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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-27
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-27

to visit our Millinery Department if
you wish to see a complete new stock
Of fine and stylish millinery. a pretty
line of walking hats, all prices. Special
bargain in Children's Hats at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-27

No time like the present to select
your spring and summer outer wear.
Assortment complete, prices reason
able and a large variety Of styles to
select from.
Remember our stock contains many
exclusive novelties which cannot be
obtained elsewhere. We invite your
inspection. No trouble to show goods.
Sole agents for Standard Patterns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
DEATH Or GILES MEBANE.

A mos. worthy and esteemed citizen
of North Carolina is Gead Giles
Mebane, Esq, has just died. lie was
often a member Of the legislature, and
bad the confidence of all men who
knew him. He was a man, and as law
yer, politician, farmer, citizen, ne1ghbor,
he was greatly esteemed and venera-
ted. We easily recall how he looked
in the forties. He was graduated at
the distinguished University of North
Carolina, where his fathe" ;efore him
was educated, and he belonged TO a
family eminent for character and in
1uence. His grand father, General AL
exander Mebane, his father, and him.
self were men of mark in their county,
and among the public spirited families
of the state. His father was the first
president of the Dialectic Society, and
this writer was Of the committee ap-
pointed in 1S4S, to select an artist to
paint his portrait. An interesting
sketch of him in The Raleigh News
and Observer says:
"Mr. Mebane retained his mental
Cl6dT16SS anu olISLlStu ~ taO w
daily reading the newspapers and COM
menting with singular good judgment
upon current public questions. A
neighbor recently said OF him: L have
been struck with the clearpess+ of his
mind, and he is easily the most reg
markable man in the county Mr..
Mebane had been a consistent member
Of the Presbyterian church for many
years. 81 s. His grandfather, General
Alexander Mebane, was an officer in
the wal Of ~ revolutions, was a mem
Der of CO SIS for several terms and
was one of lne committee that selected
the site of the university. y Giles
| Mebane was himself often a member
from Orange before it was divided.
He championed n secured the pas
| sage of the bill that created Alamance
county. After moving to Caswen he
served as senator n was president
of that body. He champfoned the bill
to appropriate three million dollars
| to build the North Carolina railroad,
| and was a director. He was the au-
| thor of the plan by which the state
| debt was adjusted. He was honored
by having his name given. to the town
of Mebane."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

an attempt to destroy the union. "It Is
impossible for a child to read this por-
ton Of Fiske's history without seeing
a sweeping elimination of southern
civilization, to which no answer is
given"
Captain Carter r. Bishop, of Peters
burg, read his own report in which he
referred to a sentiment prevailing to
some extent in the south against crit
icising northern writer's. If this exists
it is very stupid and ~inexcusable. Cap
tain Bishop contends that there is a
necessity for defending the south
against the many charges made against
it. He placed Fiske in the same cate
cory with Barnes. Fiske's history, he
said, is by no means a safe text book,
and then, taking the various state
severely criticised those rejecting on
the south. He controverted the state
ment that the south was responsible
for the slave trade placing the crime
Of importing slaves on Old England"
We have read from northern books a
perfect ignoring of the facts concern
ing slavery and a studied effort to
make h south responsible for It
There is no greater outrage against
truth no more serious perversion Of the
well known facts of history thai this
truth, no more serious pervarsion Of
northern writers. Kick all the books
out of southern schools. They are false,
unfair, hostile. DIR. r. A. Brock read
a report prepared by himself on Mrs.
Lees history, highly praising it, and
setting forth it's fairness to the south.
He then reported on Fishes history,
severely criticising the report of the
Brooks-Sumner episode in the senate,
and objected to the general bias &C.
tuating the author. Professor Mcclure,
at the suggestion of the committee,
read the report of his committee, crit
icising Fishes history and that Of
Cooper, Estil, and Lemon, and char
acterizing them as unfit for use in the
schools of their state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
GAGE As 4 SINNER.

Secretary Gage is no better than his
gang. He has surrendered to the cry
of the republican office seekers n
goes in with little Mckinley for re-
iecting the civil service law when IL
stands in the way of satisfying the
hangry, clamorous henchmen. Tnere
has been NO such degradation and pros
tration in officials as in this particular
concerning the civil service law. Inc
Messenger has always secuted it as IN
desirable and opposed to American tneo-
ries and institutions. But the sanity
reDublicans up north have been pro-
Tossing great admiration for and noel
ity to this foreign system, have iauded
it as the greatest need OF the d
have denounced and ridiculed all ina
opposed it, and now what does TINS
country see? The tribe In ONCE DE-
hberately spurn their pledges TO the
country, tur backs upon all promises
and championship of civil service and
snow themselves as unadulterated and
wicked spoilsmen. Only that and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

nothing more. This Secretary Gage,
who posed as a man Of principle, has
yieldeL to the inevitable, and has de-
termined to sin with little Mac, and the
others. He is now championing with
all his might the rejection If the civil
service law, and defends his master
and office -bestower in his reputation
of the law and praises him for issuing
his order setting aside the operation OF
the law in some 1000 cases, as we have
seen it stated. Mckinley and crowd are
playing fast and loose. The little fell
low is dying to be renominated. He
knows by his stupidities, his blunders,
his vascillations, his low partisanship,
his cruel war upon the Filipinos, his
general bad conduct and incapacity
have placed him in a desperate fix. So
to increase his hold upon his party he
increases the number Of teat-suckers,
and to do this, he spits upon his record,
laughs at his own false p~retentions and
literally "goes it blind" The Rich
mond Dispatch points to Hanna's recent
triumph in Ohio by McKinley's help.
It says:
Notwithstanding Marks other re
sources, in view of the powerful COM
bination that had been formed against
him, it is doubtful whether he would
have won out, had he not had the civil
service order up his sleeve. OF all the
spoilsmen on the face of the green
earth, the Ohio spoilsmen are the
greediest and most INSCRIPTIONS. The
presidents order was a carte blanche
to Hanna to supplement his other me-
thods Of persuading the Ohio republic
cans to endorse imperialism, militar-
ism, bl~ood-draining taxation, and cor
ruption in high places, with wholesale
bribery in the shape Of of~ice-giving."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
FISK ON TRIAL IN .IKGINIA.

Some northern writer's have in a
spirit of much enthusiasm Landed John
:ske as not only a great historian, but
as a prodigy in candor and fairness.
Upon general principles we are dispos-
ed to question the ability of any north
erner, especially, any New England
w~iter, to be really fair and candid in
treating of the south prior to the war,
during the war or even since the war.
Probably Mr.. Fiske can be as fair and
kind as any of his section. Mr.. Wal
ter Page held him up as 4 great model
in his fine and intellectual address be-
fore the Greensboro Normal and In
dustrial college not long ago. But
while we have not been a student OF
Mr.. Fiske. we have seen some errors
pointed out by a careful writer. n
truth is that there has been a most
lamentable confusion Of truth with
| f%alsehood, and of facts with errors in
all the books from nothern pens h a
| we have examined since the ending Of
! the great war. In 1876, we began the
| work of criticism and exposure and
| rejection. They keep up the old igncr-
| ance and the old Misrepresentation CT
facts, and the old way Of omission and
| concealment of truthful facts. Hon.
B. F. Grady has made in his mastery
book some late exposures.
This is suggested by h recent action
of the Grand Camp Of Confederate Vet.
Grams that met in Richmond on the 5tf
instant. Professor Fiske was roundly
scored. and his history was declared
to be unfit for use in school in thu
south. 1t also condemns a history O.
Cooper, Estil and Lemon. The report OF
Fishes book was drawn by Rev. DR.
B. D. Tucker, of Norfolk. The Rich
mond Dispatch says that he paid
high tribute to the literary features o
the book, especially to the story o
colonial days, but the record of tn
civil war, as shown in the book, wa
characterized as biased and perniciou
and unfit for use by children. TIL
south. the writer says, is made b,
Fiske to appear all wrong in its fight
while the north is made 70 appear a
having waged a glorious fight agains
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

Do not let the world push you. but
you push the world along. I am push
ing out Dry Goods at almost half price.
Ten dozen fine s1.25 Warmers Best
Caroline Corsets for CSC. Five dozen
fine nursery Corsets, worth 81. now soc.
Sixty dozen fine imported double
knee foot and heel Hoes in the best
black, worth Csc, now 1sc special. La
dies and children's Tan Hoes at LOG;
Infant Socks in White, Tan n Red,
at 10c. Children's long leg Hoes, fast
black, at &C, from No 5 20 9h.
One hundred Children Slippers, No. r
to /, for SOC, worth 75c and $1.00. La
dies fine Slippers from soc to $500.
140 pairs Ladies very fine hand-sewed.
best kid button Shoes, cheap at $500
and $3.50, now SLIPS. All small sizes and
narrow last, A. B. c. d, No. 2. 2h2, 3.
3k and 4. These Shoes are less than
half price.
I have five pieces of fine Silk Mohair.
wort Slips, my price is 6sc. These
goods are beautiful, new and less than
half value, A inches wide, coIors pink,
light green, dark olive, tan and old rose.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
NOT BE UP TO DATE

five beautiful shades, Ethe best goods
In the city for CSC. A big lot OF fine
Piques in all grades and colors and
styles. from Sc to .S5c.
One thousand yards OF beautiful fan
cy silk Ribbon for belts, worth soc. now
25c per yard.
All grades OF Chiffon yelling and Hat
Trimming at bottom prices.
Fifty dozen new Sailors, for all prices
and colors, from 1oc to $50. Our soc
and 75c ones ore beautiful. Twenty
dozen Hats, light and wide. good straw
Hats. for the garden. yard and beach.
at 1oc.
Twenty-Five dosen fine Lawn Baby
Caps from loo to $1.W each.
Null Hats from 40c TO slice.
one hundred dozen fine Towels, nice
damask towels. with fringe, Al 10 each.
80 inches long. IS inch. all LINEN.
double knotted fringe. extra wide and
very fine Towels, worth 4oc. now Csc
I AVE more goods TO sell than I ever
had and the prices are much cheaper
today a they ever were.
Bring your card and get Il punched
with every ash purchase at Whining
toms Big Racket Store. and get a
aluable present free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
Time Proves All Things.

$4,000 purchase We will give a very
nice Oak Writing Desk, or a standing
Hall Hat Rack.
And best OF all, We will give you
the lowest price and the freshest goods.
and the largest stock, to select from.
We have all grades OF Dry Goods and
Dress Goods.
Colored Null as low as 3M cents per
yard
Coiored Dimity rs low rs 4 cents:l
very nice goods.
Fine Organdy extra cheap at sc.
Thirty-four inches wide very N
oolored Lawn, worth 1914, now special!
at Sc.
Piques all prices, from 8, s, 10. 1914
Is, is cents and ap to 35 cents.
Fine French Colored Organdies at 10,
f2E, Is and Is cents.
Forty inches wide. better n extra
quality. at 10c.
All grades of White Goods from 31zc
20 Csc.
Call at the ose price spot cash Racket
Store. A friend to h poor as well as
the rich. Opposite the Orion Hotel.
| near the Poshofice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

TEN YEARS ago the Racket Store
Of Wilmington was only a small shop,
with a handful of big values. With
push, pluck and the trade winning
prices the old Racket Store of the city
of Wilmington today heads tina list and
claims to be the leading Dry Goods
store of the people in the state, selling
more bargains and better bargains
han can be found elsewhere.
We buy for cash, save ALI discounts
and give that discount to our custo-
mers in nice valuable lines.
We give to adj our customers a card,
and when they trade $500 we will
give them a, nice set of Glassware;
when they trade $1,000 We will give
them a set Of China Plates or ave
their Pictures Enlarged free; for $500
purchase we will give them a nice
Oak Contra Table or a handsome Wall
Rack, a set of China Cups and Sau-
GERS, a nice Canvas Hammock or a
nice Ladiss' Rocking Chair; for a
$500 purchase We wiz give an Arr-
Rocking Chair, a large OAK Centre Ia
BILE, a handsome Music Stand and
Rack, or n nice Oak Book Case; for Z
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

If there is any one particular self
satisfied and rejoicing radical in North
Carolina at this time it is Colonel Logo
Harris. of the Dan Russell contingent.
Others may wall and wiring their
hands. but the colonel is happy. Cap
tain Bill Day may mourn over the
shutting of the cards by h HANDS
of fate, but Loge sits in the shade n
thanks Russell that he ever knew him..
The rivers may run and h tides may
flow and the June apples may r1per
and the persimmon crop may not
ripen, but Colonel Loge is contenteo
with his So, s SIS, obtained as a mem
her of some kind of he fusion Agricui-
tural Department. and will rejoice IN
hope and live in song 50 long Is 1t shatl
continue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

Great care should be observed in Sc
Iecting high officials of any kind. 1t IS
specially essential in the case of a head
Of an institution Of learning In pro-
portion as the institution is important
40 will be the responsibility of the
president or principal or whatever his
particular title. No man is fit or quail
fed. for such d position whose moral
character is not of the highest. He may
be gifted or even learned as Tar as
learning goes in this: country. but ne
must have the proper moral qualities
or he. will inevitably IN the md prove
a failure. God rules in Righteousness,
and no man of questionable character
can prove possibly a final success. HIS
sins will find him out, as the Biple
saws,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
HOME FOLKS.

The highest record of h thermom-
eter for Wilmington Ga tested instru-
meat) was on yesterday when it stood
at 95. 1t was indeed piping hot But
We would rather be here than in New
York. 1t is now Il sunny north" with
the heat Sizing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

jacksonville has a new papec~ 1t IS
called The New River Herald MI.
Edgar Penney is editor, and MIR. j. Z.
Dupree. is business manager. 1t IS a
democrat. We hope it will be Well sus-
tanned. We did not find the price.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

Renresentatiye-eIect Crawford. is IN
Washington. He says IL VIII De hfS"ih
in 1900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14
ESTIMATES OF THE CROWD.
Nearly G.OOO Strangers I'm Rich
mond-ConvcntiOn Notes.

II was estimated yesterday afternoon
that there We're 1000 or more, perhaps
G,OO0, visitors in the city.
Delegates and visitors came in on every
train yesterday after $3.50 o'clock A. NJ,
and until after o'clock last night. At
times the rush was pretty great at head
quarters at the Armory, but The crowd
was handled with all ease.
The number of visitors is not so great
as was expected. 1t was thought that
the crowd would number from 5000 10
lOCOO. The failure of many 10 attend Is
thought TO be due To the prejudice which
northern people have against going
South i'm summer HAD the convention
been held two months earlier" said a
New Jersey delegate yesterday, 1.-THE at
tendance would have been much greater.
Northern people are afraid TO come South
IN hot weather
THE NUMBER HERE.
About $500 delegates and visitors have
baen registered at the headquarters
ana been assigned homes. Mr.. b. r.
Johnson. chairman Of the Reception Com
mlttee. estimates that the number which
went 10 the hotels and houses OF friends
without going TO headquarters was well
ON 10 as many more Mr.. Johnson thinks
the crowd not far short OF COCO.
Richmond could entertain as many
more with perfect ease. Homes for l2'ooO
had been secured and much larger
number could have been gotten, II neces-
sary. Twelve thousand or more could
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14
Personals and Briefs.

Mr. Charles a. Clark, of Petersburg,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Floyd Alvey and Miss Elsie Cranz
are spending a few weeks in Albemarle
county
Rev. J. = Mastn preached fine sermon
at the almshouse last night He had
large audience and good singing.
MIR. w. 4. Robins, who has been very
i'll for several weeks. is much improved
and expects to be out in a'few days.
Misses Maggie and Mary Nesbitt, Of
Baltimore, Md. are the guests of their
uncle. Mr.. Charles A. Nesbitt, 50S south
Cherry.
There is no Improvement in the condi-
ton Of Major W. G. Lipscomb, at the
Old Dominion Hospital There is very
little hope of his recovery.
Mrs. w. d. Van Eaton and children and
Miss Maud MOncure, of Texas are visit
ing their mother, Mrs. W. c. Moncure, at
i'll north Third street.
Mr.. Claude NJ. Dean, Deputy Clerk OF
the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals, has returned from Hot Springs,
Va, much improved I'm health.
Misses Emma V. Shepherd and Mary
c. r. Shepherd left yesterday morning
to spend the summer with friends in
Cambridge, Nd. and Rehoboth, Del.
j. u. Gardner of Gayton who was In
dlcted for selling liquor without license,
was acquitted in the County Court yes
terday. lie was convicted on a former
trial.
The residents of Federal ana Fifth
streets are complaining that on July 30,
9th. and 18th. between the hours of and
10 r. NJ. they could obtain no water at
their residences.
The Rev. Dr. q. j. Bruchett and Miss
Gather, OF Philadelphia, Pa, are with
Mrs. 4. S. Smith, No. us east Franklin
street, also. Misses Williams and Mason,
of Brooking, 5. ID.
Misses Aldine and Lillian Yates. OF
Washington, ID. c.. and Miss Eastman.
of Newport News, are stopping with their
friend, Miss Hattie Il. Williams. of 40
north Twenty-first street.
Sergeants Joseph Maxwell and Frank
Maxheimer, of the Germantown Pa) po-
lice force, were in the city yesterday ana
received a cordial welcome at the hands
OF their Richmond brethren.
Miss Lille Thomas, of Lynchburg. Va"
who came TO the city to attend the mar
riage Of Miss Godsey and MIR. ellis. Will be
the guests Of Mrs. II. X. Godsey, NO. III
south Laurel street, for several weeks.
Mr.. Swift Galloway, a prominent law
yer Of Eastern North Carolina, Is in Rich
mond for treatment at the Virginia Hes
pital. He was at the City Hall yesterday.
He Is a near relative Of Bishop c. Il.
Galloway.
Mr. Brown and daughters Misses Ola
and Mamye. OF Slater. Mo. delegates 10
the Baptist Young Peoples Union CON
vention, are stopping at Mrs. c. X. john
sons, COB north Tenth street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14

stad Fremont: Miss Martha Shafer, Ie-
l,omah. Miss Marie Clark. South Omaha ;
Nues Fannie Pierce. Omaha; Mrs. \. r.
Thomason. Tekamah; Miss Daisy L. Ju-
cobs. Grand Island; A. G. Rolf, Palestihr'
Rov + Z. r. Folsom, Hastings I. D.
Roird omaha; Miss y. L. Vaughan
south omaha: c. 4. Manville. Frehionl'
Miss Mamie Moreno, County BUNS; MT
y p. Jorden. Grand Island; Miss MINNIE
y Hendrix. Omaha; W. j. Ness, ny ,,.
Snrines. Miss Elizabeth Il. Hayes 9ou."
oroba. Raw Ness. Hot Springs ). W.
irineer county Bluffs; Miss Lulu BUT
roys Lincoln; Miss Eugene Mcintosh .,,,l
Manchester. w. II. Brown, Lincoln me
,'',.Io,,orters Of the Nebraska delegates
,,,n,Ie I'm this city will be the Young Men
Ctrtetian Association building They nave
e>nressed themselves as very nluo"
rIaoeed with Richmond and her hospi-
table people.
THE TWO VIRGINIAS.
Tho attendance from Virginia is ABOUT
600 Nearly every city in the state y
represented and many OF the Cou''e,'
churches send delegates from the" so
cieties. ,.,.o.,.,or of
- nndar Transportation-Leade
yTni,an, Keelv, of Charleston, and A. =
Kincaid Of Fairmont. Rev. J. =, 'oin
~, nastor of the Charleston Baptist
church. is Of the party.
ALABAMA NOTES.
Mr. 7. w. Terrell, transportation -
or for Alabama. arrived YESTERDAY i''ol,'
ING with four delegates, ana apout e's,,'
moro arrived yesterday evening. Ut, d,
II GRAY. one of the National BOARD .,
Managers from Alabama, was eHPoee ,'
10 be present, but was unaVoiu"D'y u'
tanned
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14
APHYsICIAN REPORTED.
He Refused To Attend Charity Pa
fient without Pay.

The Council Committee on Health held
an important session last night, at which
one Of the physicians to the poor was re-
ported for having refused to attend ~
charity patient without ~eceiYing pay
therefor in advance He was summoned
10 appear before the committee at its
next meeting. and the other three physi-
clans will also be present. when inslruc-
tons for their guidance IN future will b1
issued.
The question Of placing reccp'acles on
the streets for fruit Feelings and other
trash was considered at some length
PROPOSITIONS were received from Messrs
Valentine ana Don Leavy. and Dr. OPP
penhimer recommended that the privi-
leges they asked for be not granted. The
committee laid their applications on the
table until the next meeting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14
LUNCH TO II. y. y. 4. VISITORS.
Messrs. Miller ~ Rhoads DO Grace
full Act i'm Their Honor.

Messrs. Miller & Rhoads Hospitality
threw open the doors of their attractive
store yesterday and served a delicious
lunch to the delegates and visitors to the
Baptist Young Peoples Union Conven-
ton. without charge.
A large section Of the cool, airy base
ment was separated from the rest Of the
store by panels of cloth, dark-green and
old rose in color. and by pretty screens.
Inside rows of tables with their inviting
white cloths and dainty dishes, formed
an inducement that few could resist.
Many deft walters served capably and
swiftly the delicious lunch, which was
greatly enjoyed by all who partook OF 1t.
A great number OF strangers lunched in
this attractive place during the day, and
It is safe to say that not one Of them
went away who was not delighted with
the merchants hospitality.