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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
CHARMING DEBUTANTES
DANCE AT FIRST COTILLON
Mrs. Salisbury Unable Attend the Function Through illness,
Causing Universal Regret Dance the Most Successful
the Season and Representation of Festivities Come

All hail the debutantel In dainty
gown and budding beauty she tripped
into the ballroom at the Palace Hotel
last night to dance her first big cotil-
Ion. And she danced it with the effer-
vescence that makes youth a joy. Her
cheeks glOwed, her eyes sparkled and
her laughter made merry music 'twixt
the dances. An, but the music was
fine, No TeutOn masters for the
debutante but the gay, patriotic yam
kee Doodle" and his compatriot airs.
Those are the airs that engulf ennui-
and ennui is not TO the debutante's lik-
ing. While the ball was not essentially
a debutante function, the dainty buds
were there en- masse. So, too, were the
bellies Of seasons now agone. Likewise
were the matrons there at the genial
bidding Of the hostess, Mrs. Monroe
Salisbury. Her absence, by the way,
from the function for which she stands
sponsor was universally regretted, and
while her Illness prevented her atterfd-
ance and her cordiality was sadly
missed the details Of the affair did not
suffer AS has been usual at recent
functions. the decorations were confined
10 the little forest of frs at the end of
the hall. behind which the makers Of
he music sat
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Hold Christmas Exercises.

The pupils of Miss Bradley's kinder
exercises last Saturday afternoon at
SIS Eddy street. A large crowd was
in attendance. The programme con-
sisted of musical and literary exercises
by the little ones.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Art institute Closed To-Morrow

AS the first Friday of the month.
the usual free day at the Mark Hop
kins Institute of Art, falls on New
Years day of the coming year the in
stitute will not be open to the public,
the free day being postponed to the
second Friday, January 8.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Body Washed Ashore.

The body of George Rfdel, who was
drowned on December IL, was washed
ashore yesterday on Alcatraz Island
and is now at the Morgue. Ridel was
engaged in loading lumber on the
bark Angus the day he was drowned.
He fell overheard. He resided at 46S
Noe street
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

there weren't many.
The cotillion was led by Miss Chris
tine Pomeroy, the dainty bud who was
beautifully gowned in a f1lmy affair OF
white point d'esprit With perfect
sangfroid, she fulfilled her difficult po-
sition, in which she was cleverly as
sisted by Douglass Waterman, Whar-
ton Thurston. Robert Eyre and Sidney
Salisbury.
In Mrs. Salisbury's absence, the fol
lowing ladies assisted in receiving:
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Carter Pit
kin Pomeroy, Mrs. Russell ]. Wilson
Mrs. Gordon Blanding, Mrs. Hyde
Smith and Mrs. Henry Glass.
The gowns were especially smart
Among those observed were:
Mrs. Henry Glass, a beautiful gown
Of white silk. with Irish point.
Mrs Hyde-Smith, a robe of dAlen-
con lace and white chiffon The gown
was given distinction by a chou of Law
ender, blue and pink velvet at the
left OF the corsage.
Mrs. Alexander blue silk with blue
chiffon. With 1t she wore a wreath OF
violets, which gave it Partisan air.
Mrs. Carter Pitkin Pomeroy, black
Brussels net, elaborately trimmed with
black d'Alencon lace
Mrs. Jack Spreckels, black jetted
gown, that was one of the prettiest
worn.
MORE BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.
Miss Lucie King, blue chiffon with
chiffon fiounces.
Miss King, white chiffon, with a red
rose in her hair.
Miss Helen de Young was distinctly
one of the bellies of the ball in a fam
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
MANY PRETTY FIGURES.

The figures were very pretty and ef-
fective, the dancers going through their
PAGES with contagious merriment. But
will some one solve the riddle of why
some people take their pleasure so SOL
emnly? There were some who sat along
the wall who looked as though they
were attending a 'wake"-but, happily,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

This evening the streets viii hum
H-rl tho crowds Of merrymakers watch
ing the departure Of 1903. When return
lne home how pleasant a gas heater
from S. = Gas and Electric Co. AS
Post ST.. wilI be-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Matter of Fact.

Some years ago there lived in Perth
a man Of weak intellect, we'll known
by his Christian name, Jamie. One
dark night an acquaintance found
Jamie lying at the foot of an outside
stair. rs that you Jamie" asked the
acquaintance in a voice of the greatest
astonishment. ''Ay it's me- replied
Jamie, in a tone of complete resigna-
ton.
Have you faen doom the stair?"
was the next question
"Ay! I fell doom; but I was comm
doom whether or no."
To illustrate further the matter of
factness Of the Scottish people, David
Pryde mentions that a company ct an
artists house were talking about their
success and failures.
DO you find it difficult to sell your
pictures?' said the lazy of the house
to an artist who had been perfectly
silent.
No said he, in slow voice. its
no dfficult-it's IMPOSSIBLE
A country doctor met one dag the
son of a, patient of his who had been
very i'll
We'll, my lad" said the doctor "how
is your father this morning.
He's deid," replied the boy.
'tDead'' cried the doctor. Was
there a medical man beside him when
he died?"
No" answered the lad; ''he jist deid
hi'sself."
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Miss Hanna to Wed i'm Georgia.

The wedding Of Miss Ruth Hanna,
the youngest daughter of Senator Mar
Gus A. Hanna, will take place in Thom-
asville, Ga, on June the 9th.
This information was received this
morning in a personal letter from Cen
eral H. V. Boynton, who is stationed
at Chattanooga, to Mayor Howell.
General Boynton and Mayor Howell
are very close friends and in the course
of the letter received today General
BOynton stated that he, Secretary of
War Root, Adjutant General Henry c.
Corbin and other cabinet officers and
government officials would pass through
Atlanta early in June 70 attend Miss
Hanna's wedding.
Senator Hanna owns a magnificent
farm at ThomasviIle, ami it IS on this
account that it has been decided to
have the wedding at the delightful
Georgia winter resort. Th0masville.
always teeming with visitors from all
parts of the country, will be the mecca
of society in June and distinguished
men and women from many states will
gather to witness Miss Hanna's nup-
tials.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

them closed whenever he has leisure to
use them. Six days he tolls Six
nights he is SO exhausted that he IS
unfit for anything but sleep. The sev-
enth day he finds libraries closed art
galleries closed, all places OF innocent
amusement or entertainment closed. He
may go to chuch. 1t takes very little
Of the day. with his family, but often
he would enjoy it better if he could
take his family where they could see
something new or something entertain
ing or something instructive. He would
then look forward to the Sabbath with
as a bright spot in a life OF toll and
not simply as a draft animal to a time
when he would not be compelled to
draw his load. The God that painted
the flowers and the clouds and the sizes
to make them beautiful did not intend
that man should simply live to eat and
eat to live. and did not intend that he
should be refused harmless pleasures
at the only time when they were in
his reach.
In conclusion, this word of advice is
offered to two extremes. Those who
object to a legal Sabbath as a infringe
ment on human rights should think
of the life that the poor would be call
ed to endure if the law did not say they
should have one day in seven for rest.
Those who stand on the other extreme
should consider we'll how many OF
their ideas they derive from the Bible
and how many from Plymouth Rock.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Especial to The Messeneer)

GCldsbOro. N c., May 4.-COunty
Superintendent of Pubic instruction
E. T. Atkinson. Miss Laura Kirby, of
the faculty of the Kinston graded
school and president of the state asso-
citation for the Bteerment of Public
Schools, and Mrs. w Z. Hollowell,
president of the county association for
the betterment of public schools, left
this morning for Greensboro to attend
conference of leading educational
spirits of the state in the interest of
public schools.
The city election here today passed
Off very quietly. Except for the clos
ing of the saloons there was no indi-
cations that this was election day.
There was no interest taken in the
election as there was only one ticket
in the field. The republicans had held
no nominating convention and had
made no effort to put out a ticket. A
democratic nomination in GoldSboro or
Wayne county is equivalent to an cleo
ton Mayor Geo. E. Wood, who was
elected today by majority of all the
votes cast. succeedes himself as mayor
for the ensuing two years Of the
nine members of the board of alder
men elected today only four were new
men.
GoIdsborO is now in the thrOes of a
negro base ball game, which will last
for three days. a team came up from
KinstOn this morning to contend for
hOnOrs with the local team. A large
crowd of white people went out to see
the game this afternoon. There is a
fascination about a negro base ball
game not to be found elsewhere. They
play fairly good ball and when the
back talk and by-plays are conduct
ed in an orderly manner it is highly
amusing to the spectators.
The knights of Pythias' brass band,
Of this city, left this morning for Ra-
leigh to furnish the music for the
knights of Pythias' carnival in that
city this week Thursday has been set
apart by the managers of the carnival
as GoIdsborO day and it is very prob
able that large number of our citi-
zens will visit the capital city and the
carnival on that date
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

Captain MiIIiGan, of Fishing
steamer in the Hands of the Sheriff
at Beaufort for Taking Labor from
the State without license.
Especial to The Messenger.l

Beaufort. n. c.. May 4-Arrest of
Captain Milligan. master of steamer
Active, of Cape Charles, Virginia, has
caused excitement here. Captain Mil
ligan owns his s,eamer. is her master
and uses her in fishing on his own ac-
count. He can e~here after a crew Of
fourteen which he shipped before Col
lector c. d. Jones acting as United
States commissioner.
There was complaint by a local boat
owner that AIhgan had violated the
state law against taking labor out of
North Ca .olina- The sheriff arrested
Captain. IIilIigan on the ground that
the latter was without license solicit
ing labor to go out side of the state.
Milligans crew had signed articles to
go with him today. He is under Il five
hundred dollar bond and did not take
the crew.
The sheriff telegraph Attorney
General Gilmer for his opinion and says
the latter advised him to make the ar
rest 1t is claimed that the law I'M
poses q fine Of two hundred dollars on
an unlicensed emigrant agent.
Captain Milligan and other persons
here say he is in no sense an emigrant
agent, that the charge is unfOunded
and that the action in this case will
work a hai iship to the shipping inter-
est in North Carolina
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Turtle Mountain Still CrumbIing

Blairmore. \. W. T. May 4-Small
slides have been coming down from
Turtle Mountain at intervals during
the last thirty-siX hours. This mor--
ing. the largest rock slide since the
first disaster occurred and caused much
uneasiness among the handful of Off
Gals left in Frank. Those who had
poria BILE property began to remove it
this morning, but when the big slide
came they fled precipitately. Govern
ment engineers went to the mountain
this afternoon to make out blasting
spots and clear off the loose rock. Re
newed fears of a flood have been caus-
ed Ey the unexpected rising of the river.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The President in New Mexico.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, May, 5.-The
president closed the most picturesque
day Of his western trip with stop of
two hours in Albueque this afternoon.
He spoke for a few minutes to a crowd
Of five thousand people on irrigation
and its Importance in the development
of New Mexico. Directly opposite the
speakers stand was a table represent
ing New Mexico appealing for admis-
sion into the Union, forty-five little
girls dressed in white representing the
states. while one of them on the out
side of a gate at which stood Uncle
Sam. represented New Mexico. The
President said that when New Mexico
had little more irrigation there would
be nothing to the matter with the girl
on the outside.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

DeFunct Springs, Fla, May 5.-Judge
A. E. Maxwell, except Senator Vest,
the last survivor of the Confederate
States senate, died at Chipley this af-
ternoon in his SO year.
Judge Maxwell was a native Of Geor-
gia, was. educated at the University of
Virginia and moved to Florida in 1S45.
He had served in both branches of the
state legislature and had filled the po-
sitions Of secretary of state and attor-
ney general, of Florida. He was a
member Of congress from 1858 to 1857;
was Confederate States senator from
1862 till 1865, was appointed judge of
the state supreme court in 1866; was
circuit judge in 1S77-S5 and was chief
justice of Florida in 7SS7-91.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Texas Family Murdered.

Ennis. Texas. May 3..News has
reached here today of a triple tragedy
occurring this morning at Bristol, an
inland town. ten miles north of Ennis.
Mrs. Lineburger. a woman of about 50
and her son Vestus. 22 years of age,
were found dead. both having been
chopped To pieces with an axe. The
husband and father. W. c. Lineburger.
aged 20, was subsequently found on his
farm. four miles north of Bristol. with
his braLnS blown out with a shot sun.
The LIneburgerS came here from
Tennessee No cause for the tragedy
is known.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought Of using
anything else for Indigestion or bill
liousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regulate
the action Of the liver, stimulate the
nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
AID other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. You can get this reliable
remedy at all drug stores. Price 25c.
Snd rs c.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Negro Convict Shot to Death.

Raleigh, N. c.. May 5.-A special
from New Bern. n. c., says:
George Vann, a negro ex-convict, who
had shot at a young white man named
Thomas Green here. was shot to death
on an excursion train here by officers
last night. He was resisting three Of
ficers and fired at officer Dixon, wound
ing him in the thigh. He then attempt
ed to throw officer Lupton off the train
a fusilade followed and the negro was
Instantly killed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
MOUNTAIN LION LOOSE.
Panic in the Streets of Raleigh
Yesterday-Haw River Votes for fl
Graded SchOOI-The \. and VI. De-
feats Wake Forest
Especial to The Messenger.l

Raleigh, y. c., May "A mountain
lion escaped this afternoon from a car
nivaI show and ran up Mcdowell street,
creating a panic among pedestrians.
The lion was terrified by screams ard
shouts, and hid in a back yard where
it was easily captured and Gagged.
Governor Aycock today received a
telegram stating that the graded school
tax proposition carried in Haw River
without opposition at the polls.
The Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege this afternoon defeated Wake For
est in an entirely one sided game OF
base ball by a score of 20 to 1. Wake
Forest was completely batted away.
Batteries: Wake Forest, Dunn and Ed
wards and King; for the Farmers, Holt
and BrOckWell.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
sisaasurs ssass sss Of &MaZzzz@
Jefferson Davis Monument Fund.

Jefferson Davis Monument Fund.
Richmond, Va, May 5.-The bazaar
which has been held here for the bene-
fit Of the Jefferson Davis Memorial fund
is expected to net about $4,000 and this
amount. with the S48 900 in the treasury,
will practically complete the sum which
the ladies having the matter in hand
have sought. 1t is understood that the
form Of the memorial is not likely to
be an arch. though a design for an arch
has been accepted. The leading ladies
Of the memorial association are now Of
this way Of thinking, and it is well
known that Mrs. Davis has from the
first disliked the idea Of an arch. The
ladies have adopted the view that
handsome monument can be erected
for $4,000. whereas an arch worthy OF
the person and cause to be con1memo-
rated would cost much more.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Terrific Hail Storms.

Charleston, s. c.. May 4.-Dispatches
to the News and Courier from Chester
field. on the North Carolina line, Edge
field on the Savannah river, and Flor
ence counties, report disasterous hail
storms this afternoon. At Cheraw the
hail stones were three quarters Of an
inch in diameter and in Edgefeld the
depth of the hail stones was much as
twelve inches in some drifts. Very lit
tie corn and cotton are UP, but gar
dens and vegetable crops may have to
be replaced.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
- -. - sE ~ G -:G z: -.
5e, ,tbe = The kai Y0g HAS t'G3;y Hlg:
''s' .s :S'' &<XAAzszza
PardOned by the Governor

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., May 4.-W. w
Woody, who was sent to the peniten-
tiary last fall from Greensboro for five
under fourteen years old, was released
today upon pardon by Governor Aycock.
The governor has not given out his
reasons but it is stated that the girl
now says that she swore falsely on the
witness stand and was made SO to testi-
fy by her father
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

no contagious disease in the county dur
ing the month. DR.. Mcmillan treated
III office patients and visited 16 homes.
The register Of deeds reported having
turned over to the county. treasurer
$3.50 marriage license fees, and the
clerk of the superior court reported hav-
ing turned over s346.76 collections.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Two applications were referred to the
finance committee. One was from w.
E. Mayo, to be relieved Of back taxes,
and the other was from a colored cou-
pie of MasOnboro township, Charles
Allen and wife, to be placed on the
outdoor poor list.
The meeting adjourned shortly before
o'clock. All the members were in at
tendance-Chairman McEachern and
Commissioners Robertson, Vollers,
Holmes and Alexander.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
GOLDSBORO AFFAIRS.

Mayor George e. Hood Reelected
and the Democratic Aldermen
Chosen Yesterday Without Opposi-
tion-Pythian Band Gone to the
Raleigh CarnIvaI-Betterm of
Public SchOOls-XegrO BasebaIIists.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Aged State Officer Killed by Train

Atlanta. Ga, May 4.-Major James
w Warren, who has been since 1892
secretary to the executive department
of the Georgia state government, was
this afternoon instantly killed by a
Georgia railrod passenger train at
Kirkwood, three miles from Atlanta,
where he lived. Major Warren had
just alighted from the car and was
struck He was the oldest officer of
the state government in point of ser
vice He was eighty years of age.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

General Corbin seemed to be the gor-
geouS star of the military feature at
ST. Louis, but nobody forgot for a
minute that yellow dog bit him in
the leg.-Atlanta Journal
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08
Mrs. Vanderbilt Sues for Divorce.

Newport. r. l.. May 4.-Among the
petitions for divorce which will be
heard at the sessions of the supreme
court which meets here on Monday
next is that of Mrs. Belle Nelson
Kemp, sister of Mrs Reginald c. Van
derbilt, against her husband. Arthur
T. Kemp, Of New York.
The kemps have been prominent in
the summer colony here for several
years, and their marriage in st. Pat
rick's cathedral by Archbishop Corri-
gan six years ago was one of the fash
ionable events of the season. =
The mother asks for the custody of
her four year old daughter. -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-08

The county superintendent of health.
DR.. W. D. Mcmillan, reported all the
county institutions. especially the con-
vict camp at Castle Haynes. in good
condition. Only one case of fever was
at the camp during the month of April
and that was brought into the camp by
a convict. Except for a few cases of
mumps and whooping cough there was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-18
New Law Firm.

". B. SnrrellS. OF Pine Bluff. and
J. Rernharst. of Dumas. have formed
4 partnership for he practice of law.
They will maintain Offices here and at
Dumas. Mr.. Sorrolls will be in charge
hardt will have charge of the Dumas
end Of the business. Mr.. Bernhardt
mas been practicing for the last seven
years and also publishing the Dumas
News. These two gentlemen are
young and active men; both have had
experience, and will command their
sha'e Of the legal business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-18
AItheimer's Sensational hnsWe r

NItneImeFS S sensational answer.
The Governor-The first part of
your answers all right, but as to the
rest, think you are stretching the
blanket. | don't think you asked me
to take a drink. Now. MI Altheimel'.
it has been intimated in the press and
in public and private statements that
/ was to receive a sum of money from
you in consideration of helping you
to sell your farm to the board. Is
that true?
Mr. Altheimer rose half out of his
chair and leaned toward Governor
Davis, as he exclaimed:
THAT is as false as hell. i.
Chairman Merriman. Col Murphy
Gov Davis and others We're all speak
ink at once. Following are some of
the statements:
Judge Merriman-Mr. Altheimer,
such language shall not be permitted
before this committee.
Col. Murphy (to Mr.. Altheimer)-
IGnt you know that that's not true?
Mr. Altheimer--I mean no disrespect
to Col. Murphy. He is all right, and l
treated him courteouslE as ny guest.
Col. Murphy and Mr. Mccain wera
seated on the left of the chair Nh
Atheimer was in the center, with Gov
Davis and and Charles Jacobson on
the right. Col. Murphy and Mr. Jacob
son We're next TO NJ. Altheimer on
either side.
Col. Murphy leaned toward Mr. Al
tfeimer, who had resumed his seat.
Col. Murphs-Yos, YOU treated ME
Win courtesy. You tried to buy ne,
sir. 10 gel TO sell Your farm.
Judge Merriman-Order. gentlemen
SucI! language shall DOT be permitted
DofCre thi5 committee.
Gov. Davis-That's right, Mr.. Alt
heimer. This is no place for ight.
Mr.. Altheimer=But tell you that
sunh a statement is not true.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-18

With the passing of the fifty-seventh
congress two of the best story tellers
in the senate retired to private life.
For twenty years the wit of George G..
Vest of Missouri has enlivened the
cloakrooms, and John p. Jones of
Nevada also closed his public career,
While Senator Vest was brilliant on
the floor. he was the wittiest in the
smoking-room. When surrounded by a
group of appreciative listeners he
would tell stories and make jests by
The hour. Senator Jones has also not
kept his fun under bushel. He is
extremely serious and profound in
debate, but in free and easy discus
sion in the cloakroom his quaint hum
or is second to that of no member of
the senate Both will be greatly missed
by their old colleagues, who mourn
because there are none in the present
senate to take their places.