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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
DEWEY AT TRIESTE
He Calls on the Aust"i,u 0hiciaIs-sh he
sEaaquet by >siuis;er earris

He calls on the Aust"tNu oficials-Fhe
sIaaque1 by >siufsier H.rris
Trieste, July 21.-Admiral Dewey,
accompanied by Captain Benjamin P.
Lamberton and Flag Lieutenant Brum-
by, of the United States cruiser Olym-
terday's visit to the admiral and to
call officially upon the governor of
K~usstoland, Count Goess, who yester-
day returned from a tour of inspection
of the province. The American Off
GERS also called upon the mayor of
Trieste.
The United States minister to Aus
tria-Hungary, Mr.. Addison G.. Harris,
gave a banquet tonight at the Hotel
de la Willie, in honor Of Admiral Dewey.
The guests were limited to thirty-fve
and included officers of the cruiser
Olympina, members of the United
States legation and American consuls
to Austria-Hungary. The affair was
strictly private.
After a toast to President Mckinley
had been drunk, Mr.. Harris proposed
the health of Admiral Dewey who in
reply said: Il thank O sincerely
and drink to you good health"
Captain Fass responded to the toast
'The American Navy" Mr.. Harris
thin proposed 1.-The Captain and Crew
of the Olympia" and requested Ad-
miral Dewey to relate something OF the
battle of Manila.
The admiral replied: Il only know
fhot HAVING acEad Tho rorrarl Co.
something to drink he gave me luke
warm, weak coffee, which made me
feel quite sick, but my flag lieutenant
kept the record and l invite him to
speak,
Flag Lieutenant Brumby said: II
was a midshipman under Admiral
Dewey and he taught me not TO talk,
so | will only say Dewey did it."
Admiral Dewey rose again and said:
You ask me about the guns and SUI
p~eriority of our fighting. We fired ten
shots a minute with our 5-inch guns
against three shots a minute. I found
at Manila no more neutral flag than
the Austrian"
Admiral Dewey then addressed him.
self to the Olyrapia's chief engineer
said that he had contributed to the
success OF the ship in entering the bay
OF Manila by admirable steaming
bringing the speed up to eighteen knots
Immediately when ordered to out on
| full steam.
In concluding the banquet Mr.. Har-
ris proposed a toast to Emperor Fran
| els Joseph.
a large crowd gathered outside the
MOTEL to watchl the arrival Of the
guests.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

In the 39th verse of The chapter we
are quietly examining 18th john we
have Christ, the Saviour, saying to the
Jews with whom he has been talking
and admonishing for some time
<'Search the Scriptures; for in them We
think We have eternal life; and they
are they which testify of me-" This is
in cintinuation of His appeal already
noticed in previous studies, that the
Scriptures were His witnesses setting
forth His marvellous and most nu-
merous fmiracles-His works. In
Christ's time the Jews acknowledged
the Scriptures 1.-THE Old Testament AZ
we now call it) to be the veritable word
of Jehovah, and "they. believed that in
possessing them they should be saved"
(Warren.) What folly then for any one
to be questioning the g~enuineness, the
validity, the inerrrancy of the Holy
Scriptures when their inspiration really
rests on the express authority Of Jesus
Christ. Warren says: whoever were
their writer's, and whatever their his
tory. they existed and were known in
His time as ethe Scriptures and were
cited by Him as alphabetically testify
ing of Him; and He commanded that
yhey should be diligently studied as
the source of instruction in spiritual
things" Mark the injunction of the
Lord and Master to search the
Scriptures" Reading is good. You can
no possibly read too often or roo
much of Gods Blessed Bible. But you
must also "search'' them as for hid
den treasures-as men hunt for pre-
cious stones and for gold. The NOR
you read carefully, and search care
fully the Book of books-the one rev.
elation of Gods will to man, and the
only ook in all h world that tells
wheice man came and whittier he
will go-the more you will learn con
corning God, concerning mankind, con.
corning yourself. It is the great reveal.
er as well as teacher. There are won
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

New York July 2l-Colonel Robert
G. Ingersoll died at his home, waiston-
on-Hudson. lear Dobb's Ferry. today.
His death was sudden and unexpected
and resulted from the heart disease
from which he had suffered since 1886.
In that year during the republican ma
tional convention. he was taken i'll, and
had to return hone He fully
recovered from the attack Of
disease and was under the care OF ply
sicians constantly.
For the last three days Mr.. Ingersoil
had not been feeling well. Last night
he was in better health and spent a
portion OF the evening playing bill
lizards with walston n. Brown, his
s~on-in-law. and C. p. Farrell, his
brother-in-law and private secretary.
He seemed TO be in better health and
spirits when III retired than he had
been for several days.
This morning he rose at the usual
hour and Joined the family at break
fast. He then said he q spent a bad
night. but felt better. He had been suf-
fering from abdominal pains and tight
ness about the chest He did MOI think
his condition at all dangerous.
Colonel Ingersoll spent the morning
swinging I'm a hammock and sitting on
the veranda with the members OF the
family. He said he was better and
had no pain. AT 1880 o'clock he
started to go UP stairs. On reaching
the head OF the stairs, he turned
into his wife's room. Mrs. lngersoll
was there. Together they discussed
what they would n for luncheon,
and Colonel Ingersoll said he had bet
ter not eat much. owing to h 'trou-
BILE with his stomach. He seemed in
good spirits then. After talking for a
few minutes Colonel Ingersoll crossed
the room and sat down in a rocking
chair. He leaned his head upon his
hand which rested on the back OF the
chair. Mrs. Ingersoll asked him how
he was feeling and he replied: No
better"
These were his last words. A second
after they were uttered he was dead.
The only sign noticed by Mrs. Ingersoll
was that the whites OF his eyes sud-
denly showed. There was not even a
sigh or a groan as death came. Doc
tors were hastily called, but their YER
dict was that death had come in
stantly. q
No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but ii will prob
ably take place on Monday at the
house, and the interInent will be in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, at Tarrytown.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person
in the room with him when he died.
Death came to him as he had recently
expressed a desire it should. He often
in old times said he wished to die
slowly with a full consciousness so he
might tell those about him how 1T felt,
Recently he experienced a change OF
desire to die painlessly and without
warning
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

derful truths. inestimable wealth hid
away in the sacred volume OF inspira-
ton. To search their profundities you
must use the plummet line of sincerity
and fidelity-you must search and
search often. A mere hurried reading.
or skimming will provide you with but
little Of rich knowledge and precious
surface. Hence to search the Scrip
lures" is commanded by God him.
self, and 1T is therefore incumbent upon
all church members to obey God here
and as in other things needful. It is an
imperative duty, made SO by special
command, and also by the considera-
ton that they are indeed the only guide
In Christian living and the only records
which clearly describe the way to the
life eternal. We are to search diiigent-
ly and inquisitively the Scriptures, in
Guiding both Old and New Testaments,
mercifully bestowed upon mankind,
and as we have said, primarily be-
cause they tell of Christ, His birth and
mission, His gracious and marvellous
redemptive work. They are witnesses
for the Saviour Of the World and es-
tablish His divinity. We can never
know the will of God without knowing
His Scriptures. Without them we can
and wen truthful and soul-satisfying
Scriptures of Inspiration under a full
interest and conviction that they are
from God, are indeed inspired and in
errant, and that in them we have eter-
nal life. The loving, merciful Jesus,
the Son of God, said to His enemies
who would slay Him-"And We will not
come to me, h a we nigh have life"
He puts all the responsibility upon
them. They would not receive Him,
would not believe in Him as their per-
sonal Redeemer, n as a consequence,
He could not a V them. Believe and
thou shalt be saved" They were as in
fidels towards Him, and spurned the
invitations Of salvation and the
promises Of eternal life. Burkitt dwell
ing on this declaration Of the Master
says impressively: Notwithstanding
God the Father by a voice from
Heaven, and John the Baptist by His
says impressively: Notwithstanding
all the miracles which they had seen
wrought by Christ himself, and not
w~ithstanding the Scriptures, which
they pretended 81 highly to esteem Of,
did prove Him to be the Messiah and
the Author of eternal life, which they
professed to seek; yet such vas their
obstinacy that they would not come
unto Him, nor believe in Him" eye
will not come unto Me, that We may
have life" Have you accepted Christ
as our S%aviOur? Are you following
Him in your daily life? Are you striv-
ing to enter in at the strait gate?
Are you living unspotted from the
world? Are you a truly converted and
regenerated Christian, a believer in
the Son of God and His atonement?
Are you diligently searching the Scrip
lures that you may learn of Christ and
sit at His feet? There must be a life
of grace here if there shall ever be for
you beyond the gates a life of glory.
Do not forget that. Let it not be said of
you've will not come to me-" Seek
me and you shall find me-" said the
adorable Saviour. Follow IN.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

The Messenger has said more than
once in a year or two that there was a
passing necessity for dogmatic preach
ng-the faithful preaching of the
whole counsel of God, of all the great
fundamentals of the Christian reli-
gion. AS time passes the more we are
assured of this compelling necessity.
Ignorance of basic principles and doc
trines prevail in the churches. People
do not understand and do not believe.
What preacher now ever takes UP all
the leading doctrines Of his church and
breaches them? Conviction of sin, re-
pentance, faith, regeneration, adoption,
the witness of the Holy Spirit, sane
tifcation, thorough consecration-Who
breaches these foundation dOgmas and
principles, and who ever hears them
preached. The old preachers in all the
churches did better and were wiser in
their day and generation. They were
accustomed to preach constantly upon
the great underlying doctrines of the
Bible. We were reminded of this by
an extract we saw quite lately in a
LISoDy pdpSI IN "
York paper, we think We copy only a
few lines that show how important is
doctrine and the pressing necessity Of
preaching it:
THAT is the real reason of the de-
cline of Presbyterianism in New York;
it is simply a decline of faith both in
the pulpit and the pews. y . The
only remedy is a revival Of genuine
and profound faith in the doctrines
which once made the Presbyterian de-
nomination the most powerful in New
York"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
Ists.NE FOLk>.

The murder of Mr.. Thomas Atkinson,
town marshal at Red Springs, was dew
ilish and in resistance to an officer of
h law. If lie is caught he will have
to answer for his great crime. 1t is
time that negroes learned that there is
law n that to resist arrest is punish
able, n that murder means the halter.
The better class of negroes are quite as
crimes as the whites are interested.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

Among h most accomplished and
useful of the dispersed abroad from
North Carolina is Rev. William S. Lacy,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church at Norfolk, Va. His health has
been failing for some rear or two. and
he has been compelled. therefore. to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
THE sEMI-wEEKLY rEssENGER: TUESDAY. JULY Is, 1ya.

resign his charge. He is a ~consecrated
man of God, an excellent preacher, a
gentleman OF fine culture ana
much esteemed. The Richmond Central
Presbyterian announcing his retiremen.
says this. and it is a high tribute TO
worth:
His withdrawal will be greatly re-
GREETED by his people who are devoted
Iy attached to him and by the brethren
OF his Presbytery. There is perhaps no
one in our ministry who has as large a
circle of friends as DIR. Lacy throughout
the Synods of Virginia and North Car
DINA. They Will deeply sympathize
with him in his enforced retiremen;
from the pulpit"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

The report Of the awful affair in
Georgia, at Suffold, hat almost rivals
the brutalities and fiendishness Of the
beast Hose, is enough to stir Georgia
deep down. That state is particularly
and most unfortunately afflicted and
cursed by devils incarnate who roam
and destroy. There is no safety in any
white mans home outside the towns.
The ~lustful, hellish brutes tramp about
and like wild beasts enter the homes to
bring ruin and sorrow and death. In
the meantime fools up north are she'd
ding tears over the "~brutalities of the
southern white man" At Townsville
a negro confesses he raped a decent
white woman He will probably pay
quickly for his crime.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

I fingered at the Mercy Seat,
Low down before the Masters feet;
"A voice more soft than mothers tone
Said sweetly, Child, thou shalt be
shown.
What thou dost seek; give Me thine
heart,
Nor keep for self one single part,
And I shall stamp, o seeking one,
The beauty of the Lord thereon"
S. c.. Kirk. in Public Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

Colonel j. S. Cunningham, of Person,
made a decidedly efficient president OF
the North Carolina Agricultural Socie-
ty. We regret that he has resigned.
His successor is Mr.. r. H. Battle, Of
Raleigh, a worthy, estimable lawyer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
TUESDAY, JULY Is, 1899.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

Therefore to him that knoweth to do
good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
james TX, II.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

Birmingham, Ala. Julv e1-Job,
Turner and his wife. negroes vestarA
day killed Mrs. Measles. a white
widow who lived on an adjoining farm.
near Idaho. In Clay county. The Tur.
ner woman has been caught and her
ID h0tly pursued. Thar r.
open talk Of lynchfnx. "
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

The president appointed Coleman C..
Wallace, postmaster at Richmond, KY.
after q long contest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
THIEVES GOT
MANY DIAMONDS
One Hundred jewe|Ied Buttons
Stolen From Kirby Co.
THEY WERE WORTH $4,000.
Some Of The Property Found 10 Pawnshous
and an Arrest Has Been Made.
MUCH MYSTERY SURROUNDS CASE.
Ills Believed That an Organized Gang Of Western
Criminals Is al Work -faw PIE
Confined In The Tomts.

New York. Aug. 29.--CentraI Office
men. together with PinkertOn men,
have been engaged for the past four
weeks in trying TO run down an organ
ICED band Of diamond robbers. one ar
rest has been made, but owing TO the
fact that others are involved the case
has been kept quiet
Harry Pye. said to have lived at No.
81 King street. is the man under arrest.
AT police headquarters all Information
concerning Pye or the diamond robbery
was refused. How extensive the steal
ingsO of the gang have been is not known
but an fiea may be obtained from the
fact that nearly 100 pairs of diamond
cuff buttons. valued at over $4,000, are a
part OF the plumber.
Among the places known to have
been victimiZed by the diamond rob-
bers is the Wholesale house OF the IA.
Kirby Company Nos. g. IL and 13 Mai
den lane, the robbery AT that place oc-
Cured July u hast.
The II. Kirby Company did not de-
tect Its loss until about a week later,
when member of the firm telegraphed
from Boston that a box OF diamond
cuff buttons which hal been shipped TO
him together With other goods had mot
arrived. 1t was found that they had
been stolen and not shipped at all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
fut ons in a Pswn Shop.

one day two ks ago detective
came 10 the Kirby office and presented
two pairs of diamond cuff ff-buttons,
which the diamond dealers st-once
identified as part of the stolen property.
The detective, who Ms said TO be at
tached 70 Headquarters. explained that
he had found them in a Sixth avenue
pawnshop.
The next day the detective went to
the pawnslhop again, when Harry Pye
came in. He was identified as the man
who had pawned the diamond cuff but
tons the previous day. He was arrest
ed. and WHEN searched four more pal
OF cuff buttons. the property OF the n.
Kirby Company, were found ON him.
together with twenty-five pawntickets.
all calling for diamond cuff buttons.
Pye was arraigned I'm court the next
day as a suspicious character and held
for the Grand Jury which found an in
dictment against him for grand lar
ceny.
The fact that Pye had been indicted
was not made public.
One Of the statesmen. a trusted en-
pleye OF the II. Kirby Company took
several trays OF jewelry. among others
the tray with the 100 diamond cuff-but-
tons, from an uptown store to Nos 3,
II and 13 Maiden lane on July 27 The
goods We're all supposed to have been
delivered at the office and were shipped
TO Boston
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
Before the Game Began the Riot Act Was
Read And Many Changes Made.
THEN THE NINE PLAYED WINNING BALL
Did MOI Score Until the Fourth Inning, but After
That Nine Runs We're P'Iea Up Standing
Of lhs Eastern League Clubs.

The Providence Grays played at To-
ronto yesterday afternoon and escaped
white-wash by making one run in the
ninth inning. The home team heard
the riot act read before the game began
and there was general shake-up in
positions. Jud Smith was sent to the
bench, Wagner To third, Roat played
at short and Wally Taylor jumped into
the game at second base. They did not
begin scoring until the fourth inning,
when they got one run, but in the sixth
they got the Grays on the run and hits
and runs came in punches. They got
two more i'm the seventh. which made
the score 10 to 0, and II was not until
the ninth inning that the Grays scored
the single run by which they escaped
hleing blanked Williams held Provi-
dence down To five single hits and
Davis get three OF that number. But
Williams had better support than
Evans. who was batted FOR 13 hits. two
Of which went for two bases, especially
in the outfield. The score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
THIRTY-f0OTeRS SHOW FINS.
tspsranla Leads The Bunch, Racing in HaIf a Gale
orr NsWport.

The 3o-footers raced yesterday after
noon at Newport in a strong northeast
erly wind. half gale, for gIhe cup Of
Tered by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.. and
II was won by the Esperanzs, sailed by
Harry o. Havemeyer, Jr. The course
was the Dyers island with short hitch
TO jamestown. At the stars the Hei~
unshipped her gaff and was handicap
ped minute and "a half, but even as
that she beat ont two Doats.
The conditions were that amateurs
sail the boats. and in every case the
owner sailed. The Wa Wa and Es-
peranza got the start and on che wind
up the bay the latter took the wind
ward position. and after rounding the
mark I'm the run down the bay with
spinnskers she held her own. 1t blew
SO hard that at times you could see part
OF the fins of the racing boats. The
summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
A LIARS AWFUL DEED.
Spreads False Report Of GId's Death which
Causes Gdsf-Crslsd Fathers Suicide.

Dublin. Aug. 29.-J. NJ. Sinclair. high
sheriff OF Donegal. committed suicide
by shooting. yesterday, on receipt ,f
the announcement that his daughter,
rs years OF age. had been drowned in
another part OF the country. The latter
story now turns out to be false and
has caused an immense sensation i'm the
county, where the family is most prom
inent The author OF the falsehood
which caused the father to kill himself
Is unknown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
Di,monds Disappear.

Just how the diamonds were stolen is
mystery which the detectives have
been unable to solve. Ii is said that
other firms in Maiden lane have suf-
fred ait the hands OF thieves lately but
this could not be verified.
The PinkertOns are under the impress
sion, IL rs said. that there has been an
organized band OF diamond robbers in
this city for some time. and that most
OF them came here from the West.
Harry Pye is now locked up i'm the
Tombs. He positively refused TO say
anything concerning the robbery or TO
reveal the names OF his associates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
EIGHTEEN DOLLARS
List Grand Tour 10 Niagara Falls ,

Owing 10 the favor With which tho public
mas natronized previous fOu's to this mighty
wonder. The Hecrea'iun Tourist Comnanv ~
New Haven ha' arranged for the last cNcur
SION OF The sfaS'n Via the IcEigh Valley
hslyoad sl~ covers sll expense fCNcCgt
neal~ en- ute for tho round trip from Npy
'hNcn. Including infe on boat. brr~1s. trans.
piftHuon to nnd from NiHgara Fnil- hotel
accommodate va. admission g. Double View
LlrNTh'f nnd Towcr. trip ucrus~ suspension
brhiv". descent 80 iuclirc'i railway aud suit
on steamer MA duf the Mist"
LcHN" Vow Haven. hy buat, Friday. sept.
~ midnight
leatr N-~ iutt. Via Lebigh valley R.R,
>htniiHN. ~slt .d -.t,i A. NJ.
AtiiNo Magma fuii- o. . H. NJ
sunday and Monday 40 Niagara Falls.
Leave Niagara Pals. Tuesday. sept. 5lh,
. - A VI.
Arrive New York SOS H. VI.
Arrive New Haven, by boat, Wednesday,
sept. eth, 100 A. ".
A Four Days Outing for $500.
send ~ application for sccommod stions
early to the RrCRF A1foS ToJRTsToo'
Iv9 Chapel street. New Haven, Conn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
AsTERN LEAGUE STANDING,
TODAY7S GAMEs.

At Toronto-Providence VS.. Toronto.
AT Worcester VS.. Ab,ntreaI.
At Rochester-Hartford VS.. Roches-
ter
At Springfield VS.. Syra-
cuse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-29
HAND TUB COMPETITION.
Defiance Baa's The Gut She,m in a Contest for
$500 a Side.

One OF the largest crowds ever seen
on the South Park, Fall River, gath
cred there last night TO witness the
formal closing OF the 6remen's muster
bration, postponed from Thursday
night. There was a display OF fire
works and band concert. In addition
there was a playout between the hand
tubs Defiance ana Gulf Stream. There
has been feeling between ths owners
OF the Two, the former being private
property. While the Gulf Stream is
owned by the Fall River Veteran
Firemen's Association. The match
last night was for 800 a side.
The trained crew that had worked the
Gulf Strtsm Jesscfed IL and went to
the Offence. There was strong wind
against the stream. and made big plays
impossible. The Defiance won. squirt
ing l63 feet inches. while the Gulf
Stream stopped at l6l feet inches.