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The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19

Silver men should unite upon those
questions concerning which they are
agreed, leaving others for future set
tlement. That is the way and the only
way to accomplish anything in poll
tics.-National Binetallist.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19
0ovsrament Ownsrsllip Of Rellro.a.

AS 0oyeHAment Ownsrsllp Of Railroads. 4
4 The men who now talk about gov
ernmsnt ownership Of railroads as do
lusion will by the next generation be
classed with the men who wanted to
burn old capernicus for denying that
ths sun swings ii q circle from east
70 west around the K earth. Augusta
fCAl Daily TrihunA
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19

They not only put people in Jail by
injunction, but shoot unarmed men
down in cold blood on the public high
ways by injunction.-Shoals (Ind.)
Referendum. ..s.....
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Now is the time to study on econ
omic questions.-Augusta Daily Trib-
une. t#
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19

| NoW Is IAe SAuo " study on econ
omic questions.-Augusta Daily Trib-
une. i
Silver men should unite upon those
questions concerning which they are
agreed, leaving others for future set
tlement. That is the way and the only
way to accomplish anything in poll
tics.-National Bimetallist.
They not only put people in jail by
injunction, but shoot unarmed men
down in cold blood on the public high
ways by injunction. Shoals Qnd.)
Referendum. ..s...
II the free coinage of silver is not a
good thing, why is it opposed by so
many bad people? - Progressive
Farmer.
The Illinois Steel works, one of the
largest concerns in the world. has re-
duced the wages of its employees 15 per
cent. Taking this and the strike now
on together, one Is forced to ask, what
does prosperity keep such company for
anyhow?-Tacoma Sun.
Will our gold standard friends kind.
ly tell us why large inflcx of gold
from FKlondike will be of any service
to us? It cannot lower the purchasing
power Of gold, surely, for that is fixed
by God! It cannot be of any service
as money, because we have plenty Of
money now, "if you have collateral" !"
and enough is as good as feast. 1t Is
not needed for use in the arts. for our
present stock would last fifty years II
not another ounce more were mined.
Please, oh, please explain.--Nebrask
Independent.
Simply saving a few victims of pow
erty and land greed is small business
as compared with that of drying up
the sources.-The Star, San Francisco.
In the presence Of q five-dollar green
back fve-dollar debt ceases to ex-
ist. Take away from money its Office
as debt extinguisher and 1t would not
be worth anything.-Louisville Free
Republic.
The prosperity that you have to hunt
for in daily papers is like certain
gentleman's hog-shearing. "All cry and
little wool. l."-Democrat.
The only mistake made by the min
ers In bringing the suit to recover the
wages withheld from them by Mark
Hanna was that the action was not
made under criminal law instead Of
civil. A plutocrat who confiscates the
wages Of his employees is worse than a
common chief. though he may be sly
enough to escape ptlnishment.-Ka Kansas
City Times. m
When Armour and Cudahy raise the
price Of meats, that is a corner on
meats: when the sugar trust raises the
price Of sugar. that is corner on su-
gar; when the coal operators combine
and raise the price Of coal, that il q
corner on coal. All the above are le-
gitimate. but when . lot Of coal min
ers get together and form a corner on
labor and say we want wages enough
to live on, then that is riot and the
militia is called out. -Circleville CO.,
Herald. s
What is plutocrat? He Is q man,
rich or poor, who advocates or defends
government by the rich. We have plu-
tocrats who dress in purple and fine
linen and fare sumptuously every day
and we have plutocrats who dress in
rags. beg the crumbs that come from
rich mems tables and whose sores are
licked by the dogs because they are
too poor to buy spirits of turpentine.
So plutocracy embraces the rich and
that servile, parasitic class who want
the rich to rule, because they love
crumbs so dearly. Louisville Free Re-
public.
f
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19
rleaae Curt an, Our r.lhertv

elA6 VurSeli Uuf Llhefty,
Ihere is too much freedom la this
|peuntIy rather than too little.
'1ianap6lis Journal eRsp.).
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19

II the free coinage of silver is not a
good thing, why is it opposed by so
many bad people? - Progressive
Farmer.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-19

The Illinois Steel works. one of the
largest concerns in the world, has re-
duced the wages of it's employees Is per
cent. Taking this and the strike now
on together, one is forced to ask, what
does prosperity keep such company for
anyhoW?-Tacoma Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

was work for nothing, owing to the
~1ateness of the season. We learn also
that no fertilizer was used and that
very little rain has fallen on the crop
since it was planted. The fact is the
land has not been fertiliZed in four
years. Mr.. Wood is from Halifax
county,, one of the most fertile regions
of the state, and he says that lands
there will not equal the Castle Haynes
easily worked. The fine crop on it now
has been made by only forty-five con-
victs, in fact, only forty-three, as two
of those sent to the farm have been
sick all summer.
From the stroll on the farm, the par
ty visited the phosphate mine and
rock quarry near the phosphate mill.
1t is situated on the bank of St. Georges
creek. At present no phosphate is be-
ing mined, as the convicts are busily
engaged in getting out lime and shell
rock for the streets Of Wilmington and
Goldsboro. The lime and shell rock is
found a few feet under the surface Of
the earth, and when the earth is re-
moved the rock is drilled and blasted.
Underneath the rock the phosphate de-
post is found, and there is now I'M
covered thousands Of tons of it. My
riads of sharks teeth and huge bones
of extinct animals are found, and it is
curious to reflect how they came there.
The rock and phosphate is transported
out Of the excavations on a narrow iron
railway on which cars are pulled by a
heavy team of oxen. The cars are run
into the mines by their own momentum.
The rock shows an alaySiS of As per
cent. of phosphate.
From this mine within the past three
months 1000, 900 pounds of rock have
beer taken for Wilmington and Colds
boro, and three ars are now daily load
ed for Wilmington, the rock being used
in laying the road on Nixon street to
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
railroad. 1t certainly makes a mag
nificent road. as a ride over that laid
on Fourth street in Brooklyn will show.
The purchase of the Castle Hanyes
farm was a streak of fortune for the
state. It was purchased at 16, 900 and
the sale was duly confirmed by the
court several weeks ago.. In the tract
there are 800 acres Of land, 600 acres of
which are cleared. Besides the valua-
BILE and seemingly inexhaustible de-
post Of phosphate. the land itself is
worth the price paid for it. In addi-
ton to this, the phosphate mill, we are
told. cost $40, 0Oo. The farm is said to
be the most productive of the several
state farms, as none of them have
turned in the revenue that this one has.
Since it's purchase, the state has re-
ceived about $4,000 for the phosphate
and rock mined. All the phosphate
mined previous to the beginning Of TAX
ing out of shell and lime rock, was
taken by the Navassa Guano Company,
of this city, and we learn that there is
ready sale for all that a be mined.
With the phosphate and rock yet to be
taken out this winter and the big crop
Of corn n peas, it will be seen how
valuable this price, Of property is to
North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
A Mississippi Steamer Sunk

Memphis, Tenn, September 9.-The
'Commercial-Appeal this morning has
the following special from ST. Louis,
Mo-:
News of the sinking Of the Anchor
Line steamer Belle of Memphis last ev-
ening near Gaines island, in the Missis-
sippi river, just below Chester, Ills,
was received here last night by Cen
eral Manager G. G.. Missioner, through
the following telegram: Belle of Mem
phis sank at Gaines island at $50
o'clock tonight in nine feet Of water at
head and sever and a half at stern.
Break forty feet long through keel.
Will SEM passengers forward on Bluff
City," In speaking of the wreck, Cap
tain MISSIONER said: There were about
n hundred passengers on board,
many of them ST. Louis people, all of
whom got off without accident" The
Belle of Memphis was built about two
years ago, was worth sec, 900 and was
insured for half her value 1t is
thought she will be a total wreck.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Word was brought yesterday by The
steamer New Bern, of a very distress
ing drowning. three lives being lost
Lieutenant Griffin. a well known law
yer and a member of the ava reserves
Of Elizabeth City. who's family were
visiting Nag's Head. intending to visit
them. and missing the regular sharpe
which runs between Elizabeth City and
Mays Head. on Friday. September 3rd.
anxious to reach his family. started OF
in a canoe. accompanied by a young
man named Window. and a colored
boy.
The party before getting across the
sound. encountered a storm. and their
zboat was capsized. 1t seems that the
party were able TO get on top OF their
some persons in a passing boat, who
gave as an excuse for not rescuing the
imperilled men. the severity of the
storm.
From the overturned boat the three
were finally swept, and as an evidence
or the struggle made. the shoes OF Mr..
Griffin were. after the recover of his
body. found to be worn clear through.
caused by his efforts to keep on the
boat.
The bodies Were discovered at the
mouth of Alligator river by persons liv-
ing there, and the faces being badly
m%utilated, they could not be identified,
so were buried on the shore where they
were found.
The steamer Neuse went down Tues
day, and brought the bodies back tc
Elizabeth City. where they were buried
Mr.. Griffin is reported to have lief,
a wife n seven children. The ac-
cident causes profound sorrow in Eliz-
abeth City, where the parties lived
New Bern Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Savannah, Ca, September 9.-The
United States gunboat Annapolis ar
rived at Tybee last night from the
north to relieve the gunboat Whining
ton, which a been engaged for sew
eral weeks in watching the movements
of the fillibustering tug Dauntless. The
Wilmington sailed north last night and
today the Annapolis steamed away in
a %southerly direction. The revenue
cutter Boutwell, is anchored several
miles down the river on guard, while
the Dauntless is tied up to a wharf at
this city, closely watched from the land
side,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Examination for Position of Supervising
Architect

Washington, September 9.-The civil
service examination Of applicants for
appointment to the office of supervis-
ing architect of the treasury will be
held tomorrow. There are thirty-two ap-
plicants and the examinations will be
conducted at Washington, New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Memphis, Kan
sas City, Atlanta, Syracuse, ST.
Joseph, Cincinnati, Omaha, San
Francisco, Boston, st. Louis and Au-
gusta, Ga. New York furnishes the
largest number of applicants. There are
six from that city n four each from
Chicago and Philadelphia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Many Of our people here are suffering
from nervous troubles, Scrofula, Sores.
rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, and
other diseases who can be promptly
and permanently cured by that ster-
ling remedy, "Parker's Sarsapparilla-
the King of Blood Purifiers" 1t has
been used by thousands and never
known to fail. Only the finest selected
purifying tonic herbs and roots are
used in it's manufacture. 1t has all the
good qualities Of other remedies, with
non of the bad. Sold by j. c.. Shep-
ard, j. H.. Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Silsby s. Co., Announce Their Embarraes.
mont

Washington, September 9NGeorge w.
Silsby & Co., brokers in stocks and
grains, with branches in Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, this norm
ing posted the following notice on their
door:
T Patrons:-The recent failure of a
we'll known house in New York, which
was carrying a large line of stocks for
us, has caused us a temporary embar-
m We feel confident this will
be short-lived. We do not propose clos
ing our business, but ask the indul-
gence of our patrons on old accounts
for a few days. Checks will be given
in payment Of the same, a. part of
which can be used as margins in new
accounts. All new ccoun will be
settled daily as usual. Old accounts
can be closed when convenient"
The firm, which has been patronized
by a great many small Spectators,
closed it's doors some time ago, but re-
sumed later, and yesterday vas sued
by a customer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Foreign Capital in Russia

English consular reports just issued
in London call attention once more to
the enormous amount of Belgian,
French and German capital that has
been invested in industrial enterprises
in Russia during the last three years.
Forty million dollars of Belgian money
has been invested in iron works in Po-
land alone, and is already yielding a
return Of 40 per cent. For some reason
or other English and American cap
~italists are holding back, declining to
take advantage Of the opportunities
placed at their disposal, although Rus
STA is in the very infancy Of its indus
trial development and will require for
eign help in this respect for a long time
to come.-NeW York Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Stop my Paper

After you get mgr and stop your pa
per, just poke your finger into water, pull
it out, and lock at the hole. Then you
will know how sadly you are missed. A
man who thinks a paper cannot thrive
without his support. ought to go off and
stay awhile. When he comes back. hall
his friends will not know he has gone and
the other half will not care, while the
world at large kept no account of his
movements. You will find things You
cannot endorse in every paper. The
Book of Books" is often very plain and
hits some hard APPS, but If you were to
get mad and burn your Bible. the hun.
lreds of presses would still go on printing
it. So when you stop your paper and cali
the editor names, the paper will still be
published, and what is more, you will
read it on the sly.-Cycle,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
New Customs Tariff for Cubs

Madrid, September 9.-The official
gazette today publishes the new GUS
toms tariff of Cuba. Nearly all Amer
ican goods are subjected to lower du-
ties. The tariff prohibits the entry into
Cuba of arms, projectiles, munitions Of
war, dynamite, ~gunpowder, sugars,
Except Spanish sugar. honey, molas-
ses, silver or bronze coins, secret phar-
maceutical preparations, tobacco ex-
cept (snuff) chewing tobacco and arti-
fetal wines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

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
It is not a synthetical compound. but
is actually extracted from the finest
quality Of pure Norwegian Cod Liver
Oil, thereby representing all its viz
tues, combined with Hypophosphites OF
Lime, Soda and Manganese. Sold by
J.. c. Shepard, ]. II. Hardin and ii. /.
Fentrees. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Rich Gold Den0ait

Santa Fee, N. NJ, September 9.-Re-
ports from Golden, South Santa Fe
county, say that in sinking a tubular
we'll to secure a water supply, the drill
passed through fifty feet Of solid
quartz, every foot of which shows free
gold. Some of the gold nuggets are
as large as grains Of wheat. The dis
covery was made on virgin ground at a
depth of $50 feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
A Big Batch of Now Postm.sters

Washington, September 9.-Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow,
returned to the city yesterday after an
absence of several weeks, and today
the appointment Of 103 new postmasters
of the fourth class was announced. The
appointments were made in various
states. the largest number in any one
state being twelve in Tennessee. Six
ty-six of the appointments were made
to succeed persons who were removed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Last Years Pension PAYMENTS

Washington, September 9.-The an
nual report OF the auditor of the in
terror department shows hat the
amount paid for pensions during the
last year was $40, Az 37. The pay
ments on pensions account for the ifs
cal year 1896 was $13s, 722. 127, and for
the fiscal year 1895, $40, SIS, 127, and for
49,, 119, 551 and for 1898, $154, So, PA. The
cost Of the service last yea was 1898
per 81, 900; for 1896, $4.07; for 1895, $500;
for 1894, $3.77 and for 1893, $685..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
Hard to Locate the Sunken Guns

Charleston, S. c., September 9.-The
light house tender of the Sixth district,
Wisteria. returned to the city tonight
from Tybee, off the Georgia coast, where
she went to place a buoy at the spot
where the big guns went to the bottom
from the schooner Grace. The Grace was
found badly wrecked but floating, though
she had evidently drifted well away from
the scene Of the accident. 1t is said that
the guns are lying in eleven fathoms of
water, and that it will be very hard TO
locate and recover them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
washington a

III tOII oIdT.D
NO" said the young woman with the
standing collar and the lawn tie, II can
not follow the dictates of my heart. /
cannot marry him."
Why not?" inquired her c~onfdante.
The difference in our positions Is too
great"
o should be capable Of n sacrt-
fee"
Il suppose so. But I cannot forget tina.
my position pays me SIS a week While he
gets only 81"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

There is a time for everything: and
the time to attend to q cold is when
it starts. Don't wait until you have
consumption. but prevent it by using
Ore Minute Cough Cure, the great
remedy for coughs. colds. crop. bron-
chitis and all throat and lunp troubles.
r. r. Bell9-.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Harris Essence Ginger quickly cures
Summer complaints caused by changes
in drinking water-Climatic changes
unripe fruit, ETC., Diarrhoea, Dysen-
terry. Cholera Morbus, Nausea, Vomit-
ing, Flatulency, Cramps, Collie and all
internal pains. Sold by J. c.. Shepard,
J.. II. Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Don't nauseate your stomach with
teas and bitter herbs. but regulate
your liver and sick headache by using
those famous little pills known as De
Wits Little Early Risers. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

It heals everything except a broken
heart, may be said Of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, letter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by Il
quickly and DssmanentlEs =. r. Bel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Our most eminent physicians pre-
scribe Harris Emulsion of Cod Liver
OiT' with Creasote and the Hypophos-
phites. Sold by j. c. Shepard, ]. H.
Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Mr.. 1ngolds. superintendent Of the Fav-
ettevtlle d~ispensary, offers the ers
Hl09 q year for the net profits.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON
SATISFACTORY TEST OF EFFECT
IvENESS OF THE FLEET

The Great Warships Inspected by Assist
ant Secretary RooseveIt-Targe. Practice
With the Big and the Rapid Fire Guns.
Searchlight Practice-Night Signalling.
[ First Use of japanese Day Fireworks for
Signaling
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

WOOQ invited tnem into the dining
room. He had prepared a barbecue of
a couple Of pigs, n the other dishes
on the bill of fare were pigshead hash,
Brunswick stew. biscuits, hoecake,
stewed apples. butter milk, etc. With
such a feast before them, the party fell
to eating with an appetite and Zest
that must have 1atered superintendent
Wood who had prepared the dinner.
He is an expert at barbecuing and
making Brunswick stew, and it is
stated that he has won the diamond
belt along this line for thirty years or
more-though he does not look so old.
For the writer and the other Whining
tonians We "a say they will long re-
member Mr.. Wood and the splendid
dinner he served them. Among the
guests were Messrs. Sam Blossom and
Calhoun Bordeaux, Of the neighbor-
hood.
After dinner. Superintendent Wood
led the way for a stroll over the farm.
He has a crop of 105 acres of corn, 255
acres of peas, besides twenty or thir-
ty acres in potatoes, turnips, water
melons and vegetables for use on the
place.
Superintendent Wood pointed out his
corn crop with justifiapIe pride. AS
far as the eye could reach the Ian was
covered with corn that has attained re-
markedly large growth n is weight
ed down with heavy ears. The land is
of excellent quality and Superintend-
ent Wood expects to gather $500
bushels of corn. His pea crop is i'm.
mense and it is hard to estimate the
enormous harvest he will gather.
It is all the more astonishing to see
this magnificent crop, when it is re-
membered that it was June z when Mr..
Chadbourn bought the farm and that
MI. Wood did not reach it till June
18th. He planted corn June 18th when
experienced farmers predicted that it
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
H. w. HICKS.
WHOLESALE GROCER.

WE GUARANTEE TO SELL FLOUR
AT MILL PRICES n TO EXECUTE
ORDERS PROMPTLY.
We sell to the MERCHANT trade only.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-19
BLoODsuED MAY FOLLOW.
Pinkertons WIN Protect the Mines,
Armed with GntIInn.s IL Necnssnr,,

Pinkertons WIN Protect the Mines,
Armed with GatIIngs IF Necessary.
Cleveland, Aug. 19-The decision
reached by the operators of the Pitts
burg district at their conference here
Tuesday night to open their mines, re-
gardless of consequences, probably
will cause serious trouble. According
to local coal men it Is the intention Of
the Pittsburg operators to engage
Pinkerton men to protect their non
union men. This action probably will
precipitate a terrible climax to the
great strike, and the operators admit
that blood may flow. In speaking of the
probable result Of the operators de-
cision LOTUS Cuddy, of the Cuddy-
Mullen Coal company said;
IF it is found necessary to do So a
whole army of detectives will be em-
ployed to protect our men, and If the
worst comes they win be supplied with
Gatling guns and other equipments to
convince the strikers that we mean
business. There win be no delay in
naugurating this movement, although
{ do not care to state what the first
action will be-"
Mr.. Cuddy's statement is upheld by
J. P. Zerbe. president OF the Ohio and
Pennsylvania Coal company, who said:
I'VE are determined to open our mines
again, in spite Of the strikers, and
see no reason why we should not sue
ceed. There are plenty Of non-union
workmen in the country who are will
ing to fight for their protection, al
though / am of the opinion that we
viii be able to protect them ourselves
/ think that when the old miners find
that they cannot prevent the mines be-
ing opened they win go back to work
again peaceably."