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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
THE GOLDEN SPIKE DRIVEN
To Denote the Competition of the
'.Greater Seaboard'' System-Arri-
val of First Train at Richmond.
Grand Celebration

Richmond, Va, June 2.-Amid great
immense crowd, and accompanied by
the boom of cannon and music Of sew
eral bands, the final act in the COM
pletion of the Greater Seaboard sys-
tenn took place here this afternoon.
The returning trains from Tampa
with the distinguished guests OF the
road. arrived only a few minutes late,
and as they entered the city the How
itzers fired a salute. Immediately on
the disembarkat ton, Master john Skel-
ton Williams, the 3-year old son Of
President Williams, drove the gold
spike, the blows of his silver hammer
signaling to every station of the sys-
tenn that the great work the south has
been so much interested in, was ac-
compliShed.
In the crowd at the station was Gov
ernor Tyler, members of the chamber
of commerce and the mayor, who had
been escorted there by the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues and other mill
tary organizations.
The spike was of the regulation size
and after the ceremony Of driving it
was over the visitors were driven to
the capitol square, where speeches
Morris, president of the chamber of
commerce; Mayor Taylor and General
Joe Wheeler. Tonight the celebrations
closed with a banquet at the Jefferson
which was the most elaborate in all
of it's appointments ever given here.
The decorations were superb. The
color scheme was white and red. A
feature in the floral decorations was
a map of the Seaboard system, the
| water being in ivy, the land in white
carnations, and the track in pink car
nations, with the stations marked by
red flowers. The guests were COM
posed of distinguished financiers, rail-
| road and public men from all over the
country.
At the banquet President John Skel-
| ton Williams made the address of well
come in response to the toat 1.-THE Sea-
! board Air Line"
Other toasts and speakers were:
Our Country"-Hon. Wayne Nc
Weigh; "The East and West" John
K. Cowen, president of the Baltimore
| and Ohio. The Postoff1ce on Wheels,
| Postmaster General Smith; 'Si1
States the Seaboard Girdles," General
| Joe Wheeler; 1.-The Cities on the Sea-
board,' ex-Mayor Davidson, of Bal
| timore; "Cities to be on the Sea.
board" Hon. J. A. Smith, mayor Of
Charleston, S. c.; Island of Cuba,
| NJ e. Gonzales, of The Columbia
State; "Our Foreign Commerce anG
Open Door,, Major ]. II. Dooley.
Congratulatory letters were read
from President Mckinley; ex-Presi.
| dent Cleveland and others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
Quieting Effect of the Foreign Troops
in Pekin-No Effort of the Govern
ment to Arrest Any Of the Boxers.

Pekin, Friday, June 1.-American and
other foreign guards, numbering 34S,
arrived here in the midst of the Dragon
festival. The streets were unusually
crowded and, though the people were
greatly interested in the annual spec
tacle, no manifestation of hostility was
made.
The presence of the guards has al
ready had a marked effect upon dhe
bearing of the Chinese toward foreign
ers. The excitement in the adjacent
country has been much allayed, but
many Christian refugees are still flock
ing into the city.
The Boxers are evidently moving
afield. Unfortunately, no leaders of the
Boxers have been arrested, though
their capture would have been easy.
All the government has done has been
to occupy the scenes Of the disturb
ances and no real repressive measure
has been taken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
Questions Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the lar
gest sale of any medicine in the civil
Hzed world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought Of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard Of Appendicitis, Nervoua
Prostration or Heart Failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation OF un-
digested food, regulate the action OF
the liver, stimulate the nervous and
organic action of the system, and thai
is all they took when feeling dull and
bad with headaches and other aches
You only need a few doses Of Green's
August Flower, in LIQUID form, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious
the matter with you. For sale by r. r
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
TELEGRAPHiG SJNAARY.

There are five appropriation bills
pending in congress.
The wholesale tobacco firm OF Max
l. Harris, of New York fails.
Steel mills at South Chicago close,
throwing 5000 men out of work
The New York state democratic con-
vention meets in New York Tuesday.
In Illinois two men are killed in the
contest over the republican primaries
Secretary Long reduces the court
martiaIs sentence Of Captain McGow-
an.
The effort Of the citizens committee
to settle the strike in st. Louis has
failed.
The national convention of the So
ciaIist labor party is in session In New
York city.
Those confederate veterans who re-
mained in Louisville had a parade yes
terday.
The president appoints the judge,
attorney and marshal for the territory
of Hawaii
Secretary Root sends TO the senate
a statement of our casualties in the
Philippine war.
Visitors to the Paris exposition COM
plain that there is no amusement ex-
cept looking at the exhibits.
There is much gossip in Paris over
the charges in America or the mis-
management of Commissioner Peck
General de GalIifet is the seventh
minister of war Of France who has re-
signed on account of the Dreyfus case.
Mr.. Rathbone is notified by the au-
thorities that he cannot leave Cuba.
Mr. Reeves has been released on S1,5O0
bail.
The Transvaal ENJOYS visit Niagara
Falls They content themselves with
viewing the falls from TINS size OF the
river.
The National Sugar Refining Com
pany with a capital stock of $4,000, 600
is incorporated by the state OF New
Jersey.
Physicians testify that Rev. ]. E. r.
Riddick was insane when ne killed Dr
Temple, is insane now and will be IN
sane as long as he lives.
a resolution is introduced in the
house of representatives inviting the
Beers to come to the United States and
settle on our public lands.
The presence of the foreign guards
in Pekin has had a good effect on the
populace. The government has made
no effort to arrest any of the Boxers.
w ]. Bryan thinks if the Beers
would come to the United States they
would make much better citizens tnan
a good many republicans we have mere
now.
Near Beouvern, Miss, the body OF a
young white girl is found in the WOODS
She had been murdered. One negro
has been arrested and another is being
searched for.
There is some thought Of changing
the place of meeting of the democratic
national convention on account OF the
exorbitant charges of the Kansas CITY
hotel proprietors.
Application on the governor of In
diana for w. s. Taylor's extrad1tlor
will be made tomorrow. Taylor VII
not attend the republican nat1ona
convention, for fear of being extradlt-
ed if he leaves Indiana. Some OF nj:
republican friends of Kentucky olsap'
prove of his refusal to return to tna'
state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
Bank stock Taxation.
Especial to The Messenger

(SDpcldl 10 Hc ~hCSSSiSO
Raleigh. y. c., June 2-The state
banks under the legal requirement
have reported to the state treasurer
the names of their stockholders. with
the number of shares owned by each
These lists go to the auditor to be clas-
sified by counties. and be reported to
the sherfffs of all counties so as to give
the sheriffs such information as to as
certain if the holders of the bank stock
list the same for school taxes which
are payable to the county treasurer
The banks pay the state tax direct to
the state treasurer. The amount OF
stock reported by the banks is much
in excess of the amount listed by in
dividual holders for county and school
taxes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
THE VETERANS PARADE.
Those Who Remain in Louisville Car
~ Out the Programme.

Louisville, KY, June 2.-The parade
was had today in spite Of yesterday S
announcement that there would be
none.
ganized bodies decided that they had
come to Louisville to parade and they
carried out their designs.
General Gordon. who left tonight. de-
clareS the Louisville reunion was in
every way the most successful ever
held by the United Veterans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
Nominations by the President.

Washington, June 2.-The president
today sent the following nominations
TO the senate:
Appointment in the volunteer army:
Colonel Jacob III. Smith, Seventeenth
infantry, United States army, to be
brigadier general; Colonel Luther p.
Hare, Twenty-third infantry. United
States volunteers, to be brigadier gen
eral.
Morris NJ Estee, Of California, to be
United States district Judge OF the ter
ritory of Hawaii.
John c. Baird, Of Wyoming, to be
United States district attorney OF
Hawaii
Daniel A. Ray, of Illinois, to be unit
ed States marshal of Hawaii.
Also a number Of army and naval
promotion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
WILMINGTON, n. c, TUESDAY, JUNE ), 1900.

says: Pretoria will surrender Pres
dent Kruger. according TO this cor
respondent, is said 20 be al Middle
burg. and. he adds, 1t is expected that
the last stand OF the Beers will be
made at Machadodorp.
KRUGER'S PRESENT LOCATION.
Lorenzo Marques. June 2--President
Kruger yesterday was still at Macha-
dodorp, about halfway between Preto-
ria and the Portuguese frontier, on the
railroad between the Transvaal capi-
tai and Delagoa bay. Boer commands.
totaling about TO- 900 men. held Thurs
day all the positions and hills around
Pretoria Another large command was
at Bronkhursts spruit, about forty
miles from Pretoria, on the railroad
leading to Delagoa bay.
Telegraphic communications with the
Transvaal is closed TO the public.
Fever-ish excitement prevails here.
owing to the almost totaI absence OF
news from either side.
The object of the trip here of Frichie
Elof. President Kruger's son-in-law.
and DR.. Heyman, the presidents ply
sicians, appears TO have been TO place
a large amount of gold in safety.
Maseru, Basutoland, May 31.-Gen-
eral Brabant has practically surround
ed the Beers five miles outside OF
Beers retreat is the BaSutoland bor-
der, where thousands of Basutos. un-
der Chief Jonathan, are awaiting
events The Grenadier Guards Were
the heaviest sufferers during General
Rundle's fighting. They lost thirty
killed and had lightweight men
wounded.
BOERS STILL FIGHTING.
London, June 2.-It IS officially an
nounced that General Voleville has ar
rived at Heilbrun, northeast of Kroon'
stad, in the Orange River colony. af-
ter meeting with great opposition.
The war office has received the fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
Johannesburg, June 1. 9:25 p. M
Sir Henry Coleville. in reporting tbs
arrival of the Highland brigade a
Heilbrun May 2Sth, states that he wa:
opposed more or less the whole way
from Ventersburg. Eight men wer,
killed and four officers and thirtv-twt
men were wounded. NOlville says tbs
Lancashire battery of field artillery
did excellent work. Grants nava
guns We're most valuable and th'
troops behaved in a most soldierl!
manner throughout the trying march
Rumble telegraphs that his caSualtie:
were 80 killed and $50 men wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
Inter Collegiate Athletic Contests.

Chicago, June 2-The western col
legiate athletic championship was won
by the university of Michigan track
and field team at Ravenswood field
today, after the most closely contested
meet in the history Of the association.
The points scored were as follows:
Michigan 81, Chicago 301z, California
% Wisconsin q, Notre Dame IL,
Northwestern 6, Knox college AZ,
Minnesota 8, Nebraska 2
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

Unless food is digested quickly it will
ferment and irrftate the stomach. AZ
ter each meal take teaspoonful OF
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests what
YOU eat and will allow you to esI 81
YOU need Of what you like. It ne.
fails to sure the worst cases Of dys-
pepsia- 1t is pleasant to take. R. Z.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

Starvation never yet cured dyspep-
sfa Persons with Indigestion are al
ready half starved. They need plenty
of wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat so the body
can be nourished while the worn out
organs are being reconstructed. 1t is
the only preparation known that will
instantly relieve and completely cure
all stomach troubles. 1t is certain to do
you good. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

Reports show that over fifteen hun
dred lives have been saved through
the use Of One Minute Cough Cure.
Most of these We're cases of grippe,
Group, asthma. whooping cough, bron-
chitis and pneumonia It's early use
prevents consunption. r r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

All who suffer from niles xv,,I ~. H..
to learn that DeWitf's witch Hazs1
Saive VIII give them instant and per-
manenf relief. It viii cure eczema and
an skin diseases. Beware of counter-
feits. r r. Beuamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

Captain McGowanss Sentence Reduced
Washington, June 2-Secretary Long
mas accepted the Recommendation to
clemency Of the court-martiaI In the
case Of Captain John MCGOWAN and,
has reduced the sentence OF suspension
on half pay from two years to Six
months,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05

Small in size and great in results are
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. the IA
nous little pills that cleanse the liver
and bowels. They do not gripe. R R.
Bellamy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
~ -, 60 $500.

The decision handed down by tbs
supreme court "Wednesday in the case oi
Kane vs.. Hughes county settles an i'm.
portant poiGt or interest to county
boards. In thiS particular case the
board Of conaty commissioners had or
dered variants Tor payment ofadver-
tigiRg the delInqusnt tax list drawn
upon the advertising fund.- fund
ordered created by setting aside collsc-
tions from redemption oflax certificates
or that part charged to advertising.
This fund would never liquidats the
warrants drawn upon 1t, and in the
opinic5l handed down the court holds
that warrants for payment Of shis work
must be drawn upon The general fund
The decision does entirely away With
chs right ofthe commissioners 70 create
special funds not explicitly provided Tor
by the law, and in order to have tax col.
lections legal it would be- well for all
county boards to take notice that pre-
csdent has been established BY the
higher tribunal In the state doing away
with all power to issue warrants except
on the regular funds known TO the Law.
In the ease decided the board is direct
ed to iaaaa gsDernf Fund usasrARt xss
the warrafts in suit. State Register.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

a Frankfort, Kentucky dnpateh oi
the a0th ult saYs WhiIs waikina
through the capitol grounds on bin 1ay
% the capitol buildiug At II o'clock this
Eaorning William Goebel. the democratic
contestant for goyernoF Of Kentucky,
pna shot down end dangerously wound
sa Harland NhiHaker farraer from
Butter county. the home Of Governor
Taylor. ID now ia Sail Ia Louisville
charged with the crima. There y AZ
direct evidence against Whitaker and
be was placed under arrestmore because
hc wes caught aronhd the capitol build
ing when the shots were hred than FOR
any other apparent reason. he denis=s
that he had ahy connection with the
ahooting or knew anything about i. He
was running toward the scene Of shs
shooting ard not away frofu IL when
carght and arrested. SenatSr Gosbsl
was wounded by 4 fife ball ofsmall
callber, not over 50. which struck in the
right side just below the srmpit. The
bail passed through the back part Of the
right lung. across the body on dag
onai line, passing out below the let
shoulder blade. No YitaI organs were
injursd except the right lung.
AT 1890 p. m. Thursday GoebeI was
still alive. but his ettsnding physician
stated that the patient had taken turn
for the worse, and that he would not be
surprised to Nee him die as any moment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

II
where the aarly ChFietiAna used 70 IiYe.
They lived hero bseanse Il was the only
place they could hide themselves from
the haathens wko would hMye tortured
And put them to death could tbey have
found thcni But they could rot and
the entrance, 30 tbe Ehfistians we're
safe here. Thoy liyed here, their child
rem were horn and buried here. Tomb
AIser tomb ara made iB she side osshs
waIlA, Thpse il ono place where thcrc
are ssmany as sixteen tcraba one above
the osher. OIL the horror of the piace
Ths dark, gloomy damp walls, with no
light excsps that Of candle, fills ones
soul Bith terror as you think Of the
as:s:s:ssn !. s:s:s:ssn s5sinss Mh5 had lived there.
Saint Cecilia lived here and Was buried
here, but her bonss have been taken
away ana placea ia ons Of the Churrhes.
But h9rstCmb ~ atill there Phera are
several skeletons sxpoAed. but one was
enough for ms TO look Rt. nearly
feinteds The darkness, the dsstress, the
gloom, together with the bones oi per-
son struck me with such horror they
said tnrned as pale AZ death, and I
think + would have fallen had not
Nine Corsi supported me. Aunt Mary
did not 80 down. She had been twice
there already. and shs thought that
was enough, and I quite agreed with her
when came out. There was also .
mummy and a skeleton with long hair,
these were in open sepuIchers with glass
tops. Every one except me looked at
them. but I don't beIieye coGld to have
sayed my life / am nck just writing
and thinking Of this horror. After
leaving this place we drove about four
miles out 10 the Appican Way which is
mentioned in the Bible whore Paul
walked The very same old pavement
is on this war, II wan abcut three hun-
dred years before Christ. We had such
lovely views across the companies
which is stretch Of about eight to ten
miles of marches. The lovely range Of
hills covered with clouds in the di tanee
on one eide, and far stretching oyef the
companiga on the other, Gar away was
the deep, blue sea, and a glorious sunset
illuminated the sky and water with
lovely purple and geld. Before we went
TO drive we went 10 SEQ the Bsthes
Caracalla. They cover 1850 fSst square,
and could accommodate 1900 bathers.
Well, must close, but haye not told
half
Your loving granddaughter, ''-...- @@-
PEARL WHITE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
Another Letter From Pearl white.
RoME, ITALY, Dec. "a, 1900.

,4AA9kAAGA 4AGbt9A &AgAAA &NhAA w A@AeSs
RoME, ITALY, Dec. "a, 1900
MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER
/ will tell you now little Of what /
have seen in Rome. told you in my
letter TO mamma / had seen the Pope,
but / forgot to inclose the ticket which
took us in. ! will send it home, so
please keep It, as that ID 9 souvenir.
Well, Monday, Christmas day, we went
to see the church Ara CoslI. This is i
very old church. It contains the Bam-
bino Of which / will send picture.
This Bsmbino is wooden doll made Of
olive wood, and represents the Christ
child We went TO see some old ruins,
remnants Of faded glory. Old temples
and churches, tombs, and prisons who
tell the story of the time before Christ.
We also got tine view Of the Palatine
hin where Cohstine, Julius Ceasar and
Nero, and all the great Roman emperors
hayeiigsd. There ID nothing much LEFT
now but old brick walls which wTe
once covered with marble. Leaving the
old ruins we went to see the Mamefline
prison where st. Paul and ST. Peter were
imprisoned. On the eide el the wall
ii an impression Of face which Is said
t. be sASs Of 81. Peters where he laid
hls head against the wall The old
pillar that they were chained to Is still
there They had two cells, one for
Peter aud one for Paul. One was Rboye
the ether, as the prison is underground.
There we're no stsps between, but there
was hole In the Roor ofthe upper cell
and they were let tupand down through
this hole with cord. In the lower
prison il the miraculous spring thai
Peter prayed to spring up 80 he could
baptise the jailor. II is said to be the
best water Ia Rome. From the prison
there is door that opens into an aque-
duct that leads TO the Tiger River. Also
In this pri1on ID the place of strangliuR
and when they aere dead they were
thrown in the aqneduct and their bodies
carried out to the river. Coming up
from the dark and gloomy damp prison
We went TO see that blood freezing ruin
Of the aiAphitheater where all the peo-
pie who were Christians were thrown
TO tho Wild beasts. From the arnphi-
theater to the Mamarline prison Il an
underground tunnel which connects tbs
two places, 90 the prisoners could be
brought directly TO the circus, as Il Wai
called in those days. The cages for the
wild beasts are just as they we're in those
days, the smperors suit is just the same
/ walked on the place where the beastt
dsyoured the humans and my heartturn
ed sick, From this terrible place we went
to soc the cid Tarpsrian rock, which
was another place Of torture People
we're thrown from this rock twenty
meters down. and of course killed I'M
stantIy. Yesterday we went to see tht
old capitol, and the sculpture and pic
lure galleries. In the Afternoon wa
went 10 see the 6ataconibs. I win try
and describe them little. They are
llopg messages and IRnnels aEd rooms
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
po Yoa wanl ! oalendar }


The biggest and bost-calendar eyer
issued BY any American railroad Is now
being distributed BY the Darlington
Route. II has twelve sheets one for
each month Of the year. On each sheet
is ! striking lllnHtrnlion of some feature
of the Bdfiinfton'a service or Of the
terrisory reached by lss iinssA ths gov
eminent fast mail running az fall speed /;
"a tourist car on its way To California /;
engine 1901, the largest passenger engine
IL IL tssss world library car; compart-
ment sleeper; the Burlington station al
Omaha dining car q monster freight
train; Estes Park, Colo; the plunge
bath ut Hot Springs, s. ID, Yellowstone
Falls, etc. The drawings from which
the pictures we're made are by Louis
Braunhold, Of Chicago, and cost several
hundred dollars The size Of the calsn-
dar ID 22x2s. The dates are in big type
Wtaich can be read al distance OF so
feet. For business Offices the Bufling-
ton calendar is simply inYaluabis. Pur-
chased ia large quantities the eaisntPfs
cost the Burlington Route "a Cd nts
apiece. With postage, packing, etc,
they represent an Investment Of about
IS cents. Our price is sScsnts no cents
legs than cost Write for one; statnpa
viii do. Fit is not satisfactory. send It
back and your money win be promptly
refunded.
J. FRARcis,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

The gist Of the decision Of the Us.
supreme court in the South Dakota
raiifoad rate case is favorable to ths
state law and 10 the action Of the rail-
way commission In fixing rates provil-
ing the rates fixed are fair and reason
able. This ought not to be objected to.
The court directs that master be Ep
pointed by the lower court who shall
investigate the matter and IL the rates
tlxsd By the railroad commissioners are
found 70 be reasonable they will stand.
The law Is virtually declared valid and
the authority oFthe railway commission
conceded.