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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
DEATH OF CAPTAIN HART
The Famous Cuban FfIfbuster Stricken
on Streets of Philadelphia

Philadelphia. November 13.-Captain
John d. Hart, of Cuban filibustering
fame, died today of apoplexy. Captain
Hart had been in poor health lately and
made his home in Atlantic City. Yes
terday he came here and was striker
on the street. He was taken to a hos
pital where he died without regaining
consciousness.
Captain Harris Fife was practically
spent in shipping circles. From an
able seaman he became a successful
ship owner and engaged in the fruit
srade with the West .Indies. During
she yea 1896 two of his vessels, the Ber-
muda and the Laurada, made frequent
trips to Cuba with arms and aInmuni-
ton for the Cubans.
Captain Hart was convicted in De
cember, 1896. of participating in a fill
clustering expedition and was sen
fenced to two years imprisonment. In
February, 1898, the sentence was put
into execution and in June of the same
ear Captain Hart was pardoned by
President Mckinley.
Captain Hart was born in Accomac
county, Virginia, forty-one years ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
n M~URDEROUs ASSAULT
Upon a Lady by a Burglar-Attempt to
ChoIoform Her.

Chicago, November 13.-The home of
Orrin w. Potter. at No. $50 Lake
Shore drive. was entered By a masked
burglar early today. Mrs. Potter was
awakened as the burglar. with a cloth
saturated with chlorofOrm. was bend
ing over her, and screamed for help,
but before the other members of the
household, aroused by her cries, could
come to her assistance. the burglar
struck her with a pair of brass
knuckleI, almost rendering her uncon-
scious, and escaped. The blow cut a
deep cash in Mrs. Potter's head and
for a time it was feared that this and
the nervous shock would result serious
ly, but she is reported as resting COM
fortablW-
Last April the Potter residence was
entered by porch climbers who secur-
ed SIS, 900 in diamonds and iewelry and
escaped without leaving a clue. This
time, however, nothing was obtained.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
THE BEEF TRUST AND ITS GAINS

How quickly the greedy spoilsmen
thow of the democrats and the re-elec-
ton of their friend and protector Nc
Kinley. The trusts were awake and
ready to pounce down upon the unpro-
tected public. The beef trust had it's
claws upon the throat of it's victims
price of beef one cent on the pound.
They showed a lack of gentility and de-
cency- They began to devour the pock-
cts s soon after the friends of the peo-
pie had met at Waterloo. The reason
is plain why they were so voracious
AND shocking. The election of Hanna
and his gang was the triumph of the
trusts and why not begin reprisals at
once. Their man was In. the people
had no showing, so let us skin''em at
once, and keep on skinning. Of course
all the. trusts are. happy and confident,
and will soon begin TO realize from their
investments in the Hanna campaign
fund. Il the people who voted for Nc
Kinley and thereby endorsed a high
robbie tariff lax and trusts
shall have their pockets squeezed dry,
and they shall groan through the years
under the grinding. tremendous op-
| pressions. it Will be quite what they
deserve for the infatuation and folly.
We have before us a cartoon represent
ing the first apparent result of Nc
| Kinley'S reelection" 1t is IN the At
lanta Journal. The beef trust the same
| old pot-bellied grasper and gouger. is
| standing before a blackboard; McKin-
| ley and Roosevelt. two little figures. are
| tied to strings which he holds. The old
| rascal has written as to what McKin-
ley's election inSures the beef oppres-
sors: Marked Up. Dressed beef, $15,-
600. 900; pork, marked UP, 5000 0 900
mutton. marked up $4,000, 000.-Tota
$50, OOO, 900. This is what n of the
hundreds of trusts expects to realize
for their own comfort and advantage
four years more of McKinleyism
in addition to all they a been getting
before. What a fine reign of rapacit!
will the ravenous trusts enjoy undel
McKinleyism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16

1--WE made an honest fight on an
honest platform, and having done our
duty as we saw it. we have nothing TO
regret Amen!
The Columbia State. looking to causes
of defeat, remarks that ne (Bryan)
was beaten because he led an assault
npon the entertainments of the money
power; but if you will look backward
you will find that the money power has
an unbroken record Of presidential vic
tories since the close of the war be-
tween the states"
A methodist preacher in Pike county,
Kentucky, is very dangerously Shot.
His name is Holden. He went to Mr.,
Bostock's during his absence. He re-
turned home at midnight, says he
found the minister in the room usually
occupied By himself, and he immedl-
ately pulled his revolver n opened
fire. One bullet pierced the minister's
right breast and came out just below
his shoulder blade.
North Carolina received medals at
the Paris Exposition for its apples
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
BARONESS Won KBTTEkER
To Receive Honors From the Emperor
of Germany.

New York, November IA special
cable to The Journal and Advertiser
from Berlin says
The kaiser has Just given further
evidence of his regard for Baron yon
Ketteler, who was a-ssassinated in
China, by inviting the latter's Ameri-
can widow to come 10 Germany in or
der that he may express to her his
keen sense not only of her husbands
services but also of the courage and
gallantry which she herself displayed
throughout the tersible siege of the le-
cations.
1T is expected that the kaiser, be-
sides investing the widowed baroness
with the order of Louise. of which the
empress Is grand mistress, will offer
a pension and create her a countess in
her own right.
1T is probable that the baroness will
also be offered the title of lady in wait.
ing to the empress n h is certain tc
be overwhelmed by court. government
society and the people with tokens Of
kindly sympathy and regard"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
BRENTTlES.

Tie New York Evening POST records
the intense hatred of the negroes in
New York City. of TanmanE. They
are now rejoicing over the defent of the
democrats.
The Evening Post is entertaining its
readers with its opinions of Nh. Bryan,
which are highly deprecatory. 1t some
times praises men who as compared
with Bryan are wholly unimgortant.
| Hard fighting reported again from
Africa by Lord Roberts. OF course the
big armies whip the Beers.
Mrs. James Smith is a very brave
ALASKAN woman who once saved three
sailors from drowning. and now she is
trying to save 500 Indians from starv-
ing to death.
\ Uncle Sans navy is represented as
being in a bad way. The chief of the
navigation bureau reports the ships as
being all right, but there is a great lack
of offices and men to man them. There
are now 131 vacancies IN the list of ma
wal officers. &"
They are still talking of Bryan. He
is to enter h Presbyterian ministry
Next.
So Grover Cleveland will be asked tc
become president of Washington and
Lee University. Also he is TO be nomi
mated by the democrats in 1904. Next
again.
Mr.. Bryan talks like the man o
sense he is. He lays:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16

1t is reported that some of the most
important points under consideration in
Pekin between the powers are now
practically settled. One agreement is
of general interest-that is of punish
ing of main culprits, the mandarins
and prices for their crueIties and out
RACES against the Christians. They
have also agreed as regarding the witt
Messing of the execution of such pun
ishments by representatives of the
powers; also regarding the principle of
paying damage to the governments for
the cost of the China exditions. and for
damages sustained by private persons
and missions; also regarding the per-
manent s%tationing of sufficient guards
for the Pekin legations; also regarding
the razing of the Taku forts and. fl
nany, regarding the maintenance of Sc
cure and regular communication be-
tween Pekin and the seashore- 1t is
also discussed as to a~boIishing the very
cumbersome board of foreign affairs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16

Newport News. Va. November 49,
Bob Ftzsimmons. who is here with his
theatrical company. tonight expressed
himself on the subject OF Champion
JefrieS proposition to take him on for
another fight Immediately or at the
close ef the theatrical season. He say
Jeffries is playing for Nboost for his
show, and hat he simply spurns his
offer
I'll tell you what Ill do if Jeffries is
so anxious to make a fight" said FitZ-
simmons, TIL stake my sparring part
ner;. Ed. Donkhorst. and will bacz him
against Jeffries and I'll post g, 500 as a
forSeit"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
Indictments Against the Divorce
Constructors.

New York. November 1.-THE grand
jury returned indictments to Recorder
Golf in the criminal court aginst Henry
Zeimer and Frank Wilson. the alleged
operators Of the divorce mill, recently
disclosed by the district attorney and
others. The defendants are charged
with perjury and suboTnation of per-
jury. There are two Indictments
against Maison. two indictments
against Zeimer. one Indictment against
Wilson and n Indictment against
each of the m Mrs. Herrick and
Miss Thompkins.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
whalebacks for River Tran.portatio

New Orleans, November f3-The
w~haleback towboat MeDougall and two
v~1aIeback barges arrived today from
St. Louis without a single mishap or
delay. The success Of the experiment
L expected to revolutionize river trans
portation, especially in grain, and fur
nish keener competition 10 the Fal-
roads. The bargees are 372 feet long
and are easily handle while the tow
boat can make twenty miles an hour.
The fleet drew even feet, but finally
loaded the boats will draw twelve feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
Indiana Mine Owner. Give In

Terre Haute. Ind. November 49,
The strike of the hosting engineers in
the Indiana coal fields. which was de-
clared on Monday. may be settled by
the end of the week. Today ten of the
Indiana operators signed the Illinois
scale and will pay the wages demanded
by the engineers for one year. The
signing of the scale means an S-hour
day and a 20 per cent increase IL wages
for the strikers.
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Secretary Gage will retire from the
Treasury. Goodbye Gage! He goes
back to banking.
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Enclosed find = picture of my two little girls who couldn't be without ther
Peruna. They have both had the measles since 1 last wrote to you, but even
through the sickness CAV them the Peruna.
We have ascd PeTnna constantly for the past two years with our
children ard h2ve received the most satisfactory results. We would
not be without Il. Tie youngest one, Elsie, is the one that had
bronchiGE tTcI1:c, and had it not been for your medicine she would
have checked 10 death. 1T has done wonders for her. Positively we
Mrs. H. II. Oyernann,
1866 Wnsi0w Aye, Cincinnati, o."
MI. L. G. Vsndegnf, Carolton, Ga, have had two physicians to treat her
writes: at endorse you Peruna. had and found no relief. After using two
Q little girl afflicted with catarrh and bottles of your Peruna she is ound and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
Mrs. II. Fl. OYernann,
1866 Winsi0w Ave-, Cincinnati, o."

had two physicians to treat her
and found no relief. After using two
of your Peruna she is sound and
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The society of the army of Porto
Rico has been incorporated. at Spring
field, Ill.
1t is stated that Judge Jesse J. Phil
lips of the Illinois supreme court will
ove
King Martin. a negro, was hanged
at Kaufman, Tex, for criminal assault
on a white woman.
Charles Cass, eighteen years old, was
killed at Levin Lakes, Cal, in n friend
ly boxing bout with Bert Whidden.
Whidden struck Cass with a six ounce
glove on the left side of the neck.
Mrs. Lidal Greycraft, the largest
woman in Indiana, died suddenly at
her home in Russiaville, aged 80 years.
Her weight was about $50 pounds. A
coffin will, be constructed especially for
her. "
Secretary Long has cabled instruc-
tions to Admiral Watson Mt Cavite to
send a warship to Taku, China, at the
mouth of the Tieho river, to look after
American missionary interests that are
threatened.
Cheyenne county, which is nearly
second largest in Nebraska, and long
remote from the railroad is now crossed
by che new branch of the Ii. 81 Nj.
from Alliance, and will be divided into
two counties. bridgeport, the first
station on the new line at the North
Platte river, will be the new county
seat of Cheyenne county when the
county is divided. The new line is
touching some rich and fertile irrigate,
valley lands and mountains of minera
ores.
Judge Lacombe OF the United States
circuit court at New York has APP
pointed Hugh j. Grant permanent re-
ceiver of the Third venue Railroad
company. Mr.. Grant was the tenn
porary receiver of the road.
Il. C. Cheney, husband Of Julia Ar
thur, the actress, has announced hel
retirement from the stage for the sea
son, and perhaps permanently. 'Al
dates have been cancelled and the com
pany disbanded.
A colony of 400 Missouri farmers !
to be established in the valley OF tn
Conchor river IN chihuahua, Mex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
silver Republicans.

The silver republicans met ut the
Lincoln hotel with n good representa-
ton present. The principal business
before the delegates was the selection
of n plan by which the delegates TO
the national mass meeting should be
given some evidence of appointment.
The Kansas city meeting is to be II
gathering Of all silver republicans. To
prevent everybody from taking part it
was agreed that the delegates to the
present convention shall go and also
the members of the state committee.
In addition the various committee
men are to certify the naIne of those
in their territory who desire to go and
these shall bc given authority by the
state committee.
The convention passed resolutions
OF the usual order with declarations
in favor Of the public ownership of
utilities and the election of United
States senator's by the people. Other
democratic doctrine was also incor
poratcd in the resolutions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
DEATH FOR DINSMORE
That IL the Sentence Imposed by the
Jury Mt Lexington.

The jury in the Dinsmore trial
reached a verdict Saturday morning at
+:35. Attorneys for both sides came to
the opera house to hear the verdict;
with perhaps twenty-five people who
were awakened purposely to be present.
The prisoner was brought in and
walked cody forward as usual, sitting
facing the jury, but n mystic light
shone in his eyes as he intently
watched District Clerk Mallett while
he filed the document. The verdict
was then read as follows:
We, the jury, duly %impanelled and
sworn in the above case do find the
defendant, Frank l.. Dinsmore, guilty
Of murder in the first degree, as
charged in the information, and we do
further find and say hat said defend
ant shall suffer death for the said Of
Tense. l. A. MCLEAL, Foreman.
Dinsmore showed no sign, but all
hope died out of his face for a moment
as the verdict was read. His attorneys
at once moved for II new trial. Dins-
more, when asked how he felt over it,
said: "All right"
Court adjourned until Tuesday, when
argument for n new trial will be heard.
1t will probably he overruled. Dins-
more broke down on his return to the
cell after hearing the verdict, and has
been in tears ever since.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
THE
Select Metcalfe. Oldham, Thompson and
Tebbitts.

Select Metcalfe. Oldham. Thompson and
Tebbitts.
In the democratic convention Rich
ard l.. Metcalfe of the Omaha World
Herald, W. ID. Oldham, W. II. Thomp-
son and Judge A. s. Tebbitts were
selected as delegates at large, Messrs,
S%treeter, Morgan, Bowman and Plum
mer being selected as alternates.
The following district dele gates and
alternates were elected:
First Observation-Disclosures, G. +. Cot
ton, Syracuse; j. II. Miles. Falls City
Alternates, A.. +. Nelson, Tecumseh;
Il. w. Johnson, Pawnee.
Second district Delegates, j. A.
Creighton, l.. J. Patti, Omaha. Alter
mates, p. j. Mella, Sarpy, and p. II.
Dassler of Washington.
Third district, Delegates, Jonas
WEIGH, Columbus; Philip Kohl, Wayne.
A~lternates, w. s. Collect, Cuming; j.
Tanner, Fullerton.
Fourth district Delegates, W. II.
Taylor, Exeter; Harry Metzger, An
rora, Alternates, J. +. Gcrecke, Sew
ard; George o. Brophy, Polk.
Fifth Acknowledgements, q. w. lib
bets, Hastings; Pat Welsh, McCook
Alternates, Fred England, Phelps; A,
w. Kelly, Furnas.
Sixth district-Delegates, NJ. C. Har
rington, North Platte; T. +. Mahony
Greeley. Alternates, Sam Smyser, Al
lance; Charles A.. Barnes, O'Neill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI
Mid Roaders VIII Nominate n Ticket
In June.

Finding in advance that they would
not bc permitted to enter the conven
ton in the auditorium, the middle-of-
the readers met at Walsh hall in the
evening before they had an opportu-
nifty to put into effect their expected
bolt.
In due time Il committee on crcdcn-
tials reported that Douglas county was
present with lO5 delegates, and that
Franklin, Lancaster. Adams, Pawnec,
Seward, Gage, Buffalo, Blaine and
Saunders were also represented.
They issued II manifesto address,
listened To speeches from ex-Congress-
mar Howard, of Alabama. and 10 A.
Parker, of Kentucky, selected dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention and
named an executive committee to man
age the party's affairs.
After thankingthc visiting populists
from the south and also expressing APP
probation for the work of the chair
man and secretary, the convention adj
journcd at II o'clock to meet again ON
Wednesday June %.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23

Maud -, the famous trotter, died at
Schultz's farm, Port Chester. n. Y.
She vas brought from New York to
the farm a week ago, and it was in
tended to use her for breeding pur-
poses. She was sick when she arrived
and was under the care of IA veterinary
surgeon. She gradually became worse,
however, and all efforts to save the
life of the valuable animal were fruit
less. Maud :. was owned by the Bon
ner estate and was twenty-six years of
age. Her trotting record of a:0ssl was
made in 1885.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Nine Persons Injured in New
York City.
TRAIN STRIKES A COAL CHUTE
Cab Of Engine Demolished and Tops q:
the Passenger Cars Wrecked
One Man Fatally Injured
Other General Notes.

A New York dispatch Of Sunday says:
nine persons were injured early this
morning in an accident to a Fifth ave.
nue. elevated railroad near Rector
street. Five Of the nine are severely
injured and one OF these, David A..
Findley, is suffering from a fracture
OF the skull.
The most seriously injured beside
Findley are Richard Il. Barlow, of
Yonkers, engineer of the train. scalp
wounds and shock.
Thomas Shelvey, an Z, .%,ineer, inter.
nally injured
Alfred Alexander, salesman. inter-
nally injured.
James Manning. laborcr, injured
about the head.
The train had passed the Battery
Place station at its usual speed and
was approaching the coaling station.
in an unexplained fashion. although
the coal nan say that it was through
the vibration caused by the approach
ing train, the coal chute dropped down
almost at the moment the train reached
the station. The chute struck the
roof OF the cab and tore it off, at the
same time throwing down Engineer
Barlow and Fireman Hutchings to the
floor of the cab. Barlow's hand was
on the throttle at the moment OF the
collision and as he fell his hand turned
on the pressure still more and the en-
glide dashed ahead at full speed up the
tracks stopping only when it reached
Barclay street, because of the exhaus.
ton of the steam. Meanwhile the
chute had wrecked the roofs of the
two passenger coaches and the dozen
passengers in the ears were thrown il
every direction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
MISSING OFFICER
Sergeant Krisor Disappears and Cam
teen Money Gone.


teen Money Gone.
Stories respecting loose conduct OF
the Tenth infantry cantecn at Omaha
have led to an investigation. Ii is re-
ported upon the best of authority that
one Of the non-commissioned officers,
Sergeant Krisor, has disappeared and
with him IA large amount of canteen
money v~ariously estimated at from
three hundred to three Thousand dol
lars. All efforts to locate the missing
soldier have proved futile. He will be
run down il possible. Among other
things charged by the civilians at the
fort is that all forms of gambling are
INDUCED in within the canteen con-
trary to the rules and regulations;
that soldiers have been permitted to
draw all their pay with which to pur-
chase canteen checks, whereas the reg
ulations permit only one-ifth of a sol
dier's pay to be drawn for that pur.
pose.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
HAS TWO
Kentuckians Kept Guessing on what
VIII Happen Next.

A Louisville, Ky, special says: The
two governors OF Kentucky were en-
tcrtaincd in Louisville Sunday. Messrs.
Taylor and Beckham insisted that
they had come to Louisville on purely
personal business and hat their visits
had no political significance. They
spent the day quietly though both re-
ceived numerous calls from their
political and personal friends.
Governor Taylor and his assistants
among the republican party leaders
are very closc-mountcd as to the nature
of the mission on which surveyor of
the port, {. NJ. Barnett, and Collector
of Internal Revenue Sapp left for
Washington after their conference
with Governor Taylor, but there is
little doubt il has something TO do with
the attitude of the national admins
t~ration toward the republican state
officers. The latter do not conceal their
purposes to hold o to their positions
until the United States supreme court
has passed upon the question of their
right to hold them. They do not in
tend to surrender the state buildings
and records after "a decision by the
state court il appeals of that court
should decide against them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
RUNAWAY GIRL RETURNED
Becomes Enamored of n Snowman and
Leaves Home.

The Beatrice police were instrumen.
tai in securing the return to her par
ents of n girl named Eva Dankeering,
who ran away from her home in John
sol county Saturday. The girl, it APP
pears from the story told by her rela,
tives, became enamored of a travelling
Snowman and came to beatrice last
evening. On arriving in Beatrice the
girl went to a distant relative, to
whom she told a tale Of woe and was
given shelter. When her father APP
pcared the girl appeared willing to re-
turn home and the two left for home
on an afternoon train.