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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
SOME PULLING STATISTICS.

The saloon statistics are unreliable
and unsatisfactory we suppose from
some We see given in the north. The
department of labor publish statistics
from 140 cities of 10000 population and
upwards. They are curious and absurd
almost. The figures, if reliable really,
are very disturbing to theory-that sa-
looms make drunkards and cause law
l~essness. The New York Evening Post
says of the statistics and the light on
the drink habit:
For example. Springfield, Mass.
Manchester, n. H, and Utica, N. Y,
nave each about 1000 inhabitants.
Utica is under the Raines law, Spring.
field under the high-license system of
Massachusetts, and Manchester under
nominal prohibition. The New Hamp-
shire city has no legal saloons, while
Springfield has Al and Utica 252. But
Manchester a had Lass arrests for
drunkenness during the past year, while
Springfield had 1,431. Still more re-
markable is the record of only 765 ar
rests in Utica, or only about half q.
many as in Springfield, although there
are more than five times as many sa-
looms. Almost as anomalous is the
showing Of only 3S3 arrests in Dayton,
o., with 400 saloons and $1,000 people,
while Hartford, Conn, with az 00 peo-
pie and but 21S saloons, reported 2.4SO.a
There is something wrong in the
figures. Why should drink be worse in
effects in one town than in another?
Why is it that Hartford whiskey is 50
much more disturbing than Dayton
whiskey? Is it not really owing less to
the whiskey drunk than to failure to
arrest the drunkards? One town~ar-
rests regularly and promptly while an
other town shuts its eyes and sees moth
ing. We remember that Judge Merrf-
mon, one of the most upright of jurists,
gave it as his experience that 95 Der
cent Of the crime in his courts were
caused by drink.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
Chamberlain's Pain BALI Cures 9th.
erS. Why Not You!

My wife has been using Chamber
for a lame shoulder that has panied
her continually for nine years. We
have tried all kinds of medicines and
doctors without receiving any benefit
from any of them. One day we saw
an advertisement of this medicine and
thought of trying it, which we did
with the best of satisfaction. She has
used only one bottle and her shoulder
is almost well.-Adolph l.. Millett,
Manchester, N. HI. For sale by r.. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

The Beers fighting for country, for
independence, for liberty have again
administered to the gallant British
another terrible drubbing. They have
magnified their performance at Majuba
Hill and shown that they know how to
conduct war in a way to win. English
pride is again lowered, and they will
cry out more han ever for vengeance
and destruction. When the great Brit
tide of victory will turn, for an army of
nearly 100, 900 brave fighters can over
come less than half that number.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

finished had not she been sick. BY re-
ferring to the Crews woman's testi-
mony you will find this to be substan-
TALLY correct, and in that particular
sense she was occupying Miss fuckers
place until the work she had already
in hand was completed"
He also has something to say of Miss
Bemis, a northern woman invested
with "~dictatorial rule in the asylum,
and who is no favorite with the Masons
and people not Masons. His words are:
BE that as it may, there is no deny
ing the fact that the public, both in
and outside Of the Grand Masonic Fra
ternity, whose glorious work is to take
care of the widows and orphans in
which the Public Ledger joins hands,
looks with suspicion upon the present
administration of he beloved Orphan
Asylum because the real head is a
northern woman and not a Mason Of
course, whose methods are not in ac-
cord with southern ideas, and this same
fact has been the cause OF much friction
in the Grand Lodge of Masons of North
Carolina"
He is not a Mason but he would help
the ancient order he honors. He asks
why could not the Manager Bemis
have sought out q widow or daughter
of a Mason, Of whom there are plenty
to be found, and given them the work
When she found out that the girls could
not keep up with the work instead Of
continuing the colored woman even af-
ter attention had been called to it,"
The Masonic asylum is a public insti-
tuition helped by the state with a s10,-
900 yearly appropriation. It's affairs be-
long to the public. It's management
should be satisfactory.
HOME FOLKS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03
Upton and the Shamrock Off for Europe

Upton and the Shamrock of for Europe
New York, November I.-Sir Thomas
Lipton's yacht Shamrock started down
the bay on her home voyage to Green
ock at 1890 o'clock a. m.
Sir Thomas Upton sailed today for
his home in England. He received a
surprising tribute Of the esteem In
which he is held by a great many peo-
pie, in a kind OF triumphal march
through several downtown streets, a
great reception at the American Line
pier where he went on board the st.
Louis, and a series of informal recep-
tons from thousands Of people. He
also received word of the presentation
or n loving cup which will be ready
by Christmas for him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

From the number of Judges" we see
mentioned from time to time in the
state newspapers the crop must be
abundant. Many of them are new
James to us, but that is possibly Ito
confess yourself unknown."> We can
Judges of.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

Troy Examiner: We heard. and
heard it straight, Hon. Elias Hurley
was dead. We wrote, an appropriate
article. saying many good things about
him. But he isn't dead: and II isn't
right I say anything good about a live
man-so the article doesn't appear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

Clinton Democrat.-We regret &c an
oun that Mr.. e. Mann, a well known
merchant at Turkey, has been forced to
make an assignment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

There is a row threatened at Mount
Holly over the rescuing of a negro
prisoner by a negro mob. Defying ar
rest and inviting war will possibly
bring forth legitimate results. The
majesty of the law must be upheld in
spite of the negroes, who defy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

The Moore County Tribune, published
at Carthage, by. Mr. H. A. Foote, starts
off well and promises to be much the
best paper ever published in that
cOuntV
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
MISS102LoCK=3 R:TJ3IS.
Hastings Stenographer VIII Face Accus-

Hastings Stenographer VIII Face Accus-
alton of Sending Poisoned Candy.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 17-Miss
Viola Horlocker returned to Hastings
yesterday in company with her mother
and friends. and will face the charges
of having attempted to kill Mrs. c. f.
Morey by sending her q box of bon
bons containing arsenic. The accused.
in company with her attorneys, will
go before the county court tomorrow,
when the sheriff will place her under
arrest. She will furnish the necessary
bond for her preliminary hearing and
will then return to her home The
case Will be pushed. Miss Horlocker
has been in safe hands during her alb
sence, and close watch has been
kept over her to prevent her commit
ting suicide
Analysis of the poisoned candy here
shows that each bonbon contained
four grains of arsenic The state
chemist at Lincoln is also at work on
the stuff and his report is anxiously
awaited. Mrs. Morey and Mrs Gas1in,
who ate of the candy, are out of dan
ger.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

A recent Illustration of the workings
CT 1ese majestic has afforded food for
sarcastic diversion among the bach
elors of the German empire, but the
married men, it is said, whenever the
subject is mentioned, become judic-
iously reticent. at Spandau, near Ber-
lin, husband and father, while seated
at dinner one day, made various OPS
servations derogatory to the kaiser.
The cause of the outburst is not dis
closed. The wife was, apparently, Of
the sternly Roman kind, and with her.
loyalty to husband was subservient TO
loyalty to ruler She Immediately
fastened to an adjacent poIice-staticn,
denounced him. and had him arrested
and imprisoned The moral embodied
in this domestic outbreak presents pos
sibilities that must be somewhat dis
turbing to the married men OF Ger
many
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

CommissioEer-Gene Peck IS much
delighted with the iiberality displayed
by congress in the matter of an ap-
preparation for the United States ex-
hlbit at the Paris exposition. He has
been congratulated by the president as
being the only man who ever got a
bigger appropriation than was recon-
mended. The president asked for ST.
O00,00 in his message. The exact
amount appropriated is 81, 210 900, of
which 5000, 900 is for buildings, $780,
GOO is especially assigned to the agri-
cultural department and $50, 600 for
the payment of jurors, which leaves
$500, 900 for general expenses. The
central building will be about 100 -
square and 100 feet high and cost $780,
QUO. It is not intended for exhibits,
but as a headquarters for the commits
sioner and exhibitors, and for the com
fort of American visitors, like the
German, French and British buildings
at the Worlds Fair. It will stand on
the bank Of the Seine, with landing.
and all the river steamers viii stop
there. There will be an imposing dome
with an American eagle standing upon
the universe. In the center of the
rotunda will be an equestrian statue of
Washington. About $4,000 viii be
spent for an agricultural annex. con-
nected by co1onnades with the Ameri-
can section Of the main exhibit build
ing. so that visitors can pass from one
to the other without going cut doors
There will also be an annex to the
manufacturers building
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

place OF business was recently burned
out, has signified his appreciation of
the good work done On that occasion.
by the fremen and the police by con-
tributingt to their pension and relief
funds. In doing this he was actuated
by an honorable impulse, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful if the effect OF such
gifts is salutary. Private rewards for
public servants who have done moth
ing more than their duty may conceiv-
ably have a tendency to betray them
into doing less than their duty under
circumstances which do not suggest
the expectation of reward.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
WORK on WIRELESS MESSAGES
The signal Corps Uses Azarconrs sys tenn
for Mile in Washington.

The Signal Corps Uses AEarconrs Sys tenn
for Mile in Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE first
thorough test here of the Marconi
system of wireless telegraphy was
conducted under the supervision OF
Colonel James Allen and Colonel
George o. Squier Communication
was established between the State,
War and Navy departments building
and the naval observatory. The dis
tanee travelled by the waves was more
than a mile. The day was perfect and
the conditions were all favorable
Colonel Allen. with the assistance
of signal corps men, was in charge of
the transmitter. which was placed on
top of the State. War and Navy de-
partments' building. while Colonel
Squier was in charge of the receiving
instrument on top OF the naval OBJ
scrvatory.
1t took several hours to adjust the
instrument and to perfect the connec-
ton. When this was done, words
were licked off by Colonel Allen which
were reproduced by the receiver and
read by Colonel Squler Not all of
the words were successfully repro
duced, but enough to demonstrate
that. with more perfect adjustment.
messages could be transmitted. Colo
mel Alien said the test was quite sat
isfactOry for that distance He ex-
poets to be even more successful in
subsequent operations.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

The charge that college professors
are impractical is sometimes very
practically disproved. A Western
professor tried the effect of electric
ity in an endeavor TO thaw out a.
frozen water-pipe. To his delight, in
exactly twenty minutes full head of
water was flowing in The house. The
pipe was heated to about sixty de-
grees Fahrenheit The success OF the
professors experiment induced a gen
eral use of his method in the city
where he lived A press dispatch de-
clares that speedy relief was afforded
without the tearing up of a foot OF
pavement, and his feIiow-citizens no
doubt have concluded that the pro-
lessor is something more and better
than a mere theorist.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

New ORLEANS, La, April 5.-The
ship that carried arms for the Kansas
City filibusters is now in trouble, and
the treasury department has refused
to remit the fine of S. % imposed upon
the Norwegian steamer Managua for
violation of section 4179 of the Revised
Statutes. This fine grows out of the
recent revolutionary movement in
Nicaragua. Thirty cases of guns and
ammunition intended for the revo1u-
tionists were. shipped from Mobile,
Ala, by this steomer. to @Bluefields on
February 25. 1899. The consignment
was invoiced as thirty cases OF cast
ings.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
FIGHT FROM THE BRUSH.
Advance Is Opposed VITA
GUERRILLA Warfare.

Guerrilla Warfare.
MANILA, April 16.-General Lawten
is marching north along the road be-
tween the hill and the lake, with the
gunboats Napidan and Laguna de Bay
abreast of his troops The enemy is
retreating northward On Wednesday
the troops crossed the Paghanjan and
concentrated at Lambun, at the
mouth of the river. After leaving two
companies of the Fourteenthregi
to guard the entrance of the river, the
troops marched to Longas and found
it deserted. Furniture which had
been dropped in the flight OF the ma
tives was scattered along the trails
leading into the hills
Major W6isenberger's sharpshoot-
ers were sent toward Pactos Ancon-
tenca in the afternoon. They ran up
on nest Of rebels in some thick
bushes which afforded a splendid
cover. Five men of the North Dakota
regiment were killed and two wound
ed, two of the former dying after hav-
ing been brought to Longas church.
where Father McKinnon administered
the sacrament to them.
The main body. of the American
troops, while at dinner at Longas.
hear the firing and advanced to the
support of the sharpshooters. The
Laguna de Bay, at the beginning of
the fight, shelled the hills, making
them too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prison
ers, bearing copies of the proclafna-
ton of the United States Philippine
commission, which they had somehow
secured, were afterward released and
sent outside OUR lines with bundles of
| proclamations to distri butte.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
NEWS NOTES.

The jefferson Club of ST. Louis IS
arranging for a banquet for 1000 peo-
pie in honor of Mr.. Bryan on May 25.
The law firm of McGrew. Watson 4
Watson. of Kansas City. obtained a
verdict in the federal court at Topeka
against Wyandotte county for 81, 225
as attorneys fees In the celebrated
.oad certificate cases. The firm sued
or 90, 600.
a prize fighters union is the latest
in the way of trusts. The Chicago
boxers are pushing the scheme Here
after they viii not fight for less than
a purse Of SIS
Nine members of the Robinson and
Essex families OF Oklahoma have been
taken to the Kansas penitentiary for
robbing the mails
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
ST. LOUIS FUNERAL MIxUP.
our Runaways Result in the Injury of
Seven Persons.

ct LOUIS. Mo-, April 17.-Four run
away accidents in which seven people
were injured, one probably fatally.
occurred to-day within five mi nutes of
each other in three funeral eorteges at
Calvary cemetery.
The following persons were in jured:
Miles j. Bradley, cabman, internally
and probably fatally; Mrs. Meagher
and young son. Miss Nellie Conway.
Mrs. Ellen O'Shea, Mamie and Ralph
O'Shea.
Mrs Meagher was badly cut and
rendered unconscious for some time
Her sons arm was broken and he was
badly bruised. The others received
cuts and bruises.
The harness of Bradley's team broke
and his horses ran wild. Other teams
were frightened and the general run
away ensued
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
CUBAN ARMY MUSTER ROLLS.
They Contain the Names of $4,000 Mel

They Contain the Names of $4,000 Men
Who Are to Share the S3,OoO,OOO.
HAVANA. April I6 The Cuban army
muster rolls which were delivered last
evening to Governor General Brooke,
through Senior Domingo Mendez Ca
pote, are prepared in neat style, the
1900 broad sheets showing. on their
face, A., 900 names-6, 900 commissioned
officers and 1000 on-commissioned
officers and prixates- The whole
statement is in orderly arrangement
of corps, regiments, battalion and
company scores.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
QUAY LOSES AT ALL POINTS.
The "Red Book" and Two Other Dis
puted Volumes Admitted as Evidence

puted Volumes Admitted as Evidence
PHILADELPHIA, April FIN the
trial of ex-senator Quay Saturday for
fraud in the use of funds of the Peo-
pies bank. the district attorney for
mally offered Cashier Hopkins book.
known as the red book" in evidence.
The. defense at once objected, claim
ing that the book was private and was
not bank book.
Judge Biddle decided to admit the
red book largely on the testimony
of the expert, Mr.. Goldsmith, that it
was book of the bank Two other
books similar in character to the red
book were then introduced in spite
of the protests of the defense One
of them. the blue book which was
also found in the cashiers drawer, is
a record of individual loans, and shows
that the cashier made loans to Senator
Quay. Court adjourned at noon until
Monday morning.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
nh1ahomx.s ConrIots

GUTHRIE, Okla, April I'D. II.
Martin of the Kansas penitentiary,
was in the city yesterday, making The
regular quarterly settlement with the
territorial officials for the care of Ok
lahoma convicts at the big prison.
The territory phys Kansas at therate
of .35 cents. per day for each prisoner.
Mr. Martin says that there are now
about 40 convicts in the penitentiary.
OF this number, Oklahoma furnished
$50, or little less than one-fourth.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
Can't Live in Cars.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE railroads
have made new rule for the Grand
Army national emcampment in Phila.
delphia next September. Heretofore
it has been customary to sidetrack
sleeping aud dining cars and allow
them to, be used by the veterans for
sleeping and eating purposes during
the encampment The railroads have
given notice that such a custom can
not be followed this year or hereafter
It is claimed that the cars longest the
fidetraclzs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
Feared to Fscs Disgrace.

HUMBOLDT, Neb., April IFS. W
Grinstead, aged 81 years. cashier OF
the bank in this city, committed sui
eide by@blowfng off the top of his
head with q revolver. Friday Bank
Examiner Wilson called at the bank
to examine the books and Cashier
Grinstead admitted to him that he
was short. in his accounts $4,000.
The examiner Immediately took
charge of the bank The bank will
continue business
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
His wives 1Iet at bis FuneraL

MACON, Mo-, April I6.-The body of
Emile Smith, who was killed by fall
ing through a skylight in st. Louis,
was brought to Bucklin, near here,
yesterday by a woman who said she
was his wife Smith had a wife and
eight children living at Buclzlin and
frequently visited there The ST.
Louis Mrs. Smith said she was mar
ried four years ago and has one child.
Neither wife knew of the others ex-
istence.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
SANTIAGO KICKING AGAIN.
This Time 1t Is Over an Order Issued
by Governor General Brooke.

1hIs Time It Is Over an Order Issued
by Governor General Brooke.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 17-Gov-
ernor General BrooSe=s order abolish
ing import duties for municipal bene-
fit and licenses will decrease the
municipal revenues, it is estimated, so
per cent. Its effect viii be the closing
of the public schools and the stopping
of all public improvements.
This, at all events, is prediction of
the local press, which denounces the
order as return to the Spanish sys-
tenn and which claims that the
methods of taxation substituted by
General Brooke open the way to easy
evasion by the wealthy.
Senior Becardi. the mayor of Santi-
age de Cuba. started for Havana to-
day to protest against the new arrange
ment. as it is feared that there will De
a renewal of brigandage as the result
of stopping work on public improve
ments.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
Forty-Fou- Feet OF Snow.

DENVER, Col, April 17.-According
to the latest report of Weather Fore
caster .Brandenburg; the total snow
fall at Leadville during the winter
YVES 253 inches, at Breckenridge 37s
inches and at Ruby 524 inches NEARLY
forty-four feet. The South Park line
of the Colorado & Southern Railway
company is still blockaded by snow
beyond Breckenridge, but the rotary
is making good progress and the line
will probably be opened before the
end of the week
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

Pe-ru-na This has been my expert
ence. A friend in need is friend in
deed, and every bottle OF Pe-ru-na
ever bought proved q good friend to
me''-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North
Superior St, Racine City. Wis, writes:
ct feel SO well and good and happy
now that pen cannot describe it. Peru
ma is everything to me. l feel healthy
and well, but if l should be sick will
know what TO take. ] have taken sew
eral bottles of Pe-ru-la for female
complaint / am in the change OF life
and it does me good
Send for a free book written by Dr..
Hartman, entitled Health and
Beauty Address DR.. Hartman, Co
lumbus, o.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
The Fastest wer ship Afoat.

LONDON, April 13-The Albatross,
a new type of torpedo boat destroyer
just built at the yards of Thornycroft
& Co., at Chiswick, has attained: a
speed of thirty-three knots an hour,
or thirty eight miles, making this
record on her trial trip. with the ad-.
miralty officials on board This is the
highest speed reached by any war
vessel. The destroyer is 227 feet long
and Il feet in the beam, with a
draught of eight and one-half feet.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22

ALBANY. NY, april r7.-Governor
Roosevelt has signed the bill OF AS
semblyman Collins. prohibiting six
day races. The bill was aimed par
ticularly at six-day continuous bicycle
races and was introduced in the 1egis-
lature at Albany at The solicitation of
the League of American WheeInen-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
stratton Soils HIS Mine.

from London announces that w. S.
StrattoR has sold his famous Cripple
Creek mine, the Independece, to the
Venture company of London The
price is not stated, but is believed to
be not less than So. OOo 600. and it may
be much larger if all his Cripple Creek
property is included in the sale.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
ola rlms CONJUNCTION Die.

HIAwATHA, kan. April Charles
FL. Browne. one of the, old time Grand
Island. Hannibal and Missouri Pacific
conductors, died at his home in this
city Sunday afternoon at 2:3O. He was
at one time yardmaster in the Hiawa-
tina yards Two years ago he had to
quit work on account of loeomotor
ataxia The deceased was brother
in-law of Ewing Herbert A son and
wife survive him
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-22
KING. Praetieal Charftv.

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
always ready with his purse in the
promotion OF scientific research, ap-
pears to have rendered a great service
to mankind by having. at his own ex-
s,ense, caused a deaf and dumb man to
be trained under a certain system Of
massage of throat. ears, ETC., advocated
by a great Swedish surgeon, with the
result that the lucky patient has begun
to speak and can hear.