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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
HIS PARDON REFIsED
Governor Roosevelt Deeiine. to Pardon
Wan tnder Life Sentence for wife.
Murder

Albany. y. Y. May 4-Goyernor
Roosevelt today gave . hearing on the
application for a pardon for Henry
hendricks, who is serving a life sen
tence in Auburn prison for the killing
OF his wife, whom he shot TO death
because Of his mad infatuation for an
other n Hendricks. who is 50
years old, has served twenty-five years
Of his sentence. The governor denied
the application. He said that 10 impose
a life sentence upon d man Of Hen
dricks callbTe was q miscarriage OF
justice by p~ardoning the wife murderer.
After shooting his wife, according 10
the evidence adduced at the hearing.
Hendricks shot himself twice in the
leg, 10 advance he theory that the muir
der had beer the result Of an attack
by burglars. He bungled al his work,
however, and badly burned his thumb.
On the trial the jury stood IL 10 !
for conviction f01 muder in the first
degree, but the old man remaining
firm IN his position, a compromise was
affected whereby Hendricks received a
life sentence.
From the remark made by the gov
ernOr, wife murderers, wife-beaters
Z those who cruelty treat children
and dumb animals will receive no mer-
cy at his hands o applications for
pardon or communication Of sentences.
The governor is a strong advocate OF
the establishment Of a whipping post
for such as these, and says il such a
bill is introduced in the Legislature
XXI year, he will sign il
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Miss Grant TO Marry = Russian Prince

Paris. May Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Of Chicago. gave a brilliant reception
this evening at the Hotel Ritz in honor
Of the mother OF Prince Michael Canta-
cuzene. of the Russian imperial guard.
at which formal announcement was
made of the bethrochal to the prince 0.
Miss Julia Dent Grant, daughter o.
Brigadier General Frederick Den!
Gram, United States volunteers
The company included General Hot
ace Porter, the United States amnAssa-
dor, and Mrs. Porter, Ferdinanf W
Peck, United States commissioner gen
eral to the Paris exposition of 1900.
| and Mrs. Peck, as we'll as other promi-
nent members of the American colony
in Paris.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
Chapel Hill Municipal Election

Especial to the Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, n. c., May 4.-The reg
ular municipal election under the new
charter held today resulted in a decided
victory for the good road democratic
factor. Algernon Barbee was re-elect-
ed mayor for the fourth time and beat
his opponent, Mr.. Robinson, by thirty
votes. The aldermen elected were Pro
fessor Holmes, Messrs. Lloyd, Picard,
Ward and Kluttz. The Successful par
ty are very jubilant owe the victory,
as much opposition has been at work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09

Cincinnati, May 3.-Last October a
lodge of the Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks was organized here by ne
sroes, with the same ritual as used by
the white Eks.
Arthur Riggs, a Pullman porter, whC
became general organizer, was suspect
ed of having secured the ritual and
lost his place with the Pullmans. He
devoted himself to organizing the col
ored Elks. Last night there vas a row
among the colored ElkS and some OF
their number today gave the secret
away. The janitor Of the Cincinnati
lodge let some colored men into tbs
Elk hall here last summer, when a copy
of the ritual was stolen and many COP
les We're printed for the use of the col.
Ored brethren.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
Killed Her Mother Through Revenge

Chicago, May Airs. Augusta Styles,
after waiting two hours in a dark re-
cess of a hallway at the entrance to
Wallets hall, Burlington street and
North avenue, his afternoon, shot and
killed her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Schultz. Mrs. Schultz was TO attend
a meeting Of the Martha Washington
Frau Verein, which was held in the
hall, n the daugter lay in wait for
her until she came. Five shots We're
fired, three taking effect Mrs. Styles,
who is 50 years Did, said h was driv-
en- to the act by her mothers revealing
a closed chapter of her early life to
Mis-. Styles daughter, 16 years of age.
The child's parents We're not regularly
married and Mrs. Schultz is said to
have disclosed this fact to her grand
child.
The matricfde has been arrested.
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A Sherfn shot From Ambush

Gainesville. Fla. May i-Shefin II.
VI. Tillis was dangerously and proba-
bly, fatally shot by a-ssassins this even
ing. He was seated IN the piazza o:
his residence with a young lady. when
TWO men emerged from a lo- directly
in front Of the house n n Of them
emptied the contents Of 10Th barrels 81
a shotgun az him The shots took enec'
in his shoulder and breast Immediate
IL after the shooting the men ran dOwr
the street. mounted horses n rode
away.
Some time ago Sheriff Tillis kiiled
Brack Tillis. his nephew. There II q
strong suspicion that the affair Of thli
evening grew out OF that episode II Il
expected that relatives OF BracF TIlli'
will be arrested tomorrow II they car
be found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09

Washington. MAY 5-Th- president
today ~pardyned Charles y. Barrett
convicted in South Carolina Tor v!o-
!atfng ta- postal .naH and sentenced
- eighteen months n The ~p-n1tenr1ary
He Was committed - the Ohio pcnGGen-
t.a-y July SIN. He w1s pardOnei on
account u 4--Aea4sh.
In he CAS- - ". J. r. TnomasDn.
convicted ia Georgia. in isys for con-
sgsracy AMI sengenced 20 aye years la
prison. the prez!dent has granted a full
pardon. az ~ T. said - D. dying from
consumption.
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A Record Breaking Golf Game

New York, May 4.-Finlay 5. Doug
lass, the amateur golf champion, show
ed a I 10 his best form il the
qualifying round Of the Crescent Ath-
letic club tournament today, which he
won from forty contestants with a re-
ocrd score OF Il. This was 4 stroke
and hole better than the Bogie score
for the course and n II the geatest
performances at the game ever recorded
in this
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
RiAmarck,s Iron Nerve

Was the result Of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergv are not found where Stomach,
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are out
of order. If o want these qualities
and the success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body. Only
Csc at r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
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The Davis-CIars NuptiaIs

Marion, Mass. May 4-Richart
Harding Davis, of New York. writer,
and Miss Cecil Clark. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Marshall CLARK, OF Chi
cago, were married at ST Gabriel's
chapel here at noon today. Rev. Per
cy Brown of RoxBury, Mass. o~ficiat-
ed. The number Of guests was limited
TO eighty-four. the. seating capacity of
the chapel.
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Killed the British ENJOYS Escort

Cairo. Egypt, May 3.-Ibraham All,
whom General Lord Kitchener e
upon a mission TO Ibraham's uncle, the
sultan of Darfour, a returned to Cal
TO. Ibraham Ali found upon reaching
Darfour thai his uncle had been de-
lhroned by Ali Dinar. The latter. on
the appearance of Ibraham Ali, turned
out with his troops and routed the es-
cort Of General Kitchener's envoy,
numbering 80, OF whom 120 were
killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
Egan Expelled From the Loyal Legion

Washington, May 3.-The district Of
Columbia commandery of the Loyal
Legion tonight declared forfeited the
membership Of General Charles P. Ea-
gan, commissary general of subsistence.
who was court-martialed but whose
sentence of dismissal was commuted TO
suspension.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
Legal Execution In Georgia

THOMPSON. Ga, May 3.-Bill Embree,
a negro, was hanged here today Io'
the murder of Ellis Martin, announcer
negro. about a e ago.
Embree fed the county and was final
ly captured in Augusta, Ga. No one
knew the motive for the killing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09

Washington. May 3-The Prairie sail
ed today from League Island for Port
Royal. :. g. She has been assigned 40
the duty OF taking h naval militia
Of the Atlantic coast states 20 sea on
their annual drills.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
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1--WE minutes. Hundreds of
.!-"4 the water front
-AI'rt. When she ar
Gamer Wilmington had been
h and quite a number of pas
. off. preferring not to go
.tE. Most Of them remained
e.. g. 10 sea. TheCompton
..-lNvd at Southport, and she
rHet followed the Whining
H. bar. They passed the
I-..-n while she was lying at
and she fell in the pro-
also Went out to sea. The
= Went out about twenty
ii.Ehet about four miles, and
e1morS about the same
ne Hornet sighted a YES
M. 10 the southland and it
-.r the Raleigh bound in,
I'll Morton finally made the
IS 4 tug. The Wilmington
ISN'T # Frying Pan Shoals
~..I What was the smoke of
way out at sea was seen.
doubt the Raleigh, but as
IN sight, all the steamers
80 southport. The Hornet
The wharf and after waiting
.'.N. and the Raleigh having
Tut in her appearance, the
Il started back to the CITY.
o-ock p. m. the Cape Fear life
1..2n ran up a signal that
~ was sighted, and it was
IN Dy the STEAMERS at South
vas also seen by Captain
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-.+I the quarantine station
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,TriS over the bar to meet
Inc Marion, the Hornet
ollpion also ran out again.
No nn s9Iuted the Raleigh as
u3 10 her off the bar. The
49, alongside the Raleigh with
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DREYFUS SYMPATHIZERS.
Frenchmen at San Francisco Have
Good Word for Condemned.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 9-Much
sympathy is expressed for Dreyfus,
whose case has been almost the sole
subject of discussion during the past
few days at the French colony.
Many Of the members of the Circle
Francaise keep in close touch with po-
litical affairs at home through their
private correspondence. They expected
that a conviction would be obtained.
but did not look for such severe pun
ishment.
Poor France, Her honor has been
brutally assailed by her military Gen
erals" remarked Sylvan WE'LL, one Of
the leaders of the French colony. THE
injustice shown to Captain Alfred
Dreyfus is regretted by all loyal
Frenchmen in the United States In
this city the news was to the majority
of Frenchmen distressing, but not sur
prising. We expected something Of the
kind, but justice will in time assert it
self, and give Dreyfus his freedom"
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attacking the rebels in the rear, met
two small patrols, and succeeded in
capturing a rebel Captain, a Lieuten-
ant and six privates.
A Filipino who has arrived here from
the visayas Islands says that Victoria
Nomapa, a prominent and wealthy
lawyer of Iloilo, being forced by public
opinion to declare his politics, has join
ed the rebels.
The inhabitants of Santa Barbara,
the rebel headquarters in the island OF
Panay, have abandoned the town, fear
ing a bombardment of the place by the
United States battleship Oregon.
MANILA, Sept 5.-(Via Hongkong,
Sept. 9.)-The censor has refused to al
low the following dispatch, the accu-
racy of which is unquestioned, to be
telegraphed:
The surgeons reports in regard to
the condition of General MacArthur's
division showed that 36 per cent. OF
the officers and 2512 per cent. of the
enlisted men are sick. This includes
the sick in quarters and those sent
home Eleven per cent. of the enlisted
sick in quarters are mostly suffering
from dysentery and malarial fevers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 General
Otis has been instructed, in framing
his plan of campaign for the dry sea-
son, to allow for the fullest participa-
| ton of the naval forces now in the
Philippines, and as soon as he has been
heard from the necessary orders will
go forward to the naval commanders
| to cooperate with the army to an ex-
tent not before contemplated. The ma
val officers have always been willing
to do this, but they have been restrain
ed in their operations by an indisposi.
! ton to interfere in any quarter with
the plans of the military commanders.
| The ships will undertake to capture
any of the ports now in insurgent pos
session that may be desired by the
army and also to hold them indefinite-
| ly, thus making it possible to open the
| railroad in Luzon from the northern
extremity, while in Cavite province,
with the large force of marines now
on hand. it is believed that the navy
| can undertake to relieve the soldiers
stationed there, and make a valuable
force for other operati tions.
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TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.
Three Courses Pointed Out to Set
tie the Trouble.

PRETORIA, Sept 9-The News
to-day prints an official statement from
+. w. Reitz, Secretary of State of the
South African Republic. in which Mr..
Reitz says:
Three courses are disclosed by the
communications of Joseph Chamber
lain, the British Secretary of State for
the Colonies. The first is a commission
OF inquiry, the second is a commission
of delegates from both Governments to
discuss technicalities. and the third is
a conference at Cape Town"
Secretary Reitz adds that the Trans
vaal Government now agrees to the
second proposition. and invites Great
Britain to define the constitution of the
commission suggested and the place OF
meeting.
In the course of an interview to-day
State Attorney Reitz said that the
Transvaal having withdrawn its offer of
a five years franchise the conditions
thereto attached, namely, the relin-
quishment of suzerainty, also falls to
the ground. He understands the Trans
walls last dispatch as an acceptance
of the proposal to form a joint commIs.
sion Of inquiry.
The Transvaal. he said. is ANXIOUS TO
terminate the tension existing, because
trade is stagnant and the country is
being ruined Hence. the Transvaal
has a greater interest than has the
British Government in bringing about
a settlement. He declared that he fully
believed the British Government desir-
ed a peaceful solution of the difficulty
and expressed the opinion that the
TransvaaTs last dispatch would fur,
ther that end.
TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-The troops going
to South Africa. as the result of the
decision of yesterdays Cabinet council
to send 10000 soldiers. will proceed ia
Natal, bringing the total number OF
men in that colony UP to $1,000. Re,
Inducements numbering 5000 men will
be drawn in India
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Miss Mary Crocker.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. y.-Miss
Mary Croker. eldest child of the late
Colonel Charles F. Crocker, celebrated
the eighteenth anniversary of her birth
on Wednesday. On that day she was
handed by the executors of her fathers
estate securities which represent a
value of over $3,000.000 The young
woman upon becoming of age was en-
titled to one-third of the estate, which
is valued at about S10.000,000 The
three children, Mary. Charles Temple
ton and Jennie Adeline. share equally
in the property. which consists princi-
pally of stock in the Crocker Estates
Company, city real estate and railroad
securities
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Army Corps deliberating behind closed
doors, the President put the following
question:
g" Is Alfred Dreyfus, brevet Captain
Fourteenth Regiment of Artillery pro-
bationer on the general staff, guilty
of having in 1894 entered into machina-
tions or held relations with a foreign
Power or one of it's agents to induce
it to commit hostility or undertake
war against France, or procure it the
means therefor by delivering the
notes and documents mentioned in the
documents called the bordereau, ac-
cording to the decision of the Court of
Cessation of June 8, 1892
''The votes We're taken separately,
beginning by the inferior grade, young
est in the last grade, the President hav-
ing given his opinion last. The court
declares on the question by a majority
of five votes to two: Yes, the accused
is guilty
1.-The majority agreed that there are
extenuating circumstances, in conse-
quence of which and on the request of
the Commissary of the Government,
the President put the question, and re-
ceived again the votes in the above
mentioned form.
LAS a result the court condemns, by
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copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Sept 8. - The situation IN
internal politics has been somewhat in
tensified this week. The dismissal of
several Cabinet members and a number
of higher Prussian officials is merely
a symptom of this The Emperor, as
King of Prussia, before starting for the
maneuvers, had lengthy conversations
with Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial
Chancellor and President of the Prus-
sian Council of Ministers, and DR.. Mi
quel, Vice President of the Council and
Minister of Finance, in which the diff
culties of the situation were thoroughly
discussed. He will probably be disap-
pointed, in spite of the methods en-
ployed in disciplining the Agrarians
and the Government officials serving as
delegates to the Diet.
The Emperor is resolved to go to the
length of forcing the resignation of ev-
cry official, be he high or low, who ac-
lively sympathizes with the powerful
Agrarian Society, the Bund der Land
wirthe. This will strike many.
At a secret meeting of the Agrarian
leaders this week, it was resolved to
try to checkmate the Emperor by play
ing off the canal bill against the anti
strike measure, and thus render i'm
possible the immediate dissolution of
the Diet for it is argued that the En-
peror cannot rely on the Agrarians and
Conservatives to father his pet strike
bill and at the same time dissolve the
Diet because the same members do not
sanction another of his pet measures.
This the Agrarian leaders will do their
utmost to impress upon the Emperor 8
mind. They also count on the proba-
bility of the dissolution of the Reichs-
tag on the rejection of the anti-strike
bill, of which there is hardly a doubt
as the center and the left are resolved
to bury the measure ANONYMOUSLY.
Besides, the Agrarians believe that
they have a chance of defeating the re-
newal Of the commercial treaties, es-
pecially the one with Russia or con-
siderably modifying them, so as to rem
der them unacceptable to the other
Governments. They will insist upon
a higher tariff upon Russian cereals,
which Russia will not stand. They also
strongly hope that the commercial
treaty with the United States will not
be ready for presentation to the Reichs-
tag at it's next session, and that the
failure of the other treaties will in
volve that with the United States.
In the meantime, it is reported that
the Emperor is furious with the Agra
rians. and the Associated Press repre-
sentative here learns that his majesty
is in favor of a reinliche scheindung
(clear separation) between the Agrari-
ans and the Government, saying that
such a party had no reason to be in
Prussia, where every Government for
generations has been solieitous for the
cOuntrys agricultural interests, and
that this class of politics has gone
about far enough. He is particularly
wroth at the way in which the Agra
rian press has handled him and the
Cabinet. The leading Agrarian journals
and many Conservative organs have
been very outspoken.
The ''Vossische Zeitung' prints a
hitherto unpublished letter from the
late Prince Bismarck to Field Marshal
Won Manteuffet. in which Bismarck
was far from complimentary TO the
Prussian Conservatives.
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Gentlemen
A Hat for Warm Weather.

fered" writes Frances Z. Lanigan in
'"The Ladies' Home Journal. "A new
branch of regular stenography is that
of the writer-stenographer who
works by the piece She visits her
customers each morning, takes notes,
and does her work upon her own type
writer, returning the letters prompt
ly for signature. She also does copy
ing To business men who have not
sufficient work, nor office room suffi-
cient to share with a typewriter, she
is invaluable. She is also a valued as
sistant to women who are busy with
club work, answering letters. copying
rules and regulations, and filing away
their business papers,