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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

The Western N. c.. Conference, NJ.
f. Church, meets on 18th November
at Winston. There is a rumor, how
well based we do not know, that it
will probably withdraw all invest
ments and interests, owing to its de-
cared opposition to the great grinding
cigarette trust, in the college at Dur
nam, and take immediate steps to re-
bablitate and reopen old Trinity Col
.aege CDR. Craven's) heal Thomasvil!e.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

Senator Buffers speech at Dunn. on
Tuesday. has done the work for him
In that 1t puts him in the category Of
the infamous and indecent speakers
who are spewing out their filth over
the state against decent white people.
He has Observation-Disclosures his Rocky
Mount speech coupled with mendacity.
and the viiest kind of INSTITUTIONS.
He Is on pS- with the negro editor in
Wilmington-in fact they would make
4 coed pair to be yoked together in
their vile slanders.-Durham Sun.
Or. Cy Thompson. whose Office. sec
retary OF state. pays him the round
sum OF six thousand dollars per year
OF the peoples money. IL going about
over the state ~denouncinG democrats.
but mark you. the aforesaid DR..
Thompson is not saying one word
not one word about reduction OF sal
aries now. Have you noticed how
mum. how remarkably mum. the fus-
ionists are now on the subject OF re
ductioa OF salaries? Not one OF these
pie eaters are saying anything about
the reduction OF salaries now although
they made the air vihrate with their
demands for reduction OF salaries
when they first ran for ofice.-Monroe
Enquirer.
Rev. Jasse II. Page. Of the NJ thodist
church i one OF the preachers who
has not hesitated To say in his pulpit
that ii is n duty owed To God and To
fellow men to- vote for white suprem-
acy in North Carolina. And We learn
from "a personal letter that several
UnpEG uen pnN hr - l. r.-,.a-ft
the First Presbyterian church OF Ashc-
vile, preached from the text: Render
unto Caesar the things thai are Cac-
sar's," declaring that II was the duty
OF every Christian citizen to vote. The
fact that INSCRIPTIONS men were in Of
fee, he said. was being evidenced In
more than me town in our state today.
lie related an aneCdote OF Mr.. Moody.
who near election times. was in CONVEX
s2tion with another evangelist. who
believed only in heavenly citizenship.
and in answer To his argument Mr..
Moody said To him. You had better
bring down your heavenly citizenship
TO earth for the next sixty days.
Charlotte Observer.
All the republican orators in the
state cannot break the force of his
extract from a letter written by Rev.
j. II. Page from Rockingham. Rich
mOnd county
There are II negro magistrates in
this county, one in my town. and there
are other counties that have more
than double this number. Negro
road overseerS, with white men M
work under them: negro constable
and deputy sheriffs serving writs on
white men and white ladies. and some
times arresting them and bringing
them for trial TO negro lens before
ignorant and vile negro officials: ne
gro school committeeman. having
white teachers. young ladies as well
as men, come before them for author
ity-t to teach and get their pay"
No like situation ever obtained In
rule. \ vote fur the fusion or ropub-
licanticket or for Il fusion or republi-
can candidate anywhere in the state
is TO vote to pPrpctuate and advance
rule by the negro. IT is "a vote OF APP
prevail of government by the ignorant
and. frequently, tho base and the ty-
rhnnicai -Ashnville Citizen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

Eternal vigilance is the price OF lib
erty. This ancient saw has been well
tested through the counties. Watch
the influx Of barbarians from other
states who come to stuff the ballot
boxes. Let no rascal ote If it be posi-
under the present infamous election
law Of Russell and Co, TO cast illegal
votes, the certainty of carrying the
state would be practically assured.
Remember that your liberties may be
lost and the reign Of the mob fixed
upon you unless the ballot frauds are
prevented.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

The able Houston Post, the foremost
paper in the great state of Texas, in
a recent issue discusses at length the
Object Lesson" furnished the coun-
try in the presentcondition in North
Carolina. 1t very properly sees that
all the disasters, trouble, danger have
been brought about by the fusion of
the %populists with the black radical
gang Of p%lunderers and ]debauchers.
1t concludes it's line of reflection as
follows:
The pOpulist leaders continue to up
hold the present regime, but large
numbers Of the rank and file are be-
ginning to appreciate the incubus of
negro domination and are going back
to democracy.
The situation in North Carolina sim
ply shows what southern communities,
with a large negro population, may ex-
pect when the democratic party is
abandoned. The power behind the Of
flee holder will control him and unless
that power represents the bulk Of the
wealth and intelligence of the COM
munity there will be retrogression-
politically, commercially and socially"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18
The Yellow Fever Problem

Memphis, October 18th Memphis
merchants exchange today issued a
call for a general convention to be held
in this city in November to deal with
the yellow fever problem. Representa-
ives from all southern states and the
larger cities of the north are invited 10
attend the conference.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

The red shirts are appearing in va
rious neighborhoods in North Carroll
ma. In South Carolina when that
state was redeemed from the devilish,
destructive rule of barbarians led on
by carpet-baggers and thieves, they
carried rifles on their backs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

In the great wal the following native
North Carolinians served in the con-
federate navy: William w. Graves,
James F. Green, B. w. Guthrie, John
julius Guthrie, Junius Hanks, John
Johnson (of Oxford, born on the ocean
between Ireland and the United States)
John Johnston, William A. Kerr, joel
G. King James E. Lindsay, and John
P. Lipscomb. This is very incomplete,
as it begins with G and ends with L.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

Morganton Herald: The people OF
Morganton are pleased to learn that
prospects of building the long delayed
Morganton & Shelby railroad have re-
Gently frightened, and we are inform
ed that they are better now than az
any time heretofore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

ruth wears well. People have
II armed that DeWitt's Little Early
Sisers are relia bic. little pills for reg
uiating the bowels, curi- 2 constipation
and sick headache. They aoa'. grippe.
p p Rellamy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
KNOCKED A PROVOST DOWN.

Quite an exciting incident occurred in
the North Carolina camp yesterday at
ternoOn just before the 3 o'clock regi-
mental drill. While just outside the line
with some North Carolina. Virginia and
Wisconsin soldiers. Private Colbert. of
the Hornets Nest Rifles, got into a dis
pute with one of the provost %guard--a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

away. They say the camp was under
water half the time.
Through the Kindness Of Mr.. Isaac A..
Wright. az Kansas City. Mo. a yaiua-
bic littl" language primer has just been
distributed among the troops in camp
mere. Spanish words FOR Soldiers" i
~ Title. Five hundred of these little
books Wer" gwen Ia each regiment. Mr..
Wright sent them Ia Colonel Curtis
s,ut!d. Inspector general on General
Lees staff. and he distributed them
among tie regiments.
The Concord company sent four men
u The hospital yesterday James L..
Barger amt Cyrus W. Lowry have
measles: Martin l. Parker has typhoid
fever. and I;ol.ert l.. Charles has remit
tent nlalarial fever. The Hornets Nest
lsIhc9 sent Two men: Nm. Proctor.
measles, and John II. Hhl. mumps.
Tile Wayur~viIIc mpau Dennis
Williams. relnittrnt fever. and William
II. Brewer. rheumatic fever
English >parruw>. which have proved
such n nuisance ia North Carolina and
ether parts ~ the United State~. have
THIS summer made their frSt appearance
in Florida. They were unknown here
until i month ago.
All branches II business have flourish
ttl here since the establishment uf the
camp, but none have pru~pcrcd like the
saloons. or thc~. th, most popular are
those with concert halls attached. There
are two II these. and they take in hun
drcdS of dollars every night, They are
always crowded with soldiers. No
admission IL tac concert j. charged. but
aS long aS you occupy a seat watching
girls IN tights dance ana sing you are
expected ~ buy drinks aud You usually
do.
The establishment Of Camp Cuba
l.ihrc has increased til. population. get
Ting their mail through the Jacksonville
po>toficc fully ~ per cent. The money
order and registry divisions are especially
busy these days. Money i constantly
being sent or received hy the soldiers.
During the past four DAYS Hai money
orders have been ISSUED. representing a
total amount If SlO,Gl3. or an average.
Of over S11 To each order. The work in
the registry division is equally a. heavy.
a total If about loo registered letters
and packages having been sent out this
month.
These figures show that many of the
men do not waste their money. Int save
it and send il home To- support their
families ar To accumulate against their
return from the war. one Tar Heel, II
member Of the Raleigh company tells
me he never takes more thar 81 IA month
ont Of his wages. The rest he sends
home. SO that lie may havc Il snug little
sum to begin life on when he is mustered
out Of the service.
FRED l.. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

Especial War Correspondence
Camp Cuba Libre.
Near jacksonville. Fla, July u.

Near Jacksonville. Fla, July u.
Company X of the Fourth Virginia
ergiment lost two of its men today by
death. They are Joseph c. Shotwood,
who has relatives III Raleigh, among
them the Pescuds. and Private
fever. Shotwood's body, accompanied
by detail from his company, was sent to
his home III Petersburg tonight. Ills
mother was with him when he died.
Abel's people live in Brooklyn, \. y.
His body has been embalmed awaiting
instructions from them.
The Third Nebraska regiment under
command of Colonel VIM. j. Bryan, is
expected to arrive here late tonight.
North Carolinians here are IN
dignant because of Il press dispatch
sent out from Washington Tuesday night
stating that while fairly good progress
has been made with the recruitment for
the volunteer army unde the Presidents
second call for 1000 volunteers some
of the States are behind. The worst de-
linquent is North Carolina, which has
furnished only % soldiers to meet its
quota Of 49,"
Now this is positively false. and dis
plays n most objectionable ignorance on
the part of the Wan Department or
somebody else in Washington. 1t IS 4
performance almost equal to that OF Il
month ago. when the Secretary of War
lost the First North Carolina regiment,
ordering Il paymaster to Raleigh to pay
it off. and the paymaster not flndlng 1T
there. gave its pay to the Second reSl-
ment.
To recruit the companies of the North
Carolina regiments up to Jog enlisted
men each reqNired 50 men. or 34S men
to the regiment. | understand the Sec
Ond regiment has secured all the recruits
it wants and is turning away men. l
am not sure on this point, but concern
ing the First regiment | can speak posi-
lively. 1t has enlisted over 800 recruits
since the second call was made. Of
course a few of these We're to fill vacan-
cies in the companies. but 272 were en-
listed under the second call. leaving only
IS men still to be enlisted to fill every
company in the regiment up to the re-
CURED number Of 100 men.
And yet the War Department gives
it out in beautiful ignorance and sublime
disregard for facts that North Carolina
is the worst delinquent. having furnished
only 80 men to meet its quota of s men.
Nineteen new recruits arrived yes
:, terday and were assigned to companies
Twelve from Lieutenant Stewart. at
Asheyille. as follows: Jeremiah Gaddy,
Samuel !. Keith. Samuel w. B. Burch-
field, Jerry Nichols, William p. Gattis.
Edward w. McElroy. William NJ. Evans,
Thos. O. NJ. Jones. William HI. Burress.
Jonas f. Hatley, Manon Robertson and
Robert n. Lance. Seven from Lieu
tenant Christians: Jesse T. Regain. Eu-
gen Dorset. Albert Maynard, John w.
HARRISON. John A. Lambeth. James S.
Jones. Oscar l.. Durham. Pride e. Beas-
| ley and Peter II. Denton.
! luther +. Gains, of the Durham COM
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
CHEERING s'DINIE" AND
''YANKEE DOODLE"

Love will conquer at the last" Blood
IS thicker than water. The wounds of Il
generation ago are healed. Even as /
write North, South, East and West alike
are cheering Dixie and ''Yankee
Doodle Ii anything, the Northerners
heer Dixie wen more enthusiastically
than do we of the South, and from us
yankee Doodle" brings a like response.
Il that loathed lave come to love him,
Love Will conquer at the last
We fought for a cause that we believed
was right. but we love not our flag and
country less.
When General Wheeler got the blue
uniform on a few weeks ago he said he
felt as if he We're getting back after Il
Gng furlough. His words mean much to
every thoughtful patriot. and have sent
Il thrill through Northern and Southern
breasts.
To the veteran on either side it can
lie but Il most gracious ~sight-these frat
ernal relations among the sons Of the
men who fought each other-all now
wearing the same uniform and fighting
or the same cause.
FRED. l.. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

art arrived yesterday. They are: Alex
ander Burnett. Arthur a. Fitzpatrick,
Richard L.. bucket. James X. McAllis-
ter. Joseph l.. Mclean, Frank Rigsby
and General Wheeler Nichols. The
first five We're assigned to the Shelby
company. Rigshy to the Statesville
company and Nichols to he Waynes-
vile company.
Other recruits that have arrived here
this week are: Ernest d. Mills, Walter
c. Goodnight. Rozer T.. Lyon. John j.
O'Hara. Connie II. Ship, John Hack
ter and Peter S. Miller.
ANOTHER MILITARY FUNERAL.
Harper Bros. of New York. have do
mated Il large package of magazines an,
papers for the use of soldiers in an
CUBA Libre.
The body of Howard II. Itiersted,
quartermaSter sergeant Of Company ii.
Second New Jersey. was sent TO has
home in Orange, \. j.. yesterday after
noon. He died of sunstroke while OF
drill 5!onday morning. George kaylcr.
the Wi<ohsm solder who died ut the
hospital of typhoid fever. was Inferred
in the United States cemetery here yes
terlay afternoon with military honors.
Eighteen paymasters left Tampa yes
teraay for Santiago to pay off Skaters
army.
Among the recent prominent arrivals
at the Windsor are Coun S. de Beau
mont and c. a. Richie. OF Paris, who
are viewing the American military opera
ti0nS with much interest and some sur
prise at the result of them.
FRED l. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
COL. BRYAN ARRIVES.
Especial War Correspondence
Camp Cuba Libre.

Near Jacksonville. Fla, July ID.
Colonel William j. Bryan arrived this
morning in command of the Third Ne
braska regiment. He was met at the de
pot by several of General Lees staff
officers. who accompanied him to the
General headquarters. After Il short
stay there he went out to his W camp
at Panama Park. In doing SO he passed
through the North Carolina camp in u
carriage with General Lee and was Civ
en- Il tremendous ovation.
Colonel Armfield and staff will go out
Sunday to pay Colonel Bryan and stat
officers a visit.
Typhoid fever claimed another victim
today. Edward X. Simmons, Company
II. Fourth Virginia. died this afternoon
at the division hospital. His brother also
now lies at the point of death. The body
will be taken home tomorrow.
For the past week the heat here has
beer something terrible. The early
mornings and late afternoons are pleas
ant enough. and at night one sleeps
under a blanket: but the rest of the day
-whew. Along about 9 o'clock old Gel
eral Sol has a little opening skirmish
with the earth. By II o'clock he is
bringing up his heavy guns and Smelling
the mercury up into the COS. Now the
engagement becomes general and the
b~ombardment terrific, continuing with
out a lull until 4 o'clock. when a charge
of cool air reinfOrcementS from ocean
ward puts the heat to flight. In the
meantime. however. it has Frustrated
many soldiers and destroyed innumerable
gallons Of cold drinks.
IIOt as the camp is. with its white
sand and whittier tents cleaning and
glistening in the fierce sunlight. it is
pleasant compared to the streets of
Jacksonville. with their brick pavements
and high-walled buildings on either side.
There the people are simply parboiled
during the day. But the nights-they
are delightful and sleep is always re-
freshing. People here tell me the eli
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
TO HOLD PORTO RICO.
Once Taken, We Will Never Give
it Up.

Washington. d. c.. July o1.-The au-
thOritatiyc declaration was made to-day
that the Island Of Porto Rico is to be
held as Il permanent possession Of this
country as the price Of the war. The
subjoined practically official statement
was made 10 the Associated Press to-
day. Porto Rico will be kept by the
United States. That is settled. and has
been the plan from the first. Once
taken ii will never be released. 1t will
pass forever into the hands Of the
United States. and there never has been
any other thought. Its possession will
90 toward making up the heavy expense
Of war to the United States. Our flag
once run up there Will float over the isl
and permanently"
The same authority says that the flu
ture Of the Philippines is a matter of de-
velopment. and that SO far there is no
certain policy finally adopted regarding
these islands.
1t vas minated, however. though not
definitely asserted. that the Ladrone
Islands might follow the fate of Porto
Rico and become our permanent pos
session being valuable as a coaling and
supply station for our ships when EN-
route to Eastern Asia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
FRED l.. MERRITT.
BRYAN MAKES \ SPEECH.


Line.
Nashville, Tenn. July %. Several
hundred member Of the Third Nebraska
Regiment. commanded by Colonel VII
liam j. Bryan. arrived here today aud
We're met 1T the depot by n large crowd.
They We're entertained IT lunch and soon
afterward proceeded on their way 10
Atlanta. Ga. Col. Bryan with the re-
mainder of the regiment, arrived this
afternoon and was given a very enthus-
iastic reception. All of the soldiers We're
provided with box lunches and presented
with flowers.
Hon. Benton Mcmillan presented Col.
Bryan to the large and enthusiastic au-.
dienc. Of men and women who greeted
him with cheers.
Col. Bryan spoke in part rs follows.
I'VE do not know what will be the
result of this war. War often brings
results which were not imagined in the
beginning, but one result has already
been achieved. If there was anybody
III the United States who doubte the 10y
atty Of the people Of the South. there will
hereafter be no one 10 doubt the loyalty
of the people OF the South 'applause.D
When the President of the United States
gave a generals commission 10 Gen
erII fltZnlgl Lee anu General w fleeIer
the sectional question was forever buried
and hereafter there will be no Dixie
line (applause.) When our band started
down here | told them | wanted them
to practice on Dixie 50 that we conld
play il when we got down South, be
cause | told them YOU had practiced for
thirty years on Yankee Doodle. and
we wanted 10 mix them down here"
lAnplauSe.l
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
OfHC8r Strikes Privat8
MEMBER OF THE RALEIGH COMPA-|
NY IN TROUBLE AT JACK
SONVILLE.
Private Dixon Cursed Officer Go]dston Who
Struck Him Three Times With. a
SWord-Personal Notes,
(From Our Special War Correspondent

Camp Cuba I1bre, Near Jacksonville, fla July %
ate last light Martin Dixon, Of Raleigh company, was put in the guard
bonse for being drunk. While there he became very diorderN IN cursed Frs
Lieutenant Cohston of the Concord company, who was officer of guard. Gold
<tn drew his sword md struck Dixon over the head three times. tNheW win blade
md once With ht. The W first blows badly ut his scalp, ad the last one
knocked Dixon down. The incident caused qnhe 4 sensation. Military W re
very strict, both in regard to pivates speaking dEr~loctfuIy to officers ad
officer striking privates. !
The whole matter will be thoroughly investigated by ourt martial. Lieu
him. Dixon is Il new recruit nd is a very powerful MAJ. lie came from VII
mmgton. amd has ven much trouble since he has been here
Joseph NcGratl. of Company {. Fourth Virginia, died this morning Of V
lhoii fever. The body Will be sent to lt.lInond tonight
Edward Simmons of Company +, Fourth Virginia, who died yesterday, was
buried here to-day.
The Associated Press dispatch boat Iaunhess III II port to-day for repairs,
preparatory to going to Porto Rico.
D. Paul c. Hutton. recently appoiheda assistant sergeant IN the United
States Army. left to-day for Tampa. FRED L. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
BRYAN IN JACKSONVILLE.
Out Of Politics for the present-His
Regiment at Panama Park.

jacksonville, Fla, July 22.-The Third
regiment Of Nebraska volunteers, III
command OF Colonel William Jennings
Bryan, arrived in the city this morning
on six special trains over the Plant
System Railway.
is this your first experience with the
military:' he was asked.
Yes" he replied. but | have been
making good use Of my time studying up.
and then my Major and Lieutenant Col
onel both have had IA hand at fighting.
and we shall get along"
Are You ont Of politics nowt'
yes for the time. Don't ask me 10
talk about politics, war predominatcs
now"
Bryan's regiment will be encamped at
Panama Park, FIVE miles from the city.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-25

Washington, March 21. - Senator
Gallinger was at the capitol today for
the first time since his return from
Cuba. When requested to make a
statement as to his observations on the
condition Of affairs on the island, he re-
sponded:
"You can sign my name to any pic
ture you may draw of utter wretched-
ness and destitution and hellishness in
that country. The reconcentrados are
perishing by thousands for want of the
commonest necessaries of life. The
best information Obtainable leads to
the conclusion that there have been be-
yond doubt 100000 deaths as a result
of Spain's brutal policy, and many more
are occurring from day to day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-25
An Idaho Railway Scheme.

Boise, Idaho, March 2l.-A contract
has been signed for 100000 OF bonds
of the proposed Moscow & Eastern rail-
way, which has been projected to reach
the White Pine belt, lying in Latah
and Shoshone counties. The prelimi-
nary survey has been made and it is
expected the work OF constructing the
line will be under way by July l. The
road is to be built to point 40 miles
almost directly east of Moscow, upon
the Potlatch river, in the heart of a
vast body of white pine timber, and
said to be the most extensive and finest
body of this timber now standing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-25
Gold and silver From Sea water.

New York, March 21.-About 90
ounces of bullion in the proportion of
one-third gold to two-thirds silver and
valued at about $40, has been re-
ceived at the assay Office in the cones.
1t came from the Electrolytic Marine
Salts Company, of Boston, and Arthur
Ryan, its president, claims that the
metal was extracted from sea water at
North Lubec, Me. OF the economics
of the process nothing was said. As
says will be made and upon them will
depend what is to be paid for the bull
lion