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IMPERIAL e0vRRNMENY
and IT'S LOGICAL RESULTS

Italy has less thnn one-half the pop
ulnt'on OF the United States, yet sht
has n navy that Outmntches ours. Sht
maintains an army of 100000 men IL
time of pence. and there is one priest
for every sixty persons.
She might maintain the priests, hui
she cannot possibly advance and carry
the army that rides upon her bnck
Italy Is the extreme type OF nll Euro
pean countries, except Switzerland
Holland, Norway and Sweden.
Italy is rottlng mt the core. The
moss is at work pulling down the pal.
nee that Cnprino planned; the grnss
springs from between the paving
stones where Michael Angelo trod. md
the noble Romans and courtly FlOrcn.
tines, like the crawling lizards. only
bnsk In the sun In winter and move
but to keep in the shade In summer.
Conscription kills ambition. Men
will not work where the government
demands half their wages, as Italy
does. Only two careers worth men,
tioning are open to aspiring youth In
Itnly-the army and the church. Man
unl labor Is held everywhere In con-
tempt, and this accounts for the seem.
ing superfluIty OF folks and the brazen
bcggnrdom. The rich set the example
of idleness. Italy's are Is II thing of
the past Italy was.
Governments cannot be done away
with instantaneously, but progress will
come, as 1t has in the past, md the
ideal government will arrive when
there is no government Mt all.
So long as governments set the ex-
ample of killing their enemies, private
individuals Will occasionally kill theirs.
So long as men are dubbed, robbed,
imprisoned, disgraced, hanged by the
governing class, just 30 long Will the
idea Of violence and brutality be born
in the souls OF men.
Governments imprison men and then
hound them when they nre released.
Hate will never die SO long as men are
taken from useful production on the
specious plen of patriotism, and bayO-
nets CLEAN In Gods pure sunshine.
And the worst pnrt about making a
soldier of man Is not that soldier
kills brown men or white men, but
that the soldier loses his own soul.
In American just now there are
strong signs OF following the example
of modern Italy. To divert the atten-
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THE EFFECT OF BRYAN's ELECTION.
Silver and Property Values Will Rise Toeether-wolco
an Enemy to Protection.
By John E. Leet.)

John E Leet)
Some announces IN Tho po
that club is being formed calamity
of Organism. s
killer to hit them with
-
they have the md immediate in
Silver cents nm the nert W.
day and the Say the total selling price of Dene
forgotten what it was hot came ono
struck financially dead :? ~ N
closing the coinage Of tho s,ver
~
others closing
Wate's bloody brides speech. ~
Wocots speech equivalent
as wasdo Carthage of e - ~ '
intensified our
bankupted three women who
to Mckinley. - - .-'|N W
They resumed the coinage
attempt establish the gold standard in
India failed -
fornia food Of gold did half century -
the world that Brans election means
Everybody past few weeks the out
silver has tremendously changed
rainbow o ~ -
booming before only 50 cents
the Indian
in lite Of - 1850
face of Mcnles means free coinage the nr, will
certainly jump back to ~ and above in one day.
doctrine industry Also
silver instead
to pan ns n He is only a superb lobbyist ~
Wocots strength aristocratic
with magnificent mpudence everything
Haett.
him and his back to
Wall street
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The Farmer Gets the Worst Of II


Why is 1t that when n Republican
speaker gets to quoting the price OF
Farm produce he always quotes from
memory? Now our government has
wisely provided year book" Of agri
culture in which are given the price OF
all farm commodities ION the farm
going back as far ns 1866. Now this
last year book is from Republican Off
cials, and OF course wouldn't misrepre
sent. 1t quotes reduced prices on mos,
all farm produce. In the four yenrs
of Cleveland's first term, corn averaged
81 cents per busliel. and during the last
term 40 cents. while during. the three
years of Mckinley rule given 1t has
averaged % 1-2 cents.
I Wheat Is even worse, hay is DOWN
cotton IL the lowest ever known, with
but one exception. that Of 1893. Why
not use facts. not memory. tH,sF!Ni
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| tion Of men from useful production 20
war. waste and wealth through con-
quest is to invite moral disease and
death. The history Of nations dead
and gone In one. They grew .strong"
and died because they did. Insurance
nctuaries say that athletes are very
bad risks.
Switzerland to-day IL the least illlt.
crate ns well as the most truly pros
porous country In the world. She ID,
In fact. the only republic. for the peo-
pie themselves make the laws. Her
government is Of the people. In Switz-
erlnnd to work with your hands Is hon.
orable-manual training for both boys
and girls Is part of the public school
system. Her giided social aristocracy
Ii either British or American.
Switzerland has no navy, for the
same reason that Bohemia has not;
and while every man is n soldier, yet
three weeks service every year is only
a useful play spell. In Switzerland
Everywhere life and property are safe.
There people nre healthy, prosperous
and happy. Switzerland minds her
own business AMI the chief tenet Of
her political creed is, I'VE Will attend
to our own affairs" She will only
fight II invaded. and fortunately she 10
not big enough to indulge In lingo
swagger.
The flag Of Switzerland Is the white
CrOss-white on red background
and this is the symbol OF peace and
amity the wide world over. The "Ge-
neva CrOss"-a red cross ON a white
background, designed In compliment
to Switzerland, is the one nag upon
which no guns are trained.
And now Mt the parting of the ways
would 1t not be wise for America to
choose between the example of Swift.
zerland and Italy?
America is n ginnt: II is well to have
giants strength, but not well to use
1t like giant. This is the richest
country the wsrld has ever known-in
treasure and In men and women. II
we mind our own business and devote
our energies to the arts Of peace we
can solve problem that has vexed
the world from the beginning Of time.
Shall we make our country blossom
like the rose. or shnll we follow the
example Of Italy?-Elbert Hubbard In
The Philistine.
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Pensioners Pay for Imperialism

The Republican platform Of 1900 is
absolutely silent concerning the old
soldiers. There is not one solitary
word in their behalf; and It Is sus-
pected that, In the costly pursuit Of
foreign wars Of conquest the Repub-
lican party foresees the necessity of
economy in the direction of pension ex-
penditures.
There Is ground for believing that
the party of imperialism is preparing
to make the old soldiers pay for the
war of subjugation In the Philippines.
Yet the Republican party has assert
ed a rigorous claim upon the votes
of the old soldiers. 1t has sought to ex-
plot them and has exploited them for
the benefit Of monopolies and trlstu
and It has lost no opportunity 4,
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German Voters Balk At I'm

Naturally the German voters are an
ti-imperialistlc, and will support the
Democratic party, the party Of anti-im-
perialism. They came to the United
States that they might hnd a hosns feel
themselves and their children eftef
the evils Of imperialism and nslIltefi53 .
They do not want t. zee built % fn q =
country system u eovsfrrneat Uill6A
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Then and Now.

The Republican campaign text book
for 1892 (pages 157 to 159), gives the
following as the position of the Re
publican party at that time on the
question of bimetallism:
"Nine-tenths of the people are BIZ
metallists. They want both money
metals used, because they believe both
are needed to sustain the worlds COM
merce. The Republican party honestly
and intelligently answers their wishes.
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available-every cent OF it-had the a.
SCISSORS of the several counties, and e.
peciaily former Assessor Ames Of
Denver, who is loud with his criticisms,
done their duty. 1t IL ridiculous to ex.
pect a governor to veto meritoriouS
measures carrying appropriations ON
tho theory that assessors will commit
perjury. Every nssessor of Boulder
and Arapahoe counties has done this
very thing.-Boulder Camera.
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Arrant HYpeerisy.

It would be difficult to embody in
the same space more arrant hypocrisy
and misstatement Of fact than Presi-
dent Mckinley has In describing his
generous treatment Of Porto Rico
Milwaukee News.
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SAILS FOR
General Otis Takes His Departure for
Home From Manila.

Manila, May 5.-The United States
transport Meade sailed for the United
States at 8 o'clock this afternoon. with
Major General Otis and two aides-de-
camp on board. The warships in port
fired a major-generals salute as the
steamer raised her anchor.
The generals launch left the palace
at 4 o'clock, carrying General Otis
and General MacArthur's staffs to the
Meade. The Fourteenth and Twenti-
eth infantry, drawn up ashore in front
of h city wall, presented arms and
the bands played "Auld Lang Syne,"
while a shore battery saluted.
During the morning the supreme
court judges and many officers called
at the palace to bid farewell to Gen
eral Otis, who kept at work with his
accustomed energy until the moment
of leaving.
Since the beginning of the insurrec-
ton General Otis has kept at work at
his desk from early morning Until
midnight. He has never been seen on
the Luneta, like the other officers, and
only two or three times has he been
in society, and these occasions were
semi-official receptions. The general
leaves the army admirably organized.
prOvisioned and clothed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11

New York, May 5.-A hearing of the
case of George A. Lamb against John
Gates, chairman of the board of di-
.~rectors of the American Steel and
Wire Company, on a complaint that
Gates had violated the penal code
in making false allegations regarding
his company, was begun today before
Magistrate Zeller. The hearing is
to compel Mr.. Gates to show u
why a warrant should not issue for his
arrest. Mr.. Lamb acted as his own
counsel and Delaney Nicoll appeared
for Mr.. Gates.
Mr.. Nicoll moved to dismiss the
on the ground hat there
been n offense within the pro-
visions of the penal code. He claimed
that the newspaper article complained
of was a general statement of the con-
dition of the steel and wire trade and
not Of the American Steel and Wire
Magistrate Zeller said finally that he
would let the matter stand over until
next Monday at 4 o'clock p. m.
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REPORTS FROM CONSUL HAY.
Show Condition of British Prisoners
as Good as Could be Expected.

Washington, May referring 20
the statement made in the house of
commons yesterday by Mr.. Balfour,
the government leader, that her males
tvs government was considering the
Iadvisa bility of further representations
through this government as to the
of English prisoners at Pre-
toria, state department officials say
that the British government has made
no representations Of late On this SUBJ
Iject.
The state department is in receipt
of reports al regular intervals from
United States Consul Hay, at Pretoria,
in which he never fails to describe
the condition Of these prisoners. From
his reports it appears that while this
condition is not all that it might be,
still the Beers probably are treating
them with Is much consideration as
they are able to exercise at present.
Consul Hay has been doing everything
in his power to add to the comfort of
the prisoners, in accordance with his
instructions, and the British authori-
ties have expressed their gratitude for
his good Offices.
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Report OF Lieutenan, b on HIS
Expedition TO the South Of Luzon-

Washington. May 4.-The navy de-
partment has made public q report
from Lieutenant ]. H Gibbons. at
sached to the Brooklyn. dated Cavfte.
March eth. upon his expedition TO the
south Of Luxon last February. which
resulted In the release Of So prisoners,
mostly Spaniards. who had been held
by the Flipinos for many months. Ac-
cording TO the report Lieutenant Glib
bins was placed In of the
United States transport General Ala
va. with a detail OF officers and men
from the Brooklyn. on the 18th Of Feb
ruary and proceeded to the vicinity OF
San Narisco. gulf OF Ragay. at the
southern extremity of Luzon. in search
of these prisoners. on G~uinayaban
some OF the prisoners who had escaped
came aboard. reporting that tht-ty-six
Spanish prisoners. who Were disabled.
had been left by the insurgents at that
town and he remainder Of the pris-
oners. including some Americans. were
being carried TO Piris.
The Alaya at once made for Piris
and landed a party OF twenty marines
under command Of Lieutenant Brown.
United States marine corps. at the head
OF the bay. The insurgent guard fled
and the prisoners were released and
brought aboard the ship. There were
among Inem lu Americans. - span
ish officers. one accompanied by g.
wife. Il priests, 81 merchants. -four Fill
ipinos and 2SS Spanish soldiers. includ-
ing the wife OF one.
There was a good deal OF hardship
connection with the expedition. Lieu
tenant Gibbons reports that he cannot
speak 10 enthusiastically OF the energy
and zeal shown by the men
ADMIRAL Watson in transmitting the
report commends the celebrity with
which the expedition was fitted out by
the Brooklyn and the zeal and ability
shown by Lieutenant Gibbons. and also
praises Lieutenant Commander Mahan.
Lieutenant Brown, OF the marine corps,
and Naval Cadet Mcintyre.
The report is accompanied by a
graceful acknowledgment from Cen
eral Bates OF the navy's corporation
with the army in the expedition into
the southern provinces OF Luzon. He
particularly mentions Commander
Gheen, of the Marietta. for his man
agement OF the Decentralization OF the
troops, as we'll "a Ensign White and
Lieutenant Price and Ensign Graeme.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11
POLITICS IN HAWAII.
TO Hold a Territorial Republican Con-
vention-To Send Delegates to the
National Convention at Philadelphia.

Chicago, May 5.-A special to The
Record from Honolulu, April 9th, via
San Francisco, says:
"a call has been issued for a en-
vention to organize the republican
party of the territory of Hawaii. The
convention is to meet in Honolulu May
18th. All persons who believe in the
principles of the republican party as
laid down by the last national conven-
ton OF the party, are invited to meet
in their respective localities and elect
delegates to this convention. Represen-
tation is accorded on the basis Of the
representation of the several districts
in the last house of representatives of
h islands. In addition to organizing
the party the convention will select
delegates to represent the territory in
the republican national convention at
Philadelphia.
LAS yet the democrats have made
no move towards organizing in any
part Of the islands.
1T is hard to tell yet whether the
political divisions Of the people will be
along national party lines or not.
There is a great deal of talk of a ma
tive party, composed of the native
Hawaiiars, and of the whites who were
loyalists at the time of the overthrow"
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n NEW BISHOP.
The Pope Appoints g Benjamin Kei-
ley Bishop Of This Diocese

Washington, May 5-Formal notice
Of one OF the most important appoint
ments ever made by Pope Leo XIII
was received at the papai legation here
today when the official brief preconix-
Ing Very Rev. BENJAMIN Kelley. d. D..
as bishop OF Savannah. Ca, arrived
Archbishop Martinelli. the papal del
egate in Washington. has long been
conversant with the peculiar condi-
lions concerning the succession TO the
see OF Savannah. and when the pope's
rescript reached him today he al once
forwarded IL to the b~ishop-elect al
Savannah. who has been administrator
OF that diocese since the last incum-
bent, Bishop Becker, died on July %.
1899.
In view of the fact that almost a
year has elapsed since the death of
Bishop Becker. the present appoint
ment derives additional interest. As
far back a. 1876 Rev. DR.. Kelley had
Joined the late bishop at Wilmington,
Del, where he was then stationed. in
which diocese both labored until the
transfer OF DR.. Becker to Savannah in
March, 1856. Both were lifelong friends
and ii was h dying wish OF the late
incumbent that DR.. Kelley should be
appointed administrator of the diocese
after his death. and that the recession
OF the see should devolve upon him.
Despite these instructions. however.
three candidates were named by
bishops of the Baltimore province.
which embraced besides DR.. Kelley.
Rev. Cornelius T. Thomas, rector of
he Baltimore cathedral. and Rev. Pat
rick McHale, c. NJ, of Niagara uni
versity at Buffalo, n. Y, who was
formerly connected with this archdio-
ceSe.
After carefully inspecting their re-
spective claims Pope Leo has given
precedence to DR.. Kelley, whose en-
dorsement not only by the late bishop,
but also by the priests of Georgia, was
a factor in securing his elevation 10
the hierarchy.
He is a native of P~etersburg. Va,
born in 1852 and educated at Rome.
where the secretary of the papal lega-
ton here, DR.. Rocker, was intimately
acquainted with him, While serving as
vice rector of the American college.
The conservation of Bishop Kelley
will probably occur in this archdiocese
at an early date. This is the golden
jubilee year of the Savannah diocese,
which was founded July 10, 1850. and of
the six bishops who have ruled its des-
TIMES four-BishopS Barry, Verot.
Gross and Becker. have been conse-
Grated in the Baltimore cathedral. On
this account, it is expected that Bishop
kelleyS conservation will transpire at
n same historic church.
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NORTH COAST OF CUBA.
Thorough Inspection Shows the Condi-
tons to be Satisfactory.

Neuvitas, May 5.-Colonel Samuel NJ.
Whitside, commanding the department
Of Santiago and Puerto Principe. who
is making a tour Of inspection Of the
posts on the north coast, inspected the
post at Puerto Principe yesterday.
Major Carr, chief urgeon, who Is &C
companying Colonel Whitside, has in
v~estigated h fever situation, alarm
ing reports Of which have been sent
out, owing to what were suspected to
be cases of yellow fever. The major
decided thai the sickne was not yell
low fever, but ordered vigorous SAM
tary measures to be taken. The health
OF the troops is good, both towns are
clean and work on the new barracks
at Puerto Principe, which are to cost
$500. 600. will be begun Immediately.
The political situation Is quiet. Most
Of the natives are not aware Of the ap-
preaching election m the politicians
severely criticise the terms OF the cleo
ton orders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11
WRECKED OFF HATTERAS.
Down-Six Men Drowned-Fffteen
Put to Sea in a Boat.

Cape Henry, Va, May 1.-THE Brit
ish steamer Virginia, Captain Charles
Samuels, from Daiquiri, Cuba, for
Baltimore, with a cargo OF iron ore. a
crew of twenty-six men. including one
stowaway, stranded on Diamond
shoals about 6 O'Clock p. m. Wednes-
day, May 3rd, during thick weather.
The entire crew took to boats and at
tempted to leave the ship. One boat
with fifteen of the crew got away. but
the other boa was swamped and six
men We're drowned; the remaining
five got back on the steamer, where
they remained till this morning when
they were rescued and brought ashore
by the crews of the CreedS Hill and
Cape Hatteras life saving stations.
The ship on the Outer Dia-
mond shoals about twelve miles from
the shore, and, owing to the thick
SQually weather which has prevailed
for several days, she was not discover
cred by the life savers until this morn
ing.
The rescue was made in the station
life boats. Much difficulty was en-
countered in getting To the ship on ac-
count of heavy sea and high wind. the
boats starting early this morning and
not being able to return until about
4 o'clock this afternoon. The ship is
now nearly all under water and is a
total loss.
The names of the saved are as fol-
lows: Captain Charles Samuels, First
Officer Wyness, Second Engineer Sim
mons Third Eengineer George Mitchell.
Seaman Martin Rasmussen.
The boa with fifteen OF the crew
which got away from the ship when
last seen was running off shore before
the wind and was apparently safe.
The captain and -four men are now
being cared for by Captains w. II.
Stiron and p. II. Etheridge, of the
life saving stations, and will "a for
Norfolk at the first opportunity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11
~HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
A Treaty Signed Extending Time for
Its Ratification.

Washington. May ~5.-Secretary Hay
and Lord ~Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, today signed a treaty extend
ing for seven months from August 5th.
next. the period of time allowed for
the exchange of notifications OF the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. This extension
was arranged for in view of the con-
viction that no legislation upon the
treaty Ear be secured during he pres
m session of congress. The extension
viii prolong the period allowed for the
ration OF President McKinley's term of
office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11

Will be Shown to be the Agents of a
Fenian Plot.

Toronto, Ont, May 5.-The evidence
which will be produced at the trial on
Monday Of the three men charged with
attempting to blow up Lock No. "a, in
the Welland canal, 1T is understood.
will show that the prisoners were not
the instruments of the labor element
of Buffalo supposed to be antagonistic
to a Canadian route for grain traffic.
but the agents OF a Fenian plot. Il
has been learned that the three men
concerned in the outrage arrived at
Buffalo from a city on the Atlantic
seaboard. They were unacQuainted
with Buffalo Ind left for Niagara Falls
at the earliest possible moment, after
their arrival in Buffalo.
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A Life and Death Fight.

writing Of his almost miraculous escape
from death, says: Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble.
which ended In consui .ption. i had
frequent hemorrhages and coughed
night and day. All my doctors said I
must soon die. Then I began to use
sumption, which completely cured me.
I would not be without IL even II IL
cost 5000 a bottle. Hundreds have
used 1t on my Recommendation and
all say II lever fails to cure Throat.
Chest n Lung troubles" Regular
size SOC and $1.00. Trial bottles free at
r. r Bellamy's drug store.
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The Best Prescription For ChiII..

And Fever is a bottle Of Growers
Tasteless Chill Tonic. The formula is
plainly printed en- each package. 1t IS
simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless
form and Is compounded in correct
proportions. The Ear imitators do
not advertise their formula Is because
they know you would not buy their
medicine Il you knew its ingredients.
is b original. and il ne only
chiu and fever remedy sold throughout
the entire malariai section OF the Unit
ed States No cur no pay. Price
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-11
MIR. GATES GIVEN A HEARING

In the Matter Of the Stock Broking
Deal-Decision Reserved.
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Mothers Friend

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makes labor short and delivery easy.
1t is the only remedy that puts the
breasts in condition so that swelling
or rising is impossible. Don't take
medicines internally. They endangei
the lives of both mother and child.
Mothers Friend Is sold by druggists for 81.
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