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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

San Antonio, Texas, October TO-
News has been received here that w.
H. Neatly, a former resident of Penn
sytvania, and said to be a man of
wealth and character, has been inc&r-
cerated in the Jail at Monterey, and
that it was the purpose of the authori-
ties to refuse bail until he would com
ply with certain directions in accord
ance with the ownership Of certain
Mexican mines. The Washington au-
thorities and several influential Unit
ed states senators and representatives
have been appealed to Minister Clay
ton has wired hat he has taken the
necessary steps to secure a mitigation
of the conditions of Mr.. Meally's i'm
DriSOnment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
MORE OF TIE PERSECUTION OF
SCHLEY.

1t is almost a vast of time to write
about the persecution Of Rear Admiral
Schley and the testimony of some of
his enemies. 1t is all reported and the
people understand the vile attempt to
blacken the greatest hero of the Span
1sh war. There have been some wit
nesses who are beneath contempt. The
little fellow who tried to make the
Brooklyn nothing short of a cripple
in the battle, and that other little fell
low who knew Schley was a coward,
are twins in ~iniquity. While the first
partner in this iniquity named Lieuten-
ant Dyson, an engineer, tried to undo
Schley and make his case a very des-
perately bad one, he neglected to tell.
until it was forced out of him, that
Sampson was in the same, precise con-
dition he charged upon Schley. He said
the engines of the Brooklyn were fast
enec, were unoccupied. But how re-
diculous. Says the bright Washington
Post thai has from the start recognized
Schley's merit and character:
1.-The Brooklyn was all ~uncoupled. her
AANS poAhtu. III Nv SIilp III a SldIG Oh
abandoned deshabille. Dear. dear;
what could Schley have been thinking
about? And yet, like the Irishman, he
was there" The Brooklyn led the
chase from start to finish, ran away
from the rest of the fleet, excepting
only the Oregon. and was in at the
death OF the Colon when the others
were hull down in the horizon. The
thing was impossible. against all reason
as Dyson put it; but the BROOKLYN got
there all the same.
But for u knowledge that Judge
Lemly is about the deepest proposition
ever presented to mankind, we should
implore him to tell us why he ELECTED
this. damning information from Dyson.
On the surface. it seems TO serve no
purpose, even if the Brooklyn was re-
ally in the disheveled condition pictur-
ed by Dyson. the facts show that she
got into the fight on time, stayed there
all through, was hit oftener than any
four OF the other ships put together.
delivered nearly 10 per cent of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
o of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: My
wife has been so helpless for five years
hat she could not urn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for fe-
male diseases quickly cures nervous
ness, sleeplessness. melancholy, head
ache backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
so cents. Sold by r. r. Bellamy, drug
giSt,
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SNAPSHOTS.

Mormon missionaries are prospecting
In England. They held q big meeting
that was crowded and many of the en-
issaries of the devil "explavicated."
They say they have a great success i'll
London
There were six men killed at Middle
boro, KY, in one pitched battle. There
were several wounded. Winchesters
are used. Kentucky needs civilizing.
There are 10000 people in London
who sleep under the stars in summer
and are homeless.
There is a town of 1000 in Westpha-
liza, Germany, and there are S37 cases
of typhoid fever raging.
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Rock=a=Bye Baby

These are sweet words, but how much
pain and suffering they used to mean. It's
different now. Since Mothers Friend has
become known expectant mothers have
been spared much of the anguish Of child
birth. Mothers Friend is a liniment to BE-
applied externally. 1t is rubbed thoroughly
into the muscles of the abdomen. 1t gives
elasticity and strength, and when the final
great strain comes they respond quickly and
easily without pain. Mothers Friend il
never taken internally. Internal remedies
at this time do more harm than good. If q
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Bismarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result OF his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order III You want these qualities and
the success they bring. use DR. Kinpse
New Life Pills They develop power
Of brain n body. Only &c at r r
Be1lamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

There is now a Western North Car
DINA Truck and Fruit Growers Asso-
citation, with w. E. Logan as president.
This western land is a great apple
country. The very largest apples we
ever beheld were grown up there and
were exhibited nearly thirty ear ago
at the state fair. One Of the points
made by Mr.. Logan was this:
Local shippers are paying from so
to so cents per bushel for apples. ]
have in my possession letters from re-
tables dealers in the south who will
pay 60 to IS cents per bushel for the
same quantity Of fruit. Now if we can
ship direct you can readily see the
great advantage to the grower"
The Raleigh Post notes that these
same apples "are retailed OIL the RAJ
leigh market now for so to As cents per
peck, and cabbages from the west also
we take it, retail for from 10 to 10 cents
per head. Not only is the south, but
the north as well, very short on veg
etables and all offered command high
prices on all the markets"
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Killed by sawmill Boiler Explosion

Petersburg, Va, october 10.-Two
men were killed and several injured in
a boiler explosion in a Sawmill of
R. Butterworth & Bro, near Dewitt
station in Dinwiddie county this morn
ing. The mill was totally wrecked.
The killed are: A. g.. Smith. of Sails
bury Md, who had a contract to cut
Is, 600, 900 feet of timber for the Butter
worths: Norman Wright, colored. Nor
man Smith, son of A. G. Smith. is
among the injured.
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1t Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of Lagrange. Ga.
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful sore on his leg. but writes
hat Bucklen's Arnica Salye wholly
cured il in ten days. For Ulcers,
Wounds. Boils, Pain or Piles it's the
best salve in the world. Cure guaran-
teed- Only 25c. sold by r. r. Bel
lamy. druggist
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HOME FOLKS.


That in the state at large the cotton
crop will be very short is assured we
suppose. In some sections-the main
cotton sections, the east-the crop
promises to be not much, il any, ever
one-third, as compared with other
years. The returns thus far are very
unfavorable and show a sad falling
away. In the own the receipts will
not thus far reach more than one-third
we judge, from what we have seen
published in weekly exchanges. The
corn crop in the east will also turn
out to be very short-not probably to
exceed two-thirds of a crop is SO
much. It is reported by farmers that
the cotton crop in h east will not e
iced 40 per cent.
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q OFgMNasrDeMy
EDF@aEsSs9@A.

The liability to disease is greatly
lessened when the blood is in good con-
dition, and the circulation healthy and
vigorous. For then ali refuse matter
is promptly carried out Ct the system /;
otherwise it would rapidly accumulate
fermentation would take place, the
blood become polluted and the consti-
tuition so weakened that a simple
na1ady might result seriously.
A healthy, active circulation means
good digestion and strong, healthy
nerves.
AS q blood purifier and tonic S. S. S.
has nc equal. It IS the safest and best
remedy for old people and children
because it contains no minerals, but is
made exclusively of roots and herbs.
No other remedy Sc thoroughly and
efectua1ly c1eanses the blood of i'm
purities. At the
XII same time it builds
u % up the weak and de-
AA1 bilitated, and reno
~~~ Yates the entire sys-
tenn. It cures permanently all manner
of blood and skin troubles.
Mr. e. e. Kelly, of Urbana, O., writes:
81 had Eczema on my hands and face for
Eve years. 1t would break out in little
white pustules, crusts would form and
drop off, leaving b skin red and infiam-
ed. The doctors did me nc good. I used
all the indicated soaps and salves without
benefit. 8. s. s. cured me, and my skin
is as clear and smooth as any ones"
Mrs. Henry Siegfried, of Cape May, n.
cured her of Cancer of the breast. Doc
tors and friends thought her case hope
less.
Richard IT. Gardner, Florence, s.. c.,
ties of 8. S. S. put his blood in good con-
dition and the Boils disappeared
Send for our free book, and write
our physicians about your case.
Medical advice free.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

President F. 3. Eenable of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina, made an ad-
dress recently at the village of Henley,
on education of course He was listen
ed TO with much satisfaction. Among
other points made by him is the follow
ing which we find in a report in the
Charlotte Observer:
"I am not ashamed of North Caro-
lima. but 1 reluctantly acknowledge her
! position at the foot OF the i~literacy
calendar. One truly, broadly educated
| man is worth more to a community
| than all the cotton factories"
THE best % years of my life have
been given TO the good Of North Caro-
| lima. when l could have made more
money elsewhere: and I expect to con-
tinue to live for her educational wei
fare"
Our none is going away from us,
because we are uneducated."
North Carolina used to be spoken OF
as the something between Georgia
| and Virginia, but today the most nope
full thing in the south is the future OF
North Carolina"
schools educate better thar the or
| dinary rubbing of q man against his
| fellows"
.eWere it not for the university re-
igiou federation and freedom OF
thought would rapidly become extinct.
The university first began to boom
| under the presidency of DR.. Winston,
He was succeeded by DR.. Alderman,
| the numbers steadily increasing. By
| this time a revival was on and the mo-
| mentum great. The number there is
| about $40 already for the fall session
We will not be surprised if in the
| scholastic year it should reach 600. II
is an institution of learning Of much
| success. of great value and Of wide
| promise. DR.. Venable seems to hold
his W and to fulfill prophecies by his
friends.
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At the
same time it builds
up the weak and de-
bilitated, and n
Yates the entire sys-
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
CARRY OUT THREAT
6Iackmailers Burn the Home OF
a Kansas Man.
WIFE pfRIsHfs IN THE FLAMES
Desaasd Made for Money That was Re
fssed-we@aa Escapes From Burn
Ing bsiidiag, hut Returns for
vslsable-Other News.

burned aud dying in intense agony
was the fate Of Mrs. w. c. Carson,
wife Of q Cowley county farmer, all be.
cause her husband refused to deposit
5000 In a place named by unknown
blackmaiiers.
Word reached Topeka of the trag-
edy, which happened In an obscure
settlement away from postofice and
telegraph stations. Three weeks ago,
Carson, who Is wealthy, received an
anonymous note requesting him to
bury 5000 at the foot of a telegraph
pole on the roadside under penalty of
having his house burned. The sug-
gestion was ignored. One week later
another anonymous note was received
stating that II IS, 900 was not deposited
within n week his house would be
burned and he would be killed in ad-
dition.
No attention was paid to the second
communication and on Saturday night,
while Mr.. Carson was enroute to Ok
ford for mail, the home was fred. Mrs.
Carson was found about ten feet from
the ruins by Mr.. Dunn, n neighbor,
horribly burned, and insensiblc. She
was taken home by Mr.. Dunn, where
she rallied enough before dying Sun
day to relate her knowledge of the
transaction. She rushed outside when
she discovered the fire, but remember
ed some valuable papers and "a treas
ured old violin, and returned to save
them. From that moment her mind
was a blank until she awoke in the
home of Mr.. Dunn. When Mr.. Carson
returned 1t Is said that he expressed
great grief at the loss Of his violin, and
remarked that IL his wife died he would
go back to Scotland. his native land.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

Pennsylvania is the latest state that
is trying to encourage and regulate
marriage by new methods. Represen-
tative Roth Of Lehigh, introduced a bill
in the state legislature lately which
provides that a male citizen OF Penn
sylvania owe forty years old. making
application for a marriage license shall
pay to the clerk OF courts q license OF
500. This Is to be turned into the
state treasury for the purpose Of main.
tanning homes for women YER forty
years old, who have not had a suitable
opportunity or offer Of marriage and
have not means sufficient to keep
themselves in clothes and spending
money. Any bachelor over forty years
old who shall 20 outside of the state
for a wife shall pay 500 into the
state treasury. The act Is irrevocab'e
and can never be repealed without the
consent of the majority Of the old wo-
men who have been regularly admitted
to the homes established for them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

Agents OF the German government
are securing Arizona for horses for
use in the army. Several days ago they
closed a deal with ranchers in the
northern and central parts Of the ter
ritory for several hundred head, and
will buy as many more. The Arizona
range horse Is peculiarly adapted ia
hard campaigning. The stock comes
Of excellent blood. Indeed OF such
quality Is the Arizona horse that United
States army buyers prefer him when
he a be secured, to the product OF
any other region. The heavy demand,
however, OF the past three years has
drawn heavily on the Arizona horse
ranges, and prices have S Army
buyers are paying from $25 to $50 and
getting horses from three to five years
old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
THE MiNDEN ASSAULT CASE
Cosnty Treasurer Noriia Tells Of the
Northumberland offered.

Cosnty Treasurer Noriia Tells Of the
Robbery-Reward offered.
Mindcn, Neb., Is greatly excited over
The assault on County Treasurer Nor
lin and the looting of the vault Of
$1,000. Mr.. Norlin, although still in a
dazed condition, was able Friday morn
ing 70 tell about the assault.
Being rushed to get out the treasur-
er's s~emi-annnai report, he had gone TO
the courthouse after supper and was at
work on the report when the assault
occurred. lie had gone to the hydrant
to get a drink and five minutes there
after there seemed to be a fash and he
knew no more until returning con-
seriousness revealed the fact that the
papers in the room were ablaze and a
robbery had been committed. He stag
gered TO the door and gave the alarm.
After the fire company had extin-
guished the fire, they found the money
drawer broken out and the vault looted.
A conservative estimate places the
money loss at about 81, 200.
None of the valuable papers were
ueo'roycu, anu thc DoOhs Were only
slightly scorched.
The general snpposition is that the
robbers sandbagged Mr.. Norlin, knock
ing him insensible. They then went
through his pockets, robbed the vault
and then fired the building to cover up
the crime. Three suspicious characters
were in town on the day of the rob-
berry, but have not been seer since.
Mr.. Norlin is a very popular man in
Kearney county, and this is his first
term as treasurer. lie had previously
served four years as deputy under Mr..
Andrews.
AT a called meeting Of the county
commissioners n reward of one thou
sand dollars was offered for the capture
of the man who slugged Treasurer Nor.
lin and robbed the treasurer's Office.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
tic be %continued.)
Dress In the Senate.

1t is not always safe to Judge a man
by his clothes, but dress goes a long
way in certain localities. II any one
doubts our democracy let him spend a
day in the gallery Of the United States
Senate, the least dignified Upper
House" Of legislation in the world.
"Befo' de wah" all members were
clean shaven, wore black frocks and
high stocks. beavers, peg-top trousers,
and a solemn air of public Importance
privately expressed. They believed in
their hearts that they were statesmen,
and the world acknowledged them as
such. Dignity was their chief quality,
pride their most cherished possession.
The old-timers, like Morgan. Teller.
Cockrell, Berry, Proctor and Daniel,
still wear their before-the-war clothes,
dignity and pride, but the post-bel-
lum regiment of politicians Is uni
formed In the sack suit or the cuta.
way.-New York Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
Husband and wife Die sudd.,,v.

The inhabitants of Cunning county.
Nebraska, are called upon to mourn
the Heath of two Of its oldest settlers.
The other evening Mrs. Shaefer, wife
OF Jacob Shaefer left the bedside Of
her dying husband to summon a neigh
Dor and upon returning dropped dead
OF heart disease in the doorway of her
home. Within half an hour she was
followed by her husband. Deceased
lived in Cunning county thirty-fye
years and leaves a son and four daugh-
tiers, all prosperously established in
life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

The board Of health OF the city Of
Galveston Is arranging for a large sup
ply of oil from the Beaumont wells to
be used in fighting mosquitoes. The oil
will be distributed in all the stagnant
pools in the city. sprinkled on the sur
face Of water in the cutters, and dis
tributed free to owners OF open cis-
terms for use In destroying mosquitoes
and the fever-breeding germs which
collect in the ponds. Experiments
made by the board OF health have dem
onstrated the virtue of crude oil as u
sanitary measure II properly used and
petroleum water as healthful and
nourishing for drinking purposes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

Colonel James G. Miner, once assist
ant secretary Of the confederate navy.
when he died at Milford, O., on Tues
day, had In his trunk a million dollars
in confederate bonds and money. Had
he sold these to collectors he would
not have been 80 poor that his wife's
burial and his own need be at the
charge of friends, as was the case.
Colonel Miners wife. 80 years old,
died three weeks before him; a neigh.
Dor then took him to her home, where
the desolate man died at the age of 50
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
Child Falls From Porch.

The ive-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hunter of Plattsmouth,
Neb., sustained a painful fracture of
her right arm by falling from a porch.
The parents were away from home at
the time, and when the mother re-
turned h was surprised to find the
child standing on a chair near a cup
board, busily engaged in rubbing
camphor on the injured arm. She was
afterwards taken to a physician, and
the fracture reduced.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

The negro population Of the United
States is not diminishing. as many
suppose, but is on the gain. The per-
centage of increase since 1890. accord
ing to the census of 1900. is 1878,
which Is a greater percentage OF in
crease than that Of the previous dec
ade. The actual figures, according to
the latest census are as follows: Col.
ored population. $500, 900; increase.
1923. $50. That Is the largest increase
shown by any census since 1890, ex-
cepting that OF 1880. when the gain
was 1.700, 784.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
Want Marx H.nn. for Orator.

Stuart, Neb., is planning for the
biggest Fourth of July celebration ever
held in Nebraska. AS a drawing card
Geographic invitation has been extend
ed to Senator Mark Hanna to deliver
the Grafton. Should he accept the pro-
motors anticipate running special
trains to accommodate those will want
to hear the distinguished Ohioan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05
JESSE MORRISON GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaughter In
Second Degree.

An E%ldorado, Kan, dispatch says
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of
manslaughter in the second degree last
Thursday for the murder Of Mrs. Olin
Castle. The penalty is not more than
five years or less than three years in
the penitentiary. One of Miss Morri-
sons lawyers Immediately fled a no.
ticc Of appeal. Jessie Morrison was
taken to her cell and locked up. There
her father, who had been with her, left
her. The jury wrangled for nearly
thirty hours over the verdict. 1t is
stated that n juror held out obsti.
nately for acquittal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-05

The king Of Italy has Just asQuired
the island Of Monte Cristo. the scene Of
Dumas thrilling romance, as a hunt
ing ground. II Is about six miles In
extent. and abounds in fur and feather.
There are to be found the wild boar,
the wild goat. the mouflon. hare and
pheasant. When he was Prince Of Ma
pies the king used to often go hunting
on the island. which then belonged to
the Marquis de Ginori-Lesci.