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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
AN KILLED
struck by a Mail Crane While Run
ming a Passenger Engine

Manassas, Va, October 29.-Charles
Rudd, engineer of Southern passenger
train No. Is was struck and instantly
killed by a mail crane this evening at
Sideburn, a station ten miles east OF
this place. Travelling Engineer George
Keys was on the engine at the time and
stated that Engineer Rudd thought he
detected a smell of a hot box and step
ped put on the platform the
engine and tender for the purpose OF
making an investigation. AS he swung
himself over to get a view of n trucks
he was struck by h crane.
The body Of Engineer Rudd was
carried to his home at S~trasburg. where
he has a wife and two children. He
had been in the employ of the company
as engineer for about twenty years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02

or n Fifty Citizens OF Johnston
CONFEDERATION Reseryed
(Speial TO the Messenger.)

(Speial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., October 29.-One thou
sand people were at Smithfield at the
hearing of the case of Richard ]. Noble
and fifty democrats, charged with as
saulting and intimidating Massey.
There was high feeling. Two of the
crowd Wore red shirts. who so greatly
agitated the republicans. Two United
States commissioners sat in this case
one j. ID. Parker, of Smithfield, the
other John Nichols. of Raleigh-the
latter at h request of the district at
torney.
There was a great protest against
Nichols sitting, and II was declared
there was nc warrant in law for the
sitting of two commissioners; in fact.
the prosecution was challenged TO site
any authority for it. Nichols decided
he would sit.
Oscar Spears represented the govern
ment 1t Is understood. by direction Of
District Attorney Bernard, while ex-
Judge Thomas Sutton. of Fayetteville.
appeared for Massey. for the prosecu-
ton.
James II. Pou made a stirring speech
for the defendants. His remarks were
on the point OF being vehemently ap-
plauded, but he held up his hand and
the crowd was silent.
After counsel had made speeches, in
Guiding an extremely able one bv
Argo for the defence. the commission
ers said the case was of such extreme
Importance that IL was desired to do
exact Justice and get at all the facts:
therefore. they continued the hearing
until November 9Th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
GENERAL FTTZHUGH LEE
Assigned to Department OF Missouri,
With Headquarters at Omaha

!, Washington, October 29.-An order
was issued today by direction Of the
president, disseminating the division OF
Cuba and the eastern and western de-
partments Of hat division and estab-
fishing the department of Cuba Gen.
eral Leonard Wood is placed in COM
mand Of the new department
General Fitzhugh Lee il ordered to
command h department OF Missouri.
with headquarters at Omaha
General Elwell s. Otis, has been or
dered to Chicago to command the de-
partment Of the lakes.
The department of the Missouri IA
been under command Of General Mir
RAM, n b department Of the lakes
under command Of General Wade, both
Of whom have had h command tenn
porarily.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02

washington, OCTOBER ZS.-Ine SIdNe
department today issued the following:
By the President of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
1t has pleased Almighty God to
bring our nation in safety and ono
through another yea The works Of
religion and charity have everywhere
beer manifest. Our country through
ALI it's extent has been blessed with
abundant harvests. Labor and the
great industries of the people have
prospered beyond all precedent. Our
has spread over the world;
our power and influence in the cause
of freedom and enlightenment have
extended over distant seas and lands.
The lives of our official representatives
and many of our people in China have
been marvelously preserved We have
been generally exempt from pestilence
and other great calamities; and even
the tragic visitation which overwhelm-
ed the city Of Galveston made evident
the sentiments of sympathy and Chris
tan charity by virtue of which we are
one united people
Now, therefore, I, William Mckinley,
president of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday
the 29th day Of November next, to be
observed by all the people Of the Unit
ed States, at home or abroad, as a day
Of thanksgiving and praise. of Him
who holds the nations in the hollow OF
His hand. 1 recommend that they
gather in their several places Of wor-
ship and devoutly give Him thanks
for the prosperity wherewith He has
endowed us, for seed time and harvest,
for the valor, devotion and humanity
of our armies and navies, and for all
his benefits to us as individuals and as
a nation; and that they humbly pray
for the continuance Of His divine ia
vor, for concord and amity with other
nations, and for righteousness ana
| peace in all our ways.
In witness / nave hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this 29th day Of October, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-fifth-
(SeaD WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
By the President:
JOHN HAY,
Secretary OF state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
SIMMONS ON THE STUMP
He Has a Large Audience at Smith.
held-Other Appointments.
Especial to the Messenger.1

1F-SAo ~ NlE A1CGS[uEcfD
Goldsboro, n. G., October 29.-Sim-
mons speaks tomorrow at Nashville
and at Wilson at night.
The published statement that Hon.
Cy. Watson and Governor Jarvis are
for General Carr are misleading. I
have 1T from a thoroughly trustworthy
source that these gentlemen are for r.
n. Simmons.
Democracy. a thousand strong. gath
e at Smithfefd today and listened
for two our to a speech from F. NJ.
m There was great enthu-
siasm- Mr.. Simmons was detained
more than an hour after the speaking
shaking the hands of his friends. I
havedt from a reliable source that Sim
mons will lead IN johnson county at
b rates Of 4 to 1.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
A Grandson of Victoria Dies

London, October ga dispatch re-
|ceived here from Pretoria announces
the death from enteric fever Of Prince
christian Victor, Of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, eldest son Of the Princess Helene,
|of England, and a grandson of Queen
Victoria. He was born in 1867 and was
"a major in the Kings Royal Rifles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
Phosphate Rock From savannah for
Hawaii

Savannah, Ga. October 29-The
American clipper ship Henry Willard.
belonging to Arthur Sewan & Co.,
Bath, Me-, will sail from this port to-
morrow with 200 tons Of Phosphate
rock for Honolulu, Hawaiian islands.
This II the first cargo Of phosphate
rock VI SEM from this country 10
Hawaii and goes In the first American
clipper from this port for q number OF
years. Captain Duck expects to make
the trip I'm $50 days though he win
provision for twice that length OF time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
THANKSGIVING DAY.
A Proclamation by the President APP
pointing November goth for That
Purpose.

Washington, October 29.-The state
department today issued h following:
By the President of the United States
of America.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
Liberty News.

Nature is still at work, and is trying
to restrain Winter from entering her
doors. She has so far succeeded, and
we'll she may, for the corn is not all
husked
School opened Monday in district
No. Z, with Miss Sadie Heberlein of
Fennimore as teacher.
Miss Stella Gerhardt and George
Justice of Sitter spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lind.
Mr. and Mrs Borah of Mt. Ida
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
hamburger, Sr.
Jacob Feldmann, who was cheese
maker at the Big Platte factory left
for his home at Brodhead, Wis,
Wednesday.
VIM. Mccormick purchased thor
ough- bred stock calf Of P. r. Stoffel
owner of the Fairview herd.
Jacob Kasper's children, who were
ror"rt"d IS HAVING diphtheria are re-
covering.
Henry Schuppener's team took occa-
sion to have their own free will one
day last week, and ran away. They
ran througha barbed-wire fence, de-
molishing the buggy somewhat, but
fortunately escaped serious injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wetter of Ian
caster, and family, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry BelZ.
PLow Boy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Herald Writers in Various Portions OF
the big County OF Grant Con-
tribute News Notes from
Their Localities.
CASSVILLE.

Preparations are being made by the
A. o. L. w. for ball to be given
December IS. The Dubuque Harp
Orchestra will furnish the music.
John Alcorn and family left for
Boulder, Col, last Tuesday. About
twenty Royal Neighbors met to bid
them farewell and presented Mr. and
Mrs. Alcorn each with beautiful
gold emblem pin.
The social and fraternal orders of
Cassville are having their regular
annual elections. Later will follow
installations, banquets and the like.
Frank Ochmen is spending few
days with friends aud relatives in
Cassville.
Martin Young came up from Dubu-
que TO spend Thanksgiving with his
parents. He was accompanied by
his friend George Sears.
Mrs. Fannie O'Neil, of O'Neill, Ia,
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Segfreit.
Mrs. A. B. Teasdale went to Dubu-
que Friday.
Gus A. Klindt has been unable to
be out for several days on account of
a bad cold.
Grandma Obershaw is also on the
sick list.
A new arrival at Gus Palmer's. A
girl and she has come to stay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
Deafness Cannot he cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
intiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachain tube. When
this tube gets inhammed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the infiamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
eases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an intlammed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness caused by
catarrh, that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 73c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
Mccartney Notes.

Well, Thanksgiving is past and most
of the farmers in this vicinity are
thankful for the bountiful harvest and
now having to gather it in; just wet
enough to dampen the corn fodder so
it will not waste in handling.
We wish to let the public know that
we are going to have new depot built
at our station in place of the one de
stroyed by fire last summer. Work is
expected to begin next week and we
are in hopes that the railroad company
will have an operator here as probably
they will.
The fishing season was very poor this
fall on account of the high water, and
| will say that the high water did lots
of damage to the hay and corn crops
that were on the low land as the most
of it was entirely lost, but such has
been the case all along the Mississippi
river as well as here.
Herman Cartman. Jr., has sold his
farm near here and moved to Cassyille
Consideration $1,000.
Our neighbor. E. Rockefeller, has
moved down on his farm and has been
appointed agent to sell family records
and pictures of various kinds by a
large firm in Chicago.
Geo. Burrows has been canvassing
throughout our neighborhood for fruit
trees and as far as | know has had
pretty good success
Well, Christmas is drawing near.
Some of us are thinking of what We
will get as present and others Of what
we can give as a present. Lets not
think of one more than the other. but
this we all can do and that is wishing
our neighbors. one and all. a Happy
Christmas At least this is the wish
Of your correspondent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13

learn in his contact with the outer
world, the folly of his ways and will
practice habits of steadiness and in
dustry.
Wolves are becoming quite bold in
this section. A number have been
seen about John Anderson's, ust
west of this village.
We have been wondering what Mr..
Anti Imperialist, who aired his politi-
cal views in one of the counly papers
this fall, thinks of the common sense
of the majority of the voters Of this
country since they have voted just
the way he, told them not to. We
should like to hear. DUCKY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13

erwax, station agent at Cassville, visit
ed friends in Bagley and while here
were welcome guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Calkins. Mr.. WeatherwaX got
away from the office long enough to
say hello and return with the family.
A l.. Flowers of Polo, Ill. registered
at the Hotel Burlington while engaging
railroad ties for the c. B. II Q. r. r.
Henry Havel got his hand badly cut
in buzz saw while cutting wood. DR..
Mecum dressed the wound and the hand
is doing as well as could be expected
Several car loads of fat stock went
out from this station last Wednesday.
This as a shipping point is growing in
favor with stock buyers from year to
year. You will find H. l.. Harvey a
fair and square dealer.
Mrs. John Gasner and her son John
have both been ON the sick list but are
now said to be on the gain.
Happily law suits are becoming so
rare that they create more excitement
than 10 cent show. Last week a
scrap took place up the hollow between
(TuS Maker ana Louie hEuStI. y jill
fiicting stories are ripe as to who was to
blame Anyway clubs were used. the
earth tore up and rocks yolled down
the hill, resulting in a suit and an adj
iournment until next Tuesday and the
end is not ye,.
After period ofrest the squabble for
house room is renewed. Every inhabi-
table abode in town is or soon will be
occupied. Reports say we will soon
have butter and poultry buye" occu-
pying the lower rooms Of the Burton
building. and last but not least livery
stable started-hip, hip. hurrah.
We are now listening for dem we'd
ding beIs.
Our trappers are in luck catching
mink and rats.
"Time and tide waits for no man.
Christmas is coming ON "A pace and
what kind Of presents we will make is
the main consideration y AND
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
BagIey Brevities.

Weather changeable cloudy weather
predominatsng
Mrs. Geo Lane. one Of our oldest
citizens. died At Ger home in Brt-s
port Hollow last week and was buried
cN Saturday
The S~fea children Of YIN W' 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13

The EINEsr LINE of Chocolates
in the city Prices arranging from
- to 80 cents pound 'with bon-boD
boxes Latathrops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

-emedy. That remedy is TO control
the instruments of commerce, money,
transportation and the transmission
of intelligence. In our St. Louis plat
form we took the position that all
these functions should be controlled
by the government. We will accom-
plish our end if we point out that to
assume this control will be to sup
press the trusts, and, furthermore,
we will attempt nothing new in this
effort, nothing requiring change in
the constitution for all that is there
set out is provided for in that in
strument."
The financial plank of the st. Louis
platform will be unchanged, and the
gold standard bill passed at the pres
ent session of congress will be de-
nounced as in the interest of national
banks and dangerous to the best in
terests of the public at large. The
Porto Rico legislation will be de-
nounced, and it will be declared that
the constitution follows the flag in
the acquisition of territory. The re-
publican party will also be charged
with failure to keep faith in Cuba
and with transcending all bounds of
propriety in the management of the
Philippine question. Militarism will
also play an important part in the
platform, The matter of increasing
the standing army of the United
States will be frowned upon as giving
the president the power to deprive
voters of the right of franchise by
covering them with an army.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
REVIEW OF TKAuE.


New York, May A. Bradstreet's to-
day says: A further subsistence of de-
mand of the level Of prices is noted
in several lines this week, this process
being, no doubt, aided by the I'M
settling effect of the rather more
than usually disturbed conditions in
labor circles. The net result is some
thing approaching dullness in many
channels of distribution, increased
conservatism in the making of VEN
lures and disposition to digest bust
ness already arranged for before maxi
ing new engagements.
Good crop prospects and the weak
ness in provisions, charged partly to
increased receipts of hogs, but also
attributed to bear operations by
packers, have exercised depressing
effect upon corn and to less extent
upon wheat.
The situation in iron and steel is
still mixed one. No diminution Of
strength of pig iron is reported at
such centers as Birmingham and
Pittsburg, and predictions are that
the ruling price for bessemer pig will
not be shaded during the last half
of the year. Some cutting of pig
iron prices is reported at the west,
however.
For the week failures number in
the United States 1853, as compared
with ls2 last week, 164 in this week
year ago, 24o in 1898, 22s in 1897 and
267 in 1896.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

New York, May s.-president Com
pers, Of the Federation of Labor, adj
dressed the striking cigarmakers here
yesterday and advised them to disre-
gard the injunction issued by Judge
Freedman, which prohibits them from
picketing or attempting in any other
way to deter Others from taking their
places and enjoins sympathizcrs from
giving financial aid for the purpose
Of continuing the strike. Mr.. Com
pers said that Judge Freedman had
no right to issue this injunction as
1t is Illegal and unconstitutional.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
MIDDLE-OF-T
A Claim Made That Barker and Donnelly
Have Been Nominated on the militia.
tive and Refsrsndum Plan.

Cincinnati, May s.--The National
Reform Press association, which is
auxiliary to the middle-of-the-road-
ers, met here yesterday. The Wehr-
man building and Robinson's opera
house have been decorated elaborate
ly for the national convention to-mor-
row with middle-of-the-road notices,
placards, etc, expressive of sentiments
against all other parties and especial
ly against those who formerly aflil-
lated with the peoples party and are
now favoring fusion again.
Wharton Barker, the most promi-
ncnt candidate for president, is
scheduled to arrive early to-day from
Philadelphia. His son, Redman Bar
ker, arrived yesterday and has been
busy denying the reports that the
Barker men would bolt if Mr.. Barker
was not nominated. About one-fourth
of the 915 delegates are instructed for
Barker. 1t is claimed by some that
Barker and Donnelly have been nomi-
mated on the "initiatiye and referen-
dun plan" They were named at the
convention here two years ago, so far
as the "iniiiative' is concerned, but
1t is stated that the referendum" re-
turns were incomplete and unrelia-
bile. There is opposition to Barker in
the west and it is said that the re-
ports about boiling were started in
western states to hurt Barker. Eu-
gene V. Debs will not promise to ac-
cept Among the other names men
toned to head the ticket are Jerome
Kirley, of Texas; ex-Congressman
Howard, of Alabama, and Col. Frank
l'urkett, of Mississippi.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
MIDDLE-OF. THE-ROADERS.
The Leaders at Cincinnati Jubilant Over
the Prospects of the National Conven-
tiOn-Secretary Parker's Opinion.

Cincinnati, May 5.-The leaders OF
the middle-of-the-roaders at their
national headquarters at the Denni-
son are jubilant over the prospects
of the populist national convention
which meets in this city next Wednes-
day. Secretary 10 A. Parker said:
while | knew that the people in
the party were opposed to fusion
and would not support it again, l
did not expect at the time of the
separation of the factions in the ma
tional committee to have the action
which we took at Lincoln so unani-
mously indorsed We knew we were
right, but we feared the power of the
political machinery in the hands of
Senator Butler and the fusionists.
They laughingly declared at Lincoln
that they would thow us over the
transom,' and in doing so they have
thrown the party with us.
up to this time the regular party
organization in states having nearly
700 delegates out of a total of 975
have instructed delegations for Gin
cinnati, and in nearly all the other
states the independent organizations
are receiving general support from
populists. Every southern state ex-
cept North Carolina, which is Senator
Buffers home, instructed delegates
to Cincinnati.
Besides the southern states, the
populsts in all the pivotal states,
including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, Iowa and Missouri, have selected
delegations to Cincinnati. In all of
these states the fusionists have tried
to get up opposition organizations,
but they are generally so insignificant
In numbers as to make them unimpor-
tant. In fact, aside from very few
northwestern states, including Kan
sas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Montana
and Idaho, there will be no regular
delegations at Sioux Falls. They will
have total of less than 300 regularly
elected delegates out of total Of
e75."
Secretary Parker thinks that the
nomination at Cincinnati would lie
between Barker, of Pennsylvania,
Eugene V. Debs and a southern can
didate-possibly Judge Kearby, OF
Texas; Frank Burkitt, of Mississippi,
or ex-Congressman Howard, of Ala.
hama.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
DOLLAR DINNER.
About 400 Persons Sit Down to the Ban
qust At Omsha-Mr. Bryan Makes
an Address.

Omaha, Neb., May S.-About 400
persons sat down to the banquet
board of the Peter Cooper dollar din
ner at the Coliseum yesterday even
ing. Half of this number, perhaps,
was made up Of delegates to the pop
ulist convention at Sioux Falls. 1t
was given out on excellent authority
that the delegates had agreed to NOM
mate Mr.. Bryan Wednesday and to
leave second place open, to be made
the subject of u conference. A con-
ference committee Is to be named to
meet like committee at Kansas City.
At the banquet the address of well
come was spoken by Elmer +.
Thomas. TOastmaster John o. Yeiser
then introduced Gov. W. A. Poynter,
of Nebraska, who was followed by
7. G. Patterson, of the Denver News.
Cyclone Davis spoke and then the
toastmaster introduced a silver demo-
crat from New York, DR.. J. H. Grid
ner, who said many democrats in
the Empire state were coming over to
Bryan.
John W. Briedenthal, of Kansas,
spoke briefly. There was noticeable
a concliatory tone in all the remarks
of the western speakers; the argu-
ment went to the effect that fusion
good in 1896 would be better in 1900.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted by liberal
applause. There was little If any
thing new in his address It's tenor
was an argument for the continu
ance of fusion. lie specified the old
issues upon which the democrats,
populists and silver republicans fused
in 1896 and pointed out the reasons
why they should stand together now.
He devoted more time to the money |
plank than to any other one issue, de-
nounced the republicans for setting |
up the "subterfuge of international
bimetalism in 1896, only to abandon
IT and adopt the gold standard and
hateful currency measure in 1900"