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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
STATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The Amounts Agreed Upon by joint
Legislative Committee.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Especial to the MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., March 1.-THE joint
appropriations committee tonight sub
mitted the following substitute for all
appropriation bills.
School for deaf mutes $1,000 for water
works, half this year, half next year,
Cullowee high schoo S., 900 special this
year, if title to the property is given
to the state. Institutes for white blind
and colored deaf mutes and blind $780,
600 special this year. and the same
next; $31, ass to pay deficit and build a
dining hall. For state university, spe-
cial SIS, 900 annually, in addition to the
regular appropriation. To pay the
debt of the State Normal and Indus
trial college, s25, 900, and SIS, 900 annual
ly for four years, for practice and OBJ
Servation school. For the Agriculture
al and Mechanical college, $500 for
each of two years for textile school,.
For asylum at Raleigh, 81, 500 for
each of two years for necessary i'm
provementS and repairs, $500 for
each of two years for iron Stairways
SIS, 900. for each of two years for three
female wards, So, 900 for each of two
years to a debts, $500 for each of
two years to buy and improve lands
Gland to be bought only upon govern
or's approvaD. For western asylum,
500, 900 for each of two years for main
tenance and improvements, SIC, 900 for
each of two years to pay debt, S75, 900
Tor each of two years to complete and
equip the buildings already erected.
For Goldsboro asylum, S25, 900 for each
of two years for new buildings. to ac-
commodate 200 patients.
None of these appropriations are to
be used for any p other than
that for which they are specifically
made, and the authorities shall not
begin any building or Improvement,
completion of which would require a
greater amount than is herein appro-
priated for that purpose.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
ovER-rAxED PORTO RICO
A Native Commission Lays the Matter
Before the President.

Washington, March 1.-THE presi-
dent this morning. granted a special
audience to Messrs. Wednesday Borda.
lJr.. and Vicente Balbas. members OF
the Porto Rican commission which
was appointed at n mass meeting Of
the island held at San Juan. February
Is2nd. to protest against the Law enact
led by the legislature known as the
HIGHLANDER bill. This measure provides
for the raising OF reyenue by property
land excise taxes. The commissioners
q formal protest which
enumerated a series Of eighteen oh
I5ections TO the law. IL Is contended
that there exists today IN Porto Rico
three taxes levied and collected for the
same purpose. from the impoverished
pockets of the people."-the new excise
taxes under the Hollander law. the old
insular and municipal taxes. and b
Icustoms duties under the Porto Rican
lcivil government act. Any of these.
lit is held. is sufficient TO cover h
budget Under the bill $500. 90 or more
Twill be collected semi-annualiy, in ad-
ivance, thereby the protest says, lessen
ling the money in circulation Cof which
There is less than s.. o00. eeO) and pro-
lducing a state OF impoverishment and
business stagnation. The taxes are
I~collected by summary process. 1t is
asserted that two OF the principal in
tdustries of the island (rum and tobac-
Ico) are taxed so heavily under IL that
their production under present condi-
tons is practically prohibited: that
the only standard OF valuation OF prop
Ierty Will be the personal opinion OF the
assessors, and as they may be appoint
ed by political favor there Is O danger
of injustice to a large section OF the
community from excessive valuations.
The commissioners ask the president
that Governor Allen be directed to call
a special session OF the legislature To
iamend the law in a manner which will
I~relievc the people of the burdens com
lplained of and that the government
be directed TO exercise care in the ap-
Ipointment of the assessors.
The president gave the committee
NEARLY an Jour and listened with in
~terest to their statements. He said
that he did feel like exercising his au-
thority for calling an extra session of
the house delegates. but would recon-
mend that the executive council use
the utmost leniency in enforcing the
provisions of the tax law
The members OF the commission hope
to see the president again in the near
future.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

Cubans Still at Sea Over Question of
Relations With United states

Havana, March 1.-THE committee
on foreign relations of the Cuban con-
stitutional convention Informally dis
cussed the Plat amendment today.
Nc decisive policy was outlined, and
the committee will probably not re-
port until after a conference with the
other delegates. There is no unanimi-
ty in the convention as to what action
should be taken regarding the amend
ment. Even the extreme radicals
seem to hesitate to take a vigorous at
titude. Everybody is hopeful that
something may happen TO bring about
a solution.
General Gomez, replying to General
Carnot, who recently resigned from a
political society in Mantanzas because
the constitutional convention adopted
a clause making general Gomez eligi-
BILE to the presidency Of the republic,
says:
People attach too much Importance
to the action Of the convention. II
means nothing to me. The point re-
garding the eligibility of the generals
who fought in the war should never
have been discussed, as il leaves the
country open to a condition of things
such as happened to Sapin in the days
OF Amadeo and to Mexico in the days
of Macmillan. No foreigner in Cuba
has expressed a desire to be president.
AS for myself. I would not accept the
Office"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
IN The ~TRANSVAAL
General DeWet Moving Northward
Burghers in the British Service.

Bloemfontein, March 10.-General
ldeWet is reported to be moving north
ward, steadily, at the rate of twenty
five miles a day, with a view of cross
ing the railway to the eastward. He
lshould now be west of Kroonstadt.
lSeveral small commanders are in pos
session of the southeastern portion Of
the Orange River colony, from which
the garrisons of de Vets dorp, WEEP
lener, Smithield and Rockville have
beeen withdrawn.
1t is impossible not to be struck with
the fact that a great proportion Of the
former enemies of Great Britain in
South Africa now frankly hrow in
their lot with the British. Brandfort,
kroonstadt and Bloemfontein compa-
mics of ex-burghers are bearing arms
against the Beers. They state their
lobject is not to operate against their
former comrades, but to defend their
homes and property against maraud-
ing bands.
Every town in the Free state occu-
pied by the British will soon become a
lcenter Of British influence, extending
"a long distance in their vicinity. Over
13, 900 refugees are now within the
british lines and many of them de-
mand arms n permission to take the
field. If their requests are granted if
will be easy to get 1000 burgherS en-
lrolled on the British side.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
WIRELESS
Experiments of the Government Along
Our Coast.

Washington, April 1L.-Secretary
Wilson, Of the agricultural department.
is pushing the wireless biography ex-
|periments along the Virginia and
North Carolina coasts. The work lis
being done by Secretary Wilson's direc-
ton under the immediate supervision
of Professor Willis L. Moore. chief OF
the weather bureau. Professor Moore
made this statement to the Associated
Press today regarding the results OF
the experiments SO far conducted:
h most efficient method of long
distance transmission has been found
to be from wire cylinders. The new
coast stations are being equipped with
1T is expected to cover a
magnetic field of not less tina 500
miles. The station now in operations
are at Hatteras and at Roanoke island.
in Pamlico sound, North Carolina.
Workmen are beginning the construc-
ton of a station at Cape Henry, which
will be the third station. When this is
finished the two remote stations viii
be 127 miles apart. The three
points now are connected by a gov
|ernment telegraph line. but this line
will be abandoned on the completion
|of the Cape Henry station. This in
Icidentally will save the expense Of
maintenance of a half dozen repair
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
SOUTHERN IRON AND STEEL MILL:
Form a Consolidation with Capital OF
One Hundred Million Dollars

Birmingham, Ala. March 11.-Ru-
mors of the consolidation OF the larg-
lest industrial combinations in the
south, with a combined capital of $780,
900. 900, are current in this city. The
companies are the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad Company. the Sloss-
IScheffield Steel and Iron Company and
1.-THE Republic Steel and Iron Company.
which control twenty-six pig iron fur
lnaces, one steel mill and two rolling
mills in Alabama and Tennessee n
make the bulk OF the iron in these two
Estates.
These companies also control many
Iacres Of valuable mineral lands and
lare operating many coal and iron
mines. the outputs of which are con
lsumed in their own furnaces and mills.
The combined capital and bonded
tdebt OF the three companies is 1913. coo,
1000 divided as follows. Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad Company s23. 100000.
ISioss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Compa-
my, $780, 00. 900. Republic Iron and Steel
company $50. 600, 900.
The majority OF the property or the
Republic Steel and Iron Company
lare in Ohio and Illinois, but its hold
iings in his district are considerable.
Its rolling mills make 81 per cent Of
the product Of the entire country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
AFTER THE TOBACCO TRUST
Massachusetts, Legislature Iuvestigat
ing Its Methods of Controlling Trade

Boston, Mass. March 11.-Additional
evidence was introduced before the
committee on mercantile affairs al the
state house today against the methods
Ialleged to have been employed by the
so-caped tobacco trust in preventing
1.-THE sale of the goods of smaller manu-
lfactureres.
! E H. Harrington. OF this city. stated
THAT he sold some tobacco to w. T.
ISanborn. of Holyoke. and after the
lgoods were delivered they were return
led with a note from Mr.. Sanborn stat
ling that the Continental Tobacco Com
lpany had dropped him from the list OF
customers and that he was forced TO
lgive up the goods.
c. f. Austen. of Lowell. also la
written Mr.. Harrington that he could
not handle his goods because of the So
Icalled trust
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

The Court Meets and Takes Adjourn
ment Until Thursday.

Especial to The Messenger-)
Raleigh, N. c.. March u.-At noon
the Jul of impeachment convened.
Mr.. Woodward said he was sure that
the senate felt the importance and
solemnity Of the trial and desired to
give a full hearing. and since the ses-
sion of court now would conflict with
legislative work he moved that the
court adjourn until noon Thursday.
Mr.. Allen said the on the
part of the house desired to conform TO
the Senate'S wishes.
Mr.. Jarvis said. for the defense, they
were here ready for trial. but would
conform entirely to the wishes OF the
senate.
Mr.. Travis thought the wise course
would be TO wait until the legislative
work was over and the could
devote their whole thought to this mat
ter.
Mr.. Justice thought the motion
should be deferred until it was an
nounced whether h issues We're join
ed, after which the senators would
have to be resworn.
Mr.. Allen said the managers now re
garded the matter as at issue and had
nothing else to present.
Mr.. Jarvis said their ~pleadings were
complete, but they had some witnesses
summoned to be here tomorrow.
Messrs. Ward and Foushee thought
the legislature could not adjourn be-
fore Saturday.
Mr.. Ward moved the court adjourn
until Monday next
Mr.. London opposed adiourning until
Monday, saying the senate could meet
day and night and proceed with the
trial now.
Mr.. Wards motion failed of a sec
ond.
Issues being declared Joined, the SEN
ators were sworn in. The only alb
sentees were Burroughs. Foy and Nc
Neill.
Mr.. Justice said if counsel wished he
was willing to proceed.
Mr.. Henderson said unless counsel on
both sides wished otherwise he pre-
ferred for the trial to proceed.
Mr.. Woodward thought court n leg
islative duties should not conflict. If
the house could conclude by Thursday
he thought it better ito wait.
Mr.. Alexander said sessions could be
held from 9 o'clock a. m. until IL at
night.
Mr.. Travis believed it would be safer
to defer until Thursday.
F.. H. Busbee, for defendants, said
any course was satisfactory and agree
able to the defendants.
Mr.. Rountree said, for the prosecution,
that they would prefer to begin Thurs
day.
The motion to adjourn prevailed
ayes, 81; noes, 10. The latter were
Messrs. Aycock, Bray, Broughton,
| Brown, Foushee, James. Leak, Lind
| say, London. McAllister. Mcintyre.
Morrison, PinniX, Sugg and Vann.
The impeachment managers declined
to give the names of their witnesses.
The other side also Is reticent. 1t is
konwn tina quite a number of wit
nesses are sumomned as experts" by
the defense. The names OF two of
these, Ex-Ju6ge Bynum and Colonel
N. C. Jones, are the only ones revealed
| thus far. The eX~-treasurer and the
| ex-auditor will be witnesses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

Toledo, o., March Six masked
men made an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the Citizens bank at P~errysburg,
Ohio, six miles south of here, early
this morning. They exploded dyna-
mite twice to gain entrance to the
bank from an adjoining store and were
almost into the bank when they were
discovered by awakened citizens. Ar
tier firing several shots at their pursu-
Iers. the robbers made good their es-
cape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
Editors Plight.

T. NJ. Higgins. Editor Seneca, (Hls..)
News, was afflicted for years with
IPiles that 10 doctor or remedy heIpai
until he. tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
HE writes two boxes wholly cured him..
It's h sureSt Pile cure on earth and
THE best saive IN the world. Cure
Guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by
lR. r. Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
REVENUE BILL RAlLR0ADED ON SEC
0ND READING IN SENATE.
MACHINERY ACT IN THE HOUSE

Passed on it's Second ReadIng-SeveraI
Republicans Change Their Vote on
the Permanent Registration ENROLL
ment. Act-The Libel Bill Amended
and Passed by Both Houses-To Pro-
mote Libraries in Public Scholastic
Repeal Charter of Southport, Will
mington and Western Railway.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
Hung Jury In the Carrie Nation Case

Wichita, Kas., March 11.-No YER
dict was reached by the jury which
last week heard evidence in the trial
of Mrs. Carrie Nation for smashing a
Joint here several weeks ago. The
jury stood seven to five for conviction
and was discharged today.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30

t'ol. J. Il. Breathitt has Just returned
from trip to the Greene Consolidated
Company's Camp at Cananea, where he
has been visiting his friend and former
partner, Frank l.. Proctor. Mr.. Proctor
is now living at Canauea where he has
the beef contract. Both he and his wife
are very popular there.
Col. Breathitt, in speaking OF the Ca
nanea, said that it is hard to realize
that the vast amount OF work done there
has all been accomplished in two years.
Ia that time a town OF five thousand
people has arisen in what was before an
unirequented canyon. Col. Breathitt
gives all the credit for this undertaking
to W. G.. Greene who he Gays has accom-
plished what few other men could have
done. His energy and enterprise has
brought him successfully through law
suits and many other obstacles, 70 that
nov he is beginning to zee the result OF
his labors.
Col. Rreathitt predicts that within
ten years Cananea viii be city oil 3d.
600 inhabitants. A new townsite has
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
Big Copper Deal
By the Rothschilds'

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 30.-Frank D.
vickery, q prominent mining man OF
ocatian, state OF Oaxaca. Mexico, who
arrived here today. says that the Roshs.
childs have just purchased the famous
La Esqnadra copper mine At oca'ian
The consideration was q ,o00. 600 In gold.
II IL the biggest mining deal that has
taken place in Mexico since the por-
chase Of the Tguaran copper mines 10y
the Rothschilds few years ago. La
Esouadra mine produced sos 600 worth
of ore during i*h'. and The output for
the present year will greatly exceed
that amount.
The Rothschilis by this purchase St
cure control OF all s,he principal great
producing copper mines in Mexico ex'
cent at Cananea near the Arizona bor'
der. They are working 1900 men IN
their mines in Lower California
1000 men at IguaTan, and probably
10 900 more men are employed in their
various other copper properties IN thai
country.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
Victim Of Daring
With Flying Machine.

ROLAND, Ky, Sept. 3o.-"Ihat ma
chine would take me clear to Heaven II
wanted to go" exclaimed fifteen-year-
old Bert Sommerville. speaking oi his
new flying machine.
lie few from the top OF a stable sue
cessfully, then announced his intention
OF sailing from the top OF a hundred foot
cliff.
His father was sent for to stop the
dangerous experiment. The youngste'
heard OF the old man coming.
Goodbye" shouted the boy, "Fm of
for Heaven" and he jumped from the
top of the cliff.
His mangled body was picked mp a
the bottom OF the cliff. He lay dead
wrapped up in the wings OF his air-shir
that had failed.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30

10 be Democratic.
81 believe, however, that united ef.
fort Of both political parties In Arizona,
laying aside petty strife. and all moving
In the same direction--which Ia admis-
sion--the feeling OF opposition on account
OF political belief would be largely oyer
come. To that end, think the governor
should do as the governor OF New Mexi.
co, and call convention Of the people
10 formulate pl ans to meet and over
come all obstacles.
"The governor may be induced to do
this. He very earnestly aided me be-
fore the committee OF the fifty-sixth con.
gress, IN both the senate and house to
secure favorable report on the admis-
sion bill which introduced.
~ believe il would he real shame to
keep the Territory out of the union
when it is a known fact that the grade
OF intelligence 10 as high and indeed
higher than many other states in the
unioM
ARIZONA is better able to take care OF
itself than any other state which has
been admitted to the union"
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
GOred By an Elk
A Keepers Bad Luck.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Women and
children who were watching the animals
in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon saw John Powers, a keeper
attae ked by pet elk and aimost gored
10 death Powers cries which were ad-
ded To by the frightened spectators ,
summoned other keepers TO the rescue.
bnt ii was only with much difficulty
that they got him from the cage. 1t is
said at The Seney Hospital that Powers
may die.
Powers is Is years old For several
years he mas been employed in the me.
nagerie, which is in the rear Of the
flower garden, and which is always the
most sought-ior spo, by children. Sev-
eral elks, bears and other animals
occupy the cages. Powers had charge
Of tho elks and WAS known TO all Of
them.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
Greene'S Great Properties
Col. Breathitt's Visit to Cananea.

been laid out on mesa about mile
and alffrom the present town. There
hotel and public buildings will be
erected. Cananea, as it il today, is To-
Gated at the mouth OF broad canyon
making it unnecessary to build on the
hill side as at Bisbee and Jerome. A
large machine shop and planning mill
are in operation to supply the needs Of
the mine and railroad.
The narrow gauge railroad which runs
up the canyon now reaches nearly all OF
the company's mines. The standard
guage road from Saco is built in Del Rio
twenty miles south. From there a stage
will run 10 Cananea until the road can
be completed. AS yet the road to Del
Rio is not open for passenger traffic, as
under the laws Of Mexico, it must be in
spected by Mexican authorities before it
can carry passengers.
This was Col. Breathitt's first visit to
Sonora, and like all who 60 there, he is
enthusiastic over the country and es-
pecially the Cananea. He believes that
in the near futnre it will be the largest
copper mine in the werld.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELTS
TROUBLES
BEGIN.
The Boys Are Getting
Ready to Make De-
mands--Hannaand
Platt's Treatment :

AsutxGrox, Sept. 30-President
Roosevelt is just beginning to get taste
of the Office. seekers rush but the full
tide is not yet on. Thousands OF Office
holders whose commissions are soon to
expire are more or less uneasy as to the
course the new President Will pursue
with regard TO reappointments. While
President Roosevelt vas sincere in his
declaration that he would 40 his utmost
TO carry out the policy OF his illustrlons
predecessor, it did not follow that bis
purpose was TO appoint or re.appolnt to
nf;ce all thoee wiln have been enjoying
the patronage mp to this time. The
President has not announced any gen
eral policy in this respect, and it is not
likely that he will do 90. Nearly every
appointment which President Mckinley
had agreed upon up TO the date OF his as.
sassinatlon will doubtless be made, but
there are only small percentage Of the
Offices which will have to be filled within
the next eighteen months. The shou-
sands OF men who we're disappointed
the last time are nlaniIestsng marselous
activity, and il goes without saying that
they will do all in their power to con-
vince tho new President that the inter.
es;s OF the nation. ttis welfare O. the
Republican party and the political pros.
pects Cf the executive himself depend
largely upon their selection to fill the
many important places now occupied by
men whose commissions are soon TO ex.
pire,
It ia true that The President is not q
spokesman, bat at the same time he is
too good politician TO be nnmindiui
Of the power of patronage. and he is
not going to permit this power to be
welded by men like Platt and Hanna.
10 his own detriment. When Platt Gays
that the President IN an Organization
man. he does moi mean that the New
York boss is TO dominate the admins.
lration, by n jneful, An organization
man in New York means Piatt man,
bnt the term has no such significance 40
far AZ President Roosevelt is is"concerned.
Senator Hanna, OF course, does not ex-
pect to control patronage as he once did,
and it is not likely that any friction will
spring up between the President and
the national chairman on that score.
The old leaders know we'll enough that
it will not do to try TO bluff the rresid.
ent, and the President will be disposed
to act within safe lines so as TO maintain
harmony among the members OF his
party.
Very naturally it will not be long be.
fore the President will be called upon
reconsider matters pert lining to his re-
nomination. He has been ambitious all
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-30
Mr., zabriSkie Here
From Honolulu,

w. A. Zabriskie, son OF Col. J. A.
Zabriskie returned this morning from
Honolulu, where he has been living for
the past eight months. Mr.. Zabriskie
was chief clerk at the Moana hotel,
which was erected about year ago by
en- eastern syndicate. He spent three
weeks In San Francisco and one in Los
Angeles before coming 10 Tucson. Mr..
Zabriskie was for ten years an employe
of the Southern Pacific company here
and is consequently we'll known In Tue
son.
He says that the Hawaiian Islands
are very prosperous. The government
is erecting great docks at Honolulu and
a great influx OF Americana is stimulat-
Ing industry in the islands. All look
forward to the time when the Pacific
cable will be q reality.
Brevort J. Zabriskic and his wife, ar
rived in San Francisco on the next
steamer after his brother. He has held
various government contracts in the
Hawaiian islands for the past two years
and is now on visit to the United Sta
tes. He will reach Tucson in about a
month.