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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-24
MUST PAY TAX.
| Law This Year Will Hit Fireworks
4 Dealers.

All who offer fireworks for sale for
the coming Christmas will have to
pay a specific tax Of $40, five each to
the state and county. This will be
something new to them, but as the
Revenue Acts make the levy they will
have to pay it. Guess they will liter
ally think about having money TO
burn."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-24
Markets 3F TELEGRAPH.


New York. November 21.-MOney on
call nominal. no oans. Time loans
steady, sixty and ninety days 81 t.
80 per cent: SIX months 5 to 512.
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 6 to
61a per ent. Sterling exchange easier
with actual business in bankers b1lls az
s4.S4 to SASH 25 for demand and at
81. 1925 and S4.S0.625 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates $4.S1 to $4.S113 and S4.ofh
to $3.50. Commercial bills $4.791A to
s4.SOh. Bar silver 5SA- Mexican dol
lars 44$.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-24

Perhaps the sealing of that $4,000
letter of Mr.. Bryan's was simply part
of the great crime of 7S.-Atlanta
Journal. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-24

St. Louis steady at lie; net receipts
500 bales.
Houston dull and steady at 10 1916;
net receipts 14,422 bales.
New York, November 21.-CottoR
quiet at 1l.30: net receipts 6,S6S bales:
gross receipts S9,S5S bales: sales 19G
bales; stock 50. SIS bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
ceiptS $3.50 bales; exports to Great
Britain 35.267 bales. to France 1.119
bales: to the continent 1892 bales; 70
Mexico 1000 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Ne:
receipts 66.363 bales: to Great Britain
35,261 bales: to France LIS bales: to
the continent 1852 bales; TO Mexico
1000 bales.
Total since September 1st at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 3.32S.2S2 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 992.661 bales; ID
France 321.152 bales: to the continent
81. 92S bales; Japan S,S62 bales; Mexico
14.9IS bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 1l.30: middling gulf 11.55;S
| 191 bales.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
SHAMROCK A GOOD BOAT.
Showed Good Speed To-day and Easily
 Beat Old Boat

New York, July 3O.-From steam yacht Erin, via Deforest wireless.) The Shamrocks left Sandy Hook at 10 o'clock to-day in a 12-knot west wind with splendid racing conditions and ran off shore under their own sail.
 Starting from the Scotland lightship the Shamrocks were sent out to sea, not over fixed course as usual Fife desired to complete the stretching of q new mainsail. The Shamrock III was a little to windWard and ahead Of the old boat. At 11:30 both boats wore ship and headed back on reach fer the lightship, having drawn off five miles. The breeze was blowing at fifteen knots and the Shamrocks were headed into the hea.oiest seas in which they had yet raced, the challenger talk ing the rough water in splendid shape. In the return the Shamrock TIT passed the old boat and maintained q good lead. She was close hauled and she proved herself a splendid sea boat as well as a fast one in rough water. Tn one-half hours time she had beaten the old boat by three minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
HoNoRs FOR COTTON.
To Be Presented to the Rulers of Por-
 tuga1 To-day.

LuSd1, lO-udS.
 Lisbon, Portugal, July 3O.-Rear Ad- miral Cotton, commanding the United States European squadron now in these waters, will be presented to-day to the Grown Prince Louis Philippe, and to the Infante Manuel, second son of King Charles. who will accompany his ma jesty when he visits the American war ships. .
 The Portuguese newspapers are re- ferring approvingly to the speech made by King Charles when he received Ad- miral Cotton and the other American officers Monday. His majesty expressed himself in such sympathetic terms in regard to President Roosevelt and the people of the United States, that Min ister Bryan, Admiral Cotton and the other Americans present were really affected by the kings remarks.
 The papers are also mentioning grate- fully the speech delivered by Admiral Cotton at the banquet Tuesday night. his eulogistic references to Portugal being much appreciated by the press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
RESULTED IN MURDER
Two Boston Men Resorted to
 Duel to End Dispute

The Men Quarreled and Decided to
 Fight and Settle It-The Surviving
 Principal and the Witnesses Were
 Arrested.
 Revere, Mass, July 30.-A murder be- Heved to have been the outcome of a duel occurred here early to-day, Jo- seph Corse of Boston being the victim and Anthony Montanino, also of Bos- ton, the alleged murderer. The deed was committed, according to the Re were police, at about 8 o'clock this morning on the flats of Park avenue, at g spot some 300 yards from the near est dwelling.
 1t is believed that the men, who are said to have quarreled three or four days ago. at the New England Gas & Coke Co.'S works in Everett, where they were employed, came out here early to- day to settle their differences Mon- tanino is under arrest and two negroes Thomas Pope and Joseph Monroe, who it is said, saw the fight, have been held as witnesses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
CURED CASE OF LoCKJAw

San Francisco, July 30.-The doc tors at the Grand hospital have sue ceeded in curing a case of lockjaw. The patient, Pictro Raffini, was badly burned last May. Anti-toxin was ill., iected June in the muscles of the back. The next day he was given two more injections. On Wednesday it was found that no improvement had developed and early in the morning he was given an injection of anti-toxin in the spinal canal and again in the after noon. The following morning the doc tors drilled a small hole through the skull, inserting a spinal needle and in- iected anti-toxin into the lateral ven tricle. The treatment proved success ful and now Raffino, although some what weak, is as well as he ever was.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
TWO WOMEN MISSING
Were Guests at Old Orchard SeavieW House

The Hostelry Was Burned to the
 Ground To-Day-About Twenty
 Guests Were in the House-The
 Loss Will Be About $4,00O.
 Old Orchard, Me, July 3O.-The Sea- view house on the camp ground at Old Orchard was burned to the ground to- day and two women guests are miss ing, It is feared that they did not es- cape from the hotel. The value of the property consumed was about $4,00e. There were twenty persons ill the house, including the manager, John F. Woodbury of Waterville, his wife and six children.
 The missing women are Mrs Helen l.. Martin and Mrs E. A. Stevens, both of East Grafton, N. H.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
BELFRY STRUCK BY STORM.

Willimantic, July 30.--The belfry of the Congregational church in South Coventry was struck by lightning last night, but the blaze was confined to that portion of the building after hard work by the villagers, assisted by Chief Leonard and 20 firemen from this city, who were summoned by tel ephone. After the church fire was put out the Wdllimdntic men were re- turning to this city when they saw the reflection of another blaze in the sky and on investigation found that the barn of John Uncles in Coventry was burning. They managed to save the house, but the barn was destroyed The cause of this fire is unknown
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
CITY NEWS

thomas convey or 1aTlHVlllef IS VlS- iting friends in this city.
 Victor Bernier, through Attorney Minor, has entered suit against Charles H. Percy for $500. The case is return able to the district court.
 James Holmes of the Leavenworth street engine house and G. 0. Doderer CT the Scovill street house are enjoying a short vacation.
 Michael Thompson, graduate coach of athletics at Georgetown university, is spending short vacation at his home on Baldwin street.
 There is nothing new in the strike of the polishers and buffers at Bene- dict & Burnham's today, but it is uu- derstood that something definite will be done on the matter tonight.
 Stephen Wheaton Undernill, ali em- ploye of Scovill's. will leave on Satur- day on 8 trip to the shore. He will SC lect cottage where some of his fel- low employees will spend their vaca- ton.
 The heavy shower of last night did not make the air any cooler. In fact it appears to have increased the hu- midity of the atmosphere To-day was a scorcher, being one of the warmest days this summer. The thermometer registered 92 degrees.
 George Byrnes was arrested last night by Detective O'Gorman. He is wanted for defrauding a boarding house in New Britain where he has been working in shop this summer and playing base ball. He was taken to New Britain this afternoon by the chief of police of that city.
 The case of Holczer vs Loucks. in which the plaintiff seeks to dispossess the defendant from a dwelling house on Kingsbury street. began this after noon before Judge Peasley and a jury in the city court. The jury consisted of the following: Eugene c. Adt, Will of Waterville; Edward H. Gagain, Ed ward Platt and George Alexander, East Farms.
 Picking berries is rather costly venture at times, especially when the berries are being picked III a lot where it is Forbidden. So two Waterbury boys found out this week. George Smith Grouse of BIO South Main street and Edward Reilly of IA Mattatuck street went picking berries in Plymouth on Tuesday. They were cap- tured by the farmer who owns the lot, at the point of gun. Tn court yesterday the fine and costs amounted to $9.s2. Crouse's fine was paid by his mother.
 The long talked of change of time for the collection of water rents is being revived and may come up at the meet ing of the board of public works to-, night Alderman Goss and Assessor A1cEvoy would have taken on the mat ter Tuesday night, but the board held no meeting. The plan is to have the water rents due and payable in Feb ruary and August, instead of May and November. The end in view is to save the city the expense of making temporary loans from February to- May, something that costs few hun dred dollars every year. It is also claimed that the change would benefit people who find it hard to meet their property tax and water rents at the same lime
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
MOTION TO ouAsH

New York, July 3o.-Notice has been filed by council before District Attor- ney Jerome of motion to quash the indictments against Robert L. Martin and Harry Velthusen of the Delaware Surety Go. Martin is a brother-in-law of F. A. Heinze Of Montana The in dictments, which have been pending two years, charge false swearing in re- gard to the capital of the surety com pany. The men named never have pleaded to the findings. They are an incident of the litigation between the big Montana pepper compaines.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
IL Will Be on Exhibition at St Louis
 Worlds Fair.

IL Will Be on Exhibition at St Louis
 Worlds Fair.
 Milwaukee, July 30-The greatest clock in the world, the dial of which will be 120 feet ill diameter, is being built here for use at the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition next year. Only the hand and machinery are being made for the dials to. be a brilliant bed of flowers. The clock will be placed on the side of the hill north of the agricul- tural building.
 The minute hand will be sixty feet long, and the ring at the end, which will be fastened to the machinery, will be eight feet in diameter. / The numer- als marking the various hours will be fifteen feet in length and made of bright colored coleus.
 Tn a broad circle surrounding the dial will be twelve flower beds, one opposite each hour, and each two feet wide and fifteen feet long. At night the time piece will be illuminated with 2O00 incandescent lights.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
REVENUES INCREASING.

Washington, July BOA statement prepared by the bureau of insular af- fairs of the war department shows that the customs revenues in the Phil ippines for the first four months of 1903 to have been $2,931,7S2, against S2.901, OH in the same period in 1902 and $1,215,65 in 1899. A comparison pf the customs revenues under the pc riod from August 20, 1898 to April 30. 1903, . under American occupation shows the volume of business to have increased about four fold.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
c. A. R. VETERANS.
Holding Annual Reunion at Plainville
 Camp Ground To-Day.

Holding Annual Reunion at Plainville
 Camp Ground To-Day.
 Plainville, July 3O.-The cottages of the summer colony at the camp ground are gaily decked with bunting and flags to-day, and that peaceful spot has taken on quite military air with the presence of the members of the Con- necticut c. A. R. Veterans associa- ton, who are holding their annual re- union there. For two days President Charles A. Baldwin of New Haven has been at the camp ground preparing for the coming of the comrades and their friends and the earliest arrivals to-day found everything in readiness. The days program opened at sunrise with the flag salute. There were deyo- tional exercises at the cottages at 8:30, followed by band concert at 9:30, and an hour later the veterans listened to an address by Rev W. H. Kidd of Bridgeport on 'tThe American Idea"
 The afternoon program included ad- dresses by Chaplain W. F. Hilton of Hartford, Department Commander Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford and Rev D. R. Lowell. D.D., of Middle town, past national department chap lain of the Grand Army. Officers for the coming year will be elected late this afternoon and the reunion will close with a campfire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
THE SPUR TRACK
Attorney Web Here To-Day
 Looking Over the Ground
WAS APPOINTED BY RoRABACK:

To Hear Both Sides and Take Evi.
 dence-Lawyers and All Interested
 Visited the Scene of the Tracks in
 Question To-Day - Congressman
 George l.. Lilley Told His View of
 the Case to the Committee.
 Attorney James H. Webb of New Haven, a committee appointed by Judge Rorabach of the superior court. 7 heard the evidence in the injunction proceedinsg by Lilley. Swift & CC against the Consolidated railroad come pany and the Valentine Bohl Go, re- straining the latter from using cer~ tain spur track adjoining their prem~ ises on Cedar street. Originally the in- junction was directed against the railt road company but the Bohl compamy being the main parties affected, they were admitted as codefendants and have undertaken to have the fnstru- ment dissolved. The track in question was used jointly by the litigants until the defendants severed their business relations with the Nelson Morris Beef and Provision Go Of Chicago. Then the plaintiff determined they were no longer entitled to the use of the track moreover, because they undertook to sell the goods of rival firm.
 Judge Burpee appeared for the plaintiffs and Judge Stoddard of New Haven and Attorney Bronson appeared for the defendants. Last week Judge Roraback modified part of the injunc- ton so that the defendants could use the track where it entered on their property. But this did not give the de- sired relief, hence the appointment of Attorney Webb to hear the evidence l in the matter
 The papers in the case showed that the plaintiffs sold parcel of land ad- joining the spur track to the defend ants and also leased to them another parcel similarly situated. Before hear | ing the evidence all concerned visited l the premises concerned
 Congressman George l.. Lilley, & l member Of the, plaintiff company, tes-' tifed toia a number of leases, among l them one held by the D. E. Carroll l Co, and that the latter are allowed to
 use the spur track in question He | told how the cars of the respective beef and provision companies are l marked, but did not recall seeing any cars of the Anglo American Beef Co l in this city or any cars of the Provis- 1 ion Dealers Dispatch Co. The de- fendants did use the track while they l were agents of the Nelson Morris Go. And when they were given lease of the property 1t was expected that they
 would use the track for the purposes connected with the Nelson Morris Co.'S
 business only. MT Lilley did not know
 but he believed that the building used by the Nelson Morris people was leased. by the Valentine Bohl Go. MT
 Bohl frequently told him that the beef that came in Armour & Co.'S cars was really Nelson Morris Ss Co.'S beef. He
 could not say how many times MT Bohl | told him this: he was also told 1t by
 others, he could not say who they
 were.
 MT Lilliey was cross-examined by Judge Stoddard and he was very cap- tious in his answers sometimes This seemed to greatly annoy Judge Stod< dard and several times he applied for help to the committee. MT Lilley was on the stand at press hour
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
IN HE S|ST|NE CHAPEL
Third Mass for the Late Pope
 Was Sung To-Day
Only One of the Assembled Cardinals Was Absent-He Was Too III to Be Present-Speculatin and Betting as to Who Will Be the Next Pope.

to Who Will Be the Next Pope,
 Rome, July 3O.-The last tribute was paid to the late Pope Leo this morning with the third great requiem mass cele- brated in the S1sAIne chapel of the vati- can. The function was no less cere- monious and imposing than the other two. While there was, perhaps, a lesser concourse of people present, there was greater display of gorgeous uniforms. There were sixty-one car dinals present (on1y Cardinal Cretoni being apsent, owing to i'll health).
 In the churches of Rome to-day be gan the offering of prayers to the Holy Ghost to assist and enlighten the car dinals to choose the right man to sit in the chair of St Peter.
 During the conclave the blessed sac rament will De exposed in several churches for the special prayers of the faithful, with the same object in view.
 The mayor of Carpineto, the birth place of Pope Leo, who proposed to erect with local contributions monu- ment to Leo XIII on top of the Lepini mountains, surrounding the village of Carpineto, finding that his project was checked by the large amount of money required. intends to make it an inter- national tribute to the late pontiff and will ask all countries to join in the movement. He says he expects consid- erable contributions, especially from America
 People are now recalling prophecy which, at the time it was made pro duced considerable talk among the su- eprstitious who held 1t to be an indi- cation of who will be the next pope, so much so that several large bets were made in favor of the cardinal indicated by the prophecy. Many years ago, the late Cardinal Parocchi, who was not then even a bishop, one day met an old woman in the country. She was typi- cal witch ill appearance and planted herself before Parocchi, saying: "The bishop of Santa Rufina will be the next pope.' The woman refused to say anything more. Parocchi repeated the tale, which gained added circulation when he was appointed to that see, and before his death he was considered to be the most likely successor of Pope Leo. When Parocchi was dying he re peated the story of the old woman's prophecy The famous bishopric of Santa Rufina was afterwards given to Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli, and now people are asking themselves will the prophecy come true after all?
 The representative of France, Aus atrla, Spain, Prussia, Bavaria and Bel gi1m, accredited to the vatican, have informed Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the sacred college. that their respective governments have received from the Italian foreign office most exhaustive assurances that all the necessary meas ures have been taken to insure material and moral liberty at the conclave.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
ORDERED BANK CLOSED
DoylestoWn Institution is in
 Hands of a Receiver

Great Excitement in the Town As the
 Deposits Are Large-One of the Old
 est Banks in Pennsylvania With q
 Capital of $1O5,O0O.
 Washington, July 3O.-The Doyles- townNational bank of Doylestown, Pa. has been closed by the controllerof cur rency. Bank Examiner J. W. Scho- field has been appointed receiver.
 Doylestown, Pa, July BOA formal notice was posted on the door of the Doylestown National bank today. stating that the bank was closed and in the hands of the comptroller of the currency. The posting of the notice caused considerable excitement in the town, as the deposits of the institution are large.
 The bank examiners have been working on the books for two days past but no statement has been issued either by them or the officers of the bank. George P. Brook is cashier of the bank.
 The capital of the bank was $105.O00 and the last report to the comptroller showed:
 Surplus and profits. $131 ,7S0; depos- it's over $1 100000; loans and discounts and stock and securities, $1,O51, 36D.
 The bank is one of the oldest in the. state. It's Philadelphia correspondents are the Philadelphia National and the First National The former has been it's agent for 90 years and the latter for 2O years. Bank Examiner Schofield teIegraphed the Philadelphia banks to make no remittances to the Doyles- town bank to-day.
 The president of the bank is Henry Leer prominent lawyer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
UNDER JAPANESE FLAG.

Seattle, Wash, July 30.--Captain IF. H. Nice, agent for the North American Commercial Go, at Dutch Harbor, Alas. ka, who is here, charges the fishermen on Japanese vessels with the disap- pearance of seals on the Pribyloff Islands. He says American and Cana~ dian fishermen masquerade under the Japanese flag and shoot seals instead of spearing them, which causes the bodies to sink rapidly, so that many are killed to no purpose, while the shooting dis turbs the breeding of nearby islands. Captain Nice claims that unless the depredations are stopped the PribylofE Island Seals will disappear in a few years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
TROOPS FIRED voLLEY.
And Ten Strikers Were Killed on Tiff
 lis-Batoum Railway.

St Petersburg, July 3O.-Ten strik- ing workingmen were killed and eigh. teen wounded as the result of a volley strikers attempted to stop trains and a detachment of forty soldiers was summoned. They were greeted with a shower of stones and some revolver shots After repeated warnings had been given the strikers the troops were ordered to fire.
 The street car service at Odessa is suspended in consequence of strike Of drivers and conductors for higher wages. The employees are preventing the cars from leaving the sheds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
THE STRIKE IS ON.
Thirty Moulders Quit Work at New
 Britain Today.

New Britain. July 30.--While a strike has been declared against the Ameri- can Hardware corporation of this city by the national body of the Moulders' union, there is little sign of it about the factroies or streets. Less than thirty moulders, about one-fourth of the number employed, quit work this morning. The strikers committee. say they will have all out by Saturday night The demand made upon the American Hardware Go is to pay the poration at a conference in New. Haven last winter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
ACTRESS COMMITS sUICIDE.
Shoots Herself with Revolver in Room

Shoots Herself with Revolver in Room
 of Inter-Ocean Hotel in Chicago.
 Chicago, July 80. Miss Anna Poston, an actress, 24 years old, shot and killed herself yesterday in her room in the Inter-Ocean hotel. Miss Sally Price, her roommate, said Miss Poston had been grieving for the last two weeks and had made frequent reference to suicide, asking what would become of her soul if she destroyed herself Miss Price replied that such an act would result in eternal punishment. Miss Poston then asked:
 What have I done that my soul should be tormented on this earth and go condemned into the next world?"
 From letters found in Miss Poston's possession the police learned that she had sister, Mrs Hattie Weinns, living in Binghamton, N. Y.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-30
HAS SAMPLES WITH HIM.

Portland. Ore, July 3O.-Dr John P. Frizell has arrived here from Unimak Island, one of the Aleutian chain. He brings with him samples of carbonates of iron which are pronounced practical ly pure and worth S20 a ton. Accord ing to Dr Frizell there are thousands Of tons of carbonates of iron in the Aleutian deposits. The only other de posits are in Bavaria.