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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
The Seyenty-First New York Should
Not Be Judged Too Harshly.
TO HAVE KRAG- JORGENSEN GUNS
The Whole Force I'm Porto Rico VIII
BE Supplied With Them, or smoke
less Powder for the Springfields
That They Now Have.

WASHINGTON. August 6-se,retsry
Alger said to-day that the Information
reaching him shows there were extcnuat-
ing circumstances ia tho case Of those
troc a Of the sevcnty-nrst New York reg
imels accused I'm General Kents report
OF not advancing promptly TO The attack
on Santiago.
Men returning from Santiago told tho
Secretary that irresulauty occurred amid
tho noise ami confusion of the opening
OF the engagement. when tho enemy was
directing heavy fire against this point
of our lines, and number of our troops
carried black powder guns instead OF Tho
more seryiceable kras-Jorseuse
GIVE THEM THB BENEFIT.
While the Secretary does not seek %
justify the regiment set Dee feels THAI
they are entitled 20 have their course
viewed I'm the Light of ali tho adverse Dlr-
cumatances which operated as1T them
at The time oi The battle Speaking ot
the Port0-kican campaign che Secretary
said that the entire force there would be
supplied with krag-JOrgouseu guns. or
else sm0keless powder 90 use in such few
Sorugie'ds as might Doe carried iu cone
nccton With the krag-Jorsensens. Tine
purpose. however, is 90 arm tne active
troops as rapidly as possible with tho
high class mOdcrI arms.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

Summary: Two-base hits-Klopf. Luton
berg. Fox. Weddigc. stolen bases-Har-
destv. Leahy. Double plays-Leahy 90
Kiopf 90 Iutenher~. Base on halis-Om
Schmidt. >; OF Newton. 2 Hit by pitch
ed bali-Lutenhcrg. Struck out - BY
Schmidt. / by Newton. 9. wild pitches
Newton Time Of game hour and 40
minutes. Umpire-Betts. Attendance
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

Summary: Two-base Histology Nor
gan Brooks. Homo run - NdNmack'
stolen bases Jimplccuies. .; Iron 'ia"s' 8.
Double plays - Gentry TO Gilmore %
Uouseman: Spence to- Duke 20 Freeman.
Base on bals-OG Brooks. !. struck ous
BY Brooks. g. by Gentry @ Passed
balIs-Bethcl Umpires - Priddy ana
Bender.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
OBDAM AT NEWPORT NEWS.
She is Loading Troops and supplies
for Porto Rico

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Aug. g.
rrsnsport No. 30, formerly the Holland
American Liner OLDHAM, arrived here
today from Old Point TO take supplies
and troops TO Porto Rico. The work Of
Iaas,n- an. ship was commenced inms-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

To-Day's Games.
Isncasicr az Newark
Reading at Paterson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
NIP AND TUCK
FOR THE LEAD.
Richmond and Reading Making a
Pretty Race,
DENNY LONG HERE TOMORROW.
Fierce Contests i'm Prospect for the
First Half Of the Week, Bc-
tween the Chcrubs and
Reading.

Games Yesterday.
Richmond. z: Norfolk. O.
Reading. 3: Allentown. 2 f-~t
Hartford. I'LL. Paterson, d
Lancaster, =. Newark, ID.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Wilson Times.

The accusations of the editor Of the
Re, ord, a negro daily paper publish
ed in Wilmington, n. c., attacking the
good character of our country women,
is the meanest, most dspicable thing
that has ever been inserted in a paper
in North Carolina. Gt viii be found
on the seventh page.) We will ven
ture to say that only fusion and negro
rule in North Carolina would cause
any negro, however mean and asser-
tive, to make such a charge against
the good country women of our state,
and no negro would dare to make such
an assertion only in town where il
is accursed with negro rule as Is viii
mington. Every public speaker in
North Carolina should read this lying
article from every platform during
this campaign, and If it does not de-
stroy every vestige OF populism and
negro rule in North Carolina then our
white men in the country are past the
pale of redemption.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
(Red Springs Citizen)

The most Internal. slanderous. lying
article that ever appeared in a North
Carolina newspaper was published last
week by The Daily Record a negro or
gan at Wilmington. 1t was an attack
upon the poor. but virtuous. white
women who live in the country. Lam
.uage is not strong enough TO con-
denim the author OF such an infamous
SANDER, and there is not a negro in
the state who has any respect for him
self or his own family but who will
condemn the article. 1t is for such
men as Russell. Butler, Adams and
the like to read and say-'brother, go
on, we are with you"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Concord Standard.)

We want every white farmer in Ca
barrus county and this section to read
the Infamous article written by the
negro editor in Wilmington. which we
give a prominent position in this pa
per. It is the most diabolical article
we have ever seen in print, and the
author of it should not be allowed to
live moment in any community.
Every white men should resent such
a notoriOusly base libel upon the wo
men Of the state. The brute who
wrote it is the editor Of an organ oi
the republican party, and white men
are asked to vote with a party which
harbors in 1t such Infamous scoun-
drels. Will they do it? God forbid,
Let every white man read the odious
article from the vile pen Of that regro
editor in Wilmington. and let al re-
member that all many negroes want
in any com nunity is an opportunity TO
utter such sentiments as are therein
expressed. Who OF us would have beiev'
ed a few years ago that We would ever
fall upon such times In North Caro-
lima? Let the white men sop aDii
consider.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
concord Times.)

We want every white farmer in Ca
barrus county and this section TO read
the Infamous article written by the
negro editor in Wilmington, which we
give a prominent position in this pa
per. 1t is the most diabolical article
we have ever seen in print. and the
author of it should not be allowed TO
live a moment in any community. Ev-
cry white man should resent such a
notoriouSly base libel upon the women
of the state. The brute who wrote it
is the editor of an organ of the re-
publican party, and white men are
asked TO vote with a party which har-
bors in il such infamous scoundrels.
Will they do it? God forbid,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Stanford ExpreSS.)

To say the least Of ii, it is shock
ing TO the sensibilities OF all decent
people to read the editorial in another
column from The Wilmington Rec
ord. The good people Of the city Of
Wilmington are certainly very patient.
Had that negro editor lived in some
sections of the country Judge Lynch
would have had him dangling above
terra firma long ago. Our experience
among poor white people in the coun-
try teaches us that the women Of that
race are not any more particular in
the matter of clandestine meetings
with colOred men than are the white
men with cOlored women" We make
no comment on that sentence. but re-
fer it to white husbands and sons who
live on the farms. Poor white men
are careless in the matter of protect
ing their women" The Internal
ScOundrel who wrote that would have
left it unsaid had not Russell been
made governor and the last legislature
afflicted the state with it's Pandora =
box of evils. Surely we have fallen
into vicious ruts in these latter days
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Wilson Democrat Astir.
Correspondence of The Messenger)
Wilson, n. c., August q.

The tobacco market here continues
to grow in size and favor The sales
for August have surpassed those of
any other season. The prices continue
good and the farmers all seem well
satisfied.
The political skies are Frightening
Several of the most prominent farmers
of the country, who have been popu-
lists since the formation of that party,
have announced their intention or
coming back to the democratic party
in the coming campaign. They report
that the people in the different sec
tions of the county are getting tired
of incompetent government
There has been a great deal Of COM
plant that the roads in the county
are not receiving the proper attention.
The last legislature placed a road tax
on this county and the people complain
that they are paying taxes for roads
and are not getting as good roads as
before.
At a meeting Of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee here this week Mr..
c. c. Daniels was elected chairman.
Mr. Daniels is a lifelong democrat and
an enthusiastic worker. He will con-
duct a lively campaign.
A good deal of interest is being ex-
cited among the lawyers Of the town
by the trial of an important case here
this week. The case is Springer VS..
Howes & Sheets and involves an ac-
count Of $4,000. The case has been
i'm the United States circuit court and
uac thpO rnfpTrad Tudpp Common is
the referee and is hearing it this week.
The lawyers in attendance are: Colo
mel w. B. Rodman, John Small and
Mr. Warren. of Washington, and Col
onel Hindsale and Judge Shepherd, of
Raleigh.
Wilsonians were Pleased to see in
the city yesterday Mr.. J. A. Crews,
OF The Messenger. Mr.. Crews is a
frequent visitor to our town and al
ways a welcomed one.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

Christ not only prayed himself. but
He taught His disciples to pray and
told them how to pray and for what
to pray. If we would pray Alright We
must pray through the aid of the
Holy Spirit. Said the disciples, Lord,
teach us to pray" They felt the need
then of Divine help. There is a vast
difference between saying your pray
ers and praying. To pray there must
be heart in it and faith in it or there
is no prayer worth the name or that
ascends higher than a mans head.
Most sincere, devout Christian have
been sometimes inert, listless, with
wandering thoughts in prayer. He is
a fortunate and happy person who has
never fealt this. In Luke XII, we have
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
(MnnrOa En-

In this issue we publish an editorial
from The Daily Record. a paper pub
llshed by a negro in Wilmington, and
comments on the editorial by that able
paper, The Wilmington Messenger.
There never was more brazen and
open attempt to justify and condone
the highest crime against woman
hood. That article is an unblushing
insult to every poor white man in
North Carolina. Notice that the W.
ing, defamatory article begins with
this sentence: Poor white men are
careless in the matter Of protecting
their women, especially on the farms. -
what an Infamous lie. Nowhere on
the globe is the virtue Of womanhood
more sacred than among the toiIinp
farming folks Of North Carolina Tet
the hldeOus forms of the Iynched das-
tards who have dared rob our co,,p+rv
girls Of their virtue give the lie 70 the
assertion that the poor white men Of
-North carolina are careless in regard
10 the protection of their women. The
poor Whlte men are careless are thev
in regard to the protection of their
women? If the bastard who wrote
such an article as that appearing fr,
fhe record thinks that his Statement
Is true let him put the matter To IN.
'eSI"e are personally acquainted with
one poor white man in North Carolina
"ho' IL the matter were brought home
70 him, would take great pleasure. in
showing that in regard to PROTECTING 2
the virtue OF women dear to him by
the ties OF nature, that he Is in no
wise careless, and, IL necessary wouId
take great pleasure in defending the
virtue OF womanhood even to the eY-
tent or pulling at the end Of a ropa
anG suspending - air the body of th4
ohehder and sending his damnahle
sc'zs 10 its just reward.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Salisbury Sun: Mr.. |. Littman has
decided to erect a brick building in
which to manufacture yarns, twines
and braided cords.
Oxford Ledger: Mr. T. G.. Taylor
rolled into Oxford Saturday from Fish
ing creek with 20 watermelons in his
wagon weighing from so to 65 pounds.
Friday, the 10Th day Of August,
1898, will long be remembered by the
warehousemen, buyers, farmers and
people of Oxford. They witnessed
the largest break of new tobacco ever
known within the history of the mar
ket. Our four large warehouses were
full Of tobacco.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
(Eair Bluff Times. J

We clip the above from The VIII
mington Messenger. If you are a
white man and love your wife and
daughter put this article in your pock-
ct and take it to the polls on election
day and drive into eternal oblivion
those who would have our pure and
virtous women slandered in such
manner as this. The citizens of VIII
mington must have all the patience OF
Job, else the publication OF such an
article as this would have created
such a storm of wrath and indigna-
ton as never before was witnessed in
North Carolina. All the true and
honest colored people ought to arise
in their majesty and strength and put
down the vile creature who is an enc
my to his own race as well as the
white people who are the real friends
and benefactors of the negro. We
talk about freeing Cuba on humani-
tartan grounds but charity now begins
at home, and we should at once redeem
North Carolina on the grounds Of
common decency.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Evangelist Crumpler is holding a
meeting at Magnolia
We learn that the good people of
Duplin are very much wrought gp
concerning the slander on the poor
white women of the south, recently
published in the negro paper, The
Daily Record. It has set the people TO
thinking.
Mr.. H. E. Newbury. one of Mag1o-
lia's enterprising merchants. is having
an acetylene gas plant put in and will
light his store and dwelling with it.
Mr.. Louis Merriman, of Magnolia,
who is storekeeper on board the bat
tleship Texas, is home on week s
furlough visiting his mother and rel
atives. He was on board during all
the engagements the ship was in on
the Cuban coast. and he gives a very
vivid description Of them. He was on
the Texas when the American fleet an
initiated Admiral Cervera's feet a,
Santiago.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Think of this when you are asked
to vote the fusion ticket-Madison
Observer.
White voter; how would you like
this state of affairs If one of your dear
children was blind and you had no
other place to educate the child?
There are forty negro magistrates
in New Hanover county. The white
people of this section of North Caro-
lima are asked to take the statement
up and look at it How would you
like for this to be said Of Guilford
county? White republican friend, tell
us. candidly and honestly, how would
you relish the spectacle? Don't you
believe it would cause a retching in
your stomach h?-Greensboro Telegram.
The sad state of affairs in the eastern
counties of North Carolina prove too
conclusively that the negro is not en-
dOwed with the natural qualifications
to fit him for high official position.
In the hands of designing, unscrupu
lous, bad white men he can be in
fluenced 10 do anything-regardles of
the effect his conduct may have upon
the welfare of the country at large
that will redown to the personal ben
eft of the demagogues of the political
party to which he belongs. He must
be suppressed.-M Pilot.
What do the white people Of North
Carolina think of thus putting the pu-
pills and teachers of the white insttu-
ton for the blind under the control of
& negro politician? Make a self case
of it. Would you want your unfor-
tunate son or daughter forced TO be
educated in an institution of which a
negro is the supreme boss and head?
AS there is no other palce in the state
where the white blind children can be
educated, they live to hear the hu-
initiation of having a negro rule, and
the lady teachers, dependent upon
their salaries for bread, are forced to
teach in silent submission to the big
negro. But none the less, sthey feel
the humiliation Of it, and from tho
smallest child up to the Oldest teacher
silently pray for day when their edu-
cation and destiny will be transferred
TO white hands that are competent
and sympathetic.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
(Maxton Scottish Chief.D

1t is seldom that an article like the
one quoted below finds its way in the
columns of this paper, but the insult
to North Carolina women is so gross
that il is the hope that the women
readers Of the paragraph will see 10 it
that the male members OF their fami-
lies vote for white supremacy, who
have helped by their votes TO foist
Russellism, Butlerism and scandal
ism" on the state. so that a paper,
claimed to be the leading negro paper
of the state fostered by the present po-
litical regime, would not dare publish
such vile slander on our women. The
following is taken from The Whining
ton Messenger.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Henderson Gold Leaf)

There have been many Infamous
SANDERS upon the people of North
Carolina, but IL has remained for a
negro editor to be the author of
the most villainous, defamatory lie
and slander ever brought upon the
poor white women OF the state-a
SANDER so base. so Internal in char
acter that IL seems incredible that any
sane man who regards his statements
or values his life could have uttered
1t. In Wilmington there is a. radical
sheet called the Daily Record publish
ed by negroes. In recent issue was
an editorial article Of which the fol-
lowing is an extract, -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
dunn Cnion)

There is a paper published in Will
mington called the Daily Record edit
ed and owned by a negro In a recent
issue of that paper appears an article
which Is an insult to every white Cit
izen Of the state, and gross aud viii
famous slander of our fair women
When white men ruled North Caro-
liza such an insult would have beeo
resented in a few hours after the pa
per rad come from the press. Has the
white manhood of North Carolina Sc
degenerated that 1t fears 10 resent an
insult OF the grossest and vilest char
acter to it's women? IL Is especially
insulting to the poor white women but
includes white girls OF culture and re-
finement. Can any white man read
this slander and then vote for the par
" of the negro? Read what this ne
gro editor says.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Warsaw Notes.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.1
II- o.

Warsaw, N c., August q.
Rev. P G. Morton, holding success
full meetings the past week at War
saw, returns for the usual services at
Emmanuel today at II a. N. and p. m.
Reports from Barium Springs or
phan home mention that Misses Mag
gle and Mary Mills arrived safely
from Wilmington. These are children
of the late James Mills and widow,
deceased.
The Warsaw crate factory is running
on full time and furnishes employment
to many families.
There is still further increase Of
strawberry and other fruit acreage.
The yield of corn, cotton, peas and po-
tatoes all promise well in Sampson
and Duplin.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

The vile editorial from The Whining
ton Record. the negro paper published
in that city. which we reprinted the
other day. is naturally causing wide
spread indignation and excitement
throughout the state. and especially in
the eastern counties. Efforts are being
made by the white republican leaders
to break its force, but in vain, espe-
Cially as no voice Of remonstrance has
come from the negroes, but quite the
reverse.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Statesville Landmark: During the
severe storm here Saturday evening
lightning struck the roof of Mrs. B.
P. Keys residence. making a consid-
erable rent in the roof, but doing no
serious damage TO either house of oc-
cupants. The tower of the. windmill
was struck ar or about the same time,
the fluid running down the rod and en-
tering the ground at the foot Of the
tower,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
Monroe Journal.)

IS might have been expected. this
Infamous slander has cursed the ut
most indignation among all classes OF
people throughout the state. and a dis
patch says this morning that a great
mob OF negroes surrounded the office
of the Daily Record last night, because
1t was reported that the lying editor
had received a threatening letter At
the time of the sending OF the dispatch
last night. no trouble had occurred
but it was greatly feared. 1t is the
logical result OF fusion rule In North
Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

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The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
(Charlotte News

No utterance 0f recent years has
aroused the Indignation Of the state to
such a pitch as the editorial in the
Wilmington negro paper of the 18th
that not only slandered the good and
pure women Of the state. but defended
the most awful Of crimes. the crime
against wOmanhOOd
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
WTST e. TPTAy

Jas cksonville Times: The fusion
ucks:, that the Craven county people
VIII be requested 10 support this fall
Contains the names of ten negroes and
four white men. The only surprising
feature in the matter is that 50 many
white men are on the ticket.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Prince Bismarck and Gladstone were
the two greatest men in this century
in craftsmanship and general ability
Both were sincere and most profound
believers in the Bible, in Christianity
Said Bismarck in 1871:
'If I were not a Christian l would
not serve the state another hour. Why
should I work and kill myself with
this incessant toll, anxiety and druid
gerry if it were not for that faith which
cOntrains ME TO stay at my post? If
not from God I do not know where I
get my sense of duty. Orders and til
ties have no attractions for me. =
Were it not for my relation to God.
| would pack up tomorrow and be off
to grow oats at Narzin.'
This was what the greatest German
statesman held and affirmed. Now
read this from me greatest English
man of the nineteenth century in pub
lie life. Gladstone died in the faith of
Christ. Not long before he said to
Mr.. w. T. Stead:
II should say we must look for that
to the maintenance of the faith in the
Invisible. That is the great hope of
the future; it is the mainstay of civil
zattOn. And by that L mean a living
faith in a personal God. I do not hold
with streams of tendency After six
ty years of public life 1 hold more
strongly than ever to this conviction
deepened and strengthened by long ex-
perience of the reality, and the near
ness, and the personality of Cod
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

he Editor OF the Daily Recor>e shown
up I'm His True Light by the Press oi
the State.
(Riedsviile Review.)

This is one OF the most diabolical
ISLANDERS. perhaps. ever uttered against
the white women Of North Carolina
and our republican friends viii be
kept busy during the campaign dis
claiming responsibility for It Never
theless Ii was written by negro ed
itor whose paper claims 10 be a repub-
lican organ. Read Ii and show ii TO
your neighbor.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
CWadesborO Messenger and Intelli.

IL
The time has come when the author
of the foul slander against the women
Of North Carolina. which appeared in
recent issue Of The Daily Record q
paper published in Wilmington by ne
groes. would not have been permitted
to remain in the state twenty-four
hours. We are amazed at the fore
baarance Of the citizens of Wilmington
IN allowing this monster TO stay in
their midst