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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26

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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26

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arithmetic. You win notice that they
are always multiplying Boston Tran.
script.
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26
East Time and Sure Connection.

zee that your tickets read via Texas & Pa
cino Railway. For maps, time tables, ticket
rates and an required Information call on or
address any Oh Che ticket gents.
b F. DARBYsHlRE. General Agent. FL
Paso, Texas,
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

Churches no nor than governments
Some churches like the present repub-
lican government in charge in this
country, require a good deal Of money
to keep the wheels fabricated. But We
are not here concerned either as to the
cost of running either congregations
or governments, state, municipal and
federal-all high and extravagant-but
we are concerned with a solemn duty
that belongs specially to the week day
and to citizenship A campaign is at
tended with many expenses that are
legitimate, honest and moral. You
can no more conduct a campaign with
out money than you can carry on a
civil government or an organized
war are im%peratively needed. The
large body of white men-well-to-do a
great many-never contribute a cent
to carry on the very important work
Of conducting a state canvass. So far
as We have information Chairman
Simmons is very wide-awake, and is
pressing the canvass with vigor, judg-
ment and enthusiasm. He and the
state democratic committee are very
much in need of money The expenses
Of printing, correspondence, clerk hire,
telegraphing, transportation, ETC., are
much and require no little money.
The black radicals can always get
money from northern enemies of the
white people in North Carolina-re-
publicans-who are prompt to contri-
butte freely to fasten negro rule upon
the south. In the last campaign the
northern enemies sent a large
variously stated-into this state to buy
up votes and corrupt the polls. They
Will DO so again. Hanna can send
$780, 900 if he so elects, and is made to
believe that this big sum is impera-
lively needed to pollute the polls. There
is nothing too low, too vicious, too
damning for Hanna, the greatest
abuser and enemy of southern whites
and of national purity.
The democrats do not expect to buy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

votes to carry the state. The statetex-
ecutive committee is not seeking a cor
ruption fund. But 1t very greatly
needs funds for honest, aboye-board
proper work, and it appeals to demo-
Gratis all over the state to come up to
its help and thereby make effective as
possible the great canvass on the
hustings, in the townships, every
where for the redemption of North
Carolina from spoliation, from wide
spread vandalism, and from widening
and more defiant barbaric domination.
Chairman Simmons is urgent, and the
Messenger joins in the appeal to every
democrat who can do so to contribute
something towards the success of the
White Mans party in behalf Of the
white mans interest and safety.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
Will White Men Stand This
CRaleigh POSt.)

We ask the white people of the state,
of western North Carolina specially, to
think of the following, and say
whether they will vote for a party who
permits such an outrage. What we
relate is a mater of record and can
be easily verified.
The whole state is aware of the fact
hat Craven county has a SO-called
white man, a carpet Dagger, elected by
the negroes, as sheriff, named Joseph
L Hahn. Every deputy sheriff serv-
ing under him in the county is a burly
negro. Every process or execution
served from the sheriff's Office is done
by this sheriff or some n Of his ne
gro deputies.
Some time ago it became necessary,
under the laws of the state, to send a
young white man, named r. L. Hanf,
to the hospital in this city for the in
sane. He is a young man of poor but
very respectable family Providence
had afflicted him to the degree that the
protection and are provided by the
good people of the state were neceS-
sary in his behalf. He was ordered
sent to the Raleigh asylum, and, was
duly brought by a negro deputy, from
New Bern to Raleigh, and delivered to
DR.. Kirby The name OF the negro
deputy is W. D. Pettifer, as appears
upon the record Of the asylum.
This is a simple statement Of the
fact. 1t requires no establishment.
Now we ask every white voter this
simple question:
Suppose your father, son or brother
mother, wife Or sister-for had it been
a woman instead of a man the carpet
bag sheriff of Craven would no doubt
have followed the same course-were to
become so afflicted that treatment at
the asylum were necessary. Would you
like for him or her to be taken to the
institution by a negro? Answer this
question for yourselves honestly, be-
fore your Maker. II not, then in the
name of that Maker and those you
hold dear, vote to relieve those Of your
own race and flesh and blood in east
ern North Carolina who are thus sub
ject TO such outrages, and whose only
relief must come from you.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
MATING, CARPETS.

Oil Cloth, Carpet Paper, Rugs, Por-
tiers, Shades, Screenes and Poles. We
have quite a nice line of these goods
and can save you money on all house
old articles. Good Mating from 12kc
to Csc. Floor Oil Cloth from zoe to
35c-all widths, from IS inches to "
inches. Good Hemp Carpet, / yard
wide, nice c~olors, for 12kc. Good In
grain Carpet, 1 yard wide, from zoe to
25c. Half Wool, 2-ply, beautiful new
patterns, at SO 1-3c per yard. Fine
Vol Carpet, all new styles, from soc
to Csc. Fine Rag Carpet. we'll made,
for 1Sc. Fifty pieces fine BRUSSELS
Carpet, nice new patterns, at soc per
yard. Lovely Brussels Star Carpet and
Hall Carpet to match, worth Csc, for
soc. Nice Stair Carpet at 25c. Best
Carpet Paper, padded, air tight, at &c.
Rugs, with fringe, from 29c to 81. 100
each. BrusselFs Remnants at 75c each.
Fine all wool. in fringe at 10c per yard.
Window Shades, 3x6 feet, with spring
rollers, at 10c. Opaque Linen at Csc;
fine Lace Border Shades at 35c.
We have a splendid line Of fine
Trunks at bottom prices. from Csc to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

$50. In packing Trunks Tent Cow
cred Tray and Bonnet Box, from sl.O0
to $1,000. Very fine Canvass Trunks,
well made, from $40 to $500. All kinds
or Club Bags. Hand Satchels, Teie-
scopes, from Csc up to 1898.
We a left a few Mosquito Cano-
pies, ready for you, to close at s1.25
each.
A very fine line OF Rocking Chairs
to sell and give away, and the newest
line Of Dress Goods ever shown on the
market of this city.
We sell Mems and Boys Clothing.
We have our new Fall and Winter
stock now on hand and will sell you a
line suit Of clothes from $1.9S to $l2. 90.
We have a beautiful line Of Clay
Worsted Suits from $500 to $12.5 {.
Bring your card and get IL punched
with every cash purchase and get one
OF our valuable presents free. A fine
Chair. a nice Table. a good Book Case.
a beautiful writing desk. a lovely Hall
Hat Rack, a good Sewing Machine, or
any aluable presents.
Come TO the largest and best store
In the city at Wilmington's Big Racket
Store. opposite the orion Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

votes to every n that democrats ear
possibly prevent or intimidate or buy
If they were to make the hazard.
George Is talking for effect, inc at his
old game of brag and bullying.
Mr.. Brant gives the names of thirty
negro magistrates in E~dgecombe.
Several can neither read nor write.
Think of that white men. There are
eight negro c~onstables. Wherever
there are negro justices of the peace
and negro ~constables, there is corrup-
ton. So it is here"
Mr.. Bryant then gives this of the
handsome town of Tarboro:
"The town of Tarboro and the county
of Edgecombe are blessed with a lot of
plucky white men. In my travels in
the east. l have learned a great deal
about the negro. l have invariably
found that brave, energetic and re-
! spectacle police officers in the main
town of the county have much to do
with the conduct of the negro popula-
ton throughout the entire county. I
have told the character Of the negroes
in Wilmington, Newbern and Green
Vile, where the police forces are in
competent and inactive. The conduct
Of the Tarboro negro is as good as
could be expected. You see very little
insolence or m~isbehavior. They fear
the chief of police and his band Of
courageous associates"
Wilmingtonians may read and won
der and compare and contrast. But it
is added:
"But there is danger that the own
will be Russellized if the state goes re-
publican. If so, Tarboro will be in the
hands Of a gang as incompetent and in
solent as Wilmington is. = = l have
talked with many country gentlemen
from various parts of the county since
coming here and they claim that the
negroes are very worthless and SUI
premely %impudent."
Then he tells a story that completes
| the picture of blackness. A leading
populist, DR.. Mayo, had Henry Dancy
on his farm, a negro politician. He
| sought to win Henry's favor by "boot-
licking" Result. Henry felt his oats:
"He took the little negro house boy
off to one side the other day and TOLD
him that he would give him a dollar if
he would tell him which room Miss
Mayo, DR.. Mayo's grown daughter, oc-
cupied. The negro boy told the cook,
the cook told Mrs. Mayo and the result
is that impudent Dancy has skipped to
parts more distant. The affair is the
talk of the neighborhood. However,
regardless of this. this same hunch-
backed negro made a speech at the re-
publican convention here today. He
was one of the main wheel-horses."
That crooked back fellow would be a
good help to the Daily Rattlesnake
published here, and might give good
satisfaction to the swift indorsers of
that great and high-moral exponder
that so engages the admiration and
sympathies OF the negro preachers, or
| some of them. African ways, man
ners, principles, and intelligence intro
duced into North Carolina by white
connivance as the proper standard of
it's so-called civilization. 1t is not good
enough for the heart of the Dark Con-
tinent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
HOME FOLKS.

The University of North Carolina is
steadily growing in bona fide students.
1t deserves the entire confidence and
support of all men. 1t is a little late
to say it, for it was intended to be
earlier, but the part Of the recent ad-
dress of President Alderman, that ap-
peared in the Messenger of last Sun
day. contained some elevated, admira-
BILE, inspiring passages. He is master
of a choice and elegant rheortic.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

We are truly panied to learn that the
injury received by President Charles E.
Taylor, Of Wake Forest College, was
more serious than we received at first.
He was knocked senseless and did not
regain consciousness. for some time.
His nose was broken and received
other injuries about the head. The
Messenger joins thousands in a hearty
wish that he shall soon have recovered.
He is one of the best of men and hum
blest of Christians.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

Norfolk. Va, September 22.-The
British steamship Hibernia, Captain
Cameron. stranded off False Cape ear
ly yesterday morning, fioated at 10
o'clock last night. She was backed of
under her own steam and reached
Norfolk this morning. A survey was
held and no appreciate damage was
found The steamer coaled and viii,
proceed for Hamburg Friday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

Down at Maysymi1, ~ Jones county,
Sambo Kinsey, haw-buck negro, school
committeeman, was highly pleased to
visit and inspect-mark the word-the
Maysville white school composed of
inspected" and departed leaving the
atmosphere ladened.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

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by R.. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

M. S. Flow, one of the populist mag
istrates in Union county, writes a let
ter withdrawing from his party and
pledging himself to cooperate with
and to vote for the democratic nomi-
nees. He says in his good tempered,
sensible letter of Withdrawals:
1T certainly was not in my mind,
neither do I believe that it was in the
contemplation of nine-tenths of those
who connected themselves with it, that
any effort, direct or indirect, would be
attempted by the leaders to carry them
bodily into the republican party. There
is no use Disgusting the fact, or trying
to do so, for it is as plain as the nose
on your face that INSCRIPTIONS lead
ers and ~pie-hunters, for selfish person
al ends, have seized the Third party,
and renouncing all principle, have
united with the republican party which
is directly antagonistic in principle,
simply for the purpose Of defeating the
democratic party, whose demands are
almost identical with the Third party.
I cannot be a party, ever by silence, to
SUCH CTlHe against SOou So'el hIiiouI,
against the original aim of the Third
party they are now seeking to pros
trate. = 1 have seen the unwisdom
of continual cooperation with The re-
publican party. l. has brought the
state to the verge of degradation and
ruin. 1 wish to foster and build up
our institutions instead of tearing them
down. I think it high time for the
Peoples party to stop trading for of
fees and go to work on the lines OF
material progress"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

In Craven county the negroes are so
greedy they have about resolved to
stitute fellows of their color and kind.
If they carry out their sweeping plan
they will take down j. L. Hahn as
sheriff, E. w. Carpenter as clerk of
court, and r. P. Williams and John
Biddle as commissioners. We hope
they will carry out this grab-all plan.
1t will serve the traitors to their race
properly not to give them any pie. No
white man can afford to be a traitor
to the white race now. He may see
the day when he will rue it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
A THIEF in THE NIGHT:


Catarrh 10 the most insidious Of
Ifnegiected, IL invariably
reaches the b~ronchial tubes and
lungs, rendering them weak and
susceptible to consumption.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

Mr.. H. A. Foote, who for so many
years published the Carthage Gazette,
which he sold, has just begun the pub
LEGATION at Cameron, Moore county, a
weekly newspaper called The Sun. Of
course it is a democrat, price 81 a year.
Much success to Mr.. Foote says the
Messenger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27

The riOting, shooting mania on the
part of the negroes is widening. At
Raleigh they armed and attacked some
of the soldiers of the Second regiment.
Some of them were armed with Win
chester rifles and appeared to be bent
On mischief. The inclination to mis-
chief and assaults groweth with sue
cess. 1t is the bad negroes who pro-
Russell's gang is daily becoming more
obstreperous and defiant. The SAY
ages" are after scalps.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
GEO. O. GAYLORD. PrOprietor.
OfsWilmington's Big Racket Store.

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ANY BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO
Us.
Willard g. Giles.
Telephone No. 5. Office on first
moor OF the Carolina building.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-27
p. p. p.
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-13
FRIENDS OF YOUNG JAMES.
iheH Are Standing by Him Loyalty
in His Difficulty With
the LAW

The friends of young Jesse James are
standing by him to a man in his difficulty
with the law. The stanchest of them,
however. do not hesitate to say that if he
Is guilty of the crime the police charge
against him they want to see him pun
lshed. But they will not believe he is
guilty until the evidence is produced in
court.
Jesse James may be guilty of train rob-
pery, said County Clerk Thomas T. Crit
tenden. yesterday afternoon. but 7 can
never bring myself to believe it. / know the
boy TOO well. Twelve years ago he came to
me, little black-eyed fellow. in answer
to an advertisement for an office how and
hlred him. | have watched his career ever
since and know him like book and T know
ne IS incapable of committing the crime
OF winch he is accused. Why when il was
sa tlrst intlmated that he might have had
something to do with the train robbery he
came to my house to tell me about il. I
sad to him. Jesse. If you have been en-
gagged IN any such work as that / want Won
TO tell me the whole truth Because if
you are guilty You are bound to be found
out. lie SAID, Mr.. Crittenden. my life is
IN open BOOK that am not ashamed to
nave nave any one read. I know no more about
tHis business than you do and can easily
prove Where l was on the night that train
iobbery took place. To me it seems he
woula De the last person to mix up in such
Joo. he mas no bad habits he is very
economical. l do not think he spends Is
cents a week foolishly and his whole aim
N ne mas been to make comfortable
nVing tor his mother and sister, No. | do
tol thlnk that persecution for a crime
he is guiltless of will finally drive him
to wrongdoing: he is strong minded Young
man and has hosts of friends who Will see
MIN through all his trouble
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-13

won't you let an old woman go peacefully
TO her grave?
But people will believe anything. One
day was riding on the street cars with
Judge Rickets, it WIS when the papers
We're fun of stories about my son Jesse
a woman was reading paper. and she
spoke up for the benefit of the whole car,
and said, And his mother is a terrible
woman, too. She swears like Il pirate
| turned to Judge Rickets and said, Judge,
how long have you known me- Thirty
years he replied. Did you ever hear me
swear? Never Then l turned to the
woman and said. Madam. | am the wom-
an you are talking about: and here is
man who has known me for thirty years.
yet he never heard me swear. But yol,
total stranger, who never saw me before.
inform everybody in this car that | swear
like a pirate She tried To apologize. hu.
she felt very cheap. But that is just the
way of ii. People will believe anything
they see in the papers. [ met man or
the train once who told me he religiously
believed everything he read about my son
Jesse until he read one day that Jesse had
held up Il train in Iowa. and the next day
ned mp another one i'll Texas. After that
he used his own judgment about what to
believe.
But suppose the world is no better than
il was years ago." and her scanned and
wrnkled face grew hard for the first time
during the interview. There is a little
grave down nj kearney that holds the baby
my house at midnight. set ii on ire and
threw hand grenade in at the window;
Not one OF the miserable coWardS showed
his face. but they Skulked in the brush
waiting for their murderous instrument to
do its work | walked my little boy and
told him the house was on fire and
must get out. but he begged me to save his
old black nurse first. his black nanny. he
called her. few minutes later he lay Il
mangled corpse and the villains who had
done the work We're fleeing from the scene
of their crime. The only clue to their
identity was a revolver that one OF them
dropped in their flight. 1t was marked to
show that il belonged TO the PinkertOna
and | was saving it 10 use as evidence
injury they did me? Never. The Pinker-
tons sent n scoundrel to my house to get
1t. the only evidence I had The misera bic
hypocrit knelt down by my bedside and
prayed a prayer long as a turnpike
Then he said / must be very careful of
that pistol as it was the only evidence
had against the Pinkertons and if / would
give it to him he would go to them and get
enough money TO support me for the rest
never returned. He mad his pockets filled
with hush money and spent it freely i'll
Kansas City where he lived. l never saw
a cent of il.
What the detectives did then they will
90 now and they will hesitate at nothing
TO convict an innocent boy. But they have
discovered one thing. they cannot hide Jesse
ava! and torture him to make him tell
what he does not know he has too many
Irienas. He will be cleared of this sus-
picion and if money can be wrung from
them the men who are responsible for this
dlssraceful affair will be made to paw well
Tor II They have tried to ruin his business
ana his character and he can get redress in
the courts "