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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
THE sEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER: TUESDAY. AUGUST q. 1874

ger. An orphan white girl, but twelve
years old cruelty raped and injured by
a black brute. The hounds are proba-
bly, in pursuit Two other black brutes
attempting an outrage upon a white
woman, but she was saved by a decent
humane negro who tried to shoot the
devils Two convicts just placed In
the penitentiary who committed rape.
Why are rapists in the penitentiary?
They ought to swing upon a jibbet.
This is indeed a record to alarm and
to arouse the people Of decency and
sympathy all around the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
RESETS oF GOLD SEEK KRIS


Washington, August A.-Capta.n
Shoemaker, OF the revenue cutter SER
vice, today received a report from
Lieutenant d. II. Jarvis, the command
er of the revenue cutter Bear, contain
ing an account Of the rescue OF the
gold seekers who rushed INTO the Kot-
zebue gold country, Alaska, in the sum-
mer IF 1898. Lieutenant Jarvis was
taking the Bear north To Cape Bar
row on her regular trip. At Cape
Prince of Wales he learned Of the aw-
full restitution which had overtaken
the gold seekers at Kotzebue sound. On
arrival there he found a terrible condi-
ton of affairs. Men had died OF star
walton, scurvy and by drowning, and
he obtained a list of forty-eight deaths.
But the list is by no means complete.
Over 1000 of the gold seekers had
wintered there. The Bear, after reliey-
ing as much OF the distress as posi-
Die and leaving stores, lime Juice, etc,
Tor the survivors. took e~ighty-two of
the survivors to Saint aichael, where
they were turned over to the military
authorities. Lieutenant Jarvis report-
ed that he left between 225 and ESQ sur
vivors at Kotzebue sound. He inform
ed the department hat he would prob
ably proceed to Cape Barrow and upon
his return would touch at Kotzebue
SOUND and pick up any who desired to
return with him.
The rush into the Kotebue country
was caused by false rumors Of
rich strikes and misleading adyer
tisements. Two women and a young
baby were among these rescued. An
other woman. too Ill to move, was left
in care of a Quaker missionary and HIS
wife.
Among the list Of destitute persons
found there by Lieutenant Jarvis is
mentioned G. w. Berry. Of Virginia
Lieutenant Jarvis. who accomplished
the rescue of the gold seekers at Kat
zebue sound. is the revenue marine
officer who distinguished himself in
the winter of 1878 by leading a re-
lief expedition from Tannauk. 200
miles below st. Michaels to Point Bar
row.. Over 1900 miles OF snow and fee
in the dead OF winter, he pushed an
expedition for the relief Of the ice-im-
prisoned whalers at Point Barrow. He
arrived there with almost 500 reindee
after four months Of almost indescrib-
able h~ardships. 1t was the only Arctic
relief expedition ever attempted i'm
mid-winter. He was given a vote OF
thanks and AWARDED q gold medal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
~Ouse old >UJersiiIi.n~

To say that only the unlettered and
vulgar are superstitious is to show ig-
norance of the wide-reaching power OF
this mysterious force. Superstition is.
for example. mildly rampant in our po-
litest society, and a fair amount OF very
genuine credence is held by the maids
This is proven by the fact that a goodly
proportion of ~debutantes and their
wear various comforting lit
tie amulets, carry luck pieces, put
their wedding rings or with a wish and
take certain precautions against the i'll
will of any possible enemes.
The Neapolitan charm against the
evil eye was first worn a. a pretty or
nament by Mrs. Burkard, who ordered
one of gold. 1t is in the form of a
tiny human hand, the left hand, and
has the first n fourth finger pointing
like a pair of horns, while the second
and third are folded in the palm Mrs.
Burkard's golden charm is bound by a
wee bracelet of brilliants at the wrist
and those who saw the trinket and
heard of its supposed virtues bought
copies of her watch charm, more for
hard everyday service, however. than
One of the m uniformly luck-bring-
ing charms is highly valued by Miss
ANANAdA VII III IIlOSdlC Jc~StIy LHdI
has been blessed by the pope, and the
young duchess Of Marlborough at
tributes no small amount of her mar
ried content to a little heart of gold
h ordered made and cut half in two.
The day before her wedding one half
or the heart was given her betrothed,
the other half she hung round her neck
by a fine gold chain, and from that day
the young couple nave worn their por-
tons of the gold emblem in the belief
tat to lose or mislay one Of the parts
would bring them dire distress. Blu;
wearing ef1cacious talismans is not the
Whole OF the fashionable woman's SUI
stitious creed. Her sharp eyes look OUT
for accidents that might cross her luck.
She Will put herself to infinite pains not
to let any Of her hats urn upside
down. to thereby indicate she Will new
er walk abroad again; IL she dreams of
fishes she Will refuse to cross the water
for a twelvemonth; but most carefully
does she guard against the common
olunder OF turning back after her foot
has crossed the threshold. II on her
way to a ball she finds she has forgot.
ten her ian or gloves or whatnot. she
will either go boldly on without the de-
sired articles, or, ON turning back, en-
ter her W home and deliberately re-
move her toilet, or sit awhile in the
hail In order to pretend to the Fates
tnat sne eve really sarted out at all,
Ii IS o uncommon in New York for
an eiaoorate dinner to slowly burn to a
crisp while some unlucky guest sits
soiemniy a whole precious fifteen min
ules III a distant hallway doing penace
TOT tne crime OF turning back I'm her
tracks.-Emiy Holt, in Chicago Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

1t seems that among Northern cotton
mill men there is dissatisfaction after
all at the profits. Many Of them are
talking seriously Of moving into the
south. Colonel n. F. Thompson, Of the
Huntsville Gala. )chamber of commerce.
a been touring it in New England.
He reports that "all the cotton mills Of
the north are running on full time, but
their managers say they are not max
ing money and must come south SOON
er or later. Several large mills have
already sent representatives out to seek
southern locations, and they are going
about from city to city without disclos-
ing their mission.
Since the great Merrimac mills, Of
Lowell, decided to locate at Huntsville,
the mills Of New England are more
ready to admit that the turning point
has come and that in the near future
the south must become the great textile
manufacturing centre of the country"
So their big profits lately reported are
probably nor rumor than fact.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Representative Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, is one of the very bright and
really able men in the house from the
south. We think he was born in Ken
lucky. On the 10Th inst he made a
speech at Omaha, Nebraska. It was
full of pith, point and pins. 1. was
wise, witty and wolfish. He said the
people knew just what they wanted,
and that Bryan is their choice, their
man, and that they will have him again
in 1900, and with the old issue. He be-
lieves in the Nebraskan and says he
al elected in 1896, but cheated out of
it. He put it in this wise:
Il believe now, and have always be-
lieved that Bryan was elected on a fair
count of the ballots; but, if he was de-
feated, it was by methods forbidden
in morals, most corrupt in politics, and
utterly surversive of good government
by unprecedented coercion of voters,
by wholesale use Of Doodle, and by such
debauchery of the suffrage as made
honest men everywhere stand agt5st.
But nevertheless, and n~otwi:kstand-
ing all the odds we fought, thank God,
that there were 6, 500, 90 American free
men who could not be bribed, wheedled
or bullied into voting for the republican
candidates and our peerless young
leader received more votes than were
eve before cast for a candidate for the
presidency, and stands forth the fore
most statesman of the age.
eff we stand courageously and UNI
faulteringly by the great principles,
enunciated in 1896, we will win a de-
cisive victory for truth and right and
justice and representative government
and will earn ont only the approval of
our own ~cOnscienceS.'
He believes it is wisdom, it is the
very best policy to stand by u guns"
and that it is the only salvation of the
country. "Our duty is as clear as crys-
tal." It will not do for democrats to
dodge or take water and go back on
their records. His slogan is this: IF
we do not stand by silver, honestly and
~un1inchingly, a party will arise, that
will and it will draw to it a vast ma
jority of democrats; for the fight be-
tween monometallists and bi-metallists
is in ~irrepressible conflict, which can
never be settled finally, till it is settled
in the right way, which is our way
the way of the Chicago platform Of
1896"
AS to supporting McKinley's wal
policy it is ridiculous tt think of it. 1t
is all nonsense to do this right or
wrong. The able and bold Missourian
bursts out af1ames
Support the presidents policy, eh?
will some gentleman please tell us what
that policy is? Has he any? If so,
why doesn't he say so? The truth is,
he has lone. He is an opportunist@
political Wilkins Micawber waiting for
something to come up. He is letting
things drift, and they are drifting to
the deuce.
mo, if the president is wrong, he
should be set right. If he will not
cease to do wrong, he should be
bounced-as he will be so soon as the
American people can get a crack at
him. In the interim congress should
restrain him from the farther expardi-
ture of American blood, and American
treasure, in his career of criminal az
gressiOn.'"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Could not express the rapture of An
ME E Springer, OF lips Howard street.
Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption had completely cured her OF
a hacking cough that for many years
lac made Life a burden. All other rem
coles and doctors could give her no
help. but she says of his Royal Cure
NJ soon removed the pain in my chest
u ! can now sleep soundly, something
l can hardly remember doing before. Y
Zee like sounding it's praises throughout
the Universe" So will every one who
tries DR.. Kings New Discovery for any
trouble Of the Throat. Chest or Lungs.
Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free
at R. r. Bellamy's drug store. Everx
bottle guarauteod.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

The reports go to show that the re-
cent storms did great damage to the
crops in the eastern portion Of North
Carolina. The returns are not all In,
but the reports from every direction
tell a tale of injury to crops. In the
west there is a drought prevailing and
corn is firing badly, and rust in cotton
Is increasing causing it to shed The
loss Of life so far as ascertained was
thirty-four on our coast, which is phe-
nominal almost.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
HOME FOLKS

The Baptists in North Carolina are
a working, progressive folk. They
have made Wake Forest college a
grand success. Now they are starting
a female university at Raleigh that
promises to be a great success in pa
tronage from the beginning. 1t will
start with not less than 275 pupils. The
Baptists in this state lead all the de-
nominations in members. 1t has pro-
badly more members than the Metho-
odists, Presbyterians, Lutherans and
Episcopalians combined.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Twenty-three miles of good road
building-macadam-in Wake county,
is a promising beginning. 1t will
doubtless continue the most needed
work for Wake is a muddy county in
winter. Good road building is really
the most important thing for the people
at large in North Carolina. 1t will be
a great blessing when all Of the ninety
seven counties have secured we'll con-
structed roads.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

shall continue in the future, as Ia tho
past, to devote myself to the moral, ed
~ucational and industrial development
of the race"
The news is favorable to Martins
return TO the senate Virginia shows
decay In not being able to send a man
of more mental force. Democratic pol
itics over there are much mixed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Twenty-Five cotton mills in North
Carolina have been chartered in 1899.
Rockingham and Alamance have three
each. New Hanover has one. but it
should be at least three. Why t
If cotton milling pays as it does be-
yond all question, elsewhere and In
forty or more counties, why shall they
not pay in New Hanover. Are our
people less enterprising, less coura-
geous in investment. less progressive
than elsewhere? Look at Charlotte.
It is an object lesson for all.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
A Letter thrown futo Victoris,s Car
rage

A Letter thrown into yictoris's Car
rage
London, August 24.-Considerable
alarm was created yesterday evening
by a man throwing a letter into Queen
Vicboria's carriage as she was driving
into Osborne, Isle OF Wight. A rumor
spread to the effect that the letter con-
tanned an explosive, but this urned out
to be false. The police arresed the man
whose letter was only an appeal to her
majesty to secure for him a new trial
OF a civil suit which he recently lost.
The prisoner was found to be a Ger
man, who was not aware that his ac-
ton was against the law. As it was evil
dent that he had no intention to do
any harm the man was released. The
queen was surprised when the letter
fell into her lap, but she betrayed no
alarm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Charlotte. n. c., August "A color
ed woman named Jane Brown, from
Greensboro. n. c., was found murdered
in h outskirts Of this city this after
noon. A negro named William Trues-
dale. from Camden, S. c., was arrested
Tor the crime. He had blood stains on
his clothes The woman came here
yesterday and had T~ruesdaIe arrested
for breach Of promise. but compromis-
ed the cas-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
ManY Lover

Has turned with disgust from an 9TH
erwise lovable girl with an offensive
breath. Karlis Clover Root Tea puri-
fies the breath by it's action ON the
bowels, ETC., as nothing else will. Sold
for years OF absolute guarantee. Price
25 cts. and so cts. For sale by r. r..
Beiiamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Inc curse Of overworked yomanhnd
are quickly n surely cured by Karrs
Clover Root Tea, b great blood purf-
ner and tissue builder. Money refund-
ed II not Satisfactory. Price s. CT. "a
30 cts. For sale By R n Beuamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Cy Thompson, chairman of state pop
ulist committee, in a recent interview
said that his party would nominate
Bryan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Asheville Citizen: The case OF Mrs.
Mary w. Z. c. Coke VS.. Otis NJ. Coke
suit Tor divorce, was tried in the su-
perior court yesterday afternoon. Di-
vorce granted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29

Think OF the record furnished in u
Raleigh letter in yesterdays Messen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
R. H. DAVIS MARRIED.
The Author WEEDS Miss Clark at
Marion, Mass.

Marion, Mass, May 4-Richard
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 GahrieFs
chapel here at noon today. Rev Percy
Browne Of Roxbury. Mass, officiated-
The number of guests was limited to
eighty-four, the seating capacity of the
chapel
For several days preparations have
been in progress The little chapel has
been adorned with foliage and ported
plants and shrubs, and decorators have
been busy at the Clark cottage. A pro-
fusion Of cut flowers and poisoning
plants added this forenoon made COM
pleJe the designs intended to add beauty
to the scene
Mr. Davis was attended by his broth
er Charles Belmont Davis and Miss
Ethel Barrymore was maid of honor
The bride, in a simple gown OF white
satin, adorned with orange blossoms
was given away BY her father The
usherS were Charles D Gibson CAPT
Arthur H Lee military attache of the
British IeEationl, Capt Lloyd GriscoTn
Horace Howard E'uTness- jr. John Fox
jr. Bruce Clark fthe brides brotherJ
Davis BroWhead and Robert Howard
Russell
The guests proceeded directly from
the church 70 the Clark cottage, where
cOuZTa tuIaU0rS were received and the
wedding breakfast served 4 unique
feature Of the wedding was the depart
ur@not of the bride and bridegroom
but Of the guests, Mr.. and Mrs Davis
remaining at Marion while the guests
including even the brides family. left
on afternoon train
Mr. and Mrs. Davis will remain at
the Clark cottage for their honeymoon
Later, II IS understood they viii make
an exchange. the Clark family coming
to Marion while Mr. and Mrs Davis
VIII 60 to Chicago to pass a short time
at the Clark house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
APPEALED TO M'KINLEY.
streetcar Men Want Government
Protection Withdrawn From
Cars

Louisville, Ky. May 4--Tha AmaIga-
mated Association Of Street Car en-
pIoyes in session here today. telegra ph-
sd President Mckinley protest
against the too free use Of the protac-
ton afforded by the words u : mail
The telegram was as follows
The AmaIgamated Association Of
Street Car Employees OF America IN
convention assembled. respectfully call
your attention 10 the fact that many
street railway companies throughout
the country are using the words L
8 mail on street cars that do not car
~ mail and we are convinced that this
Is done to fntimIdara and coerce their
employees; and
w hereas. The postal authorities
have made a ruling concerning Detroit
and suburban lines entering that city.
1ociddiug the use Of the words I. ;
mall and requiring the company to
nave signs. which must be removed
v men no mail * being carried
We respectfully petition your excel
iency 10 have the ruling made univar-
sal throughout the country. assuring
you that We DO Tot wish 20 interfere
with the rapid delivery Of the United
states mail nor 70 deprive our fellow
cou1Crymen of any benefits accruinz
rom the same All we are asking Is
mat We be given equal rights as citi-
zsnS Dy our government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
LEAVE 1T TO GOD.
Negroes Will Meet to Turn Their Case
Over to the Almighty.

New York May 4-The National
AfrO-Anuerican council of the United
States has issued 4 proclamation calling
upon the cOI0red people OF this country
to set apart Friday. June ? as day
Of fasting and prayer. and has called
upon all cOIored ministers to devote the
sunrise hour Of the following Sunday.
June I to special exercises in order
that God. the father Of ruercies, may
take our depIorabIe case IN His own
hands. and that If vengeance is TO be
mered out. let God himself repay"
The proclamation invites all the
prominent clergy Of all denominations
70 cooperate and consists Of a lengthy
setting forth OF the present '-indescrib-
ably barbarOUs Treatment of the negro
IN this country Reference is made TO
the loyalty of the negro in foreign wars
and the recent lyuChingS Of coIOred per-
sons in the south are denounced in the
most strenuous language
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
NO ESCAPE.
Reed Fled From Reporters and En-
courtered Them on the Other Side

courtered Them on the Other Side
Southampton. May THE American
line steamer New York arrived here
today Her passengers report that they
had a pleasant voyage Speaker Thon-
as 3. Reed said to the correspondent OF
the Associated Press. who greeted MIN
at the steamship pier, that he had come
to Europe for q rest He was shown 2
cabIegram published here in which 1T
was stated that he had not resigned
his post as speaker of the house of rep
resentatives and that he may be a can
didate for the presidency Mr. Reed ex-
pressed great indignation and said he
regretted that people could not leave
his affairs alone He had come here,
he said. away from newspap ers for alb
SOIure repose With his family he was
going to Winchester and Salisbury and
thence to Paris
Mr.. Richard Croker was q conspiC-
uous figure standing on the upper deck
watching the passengers as they land
ed from the steamer He wore a white
neckerchief, light OverCoat and .
derby hat He mildly turned away sew
eraI reporters who sought to have in
terviewS with him Subsequently Mr..
Croker said TO the correspondent Of the
Associated Press that he would remain
in England until the season closed He
had had an enjoyable trip He felt
at home in England, he said, and ex-
pected to have the same pleasant time
as on the occasion OF the previous visits
here
Mr- Croker proceeded to London His
baggage was sent direct TO his racing
stables at Didcot in Berkshire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
TO Buy REINDEER.
Sum of $40, 1000 70 Be Invested By the
Govsrnment

san Francisco, May 4-Rev- Sheldon
Jackson an aCtache Of the interior de-
parCment. is here on his way to Alaska
he viii leave IN few days On the
revenue cutter Thetis. which is being
fitted out for patrol duty in northern
waters His special mission is TO dis
burse a fund of $50. coo set aside by the
last congress for the purchase Of rein
deer for the Teller reindeer station The
supply OF reindeer at the station was
largely reduced last winter, il being
found necessary to kill hundreds OF the
animals for food for the natives The
fund now at the disposal of Dr. Jack
son viii permit OF the purchase Of al
least one thousand reindeer. The ami
mails will be obtained on the coast Of
Siberia and transported by vessel To the
staten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
KEOkUk IS DEAD.
Son Of the Great Chief l. g Victim Of
Smallpox

Guthrie. O. T Nay 4-Keokuk. chief
OF the sac and Fox Indians. Is dead OF
smallpox The tribe now numbers hut
81 run olooos, los having died OF small
pox-
keokuk- the WatchfuI Fox was a
son OF the Greater keOkuk- first chief
Of the Sac and Fox Indians. after whom
keokuk- Iowa. IS named The elder
keokuk died in Kansas IN IS4S. aged IS
years. keokuk's loyalty to the whites
and opposition TO Black Hawk resulted
in his being poisoned by a member Of
Black Hawks band Black Hawk was
for time keOkuk's prisoner. having
been turned over TO him by the United
States government as the urineir-sI
Ch1sf az the SacS and Foxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-04
A MESSIAH CONCERT.
Programme to Be Given by the Swed-
tsh Lutheran Church

The orchestra and chorus of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church viii present parts of
Handlers superb orarorfo, The Messiah at
the concert to be given next Friday even
ing The church is located al Fourth and
Tyler streets
The concert program is as follows:
PART L
Overture-'-The Heavens Are Telling
---------------..---- Haydn
Orchestra
Tenor solo" Comfort Te- ----.--.-Handel
(Violin ObIiGato.l
Mr. L LOfgren-
And the Glory OF the Lord Handel
Chorus and Orchestra
Soprano soIo-+-How Beautiful Are the
violin Obiigato-)
Mrs. Frank TuIfen-
Pastoral symphony Handel
Orchestra
PART II
Alto soIo--He Was DeSptsed and Re
jected'' Handel
Mrs c E MaInberg
(VIoIin Obligato-1
Soprano soIo-.-He Shall Feed His
FLOCK Handel
violin Obligato-)
Miss Ebba Nelson
sHzIIelujah Chorus -.----.-.-.--.--. Handel
Chorus and Orchestra
(The audience viii please rise and re-