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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-28
A NEGRO GETS THE OFFICE
The President Decides to Appoint Deveau.
Collector of Customs at Savannah

New York, January pa Washing
ton special to the Herald says: John
Deveaux, a colored politician, is to be
appointed collector of the port Of Sa-
vannah Ga. His appointment was
agreed upon yesterday at a conference
held at the White house between the
president and the Georgia republican
leaders. It has been understood for
several months that Senator Mark
Hanna was behind De eaux, because
Of valuable services rendered at the St.
Louis convention.
The white republicans of
with few exceptions, headed by Major
Hanson, w was prominently men
toned for a place in the Mckinley cab
met, have opposed Deveaux's appoint
ment solely on the ground that a color
ed man in the custom house would b
offensive to the majority Of h bust
ness men of the city. The cotton ex-
change and other commercial bodies IN
Savannah held indignation meetings
and passed resolutions protesting
against the appointment Of Deveaux,
and copies of these resolutions were
| presented to the president and the sec
retar Of the treasury.
Deveaux, on the other hand. has the
upport Of the regular republican or
ganization in Georgia, at the head OF
which Is Colonel A. E. Buck. the pres
ent United States minister 10 Japan.
The term of. the present democratic
collector expires January %. n the
conference yesterday at the executive
mansion was the elimination OF the
long and bitter struggle against the
selection Of a colored man for the
| office.
Senator. Hanna has been loyal 10 De-
veaux from the beginning Of the con-
| test. and white residents Of Savannah
| are denouncing the newly elected Sen
| ator from Ohio for the part he has
| played in the aSe
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-28
EVANS
He Will Hang ut End of Thirty Days II the
Rockingham People Demand It-W, H.
Willard Not Expected to Live Two Months
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., January 24.-Maxey
L. John, of Rockingham, of counsel for
John Evans, the negro under death
sentence for rape, arrived this MORN
ing and urged Governor Russell to
grant the prisoner a further respite in
order that some alleged new evidence
may be inquired into. The governor
granted him a respite for thirty days
from Wednesday, when the first respite
ends. The council Of state was CON
ferred with regarding Maxey Johns
plea for communication. A member of
the council said: Under present con-
dtiions this win be the last executive
action in the matter, and II at the
expiration Of the reprieve the people
Of Rockingham still demand Evans
execution, he will be hanged. The
governor and council wash their hands
Of his blood"
Marshal Dockery appoints as deputy
United States marshals, John 3. Du-
pree, of Stephenson, Johnston count
and James B.. Barrett, Of Roxboro.
Prince Alfred Imply, Of South Africa,
grandson of King Kama, who is at
tending Shaw university, colored. here,
was today taken by tine negro santa
rum at Southern Pines. The change
Of climate has affected one Of his
lungs
An operation was performed on Will
lam H. Willard in the hospital here
by LII eminent Baltimore surgeon.
There appears to be no hope that Mr.
Willard viii live over two months.
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Havana, January 24.-Captain-Gen-
eral Blanco left the palace at 6 O'Clock
this morning for the railroad station
of Villa Nueva, where he embarked on
an express train for Batabana, o. the
south coast. From where he will lake
a ~coasting steamer tt C~ienfuegos,
province of Santa Clara, and from that
port he will go to ManZanilla, province
of Santiago de Cuba. During the alb
ENC of Captain-General Blanco, Gen.
eral Parade win exercise the functions
of that office.
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OF FOOD PRODUCTS
IS TO BE fBEGUN AT THE STATE
EXPERIMENT STATION

The Free Pass War on the Southern Rail-
way Alone-Raiiways Want Commission
ers to Settle Free Pass 0u<stion-Ta-
Southern Files Exceptions to Reduction
In Rates ON Cotton aud Fertilixer-Sea-
board Air Line shops to be Rebuilt-FArm-
~rs Taking Advsntagc of the Remarkably
Open Winter,
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We are anxious TO do a little good in
this world and can think of no pleas
anter or better way to do it than by
recommending One Minute Cough Cure
as a preventive of pneumonia, con-
sumption and other lung troubles that
follow neglected colds r. r. Bethany.
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AFTER years of untold suffering from
piles, B. w. Pursell of Knitnersville,
Pa, was cured by using a single box
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin
diseases such as eczema, rash, pimples
n Obtinate sore are readily cured by
this famous remedy.
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A thrill of terror is experienced when
a brassy cough of Group sounds
through the house at night. But the
terror soon changes to relief after One
Minute Cough Cure has been admins
tered. Safe and harmless for children.
r. r. Bellamy.
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Whooping cough Is the most Distress
ing malady; but its duration can be
cut short by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure, which is also the best
known remedy for Group and all lung
and bronchial troubles. r. r. Be.lamy.
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I'm a minute one dose Of Harris Es-
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by a vote # 107 to los the resolu-
ton was tabled.
The house, before adjourning, COM
pleted seven pages Of the Indian APP
preparation bin.
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MORGAN

Refers to Cleveland's Denial of His Ever
Favoriog Annexation of Hawaii-The
Senator Repeats His Charge and Says He
Can Substantiate It-A Field Dav In the
House
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TO MERCHANTS

TO SELL TO THE DEALER ExCT.T-
SIVFLY, AND LEAVE WANTS OF
THE CONSUMER TO BE SUPPrIET,
BY THE RETAILER. i ) A rUNnA-
MENTAL PRINCIPLE OF OUR BtrsF-
NESS. WE CONCEIVE IT TO RE ~
INENTLY UNFAIR TO SOLICIT TTsx
PATRONAGE OF BOTH THE DEALER
AND THE CONSUMER. FOR X
PRACTICE OF THE JoBBER SELL
ING THE CONSUMER CARRIED To
ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION. WOULD
LIVING.
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4 WARSHIP SENT TO HAVANA
THE PRESIDENT ORDERS THE
MAINE TO THAT PORT,

Every One Taken by Surprise at the Order.
The Dispatch Forwarded by the Dupont
from Key West to Tortugas-Excitement
in Madrid Over This News Uneasiness in
H~avana-Extra Guards Around Lees Of
fice-yolunteers Called for to Protect
the American Colony
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IL He Goes Abroad.

= yATSON is a commodore who, in
WI the opinion Of many thousands
Of Americans. will write his
name high IL this war gives him the
opportunity. He is the Watson who,
then a young lieutenant. dashed Far
ragut to the rigging during the battls
OF Mobile bay-an incident what poets
and painters have celebrated.
This is the story: The powerful con-
federate ironclad Tennessee attacked
the Hartford fercely. Farragut took
up his position in the port mizzen rig
ging. the better TO observe the progress
of the hight and to direct and cheer on
his men. Lieutenant Watson. seeing
the great danger 10 which the intrepid
admiral was exposing himself. procured
a rope and dashed him in his place. In
a letter which Lieutenant Watson
wrote 10 his mother after the battle
he mentions in detail the reckless
bravery Of Farrseut, and adds: AT
length I dashed him 10 the rigging with
my own hands, having in vain begged
him not TO STAN in such an exposed
place"
The relations which existed between
Admiral Farragut and his flag lieuten-
ant were OF the most anectionate de-
scription. In his oficial report of the
Mobile battle Farragut showed what
he thought Of young Watson. Lieu
tenant Watson" he wrote, has been
brought to you attention in former
times. He attended to his duties thor
oughly. He is a scion worthy OF the
noble stock he sprsng from. and ! COM
mend MIN 20 your attention"
As Commodore Watson may prove
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to be a prominent figure. a sketch of
was born in Frankfort, Kentucky,
August ~. 1912. He was graduated at
the naval academy. ranking high in his
class. in 1860. He was Immediately
assigned to the rank of midshipman,
and in August Joined the ~Susquehanna
in that capacity for a cruise to Europe.
While he was abroad the civil war
broke out. and he returned at once to
take part in it.
Watson was promoted TO the rank of
master August 81. 1861. His career as a
fighter did not really begin. however.
until January 10. 1862, when he was
ordered to the Hartford as navigator.
This was Admiral Farragut's flagship.
He was commissioned a lieutenant July
1s. 1852, and in January. 1854, he was
made flag lieutenant TO Farragut. He
was at the battles of New Orleans. Mo-
bile bay, Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
He volunteered to go in pursuit of a
blockade runner. with the result that
the boat OF which he was in command,
i'm performance of it's p~erilous mission.
was blown up and, by swimming a long
distance. Watson, escaped.
At the close of the civil war Lieu
tenant Watson was ordered to the
Colorado. on the European station. He
was made lieutenant commander July
26. 1866: commander January %, 1874,
captain March 9. 1887. and commodore
November Z. 1897. During the last
thirty years he has commanded a num-
Der Of the best ships in the navy and
held important posts on shore. His
wife and unmarried children reside at
the Naval Home in Philadelphia, Of
which institution he was governor for a
number of years.
II Commodore Watson is commits
stoned to go abroad, the American peo-
pie will be interested In every homer
OF his ~squadron's progress. Local in
terest will be stimulated by the inter-
esting fact that Mrs. Commodore Wat
son is the sister OF ex-mayor w NJ.
Thornton, OF Anaconda.
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a treaty for which. II transpired, the
senate's necessary t~wo-thirds vote
could not be obtained-at least that
was the supposition. The second plan
was annexation by resolution. The
third plan involved seizure by the pres
ident. as a military necessity. The sec
ond plan prevailed; yesterday. by W
TO one. annexation carried the senate.
For better or for worse, this import
m business goes into history prac-
tically as an administration measure.
There were some departures from party
lines. as in the case of Mr.. Morgan or
Of Mr.. German, who voted with the
republicans, but there were not many
Of these.
It's Just a bit strengthening mill
lions Of people as American subjects.
without consulting them. so soon after
the universal reading in our country Of
the declaration Of independence. which
its bright particular truth in the
assertion that all good government
rests on the consent Of the governed.
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TWELVE PAGES.
THURSDAY. JULY Z, 1898.
A R0ClAMATl0

To the People of the United States Of
yet fresh remembrance OF the UMPIRE
cedented success which attended the
operations OF the United States feet In
the bay OF Manila on the LIST day Of May
last, are added the tidings Of the no
less glorious achievements of the naval
and the military arms of our beloved
country at Santiago de Cuba, IT is MT
ting hat We should pause. and, stay
ing the feeling Of exultation that too
naturally attend great deeds wrought
by our countrymen in our country's
cause. should re%verently bow before the
throne of divine grace and give devout
praise to God. who holdeth the nations
in the hollow OF His hands and work
eth upon them the marvels Of His high
will. and who has thus far v~ouchsafed
TO us the light OF His face and led our
brave soldiers and scamen TO victory.
/ therefore ask the people Of the United
States. on mex assembling for divine
worship in their respective places "
meeting. to offer thanksgiving to AL
mighty God. who, in His ~inscrutable
way now leading our hosts upon the
waters to unscathed triumphs; now
guiding them in a strange land through
the dread shadows Of death to success.
even though at a fearful cost; now
bearing them without accident or loss
10 far distant climes, has watched
over our cause and brought nearer the
success OF the right and the attain
ment of just and honorable peace.
With the nations thanks let there be
mingled the nations prayer that our
gallant sons may be shielded from harm
alike on the battlefieids and in the
clash of fleets and be spared the
scourge Of suffering and disease while
they are striving to uphold their
trys honor. and. withal. let the ma
toms heart be stilled with holy awe at
the thought OF the noble men who have
persisted as heroes die and be filled
with compassionate sympathy for all
those who suffer bereavement or EN-
dure sickness, Wounds and bonds by
reason OF the awful struggle. AMI,
abave all. let US pray with earnest fer
vor that He, the dispenser OF all good,
may speedily remove from us the I'M
told Affections of war and bring to our
lear and the blessings Of restored
peace and to all the domain now raw
aged by the cruel strife the priceless
boon Of security and tranquility.
WILLIAM M'RINLEY,
Executive Mansion. Washington. ID. c..
July s. 1855.
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The Thing Is Done.

the first day OF February. In the
~ year 1893. a minister Of the Unit
ed States, Stevens by name,
raised this country's flag at Honolulu.
landed United States marines who. con-
veniently. were in the harbor at the
time. and established a protectorate.
II was an arbitrary performance: the
people OF the United States had not an
ticipated Il; there were no u~nfriendly
relations existing between the monarchy
that was ruling the Islands in a peace
full way and the government at Wash
ington. a few Americans were resident
at Honolulu; TO all intents and purposes
they seized the islands and they were
clever enough to be able. under some
arrangement which IN American peo-
pie never understood. to get the pro-
lection Of United States marines for
their act Of usurpation.
Be that all as II may. the grab has
wrought Its perfect work. Not long
ago. after all these months Of discus
sion and diplomacy and intrigue. the
house Of representatives speedily passed
a vote for the annexation Of the Islands.
under what vas recognized as the sec
end-besi plan. There were three plans
under AdVisemenL The FIRST involved
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Current Comment.
Troops Poorly Armed.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
Now we are sending our men into battle
armed with the old Springfield. When a
Springfield bullet reaches the mark 1t
does the business, but it's range is COM
paratively short. The Mauser rifle. with
which the Spanish troops are armed, has
a range of 1900 yards or more. The
Springfield is not good for much beyond
] 900 yards. II seems like suicide to send
men into battle when they must be under
fire for a distance of 500 or 1000 yards be-
fore they can reply, but that is what we
are doing with the volunteers on the way
to Manila and with most of the army In
tended for Cuba.
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To BE Brought Home.

Il 8 soon as the news OF the death
OF Robert d. bennington reached
! this city. the wish was every
where expressed that this soldiers re-
mains be brought back to Anaconda
for burial and that the citizens OF Ana
conda be permitted to take charge OF
all the incidents Of the funeral. sub
ject, of course, to the preferences of the
members of his family.
bennington was well known in Ana
conda. He had lived here for many
years; he was an industrious me-
chanic; he was a mar of excellent
habits and one whom former COM
p~anions and associates mite in men
tioning with kindly words. His was
the first death in the First Montana
regiment of volunteers: his will be the
first burial in the soil Of this great state
of a soldier who was in the ranks Of the
great army enlisted under the banner
OF the United States to fight a war of
freedom for ar oppressed people.
As mentioned in this mornings news,
the remains OF the dead soldier will
arrive in this city on Friday. II present
plans are carried out, the funeral will
be held on Sunday. II will be a becom-
ing burial; IT will be worthy of the
volunteer, of the cause in which he
enlisted, OF the city that sent him forth
a few weeks ago in the full vigor Of
robust manhood.
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Horror Upon Horror.

r. Ii the things that Tend to make,
n horrible a disaster at sea seem
TO have found frightful ilustrs-
tion in the wreck OF the French liner.
La Burgogne. The Inflated ship sailed
from the harbor OF New York last Sat-
urday. bound for Havre. At daybreak.
on the morning OF Monday, July 4, she
came into collision with a British ship.
M place of the disaster was in the
banks OF perpetual fog. sixty miles off
Sable island-a region where many an
other craft has gone 10 its destruction.
This mornings news columns tell the
fearful tale. As IL the awful loss OF
human life were not distressing enough,
the dispatches recite a story OF butchery
woul be hard to parallel from the his
tory OF calamities az sea. Terror-strick-
en- men and women were suddenly
brought face to face with death by
drowning or by assassination; in scores
Of instances not even the miserable
choice between these alternatives was
left to the defenseless passengers about
to perish-so inhuman was the treat
ment they encountered. 1t is a sicken-
ing recital; doubtless the line to which
La Bourgogne belonged. which has been
popular with the travelling public. will
pay the penalty, as far as public opinion
is concerned; but how unavailing that
requitsl. is.
Many OF the essential facts relating
to the disaster are yet to reach the pub
lie. Enough to know that the death
roll reaches a grim total. to find the
equivalent Of which one must go far
back in the annals Of shipwrecks. Sever
al terrible disasters at sea, OF COMPARE
lively recent date, are readily recalled.
In January. 1895. the North German
Lloyd steamship Elbe came into coll
lision with an English ship in the En-
glish channel. In hat instance the
sea was calm, the weather clear; the
responslDllllS was never UNeu IN n sat
isfactory way, but the record was that
more than three hundred lives were
lost. In June. 1898. occurred, in the
Mediterranean, the memorable collision
OF the battleships. the Victoria and the
Camperdown. It was a disaster so re-
markahle that intelligent men would
not have deemed II possible. II in
volved the drowning of about fou hun
bred English seamen. the list Of the
lost including the name Of Vice Admiral
Sir George Tryon, commander OF the
feet. In a later year, in June. 1896, oc-
CURED the wreck Of the Cape Colony
steamship Drummond Castle, OF the
coast OF France, involving the loss OF
two hundred hives.
These all were terrible accidents, but
they do not approach, in loss Of life, the
OF last Monday morning;
and in the accounts OF them was moth
ing to match the incidents which Will
make forever horrible the story OF the
going down OF La Bourgogne.
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Vanity MAY Override Discretion.

From the Indianapolis News. .
BY our sudden and vigorous attack upon
a country of the old world we have bro
ken the ice of indifference with which
we have heretofore been regarded i'm the
capitals of France, Germany and Russia,
not to say of England, where we were
somewhat better known and appreciated.
All this new Importance with which the
old world is regarding us and cultivsting
our friendship may be pleasing to our
vanity, but IL should not disarm us nor
allure US from the impregnable position in
which the trainers of our constitution
have placed us.
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Current Humor.

IAN army nurse has to be at least q
years old.
The brave old girl quailed.
They must think we're dead anxious
to be nurses!" she exclaimed. much per-
turbed.
Moreover II was doubtful II the nations
peril was as great As IL was cracked up
to be.-Richmond Dispatch.
A poetic thought came to him.
Where are the roses of y~esteryear?"
he demanded. feverishly.
AT the dye works, being renovated"
faltered his brave little wife, DESTROYS to
conceal nothing from him.
Then her eyes filled with tears; for there
were enough of tho latter to fill her great,
piteous eyes. albeit not enough to burst
into.-Detroit Journal.
Miss Olive (of St.. Louis)-who was
that man you Just recognized?
Mr.. Wabash-Why. that was Dam
rosche. the great musical conductor.
Miss Olive-Indeed! What road is he
conductor on7-Chicago News.
Mildred-I heard a little while ago that
your brother Cholly was Ill.
Mabel-Yes. he has brain fever.
Mildred-Oh, 1 congratulate you. This
must be a great relief to your family.
Mabel-I don't understand you.
Mildred-Why this will prove beyond a
doubt that he has soms.-Cleveland
Leader
Caller-Is Mrs. Smith I'M?
Servant-I don't know.
Caller-Can you ascertain for me?
Servant-No; that's the housemsid's
work, and she's out.-Detroit Journal.
Smithers tsociety poet)-I'm thinking of
issuing a volume Will wide margins. Do
you like the idea?
Miss De Facto (warmly)-Indeed, you
cannot make your margins too wide for
me. j adore blank verse.-Harlem Life.
"You don't seem to take any interest in
this discussion on the pronunciation of
Spanish names"
whats the use? The chances are that
there won't be any Spanish names in a
month or two."-Indianapolis Journal.
Dear George-we are going to send
you some canned stun. What do you pre-
fer?"
Dear Susie-Put whatever you like in
half the cans. Fill the other half with
whiskey for antidote." -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Howland-wel, my landlord called for
his rent for the third time this after
noon.
Rowland-of course you didn't nave the
money to pay him.
Howland-Not a penny of II.
R~owland-Were you put out?
Howland-Me? oh, no: but he seemed
awfully so.-Boston Courier.
"Your eggs remarked the coarse hen
with the raucous voice. her real animus
but thinly cloaked under an affectation
OF Indifference, 'are not as large as hail
stones"
The henly hen smiled sweetly.
NO" she answered In her quiet way.
81 do not court newspaper notoriety."-
Detroit Tribune.
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England ratified her grab Of Wei
Hai-Wei last week and the United
States scoops in Hawaii this. Will the
Anglo-American alliance now kindly
appoint a joint committee on spelling
and pronunciation.
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Getting Round TO Him.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
THE president has made the third call
for volunteers" said the wife, as the
newspaper fell from her hand. They'll
git you after awhilel"
Yes" he sighed. II have no doubt OF
II. and l continue 10 be so healthy!I can't
even catch the rheumatism. and 1 fell
from an electric car yesterday and never
broke my leg"
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II there are any divers in SIMPSONS
feet who wish to pull off the applause
Of history a la Hobson, they a only
to go down In the mouth of Santiago
harbor n do a thorough job of rub
berneckinR