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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
NOTED SWINDLERS CAPTURED.

New York, November 14.-There is
AT police headquarters here a quartette
Iof prisoners in whom the police of al
most every large American city and
many of the leading business houses,
banks and trust companies AVE a deep
interest They are rounded up after
being watched for several months, and
were formally held by a police magis-
Itrate today in the nominal charge of
being suspicious persons.
The police of New York say that
most of them have been convicted here
and elsewhere of %swindling that has
Melted them nan thousands of dol
lars.
The prisoners are: Alonzo ]. White
man, SO years of age. Of Dansville, N.
Y, the alleged head Of the gang, is a
graduate of Columbia law school;
Frank Edmunds, 40 years old, clerk, of
New York; John Thompson, alias Will
liam Hartly, alias p. Lawton, alias DR..
George w. Johnson, 81 ear of age,
clerk, residence unknown, and Robert
J. Knox, AZ years old, lawyer, of New
York
There is under arrest at Pittsburg, a
fifth member of the gang, Charles d.
Stewart, alias Charles Ward, about 60
or 20 years of age. He was arrested
there yesterday.
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PILOT DURHAM LIABLE.
Report on the Sinking of the Ferryboat
Chicago by the City of Augusta.

New York, November 16.-The local
board of United States inspectors of
steam vessels has investigated the col
lision between the Pennsylvania ferry
boat Chicago and the coastwise steam
ship City of Augusta, which occurred
on the North river early on the morn
ing Of October 31st last, and resulted
in the sinking Of the former and
drowning of four or five men. Their
report, filed with Supervising Inspec-
tor Starbuck, holds that the collision
was entirely due to want of care and
to negligence on the part of William
Durham, pilot in charge of the ferry
boa Chicago. in not keeping a proper
lookout M trying to cross the bow
of the steamship City of Augusta in
violation of Rule IL Of the pilots rules.
The license Of Captain Durham is
suspended for a period Of six months.
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vAMOOSE CASE DISMISSED.
End of the Charges Preferred During
the Americas Cup Race.

New York, November 15.-During the
progress of the recent yacht races. the
steam yacht Vamoose, unde charter
and in the service of the Associated
Press as a dispatch boat, was arrested
by Lieutenant Commander j. c.. Ere
mont, who was in charge of the TO-
tilla of torpedo boat under the su-
preme command of Captain Robley D.
Evans.
The arrest of the Vamoose was mad
despite the fact that she was sailing
astern of the yacht Columbia, which
was making the course alone because
the Shamrock and carried away her
tOpmast, and after the Vamoose had
obtained PERMISSION to approach the
committee boat to get the official time
at the turning marks.
The Vamoose was taken by Com
mander Fremont to the Manning, Cap
tain Evans flagship, and in the face
of protests and explanation hat per-
mission had been given, the Associated
Press was deprived of the use Of its
swiftest dispatch boat, the Vamoose
being sent to the city in command of
a revenue officer.
She was released Immediately after
she reached the city by the authorities
here, but charges were preferred against
Captain Theodore Hebron, master of
the Vamoose, and hearing was. had on
November 7th before the local board
of the steam vessel inspection BOARD.
Lieutenant |. V. ellis, of the torpedo
bOat Porter, who gave the Famoose
permission to go astern Of the commit
tee boat, testified that he gave the per-
mission and subsequently SO advised
Commander Fremont, and that, in his
nothing. therefore. could be
done against the VamOOse. Command
err Fremont was present as a witness
against Captain Hebron.
inspectors Petrie and Barrett care
fully considered the case after the hear
ing and have notified Captain He'll
brOn that on the evidence they have
dismissed the case.
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Federal Treasury Offers to Purchase
200, 900.

Washington, November 15.-The Sec
rotary of the treasury late today made
the following announcement Of his
readiness to buy s25, 900, 900 of 5 per cent.
United States bonds of 1904 and AS OF
1907 ait the price at which they were
offered on the New York stock market
yesterday. These figures are net and
holders of the As will receive the ac-
cummulated interest since October 1st,
and holders of the SIS will receive in
terest from November 1st. AT these
prices the bonds would realize to the
investor 0224 per cent, for the SIS and
OPS for the AS.
THE treasury department
it's readiness to purchase any part, or
an, of $25. 600, 900 in government bonds
Of the 4 per cent. funde loan OF 1907
or the 5 per cent. Joan of 1904, at the
prices below Indicated:
The 4 per cent. loans of 1907 Will be
received and paid for at 1928 net.
THE SIS per cents Of 1904 will be re-
ceived and paid for ait Ill net.
Bonds of either class, or mixed Off
erings of both. may be presented at the
s~ub-treasuries in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Cincinnati.
Chicago, st. Louis New Orleans and
San Francisco.
The above proposal to hold good until
the close of business on November Goth
instant, or until the amount OF $25, 000,-
900 shall have been secured if prior to
that date.
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LECTURE ON PHILIPPINES
By Dean c. Worcester, of the Philip
pine Commission.

Chicago, November 15-Dean c. Wor-
mission, spoke ait Central music hall
tonight upon the Philippine question.
The address, which was delivered un-
der the auspices of the Hamilton Club,
a local republican organization, was
received with every manifestation OF
approval Mr.. Worcester followed, in
the main, the line of regard
ing the retention of the Philippines
which has been published in the report
Of the Philippine commission There
was a large audience.
As showing the bloody work of the
insurgents, Professor Worcester said:
A the time I left Manila the prov
ince OF Batabgas was overTun with
thieves and murderers. No attempt
was being made to enforce law and
order. The public schools were aban-
doned. Forced contributions had been
wrung from the people at the bayone-
point until many Of them were ruined.
Unwilling contributors had been pun
ished by having their hands hacked
off, and even by being buried alive. The
individual houses in such imuortant
towns at Taal were intrenched III or
der that the inhabitants might defend
themselves against their neighbors.
The military governor Of the province,
although a Tagalog and an insurgent,
had characterized the condition as
complete anarchy and had repeated
ly sent in secret ito Manila, asking for
aid to restore order, and promising to
surrender with his troops if we would
only dispatch a small force to his aid.
Il near III said if only a small frac-
ton of the Philippine population is in
arms against US, and if the great ma
Jorlty OF the people are ready to &C
cept American sovereignty, why is 1T
thatewe are compelled to send a grea1
army to h islands? I answer: FIRST,
becaus We are waging the most hu-
name war in history. If it were sim
ply a matter of killing we should not
need so large an army. Two regiments
of troops could go where they chose in
the island of LuZon today and Kill to
their hearts content without serious
FISK. LIT IS because we are attempting
to protect the peaceable inhabitants
from the depredations Of the lawless,
that we require SO large a force.
FINALLY a word as to the way out.
Is it conceivable that we should with
draw our troops, abandoning our
friends to the certain vengeance of our
enemies, and the people at large to
civil war and utter anarchy? There
a be but one answer ito this ques-
ton. Our troops must stay until arm
ed resistance has ceased and public
confidence has been fully restored. The
day will come, sooner or later, when
native soldiers, under American Off
GERS, or under officers of their own.
will do a large share of the work that
emains to be done.
In the matter Of autonomy we have
already made a safe beginning, and thu
experiment in municipal and provincial
governments which are even now in
progress will eventually furnish a safe
basis for congressional action"
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Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., November 14.-Deputy
Clerk George Tonnoffski is appointed
clerk, vice Fortune, until Grant
qualities. Judge Purnell says in his
order that Fortune was notified July
l31st hat he would be removed before
December 31st, lin order that he
might make other arrangements and
tender his resignation IL so advised"
The supreme court filed the follow
ing opinions today: Rhodes VS..
Rhodes, from Moore, no error; Norton
McLaurin, from Richmond, revers-
ed; McCaskill VS.. Mckinnon. from
error; Roberts VS.. Southern
Pines, from Moore, affirmed; State VS..
from Richmond, affirmed;
Murray VS.. Switzerland, from Fender.
affirmed. Per curtain orders In the fol-
cases: Kennedy vs. Railroad,
Moore, affirmed: Brown vs.. Rail-
road, from Cumberland, affirmed;
Flake vs.. Railroad. from Arson, al
lhrmed; Geddie vs.. Breeze. from Cum
lberland, affirmed.
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SWINDLER AND BIGAMIST.

Chicago, November Thames Mon
roe, the alleged bigimists n swindler,
who was arrested here Sunday, left
for Rochester, N. Y, today in custody
of police officers of that city, to be tried
on charges of swindling II bigamy.
Monroe waived extradition proceedings.
Mrs. Mary J.. Colthar, of Bunkerhin,
ILL.,, whom it is said, Monroe married
and ~afterward deserted in Rochester
after obtaining s4,1OO from her, identi-
fed Monroe today. According to ad-
vices received by the police, Monroe's
as a bigamist bids fair to eclipse
that of Candy Peddler Farnworth, who
was recently arrested charged with
having forty-two wives in different
parts of the world. The police already
have the names of twenty-six women,
mostly in eastern cities, all of whom
it is asserted have been married, and
yictimiZed by Monroe.
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A DEALER IN HUMAN BODIES.

st. Louis, Mo-, November 14-Four
zinc-lined trunks, such as are used bv
travelling men to carry samples, each
containing a corpse, were taken from
the baggage room at union station to-
day, and E. D. Thompson, a brother of
Frank Thompson, who says he is city
undertaken of Memphis, Tenn, is IN
der arrest. Charges against Thompson
are being formulated.
For some time the police have been
aware that a traffic in human bodies
has been going ON through this city and
have been on the watch for evidence.
Recently a shipment Of four bodies in
trunks was made, addressed to w. H.
Hansen, ait Keokuk, Iowa, to whom
those captured today were consigned.
When taken to police headquarters,
Thompson made a clean breast of the
whole affair. He said he had the con-
tract for burying the city dead of Men,
phis. For some time he had been SELL
ing the bodies to medical colleges
throughout this part Of the country.
His method was to pack them with ex-
celsiOr in drummerS' Zinc-lined run
and take them with him as baggage
as far as st. Louis. From here he ship
ped the trunks to their destination by
express. Thompson said he had been
paid all the way from $50 to 5000 per
body. He said the name w. H. Ham
SEN, to whom the trunks were address,
ed in Keokuk is a fictitious one, but re-
fused to satate who his consignee is.
In the trunks are the bodies of three
negroes, two men and a boy, and a
white woman From appearances they
ALL died Of consumption or some other
wasting disease. The white woman's
features are regular and her hair black.
Her front teeth are gold filled. ALI the
bodies are we'll preserved.
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RUSSIA n JAPAN.
Denial of umo of Straiued Relations
Over Korean Matters.

Washington, November I5.-In view
of the reported imminence Of war be-
tween Russia and Japan, concerning
rights in Korea. the statements made
today by Mr.. Alexander Pavloff, the
Russian minister to Korea, who hap
pens to be in Washington as the guest
of Count Cassini, the Russian ambas-
Isador here. are most opportune and i'm
Iportsnt- Mr.. Pavloff is an accomplish
ed dplomatist with extended expert
lence in the far east and was on tbs
staff Of Count Cassini at Picking when
Russia acquired Port Arthur and Ia
lien Wan, and, later, was advanced TO
the post Of minister to Korea Mr..
IPavlon was seen at the Russian en-
|bassy today and spoke quite frankly
.of the recent war rumors. He said:
Il left Korea only fou months ago.
going TO st. Petersburg, so that my
information is quite direct and official.
and l q assure you there is no basis what
ever for reports of conflict between
Russia and Japan over Korea. On the
contrary, the two countries nave en-
tered into two formal compacts, by
which it is agreed that the independ-
.cuCS OIL hOTSd SNAIL De maintained
'These compacts We're concluded at St.
Petersburg and Toxic, and they are so
explicit that the reports of conflict as
to sovereignty over Korean territory
show an entire ignorance of the writ
ten agreement d which Russia and
Japan are acting towards Korea.
The war rumors appear to be based
on an alleged conflict over the port of
.MasanpO. 1t happens that l am per-
.sonally familiar with this affair, as it
developed before l left Korea. Nassau
.po is one of the new treaty ports on
the southern coast of Korea. There
has been no question as to the freedom
of the port to all nations alike, and no
questions of favor or discrimination be-
tween Russia and Japan have occurred
as to the spot; but a purely personal
and private difference arose some
months as to the ownership of GER
tain lots at Masanpo. Russian residents
had secured a right to purchase the lots
and were awaiting the assent of the
Korean government. Pending this IN
sent japanese citizens purchased the
same rights. This, however, was pure
ly a private difference, in which the
governments of Russia and Japan had
no part
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In Behalf of spanish Prisoners.

Washington. November 15.-The pres
idept in making efforts to secure the
protection of the Spanish prisoners with
the insurgents in the Philippines. A
cable message has been sent TO Gener-
al Otis and by him forwarded to Gem
era Macarthur, with instructions to
get it to Aguinaldo, if possible, relat-
ing to this subject The president re-
quests the kindly and humane treat
ment of tn Spanish prisoners, and the
message also contains an intimation
that any of the insurgents responsible
for the Entertainment Of such prisoners
will be held to strict account when
they are taken by the United States
forces operating in the islands.
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How Certain Parties Got Hold OF n
Government Cotton Crop Report.

Washington, November 16-Secretary
Wilson, of the agricultural department
is investigating the complaint OF the
New York cotton exchange that the
special cotton crop report issued on
Tuesday was in the hands OF private
firms before IL cached the exchange.
The secretary himself was absent at
the cabinet nesting when the report
was issued n he, therefore. has no
personal knowledge of the occur
renee.
superintendent Hyde. Of the statisti-
cal division, stated today that the reg
ular Geographic summary of the cot
ton report was sent. as usual. on No
vember 10th. Usually h detailed re-
port made up a few days later Is not
telegraphed. but. owing 20 an mpor
tant statement IL contained this month,
II was deemed best 10 have IL sent to
the cotton exchanges by telegraph. In
the report of the 1oth the department
placed the total crop estimate at an
outside production OF $780, 600 bales. In
the supplemental report il was ex-
planned that this estimate was based
upon h fact that the experience OF
past ears had shown that the actual
crop exceeded the departments esti-
mates and added that the reports on
actual conditions in the hands OF the
department indicated a crop OF less
than 9,o00, 600.
This supplemental repors was sent to
the two telegraph companies for trans
mission to the exchange az 1855
O'Clock. The secretary OF the exchange
wrote TO Mr.. Hyde that ii did not reach
he exchange until 2:45 o'clock p. m,
about three hours later.
One Of the telegraph companies here
reported that the report was offered TO
New York Immediately upon its re-
ceipt. but. it being unusual to receive
a supplemental report. New York re-
fused to take il Immediately. Mean
time a correspondent of one Of the
financial news agencies in New York
heard of the report and telegraphed its
substance to his agency.
The other company reported to the
department that the report was trans
mitted Immediately. Why 1T did not
reach it's destination on time, as al
legged, is not known here.
Mr.. Hyde has written to the secre-
tary Of the exchange explaining all the
facts so far as the department. is on
cerned.
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The Negro Problem Discussed.

Philadelphia, November 14.-The best
methods Of dealing with the southern
negro problem were the subject of a
discussion at tOday's meeting Of the
board of Methodist bishops and the
general committee of the Freedmen's
Aid Society.
The closing section of the report Of
the committee on conference collection
was adopted after some discussion.
An important question considered
was the appropriations for southern
schools. The amount asked is $lOI $50.
The bishops will meet the general
committee on missions in washington
tOmOrrOW-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
THE COTTON CROP.

Washington, D. c., November Ii
The statistician of the department of
agriculture, in a report SEN to the
press today, says that the fact that
the preliminary official estimate of the
crops several times has turned
Iout to be an underestimate has been
tdue in every instance to a failure to
keep pace with the rapid expansion of
the productive area. When, therefore,
the very large crop Of last ear made
lit manifest that the acreage had in
Icreased beyond both official and al
most all commercial estimates, it was
determined to institute a special and
a very thorough Investigation into the
entire crop situation this year.
The productive area last year is
found to have been %, 0O0, 900 acres and
that for the present year to be about
500, 900 acres, with a probability that
the final returns will show the present
acreage to have been below rather
than above the amount stated.
The investigation d~iSclOSes one of the
smallest average yields per acre in
many years and in estimating the total
crop at a maximum of 800, 900 bales
a substantial and most ample allow
lance las been made for any t~entency
to take a TOO peSSlmlStlc view OF the
situation, the actual indications at the
present moment pointing to a crop of
LESS than 5000, 900 bales. The eport
further says: In his capacity as cot
ton expert TO the United States com-
mission, h statiStician has had the
preparation of the United States cot
ton exhibit for the Paris exposition
and his duties in that connection have
afforded him additional facilities for
Ia~scertaining the actual condition of the
crop in every part Of the country. The
Iunimpeachable. evidence that has come
Ito him in that capacity is in every way
Ic~onfirmatory of the most unfavorable
reports"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21

When I say I cure l do not mean merelyto
stop them for a time and then have them re-
turn again. Imean a radical cure. Ihave made
the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or -ALLING
SICKNESS a lifelong study. Warrant my
remedy to cure the worst cases. Because
others have failed is no reason for not now
receiving a cure. Send at once sor a treatise
and a Free Bottle Of my infallible remedy
Give Express and Post Office
Prof. W.H.PEEKE F.D., 4Cedar St. Nh
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The Best Prescription For ChfllS.

and Fever is a bottle of Groves Taste
less Cruz Tonic. The formula Is plaip-
~ printed on each bottle. showing tina;
IL is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. Imitators do not advertise
their formula because II they lie they
know that you would not buy the.I
medicine. Be sure then that you get
T~rove's. as the formula shows VIVA.
YOU are taking.
NO CURE NO PAY D~ice 80 cents.
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Price of Rrooms Advanced.

Chicago, November 14.-The price or
brooms has been advanced more than
so per cent. This action was decided
upon at a meeting of the National
Broom Manufacturers Association OF
the United States and Canada held here
today. This advance is made neces-
sary. the broom manufacturers say, by
the advance broom corn mas made dur
ing the present year.
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The Kentucky Sails for New York.

Newport News, Va, November To-
The first class battleship Kentucky,
left the shipyard this morning for
New York. There she will go into dry
dock for final cleaning of her bottom
preparatory to her official trial trip.
which takes place November 23rd off
the Massachusetts coast.
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A EriUhtful HINDER.

Will often cause a horrible Burn
Scald. Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve. the best in the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal 1t.
Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores. Ulcers
Rolls. Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup-
lions Best Pile cure on earth. Only
sa cts. a box. Cure guaranteed Sold
by r. r. Bellamy. druggist.
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WFA AGAINST the (ipa rette Law.

Jacksonville, Fla, November 15.-In
the test case of George E. Gay at Pa
latka today, arrested for selli e cigar
cites in ~contravention of the stat- Law,
Judge Hooker, Of the Fifth circuit,
pronounced the arrest illegal, ~discharg-
ing the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
MANY a Lover.

Has turned with disgust from an 9TH
erwise lovable girl with An offensive
breath. Karl's Clover Root Tea ouri-
fes the breath by it's action on the
bowels, ETC., as nothing else will. Sold
for years on absolute guarantee. Price
25 cts. and so cts. For sale by R R
Beliamy.
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You Try it.

IL Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which is Old for the small price
Of % cts. so cts. and s1.00, does not cure
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price rs cts. and
~ cts. For sale by n. r. Bellamy.
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A Youthful MurdereSs.

Lagrange, Ga. November 16.-Mary
Fears, a 13-year-old negro girl, was
found guilty of voluntary m~anslaughter
in the superior court here today. She
killed her sweetheart, 0 Chapel, at
West Point, Ga, Saturday night. She
will be sent to the state prison farm
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weakness and
sickness pecu.
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custom pre-.
vailed in this
country, many
sufferers would
be glad to
cover tn ell
pre- m atu r G
wrinkles, their
sunkencheek
unhealthy
eyes of the
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Bradfa!d's
Female Regulator

brings out a woman's true beauty.
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woman and puts her on her feet
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Druggists sell II for 81 q bottle.
Send for our free illustrated book for women.
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