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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03

Paris. January .)-The
governments decision TO submit to the
chamber OF deputies tomorrow a bill
providing that cases Of trial revision
shall be brought before the united
sections OF the court of cessation has
reopened the flood gates OF the Drey-
fus agitation. The situation appears
more confusing and menacing than
ever.
For days the uti-Dreyfusites have
been clamoring to have the case refer
red to the united sections, because they
have considered IL certain that among
more thar thirty judges they could
rely upon All anti-Dreyfus majority.
The anti-revisionist papers are jubi-
liant. but the most serious n impair
tia journals deprecate the govern
ments weakness. In all political cen
tres today there has been unusual ex-
element and activity. II Is thought in
some quarters that the senate VIII re-
fuse 10 accept the bin. thus producing
a constitutional crisis.
The disturbance AT the Nouveau the
atre last Friday evening. when, at the
conclusion or the performance OF the
play, The King OF Rome" the Bona
partists in the house hoisted n tricoior
nag, surmounted by an imperial eagle,
and shouted, "vive rEmpereuri" was
very significant OF the attitude the
imperialists make IN the circumstances.
From stalls 10 gallery fifteen hundred
Bonapartists crowded the theatre.
Prince Murat n all the titled and
prominent representatives OF the par
ty were present.
Various pertinent illusions In the
drama, which is a glorification OF the
Napoleonic legend. were greeted with
thunders OF applause.
ORLEANISTS IN BRUSSELS.
London, January 29.-(Sunday.)-Thc
Brussels correspondent OF The Daily
News says: The Duke OF Orleans holds
daily receptions for the Orieanists in
Brussels. A local factory has received
an order for thousands Of buttons
adorned with his portrait and bearing
the inscription, LIE Roi est Rentre.
Nive lie Roi.' Many royalists are al
ready wearing these buttons
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03
A GENERAL INSURANCE LAW
A Bill Submitted to Legislative Cons
mittees-ROttenness OF the Peniten.
tiary Management-A Heavy Snow
Fall
MESSENGER Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., January 80.

Raleigh, N. c., January 80.
A draft of a general insurance law
was this afternoon submitted to the
committees on insurance. AS yet there
is no agreement as to the proposed de-
partment of insurance; that is, wheth-
er it shall be Of insurance alone, or
shall cover also banking, building and
loan, railways, etc.
A large delegation Of Robson
ty people arrived here last night; some
being for and some against the new
bill to create the county of Scotland"
out of parts Of Richmond and Robson.
The revelations as to the
of the p~enitentiary management dur
ing the past two years are simply as
founding. The fact that the legiSla-
ture is called on to provide for the issue
of 5000, 900 in bonds comes as a shock.
OF this amount certainly $110, 900, and
possibly ever more, will be needed to
pay debtS incurred in two years; n
much of the remainder will be needed
to pay for one of the seven peniten-
tiary farms. There is one farm which
far surpasses all the others. The rents
are very high indeed. Year after year
the state has paid s14, 900 in rents.
The franchise amendment to the con-
stitution is beginning to crystalline.
There is no attempt at evasion regard
ing it, as it is to very greatly limi-
the negro vote. The statement that
10000 negroes will remain voters after
it is ratified by the people seems to be
an over-estimate, $4,000 seeming to be
a reasonable figure.
Your correspondent today asked
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
whether all the voters in the state
would be permitted to vote on the ques-
ton Of the ratification Of this amend
ment limiting the franchise. He re-
piled yes, that all voters, white and
black, would have an opportunity to
vote on that amendment; that the dem
ocratic party had given a pledge to
that effect during the recent campaign
and would sc~rupulously keep it's word,
and that the election law, to be enact
ed by this legislature, and under which
people will vote on the amendment will
not restrict in any way the right to
vote on the question of the limitation
of the suffrage.
Saturdays snow fall, s inches, vas
the heaviest here since that Of Decem-
Der 3, 1896. There was hardly any
sleighing; the being too soft.
The young Asheville lawyer named
Justice who is in Jail here, charged with
stealing law books, had been watched
constantly during his stay. 1t is said
he got no books from the supreme
court library, but it is charged that he
did get some out Of the capitol build
ing. He is also charged with stealing
them out of the court house; how he
got them from the latter is a mystery.
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SUICIDE OF A LADY
Mrs. w. j. Mayer. OF Pittsburg, While
Suffering With me1anchOiia browns
Herself at Atlantic City

Atlantic City, N. j., January 30
Mrs. William J. Mayer, aged 81 years,
wife Of a wealthy wholesale tobacco
dealer of Liberty street, Pittsburg,
committed suiside today by jumping
into the ocean from Young's pier, at
the end of Tennessee avenue. Mrs.
Mayer has been here about ten days in
the hope of improving her health.
There seems to be no doubt that her
i'll health produced melancholia and
prompted her to end her life.
The fatal leap was taken shortly af-
ter the noon hour. Mrs. Mayer and
her maid, Miss M. E. Horn, had been
on the pier for some time and were on
their way to the Homehurst hotel,
where they were stopping. Mrs.
Mayer was apparently in good spirits.
About midway on the pier the maid
turned to look at a distant object,
when she heard a rustic of skirts, and,
turning about again, saw Mrs. Mayer
throw herself against the rails and by
a deliberate movement, unbalanced
herself so she fell headlong into the
sea. Mrs. Mayer uttered no sound as
she fell and made no struggle to keep
afoat. A boat was lowered and the
body brought ashore.
Ioctors were at hand, but after an
hours work there were no signs of re-
suscitation. The stomach yielded no
more than a pint Of water, and the
inference is that the shock from the
cold water killed the woman almost
as soon as she struck the sea. Previ-
Gus to her arrival here she had been
under treatment for nervous prostra-
ton at a private s%anitarium in Phil
adelphia.
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The Ravages Of Grip

That modern scourge, the Grip, poi
sons the air with it's fatal germs, SO
that no home is safe from Its ravages,
but multitudes have found a sur pro-
lection against this dangerous mala-
dy in DR.. Kings New Discovery. When
you feel a soreness in your bones and
muscles, have chills and fever, with
sore throat, pain in h back of the
head, catarrhal symptoms and a stub
born cough you may know you have
the Grip, and that you need DR.. Kings
New Discovery. II will promptly cure
the worst cough, heal the infiamed
membranes, kill the disease germs and
prevent the dreaded after effects of the
malady. Price so cts. and $1.00. Money
back If not cured. A trial bottle free
at r. r. Bellamy's Drug Ctore.
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Funeral Of Hon. w. III. Garland

Little Rock, January 30.-The re-
mains OF the late Hon. Augustus Hill
Garland were laid to rest in Mount
Holly cemetery this afternoon. The
ceremonies attending the funeral and
interment were imposing and were
witnessed by a great throng. The
train bearing the remains and escort
reached Little Rock this morning and
were met at the union depot by COM
mittees from the legislature, re state
supreme court and other erganiza-
tions. Governor Jones and his staff
were also at the station.
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Grips Raya1es Doomed

So much misery and so many deaths
have been caused by the Grip, hat
every one should know what a wonder
full remedy for this malady is found
in DR.. Kings New Discovery. That
distressing stubborn cough, that in
flames your throat, robs you Of sleep,
weakens your system and paves the
way for Consumption is quickly stop
ped by this matchless cure. If you
have chulls and fever, pain in the back
Of the head, soreness in bones and
muscles, sore throat and that cough
that grips your throat like a vice, you
need DR.. Kings New Discovery to
cure your Grip, and prevent Pneumo-
MIA or Consumption. Price so cts. and
S1.00. Money back if not cured. A
trial bottle free at r. r. BeilaIny,s
Drug Store.
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WHEELER FOR MAJOR GENERAL
Alabama Legislature Asks the Presi-
dent TO Place Him in That Rank In
the Regular Army-Senator MorSan
Congratulated

Montgomery, Ala, January 30.-The
general assembly, has passed a resolu-
ton recommending to the president
the appointment of General Wheeler to
the position of major general in the
regular army as soon as a vacancy
shall occur, in recognition Of his gal
liant service and able generalship at
the battle Of Santiago, by which he
won the lasting gratitude Of the Amer
lean people.
A resolution was also adopted as
follows:
Whereas, Through the tenacious eff
forts, and enthusiastic advocacy Of
that great statesman, Hon. John T.
Morgan, the bill authorizing the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal has
at last been enacted by the federal
senate and,
Whereas, The construction of the
Nicaragua canal will mean a grand
evolution for the south and the west
ern world, therefore be it
Resolved, That the general assembly,
of Alabama, feel grateful to our distin-
guished senator for his superb courage
and splendid energy exercised in pro-
curins the end he has achieved and
congratulate him in his brilliant at
tainment.
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Retirement of Paymaster General
Stanton

Thaddeus Stanton, paymaster gen.
eral of the army, was retired at noon
today in conformity with the age re-
quirements Of the service. The occa-
sion was taken advantage by the of
icers of the paymaster's department
in Washington to present their retir-
ing chief a silver loving cup as a mark
of their personal regard and apprecia-
ton of his public service. Colonel Asa
b. Carey, assistant paymaster gen.
eral, was today promoted to fill the
vacancy with the rank of brigadier
general.
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PAY FOR CUBAN SOLDIERS
Mckinley TO Distribute s3,OOo,0Oo
Among Them-Gomez Sulkfng In His
Tent To Investigate The Baneo
E~Dan0l

Havana, January 30.-President Nc
Kinley is understood TO have empow-
cred Robert P. Porter 10 arrange for
the disbursement of So, 200, 900 among
the Cuban soldiers. Mr.. Porter will
probably go with Senior Gonzalez de
Quesada TO Remedies, 10 meet General
Maxine Gomez, to persuade the Cuban
commander-in-chief TO disband his
forces and to lend his influence to the
United States military administration.
Mr.. Porter and Senior Quesada are
comforting tonight with the governor
general.
DR.. Castillo who returned from
Remedies today after a two days visit
with General Gomez says the latter is
much hurt by what he regards as
American neglect of his authority and
rights and is determined TO advise his
soldiers to go home penniless.
Gomez purposes coming into the
neighborhood OOH and will review the
Cuban troops at Marianao, though the
date has not yet been fixed. There is
some doubt whether he and the other
military chiefs will accept the s3,O00,-
900, no matter what other favorable
conditions may be offered. Mr.. Por-
ter, who, it is understood, will act as
the personal representative Of Presi-
dent Mckinley in the negotiations, has
been directed to learn the best terms
that can be made and is empowered to
propose what it is hoped Will be agree
able terms.
Senior Galbis, president of the Banco
Espanol, was notified today by the
special commission now investigating
the finances Of the municipality that
he must appear before the commission
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to an
swer interrOgatories or must take the
consequences of contempt, the penalty
for recalcitrancy, in the mind Of the
commissioners, being Imprisonment
until he is willing to testify. Major
General Ludlow, Governor of the de-
partment of Havana City, has invested
the commission with the powers of a
court and will sustain it's action in
Furnishing a refusal to testify.
The Banco EspanOl is so intimately
| connected with the finances of Havana
as a creditor to the amount of $780,
900, that the commission deems it nee
essary to get a complete accounting
from the bank as to past transactions
and a statement of what it is doing
now with the city's market dues. The
commission requested Senior Galbis to
present himself for examination last
Friday and again on Saturday, but he
sent word that he was indisposed. He
was then asked to come before the
commission at 9 o'clock this morning,
but today he sent a message that he
| was physically unable to comply in
consequence of the exhaustion due to
his bank labors. This reply was re-
garded as unsatisfactory and the per-
emptory notice for tomorrow was
served upon him.
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How His wife Caught Him

A gentleman living in the west end
has been in the habit of going 10 the
lodge every night in the week, says an
exchange. He manages TO get home
just sober enough to deny any %insinua-
ton of his wife that he is intoxicated. G.
One cold night last winter the Gel
ment walk which runs from his 'front.'
door to the gate became very slippery.
With wonderful ~forethought he sprlnk-
led it with ashes. He hen informed
his wife that 1t was necessary for him
10 attend an important meeting OF the
Masons, and departed.
His wife had noticed him sprinkling
ashes upon the walk, and she smiled
grimly as a bright idea suggested IT.
self.
Fifteen minutes after her dutiful lord
had departed she sailed forth from the
house, bundled up and armed with
a broom and fifty feet OF hose. she care
fully swept the ashes from the walk,
and then, after attaching the hose To
the hydrant. literally flooded the place.
She retreated and left the rest to ma
ture and her husband. Nature did her
part by turning the water into ice so
smooth and slick hat old Boreas him.
self could not stand upon il. Early
next morning the husband proceeded to
do his part. He was in his usual con-
dltion, and there vas but one thought
that remained clear and distinct in his
mind, and that was that he had placed
ashes on the walk.
He opened the gate and confidently
n briskly started for the door. In
a few moments his feet tried to ex-
change places with his head, he re-
Volved several times in the air and
then returned very forcibly to the
Garth
When it came to establishment and
surprise that man could have stood
his ground against anyone in the
world.
Again and again he essayed to walk,
but every effort was a repetition OF
the first. Finally he gave IL up and
tried to think out a way to reach the
| door.
After an hours thought he succeed
ed in devising a way TO slowly but sure
ly get there. He played quadruped and
| advanced on hands and knees.
When he was within a yard Of the
door it was quietly opened and his
wife appeared.
Henry" she said, what on earth is
the matter? 1t cannot be that you are
| drunk"
That was the straw that broke the
cameTs back, and now humbled and
penitent Henry replied: "Yes'm. I'm
drunk. But I'll be hanged IL / don't
believe the man who said ashes wasn't
slipry is a liar"
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Senatorial DeQdlOcks

Dover, Del, January 30.-The legis-
lature continued b~alloting for senator
today, but the deadlock remained un-
broken.
Lincoln, Neb., January 30.-The
eleventh ballot for senator developed
no change in the relative position of
the candidates.
Salt Lake, Utah, January 3d. Four
ballots were taken for senator, but no
material change was made. The re-
publicans voted for c. G. Whitemore.
Olmypa, Wash, January 30.-An-
other fruitless ballot was gone through
today without change.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03
The Annie George>Saxron Murder
Trial

Canton. Ohio, January 30.-Mrs. An
ME George, indicted for murder in the
first degree, for killing George d. Sax
ton, brother of Mrs. Mckinley. was
brought into court today to hear ar
guments on motions preliminary to her
arraignment tomorrow.
Judge Taylor took the matter under
Amusement and will hand down MS
decisions tomorrow morning when the
arraignment of Mrs. George will follow
at once. 1t is thought thai there will
then be no more preliminary motions
and that the ria will proceed. Attor-
neys for Mrs. George will endeavor to
establish an alibi.
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The Beef on the MOhfcan Perfectly
Preserved

Washington January 30.-The COM
missary generals office has received a
telegram from Lieutenant Colonel Abel
Smith. at Havana, concerning the beef
shipped on the Mohican for which .
board of survey was ordered. The dis
patch avs
Not a pound of beef condemned or
thrown overheard was known to me.
On the contrary, the board called for by
me pronounced the beef fine. The
Guartermaster unloaded part OF the
cargo contrary to my recommendation,
but was stopped and the ship held till
it C ould be properly handled. My call
ing the board was unnecessary but
deemed a wise precaution.
SMITH"
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Washington, January 30.-The record
of the court-martial in the case of
Commissary General Eagan was placed
in the hands of Judge Advocate Cen
eral Lieber today for review. Secre-
tary Alger discussed the matter with
the president yesterday and the pa
pers came to h judge advocate gen.
eral through the usual routine chan
nels. General Lieber could not say to-
day how long it will take him to com-
plete the review. When he has con-
cluded with the papers he will send
them along to the adjutant general.
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ache, headache, nervous tired
feeling, painful menstruation and
lsucorrh9a.
took four bottles of Vegetable
Compound, one box Of Liver
Pills, and used one package of
Sanative Wash, and am now well.
I thank you again for the good
you have done for ma.-ELLA E.
BRENNER, East Rochester, Ohio.
Great numbers of such letters as
the above are constantly being re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham from wo-
menwho owe theirhealth handbag
piress to her advice and medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is Of
fered free to all suffering women
whoare puzzledabout themselves.
If you have backache don'tneg-
lectitor try heroically to work ii
down,"you must reach the root of
the trouble, and nothing will do
this SO safely and surely as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Backache is accompanied
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03
Poisoned by Eating Turkey

Philadelphia, January 20.-A special
TO The Press from Chester. Pa, says
that sixty-seven cadets Of the Penn
sylvania military academy at hat
place We're poisoned today. presumably
from eating turkey. Physicians were
called in and they administered anti
dotes. The condition Of the sick grad
ually improved until all were out of
danger.
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IL Shiloh's Cough and CONSUMPTION
Cure, which is sold for the small price
OF 25 cts, 80 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 Is cts. and
50 cts. For sale by r. r. BeIlamy.
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Rough Passage Of a Troop.hiP

Savannah. Ca, January 30.-The
transport Chester proceeded to Glen
fuegos, Cuba, with the T%hirty-irst
Michigan, after putting in at Pablo
Beach, Florida, yesterday to report
loss Of her deck load from heavy
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To the Public

We are authorized to guarantee
every bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and II not satisfactory to re-
fund the money to the purchaser. There
Ii no better medicine made for la
grippe, colds and whooping cough.
Price. Is and SOC per bottle Try 1t. r.
r. Bellamy.
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weaknesses and Irregularities Of women
may be recognized by certain unfailing
symptoms. Backache, headache, bearing
down pains, irritability and extreme nerv-
business indicate arrangement of the
delicate female organism. B~radfeld's Fe-
male Regulator is the standard remedy for
Characteristic diseases of women.
Sold by druggists at $I.oo per bottle.
THE HRADFlElD REGULATOR Co.. Atlanta a
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Charlotte Observer: Two white
tramps were knocked OF the track in
the Southern yard last night by No. IS,
the fast mail. One was struck in the
back Of theh head and was painfully but
not seriously hurt; the other escapes
without injury.
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THANKFUL TO MRS. PINKHAM.
Earnest Words From Women Who Have Been Relieved OF Backachs
-Mrs. Ptnkham Warns Against Neglect.

DEAR Mss PNKHAM-I have been thankful a thousand times since L wrote
you, for what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. followed your ad-
carefully. and now I feel like a different person. Nv troubles wereb back.
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Modest Women

Modesty in
women is no
less a charm
than beauty and
wit Is it any
wonder that wo-
men afflicted
with physical
disorders pecu-
liar to their sex
shrink from per-
sonal examiua-
tons by male
physicians? The
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03
A RUNNING DEBATE
In the Senate as to Proper Time to Vote
Upon the Bacon Resolution.
EFFORTS TO SIDE-TRACK THEM

Until After Action o N Peace Treaty Made by the Friends OF That
Measure-TheR Resolutions Characterized as an Attempt to Control
the Action of Future Congresses-Senator Carriers Plan
to Whip the Philippines Into Submission Resolu.
ton of Inquiry Into Effect of Climate in
the Philippines o Our Troops.
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by lot of other aches and wearying sensations, but they nearly always come
from the same source. Remove the cause of these distressing things and you
veil N strong. Mrs. 8 j. SWANSON of Gibson City, Ill, tells err ex-
pedence m the following letter:
= :" DEAR MR.. PrSKRAM Before using your medicine was troubled with head
ache and my back aohed sothatI could OF rest Your medicine is the best have
ever used; it la relieved M e of my troubles, and I feel like myself again.
Thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham.
II would advise any ne troubled with female weakness to AXE your medi.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-01
RuDIuDD0 1o0AA.

J.C, 9lassford sells window awnings.
Anything and everything at Apder-
sons Bargain House.
II you want thoroughbred silver Wy
Andotte eggs, from the best strain in
America, for setting, Apply to Charles
A. Smith. b ~
Overalls and jumpers l21s cents each
at the Excelsior Steam laundry. tt
Get you one OF those hammocks at
Bsdwells and enjoy life.
We lead in fire works the 4th-
Bargain house.
When you are up town, take look at
Anderson's east window
There 10 a good deal Of satisfaction to
q boy to know his FIRE crackers are all
fresh and going to make a report. No
old stock at the Bargain house.
A choice line of jelly glasses at very
low prices at the Bargain house.
Take a look at the bargain counter.
Anderson's Bargain house.
Buy your fireworks at Bedwelrs-Half
price.
Tell your children to spend their
nicles for Fireworks at Apderson's Bar
gain house.
No last years FIRE works at the Bar
gain house.
s--Boom-Ha-Half- at Bed
wells.
Half-prioe oe-Fireworks at Bedwell's.
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No Old Stock

Can be found in our establish
ment. We carry only the lat
est styles of shoes because
they insure fresh. strong
leather, which guarantees
long wear and satisfaction to
our customers.
THE BOSTON SHOE STORE.