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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
TO AMEND CIVIL SERVICE
A Synopsis OF the Bill Drafted by the
Committee of Anti-Civil ervice R~pub-
1icans Of the House,

Washington. January 5.-The bill for
the reform of the civil service Law,
which has been drafted by a special
committee of republican members OF the
house of representatives opposed to the
system in its present form, makes sweep
ing changes in the present system, the
ment of a five year tenure of office for
those government employees who are
brought within the terms of the bill.
The measure limits the application of the
civil service system TO the departments
in Washington and 10 such other locaH-
ties where the total number of emplo; es
exceed twenty-five. All appointees are
to be recommended for five years, with
the removal clearly regulated and vested
in the appointing power. 1t is provided,
however, that no removal shall be made
for political CT religious causes and in
case of removal the causes shall be spec
itied and the papers made record OF the
office.
All persons now in the public service
TO terminate their service five years
frcm the time that the act takes effect.
The measure recognizes the general eligi-
blllty OF these persons for re-appoint-
ment. 1t includes the civil service pos
tai clerks and letter carriers in offices
having over ten employees, exclusive of
SubCrdinateS. 1t limits the civil service
regulations to clerks whose compensa-
ton is from $500 TO 81, 800 per year. and
includes as clerks. copyists, computers,
counters and craftsmen.
1t is pointed out that the essential
idea of the foregoing bill is to take out
of the civil service all responsible and
important officers limiting it only TO
clerks in Washington and certain large
cities, and in these cases fixing tenure
of office of five years.
AS the result of the conference of the
republican members of the house oppos-
ed to the existing civil service system,
the bill outlined above was adopted unan-
imously with a few amendments. Rep
resentative Evans. OF Kentucky. was in
structed to introduce tlae measure in the
house tomorrow. 1t will then be refer
red to the committee on civil service re-
form. A steering committee, to wait on
the committee on rules to secure the fix
ing of some date for the consideration of
the proposed legislation and to ascertain
the sense of the house and the exact sup
port that will be given it, was appointed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
The Comstock.Leverson Slander Suit

New York, January 5.-The hearing
of the long pending suit for $50, 900 dam
brought by Anthony Comstock, of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice,
against Dr. Montague r. Leverson, of
Fort Hamilton, commenced today in the
United States court
During an alteration between Com
stock and Leverson alt the New York
Central station in Albany on February
18th, 1896, the prisoner is accused of
having made the following public dec
laratiOn: Ladies' and gentlemen, this
man is Anthony Comstock, a notorious
black-mailer who never earned an
honest dollar in his life
On the stand today DR.. Leverson said
that he believed what he said of Com
stock to be true then and does so still
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

Washington, January 5.-Senator
Davis, chairman of the senate commit
]. tee on foreign relations gave notice in
The senate today that he would call up
the senate annexation treaty in execu-
" tive session on Monday next and ask
6&e senate to consider it each day there
m1ter until the treaty should be dis
s>po4ed of. ' n-
II was positively announced that the
E16pub1ican side of the chamber would
- unit on the vote. Senators Morrill,,
EroaF and the two or three other repub-
0cou oenators who We're classed as
!. &IoIfbtfui prior to the holiday recess now
<ng considered as committed to the
aty, and its supporters are hopeful
Eetf{n8 the necessary sixty votes for
S11ge. The supporters Of the
14 also expect to have the aid
liver republicans with the ex-
u " Senator Pettigrew. The pop
= Wtn he divided and a majority Of
0eIn6crats will be against ratifica-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
To Make Government. Bonds Payable in
silver

Washington, January 5.-SenatOr
Teller today introduced a concurrent
resolution declaring the bonds of the
United States to be payable in silver
dollars and asserting that Ito restore
to their coinage such silver coins as
legal tender in payment OF said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
ton of the public faith, nor in degra-
CATION of the rights OF the public cred
hor.' The resolution is in the lang
uage OF the resolution introduced by
Hon. Stanley Matthews. IN the Forty
fifth congress and which passed both
houses. The resolution was referred
to the finance committee, and as a
majority of the members of that COM
mirtee are friendly to silver, Senator
Teller anticipates u1at 1t win be ia
vorably reported.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
On Trial for Burglary

st. Joseph, No, January 5.-Calhoun
Calkins. son Of rich parents. and former
ly young society leader. Is on trial in
the criminal court here on the charge
of burglary and larceny. He broke into
the real estate office of John L. Ziedler.
on the night of September Bird. and rified
the safe. When the police arrested him
he admitted the crime. The defense fs
that he was made insane by the exces-
sive use Of cigarettes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
Russell Goes to the State Farms
Especial to The Messenger.

Raleigh, N. c., january Sit was
given out at the executive department
today THAT Governor RusseEs depart
ure is for the convict farms ON Roam
oke river, in company with Superin-
tendent MeWboorne.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
To Buy the Ohio River and Charleston
Railroad
(Special TO Nhe MesserIger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C., january SIT is as
serted that the North Carolina and
Georgia Railway is attempting to buy
the Ohio River AMID Charleston Rail-
way, which passes by Rutherforiton,
in order TO prevent it from building
AIN extension to Sumter and connect
ing with the Atlantic Coast Line.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

Charlotte. n. c., January 5.-A spe-
cfal to The Observer from Kings
Mountain, n. C.. says that a govern
ment expert has examined a specimen
OF the coal recently discovered near
that place and tpronunces it TO be 95
per cent. carbon and a fine sample Of
anthracite. The deposit. il is said,
crops out in several places
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
General Hundley st,n U.der Peace Bond

General Hundley Still Uader Peace Bond
Richmond, Va, January 5.-General
George J. Hundley. of Amelia, who
was arrested last night on the charge
Of being about to engage in a duel
with Colonel john Cussons, of Glen
Allen, was before the police court this
morning.
General Hundley made quite a
Fengthly statement in court, in which
he declared that he was opposed to
dueling, and had no intention of break
ing the peace. The case was con-
tfnued until the 18th of this month,
and General Hundley was ibadled IN
the sum of $1,000. Colonel Cussons
has not yet been arrested.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
Weyler Not to be Prosecuted

Madrid, January 5.-The question Of
calling General Weyfer to account for
protesting to the queen-regent against
the wording of President McKinley's
message to congress and for allowing
the document Ito become public is
closed, the public prosecutor having
informed the supreme war council that
he has decided there is no ground for
prosecution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

s. D1a( res often lurk in the blood be-
kore 46ey nBen1y manifest themselves.
0re Keep the blood pure with
& &z044> X<F<44 D4VaI ilIds - J. =.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
THE BOND REPUTATION
ALREADY HAVING BAD EFFECT
UPON OTHER BOND ISSUES

To Start Shirt Making at the Penifentiary.
Exorbitant Charges of Russen's Lawyers
In the Lease Case-Judge Dick Not to Re
sign-GiImore, the Desperate. I'm the PEN
itentisry - Fatal Accident at Amateur
theatrical Performance Epidemic OF
Measles at Baptist Orphanage
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

New Bedford, Mass. January 5.-The
Spinners' Union tonight unanimously
voted TO strike against the reduction of
wages subject to the approval Of the
National SpinnerS Onion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

"A ScrofulOus sore on one Of my
limbs troubled me four years. l was
told it must be cut out as my only
chance of recovery. 1 began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and this medicine
purified my blood. / am now sound
and we'll and able to do a good days
work" NATHANIEL PENNINGTON,
Domino, Virginia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousneSs. A
druggists, 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
CHINA YIELDS TO GERMANY.
SHE CEDES KAIO CHOU BAY TO
. THAT NATION.

The Cession I'm the Nature of Lease for
an IDd.finite Period - Several Square
Miles of Territory Included, Over W hich
Germany Is Given Sovereign CONTROLLER
/. many to Select Other Location IL Desired
Corsgnts of the London Press on the
Ation
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
MoNuIM.ENTTo LAFAYETTE.

Propo.s That the United states Erect
One In Paris 60 Be I'sdioStsd 10 1900.
w AsHlx0ToN Fob: ia movement
has been SGT atoot to have the United
States erect . monument to General
Lafayette, in the city Of Paris. to b
dedicated during the Paris exposition.
The protector OF the movement IL Mr..
Robert Thompson, who has been ~.
sured by the French government, I'M.
officially. through NJ. Picard, that
ground for the monument can be %.
cured through the municipality of Paris
in case it be doomed inadvlsable to erect
1t over the grave Of Lafayette. which 10
now obscure and almost unmarked.
President Mckinley and Assistant. Sec.
rotary Day, Mr.. Thompson says. have
shown much interest in the matter,
which has been brought officially to the
attention Of congress through resolu.
lions offered in both houses. A resolu.
ton offered by Senator Thurston OF
Nebraska makes provisions for . com.
mission to supervise the collection OF q
fund among all the schools Of the
United States, for the purpose Of erect.
ing q monument to General Lafayette
in the city of Paris, France. the same
to be presented to the government Of
France and unveiled and dedicated on
the 4th day of July, in the year 1900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
A'BuiIder's Experience.
A USEFUL LIFE Renewed .-..
lNAREnlARkABLE MANNER.
Udney 7. Wilson Was Near DEATHS Door. Doctors
Failed 10 Help nm 4 Home Remedy Sue
~. ceodod IN Saving Ils Life.
From. shs Evening News. Desrot1 A1eA.

Udney T. Wilson, contractor and builder,
living in Detroit, Mich, at 81 High Street,
West, said regarding DR.. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People: "For Year, have
been out of doors in all kinds Of bad weather,
looking after my building contracts. have
worked many days in the rain and cold to
complete some building. About two years
ago l noticed l could not get around a. /
should, and commenced to have severe pain
In my back. tried the usual remedies with.
out getting any relief, and for nearly year l
suffered intensely. I kept up a. long as l
could, as I had several contracts for buildings
that had to be completed.
cat night could not sleep. Ny physf'
clan said it was my kidneys, and every day
/ went out doors they would keep me awake
nearly ell tile following night. Instead Of
getting better became worse, and worried
Z great deal about my work. The doctor
said I must quit work and go to bed, or he
would not be responsible for my life.
"An the medicines took only helped
me temporarily. Some days l would feel
better and 60 out day only to he again con.
fined to my bed for weeks at q time. One
day my wife suggested that try DR.. vii:
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and l
laughed at the idea.
FINALLY when got into such a condition
that would: take almost anything in the
hope Of relief, tried the pills. They helped
NE from the start, but would not acknowl'
esige it and said it was the other medicines
taat had just commenced to work. disliked
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22

to own up that Dr.. Williams' Pink Pills
helped me, ~ l had no confidence in them.
When l could not carry on the imposition
any farther, / told my wife that the pills
were helping me. I took three boxes before
was entirely cured, and we now keep them
in the house oil the time.
IL am not prepared to say that Dr.. vii.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People will cure
everything, but I know they will cure kidney
troubles and general muscular weakness, -
they cured me.
II now recommend them to everyone in
my neighborhood, where I formerly made
sport Of all proprietary remedies"
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Not
airy Public, this fourth day Of March, 1897.
Robert E. HULL, JR., Notary Public,
Wayne County, Michigan.
An analysis of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People shows that they contain, in con.
densed form all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are an unfailing spe-
cific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia par.
tial paralysis St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neural
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after
effects of Ia grippe, palpitation Of the heart,
pale and sallow complexi0ns, all forms ct
weakness either in male or female, and all
diseases resulting from vitiated hltmors in the
blood. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent post paid on receipt Of price, SO
cents box. or six boxes for $2.5O-(they are
never sold in bulk or by the 1907 by address.
ing DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Sche'
nectady, n. Y.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
To California Without Change
1.-THE Milwaukee,"

On everv Saturd ay al elegant Pull
man Tourist Sleeper will leave Min.
ne., polls (S:25 u. n.y., st. Paul 1885 4
n.y., and arrive Los Angeles, Cali
for mia, at $50 a. H.. following
Wednesday.
Via "THE MILwAUKEE's" famous
"Hedrlck Route" to Kansas city,
thence via the A.. 7. 4 =. F. Ry.
through Southern California.
A m"st deligh tful winter. route to
the coast.
This car ia "personally conducted"
lin immediate charge Of an official
and an attendant through to destin-
alton. Rate per berth. $6 90 through
from ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Leave st. Paul and Minneapolis
every Saturday morning, arriving
Los Angeles every Wednesday MORN
ing. !
For berths, complete infor'Da ton,
and lowest rates. apply to THE
MILWAUKEE" agents. st. Paul or
minneapolis, or address.
J. Il. CONLEY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt.
IT. Paul. MINI
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
At t'HE SEANCE.

Rastus Johpaon Describes His Confhb
With tho Spirit Of Bud Moses.
Rastus johnson attended a seance held
BY tho Ro0ttown Colored SpiritualistiC
society ono evening not long since, and
the next morning expressed himself as
follows: "Br'er Jones dun tole me ter
como an hole a confab viii do spirits. Well,
We dun 20 inter dahk room, brack as de
debbil, an he cay ter sit down. Lordy,
how dem shibbers chase CROSS ma spare.
ribs, al mo very blood TUX chill! Didn't
know what was cumlnin. suttin was
movin roun, but Br'er Jones SCI twas
somo his libbin frens. 49,.
"'What 20, dem spooksS' sez I. -"
"'You CANT sec 'em; yo' jes heah en-,
scz ne.
"Bimeby suffin hollers ma name.
'Rastus Johnson' SEE it,.
"'Who is yo'!' 'jaculatcd l. 49,
"'I'm de spirit ob Bud Noses
"Yo's liah whoebber yo' is, kase Bud
didn't 60 ter hebben. Toll me suffin, SOS
/ know fer suah.' ss+
"Chickens at Mars Butler seq dc
speaka.
"'Don't brefulate, yo' Is him. I SEE,
TO po' Bud was mascercatcd at dat coop.
"Aow, how II Jasp'd he get ter hebben!
Suah ho didn't bribc St. Petah wit no
chickens, TO- dey was lef benin. .
"'What yo' all dom up thu, Bud, an
how yo' git up2' axcd. :.
ooh, I'm de do keepah fer niger heb
ben, sez he. I am st. Petuh's potah.
Yo' doan git up heah, yo' rascal, Ions l'zo
do main guy
"'Yo' amt SO pow full, I SEE. an, mo.
'ober. yo' amt in hebben, eben Of W
voice do Giro late from de ceilin.' INV
IL was list'nin wild rartuah, an nutbtp
missed ma oEsavashun. Somebody was In
de room ovaheads jes pull ma gun an
shoot quick. Somethin boiler an seq, I'm,
punctuated, an when dc light was fetched
what i predicament! Some fool nigga
was banging half way down a trapdo' in
de collin, an dem coon was libbid. Den ]
jes pull ma razza an SEE, Make way Ct
yo' Tub yo' existence, an made ma 'scape.,
"That po' coon was mos dead, but serve
him right, he was SO foolish. Dey's lota
OBJ Guild folks what b'lieves In spirits, but
yo' CANT fool dis blackjack. '-Columbus
Dispatcb. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
High Lights.

The early bird gets caught by the milli.
ner. - EIy e:
Nature begins fools, and women finish
them. IS,
A man may smile and smile and be .
dentist still.
Woman is worth her weight in gold, bu.
che always wants more.
Friendship is not 60 difficult ~ admirar
ton Of our friends friends.
Il is q hard task to make an explanation
10 person who doesn'tintend to accept It.
Home 10 that dear place where We arr
not afraid to break crackers into our oys.
tar soup. No. Ht
Taking Is like riding wheel. A man
may know when to stop, but may not
know how to stOp.-Chicago Record.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Lsiter Selling to England.

CHICAGO. Feb. l9.-Joseph Letter
says that he has engaged freight room
for 100000 bushels of wheat since
Feb. and that he now controls room
for about 4, O0O, OOO bushels. He added
the significant remark tnat most OF the
4, OOU, 900 bushels had been sold to con.
sumers IN Europe. principally to Eng
hsh millers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
GREATER REPUBLIC DEAD.

CNutral American Federation Said to
Rave Cen~sd to Exist.
CHICAGO. Feb. ia special to The
Times. Herald from New Orleans says:
Information has reached this port from
San Salvador, Central America, that
the Greater Republic OF Central Amer.
lea has ceased to exist, the principal
state, San Salvador, having withdrawn
from the union. This action Of Saliva.
dor was precipitated by the sep Of
Guiterras, the president of Salvador,
who is at present assisting indirectly
the revolution Of Nicaragua, and who
has declared officially that the Liberal
party OF Honduras is un worthy longer
to hold power,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
FOUR ENGINES IN A HEAP.

Double Header Freight Collision on the
Northwestsrn Road.
WEBSTER CITY, La, Feb. l9.-En.
gineer Lou Hollinger was literally
boiled to death in head.end collision
OF double header freights &C Hubbard,
ON the Northwestern railway. As he
attempted to jump his foot caught IN
the cab aud he was imprisoned in the
midst of the wreck and suffered hor.
rible death. Fireman Osborne jumped,
but too late to save himself, aud he is
fatally injured. The lour engines We're
piled in q heap and the collision is an
exl ensive one. Trains were delayed
eleven hours.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22

Court Will Assemble st Key Wess.
KEY WEST. Fla. Feb. le.-Rear Aa.
miraA : card 10 preparing 3 prscaps, u
advance order. for as, smbling here
tho court OF inquiry into the loss a. the
Name. The warsnips Iowa. Indiana
aud Massachusetts are expected here
soon. Their cfacers and those Of tstha
cruiser New York will probably com.
pose q majority OF the court. The
court may proceed later to Havana.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Conviction Was Illegal. 4

LINCOLN, Neb., FeD. l9.-The supreme
court has handed down an opinion re.
versiug the decision Of the trial court III
the case of ex.Aucltor Eugene Moore,
and dismissed the case. Moore was
convicted OF ENHANCEMENT and sen.
fenced to eight years III the peniten.
tisry. The supreme court declared tue
statute under Alch he was convicted
unconstitutional
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
altnn.sosa Editors At Minneapolis.

H., Mtnnssota Editors ut Minneapolis.
H1NNEAPoI1s, Feb. 1.-THE 89d a..
anal convention OF the Minnesota Ia.
Hors' aud Pa blishers' assoc alton opened
90 IL O'Clock at the West hotel. The
Press club acted as host, generally.
the business session was held In the
'lDdiss' ordinary At tho West. Oslsnel
Haskell entertained from 1 to 9 O'Clock
Spd banquse It the West put the cap
shesf on the pleasures Of tho day.
Thomas w. Lowry .aoted ~ toastznastsr
at the banQuoS d !! 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Soldiers XIII Peasant t..

PALERMO, Sicily, Feb. l9.-Three
hundred villagers made demoustra.
ton during the day in the village Of
Stroina, demanding succor. They re-.
fused to disperse and the soldiers who
interviewed were greeted with shower
OF stones and pistol shots. The troops
returned the ire, killing two peasants
and Wouuding Jour.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Il, Celebrated the Even,

A woman who in At Of anger had
deserted her husband wrote home, after,a
week . absence:
3 DEAR JoHN-rm tired stayin away. Can
come back homef s5 49, ..-..
She presently received the following re.
ply, In . strange hand: n -.
Your John amt here. He's OF somewhere
snjoyin Of his honeymoon. = r. e
Atlanta Constitution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
Satisfactorys

"What arc the terms of the marriage
CONTRACT" asked the English nobleman's
father. :" {
Every satisfactory" said the young
man who was to marry the American
heiress. ~ get 10 per cent Of the kineto.
scope receipts. New York Journal. 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-22
lasasasrs Of Bulearia.s.

LoxDox. Fsb. IL. The ousrsapondsnt
Ct The Daily News Of Constansipopis
tails terrible story Of the nasdsr. aud
torturing In tho most horrible 1asAico
q BulgaTlans Ia Macedonian vilAges.
Many have died under tortuSA 4 list
= the victims has been. fusaishsd b
Tie ambassadors n