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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14

at WiIkesbarre. Pa.
Caught i'm the Act of Opening Letters

Caught in the Act of Opening Letters
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 9.-Edward
+. Bogert, postmaster Of Wilkesberre,
was arrested today, charged with tam
pering with the United States mails.
About two months ago several COM
plants were lodged with the postal au-
thorities at Washington that mail was
disappearing, Or that which they re-
ceived bore evidence of having been
opened by a steaming process. The
postal authorities subsequently detailed
two secret service men on the case IN
der orders of Inspector German. Last
night after the mail from Baltimore
and Washington arrived, and had been
distributed Bogert entered the Office
and was seen to tax several letters
from the boxes and then go into his
private Office and carefully draw down
a curtain. The detectives went to the
office and without the ceremony of
knocking entered and there found the
postmaster seated at his desk on which
lay three letters addressed to promi-
nent business men of this city and all
of them opened. Bogert was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Hahn
where he gave bail in $4,000 for ap-
pearance later.
Mr.. Bogert, besides being editor of
The Evening Leader, Of this city, is a
member Of a larsge number of lodges.
He has been postmaster since May,
1896. =
Postmaster BOgert would not be in
terviewed, but in his paper, The Even
ing Leader, tonight appears the fol-
lowing:
There are always two sides to a
question, and when there are three or
four fellows, and one or two in partic-
ular, clamoring for a political Office,
and hungry for the emoluments at
tached thereto, there are sure to be
schemes worked and plans formed to
entrap the encumbent, cause his re-
moval and punish him otherwise, even
if nothing further than the annoyance
and chagrin that accomplishment of
their devilish underhand work imposes.
When the diabolical schemers are fully
shown up, and their nefariors trickery
exposed there is a question as to
which side will furnish the raciest
reading"
The inference to be drawn from the
above is that Bogert imagined him
self the victim of a conspiracy to oust
him from the postmastership and in
order to discover the conspirators he
opened letters addressed to republican
politicians.
Theeo becyn o taoi shrdl cmfwy cmfw
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RiOtOus Negro Soldiers

Chattanooga, Tenn, March S.-NO
one will die as a result of the rioting
which the men of the Eighth immune,
cOlOred regiment, engaged in here last
night, but half a dozen people will be
laid up for several months. Inspec-
tor Harkins, Policeman Poe and A. j.
Lodford are severely wounded, but
their injuries will not prove fatal.
Three soldiers were shot in the dis
turbance, but their names could not
be learned. In addition to these in
jured here, three soldiers were shot on
a Southern railway train between
Chattanooga and Knoxville. The
shooting was done by a soldier who
escaped from the train at Athens,
Tenn. n
Louisville, KY, March 8.-The
Eighth United States Immunes present
ed a battery appearance when it reach
ed Louisville today. They reported
an encounter in the depot at Nashville
and about fifty of them bear marks of
the affair. Officers say the trouble was
unprovoked. Captain Jacob, Of this
S1lS, says IAdI PlOCCCuluSo Will OO IA
stituted in the United States court
against the city of Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn, March 8.-About
500 men Of the Eighth immuneA mus
tered out in Chattanooga, reached here
just before midnight last night. Fifty
police and detectives were at the sta
ton to preserve order. The sergeant
who had shot two people at Chattanoo-
ga was searched for, but lot found.
The police used their, clubs effectively
in forcing the negroes to give up their
pistols and remain in the cars, but
there was no firing. The police were
refused admitance in n a by armed
negroes at the door. They forced
their way in, demanded ali weapons in
this car and there was much clubbing,
some negroes being badly beaten.
Atlanta,G Ga, March S.-The Tenth i'm
munes colored, Colonel Jones, who
were mustered out at Macon today be-
gan to show their i'll temper as soon
as the train bearing the negroes home
bcgan to move out of Macon. Produc-
ing revolvers and other arms which
they in some way managed to SNUG
gle. with them they began firing from
the windows. Bullets few in every
direction as the train sped on and
passers-by were compelled to seek
shelter. One person was shot in Ma
con, Will Goodyear, a 16-year old white
boy whose arm was badly fractured by
a ball. AS the train passed the various
stations on the road the rioting was
renewed shots being fired from the
train at the people. standing on the
platforms to see the train 60 by.
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NEW BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Holds it's First Meeting and Organizes.
A Freight Conductor Found Dead in
His Ca boose-Rfdiculous Error I'm an
Act Of the Recent Legislature

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c.. March 9.-The state
board of agriculture met this after
noon. The members of the old board
present were j. D. Moultzby, w. c.
Prinkle, j. r. Joyce, Howard Brown
ing, H. E. King, and j. c.. L. Harriss.
The new board was represented by
Jno. S. Cunningham, S. L. Hart, w. d.
Smith, r. H. Jones, A. T. McCollum,
w. A. Graham, S. T. Waugh, w. A.
Oils, J. B. Coffeld, W. 2. Capehart,
j. N. Stevens, ]. c.. Burch, G. T. Wes-
ton and J.. Bryan Grimes Cunningham
was elected chairman, with power TO
appoint committees.
For fish commissioners, Capehart,
Coffield and Grimes were selected, but
the chairman deferred making other
appointments.
Loge Harris spoke gracefully for the
Did board, and said it's members would
make every effort in assistance of the
new organization.
By the aid of Harris, a contingent
resolution was adopted that until June
18th the per diem of members should
include the time occupied in coming
to and going from Raleigh. This ac-
cords with the decision of the attor-
ney general, Harris says.
Conductor Dickinson, who was in
charge Of a freight train on h South
ern railway, was found dead, lying on
his face in the caboose Of his train to-
day. He was on the run between Pin
ner's Point and Selma His home was
at Selma, but was a native of Man
chester, Va. >
A n of copper ore of high grade
is made in this county.
II. A. Davis and w. J. Harris, of
Wilson, have filed petitions in v%olunta-
ry bankruptcy.
1t is found that by a curious error,
either of the writer of the bill or the
copyist, 2, r. Lacy, state labor COM
missioner, is made tax collector of
Bryson City, Swain county One OF the
sections of the new law was intended
to refer 10 chapter 251, acts Of 1897, re-
garding inspections of mines, but, in
SLedu, IEAGIS " ClldplcI Ii, el11Sh lie
ates the office of tax collector of Bry-
son City. The error causes much mer-
riment here.
The special appropriations by the
legislature aggregate $3.50 0 {.
The board of agriculture met tonight
and elected T. K. Bruner secretary and
Coffield chairman of the finance COM
mittee. The resolution adopted in the
afternoon as to the per diem of mem
bers was reconsidered and a motion
was carried to pay the members only
for actual attendance and S cents mile
age. Professors Withers and Primrose,
representing the experiment station,
appeared before the board and argued
the necessity Of action being taken to
disinfect cattle in the western counties
from ticks or Texas fever. A commit
tee will be appointed to act in the mat
ter. n board will appoint committees
and officers tomorrow.
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The Pope COnValescfny

Rome, March 9.-An examination of
the pope's wound was made today by
DR.. Mazzoni, who found it was max
ing excellent progress. His holiness
hopes to recommence his receptions
speedily.
The fact that DR.. Lapponi is again
sleeping at the vatican has aroused a
fresh crop Of rumors, including one to
the effect that the pope is suffering
from a senile cancer; but his physi-
clans unequivocally deny this. They
say the patient has a good appetite
and is co~nvalescing rapidly.
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Richmond, Va, March 9.-Major Da-
vid ID. Price. who mustered out the
Second and Third Virginia regiments,
received orders by telegraph from
Washington tonight directing him to
report to Major Hartz, the recruiting
OFFICER here, for the work Of establish
ing sub-stations throughout the state.
with two enlisted men from Fort Mon
roe. He leaves Saturday for Lynch
burg. He will establish sub stations
at once in Roanoke, Stanton, Harri-
sonburg and Danville. Stations will be
opened in the tidewater towns when
the Fourth virginia regiment reutnrs.
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A Major of Volunteers Convicted OF
FOrgery

Santiago, Cuba, March S.-Major Ed
ward Wilson, OF the Third immune
regiment, tried by court-martial on the
charge Of forgery, falsifying records
and conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, has been convicted and sem
tenced to dismissal from the service.
forfeiture OF pay n allowances, and
confinement for year at hard labor
in the penitentiary. General Leonard
consideration Wilson's previous good
character and the reduction from an
honorable position to the status of q
military convict, considers that Glenn
ency may De shown him without de-
tracing from the force Of the example
to ethers, and directs that the sentence
be RENTED SO far as confinement at
hard labor is concerned.
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Narrow Escape or h Amnh,,r,,.,

Norfolk, Va, Marie 9.-The monitor
Amphitrite is here from Boston, and
has been intending. leaving for Port
Royal for the past few days, but she
has been detained by repairs to Al
boilers. A leaking pipe leading from
the condenser to the boilers had almost
filled with bilge, and tn boilers would
probably have exploded had the leak
not been discovered in time. She will
probably leave tomorrow. The naval
officers here decline TO discuss the Dos
sibility Of her destruction IL the leak
had not been discovered.
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sailors In PerfIous Position

Norfolk, Va, March 9.-The revenue
cutter Window. Captain Gooding. from
Baltimore. arrived here this afternoon
after a cruise of several days around
the bay. Captain Gooding reports a
heavy storm on the bay Tuesday. dur-
ing which the schooner Ida Thayer,
Of Crisfeld. Nd, from Tangfer sound
to Baltimore, with oysters, which mad
dragged her anchors during the prev
alence OF a high wind, was found by
the Windom pounding on a ledge IA tn.
river. Besides being in a
very periious position the crew were
having a most unpleasant experiences
when rescued.
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Frances Good Will Toward the United
states

Washington, March 9.-The French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon, called at the
White house today to pay his respects
TO the president, after an extended visit
to Paris, covering the period in which
the Spanish Amenican treaty of peace
was concluded. The election Of NJ.
Loubet, as president of France occurr-
ed a few days before the ambassador
left Paris for Washington. He paid
a farewell call on the new presidenAA
who after a high tribute t the UniteV
States, charged the ambassador 10 |,
convey a personal expression OF good
will to President Mckinley.
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Toulon, March st turns out that
the twelve dynamite cartridges found
behind the Toulon arsenal yesterday
are OF foreign manufacture. NJ. Lock-
roy, minister of marine, in an inter-
view regarding the explosion OF the
naval powder magazine at La Goubra,
between La Seine and Toulon, early
Sunday morning, intimates that the
experts now have very little doubt that
it was due to foul play. He thinks IL
was possibly caused by some clock
work arrangement, provided with a
detonator, hidden in a powder key.
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Memphis, Tenn, March 9.-The Con-
tinental National bank, which has fig
ured extensively in the financial his
tory Of Memphis for the past ten years.
viii go into voluntary liquidation, to
be effective April 18th. On the fol-
lowing day another bank will be organ
lied to take its place, backed by local
capital. The Continental National
bank was organized In 1890 with a cap
ital of 81, 900 200, but several years later
this was reduced TO $500. 900, on which
basis it has since stood. The CONT
mental has ample assets and will pay
out dollar for dollar.
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MR.. PAGE AT THE UNIVERSITY
Walter III. Page Lectures Before the
tudents on "TheG Greater Republfc'
(Special to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., March 9.-Hon. Wal
ter H. Page, editor of The Atlantic
Monthly, lectured in Gerard hall be
fore the university tonight on 1.-THE
Greater Republic" He talked on his
interesting question for an hour and a
quarter and charmed a large audience
by his eioquence, and was often cheered
on reference to our growth and to IL
increasing associations with the Eng
lish. The speech was scholarly and
interesting throughout and showed
deep and mature thought in this hon
.ored son of Cardinals heart.
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Paris, March Sin the chamber of
deputies today h debate on the army
budget led TO the usual references to
the necessity for preparations against
Germany and the comparisons OF the
two armies, with the members of the
house, while complaining of the budget,
which aggregates So, 000, 900 francs, ad-
hitting the impossfbility of retrench-
ing in the face of the necessity of meet
ing German increases BY correspond
ing additions.
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Arrest Of Frisby and PheIp. 10 be I'm.
v~est1gaaed

washington. March 9.-Secretary
Gage. after consultation with the So
hcitor OF the treasury today, directed
that the matter Of the recent arrest OF
Mr.. Frisby and Mr.. Phelps OF tJ
coast and geologic survey at New Or
leans, be referred 10 the United States
attorney for that district with a view~fr
an investigation OF the conduct or ny!
detectives who made the arrest. and N
the facts are found to be as stated the
New Orleans authorities will be re-
quested TO punish the offending Officers
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The Rest Prescription for chill.

Il have just recovered from the sec
and Fever Is a bottle OF Groves Taste.
less Chill Tonic. The formula is plain
ly printed on each bottle, showing thar
1t is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. Imitators do not advertise
their formula because IL they did they
know that you would not buy their
medicine. Be sure then that you get
Groves as the formula shows what you
are taking.
NO CURE NO PAY. Price go cents
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Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out OF
order. All such should know that DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
a regular bodily habit that insures per-
feet health and great energy. Only
Csc at r. R. Bellamy's dry store.
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Catarrh is
Not InCurab1e

But it can not be cured by sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease is
in the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood. s. s. S. is the only
remedy which a have any effect upon
Catarrh; it cures the disease perma-
nently and forever rids the system Of
every trace of the vile complaint.
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nany Lover

has turned with disgust from an 9TH
rwise lovable girl with an Yensiv
breath. Karl's Clover Root Tea puri-
hes the breath by its action on the
bowels, ETC., as nothing else will. Sold
for years on absolute guarantee. Price
p cts. and so cts. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy
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Va mOA y SA3Os
writes: 81 was AZ
ficted from infancy
with Catarrh, and no
one q know the
Suffering it produces
better than I. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc
tors relieved me only
tenn Pc "a . n d
though I used them
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14

"Give me a liver regulator and I can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him a bittle of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little Pills. r. r. Bellamy.
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oohstanty Tor ten years, the disease had q
hrmer hold than ever. I tried q numbs Of
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled in my bones and gave me rheumatism.
I was in q lamentable condition, and after ex-
hausting all treatment, was declaredincurable.
Seeing 6. s. 6. advertised as q cure for blood
diseases, I decided to try it. As soon as my
system was under the effect Of the medicine,
I began to improve. and after taking il for
two months 1 was cured completely, the
dreadful disease was eradicated from my sys-
tenn, and I have had no return of it,"
Many have been taking local treat
ment for years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. A trial of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14

Grip makes one sick, weary and restless.
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine brings rest.
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S.S.S!Ffsss Blood

will prove it to be the right remedy
for Catarrh. It will cure the most OBJ
stinate case.
Books mailed free to any address BY
Swift SpecifN Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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The Ills Of Children.

to guard against colds.
Nearly all the ills Of
children begin witt.
taking cold. If vonr
The Yale expositor., 1899-06-30
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&s&zGSsSS 81 Ute d1BzzN2HII Gh01z5s

flattered myself, soften the blow to
give her an explanation which should
mitigate her anger against myself, and
account for what 1 dreaded she would
regard as a breach of trust.
But Miss Branscombe remained In
visible. Her cousin reported that she
was quite overcome by her grief, and
would not as yet hear Of consolation.
The day, which had been brilliantly
fine in the early part, clouded over
toward the afternoon, and rama gen.
tie, balmy summer rain-fell softly,
but without intermission. The change
was more in unison with the spirit Of
the moment and the hushed silence of
the darkened house; and as I sat in the
library, busted with some writing for
Miss Elmslie, the musical rythm OF the
raindrops, pattering softly down on the
laurel and berheris leaves outside the
open window, seemed to me like tears
shed for a good mans loss.
Miss Elmslie came in and out with a
hushed tread, and gave me instructions
in a subdued voice. sometimes staying
to talk of the dead man upstairs-of
his virtues and consistent life, his
trials and disappointments-and, at
last, in natural sequence, of Charlie,
the scapegrace, and of Mona, the
child of Col. Branscombe's youngest
brother.
Poor Charlie!" she said. shaking
ar head. "He was always the one
bitter drop in Harold Branscombe's
cup. He idolized the boy-such beau
tiful angelic-looking creature-he was
so like the sister poor Harold loved
and never forgot-and he spared
neither trouble nor expense in his edu-
cation. Charlie was to be the heir, to
carry on the old name. And Mona
well, he had his hopes and dreams for
the dear girl. But Charlie ruined all;
he nearly broke poor Harold's heart,
and upset all his plans. Nothing could
mend the boy; there seems to be a sort
of mad fever in his blood don't
know where he gets it. He's as will
to-day as he was six years ago. Only
Nona-in her youth and ineXperience,
dear child!-clings to the hope Of his
The Yale expositor., 1899-06-30
DOG IDIOTS.
Graphic Description of the MongreIs
That Throng Constantinople.

Graphic Description of the MongreIs
That Throng ConstantInopIe.
never saw so much mud, such I'M
speakable filthy streets and so many
dogs as Constantinople can boast, but
nowhere have l seen them described
in a satisfactory way-so that you
knew what to expect, l mean, says
the Woman's Home Companion. In
the first place, they hardly look like
dogs. They have woolly tails like
sheep. Their eyes are dull, sleepy and
utterly devoid of expression. Con-
stantinople dogs have neither masters
nor brains. No brains because no mas
tiers. Perhaps no masters because no
brains. Nobody wants to adopt an
idiot. They are, of course, mongrels
of the most hopeless type. They are
yellowish, with thick, short, woolly
coats and much fatter than you ex-
pect to find them. They walk like
funeral procession. Never have l seen
one frisk or even wag his tail. Every
body turns out for them. They sleep,
from twelve to twenty of them, on
single pile of garbage, and never no
tice either men or each other unless
dog which lives in the next street tres
passes. Then they eat him up, for
they are jackals as well as dogs, and
they are no more epicures than os-
triches. They never show interest in
anything. They are blase. 1 saw
some mother dogs asleep, with tiny
puppies swarmlng over them like lit
tie fat rats, but the mothers paid no
attention to them. Children seem to
bore them quite as successfully as If
they were women of fashion.
The Yale expositor., 1899-06-30
PROPOSED AID FOR GEN. OTIS.
Gen. Miles Favors the Sending of Large
acknowledgements.

Gen. Miles Favors the Sending of Large
acknowledgements.
Washington. June 27.-It is stated
that Mai. -Gen. Miles is a strenuous
advocate of the dispatch of large re
endorsements to Gen. Otis at Manila
Gen. Miles declines to discuss thesmil
itary situation in the Philippines other
than to say that it Is Serious" Nor
would he give any idea of the number
of troops he thinks should now be sent
to the Philippines to place the archi-
pelago under American control.
An official OF the war department
said that Gen. Miles, as far back as
April, recommended that ten of the
volunteer regiments which the presi-
dent is authorized to raise under the
army reorganization law be organized
and sent to Manila. At that time Of
ficers at army headquarters believed
that this force when it reached Manila
would be SUFFICIENT to enable the rebel
lion to be crushed.
In view of the strength developed by
the insurgents they are not now so
sanguine that ten regiments are
enough. There will be 1900 men in
the ten regiments, the ACCESSIBILITY OF
raising which the war department is
considering, but well-informed officers
say that the force of $4,000 men which
Gen.Otis will have when the REINFORCE
ments under consideration are placed
at his disposal will not be sufficient to
crush the instruction.
1t must be remembered that besides
the island of Luzon, there are hum
dreds OF other islands in the archipel-
ago, in which this government will
have to restore peace and order, and
in the more important ones there are
already organized bodies prepared to
resist the occupation OF American
troops.
There Is no truth in the story that
Gen. Miles has applied to be sent to
Manila, and Gen. Miles would not wish
to take any action to disgrace Gen.
Otis when that officer is doing all he
can to quell the rebellion with the lin
tied means at his command.
In fact, Notwithstanding the report
to the contrary, the president is salts
fed with Gen. Otis course and has no
intention Of relieving or recalling him.
1t is equally untrue, it is asserted, that
he has cabled that he will be compelled
to retreat unless promptly REINFORCED.