The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-03

Your figures move before US.
made OF more substantial substance
h usual with spectres. stern in your
beliefs. righteous In your dealings, and.
Ii two or three dark bloodstains lie
upon you, are they not fewer than the
spots that chung to the garments of the
old world more than two hundred years
ago.? Ye hung the Quakers and the
witches; yea-and how many suffered
by the rope and by ire across the seas7
Twas but the spirit Of the times. no
moreno less"
1t was extremely bold in President
Monroe. a southern man. when he
dared to formulate and publish to the
world that doctrine" as it is called.
that no European power or powers
shall ever hold lands in the the two
Americas. At the time this was done
the United States were comparatively a
small power. 1t was saucy and hazard
GUS in the extreme. Northern papers OF
all sorts are now defying Europe and
telling the great powers that they shall
not go into South America and con-
quer and hold. What really have the
United States to do with that great
continent? 1t is none OF their business,
and they would be in a nice fix if three
or four Of the powers were to defy the
impudence of this country n say we
will go and ask no permission of you.
1t may cost the foolish gingoes Of this
country an immense sum and great
losses.
You have read again and again of
that very active, irrepressible sea-ser-
pent that is always a ~"bobbing up"
when ships are passing in the night or
in the day. A veritable monster Of the
deep is reported and in rather uncom-
mon attire. An accredited observer of
the navy photographic Office has seen
and reports "the real thing" now.
Henry H. Neligan, third officer of the
steamship Prada, reports: "At IL a.
m. today October 26, 1901 passed a
large sea-serpent appearing about 100
feet long. The head had a blunt square
nose. and was ejecting water to the
height of two or three feet from it's ncs-
trils. The animal or fish had three dis
tinct sets of fins and a tail lying across
like the porpoise. On it's back was a
series of humps, like a camel. 1t was
heading about east (true) and moving
slowly"
Many competent witnesses have here
tofore reported seeing the genuine ar
ticle and why not Mr.. Neligan?
:. :. -
A rather marvellous account of a re-
cent conflict in the Philippines is in
the papers. 1t tells of how Lieutenant
Van Setback with a very small force of
the Fourth infantry engaged $50 of the
Filipinos. The account is highly ro-
mantle and puts to shame any of the
recent novels. T~hackeray wrote a
funny burlesque once that recalls it.
The report from Manila of the 25th in
slant says:
Upon seeing the Filipinos Van
Setback ordered his men to charge them.
The command was obeyed and Van
Setback, being mounted, reached the
insurgents sity yards in advance Of his
men. He killed three of them with his
revolver. An i~nsurgent fired his rifle
point blank at Van Setback at four
paces, but missed. Lieutenant Van
Setback was then knocked from his
horse. He jumped to his feet and en-
gagged in a hand to hand conflict with
the enemy, using the butt of his revolt
yer. He sustained W. severe wounds,
one of which nearly severed his wrist.
At this point the lieutenant's men ar
rived. rescued him and put the men to
hight. The lieutenant is in the mill
tary hospital at Manila and is doing
WE'LL"