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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
The Discovery of the Day

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La, says Or. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best
seller I have" J. F. Campbell, mer-
chant of Stafford, Ariz., writes: DIR.
Kings New Discovery is all that is
claimed for it; it never fails, and
is a sure cure for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. I cannot say
enough for it's merits" DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is not an expert
ment. 1t has been tried for a quarter
of a century, and today stands at the
head. 1t never disappoints. Free trial
bottles at r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
The Yellow Fever Situation

Washington, July 23.-The war de-
partment authorities say the yellow
fever situation among the troops at
Santiago as shown by tonight's dis
patches. is less serious than they had
expected. Adjutant General Corbin
said tonight that the men were largely
effected by exhaustion and over-ex-
posture. There is MOTH he added. lone
regiment that is not infected and for
that reason none of the men from that
command from Santiago will be taken
on the Porto Rican expedition"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
PILES. PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
mors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
Williams Pile Ointment is prepared
only for Piles and Itching Of the private
parts, and nothing else. Every DO is
guaranteed. Sold by druggists, sent by
mail for soc and s1.00 per box. Will
liams Manufacturing Company, pro-
prietors, Cleveland, o.
Sold by John H. Hardin
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
Fear Of REVOLUTION I'm spain.

London. July 24-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Observer says the
condition of the government is now
most critical. and hat the authorities
are devoting all their attention TO pre-
venting a revolution and safe guarding
Of the dynasty. The government offers
the 5000 officers of the army in Cuba
employment Immediately upon their
return to Spain. with the object Of re-
moving their opposition to the estab-
lishment Of peace.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
Warships Collecting in Spanish Water

Gibraltar, July 23.-Admiral CANA
ra's feet is said now To be at Car
tagena. A French squadron is reported
to be cruising between the Canary
stands and the Cadiz coast.
The British battleship Illustrious
will sail from Gibraltar for Tangier
on Tuesday, supposedly to represent
England at the gathering Of warships
occasioned by the expected coming OF
the American squadron under Commo-
dore Watson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26

Camp Alger, Va, July 23.-At mid
night the cavalry was assembled at
the railroad station at Dunn Loring
and the work of loading equipments
and supplies on the cars was hurried
forward as rapidly as possible. AS ex-
p%ediously as the move was accomplish
ed, however, there was some delays
n at 100 o'clock the trains had not
departed. 1t is believed that they will
get away by daybreak.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
North Carolina Has Furnished Her
Quota of Troops.

Washington, July Ex-Governor Rus
sell, of North Carolina, in a dispatch
to the Associated Press denies the ac-
curacy of the statements by the war
department that North Carolina has
been slow in offering volunteers and
a not raised it's quota of troops as
called for in the presidents two proc
Iamations. He dds
"Our three regiments were organiZ-
ed promptly and large numbers have
been offered in excess of quota"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
Executive Mansion,
washington, July %, 1898.

W NNAs 80
Hon. j. B. Gordon, Commander-in-
Chief, United Confederate Veterans,
Atlanta, Ca:
Dear General Gordon: Your recent
telegram in behalf OF the United Con-
federate Veterans was very welcome
and 1 would have written to you before
in acknowledgment, excepting for the
unusual demands upon my time.
1.-The present war has certainly serv-
ed one very useful purpose in COM
pletely o~bliterating the sectional lines
drawn in the last n The response
to the nations call to arms has been
equally spontaneous and patriotic in all
as we'll of the blue are fighting side
by side winning equal honor and re-
nOWn. Their brave deeds and the un-
equaled triumphs of our army and ma
wy have received the gratitude Of the
people of the United States.
ITO have such a hearty cOmmenda-
ton from yourself and your colleagues
of the work of this administration in
the conduct of the war and the pledge
of whatever support may be needed
to help in bringing it to a successful
and I thank you especially for the
frank and cordial expression of the
resolutions passed and forwarded to
to me.
with very kin regards,
Il am sincerely yours,
civilian M'KINLEY."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
MODERN GUNNERY.
It's Fearful Effectiveness Demonstrated by
Cervera's Wrecked Warships.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

Appointed to Examine the Wrecks to Ascertain the Effect of Magazine
Explosion and Heavy Gun Fire on Armored VesseIs--The Hulls
Not Effected as Was the Maine--The Vessels Plates 40 OBJ
struction to Our Heavy Shells--Some of Them
Passed Clear Through Plates IN Both Sides.
Most Damage Done by Smaller Shells.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
More Wounded Soldiers Return.

New York. July 23.-The United
States hospital ship Relief arrived at
125 sick n wounded officers and sol
diers on board.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
:: SCHOOL
OXFORD, N. C.

THE CURRICULUM OF STUDIES IN THE CLASSICS. MATHEMAT-
les, SCIENCES. ENGLISH AND OTHER BRANCHES HAS SHOWN ITS
EFFICIENCY BY THE UNEoUALED HIGH STANDING OF HoRNER
BOYS AT THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. AN ADDITIONAL
TEACHER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FACULTY.
FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETICS MODELLED AFTER HARVARD
COLLEGE
GROUNDS FOR BASE BALI. FOOT BALL AND LAWN TENNIS.
BICYCLE TRACK THE BEST IN NORTH CAROLINA
THREE TEACHERS WHO WERE LEADERS IN ATHLETICS AT
COLLEGE WILL COACH TEAMS FOR THE ANNUAL 1NTER-sCHo-
LAsTIC MEET OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
APPLY FOR CATALOGUE.
J. O.. & J. M. HORNER.
july % lot wy 1t ~,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-26
MCKINLEY TO GORDON.
The Presidents Reply to the Resolu-
ton of the United Confederate Veter-

Washington, July 23.-President Nc
Kinley has sent the following letter to
General John B. Gordon, in response
to the resolutions adopted by the Con-
federate Veterans Association in ses-
sion at Atlanta:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
and reaps flno profit from the enforced

and reaps a fine profit from the enforced
labor OF its colonisis.
| The results OF the efforts OF Spain In
| she FAR East may not serve TO furnish
| any examples OF what may be accom-
| plishci in tho tropics. but as terrible
warning. TO even SO sanguinc n people
a, as our own, Il stands with gloomy fore
shadowings.
Coming to the West Indies, we are con-
! ffontcd with a native population Of ne
groes. There they are, and without re-
ference 10 the combination Of circum-
| stances or Inherent mental and physical
qualities that tended TO his decadcnce.
we have him located ON all the islands,
Get producing little and Indifferent or
incapable OF grasping the ideas Of any
stable form Of government and unwilling
even under most enligh,ening conditions
TO make an effort for his own advance
mcnt
Tho cultivation Of the islands has Of
necessity. IN large measure, remained
for the imported coolies Of India, who
are brought under the condition Of inden-
tpreA laborers for a specified term OF
years.
Even the Dutch who succeed so well
In lava find conditions reversed in Surf
nam or Dutch Guiana. There the Ma
lays. here the negro, and as result
I'm surinam the labor is chiefly performed
bv East Indian laborcrs. The Dutch have
found the negro of the West Indies
undesirable as "A slave and unworthy as
a free man.
The experience Of Great Britain in the
Vosf indies has not been of an attractive
nature and in Trinidad. Jamaica and
British Guiana, the East Indian laborcrs
have been imported TO supply the place
Of the negro who would not work. What
idea England has of the ability Of the
neer, for self-government IS shown in
the recent act of the British Colonial
Office IN depriving Dominica Of IFS system
of representation and converting it into
a crown colony.
In his discussion Of the subject, Mr..
ireland says: ANY attempt 10 govern
the tropical possessions OF the United
States on democratic principles is doom
ed to certain failure Alas, this seems
too true. and what other form of govern
ment have We TO offer?
We may search the histories for a sin
gle woll-governed country in the tropics,
but we turn from Venezuela, Siam, Hayti
ana the Central American republics with
a sigh, and a glance back at our own
position with fearful misgyings.
Temporarily, party spirit may blind,
the passions Of men may sway judgment
for a season, but the verdict Of history
seldom errs. The experience Of other gov
ernments is solemn adn1onltion to the
people Of the United States in the COM
ing struggle between the advocates and
opponents of Imperialism.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
AFTERMATH.

Prof. Charles w. Shields, p. H., Ii. d.,
of Princeton University, and until last
spring prominent in the Presbyterian de-
nomination. entered the Protestant Epls-
copa( ministry IN New York on WedneS-
day, having been previously confirmed.
In the insane pavilion OF Bellevue
Hospital Wednesday night says the New
York World. was Frederick G. Fischer
son Of Charles Fischer, piano manutac-
turor. In the alcoholic ward OF the nos
pital was his wife. Mrs. Nellie Fischer,
and neither knew the other was there.
Mr.. Arthur Sheetz, editor Of the Lees
burg Mirror, and Miss lmogen V. Fox
AaYg6tey II the late George X. FOX,
were married at the residence OF the
brides mother, on the 5Oth ult MT.
Sheetz has for several terms been a clerk
in the State Senate.
Mrs. McKinley's Christmas secret
which she was guarding zealously has
been indscreetly revealed by some I'M
knovyn person. When she was at New
York she purchased the President
Christmas present, and it Is said the Sc
lection Is one Of the Old-fashioned wateh
fobs. with a heavy gold seal. worn IN the
rft2ca tlS7es BY gentlemen, and when
have again come into fashion.
It will cost $4,000 to repair the damage
to the Massachusetts.
Ex-Governor Atgeld, Of Illinois, said
IN "A recent interview:
THE assertion has been repeatedly
made that the news columns OF the so
called trust papers are open to purchase
and il is generally understood in hnan-
cial circles that these prices are asked
for the use Of their columns; Tribune
sfS0. 90; Record, si0000: JiInes-Herald,
500. 600, Evening Post. Soo'Voo' Daliy
News. $4,000: Journal, $4,000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
LITERARY GOSSIP.

The death OF William Black comes 70
his many admirers as n personal loss.
Despite the samcness Of type ana en-
vironment. which you find IN almost all
Of his works, his books were pure, and
he certainly lived very near 20 Natures
heart. He had. in rare degree. the
descriptive faculty and many Of his de-
scriptions OF Scottish scenery were gem
uine word paintings His books did much
TO introduce TO the world at large, the
natural beauties Of Scotland and the
Hebrides. He was certainly Scotland s
prose-poet.
The readers Of sentimental Tommy"
will be pleased to learn that the author,
j. NJ Barrie, is engaged In writing a Sc
que under the title 1.-THE Celebrated
Tommy" This will appearly serialiy in
the near future.
Marion Harand has many friends and
admirers I'm Richmond who will enjoy
her latest book. The title. Where Ghosts
Walk" sounds rather creepy. but since
they are historical and literary ghosts,
met I'm the authors travels abroad, they
are not formidable spooks.
That great statesman. Bismarck has
left as a legacy 10 future generations an
auto-biograDhical work. entitled RE
Elections and "Reminiscences" II is a
work such as he alone could have written,
and shows how he compelled the smaller
powers TO yield to his strength, and how
he formed them into the harmonious
whole known TO the world as the German
Empire.
Would-be lovers Of Kipiing will give
q vote OF thanks TO the author OF the
following verses, which recently appear
ed in the London Academy
PROTEST. OF THE klPBING-LOG
AGAINST THE HARDNESS OF
THEIR DAYS WORK.
Here we sit I'm a thoughtful low,
Coming the wonderful things you know
Grades and switches and lOco-brakes,
Upper-deck stringers and garbodrd-
strakes.
Fearing scuppers. full furnace-draft;
Thru=tlebock, cylinder hawed tall
shaft
We have struggled, In every deed,
Master, thy tale is hard 10 read.
All your talk we have ever heard
Uttered by bat or beast or bird,
Hide or lin, or scale or feather,
Jabbered at high speed and all together
Give us that over and over again
But don't make machinery talk like men.
Yea, by our aching heads we plead
Master, these tales are hard 20 read.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
Goochland, Va

For the Information Of the public we
beg leave to say through the medium
of your columns that the test fence law
case. u have an adjudication upon the
vexed question whether man mas
right 10 aiiow his cattle ana Other STOCK
to trespass on his nelghbor ana destroy
his crops, unless the latter has lawlul
fence, was made in equity In the Circuit
Court Of Louisa, the style OF the case
being Nay against Poindexter. The
facts as far as II is necessary to re-
cite them here. as charged in the bill,
We're that the defendant turned his cat
tie upon the plaintiffs land and into a
6eld adjoining the plaintiffs land. which
we're unnclosed by a lawful fence,
whence they strayed upon the plaintiffs
land. and injured and destroyed his young
fruit trees. &c. and the plaintiff prayed
the court 10 enj0in ana restrain the de-
PENDANT from permitting. allowing and
suffering his cattle 10 trespass upon the
plaintiffs land, &c. The court granted
a preliminary injunction forbdding the
defendant from permitting allowing or
suffering his cattle to trepass upon the
plaintiffs land, as prayed for In the bill.
The defendant answered admitting the
facts as charged I'm the bill, but alleg-
jug ~ Justification Of his acts, that the
plaintiff had 10 lawful fence around his
premises: that It was the duty Of the
plaintiff to fence his lands against de-
PENDANTS stock, and that defendant was
not bound 10 restrain his cattle and
horses from running upon the plaintiffs
land. since the latter were not enclosed
by a lawful fence.
Tho court. Judge Mason. upon the
hearing in a written opinion held that
the common law rule requiring the owner
Of stock 20 restrain them from running
at large and trespassing upon the lands
Of others had been altered by statute.
and that tho plaintiff having no lawful
fence. it was not tho duty Of the de-
sendant 10 restrain his stock from tres
passing upon plaintiffs land: but mas
much as II appeared that the trespass
I'm this case was willful therefore the
Injunction must he modified and made
perpetual 10 the extent Of enjoining and
restraining the defendant from wilfully
permitting his stock 10 trespass upon the
plaintiffs land II will be thus seen that
the court makes this narrow distinction,
to-wit: That il the defendant intentions
ally drove his cattle upon the plaintiffs
unenclosed land or turned them into a
field adjoining or road leading to the
plaintiffs fand knowing that they would
go upon the plaintiffs land, then he.
the owner. would commit an unlawful
trespass: but II he simply permitted them
to stray upon the plaintiffs land. he
would not be guilty Of 4 trespass.
The case will be carried to the Supreme
Court Of Appeals.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16

They arc all enlisted under the flag OF
the Union in the nations defense no"
then can there be any distinction between
the soldiers that are dead?
"True the North ontertains more AZ
fcctionatc regard for those who wore inc
blue and the souih's love is especially
for those who wore the gray. yet ID
broader sense they are al soldiers OF the
republic and they Will be honorcd as such
tomorrow. The blue and the gray who
rest beneath the sod are now the IA
tons honorcd dead"
As IT turns out those words were pro-
phetlc We felt when they We're penned
that the time would come when the
Northern people would join hands with
the Southern people in paying tribute TO
the dead Confcdcratcs, when our Memo
rial Day would be indeed national cele-
bration without reference TO section. But
at that timo we were hardly prepared
to believe that in less than six months
the President of the United states
would in a public speech In the South
give expression TO a similar sentiment
Yet such is the fact. Said President Nc
Kinley on Wednesday last ia his speech
before tho General Assembly Of the
state OF Georgia.:
Every soldiers grave made during
the unfortunate civil war Is a tribute 10
American valor. And while, when those
graves were made, we differed widely
about the future Of the government.
those differences were long ago settled
By the arbiframenf Of arms, and the time
has now come in the revolution Of senu-
ment and feeling under the providence
of God, when, in the spirit Of fraternity,
we should share with YOU in the care OF
the graves OF the Confederate soldiers"
And SO the prediction Of The Times is
literally fulfilled. The Presidents noble
utterance marks a new era in the history
Of this country The heroes Of the South
orn Confedcracy are now the honorcd
dead of the nation and all do love to do
them honor and reverence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
POLITICAL BLINDNESS,

Colonel William J. Bryan said TO a
Washington reporter ON Wednesday last
that he saw no signs Of q diminHtfon of
the interest in the silver cause. and that
there was no significance in the No
vember elections.
No significance IN the fact that Kansas
changed its Bryan plurality Of 1920 TO a
Republican plurality of 1919.
No significance in the fact that Ne
braska. Mr.. Bryan's own State. reduced
its Bryan plurality OF 1s575 to SAP.
No significance in the fact that the Re
ptsblicans gained $1,000 in Colorado, 1900
in Idaho 1900 in Montana, 1900 in Wyom-
ing 5000 in Nevada, 1000 in Utah.
No significance in the fact that the
state Of Washington whore the allied
silver forces made i desperate fight
against the Republicans who stood on
straight-out gold standard platform
changed its Bryan plurality of T. 1873 TO
Republican plurality Of 1000.
No significance in the fact that the Re
publicans Of oregon increased their
plurality Of 21l7 in 1896 to 1854.
No significance in the fact that Califoe-
MAS Republican plurality Of 2,791 in 1876
was increased to 10000 in the last election
with a gain Of a senator in Congress and
four representatives.
No significance in the fact that in al
most every instance where there was a
straight light between a gold standard
Republican and a tree silver Democrat,
except in the Southern states, the free
silver man was defeated. or if elected, by
a greatly decreased majority.
There is significance in all this. There
are abundant indications that free silver
is waning. but nothing is more significant
of the fact than the interview which Mr..
Bryan himself gave out a Few days ago,
I'm which he made no reference whatever
70 the silver cause and declared that the
great issue now before the American peo-
pie was Imperialism
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
4 pREDICTION REALIZED.

On Sunday, May 2s, 1905 we said that
Memorial Day. North and South, would
be observed this time with more zest
perhaps than on any previous occasion
since the custom was inaugurated
Hitherto We went on, 1.-THE tributes
to the dead have distinctively been to
the soldiers Of this or that section. This
time the tributes viii be 10 the soldiers
OF a common country. whether the graves
decorated be the graves of the blue or the
graves c. she gray.
There - no distinction to-day be-
tween the living soldiers at the North
and the living soldiers Of the South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
Interesting War Pictures.

There will be n kaleidoscope entertain-
ment In the lecture room Of Monumental
church tonight at o'clock for the
benefit of the Sunday school children.
This entertainment consists Of pictures
taken at the seat Of the late war. The
destruction Of Cevera's fleet the Oregon
chasing and destroying the Christobal
Colon, the vivid firing Of the guns, the
explosion OF the magazines and sinking
of the vessels. making II very interest
ing. Hand to hand battle as fought be-
fore Santiago. manoeuvering OF the ar
tiIiery, charge of the Rough Riders and
other hattie scenes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
Dusk and Dew.

In the time when the late dew urehehe
the srst and the last OF flowers
with wonderful wine that quehehes
The thirst OF the suns iong-hou'S'
We went by the way that passes
Thro' n7azes Of meadows sweet
And the blossoms ana wisIul s'"sseS
Shed joyful tears on our ieeu
The slumberous scents of the hishttai
BreatbeA into The breathless ear
And a single star let his hgnt IAN
over u clouds despair
We believed the star for season
ana doubted The dark clouds woes;
Ali Who would wait for reason
When a kiss is reaped Ike rose?
But the rosetime runs 10 the ruetime'
And memory bowers In pain
And out I'm the dusk and the oe"ume
We never shall go again.
st. Pauls.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
SUNLIGHT ofIoye.

whon~the sun on Africa's shore goes
down,
That instant all IS night; .tt
Nor fingers in the sky ray,
OF evenings mellow light;
Ana thus Ia Hfe's bfief span Of time,
In age. or youths bright bloom,
When sinks the sunlight OF our love,
There falls the deepest gloom.
n. l.. w.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16

Colonel Baker issued a thrilling address,
TO the Second Regiment in which no de-
clares with a sorrowing heart Il sheathe
my sabre" The Colonel has made
gallant fight against sheathing his sabre,
and his regiment would have done well
I'm the service.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16

A congressman there is named joe
The very finest make we know;
A man OF never-failing sense
A man of all round prominence,
4 tatker when 10 tax Is Fight'
A fighter when it's time to ngnt.
A man of action and OF mind,
A statesman OF the bteer kihd'
A tested friend. an enemy
As frank and fair rs foe can De-
A patriot OF the sort to stand
As type and pattern TO the iands
The very finest make We knowa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
Astothc Bull Fight.

Big though the crowd z ban 6sht draws
In old Madrid,
'Twould draw bigger IN Greater New
York.
Than IL ever did,
IN Oh Nadria.
And that's no kid.
Detroit Journal.