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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

ing the Missouri territory that al fines
shall be moderate. no ex post facto
Jaws, etc--re5ected - TO Il.
Senator Allen, OF Nebraska. charSed
that the army In the Philippines con-
fiscated hemp worth s2s a bale. then
auctioned it of at S a bale TO army Of
ficers. who In turn sold IL for the mar
ket price.
At 1880 O'Clock. after a continuous
session since IL O'Clock a m. the vote
on the amended Spooner resolution was
taken. II was adopted-4s TO "a
senator Platt then offered the COM
mittee Cuban amendment. Senator
Jones moved TO strike out the third con-
diton that Cuba shall agree that the
United States shall exercise the right
to intervene to preserve Cuban insiA-
pendence. but later modified IL 70 strike
out only that part providing that the
United States could intervene "for the
maintenance OF q government adeouate
for the protection OF life. property and
| Individual liberty''-defeated. Il to sa.
Senator Morgan. OF Alabama. ,son-
tended the amendment amounted u
proposing an American suzerainty cvs.
Cuba.
The Cuban amendment was then
adopted and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today agreed TO meet ct
IL O'Clock instead or noon during the
rest or THIS session. A conference re-
port on the military academy appro-
priation bill, including the compro-
mise anti-hezing provision was adopt
ed without division.
The conference report on the district
OF Columbia appropriation was agreed
to.
The conference report on the fortifi-
fQf ion ~
complete agreement. was adopted.
The motion to recede and concur in
the senate amendment 30 the naval an
preparation bill providing for three
submarine torpedo boats was lost-l17
to 131 and the bill was sent back TO
conference.
partial conference report upon the
postoftice appropriation bill involving
only the minor matters in issue be-
tween the two houses, was agreed to
without division.
Mr.. Tawney, chairman OF the special
committee on the Louisiana purchase
exposition, asked unanimous consent
to cons der the senate amendments TO
the st. Louis exposition bilf
Mr. Sims, Of Tennessee, objected
whereupon Mr.. Tawney moved TO sus-
pend the rules and non-concur in tht.
senate amendments and agree to the
conference asked for by the senate.
Without division, Mr.. Tawney's mo.
ton prevailed.
Mr.. Sims demanded the ayes and
noes, but nineteen members supported
the demand-not a sufficient number.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Taw-
ney, Steele. of Ind ana, and williams.
OF Mississippi, conferees.
What Is known as the Olmsted res
olution relating to the black and white
populationof states, was tabled, owing
to the inability Of the census office to
furnish the information before the ad-
journment Of congress.
AT $3.50 o'clock the house adjourned
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
DR.. w. r. Aiken, of Savannah, Kills
His Wife and Himself-No known
(,anSR

Savannah, Ga. February 27.-Dr. W
F. Aiken. leading specialist, shot and
killed his wife in their bedroom at
an early hour this morning. The report
Of the pistol awakened their little son.
aged years. In his night clothes and
barefooted, the child run in the street
to call a policeman. When the officer
entered the house he found Mrs. Aikel.
dead on the bed with a bullet hole
through her head, and DR.. Aiken, with
a pistol in his hand, lying on the floor
dead. After shooting his wife he hau
paced the weapon to his own head and
| sent a bullet through his brain. The
cniid said that he had heard his father
count, lone, two. three" and then-t@asA
pistol shoot
1t was developed at the coroner's H.
quest this afternoon that DR.. Aiken
was about 38 years old. He was born
in New York and was graduated al
Yale at the age of 20 years. After
| graduating he was located for a ti1nl
with the health department of New
York city. Then he took up special
diseases of the eye and ear and came
| south to settle. He married Miss An
| ME K. Potter, daughter of the Rev. A.
c. Potter, clergyman Of New Bedford,
Mass.
No cause for the tragedy was develop
| ed at the inquest. 1t. was brought out
| that DR.. Aiken was a cigarette smoker
| to excess and that he was of an ex-
tremely nervous temperament. Two
| weeks or so ago he had to have the
| services of physicians in what was be-
lieved to be morphine poisoning and it
| was rumored at the time that he had
attempted suicide. but the attending
| physicians said that was improbable.
| Lately his friends had noticed an ex.
| treme abstraction and irritability.
DR.. Aiken was devoted to science.
| and was an inventor of Some noie. He
Is the originator of many opthalmologi
| cal instruments that are now in COM
| mon use all over the country. He re-
| fused to patent his inventions, saying
| they were for the benefit of mankind.
He had very large and lucrative prac
| tice and was in Independent circum-
| stances. Mrs. Aiken was a lady of
| great beauty and many accomplish
| ments. They leave four little children.
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liquor near Kendall church, in Bruins
| wick county; by Mr.. Smith, TO incor-
porate the Ladies' Aid Society; by Mr..
Connor, to establish a normal school at
Wilson; by Mr.. Stewart, for protection
against mistake in surveys, also to al
low Harnett county to issue bonds.
The following bills passed final read
ing: To establish a school district III
Chadbourn township. Columbus coun-
ty; to establish school district in VIII
liams township. Columbus county; to
establish South Williams township, Co.
lumbus county; to incorporate the Ra-
leigh and Cape Fear railway; to estab-
lish a graded school at Smithfield; 20
amend the charter of Southport; to es-
tablish the stock law in Pitt county; to
incorporate James Sprunt institute.
The pension bill. which heretofor.
passed the senate. came up as a special
order.
Mr.. Russell offered an amendment re-
quiring all applicants for pensions t.
appear before the county board, July
1st. next for examination as to physi-
cal disability-accepted.
Mr.. Ebbs moved to amend by striking
out the requirement of marriage be-
fore April 1, 1865, to entitle a widow to
pension.
Mr.. Britain. speaking on the amend
who came from the war after April
1st. on account Of being engaged, and
often married a MANNED, or disabled
soldier, and it was not right to deny
the widows of these men some share
in this bounty of the state in their for
lorn old age.
Mr.. Rountree made an eloquent ap-
peal for the men who braved and en-
dured the perrs Of the campaigns anc
said IL means were sufficient, it would
be his pride to recommend pensions fol
every widow, but the funds were limit
ed, and it was difficult to secure even
the pittance for the crippled survivors
of the war.
Mr.. Allen. of Columbus, made an elo-
quent appeal in behalf Of the veterans
and was loudly cheered when he con-
cluded.
Mr.. Jenkins. of Granville, advocated
the bill in a magnificent tribute to the
heroism and bravery of the confederate
soldier. His speech was highly enjoy
ed and greatly aDplauded.
Mr.. E1bs spoke strongly in favor of
his amendment, allowine all widows to
apply for pensions.
Mr. Carraway, In an inimitable speech
of pathos. humor and sentiment, advo-
Gated the passage of the bill without
amendments, except that of Mr.. Russell
which was acceptable.
The vote on the amendment was
ayes, 21; noes, 78.
Before calling roll on the second read
ing, Mr.. Parker, of Halifax, delivered
an ornate eulogy on the memory of the
dead heroes. and received an ovation
at the close of his speech.
The zhiaszpassed it's fina! reading
ayes. 50; noes. 0.
Bill is As it passed the senate, except
the amendment requiring the examin
alton of applicants July 1st.
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INTERNATIONAL REL ATOMS
Between Cuba and the United States.
Declaration of Cuban Convention

Havana, February 27-The constitu-
tional convention remained in session
until o'clock this morning, completing
the work of drawing up the clauses in
the constitution referring to the rela-
tions between Cuba and the United
States. The following relations were
adopted:
1. The government of Cuba will not
make a treaty Or agreement with anv
foreign power which may compromise
or limit the independence of Cuba, Or
which may permit or authorize any
power to obtain by means of colonial
ton or for military or naval purposes,
or in any other manner. any foothold
or authority. or right over any portion
of Cuba.
2. The government will not permit it's
territory to be used as base of opera
tons for war against the United States
or against any foreign nation.
3. The government of Cuba accepts
in its entirety the treaty of Paris, IL,
which are affirmed the rights of Cuba,
to the extent of the obligations which
are explicitly indicated in these, and
especially those which the international
law imposes for the protection Of 3ife
and property, and substitutes itself for
the united STATES In the pleQSe, which
they assumed in that sense according
to articles IL and 162 Of the treaty of
Paris.
4. Cuba recognizes as legally valid all
acts of the military government dur
ing the period OF occupation, also the
rights arising out of them. In conformity
with the joint resolution and the For
aker amendment and the exporting
laws of the country.
5. The governments of the United
States and Cuba ought to regulate
their commercial relations by means of
a treaty based on reciprocity and with
tendencies towards free trade in natur-
al and manufactured products, mutual
ly assuring ample special advantages
in their respective markets.
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A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Established I'm BuIacan With ARui.
naIdo's Uncle as Governor.

Guguinto, Province OF Buiacan.
Philippine Islands, February 27.--rose
Serap.o, an uncle Of AguinaIdo. md
formerly an insurgent cololenl, nas
been appointed governor of Buiacan
province. There were several canAi-
dates. including two army Offices
but the United States commission was
unanimously in favor of Serapio, who
surrendered during General Lawton's
progress northward and who has since
been such consistent friend of the
United States that Aguinaldo publish
ed an order degrading his uncle.
There was considerable pfotest
against Serapio's appointment chiefly
from a delegation which represented
the interests Of the friars. The COM
mission announced that ii had inves-
tigated the allegations made against
Serapio and found them to be untrue.
Captain Greenough, of the Forty
nrst regiment, was appointed treasur-
er, and Lieutenant Wells. of the Thfr-
ty-second regiment, was apo nted
supervisor. The other officials appoint
ed were natives. All the appotnS-
ments. practically. were made on Gen.
eral Grants -aeeessaenadations
although, by reputation, Bulacan Is
not the easiest province to govern, all
the local leaders and most CT the I'm
United States.
Bulacan was selected as the capita.
by the vote Of the delegations. The
ballot was the first free voting I'm fhe
Philippines. excepting at the town
elections held under military orders.
The delegates enjoyed il immensely.
| Judge Taft admonished the delegates
that they must show their capabilfty
of abiding by the suffrage.
The appointment OF a native govern
or indicated the commissions cnn.s-
dence in the Tagalogs.
The concluding scene Of the commits
sion's visit to the province Of Bulacan
was most dramatic. General Grani
presented Serapio with flag which
| once belonged to General Grants fafIl-
er. The Fflipinos received the aas
enthusiastically, swore loyalty to tIir
| United States and cheered General
Grant and the commissioners.
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Manila. February 2e.-GeneraIs Ma
Arthur. Weaton and Young reviewed
the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth reg
iments today The troops presented n
splendid appearance.
CaptsIn Lowe. with q detachment of
the Twenty-Fifth regiment. has cap
fnred a ladrone camp In the m0unfains
OF Nueva Eci5a and killed the leader.
the notorious Angel Miranda.
Lieutenant Lewis with q detachment
OF the Third infantry. has had I'VE
skirmishes with the insurgents IN tlxe
Panpanga swamps. The enemy wefe
routed and sixteen rifles were secured.
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The Anti-Hazing Cla use.

Washington, February 26.-The coz
ferees of the senate and house hav.
agreed on the following as the hazing
amendment to the military academy
appropriation bin:
The superintendent of the military
academy shall made such rules. to be
approved by the secretary Of war. as
will effectuaily prevent the practice Of
hazing. and any cadet found guilty Of
participating or encouraging or coun-
tenancing such practice shall be sum-
mari1y expelled from the academy, and
shall not thereafter be re-appointed to
the CORPS OF cadets or be eligible for ap-
pointment as a commissioned officer In
the army, navy or marine corps until
two years after the graduation Of the
class Of which he was a member.
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A powerful engine cannot be run
with a weak boiler. and we can't keep
up the strain Of an active life with a
weak stomach; neither can we stop the
human machine to make repairs. If the
stomach cannot digest enough food to
keep the body strong. such q p.epara-
tion as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should
be used. It digests what you ear and it
simply can't help bat do you good. R
r. Bellamy
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Trust Those Who have Tried

/ suffered from catarrh Of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but
Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even
that.-Oscar Ostrom, IS Warren Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
I suffered from catarrh; it got 50 bad
I could not work; used Ely's Cream
Balm and am entirely well.-A. g.
Clark. 341 Shawmut Ave-, Boston. Mass.
The Balm does not irritate or ause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 ets.
or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 WaEesn
St.. New York
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For the weakness and prostration
following grippe there is nothing 90
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This preparation is highly
endorsed a. an unfailing remedy for
was made to cure quickly. R r. Bel
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Recent experiments show that an
classes OF foods may be completely a.
gested by preparation called Ko6ol
Dyspepsia Cure. which absolutely a.
gests what you eat. As IL 70 the enlv
combination Of all the natural dfgest-
ants ever devised the demand for II -
become enormous. R r. Beuany.
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Two of the Chinese Diguitarfes Be
headed

headed.
Pekin, February 26.-Chih Stu, form
er grand secretary, and Hsu Cheng 70
(son Of the notorious Hsu Tung) were
publicly behead.d today.
The street in which the execution
took place was guarded by Frehch and
American troops The condemned Of
flcials were taken to the ground in
carts escorted by a company Of jap
anese infantry.
Chih Stu met his death fate In a dig
nified manner. walking from the cart
calmly and fearlessly. Hsu Cheng Yc
was stupihed with opium. They were
both dressed in their Chinese official
costumes without the insignia Of their
rank.
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Millions Of people are familiar with
DeWitt's Little Early Risers and those
little liver pills. Never gripe- r.. r.
BelIamy.
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IN THE. LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL WITH
SLIGHT AMENDMENT
CUMBERLAND DISPENSARY BILL

Taken UP and Discussed at Length I'm
the Senate - Adjournment Without
Action on the BilI-senate Elects Uni
versity Trustees Number of Local
Bills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Passes Many
as to Elections for Special School Tax
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Ant-Eating I'm the Northwest.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Some enterprising dealer in canned goods
could make small fortune" said q visit
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ing lumberman, by going into the north
west and putting up tree ants as a condi-
ment. No, I'm not Joking" he continued
and, what's more, the product would need
no introduction to the people of that re-
slon All through the lumber districts Of
Minnesota and Wisconsin ants are regarded
as a great delicacy, and the only trouble is
that they can't get enough of them /
doh know why it is but men who do hard
manual labor in cold climates acquire a
Strong craving for something sour and the
dig, brawny choppers and teamsters found
out long ago that ants We're a palatable
substitute for pickles. They use only a
peculiar variety, large and red in color and
FOUND In immense quantities under the bark
OF dead trees. 1t is not very hard to collect
quart pail full, and, after killing them by
scalding, they are spread on a board and
dried in the sun. When ready to eat they
look like coarse, brown powder and have
a very agreeable, aromatic smell. or
course, it is impossible to describe exactly
how they taste, but the general flavor
would remind you OF some fine fruit vine
gar, ana II you haye any squeamishnesS
over the nature of the dish it doesn't take
you long to forget it. L can't see, however,
why there should be any objection to dried
ants as a table delicacy. They are perfect
ly clean and certainly as attractive as
snails or shrimp. The first time l ever saw
them eaten was at a chopping camp near
Great Bend, Mimi. One of the gang was a
gigantic Norwegian, and at noon hour he
drew out something that looked like an
oVergrown caviare sandwich which he pro-
ceeded to bolt. l was surprised, but that
was nothing to my amaZement when ask
ed him what he was eating and he calmly
replied ants Afterward L plucked up
courage enough to sample them myself, and
at once became convert. The way they
write the ancient admonition in the lumber
camps is Go to the ant, thou sluggard-go
dinner
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WHAT THE BRITISH MUST LEARN.
They Must Initiate Us if They Envy
Our Commercial Success.
From the London Times.


A correspondent writes: "a great deal
has been recently said of the astounding
success which has attended the efforts of
our American friends to compete with us
in the shoe industry, both in our colonial
and in the home markets" He goes on to
explain some of the methods pursued in the
United States and to point out the differ
ence between our system of conducting
this business and theirs. Labor-saving ma
chinery is used for all it is worth" Amer
lean manufacturers do not practice that
icy reserve and mistrustful air among
themselves, but rather encourage intercom-
munication on the subject of machinery
and freely exchange suggestions to any
improvements considered practicable. How
different this policy to that persevered in
by British shoe manufacturers all of whom
are fearful and suspicious of their neigh
bors, lest they should observe a machine
entering their respective premises
The American workmen simply delight
in mastering the intricacies of new inven-
lions, in order that they may drive them
to their fullest capacity-indeed, the men
themselves are ever ready to make some
slight additions which will save them a
little labor or trouble. The love Of ma
chinery seems ingrained in them, for they
fully realize that the more they turn out
the better they are paid. This accounts
for the fact that American boot operatives
are more highly paid than those of any
other country. The lessons British manu-
facturers have to learn are to abandon old
methods and old machinery, to inculcate in
workmen the knowledge that the utmost
use of the latest machinery is vital to their
0he workmen's) interest If they wish to
retain their trade, and, thirdly, to encour-
age intercourse on all business topics
touching upon the Improvement of manu-
featuring methods, the best means to fos-
ter their export trade and the opening up
of new markets recently acquired by the
sacrifices of so much life and money They
will then be simply following American
methods, which have resulted in the i'm
mense success authoritatively proved by
their official trade RETURNS
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watehes which the world has erer seen he.

watches which the world has ever seen be-
longed to Queen Elizabeth and her unfortu-
nate contemporary, Mary, Queen of Scots
Good Queen Bess had a watch made rn.
her IN the form of duck, with beautifully
chased feathers, the lower part of which
opened The face was of silver with an
elaborate gilt design. and the whole Was
kept IN case OF brass, covered with black
leather, thickly studded with big silver
knobs.
The Inflated Mary was the possessor Of
watch in the form of skull The dial
was introduced where the palate should
nave been. and the works occupied the
place or brains in the Uranium. In the
holioW OF the skull. moreover, was a bell
which had works of its own, and by means
or which hammer struck out the hours
upon 1t.
one of the choicest rarities Of the Rer-
nal collection was a book-shaped watch.
This curious time indicator was made NV
order of BoSislaus XIV, Duke of Pomera-
ma IN the time of Gustavus Adophus ON
the lace OF the book. where the dial of the
watch is set, there is an engraved insrrin-
ton of the duke and his titles and armoriaI
bearings, together with the date 1927 on
the BACK the engravings are also VERY fine
~ and Sklllfully executed, among them he
ing the portraits Of two gentlemen of th,
seventeenth century. The dial plate IS OF
silver chased in relief. while the insIdes
are beautifully chased with figures of birds
and foliage. The watch has two separate
movements and a large. weet-toned hell
AT the back, over this bell, the metal is or
namentaliy pierced in a circle with n
dragon and other devices, while the sides
are pierced and engraved with a commit
Gated design of beautiful scrolIwork