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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
Is

All the claiming is not now Oh one
side. The republicans. recently uu-
easy, have picked up coIcdge, o: have
gene @ Dragging from design, are now
E"Astie of great gains fer Mckinley.
It {; veil to Understand what they
tai about. Send;or Shout Think that
Idaho may go for Mckinley. He is de-
scribed as circumspect. He says that
in the far west the republicans will
lose no state which they carried in
1896, while the democrats will certainly
lose Washington, Wyoming and Utah.
which they carried in 1896. The repub-
llican majorities in California and Ore
gon, he says, will be increased, n
there is a good fighting chance of their
carrying Idaho, and perhaps Nevada.
Representative Dayton, of West Vir-
ginia, is in Washington and says his
state is safe for Mckinley. According
to the Chicago correspondent OF that
extreme sheet, the New York Tribune.
the west is DESERVING free silver, and"lts
Ifallacy is creating a revolution in avo
of the republicans" One of the chief
buglers says:
1.-The only danger threatening Nc
Kinley's success lies in the overconfi-
ldence of our own people. They u
thoroughly awaken to the hazard of
Organs election. The business portion
of every community is still overwhelm-
ingly with us, as it was in 1896. Poll
any town or city you prefer, so long as
it is east of the Missouri and north Of
the Ohio, and I will gamble on your
finding fully 80 per cent of the business
community stanch for McKinley's cleo
ltion."
A special to the Tribune from Chi
lcago of the 21st gives this hurrah &C
count of great gains for little Mac and
the defeat of Bryan:
"At republican state headquarters
to-day there were many calls of former
democrats who want to vote for NC
Kinley. Some of h names Chairman
Rowe gave out were those of Charles
Fowler, a life long democrat, of Wat
seka, and the Gundlach family, twen-
ty-fve strong, of Belleville. Twelve
jcountieS reported several hundred
changes from Bryan to Mckinley in
the last week, and Chairman Rowe in
sisted that there was not a gold dem
ocrat among them, and that they were
all simon-pure democrats-'the kind
that voted for Andrew Jackson" was
the way the republican state chairman
put it. Five prominent citizens OF
Carbonate, Ill, who in 1895 were sup
porters of Bryan. have publicly said
they would support Mckinley n the
republican ticket the present year"
Now if these are genuine samples OF
an universal flop it is needless to have
a campaign or for Hanna to be max
ing speeches and drawing millions Of
money from rich republicans to buy
votes. Mckinley will simply sweep
the country, in spite of the worst po-
litical record any candidate ever had.
and the country is doomed and will
go, to quote Mr.. Micawber Ito the
demnftion bowwows." The jig is up
before the campaign fairly opens. and
everybody is for Mckinley. What a
fine time the active liars are having. 1t
is an easy job any day for a republic
can teat-swigger or an organ of little
Mac to elect him Gin a jiffey." He
will carry all the states according to
the republican Munchausen.
i-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
BRYAN TALKS TO HIS OLD con-
GRESSIONAL CONSTITUENTS.

Mr.. Bryan is il possible making ADLER
speeches in 1900 than he did in 1896.
He has thus far handled such ques-
tons as he has touched with clearness
and force. We have been impressed
with his speech on 22nd at Auburn, in
his own state. He was addressing the
voters IN his old congressional district.
He exposed with a masterful hand the
republican policy of sham INC dUplici-
ty, and set forth most clearly how re-
peatedly the old rotten republican par
ty has gone back upon its ~so-called
principles. They have done this swift
sly, readily when ever IL seemed neces-
sary. To about face, to repudiate the
past, to adopt and oppose the meas
ures, and all to gain power or retain
power. He showed how plant it had
been. IL was once a greenback party,
hot and furious; then il was a free
silver party, very earnest n preten-
tious; then ii was a debt-paying par
~, while at present it IS deliberately a
permanent debt-creating party. a huge
spendthrift, reckless and incapable.
And at every turn of the wheel, at
every change Of policy the faithful.
unwearying republican voter has ac-
cepted all as wise and beautiful and
has been heard in the night as in the
day crying with all his might Great
is Allah. and the republican candidate
is his prophet" Yea, a prophet of evil.
of deception, of calamities untold.
Let US give his own words as he sets
forth more of republican regeneration
and ~bewildering fioo~pdoodleism:
You republicans, that used to de-
nounce the trusts in the most vigorous
language, did it not take you some
time to urn around where o could
say that there are good and bad trusts.
and that the good trusts are those
which contribute most literally to the
campaign fund? And don't you think
that some of you republicans are in a
position where you are not going to
turn n more? You republicans, who
for years have been Boosting Of the
Fourth of July, that we had a country
which did nOt need a large standing
army, and did not have a large mill
tary establishment as they have in
Europe, don't you think you will refuse
TO turn when the republican party
wants an army which is four times as
large as when the republican admins
tration was elected in 1898? You re-
publicans, who used to brag this-are
not all afraid that now you cannot
turn over and make your opinions con-
form to the republican policy when you
find that the expense of the army in
a single year is half IS much as the
entire amount spent on the education
of all the children in the United States?
Are you willing to enter upon this ca
reer of militarism?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
The souvenir Seller.

They were very busy when she en-
tered, says the Chicago News, but beau
ty is far better for the eyes than fig
ures. and they all dropped their pens
n looked up.
.sWhat can I do for you, miss? ?" said
the confidential clerk, glancing at her
stunning gown a picture hat.
L am afraid l am intruding on your
time" h said sweetly.
Rest assured that you are not"
She opened a dainty little satchel and
brought forth several blocks of wood.
Have you gentlemen ever seen the
redwood of California;" she inquired.
They confessed that they had not.
and she continued:
We'll, these are specimens. Now, /
am selling these little souvenirs at a
quarter each. / am assisting in the
work of raising a fund to protect these
giants of the west. Just to think of
these monarchs, that have dehed the
elements for years, falling before the
ak of Think of their huge trunks
grooming beneath the teeth of the
hungry saw. OF course, you gentlemen
will assist in the work."
OF course they would. The staff OF
clerks passed UP their quarters like
small boys before the circus wagon.
Thank you, gentlemen" she said,
bowling herself out. You have, indeed
assisted in a noble work"
Then came Jimmy, the Office boy.
Say, where did you fellows get them
little blocks?" he inquired.
Bought them from a lady" respon-
ded one. Redwood souvenirs"
Did she have on a pink dress?"
Yes"
Carry a little satchel?"
Yes. Where did o see her, Jim
my?"
Down in Canes furniture factory,
asking the foreman for little blocks.
Told him she wanted them for a child
to play with. Say, you fellows don't
know redwood when you see it. Them
block are cherry"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
The Compromising correspondence

London. August o3.-The colonial
office today made public the text OF
the correspondence seized at Pretoria
Besides Henry Labourchere. John Ed
ward Ellis. liberal member Of parlia-
ment, wrote TO Mrs. Solly for facts
favorable TO the Transvaal. and DR..
Gavin Brown Clarke. radical member
and former consul general Of the
South African republic in London.
wrote to Kruger under date OF August
18th, 1899. Of the unsatisfactory results
of a conversation he had with Jo-
seph Chamberlain the secretary or
state for the colonies DIR. Clarke
said he thought the war inevitable
and discussed the effect OF President
kruger Selling the asses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
The Largest Tree in the World.


In Nassau. the capital city of the
Bahama islands, they say 1.-The tree in
the public SQuare"-not the trees. Now
the public square of Nassau is quite as
large as that of most cities of the size
but there is only one tree in it, and that
tree literally fills the square and spread
its shade e. all the public buildings
in the neighborhood. For it is the
largest tree In the world at it's base
although it Is hardly taller than a
three-Story house. It is variousiy
known as a ceiba, or a silk cotton
tree, but the people Of the low islands
Of the West Indies call it the hurricane
tree. for no matter how hard the wind
blows 1t cannot disturb the mighty
buttresSed trunk of the ceiba- In the
hurricane Of last spring all the palms
and many Of the other trees Of Nassau
were overturned. but the great hurri-
cane tree, although 1t lost all It's
leaves, did not lose 50 much as q
branch Its trunk, as the picture will
show, throws out great curvtng, wind
ing braces some Of them twenty feet
wide and nearly as high. These e.
tend into the ground on all des and
brace he rec against all attack, Will
the great branches spread a thick
shade overhead. In the tropic SUM-
shine of midsummer hundreds gathe,
in the cool of its shadow No one
knows how old the great tree is, bat
it must have been growing hundreds
If not thousands Of years. A very ole
picture in the library at Nassau shows
the tree as big as it is at present and
even the oldest negro in the island
cannot remember when 1t was a Bit
smaller.-Star Monthly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
CHINA-WHAT NEXT!

The details of the capture or Pekin
are full of interest. 1t is very crafty
ing to know that the half-starved and
emaciated foreigners have been re-
lieved just in time for they could not
have lasted three days longer. n
last rush and the capture is pleasant
to read of, and to know that the flags
of the allied powers now float over
VIVA the Chinese call THE Sacred
City The armed native Christians,
numbering 1900, took part in the cap
ture of the inner city. MS is all ex-
cellent. But what will the allies do
now? That is the question of great
est significance. There is said to be
now practically no government in Chi
ma, not even n like Kruger had, ION
Wheels All is desperate and chaotic
in China. The officials in Pekin of all
kinds have deserted their posts and
are f~ugitives. The foreigners are in
charge for the present. They will do
all in their power to preserve order. 1t
will be some time. We suppose, before
the empire is pacifed. Prepara-
tons are making to winter the Ameri-
car troops out there. but no more
troops from this int will be sent.
What has become of the huge Chinese
armies hat were heard Of? Small
forces are scattered about. Some
thousands of Boxers are reported to be
neal Tien Tsin threatening the COM
munication of the allies between Pekin
and that place.
China is derelict now with no official
head. What will be the final outcome?
With whom can the allies treat? Chaos
cannot continue. Somebody must rule.
Shall it be the allies themselves set
ting up a military government? If not
then what? The United States have
delivered their people from death. That
was their work that pressed upon
them. Now it is not necessary for our
army to remain permanently or for q
short time longer in China, unless it
be that this country wishes to partici-
pate in the dismemberment Of h old
empire and enter still farther upon the
course Of conquest and Imperialism.
After protecting the people and get
ting them safe away. why is it the
longer duty of this republic to keep it's
little army there. Get out every
American missionary and every one Of
their converts, if it be possible to do
this. and place them in security else
where. and will not the duty and re-
s~ponsibility of our government be end
d OF course imperialistic advocates
OF the General 10. Wheeler type, will
be warm for more troops and a pro-
ion of the kingdom that has lasted for
1900 years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
TO BE

North Carolina must not forget who
is responsible for negro suffrage in the
south. 1t was the republican party
that did it. An intelligent section Of
that party recognizes fully the evil
done repents of the folly. But Nc
Kinley has shown no sign whatever
that he thinks it an error or an out
rage upon the south. He gives out no
indication that he is not in 1900 as hot
for force bills against the southern
democrats as he was years ago
when a member of the federal house
While h republicans forced upon
North Carolina some 80. BOO voters
600 probably if the negro increase
since 1890, is in proportion to what it
was since 1880 to 1S90,) soOn after the
a they disfranchised not less than
8 1000 of the most intelligent, useful
and patriotic white voters in the state.
Some one r this of the election
first held after the war:
This election lasted for three days.
Every election officer was a republican.
They were guarded while holding the
election by federal soldiers: and the
ballots, when cast, were taken to South
Carolina and counted by a federal
general.
Yet when We right his great wrong
against our race and civilization, the
party that thrust the negro upon us as
a voter by these infamous methods
dares talk about violence, fraud or
unfair election laws
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
EQUAL to the Emergency

That man who advertised for a red
headed office boy the other day re-
minds we of a curious experience.
sail an old reporter, according % ene
New Orleans TtmeS-Democrat xeHs
ago. when I was a cub. doing my nrst
assignments on an afternoon daily In
a big western city We had q thin.
freckle-faced Office boy with q head
Ike q fuu-grown POPPY. he was 81
len sort Of q little chap. u ANYBODY
could see with half An eye that he was
sharp as a needle. and he was a favor
lite with the whole staff from the chief
down One day the city editor sent the
star reporter out to a country JUSTICE
court, nearly ten miles from town, TO
write up the case Of a school commits
sioner who had been arrested for mis-
appropriation OF funds and. as an al
terthought. he told 'Reddy.' the Office
boy, to meet him there 50. IL necessary.
he could carry In early copy. The star
reporter was a great artist, but also a
periodical drunkard. and at about 1880
hat afternoon h city received the
cheering news that he was then asleep
in a neighbortng bar. At the same time
a rumor reached town that the school
commissioners trial had developed a
tremendous sensation and that the
prisoner had made his escape at the
point Of q pistol. We went 10 press at
2:20 sharp, and for the next fifteen
minutes we had the widest city editor
In seventeen states. He had already
rushed two men off on horseback and
was dispatching a third. when in
walked 'Reddy,' who had been entirely
forgotten IN the general excitement.
That was a good story out at the rube
court" he said. ard seeing as Mr..
- didn't come. 1 wrote it up myself.
Where is the copy?' yelled the city
editor. Here said 'Reddy,' and hand
ed over a roll of manuscript. I helped
edit 1t, or rather I helped read II, for
it didnt require any editing. 1t vas
a beautiful story. clearly and graph
cally told. with subheads inserted and
everything ready for the printer. The
city editor was delirious with Joy and
next day the kid got a regular job on
the staff" And 1 suppose now he's
the managing editor" said one of the
listeners with a slight sneer. No, he
isn't replied the Did reporter. This
story happens to be true. Reddy dtdnft
fulfill his early promise. He went
wrong and is now serving out a term
in congress-"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
THE ROBBER TARIFF Is A FORE
MOST QUESTION.

We believe that the democratic faith
full press should fight the present
enormous tariff-a republican robber
of gigantic impudence and propor-
tions-a Chinese Wall arrangement
higher and thicker than any the world
has ever known 1t is the creation of
Mckinley and set. He is president
now because of his great robber tax
that bore his name. The present tar
iff is even much higher than his tariff
was. He is identified heart and soul
with many schemes of oppression and
robbery that curses the American
people today. The hungry tariff
mongers think that the high tax bust
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
To Investigate the New York Riot

New York. August 23.-Preparatory
to beginning an Investigation into the
real cause Of the ace riot in New
York last week the grand jury has
asked the police board for the official
report of Chief of Police Devery on The
trouble. The board today ordered
Chief Devery TO make a close investi-
cation and report at its meeting next
week Acting Captain COoney was at
once set at work by the chief. The
Investigation was demanded by prom
inent colored men and others who are
British subjects.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
TRY Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into h shoes;
yonr feet feel swollen, ervou and
hot. and get tired easily II you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Al,
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
Back From Raleigh

The members o. Cape Fear Camp No.
254, United Confederate Veterans. and
the Wilmington Light Infantry. VINO
attended the unwilling of the Vance
in Raleigh on Wednesday.
got back 10 Wilmington yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock on the special
train which carried them up 10 the
state capital on Wednesday morning
owe the Atlantic Coast Line.
1t was a long hot and tireSome ride
but the occasion and the enjoyable
time all had, sufficiently enumerated
them for the fatigue of the journey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
Hanna Holds on to CARNEGIE.

New York. August Ex-senator Han
ma To-Day speaking of the report that
Andrew Carnegie had announced him
self o Bryan said: ct is ridiculous.
/ don't believe a word of It."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28

United States battleship Alabama
arrived at New York Wednesday
evening and came to an anchorage OF
Tompkinsv1lle. She will be locked at
the navy yard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-11
ALIAS SUrr1ONS.

In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial Dis
trict of the state of Montana. in and for the
County OF Fergus.
Louisa a. Collins. plaintiff, vs.. Calvin G.
Collins, defendant Alias Summons.
The state of Montana sends Greeting to the
above. named Defendant:
You are hereby Summoned 10 answer the
complaint In tins action, which IS filed in the
Office of the clerk OF this cuuTt, q copy ut which
is herewith served upon you. and ~ file Your
answer and serve n copy thereof upon the
plaintiff attorneys within twenty days aitrrthr
service Of this summons, exclusive ut the day
of service; and In case 1T yuur failure tu au-
pear or answer, judgement WIll lr taken lIlin-t
you, Us default, for the fpliri demanded IN this
complaint.
The action IL brought ~ obtain % Judgment
and decree nf this court dis-UlSIng the I.ar-
rage relation now and heretofore cAi-tir. be-
tween you and the above named pluIuutl. iur
the custody Of Ethcl Collins. minor child NJ
the said m1frlagC. and for cost. If slIt. AMI Tor
general relief; upon TIE ground that you. the
said defendant, for more thnn uur yrurln5t IHst
have deserted and abandoned the sail plalntIu
against her viii and without her CONSENT, and
have wilfully failed and neglected ~ provide
for the said plaintiff thc common npres.arps
Of life, having the ability .u 40 DE-. al ul which
more fully appears IN plliltlur verified COM
plant filed herein, which i" hereby referred 10
and made a part hereof.
Witness my hand and the -uJl at said court
this 10th day Of July. 1870.
Corr K woRDEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication July If
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-11
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First pub MAY -
Application for Patent. No. so.
UnIted States land Office

Lewistown. Montana. May 20. 1850.
Notice is hereby given that the Great North
ern Mining a. Development Co, a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of New Jersey. by Ernest w. King,
its general manager. whose postoilice address
Is Gilt Edge, Fergus county, Montana, has
filed an application for patent for the lode min
ing claim called the Free Trade quartz mine.
situated in Warm Spring (unorganiZed) min
ing district, Fergus county, Montana, and des-
ignated by the field notes and official plat on
file In this Office as mineral survey No. $50, in
tip IL n r zoe, Montana Principal Meridian. said
SIR No. $3.50 being described as follows mag
netic variation being ~ 80 81:
Beginning at cor No. l, 1 from which the u cor
on the n boundary line of sec 70 tp 10 n I zoe
bears S 81 23 L Ss33.5 II; thence n 40 W Gl fl;
thence 5 GO W 3I Il: thence 5 80 30 W Dl.5 Il;
thence n 60 80 W S.I fl; thence $ A. 5 W 29i.5
II; thence ssi 10 G il #; thence $ 81. So W
1888 #; thence $ 40 c 22.3ft; thence n n l6' e
10li II; thence 81 10 e has It: thence n GO 81
e 2lI.I IT to the place of beginning. containing
an area Of $50 acres.
The number of feet claimed on the lode is
HOS, extending $40 # northeasterly and 770.s
II southwesterly, measured along the course of
the vein from the center of the discovery cut.
The notice of location of said Free Trade
quartz mine is of record in the office of the
county recorder of Fergus county, at Lewis
town, in Book Of Lodes at page $40. Adjoin-
ing claims: On the south sur No. 5i2j, Storm
King lode. On the west sur No. $40, Standby
No. 2lOde: also on the west. sur No.51i2, Toad
lode. There are no conflicting claims.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
mining ground. vein. lode, premises, or any
portion thereof so described, surveyed, plated
and applied for. are hereby notified that unless
their adverse claims are duly filed according to
law. and the regulations Hereunder, within the
time prescribed hy law. with the register Of the
United States land Office at LewIstown, in the
State of Montana. they will be barred by the
provisions of the law in such cases made and
provided.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register
First publication MAY 30