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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

From the Paris Temps.)

BY Offering to send back to theif
own country the garrison OF Santiago,
naturally on condition hat they would
not zeal arms again in this war. the
Americans Kill two birds with one
stone. They avoid the expense and
annoyance involved In the support OF
a great numbcr of prisoners and they
appeal once more TO that delicate sense
Of honor. 10 that reciprocity OF our
tesy. upon which the Spaniards so
Justly pride themselves.
Already the generous behavior to-
ward Admiral Cervera. those honors
rendered TO a vanquished enemy. the
noble treatment shown in permitting
that commander and the officers OF his
squadron tn retain the swords which
they had used TO valiantly. but to
such little purpose-all this had exer-
cised q most happy influence upon
Spain. IL is one OF the paradoxes-
for nee a happy one-of war 20 dis
pei at times certain misunderstanding
and to bring morally colser together
two nations when they are worthy
foes and when they know how 20 re-
spect themselves in the person az the
enemy.
The seed OF strange misconceptions
had been sown between America and
Spain. In the United States they saw
in the descendants OF the Cid demons
of cruelty. a species Of ragged soldiery.
dirty and bad. In Spain they belicv-
I'd that every yankee was a coarse
dealer in pork, stepped in materialism.
unable TO appreciate the retinements
OF the point OF honor or delicate
scruples of conscience. a devote Of
success, per fas ct nefas,' incapable
OF making war except upon n system
OF limited liability. and by means Of
engines which suppress the noble
equality Of the knightly hand-to-hand
combat Both sides have been forced
TO abandon their %prejudiccs.
With surprise at first and hen with
JOY ii was perceived that one had TO
do with men of the same race, of SINH
lar nature. possessing in equal measure
the greatness as well as the b~asoness
of the human race. II might indeed
have been pointed out in advance that
If there exists two analogous races.
suggesting each other by their virtues.
which are incompatible, As well as by
their faults. which are venial. they
are assuredly the Americans OF the
southern states. the old confcdcrates
of the slave states. gentlemen AT heart,
ticklish on the point OF honor. not
overload OF steady labor and daily in
dustry. a trinie ~braggart. but frank and
brave as steel, and the compatriots Of
the immortal and sublime Don QuiXotc.
When General Wheeler, eX-commandcr
Of confederate cavalry. cX-rebel cN-out-
law, conversed with General Toral let
us wager that the most truly Castal-
ian Of the two was perhaps not the one
that one would have thought.
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The Canadian Plebiscite

The Canadian plebiscite on the cues
ton of prohibition Of the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors any
where in the dominion, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, is to be held in the
last week of September and the cam
paign on either side is waxing warm.
Inc result is in considerable doubt,
the fact that some of the provinces
have at one time or another voted for
prohibition, giving the temperance ad-
VOcateS much encouragement, while
the opponents of the movement derive
satisfaction from the other fact that
neither of the provinces followed the
vote by prohibitOry legislation, and
While they hope to defeat the project
in the popular vote they feel confident
that the prohibitOry law will not be
placed on the statute book, no matter
what the plebiscite may show.
The plebiscite is expected to cost the
Dominion about a quarter Of a million
dollars, but the prOhibitionists who ex-
poets to get out of it anything more
than the moral influence Of a large
vote for the prohibition Of the liquor
traffic is in danger of serious disap-
pOintment.
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Boston Hcrald.)

Now that the war is over. more es-
p~ecially as it ended in the complete
triumph OF our arms. there can be no
objection TO saying that Spain has saw
ed her military honor. She has lost the
last Of the great colonial en-
pire one held by her in America, and
is likely to lose a large slice or her
possessions in Asia. but she can con-
sole herself with the reflection that in
the contest just closed. though march
ing from one defeat to another, she
fought longer before she cried
Enough" than Austria had done in
n historic wars OF 1853 and 1856. or
than France herself did in the great
war OF 1870.
The dates in the case tell the story.
Our war with Spain began on April
2lst and on July eeth the Spanish gov
directed NJ. Cambon In ask
for terms Of peace. Here was a period
OF three months and five days. during
which Spain maintained the conflict
without fiinching. Now turn TO the war
OF 1859, waged by Austria against
France and Sardinia. The Austrians
crossed the Ticino on April ssth, and
on July 9Th an armistice was agreed
u db HI request OF Emperor aDG
Joseph. Thus two months and ten DAYS
OF fighting sufficed 10 bring Austria
10 her knees.
Again, in the war Of 1866 between
Prussia n Austria, the terminal
dates were June 18th. when Prussia
declared war. and July eth. when pre-
Iminaries of peace We're arranged. In
this contest the very brief space Of one
month and three days covered the pc
riod during which Austria kept up her
resistance, sword in hand, As a third
instance, the war OF 1870 between
France and Germany began on July
18th, and though il did not end till
much later, the FrenCh government
made advances for peace on September
10th and again on October 3rd. the
earlier date being within two months
OF the outbreak OF hostilities.
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CASE FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Another Indictment For Sending an
8Obscene Letter Through the Nails.

Uncle Sans mails are now getting
prolific in the transmission OF obscene
literature, If bits of paper upon which
are scrawled vulgar thoughts Of some
depraved person can be classed as
such. a wrong of this kind has been
laid at the door of Pompey Lyons,
colored. Yesterday a warrant was
sworn out for him before United States
Commissioner r. H. Bunting. Deputy
Marshal Flynn served il and placed
the accused in Jail.
Pompey Lyons is a well known per-
sonage, that is TO court officials and
newspaper men. Quite a while back
he was first brought to the notice Of
the public by a most energetic spat
between him and his wife. Since that
time attention has been oft called to
him. Lately, he and his wife have liv-
ed apart. The wife has been staying
i'll Lumberton, and the other day she
received a letter from Pompey, at
least supposed to be from him, as his
name was signed to it. In the letter
were phrases of a vulgar type. They
referred to the wife in a decided vul-
carly manner. She at once indicted
the husband for violation Of the laws
of the government, with the result
just stated.
The trial will AXE place at 9 o'clock
this morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

Mr.. J. c.. Lodor, of this city, has in
vented and will patent a very useful
device for raising and owering win
dow curtains. The device is simple,
but very effective and will be very
economical. By mean of the inven-
ton a windOw curtain, roller and all
can be elevated or lowered to any
height on a window. 1t can be run to
the top of the sash, pulled over the
centre of the window, or ever the low
er sash, if desired. Thus light or air
can be let in from any part of the
window or the sun can be shut out
with equal facility.
The invention will also be useful
from the fact that a curtain nay be
lowered 10 be busted or taken down.
The device can be adjusted to any roll
er curtain, and for that matter can be
attached to lace curtains by means of
a rod at the top.
A model of the invention was seen
by a Messenger reporter yesterday at
Mr.. A. P. YOpp's bicycle establishment
On Second street, between Market and
Princess.
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a Card.

Wilmington, N. c., September Is.
To the Ministerial Union, Wilmington,
N. c.:
l ave reg your resolutions endOrs-
ing the Record, the colored republican
paper of his city. l wish to say that
you do not express the views of the
majority of the colored people.
We are all expected to live here in
peace and harmony and it is the duty
of the ministers to SO instruct their
congregations and to teach them to be
good citizens. so they will command
the respect of all.
You have, however, zone outside OF
your duties as Christian ministers, and
have stirred up strife among your own
people,, and have tried to make them
work against their own interests. You
have done great harm to your congre-
cations and their families and your
conduct may be the means of making
pauper of some of your members.
If you would give more Of your time
to the work of your churches, and not
go around stirring up prejudice among
your people, you would be doing a
greater work for them.
You should be the last people to ag-
itate the race feeling, as you and all
your congregations get their living
from the white people. Nine-tenths Of
the money you receive comes from the
white people.
The First Baptist church a a
Grand Rally in June of this year. l
then collected $3.50 for the church,
and of this amount S21.S5 was con-
tributed by white people and 60 cents
by colored. If l pay you out of my own
pocket 1 nave to get it from the white
peOple and so dc all the other mem
bers-sc we are the ones who suffer
when this strife between races is got
ten up. Teach your people to serve
God and God will fight their battles.
]. w. MARLBOROUGH,
Barber, 20 North Front Street.
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This is a dark hour for your beloved
State. Storms assail her, tempests
threaten. You hear not the thunder
ing Of cannon, the rattle of musketry,
nor the clash of sabres, but the con-
spirators are at their work in the eau
Gus and in the midnight cabel, and as
sure as God sits in the eternal Heav-
ems the manacles are being forged for
your limbs and the limbs Of your chill
dren if prove untrue to yourselves and
to them in this hour that tests your
virtue and your manhood. Let no SUI
pine inactivity take possession Of you
now; no criminal, guilty indifference
lodge in your breast, for you have a
foe to contend against as willy az the
serpent and INSCRIPTIONS as the devil.
Madison Observer.
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Sanford Express: Professor Alex.
McIVer informs us that his son, Cap
tain George McIver, is now at Mon
aux Point, l.. l., N. Y. He arrived
there August 26th on the Yucatan from
Santiago de Cuba after a voyage of
six days. He was in the thickest of
the fight at Santiago on July 1st and
afterwards but escaped unhurt. He
also escaped yellow fever and malarial
and is now Well.-Harnett county is
coming to the front. Her citizens are
about to finish a new court house at
Ellington, and the Dunn Union says
that a magnificent bridge is soon to be
built Owe the Cape Fear river near the
same place. When the Raleigh and
Western and Cape Fear and Northern
railroads tap Harnett that county will
get out of the back wOOds.-N. T.
Cobb, a brother of Professor Collier
Cobb, Of the University, and D. F.
Thomas have former a partnership for
the manufacture of cabinet mantels,
church pews, pulpits, gable trimmings,
etc, etc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

We verify believe that the man who
would wilfully deceive in politics, o r
resort to unfair, dishonest methods to
secure political ends has it in him to
be- equally dishonest and deception IN
any and all other matters. We would
not trust the dishonest, deceptive pol
itician anywhere, about anything,
wher duty anne in conflict with ms
interest. The democratic party is OPP
posed to putting negroes in office and
power over the affairs of white peO-
pie. The opposition party, composed
of republicans and pOpulist nave plac-
ed negroes in office and authority over
the affairs of white people. The dem
ocrats. and many white republicans
and populists don't like this, n sc
democratic newspapers and speakers
are telling the people about it.-bur-
lingtOn News.
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Wilmington. " c.. Sept. Is. 1888

Wilmington, N c., Sept. Is. 1888
Editor Messenger:
/ beg space in your columns TO say
to "our people hat l do not. nor do
others with whom I have talked - on
the subject, believe that IL is true that
il is the design and purpose OF the dem
ocratic party OF this city and state 10
stir up strife and provoke riots between
the races as a means TO carry the city
and state democratic in the coming
election.
We think W. know the better class
IS Of Il white citizens better than
TO believe that they would condescend
TO a thing SO low themselves, or per-
nit it to be carried out by others.
whom we know cannot plan and exc
cute any such ~barbarous scheme with
out their consent and support
We do not believe that the impOrta-
ton Of those sixteen-shooters here by
our white citizens recently. as l am in
formed, is for any such purpose as the
establishing of the shotgun policy in
Wilmington and in North Carolina;
nor do we attach any Importance or
belief to the supposed scheme of en-
ploying some worthless negro TO get
drunk and commit offences against
some white person or persons. where
upo an outbreak will ensue when the
negroes are to be shot down indis-
crinimately and the cry be sent
abroad that the egroe are rising up
against the white people.
While we are aware hat we have
mOngs us, as all other people have,
a degraded elemen of reckless habits,
whose deeds Of wantonness have been
and are being condemned by the ne
nf the ni+v- n-| --0-- 81 D.-v
try at large, We have confidence that
the good and intelligent white people
of the city and state do not and Will not
charge the deeds of that class to the
negro per Sc of the city and state. For
we feel hat they, as we'll as We, are
aware that this reckless element is
cOlOr-blind. so far as their acts of wan
tOnneSs are concerned. and that the
better classes Of their own people suf-
fer at their hands far more than DO
the whites, especially in view of our
nearneSS TO them and the interests we
have at stake and our efforts, there
fore, to restrain them from acts OF
reckleSSnesS Nevertheless, we are
continuing and must not cease to con
tinue the work of restraining them,
and making better citizens Of them.
seeing that the slightest Offense COM
mitted by one such is magnified into
a mountain, and made to serve as an
argument against the race. | repeat,
that we must continue our work. and
hope to succeed as we'll in the future
as in the past: and then. n~otwithstand-
ing the unfair, unkind n untrue
things that have been aid and done
by some of our leading
and those things hat will yet be said
for campaign purposes against US, we
may be assured that when truth gets
a hearing We shall as a race be vindi-
Gated.
Respectfully,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20
More Troops Arrive From Porto Rice

New York. September 1.-THE trans
port Concho. with General Wilson and
staff. of the First division, FIRST corps,
and the staff OF the Sixth CORPS OF
General Miles army. arrived today
from Porto Rico. The ship sailed from
Ponce on September Sth. The troops
aboard her included a detachment OF
Company &, United states engineers,
unattached battalion OF artillery, Bat
terry A, Missouri volunteer artillery,
and Battery Il, Pennsylvania volunteer
artillery.
Throughout the entire trip the Con-
cho experienced a succession OF strong
easterly winds and heavy cross seas in
which she rolled and pitched heavily.
Many of the soldiers suffered from sea
sickness, but otherwise all were well.
The men are all in the very best Of
health and overjoyed at reaching port.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

White men can you look upon your
children and not shudder for the fu-
ture of our state, when we read and see
negro bucks are set in position TO
control and direct the training OF your
children? You see them on your
school committees, needing but the
confidence in the powers behind them.
when they would be the visitors to our
schools there to force their presence in
the discharge Of their official duties
into company Of the refined and pure
woman hood Of North Carolina
Snow Hill Standard.
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NERVOUS
WON {.

Do you feel like screaming just
before and during the monthly sick
ness? Are you easily irritated? Do
you get the blues and wish some
times you were dead?
If your answer IS "Yes' to any
of these questions, you should lose
no time IN taking
BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE
1t viii overcome and core every
form Of irregular menses, leucor-
rhoea, falling of the womb and
other uterine trouble.
81 at Druggfsfs.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO, Atlanta, Ga.
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Monroe Enquirer: Mr.. Monroe Ste
phensOn lives about four miles west OF
Monroe and works on the depot yard
J - at night. on last Saturday after
J on. as Mr.. Stephenson was coming
/" his work. he met two drunken ne
GEES in the road, one of whom cursed
him for not giving the entire road. Mr..
Stephenson jumped out Of his road
cart n the negro got off the horse
he was riding. It is needless to say
that in a great 8 shorter time than
il takes TO tell it Mr.. Stephenson was
in one respect like Alexander Selkirk,
lord Of all he surveyed."-Tt IS real
ly amusing 10 see how the pooulist
leaders squirm when they are brought
face 10 face with the fact hat the peo-
pie are leaving them. The fusion lead
ers Will stand UP and unblushingly de-
ny facts which are as plain as the sun
in midsky.
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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 In
guaranteed. Sold by druggists, sent by
mail for soc and $1.0O per box. Will
liams Manufacturing Company. pro-
pr'etors, Cleveland. o.
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Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheurn,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
tons. and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund
ed. Price Is cents per box. For sale
by R.. r. Reuamy,
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Windsor Ledger: AT Phelps mill.
near Mr.. Wiley Askew's store. las;
Saturday Mr.. Lee Phelps who is en-
ployed therein accidently got his foot
caught in the saw. He was brought TO
town and the physicians here ampu-
tated it just below the ankle.
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Respectfully,
Useful

7. S. LEE,
Pastor st. Stephens Church.
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15
Native Sailor Overheard.

Early Wednesday morning
while the steamer w. G. Hall was
approaching Nawiliwili, a native
sailor fell overheard. 1t seems
that he was In the act of throwing
a bucket of ashes overheard when
the ship lurched in the direction
he was throwing. The man lost
his balance and went overheard.
The alarm was sounded, the en-,
gines reversed and the searchlight
turned on. The man was kept in
sight all the while and in twenty
minutes, not two hours, a boat
had been lowered and the man Sc
cured. He was not in the leasI
exhausted as stated elsewhere
Had it been necessary, he would
have swan to land. Natives are
not easily overcome in the water
especially when the sea is smooth
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15

following dialogue had taken place
between Mr.. Robertson and Judge
Wilcox:
Mr.. Robertson honor, |
und rstand that the prosecution
has another charge up it's sleeve.
| wish they would make it before
your honor sentences these de-
PENDANTS on the supposition that
there is bu. one charge"
Judge Wilcox - Mr.. Attorney
General will please proceed tc
empty his sleeves.
Mr.. Atkinson then read the
charge, which mentioned faro
Again Mr.. Dee plead not guilty
and his case was continued unit
tomorrow. The other two defen
dants plead guilty.
Mr.. Robertson made plea fol
mitigation of sentence in the cast
Of Rivers. He was on his way tc
Manila and had only stopped of
here for short time. No warning
had been given him by the police
Buchanan was an employe of th'
premises, working for Rivers.
Judge Wilcox fined Rivers SIS
on the first charge and 800 on th,
second. Buchanan was fined $l0O
in the first case and $75 in tn
second.
The case of Gardner, charged
with gambling was put over unit
tomorrow morning.
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15
ANOTHER CHARGE ADDED.
Police Court Filled 20 Hear Gambling
Cases.

Police Court Filled 20 Hear Gambling
Cases.
The Police Court was we'll filled
this morning with people anxious
to hear the proceedings in the case
of Dee, Rivers, Buchanan and
Gardner, charged with conducting
q lottery game. In the front row
Of seats were a number of young
men called in as witnesses, they
having been pointed out to the po-
lice as frequenters of the place in
which the four men mentioned
above were found.
Dee, Rivers and Buchanan were
first called before Judge Wilcox.
The charge, made the previous day
aud mentioning lottery" was read
by the clerk. A. l.. G. Atkinson
then asked leave on the part oi
the prosecution to amend the
charge, in part, as follows: "Open
cause to open, carry on, deal, play
and conduct n certain gambling
game to wit, roulette, at which
something of value is lost or won.'
Rivers and Buchanan plead guilty
and Dee, not guilty. The prose
cution asked that nolle prosequ
he entered in the case of Dee
This was granted and Mr.. Det
started out. He had not gotter
very far before he was called bacl
to stand again with Rivers anc
Buchanan. In the meantime thu
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15

Island sailing vessels that ar
rived this morning from Maui
and Hawaii ports, tell of a wind
in the Oahu channel that was a
perfect gale. This began to blow
last night. The Mokulela passed
Molokai point at about 6 o'clock.
Captain Townsend says he was
glad when he got around Diamond
Head. The thirty miles was made
in two hours and As minutes.
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15
City OF Columbia People.

The men of the City of Colum-
bia are adrift, the ship having,
at the order of the Court, been
placed in the hands of the police
1t was sought to have the men re,
main aboard but Deputy Marshal
Hitchcock felt disinclined to LEI
this be so and still be responsible
for the ship. e.;
Attorney Kinney will today pc
tition the Court to the effect thai
provision at certain boarding
houses be made for the men, the
pay for this accommodation to bt
the first to come out of the money
that is expected as result Of the
libel now on the ship.
Evening bulletin., 1898-12-15
The NIalOlO Is In.

The fishing schooner Malolo re-
turned from Kona and Kohala
yesterday afternoon at about 6
o'clock. One fishing station has
already been established and
manned. Another will follow
suit on the next trip. The Malolo
will start out tomorrow and, it is
expected she will bring back g
load of fish when she returns.