davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
THE WINNIE DAVIS FUNERAL
Preparations Therefor Bein. Wade on
aGraad Scaie-To be >omeu hat OF n
Military Nature.

Richmond, Va. September 2l.-Th;
details OF the arrangements for tn,
funeral OF Miss Winnie Davis. as far
as perfected were given out tonight tx
an order OF the. committee having
charge OF the arrangements, stating
the order in which the organizations
participating would be placed in the
funeral procession. The remains Will
arrive in Richmond at $40 o'clock Fri
day morning at the Union depot and
will be met by Lee and Pickett camps.
The body Will be escorted TO the lee
ture room OF ST. Paul's church and be
deposjted there and remain under a
guard of honor until $3.50 o'clock p. m,
when it will be borne TO the church.
Parties desiring 10 send flowers will
send to the lecture room OF st. Paul :
church, where a committee Of ladies
from the Daughters Of the Confederacy
will receive and list the same.
1t is especially requested that no
flowers be sent to the jefferson hotel.
The funeral will take place at $50
o'clock y. m. and be conducted by
Rev. DIR. Carmichael, Bishop Whittle.
Bishop Penick. Rev. Langdon r. Ma
son. DR. Moses d. Hoge and DR. Jas
p. Smith. The entire body of the
church will be reserved for organiza-
tions, the public 10 be only in the gall
lereS
In concluding the ceremony at the
grave the Centenary church choir will
sing a hymn. The churches Of the city
will toll their bells during the passing
of the procession. Citizens are re-
quested to display flags at half-mast.
Then follows a long list Of active ah ~
honorary pallbearers.
The committee will meet tomorrow
to make further arrangements. II is
understood that the hearse will be
drawn by white horses, and each horse
will be led by veteran. Notices are
pouring in from confederate camps in
Virginia and other parts Of the south.
indicating a purpose to send delesa-
tionS to the funeral, and the process
sion promises TO be most imposing
one. All of the confederate organiza-
tiOns in the city have adopted resou-
tiOnS of respect to the memory of Miss
Davis.
The military feature will be very
striking. 1t will consist OF the local
military, embracing infantry and ar
tillery, and probably the Second Nir-
ginia regiment, which has just arrived
here from Jacksonville Fla The off,
GERS of the regiment will hold a meet
ing TO decide this matter tomorrow
morning. Company II, Jeff Davis
Rifles, of this regiment, of Salem, are
especially desirous of participating in
the parade, and will probably do so,
whether the other companies partici-
pate or not.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
HONORS TO OUR NAVY
The MarbIehead and Her Crew the
Cynosure of All Eyes at Quebec-The
Latter Take Part In the ChampIain
Monument Ceremonies.

Quebec, September 21-The Cana
dian people today paid magnificent
tribute of respect to the memory of the
French explorer Champlain, who 29O
years ago founded the city Of Quebec.
In the presence Of one of the greatest
assemblages ever seen in province of
Quebec and near the spot where the
great explorers body is supposed to
have been buried, great monument
to his memory was unveiled.
The entire population took holiday
business places were closed, daily pa
pers suspended publication and tonight
the quaint old city is cleaning with
fantastic illuminations. The principal
dignitaries of he entire dominion were
present. On the great platform sur
rounding the monument were many of
the civil and military dignitaries of
Canada and members of the interna
tional joint commission.
To Americans the most interesting
feature of the occasion was the hearty
and enthusiastic reception given to
cruiser Marblehead and his gallant
crew of marines and sailors. Three
British warships, the RenOwn, the In
defatigable and the Talbot, arrived
here several days ago to participate in
the ceremonies, but her majesty's great
sea warriors with their crews in gold
braid and bright uniforms did not get
the spirited reception given the bat
tered and bruised old Marblehead with
her handful of yankee sailors fresh
from the stormy scenes on the south
coast of Cuba.
1t was a little after sunrise this
morning when the Marblehead steam
ed up the river and when she came in
sight the British warships made the
old walls of the citadel above them
fairly tremble with the thunder of
our welcome. The Marblehead answer
ed the salute with er 12-inch gun.
The moment the Marbleheads guns
spoke out a tremendous cheer went up
from the ramparts and on Dufferin
terrace, where great thrOng Of people
were looking down upon the warships
in the river below. Then again, when
the marines with their colors and band
were marched up through the streets
and gate of the old city it was one con-
tinuous chorus of cheers for the men
of the Marblehead.
At the unveiling ceremonies the
Marblehead men were given the posi-
tion of honor facing the monument
and they had all the time the lion S
share of the crowds admiration Cap
tain McCalla was received with warmth
by Admiral Sir John Fisher and all the
Canadian officials. The Marblehead
will remain here for several days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
A Troop Train in Collision

Charleston, S. c., September 20.-A
rear-end collision occurred on the
Charleston and Savannah railroad at
$50 o'clock this morning. A freight
ran into the rear of a troop train
carrying a part of the Second Virginia
regiment north. Four or five cars and
the freight engine were wrecked but
no soldiers or employees were hurt.
The caboose and baggage car at the
rear of the troop train no doubt pre-
vented serious loss of life The acci-
dent was due to the dense fog. Travel
was resumed at l o'clock p. m, today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

jackson, Miss, September 2l.-The
board of health has modified the quar-
f7tine against the state OF Louisiana
- as TO embrace only the parish OF
'"leans. St Mary and Jefferson No pas
SINGERS, baggage, freight and express
will be admitted at present from those
points, except freight articles in class
one. under the rules Of the Atlanta
convention. Freight under the second
and third classes are laid down in the
Atlanta convention will be admitted
as soon as DR.. Carter, of the marine
hospital service, wires from New Or
leans that the authorities are ready
for proper disinfection. One new case
is reported from Orwood tonight. The
following telegram was received to-
night from DR.. HARRISON, at Oxford
Five cases Of yellow fever here un-
der treatment. one death. Exposure
TO infection has been general"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
SPANISH TROOPS EMBARK
The First Contingent to
Leave Porto Rico
FEARS0F YELLOW FEVER
At San Juan because of Vessels En-.
tering There From Cuban Ports.
Spanish Posts in the Interior Occu.
pied by Americans-Questio Raised
as TO Spains Right TO Take Away Ger.


San Juan. September 20, delayed
in transmission. 1.-The return of the
hundred men, of which 200 are sick
and 200 belong to the engineer corps
sailed for Spain on board the French
steamer Chateau Lafitte Eight hun
dred infantry, belonging TO the As
turias battalion will sail tomorrow on
board the steamer San Francisco.
The water front was crowed with
thousands of people when the Spanish
engineers marched down, to the music
of the Spanish quick-step, to the wharf,
where they We're received by Captain
General Macias and General Ortega.
The captain general did not make a
speech, but he shook hands with the
officers and men. There was no dem
onstration made by the people
Some Spanish field pieces are already
on board the San Francisco but a ques-
tiOn has arisen in the commission con-
corning the disposition of some of the
guns and it was not settled when this
dispatch was filed.
The captain general today gave no.
tice to the Spanish troops to retire
from AbenitO and BarrOs, on Sunday
and from HumacO and Cayey on Mon
day. Our troops will move up and oc-
cupy these towns as soon as they are
evacuated, and the Spanish troops in
position near the capital will enter the
city in order to be ready to embark on
the arrival of the transports here.
The residents of Porto Rico and
some of the Americans here, are alarm
ed because the Spanish ships returning
from Cuba stop at this port. They be-
lieve there is danger of the introduce
tion of yellow fever into the island
from the Spanish steamer City of Ca
diz, as some of the sick men on board
of her were too i'll to proceed and were
brought ashore. Our commissioners
will protest if there is a repetition of
this.
The volunteers have now all been
disbanded and the Spanish soldiers are
engaged in dismantIing the armories
duu UcI dShS duu III UOAlu6 luc guns
and ammunition. They are rejoicing
over the prospect of an early return to
their homes.
Havana September 21.-Last night
the colonial cabinet held a session
presided over by Captain General
BlancO, to treat of matters pertaining
to the evacuation of the island, and to
examine into and approve of the de-
cisiOns of the supreme government in
answer to questions which will arise
at the Paris peace conference The
colonial governments judgment and
opinion will extend to matters of
grave important.
Important documents will be taken
to Paris by DR.. COngOsto, secretary
general of Cuba, who will sail for Eu-
rope via New York on Saturday next
The American commissioners have
not yet answered the communication
sent them by the Spanish commission
regarding the evacuation of the island
The members Of the commission re-
fuse to discuss the matter
Advices from Matanzas state that
between January 1st last and Septem-
ber 18th there were reported 331 births
and 1901 deaths. Of the latter 80 pei
cent were due to hunger and distress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
Spanish Vessels Under American Neg
iStrY.

Manila, September 20.-Twenty Span
ish vessels, including twelve steamers,
have completed their transfer to the
American flag and a majority of them
have now proceeded on coasting voy-
ages. There is some uncertainty re-
garding the native crews and the Flip
pino vessels. 1t u reported that they
have been committing questionable
acts and the Boston. Raleigh and
Manila sailed today under orders to
protect commerce.
The British gunboat Rather has
gone to Cebu. There are rumors that
the insurgents are attacking Cebu and
Iloilo.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

Paris, September 21.-It is officially
announced that Monsignor P. Cambon.
the French ambassador at Constanti-
nople, has been transferred to London,
succeeding the Baron de Courcol.
The Echo de Paris says NJ. Cambon,
the French ambassador at Washing
ton is to be transferred to Vienna
Washington, September 21.-The re-
port from Paris that Ambassador
Cambon will be transferred to Vienna
is not credited to the French embassy
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

Cincinnati September 20.-The su-
preme council OF sovereign grand in
spectors general OF the Thirty Third
Degree, Scottish Rite, for the northern
Masonic Jurisdiction, opened it's
eighty-sixth annual session here today.
The supreme council adjourned al
p. m, until p. m, when the thirty
third degree was conferred on a num-
Der Of illustrious princes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

The best medicine you can take Is
that which builds solid foundation
for health in pure, rich blood-Hood's
Sarsa parilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
Just What She Wanted

My appetite was very poor and I
was so nervous 1 could not sleep. 1
was troubled with dyspepsia and was
very weak. After 1 had taken a few
bottles of Hoods Sarsapparilla I could
eat anything I wished, could sleep well
and was much stronger" Mrs. John J..
Martin, Warrington, North Carolina
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

4th.
New York, September 21-It was de-
cided at meeting Of the committee in
charge of the arrangements for Rev.
DR.. Halls funeral, that the date shall
be October 4th
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Easy
to take, easy TO operate; reliable,
sure. 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23
THE ROUGH RIDERS
Pay Their Respects to the President at the
White House
COLONEL BRYAN ATTHECAPITAI

the ColOnMany Charges by
fcers Against the Medical
my-..The Already Be-.
ing to Secretary :Ager..Charges
Agains Genera
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
BOAT CLUB CANVASS.
Committee Is Named to Collect the
Funds.

The executive committee of the Minnesota
Boat club met last night in the parlors Of
the Commercial club, and reviewed the work
in hand and the progress made with the plans
for the new club houses.
Charles Gordon, who had charge of the
canvass to raise the old debt of 81 900,
not present. but stated by proxy that the
entire amount had been raised and that the
bilities were concerned, to Immediately pro-
coed to reorganize on the Athletic club basis.
Arrangements were made to Immediately
begin canvass for membership among the
young men of the city. The club has on It's
rolls some $50 names. but to successfully
carry out the plans Of the club in construct
ing the club house it will be necessary
end in view the executive committee divided
up the work and each member was given
a certain number to look after.
The committee on membership was ap-
pointed follows: Jules D. Denegre Chas.
w. Gordon. A. G. Wedge Jr., N. P. Lang
ford Jr., Geo. E. Senkler. Geo. w. Potter
Chas. Somers. Leavitt Corning, Henry Blake
ly and H. P. Bend.
The new club house will cost in the vi
cirity of s12, 000 ard will be one of the most
complete in the Northwest Two stories In
height it will be so arranged as to give
ample facility to every detail which would
make it do full justice to the needs of the
club.
The first floor will be fitted up with bath
rooms and boat rooms and gymnasium. The
second floor will accommodate the parlors.
week of the executive committee and a gen.
eral meeting Of all the members will be
called within the next two weeks, when the
contract for the building will be let.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05

there should be no delay In responding
to the call which these brave men make
for deliverance from pestilential death,
already throwing the shadow Of it's ad-
vancing presence across their camps.
There are some interesting lessons to
be drawn from this appeal, made by
our army in Cuba, and the conditions
under which the men find themselves
there. Among these lessons is one Of
much gravity, which ought to be stern
ly impressed upon those who shricked
so loudly for war regardless Of the sac
rifice. How many Of the names Of that
class are borne upon the roster Of that
army. or upon the roster Of either the
army of Porto Rico or that Of the
Philippines? Beautiful, indeed, Is the
idea of vicarious sacrifice, whether 1t
shall mean death by the bullet or by
pestilence, so long as it is in the cause
of humanity!
Another lesson consists of the revela-
ton which this appeal affords of the
nearness Of the soldiery Of the re-
public to their government and of the
government to the soldiery. In what
other ration under the sun could such
a request as this be made by army
commanders to their superiors with
out calling down upon them the rebuke
of their ranking officers, or inviting the
charge Of cowardice? This incident,
coupled with that other incident of the
United States transporting, at its own
cost, the Spaniards captured at Santa
go to their Castilian shores, in Spanish
ships, cannot fail to produce preculiar
impression upon European communities
respecting our original Yankee meth
DDS of conducting war. If the bust
ness of making and maintaining wars
for the sake of neutrality-suspicious.
as that may seem when recorded in the
pages of history-is to be one of the
occupations Of this country, your Uncle
Samuel is certainly setting a rather
lively pace for any nation that might
hereafter attempt to initiate him in this
line of undertaking.
Let us hope that the call of the brave
heroes of Santiago for relief from the
dangers of peStilence, and tranSporta-
ton to the North, will find an imme-
diate response at the hands of the gov
eminent, and moreover, that the termi-
nation of peace negotiations may render
their return to Cuba or their future
participation in hostilities unnecessary.
They have done well enough! All honor
to them!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
A Touching Appeal.

The request submitted to Gen. Shat
ter by the division and brigade COM
manderS of his army at Santiago, that
the officers and men of that body shall
at once be Withdrawn from the enemy's
country and transported to their own
shores, and thus escape death from
malaria and yellow fever, is one of the
most remarkable incidents of this or
any other war. And what is even more
remarkable is the fact that the request
viii doubtless be complied with, as it
should be, at the earliest practicable
moment.
These men have demonstrated their
personal bravery by their conduct in a
fierce battle, fought under peculiarly
trying circumstances. They realize that
the victory which they so heroically
won left nothing more in the way Of
serviceable activity for them to do. The
hardships they have already endured
in tropical climate, to which
they have. hitherto, been strangers.
have naturally exhausted their vitality
and. as Col. Roosevelt, in his forceful
way, says, rendered them "ripe for dy-
ing like rotten sheep, when a real yell
low fever epidemic" strikes the COM
mand. The officers who join Col.
Roosevelt in this request are equally
earnest with himself in compelling the
attention of the government to the
necessity Of effecting the removal Of the
army at once. The order issued by
Secretary Alger. directing the removal
OF the command to the interior of Cuba.
is simply thrown back into the face
of that official by the declaration, over
the signatures of the several command
ers, that "the army is unable to move
into the interior, and that there are
no facilities for such a move If at
tempted, and that it could not be at
tempted until too late"
These men are the nations heroes
and so paramount is the nations con-
fiGence in them that the people know
an appeal such as this for relief does
not enlanate from the lips and hearts
Of strikers and towards. The condi-
ton in which they find themselves is
precisely that which was apprehended
and predicted in the earlier weeks of
the war. However excusable may have
been the delays during that period, fur
Their criticism of which is now untimely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
CHEAP FARES AND PURE FOOD.
State Fair Management EnIists In a
Pair of Crusades

Pair of Crusades
The executive committee of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society met yesterday and
passed resolution calling upon the Twin
City Rapid Transit company to reduce the
rate from Minneapolis to the state fair
grounds from 10 cents to cents The COM
mittee were outsDoken in their views on
the subject.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Mary B. James,
expert on domestic science at the state uni
Secretary Randall and Superintendent Nc
Ginnis, of the exposition department, with a
view of organizing a large and competent
exhibit Of domestic science during the COM
ing state fair.
Three of the large exposition rooms in the
main building were selected and Mrs. James
will arrange an exhibit Of domestic science
in them. One of the rooms will be a mod
ern kitchen, containing the latest designs In
cooking ranges and sanitary plumbing; an
other of the rooms will be prepared as
dining room with the latest designs and most
useful make of furniture for the same The
third room will be devoted to an exhibit of
a living room with the latest high class
furniture and arrangements of carpets and
draperies and other furnishings Mrs. James
will superintend the installation of the ex-
hibit, and it is altogether probable that this
exhibit will be shown in full working or
der. with cooking operations in progress,
where the manner Of the preparation of foods
and the pure food exhibit will be demon
strated to the crowds in attendance. The fair
expects to make this exhibit one of the most
attractive and useful of the kind which I,
is possible to create.
The board reached a final decision on the
question of day fireworks. This feature has
been under consideration some time, the great
cost standing in the way of earlier de-
cision. 1t has now been decided to have ex-
hibitions of the finest Japanese day fireworks
Monday and Tuesday, the opening days.
Another feature which was determined up
on is the field of five horses which race with
out riders or drivers. Single horses. or even
two horses which race without drivers. are
no novelty, but 1t is a decided novelty to
race five such horses. Secretary Randall
has been in correspondence with other as
sociations which have booked these horses
and the reports received have been in every
respect favorable.
The Turnvereins Of Minneapolis and St
Paul will be invited to furnish a programme
of athletic exercises for one of the days
of the fair, feature which will add much
to the pleasure of the particular day on which
II Is held