The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

From the Philippines the news comeU
that there - really no .ixhtinT and
there has been none for nearly six
monyh So says Gene.A Funstos-
Hear him: Theirs - no Hsoie war In
the Philippines than there Is In Ken
tucky. Assassins Turk In the cane and
shoot town men who are at their
mercy. but there are 10 soldiers IN the
field to battle with the United Stats
troops Even respectable guerrilla
warfare has ceased" HAT \, takes Co.
600 men 20 keep - m aaf-l- and Cen
erat Cnanee. { ~ mo:s soldiers.
Funston says: are to usi,tato
peace In the Ia c must deal fair
~. bur somewi liz with most NJ
the natives for nany years. In
the very teeth of .-eh q s,x iement. On
the s3rd OF February. a dsspateh frou
Manila stated that ten miles from Ma
Mia twenty-five Of the esnsta hstasy
OF koreny had encounterea soma. well
armed insurgents" and the former ned
And eleven are missing. The dispatch
saws:
Forces % oonstaouiary ALA militia
are securing the oun.r and hands of
insurgents and Iadror.s are fbcking to
the Island OF Leyte. The constahaIsry
ofnctals have been notified Of The ar
rival OF malcontents there Il ON Rohol
and other places. They are ell rused
and are serving under Ca
And yet there Ii no hShtins cot there
and all Is serene.
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Marconi has broken all records, his
ply. He succeeded II Is reported. In
sending messages for 1851 miles on 18th
February. and even z.oss miles.
account 1t is well 10 copy:
The steamship Philadelphia, which
arrived in New York harbo. Saturday.
brought unmistakable evidences Of the
most noteworthy OF al Marconi's tri-
umphs IN wireless teiegralhy. Mes
sages were received on the Philadelphia
from Poldhu. England. at various dis
tarceS, the last one being eeceived az
a dis OF 1.55I-5 miles on Feoru-
airy 25th.
So fas as the transmission and re-
ceipt of complete messages are con-
cerned this broke all previous records
IN the matter CT distance from the send
me VIZ = - fAailtb uASas ~tAk&
the let er IS" was caught twice on the
Philadelphia when tn. ship was 2.o9S
miles away from Poldu. This result
apparently confirms the achievement at
Newfoundland"
Uncle George Washington. what ever
his main stay In the cabinet. Alexander
Hamilton, may have been. cannot be
cited and quoted as one OF the imperial
fellows Of that time. After lighting 50
independence the great VirgInian was
not the man to favor measures that
would destroy the government 50 re-
Gently established. His famous. indeed
immortal. Farewell Address. that used
20 he read all over the country on the
Fourth Of July is a good document to
he read now in and out OF congress and
all around our vast country. The doc
ument was prepared in 1896. We make
a selection from Il. and It ia strange
reading in these chaotic times and Sc
rious departures from the old eonstitu-
tional truths:
Observe good faita and ilrstire to
ward all nations. Cultivate peace and
with all. Religion and moral
ity enjoin this conduct Ana Tan 81 DO
that good policy does mt equally enjoin
it? 1t will be worthy or a free. enlight-
ened, and at no distant rerlud o great
nation to give to mankind tbs magnan-
imous and too novel example OF a peo-
pie always guided by an exalted justice
and benevolence. Who can doubt that
in the course of time and things the
fruits of UGH a plan would richly re-
pay any temporary advantages which
might be lost by a steady adherence 70
IT. Can Il be that Providence has not
connected the permanent relIcity or q
nation wi h its virtue? The experiment
at least, is recommended by every GEN.
timent which ennobles human nature.
Alas, Is II rendered impossible by itz
vices?"
Mr.. Charles Rouss Is dead IL, f3ew
York city. He was q Marylander and
was born in 1886. He was a confader-
ate. made a fortune after the war OF a
million dollars or 50. CAV liberia LIZ. was
eccentric and refused 10 att&nd tha an
yelling Of confederate states M ornament
at Winchester. Va. which he Ia d erected
because the noble and gifted William
J. Bryan was invited. He " ro.e him.
se.f Charles Broadway bec e lis place
Of merchandising was on that famous
street. He fought for thu: south and
that covers a multitude OF faults
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