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The times., 1899-08-27

Sugar was sold off during the week, and
closed practically at the bottom figure.
$50 l-2, on the resumption of the sugar
war. The insiders in this case seem to
have decided that the stock shall move in
the natural direction, downward, instead
of advancing as Consolidated Gas did
The conditions in the two fights are very
similar in many ways.
The times., 1899-08-27

have broken the entire market The begin
ming Of the sugar war again, and a rapid
tumble in the price of Sugar stock when the
street had been led TO believe that the end
of the fight had come, the break in Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, and finally the bank
statement have all been matters that seem
ingiy have offered the bears an excellent op-
portunity to break the general market, but
prices have held up stubbornly and in many
Eases made gains. Intrinsieally, the situa-
tion is excellent in every way, with railway
earnings continuing TO increase, the iron
and steel trade showing no abatement OF
prosperity and the general business outlook
steadily improving. II is conceivable that
a recession of point or two may occur in
the market early this week on profit taking
but the chances seem to favor immediate
advances. There is little difference OF
opinion as to the ultimate tendency of the
present market being upward.
The times., 1899-08-27

WEALTHY gentleman, with prosperous business
and good character. will make home happy
to kind wife. ADMIRAL 3l26 Forest ave-,
Chicago Ill 1t
The times., 1899-08-27
Tran.-AtInntic Man-.

M0NDAY-(b) At 9.Is D. m for EUROPE. per
$ : Saale.. from New York. via southampton
and Bremen. Letters for IRELAND must be
directed ''Per Ssaie."
(c) At Hes p. m. for IRELAND. per = X
Auraniss, from New York. via Queenstown
Letters for other parts Of Europe must be
directed per Z. Aurania.
(c) AT Hos p. m. for AZORES ISLANDS.
per 5. : Spartan Prince. from New York.
TJESDAN-(hl At s:l5 2. m for EUROPk. per
s. 5. St Louis, from New York. via south
(c) At HOS D m. for EUROPE. per $. =
Britannia. from New York. via Queenstown.
(cl AZ 1906 D. m for BELGIUM direct. per
8 3 Friesland, from New York. Letters
must be directed per . s. Friesiand."
SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA. per
= = Ia Touraine- from New York via Havre
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed "Per $. a La TouFsine-"
tc) AT Hoo p m for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per $ S. Werkendan, from New York.
via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
per s Werkendam
(e) At 1905 p m for SCOTLAND direct.
per g q Ethiopia. from New York. Letters
must be directed per : Ethiopia"
(cl At III so5 p m Tor NORWAY direct. per
8. s. Island, from New Yors. Letters must
be directed "Per $ Island"
tc) At He's p m for EUROPE per s s.
Etruria.. from New York via Queenstown
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-Gsrrlan steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter for other parts q FL
ROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York On Thursdays. and Cunard and French
and German steamers from New York on Satur-
days. take Printed Matter. etc. for all countries
for which they are Advertised Ia carry mails
The times., 1899-08-27

ALL PERSONS afflicted with rheumatism, piles
fstuls, eczema, or other skin-afection will
learn something to their interest by addressing
c. c. T. this Office au253t
The times., 1899-08-27

The grangers are selling now at prices
practically unchanged from those of a
week ago. There has been some liquida-
tion in the high-priced issues of the group
by people who believe that the large ad-
yances in the market in the near future
viii be in the low-priced shares. The buy
ing has been good also, however, and a
gradual advance seems certain if the bull
market is 10 continue. Atehison pre-
ferred was sold by some traders on Fri
day, and yesterday on account of the fail
ure of the July statement to appear on
Friday. when it had been expected. 1t is
now said that 1t Will probably be issued
tomorrow, and that it will show an in
crease of earnings of at least 100000.
The times., 1899-08-27
iaiIs for south and Central Amer
ica- West Indies. Etc.

SrNDAY-(dD At HOS p. m for GUADALOUPE,
MARTINIQUE and DEMARARA. per s. 8.
Tstisman. from New York
MONDAY-(c) At HES p. m for NEWFOUND-
LAND. per 5 = Assyrian. from Philadelphia
tc) At Hos p. m. for MEXTCO. per s $.
Niagara. from New Yorok, via Tampico. Let
ters must be directed ''Pe- = : Niagara
TUESDAY-(bj At 2:20 y. m for JAMAICA. per
steamer from Boston,
The times., 1899-08-27

NONDAY-(b) At 9:Is D. m for EUROPE. per
$ : Saaie. frem New York via Southampton
and Bremen. Letters for IRELAND must be
directed '.Per Sale
The times., 1899-08-27
AUCTION SALES.

DIN A. MERRITT, Postmaster,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
TUESDAY, AUGUST /, 1899.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

"Behold what manner OF love n
Father hath bestowed upon US, that we
should be called the o of God.
Beloved, now are we he sons OF God"
L John 3:1-2.
For as many as are led by h Spirit
of God, they are the sons Of God"
What a title of nobility, as mighty
as gracious! But who are the sons OF
God, bearing this great title and so
vastly blessed?. They are those, and
those only, who "are led by the Spirit
of God" There is no possible chance
Of mistake here. There is but one class
thus favored and maghifed. How
small, paltry, insignificant, contemplate
is the earthly title of a son OF a kin
or a millionaire when compared with
the title and honor that God bestows
here-"now are we the sons of od"-
to become ''partakers of tie Divine Ia
ture," as Paul says, and to be called
the sons of Cod" and to be always lied
by the Spirit of roc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
FROM MANILA.

Mckinley has b%lundered so much and
so often since the war with Spain be-
gan, that it is a ceaseless job to name
them. One of his latest, most egregi-
Ii mistakes was to keep the volun-
teers at Manila in service after their
time had expired. He found out that
the people would lot wink at this ini-
guilty, but were prompt to condemn it.
He is now hurrying home the volun-
teers and tells Otis to ship as fast as
possible. What a fraud the little fell
lodw is.
1t appears from the English war cor
respondent at Manila hat all is not
yet known Of the McKinley-Otis CEN
sorship of the press. He says that
there is really no end of the war yet
in sight. He says the truth about the
wal is not known, that even the deaths
Of important officers cannot be made
known outside of the island. He says
so disguste6 are the volunteers at their
treatment that they r ready to mutt
ny. This probably explains McKinley's
change Of base and his ordering them
to be sent home as fast as it a. be
done. He says hospital figures are
kept from the newspaper men, and
every line is closely edited before it is
given to the wire. He says:
ct is impossible to write the truth
about the situation. The resources and
fighting qualities of the natives are
quite understood by the American pa
pers, and We cannot write the facts
without being accused Of treason; nor
can We tell OF the practically unani-
opposition to and dislike of the
war among the American troops"
This is edifying for Americans. Even
Bob Ingersoll saw the iniquities OF the
wal and damned them after his. own
style.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
lNCts .cA> &C. G..

North Carolina is a fruit state natur-
ally. The finest grapes are indigenous
Apples, pears. peaches and grapes OF
the very best can be grown in many
sections of the state. 1t would be a
great state for sheep ~husbandry but for
the half million c~arnivorous dogs who
devour at will. Recently a Granville
farmer lost in one night a fine flock OF
sheep, the useless dogs having killed
the last one. As a dairy field North
Carolina can compare with the other
southern states. Why dairying, as n
Of the important industries, has not
been expanded more in u state we
can not understand. Here is an admir-
able field for Expansion" ard OF the
right kind. II the dairy business In
North Carolina were pressed to the ut
most it would prove a great blessing
to tens Of thousands OF families for
their own use, and would fetch large
returns to the men engaging in the en-
terprise.
Milk, butter, butter-milk and clabber
N OF universal use and are greatly
relished. They are In fact household
necessities. The neglect in this state
Ia very striking. We spent the might
with IN Edgecombe family. The OWL
er had $12. 900 worth Of cotton On hand,
, but he did not have q COW. He had no
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
AfOuC Folks

M democratic voters are interested
in Spencer B.. Adams doings and say
ings. He is the ex-fusion judge who
so abused and slandered the white men
of North Carolina in his bitter parti-
san harangue at Whiteville court last
year. But Spencer was turned down
nicely, but Ire landed, it appears upon
his feet. He got a place in the North
Carolina railroad, by the special IA
vor of the big Belshazzar of the guber-
Material mansion, that paid him a big
salary-many times more than he mer-
tied or earned-$2,O 900, with the great
privilege of practicing law, remaining
at his home, and playing the gentle
man on the fusion crazy platform. We
today under the state Press de-
partment a part of an article from The
Raleigh Post that tells of this fusion
ex-judge's favors received. 1t is one of
those d~isgraceful things that the cor
rupt fusion gang delight to engage in.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

lessor Joseph Austin Holmes He va
born IN South Carolina In 1853, was
educated at Cornell University, wa
elected later to the chair Of geology and
natural history in the university OF
North Carolina In 1881, he was D
pointed state geologist OF North Car
DINA Early in his professional a
reer he threw himself into the indus
trial development OF North Carolina.
and has for fifteen years been identified
with, directly and indirectly, every
practical movement in that state and
adjacent states tending to the utiliza-
ton OF their natural resources" He
has done a great deal IN behalf OF
building good roads and he has pub
hshed a report on the subject, which
Will soon be followed by a more elab-
crate discussion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

Much is said as to the failure Of peo-
pie to attend church. Many reasons
are assigned for the indifference and
non-attendance. The solution is easy,
as we have long thought Where the
heart is there will be tn delight. Ii
people prefer darkness ITO Light, love the
world better than God, and enjoy the
p~erishable and transitory instead of the
glorious and satisfying and the eternal
they will be sure to find nothing
engaging or satisfying in the simple
services of the church. The solemn,
imperious and mysterious things of GOO
are to be discerned only by the spirit
ual eye-the eye of faith, clarified and
enlarged in vision. "Howbeit; when
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth n
he will show you things to come" "He
shall testify OF me-" but We have an
JUNCTION from the Holy One, and we
know all things" "Holy men of God
spake as they were moved by the Holy
Ghost" Profoundly religious ones love
the services of the church, the
worship of the Almighty Father. They
are ever faithful and rejoice when it
is said unto them, "let us go into the
House of the Lord" "A want of relig-
ion, pure and undefiled" is the real
cause of not attending the preaching of
the Word.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
AWFUL GRIMES IN WASHINGTON

1t did not happen in the south, but
In the police court, as reported in The
Post, eight negroes were on trial for a
~"felonious assault upon Mrs. Dora Lin
kins, a young white woman, accompan-
led by brutal and revolving circum-
stances, as charged against eight ne
groes, Robert Pendleton, Henry Ware,
Frank Turner, Howard Barry, William
Jennings, James Gray, Joseph Mack
and Lemuel Sims, was sufficiently es-
tablished yesterday in h police court
to convince ] .dge Scott that a prima
facie case had been made against the
defendants, who were held for the
grand jury in $1,000 bonds each. Gray,
Ware, Turner and Sims were also held
On the additional charge of highway
robbery upon James Giles, Mrs. Lin
kins' escort, and an additional bond of
81, 1000 each was ordered in their case.
Mrs. Linkins told the story Of the afro
cious crime, and identified Pendleton as
the leader of her a~ssailants." All were
implicated in the cruel assault. Think
of that. How horrible. There victim
is a handsome of %. and be-
comingly attired. "She told her story
modestly and with evident reluctance"
but it was pitiful and revolving to sub
| ject her to such a public examination.
"She was dragged by the fiends into
bushes on he banks of James Creek
l Canal" are the words of The Post,
and then cruelty outraged by the in
| human devils. This handsome young
woman sis of respectable family" says
/ The Post. Here is what is said of the
brutes:
Robert Pendleton, who is accused by
Mrs. Linkins Of being the chief of her
assailants, recently returned from the
penitentiary, the police a y, where he
spent a year for assault upon a woman
of his own race. Henry Ward has been
in Jail several times for theft. Franz
Turner was tried for h murder Oh
John Minor two years ago., but was ac-
quilted. Jennings and Gray, it is claim
ed, have records as thieves"
These are the kind Of black villains
who give so much trouble in the south
They are public enemies and outcasts
and richly deserve the halter. They are
enemies Of the white race and of the
negro race. Right under the presidents
nose this enormous, awful crime was
committed and not in North Caroline
or some other southern state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

We will conclude our short studies
IN John. sixth chapter. We have had
before US as the chief point-the Di-
vinity Of the Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ. In Him centerS the meaning
and the intent of the Holy Scriptures.
His Divinity is the central truth Of the
Book of books. He is the beginning and
the end. In the 41st verse He tells the
Jews with whom He has been talking
throughout the chapter, that 81 receive
not honors from men," Here is a rebuke
by contrast to self-seekers, men in the
ministry who hunt honors and glory
in ~position-men who are inflated tnd
hungry for the applause of h ground
lings-men who covet places and seek
the perishing honors and tinsel dis
plays of a perishing world. How lit
tie our Saviour sought the appreciation
and vain glorious estimation Of men,"
(Burkitt.) 1t would have been true and
better to have said that the Lord never
stopped to or coveted such approval.
He was too infinitely pure and holy to
have been in any way solicitous or
HAL > applause vi poCAOhoSS'
improves the occasion by saying that
as the Christ was above receiving the
honors of men, "that the same should
all His followers and disciples
do; rest satisfied in the secret testi-
mony and silent applause of their own
consciences. without pumping for opu
lar applause Nothing is more dis
-,,zk;~r +hon a uoin minister hI1n0rv
for the adufation and court of men,
seeking eagerly to win the honorsw which
men can bestow. We have known sew
eral instances of preachers seeking to
receive degrees from colleges. What
pleasure or glory there can possibly be
in degrees conferred by application di-
recty or indirectly, is hard to under
stand. In the And verse the Master
continuing His talk with the Jews,
said: But know you, that We have not
the love Of God in you" The connec-
ton of the w verses is probably this:
.I have said that God the Father is
NV witness. I do not seek the praise
of men as you do; but you seek it be-
cause you do not love God" Warren.)
This cuts close. 1t is also keen of edge
for the vain, worldly me- who strive
for earthly honors and resort to ways
that are devious to receive them
"You seek the praise OF men because
you do no. love God" That is The
trouble. The Saviour tells them: Il an
come in my Fathers name, and We re
ceive Me not; if another shall come in oil
own name, him will We receive" Hav
ing no love OF God, void Of all true graf
itude to Him. you reject Me, although
I come from God and in my Fathers
name. Love ds the spring of all action
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

and the root OF all true obedience" You
are destitute of love to the Father and
you despise the Offering made by Ne in
His name and by His authority. That
is always the way OF sin. When there
Is no love of God, there Is unbelief and
all its train OF evils. What all good
and faithful men should be careful for
and anxious to receive is the favor of
God, all His blessings and honors
~youchsafed to fallen man in the re-
demptive work Of the Son OF God. Let
us be solicitous and earnest in entreaty
to receive the honor that cometh from
God through His benignant and loving
God never errs. Let US not care par
ticularly for mans censure and scorn,
for nan is very weak, very fallible.
very apt to blunder, sometimes igno-
rantly, but often m~aliciously. We may
not hearken to the applause of the weak
and envious, the vicious and the SCOT
fers, for they are as apt to blunder in
this as they are when vi~tuperating
their betters and making hings at men
whose shoe-latchels they are not worthy
to unite. Even the best of mankind
make grievous mistakes and deliver
wrong judgments often. Do not hearken
to men who would check your piety by
scorn or seek to undo o by spurious
vanities that are OF the world. Let US
seek God and look only for His honors
and blessings. "How can We believe,
which receive honor one of another,
and seek not the honor that comes from
God only?" If you delight in mans
honors, in the worlds applause, how
can you seek Gods honors? If your
aim is to win the golden opinions of
the world, how can you receive those
from such as these and expect to Sc
cure Gods approval and to wear His
honors? If you glory in the honors OF
one another you do it at your peril,
and will fall away from true holiness
and pure love. If you fall off in prac-
tice how is it possible for you to con-
tinue steadfast in faith? Then the Lord
and Saviour makes a clear arraign-
ment of His enemies before Him: There
is one that acuseth you, even Moses,
in whom We trust. For had we believ-
for he wrote Of me-" What a singing
rebuke to all infidels and higher critics?
Christ here publicly Endorses the teach
ings of Moses, h mar whom the sap
pers and miners decry and reject.
Christ tells them that He will not accuse
them (verse 45), but that Moses, in
whom they profess to believe, will
accuse them. He wrote of the Christ,
and other of the Old Testament proph-
cts wrote of Him beforehand, and ages
before, these will be your accusers.
Christ tells them that if they had real
ly "fbelieved Noses" that Eye would
have believed Me" )46th verse). Let
no one longer hesitate to accept the tes-
timony. Hear what the Saviour say
eth. Receive, too, His testimony. He
is God, and His Son. Let us rejoice to
receive and seek to understand. The
Master closed with the pregnant ques-
if We believe not his ONO
ses) writings" who wrote of Jesus,
Gods Son, "how shall we Believe My
words?" Let us diligently search the
Holy Scriptures for the truth. Let US
search that we may understand. Let
US desire no other praise, let us care to
no other honor, than that which
from God only"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

The very interesting and revealing
examination into fusion financial
abuses and wrong application Of funds
continues. Think of the gang misman-
aging the agricultural department and
appropriatins the moneys Of the heavily
burdened taxpayers for their own par
6cular benefit exclusive OF all servica.
The b~etrayers took $4,000 for the bn-
eft Of the employee" 1t cost s., 900
to make a small increase in inspecting
fertilizers" an increase actually small
Ter than during any year in the pre-
ceding three years. The moro they
took the less they contributed to the
money bags in service. What . set of
devourers!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

Ex-Governor John 7. Brown Is viii
ling to accept the nomination for gov
ernor of the democratic boilers in Ken
lucky. There r always to be found
such fellows, hungry and needy. The
woods are full of Barkisses, OF Browns.
The negro miners at Evansville fired
their pistols at b boys, but none was
hurt. The whites soon appeared with
winchesters. when the police dispers-
ed the crowd
That part of Bryan's speech at Chi
cago that deals with the war in the
Philippines is vastly fine and effective.
He has rarely spoken SO well. 1t In as
clear as a bell and based on funda-
mental truth. It should be widely read.
Bryan in his speech at Indianapolis
on the 9th says Of the war policy that
ours is now, a thirteen inch govern
ment shot from a cannon"
The talk is to send A1ger to the SEN
Quay and one or two others meet all
the demands in that direction. Spare
the senate and have mercy upon the
country.
London Truth says we'll of the her
oine of France:
Whatever opinion NJ may have Of
Captain Dreyfus, n must regard his
wife as a s~ingularly interesting wo-
man. She has been tried Is few women
ever were, and has been always equal
RI tho cif1ofiop
Bryan is dead, but he can make three
speeches in a day to IL, 900 people. Sill
yer, too. is dead and buried, but it
threatens to kick the cover off and
make a lively dance in 1900. It is
strange how active corpses can be.
year or two that ths killing of Mcr-
mon emissaries would begin in the
south. Georgia leads off and three Nor
mons disappear, with a woman
wounded.
Negro puddlers introduced into the
Etna mills at Pittsburg, Penn, may
cause trouble. The finishers threaten
to quit if the negroes remain.
The Washington Pos, gold republic
can, has a cartoon worth mentioning.
Morgan is in deep water relying upon
an "Anti-Bryan life saver 20 which
he clings. Watterson appears in a sink
ing condition, and holds his fist close
to Morgan's nose. Underneath it is
written:
Colonel Watterson, of Kentucky,
could have informed the Alabama SEN
ator of the disagreeable phases of such
an undertaking as this"
Senator Elkins, a politician of savo-
ry record, is Il defending Alger.
Birds of a feather"
The Washington Posts joker gets
this off about little General 10:
General Wheeler says he dosen't
now just what his duty in the Phil
ippines will be. Perhaps he will be de-
tailed to ak to the Manila reporters"
The strange things with some few
democratic politicians and office hold
ers is thai they do not know what they
favor except for the time being. What
they held a e or six months ago may
be dropped as a discarded garment, and
the thing substituted which they repu-
dated and fought in the last cam
paign. 4
Paul Kruger want to resign ii the
British are really bent Upon a big row
will fight if forced.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

That was a fine economic venture on
the part of the pilfering gang when
J. M. Allen received SIS for buying and
inspecting carpets and spittoons. A
herculean task nobly performed. What
are sfS any how in the eyes of a set
who give Loge Harris 1000 to expla-
vicate and expectorate before the au-
gust United States supreme court.
What halcyon and reminiscent days
are those days when it was grab and
get,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01

Our friend of the Durham Recorder
corrects an error in the Messenger as
to the age of Rev. DR.. Marshall, Of
Raleigh. He is not so old by some
eight or ten years as we named. The
error of date was not our own strictly
a We relied upon a Raleigh paper for
his age. The Recorder says he is un-
der ffty-fve.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
$avaanah's First bale

Savannah, Ga, July 2s.-The frs
bale OF new cotton for the season OF
1899-1Sgo arrived here this morning. II
weighed $50 pounds and will be sold
tomorrow at auction.