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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Is VIII be Held fu Wilmington Next
saturday-0ur Representatives Csn
BessoE schoiarshfps

Next Saturday Captain Ed. Wilson
Manning. superintendent OF schools,
will conduct an examination for en-
trance into the Agricultural n Me-
chanical college at Raleigh. in accord
ance with Instructions from President
Geo. T. Winston. OF the college.
President Winston notified Captain
Manning yesterday OF the examination
by letter, and in his letter states that
in accordance with n resolution recent
ly adopted by the board OF trustees OF
the college that each member OF the
house OF representatives, senate and
board OF trustees liz allowed TO bestow
a free scholarship upon some deserving
young man. who can't AFFORD to pay
the tuition and Don rent. He also
states Il is important a appoint
ments be made Immediately, and in re-
gard to the examination says;
Preparation 10 enter college re-
Quires a knowledge OF arithmetic
through common and decimal fractions,
OF English grammar through the ele-
ments. and % United states history.
Examinations for admission viii be
conducted by the county superinfend-
ent Of education on Saturday. August
10Th. at 10 a. m. In the county court
AE III ~ AAtN ~ AtkAAa aay
for such examination. the s~uperintend-
ent can, IL he chooses. charge each APP
plicant Sl.00
The examination papers will be for
warded to me by the superintendent,
and the appointee will be notified i'm
mediately whether he has passed sue
cessfully. and is appointed by the col
lege to a scholarship. should he al,
he can be examined again AT the coll
lege in Raleigh. Tuesday. September
9Th, and should he TAI! here. he would
have TO return at his own expense for
the trip both ways.
There has been no increase In the
number Of county scholarships. AT
present, there are about forty yacan-
cies, the total number being 10. These
vacancies will be filled in the order OF
priority of appointment. Appointees
will be accredited to the county where
they reside. but If vacancies from any
county are not filled by August Goth
they will then be filed by appointees
from other counties. 1t Ia very impor-
tant. therefore, that appointments be
made Immediately"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
TO KGSTUCKY DEMOCRATS
A Letter from asting Chairman stone,
Urging Harmony

Louisville, August S.-HOn. w. j.
Stone, of Missouri, acting chairman of
the democratic national committee, has
written a letter to National Committee
man Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, ex-
pressing the hope that Kentucky demo-
Gratis will unite on the ticket nominated
at Louisville. Governor Stone says:
1T is entirely clear to me that the
Kentucky democrats should lay aside
mere personal consideration and strive
to elect the ticket nominated at Louis
vile. 1t must be remembered that if
often happens h a the proceedings Of
large bodies like the convention at
Louisville are characterized by more or
less disorder and seeming unfairness,
especially when personal rivalry be-
comes intense. But, after all, it rarely
happens that it becomes a matter of
supreme Importance whether one can
didate or another for party honors is
cussessful. What the democracy of
Kentucky n of the nation is most in
terested in is success at the polls. A
loss of Kentucky at this time would be
a serious blow TO the party in the ma
tiOu.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Newport News, Va, August 9.-The
yellow fever situation al the soldiers
home remains unchanged. mo new
cases and no Deaths" is the report
sent put again today from the home.
The quarantine remains in force at
all of the neighboring cities. Hamp-
ton and PhOebus, it is understood, have
practically clean bills of health and it
is thought the quarantine, so far as
Hampton is concerned, will be raised
within the next fOrty-eight hours.
Washington, August 9.-Surgeon
Vickery wires Surgeon General Wy
man of the marine hospital service to-
day from the soldiers home at Hamp-
ton, Va, as follows:
mo change. Everything favorable.
Nearly all in tents that can be moved.
Distinction of buildings being pushed
along by Surgeon Won Egdorf."
DR.. Wyman's reports tonight were of
an encouraging nature. Surgeon Pet
tus at Fort Monroe, stated that there
are no new developments at hat place.
DR.. White in a dispatch from Hamp-
ton. says: Last case in Phoebus fur
nished new clothing and discharged.
House disinfected. No remaining foci
in the town. Disease now confined to
isolated. No one has been exposed for
several days. House to house inspec-
ton completed. Nothing suspicious in
Hampton. l meet authorities of New
port News, Hampton Inc Virginia state
board tomorrow at moor at Newport
News to discuss the situation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Fearful Experience Of kloudike Gold
Seekers-seareh Parties Hunting for
Others

Wrangel, Alaska, August s, via Seat
tie, Wash, August 1o.-The Suckeen
rive steamer Strathcona arrived here
today with thirty survivors of the Ed
monitor trail These are western men,
except about ten. All these came in
with the pack train sent out from Tele-
graph creek and Laketon by the vari-
Gus trading companies last spring.
The unfortunates tell h~eartrending
stories of hardships endured and COM
rades lost and abandoned, and strong
ly denounce b trading and transporta-
ton companies, as well as the Cana
dian officials and newspapers that so
profuseiy advertised this route a a
feasible n TO the klondike gold fields.
To outward appearances these men
certainly give evidence OF the awful SUI
ferlng undergone since leaving Edmon-
ton eighteen months ago. Most of them
are slckly looking, with unkempt boards
and greasy clothes-pictures Of physical
and financial wrecks. Several have
grown gray and bear marks of scurvy.
a few have just enough money to reach
Seattle or Victoria, but the majority are
without funds.
The citizens of Wrangel have applied
10 the United States government at
Washington, but up TO this time NJ aid
had Deen received.
1t is admitted that there are more
than 100 men scattered along the trail
between Laird post n h Pelly banks
and relief parties have been sent out
by the Hudson Bay Company.
The last reports brought to Lacrid
post We're that many were dying of
scurvy and hunger. 1t is estimated
that there are thirty or forty sufferers
at Telegraph creek awaiting the next
trip of the BOAT. The sick that had to
be carried on stretchers had not yet
reached Glenora when the Strathcona
sailed.
Several starvation cases are reported.
About twenty miles above Devils por-
tag two unknown men were found
frozen TO death last winter. A man
named Johnson, from New York, was
found dead in a tent near the source
of Mud river last fall.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
\ Lost Erother Fouud

Some months since Lewis Erambert,
a former engineer on the tug Willard,
of this harbor, disappeared and wac
thought to have been drowned. A
brother, who resides at Suffolk, adver-
tised in the papers at the time. Offering
a reward for the recovery OF the body.
II is now learned that Erambert while
on a spree was ~shanghaied by a sailor
clearinghouse mar and shipped on an
English tramp steamer. Il appears
that he was taken to England and from
there elsewhere, finally returning to the
From a letter received in his city yes
terday it was learned that Erambert T.
now in Baltimore.-Norfclk Virginiar-
Pilot.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
A Mother Tells How she saved Her
Little Daughter'- Liz

1 am the mother of eight children and
have had a great deal of experience
with medicines. Last summer my liz
tie daughter had the dysentery in its
worst form. We thought she would die.
I trie[ everything I could think Of, but
nothing seemed to do her any good. I
saw by an advertisement in our paper
that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recon-
mended and sent and got a bottle at
once. II proved to be one OF the very
best medicines we ever had in the
house. It saved my little daughters
life. 1 am now anxious for every moth
er to know what an excellent medicine
it is. Had L known it at first Ii would
have saved me a great deal Of anxiety
and my little daughter much suffering
Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. +. Burdick
Liberty, r. l. For sale by r. p. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Syracuse, N. Y, August 9.-The meet
ing of the Chicago platform democrats
Of New York was called here at 1890
o'clock a. m. today, with fifty delegates
present. a fight was precipitated on
the floor. The antitrust and antrim
erialism factions were on one side and
the ultra-free silver faction on the
other.
The substance of the resolutions in
reduce by the former declares that
opposition to trusts n imperialism
should be the paramount issues in the
campaign of 1900. The election of the
United States senators by direct vote
of the people is also advocated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
~ Orld's Cycir championship Meet

Montreal, August 1.-The worlds
cycle championship meet of the Inter-
national Cyclists Union, under the aus
pices of the Canadian Wheelmen's AS
ISOLATION, opened today on the Queens
park track. The weather was fair. Ten
thousand people saw the races.
There was only one worlds cham
pionship event or the days card, that
at one mile, and it fell to Tom Sum-
mersgill, of the Leeds A. c., England,
who won it in a brushing finish from
Earl Peabody, of Chicago, and Caldow,
the Scotch champion.
OF the other men from across the
water, Cherry, of England, was frozen
out at the first trial heat. The same
fate befell George, of South Africa, in
the second heat. GOodson, the Austria
liam champion, persisted in the second
body. Taillandir, the Frenchman, was
semi-final, being beaten out by Pea
also left in the same heat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Sbba.. Custom Receipts

Havana, August 10.-The financial
statement for the island covering the
first six months of this year show
customs receipts to the amount of al
most 81, 000, 900 and expenses to the
amount CT So 500, 600 leaving a good
working balance of more than S1,000,-
GO. La Lucha commenting upon this,
expressed the hope that the customs
and posts will be retained by the Amer
leans in any event.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tenn
p~erature in Havana was sc degrees.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
An AirO-Ansericam Jubilee

Jacksonville, Fla, August 9.-About
1000 negroes from all parts of Florida
are gathered in this city celebrating
they term the Afro-American ju-
bilee. The gathering a no political
significance and is hardly more than
a money making scheme devised by q
few bright negroes for their personal
benefit. A band contest between half
a dozen organizations, preceded by a
parade through the streets, was the
feature today. Tomorrow will be given
over to horse racing n base bali. No
disOrderly conduct has been reported
and the crowd appears to be enjoying
itself in a legitimate and quiet man
ner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Activity OF t~.e,.roia pDpnllsts

Atlanta, Ga, August 8.-A conference
of Populist party leaders Of this state
was held here today. They determined
to put out a state, county and munich
pal tickets next year The conference
declared against fusion; that the party
in this state was stronger than ever
before, and outlined a middle-Of-the-
road policy.
w. L. Peek, recent candidate for
governor, presided. Tom Watson was
not present, it having been announced
thai he had withdrawn from politics.
Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, pres
idential nominee for 1900, and JOS. A.
Parker, national secretary, were in
vited to another conference which will
soon tax place.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Civil Service Examinations for Inspec-

The Charleston Post OF Wednesday
says:
The local civil service examining
board has issued an announcement that
IN examination OF candidates for in
spectors OF boilers and hulls will be
held at the ~postoffice building on Octo-
Der 18th n 18th. The applicants must
be between the ages OF % and 55 years.
Applicants for the position OF inspector
Of boilers must be physically able TO
enter a boiler through a man hole. nine
by fifteen inches. The positions pay SAL
aries of 81, 500 each.
Captain Fred Rice, who recently sue
ceeded Captain Cannon as inspector OF
hulls, will go up for an examination.
There are a number OF applicants for
Captain Groom's place. Inspector OF
hulls, who will have To pass the exam
ination before they can hope for an ap-
pointment.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
How the president Spent Yesterday

~Plattsburg, N. Y, August 9.-The
president went for a walk today with
his niece, Miss Duncan, who will leave
here tomorrow for her home in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Rev. NJ. j. Lavelle, president of the
Catholic school, called upon the presi-
dent this morning and invited him to
visit the summer school grounds, which
are only about a mile from the hotel.
The president accepted the invitation
and will visit the school early next
week, probably on Tuesday morning,
August 18th.
Two distinguished Canadians arrived
this morning and called on President
Mckinley. These We're -1ajor General
Hutton, of Ottawa, aide to the queen,
commanding her majesty's troops in the
Dominion of Canada, and Major Lau-
renee G. Drummond, of the Scots
Guards, Ottawa. They had a long talk
with the president. Their visit, it is
said, was purely social.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Another Trust to be Formed

New York, August Sit is under
stood that a combination Of flour and
cement bag manufacturers n rope
and paper makers is under way. The
prime mover in the proposed ~consolida-
ton is said to be the National Paper &
mover in the proposed consolidation
is said to be the National Paper and
Sack Company, which has offices in
this city. According to report, various
concerns in this state, Ohio, Pennsyl-
MIA, Massachusetts, Virginia and We;t
Virginia, will be absobed. The capitali-
cation of the combine is not given.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
she Negro 30 Han. Anyhow

Pulaski, Va, August S.-Noah Fin
ley, the negro who robbed and attempt
ed to kill Major Darst at Dublin a few
days ago was sentenced today to be
hanged September 14th. The jury was
out fifteen hours. 1t was reported they
could not reach an agreement. A party
of citizens notified them if a verdict
was not rendered by 10 o'clock this
morning the negro would be lynched.
The verdict was brought in promptly
at the specified time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

London, August 10.-The Hon. Sir
Ford North, judge Of the chancery d.
vision Of the high court Of justice, n
dered an important decision today. He
granted The London Times an injuc-
ton restraining a publisher named Ian
from reprinting speeches Of Lord
Roseberry admittedly taken from The
Times. The judge held that the re-
porter had a copyright in his report
and that this copyright had been ac-
uuired by The Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
she New 1.p!talt TIt-S

Chicago, August S.-The new asphalt
paving trust secured complete control
of the Western Paving and Supply
Company. of which VOlney w. Foster
was the financial head Mr.. Foster re-
tires from business and the asphalt
trust finds itself strongly ~intrencted
in Chicago. The main hackers of the
trust are Mr.. Barber, of the Barber AS
phalt Company, of Chicago and New
York, and General Greene, his assocI-
ate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Always shake into your shoes Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. II
keeps your feet cool, prevents sweating
feet, and makes your endurance ten
fold greater. over a million wheel peo-
pie are using Aliens Foot-Ease. They
all praise it. 1t gives rest and comfort
to smarting. hot, swollen, aching, feet
and is a certain cure for i%ngrowing
nails. At all druggists and shoe stores,
Csc. Sample free by mail. Address. AL
len s. Olmsted, lie Roy, y. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
british 'ran~poris Ordered to be
KPaGy

London, August 10.-The st. James
Gazette, this Afternoon says all the
shipping companies under charter to
the British admiralty for transport
purposes have been notified to hold all
their transports in reserve, for the i'm
mediate dispatch of troops.
The steamer Dunera has Deer order
ed to be in readiness Saturday to ship
a detachment of horse artillery to
South Africa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
To Boycott the .ob.oeo Trust.

Richmond, Va, August 10.-The
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Richmod decided today to boycott the
two tobacco trusts and calls upon the
members Of the Virginia labor organi-
cations to cease patronizing the pro-
duets of these trusts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Pig irOs Record Broken

Pittsburg, August 9.-The American
Manufacturer and Iron World tOmor-
row will say: The largest pig iron ton
was produced during July, the
estimated production and the capacity
being figured up to August 1st. IN gross
tOns the estimated weekly outpdr was
269, 032 tons on August LIST, as against
256, 1878 tons for the month previous,
which shows an increase of 1,254 tons
in weekly tonnage. The limit to pro-
ductiOn has not been reached, hoWev-
er, as a number of furnaces went out
of blast last month and new ones build
ing are soon to be fired.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
rwO Negro CavaIrymen Shot

Salt Lake City, Utah, August s.
First Sergeant John Jackson was shot
and killed at Fort Douglass tonight, by
Private w. H. Carter, and the latter
was shot and instantly killed while re-
sisting arrest. Both are colored and
belong to the Ninth cavalry. The men
both participated in the battle of San
Juan hin. Jackson enlisted at Culpep-
per Court House, Virginia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Washington, August 9.-The Evening
Stars report from Alexandria, Va,
states that a request has been sent to
Richmond for the equipment of the
militia company located at that place
because Of the possibility of trouble
growing out of the l%ynching there last
night of the negro Thomas. The report
states that some of the whites are ap-
prehensive of an uprising of the color
ed population tonight, but tina today
all is quiet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
A Sensational RumOr Denied

Paris, August 9.-The ministry of the
interior has issued a note saying the
story that Prince Won Munster-Laden-
burg, the German ambassador here,
has visited general, the Marquis de
Gallifet, the minister of war, and in
sisted upon a guarantee against indis-
Greet disclosures prejudicial to Germany
at the Rennes court-martial, is abso-
lutely false.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the a that hit c.. 3. Steadmar
OF Reward, Mich, in the Civil War. /,
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helpeds for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cur
on earth. Is cts. a box. Cure guaran.
teed. Sold by r. R.. Bellamy, Druggist
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Steady Westward uarch Of the Plague

Steady Westward rarch "f the Plague
Washington, August 9.-The steady
westward advance of the plague and
the conditions prevailing at it's latest
point of attack in Alexandria, Egypt.
are discussed in reports made 70 the
state department. by Consul Robert G..
Skinner, at Marseilles. He says that
the appearance Of the disease at Alex
andria shows a constant movement
westward, and from it's location there
ut is a menace to the great Mediterra-
lean ports of Europe, most of which
have adopted rigid quarantine meas
ures. The state of affairs in AleXan-
dria is set forth III a letter to the COM
mercial authorities at Marseilles. bear
ing date of June 25th. 1t says the cpl
demic neither increases nor diminishes,
but that about two new cases appear
daily with occasional intervals. The
municipality and the sanitary service
of the city display ~tireless zeal in
adopting measures of prevention. All
suspects are Immediately removed to
a laZaret. A premium of two francs
(38 cents) is given to any individual
who will inform the authorities Of a
case of plague, and a premium of one
franc 90 cents) is offered for the head
of every rat dead of the plague.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
A Bonfire OF His A.uOstic Ss~Oks

Chicago, August S.-A special to the
Chronicle from Toledo, Ohio, says: On
the evening of August 18th in the mid
die of the street in front of Memorial
United Brethren church, his city, the
elegantly bound volumes which OH
pose the library of Marshall o. Wagon
er, formerly one of the most pronunc-
ed agnostics in the world, will be burn
ed. He was recently converted to
Christianity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Chattanooga, Tenn, August Sex
tensive preparations are being made
for the dedication Of the Illinois mon
uments on the Chattanooga-Chicka-
manga battlefields November 23rd. Ma
jor James A. Connolly will make the
principal address. General H. " Boyn-
ton will speak for the government.
Governor Gambler for Georgia and
Governor Mitchell for Tennessee. The
southern governors and STATS are to
be invited.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
De.sey,s Chaplain az Home

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 9.-Chap-
lain J.. Barazier, of Admiral Dewey's
flagship Olympia, arrived here this
morning from Manila by way of San
Francisco, on a thirty days leave of
absence. On August 22nd he will wed
Miss Elsie Cook, of South Pittsburg,
Tenn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Troops ordered out TO Prevent a
LVUchiD0

Indianapolis, Ind, August Gov
ernor Mount, on the request of Sheriff
Dunn, of Miami county, has ordered one
company of the light infantry and ten
members of Battery A, with a Calling
gun, to Peru Immediately to prevent
a mob from lynching the alleged alb
ductor, Jones, who, it is charged, re-
Gently inveigled Nellie Berger from
home. Sheriff Dunn says ne has in
formation that a mot of 800 will at
tempt TO take the prisoner tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
A Bond Thief Captured

Savannah, Ga, August 81. NJ.
Bates, alias J. c. Cooper, wanted in
New York for theft Of three Chesa-
peake and Ohio Az per cent. bonds Of
1000, was arrested here today. Bates,
who is about 20 years old, is said TO
have obtained the bonds from Murphy
& Co., brokers, IN a forged check. He
has confessed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
State Guardsmeu nischarred

Atlanta, Ga, August 9.-Eleven pri-
Yates of Company A, Fifth regiment,
Georgia volunteers, hav been dishon-
orably discharged from the service of
the state by Governor Gambler. Nom
payment of dues and non-attendance
of drill are the causes named in the
official order for dismissal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
4 New Crop Rice

Charleston, S. c., August "a parcel
of $50 bushels, the first of the new crop
of rice, was received here this morn
ing from Ashepoo, Colleton county.
This is unusually early, the first of last
years crop having been received on
September 10th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
New Cotton viii for Alabama

Prattville, Ala, August "a compa-
ny has been organized which will put
1925 900 in a new cotton mill. The site
has already been purchased and the
machinery ordered.