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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23

Charlotte, N. c., January 21.-A After
being out twenty hours, the jury in
the Wilcox murder case at Hertford,
N. c., at o'clock this afternoon re-
turned verdict of murder in the Sec
ond degree and the defendant was sem
fenced to the penitentiary for thirty
years, the full limit of law.
Wilcox's attorneys gave notice that
an appeal would be taken to the su-
preme court.
The prisoner will be returned to JAN
at Elizabeth City. where his alleged
crime was committed, to await the or
ders Of the court.
The jury sent word to the sheriff at
II o'clock last night that 1t desired that
the charge be repeated to them. This
was done this morning at $3.50 o'clock.
In sentencing the prisoner, Judge ".
B. Council said in part:
THE jury have seen fit to return q
verdict of murder in the second de-
gree. They have found that the defen-
dant took the life of Miss CropSey
through malice. but without premedi-
tation and deliberation. BY what pro-
cess of reasoning they arrived at this
conclusion it is not for me to say. I
regard their action. however, in the
light that they have been as charita BILE
to the defendant as possible, in the
light of the evidence in the case as
they viewed it, and resolved all doubt
upon the question of premeditation
and deliberation in favor Of the defen-
dant. If guilty, 1 think he deserves
the full limit of the law"
The prisoner was called upon at the
Jail after the verdict. He was very
pleasant to the reporter, but did not
care to talk of his case.
The crime of which James E. VIII
cox was found guilty is alleged to have
, been committed at Elizabeth City, N.
ed at the home of Nellie Cropsey. and
when leaving at ii o'clock at night
called the girl out into the hall. This
! was the last seen of her alive. He1
body was found in the river, three
hundred yards from her home thirty
! seven days later, and slight brufs<
! was found on her head. which led II
the theory advanced by the state thai
/ she had been hit with a blunt instru'
| ment and thrown into the stream. Thl
evidence against Wilcox was cfrcum
/ stantial He was convicted OF murder
In the first degree at the first hearing
last March in Elizabeth City, but Oh
; account of demonstration in th'
court during the trial. a new trial wa
| granted and the case moved to an ad
Joining county The jury which tries
the case in the second trial was com
posed Of eleven white men and one ne
gro. Five of the former are QuakerE
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23

Atlantic City, N. j., January 21.-The
bark Abiel Abbott, Captain Hawkins,
went aground one mile north Of Cape
Ship Bottom light last night and is fast
going to pieces. Five of her crew of
nine men were picked up today by the
life savers, but it is believed the other
four members were killed by falling
wreckage.
The Abbott was bound from Turks
Island for New York, laden with salt.
Last night during the heavy weather
she lost her bearings and ran aground
When she struck, the strain caused one
of her masts to fall and it is thought
that four OF her crew were either killed
by the wreckage or stunned and fell
overheard and drowned. The other
members were in a dying condltio
when taken from the wreckage today
by the life savers. The Abbott will be
total loss
Following is the list Of those saved
from the schooner: Captain Isaac B.
HAWKINS. Seamen James Butler, Otto
| Borg, James Burns and Frank Leaven
The latter died after being rescued.
The missing are: Mate ]. H. Pierce
| Seamen Asher Palmer, Henry Carter
| and Tim Brandt.
When the life savers reached the
Abbott it was found that she was dis
masted and there was no sign of life
on board The fog lifted and the lifS
savers began a search for the crew OF
| the bark. After cruising about the
wreck for some time they located wha
was, supposed to be the barks boat
| but upon drawing near it was found tt
| be The Abbott's house. Clinging to tn:
top Of the wreckage and almost dead
from exhaustion were five members O
the crew. They were quickly taken int
the Life boat and brought ashore, nom
able to tell of the terrible SufferingS. A
soon as the men were landed at tn
life saving station, the life savers again
| went to the scene of the wreck, bu
have not yet succeeded in finding an.
trace of the other four members Of tn
| crew.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23

Washington, January 21.-The navy
department this afternoon received
the following dispatch from Observer
Day at the weather bureau:
"The United States Naval tug Ley
den, from Porto Rico to Newport,
Wells commanding, with 33 men, went
ashore on a rock off Block Island at
1890 p. m. today. High water, thirty
feet, dense fog, nine men came ashore
IN boats, stove to pieces-the men land
ing safely, others twentyfour officers
and men being taken Off with breeches
buoy. Probable all will be saved. Abb
solutely a total loss"
Block Island, R l., January 21.-The
United States tug Leyden, bound from
San Juan, P. R., for Newport, ran
ashore on the south side of this island
today and is a total wreck. She is fast
going to pieces. SIX of her crew left
the wreck I'm a small boat, which was
dashed to pieces on the rocks short
distance from the shore. They were
rescued by the life savers. The re-
naming twenty-eisht men and Lieu
tenant Chester Wells, the commander,
were taken off in the breeches buoy,
with great difficulty by the new Shore
ham Live Saving crew. Seaman Ley
lamb, who was in the small boat when
It was demolished, swan until he was
rescued, but he is not expected to live
N the heavy sea.
The call for help reached Captain
Littlefield at the life saving station at
I o'clock and he Immediately set out
with his crew and apparatus. A per-
sistent effort was made to cast a line
aboard the tug and 1t was finally sue
ceSsfui, the end of a hawSer seventeen
hundred feet long being made fast to
the foremast and the breeches buoy was
put into operation. One by one the
sailors were drawn through the SURF
and shortly after o'clock the last
man was hauled safely up on the
shore.
Lieutenant Wells reports that during
the night he picked up Shinnecock
Right and laid off until daylight Wher
he got Montauk Light. In a very
short time fog shut in very thick. He
had intended to go two miles south OF
Ele light, and as his patent log indi-
Gated that his position was correct, ne
proceeded. He shaped his course fol
Point Judith whistling buoy, all the
while expecting to hear the fog whis
tie at the south light. He was run
ming at the rate of six knots an houl
and with a crash the Leyden brought
up On the rocks
The life savers slighted the vessel II
distress very soon after the accident
and to their prompt assistance tht
crew owe their lives. A heavy south
east swell was running and the sur
dashed high over the wrecked craft
Che began to go to pieces immediatel!
and in less than half hour after sh
struck. The crew will be taken car
of tonight at the life saving station
and in the morning they will be sent I
the nlain land.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
LAST NIGHTS CAUCUS
The Deadlock I'm the Race for Sem
ator Seems to be Unbreakable-No
Apparent Change in Sight.
Especial to The Messenger.)

ESPECIAL to Inc MeSSenSST.1
Raleigh. N. c., January 21.-All day
the talk was that nothing would be
done at tonight's senatorial caucus.
This was indeed the case, but the gal
leries were as usual packed with reo-
pie hoping for something to happen.
There was not, however, an incident to
relieve the monotony. Only six ballots
were taken, Overman on the thirty
eighth ballot reaching sixty, his top
notch figure, and on the next dropped
to So, while Watson went up to 30 his
best record so far being 50.
All the members save two voted on
the last ballot, 144 OF the two absen-
tees. Carr is for Overman and Wooten,
of Lenoir for Watson, the latter being
instructed. He slipped on the sleet yes
terday and broke his leg. He has only
one arm and is an eX-Confederate.
1t was Alexander's followers who
raised or lowered Watson, Craig OF
Overman, there being besides a nearly
full caucus.
The strength is about as it was al
the very beginning, save that the Carr
men are no" WIFI " dlSOil AllcI lis
| caucus adjourned, several Watson and
Craig members were heard to say thai
| if something was not done early to-
| morrow evening, they would take step!
TO make things move. One Of the Over
man leaders said that he, Watson anc
! Craig had polled their actual and pos
/ sible strength and that the deadlock
was compelled to remain unbroken, un
/ less one Of the three withdrew, anC
| that both the Wetson and OvermaI
| men had taken Craig up on top of th
| mountain and shown him the glories o
the future, but without the least ap
| parent success.
The results of the ballots tonigh
| were:
| Thirty-sixth ballot-Overman 81
Watson As, Craig 81, Alexander 8.
Thirty-seventh ballot-Overman IS
Watson 46, Craig 80, Alexander 8, Ay
| cock l.
Thirty-eighth ballot-Overman, 81
Watson 4S. Craig %, Alexander Z, Ay
cock, Hatchell l.
Thirty-ninth ballot-Overman S!
Watson 4S, Craig %, Alexander 5, Ay
cock 1. Hatchett 1.
Foteth ballot-Overman 60, Watso
4S, Craig 90, Alexander 4.
Forty-first ballot-Overman 5S. Wat
son so, Craig 81, Alexander 5.
The caucus then adjourned till
o'clock Thursday night
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
RAID A COAL TRAIN
Great Crowd Attack Train and Cap
ture Many Cars of Anthracite.

New York. January IA crowd -
men, women and children today at
tackled and captured a train Of seven
cars. loaded with more than two hun
dred tons of anthracite coal on the
Long Island railroad in Brooklyn.
The train crew tried to fight the cap
turers off, but the crowd was too olG
and the railroad employees were forced
to stand by while the people filled their
bags. baskets, carts. wheel barrows ana
even wagons with the coal. Many oa
those who took the coal say they ara
willing to pay for it and that 1t was
only after efforts to buy had resulted m
failure that they decided to raid a train
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
ADVANCE IN FREIGHT RATES
Answers of the Southern and c. and
o. to Request of Interstate Com
merce Commission.

Washington. January 21.-The South
state commerce commission an answer
to the request for it's reasons for al
vancing freight rates on grai2, dressed
meats and other commodities. The
on domestic grain and grain products.
export grain, grain oil. grain syrup,
glucose, grape sugar, and glucose
syrup effective December Sth and ex-
port provisions and dressed beef, ef-
fecIive January l, last. Fourth Vice
Pr Iesident Culp says that while the
figures which took effect on the dates
are advances over the rates in er1ect
Immediately prior thereto. they are
not advances above the standa I'd
rates, and explains this statement oy
showing the comparative relations be-
tween the trunk lines and the South
ern.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway in
its answer says the commodity rates
now advanced had been on an especial
ly low basis to facilitate the move
ment of that class Of traffic and are
subject to change and the present ad-
vance 1t claims, is not at all in pro-
portion to the extent of the change
il: the conditions Of cost of transpor-
tation and in the value of the commod-
tiles transported. The answer says
that the road cannot consent to an
inference that it's rates are unfair or
unreasona BILE or to an acknowledge
ment that it cannot fix it's own rates
So long as they are on such reasonable
ard proper basis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Minority Report Against the Fowler
Currency Bill.

Washington, January IA minor
ity report signed by Representatives
Talbert, Of South Carolina; Thayer, Of
Massachusetts,; Lewis, OF Georgia;
Pugsley, of New York; Pagett, Of Ten
nesseee, and Bartlett, of Georgia, Of the
banking and currency committee was
made today against the Fowler cur
rency bill. The report says that while
the minority believes that the present
banking system is inadequate and in
elastic they do not believe that the bill
viii accomplish the purpose sought
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
TlLLMAN REMAINS SILENT
Ex-State Superintendent of Eduea'
t7on Urges n Monument Tor Ton
Ealc%-

Columbia, 8 c., January N.-Colonel
III. Tillnan whose term as lieutenant
governor expired today and who is in
fail charged with the murder OF Editor
Gonzales remains silent so far as the
public is concerned
The inquest will be resumed AT
o'clock tomorrow evening. To-Day nun
dreds of Columbians and many from
other places visited the grave or Mr.
Gonzales in Elmwood cemetery.
John McMahon whose term as state
superintendent OF education expired to-
day has published a letter urging the
erection Of monument to Mr.. Con
zaleS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
NAVAL TUG LEYDEN A WRECK
Ran Ashore on South Side OF Block
Island and is Total Loss
CREW RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY

The Leyden Was Bound from San
Juan to Newport-She Ran Ashore
ON the south Side of Block Island
and In a Total LOss-Six Men Start
ed for Shore in Small Boat
which Was Dashed to Pieces, But
the Men Were Rescued by Live
SaVers-The Remaining twenty
Eight Men Were Taken OFF in the
Rreeches buoy With Great DiH-
euIty-One of the Seamen is Not
Expected to Liye-The Cause Was
Dense FOS-The Life Savers by
Their Prompt Assistance Rescued
the Whole Crew.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Lumber Manufacturers Association
Agree to Raise Prices.

New Orleans, January 21-The South
eru Lumber Manufacturers ConVen-
ton at today's session. adopted unani-
nnously the report of the committee on
value. r A. Long, of Kansas City,
being the chairman. The adoption OF
this report is in reality an agreement
by the association to raise the prices
of lumber all along the line and on
some grades as much as from one tc
two dollars per thousand
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Antitrust Bill Agreed on In Com
mittee.

Washington, January 21.-A meeting
OF the full subcommittee Of the house
judiciary committee was held today
when an antitrust bill was adopted.
The democratic members Of the COM
mittee reserved the right to offer such
amendments as they might desire when
the bill comes before the house. TIE
bill will be reported to the full COM
mittee Friday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Went Aground and Soon
Began Breaking to
Pieces
FOUR MEN LOST

The Bark Abbott Went Aground One
Mile North of Cape Ship Bottom
and Began Breaking to Pieces
Five of Her Crew of nine Men
Were Rescued in an Almost Life
Creyy-They Were Found ClinGinS
Soon as They Were Landed the
Life Savers Went Back and
Searched all Around the wreck
for the Other Four Men of the
Crew. But 1T Is Believed They
Perished.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
A Georgia Editor Passe. Away.

Griffin. Ca. January 21-James p.
Sawtell, former editor and publisher
of the Griffin Morning Call, died here
today. Mr.. Sawtell was born N
Athens. Tenn, in 1839 For many
years he was editor of the Cuthbert.
(GaD Appeal. He was owner and edf-
tor of the Chattanooga (Tennesseea
Democrat many years ago, but for the
last twelve or fifteen years has been
editor and publisher Of the Griffin CaA-
He was a Confederate soldier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Stephenson Receives Fifteen Years
imprisonment.

Atlanta, Ga, January 21.-The jury
in the case of Fred T. Stephenson,
charged with the murder Of ]. B.
Ewing returned a verdict Of voluntary
manslaughter today, and punishment
being fixed at fifteen years imprison-
ment.
According to the evidence Stephen
son. while under the influence of whis-
key shot and killed Ewing on train
last December while Ewing was at
tempting to quiet him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
new MASONIC LODGE
Permanent Regfstratfon Rolls VIII
Not be Copied.
fSnecial to The Messenger.)

Especial TO The MesseIgtr.J
Raleigh, n. c., January PA dis
pensation was granted today for new
Masonic Lodge at Dry Wells.
1t was decided today by the senate
end house judiciary committee to re-
commenn that the permanent rolls OF
voters as sent in to the secretary OF
state be deposited in his office and be
not copied. It is found that copying
is useless. This course saves $1,000 or
$1,000 to the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Proceedings of the State
Senate and House
Yesterday
JOINT BALLOT

Bills Introduced in Senate
Was One to Regulate Child Labor.
In the House Bill Allowing Addi-
tional Clerical Assistance to In
surance Commissioner Was Warm
ly Discussed and Successfully y
Passed Second Reading Joint
Session of Legis.ure Was Held.
One Ballot Was Taken for Senator
Without Result-Anti-Saloon Men
Are Lining Up in Support of the
London Bill-The Watts Bill Has
position.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23

made a long speech in support Ut
Watts bill, partly on the grounds that
it would be the salvation of his parry
to abolish distilleries in Iredell. All
other hearing will be had tomorrow
and on Wednesday and Thursday #
next week the committee will give
hearings to all parties interested.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Death Of Colonel James N. Williams

Mobile, January 21.-Colonel James
M. williams, gallant soldier In the
war between the states. died here To-
day, aged IS years. Colonel Williams
was in the battles OF Shiloh, Cor1n0
and Blackland. He had been IN W
health for two years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Consider the Report on Grievances

Memphis. Tenn. January H.-The
International Bricklayers and Masons'
Union considered the report OF the
committee on grievances at the morn
ing session. The report covered the
difference of several local unions which
were all settled In q satisfactory way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE
James Wilcox Sentenced to Thirty Years
in the Penitentidry
AGAIN APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT

The Jury Returned the Verdict Az
ter Being Out Over Twenty Hours.
The Charge of Judge Council Was
Repeated to the Jury, on Their Re.
quest, at the Opening of Court
Yesterday MOrninE-The Sentence
is the Full Limit of the Law
Judge Council Considers That the
Jury Was Very Charitable Toward
the Prisoner i'm the COnsid Grafton
of the Evidence-The Prisoners
Counsel Give Notice of an Appeal
to the Supreme Court-WiIcOx VIII
be Returned to Jail at Elizabeth
City to Await the Orders of the
Court.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-03
TON OF FORECLOSURE
AND OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the power of sale contained in that
certain indentUre of mortgage dated
January Sth, 1902 made by S. K. Kane
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory
of Hawaii, of the first part and Alex
ander CARVE of said Honolulu of the
second part and of record in liber 2S2
on pages 3l-33 Hawaiian Registry of
COnveyances the said Alexander Gar
vie intends to fOreclose the said mort
gage for condition broken, to wit the
non payment of the interest when due.
Notice is likewise given that the
pieces or parcels of land and leasehold
bargained, sold, conveyed and assigned
by the said mortgage to the said Alex
ander Garvie will be sold at public auc-
ton at the auction rooms of James F.
Morgan Queen street Honolulu, on
Saturday the goth day of June 1908 at
II o'clock noon.
The premises covered by the said
mortgage consist of:
First: All that piece or parcel of
land (part of Apana 2 of the land des-
cribed in Royal Patent 1878 Land Com
mission Award 7175 to Kapule) situate
at Mokauea, Kalihi, Oahu aforesaid
and thus bounded and described:
Apana 1c. E hoomaka ma Ike kihi
Hema keia Apana ma ka manowai
oopu a holo aku. Ak IS Kom. 217.S ka-
puai AK % Hik. 217.8 kapuai. Ak 43
Hik. 1872 kapuai. Hem. 81 Hik. 1872 ka-
puai pill ana ia mau Goao me ko Ike
KonOhiki. Hem. Hik. 1915 kapuai me
ka Apana 1b a hiki i Ike kahawai
kahl mua. Moloko ola Apana S6-1OO
Eka, and comprising all the land eX-
pressed to be conveyed to the said S.
X. Kane by Benjamin K. Kane by
deed dated August 28th, 1901.
Second: All that piece or parcel of
land situate at Mokauea, Kalihi, Ho-
nolulu aforesaid, containing an area of
4.5 acres and comprising Apana 1 of
the land mentioned or described in
Royal Patent 1878 Land Commission
Award 7175 to Kapule.
Third: That certain indenture of
lease dated July 18th 1899 made be-
tween Nahuina (w) and Nawahie O1) as
Lessons and the said S. X. Kane as
Lessee, and of record in liber 100 on
page 921 in the said Registry, the term
of years thereby granted and all the
estate right, title and interest of the
said S. X. Kane in and to the piece
or parcel of land therein described and
thereby demised.
ALEXANDER GARVIE,
Mortgage,
Terms-Cash, United States gold coln
deeds at the expense of purchaser.
! For further particulars apply to
Holmes & Stanley Attorneys for Mort
gagee.
Dated Honolulu, May %, 1908.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-03
LEWIS ESTATE.
JUNE IS, 1908
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

The continued sale of Lots 2. 4, 8, 6, Z,
3. 10 II, 10. Il, of Lots at Kalia, Wal
kiki Honolulu. and premises corner of
KING and BETHEL Streets, in Homo
lulu. Upset price is withdrawn under
order Of Court dated May 26, 1903, in
partition case of Bailey ct al V. Cush-
inEham ct al, First Circuit Court,
Territory of Hawaii, in equity will be
had on Saturday. JUNE 18th, 1908, at
- o'clock noon, at front (mauka) en-
trance to the judiciary Building known
as Aliiolani Hale, in Honolulu. For
full descriptions see Hawaiian Star,
April "a to May 9th; also the Pacific
Commercial Advertiser, The Evening
Bulletin, the Aloha Alma, April 81 to
Nav 9th, 1908; also posters.
Terms. Each and all sales are sub
ject to the approval of the Court all
moneys to be paid into Court; no up
set price: deeds at expense of purchas-
err; ten 900 of purchase price to he
paid on fall Of the hammer. J. f. Nor
gan, Auctioneer.
W. AUSTIN WHITING,
Commissioner
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-03
Notice to BOndhOlders
PIONEER MILL CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the terms of that certain Deed Of
Trust, dated July l, 1900, made by the
Pioneer Mill Company, Limited, to The
Bank of Hawaii, Limited, the said Pho
neer Mill Company, Limited will pay
the whole of the issue of bonds secured
by said Deed of Trust, to wit:
Bonds numbered to 500 inclusive on
the first day of July, 1903, at the office
of the said Pioneer Mill Company, Linn
tied, in the Hackfeld Building on the
corner of Queen and Fort streets in
Honolulu Territory of Hawaii, together
with interest that may be due thereon
to said first day of July, 1903.
All of said bonds, to wit: Bonds num-
bered l to 500 inclusive shall cease to
bear interest on the first day of July,
1903.
All of said bonds which shall not
have been presented for payment on
the said first day of July, 1903 at the
place above mentioned should be pre-
scented at The Bank of Hawaii, Limited,
where the same will be paid with such
interest as may be due thereon to the
first day of July, 1908 and no longer.
Honolulu, May II, 1908.
! PIONEER MILL COMPANY, LTD,
BY H. A. ISENBERG,
Its Vice-President.
BY W. PFOTENHAUER,
| Its Treasurer and acting Secretary.