davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
TELEGRAPHERS WANTED
To Join the American Army i'm the
Philippines Adjutant enera
COwles Asked To Enlist Them.
Especial TO The Messenger

Raleigh. y. G. June l3.-Major Thomp-
son. of General Merritt's stan, telegraphs
tonight 10 Adjutant General Cowles: If
you can enlist them and send them out
here, I should much like to have all the
experienced telegraphers OF integrity and
character you can get. Ask authority OF
General Greedy, at Washington, ID. c., &c
enlist them"
General Cowles will be glad 10 get the
names of telegraphers who desire TO go.
Jay Sims, now in the First regiment,
will apply for transfer 10 so 10 General
Merritt as a telegrapher. Roediger and
Harris, Charlotte telegraphers, and
Greening, Seaboard Air Line ~telegrapher
at Durham. all wish to go. All these
experts wanted by General Merritt are,
of course, wanted to be operators of gov
eminent telegraph under Governor Gen
eral Merritt in the Philippine islands.
No doubt there viii be a number OF 9TH
er applications for this service made tC
the adiutant general.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
Germany Menaces San Domingo

Copyrighted by Associated Press.)
Cape Haytien. Hayti, June 10, 1890 p.
m.-Officials Of the Dominican govern
ment having seized at Monte Critic, Santo
Domingo, a business house formerly be-
longing to Senior KimeneZ, leader of the
recent abortive revolutionary attempt,
but now the property of a German com
pany, the German consul general has
asked Germany to send a warShip to that
port to protect the company's interests.
The British steamer Revensdale arriv-
ed at Port de Paix, after trying unsuc-
c~esSfully to run the blockade at Guanta-
namo. Captain Luke asserted that he
saw many transports full of troops" of
Guantanamo and several warships. The
shore appeared to nave been deserted by
the inhabitants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
The Wheat Slump at Chicago

Chicago, June 13.-This has been a
day of excitement and wild rumors in
the Chicago wheat pit. A reverse that
looks like a Waterloo a come to the
Young Napoleon of finance" Joseph
Letter. At first there was a wild tum-
BILE of prices on the board, July wheat
selling down IL cents from Saturdays
close, while September lost 45s cents
and December 3R cents; but all made
a little before he close. In
the meantime Letters wheat was be-
ing tumbled overheard and prices had
become demOraliZed. Later in the
day, Letter made no attempt to con-
ceal the fact that he had sold out all
his holdings in futureS-prObably
5000, 900 or 5000, 900 bushels. It came
out that he had transferred most of
his trades in futures to other we'll
known houses and that they were
pretty we'll protected by margins, SO
that whatever losses there were would
fall upon Letter. His cash wheat, one
report said, was transferred to Ar
mour, but a later story was that it
would be trusted" and handled in
such a way as to prevent the slump
which would be inevitable if it were
all thrown on the market at once. Be-
fore the final close, the panic partially
subsidized and July reacted 4 cents,
September selling up IL cents and De-
cember made a 2 cents rally. selling a
shade above September, where it was
l cent under Saturday.
1t is estimated that during the day
from S,000,0 0o to 10000, 900 bushels Of
Letter wheat, optional and visible,
were sold to the account Of the Young
Napoleon" This is opposed to have
consisted chiefly of options in Septem-
Der, July and June wheat stored in
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth and Chi
cagO.. Later. it was reported that L.
z. Letter, when asked by his son for
more money, had refused to be drawn
further into the wheat deal and thus
compelled the latter to let go a large
line of his holdings in order to satisfy
his warehouse creditors and marginal
demands.
Representatives of the northwestern
interests appear to have precipitated
the crisis by coming to Chicago Satur-
day and farming that L. z. Letter
would not advance any more money
on his sons account
hal not made an assignment, but it
was admitted that the Letter interests
had been "trusteed."
Joseph Letter could not be located
tonight. l.. Z. Letter was seen, but
positively declined to say a word.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
by other senator's and it finally went

by other senators and IL finally went
over until tomorrow.
An act authorizing the appointment
OF a -non-partisan commission TO col
late information and to consider and
TO recommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by laborNagricul-
tur,a and capital was passed.
At > o'clock the consideration Of the
bill providing for the incorporation OF
the international American bank was
begun. The project was recommended
by the Pan-American congress as a
a Of facilitating trade among the
countries OF the western hemisphere.
The measure was not completed .
At 4:4o o'clock p. m the senate went
into executive session, afterward ad-
j%ourning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The debate upon the Hawaiian an
nexation continued today in the house.
ten speeches being made. Very little
interest was manifest, either upon the
floor or in the galleries. few occupants
of the latter being present, h attend
ance upon the floor hardly exceeding
at any time forty members. A night
session will be held tomorrow evening
TO afford opportunity for many MEM
bers TO speak. to whom. otherwise. IL
would be impossible to give time be-
fore the vote Wednesday afternoon.
The house passed a bill a~ppropriat-
ing s473.15l.26 70 pay the Behring
sea award
AT Sis o'clock the house adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

at Guantanamo bay Saturday night
was rot confirmed by official advices
up to the close of the day here. How
ever, there is no disposition to Ques-
ton the accuracy of the press report
ard the news has had a rather sober
Ing effect upon the element that has
insisted upon rushing troops forward
regardless of their 'unpreparedness.
Saturday nights action shows that the
Spanish are not afraid to charge bold
ly upon the United State troops, and
the prospects of a bushwacking war
fare disclosed by the Spanish move
ments are anything but agreeable to
the persons who have been hoping for
a short campaign.
NO AID FROM CUBANS.
A good deal of surprise is expressed
at the failure of the report to mention
any substantial aid received from the
insurgents by the United States ma
rines camped on Crest hill. Reinforce
ments were sent from our own ships,
but it does not appear in the reports
that the marines had help from the
men best calculated, from their expert
ences in jungle fighting, to be of SER
vice in an encounter with Spanish
guerillas. Without any discourage
ment to the fighting ability Of the ma
rines, who appear to have acquitted
themselves with the greatest credit, 50
far as concerns their bravery n
steadiness under fire, the question has
been raised in the minds of the mill
tary experts whether, failing in any
substantial assistance from the Gu
bans, who were reported to nav been
so numerous in the vicinity, western
soldiers, trained in Indian fighting,
would not be Of more service in a Gu
ban campaign. Nothing so severely
taxes the courage and endurance Of
troops as to be shot at from cover by
an unseen foe, and only troops trained
in our latest skirmish drill can render
effective service in such attacks.
The navy department has concluded
that it has purchased as many small
vessels for the auxiliary fleet as it re-
Guires, and an intimation to that eff
feet was conveyed to Admiral Erben,
in charge of that service, today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
II THE CABLES
of Our Vessels III this Work.
Picket Line of Launches at santiago.
1.-The stuff OF Which our Naval On.
GERS are Vadee.

copyrighted by Associated Press)
Off Santiago de Cuba. Wednesday, June
S, 2 .. n. via Kingston. ia, June g. 1850
p. m.-The Yankee and the St Louis cut
the cable at Guantanamo. sixty miles
east Of Santiago de Cub yesterday and
Cuba is thus believed 10 be finally shut
off from communication with the outer
world. The MarbIehead fred at a small
Spanish gunboat and she returned the
fire. The old fashioned forts Joined in
the engagement. The gunboat retreated
into the harbor and the forts We're silenc-
the Spanish gunboat was struck. as the
range was too great. The Marblehead
and the Yankee returned 10 the blockade
at midnight.
The steam launches, which now form
a picket line to guard against a torpedo
boat attack, reported yesterday that the
Spaniards Were apparently attempting 10
repair their batteries damaged by the
bombardment Of Monday. Admiral Samp-
son thereupon said be believed that halt,
If not more, Of the enemy's guns had
been dismounted.
Palmer ook the New York's launch on
harbor picket duty and another launch
was sent from the Oregon, as the launch
expected from the Massachusetts did not
Cttlt. ClSlSii RAINIER was ODilScu " 81
within 80 yards of the batteries. The
Spaniards opened a heavy fire, but Pal
mer kept his position regardless of the
shells. His orders were not TO go nearer
than a mile from shore.
Ensign Palmer and the crew returned
safely. When Admiral Sampson heard
of the shooting ne said to Palmer: You
were ordered not to go nearer shore than
a mile"
Those were my ORDERS replied En-
sign Palmer, but, sir l was also told
to see that no torpedo boats came out.
With only two boats l could not be sure
that none came out unless l went right
under the batteries"
The admiral replied: You were per-
fectly right. Mr.. Palmer. That's the kind
of stuff every one of our forces are
made Of
Since the firing by the Dolphin Monday
afternoon there have been no shots fired
on either side, except the firing at the
launch and at Guantanamo. The block
AIDE continues uneventful. All that is
wanted is to take possession Of Santiago,
and the army will do that. No troops
nave yet arrived. The rainy season seems
to have fairly set in. The decks Of the
warshiDs are seldom dry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

Brussels, June 13.-The special Madrid
correspondent of The Petit Blue, of this
city, has telegraphed al interview, which
he claims to have had with Senior Meri-
no, the private secretary of the Spanish
premier, Senior Sagasta, in which the sec
rotary is quoted as having formally de-
clared that the Spanish government will
now accept any proposal which is sub
mitted ION the expression that II does
not manate from the nemy," but the
premier's secretary is said to have
added: The international mediation
which would be especially welcomed upon
the part of Spain would be in the case
of the initiative being taken by France
or Austria.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

Why lilo yourself to be slowly tor
tured at the stake OF disease? Chills
and Fever will undermine, n event
ually break down the strongest consti-
tuition. "Febri-Cura' (Sweet Chill
Tonic with Iron) is more effective than
Quinine, and being combined with r
is an excellent Tonic and Nerve med
icine. 1t is pleasant to take, and is
sold under a positive guarantee to cure
or money refunded. Accept no substi-
tutes. The Just as good" kind don't
effect cures. Sold by j. c. Shepard, ].
H. Hardin and II. l.. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
AT CAMP RUSSELL.
More Recruits Coming in-The Agri-
cultural Board Heavy Fertilizer
r Sales.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c.. June 13.-There is de-
light at Camp Russell tonight because
of copious rains. These relieve what was
beginning to be really a serious drought.
There was a severe electric storm accom-
panying the rain.
Colonel Burgwyn tells me he will get
tomorrow for the Second regiment a
party of recruits from Wilmington, twen-
ty-five from Bryson City and ten each
from Greensboro and Winston.
The executive committee of the board
of agriculture met today and examined
the accounts. The board meets tomor-
row. Some of it's MEMBERS declare posi-
lively that John r. Smith will not be re-
moved as commissioner of agriculture.
Smiths report to the board will say that
from January 1st to this date six inspec-
tors of fertilizers have been at work and
that these nave inspected $50 brands of
the 1856 registered in this state, and that
the cost of said inspection was 1913.
Heretofore, there have been only four
inspectors. Smith says six do more sat
isfactory work. He says the total re-
ceipts from tonnage tax IN fertilizers,
which show sales of 214,3S tons between
the dates above given, are $4,000. Nor
the same time last year 1t was 1874, ST.
tons and the year before was 1884, sos tons.
He urges the board to make appropria-
ton for farmers institutes. He says
as acting commissioner of immigration
that many inquiries regarding North
Carolina, nave come from distant states,
and that to each inquirer a handbook or
other information had been sent.
Surgeon Brevard 10 me there are to-
day fourteen cases of measles in the hos
pital at Camp Russell. All the patients
in the hospital are getting on well. There
is not a single serious case of sickness
of any character. Surgeons Stockard,
Brevard and Brooks are now all on duty.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
Startling News From Spain Expected

London, June 13.-The Paris CORE
spondent of The Morning Post says
Il learn from a trustworthy source that
the days of the Sagasta cabinet are
numbered. It is believed the cabinet is
aware the torpedo boat destroyer Ter
ror has been lost, and, despite denials,
it is rumored tina there is further bad
news from Cuba. Senior Silvela, leader
of the dissident conservatives, is re-
garded as the coming man. The car
lists and enrolling adherents and start
ling developments are expected"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
A Soldier Convicted Of Murder

Tampa, June B--James Johnson. a
member Of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
mas been convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree by the circuit court at Bar
tow. Sentence has not yet been pro-
nounced.
One minute is not long, yet relief is
obtained in half that time by the use
OF One Minute Cough Cure. It pre-
vents consumption and quickly cures
colds, Group. bronchitis, pneumonia,
Ia grippe and all throat and lung
troubles. For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

Madrid, June 13.-2 p. MA semi-offi-
cial note issued today emphatically con-
tradicts all the American reports of the
operations in Cuba. The note concludes:
The European press will make a mis-
take in imagining Spain is discouraged
and at the end of her resources. On the
contrary Spain is full of hope and de-
termined to continue the war"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
The San Francisco Grounded

Highland Light, Mass, June 13.-The
flagship San Francisco with Command
er Howell on board while attempting
to round Cape Cod in a heavy fog, went
ashore near Highland life saving sta
ton at 7 o'clock this morning but by
the hard work of the crew who threw
over a large quantity of coal and bal
last, n the assistance of four tugs
from Boston, she came off at 6 o'clock
tonight apparently uninjured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

aching head, a sluggish body, when his
muscles are lax and Lazy, his brain
dull, and his stomach d~isdaining food,
he will, il wise, heed these warnings
and resort to the right remedy, before
1t is too late "Parker's Earsaparilla"
King Of Blood Purifiers makes the
appetite keen and hearty-invigorates
the H~ver-purines the blood and fills
1t with Hfe-giving elements OF the food.
1t is a wonderful blood maker and flesh
builder. Sold by ]. c. Shepsr6, J. II.
Hardin, and n. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
Miss Anna GOuld,s Sends a
Challenge.

London, June I3.-The Paris correspond
ent OF The Daily Telegraph says Count de
Bonlface Castellane. who married Miss
Anna Gould, of New York. has cha1-
lenged to a duel NJ. Henri Turot, for an
article in The Petit R~epublique comment
ing upon an act Of infanticide committed
by a servant in the counts household.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

London, June 1.-THE Berlin corre-
spondent of The Times remarks that
With four warships at Cavite and
with the Darmstadt on the way with
], 400 men, Germany will have a force
OF 5000 marines at Manila.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

London, June 13.-According to a dis
patch from Madrid to The Financial
News. three Spanish iron-cIads from
Madagascar waters have arrived inside
of Manila, and dmir Dewey's ships
have gone to meet them. =
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

The human machine starts but once
and stops but once. You can keep it
going longest and most regularly by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills for constipation and
all stomach and liver troubles. For
sale by R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17

The Cuban question and political is
sues sink into insignificance with the
man who suffers from piles. What he
most desires, is relief. For sale by
R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
No New Cases of Fever.

Washington, June 13.-Surgeon General
Wyman tonight received news from the
low fever. No new cases have developed
and no new foci have been discovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
EN- ROUTE TO CUBA.
Official Announcement of the Departure OF
the Army of Invasion.
NO FEAR OF SPANISH WARSHIPS

No Trouble Anticipated n Landing the Troops-"Our Warships Able to
Prevent an Attack During Debarkation-.Cable Communication
Soon % be Opened--Confcting Reports as to the Cadiz
Fleet.-Surprhe at Lack of Assistance to Ma
rines From Insurgents During the Attack
on Their Camp Saturday Night.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-13

Mr.. A. C. Wolfe. of Dundee, Mo. who
travels for Mansur Il Tibbetts. Imple-
ment Co., of st. Louis, gives travelling
men and travellers in general some good
advice. "Being a knight of the grip
he says, II have for the past three
years made it rule to keep myself sup
piled with Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have found
numerous occasions to test its merits,
not only on myself but on others. lean
truly say that never in single in
stance have known 1t TO fail. con-
slider it one of the best remedies. trav-
elers can carry and could relate many
instances where have used the rem
edy on skeptics, much to their surprise
and relief. hope every travelling man
in the U. S. will carry bottle of this
remedy in his grip" For sale by Hay
& JoHantgen, druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-13
Preaching and Praetieias.

The Boston Transcript tells a school
story which enforces the lesson that
preaching is of little use without prac-
ticing. In a school in Boston not far
above the primary grade. the teacher
was one day reading a story the sub
ject Of which was borrowing. She sup
plemented the reading with some re-
marks of her own, which she closed
with this parting admonition: "Above
oil things, children, when you have oc-
casion to borrow, never forget to re-
turn the borrowed article. Do not put
the person who was kind enough to ac-
commodate you to the trouble of send
ing for it" While she was still speak
ing. knock was heard at the door.
"Come in." said the teacher, as soon as
she had finished her sentence. A pupil
from another department entered, and
stood waiting. "Well, what is it,
please?" said the teacher. Miss
Blank says" the visitor called out. in
voice loud enough to be heard all over
the room, will you be kind enough to
send back her blotting pad which you
borrowed the other day!"
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-13
KEEPING STEP WITH THE MUSIC
Men Who Never Get Their Left Foot
Hooked to the Heavy Tap
of the Drum.

It il curious fact, says a veteran,
that some men never learn to keep
step perfectly. There are some men,
old soldiers perhaps, who can't help
falling into step when they hear mar
tial music-the left foot down at the
heavy tap of the drum. The very great
majority of men can learn to keep
step, but there are men who capt keep
step. or, Us likely aA not, march with
the right foot down ut the heavy tap.
Somehow their left foot never gets
hooked on to that heavy tap as it
should. Every old soldier will recol-
lect such men-anybody can see such
men at military parade, and this not
as result of confusion due to two
bands of music, one ahead and the
other at the rear, but lack Of the exact
time keeping instinct.
The commanding officer of COM
pany may be seen marching within
clear sound of his own music, with his
right foot down at the heavy tap, while
the company will be all right. Ihave
seen a commander of grand army
post marching in time with the music,
but with his right foot down at the
heavy tap, and, A. likely As not, he was
a man who served from one end Of the
war to the other.
The simple fact appears to be that
there are some men, a. said, who
never get their left foot fully and un-
fsilingly hooked on to the heavy tap Of
the drum,
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-13
Sudden Death.

Word was received here Tuesday last
that Miss Emeline l.. Hazen, who has
been stopping at the Kissinger ranch
for some time past, had been stricken
down early that morning with an at
tack of appoplexy, and was found in
her room on the floor In the cold en-
brace OF death. 1t vas her custom to
have light lunch on hand at all times to
eat whenever she desired, aud as she
was discovered at half-past O'Clock it
is evident that less than half an hour
previous the lady WAS alive partaking of
the lunch, as her lamp was not lit.
Deceased was born in Ohio on the
2oth day of August, 1921, thus she was
nearly seventy-seyen years old. She
was one of very prominent family, two
of her brothers (both now deceasedl bay-
ing held important positions at the ma
tion's capital, viz: w. B. HaZen, brig.
adler general, in charge Of the signal
service for so many years, and r. w.
IIazen who was in the treasury and
postal departments for score Of years.
George s. Hazen is the only survivor OF
this once large family, and having lost
his wife long time ago his deceased
sister has been under his care more or
less ever since. AT times she also lived
with her nephew and neice, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Adams.
The funeral took place Thursday
morning from Mr.. Adams residence
direct to Highland cemetery, where
Rev. Handel, Of st. James church, Of
ficiated at the grave.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-13
Notice.
To whom It may concern, and more psrttcu.

To whom II may concern, and more parttcu-
larry to Angus Campbell:
De t known that Daer Bros. did, on the 18th
day OF December, A. d. 1896, purchase at pub
lie sale, in the county Of Rio Blanco, and state
of Colorado, of the then treasurer Of said
county, for the delinquent tax OF 1893 and 1891,
tho following described property, taxed for
said years in the name of Angus Campbell, to
wit:
The s X NE y, NE J. Sc \ Sec and sW y
NV \ Sec 9, TIP 3S, Il o. W 9th NJ. in Rio
Blanco county. Colorado, and assessed for said
years 1893 and 1894 at sSss.5O each year.
And the said purchase evidenced by tax
certificate of purchase No. 40 having been
duly assigned to the undersigned and the ia Z @ e.
on the said land for tho years 1896 1908 and 1897
having been paid by the holder Of snid certih-
cate of purchase, and the undersigned being
now in the possession OF and the owner of said
certificate of purchase; -
Therefore, notice is hereby given. as re
quired in Chapter ~ of tho Session Laws OF
the state of Colorado. for 1883, that the time
for redemption of said real estate from said tax
sale will expire on the 10Th day Of December.
A. d. 1893 and that thereafter we shall apply
to tho Treasurer of said Rio Bianco county.
Colorado, for deed to the above described
property.
Witness our hands and seals this 2sth day Of
July, 1893. BAER BROS (SEAL)
jy3oagl3