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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
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and I can cheerfully recommend it for
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could not eat o digest food, had q
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lamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
Written for The Messenger.
Soldiers Of the Grey
(Reunion 1877

From the hills to shores OF the sea,
From many distant homes away,
With slow and silent step they come,
The Soldiers of the Grey.
The lights and Joy of buoyant youth
Have sure and swiftly fed away;
But they are noble heroes gtill,
The Soldiers of the Grey.
They come to ak of years long gone,
When duty called them to obey.
How sad and sweet these memories
To Soldiers of the Grey.
With forces few and thin as they?
All, no. They felt their cause was right,
The Soldiers of the Grey.
Washington was a rebel, too,
OF these were rebels then, / say)
AS much as any n Of them,
The Soldiers of the Grey.
Show me a grander, nobler man,
Whose fame doth brighter grow and
stay,
Than Lee. who deemed it right to lead
The Soldiers of the Grey.
No costly tomb is reared for them,
With valiant deeds in long array;
But jasmine flowers and laurel wreaths
For Soldiers of the Grey.
Whene'er / see the simple stone
Marked with these letters, &C. s. A."
I pray his soul has found Gods peace,
This Soldier of the Grey.
Magnolias, breathe your sweet perfume
And gently cast your shade each day
Ger fallen braves, who calmly sleep,
The Soldiers of the Grey.
God knoweth best, He rules us all,
And ne'er shall dawn the day
When Southern hearts will cease to love
Her Soldiers Of the Grey.
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THE u
A Verdict for 81, 800 In Favor of Mr.. T. b.
Burnett in His Suit Against the Whining
ton, Newborn and Norfolk R~ailway-Oth-
Cases


ton, Newborn and Norfolk ~Railway-Oth-
Cases
Pursuant to adjournment for recess
on Thursday evening, the superior
court met yesterday at 10 a. M, His
Honor Judge O. H. Allen on the bench.
The jury which staid out all night on
the case of T. B. Burnett VS.. the Will
mington, New Bern and Norfolk Rail-
road Company, for. 5000 damages for
personal injury, came into court and
returned a verdict for ST. 300 in favor of
the plaintiff.
The court look up and disposed Of
other cases as follows.
JOhn Oil VS.. Geo. PeamOn, continued.
H. A. Core VS.. Cape Fear Lumber
Company, continued.
Iredell Meares and p. B.. Manning,
decree.
Atlantic National Bank of Whining
ton VS.. Geo. Harriss, Jr., motion by
plaintiff that new parties defendant be
made, viz: Geo. Harriss and w. N.
Harriss, trading and doing business as
George Harriss, Son & Co.
H. M. Foar VS.. Mrs. B. A. Lar
kins, executrix. E. S. Martin, Esq, and
Junius Davis, Esq, were allowed to
withdraw from the case, and L. A.
Blue was made a party defendant.
Meta H. Hullen VS.. City Of Will
mington, before the issues were sub
United a juror was Withdrawn and a
mistrial ordered. The defendant was
allowed to withdraw the answer to the
complaint and file a demurrer. The de-
murrer was overruled and defendant
excepted and appealed. Notice of ap-
peal was waived and bond was fixed at
$25. The demurrer and judgment are
to constitute the case on appeal.
r. w. Hicks VS.. j. H. Royal, motion
by plaintiff for judgment for want of
sufficient answer. The motion was over
ruled and the defendant was permitted
to amend the answer.
At 5 p. m. the court took a recess till
10 o'clock this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury.

~ mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, Manufactured by F. j. Cheney 4 Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces ofthe system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It IL
taken internally and Is made in Toledo, Ohio
by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists, price 76c. PEI bottle.
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New P0stmasters

Washington, October 9.-The presi-
dent has appointed the following post
masters for North Carolina: Charlotte.
Jonas w. Mullen; Morganton, Duncan
c. Pearson; Salisbury, James H. Ram
sey; he also appoints William H. Smyth
postmaster at Atlanta.
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The Criminal Court

The circuit criminal court Of New
Hanover county, will convene tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Sutton
who will preside. and Miss Edna Robe
SON, the court stenographer, arrived in
the city yesterday. Judge Sutton and
Solicitor Richardson, the latter OF whom
arrived on Friday, are stopping at The
Bo3itz House.
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The North Carolina division of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will meet
Infantry armory next Wednesday, Oc-
tober 18th, at II o'clock. All members
of the Cape Fear chapter are urged to
attend.
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NOT ON RUSSBLL'S SIDE
MOTT SAYS THE STATEMENT OF
GRANT IS FALSE

This He Does Not Indorse Russell and
That Russell has Given Him Nothing.
Investigations Against DIR. Kirby smith
VIII Cover Up Noihing-Judge Purnell
After Revenue Oficers who Pry Into Dis
tillers' Business
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STRUCK A MATCH
And an Explosion OF Gasoline Followed,
Burning Three Persons seriously,

BuTniug Three Persons seriously,
CHICAGO. Aug. s-Three persons.
composing the family OF August Veth.
at 297 East Huron street, were seriously
burned yesterday in a fire caused by
an explosion OF gasoline, The injured
are Peter Veth, Mrs. Bessie Veth, his
wife, Edwin Veth, aged 2h years
Mrs, Veth was more seriously injured
than her husband and child but she
will probably recover.
Mrs Veth went to the rooms Of Mrs.
q. II, Solomon, on the second floor,
from whom she had rented the rooms,
and procured a small quantity Of gas
ollne In a coffee cup to clean brass
bedstead. Taking II into her room she
used the stun In cleaning the bed and
with brush applied II to the wood
work while the cup containing the oil
stood on the floor beside her. Her little
boy, with bare feet and wearing but lit
tie clothing on him, was playing on the
floor, 1t was not noticed that the gas
ollne had filled the room with vapor
and Mr.. Yeth struck a match for tho
purpose OF lighting cigar In an JIM
stant there was an explosion and the
room was filled with flames, The
flames caught the clothing OF Mrs. Veth.
The husband caught up the child In his
arms and ran down the stairs out OF the
fire. A few seconds later he was fol-
lowed by his wife, who was screaming
and enveloped in flames from head TO
foot. All her clothing was burning and
the wrapper she wore fell from her in
blazing strips. AT the landing on the
second floor she met Mrs. Solomon, the
landlady, and the frantic woman threw
her arms around Mrs. Solomon and
begged her TO save her.
Mrs. Solomon disengaged herself only
to be grasped again about the neck by
the agonlZed woman. She succeeded In
shaking her of and ordering her TO re-
main standing where She was ran Into
one OF her own rooms and procured o
pitcher Of water, which she poured on
Mrs. Veth. This was repeated by the
landlady and then the latter threw
around Mrs. Veth q large quilt from
one OF her beds and the flames were
subdued. The boys injuries were not
serious. After giving the boy to the
officer Mr.. Veth ran up stairs and
found his wife In the rooms of Mrs. Sol
omon. In all her pain Mrs. Veth cried
out for her child and could with dill
Guilty be made to believe that his In
jurles were comparatively light. The
mother was removed at once in the East
Chicago avenue ambulance to the Ger
man hospital There the physician af-
ter dressing her burns said she would
probably recover. Mr.. Veth was taken
to the same hospital. His hands and
arms are severely burned and his hair
md avebroyys singel
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Just how she can do It, under these cir
cumstances, cannot see, Yet she Is op-
posed TO yielding point Premier Cam
avas was a strong partisan, He was the
chief exponent OF the old element which
was determined 10 keep the Island al all
hazards, As 10 the consequences OF thu
conflict In Cuba, do not care to talk
There was nothing on which the secre'
tary could base prediction as to Cano-
vas probable successor"
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama, n mem
Der OF the foreign affairs committee Of
the senate, and the champion OF Cuba In
that body, predicted In an interview to-
night, that the assassination might be
the forerunner Of complete change OF
government, a republic replacing the
monarchy, He added
This affair is going to create COM
plete revolution throughout the whole OF
Spain, That country ls now in very
shaky condition. II Is true, doubtless,
that to-day's assassin was an Anarch-
lst, but the act is representative Of feel
Ing that exists all over the country. A
republican party has already attained
great strength though, OF course, Its
operations have to be largely concealed.
Then, the universal testimony Is that the
bulk OF the Spanish army in Cuba ia
made up of young men. This has broken
up families all over the land and theln
dispatch TO the island To be led by Weylen
has developed powerful sentiment In
Spain. The act does not mean a per-
sonal prejudice against Canovas, but
against his political stand and Views and
the extreme element he represents. II
was the well developed symptom Of the
most deep seated antagonism TO the
creed OF the Canovas party. The Bar
celona incident gave evidence of the tre-
mendous Administrations operations
operated and the stricken premer's en-
dorsement Of Weyler. putting him In
command of Barcelona after that affair,
greatly add to Canovas unpopularity.
The indications point to the ASSASSIN as
a victim OF that Barcelona incident.
1.-THE successOrship of Canovas Is prob
lematlcal. It is not improbable, and It iI
quite likely, that Senor Praxedes Mateo
Sagasta, the distinguished liberal states
man, may succeed Canovas as premier.
II believe that the eCubanconhlctwill be
ended at the close OF the present rainy
season, some time during October"
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PARIS, Aug. S.-A hundred projects
for attractions for the Paris exposition
OF 100 were submitted TO the committed
to-day. They included the building OF
a copy OF BnrthodrS statue OF liberty
I'm New York harbor 600 feet high the
construction of restaurant under
water to be built Of glass an enormous
vertical screw with nut nttcd az a
cafe; a reproduction or the Trojan
horse, capable Of holding a thousand
peraona. and plans for fitting the Eirel
tower with Il spiral railway aud a to-
boggnn chute.
me committee decided that none OF
tho pchemcs were practicable,
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CUBAN JUNTA
Hears OF tho Assassination and Expresses
Subtraction OF the Deed.

Satisfaction OF the Deed.
NEW YORK, Aug. s.-The news of the
assassination of Senior Canovas was re-
ceived at the Hlspana-Amerlcan hotel.
where the guests are both Cuban and
Spanish. without much apparent sur
prise. Few OF the guests cared to dis
cuss the matter
Major Antonio Serrano, a member OF
the Cuban junta, who was an officer in
the ten years war and now has two of
his sons fighting for independence under
Major Garcia, appeared pleased when
told tonight that Premier Canovas had
met violent death.
ut means" he said. the overturnlng
of the present government and the sub
version OF the forces that are backing
WCyler in Cuba. l firmly believe that
there will be a great number OF deser-
tlors from the Spanish army In Cuba,
following upon the announcement of
the death Of Senior Canovas and there
viii be corresponding number OF ac-
cessions to the Cuban army. While
do not believe in assassination, | think
the removing OF Canovas will be the
salvation OF the pacltlcos In Cuba, who
are now being butchered ruthlessly by
Weyler / cannot believe thot It was
an Anarchist that killed Canovas.
think that some member OF the ultra
Republican party in Spain killed him.
Weyler Is the brutal instrument of
Canovns. They did not punish the
ngent. but the principal. Thank God
that my sons will get now the fervor
and fire and zeal 90 bear them up In
their fight for the freedom OF Cuba. The
killing OF Canovas will do much toward
bringing the Cuban war to close. The
Spanish people realize that the situation
Is hopeless and are protesting against
II. The first protest was the death Of
Canoyas. | rejoice at the news"
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EFFECT ON CUBA
President OF Revolutionary Club Looks
for Independence Of island.

for Independence OF island.
NEW YORK, Aug s-Emillo Agra
monte, president of the Jose Martl rev.
olutlonary club and the Martl charity
organization of this city, heard the
news of the killing of Premier Canovas
tonight at his home and exclaimed:
This Is truly hard to believe" Then
he said;
"sagasta, who is the head of the Lib
erals, will surely succeed Canovas,
"And ! feel certain that should Sa-
gasta succeed CanoVas, he will follow
the same general policy In regard to
Cuba as Canovas made every effort to
do 1t will doubtless be his idea TO
bring about n relationship between
Spain and Cuba such as exists between
England and Canada. But such rcln-
tionshlp Cuba viii never accept She
must have complete and absolute inde-
pendenCc,
"still II is my belief that the killing
OF Cauovas Will be great benefit for
the cause Of Cuba. II may even lead to
independence. Independence, that Is
the only thing for Cuba.
"Ycs. Sagnsta will succeed Canovns.
Canoyas was directly responsible for
the relations which existed between the
United Statca and Spain ng regards
Cuba. because his instructions were 50
carefully followed out by Spaln's rep
resentative at Washington that Presl-
dent Cleveland could not act friendly
to Cuba, The death Of Canuvas can
not hut help the cause OF Cuba"
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NEWS IN LONDON.


Crime Has No Political RamifiestiOni.
MinIGter woodrord Overcome when In.
formed OF the AssAssinRtion.
LONDON, Aug. S.--The SpanlsS en-
bassy In London has received two tele-
grams, the first briefly stating the fact
of the assassination, and the second,
coming direct from San Sebastian. stat
ing that Senior Canovas had been the OBJ
ject Of an Infamous attack, but saying
nothing about his death. and concluding
with the statement that II the outrage
be Of anarchist origin II has no political
complications, with the additional asser-
ton that the whole of Spain Is tranquil
and that there Is not the least symptom
OF any alteration In the state Of public
affairs This dispatch says the assassin
is apparently an Italian. For these rea-
sons, the Spanish ambassador, Count de
Casa Valencia, In the course Of an Inter
view, expressed the hope that the newt
of death was premature. He says:
"The belief that the crime Is not pollu-
cal, hut the work OF an anarchist, ls
borne out by the fact that the criminal Is
an Italian. We all know that Of recent
years Italian anarchists have been very
active. Witness the assassination Of
President Cnrnot and the attempt on
King Humbcrt and other similar crimes,
"Thoy were all committed by Italians.
This IL very trying time for me. Apart
from the difficulties TO which such
crime gives rise. and the doubt hanging
over what really happened, Senor Cano-
vas IL my brother-ln-lnw and there IS
more than this relationship between US.
All our lives we have been the best OF
comrades. We pursued the same course
together at the university"
The Ambassador said he had tclc-
graphed for details but had received no
reply.
The news Of the assassination was
communicated by the Associated Press
TO General Stewart WoOdford, the United
States minister TO Spain, now In London,
cnroutc for San Sebastian, whore he had
expected TO present his credentials TO the
queen regent In the presence OF SenOr
Cnnoyns. General woo1ford was no
overcome that several minutes passed
before he could express his horror Mt the
deed ana hls profound sympathy for
Spain In her misfortune When he re-
covered from the shoclS OF tho intclll-
gcncc he Bad
"Thla IA terrible. most unfortunate,
Tho Spanish government and people VIII
have the sincere sympathy OF all friends
" constitutional government, II il too
soon 10 express any vlcwa as TO The cf-
ftct which the rcgrcttnblc death Of Scnor
Cnnovaa viii have upon current quea-
tons. II viii not affect my government,
however. unicn8 II becomes MY duty 10
reach my post na soon as possible In
order 10 express to the Spanish govern
mont the sympathy Of the American gov
crumpni"
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PITTSBURGH Aug, s--Although to-
DIV u,os oors,da-ad dav NJ rest
-.
among tne strlkers' propHoly tue i"os'
effective work among the Plum Creek
miners was nerformed. and as n result
,,o ot,,,,o.- -, 49,, o.,,,uoA .hot ,on-
'e '"'e Ne'i '
slderaply less than 2VO men VIII DC at
work tomorrow at this mine.
A large mass meeting was held at
60. ,..,-.,- - ,.-., ,,,,,.,,
camp 4soiation this ai'elHooH' ~
in addition to about 1000 others, was
attended by about 200 women, the
vIveu md dourb+ors ~ tho ynInars who
-,
are sun Ut work IN the rum creek
mine. Notwithstanding the fact that
deputies visited the homes of these peo-
,,a AT, ,,,a..i,, -, o,s,,,,., .ho,, ~.
PIE TINS morning anu au'iseu tne'r' NOT
TO attend the meeting, nearly every
wife brought her husband with her.
Because OF the many restrictions put
upon the strikers they have hitherto
been unable to get a chance to argue
their cause with the Plum Creek work.
menn, and the occasion given them to-
day was taken advantage OF to the full.
The unusual opportunity to-day was
the result OF the missionary work of
the wives OF the strikers from McDon-
aid, Finleyyllle and Carnegie. These
women have been working assiduously
during the past week and secured the
promise OF the wives OF the working
miners to attend the meeting and bring
their husbands.
The result OF the meeting was the as
surance from nearly a hundred men
that they would join the strikers to-
morrow. The plan Is for the men to
work until they receive twenty days
pay, which will be given them to-mor-
row, and then they are to desert the
Dit, leaving only eight days wages
back, which. Judging by the action of
the company in the Gaze OF the Sandy
Creek strikers yesterday, Will be re-
fused them.
If this plan does not miscarry the
strikers think It win only be a question
OF a very short tlme until the De Armitt
mines are tied up completely.
The meeting to-day was inaugurated
by religious services conducted by Rev.
Lincoln Lash. assisted by a choir OF
twenty colored Jubilee singers, after
which Mrs. Mary Jones, the Chicago
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug, Sat a
meeting OF the United Labor League to-
dny 1t was decided to start a canvass
among the affiliated unions 10 raise
money for the striking coal miners In
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
A motion to send So as the leagues do
nation TO the strikers was voted down
and on reconsideration OF the motion
II was decided TO send all the money
that could be raised, and TO make a
vigorous effort to secure q large sum.
The hat makers union reported hnv-
iug already sent contribution OF Sl5
10 the strIkerR In western pennRylYanla.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-09
WIrE MURDERED
by an Insane liHsband-IIiIied while
Sleeping with IIsI Babes.

Sleeping with Her Babes.
BoRDENTowN, n. j.. Aug. s.-A
wife murder was committed some tlmo
during last night at the village of
Fleldsborough, near here. While Anna
Robinson, aged 81 years. was sleeping
in her bed, with two children nesting
on her bosom, her crazy husband.
James Robinson cut her throat Then
he drew the razor across his own
throat, cutting a deep but not fatal
gnsh.
Robinson, whose only occupation was
the frequent and brutal beating Of his
wife. was sent to an insane asylum at
Trenton about year ago. after an at
tempt to kill his wife with a stalk knife.
He was released few months ago nt
the instance, II issald, Of his two sisters
who live in Philadelphia.
II was clear that the woman had
made desperate struggle for her life.
She had apparently managed to get out
of bed, but growing too weak for fur
ther resistance. sank to the floor where
the bloody work was finished There
were deep cuts on her hands and breast,
tho two children were covered with
blood and the room Itself looked like u
SLAUGHTER pon.
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CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, Aus. s,-Tho
Blue mountain peach belt OF southern
Pennsylvania aud western Maryland ls
the only part Of the country that Will
have more than twenty or twenty-five
per cent. Of u crop this year The
shortage Ia especially great In Wlscon-
ain, Ohio. Delaware and the eastern
shore of Maryland Al through this
section the trcca nrc brcnltlng down
with fruit shipments IN refrigerator
cnrs to the city have begun and spccu-
lntors are here from baltimore, rhlln-
dclphin ana New York arranging 10 buy
un whole orchards.
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WEST vIReIN1A VETERAN
Receives Good AppOlntmsnt--Generui
Van BuIIcy's War Record.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgcncer.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. S.-Gen-
eral Van II. Bukey. of Parkersburg,was
yesterday appointed by Secretary Gage,
to the position of dlsbursing officer OF
the bureau of engraving and printing,
to succeed Daniel Morgan, resigned.
This appointment was made under the
clause In the civil service law permit
ting ex-soldlers to be reinstated, with
out regard to the period OF severance
from the service.
General Bukey's war record Is stated
to have been exceptionally good. He
enlisted as n private IN the Eleventh
West Virginia regiment of infantry In
1861, and passed through the grades OF
first lieutenant, captain, major, lieuten-
ant colonel and colonel. and at the close
Of the war was brevetted brigadler gen.
eral for meritorious services.
From 1865 to 1889 he was engaged In
the oil business, but in the year last
named was appointed cashier In the
Office OF the collector OF Internal reve-
nue. for the district of West Virginia, at
Parkersburg.