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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c., September Is.


Raleigh, N. c., September is.
General w. P. Roberts, the former
state auditor and United States consul
to Victoria, has just returned from his
| post as consul. He Is the first southern
man who has ever held this position.
Genera Roberts says he thinks the
finds of gold in the klondyke region
will. last many years and advises all
who are contemplating going there to
wait until the spring.
Governor Russell has appointed Mr..
F. H. Wells, of Charlotte, a delegate to
, the national road parliament, which
meets in Nashville October 18th, 18th,
18th, 18th.
| State Treasurer Worth has a letter
from Craven county saying that some
by parties in hat section are in the
| names of parties who are dead. A suit
is now pending to compel the state
treasurer and auditor to pay the claims
| against the state for suits which were
| brought by certain counties to recover
these lands.
Senator Butler in his paper this week
highly endorses the letter Of Judge
Avery which has been so severely crit
| icised. The same paper says that
| Governor Russell will give his decision
! in the railroad commissioners case in
| about ten days. This statement could
| scarcely come from any more authen-
tic Ource.
Relief has come in a mild degree,
from the terrific heat that has been so
long lasting. No rain has fallen, but
| there is increasing cloudiness. The
September record was broken on Tues
day when the thermometer reached
| 9SH.
Governor Russell before his return
to the city will pay a visit to the state
farms at WadesbOrO, Arson county.
Chief Marshal LybroOk has already
| obtained favorable answers from forty
who have been asked to act as assist
| ant marshals for the fair. This num-
Der does not include those from Win
| ston-Salem, Colonel Lybrook's home.
The Statesville band will furnish the
music for the state fair. 1t is a good
band-the best in the state.
Mr., James F. Fowler, of Danville,
Va, was yesterday married to Miss
| Minnie Barber of this city. It was a
| quiet, but beautiful home wedding, the
bride being in deep mourning for an
| only brother.
The apportionment from the general
| school fund of the state has been made
and State Superintendent Mebane is
ready to send out the warrants to the
| different county treasurers. The total
| amount apportioned is S56, S49.13 and is
| divided at the ratio of 9 cents per capita
| of school population. Wake county re-
ceives the largest mount. S1,595.16)
| Buncombe next S1, 310.14). Mecklen-
! burg follows with 81, 2O4. Sc, while Dare
| gets the least sum (S134. 00). This gen.
eral school fund comes from the sale
| of public lands, interest on bonds and
other sources. The last apportionmert
| was made in 1894. 1t takes $4,000 pei
day to run the public schools in the
| state. The last apportionment was fol
S43, 266. 80 at Z cents per capita.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
Mexico's Odd Sights

A participant in the second Pan
American medical congress contri-
butes to The Washington Post some
interesting stories of Mexico and what
the congress saw there:
Mexico is a strange land. Lying at
the very borders of the United States,
ii might be separated by a thousand
years and an impossible gulf, so for
eign are it's people and it's characteris-
tics.
1t was recently my good fortune to
visit his lane of silver and of opals,
of primitive people, of tropical uxuri-
ance. One thing it has which is truly
American. Hospitality abOunds. A
more cordial people could not be found
anywhere. In the capital of Mexico,
where there is the highest civilization
and the most cultured people, the well
come given to the physicians who COM
= posed the membership of the second
Pan-American medical congress could
not have been surpassed.
We were given a tremendous recep-
aion at the capital, and our first Sun
day was passed visiting the cathedrals,
The Alameda, the plazas n gardens
in the forenoon, and in the. afternoon
at the Plaza de Toros, witnessing a
ull fight.
The Plaza de TorOs is very much like
the cyclorama buildings of America,
only much larger; inside is a monster
amphitheatre, seating thousands Of
people. Encircling the arena is a high
fence or barrier, with a ~foOtrail about
eighteen inches from the ground, on
the inside, on which the performers
step and leap over the fence when too
closely pursued by the bull, landing in
Al open space between the audience
aud the ring.
BULL FIGHT AUDIENCES.
The opening of the performance is
brilliant and exciting. The audience Is
always large, sometimes numbering
$4,000 or 10000. all eager for the fray,
Gay colors are everywhere, bands are
> playing the Invest airs, and all is eX-
element. The feeling of an American
under the circumstances is amazement
and anxious spectation. There is a
grand flourish of trumpets, a gayly
saparisoned horseman dashes in, gal
Tops to the presidents box, and q key
is thrown to him. 1t is the key of the
door leading to the pens where the
animals are kept; the horSeman catch
es the key and gallops Jack to the en-
trance and disappears; if the key is
not caught the man is Kissed out Of the
ring. Another flourish OF trumpets and
loud huzzas from 10000 threats an
nounce the coming of the company.
1t is indeed a brilliant spectacle, the
matadores and banderillerOs on foot
and ~picadores on horseback, all clad in
h gayest, gaudiest costumes and
gold embrOideries, march to the presi-
dents box. The president is a munich
pal or state officer, and has full direc-
ton of the proceedings. He is saluted
by the company, and the fight is ready
to commence.
Ev- iNTS FULL OF EXCITEMENT,
Now the widest excitement prevails
and the scene is a perfect picture OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
SUICIDE IN e
A Young Flagman Shoots Himself to Death
in a Horrible Mannrr-A Love Affair Sum
posed to be the Cause

posed to be the Cause
florence, September 15.-Mr. William
A. Quirk, a young Coast Line fiagman,
killed himself today.
MI. Quirk had been for several years
in the employment of the Atlantic
Coast Line company in the capacity Of
f1agman on the through passenger run
between Charleston and Rock Mount,
N. c. For a while he ran as conductor.
but OF late has been tagging. Mr..
Quirk's home was in this city, and for
the purpose Of visiting relatives he had
gotten leave Of absence for a short
while. He came here this week and
put up at the Central Hotel.
About 2:3O p. M, the sharp report of
a pistol on the third floor of the hotel
startled the guests and a rush was
made for the room in which the report
was heard. A horrible sight met their
gaze, for Mr.. Quirk was found lying in
a pool of blood, with a CHASTITY wound
in the left temple and another in the
left breast, from which his life blood
was gushing.
DR.. L. Y. King and other physicians
were hastily summoned and upon ex-
animation it was found that one ball
from a 38-calibre pistol had entered
the left temple, crushed through the
brain, coming out on the right side of
his head, and lodged in the wall. From
this wound the brains were oozing.
The other ball entered just below the
left nipple AND passed in just under the
heart, lodging in the body.
Several questions were asked of him,
why he fired the fatal shots, but his
answers were at random. The frag-
ments of a note which he had written
were picked up from the floor of the
room. Putting the pieces together,
| it was found that the note was ad-
dressed to his sister and read as fol-
lows:
When you get this I will be gone
| for good. Do not think hard of me.
Take care Of Carrie. 1t was all fol-
| the best.
"P. S.-Do not wear any mourning.
Your brother, Willie"
1t is thought hat the tragedy was
brought abou from some owe affair
as the young lady spoken of in the note
to his sister is said to be a young lady
in Charleston to whom he was devoted
MI. Quirk was a clever young man
about % years old, and had many
friends from one end of the Coast Line
to the other. He was the only son OF
the late Captain William Quirk, who
died about two year ago. He has only
n sister, who is now at Henderson.
Vile. n. c. Mr.. Quirk died about
o'clock this evening.-Charleston New.
and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

There are among the thousands who
use Cod Liver Oil, to whom the taste
of the Oil is Objectionable. To these
we take pleasure in recommending
"Morrhuvin," (Wine of Cod Liver Oil.)
1t is not a synthetical compound, but
is actually extracted from the finest
quality of pure Norwegian Cod Liver
Oil, thereby representing all its vir-
tues, combined with HypOphosphites of
Lime, Soda and Manganese. Sold by
j. G. Shepard, J.. H. Hardin and H. l..
Fentress.
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John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, O., says:
Il. never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony, until a box
of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured
my piles" For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts, bruises, sprains, eczema and all
skin troubles We Wits Witch Hazel
Salve is unequalled. r. R. Bellamy.
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They don't make much fuss about
it." We are speaking of De Wits Lit
tie Early Risers, the famous little pills
for constipation, biliousness. and all
tomac and liver troubles. They never
grippe. r. R.. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

AHERE Is no more responsible position
on earth than that Of a railroad engin-
eer. On his steady nerves, clear brain,
bright eye and perfect self command. de-
pend the safety of the train and the lives
Of its passengers. DR.. Niles Nervine and
other remedies are especially adapted TO
keeping the nerves steady. the brain clear
and the mental faculties unimpaired.
Engineer r. W. Mccoy. formerly OF l13
Broadway Council Bluffs, but now residing
at 3a11 Humboldt ST., Denver. writes that he
suffered for years from constipation, caus-
ing sick. nervous and bilious headaches and
was fully restored TO health by Dr.. Niles
Nerve & Liver Pills. Heartily recommend
DR.. Miles Remedies"
Dr.. Miles Remedies CN
arc sold by all drug $3.50
gists under . positive 49,
guarantee, hrst bottle 4mMI
benefits or money ~
funded. Book On oto- .-,
easaa Of b heart md U
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1t heals everything except q broken
heart. may be said Of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns. bruises. letter. ecsema and
all skin troubles may be cured by Il
quickly and permanently. r. R Bella
my.
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Jacksonville, Fla, September 16.-
Gustav Muller, treasurer of Duval
county, and well known in the ship
ping business between New York and
Jacksonville, died at 1920 o'clock this
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

Our most eminent physicians pre-
scribe Harris Emulsion Of Cod Liver
Oil" with Creasote and the Hypophos-
Pnites. sold by J. G. Shepard. J. n.
Hardin and II. L. Fentrese.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
YELLOW FEVER BULLETIN

Issued BY ths Marine H0spitAl-Bureau
Giving Time Of Appearances. Numbe Of
Cases and Deaths-Aeasures Taksn TO
Cheek SpreadipE
Washington. September 1s.-The oricia!
bulletin of the marine hospital bureau
win contain in it's forthcoming issue a
synopsis of the yellow fever situation. a
summary Of cases and deaths to the 18th
inst. The list Of cases and deaths is
lower than that reported in press dis
patches from the infected points. but they
are all that are officially established.
The summary by states is as follows:
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Washington. September I6.-Bfshop
Grant Of Philadelphia, and Bishop Gaines
OF Georgia, are urging the appointment
Of Judson Lyons. one Of the most prcmi-
Ilent cclored men Of Georgia, as register
of the treasury.
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NO NECESSITY FOR HURRY.
SUPPLY OF GOLD IN KLONDYKE
WILL LAST FOR YEARS.

General Roberts Advises Alaska Gold Seek
ers to Wait Until spring-The Oyster
Land Grants Muddle--Butler Endorss
Avery's L~etter-SOme Relief From the
Hot ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of General
School Fund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
BIG BUILDING GOES TO SMASH.

Catches Forty Men In the Collapse, Kills
Two and Badly Hurts Nine Others.
Charlevoix, Mich, Oct. 6.-The big ho-
tel at Lindsay park. which was to have
been the largest summer hotel at the
northern Michigan resorts, fell with a
crash yesterday afternoon and is a total
wreck. 1t was all enclosed and rooted.
but the lower stories, it is asserted. wer.
not properly braced. and the fierce gale
striking on the 44O feet Of side wall
caused the most exposed end to waver.
and gathering momentum as il fell the
huge mass rose like a wave and sank
with crash which was heard for a mile.
burying forty workmen in a
mass Of broken timber and
splintered boards. In few
moments hundreds Of willing hands were
chopping and cutting away the wreck
age. and in a short time the injured were
being taken out and the wounded cared
Tor. 1t was a terrible spectacle, and the
cries OF the imprisoned men caused the
rescuers to work like demons.
In an hour all were out Pierce Ken
dali. OF Charlevoix. and Guy Hamilton.
OF Grand Rapids, are dead. The badly
injured are: Charles Heintzleman, James
Gillett. Sy Cain. c. w. McNeill and Will
lis Silsby. from Grand Rapids and Trav-
erse City. and William Phelps and Will
lam Wood. CT Charlevoix. F. A. Smith
and A. NJ. Hall, spectators, were quite
badly injured. as was Charles Gabriel.
the electric lighting contractor. The
money loss will be well UP in the thou
sands, but the building will undoubtedly
be rebuilt. The accident is said to have
been due to rushing heavy work in the
upper stories before the lower partition
walls were properly braced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06

FORD has been heard from at last by the
state department. A cablegram has
been received from him dated Madrid
1880 Monday evening, making the fol.
lowing announcement Of the appoint
ment OF such officers OF the new Spanish
CABINET as may have to do with the
policy OF the new government: New
ministry formed; Sagasta president.
Moret minister OF colonies"
The composition Of the new Spanish
cabinet Is the subject Of cons,derabIe
gossip in administrative and diploma tic
circles. 1t is felt that the three powers
OF the new regime SO far as concerns
cuban affairs are Sagasta, Gullon and
Mofet-three names often noted in state
department records in connection with
previous negotiations concerning indie
pendence. autonomy and other move
ments at the time Of the last long Cuban
war. Sagasta was minister of state at
the time our secretary Of state, Hamil.
ten Fish. sent to the United States min
lister at Madrid, Caleb Gushing, the in
structtonS which have since become IA
NOUS as laying down the policy Of the
United States, and the name Of Gullon
appears signed to one Of the Spanish re-
plies to Minister Gushing, Gullon's ap-
parent office being that Of an assistant
minister OF state.
AS minister Of colonies it is believed
that Moret will take a leading part in
the coming Cuban negotiations. He is
well known here, having been minister
OF state OF the colonies and also of
finance. While Moret was in the cabinet
during the previous Cuban rebellion his
busines associate, Azcarraga. came TO
this country as an envoy to effect a set
Element with the Cubans by granting
them a measure Of autonomy. The en-
voy, acting with the Spanish minister
here. Lopez Robert. sent a commissioner
to treat with the insurgent president.
The commissioner. Senior Zena, appears
to have been indiscrete in his negotia-
tons. for on his way back he was capt
ured and shot by the Spanish authori-
ties on the ground Of having carried on
unauthorized negotiations with the in.
surgents.
Subsequently. through the influence of
Moret. the widow Of Zena was paid an
indemnity OF $50. 900. which was regarded
as showing that the mission for a COM
promise with the Cubans was not wholly
without official sanction. This incident,
and Moret's recognition of the Mora
claim. have made him best known
In this country. The other new cabinet
officers are not known to officials here
and are regarded as men prominent in
the politics Of the day and allies Of Sa-
gasta.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06

ceipt of a cablegram from the rebel
camp to the effect that the decisive
battle between the revolutionists and
the government troops would begin Mon.
day night. The forces Of Morales are in
trenched near Cochan and TERRA
Blanca. within thirty leagues Of the
city Of Guatemala. Morales has under
him $1,000 men and twenty-seven pieces
OF artillery. Lopez's advices said moth
ing as to the strength of the govern.
ment force.
New York, Oct. 6.-The first detaf;s
OF the internal disorders which have re-
suited in President Iglesias, Of Costa
Hlca, declaring himself dictator were
received yesterday from Harrison p
Williams. who until recently was United
states consul at San Jose. Costa RIGA.
ana who arrived here yesterday on the
steamer Alene from Port Limon. The
agitation against President Iglesias
eliminated at Santo Domingo on Sum
DAY, Sept. II. in a bloody riot in which
f1ve men, one OF them rich and the 9TH
erS more or less well known, were killed
ana more than thirty others wounded.
The riot was between influential par
fisans Of President Iglesias and his OBJ
ponents. When President Iglesias heari
OF the ARRAY he Immediately awaited
himself of the opportunity to declare
himself dictator. Williams says ne did
this 80 as to make absolute assurance
OF preserving the peace and having no
repetition OF the deadly riot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

a niece OF Representative Dingley
has been assessed 1889 damages by a
Maine court for breach promise to
marry.
Sixty villages near Tung Chou, China,
containing over $4,000 inhabitants, have
been destroyed by floods and 10000 peo-
pie drowned.
John A. skoog. the Chicago counter
feiter who escaped from the Will coun-
ty, His. Jail last March, has been re-
captured at Burlington, Ia.
Two men giving their names as Ern-
est Saxton and Robert Hackett arrested
at Milwaukee on suspicion of being coun-
terfeiters, were held in $500 bail each.
John Goodwine, OF near Danville Ills,
has struck q wonderful artesian we'll It
throws a six-inch stream twenty-five
feet high and flows Sc, 400 barrels of water
a day.
The suit Of Rev. Daniel c. Potter
against John D. Rockefeller for $3.50. 900
damages for libel was dismissed by
Judge Gildersleeve in the New York SUI
preme court.
Consul Black, at Nuremberg, Ger
many, says that the United States man.
ufacturers of lead pencils are making
inroads In Germany, especially in the
cheaper grades.
Mrs. Michael McGinty. of Decatur
Ills. died of hydrophobia yesterday
She was bitten by a pet dog last No
vember, but felt no evil effects from the
wound until Monday.
Official figures of the New Jersey cleo
ton show majority of 102 for the anti
gambling amendments and $50 for the
regulation OF appointments and 905
against woman suffrage.
President Mckinley has decided to al
low A. BenZingcr, an artist who resides
at Brunnen. Switzerland, to paint his
portrait. The portrait is to be the prop
erty of Vice President Hobart.
Daniel S. Lamont has been elected
president Of the Northern Pacific Elk.
press company. which is an adjunct Of
the Northern Pacific railroad. Of which
he is a director and vice president.
A great schism is threatened among
the Masons Of Canada. A new lodge
has been started composed of French and
Italians under a charter Of the Grand
Orient Of France, which does not believe
in the Bible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT.
For the First Time in Its Life 1t Has q
Permanent Home,

VI sAAo AAAoe Ahno HI Ats Lie II Has 3
Permanent Home.
Springfield, Ills. Oct. 6.-The state SUI
preme court convened in its beautiful
rooms at the capitol yesterday morning
for the first time under the consolidation
act, passed at the last session Of the gen.
eral assembly. The judges filed in from
their rooms and took their seats shortly
after 10 o'clock. in the presence OF q
large audience. which included a num-
Der OF prominent families who have at
one time been connected with the state
history. namely the Lincoln, Edwards
Douglas, Breeze, Dickey and others. who
were the guests Of honor. General AL
fred Orendorf. of Springfield, president
OF the State Bar association, delivered
the address Of welcome.
Hon. Adolph Moses, of the Chicago Bar
association, followed General Orendorf
and gave a historical sketch of the court
since its establishment. Ex-senator John
NJ. Palmer. Of Springfield, the nestor Of
the bar, made a short address. Chief
Justice Jesse ]. Phillips made the re-
Spouse. There will be five terms a year.
one every two months excepting during
the summer. These terms will begin in
October. December, February. April and
June
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
sPANIsH-AMeR,cAN upkIstNeA

BarrSos Fighting Cor Lib In Guafemala-
ISlesias Dictator Of Costa Rica
San Francisco, Oct. e.-Senor Mariana
Lopez. now in this city, q former con.
gresham from Quezaltenango. Guate-
mala, upon whose head a price IL said
to have been set by Barrios. Is In re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
Notice Sale of Real Estata.

By order and decree Of the circuit court OF
Rock Island county, ILL.,, made on the petition Of
the undersigned, George " Dean, guardian OF
klmef W. Dean, Anna Dean and Bertha Dean, fol
leave to sell the real estate OF the said Elmer
September term, A. D., 1897, Of said court. to
wit, on the 25th day Of september A. D., 1897,
shall On the cad day of October next, at the hour
OF y o'clock in the forenoon OF said day: sell a
the city Of Rock leland, county Of Rock Island
and state OF Illinois, the real estate described
as follows. to-wit:
Three twenty ,ffths $3.50 of lots one ~ and
two (2l in block eighteen u.s., aud three twenty.
dfths % 25) Of the south one hundred and thirty
(13O feet OF lot ten U0) in block thirteen N3),
all in Spencer & Caee's add ition to the city OF
Rock Island. county Of Rock Island and state OF
Illinois.
On the folio wing term, to-wit: For cash.
Dated this Both day Of september, A. D., 1897.
GEORGE W. DEAN, Guardian, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06

Con-25027c.
Oats-16020c.
Hay-Timothy, EoSeo %; wild, 0os.
StrAW-A.
PotatOes-60c . bushel
Butter-Fair TO choice, l5c; fresh creamsry
Is cents
EggStl2xc.
Chickens-5c and &c.
Coal-SOft. 10c.
Cattle-Butchen pay for corn fed steers,
4Q5c; COWS and heifers. 3031ic; calves, ~
HQ6s- 0M0ol
6uoep-1kc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-06
LEGAL
Administrators Notice.
Kstate Of Henry Christensen, deceased

1etbto OF henry CAfsteneen, deceAeed.
The UNDERMINED having been appointed ID
manistratrix Of the estate Of Henry Cars
Jensen. late Of the county Of Rock Island
state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives motto.
tina; she will appear before the county court o.
Rock Island county, at the once Of the CLERK of
SAID court, In the city OF Rock Island, at the De
eember term. on the drst Monday in December
nett. At which time all persons having clsiml
against said estate are notified and requested q
attend for the purpose Of having the same I'D.
justed. All persons Indebted to said estate are re
quested TO make immediate payment to the IN
derslzned.
Dated this 23l day OF September A. D., 1897
GRACE CHRISTENSEN, Administrative.