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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21
MCKINLEY A DOCTOR OF LAWS
The Degree Conferred Upon Him by
Chicago University-Ihe he. Ceremony of
InVeSture

Chicago, October 1.-THE University
of Chicago today conferred upon Pres
ldent Mn Mckinley the degree OF
Doctor of Laws. Eight hundred peo-
pie, as many as could be damned into
Kent theatre, ~applauded to the echo
as President Harper placed around the
shoulders of the nations executive the
nood OF p~urple-purple to indicate, as
DR.. Harper said in Latin, that the re-
cipient of the degree has spaced 9TH
er men in native genius and devoted
toll"
At 8 O'Clock the president entered
the theatre amid great enthusiasm. DR..
harper took the seat in the centre Of
the stage thanked by President Nc
kinley and Rev. DR.. Chas. r. Hen
derson, chaplain of the university. The
president presented a striking appea
ance, attired in the cap and gown.
The a. and gown were made from
the finest silk, which was shirred to
the yoke about the shoulder and fell
in graceful folds TO his feet. The
bishop sleeves have the decoration of
three chevrons on purple velvet, in
dlcatlng the high rank of the degree
conferred. The broad bands of royaI
blue-purple velvet are the prominent
feature of the front Of the gown. The
ceremony included the "senta of
the doctors hood, which added to the
richness or the robing. The hood is
made of the same kind Of silk used
IN the gown. and is adorned with the
royal purple, indicative Of the rank of
Doctor OF laws, while the ining OF ma
room indicates the color of the uniyer-
sity OF Chicago. a handsome Oxford
cap, made OF the finest black velvet,
with a gold tassel, complete the AGA
demic dress.
Solemnly and impressively the dean
ana the president of the university
then pronounced in Latin the formula
con1erring the degree Ii. d. on the
president of the United States.
When the purple-lined hood was
placed around Mr.. McKinley's should
ers. the audience broke into cheers
which lasted fully five minutes.
throughout the exercises the president
did not speak n word. merely bowling
IN response TO the laudatory words of
the collegians and the demonstrations
OF the audience.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21
BREVITIES.

The terrible disaster of the steamer
MoEegan brought out the GOODNESS,
courage and heroic efforts of the OIL
GERS and crew They went down shar-
ing the fate Of the passengers.
Here is a timely, pointed quatrain.
We find it in the Philadelphia Record
and applies particularly to the niger
party in North Carolina:
THE Boss gets the swag,
The man serves the Boss,
The swag buys the man,
The Boss gets the swag."
New York state will spend in 1899,
s24, 81 ,536.17 for public schools. That
is thirty times or more than North
Carolina expends and yet New York is
only about three times greater in pop
ulation than North Carolina is.
The republican campaign committee
elects the mex Q. S. house in this
way: republicans, 1856; opposition, 1879:
doubtful, 81. The Washington Posts
figures are the republicans 166, the
democrats and their allies 147. and
places 43 seats in the doubtful column.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21
Sale Of Dress Goods

Our stock is complete. We have made
large preparations to please the
ladies in this line. We have a com
plete stock of new Silks for dresses and
waists. We have a lot of all wool fan
cy, A inches wide, nice goods, we sell
for 25c. Our line Of Fancys from loo to
1Sc are very pretty. Our line of Wool
Fancys run from SO TO As inches wide.
from &c to soc. Our Novelties at Acc
and soc are very pretty. We have a
very fine Flannel, so inches wide, in
the new blue and black. worth 75c,
special SOC. Ladies Cloth, a lovely
piece for Skirts n Capes, "a inches
wide, for SO. Double widths Cash
meres, special 12hc. Our Silks stock
is very nice. We have all prices to
sut, and quality, up-to-date styles are
the very newest, prices from 1Sc to Csc.
Very hobby changeable Brocade Ia
feta, Black eros, from Csc to s1.00. A
beautiful piece of Moriah Tafeta, in
black, % inches wide, for $1.O0, worth
regular $1.50. Ladies, I would like to
say this: If you are in need Of Dress
Goods or Dry Goods of any kind, you
should give my stock a look be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. | will
promise to save you money. We have
a beautiful line of fine new Braids, all
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21

inds. They are long patterns. New
Jets, all kinds. from DC TO Csc per yard.
We carry a big stock OF fancy and
plain Innings from Sc to &c per yard.
We AVE all the new things. large and
small. Buttons to match all kinds OF
Dress Goods.
Remember. We are headquarters for
Mems and Boys Clothing, all kinds
and prices.
Our line Of fine Underwear and cheap
Underwear cannot be matched. for
children n m Union Suits from
33c To s1.00.
Special sale OF Mating and Carpet
from loo per yard up. Our stock in
this line is very large.
We carry fine and cheap Blankets.
Quilts and Comforts. from iic to $3.50
each.
Remember our large Millinery and
Cape department. We nave the lar
gest stock Of any house in the state.
Our line is up-to-date and almost half
of regular millinery stores. where you
will find we do the business OF the city
in almost any line.
Cali and bring your card and get IL
punched with every purchase at Will
mington's Big Racket Store. near the
Postoffice, opposite the Orton Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21

Rev. DR.. Crawford, the able editor of
the Western Carolina conference side
of the Greensboro Christian Advocate,
in tn last issue engages in some plain
speech, as do some of his correspond
ents, as to the Duke cigarette trust.
In a long editorial he says this:
trustees inaugurate a movement very
soon looking to relieving the college
from connection with the American
Tobacco company, and let old Trinity
share more largely the benefits of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21

endowment fund, and change the spirit
and policy that have dominated 1t for
the past two years. our preachers will
be slow to pledge themselves to its
continued support. Many believe that
its past policy has injured our church
before the public, put US in a false at
titude to the state and her schools,
and sown the seeds Of discord among
us that will disturb the peace of the
church for years to come"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21

That is a striking cartoon in the
News and Observer called THE New
Slavery" Sambo in his Sunday-go-
connecting clothes, with cigar and cane
and a large paste-diamond shining in
his newly starched shirt-bosom, is
pointing with great satisfaction to a
kneeling figure, in most piteous sup
%pliancy, with anxiety, on his misera-
bic face, over whose head is printed
Fusion Office Seeker" 1t is a case
of Limber-Jack begging favors Of
Pinchback.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21
HOME FOLKS.

There are five counties in North Car
DINA with 143 black magistrates.
Whew. In the state there are about
], 900 of these black ignoramuses dis
pensing law and injustice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21

Hurrah! The grand old University
of North Carolina, in it's second GEN.
fury as to age, has now 466 students
bona fde, real students and not a
prep" among them. Add the summer
school list, and We suppose there would
be quite 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-21
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine
has l.. B. Q. on each tablet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
Shark Oh armers.


In the Persian gulf the divers have
a GUS way OF opening the season.
" depend implicitly upon the shark
o%.iurers, and will not descend with
ut their presence. TO meet this diff
ulty the government is obliged to hire
he charmers to divert the attention Of
the sharks from the feet. AS the sea-
son approaches, vast numbers of ma
tives gather along the shore and erect
huts and tents and bazaars. At the
opportune moment-usually at mid
night, SO rs to reach the oyster balIs,
at s%unrise-the feet, to the number OF
eighty or a hundred boats, pulls out to
"a. Each of these boats carries two
divers, q steersman and a shark charm.
CT, and is manned by eight or ten row.
crs. Other conjurers remain on shore,
twisting their bodies and mumbling in
carnations to divert the sharks. In
case q man-eater is perverse enough to
disregard the charm and attack a diver
an alarm is given, and no other diver
will descend on that day. The power
Of the conjurer is believed to be hered-
itary, and the efficacy Of his incanta-
lions to be wholly Independent Of his
religious faith.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
Unmaskinc cu.tom. Froud..

-
Indicative of the earnestness of the
Treasury Department in its determine
ton to put mn end to the unjust discrim-
nation against honest importers and
manufacturers. fostered by the UNDER
valuation of imported merchandise, is
the action of Assistant Secretary How
ell in officially defining and emphasiz-
ing the powers vested in local United
States appraising officers. In a circular
letter addressed to such government Of
1cers, the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury calls attention to the provis-
ions of section 50 of the act of July q,
1897, which among other things amends
section IL of the customs administra-
tive act of June 10, 1890.
This law rs now modified, the Assist
ant Secretary explains, makes it law
full for United States appraising officers
in determining the dutiable value of
merchandise subject to an ad valorem
duty, or to n duty based in whole or in
part on value, Ito take into considera-
ton the wholesale price at which such
Or similar merchandise is sold or Of
fered for sale in this country, due al
lowance being made for estimated du-
ties thereon, the cost of transportation,
Insurance and other necessary expenses
from the place of shipment to the
United States. and a reasonable COM
mission. If any has been paid, not *
cecding 9 per cent"
To this recital of the provisions of the
law Mr.. Howell adds the injunction
that 1T is expected that appraislng Of
dcers will avail themselves of the au-
thority given them by this section
Whenever 1t may be necessary to arrive
Mt n proper market value, and especial
" in cases where evidence is required
in regard to market value which is not
furnished, and which cannot be OBJ
tanned by the ordinary means.
This proclamation from the Treasury
Department is timely, and will have the
effect of warning offending importers
as we'll as Of fortifying the local APP
praisers at The port Of New York in his
work of extracting from unwilling and
evasive witnesses the actual facts about
suspicious importatiOns.
This work of obtaining proof of in
territorial undervaluations of merchan-
disc manufactured abroad and brought
into the markets of this country is, by
the way, going steadily forward.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29

land and in the Southern States, ard lis
facilities for obtaining reliable and val
liable information will be such rs to at
tach to his reports an exceptional de-
gree Of Importance and interest. Mr..
Pipp came into prominence in Decem-
Der, 1897, through a series of articles
contributed by him to the Topeka Daily
Capital, as the special representative
of that paper. These articles, descrip-
tive of the iron and coal Industries of,
the Eastern States, attracted attentions
by reason alike of their matter and
their manner, and stamped the writer
as a man of exceptional powers of OBJ
servation and description. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Pipp's contributions on
the subject of the cotton industry will.
begin in the Economist the second
week in April and cover a period Of
about ten weeks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
FIGURES THAT FORM AN INTER.
EsTlNG TABLE.
Comparisons Which Show that tho
Price of Silver Bullion Hos No Rcla-
ton to Prices of Other Commodities
-%Bimetallism Given a Blow.
interests ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A very interesting table of compari-
sons of prices las been compiled from
the Omaha World Herald, covering the
dates between the holding Of the con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Bryan
and March 10. 1898. designed to show
the general improvement in prices, and
that the price of silver bullion has no
relation to the prices of other commodi-
ties. The whole table is not given be-
low, as IL part will suffice to show the
general tendency of nil:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
Bimetallism Loses in England.

Bimetallism Loses In England.
The announcement of Lord George
Hamilton, Secretary Of State for India,
In the House of Commons that the
Government would make no furthe.
efforts to secure IN international bij
metallic agreement, but would consent
to the appointment of a commission to
consider ways and means of introduc.
ing the gold standard in India, has two
results: 1t marks the end of the long
fight for bimctallism in Great Britain,'
and 1T sounds the death knell of the
schemes for reopcning the Indian
mints to the free coinage of silver.
Whatever may be the future of b.
metallism in the United States and
France, 1t has no future at all in Great
Britain, nor is 1t probable that the
French Government, now that the
British position has been so explicitly
defined. will ever take steps to reopen
the question of an international bime-
tallic agreement. What has operated
to defeat free silver in England will
operate, though less rapidly, to defeat
1t in France; and the remnant of Eng
lish bi-metallists admit that the Gov
ernment's action will SO REINFORCE the
gold standard party in the United
States TINT the free silverites will find
1t more than ever difficult to make
headway there.-London dispatch.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
ONCE THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
The octagon House at Washington Has
an Interesting HiatorY.

The OctaGon House at Washington Hos
ar Interesting History.
One Of the most interesting houses
in the city of Washington is that which
stands on the corner of New York AVE.
u and Eighteenth street, commonly
known rs the 'Octagon house," It is
interesting on account of the fact thar
1t was once used as the executive man
sion.
In 179S Col. John Tayloe, whose rep
utation seems to have been based large
ly on the fact Of his being the richest
man in Virginia, decided. to build a
home for himself and family in the
city of Philadelphia, but owing to the
persuasions of Gen. Washington,
changed his mind and built instead the
octagon house, in what was considered
in those days q very out-of-the-way
portion Of the city. Gen. Washington
assisted in making the plans and took
the keenest interest in its erection.
Col. Tayloe entertained what was
known as the Unofficial set, which COM
prised some of the first families Of
Washington, but it was not until the
burning Of the White House in 1911
that 1t became a political center. Then
it was that he removed his family to
one of his Virginia plantations and of.
fered to rent the house to President
Madison, which offer was accepted.
Although unoceupied for years, It
stands today almost the same as it
stood in the days when men and wom-
en- Of fashion thronged it's rooms. On
ascending a flight Of stone steps and
entSving the broad doorway one finds
himself in q hall almost Circular in
shape; the marble thing which once
formed the floor Is now superseded by
pine boards; two stoves of antique pat
tern front each other from inches in
opposite walls. Beyond is another
hall, from which opens on the right the
ballroom where Dolly Madison held
some Of her famous receptions.
For years past the house has had an
uncanny reputation, on account Of the
numerous ghost stories which are in
circulation concerning the strange
sounds heard within it's walls. The
Waterman, who has lived there for
seven years, claims, however, that he
has never yet heard g sound. Never
theless, there is n story which has
the semblance of truth. While the
Tayloes were occupying the house the
door bell rang one day, but the maid on
answering 1t could e no me-. Again
1t rang, and this time the old colonel
himself went, but there was no one.
Finally all the bells in the house start
ed ringing and nothing could stop them.
They continued ringing until the Tay-
loe family took their departure. The To-
cal papers noted the phenomenon at
the time OF its occurrence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
rhe Cotton Industry.

In response to a demand for reliable
Information regarding the conditions
recently prevailing in the cotton manu-
featuring industry, the American Econ
omist has engaged as a special commits
sioner to investigate and report upon
this question Mr.. e. @. Pipp. editor and
proprietor Of the Chronicle, Burlin-
game, Kan. Nj. Pipp has given much
attention to economic questions, and q
3 forcible and fluent writer. His inves-
LEGATIONS will embrace the conditions
pertaining to the industry In New Eng.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29

The foregoing are Omaha prices, ex-
cept the last three quotations. They
have been taken from the newspaper
Of which Mr.. Bryan was the reputed
editor for several years. They are the
prices MS gathered by that paper from
the markets. The comparison shows a
gain in favor of the farmer all along
the line. Some of the 16-to-1 organs
have been saying that there has been
no change for the better for the farm
ers, to whom they made their appeal in
1896. The farmers know better, and
those who consult the market reports
know better. Prices are higher instead
Of lower, as the Bryanites predicted in
1896. Wheat has gone up to about the
dollar mark instead of falling below so
cents, us Mr.. Bryan predicted in 1896.
The comparisons show that silver Is
not so tied to the necessary commodi-
ties that they cannot rise until the
ounce price Of silver shall rise, conse-
quently all the 16-to-1 people who de-
clared that this is the case are, to put
it mildly, mistaken, eve If they will
not admit it. Their admitting it will
make no difference. The thousands of
farmers who voted in the election of
1896 know that the farmers prices
have improved since the election of Me-
Kinley, and they will not be much less
inclined to believe Mr.. Bryan and his
followers in 1898 than they were in
1896. But the latter seem not to realize
it.-Indianapolis Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29

Do not read while lying down.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29

turning her out of the house: she left it
III an access of passion: he is not to know
where she has been, unless Mrs. I'revan-
ion bctrays her, and that with IL pnNg of
age she is not likely to do, for Dallas
sake. But her head is not cool enough to
le:iscn, so she simply does what the inn
pulse OF temper prompts.
II have net tile least intention of sacri-
i:ciiig ANYTHING for MIR. Broke" she said,
conteinliuously, behaving, iismrativcly
Speaking. Ike tie ostrich, who puts its
head i'll the sand. II came To say some
thing to him. and lie ran away like II cur,
so can't say it. But %suppasc,' With
sarcasm. III YOU cam Gene and see him
thcrn is no reason why l should not do
the same"
Mrs. Trcvanion smiled.
You flatter ne very mucll," size said.
"Rut what Il woman of my age can do is
not what is permitted to a young woman
like YOU"
Lady Dangcrfiell curls her lip supcrcil-
iously, as though to say:
You need not think you take me in by
that"
WELL" she remarked. "wc may as well
go out together, and l will get into a
hansom."
Mrs. Trcvanion turned to her with a
sudden movement.
"Just this once,' she said, "makc n
fir. md of me and trust me. Let me drive
you home; it will be better for you. And"
looking Lady Dangericld straight in the
eyes, think what you will of me, but
when I give my word it is sacred: no one
shall ever know IL syllable of this"
II don't care whether they do or not"
said her ladyship, rccklcssly. "And 1
would not trust any woman in the world
on her most sacred oath. But / think
it quite possible, for the sake of your
dear Dallas,' scornfuly. that you will
hold your tongue. All right; you can
drive me home if YOU like. and then come
back to he thanked and blessed by him."
The following morning Dallas received
n letter from Lady Dansertield. whicl,
was IL choice specimen of invcctivcs, NAL
ice, and sarcasm. but it was dated from
her husbands house. and contained no
hint of spending the future or any part of
it in the society of Mr.. Broke. Indeed,
she went SO far as to caution him against
presuming to call at her door or approach
ing her in public. With II deep sigh of
relief, Dallas tore the letter into fifty
pieces; she WINS his>enemy for life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
Money of the couutrx.

The stock of gold coined or issued in
the United States was sos, 0 ,O37 on
March 1. 1893. compared with $685.
672,O99 March i, 1897. The number Of
standard silver dollars the last March
4 was ass, 1OO,347, which is 11,7S1,956
in excess Of the number coined q year
earlier. This means that three and a
half millions more of standard silver
dollars were coined during the year
which ended Feb. 2S, 1898, than during
the whole period previous to the "crime
Of 1873" During the same year the
volume of treasury notes issued under
the act of 1880 to purchase silver bull
ion was reduced $12,SS1,O 600. Those
notes have been Cancelled and silver
dollars have taken their place in the
money of the country. March 1, 1897,
the country's stock Of money was
$2,36G, 397, 124, of which $3.50, 7O5,O71
was in the treasury. March 1, 1893,
s., 1896, 59O,3OS was the amount of tho
country's stock Of money, with $780,
213,G40 in the treasury.