The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

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its own. In New Jersey the negro II
asserting his personality n tend
encies. An account in the Philadei-
phia Record OF the 18th. states that
not far from the scene o. the tragic
murders of Annie Leconey and Annie
Miller. near Mei chantville. y. J., som"
years ago. Annie Hendrickson was
brutality attackeI by a negro on Satur
day night, n so terribly injured that
there is little hope OF her recovery
She Is a handsome young woman anc
was returning from q store after dark
The savage gripped her and this fol
lowed:
oh. here is my purse-take it."
shrieked the frightened young woman
81 don't want your purse" Kissed tn,
elapsed a hand pom her mouth and
negro in her ear: Il want you. and IL
you make anE noise / will kill you"
Before Miss Hendrickson could
make any further outcry the negro
clasped a hand ove her mouth and
started TO drag her into some bushes
by the roadside. The poor young
woman struggled iercely in his grasp
and endeavored to free herself. but tn.
m II Nag Jf unusually stroag tuiii and
she was powerless. Once. however. she
managed to get the hand from her
mouth n give vent to a wild shrek
Of alarm. The fend realized that he
was banked, cut with an oath he
whipped out a razor nj began TO slash
at her. One stroke passed across hel
throat on the right side and anothe'
cut deeply on the left"
Shocking and devilish. h may die
She fought bravely for her life.
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The United States will be sure TO feel
the power of retaliation laws before they
finnish their bad job of legislating to
Cypress other peoples. Germany is ready
to strike back ard with great vim. Thu
Philadelphia Record says Of Germany's
course what the Messenger has several
times said. that this Countrywide
| covers that be-cannot complain at
any retrfbutive justice that shall be
meted out. The Record a and il
embraces the subsidy scheme of piIlage
as well as the high robber tariff:
Germany profiting by our ex-
ample or. as it may he, eXasperated by
our commercial hostility. is forging a
Dingley bludgson of its own with
which to answer our challenge to 3
war Of tariffs. No protectionist can
say a word against this legitimate dp-
plication o. he protectionist princ!pie
for the preservation of the home mar
ket TO the home producer. When We
shall AVE extended our exclusion pol
icy to the carrying rad by subsidiZ-
ing our own carriers in the attempt IL
| wrest business from foreign carriers
we may expect other nations to meet
subsidy by subsidy"
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A grand peace conference of labor
and capital meet in New York city. II
is under the auspices Of the National
Civic Federation. It is noticeable that
the talks were moderate. kind and with
good will to the workingmen. Even
Mark Hanna was of that stripe n
said he had long favored labor unions
But who can trust this ballot suffer
and vote buyer and high, tax leader?
Schwab said that trusts had failed to
control production and prices. But he
does not say that prices are not far too
high. Archbishop Ireland, Catholic.
said that all Europe was looking to the
United States to bring the opposing
interests of capital and labor together
n harmonious cooperation.
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The great departure in the govern
mental policy has been accomplished
The isthnian canal project passed the
q. S. Senate with but six opposing
votes. These were:
Nays-Bacou, Blackburn, CtTEberson.
Mallory, Teller, TIIlman-6.
Bailey paired with Depew and Elk
ms: Rawlins paired Will Hanna and
Sewell.
Those who did not vote, and for
whom no pairs were announced, were
| Daniel, JONES' Of Nevada; Patterson
and Quay.
The men who opposed were all south
| ern democrats but one. This country
has TO constitutional right to get from
| home to build annals at great expendi-
ture. Several able speeches were made
in opposition. Senator Teller was the
most elaborate and forceful. senate
Bacon's speech in opposition is also
praised: Ha spoke particularly against
| that part If the treaty which gives
| England an excuse for resisting the
| closing Of the canal by the United
| States against hostile nations in time
of war. The vote for the bill was u