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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
L. :sad n. TO Build a Line from Knox
VILE to Chattanooga.

Knoxville, Tenn. February 20.-It is
reported here that the Louisville and
Nashville intends 20 build a line from
this city to Chattanooga. leaving the
Lellico-KnOxville main line near Oliver
Springs. crossing the Tennessee river
near Kingston. and adhering to the
east bank of the river to Chattanooga.
This would give the Louisville and
Nashville its own entrance into Chat
tanooga from Louisville and Cincin-
natl and would give Knoxville a line to
Chattanooga, competing with the
Southern railway.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 90
Ten lives, according to the best infor-
NATION Obtainable under difficulties
were lost in a fire which this morning
destroyed the Clifton Hotel in this city
Two persons were fatally injured and
severely. mostly by jumping from win
dows.
The work of learning the names Of
the dead is rendered difficult by the
loss of the hotel register which was
burned. The hotel, three story brick
veneer structure, is said to have been a
veritable fire trap. The flames started
in q pile of rubbish in the basement.
presumably ignited by defective electric
Gght wires. The night clerk was on
the third floor when the cry of fire,
raised by a bell boy, startled him. He
took up the cry and in an instant the
hall ways were choked with frightened
guests. a rush was made for the
stairways.
1t was then that the crowd already
collected in the street heard heartrend-
tng cries of anguish and despera ton,
for the fire, feeding raVenously on the
tnder-lfke material of the lower floor,
had completely cut off escape. There
followed a stampede for the windows,
the only means of exit left The street
below was filled with a crowd scarcely
less frantic than the despairing ones
-
tins were literally driven by the flames
to jump Nearly every one of them
fingered to the last moment, urged by
the people below to wait as long as pos
sible in the hope of assistance. Then
q cry would tell that the fire had reach
ed some one or the smoke had made it
impossible TO breathe, and one after
another jumped TO tl.e street, and some,
more fortunate to the roofs of buildings
adjoining In a short space of time.
the street was filled with men and wo-
men bruised, battered. broken limbed
and half craZed. All were in their
night garments. In an hour st. Lukes
hospital contained fifteen injured, while
many more, chiefly those who had es-
capped with comparatively slight hurts
We're being cared for IN buildings near
the scene OF the tragedy Some who
Jumped owe their lives TO the fact that
their falls were broken by telegraph
wires which interposed in their down
ward flight.
A number OF the guests who were
able to converse calmly following their
escape declared that they stumbled over
prostrate bodies as they rushed to the
windows. The flames literally were
chasing them and the smoke made il
almost impossible 70 breath
The proprietor of the hotel placed his
estimate of the number Of people in the
building when the alarm was raised at
between seventy and eighty. Many of
them were delegates to the state con-
Tention Of the Young Mems Christian II
Association which began here yester-
day.
Those who were first to escape. where
they We're not TOO severely injured.
stood for some time harefooted in the
snow. chained to the spot and rendered
unconscious Of the cold by the horror
Of the scene. Many Of them had to be
led away
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
Condition OF the Improved White
House.

Washington, February 21.-ReDrc-
sentative Gaines, of Tennessee, toiay
introduced a resolution requesting the
president to transmit to the house at
this session a detailed statement Of the
character and cost of the repairing, re-
modelling and adding to the White
House, also requesting the president
70 have the work examined by skilled
persons to see f contract requirements
have been met.
Mr. Gaines also introduced a resolu-
ton directing the superintendent of
public buildings to transmit to the
house an inventory of all the public
property in the White House giving
the cost Of each article. its condition if
in use, and the disposition of such ar
tiCleS s have been renewed.
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Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh, N. c.. February 21.-The
greatest social and criminal sensation
Raleigh has ever known developed at
4:20 o'clock this afternoon, when on
Fayetteville street, Ernest Haywood
shot and killed Ludlow Skinner. The
ed. Haywood is a grandson of the
late ex-Treasurer John Haywood and
son of the late DR.. E. Burke Haywood
and one of Raleigh's leading lawyers.
Skinner was grandson of the late
Mr.. Ludlow. of New York, and son of
Rev. Dr. Thos E. Skinner, of Raleigh,
one Of the best known and ablest Bap-
lists in the south.
At least a hundred persons must
have seen the shooting, certainly that
number saw the victim Of Haywood's
revolver as he reeled and fell upon
his face on the car track in front OK
the postoffice and Yarboro House and
not forty yards from the court house.
One witness said the expression Of the
dying mans face was piteous beyond
all telling and that he will never for
get 1t. A thousand persons gathered
almost in a minute. The dead body
was taken into a drug store. Hay
wood was taken by Deputy Sheriff
Separk to Haywood's law office and
was there for about two hours guard
ed by deputies and in conference with
his attorneys James H. Pou and Argo
and Shaffer Later he was taken to
the court house. where Magistrate
Maroon had a preliminary hearing,
taking only Separk's testimony. upon
which he committed Haywood to Jail,
without bail, for murder
Separk's evidence was that he was
in the court house, heard a shot and
walked out, then saw another flash
and heard the second shot: that Hay
front of the postoffice. that Skinner
was in the street and made q motion
as if to throw his hand towards his
pocket. then turned, staggered and
fell on his face on the street car
tracks. Separk as soon as the second
shot was fired ran toward Haywood,
called the latter, who said, "All right"
took Haywood by the arm; that Hay
(Haywood's) office; that on arrival at
the Office he asked Haywood to give
him his pistol which he did. One Of
HayUood's brothers was with him
during the hearing.
Ernest Haywood was very cool and
sat easily in the chair, twirling a bit
of paper in his fingers. He had moth
ing to say, his attorneys said. One of
them, Pou, said they were entirely
confident OF their line of defence.
The body of Skinner was placed in
Johnson's drug store. His wife, who
is a daughter Of the late Major John
c. Winder, was sent for. She tainted
as his body was placed in a carriage
to be taken to his home.
At the home. DR.. Knox, at the re-
quest of Dr. Jordan, the coroner, per-
formed an autopsy. DR.. Jordan said
this showed that there was only one
wound. this being on the median line
of the left side, about three inches be-
hind the left nipple. 1t grazed the
heart. passed through the lung and
severed the aorta or great artery. It
was such wound as to cause almost
instant death. Health officer Sale
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General Conviction That
the Bill Will Not
Become a Law
CANAL TREATY

The Senate Again Spent Nearly the
Entire Day in Executive Session in
Considering the Colombian Canal
Treaty-Mr. Morgan Secured Con
Secrecy from Amendments to the
Treaty Which He Has Ofered-The
Day in the House Was Devoted to
Debate on the Fowler Currency
RiI-5,OOO Copies of Report ef
Strike Commission, When Com
pleted, to be Printed.
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gave to Coroner Jordan the pistol
which he said was SINNERS.
One witness of the horrible affair
said. he was few minutes before it
occurred in the lobby of the postoffice
and he saw Skinner there reading a
letter. He went out on the sidewalk
and in a few moments heard shot,
turned and saw Skinner walking
rapidly away across the street. Hay
wood was standing on the sidewalk
in few feet Of the postoffice. He saw
the latter raise his pistol and aim at
Skinner. who was then only few feet
from the curb of the very wide side
walk. then heard Haywood fire, saw
Skinner walk in an irregular way to
the middle of the street. with high and
wavering steps, then suddenly move in
a sort Of circle. stagger and fall on
his face. Haywood put his pistol in
his. pocket: walked south few steps,
then started back when Separk came
UP.
It was 10 o'clock when the formal in
quest began at the court house. Health
officer Sale and Chairman Green, of
the board of county commissioners,
were among the principal witnesses.
The shots fired at Skinner were at
very short interval, and the coroner
said he could not say which of the two
struck him.
The general opinion appears to be
that 1t was the second shot, as such
wound would naturally cause death in
a few moments. !,
Skinner was of the most honora BILE
character, quiet and as gentle as a
woman. His mother was buried yes
terday The awful occurrence today
has absorbed all attention. here. Moth
ing else is talked of.
AT the inquest, officer Sale said that
the pistol was found in SINNERS
pocket, new and not discharged.
Chairman Green testified that after
the second shot he saw Skinner put
his left hand to his side and q moment
later fall.
c. B. Edwards, Jr., saw Haywood
fire the second shot; saw Skinner
walking across the street, with his
back towards the postoffice, saw Hay
wood in the act Of replacing the pistol
in his pocket.
Haywood had, only few minutes
before the shooting been in the office
Of the register of deeds and it appears
was going up the street as Skinner
came out Of the postoffice and started
across the street. Some persons say
Skinner never saw Haywood when the
first shot was fired and that il was
certainly the shot which killed. 1t
does not appear that there was any
talk between the men or that they
were nearer together than several
yards.
Nothing has yet developed in the
way OF testimony to show any cause
for Haywood's act.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
FIRE IN HOTEL
Ten Lives Lost and Two
Score Severely
Injured
THE CLIFTON

The Building, a Three-Story Brick
Veneer Structure Was a VeritabIe
Fire Trap-Timc the Guests Were
Aroused They Rushed for the
Stairways, But the Fierce Fire
Had Cut on all Means of Escape.
Then There Was q Stampede for
the Windows and the Victims
Were Driven by the Flames to
Jump-LOss of the Register Makes
How Many Are Missing-There Was
About 70 Guests.
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Andrew Carnegie III.

Fernandina, Fla, February 21.-An-
drew Carnegie who has been suffering
with Slight cold for the past day or
two. is reported to be much improved
today. Mr.. Carneeie is visiting his
sfster-in-law at Dunginess, Cumber-
land Island. and contracted a slight
cold. which has caused him to be con-
fined to his rSoom
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
PROMINENT MAN MURDERED
Ernest Haywood Shoots Ludlow Skin.
ner on Rdleigh'S Principal Street
REASON FOR THE CRIME UNKNOWN

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and the
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all the
dr>nIe He md Taken Befor
heis hout Bal fol Murder
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Hearing on the UtIey Appeal.
(Snecial to The Messeneer1

Especial to The Messenger)
Fayetteville, n. c., February 90
Judge Cooke will hear the Utley appeal
tomorrow. In today's session Of the
court, counsel began the argument on
the legal points. They will conclude to-
morrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
Admiral SchIey Visits Jesu1ts Col
leGe.

New Orleans, February 21.-Admiral
Schley today visited the Jesuits Col
lege, where he was given an enthusias-
tic reception. Mayor Cap de Veille,
president of >he college alumni society
and Father Marring received the ad-
miral. The admiral made a happy re-
SpOnSe
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
By the Associated Press.)

special to The Observer from Raleigh
says:
The greatest social and criminal
sensation Raleigh has ever known de-
veloped at 4:20 o'clock this afternoon,
when on Fayetteville street, Ernest
Haywood shot and killed Ludlow
Skinner. The prominence Of both
families is marked. Haywood is a
grandson of the late State Treasurer
John Haywood and son Of the late DR..
E Burke Haywood. one of Raleigh's s
leading lawyers. Skinner was a grand
son of the late Mr.. Ludlow, Of New
York. and a son of Rev. DR.. Thomas
E. Skinner. of Raleigh. one of the best
known Baptists in the south.
At least q hundred persons must
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
Report Published Regarding STANDARD
Used in Orient.

Washington, Feb. 10.-In line with the
earnest efforts of this government to
secure remedial financial legislation for
the Philippines and an international
agreement upon a standard relation be-
tween gold and silver used in the Orient
and in Central and South America, with
a view to the retention and extension
Of American trade. is set of consular
reports published today by Frederic En-
cry. chief of the bureau of foreign COM
merce of the state department. These
reports depict the financial conditions
in Siam. the Straits settlement and in
InGo China, showing the tremendous
changes that have resulted from the va
rying rates of exchange between the two
metals and the great losses that are
being caused by the depreciation of silver.
Particularly do they show the executive
changes already effected or projected to
put the colonies on a gold basis, the
plans generally resembling the scheme
adopted by the Indian commission fey
years ago. AS to Indo-China. it is pro-
posed that the Mexican dollar be out
lawed as factor OF danger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
OIL COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
Order Issued to Disclose Amount Of
Stock on Hand.

Trenton. n. j., Feb 10.-Application was
made in the court of chancery today for
the appointment of receiver for the In
dian Territory Illuminating Oil COM
pany, and also for an injunction restrain
ing the company, Elizabeth NJ. Bates, adj
ministratrix of Frances NJ. Bates and
others from conducting the business. APP
plication was also made for an order COM
polling them to disclose what stock has
been issued by the company, what are
its assets and liabilities, what profits
it has made and to whom they have been
paid.
The suit is brought by the Phoenix
Oil company and the Mechanics Saving
bank of Westerly R. /. 1t is set out in
the bill that the Phoenix Oil company
acquired from the Usage tribe of Indians
a lease on 1900 900 acres of ground in
Oklahoma for developing oil weyys. Sub
sequently the Usage Oil company was
formed and a suitcase for a portion
of the ground. The two companies were
advanced money by the Mechanics bank.
Still later the Indian Territory Illuminat-
ing company was formed through an ar
rangement with the other two compa-
MES. 1t is now charged that 100000 shares
of the Indian Territory company were
fraudulently issued and that Bates and
others benefited thereby, to the detri-
ment of the compliments in the suit.
A rule to show cause was granted, re-
turnable in Newark on February II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
SMALL DOCTORS BILLS.
Scientific Feeding the Way to Reduce
Them,

A little science in the selection of food
leads TO good health and smaller doctors
bills. III health not only cuts down the
earnings but Increases the cost of living
too. How many men and women would
they now pay out for sickness yearly?
As most ailments come from improper
feeding it stands TO reason you won;
need the doctor so often II you feed your
self and family right and the doctor would
be pleased as well.
The principal OF the we'll known Hol-
land Academy at Beckville. Texas. writes
as follows: Having been a user of
Grape-Nuts for the past two years I beg
TO offer a testimony Of the effect il has
had upon myself and family.
When 1 began the use Of Grape Nuts
my wife and I were taking a resort for
our health in South Texas. Up to this
time our lives were indeed miserable as
result of continual bad health. Ill tempers
and heavy doctors bills One day a mer-
chant Of Burkevile Texas advised me
TO try Grape-Nuts as a diet
Doubling that fl would benefit me any.
! took home a package however. AMI be-
TCre 4 had USED this Dox 4 mad OsETIT 10
see the good effect II had upon my diges-
ton So / continued its use After I
had used the third package / discontinued
the use Of medicine altogether as I saw
Grspe-Nuts was doing more for me than
all the medicine had taken
When I returned home my friends and
neighbors hardly knew me. ] had irnpTov-
ed so IN health appearance and energy.
had my grocer at Carthage order a sup
ply and have continued 20 use e.
This year ny family life has been
more happy than ever and my business
which had been nearly wrecked before
10 TOW prosperous
"As I am 4 teacher. worried with the
care Of from 100 to lse small urchirs in
our rural school. am subject 70 c7nSid-
cradle worry and strain upon the brain
Since my daily DIET Of Grape-S1fs, how
ever. / must say my school work = not
nearly 50 unpleasant
i recommend u for a plain simple dtet
fun % ncurfshm>nf. Jus, the thing for
that worn ard tired ont feeling IN TIE
brain Respectfully. honestly and earnest
II yours Name furnished By Postum
Co. Battle Greek. NjcA-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' ssass sss Of &MzZzZa
DECIDED TO UNITE.
Electrical Magnates in Berlin Have
Agreed on Question.

Berlin, Feb. 10.-The Siemens- Halske
and Schuckert Theatrical companies have
decided to unite, subject to the approval
of the stockholders. An impulse toward
amalgamation was given by the Allege-
mine and Union combination December
%. The Siemens-Halske company has
capital of s1.1e2.0Oe and s7,500cOO in deb
entures. The Schuckert company, which
lately was in financial difficulties. has a
capital OF Sl0,50o,0oo plus 500. 900 of the
Continental Financing company. The
new concern is a limited liability COM
pany with a capital stock of So. 10000 1t
viii be known as the Siemens-Schuckert
works. II is understood that the old
companies will share about equally in
supplying the capital. All the ''watered'
stock and worthless assets will be elm
mated and only the factories. material
on hand and sound accounts will figure
on the new books. All the shares of the
sub-companies will be excluded as well
as those OF the Siemens dynamo works
at Charlotteburg and the cable works
at West End. The combination takes
over the old companies in April All the
electrical works of Germany are now
practically included
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
ELEVATOR MEN WON.
Question Of Wages to Be Referred 60
Beard of Arbitration.

Chicago. Feeb. I0-The strike Of the
elevator men and janitors in a number
OF the Office buildings OF Chicago came
TO an end tonight and the men VIII re-
turn to work in the morning. The abrupt
finish OF the strike vas unexpected. and
was brought about BY the managers as
scciation receding from the position Il
had taken IL refusing 20 submit its case
10 the Chicago board OF arbitration II
was alleged by the managers that ma
iorIty Of the men on this bard are
friendly to the teamsters. who have been
allies OF the elevator men II the strike
and that their case would Be pretudtcsd.
They wished different set Of a-bitgat-
ors. They announced tonight that they
had become convinced that they would
receive fair treatment by the board and
agreed to submit the case. TIE men de-
elared two days ago that they were WI
ing to abide by the decision Of the board
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.
Non-Union Men Presented Their Side
of Case.

Philadelphia. Feb 10.-The United Mine
Workers of America as an organization
was severely scored today by counsel
before the anthracite coal commission.
The non-union men, through their attor-
ney, John 2. Lenahan, presented their
side of the controversy and demanded
consideration at the hands of the COM
mosson, claiming the legal right to earn
a livelihood as they might elect without
the consent or dictation of the union.
During his presentation of the case Mr.
Lenahan denounced the union of a TO-
mentor of crime and anarchy. The main
feature of his argument was the claim
that the union had no legal or moral
right to coerce miners into membership
or to arrogate to itself the right to fix
wages of mine workers.
James H. Torrey, counsel for the Del
aware and Hudson company, claimed
that the question of recognition of the
union was not an issue before the COM
mission, but he devoted much time to the
consideration of that demand! He as
serted that violence and intimidation
were agencies selected for the promotion
of the purpose of the mine workers. Re
working day, Mr.. Torrey said the evil
dence showed that for various reasons
the breakers did not average more than
eight hours day, so that the physical
effects of long hours were not felt.
Major Everett Warren, counsel for the
Hillside Coal and Iron company and the
Pennsylvania Coal company, answered
the demands of the miners in detail and
declared the socialistic theories of the
union. or some of it's leaders, to be re-
sponsible for unreasonable claims. He
said:
THE great body of the mine workers
are not familiar with the socialistic theo-
ries OF some CT the leaders of the organ
ization. Whatever may be the motive
on the part of the union, the evidence is
overwhelming that the result is a re-
striction on the part of the industrious
miner, limiting the amount of work and
the consequent wages. shriveling his
powers and reducing him to the dead
level of his lazy and Indifferent asso-
ciates.
Socialism proposes to establish an
equality among all men by reducing them
TO the dead level of this possible major
ity. Instead of allowing every one to
determine for himself what he wants to
do, it is to be done for him. That is
nothing but slavery. What is the theory
of the union If II is. not this? I do not
dispute the right of men to organize.
and l hold no brief against orga nized
labor. The methods of the United Mine
Workers, however, appear 10 be exquis-
itely adapted to degrade intelligent la
Dor, to paralyze honest industry, crush
spirit, hope and ambition"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
At the Crawford.

THE TYRANNY OF TEARS.
Paul Gilmore. the clever young So
ciety actor. will appear here In Hsidon
Chambers famous comedy OF temper1-
ment at the Crawford theater OF Satur-
day. February IL There are few actors
better qualified by natnre TO enact relies
requiring the display OF the gentIer ard
nobler phases OF the human mind and
heart In such manly characters as VIII
liam Prescott in Men and Women
the husband In The Wife. John Van
Buren, I'm The Charity BaIr' and as tho
dashing heroes OF The Musketeers'' and
Under the Red Robe" Paul Gilmore
has made a name for himself The char
acter Of Clement Psrhury in Hatfioa
Chambers delightful comedy enables him
To appear to the best advantage and the
supporting company Is an unusually
strong one
Mr.. Gilmore will be seen az two per-
formances at the Crawford on Saturday
next. when he will appear for the benene
of the local lodge OF Eiks Immediately
after the matinee there win be held q
reception on the stage when any lady
or gentleman wishing may NEE, Mr.. Gu.
more lie will be assisted by IN. merr-
bers Of his company and some of The
ladies OF this city
sale OF seats for both performances
opens at Howe's jewe:ry store Thurs
day morning at O'Clock. A large num-
Der OF theater and box parties have been
formed for this engagement and there
Wi undoubtedly he a big line waiting
when the sale opens