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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
NEW LIBEL LAW.
Claims That the Measure is Being
'RailrOaded" Through the Legis-
Iature.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 9.-The Senate
passed finally today the new libel law,
introduced on Tuesday by Senator
Grady. The bill requires that all news
papers published in Pennsylvania shall
print in every issue, on the editorial
page. the names of owner or owners,
publisher and managing editor. and if
owned by a corporation, the names OF
the officers thereof In all civil action,
which may hereafter be brought against
a newspaper, if it IS shown that the
publication complained of resulted from
negligence on the part Of such owner,
proprietor, manager or editor in the as
c~ertainments of the facts, or in the pub
LEGATION thereof, compensatory damages
may be recovered for injuries to bust
ness and reputation resulting from such
publication, as we'll as damages for the
physical and mental suffering endured
by the injured party or parties.
An amendment provides "WheneVer
in any civil action it shall be shown
that the matter complained of is libel
Gus and that such libelous matter has
been given special prominence by the
use of pictures. cartoons, headlines, dis
play type or any other matter calcu-
lated to especially attract attention, the
jury shall have the right to award pun
ative damages against the defendant
or defendants"
1t is charged by the opponents of the
bill that orders have been issued by the
political leaders to railroad" the meas
ure. AS proof of this they point to the
fact that U. S. Senat Penrose was in
the speakers room of the capitol today
and sent for senators and members Of
the house. urging them to support the
bill. A similar measure is being hur-
ried through the house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
THE CHINA CORRESPONDENCE.
interesting Chapter in Volume OF
Foreign Relations of the United
States,

Washington. April 9.-The diplomatic
correspondence relating to China in the
volume of foreign relations of the Unit
ed States, soon to come from the press,
forms an interesting chapter, giving as
it does. among other things, a history,
told in diplomatic exchanges of the i'm
portant events occurring in China dur
ing the period covered.
The correspondence resulting from
the incident of the visit of the NickS-
burg to Niuchwang and the trouble in
which American sailors and Russian
soldiers were involved is given at
length. In one of his communications
to Secretary Hay concerning the Much
Yang affair, Mr.. Conger said: The
Russians have evidenced annoyance
because the English and American
%gunboats came there without permits
sion of or notice of them. The Russian
minister asked me yesterday why this
was done. / replied because Much
wang is an oDen treaty port and we
had quite as much right there as they,
and neither their permission or special
notice of the coming of the gunboat
WaS necessary. l said further tnal
since the occupation of Niuchwang by
the Russians was temporary, and 1t
was understood that they were soon to
leave, it was not thought, under the
unsettled conditions, to be safe to leave
our interests and our citizens there I'M
protected during the long and ice
bound season. He said he was pleased
to know this, for the Russians a all
believed that the coming Of the Alger-
inc and Vicksburg was a sort of COM
bined naval demonstration against the
Russians.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
IN BANKING CIRCLES.
Ama1gamation of the Mercantile.
Seventh National and National
Broadway.

New York, April 9.-Assistant Cash
Ter Adams, Of the Seventh National
Bank, said today that a special meeting
of the stockholders of the bank had
been called for today to vote on the
proposition to place the bank in vol
untary liquidation and sell the assets
to the Mercantile Bank of his city for
81, 700, 900.
The Mercantile National stockholders
met today, increased the capital of the
ank and authorized the purchase Of
the assets of any other corporation in
the city.
1t was announced later that Ander-
son Fowler, Eugene Britton and Rich
ard Buckley nave resigned from the
National Broadway Bank, being op-
posed to the amalgamation of the Mer-
camille, Seventh National and National
Broadway banks, and that they will
all go into the Oriental Bank.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Edwards College Destroyed
by Fire.

Ustin. Texas, April 9.-Edwards COL
lege. a Catholic school. situated three
miles south of this city and valued at
s175.0 600 was tonight totally destroyed
by fire, which started on the roof of the
main building and spread rapidly to
every part Of the immense structure.
The only fire protection was an arte-
sian we'll. which furnished water enough
to protect all buildings save the main
one. There are something like two hum
dred students in attendance upon the
institution and they were all saved.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Strikes Are Only Partial.

Amsterdam, April 9.-The strike Of
only partial. About one-third of the
gas workers are idle. The authorities
nave appealed to the public to restrict
the consumption of gas. A majority OF
the diamond. cutters and the men en-
ployed in the building trades are idle.
It is now estimated that the strikers
and men locked out number about U.s.
600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
HANDEDDOWN
Decision in Suit Against
Northern Securities
Company
TAKE AN

Justice Thayer Writes the Opinion
of the Court, all Four Judges Con-
sitiOn of the United States Govern
ment in the Suit is Sustained-The
Case is One of Great Importance
and Interest and Will b. Appealed
at Once to the United States Su-
preme COurt-Mr. Morgan Says the
Decision is Not "a Blow to Railroad
Enterprise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Dissolution of the Southern Pacific
Pool.

New York, April 9.-Ofhcial an
nouncement was made today of the dis
solution of the Southern Pacific pool
has been engineered by Mr..
Keene and the firm of Talbot ]. To'ar
& Co. Mr.. Taylor made h announce
ment. He said also hat the stock in
the pool a been distributed. Mr..
Taylor confirmed the report that Mr..
Keene is to take a trip to Europe
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Measure Restricting the LiuuOr
Traffic.

Richmond. Va. April 9.-Both the
house OF delegates and the senate to-
day agreed to the conference report on
the revenue bill, which carries with it
the Mann measure, restricting the IL
quor traffic. The Mann bill is the long
est step in the. direction of prohibition
which a been taken in this state in
years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good
medicine is SO much needed as in the
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak and
impoverished-a condition indicated
by pimples and other eruptions on the
face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack Of strength, and
want of animation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14

be suspended for May 1st. 1t is consid-
cred impossible that the papers can be
put in shape and the case prepared fol
consideration of the court within that
time. The law allows thirty days fol-
perfecting the appeal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Hoods J~drsaPdrUd
and Pills

Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality.
strength and animation, and cur
all eruptions. Have the whole family
begin to take them today.
Hoods S%arsaparilla has been used in
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring I was all run
down and got a bottle of it, and as usual
received great benefit" MISS BEULAH
BoYcE, Stowe. vt.
Hoods SarsaparilIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
THENEWHEA
ThOmdS s.. Rollins Be-
comes Republican
State Chairman
PRITCHARD OUT

Chairman Pritchard in ResiEnin as
State Chairman Said He Believed
North Carolina Would Soon be as
Reliably Republican as is OhiO-A
Rising Vote of Thanks Was Ten
Rollins Was Unanimously Elected
to Succeed Him-Ex-Judge Robin
son. of GoldsbOrO. is Recommended
as Member of the National Com
mittee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14

University Team O~utplays Ithaca
BOys-ScOre 4 to 3.
Especial to The MesSenger.)

(Specldl TO Inc Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., April Eight hun
dred people witnessed the victory of
the University of North Carolina over
Cornell here by the score of 4 to 3. The
game lacked brilliance and errors were
numerous. Cornell scored it's three runs
in the third inning by three lucky hits.
two errors and a pass ball. Carolina
scored first in the fourth inning when
Carr got his base on balls, stole second
and came in on IN error of left field. In
the fifth Oldham got a hit, made sec
end on an error and came home on
CarrS fly to center. In the sixth, CheS-
hire got a hit, Smathers made first on
BreWSter'S error when NotieS hit to
center, bringing both home.
r. H. E.
Cornell. :. :. ..3 S
Batteries: Carolina. Green mo Mobiles
Cornell, Chase and WEIGH.
Time one and one-half hours. UNI
pire, Upchurch.
HOrners Defeats Newberry College.
Newberry, S. c., April 9.-In the finest
game of ball eve seen on the Newberry
diamond, the Horner Military School
team defeated the NeWberry College
team by a score of 5 to 2. Horners little
cadet battery Fenner n James, did
magnificent work, while supported by
both in and outfield hat have seldom
been equalled. The Horner boys leave
tonight for Charlotte, where they play
the city team tomorrow afternoon.
Charlottesville, Va, April 9.-Univer-
sity of Virginia, 4; Lehigh University, O.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Every woman covers :,

= Every woman covers a
shapely, pretty figure, and
! many of them deplore the
loss of their girlish forms
after marriage. The bearing
of children is often destructive
to the mothers shapeliness.
All of this can be avoided,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
Married
Women !: :; ::

however, by the use of Mothers Friend before baby comes, a this
great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mothers Friend overcomes all the
danger of childbirth, and carries the expectant mother safely through
this critical period without pain. 1t is woman's greatest blessing.
Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
use of this wonderful
; ;;:$:t!:'. !; 81 s: Is; + +; !: MOfh0r,S
book, telling all about
Il n; ,, ,,:'s;; .,., MT, :. ; .,s.. ire; E, Friend
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
WOULD GIVE 100000
Andrew Carnegie Proposes to Erect
Handsome Building for New
York Engineers.

New York, May 4.-Lack of harmony
among engineers may nullify an offer Of
Andrew Carnegie to give $1,000,000 or
more with wl1iehsto stablish a national
center for engine er ing. interests in this
city. Rivalry exists among the various
bodies of the engineering profession and
a high official in one of the organizations
says he doubts whether all could live in
peace under one roof.
Mr.. Carnegie intended to found an insti-
tuition which would be unique both in this
country and In Europe. He intended that
his gift should be used to erect a mag
n1ficent building as a monument of his
gratitude to- a profession with which his
business success has been closely identi-
fed.
The building was to cost not less than
81, 100000, exclusive Of the cost Of the
site. 1t was to contain a perfectly ap-
pointed club, to take the place of the
Engineers club, now located on Fifth ave.
nue.; an auditorium with a seating capac.
ity of 1000 persons, separate quarters fol
the four engineering bodies, which would
constitute the union and libraries which
would be unsurpassed in the engineering
field.
| Mr.. Carnegie has put his proposal ii
writing and as the matter now stands i
| needs only the harmonious action of thu
councils of the associations concerned,
meeting Of which will be held Thursda,
| to utilize his gift.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
KING LEAVES PARIS
His Majesty Set Out for cherbourg
at Noon1oo Cannon Boom
Farewell Salute.
Route to the Invalides Station Was
Thronged by an Enthus-
iastic Crowd.

Paris, May 4.--King Edward left the
Invalides railroad station on his way to
Cherbourg before noon to-day, amid the
booming of LOO cannons and the acclama-
lions Of an enormous crowd of people. The
ceremonies at his departure were on the
same elaborate and spectacular scale as on
his arrival here. President Loubet in a
state coach. called at the British embassy
and drove with the king thru the avenues,
on both sides of which troops and large
crowds were massed.
The king wore the uniform Of a British
admiral. In carriage following that of
the king and the president were Premier
Combes and Foreign Minister Del Casse,
the latter wearing, for the first time the
grand cross of the Victorian order, be-
slowed upon him yesterday by King Ed
ward There was a continuous roar OF
'Vlve lie Roi' along. the route thru the
Avenue de Marigny, otter the Port Alex
andre, to the Esplanade des Invalides
The station was sumptuously decorated
with crimson and gold hangings and the
British and French colors The band OF
the Republican guard played "God Save
the King, at the moment of the British,
soyereign's departure. The final adieus
We're extremely cordial the king and Pres
ident Loubet holding a long and intimate
farewell conversation. Then the king sa
luted. the officers, bowed and smiled tc
the cheering crowd entered the train AND
departed for Cherbourg where a French
squadron is awaiting to render him fare.
we'll hOrlOrS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
HIGH CLASS FARMERS
German Titled Potato Diggers Will
Look Us Over.

New York, May 4.-The forty-one scien-
THO farmers, the cream of Germany.s ag-
riculturists, came ashore from the Ham,
burg-Amerfcan steamship Pretoria to
study American farms.
They have not come in homespun. but
arrayed in the prevailing style of Berlin
and Munich, with silk hats, tan overcoats.
fashionable footgear and gloves, and with
satchels smartly slung over shoulders
They are counts, barons, owners of feudal
estates with histories stretching far into
the past; lieutenants in the army, direct
ors of estates, professors of agriculture.
inspectors of farming lands and cultiva-
ton, students and plain agriculturists
j. I. Schultz, assistant agriculturist in
the experiment station of the United
States department Of agriculture. and 9TH
ers, escorted the visitors to Plainsboro
N. j., where they inspected the farm CO
the Walker Gordon Laboratory company,
model dairy establishment. Thence the
visitors were rushed to Washington.
The tour includes the southern route to
California. the Pacific coast, and return
| to New York thru the northern tier of
states. The farmers will visit stock
farms, ranches, the arid lands of the
southwest, where they will study the re-
clamation of waste lands as applied to the
production Of beet sugar, the vineyards Of
California, the hop beds and strawberry
| beds Of the northwest, the Touring mills
of Minneapolis, the stock yards of st.
| dairy farms, the farms of Massachusetts,
the orchards of Michigan, the home of
the American trotter and thorobred in the
bluegrass region, Niagara. Detroit, and
| Thomas w. Lawson's estate, Dreamwold,
near Boston.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
BUSINESS A MYSTERY
Edward M. Simonds' Family Knows
Nothing About His Operations
or Wealth. -.s.-ae.-..-

New York. May 4.-Certain that his
father Edward M. Simonds, the New
York broker. who was mysteriously MUIR
dered in Chicago was very wealthy, his
son Alan L. Simonds, has started an in
vestigation to get at the details of the
dead mans business affairs, to recover
his fortune and to obtain thru his bust
ness relations a clue that may lead to
vengeance on his fathers slayer
That Simonds met his death while full
filling secret mission of Importance to
f1nanciers in New York and Chicago is
now the belief of his friends. They say
he had almost completed a big deal when
he was killed. Beyond that point, how
ever, no progress has been made toward
solving the mystery. For some reason
Smonds for years kept from his family
all information that now might furnish
clues. Where his offices were, who his
business associates and other details, are
unknown.
When he left home he merely told his
wife he was going to Chicago on a bust
ness matter of great Importance Ter
days afterward he wrote to his wife say
| ing he had been successful, was in good
| health and would return home in about
| ten days.
This letter was received by Mrs. Sim.
| onds one hour after a telegram announ,
cling that he had been killed.
| Simond's son says: IT am willing tc
tell all I know. but it is of little value il
the case. We came from Chicago five
years ago and father engaged in thu
banking business here with on office dowr
| town. He told us nothing and we asked
no questions. That he was successful Ii
his venture have no doubt but to-day
know absolutely nothing about his as
SETS"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
A FACTORY EXPLODED
Girls Prank Cost the Lives of Eight
People. @71sts

Cleveland, May Am explosion that
caused death and destruction occurred in
the plant of the Thor Manufacturing COM
pan. Eight persons are dead, while about
thirty others are lying injured at hos
pitfalls.
The Thor Manufacturing company is
engaged in the manufacture Of toy tor
pedoes and other explosives The force
of the explosion was tremendous, and
windows within radius of quarter Of
a mile were broken. The house next to
the factory, was occupied by Morris Co.
hen, with his wife and eight children.
With the collapse of the house sinful
taneously with the explosion, the woman
and four children were caught in the fall
ing ruins and horribly crushed. In the
house directly in the rear were Mrs.
Barnes Quiss and three boys. All were
; badly injured. :
The fire originated in a peculiar man
ner. The torpedo caps are filled in
nolds and there is constant danger of
some of the loose powder supposed to be
illuminate Of mercury, dropping on the
floor. For this reason the girls and boys
who are employed in the factory are com
PEELED to remove their shoes while at
work, SO as to remove the danger OF
striking sparks The explosion was due
to the frolicsome propensities of new
girl, who had been employed at the plant
less than a week The girls had their
shoes on at the noon hour and one play
fully showed another of the girls. AS the
girl slid along her shoes struck spark
in some loose powder. Instantly the foo,
was ablaze.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
MORE ABOUT BACTERIA
DR.. Thompson Of Boston Says They
Cannot Survive in Healthy
Blood.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Boston, May Immunity of the human
body against the generation of bacterial
diseases furnishes a field for scientific re-
search III which highly important discov-
cries have been made by DR. Ralph L.
thompson OF this city, who is about to
announce to the profession the results Of
his labor.
For six months NIT thompson has been
at work on this proposition at the city
hospital and as a result will present to
the profession a technique whereby the
discoveries of recent years may be
brought into a, practical use in the combat
against disease. In the light Of what al
ready has been found and which is moth
ing less than an analysis Of what phy-
slcians vaguely term Vital force" it is
obvious that men need no longer. remain
In uncertainty about their own ability or
want OF ability to resist the attacks of in
fictitious disea ses..ss 80
susceptibility to such rnaladies as ty-
phold fever which poison the blood and
disable the whole system is declared
dependent upon the condition of the. blood
at the time of attack, and not merely upon
the presence of the injecting germ. In
other words. it is now an acknowledged
fact that when the blood is in ats normal
condition it possesses the #S properties
necessary to kill bacteria, and the con
4dition of the Blood MAYBE determined in
about six hours WifIieutsineonvenien sto
the patient
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
APRIL FAILURES
lnsolvencies Less Numerous, but a Very
Large Increase In La
hlIIfIas

bIlIties.
New York, May 4.-Reports to Dun's
Review from the branch offices Of r. G.
Dun & Co. in the United States and
Canada show that bankruptcy returns for
the month of April are very satisfactory
as to number, falling more than one hun
dred short Of the failures in the CORE
spending month last year, but as to
amount of defaulted liabilities the ex-
hibit is exceptionally unfavorable, owing
to a few failures of unusual size par
ticularly among manufacturers. Exclusive
of banking and railway insolvencies, all
strictly commercial defaults during April
numbered $50 with liabilities of $11, S11, 967,
compared with 855 in the same month of
1902, when the defaulted indebtedness
reached only $7,359,341. In 1nanufactu
ing lines there were 212 failures for
$685., 295, as against 22O last year with
liabilities of $2,90s,S17. Trading bank
ruptcies were 492 in number and $4,586,
595 in amount, which compares with $50
failures involving s3,947,455 a year ago
In other commercial lines. not properly
Included among manufacturers or traders
there were 46 defaults with liabilities OF
S829,077, as compared with IS failures fol
S503,069 last year. There were four bank
ing and loan association suspensions with
an aggregate indebtedness of ST. 900. This
compares with a similarly good exhibit a
year ago, when there were but three de.
| faults involving only $72, 500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
WIFE.BEATER IN COURT
William Elias Sentenced for Three
Months at Saltwater.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi, May 4.--William Elias
had a hearing In municipal court to-day
for wife beating and was sentenced to
three months in Jail by Judge Doe.
The Hamm Brewing. company Of st.
Paul has bought a lot on North Main
street from the John McKusick estate
and will build brick block The consid-
GRAFTON for the thirty feet was $3.50.
Joseph Smith of Houlton, Wis, died
late last night at the age Of So He has
a son in Ohio and a, daughter and the
arrangements for the funeral will not be
made until the son can be communicated
with.
The regular spring term of the district
court will open tomorrow. There are
thirty-seven civil cases on the calendar
and the grand jury is expected to lind
some new criminal business.
Roy F. Wilson and Benjamin Case have
been received at the prison from Henne-
pin county to serve terms for grand lar
ceny in the second degree.
The board of control will probably hold
its May meeting at the prison on Wednes-
day. @'
The funeral of Mrs. Barbara Hubmann
of the town of Grant, who died on Satur-
day. was held this afternoon. She was
81 years old.
DR.. j. G. Rhodes was buried from the
family residence yesterday afternoon,
services being held under the auspices OF
st. Johns lodge, A. F.. & A. M, and the
interment at Fairview.- He had been an
invalid for several years. He was born
in New York June "a, 1924. and came to
saltwater in 1857. He enlisted as a pri-
vate in the First Minnesota mounted
troops. He held several political OFFICES.
He is survived by widow and one son,
]. G. Rhodes, Jr. 5. sa7ss: L,