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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
Christian Scientist Meeting.

Boston, Mass. June 27.-Christian
Scientists from far and near poured
into Boston by regular and special
trains today to attend the annual COM
munion service of the Mother church
tomorrow. Ten thousand communicates
will attend the services.
Today the body known as Executive
Members met and sent a message to
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy who is at
her home in Concord. N. H, which read
in part:
I'VE re-affirm our confidence in your
ministry which is leading the human
race in the way of Christ Jesus, out OF
the Wilderness of non-science. which
has resulted In the worship Of Gods
many, to the worship of the one and
only God in spirit and in Truth.
''We congratulate you and all your
adherents on the wonderful growth o.
the Christian Science movement under
your wise and benign guidance,
growth without parallel in the histor!
of religion.
I'm corroboration of our affirmation
that Christian Science is the religion o
| our Master We point to many thousand
| of our fellow men who have been re
| deemed from the bondage Of slD1an
! Sickness"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
Train RObber Escapes Jail.

Knoxville. Tenn, June 2I.-HarVeJ
Logan, the alleged Montana train rob-
Der, under sentence of twenty years,
escaped from the Knox county Jail this
afternoon at 5 o'clock. While his
guards back was turned Logan threw
a wire over his head and lassOed him,
tying him tight to the bars of his cage.
Having one entire floor of the Jail to
himself. Logan next secured two pistols
placed in the corridor OF the Jail for
use by officers if needed.
When Jailer Bell appeared in answer
to a knock from Logan, the prisoner
passed out q bottle. saying he wanted
some medicine. AS the jailer PIT out
his hand Logan covered him pistol,
forced him to unlock the door and take
him to the basement of the Jail He
then forced Bell to take him TO the
sheriff's stable, and saddle the sher-
ifs horse This done, Logan mounted
and rode away in the direction OF the
mountains.
A posse started in pursuit OF the deS-
perado within one hour.
Sheriff ]. w. Fox tonight Offered u
reward of $500 for the capture of Logan
dead or alive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
THE RICHMOND STRIKE.
Cars Running Regularly on sever
al Lines-Trade Has Fallen OFF,
Late Last Night Car Was Fired at
and Soldiers Returned Fire With
out Injury.

Richmond Va, June 27.-Cars were
run regularly on the Broad, Main and
Clay and Laurel street and Lakeside
and Northside lines today and tonight,
under military protection.
At 1O:45 o'clock p. m. no disorder had
occurred at any period, and the outlook
was for a peaceful night. The bar
rooms We're closed at o'clock p. m. by
order of the mayor. 1t is believed that
tonight holds the crisis of the strike.
It is announced that cars will be run
to all the suburban resorts tomorrow.
Monday it is proposed to resume oper-
alton of the lines to Manchester, on the
opposite side of the James from Rich
mond.
There was marked diminution of re-
tail trade today, as a result Of the eX-
listing trouble. Some merchants have
arranged to dispense with part of their
clerical forces until better times arrive
About II o'clock a car was fired or
by unknown parties in Rockets, the
harbor quarter of the city, and the fire
was returned by the soldiers on the
car. Nobody was hurt. Nobody ar
rested
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
.DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
DIR. Leslie Lumsden and VIE
Lemonade Containing Choral at a
Hotel in Porto Rico and "h1le IN
der the Drugs influence Iheir
Money and Jewe1ry Were Stolen.

San Juan P. p, June 27.-Lslie
Lumsden. an assistant surgeon in the
marine hospital service, who is tenn
porarily acting as quarantine ofhcer
here. and Mrs. Lumden were druggeo
and robbed at the Inglaterra hotel last
night with choral, which had been
placed in lemonade. While they were
under the influence of the drug all
their money and jewelry was taken
from a bureau in the room. a porter
who took the lemonade TO the Lumsdehs
has been arrested on suspicion. Inc
Lumsdens today have recovered from
the effects of the chloral. The incident
has caused a great sensation here as
the Inglaterra hotel is the leading hos
telry of San Juan. Lumsden came here
recently from New Orleans.
He was formerly on duty in Washing
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WILMINGTON N. G. JUNE 3O 1903.
WILSON CASE WITH JURY.
Attorney SpruiIl Made Earnest Ap-
peal to Jury for COnviction-Ru-
mors of a MistriaI are PREVALENT.
Especial to The Niessenger.)

especial 10 Inc Messenger
Wilson. \. c., June 27.-Hon. F. S.
Spruill closed the argument in the "a
nous murder trial here today in a
speech of three hours duration, which
was filled with argument, power and
eloquence. His appeal to the jury for
a verdict against those who did Percy
Jones to death, was eloquent and forci-
BILE. The eloquence of Pou and Wood
ard was surpassed when Spruill in a
pathetic way exclaimed 1T matters not
who marched up Malvern Hill or who
died at Gettysburg, but the question is,
who killed Percy Jones?'
The case went to the jury at clock
after an able charge by his honor, Judge
Shaw. The case having been with the
jury for three hours without a verdict
rumors of a mistrial are af1oat
Raleigh, n. c., June PA special
from Wilson, \. c., says:
JudgS Shaw reached the court house
at 1870 tonight and finding it impossi-
BILE for the jury to reach an agreement
tonight, has instructed the officer tC
take the jury to their room at the hotel
While a great dead of time has been
consumed by the jury in considering
the case the opinion is growing that a
verdict Will be rendered.
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Wilmington, Del, June 21-What was
considered the most exciting week in
the history of Delaware's principal
city, a week stained with the record of
a horrible lynching and mob violence,
closed calmly and quietly tonight
Despite the fact that peace hOvers over
the town it cannot be safely predicted
that the present tranquil state of Of
fairs will continue. The entire police
force is on duty and 100 national
guardsmen are stationed in the armory
ready for duty. The police apparently
have tight grip on the situation and
they propose to hold it. Captain Kane,
who is in command of the police to-
night, said he did not look for further
trouble.
The bitter feeling exhibited by the
whites and blacks against each other,
appears to be rapidly disappearing.
There has been no encounters of the
races since Thursday night. While
this is the condition Of affairs tonight
the police propose to keep in force for
few days longer all the precautionary
measures they adopted this week.
What is undoubtedly the greatest fac
tor in keeping down disorder is the
closing of the saloons. An order similar
to the one sent out last night was
again issued this afternoon and every
one Of Wilmington's $50 saloons closed
at 8 o'clock to remain closed until mid
night Sunday Or Monday morning.
Mayor Fisher sent out q suggestion
to the store keepers generally today to
close their places of business at an car
ly hour tonight. The suggestion, how
ever, was not needed because there was
no necessity for it. The streets Of the
city were crowded tonight with the
| usual Saturday night shoppers, cut
there was no disorder.
A Wilmington evening newspaper ro-
day quotes the Rev. M. B. SaIter, of
| Charleston, S. c., bishop of the A. M.
| Z. church, who is visiting i'm this city,
as follows with regard to the !ynching
| of White:
| We are willing to take off our coats
mount our horses and ride into hell if
necessary to see that the law is carried
out if one, of our race outrages a white
woman. We expect the white man te
do the same in case a similar crime il
committed upon our race by white
u men,"
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Strike Likely at Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., June 27.-The Mas
ter Tradesmen Of Charleston have post
ed notices in all buildings which they
are constructing that they will NOT en-
play after today any workman who is
a member of the Builders Trades Coun-
Gil. II this attitude is maintained there
is every prospect that all carpenters
and joiners who are members Of the
unions will lay down their tools and
practically all building work in the city
will come to a standstill next Monday
The contractors declare they will stand
firm and the workmen seem determined
The plumbers, electricians, bricklay-
ers and white painters are not members
OF the council and will not be affected
by the situation.
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st. Petersburg, June 27.-The revolu-
be spreading increasingly and is reach
ing regions hitherto free from the rad
ical agitation. Leaflets directed
against the existing condition of Rus
sian home affairs, and a demand for
revolutionary changes were circulated
thirty-four cities and towns of the En-
pire. Serious street disturbances have
occurred at various places. as already
cabled, including Bakou, Warsaw, Ber-
dichev, Tif1is, Batoum and Tomsk. It
is said that the anti-Semitic agitation
entire pale of the Jewish settlements.
The monarchical society organized at
Pinsk circulated leaflets beginning:
Brother workers, Orthodox and
Catholic: Christ has arisen. Let us
embrace. kiss and go and kill the
Jews
At INSTRUMENTATION 1t is said an Of
fcer Of gendarmrie has been going
about the bazaar telling the people that
it is the Jews and socialists who pre-
vent their little father" the Car,
from giving all his children every
thing they need, and that, therefore the
Jews and socialists must be killed off.
The multitude of arrests, in addition
to domicllliary visitations which have
taken place among army officers, litera-
ry men, teachers, working men, stu
dents and other classes at st. Peters
burg, Kiev, Odessa. and in fact, in the
cities and towns throughout the EN-
pire attest the colossal growth of the
revolutionary agitation. 1t is natural
ly strongest in the pale of the Jewish
settlements, but it has reached such
far Off places as Kostroma, on the up
per Volga, a region hitherto free from
any radical movements.
Dr. Dorosbevsky. who was equally
interchangeable in his attentions to the
victims of the Kfshineff massacre, anG
in his fearless publication of the truth
concerning the massacre, has beer
| forced to resign his position in the Bes
sarabian provincial hos~ital at Kis
hineff.
| The Southern Review, declares tn,
| reason Gov this to be that he publish
ed facts, figures and names which Ger
tain deputies wanted kept secret
| A magistrate at Kishineff continue
to hear and DISPOSE of accusations o
breach of the peace, theft and destruc
ton of property, reservinS the NOR
serious charges for higher tribunals.
According to KiShineff correspond
lence the immigration movement show
no sign of abatement. Almost ever
Household is sending members to tn
United States while a few are gong t
Brazil Argentine and South Africa
| The I\ishineff relief committee is SUI
plying food to 20.N"" nersOnS.
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The Trustees of Trinity Have Decid-
ed to Build a WOman's College
Which Will be the Greatest Instf-
tuition for Women in the South,

Raleigh, n. c., June "a special
from Durham, n. c., says:
There is a movement on foot to build
in connection with Trinity college a
great female college and a meeting of
the executive committee of the board
of trustees of Trinity will be held next
week to consider the organization of
this college.
Mr.. j. H. Southgate. chairman of the
board of trustees, admitted this even
ing that such a move was on foot and
said that while the plans We're def
nltely conceived, he was not ready to
give them to the public as yet.
Continuing he said, that the woman's
college at Trinity would start out with
the advantages of a million dollar in
vestment, and that When the plans
should be perfected it would be the
greatest movement ever made in the
south in behalf of higher education for
women.
Something definite will be done at
the meeting Of the executive committee
of Trinity next week. 1t is considered
that the woman's college is a certainty.
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Roanoke Va, June 27.-The Norfolk
and Western passenger train No. 13
westbound which left here at o'clock
quarter of a mile east of Marion at 10
o'clock last night. Engineer Lee Spald-
ing, of Roanoke, and Fireman J. H.
HOovey. of Staunton, were instantly
killed. and Express Messengers Otey
and Wood, of Bristol. seriously, while
Mail Clerks Adams and Jenkins, Of
Lynchburg, were slightly injured. The
train was going at a rapid rate when
the engine struck a cow. The poney
trucks of the engine were derailed and
ran a distance of 900 feet on the cross
ties before the large trucks We're de-
rallied and the engine. with the tender,
mail car, express car and baggage car
went over an embankment. Engineer
and fireman We're caught under the en-
gine. None of the passenger coaches
left the rails. and except the persons
named no one was hurt. A relief train
conveyed the men to Bristol
1t is supposed that Engineer Spalding
did not realize that the small trucks
of his engine were derailed as there
was ample time to have stopped the
train, after that occurrence, before it
left the rails
CANNON BALL WRECKED.
Richmond. Va, June 27.-The Can
non BALI train which left Richmond
for Norfolk at 9 o'clock this morning
was wrecked near Petersburg.
The accident was caused by an open
switch on which was standing a freight
train. The Cannon Bali crashed into
the engine of the freight. Both engines
| were badly smashed. Engineer Har-
ry Covington, of the Cannon Ball.
| and his nephew. Fireman Robert Cow
| ington, were both instantly killed. The
| engineer of the freight train saved
| himself by jumping. The passengers
were badly shaken up and some of
/ them bruised, but none were seriously
hurt.
Petersburg, Va, June PA head on
| collision occurred this morning on The
| Atlantic Coast Line, at a point about
| three miles north of this city, between
| the Norfolk and Western fast paSsen-
ger train, popularity known as the
| Cannon Bali and a freight train
| which was standing on the side track
of the belt line with an open switch
The engineer and fireman of the pas
| senger train were killed, the latter De
ing horribly mangled and burned. and
the conductor fatally injured. The
| engineer and conductor were unci= anG
nephew. The dead are: Harry Coving-
ton. engineer: Robert Covington. fire
/ man.
| Wounded-Robert S. Eckles, conduc
tor one arm broken, one arm spraineC
and hurt on head and in chest. r. E
Hawkins. express messenger. injured
about the hips. Rev. H. E Johnson
| of Richmond. collar bone broken Col
| ored fireman WAYNE, small bone in les
broken. Captain James Gallagher
passenger. slightly hurt about the head
Both engines badly damaged and TIVE
| cars-refrigerator and cattle-smashed
| Property loss estimated at S20,0 600.
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Killed for Kidnapping.

Gadsden, Ala, June 28.-Gus Stedman
was shot and killed at Alabama City
late yesterday by Policeman n. P. jar
rard and A \. Barnes while attempting
to make his escape. 1t is alleged that
John Stedman had kidnapped Mamie
Mcknight, the 13-year old daughter of
r. R. Mcknight stole 81 from her and
it is said forced her to go with him to
the woods where Il is reported Gus
Stedman and Sue Harvey a woman Of
Chattanooga, were in hiding from the
officers. Stednlan claims. K is under
stood. that he intended marrying the
girl. John Stedrnan and Sue Harvey
have been jailed and the Mcknight girl
has been taken home by her father.
There IS great Indignation at Alabama
City
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NEW SHAMROCK WINS.
Shamrock III Behaved Beautifully
Yesterday in Her First Trial Race
With Shamrock /. Beating the Old
Boat in a Fifteen Mile Course More
Than Eight Minutes.

New York, June 27.-Sir Thomas Lip
toms new cup Challenger Shamrock III.
was given her first test today in Amer
lean waters. IN an informal trial with
Shamrock l. off Sandy Hook. In the
first ten miles of a Is mile beat to
windward. in a very light air the new
boat beat the old one about ten min
utes and in a run of Is miles to lee
ward nine minutes. There was a long
gentle sea and the new challenger
slipped cleanly over it, making little
fuss under bow.
Taking into consideration the asser-
ton by English yachtsmen that Sham
rock 1. is ten minutes faster on thir-
ty mile course than she ever was and
fully as much faster than Shamrock
IL, the new boats first performance
on this side of the Atlantic marks her
as probably the most dangerous chal-
lenger Sir Thomas has brought over.
In a light air and smooth water she
showed herself to be very fast. The
chief purpose of the trial was to stretcn
the sails and resume the tuning
Sir Thomas and Designer Fife were
aboard the Shamrock III. and Colonel
Nelll sailed on Shamrock l., when the
yachts started to beat to seaward
against a four knot wind. Shamrock
III. was slightly in the lead at the start
and began at once to add to It. The
new boat pointed higher and footed
faster than Shamrock 1. They headed
or to sea for more than two hours
and during all that time Shamrock Ill
gained steadily.
After a run down the Jersey coast
both boats came about and starting
close together headed for Sandy Hook
with SpinnakerS set. Shamrock III
quickly began to gain and in an hours
sailing and when the boats had COW
cred about the course had established
a lead of nearly a half a mile. This
is called the best point Of sailing fol-
the older boat.
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Oil Flames Were Fierce.

= Sour Lake, Texas. June 21--Consid-
arabls excitement prevailed in the oil
field for time just after noon today.
csusad nv flames springsng up on the
oil waste belonging to the Guffeys and
Texas Additional Company. The hre
was caused by some one throwing a
lighted match il the oil
For a time the flames were nerce
and led TO the belief that the big Guffey
tanks were on fire. Surface accummu-
Iations soon burned over. however. and
nv o'clock the flames were completely
under control and the loss is compara
lively insignificant.
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Identify Building Foundations q.

Richmond. Va, June 27.-S. H.
Younge, civil engineer, has announced
to the association for the preservation
of Virginia antiquities that a par of a
block of foundation located by MIN.
and which was uncovered under his d.
rection last February, belonged 10 tho
ancient colonial state house, which Was
erected about 24O years ago, and IS
therefore, among the oldest existing lit
of foundations of colonial times. The
foundations were identified by Mr..
Younge by locating from the ancient
land grants a tract containing the
foundations of former buildings belong
ing to Philip Ludwell a prominent CO.
lonial official, the state house, accord
ing to the land grant, being contiguous
to the above mentioned buildings
The block of foundations uncovered
varies in width from "a to As feet. Its
length is 327 feet.
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Plumber Tackles n Trust.

Birmingham, Ala, June I'll. I'D
Barnes. a plumber, began an action TO-
dav in the United States courts against
the MiIner and Kettig company and the
Birmingham Pipe and Casting COM
pany.
This suit is brought under what IS
known as the Sherman Trust law and
the claimed damages are estimated st
$4,000.
The plaintiff complains that he IS de-
barred from purchasing and dealing IN
plumbers supplies because he is outside
of the national association OF master
plumbers of the United States and tnat
the defendants have conspired with said
association and refuse to sell him, and
that by reason of this unlawful com
bination and monopoly, he and the
public are injured and subjected to
great loss.
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Local Option in Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, June 27.-The su-
preme court has rendered a decision
holding that the Adams law which was
passed by the last legislature is con-
stitutionaI. The measure was tenn
perance resolution and provided for
the abolition of saloons, in towns hav-
ing a population Of 5000 and under.
upon the submission of the question to
popular vote
There are only eight towns In the
state that are exempt from the laws
operation.
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irving to Compromise.

Birmingham. Ala. June 2s.-At to-
days joint convention Of the Alabama
miners and mine operators. the miners
declined the proposition o. the opera
tors for an advance of II cents per
ton in the wages of miners with iron
at $12 per ton as a minimum instead Of
81. the scale to be a sliding one. based
Or iron prices. 1t is thought by many
that a compromise agreement will be
reached since both sides have already
reoeded somewhat from their orignia
proposition.
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Canal Discussion at BOgota.

partnrent has received a dispatch from
Minister Beaupre. at Bogota saying
that the canal discussion had been
opened in the Colombian house by a
representative opposed TO the canal
treaty. who began by calling for the
documents relating TO the treaty. The
government objected. on the ground
that il was not ready to present the
treaty - the house, but would do so
later. The governments position was
sustained by a vote of 3S to 5.
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TONAWAY DAM SAFE.
Experts Say it is as Safe as Human
Skill Can Make 1t. But the People
in the Valleys Fear n JOhnstOwn
Disaster-A Tremendous Volume of
Water in the Lake.

Charlotte, n. c., June 27.-The Textile
Excelsior says that the Toxaway dam
in the Sapphire county is creating much
concern, and several engineers have
been sent there for the purpose of in
specting its condition. The result of
this inspection has been awaited with
great interest by the people in the val
ley below, who have recently expe-
rienced a flood disaster The dam holds
the waters of lake twenty seven miles
in circumference and in some places
fifty feet deep.
a correspondent of the Observer to-
day says that experts have examined
the ToXaway dam and pronounce It as
safe as human skill and ingenuity can
make it
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Cmbria Beat St. Paul,

New York, June N.-An exciting race
took place today between the steamer
st. Paul and Umbria. The ST. Paul
passed Nantucket at o'clock this
morning, the Umbria passing about tive
hours later. Learning at Nantucket
that the st. Paul was only two hours
ahead Captain Dutton of the Umbria,
determined if possible to overtake the
American liner before she reached
Sandy Hook. When Captain Jamison.
of the ST. Paul sighted the Umbria he
ordered full speed ahead hoping to
leave the latter behind, but the UNI
bria proved to be the faster and passed
the Sandy Hook lightship six minutes
ahead of the st. Paul
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

First game: Cleveland s, Washing
ton 0.
Second game: Cleveland ?. Washing
ton >.
Detroit 2, Philadelphia l.
Chicago Z, New York 4.
st. Louis 0, Boston s.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York 2, Pittsburg 4.
Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati ).
Philadelphia 4, st. Louis a.
Boston s, Chicago l.
Second game: Boston Z, Chicago l.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Worcester 2, Rochester 3.
Toronto ?, Jersey City ,.
Buffalo 2, Newark 4.
Baltimore 3, Providence s.