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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06
A MASTERLY PEN-PICTURE OF
HANNA

The methods of Mark Hanna if close
1y studied and presented would make
n chapter of much interest. He is s u
generis. He is the biggest rascal of his
sort OF American record. His career in
this country Che is Scotch born) is most
memorable and calamitous He has
taught others how to enslave and OPP
press the people, how to debauch cleo
tons, how to wiring money from the
plethoric rich, and how to make cleo
tons but the record of the will of en-
>ployers and plutocrats. In his bad,
~rascally line he is a prodigious success
and is worth some SIS, 00O, 900 or more
himself. In 1896, that very gifted, bril-
liant newspaper man, Alfred Henry
Lewis, published in the New York Jour-
nal an elaborate sketch of Hanna that
is a remarkable contribution to jour-
nalistic power and skill. and should not
be allowed to be forgotten.
The leprous politician and insatiate
liza first paid McKinley's debts. some
Sis, 900, and then formed what is call
ed esthe white house syndicate" That
to nominate Mckinley. put him in
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It is announced that President Eliot,
Of Harvard university, Massachusetts,,
will not support Bryan as reported,
but Mckinley. "Ephraim is welded to
his idols" He has not been very soft
on Mckinley, and evidently did not
think highly OF some Of McKinley's ac-
tfons- Only two days ago that antag-
onist Of Mr.. Bryan. the New York
Evening Post, said:
w have already referred to Pres
tdent Eiiots accusation hat the adj
m-fnistration keeps the people ignorant
OF facts which they have a right to
know. policy Of ~concealment is
again evident IN Cuba"
Nc doubt that Mckinley and gang
would be delighted to conceal. to cover
UP. o OF their doings for the last
two ear
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amazed A correspondent " the Hous-
ton Post Of 9th October, said:
Where he expected to find the peo-
pie enthusiastically shouting Great Is
Hanna, n great is Roosevelt who
preceded him. he found disguised re-
publicans nursing their chagrin at the
disappointment they felt over Ae.
Roosevelt's visit, and exultant demo-
Gratis loudly proclaiming thai the
Rough Rider had made votes for Mr..
Bryan, and backing up their assertion
by producing the converts"
Teddy is a good help for Chairman
Jones to send out. The furious, frothy
blower is sure to disgust and anger.
Two travelling men write to the Bal
timore Sun that fully 80 per cent Of
their men will vote for Bryan. II in
ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio road
intend to vote their principles and pre-
~ferences, in spite of Boss Cowen or any
one else.
From Chicago Of 18th date comes the
very good news that many elements Of
voters are focking to the democratic
standard.
The Baltimore Sun. strongly for gold.
on Goth October said:
1.-The fact that the gold now held by
the treasury department is unprece-
denied in amount n no run on the
treasury for gold is caused by the pres
ent probability-or possibility-of Mr..
Bryan's election shows how futile is the
effort to scare the country with the
16-to-1 DOGGY"
. Six hundred young men have just
formed a national club in one ward in
Baltimore. They seek to have a chance
to live and to break the giant grip Of
trusts.
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AsDISGRACE.

Beyond doubt the most shameful
page in the foreign wars of the United
States is that which %authenti-
Gated from the Philippines. 1t is a
story Of shame and national dishonor.
What is this report so full of disgrace?
1t is that at Manila there are houses
of prostitution recognized, inspected
and licensed by the United States army
officers. There is plenty Of proof es-
t%ablishing the truth of this both from
Americans and others. We do not care
to spread the evidence of this crime be-
fore our readers. 1t is too nauseating
n Infamous. The women come from
other countries, are put ashore and
pass inspection" for a fee. Mr.. H. S.
Jew, says:
THE army officers have actually i'm
ported disSolute women, not only for
the three canteen bagnioS in Jolo, but
also for use in the city, which I shall
indicate specifically in another nnec
ton.
1.-The prostitution business of the city
is conducted under the supervision of a
regular department of the military gov
eminent, the department of municipal
inspection. The chief of the depart
ment of prostitution" IS captain Todd
who has under him a big staff of asSiS-
tants, inspectors, doctors and fiunkies
of various sorts. This military bawdy
house department is run on alleged
scientific principles"
We must copy a letter now to show
something Of the depth in hell of wan,
Mr.. Johnson the special commissioner,
of the New York Voice. in the Philip
pines ays
1.-THE whole streets are entirely TAX
en- up with houses of i'll repute," writes
Mr.. Johnson, lat night these two
streets are filled with runke SOL
diers, rioting, yelling Americans, and
half naked women. In this settlement
there is scarcely a house Of prostitu-
ton which is not decorated with Amer
adjustments. Al lhave glazing signs
Of American beers either inside Dr. out.
1.-The f1ag-who will haul it down.
III Springfield, CMass.,) republican,
Ind, one of the most respectable OF
northern newspapers, has this to say:
w can judge from the above what
a power this criminal aggression has
become for the corruption and debauch-
cry of the youth of the United States
who are drawn into the army of con-
quest by the thousands. What must
be the effect upon the natives? Par
| ticularly educating or civilizing, or cal
culated to promote their admiration
and respect for the new masters and
their peaceful submission"
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When people are walking about with
no work and no bread it must be a
little bit annoying to be congratulated
upon their prosperity" and the excel
lent quality of their full dinner pals"
Leastwise it turned out hat way in
Chicago on last Friday. The large
crowd of empty-handed and empty
bellied w~orkingmen got mad over the
arguments of certain demagogues and
answered them promptly and violently
with bricks, paving blocks, tin cans,
mallets, vegetables, chunks Of bread
and eggs at Superior and Townsend
streets. A Prosperity wagon" sent
for a heart to heart" talk with the
furnace factory employees, was the
centre Of interest, in which 500 men
participated.
Two of the speakers on the wagon
were painfully injured, a colored quar-
tette sent out was put to flight and
the wagon was given rough treatment.
1t is not a good way to be violent at a
gathering for speaking, but it is pro-
voking to hear opinions expressed that
are known to be basely absurd while
people are suffering from the things
defended.
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THE CENSUS.

The United States have increased in
ten years twenty-one per cent. The
total population is 1921, 800. Paste in
you hat. In 1870. h population was
SO. 55S,371 In the last ten years h In
crease is 1925, 464. The. states have
74.s27.so7 The seven territories. ETC..
contain 1857 13. North Carolina has
1881, s92, against 1,617,9 4 in 1890. But
for the negro exodus the population
would have been. we suppose. about
], 100000. Virginia is behind North Car
DINA, with 1,S54.1s4. Texas leads with
BOSSES. Missouri is second 1907. III.
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BREVTTIES

The u. S. army has now an army Of
losses were over 1000 men. The losses
in the Philippines from February 4,
1899, to June 80, 1900 were 80 officers
killed and 476 men killed, and 147 Of
icers N 2,076 men wounded.
Americans i'm Paris are put at $1,000.
They spend daily $500, 600.
The British elections have ended.
The Tories gained 134. That is the ma
jority. When the parliament adjourn
e. they had 12S. So the var o the
principle that might makes right with
the British is sustained.
Hanna DIS so glad over Cleveland and
claims he is lin McKinley's line"
Major H. j. Hearsey. editor of New
Orleans States, is dead He was born
in louisiana, and was an able news
paper man. He fought in the great
war for independence-1S61
Out west they have positive decumen-
tary proof that the populist middle-of
the road committees in Ohio and Him
OILS are maintained by republicans. That
is a fine display for the pops. who use
to hate republicans. Is the whole coun-
try corrupt?
Bryan opposes but one class-that
which owns and represents predatory
monopoly, which means destruction to
all rivals.
The trusts are now working day and
night in the west to "bunco" the farm
ers who are in revolt. The idea is to
push up prices. Down they will go af-
ter the election. See?
Representatives Hull, rep, of Iowa,
is connected with a company organ
lied especially to develop Philippine
timber lands. He is an ardent imper-
falist (See?) and chairman OF the mill
itary committee in the house. Is every
body corrupt?
1t is believed of the thirty-five per-
sons in the wrecked buildings in New
York that most of them persisted. Ar
awful holocaust.
Atlanta has q new superior evening
paper, now abaut three weeks old. II
is called the Daily News, and it is
straight up-to-date in it's general get
up, size, spirit etc. 1t seems to be well
edited all through and is very much
alive. Price S. a year and ten pages.
Two thousand men in New York es.
corted MIR. Bryan to church on Sun.
day morning.
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The Oldest and Best.

6 6 S. is a combination OF roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, w1tnou1
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first dose,
for S. S. S. is not only blood PurIher,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood OF impun-
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases OF .
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofuia
Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is a record to be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical CORES
pondence is larger than ever in the
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good S. S.. S.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. ALI
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have mace
~a1ife-long studyof Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a speciality of no one disease.
49, 1888
SIS S! s! !: !: 81: !: q; 1: s.; =; q; q: ]:
~ partment, and invite
you to write us if you have any blood
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whatever for this service.
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EdftOr,S Awful Plight.

F. NJ. Higgins, editor Seneca, (Ill.,)
News, was afflicted for. years with piles
that no doctor or remedy helped NTH
he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He
writes two boxes wholly cured him.
It's the SureSt Pile cure on earth and
the best Salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only % cents. Sold by
R. R Bethany, druggist
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Use Aliens cot Ease In Your Shoes
A lady writes: "I shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my gloves and rub q little
on my hands. It ave. my gloves by
absorbing persporation. It 81 q most
dainty toilet powder" We invite the
attention OF physicians and nurses to
the absolute purity Of Aliens o
Ease. Dr.. W. c. Abbott, editor Of thu
Chicago Clinic. says: "It In a rand
preparation: I am using It constantly
IA my practice" All drug and shoe
stores sell IL. Csc. Sample sent FREEL
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy.N.Y.
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The board OF directors of the Penn
railroad declared the usual
dividend Of 2K per cent
and an extra dividend Of 1 per cent.
upon the capital stock of b comnany
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General Wood Sails for Havana.

Miami, Fla November General
Leonard Wood embarked here today on
the dispatch boat Kanawha, which left
at once for Havana Mr.. Wood will
remain at St Augustine for a week or
two.
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buying largely to wants for immediate
consumption. Some evidence appears OF
willingness to take speculative chances L
the movement of few standard goods,
notably of iron and steel. The actual re
sumption of operations in the anthracite
coal fields has added largely TO the work
ing force, and the closing down of a few
small steel plants is only in the nature Of
concentrating operations at more advan-
tageous points and has not much reduced
the number of men employed.
THE weather in some sections has ia
vored business, but at New York has been
unreasonable, accounting for much of the
loss of 15-3 per cent in bank clearings
here as compared with last year, though
the week shows a gain of 20.3 per cent
over 1885,
Encouraging signs multiply in the iron
industry. Strength in Bessemer and grey
forge at Pittsburg shows that the recent
increase in activity of finished forms has
at last affected the market for raw ma
terial Improvement in domestic buying
OF pig is the more noticeable because of
decrease in exports Reports are current
that American concerns have contracted
for machine shops in Bremen and numer-
Gus bridges abroad, including some in Af-
RIGA
Full forces are employed at New Eng
land shoe shops and heavy orders ensure
DTlSk Work TOT the rest or the year. Prices
have not advanced for the finished arti-
cles with leather and hides Textile op-
erations are more vigorous sales of wool
at the three chief Eastern markets ex-
ceeding all recent records with q total of
1884, 500 pounds
Cotton has recovered little of the re-
cent sharp decline, attributed TO reports
that frost would do serious damage The
market does not show much fear OF disas-
ter, and there is more reason to believe
that the slight advance WIS induced by
better purchases of spinners who were az
tracted after the fall of $3.50 bale in less
than three weeks.
There was also some recovery in wheat
started by the statement that Argentina
would not be able to exportE freely this
year because Of injury to the growing crop.
Corn did not join the advance to any ex-
tent, and provisions were generally quiet
Money continues heavy owing to the small
speculation eud the very limited demand
for funds in mercantile circles. Much gold
was received from Europe this week, and
heavy disbursements have been made for
interest, both for Government and corpora
ton account. The movement of currency
to the South and West for the handling
of crops is practically over for the season
Failures were I9S in the United States,
against 1SS last year. and in Canada %
against IS last year"
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IN q RESTAURANT.
a Womnn's Escort Leaves Her But
She Paid Her BILL
(From the St. Louis Globe-Dernocrat.)

(From the St Louis Globe Democrat
In the vernacuIar of the street gamin,
she was sumner. and when she entered
| q prominent downtown cafe last night
about the dinner hour there was a craning
OF masculine necks, and for a time eating
was suspended and the newcomer was the
centre OF attraction, She was very hand
some and was elegantly dressed. He was
well dressed, fairly good looking and OF
good physique; at least the feminine part
Of the crowd thought so. The lady was
evidently angry, there was q wrathfuI
CLEAN in her brown eyes and a nervous
twitching of the facial muscles which de-
noted a storm. He was also angry
AS she sat down, those usarest noticed
that her lips were moving, and then
heard: Brute, will never speak TO him
again" He was sitting opposite her,
perusing the menu. Several times he look
ed around to see If others were listening
TO her remarks. She gave her order TO
the waiter and so did he. and for a mo-
ment there was silence. Then she began
again; II hate you. I won't sit at the
table with you.
Suiting the action to the word, she
moved to another table. at which no one
was seated. By this time those who had
heard the remarks were ready to tear the
heart out of the cruel villain who would
wound the feelings of such a woman
mel was q pEiSSG lDGE on MS lace
when she moved. He picked up his hat
and moved TO the table with her, taking
the chair directly opposite. He realized
that they were attracting attention, and
was annoyed. She did not care for the at
tention- She Just kept scoIding She
must have said something pretty bad to-
ward the last, for dangerous look ap-
peared in his eye. aud, showing his chair
back, ne picked up his hat and left. AS he
passed the cashier he paid for enc dinner
This was phase of the situation upon
which she had made no calculations. She
slowly finished her dinner, and as the
waiter handed her q check a blank look
came over her face She searched through
purse which she held in her hand in her
hand, and closed it with snap Every
man in the house knew what the trouble
was, and any of them would have volun-
teered to pay for that meal if she would
emily have given them a chance.
For time she sat eyeing the check
Then she moved back a little and deity
raised her skirt little, displaying II neat
and shapely foot, encased in handsome
patent leather shoe. There was rustIing
of silk, a flash of a bit of vari-colored
hosiery, and then she summoned the
waiter, handed him a bill, received her
change and fed. And everybody Won
dered what it was all about.
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DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Failures for October Az
sreGRte S9,0-2,.a1.

gresRte $9,0-2,.a1.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S review today says:
Commercial failures in October were
7S2 in number. and S9,072, 791 in amount.
Manufacturing defaults numbered 200 for
81, 1892, trading 541 for S., 951. 1888. and
other commercial II, for S526,241. There
were only two financial disasters with
liabilities of 100000 AS was explained in
detail last month, the unparalleled con-
ditions existing a year ago make COMPARE
son with 1899 unfair, but October. 1896.
was also the month just preceding a Presi-
Dental election, and failures then were
1,254 in number and $14, SS0. 266 in amount.
In manufacturing the October figures
are particularly encouraging. Prior to
last year but FIVE months out of sixty
three showed smaller liabilities. and even
in 1889, FIVE out Of the fourteen branches
showed heavier losses. Trading failures
We're generally smaller but if we exclude
d few large defaults for over s100 600
each, the total is smaller than in any
previous October since these records were
commenced, except 1899 and 1898.
The period of suspense is nearly over
Business has heea longing for free field
in which 20 leap forward. but restricted
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-03

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CULVER, Ind, Nov. S.-one hundred and
five cadets were dismissed from Culver
Academy for going to the depot in body
to see off two cadets who had been dis
missed. They made the demonstration to
show their disapprovaf of the dismissal
CT their two companions.
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Washington Stock Excns,pe

Substituted States Registered 3's. 500
@109 Ia: United States Coupon 3s, $5000
100 1-2; National Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, 10@145 Ia; Washington Loan
and Trust Company, 10@156 -; Mergan-
thaler Linotype, 5G1S5: American Graph
ophone Company, common 100G10 Is. At
ter call-CapitaI Traction 5d102; Mergen-
thaler Linotype. 1@1S7, 1876, l056I8S.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
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A Veterans story.-Georpe Levi.

shamokin, Pa. writes, Il am eighty years of
age / have been troubled with Catarrh for fifty
years, and in my time have used a great many
eatarrh cures, but never had any relief until
used Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder One box
cured me completely 50 cents seld by F s
Williams, Ninth and r Stfaets, and Edmonds &
Williams, Third Street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue--l3. IL "a
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the children cough, it racks them
all to pieces SCOTS Emulsion
will stop the cough and prevent
further trouble.
ali Druggists: sec and sr.oo.
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IN THE STOCK MARKET
Trading in Light Volume. With IT.
regular Price Changes.
Character of the Dealings NOT Ma
teriaIIy AItered-The London Elk
change Shows Slight Advances for
American Shares The Indus
trial Quarter Quiet But Steady.

NEW YORK, Nov 3.-The Stock Market
opened with the trading in light volume
and with irregular price changes appear
ing. The dealings in the main were Ct the
same character as these of yesterday and
reflected chiefly the closing up of weak
accounts on both sides OF the market
The London market for American stocks
showed slight advances in comparison
with yesterdays final figures here, and
foreign houses bought moderately upon
the opening of business.
Little was done in the local traction
shares, and the industrial quarter was
quiet but steady.