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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

Newport News, Va, August 3.-The
first detachment of the Third brigade,
First army corps, in command of Brig
adler General Fred. B.. Grant, embark
ed late tonight on the transport Hud-
son, for Porto Rico, and at 5 o'clock
in the morning the Hudson will steam
out of Hampton Roads, bound south.
The troops on board are six compa-
MES of the First kentucky regiment
in command of Colonel Castleman. Be
fore they went aboard the vessel the
soldiers were paid off. 1t is not known
when the other troops will sail, but
it is not probable that another trans
port will leave before Friday. Genera
fran and his staff will embark on the
auxiliary cruiser Yale Saturday il the
present programme is carried out. The
Third brigade is composed Of the First
and Third Kentucky n One Hundred
and Sixtieth Indiana regiments, two
troops Of cavalry and two batteries
of artillery from Pennsylvania.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, the
democratic member of the house Of
representatives from the state of
Washington, arrived here this after
noon from Chickamauga Park. He has
been assigned to duty on Genera
Brooke's staff and will embark for
Porto Rico with General Grants expe-
dition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
THE COLUMBUS DEMOCRACY
A Housing Rally at Whiteville Yester-
DAYTIME Speeches by Bellamy Ay.
cock. Mclean and POu-A Good Inn.
preston Made.

The Second Regiment Band left yes
terday morning for Whiteyille to play
for the democratic rally. When the
Wilmington bound train passed Vine
land, which is the railroad station for
whiteville, the band was making some
fine music, as people on the train tell
US. The meeting was held lei the
railroad station, and people were there
from all quarters of Columbus county.
The Messenger last night received the
following special dispatch:
Whiteville, N. c., August 3.-Exceed-
ingly able speeches were made here to-
day by four of North Cardinals bril-
liant and patriotic democrats-John D.
Bellamy, E. w. Pou, c. M. Mclean
and B. F. Aycock-and democracy in
the good old county of Columbus was
greatly strengthened. There was a
large crowd present and h closest at
tention was paid to the speakers from
beginning to end. The Second Regi-
ment Band, of Wilmington, rendered
beautiful music between the speeches,
which was greatly enjoyed by the hun
dreds of people present. Altogether, it
was a gala day for the democracy of
Columbus county and better attention
was never given speakers. 1t is a day
long to be remembered by people in
this section of North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Racial Barriers
(St. Louis Republic.)

The manly intelligence of breaking
down all racial barriers is best exem-
plified in the spirit and meaning of
Americanism. There is not a great
race on the globe from which we have
not drawn material for good citizens
and experience both valuable and
ready to our hand. We have been
mindful of any and every knowledge
the world has to offer, Selling only
that which has been tried and approx
ed, welcoming every new idea that
makes forward, whether it originated
in London Of Constantinople. 1t has
been the aim of this nation to assimi-
late the best offerings of the world
and the right to cooperative citizenship
has been founded on obedience to our
laws and intelligent industry without
reference to the accident of birth or
the ramifications Of a genealogical
chart.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Thfevery the Order of the Day

Five times in the past few weeks
thieves have entered the premises of
Mrs. w. D. Main, on Red Cross street,
between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Among other things they carried off
was quite a lot of fine ported plants
and overs. The last time the thieves
called around they broke open the re-
frigerator on the back piazza and stole
all the provisions and dishes it con-
tanned.
Monday night thieves made a visit
to the new house on Fifth street, be-
tween Chestnut and Grace streets be-
ing erected by Mr.. Joseph Silvy. They
broken open a tool chest and carried off
a lot of carpenters tools.
On Monday afternoon in broad day
light, somebody stole a rocking chair
from the piazza of Mr.. A. w. Watson's
residence, 612 Grace street. We learn
also h a several other persons have
recently had chairs stolen from their
front piaZZaA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Sailors

st. Johns, N. F., August 3.-The Nor
wegian steamer Fortunat, bound for
Tilt cove to load copper ore for Swan
sea, was crushed in the ice, fourteen
days ago, so miles from land The
crew of eleven men took to the boats
and drifted about for twelve days, COW
ering $50 miles. They were reduced to
desperate misery, owing to frostbites
and wan Of food and water, when
picked UP by the British steamer
S~ounthwold, also bound for Tilt cove,
from Swansea, which landed the men
there yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Canada,s Revenue From Alaskan
Mines.

San Francisco, August "A spec
ial from Dawson says that within the
last twelve months the Canadian gov
eminent has taken from the Yukon
miners more than 81, 800. 600. The
cost of maintaining the mounted police
in Dawson and the salaries of the dis
trict officials have been reported to the
Canadian parliament to be in the
neighborhood of $500. 900, leaving a
net annual gain to the government
of over $4,000, 900. The largest indi-
vidual amount hat goes to make up
this total is the royalty, which has
been conservatively estimated to be
$500. 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

The United State civil service COM
mission announces h an examina-
ton will be held for the postal, Gus
toms and internal service in this city
on some date between October LIST and
18th, 1898. All persons who desire to
be examined should apply to the sec
rotary OF the board of examiners at
h postoffice for application blanks,
and full information relative to the
scope of the examination. Applications
OF Form 101 must be filed in complete
form with the secretary of the board
prior TO the hour Of closing business
OF September 1st; otherwise, the ap-
plicant cannot be examined. Soon af-
ter filing applications applicants will
be notified as to the exact date of ex-
animation by w. H. Norwood. sec
rotary of the local board of examiners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

San Francisco, August 3.-General
Merriam. commanding the department
of California, has received the follow
ing dispatch from Adjutant General
Corbin:
1.-The president directs that if any of
the military forces of the Hawaiian is
lands desire to become a part of your
volunteer army you are authorized to
organize, not to exceed n battalion
of infantry, naming h officers and
causing the officers and men to be mus
tered into the service and have them
to report to Colonel Barber for duty"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
The Nebraska Pfebald Ticket

Lincoln, Neb., August 3.-The fusion
state conventions, after continuous
session during the night, reached an
agreement or the head of the ticket.
Following are the nominees: w. A.
Poynter, populist, governor; f. A. Gill
bert, silver republican. lieutenant gov
ernor; John F. Cornell, populist, audi
tor; w. F. Porter, populist, secretary
Of state; c. ]. Smithe, democrat, at
torney general; Jacob Wolfe, populist,
commissioner Of public lands and
buildings; w. B.. Jackson, populist, SUI
p~erintendent Of public instruction
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

Major Genera Lee TO be Appointed 10
This Position.
columbus Starr

COLUMBUS SlaTj
General FTtzhugh Lee has been made
military governor of Havana Just
when this was done is not known, but
that it is a fact emains a doubt no
longer, as the Information comes from
a source the reliability Of which is be-
yond question.
Runors to a similar effect regarding
General Lees appointment have been
published already but nothing au-
thentic has been given until now.
The news was received here yester-
day from n of the officers OF the
First South Carolina regiment, now
stationed near Jacksonville, and was
conveyed in a letter to a relative in
this city.
In this letter the writer says:
General Lee told some Of the of1-
GERS yesterday July 80 that we would
be here for three months yet; that he
had been made military governor
of Havana and that we would certainly
be carried there, if not to assist IN us
bombardment and fall. to garrison the
city So we will go there ever IL peace
is declared before"
The officers further remarks Will be
found quite interesting. He says: i
like our move very well, but 1t is very
hot there. Our camp is located out OF
the city, up the river about five miles,
and the location is tolerable-right in
the pines with little shade.
I'VE find only a few regiments in
comparison to what we left at Chick
maug only about sixteen, / think,
and they, 1 understand, are poorly
drilled.
we have a c~rack-a-jack regiment
the second best drilled in Chicka-
manga park. That's something to be
proud Of under the circumstances, for
we have not been in the service three
months yet"
The above information is definit
enough, and it seems that the South
Carolina troops, which are a part or
General Lees command, will go with
him to Cuba when the proper time
comes, to do garrison duty If peace
be declared, or to help capture Ha-
vana if more fighting is to be done. Our
folders want to get to the front, and
they'll we glad when they are ordered
to go.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Rest Remedy for Flux

Mr.. John Matthias, a we'll known
stock dealer of Pulaski, KY, says:
After suffering for over a week with
dux. and my physician having failed
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and ave the pleasure
of stating h a the half Of one bottle
cured me-" For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

The Rev. w. B. Costley. Of Stock
bridge, Ga, while attending to his pas
toral duties at Fleetwood, that state,
was attacked by cholera morbus. He
says: by chance I happened to get
hold of bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
think it was the means Of saving my
life. 1t relieved me at once" For
sale By r. r.. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
Sick and Wounded Soldiers Rapidly
Recovering.

New York, August 3.-None of the
200 sick and wounded soldiers distribut
ed among the different hospitals on
Staten Island is in danger of death
at the present time, although some are
not out of danger. The men who ar
rived on the Seneca are the most i'm
proved, for they have been on Staten
Island for three weeks, and during
that time have had the best of medical
care. The reports from the sick at
Swinbourne Island and those detain-
ed at Hoffman Island are also favor
able.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

The 10 cen trial size Of Ely's Cream
Balm which a be had of the druggist
is suffi. n to demonstrate it's great
merit. Send 10 cents, We will mail it.
Full size SOC. ELY BROS,
IS Warren ST., N. Y. City.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to a great extent loss of hearing.
By the use Of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping OF mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.-J. w.
Davidson, Atty at Law. Monmouth. Ill.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

The of Wales Leaves England
London, August 3.-There appears to
be some mystery in connection with the
departure of the Princess of Wales for
Copenhagen. 1t is semi-officially reaf-
firmed that her leaving England is
due to the Hines of her mother, the
queen of Denmark. Two denials of her
majesty's illness have been received
from Copenhagen and rumors are cur
rent that the princess has had another
disagreement with the prince Of Wales
similar to h quarrel which took the
princess abroad for some months in
1893.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

Valencia, Spain, August 3.-The viii
lage Of Mediena has been wrecked by
a cyclone which killed many persons.
Several houses at Hornillos have been
engulfed by the floods and a number
of the people have persisted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

Men, women and children who are
troubled with sores, humors, pimples,
etc, may find permanent relief in
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05
PRICES CURRENT.

The prices herewith .q'p,ea are grven
az accurately as possioi. and are cor.
rected weekly. but The hdessenger will
not be responsible for tn actual market
price or any variations.
The quotations represel~ wholesale
prices generally. and higher ~-A~~. arc
for smaller orders
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

contains no q
mercury por any oth-
er injurious drug.
II il quickly ABB
sorbed.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Foreign News.

PEK1N, Feb. Germany has de.
handed further concessions in the
shape Of railroads in the Shan Tung
peninsula, as compensation for the as
sassination of the sailor Schulz, who
was murdered by a Chinese mob while
on sentry duty.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Germany, accord.
ing to a special dispatch from Shanghai
demands that Port Arthur and Tia Lion
Wan are made free ports.
CARTAGENA, Spain, Feb. Prior to
the sailing of the armored cruiser
Vizcaya for the United States the adj
miral made speech to the crew, dur
log which he said "You are charged
with mission of peace" The an.
nouucement was greeted with cheering
and the other ships in the harbor and
the crowds of people on the quay also
cheered for Spain.
LONDON, Feb 1.-The cabinet met
to day il order to complete the Queens
speech on bling of Parliament.
BERNE, Feb 1.-The village of Weis-
sepburgbed, in the Bernese Overland,
has been destroyed by fire. Only the
original hotel was saved.
CARLsRUHE. Baden, Feb. 1.-The action of
the revenue authorities against Prince Maxi
milan Fuerstonberg, for the recovery of
several millions of marks in legacy duty, has
resulted in verdict for tho plaintiffs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Tried to Burn q Town.

DALLAS, Tex Feb, 1.-Incendiaries
attempted to burn add loot the business
portion of the town OF Plano, sixteen
miles miles north of Dallas, at O'Clock
yesterday morning. Halfa dozen bust.
ness buildings in as many streets were
set on fire at the same time, coal oil
being scattered over the buildings in
each instance. The fires drew such a
large crowd so quickly that the flames
were eXtineuished. In the excite
ment seven stores were broken
into and small sums of money and
other valuables taken. 1t was the
evident intention to get large conha-
grafton in progress and in the excite
ment rob stores, safes. private resi-
dences, and banks. Several suspects
are under arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Hotel Burned and Loss ofLife.

GLovERsv1LLE, N. Y, Feb. lat 7
o'clock this morning the Alvord House,
a four-story brick structure, was dscov-
cred TO be on fire. An hour later it
was a mass Of ruins. Nearly every
room in the building was occupied. AL
most Immediately after the flames were
discovered there was a wild scramble
on the part of the guests to escape and
many were forced to flee without saw
ing anything. Same even lost their
clothing. a few of the guests made
their Escape by the starways, but the
dense volume of smoke soon cut off this
retreat. Five lives are known to have
ben lost. The loss to the property
will reach 500 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

beneficiary of taxation imposed there
on, and thus are enabled with lighter
rate of district taxation on the real and
personal property owned by individu-
ais in said district to run their schools
and to improve their roads to far better
advantage than those districts which
have no railroads, telephone or tele
graph lines or part thereof within their
limits, thus working relative hardship
on said districts by imposing necessity
for higher rate of taxation on individ-
ual property to secure benefits equal to
benefits enjoyed by other districts.
Therefore be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates
of Virginia that the committee on prop.
ositions and grievances be and are re-
CURED to take the subject into consid-
GRAFTON and to report thereon.
First, as to whether any such alleged
grievance or hardship does really exist.
Second, il it finds such grievance to
exist as to the proper remedy for sam g..
The Governor has signed the bills to amend
and re.enact section 1 of an act approved
February 20, 1896, entitled an act to pre-
vide for working and defining the boundaries
of certain roads in Fairfax county, and to
prevent deception in the manufacture and
sale of imitation of butter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Trial offs Sheriff and His Denurin-

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, FEB. 1-Not
since the trials of the Molly MappirsDa'
has case attracted go much interest =
the coal region as that of Sheriff MAJ ~
tin and his 80 deputies, which beoso
IN the Luzerne county court to .dsr
Long before the court was called r.
order the court room was crowded AM
it was found necessary to close tba
doors. When this was done there wers
in the corridors hundreds of persors
who were unable to gain admissior,'
A nolle prosequi was entered in tbo
case against some of the deputies '
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
LYnChed.

BRAMwELL, w. Va, Feb. 1.-ln unknown
negro. who was refused tho privilege of
waIkiug through tunnel of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad near here last night, shot
Henry Draper, the Tatchman killing him
instantly. a posse soon formed and Captured
tire negro, later placing him in jail At mid.
night fifty men took the prisoner from Jail
and lynched him, after which his body was
riddled with bullets.
GALENA. Kansas, Feb Ia mob OF fifty
masked men were at the Memphis depot here
ea IL yesterday morning when Constable Lee
rived here from Columbus with Richard
Ward, a negro WHO without serious provoca-
ton fatally stabbed Dennis Brown last week
Tho mob demanded that Ward be handed
over to them, but the officer quickly drew his
prisoner into the car and started for Column
bus. He had not reached there late last
night, and there arc 1eports that the negro
has been lynched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Owen Sullivan, aged los is dead at
Delavap, Wis. He was probably the
Oldest man in the State.
The magnificent residence of C. E.
Travelly, at Newton, Mass, was burn
ed to-day and everything it contained
was destroyed, the family barely es-
Gaping with their lives. The snow
made it impossible for the fire depart
ment to reach the fire; loss 100000.
at Omaha to-day fire cut off the
escape of six men who were sleeping
over the "Rosen restaurant at 1854 Far.
mum street. So awful did the flames
run through the building that the men
were compelled to leap from the second
story windows before the iremen could
raise ladders. Three sustained severe
burns and broken bones as result.
The others escaped with slight injuries
Miss Louiss Rosa, @ member of "a Mile
White Flag Company" and daughter of the
late Patti Rosa, fell into furnace chute in
the Savannah theatre last night, breaking her
right leg. She fell six feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

FORTUNATELY for the sake fits own
reputation for common sense, the cora-
mittee on public institutions of the Vir-
ginis Senate has reported adversely on
the absurd bill providing for compul-
sorry education. In view of the crowd
ed condition of the pepitentiary, jails
and warehouses of the State, volun.
tary education is bad enough; what
would be the effect if it were compul-
sorry, cannot be told.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Cold Weather.

NEW YORK, Feb. New York city
is to-day under snow to an average
depth of FIVE inches, aud sleighing is
coed for the first time this season. With
the exception of the lines running to
New England, the railroads were not
suffering Inconvenience. Asnow storm
has prevailed throughout the State. In
the country highways the drifts are
from eight to ten feet. Railroad traffic
is delayed.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. Mot
since the memorable blizzard of March
IL, 1883. has this section been so COM
pleteiY snowbound. Business is practi-
cally suspended and the reefs in most
parts of The city are impossible. There
is probably an average of two feet of
snow on a level but the high winds that
prevailed yesterday and last night made
huge drift 8 some of them ten or fifteen
feet hgh. Railroad service is at
standstii.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 1.-Boston is
completely blockaded to-day. Only
few street cars are running and railroad
communication is practically cut of.
Over 200 horses were killed by falling
trolley wires and by exhaustion last
night. No fatalities or accidents to
people have been reported up to noor.
NEW YORK, Feb. dispatches
from different sections of New York
State, Connecticut, Massachusetts and
other States represent the storm as be-
ing unusually severe and the cold in
tense.
10 Providence the storm was one OF
the worst ever known. Telegraph and
telephone wires are ell down and the
city is overwhelmed by thee feet OF
snow which has blown into immense
drifts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
A. N. Perkins; Valley View, A. L.
Richardson; Waterfall, E. F. Foley;
Wheatlen6 Thomas r Rector

a. IN. ferKlns; Yailey view, a. -.
Richardson; Waterfall, E. F. Foley;
Wheatland, Thomas B. Rector.
Before the Senate civil service COM
mittee to-day Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt said he thought it would
have been better if deputy internal
revenue collectors had not been includ-
ed in the classified service in the order
of 1896 Ultimately they might come
within the service properly but now
they were too much scattered to make
it practical. Mr.. Roosevelt also ex.
pressed The opinion that private secre-
taries to executive officers should be
exempted.
Mr. John W. Griggs, late Governor of the
Sta of New Jersey. who took the oath OF
Office last evening es Attorney General, took
ch .rge of his new office this morning. Later
he attended the Cabinet meeting.
Consul rudley, at Vancouver, reports the
arriva there of carload of 100 trained New
foundl nd dogs for use in carrying freight in
the Kiondike
Among the Virginia applicants for the Co.
lon, consulate are Messrs. Lewis, Cobbs, Yer
ser Curlett and negro named Lewis, who
had q lsborer's place in the House, but gave
it to his brother, while he is looking for
something better Chairman agnew of the
Virginia ,epublcan commi tee says to day
that from what he hears, Mr. Cohbs will get
it, and that no more consulates will 60 to Vir.
glnia.
As Mr.. McAleer, the only sc lied demo-
cratic member of Congress from Philadelphia,
is a gold man, the House elections CO mittee
have greed to let him ret in his contested
So It, but the democrats fear that all three of
the contested seats from the $ ate will lose
theirs, though none of the sub committees to
which they were referred has as yet reported
on them.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in executive
session to-day, with Senator Plat of ionnec
tlcut as the prlncipa speaker. He advocated
he ratification OF the really as in the inter
est of American commerce and civilization.
He said that he trade Of this count,y would,
as j other countries, in. vitably go whore its
civilization goes, and argued that If tho coun
try would extend its commerce al relations in
the Pacific it must control the Hawaiian Isl.
ands for all time