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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
STEAMER SINKS SCHOONER
THE SCHOENFELS IN COLLISION
WITH THE DUBOIS.
Five Minutes After the Collision. the
Saved.

New York, September ,5.-The German
freight steamer Schoenfels, Captain
Groot which arrived this evening from
Calcutta via Boston, coliided with and
sunk the five masted schooner Jennie
r. Dubois of West Mistic, Conn, Cap
tain Sneed bound from Philadelphia
for Boston with a cargo of $500 tons
Of coal.
The collision occurred at Z o'clock this
morning, seven miles southeast of Block
Island during a dense fog, the steamer
striking the schooner amidships with
such force that she sank within five
minutes.
The entire crew of eleven men were
rescued One Of the schooner's crew
had a leg broken during the collision.
Captain Groot declined to make any
statement regarding the collision.
The Jennie r. Dubois registered l.
952 tons and was built at West Mystic
Conn.,, in 1902.
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Pittsburg, September 5.-The Pitts
burg Gazette says contracts have been
signed under the terms Of which George
l. Whitney, Of Whitney, Stephenson &
Co., of this city, undertakes to deliver
for cash a controlling interest in the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke Company to the Pittsburg
Coal Company. Henry w. Oliver rep
resented the Pittsburg Coal Company
in the negotiations. A meeting of the
board of directors of the Pittsburg Coal
Company will be held on Monday to
ratify the deal. This meeting, however,
is a mere formality, the papers having
already been signed by both parties to
the deal.
The transfer of control will be
through the purchase for cash OF a
majority of the capital stocks. deliv-
erabIe in either common or preferred
shares, or both. II is understood that
the Pittsburg Coal Company will pur-
chase the stock Of minority holders on
the same terms as those received by
the majority interest and that these
terms will be announced after the for
NAL ratification of the deal by the di-
rectOrs on Monday.
The Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal and Coke Company is capitalized
at $40,0OOO00 and it's output last year
approximated eight million tons OF coal.
The combination of interests will rep
resent total Of s130, 900 and the tom
mage close to 25,OO0O00 tons.
George T. Whitney, who engineered
the stock transaction, denied that 1t
presaged merging of two companies
and whatever would be done in that
| line could not be until November 1. AT
that time it was probably the plan to
have the companies operated under
| practically one management or dictatior
which could be done to mutual advant.
| age They would maintain their indi-
| viduality, however, as both companies
| operated in different fields.
| A story is current to the effect that
| the big deal just announced is but the
| forerunner of one that is gigantic il
| comparison. It is said the Pennsylva'
I mia railroad has secured practical con.
| troll in the Pittsburg Coal Company
| and this with the control of the River
| Coal Combine through the Pittsbure
| Coal Company will give the Pennsyl
| vania railroad control Of one-fourth o.
the total output of bitumenous coal il
the entire state of Pennsylvania. A:
| a railroad by law is not allowed t
| operate any coal mines, the holding!
| will be transferred to the Pittsbure
Coal Company, who will operate th'
| property.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
RELIEVE ST LOUIS BANKS
GREAT STRAIN INCIDENT TO ST.
LOUIS EXPOSITION.
The Government in a Sense Accepts
CO-Partnership Interest in the
ExpositiOn-Assistan from Secre-
tary Shaw.

Chicago, September 5.-Secretary
Shaw was in Chicago today on his way
to Deadwood, S. D., to attend the meet
ing Of the American Mining Congress.
1t was understood that he had taken
action to relieve the st. Louis banks
from the strain incident to expendi-
lures on account of the st. Louis Pur-
chase Exposition. Asked as to what
action he had taken, Secretary Shaw
said:
The banks at ST. Louis have ad-
vanced directly probably three millions
of the ten millions expended upon the
exposition grounds and buildings and
Indirectly nearly the entire amount
In addition to this they have advanced
two or three millions to cOncesSionaries.
They are now facing the annual demand
for money to move the crops IN the
southwest and are shipping out from
5000, 900 to $S00000 per day.
The government in a certain sense
has accepted a co-partnership interest
| in the exposition. AT least it has ap-
propriated $5,000,000 to aid the exposl-
| tion. This is available only to meet
| the current expenditures. To relieve
present situation l have arranged to
deposit two and one-half millions in
| the banks at ST. Louis. This would be
| of no advantage to the banks If they
were compelled to purchase government
| bonds as security therefor. They have
| tried to borrow the bonds but they are
not available.
| In order to assist the banks such Sc
| curities as the banks can furnish must
be accepted. The banks can furnish
such securities as the legislature OF
| New York has approved for savings
| banks; and 1 have agreed to accept the
same as security for the two and one
half millions at fifty per cent. of their
Ipar value In other words the banks
will deposit five millions Of state and
municipal bonds such as New York ap-
proves as security for money belonging
to widows and orphans. And upon this
five millions, the government will de-
post two and on-half millions. This,
however. is intended as a temporary
loan and will be gradually recalled as
the five millions appropriated is ex-
pended.
| THE banks designated to receive
1 s5O0O00 each are the State National
! Third National, Fourth National, Ma
tional Bank of Commerce and Mer-
| chants Laclede National"
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THREAT AGAINST HAY
DEMAND THAT THE SECRETARY
COLLECT A PRIVATE CLAIM.
A Man Claims That the German Gov
ernment Owes Him MOney-Bel1eV-
ed That He Is Insane-COmm1tted
to Bellevue for Examination.

New York. September 5.-Francls
Beuque, 46 years old. photograpner'
was committed to Bellevue hospital to-
day to be examined as to his sanity.
Reuoue has been arrested for writing
a letter to Secretary Of State John
Hay. in which he threatened the Sec
retary if a claim of s41.000 was not
paid.
Detective Muller, Of the Washington
police force, who made the arrest, ex-
planned that Beuque hadt been IN the
Photographic business in Hamburg but
was compelled to leave the country
selling out his business. Beuque claim
ed. at a great sacrifice. This was the
origin of his grievance and MS ue-
mand was that Secretary Hay secure
his reimbursement from the German
government. Muller said that Beuque
had written on this SUBJECT 10 the
various presidents and secretaries OF
state since the administration OF Har
rison, none, however, threatening III
tone until this letter to secretary hay
in which he declared that # Mr.. hay
did not attend to his claim he CBeu-
que) would attend to Mr.. Hay.
Bueque. who is respectable IN ureSs
and manner expressed Sat1sfactlon
when arrested, declaring that publlclty
would aid him in getting the money
When asked why he wrote the letter
Beuque replied:
II want my money. 1t is What tne
German government owes me-.
Magistrate Cornell declared that ne
did not believe the man was IN his
right mind and committed him tc
Bellevue for examination.
The Washington police state tha'
the amount demanded by Beuque from
| the authorities of Hamburg, Germany
| was 10000 marks. This sum, he says
was invested in 1889 in a photograph
| gallery in that city and he claims Il
| have lost it when he was expelled be-
| cause he refused to perform milltar!
| duty on the ground that he was al
| American. He was given three day!
| to leave Germany, but through Secre
| tary Of State Blaine had the time ex
| tended to three months.
| The alleged threat in his recent let
ter to Secretary Hay was in the state
ment that he had written eight let
ters to the government and the presen
| one would be the last. He said h
| would take up the matter then himsel
and whatever he did would be in 'sel
Defense
| The letter. like it's predecessors wa
long and rambling.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
WATER BOY WINS.
100000 Century Stakes at Sleeps
head Won Before Great Crowd.

New York. September 5.-Amid the
rousing cheers of $4,000 persons. J. B.
Haggins' Water Bay won the $4,000
Century stakes at Sheepshead Bay to-
day. The big son of Water Cress, who
was crowned champion Of the all-age
division in the early part of the season
today settled all question Of his SUI
premacy by his easy victory. He broke
the track record for one mile and a
half by covering the distance in 2:31 3-5,
which is two fifthS of a second faster
than the previous time, made Zy ]. 3.
Haggins Water Colo in 1901. Water
Boy was third choice in the betting,
closing at 4 to l.
The field that faced the starter for
the Century stakes probably was the
hest and most evenly matched of the
year. Only five horses paraded with
Hermis, always a favorite at 9 to 5,
Heno being second choice at 13 to 5.
Odom sent Hermis to tho front, Water
Boy being second and Heno in third
place. This order was maintained paSs-
ing the stand for the first time. Her
mis- was full of running and fighting for
his head, but Odom had a strong hold
on him. Rounding the far turn O'Neill
sent Water Boy up to the leader. The
pair ran like a team tor a few strides
when 0'Neill gave his mount his head
and he shot forward and soon had a
commanding lead.
From the head Of the stretch to the
wire. Water Boy just galloped and
won by two and a half lengths from
The Picket who in turn was four
lengths in front of Heno. Hernis was
fourth, six lengths back.
The $4,000 Flat Bush stakes for two
years olds was won by the to shot
Highball
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
FAMILY OF THREE END
THEIR LIVES TOGETHER

The police and coroner's investlga-
ton developed the fact that the woman
and her children had died from poison
ing. 1t is believed the family agreed
to end their lives together
Charles Leisy "a brother Of the dead
woman. expressed the opinion that fear
of her husband, Fred Lineger, form
whom she was divorced, was the cause
of the act. Lineger is IN Switzerland
but according to Mr.. LeiSy he had
written a letter to his former wife an
nouncing his intention Of coming to
this country. Mr.. Leisy said his sis
ter had expressed fears that she would
suffer violence at his hands.
The family were not iE want. as Mrs.
Leisy had a small account with 10
cal trust company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
First game: New York 10, Washing
ton g.
Second game: called and third, rain.
Boston II, Philadelphia 1.
Chicago 2, Cleveland 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago g. st. Louis 2
Second game: Chicago 6, st. Louis s
(six innings rain.)
Second game postponed, rain.
Brooklyn 1, New York 3.
Pittsburg z, Cincinnati 6.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Atlanta Z, Memphis 0.
Montgomery Is, Shreveport 0.
First game: Nashville 4, Little Rock
II. =.
Second game: Nashville 6, Little
Rock 5.
Birmingham 2, New Orleans 1.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08

Philadelphia. September 5.-Ihe
bodies of Mrs. Rosa Leisy. 50 years oio'
and of her two children. Gottfried, 10
years and Mary Is. were found by the
police today in their home on German
were lying on couch clasped in each
others arms and the daughters body
was lying on three chairs at the foot
Of the couch. The bodies were de-
composed.
Mrs. Leisy and her children came
here from Zurich, Switzerland, five
months ago. She and her son were
employed in a silk mill None OF the
family had been seen by the neigh
: since last Wednesday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
Transfer of Control of
Mon0ngahela Coal
Company
BUT NO MERGER

A Controlling Interest in This Com
pany Will be Turned Over to the
Pittsburg Coal Company - Both
Companies Will Maintain Their In
dividuality RumOr of Immense
Deal That May Soon Put the PENN
syIvania Railroad in Control OF
One-Quarter of Total Output OF
syIvania.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
Travis Wins Championship.

Glencover, September 5.-Walter j.
Travis today again won the title Of
National Amatuer Golf Champion OF
America, defeating E. M. Byers OF
Pittsburg.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
White to Meet Britt.

San Francisco, September 5.-A cable
gram was received today from Jabez
White. light weight champion Of En-
gland. accepang the offer of the Yose-
mite Club. for a match with Jimmy
Britt. to take place in this city in No
Vember.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
Nashville Public Building to be En-
larged.

Washington, September 5.-Actng
Secretary OF the Treasury Taylor to-
day awarded the contract for extern
sion Of the public building at Nash
Vile. Tenn, to Miles and Brandt. At
lanta, Ga. for $166, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08

Lou Dillon, Reliance and Bobby Wal
thour are doing their best to give this
nation the reputation of being fast
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
Tennis Tournament Concluded

Niagara on the Lake, Ont, Septem-
ber 5.-The Niagara International Ten
mis- Tournament was concluded here to-
day. E. P. Fischer, of New York, won
the championship singles from Beals
Wright of Boston by default.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
Turkey Will Send Ultl-
mdtum to Bull
garia
MARINES LAND

,r., rrrI;sb Government Has Motif
fed the Powers That the Porte
ro. Cu.rantee the Safety of the
Ierations at COnstantin op1e-The
Turko-BaIkan Situation is Now
Regarded as Acute-Thls Govern
ment is Not Very Apprehensive
About the Situation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

will be designated and treated as a
white man; otherwise he will be as
signed to my race. l hope he>will be
so classified that he will not struggle
through future generations as a prob
lem instead of a man. =
Afro-Amer:can Wins Vienna Jud1e.
Vienna.-The newspapers report the
following conversation between an
Afro-American and the judge of the
Leopoldstadt criminal court:
Judge-You are Alexander Sanders,
summoned to enter upon term OF
imprisonment for beating a woman?
Sanders-Yes sir; but / would like
to ask your honor's indulgence and
that you postpone my sentence as at
present have an engagement as a
model.
Judge How much time do you.
want? v. s.
Sanders Until Monday next when
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Among the public speakers OF this
country there is perhaps, without ex-
ception, no one who is in more demand
than DR.. Booker T. Washington. Most
of the national events have him pres
ent and it is impossible for him to
comply with the requests from all
over the country where he is invited
to speak. He was the principal speak
er at the Academy of Music in Brook
Ign, n Y, last Sunday evening on the
honor of George Washington's birth
day and passionately defended his peo-
pie before an audience OF over hVe
thousand people. He spoke at consid-
cradle length and remarks were con-
stantly punctured with warm applause.
Among other things he said:
THE age for settling great ques-
lions, either social or national, with
the shotgun the torch and by lynch
ings has passed." said Mr.. Washing
ton. 81 may be in doubt about some
things connected with our future, but
of one thing I feel perfectly sure, that
ignorance and race hatred are no So
luton for any problem on earth. No
one can ever lift up race by con-
tinually calling attention to it's weak
points.
81 believe the time has come-and
l believe it is perfectly practical
thing-when a group of representative
Southern white men, and Northern
white men and Afro-Americans should
meet and consider with the greatest
calmness and business sagacity, the
whole subject as viewed from every
point. When there is division, when
there is doubt on other great ques-
tons, this method is followed. Why
not in this?
my request is that you white men
of the North, and the white men of
the South, approach the solution of
the Negro question" with that calm
ness, that deliberation and that sense
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

The NEGRO Problem which has
been a bug bear in this country for
many years has recently been brought
to public notice in a way that has
made it pressing subject in both the
North and South.
The recent address of Secretary OF
War Root before the Union League
club in New York City, marked by his
assertion that Negro suffrage after
thirty years. trial is a failure, has
served to accentuate the situation, fol-
lowing as it did the agitation which
has swept the states of the south from
the day that President Roosevelt re-
ceived Booker T. Washington as din
ner guest at the White house.
The appointment of DR.. Crum, the
rejection of his nomination by the
senate, and the receiving OF Afro
American federal officeholders and
their families at an official Eat home
at the White house have added fuel
to discussion.
What is the destiny toward which
our national life, with it's desired SUI
premacy of the white race, is bearing
the AfrO-American is question that
is attracting the best thought OF the
country In the south the line OF
demarkation between the two races
seems to have been growing DEEPER
In the north, SO citizens of the south
ern states contend, the Afro-Amerlcan
is losing friends.
Remedies for the erasure OF the
class. line have been proposed repeat
eddy and for years. There have been
suggestions radical and patent with
in Justice: suggestions of charity and
encourag ement orsthe weaker race. ~-,
The southern white people have
thus far handled the problem in their
own way. Restrictions laid on the
privilege of suffrage have disfran-
chised thousands Of Afro-Americans.
Scenes involving cruelty and life hav'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

in spite of all predictions to the con-
trary, has continued year by year to
increase in numbers until he now
forms about one-seventh of the en-
tire population and that there are no
signs that the same ratio of increase
will not hold good in the future. Fur
Their than this, despite all the changing,
uncertain conditions through which
the race has passed and is passing,
you will find that every year since
the black man came into this country,
whether in bondage or in freedom,
F He Has Made a Steady Gain
in acquiring property, skill, habits OF
industry, education and Christian
character. To deal practically and d.
rectly with. the affairs of my own race,
Il believe that both the teachings Of
history, as well as the results OF every
day observation, should convince us
that we shall make our most enduring
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

cure him proper place in the national
life,
From north and south comes the as
sertion that, If the problem is to be
firaEs~ scttjc1 haste, force, and parts
anship must have no hand in the set
tlement. r. ,''%
Keep cool'' is the advice advanced
by southern editorial opinion. Es.
The predictions of John A. Wise Of
Virginia of race wars and blOodshed
are stamped as alarmist views pander
ing to sensationalism. .1.. (.
Some Offer No Remedies.
There are those who advance no
explanations for this tendency and
who hold out no remedies. Among the
number is Senator Bailey Of Texas.
who asserts that .'the white people Of
the south propose to rule themselves
Continued on Second Page.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
ORATOR OF THE OCCASION AT THE CELEBRA-
TION OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. ~
At the Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N. Y, Last
Sunday N;oht Where Over Five Thousand Lis
tened to and Applauded His Sentiments

audience, when the very soul of my
race is aching, is seeking for guidance
as perhaps never before, | say de-
| liberately that I know no other road.
| If | knew how to find more speedy and
prompt relief should be a coward and
a hypocrite if did not point the way
| to it.
! Il cannot believe, l will not believe,
! that a. country that invites every type
of European from the highest to the
| dregs of the earth, and gives these
corners shelter, protection and the
| highest encouragement. will refuse to
accord the same protection and en-
cOuragement to her black citizens.
The Afro-American seeks no special
privileges. All that he asks is oppor-
tunity-that the same law which is
made by the white man and applied to
the one race, be applied with equal
certainty and exactness to the other.
1--WE must not grow respondent be-
| cause all that was hoped for thirty-hve
years ago has not taken place as had
been planned. The Ten Command
ment and the olden Rule were pro-
claimed centuries ago, and yet with
all his growth and strivings, the An
glo-Saxon, citing him as an example,
has not, l think you will agree with
me, reached the point where he is liv-
! ing up to them in daily life.
unlike the Indian, the original
| Mexican or the Hawaiian, the Afro
American, so far from dying out when
in contact with a stronger and differ
ent race, has continued to increase in
numbers to such an extent that where
! as the race entered bondage twenty in
number, there are now more than nine
millions. So, want to emphasize the
truth that whether we are of northern
or of southern birth, whether we are
black or white, we must face frankly
the hard, stubbarn fact that in bond
age and in freedom the Afro-American,
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progress by laying the foundations
carefully, patiently. in the ownership
of the soil, the exercise of habits of
economy, the saving of money, the Sc
curing of the most complete education
of hand and head, and the cultivation
of Christian virtues. -.
TN one way or another you have
got the Indian out Of the range of your
vision. And in this country it seems
to be the fashion to consider a prob
lem solved when we get it: out of our
sight to such an extent that.its exist
ence is unobtrusive and our con-
sciences are eased.
Mr.. Washington had this to say of
the Filipino:
n ..Just now the Filipino seems to be
going through the process of being ex-
amined. If he can produce hair that
is long enough and nose and feet that
are small enough, | think the Filipino
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

of justice and foresight with which
you approach any other problem in
business or national affairs. On most
other subjects white men use their
reason, not their feelings, but in con-
sidering the subject of the Afro-Ameri-
can, in most cases, there are evidences
of passion-a tendency to exaggerate
and to make sensations out of the
most innocent and the most meaning
less events. While the North and
the South argue in heated passion, the
Afro-American suffers. #s
Only One Way to Success. ~.
+ ''As a slave the Afro-American was
worked. AS freeman he must learn
to work Being worked means de-
graduation: working means civilization.
It is the old, old road that all races that
have got upon their feet and have re-
NAMED there have had to travel.
Standing as / do today before this
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/ the painting at the academy will be

the painting at the academy will be
finished. E~.,@.. '-. ..a
Judge-All right, till Monday, then,
but be punctllal; otherwise l will is
sue a warrant for your arrest. ~
Sanders-Thank you, your honor;
+ will be on time. am an honest
man. .E...-. RI =,
Judge-By the way, why did you
beat the woman?
Sanders Judge, / cannot help be
ing a black, and occasionally people
anger me by making fun OF me. That
woman
Judge-You gave her a beating be-
cause she made fun Of you?
Sanders-Yes, sir.
Judge (nodding pleasantly We'll,
be on time Tuesday next. You can
go now. Do