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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
STIRS UP STRIFE
1t Was at the Suggestion of Baron
Won SternburE That the German
Government Has Agreed to Waive
its Or a Cash aymen
Italy is Annoyed at Germany's De-
mand for Increased Cash and Her
Protocol Cannot be Presented TIA

Washington, February 12.-At the
urgent suggestion of Baron Won Sterrl-
burg, the German government has
agreed to waive its demand for a cash
payment of $40, 900 and has accepted
the proposition of its minister that It
receive this money from Venezuela in
rve monthly installments, the first in
the signing of the protocol. This fact
was communicated to Mr.. Bowen this
morning and the German minister
hopes to have his protocol ready for
signature within the next twenty-four
hours.
Italy is somewhat annoyed at Ger
many's demand for increased cash and
the Italian ambassador cannot present
his protocol for signature until the re-
cefpt of further Instructions from his
government.
Germany's reputation of Count
Quadt's action, who early In the ne
gotiations signed with the other ne
gotiators an agreement to the effect
that the allies would waive cash pay
rnent provided a sufficient guarantee
was offered by Mr.. Bowen. has stirred
up strife between the allies. Although
the London government is not disposed
TO alter its protocol, which already has
received Mr.. BOwen's verbal approval,
Italy is still considering whether she
viii consent to accept less than her
ally.
Signor Mayor des Planes. the Itsl-
ton amha~e"do~ nnn.a~od at Mr..
Bowers hotel with his entire staff This
morning prepared to put rhe finishing
touches on his protocol and in order
that this might be done with greater
dispatch he engaged apartments at the
hotel. Upon informing Mr.. Bowen that
the Italian convention would be ready
for signature tonight, Venezuela'S rep
resentative felt impelled to tell him
that Germany had insisted on receiv-
ing all of the amount asked for in her
ultimatum. The ambassador has cabled
TO Rome for further Instructions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
BOOM FOR HEARST.
Observation-Disclosures League
Give Big Barbecue.

Columbus, O., February PA presi-
Dental boom in behalf Of William r.
Hearst and a bitter attack on alleged
deserters from the democratic party by
William j. Bryan. were the dominating
notes at the barbecue gwen tonight ty
the Observation-Disclosures league.
organized a year ago by former Cun-
gresham John j.. Lentz and Others.
Twelve hundred people, men and wo-
men, were present.
The programme of toastS followed:
Toastnastors, address Of welcome.
John j. LentZ.
Address Local Self Government for
Cities" Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Cieve-
land.
Address The Plain People and their
Champions" Ex-Governor James H
Budd. California.
Address THE Test Of Democracy
Colonel w. ]. Bryan. Nebraska.
Clarence S. barrow, leading counsel
for, the United Min Workers. who was
to have RESPONDED to the toast The
Industrial Slave" t~elegraphed during
the day that he woul be unable to be
present. The invocation was pronoIn-
cd by Rev. Herbert S. Bieelow. the
NlCi Slhol, WIZ iiou OH
unsuccessful campaign for secretary Of
state, on the democratic tickn last fall.
w. r. Hearst, who had reen invited
to address the banquet sent his regrets
in n teleeram in which he said in part:
The three men whom you meet TO
honor are the representatives, of the
plans and thoughts and beliefs Of the
American nation as a free nation.
washington made American self
Government possible. but jefferson.
Jackson and Lincoln directed American
government into its democratic chan
mel and made it true.
Until very recently Jefferson, Jack
son and lincoln could possibly be
called typical of both of u great po-
litical parties. All three of these men
stood for the RIGHTS of all the poorln
and their views have been represented
in every great political movement until
those latter days.
cit annot be denied that today one
Of the political PARTIES has disvOrctd
itself from American principals and
from these greet American statesmen.
1T is the duty of the democratic
party to return the power Of govern
nent to the people by aligning itself
with these popular POLITICAL forces best
able to accomplish that result"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17

Washington, February 12.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt's reception in honor
of the army and navy, the f1na formal
evening levee of the season at the
White House was the most largely at
ended of the series. A picturesque
feature of the reception was the pres
ence of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces
Indian tribe with half a dozen of his
followers. They were attired in typi-
cal Indian costumes with their blankets
wrapped about them. AS they were in
troduced the president greeted them
cordially and invited them to join the
receiving party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
Motion to Reconsider Vote on Alas
kan Treaty.

Washington. Feb, 12.-Immediately
after the senate went into executive
session today, Senator Pettus moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
enate yesterday ratified he Alaskan
boundary treaty. Senator Lodge
moved to lay the motion On the table
and the latter motion prevailed So to
%. The vote closely followed party
lines, most of the affirmative votes be-
ing republicans and most Of the Mega
tives votes democratic. There was
very little debate on the motion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
Attack by LadrOnes.

Manila, February 12.-The Ladrone's
attacked the town of Nanjan, Island Of
Mindanao yesterday. Constabulary re-
pulsed them after a scattering fight
which lasted several hours. during
which one ladrone was killed and one
was wounded. Twenty women and
children living in the town were
wounded.
Inspector Crockett, with a large force
Of mounted constabulary, has swept
through Northern Risaland and South
ern Bulacan provinces, where Iadrones
nave been operating. but he failed to
find a trace Of them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
Death Of A. J.. McCarner.

Memphis, Tenn, February ia. J.
McCarver, a prominent local politician
and former sheriff of Shelby county.
died at his residence in this city today
of a chronic affection of the heart. MI.
McCarver served with distinction in the
confederate army during the entire four
years Of the civil war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
Combinations by III Senate.

Washington, February 1.-THE sen
ate today confirmed these nominations:
Postmasters: Georgia-William T.
Rudolph, Thomaston; j. T. Boughton,
Madison. North Carolina-J. E.
Crymes, Waynesville. TennesSee-N.
l.. Scoby. New Bern; William F. Mill
can, lockwood; J. T. Hale, Trenton.
South Carolina-A. D. Webster, Orange
burg.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
The Garland Finally FlOated.

Cape Henry, Va, February 12.-The
British ship Garland bound from New
London for Wilmington, n. c., Captain
Dorothy which was stranded one and
one-half miles north of Big kinmarket,
y. c., on Sunday morning. was pulled
off ty tugs this morning and proceed-
ed nOrthWard
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
L. $. Courts Mt wilkesboro.

Washington, February 12.-The senate
today passed a bill providin; for the
establishment of United States courts
at Wilkesboro. n. c. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17

Proceedings of the State
S6ncto and House
Yesterday
THE LONDON BILL

wise Navigation and PiIotage Laws
Of Wilmington and Cape Fear
River-The Watts Bill Was COnsid-
cred in the House anu the London
Bill .Nas Before the Committee
Fuller Bill in the Senate Passed
Second and Third Reading.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
Member of Parliament Released.

Dublin, February 12.-William Duffy,
nationalist member of parliament for
Southern Galway, and three others who
were imprisoned under the coercion act.
were released today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
BAER SPEAKS
Before Commission in
Closing Argument
for Operators
MAKES AN OFFER

gke Room Was lacked at the Hear
aaE Yesterday Before the Strike
studded nIs Begun we'd
aesaay-PreSident Baer Closed the
arguments for the Operators and
Nr. 1arrOw Finished for the Min
ers-PropositiOn of Baer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17

will rid you OF it, radically and per-
manently, as they have rid thousands.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Worlds Fair Board Meets.

The Arkansas Worlds Fair board held it's first meeting under the law recently passed by the legislature, at Little Rock. In accordance with the new law the members filed bonds for $10.000 each w. H. Halliburton of Dewitt asked permission to erect by the side of the Arkansas building at the exposition without charge to the board, fac simile of an old French cabin and it's furnishings as it existed in Arkansas hundred years ago. It was decided to give a room in the state building to the Ar kansas Federation of Women's Clubs to be furnished by them under the direction of the board The manager was authorized to secure an agent in each county to sell the souvenir buttons. which are to be sold for 10 cents each. The manager was in structed to advertise for plans and specifications for a building to be erected at St Louis to cost not ex- ceeding $17.500
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Drummers in Conventlon.

The annual meeting of the Arkan- sas division of the Travellers Protect i've Association was held at Little Rock, seyenty-fiye delegates. repre- senting all the posts in the state, be ing present. Routine business was transacted and the meeting closed with a banquet The following off cers were elected: President, T. A. Sims (re-elected); first vice presi- dent Daniel Daniels, Little Rock i;
 second vice president, Fred Speer, Fort Smith; third vice president, J. F. Hut. Pine Bluff; fourth vice pres ident, k. s. Fitzpatrick, Newport i;
 fifth vice president, c. R. Adams, Ar kadelphia secretary and treasurer
 w. J. Hodges, Little Rock The board of directors is as follows: Miles Scull, Frank M. Fletcher, G. F. Bur chard, D. A. Mckay. John L. Deason.
 The city council of Helena has ap- propriated funds for the pavement of some of the streets of that city
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
ARKANSAS STATE NNS.
Two Negro Convicts Killed in 6 Mutiny at Railroad Camp on
 Fort Smith Road.
EVENTS OF AWEeK BRIEFLY CHRONICLsD
Two Boys Drowned at Fort Smith Towns Devastated by Tornado Are Being Rebuilt-Commercial Travellers Hold Annual Meeting at Little Rock.
Big Crop of Apples.

Senator John P. Logan, president of the Arkansas State Horticultura; Society, has received reports from the fruit belt showing that indiea. tions point to the largest crop of ap- ples this year that has ever been pro duced ill the state. The principal commercial varieties, Ben Davis, wine sap. Arkansas Blacks and mann. moth black twigs, are said to be heav- fly laden with fruit, and can lose 25 per cent and still have as much fruit as should be allowed to mature The report of President Logan states that all Elberta peaches north of Van Buren, which is the only com mercial variety, have been killed. Most varieties of Japanese plums are killed, but the wild goose and Daw- son are safe Early varieties of pears arc badly damaged. but later varieties, such as the Duchess and Bartlett, are well set with fruit. Grapes, strawberries, raspberries. blaekberries and dewberries are said to be in fine condition and promise a heavy yield.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
HEVEN MIN WERE KILLED.
Terrible Accident on the Missouri Pacific a Short Distance North
 of Buffalo, Kas.
WORK TRAIN REAR-eHDED BY A FREIGHT.
Eleven Men Killed and Twenty Five Injured, Some FataIIy-Tbe Victims Were Nearly All Greeks or Italians Employed Labor ers-A Misrending of Orders.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2S.=A spe- cia to the Star from Buffalo, Kas., says:
 north bound Missouri Pacific stock train crashed into the rear end of wreck train just north of this town al seven o'clock Sunday evening and eleven men were killed and D in jured. ten of the latter seriously and four probably fatally. All were Greeks and Italians except one, Peter Fry. an American, who has lived here several years and was boss on the work train. The cause of wreck Is given as misreadin9 of orders.
 The work train consisted of flat cars and caboose. all filled with la- borers. The men on the flat cars es- capped by jumping, but hardly man in the caboose escaped. The work train was backing into town for the night and running at good speed. The heavy freght engine did not leave little of it except car wheels and kindling wood Doctors of Buffalo, assisted by townspeople, did heroic work among the injured until the wrecking train with surgeons from Neodesha and corps of half q dozen physicians from Coffeyville and h. dependence arrived. The dead and injured were taken to Coffeyvile, the latter to be temporarily cared for at the hospital there. The scene of the wreck for several hours looked like a battlefield by the dazzling light of the burning debris with dead men strewn about upon the ground where they had been left after being taken from the wreck.
 The dead: Nenenanzie Arcuilla, Gioseppa Arcnila, Michili Casara, Italians; Peter Frey, assistant fore man. American; Bill Gorovales, Gins Papalakes, Stavros Panagulopulos. Gus karafoleas. Panteles Davis, Tom Feies. Peter Pamasis, Greeks.
 The foreigners were nearly all mar ried, and had large families in the old country.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Killed by Drueged Whisky.

Two men died at Camden after drinking whisky which is supposed to have been druggei The men were Joe N. Puryear, a printer, who formerly resided at Shreveport La. and a stationary engineer named Smith. whose home was at Fordyce. Joseph Cameron and J. D Fremont were arrested and held pending an investigation of the case The dead men had heen drinking heavily and shared the contents of a bottle of whisky. It is thought morphine was placed in the whisky for the purpose of robbing Smith and that Puryear, by drinking from the bottle became an unintentional victim of the rob baTS
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
BRIEF MENTION.

JohE Catron, 14-year-oid boy was drowned at Ben Lamond while learn ing to swim.
 Dr W. A Noel, S3 years of age, and said to be the oldest physician in the state in point of practice. died at his home in Pine Bluff.
 Prof Edward Hatfield, negro school teacher, was arrested at Tex arkana on a charge of forgery, ah legged to have been committed al Magnolia.
 While playing with a rifle, which he did not know was loaded, Clair Gibbons. a 10-year-old boy. shot and seriously wounded his playmate, Nir- gil Higgins, at Hot Springs.
 A company has been organized at Okolona for the purpose of erecting a large cotton oil mill The company is known as the Farmers Cotton oil Company and will be capitalized at $75,0 ,000.
 At a meeting Of the worlds fair board, the manager was instructed to advertise for bids for an Arkansas building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St Louis. to cost not exceeding $17.500.
 Edward Richter, carpenter of Little Rock, was held up in that city by two highwaymen and when he refused to throw up his hands, he was shot, the bullet lodging in his neck
 William Smith, a brakeman on the Fort Smith and Western railroad. Vas seriously injured while coupling cars He was caught so tightly that the cars had to be pulled apart be- fore he could be released.
 Mayor Kufer of Fort Smith has instructed the police of that city to see that all saloons are closed on Sunday and that the law prohibiting the use of screens or curtains to pre- vent clear view of the interior of all barrooms is enforced
 A twostory brick building, owned | by Fagnani X Columbus at Texar- kama. was destroyed by fire. The loss is placed at sl0,009, partailly covered by insurance The building was oc- cupied by the owners as a saloon, restaurant and lodging house.
 Celia Ann Thompson, a negro wo- man, was convicted of murder in the first degree in the circuit court at Camden The woman was charged with the murder of another negro woman near Camden several weeks ago.
 A mortgage for ninc million dol lars has been filed in the recorders office at Jasper. The big mortgage was filed by w. L. Stuckey. attorney for the Ozark and Cherokee Central railroad. which proposes to extend ts line east from Fayetteville to Jas per.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
The National Good Roads AssOcia- ton Begins It's Annual Con-
 yention at St. Louis.

St Louis, April 2S.-The National Good Roads convention opened at ten o'clock Monday morning in the Odeon. Representatives from nearly every state in the union were pres Snt
 The first session was called to order by l.. D. kingsland, chairman of the local committee. An introductory address was made by President W. H. Moore of the international associa- rion. which was followed by an ad- dress by Mayor Wells. Other speakers on the programme were Gov. A. NJ. Cookery, David R. Francis and James Wilson, secretary of agriculture.
 Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commander of the United States army and presi- dent of the national highway commits sion, is in attendance, and Tuesday will address the delegates on "Mili- tary Roads and National Highway" Among other speakers Tuesday will be William Jennings Bryan and May or Carter Harrison of Chicago.
 Andrew Pattullo, member of the Canadian parliament and president of the Canadian Good Roads associa- tion; Winston Churchill, Gen. Fitz- hugh Lee and other distinguishes persons are on the list of speakers for Wednesdays session.
 President Roosevelt will address the delegates Wednesday afternoon.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Prisoners Attempt Suicide.

Two prisoners in the county jail at Little Rock attempted to commit suicide by swallowing quantity of morphine The prisoners were Joe H. Hunt. recently sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for grand larceny, and James Dougherty charg- ed with killing Chief of Detectives Jack Donahue, at Hot Springs last Christmas day. The men were con. fined in big cell with number of other prisoners, and both were un- conscious when discovered After several hours work by the physi- clans the men were declared out of danger The officials have been un- able to discover how the prisoners secured the poison.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Child Tells Kidnapping Story.

Abbie Marshall, an S-year-old girl who lived with her grandmother. Mrs. Abbie Connolly of Hot Springs. was found on the street at Little Rock by the police. to whom she told a story of having been kidnapped in broad daylight on a principal street of Hot Springs by two men, who took her to Little Rock. where she man aged to escape from her captors. The child said that a rubber attachment had been placed about her throat, which prevented her from screaming Doubt was cast on the story by a conductor of the Choctaw railroad. who stated that a child answering her description had gone to Little Rock on his train alone, stating that she was going there to see her rela. tives.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Two convicts Killed in Mutiny.

Two negro conviets were killed as the result of a mutiny in the convict camp on the Fort Smith railroad at Hartman. Henry Green. one of the dead conYicts. was instantly killed and George Washington, the other one, died after being taken to the peni- tentiary Washington. encouraged by the other convicts, it is alleged, attacked Warden D. B. Richardson with a knife and was knocked down by a trusty, George Phillips. George Green then rushed at the latter with knife. but was shot and killed by a guard. The other convicts, armed with spikes and their working tools, engaged in a general fight with the guards but were subdued, whipped and put under heavier guard than before
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
ALICE THAW NOW A COUNTESS,
Marriage of George Francis AIexan- der, Earl of Yarmouth, and Miss
 Alice Thaw at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 2s.-Georgc Francis Alexander, earl of Yarmouth, accompanied by the family barrister, Lord James, visited the courthouse and obtained license for his mar riage to Miss Alice Thaw, of this city, at four o'clock Monday afternoon.
 The only distinguishing feature of the proceeding wns that the earl filled out his own application, instead of being piled with the questions that are usually answered by the majority of the applicants.
 The ceremony was performed s Calvary Episcopal church Elaborate preparations had been made, and thu wedding was the most brilliant seen in Pittsburg in years.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Kills sister.in.Law and Himself.

Dan N. Dove, farmer who re sided near Columbus, shot and killed the wife of his brother, Dan Dove. and after riding to his home and tell ing his wife and children good-by, put a bullet through his own brain, dying instantly The principals in the double tragedy were all proml- nent citizens of Howard county The two brothers had quarreled over the possession of a certain tract of land, and ths is supposed to have been the ,ause of the killing. Dove is suppos- ed to have met his brothers wife a short distance from Columbus. but what led mp to the shooting is not known. Proceeding to his home, he told his wife and children what he had done and that he was going to kill himself Passing into the back yard he put a pistol to his head and fired the fatal shot.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Bid Coal Properties Sold.

further step in the proposed cen tralization of coal interests in the state has been taken by the sale of the Missouri and Arkansas coal mines at Burma. to Franklin Bache of Fort Smith for s40.ooo MT Bacae re- gently purchased the Montreal mines for s100,0o0 and 5000 acres of coal land in the Greenwood district. Baehe is a nephew of Francis Gowen of Philadelphia, formerly president of the Choctaw railroad until it's ab- sorption by the Rock Island
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
The contract has been awarded for a new county jail to be erected at Texarkana at a cost of s40,000
Scottish Rite Masons Meet.

The annual meeting of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Little Rock, southern jurisdiction, was held at Little Rock with a large attendance from all parts of the state as well as from other states. Sover- eign Grand Commander James D. Richardson, the highest ranking Ma son in the world. and Col. George F |. Moore, sovereign grand inspector general for Alabama, attended the meeting. Degrees were conferred upon class of sixty-one members.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Body Found in River.

The body of John Lind of Van Buren, who had m ysteriously disap- peared. was found in the river few miles from that city Lind was a jeweler and optician, and had been a resident of Van Buren for several months. short time ago he disap peared. It was known at the time that he had been drinking heavily It is supposed that while under the influence of liquor, he wandered to the river and fell in.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
Negro Prevents Disastrous Wreck.

By his presence of mind and he roism. Walter Ward. a negro, pre- vented a disastrous wreck at Plum merville. A tank car which had been standing on switch a few miles from that place got started down an incline and passed through PlumerVille, with the speed of an express train straight on toward a freight train. which was due within a few minutes. Realizing the dan ger Ward leaped upon the flying car and. setting the brake brought it to a standstill just in time to avert the wreck.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
MONDAY, APRIL 27.

The deficiency appropriation bill re- ceived a majority in the house, and the speaker reserved his decision as to whether a two-thirds majority was re- quired.
 The house passed the bill requiring railroads to remove all entertainments between the St. Francis levee and the Mississippi.
 Repeated efforts to take up the anti trust bills and the anti-fraternity bill were defeated in the senate.
 The governor announced the appoint ment of chancellors for the new chan eery districts.