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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-08
TAE CnLU ssR. a Ni>ABLED
In a Racc NiIh The Defender-Her
steel hast snaps ~he shows speed
Over the Defender.

SGecI mast SBEdpS II SHOVE SpeeO
Over the Defender.
Newport, R. l., August 1.-THE Co
lumbia and the Defender made another
attempt today to race for the cup Of
fered by the Newport Racing Associa-
ton, but, as was the case two weeks
ago, an accident stopped proceedings
after the yachts had sailed six or seven
miles.
The Columbia was the unfortunate
BOAT today, for after getting a lead Of
a mile on her rival, her new and prac-
tica1ly untried steel mast broke about
thirty feet from the deck and her en-
tire suit Of sails tumbled into the wa
ter. Fortunately nc one was injured.
Never before had the Columbia
shown such superiority over the De-
fender as she did in the fragment of
the race started today. Within a few
minutes after the start h was we'll
ahead and after that, seemingly, did
in a fine southwest breeze, were having
a grand beat to the ~windward when
the accident occurred.
At the time of the accident the De-
fender was two minutes and forty Sec
Onds astern, while a fleet of tugs and
steam yachts were not far away. Every
vessel was rushed to the assistance of
the disabled boat, but it was found that
the crew were able to take care of
themselves and they reported no one
injured. 1t took nearly an hour to
clear away the wreckage and get it on
board. Then, in tow of a press tug,
she started up the harbor.
The suffered little injury to
her hull.
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Philippines on Cebu Attacked

Manila, August 2.-(3:55 p. m.)-Mail
advices from the island of Cebu an
nounc that a company Of Americans,
last week, attacked the Philippine
trenches situated two kilometers from
the town of Ell Pardo. The rebels were
commanded by the brothers, Climacos,
who are prominent and wealthy per-
IONS. The Charleston shelled the enemy
and the Philippines treated. The
American casualties Were slight.
The presence of the Climacos with
the rebels is reported to lave been due
to rebel orders from Luzon.
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Two Wen ElectrOcuted

Auburn, N. Y, August Oscar E.
Rice, a white man, and John Kennedy,
a negro, were put to death by electric
fty in the prison here today. The .wc
minutes.
Rice was supported to the electric
chair at SIS o'clock a. M, in a state OF
collapse, but Kennedy walked with
out assistance.
A current of 1850 volts was sen
through Rice's body for fifty-one sec
onds. The same current was kept or
nine seconds longer for Kennedy. Thu
two executions were successful AMI
there was no unusual Incident.
Rice murdered his wife and Kennedy
killed a negro named John HummingS
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Miners Wages at Maximum Firgure,

mencing today 1000 coal miners in the
employ of the Tennessee Iron and Rail-
way Company and the Scloss Iron and
Steel Company receive So cents per ton
for mining coal, which is an advance Of
21a cents and a total raise of Is cents
per ton since March 1st. Wages are
now at the maximum figure agreed
upon in the new wage scale, which
makes the price of pig iron the basis
of the miners pay.
Elkhorn, W. Va, August 1.-Five
leading coal companies in this field this
morning advanced the mining rate Is
cents. Three thousand miners are af-
fected.
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Fitzgerald, Ga, August ii. N.
Mckinley, a first cousin of President
Mckinley, was arrested here yester-
day afternoon on a peace warrant. The
warrant vas sworn out by J. M. Flick
Ter, a neigbor and grand army comrade.
Mckinley and Fickler live on adjoining
tracts of land and have had trouble
before. Mr.. Mckinley moved here from
Canton, Ohio, about two years ago, and
is a farmer. He is charged by Fickler
with using threatening language
against him and also with seeking to
have Fickler's pension discontinued
Mr.. Mckinley has given bond to keep
the peace.
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Immense Damage TO shipping and
other Property ON the Gulf Coast.
Several Persons Drowned

Tallahassee, Fla, August "A severe
far into the might. The rainfall was
immense and wind terrific. The wires
are down southwark and railroad SER
vice to the gulf practically suspended.
Many Tallahasseeans are at coast re-
sorts with which there is now no COM
munication. Unconfirmed rumors say
that the steamer Crescent City was lost
between Apalachicola and CarrabeI1e.
n that several persons were drowned
at st. Marks. Much damage has been
done to crops.
Later-Parties returning from the
wrecking train which left here this
morning report that the town of Cara
belle is a total wreck. The boats are
all sunk or blown ashore. Most Of the
long wharf is gone, together with large
quantities of naval stores. At Lanark
the bath houses, pavilion and boats are
all gone. Panacea Springs, in the path
or the storm, is reported all right. A
rev houses are reported destroyed at
st. Teresa. Mcintyre, Ashmore and
Curtis Mills suffered severely. The tur-
pentine interests are greatly damaged.
A passenger train IN the c. Z. & @.
railroad, thirty-five miles below ITALIA
hassee, was blown from the track. No
lives are reported lost.
The city of Apalachicola at the mouth
of the Chattahoochee river, is entirely
cut off from communication and moth
ing can be learned from there.
A new trestle over the OchlOcknes
river at Mcintyre was blown away. The
Wrecking train which went out today
into the storm devastated territory
found over 200 trees on the track in a
run of thirty miles. General Manager
C~rittenden, who had charge of the
train, says that every town along the
line is desolated. Hotels, houses.
churches sawmills, wharves and pavil-
ions were in many places blown from
their foundations and in several in
stances completely wrecked.
There are many rumors afioat here
tonight as to the loss Of life. One mill
hand is known to lave been drowned
at Mcintyre. One man was drowned at
st. Marks, but rumOrs place the loss of
life there at fifteen.
1t is not believed here that any lives
were lost at the numerous summer re-
sorts, but reliable news is understandable.
A large relief party will leave Ta1la-
hassee for the stricken section tOmor-
row morning.
The steamer Crescent City, which IS
reported lost, plies between Apa-
lachicola and CarrabelIe. She car
rieS a crew of eight, but the
number Of passengers On board is not
known. Her captain is known as a very
cautious man and it is believed and
hoped here tonight that he made the
ChatahOochee river in a run of safety.
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Macon, Ca, August "A special to
The Telegraph from Americas, Ga,
says: An a%trocious crime was commit
ted near Americas this afternoon by
Eugene Gibson, a negro, his victim
being a ~1O-year-old negro child, the
daughter of a farmer residing on the
same plantation. The father of the lit
tie girl sent her to Gibson's house for
a watermelon. Gibson took the girl to
the melon patch and there assaulted
her. The girl was terribly m~utilated.
Gibson is hiding in the woods near
here.
The negroes on the plantation are
greatly excited and talk of melting ven
geance upon the black ravisher if cap
tured.
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Atlanta, GA, August 2.-In an order
issued today by General Frank, COM
manding the department of the gulf,
the attention of post commanders and
medical officers is called to the necessi-
ty of property sanitation. The order
says:
1.-THE attention OF post commanders
and medical officers serving al posts in
this department is called to the neces-
sity for giving the utmost attention to
the hygiene and proper sanitation of
their posts during the ensuing sickly
season. The order is apropos to the
present yellow fever epidemic"
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NaNy q Lover

erwise lovable girl with an offensive
breath. Karrs Clover Root Tea puri-
fies the breath by its action on the
bowels, ETC.. as nothing else will. Sold
for a on absolute guarantee. Price
Is cts. end so cts. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy
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Revenge the Motive tor the Axsassanas
ten

ten
Washington, August 1.-The navy
department has received the following
report by telegraph from Commander
Logan, of the Machias, which arrived
at San Domingo City yesterday:
"Santo Domingo, August 1, 1899
1.-The United States consul says that
death of the president of San Domingo
is believed not to have. any political
significance. The motive of the asSas-
sin is supposed to be personal revenge.
Vice president of San Domingo has
succeeded without political disturbance
and has reappointed the former cabi-
net. No disorder exists. I request per-
mission to delay sailing five days to re-
pair boiler. OGAN."
San Domingo, August 2.-Commander
L. c. Logan, commanding the United
States gunboat Machias, now in these
waters. has been officially received by
President Figuereo. The future move
ments of the warship are not known.
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dewey Home Fund

Washington, August 2-United States
Treasurer Roberts today received a tel
egram from Pittsburg. Pa, stating
hat the Carnegie steer company had
subscribed 81. 900 to the Dewey home
fund. The actual amount OF cash SO
far received for this fund is $17,345.
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Russia Satisfied With the Peace Con,
gresS

gress
ST. Petersburg, August 3.-The Off
cial Messenger today publishes a gov
eminent ~communique reviewing length
lily the result Of The Hague peace con-
ference. After referring to the sympa-
thetic reception the powers accorded
the cars "magnanimouS appeal for
peace" it proceeds: "The results OF
the conference have fully come up to
the expectations of the government"
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The deaths in Charlotte for July were
% whites and is negroes-total Al.
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The University of North Caro-.
lima.

w IDEST PATRONAGE AND Full
est equipment in its history. Faculty.
So; Students, 495; 3 Academic Courses;
3 Elective Courses; 3 Professional
Schools, in Law, in Medicine and in
Pharmacy. New buildings. water
works, splendid Libraries, laboratories,
etc.
Advanced classes open to women
Tuition $50 a year; board IS a month
Ample opportunity for self-help.
Scholarships and loans for the needy.
Free tuition for teachers. Summer
school for teachers. T~wenty-four In
structors, LAT students. Total ENROLL
ment, GA.
For Catalogue, address,
PRESIDENT ALDERMAN,
Jun 20, II Chapel Hill. N. G.
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A Philippine Cemetery.

Pace cemetery is>a characteristic Fill
ipino burying ground, small circular
piece of land with two thick and high
concentric walls some distance apart,
the outer one inclosing the cemetery.
In these walls, and not in the ground.
the dead are buried, In innumerable
narrow inches running deep into the
wall. When the body is once put in,
the niche is walled up and a tablet is
placed to mark the spot. The reason
that graves are not dug in the ground
is that at a depth of two feet water
is found The cemetery is managed on
the plan of a boarding house The de-
ceased's friends pay his board for four
years, and If at the end of that time
they do not pay again the niche Is
broken open and the remains are
thrown into the bone pit. Sometimes
not even this courtesy is shown to the
dead, for saw a coffin and part of
corpse thrown over the back wall Of the
cemetery into somebody's rice field.
On the LIST of November, toward ev-
ening, Pace cemetery is a very inter-
esting sight. The two concentric rings
Of wallis blaze with the light of thous-
ands of candles and small lamps. About
these two blazing rings great crowd
moves. Individuals stop now and then
before the niche of some dead friend,
as, on the promenade of any European
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Has Money Laundered.

THE demand for new bills for shop
ping is on the increase among wo-
men," said local bank teller, land is
getting to be nuisance. A great many
women won't handle any currency that
is not absolutely fresh and crisp, and in
the North all the banks that make a
speciality of catering to women's Gus
tom keep supply constantly on hand
for that particular purpose Sometimes
the bills are hard to get, especially those
OF cef tain denominations, and gold Is
unpopular on account Of the danger of
confusing the $3.50 coin with a bright
penny
TT is not generally known, but bills
can be washed and ironed as easily as
a pocket handkerchief A wealthy wo-
man of my acquaintance has all her
money Numbered before she uses it,
She tu1ns the notes over to her maid,
who washes them thoroughly in hot
water with ordinary soap suds and
spreads them out on a table to dry
Then she dampens them slightly and
presses them with medium hot
smoothing iron. If the bill is not frayed
this process will make it as bright and
crisp as when it first left the treasury
1t is astonishing how dirty money gets.
If one could see. the water in which a
dozen commonly circulated bills were
washed it would give them a permanent
aversion to the trade of teller. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
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A RUN TO ROCKLIN.
Yesterdays Outing By Capital City
Wheelmen.

A group of Capital City Wheelmen
had a club run to Rocklin yesterday.
They were: Captain Ammon Clay,
Vice President DR.. Clifford Todd, Frank
Osborn, M. Hubbard, l.. Moeller, Robert
Henry, W. A Hubert, H. Pierson,
George Cowles, Gil Eldred, Robert
Wells, L. Lynch, c. F. Smith, F. Pearl,
F. Beaton, Ernest Elliott and wife, L.
b. Keller, George Walker, Mr.. Burnett,
C. P. Wilson, B. ]. Milne, George Stro-
ner and w Small.
At Rocklin the company went out to
the half-mile racetrack, which they
found to be excellent for wheel racing,
and a match race of five miles was run
between w. A Hubert and Gil. Edred,
the latter winning in 1899. Each rider
had seven pacemakers, making the race
a very interesting one of clever pick
ups Eldred won by fifty yards
A fire breaking out in Rocklin, the
club men turned in with a will and as
sisted the citizens in fighting it, after
which came a turkey dinner, to which
full Justice was done.
The trip up was made in one hour
and fifty minutes, and the home run,
against the strong southwest wind, in
two hours and five minutes The round
distance is forty eight miles
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YESTERDAYS CoURs1NG.
Duke of Wellington Wins First
Fashion Plate Beats II. o. b.

There was a good attendance at the
coursing at Agricultural Park yester-
day, and the sport was of excellent
character
The match race between Homer
Buckman's H. O. B. and the l.. A. Y.
Kennels Fashion Plate, consisting of
four courses, was won by Fashion
Plate, who took the first, third and
fourth The winners owner secures a
very handsome silver trophy offered by
the Buffalo Brewing Company.
T. J, Hanrahan's Toots beat L. A. Y.
Kennels Lewie 1.
Al Farewells Notice Me beat T. Far
rells Little Doubt
Mcdonald & Murphy's Duke of Well
ington beat D. McCreadie's Wild Rose.
H. Robbins Dixon Maid beat Gilt
Edge Kennels Bull Hill
J. Mangan's Sultan beat Heenan &
Walsh's Sister Mary.
AL Nelson's Queen of Clubs beat Gilt
Edge Kennels Bryan.
NJ c. Delano's Daisy Hill beat Ed.
Boylan's Trustee.
T.. Falrelrs Little Fawn beat Ii. O..
Buckman's Dago.
F. O'Briens Teddy Hale beat T. Fal-.
tricks Hanover.
T. Faltricks Lanky Bob beat Rose
dale Kennels Red Boy.
P. w. Sheehan's Crafty beat P.
Lynch's Headlight.
Mcdonald & Murphy's Cricket beat
&c. Woodworth'S Bluestone.
J. Corcoran's Rambler peat Gilt Edge
Kennels White Midget
L. Russells Little l Am beat Heenan
& Walsh's Little Casino.
Second series-Notice Me beat Toots,
Duke of Wellington beat Dixon Maid,
Sultan beat Queen of Clubs, Daisy Hilf
beat Little Fawn, Lanky Bob beat
Teddy Hale, Cricket beat Crafty, Lit
tie 1 Am beat Rambler.
Third series-Duke of Wellington
beat Notice Me, Sultan beat Daisy Hill,
Lanky Bob beat Cricket, Little 1 Am a
bye.
Fourth series-Duke of Wellington
beat Sultan, Lanky Bob beat Little
Am.
Final series-Duke of wellington beat
Lanky Bob and won first, Lanky Bob
second, and Sultan third.
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watering place. people stop to speak

watering place, people stop to speak
to each other.
I never knew before what became of
all the Derby hats of bygone years, but
now I know that they are sent out to
the Philippines. Little native men, in
spick and span shirts with the tails
floating to the wind, wear Derbys Of
every conceivable shape, some perched
on the top of their heads after the FASH
ion of the Irish music hall comedian,
some covering their faces and ears with
voluminous curved brims. Little Phil
ippine women with stiff, clean pima
dresses and black gauze wells over their
heads, looking neat and wholesome,
swing along with that peculiar undu-
latoly motion of the body which re-
minds one little of the snake. Mestiza
girls in costumes which are not quite
Philippine, and certainly not European,
hold their heads high and sniff at the
common people as BELTS their superior
caste. Spanish women, in dresses aftef
the Paris fashions in the Sixties hang
indolently on the arms of gallant Span
ish officers, who carry themselves with
the naughty pride of conquerors. And,
finally, Jimmy Green, in an ill-fitting
brown duck suit with a flannel shirt
and a campaign hat, slouches along to
see the sights.
AT one end of the cemetery is a chapel
where for small consideration masses
will be said to get the suffering souls
out of purgatory Indeed, "All-Souls
day. is the only day in the year when
souls in purgatory have a chance to get
out. Back of the church is the "bone
yard" a long trench where the skulls
and bones of people that have failed
to pay their rent are thrown. A rather
pretty Filipino girl, nonchalantly smolS-
ing a cigarette at the edge of this pit,
gave<a light to one of our party. Her
escort climbed down into the 'bone
yard" and picked up a skull, mutter-
ed something in Tagalo. 1t might have
been alas! poor Yorick!' for all we
knew. The relic hunter among us ask
ed the man in Spanish to give him the
skull to take home as a memento.
ooh, senor," answered the Tagalo. eff
you take it home, it will jump about at
night, and give you no rest until you
either break it or bring it back here!"
But if I get the padre to sprinkle
holy water on it ?" asked the relic hum
ter Y
BAH! What can the padre do?" re-
piled the irreverent Tagalo.-Harpcr's
Weekly.
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IWOSUBURBAN HIGnWAyMEN
THEY ROBBED THE SCHELD
BREWERY LAST NIGHT.
Several Men in the Saloon Were
Also Robbed-Peter Gerber
Beaten With a Pistol.

Scheld'S Sacramento Brewery, at
twenty and M streets. was
robbed by two bold and masked men
at IL O'Clock last night, while Ed Nc
Gulrk was on watch at the bar. ABOUT
20 and few watches, owned by BY
ISLANDERS, were obtained. Half dozen
men were in the barroom at the time
Speaking of the holdup, Mr.. McGulrK
gave the following account of the way
1t was done:
"One man came in the front door and
one the back way Both had reVolv-
ers, and each wore a handkerchief over
the lower part of his face. There were
several men in the saloon, and the rob-
bers commanded us to throw up our
hands, and all but Pete Gerber obeyed
Gerber was beaten over the head
with a revolver until he gave up ana
they got his watch. They also got all
that was in the till, about $40, and all
the change in the pockets of the men III
the saloon.
"One of the men was a heavy SIX
footer and the other was two or three
inches shorter. It was all over in a
few minutes, and the fellows got away.
think they We're young men,.
AS soon as the crowd realized how
quickly they had been robbed, they
gathered their senses and telephoned
the police station Officer Talbot
FASTENED to the scene with the patrol
wagon, but nobody knew in what oil
rection the robbers had departed, and
the latter We're so Well disguised that
10 description of their faces could be
given.
Scheld's brewery has been robbed sew
eral times.in the same manner, but has
escaped in the last two years.
The probability is that last night 5
robbers shed their DISCUSSES and came
downtown. If they did not escape INTO
the country it may be possible to round
them up among the suspicious chafac-
tiers and ex-convicts hanging about.
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the dungeon, where Mercia is about to
go out to the arena, her companions
having already preceded her. He pleads
with her to give up her false worship
and be his wife This she refuses to
do, although she acknowledges that she
loves him. Then follows religious
discussion, during which the light of
truth dawns on the man, and when
the trumpets sound, the huge doors
leading to the amphitheater open, and
the girl turns to bid him sas, fare
well, he boldly announces that he, too,
is Christian, and that they will go
together. His last words are, Come to
the Light beyond!" and hand in hand
they go out to their fate.
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A common expression is:
"The human race is grow
ing weaker and wiser.
That we are growing weak
er is proved by the large
number of pale, thin and
emaciated people.
That we are growing
wiser may be proved by
overcoming these disorders
with the timely use of
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites which gives strength,
enriches the blood, invigor-
ates the nerves and forms
fat.
soc. and $500, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists. New York
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Death of Charles H. Bessey.

Charles H. Bessey, a weH-known and
popular employee of the Southern Pa
ciffc Company, died at his home in this
city yesterday He leaves a wife and
SON The funeral will take place en-
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. from Pythian
Hall
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Life in Manila.

In posting his relief the other morn
ing Corporal Walker, Company NJ
Oregon Volunteers, came upon a large
snake of the constructor species in front
of the officers quarters on Gale de
Palacio. Surprise was mutual. No
command was given, but the relief was
ifstantaneously deployed as skirmish-
ers, and that scarcely in time to avoid
the vicious strokes of Brer Snake, who
would strike at a distance of six or
eight. feet. However, these islands are
ours, and the enemy went where the
good snakes go. His trail was traced
back to the ruins of the old church, near
by and led straight to the entrance of
the officers quarters. Had he not been
stopped by the guard it is possible that
some overworked officer might have
had real ones as he lay in his chamber
above enjoying the sleep of the inno-
cent On being measured the snake
was found to be nine feet seven inches
long and ten inches around in the lar
gest part, with fangs like a panther
From the Manila (P. L. American Sol
der.
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A thing is never too often repeated
which is never sufficiently learned
Seneca
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A building of which the foundation
and four walls remain substantially
intact and which can be repaired for
about two-thirds of its value, is held
in Corbet vs. Spring Garden Insurance
Company IN. Y, Al L. r. A., 31S, not
to be totally destroyed within the
meaning Of an insurance policy.