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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-23

81 created Foxy Grandpa" says
Schultz, with a quiet smile, because
1 needed the money, and 1 kept him
alive because the desire for the sam.
commodity has never since left me. Ii
has never been quite clear to me why
this old gentleman is so popular VITA
the masses unless it is for the eason
that he never seems to have any WORK
or hand. He is a standing protest
against the strenuous life, and a monu-
ment to inactivity. If 1 had a grand
father with his honey 1 would treat
him a good deal better than those two
~grandsons do. If I ever do have any
grandsons 1 promise the neighbors that
they will be better behaved than the
descendants of Foxy Grandpa When
l first began to draw this series / was
afraid that the antics Of boyhood would
give out early in the game, but I have
since found that the quiet, gentle, un-
obstrusive which marked my
childhood have been reconstructed for
domestic use and that I would not be
popular today. / am always ready to
receive suggestions, and find that child
less people are most ready to offer
them. The old maid of 60 knows more
about children than a mother who has
raised ten boys and the bachelor who
lives in the clubs %nvents deviltries for
Foxy Grandpa's' boys with a most
amazing fertility. The trouble with
most of these suggestions is that they
bear upon the progeny Of some relative
with whom they are not On speaking
terms. To be perfectly frank, these
characters ave not been thought out
and made popular at once, and their
development was rather the result Of
those combinations which requires a
man to pay his bills. Necessity is, in
deed, the mother of invention.
MANY artists like to work in quiet.
but / would rather work out my ideas
in a Devery convention han to sit on
the steps of a observation-disclosures.
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REPORT ON EIGHT HOUR BILL
Senate Committee VIII Report Fa-
vorably on the House Measure.

Washington. December 1s.-The Gen.
ate committee oil education and labor
today agreed upon a favorable report
Of the house eight hour bill. The
agreement was reached after many
hearings and three days Of executive
sessions. Many amendments have been
made.
The principal changes In the bill re-
late to transportation of contract work
n the purchase In the open market
Of goods wanted by the government
The bill makes Ii specific hat all
purchases. whether articles or mate-.a's
shall be exempt. The language relating
to the transportation of goods is made
more plain and definite than in the
house bill. Another amendment pro-
vides that the act shall not prohibit a
workman from engaging on other work
for an additional two hours after work.
ing on government work for eight
hours. The bill probably will be report
ed to the senate on Saturday.
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4 Large q wit0esees Were
Called and They Testik<A 20 Boy
Gotta, Bruta1s and Attempt
ed Burning Of q House Of . Noa-
Union Man-Chairm1n Gray Cav
His Opinion of the Use Of the Boy
cott-The Lawyers for the Non
Union Men VIII Call More Wit
nesses to Prove Existenee OF q
Reign of Terror.

Scranton. Pa. December Is.-The coal
trike commission listened today to
urther testimony tending to show that
| reign of terror existed in the anthra-
lite coal fields during the FIVE and q
lalf months Of the mine workers strike.
about a score Of witnesses were called
Turing the two sessions by the attor-
.eys for the ~non-union men. They told
f serious boycotts, brutal attacks by
rowds of men, ONE and boys, n an
tempt to burn the house OF a non-
Inlon man.
The lawyers for the miners objected
frequently to the admission of testi-
nony OIL hearsay and sometimes object
d because of rrelevancy of certain
,ther statements. Chairman Gray said
he commission was not bound by any
.trict rules of evidence, but asked III
Ell to confine themselves. in examining
witnesses as nearly as possible to di-
.ect evidence. he said il was too diff
ult in trying to prove that boycotts ex-
sted to get information on the subject.
The commission he said, wanted to
know whether ! reign of terror existed
n the anthracite region and it could
not get that Information If the strict
rules Of evidence were applied. The
who vii; go to the store keep
ers." he said ana tell them not to sell
necessaries Of life to a poor woman,
usually seeks the obscurity that the
law of evidence throws around him.
If a girl Is discharged from her position
in a store because rode in a street
car in inclemeni weather while a street
a strike was on the coward who de-
charged her is oward enough to refuse
to testify"
He recognized he said, why some
merchants will not come forward and
tell who forced him to refuse to sell
necessaries Of life to certain b~oycotted
persons, but il he Chairman Cray
were a store-keeper. he thought he
would risk his all in order to assist in
breaking up the cowardly business.
The witnesses mat were called testif-
ed that their wives were insulted on the
streets the children were beaten by
other children and could not be safely
sent to school, that local unions re-
quested store-kenpers to refrain selling
working in h mines; that their houses
were stoned, that they were stoned,
o at and hung in effigy and that life
was made gene1 lily miserable for them
and their families. Most of the wit
nesses connected strikers with the Of
lenses alleged.
The lawyers for the non-union men
said tonight they would continue call
ing witnesses to prove that a reign of
terror existed during the strike. The
commission will adjourn about noon on
Saturday and will in Phila-
delphia on January 9Th.
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Testimony to Show That a Reign OF
Terror Existed in the Coal Fields
THE BOYCOTT SEVERELY CRITICISED
ACCIDENT OR sUIclDE7
This Question Decides whether veu
Large I~nsura.ee shall be Paid.

Louisville. KY December lS-It de-
veioped today that r c. whayne. Q
Louisville business man who was found
dead last night In the vicinity OF Jacob
Park. with a gunshot wound In the
breast. carried insurance on his life al
$4,000 and had appli eatioas pending
FOR $500 Q more. The policies were dis
tributed as follows:
Equitable Life Assurance Society a
New ork $500. GO: Providence Savings
Life Assurance Society OF New York
$l20, 600: Union Central Life SIC. eco:
New York Life S5.0eo: Northwestern
Mutual Life $1,000.
Mr.. Whayne had applied for q policy
OF SIS 5000 with the Manhattan Conn.,
pany and the policy was TO be Issued
December 22nd. An>tner application
had been made TO the Mutual OF Yer
mont for an equal amour and this
policy was TO De dated December 9Th.
II was upon this fact that Mr..
Whayne carried such a large life In
surance. and was said TO be suffering
from rheumatism that a theory OF sui
eide is based.
Coroner Kelly went to the scene Of
the death this morning. He said the
circumstances were such that the cas-
would require exhaustive investigation.
The inquest will be held Saturday.
Near Mr.. Whayne's body. but on the
shot gun with one barrel empty ana
the other loaded and cooked. His
friends and family declare that death
was due to accident and that the gun
was discharged while ne was climbing
through the fence.
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London simultaneously or take tic form
Of a communication from the two COM
manders of the sQuadrons to the Vene-
Zuelan authorities. The publication
will. apparently. he delayed a day or
two.
The officials OF the foreign office say
that the reply to Venezuela's arbitration
proposal has not yet been sent. The
foreign office is still exchanging vie va
on the subject with London. Although
the foreign office does not give the least
hin of the character Of German y's reply
1t seems certain that arbitration will
not be accepted. though the refusal ma
be accompanied by fresh suggestions.
No Answer Yet Made
London, December 18.-No answer
has yet been sent or decided upon re-
garding V~enezuela's arbitration pror'-
sition. The cabinet met this afternoon
to discuss the matter. but possibly
nothing final will be arrived at todav.
The question of a guarantee for the ful-
fllment Of the decisions arrived at, re-
mains the great difficulty in the govern
ment's view in the way of the acceD-
lance OF arbitration.
Venezuelan Warships Seized.
Berlin, December 1S.-Commodore
Scheder cabled today from Willemstad.
Curacao. that the reports of German
losses at the bombardment Of Porto
Cabello were untrue. The Germans
suffered no loss whatever.
Another telegram from Curacao says
all the Venezuelan warships AVE been
seized, with the exception of the Miriam
da. which fed up the Orinoco river.
The Venezuelan beacon lights, it il
announced, are no longer reliable.
French Cruiser Expected Mt La
Guaira.
Caracas, Venezuela, December 49,
The French cruiser D'Assas is expected
at LaGuaira. HeY commander has re-
ceived orders not to do anything which
might wound the susceptibilities of the
V~eneZuelans.
Blockade Will BecOm Effective
Saturday.
Caracas, December 1S.-It has beer
learned from an official source that the
allies today will notify the Venezuelan
authorities at La Guaira of the block
ade to become effective Saturday, De-
cember 10Th at 5 p. m. of the ports of
La Guaira, Puerto Cabello,, Cora, Mana
caibo, Carupano and Barcelona.
Belgium Has Claims \gainst vene-
London, December 19.-The Brussels
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says in a dispatch that Germany is sup
porting the claims of Belgium against
Venezuela which amount to 81, ESQ, 900.
French Note of Claims.
Washington, December 1S.-It was
learned tonight hat France had ad-
dressed a note to her charge d'affaires
at Caracas for submission to the Vene-
Euelan government stating the position
she will maintain with reference 60
claims of her citizens against Vene-
zueia. Franc makes a distinction be-
tween claims arising before Castro's as
sumption OF power and those arising
since. In the note sent to Caracas,
Franc take the position that claims
arising since 1899 when Castro became
president should nav as favorable
treatment as Is given to claims of Ger
many, Great Britain and other coun-
tries. AS to claims prior to 1899 France
says that they shall be met according
to the most favored nation treaty
clause and out of the customs receipts.
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SNAKES.
Peculiar Habits Of These Threadlike
Little Serpents.

Peculiar Habits of These T~hreadlike
Little Serpents.
The "horSehair snakes" are small,
flesh colored mites which live princi.
IpaIly in stagnant water. After going
come to the surface of the water in the
shape of very slender. purplish looking
threads. When they reach this last
stage, they leave the water and work
their way up the stalks and leaves Of
aquatic plants. When opportunity at
fords, they attach themselves to the
feet, legs, wings and other parts of
larger insects, often, as n authority
states, creeping under the wing case
of beetles. In the case of the cricket,
katydid, grasshopper and other insects
Of that ilk, whose legs are hollow. the
tiny horsehair takes the advantage and
creeps up the hollows into the very
vitals.
This accounts for the fat and clumsy
condition of some individuals of the
above named species, single specimens
of the cricket having been caught with
over two dozen Of these threadlike
snakes" attached to and inside Of
their bodies. After heavy rains. which
frequently drown crickets and katydids
which are weighted down by these
parasites, the "horsehair snake"
energies from the carcass Of the insect
a full fedged miniature serpent. In this
mature state he is the delight of the
curiosity seeker and a mine Of study to
those who delight to delve in natures
bypaths. Those which have been for
tunate enough not to have been carried
very far from water by the insects
which they encountered during life
make their way back to the ponds to
lay their eggs. They then wrap them
selves around the eggs, which soon
hatch into the little flesh colored mites
mentioned in the opening. About this
time the parent SNAKE" dies to make
room for its progeny.
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tLattle Swiss Town One Of the Quaint.
est In Europe.
When next you 60 to the Lake OF
Geneva, BY all means pay q visit to
the little known village Of st. Legier.
near by, on the road between yevey
and Blonay. one Of the quaintest vii
lagos in Europe and one Of the proud
est on account Of Its extraordinary
iadornments. ST. Legier and the adjoin-
ing village Of La Chiesaz are nothing
more or less than illustrated villages
They are a profusely illustrated as
the modern magazine. for nearly all
the houses bear on their outside walls
some striking picture or comical carl
feature from the brush Of q great man
In the village. NJ. Alfred Begun. a
painter OF local renown and not un-
known In Paris. says Parsons Maya
zine.
A house in st. Legier has no use for
a signboard TO tell the world that IL Ia
Ian inn. a cycle shop. a forge or a dairy.
" Beguin's picture does that. On q
stable wall be draws a picture Of q
tob'AAeS soAAR doi huONhAuS Oo"h
men as he leaps for freedom; Oil the
white wall of the little village forge
are pictures Of men making horseshoes
for dear life and shoeing a frisky
hsteed; on the wall of the dairy q dairy
maid balances a pail Of milk on her
llead. while scenes of local life. as pic
lures of the annual summer exodus to
the mountain pastures with the cows
and goats. and caricatures Of the local
bigwigs make a bright picture gal
lery of the village. NJ. Begun lives in
one Of the most imposing houses in st.
Legier, whence he obtains a full view
of the crooked little village street and
of the Dent du Jaman towering up in
the distance. For many years past he
has amused himself by painting the
houses. and in the first place he &C
CURED most of his skill and boldness
in painting in this way.-Detroit Free
Press.
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FUNERAL OF GEN. mooRmAM
Remains Temporarily Laid to Rest
I'm Mefafrfe Cemetery.

New Orleans. December 1S-The re-
mains Of General George Norman.
the late adjutant general Of the United
Confederate Veterans. were temporarily
laid to rest today in the tomb OF the
army of Tennessee in Metairie ceme-
terry. Memorial Hall was crowded with
veterans when the funeral ceremony
began. DR.. A. Gordon Blackwell spoke
the deceased.
General J.. b. Gordon, who L. i'll at
Lemon City, Fla, teaegraphed as fol-
lows TO MRS. Norman To-Day
From my sick Dol l send this to
tell you how shocked and overwhelmed
I am at the death of your noble hus-
band. His loss TO me and to our con
federate organization il irreparabie.
Mrs. Gordon unites in heartfelt SYM
pathy."
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MR.. vANDERBILT's CONDITION
Bulletin Announces Of His
Case which In Very Grave.

New York, December 1s.-The follow
ing bulletin was issued at h house
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt this afternoon
by Doctors Flint and Janeway:
Since the issue OF the last bulsetin
CAST night Mr.. Vanderbilt's condition
remains about the same. with a ten
deney Of his temperature TO decline.
and t~hirty-six hours ago he developed
a small area of Inflammation owe the
spleen. This subsidized and IL showed
no tendency to spread till today when
1t developed a generaiized peritonitis.
His condition is Of course grave"
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blessing. Born of sorrows.

The worlds greatest blessings have
come out Of it's greater sorrows Said
Goethe, II never had an affiiction
(which did not turn into a poem" No
doubt the best music and poetry in all
literature had a like origin. il we could
lonly know it's whole story. 1t is uni
lversally true that poets learn in suf-
fering what they teach in song" Moth
ing really worth while in life's lessons
comes easily and without pain and
cost
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Police After Robbers.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, December 1S.-Chief If
Police and Officer Benton were this
morning striving to catch a clue to the
perpetrators of two robberies last night.
The larder Of the Perry hotel at Liberty
Point was entered. and the thief or
thieves can make Christmas dinner of
a very fine turkey gobbler that was car
ried off. The packing house Of the
Armfeld Wholesale Grocery Company
on Upper street suffered from a loss of
a quantity of meats and other valuable
stuff.
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On Trial for Conspiracy.

Freehold, N. j., December 16.-The
trial of Miss Laura Blggar, DR.. Charles
Hendricks and former Justice of the
Peace Samuel Stanton, on a charge of
conspiracy to secure the estate of the
late Henry L. Bennett, of Farming
dale, began today. A jury was secured
without any difficulty. Miss Biggar
asked to plead as Laura Bennett, but
her request was refused.
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FREIGHT DETERMINATIONS.
An Organized Effort to be Made to
Overcome This
Especial to The Messenger.l


Greensboro. ". c., December 1S.-In
response to a strong presentation Of
facts regarding the necessity for CON-
cert of action of chambers of commerce
n business organizations by President
John w. HaneS Of the Winston chamber
of commerce, the various business or
ganiZa tions of Greensboro will oOn
hold a meeting to consider the ques-
ton Of freight discrimination against
North Carolina cities.
The business interests and men Of
Greensboro Will respond with a hearty
good will to the capital suggestion Of
Mr.. Hanes, who is recognized as one Of
the most clear headed. long headed and
practical business men of the state. A
manufacturer here said today. that of
all towns in North Carolina. Green's
boro, in spite Of - central location had
more cause for complaint from railroad
freight charges and determinations
than almost anV other.
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NOTABLE WEDDING IN WASHINGTON
Representative Blackburn Of This
state Married to Miss Louise
Palmer.

Washington, December 1S.-Repre-
sentative Edmond Spencer Blackburn.
Vaun Parker. daughter Of Colonel
Myron NJ. Parker. Of this city, were
married at the brides home In this
city today. A notable company was
present. including Speaker Henderson.
A reception followed the ceremony and
the couple left later on their honey
moon trip. the destination being kept
secret
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Knoxville and Ohio Railway.

Knoxville. Tenn. December 1S-Henry
Fonde. general agent of the Southern
Railway at Knoxville has been elected
railway by the board Of directors. A.
r. Andrews was elected first vice presi-
dent and ". w. Finley c vice
president. G. II. Ackert was made gen.
eral and the jurisdiction OF
other general Southern officers extended
to this leased line. which 81 = valuable
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GENERAL NORMAN DIES SUDDENLY
Distinguished Ex-COnfederate Ex-
pires at His Desk While ut work.

New Orleans, December 16.-General
George Norman, adjutant general of
the United Confederate Veterans died
suddenly tonight aged 81 years. He
was on the staff of General N. B. Forest
and other confederate leaders during
the war, earning nan special men
tons, and was commander of Moor
mans cavalry battalion. He has been
adjustant general of the U. c. v. since
it's organization. He expired while at
his desk in his New Orleans office.
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Supreme Court Opinions.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Raleigh. n. c.. December 1S--Supreme
court flied the following opinions:
Green VS.. Green. from Jackson. error:
Watkins VS.. Mfg. Co. from Jackson.
affirmed; Love vs.. Atkinson. from
Jackson. no error: RaveneI va. Ingram.
from Macon. affirmed: Harris VI.
Quarry Co.. from Henderson. nex trial.
Farthing vs.. Rochelle. from Durham.
affirmed; Elmore VS.. s. 4. L. Railway.
from Wayne. petition 10 rehear allowed
and new trial awarded
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schools to suspend for Chrastmas.

The public schools in he city will
suspend next Tuesday for the holidays
and viii remain closed till Monday
morning, January 5th. This will give
the children a Christmas and New
Year holiday, and there Il no one who
doubts that they are In great klee over
1t. It Is probable that wheu the schools
clone at noon Tuesday there will De
some appropriafe GxercjDeM
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Floods Feared i'm West Virginia

Huntington, w. Va, December 16.-
Floods are feared in Southern West
Ohio are bankful and heavy rains con-
tinue. A million dollars worth of tim
Der is afioat on the Guyandotte and
Big Sandy rivers.
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CRITICAL SITUATION OVER
Minister Bowen Clothed With Full Pow
erS to Effect a Settlement
FRANCE ALSO ENTERS THE FIELD

The Consent of Governments VIII
Rest On the Sumciency Of Any
IA That Can be Made, for
the Faithful Discharge of Any OBJ
France Demands That Her Claims
be Recognized Germany Thinks
That an Apology In Due Her for
. Breach of Diplomatic Relations.
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Washington Timber.

Pennsylvania avenue at one time
had trees down the center. I believe"
was the remark ! made to a George
town man I met in a trolley ar.
EYES," was the gentleman's reply,
sand now you al find presidential
timber on nearly every street In Wash
lingten-"-Yonkers Statesman.
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FntaIitie. Caused by Earthquake.

Tashkend. Asiatic Russia, December
1S.-Three officials, two soldiers and 15s
natives, mostly children. were killed By
the earthquake which destroyed the
town of Andijan. Russian Central Asia.
Tuesday. In addition three hundred ma
tives and seventeen soldiers were intur-
ed and nine thousand houses Of natives
and 100 Russian residences were de-
stroysd.
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Cereals with eggs or vegetable on
furnish all the food elements necessary
Ito sustain a man In health, no matter
how iaborious his occupation
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Measures Before Virginia Legfsla-
ture-

Richmond. Va. December g. The
legislature today agreed TO adjourn on
December 2srd and n On Jan
uary 5th. A bin was passed under ms
pension of the rules In both houses.
aproprIating s.. coo to defend the recent
suits against the new constitution. and
the jamestown exposition appropria-
ton bill asking 500 GO for the great
show I'm 1907. was offered IN the house.
and referred.
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Don't brood over the past nor dream
OF the future. but seize the instant and
ct your lesson from the hour.