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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21
PHDLPOT,GRUrFIN FIGHT
The FOl mer Account Of This X entucky
Feudal Fight Confirmed

London, KY, July 1S.-Today's news
from Clay county confirm last nights
reports Of the Philpot-Griffin fight, and
while reducing somewhat the number
of fatalities, give details which empha-
size the ferocity of the conflict. Three
men, all Of whom, belonged to the Grif-
fin faction, were killed in yesterdays
fight, three fatally and two seriously
wounded. Messengers from Manches-
ter today report the situation more
threatening than ever before, because
of the spread Of the feud to families
not hitherto directly concerned.
Detailed reports of yesterdays fight
brought here today by messengers from
Manchester are to the effect that early
in the morning the Philpots, with Ed.
Fisher. a nephew of Governor Philpot,
started to the woods on a logging ex-
pedition. They We're met by Deputy
Sheriff Wash. Thacker, who served a
warrant on Robert Philpot He was
taking PhilpOts bond when Aaron Nor
ris and the Griffins, who seemingly
had been following the Philpots. came
upon horseback from a by-road.
Robert Philpot was signing the bond,
when Morris, taking deliberate aim
with a Winchester, shot him in the
back while he was in a STOPPING pos
ture. Peter Philpot, who stood on a
wagon nearby, sent a bullet into Nor
ris' head, tearing off the top of it, but
Morris did not fall from his saddle un-
til two other shots had passed through
his body. The firing then became gen.
eral and did not cease until every man
was dead o. wounded, except Peter
Philpot, who was not hurt. When 1t
was ended, Aaron Norris, William
Griffin and Green Griffin were found to
have been killed. Ed. Fisher, Hugh
Griffin and Robert Philpot were fatal
ly wounded, while Alex Fisher and
George Philpot were suffering from Sc
rious injuries.
Frankfort, KY, July 1S.-Gov
Bradley received full official particulars
tonight regarding the Clay county bat
tie. The governor has not decided on
any plans with reference to the latest
outbreak. There is very severe criti-
cism of the Clay civil authorities and
it is limited that some of the judicial
authorities in that district will be made
the subject of rigid investigation by the
legislature next winter which will have
Impeachment proceedings as its ultl-
mate object. Sheriff Beverly White, OF
Clay county, who, with his deputies,
are credited with being involved in one
Of the feuds, has not called on the
state for assistance. He objected TO
the governor sending troops to Man
chester last month for the Baker trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21
Husband. Wife and Eight Children
Drowned

Omaha, Neb., July 1s.-A special to
The Bee from Tekamah, Neb., saws:
Word has been received today OF the
drowning in northwestern Iowa, near
the Minnesota line Monday night, of
A. ". Blades, his wife and eight chill
dren, while en- route to Minnesota in
an immigrant wagon The family was
encamped for the night on a creek
when a cioudburst raised the creek
twelve or fifteen feet and the family
team and wagon We're swept away. No
trace of them has been found save
parts OF the wagon which were found
in trees some distance down the creek
Mr.. Blades had resided in this country
for twenty years
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

cuts, bruises, sprains. wounds from
RUSTY nails. insect stings and ivy poig-
oning-Quickly healed by DeWitrs
Witch Hazel Salve. Positively prevents
blood poisoning. Beware Of counter.
feits. "DeWitt's is safe and sure. r. r.
BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

A diseased stomach surely under
mines health. It dulls the brain, kills
energy, destroys the nervous system,
and predisposes to insanity and fatal
diseases. All dyspeptic troubles are
quickly cured by Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. It has cured thousands of cases
and is curing them every day. Its In
gradients are such that 1t can't help
curing. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21

Ihomas Rhoads, Centerfeld, o.,
writes: II suffered from piles seven or
eight years. No remedy gave me relief
until DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
less than a box Of which permanently
cured me-" Soothing, healing, perfect
ly harmless. Beware OF counterfeits
r. r. Beliamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21
ALGER RESIGNS
This Action, Though Looked For, " as Unex
pected at This Time.
NOREASON THEREFOR ASSIGNED

With the PredentH Will Vacate Office
Once-He Make at ter a
ference President
of His Resignation-Formal Yet
Made-Gossp to
News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21


urged that the largely increased num-
ber of legal questions which are con-
stantly coming before the war depart
ment as a consequence OF our new pos
sessions make 1t desirable that its exc
cutive officer should be man Of legal at
tainments and experience. In this same
connection the name Of Hon. Elinu
Root, the well-known New York lawyer,
is mentioned. General James II. Will
son, of Delaware, now in the volunteer
establishment and governor Of the pro-
vince of MatanZas, Cuba, is also spoken
of. General Wilson was a we'll known
soldier in the civil war and has since
been prominently identified in business
enterprises.
A BUZZ OF COMMENT.
The news of the resignation caused
buzz Of comment this evening in allpub-
lie places, but at the White house there
was no evidence throughout the even
ing that an unusual event had occurred.
There was no evidence of cabinet con-
ference, and no suggestion Of anything
in that line. There WAS nothing to
give out for publication, it was said.
An evening round Of the cabinet off,
GERS still in town showed the same un-
willingness to talk Of the resignation.
Adjutant General Corbin was seen
during the evening, and while not wish
ing to discuss any of the facts connect
ed with the resignation, expressed his
personal regret at the turn of affairs.
He said: Il feel great sympathy and
great respect for the secretary. His
tory will show that if he has erred it
has been on the side of the soldier
on the side of those who were fighting
the battles. No man in that position
has ever had more at heart the interest
of the soldiers, their comfort and their
welfare. Time and again he has said
to us that everything must yield before
the requirements Of the men in the
field, and if the funds were lacking he
would pay for it himself. He will leave
the department with the respect and
esteem of every one in it."
ONLY THREE OF THE ORIGINAL
CABINET OFFICERS LEFT.
Secretary Alger's departure from the
cabinet will leave in it only three of
those members who entered it at the
beginning of the administration, name
ly: Messrs. Gage, Long and Wilson.
The number Of changes that have oc-
Cured in the two and half years of
it's life have been very unusual Six
cabinet officers in all have resigned
their portfolios, either to retire to pri-
vate life or to accept other positions of
honor and trust at the hands Of the
president. These include Secretary of
State Sherman, who went out because
of ill-health and advanced age, and
Secretary Day who accepted a United
States judgeship. Attorney General
McKenna accepted a position on the
bench of the supreme court of the
United States. Postmaster General
j Gary retired because OF ill-health and
Secretary Bliss Of the interior depart
ment returned to New York and re-
sumed active connection with business
affairs.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
PUBLIC PULSATIONS.
Attitude of the Irish Standard Vig0r'
OuSly Sustained.
St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 60,

St. Paul. Mimi, Oct. go, 1900
Editor Irish Standard:
Permit inc to encroach on your waltz
able space to record my null apprecia-
ton OF the manly and truthful attitude
that your journal has assumed i'll dis
cussing the War in the Transvaal."
1t is positively refreshing TO hear such
sentiments as you proclaim on this sub
jcct after listening to the Anglo-Amer-
lean press with its whining, distorted,
and maliciously false statements OF the
British victories over these contemplate
Dutch burghers who would dare to re-
sist the brutality OF bloody Albion on
the fields Of open and honorable battle.
We hear of the tremendous success
that has followed the clash OF British
arms and at every skirmisf or battle the
Beers are whipped and routed, and that
brilliant piece Of maneuvering on the
part of the British was accomplished by
a successful retreat to another point
where they hoped to secure reinforce
ments.
According to the language OF the
daily press, plain and miserable defeat
is painted in such beautiful and glow
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
THE BALLOT BOX.

Last Sunday afternoon Hon. T. D.
O'Brien spoke on the Ballot Box" at
Y NJ. c. A. hall in St. Paul and said in
part:
The subject that has been assigned
me is The Ballot Box and my inter-
probation is the duty o; the individual
ctizcn i'll the exercise OF his right OF
franchise. The best way Tor a man to
realize his duty in that direction is to
appreciate what American citizenship
means, and appreciate something Of the
government under which we live There
is all analogy between the government
OF the United States and Christianity.
So lar as civil government is true the
perfection OF Christianity is found in the
constitution and laws OF the United
States. In the equality of men before
God it has its underlying principle.
Hospitals and charitable institutions
spring up all over the world in obcdi
ence to this principle. The city hos
pital, with its corps OF trained physi-
clans, is the direct result OF the gospel.
We all realize this fact, but we fail to
work out the direct connection The
spirit OF Christ found its cxcmplifcation
i'll civil government in the constitution
OF the United States. The man who
denies this is the sort OF man who is in
capable OF judging cause and effect.
The bctterment OF man is the undcrly-
ing principle OF our constitution.
There had been other republics be-
lore the United States They were diff
iercnt in that they we're founded upon
rights granted by a superior power to
the people. Our constitution is unique
in the fact that it was decided and
framed by the people themselves. When
the people undertook to frame the con-
stituton they decided that the individ-
ual citizen should be a sovereign, to all
intcnts and purposes. They abolished
the law OF primogeniture, the principle
of feudal tenure, and religious liberty.
The latter end was only accomplished
by complete separation OF church and
state
"Our government is as perfect civil
government as it possibly can be. Our
country for magnitude and greatness is
unequalcd upon the globe. We have
every climate, every character OF soil.
All these natural advantages are given
us in addition to civil and religious lib
erty. The men of America should
awake to a realization OF their advant-
ages. We should not fail in our citi-
zenship. 1t is as citizens that it is i'm
portant for us to regulate these matters.
Here the voter is the sovereign. The
voters can make president, but the
president cannot make voters. The indi-
vidual citizen is every year becoming
more and more independent. Party al
!egiance in particular is becoming weak
ened. Now the citizen has become
ashamed to saythat he is bound by party
shackles. The men who are candidates
have the greatest interest in the indi-
vidual The interest Of the voter is in
the preservation Of the laws and con-
stitution OF the United States
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
gloire De agus Qpora no h-Eirinn"
for the glory OF God and the honor of

gloire De agus Qpora no ll-Eirinn"
for the glory OF God and the honor of
Erin" ~
Father O'Growncy's scholarship was
recognized by the Royal Irish Academy,
.aof which he was elected member, and
he was also a member of the Society
sor the Preservation OF the Irish Lam
guage. He was instrumental in the
formation OF the Gaelic League in 1894,
and he was elected vice-president OF that
energetic and successful society, which
position he held until his death
This, however, will only give faint
idea OF the work OF Father O'Growney
He wrote upon Gaelic topics, earnestly
advocating the Gaelic cause, in many
magazines and newspapers, among
which were the Irish Ecclesiastical Rec
ord, the Irish Monthly, the New Ire
land Review, Donahoe's Magazine, the
Weekly Freeman and many others.
His contributions to the columns OF the
Irish world are known TO all our read
ers. Besides this he carried OH volu-
1nlnous private correspondence, max
ing suggestions to one, encouraging
another, and urging on all to persevere.
In 1894, owing to the great tax which
his labcrs imposed on him, his health
gave way, and he left ireland in the
hope OF recovering his health or at
3east prolonging his lie in the mild
climate OF Arizona. He was accorded
a splendid reception in New York by
che Gaelic and Philo Celtic Societies
of this city. His life was undoubtedly
prolonged, but the dread disease OF con-
sumption had got its hold, and his death
7aas only matter OF time. He never
relaHcd his labors. however, and only a
lew days before his death he was in cor
respondcncc with his Gaelic friends in
New York, with the view OF issuing
some new Gaelic publications.
Father O'Growney had the rare fac
alty OF being scholar and man OF
greatest humility at the same time. Hc
was more at home with and more de-
lighted at meeting any humble Irish
man who had the Gaelic" than any
intercourse with great scholars could
afford him. He had, besides, the power
OF reaching and making himself under
stood to the masses, and hence his great
success. In addition to all this he had
a rare magnetism, which was irresistible
to those who met him personally, but
which was felt even in his corresponds
encc.
His death is an irrcparable loss to the
Gaelic movement and to Ireland, be-
cause never had she a more devoted,
patriotic son. His life, however, was a
lesson in lofty patriotism unhagging
zeal, tireless energy and uniatering
hope, which cannot fail to be model
for all Irishmcn, and particularly for
those who were his co-workers in the
cause. He accomplished more in a
short life OF tlirly-six years than it is
allotted to most Of us to ever achieve
May his soul rest in peace, and may his
memory be cherished as long as the
Gaelic tongue shall last.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
Alderman .McArdle Introduces Pro-
BOer Resolution.

At a recent meeting OF the Seattle
(Wash) city council 4 resolution OF
sympathy Tor the Bocrs WIS introduced
by Alderman McArd'c and elected a
warm discussion The resolution was
defeated by a vote OF S TO 4. In Sup
porting the resolution, Alderman Nc
.Ardc made iorciblc address in which,
he denounced the unholy war being
waged by England against the South
African republic He declared that the
citizens OF Seattle were i'll iull SYM
pathy with the struggles OF the little
republic to maintain its liberty against
a ,yrannical and oppressive nation
Ten years ago" said McArdle, "an
american who would have dared to vote
against resolution such as this would
have been hooted off the face OF the
earth, and l wish it were SO to-day
There's lot of talk floating around this
country about an Anglo Saxon alliance
and | want to say there are not ten
AngloSaSons in this country to one
million other people. l don't truckle
to Johnny Bull. The Beers are fighting
Tor their homes, their liberty and their
arcsidcs, which the English are trying
10 destroy. Talk about savagery! Who
was the savage when the English
chuckcd dynamite down in the caves OF
| the Zulus? These people (the English)
have always been savage among ma
TONS"
Alderman Gill, who is apparently All
! Anglomaniac. took up the cudsels 10,
John Bull and said: Il may talk toe
ID much, but it seems to inc to be
pretty iar-fetched for this city council
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04

to attempt to enter into diplomatic re-
lations with the Transvaal republic.
don't think our duties compel us to
enter into international disputes and at
tempt to decide them. This fight is
none Of our affair, and even if it were
| want to say that believe England
has the right end OF this mess. These
Beers have disfranchised Jews, Cath
olics and everybody else except them
selves, and I'm not going to vote for
any resolution expressing sympathy
with any such style OF doing business.
The Beers are lot OF semi barbarians,
and but few removes from savagery."
The classic eloquence OF Gill pre-
vailed with the cultured city fathers,
and on motion of Alderman Castleman
the resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04

"The greatest power in politics today
is public opinion. The behavior OF the
politicians is simply reflex OF the
things that the public desires. Those
who talk OF corruption in politics ought
to examine their own conscience and
see what they demand OF public officials.
American citizenship is unequalcd in
the world. The man who has a pref
udice against race or class is SIM
ply ignorant. The constitution OF the
United States has produced the best
class OF citizens in the world Let us
guard it as we would guard our own
homes"
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
A Land of Sunshine and Flowers.

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31
THE ROAD MOVEMENT.
Early In the Century Highway I'm
provement Was Agitated Quite
Generally.

The good roads movement in this
country is not of recent origin, as many
who are following and agitating it may
think. In the earlier part of the cen
fury an agitatioA for good roads was
kept up for nearly so years, and had
among its leaders such men as Henry
Clay and John Calhoun. This move
ment resulted in the government TAX
ing sufficient interest in it to provide
for national turnpike through the
leading eastern cities to those in the
vast. About the time the movement
was well under way, the railroads, as
a means of transportation, became so
prominent as to cause the road work 10
stop.
Railroad building has practically
reached its limit in this country now,
though there will be extensions of the
system gradually, but the good roads
movement which they stopped in the
earlier days is now receiving fresh i'm
Petus from the lessons that good steel
highways have taught the people. and
because of the necessity of good high
ways as feeders to the immense railroad
systems of the country.
Instead of having one kind of good
road to the detriment of the other, it is
very probable that the work of the
League of American Wheelmen, in con-
junction with the Farmers National
congress and other agricultural organi-
cations, will result in the work of road
building being taken up where it was
left off some years ago and completed
as far as the necessities of the country
demand. To do this will require mil
lions of dollars and much patient effort,
but the good roads agitators are conf
dent they can convince the Legislators
and the people that improved highways
are an economic necessity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31
A STRANGE NURSERY.
The Surinam Toad Carries Her Fam
lily Around in Little Pouches
on Her Rack.

The Surinam toad is the possessor of
one of the strangest nurseries known
to science. 1t lives in the dense trop-
zeal forests of Guiana and Brazil, and
is true wateEhaunter But at the
breeding season the female undergoes
a curious change of integument. The
skin on her back grows PUPPY, soft and
JelIy-like. She lays her eggs in the wa
ter; but as soon as she has laid them.
her lord and master plasters them on
to her impressionable back with his
feet, so as to secure them from all as
saults of enemies. Every egg is pressed
separately into a bed of the soft skin,
which soon closes over it automatical-
ly, thus burying each in a little cell
or niche, where it undergoes its further
development. The tadpoIes pass
through their larval stage within the
cell, and then hop out, as the illustra-
ton shows, in the four-legged condi-
ton. AS soon as they have gone off
to shift for themselves, the mother toad
finds herself with ragged and honey
combed skin, which must be very I'M
comfortable. So she rubs the remnant
If it o3 against stones CT the bark of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31
Struggle with n Cougar.

In company with an Indian Port Ar
thur (Wash.) man went fishing for
salmon in rocky river. Suddenly a big
cougar appeared at the entrance to "a
cave, and with a roar crouched to
spring at the Indian. The white man
threw his fish spear at the cougar, while
the Indian ran for his life. The spear
entered the animals neck and ear, and
thus the man held him at a distance and
tried to drown him. But the cougar
was too strong and agile for that, and
finally the spear came out of its hold.
For four long hours the man and the
cougar fought, the cougar walking
around and around, and every once in
awhile making a spring, which the
man every time repulsed with the
spear. The combat only ended when
the Indian returned, after a 12-mile
trip, with a gun. His first shot wound
ed the beast in the side: The second
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31

There is no grain crop tia; can be
grown in orchards to better advantage
han buckwheat. 1t is not exhaustive
and its broad leaves shade the soil so
that it does not make the land dry as
other grain crops do. Besides, one of
the effects of buckwheat growing is to
keep the soil mellow 50 that every rain
will soak into the soil instead of remain
ing on the surface until winds and sun
dried out the moisture. 1t is the prac-
tice of some orchardists to sow buck
wheat in orchards two or three times
each year, blowing under the growth
as soon as it was in blossom or before.
This fills the soil with vegetable mat
ter, making it very porous. 1t often
turns the last buckwheat growth to
humic acid if wet winter follows.