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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
HELP FOR CUBA

The Cuban relief committee earnestly
urges the people Of the United States
to give quickly to the cause of suffering
humanity in Cuba. There is no mis-
take as to the awful condition OF tens
OF of people. They are skel-
etons and dying for the want of food.
General Lee, other American ~consuls,
American citizens and all tell the same
very sad and heart-moving story of
extreme suffering. The suffering is so
wide spread that the committee will
load a steamer at once with 1000 tons
Of corn meal and 200 tons of bacon.
1t is a question of life or death. The
relief committee says
Send us money if you can. Accept
food wherever offered; cornmeal, pork,
lard, potatoes, rice, condensed milk and
other staples, in unlimited quantities.
Southern and Pennsylvania railways
will haul free to New York. Our two
steamships will make circuit of Cuba,
Spanish ministry has agreed to abate
the treasury port charges for steamers
and permit the landing of supplies
without duties. Not one day should be
wasted. President Mckinley, through
the state department., urges us to the
greatest effOrs."
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, ap-
peaIs to the people of that state to give
famiShpd and neriShing ClIhanS He
tells his people that they they have
Never known famine or want and
should show their gratitude by liberal
donations to the dying Cubans."
What is North Carolina doing in this
noble cause that appeals to the merci-
full and benevolent and sympathetic
trumpet-tongued? Senator Gallinger
visited Cuba recently says the
suffering cannot be exaggerated.
The correspondent Of the ATLANTA
Journal publishes a letter from the
senator dated 10Th inst, in which he
says:
Think of district, with population
the size Of Atlanta, literally starving
to death. Little children and old men
and women lying in the streets and
along the roads dying by inches fog
of food. Every city in this coun-
try should initiate the example set by
The Journal and add dts quota to the
relief fund"
Help the suffering, the starving, the
diving.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25

The man who talks of fusion o- coop
Grafton of populists and democrats is
simply wasting breath--Pittsooro Citi-
zen.
Whoopee. boys' Amt it funny? The
pops and RAIDS should not tussIe because
they call one another honey. hancock
and Dan, and the rest of the clan. on a
platform OF sound money: and the pops
sticking up TO a man because they call
one another honey. There's G-ar-. of
Wayne, in a letter again. Oh fusion he
says there is money. Butler and Dan in
a caucus again because they call one an
other MISREPRESENTATION Rocket.
Chairman Manly does well on the
threshold of the campaign in which the
shibboleth will be The White Man and
the White Metal" to show that the DEM
ocratic party has no unkind feelings to
the colored man. but is in fact the party
TO which he owes most for schools and
the care of the unfortunate Of his race.
The demand for white rule as not made
TO injure the negro. 1t is necessary TO
protect the state against corrupt and
ignorant government.-Raleigh News and
Observer.
roads IN their present condition It costs
at least Is cents a mile to move a ton
and that a ton cannot be moved ten miles
for less than 500. This is 10 cents a bag
for peanuts Of $1.2 for each bale of cot
ton Have you thought OF this? With
modern roads this could be reduced 30 5
cents per mile for a ton or 80 cents for
ten miles. We ask our commissioners
to look into this matter which is interest
ing the entire country outside of BERTHE
county. We ask our farmers to figure
out the question for themselves and If
they find our present system of road
making is defective and can be improved
upon to urge some other method. or
one-third of the year the roads within
anything but a light buggy. and hard
even for that. Give us better roAis,-
five miles of Windso are impossible for
WindScr Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
A Clever Trick

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria OF rvO troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as a %stinulant to the Liver and
Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve
tonic. 1t cures Constipation, Head
ache. Painting Spells. Sleeplessness
and Melancholy. 1t is purely vegetable
a mild laxative, and restores the VS.
tenn to it's atura Iigor. Try Electric
Bitters and be convinced hat they are
a miracle worker. Every bottle guar
anteed. Only SOC a Bottle at r. r. Bel
lamy's drugstore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
BREVITIES
dying.

IF THE Spanish ambassador TO Vienna
is not mlsinformed, there will be war
before any payment of indemnity. Put
a. pin There and wait.
DYNAMITE in "a mime in Spain killed
80 men and many were wounded. But
25S American seamen were killed 10y
Spanish dynamite at Havana.
Mrs. William Beldem Mobile, of Wash
ing1ton. D.. c., has given $50, 600 to Har-
ward University ITO endow a lecturesh1p
in memor of her husband, a clergy
man i'm the protestant Episcopal
Church and a graduate of the Harvard
class Of 1885.
Mr.. Charles B. Rouss, of New York,
has given $35, 900 to the University of
Virginia. He us southern born.
In the death of ex-United States Sen
a,tor Blanche K. Bruce h negro race
in America loses it's best man yet in
public life. He had ability and charac-
is the other foremost negro in this
country now. He is wise and candid,
and with discernment and integrity.
Russia and France are steadily pre-
pairing to partition China and ask MO
permission of h people to be injured
or of England.
Spain gives an inriTnation that 1T
means war for the United State to in
tervene in THE Cuban war. But al
ready Spain has lost TO- 900 of her troops
g., {ho afrE a+ ae. xroSo otkAo~ov~& III C,,hJa,o
the patriots i'm Cuba
THE illustrious Gladstone, in his
Seth year, is returning home to die.
With him goes the worlds greatest
man now living.
The fool talk of the Spaniards that
is pitifully Stupid. They do not know
a letter in THE book about the south.
If the southern whites could have had
their way they would have tnraShed
Spain long ago and have liberated Cuba
n stopped the damning butcheries.
There is a fierce war being waged ait
this time between CoSto RIGA and Nj
caragua, and great excitement prevails.
He'll on earth appears to be the opin-
ion of northern visitors to Cuba as to
the real condition.
DIR. Gaitling's new gun just finished
| at Cleveland, Ohio, is described as the
! largest single gum in the world. 1t is
It'll be rified and mounted at the Wash
ington navy yard. The ingenious in
veritor lis a native North Carolinian.
Representative Tillman recently said
Of Mr.. Bryan, that he sis the only
man I ever saw who was born great
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25

rwo. We agree with the Indianapolis,
Journal a republican paper. that the
senate should not be ended, but IL
should be mended- t might be mend
ed by changing. the constitution so as
TO make senatorial representation de-
pend upon population, though with a
much larger unit OF representation than
that of the house. Why should not a
state have a senator for each half mil
lion Of population. and all states with
less population than that be restricted
to representation in the lower house.
or at least to one ~senator?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25

Why allow yourself to be slowly tor
tured at the stake of disease? Chills
ua1ly break down the strongest consti-
tuition. "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Chill
Tonic with Iron) is more effective than
Quinine, and being combined with Iron
is an excellent tonic and Nerve medi-
cine. It is pleasant to take, and Is
sold under positive guarantee to cure c.
money refunded. Accept no substitute.
The Just as good" kind don't effect
cures. Sold by j. C. Shepard, J. III.
Hardin and H. L. Fentress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
Proc uced by Spain

Many of the necessities of today and
the sciences came originally from Spain.
Algebra, for one thing, originated there.
The first clock which struck in Europe
was a present from Haroun-ai-Raschid
to Charlemagne.
Spain produced the compass as we'll
as ~gunpowder.
1t was in Seville that the game of
checkers originated.
1t was in the courts of the caliphs that
the law of chivalry were formed and
spread to the rest Of Europe and Eng
land.
From Grenada came the dulcimer;
from Cordova the guitar. aud from the
people the serenade.
Spain produced the Cid, Christopher
and notable travellers, and
during maedival times in art, science and
learning it had first rank: Before the
VisigOthS Overran the country was it's
time of glory-after it's decline set in.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
Weldon Notes
Correspondence of The Messenger
Waldnn Nh r.h ~

Correspondence of The M~essengerl
Weldon, March Z.
DR.. j. e. Green, chairman Of rhe
Second district judicial executive com
mittee, has called a meeting of the
at Rocky Mount NEXT Fri
day, n 18th ait i o'caock p. m, for
the purpose OF selecting a time and
place for the judicial convention DR..
Green hopes IL meet every member of
h committee there that day.
Mr.. j. w. Moore anu Miss Maggie
WIffiams. a runaway couple from
Prince George equity, Virginia. were
married here this morning at 3 O'Clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25

S~yiaeaug1A Ala. March 21.-W. o.
IhompsoTI, a white farmer, was found
murdered in the woods three mites
from nis home today. He had given
1eSt1 4nony against the Illicit dastilIsrs
OF nis section and II is generally baliev-
cd that they murdered him. as he had
been summoned as a witness in other
cases against them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25

What pleasure Is there in life with a
headache, constipation and bilious
ness? Thousands experience them, who
could become perfectly healthy by
ueing DeWftt's Little . arly Risers, tho
famous little pills. r.. R.. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-25
Much i'm Little

cine ever contained so great curative power in
so sma space. They are a whole medicine
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

one OF the latest arrivals from Alaska
= - Dorothy n Fillmore, Of penyer.
Cox Ms Fillmore was smone tho 70
I'm who left Seattle n ne early pa,s
g tns year. and her Sole object IN mailing
tne ZIP north was 10 locate 4 placer claim
n the Klondike. Having Travelled CON-
- 10y through the mining country az
Soiorado. she believed that she would b
eoie 70 make more Of q success OF an
AsHs venture than many men who had
sssE seen mtning camp. and she still
Aooeres % that belief. Il II hsr tnten-
tip it win be her determination not 10
soIa back until Dawson - reached.
Auss Fillmore was taken IN n Inhe BAH
metz. ana her visit to SeatrSe II 70 rebuild
ner health. 20 that she win Be able 60
skand the hardships # second trip. In
speaking OF her experience In Alaska. Miss
minors said at the Hotel Northern to .
f0st-Intelligencer reporter:
ieft Seattle in the early part Of Janu-
AIRY with my sister. We took along q two
years supply Of provisions. It being our
intention to go through to the Klondike.
We oocght hnrseA at SkaRRay for $50
ana loaded eur outfits ar Lake Bennett.
We made enough money on the trip In,
hauling out1tss to pay for the horse, so
we practically got our goods over to the
AXE without any cost. We camped out at
the lake ana have our boat ready to go
down the river. In February I Was seized
With = severe headache. was taken sick
and whom recovered % that vas able
to travel ] Immediately started ior Sc
attic to consult q physician. have never
been able to get rid Of the headache, and
my only hope Is that can succeed IN
being relieved from the pain. II the med
tAny &c. - T. q III A.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

BAND concert at Madison park Sunday
afternoon 1T 3:E.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

that the Canadian government wiz estab-
lish posto0aos camps ct the mouths Of the
principal czseka from the lakes down to
Dawson.
r. c. Calhoun. 4 Seattle man. has just
returned home from skaGway. While IN
GkAgway Nr. Calhoun sold nifty head OF
horses. and Is now making arrangements
20 take - many more to the mouth OF the
Copper river. Ahetees received by Mr..
Calhoun are to the effect that a horse cam
not be purchased at Copper river for any
amount less than $50. and in many cases
for much larger sum. To reporter ycsr
terday Mr.. Calhoun said:
'.I made good SUM of money out OF my
Skagway investment. and ] expect to re-
alixe much more on my Copper river pro-
ject. Horses are desirable property In the
Copper river country, as they can travel
where man cannot. The season at Skag-
way is about closed. but considerable
business Is stu transacted there"
Fred Eastman. q son Of the Minneapolis
multi-milliouaire. has been sojourning In
Seattle foe the past few weeks and yester-
day started fog Minnesota. This young
mans father mas large interee3D In Minne-
sofa and also owns the noted Eastman
house ~ Hot Springs. The son i the only
heir to TIE tunnena fortune. and Is COW
spending his timo In travelling about the
country Whiting al points Of interest. He
spends ncaey tiks prince, and evidently
knows that e would b hard matter to
ind the bottom Of his barrel. While In
th1 city young Eastman stopped at the
Rainier-Grand hotel and went on record
~ being one OF the most lavish entertain
err who ever inscribed = name on the
register.
J. r. Parker. m old miner Of New Mex
leo. u at the Hotel Stevens. a. the advance
guard Of Z party Of ten miners nom that
section who win leave Seattle at an early
date for Alaska. Ar. Parker said yester-
day:
eve are now having steamboat built
IN South Seattle, and our party viii leave
in It for the northern waters. We have
no idea - to our destination. but will 60
simply for the purpose OF prospsctinE: and
viii make our fsst landing. We win start
well stncked with provisions and win be
~. t:srgd TO remain In ALASKA for at least
swe vars. u not longer
Seed q. Abbey, postmaster Of Lookout.
WASH. was registered AZ the Hotel DilIer
yesterday. Mr.. Abbey reports that the
at Lookout this year = much greater than
at any other time In the history of the
office. and he considers the increase In mail
matter u conclusive proof thai business In
general = steadily improving. Mr.. Abbey
will return to Lookout today.
John Tolt and family, Of Tclt, WASH,
are registered at th0 Hotel Dilier. Mr..
Tolt was formerly one Of the most extern
ave hop growers IN the state Of washing
ton. He lately decided to 60 TO Paradise.
Or. and raise cattle on . large ranch
which he possesees. After spending few
days in Seattle. Mr.. Tolt and his family
win start for Paradise, and ceass to be-
residents Of this state.
r. w. Klein. Of Friday Harbor. president
Of the Island Packing Company. u among
the arrivals at the Hotel Seattle Mr..
KEN II perfectly aattaded with the BUSH
ness outlook. and predicts bright future
Tor Friday Harbor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

HUMBOLDT sails north Monday. 1os
sYesaer way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

Esefy now ana tncn some energetic per-
sonaee. pss1sssu % vte xeM tnan
.nowcoes, s.. 1870. ~ .n .nS asst. tlola
"a 1n.s.s".s ~. ssaus-. 49, .lInes
Gay. comeumeS the thectist advocates
beginning TINS Ee2lmen Wnoa the babe y
porn; sometimes = .uksests the Establish
nent or tns naMt Wnen tno cnno Is three
- six mon,ns % pe.n1gs ye.r GA.
1t Is hardly worm WniIe 20 eve At length
the oft-repeate0 argumefMs against this
FANCY. Every cafsfu sudent OF pnysioi-
ogy apDrecIstes ING ImpO.sant TACT snat
sne $1,000 ~ ~ -. =. owne cnii-
oren y" ~ a.p.s ~. 49, sa !. aS..s.s 49,
emptied sooner than those o. adults. This
u especiAuy uue % Young infanta. ana the
rule dictasins that mfants under two
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

I what il meant b. : H1.Doto
bcard?
n bs-pastisan board Is a.1ooeA 1T
twice - partisan ~ par0paa toGr1
Detroit Journal. #
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-29
AUGUSTUS VIEW OF IT.
Says Montejo's Vessels at Manila Were Old
Wooden shlps--The Town in Dewey's
Power Mt DAybroak.

Madrid, Sept 23.-Gen. August, the
former captain general of the Philip
pine islands, who has just arrived at
Vitoria, Spain, from Manila, in an in.
terview is quoted as discussing the
Philippine question in an interesting
manner. He is alleged to have said:
Before 1 left Spain knew the situation in
the Philippines was grave Senior Moret re-
marked to me that II war with the United
States broke out there would be terrible state
Of things Admiral Monteio's feet was COM
posed OF old wooden ships and they came 10
Manila practically pursued by Dewey. Our
batteries fred nt the Americans but our guns
were mounted on false plates, and after the
first shots they became useless At
daybreak we were In the power Of
the Americans and an hour after
wards the Spanish feet had ceased
TO exist, Dewey summoned me to surrender
1refused and he threatened to raze the town.
Ireplied: "Raze It, but so long Us live the
Spanish flag win font on tho ruins Of Manila :"
Then began the terrible time of the siege and
the anguish OF the blockade, Famine stared
us in the face In the meantime hostllities
were conducted throughout the provinces but,
save in isolated cases, humanely. Dewey re-
peated his summons to surrender. and again
refused Dewey then bombarded the town and
Manila surrendered.
The ministerial newspapers protest
against the superstition that the
United States will keep the Philippine
islands. They maintain that Spain's
rights to these islands are incontesta-
BILE, and that she is resolved to de.
fend her rights with the greatest en-
ergy." The government papers also
contend tnat the terms of the peace
protocol confirm SPANS right to the
island of Luzon and the rest of the
Philippine islands, and they declare
that if the United States bases its
claim on humanity and civilization
Spain will prove that there is no
higher civilization in any of the Asiatic
colonies than in the Spanish colonies
in Asia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-29
THE FILIPINOS ARRIVE.
Representatives oE Agulnaldo who Wlll
Head for Independence Reach
San Francisco.

San Francisco, Sept 49, The United
States transport China arrived yester-
day from Manila via Hong Kong. She
brought with her as passengers several
distinguished military and naval men,
beside several noted journalists and
two representatives af the provisional
government of the Philippines, who
are en- route to Washington to plead
with President Mckinley for the indie
pendence of the islands, after which
they will probably proceed to Paris to
appear before the peace commission.
The Filipinos are named Fillipe
Agoncilio and Jose Lopez, the
former being Aguinaldo's chief ennis
sary. In an interview with an Asso-
ciated press correspondent he said the
insurgents fully expected to be allowed
to govern themselves, and even limited
that some sort OF agreement had been
made with United States Consul Wild.
man regarding the outcome of the
war made by the insurgents against
Spain, but what the terms were Agon-
clio would not state. He said that he
expected definite instructions from
Aguinaldo by cable, but automatically
refused to give the slightest hint OF
any he might have already received.
The Filipinos are very shrewd and
spoke English fuently.
A passenger on the China disclosed
some further information regarding
the reported agreement between Wild
man and the insurgents He said:
"Wildman promised Aguinaldo that
the American forces would combine
with the insurgents for the purpose Of
driving the Spaniards out of the Phil
ippines. 1t was joint war and |
think the insurgents understood that
the Americans were to aid them to
gain their independence and cast of
the yoke of Spain"
Aguinaldo lived in the same resi-
dence with Consul Wildman for almost
two years 1t is very clear that there
is some complication in the matter OF
Consul Wildman's promises, which
were probably misunderstood by the
insurgent leaders, 1t is also obvious
that the native generals commission
ers are bent on a mission to argue in-
dependence for the group.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-29
MORE ABOUT SANTIAGO.
Gen. shafter, in Speech at Reunion in
Michigan, Briefly Describes tho violS-
sltudes OF the Campaign.

Chicago, Sept ga special dis
patch from Constantine, Mich, gives
the following speech, made by Gen.
Skater at that place, where he went
to attend the reunion of the Nine
teenth Michigan regiment, OF which
he was colonel during the civil war.
He said that when the fleet first left
Tampa it was intended to land 1t rs
miles from Havana and march on that
city. When, however, the fleet put back
because of the reported proximity of a
Spanish squadron, word was received
from Admiral Sampson that Santiago
could be taken in "a hours and the
army sailed for that point. Gen.
Shafter then described in character
istic manner the campaign at Santi-
ago. After reaching the point in his
story where the Spanish general of
fered to surrender, Gen. Shafter con-
Guided as follows:
said Toral might march out salute his flag
before takingi IL down and fire guns and any
other ceremonies he pleased and ] would OBJ
serve what forms pleased So they took down
their flag, fired their guns and Santiago was
surrendered II was beautiful and dramatic,
When we raised our flag the officers took of
their hats and our guns saluted,
A lot has been said about lack OF sup.
plies Men who 60 70 war expect to DO
short ratloned some time You old SOL
dlers here have often had much less to eat
than the soldiers ever did at Santiago My
command during the civil war often drew corn
In the cob for meal 1t was not question OF
having tho supplies, when II we had had u
thousand wagons tho fearful roads would not
have lot me take them to the front But the
men had coffee bread and meat Sometimes
they had TO pound tho coffee In the rug, but
you all did that Some OF the men complained,
but they ore good soldiers In spite of that and
fought like heroes when called on A large
number Of men died.
Tents could not be put up because the mon
were In the trenches and tents could not be
pitched on the firing line We stayed longer
than we expected after the surrender, but had
TO stny-the honor OF our government demand-
ed II and we stayed. Five hundred men oame
down every dAy with sickness and some days
800. But we had brought the war 10 close
The capture Of the fleet prevented fresh troops
from being brought over, but II did not stop the
war The surrender OF Torals army did stop II
People say we should not have made that
campaign In summer What else could be
doneP We had to end the war and end II quick
ly. There was less loss OF life by 100 per cent
than any similar invasion, Napoleon returned
from Egypt with only remnant Of his army.
OF %, 0OO men England sent TO this country at
tho war OF the revolution II, 900 laid their bones
down to bleach In the soil OF the country
against which they fought Our campaign
would have been frghtfully disastrous II it had
beBn lOnu
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-29
Gen. Garcia Com,nr Ia America.

Washington, Sept. %. 1t is expect
ed by members of the Cuban delega-
ton here that Gen. Calixto Garcia,
second In command Of the Cuban forces
during the war, will come to this coun.
try in the course OF the next two
weeks, visiting New York, Baltimore
and Washington His coming is looked
forward to with much interest, in view
OF the prominent part he took in the
military operations around Santiago
and the unfortunate clash between
him and Gen, Shafter following the
surrender OF the city.