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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
SOUTH CAROLINA DISPENSARY.
Tho Amendatory Bill Passed by the
Legislature.

Columbia, 5. c., February 6.-The
state board of liquor control is to be
abolished and the management of the
~dispensary to be radically changed.
The senate bill to provide a new system
Of government was passed in the house
today, and the governor will approve
the act. The vote in the house was Il
to "a in favor of abolishing the board.
The action of the general assembly
is the result of dissatisfaction all over
the state, caused by lack of harmony
in the present board.
There were no charges of open dis
honesty in the speeches today, but it
was plainly asserted that the factional
fight among the members of the board
a hurt the state.
The bill provides that three directors
of unQuestioned character are to be
elected for a term of two years, instead
of five years as at present. The COM
missioner or superintendent, elected by
the board heretofore, and the cause Of
all the diSSension, is to be elected by
the general assembly and given power
to appoint employees, a right denied
him now. He is to receive a salary OF
So 600 per annum
There is strong opposition to the dis
pensary system on the part Of prohibit
tionists, who polled twenty-six votes
on the direct issue, and of the local OPP
ton party, who want the liquor traffic
left in the hands of each county.
The house tonight by a vote of 6S to
80 killed Mr.. Patterson's substitute
proposing to do away with the state
dispensary n let the liquors be shipp-
ed direct from distillers to county dis
penSaries.
There are other features of the pres
ent Law which will be amended, but
the main issue is settled until the DEM
ocratic primary this summer when
dispensary, prohibition IND local option
will each ave a ticket for state Off
GERS. Some members opposed to the
~diSpensary voted for the bill today as
better than the law now in force, know
ing that prohibition or local option
could not pass the senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
The Norfolk and Western Railroad

New York, February 6.-Henry Fink
president Of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, was asked today IL the re-
cent heavy sales OF the stock of that
road meant that the property was
about to change hands.
I am not in a position to answer
that question" replied Mr.. Fink. aI
nave noticed that a very large number
tof Norfolk and Western shares have
been sold. but whether the buying has
lbeen purely speculative or TO obtain
control, only future DEVELOPMENTS can
determine
Ther is not one a nor half a
dozen men, one hundred men. who
Icouid sell the control Of this property.
Inc cdpitdi stock, which includes tsS.-
IVoV.Vo OF common and SO. COG. 600 OF pre-
Itsrrec' Is very widely scattered
throughout this country and Europe.
BOARD OF directors represents in
Vulnerable interests: IL cannot be said
ltnat there Is any dominating faction"
In your opinion. would absorption
OF the Norfolk and Western be adj
vantageous to Pennsylvania interests
lor 10 The Southern railway Interests? ''
Control of this railroad would be
advantageous to any connecting line"
said President Fink emphattcaily. I'VE
connect with the Pennsylvania at Co
Iumbus, Ohio, and. at Hagerstown.
Nc. The Norfolk and Western could
certainly be utilized by the Southern
railway, for IL woDld give that rvs
tenn another outlet to the Atlantic. Via
Bristol Tenn" =
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
INTERNA TI0NAL BlMETALISM. ,
Senate Finance Committees Amend
ment to the Financial Bill.

Washington, February 6.--The SEN
ate finance committee today reported
a new section to the financial bill. as
follows:
That the provisions OF this act are
not intended to place any obstacles in
the way of the accomplishment of in
ternationai ~bimetallism, provided the
same De received by Concurrent action
Of the leading commercial nations Of
the world, and at a ratio which shall
insure permanence of relative value be-
tween gold and silver"
The amendment was offered by Sen
ator Aldrich, chairman. The demo-
Gratis received il with a sarcastic smile.
There was but little discussion. Sena-
tor Aldrich said, in reply to questions,
hat the object of the amendment was
to meet the criticism that the republi-
cans had abandoned the position for
international bimetallism taken by it
in the st. Louis convention.
The vote on the amendment showed
a strict division or party lines, Sena-
tor Jones, Of Nevada, not voting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
HELP THE POOR

Bill Arp in one Of his recent letters.
says:
Several times of late I have read
the talks Of Carnegie and Rockefeller
to the young men in a Bible class and
their Ideas about giving and helping
do not please me. OF course, eyery-
body honors them for their large boun-
ties TO colleges and libraries. but they
SAY that charities 10 the poor do not
lasting good and that 30 per cent. OF IL
rs wasted, but that rich men should
Inelp poor young men who are srrug-
Igilng TO climb up in the world. NV
observation is that those struggling
young men Will get up anyhow tust
Carnegie and RockefeIler. I had
rather see a hundred poor people re-
lieved from distress than a dozen
young men helped on the way TO for
tune and success. There Is TOO much
prejudice against the poor. Most OF
them are women and children who are
neIpiesS and can't get a start There
rs no work for them and so they have
ito beg or starve."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

they increase their purchasing power?
Today the main exports of the Philip
pine islands consist of sugar, tobacco
and hemp. Do the tobacco rover OF
Connecticut and Maryland want to
produce that sort OF industrial amelio-
ration in the Philippine stands that
viii enable men who are employed at
70 cents a day TO compete with he
men in the Connecticut valley and
along the hills OF Maryland who are
raising tobacco? Do the sugar plant
ers OF louisiana want to get valuable
customers for the manufactured goods
OF this country by enabling these peo-
pie TO put up improved machinery for
sugar manufacture and TO enable them
10 sell FIVE. ten. twenty. nifty. an
hundred fold as much sugar as they
do now, in competition with the Louisi-
ana man who raises cane sugar? Do
the rice growers OF Georgia and South
Carolina and Louisiana want to annex
that sort OF competition.
Mr.. Neville. % Nebraska. in OPPOSING
annexation. said he had promised his
constituents never TO vote a dollar foz
the support OF the sultan OF Sulu with
his eight wives and 146 slaves.
Mr.. Cochran. OF Missouri. said tha1
If we were TO govern the Philippines
under the constitution il must be sub
ject To all the limitations OF that in
- 9 1t 80 aANLAAAApA ~ III
fact that the agreement made wita the
SULTAN of Sulu recognized slavery and
was, therefore, in violation OF the
amendment TO the constitution which
provided that slavery should be for
YER prohibited, not only in the United
States, but in all territory over which
it exercised jurisdiction. He said that
many of the slaves in the Sulu group
were Christians or the descendants OF
Christians captured by the piratical
Moors.
Mr.. William Allen Smith, OF Missouri,
the member of the foreign affairs COM
mittee who offered an amendment in
committee for a minister resident OF
the South African republic and the
Orange Free States. said he knew IL
woul be useless to offer the amend
ment in the house, as a single objec-
ton YOU defeat il. He should, there
fore, urge a separate bill, not to EN-
barrass the government, but because
he believed a diplomatic officer Of the
government was needed in South AT
RIGA.
After some remarks by Mr.. II. c.
Smith, of Michigan. supporting the
Boer side of the South African con-
t%ention, the ous at ) o'clock p. m.
adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
KOBBE'S TRIUMPHANT MARCH.
With Two Regiments He Defeats I 600
FilipinoS Armed with Rifles and 5000
with Wooden swords Bows and
ArrowS.

Manila. February a.-Brigadier Gen.
'eral Kobbe's expedition in the islands
OF Luzon. Leyte and Samar has occu-
pied permanently and garrisoned |
towns with the Forty-third and Forty
seventh regimensts. This has placed
on the market 10000 bales Of hemp.
\ thousand insurgents armed with
rifles and over 5.00o armed with wooden
swords. bows and arrows. were en-.
8countered during the entire trip. The
troops killed twenty-five natives, elev-
ZEN OF whom had rifles The others
were villagers armed with wood
en- swords. The American loss
was n man killed and nine men
wounded. The Americans captured
5000 gold. the enemy's money. and
forty Misunderstanding brass cannon.
At Calbagog and Samar the enemy
Ievacuated the towns the. Americans
chasing. fighting and scattering them
to the mountains.
AT Cahologan, Lukban. the Tagalog
general fired the place with kerosene
just before the Americans landed and
fought with cannon and rifles from the
hills encircling the town. for two hours.
When the Filipinos were driven out the
Americans did their best TO save the
town, fighting the fire for several hours.
$500 $3.50 - oAAAfk Af11E1ts
half the business portion of the place,
were consumed The soldiers prevent
ed the fire from preading. The next
Major Allen. with three ompanies
of the Forty-third regiment. pursued
Lukban to the mountain Businesses and
thence TO the coast town where Lux
ban was heading in hopes OF escaping.
Lukban. by taxing the natives. had ac-
formulated 800. 900 In gold. His cap
ture is probable.
Ienemy evacuated the town and the
Americans pursued them to the hills.
Several fleeing non-combatents were
killed, including three women.
AT Palo, seven miles distant. the
enemy were found e~ntrenched and re-
sisted. Lieutenant Johnston and
twelve scouts Of the Forty-third regi-
ment drove out $50 of the enemy and
captured the town.
The insurgents in these towns were
mostly Visayans who had beer inn
pressed into the service OF the Tagalog
Headers from Luzon. The Visayans ap-
pear Indifferent or sullenly Antagonist
tic to the American occupation. The
TTagalog chiefs influenced them against
fus, but when they perceive we are
much more powerful than the Tagalogs
and intend TO maintain garrisons in
lorder TO open the islands to
1t is believed the rebel party will lose
its popularity. The Americans are
gladly accepted by the inhabitants
who are daily returning to their towns.
There is a rush Of commercial vessels
from Manila to these ports.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

That hacking cough is a source Of
annoyance to yourself and others, as
well as of distress. By taking a tea
spoonful Of Pain-Killer in half a glass
Of warm water or milk every hour or
two, you will be surprised to find how
quickly the cough will disappear. In
sist upon getting the genuine. Sold in
two sizes. Price CSC and soc. Avoid
substitutes, there is but one Pain
Killer, Perry Davis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

A lady writes: 81 shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my gloves and rub a little
on my hands. 1t saves my gloves by
absorbing perspiration. It is a most
dainty toilet powder" Aliens Foot
Iase makes tight or new shoes easy.
Always use 1t to break in New Shoes.
1t keeps the feet cool and comfortable.
We invite the attention Of physicians
and nurses to the absolute purity OF
Aliens Foot-Ease. All drug and shoe
stores sell 1t, Csc. Sample sent free.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy.
n. 2.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
JOHN HAY.
PATTNCEFOTE

Secretary Hay is determined that the
state department. shall observe with
h most scrupulous fidelity, whatever
obligations may rest upon IL toward
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, in the mat
ter of ms construction of the Nicara-
guam n 1t has not been possible
10 move in that matter pending the re-
m0val OF the obstacle in the way of
canal building presented by the Caly-
Son-Bulwer treaty. There has not been
the slightest disposition to ignore the
governments of our sister republics in
n matter. but, in the view of the de-
partment. IL would not have been safe
nor dignified to make overtures TO
them before the United States had ac-
quired the power to deal with a free
hand with the canal problem 50 far as
Great Britain was concerned. Now.
however. the department will address
itself to the governments of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, looking to the ac-
Quirement of whatever privileges are
deemed essential 70 the construction
Of the canal n its operation.
About the same time, or rather as
soon as the senate shall have ratified
the treaty and the ratification shall
have been exchanged, the department
will address identical notes to the
great maritime powers of the whole
world, to III their adhesion TO the
project for the perpetual naturalization
of the canal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

Better do it than wish it DONE" Bet
ter cure catarrh by taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla tina complain because you
suffer from it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
WHETHER PEACE OR WAR
DEPENDS UPON THE DECISION OF Gov
ERN0R TAYLOR.
To SETTLE THE QUESTION TODAY

The Agreement of the Party Leaders
Laid efore Him-He to Accept or
Reject 1t Today-Terms of the Agree
ment-Orders Heretofore Issued for
More Troops Republican
Legislators Meet at London-ResoIu-
lions al to GoebeI's Death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
AGREEMENT OF THE PARTY
LEADERS.

Louisville, KY, February 6.-The
peace conference held at the Gelt
house last night between seven rep
resentatives of the republican party
and seven representatives of the DOM
ocratic, resulted in a unanimous sign
ing of an agreement embodying seven
specific propositions which promise a
settlement of the party differences
which have brought about two state
governments in Kentucky. This agree
ment is in substance as follows:
Il. That If the general assembly in
joint session shall adopt a resolution
ratifying their recent action adopting
the contest reports seating Goebel and
Beckham, the contestees, w. S. Tay-
Tor and John Marshall shall submit
without further protest.
-. That all parties shall unite in an
effort to bring about such a modifca-
ton of the election law as will pro-
vide for n~on-partisan election cards
and insure free and fair elections.
"3. That h conditions shall remain
in status quo until Monday, the gen.
eral assembly meeting and adjourning
from day to day until that time.
4. That nothing shall be don to
hinder or prevent a joint session of the
general assembly from taking action
on the ratification resolution.
70. That the state contest board shall
meet and adjourn from day to day un-
til Tuesday, without taking any action
on the contests for the state Offices"
This "postponment is suggested in or
der that the action of the general as
sembly on the ratification resolution
may be taken first.
"6. That the state troops shall be re-
moved from the state capital at once,
though with all necessary precaution
for the public safety. h matter is
to be under the direction of General
Jar Lindsay, of Frankfort.
~. That the republican officials and
officers of the state guard shall have
immunity from charges of treason.
usurpation, court-martial or any 9TH
er offenSeS."
The agreement was signed by the fol-
lowing: Republicans--John Marshall,
Judge John w. Barr, General Dan
Lindsay, T. L.. Edelen, DR.. 7. H. Ban
ter, David w. Fairleigh, G. t. Ballard.
Democrats. G. S. Blackburn, J. c..
w. Beckham. Sam J. Schackleford,
Urey Woodson, James B. McCreary,
Phil Thompson, Robert j. aBrecken-
ridge.
The course of events in the immedi-
ate future depends largely upon Gov
ernor Taylor. An important influence
: in shaping the republican policy has
been, it is believed, the lack of sup
port from the national administration
for the course pursued by Governor
Taylor since he assumed office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
"A Miss Is As
Good as a Nile"

Fyou are not entirely ueI, you are Ill.
Illness does not mean deaths door. II IS
a sense of zDearn7ess, a tired feeling,
life filled zoih nan1eLess panzs and suffer
ing. h 90T of cases the blood Is to Blame.
Hoods Sarsapanaa IS Natures correctfve
for disorders of the Blood. Remember
Hoods Soa4abmiAa
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

A long conference vas held in the
Office of Governor Taylor tonight, there
being present, besides Governor Tay-
lor, Colonel Mengel, Colonel Williams.
General Collier, Judge Yost and Will
liam Sweeney, h latter TWO attorneys
for Governor Taylor. The conference
was secret and none of those engaged
in ii would consent TO talk. They al
lowed it TO be tacitly understood, how
ever, that the position of Governor
Taylor was the same as that stated
early in the day to the Associated
Press
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

London lie Hslature is not even guessed
at by any h members. The gener-
al sentiment is that the legislature will
remain here until ordered by Governor
Taylor to return to Frankfort.
CONFERENCE IN TAYLOR'S
nEETCE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-14
A SHARP CONTEST.
Is on Between Beckham and
Anti Beckham Democrats
in Kentucky.

Louisville. Ky, June 1.-THE Ken
lucky Democratic state convention to
select delegates at large to the national
convention at Kansas City was called
to order at o'clock this afternoon at
Music hall. No action will be taken re-
garding the selection of candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor as
the state convention has been called to
meet at Lexington next month for that
purpose. sharp contest is expected
over the temporary and permanent or
ganization of today's convention be-
tween the friends of Governor Beck
ham and the anti-Beckham forces. 1t
is reasonably certain that Senator
Blackburn, Ex-Governor ]. B. McCreery
and Louis McQuown will be three of the
four delegates chosen for the state at
large to the national convention.
Several prominent Democrats are
mentioned for the fourth place
The convention will endorse the Chi
cago platform, endorse Bryan for presi-
dent and condemn the assassination of
GOebel.
1t is reported that Senator Blackburn
will introduce a resolution in today's
convention requesting Governor Beck
ham to call an extra session of the leg
fslature to repeal the Goebel election
law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-14
AN IDEAL CLIMATE.

The first white man to set foot on
Utah soil, Father Silvestre Velez de
Escalante, who reached the GREAT
SALT LAKE on the 23rd day of Sept,
1875, wrote in his diary: "Here the eli
mate is so delicious, the air so balmy,
that it is a pleasure to breathe by day
and by night" The climate of Utah
is one of the richest endowments Of
nature. On the shores of the Great
Salt Lake especially - and for fifty
miles therefrom in every direction
the climate of climates is found. To
enable persons to participate in these
scenic and climatic attractions, and to
reach the famous HEALTH, BATH
ING AND PLEASURE RESORTS of
Utah, the UNION PACIFIC has made
a rate to OGDEN and SALT LAKE
CITY of one fare for the round trip,
plus $500, from Missouri River, to be
in effect June 21st, July 7th to 10th in
elusive, July 18th, and Aug. I'd. Re
turn limit Oct. 81, 1900.
For full information, call on or ad-
dress, +. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agt.,
or J. @. FULTON, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-14
BAD FOR DEPUTIES.
Testimony Shows They Shot an
Unoffending Citizen.

ST Louis. June 14-The inquest over
the remains of Frereick Bohne, a wild
over, aged IS years, who was shot and
killed Sunday at 1924 North Tenth street
by a deputy sheriff in the course of
some trouble resulting from an attack
on a street car was begun today by
Coroner Lloyd. The inquiry commenced
yesterday to determine the responsible
ity for the shooting in front of posse
barracks on Washington avenue has
been laid over until Friday. Today the
proceedings were delayed couple OF
hours by the non appearance of Deputy
Sheriff Robert Z. Marsh. who. it is
charged fired the shot that Killed Bohne;
finally after Intellectual efforts on the
part of the corners deputies to find
Marsh, DR.. Lloyd proceeded without
him.
The autopsy showed that Bohne had
received four bullet wounds in the head.
Philip Bauer, the first witness and one
of the dead mans neighbors, said:
I saw a crowd jeering at a car and a
number of deputies trying to dispense
it. One deputy stood out on the pave
ment and said if any one dared to come
out he would make an example of him
and show the crowd what the deputies
were there for"
He said there were four deputies
standing in front of the gate through
which Bohne was pushed. One fired at
the gate. Witness did not see any
weapon protruding from inside the gate
as had been reported.
Adolph Claussen, who lived at the
same number with Bohne. told how the
old man had been pushed through the
gate by deputy with a gun. Bohne, he
said, was STOPPING down in the act of
locking the gate when a shot fired
through it, killed him. Bohne, witness
said, could neither speak nor under
stand English, he had thrown no rocks
nor tried to make any demonstration.
Michael Strach, policeman, told of the
disturbance and said the deputies APP
peared excited. One of them shot
through a door at 1924 North Tenth
street and then ran and jumped onto a
car. Witness examined Bohnes body
but found no weapon on it; and from
where he stood could see no weapon
protruding from the door
Mrs. Susie Buchart a neighbor, said
she saw a deputy push Bohne through
the gate
Afterwards she heard some one cry
| don't shoot" and minute later a man
whom she could not identify, fired al
the door. Witness did not see any re-
volver pushed through the door,