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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
TELEGRAPH TOWER r.
Central Once OF the south African
Wire Service Occupies a Rather
Unique Building.

At Pretoria, the capital Of the
Transyaal, is a unique towerlike
building, the central telegraph Office
of the South African Republic, that
has no counterpa part in the world. It's
picture tells a better story than can
be told in words. At this particular
time the tower is a most in portant
center, for here is gathered and dis
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
T1e Monks Of Mount amos.

One Of the strangest and most con-
sentative of Christian communities is
the settlement Of monks and hermits
on Mount Athos. According to a Ger
man scholar who visited the region
not very long ago, there are 81 large
monasteries, q. villages, $50 cells and
100 herInitages, which, together, ac-
commodate about 5000 persons. They
represent. all nations, but agree in liv-
ing in perfect seclusion according to
the rule Of st. Basil. They are said
to be tolerant and hospitable, but no
sMoslem is allowed to- settle in the
district, and no woman may set foot
on the mountain.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Rockers and Insanity.

The rocking chair causes insanity,
so it IS said. In fact. the physicians
are claiming that the rocking chairs
are the cause Of most Of the nervous
troubles from which women suffer,
and are advising their RELOCATION to
any place where they will not be used.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Carnival at the Capital.

+ The St. Paul carnival will be held
during the first and second weeks in
February, the directors of the assoc
citation having decided that the dates
should be Feb. 8 to 10, both inclusive.
This will make the opening date Sat
urday, and bring the close on a week
from the following Monday.
Incidental to the fixing of the date
It was also practically arranged yes
terday that the annual meeting of the
Farmers Alliance Association will
take place during carnival week, and
the champ ionship meeting of the Ma
tional Amateur Skating Association
will also be held.
Last year the state grain growers
convention was held in st. Paul, and
arrangements were made for the ma
tional convention to be held there the
coming year. J. c. Hanley, secretary
of the grain growers, who is also sec
rotary of the National Farmers Al
lance, yesterday notified the secre-
tary that if the carnival association
would announce the carnival date he
would arrange his dates in accord
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Materials IN : Piano.

There are as, ddii ffferent materials
used Ia constructing piano, from
no fewer than is di fferent countrie
employing As different hands
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Wages to BE Advanced,

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dee. 22D. C. Rip
ley, president of the United States
Glass company, announced that tho
wages of blowers and gatherers in
their employ would be advanced five
per cent. on January The increase
win affect about 1900 employees.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Some Old Swiss Coins.

At a recent auction sale at Zurich
more than 900 gold and silver Swiss
coins Of the fifteenth to the nine
teenth centuries were disposed OF.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Souvenirs for President Mckinley.

President Mckinley and members
Of his cabinet will receive as New
Years gift from Minneapolis beauti-
full souveneirs of the home coming Of
the 18th regiment. At the time Presi-
dent Mckinley was here he expressed
fadnirat ton for the many and beauti-
full souveneirs that he saw. j. f. Gall
derwood and members of the commit
tee have secured the different badges,
and these are being gotten together in
unique book form The front cover Of
the book will bear the inscription
3.'We lcome Home Of the Thirteenth
Minnesota Infantry Of Volunt eers,
Oct. 18th, 1899. Miss Pauline Kruger
as carrying out the ideas OF the COM
Jmittee.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
Calls National Convention.

Washington Dec. % The American
Political league has issued call for
national convention for the nomination
of candidates for president and vice
president of the United States, to be-
held in Boston, July 1900. The
councils of each state are directed to-
appoint two delegates at large.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
National Lawmakers at the
Annual Session.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The senate
yesterday passed a bill creating COM
mission of five to revise and ccdify the
pension laws of the United States Mr..
Allen, appointed from Nebraska, took
the oath of Office. Discussion of the
financial measure drafted by the re-
publican majority of the committee on
finance will begin Thursday, January
Washington, Dec 81 Senator Fair
banks IND. introduced a bill in the
senate yesterday granting a pension
of $4,000 a year to the widow of Gen.
Lawton. Senator Hoar (Mass.) intro
duced resolution practically de-
manding Immediate withdrawal from
the Philippines of the military forces
of the United States. Senator Butler
On. CO. proposed an amendment to the
constitution providing that the chief
justice of the United States and Unit
ed States judges shall be elected by
the people. Adjourned to January 3.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The currency.
bill was passed in the house yesterday
by a vote of 100 to $50. It had the:
III &
united support Of every republican
and of II democrats. The speaker
announced the standing committees.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Bills were in
troduced in the house yesterday to en-
ploy retired military and naval officers
to assist in military instruction in the.
public schools; providing that any per-
son found guilty of obstructing any
train carrying United Sta ties mails shall
be punishable by fine of $4,000 or
imprisonment for ten years, or both.
Washington, Dec. Pin the house
yesterday Mr.. Lands Qnd.) intro
duced a bill to give the widow of Gen.
Lawton a pension of $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.) introduced a
resolution to reduce representation OF
states that disfranchise negroes. ADJ
iourned to January 8.
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News In Brief.

Contractors working on the piers for
the new Wabasha street bridge, St.
Paul, are disturbed over the slight rise
IN the river, an unusual thing in De-
scember.
w. s. Tuttle has received the APP
pointment Of engineer for the Hastings
yluu.
Several drug store employees at Fer
tile have been Indicted for selling
liquor Illegal
The proposi ton to bond the town Of
Slayton tor $40, 600 for electric lights
and uaterworks was dsfeated fully
two to one. II; s.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
N Inn ESQ q A NEWS.
Farmers Are Interested.

.s Inc farmers institute just brought
70 g close, at Fergus Falls, has
aroused good deal Of interest in
number OF farming operations which
are nov being successfully carried on
II many places, but have never yet
been tried here. Perhaps the most.
important of these is the plan of rails
ing wheat and fax together. Rep
resentative Bush, Of Olmsted county,
who was one of the instructors at the
institute, dwelt at great length on
tins plan, which, he says, is prov
ing IN very profitable in the southern
part OF the state. The plan Of SOW
ing flax with the wheat was first
adopted in order to keep the cinch
bugs out Of the latter grain. This
proved effective and it was soon dis
covered GOV that the plan had numerous
other advantages. It was found that
It had tendency to keep the wheat
from fro, lodging and that both grains
We're improved by being grown to-
gether. Mr.. Bush recommends that
two parts Of wheat to one Of flax be
soWn. This plan will produce crop
OF about As per cent of fax of superior
quality. The two grains are harvest
ed and threshed together and then
easily separated by flax cleaning
nj machine &C a great many farmers here
contemplate trying the new plan next
summer.
Cycle Paths All Right.
In a decision handed down by Judge
5Canty it is held that the commits
ers of Henepin county have not only
the right to ssegregate part of a
highway and improve it as a cycle
path, but they have a right to protect
1T from use by those other than
cyclists.
The court, in a test case brought in
the district court Of Hennepin county,
decides that the party against whom
the charge of violating the ordinance,
which prohibits the driving of teams
across the path, can be properly pros
5ecuted, as the law is cons itutional,
but in the particular case at issue
there was a flaw in the Indictment
The court therefore grants a new
trial.
The case is of interest to wheelmen
generally as it involves the question
of the boards right to set aside part
of q highway for cyclists, and decides
that as it has that. power the or
dinance which protects the path from
trespassers, is valid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
CUBANS OF HAVANA WILD
Over Rumor OF Discovery OF n Torture
Room In the Former Residence OF
the spanish Military Governor

Havana, January 4.-The afternoon
papers today sent a thrill through the
city with a report that a torture ana
execution chamber had been found at
the residence OF the Spanish military
governor, adjoining the palace. The
papers declared that there the Spanish
officials questioned and murdered po-
litical prisoners. According to their ac-
counts, the floor OF the chamber was
covered with dried blood and it's walls
We're indented with machete strokes.
An excited crowd soon gathered outside
the residence, which was last occupied
by General Parade. The reported tor.
ture chamber is a room about eighk
feet by eight, just off the dining room.
As a matter OF fact, IL was probably
used as a pantry. In the wall there is
a dirty iron bar, evidently used to hang
meat on, and a piece of dlscolored rope
is suspended from IL. 1t is inconceiv-
able that General Parade practiced
ttorture next TO. his dining room.
For purposes OF better military con-
troll the suburbs of Havana have been
placed under General Ludlow's COM
mand and the detached companies OF
volunteers and police I'm the suburbs
have been removed from General
Fitzhugh Lees command TO General
| Ludlows.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
OPPOSES ANNEXATION
Hon. w. j. Bryan Makes Another
Speech Against Imperialism

Springfield, ILL.,, January 4.-William
Jennings Mryan arrived in Springfield
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He will
leave for Jacksonville, ILL.,, tomorrow
and will go to Cincinnati Friday. At
s o'clock he addressed an immense au-
dience in Central Music hail. Touching
the question of annexation, Mr.. Bryan
said:
THE party that was willing to op-
pose the gold standard because it was
wrong, ought to be great enough to op-
pose an English colonial system be-
cause it is wrong. 1t is as.
tonishing that any may living in this
age of the world in the United States
should uphold the doctrine of securing
land by conquest. Jefferson was
against it long years ago. Blaine was
against it in 1890. and year ago last
December the president of the United
States sent a message to congress and
in that message he said: I speak not
of forcible annexation because that is
not to be thought of, and under our
code of morality that would be GRIM
inal aggression
My friends, there is a great moral
question involved, declared so by your
president; code OF morality is in QueS-
ton and according to that code, forci-
be annexation is criminal aggression
L say, give independence to the pep
pie of Cuba. not because we promised
it TO them, but because they fought for
1T and have right to it, whether we
promised it or not. Why cannot we
apply the same principle to the Philip
pines? Why should we purchase a
title TO the Philippines from Spain? We
declared that Spain did not have any
title to Cuba. When i buy the Philip
pinos / want to deal directly with them
and / want to pay more than $3.50 a
niece for then,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

st. Paul, Mimi. January 4.-Hon.
Cushman K. Davis was unanimously
nominated by the republican members
OF the two houses of the Legislature In
caucus tonight to succeed himself an
United States senator. The republl-
cans have a majority of ninety on toint
ballot in the legislature.
Lansing, Mich. January 4-Senator
j. c. Burrows was unanimouslv norr,.
mated tonight by the republican cancn.
10 succeed himself. After the pomina-
tion the senator and his late Opponent.
Albert Pack, Of Apen, came to the
capltoI together, which ELECTED great
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
SHIP WRECKED SAILORS
Crews of the Quinnebaug and the
Bertram N. White. Picked Up at Sea
and Returned to Their Homes

New York, January 4.-The steamer
Maasdam, of the Holland-American
Line, which arrived today from Rot
terdam, brought as passengers ten
American sailors who were sent by
the United States consul at Rotterdam,
Mr.. Listoe. They were the captains
and crews of the lumber schooner Ber-
tram N. White and the coal carrying
schooner barge Quinnebaug. The crews
in each case, consisting Of five men,
were picked up at sea by an English
sailing vessel and taken to Rotter-
dam.
The men hailed from various ports
on the Atlantic Seaboard and are
American citizens. The five men from
the Quinnebaug practically returned
from the grave, for since December
End they have been reported lost.
Atlantic and have undergone expert
ences they scarcely looked for when
they shipped aboard the schooner
barge Quinnebaug, bound from Nor
folk to Providence with $500 tons of
coal aboard. In the storm Of NOvem-
Der 9th last, which created so much
havoc among shipping, the Quinne-
baug, while in tow, went adrift and
was reported to have sunk with all or
board. This occurred off Scotland
lightship At the same time and in the
same vicinity the Corsica and the Hell
icon, barges in tow Of the tug Luck.
enback, also sank and the crew of the
Corsica was lost. The Qinnebaug was
$40 tons register. She left Norfolk or
November 23rd.
The captain and crew of the schooner
Bertram N. White were picked up by
the British steamer Eric on December
20th last and taken to Holland. The
schooner was abandoned on that day
when about $50 miles east, southeas
of this port. She was bound from
Jacksonville to Philadelphia. She wa.
394 tons net
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

New York, January 4.-George Tyler,
a young man 25 years OF age. was to-
night killed in an impromptu prize
fight in Jersey City, by Thomas Foller.
a young man about % years old. The
two had an unsatisfactory sparring
bout few days ago and decided to
settle 1t tonight. In the round both
men received a good deal OF punish-
ment, but toward the close Foller land
ed light swing on the point of TyIer,g
jaw. Tyler dropped and after being
counted out was taken TO a hospital.
Where ne was pronounced dead. His
neck was broken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
EVACUATION OF ILOILO
Denial That Ii Was Done to Emba rrass
the eAmericans-Attftud of the Insur-

genus
Madrid, January 4.-The statement
that the Spaniards evacuated Iloilo in
order to render the situation more diff
6cult for the Americans is positively
denied here. 1t is added here that the
Spanish government, Immediately after
the signing of the treaty of peace, or
dered the Philippines to be evacuated
as quickly as possible in order to avoid
further blooshed and conform with
the expressed wish of the Americans,
the case Of Cuba"
All interview with an ex-prefect of
province of the Philippines was pub
lisEed here in the course of which he
is quoted as saying:
president Mckinley has shown COM
Diete ignorance Of the situation in the
Philippines. When the Americans oc-
cupied Manila there were only four
insurgent provinces. The Americans
encouraged the rebellion and now they
are themselves the victims of the sup
port which they gave the insurgents,
who have become masters CO the entire
archipelago, except Mandanao, where
the natives, who are Mussulmans, have
refused to recognize American rule, al
though they have not revolted.
"Aguinaldo's unpopularity is due TO
his friendship for the Americans. His
treatment of Spanish prisoners has
been horrible. Monks have been
marched through the streets, led by
cords, attached TO rings through their
noses and others have been employed
literally as beasts of burden. A thou
sand have died Of I'll treatment"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
In the on
Ocratic L.
The TWO CAOCJ
I'm Session Until a Late Hours H
MacRae, Of Fayetteville. Appointed
Temporary Referee I'm Bankruptcy.
A Wreck on the Southern Railway.
Judge Thomas A. McSeill Takes the
Oath Of Omce-A County school Sup -
visor Defaults.
Messenger Bureau,


Raleigh, n. c., January T.
There was unusual interest in the
opening of the session of the legisla-
ture. Not a few people came from
distant points to see once again dem
ocratic legislature. 1T is worth COM
ing a long way TO see SO pleasant a
sight," they said.
The democratic caucuses were in
session last night until nearly 2 o'clock.
they settled the distribution Of all Of
ficers and arranged for sharp reduc-
ton of expenses by reducing the pay
of employees as we'll as of clerks.
The interesting feature of the house
caucus was of course the selection of
speaker No mistake was made in Sc
been many years since the east has had
a speaker. This was a strong point for
Connor apart from his very great
ability.
Judge Purnell appoints Samuel H.
MacRae, of Fayetteville, temporary
referee in bankruptcy for the Fourth
bankruptcy district, which embraces
Wilmington and Fayetteville. MacRae
was not an applicant. There were at
least twenty applications on file, main
ly from Wilmington. Today an invol-
untary assignment in bankruptcy was
made in the case of Mrs. S. G. Ander
son, doing business as a general mer-
chant at Fair Bluff.
Much interest is expressed here in the
news as to the purchase of the Sea-
board Air Line. 1t is the tenth time
such news has came and people do not
know whether or not to believe it.
On all hands the remark is heard that
It is hoped the legislature will deal
quickly and thoroughly with the prob
lem of the negro vote. Persons who
have talked with many members say
the sentiment in favor of a restrictive
law is overwhelming.
+ Early this morning a long freight
train on the Southern railway broke
| in two at Morrisville, this county. The
| rear part ran down on the front par
| and thirteen cars were wrecked. Al
| we're loaded cars.
| The state charters the Rowland Lane
ind Improvement Company, of Robe
| son county.
Il Tire state superintendent of public in
/ Il &C ton today had official advice
| nom the supervisor of a western coun
| ty that it's treasurer had defaulted t
the amount of $1,000, Of the publ
school fund. The supervisor ha
brought suit to recover.
| Associate Justice Walter Clark ad
I ministered the oath of office to Thoma
| A. McNeill as judge of the superio
| court of the Seventh district
An involuntary petition in bankrupt
| cy has been filed by Baltimore credi
tors in the case Of Williams & Hinsor
| general merchants, who assigned a
| Rockingham, Richmond county, De
| cember 9th. The matter will be hear
before Judge Purnell here on the ct
| instant. It is said the debts aggregat
$23, ,oO0
The Bobbitt-Wynee Drug Company
Of Raleigh, was chartered yesterday
| capital $4,000. 1t will manufactur
Rheumacide and other remedies
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
NO NEPOTIsM
To be Countenaneed by the Lesfslatufe'
Examining the Penitentiary books'
To Muster Out the Third Regiment

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c.. January. 4.-The DEM
ocrats in the legislature again caucused
tonight ard adopted a resolution that
no sons of members shall be appointed
pages and that no member OF the legis-
lature shall be elected to any Office in
the gift of the legislature.
Captain Baldy Capehart, of Raleigh,
formerly of Kittrell, was paralyzed
here this afternoon.
The governors message did not go In
to the legislature today.
Claude c. .Barbee and George w.
Thompson, expert accountants of Ra-
leigh, today made critical examination
of the books of the penitentiary. When
they finish it Gustave Rosenthal will
review their work.
The war department relieves Lieuten-
ant Ds'rah, u. S. A, from duty as as
sistant to Major Davis, mastering Off
GERS here, and orders him to Macon to
muster out the Third North Carolina
(negro) regiment First Lieutenant
d. J. Gilmer, of Greensboro, was today
commissioned by Governor Russell
captain of Company E., Of this regi-
ment, vice Mebane, discharged for in
competency.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
A Tar Heel Soldier i'm Luck

Havana, January 4.-Private Lemuel
Connor, Company G, First North Caro-
carpment of Cabanas fortress twenty
three silver dollars and now all the
members of the guard are Industrious
ly digging for treasure.
Major General Ludlow, governor OF
the department Of Havana, has issued
an order forbidding immoral dances
IN the theatres and the circulation OF
indecent literature. He has dismissed
all the clerks in the Office of the seCre-
tary general to the late autonomist st
government. with the exception of Sc
nor Benjamin Simpson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06
WHO WRECKED THE MANNER
A Havana Editor Charges Certain
Spaniards and Promises to Give Al
the Facts

Havana, January 4.-Senor Recido
Arnauta Hernandez, editor of Ell
Reconcentrado, issued today third at
tack upon his old enemy, Zacarias
Bresnes, whom, with three others, he
accuses Of blowing up the United States
battleship Maine. Bresnes, who is a
lawyer and politician, sailed for Spain
about two weeks ago. The instalments
of the story thus far have been devot-
ed to the alleged felonies and treach-
cries of Bresnes. The editor tells his
readers to be patient, as in due time
they will get the facts regarding the
Maine explosion. He describes his
proof as % largely moral
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

Washington. January 4.-The physi-
clans attending Representative Ding
ley announced tonight that he is rest
ing comfortably, bat they are not yet
able to say whether there is sufficient
vitality left in the patient TO success
fully resist the inroads OF the disease
After sinking spell of this morning,
he rallied somewhat and tonight ap-
pears stronger
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

Sacramento. CAL. January 4-In the
assembly the Belshaw resolution in
structing the state representatives in
congress TO support the administration
in the matter of its policy regarding
the Philippines led to an extended be-
bate The resolution was finally
adopted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-06

savannah, Ga, January 4.-General
d. I. Doughlass and eight officers of
his STAN, forty enlisted officers and a
number OF civilian employees sailed for
havana this afternoon on the transport
Panama.