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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18
POLITICS AND UNIVERSAL PEACE

The L. a. w. Bulletin quotes Sterling
| Elliott as follows: las the T.. A. w. is
the most comprehensive of American
| institutions, ] move that we, in our
organized capacity, take up the subject
| OF universal peace. and make the effort
Of our lives toward it's ultimate realiza-
| tom. The good accomplished by the
/ League of American Wheelmen in the
way of road Improvement and in other
directions is almost incalcuable and
for this reason it has gained Il high and
| honorable name throughout the coun-
| Try. IT is quite evident that so long as
The organization remains true TO it's
present principles and steadily keeps
lis present objects in view it will con-
| 1inue to grow an influence and num-
bers. but the moment it enters politics
(as it must necessarily do if it takes
UP real universal peace crusade) it's
friends and admirers may bid it fare
we'll for il has entered shoal water
from which it Will not return unim-
paired. Both common sense and eXpe-
riencc teach that only political organi-
atoms may play With political fire
with inlpunity The knights of Labor
a1 organization Which once welded a
powerful influence throughout the en-
tire country. went into politics With
| The same noble purposes and objects in
| view that have inspired many other
movements Of q similar character 1t
accomplished none OF the many COM
racndablc reforms desired. and simply
succeeded in splitting the great organ
ization into as many factions and
cliuues as there We're demaGogues and
Iself-seeising politicians in its ranks.
If the l.. A. w. should be so foolish as
tc enter politics it would undoubtedly
share the same fate and would accom-
p;ish nothing.
Universal peace is a lofty and inspir-
| ing theory, but there must be q radical
change in education. politics and hu-
man nature before there can be the
slightest possibility of such a glorious
iconsummation. If the members of the
| desire for universal peace they most
assuredly should not enter the bitter
/ .,trife that is inevitable and insepara-
Ibc from all political struggles. The
4 very language used by Mr. Elliott
implies anything but peace. Organ
! strength. which. in {, physical sense, is
unnecessary in the maintenance OF
peace.
The Missionaries who have gone Wild
over the Cars proposition fail to real
:Zc that they are cndeavoring to build
\ a Stupendous monument from the top
downward. Instead Of beginning with
the capstone they should build firm
and broad foundation, II result beyond
the power Of the Wistest commission or
congress that ever assembled. Individ-
ual seIfishncss. which makes brother
var against brother and which turns
father against son. must be Danished.
When our friends have succeeded in ac-
compiShHg this great reform the cor
Ecen established. Then. and not till
then. will there be common sense justi-
licaticn FOR wasting effort and labor In
building the Superstructure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Spain processes to be the victim OF
unjust oppression, a fact which will
no doubt cause the surviving recon
centrados to smile. Spain might also
extract from her experience a valuable
moral along the line Of sowing and
reaping.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

If Mr.. Joe Linton is as shrewd as
so.ne of his friends credit him with be-
being he will. annex the United States
Senate before going the whole limit IN
that compressed air business
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE CHEAP-Right new draoed
head Singer Sewing machine. Call
at III TWenty-seventh street. 1871
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

The Kansas Legislature is talking
about adopting legislation to restrict
the Pullman car porter Kansas al
ways leads the attack against the
money kings. plutocrats and autccrats
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

FOUND-ON MY PREMISES DECEAI-
Der Sth. mouse colored COW. Owner
can get same by calling and paying
charges. HENRY STUART. Fox Hill
road. de17-3t*
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

LOST ~ ON THURSDAY A WATCH
charm. Finder returning same TO 23O
Forty third street will be literally re-
warded. JAMES SHAW. It's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Now. if the administration can Sc
cure Senator Vests signature to Il
treaty of peace, it might emulate At
Ilanta's example and pull off a jubilee
Lof its own.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

And the Daily Press is also in favor
Of Expansion"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

Fatal Accident I'm an Elevator In One
Of New Works. >ky-Scraper Buildings

New York, December 6.-An acct
dent TO the elevator in the eleven
story building at Pine and Williams
streets, occupied by the United States
Fire Insurance Company. today re-
suited in the death OF one OF the COM
pany's directors, the probable fatal in
jury of another director and the serious
injury of a third insurance man. Sew
eral other members of the directorate
of the C mpany were in the elevator at
the time of the crash, together with
other passengers, and m~iraculously es~
capped.
Walter H. Griffin secretary and di-
rector Of the company was instantly
killed.
Thos. w. Caldwell. of Morristown. n.
j., also a director of the company. re-
ceived a compound fracture OF the skull
and is not expected to live. He is now
in III Hudson Street hospital.
Geo. II. Smith, head of the firm OF
Smith & Hicks, fire underwriters. was
injured about the head and body.
1t is not definitely known whether
the elevator fell first from one OF the
upper floors or whether the suDerstruc-
ture supporting the elevator fell on top
of it from the roof of the building.
There was a jaring sound and then a
crash. The cables snapped and the
CONFERENCE.-The, half a dozen in number
and weighing from 60 to 20 pounds
each, descended, bounding from side
to side OF the shaft. They crashed
through the roof OF the car. One OF
them struck Secretary Griffin on the
head, crushing it in. Another struck
Director Caldwell a glancing blow on
the back Of the head, fracturing the
skull and exposing the brain. Under
writer Smith was struck by the torn
cables and debris.
The elevator man, Dennis Sullivan.
had presence of mind enough TO throw
open the lower gate just as the first
crash came and the other passengers
In the car were able to get out OF the
cage in time to save themselves.
After the accident Sullivan was ar
rested and is held awaiting the action
or the coroner. 1t appears from state
ments made by Manager Belknap. OF
the Otis Elevator Company. and from
others in the building that this ele-
Vator had been inspected ten minutes
before the accident occurred and pro-
absolutely safe. Manager
Belknap could not advance any theory
as TO the cause Of the accident.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
Cold. Damp Weather As-
gravateS the Disease.

Cold. damp and disacrecable
weather is dreaded hy those sub
ject to Rheumatism, for the slight
st change in the atmosphere or
temperature Is sure Is increase
their suffering. 4 great many
who experience little difficulty
from Rheumatism during the
summer months arc likely to hc-
liayc themselves rid IF tho disease,
hut with the first cold, damp day
their aches and pains return and
they soon find themselves firmly
il. the grasp Of their old enemy.
who torturcs them more than
ever.
Several years a-o | was afflicted
with what tn doctors called Sclatic
Rheumatism or LumhaLo. suffering the
most intense agony - times. and being
confined to my bed about "A year. al
though four q the best physicians Gone
of whom was my father attended ne
during my illness. They could give me
only temporary relief, and ] ,hink they
tried about all Of the remedies known
10 med cal science, dosing me with
strong medicines until my stomach got
in such 4 condition that | could digest
nothing, and neither myself nor friend.
had any hope of my recovery. | was
persuaded to try :. ). S, and before
finishing the first bottle. | found that |
had the right remedy. continued to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

Paris, December THE Paris news
papers today vigorously denounee tho
speech delivered last evening by tho
British ambassador, Sir Edmund J..
aaonson, at the annual meeting OF the
British chamber OF here. az
eng a commentary and warning In
ne o offensive form. They say the
rrencn ambassador at London, NJ.
fauI Cambon, will certainly he in
structed to ask the Marquis of Sails
bury whether 1t Is by his orders that
Sir Edmund undertakes TO direct
Frances foreign policy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

officials TO the mayor of the nearest
important place.
Orders have been issued demanding
a thorough patrol Of the country and
directing the patrol officers to work In
conjunction with the mayors to bring
offenders to trial. Soldiers are no
longer TO be allowed to obtain ex-
chang at the custom house at 900 per
cent. I'D measures are to be taken to
keep the bOisterous men under proper
control. Porto Ricans here are favor-
ably impressed by General Henry's ac-
tivity In these directions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

Paris, December An exciting in
cident took place tonight at the open
ing Of the new Opera Comique, which
replaces the structure recently de-
stroyed by fire. The house was open
ed with a performance OF Dame
Blanche" in the presence OF a brilliant
audience, including VI. Faure. members.
or the cabinet, senator's, deputies, Rus
sian grand dukes and all the leading
diplomatic, artistic and literary not
tables in Paris.
PRESIDENT Faure's arrival was signal
lied by shouts Of 'vive L'armee." which
were answered by shouts OF ''viye Pic
quart. The rival crowds came into
collision and there was some fighting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
Rheumatism,
Winters Terror!

take il until IL cured me perfectly.
This was about nine years ago. and |
have been i'm splendid health ever since.
u. r.. MANSON.
"Murfrc>horo. Tenn"
If YOU have Rheumatism, why
throw aside remedies which
have done you no good, and take
that Will cure you? Disap-
po!ntmcnt never results from tho
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
Purely Vegetable

One thousand dollars will be paidto
any chemist who can find IN il IA
particle of potash, mercury or any
other mineral ingredient.
Valuable books sent free by
Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

use Of SwlGs
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Rhru!natism M,
because il j. n
real blood rrurdy
and goes down
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forces il from
the system. Ev-
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
Discharged from Third North Carolina
Volunteers

Washington, December I'm accord
ance with an act of congress, Captain
A. w. Mebane, Third North Carolina
volunteer infantry, has been discharged
from the service of the United States,
with one months pay and allowance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
INTIMIDATION Of VOTERS
The Charge Refuted by
Vote Cast.
The BUNTING CASE

Federal Officials Much Worry.
Facts Show Bunting Sought PrOtec.
ton Of Wilmington Authorities and
was Granted ft-NO Action Yet Taken
on EHis Matter-RumOrs OF Large Sums
Loaned the Penitentiary Board by
Treasurer WORTH.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09
TUFTS Pills
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TUFTS LiverPills keep the bow
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dyspepsia. sour stomach. con-
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z. P. Smith, Chilesburg, Va.
writes ! DON know how | could
10 without them. | have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
TUFTS Liver Pills
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

Dr. r. NJ. Norment 6 votes.
Bellamy's majority, 1888.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., December :.
Immediately after the late election
some persons charged that negroes
had not been allowed to vote, but the
official returns disprove this, as more
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

San Juan. December General Guy
V. Henry. the new governor of the mil
itary department of Porto Rico. is be-
ginning energetically. He intends 10
hold elections for mayors and council
men in every town and. if necessary
TO secure fairness. the elections will be
under military supervision.
He will reappoint a commission to
compel the local courts to bring 80
trial and punish persons now in de-
tention on charges OF incendiarism and
assault. This measure will be actively
pushed.
Another proposal OF General Henry is
10 send his representatives TO the vari-
Gus mayors 10 gain their cooperation
in his plan for installing several Amer
lean policemen in every town.
The eighteen army posts have been
grouped Under three main heads n
eventually the same course will be pur-
sued with regard 10 the mayors OF
the insignificant towns. thus eliminat-
ing unnecessary civil expenditure and
fixing the responsibility OF these minor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-28
LAUNDERING OF CLOTHING NOT A CLERICAL ERROR
RECORD CLEAR ON THE MANUAL
TRAINING APPROPRIATION.
The Item was Left Out by UnMista-
kable Action of Both Houses-May
Have Been a misunderstanding

Editor Star: The statement in the
morning paper that the appropriation
of $4,000 for Manual Training School
buildings was left out of the appro-
priation bill through a clerical err
ror" is grossly untrue. The facts as
shown by the records of both Senate
and House are these:
The item originally passed the Sem
ate 'in the second appropriation bill,
Senate Bill %, and went back to the
House in that bill. The House of Rep
resentatives saw fit to do away with
Senate Bill 23 and distribute its items
between the main appropriation hill
and the loan fund bill. Hence whcn
Senate Bill 4, the appropriation bill
for current account, came back to the
Senate from the House, it contained
among about a hundred other amend
ments the item of $4,000 for Manual
Training School buildings. Upon the
reading of these amendments in the
Senate many were concurred in and
others, this particular item included.
were not, and subsequently went 10
the conference committee. The re-
port of the conference committee was
presented in duplicate, one being a
carbon copy of the other from the
same typewriting. The original went
to the house and the duplicate to rhe
Senate, and both houses promptly
adopted the report without even
dissenting voice. The report contains
a list of the items agreed on by The
conference committee in which that
for Manual Training School build
ings does not appear. The report ev-
en- goes further, for in it's concluding
sentence it says that all other items
referred to the committee and not
contained in the list of those agreed
to 'are recommended to be stricken
out" The report being unanimously
adopted the item was thus killed fin
ally and beyond redemption.
In CONCLUSION / would say that the
records both of the House and Senate
have been examined on this point.
They are full and complete They
agree, they were read and approved by
both houses and are incohtrovertiblc,
any statement of the Advertiser to
the contrary Notwithstanding. While
there may have been a misunder-
standing in the conference committee
there was no clerical error anywhere.
GEORGE MANSON,
Clerk of the Senate
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-28
CHINESE SPRINKLING BEFORE
SUPREME COURT.
Constitutionality of the Laundry Act
of the Last Legislature Being Argu-
ed in the Highest Tribunal.

The supreme court, S. NJ. Ballou sit
ting in place of Justice Frear, is
hearing the exceptions in the Repub-
lie of Hawaii VS.. Ching Geung and
Kaing, in which the constitutionality
of the Chinese laundry act passed by
the last Legislature is being attacked.
The two defendants were arrested i'm
mediately the law went into effect,
convicted in the police court fined $40
each, from which judgment they have
appealed on legal grounds.
Section 1 of the act reads, st shall
be unlawful for any person to eject
water or other fluid from his mouth
upon any clothing, bed clothing, nap
cry, towels or other articles of like
character, in preparing the same for
ironing or pressing them" The pen
atty is a fine of not over ten dollars
for the first offence and twenty dol
lars for any subsequent offence.
1t is claimed by the appellants that
the law is an interference with the
personal rights of the citizen and that
it is defective in that it does not speci-
fy that the clothing must be the
property of another. 1t was argued
that a man, even though he be Chi
nese, has constitutional right to do
as he pleases with his own and that if
he wishes to eject water from his
mouth on his own shirt or collar he
has a perfect right to do so. Whether
being a public laundryman he would
have the right to sprinkle clothes be-
longing to another from the mouth
is another matter, and one on which
it is claimed the law should be speci-
fic. 1t is also claimed that if the law
was intended as police or sanitary
measure it should have so stated.
The case before the court is a test
one. 1t is being fought by combi-
nation of Chinese laundrymen who
have employed Paul Neumann and A
G.. NJ. Robertson to present their case
to the supreme court, Mr.. Robertson
occupied the morning session. Deputy
Attorney General Dole and Assistant
Atkinson are representing the gov.
ernment and the latter will reply tc
Mr.. Robertson's argument.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-28
THE WIZARD HERTZ.
Presents an Entertaining Program at
Last Nights Performance.

Hertz, the wonder worker, gave
most gratifying entertainment at
the opera house last evening. The at
tendance was not as large as it prob
ably would have been but for the rain
just at theater going time.
Hertz is varied in his entertaining
capacities. The first part of the pro-
gram presented last night consisted
of card manipulations, which showed
a deXterity and manual sagacity that
made the sleight of hand really ad-
mirable. The disappearing canary
bird and cage challenged admiration,
as trick, as did "Noah's Ark" as an
illusion.
Mile. Dalton is an admirable assist
ant and in her own part of the en-
tertainment is most pleasing ballad
singer.
The moving pictures of the Cine
matograph are among the best that
have ever been shown here.
Hertz shows all the qualities of ease
and confidence which come from eX-
perience.
There will be another performance
Thursday evening and again on Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-28
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS MORE
CASTLE e. COOKE WILL BE THE
AGENTS OF EVA.
What was Done at the Meeting of
Eva Plantation Stockholders Today
capitalization Not Raised.

Contrary to the general impression
the meeting of the Eva Plantation
stockholders held this morning was
not called for the purpose of increas-
ing the capital stock from $2,000,0 900
to $3,000,000, but to act on a PROPOSE
ton submitted by the agents, Castle
& Cooke.
This firm has held the agency of
the plantation from its inception as
well as the control of the stock. The
agency was held under contract
with the stockholders which has yet
three and a half years to run, and
under which commission of 2R per
cent was paid to the agents. This
contract Castle & Cooke offered to
waive in consideration of a new one
to run for fifteen years with a reduc-
ed commission of 1R instead of 2H
per cent. This proposition was ac-
cepted this morning at the meeting,
and was the only subject considered
The object of this move is said to
be to prevent the possibility of the
agency being removed to San Francis
co in case Castle & Cooke should by
any means lose or sell the controlling
interest in the stock 1t is move
that will likely be followed by many
other conservative plantations, whose
directors do not care to see their stock
manipulated in a way that is some
times done in San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-28
|" PULL GOES IN MANILA
WHY SENIOR -CksToBALA WAS A
CHINESE INTERPRETER.
He Did Not Speak Chinese but His Fa-
ther was Friend of the Collector
General.

Purser f. l.. Macondray of the Va
lencia, who was detailed for a time to
assist in the organization of the Unit
ed States customs service at Manila,
had a number of interesting expert
ences in that work.
All the Spanish customs officers
who were needed and were willing to
remain were retained. One of Macon
dray's first duties was to find out
what each of these officials did and
whether he was really doing what he
was supposed to do. He began with
the interpreters, of whom there was
one for each nationality with whom
business was done at the customs
house. He found French German and
English interpreters on the pay roll
and that the men were competent to
do their work.
Finally he came to the Chinese in
terpreter, Senor Castabalo, carried on
the pay roll at $1,000 a year.
DO you speak Chinese?" Macon
dray asked him.
"What! Speak Chinese! No, do
not speak that language of dogs" re-
piled Senor Castabalo. with much
naughty Indignation.
Then how do you come to be Chi
nese Interpreters" asked Macondray.
"Senor," he replied, my father is a
great friend of the collector general
of customs, and that is how i come to
be Chinese interpreter, and draw
salary of $1,000 a year." was the re-
ply in a manner that indicated Senior
Castabalo thought it was full and
conclusive reason.
The records of the custom house
are full of entries showing fines i'm
posed on ship masters for the most
technical mistakes and errors in the
papers. For instance if ships store
list showed one more or one less fork,
knife or spoon than there actually
was fine was imposed frequently as
much as 800. 1t was the same thing
with manifests. Unless they were
absolutely correct to the exact enum-
GRAFTON of every article there was a
| fine. As the customs officials profited
by the fines, it is readily guessed why
such strictness was enforced.