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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
Captain slocum's Report on the Cam
paigus In south Africa.

Washington June 21.-Captain S. L.
H. Sloeum. Eighth cavalry. who was
military attache with the British army
during the early part Of the Boer war.
has made his report to the war depart
ment At the time of the British de-
feat at Colenso December q, 1899. Can
tain Slocum said he considered the sit
uation Of the British the most critical.
They had been defeated all along the
line. ard had the Beers assumed Often
sive operations the English army with
long and thinly guarded lines would
have been placed in great jeopardy.
Captain Slocum also was with Lord
Roberts, and describes in detail the
movement toward Kimberly. He says
that Roberts was confronted with a
crisis which would have staggered and
been the undoing of many command
ers-in-chief. His advance to Kimberley
and beyond was successfully carried
out and the surrender of General Cronje
changed the situation, and relieved the
critical position Of the British army.
Speaking of the Beers, Captain Slo-
cum says they were splendid On the
defensive, but did not consider often
sive movements as part of their proper
~ Il SpCdhS VI tHC DfiIiSh PCo-
pie as a nation exemplifying the phrase
brave to a fault" and adds: IF they
were less brave, there would have been
many less faults, and more victories
in this war. Caution they a not,
but just bun ahead, n take the con-
sequence. Lord Roberts is a shining
glazing exception to this rule. All in
all. 1 consider him to be a remarkable
nan and general"
He says the English artillery had ire
mendous preponderance owe that Of
the Beers who rarely ever used artil-
lery. He says smokeless powder en-
ables an army to conceal itself, al
though artillery may be located by the
flash. Balloons and powerful telescopes
must be used tt locate an enemy.
Speaking of the march Of the British
army from Bloomfontein to Pretoria,
he dwells on the Indifference Of the Of
ficers to enforce orders for safety and
the reluctance of the soldiers to intrench
themselves. The infantry never rush
in their attacks, but march calmly
forward.
Captain Slocum saw mounted men,
waiting for orders to advance, sit
erect, making a perfect target for the
rifle at short range. He adds: They
have not the individuality and resource
es of u men, but for indomitable
courage, accomplishing fortitude and
implicit obedience, they are beyond
criticism"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
AL CHAFFEE IN COMMAND
Order Issued Making Him Military
Commander of h Philippines

Washington, June 22.-Followlng the
order issued yesterday making Judge
Taft civil governor of the Philippines
N order has been issued naming Gen.
eral Chaffee as military governor OF
the archipelago. The military has been
ordered to vacate the Ayuntamiento,
the large public building which was
erected out of the municipal funds OF
Manila for government purposes. This
will be occupied by the civil officers IN
the Philippines. The palace Of Mala-
cayan heretofore occupied as head
quarters for Generals Otis and MacAr-
thur. also has been ordered vacated by
the military authorities and will be oc-
.cupied by Governor Taft. Malacayan
was the headquarters of the Spanish
~captains-general when in command in
the Philippines and the natives Of the
islands have come to regard 1t as the
headquarters or seat Of government.
The Estada Mayo, another large public
building, is to be the military head
quarters, anSl be occupied by Gem
eraI C~haffeeNwnen he assumes COM
mand. All of these orders, including
that of the president yesterday have
been cabled to Manila.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
OFFICERS II Hor PURSUIT
or the Mexfcsn Outlaw surrounded
In 4 Thickee

Cotulla. Texas. June a-Cortez. the
alleged slayer OF Sherifs Morris and
Glover. Is now within a few miles OF
Cotulla, but has not yet been captured.
Tuesday Information was received thai
the Mexican outlaw was headed this
way from Cambellton. That evening
Sheriff Vann. OF Kerr county, with his
and was Joined by Sheriff Hill. The
posse went to Twowhig and from there
down the river to cut OF his escape.
a night Sheriff kinsel wired deputy
M~altzberger that his posse was on a
hot trail near Millett and tina Cortez
had been seen. but had escaped. Maltz-
berger and W. c. Campbell struck his
trail about five miles from Cotuila
this morning following him where he
had cut several wire fences. Blood
stains showed that Cortez's horse was
About 10 o'clock the pursuing party
found the little brown mare that Cortez
had been riding. She was badly tagged.
Cortez's trail then led into a dense
thicket covering hundreds Of acres. No
trail was found leading from there and
h bandit is supposed to be hiding in
M thicket A large posse headed by
Sherins Avant and Kinsel and others
arrived here this evening by train and
left for this thicket. Cortez's clothirr
is In tatters and he has thrown away
his rifle. retaining only his pistols.
San Antonio, Texas. June 20.-An ad-
ditional posse Of twenty men left this
city for Cotulla by special train at 7:5O
O'Clock tonight to aid in searching for
Cortez, the Mexican bandit. The party
goes heavily armed and carries blood
hounds which it is proposed to send
into the thicket to rout the outlaw.
Cotulla is ninety miles distant from San
Antonio and fifty miles from the Mex
a border. The dogs were taken in
response to an urgent message from
that point.
Gonzales. Texas, June 20.-A telegram
was received today at noon from San
Diego stating that the Mexican cap
tured and the one killed by the angers
at that place were not the men wanted
in this county for the murder of Sheriff
Glover. 1t is believed they were horse
thieves and that the murderers of the
sheriff are still in this locality.
San Antonio, Texas. June 2O.%Since
the present serious condition OF affairs
in southwest Texas. between bandit
and the authorities began. casualties
have resulted as follows:
June 18th. Sheriff w. T. Morris. of
Karnes county, in attempting to ar
rest Mexicans charged with horse
stealing, vas killed and one of his as
SailantS wounded.
June 14th, in attempting to arrest the
alleged slayers of Sheriff Morris in Con-
zales county. Sheriff r. NJ. Glover and
Constable Henry Schnabel were killed
n three Mexicans wounded.
June 18th. At Ottine, one Mexican
was killed while resisting arrest.
June 10th. A Mexican was killed AZ
Belmont and another wounded while
resisting arrest.
June 18th. A party of rangers near
Benevides killed one Mexican, wounded
another and captured a third.
Total dead-six, three officers and
three Mexicans. Wounded, Mexicans-
six. Arrests so far as known, nine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
BARKER FOUND GUILTY
The Court Charges Criminal Assault
or a Woman no Justification for
Shooting the Assailant

New York, June 21.-The jury before
which Thomas G.. Barker, of Arlington,
n. j., was tried for shooting with in
tent to kill the Rev. John Keller, of the
same town, took one ballot this after
noon and returned with a verdict of
guilty. Under the charge of the court
they could do little else. The Jurors
We're told they must set aside all else
and decided only if Barker, with intent,
fired at Keller. That was the law and
they must obey it. Notice of appeal
was given by Barker's counsel.
Barker tonight found himself once
more an inmate of the county Jail. He
must remain there until $40, 900 bail is
furnished. Before him stands a possible
seven years Imprisonment and a fine
of as much as So, 200.
Mrs. Barker was not in the court
room to hear the verdict. She was in
another part of the court house and
when told of the verdict sobbed bit
terly. Mr.. Keller was also absent and
showed deep emotion when told of the
verdict.
Barker had expected an acquittal.
He based his hopes upon the strong
plea of his counsel when he dwelt upon
the unwritten law that a man has a
right to kill where the sanctity of his
home is assaulted.
Whatever the effect of this line of
pleading upon the jury it was swept
away by the cold charge of the court
that 1.-The story of the alleged outrage,
or the outrage itself, If true, vas no
justification of the defendants assault"
The court explained he had admitted
evidence that Barker had been told of
an alleged assault, no. because it had
anything to do with the case, but be-
cause it was for the jury to determine
Iif the story had anything to do with
making the defendant criminally ire
sponsible. If they believed the de-
PENDANT was sane at the time of the
shooting they must convict.
In his closing Prosecutor Erwin asked
the jurors if the woman's course was
the natural one. He said her story
was improbable because Mrs. Barker
would, in the natural course, have told
her husband of the assault at onc and
failing that. would have made a conf
Idant of a woman and not of another
imam.
The jury's only ballot was unanimous
for guilty and a unit for h highest
degree charged.
Mr.. Keller as soon as the trial was
completed issued a brief statement in
(which he absolutely denied the truth OF
the allegations that have been made
and published by Mrs. Barker.
Barker will probably be sentenced on
next and then his counsel
will file the papers in an appeal to the
supreme our
Barker, in an interview tonight said:
81 did not expect such a verdict. 1t
Iseemed to me there was a reasonable
1 believe that no twelve men
would convict after hearing my wife's
story. I believe that the supreme court
will give me a new trial and that then
my wife's story will be told.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
INTERESTING DISCLOSURES
Looked for In the Report on Peniten-
tiary Financial Matters Peabody
Scholarships yacant-F1ne State Ex-
hibit of Fruit at Charleston EXPOSE
ton.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., June 81.

Raleigh, N. c., June 81.
James T. LeGrand passed here yes
terday on his way home from Milwau-
kee, where he was one of h supreme
representatives of the knights of Hon.
or. He was for two years or more a
director of the p~enitentiary, his term
having lately ended. He said. 81 am
very anxious to see the penitentiary
report. When it appears the public will
see why 1 and some other directors
would not sign the report made by the
Day administration"
Sheriff Lee, of Buncombe, brought to
the p~enitentiary today two prisoners
"a man to serve fifteen years for burg
larry and a woman to serve five years
for infanticide.
The state agricultural department is
now preparing the June crop report,
from returns coming in from over 1 900
correspondents. 1t will show a sad
falling off as compared with the crop
returns sent in UP to May 10th.
The state superintendent of public
instruction that n of the
free scholarship students from this
state at the Peabody Normal college
having resigned there are now four va
~cancieS. for which examinations will be
held.
In a few days the smallpox pest
house near here will be cleared of in
mates. Only six now remain. The
greatest umbe there at one time this
year was eighteen. The total number
of cases there was sixty two, of which
thirty were from Raleigh. Six only
were white. There was only one
death. that of a negro woman The
pest house is maintained jointly by the
city and county. There has been small
pox in sever townships. Most of the
cases here in Raleigh were of negroes
who had moved in since 1899 and hence
were not v~accinated.
The insurance commissioner is at
Dunn, investigating what are supposed
to be incendiary fires.
Great pleasure is expressed at the
taking over of the Portsmouth n
Newport News teams by Charlotte n
Tarboro. The league now becomes the
North Carolina-Virginia league.
This state will have a national exhib-
it of fruit and vegetables at the Char
lesion exposition. They are now being
prepared in preservative fluid. Ar
engagements are being made for an ap-
pie show, to be continuous during the
exposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
THE WORK OF 4 TORNADO
Great Destruction of Life and Prop
erty-Its Extent Not Y-r known

Omaha, Neb., une 21.-Special dis
patches from Naper, Neb., coming via
Stuart. Neb., because of interrupted
communication. tell of the frightful
work of a tornado which visited that
vincinity las night, the details being
first obtainable late this evening. The
following dispatches a " so far been
received:
One of the most destructive t~ornadoeS
to human life that ever occurred in Ne
braska crossed down the Keya Paha
river at 6 o'clock Thursday evening.
One family of seven are killed or fatal
ly injured, and out of another family
of six. two are killed and the rest. ex-
cept the father, are seriously or IA
tally injured.
The family of Jacob Berg and Metz
were injured somewhat when their
houses were demolished. but not seri-
ously.
All communication with the outside
world is cut off and it is impossible to
learn what damage the storm did along
the river west Of where the Greening
and Anderson families were found.
Six hours before h storm the sun
was shining. The storm cloud appear
ed about 5 o'clock and travelled down
the Keya Paha river. 1t seemed to rise
up and skip some houses and then
swoop down and demolish everything.
The was preceded by a severe
hail storm. Several horses and cattle
are reported killed by lightning.
Everything in the rack of the storm
was destroyed. Trees were Down down
and the smaller ones stripped of leaves.
The furniture that was in the homes
of the Anderson and Greetings cannot
be found. A trunk and pieces of a
table were picked up a a mile away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25

the peace. PatroIman Debray has been
assassinated while in the discharge OF
his duty. He is the fourth upon the
list Of patrolmen within three years to
be thus murdered and not one murder
er has been apprehended by law. I
deem the matter Of bringing to justice
the perpetrators Of such dastardly deeds
Of such great Importance that I hope
every officer and citizen will use his
best Efforts to apprehend the murderer.
In addition to this I recommend that
this honorable body offer a substantial
reward for the arrest Of the person
who shot and killed Officer Debray."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
LIEUTENANT WALTER n. LEE
General Gillespie's Tribute to this
Killed In the Philippines.

Washington, June 2O.-General Gill
1espie. chief of engineers, in announc-
ing the death of Second Lieutenant
Walter H. Lee, who lost his life in the
Philippines on the 10th instant, pays
the following tribute to the dead Off
Ger:
"Cut down at the threshold of a ca
reer that bade fair to reflect honor
upon his corps, his loss will be deeply
felt, not only by those near and lear
to him, but by his brother officers who
had already learned to respect his char
acter, energy and attainments."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
onro.e Fresh Dena,aon China

Washington. June 1.-The United
States a taken no part
in the fresh demands made on China
and is disposed TO do everything possi-
BILE to discourage them. Our govern
will not for a momen. countenance
the claim that the maintenance OF the
legation guards In Pekin Is properly
c~hargeable to the Chinese government
and the United States win present no
bill on that score.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
sk,rmi.h with the Boer.

Craddock. Cape Colony. June Fin
an engagement al Waterkloof. June
Goth. the British lost eight men killed
and two MORALLY wounded and had
four men seriously wounded. In addl-
ton. sixty men of the Cape fcoionIaD
mounted rifles were captured Kne
captain OF a goer squadron IL reported
TO have been wounded z one Boer
WAS killed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
Atlantic Policeman Assassinated

Atlanta, Ga, June 2o.-Patrolman E.
II. DeBray was shot and instantly kill
ed at 10 o'clock tonight at the corner
of Holderness and Gordon streets, the
extreme limits Of the city. on b west.
His assassin Is not known. A wagon
load of reserves left the Central station
at 1o:15 o'clock p. m. for the scene OF
the crime
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
Another Texas OIL Gusher

Sour Lake. Texas, June 20.-The well
recently bored by h Guffey Petroleum
Company developed into a gusher un-
expectedly today. At 5 o'clock the cap
was blown from the well and the oil
shot up forty feet in the air. The well
is within plain view of a big hotel. and
the galleries are crowded with people
watching it. The oil is of the heavy va
riety about the same quality as that
found at Beaumont.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
Atlantic Coast Line Train Wrecked

Spartanourg. S. c., June 20.-This af-
ternoon the northbound train on the
atlantic Coast Line from Augusta
jumped the track below Roebuck,
Spartanburg county. The engine tend
er and all cars were derailed. Engineer
Ziegler was severely injured in the
head and chest. His recovery is doubt
full. Baggage Master Wallace was hurt
internally. Three other employees were
badly bruised and otherwise injured.
The train was two hours late, having
broken down at Troy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
Counterfeiting American Money In
Mexico.

Mexico City, June 12--It Is estimated
that Jose Frias. the alleged counter
feiter of American silver dollars now
In custody, and his associates have
counterfeited SIG, 900 and sold them at
heavy advances over their intrinsic
value. It is also reported that millions
of American dollars nav been coined
in a second mint in Chihuahua, n
circulated in the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
To Enlarge Government Station at Key
West

Washington, June 20.-The govern
ment has been anxious to get more land
at Key West for an extension Of the
naval station there which has become
important in view Of our West Indian
interests. The land required was as
sessed at S125, 900 by a local board, u
as less than that is available Secretary
Long has written proposing that the
land be scaled down to 100000. II this
is accepted the station will be enlarged
accordingly, otherwise no further steps
will be taken at present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25

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CharIes I. Stengle Acquitted

Norfolk, Va, June 22-After lengthy
argument by our prominent lawyers
among whom "a Colonel j. Hampton
Hoge. Of Roanoke, who is assisting
States Attorney venable in the prose-
cution, the case of Rev. Charles /.
Stengle, charged with embezzling $3.50
from Hal. NJ. David, was given to the
jury this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
at Z o'clock a verdict Of acquittal was
rendered. 1t was greeted with ap-
plause and Mr.. Stengle and his wife
engaged in a long embrace in the court
room.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25
Civil Government o Philippine.

Washington, June 20.-Civil govern
ment will be established in the Phil
ippine islands. on July 4th. Judge VIII
liam II. Taft will be designated as civil
governor. He will remain at the head
of the Philippine commission which is
to be continued. The order creating
him civil governor will be issued by the
president through h secretary OF war.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
How 1T is Done.

The first object in life with the
American people is to ssget rich;''
the second, how to regain good
health. The first can be obtained
by energy, honesty and saving; the
second, good healthy by using
Green's August Flower. Should
you be a respondent sufferer from
any of the effects of Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint, Appendicitis, In
digestion, ETC., such as Sick Head
ache, Palpitation of the Heart,
Sour Stomach, Habitual Costive-
ness, Dizziness of the Head, Ner-
vous Prostration, Low Spirits, etc.,
you need not suffer another day.
Two doses of the we'll known August
Flower will relieve you at once.
Go to Lafayette Drug Co., and get
a sample bottle free. Regular size,
75cts. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
A Rebuke From Jay.

ne NoulIIlOuCI
OF John Jay, the first Chief Jus
tice of the United States Supreme
Court, one writer said: ssNo myths
have grown around John Jay. He
statue, whose noble lineaments have
everything to gain from the clear
light of history" Webster in speak
ing OF this same man said: ssWhen
the spotless ermine of the judicial
robe fell on John Jay, 1t touched
nothing less spotless than ITSELF"
1t was John Jay who was chosen
to prepare an address to the people
of Great Britain. This was in the
nature of a protest against colonial
government and was read in Con-
gress October Is, 1774. Three
days later the address was formally
approved by Congress. That adj
dress has been referred to as zone
of the land marks in the advance
ment of the principle of self-sov-
ernment." The first paragraph in
that address deserves place in
every we'll regulated scrap book.
Read 1t:
"When a nation led to greatness
by the hand of liberty, and pos
sessed of all the glory that heroism,
munificence, and humanity can
bestow, descends to the ungrateful
task of forging chains for her
friends and children, and, instead
of giving support to freedom turns
advocate for slavery and oppres-
sion, there is reason to suspect she
has either ceased to be virtuous or
been extremely negligent in the ap-
pointment of her rulers
Can the American citizen read
these words OF Jay without a pang
OF conscience
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
Reflections of "a BaShelO-.

Reflections of u Bachelor.
New York Press.
Brevlty is the soul Of wit; wit i.
the levity of the soul.
The women may look at a wicked
man with horror, but there are a
lot of good men that they never
look at at all.
If all the advertise ments dealers
send out to women were engraved
instead Of printed they would all
have to build bigger stores.
The female mosquitoes do all the
biting and the male mosquitoes
have to eat grass. But, then, no.
body expects decency from mos
quito.
No woman will ever believe a
man isn't all right if he only keeps
some stories to tell her about what
one Of his little children said the
other day.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
STATE TAX-SALES.
State of Louisiana VS.. Delinquent
Taxpayers.
Parish of LAFAYETTE. 18th Judicial
District.

BY virtue of the authority vested in me by
the constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, will sell, at the principal front
door of the court house in which the Civil
District Court of said parish is held, in the
said parish of Lafayette, within the legal
hours for sale, on
Saturday. July Ii, 1901,
the following described property which
taxes now due to the State of Louisiana
and parish of Lafayette to enforce collec-
ton of taxes assessed in 1000, together
December, 1900, at the rate of per cent
per annum until paid and all costs:
Unknown, 20 acres OF land bounded
north by n. Simon and south by same.
State tax, 70 cents, parish $I.I6, school g
cents, notice SI.oo, interest 28 cents: total.
$5.37.
On said day l will sell such portion of
said property as the debtor will point out,
and in case the debtor will not point out
sufficient property, will once and with
out further delay, sell the least quantity of
der will buy for the amount of taxes, interest
and cost due by said debtor. The sale will
be without appraisement, fol cash, in legal
tender money of the United States, and the
property sold shall be redeemable anv
time for the space of one year by the price
gwen, with twenty per cent and cost and
penalty added.
The mortgage creditors are hereby notified
that if the property to be sold is not re-
the conveyance mortgage Office, shall
operate a cancellation of all conventional
and judicial mortgages thereon.
ISAAC A. BROUSSARD,
Sheriff and Ex-oficio Tax-collector.
Saturday, June 8, 1901.