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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04

Moniche would have suspected the man
In the sombrero IL she had not surprised
jacques Dantin before the open safe and
the papers
Prades, moreover, had appeared only
three times at Rovere's house, and on
the day of the murder he had entered
at the moment when Nine. Moniche was
sweeping the upper floors and Moniche
was working in his shop in the rear of
the lodge and the staircase was empty
He rang, and Revere, with dragging
steps, came to open the door. Revere
was i'll and was little ennuied. and he
believed. or instinctively hoped, that it
was the woman in black-his daughter
Everything served Prades' projects.
He had come not to kill, but by some
means to gain entrance to Rovere's
apartments, and, when once there, to
find some resource loan, more or less
freely given, more or less forced-and
he would leave with il.
Revere, already worn out, weary of
his former applications, felt tempted
10 shut the door in his face, but Prades
pushed IL back, entered, closed it and
said:
"a last interview You will never
zee me again But listen to me!''
Then Revere allowed him to enter
the salon. and despite the terrible weak
ness which he experienced wished to
make this q final. decisive interview
to disembarrass himself once for all of
this everlasting beggar, sometimes
whining, sometimes threatening.
viii you not let me die in peace?"
he said. Have I.not paid my debtr'
But Prsdes had seated himself in
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04
CHAPTER XVI

M. Ginory. NJ. Leriche, the chief;
Bernardet, and, in fact, all the judi.
ciary believed that Charles Prades was
guilty Of the murder of Revere Ber-
nardet, who had been an actor in this
drama, had now become a spectator.
Paul Rodier, a good reporter, had
learned before his confreres of the ar
rest OF the young man, and abandon
ing what he had called his trail of the
woman in black he abruptly whirled
about and quickly invented a sensa-
tional biography of the newcomer.
Charles Henri Prades, or, rather, Carlos
Prades, as he called himself, had been
a gaucho, buffalo tanner, a cowboy,
using, turn by turn, the American re-
volver against the redskins and the
Mexican lasso against the Yankees.
The journalist had obtained sigma
ture, picked up by the lodging house
keeper where the guilty man had been
hunted down, and published in his paper
the autographs characters. He had de-
duced from them some dramatic obser.
vations. Cooper of former times, Gus
tave Aymard of yesterday, Rudyard
Kipling or Bret Harte of today, had
never met parsonage more dreadful
and at the same time more heroic. Car
los Prades used the navajo Spanish
knife with the terrible rapidity of a
Catalan. He had felt since the days of
Buenos Ayres fierce hate for the ex-
consul, and this crime, which some of
his brother reporters, habitually indif-
ferently informed lit was Paul Rodier
who spoke), now attributed alone to the
avarice of this cambrioleur from over
the sea. He (Rodier) gave this note as
the cause of vengeance, and built there
upon romance which made his readers
shiver, or, rather, he said nothing out
right He permitted one glimpse into,
he outlined. one knows not what, dark
history. Soon he made this Carlos
Prades the instrument and the arm of
an association of vengeance. He could
even believe that there was anarchy in
the affair. Then he had the young man
mixed in some love affair, drama of
passion, with the Argentine Republic for
the theater
As result he had succeeded in max
ing interesting the man whom Bernardet
had pushed few nights before into the
station house.
And, what was singular thing, the
reporter had OWNED part Of the truth
IL was still another episode in his past
that Revere expiated when he found
himself one day, in his salon in the
Boulevard de Clichy, face to face with
the man who was to be his murderer.
AT Buenos Ayres the ex consul had been
associated in large agricultural enter
prise with a man whose hazardous spec
ulations, play and various adventures
had completely ruined him, and who
had left two children-a young girl
whom Revere thought for moment of
marrying, and son, younger-poor be-
ings of whom the consul, paying his
partners debts, seemed the natural pro.
tector. Jean Prades. in committing sui
cide--he had killed himself, frightened
at the magnitude Of his debts-had
commended his children to Roveres
care.
II Carlotta had lived, without doubt
Rovere would have made her his wife.
He loved her With deep and respectful
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04

Kansas has been nicknamed the Garden
OF the West. The produotiveness of the soil
and the many water courses, Offering nm.
usual facilities for irrigation, probably In.
spired the name.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04
fro BE Continued
Retrospective.

Yes" said the retired premiere dan
seuse, looking over her handbook. az
seem to have kicked upa good deal of dust
In my time. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04

Confectioners in France receive a 90 =
week In Germany, es.4o; In ItaIy. e.. rs,
n New South Wales, o88. 20.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-04
THE CRIME OF
THE BOULEVARD.
By JULES OLARETIE.
tCOpyright. 1897. by R. y. FennO q Co. ]

tCopyright. 1897. by R. r. Fenno q Col
Chapter I'm. Revere is discovered dead.
with his throat cut. III. III and IV-Bernar-
Diet. detective. is introduced. NJ. RoYere has
been visited by woman in black and a man
who is DESIGNATED as the individual. Wit is
suggested that the murderer : imagine, the laat
object seen, is imprinted on the retina OF the
murdered mans eye. vi and vII-Bernardet
experiments on the retina and is seized with
conviction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

Why allow yourself to be slowly tor
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ually break down the strongest consti-
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The Just as good" kind don't effect
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
THE GEORGIA BANKER
Who are Charged With Wrecking Their
Bank-Proceedings Before Judge Clark
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh, n. c.. March 24.-President
Michigan and Cashier Latham, of the
Citizens bank, of Tarboro, who are
charged by Mayor Holton, of Abbeville,
Ga, with wrecking the bank at the lat
ter place, are here and say they hope to
get a hearing before the governor tomor-
row morning. Justice Clark, who at Hol-
tons Instance, issued the bench war
rant for their arrest. continued the hear
ing until Tuesday. They were later told
the governor would return this evening
and wanted to go before him tonight and
fight the case under habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, but the governor failed to ar
rive.
Michigan was interviewed and said to
me: Latham and myself knew there
was a requisition for Us from Georgia.
Last week the first one was made. We
ascertained that fact Immediately and if
we had wanted to leave the state could
have done so. Thai reQuiSitiOn was re-
turned because of irregularities and an
other made. All we did was to ask Gov
ernor Russell to promise us a hearing.
We have made no effort to hide or flee
the state. Mayor Holton wrote the as
signment. He was Latham's adviser. He
knew he could not su~bstantiate his
charges against US and he has fled the
state. There is no reason to think that
any one lost anything unless by the
traitor, Holton, criminally neglecting in
terestS placed in his hands. The bank
only owes 5000, which there are good as
sets to cover. If Holton will show him
self once more in North Carolina we will
make it interesting for him. We will
make statements to the governor which
we feel sure will eXonerate US. Latham
told Holton he was going to leave Able
vile. He was in Atlanta three days. Hol-
ton did not advise him not to leave, but
told him he I'D thirty days within which
to file the banks schedule and that there
was no necessity for him to remain. ]
did not borrow any county funds from
the bank. Latham did not give the as
signee the wrong combination of the
safe. 1t has since been opened by the
! combination he gave"
Judge Clark remanded Michigan and
Latham to the custody of the sheriff Of
Edgecombe and said the latter could
take Mehegan'S appearance bond for
s3,0JO and that of Latham for 5000. They
are yet in custody. Sheriff Covington, of
Georgia, who came after them, returned
to -Abbeville again.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
The State Deb
to The MeSsenger.)

Sptcld TO Inc AcSSSiSCi-j
Raleigh, n. c., March 24.-Revenue
officers near Selma, Johnston county
at daylight this morning captured a
10O-gallon Illicit distillery.
The state easur reports state debt
as follows: SIX Per cent, s2,12o,oe0; old
bonds not yet sent in for exchange
2 5000; 4 per cents, s3,16S,l50; old
bonds not sent in for exchange s24l 900.
Replacing burned machinery at Cum
mock coal mine will be completed by
May 1st and the OUTPUT OF coal will
then be the greatest in the mines his
tory. New machinery Will cost about
$4,000
The executive committee OF the
North Carolina teachers assembly
meets at Greensboro TOMORROW, to ar
range programme and place OF meet
ing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
P~opulists Reply to Pearson

Especial 20 The Messenger.)
Raleigh. y. c.. March 24.-Many pop
ulists today replied TO Congressman
Parsons letter, which inquired IL they
proposed to fuse cOngresslonaliy. with
the democrats. One Of them told him:
We want no gold bugs. we want no
one with our currency record. The
.~opuNsts had better stand alone and
let the republicans and democrats
fuse"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
"I don't know. there may be Others"

II don't know. there may be others"
he said, 'sbut I have used 'Parker's
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years and would not be without it"
He knew better than to buy the in
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Whooping Cough, Sor Throat. Hoarse-
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tress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

Harris Emulsion or Coo Liver OIL
with Creosote and the Hypophosphites,
II faithfully used. IL a specific in the
treatment Of weak lungs. Consump-
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
T. e. Watson Declines the Nomination

Atlanta, Ga, March 4-Hon. Thomas
E. Watson, who was nominated for gov
ernor one week ago by the populists, is
out in an open letter today declining to
accept the honor. After saying he could
not be elected no matter how the ballots
went. he that he is out Of
politics for good.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

After years of untold suffering from
piles, B. w. Pursell of Knitnersville,
Pa, was cured by using a single box
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive. Skin
d seases such as eczema, rash, pimples
and ultimate sore are readily cured by
this famous remedy. -. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

Don't annoy others by YOUR coughing.
and risk your l by ~neglecting a cold.
One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs.
colds, Group. grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. r. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

Senator rhurston Delivers to the Natien
the Dying Prayer of His Wife that Relief
should be Given tn the Objects Of Spanish
Cruelty In Cu~ba-Senator Ihnrston's Pie.
for The Starving Reconeentrados-War
Sentiment In the House
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

What pleasure Is there an Life with a
headache. constipation and bilious
ness? Tht lsands experience them who
could become perfectly healthy by
usfng DeWitt's LATHE arly Risers, tina
famous little pills. r. r. Bellamy. ,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
EwaE rcnfrmatioa Doubtful


WH5WET
Raleigh. -. e, Mach 24.-It is learn
ed that A. Z. Holton. republican state
chaITN<n. and also Congressman LIN
neyS ardent aspirants for the federal
jy4kship In case Ewa-t can't lie
& drmed. The view here il that
Ewart's confirmation is extremely
doubtful.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

why can't a painting be hanged un-
til after it is executed?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29
THE CRISIS APPROACHING.
THE SITUATION is RAPIDLY DE-
VELOPING.

News of the Sailing of the Spanish FIotilla
I for Cuba Causes Much Excitement in OF.
fetal Ouarters-Our Fleets Placed on War
Footing-More Vessels PuTchassd-Re-
port of the Court to be Laid Before the
abine Today
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

JUN
Havana March 24.-The body of
Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins, of the
Maine, was found early this morning
| near the torpedo tube aft. as it has
been expected would be the case. The
remains. of course, were badly de-
composed, though not 81 bad as many
| others found previously since the ex-
prosion. The. body will be prepared
! for burial as we'll as possible and will
be enclosed in a metallic casket and
| sent to Key West on Saturday. Thence
it will be disposed Of as decided by the
| relatives Of the deceased in the United
States.
| Two of the eight Whitehead tor
| pedoes carried by the Maine " been
| recovered. These were aft. The other
! six were probably destroyed.
| Regarding the use of dynamite by the
| contracting wreckerS, Captain SlgSbee
| said today: More has been made gu
| of the matter than vas warranted by
the facts, which are simply these: The
| contractors asked me permission TO
| use dynamite in small quantities and
| also asked leave to use dynamite tape,
| to blow off protuberanceS, angles, etc.
| wher the wreckage is SO entangled
| that it is very difficult to hoist. There
| never was amy intention to use the ex-
| plosive in large enough quantities to
| destroy the wreck. / submitted the
| request of the contractors to Consul
| General Lee for him to ask permission
from the Spanish authorities, and ]
| also asked for orders from the United
States naval department. Both ouI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29


The president said to, several of his
visitors today, in discussing the stu
alton. THAI he would do everything con
sistent with the honor n dignity of
the country to avert war and he still
believed war could be averted. He also
said that he believed the government
of Spain was as anxious for peace as
We were, but at the same time, he did
not hesitate to admit the gravity of
the situation. The president frankly
acknowledges that he believes the re-
port of the board of inquiry will find
that the Maine was blown up from the
outside. His programme has been def
nitely decided. It is his purpose to
treat the blowing III Of the Maine as
an incident. The report OF the BOARD
will be sent to congress on Monday
with a brief message, relating the
events leading up to that point n in
forming congress that the facts con-
tanned in the report have been cabled
to Madrid to be laid before the Span
ish government by Minister WOOdford,
No demand will he made upon Spain,
but the laying of the facts before the
Spanish government will be equivalent
to calling upon Spain for an explana-
ton and such action as he may deem
proper. 1t is the purpose of the house
leaders to refer the report and message
to the committee on foreign affairs
without debate and to this purpose ii
is believed the democrats Of h house
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

Insurgents Attacking the City on the
Land Side.

London. May 9.-Further particulars
CLEANED from the special dispatches from
Hong Kong. show that the Spanish yes
sells. not having got up steam. fought ~
Il great disadvantage. compared win
the great mobility of Commodore Dew
ey's squadron. The latter arrived 1T the
entrance Of the bay in bright moonlight:
and the attack was therefore postponed
for Il few hours till the conditions We're
more favorable. One American cruiser
rcturncd the fire from the forts on en-
tering. but was ordered to desist by the
flagship. Commodore Dewey having the
wcightier business of finding the span
ish feet on hand.
In the absence of Il breeze when the
battle began. the ships were soon shroud-
ed in smoke. making it m~omentarliy mar
der to judge exactly how the fight was
going. When it was over, the survlV-
ing Snaniards lost no time in removing
themselves and their dead from the
rapidly burning hulks. leaving behlnd
all their personal property and Valua-
blcs.
The only loss on the American YES
sells was Chief Engineer Randall. OF the
McCulloch. who died of heat and fpop-
lcXy. as the squadron was entering the
harbor. He was buried at sea.
When the McCulloch left Manila the
forts were maintaining a desultory but
ineffective fire on the squadron. Mean
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
FLEET.
The Ships Move for Il Destination Tn
known to Outsiders.

IL " ohtSIu'IS.
lNSsS%Ns =. sT =. ~.teSs6s*
Washington. d. c.. May S.-(Special.)
The news of the opportunity that came
to Dewey. and of the brilliant fashion
in which he seized it has aggravated the
impatience under which are chatting the
officers and men on board our ships at
home. Developments during the last
few days. however. Indicate that SAmp-
son and Schfey will soon have their
chance too. Information has reached the
government from various sources which
makes it very probable that the most
powerful portion of the Spanish fleet
which left Cape Verde Islands on April
both. has ut last found its way into
West indian waters. -Four Spanish
cruisers. which may we'll be the NiZcaya.
the Ouuendo, the ChriStobal Colon. and
the Maria Teresa. are reported to have
| been seen off Barbados on Wednesday,.
and coincidently some of the strongest
| vessels Of SIMPSONS fleet. including has
flagship. the New York. the battleshipS
Indiana and Iowa. the cruisers Cincln
, matt. Detroit. and Marblehead. the tor
| pedo .unboat Maytlower, and. 1t IS be
| lieved. the monitors Terror. Puritan and
Amphritrite have hurriedly taken sup
| plies of coal at Key West and put out II
sea for I; destination unknown. The
department refuses absolutely :" say
| what the duty is. which has been en-
| trusted TO Sampson. But each man cah
! see for himself from the information in
cyervbody's possession that the work to
be done is Of Il serious nature. There
are only three possible objects which
the Navy Department could have III
view. One is to seize Porto Rico. An
other is 10 seek those mysterious! ships
seen in the neighborhood of Barbados,
that point in the ocean at which 2 juno
ticn can he effected with the battleShip
| Oregon. the little gunboat Marietta. ana
the dynamite cruiser Buffalo. lately
| known to the Brazilian navy rs the Mic
theroy. Each one of these expeditions
holds out the promise of a sea fight
| worthy to take its place on the long and
brilliant list of American victories at sea,
and the belief therefore exists IN all cir
cles that the Sunday following that Of
the battle of Manila will record another
| triumph for the American arms. In any
event we shall probably not have to
wait so long for official news. since there
are many ports among the islands of the
i, Caribbean Sea where Admiral Sampson
could find facilities for communicating
direct with Washington.
| Since the first great battle of the war
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
SUNDAY on THE DIAMOND.

Chicago. Ills. May S.-Taylor pitched
in great form to-day and was perfectly
backed mp. Attendance. 10000. Score:
Chicago. UOO002OUu-2 & t
st. Louis. U2O1OO3O2-S . .
Batteries: Friend and Donahue: Tay-
Tor and Clements. Umpire. Wood. Time.
100.
Cincinnati. Ohio. May S.-The Colonies
could not touch Hawley to-day. Ehret.
the Louisville pitcher. was presented
with a gold watch by the members Of
the Cincinnati team and Il gold chain ana
diamond lockct hy the Beef-Stcak Club.
of which he is Il member. Attendance.
10000. Score:
Cincinnati .O01 " - .
Louisville. 100000 II s
Batteries: Hawley and PETIT: Ehret
and Wilson. Umpires, Cushmln ana
Hcyden. Time. 1:45.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

rived right in the middle of the battle.
During the adjournment for breakfast
an American cruiser was detached to
meet her. az it was believed she might
be Il Spaniard. When il was found that
the new arrival was a British vessel she.
was warned to keep away. The
Esmeralda. therefore. moved mp the bay
ten or fifteen miles.
There are still two or three Spanish
Il boats about the Philippines. but no
resistance from them is probable. One
recently captured an American bark.