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The record-union., 1898-06-09
Manila have already been compelled to
take refuge in the fortified part Of the
INSURGENT SUCCESSES.

take refuge in the fortified part Of the
town.
INSURGENT SUCCESSES.
LONDON, June 9-The Singapore
correspondent of the Times tele-
graphing to-day says: 1.-The local Phil
ippine insurgent committee received to-
day dispatch from Aguinaldo, saying:
We have taken all the province of Ca
vite and several towns in the province
of Batangas. We have captured ten
guns, 600 rifles, 1,200 Spaniards from
Spain, with 500 Philippine Spaniards,
killing 500. We are besieging Beijo.
In the church there are thirty Span
iardS entrenched who must surrender
soon. We hear that the Governor
General proposes to capitulate'
|. THE F'ilipinos in Singapore serenad-
ed the United States Consul General, T.
S. Pratt tonight. Before the seren-
ade they presented him with an ad-
dress thanking him for sending Aguin-
aldo to Admiral Dewey and expressing
a desire for the establishment of a
native government under American
protection.
'The spokesman continuing. depre-
Gated the restoration of the islands to
Spain, or their transfer to any Power,
and expressed his confidence that the
natives would prove their ability to
govern themselves. The Filipinos then
gave three cheers for America, England
and Admiral Dewey Mr.. Pratt re-
sponded, and presented the spokesman
with an American flag amid great Sn-
thusiasm."
AUGUSTI WANTS FULL LIBERTY
OF ACTION.
MADRID, June S.-The Minister for
War, General Correa, received news
from the Philippine Islands to-day. and
communicated it to the Premier. Senior
Sagasta, saying the Governor General
of the colony, General Augusti. asked
for full liberty of action. He added
that Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader,
continues to excite a general insurrec-
tion in the archipelago.
A dispatch from the Commander Of
the island of ViZayas says that official
sent two gunboats to the island of Lu-
Zon with instructions to try to COM
municate with Manila, but, he adds,
were compelled to return unsuccessful.
The Government, it is added, replied,
inStructing the Commander of the is
land of ViZayas to restore communi-
cation with Manila at all cost.
General Correa declined to furnish
the text of the dispatches for publica-
ton on the ground that it would be
prejudicial to the country's interest
but member Of the Government whose
name cannot be used, admitted that
the dispatch Oe Spanish troops to the
Philippines could not change the Sit
uation. He added: I'VE could send
5000 troops, but if the natives are
against us, such a force would be in
adequate. If they were with us, it
would not be necessary to send troops"
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PHILIPPINE EXPEDITIONS.
Six More Ships Chartered to Trans.
port Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. June S-Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn of the War De-
pertinent announced with considerable
satisfaction to-day that the problem OF
securing an adequate number of trans
ports for troops TO the Philippines ap-
peared to have been solved. He made
this statement after having chartered
six ships in addition TO those hereto
fore named and making preliminary
steps for obtaining more. If the latter
are secured the War Department will
have at its disposal altogether eighteen
ships for the Philippine expedition,
enough 10 accommodate as many thou
sand men. should they be put to the
use exclusively. As some of them,
however. are cavalry and artillery, the
actual number OF men the ships viii
take may be reduced somewhat. and
the vessels in all probability will make
second voyage before their charters
are cancelled.
AS a result of the acquisition of the
additional vessels extraordinary ac-
tivity in fitting them out for the work
intended will be started. and no time
lost in preparing for the third and
later expeditions for the reinforcement
of Admiral Dewey.
The names of the vessels just char
tered are: The Indiana, capacity 1000
men: the Morgan City. now at San
Francisco. capacity 1000 men, and the
City of Para, which will carry approx
imately 800 men; the Victoria, which
is at Tacoma, Wash, and Olympia.
which will be at Tacoma on the 18th
instant. and the Arizona. which will be
These latter three vessels belong to
the Northern Pacific Steamship Com
pany, and their charter depends upon
the granting to them by Congress of
en- American register. Assistant Sec
retary Meiklejohn made an original
proposition for these ships over a week
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SANTIAGO ENGAGEMENT.
Spanish Admit That the Reina
Mercedes Was Sunk.
SANTIAGO

BAN IlAGO
MADRID, June S.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Havana from Spanish
sources say: THE Americans were
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KINGSTON (Jamaica) June s.
(3:30 p. m.)-(Copyrighted, 1898, by the
Associated Press 1.-The report circu-
lated in the United States that Captain
Philip, commander of the battleship
Texas, had been seriously injured by
shell during the bombardment of the
Santiago Notifications on Monday, is
without foundation. Captain Philip
received no injury whatever.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
The record-union., 1898-06-09
LIEUTENANT WHITNEY.
Penetrates Strongholds in Porto
Rico for War Department..

NEW YORK, June S.-Lieutena,
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Continued on Eighth Page.l
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

Mr.. Walter NJ. Williams, the young
man who laid in wait at the residence
of Mr.. w. E. Powell Saturday night,
and shot at a thief who stole an UNI
brella off the piazza and followed and
captured a man who was with the
thief, is a machinist in the Atlantic
Coast Line shops. Yesterday at loon
when the men stopped work for dinner
at the shops, Mr.. Williams was taken by
surprise when he was made the recip-
lent of a gold medal. Mr.. John Ruth
made a nice little speech in presenting
it and Informed Mr.. Williams that his
fellow workmen had "chipped in" and
bought it for him as an expression Of
their appreciation of his plucky deed
in capturing the man who was with
the thief whom he fired at Saturday
night. .... d..
Mr.. Williams made a nice speech in
accepting the medal and expressed his
appreciation of the tho~ughtfulness of
his fellow workmen.
The medal is a neat one and was
engraved with MI. Williams name and
the date of his capture of Garrison
Messrs. John Ruth, H. H. Parker and
N. E. Farrow were the committee OF
the part of the men in the shop, who
had the medal prepared for presenta-
ton.
The incident was quite a pleasant
one and was witnessed by about a hun
dred men at the shops.
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WEST a. TRuAy.
Death Of Mr. Christopher G. Vernon.

The friends OF Mr.. Christopher c..
Vernon will regret to earn OF his
death. which occurred Sunday morn
ing at Z o'clock at his residence, No.
% North Ninth street, between Mar
ket and Princess streets. He has been
Ar invalid for the past six years. and
though n great sufferer, ~. was al
ways cheerful and resigned. He leaves
two daughters and one son-Mrs. John
Jones, Mrs. Zach Lumley and tMr.
George Vernon. all OF this city.
The deceased was a IN Of St-
Andrews" Presbyterian church, and
the pastor, Rev. A. d. Mcclure, off,
ciated at the funeral. which took place
yesterday afternoon at : O'Clock at
the family. residence. The %intefunent
\ was, made at Bellevue cemetery, and
beautiful flowers were laid upon the
grave. The paIIbear srs5 we're Messrs.
wv II: SprunL- Oscar tPearsaJl, j. l..
Callahan, G. II. Gamer, William Hol-
foway and-P., II. Pickett. lIE sr..I
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Thought He Was Dead.

About IL II 10 o'clock yesterday morning
people in the vicinity of Front apd
Princess streets saw a coIored m
who WAS cfdssingl the streeE stagger
and fall w~ith-athud to the belgian
BLOCKS. OF course. this at once GREAT
ed great excitement and soon the man,
who was to all appearances nearly
dead with his head bleeding from a
cash made by contact with the rocks,
was surrounded by a curious mob,
1t soon developed that man, whose
name was John Roberts, vas only
drunk. SO Deputy Sheriff Flynn had
him taken on a dray. to- Jail. and yes
-terday afternoon he was tried by Jes-
Tee Bunting. Judgment was. suspend
& upon payment of costs. w.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
] rnE CAMPAIGN N pEsDEn.


Fire Prospects Tor . Democratic v1e-
tory This NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for nm
EnecsAve Campaign. .ses h1z[ III
-~@Dr.IE & Porter, OF Rocky Point, and
Bruce Williams. Esq. OF Burgaw. the
former chairmansa and the latter secre-
tzry of the democratic executive com
mittee OF Fender county. were in the
city yesterday. 11g e. 1-=5 -tAE
They are confident that Fender
county viii, go democratic tbs fall.
The committee is stirring up things.
and Mr.. Williams tells US that the
outlook is assuring. The committee
is getting up a campaign paper for
free distribuuon and it viii make its
appearance next Wednesday,. chock
full of hot campaign stuff. The paper
will be known as The Fender News
The committee has arranged for var
iOus meetings in the county and there
will be speeches by good speakers all
over the country. II has been decided
to- give three barbecues In the county
and at its meeting next Monday the
committee will agree on the times and
places for these barbecues. Tables will
be provided for both the white and
colored citizens and besides the barbe-
cued meats and good things to eat in
store for the folks, good campaigners
will be on hand TO speak on the issue
of the campaign.
Mr.. Williams tells US that there are
only 13e populists in Fender county.
that many of them have already sigui-
fed hat they can be depended on &c
vot the good old democratic ticket IN
November. Eight we'll known popu-
lists in South Washington township
and twelve in Long Greek township
have recently shaken OFF the shackles.
They will be deceived no longer.
Their eyes have been opened.
- Topsail is the banner democratic
township in Pender. Mr.. Williams
says he is, reliably informed that there
is not a white republican or a populist
in all the township.
g IF the democrats in all the counties
are working as enthusiastically. earn
estly and harmoniously as those in
Fender, the democrats will sweep fus-
ionism out OF sight in November.
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Clever Trick.

4 1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it.. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he lean cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones UP the Whole system,
acts as a stimulant to. the Liver and
{ Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve
tonic. It. cures Constipation, Head
ache, Il Painting Spells Sleeplessness
and Melancholy. 1t is purely vegeta-
BILE, a mild laxative, and restores the
system to it's natural vigor. Try Elec-
2 trio Bitters and be convinced that they
guaranteed. Only soc a bottle at r. r.
BelIamy's drug store o1- IiL-.-1 \
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

LAS mentloned " spnday's Mfssen-
ger, our townsman, Captain r u.
Meares, was again h6h6fed By the su-
prreHme Lodge,s knights oftPscnas at
IT'S convention az lInd,anapnEsJlLnd..
in his ae-elec ton an Supreme Master
of ExcheQuer,;- Captain and Mrs.
Meares WIN return from india natolis
the latter part OF I~thisgSsek. and as
!. We have heretofore, mentioned, q recep-
ton will be rendered the Supreme Mas
ter Of Excheqver 10y Stop ewailf Lodge
Mn. IL Of which he is o .member,, At
the. regular meeting 6f the lodge last
night Messrs. JHo. II. TJr.,
J. J.h Hopkins and VI Robertson
were. appointed a committee 10 make
arraneerrents for the recspuon.. IL is
to take place in Castle Hall next Mon
day night. and all members OF the 9TH
er lodges are invited to attendGJD
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

Savannah, Ga, August 29.-Ati a
meeting of prominent naval stores fac
tors and producers here today ar
rangements were completed for the
reorganization of the Gulf Naval
Stores Company, OF Garrabelle, Fla.
with a paid up capital OF not less than
$3.50, 900 and not exceeding 81, 600, CO.,
Among those largely interested are
the Savannah Naval Stores Company
and the Downing Company, OF Bruins
wick, and several large producers.
Branch houses are to be opened al
Mobile, Ala, and Pensacola. Fla.
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w. NJ. Replne, d editor Tiskilwa, H..
Chief" says: We won't keep house
without Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. lex
perimented With many others but
never got the true remedy until we
used DIR. Kings New. Discovery. No
other remedy can take It's place In u
home, as Ia 1t We have a certain and
sure cure. for Coughs, Colds Whooping
Cough. etc" II ~ idle TO experiment
with other remedies. even II they are
urged on you as Just as good as DIR.
Kings New Discovery. They are not
cord of cures and besides IL guaranteed
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at n. r. Beilamyts drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
Rucklep's ArniCa SaIVe.

The best salve. in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Germs, and all Skin Erup-
tiens, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction OK money refund
ed. Price % cents per box For sale
by r.. r. Bellamy.
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lk.Asatsls .HIAp.i.r.
Yesterday afternoon

cursion arrived here rom Florence. 8.
and among tire sss individuals who
caaa4 was Dave James OF Darling-
ton. The excursionists were met Ae
the depot by A. large .crouad Of wis.,
mington darkeys. and while James was
coming down Front street from the
depot on his way down. town, a negro
up a char. He urxaeT@ himself very
agreeable and James Thought heshad
met a CLEVER ''EeutienlanIr While stroll
hing along the Wilaington9 darkey Was
"foolsng with a little lock h SAID
70 the South Carolina darkey that tt
was a curiosity. and he Cnufd open &c
Without q Key. He tharetn6n ran his
thlrno nail under the edge OF the lock-
and 10 flew open. While he was still
ha1diins 2thsA Ef5Ckf another Sxrkey
~apQeared- much inter
ested in the lock. He was told that &c
could De Opened without a key and he
at nee offered 60 bet that IL could NOT
be done. He said he'd bet his life lie
Couldn't be done. and finally pulled OUT
any cents and said he wouad bet that
The South Carplina darkey seeing
that fifty cents could be easily natfc.
for he had just seen the lu<k openui.
put np nfty cents against the other
half dollar. A third darkey came
w and offered TO hold AXE and ut
was agreed That, the lmanipulator. of
the lock should open the och while ten
would be counted. and " he could fao
90 South Carplina wauha taxa, de-
mon" and II not, North Carolina would
be winner. The South Carolina darkey
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

The president named a batch Of
Ohio pcstmasters the other day, and
the fellows who failed to score are
disposed to take a dark Spanish view
of the situation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

had Just seen the lock opened before
You could say Jack Robinson" and
all tha arrangements suited him.nw
The counting began and the hickman
twisted and turned and seemed TO be
making a great effort Ii orent che
ioek. but. when ten had been count
ed be had not unlocked Il. Time" was
called and the South Carolina darkeys
face grew blank hen he SAW he
was out fifty cents, r
All three of the darkaye. who were
pals and had duped the excursionKt,
walked of The DarlingtQnian realiz-
ed that he had been taken In told
them they ought to gave him sofna,of
his money back, but they paid no at
tention to him. He met Policeman
Rowan Green snd told HRS troubles 60
him. The Office told him IL. point out
the men, SO the officer ms the dup~d
eXCursionist went all through the
streets hunting the swindlers. Finally,
the man who. held stakes VAS spied on
Front street. near Dock, and when ne
saw tnat the policeman Win nfter. him
ne, went down The alley that runs from
Front street and comes out on Water
street by Eliza Finchis bar. He vent
ny Water street ana the opi2er hurried
up Front street and went down the al
ley by The Messenger Office to Water
street to- head of the stake holder. a
big crowd followed after him 10 see
what was up. The man who was <has-
ed went towards some wood flats in
The river opposite the custom house
and disappeared. a man on one Of the
flats told the officer To look around on
one Of the fats. and officer Green
found his mar standing on the edge
OF the far with his back close UP In
a towering stack OF wood He Arrest
ed the swindler. and at the city hall
he gave his name as job Henry. He
will have a hearing before Mayor
Wright today at moor Thee names OF
the other swindlers are not known.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

"A threshing machine explosion at
Thomson, ~. D., kills the owFner Mr..
n. Ray. and three irernen and serkus-
ly injured several others.
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HOw.s This,

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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
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Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
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Salvation! Let the echo fiyaarE
=T The spacious earth around,
While all the armies OF the
Conspire-to raise the sound.
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1NFIDEL ~GUEssERs.

1880 "'-'"ft 'Ff F|rg ~ . -hE-f =. t-- O. #
So these iinfdel evoiutionists gewan-
the universe. Anything to push away
make the one boob which is his great
communication to the soul Of the hui
man race appear obsolete and delusive,
some of these. scientists have gone into
, evolution, there, are many that do not
believe: it. among them the man who
by most is considered the greatest sci
enlist we eve had this side of the wa
ter-Agassiz-a name that makes ev-
cry intelligent man the earth over I'M
cover. t.- -.+.
Agassiz says: "The ann in which
the evolution theory in zoology. is
treated would lead those who are not
special biologists to suppose that OBJ
servations have been made by which
il. can De Inferred that there is in ma
ture such a thing as change among or
ganized- beings actually taking place.
There is no such thing or record. 1t is
shifting the ground of observation
from one field of observation to anotli-
er to make this statement, and when
the assertions go so far to exclude from
the domain of science those who will
not be dragged into this mire~of mere
assertion then it is time to protest"
With equal vehemence gains the
doctrine of evolution Hugh Miller,
Farraday, Brewster, Dana, Dawson
and hundreds of scientists in this
country and other countries have made
protest. I know that the few men who
have adopted the theory make more
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
TREND OF EVOLUTION,


Look at China, where evolution has
had full swing for thousands Of years
uninterrupted by anything except here
and there a mission station with this
defunct book, the Bible, but through
the most Of the realm not interfered
with. What has evolution done for
China? Christian civilization goes in
and builds a railroad: they tear it up.
For 1000 years the Chinese nation,
where it is not invaded by the gospel,
has not made OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lionth part of an inch of advancement.
They worship the same rods of red
paint. Just as always, they drown the
female children as a nuisance. Just
as always, they eat with stnckshrdi
is always, they eat with chopsticks.
So in India, 50 in Arabia. SO in Turkey,
SO everywhere where the gospel has
not made an invasion.
I tell you, my friends, that natural
evolution is not upward but it is al
ways downward. Hear Christ's ac-
count of il. Fifteenth Matthew and
nfeteenth verse, "Out of theNheart
proceed evil thoughts, murders, adul-
~teries, blasphemies." That is what
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Of despair. Day by day my troubis grew
worse, and dark indeed was the day befors
my deliveranee.
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at was the first glimpse Of the Sun Of hap
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81 recommend them 10 my friends, and
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
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The blood i vitalized and Becomes prcg-
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arm punches" hs The boxer would say.
Of course the Aquidaban was sunk,
but as she happened to Do in compare.
lively shallow water all hands escaped
without much difficulty, and when the
war was over the Brazilian government
fished up the ship, patched up the hole
and made her as good as new.
The sinking of the Chinese battleship
Ting Yuen by u japanese torpedo boat
was a somewhat similar occurrence. In
this case big hole was blown in the
bottom of the ship, but she did not sink
for some time after. Indeed the Chinese
officer had time enough to run her into
sboal water, where she grounded, and
his crew bad ample leisure to take to
the boats,
Probably the first unpleasantness in
which Whitehead torpedoes were used
was the civil conflict in Chill in 1891.
BY their use the Blanco Encalada was
destroyed in Caldera bay. The work
was done by daring men in command of
two swift torpedo boat oatchers named
the Condell and the Lynch. These boats
"OAO httOh WIN bOI ptNO JuDtb anu uhu
men aboard who knew how to use them,
although at that time Whitehead and
his weapon had not secured universal
recognition.
The Blanoo was taken unawares. She
was at anchor, undergoing repairs and
was not expecting an attack. All the
officers were ashore attending ball.
neither torpedo net nor boom had been
thrown out, only lax watch was being
kept on deck and the searohlights were
not in condition TO be used.
The Condell fired her bow torpedo
tube at distance Of 10 yards, missing
the warship and sinking an English
merchant vessel. Then she sbeered off
and at 65 yards fired first one and then
the other of her port torpedoes. Both
missiles struck the Blanco in the bow.
The Lynch, following closely in the
wake Of the CondelI, missed with her
bow torpedo, but when broadside on
struck the Blanco amidships.
OF course three torpedoes are more
than any warship can receive and live.