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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
MASSACHUSETTS INJURED.
Ran Amuck Rock Ledge and
Cracked Some Plates.

Bar Harbor. Maine. Aug. 12.-While
leaving the harbor during a thick fog
about noon today in company with
other vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron, the battleship Massachu-
setts, sustained considerable damage
by striking on a ledge of rocks off
the western end of Egg Rock. The big
vessel slipped over the rocks into deep
water, but the two forward bulk
heads soon filled and it was subse-
quently found that several places for
ward had been cracked. The Massa-
chusetts was headed back into the har-
Dor with considerable difficulty. ac-
companied by her sister vessel, the In
diana, and the gun boat Scorpion. She
will remain here until Captain Man
ming, her commander receives orders
from Washington when it is expected
that she will proceed to Brooklyn to be
dry-docked.
The squadron had no sooner started
than dense fog which had been hang
ing off shore all the morning. rolled in
and within ten minutes it was imposSi-
BILE to see more than so yards. 1t is
believed that the accident was due to
a miscalculation of the Massachu-
setts' position on the part Of the navi-
eating officer When the big battle
ship struck she was going at the rate
of about nine and a half knots. and
although she was drawing twenty-six
feet of water and there was less than
25 feet on tho ledge her progress was
but little retarded and she at once.
passed over into deeper water. Her
officials stated tonight that if
she had been fifty feet to the west
ward she would have cleared the ledge.
The collision siren was Immediately
sounded and the Massachusetts, bulk
head doors closed tight. The Indiana
and Scorpion, which were Immediately
behind her, ran alongside to render as
sistance. The vessel then returned to
harbOr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
BADLY TREATED.
Fishing Vessel Was Set Upon by
Canadian Vessel.

Erie, Pa, Aug. 12-The Silver Spray,
a fishing boat owned here came into
port this afternoon in a badly shat
tered condition, due to an encounter in
mid-lake about noon with the Cana
dian revenue cutter Petrel
The Canadian authorities have had
trouble with American fishermen for
years who were poaching on their
side Of the lake and the Petrol is kept
constantly on the outlook. About noon
she came on the Silver Spray On the
Canadian side Of the lake and at once
ordered Captain Chris Chau to stop.
Captain Chau, started ahead at full
speed. The captain of the Petrol when
he saw that the Silver Spray was try
ing to get away, opened fire with all
the guns he had on board, and before
he ceased firing some twenty shots had
struck her. One passed through the
smoke stack into the pit Of those In
which Chau stood at the wheel and two
more struck the pilot house. one came
within a few inches of him scattering
a myriad of splinters around his head
The case was kept UP for some little
time before Captain Chau got across
the dividing line and the Petrol gave
up the pursuit.
Captain Chau will report the affair
to the state deoartment at Washing
ton, as he says he was only looking fol
some of his nets, which had drifted
from this side toward the Canadian
shore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 1.-THE
West Indian hurricane struck the ISL
| and of Jamaica with it's full force yes
terday, 1nf1lctlng great damage. Port
Antonio. on the north coast. was COM
pletely overwhelmed. Only six houses
We're left standing there The United
Fruit Company's wharves, Offices, hotel
and plantations We're utterly demolish-
ed. Five of the company's steamers,
including the Simon Dumois. Alfred
Dumois and others were driven ashore
but are lying in easy positions Port
Maria. another town on the north
coast, also suffered similarly The coast
is strewn with wreckage of local SAIL
ing boats.
The southeastern portion of the ISL
and has been completely denuded of it's
crops, the rivers are flooded and many
men were rushed out to sea and drown
ed. Considering the damage to prop
erty during the hurricane the loss of
life is comparatively small though the
present estimate is that the death list
will reach fifty. Hundreds of persons
were injured and there were numer-
Gus hair breadth escapes. The prop
erty loss is estimated at 10000.
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devasted. Villages have been
wiped out and public buildings and
churches demolished. Thousands of
the peasantry, rendered homeless and
destitute are wandering about seeking
food and shelter. The destruction of
the banana plantations has been COM
plete and the fruit trade is paralyzed
for the next IL months. Hundreds of
prosperous fruit growers have been
brought to bankruptcy and ruin. The
western end of the island which it was
at first supposed had escaped. also suf-
fered considerably, though not to the
extent which the eastern end did The
new banana plantations planted there
We're partly DESTROYED and the orange
and coffee crops were also injured. The
Norwegian steamer Salvatore Di Gior-
gie was driven ashore at Annotta bay
| and lies in a dangerous position. Sew
eral sailing vessels were wrecked on
| the north side.
1t is still stormy and threatening
and there are fears that there may be
a renewal of the storm. TorrentiaI
rains have increased the misery of the
| poor and homeless.
| Thousands of houses in Kingston
| were damaged, the wharves were hat
| tered and several coasting vessels were
| sunk in the harbor.
Trade is practically at a standstilL.
THREATENING CONDITIONS PRE-
VAIL.
| Havana, Aug. 12.-While high winds
| and threatening conditions prevail in
| all the provinces of Cuba. there has
been no reports. UP to tonight Of any
| important damage. The land telegraph
| connection with Santiago, which was
| repeatedly interrupted, has been re-
| stored. There was some destruction
| Of crops and small buildings in the
province Of Pinar Del Rio. where the
wind appears to have been strongest
| Cable connections with all the islands
| of the West Indies is intact with the
| exception Of Jamaica, Martinique.
| Guadalupe and Dominica.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14

pany, operating 2 Gil miles Of road was
formed under the laws Of Virginia in
1900, to succeed the old Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina railroad. The
system now extends from Richmond,
Va, to Tampa, Fla. with connections
extending west to Montgomery and to
Birmingham. and east to Charleston,
Wilmington and Norfolk Under a
traffic agreement with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, p through passenger
and freight service is maintained be-
tween Washington and New York.
The Seaboard Air Line also owns the
Bay Line Steamship Company, oper-
ating from Baltimore to Norfolk.
WILL BE COMPLETED
Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 12.-The Sea-
boards branch from Coal City into
Birmingham, 80 miles has been under
construction since early in the year
and is nearinp completion. Trains Will
be running into this city not later than
next January. The Seaboard's Georgia
branch, from Rockmart to Atlanta. AZ
miles is under construction and will be
completed in seven or eight months.
The distance between Rockmart and
Coal City SO miles, covered by the
Seaboard'S east and west road. IS now
operated.
MUCH EXCITEMENT GER DEAL.
Baltimore, Md. Aug. 12.-Not since
the boom of several years ago have
local financial circles been SO much
excited as they were today over. the
news of a deal between the Rock ISL
and Railroad interests and the Sea-
board Air Line Railway.
There was a rush to buy stocks and
bonds of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way. A flood of rumOrs was current
in financial circles before the open
ing of the stock exchange and when
the hour for trading came the excite
ment was intense.
Brokers crowded up to the desk of
the chairman and at the stroke Of the
DELL the first bid was 1000 shares of
the common stock at 19 IA. This stock
CLOSED yesterday at Is IA. The first
sale today was at 20, and it quickly ad-
vanced to % SIS on dealings covering
over 5000 shares. The preferred stock
also jumped at the opening. 1t closed
yesterday at SO IA, and the first sale
today was at "a IL. 1t then advanced
to Sc IA. The bonds of the company
also made advances, and although they
closed ct IS yesterday. they sold quick
~ to 80 today, with higher quotations
later
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
QUESTION BEING CONSIDERED.
Arbitration Board IS InvestiGat-
ing.

Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 12--Today's
session of the board of arbitration
which is to adjust the differences be-
tween the Alabama miners and coal op-
orators opened with = statement by
the chairman, Judge George Gray. Of
Delaware. regarding ahe scope of arbi-
tration. Judge Gray said that the fol-
lowing matters would be considered:
Eight hour day; five cents advance
in miners wages on the ton with cor
responding increase in day wages;
semi-monthly pay days: prices paid for
dead or narrow work; Gifferential in
machine and pick mining, minimum
number of days to be worked each
month; rea6justment Of day wage
scale; differenIial between Pratt mines
and other mines
J. w. McOueen. vice-president of the
Sioss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
said that his company does not traffic
in store checks and that credit is ez-
tended to thrift miners. He declared
that last years wage scale was not
equitable.
The examination of w. J. Mcqueen
was continued this afternoon. He de-
MED that furnace men had combined
to keep iron prices down. He said:
THE negroes are thriftless and if
one can make a dollar Dy mining Two
tons of coal that is about what he cares
to mine, he will mine three tons if
necessary to get the dollar which rep
resents the daily spending capacity of
the average southern negro.
VIM. Herbert, superintendent of the
Bessemer Land Improvement Compa-
ny's mines in Bibb county was the
next witness. He showed that room
men had averaged about S13O per
month and in two cases the men had
drawn S176 for a months work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
A CLOSE CALL
Negro Was Hanged by Mob but Res
cued by Officers.

Whitesboro. Texas. August 12.-Eight
negroes were arrested for an attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Hart, a white
woman here today. Seven were re-
leased and the eighth man was held for
Identification. A mob appeared at the
Jail tonight, took the negro and hanged
him to a tree nearby. Before he be-
came unconscious officers appeared and
rescued the negro and are hurrying
him to Sherman for safe-keeping. The
mob is gathering to pursue the prison
er and it is said other communities will
join the mob.
After the negro Brown had been
fOrcibly taken from the mob, it's MEM
bers turned their attention to the col
ored residents of the town. Guns were
fired promiscusously in the negro sec
ton. and the terrOr-stricken negroes
when they came from their houses
were ordered to leave town at once.
No violence further than this intima-
ton has been offered SO far.
AS a result outgoing trains on all
roads are crowded with negroes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
QUARANTINE RIGID.
Yellow Fever at Victoria, Mexico
Causes the EstabIishment.

Lakedo. Texas, Aug. I'm view of
the appearance of yellow fever at Vic
toria, Mexico. about 20 miles from
Monterey, the quarantine established
here has been made more rigid. Both
the state and marine hospital service
physicians are. at Monterey inveSti-
eating the rumor that yellow fever ex-
lists there. They probably will make an
official report to the Washington au-
thorities tomorrow. 1t is believed a
quarantine against Monterey will be
established. This would mean com
plete tie up Of railway traffic and great
hardship upon border merchants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
Lakewood Beached.

Norfolk, Va. Aug. 12.-The river
steamer Lakewood bound from Norfolk
to Bluff Shoals. Pamlico sound with
timber to be used in the construction
of a light house was beached by her
crew last night at the mouth Of the
PasQuotank river in Albemarle sound
The Lakewood sprung a leak shortly
after passing Elizabeth City and the
pumps could not keep the water down.
An effort will be made to save the
craft. Her crew reached Norfolk to-
dav
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
Announced that the Road
Practically Passes
Into New Hands
NEW DIRECTORS

B. F.. Yoakum, President of St.
Louis and Frisco Railroad; H.
Clay Pierce and B. f. Guinness. of
LadenburG, Thalmann and Com
pany, and Ok1eigh ThOrne, Presi-
dent OF North American Trust Co. .
Has Secured an Interest Has as
it Fiscal Agents j. II. Morgan and
Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
To Work Roads With Convfct..

Atlanta. Ga, August 12.-The house
of representatives of the state legisla-
ture today passed the convict bin as
amended by the senate providing for
the employment of all five year felony
cenvicts On the public roads.
Each county may work it's pro-rata
number of convicts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
New Evidence Discovered. /.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 12.-There
was an important development in the
Batson case today. His attorneys will
go to Baton Rouge to lay before Gov
ernor Heard some new evidence which
they say has been discovered. Ihe
nature of this evidence is not known,
but it is said to bear on the question of
an alibi. Batson was charged with
numbering an entire family Of six per
sons in ST. Charles Parish some months
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
BOTH GUILTY
So Declared In the Muir
der Case Agaost
the Registers
"a.
JABEL MUST DIE

1t Only Took the Jury About Two
Hours Yesterday Afternoon to
Find Both Father and Son Guilty
label Sentenced to Hang October
8, and the Old Man Sentenced to
Life ImprisOnment-Ag Mother
BittefIy Wept in COurt-EdmOnd-
Two, Eloquent Speeches by Counsel
and q FaultIess Charge by Judge
Moore Yesterday Morning..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
ReignS With Loss of Ten
Millions Result of
Storms
OVER FIFTY DEAD

The Hurricane Struck Jamaica With
Tremendous Force and Left Only
Six Houses Standing in Port An
tOriO-Wharves, Offices, Hotel and
Plantations Were all Destroyed
Five Steamers are Ashore and the
Coast is Fairly StrewR With
"reckage-Entire Villages are
Wiped Out of Existence and I'm
Fact Entire End of Island fx
Cleared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
Whipping Female Prisoners Con-
demped.

Atlanta. Ga, August PA bill was
passed by the senate Of the state legis-
lature today condemning the whipping
Of female prisoners at state prisons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-14
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
For Northampton and HertfORd
Railway and Trenchard Lumber
Company.
(Special to The Messenger)

Raleigh. n. c.. Aug. 12.-Judge Pur-
nell has appointed Thomas w. Mason,
Of Northampton, receiver of the North
ampton and Hertford Railway and
Trenchard Lumber Company which has
it's headquarters at Gunberry.
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CONTINUED ON hfth page.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
DEARTH OF NOVELTIES
BEWAILED BY SHOPPERS
Ingenuity
thing Genuinely New Aho Old Ideas Have Been cevy Re-


the table has been as flat as possible but
the reaction has set in and women are now
buying for olives, nuts or bonbons tall
slender glass dishes set on a stem which
looks as tho it would snap in two if
touched One can always find something
for the housekeeper in china, silver or cut
glass for no woman has all the odd little
dishes, bread and butter plates, ramekins,
boullon or chocolate cups which she would
like. The Japanese ware is exceedingly
artistic and the ramekins and baking
dishes are very inexpensive. In fine china
the patterns seem to be gayer than in the
past few years and flowers blossom freely
on plates and cups.
Decorative pottery has come from every
country, Austria, France, Holland, Eng
land and Italy and the shopper is puzzled
to choose between it and the very good
specimens of the American ware. Shape
and color arc of more Importance than de-
sign and most OF 1t is without any pattern
lat all.
This might be called the lampshade
year, for the art shades with their beaded
fingers and the shades for the drop and
side lights which simulate flowers or jew
els are being bought by the hundreds.
Some fascinating sidelights may be
picked up at the junk shops and when
polished and hung they will look like heir
| looms, as will the andirons and fire SHOW
els, the great copper and brass jars and
jugs which may be used in place of coal
scuttles. In New York the wealthy
women have the Jumps of soft coal for
the open fire slipped into paper bags
! blue, white or pink-and piled in the open
| brass jar
Something new in desk furnishings are
the horn-mounted writing things, inkwell
blotter pens. pencils and stamp box
They are more appropriate to a man thar
! a woman, as are also the brass etchings
bearing a toast or motto. The gunmetal-
| mounted umbrellas are also good for g
man, and so great is the popularity of gun
metal that one can find a bit of it or
almost every article 1t has quite taker
the place Of silver in fittings for the purse
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
vaInped.

What have you found that is new?"
Mrs. Seekem stopped in her hurried flight
from store to store to grasp her friend
frantically by the arm. Il have to find
gifts for 107 people and 1 haven't seen a
thing that was newer than last YEAR
why don't you follow Mrs. Smiths ex-
ample and buy 1O7 articles and then fill out
your list by matching the first name with
the first package you take up? Mrs. Smith
said she never laughed so much in her life
as she did when she thought how map
propriate some Of the things would be but
she said people were never satisfied with
what they got anyway and If she had a
laugh over sending and the recipient a
chuckle on receiving her package she
thought the gift served its purpose. If you
try to find 107 novelties you will spend
New Years day at ST. Peter. cut my list
in two this year for it struck me as per-
fectly ridiculous to send presents to people
haven't cared enough about to make an
effort to see even once in the year.
But that necessitates a reserve fund
from which a package can be found to
answer the unexpected gift" retorted Mrs.
Seekem, $50 don't know as that solves
my problem. I simply will not be under
obligations to any one so st. Peter or
Minneapolis, I will have to find my 107
novelties if they are to be found
The demand for something new at this
4 sea son of the year Is causing many a
mer chant to develop case of nerves. Peo-
pie have been at their wits end to find an
object which will make some new trinket
a necessity. There really does seem to be
a sad dearth Of novelties this year and one
I finds the same silver pieces which have
been offered for the past half dozen years
The newest pattern in silver is the TWEEN
tieth century and it is as simple and plain
| as theycolonial design and forms a pleas
ant change from the pretentious art nov
| eau with it's flowers and feminine heads
rambling OYER everything. The craze fo1
KaiseTzinn seems to have run its course
| ana little is shown in the shops except in
loving cups platters and mugs.
For number Of years everything fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15

and cardcase, and gunmetal pencil or
mounted fountain pen is much smarter
than one in gold.
The leather. like the pottery, comes
from everywhere, and the more expensive
pieces, inlaid with gold and colors, are
works of foreign artists. The red, blue
and green wrist bags retain their popu-
larity, and a new jewel case is a small
leather affair which may be slipped into
the handbag and is yet large enough to
hold rings, pins, links and watch in its
secret recesses.
At the silversmiths' the variety of pins,
rings and other trinkets seems endless
The river pearl is the faVOrite OF the year,
and the jewelers. declare that it's price
will have to be advanced if the demand
continues Just at present the pearl may
be found from SO cents to $4,000, which
offers a latitude large enough to include
every one. The irregularity of shape
makes the pearl especially suitable to the
artistic designs so much in vogue, and 1t
is found serving as the petals OF flower,
the body of an animal or the wings of
a bird or an insect The inexpensive
stones-garnet, topaz, turquoise and espe-
cially the chrysoprase-seem to rival the
precious Jewels altho their value is con-
siderably raised by the setting, which is
handcarved and the work Of artists.
The long chains are still worn and a
trinket for them is a little gun metal affair
fashioned to hold small coins. Another
in the shape of a walnut conceals mirror
and a bit of powder puff.
Everybodys favorite writer seems to
have book on the counter and for those
who have no interest in modern authors
some interesting editions Of the men who
have stood the test for years may be
/ found. Books, like the pearls, range in
price from 25 cents to the many, many
dollars and there are illustrated and non
! illustrated copies of almost everything that
has been written.
Some very good colored prints. old
| Dutch scenes. bits of mountain valleys and
| glmpses of Italian lakes have been i'm
ported for those who like a little color but
cannot buy original paintings. There
seems to be a demand for old prints this
year and an interesting set of four OF
Marie Antonette, soft and beautiful il
color, are shown for 500. The Madonna
pictures are always first favorites al
| Christmas time and one can find ones ia
vorite in almost any medium. The frames
| this year arc broad and fiat and the maj
which has been used for SO many seasons
is done away with.
1t is true trait the shops do not show &
great variety of novelties but the shopper
lWho takes time to look will find that The