken at Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE final
ratification Of the boundary treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela
was exchanged at the state depart
ment at o'clock this afternoon Be-
cause this exchange Of notifications
marked the closing chapter in the ne
gotiatlons, begun in the last and de-
Gliding phase almost two years ago,
the occasion was marked by some for
malfty. The scene was the diplomatic
reception room in the state depart
ment, in which the original treaty be-
tween Sir Julian Pauncefote and Sec
rotary Olney was signed last Deem
Der, and where, on Feb last, the
present treaty was signed by the Brit
lsh ambassador. There were present
today in the room Sir Julian, Senior
Andrade, the Venezuelan minister and
his secretary Of legation, Acting Sec
retary Of State William r. Day and
Assistant Secretary Thomas w. Grid
Ter, who has been instrumental in
framing the various treaties, protocols
and other writings connected with the
treaty.
What remained to be done today was
to exchange the copies of the treaty
held by each party, and to sign what
Is known as the exchange protocols
For this purpose Senior Andrade
brought along the same magnificent
gold penhOlder, with its eagle quill
and diamond-studded heart, that had
been used last FEBRUARY to sign the
original drafts of the treaty. This pen
is the property of the brother of the
minister, and was made for this par
ticular purpose. It will be sent to
Venezuela, now that it has fulfilled it's
junction, not to be used again, but
to be preserved as a relic.
When the signing was over and each
Of the parties held the exchange treat
les, there was a mutual exchange of
congratulations, and Mr.. Cridler was
thanked for the pains he had taken
to prepare all Of the documents for
the occasion. The treaty now becomes
binding upon both governments, Great
Britain and Venezuela, and they must
at once begin the preparation of the
| cases to be submitted to the arbitrators
who will meet in Paris for organiza-
ton, probably some time next winter
With today's ceremony the connection
Of the United States government with
the negotiations ceases, and the two
governments will be left to work out
the boundary dispute to conclusion
unless there should be some totally
unexpected intervention in the work.
ings Of the machinery which has been
so carefully prepared to insure a set
Element of this celebrated cause
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exercises is to deliver the valedictory. and
is one which is striven for during the school
year. r. u. Jones gave a well-oonstructed
grafton. but a little faulty in delivery. He
referred to the future life OF the students.
and the heights they might reach by de-
DIR. Wallace closed the exercises with the
presentation OF diplomas. He said in closing
his remarks: 81 congratulate you in finishing
this course of study. 1t Is not a small
achievement. The preparatory course is often
the most difficult to finish. 1t is then that
the students faithfulness is most tested. May
God bless you and follow you with His guild
ance eVermOre,"
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PERTINENT QUESTION.

The Milwaukee Sentinel asks this
pertinent question of it's Republican
congressman:
The Republicans Will make a mistake, we
cannot help thinking, If they rest their de-
tense Of the sugar schedule upon it's SUI
peri0rity to the schedule in the tariff Of 1894.
No doubt this method of defense is an effect
i've retort upon their Democratic critics in
the senate. Comparatively few persons, how
ever, care very much which schedule goes
further in putting money into the pockets of
the sugar trust. great many persons would
like to know why either party should give
the sugar trust much as it got by the
tariffs Of 1880 and 1894 or as much as it
is likely to get by the tariff Of 1897 To
voters who ask, why give the sugar trust
SO much?" 1t is no answer at ali to say.
THE Democrats gave it more" We have
no doubt that Senator Spooner has proposed
a schedule as little favorable to the trust as
any schedule which the senate could be In
duced to pass. But what we should Like to
know. and what every other outsider would
like to know. Is the correct answer to this
question: Why is the best schedule which
congress can be induced to adopt so very diff
ferent from the schedule which almost every
body not in congress believes that 1t ought
to adopt? The sugar trust could conduct
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15

Some of the senators live within their
salaries and save money. They shun society,
ana ride IN cars instead of carriages, and
neither give nor attend dinners. These, how
ever are exceptions A senator cannot as a
general rule, live on the salary which the
government pays him.-Washington Post.
what spectacle. Here we have been fight
ing of pauper labor for years. taxing our
selves to death to prevent its coming. and
AFTER all the fret and trouble and expense
mere we have it so bad that our very sena-
tors have to take pauper wages on which
they cannot live. Why in thunder don't they
strike?