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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

clothing for a campaign in the tropics
also needs to he provided for the troops.
All these requisites might be put to use
as soon as furnished to the commands
in camp; not so, however, the new
arms, with which it is to be assumed
the army Will be provided. at would
be suicidal to e men into battle
against enemies whose Mauser maya
zine rifles shoot thrice as far and five
times as fast"
It would be well for an impatient
press to change it's tune. Instead of
crying out each day with hurrah en-
phasis-"On to Cuba at Once!" it
would he wiser, more thoughtful, more
humane and more considerate OF the
welfare Of the soldiers as we'll as the
cause, to say with equal emphasis
do no go until you are fully ready
The best organized army that the north
had in the four years was probably
the one organized by General George
B.. Mcclellan, to invade Virginia. That
was the splendid army that General
Lee defeated, drove from its breast
works and sent it under the
guns on the James. The Re
cord says he required six months
to put that army in proper
fighting shape. We copy onc more
Record. 1t says:
'In any event, we cannot be driven
by cavilerS at home nor by hostile
critics abroad to carry on war by any
other thai American methods. 1t is
not to our discredit that we have not
felt the need of keeping up a large
military establishment nor would it be
worth while to C congress If de-
reelection for the failure to provide arms,
munitions and equipage for a large
army. The maintenance of a standing
army in time Of peace has been con-
trary to our national policy from the
beginning Of the republic; and it may
be dOubted whether we shall ever at
tain a state Of military preparedness
approximating that of a irst-class
European power. On the contrary,
our dependence for national defense
will probably always be volunteers
drawn into the service as emergencies
may arise"
We believe that prior to the great
war the United States ~arsenals Were
| required to be supplied ready for any
emergency. It ought to have been so
| during the last quarter Of a century.
| It is really to be hoped that the army
will not cross to Cuba until h best
living judges-old soldiers-pronounce
it ready for a campaign. If badly
| equipped and disciplined it may suffer
an overwhelming defeat, especially IT
General Miles is to command.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
Pushing the War.
Washington Post

Spain will be compelled TO withdraw
from the western hemisphere. The days
Of her misrule on this side Of the globe
are numbered Upon no other basis can
she successfully sue for peace, now or
hereafter. The policy of the United
States regarding colonial expansion may
not yet be well defined: the future of the
Philippines may still be uncertain: the
nation may be merely. drifting. as Edi-
tor Norman cables to london; but the
administration has reached one determi-
nation that is fixed and unalterable, viz: :
Spain must relinqush both Cuba and
Porto Rico.
The movement upon Cuba is under way.
Troops to the number OF Il, 900, of the
regular army, are embarking upon trans
ports at Tampa and Mobile, and will in
wade the island before the week closes.
From Key West the transports Will be
conveyed by strong vessels of Admiral
mpso squadron; The land forces
are under command of Major General
Shafter, who will have full charge of
the expedition. In spite of official reti-
cence and strict censorship, it is already
an open Secret-made so by reports from
the SouthHthat the destination OF these
troops is Santiago de Cuba.
To Commodore Schley, of the navy, and
Major General Shafter. of the army. have
been intruSted in Cuba the most impor-
tant undertaking of the war. Short.
Sharp, and decisive work Is expected on
their part. The government is sanguine
Of their success in executing the orders
oAtCA NICAhs
Admired Cervera's fleet IS not TO be
kept bosrfed up in Santiago harbor, but
will be destroyed With its destruction
a base of naval supply and military OPP
Grafton vill be secured and firmly estab-
EShsd- News of aggressive and victo-
rious action is likely to come from SAN
tiago by Friday or Saturday.
II Santiago be the destination os the
troops now mbarking-and there - ev-
cry reason to credit the accuracy Of the
representation General Skaters COM
mand will be augmeHted several thou
sand b. insurgents TOW in the field and
Well armed. The province Of Santiago.
though not the city itself. has tong been
held by Gomez's army. Blanco has a
force of less than G.00o III charge of the
Notifications of tie city. a majority of
the soldiers being unwilling subjects of
Spain who AVE been impressed into ser
fvce. They vii be no Match for the
small, but wen equipped Invading army.
The capture and occupation Of Porto
Rico by the United states will be an
nounced in the near future. unless glex-
pected d~evefopments shoAld necessttAte a
change Il present plans
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

In wal literature generally fourishes
more than in a dead calm IF peace. SO
letters must not he lost sight Of in the
din n turmoil of war.
"A new and we'll praised Dictionary
Of Classical Quotations. is announced.
1t is English and the editor is T. 3.
Harbottle. 1t will be found verge use
full, especially by classical scholars.
1t is said some strange commissions occur
There are two new books out-novels
that are exceedingly Tauded and by
writer's who ought to know Of what
they are saying. One of these, 1.-The
FOREST Lovers, a Romance" by Maurice
Hewlett, HAS ShOwered upon!it compli-
ments that will prove very ~extrava-
giant unless the story is really of superb
excellence. We will copy a few SEN
fences from notices from high sources.
for we rarely read a howell 10y a new
writer. The N. Y. Tribune's critic says
it sis a book not only beautiful, but
alive" Again he writes: "The For
est Lovers is a piece of ancient arras,
a thing mysteriously beautiful, a book
that is rea1 and at the same time rad
liant with poetry and art. Its faults
are due to inexperience."
James Lane Allen, an exquisite
writer and successful kentucky move
list, writes this: "In the matter Of
Interpreting nature that are passages
in this boo that I have never seer
surpassed in prose fiction" He holds
that it's style is IAN extraordinary
achievement" and that it is "~saturat-
ed and racy with idiom." MI. H. w.
Mabie, the fine essayist-better in that
respect than as a critic of insight
says it is an "absorbingly fascinating
book'-that "the style is unique, SEN
tentious, almost as crisp as an epigram
The book stands out by itself
as an example of the creative power of
imagination which is startling in it's
ingenious originality and it's transceu-
Ger charm"
The other novels name we do not
recall out "Jennico,' we think, Is the
last part of the name. It is selling
very rapidly and is warmly Endorsed
by capable critics in Great Britain and
our own land.
Crockett's STANDARD Bearer is 10Th
damned squarely and praised. It is
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT

A cruel case of rape was recently
penetrated by a negro brute in North
Carolina. 1t was duly reported. He
has not been hanged as yet. Recently,
The Messenger told of a most bastard
ly and internal case of rape in Mary
land. Others have been reported. The
last was quite lately in Georgia, near
Donaldsville. A negro, 20 years old,
attempted rape upon Mrs. Robert
Drake. He was captured, identified,
put in Jail ard taken out and shot to
death. He is the only negro rapist
recently reported mobbed. At Sails
bury, Md, on the 26th, a negro, aged
IS. was hanged by a mob (taken from
taiD for deliberately shooting a white
youth named Herman Kenney, about
the same e At Anderson, S. c., a
negro named Albert Harris, was whip
ped to death for burning a gin house
and postofice. He is one Of a gang
of incendiaries and burglars in that
county. We gather these unpleasant
signs Of crimes and lawlessness. All
of these rascals are negroes. They
make themselves a pest and an Of
fence, and by their evil and cruel
courses create fears and great excite
ment and so arouse the people
that swift and illegal punishment is
vested upon them. When the negroes
quit their misunderstanding. kill
ing. raping, house breaking-there will
be no occasion for lynchings and any
kind of violent retaliation. The most
internal crime yer perpetrated in this
state possibly has just come off in Ca
barrus county. Two black devils, who
confessed their guilt. most brutally as
saulted a young lady, Miss Emma
Hartsell, and then murdered her by
cutting her throat. This happened
but four miles from the town of on
cord. The negroes were hanged by
an Infatuated citizenship, taking them
from jail. After they were swung up
a hundred guns were fired into them.
There will be no cessation Of mob ex-
ecutiOns so long as such Internal
crimes are committed against unpro-
tected females.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
Gladstone I'm Death

The following is from "A dcscrtptfpn
given by a friend of the family who Wis
lied the death chamber during the. day:
i walked to the side of the narrowy-
little iron bed, whose head was sur
rounded by a simple screen = black with
a. pattern Of gold. This bac&ero,nd VIA.
bed linen which partially covered aus
that remained of the great statesman. II.
This was the chamber of death. IL wass
ALSO the abode OF peace. The figure upous
which L looked down might have been
some beautiful statue of grayash white .
marble recumbeIft upon a tombstone. YetH
STERN the features stil are severely
aquitfne the nose. tight drawn tbs. lips =
IL was In death; tine face of; some grentS
leader Of men. a mortal hero whos.e
earthly pilgrimage had ever been over
the most arduoars and rngge-i paths =.
and. Though dumb, 1t still seems to say.
L have Striven. l have lone my duty
The closed eyes and harrfs claspeSa
tight Within each. other were truly the at
tftude OF one who had gone to sleep fer
vently praying to his God and he hal
done SO. Those hands folded uvoa ere
sheet seemed exquisite bIts Of carving i.
by a sculptures chisei. The noble f1re =
head. so deep bitten with fIrroU .
combat for good. was now almost srrr IN
and serene. The majestic fsrm Ias
shrunk, but until IL ff.Eazly GrrEmLses I into
dust 1t can never lose that LOFTY i'm pe--
ator cast which adj know 50 well v-S n T..
was full OF life and vigor.
Il turn away with profound v-neF a.ioa
and lin, uruuterabie wonder ut tho myA-
terry of 1t all. Not "A sound fr1r IN.
exquisitely sculptur-i piece Of CLAY
which not so long ago rose-t . enate4
multitudes, whole nations oy it's fery,r
its efoquerce and fs great sFrp7 Sc"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
A A
The Heaviest Failure Atlanta Has Ev-
err Suffered-The Moody and Bre wster
Goes to the Wall-Liabili-
ties Far in.Excess Of Assets.

Atlanti. Ca, May 31.-Judge Lump
kin at 10 o'clock tonight appointed
Henri Wellhouse temporary receiver
for the Moody & Brewster Company.
The firm failed during the day for
s16O. 900 and mortgages amounting to
sos. 4s2 were filed in the clerks Office
against the company. AS a result of
the failure of Moody & Brewster, Smil-
ley & Company, 153 Decatur street,
also failed for $500.
Gary S. Brewster, the junior member
of the firm, has left Atlanta, leaving
nothing behind but a note to his part
ner. Mr.. John T. Moody, saying on ac-
count of great losses, he will remain
out of town for a short while.
The assets of the company are esti-
mated at about 800, 900, while the La
bilities will reach $3.50, 900, according to
the statement of Mr.. Moody. 1t is said
on reliable authority, however, that
the concern owes money to the amount
Of $3.50, 900. 1t is said the firm owes
$50, 900 in Georgia alone. The failure
was caused by speculation in cotton,
wheat, stocks and bonds Mr.. Brews-
ter in the note he left Mr.. Moody stat
ed that he lost $751; 900 in speculation in
Atlanta and $40. 900 in New York. Mr..
Moody said today that the firm alone
has lost $50, 900 in speculation in cotton
and wheat.
The firm a been in business but
three months and, while engaged ia
the wholesale dry goods business, OPP
Grated under the firm names of Moody
& Brewster. The Southern Pacific GU
ano Company, The Moody Loan and
Banking Company, and F. A. Smiley
& Co. Mr.. Smiley, who has also failed,
is a brother-in-law of Mr.. Moody.
The failure is the largest that has
ever occurred in Atlanta. The assets
are hardly one-third what the Eabfli-
ties are said to be and the creditors
include people in all parts of the Unit
ed States, east of the Rocky noun
tains.
The bill for receiver which has been
filed makes many allegations and ar
amendment will be filed tomorrow
morning which is said to be of a sen.
sational character.
The senior partner said tonight: 81
do no believe that Mr.. Brewster is
far away. He left. in my opinion,
scAely because he could not bear to fac.
IShat he knew was coming. He ,ef
here Saturday night, although I xnev
nothing of the condition Of affairs I'M
til Monday morning"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
FROM FOOT TO KNEE

Ohio Woman Suffered Great AGONY
From a Terrible Sore-Her Story OF
the Case, and Her Cure.
"For many years I was afflicted with a
milk leg, and a few years ago it broke out
in q sore and spread from my foot to my
knee. l suffered great agony. 1t would
burn and itch all the time and discharge
q great deal. My health was good with
the exception of this sore. I tried a great
many kinds Of salve, but some would
irritate the sore so that I could hardly
stand the pain. 1 could not 60 near the
fire without suffering intensely. Some one
sent me papers containing testimonials Of
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, and I told
my husband I would like to try this med
icine. He got me q bottle and = found it
helped me. kept on taking it until my
limb was completely healed. I cannot
praise Hoods Sarsaparilla enough for the
great benefit it has been to me. 1t
~cleanses the blood of all impurities and
leaves it rich and pure" Dir ANNA E.
EAKEN, Whittlesey, Ohio.
You can buy Hoods Sarsa parilla Of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
Hoods Pills are the iavorlse family
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
Deafness Cannot be CareA.

by local applications as thf.y cannoe
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way 70 cure deaf
ness, and that is b. CONSTITUTIONS
remedies. Deafness Is caused hv an
infamed condition Of the mucous nm
ing of the Eustaehian Tuhe. vvben
this tube is infamsd YOU have . rum
oiins sound or imperfect hes ting, and
when IL is entirely closed. r~,e.e,sas 9.
the result. and unless the inramma-
uon can De taken out n this tube
restored to it's normal condition. hear
ing VIII De destroyed ~fc~ever; nine
which Is nothing but an. Unframed con
didon OF the uco Surfaces.
we VIII give One Hundred Dollara
Tor n case Of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured hy
HaRs catarrh Cure Send FOR c;rcy-
lars; free
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
SOLD by all Druggists. 75c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

The Incorporation Of this endorsement
of toe Bryan letter and JONES address
in The platform would have logically call
ed. for an endorsement Of fusion. To have
Endorsed these and not to have fused
would have been palpable inconsistency
and naturally, after the refusal TO fuse.
We were for the Information
that the enforcement was not in the
Platform az adopted. We are Informed
that persistent efforts were made TO in
duce the platform committee 10 accept IL,
but II would uot.-Charlotte Observer,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

Hark, Representative ". z. Stroud,
populist from the Fourth "deestrict,"
which he badly misrepresents, wrote
as to "co-operation" not long ago. He
thought he was writing TO a populist
when he wrote to Mr.. ~Stallings, of
Johnston county, that democratic
stronghold. Mr.. Stroud thus viewed
the situation:
Il. Cooperation with the Bryan
democrats.
-. Corporation with the republi-
cans.
"3. Straight populist ticket.
The adoption of the two latter pro-
positions means defeat, without first
making O propositiin to the democrats
on the first proposition"
We wonder how he regards the stu
alton now, after the straight-out work
of the sound democratic convention?
The Messenger took occasion recent
ly to say a good word. n most just
ly, for Judge Henry r. Bryan Can old
school-mate of this writer, but much
younger) of New Bern, one of the up
right judges of these days when the
judiciary is held at a heavy discount.
In The Windsor Ledger, one Of the
best edited weeklies in the state, we
find a we'll written and appreciative
short editorial on him, and we copy
in full, every word of which is richly
merited:
Judge Bryan is a representative OF
the old sOuth-the south of gentle
birth and high breeding and Christian
instinct. He is a gentleman in the
truest and nOblest sense of the word
not for parade but under all circum-
stances The lOWly as we'll as proud
receive his cOurtesies. He is not noisy
or aggressive, but calm and self con-
tanned. Behind his courtly manners.
his good Will to his fellow men, and
his high reverence for women, he bears
a knightly heart hat inspires all his
actions. He has, for all, a generous
welcome ana a splendid courtesy. Yet
he is envelOped in an atmosphere of
dignity which no one ventures to in
wade unaSked. He is a brave and hon
orable gentleman-simple, straight
forward and loyal as the day. He has
served his state with decency and
ability, and it is fitting that his judi
cial conduct should receive the ap-
prevail of his fellows by the renomina-
ton that came to him unsOught."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

The CONVEX ton which ,or,a- u
TS,Ady " congress at Rockingham last
~ '"as presided over by a negro.
caio,aI n.e republicans always bait the
honor. but when it comes to : iistribYL
nror 81 Offices in which rh.re IS any
cooey the white REPUBLICAN taxes tha
P~Ts nimseH. Monroe Enquirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
HOME FOLKS

DIR. Robert J.. Calling. the dis
tinguished North Carolina inventor,
was born in Hartford county on the
18th Of September. 1918. So he will be
80 years old at his next birthday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-05
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for, this column should
be left at the Kimball Pig. Co., before IL
o. clock in the morning.
A. 1. Dinenderfer left yesterday for
visit to Omaha
CORTLAND Day went to Kansas City yes
terday afternoon.
County Commissioner Williams of Silver
Lake was North side visitor today.
S. L. Courtney went to Kansas City this
morning He will return Thursday night.
E G. Arnold went to Kansas City yes
Louis and Omaha.
Special sale on ladies' muslin underwear
all this week Don't miss it. COstley
& Post. North Topeka Kan.
Miss. Lena HOhnbaum went to Carbon
APPEL.
Mrs. A. NJ Coekereu and daughter Leila
Of Pueblo, who are the guests of Mr.. and
Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Lacey, who have
been visiting relatives in Laceyvillei Pa,
and Mr.. Lacey's brother, Mr. Fred Lacey
of Peoria. Ill. for the past month, are eX-
pected home Thursday.
At the business meeting of the EpwOrth
league which was held last evening in the
parlOrs of the Kansas Avenue NJ. f.
church, Miss Viola TrOutman was elected
first vice president and Mr.. 5. s French
third vice president.
Miss Florence NJ. Griest of Ellis who
has been a very successful teacher in the
Topeka schools for number of years,
for Albion Idaho where she viii take the
chair of mathematics in the state normal
school.
Mrs. Castle died last evening at their
camp north Of town. The remains were
shipped to Allen, Kan. for burial The
family were making an overland trip for
pleasure and had stopped north of Sol
der creek, when Mrs Castle was taken
sick and her death occurred.
S. S. French was quite painfully injured
Saturday evening by a fall from his BIZ
cycle. About half past o'clock he was
returning from the Y. NJ. c. A. and
when near the corner of Kansas avenue
and KiOus street his wheel ran over a
small stone and he was thrown off and
his collar bone broken Sunday Mr. French
was taken to his home in Silver Lake,
where he viii be laid up for a couple of
weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-05
HESAW AGONCILLO
And Senator Chandler Thinks There
Will Be No Trouble IN the
Philippines

New York, Oct. 5.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Senator William E. Chandler has Just
ended a brief visit to Washington, re-
turning to his home in New Hampshire
and expecting to remain in that state
until after the election. Before his de-
parture the senator said in relation to
the Philippine question:
Since the arrival in Washington of
Senior Felipe Agoncillo and his secre-
tary, Senior Sixto Lopez Of Manila,
have had several extended interviews
with Senior Agoncillo and have endeav-
Ored to familiarize myself with his
plans. He represents President Agui-
naldo and the parliamentary govern
ment of which he is at the head His
first desire is that the treaty of Paris
shall provide that Spain shall wholly
relinquish the Philippine islands, and
secondly, he is anxious that the expert
ment of self-government may be tried
by the people of the islands, with the
assent and assistance of the United
States. 1t seems very clear that the
people of the islands will not again
submit to Spanish rule, from which
they are now actually freed throughout
nearly their whole territory and there
fore, if the United States forces should
be withdrawn and Spain should attempt
to resubdue the islands a bloody strug-
gle would ensue, the existence of which
would dishonOr the United States
Assuming such a withdrawal to be
impossible, and that the United States
viii insist upon the surrender of Span
ish sovereignty, the natural question
will be whether the people are capab
of the SeIf-g government to which they
aspire. That they are so capable Senior
Agoncillo asserts his belief and says
that if by any possibility it turns out
that he is mistaken the people will be
willing to be guided by the United
States to any other just solution Of the
important problem of government which
will arise upon the exinguishment Of
the power of Spain.
Il hope that the American peace COM
missiOners at Paris will find it pos
sibIe to accomplish the one great object
stated-namely, the abandonment of
the islands by Spain. If that can be
done feel certain that there will be
no serious difficulties encountered in
deciding further questions that may
Immediately arise as to the control
government and disposition of the ISL
ands judging from the insight which
I have been able to obtain from Senior
Agoncillo into the desires and purposes
of President Aguinaldo and his assO-
ciateS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-05
BOTTLE TRUST COMPLETE.
The Last Plant Has Been Taken Into
the Fold.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5-The CONNER
cial Tribune's special from Anderson,
Ind, says:
John Schier, president of the Pennsy1-
Kee, president of the Flint Bottle COM
pany. and Henry Wagner, president of
the Flint Glass company at Ingalls,,
left for New York today to take part
bottle trust. There are thirty-fOur
plants in the United States and options
have been secured on twenty-six. The
trust is to be formed on the plan of
the wire nail trust. The options expire
Saturday next
The late Major c. t Doxey's interest
in the American Plate Glass company
in Alexandria was sold today to w L.
Kahn of Pittsburg for $4,000 Kahn
thus secured controlling interest in the
plant the largest of its kind in the
world. and the only one not controlled
by the trust.