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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
Facts About Heavy RainfalIs.

Weather Observer OberholZer talked
Interestingly yesterday on the subject
of heavy rainfalls. Among other
things he aid that the great foods Of
the Pacolet and Tiger rivers cause as
constituent hat such an o~verwhelm-
ing mass of water Gould be precipitated
in so short a time, and have prompted
phenomenon has a precedent.
The rainfall at ~Spartanburg was very
heavy. The official measurement was
5.04 inches; Greeenville nd So: Co
lumbia. 2.O4: Charlotte 1.53; Knoxville.
LA, and ASheville rs. The excessive
amount at ~Spartanburg indicated that
the heavy rain was of comparatively
small area. 4 five-eights of an inch
rainfall is unusual. but not without
precedent, especially in that section OF
South Carolina. The southwestern cor
ner of North Carolina receives nlort
rainfall during the year than any other
small strips along the gulf and North
Pacific coasts. 1t is because Of this
fact. more than any other. that sc
many rivers I'VE their sources there
Il emphasizes the need Of preserving
the forests in order that the food OF
water that the clouds pour on the
, mountain sides OF the territory may be
held back in q measure.
An examination OF the rainfall record
of a few mountain stations reveals tins
fact that exceedingly heavy rains are
not uncommon there. The heaviest fal
of which there IS official record occur
red at Linville. on october y. 1901
when 800 inches was measured. A.
Marion, on May 19, 1901, S.S6 inches fell
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Not Good to Eat.

senator Joe Hawley has a collec-
ton of dog stories. any one of which
wins friends and votes, says the New
York Times.
He was taking a constitutional in a
Western New York village on q pleas
ant summers day. While passing a
cottage he was approached by its ten
ant. who looked like a panhandler.
Can you help me. sir?" SAID the
man.
Why, You can't need anything
returned the enato You have four
or five dogs around the place. my
man.
That's true. sir was the reply.
but I can't compel my family to eat
dogs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
MANY WRECKS OCCUR.
4 loaded Coal Train Runs Away and
Plays Havoc With Life and Prop
erty.

Spokane, Washington, June 22.-On
the Spokane Falls and Northern rail-
road. a short distance from the centre
OF the city, a runaway train of sixty
lcars loaded with coal without ar en-
lgine, rushed four miles down grade
Through town today, demolishing a
dwelling house, wreckIng the Crystal
laundry, killing at least four people,
Iinjuring eight others and piling up a
tangled mass of debris nearly fifty feet
high.
The train began to slip while stand
ling on a heavy grade n soon game
terrific speed. An empty box car in
which w. H. Thomas and an
tramp were sleeping was first struck
and demolished, both men being killed.
Then the train crossed the street. ran
lover a rock pile and crashed into a six
room dwelling. three hundred feet from
the track, occupied by the families OF
John Slice and Mrs. Meyer. The house
WAS smashed into kindling wood. Two
hundreds beyond his point a frame
building occupied by the Crystal
steam laundry, which was struck and
wrecked, where the force of the
train was spent. Nine people were
sleeping in the Slee house. James Slice.
the father. was pulled out of the ruins
III dCllSdlly ulllHJu1Su. II oN"A WV
lof his son. Elmer, was found nearby.
IAnother son. Clarence n the baby
lwere injured and were taken to the
hospital. Of the three children of Mrs.
meyer, which were sleeping in the
house, only one was injured.
FOUR WE'RE KILLED.
RaWlins, Ind, June 22.-Three train
linen and one nan were killed in a
freight wreck, % miles east of here
to-day. Eight freight cars broke loose
lin the Rawlins yards and after unn1ng
down grade for four miles crashed into
1.-THE freight train on which the victims
lwere.
FOUR KILLED IN MISSOURI.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jun Pin a
wreck of two Missouri Pacific freight
TRAINS which occurred at Cole juno
ltion, five miles west Of this city last
might, four men were killed and one
dangerously injured. The dead are
Fireman Mike Duvall, Brakeman Will
liam Atkinson and two unknown men,
ishoWn to be trampS
TWO AND A SCORE
WOUNDED.
San Francisco, June PAN accident
occurred on the North Shore railway,
lin which two persons were killed and a
Iscore more or less severely hurt. The
passenger coach left the rails n roll
ed down an embankment of twelve
feet
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Discouraged Genius.

so you have decided to give up jour
nalfsm?"
Il have" answered the fa~iT-naired
blue eyed youth, according to the
Washington Star. Il have done my
best, but"
rs the work too hard?"
Too hard? No. it's too easy After
l had gotten up some splendid articles
explaining the precise intentions OF
Russia in Manchuria and the prospects
Of free trade in England and the obi
cations Of American wealth to art,
they made a fuss because l ove~lO0ke !
an item about a new sewer
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If You Are in Doubt.

AS to the selection of a nice, comforta-
BILE place to spend the Summer months,
come to the Springs and Mountain Re
sorts in Virginia Immediately on the
line Of and adjacent to the Norfolk and
Western railway. All are good. Min
eral Waters of all kinds. Attitudes up
to 4,500 feet. Excursion tickets are
sold to principal points. Descriptive
booklet mailed upon application to w.
B. Bevill, G.. P. A, Roanoke, Va.
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Sells His Wife for u Dollar.

John Matky. OF Beaver avenue. Ale
John Beach. 4 ~neighbor. for 81 and five
bottles OF beer. says a Pittsbu-s teIa-
gram II The Chicago RecOrd-HerAld.
When Mathy woke up it dawned On him
that he had sold his wife too cheap.
and he demanded her return from
Beach The latter refused. which re-
suited in a fight. causing the arrest of
both men Each was fined SI0.-Louis-
vile COurier-JOurnal.
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Judge Removed for immortality.

Washington, June %. - President
Roosevelt after a conference with At
torney General Knox today signed an
order removing Judge Daniel H. Nc
MILAN. of the supreme court OF New
Mexico. on Charges of general immoral
ity. Judge Mcmillan originally was ap-
pointed TO the position from Buffalo.
y. Y. Judge Clement c. Smith. OF
Hastings. Michigan, has been appoint
ed TO succeed him.
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SPECIAL TERM AT JACKSON.
On July Goth the Charges of Bribery
and Arson Will be T~ried-FOrty
Soldiers Will Remain on Guard.

Frankfort, KY, June PA special
term to investigate the charges Of ar
son and bribery, mad by Captain
Evan and others, will De called for
July goth. In the meantime forty soi-
oilers will be kept on duty at Jackson.
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Senatorial Primary for Mississippi

Jackson, Miss, June 22.-The state
ordered a state primary election to be
held on August 9Th. This action means
that the next United States senator
from Mississippi will be chosen by
popular ballot. Senator Money. the
present incumbent and Governor Long
inc are candidates and are now prose-
cutting an active IVA Of the state.
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The Best Cough Medicine.

I sell more of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy than of all similar prapara-
ions put together and it gives the best
satisfaction Of any medicine I ever
sold. 1 guarantee every bottle Of it.
F. c. Jaquith, Inland, Mich. This rem
edy is for sale by all druggists.
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FOR FRAUD
Croft Fasteners Cause
GrOffS and Others
to be Fastened
FIVE INDICTED

In Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Against A. w. G DilIer and
Martha Lorenz for Working Mail
Pouch Fastener Scheme on the
600 or Two Years imprisonment.
shows Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenz Were Observation-Disclosures
and the Groffs Were Already Under
Bond.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-09-30

visited the boys to-day and found them
calm and prepared to die. The question
Of which shall go first to the chair is
still an open one and will in all probable
ity remain SO until the very last minute.
1t is intended that if any one of the
trio shows signs of weakening, he shall
be, taken first. If all three are appar-
emily equal to the ordeal, Fred, the
youngest brothers plan may be
adopted. Fred has told both Warden
Deyo and Father Belanger that he is
ready to go first and that he believes
Willis should go second and Burton last.
The three brothers are declared by
Prison Physician Ransom to be in excel
lent physical condition, and they eat
and sleep fairly well. State Electrician
Davis will arrive at Dennemora to-mor-
row and will make an unusually thor
ough examination Of the entire cleo
trical apparatus.
Warden Deyo said to-day: so far as
know not one person has visited the
Van Wormer boys since they arrived at
Dannemora April, 1902 / think that
from the time the first of the three
starts from his cell until the last one is
pronounced dead by the physicians not
over twenty minutes will elapse. We
have thoroughly examined and tested
the apparatus and I believe there is no
possibility of failure
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PRESIDENTS FIRM STAND.
Continued from First Page.)

Nv the laws Of the land, which am
sworn to administer. and which differ
entiate any case to which the govern
ment of the United States is party
from ali other cases whatsoever. These
laws are enacted for the benefit o. the
whole people, and cannot and must not
be construed as permitting discrirnina-
ton against some Of the people. I am
president Of all the people Of the Unit
ed States, without regard to creed,
color birthplace, occupation or social
condition. My aim is to do equal and
exact Justice as among them all. In
the employment and dismissal Of men
in the government service can no
more recognize the fact that a man does
or does not belong to union as being
for or against him that can recognize
the fact that he is a Protestant or a
Catholic, Jew or a Gentle as being
for or against him.
| in the communications sent me by
various labor organizations protesting
against the retention of Miller in the
government printing office, the grounds
alleged are two-foId: |, That he is a
non-union man; 2, that he is not per-
sonally At. The question of his per-
! sonal fitness is one to be settled in the
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FEARED TO SEE MOTHER.
Continued from First Page, /

their graves, I expect to see them this
afternoon after reach Dannemora and
I will stay all night and visit them
again tomorrow s5
Mrs. Van Wormer was.so overcome
with emotion that she broke down. At
Dannemora station she was met by Fa-
tller Belanger, the venerable pastor of
st. Joseph's church, who conducted her
to the parish house where she was met
by Warden Deyo.
Mrs. Van Wormer was then told by
Father Belanger of the request of her
sons that she should not visit them and
OF the reasons why it seemed best to
them that she remain away. AT first
she was overwhelmed at the thought
that she could never see her boys again
and it seemed as though she would ut
terly collapse, but after time she par
TALLY regained control Of her emotions
and was soon convinced by Warden
Deyo and Father Beianger that it was
for the best. She remained at the par
ish house until train time and tonight
returned to this city. She took the nine
o'clock train for Undertook and will
endeavor between now and next Thurs
day to arrange to have the bodies Of
her sons sent to her at that place. II
she cannot arrange, the bodies of the
young men will be buried, as provided
by law, in quick lime in the prison bury
ing ground.
Father Belanger and Warden Deyo
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routine of administrative detail and
cannot be allowed to conflict with or to
icomplicate the larger question of gov
ernrnental discrimination for or against
him or any other man because he is or
is not : member Of union. This is
the only question now before me for
decision: and as to this my decision is
final"
From the manner of the labor leaders
as they came from the White House it
was evident that they were not entirely
satisfied with the result Of their inter-
view. They declined to be interviewed.
The council also brought to the atten-
ton OF the president several matters
of legislation in which 1t is interested.
Among these were the enforcement of
the eight hour and anti-injunction bill
which passed the house of representa-
tives at the last session Of congress.
The president, Mr.. Gomners said, ex-
presses himself as favorable to the
principles of the short hour work day
and his deep concern for the interest
Of the wage earners of the country.
% The president also was asked by his
visitors to take up the case of Ephraim
W. Clark, who is confined in the Thorn
aston, Me-, Jail, under sentence Of
life imprisonment for mutiny. The
president was asked to extend execu-
tive clemency in Clark's case.
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many He'll convention on Thursday
next of the sincerity of the movement,
and that those men are sincere and hon
est. I am going to stand by it, and if
those men are handled as they should
be, and if men are put in nomination
whom honest men can support and peo-
pie will say I'VE have an honest move-
ment,' 7 will encourage it.
II have stood for certain things air
my life, and will continue to stand for
those things for the balance Of it, no
| matter where the rest Of the gang goes.
I will not stand for a. ticket three quar-
ters Of which belongs to another par-
ty.''
The condition 20 which Mr.. Jerome
alluded in the last sentence quoted was
the subject of a conference at the resi-
| denoe OF Mayor Low, leaders OF the
fusionist forces being present. This
| conference was in the nature OF a SEE
cret consultation, but 1t is understood
| that it was decided to demand Of
| Messrs. circuit and Fornes, nominees
| respectively for controller and president
of the board of aldermen, a definitive
statement Of their attitude toward the
fusionist movement, and to require Of
them an uneeuivocaI pledge Of support
to the head of the ticket. 1t the atti-i
tude of Messrs. circuit and Fornea
should not be satisfactorily explained.
it was, as reported, the sense of the
conference that their names should be
stricken from the ticket. A conference
! to take final action on the question is
to be held Wednesday morning.
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This left Mrs Ball alone with her right
hand on the inside edge of the door.
The combined council swept down on
the door and closed it, scrunching Mrs.
Balls fingers in the jamb. She extri-
Gated the injured member with a cry
and the door was bOIted. Mrs. Balls
hand panied her severely all the morn
ing.
The convention was in an uproar and
spirited debate followed. Newton D.
Gilbert, lieutenant governor Of Indiana,
and Champe Andrews, Junior vice COM
Inander in chief, were admitted to the
meeting as a committee on greetings
from the Spanish War Veterans. This
call was returned to the veterans by a
committee composed of Mrs. Isabella
Alexander, senior vice commander, and
Mrs. Elizabeth HanIon.
There will be contest between Mrs.
Flora Lewis and Mrs. Isabella Alexan-
der, national president and senior vice,
respectively, for the position OF national
president, at the election of officers to-
day.
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2:19 Class Pacing Purse 81 900.
isl Eldni. or q hv RnY Elder lHpd-
70 BEAUTIFY THE GREEN.

The committee from the board Of al
derrnen who are considering the beauti-
flying Of the central green held pub
lie bearing in City hall last evening.
Judge Baldwin spoke and among other
things said that the reason that the
green was not hendsomer was because
it was not attended to by landscape
gardener. and this in his opinion was
most essential. Attorney A. McMathew-
son, and Alderman Montgomery also
spoke. No definite action was taken
last evening.
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MAP SUPPORT TAMMANY.
jerome Only Wants Proof or Sincerity
Of Reform Movement.

New York, Sept. 29.--The position Of
District Attorney Jerome, whose
'whirlwind campaign was the feature
of the canvass on the fusionist side two
years ago, and who has heralded his
dissatisfaction with Mayor Lows adj
ministrative course, though he avowed
his purpose of supporting the fusion
cause this year, made declaration to-
night at a "beefsteak dinner" given by
ex-Congressman Timothy j. Campbell
which those who heardsit construed as
signifying that, under certain condi-
tons, he might give his adherence to-
the Tammany Hall ticket. t4' s-s !.
"If," Mr. Jerome is quoted as saying,
"a guarantee be given before the Tam
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line. A stop was made here for about
hat an hour. after which the party re-
turned to the green by way Of Chapel
street, where they disbanded after hav-
ing spent a most enjoyable afternoon.
It was $50 O'Clock before the trip was
finished. The delegates then went to
their various stopping places for their
dinner and to make preparations for
the night sessions.
All along the line as the cars passed
there were cheers and other forms of
demonstration from the public. Horns
were blown, and as the cars passed No.
los engine house the bells on the APP
paratus were rung and there was loud
cheering from the men.
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A ROUSlNG CAMP FIRE.

Continued from First Page)
Governor Gilbert. of Indiana, Chaplain
Bullock, Of Stratford, and ex-Mayor
Hendrick, of this city.
Manager Poll sent three Of his best
attractions this week to entertain the
veterans and they gave most creditable
performances. Frank Hamilton, jr., of
this city, also rendered some whistling
solos and sang some songs. which were
well received. Refreshments were then
served and those present enjoyed
smoker.
About 10 o'clock the visiting nurses
and several of the lady delegates came
to the hall and there was then held
grand march, followed by dancing,
which was kept up till almost midnight.
The successful affair closed with the
singing of America" by all present.
THE VETERANS TROLLEY RIDE
At 2 o'clock the delegates assembled
in the hall at the Young Mems Repub-
lican club and had their pictures taken.
Shortly afterwards they were Joined by
the Ladies' auxiliary. and at 2:45 O'Clock
the entire party took three special troll
ley cars from in front OF the club Tor
their ride about the city.
This part of the programme had been
prepared by the New Haven Business
Mems association and number of the
members of that organization accom-
panied the party and described all the
points of interest along the route. The
cars took the switch at the green and
went out on the Winchester avenue line
as far as the Winchester Repeating
Arms company shops. AS they APP
preached the shops whistles were blown
and the party received many cheers
They then came back to the center OF
the city and changed to the Westville
line, going as far as the bridge. The
cars then returned to the center and
went out Whitney avenue to the lake
returning from there and going to
Lighthouse Point via the State street
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A LIVELY TIME.

A LIVELY TIME. - g.
Despite their hopes for peace, the
casualties at this mornings session Of
the national council of the Woman's
auxiliary were as follows; Mrs. Isabel
Worral Ball, suspended president Of
the District of Columbia auxiliary,
two fingers of the right hand badly
damned in the door; Mrs. Harriet E.
Scribner, president Of the Mary Sher-
man Miles chapter of Washington, d.
c., a suspended chapter, thumped in
the chest, and almost knocked off her
feet; Miss Cornelia Clay, suspended
national treasurer general, and Mrs.
Fannie r. Parker, delegate from the
Mary Sherman Miles chapter, generally
shaken up. The battle resulted in the
repulse from the convention of Mrs.
Ball and her supporters against odds
Of about s to /.
The meeting of the women's council
was held in an upstairs room at the
Second Regiment armory at 1920
o'clock.
President General Mrs. Lewis, with a
majority of the delegates, left the New
Haven house just before 10 o'clock and
proceeded to the meeting place. Mrs.
Lewis stated that the suspended men,
bers did not have the countersign and
could not get into the meeting.
The hall was empty when Mrs. Lewis
| and her friends arrived there. They
went into executive session.
! About five minutes later Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball, president of District of
| Columbia auxiliary Miss Cornelia Clay,
| national treasurer general, Mrs. Fannie
Parker, a Columbia district officer, and
l Mrs. Harriet L. Scribner, president of
| the Mary Sherman Miles auxiliary, all
suspended under charges, appeared.
GAS a member of this council I ask
to be told the password" demanded
Mrs. Ball.
| "As suspended member you have
| no right to the password retorted
| Mrs. Lewis, and the scrimmage began.
Mrs. Scribner, president of the Miles
| chapter, was near Mrs. Ball. Mrs.
| Lewis pushed her back Mrs. Scribner
nearly lost her feet and Mrs. Parker
land Miss Clay We're also driven back.
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To-DAY'S CLOSING DoINGs o
THE CONVENTION.

10 a. m.-Third and final business
meeting at Young Mems Republican
club hall.
2:S0 p. m.-FootbaIl game between
Yale and Tufts at Yale field. All
Spanish War Veterans and members of
the citizens committee are invited.
Tickets must be procured from bureau
of information prior to II o'clock We'd
nesday noon.
Z p. m.-Banquet at the Tontine no
tel.
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Cor, $3.50. Total, $1,000.