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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20
Twenty Round Bout.

New York. May 16.-Dave Sullivan.
the little Irish pugilist. met Sammy
Kelly. of his city, tonight at the Le-
nox Athletic Club and after fighting
twenty rounds was declared winner by
Referee Jimmy Dime, of Amsterdam,
N. Y. The boys were matched some
time ago to fight at lis pounds, but Sui
Ivan was six pounds over weight and
had to pay forfeit of $3.50; Sullivan was
the favorite in the betting at 100 to 50.
but owing to the differences in the
weights of the contestants, the an
nouncement was made that all bets
were off, before the boys began the
fight.
1t was a pretty contest all through
and if it a not been for Kelly's tao
tics in the latter part of the bout when
he frequently grabbed S%ullivan's arm,
the referees decision might hav been
a draw.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20

In BERTHE county there is a split
among the populists as there is in New
Hanover. The honest and self-respect-
ing members headed by Mr.. William A.
Capehart, Mr.. H. P. Harrell, Mr.. Jas.
S.. Hughes, Mr.. A. H. Pritchard and
others refused to be led by Early into
the black radical camp. They kick
high. The Windsor Ledger thinks a
good percentage-more than half-will
cooperate with the democrats in be-
half of white supremacy in dear old
North Carolina. They ought to do this
in all the counties. North Carolina
must be under the control Of the white
men. This state must be a white
man s state. Without that chaos and
ruin are just ahead. The white men
are resolved to rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20
A Fire at WILSON.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Wilson. N. c., May IS.

CORRESPONDING OF The M~essenger.)
Wilson, N. c., May IS.
At about $50 o'clock Sunday evening
while a terrific electric storm was
raging, the large planning mills and
dry kiln of w. w. Simms & CO. vas
struck by lightning and in a few min
utes the whole burst into flames. The
infammatory character of The build
ing and contents rendered it impossi-
BILE to arrest the progress of the fire
until it had run it's course The build
ing and contents, together with all the
books Of the firm, were lost. 1t is i'm
possible to say what the loss is, but it
is more than 500, 900, with no insurance.
Several other houses were struck but
no damage was done.
Business is rattle dull here at pres
ent and bids fair to continue so for
some time to come.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20
PILES. l. e lies.

TC- Williams Indian Pile Ointment
1SsIR cure Blind. Bleeding, liberated
lad Itching Piles. It absorbs the tu-
asztars. ailays the itching at once, acts
AS a poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
WILLIAMS Pile Ointment is prepared
1n2T for Piles n Itching Of the private
Q3-eE and nothing else. Every DO is
guaranteed. Sold by druggists. sent by
zTan for SOC and $1.0 per box. Will
1Laaas Manufacturing Company, pro-
.S~5etetors. Cleveland, o.
Sold by John H. Hardin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20

Charlotte Observer: A state his;oacai
society is to De organized here 81 10
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th. at the
city hall. Among those WHO will be pres
ent and take an active part in forming
the organization are: Profess 1gs Skies.
Of Wake Forest. Bassett. " Trinity
Holt, Of Oak Ridge: Judge VSalter Clark,
Major Graham Dawes. Of N.ew Bern. and
other prominent citizens of the state
Every one interested in preserving tbs
History of the state is 4nvited 10 be pres.
ent and q become a member Of ne 30
c.ety.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20

The Messenger is IN receipt OF a
speech on 1.-The War Tax Bill" by Hon.
VIM. w. Kitchin, in the house of rep
resentatives on the 2Sth ult. The motto
is a good one-"Unless taxation cal
be equalized, government is robbery"
Also a copy of the Interstate Com
merce Commission report is received
from Senator J. c.. Pritchard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20
HOME FOLKS

Johnston county populists (fve) met
in convention and decided to fuse with
the black radicals. Do you see? Watch!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
DAUGHTER OF coNFEDERAcY.

Gen. John II. Gordon Says the Tito Can
not DO Transferred te Miss Lucy Lee
Hill.
REYNOLDS, Ga, Sept. 3O.-Gen. Jno.
B. Gordon. cOmmander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, is at his
plantation near here. The General
was shown the Associated Press dig
patch from Chicago, In which Miss
Lucy Lee Hill claims to have had the
title daughter of the COnfederacy'
conferred upon her by her Southern
friends since the death of Miss Winnie
Davis.
The General was asked If the title
could be transferred and replied with
great earnestness "Emphaticaily no.
Miss Winnie was the only daughter
of President Davis born in the Con-
COnfederacy. AS Jefferson Davis was
government, no daughter of any other
federacy. For that reason it would
not be in appropriate to call even the
daughter of General Robert e. Lee the
Daughter of the C0nfederacy.' To
designate any one else as Daughter
of the COnfederacy' would not only
be appropriate and meaningless, but
would deprive the title of all its val
ne. In the very nature of the case no
one except Miss Winnie Davis is en-
titled to be called the Daughter of the
Confederacy.' That title was unique
| and peculiarly her own and is very
properly to be placed upon her tomb
To designate any one else by that title
would be almost sacrilege.
"As with Jefferson Davis passed the
title of President of the -Confederacy
so with Miss Winnie has passed tina
of Daughter of thu COufeder acJ.n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
State Political Do: s.

The Republicans held a mass meet
ing at Hartford last week and en-
dOrsed Hon. Joshua Whedbee, State
Senator, as the straight Republican
candidate for Congress for the First
district. A convention will soon be
called to ratify he nomination.
The Populists of Halifx completed a
fusion ticket.
The Republicans of Vance county
nominated straight Republican tick
ct as follows: For House of Delegates
j. Y. Eaton; for Clerk of the Superior
Court, A. M. Mates; for Register OF
Deeds, II. s. Eaton; for Sheriff, W.
Smith; for Treasurer, Wyatt Belvin ;
and for County Commissioners, Pa,
Bobbitt, George HOughtaling and W.
L. Peace.
A call has been issued by the Pop
ulist for mess-meeting of silver Pop
ulists, which will be held at States
vile October 8.
The Republican county convention
was held ut Durham last Friday. JAS
| B. Warren was nominated for treas
urer, Marion Perry and Robert Emer
son for county commissioners. Flu
sion with POpulist Party was endorsed
by the convention. Judge Spencer B
Adams, nominee for Congress on tn
Republican ticket, delivered q speecl
after the adjournment of the conven
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
Thomas +. Bayard Dead.

Thomas F. Bayard. of Delaware, died
at Dedham, Mass. last week after .
few weeks illness
Mr.. Bayard comes of q long ances-
trail line of public men. he was Uni
ted States Senator from little Delaware
and was spoken Of widely at different
times as a probable Democratic candi-
date for President. But for his mis-
taken course at the outbreak of the
civil war, no doubt he would have been
nominated for President in 1868 o.
1872. Mr.. Cleveland selected him for
Secretary of State in his first-term
Cabinet and in his second term ap-
pointed him United States Minister to
England. In all his public positions
he acquitted himself with credit.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
4 GREAT nEerlHs AT lunsERToN.
senator Eatf~r speaks tn . Very Large
Crowd and Create. Great ksthasia.m.
Special 70 THE CarcAsIAxl

senator Better speaks tn a S@ry Large
Crowd and Creates Great ksthnsia,m.
Special 70 THE CaucAsIAx.l
IUMBEEToS, \ c., Oct 3, rs.
Senator Butler spoke 10 . very large
audience here to-day. The lsrge cpusr
house WAS packed with q number out
side who could not &c, in. He wa,
gwen nost hat'efing ovation when
he rose 10 speak. lie kept his audience
cheering from the beginning OF his
speech tn the end. After ti.cussis z
the great issues before the State aGu
the nation for settlement, he took up
the "nixger" question and handled il
IN way greatly tn the delight of his
audience.
No Popnii.t who heard the speech
Senator Butler delivered here tod
will ever be fooled or driven back into
the Democratic party by the cry Of
nigger or by any other means. He
showed that the Democrats were play
ing by pocrite, not only on the gree
economic issues but also on the niger
question. 1t was q great speech and
has done mach good in this county.
Oar county canvass begins to- NOR
row. We will carry county and hold
Robson and save the State from the
ballot box suffers, political hypocrites
Will send fuller report OF Senator
Buffers speech for next issue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
THE UNIVERSITY.

Largest patronage and fullest equipnsnt
In liz history. Faculty. ss students. S0s:
8 Academic Courses: Elective Couruas. ;
Professional Schools. In Law. Mcdieins and
Pharmacy.
Advanced Glasses open 10 women. Tai
ton 60 year. Board q . month. Ampls
opportunities for sslf-help. Scholarships
and loans for the needy. Summer school
for Teachers: "a Instructor. Is5 6tudenfs.
Total enrolment. go. For Csialogue. sd-
dress, PRESIDENT ALDERMAN,
Chapel HUI. n. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06

Gen. w. r. Cox, Secretary Of the
United States senate, in an interview
published in the Washington Post,
September End, 1898. gives away the
secret of the Democratic policy in
North Carolina / n the following words !:
Nv it'll . return Of the Democratic in
North Carolina, ! think IL safe to
"predict that measures will be adopt
"ed a. they have been IN South Car
"Oiina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Cooking to an elimination Of q
"iarge per cent OF the ignorant and
"puFchasable vote"
~ Gen. Cox il the author of the
celebrated telegram Hold Robson
and save the State"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
HIS LIFEWAS SAVED.

Mr.. J. E. Lilly, prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliverance from frightful death.
In telling of it he says: II was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became hard.
ened. was 80 weak I couldn't even
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. l
expected soon to die of Consumption
when heard of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle gave great relief.
1 continued to use it, and now am well
and strong. l can't say too much in
It's praise" This marvellous medicine
is the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trou-
BILE. Regular sizes so cents and 81 90
Trial bottles free at any drug store
Every bottle guaranteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
4 Proclamation BY The Governor.
500 REWARD.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
EIecutise Depsdmsnf.
Whereas Official information has tssxn ~
ceiSed 81 this Department that J u. s~.r,
rccsnily whipped . prisoner named Jsmss
Lowe 70 death while aid Lowe 80 vorA.
ing on one Of the State farms In North
ampton county.
And whereas. IL apF<an tina. the aid
J. q. 6cars has fed the btais. or % conssis
himself that the ordinary procr>s Of lac
cannot he served upon hum,
Now. therefore. i. Daniel l.. Russell.
Governor Of the Stale OF North tsrolina. ty
virtue OF authority in ms vested by Law. DO
issue this my Proclamation, Offering o rs-
ward of two hundred dollans for the spxc
hension and delivery Of the said J. q. bsars
10 the Sheriff OF Northampton county st
the oourt-house In Jackson. and do On Join
all officers OF the State and all good citizens
TO assist In bringing said criminal 10 jussice
Done NJ our city Of Raleigh. the twentsssh
day Of September. in the year Of cur Lord
one thousand eight hundred ana ninety
eight and i'm the one hundred and twenty
third year Of our American undergraduates.
DANIEL l.. RUSSELL.
Governor.
BY the Governor
BAYlUs sADE.
Private Secretary
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. II she is
weak, sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. II she
has constipation or kidney trouble,
her impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin erupti0ns and wretch
ed complexion. Electric bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach. liver and kidneys and to pu-
rlfy the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. 1t will make q good
looking, charming woman Of . run-
down invalid. Only 80 cents at any
drug store.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
DEmocRA1lc NEGRO LITERATURE

Is Making Votes for the POpulist Party
Democratic Inconsistency In the Charg-
es Alleged to Fusion Rule.
For the Caucasian.
DEAR EpIToR:-I had about made
up my mind to vote the Democratic
ticket this election, but just about
the time l had made up my mind to
do so, 10 and behold, here como
one of Simmons secret circu-
lar negro cartoons and knocked me
higher than kite. l wont vote for
a single Democrat. Just for that /
know some cheap fool Democrat give
him my name, but if they have no
other inducements to offer than a
negro scare-crow, they can't get my
vote; 1t has been custom, as long as l
remember to get scare crows in the
fold to keep crows out, but l never
have seen one on the outside
to drive them in. If the Democrats
would talk common sense they might
fool some people, but so long as they
lie and talk foolish they will drive
honest thinking people: from their
party. They talk about white mans
supremacy while they are RESPONSE
BILE for nine-tenths Of the negro Of
ficers to-day in North Carolina.
Why, because if the principles of
the party had been so good, and had
been carried out they would haYe
been in power to-day. Why do they
have to shake the negro at the good
citiz ems of North Carolina to make
them vote the Democratic ticket?
Are the people all fools so that you
have to shake the negro at them
to make them vote for their interest?
No. If the Democratic party is what
it ought to be, why is it that the
prophetic utterances Of the lament
ed Vance SO soon come to pass, when
he said, the only thing left would be
smell of fire and birthstone. Oh,
how true.
Lets look at some of the inconsist-
encies and rot of the old Demmys.
The Morehead Pilot in speaking of
a white woman being disgraced,
charges that the Peoples Party and
Republicans are responsible. How
inconsistent. Way l know two
women of Democratic families who
happened to the same luck, only
they are living and doing we'll. Do
/ charge the Democratic party with
this, no. They can't help it. know
they can't help it. I know q very
prominent and wealthy Democrat
who has nineteen mulatto children
and many white ones, and no one
hollows white supremacy more thar
he. Who is to blame7
There is one other article l wan
to speak of, not that l want to blow
Governor Russells horn, but to show
how foolish and inconsistent som,
little cheap editors are. The Colds
boro Argus of September 10th say
that Governor Russell pardoned ON
Freeman Davis, a Republican, pure
/ ly for political purposes. Now
want to ask that Same paper to ex
plain why Governor Russell pardon
ed the defaulting Democrat Treas
urer of Bladen county. Was that 70
the same reason. How inconsistent
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06

~ srs.ss C-sssy ssS~s r-.s-. ass.
rAss tss~s t~->-vsas-sNs-- s.s--
w~sss~s rsssss ssss-~s ga. go r-v-.
issss &C Crs.ss-
Fes TIE Cssossiss.I
| TrScAnoas. NJ e. Seps- e. I~s>.
As happen To Tive in the coa aiy %
Craven wherc you bar such .hoas
from the DEMOCRATS about negro
rule, I though; I would vr.ss soms-
thing abort how thirgs weaf 90
before TIE much despi..<i Porulisf
party tore up their evil ~ch-m. %,
throwing away our votes. I al.c,
saw som. OF the cartoon. Nho q No.
gro rad oy-r~s~r~: W. have on.
negro over~srr less In INV TOW n.Aip
than Nc had When the i~moSrats
had control. All ;hl. fu>. about
the negro 10 n scheme to Brighten
tn. populisis back into the lA-mo
cratic ranks.
hoTc the Populists In the w-<i
wiil not listen to th--.. -n-gro howl.
-rs' for 10 - oaiy "a get control
again Of the State. They say that
We vot. with the negro noe. bot
we had had rather vote with them
than to have to stand out doors
with them and neither H. allowed
10 vote. We know hox Ne w.r,
treated when the Dem Gratis wer-
Ia power. Can the leopard chang.
his spots or ih. Ethiopian his skim
No, let every Populist come To the
front and get everybody who - In
favor Of free ballot and a fair
count To vote with us.
IL there Is any party In the wor
that loves pie IL ~ tn. Democratic
negro howiers" They say ;o Us,
"come back and vote with us." We
have not forgotten the ways Of rot.
ten eggs yet; but I suppose the
eggs have given out and now they
have nothing To throw but the n.s-
gro.
We know these fellows don't
mean what they say, for when peg
leg Williams Was carrying those
terrible negroes away from Craven
county. did not some OF these same
fellows who are trying 10 save the
State from negro rule, charter n
train at Newbernc and follow him
to a station about seventeen miles
west OF Newberne where he was
stopping, and threatened his life IL
they ever caught him here again:
And did not the next legislature,
which was Democratic, put a fine
on every one carrying them out Of
the State: 1t was not the masses
Of the people that wanted them 10
stay, but IL was such men as are in
the lead OF the great negro howl
ing party, now they say they have
drawn the color line, but IL Is not
visible after the going down OF the
sun. Let POpulists go to work as
they never worked before, and I'm
November next victory will lie ours.
Yours,
N r. w
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
PUBLIC SPEAKiNGS.

senator BotIer's appointments
senator Butler will speak at the fol-
lowing places and dates rs given be-
low:
Raleigh, Friday, October 7ih.
salisbury, Saturday, October sth.
statewide, Monday, October 10Th.
Catawba county, Tu, sday October
Ilth.
Dallas, Wednesday, October l2,h.
shelby, Thursday, October 18th.
ldncolntop, Friday, October 18th.
Rutherfordton, saturday, October
18th.
Wbitevilie, Monday October nth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Forest fires have devastated large
forests in Colorado and Wisconsin. A
rough estimate Of the aggregate loss j.
from 100000 to $5.0O0,O0O.
DR.. Nancy Clifford. the midwife OF
Bridgeport, Conn, who 10 wanted by
the American police on the charge of
having been connected with the death
Of Emma Gill, has been arrested in
London.
Col. w. j. Bryan, Who has been quite
sick at Washington, has SO far lmprov-
ed a. to take long carriage drive. He
left Warrington for the Virginia
mountains Monday.
The following points have been rec
commended tor army camps: Augusta,
Ga. Columbia, $. c.; Greenville, s c.;
Spartanburg, s. G.; Atlanta, Ca; Ath-
ens, Ga; Macon. Ga; Columbus, Ga.
Americas. Ga; and Albany. Ga.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
STATE NEWS.

A stock company has been formed at
Monroe for the purpose of building
bonded warehouse. 1t will be ready
for the present crop.
The remains of private r. V. Stems,
of the Durham company, stationed at
Jacksonville, Fla, at which place he
died, were inferred last Friday in Dur
ham.
The Durham Water Company has
gone into the hands of a receiver. Judge
Purne!l appointed Mr.. Handy, of Bos-
ton, receiver. The indebtedness OF the
company is $194, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06

Offers the young women Of the State
thorough professional. liisrsry. classical.
scientific. and industrial education. An
NuAL ExPEKsss 80 TO $50. Faculty Of -
members. More than 40 regular studsnts
Has matricuisied about so ssudepts rep-
resenting every county Ina the Beafe eIoep
two. Practice and Observation ScbosA of
about 40 pupils. To sEcuss noAsD - -
hrIoEins. ALL EkGu- TcI1Ios AprLIcAnTS
nusT ~ MADE sErokg Arousr
Correspondents invited from those desis
ing COM etent trained tescbes.
For catalogue and other Information, ID.
dress PRESIDENT NEWER.
Greensiuoro r. e.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
American Peace Commission in Paris.

PARIS, September 3O.-The United
States peace commission has taken
possession of its working quarters, a
suite of seven rooms on the ground
floor of the Hotel Continental, at the
corner of Rue de Rivoli, commanding
the Tuillieres gardens and formerly
used by the ex-Empress Eugene.
American flags drape the entrance of
the peace commissions apartments.
The clerical force of the commission
has been systematized and is now
working busily.
The commission is holding daily
sessions. 1t is believed the commits
sioners are crystaliziEg their plans
and arranging all the details Of the
work which will be taken up when the
commissions begin their joint sessions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06

The POpulist nominee for Congress
10 now in his 37th year. In early life
be helped TO cultivate the farm left BY
his father who was killed in the civil
war, and helped to support his Wild
owed mother until her death IN 1879.
Up to this time be attended the CON-
mon schools Of the neighborhood. In
1850 he entered preparatory school at
apex, n. C., and was prepared for COL
lege by PrOfs. John bucket and N. A.
Jones. In 1882 he entered the Univer.
sity of North Carolina and graduated
in the class Of 1886, he then taught q
male school at Tally Ho, Granville Co.
Tor i've years and reckOns amO0g his
former students come Of the promisin g
young men OF the State. When the
Farmers Alliance came along he joined
it, and ever since has been an active
member Of the order, thus fully identi.
flying himself with his fellow laborers
with whom by experience he had
learned to sympathize. During the
years he was teaching he was also en-
gagged in the cultivation OF tobacco,
and in 1891 gave up teaching and went
to his farm
When the POpulist party was organ
lied j. j. Jenkins was the first chair
man Of the county executive commit
tee, later in the same year he was NOM
mated by the Populists for Sheriff. He
made an active campaign and was cleo
ted by 300 majority. In 1894 he was
reelected by $50 majority this time,
leading the county ticket. In 1896 he
was again elected Sheriff getting ,O13
majority, this being the highest vote
given any candidate on his ticket in
Chatham county, (part Of the county
being cut OF to Alamance, thus reduc.
ing his majority by Us votes.)
When he became sheriff the county
scrip was traded around at the Pitts.
bOrO stores at 80 cents in the dollar. He
has brought this to par, pays cash fol
every order when presented. A prom.
inent Democrat said a few days ago
what many have noticed to be a fact
"The county officer, here have man.
aged the affairs of the county the best
it has been for thirty years. Jeukini
never makes much fuss about the taxei
but be collects them and gets the mon
ey. AT any rate when a man takes .
county order to jenkins he pays thu
cash, and this was not formerly so.
Sheriff jenkins has been elected as .
delegate to every State, Judicial ant
Congressional convention since thu
party was organized, and in 1896 wa
one of the delegates at large to the ma
tional Populist Convention At st
Louis.
Though he has been engaged in pol
itics for six years and fully identifie,
with every interest for upbuilding hi
party and through it the people whom
it is designed to benefit, and though b.
has made political enemies, these eve1
admit his honesty, integrity and up
rightness in all his dealings. J. j
Jenkins is true Populist and stand
in full accord with his party in count
State and nation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-06
TarbOrO Male Academy.

Fall Session of the 33th year under
present Principal opens September lst.
1885. Thorough training for college %
business. Small classes. Close Der.
snnai supervision in al the depart
ments of the work. Board in the
school with the Principal as reasoas-
Bile rates. For catalogue ~ informo-
ton, address y. WILKINSON,
President