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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

which she was held by the whole peo-
pie OF the state. He stated that hr
could take no part in the contest over
the ~postoffice, for he had resolved IL
keep out OF politics since gong on
the bench.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke with much feel
ing about his acquaintance with Lieu
tenan Ship. He took breakfas.
with me the morning he was killed.
and ! remember having taken dinner
with him and a party of officers the
day before the BATTLE" sal the presI-
dent. he was every inch a brave
and good man" The eyes of the
president We're watery as he address,
ed these cheering words to the young
widow. All the way through the in
tervieW the president evinced the
deepest interest he has taken in the
LincOlnton pOstoffice case, s'nce he
became acquainted with the fact that
Mrs. Shipp was an applicant for ap-
pOintment.
1t was stated hat the president had
reached no decision as to the appoint
ment. and that no action would be
taken until Chairman Rollins arrived
1t is generally accepted that Mrs. Shipp
will receive the appointment. just
what the president said to Mrs. Ship
today about the ~postoffice could not
be learned, but he wishes to have a
talk with Chairman Rollins befGr.
making known his decision. A tale-
gram from Mr.. Rollins today stated
that he would not be able to be here
for ten Observation-Disclosures special TO
Charlotte Observer.
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Escorted by Senator itcha n
Calls on the President and is Cor
Tally Received.

The president received Mrs Margar-
et Is. Shipp. of L~incolnton. at the
White house today. and gave her a
most cordial greeting. h was pre-
scented by Judge Pritchard The in
terv!ew lasted some time. and was
most affecting. The president was
more than usually cordial. as he in
dicated time and again. While the
contest over the L~incoInton postof-
fee was considered. the president OK
occasion 10 say many kind things
about the gallant husband OF Mrs
Sh.pp. whom he held in the highes;
esteem He recalled numerous me-
dents in which he and the late Lieuten-
ant Ship figured AZ san Juan. his
recollection Of details being surpris-
ingly vivid.
AS soon as Judge Pritchard intro
duced Mrs Shipp, the president in
formed him that he had lust a few
minutes previously dictated a letter
asking him TO call at the White house
for the purpose of comforting abou.
Mrs. Ships case. Mr.. Roosevelt then
expressed his extreme pleasure III
meeting Mrs. Ship. Judge Pritcnard
informed the president that he came
with her as a personal friend. and n
referred 10 the love n esteem in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

What II Louisiana Man Did for the
Wiseacres of New York.

Some months g a few southern
Louisiana, went to New York with the
avowed purpose of buying up all the
cotton in sight and taking advantage
Of the great demand for the staple
which they believed would occur later
on. They made no cOncealment of
their plans. They frankly stated the
conviction hat the crop would be very
late on account of weather conditions,
and prophesied that the great metro
politan ~wiseacres, who were selling
right and left for August and Septen:-
Der delivery, would be caught with
contracts they could not readily fulfill.
OF course they were ridiculed by the
great men of the great city. They were
ignorant hayseeds, desperate gan-
blers. impudent charlatans. The fam
Gus cOmputerS who sit in their Offices
near the cotton exchange and tell the
country all about everything doomed
the p~rovincials to early destruction
and thought no more about it. The
idea of any one coming from the re-
mote wilderness, hundreds of mics
from HCbOken, coming to the Tely
home of financial and commercial
genius. with the idea of teaching it's
Amounted prophets and high priests
why it was too preporterOuS for con-
sideratiOn. The oracleS had spoken
New York had decided on the crop ana
had purchased its infallible DEGREES
Let the SouthernerS so to their Tuil
if they would.
Along in July the great men became
aware of a vague, but persistent I'M
easiness. OF course, it could be moth
ing serious. To suppose that they
could fall short of perfection in human
wisdom was to suppose the eXtravag-
antly impossible. Nevertheless. the
| ~provincials went ahead in their temcr-
ity. Soon it became whispered about
thai they had actually bought all the
| cotton then IN sight. They had bought
even the stocks held by a number OF
| factories which wanted to close down
for repairs and could sell at a hand
some profit and to great convenience
| besides. Still, the great metropolitan
authorities could not believe there was
any cause for serious anxiety. They
could not be mistaken in the END.
They had given the matter Their au-
gust attention. and, of course, they
must be right The misguided rustics
held a great deal of cotton, no DOUBT
| and they would smart for their folly
in due time. Was it not always 50
when the rustics ventured upon l1Der-
ties with them? Were the lambs not
! always treated to a close Shearins
when they wandered into hat partic-
ular pen? 1t was to laugh, and laugh
! the anOinted one did, right loud and
| merrily. 1t was almost pathetic. II
was SO funny.
And the laugh ceased on Tuesday
when time was up for the delivery OF
| September cotton. The New York
magnates who had contracted to fur
nish the material. found that they
didn't have it. and couldn't get it, eG
cept from the Louisiana hayseeds. whc
had bought it, and whose destruction
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STATEMENT FROM MORGAN & co.
The Firm Had No Connection With
Organization or Finance
ing of the United States ShipbuiId-
ing Company.

New York, October 6.-Messrs. J.. P.
Morgan and company made the follow
ing statement today in reference to
the testimony given by Daniel Leroy
Dresser in the shipbuilding hearing:
Neither the firm of J.. p. Morgan
and company nor any partner ever had
any connection with the inception, or
ganization or financing of the United
States ~Shipbuilding Company nor
have they ever received or owned any
OF it's securities. AS managers IF the
United States Steel Corporation syn
dictate, We held Bethlehem Steel Com
pany stock until a purchaser was
found. 1t was transferred to the Unit
ed States Shipbuilding Company at
exact cost n preferred n common
stock, which were received in lieu Of
interest and earnings of the company
were sole at private sale for $4,000
and the proceeds were distributed as
part Of the profit Of the United States
syndicate. Any statement thai we
were parties to n agreement for
selling is wholly untrue"
The formal statement issued by Nor
gan ard Company was later amplit1ed
by a member Of the firm, who declared
that the So. 900 mentioned in the origl-
nal statement represented the sum
which his firm had received for the
$4,000, 900 (par ~value) common and pre-
ferred shares of the shipbuilding COM
pany. It could not be learned when
or to whom this stock had been sold,
but the low price which it brought,
suggests hat the sale was a compare
lively recent date.
1t also was denied by this same firm
member hat Morgan and Company
had been in any way parties to an
agreement by the terms of which their
| shares in the United States Shipbuild-
ing Company were to be marketed and
| sold before any other stock of the
| building company was placed on the
market.
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they a so contemptuously predicted
two months before. The haySeedS had
bought the cotton itself with their
good money. and had it to sell to
those who wanted 1t. The great n
tropOlitan magnates had contracted L.
deliver a certain thing at a certain
time. and when the time came they
had to buy from the despised proVi!l-
Gals. 1t was a question OF knowledSG
judgment, nerve. and the h~aySeedS Won
at the expense Of the city w~iseacres.
How your genuine New Yorker loves
70 sheer at-and to despOil-the lnno-
cent and credulOus rustic! With n
fine scorn does he dismiss from -
spectful consideration every one VINO
has h misfortune Of birth in the
outer wilderness, And yet, during the
past forty years. Reubens nave been
going into that town. squeezing mil-
lions out OF the natives. and takiI.g
pretty much everything they wanted.
Their palaces stand on Fifth avenue,
at Newport. At Tuxedo. and When they
need more they go down among the
New Workers and Segregate it. Mr..
Brown. of New Orleans. will join then.
if he wants to. New York IS fairly
bursting with easy money.-Washing-
ton Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
Mr. Dewey Writes n Letter.

II appears hat Mr.. Dewey. the New
Bern bank w~recking artist, has written
u letter to The News and Observer, de-
uyinG that his defaIcation amounts to
as much as state bank officials claim.
The letter nay or may not be Il fraud.
Eve are Inclined to think it is, but do
not believe The News and Observer is
u party to it, 1t is full OF crocodile
tears and comardly whining. If the let
ter really came from Dewey he is not
only a thief, but 4 coward of the sick
lest stripe. He says he intends to re-
turn and face the charges against him,
ana nat he has not been the recipient
of iIl-gotten gains. Perhaps he forgot
TO mention where the money went
10, and perhaps he thinks he can make
q good defense by whining about what
honest men should do, but it is doubt
fuI if even one of his victims will be
able TO work up any sympathy for him.
Mr.. Dewey intimates that he a "a
proud and sensitive nature" Well,
We'll, who would ave thought it? He
also hints hat his sou is ~hungerins
for hope. This rs where he has the
best of his deserted and disgraced wife
and children, who may be h%ungering
for bread. for all he may know. 1t Is
too bad for his victims that his soul
hunSered for other peoples money be-
fore it began 10 hunger for hops.
You need not be in Il hurry to re-
turn. Mr.. Dewey, unless YOU a make
good. The only use the state could have
for You would be as an ornament to
the penitentiary. You danced and you
must pay he fiddIer.-Greeuville Re-
tor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
THE LIQUOR FIGHT.
An Interview with Chairman Bailey
of the Anti-SnIOOn
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. y. c.. October Elm a spe-
cial interview today with j. w. Bailey,
chairman of the State Anti-SaIOOn
League, valuable information was So
cured regarding the liquor fight III
North Carolina his year. The follow
ing towns have been carried by the
anti-saloon league, some for absolute
prohibition, and some for ~dispensary:
Wilson. d~ispensary: Statesville. pro
hibition; Cold Hill. prohibition: Ben
son. prohibition; Elm City. dispen-
sary: W~adesboro. prohibition: Eliza
beth City. prohibitions: Raleigh, dis
pensary; oxford. d~ispensary. Ruther-
fordton, prohibition: Hillsboro. pro-
hibitiOn.
The LIQUOR men carried the following
towns: TarbCro. which voted out dis
pensary and voted III saloons: ROx-
bcro. defeated prohibition: ReidsVille,
defeated prohibitions; Scotland Neck,
defeated prohibition: M~organton. de-
feated prohibition after twenty years
Of il.
The following places are about to
hold elections on liquor questions:
weldon. Washington. Kinston. New
Bern. Goldsboro, Durham, Salisbury,
Henderson and Marion. SO far no
zmOve has been made at Wilmington.
1GreensborO Winstcn-SaIen. Asheville
and Charlotte.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
MERGER NOT YET SETTLED.
Two Meetings of Scnbonrd and Roa-
nuLr halfway Company.

Norfolk. Va. October 1.-Two meet
iugS of tho SethoIrd and Roanoke
Railway company were held in the
~SrahcIri Air Line general office build
-uE here today The first being the
regular annual meeting Of the com
p4uy arI the other % special meeting.
called ar the request Of the stockhoId-
vrS- The chairman AMI secretary were
present ANA i, Is stated that the full
capital stock was represented The
meeting adjourned until th- 10Th in
slant. after going trruu-h routine.
WITH regard tn IN. statement that
the merger ut ,h" S-tuul~J ana ErI-
unEa railway with The remainder Of
JL- Srlhutrri AIT Line system was
held ur Hv 70 small outstanding inter-
est. au official pt ch- rotc stated ro.ay
9-a- the interest referred To = only
about - shares and : too small tn
have CUT any figure whatever i'll the
arrangement. The called meeting to-
day was Jn have considered the gua<-
ciou Of merger. but j, i understood
that this Went owe To the meeting on
The 1"Jh-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

Maybrick's in "ash1nS-
ton.

New York, October 6-The action re-
Gently begun by representatives OF
Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Maybrick,
who will be released from prison in
England in July of next year, to COM
pei an accounting of members of board
of trustees of Mrs. Maybrick's ances-
tors estate, was continued today when
Attorney Samuel 3. Hayden, of Wash
ingtOn. D. c.. examined William l..
Gardner, of Brooklyn. one off the truS-
tees, regarding funds said to be due
the estate (and Mrs. Maybrick from
sales of lane in Virginia, West Nir-
ginia. Illinois N Kentucky.
What appears to be a shortage of
about $40, 600 in the trustees accounts
was disclosed at this hearing. Mr..
Gardner was asked specifically as to
his knowledge of the signing OF deeds
releasing the Baroness de ROcques
and her daughter Mrs. Maybrick from
title to property in America. One item
of forty thousand acres of land. it is
alleged, was sold for eighty five thous-
and dollars and of this sum ten thous-
and dollars was admitted as received
by the trustees. Mr.. Gardner said
that he did not take particular cog
nizance of the value of the property.
adding that so far as he knew only
two thousand five hundred dollars &C
crued from this sale. An accounting
of this last mentioned sum was made in
1893. but since that time the trustees
have made no further accounting. The
hearing will be continued on October
10Th.
Whe masked about the shortage of
$751; 900, Mr.. Hayden would say nothing
definite. I'VE would like tO know
what became of the money! he
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
A Cough in Only n Symptom.

A cough is not a disease but q symp-
tom of disease. 4 cough always indi-
Gates that either the throat or lungs
are affected. When the mucus lining
Of the throat or lungs becomes in
famed the irritation causes coughing
Don't neglect a cough. 1t may be thu
symptom Of serious throat or lung
disease. Rydales Elixir kills the germs
that ,-lure the trouble, soOthes the ir-
ritated mucus membrane, gently slim
ulates the nerves that control the re
spiratory organs and thus helps natuE@
10 speedily restore normal conditions
and healthy action
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

II an officer ever went out - seek a
mar and failed to find him It was be
cause they had been chasing each 9TH
or round the block. keeping out Of
sight around the corners all the time.
Atlanta Constitution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

Only one remedy in the world hat
will at once stop itchiness of the skin
in any part OF the BODY. Doan's Oint-
rlent. At any drug store. 80 cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

A bOOn to travellers. DR.. FoWlerE
Extract Of Wild Strawberry Cur
~dysentery. d~iarrhOea. seasickness, naR-
sea. Pleasant to taste. Acts prompt
w
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
BEFORE u. S. SUPREME COURT
CASE OF WILMINGTON AGAINST
MANY RAILROADS.

Stntc's Fine Financial Showing.
Republican Paper to be Started.
NorL, in Interest Of Di>penHary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
3EALTH
ASSURANCES

The man who iusures his life is
wise for his family
The man who ;nsures his heaiti.
is wise both sor his family and
himself.
You may insure Health by guard.
ing it. Il - worth guarding.
At the frs att2ck OF disease,
which generally apProaches
through the LIVER and mani
tests itself - ~iaEaaeraSIe way
TAKE-
TUFTS Pills
And save your ne alth.~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

Monarch over pain. Burns. cuts.
Sprains. stings. Instant relief. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13

Stomach

No appetite, loss Of strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath.
general debility. sour risings. and catarrh Of
the stomach are all due to Indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in a healthy stomach, combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
strengthenlng the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
Mr. S. S: Ball, Of Ravenswood. w. Va, szyos@
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty year.
kodol cured ne and we are now using II in mir
for baby"
kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. Sl.oO Size holding 2h times the trial
size, which sells for SO cents.
Prepared by e. G. Dewitt & CO., CHICAGO
For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

II Peter Fenelon Collier. with his horses anu
huntsmen had been at Van Ccrtlandt PARK lhe
other day he could have chased not one deer ou'
a herd without the interference of the Society lOr
the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals. Far RON
having his sport blocked he would have received
a hearty welcome and been put to work without oe
lay. there none too many helpers rue
it is doubtful if it the kind of deer ~
M Collier would enjoy.
It was the first roundup of the herd Of deer,
numbering two bucks and twentysix docs that ior
three years has summered and wintered In the
park The deer park there is across the railroad
track beyond the polo grounds and the pFacuce
golf links and fncloses paddock and saeo- Here-
tofore there has been deer keeper 10 look a''e'
the wants Of the herd in cold weather out CoHi-
missioner Eustis decided this year since II was
the last of his term, get all the deer together ~
one herd at Bronx Park 50 the Keeper was as
signed 10 other work and orders given TOT '4'1
roundup OF the Van COrtlandt herd and us trans
fer 10 Bronx Park Given offhand the order seemed
an easy one TO carry out Nevertheless. II too~
ffty men two or them mounted. aided by I'VE
dogs. 10 catch and bind the deer They were
caught barehanded. and lusty buck was IOuiu
more elusive than a creased pig
The roundup combined the exciting features o.
a wild West show with side splitting antics, ali
the more Iudicrous because involuntary on the
part Of the hUntsmcn and was not "lIuouI ~.
death list for one buck and one doe were kliIec-
TIE buck in his frerzied efforts 10 ESCAPE AFTER
he had been cornered in the paddock caught ms
horns in the wire fence around the lnclosure anu
struggled so hard that he broke his neck Inc zoe
burst a blood vessel in her mad run and oieo 20
death Beyond barked shins, scratched hands anu
bodies plentffuy bruised the huntsmen suffered
no casualties But it was work that tagged OUT
men. dogs and deer. and days chase from
sunrise until dark resulted in the capture OF only
one deer The first day thirteen OF the herd were
caught. on the next day one on the third day SIX
and on the last the remaining six
At first trickery employed to lure the deer
into the paddock and shelter shed. but II falieo
os its purpose Corn and hay placed in the shed
dld not tempt them. There was nothing for II but
q chase and hard struggle. for there are no lasso
men IN the Bronx Park department. sufficiently ex-
merit to rope a deer on the The men employed
in the chase were divided into two DIVISIONS one
the heaters aided by the dogs drove the deer INTO
the paddock, which had an opening at either end
The deer once in there. the other division guarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

had for dozen years earned their livelihood and
bestowed daughters tender care But, her chances
for work becoming smaller. she had listened 20
reason" and had placed the mother in the island
asylum; but the vagary that every morsel OF food
was being poisoned unless Annie had touched 1t
possessed the old lady. Starving threats, strait
jackets were Of avail; she rapidly pinned away.
Rather than her mother subjected to such
treatment and die this lingering DEATH Annie pre-
ferred to starve herself. She brought the mother
home and has cared for her ever since.
And these state nents proved TO be fact and re-
vealed heroine. Sewing long into the night bad
robbed her OF OF her eyes when we first
knew her. but her devotion did flag and but
for the forced summer vacation OF a seamstress
should probably not have heard OF their dis
tress
The charitableness Of the poor community in
which they lived had contributed many q small
comfort, and days and nights were cheerier on ac-
count of the neighborlinsss which is not rare
among the poor; but the daughter was breaking
down and there need for systematic effort
Armies beautiful devotion had hut to be shown
to be appreciated and this society has been able
to raise UP friends a-many. who have contributed
generously for their support and who will not see
them want as long these two lives arS-yhus tied
up OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the Charity Organization
Society.