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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
NO S~IDE-ARMS, BUT ARTILLERY,

The legislature of South Carolina
evidently intends that hereafter, when
any of her citizens fight they must
fight to the finish 1t is going to put a
stop to this way of two men getting mad
land hurting each other with little pis-
tolls. If they want to shoot they must
shoot to kill.
The citizens of that state are no
longer allowed to carry pistols" on
their persons but they can provide
themselves with small cannon, m
thing in the nature or a hand Maxim
rapid fire gun. The gun must be
big enough to cause instant Heath by
use either as &. firearm or a bludgeon.
A man is allo we'd to use any ordinary
pistol on his premises. but when he
goes on the wall path he must Timber up
his cannon or make himself subject to
heavy penalties
The Lancaster Is. CO Ledger pub
Legislature. which goes into effect to-
day:
Section 129. From and after the 1st
day of June, 1862, it shall be unlawful
for anyone to carry about the person,
whether concealed or not, n pistol
less than 20 inches long and 8 pounds
in weight: it snail be unlawful for any
person. firm of corporation to manufac-
'ture, sell Or offer for sale. or transport
for use or sale int this state, n pis-
toll of less length or weight. Any VIOLA
ton of this section shall be punished
by a fine of not less than 500, or i'm
prisonment for not more than 80 days,
and in case Of d violation by a firm or
corporation it shall forfeit the sum of
one hundred dollars to and for the use
Of the school fund of the county where
in the violation takes place, to be re-
covered as other fines and forfeitures.
This section SHALL not apply to peace
officers in the actual discharge of their
duties or to persons while on their
DramiSes-'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
THE MAY OATS CORNER.
James A.. Patten Makes n Million
DOllars on the Deal.

Chicago, May 31.-James A. Patton.
mayor of Evanston. and a prominent
board of trade operator, today brought
to a successful close the corner In May
oats which has dominated the oats
market since early last fall. The profits
credited to Mr.. Patten on the deal are
estimated at nearly 81. 0oo. 900. About
the time prices in corn began to mount
skywards, last year. on account of the
crop shortage IL was learned that some
one was taking in all tha May oats Of
fered on the Chicago market and else
where. Prices began OF advance stead
lily. 1t was saio Mr. Patten had 10, 0oo.-
900 to 10000 900 bushels of the May
options. Everything hat was Of
fered to him on deliveries he took and
in turn sold practically all the contract
stocks to shippers at good Inducements.
This left nothing for the shorts To ac-
qulre with which to settle and prices
accordingly were pushed up by Mr..
Patten personally in the pit today
Prices were jumped about 6 per cent.
and closed at - 1-2. There was a little
hurry of excitement at the close. but
the corner did not affect other options.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
THE GREATEST OF
AMERICAS
S~ANITARIUMS.

The principal remedy he relies upon in
such cases is Peruna, which every
m should have, who has any affec-
ton Of this kind.
In view of the great multitude of
women suffering from some kind of
female disease, and yet unable to find
any cure, d.. Hartman, the renowned
gynacologist, has announced his will
lingness to direct the treatment of as
many cases as may make application to
him during the summer months with
out charge.
The treatment will be conducted by
correspondence. The doctor will pre-
scribe all medicines, applications, by
gienic and dietary regulations neces-
sary to complete o cure. The medicines
prescribed can be obtained at all drug
stores. This offer will prevail during
the summer months. Any woman can
become a regular patient by sending a
written statement of her age, condition
of life; history and symptoms of her de-
rangements.
All cases Of female diseases, including
menstrual irregularities, displacements,
alterations, inflammations, discharges,
irritation of the ovaries, tumors and
dropsy Of the abdomen, should apply at
once and become registered as regular
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
VOTING BY ELECTRICAL APPA-
RATUS IN CONGRESS.

For a number of years there have
been Efforts from time 20 time to econ
omise time in the house of representa-
tixes by doing away with the tedious
rolI-calls by the establishment of an
electrical voting system, whereby, in
steady of taking nearly an hour to call
the role, each member simultaneously
presses an AYE" or mo" button on his
desk and the machine does the rest.
This time killer of a roll-cail, though.
is too precious a thing to the minority
to be done away with. 1t is the fill
busters chief weapon and neither side
is willing to give it UP.
AS far back as 1877 an electrician per-
fected an apparatus by which the vote
of the house could be taken Utmost in
-stanteously. Each member pressed his
tEaye" or mo, button and a register
above the speakers desk showed the
affirmative and negative votes and the
majority for the winning side. The
house refused to adopt it; it did not
suit the filibusters, or even the men
then on the majority side, who did not
know how soon they might need the aid
of the long roll call in defeating some
measure.
house has again come to h 'front.', but
it will very probably be promptly
sent TO the rear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
POSTAGE PREPAID.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1909,
TWO PHILIPPINE PICTURES.

Felipe BuencaminC tells the house
Philippine committee that Filipinos are
pining for American rule; that they
worship Governor Taft. and all they
desire is to be informed as TO what the
United States intend TO do with them.
About the same time that Mr. Buen-
canine is giving this glowing account
of Filipino submission 10 American au-
thority and great desire to become
peaceful subjects of Our government
the secretary Of war sends 10 another
congressional committee a report of one
of our civil governors CT a province in
which he details as crdel and infamous
murders Of noncombatant FTlipinos by
order of commissioned officers as are
recorded in modern history. Under
suspicion of treachery the presidente Of
a town is first swung ny the neck. He
is then given a spade and a pick and
made to dig a grave. Then with hands
policeman of the same town receives
similar barbaric treatment.
This. mind you, is not the act Of SOL
diers, exasperated by cruel treatment of
comrades. 1t cannot come under lei
eraI Chaffee's definition of unlawful
retaliation" by the enlisted men, but is
done at the deliberate order Ct a lieu
tenant in the United States army, and
the statement is made by the governor
of 4 province in an official report to the
head of the wal department.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
CUBA AND T~RANSVAAL.

Theodore MOmmsen. the Germon his
torian. in reyi.wing the results of the
Spauish-AmerIcan war and the pres
ent status of Cuba, does not take a
very optimistic view of that island 5
future. The Platt amendment. or rath-
er one clause of it. he thinks Is a
block in the way OF the
young republics prosperity. He thinks
the assumption of right by our govern
ment to supervise and control the re-
lations of that republic with foreign
powers will make of Cuba another
Transvaal.
AS Cuba's future condition depends
upon TO what extent the United States
shall exercise this power. this German
evidently concludes hat we will exer-
else the right of intervention for the
purpose. or with the result, of keep
ing Cuba, to some extent, under the
domination of this government.
This right was demanded by our
government for its own protection and
was conceded Uy the Cuban constitu-
tional conventirr. and it is reasonable
t suppose that it will be exercised if
occasion arises. If there had been no
intention of exercising it on occasion
there would have been no sense in its
enactment. Our government could not
afford. after her immense expenditure
of life and money to free Cuba from
the Spanish military yoke, to let her
wear the commercial on political collar
of another European power.
Cuba must either be a free and in
dependent nation. untrammeled by
domination of any European power, OIL
she must be a dependent. of the United
States or an integral part thereof
Neither of The latter conditions
though, will make her q Transvaal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
ROOSEVELT IN THE CAMPAIGN.

1t was announced from the White
house a few days Z that President
Roosevelt would not make any regular
campaign speeches this fall. Now
comes the news that he will make two
tours OF the country. one to the north
west and one TO the extreme southwest,
lot course he will have to snow himself
ito the crowds at the towns through
which he passes, and then Tear-plat-
form speeches must be made, hot, of
course, for political purposes, but just
Ito crafty the wishes of the dear peo-
lple who will want TO near a few re-
marks from the president Of the state
of the crops, the great progress their
town is making, how glad he is to see
them, what a great country We live in,
what fine soldiers the men from that
with him were, etc. Oh, no, no politics,
Of coruse. The president viii, not take
part In the campaign; he will just tour
certain sections of the country during
the campaign where It is thought the
sight Of him. the sound Of mis- voice and
hiS INooSS SelIIdll, IdclllSuI scdI- pat
form speeches will do the most good for
the republican candidates for congress.
The president. we are told. is showing
Igreat concern as to the approaching
election. There seems to be fear at the
White house for the republican major
lily in the next house of representatives.
He held a conference the other day
with party leaders and congressman
from certain sections in the northwest
where it is apprehendcd the republicans
will la to make extra exertions to
their present representation in
congress. 1t is a significant fact hat
the section OF the country then discuss
ed is the same through which it was,
later, determined that one Of his tours
should De made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
TO SPEAK.
Opening Of the Ti1den Club to be
Made n Love Feast Among Demo-
Gratis.

New York, May 3L.-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland has accepted an inyf-
tation to speak at the opening of tn.
new Tilden club On June 18th. About
1.50o men prominent in the democratic
party have been invited. Among those
expected are David B. Hill. william 7
Bryan, Senator Bacon, of Georgia:
Mayor Patrick A. Collins, OF Boston.
ohm d. Milburn. of Buffalo, Richard
Olney, DIR. Felix Adler. Bourke Cock
ran, William c. Whitney, ex- Mayors
Grace. Grant. Gilroy. Vanwyck, Hew-
lit, Cooper. Edison and Ely and Lewis
Nixon
This is the first time that Mr.. Cleye-
land has consented to address a political
audience since his retirement from Of
fee. This. coupled with the fact thar
s o many distinguished democrats whose
views On silver and other questions
have been radically opposed to each
other are TO be present, f. pointed to as
evidence that the occasion of the OPEN
ing Of the club mean a direct effort ia
harmonic various discordant elements
Of the party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

Senator Spooner in Il speech on the
Philippine bill yesterday justified Gen
Ieral Smiths order to kill all Filipinos,
by reading a statute passed by the
Pilgrim Fathers" Offering a reward of
t10o for every scalp CT an Indian over
IL years of age. We are glad 10 see that
Senator Spooner and mis- crowd have
exhausted southern outrages as justifi-
cation for cruelty in the Philippines
and now turn to New England outrages
for farther excuse for murder of inno-
cent Filipinos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

Now that the woods are full of poll
ticians seeking to become the servants
of the sovereign people and making all
sorts OF pledges for the future if they
should be allowed to serve the dear
people. and boiling ove with gratitude
for the confidence imposed in them,
these dear peo.ie should be reminded
that gratitude In politics has been de-
to come 1t was a genuine politician
who gave that definition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

The BritisheIs have not had a coro-
nation in so Ions a time that they take
the approaching one as a very serious
matter and are indignant thai Ameri-
cans should joke about this very i'm
portant event. A greater length of time
has elapsed since Victoria,s
than between n coronation cere-
monies since the foundation of the
british goVernIae
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

President Roosevelt is a strong advo-
cate of reciprocity. 1t is said he ever
carries the principle into politics; that
he will do his utmost in the coming
campaign for those republican candi-
dates for consress about whose cleo
ton there Is anv doubt. with the I'M
derstanding OF reciprocal benefits in
the presidential nominating campaign
two wears hence
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

PECULIAR TO THE
FEMALE SEX.

stefan cfter physician, and remedy after
remedy, without any permanent i'm
provement. Her treatment had cost her
husband, who was a poor man, hundreds
of dollars. They had been obliged to
deny themselves many comforts of life
In order 10 get money enough to pay the
physicians.
Picking up the paper one day she hap
pened to read an item which contained
the news that DR.. Hartman would treat
such cases free of charge by letter. She
Immediately wrote The doctor, describ-
ing her case, and giving him all her
symptoms. She soon received a letter
telling her exactly what to do and what
medicines and appliances to get. She
began the treatment tine principal rem
edy being PcTHnGt at once, and in 4
few weeks was well Ut strong again
and able to do hec own work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

What will Senator TiIlman do if the
president should nominate Senator
McLaurin for a judgeship-favor his
nomination so as to get him out Of
South Carolina politics or fight it be-
cause opposed to seeing honors con-
iferred upon his personal and political
anemy9
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

hi strike of the anthracite coal
miners of Pennsylvania has given the
mine operators OF 9th kinds of coal
an opportunity to greatly advance
prices. When the supply has been ex-
hausted at these higher figures we
may expect the mine owners to agree
to arbitrate their differences with the
striking miners. and not till then.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

St. Louis airs at consolation for hav-
ing to postpone her big exposition I'M
til 1904 by securing the democratic ma
tional convention as a feature of the
exposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

patients. All correspondence will be
held strictly confidential. No testimo-
except by the express wish of the
patient.
No one knows better than DR.. Hart
man how much the women suffer with
diseases peculiar to their sex. No one
knows better than he does how many
of them suffer with such diseases. Pa
tiently, hopefully, YEARLY, and often
silently, they exc out a miserable exist
enc year after year.
A woman confined to the house sew
eral years with a chronic female de-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
Run Over by n Train.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. n. c.. May 3o.-John
Mcpherson. a negro, jumped off the
work train Of the Atlantic Coast Line
at this station this afternoon. n was
run over by a car, his leg being crush
ed to pieces. lie is expected to die
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

L~incolnton Courier: Work Is being
lone on the Willowby Gold Mine near
Alexis Captain Preston Smith. the
and other machinery for the work
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
ONE OF TIL 200, 00O
WOMEN HELPED
LAST YEAR.

from Baldwinville, Ca:
"Peruna is wonderful and good, and .
certain cure for female weakness. I have
been i'll and have been taking doctors
medicine for several years, and found
that m did me any good.
Livery day IL was q wor1y. ! was
always sick. I had come TO the CON-
clusion to give up, and not use any
more medicine. was sick indeed for
the past two years. Just before Ibezan
to take Peruna I was very weak, be-
sides I was bilious and consfipafed.
81 had pains in my back and side and
falling of the womb, with bearing down
pains.
Zone day while reading my news
paper, I came across an ad., sead of the
book for women entitled, "Health and
Beauty" and sent for IL. Then i began
to use Peruna. After using several
bottles / am now thoroughly cured."-
MISS IDA GREEN.
Mrs. Theresa Keller, of Fremont,
Wash, writes:
"Peruna not only cured me of female
trouble but prevents me catching any
cold, and as long as / have a bottle In
the house my family needs no doctor.r
Mrs. Theresa Keller.
Send for free book entitled, Health
and Beauty" Address DIR. Hartman,
Columbus, Ohio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

the most OF
whom return
to their homes
to be treated
b c + e =
SnOndance e.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

As is well known, Dr.. Hartman is the
president of the Hartman Sanitarium,
an institution which has a department
devoted exclusively to the treatment of
female diseases. He is thus brought to
see thousands of such cases every year,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

r n & e m e n I
had finally
given up all
hope of being
C r d. She
had tried ply
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
The Hartman Sanitarium,
Columbus, Ohio.

Another woman who used Peruna
without becoming one Of DR.. HartmAn's
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03

re pa
tients had b
following ex-
d c II c Q /.
Mis- / d a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-27
BELIEVED To BE DYING
There is Little Hope Of Recovery Q
Mrs w. 8. Pizzini.
nv Acco1iat ted Press

LONG BRAN III, N. j., Aug. 26-1Wo
were killed and three injured in an auto
mobile accident at the Park Avenue
bridge over the New Scrk and Long
Branch Railroad tracks to-day. In trying
to avoid running down a. man. Frank ].
Matthews, president OIL the Realty Irust
| Company, of Jersey City, lost control Of
his machine and it plunged against the
railing, broke through and dropped 10
the rails, thirty feet below. Mr.. Matthews
was instantly killed, the heavy machine
falling upon him. Mrs. Cobb of Rich
| nnond, Va, one OF his guests. died later
| at the Monmouth Memorial Hospital AMI
| Mrs w B. Pizzini. her sister-in-laW, Is
| believed to be dying. Rev. Father Grant
Of the PauIist Church, New York, suffers
| from shock and bruises. The chauffeur.
| Rudolph Myer. escaped with slight IN
iuries as he leaped to the bridge just as
the machine plunged over the side
! srr. Matthews had beer sunmerins at
| Allenhurst To-day he called at the
Hathaway Inn and took the two Ianies
and Father Grant for a trip along the
coast They had gone but snort as
| lance when the accident took place.
William H Eavens. a gardener, was
crossing the bridge, which spans the
railroad tracks and was close to the enc
from which the automobile was approach
ing. There is an upgrade and the power
! full machine was turned on full TO reacn
| the bridge. Ravens was directly IN front
! of it. Mr.. Matthews was at the lever
! and swerved to avoid him, and III an
| instant the heavy machine crashed against
the railing and plunged over the bridge
/ with four Of it's occupants. The chauf-
| fa,,r i11nopo5 and eSca ned.
| Mrs Cobb. Mrs. Pizzini and Father
| Grant fell clear of the machine. Mr..
| Matthews fell under it. his death being in
| startaneous Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Pizzln1
| were unconscious when picked up. Father
| Grant was merely stunned and dazed.
The women were hurried here on the first
| train and sent to the hospital. but Mrs.
/ Cobb died soon afterwards. Mrs. P1zzfni
regained consciousness and has a fair
chance of recovery. although it is feared
| she is injured internally. Father Grant
was placed on a car and taken to Allen
| hurst He appeared tonight to suffer
| only from the shock. although internal
injuries may develop later, his physicians
| say
Mrs Cobb and Mrs. Pizzini were guests
| at the Columbia Hotel, Asfoury Park.
Mr., and Mrs. Pizzini. the father and
| mother OF Mrs. Cobb. are now on the
! Old Dominion Line steamship Jefferson
which is due in New York tomorrow.
They were to join their daughter and
daughter-in-Iaw at Asbury Park.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-27
INELIGIBLE JURORS
Business Men Thrown Out Because
They Had Not Paid Their Taxes.

(Special Dispatch to The Times,)
DURHAM, N. c., August 2s.-Judge Nc
Neill, Of the Superior Court. sitting for
the criminal term, has run upon some
queer jurymen. After explaining in plain
English who were competent Jurors. and
who were debarred from serving, after the
jury had been sworn in it was ascertain
ed that two of them, business men Of
Durham, We're debarred from serving
because of not having paidntheir taxes.
Two more jurors had to drawn, the
jury sworn in again and the judges
charge of forty-five minutes repeated,
There is much comment on this feature
of the court.
j. H. Vickers has obtained an injunc-
ton against the city, through his counsel,
Colonel T. NJ Argo, of Raleigh, to pre-
vent the establishment of the sewer plant
on his premises, three miles south of
the city. The case will be heard In
Greensboro September the 18th, pending
which work on this part Of the sewerage
system will be suspended, though the
property has been condemned according
to the statutes
An aged negro man named Johnston
was run over and killed by a Southern
Railway train on the trestle near Uni
versity Station. eight miles west of here,
yesterday.
Tom Jones, a negro who claimed Dur
ham his home, was lynched and shot
full Of holes in Wayne county yesterday
for criminal assault upon Mrs Willie
Smith, a young white woman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-27
ENGLISHMAN WON
r. F. Dohertv Defeats M. D. Whitman
for Tennis Championship.
(By Associated Press. )

fBy Associated Press.)
NEWPORT, r. l., August 26.-The In
ternational match to-day between R. F..
Doherty, Of England. and NJ. D. Whit
man. of America. in the final round Of
rational Lawn tennis championship was
won by the foreigner in three sets to one
and by scores of 81. Go. Ga. 60
William A. Larned. the present holder
OF the tennis championship will defend
his title against Doherty's challenge to-
morrow After Whitmen's decisive VIC
tory over Doherty IN the Davis cup event
at Bay Ridge. 1t was generally expected
that he would score to-day or put up
hard hight. But. as in every other match
which the Englishu1en have played. 1t
was the American who did the hard
work. That Whitman. with all his expe-
rience, should have been duped into play
ing a running game. was one OF the sur
prises of the DAY. while another was his
inability to stand the pace.
whitrnan's showing against r. F.
Doherty was far below that OF W. J..
Clo:hier of Saturday. who won seven
teen out OF thirty-two games while the
Bostonian scored only eleven out Of