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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT
by Negro Congregation In Washing
ton City To Interfere I'm the North Car.
OIfna Election

Washington, ID. c., November s.
The following address was presented
to the president today by a commit
tee:
To the President Of the United States:
Sir:-At a meeting Of citizens from
many portions of the United States
held under the auspices OF the Lyceum
of the Second Baptist church, Wash
ington, ID. c., on Tuesday evening, the
1st instant, a committee was appoint
ed to present to you the situation in
the state of North Carolina and TO
ask you to exercise your good Offices
to preserve the peace and to maintain
constitutional government in all por-
tions Of our common country.
We do not come to you as politicians,
seeking some partisan end, nor simply
as colered men reused by the passions
OF the hour, but, sir, we come "a econ
omists, as students of history. and tho
science of government as patriots zeal
GUS OF our country's veal, as American
citizens, TO ask you, the CHEZ eX'-rl-
tive Of this great nation and COM
manderin-chief of the land and naval
forces, to exercise all constitutional
power in you vested 10 protect every
American citizen in the enjoyment OF
his constitutional rights.
The present situation in the state
OF North Carolina is but an act in the
series of reign OF terror inaugurated
in the year of 1873, to wrest from the
! legitimate electors the state govern
N rf2i .ft he
try and TO nullify the recent amend
ment TO the constitution OF the United
States, by resorting, first, To mob vio-
lcnce, and then TO subterfuge in order
/ to deprive citizens of their right TO
! vote and hold Office
: The lawless reign was first inaugu-
rated in the state OF Louisiana and
. step by step 1t has worked its way
! eastward and northward, until IL now
! borders on the state OF Virginia, and
: will soon overshadow the national
capital and ere long the late slave
holder will call his slaves at the base
of Bunker Hill.
The thing has gone far enough
This nation is now dealing with new
problems in establishing governments
! in the island of the sea, and We do not
want our usefulness impaired before
the eyes Of the nations OF the world
. by the charge, even though IL be but
5 tolerably well founded, that We have
I only a quasi-constitutional govern
ment in the United States. The present
situation is a grave one, and the atti-
tude OF lawless men in the state OF
North Carolina will be far reaching in
Its effects unless il is conteracted by
the strong arm Of the government.
JESSE LAWSON,
r. w. THOMPSON.
H. A. CLARK
THOMAS WARE,
! c. L. MARSHALL.
! .t-. Committee. !.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08

the officers and crew were justified in
abandoning her. Upon their conclu
sions will depend whether or not
court-martial shall be held. Com
mander Harris is the only officer
whom the department knows to have
been attached to the Teresa, although
he was doubtless supported by some
warrant officers whose names were not
reported to the department before the
ship sailed.
ARRIVAL OF THE CREW AT
CHARLESTON.
Charleston, S. c., November 5.-The
wrecking tug L J. Merritt, arrived at
quarantine here last night with ia CT
ficers and crew of the cruiser Maria
Teresa, which foundered in a severe
storm thirty miles north of San Saliva
dor Tuesday evening, on board. The
tug was detained at quarantine last
night and did not come up TO the city
until midday WheI she tied up at
her dock here all of the Survivirs of
the Teresa were given shore liberty
There were ia of them, officers and
men, and while many of them We're
half naked they were as happy and
jolly a party as one could wish to see
There was an enormous crowd gath
cred at Central wharf when they
landed and the people of the city did
everything in their power fer the ship
wrecked marines.
Lieutenant Commander l E. Har-
ris, L. s. N, at once made a full re-
port to the department Of the disas-
ter The officers and men remained III
the city throughout the cay. At
o'clock this afternoon the entire party
started north. The meE all &c to Nor
folk their original destination, where
they will be reported by the Merritt
which will leave here tomorrow morn
ing. Before leaving the wharf for the
train this afternoon, Commander Har-
ris lined his men up and after having
called the roll and found that all
hands were accounted for, he said:
Boys, if it had not been for the /. J.
Merritt and her gallant men, we would
not be here today. / call for three
cheers for the Merritt" The cheers
were given with a will Then some one
called for cheers for Commander Har-
ris and Captain Chittenden, and they
Were given heartily. Commander Har-
ris was ehe last man to leave the
Maria Teresa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
A POLITICAL FRAUD|
Attempted by Republican Registrar in
Richmond County.
REGISTRATION BOOKS STOLEN.

Republican Effort Trial OF Challenges by Democrats at Max
tonA Red Democrats tRocknghamLau-
rinhurg Democrats Business Houses and Devote
Day o he of Democracv..A Big Time
at Whievie Wilmington Naval Reserves
Hand dwthO Once OF their Howtzers
Rockingham
Richmond thousand together
their that tbev shall be FREQ from negro
1000
a special
accomplished much good.
of of Richmond,
prominent speakers.
expressed the
OF
Richmond i a
Laurinburg
will be closed at O'Clock on Monday and every man will put
o i redeemed.
Richmond county will give good round majority Ihee Is no way
prevent Tuesday
Republicans remaining popuis conceed this
whtevre N. c., Aycock spoke
shirts filled with
joy Columbus being redeemed from the rule and
ruin of fusion.
popui the parade and
working zeaousy the
all
difficult would admit
support
with Mr.
with their and lvened with booming
The democrats are Jubant over their certainty OF carrying Columbus
Tuesday.
chairman
w. registrar a
Mclean arrested Wilmington
M. D. A.
and Angus ando becoming security
precinct
registration Mclean tonight
fusons commit fraud.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
Just What She Needed

My appetite was very poor and
was SO nervous | could not sleep. | was
troubled with dyspepsia and was very
weak. After l had taken a few bottles
of Hoods Sarsap parilla I could eat any
thing l wished. could sleep well and
was much stronger. Mrs. John J.
Marshall. Warrington. North Carolina.
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, 1898-11-08
General Woods Sanitary Report

Washington. November 5.-Following
is General Woods fever report from
Santiago for today: Fever cases, all
kinds 619; total sick, 1,154; deaths
none.'
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
Commissioners ar,pp.n Talk.

Regarding the reports emanating
from certain irresponsible quarters
Chairman Grippen Of the Board Of
County Commissioners stated to the
Star that he desired to be quoted as
saying: "The present system of pay.
ing the county auditor out Of the Spec
ial sinking fund Is no new method, for
it was in vogue before I entered upon
duties Of county commissioner, and
before the present auditors time, hav.
ing been adopted In tho spring Of 1886.
I found that by It the county was pay.
ing less for conducting the Office than
it had previously cost and therefore
considered It q good plan to continue.
Those who care to examine into the
facts Of the matter are earnestly -.
quested to 60 to the official records
for II, rather than believe any street
gossip or anything that may b given
out for the purpose Of prejudicing the
public mind" 4,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
Marriage Of Mis-. Carrie Wilson.


Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock, at
the home of the bride, surrounded by
her sisters and a few immediate friends,
Miss Carrie Wilson was united in mar.
riage to Mr.. Jesse Cornelison, Rev. j.
F. Catlin performing the ceremony.
Miss Wilson has been one of Fall
River counties bright and popular
school teachers, has resided in Hot
Springs several years, gaining the
friendship and respect of all who know
her. She looked lovely on this occa-
sion in a handsome organdie dress.
Mr.. Cornelison is resident of Wyo-
ming, owning an immense sheep ranch
thirty miles south Of Newcastle. He
is highly respected where best known,
is pleasant, genial gentleman, and
has made a marked success in his busi-
ness ventures, although yet but a com.
paratively young man.
After the wedding party enjoyed
delicious supper the happy couple left
for Newcastle, where they will spend q
few days before going to their home.
The STAR joins with numerous
friends Of the bride in extending
choicest congratulations with the hope
that unalloyed welded bliss may ever
dwell in their home.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
sloeu,n-Pott. Nupti.l,.

On Monday forenoon at about 1880
o'clock, at the Catholic church, Mr..
Bert Slocum and Miss Nellie Potts
were united in wedlock, Rev. Father
Cartier performing the ceremony in
the presence of select gathering OF
frienda; Il was beautiful ceremony;
the church was handsomely decorated;
the bride WAS attired in q handsome
white satin dress; the groom wore the
conventional black. Mr.. Nick Trits
acted "a groomsman and Miss Rose
Potts as bridesmaid. Miss Potts has
resided in Hot Springs with her moth
or and family for the past several
years, during which time she has gath
cred about her . large circle of admir-
ing friends.
Mr.. Slocum is the popular Elkhorn
fireman, who runs between here and
Buffalo Gap. He is asturdy, intelligent
and agreeable young man, who has al.
ready shown that he is endowed with
qualities that 60 toward making q suc-
cess in life.
After the ceremony magnificent
dinner wrs served at the City hotel by
Mrs. Potts, mother of the bride.
The young couple left Monday even
ing to enjoy the exposition for several
days, after which they will return and
settle down to housekeeping in Hot
Springs.
The STAR unites with their large cir.
Gle OF acquaintances in extending
heartiest congratulations and best
wishes to the happy couple.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
Sam Odell Dead.

Sam G. Odell died at his home In
Odell township last Friday Of Brights
disease. He had been q sufferer from
this dread disease. but only about ten
days previous to his death had be been
confined to his bed. In fact he has
been able to do considerable work this
summer. Sam WAS . bright, we'll sdu-
Gated man aud had during his life 90.
cupied many positions Of trust and
honor. Rev. Long preached the funef-
al sermon Saturday ut the homo OF the
bereaved family, aud the remains were
Laid 70 rest 1t the family oemetsry neas
By. The SfAR xtendssympathy to tAa
af1icted family IN thsir sorrow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
Biz Fire At Edxemont,

0AK FL 1G0 ~ 1k0R0U00G.
The Deadwood Pioneer-Times has
the following report of the Edgemont
fire:
1.-THE town of Edgemont was visited
by disastrous fire Friday afternoon
and one whole block in the business
portion was destroyed. The blaze
started about one o'clock, in the rear
Of q corrugated iron building, about
the middle Of the block, and it spread
both ways. How It started no one can
tell. The building in which it started
was occupied by millinery store, aud
that establishment lost practically all
its stock. The wind was blowing stiff
ly from the north, and It looked as IL
the whole town was doomed. The
town had no water works or other sys-
tenn of fire protection, and nothing
could be done to check the inroads of
the fire. The bank building ON the
north end Of the row, aud the Cradle
stone block, on the south end, were
both totally destroyed. The bank was
q frame. The Cradle block lasted just
eleven minutes after the fire struck II.
The lower floor was not occupied, but
the upper story was occupied BY .
number OF families and other roo mers,
and . large amount Of furniture and
clothing were destroyed. Harry God
dard, editor Of the Express, occupied
one Of the rooms, aud being busy fight
ing tho fire in another part Of tho block,
WAS unable TO got anything out Of his
room. He lost everything but the
clothes he had on. Harry Cantlin, the
Burlington conductor also lost hsavily.
Davidson's general merchandise store
lost It's entire stock. The midway ~
loon and but little was savsd. The 90
cisty hall which was used, BY the di6s-
rent orders Of the town.. was burned
and much Of ths furniture was lost.
After The 0tsbls block xent mp the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30

wind suddenly shifted and the fire
spread no further.

wind suddenly shifted and the fire
spread no further.
"The heat was SO great during the
fire that many of the buildings on the
opposite side of the street we're
scorched.. and it was only by hard
work that they were saved. We blank
cts were brought into requisition, and
when a spark found lodgment it was
promptly put out with water. Several
of the business houses on that side Of
the street moved their stocks out into
the street. as the destruction of their
buildings seemed almost inevitable.
"Some of the buildings burned we're
we'll covered by insurance. The loss
will be severe for the town, and it is
fei red the buildings will not be re-
placed"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
OF. o'Brie.'s opinion Of f1t.

Ed STAR-To q disinterested locker
ON, the democratic county convention
held last Saturday was q picnic, q cir
Gus and wild west show combined.
1 call it democratic convention sd-
visedly, as several speakers SO called
it, and the ticket nominated shows,
that while the populist voters outnum-
bored the democrats two to one. tho
fat nominations were all carried of BY
the democrats. It was the free.and-
easiest, go as you please convention
ever held; the chairman, who is free
silver republican, which is only an
elongated name for pop, was as much
at sea in his management of the con-
vention as he is in his politics, and the
secretary was not delegate, two of the
three members of the resolutions COM
mittee were reported not delegates, and
when the proceedings didn't suit him
a prominent democratic non delegate
caused the vote in progress to be be-
gun over again, delegates.w were allowed
to represent precincts Of which they
were non residents. There was no no
tice taken Of these little Irregularities,
the convention being apparently eager
to accept suggestions from any source.
But the funny part was to see the
smiling complacency with which the
democrats absorbed the good things as
they came up, showing plainly they
had the pops in their medicine bag.
The nominees for sheriff, coroner,
clerk of courts, auditor and county
judge are all life long democrats.
They gave th. register of deeds to q
pop, but not until they had been
SCARED to it by a threat from the ru-
raj precincts, and large group of active
democrats on the streets openly agreed
that he could not be elected. And the
poor deluded sfusionists" will tell you
that there is no machine in the county,
while the smooth democrats have the
machine so nicely oiled and 80 gaily
decorated with bunting as to resemble
band wagon on which they costly sit
while the poor pops drag them into
fat offices. Oh the pity Of It
OLE O'Bs1EN.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
Prop.s.l. Tor wo,d.

Sealed proposals to furuish one hum
drsd cords Of body pine wood, four
fest In length, will b received st he
once Of the oommandant Of The Sol.
disss' Home, up 10 Monday Oetober 10.
1893, st 10 O'Clock .. m. Wood 60 be
piled up and measured On Homo
ground. AsfHus Lam, ~
~ Commandank
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
"DON'T GET RATTLED.'
sucl, is the Wise Advice from the Sage OF
the Howard Spirit Regarding
Politics-GoOd Sense.

the Howard spirit Regarding
Politics-Good Sense.
The following practical, good COM
mon sense from the "Spirit," published
at Howard, South Dakota, is we'll wor-
thy of consideration at this time, as
the campaign is fairly beginning. 1t
says:
"As the old man of the Spirit grows
older he becomes more and more con-
vinced that there is whole lot of nom
sense in the world-more than he can
hope to set right in the span of one
life. One of the most nonsensical
things that meets his eye is the Ameri-
can habit of working ourselves into a
biennial frenzy over politics. During
twenty months of the two years we
meet as neighbors and calmly discuss
matters of common interest from the
standpoint of common sense, but about
the time the biennial conventions come
on an epidemic of politics breaks out,
and there appear to be no immunes.
We can see no good in anything or
any body outside our own party and
are ready to fly at each others throats,
fguratively, at the drop of the hat.
There is always some scheming politi-
clan ready to drop the hat.
"If we would remember during cam
paign times that nine in every ten
want the same thing, to-wit: Good
government honestly administered,
and that our squabble is mainly over a
difference Of opinion rs to means to
that end, it would go far to allsy the
bitterness of political strife. It has
come to be expected of man who hap
pens to own press and font of type
that he shall get hot under the collar
and rend his neither garments in an ef-
fort to prove that there are nothing
but names of the angels on his party's
ticket, and that all the flends are
ranged up in row on the other side.
The fool editors have done 1t so many
years and SO many times that there
has grown up popular suspicion that
when Eccelesiastes said in his wrath
that all men are liars he only meant
newspaper men.
ut is only rarely that q disreputable
man is put forward BY any party. In
competency is . much moro frequent
weakness. It is not q personal insult
to . candidate IL his competency is
questioned or discussed. He puts it
in issue when he aspires to office.
When the tickets are all in, it will be
the duty Of the voter to compare the
candidates, man for man, giving due.
but not undue, consideration to the
political significance attaching to each
Office, making up his own ticket on his
serious responsibility to his own con-
science. This duty can be discharged
much more effectively IL the voter does
not allow himself to be excited by the
brass band tactics Of candidates, con-
scious that they are not in themselves
q very powerful appeal for support.
The Spirit therefore closes, as It began
with the advice: Don't get trattled.'"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-30
great dissatisfaction among its own
people in SO short time.

great a dissatisfaction among its own
people in SO short a time.
Some of the populists are sore
enough to show it because they claim
that the old line democrats put up the
combination whereby they took all the
best offices and left the popnlists only
those that there was no contest over.
They declare that in every instance
where there was contest for nomina-
tion between populist and democrat
the democrat won. But then they
should have watched for that,
for didn't Loucks tell them so several
weeks ago? And wasn't the conven-
tion easy to manipulate after the Gre
dentials committee report was adopted?
But it was harmonious" they say!
Why not when two delegates are per-
mittcd to cast 81 votes-a majority of
which are from another precinct?
For all these things the republicans
are smiling. The convention named
some men who are personally all
right, but considering their individual
qualifications and fitness for the posi-
tions to which they aspire, togeth-
with other various shortcomings it is q
decidedly weak ticket, and SO admitted
by number who we're delegates to the
convention.
AS republican paper, working in
the interest of republican success, the
STAR is therefore feeling very good
over the action, and the result, of the
tri-fuse convention of last Saturday.
THE TRI-FUSE TICKET
with postofhce addresses.
Representative, d. G. Bruce, Chey-
enne Falls.
County Treasurer, j. R. Mower, Hot
Springs.
County Auditor, j. J. March, Hot
Springs.
Sheriff, G. s. Eastman, Hot Springs.
Register of Deeds, H. E. Bacon, Hot
Springs.
Clerk of Courts, s. M. Harris, Hot
Springs.
States Attorney, G. M. Cleveland,
Hot Springs.
County Judge, E. G. Dudley, Hot
Springs.
County Superintendent, Mrs. Matt
ley, Hot Springs.
Coroner, N. Atcheson, Hot Springs.
County Assessor, Mark Rioh, Oel-
richs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-25
JoHNsoN's QUICK WIT.
How the Ex-President Displayed It on the
Stump In Tennessee.

There Is in the city of Memphis
majority of the voters were Irish. 1t so
happened that Andrew Johnson and his
opponent for the United States senate,
Gus Henry, were TO meet In joint de-
bate in this precinct. The evening came,
and hundreds of blue Irish eyes were on
the two speakers as they assembled the
rostrum. Henry opened, and as bid
for the Irish vote he told in whitening
ter,ns how johnson, when in congress
before, had voted against bill for an
appropriation to assist Ireland during a
time of famine. He himself had done
yeoman work for the passage Of the bill,
while this other man, who was now
asking their support, had done every
thing possible to defeat it. 1t was fine
point, and the speaker made the most
of it, burning before it the lamp of his
eloquence until the crowd were wild
with excitement. Then Henry sat down,
and johnson got up amid catcalls and
SCOTS TO answer him.
what my opponent has told you is
true, he said. Ireland was suffering,
and Ivoted against an appropriation for
her relief, for the money which it was
thus proposed to give away was not
mine, but yours; yours because it was
in the public Golfers. 1 refused to give
away money which did not belong to
me, but went down into my own pock-
ct and out of my own private funds
which | had right to bestow-I sub
scribed $500 to the relief fund which was
being quietly raised. How much of his
own money did Mr.. Henry give? Not a
cent. He was too busy trying to give
away yours. Now, gentlemen, which of
us two did the better part by suffering
Ireland!" The effect of this was magical.
The catcalls were now for Henry and
the cheers for johnson.
Thus the campaign went on, ending
in victory for the ex-tailor, who once
more took his place among the statesmen
of the land. But his term was short
one, for death soon claimed him. But
he left behind him a reputation as a
stump" speaker which abides still
upon the hastings down in Tennessee.
| Chicago Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-25
Midnight Harmonies.

The quaint old English church poet
George Herbert was walking to Sails
bury one evening to join musical par
ty when he met q poor man with a
poorer horse that had fallen under his
load. They were both in distress, and
Mr.. Herbert pulled off his coat and
helped the man to unload his horse. He
then gave him some money and left
him. At his arriving at Salisbury his
friends wondered at his coming into
their company so soiled and discom-
posed. He explained the cause, and
when one remarked that he had dis
paraged himself by so dirty an employ
ment he answered that the thought OF
what he had done would prove music to
him at midnight and that the omission
of it would have upbraided and made
discord in his conscience. For If am
bound to pray for all that be in distress
so far as it is in my power i am to prao.
tice what l pray for, and, let me tell
Won. l would not willingly pass one
day of my life without comforting sad
soul or showing mercy, and l bless God
for this occasion These are the places
in which to attune ones conscience to
midnight music.