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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

Nothing more absolutely affecting,
not to say gorgeous, has occurred in
connection with the North Carolina
governors than that reported in the
Raleigh Post when the great General
Cowles presented to the great Governor
Russell (Ol Dockery's chief favorite
among the governors) that beautiful
and very handsome gold watch. with
fob and chain" 1t was indeed most
touching, most tear-compelling, a
scene fit for men and angels to gaze
upon. The great warrior presenting to
the great statesman the beautiful
manufactured time keeper Gin appre-
citation of the esteem and friendship
which he has for His Excellency." The
Post failed to state whether they kiss
ed and Rugged. How lovely, how en-
trancing that performance! This sort
Of esteem and friendship" is like the
Observation-Disclosures" and sugges-
tive Of favors to come. If it teaches
Russell to keep better time with his
conscience the state will be helped.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
HOwsa This,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
yard for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props.
Toledo, O.
we, the undersigned. have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years and ha-
Iieve him perfectly honorable in ALI
business transactions and fnanciaIlv
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
"ALD1NG, KINNAN & MARVIN.
wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inteS
ally, acting directly upon the blood
n mucous surfaces Of the syytam
Price, 15c per bottle. Sold by ALI drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Weldon, N. c., September q.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Weldon, N. c., September ~.
A white man named Holton was
drowned at Roanoke Rapids Sunday
He went out in a boat, with four other
men to get pumpkins which the freshet
in the stream was bringing down. A
raft struck the boat and the rope broke.
It f1oated for two miles down stream
and lodged on a small island. The men
attempted to get back to the shore and
HOltOn was drowned. The others were
rescued by the ferryman who got a
boat and went to their assistance.
The freshet in the river injured
crops in the lowlands. No reports of
damage have been received from any
of the state farms.
j. b. Carr, late postmaster at Glen
vile was rearrested and brought here
before United States Commissioner
Gooch this morning the inspector hav-
ing discovered needed evidence. 1t
will be remembered that he was re-
Gently on trial in the federal court at
Raleigh, but the judge did not think
the evidence sufficient to go on with
the trial and dismissed the case. The
examination this morning was post
poned to October 10th.
Weldon, N. c., September %.
The stockholders of Weldon's new
knitting mill met last night and Or
gained by electing the following
board of directors: w. E. Daniel, w.
r. Smith, w. T. Shaw, J.. T. Gooch, W.
A. Pierce and E. Clark. A charter will
be applied for at once and work on the
construction of the mill begin in thirty
days. The capital stock paid in will
be $25, 900, with privilege of increasing
to $50, 900. The mill will be a modern
brick structure, with latest improved
machinery and will work 125 hands,
to begin with. 1t is to be completed
by January 1st.
The populists Of Halifax county will
meet in convention at Halifax tomor-
row to complete the skeleton ticket
recently put out by the republican
convention, which was composed Of ne
groes, there being only WI white men
in attendance. There are three ne-
groes on the ticket and the white men
who go into the convention tomorrow
will be pledged t vote for these three
negroes and against the good and true
white men who will be put up on the
democratic ticket.
Calvin Powell, a prominent farmer
of Northampton county, died at his
home neal Garysburg yesterday Of
malarial fever, aged about 80 years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
Dreyfus Sent to Court.

Paris, September 27.-At a cabinet
council held today. at which NJ. Faure,
the president of France, presided, the
minister of justice communicated to
those present the letter ne had ad-
dressed to the court of cessation, in
which he submitted a request for a
revision of the Dreyfus case. The min
lister also read a circular which he had
caused to be sent TO the public prose
cutors throughout the country, instruct
ing them to energetically Tepress any
attacks upon the army.
Brightest senators and deputies at
meetings held today passed resolu-
tons denouncing the revision. A depu-
tation Of twelve members of the right
party was appointed to present the
resolution to President Faure, put he
refused TO receive the deputation, on
the ground hat the procedure was I'M
constitutional.
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BABY's SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter.
Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with ScrofuIa Sores.
"At the age of two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external ap-
plications that we could think or hear Of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side of his face. We consulted a physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. It
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, I began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. ! also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were we'll and have
never returned. He is 10Y four years old,
but he has never had any sign of those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparille, for which I feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. S. S. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
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ny eoionei Cowles Against Raleigh
sereea Observation-Disclosures RextA.
t-an CAse-AaWvers Licensed.

A&oAo1k H&0IefRh
street Observation-Disclosures RexfA.
t-aH CAse-LaWven Licensed.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. c., September 27.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Andrew d. Cowles, in
stitutes suit against the Raleigh Street
railway for $50. 900 damages as the re-
suit OF the fracture Of a leg last June
Only twenty-six applicants for Law
license passed; twenty-five failed. The
list given out at midnight, is as fol-
lows: Successful. Harry Hines. IN
ion county; F. H. Hobgood, Jr., Gran
villev1lle county; R. C. Lawrence.
Wake county; ]. NJ Johnson. Moore
county; R. H. McNeill, Wilkes county;
G. w. Mcneil, Moore county; w. G.
Cox, Perquimans county; H. F.
Adickes Jr., Buncombe county; S. r.
Buxton. Northampton county; H. G..
Conner Jr.. Wilson county: j. H.
Cook, Richmond county; w. o. Cox,
Forsythe county; z. F. Curtis, Bun
combe county; w. L. Hill, Wilkes
county; R. T. Hurley. Montgomery
county; E. NJ. Koonce, Onslow county;
c. T. Luther, Montgomery ounty
Wescom Robertson, Orange county; G.
H. Valentine, Buncombe county; S. l..
Kelly, Macon county; Thomas Rufin,
Wilson county; c. E. ]. Jones, Bun
I combe county; L. ]. Holland, CASTOR
county; Sands Gayle, Halifax county;
A. d. Mclean, Robson county; H.
MacCall, Iredell county.
Judge Furches heard the petition
Of Chairman Holton today for the re-
moval of ~twenty-one registrars in
Mecklenburg county. A mass of aft
davits and dispositions was read and
| the case argued. The decision is with
held.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

It will be an outrage il the men who
are plotting to keep the Second regi-
ment in the service succeed in their
bad ends. 1t will give them deserved
unpopularity and it will be believed
that the iniquity was perpetrated solely
for the pay involved. We hope that
the president will e to it that the
schemers are foiled. Wilmington pro-
tests against this unjust and detesta-
BILE machination. Burgwyn & Com
pany appear to have special spite
against the regiment and seek to af-
f1ict it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
A BOLD BANK ROBBERY
The Safe Blown to Pieces With Dyna
m1te-The Cashier ShOt-TwO Of the
Robbers Captured.

mite-The Cashier Shot-Two of the
Robbers Captured.
Cincinnati, September PA spe-
cial to The Times from Frankfort, Ind,
says: The boldest and one of the most
successful bank robberies that ever
occurred in this section of the state
was perpetrated at Flora, a small town,
ten miles north of this city, at 3 o'clock
this morning. The bank is a private
corporation, with William Lannum
acting as cashier. At the hour named
he was awakened by the noise of a
terrific explosion, which shattered the
windows in his residence, fifty yards
from the bank. Getting up and going
to the bank, which is a brick building,
he found the entire building demolish-
ed. AS he started inside he was fired
upon by some unknown party with a
shot gun, the charge taking effect in
his face and blowing out an eye. The
noise of the explosion aroused the
town and a great crowd collected. 1t
was soon learned that the bank safe
had been blown to pieces with dyna-
mite, pieces of it having been blown
across the street.
Cashier Lannum will probably die.
The robbers made their escape upon
a handcar. which they left at Sedalia,
five miles north of here. The whole
country is aroused and the robbers
will hardly escape.
Flora, Ind, September PA dis
path received here late this afternoon
from Camden states that two Of the
Farmers bank robbers have been cap
tured, with the larger part of the
stolen money.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

The American people have always
shown remarkable proneness to invest
with high civil Office successfulsoldiers.
AS a general thing soldiers do not dis
play remarkable abilities in civic life.
Roosevelt's buttons got the nomina-
ton for him In New York state.
Secretary Carr, Of the democratic
congressional committee, feels satisfied
that the next house will be democratic.
May God grant it!
When Bynum closed out the goldbug
presidential headquarters recently. he
announced that he would h%enceforth
act with the republicans and advised
all the others &c follow his example.
Poor Bynum! He played out with
the democrats and he has gone to
Mark Hanna for grub for Bynum has
been long fasting and is mighty
hungry.
The smart northern newspapers
guyed Hobson when he talked of rails
ing some of the sunken Spanish war
vessels. But one has been raised and
has steamed away, and he says he will
raise another.
We have noted many times in north
ern gold organs the greatest hostility
and Misrepresentation manifested to-
ward Colonel William ]. Bryan. They
expect to kill him off as a political
factor by lies and snubs. But it only
makes him new friends and increases
| the devotion of his old ones. We have
| never seen more unjustifable treat
| ment Of a political opponent and a
| meaner spirit than that controlling his
| slanderers.
The Spaniards tried to poison Agui.
| naldo but failed. Bleaching powder
| was used by a servant.
Leprosy is rapidly spreading in
| Nicaragua. Americans had better
look out when they visit that afflicted
country.
1t is good for France and the cause
of justice and humanity that Captain
Dreyfus is to have a new trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
Recruits In WAKE

'Raleigh News and Observer.)
have understood that it was said on
the streets OF Raleigh, by a prominent
fusionite that I and my three sons
would this year vote the fusion ticket
l am a Buck Kitchin democrat. SO Also
are my sons, and IL we are SHARED to
get to the election, We will all vote the
democratic ticket, and n report to
the contrary is false. A. T. BYRIrM
barton's Creek township, Wake conn
ty September 21st, 1898.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
Tramps Hold Up Tramps

Columbus, O., September PA
special to The Dispatch from Elyria-
OHIO says: Another hold up occurred
on the Lake Shore road west of here
One gang of tramps held up the tramps
on a freight train and took everything
IN sight. Many shots were fired
Inc trainmen were not molested
A movement is on foot to break IN
the gang.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
Porto Rice Evacuation Commission

San Juan, Porto Rico. Seutember u
The American evacuation commission
held an informal meeting yesterday.
but did not meet today. The future
operations of the commission will
probably be confined to matters on
nected with the evacuation OF the is
land and to decisions regarding the
possession Of property of the Spanish
government. The mex meeting Of the
commission will take place tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

There is better ~pasturing for the
lawyers than some people suppose.
Fifty-one young men who stood for
license to practice Law, show that the
field is believed to be inviting and
that wrong doing and crime and law
lessness are on the increase.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

1t has been a long time since we
heard such hearty, unequivocal praise
of a speech as that delivered by Mr..
Glenn in Wilmington. An elderly gen.
tleman of prominence said to us it was
the very best speech delivered here in
a long time, and that it could not fail
Of doing much good. Everybody is
lauding it most highly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

New York. September 27-Tbe battle
SHIPS oregon. Captain A. S. Barker.
ana Iowa. Captain Silas Terry. receiv-
ca orders at the navy yard this morn
ing 10 sail at s O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing TOT Manila. 1t Is expected thai it
VIII take the battleships sixty DAYS IN
complete the journey. They will ston
at Bahia, Brazil, to coal.
The cruiser Buffalo. ccomnan
Two s~toreships, the Iris and the rDo
&c: Is expected to follow the Ora,on
ana Iowa in about a week.
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Port Said. Egypt, September 2s-Ma-
1or General Merritt, United States ar
my: Major Strothers, Aide-de-Camp
Hall and Captain Mott Howell .hp
generals secretary, passed her. -
Day on board the steamer Arcadia =.
their way TO Marseiltes and Paris,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

A pleasant call yesterday from
Chairman Simmons brought with it
glad tidings of good news. After a free
talk we are satisfied that the demo-
cratic tide is rising all about the state,
that the signs of victory are propit-
ious and full of cheer, that the White
Men are rapidly uniting filled with
one invincible resolution, that they
will not be longer ruled by negroes
and that North Carolina shall be re-
deemed. Chairman Simmons, We are
glad to state from conscientious con-
v%iction, is doing an efficient work for
the people and is straining every
nerve to win the battle. He is display
ing zeal, tact, judgment and great
energy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

Scant fare is all the negro candidates
get nowadays. Even that ancient
pie-hunter, Oliver Dockery, could only
get eight men to hear him at Red
Springs. But he was consoled for six
ty negroes cheered the old turn-coat.
At Greenville but twenty-five populists
were present at their county conven-
ton. This is a good sign we hope.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

Linney deserted the democracy for
pie and he now abuses them after the
old way Of t~urn-coats. At MOcksville
he INDUCED one of his accustomed
p~leasantries and the foX's tail was
caught under the rail. The Winston
Journal says that che proclaimed with
a twinkle in his eye, all democrats
are rascals,' and seeing his old law
partner. Hon. E. B. Jones in the audi
ence, said, Amt that SO, Brother
Jones?' Quick as a flash came Mr..
Jones reply with another twinkle Of
the eye: All democratic deserters
are" And then the topper wished
he hadn't
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

WINSTON Sentinel: Reports from a,
pALes OF the bright tobacco oa,t con
urn previous rumors of the inferiori,y
ci the crop now being cured. If can ~
,onger be doubted that fine goods viii
DC exceedingly scarce next year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30

Gastonia Gazette: In a
yesterday afternoon DR.. J. M. Sloan
was painfully hurt in one shoulder and
one ankle.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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WILMINGTON. N. C.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1898.
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Hoods Pills easy p in effect tl'' Is cents IT'S
The herald., 1898-04-17
Professional Etiouette

An eminent physician had valuable
COW, which became sick and seemed likely
to die. He asked an Irish servant who
lived with him, if he knew anybody who
followed the COW doctoring. The doctors
groom said: There's Jenny Lafferty who
can cure any COW in the world.r We'll,
then," replied the doctor, go for LATER
ty." The COW doctor accordingly came and
treated the brute for four or five days, and
on the lapse of due time he waited on Dr.
Lewis and pronounced her cured.
The doctor. greatly deiight ed, put his
hand to his pocketbook. "Well Lafferty,
what do owe you?" "Owe mer replied
Jenny. drawing himself up with dignity,
nothing, sir; We doctors niver take money
of one another"
My first impulse" said the doctor, while
telling the story, was to throw his fee
after him. but on second thought, the
whole affair seemed so ridiculous that l
bowed him my acknowled gements with as
much gravity as I could New
York Ledger.
The herald., 1898-04-17
HISTORICAL

The first city organized was New YORK,
when in 1862 she received her charter as
New Amsterdam
In 1S4S congress admitted California, the
first state on the Pacific coast. which was
then like new world to Americans.
The bay of San Diego, California. was
thus named by Sebastian Vizcaino,
Spanish navigator, who entered 1t on No
vember IL, 1908, in honor of the day saint.
San Diego James) d'Alcala, coincidence
being that Vizcainas vessel also was
named San Diego.
John Quincy Adams, the sixth president
of the United States, was the son of John
Adams, the second president He was
born In Braintree, Mass. in 1857. He
studied In France and Holland, and spent
some time In Sweden, Denmark, Russia
and England while vet boy. He grad
uated at Harvard college when he was ~
years old, and studied law. He was at
various times American minister at the
courts Of Holland, England. Prussia and
Russia, and was one of the commissioners
to negotiate the treaty with England at
the close of the war of 1872. He was Sec
retary Of state in Monroe's cabinet, and
president of the United States from 1895
he did not leave public life. but sat in the
lower house of congress from 1881 to 1S4S,
and this was the most brilliant part of his
career. At so years of age he was still
called THE old man eloquent" He died
in the capitol at Washington in 1S4S
Martin Van Buren, died of catarrh Of the
throat and lungs. and was buried at Kin
derhook, N. Y. William Henry Harrison
died Of pleurisy, induced by cold taken
on the day Of his Inauguration; buried
near North Bend, Ohio. John Tyler died
from mysterious disorder like bilious
attack; buried at Richmond, Va. James
X. Polk died from weakness, caused by
cholera; buried on his estate in Nashville,
Tenn. Zachary Taylor died from cholera
morbus, induced by improper Diet buried
on his estate near Louisville, Ky. Millard
Fillmore died from paralysis buried In
Forest Hill cemetery. Buffalo, n. Y. Frank
lin Pierce died contamination of the stom-
ach; buried at Concord, N. H. James Blu
chanan died of rheumatism and gout; bur-
led near Lancaster, Pa Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated by ]. Wilkes Booth, bur-
led at Springfield, III. Andrew johnson
died from paralysis; buried at Greenville,
Tenn Ulysses S. Grant died from cancer
of the throat; buried in Riverside park,
New York city. Rutherford B. Hayes died
from paralysis of the heart; buried at Fre-
mont, Ohio. James A. Garfield was assas-
sinated by Charles ]. Guiteau; buried at
Cleveland. Ohio. Chester A. Arthur died
from Bright's disease; buried in Rural GEM
etery. Albany, N. Y
The herald., 1898-04-17
Judging from Henry M. Stanlay's I

Judging from Henry NJ. Stanley's latest
book. the author was not properly appre
ciated In the Transvaal. He paints "Oom
Paul. as canting, arrogant old hypocrite
ill-mannered, narrow, ignorant. dogged
and ridiculous. His opinion of Mr.. Krue-
gers councillors is equally unf1attering.
Rev. Johannis A. Oertel, generally knovR,
as the artist priest, lectured on art in Bal
timore the other night. He is a native OF
Germany, but came to the United States
many years ago and now lives quietly II
Belair, Md. devoting his time to study
and painting. Although most of his pic
lures are life size, he does not paint from
models.
The herald., 1898-04-17
Masonic Building Funds

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The East
ern Star ladies of the state have decided
upon a plan for adding to the Masonic
building fund. They are to hold miniature
fairs in every large town in California just
previous to the great festival In this city.
Interest in the coming fair is increasing,
and novel features are being devised daily
by the Masons having the affair in charge.
The herald., 1898-04-17
Held in Trust

Kirkham Yarde-Buler has conveyed in
trust to her cousin and attorney, Ernest
H. Wakeman, her interest in the estate Of
her father, the late Gen. Ralph W. Kirk
ham of Oakland. The lady's property is
supposed to be worth S25O, 900.
The herald., 1898-04-17
An Ex-Minister Dead

WASHINGTON, April 16.--The State
Department received cablegram from
Ambassador Porter stating that Hon.
Robert A. McLane, former Minister to
France, died at Paris at o'clock this
morning He had been Ill for some time
and passed quietly away.
The herald., 1898-04-17

The oldest living graduate of the Univer-
sity of Michigan is Edmund Fish of Hills
boro, Ill. He was a member of the class
of AS, the first class graduated from that
institution, and he is the only member
that is living =,
The herald., 1898-04-17
For
20
Years..
Think
OF
1t
"DUARTE, April 5. 1898.

"DUARTE, April 5, 1898.
"OVO GERMAN MEDICAL CO., Los An
geles, Cal.-Gentlemen
81 have been afflicted with piles almost
continuously for the past twenty years.
During thar time have sought relief in
various ways. Six months ago used one
bottle of Ovo Pile and Tumor Cure and
effected permanent cure. cannot recon-
mend the Ovo Regulator Pills (which have
also used) too highly"
The herald., 1898-04-17
Convicts Recaptured

YUMA, April 16.-Armor, the train rob-
ber under twenty years sentence. and Ar
nett, the life term murderer, who escaped
from the Territorial penitentiary, have
been recaptured. Arnett's treatment in the
future will be rigorous, for this was his
third attempt to escape.
The herald., 1898-04-17

Mr.. Moody's first evangelistic services In
Oak park, Chicago, resulted in attract
ing to the meeting a number Of families
whose homes were robbed while they were
absent. But Mr.. Moody usually gets the
better of Satan in the long run.
The herald., 1898-04-17

Rev. Fred Grider, pastor Of the First
Methodist church of Barboursville, KY,
and representative in the legislature for
Casey county, has resigned his pastorate
because of the failure of the church to
pay his salary.
The herald., 1898-04-17

A sensation has been created in Mada-
gascar by the appearance of q carriage
in the streets of Antananarivo. 1t is the
first one that has ever been seen in the
country. and belongs to the mayor of the
city, Captain Delons.