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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
TUESDAY, JUNE %.
FINAL. ATTACK On STATES RIGHTS

The opinion Of the attorney general
in the case of the cruiser GalVestod was
too sweeping in its denial OF all sIates
rights to suit President Roosevelt Il
seems and was modified in TINS p
at the suggestion of the president be-
fore given to the public. Goodness
knows il was strong enough in that line
after modification. We would IKE TO
see a COPY of the opinion as originally
written. The president seems to have
been unwilling for it to go out to the
people that his attorney general bad
advised the use of the army and navy
in forcibly resisting the orders Of the
courts of a sovereign state. This MT.
Roosevelt thought i~nexpedient at the
present time. The president, we lake
it. Ices not disagree with his attorney
general in his opinion regarding the
right of the navy department 10 use
the military and naval forces OF the
government in resisting h enforce
ment o IA Judgment of a state court,
but simply thinks it ineXpedient for
the administration to announce 10 the
public at this time that it holds sucn
views. He knows that it would be a
startling declaration to make-one that
would arouse the people to righteous
Indignation and create general alarm
Such a position taken by h admins
tratiOn would create antagonism TO II
among the people of every state of th5
union. 1t would no longer then be {
contest between the state of Virginia
and the navy department, but u hight
against federal government by every
state to maintain the small remnan'
of states rights that have been left t.
them. When this right Of the fedora
government is recognized the las YES
tige of states rights will be sWep
away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

Peter l does not find the Serv'an
throne such a soft seat as he supposed
it would be. He finds many serious DIFF
fcuIties at the start. Russia. the only
power so far to recognize the new gov
eminent, demands the punishment of
the assassins who cleared his way to
the throne. Peter knows if ne exc
cutes these men his life won't be worth
a brass farthein-he a as we'll de-
cline the kingship n commit suicide
at once And then the British minister
of foreign affairs has instructed his
representative at Belgrade to make it
convenient to nave important business
elsewhere at the time of the arrival at
his capital city of this modern Peter,
the Great. The adherents of the half
brother of the murdered king are al
ready beginning open revolts. SO the
dawn of the reign of the new king is
by no means rOseate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

So Booker Washington declines the
request of Lore Grey TO go 20 South
Africa in the interest of the South At
rican Company for the purpose OF
making a study of the racial condi
lions Wise Booker T. He will find
It of greater profit to himself to stay
in the United States and act as conf
Dental adviser to the president in re-
gard to federal appointments at the
south ana once in a while pull some
multi-miuionaire's leg to the tune OF
six hundred thousand dollars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
The Print Cloth Market.

Fall River, Mass, June 19.-Sales in
the print cloth market mount to
about Us, 900 pieces for the week.
No new developments have appeared
in the local cloth situation during the
week. conditions being practically the
same as those Of the week preceding.
Regulars and wide and narrow odds
nave been disposed Of on a basis of 3 IA
cents for deliveries within the next four
or six weeks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

The epidemic Of murders which has
beer raging in this state for some time
seems to be giving way to suicide.
The latter has now become the crime
of the day. 1t has become fashionable
among the negroes. There have been
three suicides in u state in the past
week, two of them by negroes. A ne
gro woman a few days ago deliberately
threw herself under a train on the
Seaboard Air Line. No cause was
known for her to commit the deed. In
Greensboro Thursday night a negro
man blew his brains out with a pistol
because he had a violent attack OF
toOthache. The third suicide Of the
week was that of a young white man OF
Castor county, who took his own life
because he had been indicted for sell
ing liquor without license. 1t is as
tonishing what trivial ills men will flee
from to others they know not of.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

The New York cotton exchange IS
endeavoring to establish warehouses
throughout the south in which the
farmers can store their cotton and sell
against it. The Raleigh Times says
his is no new venture; that a firm Of
that city has been doing this kind OF
business for several years. If this plan
could be inaugurated throughout the
entire cotton belt il would be q great
thing for the cotton raisers. 1t would
prevent the necessity so many of them
find themselves under each year OF
selling their cotton as soon as 1t can
be prepared for market, no matter how
low the price. 1t would prevent the
spectators buying up the crop in the
fall whe the price is low and holding
the staple until the mills were forced to
pay them a much higher price for 1t.
1t would put a stop to the sudden and
violent fluctuations in prices and give
the farmers the benefit of every legiti-
mate rise in he market. The
could store their cotton, get advances
on it sufficient TO liquidate pressing de-
mands and hOld the cotton. subject to
such advances until the prices justified
placing it on the market. Such Il Nys-
tenn. if properly arranged II managed.
would be a great thing for the cotton
planters. We suppose somewhat the
same system as that of the grain Stor-
age and elevator plan in vogue in the
west is extended to be adopted We
hope il will be established throughout
the entire south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

In another column We publish an ac-
count of the meeting Of the trustees of
the Greensboro Female college, at
which it was determined to close that
valuable educational institution be-
cause of lack of patronage sufficient to
meet the current expenses. While no
one can blame the trustees for this
course ever one interested in education
in the state must deplore the necessity
for such action. This was an old col
lege. 1t had done and q still doing
good work for education in u state.
1t is hoped that the trustees or some
other persons will see their way clear
to reopening the college in the near
future. The state cannot afford to let
this college which has taken such Il
prominent part in the education Of the
women of the state stay closed for any
length of time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

If Governor Beckham, Judge Red
wine and Solicitor Syrd are not care
full the Hargis faction in Breathitr
county will secure from a grand jury
an indictment against them fOr con-
spiracy to hang by legal process some
of the kentucky assassins. Judgs
Redwine is said to have been in cons
m~unicatiOn with the governor just be-
fore he ordered the new venue Of the
indictment against Jet and White.
The location OF the place Of trial
shows that the state authorities intend
these men shall be tried in a county
where witnesses and jurors will be able
TO do their duty. We look for the CON
viction and execution OF the man Jet.
unless Even and other witnesses &re
assassinated before the day OF trla..
I.-I- l. ---,,1l 100000 -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

About the most active set Of fellows
on the road these days IS the wrecking
crew of the Southern railway. A
outhern crew goes to bed only TO wake
nm ar another scene.-Concord Tribune
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
ITEMS.

= Destructive Hail Storm Badly
Damages Enter
tain Their Friends-Death of Miss
Ethel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the sGIorious Fourth" Other
Items.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
ane year 5000; six months $500;
three months S1.5O; one month so
cents.
seryed in the city at SO cents a
-onth. one week Is cents, $50 for
three months or 5000 a year.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO SPACE ~papers), by mail one
year S1.OO; six months so cents, In
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23

DO you think he would accept q
bribe?" Certainly motif any II was
lOoking."-Chicago Evening Post.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
INCREASING ASIATIC FLEET.
The Battleship Wisconsin Ordered to Sail
To-day.


WASHINGTON. May 12.--Orders for the
battleshp Wisconsin, now at the Puget
Sound Navy Yard, to sail for the Asatic
station tomorrow were telcgraphed to-day
by the acting Secretary of the Navy to
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling. who will
assume command of a division Of the Asiatic
fleet upon his arrival on the station.
It is asserted by the naval authorities
that tho orders for the Wisconsin have
no relation to the Manchurian situation.
The vessel was selected last year to augment
the battleship squadron in Asiatic waters,
and has been undergoing an overhauling
at the Puget Sound yard preparatory TO
this service. ventilating apparat US that
the Wisconsin needs will he shipped to the
Asiatic station. With the addition of the
Wisconsin the batteship squadron will
consist of three vessels, the others being
the Kentucky and the Oregon.
As told in The Sun several months ago.
the cruiser squadron on the Asiatic station
is to be increased by the addition of the
Raleigh, the Cincinnati and the Albany,
now in European waters, and orders for
VIII be issued shortly
Upon the completion of the battleship
Ohio she will be ordered to augment the
battleship squadron on the Asiatc station.
and ii Is probable that the armored cruiser
California and South Dakota will he ordered
there also when placed i'll commission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
NEW HAVEN. HARD HIT.
Teamsters' Strike stops Business-Fao.
tories Unable to Get Coal

NEW HAVEN May l2.--As the imme-
diate result Of the strike Of the 600 teamsters
In this city. there are no drivers for the
trucks to carry away the freight from the
New Haven railroad and there Is every
likelihood that the road will issue orders
soon to receive no more freight here except
conditionally. 1t vas like Sunday at the
freight houses in this city to-day. Only
private teams were removing freight from
these places. Huge piles Of freight are
accommodating.
At the Union station in this city no teams
could be had to remove trunks and other
baggage that arrived on the incoming
trains, and the passengers who found this
condition Of affairs were furious.
All the drivers Of coal carts joined the
striking teamsters this afternoon. The local
manufacturers tonight discussed the ques-
ton Of shutting down every factory in
the city until the strike was settled, owing
to the inability to get coal. The coal dealers
to-day refused to sign the teamsters' agree
ment for moro pay and shorter hours, al
though many OF the dealers were paying
higher wages than the agreement c( lied
for.
A general prostration in business has al
ready set in, The freight houses Of the
New Haven road and the barns Of the large
truck owners were under police protection
to-day. Most OF those who are holding
out against the teamsters say that they
object to the clause in tho proposed agree
ment that none but union drivers shall be
employed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
SWANSTROM TO END STRIKE.
VIII Suggest Arbitration to the President
OF the Italian Union.

President j. Edward Swanstrom Of
Brooklyn will try to end the stoppage Of
nearly all work on streets. schoolhouses
and sewers in his borough because OF the
strikes of the Italian Excavators' Union.
the members Of which resorted TO whole
sale intimidation and violence on Monday.
He sent q note yesterday to Edward Law
renee president of the Italian union, ask
ing him to call to-day at the Borough Hall
for q conference with u view to adjusting
the trouble between the strikers and the
contractors. John McNamee, a building
contractor in Brooklyn. has also been
invited to the conference.
In explanation of his action Mr.. Swan
strom said:
The trouble has gone far enough and l
believe it my duty to try TO end it. The
dispute is as to hours OF labor and COM
pensation and should be ended BY com
promise. Each side should be willing 10
give way little in the public interest,"
Mr.. Lawrence, as representative OF the
union, also made a proposition yesterday
TO Mr.. McNamee with g view OF reaching an
contractors He offered to select two
other American business men, who with
himself were to meet three men repre-
senting the contractors and discuss COM
promise plan. Mr.. Swanstroms inter-
vention will, 1t is expected, do away with
the necessity OF this action.
The police took ample measures yester-
day to stop q repetition Of the numerous
riots started on Monday by the italian
laborers. The strikers who collected in
bands were quickly dispersed and police
guards were placed at various points to
protect the men who took their p aces
The walking delegates and agitators who
were discovered in the act Of Spersuading'
men to quit work were driven OF. Police
details from the Liberty avenue station
were on duty all day protecting the men
Atlantic avenue subway.
Peter Boeloher, a foreman In tho iron
works Of Meyer 4 Anselm. at vesta and
Liberty avenues, East New York. was bru-
ing as he was walking toward the factory.
His scalp was laid open and his upper lip
VIVA aplit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
WHAT HAPPENED no 4 WOMAN
Who jumped or brooklyn Trolley Car
white II Was Moving.

A Putnam avenue car WAS slowing up
as it passed Flatbush avenue on it's way to
New York last night at about clock. 1t
was an open car. The conductor called
out: Change for Third avenue" and as
several men jumped of shouted: Keep
your seats till the car stops His lungs
were good and the cry could be heard
a block of.
A stout woman more than middle aged,
arose, stepped on the running board and
seizing the stanchion behind her turned
her back to the front of the car and faced
the conductor not more than ten feet of.
He beloved in her face: Wait till the car
stops" but she stepped off ninbly to the
pavement.
She remained poised on her feet for a
second, then sat down hard; with that
leverage her head swung down and sharply
struck the paving stones. The con-
ductor and two of the passengers, who
had jumped to help her, lifted her to her
feet and asked if she was hurt. She turned
on them furiouslv and shrieked, In Ger
man accent:
-Why didn't you stop the car? You
should have stopped the car before I got
off"
The car went on, but the other women
passengers waited till 1t came to full stop
for that trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
LONG SAYS ROOSEVELT.
Oiney . Stronger Candidate Than CIeve.
land, He Thinks.

WASHINGTON, May IL. - E1-Secretary
OF the Navy John d. Long was In Washing.
ton to-day. looking remarkably well and
hearty and showing no evidences Of bis
recent severe illness. He visited the various
executive departments and his acquaint-
ances all remarked that he appeared to
have grown younger since his retirement
from the Cabinet.
E1-Secretary Long expressed the opinion
that President Roosevelt will undoubtedly
receive the Republican nomination for
President two years hence and he believes
that he will be elected; He says that all
through New England the sentiment is
and no one else is thought of by the Re-
pubcans as Presidential candidate.
Mr. Long thinks that the general objeo-
ton to President holding third term
will operate to the disadvantage Of e1-
President Grover Cleveland as Demo-
cratic candidate, and remarked that If Mr..
Cleveland were nominated Mr.; Roosevelt
would certainly defeat him. He thought,
however, that Mr. Olney would make a
stronger Democratic candidate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
ODELL AND LEADERS CONFER
To Cut Appropriations to Meet tho Indirect
Revenues.

ALBANY. May 12.-Gov. Odell had q CON-
ference with the Republican legislative
leaders to-day regarding the appropria-
ton bills passed by the last Legislature.
which are awaiting his action. The Gov
ernor has until May % to finish up the
thirty-day bills left him by the Legislature.
Those who attended the conference to-
day were Lieut.. Gov. Frank Waylapd
Higgins, Senators George X. Malby and
John Raines and Speaker Nixon. The
conference will be continued Tomorrow
morning.
The appropriations made by the last
Legislature aggregate in the neighhorhood
Of S25 900 900, while the indirect revenues
estimated for the next fiscal year, not count
ing the surplus which will be In the treasury
on next October of SO 600 900, will amount
to little over ST., 100000. The appropria-
tions are to be cut no that they can be met
by the indirect revenues without touching
the State Treasury surplus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
MURPHY'S ORDERS TO THE S4TH
SEND BACK HAVERON AND
INQUIRE TO COMMITTEE.
The Committee Wants Them, With Its
COmplIments-Ex-Sena Guy Says
That the Low Administ ration Is
Steering the City Toward Banxr uptcy.

That the Low Administ ration Is
steering the City Toward Banx ruptcy.
This letter from Leader Murphy was
read last night at q meeting Of the Tammany
General Committee of the Thirty Fourth
district in Marion Hail. l25th street and
Lexington avenue Ii IL addressed to
leaders John Haveron and Eugene Mcclure:
| very much regret that u prior engage
ment, which keeps me out Of the city. will
prevent my having the pleasure and the
qualification OF joining you at the mass meet
ing to be held at your headquarters. hope
the meeting will be complete success, and
that it will tend to increase the party zeal
and loyalty SO generously displayed by the
Democracy Of your district since both Of you
gentlemen assumed the leadership.
Some Of our political enemies. I am in
formed. jealous Of the harmony that now
prevails in the organization and with the
apparent purpose Of deceving the voters OF
your district. have alleged that the present
leaders Of the Thirty-fourth Assembly dis
trict are not satisfactory to Tammany. Hall
Or course such an intimation H. absolutely
false. and does not need to be dtgnihed by
The present leaders Of the. Thirty-fourth
Assembly district enjoy in the fullest measure
the confidence. the respect and the esteem
commitsee. Who reg e. ard ard them as two Clean
ana loyal DenOcTSu LII tnb COnDectlOU
permit me to assure the Democrats Of the
the Thirty-fourth Assembly district,
through you. gentlemen. that tho executive
committee of Tammany Hall believes it to
be to the best interests Of the organization
and conducive to clean politics to return the
present executive members. and we all hope
that on next primary day your constituencies
will express the same opinion at the poll q
Sincerely yours, CHARLES +. MURPHY.
Ex-senator Guy made an address, saying
In part:
The first year OF the reform administr alton
spent from four to Ave million dollars more
than any Democratic administration without
com pleting any Important public improve
ment. Every hungry Reb.. every half starved
professor of political economy from third rate
colleges and from England and the Far West
have been SO an xious to get their han DIS in the
treasury to demonstrate their financial
ability as spenders Of other peoples money,
that they have swelled the budget to over
500 900 600 the first year. and 1t will be about
the same this year. In addition To- this they
have added s22 600. 900 to the city Q debt which
does not appear In the budget. and they have
asked for bids for q bond Issue OF $50, 900 900
more which does not appear, 80 that to-
day not only Is the citys credit endangered
but they have come close TO the debt limit
that all public improvements are at stand
still.
Jerome did most Of tho talking during
the last campaign, and he has done 1t since
but what has 1t amounted tor like Jerome
very much personally, but nearly every con-
viction that he had has been reversed by
the higher courts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
RyDDER SAYS LOW'D BE BEATEN.
And That Odell Is More Dangerous to the
city Than Any One in Tammany.

Ivy
Herman Ridder said yesterday that the
German American Reform Union would
not do anything until fall and he added
that he didn't see how Mayor Low could
be reelected. His administration, Mr.
Ridder said. was turning to be piece OF
the Odell machine.
Low would be beaten on the excise
question alone" said MIR. Ridder. he
acquiesced In the scheme to take the excise
money away from the city and give 1t to
the State. II he we're reelected and Odell
should want to take not only $5,oOO,Ooo OF
excise money, but the whole $lO'OOo,ooo
for the use of the State, Low would agree
to It.
If Low should be elected again he would
want to be Governor and he would use
his administration to help the State ma
chine. He would do it because he is am
bilious But in doing so he would destroy
the cause of fusion In this city
Now If this fusion movement is TO be
converted into movement TO oulld up
the Odell machine how can we be expected
to support 1t? We are opposed TO all me.
chimes and we are opposed to Odell. II
that looks like going over to Iammany
SO be it. Some people say that between
the two We should choose the lesser eVlI
and support the Odell machlhe' but l
do not believe that would be choosing the
lesser evil. We believe that Odell is more
dangerous to the city Of New York than any
one in Tammany is. Our attitude Is not
unfriendly. We are simply trying to pro-
tect the fusion people from a dangerous
situation 1t is duty to point out the
ilnpossibiity of electing Low"
Jacob Bremen. who az chairman OF the
Kings County Republican Committee at
tended the fusion conference Monday night
at the Citizens Union, said yesterday
.There il not an anu-Low man in the
committee in Kings. To nominate any
other man than Low would be illogical.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
GEO. h. MCCLELLAN FOR MAYOR.
All Fixed. So Brooklyn Democrats Hear
-COler for Comptroller Again.

|lOIer IOr SOhlptTOiieT Hbaih'
The Democratic managers in Brooklyn
have been informed on some high political
authority, 1t is said, that 1t has been prac-
tically decided by the Tammany magnates
to nominate Col George B. Mcclellan for
Mayor. Accompanying the tip there was
a story to the effect that Richard Croker
had been consulted at his Vantage retreat
and had instructed his friends to support
the movement in favor Of Mcclellan.
The Willoughby Street leaders, while
personally liking Mcclellan, do not regard
him as the strongest candidate who could
be selected, and think that some prominent
business man outside OF Tamrnany who
has not been so close to Charles +, Murphy
as the young Congressman would prove u
more formidable candidate, especially In
the borough Of Brooklyn, most important
consideration to Hugh Mclaughlin and his
leutenants.
The Brooklyn managers privately admit
that they have no expectation of naming
the candidate for Mayor this year and will
have to be satisfied with the Comptroller
ship. If Mr.. Mclaughlin does not change
his plans before the time for nominating
comes around, he will probably again make
Bird s. Coler the candidate for the latter
office. He still regards Mr. Coler as the
best vote-getter in his political domain