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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13
You will miss the best thing Of the
season if you miss the grange picnic.

About year ago some one, who
might have known better, and who
probably did know better, started the
story that the grange in Pennsylvania
was rapidly going to pieces and that
the State officers were racking their
brains and doing all they could to
save the organization from complete
collapse.
This story was copied In many of
the newspapers IN the State and no
doubt did some OF the harm 1t was in.
tended to do.
The facts are the grange never en-
joyed greater prosperity than it has
done during the last three years. AS
an illustration of its growth, dues were
paid to State Grange on a579 more
members for the quarter ending
March 81, 1903, than for the cores
ponding quarter of 1902.
We are enlarging our hall at an ex-
pense of $4,000. Our meetings are
full of interest. We are live grange.
MATILDA STERLING, Sec.
1857, Susquehanna Co.
Make everything bend to take in
the grange picnic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13

AT recent meeting of Clarion Co.
Pomona strong resolutions were
adopted endorsing the Initiative and
Referendum. The members of the
grange are informing themselves on
this important subject. Many think
ing people look upon this as the hope
of the Republic and the only way in
which a government of the people, by
the people, for the people can be
maintained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13
THE FISHERMAN,S RING

picture Shows the Style of Setting Used
by Pope Leo)
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13

Look up the date of the grange pic
mic in your county this month.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-13

Make everything bend to take in
the grange picnic.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
RETURN MANY INDICTMENTS.
Result of Grand Jury's investigation
Into Newark Trolley Car Disaster.

Newark. N. J.. March 26.-The grand
jury tonight returned a big batch of in
dictments in connection with the Cliff
ton avenue disaster, in which min
school children lost their lives when a
trolley a was I'll down by a train on
February 18th.
1t was rumored in the court that the
grand jury had found indictments
against the president and several of the
officials of the North Jersey Street
Railway Company and had not indicted
the motoman and conductor. of the car
and the engineer Of the train. The pres
ident of the road is Edward F. G.
Young and the vice president, David
Young. The members of the ex-
ecutive committee are the president
and vice president, A. J. Cassatt, pres
ident Of the Pennsylvania railroad: J..
Roosevelt Stanley, contractor of the
city: Ellis B. Gaddis, capitalist of this
city; Dr.. Leslie D. Ward. vice presi-
dent of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany and John D. Crummins, contrac-
tor of New York city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
LABOR SCARCE AT ATKINSON,
School Closes Early So Children Can
Go to Work.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Atkinson, N. c., March 26.-This is
the busiest spring the farmers of this
secti on have Known. There are no
many have quit farming and working
for the Angola Lumber Company that
is pushing their work of cutting logs.
They have doubled their force almost
since last year and sc labor is scarce
and higher han usual. Many people
have had to stop their children from
school to straw their berries and Gather
their radish crop which is very fine.
The Atkinson High School closes a
month earlier on account of the early
spring and scarcity of labor, this week
being the last of this session. 1t was
thought best to close earlier n open
q month oon in the fall. There are
now thirty present in school, but most
of whom are needed at home. The aver
age attendance has been 48, total num-
Der in school 81, number of music pu-
pills 81, with an average of Is.
This has been a bad year in this
section on ccoun of two bad crop
years together. By another year, with
a good crop, we shall have a fine school.
Mr.. Payseur, the principal, is a mar
who is gifted as a teacher and his
work only has to be known to be APP
preciated. We are specially impressed
with the adaptation of his teaching to
the different capacities OF his scholars.
encouraging the %diffident, restraining
the froward, and stirring the careless
to interest, seeking to create in them
aspirations for goodness and purity.
He has the talent for reading so ac-
curately, the character of his scholars,
that he readil- discovers their govern
ing passions and tendencies-what in
them need to be encouraged. and what
repressed. These qualifications com
bined with his conscientious adherence
to what he regards as duty, constitute
an educator in whose care we should
endeavor to place as man boys and
girls as possible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
COMPILING THE ROSTER.
People Urged to Furnish InfOrma-
ton as Rapidly as Possible.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., March 26.-Today
State Auditor Dixon received a long let
ter from General F. c. Ainsworth, chief
Of the record n pension office, wal
department at Washington, saying "In
acknowledgment of the receipt of your
letter Of the 18th instant, I beg to ex-
press the qualification of the depart
operation with it, in the effort to make
the recently authorized roster of officers
and men of the Union and Confederate
armies as nearly complete as it is pos
sible to make it, SO far IS North Car
DINA troops are concerned"
"a considerable, collection of rolls of
North Carolina Confederate ~organiZa-
tons is now in the possession of this
department. While the collection does
not by any means show all the names
of officers and men who were in the
Confederate service from North Caro-
lima, and while it does not show the
complete military history of those
whose names it does show, it is hoped
that the list of names and histories of
individual officers and men can be
made much more nearly complete by
the record evidence obtainable from
other original rolls, than may now be
In possession of the state of North Car
DINA, or of historical societies, memo
rial associations and individuals of
North Carolina and other states" Au-
ditor Dixon says regarding the letter
that he agrees entirely with the plans
suggested therein, and urges upon the
people of the state that information be
sent to him as rapidly as possible so
he can arrange it and forward it to the
war department.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
SHIELDING HIS MEMORY.
Nothing Given Out Concerning Rea-
sons for General MacDOnaId's Sui
eide.

Paris, March 26.-The body of Major
General Sir Hector Macdonald, who
committed suicide at the Hotel Regina
here yesterday was removed today to
the British mortuary chapel, where it
will await shipment to it's final resting
place in Scotland. 1t was said at the
British embassy that no orders have
been received from London concerning
the disposition Of the body, and it is
expected that the family of the deceased
general will make the ina arrange
mentS.
Both the officials of the British m
baSsy and the consulate general Of
Great Britain disclaim any knowledge
Of the existence of the letters which
were reported to have been found in a
table in the room where the general
killed himself. Mr.. Inglis, the British
consul general, said to the Associated
Press correspondent:
Il have been personally assured by
the commissary Of police that no such
letters nave been found"
There is evidently a desire on the
part Of the officials to shield the mem
DRY of the general out of sympathy for
his family,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

Havana, March 26.-The chance for
treaty, appears slender tonight, unless
the United States government comedies
the right to the Cuban senate to pro-
vide hat the treaty shall not be effect
tive unless it is ratified by the United
States congress during the present
year.
The senate committee on foreign. re-
lations met his afternoon and decided
to report tomorrow to favor the adop-
ton OF all the amendments added by
the United States senate to the treaty,
but also to adopt a separate provision
as an accompaniment, to the effect thai
the ratification must be completed be-
fore December 21st.
The chairman of the foreign relations
committee, Senator Bustamente made
a statement to the Associated Press
correspondent at the conclusion Of to-
days meeting at which were heard the
reports of the commercial, manufacture
ing and international interests, who all
favored the ratification of the amended
NA>SJ "1 lllol IL NC lllouC cllSS-
tive as early as possible. During the
afternoon said Senior Bustamente, the
committee were informed of the con-
tents of a cablegram from Secretary
Hay to the effect hat the treaty could
not now be amended, hat the amend
ments covering the reference to con-
gress applied only to the United States
congress and giving assurances of
President Roosevelt's intention to call
a special session of priOr TO
December.
The best opinion tonight, expressed
by the government officials and others,
is that no condition whatever can be
attached in any manner to the treaty
without invalidating it. President
Palma and his advisers will strongly
~endeavor to induce the committee to
omit that feature of their report. 1t is
believed tonight that the ratification
will have a slight majority without the
Objectionable provision and a larger
one with it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
MALE RELIGIOUS ID E
Chamber of Deputies Completes the
Government's Programme.

Paris, March 26.-The chamber of
deputies today completed the govern
ments programme regarding the male
religious orders, which applied for au-
thorization to remain in France, by
refusing by a large majority the appli-
cation of the Carthusian Monks, who
were separated from the other orders
as forming a class apart, they being
employed in manufacturing a cordial.
This is the wealthiest order in France.
Able Lemier spoke today on behalf
of the Monks, urging that they spread
their benfactions in the country around
the monastery and hat the money
made by their industry was freely dis
tributed to the poor. The true reason
that the order was driven from the
country, said the speaker was that it
was feared that their money was used
for political purposes. This was I'M
true.
Premier Combes replied that the ar
guments in favor of the Carthusian
Monk could be reduced to the asser-
ton that the order does good and that
the decision against it would be pain
fully received by the country. His
opinion was absolutely different. h
Carthusian Monks live under the same
regime as the other orders and should
be treated in the same way. They
should not be favored because they
were rich. 1t had been urged that their
departure would cause a serious loss
to the department of Isere, in which
their monastery is situated. But the
chamber must not be guided by cOnsid-
erations of material interest. 1t was
commercial enterprises. 1t was assert
ed that the Carthusians Monks did not
NEEDLE in politics. They have not
meddled openly with drum and trum-
pets like the other orders, but they con
duct an active propaganda against the
republic. The superior general of the
Carthusian order signed a recent pam
phlet, urging all citizens not to pay
their taxes and to boycott the republi-
can officials. The chamber then, by a
vote of 33S to 231 refused to discuss the
application for authorizat ton and adj
journed.
During the session an attempt was
made to demonstrate in favor of the
Carthusian Monks Some 200 persons
gathered in the street in front of cham
Der of deputies and began cheering for
the Monks. The gates of the palais
Bourbon were promptly closed and the
military guard turned out. The police,
however, quickly dispersed the crowd
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

K~ingstown, ia, March 26.-At today's
session of the legislature, the governor,
Sir Augustus Humming, announced that
the proposed reciprocity convention
with the United States had been aban-
doned, owing to representations from
Washington that it was hopeless to ex-
pect its ratification by the United
States. The Jamaican reciprocity con-
vention is one of the conventions made
by the United States with the several
British West indian colonies and al
though the life of the treaties has been
extended several times, they have never
been brought to a vote in the United
States senate.
Washington, March &c. THE an
Inouncement in the Jamaica legislature,
regarding the failure of the reciprocity
treaty with the United States, is but
a forerunner of what may be expected
in the course of all agreements of a
similar character which failed to secure
action by the United States senate. 1t
was evident from the attitude of hat
body that the members were opposed to
reciprocity idea, as outlined in the re-
ciprOcity treaties that were sent to it
by the president and all efforts in the
direction of reciprocity treaties have
been by the administration.
None of the rejected treaties, among
which is that with the French republic,
lit is authoritatively stated, are to be
again submitted to the senate in De-
cembnr next, and because of the atti-
tude of the senate, the president is dis
couraging the formation of new treat
les.
Sugar formed an important item Of
reciprocal exchange in some of the
treaties, notably in the West Indies,
and so far as that article of import is
concerned the administration is estop-
ped from agreeing to any reduction OF
duty by reason Of the terms of the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty amendment
which specifically provided that no
sugar produced by any country other
than Cuba shall be admitted into the
United States by treaty or convention
while the Cuban treaty is in force at a
lower rate of duty than is imposed by
existing laws.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

somebody had been moving about the
house in the morning.
DO YOU know who it was Carol heard
going down stairs?" asked the curt.
mo, / do not"
When the hearing was resumed after
recess Judge Murphy said: No more
witnesses will be called in the Bur-
dick inquest either now or later on. The
Pennell inquest will be begun at 10
o'clock on Monday morning and will be
a separate n distinct investigation"
Mr.. Coatsworth then read the report
of Chemist Hill on the examination of
Burdick'S stomach, a golf stick and the
contents of the bottle found on the
table in the den. The report o. the
contents Of the bottle was to the effect
that it contained no traces of drugs or
poisons. Nc blood or traces of blood
were found on the golf stick. In the
stomach, some alcohol was found. In
addition there were particles Of fat hav-
ing the smell Of the butter. Everything
in the stomach was thoroughly digest
ed. No trace of any drug or poison was
found in the stomach.
Detective Cornish was called to the
stand as the final witness to testify
concerning the shirt found on Burdlcks
body.
Mr.. C~oatsworth produced h under
shirt which Cornish identified as the
one removed from Burdick's body. He
also identified the underdrawers which
were found lying across the calves OF
the murdered mans legs. The only
blood stain on them was a spot about
two inches long and an inch wide d.
rectly back of the right knee. Cornish
said he noticed what resembled bloody
finger marks on the dead mans legs.
There were no cracker crumbs on the
plate or table and the crackers had not
been eaten in the den. The cocktall
glass apparently had been used.
Detective Coghlin, one of the first OF
the police officials to reach the Burd1ck
home after the murder was the next
witness. He said that he examined
Burdick's bed room and found a vest
on the sofa in the bed room. In one
of the pockets was a roll of bills con-
tanning s44. There was no watch or any
other aticle in the vest
1t will be remembered that Burdicks
coat and trousers were found in his
den.
$50 far as we now know, no other
witnesses will be called in this case
said Judge Murphy after Detective
Coghlin had been excused. This closes
the Burdick inquest"
Judge Murphy said after adjourn
ment that the statement which he will
deliver e~mbodying his opinion on the
evidence submitted will no be given
out until next week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
A Move Against Bucket Shops.

New York. March 26.-An Agreement
has been entered into between the Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company and the
New York Cotton Exchange to prevent
bucket shops from receiving news sent
over the formers tickers. All contracts
which are to go into effect April 1st
must be submitted to h committee of
the cotton exchange before they can
be executed by the telegraph company.
1t is believed here hat the New York
Exchange has asked the New Orleans
Exchange to cooperate with them in
this move
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
P~ostofice at Flat Rock Robbed.

Raleigh, n. c., March Pa special
to The News and Observer from Ashe-
Vile, says:
The p%ostoffice at Flat Rock, in Hen
derson county, was b~urglarized at an
early hour this morning and over 500
in stamps and cash secured. Not only
was the safe completely demolished, but
a large hole was blown through the
building in which the postoffice
was located. No clue to the robbery
has been obtained.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
REFUNDING OF BONDS.
An Order by the Secretary of the
Treasury.

Washington, March 26.-The secre-
a circular announcing that on and after
April 1, 1903, he will receive for refund-
ing, under authority Of Section IL of
the Act of March 14th, 1900, to an
amount not exceeding $780, 900, 900, any
of the bonds of the three per cent.
lean Of 19OS-191S. and the 4 per cent.
funded loan Of 1907. They may be sur
rendered at prices yielding to the in
vestor an income Of PA per cent. FER
mum and the new bonds will be is
sued in exchange at a premium of two
per cent. Accrued interest on both Old
and new bonds will be calculated to
date of exchange.
There are now outstanding abou
S9l,O 900, 900 three per cent. bonds and
s233,0O0, 900 tours of 1907, which are af-
fected by the circular issued today
There are also outstanding about s44S.-
coo, 900 of the two per cen consols of
1908, issued under the Act Of March
14th, 1900. These two per cent bonds
were issued in 1900 at par. under pro-
visions of the refunding act. If the
new bonds were to be issued now at
par, there would be a profit to the
owners of the bonds, taking the pres
ent market valuation as a basis of
about four per cent. for the three per
cent. bonds surrendered and about
five and one-half per cent. for the
fours of 107. The secretary desires to
obtain an equitable share of this profit
for the government, which is the rea
son for charging a premium of two
per cent. upon the new bonds to be is
ued
The secretary stated in explanation
of his action that he desired to put a
larger amount Of two per cents which
Gould be available to increase circula-
tion in case of stringency.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
Murder and Suicide.

Bedford, Pa, March 26.-W. j. Cogan
of Saxon, shot and killed his wife and
then himself at the Baltimore and
Chic depot at Hyndham this afternoon.
The couple had been quarrelling, but
he kissed her and bade her good bye,
bought her a ticket and boarded the
train. He walked through one car
and came out again on the platform.
approached his wife and with an oath
whipped out a revolver n shot her,
killing her instantly. He Immediately
turned the weapon on himself and COM
mitted suicide.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

Trenton, n. j., March 26.-Articles of
merger were filed in the office of secre-
tary of state today, merging the Amer
lean Steel Hoop Company, National
Steel Company and the Carnegie Com
'pany. The merger corporation is to be
known as the National Steel Company,
with a capitalization of s63, 600, 900. The
capital of the old companies
amounted to 1852, 600, 900.
By this merger the new corporation
will save over $1,000 each year in fees
paid to the state of New Jersey.
The directors of the new corporation
are: w. E. Corey, c. NJ. Schwab, E.
in. Gary, w. w. Blackburn n Thos.
Murray. The officers of the company
are w. E. Corey, president; w. w.
Blackburn, secretary and treasurer; w.
C. McCausland, assistant treasurer; ].
u. Campbell, assistant secretary and
auditor.
The new officers are from Pittsburg.
Promote Economical Administra-
ton.
New York, March 26.-Elbert H. Gray,
of the United States Steel
and a director of the newly
incorporated National Steel Company,
that the question of merging all
or some of the other constituent COM
lpanies has not yet been considered.
The merger of the companies as reported
to-day he adds, was decided upon some
months ago and was made solely for
the purpose of promoting economical
administration. The outstanding shares
Iof stock of the three merging compa-
Inies, perferred or common, are to be
or convertible into stock
of the consolidated corporation at the
rate of n quarter share OF stock Of
the consolidated corporation for every
share of stock of the merging compa-
Inies.
Will Probably Merge all it's Consti-
tuent Companies.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 26.-The only
explanation offered in Pittsburg for the
filing Of articles Of merger at Trenton
today, by subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel corporation, is that
the latter is about to carry out its plan
lof merging all of it's constituent COM
|panies, practically a%bolishing the sub
divisions of the general corporation n
having the parent concern become the
Operating, as we'll as the stockholding
concern. This plan will do away with
the individual organizations, while a
tremendous saving in capitalization tax
will follow.
At present the United States Steel
corporation pays a tax in New Jersey
on it's general capital, while each of
the underlying companies pays a tax OH
Its individual capital. In other words,
the corporation is paying taxes twice
on it's capitalization.
The officers of the new corporation are
all old officials of the Carnegie COM
Ipany.
President Schwab, of the United
States Steel Corporation, arrived in
lPittsburg today. 1t is said his visit is
a business one and that he will be here
flor several days. His arrival revived
rumors of proposed merging of indepen-
dent steel interests into the corporation,
but he refused to say anything in ref
erence to the reports in circulation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

Miss Pearl WOOten and Mr.. r.. "
Hill Married at Mt. Olive.
Especial to The Messenger.l

Goldsboro, n. c., March Pa sur
prise marriage took place at Mt. Olive
yesterday afternoon. Miss Pearl Woot-
en-, of Kinston had been visiting rela-
tives in Mt. Olive and yesterday Mr..
r. w. Hill, of the same town, went to
Mt. Olive to call on the young lady
and accompany her back home. The
young couple with other young friends:
went down to the depot to take the
train for home. While waiting for the
train Rev. F. B. DeLoach, a Methodist
minister, come upon the scene by acct
dent. Mr.. Hill held a short whispered
conference with Miss Wooten and the
minister was asked to ofhciate at a
wedding which took place on the plat
form at the depot in the presence of
the crowd who usually gather about the
station at train time. The young man
went to Mt. Olive prepared for just
such an emergency. He had the Ii
icense in his pocket. They returned TO
Kinston as man and wife amid the
congratulations Of their many friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
Chances of Certain
Reciprocity n v
tons Are Gone
|SENATE'S FAULT

The Proposed Convention Between
Was by the Jamaican
Legislature it Was Hope
less to Expect it's Ratification by
the United States Senate-This An
Ouncemen is But a Forerunner
of the Abandonment of Similar Con-
ventiOns Which Failed to Secure
dent Will Abandon all Efforts To-
ward Reciprocity Agreements.