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THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER: TUESDAY," OCTOBER 4, 1898. LOOK AT THIS TRIO. One With Dark Skin, the Others with Heart Just as Black. BESDIRfiHEBS OF THE CHARACTER OF ODE BEST PEOPLE Negro Editor Manly, Nonpartisan Judge Adams and Populist Senator Butler United in Uttering Foul Slanders on theY.rtueof the White Women of Our State and Ascribing 10 Our Best Men Conduct that Would Make Devils Blush to be Accused Of. In compliance with numerous re quests, we publish below the full text of the famous and Infamous editorial from The 'Wilmington Record (negro paper) of August 18, 1898: MRS. FELTON'S SPEECH. "A Mrs. Felton, from Georgia, makes a speech before the Agricultural So ciety at Tybee, Ga., in which she ad vocates lynching as an extreme meas ure. This woman makes a strong- plea for womanhood, and If the alleged crimes or rape were half so frequent a3 Is ofttimes reported, her plea would be worthy of consideration. "Mrs. Felton, like many other so- . called Christians, loses sight of the basic principle of the religion of Christ In her plea for one class of people as against another. If a missionary spirit is essential for the uplifting of the poor white girls, why Is It? THE MORALS OF THE POOR WHITE PEOPLE ARE ON A PAR wr"' THEIR COLORED NEIGHBORS OF LIKE CONDITIONS, AND IF ANY ONE DOUBTS THE STATEMENT LET HIM VISIT AMONG THEM. The whole lump needs to be leavened by those who profess so much religion and showing them that the preserva tion of virtue is an essential for the life of any people. "Mrs. Felton begins well, for she ad mits that education will better protect the girls on the farm from the as saulter. This we admit and it should not be confined to the white any more than to the colored girls. The papers are filled often with reports of rapes j of white women, and the subsequent lynching of the alleged rapists. The editors pour forth volleys of aspersions against all negroes because of the few who may be guilty. If the papers and speakers of the other race would con demn the commission of crime because it is crime and not try to make it ap pear that the negroes were the only criminals, they would find their strongest allies in the intelligent ne groes themselves, and together the whites and blacks would root the evil out of both races. "WE SUGGEST THAT THE WHITES GUARD THEIR WOMEN MORE CLOSELY, as Mrs. Felton says, thus giving no opportunity for the human fiend, be he white or black. YOU LEAVE YOUR GOODS OUT OF DOORS AND THEN COMPLAIN BE CAUSE' THEY ARE TAKEN AWAY. "Poor white men are careless in the matter of protecting their women. ESPECIALLY ON THE FARMS. They are careless of their conduct to ward them, and OUR EXPERIENCE AMONG POOR WHITE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY TEACHES US THAT WOMEN OF THAT RACE ARE NOT MORE PARTICULAR IN THE MATTER OF CLANDESTINE MEET INGS WITH COLORED MEN, than are the white men with colored wo men. MEETINGS OF THIS KIND GO ON FOR SOME TIME UNTIL THE WOMAN'S INFATUATION or the man's boldness, bring attention to them, and the man is lynched for rape. Every negro lynched is called a 'big burley, black brute,' when, in fact, many of those who have thus been dealt with had white men for their fathers, and were not only not 'black and 'burley,' but were SUFFICIENT LY ATTRACTIVE FOR WHITE GIRLS OF CULTURE AND RE FINEMENT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM, as is very well known to all. "Mrs. Felton must begin at the fountain head if she wishes to purify the "stream. "Teach your men purity. Let virtue be something more than an excuse for them to intimidate and torture a help less people. Tell your men that it is . r 1.1 i a T f i: no wurse lur a, uia.cn. iiiiin iu ue inti mate with a white woman, than for a white man to be intimate with a colored woman. "You set yourselves down as a lot of carping hypocrites; in fact, you cry aloud for the virtue of your women while you seek to destroy the morali ty of ours. Don't think ever that your women will remain pure while you are debauching ours. You sow the seed the harvest will come In due time." THE AFFIDAVIT OF THE CLERK. An effort has been made by some of the politicians to fool the people by representing that this slander was a democratic trick or was gar bled, but the following affidavit from the clerk of the superior court setles the question as to its accuracy: North Carolina, New Hanover County, "I, John D. Taylor, clerk of the su . perior court of New Hanover county, ao nereoy cerury mac me ioregoing is an accurate and true copy of an edi torial in The Daily Record, a paper published in the city of Wilmington, of date of August 18, 1898. "I further certify that said paper has been published in said city at least eight months prior to this date; mat Aiex. aianiy, tne eaito" a negro, is well known as a republican and has before this held the office of deputy register of deeds of New Han over county, by appointment from Charles W. Norwood, republican regis ter of deeds, of New Hanover county. "I further certify that John N. Goins, business manager; L. D. Man ly, foreman, Jno. T.' Howe, general traveling agent, ' and F. G. Manly, general manager, are all negroes, and are known as republicans and the said John T. Howe was a republican rep resentative from New Hanover county. "Witness my hand and seal this, Au gust 24th, 1898. "JOHN D. TAYLOR, "Clerk Superior Court of New Hanover County." NOT IN THE PAY OF DEMOCRATS. The recent defamatory editorial in the negro daily, The Record, of August 18th, in wrhich poor white women were slandered, was such a blow to the "Fusion" cause that Senator Butler's paer, The Caucasian,! in desperation endeavored to bamboozle its populist readers by saying the democrats in spired the article. Some of the popu list leaders have also tried to offset the effect of Th Record article by saying democrats hired the negro editor to write the article for campaign pur poses. These monstrous and debased liars get It rubbed Into them by the following1, head and all, which appear ed in The Record of August 31st: "A MALICIOUS LIE REFUTED. "The enemies of The Record, not be ing content with trying to damage our business, are now seeking to assail our personal character by stating that we were a party to an intrigue with dem ocrats for the purpose of defeating- the republican party in North Carolina. To all such we unhesitatingly say that the statement is a base, malicious lie, born in the brain of some worthless coward who dares not face us with the lying slander. The puerile resolutions of that executive committee has brought them into disgrace with every honest negro, by their vile statement that we were not defending our race. We never have had, do not now, nor never Intend to have any understand ing with democrats on any account politically." NOW LOOK ON THIS PICTURE. (Extract Dally Record, Negro Paper, August 24, 1898.) RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were adopted at the regular session of the Ministerial Union, which is composed of the colored ministers of thi3 city: "Resolved, That the Ministerial Un ion, is In hearty sympathy with the efforts of The Daily Record In defend ing the rights of the race, and that, each minister inform his congregation ?f the present situation, and endeavor to sustain the paper, by swelling its subscription list, and urging prompt payment." AND ON THIS PICTURE. Manly, the vile slanderer and defam er of the white women of our state en dorsed by the District Conference. The following appears in The Daily Record, of Wilmington, of the 10th September, 1898, the negro paper which recently published a vile slander against white women: "To the Wilmington Daily Record: "We, the members of the Wilming ton District Conference and Sunday School convention in session at Lake Waccamaw, N. C, after seeing the bold yet manly stand that you have taken for our people, yes, our race, es pecially our ladies, wre assure you that you have our approval and endorse ment and pledge ourselves to ever stand by you to the hazarding of our lives. We think you a grand man; we think your paper is the paper that ev ery negro should support as long as she stands forth in the protection of the ladies of our race. May you know that we, sir, have espoused your cause, and we purpose to a man to see that you and your paper shall have our sup port. Mr. Editor, continue your well begun work in the defence of our race, yes, the fair ones of our race, and this conference pledges to support you and your paper. , "REV. D. T. MITCHELL, P. E. "E. S. SIMMONS, Secretary." JUDGE ADAMS' SPEECH. From the Columbia News we take the following: The August term of the supreme court convened in the court house here Monday morning at 11 o'clock.His Honor Jurge Spencer B. Adams presid ing. His honor's charge to the jury, we will do him the justice to say, was the best (being the only) political speech we ever heard delivered from the bench. We have been reporting court proceedings here for about six years and in that time a number of judges have been here whose political affilia tions differed from ours, but we have had no ocasion to refer to any of them in uncomplimentary terms. We regret the necessity for doing so now, But when a man clothed with the ju- aiciai ermine taxes advantage or a position on the bench to abuse and to villify as good peoples as there are in the state and to mix his partisan ran cor with his instructions of the law, we think it our duty as a faithful chronicler of events, to publish the fact. The first point of his political speech was to pay his respects to folks who "were going up and down the country abusing people about the way they cast their ballots." This came under the head of "intimidating voters," and was evidently intended for the demo cratic speakers who are now canvass ing the state, as neither of the other political parties have begun their can vass yet. His second political point was in the nature of a defense of the last legis lature, saying that if it had done noth ing else but pass the law in regard to embezzlement by public officers, ad ministrators, executors, etc.. which he was then discussing, it would have been worth all it cost to the state. He reached the climax, however, when he came to discuss fornication and adultery. He said that "nine times out of ten if you will chase down the fellows who are going about trying to stir up race prejudice you will find them sleeping with a negro woman." When we consider that numbers of as good people as there are in the state are "going about stir ring up race prejudice," as he would doubtless call it, his statement be comes a most sweeping villification, and one which cannot be properly characterized in temperate language. And he said this with a kind of a "re member the Maine" expression on his countenance which seemed to indicate his regret that there was not a law by which democratic speakers and pa pers could be stopped from telling the people of the foothold which negro su premacy had obtained under the pres ent administration. And this was not all. Proceeding to the question of rape, he argued to the jury that it was a lesser offense than seduction, because the only dif terence was, ne saia, mat one was committed by force and the other by fraud. It required some courage for the former. He illustrated his position by saying he had rather his purse was stolen by a highwayman than by de- I ception. We may not be surprised that assaults upon white woman by brutes the lowest crime in the eyes of the law as well as of men to which it is possible for human depravity to descend are so alarmingly on the increase when a judge on the bench attempts to minimize its heinousne&s and argues to a grand jury that it Is less a crime than one for which the most extreme penalty is a term in the penitentiary. We are Informed that Judge Adams never practiced law, and was simply clerk of the court of Caswell county when he was called into our "non partisan Judiciary." His honor received Just a few days ago from the republicans of his dis trict a renomination for the position he now holds, and this was, perhaps, his opening campaign speech. MARION BUTLER'S "VICIOUS CHARGE. Marlon Butler in his odious speech at Rocky Mount made the villainous charge that democrats hired worthless negroes to commit outrages on white women in ordfr to make political cap ital; and about the time Judge Adams was delivering his "charge" against the patriotic white men of the state who are using their energy, their tal ents and their means at this time up and down and athwart the state, to restore honesty in public office and de cency and safety in our commonwealth his negro political conferee the Wil mington editor was penning his "charge" against the "poor white farmers' wives." Are these in the "hire of democrats" also? A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, drugggist. JUDGMENT MODIFIED Judge Simonton Amends a Former Or der In the Mutt or Ryan vi the Sea board and Roanoke Railroad Richmond, Va., September 29. Judge Simonton, of the United States circuit court, has handed down an opinion making certain modifications in his former one, in the case of Thomas F. Ryan vs. the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, and others. An or der was entered by direction of the judge and in pursuance of the opinion. It provides that "so much of the re straining order passed on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1897, be revoked as prohibited Louis McLane and Legh R. Watts from representing, appearing for or voting upon any shares of the capital stock of said Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, standing in the names of any subscribers to the said pooling agreement, as proxies by reason of the executed pooling agree ment and as prohibited the officers, judges and inspectors of election of said corporation from recognizing the said pooling agreement and from ac cepting any votes cast by said Mc Lane and Watts under said pooling agreement, except so far as the same is related to the shares standing in the names of the persons mentioned and referred to in the third paragraph of said order. "And nothing contained in said or der," this paper goes on to say, "or in this order Is intended to affect any right to vote, or other right, if any such exists, or if said persons men tioned in said third paragraph, are net made parties to this cause. "It is further ordered that so much of the said order of October 2nd, A. 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I had tried many different medicines before I saw Pe-ru-na but without success." There is nothing mysterious about the action of Pe-ru-na. It is not a "cure-all," but it cures catarrh wherever located, and there may be catarrh in iny organ of the body, as all are lined with mucous membrane. Mrs. M. C Mehl, 504 Walnut St., Columbia, Pa., says: "I have been troubled with catarrh and a soreness in my bowels for several years. I tried everything that was recommended. I tried Pe-ru-na and am happy to say that I am now entirely well." Dr. Hartman's advice may be had without charge by any woman who will write for it. His book on Chronic Catarrh is also mailed free. It explains the dagger of local treatment. All druggists sell Pe-ru-na. YELLOW FEVKII BEPOUT Tlie Number or Cases and Deaths at tli Various Points Infected. Washington, September 29. The ma rine hospital service today prepared a summary of all yellow fever cases and deaths up to date in this country so far as reported to the authorities here. It is as follows: Louisiana Baton Rouge, September 25th, one case; Franklin, to September 24th, 106 cases, 5 deaths: Harvey's ca nal, to September 24th, 6 cases ;Houna, to September 22nd, one case; Houna, on September 24th, one death; Jeffer son Parish, September 20th, 5 cases; New Orleans, to September 28th, 12 oases, 2 deaths; Wilson, September 26th, 12 cases. Mississippi Edwards, vicinity, Sep tember 27th, one case; Jackson, to September 27th, 9 cases, 2 deaths; Or wood, to September 27th, 67 cases, 3 deaths; Oxford, to September 27th, 13 cases, 4 deaths; Taylor's, to September 27th, 82 cases, 8 deaths; Waterford, September 9th, one case; Waterval ley, September 28th, one case. The pencentage of mortality com pared with the number of cases is said to be low. The President's Message of Condolence to Mrs. Bayard. Washington, September 29. Presi dent McKinley today sent the follow ing telegram of condolence to the widow of ex-Secretary of State Bay ard: "Executive Mansion, Washington, September 29, 1898. "To Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Wilming ton. Del. "With sincere sorrow I learn of the death of your husband and beg to ex press to you my heart-felt sympathy. Mr. Bayard's high attainments and sterling qualities endeared him to all who knew him, while his distinguish ed service to his country add his name to the roll of illustrious Americans. "WILLIAM M'KINLEY." Secretary Adee, of the state depart ment, has sent the following telegram to Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, at Dedham, Mass: "Permit me to add my assurance of sorrow and sympathy by reason of the death of one whom I esteemed in pub lic life and loved as a true friend. The state department over which he so worthily presided and which he rep resented abroad with distinction, pays a just tribute of honor and reverence to his memory." 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The day is coming when the negroes will stand by them selves and they .will make the white men who are now with them crawl in the dust. This combine must be crushed or it will crush us. God Almighty decreed from the foundation of the world that the Ansrio-Saxon race must rule the world, and no rep-pop combine can change the decree. Colored domina tion will be of short duration in North Carolina. Intelligent negroes in my county say they are sorry the republi can party got control of the state. I am frank to say that I would prefer the rule of our best colored men to that of Butler, Ayer, Wilson and Thompson. ' . You invite disappointment when you experiment. DeWltfs Little Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough little pills. They cure constltuation and sick headache just as sure as yon take them. R. R. Bellamy, s , 70MG women are constantly ous ted about their health. In deed female troubles puzzle all women. Older women hare experience, but few possess knowledge of the subject. 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This police force will have a large territory to cover and it is expected that as soon as the Cuban troops disband the lawless element will break loose and will have to be kept in check. Even at present quantities of cattle are stolen and complaints are frequent to both General Wood and General Castillo, and they are determined to put an end to this state of affairs. The Cubans are beginning to under stand that the sudden change they wanted after the surrender would have caused disorder and confusion, while now every day a number of Cubans are appointed to positions of power and emolument. The United States collector of cus toms here, Mr. Donaldson, has request ed General Lawton to appoint United States consuls at Guantanamo, Santi ago and Manzanillo. The treasury department at Washington seemingly considers that the island of Cuba is foreign territory and requires oaths before consuls in the transaction of shipping and other business. Captain Grady of the signal service is endeavoring to arrange with the Cuban Submarine Cable Company for a courtesy similar to the one extended by the British Wrest Indies Cable Com pany a daily bulletin service of the world's news. As matters now stand, Santiago is dead to the world, so far as news is concerned, the present mail service being extremely limited, letters reaching her only about twice a month. Jno R. Gentry Defeats Joe Patchen. Springfield, Ills., September 23. At the state fair today in the presence of a crowd of 6,000 people, John R. Gen try defeated Joe Patchen with ease in the race for a $5,000 purse. Patchen was the favorite with the Immense audience, but the horse was not in the best of condition and was never In the race at any time. Gentry was driven by Andrews and Patchen by Marks. 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It is Intended to have about 20.000 troops present and several warships to take part In the celebration if pos sible, and Secretaries Alger and Long promised to do the best they could in that respect. Special invitations to attend have been sent to Generals Shaftfr. Te Wheeler. Stone and other officers who have taken a prominent part war with Spain. In the Deatli of the Qneen of Denmark Copenhagen, September 20. The end of the queen of Denmark, who died at 5:00 o'clock this morning, was peaceful. At her bedside were the m -v . m I Kins- or uenmartc, me aowager em- 0 T I . w 1.1 . purrs ul xvu7il, me Kinj? ana queen of Greece, the princess of Wales, the duke and duchess of Cumberland, the crown prince and crown princess or Denmark and all the other members of the royal family. The queen did not die of any special illness, but of ln creasing decrepitude, THB COIBSnUXD DB3IOCllATS .41 imalng. Harmonious Convention, Pitas Sirens Ticket tn the Field-Re publican Confresalonal Convention. (Special to The Messenger.) FayettCTllle, September 29. At noon today, in the armory, Mr W. W. Huske, chairman of the county executive committee, called to order the democratic convention of Cumber land county, requesting Key. H. T. Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian church, to Invoke the blessing of God on the proceedings. Mr. Huske then, briefly but very forcibly exhorted the convention to wis and patriotic ac tion, pointing out the cheering signs of coming victory, and concluded by calling Mr. I. A. Murchlson to th chair as temporary president, and ask ing Messrs. J. A Oates, of The North Carolina Baptist, and Louis Hale, of The Fayetteville Observer, to act a secretaries. Mr. Murchlson addressed tbe conven tion in a fervent and able speech, throughout which ho was greeted with generous applause. On motion com mittees on rules and permanent organ- -lzation were chosen; and, after con ference, reports were rendered, Hon. G. M. Rose being made permanent chairman. Nominations were then declared in order, commencing with the senate: The names of Hon. V. J. Gmn, Major E. J. Hale, Captain A. B. Wil liams. H. L. Hall, E. M. Judd. H. McD. Robinson, J. W. McLuichlln. W. L. Williams. Messrs. Green, Halo and A. 11. Williams asked the withdrawal of their names, and the ballot resulted in the nomination of W. L. Williams, a leading democrat in the prime of life, whom his fellow citizens have beforo this delighted to honor. Hooise H. L. Hall, D. J. Kay ster ling democrats and prosperous farmers, Sheriff G. A. Burns, the popular liveryman of Fayetteville, who has long been prominent in democrattc councils; his nomination was practi cally unanimous. Clerk of superior court Major A. A. McKethan. the "wheel-horse" of de mocracy, thrice tried from the dark, days of reconstruction. Register of deeds H. T. Bynutn, who will poll a splendid vote. Treasurer J. B. Troy. Commissioners A. B. Williams, D. J. Blue, W. H. Downing. This is the most stirring convention held here, and it means victory. There were six hours hard fighting in the republican district convention over Raleigh advice to endorse Fow ler. There were excited specchee, crimination and rocri mi nation, and some plain truths told by both sides. Oscar Spears led for a nom ination; Hancock, of New Bern, for no nomination. Middletu was very prominent In the convention. The Neill-Waddlll Cumberland delegates were seated over the Smith faction delegates. Fowler was endorsed. More than twenty million free sam ples of De Witt's Witch Hazel Halve have been distributed by the manu facturers. What better proof of their confidence In it's merits do you want? It cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, In the shortest space of time. R. R. Bel lamy. A IMm-ky Trafn Crew Denver, Colo., September 29. Offi cials of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad of the Denver and Hio Grando Express Company are receiving con gratulations today on the successful resistance of an attempted robbery of the western express train near Husted, Colo., last night, by four or five mask ed men. Engineer Henry S. Hlnman, Fireman Frank H. Bennett. Conductor O. B. Craft, Trail Porter Harry Hart and the brakemen arc the men who put the robbers to flight About thir ty shots were fired. Express Messen ger F. E. Sherwood, formerly a cow boy, stuck to his post while dynamite was being exploded underneath and on top of the car and fired on the rob bers. A reward of $300 has been offer ed for each of the men captured. A posse with a bloodhound is on their trail. Town florrooDded by Fire Minneapolis, Sept. 29. A Cumberland (Wis.) special ways: Forest Area are raging on three sides of the city and there is a heavy fwuthwct wind. Th surrounding lakes will probably ware the city. 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