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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

A new York B~ralA>s Alleged 1ssers
View Deelareo bv the Covernor -
0eing Untrue
81. Louis. August 5.-Last week The
New York Herald published n purport-
ed synopsis OF Governor Stones views
on party organization. The Herald
credited b ex-governor with saying
at Chicago that the democratic party
should in 1900 make no alliance with
other organizations.
Today Governor Stone. to answer ct
once a great number OF inquiries from
all over the country. gave put this
statement:
THE Herald article OF July sfst "a
Inaccurate Senator Tillman and 1 are
credfted with having declared In
speeches before the national committee
that we opposed n alliance between
the democratic party and n other
political organization. and II Ii stated
In The Herald that this pronunciamer-
TO encountered opposition. but was
finally carried. l do not know Senator
Tillman's opinion on the subject men
toned, but / do know that neither he
nor made any reference TO that sub
tect before the committee. nor was &c
discussed in the committee. The Her
oNN IN - aAtoktAHtA lHANGuf8 III
that particular.
The statement In The Herald hat
the designations OF Governor Aitgeld
and Senators Teller and Allen. as MEM
bers OF the advisory committee. were
rendered and accepted Is also inaccu-
rate No such designations were ten
dered or accepted.
II do not object TO saying In reply
TO The Herald's request tina / believe
that the subcommittee which the ma
tional committee has authorized ta>
chairman to appoint, should be COM
posed OF members OF men chosen by
and representing the party ~organiza-
ton in the several states. In this I
believe l voice the sentiment OF the
whole committee. including the chair
man. This does not mean that we dc
not appreciate the good preliminary
work which has been done by the aux
Hilary committees which have existed
heretofore. But we are nov come to
that point where the work OF the party
organization must be taken on n large
and more active scale and every mem
Der OF the national committee must
be got into harness.
Possibly special occasion may arise
in future for special auxiliary commit
tees, but the regular and controlling
committees, I have no doubt, will be
made up OF the members OF the ma
tional committee"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Naples, August 5.-Admiral Dewey,
who arrived here today from Trieste on
board the United States cruiser Olym-
pia, was visited by Mr.. Lewis Morris
Iddings, secretary Of the United States
embassy at Rome; Mr.. Richard c. Par
sons, second secretary Of the embassy;
Mr.. Hector de Castro, United States
consul general here, and the vice con-
sui, Mr.. Charles N. Wood. The admiral
commanding this station, the command
er Of the garrison and the project also
visited Admiral Dewey On the Olympia
today and the American admiral sub
s~eQuently returned their visits. Forty
American tourists, afterwards visited
the OLYMPIA.
Admiral Dewey and the crew Of the
Olympia are all in good health. 1t Is
said the cruiser will only remain here
eight or ten days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

u ScnOOuel 1u collision
New York, August 5.-The schooner
Henry Fl. Grant, Captain Sutpin, from
Norfolk, with lumber, during a heavy
squall this afternoon ran into the
Hamburg-A American line steamer Pre-
toria, which sailed this morning for
Hamburg and, later, had anchored in
the narrows.
The force Of the collision carried
away the schooner's fore and mizzen
masts at the deck and all the headgear
attached; broke the main mast OF at
the cross trees and caused the star
board anchor to stove a hole ON the
starboard waterline, which caused the
vessel to leak. The schooner is a COM
plete wreck.
The Pretoria lost her flagstaff and
awning rail and was chafed about the
stern. Her backing chain to the rud-
der was carried away.
George Ludwig, a seaman OF the
Henry Fl. Grant, is missing. The
schooner was towed to Red Hook.
The Pretoria was so slightly dam
aged that she did lot delay to repair,
but proceeded for Hamburg.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
Dennncfation Of an Opposing silver
Leader.
Especial to Baltimore Cum

Especial to Baltimore Cun.)
Albany, N. Y, August All the
symptoms of a violent political row
are now shown by the state free silver
democracy. Last night Calvin E. Keech
denounced the convention called by
Thomas w. Cantwell to meet next week
at Syracuse as Illegal" Tonight Mr..
Cantwell declares that Keech is a rem
egade' and utterly without authori-
ty."
"Hessians are at work in Albany. as
well as in other parts Of the state" said
Mr.. Cantwell excitedly. "A spurious.
discredited and glib-tongued s~elf-con-
stituted band OF Chicago platform. for
revenue-or-job-only voters are going
about seeking delegates for this or that
public Office and Offering to deliver their
work in consideration of their w per-
sonal political advancement.
The honorable supporters of the Chi
cago platform principles repudiate these
barnacles who have been found out.
Il have letters from Mr.. Bryan and
Senator Jones expressing confidence in
our management and that ought TO be
a sufficient reply to all questions as to
authority and legality"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

London, August 6.-The Vienna cor
respondent of The Observer telegraphs:
The Neue Freie Presse states that N.
DeiCasse's visit TO st. Petersburg Is
connected with future plans concerning
all the powers Of the due and triple ad-
liances. Prince Hohenlohe. it is said,
made definite proposals to NJ. DelCasse,
who approved them, but desires TO gain
Count Muravief's assent. The propos-
ais include the formation of a European
union against the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

The curse Of overworked womankiua
are quickly and surely cured by Kar,.~
Clover Root Tea, the great blood nnr.-
ner and tissue builder. Money refnna-
ed IL not satisfactory. Price IS Of. .nn
- eta For aais hy " Y. Relianv
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Vice President Hobart, left Ion~
branch Friday at 1850 O'Clock Tor LAC
ahamplaan On q ten day visit TO Pre-
ident Mckinley.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

sometimes picked out of the ditch,
sometimes too filthy to be picked out
Thomas Paine, one would ave thought
that he could have been depended on
for steadfastness against this great de-
fusion.
But no. In his dying hour he begs
the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy. Pow
erful delusion, all ~conquering delusion.
earthQuaking delusion of the Christian
religion. Yea. it goes on. It is so m
pertinent, and it is so o~verbearing, this
chimera of the gospel, that, having
conquered the great picture galleries
of the world, the old masters and the
young masters, it is not satisfied until
it has conquered the music of the
world. o over the programme of
any magnificent musical festival and
see what are the great performances
and learn that the greatest of all the
subjects are religious subjects.
GOSPEL STRUCTURES.
Yes, this chimera of the gospel is not
satisfied until it goes on and builds it
self n M most permanent architec-
ture, so it seems as if the world is new
er to get rid Of it. What are some of
the finest. buildings in the world? ST.
Paul's, st. Peters and the churches
and ~cathedrals Of all C~hristcndom.
Yes. this im~pertinence of the gospel.
this vast delusion, is not satisfied until
Il projects itself and i'm one year gives,
contributes. $6,25o,oc0 to foreign mis-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
TIE TRUTH ABOUT DREyFUS.

Rarely one finds an American who is
inclined to believe that Dreyfus must
have been justly convicted, and only
garbled and untruthful reports of the
trial cabled to the United States. Such
persons deserve an answer. Undoubt-
edly, the reports have been colored but
it is inconceivable that the essential
facts of the testimony should have
been falsified. The best available tall
ent in the newspaper profession has
been represented at the reporters.
desks at Rennes and that means also
the honesty of the profession. But
there are other guarantees of the
truthfulness of the reports. If the
Rennes verdict is right, according to
the ordinary canons of justice and ev-
idence, the reports have been not mere
ly garbled but falsified by wholesale
and from first to last. Witnesses that
testified yes" must have been reported
no" Nothing short of this will salts
fly the hypothesis. For the commission
Of so grave an offense two things are
necessary-a general conspiracy of re-
porters and an all-controlling motive
There is no universal prejudice against
France or in favor of the Jews to ac-
count for conspiracy, but exactly the
opposite, and the only other assignable
motive is bribery of the most far
reaching and extravagant kind. Not
only the reporters at Rennes, but the
managers of the leading newspapers of
this country, Great Britain and Ger
many must have been bought I'm. The
supposition is preposterous. not only
because millions of dollars would bo
needed to accomplish this, but also he
cause the character of the men behind
these journals would forbid it. IF com.
mon honesty be not a sufficient guar
antee in all cases, common business
foresight is, since there could be no
more promising and profitable enter.
prise than telling the truth in such an
event. The exposure of so gigantic a
conspiracy would be a newspaper SEN
sation wholly eclipsing anything that
was revealed at the trial, and exposure
would surely have been made. But
there has not been so much as a hint oe
this, save in Gen Mercier's ridiculous
hearsay testimony, which was subse.
quently denied by authoritative French
witnesses The substantial unanimity Of
the reports, whether American, Eng
lish or German, is conclusive evidence
OF their truthfulness.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
THE SHOW AT THE PARK.
The Present Bill Chiefly Constructe
of Lauoh-makinq Materials.

The unusually brilliant bill of last
week at the Park theater had its effect
yesterday, when the house was en-
tirely sold out, and numbers were
turned away disappointed. Worcester
people had a little proprietary feeling
in the program, for the headliners, Car
melita and Rafael, were a European
novelty, imported for the especial delec-
tatiCn of Park theater patrons, just as
Yvette Guilbert or Fregoli We're i'm
ported by Alfred E. Aarons for the es-
pecial delectation of Roster & Bal pa
torns. To have a European entertainer
imported expressly for them is novel
experience for Worcester playgoers,
and from the outlook yesterday it would
seem as though they were going to
make it profitable for managerial en-
terprise to keep on in the same direc-
ton.
The pair give lively and novel dane
ing exhibition, winding up with an attn
letic finale on the part of Mile. Car
melta, which would show that the
maxiilary muscle, considered by mis-
ogynic cynics as reaching it's highest
development in the feminine anatomy,
had not been fruitlessly cultivated by
this charming Spaniard. Illustrated
songs are furnished by Paxton and Jer.
ONE, Mr.. Paxton manipulating the ma
chine and Miss Jerome doing the sing
ing. The dainty songstress was by no
means an unpleasing picture herself,
as she gracefully posed in large gilt
frame, and her four popular ballads
seemed to please the audience immense
ly.
With the exception of these two num-
| bers, the program is entirely of a COM
edy nature, even down to the ten new
vie -, ~.
| best appreciated picture, "A trip to the
MOON" was of more startling than a
| iudicrous nature. Charles Sweet "tha
| burglar musician" who was perhaps
| the biggest single hit of last year, in
| PRODUCES practically the same act, with
few new laughs tucked in unsupported
| corners. Leslie Palmer and the Bige-
! low twins have one of those bright lit
tie comediettas, which are to many
| people the best feature of any variety
! bill. This one is called "a brace of
woodcock,' and tells of a young clergy
man and his newly made WIFE who
| meet all kinds of trouble in their we'd
! ding trip, owing to an unfortunate re-
| semblance between the groom and a
tough sporting man. The skit was
| doubtless suggested by "a brace Of
partridges," comedy which opened
last season at Wallack's theater and IN
which the two leading situations are
| Identical.
Charles Kenna, the ex-minstrel end
man, appears in a white-faced mono
logue, and more than makes good, con-
vusing the audience with his dialect
stories and his made-to-order patter. If
his songs were as good as his talk, he
would be one of the best monologuists
in the business. West and Williams,
who open the show, elicit more yawns
than applause at first but gradually
warm up, and last night were recalled
| again and again.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
COME AND SEE.
FESTIVAL SALE TODAY.
Mr.. Chadwick Gives Some Points in
Regard to Nine. Sembrich.

Mr.. Chadwick Gives Some Points in
Regard to Nine. Sembrich.
The auction sale of season tickets for
the music festival will take place in
Washburn Hall, this morning, begin
ming at 10 o'clock. The chart system
that was employed last year will be
used, and E. B. Conant of Lowell will
again officiate as auetioneer. This is
the same system that is used by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and other
important organizations throughout the
country.
The price of a season ticket. with
reserved seat for seven concerts, is Sc,
the same as last year. The sale of sea-
son tickets is limited to 800, and if any
of this number remain unsold this noon,
they may be had at Steinerts tomorrow
morning at 8 O'Clock and until the close
of business next Saturday evening. No
season tickets will be sold after that
date, but tickets for single concerts,
with reserved seats, may be had there
after at Steinert's until Monday, Sept.
%, when they will be on sale at Me-
chanics Hall.
The number Of advance orders for
tickets is larger than it was last year,
and the premiums average WELL so that
present indications seem favorable for
the sale today.
At the rehearsal of the full chorus,
last night, Mr. Chadwick took occasion
to speak of Nine. Sembrich's remark
able success in New York, where
she was the star of the Metropolitan
opera season last winter. The peo-
pie turned out in crowds to hear her,
and the critics We're as enthusiastic in
their praise of her as ever they were
Of Melba. Nine. Sembrich is one of the
most accomplished musicians now on
the stage. In point of versatility, she
probably has no equal, for besides be-
ing wonderful singer she is an ex-
pert pianist and an excellent Violinist.
The rehearsals of the full chorus next
week Wednesday and Friday evenings,
VIII be held in Mechanics Hall. This
year there has been an unusual amount
of training by special chorus, and the
advantage of this work is likely to
make itself manifest both in the lighter
and the more difficult parts Of the
music.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12

A dispatch from Rennes purports to
give the one bit of evidence on which
a majority of the court-martial based
their verdict of guilty. This is the So
called Mulhouse incident. Dreyfus
visited this town in Alsace, during the
German military maneuvres, and it is
asserted by army officers that he could
not have been there at that time with
out the knowledge and consent of the
Germans. His own explanation of his
presence there is natural enough. Null
house was his home. There his father
lay sick and not expected to live. and
Dreyfus went to visit him, but without
asking permission, though it is said
that leave would have been readily
granted. Here, then, is the basis OF
his condemnation, but it will be OBJ
served that, as in the instance of the
first trial, the grounds for action were
not made known during the proceed.
| ings, but afterwards OF so little con.
sequence had this Mulhouse incident
all mention of it in his summing UP OF
the case. At best, it was only circum
stantial evidence, for no direct commu
nication between Dreyfus and the Ger
| mans was proved, but on the contrary
there was the absolute denial of tn,
German government of any connection
with him through any of its agents
But it appears that the judges though
he wavered in his testimony as TO hi.
movements while at Mulhouse, and con,
sequently they sent him to prison fol
ten years. Thus do they prove thai
he delivered to foreign government
the papers enumerated in the bordereau
which was written by Esterhazy. This
story is as absurd as any of the rest
of the testimony adduced by the prose-
cution.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12

A notable demonstration Of the vast
volume of traffic that goes through the
great lakes was given, Sunday, when
the wreck that for five days had block
ed the 500" passage into Lake Michi-
gan was removed. The line of waiting
steamers stretched out for forty miles
and in it were more than two hundred
of the largest vessels flying the Ameri-
can flag, barring, of course, a few ocean
steamships. So great is the pressure
for freight, that the loss of a day now
means a sacrifice of from $500 to $1,000
Eastern people do not half comprehend
the vastness of the lake traffic, but
it is greater than the foreign com.
merce of other nations. Some hint o!
the fact might be CLEANED by those wht
appreciate the immense carrying trad,
that is done on Long Island sound.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
New York Journal.)

With the conviction of Dreyfus,
France has entered upon new epoch.
She has cast aside the garb of civiliza-
ton and donned that of Dyak of
Borneo-a mere head hunter.
With this unjust verdict, directed
primarily against the Jews, she has
placed herself in the rear guard of
civilized nations. Her watchwords,
Liberty, fraternity and equality"
should be changed to Coercion,
hatred and bigotry." The witnesses
against Dreyfus gave no evidence
They presented only their personal
opinions. They repeated rumors at
third hand, unhampered and unre-
strained, because French law takes no
cognizance of the means by which a
jury arrives at a verdict. Nine men
out of ten outside of France believe
that Dreyfus was convicted unjustly.
His judges doubtless did not forget
that all the members of the court that
voted the miserable man guilty in 1894
have been promoted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
PERSONAL.

Bartlett E. Towne is at Porterf1eld,
Me.
Arthur Chapman went to Yarmouth,
N. s, yesterday.
Mrs. G. E. Robinson and daughter are
at Bloomington, Ill
Lewis Armstrong left for Colorado
Springs yesterday afternoon.
]. G. Fitzpatrick will leave Wednes-
day for Queenstown, Ireland.
Miss Eva Doyle of Boston is visiting
Miss May Hurley for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Morse are spend
ing a few days at Craydon, N. H.
Dr. J. Flagg has returned from a trip
to the White mountains and Moosehead
lake.
Eusebe Faucher of Pawtucket is Wis
iting his uncle, Onesime Faucher, is
Jackson street.
Miss May McDonough of this city
has returned from a two weeks vaca-
ton to Newport.
James W. Sargent, who has been
spending the summer in the west, has
returned to Worcester.
MISS Jennie Harlow of Smithfield,
Me-, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. b.
Husselman, 1913 Main street.
Miss Josie Impy has returned to Wor-
cester, after passing the summer at
her old home in Barton, VT
DR.. W. ]. Delahanty John B. Rati-
gan, Esq, DR.. Fay and Irving e.
Bigeiow are at Chatham, on a few days
hunting and fishing trip.
Mayor Dodge and Charles II. Weaver
have gone to Washington to attend the
great council of Red Men, which opens
in that city tomorrow.
Joseph Jepson is in Philadelphia with
the Norton Emery Wheel Company s
exhibit at the export exposition. His
wife will join him the latter part Of this
week.
George Gaskill has broken the record
for the White mountains on the golf
links. AT Forest Hills hotel, Francon-
ia, be made the nine holes in 80, and the
full round of IS holes in 70.
Mrs. Jennie Abbott Nation. who has
been attending the annual convention
OF the American Society of Dancing
Teachers at New York, has returned
to her home, 1886 Pleasant street.
III. N. Pepper, formerly of Worcester,
but now of Providence was overcome
by heat at the G. A. r. encampment
at Philadelphia. He has sufficiently
recovered to return to his home.
Col. Daniel w Darling of Command
IS, q. Y. u, Of this city, has been des-
ignated as inspecting officer to inspect
a recently organized command at Athol
next Tuesday evening. He will be as
sisted by Col. j. Brainerd Hall. late
adjutant general OF the Massachusetts
department, and Jonathan Bigelow. late
surgeon of Lincoln Command Of this
city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
(Boston Advertiser. }

No matter what result comes from
the verdict rendered at Rennes on Sat
urday, this much has already happened
that France stands before the civil
lied world disgraced by the men who
pirate most loudly Of the honor of the
nation. The unjust, cruel and infamous
verdict rendered by the second court
martial is destined to be an everlasting
stigma upon French honor, French
justice and French manhood. No ac-
ton in PREPARATION can completely wipe
out the memory of a trial so hideously
prejudiced and so disgracefully par
tisan. 1t is of secondary Importance
now that the world knows, as every
Frenchman knows, that Dreyfus did
not write the bordereau on which alone
he has been tried. The man who sold
or offered to sell information to Ger
many has confessed that he wrote the
document.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12

Statistics show that in twelve
month. $3.50 persons have been killed
and 4O.SS2 wounded on American rail-
roads. Of the killed, only 221 were
passengers and only 1858 were employ
ees. Of the wounded, 2945 were pas
sengers and 31,761 were employees.
Thus, there were 1880 dead and 6l76
wounded, or a total of 1886, who were
neither passengers nor employees. Who
were they? A few were tramps, but
most of them were men, women OF
children who were either offered up as
a sacrifice to the grade crossing, or tt
been truthfully described as the OFF
the track-walking habit, which has
spring of the grade crossing. Obvi'
ously. there would be very little track
walking were the tracks either elevated
or depressed.