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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
The County Ticket

Here is the county ticket nominated
by the democratic county convention
last Monday.
For clerk of the superior court-Col-
Orel John D. Taylor.
For sheriff-Captain Walter G. Mac
Rae.
For treasurer-Hector Mel. Green.
For register of deeds-W. H. Biddle.
For coroner-Dr. w. w. Harriss.
For county commissiOners-COlonel
Roger Moore, Captain John Barry, and
w. F. Alexander.
For surveyor-Jos. H. McRee.
For the House of Representatives
Geo. L. Peschau, Joseph T. Kerr.
The county convention was n Of
the most harmonious eve held in New
Hanover county, and they selected a
lot OF unexceptionally good men TO
present to the voters of the county.
All the nominees received a f1attering
vote in the convention and Colonel
Taylor, Mr.. Biddle, DR.. Harriss, Mr..
McRee, and MeSSrs. Peschau and Kerr
received the unanimous vote of the
convention. We mention this to show
the unanimity with which thenominees
were agreed Upon, and we present
them to all the good people of New
Hanover as worthy of their support.
They are good men, tried and true. Let
us give them an overwhelming and
solid vote on the 8th of November.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
HOSPITAL BOARD
Regular Monthly Meeting Held Yes
terday Afternoon.

A meeting Of the board of managers
of the hospital, composed Of Mayor
Wright, Alderman Gore and County
Commissioners Moore, cartwright and
Barry, was held yesterday afternoon.
All the members were in attendance,
and Captain w. P. Oldham looked af-
ter the clerical duties.
Bills for current expenses for the
past month of August were carefully
audited and approved to the amount
Of $457.03. This expense "a cut down
$1O9. 40, one obtained from pay pa
tents. An expenditure of S347.63 was
then left, of which, as per the proper
tiOnal agreement, the county pays
1854. 80 and the city $S3.33.
DR.. r. E. Zachary, the resident ply
stefan at the hospital, made a very in
teresting statement in connection with
his regular monthly report. He re-
ported hat during August more pa
tients had been treated at the hospital
than during any previous month in the
history of the institution. During that
time 3,210 meals were served, and that
the cost of the supplies was s175.83,
! which made 5h cents per meal or Is
cents a day.
MRS. +. Lewis was elected mdlrOn OF
the hospital in the place then held by
Mrs. Ray. This election is only tenn
pOrary.
The bids for furnishing different sup
plies to the hospital were awarded, on
recommendation of Commissioner
BOatwright, chairman Of the board,
who had opened the proposals accord
ing to law and estimated them. as fol-
lows:
j. A. Springer & Co.. fuel: Carolina
Ice Company, ice: w. NJ. Hays. meats;
Sternberger Brothers. groceries,; j. 5.
M~cEachern, proVender.
These bids We're awarded until the
first of next year, and Clerk Oldham
was ordered to notify each bidder that
a bOnd of $500 will be required furnish
ed by each for the carrying out of the
contract.
A magnanimous proposition from DR..
c.. P. Wertenhaker, physician in charge
Of the Marine Hospital, was accepted
DR.. We~rtenbaker intends to take
charge of the hospital for the present,
to superintend all work at the institu-
ton and TO fix it up thoroughly and
get il in good running order. He in
tends to do all this gratis. and it is
certainly a generous act of a clever n
efficient. highly so, physician.
Nothing else of appearing.
the meeting was declared adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

The pouplist senatorial convention,
composed, it is stated, of two delegates
from Brunswick county, met at South
port Tuesday and nominated Mr.. B. +.
Keith. of this city, for the state senate
from this senatorial district, composed
of New Hanover and Brunswick coun-
ties.
The populists of New Hanover claim
that the Brunswick pops took snap
judgment on them and tried to hold
the convention without letting them
know of it. 1t is stated that Mr.. W.
w. Drew, chairman of the populist
senatorial committee, and another
Brunswick populist got together. and
caS Brunswick's sixteen votes for MI.
Keith. Mr.. Julius A. Taylor, with prox-
les for the six votes to which New
Hanover is entitled, went to Southport
to attend the convention. When he
learned of Mr.. Drew's choice for the
nomination he refused to take part in
the nomination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

VI =. u y. Keith Assaults var. J. 4. Fore
I'm Consequence OF an Article I'm the
Messenger Last sunday.


There was a personal difficulty yes
terday morning between Mr.. II. +.
Keith. editor OF the New Era. and
Mr.. James 4. Fore. growing u % the
article in Sundays Messenger in which
IL was stated tina Mr.. Keith has ex-
pressed himself in recent conversation
that the negro question cuts no figure
and the ultimate solution OF the ne
gro problem would be the amalga-
nation of the white and black races
Mr.. Keith was convinced that h
Messengers article was based upo in
formation furnished by Mr.. Fore. and
yesterday morning between : and :
o'clock went TO the Fore q Foster
Company's mill, on Sixth and Camp
tell streets. to see Mr.. Fore about il.
Mr.. Fore had not reached the mill but
arrived about 5 O'Clock and while in
the office by himself opening his mail.
Mr.. Keith came in.
Mr.. Keith told Mr.. Fore he wanted
10 see him and they stepped out into
the yard. Mr.. Keith asked Mr.. Fore
if he had stated hat he (Keith) had
said that "amalgamation would he the
solution of the race problem"
Mr.. ore replied that he had not
made a statement in these words but
had stated that his understanding was
that Mr.. Keith had said lin his
Ckeith's) opinion amalgamation would
be the solution Of the race problem
Mr.. Keith then slapped at Mr.. Fore
and gave him a CHANGING blow on the
left ear but did not make a scratch
or draw blood. Mr.. Fore then grabbed
hold of him, and while they were
skuifiing several white men working
in the mill ran up and separated them.
After considerable excitement. Mr..
Keith went out OF the gate near by
! and went off. We are informed hat
only one lick was landed on Mr.. Fore.
and he was up town during the day
looking none the worse on account Of
the scrap.
After the difficulty, Mr.. Keith went
Il Justice r. II. Bunting and entered
a submission. Of assault and battery.
| MR.. FORE MEkES AFFIDAVIT.
With reference to Enlightenment at
tributed TO Mr.. Keith, MNIore called
last night at The Messenger Siice. and
presented for publication the f0Qwlng
affidavit, which speaks for itself.
Wilmington, n. c., September u
j. A. Fore being duly sworn, deposes
and says b. +. Keith stated TO me on
my piazza that it was his opinion that
the final solution of the Race Problem
would be amalgamation, though 1t
might take considerable time to solve
it. JAS. A. FORE,
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
a Notary Public in for the county Of
New Hanover, State of North Carolina,
this eth day of September 1898.
w. NJ. CUMMING.
Notary Public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
COMING HOME AFTER ALL.
second Regiment Will BE Mustered
Out-The First to Remain in Service.

The following special telegram was
received by The Messenger last night
from Raleigh.
There is general pleasure at the
news that the war department has at
last settled the question as to the First
and Second Regiments, and that the
First is to stay in service. The Second
is to come here at nee and be muster
ed out, receiving two months furlough
with pay. At the end of that time it
will not have to return here for formal
muster out. This news comes in a spec
ial from Washington, d. c."
This news is indeed glorious and if
it turns out to be false or the trifling
of some ignOramus the people of Will
mington will feel like numbering some
body, and rightly so.
Ever since the disgusting dispatch
was received last Saturday night re-
porting that the Second regiment of
North Carolina volunteers would not
be mustered out, the folks Of this city
have been more or less indignant, es-
pecially as letter after letter from our
boys of Company K revealed the glar-
ing fact that about ninety-five per cent
of the men of the Second regiment de-
sired to be mustered out, but were be-
ing compelled to stay by the influence
of a few of the commissioned officers.
This was an awful revelation, for they
had acted ~honorably (without
which great characteristic a man be-
comes a brute) towards the United
States, and were about to be treated
with shameful ingratitude.
So far had this feeling progressed
that Mr.. James H. Chadbourn, Jr.
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, has called a meeting OF tha
body for this afternoon at $3.50 o'clocl
to discuss and find some remedy TO
this evil hat has been inflicted upol
patriot, honorable American citizens
Now, judging from the tenor of tn
above telegram that efforts in behal
OF the Second regiment will not be ne
cessary. However, it wouldn't hur
to pursue a little investigation, t.
guard against falsificatiOns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
White Government Unions

The White Government Union of the
Second division of the Third ward was
held last night in the south room of
the old First National bank building.
MI. Asa Allen, the president, presided,
and Mr.. @. G.. Watts. the secretary,
was on hand. Five new members were
entered on the roll. The regular rou-
tine business was transacted, and there
were several good speeches.
The Union of the second division of
the Fourth ward was held in the north
room of the old bank building. Mr.. j.
w. Reilly presided and Mr.. c. c..
Brown was secretary. The regular
business was transacted and arrange
ments were made for a thorough cam
vass of the ward Several rousing
speeches were made.
The Union of the Second ward will
hold a meeting tonight at s o'clock in
the general headquarters, or north
room of h old ban building. Every
White man who is in favor of good
government should be on hand
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
During the Battle
of Santiago.
SICK OR WELL, A RUSH
NIGHT AND DAY.
The Packers at the Battle of Santi-
ago dc Cuba We're all Heroes.
Their Heroic Efforts i'm Getting
Ammunition and Rations to the
Front Saved the Day.

p. Z. Butler. OF pack-train No. 3,
writing from Santiago de Cuba, on
July 23rd. says: w all had diarrhoae
in more or less violent form, and when
We landed we had no time to see n doc
tor, for ii was a case Of rush and rush
night and day to keep the troops sup
piled with ammunition and rations,
but hanks TO Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, we
were able to keep al work and keep
our health; In fact, i sincerely believe
that at one critical time this medicine
was the indirect saviour OF our army.
for IL the packers had been unable to
work there would have been no way
OF getting supplies TO the front. There
were no roads that a wagon train
could use. My comrade and myself
mad the good fortune to lay in a sup
ply OF this medicine for our pack-train
before we left Tampa, and / know in
four cases Ii absolutely saved life"
Inc above letter was written to the
manufacturer of this medicine, the
Chamberlain Medicine Co, Des Moines,
Iowa. For sale by r. II. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
DIR. HOge,s Position

Dr.Hoge desires us to say that he was
terday's paper when he was reported as
Internationally misrepresented in yes
confirming correctness of statements in
the New York World. He understood
us lover the telephone) to refer to an
article in the Herald. What he said
was that it relieved him of the neces-
sity of making any statement for
which we had asked him. In this he
referred to the following paragraph:
"The Rev. Dr.. Hoge will preach in
DR.. Halls church next Sunday. He
was invited to do so by the committee
which has charge of "supplying the
pulpit" to Use the Presbyterian idiom.
NOT AS A CANDIDATE.
"Mr. Bonner told me yesterday that
the invitation to DR.. Hoge must not
pear before the congregation as a can
didate. lie said that such a course
would not be considered dignified. The
minister is simply coming here to
preach in response to an invitation
similar to those sent to other we'll
known clergymen."
This is the only point he is in posi-
ton to confirm. Of the rest be
knows nothing except what he has
seen in the papers, and attaches little
Importance to it, as he has seen in the
last week or so similar statements with
regard to another minister.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
DIR. HALLS ASSISTANT
As to the RumOr that DIR. HOge Will Go
to New York., the World Says No call
Has Yet Been Made But One May BE
Extended.

Much interest was created yesterday
by the publication of the dispatch from
New York that the Rev. Peyton H..
Hoge, D. D., pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of this city, would be
called by the wealthy Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church Of New York as
the assistant of the famous DR.. Hall,
and ultimately would succeed DR.. Hall.
DR.. Hoge said yesterday that the
statement was news to him, and that
probably it originated from the fact
that he had been invited and would
go to New York in a few days to
preach on Sunday next for Dr.. Halls
congregation.
DR.. Hoge says the following from the
New York World, of Monday, is a cor
rect statement of the matter:
ION the eve of the return of DR..
John Hall, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, from his vaca-
ton abroad, comes a discussion about
an assistant for the venerable pastor.
when DR.. Hall, at the unanimous
request of his congregation, withdrew
his resignation as pastor of the church
last spring, it was the distinct under
standing that he was to be given an
assistant in the early fall. 1t was ex-
pected that eventually he will become
pastor emeritus, and the assistant Sc
lected, be advanced to the active pas
tOrate of the church.
"A number of prominent clergymen
in every part of the country have been
considered to assist DR.. Hall, but no
call has been made.
THE announcement that Rev. DR..
Peyton H. Hoge, of Wilmington, N. c.,
will fill the pulpit at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church next Sunday leads
to the belief hat he will be favored
with the call. DR.. Hoge comes from a
long line of Presbyterian stock. His
uncle is in charge of the leading Pres
byterian church of Richmond, Va,
while his father was at n time con
nected with DR.. Springer, pastor of the
Brick church in T~wenty-Seventh
street."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
Battle Nominated For Judge

The democratic convention Of the
Eastern Criminal Circuit met in Fay
etteville yesterday 10 nominate a can
didate for judge. to make the race
against Judge Thos. H. Sutton, the re-
publican nominee. The Messenger las
evening received a telegram stating
that Dossey Battle, Esq. Of Rocky
Mount. was nominated by reclamation.
Mr.. Battle is a we'll known newspa-
per man and for many years edited
The Tarboro S~outherner. He also serv-
ed The Messenger twice as city editor,
and his vigor and sprightliness as an
ink singer is fragrant in the memory
of all our readers.
Mr. Battle is an able lawyer and is
extremely popular everywhere he is
known Up in his own baliwick every
man is his friend and he has a host
of them in Wilmington who will help
to swell his vote on the Sth Of No
vember.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
GROSS OUTRAGE
Beaten With an Umbrella by a Ne.
g~ress-Aided and Allotted by a Black


Brute.
Last Sunday afternoon two young
ladies of highly respectable families
were strolling on the board walk on
Red Cross street near Seventh, and OBJ
serving some negro women approach
ing with the evident determination Of
crowding them off the walk, they
stepped off the walk to let them have
full sway. When they stepped aside
one of the wenches, got off the walk
and deliberately run into the ladies.
One Of them caught hold of the ne
intended collision and the negro vi
ciously attacked her with an umbrella,
beating the lady over the head and
shoulder with it. A brute Of a negro
mar who was standing near by and
witnessed the outrage, aided and
abetted in the assault by yelling out:
That's right; d-n 1t, give 1t to her!
1t is a pity some gentleman had not
been with the ladies SO he could nave
taught the woman a lesson and had a
pistol to have blown the brains out or
the black ~scoundrel h made the out
rage all the worse by encouraging n
urging the woman on in her malicious
ness.
Very naturally the young ladies were
deeply mortified and extremely humil-
lated by this ~disgraceful affair, yet
there are men in North Carolina claim
ing to be white who will cooperate
with a party that is responsible for the
bum%ptiousness and unbridled insolence
of a certain large Class of negroes
who forget their places when they
hin their side is on top. The native
born Carolinian who will see his state
disgraced and the pure women of his
race insulted and humiliated is a hope
1essly depraved and contemplate
knaVe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

Messrs. Hatch Bros, the successful
excursion managers OF Mt. Olive.
brought their twentieth excursion TO
Wilmington yesterday. It came from
Goldsboro and brought 277 people from
hat city and intermediate points. The
train arrived here at Gas o'clock and
the steamer Wilmington met the party
AT the Atlantic COast Line wharves and
took them on a trip to sea. The sea
was not very rough. but there was the
usual feeding Of tie fishes" though
the trip was a o enjoyable one. The
excursion train returned last night at
S o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
DIR. blackwell Called by the First Bap
fist Church..

AT a largely attended meeting of the
congregation of the First Baptist
church held Monday night in the lecture
a unanimous call to the pastO-
rate Of the church was extended to
the Rev. Calvin S. Blackwell, d. D., of
Birmingham, Ala
1t is hoped that DR.. Blackwell will
accept. He has filled the pulpit OF the
First church on several occasions and
has many admirers here. At present
he is corresponding secretary of the
Young Peoples Baptist Union of the
Southern Baptist convention. He is al
able pre- acher and will be quite an &C
QUESTION to the Wilmington pulpit
should he accept.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

The friends OF Mr.. Thomas Emmett.
a well known farmer who resides on
Wrightsville Sound, will learn with
sorrow that he passed away yesterday
morning at 2 O'Clock at his home. II"
caves a wife n daughter, who hay-
the sincere sympathy OF many friends.
The funeral will TAX place this af-
.ernoon and the interment will be- made
IN the family burying ground.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
Nullet. at a HAM

Mr.. R. K. Bryan. Jr., of SCOTS Hin
writes us hat Dr. ID. C. Davis sein
Operated near there and managed by
Captain Joe Switzerland, caught al
one haul Tuesday afternoon is. 600
me muiiets. This is the finest catch
OF the season anywhere along the
peach between W-ightsville and New
River. "
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

Winston Sentinel: The degree of D.
d. has been conferred on Rev. J.. L.
White, a native of this city. by Mercer
university. a historic institution of
Georgia. DR.. White is spending a few
days in Asheville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

Scrofula, hip disease, salt rheum,
dyspepsia and other diseases due to
impure blood are cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. - a.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

CAPPS.-In this city at 5 d m, Wed
nesday, September Z, 1898, G. Il.
Caps, born November 4, 1S4s.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

After the appearance of the above
article. Mr.. Keith called at The Mes
senger office yesterday and denied
that he ever voted for a negro for
policeman or any other office, and that
his reply is a complete denial Of all the
points at issue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

Seattle. March T. 1909
To the Editor: With your permission
should like 10 say a few words in relation
20 the recen. sanitary regulations promui-
gated by the board of health OF this city
and published In the PoS.-Tn.efiigencer OF
February Is. Those regulations have the
right ring exactly Anything snor, Of the
methods set forth in that edict. In dealing
with contagious diseases. is not in accord
anee with modern sanitary science and
preventive medicine.
Contagious diseases are preventable dis
eases as they are due TO specific pois Ols.
There is only one way 10 limit their spread.
and that Is BY preventing the sowing Of
disease germs In new soil outside present
points of infection. How can this dis
senination OF disease germs be certainly
preventedg In no other way than in ac-
cordance with the edict OF the board OF
heath. Absolute isolation. with suhse-
quent complete disinfection, viii alone ac-
compiisA the end.
Is IL desirable to prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases in our city, Almost
every person will answer in the affirma-
tive. Then let all vie with the health
board In accomplishing said purpose.
/ have always thought that IL was sani-
tary science run backward 10 close public
schools TO prevent the spread OF conta-
gious diseases. This seldom or never ought
lace be punished because there are scarlet
fever and diphtheria in a few honest
Why should several hundred school chill
dren In given district be deprived of
school privileges for weeks or possibly
months because some contagious disease
exists in the district? 1t is a great loss
for children to be kept from their regular
course OF studies any length OF time. The
reason why schools are closed is because
positive scientific sanitary methods are not
brought to bear in the homes where dis
ease makes its appearance. Halfway
measures are adopted, and halfway meas
ures are no better than none at ail--they
are delusion. Is II not better that few
families should be put under absolute
quarantine than that an entire schoo! be
turned into the streets? Many. II not most
families, look upon Ii as an outrage that
they should be prevented from regular
intercourse with their neighbors, or regu-
lar attendance upon their business. for
such small matters as scarlet fever or
diphtheria in their homes. But Is 1t no
outrage that such loose methods cause
much sickness and many deaths, besides
frequently compelling the closing OF public
schools? Many parents would send their
children back into the public schools In
four days after the fever OF some con-
taglous disease leaves them If they were
able TO get there, and no one prevented
the act.
But the persons TO be dealt with IN pre-
venting the spread OF contagious diseases
are those who have the disease and not
the general public who have them not.
There is absolute unanimity of sentiment
on this point If smallpox is the disease
under consideration, and why should il not
be so with relation TO d:phtheria scar
latina and other diseases more fatal than
smallpox? DIR. A. c. SIMONTON,
l09 Republican Street.