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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Escape of EmbeZZler MOrphy

New ORLEANS, January 23.-Santiago
Morphy, the Mexican bank embezzler
and american turfman. made two
fights for liberty here today, the last
proving successful. The first battle
was at law in habeas corpus proceed
ings, setting up the expiration of the
eXtraditiOn treaty and the ~irregularity
Of proceedings. Judge Parlange, of the
United States district court, sustained
the government and turned the prison.
er v e to Major Juan Solores, the mil
itary chief of police of the city of Mex
leo.
In the evening Solores took his man
from the parish prison to convey him
to the Southern Pacific depot. They
walked along Canal street, the princi-
pal toroughfare, always crowded at
night, stopped at a swell restaurant for
Dime and when they emerged Nor
phys friends had their plan arranged.
The M~exicans had gone scarcely half
a square when a crowd pocketed them,
Major SoloreS was struck on the head,
Morphy rushed through a saloon and
half a dozen men ran in different di-
rectiOnS and Solores was left alone.
dazed and deserted. Morphy jumped
into a cab and drove out to the rear of
the city where several %racehorse train
ers live. The city police are trying ia
find him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
THE SAMOAN TROUBLES
No Conference of the Powers Called.
Exaggerated Reports as to COnduct
of German Consul at Apia

Berlin, January 23.-The United
States ambassador, Mr.. Andrew D.
White to this afternoon had not receiv-
ed instructions from Washington in re-
gard to the recent trouble in Samoa.
The National Zeitung declares that no
suggestion of a conference on the sub
ject of Samoa has yet been made by any
of the governments interested.
The foreign Office dispatches today
give important details of the disturb
ances. 1t appears that the supreme
court at Apia was not closed by the
German consul's orders, but by the or
ders of the Samoan government. 1t is
said that the German consul was not
even present when the incident occur
ed.
The officials Of the foreign Office in
formed the correspondent here of the
Associated Press that no additional
German warships have been ordered to
Samoa.
The New York correspondent If The
Cologne Gazette, cables that when
the Samoan conference occurs the
government at Washington will make
advances to Germany and will re-
linquish the American co-protector-
ate over the islands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Refrigerator Service for the Truckers
Faison, N. c., January %, 1899.

FalSOn, N. c., January 23, 1899.
The truckers and fruit growers of
Faison and community met at Faison,
Saturday, January 21st, for the pur-
pose of discussing the advisability Of
petitioning our present legislature to
pass a law requiring the Atlantic
o Line and other railroads in the
state to allow all refrigerator car
companies to compete for the trans
p%ortation of the truck and fruit grown
in eastern North Carolina. Heretofore
only the c. F. T.. Co. has been allowed
by the railroad companies in this Sec
ton to transport u products, and on
this account the growers have lost
heavily by this arrangement. Last
year We shipped about ESQ., 900 crates
of berries n this c. F. T. Co. was
unable to properly transport this crop,
while other refrigerator car mpanie
were ready to help move the crop, but
were not allowed to do so. This sea-
son we expect to ship $50, 900 crate of
berries and we need extra service.
Such a law will work no injustice to
the railroad companies, as they will
carry just as many cars, while more
refrigerator airs will give US better
service and create a rivalry among the
companies, which will be to our ad-
vantage. Our truckers unanimously
favored such a law and we call upon all
u ShCIS anu lIull w III eastern
North Carolina to call meetings at
once and help us get up petitions from
all growers for such a law.
Our truckers request that all fruit
growers meet on Saturday, January
2Sth. and appoint a delegate from each
railroad station and community to
meet in Raleigh before the legislative
committee on railroads, not later than
February 9Th, AND petition for such a
law All Incorporated local associa-
tons will take due notice and help us
in this matter.
FA1SON TRUCKERS AND FRUIT
| GROWERS,
| Por mo NJ EATc0N
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
An Anti POlfga.ny BILL

Washington, January 23.-Represen-
tative Clarke, of Iowa, today introduce
ed a bill providing that no polygamist
shall be a senator or representative.
1t provides that no person living
in or practicing polygamy shall be eli
gible to be a member of either house
OF the congress Of the United States.
nor shall such person be permitted to
hold a seat therein"
1t is further provided that the evil
dence of polygamy shall be "of what
ever nature that establishes the fact
Another provision makes the act take
immediate effect.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
BARBARISM IN GEORGIA
A House Attacked by a Band of Ruff.
fans-TwO OF the Inmates KfIled-Slx
Persons Jailed

Atlanta, Ga, January 23.-At Col
quit, Ga, a town remote from tele-
graphic communication, late Saturday
night, a party of unknown men sur
rounded the house of Farmer Rustin
Inc demanded that his daughter come
put of the house. She refused, where
upon the men attacked the house,
shooting from every side. One shot
passed through the door killing a boy,
Virgil, instantly. Another shot struck
old man Rustin and he died today from
the effects Of the wound. The mob
broke in the door and knocked the old
man down and continued shooting at
him..
At the inquest it developed thai the
cause Of the shooting was because Miss
RuStin had sworn out a warrant for a
man named Philips. The coroner's
jury returned a called verdict.
Philips, his father and two brothers,
two cousins of Philips and a man
named Cleveland, have been placed in
Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Recefvershfp for "A Building and Loan
Association

Atlanta, Ga, January 23.-Malcom
Johnston, through his attorneys. Hoke
Smith and H. c. Peoples, has filed a
petition in Fulton county superior
court asking for a receiver for the At
lanta National Building ard Loan AS
ISOLATION. Judge J.. H. Lumpkin
granted a temporary restraining order
and set the hearing for Thursday.
MI. Johnston has been the general
attorney n a director in the associa-
ton. His suit was filed as the holder
of twenty-eight shares of stock. 1t is
charged by Mr.. Johnston that the asso-
citation has been badly managed and
that it is now hopelessly insolvent.
that there has been paid out within the
past two years $500 900 in Withdrawals
and that shares to the amount of $780,
600 are nov in for withdrawal. It is
charged hat il the las amount is paid
out there Will be practically nothing
left for the remaining stockholders.
The officers of the company deny
hat il is insolvent and claim that it
has assets worth $500, 900. The liabili-
ties are estimated at s406, 600, and. ac-
cording to their figures, the claim TO
have a surplus above their indebted
ness of $500. 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Health Of Troops In Hanila Good

Washington, January 23.-GeneraI
Otis. commanding the military forces
on the Philippines, has cabled 10 the
war department as follows:
Manila, January Il.
CONSTRUCTION hospital Nagasaki un-
necessary Health OF command good.
Disease successfully treated here ex-
cept chronic bowel difficulty and rheu-
matism. Send number OF such cases
Monday by transport ZAalandia to San
Francisco. II peace prevailed might
establish hospital in Mountains where
re-upsratiOn would be rapid Conva-
lescent hospital al Corregida. near
mouth OF harbor successful.
OTIS"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

spain TO Recognize the Philippine Re-
public

q TO b Philippine Re~
public
Madrid, January 23.-Aecording to
a dispatch received here from Manila
the Philippine congress at Malolos has
authorized the release Of the Spanish
civil prisoners and will shortly liberate
the military prisoners.
The premier, Senior Sagasta, declares
that Aguinaldo has made the liberation
Of the Spanish prisoners in the Philip
pine islands conditional on the Spanish
recognizing the Philippine republic and
| allying herself thereto. Aguildo, it is
| added has similarly demanded the vat
leans recognition of the Philippine re-
| public.
A private cable from Manila says:
1.-The time in which the insurgents
have allowed the Americans to recog-
nize their independence expires tomor-
row and hostilities are expected 10 re-
open. A~guinaldo has requested the
vatican to send a commission to nego-
tiate for the release of the clericals."
Washington, January 23.-Secretary
Alger this afternoon said that while he
would be pleased to hear that the Phil
| ipinos had liberated the Spanish pr!s-
| oners, held by them he had no official
information to confirm this statement
to that effect coming From Madrid.
1t is not to be supposed for a moment
that the Spanish government, no matter
how DESTROYS OF securing the release
of the prisoners more speedily than
could be accomplished through the eff
fort of the United States government,
! will enter into an alliance with the in
! surgents.
Technically the war is still in prog
ress, although active hCstilities are sus-
pended, and any conduct on the part
of the Spanish government that would
| tend to increase the difficulties of the
| United States in dealing with the insur-
| gents would have to be reckOnCd for.
The officials here are not moved by
the reported threat of the Philippine
junta in Europe to withdraw AgCncillo
and his fellows from Washington if
they are not speedily recognized off
| cially. While Agoncillo has been we'll
treated informally, he has not been re-
cognized by the government ard it may
be stated positively that he dill not be.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Question of JurfsdictfOn I'm Mrs. Bot.
kfn,s Case

San Francisco, January 23.-The at
torneys for Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, con-
victed of the murder of Mrs. John P.
Dunning, of Dover, Del, and recon-
mended for life Imprisonment, appear
ed before Judge Cook today and asked
for a continuance on the ground that
Mrs. Botkin had been convicted of the
crime in a state which lacked jurisdic-
ton in the matter. 1t will be remem-
bered hat when the extradition pro-
ceedlngs were in progress with the
possibility of Mrs. Botkin being sent
to for trial, her attorneys
fought strenuously for the trial to be
held here, arguing, with success, that
the state of Delaware lacked jurisdic-
ton.
Judge Woke granted a continuance
until next Saturday, when Mrs. Bot
k1n's attorneys will present their rea-
sons for seeking a new trial for their
client.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
How,s Thfss

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX. Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo. o.
WALDING. KINNAN * MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

Monroe Enquirer: Rev. Charles
Henry Martin, who misrepresents Ms
congressional district, at last reports
had failed to show Dis beaming counten-
ance at the capital since congress met
early in December.
Concord Standard: On Monday night
the store and dwelling house OF Mr.
Sam Morgan who lives g Swifts
island. Montgomery county. was r
ed. No cause is known for the fire I'M
less at was the work of inceudiary. The
whole loss is about $500. and there
was no insurance carried
Raleigh News and Observer: The
income Of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college Is So. 900 per year-the lar
gest income received by any education
al institution In this state. About
$50. 600 OF this from the federal
treasury. $4,000 from the state and
81, 200 froum students.
Gastonia Gazette: At the regular an
nual meeting OF stockholders on the
first Monday in January. the Bell Man
u~facturing Company elected MIR. o. w
Davis president and reelected the other
officers. On last Friday the inventories
hiving been taken, the accounts post
ed meanwhile there was a called meet
ing OF the stockholders. AT which a div
idend OF Is per cent. was declared-a
showing that beats lending money at
q ner cent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

South Omaha, Neb., January 22.-
At Q O'Clock this morning an attempt
was made TO blow up with dynamite the
residence Of E. b. Towle, the manager
Of the Omaha Packing Company. At
that hour a man named William Bar
rier, on his way home, saw a Pickering
light on the porch. He drew the
burning matter of the porch and found
IL was a package with a fuse attached.
The package was found to contain six
sticks OF dynamite. 1t il supposed that
persons recently discharged from the
service of the company are responsible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
s.- ,.--r pr...r ipt,ou TOR chm.

and Fever is a bottle OF Groves Taste.
less Chill Tonic The formula is plain
~ printed on each bottle. showing thar
u - imply Iron and Quinine in a taste
i@ss form. Irn.tators Do not advertise
fheiT t'rmula Cecause II they did they
Shn" tnai Nrii would rot buy their
.'edi"s"@- Pc sure then that you get
Groves as the formula shows what Won
are taking.
- - DSf. Price 20 cents
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

Athens, January 23.-There have been
fresh earthquake shocks today in the
provinces of the Peloponnesus. particu-
larry on the Ioian coast. In the town
or kyDarissia a number of houses
which We're damaged by yesterdays
shocks collapsed this afternoon. infJr-
ing many. In one village fifty chill
d-en we're injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
To the Public

We are authorized to guarantee
every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and if not satisfactory to re-
fund h money to the purchaser. There
Is no better medicine made for la
grippe. colds and whooping cough.
Price. Is n SOC per bottle Try it. r.
r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
DO You Know

Consumption is p~reventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect
is suicidal. The worst cold or cough
a be cured with Shiloh's Cough and
Consumption Cure. Sold on positive
guarantee for over fifty years. r.
r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Men Who Succeed.
n uovd to those aAo fgAs De 6aaa< J, 6,ead. or competence,


demands brains:
il also requires
courtesy.
0oAS~00 The man with
a fortune. who
cares little for friends, is the only man who
can afford to indulge a bad temper.
No one wants to employ q grumbler, no
a wants to do business with an M-tem-
pered man. An irritable man is a man
with catarrh. Excited nerves infame the
mucous membrane somewhere; this infam-
nation is catarrh. ~Irritability is unchecked
nervousness.
Catarrh Is expensive-few can afford it
Men with cataEyh find it hard to prosper.
It is calmneNtoat succeeds.
The truth about catarrh is not widely
known. This is not strange. It has bafaed
medical science. DR.. Hartman solved IL
forty years ago, and has ever since been
curing catarrh with his great prescription,
Pe-ru-na, which may now be had at all
druggists. Pe-ru-na eradicates catarrh alb
solutely; it makes healthy membranes, and
healthy people by making healthy nerves
There is no other way to cure catarrh.
Local treatment is something more than o
mistake: it is criminal. Thousands of people
have catarrh and are ignorant of it. 1t is
called gastritis, or bronchitis, or Bright's
Ill catarrh. Write to the Pe-ru-na Medicine
Of DR.. Hartman's books, and get the truth
revelation. The following letter from F. j.
of the virtues of Pe-ru-na.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

disease, Dr. consumption, but it is all catarrh. Write to the Peruna Medicine
Company, Columbus, O., Tor of Dr. Hartmans books, and get the trutt
about catarrh. You will find it a revelation. The following letter from F. j
Lowell, Aurora, la, is a practical illustration of the virtues Of PeTu-na
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O. g
DEAR STR" took YOUR Pe-ru-na for about two months according to dIec
TONS n can truly a that I consider myself cured of catarrh OF twelve years
standing O. only took two bottles. 1t is a wonderful medicine for catarrh. /
I eve have n nor trouble with catarrh 1 will @ta ssuredly take Peru-na
1t is the only medicine 1 ever took that did me any good. Pe-ru-na acted like
magic in my case. 1 believe it is the best medicine o. earth for catarrh."
Mr.. Ioveu's opinion of Peruna is 10 exception. Multtudes vouch for 4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gov. Tyler has decided to respite
Alex. Tate, charged with the murder OF
Charles Malone, of Norfolk, for thirty
days.
The Cape Charles lightship, which
was blown from her moorings by the
hurricane of October 80, was replaced
upon her station last night.
The three tramps who are supposed
to have killed man near Quantico
recently were indicted in The County
Court of Prince William on Friday.
The First Presbyterian Church OF
Baltimore has extended call TO Rev.
Donald Guthrie, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va.
The Petersburg Perpetual Building
and Loan Company will soon go regu..
larly into the banking business, and
then there will be three banks IL that
city.
o. Friday MIR. Edwin Broun and his
vile celebrated the go b anniversary OF
their marriage at their beautiful home,
Easton," on the borders of Lancaster
aud Northumberland counties.
At Charlottesville on Saturday the
University of Virginia took the football
game from the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute by score Of % to 0. Lyman, OF
the university, had his collar bone bro
ken.
The Catholic Club was organized 10
StsuDton Saturday night and their
rooms opened with addresses by Father
McVerry, pastor of St. Francis Catho'
lie Church, and his assistant, Father
McCarty, and a fine musical pro-
gramme.
The clerks office of Nottoway Court
house Yves broken open Friday night,
and the poll-books OF the recent elccsicJ
are missing. The returns had already
been sent by the clerk to the secretary
of the commonwealth. A few Stats
were broken out of the window to the
clerks Office.
Mr.. Martin Burke, OF Bedford CITY,
has been elected to the ch ir OF lew re-
osn,ly vacated by William L Clarke,
at Washington Lee University, and ne
will accept. Mr.. Burks. who for the
past FIVE years has been the reporter for
toe Court of Appeals, is son Of Judge
Burks, for many years member OF the
Virginia Court OF Appeals.
A letter from Fredericksburg says:
Several successful fox hunts have taken
place in the surrounding counties re-
Gently in which the fair sex have par.
ticipated. One was given last week in
King George county in honor of Miss
Morton Taylor. Seven women rode
behind the hounds over rough coun-
try and although the run was about
twenty miles there were no accidents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13
fights like q singed cat.

The fall races which commenced here
go favorably GU Saturday last promise,
with continuance of good weather, TO
be the most successful that have been
run here for many years. The horses are
numerous. excellent and in fine
trim, the attendance large. including
men from various parts OF the country,
and many beautiful and handsomely
dressed women, and the order main.
tanned could not be better. The sport
today was delightful.
Admiral Dewey's luck came to him late in
life, but it cana in bunch His bounty In
the Manila affair will be nearly twenty thou
sand dollars
Senator Martin OF Virginia arrived here
yesterday evening and will remain until to-
morrow evening. He is in good health and
spirits and says the election in bis State re
suited just as he had supposed it would. He
thinks the result in the other States, as @
whole, Is favorable to the democrats. The
Senator quarters are at the Riggs Hotel.
Representative McRse of Pre- scott, A rizona,
who arrived in Washington last week, &C.
companied by his wife, was taken sick Sat-
urday aud is now at the Providence Hospi-
tai He is said to be sufferer from nervous
Drostration and although. according to the
hospital authorities, he is in no Immediate
danger, his case is considered quite serious.
But little improvement was noticeable this
morning Mr.. McRae is democrat and has
been a member of the House for - years
The prevailing impression here now ia that
Mr. Quay will be admitted to the Senate on
the Governors certificate. though not until
after long debate and that several, If not
many, democrats will be among these who
will vote to admit him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13

"OUrDA" lives across the Atlantic
ocean, but that she understands the
condition OF this country better than o
great many of the people who live
here, though she does speak of the
States in the singular number, is made
patent by what che has just said OF it,
which is as follows:
"Sioce the United States has aban
doued its wise doctrine of non-inter-
yention in foreign affairs. its national
life resembles that of the Eoglisb; it is
full of vanity, prepotence, hypocrisy
and now it is also bellicose. Inc
thirst for gold is consuming the nation.
There is not country in the world
where the contrast between the rich
and the poor is so terrible; there is NOT
another where the millions are dissi
pated with equal selfishnesa, nor with
more terrible carelessness, and where
corruption prevails to so tremendou:
an extent That public life is poisoned
throughout its whole being wherever i!
manifests itself"
The idea of going away from home
to hear news is amusing to some PEG
ple, but that there is more truth than
poetry in what Mile. de la Rance says,
as quoted above, is plain to be seen by
every intelligent man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13
Foreign News.

Tacoma, Wash, Nov. l3-r.
steamer st. Irene brings pews i, Ire
thousands of native Christians ara ' "a
ing from famine in Che Kiang proVi' w.
China. Last summer this region 'I We
thrice visited by foods, des,ror";a s
thousands of homes and entirely ;n;ls
ing the cotton crop. The peopls .uio ..
reduced to the last extremities, IN ms a'e
having died of starvation. The - Ha.y
trail China Presbyterian mission Is 'ea
pealIng to its friends throughout f ~,
world for these people. 'Ns
Berlin, Nov. 13.-It is apnon,o.,
that Count VOC Buslow, Prussian en MI; u
lister of foreign affairs, will acc'mn u'u'
the Kaiser to England. This neWs "a a., ;!
hances the importance of the K,i.s a.
visit to the Queen politically, and 't s,s
quickened speculation ia a circles Us
London, Nov. 70 TT r:.us Wilson
an Anne lean pu..,.s, .as remenS =
in the police court today for knocti,i
dewn Charles Grant, naval oti;as:
who took exception 10 Wilson's remsTs,
oelittling the English navy. o.
Lorerzo Marquee, New 13.-The Prsrc5
steamer Cordoba was stopped By b.s ( .La-
from British cruiser outside the hs,bor - NV,
was afterwards allowed to enter. w.
Rome, Nov. 13.-The Pope promises 70
make new years address to nonopenrisr ~
OF all countries eO-''a'i
Shanghai. Nov 13.-The relation. betvss,
Russia and Japan have become more cr.,c.i
on sccouot of the refusal of Japan 10 sI 'Ca
Russia to occupy thu short front of Nsss ,,',
Cores, which is owned by the Jipaae:e