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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
WErH A FEARFUL CRASH
The Twelve Immense steel Arches of
the Chicago Coliseum Tumble Nine
Men Killed and Others Wounded

Chicago, August 28.-TWelve steel
arches, each weighing thirty-three TONS
which were to have supported the su-
perstructure of the coliseum building,
in course of construction on Wabash
avenue, between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, fell to the ground late
this evening.
AS result of the accident nine men
are dead two missing, four fatally in
Jured and ten badly hurt
All Of the twelve arches were stand
ing, the twelfth and last having been
completed today. The immense "tray-
eler' or derrick, which has been used
in the erection of the arches, has been
removed and the agents of the bridge
company were accounting their work
as practically completed, when, sud
denly and without the slightest warn
ing, the arch last put in place sudden
ly fell over against the one next to it.
The weight was too much for this, it
gave way, crashed against the third,
and then one by one the great steel
spans fell over to the south, precisely
in the same manner as a number of
cards would fall.
Nearly all the men who were killed
were at work on top of the arches. for
/ ty feet above the ground. Most of
them were killed outright by the awful
nature OIL lnelr injuries. The skulls OF
+! the unfortunate men were crushed into
shapeless masses; their limbs were cut
OF as if by monster knife, and thev
were mangled beyond recognition. The
crash was heard blocks distant and the
structure fell, leaving the walls practi-
cally uninjured. That more men were
not killed and injured was almost a
miracle. Fully fifty men were at work
: in the space covered by the arches as
they fell. A number of the men Jump
ed into small excavations, of which
there are many in the ground beneath
the steel works and were saved from
the great masses of steel that crushed
down over them.
The direct cause of the accident is
! not known, and it will probably be
several days before it is determined.
One theory is that a shifting of sand
! beneath the foundation caused the COL
lapse Of the first arch which brought
/ all the others to the ground.
! The management has decided to at
once replace the arches, and proceeded
with the immediate completion of the
building and haveeit ready for the ma
( .lonal conventions next summer. The
. loss will not exceed $685.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

tween England and the republican ad-
ministration whereby this nation may
become involved in war with foreign
nations.
We demand that the Eslbans and
Philippines, not only be permitted, but
encouraged to establish independent
republics, deriving all OF their govern
mental powers from the consent ot the
governed.
We denounce the republican party
for its thirty-eight years OF abiect sub
servience to the shipping interest OF
Great Britain and We denounce the
Hanna-Payne shipping bill. which, if
our interests.
We are in favor of maintaining our
splendid and efficient navy.
a large standing army in our repub-
lie is a menace 10 liberty. We favor
the initiative and referendum, the pas
sage OF the eight-hour labor law. the
more rigid inspection OF mines and
workshops, the prohibition OF sweat
shops and the abolition OF the contract
system OF prison labor.
We declare that all unlawful combi-
nations OF capital are the legitimate
fruits of a gold standard and other cor
rupt republican legislation on ques-
tons Of the tariff and we demand that
all articles, the prices of which are con-
free list. We denounce the attorney
general OF the United States, appointed
from the state OF New Jersey, the hot
bed of trusts, for his refusal to enforce
the statutes of the United States
against them and commend the attor-
ney general Of Ohio for his earnest
efforts to enforce the statutes OF Ohio
against such illegal combinations, and
pledge the nominee of this convention
for attorney general to the enforcement
of the statutes of the state against
them.
We recommend a constitutional
amendment providing for the election
of president, vice president and United
States senator by direct vote of the
people.
The following names were presented
for governor: James A. Rice, OF Can
ton; James Kilbourne, OF Columbus
Charles a. Haskell, of Delaware; Johr
r. Mclean, of CINCINNATI; Isaac G
Sherwood, of Toledo; James E. Seward
of Mansfield.
The first ballot complete is as follows
Rice, 291a; Kilbourne, 227; Haskell, 90
Mclean. 40212 Sherwood, 27; Seward
%; LentZ. 6.
In completing the ticket the conven
ton developed some interesting con
tests, but none of serious Importance.
After adopting the rooster as tn
party emblem the convention at 9:2
o'clock p m, adjourned
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
missed him because EsterhaZey only
brought information devoid Of inter-

missed nlm because ESleTHdZey only
brought information devoid Of inter-
est.
1t was then, continued NJ. Picot, that
Esterhazey tried to enter the war Of
flee and almost succeeded, and It was
then that he wrote to Colonel SchwarZ-
koppen the letter since known as the
bordereau In reply to the writer of
the bordereau, added NJ. Picot, Colonel
Schwarzkoppen wrote the telegram
card, known as the petit bleu, but on
reflection, he crunpled it UP and threw
it in the fireplace.
ROGET PROTESTS.
At this juncture General Roget ask
ed leave to speak, and stationing him
self beside the witness, he said he
must strongly protest against NJ.
Picots evidence regarding the military
attaches surprise that the French did
not believe their foreign colleagues. 1T
is not form to accuse or excuse" said
the general. II confine myself to point
ing out to the court that the converse
ton repeated occurred in May-that is
to say, at the time the investigation
of the court of cessation was already
known. For my part I only intervened
because French Officer have been ar
raigned, and when being accused,
French officers have the right to re-
ply (Excitement.)
THE PNEUMATIC BRAKE.
General Deloye, director of artillery
at the war office. was called to the
witness bar. He repeated his explana-
tions given before the court of. cassa-
tiOn as to the various peculiaritieS of
the artillery. The witness said he con-
sidered that, in 1894, it would have
been impossible for any officer serving
with his regiment to communicate any
thing in regard to the brake of the
"120 short" gun. He added that al
though the gun was in use at Rennes,
the officers forming the court martial,
among whom was an officer command
ing "120 Short gun had only the
vaguest idea about this gun, while in
1894 the details of the pneumatic
brake" could have been known to very
few officers.
In connection with the discussion
Dreyfus made statement in the course
which he reiterated his previous state
ments concerning his knowledge of the
short gun. He, with other officers,
were given some information about the
gun in series Of lectures. All of his
knowledge of the gun and other pneu-
matte brakes had been derived from
the lectures.
When the prisoner was reseated Ma
jor Carriere announced that he had re-
ceived letter from General Chamoin
informing him that by order of the
minister of war, the third artillery de-
partment had prepared a dossier of
the documents the defence requested
and that those documents could be
submitted to the court by General
Deloye under the same conditions as
: observed in regard to the secret dos
sier.
The major, therefore, asked the court
to sit in secret, or behind closed doors.
NJ. Demange asked that Majors Hart
mann and Ducros be allowed to attend
when General Deloye communicated
the documents.
After the court had deliberated in
: private, Colonel Jouaust announced
that it would sit in secret tomorrow
morning, in order to consider the dos
sier and that Majors Hartmann and
Ducros were authorized to attend
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
Az QUEET Az BARREN
Negroes ~urrendering arms More
RingIeaders Arrested-COurt to Cons
yeue Tomorrow

Darien, Ga, August 27.-(Sunday)-
There have been no hostilities between
the blacks and military today, though
the negroes remain armed ana the
troops are prepared for all eventuall-
ties.
That the situation is better, however,
is evidenced by the fact that Colonel
Lawton, commanding the First regi-
ment, has returned to Savannah eighty
six men and three officers, whose SER
vices are no longer needed. There re-
mains something more than 200 soldiers
on duty.
These will remain until after the sit
ting of the special term Of the superior
court, which has been called to meet
on Wednesday to try John Donegal for
the murder of Deputy Sheriff Townsend.
The special term will also try Henry
Donegal, the negro about whom all the
trouble has arisen, and thirty-five riot
ers who are now confined in the Sa-
vannah jail. Henry Donegal surrender
ed yesterday. 1t is probable that
special train and a military escort will
bring the rioters from Savannah for
trial.
A citizens committee has employed
special counsel to assist the solicitor
general in prosecuting the case against
John Donegal for the murder of Town
send. 1t is probable that his trial will
be concluded the first day of the court.
The trial of Henry Donegal probably
will also be short and result in an ac-
Quittal.
There has never been the slightest
danger that Henry Donegal would be
lynched. He was arres ed upon COM
plant Of the woman's father and plac-
ed in Jail. Hearing that the negroes in
tended raiding the Jail for the purpose
~ raln cir ha ctn nriH
cluded it would be wise to remove him
to Savannah for safe keeping. TAe ne
groes affected to believe it was the
purpose of the whites to take Donegal
just outside of the town and lynch him,
hence they armed themselves and began
their riotous and incendiary conduct,
to suppress which the governor called
on the militia.
There are still several hundred armed
negroes in the swamp. A torrential
rain has fallen today, which will do
much towards dampening their ardor.
No radical change in the situation, how
ever, is looked for before the convenng
of the special term Of court.
QUIET RESTORED.
.Darien. Ga, August 2S.-Several OF
the negro ring leaders of the riot We're
arrested today without difficulty. There
are now twelve in Jail here and thirty
five in jail al Savannah. These Will all
BE arraigned in the superior court, spe-
ciaI session, on Wednesday. The town
is perfectly quiet and presents no un-
usual appearance except for the blue
uniformed soldiers on every street.
Colonel Lawton is satisfied that the
danger IS over, though the troops will
remain until after the trial Of John Del
egal for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Townsend, as a measure Of precaution
The negroes are coming TO understand
that the presence of the troops is not
a menace but a protection to them and
they are coming in and laying down
their arms. The probabilities are that
during Wednesday and Thursday the
troops will be gradually withdrawn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

Baltimore, Nd, August 30-Positive
information was received today that the
schooner, E. L. F. Hardcastle. was
wrecked in the hurricane that swept
the Atlantic coast August 16th-1Sth,
and it is feared that Captain William
f. Todd and all on board were lost. The
Hardcastle is reported to be lying in
Pamlico sound, bottom up about eight
miles from Portsmouth island.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

s,a hGdoi nsd. Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspep-
tha1 It can't help doing so. .Tha sub
nc can rely upon il az a ma,;ar ~a,.. puo
dy Tor all disorders arising from i,,,
perfect digestfon-"-James M Tho,a.
M- u, In American Journal Of Heaiss
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

All weak places in your system ef-
fectually closed against disease by De
Wits Little Early Risers. They
cleans the bowels, promptly cure
chronic constipation, regulate the liver,
and fill you with new life and yigor.
Small, pleasant. sure: never gripe. r.
r BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
Rverhardt Wins on n Foul

New Orleans, August 2s.-Jack Ever
hardt, OF New Orleans, and Joe Dun
free, OF Syracuse, ~. Y, fought before
the ST Bernard Athletic Club tonight.
The contest was twenty rounds. Ever
hardt Won on q foul.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
Jiminez's Provisional Government

cape Haytien, August 30.-Advices
received from the cities of Santiago
and Puerto Plata, in San Domingo. saw
mat both have proclaimed in favor OF
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, the revo-
lutionary aspirant to the presidencv
A provisional government has haer
established at Santiago where the pres
encs OF General Jiminez Is demanded
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

severe cough and catarrhal fever. AL
tnough we tried many remedies she
Kept getting worse until we used one
Minute Cough Cure-it relieved at -nce
ana cured her in a few days"-B. L.
lance Prin; High School. Blureale.
Texas. r. X. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01

Irritating stings, bites, scratches,
wounds and cuts soothed and healed
by DeWitt's Witch Hasel Salve.-a sure
and safe application for tortured flesh.
Beware Of counterfeits. Robt. r. Bel
lamy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
A CASE OF SNAP JUDGMENT

[From the n. o. Times-Democrat.1
Il received a Valua BILE lesson in TAX
ing snap judgment the other day." said
a retail merchant of this city. 'I had
managed to get some paint on my
hands from a marking brush, and step
ped into a hotel where am well known
to wash it off. Before proceeding with
the Scrubbing took off my ring, which,
as you see, is rather a handsome soli-
taire, and hung it on the faucet. When
l went away I forgot to put it on, and
didn't observe the fact until quarter
of an hour later, when l was in the
place of a friend several blocks away.
OF course, 1 rushed back Immediately,
and, just is I feared, there was no sign
of the ring in the 1avatory. A porter
happened to pass while was searching
and he told me that he had seen one of
the bell boys take a ring from the fau-
Get a moment or two before and at once
slip out of the house by the back way.
He gave me the name of the boy, and
I started instantly to raise the alarm.
AS I went through the office I told the
clerk in a loud voice, audible to a dozen
people standing around, that the boy
had stolen my ring, and I wanted him
arrested on sight. Then I tore out and
gave the same word to a couple of DO
licemen and some people I knew in the
adjacent shops. Inside of ten minutes
made pretty thorough tour of the
neighborhOOd, telling everybody to look
out for the thief. Then I went to my
store, hot and excited, and there stood
the bell boy, with my ring in his hand
He had recognized it as my property,
and came over at once to deliver it.
Really, cannot describe my mortifica-
tion and chagrin. Here had branded
the poor little chap as a thief, and
spread broadcast a story that I can
probably never wholly recall. Nobody
can say how long an unjust suspicion
will attach to him in the neighborhood
as a consequence of my folly. I gave
him SO, and have done what I could to
repair the mischief. The lesson was one
1 shall never forget
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
VERMONT'S WELCOME.
Green Mountain State to Honor It's
Favorite Son With Flying FLAGS.

Montpelier, VT, Oct. 10--The pro-
gramme for Vermont's welcome of Ad-
Iniral Dewey is taking form. He will be
in Shelburne as the guest of DR.. w.
Seward Webb on Wednesday, arriving
here that night in DR. Webb's private
car. At sunrise Thursday the admirals
salute will be fired from Capital Hill
The admiral will continue to make his
headquarters in the car and will have
his brothers to dine with him.
At 2:30 p. m, Thursday, Governor
Smith will extend the states welcome,
followed by the extending of the free
dom of the city by Mayor ]. H. Senter.
Then the admiral, the governor and the
mayor will enter a carriage which will
be in readiness for the parade. The
marching organizations will constitute
the largest body of men ever assembled
at one time in the state. The admiral
will review the column from a stand at
the state house, afterWard holding
brief reception in the governors room
at the state house. Later in the even
ing there will be a pyrotechnic display.
The admiral will sleep on board the
train which will go to Mortified during
the night.
The city is already taking on it's
holiday appearance, arches covered with
bunting, having been extended over the
streets and many houses lavishly decor
ated. Many visitors are expected as
excursions will be run here from every
part of the state and from New York
state and New Hampshire.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
FLOUNCED PETTICOATS.
[From the washington star.l

the w SIar.l
Last year the fashion preferred for
petticoats was an accordion-plaited
fiounce wider behind than in front This
fiounce was bOrdered with a chicory
ruche which gave it a very pretty eff
feet, and to hide the junction of the
f1ounce and the skirt similar ruche
was seWed on the seam which Joined
them.
This form is still frequently adopted,
doubtless because it is graceful, practi-
cal, and requires no other trimming, but
it has the inconvenience of supporting
the skirt too much to suit the present
fashion.
A simple means of remedying this de-
tect is to make the accordion-plaited
fiounce not of taffeta, but of point
d'esprit tulle, liberty gauze or any light
and soft material Last, instead of the
chicory ruche round the bottom, three
comet ribbons slightly gathered, or
small ruches of ribbons or mousseline
de sole are used. A new and charming
trimming is made by passing a colored
trimming through the hem.
Sometimes, instead of a wide gather
ed f1ounce the bottom of the petticoat
is trimmed with three narrow f1ounces
of point d'esprit tulle edged with rib
bon of some color. This idea can be
utilized in the case of a simple and
pretty petticoat of linen or nainsook,
with muslin fiounces. The ribbons pass
ed through the hem are, of course, ta-
ken out when the petticoat is washed.
Muslin embroidered with small spots in
feather stitch would be even prettier.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
A PACING DOG.

LFrom the Minneapolis Journal
NJ. B. Scott, a veterinary surgeon OF
Faribault, S. D., has a novelty in the
shape of a wonderful pacing dog. So far
as is known this is the only instance on
record of pacing dog, though a trotting
dog is not unheard of, and a man named
Harry Ketcham, a Canadian, once owned
a trOtter whom he called Doc. This dog,
which was a pointer. he exhibited at race
tracks and fairs all over the country. He
was said to have made about. $4,000 out of
the animal.
DR.. Scott's dog will race against either
a horse or bicycle, and seems to enjoy
it, though he evidently regards it as a
serious matter. Gypsy, as the doctor calls
him, can make very good time, and DR..
Scott has speeded him from standing
start to make a quarter of a mile in for
ty-five seconds and the first eighth in
twenty seconds.
When he was teaching him to pace. DR..
Scott put small string hobbies on him in
order to prevent him from breaking
Gypsy paced a little before the doctor
bought him, though so little as 10 be of
no consequence; but his new master
thought he saw possibilities of the dog
doing better, and began a course of care
full and systematic training until he OBJ
tained the present result.
The dog is pure blOoded st. Bernard,
and weighs 140 pounds; is three feet tall,
measures six feet from the tip of his
bushy tail to the end of his handsome
nose, and is about four years old He
races alone, without driver, and, besides
being a very fine animal, is a real cur
iOSiCy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10

eral days visiting in St Louis before re-
turning home.
A. E. Taylor, formerly in the. Santa
Fe passenger department in this city and
now chief clerk in the traffic department
of the Santa Fe, Phoenix and Prescott
road, will shortly take a position in the
passenger department of the Pittsbure
and Gulf road at Kansas City.
All people with teams will be requested
to keep off of Kansas avenue on the day
of the Twentieth parade, and not to come
nearer than jackson or Quincy on the
side streets. With the mass of people that
there will be in the city that day, it
would not take many teams to effect a
blockade.
Jefferson Davis, the colored statesman,
who has a gigantic scheme to tax all
members of the colored race for the pur-
pose of erecting an immense building in
Topeka for the uplifting of his race, has
had typewriter copy of his scheme
framed and posted on a. board on the COR
uer of Sixth and Kansas avenues.
There is a water faucet set in niche
in the wall in the main hall of the court
house, but no water has ever flowed
through it. For several days past the
door of the county treasurer's office,
which is near the faucet has been placard-
ed, CLOSED for Annual Settlement" Mon
day afternoon some wag took the sign
and hung it the faucet.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
TO FIGHT TAMMANY.
Opposition Trying to Get Together In
New York.

New York, Oct. 10.-Repub1icans, rep
resentatives of the City club and anti
Tammany organizations, met last night
for the fourth time to discuss the nom
ination of a county ticket in opposition
to Tammany Hall county ticket. A few
minutes before midnight the confer
ences reported the following ticket:
For justices of the supreme court
Joseph F. Daily, Geo. 9. Holt.
For surrOgate-James Varnum.
For judge of court of general sessions
james A. Blanchard
For judges of city cOurt-Samuel Sea-
bury, Herman c. KudIich.
For sheriff-Wm. J. O'Brien.
Joseph r. Daily is a Democrat, was
formerly justice of the supreme court
was refused a nomination by Richard
Croker last year because of a refusal
to distribute the patronage of his court
at Tammany's direction and his quar-
rel with Croker, which the bar associa-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
WHEAT CROP OF '99.
Estimated at Far Below That of Last
Year

New York, Oct. 1O--The total wheat
crop of 1899 is estimated by the Ameri-
can Agriculturist in its final report to
be published today. at 565, ,35O,000 bushels
grown on 45,251, 900 acres as compared
with production last year which in the
light of the seasons movement cannot
have been less than 715,OO0,000 bushels.
The average yield per acre is placed at
125 bushels. The winter wheat crop is
estimated at 297, 600 900 bushels; average
yield 11-5 bushels; spring wheat crop
269 9OOO,OOO; average rate of yield 1S.1
bushels. The average rate Of yield OF
oats according to the American Agricul-
turiSt, is returned at 30.4 bushels per
acre, 2.5 bushels above that of last year
and an average higher than was ever
before reported for the whole breadth
The crop is estimated at 869, 100000
bushels, against 799 200, 900 bushels in
1898, and 814, 900, 900 bushels in 1897. The
quality Of the present crop is unusual
ly good. The authority named places
the average condition OF corn 3 points
lower than September l, and only two
higher than was reported at this date
year ago, and adds that # the final rate
of yield shall substantiate that indica-
ted by the present return, the crop is
likely to be found rather above 2,125,-
600, 600 bushels, a fairly liberal result,
but not a record crop.