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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Kansas Boy I'm England

Earl Brown, the young son of the
postmaster at Cedarvale, Kan, is at
present visiting in England, states
the Kansas City Journal. Writing TO
his home folks he gives his impressions
of the English in the following breezy
ashton:
I've heard of English people all my
life, and of course had formed an idea
OF what they were like, but / want TO
say TO you that my ideas were all
wrong. They were the best natured,
most pleasant, sociAble and
dating people / ever saw in my life.
The Oldest man y0u meet on the street
will walk a mile out OF his way IL nee
essary 10 show you anything you ask
about.
Then the people here ak SO fast
and act 50 allow. l can hardly under
stand part of the time. They never
are in a hurry about anything and
never get too busy to stop and talk
for half an hour or drink a glass of ale
with -Ou Ale or beer is , pence a
glass or quart. and the b~artenders are
all women. The first saloon / went into
10 get a glass of ale a lady came to
wait on me. and / nearly tainted. It's
grea but I'm standing pat for the
English people, for they come nearer
all being ladies and gentlemen than
any outfit Of people I ever met"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Roosevelt is paraded most amusing
.ly in the numerous New York Journal
cartoons. He is a clipper little fellow
in the pictures and ugly as sin He re-
Gently spouted in his usual violent
way, denouncing the entire democrats
as "a set OF towards BY the way,
did Teddy really do any brave fight
ing in Cuba? We Nv seen inIimations
that he did not. He is a violent,
windy blatherskite as a speaker. Re
Iferring TO his course the Philadelphia
Record says:
"ThiS is what shocked 50 many peo-
pie, when, in a magazine article some
years ago, he deplored the treaty for
l~peaceable arbitration of the Boring
Sea question He them preferred war
with Great Britain over a miserable
claim of property in the seals and of
jurisdiction over Boring sea. Belief in
what Governor Roosevelt says involves
the belief that he is a reckless jingo.
who prefers war to peace"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
RAN lip CT.nS AND STRIPES
In Of Ter Victory Over Her
Rival for Her Husbands Affections

A Reading, Pa. special 10 the Phila-
delphia Record. says:
People who passed the house Of De
tective John Feger. in the fifth ward.
yesterday saw a large American flag
floating from a staff which was fasten-
ed from a second-story window. Mrs.
Feger came out. and viewed the nation
al colors with satisfaction. She was
asked the purpose OF the demonstra-
ton, when she replied:
Didn't the Americans put out flags
when they whipped the Spanlards?"
Asked for an explanation. she said that
the flag was put out In honor % her
own victory the night before.
This referred TO an unTqerciful beat
ing Mrs. Feger administered to a Ger
tain Miss Hart, whom she accuses u
being the destroyer OF her family hap
Diness.
Mrs. Feger is a woman Of grea,
strength. She laid in walt for Miss
Hart. disguised as a beggar She was
attired in an old dress and wore green
goggles.
AS Miss Hart approached. she ap-
prodched her for aims and then set
upon and beat her with a hickory stick
ana tore her clothes from her back un-
III n was nude TO below the waist.
Neighoors o her in and gave her a
dress In which 10 go home. After cele-
pratlng her victory for several hours
Mrs Feger took in the flag. Miss
mart Is a mass OF wells and bruises.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
THE DIFFICULTIES OF INVASION.

The Chinese new continues uncertain
and unsatisfactory. The American
Minister Conger has been heard from
and he sends out a message that ap-
pears to be a vail of despair. He states
hat if the ENJOYS leave Pekin it is to
perish What is left to be done? Must
he and the others perish in the city Of
traps, or be relieved? The Washington
Post puts it thus:
IF Minister Conger canno cave Pc
kin without danger to his life, the
United States forces must go TO him.
This is the course which the admins
tration decided upon when h dis
patch which has now come was moth
ing more than a possibility. 1t IS the
only course to pursue"
But why're are these forces in strength
enough to perform that service? Car
the little army of 40.O00-an told-dC
that precious, important work? There
is real war now progressing in China
1t is not playing at it or threatenin.
to bring war any longer, but it is Of
in full vigor and a great nation il
front. 1t is a big task the allies hav
undertaken. See how the small Chi
nese force fought at Peit Sang, onl,
eight miles out from Tien Tsin, an,
how the Japanese and Russians los
100. 1t is not nov a small army in
vading a great enemy's country t
fight a mob of insurgents called tn
Boxers, if they are truly such, but
is to engage regular troops well arme
and drilled by European officers. TIL
Philadelphia Times, noting the Difficult
ties, says that "if driven from on
point, the Chinese can FORM at an
other with increased numbers, Will
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Arbitration Will be the Panacea

In a public address made recently at
!Brockton, Mass, w. l.. Douglas, a large
employer of union labor, said:
" Iwish to congratulate the labor
unions of this city for the advancement
have made during the past year.
Their agreement to leave all labor dis
Iputes and grievances TO the state board
of arbitration is in keeping with the
evolution of the world. ! believe the
time has come when strikes and lock-
outs should cease. and that all indus
tries of this country should follow the
example of the labor unions of this
city.
Strikes stop consumption, cause
hunger and unhappineSs. Arbitration
is fair n just to both parties. The
advancement of Christianity through
out the world demands that labor wars
should cease 1 believe the time will
when arbitration will be the
Ipanacea for the settlement of all trou-
bleS between the employer and en-
Iploye, and between the nations of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

The brutality of the Boxers has pass
ed almost into a proverb. Lieutenant
Won Kron, of the German army. has
reached Yokohama with 800 wounded
and incapacitated Germans and others.
He has seen enough of brutalities to
shock the civilized world. a dispatch
to the London Times gives this:
asked what the Chinese did with
their women and old men. Lieutenant
Won Kron said they emigrated with all
speed, but If it was not possible they
cut off the a of the women and
children and threw them into the river.
I'VE did not take prisoners" said
Lieutenant von Kron. las far as the
capture Of prisoners is concerned.
This was an imposSibility. as he Chi
nese are not civilized for that kind of
warfare In h beginning they even
sent wounded prisoners to the hospitals
in Tien Tsin. but they o found out
that so long as a man was able to
raise a hand he would try to stab the
foreigners Lieutenant Won Kron said
the Chinese decapitate and mutiIate
every foreigner who is unfortunate
enough to fall into their hands"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

The new flying machine or airship ~
Zeppelin, a Swiss. attacts much atten-
ton. Its first attempt was partially
successful The construction of it in
terests many people. The buoyancy Of
the machine is insured by means of a
cylindrical balloon. 401 feet long and 80
feet in diameter. which is filled with
hydrogen gas. The balloon has seven
teen separate compartments, so as To
insure safety and reduce the escaLe Uf
gas to a minimum. From the huge
cylinder are suspended two boats,
which contain the machinery to o n
troll the movements of the airship, and
other paraphernalia, besides accommo-
dating the aeronauts After a flight OF
ten miles, made, it is said, partly
against the wind. the -airship suddenly
stopped and settled down on the water
of the lake.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

The able, scholarly, old London Sat
urday Review has respect for Mr.. Bry-
an and sees his character in d right
light. 1t gives credit "for strenuous con-
victions.. honestly held and promul-
gated with a force and ability winch
raises him high above the average OF
candidates. The Review adds that he
has both ideals and ideas. We
respect their existence and gladly
recognize that they dc something 10 re-
deem the barren materialism of Amer
lean politics."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Good Democratic News

That was good news to the demo-
Gratis in yesterdays dispatches that
Vice Presidential Candidate Roosevelt
will be actively in the campaign from
this time until the election, n espe-
lcially that after October 18th he will
devote all of his time to the state of
New York. He has already demon
lstrated by his speeches in this cam
lpaign nat he is capable of aiding the
democrats more than anybody, and
the fact hat Mckinley carried New
York in 1896 by go, 900 majority and
THAT Roosevelt carried it last year for
governor by $4,000, is a demonstration
of his capabilities as a political Jonah.
The more speeches he makes the bet
ter for the MISUNDERSTANDING OBJ
lSrver.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Brave Men Fall

troubles as we'll as women. n ali feel
The results If loss Of appetite, poisons
ii the blood. backache, NERVOUSNESS.
heaIache anc ;-red, !.stiess, rundown
ceiling But there's no need 10 fee.
- thai. L.a,.n 20 J.. W. Gardr =.
.:"e, ind. He says: Electric Biz
= re JUS; the thing for a man wnen
* -@- gun down, and 1on't care
NEeI y lives OF dies. 1t did more
10 give ~, new strength anc good APP
petlte tn anything / could lake.
can now e. -nything and have a new
t.ase On If Only So cents, at 4
K. Beilany's z Store. Every boz
IL guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Everybody who reads newspapers
has some acquaintance with the %
Mr.. Dooley, of Chicago. He 4.
as n Of the famous original American
humoriSts, Artemus Ward. would say
IAN amoosing cussL" The Philadelphia
Times begins an editorial ON "Assassi-
uation and Anarchy In this way:
MI. Dooley, with his usual pene-
tration OF the motives of human o
duct, observes OF the "arnychists,
that what they want IS to get their
pitchers in the papers. an they cant
do 1t be wheelin' bananas through the
Sthreets or milkin' a COW. so they go
out an kill a king. II they was TO
newspapers" adds the philosopher.
they'd be few arnychists."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Some republican wisacre up north
say this: Thomas Jefferson was a
Shareholder, out not a negro lyncher; d
democrat, but not an anarchist"
Just so Negroes did not commit
rapes and murder and arson in his day
to any great extent. He was a great
statesman, believed in liberty and the
reserved rights of the several states.
He was in no sense a republican of the
latter day stripe He had more wisdom,
and craftsmanship and true love OF
the right han all the present gang OF
McKinleyites cursing this land, foster
ing trusts and robbing the poplee with
the most enormously oppressive tariff
known to history.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Such white voters who wish to con-
tinue to do business at the same old
stand, will read the following taken
from the News and Observer:
"All white voters who are in favor
Of McKinley's negro poStmasters and
who desire to join a respectable re-
publican party" that will give plenty
or federal offices to negroes will please
send their names to Abe Middleton, re-
publican headquarters Greensboro. n.
c."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Card
Hon. Marion Butler:

through the paper to our beloved and
hOnOred John D. Bellamy. Mr. Bel
Ilamy is too high in the political arena,
and too much honored. to deal with
you personally, n he is too pure in
the estimation of 10000 constituents TO
have a personal encounter or to reply
to your banter, or to serve you in any
purpose. There are ten thousand good
people in Mr.. Bellamy's district who
will meet you, man to man, and settle
all challenges that you may give out
l have a farm that employs 80 good
men, and any yellow niger that 1
have says he will meet you as to per
sonal encounter They say you have
betrayed them in every trust thu
they confided in you.
J. c. STANLY,
For 40 Tenants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little ching
that ever was made Is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
bioDule OF health. that changes weak
ness INTO listlessness into en-
brain-fag into mensal power.
They're wonderful In building up the
health. Only Csc per box. Sold by r.
R BeIlamy. DruxK1st.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Chinese Destroy Russian RafIxa

ST Petersburg. August 8.-war office
kilograms received here from eastern
Siberia show that the Chinese have de-
stroyed the railroad in several places.
interrupting the passage of through
trains. Repairs are proceeding. The
Cossacks now guard 2,00o versts Of the
frontier railroad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Dir. TompkIns on the Industrial
Commission

Washington, August 8.-The presi-
dent has appointed DAME A Tomp-
kins, d North Carolina. a m of
n industrial commission to succeed
EIlySon A Smythe. resigned. Mr..
Tompkins is largely identified with
the cotton interests OF the south and is
one Of the principle owners Of The
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
Leaped From state House steps

Columbus. o., August 9.-F. VI. Rem
lex. of Falling Springs, w. Va. leaped
from the roof of the state house this
afternoon and vas dashed TO death on
the stone pavement of a court fifty
feet below. He had climbed out on h
roof through a window in the dome.
Renick was, it is said, a victim of the
opium habit
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Mr. H. c. Grady, of Clinton, takes to
rhyme to write of the demise of Ma
rion Butler. His last lines in verse
that appear in the Raleigh News and
Observer run:
Then weep no more, our ladies'. o
weep no more today,
We will sing glad songs in our old
Carolina home,
For BUTLER in his tomb, is laid
away
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

The Washington Post is a Mckinley
paper, and republican also. but it car
be fair. 1t says:
1.-THE result of the election in North
Carolina is no. surprising. Any one
acquainted with the conditions in GER
tain sections of that state during the
past four year must have known that
they would no longer be tolerated,
even though the change had to be ac-
complished by radical methods"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

The allied forces on Monday captured
tne city or Yang Tsung. In this battle
the American forces were engaged
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

Butler travelled home with a body
guard of fifteen. Thus conscience
does make towards of US ALL"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
GREAT DIVIDENDS FOR THE
MONTH.

The dividends Of the great trusts,
and their name is legion, nave been
vast for years. under the highest tariff
known TO civilization, the present enor-
nous robber Of the people that Nc
Kinley loves with all his little soul.
The profits for the last month or two
are believed 10 have declined some. In
dustriai organs a SO reported. But
they are reaping now where they have
not sown, and their rakings from the
people are very large. For a month or
so, the profits OF these gigantic combi-
nations and freeze outs Are given as
follows and as correct. We give but a
part, but enough TO sure the great
magnitude of the robberies:
Amalgamated Copper Co......Sl 500, 900
American Car and Foundry Co 60, 900
American Steel and Wire Co. 1,5I5, 900
American Sugar Refining Co.. 1000, 900
American Ice Co.............. 200, 900
American Tobacco Co--......-. 1000 900
American Wooden Co.......... 60, 900
American Smelling and Rein
ing Co 4S0,O 600
Calumet and Hecla ........... LOCO, 600
Continental Tobacco Co ...... 500, 900
Fedora Steel Co .....-.-...... 1885, 900
international Paper Co ....... 336, 900
Mergenthaler Linotype Co 80. 800, 600
National Biscuit Co ............ 292. 900
National Steel Co .............. 472, 800
National Tube Co .............. 100, O0O
Republic Iron and Steel Co 80. 364, 000
United States leather Co -. 1000, coo
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. S2l, 25C
United States Rubber Co ...... 41O, $50
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg.
Company ...... :. ........... S69. 9i1
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

ON the end of August the monument
erected in memory of the great popu-
lar leader, orator n statesman,
Zebulon Baird Vance is to be unveil-
ed at Raleigh. The ceremonies will
appropriate and Impressive. All North
Carolina is interested in that too long
delayed tribute to the greatest man of
the people whoever lived and served
this great state. Let all go who can.
Wilmington of course will send a good
delegation. Vance was a hero-great
in war and great in peace. great before
the people and great in the senate.
Any people may we'll be proud of such
a man-faithful, honest, pure, true,
brave, sincere and able-the Tribune
of the people of his native North Caro-
lima. Long may his memory be treas
ured by h descendants of the brave
people he so grandly. nobly, unfiinch'
ingly served.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14
HOME FOLKS.

1t was the right thing to do for. the
democrats of the Ninth District 10
nominate Hon w. T. Crawford for the
Federal House. He was most shame
fully and rascally treated by the cor
rupt republicans in the present house.
1t was an Infamous procedure and
Rich. Pearson befouled his own char
acter in bringing it about. Can Mr..
Crawford carry the district? 1t voted
some 1.5o0 majority against the amend
men which speaks badly for the aver
age grade of the republican voters in
the ninth. Mr.. Crawford is popular
and a good and he may be
able to pull through. Democrats all
around the state Will rejoice in his
success if it shall come. 1t is richly
deserved every way.
Evening star., 1900-03-30
LODGE ORGANIZED.
General and PersOnaI News From vi
cinity of Falls Church.

General and PerxOnaI News From VII
cinity of Falls Church.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, March g. 1900.
Mr.. Geo. w. HawNhurst, state secretary
Of the Good Templars, visited Germantown
in this county last night, and organized a
lodge Of the order, with a charter member
ship of eighteen. A large delegation from
Providence Lodge at Fairfax Court House
was present and assisted in the ceremonies.
officers of the new lodge were elected and
installed as follows: ]. ". Bryce, past chief
templar; Miss Edna Bryce, chief templar;
Miss Bertha Harrison, vice templar; r. T.
Ballard, secretary; Miss Ollie Harrison,
financial secretary: Miss Ethel Haines,
treasurer; Albert Sherwood. marshal; Will
bur H. Jerman, assistant marshal: Joseph
Morris, guard; j. F.. German, chaplain:
Mrs. Josie Jerman, assistant secretary. Mir.
]. F. Jerman was recommended TO the
Grand Lodge for appointment as lodge
deputy.
A house belonging to William Stortz, near
Merrifield, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The house was occupied by u
tenant, who lost nearly all his furniture.
There was no insurance on the property.
Mrs s. w. Putnam died last night after
a long Illness. Her husband ard several
children survive her.
Superintendent r. II. Phillips of the elec-
tric railroad has written Councilman Glib
son requesting the town council to repeal
or modify the existing Sunday law, which
prohibits the sale of soda water, etc. on
been made TO repeal the law, but the senti-
ment Of the people has been very strongly
in favor of it. While the troops were en-
camped near here the council repealed it.
but the protest of the people was SO strong
and emphatic that the council quickly re-
enacted the law.
Evening star., 1900-03-30
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST.
Incendiary Fire Destroys Two Barns
Opening of the Canal.

Incendiary Fire Destroys Two Barns
Opening Of the Canal.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTowN, Nd, March %, 1900.
An incendiary fire at Quincy destroyed
the stable Of Jacob c. Lowman, together
with some live stock grain, etc. Mr.Lowman's s
house was also badly damaged. He was In
Washington erecting some machinery when
the fire occurred. Crossing over the road the
fire attacked the large barn of Mr.. s. Pentz,
which was sixty feet long, and soon re-
duced 1t to ashes, together with 100 bushels
of wheat, two good cows, seven tons OF
hay stick wagon, fifty bushels Of corn,
harness. ETC., entailing quite heavy loss.
The water will be let in and navigation
resumed on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
on Monday, April =. The work OF repair
ing the aqueduct which collapsed at Lick
ing creek, a few miles east Of Hancock,
Gus, a portion of the 1O0-foot arch, the
largest on the waterway, having fallen in.
The remains of Rev. Thomas Dobbin, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church at Spring
Run, who died on Monday, were taken to
New York for interment. At fire recently
which destroyed the parsonage Rev. Dobbin
overtaxed his strength and Immediately
after took to his bed and never recovered
from the effects.
John W. Long. one of the oldest citizens
of Williamsport, is dead. Mr.. Long was en-
gagged on the canal for many years and was
one of the Oldest canal men Of that sec
tion.
The one-story building near the Cumber-
land Valley railroad station, Waynesboro !.
occupied by John S. Little as a restaurant,
caught fire from a defective fue and was
entirely destroyed. together with its con-
tents; loss, $500: no insurance.
Mrs. Agnes Moody. says Chicago paper,
will have charge of the corn kitchen in the
American building at the Paris exposition.
Mrs. Moody is the personal appointee OF
Secretary Wilson and comes originally from
Hagerstown. Last summer she was proni-
nent in the national convention of coiored
women, which was held in Chicago. She is
a member of the various secret societies
among her people and president of the Civic
League and the !. b. Woman's Club.
Hagerstown has another smallpox scare.
A well-defined case, that of young lady.
has made its appearance in the business
center of the city.
Evening star., 1900-03-30
Harrfson's Boer Sympntbt..


A special from Washington to the Indian.
apohs News today says that Gen. Harrison
has expressed some pretty blunt yiews on
the Boer question and has written friend
ly personal letter to Secretary Hay on the
subject. Either in this letter or in some
communication he is credited with having
SAID ne hoped the Beers would find some
place on the green earth where thew would
have right to live unmolested by the Rrit
ISM. Ehey have more than once sacrificed
their land and their homes and moved on
to avoid the British aggression
Gen. Harrison was asked about the mat
ter last night an dsaid: Il have nothing to
say upon the matter, nor do l want to he
drawn INTO any newspaper controversy by
confirming or denying the report
JOubert's Illness Brief.
A dispatch from Pretoria says: Gen. Jou-
bert was taken ill Sunday morning He was
at his office the previous day He suffered
great pain, but became unconscious some
time before his death. The complaint was
acute Inflammation of the bowels.
The body will lie in state tomorrow and
will then be taken by special train to the
farm at Rustfontein, near Wakkerstroom,
where 1t will be buried quietly, as Joubert
often requested, and without military hon
orS.
Ihe German papers warmly euogize the
late Gen. Joubert, but the kreuz Zeitune
admits that he failed to develop great mill
tary qualities in the present war through
his persistence in standing on the defensive.