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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-15
Attempts to Advance Values
We're Disturbed.
GAINS ARE WIPED OUT
Strength in Early Dealings Was Helped
by Higher Range Of Prices IN Lon.
don. Where Feeling is Greatly
Improved Over Eastern Affair
(By associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Oct H.--Attec:pts on the
part of professional traders to advance
stock prices to-day we're disturbed ny tne
development Of a number Of weak points.
IN very much the same nhnfSer az yes :,
terday. Tho advances which were achieved
were In consequence generally "ipeu w,
and the last prices were below last night,s
as a rule. The strength IN the early uea -,
prices in London where the financial com
munity felt great ENCOURAGEMENT over tho
prospect OF averting hosti'ties between
Aussia and Japan.
The stock market situation at Pittsburg
Was much improved to-day. and recovered
values OF Crucible Steel preferred went
far to. repairing the damagss, done BY
vs pressure ean upon Ented states Steel
preferred which broke that stock In
yesterdays market. was relieved IN con.
.sanence The gfs,ai denial ., OF D, e ON ,o O..
dustrials Indicated the activity OF bear
mSntbmators IN disseminating the ru.
mors. and prompted 70 some recovery
stocks scenied to be associated with that
OF Amalsamated. Tho violent break In
American Car stocks toward the close
feet Tue T Recon Common fell s.s and The pre-
ferred l-2. The premium commission. In
these stocks indicated an over-extended
short account, and the covering by the
The effect upon sentiment by the later
break was correspondingly greater. ow-
ing TO this supporting Influence OF the
market. No news regarding the property
was known. Several attempts we're made
to rally the market after several points
Of weakness had developed.
The resumption of the hearing In the
United States sh!pbuilding suit seemed
to exercise depressing influence on the
trading. To-day's returns OF railroad
earnings were generally favorable and
the decline In imports and tho correspond
ing benefit to the countrys favorable
trade balance az reported by the Bureau
of Statistics In the September foreign
trade return, indicated favorable factor
in tire exchange situation But these con-
siderations failed to hold the late mar.
ket against reaction.
ono time, but lost practically all the
irregular. Total sales. par value, 1850
~, United States bonds were unchanged
on the last call.
Total sales OF stocks were 5000 shares.
MONEY AND EXcHANGE-cLOsE
Money on call steady at ] 3-4G2 IL; clos.
Ing bid pa: offered at 2: time loans.
easier; sixty days. 4q41-2 per cent; ninety
days, 8: SIX months, b@5 IA per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 1895 IL; sterling
exchange. steady. with actual business 10
bankers' bills at $4.s5 .5l14 1856 for demand
and at ss62lsG4.s2.25 for sixty day bills:
posted rates. s4.S3 and si.S6 1-2; CONNER
cial bills, t.s2; tar silver. 60 81: Mexican
dollars, IS IL.
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PRODUCE MARKET.

CHICAGO, ILL. Oct. 14.-IncreAsed primary
cnsh articles were Influences that tended 70
weaken the wheat market to-day. ana closing
prices were weak, December being &c. ioweti
wliiep ro@lsions closed from 1dse. lower.
1ue Ieuclus tutures ranged as ioiowss
- IIiHh. Low. - CloAa Z
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INV GOODS .rAnKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. l4.-.operstlons ID dry
Vel slightly more inquiry has developed and
buyers hare shown more desire to inquire e,
gardipg the future. TheI realize their stocks
are down 70 q level where It win take conssa-
erabls active purchasing TO bring them up to
Them normal condition, hut are awaiting more
favorable prices. .s
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va, Oct. IA, 1908.
OCUlATlUNS,
CATTLE MARKr1n.

CHICAGO, ILL., Oct. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Fl 900 head; market steady to l0c. lower. Good
to prime steers, $hlOGs.s5; poor to medium
COWS and heifers, sl.40Gb.oo; Gamers. LOG
2boi bulls. S2Gb4.:5; calyes, s2,a5GI85; Tex
as.fed steers, $2.7513.76; Western steers, 500
morrow, $1,000 head; market 10000. higher.
Mixed butchers. sb,45Ge,2o; good te choice
heavy, <5,b5G610i rough, heavy, St'5oaI6'ho
shecn-- Receipts $500 head; strong. Good to
choice wethers, $3.3od4,25; fair t. choice mix
ed, S2653; native lambs. $3,6Og60o.
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BUSINESS AND
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
SOLICITED BY
TIE
State Bank Of Virginia,
liIl E. Main ST.,
Richmond, Va.

Though quite young. he served in the
Confederate army as member Of CheW,s
Battery. Of Charlestown. w. Va. ne
was a member of Lee-Jac kson3 Camp OF
Confederate Veterans. Of Lexington.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. OCT. IA, 1903.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolk. merchsn.
disc and passengers, Old Dominion line.
SAILED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves James River land
Ings and Norfolk. merchandise and passenger,
Virginia Navigation Company.
Steamer Drundon. Khooes. Norfolk merchsh.
disc aud passengers. Old Dominion line.
PORT OF west POINT. OCT. il, 1908. i
ARRIVED.
Baltimore. Courtney, Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo.
SAILED
B,l.imore. Courtney. Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, OCT. "a, 1908.
ARRIVED.
Schooner vannnme and King. New York.
Barge Emily. Providence.
Barge New York, New Bedford
SAILED
Steamer Ikball Liverpool.
Schooner Henry ". Crsnp. Boston.
barge Kentucky. Allyns Point
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Total sales q stocks were 4so,oto shares.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

- Richmond, Va, Oct. H. 1903.
STATE SECURITIES BID. Asked.
North Carolina Is. c.. l0lO...... 10. -.
Va. 81. New. c. and r.. 1e32.... 32N 80.
Va. Centuries. 70. c. and r.. 81 80.
CITY SECURITIES. 3
Richmond City Is. r., l32o.loso.. lo5 -.
RAILROAD BONDS.
a. G. L. Con. TT. p. c......... 81 -.
8. A. L. Con LIST IA. 1880. ...... 81 Gs
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atlantic Coast Line pfd 100 lol -.
Chesapeake and Ohio. ........ 100 20;-
Norfolk and Western com 100 57;s -.
Rich, Fred. and Pot. com. -. 100 260
BANK STOCKS.
sss,s n'' trust 'Ss , ,ss
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Virginia Fire and Marine .......2o 80 80.
MISCELLANEOUS.
va..Car. Chem. pfd 8 p. CO.. 100 Sc 50
fa..Carolina Chemical com....1 100 Is 20
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So,thern Pacific AZ ,................ 70h
Norfolk and Western con- 4s............ 70
osaaon uhnr+ fIna "A md Partlc..... 90
panrsr,rsn,s conx aLx...,.,,........ DISH
paadI.r t:anersi ia ............. D5M
81 +. and iron Mountain con. IS. ....... 1904
st. Louie aud San Francisco IS. 4s.... StSs
st. Louis Southwestern. lists. ..........'. vs.:
Somtbern pne,ne IA ...,................ Ssh
So"th.-n railway h .............., l12
rsrss and p.cihc lists .,................. 1l5
,rss,S.' q. ,r6 Wnstern As,..... IS
i,ptnr psc,nc 4. ,...,..,.. 1904,
i,nion psciac rony 4s...,.......,.. 1854
stssi III Ss .,.,........... 6oa.
u: .hn.h 81. l14Ii
Wabusi, reh RI ,,...,.......... S2ai
WhoeIinr and Lake Erie 4s............. S57i
Wi..nns;n central 4s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
C = rnei con. b................... oa1:
, N'o. n ra,,. te,si trust a. ,. 90
Central OF Georgia I'd Heterogeneous. -
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OBITUARY..
+. S. Lea'.e,

Mr.. T. s. Leake died at his home. near
Short Pump, In Henrico county, yester-
dny in the sixty-recond year of his age.
The funeral will take place Mt Shady
Grove Church at o'clock to-day.
tuntr,t Sc wees.
Owing to the inability of his daughter
To arrive In time on yesterday. the fun
oral OF Mr.. Emmett e. Dc PrIeit hls
been postponed until II O'Clock this
morning,
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BALTIMORE. MD. Oct, l4.-FLoUR-onlet
s3X e>S3ac.; spot, No. 9 red, western. S5hc. i;
southern by sample, 72dfssiic. Corn-Firm;
spot and October, 81 4 @oi'sc.; southern yellow.
SOI55c. Oats--Firm; No. 2 white, 421zc. !;
sales. No. 2 mixed, 4okd4lc Rye-Firn.
Hay--Firm. Greghts F!eights-Quiet But.
ter-Firm and unchanged Eggs-Stendy and
unchanged: fresh, 22c. Cnecse--Easy and un-
changed. Sugar--strong and unchanged.
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Cuah unotatIoi were as tollowt-FLOUR:
Steady. No. spring wheat, Shc.; No.:
rcd, ie,s @so11c. No. corn. 45h 145%c.: No:
2 yellow. 47GA7hc. No. oats. Soc; No 3
white, a5hlSsbc. No. g rye, 54@54 t5c. Good
+6I5Sc. No. naxseed. a8c.; No. northwest
ern. si.oa,s; prime Timothy seed, Sc so. Mess
pork. per barrel. 81. 23Gll.3o: lard. per 100
pounds $6.S746.9O; short ribs sides (oosel.
81. 7Sd 90: dry sailed shoulders tboxedl. $3.50
da.7s; shor. clear sides tboxedl, xs.l2Gs.25.
contract grade, xlo.50ll1.oo. Butter--steady /;
creamery. 5,s92oc. dairy. l4ellcs. Eggs
Steady at marx, cases included. $50 10 Nc
2oo. 500 bushels; corn, 435.3oo bushels; oats.
ais, 400 bushels; hogs. $4,000 head.
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nA1r,MoRE srOcK MARKrr.

BALTIMORE, ND. Oct 4.--Seaboard Air
Linz common. Tx Gll2h; do. preferred % bid
6eafonrd 49, e5H geo. Atlantic Coast Line.
common and preferred. nothing doing.
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CINCINNATI, o., Oct, MISUNDERSTANDING
at s4m60S Cattle--Steady at $2G1t8O. Sheep
Dull al $l.75a3b0. Lambs--stronger and higher
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coT1oNsEEp OF. MARKET.

UIIU.S5EEU UJ1t NAHNL2.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.--Cottonseed oil show.
ed little activity and was nolntnally easier
closing unsettled. Prime crude, (. o. b. mills
27sIcsc. prime summer yellow. 39h c.: spot
GsMS7h OF summer yellow. S5a37c.; prime
white, 4c4. prime winter yellow, 44c.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. n. g.. Oct, ls..-sPIR!Ts
hours at b5,sc.; receipts, % casks. Rosinv--
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Ex-Governor Mitchell Dead
fBy Associated r,ress.l

TAMPA. FLA. Oct, i4,-Governor
Henry l.. Mitchell died at his home hare
nine wears old, and his health had been
falling a year, He was circuit iudge
from ls7 to 1885, and from lssS to 1890 WIS
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State. He was Governor from 1883 to 1897.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago and Northwestcrn con- "a. lBiss
Chicago, II. I. and Pac. 4s............ 7oE
Chicago. r.. L. and Pac. col. 5s....... r.
c., C.. G. and st. Lofts gen. &s.......... OS!s
Chicago TerInipnl 4st .................. 73E
Consolidated Tobncco 4s................ WV
Colorado and Southern 4s .............. 62
Tanrcr and Rio (;rande AZ ,,,.... 90
ErIep rior lien As Observation-Disclosures. asS
Eric General IL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s2A
Fort Worth and Denver City lists. ....... 1o3A
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 104E
M Hn,ha, ttsn an" com S soId n.D.u 1SoN
Wesican Central a. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Mexiean Central lst Inc II
Minn. and st. Louis As ............,... o0h
Missouri. Kan. and Texas 4s............ a7is
Missouri. Kan. and Texas 2ds............ 9bh
Nationsl R. r. OF Mexico con- 4....... q
New YORK Central gen. 3hs.......... 97M
New Jorney Central gen. 5s.......... 129is
Northern PACING A. .................... 1O0es
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Henr1 u. Perklns.
~. Aasneiate., rrAss

(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Oct. 1i-~HerryC c. Perkins
n cotton merchant. died suddenly from
Heart disease in his office in Wall Street
to-day. Without warning, he tea hte-
less from his chai".
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George w. Eowlkes.
Especial to The Times-Dispntch.

(Special TO TIC T1mcs-DIsPHtcE.j
FARMVIILE, VA, Oct. 1i.-AIr George
". Fowlkes. an aged and well known
citizen of Farmvile, died rather uneS-
pectedly this evening He was In his
siHiN-eighth year. and leaves ono dauSh-
ter a,ia ln invalid wife. FTe was gallant
Confederate soldier. an honored citizen,
bright Mason ana consistent Christian.
Henri @ Parking
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Mccoy, an employee OF the Norfolk and
Western Railway, was to-day run over
and Instantly killed by a freight t ain
near Prospect depot. ten m les, west OF
gled He was on his way home from
RluefieId. w. Va. and was attempting to
i1rnr, from tina train whom he was thrown
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the price o
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
INTERSTATE GOLF TATCH.
Was Also InternatiOnaI-Mat Was
Won by Britisher.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Linnville. n. c., August 22.-The In
terstate and International Golf match
played at Uinnville n. c.. today, was
won by Springland. of Liverpool, En-
gland. in lightweight.
Others finished in following order:
McRae, of Washington, Ninety-six
Warmer. of Memphis. one hundred
Rountree, of Wilmington. hundred
and one.
Haas, Of New York. one hundred and
-four.
Lucas. of Memphis. one hundred and
eight.
Shepard, of Wilmington. one hundred
and ten.
Haas. of Atlanta. one hundred and
eleven.
Coleman. of Shreveport. one hundred
and nineteen.
Giipin, of Ann Arbor. one hundred
ard twenty-five.
Reese. of Hanna. one hundred and
thIiey-One.
Short of Helena. one hundred and
thUtY-tWO.
Pa ton, of Knoxville. one hundred anu
fCrty-fiVe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
New German Treasurer.

Berlin. August 22.-1t is announced
that Baron Won Stengel, the Bavarian
plenipotentiary in the Bundesrath. has
been appointed secretary Of the treas
ury in succession to Baron Won Thiel-
man, who has resigned owing to the
difficulties connected with carrying out
the reforms in the imperial finances.
Won Thielman's retirement appears
to have been due to his lack of ingen-
uity in finding fresh sources Of reve-
nue. and ways to ecOnOmiZe. His usual
eXpedient was to place a fresh loan
in order to balance the budget. Inn
perial threes rose fractiOnaly today
which was attributed by some news
paper to Won Thielman'S leaving the
finance ministry. His budget state
ment. in which he said he believed it
would be necessary to lay an imperial
tax on beer. now the DrerOgatiVe of
the various states. was badly receiv-
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New York. August PIN a splendid
II to 10 knot breeze, over a windward
and leeward course of thirty miles. the
gallant slOop Reliance today beat
Shamrock III in commanding style by
exactly nine minutes. actual time. or
seven minutes and three seconds after
deducting the one minute and fifty
seven econds which the defender con-
cedes to Sir Thomas Lipton's third
callenger on account of her sailing
plan as at present measured.
1t was a royal water fight for the
ancient trophy which carries with it
the yachting supremacy Of the world
and by a strange coincidence the first
victory in the cup series of 1903 oc-
Cured on the 52nd anniversary Of the
day on which the old schooner America
captured it in her famous race around
the Ise of Wight. The Reliance beat
the British boat three minutes and
twenty-four seconds in the thresh to
windward and five minutes and thirty
six seconds in the run down the wind.
The nautical Sharr~ who had already
made up their minds on Thursday that
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
A SAD STORY
MOTHER ATTEMPTED MURDER
AND SUICIDE.
Reason Was That Husband, n Tex
And They Without Food.

Philadelphia, August 22.-Two chill
GIen We're killed by inhaling illuminat-
ing gas early today and three other
persons are in hospital in a serious
condition from the same cause. The
dead children are Clara and Bertha
Roder. Their mother and two dead
children are in a dangerous condition.
Mrs. Roder later said she had at
tempted to murder her children and
committed suicide. She locked herself
ano children in a room and turned on
the gs, but before all were dead the
husband reached home. The woman
gave as a reason for the attempted
murder of her children and herself self
destruction that her husband, who is a
textile striker, was without money and
that the family who were without food
would have been forced to vacate their
home today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25

San Juan, P. r., August 22-Acting
Governor Hartsell has suspended DR..
Nate. superintendent of the Leper
Colony. and Jose Aldricfl, his assistant,
on the strength of a report of Acting
Director of Charities Goenaga. reveal
ing a horrible and dangerous state of
affairs at the entrance or San Juan
harbor. According to this report.
chickens and pigs raised by lepers mad
been freely sold in the city and goats
rabbits, poultry and dogs had been
herded in the patients quarters. in in
describable filth.
Intercourses between the leper col
ony and the mainland has been per-
mitted. All the regulations were vio-
lated.
Aldrich has also been arrested on the
criminal charge of transporting chick
ems from the leper colony and has been
fined $50 The acting governor has Or
dered all animals in the leper colony to
be killed today and has declared that
he will probe the scandal to the bot
tom.
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Editor Ricketts, Ded.

Chicago. August 22.-H. p. Rickets.
editor of the Memphis Scimitar. was
found dead in his bed at the Kaiser
Hof Hotel today. He had been i'll for
several days and under the care of a
local physician. His condition was not
regarded as critical and his unexpected
demise is attributed to heart disease.
Memphis. August 22.-H. p. Rickets.
associate editor of the Scimitar was
widely known in newspaper circles
throughout the south. He was born
i'll Louisiana fortv years ago and was
educated in southern schools. He
served on newspapers in different parts
of the country until the Scimitar was
established fourteen years ago. He
leaves a widow and two children.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
White Cappers Arrested .

Wynne, Ark, August PA deputy
marshal has arrested eleven prominent
white planters of Pynsett county on
the charge Of white Gaping.
The prisoners will be taken to Helena
to appear before the United States dis
trict court.
The negro laborers employed at a saw
mill in Pynsett county We're recently
forced to leave under threats of vio-
lence by a band of white planters caus-
ing the mill to suspend. The arrests
were made at the instigation Of the
mill owners.
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the Reliance could take the measure
of the challenger in any kind of wealth
er. regard todays test as conclusive.
although they hardly anticipated so
overwhelming a victory. The race
even dampened the ardor of Sir
Thomas who insisted, after Thursdays
fiuke that his confidence in the beau
tiful craft designed by Fife was great
er than ever. Still like a, true sports
man, he does not acknowledge defeat
and hopes for better luck next time.
The single criticism he and his friends
make of todays race is that the only
shift of the wind which occurred was
to the advantage of the defending
yacht. AS this shift of the wind oc-
CURED on the windward beat even
granting that it accounted for Re-
liance's lead at the turn. the time the
defender gained on the run home was
more than ample to have given her the
race. 1t must be cooonded. however.
to windWard, perhaps the ablest craft
in this respect ever sent across the
western ocean on g CUP hunting eX-
pedition.
For twelve miles the single strickers
raced like a team of horses and during
that portion of the duel the patriots
made no attempt to conceal their ner-
vouSneSS.
The racing conditions today were
ideal A thin haze hung over the Jer-
Sey shore ObStructing the view of the
spectators gathered ther. but out on
the ocean race course the sea was
flooded with sunshine from a vault of
fleckleSs blue. a long ocean swell
heaved UP from the south and a 12-
knot breeze. fresh and strengthening.
blew out of the southwest. throwing
up fieeting white caps on the spark
ling bosom of the old ocean. The ma
rine picture was superb. AS the di-
rection Of the wind would have carried
a windward course from Sadly Hook
Lightship into the Jersey shore the
Continued on Fifth PaGe.)
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To -Annul Contract.

Chattanooga, Tenn, August PIN
the United States circuit court today
the National home for disabled soldiers
filed a bill against j. E. Parrish a con-
tractor seeking to annul his contract
fer building the hospital group Of build
ings at the mountain branch near John
son City, Tenn.
The bill also seeks to enjoin Parrish
from disregarding the notice of annul-
ment which was served August 18th.
The ground of annulment alleged is
that he failed to prosecute the work
diligently. Judge Clark issued a re.
straining order and set the hearing fol-
September 14th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
WILMINGTON N. c. AUGUST 25, 1903
ELKS IN WRECK
SEVEN COACHES OF THEM IN
JURED.
An Excursion Was Going to Clam
bake When Rails Spread and Sent
Them Down Embankment

Chehallis, Washn.. August 22-An eX-
cursion train on the Northern Pacific
consisting of an engine and seven
coaches en- route to the Elks clam bake
at olympia was wrecked about IL
O'Clock this morning two miles south
Of here. Two persons were killed. four
fatally injured and about thirty SER
iouSly hurt. All were Portland people
The train was running at A. good rate
Of speed, when the rails spread. throw
ing the engine down an embankment
forty feet deep. Three coaches piled
on to his engine and to add horror to
the scene the boiler of the engine ex-
ploded, throwing scalding water and
steam for many yards around. Near
ly every one in the first coach was in
jured. most of them having their legs
or arms broken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
LORD SALISBURY IS NO MORE
That Distinguished English Statesman
Peacefully Passed Away
Last Night

sumes the title of Marquis Of Salisbury
Immediately notified King Edward and
Queen Alexandra, the prince and prln-
cess of Wales and others.
The end of the distinguished states
man was a peaceful one, without the
slightest evidence of pain. When
death became imminent the attending
physician summoned the waiting mem
bers of the family who gathered at
the bedside and took farewell Of the
dying man. who. however. was uncon-
scious of their presence.
Within a. few minutes of the death
a brief announcement was handed to
the newspaper men and Simultaneous
ly of the death knell from the tower oI
the church Of which the Rev. Loro
William Cecil a nephew Of Lord Sails
bury is pastor told the people Of the
little village of Hatfield that the lona
struggle was over,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
To Enforce Sunday Laws. {.

Pensacola, Fla, August 22.-The
Sunday League today sent letters to the
sheriff and MAYOR demanding a rigid
enforcement of the Sabbath observ-
ance laws which had become gradual
ly relaxed since their temporary en-
fOrcement a few months ago. The
mayor replied that the laws were state
statutes and that he had no authority
for their enforcement. The sheriff re-
fused to do anything in the matter un-
less those who called for the enforce
ment of the laws would swear out war;
rants for the arrest of the offenders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25

London. August 22.-Lord Salisbury
died peacefully at 9:O5 o'clock tonight
During the past forty-eight hours the
end was seen to be inevitable. the
great frame of Englands ex-premier
being sustained only by the constant
use of oxygen. Even the administra-
ton Of oxygen failed of effect as the
evening advanced. and soon after the
shadows had crept UP from the valley
and enshrouded the dull red walls Of
Hatfield house. the distinguished states
man. making the last effort Of his life.
turned slightly towards his favorite
daughter, Lady Gwendoline Cecil. who
was kneeling beside him. and then
quietly breathed his last.
Niscount Cranborne. who now as