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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

We have two children who are sub
Ject to attacks OF Group. Whenever
an attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
snd it always prevents the attack. IL
Is a household necessity in this country
and no matter what else we run out Of
it would not do to be without Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. More OF IL is
sold here than OF all other cough med
icines c~ombined.-J. NJ. Nlckle. OF
Nickle Bros, merchants. Nickleville,
Pa. For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
THE IL
The County Convention Met Yesterday
But Adjourned Subject to Call, With
out Making lions

Pursuant to adjournment the repub-
can county convention met yesterday
at 10 o'clock in Mayor Wright's office.
in the city hall. There was a full at
tendance. Mr.. G.Z. French was present
and SO wa Colonel F. w. Foster but
the latte remained only a few
minutes.
Chairman c. p. Jockey presided and
c. w. Norwood, colored, was secretary.
The delegates caucussed till a few
minutes to II o'clock and hen the con-
ventiOn was called to order. On mo-
ton the convention Immediately ad-
jOurned, subject to the call of the
chairman without making nominations
for the county offices and the house of
representatives.
1t is said that Messrs. Foster and
French urged upon the convention that
under the excited state of affairs here
politically it would not be advisable to
nominate a ticket.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
ENGLAND.S u
France Must Withdraw from Fashoda.
No PrOtectOrate Declared Over Erypt

London, October 2S.-There does NOT
seem TO be the slightest ground for the
report OF yesterday that the British
cabinet had decided to declare the pro-
tectorate of Great Britain over Egypt.
1t was based solely on a london dis
patch TO The Paris Soir. The Pail Mall
Gazette Summarizes the result of the
meeting of the abine as follows:
l. Mainland must be withdrawn UNI
conditiOnally and no undertaking or
promise can be given to discuss the
questions raised by France in regard
to access to the Nile and such like.
z. When Marchand is withdraw 1t
Will be determined whether the aues-
lions raised admit OF discussion and
under what conditions the discussion
can be proceeded with.
). Every possible facility will be af-
forded TO assist in Marchand's with
drawal by which ever route selected.
4. If Marchand is not withdrawn
there will be no interference with his
remaining at Fashoda, nor dat fixed
for his withdrawal. Necessarily rein
forcements will not be permitted to
reach him. He will be treated
courteously, as a foreign visitor, and
viii be regarded in no other light.
D. Therefore, it is left to France 10
adopt any active measures TO precfD-
itate a conflict.
The Pail Mall Gazette adds hat It
has good reason To believe that while
Russia has Counciled France to tide
over the difficulty and avoid war, she
has promised to throw her weight i'm
the scale at no distant date. for the
purpose OF bringing the whole Egyp-
tian question and the British occupa-
ton of Egypt to the front for settle
ment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

consider the matter and consult his
friends and the democratic executive
committee. After further discussion,
he said he would agree to tender his
resignation to the executive committee
and If they saw fit to accept it he
would withdraw.
On motion of Mr.. II. W. Malloy, a
vote Of thank was rendered to Messrs.
Peschau and Kerr for their unselfsh
patriotism in consenting to withdraw
and with expression hat they would
be remembered for their action.
In justice to Mr.. Peschau, we desire
to state that the committee appointed
to request him to attend did not ex-
plain to him what he was desired in
the meeting for. Neither a he
aware of the action taken in appoint
ing a committee to confer and advise
with the executive committee, but was
under the impression hat he was
asked to come off the ticket
there and then. AS soon as the mat
ter was properly explained to him he
consented at once to do as the meet
ing requested and said he would leave
the matter with the executive commit
tee and if they thought it was to the
best interest of the democratic party
his resignation would be placed in
their hands.
Last night the democratic executive
committee met and the committee ap-
pointed by the business mems meet
ing conferred with them. The resig-
nation Of Messrs. Peschau and Kerr
were placed in the hands Of the COM
mittee and were accepted.
The executive committee and the
Democratic campaign committee and
the bushes mems committee viii meet
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
Merchants Association in the Sea-
board Air Line building to name the
men who are to be placed on the ticket
instead of Messrs. Peschau and Kerr.
This movement will insure white SUI
premacy in New Hanover county and
will avert the impending calamity
hat has been hanging over this COM
muDity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Assaulted i'm His Own Home

Last night about II o'clock Thomas
Williams. a negro who lives on Sixth
street between Church and Castle
streets, went to Justice G.. w. Borne
mans on Ninth and Queen streets, and
bleeding from wounds, reported that
while he was uptown his wife sent for
him to come home. When he went
home a colored man who was unknown
to him was in the house and imme-
diately assaulted him with a knife and
his wife Joined in by beating him in
the head with a brick.
Williams had a cut in the arm and
a cash an inch and a quarter long in
the top of his head.
Justice Bornemann issued warrants
for the man and the woman who as
Saulted Williams.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

~lRockingham Roca.tl

FANotkAnEnan tsOCasIl
+. Il. Gibson. Esq. of Gibson. has
the original affidavit. Of which the fol-
lowing is a copy and any one can see
ii. Now let the radicals deny that a
negro in Richmond did visit a white
school.
North Carolina. Richmond County
Williamson Township.
Miss Mamie l.. Livingston. a young
white lady OF his county. says she
taught n public school IN Laurel Hill
township at Ridge Road school house.
his year lS9s) and that A negro school
committeeman by the name Of Daniel
Moses, did visit my school. and while
there he was so drunk he could hardly
hold his head UP.
MAMIE l.. LIVINGSTON.
subscribed and sworn TO before me
this October "a. 1855.
SIMEON GIBSON.
Justice Peace
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Political AgitatOrs in Porto Rico.

San Juan de Porto Rico. Oct, %
Political agitators continue their state
ments regarding the appropriately Of
the reappointment of the Munoz cab
met. Of the t~wenty-fOur San Juan
councilmen appointed by General
Brook many have declined to accept
the positions, stating that they will not
serve under men who administered
Spanish affairs. Senior Francisco del
Vale has been appointed mayor of San
Juan in succession to Senior Villamil,
the late Spanish mayor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Fusion Policeman Drunk Oh Duty

Policeman jim King, one of the pop
ulist policemen recently substituted for
of the negro policemen, While on
duty about Front street market last
night, was under the influence of
whiskey. He got so merry about $50
o'clock that he went Mr.. N. Polits'
store and danced a jig.
a telephone message vas sen to the
city hall and Sergeant r. F. Gore went
down and placed the tipsy policeman
under arrest and carried him to the
city hall.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Child Burned to Death

Mr.. c. NJ. Roberts, of Moscow. Bruins
wick county, was in the city yesterday
and informed us that on Wednesday
last. a three year old child of MIR.
Chas. Pait was so badly burned that
it died in a few hours after the acct
dent. The child with some other and
larger children was playing with
matches, lighting and throwing them
at each other. One was thrown at the
child which caught her clothing. re-
sulting as stated. The parents of the
child were away from home at the
time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Our Next Congressman

ocratic nominee for congress, came
home last evening from his canvass in
Pender county. He reports that the
outlook everywhere is very encourage
ing.
On Friday night Mr.. Bellamy ad-
dressed a good audience at Motifs
Store. The Baptists were holding a
union meeting but the union adjourned
in order to give Mr.. Bellamy a show
ing. Mr.. Bellamy also addressed a
good crowd yesterday at Shaken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
CharIeston's Confederate Auditorium

Charleston, S. C., October 29.-At a
special meeting Of the council held
here today it was unanimously voted
TO devote funds known as the Thomson
bequest and now in the treasury to the
erection OF an auditorium building TO
be used al the reunion Of the confed-
crate veterans which is TO be held here
next year. The sum thus appropriat-
ed amounts all told to SIS, 900. The
city had already donated S., 900 to-
wards the erection Of the auditorium
so he building should be a handsome
n when completed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
Catarrh is
Not InCurab1e

But it can not be cured by sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease is
in the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood. S. S. S. is the only
remedy which can have any effect upon
Catarrh it cures the disease perma-
Eentiy and forever rids the system of
every trace of the vile complaint.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01


writes: Il was II
ficted from infancy
with Catarrh. and no
one can know tn
Suffering it produces
better than I. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc
tors relieved me only
tel m porarily, a n d
though l used them
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

CoHstHHtIy TOT Ten years. tHt uIstdse Hdu a
frmer hold than ever. l tried a number OF
blood remedies. but their mineral ingredients
settled in my bones and gave me rheumatism.
1 was in a lamentable condition, and after ex-
hausting all treatment was declared 4ncurab!e.
Seeing S. S. S. advertised as a cure for blood
diseases, decided TO try it. As soon as my
system was under the effect OF the medicine,
I began TO improve. and after taking 1t for
two months / was cured completely. the
dreadful disease was eradicated from my sys-
TEN, and I have had no return OF it."
Many have been taking local treat
ment for years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. 4 trial OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

Raleigh, y. c. October %.
Yesterday afternoon the work Of re-
moving the exhibits at the most sue
cessful state fair began and today it
was nearly completed, in spite of a
driZzle of rain.
All the fin exhibits from George
Vanderbilt's farm at Bltmore were
given to the North Carolina Rolling
Exposition" and Mr.. T. K. Bruno is
at work r~earranging the entire exhibit
in the ar.
During the marshals' ball last night.
at which 800 persons were present, the
assistant marshals presented to Chief
Marshal John c. Drewry a very hand
some watch and chain. Mr.. Drewry
has made a very efficient and popular
chief marshal.
Today the body of Lieutenant James
Y. Miller. Of the Fifth Ohio cavalry,
whose sudden death here yesterday
has been reported. was buried in the
federal cemetery, the local Grand Ar
my men attending.
The democrats will make no demo.
cratic nomination in the Second con.
~gressiOnal district.
There is great enthusiasm among tn.
democrats on account OF the great raj
ly at Goldsboro yesterday.
The republicans are now protestin:
most vigorously that no federal troops
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

moment CT my life, welded TO che ons
] hold MOST dear Could there be
more fitting time 10 think OF thee and
our mutual OATH"
II did MOI take kong. for the distance
was short and he walked with hurried
steps. before Abner found himself close
TO the simple slab that covered the re-
mains OF Caleb. Flinging himself mp
on II. he gave way 10 HIS emotions. but
by a strong effort his self-control
gained the mastery Then he COM
muned thus with the spirit Of his
friend:
Beloved Caleb. not with fear and
trembling. but with glad confidence /
approach thee. Thou remembenest our
oath have come to thy grave al the
full tide Of my happiness. 70 learn Of
thy experience in the realms Of bliss
Thou recailest our converse in those
Joyous days OF youth when It was our
desire 10 pierce All mystery. Be near
to me now. dear friend, and IN thy
purified state upIfft the veil which
hides the mortal from the immortal
Inspire me now. o Caleb, with the
knowledge ! seek. and let me not ask
in vain
Abner ceased. half expectant Of some
response But no voice broke the
stiffness. The shadows of evening
were deepening. One by one the stars
shone in the armament Abner failed
TO notice the advancing night in his
rapt contemplation Then faint
murmuring rent the air and the trees
that skirted the burial ground seemed
10 give forth . sobbing sound
20 Caleb" Abner enrreated. with
outstretched hands, answer me- By
the inenable name Of God answer me"
The tremulOus weeping Of a child
was borne or the breeze. A fash of
lightning Lii up the distant hills. and
rumbling as OF thunder was heard
DO disturb thee. o Caleb. from
thy resi- Forgive me. beloved friend
But answer me. as thou didst swear 10
do. Tell me the delights Of immortal
life"
"Abner, Abner." At the words Alb
ner's countenance shone with sudden
JOY. AT last" he exclaimed. AT last
| / hear thy voice again"
~Abner. such delight is mine rs 10
comparable 20 no earthly bliss. So
pure. so radiant. 50 serene. are my
companions that my voice cannot de-
scribe thousandth portion Of my hap
| piness. Have no regret AZ our severed
friendship. a sweeter, stronger bond
unites US now. Dost thou yearn TO see
again my features and clasp my hand
as Of oId2 Why. | am nearer to thee
than in the past. and my ere sees
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
Bsmx

H28
Es was sasn wsM kzown IN tOwn. ana
ZespA= called him Ring.
He could tell an1zh<r rserson how To do
zpost zzy1hzxgS
zAd- strange as Il nzy seem 20 you. far
none Of his advice
Would be exact q frfend or foe even the
Smallest prsoe-
Ard tho he never owned . house he
could another show
lust where ire rzftsrs and rsdgepoas
ought properly 10 go.
And tho IN naught he ever tried vas ne
. great succss
He Always thozght that his advice Was
far fran v4lue1esE
He could ten another person Just when TO
buy and sell.
And II they followed his advice he knew
they would do well.
And tho1gh TO aid somebody else he Of
ten used 70 yezrn.
Wheneier ne acted fer himself things took
. losing Turn
He could ten big contractor just how to
dig ditch,
And could map ont for q merchant the
sure way 20 get rich:
He knew just when man should sleep.
and when . girl should wed.
And pet he scarce had brains enough TO
earn his daily bread
He could ten . railroad magnate how
best to build his Rad,
And the way 70 run paper an editor has
showed:
And as 10 give a doctor points. one day
ne tried
He suddenly fen sick himself any very
shortly died
Thomas E Porter in Boston Globe
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
WALKING Erect.

To derive the greatest benefit from
walking, it is necessary to hold UP the
head. keep the mouth closed. and move
briskly; it is in these circumstances
that walking is really good for u.s.
Walking erect not only adds to the
manliness of appearance, but it de-
velops the chest and promotes the gem
eral health in high degree. because
the lungs. being relieved of the pres
sure made by leaning the head down
ward and bending the chest in, admit
the air fully and freely. If an effort
of the mind is made to throw the
shoulders back, feeling of fatigue
and awkwardness is at first expert
enced. but this is soon forgotten. To
maintain an erect position, or to re-
cover il when lost, in manner which
is at once natural. easy. and efficient, it
IS only necessary to walk habitually
with the eyes fixed on an object ahead
4 little higher than your own-the top
of a mans hat, for example-or simply
keep the chin little above horizon
tai hne. If either of these things is
done. the necessary, easy, and legiu-
mate effect is to relieve the chest from
pressure. the air gets IN more easily.
develops it more fully, and permeates
the lungs more exclusively. causing a
more perfect publication of the blood.
imparting greater health and more
color to the cheek.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
ONE MANS CHURCH.
Colored zeaIot Building House of
Worship Entirely Unaided-

CoIored ZezIot Building a House OF
Worship Entirely Unaided.
A Georgia coIored man. Andrew Bon
ner by name, is manifesting his reli-
gious enthusiasm in a substantial,
though unusual way. .sonner IS sim
pie minded negro. filed to overlooking
with what his admiring wife terms de
OF time religion" He resides with her
in College Park. a village few miles
from Atlanta His ambition for years
has been to build church for the ben
terial used TO be procured with his own
earnings. and no workmen to assist
him in the rearing of the edifice. With
utter disregard of legal measures. An
drew selected two years ago site for
the church of his dreams, which he ex-
poets to be a monument to his MEM
ory long after ne has returned to dust
The fact that he does not own the
ground has never disturbed him.
When far-sighted friends urged him
to wait until the ground could be.
bought for the purpose he paid no heed
TO the proposition, but kept to his
original purpose. Every spare PEN
ny was spent by him for lumber and
nails. The work has necessarily been
slow, but now, after twenty-four
months of patient labor. Andrew
gazes with pride upon the building.
which is almost covered. The old man
is said to have sometimes denied his
family bread that he might save money
for his pet project
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

horse. ! had little good early .rs,r
'hx. NY mother died when i was
Young. and ] was raised by my father
VINO seemed 70 care nothing for M.
lhere was a great deal OF moonshlne
nqaor made around where was raised
and got into the habit OF drinking ii.
ihai Is partly responsible for the life
have led. and ! guess 1t has had q
good deal TO do with the career Of the
whole Bush family. On Christmas
night John Bush. Jr.. persuaded us all
to rob Bowilng's store. and we did i,
and were caught" All OF the Bushes
are illiterate mountaineers. and show
plainly the lack OF social standing and
moral training.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
a GAY BURGLAR.


- ss~N 49, ~s"thr& vi fsls Victims and
Throws Them About.
Thieyery has been almost OF nightly
occurrence at Paducah, KY, for several
weeks. Houses have been enterd and
robbed until the people are almost
panic stricken. In one instance a win
dow In the residence OF II. w. Clark
was broken In with a piece Of timber.
and before the inmates could recover
from the fright thief had climbed in
TO the window and robbed Clark OF his
clothes and money and decamped. The
following night prowier entered c. F.
Locks house. and on seeing Mira. Lock
awake snatehed all the bedclothes OF
her bed. threw them In the face Of her
self and husband. picked up Locks
clothing and left. Sunday morning .
burglar entered the boarding house OF
Mrs Bell. held up all the inmates. wo-
men and men. with a drawn revolver.
going from room 10 room. getting much
Jewelry and money. and then left post
haste.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30
ev AN ELEPHANT


Ezs1sr<r Car~=&kshn< ThrElEfz< EsexP
rr~m D<asa I'm Axrs<~-
Fr0n zke Lozd0n News H & H.
CzveEdEsA gzse an interesting account
Of his rscezf trip 30 Africa before the
RoyzI Geographical society Among
the incidents he related was the fol-
lowing account Of a fight with
wounded elephant. in which he mar
roEly escaped DEATH Il tried TO dodge
him. but he was too quick for me, and
sS reared the thin mfm0sa bush I
saw him Just over me with his trunk
in the air. SO / threw myself TO the
left On my face and Kept still, think
ing that the elephant might go on He
however stopped Immediately, and,
spinning around, knelt down behind
took drive at me with his tEsks which
/ luckily avoided by rolling in closer
under his chest He then pushed me
under him with his trunk and tried
to pound me with his knees, but, as
luck would have ii, / was just out OF
his reach / kept lodging his legs as
they came down This continued, my
boys said, for half an hour, but he was
very much occupied watching my gum
bearers, who we're shooting and shout
ing from some distance on. At one
moment he lay on me and / expected
every moIaent to hear the bones crack,
but suddenly his weight was shifted
on me and pretended I was dead, and,
not wishing to see the coup de grace
coming, closed my eyes and remained
quite still The boys told me that he
got up and backed on my body and
knocked his leg against log of wood
1 lying close behind Mistaking the log
for me, he vented his rage upon it
He must have been badly wounded.
After a time heard the boys coming
closer. and, waiting until they were
fairly near. in case the elephant might
not have gone far, looked carefully
round and saw him standing some 40
yards of ! got on my legs as fast az
i NY bruises would let me and stag
fered toward my pony. The boys. on
seeing me get up, were dumbfounded,
and my groom, who was great, hulk
/ ing fellow, wanted 10 carry me. think
/ ing must have some bones broken
but, although my left leg was serious
~ bruised. and my scalp damaged, ]
Eas in other respects unhurt-"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-30

clearer within where spirit responds Il
spirit and all is at perfect peace. /
have solved the mystery. l have
gained the heights"
The voice ceased for moment anc
then il resumed:
More could / tell thee. But dost
thou know the penalty? A thousand
years on earth are but as a moment in
eternity. Even as thou communist
with me here, beloved friend. the years
vanish and life recedes. o. hasten.
awaits thee and wonders why thou art
tarrying. wouldst thou learn the sec
ret of eternal life? Make thy earth a
heaven and live well thy mortal years.
with their alternate sunshine and
shade. as best preparation for immor-
tality. But hasten, hasten! / dare
speak no more. for thine own dear
sake"
Again a child's tremulous wall was
borne to Abner's ear. There came a
fash of lightning and the muttering of
thunder. Then the shadows lifted, and
IL was sunrise on earth. with fresh,
cheerful air sweeping across the hills.
why, / have been sleeping" Abner
exclaimed, rising with difficulty from
the ground. "How careless on my
part! My limbs are as stiff as an old
mans. and my shaggy beard has
grown over night. A pretty figure te
meet my BRIDE" he muttered. as b
moved with hesitating steps towar
Jerusalem He gained the old road
way. although its lines had changed
He did not recognize the fields In
which some peasants were blowing
while on every side were scattered
/ debris and heaps of stone.
/ Almighty" he entreated. as h
| strained his sight for the accustomed
/ glory of the temple mount. 'Wher'
/ art thou vanished, o Jerusalem? {
beloved bride, shall l see thee no more
Home, friends. country-have lost y
ali?"
Abner had dreamed seventy years
and when the dream-cloud had lifted
bride and friends had long since died
The temple had fallen and Jerusalem
had become ruin-the spoil of tri
umphant Rome.
In seeking to pierce the mysteries o
the future the present had passed iron
view and left Abner In solitude-tha
was the penalty OF seeing visions.--Si
Louis Globe Democrat.