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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
YOU CAN PROVE FOR YOURSELF

The Wilmington Big Racket Store is
the cheapest store in the city, not ex-
cepting any in the state. We are head
quarters for new and pretty styles of
Dress Goods, Silks and Mems and
Boys Clothing.
We have just received a big line of
beautiful suits of clothes for men and
boys. We have a beautiful line of
Clay Worsted suits received today for
$500 to $1,000. A lovely line of suits
at $5.0 10. Better goods from Sc. 90 to
$1,000 a suit. Our boys suits are all
new. We nave received a big lot of
Fall Goods in this line. A nice wool
suit from $1.75 to So. so, sizes from 4 to
16 years old.
A special value in Mems Pleated
Bosom u~nlaundered White Linen Shirts
at SOC. A job in Percale Shirts in large
sizes, to close at Csc.
A fine line of Mems Stiff and Soft
Hats, new and very nice stylish goods,
at low prices.
We are selling a very nice line Of
handsome new wool Dress Goods. Our
stock in this line is very full. Have
just received a few s1.00 new Hats.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

w. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill.
"Chief," says: w Won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perimented with many others, but
never got the true remedy until we
used DR.. Kings New Discovery. No
other remedy car take it's place in our
home, as in it we have a certain and
sure cure for Coughs, Colds Whooping
Cough, etc" 1t is idle to experiment
with other remedies, even if they are
urged on you as just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery. They are not
as good, because this remedy has a, re-
cord of cures and besides is guaranteed
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at R. r. Bellamv's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
Tke @esserwm.
IT HOT,

Our Raleigh letter in Sundays paper
mentions that the black radicals ad-
NIT that the democrats are making it
decidedly steaming hot for their gang
on the niger question. BY the way
Quiller-Couch, a distinguished English
novelist and poet, in a poem we e
last week, spells it niger" as does
the English novel We recently men
toned. Wherever there are genuine
white men who believe that blood is
thicker than water there must be
earnestness of purpose to stamp out
forever negro bossing Of their betters-
the white race-in North Carolina.
The people of Mecklenburg and other
counties before the National Declare
tion Of 4th July 1875, was adopted re-
pudiated the authority of Great Bri-
tain and declared for independence.
Rather than live under Russell and his
g rule it would be better a thou
sand times to be back under the wise,
benignant rule of Great Britain. And
vet white slaves to prejudice and greed
for office are today in this state sup
porting and defending the most oppres-
sive, vicious, d~etestable, diabolical rule
of the African who is as much fitted
for exercising government over free
whites as so many monkeys in African
jungles are qualified to rule the ma
tive tribes of Africans.
The democrats in this congressional
district are bound to make it Sizing
hot for the white traitors. The race
question is the real question now. 1t
is made so by thirty two years of con-
solidated voting by the blacks against
the whites-the men who gave them
employment and fed most of their
families. 1t is made sc by the indie
feasible course of black radicals who
used the plant, slavish negroes for
their own evil, selfish, destructive
ends. The campaign will be hot, and
men like that ancient political Office
seeker and pliable summersaulter
Oliver DOckery, who in 1894, voted for
negroes in preference to reputable
white men, and one of them, a o n
federate, If we recall it correctly, will
find a red hot gridiron more comfort
able than the roasting from now until
November next. Yes make it fiery
decent white men of character you will
find friends for the White Mans party
in North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
HOME FOLKS

So at last the dumb oracles have
opened. Claude DOckery, and the
damaged Russell instrument of white
torture. John R. Smith, have made re-
ports concerning the ~penitentiary.
Public sentiment was too aggressive
and united to be w~ithstoOd, so these
emissaries of black radicalism n
Russellism have made stump speeches
with the pen and have branded them
as reports of penitentiary matters.
We have not tried to go through the
mess. We did not find any mention
of 20 or % hands hired at Castle
Haynes, and nothing about it. The
Raleigh News-Observer says:
cit will be observed that the pre-
tence is made that these reports were
partly ready in January and fully
ready in July. Everybody knows that
this impression is not correct for only
last week the republican governor had
to write a letter demanding a report
before even he could get a lire from
either the chairman or the ex-superin-
tendent. Now that Dockery and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

, We sell double fold Suiting from Sc
to 15c and up. All wool at 25c and up
to $l.00. | have made special efforts
to buy new, pretty styles, combined
with big values, in Dress Goods. 7
would like to have the ladies 10 see
them, IL trey are in need OF nice new
goods.
Our Slippers and Shoes are a very
strong part OF our large stock. Our
Slippers from 40c to $3.50 a pair. Re
I'M our big stock Of mems shoes.
Our Domestic Goods. / yard wide
Unbleached Sheeting at 3hc. I yard
wide Bleaching at &c. Indigo Blue CAL
leo al &c and &c. / bundle ofvbgk
leo at 4c and SC.
One pound of " sheets of fine. Writ
ing Paper for 10c; $50 fine Envelopes
for zoe; L quart bottle Of splednid Ink
for 20c.
Remember to bring your card, bring IL
and get free a valuable nice oak Chair
Cane bottom, with arms and rockers
free for a $25 purchase, and many 9TH
er valuable presents free Of cost to
you. Come and see the largest stock
OF nice Dress Goods in the city at
bottom prices at the Racket, opposite
the orion Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
Fatal Explosion in a Powder Mill

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 22.-At
8 o'clock this morning an explosion
occurred in the plant Of the Chatta-
nooga Powder Company al Ooltewah,
Tenn, eighteen miles above Chatta-
nooga, killing two men and injuring
slightly a number of others. The
men killed were Lucian B. Aiken and
Harlan Medezke, both white men Of
this city.
The cause Of the explosion is not
known and probably will never be-.
The building il which the explosion
occurred caught fire and burned to the
ground. The loss will be about $4,000.
mainly on the building and machinery,
as but little powder was on hand. The
loss OF life was small on account OF
the fact that but few employees were
in the building at the time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

From recent report it appears that
Lieutenant William E. Ship was lead
ing a charge at San Juan when he fell
before the deadly bullet. He~waved
his sword and moved forward. When
dying he urged his men to rush for
ward. The Lincolnton Journal pub
fishes a two-column article upon him
and says this:
Lieutenant Shipp carried with him
always a fountain pen. During a lull
in the last battle, just before he was
killed, he sat down and wrote a postal
card to his beloved wife. How char
acteristic Of the mani! Thoughtful
always of his loved ones. Sitting
there surrounded by the havoc of bat
tie, with the horrible din Of the Span
ish shot and shell ringing in his ears,
he thought of her who far away with
their little ones, he knew to be long
ing for news from him. Doubtless he
had a premOnitiOn that his end was
neal and wanting to leave a last loving
message, he wrote the card. 1t was
found in the haversack taken from his
body as he lay dead upon the field,
and was forwarded to Mrs. Shipp.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
Drowned by n Bridge CoIIaps

London, August pa dispatch
from Buda Pest to a London news
agency says hat yesterday while a
regiment was crossing a pontoon
bridge over the River Maros, near
Hoad, the bridge collapsed. Three
hundred men were Immersed and it is
feared that eighty were drowned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

There vas a big reunion OF confed-
crate veterans in Warren county on
18th inst. Colonel Julian S. Carr, a
great favorite with the men who wore
the gray, was the orator. A special
to the Raleigh News-Observer says
''he charmed and thrilled his old COM
panions in arms" Mr.. Tasker Polk
made a handsome Introductory ad-
dress. A bountiful Warren county
dinner was spread for all. The tables
were 200 yards long in a large grove.
The estimate is there were 1000 peo-
pie present in Warrenton where it all
occurred. The Warrenton Record
says of Colonel Carr:
"In him we recognize the successful
business man, the Christian gentle
man, the true patriot, the eminent
philanthrOpist, the warm-hearted
friend of the poor and needy, and es-
pecially the generous friend of the
manned and disabled confederate vet
Grams for whom he has done SO
much
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

The young artist of the Raleigh
News and Observer is named N. E.
Jennett. He is remarkably industri-
Gus and often happy and practical in
his cartoons. He is helping on the
best Of causes-that of the white peo-
pie.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

Harry Skinner is lieutenant govern
or of the black radical party now,
while dividing leadership with Ohio
Wilson of the old dark lantern gang
with grip and gripes. What a COM
bination, In 1897, the populists in
the legislature put a brand Of traitor
upon the political limber-jack Harry,
because of his desertion in trying to
elect a regular gold-bug for the United
States senate. They said in their ad-
dress to the Peoples party in North
Carolina of Skinner:
THE. allies and satellites of this
arch traitor inside the organization
played their part, and by their acts
uncovered themselves to the world
yesterday and today.
CAS- the livery of heaven is stolen to
serve the devil in, so every crime COM
mitted against the integrity Of the
Peoples party and its essential prin-
ciples will be attempted in the name
of cooperation"
And now think Of it, this very Skin
ner, damned Internationally as be-
trayer and deserter, is put at the head
of the Peoples party now Principles
do you say! Bah.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

We had supposed hat Judge S. B.
Adams was a fairly decent sort Of a
appears to be of the same sort, no bet
ter and perhaps no worse. The White
vile News gives a bad account OF his
stump speech he made on the bench
while pretending to charge the jury.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

We are glad to see that the fine
school, Oak Ridge Institute, has open
ed excellently. Last year it had 2S2
registered students. It has one stu
dent from Japan, a native of the far
away country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

Lonesome Marion Butler, who has lost
his grip on his once followers, is ad-
vising the supposed faithful remnant
to nominate their candidates without
fusion or dicker. Late and vain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

We learn from Raleigh Post that
a doctor named j. E. Shepherd, "a
cullud pusson," has been appointed
Duncan, a black radical. So this
"cullud brother" is to boss it over the
white folks in his deestrict.' The
Post says: But we are told the ne
gro does not dominate the republican
party in this state"
Yaw!' yaw. Jess hand round the
taters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

Smith have written their little
speeches, they bear the ear-marks Of
having been prepared for campaign
purposes, and no business man read
ing them could ascertain anything at
all about the affairs of the peniten-
tiary."'/
The information needed, demanded,
required by law is not given. They
can not get off with such a parade of
buncombe and blarney. They will
have to try again. Russell will have
to try his practiced hand and supple
ment. What can you learn from such
figuring and manipulating Of the real
business of the penitentiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
Plan for the Relief of Subscribers
who May Be Forced to Realize ON
the Bonds Before Delivery.
INTERNAL REVENUE RULING
SEC. 20 OF THE WAR ACT INTER-
PRETED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
Medicinal Articles Which Are Subject
to Tax and on which Stamps
Must BE Placed Before Sale.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-The Treasury
Department to-day issued the following
statement authorizing the assignment Of the
new bonds:
I'm order to save vexatious embarrass-
bonds-meaning by this subscribers for
more than $500-the department has ar
ranged to recognize transfers Of notices of
allotments, so that persons receiving notice
of the amount allotted to them will be in
position to realize on them in case of neces-
sity substantially as readily as If they were
in possession of the bonds allotted to them
This has seemed to be the duty of the Treas
ury Department in view Of the unavoidable
delay in placing the actual bonds in the
hands of the larger subscribers. The en-
ergies of the department are now directed
to shipping bonds to small subscribers I'M
der the general theory of the law that the
small subscribers should receive the first
consideration.
while making the allotment notice as
signable as provided. will not be as con-
yenient to the larger subscribers would a
more prompt delivery of the bonds, it is be-
lieved the arrangement will fairly meet the
needs of those who, for various reasons,
cannot await the actual delivery of the
bonds.
Sample forms of assignment and transfer
have been furnished to the subtreasuries in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Chicago, Cincinnati st. Louis, San Fran
cisco and New Orleans, where application
can be made by those interested and fuller
particulars obtained"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
CABLE TO BE LAID.
United States May Be Connected Soon
with Her Pacific Possessions,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S-The Evening
Post. in an article published to-day, saws
that the United States will soon be con-
nected by cable with her newly-acquired
Pacific possessions and the cable will con-
meet the United States from this city with
Hawaii. the Ladrones, the Philippines and
Hong-Kong. The paper says that most of
the surveys have been made. The contract
for the laying of the cable has already been
let, the Post says, and according to the
terms OF the contract the work must be
completed within six months. The price to
be paid is stated to he $1O,GOO,O0O
On July 20 the executive council of the
Hawaiian government signed a contract
with the Pacific Gable Company to lay a,
cable between the United States and Ha-
wall and Japan, China and the Philippine
islands, the contract being for a period of
twenty years. The Pacific Gable Company
according to the Post, is capitalized for
100000 go. James A. Scrymser is president
and Ed Bayless is vice president The other
directors are Admiral John r. Irvine. ].
Pierpont Morgan and j. Kennedy Tod Gen
Swain, of New York. is the legal represen-
tative of the company. The company has
been operating very quietly with the CO.
operation of the government of Hawaii
pending the annexation proceedings
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
POLICE STILL At Sch.
Cannot Get Cleyv to the Murderers
of Brant-The COrOner's Inquest.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 2S.-The police are
without clew as to the murderers of
Charles A. Brant George Harding. brother
of the murdered mans divorced wife. who
was arrested on suspicion, has been re-
leased, as he proved complete alibi 1t is
learned that Mary Amy Harding and
Charles Brant were married twice. They
were secretly married in Hoboken N. j., on
Sept. 20, 1885, about a month before their
marriage in st. Louis at the Harding resi-
dence. The first ceremony was performed
by Mayor Pagan. of Hoboken, and the wit
V. Curry.
The inquest over the remains of Brant was
held to-day. Several witnesses testified to
having heard quarreling, followed by three
shots and then three men were seen run
ming from the scene of the murder. S. S.
Smith testified that the men ran away
he heard one say, Go on boys; we've got
him. The witness thought he could identify
one of the men. w. A. Steele testified that
during the wordy quarrel prior 10 the shoot
ing he heard the words: Liar and mon
ey" used, but could not hear any con-
nected conversation George Harding broth
er of Brant's divorced wife, said he had not
seen the dead man since October, 1896; had
not known that he was in the city and new
er had any trouble with him. He first knew
of Brant's death on the following after
ined, but their testimony gave no clew as
to the identity of the murderers or motives
for committing the crime The jury returned
a verdict of homicide, Brant having met
death by gunShOt wounds inflicted by uni
Identified persons. with felonious intent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
TAXABLE MEDICINES.
Ruling That Shows What Druggists
Preparations Must BE Stamped.

Ruling That Shows What Druggists
Preparations Must BE Stamped.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has issued an i'm
portant circular in which he gives an in
depreciation of the last clause Of Section 20
of the new revenue act as to what medic
inal preparations or articles are subject to
tax Hereunder. The commissioner con-
strues this clause as follows: And medic
inal articles which is compounded by any
formula, published or unpublished will be
held to be taxable under Schedule B. act of
June Is, 1898, when it is put in style or man
her similar to that OF the patent, trade
mark or proprietary medicine in general or
is advertised on the package or otherwise as
remedies or specifics for any ailment, as
having any special claim to merit, or as
having any peculiar advantage in mode of
preparation. quality, use or effect" Any
medicine will be held to be put UP in ''style
or manner similar" etc., when the package,
wrapper, label, bottle resembling in one or
more particulars any make or brand of
patent, trade mark or proprietary medicine
in general" For example, the use of a
trade mark upon medicine makes it taxable.
Also, the use of the makers name, or any
other persons name in any possible form
Immediately before the name of the medi-
cine, as Smiths pills. or. the use of any
name Immediately following the name of
the medicine. This shall not be construed
however, to prohibit the name of the physi-
clan who was the author of the formula fol-
lowing the name of the medicine. Nor shall
it be construed to prohibit the name of the
manufacturer being on the bottle or printed
inconspicuously on the label or wrapper
Any medicinal article will be held to be adj
Vert1Sed on the package or otherwise as
remedies or specifics for any ailment If there
is any statement whatever upon any part of
the article of any disease or affection of the
human animal body, for which the con-
tents should or might be used This shall
not be construed, however, as prohibiting
the label or words indicating the therapeutic
action of the medicine in purely technical
language not in common use.
Any medicinal article will be held to be
advertised on the package or otherwise as
having a special claim to merit or to any
peculiar advantage in the mode of prepara-
ton. quality, use or effect when any de-
scription of it, either the package
otherwise includes any statement to the eff
of value over other like articles or other
articles of the same class, or when it has
any word, phrase or sentence, either in the
title or formula or otherwise, which indi-
Gates it's superior merit over articles of its
class For example, ''Tasteless- quinine,"
improved codliver OIL" but this shall not
be construed to exclude the words pure"
chemically pure etc, which have for their
object the definition of the grade OF the
tallized," pressed, etc., intended to indi-
cate the manner of manufacture, and which
indicate only well-known and established
methods of manufacture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
SENECA WAS OVERCROWDED.
Condition of the Transport, However,
Was Much Exaggerated.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg returned to Washington
from New York, where he made an inspec-
ton of the hospita! ship Relief with most
satisfactory results. While in New York
the surgeon general also visited the Seneca
and investigated the charges as to the i'm
proper equipment of that ship for the home
ward trip from Santiago. The surgeon gen.
eral found that while there was some
ground for the statements, the conditions
had been exaggerated. The Seneca was
overcrowded with passengers. Among them
were forty-two soldiers from the hospital
who were not wounded so badly as to re-
quire their immediate transfer. They were
ordered away from the hospital at Siboney
because the officers in charge anticipating
another great battle which would overtax
their resources desired to free the hospitals
from every patient who could be got away
In addition to this a number of civilians
not properly entitled to the privilege were
allowed passage, resulting in overcrowding
The physician in charge was found to be
thoroughly competent and much of the
complaint on the score of insufficient medi-
cal attendance was ascribed to. the unex-
Dected illness of the other physician. 1t is
understood that General Sternberg's inves-
tlgatIon mas satisfied the department and
nc further inquiry will be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-29
PROTEST FROM FRANCE.
Immediate Release of the Steamship
OHnde Rodriguez Requested.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The French en-
bassy has called the attention of the State
Department to the circumstances connected
with the seizure of the French merchant
steamship Olinde Rodriguez and has re-
quested the immediate release of that
steamer. This action taken simultan-
eous with a protest from the French Trans
atlantic Steamship Company against the
seizure. The State Department has SUBJ
mitted all the papers In the case to the De-
partment of Justice with a view TO getting
en- opinion on the legal questions involved
The grounds of the representations by the
embassy are that the Rodriguez was en-
gagged in ordinary mercantile pursuits and
French government destined to the French
minister at Port Au Prince. 1t is said that
her manifest shows she was not intending
to enter blockaded port. The representa-
tons are those usually made in behalf of
French interests and there is no disposition
at the State Department to regard them
as other than a friendly inquiry.