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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15
lLvnchbnrg NeWs.D

The expected has. happened n vii
mingtOn. The race troubles in that
city eliminated in a conflict Of rms
The negroes and their white allies
pressed the issue and compelled the
best elements Of society to combine for
self preservation. AS might have been
foreseen from the beginning, the eau
casian triumphed over the African.
There was some b~lOOcshed, 1ut the
city government has been wrested
from unworthy hands. The negro edi-
tor who dared to insult white women
has been driven out OF the cYv and.
his newspaper office de3troyY Order
nov reigns in WILMINGTON and the
good peopleIf-hat community will
see to It that their municipal govern
ment shall never again fall into the
hands Of the negroes and their corrupt
white allies. We fell less luminosity
towards the negroes than towards the
base white leaders VINO organized and
led them in order to accomplish their
own selfish purposes. II the negroes
had been let alone, they would have
lived in peace and amitY with their
white %neighbors just aB they do in
other states whers the un~sc-1pulous
politician has not gotten in his mis-
chievous work. l. will De- TIN. duty OF
the newly elected North Carolina leg
islature - nae laws that will pre-
vent the recurrence Of such conditions
as have prevailed in Wilmington for
the last two years. Ocher states have,
pointed out the way. and North Caro-
lima should profit by their example.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
on RECENT OCCURRENCES IN WILL.
NINGTON

The Necessity for the Action of the
White People DepIOred. But Their
Action Universally Appoyed-FearfuI
Results of the ~Unbearable Conduct
of the Negroes The Republican
Party Responsible for the Clash Be
tween the Races
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15

The white people Of Wilmington,
who own the property and pay the
taxes have given emphasis to their de-
termination to conduct the affairs of
their city, in the resolutions adopted
at their mass melting yesterday. The
talk was straight and the language
plain, and it may not go well with the
negro or white leader who mistakes it..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15

The people of North Carolina should
mighty God for the great deliverance
He gave them Tuesday. They have
suffered many evils during the past
four years, but we are perfectly hon
est in telling them, during the recent
campaign, thta these things were moth
ing compared with what would have
been visited upon them if that ire
Tponsible gang had gotten it's hands
Hpon their Threats and in their pockets
again.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15
Greensboro Evening Telegram

Greensboro Evening Telegram
As much as we rejoice with our VII
D.ing,On friends IN the result Of the
election. ard az strongly as we endorse
their determination TO rid their com
mIrlty OF the negro defamcr Of white
women, we believe they erred in dcmOl-
ishirg the building in which tlIe Office
vas located and the destruction "
the material.
Nevertheless, placing ourselves in
their places, We cannot say that We
would have acted differently from
them. The Wilmington people have
been long suffering, and they have en-
dured much. They cannot be too high
~ commended for reeraining their
righteous indignation until after the
ballots we're quietly cast and counted.
Il cannot be said they precipl,ateI q
row for political effect.
Peace and good order will grow out
Or yesterdays chaos in Wilmington.
Colonel Wadd.ell. who Is al the head OF
the city government there now. being
elected mayor last night, is a man Of
character, brains, and courage. He
viii rightly direct the bravely main
tain the principles Of right and justice.
Wilmington Is now in safe hands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-15

All kinks were taken out Of the
shoestring district in Tuesdays cleo
ton. A good deal of Bellamy's 5000
majority is due to the splendid cam
paign which he made, and The Obser-
yer loses no time in according him
this credit and extending its %congratu-
1ations. The gain of il, 900 votes in
this district is a remarkable accom-
plishment, and the banner which comes
to the district in consequence falls
most worthily into Mr.. Bellamy's
hands.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

The poet Burns spelled his name
Burmese tthe family namel until the
publication Of his poems In 1856.
Anthony Hope has written a new ro-
nance. Born in the Purple" Il will
appear serially and a year hence In
book form.
The Rev Washington GLADDEN. has
three books in publishers hands. the
earliest Of which 10 appear will be
Seven Pulling Bible Books. In sup
Elementary volume % "Who Wrote
the Blhle7"
Mrs Mary J. Holmes "a writing early
and late on the concluding chapters Of
a new story. which is 10 bear the title
Paul Rals,on." The scene Is laid IN
Cottage City. where Mrs. Holmes hag
spent many summers.
George 4. Sala's pos,humous novei.
Margaret Forster" recently publish
cd In England. Is a story OF London
life. and. according 20 Mra Sala. who
has contributed preface, & was writ
ten by way OF relaxation from j7urna,
isiIc work
Dr. Kari Frey. professor Of art his
tory In the university az Berlin. has
Just published an edition Of Michael
Angeles poems, which Is said 20 be the
first that Is wholly authentic he has
been able TO draw upon the family
archives NJ the famous Italian and has
introduced much new material Into hil
volume.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

herself went out. "chlna" was walt
Ing near. and they drove rapidly 10
Gaiesbnrg. where he had assured her
he could gain a good living for her.
II was not long before the girl was
missed and her family feared she had
wandered from the house and had be-
come faint. Her brothers and sisters
soaNhed for her shzoughout the entire
night. But befofe they heard % her
again she had become the mulattu
boys wife. Justice D. +. Holcomb
Joined the Ives Of this colored stable
boy and the white girl aud be fought
as earnestly against II as be dld long
years ago FOR the freedom Of the me-
grOes lie begged her 10 take time 10
consider and when she Insisted thai
the marriage should take place al
once. h told her as far as her family
and friends were concerned her life
was al an end. lie told her plainly
and simply that. come what might. she
must remember that she was John
Crawford's wife. and that nowhere else
In life was there a place for her but
al his side. But "Chlna" aid not
spend much time by her side. He still
kept unbroken his record as crap
shooter lie did not make much
money and the poor girl would often
have gone hungry II Il had no, been
for the goodness Of "China's" relatives
and friends. For weeks her people
seemed to forsake her. Then Mrs.
Foote wrote that she vas ready 10 take
Miranda back II she would come alone.
This the girl refused. After another
interval one Of the older daughters
wrote that the mother was ~. She
begged Of Miranda II she wanted 10 see
her mother alive 10 come. and come at
once. The girl went. This plea she
could not withstand. and though Mrs
FOote was q sick woman. she was not
In such a dangerous condition as N,
letter seemed 70 indicate. A. the enc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

Of two weeks the girl ran away FOR the
second time All she took with her
she wore. dressed 10 a calico wrapper.
a cheap little hat and a cape for her
shoulders She went back 10 her black
husband and her dull lIfe But no.
Tor long The hardships that she had
20 bear broke her down. She died on
November !. For a few hours John
insisted that his white wife should be
buried where and when he chose. But
the girls mother took her dead child
back 10 the place Of her birth and she
was buried from the big stone house.
Six days after his white Wlfe's death.
China" was arrested with q loi Of 9th.
ers In a gaming room. But his good
luck ana not here desert him. On the
way % the station he escaped from the
police. Last week he asked the cir.
cult court az Galesburg % appoint an
administrator for the estate Of Miriam
Ia Fooie Crawford lie claims be IL
entitled. as her husband. 20 a third OF
the property left by her. And he In
sists that her share Of her fathers es-
tate Is In the ueIghborhood Of So. 900.
The sixty days allowed after death by
the court had elapsed before China"
was aware that he was entitled by law
10 a part Of his wiie's fathers money.
After his crap-shootlng escapade end
cd be hid himself for some time on a
farm In McDonough county lie talk
ed often Of his white wife and her rich
connections He was assured that a
part Of this wealth should descend 10
him
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

Nature has enabled some animals 20
zee objects behind them az well a. In
front without turning round The hare
has this power IN a marked degree. It's
eyes are large. prominent. and placed
iaterally. rs power of seeing things
In the rear Is very noticeable In grey.
hound courslne. for though this dog e
mute while running. the hare Is able 20
Judge 20 nicely tho exact moment AZ
which Il will be best for Il to double
Horses are mother Instance. II IL only
necessary 10 watch a horse. driven In.
variahly without hllnkcrs. 20 notice
this Take. for instance. those on
,ramways he, the driver even at
tempt 10 take the whip In hand. and II
the horse Is used 20 the work. he will
At once Increase his pace The giraffe.
which is a very tlmid animal. IL APP
preached with the utmost difficulty on
account Of i's eyes being so placed that
a can see a. well behind as In front
when approached this same faculty en-
.bles Il to direct with great precision
the rapid storm OF kicks with which II
Defends itself.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07
haitian PEcuLlAnIrles.
me Whole Population Sometime. Runs
without knowing why.

without Knowing Why
When Gre breaks out In the tow
almost all the stores close. the troops
stand under arms. and few except the
fremen and the people near the place
Of connagratlon venture out into the
streets. the reason being that most rev.
olutlonary movements are started In
this manner. says Lsslle's Weekly
While FIRE draws the attention TO somc
remote part OF Pori.au-PFince. the
"eonsplgatCrs." es they are always
called. attempt 20 storm the arsena.
and the prison. llberailng and armius
Us Inmates. Many 4 dangerous Grim
inal owes his liberty to an accident %
this nature. Another peculiar feature
Of the constant excitement IL the So.
called c0uru- derived from c0urir. the
French word for rua when everybody
IN the streets starts 10 run. rcmem-
her well enc thar happened In Port an
Prince. the capital. about five years
ago. when the situation was compare
ilye,y quiet Two young men quar-
relied about a woman. met near tho
marke, place. drew their rcvolyers and
fired az each other. This caused a
ranic IN the market halls: cyerybody
commenccd 10 run. In order 10 ga
no r.. Nobody knew whrt had hap.
rentd. nobody knew what was going
70 hsppen; those who had not heard
the shots. seeing the others take 90
their heels. also ran for the shelter
Of ih'lr homes The stores closed.
strong deiachments Of troops patrolei
the STREETS. needed by the chief Of 20
lice. the commanders Of the port. o.
the town and Of the reimbursement,
and finally the president himself. being
In doubt as TO the outcome Of the az
fair. lett the palace and rode through
the streets at the head Of about go
cavalry. with their carbines on their
thigh and their finger on the trigger
who we're followed by a battalion o.
infantry Only one man Of the party
besides to officers was without o ride
ne carried on bis head a s0aphQN iull OF
cartridges All this had been caused
by few shots exchanged between two
men, They were promptly arrested.
but the majority o. people ana not
know until next morning why they
ran" Il Is indeed quite natural that
they should look Tor shelter at such a
time: for justice land sometimes In
! jusiicel. always summarily dispensed,
Is particularly high handed at the time
Of a couru 4 similar march which
President Hyppolyie made through th'
streets at the head Of his troops IA
quell the May insurrectlon Of 1891 cost
a good many lives However. had the
revolution been allowed 10 spread.thou'
sands Of HaltIans might have fa.
I len.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07


The largest. heaviest and most pecu-
liar nests are TO be found in Australia.
The Jungle fowl build their nests IN the
form % great mounds. some having
been found IS feet in height and $50
feet In circumference. They are erect
cd In sheltered spots. and consist Of
leaves, grass. and other vegetable mat
ter The Talegallus. or Brush turkey.
adopt nearly the same system In build
ing their nests-but they work In col
onies-and they are much extensive,
and the shape pyramldieal The nests
OF these birds are 30 large that II re-
moved, would require the services OF
TX or seven carts. and the material
would weigh upwards Of Ave tons a,
the least The brick houses OF the
Scotch Mission House on Lake Nyassa
have all been built out Of a single ants
nest, and the quarry from which the
materials have been derived forms a pit
beside the settlement some dozen feet
in depth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

The seawced from which kclp. iodine
snl other useful substances are OBJ
tanned. Is a most useful marine plant
Kelp Is crude alkaline matter. pro-
ducod by the combustion Of seaweeds
These are dried In the sun. aud then
burned IN shallow excavations at a
low heat About twenty or twenty
four tons Of seawced yield one ton Of
kelp. \ ton Of good kelp will yield
about eight pounds Of iodine. large
quantities Of chloride Of potassium. and
also Boy destructive distlllation. large
quantity Of volatile oh, from four ~
10 gallons " parailn oil. three TO four
gallons OF naphlhn and from enc and a
half hundredwoigh 10 four hundred
weight Of sulphate Of ammonia There
are twelve factories In scotland. chiefly
al GLASGOW and two In ireland. pro-
ducing together $50 tons Of iodine an.
nually from this source
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07
BIBLICAL MEASURED.

a gcrab was cent
A cab was three pintA
A farthiug was 3 cegts.
A shckcl Of gold was S.
An omer was six pInts.
A talent OF gold was Si3.S0o.
A talent OF silver was S53S.30.
4 hin was one gallon and two'pln,s
A shekel OF silver was about 30 cents
A eubl, was nearly twenty-five lnsh.
cs.
4 mite was less than a quarter OF 0
cont
= hnger'a breadth Is equal to on5
inch
4 piece OF silver. or penny. val
70 cents
\ Sabbath days journey was about
an English mile.
\ hrkIn was about eight aud seven.
elghths gallons
An ephah. or bath. contained seven
gallons aud five pints
A hands breadth is equal TO ,h.c-
and hve-eiahths inches
A days Journey via. abcut twenty.
three sna aas.ailh Tailss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07
FLOWERS OF ROYALTY.

The Duchess OF York prefers lilies OF
the valley and white roses-the roses
OF York.
Queen Victoria has an especial fond
ness for lilies Of the valley and violegs,
and always has them about her room.
The Prince Of Wales cannot endure
10 be without his "button-hole" aud
that ornamen, is Invariably a yellow
tea rose
vlolets were the psf flowers Of tho
late Emperor Frederick OF Germany,
and now regarded as almost sacred By
his widow. daughter OF Queen victorip
when she visits England she IL often
presented with yiolets from total
strangers. lin memory Of her husban,..
The Princess Of Wales IL never con.
tent unless her rooms are one mass OF
flowers. so much does she love them.
Every table In her rooms bears its
mass % bloom. and the palms and
greenery az Sandringham are a wonder
to behold she invariably wears a knot
OF violets or some other small flower
tucked into her Peli
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

While It Is true that men have been
making women's fine gowns and bon
nets for some years. yet an instance
OF a genuine American man milliner
has been thus far almost unknown. Ma
tive born young men have been free
10 lei their foreign brothers have a
monopoly Ia the business. but now
the country Is 10 have al leas, one
male artist In feminine headgear Any
one who does not believe u has only
20 ask the mother Of Brooklyn young
man, who has had three new bonnets
this winter and all her sons handl-
work They are pretty bonnets too
She wouldn't wear them II they were
not. The headquarters % the young
artist In hats Is just at present Pratt
institute. Any one who visits the
evening millinery class will be inter-
ested 10 see. arst Of an. a number OF
Girls, each Of whom II bringing into
shape a skeleton Of a hat which grad
ually takes 10 itself covering OF some
kind Of stun which the expert knows
10 be canton flannel That IL the ma
terial which the millinery experiment
er uses IN lien of velvet But by this
time the visitor has discovered that
there r. a young man IN the room lie
Il making hat with an 10 engrosslng
interest that Is 20 be seen In the young
women. And America may have a FIRST
class man mllllner They have never
had men students Ia this line Of work
before n pratis. though they have had
applications The present pupil Is TAX
ing evening lessons and comes twice
= week and has nov taken thirty 81
more beginning At the A. y. c Of mil
linery work. The girls dis think %
war rather funny AZ first 20 have .
young man Of rs taking millinery les
sons with them. but az he dld not mind
they came 20 think Il was quite nice
sitter all The young man says. Il am
learning the business am going into
the Wholesale business. but you have 10
understand every part Of u and know
bow all the work Is done 10 be success
ful. oh. yes. I like 10. take a fash
ION magazine regularly ! have made
three bonncts Tor my mother already
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

Few people have any idea Of the
enormous expense Of keeping the ocean
greyhouuds In shlp-shape II costs
one company on an average Of 1000
a month Tor repairs 10 the various yes
sells. They are thoroughly overhauled
every month. aud the amount Of small
repairing necessary would astonIsh
even the old voyager In the shops on
the American side there is a duplicate
Of every biz Of machinery used In she
makeup Of an ocean liner. from enor-
nous pieces Of shafting down to the
smallest bolt The international com.
pany has TO pay among its other ca.
psnsss FOR a professional rat.ealehsr,
who clears The ships Of the little psstsA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

Incident Made the Operator Fssf . ~
lrnanI.


"As yOu know. {" said a retired veier-
an TO the Buffalo Express man. Il
used to ~ a telegraph operator. In
the year 1916 vs1s working In the
Western Unions main once In New
York. One night wanted 70 get on
the worst way. had an important
engagement. and did not want to break
h.and Tracked my brains all day for a
valid excuse to offer 70 ;Se night man
ager In applying for leave. was un-
able 70 think Of anything and ! went
TO work In an unsatished state OF
mind. After I got to work. however.
an idea struck me. had received sew
eral messages from the ofices in some
n the hotels. 40 I took a receiving
blank and wrote a message like this.
George. We are at the 81. Denis.
Can't you come up and see usr
signed to the fictitious telegram the
name of an aunt OF mine who lived In
Boston and whom I had not seen for
several years. and sent II down to the
night manager with a little note stat
Ing that my aunt had Just come TO
town and that would like very much
to get on. II happened that there was
not much business that night and !
got a reply back in a few minutes that
! could go al $50 o'clock That suit
cd me TO T and began 10 take some
more messages. The operator AZ the
81. Denis was sending quite batch.
as u happened. fact which hea led
me 70 use the name Of that hotel In
my fake message. and was still sending
when. fifteen minutes later. there
flashed over the wire this message;
George: We are AZ the 81. Denis
Can't you come up and see u.s. The
message was addressed 20 me and was
signed by the name Of the same aunt
whose name I had taken. laughed
when ! took H. for ! thought at first
that some Of the operators had caught
on TO my excuse for getting OF. Then
In a minute realized the impossibiiity
Of the story having been sent TO the 81.
Denis. for the wire and operator there
had both been busy continuously since
wrote my fake. began TO feel
creepy and wired back 20 81. Denis 70
know whether the message was genu-
Inc or a fake. was assured that u
was genuine. and then | felt queerer
yet sent a reply telling my aunt
that could not get of but would see
her In the morning. and as soon as $40
O'Clock came hustled up 10 the hotel.
where found her name and that OF her
daughter on the register. kept my
other engagement and saw my aunt
the next day. never told her Of the
fake telegram"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

Auburn. n. Y. has a musical wonder
IN little Modena scoyill. years old.
who plays the piano with wonderful
skin. both by sound and by note. She
hiss just given a recital al her home
ahlch was attended by a score % mu-
steal people. who we're astonished al
the child's proficiency She began 10
play when only years old and already
has appeared In public several times
when four and a half years old she
played for the State Music Teachers
association meeting and was highly
compllmented.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07

The game Of hunt the ring Is perhaps
better liked than hunt the slipper. on
account Of its being In the estimation
OF most people more convenient and
manageable Either n ring or a small
key may be used for the purpose.
Whichever Il Is, string must be
passed through It, and the ends fast
ened in a knot. forming thus circu.
lar band. The company then stand 10
q circle. allowing the string TO pass
through the hands Of each person. and
enabling every one TO slide the ring
easily along rom one to the other The
object OF the player standing inside
the circle is to stop II IN It's progress
which In most cases. he finds a raths,
difficult task. The game Is also fro.
quently played without any string,
when every one tries. OF course. TO pass
the ring round very rapidly, without
being detected by the hunter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-07
Holm CRAWFORD

telligont Of the farming people say the
glrl had never had a woocr. and that
the colored stable boy made love TO
her IN the most passionate way. The
people who knew Of Mirandas love
OF music and heard her play psalms
and hymns Sunday after Sunday. year
In and year out. on the wheezy old
organ In the little Baptist church. feel
sure that the bond Of sympathy be-
tween the two w-s the natural love
that each had for harmony. Early In
June John went To Galesburg. and TO
a few Of his nearest companions con
fded that he was going 10 bring q
white girl home TO them II did not
appear TO confound him that he had
no other home than that OF his uncle
This would all be overcome. he an
swered them, for the girl had lots Of
money" One dark night Miranda
Foote ran away. and her family did
not realize that she had gone until she
was bound for life TO China" Craw-
ford. The girl mus, Aave planned her
escape for days beforehand. for she
gathered all her wardrebs snd thrsN
Il ffen the wIadew, from which sss