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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

been accepted, the democrats offered a
number Of amendments, but they were
all voted down by strict party votes.
One of these amendments provided for
the striking out of Article VI of the
treaty, which makes specific declara-
ton against the granting of any con-
cession to American tobacco imported
into Cuba. That article was left just
as it was when the treaty was sent
to the senate. The amendment to
strike out Article VI was offered by
senator McEnery, as was also another
amendment, providing for the admis-
sion of American rice into Cuba free Of
duty. Senate Foster presented an
amendment providing that hi treaty
shall not go into effect until Cuba
should accept the Chinese exclusion
laws Of the United States, but, like the
McEnery amendments, met defeat.
Senator Newlands withdrew his
amendment authorizing the United
States to issue an invitation to Cuba
to enter the Union and become a state
thereof, but gave notice that he would
renew it when the question of approx
ing the treaty should come up in the
next regular session.
The vote was then taken on the mo-
ton to ratifX, which was mad by SEN
atOr Cullom, and the motion prevailed.
fifty to sixteen.
Inc senate tnen plunged into dis
cussion of the question whether the
debate on h canal treaty which had
taken place after the calling in of the
official reporters should be given to the
public. The contention was made on
the democratic side that there had
been a clear understanding that all the
speeches were to De given publicity
Some republican senators agreed with
this view, but others, including Sena.
S~~~ 01~~
;Sclared that there was no unanimou:
agreement to hat effect. UltimateI,
~the difficulty was compromised by {
suggestion made by Senator Gorma1
that all the speeches should be mad,
public, but Ia none of them should b.
given out except those of Senator
Morgan and Cullom, which alread!
have been published, until after tn,
ratification of the treaty by both tn
United States and Colombia should b.
proclaimed.
The senate then adjourned.
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-Four Men Missing, Many Horses Suf-
located and Valuable Property De-
strOyed.

Sydney, N. S., March 19.-As the re-
suit of an explosion. followed by fire in
Dominion No. 1 colliery, at Glaze Bay.
c. B., today four men are missing.
seventy-eight horses were ~suffocated by
fire damp and property estimated at
half a million dollars was destroyed.
The fan shaft in the mine broke last
night and a large number OF the men
left the mine, while others, who did not
anticipate any danger, remained at
work A great quantity of bad gas
soon accumulated and today, when a
shot was fired, an explosion occurred
and in an instant that part of the mine
burst into flames.
AS it was between shifts, only a few
men We're in the mine at the time.
They all made a wild rush for the
mouth of the pit and succeeded in
reaching it before the deadly fire damp
overlook them On the W. some of
them seized the horses near at hand
and g%allopped full speed to the open
ing, warning others of the danger as
they proceeded along. A strong effort
was made to get the horses out, but
only twelve were removed alive. Four
new Foundlanders remain to be ac-
counted for.
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BAR OF GOLD STILL MISSING
Mysterious Disappearance of Valu-i
able InEOt from Detroit Express
Office.

Detroit, Mich. March 19.-No arrests
nave been made as yet in connection
with the mysterious disappearance last
night from the Union depot office Of the
Pacific and Dominion Express Com
pany. of a bar Of gold, in transit from
Salt Lake City to the east, which IS
valued at $23, 500. The whereabouts Of
the precious ingot is as much Of a mys-
terry tonight as it was early today,
when the police began work on the
case. Captain Mcdonnell, chief Of de-
tectives. said tonight that he a moth
ing to give out and that no one was
under arrest. General superintendent
Z. P Newhall, Of the express company
also refused to talk.
The missing ingot was n of four.
weighing eighty pounds each, that
were in transit from the west, pre-
sumably Salt Lake City. 1t is said that
the Philadelphia mint was the destina-
ton of the gold.
The four bars arrived from the west
on Wabash train No. 8 at s o'clock last
night and We're checked by the mes
senger in charge. They were receipted
for by Foreman Miller, of the local de
pot office. The our ingoas were taken
INTO lnS QepOl OlllCS d1Iu pldCSu III ~
safe.
Shortly before the ~eastbOund train
was due to leave they were remove
| from the strong box and loaded on a
| truck to be wheeled out to the express
car. The train was an hour n &
half late, however, and it is understood
by the police that the gold was not pu1
into the safe again, pending the time
for the train to leave, but lay on tn
truck in the office which is on the e
CT the street. Captain Mcdonnell say
that he haS found that at least min
persons were in the office at differen
times while the gold lay on h truck
exposed to view and that several O
them handled it and commented on it
value. Two men who were in the Offic'
were taken into custody early today
but proved to the satisfaction Of tn
officers that they had nothing to d.
with the disappearance of the gold
When the train was finally ready j
was found that there We're only tire
ingots on the truck A frantic searcl
Of the office was made, but no trac
Of the fourth bar was found. The trail
was held for a time, but finally tn
three ingots were dispatched on theI
way and Foreman Miller notified tn
police of the disappearance.
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BIG TROLLEY SYSTEM
Boston Capitalists Promoters of I'M
mense Enterprise in the South.

Boston, Mass, March ia dispatch
received here today stated that the city
council of Girard City, Ala. last night
granted a franchise to capitalists in
this city for the use Of the streets by
an electric road. The franchise was
awarded TO the Columbus, (Georgia)
railroad company, which recently Sc
cured similar privileges in Phoenix
City. Ala. The managers of the prop
critics, Messrs. Stone and Webster of
this city announce that the new roads
IL Alabama will be in operation in
about two months. They will be di-
rectly connected with the Columbus
(Georgia) lines by a bridge over the
Chattahoochee river, forming an inter
state and interurban trolley system.
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PROTECTION FOR ORGANIZERS
Union Labor Men Threatened With
Death if They Do Not Leave
Florida.

Washington, March 19-Samuel Com
Ipers. president of the American Fedora
Ition of Labor today sent the following
telegram:
Washington, March 10, 1903.
1.-The Chief of Police, Tampa, Fla:
In the name of organized labor, as
well as every liberty loving citizen, I
demand full protection to u organic
lers. James Wood and James A. Rob-
ierts, and others, whose ives have been
Threatened. These men I know to be
law abiding citizens and would not be
guilty of an unlawful act. They have
Ia right to organize working men and
liz necessary, in defense of their rights
Ito strike for the enforcement of them.
&c no other means of redress is afford
led The kidnapping and making away
with a number of Tampa's workmen,
Hess than two years ago, warrants be-
lief that the present threat IS serious
land emanates from a capitaliStic or
lganiZed banditti.
(Signed.) SAMUEL GOMPERS.
president American Federation CT
labor"
This telegram was sent by Mr.. Com
lpers on receipt of statements from the
lOI SdIlILClS IllcL&lfOIleu lldl lit Sup-
jcined communication had been receiv-
led by them:
Tampa, March z, 1908.
Flames Wood:
You are hereby commanded to leave
1.-THE city at once and never retura.
lOur men a been watching you since
your arrival here and We are convinced
that you are a trouble-maker. Leave
the city and save yourself the trouble
lTf orr hoinU onronn11o1 70 rononx0 Won
which we will do if you are in the city
twenty four hour after receiving this
~letter. Take our big guard and leave
the city under pain of death, for we
Twill not have or tolerate any more
STRIKES in this city. Leave or o die.
(Signed.) COMMITTEE Of Tampa and
Surrounding Country"
Tampa. March 1903.
FLAMES A. Roberts:
You are hereby commanded to leave
the vicinity at once. You conspired 10
bring Niger MILAN back. You
brought Wood here. You are conspic-
ling with the anarchists in Ybor to
bring on a strike. You brought them
anarchists from Key West to bring on
a strike and we think your next move
flor the goOd of Tampa will be to leave
the city and if you ever come back
you do so at your own peril. To re-
main twenty-four hours after recelv-
ling this letter means death for both
you and Wood. Leave the city and
Save us the trouble of removing you
CSigned.) Committee of Tampa and
Surrounding Country"
Mr.. Gompers announced that he had
been advised that letters similar to
these, also were served on Jose Jose
Riaz. George Bristow and Frank Kelly,
nembers of the Cigar Makers Inter-
national Union.
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J~ohnstown, Pa, March 19.-The
breaking of a coupling followed by b
runaway of a string Of loaded o cars
in the Sunshine Mine, al South Fork,
this county, late this afternoon caused
the death of three men, the fatal in
jury of one and more or less serious
injuries to nine others.
The dead: Anthony Border, of South
Fork, aged forty years; Joe S. Strank.
South Fork, aged thirty; Frank Nc
Claim, of Ehrenfeld.
The injured: - - Coolbaugh, of
South Fork, spine injured and breast
crushed, will die; Albert Paul, of South
Fork, Ark, leg and collar Done broken,
serious; William Parker, South Fork,
crushed about the head and body, Will
cover half a dozen others whose
names could not be aScertained were,
badly bruised.
The accident occurred about ) o'clock
this afternoon, as the men were leav-
ing the mine. A trip of about twenty
five loaded cars was being hauled to
the surface by an endless chain. When
the cars left the center of the mine,
fifteen or more men climbed aboard.
All went well until the trip reached a
dip" about 100 yards from the mouth
of the mine. The train climbed three
fourths of the steep grade in safety,
but a short distance from the level
track the hitching between the second
and third cars broke. Instantly the
mine slope was filled with shouts Of
the men as all of the cars, with the
exception of the first two, commenced
to back down the grade. Slowly at
first, but with gradually increasing
speed the cars sped downwards, giving
the men scarcely an opportunity to
jump and save themselves. When
about two hundred yards from where
he hitching broke, the foremost car
left the track and the remainder of the
trip piled up back of it. Those who had
been fortunate enough to jump from
the runaway cars quickly ran to the
outside and told of the accident. Help
was quickly brought to the men buried
beneath the pile of wreckage which
filled the six foot heading for a dis
lance of twenty yards. At a late hour
tonight. the wreckage had been cleared
away and the injured all taken out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24
NOMINATIONS THAT FAILED
Crum and Byrne Among Those Not
Confirmed by the senate.

Washington, March 19.-The nominal
tons that failed Of confirmation at the
extra session of the senate are:
William NJ. Byrne, district attorney
of Delaware; William D. Crum, collec-
tor OF customs, Charleston, S. c.; Geo.
Sawter, assistant appraiser of mer-
chandise, New York
~Postmasters: Thomas S. Harris, Live
Oak, Fla; W. l. Harris, Charleston, S.
c.: Dallas Herbert, Commerce, Texas;
Elias j. NJ. Hopkins, Rochkdale, Texas.
T. I. Lumsden to be an assistant sur
geon in the Marine hospital service.
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THE GERMAN MINISTER
Baron Won Sternberg Will Not Re
ply to Made on Him.

Washington, March 49, Baron Won
Sternburg the German minister has
decided not to reply or comment in
any way on the attack made on him in
Reichstag. To representatives Of the
Associated Press the minister said to-
night:
obviously it would be improper for
a diplomat to comment upon the ut
terances OIL actions of an official of any
branch of his government"
In diplomatic circles here it is the eX-
~pecJation, based IN European advices,
that the German minister. Baron Won
Sternberg, is shortly to be decorated
by his majesty in consideration of his
services here in connection with the
recent Venezuelan negotiations and
that his elevation to the rank of am
haSsador will be announced before
long
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

Delta grows greater. Several weak
places lave appeared on the embank-
along the 1ssaQuena, BOLIVIA and
Washington county fronts, notably at
DuvalIs. Malone's and Moore's Land
lngs, and grave fears are entertained.
The levee at Elon, near Lake Provi-
dence, on the Louisiana side Which was
reported last night as being IN great
danger, is still intact, but the river is
steadily creeping toward the crown and
the situation is reported as extremely
critical.
The river rose tTo-tenths between s
"a. m. IN Z p. M, the gauge tonight
registering 49.7.
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THE PENNELL ESTATE.
All of 1T Goes to Mrs. Pencils Faith
er. None to Mrs.

Buffalo. N. Y, March 19.-It is esti-
mated that Mrs. Arthur PennelIs es-
tate will now amount to approximately
s225, 900, all of which will go to her
father. Winslow S. Lamb. Some time
before his death, Pencil changed the
beneficiary for several large insurance
policies. An insurance man who is in
a position to know to whom these
policies are payable was asked regard.
ing a report that Mrs. Edwin L.. Bur-
dick would receive some of the PenneIl
Insurance, but positively declined to
discuss the matter.
The report that Mrs. Hull. Burdick's
m~other-in-law, was i'll, was denied to-
day,
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4 Resolution Introduced by SenatOI
org

Washington, March 19.-Mr. Morgan
introduced a resolution in the senate
today which ~recites that it is the duty
of the United States to take action
that will cause the abuses Of the pow
ers of taxation to cease; that there
should be free trade between the Unit
ed States and insular possessions; that
the interest bearing debt should be eX-
tinguished; that corporations employed
for the purpose of monopoly are sub
ject to the control of congress and
hat congress should make vigor-
Gus use of such powers.
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BOTTLE BABIES

Bottle babies are so likely
to get thin. What can be
done? More milk, condensed
watered milk, household
mixtures try them all. Then
try a little Scott Emulsion in
the bottle.
1t does for babies what it
does for old folks-gives new,
firm flesh and strong life.
You'll be pleased with the re-
suit. It takes only a little in
milk to make baby fat.
We'llsend yo- = -,~-.. t~.y,..you like.
|SCOTT s BOW-G. 4o9 Pearl street, New York
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Further Rise of River at
Memphis is Not
Probable
FALL EXPECTED

River Stage ut Memphis is 40
Feet and n Further Rise is Not
Probable-It is Believed That n
Fall Will Soon Set mellow Mem
phis There is Not Much Change in
the Situation-Rain is Probable in
the Lower Valley and This Will
Aggrayate the Conditions The
Creyasse in the Leyee at Trices
Has Not Widened Much.
Flood Reports from Portions of
Traffic Still Seriously Hampered.
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CUBAN TREATY RATIFIED
for Reciprocity Between That
Country and the United States
SIMMONS SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF IT

Ratifying he Treaty h Senate Adjourned Sine Die-Nearly the
EntfreD Was Spent in Executive Session N o h Time Was
Devoted to Consideration of h Cuban Treaty-RolI Cal Eel a
nj n Number of Amendments and an ~ No Vote Wa Taken
O h Treaty-The Motion @ Ratify Was Adopted by a Ballot # 90
to IL severaI Votes o Than Were necessary - senator Foster
of h American Sugar Refining Industry-Other Speeches in Oppose
ton Were by senator's Berry N Carmack-The Only Speech in
Support of h Treaty Wa Deliver cred by Senator Simmons. of North
Carolina, Who Declared it Was a If Promoting ien Re
Iations Between h wv ountries = h wv amendments That
Yer dopted.
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President Schyvab in Conference
With Steel Representatives.

New York, March 19.-President
Schwab and several of the legal repre-
sentatives of the United States Steel
Corporation were in conference today.
The object of the meeting could not
be learned. 1t is understood that the
forthcoming annual report Of the cor
poration will embody a comprehensive
statement of operations for the past
year and will deal especially with the
matter Of production.
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Death of sister IsauOr Kenny.

Baltimore, March 19.-Sister Isidor
Kenny, of the Order of st. Vincent de
Paul, known as the Sisters of Charity,
died at st. Agnes sanitarium today.
Sister Isidor was sister of E.. r. Kenny
the we'll known tea and coffee merchant
and we'll known throughout the country
and particularly in the south for her
devotion to charity.
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What's in q Name.

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. c. De
Witt & Co. of Chicago. discovered. some
years ago, how to make a salve from
Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and pro-
truding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases, DeWftts
Salye has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless counterfeits.
Ask for DeWitts-the genuine. r R
Bellamy.
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4 Well f>nOwn Cotton Mill Man Dead

Griffin, Ga, March 19.-Major A. J.
Randall, n of the best known cotton
mill men in the south and prominently
with cotton milling interests
in several states, died here today from
effect of a paralyptic stroke. He
served as superintendent of cotton mills
in Canada, New York. Illinois, Alabama
and Georgia. He was born at Provi-
dence. r. l., in 1887.
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Directors of Southern Pacific Trans
act Routine Business.

New York, March 19.-The directors
of the Southern Pacific road held their
regular weekly meeting today. but &C
.cording to report transacted only rou-
tine business. No date for the closing
the stock books for the annual meet
ing has yet been named.
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Hoods JarsdpaTHd
and Pills

Are the medicines to take-they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hoods are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
II cannot recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
too highly as a spring medicine. When We
take it in the spring we all feel better through
the summer" Mrs. S. b. NEAL. McCrays. Pa.
Hoods SarsapariIIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
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LOOSE CARS
Loaded With Coal Cause
Fatal Accident in
a Mine
r MEN DEAD

4 String of About Twenty-Five
Loaded Cars Were Being Hauled to
the Surface by an Endless Chain.
Many of the Men Were Leaving the
Mines and Several of Them Climb
ed Aboard the Cars-AIl Went Well
the Mine, the Coupling Between
the Second and Third Cars Broke.
Those in the Rear Sped Back Down
the slope at Terrific Speed and all
Became Piled in a Big Mass-Res-
cuing Parties Were Formed.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
ARKANSAS VALLEYS
PROFITABLE PRODUCT.
Over Half a Million Dollars Received for the
Beet Crop of 1902.

Tho American Beet Sugar com
pany furnishes us the following fig
ures, n summary of the results of the
campaign just closed, showing the
tonnage of beets sliced, the average
per cent of sugar in the beets and
the amount of sugar made.
Beets received .......1l3, ,361 tons
Average per cent of beets rec. II 10
Average price for beets rec. IS . %
Sugar made, including Osmose
............... -. 30, 100000 Tbs
A total of % growers received over
500 per acre.
A total of II growers received
over 800 per acre.
A total of 40 growers received
over over $50 per acres,
A total of 81 growers received
over $40 per acre.
A total of 1O2 growers received
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04

over $50 per acre.
A total of lab growers received
over $50 per acre.
A total of 1877 growers received
over $40 per acre.
The campaign of 1902 begun Oc-
tober 9th and closed February 9th, a
total of 1913 days. The beets sliced
aggregated 113,361 tons, making
29,5OO,0OO pounds of refined sugar.
AS the average price of beets was
$500 per ton, the growers of the
valley have, during the past three
months, received over half million
dollars, or to be exact, $566, 6,SO5.
The general profitableness of the
crop of 1902 has been SO satisfsc-
tory to the growers that the sugar
company is busy making contracts
for the coming season.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
COUNTY Notes.
[From the Holly Chieftain |

lrrOm the molly Chlefta1nI
Pete Swanson, an industrious farm
er of the Amityville country, suffer.
ed the loss of his residence by fire
Sunday morning. The house which
was a nicely built three room struct-
ure, was a total loss, but nearly all
his goods were saved. There was
no insurance and the loss will be
quite severe on Mr.. Swanson.
G. A. Pattison end family arrived
Sunday from Hoyt, Kansas, and on
Tuesday his brother, J. L. Pattison,
arrived with a carload of farming
implements and household goods.
The former purchased the Vim. Gill
fa4 of Fred Mohl some time age
and has come to make his home upon
it. They took their goods out Tues
day.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
During the dance Friday night

During the dance Friday night
Miss Mollie Clarity Of Coolidge, lost
gold Waltham watch. Several
parties lost their hats also, and it is
quite certain that some light finger
ed individual visited our town for
the express purpose of getting in his
work. As there had never before
been anything of the kind done in
Holly, no one was on the alert. and
were no doubt more careless than
they will be on future occasions of
that kind.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
From the Holly News.l

@. A. Peterson, who recently pur
chased the Fred Mohl place north
west of here, arrived in Holly the
first of the week with his family and
car of goods and has moved onto
his farm.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04

The cantaloupe growers of the Ar
kansas valley have proved the bene
fits of working through associations
Here is suggestion for the utilization
of the association idea in the hand.
ling of another of the valleys exten
sive crops. During much of the
present winter alfalfa hay has been
retailing in the Cripple Creek dis.
trict for $S.25 per ton. The differ
erence between the price received by
our farmers and the mountain price
is too great There are too many
commissions along the line which
ought to be eliminated, that the grow
ers may get a greater proportion of
what the hay costs the Cripple Creek
consumer. An organization CONTROL
ing such an immense tonnage as an
Arkansas Valley Alfalfa Growers as
sociation would be able to secure
much lower freight rates than small
shippers. If the alfalfa growers of
the valley will form an association
they can supply the bulk of the hay
used in the Cripple Creek and other
mountain towns, giving consupers
cheaper hay than now and at the
same time add largely to their own
profits. There's money in this sug
gestion to the alfalfa growers of the
Arkansas valley.-Rocky Ford En-
terprise.