davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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should be opened so far under earth
to release the precious metals that
have for years found a safe hiding
place where the greed of man could
not touch them.
The question of the continuity of the
ore bodies of Clear Creek and Gilpin
counties at great depth has practically
been settled. On the line of the Lu-
cania is the old California shaft which
is the deepest in the state and one of
the deepest in the world. 1t is 2,300
feet in depth and the ore body was
wider and richer at this point than IT
was at any other from the surface.
In this connection it will not be out
of place to state some of the results
and reforms to be accomplished in
mining by the Lucania. The Califor-
mia shaft has proven that the vein,
where encountered by the tunnel, will
be richer than it was near the sur
face or at any other point below the
surface. Down in this shaft on the
nuuNlItNS VI iAIouodAho VI
dollars worth of ore is known to lie
in its natural formation. Why is it
not taken out? Because the distance
to hoist the ore strips from it a great
portion of the profit. Then there is
almost the same tonnage of water to
hoist that there would be of ore, and
this is another factor that diminishes
the profit on ore. These two factors
practically prevent the successful
working of the property. Let us note
the change when the California vein
is cut by the Lucania. The water will
course out of the tunnel to Fall river
at the portal without any cost what
ever. The ore can be stopped down di-
rectly into tram cars and these cars
will be run down the tunnel and un-
loaded automatically into a mill or
into wagons at the mouth of the tun-
mel. Gravity will assist in everything.
1t will save from SO to $12 per ton on
every ton of ore taken out of the big
vein. Where this little illustration
applies to the California it will apply
to every vein along the line of the
tunnel.
Siftings has always contended that
for distance driven, depth attained
and number of rich ore bodies encoun-
tered the Lucania was easily the
greatest tunnel proposition in the dis
trict. The great Newhouse drove its
bore through several thousand feet of
barren zone. The Central, to some ex-
tent, was compelled to drive through
the same zone, though not as far. The
Lucania opens its doors right in the
mineralized belt. 1t has driven but
few hundred feet and has already
encountered seven or eight well-de-
fined veins. 1t will extend little more
than half the distance of either the
Newhouse OF Central and will practic-
ally cut the same belt and obtain the
same results. 1t will gain the same
depth these others would, and the cost
of driving will be proportionately less.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Car Men Union Accept Basis
Set Forth in Governors
Ultimatum.

e Orleans. Oct. is-The street car
strike. inaugurated by the dissatisfied
employees, vas settled here tonight, the
Car Mems Union unanimously accept
ing the governors ultimatum on a Sc
cret ballot. The basis OF settlement IL
that the men VIII 40 back to work in
the morning ~ - n and 10 hours.
with a minimum OF seven and a half
hours 4 day. no discrimination To- be
made against any OF the men under
charges and 50 nan To b. taken back
as are needed for the operation Of the
company's line. There is widespread re-
ioicing in the cky over the settlement
Of the strike. which began Sunday
morning two weeks ago and has been
the most effective tie-up ever attempt
ed in this city. Nuf n single passenger
has been carried on a car since 10 be
a n not a passenger a has got
ten more than five blocks from a barn.
The Credit for settlement Is largely
due to W. :. Parkerson. who took up
the cause Of the strikers yesterday
morning and labored indefatigably all
night n all day. convincing them
that they could hope for nothing better
and hat they could not prevail agains
the militia massed here.
United States Senator Foster. Gov
ernor Heard and Mayor Capdeville
were all instrumental in some degree
in bringing about the final result.
Traffic Partially Resumed.
New Orleans. October l3.-Street car
traffic was partially reSumed today. on
the lines OF the New Orleans Rlal-
ways Company. which have been az
fected by the recent strike. the last
differences between the officials aid
the car mems union having been set
tied this morning. The names OF the
strikers charged with obstructing the
United States mail cars during h
| strike have been submitted 70 the
| United States grand jury. The men
were ordered to give $l.00o bond each.
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be protected, but no interest shall be
invested with any exclusive privilege
and nom will ever be given special
exemptions from the burdens OF GOV
eminent (Appiause.) Mr.. Simmons as
serted that the people at large are
eminently satisfied with the democratic
party's management, but only e little
corterie styling thmSelveS as indepen-
dents and n~on-partisans! (Applsuse.)
Mr.. Simmons stated that the replbli-
cans charge the democratic party with
and make a great fuss
oyer the charge that the democrats
have spent 100000 more than the
fusion legislature. We said lytatatta
fusion legislature. We have. as a mat
ter of fact. said Mr.. Simmons, spent
that much money, but 100000 of it was
to pay debts contracted by the TepUb-
Iicans ard pupuliSC and which they
failed to pay. CApplause.) The bal
ance, he said, was spent for schools.
aslyums and pensions for Confederate
soldiers. Applause.) He defended the
appropriation for schools on the ground
that the constitutional amendment
provides that all who canno read and
write in 1903. cannot be given the privi-
lege of voting. (~applause), hence the
democratic party will take care of the
boys and would fall short of its duty
if it did not take this advanced step
for education. CApplause.) He charged
that when the democratic party came
in power three years e $50 insane
people were confined in the common
Jail in association with criminals. To
relieve this CONGESTION the democrats
made an appropriation for the en-
largement of the insane asylums. 1t
was Christian and humane to do SO,
n again the appropriation for Con-
federate veterans was doubled. The
people love and respect the memory
of these old veterans, especially as
they are fast vanishing from our
midst. They are growing older, more
feeble n helpless and if the demo-
cratic party and himself a to go
dow for standing to the men who fol-
lowed Lee and Jackson. then let us go
down. CApplause.)
Senator Simmons said that another
republican charge was that Governor
Ayccok had spent $4,000 for lawyers
fees. When he heard it he did not be-
lIeVe it but he went to see the record,
as the democratic party is always will
ing to stand by the record. This record
was examined and ii turned out to be
Il fact that ST. 600 had been spent for
lawyers but only $3.50 of it was spent
by Governor Aycock, while al the bal
ance was to pay LAWYERS fees con-
tracted by Governor Russell (dpplause).
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
ABILITY RECOGNIZED.
President Roosevelt Has Appointed
Mr.. Henry l.. West One of the Com
missiOners of the District of CO.
Ium bia-He is a. Well Known
Newspaper Man.

The following Associated Tress dis
patch received last night will be read
with interest in Wilmington:
washington, October 15.-The presi-
dent today appointed Henry l.. West to
b.: commissioner of the District of Co
llmbia to succeed the late John W.
Ross. Mr.. West is a we'll known news
paper man Of this city. For many
years he has been connected with the
Washington Post. Mr.. West is the
second newspaper man to be appointed
0 n the board of commissioners. He is a
member of the GridiroH Club and was
once president Of the club"
Mr.. West represented the Washing
ton Post in Wilmington in the moment
Gus campaign of 1898 and in the period
known here as the revolution" His
able. graphic. n accurate letters con-
corning the campaign ard the political
troubles here were greatly appreciated
by u people and during his stay here
many Jul citizens met and learned to
esteem very highly. He die superb
newspaper work during the %troublous
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
DISPUTE OVER REWARD.
Two Parties Claim MOny for Frank
Winn's Arrest.
Especial to The Mesensger.l

Especial to The M~esensger.)
Goldsboro. n. c.. October 13.-There is
a dispute over the reward of $500 which
was offered for the capture of Frank
Winn, who was captured in Fayetteville
Friday night and brought here and
placed in Jail Saturday. Thad Winn, a
brother of the man who Frank Winn
murdered, claims that he made the ar
rest and is entitled to the reward
whole Sheriff Cook, of Cumberland
county, claims that his deputies made
the arrest and are entitled to the re-
ward. The money has not been paid
over to either party yet.
An infant white girl baby, only a few
hours old, was found neatly tucked in
a basket and with an abundant supply
of baby clothes, on the front steps OF
Mr.. Walden Roses home this morning.
He lives IN the plantation of Mr. T.. B.
Borden on the suburbs of the city and
has no children. The infant was left at
his door during the night and was COM
fortably Warped and is still living
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
FOR A SOLID FRONT
Hon. Cyrus B. Watson Tells
How Necessary it is That
Party Stand Firm.
Especial to The Messenger

Kinston, n. c., October 13.-ITon. c.
T.. Watson spoke at G~reanVille today TO
an audience of five hundred representa-
tive farmers and bu5in as men OF Pitt
county. His speech was along the line
of those previously reported, With per
haps q stronger emphasis thai former
ly, on the necessity for q united un-
broken charge on the d4m0ralizn1 rank
Of ~disorganized republicans, OF the east,
10 offset the solid organization. headed
by federal office holders and so called
independents, but really republican al
lies of the west. His congratulations to
Pitt county democracy on the failure,
after two years of republican rule, to
nominate wen a mongrel ticket in this
county were hearty and brought rounds
of applause, the information being
given by anenthusiastic democrat, that
there were only 45 republicans n the
county, after h negro became elimi-
mated.
Speaking of the education Of the ne
Sro, he declared that unless the doctrine
Of the supreme court IN the C%IeenvllIe
school cases that the educational fund
the races was unSOund the inevitable
effect would be to give egroe eight
months school and WIN les only four
This result he said would be Sc urjus;
he was afraid it would lead to an over
Whelming increase of the ranks O. those
who are advocating an entire separa-
ton of the school fund. This he did not
favor and to avoid it an amendment
needed to the constitution putting
the same construction d. the present
constitution as that put by tie attor-
ney general, superintendent Of public
instruction and democratic sta.e plat
form would be absolutely necessary.
1t was noticeable that portions of his
speech on this subject and the efforts by
independentism to divide democrats,
produced the greatest applause. His
discussion of the allied trust aGG tariff
questions was very able and his dis
cuSSion of Senator Pritchard's argu-
clent and position, gave eveident salts
faction. Mr.. Watson made a fine speech
and greatly pleased the large number
who heard him.. 1t Was his first ap-
p%earance there and he was the reclpi-
ent of numberlesS cOuTGcsleS and con
CALCULATIONS. He drove through the
country to Washington to sTeak to-
night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
NEW MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
General James F.. Smith. of ali
fOrni. is Appointed to Succeed
Bernard Moses.

Washington, October 13.-General
James F. Smith, of California, has been
appointed a member of the Philippine
commission to succeed Bernard Moses.
who is to retire January 1st.
Genera Smith filed the important
office of collector of customs, for the
Philippine islands, where he showed
marked administrative ability. He re-
signed to accept his present position
as associate justice Of the supreme
court of the Philippines.
Judge Smith is a prominent Catholic
1t will be recalled that he accompanied
Governor Taft on his recent visit to
the Vatican, in Rome, returning with
Governor Taft to resume his duties On
the supreme bench. He was a lawyer
Of prominence in San Francisco. and
under Cleveland's administration. was
deputy collector of the port of San
Francisco.
He is much respected by the Fill
pinos, and a great believer in their flu
ture under proper educational and in
dustrial opportunities which will be
under charge of the commission of
which he will be a member.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
OF THE KING
Ambassador ChOate and Gen.
erals COrbin, Wood and
Young, Entertained.

London, October 13.-Ambassador
Choate and Generals Corbin, Wood and
Young were the guests OF King Edward.
at a luncheon at buckingham palace to-
day, in honor of Lord Kitchener, prior
TO the latter's departure for India.
where he is TO take command of the
British forces. Lord Roberts also was
a guest of the king.
At the conclusion OF d rather elabo-
rate luncheon, his majesty arose and
proposed the health of President Roose-
welt. The king spoke in most admiring
terms of the president and expressed
his delight at seeing such distinguished
Americans present. Before any other
toast could be proposed, his majesty
announced an adjournment TO the smok-
ing room. where he had a long talk with
Generals Corbin, Young and Wood, and
personally expressed TO them his glad
ness to see them in England. because"
he said, Il feel We are not only friends,
but relatives"
The king asked many questions about
the American army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
Different VIEWS
Both Sides in the Coal Strike
Claim Advantage in the
Days Outcome.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. October l3.-What
was looked upon as an important day in
the matter of resumption Of work IN the
coal mines. passed without any serious
trouble, and each side to the contro-
sersy is claiming a victory. Reports
received here from coal companies, all
over the region, are TO the effect that
at least twelve collieires and four wash
cries started operation today. Presi-
dent Mitchell in a talk with the CORE
spondents asserted that reports received
by him from his lieutenants in the field
showed fewer men were st woIk today
than last week.
It is quite evident that extra efforts
were made on both side3 10 gain an ad-
vantage. The soldiers of the third
brigade were sent into tn. outlying
mining towns in this region. long before
starting up time. to patrol the roads
leading 10 the colliertes. in some places
the soldiers were scatt ered I'm twos md
tkrees along the streets and IN street
corners. but they were not compelled to
rescue any one from strikers. The COM
pany superintendent are authority for
the statement that for the last two
days the mine workers have been again
making house to house canyasses. all
over the entire territory. holding the
men in line. and that 4 4 were not for
this method Of keeping the men from
work., there would have beer a large
Increase in the number Of employees at
work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
SUPREME COURT RESIaES.
New Members Admitted to the Bar,
Among Them a Negro.

Washington, October 13.-After the
usual summer recess the United States
supreme court reconvened at noon to-
day for the October term. No business
beyond the admission Of new members
Of the bar was transacted. Immediate
ly after the adjournment, the justices
DOTTED their official robes, and, taking
carriages, proceeded to the temporary
White House, where they were present
ed formally to President Roosevelt.
The court room which is of limited
capacity, was crowded to the doors
when the term was opened Inside the
bar there were many attorneys, among
them being e~x-Speaker Reel and ex-
Attorney General Miller. The members
Of the bar who were admitted to prac-
tice numbered seventeen, among them
being one eolored a whose admission
was moved by another colored man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
THE CRAVE ROBBERS
Four Dead Bodies Found in
the Rear of the College
of Physicians.

indianapolis, Ind, October l3.-Four
dead bodies were found tied in sacks
in Georgia street and in the rear OF the
Central College of Physicians and Sur
geons today. The bodies were identi-
fed as those Of Mrs. Johanna StilZ.
aid TO have been stolen from The
Ebenezer cemetery; Miss GlendOre
Gates. alleged TO have been stolen
from Anderson cemetery; Wallace
Johnson. taken from Ebenezer ceme-
terry and Mrs. Catherine Doehring.
from the German Catholic cemetery.
At 6 O'Clock this morning patrolmen
were sent to Meridian and Georgia
streets in response to a telephone
message that there were bodies there.
When the police arrived they were
directed to a dry goods box on the
sidewalk in Georgia street opposite a
wholesale dry goods store.
On top of the box in a sitting pos
ture. was a body tied in a sack. The
form could plainly be seen. 1t was
identified as that Of Mrs. Stilz. The
patrolmen looked in the box and found
another body also tied in a sack.
The city dispensary ambulance was
called TO the place n the bodies were
sent to the mOrgue.
A young man who phoned for the
police was still there and he told the
police that he was on his way to work.
While passing the real end of the
Central College of Physicians and Sur
geons, in South Pennsylvania street.
he said he noticed two sacks, filled
with something lying near the rear
door of the college. When he walked
into Georgia street, and saw the body
sitting on the dry good box, lie real
lied that the sacks in the rear Of the
college probably contained bodies.
Seventeen persons are now under ar
rest for grave robbing. This list in
cludes nine negroes, three white doc
tors, one colored undertaken. q pro-
prietor of a cemetery and three night
Watchmen.
1t is supposed at least one hundred
graves have been despoiled within the
last three months.
Judge Afford in his instructions TO
members of the grand jury, told them
to go to the bottom Of the outrage and
punish every man for his part in it,
regardless of his prominence
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Another charge was that the democrats
created a great many new offices, and
Senator Simmons said they were asked
to go to the record, when lOi n be-
hold it was found that two superior
court judges and two new solicitors
had been created, (applause). He said
there was n office created h a they
never mentioned-the state insurance
commissioner He declared that it was
a great big office, too, and paid $4,000 a
year. He asked if any one had ever
heard of Cy Thompson, the fusion Sec
rotary of state( laughter He stated
that when Thompson was secretary of
state a part of his duty was to collect
the fees from the insurance Companies
and that in addition to i salary of 5000
n year he was allowed a commission,
but e the democrats got in power
they could never find out what Thomp-
son got n they separated the duties
and created the office of insurance COM
missioner. Now Mr.. Young's report
shows that in three years that he has
collected $4,000 which is $4,000 a year,
enough to pay the commissioners sal
ary, the increase of the governors sal
airy. and the salaries Of The two judges
and two solicitors ~(applause). That is
not all he said. as Mr.. Young has col
lected S60.000 more in three years than
Thompson did in -four years. Then the
democrats have saved s200,000 in the
management or the p~enltentiary, n
that is not so bad after all tarplause).
Senator Simmons then ri5dled the
tariff claims of Senator Pritchard. and
showed up the Dingley protective tariff
bill. He showed that although the re-
publican campaign is made on prosper
ity there aye six nations more prosper
Gus than this, judging from the in
crease Of exports-France, Great Bri-
tain, Germany, Japan, Argentine. Mex
leo and Canada. Some of these have a
protective tariff, some 4 tariff for reve-
nue. only and some free trade. so that
we see one tariff had nothing to do with
1t. He pointed out that there is pros
perity all over the world now and that
IL is preposterous for the republicans to
claim prosprity as the result of the
Dingley tariff. He also compared the
administration of Harrison and Cleve-
land and Mckinley, and showed that
the loest price of cotton ever reached
was during the Harrison administration
under the Mckinley tariff when cot
ton fell to AZ cents, and also showed
hat in Cleveland's administration, cot
ton old at SA cents. e fraction less
than it Is now under the Dingley tariff.
He also showed a favorable comparison
of the prices of grain.
Senator Simmons made a vigorous at
tao on the trusts and showed how they
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
4 HIT At
Decision Handed Down by
Justice Hayner in Warrington.

Washington, October ia decision
of sweeping Importance to ticket scalp
ers and the railroad passenger business
generally, was delivered today by us
tice Hagner Of the Equity Court Of the
District Of Columbia. who permanently
enjoyed thirty-three Of the local ticket
brokers from selling the grand army
special excursion tickets, issued by the
Pennsylvania, Southern, Baltimore n
Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
Dads. The defense OF the brokers was
that they were pursuing a legal, licens-
ed brokerage business; and that thu
railroads in combining in the esta olish-
ment of a joint ticket agency here dur
ing the encampment violated the Sher-
man antitrust law. The court held
that the tickets sold by the roads on
account Of the Grand Army, bore con-
tracts signed by the purchases in the
presence of a witness n were abso-
luteIy void when used by any cther
than the original purchaser.
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are licensed under the tariff &c rob the
PEOPLE. We wish we had time to pro-
duce his argument.
In conclusion Senator Simmons again
referred to state politics and hcsd up the
republican party in c~ontemptuous
terms. He ridiculed the Lily white
movement. He said they han kicked
out the negroes but they a failed TO
kick themselves out QaushterJ. He de-
clared that there was no respectable re-
publican party in North Coaro)ina and
warned independents. u leaguing with
the class of men from which the state
had been freed in 1855. He closed by
urging every man to register or he
would lose the right Of an American
citizen in this election.
Senator simmons mada a great speech
and il made a deep impression. The
citizens crowded around him n thank
ed him for his able and powerful dis
ousssion Of both state and national
questions.
The senator returns Il Raleigh today
and will speak next at Wadesboro on
next Thursday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
SOUTHERN TEXTILE COMPANY.
Seven Huntsville Mills Join, While
Others Refuse to Come I'm.

Huntsville. Ala. October 13-Seven
Huntsville cotton mills 4 signed the
agreement to enter the SoutheIn Textile
Company, which has been recently
formed In the south.
The Merrimac Manufac turing COM
pany, which expects next yea to spend
more than a million and a half dollars
On new mills here and the Da4as mill,
that has spent 100000 recently In add
tons. have, il is said. refused 10 become
PARTIES to the merger. The Madison
Spinning Mills. controlled by the Dallas
Anl Will also continue 10 operate inde-
pently.