The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
The Subject of Many In
quiries.
A STATEMENT OF FACTS
ny the r~o.tnaster General n~xa-aiux
Thee Alleged >ealsieu. Trs~.-Ix.
tracts Prom ths ArteI~. Ia ~hew the
Rn~ca Likely 10 ee ~
Their Ds~uieuuon AmsnE ,h~ s@l.
dier~ In ah~ rhIipvtas.- 4 n.~tslsa
situauen lea the nIu~a~la. ~~euaa.

situation lea the nlu*aris.
i wAsa.astou. May s-Ta~ .-v -ze
| .~va~nrae s>iAy male pub ;as ct
10y O.: Ar. Edward A.s.a@ss. - Bssa-
oa zA!oA var ASilo. . ,As aevA-1a~1t
n sc.z=< A4s pamphlets ~A hAz~4
Many letters AAk.ns .ass-u2-sea
aoag& De ru.~c, aAvv 0cachsl a~go t.
day - following statement, wAa Eson
o.; ny Po.smAs..r G~ar-A Euae-
smith
In v.cN ~ sA- AlA,emrat ~ Mr.
EIwA-i Atkinson. taA. Ar s~ns Asw
pamphlets Only d Aim--A p~S~y.
General O;-s. Prvw.I.Et thurman Aai
three or ts4r s.hv-s tae .rtt~- =: Mr.
Atkinson containing A4a apg~caaon
WI. - & interest X - AS :9t-Ws
E%s<oa. Mass Ap-4 :. ia
T. che ~Secrcta-y - VA
SIR T. desire = seTal a .ayg, num-
Der - The snc.1s~i pAn4palc@ on The
Cos; %. a Na:sonL Crime. Tn Hell
- VA ARD - Penalties. criminal
Aggression. By Whom S~Snm!=~I~ -
the officers AzI p~rsvAtcs IN ;Ge Ph4iar
pine ISLANDS therefore desire -
know whether -hrs~ Documents can DO
sent directly through ;h- Nar Depart
men; or may D. c,rwArI~I Ga da~
course ~ MS \ .st - r.-g4m@uA %
desired ana 4 There are Pr4Hs-! lists
~ ofiic--S available they a1u.1 serve
NE a very useful pu-I-'~-
EDWARD ATKINSON
y answer was made 3 thts .~tter.
except u senI An ofic.aI e5py ~ he
1 - ~ +.- raf4.rE nh MMaa- anHH~ aa=-
lions - The postmaster a. san Fran
cisco - hold ne pamphlet TAc sp!rit
and design o. th~ pamphlets vii NJ
indicated by a Sew ex--acc~ In one ~
them Mr.. Aiknsyn SAyS
- Will append one QUESTION ~
each reader. HpN murA .ncrraRe u
taxation ar YOU willing - bar and
how many ~ your n".EhbprS sons are
you ready - sacrifice by t"tDr. malaria
and general dl~-aS. ~ cNt~frd the SOW
e%reignty ~ the United Stare~ over ia"
West Indies and the Philippine is
.andST Again. after i-scf bins what
h. calls The Hell Il WAr ami It, PEN
lit.es. Mr.. Atkinson says Lest 9TH
ers should be entrappri lntp enlist
ment IN che regular army - volunteer
service int h. rrop.cs. Il Wal pnly ~
fair and honest On IN" part III the re-
cruIting officers to De- puf Us posses
sion ~ these 1icls' Again. Mr. A.
klnson says: The way has Already b--
come pam TOT Tie youth 81 &N@ AAhl ID
avoid disease IN the tropics by rrfls-
ing - volunteer or enlist n the army
n the Ayy % the United State@ The
way VII. be found fpv the ,p3untaers
now held against their ~h - get th"lr
Release from unlawful SIT I" .n any
other cpuntry thau tsr.- s~n AFTER
peace j. declared
Mr.. Atkinson MOI only ~p.-Aks thuK
- and - IN" soldiers - the United
States. but n -~ncourag"s the Philip
pirps - .nsu--e-yibn whom r" says
They hav- the power 20 enter iuta IN
~rernatipna, relations. and ny may yet
D. recognized and rightly recognized
by other pow Is
THE NICAZAGrAE DrSTrRB-
ANCES.
In anzwe, % complLuss by our
governments nat Us l~s7a.-hs~ 20
our agents. couSull and naval. In
Nicaragua. AZ. being Intercepted and
delayed. tn. s-at- drparrnt-nt has oeen
informed Tat -hc trouble Is thAs the
land lines. forming an essential. part
81 the abb system. hs.v-r@ been un-
workable II Nicaragua m Depart
ment has Jr-n l.spat-hlrg. [fsrgsore.
- orders ayy4 advice - 8nd fsom
, Blueaelds v!l Grey:yT-n. by means ~
, boats, but th- service ma way nas also
been found u D. 50 slow and uu -s.lable
| that the plan has beer, al5V'el ~
communicating by sc.a-ner - New
'AAFatssEs a&.fA nay
Of Va Or three day.
The stake ~ AFFAIR." a. B.ueh~tis ac-
> cordine - -b- last r-pb--s - ens state
department. - npt he..'.ved - b. very
= critical. Nr. Merry. the United States
J min.Ste. has r-ach~I th" yac~ from
: NaZua, Che capital. III; he hal Dot. a.
: las, accounts. received IA Instruction.
70 guId him ia 3el-!uE with -1@ cJatr2-
ve-sy oetwe~a the American merchants
At Blu=fieIds and he N-.-ArL-uan gov
IL 49, Ma1 =
bic laat these Instruction ar % ne
way and he e w-a-rIng rh~lr aSrsFA BE-
fore -aklng any G1-1h-- kt.F@
Meanwhile the s~Dveru-n-z- hrr~ e oy
: II r1~anF clear a. - tar -rga. r-gaL
X = ne United Stac-s F~-s=rraAEs& "a
Blu-aelds % claim exemption from
:ha repayment y III dGt.~t already
pa.I - the !usurgeu- leader. REYES. and
= he who.e subj~-. E IlgE b@fgSw n.
attorney genera. ! IS ~p-pDatas ma
Q1~st.JaS - flct ~. determine Ia
.xsus. n. p-.Cetpa. ly.1G beng the A.
! @tud- y the American m~ergaau-s 20
= Earl Reyes whether they were viii
: 4ng y- unwilling contributors - nj
:, AK ~gathe-erA
= 1.-THE VIXEN ORDERED TO BLUE
FIELDS.
Az order aas been issued bt-.nr rAFj
d~rp4rtm~a; Cor the ri.-"~iS Is
patch " ne clny.4 ta4 yAeaI EI-a +
R-.ueqe,ds. Nbcasaxua Tn brz i
row a f1~rtdao.@ Lgnr dr. glbD}aI
Sae - al Norfolk bluzl ~ -9@
cruise To <1= PhIipp.a~s va 70 49,
rJ1<- n order % N~.eafaSAA -
: a-p.y delay her a-r.va- A. h4h-4 =
IL Is the intention ~ ~ 10y 3~p@ft
> rent 10 -ep.ac- NJ .G N~E&rag1A
- waters BY another Eunota - an earl
: day.
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9 tha. no adylces - l4-e lAte nave bee
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