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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
"Spr1ag Unlocks
The Fouers
To Paint the Lauqbtro SoJ-

To Paint the Laughing Soz."
And not euen Nature woru
allo4u the f7o1uers to oro,u
and blossom to perfection
without good soil. Moy
Nature and people are much
alike; the former must haze
sunshine. latter must han,
pure blood in order to haze
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood t,or
bles of all sorts. 1t is to the hun,,
system what sunshine is to Nature
the destroyer of disease germs. n
nerer disappoints.
Poor Blood" The doctor said ,,sr.
were not seven drops OF good blood in ,nn
body. Hoods Sarsaparilia built me up sns ,ns
made me strong and we'll" SUSIE 4. BEowS
16 Astor Hill, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia, etc.-"A complication q,
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh ana
Inflammation OF the stomach rheumatIs%,a s,a
ETC.. made me miserable. Had.no appetit.
until / took Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
acted like magic. / am thoroughly curedH
N. b. SEELEY, 1874 W. l4th Av., Denver Col
rheumatism My husband va,
Obliged to give up work on account OF rhen.
matism. No remedy helped until he u,.d
Hoods Sarsaparllla, which permanently
cured him. 1t cured my daughter Of ca.
tarrh. give 1t to the children with good
results" Mrs. ]. s. McMAru, Stamford. q
@od3.Sayqbaaz
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

When F. d. Underwood left Minne-
apolis to come to Baltimore to take
the position OF general manager OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad he
brought n straw hat and linen duster
expecting to bnsk in the balmy south
ern breezes that blow up Chesapeake
Bay sometimes. Within ten days after
he took charge two hundred miles of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were
blocked with snow and Baltimore had
worse blizzard than any one in the
northwest ever experienced. 1t cost
the road about sixty thousand dollars
day for four days to get the tracks
in condition to resume traffic. but the
officials are very proud OF the fact
that they beat all competitors in get
ting trains through from Pittsburg and
other western points to Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York. All of
the through trains that were delayed
by the storm were fortunately tied up
at large towns. SO that none of the
passengers suffered from hunger or
cold.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
They Work while You sl,cp,

hiic your mind and body rest, Cascarets Candy C,
thartic repair your liver your bowes
put them In perfect order. All druggists l0c sSc 6c
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Agents Wanted In This County,
To represent the Union Accident Co. of Dcpvcr,
A Western company whose dlrcctor, rcp i.
resent aggregate wealth OF millions OF dollars
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
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E2az2zsE5,21,n1

Hoods PHI. euro liver iiis tho non irr,a,in, al
the only eathnrtie to take With Hoods sai..P.riI,:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18

The Decision Of Inc federal Circuit
Court OF Appeais-The state supreme
Court Sustained

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Greensboro, ". c., August Ia.
Ten years ago Stanly county issued
500, 900 in bonds for the purpose OF
building a branch inc OF the Southern
railway from Salisbury 10 Norwood. IN
Stanly county. The bill allowing the
ssue OF the bonds did not pass its
second and third reading in the gen
eral assembly, as Is required in the
case OF all bills authorizing a tax levy:
and, therefore. Stanly county formally
repudiated the ertire issue.
ly the bonds passed into the n OF
Coler & Co., OF New York city. who
brought suit for their face value. In
the state urts the a was decided
in favor OF Stanly county, but two
years go Coler & Co. flied a bill in
equity before Judge S1monton to en-
join Stanly county from repudiating the
Indebtedness. Judge Simonton ave a
decision for Coler * Co., and appoint
ed a receiver.
Stanly county appealed and the cas
was heard at Richmond last spring be-
fore the circuit court OF appeals. on
the Eth Of August this court reversed
Judge Simonton's decision, with direc4
tions to dismiss the bill in equity.
Judge Gof wrote the opinion for the
court. Today l was shown the proof
sheets OF this decision, which Will be
published in a few days.
After quoting copiously from the
opinions of the North Carolina supreme
court in the case of the commissioners
Of Stanly County vs.. Snuggs. and the
other decisions Of our courts, involv-
ing the same question, Judge Goff say
With these decisions Of the SUI
preme court of North Carolina We are
=. -
different conclusion; nevertheless,
would not the determinations OF the
court OF last resort in North Carolina,
relating, as they do. TO the constitu-
ton OF the state and to the validity OF
certain acts OF its general assembly
and their construction, be respected by
the court? Indeed we are bound b.
them
The foregoing is followed by a citing
of Leiper VS.. Texas, 139th L. ). 462 and
467, and a number of other cases, but
especially by quoting from Post VS..
Supervisors. 103 L. 5. Co.., in which case
language almost identical with Article
2, Section IA, of the constitution OF
North Carolina was construed as a
the decision of the supreme court OF
hat state, declaring bonds invalid vas
followed by the supreme court of the
United States.
n circuit court follows and APP
proves both the rulings of the North
Carolina supreme COURT:
That the amendment to the charter
was invalid because it aid not pass
both houses of the general assembly on
its second and third readings by a ma
jority vote and on a call of the yeas
and nays;
That Sections 1900 to 1000 of the Code
of North Carolina apply only TO rail-
roads unfinished when the constitution
of 1868 was adopted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
croker Admits gt,s Error

New York. August l3.-The Herald
tomorrow will say: Richard Croker at
the democratic club last night, said:
II was wrong in the statements / made
before | went away concerning the
Philippine islands. ! based my belief
that we should not give up a foot OF
soil our soldiers have won on Informal
tion that was not complete. | would not
give two cents for a man who. who"
found that he had been wrong. g. I'D
not at the very first chance set himself
light. Such a man would not DC fit
for either politics or private life.
publicly 7 made the statement mat
! did not believe We should Civ" up
the Philippines, which has cost us SO
many lives. | am not ashamed now to
say to the public hat / was wrong.
Il am not playing a political game
through that interview. No man vas
responsible for my change OF raind.
While I was in Europe | talked with
some Of the best informed men there
or anywhere else on the subject Of co.
lonial conquest. | made Investigation
for myself. ! reached the conclusion
that we have no right at all to keep
the Philippines. We were wrong In the
first place to pay 500, 600, 600 FOR them.
"On q question like this there should
be no dividing line between democrats
and republicans. Humanity. not politics
is involved. and ! am convinced that
humanity as represented by the votes
Of American citizens at the next presi-
Dental election viii record Its horror
and execration OF the men and the
party who are for private gain. put
ting bloody pages into history. Believ-
ing those things now, ! 20 straight 40
the public and frankly say / was
wrong.
Il said / believed w. J. Bryan was
one of the greatest men America has
produced. i believe hat very thing
now. But that does not mean that !
| shall work for the nomination OF Mr..
Bryan or that ] think ne is the only
man fitted Tor the nomination. H. Is az
| good a nan and leader as could be
| found. But ! have no candLdate.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18

The people OF New York state are
furnished with some striking object
lessons. Sanbo has manifested him
self in a conspicuous way and has
shown what manner OF man he IS At
High Ridge Station at the extreme end
OF Manhatten Island, probably three
miles outside Of the city, negroes are
arrested who go around after dark.
The cause OF this stringent order Is
that several brutal attacks have been
made by negroes Upon men and women.
One bury negro sayagely attacked DR..
A c. Johnson, physician TO the Home
Of Incurables, and also assaulted
Miss Wilson, engaged to the doctor.
Walking at night they were set upon
BY this black and the doctor was
knocked down twice. The account
says:
Miss Wilson, meanwhile, had been
too frightened TO scream. When the
negro turned and seized her, however,
she shrieked. The man hit her a
heavy blow under right eye, knocking
her down. Though dazed she contin-
ued TO scream and three policemen
came to her aid. The negro fed 20 the
woods after knocking the girl uncon-
scious with a blow on the eye"
Miss Jewett's sympathies should be
aroused for the black brute
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
prisoners SorIureu

Austin, Texas, August Ex-Governor
Savers today received a telegram from
w. n. Hanks. an attorney of Hidalgo
county, dated at Reynosa, Mexico, re-
porting inhuman treatment Of Mexican
prisoners in the county Jail there by
the sheriff and his deputies.
The telegram alleges hat five Next
cans who nave been n~aturaliZed as
American citizens were arrested last
Monday and thrown into the Jail by the
sheriff, without stating what crime they
were charged with.
Since that time no one had been per-
mitted to see h prisoners until today
a young attorney, who had been en-
gagged by their friends to represent
them, secured entrance to the jail.
There he found a terrible state Of af-
fairs. The prisoners presented an aw-
full sight, with flesh torn from their
necks, and their bodies covered with
cuts and bruises. He reports that one
of the MeXicans had been hung by the
neck until life was almost extinct, in
the hope of forcing a confession from
them, but as 10 what crime said cOn-
feSsion was to be no one knows as vet,
The attorney asked the governors in
reference in behalf of the prisoners and
the governor at once ordered the dis
ent Monday at their preliminary exam
ination. He also ordered rangers to the
scene in case their services were need
ed to protect the prisoners, as the at
tOrney seemed to take it seriously.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
for some yes

The government estimates the corn
crop at 1900, 600, 900 bushels.
France is volcanic. A revolution is
brewing. 1t is time for the excitable
nation to have one. 1t has had a long
season of comparative quiet for sc
mucurial a people,
There is a very bad state of affairs
in Chicago. A lawyer was fined $50
and thirty days in Jail for knowing no
law. What a good thing it is that this
sort of justice is not catching like the
measles.
John A. Campbell died in New Yerk
city last Friday. He was a Christian
Scientist" with two Of the so-called
healers with him. A legal nvestiga-
ton is to be made.
Mrs. Annetta Flanders, died in Chi
cago. She was a victim of divine
healing Two disciples are accused
and give bail.
At Pineville, KY, four Mormons
We're forced to leave by angry citizens.
In Wise county, Virginia, Mormons
were warned to leave but would not.
They received severe whippings with
switches.
1t looks doubtful as to the outcome
not definitely known what will be done
by them. Accounts differ as to the
plans
Edward Atkinson, has sent circulars
to soldiers back from the Philippines,
and he offers to publish their replies.
Let 'em come.
One hundred and forty ex-confederate
generals and officers will be invited to
be present at a cornerstone laying Of a
federal building.
The friends Of Captain Dreyfus ask
that full publicity be given to all pro-
ceedings in the investigation, as expo
| sure would mean disgrace to the cruel
| prosecutors Of the greatly wronged
soldier.
Ex-Governor Stone is now for Bryan.
| But the gold democratic papers are
"agin him"
Throughout 1897 silver averaged in
| price 60 cents per ounce. Last year it
was but IS cents. 1t is now worth 6O.07
| cents.
Poor Rev. DR.. W. NJ. Barrows, VINO
married Perry Belmont to the Sloane
woman, is dtad Of criticism. He was
extremely sensitive and greatly wound
ed by the newspaper criticism.
Crops show a decided improvement
upon an average in this country. SO
reports the United States department Of
agriculture.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
VIVA rs RELIGIOUS FREEDOua

The Messenger quite recently noticed
the threatened war upon h Mormon
agents Of polygamy, and touched upon
their claim, TO have unmolested rights
to propagate their religion" 1t seems
that up in Pennsylvania the matter OF
religious freedom" has come under the
consideration Of a judge. It grew out
of some obstreperous conduct Of one Of
the salvantionists who caused a drum
to be beaten in the streets after per-
mission having been refused him. It
was at Wilkesbarre. He was arrested
and the case was appealed. In the
judges opinion, 10 quote from a rellg-
ious weekly, "he clearly pointed out
that the Salvation drummer was only
a willful breaker of the law, and that
his punishment raised not a religious
question at all, but the much simpler
one, whether the local ordinances for
babe the use Of the streets for purposes
that interferred with the free passage
through them of the ordinary traffic for
which they are designed. To that
there could be but one answer-an aftir-
nation Of the mans conviction Of a
misdemeanor." Whether this is good
law or no we will not undertake TO say.
No one has any right to make himself
a public nuisance. Is the beating of a
noisy drum any part Of true religious
worship? Cranks are all about and
thick as leaves in utumn The
Mormon is in evidence of it. With
him it is all right to preach a doctrine
that brings forth the illegitimate fruit
of polygamy, and violates the laws Of
the United States. The Richmond
Presbyterian says:
Here are the MormOns pleading for
polygamy as a right of conscience,
against the law of God and of the land.
Here is the Christian Scientist refusing
to employ the doctor or the surgeon,
and to use the most ordinary sanitary
precautions, with a peril TO the COM
munity. We are glad a faithful judge
has spoken and pointed cut the line
beyond which there can be nc plea Of
religious liberty, and the violator Of
the ommon laws of consideration for
others, and of morality and of the vel
fare of the community cannot go un-
punished
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18

A caro- from the Atlantic Monthly
states that DR.. Walter H. Page has re-
signed the editorship of The Atlantic
Monthly and has accepted an invita-
ton to take a prominent post in the
direction of the literary work of the
allied houses of Harper & Brothers and
the Doubleday & Mcclure Co. His
successor in the editorship of the At
lantic is Mr.. Bliss Perry, known in lit
erature as the author of two novels
and a number of essays and stories.
Northern newspapers thought DR.. Page
added to the interest and value of the
leading 81 monthly in America. We
think that true. He made it really a
superior monthly to what it had been
for some years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
The Columbia "a Marvel i'm Light
Weather

Newport, r. L., August 12.-The New
York ach Club squadron rides at
anchor in the harbOr tonight, and the
cruise of 1899 is ended During the
cruise of twenty-five miles from New
Bedford the wind held on longer than
yesterday, but the gachts ran into soft
spots and five miles from the finish the
entire fleet was becaImed for half an
hour.
The Columbia kept up her record of
victories of the week. not only lead
ing the yachts over the line, but de-
feating the Defender 10 minutes and 1
seconds, lapsed time.
The actual distance, however, be
tween the boats was less than w
miles, for the old boat came up very
slowly in The light air, beside being
somewhat delayed by a short luffing
match with the schooner Coionia,
which finished about the same time.
The COlumbia's victory was. never
theless, perfectly legitimate, and she
showed herself a marvel in light
weather.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
ihe Americas r"ro"p~ 81 ettred

Manila. August II, l0:40 a. m.-Ad-
vices from Calulut under date Of Au-
gust 11th report that General Mac
Arthur took the Ninth regiment, a bat
TALON of the Twenty-secOnd detach-
ment Of the First artillery from Calu-
Tut TO Santa Rita, near Bacoior on
Friday morning. The entrance of the
troops into the town was mo- oppos-
ed. the insurgents fleeing as the Amer
leans approached. The troops had a
hard march Of ten miles, in some
places being obliged to wade waist
deep in water. Many were exhausted.
The troops will spend the night at
Santa Rita and proceed Saturday.
Lieutenant Hazard, OF General
Wheaton's staff. with five scouts OF
the Iowa regiment, marched up the
railroad into Angeles. a small force
Of rebels attacked the scouts outside
the town and Lieutenant Hazard sen.
for achievements. General Wheaton's
orders were, however, that the Amer
leans should not occupy Angeles. and
a force of 600 or 700 rebels appearing,
Lieutenant Hazard retired.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ware for n case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,O o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo, O.
WALDING, kINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrn Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
glStS. Testimonials free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
ksOHL FOLK.

The meeting of the railroad and
Colorado, is largely attended.The Daily
News of 9th said $50 of the advanced
guard had arrived. 1t met on 10th.
Among those noticed in the News is
Judge Walter Clark, of North Carolina.
1t describes his personal appearance
and ease of access. 1t says:
He came heal being Colonel Bryan's
running mate in 1896 and he is favor
ably mentioned for the United States
senate. He has been ON the supreme
bench for ten years, being the senior
associate justice. Speaking Of his ad-
dress before the convention he said he
would take up some of the claims
which the people had upon the rail-
roads and the duties of the latter to-
ward the general public. = *
Judge Clark is a democrat and a
firm believer IN bimetallism. He also
feels that the trust is responsible for
many of the present ills besetting the
people. To a representative of The
News he said he laid the low price Of
cotton to the decentralization of silver
and the depression in tobacco raising
to the existence of the trust, as we'll as
the. money question.
The state Of North Carolina, he
said, was not in a prosperous condition
and the decentralization of silver was
the cause Of it. The citizens had turn
ed their hands to truck farming, but the
heavy freight rates to the populous CEN
tiers was a great drawback TO its pros
perity. There was a good deal OF
money in cotton milling, but it requir-
ed heavy capital for n to succeed
in it,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
A Desperat. Volunteer

Denver. Col. August I3.-(Sunday.J-
Two police officers were killed here at
! o'c.ock this morning by a recruit be.
longing to Company l., Thirty-four.h
volunteer infantry. now stationed AZ
Fort Logan Three soldiers had been
raising a disturbance on the streets
during the night, and Officer Tom Cliff
ford was asked 10 keep his eye On
them. He came upon the men n was
about to accost the soldiers. when one
Of them turned on him and placing the
muzZle Of a revolver to his breast sent
a bullet through his heart. A.! three
CT the soldiers then ran. but two were
captured. The one that did the shoot
ing. however, continued running. with
Officer W. E. Griffith on a bicycle ] n
pursuit. On Sixteenth street the oHicer
saw the man making for a vladucI He
shot at him twice, the soldier return
ing the fire. MORALLY woundlnS Grif-
nth. He died a few minutes later. The
country for miles around mas peen pa
Irolled today without yielding any tra{eS
Of the double murderer. IL was learn
ed thar the name of h murderer W.
wellington G. Lewellyn, OK Arizona
reward has been offered for him deed
CT alive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D.. b. Cargile. OF
Washita, I. T.. He writes: Four bot
ties OF Electric Bitters has cured Mrs.
Brewer Of scrofula, which had caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out on her head and
face, and the best doctors could give
no help: but her cure is complete and
her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved-th1t
Electric Bitters is the best blood puri-
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, letter, salt rheum. ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimulates
liver. kidneys and bowels, eXpels pos
ons helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only so cents. Sold by Il. x.
Bellamy, Druggist. Guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18

Mr.. John r. Rosebro has become
business manager Of the really able
and interesting Presbyterian-Standard
at Charlotte, a handsome twenty page
weekly. The editor announces that
Mr.. Rosebro is a graduate Of Hampden-
Sidney college, Virginia, has studied at
the university Of Chicago, and was last
year professor in Austin College, Texas.
He brings to his work both the liter
airy equipment and the practical expe-
rience necessary for conducting the
complex business Of a newspaper
office" The Standard is by far the
best religious newspaper in North Car
DINA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
8ADREPORTs FHHN fAIE IN
S~TEyVEtoNS

We have observed from time to time
that there were disagreeable, aver DIS
gushing reports, in northern neWspa-
pers as to ~ill-treatment Of inmates IN
certain state institutions. Recently re-
ports of an ugly kind have again ap-
peared, this time from Chicago, Iren-
ton. n. J., and Wards Island, n. l.
1t is not long ago, that We think we
saw, similar complaints as 10 some
asylum in Pennsylvania. Bad politics
are said to be responsible for the pad
treatment and reports Of vllla-nous
conduct. We all know in North Caro-
lima what very bad politics have done
for North Carolina punitive and be-
nevolent institutions. When vicious
politics have to deal with such institu-
tions and to name the president and
other officials you may look out for
stencil, for wrong doing and corrup-
tion. We find since writing the above
that the Pennsylvania bad odors were
two years ago. The New York Even
ing Post says:
sit is only a couple of years since an
investigation in the heart OF Philaoei-
phia revealed the existence OF lncon-
ceivable abuses and even crimes, the
details Of which were scarcely prlnta-
BILE. = = There were but isolated pro-
tests when a legislative committee ap-
piled a coat of whitewash after a one
sided inquiry, and continued in office
the culpable management. Yet the in