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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10
NOREG3 CAROLINA

H~endersonville Times: Owing to the
mad dog scare, the town fathers last
week imposed a fine of $40 upon all
owners of dogs allowed to run at large
within twenty days from that date,
and the appearance of our streets is
much improved in consequence. The
injunction ought to be made perpetual.
Durham Sun: Green Andrews
brought to this office quite a curiosity
in this respect. It was a big toe, nail
and all, and the toe next to it. OF
course the bone itself was o shed,
but the thick skin or hide of the toes.
The shedding process took place on n
of the feet of James Mckee, the col
ored driver for #. M. Stephens.
Durham Herald: John Shepherd was
arrested and locked up last night for
whipping his wife. Mrs. Shepherd was
bruised about the face by this man,
if he is entitled to be called by that
name, who had promised to protect
her. We understand that this is not
the first time this man Shepherd has
beaten or attempted to beat his wife.
Greensboro Record: Fast mail, Nc. So,
due here at 1906, was ten minutes late
today, but before it got in at the sta
ton it ran over and instantly killed an
old colored man, Silas Young. He was
walking on the track and was imme-
uldlSly over Tile "A. q l.. lldSh ~
runs under the Southern near the fur
niture factory. His head was mangled
and leg was broken, death being
instantaneous.
Weldon News: The News c%ongratu-
lates DR.. Albert Anderson and MI. F.
w. Barnes. The former has been hon
ored by being elected by the legisla-
ture as a trustee of the Eastern Hos
pital at Goldsboro, and the latter a
trustee of the Central Hospital at Raj
eigh. These institutions are also to be
congratulated upon having UGH men
on their boards. A fine physician and
a fine business man, they will represent
Wilson handsomely.
Washington Messenger, 4th: Last
night about half past eight o'clock
something very much resembling a
slight earthquake shock passed over
this city accompanied by a noise re-
sembling the distant report of a cam
non. The shock n noise was distinct
ly noticed in different parts of the
town, n was so severe in some part
of town, hat windows were ratified.
and at noe residence a room door was
thrown open. 1t was also observed
by persons on the street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10
BREVsTIES.

The negro soldiers 1t Chattanooga
appear to be fully sustaining their riot
Gus and bloody Reputation. Shooting
and killing is a pleasant pasttime with
such "savages."
Mckinley is very fond certainly Of the
south. He is making hay politically
while the sun shines.
The Washington Post considers thai
there is existing in Cuba "a very Sc
lou and threatening condition of af-
fairs"
In Philadelphia state prison there are
1887 convicts. OF these 80 per cent. are
absolutely idle. OF a large number re-
ceived in 1898 there were 66 illiterates
and Al with no trades.
Three persons in Tennessee were
killed by a tornado and one man was
blown 700 yards from his own home
and he was decapitated by a barbed
wire fence.
The flood OF bad beef testimony con-
tinues. In one day quite lately seven
officers and men in emphatic language
damned the A~nglo-Saxon brands.
There is a worsted trust and a woolea
goods trust is suspected.
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Correspondence Of The Messenger
Woldon N q March g

CORRESPONDENCE of The MesSenger.)
Weldon, N. c., March s.
DR.. C. ]. O'Hagan, representing the
state board of health, visited Weldon
yesterday for the purpose Of examining
the patients here who have been re-
ported to have the smallpox. At the
instance of DR.. T. E. Green, superin-
tendent of health for the county, he
examined each case here and pronounc-
ed the same smallpox.
There are six cases in Weldon, five
in one house, all strictly quarantined
and those who have come in contact
with the disease have been isolated.
The entire population have been vac
cinated and with the precautions now
taken it is hoped and believed that the
disease will be stamped out.
Work on the new cotton mill here
is progressing finely. Mr.. w. T. Stroud,
president of the company, left for the
north this morning for the purpose of
making contracts for the machinery.
The Roanoke river is again on the
rampage but no damage has been re-
ported. This makes the third big
freshet since January.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1899.
PRITCHARD OPENS THE CAM
PAIGN

The long communication in the
washington Post. that would fill a page
of the Messenger, is the Tennesseeans
bid for the go%vernorship. 1t is a well
planned, specious, plausible, stereotyp-
cd nlea for the black radical party. IN
answered it may deceive. Up north
where ignorance as to North Carolina
lis as dense and black as Egyptian
darkness in the time of Ramises the
Second, his statements will be received
as truth because the trickster arraigns
the white men of North Carolina, and
he is against his race and the best in
terests of his adopted state.
Let it be said here that he paper
SO artfully prepared by Pritchard and
his co-conspirators against the peace,
dignity, prosperity and safety OF the
commonwealth and the real white folks
in it, should receive no formal reply
now from any source, whether neWspa-
per, politician or the state democratic
cemmmittee. 1t is too 500 to begin a
political contest at a time of billiards.
1T will be time enough to open battle
all along the line when May, the most
charming month of all the year, is with
us with it's bird-songs and flowers.
Then, if it is thought to be timely and
necessary, let the guns open all along
L. yTIo~. - In in 0p6Q~ tn
ri Idle the Pritchard pronunciamento
and declaration of war against the bur
den bearers, the tax payers, the great
white Mans Party in North Carolina.
Then it will be possibly none too early
for the press of the state to unlimber
and have it's guns shotted. Then the
speakers can enter the field for good,
honest government and the white mans
rule for North Carolina.
But 1t present let Jeter's gun be I'M
replied to- He seeks notoriety, and in
his war upon truth, facts, character,
peace and civilization he may find in
fanny before the battle closes. Let him
strut and wear his feathers g~orgeously
and crow his little crow of defiance
now, but after awhile the plumage
may fall, the dews of political death
may cause them to droop, the pronun-
3amento may be all wind and fury,
signifying nothing" The gallant and
ccck-sure stranger from BrownloW's
country may find that he has shot his
gun too soon, and when the kindled
wrath of the true white men shall reach
him he will fee to the mountains and
1.eall upon the rocks to fall upon
him and to hide him." So be it.
May only defeat and disgrace at
tend all men who shall dare to strive
to place again negro supremacy upon
the white men, women and children OF
dear old North Carolina.
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CUBAN LAWLESSNESS
Reports of Spaniards ~lerrOriZed at
Several POlnts-Several Murdered
The Money Question in Cuba

Havana, March S.-A Spanish news
thai a party of Cubans are terrorizing
the Spaniaris at Mayori. 1t says also
these Cubans have urder several
Spaniards near ~Barajagua, and men
tons cases of the persecution Of Span
iards at CaIabazas, province of Santa
Clara. In conclusion the newspaper
asks the American authorities to in
quire into h matter n to afford pro-
lection to the Spaniards.
The American soldiers pay for Feb
ruary is delayed, the authorities await
ing cash which is expected here by a
transport. Chief Paymaster Smith is
paying the officers in checks, which are
subject to the local discount of 1 per
cent. The officers complain. but the
bankers will not buy checks on New
York at par, exchange going the other
way. 1t costs more to transfer money
from New York to Havana than from
New York to London.
The North American Trust Company
has advanced the government $780, 900
without charging any exchange, thus
losing 3d. 600. 1t now has the authority
of the treasury to charge for exchange,
the local rate of 1 per cent. The cost
of importing is q of 1 per cent. Dis
bursting officers do not lose the dis
count, as they credit themselves with
the exchange.
The treasury ruling as to the values
of Spanish and French coins at the
custom house will lave the effect in
tended-that of causing the export of
Spanish currency and establish in Cuba
United States currency as the stan
dard.
The sum Of s175, 900 in Spanish silver
was shipped from this point this week.
The scarcity of Spanish silver is caus-
ing inconvenience on change. The Ha-
vana brokers wish to prolong the two
currencies for a period on account Of
the profit in exchange.
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THE FUNDS SECURED
For Raising Monument te the south
Carolina Dead I'm the Cemetery at
Wa

Washington. d. c., March S.-A
special to The Star from Winchester,
Va, says: The ladies Of the memorial
association here. together with the
Daughters of the Confederacy in South
Carolina, have succeeded in raising
the necessary amount TO erect n monu-
ment TO the South Carolina Confeder-
ate dead who lie buried in Stonewall
cemetery here. In the lots OF other
states in this country there are now
monuments TO the dead OF the respec-
tive states. The fund raised for the
South Carolina monument was consid-
erably augmented by a personal sub
scription from Charles b. Rouss, of
New York.
The monument is TO be unveiled on
Memorial day, June 9th, and the com-
mittee in Winchester and the repre-
sentatives of the various confederate
organizations in South Carolina are
cooperating and promise TO make IL
a great occasion. There is 10 be an or
ator who was himself a confederate SOL
dier, and also an orator who is TO be
a representative son OF a confederate
soldier. The committee have decided
on the junior orator, and have invited
Colonel John G. Capers, now n Of
the United States attorneys in Wash
ington. Mr.. Capers has been promi-
nent for several years in South Caro-
lima, and is the son of General, (now
Bishop Ellison Capers OF that state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10
LEGISLATWE,

The halls of North Carolina legisla-
ton are again closed; the lights are
fed, the garlands dead and all" the
members have departed. Their respec-
tive constituencies will in due time re-
wise their work and approve or con-
ademn. Much good has been accom-
plished, mistakes have been made, duty
has been shirked in some instances no
doubt, and some evil has been wrought.
But it is perhaps unavoidable in a new
body of mostly inexperienced law max
ers.N Too much business was attempt
ed, some very important legislation
was left undone, and private bills
eusurped too much of the space and time
of the really important bills for the
public veal. 1t was a white mans
legislature engaged in watching over
the best interests of the state and not
"~forgetful of white mans rufe for the
sgood of all sorts and conditions of men.
While there were some to evade, to go
odSh upoh ~ PoASS ~ 0AooPpOAAS
friends, we have no doubt that the
great majority of the democrats were
sincere and determined to do all they
could for the betterment of their race,
for the uplifting of humanity, for the
glory and honor of North Carolina.
Good intentions condone often for a
miscarriage Of action. We honestly
believe that some things neglected
should have been done, and that there
are good grounds for complaint and
disappointment here and there. But
alrs well that ends well.'i In the fu-
ture may good deeds wait on good in
tentions. Tt is unnecessary for us to
particularly examine the last days pro-
seedlings.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

In~the death OF Mrs. A. M. Clark, of
Raleigh mother of the distinguished
and able Mr.. Justice Walter Clark, of
the supreme court, one of the best of
Christians passes to her reward in
Heaven. We had the honor and pleas
ure of knowing her we'll since early in
1850. We never met a half dozen Chris
tan women whose piety so impressed us
as did this noble, cultivated, intelligent,
consecrated member of the Methodist
church. She belonged to one of the
foremost families in social standing in
the Halifax-Warren section of the state
the Thornes. She married Gen. David
Clark, of Halifax, an educated, very
wealthy gentleman of the first social
n If we did not feel so assured
that for her ito die was gain and 'fto
be with Christ" we should indeed sor-
row. But she was ready for the ever
lasting change n she is now happy
with the Lord" Our sincere sympa-
thies go out freely to the bereaved and
sorrowing large household.
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Fhe PHILADELPHIA at samoa

Washington, March IA cable
gram received at the navy department
today relative to the Philadelphia,
which was under orders to proceed to
Samoa after the outbreak OF the recent
trouble there, says she sailed from
Honolulu February END for Samoa.
1t is about $500 miles across the ocean
from Hawaii and 1t is expected that
the Philadelphia is already in Samoa.
She probably made the distance in
twelve days.
The Princeton, which is being hur-
ried to Manila to reinforce Admiral
Dewey's feet, sailed from Colombo
yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10
IN SAMOA
DIR. Ra1el. Late President Of N NUM-
efpal Board At Apia Arrives I'm SaE
Franeisco-His Version of Reeens Dc
c~urrencea

San Francisco, Cal. March s.-Dr.
John Rafel, late president OF the mu-
nicipal council OF Apia, arrived today
on the steamer Alameda. To an Asso-
ciated Press representative DIR. Raffel
said that when he left Samoa every
thing was tranquil and tha the Ma
taafa government was recognized as
the provisional government by the three
leading powers and il a the support
OF 80 per cent. Of the native popula-
ton and a majority OF the foreign pop
ulation.
The German consul" said DR.. Raj
fel. could no< enforce the decision of
the supreme court because he believed
that the decision was in opposition TO
the customs of the Samoan people and
the Samoan government, and that.
pending instructions on which from
home. he could not 2eek TO enforce il.
particularly hen il was so obnoxious
10 so large a number OF the Samoan
people
"As TO the report that the German
consul led the attack OF the Mataafa
forces he said. that is untrue. Amer
lean and British residents will testify
TO the fact, and Mr.. Morse, an Ameri-
can citizen, has So informed his govern
mert IN a TO the ADMIN
~istration at Washington. The reason
the provisional government closed the
supreme court is this: The president Of
the municipal council under the treaty.
not only has local jurisdiction in the
municipal district, but is also treasurer.
adviser and executive officer of the Sa-
moan government. He is such TO the
provisional government under the
| treaty. The provisional government
| held that it could not recognize a court
to whose decision il was in antagonism.
| Afterward it was decided that il would
not declare the chief justiceship~ va
! can't: but Samoans do not recognize the
| court and do not bring suits in il. The
whites, however, do. My opinion is
| that if the treaty power attempt 10
forcibly install the Malietoa government
it will simply result in the Mataafa
| government controlling everything out
| of Apia-"
The influence of the London mission
airy society in Samoa corrupted the cleo
| tons for king and hereby caused the
| temporary installation of Tanus, the
| Malietoa party chief. The Samoans
! would not submit to this, for the rea-
| son that they knew Mataafa TO have
| been elected, but defrauded of his rights
Hence the uprising. Tanus is but a
mere boy, Is years Of g He is under
! the influence of the protestants. Ma
| taafa is a Catholic. The London mis-
| sionary society was fearful la if Ma
| taafa were elected it would lose its
power. Therefore Tanus was put in.
This. in brief, was the cause of the
whole trouble.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

A distinguished and gifted North
Carolinian, now among the dispersed
abroad, in a private letter received
within a day or so, wrote this: THE
result of the election in North Caro-
lima was very gratifying to me. There
ought not to be any political issues di-
viding the white people in North Caro-
lima. Our white friends should simply
say that this is North Carolina and
that their interest is identical, and
those who do not like white government
in any sense al leave. I have no race
prejudice, but I have race friends, and
am only willing to be governed by the
Anglo-Saxon race"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

New York, March 8.-Paymaster
General Carey, u. s. A, visited the
s~ub-treasury today and presented a
warrant for SO. 600. 900. For bviou rea-
sons, General Carey does not care to
state just when the money will be
shipped to Cuba, nor will he give The.
name of the ship that will carry IL.
General Carey has been directed by the
war department to take charge OF the,
money until Ii is turned over to Gem
eral Brooke at Havana General Carey
will be accompanied by a Detachment
or regulars. who will guard the money
on Its way to Cuba
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

The p~enitentiary promises to be a
decided luxury to the tax payers-a
real. burden. Crime is a very costly
thing indeed. Without crime the pen
would be shut forever, and the court
houses could be turned into school
houses, and they would make good ones.
The penitentiary is a necessity if a lux
ury now. New Jersey retains the whip
ping post. 1t would be a capital thing
for North Carolina. Would be a good
thing for the rascals.
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Troop. I'm Manila Oppressed with the
Heat

Manila, March S, 1855 p. m.-The tenn
perature today At s o'clock was 81 de-
grees, but the cloudy air was like
steam and the troops were greatly in
convenienced on the line, in spite OF
the temporary shade afforded by mat
ting n bamboos wherever feasible.
There were fewer pr~ostrations. howev-
er, from the heat. Our troops today are
not compelled to remain I'm the open
country to the same extent IA yes
terday, when they were engaged in
clearing the jungle. The rebels seldom
appear in the open, except in the cool
of the morning and in the evening. Our
soldiers will probably feel the heat less
when they are on the move
The French second class ruise Jean
Bart has arrived here.
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New York, March S.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mcintyre said that he
is satisfied that Martin Mahon, the
complaining witness against Mrs.
ing service of a subpoena Detectives
are looking for him, but have been I'M
able to find him. Mr.. Mcintyre said
he has been informed that a lawyer in
this city has advised Mr.. Mahon to
leave. II he could get positive proof of
this Mr.. Mcintyre said he would 60 be-
fore the supreme court and complain
against the lawyer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

Rome, March S.-The Tribuna says
it learns that the Chinese government
has offered to send to the Italian min
lister, Signor Martin, a written apology
through Sir Claude Macdonald, Brit
ish minister at Pekin, for the terms
in which the Tsung Ii Yamen couched
China's refusal to grant the concession
recently demanded by Italy Of San
Nun Bay, province Of Che Kiang, to
he used as an Italian naval base and
coaling station.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

1t is right for railroads to give passes
for a certain small class, why may not
it be right for them to give passes TO
another class as may suit them? The
Legislature prescribes the one but de-
MES the other. We believe that it is a
wrong, because it is an improper in
terferance with the rights of railroads
for the Legislature to say they shall not
give free rides on their own property.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

The legislature did an active work as
to railroads. Charters were granted to
twelve and charters were amended for
twelve others, and lots of time were
spent over taxing railroads and creating
a body in place of the now defunct rail-
road commission and attending to the
Wilson's of the extinct volcano. There
is to be a fight it seems over it before
the courts. DR.. Abbott seeks martyr
dom.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

That is a nice fat nut for oracular
Jeter Pritchard to crack in the last pro-
ceedings of house at Raleigh j.. Under
his incompetent and corrupt official
gang there were 1,O91 convicts with 235
employees to take care of them. These
watchers were on the pay roll. They
cost the people for December last SIS, 200.
The December preceding there were
1,115 convicts-twenty-four more-and
but 1854 employees. The latter cost SO, 900.
Why such an increase during the bad
bossing of the Pritchard gang?
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san Francisco. CAL. March Swell
come A Botkin. husband of Cornelia
A. Botkin. convicted Of the murder of
Mrs.. John H. Dunning. of Dover. Del,
through the agencies Of poisoned can
dy through the mails, today applied
Tor a divorce On the grounds that his
wife had been convicted or a felony.
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kfpling and His Daughter sun I'm
proving

New York. March s.-Rudyard Kip
ling's health continues to mend slowly.
SO far beef tea Is his only article of
diet and nothing will be added to IT
until an Improvement i'm his condi-
1on VIII permit He has not yet been
told OF the death Of his daughter Josa-
phine. Elsie. h other daughter, rested
quietly today.
A.~oclock tonight Mr.. Kiyling was
said to be resting quietly and MAKING
encouraging progress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

Otho Wilson's lawyer made him cut
a curious caper. He resigned his place
as commissioner of railroads, but after
he had been indicated his lawyer. Har-
ris, sound notice that he did not mean
it and would not waive his rights, etc.
Another fine exhibition of the gang.
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Has turned with disgust from On -,
erwise lovable girl with an o~fYansivs
breath Karfs Glover Root Tea nmri-
mes the breath by its action on the
bowels. ETC., as nothing else viii. Soil
Tor years on absolute guarantee. Prize
% cts. and SO cts. For sal by r. n
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ever born in North Carolina. When
people ak of the greatest man. they
forget that Thomas H. Benton, William
CASTOR, George E. Badger, Zebulon B.
Vance and some others were natives of
North Carolina. We knew Gen. T. l..
Clingman personally, have been ia
miliar with. his public life for half a
century, and have his own published
volume of writings n speeches. He
was a man of decided parts. but we
would hardly risk the opinion that he
was indeed 'the greatest man that
North Carolina had ever produced" as
of representatives recently at Raleigh.
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Some kind of a trust bill passed we
believe. But what is it's value we do
not know at present.
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To prevent, La Grippe take a dose or two
Of DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine daily.