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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09

Roanoke. Va. September "A tele-
gram vas received here this afternoon
from Vice President and General Man
lager L. E Johnson. of the Norfolk and
western Railroad Company, stating
THAT at a meeting OF the United Mine
Workers held at Key Stone, W. Va,
to-day the strike Of the Goa miners.
land other bitumenous coal fields, OF the
tVirginias since June 9Th. was declared
Iof and that all the men were ordered
Ito return to work on next Monday. The
Norfolk and Western officials here have
mot yet been advised as to how the
strike was settled, or what concessions.
liz any, were granted by either side.
The fire which has been raging in the
Baby mine at Pocahontas since Monday
might was still burning today.
General Manager Johnson. of the
Norfolk and Western was reached to-
might by telephone and asked by the
representative OF the Associated Press
jwhat the basis of settlement of the
strike was, and replied that there was
mo agreement at all, the mine workers
lsimply declaring the strike off, and or
ldering the men to return TO work on
next Monday. There was no conference
with the mine operators or others in
terested in the strike.
Huntington, w. Va, September At
is now believed the coal strike in West
Virginia is practically ar al end At q
mass meeting of miners from all the
coal fields along the Norfolk and Yves
tern railroad here today, 1t was almost
unanimously agreed 10 end the strike
provided the operators will take back
lsll he old miners and The latter have
Isignified their intention OF doing this.
The miners have agreed to return tC
work next Monday morning. 1t is re-
ported that President John Mitchell Of
the United Mine Workers, advised the
STRIKERS to return to work as ne realized
THAT winter is near at hand and thu
miners in this field could not hold ou1
Imuch longer, as almost every one is de.
pendent Upon the union for food and
I%clothing. 1t is thought the strikers IL
the New river and Kanawha fields will
lSoon follow the action OF the strikers or
1.-THE Norfolk and Western.
The PocahontaS mine continues t
burn but the operators think that they
will soon have it under control. NJ
lCuarter of the Norfolk and Western
local field today.
Bluefield, w. Va. September Ar
convention today the miners decided tt
lend the strike in the Flat Top regior
and the men were ordered to return t,
work Monday morning. Strike leaders
Fairly, Nugent and Davis, of this dis
ltrfct were present and before the con
lvention had a long conference with AID.
ljutant General Baker, of West Virginia
land Mr.. Walton, the governors repre-
sentative, both of whom were in tn.
field watching the situation. Step:
were taken at the conclusion of tn,
injecting to notify the different camps @
lstriking miners of it's action, and in thu
igreater number of cases it's decision
was greetedwith applause, the majority
of the men being anxious to resume
work after an all summers rest. Will,
new b has been brought into til,
field by car loads for some time past
the operators are short of men and will
Ire-employ the strikers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09
INCREASING AGE STATISTICS.
Census Bureau Issues Statement
Showing Race is Growing Older

Washington, September 4.-The CEN
sus bureau today issue a statement
showing the increasing age of the popu-
lation from decade to decade. The
statement gives the results of comput-
ing the median, instead of the average
age. The median is such an age that
half of the population is under it and
half is over it.
The median of the total popula-
ton in 1900. was 22.S as compared with
R1.9 in 1890. The median age of the
white population in the last census year
was 23.4 n the colored, including ne
groes, Indians and Mongolians was 1877
while in 1890. the white population was
22.4 and the colored 1873.
The report shows there was an in
crease in the median age of the white
population during each decade of 1910 to
1900, amounting in the 80 years to IA
years, or an average amount of about
f~lve-SiXthS of a year in a decade. The
median age of the colored population
increased after 1880, but with less reg
ularity. The median age of the colored
population increased three years, in the
seventy year period, from 1880 to 1900
or only about half as fast as that of the
whites. But during the last twenty
years of the century the increase for the
two groups has been substantially the
same, 10 years for the colored and 81
years for the white
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09

Washington. September s-Presideat
Roosevelt and party VIII reach Wash
ington over the Pennsylvania railroad
"a; Gas O'Clock tomorrpw evening and
leave for their brief southern tou At
100 p. m on \ special train over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The party will consist OF the presi-
dent, Secretary Cortelyou. Assistant
Secretary Barnes. DIR. G. 4. Lung. re
presidents phy-ician. st~enographeS
Latta and Weaver. Representatives q
the three press associations: ;hrte Il
Illustrated weeki.es. the Washington
newspaper and the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies, and two
photographers. The Baltimore AID
Ohio has placed IT the disposal Of The
president and his party the private car
Riva, drawing room and sleeping cars
Exenia and Clarian. dining car Man
haitian. and a combined baggage car
and smoker. The presidents private
car Riva is we'll designed for the trip.
1t is finished In Mahogany, Is 6. feet
long. has a parlor Il feet In length. an
observation room eight feet long and
-FOUR private TOCInS. Inc SOFA seCttOlS
In the parlor and observation rooms
are separated b. curtains from the
pody of these rooms.
The party Will leave here al 80 ID.
m. and pass through Harpers Ferry.
Cumberland and Grafton. will each
Wheeling. w. VA. at $50 n. IN. teast-
ern time) September 9Th. Remaining
IN Wheeling two hours. the party will
proceed. touching Cambridge Nanes-
vile. Newark. Columbus and Cincin-
natl, where they will be transferred
from the Baltimore and Ohio To the
Queen and Crescent road. The train
will arrive ait Chattanooga, Tenn, at
$50 a. m, September eth. The party
will emain there until / u. m. Septem-
Der Sth, when they will start for Knox
vile over the Southern railway. arriv-
ing at ) p. m, September sth. After a
two hours stop The party will continue
to Asheville, where they will arrive at
$50 a m, September 9Th. Leaving
Asheville ait 12.20 y. m. september 9Th.
they will arrive n Washington at $50
a. m, September 10th.
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RESPONSIBILITY roR ACCIDENT.
Citizens Of Pirtsaeld Are wrouEht
Trial In Postponed.

Pittsfield, Mass. September with
the excitement which followed the ac-
cident to President Roosevelt IN a great
measure abated. the citizens today
were discussing the question of re-
sronsibili-y for the occurrence which
CT all sides is considered as having
marred the city's fame. in tn a
street car in ~disruting the right Of way
with the president OF the United States
at least was extremely discourteous-
That the attempt to do this resulted II
a fatality and III a very narrow escape
from death or Injury CT the president
himself and Of the governor OF the COM
monwealth. are considered as only add
ing TO the gravity of the ~offense-
1t Is argued also that the Pittsfeld
street railway company should not
have d~isregarded the request II the
mayor that no cars should be run while
the president was in the city. l. is
said that the city government takes
this view of the case. At any ate at
a meeting last night a commfttee OF
investigation Was appointed. including
members of botn branches Of the city
government VIII the mayor at the
| head. In addition TO this body which
viii deal primarily with yesterdays
| accident. the common council also APP
| pointed a committee to investigate the
| question of the speed of street cars in
| general and 10 report how i may be
/ regulated.
Less interest than was generally eX-
| pected was shown in the appearance
before the district court today OF Mo-
| torman Euclid Madden and Conducto
James Kelly. who had charge OF the
| car that struck the presidents car
rage yesterday. Not more than fifty
persons were present. The case was
not ven called and after a conference
between counsel for the street railway
men and the court 4 was agreed to
postpone the matter for two weeks.
Bail of !, 1000 for Madden and s., 500 for
Kelly was continued. The presiding
judge was Joseph Tucker, president Of
the street railway company. Had the
hearing been had, he probably would
have given place to an associate. 1t Is
believed that two weeks hence, an
other postpcnemtnt will be granted
and tina the preliminaries and action
by the grand jury. if the case should
come before it. would take up so much
time that actual trial will not be reach
ed before January.
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An INTERNATIONAL BANK.
Ia Do Bsines~ i'm LatIn-AmeFica
with capital of Ten Million Dol
lars.

New York, September 4.-Plans were
made today at a meeting of the direc-
tors of the Mexican Trust Company,
Bank for formation of an international
banking institution, capitalized at s10,-
900, 900 and designed especially to oper-
ate in Latin American counties. The
scheme involves the consolidation Of
the Mexican Trust Company Bank and
the Corporation Trust Company. The
combination is to be known as the In
ternationai Bank and Trust Company,
of America. The directors of both the
merging corporations have signed the
consolidation agreement. A majority
of stockholders to give formal approval
OF the merger Will be held within the
next three weeks. 1t is expected thu
the ombination will become effective
about October j.
Both the Mexican Company Bank and
the Corporation Trust Company nave
gotten charters under the laws OF Del
aware. The new companies charter will
embrace the features OF both Of them.
Branches of the Mexican Trust Com
pany Bank are established in seven cit
les in Mexico. 1t also has agencies n
New York and Chicago.
The new company will utilize the
branches already established and IL Is
planned to establish branches at sixteen
leading cities in Mexico. Branches are
to be located also In Havana, Buenos
Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Val ParaIso and
other South American and central
American cities as the opportunities
develops. The general clearing house
for the various branches OF the corpor-
alton will be located in New York city.
The company Will not do Il local.! bank
Ing business but its special effort VIII
be to facilitate the remittance of
exchange between all tie cities Of the
American hemisphere. The purpose
Will be to give TO New York the very
amount OF Latin-American exchange
that now goes TO London. Berlin and
Paris.
| W. II. Hunt, who was the organizer
and is the president Of the Mexican
Trust Company Bank will be the presi-
dent of the new corporation. Charles
Francis Phillips, now president Of the
Corporation Trust Company, viii be irs
vice president. The board OF director.
will compromise substantially the two
existing directorates and viii contain
several other men In addition.
The Mexican Trust Company Bank
was incorporated last year with a cap
ital of 81, 900, 900, this amount being soon
Increased to 5000. 900. The bank OPEN
ed its principal office In the city Of
Mexico. on June 18th, 1901.
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PEOPLES ALLIANCE.
Meet tn Put rlan In Operation for
Settlement of Anthracite liners
Strike.

Hazelton, Pa, September 4.-The con-
vention of the Peoples Alliance called
for the purpose of putting some plan In
operation for the settlement Of the an
thracite strike, opened today with about
seventy-five delegates in attendance,
representing fifteen different coal region
towns.
The committee appointed to draw up
a plan of terminating the strike, report
ed unanimously in favor Of q special
session of the state legislature to enact
the Following legislation as proposed by
the convention:
Compulsory arbitration; that present
legislation be revised; that the state
may have more power over foreign cor
porations DIN business within it's Dor
ders; the passage of a law making it il
legal for any person under 81 years of
age to be employed, more than eight
hours a day and hat these articles of
the state legislation which relate to the
control vested in the legislature oVer
the charters of corporations and giving
the legislature power to annul, revoke
or alter these charters il the public in
tereStS are endangered ~ of
the legislature and forDidding common
carriers from being interested in the
production of any industry be made eff
fective.
The committee which recommended
the settlement plan was made a perma-
nent body and instructed to carry the
recommendations of the convention to
Governor Stone.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09
THE ENEMY'S SHIPS.
NOntuuk Attacked and Marines
Landed to Capture Signal station.

Montauk. l.. L., September 4.-Mon-
faux was attacked by the enemys
ships this morning. The Mayfower ap-
reared in Fort Pond bay at D O'CLOCK.
She was followed by the Panther ana
Supply. The weather was misty ana
xhe vessels were cot detected until they
had entered the bay.
New London. Conn.,, September A.
At noon Major General Macarthur SEM
the following daily report:
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Fort Rodman was attacked at 8 "a.
m. yesterday by Brooklyn,
Puritan, Mayf )wer, Montgomery ana
Aileen. Fire commander claims all
ships except Puritan put out OF actloh.
Landing party attempted and repuls-
ed. Said ships r+mained in vicinity OF
Fort Rodman all day. BattleShlps re-
turned to Block Island after attack on
forts, where they remained until carry
this morning, wnen they were reported
off Narragansett pier, ABOUT Iour
miles out at sea. Three OF the enemy >
fleet bombarded Mont2uk Point anu
landed marines. about 9 O'Clock TINS
morning. to capture signal station
there. All movements OF enemys shlps
reported aid his movements covered
during past twenty-four hours.
(Signed) M~acAffl1OI.,
Major General Commanding.
New London. Conn. September AT
9 O'Clock tonight the dispatches received
at headquarters indicated That there
would be another attack on Fort
Wright before midnight 1t was report
ed thai the ships at $50 were making
preparations to make an attack. Inc
forts are fully advised Of the move
ments of the attacking fleet. If an at
tack is not made, the battleships wiz
nrobably consolidate with Admiral
Coghlan's ships and make a concerted
attack upon Newport in the early morn
ing.
New London, Conn. September A.
This message was received from Pros
pect Hill. Fishers Island. at $3.50 to-
night:
-Four vessels moving rapidly from
the east towards Fort Wright, three In
rear have lights extinguished. They
were about 10000 yards distant"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09
PRESIDENT At OYSTER BAY.
II n~tertains Distinguished Guests at
Luncheon-HaS Recovered From
Effects of Accident

Oyster Bay, N. Y. September 1.-The
president today entertained Grand
Duke Boris at luncheon. The grand
duke came to Oyster Bay FROM Newport
on Ogden Mills yacht The Felicia.
With him were Count Cassini the Rus
sian ambassador at Washington; pri-
waite secretary to the grand duke,
Greaves, Ogden Mills, and Assistant
Secretary of State Peirce, the represent
alive of this government. The presi-
dent met his distinguished guests in the
wide hall of his home on Sycamore Hill,
n after h presentations, which were
made by Count CaSSini, luncheon was
announced.
The grand duke called simply to pay
his respects and at $50 the party, left
on the Felicia for Newport.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Cortelyou have recovered from the eff
fectS of their accident yesterday. but
still bear outward MARKS of the catas-
trophe. DR.. Lung, the presidents Off
cial physician, thinks that the marks on
the presidents face, Will disappear in
about four days.
Apropos of the accident, the sugges-
ton was made today that an added
measure of safety, would be taken if
the local committees having charge of
the presidents reception at the various
cities would see to it that lone but do
Gle horses are attached to the carriages
in which he president and members OF
his party ride. While the horses which
were hitched to the presidents landau
yesterday, it is stated, were quiet. still
at other times skittish animals have
been furnished.
The president will send a wreath OF
flowers to be placed upon the casket OF
Il - - ~
who was killed yesterdaE.
Arrangements haye been completed
for the presidents trip to Chattanooga
which begins tomorrow. The president,
Secretary Cortelyou. DR.. Lung and
Stenographers Weaver and Latta will
leave here in the Sylph tomorrow morn.
ing at 8 o'clock for Jersey City Their
private car will be attached to the 1:14
d. m. train for Washington over the
Pennsylvania road.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09

Harrisburg, Pa, September u
ernor Stone was called upon Ly a COM
mittee from the state executive board
of railroad employees of pennsylvania
this afternoon, and requested to take
immediate steps to bring about a set
Element of the strike. IN the anthracite
coal regions, and if necessary call an
extra session of the legislature, for the
enactment of a compulsory FILTRATION
law. The committee SAID the board was
preparing a bill, which Its members be-
lieved would end the strike n prevent
strikes in the future if it shout become
a law.
Governor Stone replied hat if, by
calling a special session of the legisla-
ture, a law could be passed that would
be constitutional and would settle this
strike and prevent others, he would not
hesitate to call a special session.
Governor Stone also said he regarded
the strike as of sufficient public inter
est 10 justify an extra session Of the
legislature, if it would 3oIve the Difficult
ty, but he would not call a special ses-
sion in the interest Of speculation OIL for
political effect if nc satisfactory law
could be passed or did come out of it.
a Depressing EffecE.
W~ilkesbarre, Pa, September 1.-Pres-
ident Baer's declaration that the min
ers' strike cannot be settled except on
the terms heretofore stated by the coal
companies has cast q gloom over the en-
tire strike region. The business inter-
eStS were very hopeful that the meeting
between the president of the Philadel-
phia and Reading company and
tors Quay and Penrose would result in
a peaceful settlement of the conflict, but
today a feeling of depression exists
everywhere.
At strike headquarters, President
Mitchell discussed Mr.. Daer's statement
with some of his lieutenants, but he de-
clined to say anything Tor publication.
He said some time in the near future he
may reply to h Baer statement.
Mr.. Mitchell denied the report that he
had received a communication from J.
PierpOnt Morgan asking him to state
the best terms upon which ne would
settle the strike.
~NOn-UniOn Men Not MoleSted.
Tamaqua, Pa, September Although
Major Gearhart did not send any part
of the troop out today, the n~on-union
men were not molested while on their
way to work. 1t is claimed tina about
the same number of men went to work
today as yesterday. The LehiSh Valley
company claims to be shipping 600 tons
of coal a day from the No Il colliery
and $50 tons a day from No. 4 colliery.
President BaerS statement to Sena-
tors Quay and Penrose has had a de-
pressing effect upon the miners here.
Yesterday they were confident OF vic
tory. Today they say the end of the
strike seems a long way off.
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Pacing Concerns Organize.

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 4EThe
pacing concerns of the south have en-
tered into a consolidation and Chatta-
nooga will be the headquarters Of the
corporations. The main offices will be
located in this city. The consolidation
is just being completed and those inter-
Tested, desire to withhold information
as to the officers, capital stock. and
other information until the organization
is an absolute fact in every particular
On account of the meagre details that
have leaked out there are only two or
three of the concerns in the deal that
are positively known and two Of them
are in Chattanooga The other is To-
Gated in Birmingham.
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THE
Effort to BE Made TO
Them.

Decatur, H.. Septembec faction has
been taken by the Decatur and Lincoln
Presbyteries of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church. which is expected to re-
suit in the reunion Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian and Presbyterian churches
which separated in 1910.
The Decatur and Lincoln Presbyteries
both adopted resolutions declaring that
the creed Of the Presbyterian church,
as revised, removed all doctrinal differ
ences over which the churches split and
there was no reason why they should
not re-unite.
The Lincoln Presbytery went further
and adopted a memorial 10 the general
assembly of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rians at Nashville demanding that the
matter of union be taken up and nego-
tiations to hat end be opened with the
Presbyterian0.
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INVITATION TO PRESIDENT.
Greensboro Would Like to Enter
tain Mr.. RooseveIt-The barge of
Criminal Assault Denied.
Especial to the Messenger.)

tSpecral to the Messenger
Greensboro, y. c., September A
negro who was jailed for breaking into
OdelT's hardware store last night is
found TO be JOHN Aston. who escaped
from the Forsyth convict camp on
Monday, after yearly killing the guard.
He was serving sixteen months SEN
tence for breaking in a store and steal
ing pistols there. He is also wanted in
Durham for like offense. His divorced
wife living here gave the information
to officers.
J. w. Woody arrived here in charge
of officers at l o'clock today and de-
MED the charge Of aSsaulting the Ha-
pey girl yesterday, saying they were
engaged to be married and were as
husband and wife, only go caught. He
declares the family Bible shows she is
over fourteen, .ut EXPRESSED a desire
TO marry her at once as he dearly low
ed her.
Haney when seen this afternoon ad-
mitted he went to the depot with
Woody on the day of the assault, and
knew he was going to Salisbury. but
says the girl IS not yet thirteen years
old. He knew nUthing of the intimacy
as h parties Were acquainted for only
two weeks and he would prefer her
marrying a egr to the man he in
tends to have hung if there is any law.
Haney and his daughter were working
in a factory when seen his afternoon.
The trial is set for 10 o'clock tomor
row.
Late this afternoon, after a meeting
held by the bodies mentioned, the fol
lowing was telegraphed Senator Pritch-
ard at Marshall:
In behalf Of the city of Greensboro
the Industrial and immigration Asso-
citation, Young Mems Business Associa-
tIon and the Merchants n Manufac-
turers' Club, we, through you, extend
to President Roosevelt an invitation tc
be our guest on his return from Chat
~tanooga."
(Signed) W. H
Mayor and Chairman.
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FIRE IN
Destroys the GIDEON and Damages
Historic Music Hall.

Cincinnati, September 4-The his ORC
music hall was damaged by fire which
broke out at 5 o'clock this morning and
the Odeon a structure adjoining the
music hall vas completely destroyed.
The loss will exceed s110, 600, fully 0
cred by insurance.
How the fire originated has not been
determined. 1t broke out under the
stage of the Odeon. The fire depart
ment realizing that the great music hall
was in danger, used it's best efforts to
Isave that building. In an our the
IOdeon was completely destroyed and the
south wing of the music hall, which is
next to the Odeon, was damaged. The
main building of the music hall with the
organ escaped injury.