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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
GENERAL WOOD GETS LEAVE
He Goes 10 Washington ca Sec About
the order To >end All Santiago CUE
toms Receipts Co Havana

Santiago de Cuba. January Major
General Leonard Wood. the American
military commander here, has cabled'
for permission 10 go to Washington for
two DAYS and has been granted leave
of absence. He will leave Santiago on
board the United States transport Mis-
sissippi tonight.
The reason Of the generals Depart
ure is unquestionably the order re
ceived from Havana TO transmit the
entire customs receipts each week To-
that city. AS cabled last night. COM
pliance with these Instructions would
involve the abandonment OF many nee
essary public improvements, would
throw {, 1000 Cubans out OF employ
ment and would send them TO the hills
to become bandits and would revive
SPANS practice OF monetary centrali-
cation which caused most of her trOu-
bles IN Cuba. 1t is believed General
Wood is DESTROYS of seeing the presi-
dent on this subject.
There was a mass meeting here This
afternoon OF business men OF all kinds
to protest against the order nom Ha-
vana. The members OF the San Carlos
Club are in "A fever OF excitement
They say. as previously pointed out,
that the main cause for complaint
against Spanish rule was the continual
demand for money obtained from the
different provinces which, they claim.
should remain in the provinces and be
spent there
Colonel Naliente. the Cuban who
was appointed chief OF the gendar-
merle. was quite o~utspoken on the
subject. He said the cubans had
fought thirty years against this policy.
l-l ,Iav --. -aalx- - a-At -. 49,
more if necessary.
Americans who are familiar with the
situation here agree in saying the Gu
bans have good cause for complaint,
in this instance.
The mass meeting was held in the
plaza and vas attended by 5000 per-
sons. Energetic speeches were made
against the policy of c~entraliZing mon
ey at Havana. Most Of the speakers
declared that the principle which IT.
was now proposed TO put into effect
again had been fought against by them
for thirty years. All were exceedingly
eulogistic in their references to Gen
raj Wood, imploring him to use his in
fluence with the Washington govern
ment against a revival of one OF the
worst features Of the Spanish regime.
Genera Wood expresses the emphatic
opinion that all customs receipts should
be expended in the respective provinces
in which they are taken, with the cx-
ception of such "A percentage for Ha-
Vana as may be necessary for govern
mental expenditures, geological sur
Veys and other features OF public bust
ness of that character.
The local papers again renew their
assertions If such an order Is enforced
IL will mean, if not civil war. at least
anarchy and riot in the province OF
Santiago, calling for a large force OF
United States troops. The Cubans are
making elaborate preparations for n
demonstration on General Woods de-
parture. x band will escort him to the
wharf and the members OF the SUI
preme court will accompany the Mis-
sissippi down the bay at the expense
Of the Cubans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

When a train can make a mile in
thirty-seven second and average nine
ty miles an hour with ease, and run
two or three miles at the speed Of $50
miles to the hour, the triumph of steam
and mechanics are made apparent.
What next in railroading?
The superintendent of the Virginia
Military Institute acted wisely in ex-
polling an entire class for a deliberate
violation of a command. Cadets must
learn to obey. They defed an order.
In the south last year, according to
the Baltimore Manufacturers Record,
there were 5000 new industries project
ed, and over 500 looms and 5000 spin
dies added to textile mills.
Instead of Dreyfus being alone tried
seven trials have resulted from the
cruel attack upon him.
The wider, the greater, the vaster thu
American territory, the national es-
tate" the greater the cost, the more
s~tupendous the peril, the surer the
coming of frequent wars.
Miss Douglass Quarter, daughter of
a nlSn OIIlcldl OIL the NASHVILLE anu
Louisville railroad, declined 20 be
"Hobsonized'' and much to her credit.
They and others were in a box at a
theatre in Louisville. The account
says
"Some one suggested to HObsOn to
kiss her, but when he offered to do SO
that young lady frigidly drew away
from him and left the box. The audi
ence saw the hole scene n was in
tensely amused. Hhe lieutenant him
self laughed as heartily as anybody.
Miss Quarters cut direct did not seem
to disturb him in the least"
Japan has As, 200, 900 population now.
and 22O cities with over 100, 900 inhabi-
tants. Toxic has 1900. 900. Japan is
forging to the front rapidly.
Here is a funny description Of a
quiet Christmas. A Lexington, Va,
dispatch says this:
'Christmas day passed off very quiet
ly here with the exception of six fights
on the streets, the partial demolition
of a house, the shooting of a negro
| woman n the usual accidents due to
firecrackers; the worst was the blow
ing off of fingers from the hand of a
| young boy named Ford by a dynamite
cracker"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
SEARCHING CUBANS, HOUSES
Arms Taken From Several Houses I'm
Havana-Sugar Grinding Begun I'm
Two PrOvinces-More Tro ops Arrive

Havana, January 3.-General Ludlow
has caused several private houses TO be
searched for arms. Eighteen rifles were
seized at No. 40 Compostole street and
eight rifles were taken possession in a
house on Tonienorey street. The
searches were made in the middle Of the
night and were submitted to quietly.
The American military commission
ers are pleased with the honorable con
duct of General Castellanos and SYM
pathize with him. They will probably
make a representation to President Nc
Kinley, suggesting some recognition Of
the Spanish commanders conduct.
The United States transport Michi-
gan, from Savannah, Ga, on December
31st, with two battalions of the Third
Nebraska, has arrived here.
kilograms received from Matanzas
announce the arrival there of General
Castellanos who will not leave his ship.
The United States flag was hoisted at
Matanzas on Sunday.
The sugar centrals of MatanZas and
Havana provinces started grinding cane
yesterday.
Colonel w. H. Mabry, of the First
Texas regiment, is dying of cerebro-
spinal menengitis, with which he was
attacked on Saturday last. At a con-
sultation of surgeons at the camp,
where the colonel is being cared for,
hope of his cover was given up.
Colonel Mabry was recommended by
Generals Lee and Keifer a few days ago
for appointment to the regular army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

One measure adopted by the senate
and awaiting ratification by the house,
provides for the erection of
to Brigadier Generals Francis Nash and
William Lee Davidson, both North
Carolina Revolutionary heroes. Thu
continental congress requested the
governor of North Carolina to have
these memorials put up at the expense
of the United States, but the records
show the request was not complied
WITH The credit of the ernm in
the early days was not very good and
congress has since show a marked in
disposition to do justice by the states
which aided the federal treasury. 1t
may have been that the governor of
North Carolina at the time mentioned
was gifted with prophetic vision and
shrewedly awaited more substantial
assurance hal the request of con-
gress to erect the monuments. AT n
rate, he didn't comply and several eff
forts have since been made by MEM
bers of congress to carry into effect the
resolutions of the nations first law
takers.
The civil service commission will hold
an examination at Winston, n. c., Feb
ruary 4th, for the positions OF clerk
and carrier in the Observation-Disclosures
ton Correspondent of Richmond Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

The WAITER 60 be InvescS.sed-Proass
In Selling ships Stores TO the Soldiers

Savannah. Ca. January Two
weeks ago Hugh McClair. formerly
steward on the yachts Of +. ID. Nor
gan and w. c. whitney and then
steward on the transport Roumanian.
was discharged by the ships garter
master. McClair said IL was because
he had demanded OF the quartermas-
ter his share OF profits made from the
ships store room Among other things
doing a rushing business aboardship
and pocketing the profits. Subsequent
ly McClair was arrested on an affidavit
by the quartermaster charging him
with having stolen government silver.
Today, however. he was discharged
from custody by the United States
commissioner. Since McClair's story
became public Depot Quartermaster
Bellinger and Depot Commissary Ruth
ers have been making an investiga-
ton. WhaA they found has been en-
bodied in an official report which
went TO Washington last night.
1t is stated that ouartermaster Rig
ley, OF the Roumanian. and the quar-
termasters in charge OF the Manitoba
have been recommended DISCHARGED
from the service.
Stringent orders have been issued
from Washington in regard to the ear
rying and selling of liquors on the
transports TO soldiers. The sale OF
liquors at n time must have come
! close to the verge OF a candal. Nearly
every n of the transports was run.
ming a bar and getting rid of consid.
| cradle liquor TO the soldiers, some.
| thing said to have been unheard OF be.
fore on a military transport. On som,
| of the transports the charge was mad,
that there was exorbitant prices anC
big profits in the business for tn,
stewards or somebody. The selling O
liquor appears TO have run on for som,
time before the general officers go
their eyes on it, and then there wa
a speedy stOppage to il.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
Brave Wen Fall

Victims to stomach, livery and kid
ney troubles as well as IN and
all feel che esults In loss OF appetite.
poisons in the blood, backache, ner-
vousness. headache Ink tired. listless.
rundown feeling. But there's no need
to feel like that. Listen to J. w. Gard
ner. Idaville. Ino. He says: Electric
Bitters are just the thing FIR a. man
when he is all ran down. md don't
care whether he lives or dir 4. II did
more TO give ne lew sire igth and
good appetite than anything i could
take. / can row eat anything and have
a new lease on life" Only so cents at
R z. Bellamy's Drug Store. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
Orders TO the Pacific SQUADRON

Washington, January 3.-~Secretary
Long today cabled orders to the Ore
gon. at Callao, to proceed 10 Honolulu.
taking the distilling ship Iris with her.
The Iowa was ordered 10 a Francis
CO TO make repairs TO her boilers and
replace a broken sylinder head. With
her Will go the supply steamer Celtic
and the colliers Scindia and Justin. The
Oregon will get orders at Honolulu 10
proceed to Manila IL the situation does
not change in the meantime. The gun
hoat Castine has also been ordered to
Manila.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
Troops to be Dfsbanded

Washington, January 3.-Secretary
Alger today made public a partial list
of the regiments and other organiza-
tons, which as a result of the finding
of the Paris peace treaty, it has been
decided to muster u OF the service.
The list includes twelve full regiments
and two Independent companies and
three heavy batteries of artillery APP
proximating $4,000 or more men, which
includes the Third North Carolina tcol-
ored) regiment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
HOME FOLKS

The selection of Judge Conner by the
democratic caucus of the house for
speaker was a richly deserved compli-
ment and we'll done every way. The
east was entitled to the place and
Judge Common was the precise man for
the precise place. The Messenger will
not say that no other member would
fill the position with as much credit as
he, but surely one would surpass him.
The equities will govern him as presid-
lug officer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
Appointe d Co.Reeeiver

Cincinnati, a L-vJudge Harmon. re-
Southwestern railroad. not being a
practical railroad man, ii was thought
advisable TO. have some such associated
with him n the receivershlp. Judge
Thompson. u the United States dis
trict cour@ therefore. late this even
ing, appcknfed as co-receiver Joseph
robinson row with the Norfolk and
Western 'Ir. Robinson was once re-
ceiver OF tie Scioto Valley railroad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

We asked recently if North Carolina
had not built a few miles of railroad
during the last year We saw a list
of southern states and miles built by
each with his state left out. The
south built 1,064.7 Il miles and North
Carolina built 92.65. 1t was sixth in
amount. Total construction in the
United States was 1857.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

Mr.. g A. Fackler, Editor OF tke MI
canopy fFla.) Hustler. with his wife
and caitdren, suffered terribly from ia
Grippe. One Minute Cough Cure wa
the only remedy that helped them. It
actet quickly. Thousands Of others use
his remedy as a specific for La Grippe
an< its exhausting after effects. Never
kfaSy. X. II. Beilamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

A Beautiful Complexion is an impos-
sibility without good pure hheod. the
sort thai only exists in connection with
good digestion. a healthy liver and
bowels. Kari's Clover Root Yea acts
directly on the bowels, liver Md kid
neys keeping them in perfectN health>
Price % tss(ahd 50 cts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

Our neighbor of The Whiteville News,
was elected assistant clerk of the
old acquaintance Wiley Clifton was
.overslaughed for principal doorkeeper,
a place he has excellently filled for six
legislatures.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
Beet Cattle for the Army I'm Cuba

Fcrt Worth. Texas. January Geo.
w. Simpson. president Of the For.
Worth stock yards. today closed a CON-
tract with the government TO furnis h
600 beef cattle weekly for the Uni 30
States army In Cuba. The shipments
are 10 be made TO Havana via Gall
weston. 7
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
TaE TREATY OF PARIS
lENT To THE SENATE
PkEsIDENE
ufN"R Mee.we

The Treaty AecompanieU6y q Message
Of TransmissaI~ OnlS-The Documents
Referred TO Committee On Foreign
AnAfrs-The House Discusses the
AlaskA Penal Code Bfll-Questiop OF
Sale kfLiquors In the Terrisory-Both
Houses Adjourn In Respect TO the
Memory Of Senator:Morrfu
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06


lie
Antion
holding.
Interference
Ioutb NV the
nth tb,nderous
Hton, and express
HTurner is for calling
ona TT D R,,t-
oori ~ Atlanta 1vr;tas i,
n on article. oTbere is
oosan He ooIs for no.
.-- uora nc +o +ba .ra.t
Y-,-.a oto 80 tho sorrn
.G+ - ,u -,
fes, Jet US lay the case vi our
mtInse Snain Eranno puss;a HaSioo
Turkey and other powers and urge
them to use their good offices in the
frrolv holiava sometbine will he dona
70 cHock tbis mob rnIe ini1stice and
inhnnnon;+v nraot;oad nnons tho ooIor-
"a nannIa = Anoarioa
How farcical! Think Of Spain, Rus
STA and Turkey helping others to ob-
+oir u,bo+ how oonno+ saoura ar homo
"
each VI THESE Will grievances LIN op-
presSlonS and ln1uStlceS enough OF their
| own to occupy their time fully. In con-
tract Rev r IT Harvev nastor of
80. ~ .- 49,.
Ai'ioch 'Daplis'' chuieh Atlanta
a negro parson of brains and wisdom
| and Judgment, writes in The Constitu-
| ton q most sensible nractieal states-
u...r,-. -..aa.a. IT. -.
ihai hiih says
Whatever the southern whites cheer,
the negroes sneer," and that the pOliti-
| cians-he might have said dema-
z .o.h ..a . .a,4
So5oe0 oo'h oeotioh0' nave taught
the negroes to do that way, and he
says the negroes cannot be blamed for
| so doing until thew are educated
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06


1helr
Grams
tie reno"
his life, as
IN the north
preaching Vlolence
stirring up strife,
Nat "the negroes will
dues and maintain
they shall initiate his bad
make mendacious and cruel
e Upon the character of the
white women in the south, and
Enen punishment hangs over them nee
, the state and rush into the north to
find ref,ea tbare will he very LITTLE
e~ ~. liz. 49, ".hoou~
HeN'ie VI "h' MN p' e
OH the mouth. In MS speech a rev
nights ago in Brooklyn, New York, to
negroes. he defined his race in their
NJ ,;..o o
cal in his editorial in the Rattlesnake
once published here, admitted and
boosted of his own immortality and I'M
~cleanness while grossly slandering the
women of the south. He is a fine fell
low to be preaching morality and de-
Tending a race or an individual. He is
a pestiferous scamp. He declared to
his crowd hat the negroes "were bet
ter citizens than foreign immigrants"
and that hey were as well qual1f1ed
Tor Citizenship as the whites, ana were
eiiS ''e ~ Aeioo VIZ envy
20, -.
On NV" .N
.. ~ -
s.osoas 49,.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

up all night in a state of great fear
and panic. Strange to say, not a gun
was fired that night by the white pee
pie of Brooklyn. Manly ought to stop
his wholesale lying.
1t is a little late to be noticing the
the mouth has gone over the negro
spurters and writer's. In The New
York Times, one of the best northern
great dailies, we find a part of a COM
munication that was written by Rev.
A. ]. McKelway, editor of The North
Carolina Presbyterian, published at
Charlotte, for The New York Outlook,
in which it appeared. The story is
old here. but it is so direct, so pointive,
so concise, SO true, we copy it, hoping
many will be able to read it who have
not read the more elaborate article
concerning the marvellous, the grand,
the exemplary Revolution that occur
red here. In writing in support of the
claim that the recent revolution at
Wilmington had no likeness whatever
to the lawless proceedings in other
towns. both north and south, with
which is has been grouped. The situa-
ton in Wilmington, Mr.. McKelway de-
clares, was absolutely uncomfortable
by. self-respecting men. The sheriff of
the county had admitted his own utter
incompetency by farming out his office
to a member of the carpetbag legisla-
ture. Every deputy but one was a ne
gro, and many of them were unable
to read the warrants they served. The
other municipal offices were filled in
the same way, and the few white Off
Gals were men of the lowest class. Ne
groes formed 90 per GER of the party
in power, though they owned only 8
per cent of the assessed property in the
city. Crime was rampant, and respec-
table white women were subjected TO
the grossest insults whenever they
walked along the street. When the
whites began to arm themselves for
protection which the city government
denied, the negroes began to talk open
ly of burning the town, nurses began
to threaten the lives of their charges,
and cooks began to hint at poison.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-08
THE BIGGEST Sky ROCKET.

At the reception of the French am
bassador by the king of Siam the fire.
works displayed at night were of the
grandest description. The sky rockets
We're as large as hogsheads, and pro-
portionate length These mounted to
the airy regions and cast so great a
light as to illuminate the country for
six leagues round, as if the sun had
been shining at MONDAY. Perhaps the
most extraordinary fete was when the
inventor of the fireworks seated him
self on the end of one of these rockets
and then ordered it to be fired. He
was Immediately whisked up into the
air, higher than any four church stee-
pies in the world placed one upon the
other. The rocket, having at last ex-
hausted it's strength, now began to de-
scend and as it fell it was luminous
with the many stars that broke from
it at every moment. The engineer now
coolly opened out a sort of umbrella
he had carried along with him, which,
when extended, was little less than so
feet in diameter. This instrument was
made of feathers and so light that the
air assisted in supporting it without
any trouble, The engineer was thus
partly supported by this great UNI
brella, and came to the ground sur
rounded with stars as gently as if he
had wings, and could have flown with
them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-08
AFTER THE SURRENDER.

A story concerning the American
troops in Manila is told by an English
naval officer, says the London Pail
Mall Gazette, who was an eye witness
to the occurrence. THE city was quite
crowded." he says, with both Ameri-
can and Spanish soldiers, and they all
seemed to be on the friendliest terms
AS l was crossing one of the numerous
bridges across the Pasig river, l saw a
native Filipino spit in the face of a
Spanish officer, and then run to the
American sentinel who was guarding
the bridge, demanding his protection
1t was some time before the Filipino
could make himself understood, and the
sentry took some time to grasp what
had been done, but you can imagine
my surprise when he handed his gun
to the Spanish officer and caught the
native by the nape of his neck and the
seat of his trousers and pitched him IF
the bridge into the river. Then he
calmly took his gun from the Spanish
officer and began pacing his beat as II
nothing had happened. The American
soldier may not be so military as his
brother of Europe, but he is made OF
the right stuff.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-08
THE COLD TUB.

Many people who have, as they say,
been always accustomed to take a
cold tub every morning continue the
habit long after it had better have been
given up. They do this partly because
it is a habit, and partly because they
dislike the confession that they are
getting Old which seems to be involved
in giving up the customs of their more
youthful days. But we are quite clear
that unless good reaction very quickly
follows a cold bath, and follows it
without much "towelling," such tub
bling is very often injurious. Whenever
a man has to rub himself warm" CT
when he fnds that he is not right
again until after breakfast, he may
feel sure that his tub is doing him
narm and that he would do better to
take a warm bath, finishing off with
a rapid sponge over with cold water.
For the young, vigorous and newly
arrived youth in the tropics the cold
bath may be INDUCED in with impuni-
ty. and it may be with benefit; but as
wears LAPSE, the tropical resident calls
for bath water warmer and still war
mer, until he finds that he has best
health only when the water of his pain
is not below the temperature OF his
body" And it is the same in temperate
climates. on the one hand, the aneo-
mia of the tropics renders a man more
susceptible to cold; but, on the other
hand, the arterial rightly which IL
temperate climates is so common an
associate of advancing years, renders
men peculiarly unable to bear that
sudden displacement of blood, and
that sudden Encouragement Of the CIR
culation. which is involved in getting
into cold water.-Hospltal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-08

At Hanalei, Kauai, the Princeville
Plantation Company, will lease their
Mill and Diffusion Plant, capacity
twenty-five tons in twenty-four hours;
also, their Lands not under Lease,
comprising 1900 to 1000 acres Of ara
BILE land, which can all be irrigated by
water from the mountains, by bitches
or pipes.
Something over one-half the stock
of this company is for sale. Land in
cludes the Valleys of Hanalei, Kalihi-
kai and Kalibiwai, most of which are
under lease for rice culture.
For all particulars apply to
GEO. H. ROBERTSON,
At Brewer & Co.'S, Queen Street.
Honolulu, August 81. 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-08
COYNE & MEHRTEN
THE UPEIOLSTERERSs.

NOW is THE TIME to have your Uphoeng DONE We have
received supply Uphong Goods Of the Latest De-
signs large variety pick omthe best that imported
Ladies'
Parlor Sets Odd Pieces euphosered Call
Loungessomething You will want
when see it.
Mattresses Silk Cushions
and Pillows
nos cl.enre