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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05
GIOriOus News

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Washita, /. T. He writes: -Four bot
ties of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs.
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that Electric Bitters is the best blood
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Fatal ColliSfan OF Trains

Pittsburg, Pa, February 2S.-Two
dead. three badly hurt. others slightly
hurt and a passenger train burned, is
h result of a collision between pas
senger train Nc. 16, southbound, and a
local freight on the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston railroad this evening
at Coal Valley, five miles from Nc
Keesport. The dead are Frank White,
engineer. of Union, horribly mangled;
Milton S. Thompson, mail clerk, of
Brownsville, leg burned off. hurt inter-
nally, died on way to hospital.
Immediately after the collision the
passenger cars tool fire and soon were
totally destroyed. only one car escap-
ing the flames.
The trains in collision were the
Uniontown express, southbound, and
n local freight, coming toward Pitts
burg. The local was standing on a
siding between h north and south
bound stracks delivering freight at
the time. For some reason as yet I'M
explained, the express instead of keep
ing to the main track, shot off into the
siding and t~edescoped the rear car.
All of the victims were on the express
train, which carried between fifty and
sixty passengers. The enginemen of
the freight jumped when they saw the
collision was Inevitable.
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DEATH OF WILLIAM 81. EvARrs
He Passed Away Yesterday Morning.
Aged El9hty-Three Years

New York. February 2S.-wilIiam M.
Evarts died at his home in his city
at 3 O'Clock this morning. aged So years.
HIS death was caused by pneumonia.
For several years he has been too
feeble to leave his home. Up 20 the
TIME or death he was the nominal head
OF the law firm Of Evarts, Choate and
beaman. although for many years he
mad not been In active practice.
MI Evarts began sinking at 4 O'Clock
ms morning and lost consciousness
Two hours later, growing gradually
weaker till $40 O'Clock. when he
preathed his last. His wife and four
sons and four daughters were present
at the end.
Inc funeral will take place Satur.
day u interment will be at Windsor.
Vermont.
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alton for schools from Is cents to 20

alton for schools from Is cents to 20
cents.
Mr.. Willard opposed increasing the
rate on the general property tax, say
ing so per cent of the people of North
Carolina pay taxes on less than $500
est evils of the day is the Ievying Of
special county taxes; in hat way GER
tain counties Systematically escape
paying their proportion of state taxa
ton; it is not right to thus double the
state taxes on those counties that pay
full taxes.
Mr.. Rountree said there was already
gross inequality of valuation of proper
ty in the state, and if a fair assess
ment could be devised, the amendment
was the best and fairest way to raise
the additional revenue needed.
The amendment was defeated-ayes,
%; noes, AZ.
Section 2 was then adopted as pro-
posed by the committee, fixing the poll
tax at s1.29.
Section 3, fixing the ad valorem
taxes at Il cents for state purposes. a
cents for pensions and Is cents for
schools and limiting the power OF
municipalities to impose more than 1
per cent. on property value was adopt
ed.
Section 4, relating to bank taxation,
provides for listing property of banks
and value of shares of stocks, includ-
ing list of resident and non-residen
stockholders and shareholders.
MI. Rountree moved to amend by
exempting undivided profits of banks
from being required to be returned
for taxatiOn-lost.
Section 4 was adopted as reported
by the committee.
SECOND SESSION.
The house resumed business at $3.50
o'clock.
The following bills passed final read
ing: To incorporate Yadkin Valley
Institute; to amend the charter Of the
Charlotte Electric Company; to provide
for public schools at Burlington; to es-
tablish state association of embalmers
to prevent hunting without permission
in Rutherford county: to establish new
court house in Forsyth county; to in
corporate Kinston Saving and Trust
Company and the Kinstoh Citizens
Savings bank; to amend the charter OF
Mount Pleasant; to allow New Han
over county to issue bonds for road
| improvements; to incorpor ate the
Rutherfordton and Hickorynut Gal
| railway amendment offered by Mr.
Craig and adopted yesterday prevent
ing road crossing Vanderbilt's Ian re-
considered and amendment defeated
by a unanimous vote. on motion, OF
Mr.. Zachary; TO improve roads of Ca
tawba: to allow Scotland county to is
| sue bonds to pay its part of Rich
mond county's debt: to amend the
| charter Of Mount Holly; to remove the
| county seat of Jackson county from
| Webster to Silva; to allow Harnett
county to issue bonds to build thu
| bridge cross the Cape Fear; to i'm
prove the roads of Charlotte township
to change the name of Sauls Go
| Roads to Eureka: to incorporate tht
Bank OF Benson; to repeal the charter
| Of fernando.
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London March 1.-The Pekin eorre-
OF The Daily Mai wiring
Wednesday, says:
Great Britain. Japan and Germany
have unitedly advised China, througfi
Ii Hung Chang. I understand. against
granting special concessions to the
subjects Of any nationality. These
representations refer to the RUSSO
Chinese convention regarding Manchu-
ria. which has not yet been ratified by
China"
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Of old (Peter) once walked upon the
water, to which Mr.. Hepburn replied:
My recollection Is that he didn't
make much progress"
Mr.. Moody. OF Massachusetts,. chair
man Of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the pay Of m
ployes Of the house presented b re-
port OF that committee. A resolution
was adopted directing b speaker to
appoint another committee OF five
members-elect u the next house to pre-
pare a general bill providing for the
employees OF the house.
At $40 p. N. the house adjourned.
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The Oldest and Best.

s. S. S. is a combination of roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
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for S. S. S. is not only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood Of impuri-
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blood poison origin. Cancer, Scrofu1a,
Rheumatism Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is a record to be proud
Of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ver. 1t numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical CORES
pondenee is larger than ever in the
history Of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good s. S. S.
has done them. while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have msde
alife-long studyof Bloodand Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a specially Of no one disease.
go We are doing great
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AAA our consulting de.
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Why Exequatur to Dutch Consul
Withdrawn

The Hague. February 2s-The minis
ter of foreign affairs. DIR. w. n de-
Beaufort, said today In the second
or the states general thai the
OF Herr Pott. Dutch con-
sui at Lorenzo MARQUES had hasu
Withdrawn by Portugal because Of The
mega importation OF photographs for
the use Of the Transvaal troops and
Inc alleged wrongful issue OF passports.
derr Pott admitted the first charge.
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IN THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION BILL
FOR SOLDIERS HOME
THE CUMBERLAND DISPENSAR\

Taken-An Amendment to Substitute
Prohibition for Dlspensary Until
Next Election Defeated-Proposed
stftution sent to Committee by House.
House Adopts Four Sections of Rev
enue Bill.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
STOVE PEDDLERS
Are the Only People Affected by New
State License Laws.

Some time ago a list Of people
who have to pay state license was
printed in this paper together with
the amounts of state license that
they had to pay. This list was cop
led from Charleston, and Wheeling
papers. 1t has been called into
question and Nj. E. H. Grant was
asked about it, He states that the
law in reference to state license was
changed in one particular and in
one only.
That change was to inserG the
words stoves or ranges" in the sec
tion of that chapter of the Code re
lating to such licenses. No one out
side of the people who are peddling
stoves or ranges are to be taxed who
have not heretofore been taxed
Hucksters and milkmen are exempt
from tax.
How the papers published al
Charleston could be mistaken is
hard to understand but that they are
mistaken can readily be seen by a
reference to the acts of the legisla
ture,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
AKRON TRAIN ROUTE.
Plan of Trains to Be Run Between ST
Louis and Buffalo.

Cleveland, May 2.-The Akron
route, made up Of the Vandalia, the
Louisville and Nashville, Pennsylva-
MIA, Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
and Erie railroads, will be opened on
May 5. Following is the intended
plan:
There will be two trains each way
day. The first, known as the Pam
American express, will leave st. Louis
daily at S:44 a. m, arriving at Buff
falo at 8:15s a. N. next day. The sec
ond train leaves St Louis at 8.15 D.
M, arriving at Buffalo at 1880 the
next night.
I The return train leaving Buffalo at
p. m, arrives at St Louis at 1856
noon. The second train will leave
Buffalo at ESQ p. m. and arrive at ST.
Louis at $40 p. m.
On the same day the Erie change of
time goes into effect. by which new
train is to be put on between Cleve-
land and. Pittsburg, leaving this city
at 5:45 p. M, making three and one
half hours run
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
GOULD IN CONTROL.
Now a Director In the Wheeling
and Lake Erie.
ROAD PART OF TIE SYSTEM.
Ramsey, Who Was Elected President,
Said There Would BE Working
Alliance With the Wabash--Exten
sion to Be Built Into Pittsburg.

Cleveland. May 3.--As the result
of action taken at the annual meet.
ing of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad company, held here. the
property practically becomes part
of the Gould system.
The following directors were
elected:
One year--Edwn Could New York;
low s. Pierce, New York, Alvin w.
krech. New York. II. T. Mcintosh.
Cleveland.
Two Years-Cyrus J. Lawrence.
New York; w. Il. Connor, New York:
Myron L. Herrick. Cleveland; George
A. Garretson, Cleveland: Robert
Blickensdurfer, Cleveland: George J..
Gould, New York, w. G. Mather.
Cleveland, d. r. Hanna, Cleveland; r..
W. Oglehay. Cleveland: G. M. Spit
ger. Toledo.
Mr.. Ramsey announced that the
Wheeling road would continue to be
operated as . separate property, but
that close working arrangement
would be made between 1t and the
Wabash.
Mr.. Ramsey further said that the
new short line from Jewett. o. on the
Wheeling line, to Pittsburg, would be
built as loon as possible.
The new board of directors, which
has been Increased from 13 to Is mem.
bers will meet in New York within
few daps to organize and to select
officers. II is generally believed that
Mr.. Ramsey will be elected to the
presidency Of the company at this
meeting. II is understood that a syn
dictate composed of George Gould. of
New YORK William Ramsey. Jr.. of
ST Louis. Myron T. Herrick, and
General A. B. Fitzgerald of this city.
now owns a majority Of the stock of
the Wheeling and Lake Erie com.
pany They will also own the new ex.
tension to Pittsburg.
Another line it was said. will be
constructed from Cleveland to Wei.
lington, O.. distance of az miles.
where connection will be made with
the main line of the Wheeling and
Lake Eric road This will result in
giving the company direct and COM
paratively short line from Cleveland
as well as Pittsburg, to Toledo St.
Louis. Kansas City and other i'm
portant points.
Out of a total of 356,918 shares of
the Wheeling company. 298,5S7 were
voted at Wednesdays meeting and
were cast unanimously for the new
board OF directors as named.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
OHIO LOYAL LEGION.
Hosea Chosen Commander at Annual
Meeting.

Cincinnati, May 2.-The com
mandery Of the state of Ohio military
order of the Loyal Legion held its an
nual meeting and a banquet. The
election q officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
Major L. M. Hosea,
Cincinnati.
Senior Vice Major
w. F. Goodspeed, Columbus.
Junior Vice mmander-Captain
John N. Sell, Dayton.
Recorder-Major A. NJ Van Dyke,
Cincinnati
Treasurer-Captain II. p. Cooke,
Cincinnati
acknowledgement William e.
Crane, Cincinnati
Chaplain Captain George A.
Thayer.
Council--Major W. r. McComas,
Captain e. r. Monfort, Major George
B. Fox, Lieutenant Major Mosler, all
of Cincinnati. and Captain J. K Ham
ilton, of Toledo.
About goo companions attended the
dinner.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02

some time About the Middle OF the
Month They will Organize ana
Transact Some of the Routine
Business No Choice of President
is Expected at the Meeting.
A private letter from Gov. A. B.
White is TO the effect that a meeting
OF the new Board of Regents Of the
University is Co be held some time
this month. It will probably come
about the fifteenth but as vet the
exact date has not been fixed.
Mr.. w. j. w. Gowden has been
authorized by the Governor to call
the meeting He has not yet done
SO but the call is expected to be is.
sued in a few days. This will be
the first meeting of the new board
since their appointment.
They will get together and organ
ize They will then go into the de-
tails of University management and
thoroughly tamiliarize themselves
with the situation. 1t is hardly
thought that they will do anything
further at this time than attend to
the routine matters that will come
up.
Another meeting is expected to
take place in June during Com
increment. They may then be in a
position to fill the Presidency OF the
institution OF which they are now
the managers. Nothing in this di.
rection is expected at the first meet
ing.
The board will find everything in
smooth running order when they
come. They will be welcomed in
Morgantown as the beginners Of a
new line of policy which is to be
more in keeping with the wishes OF
the people OF the state than that
pursued by the old board which was
finally repudiated by the legisla
ture.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02

ton Of the Work-Fight Between the
Packet Lines is Compromised and
there will be no More Cutting.
Information of a very interesting
nature has reached here from Pitts
burg. One of the parts OF the special
I is agreeable to the public in that the
fact that the locks aud dams are to
be finished in a hurry is stated The
other one however is hardly as agree
able as it is said that there will be no
more rate cutting. The day Of cheap
sp0rtation BY water is over. The
boats have been running at ruinons
prices and they had TO get together
for their own good. They will be able
| To do the service as it should be done
and they will get fair price for it.
No one need kick over this. The re-
ports referred to are contained in the
| following special FROM Pittsburg;
Maj Charles f. Powell this morn
| ing received formal notice from Wash
ington that the bids for the building
| of the locks and dams on the upper
Monongahela river had been accepted
and the contractors will be notified,
their bonds having been approved by
the secretary OF war. Baker & Jad-
son, Of Gloversyille, n. Y, will build
locks aud dams 10, II; T. l.. Gillespie
& Co., of Pittsburg, locks and dams
II and 13 and w. e. Howley, Of
Pittsburg, locks and dams Ia and Is.
The work probably will be commenced
in few weeks and the Improvements
should be completed within two years.
No work has ever been done on some
of the locks and dams and. as there
will be three different contracting
firms doing to the work, it is ex-
pected that there will be rivalry
among them, to see which can finish
first.
The rate war that has been INDUCED
in for months by the Pittsburg,
Brownsville and Geneva Packet Co.,
and the Mason line of steamers, bid
ding for Monongahela river freight
and passenger business, has come to
an end. Beginning with tomorrow,
a new freight and passenger tariff will
go into effect, and each company has
sly uEQ du dStCcHlGnU VI Lld IulA OllC
rates and has given bond for the faith
full performance of the obligation.
The former company is the Oldest
esta blished line OF river steamers run
ming out Of Pittsburg, and the Mason
line more than one year ago entered
! the trade. This caused opposition
and freight rate slashing has been in
dulged In for long time. The fact
| that the war is at an end is greatly
relished by the steamboatmen operat-
ing the boats. The old rates have
been restored aud there will be no cut
ting in the future.
| Freight will be carried to Browns
vile at the rate of 6 cents hundred
pounds on iron and other products,
| but on merchandise it will be cents
a hundred. On the same products for
points above Brownsville to Green's
boro and Geneva, the rate will be 10
to Is cents hundred pounds, and TO
! Morgantown from Pittsburg it will be
/ from u TO 16 cents hundred. This
/ is the season of the year that the
packets make the most money, and it
is surprising the amount of freight
that the Loats carry. 1t is not an
uncommon sight TO see wagons lined
up from the wharfboats to the top of
/ the Monongahela wharf, waiting for
roustabouts to unload them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
Normal Board Meeting.

Prof. Waitman Barbe and Ell .
mer f. Jacobs have gone to Shep-
herdstown where they will attend a
meeting of the board of regents of
the Normal Schools A set Of plans
for the new building will be made
The plans submitted by Mr.. Jacobs
were one OF three sets selected from
which to make the final choice.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
Fox Social a Success.

A very large crowd attended the
box social given at Municipal Hall on
Wednesday evening by the Junior Or
der lodge. The. boxes sold brought
good prices. Miss Willard of Seneca
was chosen May Queen after sharp
contest between her friends and those
OF Miss Utt.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
South Park.

Embraces the lands owned by the
Morgantown Bridge and Improve.
ment Co.
Great Inducements will be given to
those who invest now.
If you buy of these people you will
have no trouble on the sewer question
Inquire Of j. w. WILEs.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
Very Desirable Property for sale.

I. w. Anderson has for sale the
most desirable and best located lots
in the city, being the lots belonging
to Mrs John j. Brown, situated at
the end Of the bridge leading from
Morgantown to South Park. Special
prices and terms will be given to
parties who will build residences on
them this Spring. He also has for
sale several desirable residences in
the city, and still has few houses
not rented; and also has the Mack
ey Mill for rent on very reasonable
terms.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
FIRST MEETING
City Council Holds Its First
Session.

a Officers Appointed for the New City
81 Colneilmen Appointed for Two Re-
firing Wards Recorders of Outlying
u Towns Ordered to Turn Over Records
n and Other Papers.
Y. The first meeting of the new city
council was held in Municipal Hall
on Wednesday night All of the
members were present. Mayor Steele
presided over the deliberations.
Among the first things done was to
appoint councilmen for the first and
second wards. Layton Coombs and
Jas. Phillips were selected from the
first and J. j. Sturgeon from the
second. They appeared and quail
fed as members of the council.
Officers for the new town were
then appointed. James n. Davis
was made street commissioner, r. b.
Price, chief of police, Frank Cox
city attorney and T. Bennett tax col
lector and j. w. Wiles treasurer.
The selection of an assessor was laid
'.ver until the next meeting. George
E. Vangilder was the only applicant
and there was some question as to
whether he could serve the county
s'and the city both at the same time.
John Samsel was appointed city en-
gileer temporarily to look after the
improvements that are being made
in the city limits.
A committee on salaries consist
ing Of w. L. Ccombs, Rufus West
and H. A. Christie was appointed.
They will report at the next meeting
as to the salaries to be paid the new
officers.
An order was passed DIRECTING the
recorders of the several towns to
turn over their records and other pa
pers to the recorder Of the city w.
E. Arnett.
The bond of the treasurer was
fixed at $4,000 that of the tax col
lector at $4,000 and of the chief of
/. police al $4,000. These will be Civ.
en- by the next meeting night.
The city attorney and the record
er were directed to notify all per
sons having contracts within the
city limits who were liable to the
Towns in any way to deal directly
with the proper city authorities.
This relates more particularly to
the paving contracts in South Nor
gaptown and Seneca. The men who
have these contracts will have to
deal with the city officials instead
of the officers of the towns which
gave them the contracts.
A committee of five to look after
the contracts in the LIST and 4th
wards was appointed. This commit
tee consists of M. Hayes, J.W Wiles,
Rufus West, James Phillips and j.
j. Sturgeon.
A representative of the Hammond
Brick Company was present and
made representations of the loss in
Cured by his company by che
change of front Of the Seneca coun-
ell in regard to paving brick but the
new council being unadvised about
the matter laid it over for one week.
This will be taken up at the next
meeting.
The council will meet regularly
on Monday night and the next
meeting will be held on evening.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
White Mountain Ice Cream Parlors.

Soda water, fruits and confec-
tions. Ice cream soda 5 and 10
cents according to size. Strawberry,
chocolate and vanilla ice cream and
lemon ice constantly on hand.
ANY of the above fiavors in ice
cream soda
We have the famous Backus cell
ing fans to keep you cool. No ex-
ira charge for the breeze.
Wholesale ice cream specially,
SO cents per gallon up.
Give US call.
l25 Walnut street, opposite
Franklin Hotel.