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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
Funeral OF Billy West.

Lucian York, who las Just returned
from a business trip 10 New York for
NJ. Rich and Bros, Co. talks interest
!ly Of the funeral Of the renowned min
l~instrel, Billy West, which was held at
1 o'clock In the morning In Brooklyn.
The Who'll theatrical galaxy OF New
York was anxious TO attend the funeral.
Most Of them had ma;iaees the follow
ing day. and SO could not attend d day
light service. and their theatrical en-
'gagemeEts held them up tin late At
night, so there was nothing else do but
to bury poor West AZ ! oiclosk In the
morning.
The church was CT 1wded with min
|strel men, actors and ~gers. fncIud-
Ing George Primrose. Vests late part
iner. The beautiful ritual OF the Episco-
pal church was used. and the men and
women who filled the ~snadoYy nave be-
came strangely affected. Scarcely a
man or woman OF any prominence on
the American stag today was unac-
.quainted with the dead minstrel. and
every n who could get TO the little
church was there.
Primrose himself was much moved.
ard afterwards took occasion TO sas TO
MT. orb. whom he mas known several
years. that ne thought he had never
heard anything so beautiful az the
burial service of the Episcopal church.
In addition 10 b inanv theatrical
folks who attended the funcrai. tie
Masons, the Mystic Shrinsrs All the
Eiks. ali took part-AtlaEti Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
THE GREENE-GAYNOR CASE.
to Indictment Argued
No News. of the FuEitives.

Savannah, Ga, March S.-The time
of the United States court was taken
up today with arguing demurrers to the
second indictment against Greene
and the Gaynors. A. T.. and e. H.
IGaynor were in court, but nothing has
been heard from B. D. Green n John
F. Gaynor, who defaulted on their
bonds yesterday and are now fugitives
from justice.
Syracuse, n. Y. March 8.-The Gay
nor family at Fayetteville refuse to
admit visitors or reporters to their
home. John F. Gaynor, Jr., through a
partly opened door, replied to a ques-
!tion concerning his fathers where
labouts, saying that he was. in Savan-
nah. 1t is believed here that w. Il
Kirk. of this city, who is on John F.
Gaynor's bond, has been secured
la against loss, : .r. -.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
A Murderer rndinerent to Escape
The Southport Standard says:

The Southport says:
"When Jailor Fountain entered the
Jail OF Saturday emoTning' last he
found Ben Age, one of his prisoners,
out in the passage, and the OK thief
hard at work endeavoring to get out
of his cell. BY a persistent use Of n
pocket knife for eight days. Age had
succeeded in cutting a rod of iron five
Fights Of an inch in diameter in two,
and was then able to crawl through
the opening made He then gave his
knife and a small rod of iron to the OK
thief, who had succeeded in getting
some damage lone the cell, but was
unable to get out. Age had two moe
locks to overcome, before he would be
out, but Tailor Fountain did not lire
the progress already made, so a guard
was placed in the Jail, and Sheriff
Walker notified.
THE sheriff a the cells repaired
on Monday, his prisoners carefully re-
lieved of two pocket knives and Thea
lodged behind the iron cells again -
await court. two weeks hence. 1t ap-
pears hat Lou Myers, charged with
murder, was making no attempt to get
out, and did not ever go out of mis-
open cell"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
SUICIDE OF A BRIDEGROOM.
shoots Himself Four Days After
His MarriaEe-RumOr of
Wife.

Baltimore, March Rudolph h.
T!rouvatt, aged q. a bridegroom of four
DAYS, committed suicide some time last
night by shooting himself in a room in
a hotel in his city. a note was found
requesting that ]. G.. Crouvatt. his fath-
er in brownsville. Ga, be notified. So
Mrs. Crouvatt, who is Il years old,
stated that she and CrouVatt. VINO mao
assumed the name of James Coleman,
were married Tuesday hight Just
prior to the wedding the young woman
Informed Crouvatt she had heard a re-
port that he had a wife living IN Ala
bama. He is said to have became
greatly excited and to have threatened
to kill the person who started the ru-
NOR or kill himself. HsS
Wednesday night Crouvatt LETT the
house where he and his bride were Nv
inp and she heard nothing more Of him
until the news of his death was rough
to her this morning
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
THEIR BONDS EsTREATED.
r.. ID. Greene and J. F. Gaynor Still
Fail to Appear.

Savannah. March I'm the United
States district court today Judge En-
ory Speer estreated the bonds OF Ben
iamin D.. Greene and John +. Gaynor
charged with conspiracy against the
United States. and bench warrants were
at once issued for their arrest WI.
liam n. and Edward H. Gaynor were In
court and were arraigned on the new
indictment recently fround agalnsl
them and the others. A plea in abate-
ment was presented by their attorneys
The bonds of B. D. Greene and Jonn
r. Gaynor are for $40, 900 each. The
Greene bond is signed by James ID.
Leary, Of New York. and Gaynor's by
William B. Kirk, Of Syracuse.
Judge Speer took occasion to an
nounce from tbs bench his d~isapproval
of the manne in which the missing de-
PENDANTS have treated the case against
them. He said they have been trifiins
with justice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
GENERAL LEE IN BOSTON.
Entertained mt Luncheon by the
Mayor-Rcceived by the LegfsIa-
ture.

Boston. Mass. March Mayor P. A.
Collins entertained General Fitzhugh
Lee at an informal luncheon today.
Among those present were Rear Ad-
miral Mortimer L. Johnson, comman-
dant of the Charleston navy yard; Lieu
tenant Governor John L. Bates, Gener-
al Thomas r. Matthews. and General
Josephanus II. Whitney. Governor
Crane was unable to attend.
During the afternoon General Lee was
received by the legislature at the state
house. 81
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11

DR.. Winston aptly illustrated his ad-
dress. and told many amusing anec-
dores that took well along with his
splendid address. His address COX
well and our citizens not only showed
their appreciation by nearly applause
but crowds pressed apo the distin-
guished speaker n n him for
what he had so Interestingly n ably
said. He returns this morning to Ra-
IafOh
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
BOBBY wALTHOUR INJURED
In q Collision During the Racing in
atlanta.

Atlanta. Ga, March S.-Bobby Walt
hour. h champion bicyclist. will be
confined to his bed several days as the
result OF a fall in last nights race
with The skin was torn from
the inside OF both hands; the flesh is
Exposed On one arm from shoulder to
wrist and on the other as far as the
elbow. He also sustained an ugly cash
about five inches org In the groin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
House OF Representatives.
Surgeons Knife Not Needed.

Surgery is unnecessary to cure piles.
Witchel Hazel Sulve cures at
once, removing the necessity for oper-
atoms. For scalds, cuts burns, wounds,
bruises, sores and skin diseases I'M
equalled. Beware of dangerous coun-
terfeits. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11

The complexion suffers from bilious
ness or constipation. DeETitt's Little
Early Risers keeps liver and bowels
lhealthy and reInoy the cause. C. E
Hooper, Albany, Ga. II toe DeWitts
Little Early Risers for biliousness-
Just what I needed. I am better than In
years They never grippe. r. X Bell
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11

Total lOsses.... .. ISL, 4 oil. ~
This leaves n clear profit (exeep
expenses for three years to the in
Isurance companies after paying
losses for the three years, of 81
065,79S.7S.
h losses by IRE I'm North Caro-
lima have been less during 1901
than for any year since the Insur-
ance Department has been estab-
lished. The ratio of loss went as
low as 40, whereas three years
1T was go. This fs taken with the
dollar paid I'm ms the basisy that fs.
last year for every dollar received
by the companies, Dc. was paid out
inIOsses, whereas three years ago
I'm this state, for every dollar paid
In. GOc. was paid out I'm losses
There has been n gradual decrease
I'm this ratio during these three
years, until the doc. ratio has been
reached.
We submit these figures for the con-
sideration of our merchants and in
surance agents, in order that we may
larrive at some curse Of action, as the
rate on merchandise as now exists is
greater than il was twenty years ago.
risk for risk, and the conditions d"
not apparently warrant them.
Respectfully yours.
GEO. r. FRENCH
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11
INSURANCE RATES
THE RECENT ADVANCE Of TWENTY
FIVE PER CENT

4 Merchant Thinks it Ii q Great In
Justice to Worth Caroiina-The In
s~urance Companie. Have Made
Money Here - Greensboro Com
panfes Decline tn Advance the
Rate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11

but our deliberate conviction il. hat
this advance in rates in North Caro-
lima Is unwarranted. unwise and un-
necessary. and we hereby authoriz-
our agents to disregard the ~associa-
tons order OF - per cent advance in
rates.
W began seven years g to buiId
up a firm insurance business In North
ICarolina, and during that period our
average annual loss ratio has never
exceeded ) per cent, and for the seven
years the average ratio was only s4-
per cent. and less than 30 per cent OF
business IA preferred business. We
Therefore, have no need OF an advance
In rates and eannot admit any ohliga-
ton on our part TO exact Ii merely be-
cause other companies are doing IL. II
we could stand u Is per cent. reduction
on preferred risks. the association
ought to be able to get along without
In 25 per cent advance on non-pre-
iferred risks.
In conclusion. We desire 10 pay our
respects to the wisdom. the saEacity.
the foresight Of those who are respon-
sible for this most untimely disturb
OF most wholesome conditions in
North Carolina. Just north Of Us and
just south OF US the insurance COM
panies in their organized capacity have
been driven out The hand OF tho
lpeople and of the lawmakers has been
raised against them. hated. suspected
and outlawed. But they have Jared
well at the hands OF the people OF
North Carolina. The legislature OF
1899 enacted one OF the fairsst- most
liberal. and most progressive insurance
laws that can he found on the status
hooks OF the country. The legislature
~endeavored to still further perfect
what its predecessors had done by ex-
tending the duties and powers OF the
insurance commissioner and other Of
~ficials. looking 20 the prevention OF ac-
!cidental fires. and TO the punishment
of those that. are fraudulent, and re-
pealed the Craig law largely because
IL had been found TO woO< a hardship
to the foreign insurance companies
And more than that II these same
henefiCiaries OF our present state laws
maintain 4 degree OF sanity In their
dealings with the people OF the state.
liz IS a most reasonable presumption
that the next legislature will still fur
ther improve its system OF fire preven-
Ition which the insurance commissioner
lis surely and patiently evolving. n sys-
tenn that means more TO the perma-
Inent betterment OF underwriting in
North Carolina than all the rate ad-
vances that can be piled on. But IL
this a In rates stands. all that
has been accomp ,ished for the general
OF the business in the asst three
years. and much that the future prom
Uses. has been swept away: for IL is
without excuse Il Is u~nrighteous. it Is
a fragrant folly. and being these things
invites retaliation from the people.
that is as sure to come as the judg-
ment.
The following is n from the
editorial of News and Observer OF the
9th instant:
Let us look at the receipts aad
losses in North Carolina during the
past three years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-11

ia Is, we. sa. sw: s-w Ct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13


Why don't YOU trade at slow's?7
-SSsived the husband over the te2cups.
because they don't adyertise.' re-
pIi2d tie wife. u folld that it's poor
economy to patronize the stores which
don't ADVERTISE
"Why?"
Because they are not up to date;
don't have the freshest goods, and
often overcharge; and then, l like
to go where they're glad to see me,
and where l can meet my friends.
It's lonesome in the store that doesn't
advertise"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

tae, RECESSED si1i}tH y =. i1557
* anl. ~ Na.t i#s ei5E -
which ale = lit.le OIL color and ~
= eoJd a4 cheap IS IN iaze9iaf ae9l
~ zen VIII dc We5' T. te.aa a.}1zstAs
- cI gilis offer
MI. Angelo Mare Of littlo R9ei59
a gack amateur ball player, who has
Frequently played wen in THIS city
passed taHa82h the city Friday 2ftgE-
neon eHaaata homo 20 GeeNperale
4nd 10 a#eh up badly a=a} haat
Whial IL received in playinE came
al Eai at Lake Village recently
The stone pavement crossing
Main street on Fourth avenue is be
:as rolaid by an eypoprt stonomason
ef st. Louis. The work Was recently
poorly dane. and caused #ee1Giderable
adverse @fitisis1a.
-Df. +. reHEz H"3 ftata
Chamberlain, s. D. whore he Weat
T. visit Ms daughter Nas. R2'toaton,
nee Miss Annie May Allea. and dur
ing his visit LIS hoaith has Heon vefy
much improved.
lost aa raid ajes with GffeaE
pearls il ha< eaA# oaa5=g,s- 3.4a3zH
s4aa@ iast "a ias@ H -
z5.5efsIfaa aosasf5s nd
.talle. Reward fer#eotern 5Gsaahie.
Is many as tAuy yiolatols Of
Ne eanitafa regulations 81 the eiiE
wore hefar1 Judge Brown fest IEi.1aE
attenaea. and #eaeb was GHo1 s..
Ms. 4. 'T Eoanc "ui aaa"daueh
ter. Mis- i'ay T3e}ae lo1t sat3a ~. . Il
efncoa fer La Grange. X. }a sPena
the romaiHaeg Of the summer.
Roy. j. VI. HaWley has returned
from Dumas, whore he attended Tie
district conference meeting VIII h
has been in session there.
Mr. Charles II. Triplett, Miss
Esther Triplett, Mr.. C. II. Triplett,
Jr, and Master Arthur Triplett, leave
today for Manitou. Col.
Mrs. ]. I. Altschul and two chit
dren have returned to Little Rock aft
or spending several days hcfc WITH
relatives.
N4. Ilfns Eeitna enc 81 tic
lesses Of tho Bell Park thoator. went
e Lite Rock sazHaaE afternoon on
business.
Miss Lsc0a Stono. OF izftle Rock,
in the city. the aHes' Il .a- Juli2
Eeel ON Est Sixth avenue
Nh H B. Gisf. of Baehe Is tem
aesari)y connected with I've walker
Drug comnapny
Mr. >rrio Reeves is visitica
friends and relatives in Waco, Tex.
Mr.. Chester Taylor is spending
Sunday in Little Rock with friends.
Mr.. Z. B Gibson of Dewitt, Ark
as in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Alton Walker is visiting IL
Missouri.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

-Watermelons on ice at Shjdmore $
Mr.. w. D. Mathews was a recent
visitor in the city.
MIR. j. B. Mayer Of Little Rock
was in the city Friday.
MI and Mrs. Ben Z. Mckenzie Of
English are in the city.
.-Watarmelons on let at Skid
more's, 1922 West Second.
Mr.. Gus Waterman of Dumas is
in the city with his family.
Mr.. z. w Freeman is spending
Sunday in the city with his family
Miss Mary Lindsay has returned
home after visit to Hot Springs.
Little Miss AIma Neilog i# Fi-I:
ing relaid by an expert stonomason
The little child 81 Dr and Al-
J. T. Simmons is reported to be veHE
sick.
Miss Bette Austin is in Little
Rock. the guest of Mrs. w. T. Hem
ingway.
Mr.. Harold Bluthenthal left Frt
day afternoon for Little Rock to visit
relatives.
County Judge ]. W Allen Of De
Witt. Arkansas county, passed
through the city Friday en- route to
Little Rock.
-Messrs. Louis Roth and Games
Gould have returned from a visit L
their plantations.
For something lueious and doiic
ious. order a watermelon on ice fror
Skidmore. 1922 West Second.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Haislip and CHI
dren have gone. to Lake Minneton&a
Mimi, to remain several weeks
Mr.. T. L. Powell of Little Rock
of the Southwestern Telegraph ant
Telephone company, is in the city.
Mr.. David &c le1t yesterday 40
the east to buy furniture for tff
Rhodes -Haverty Furniture company
See John Dellmon about grave
roofs, he is prepared to give all orders
prompt attention. Your patronage
solicited.
The Adams Printing company has
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

Its no use, won't stand it any
more. I'm going to leave and get 4
lob in some store which doesn't ad-
vertise, where a fellow can get some
time to himself."'
81 tried that responded his fel-
low clerk, "and it didn't work.
had an easy time for a month, and
then the boss failed"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13
Is, '-''-'-''7'
Daily Ora19s)lC

Any city subscriber falling 70 re-.
ceive the Graphic en- cry Gay she'llo
report the failure 70 this ofiee At
once. Tie present carriers ere new,
and have rot had time to Become
thoroughly acquainted with the places
of rcsidenco Of sS552f:hers, and Il IS
a faves, to &c Graphic and the car
riers to have these failures reported
daily, SO that they rfay be remedIea
as soon as possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

My wife said q well-known bust
ness man "reads the advertisements
as conscientiously and as carefully
as she does the news. She considers
it safer to buy Of advertisers, for she
feels tiat the seller who advertises
is more likely to treat her honestly
and give hc1 her full moneys wortlA
than the dealer VINO goes not adverb,
tise. My wife is reasoning woman,
continued the gentleman, "and rea-
sons that the man who advertises has
confidence in his goods, and there-l
fore has the best goods for the mon
ey."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

Burnetts Vanilla Extract has outliv-
ed criticism. 1t is the finest and pur-
est vanilla extract that can be bought.
Once tried, always used. az
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

II f7a9 6he famous D4. Johnson
wrote III tie Ialer @HHa trade OF add
4o7f5sfae is ROW Sc =faar perfection
that Il is not easy to propose any I'M
proYement."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13
4 3 | I .<A>I-) J
Oar New Sc Cigar

TO obtain the maximum quality
for the minimum price is 70 doubt
Il question; the solution of which
interests the discriminating cigar
smahcr.as mech as any other item
Ct liz expenditure. In calling
roa4 attention to Cur "Cabrados"
Giger We have eHdeaFored to solve
this problem for you
The CabTa4os are made cf the
bGeken leaves Of Havana tobacco
Of the sane quality as the more
perfect leaves, b8t which can be
bought fer considerably less
money. The manufacturers are
compelled to hay these from
the Cuban planters, and cannot
use them in the manufacture
of high price cigars. Consequent
" they utilize this material for
a cigar which costs the smoker
) cents each, and enables him to
obtain an enjoyable smoke. which
will at times take the place of
an expensive cigar. For sale by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

Women would love each other de-
votedly if there were no men on
earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13
S. a. ROSENBERG
GR JUICE

To thoroughly introduce our Pure
Concord Grape Juice, we will maze
for the next two weeks only, the fol
lowing reduced prices:
Il Bints, We're 15c straight, now 12tao
Pints, were 25c straight, now 20c.
Quarts, We're 45c straight, now 40c.
Grape Juice makes a most delicious
sherbet, too.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

x * +
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-04
THE irrigation question is an,

The irrigation question is and
of right should be an all impor-
tant one. In the earliest years OF
this country's history the narrow
valleys and rock-bound hills of
New England and the other At
lantic states furnished the needed
agricultural products. Soon the
prairies of the middle west were
utilized, then those beyond the
Mississippi and the land beyond
the coast mountains. Between
these last two sections is a vast
area-1,314,ooo square miles-of
semi-arid land. The population
of the Uuited States and the de-
mand for agricultural products
now require that this land be util-
lied. Individual capital has done
much as is evidenced in the Gala
tin, Yakima. Snake, ella and Salt
river valleys and in Utah. The
work of storing the food waters
of the great. rivers is too great and
too expensive to be undertaken
save by the government. 1t is as
mnch of a business proposition as
the improvement of rivers and
harbors-and more and should re-
ceive hearty support.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-04
Me. a.d Beasts.

I once had a trainer, IN old Irish.
man, who had served in a British regi-
ment in India and who knew the ways
Of tigers In every detail. He taught
three Of them to do more work In the
show arena than I have ever seen done
by tigers. I have seen him sitting
down between two Of them at rest
times during rehearsals and examining
their ch ws to see IL any of them were
o or split. Any one who has ever
tried that with even q house cat knows
that It strikes the feline nature as an
unwarrantable familiarity, but they
never did more than show their teeth
and whine. and that In half playful
ness
One day he got very drunk. had
never known him to transgress before
Before he was noticed on his return tc
the cage he had gone in with his ii
gers and fallen in a heap on the floor
The other keepers tried to take hin
out of the cage, but to have done 81
would have meant a bitter and bloody
fight with the three striped ones. They
guarded him all night in his drunken
slumber. The next time he put then
to work. however, they baked. and h'
could neither persuade nor drive them
They had ceased to trust him, or some
thing of that sort. and his usefulness
with them was at IN end completely
f.. B0stock in Frank Leslie's.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-04
The ha11aoon.."

A German professor who is given to
great elaboration of speech and has
never been known to increase it's speed
under the most compelling circum-
stances had an amusing experience in
a restaurant not long ago..
The waiter had brought him raw oys-
tiers, and, to his dismay, he saw that
the professor had apparently no inten.
ton Of tasting them.
Il cannot eat these oysters" said the
German slowly, without raising his
eyes to the anxious waiter. The man
seized the plate and bore 1t out of
sight In an instant He was q new
waiter, and it was with much trepida-
ton that he laid the second supply of
oysters before this discriminating pa
tron.
Il cannot eat these oysters" said the
professor after one glance at the plate
which had been set before him.
I'll think you'd find them all right,
sir" faltered the waiter. IT don't
think there's anything wrong about
them. sir" He looked miserable. hav.
ing been told that the German was q
frequent and valued patron of the res
taurant and must be well and quickly
served.
Il cannot eat these oysters" an
nounced the professor for the third
time. with the calmness Of chorus in a
tragedy, because as yet you have fur.
nished me no fork."-Youth's Compan.
ion
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-04
rrouble For the rour,.t..

The poor Saxon "towrist"-what he
may suffer In the Emerald Isle! There
is a story OF record Of three. Irishmcr
rushing away from the race meeting al
Punchestown to catch n train back te
Dublin. At the moment n train from
long distance pulled up at the station
and the three men scrambled in. In
the carriage was seated one other pas
senger. AS soon as they had regained
their breath one said:
"Pat, have you got tn tickets7"
"What tickets7 I've got me loife!
thought I'd have lost that gettin' IL
TIL thrain. Have you got 'em, MoikeY
"Oi7 Begorrah, I haven'tw
"Oh, we're all done for, thiny' sale
the third. They'll charge us roigh|
from tn other soide Of Oireland."
The old gentleman looked over bill
newspaper and said:
"You are quite safe. gintlemen. Wat
till we get to tn next station"
As oon as the train pulled up tn,
little gentleman jumped out and caml
back with three first class tickets
Handing them to the astonished stran
gers. he said: whist, I'll tell you how
I did It'll I whit along tn thrain. Tick
cts. place; tickets. PLACE! I called. ant
these belong to three Saxon tourists II
another carriage."-Harry Furniss II
Strand.