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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12


Yesterday morning aDo1- So o'clock
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v-r.- # one gentleman and not = dis
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-e-aol- were the actions that lead up
To- This self destruction of human life.
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-'~ry"1" waS aware Of the terrible hap
E-r5ng and the realization caused great
"A9 OooA AL NObLhOlE
Yesterday morning Mr.. BObbitt, whC
was a. guest al The orion. arose early
and ann. dow s-, biz
- 'PP1'1"iII- VS. o@lLL 'Hu gave No'
the slightest Indication OF the tragedy
50 near At hand- tie spoke pleasantly
10 several people who had also arisen
early. and then walked Out onto the
large pO-tTco of no hotel and seated
himself He remained there for a short
time and wished several people a cor
dlaI Good
shortly Detor" : clock MI. II =.
Bonitz. in passing the hotel, stopped
Tor a few mIaIt and mad a business
conversation VIII hInl' "h!ch resulted
I3-ar +, tn d. he, NJ Barit1 ae
secretary --1 +r.,srrar o4 ~. WI
minr-or S-7na and Cnrsrr1c+io, COM
PAW con meet him ana c-nnsumn7ara
a business dad
With pleasant So Won Ia+er"
from NJ. Eonitz. and an equally as
pIeas4r- --fofrdar All right" from
NJ. E,. l-st. the TIVE parted
Mr.. I.15it- stroIIed around for q !
short cr- and lust before y o'clock ne
again inferred the hotel lobby and oc- !
eOS.-I Mr.. Il. VI. Lanier. a representa-
tive III CAM Bros umbrella factory. |
Ba r-mor. who was also a guest at the |
no. Try. ana requested the. loan Of - |
swine ma h. nd M on IN |
his pockets and would be- unable to get !
u.-l The banks or-Y-d whiIa n tha
mean t..-- n. desired IN 81 shaved
Mr.. L.lniev granted his request ard
handle. him ID half dollar. which Nh.
E1uul-- ~l---pt- with thanks and went
to- the ks desk and got changed
-vr uavters one of which he =.
turned r, llr. Lanier ana the orh-r H..
kept Tn . these two partad comrauv
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
ENDEDLIFE
Tragedy Enacted Yes.
terday MorningAmid
Many People
ORION HOTEL

Was the scene of the Terrible occur
rencc-Ir. W. III. Bobbitt, - Guest.
, sent a Ti>toI Bullet on a Mission of
DeHth-~uicide Very Probably Caus-
ed b. .ne Effects of Excessive
MISUNDERSTANDING Sent Home Last
NiGkt-Fuu Particulars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Free Trade and PrOteC'
ton Discussion in the
British Parliament
A CRISIS ON

Not Since the Home Rule Split Has
There Been Such Keen Interest-Nr.
lain's Fiscal PoIicy-Sir Michael
Beach Wishes to Know if m
lain's Opinion is That of the United
States. The Question is on the Re-
peal of the Grain Tax.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

two yards away, Mr.. Aycock glanced
up from his paper and looked at him.
Mr.. Bobbitt ommenced to write on the
blank side of the torn dodger and Mr..
Aycock, after noting this, resumed
| reading.
At the time several sorters were hurry
ing in and out OF the lobby, conveying
satchels and parcels, three guests were
IN front Of the clerks desk and several
others We're ~lOunging around the lobby.
No one vas paying any particular at
tention TO ach other and consequently
Mr.. BObbitt's deed vas unobserved at
the precise ome il occurred. though
prevented SO quickly was ii accom-
If it had been il could not have been
pIished.
Nothing was suspected until the ex-
act moment a pistol shot rang out with
shocking s~uddenness. and all Eyes
quickly turned 70 see d smoking re-
VOlver fall from Nr. Bobbitt's right
hand, his mouth open and his head fall
on the back OF the settee. He had fired
q bullet into his right temple. Death
was instantaneous, and came without
moving him from his sitting posture.
JUST AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
The deed caused much confusion and
soon the lobby OF the hotel vas packed
with excited people.
DR.. .. D. Bell. the coroner. was sent
for and soon arrived on the scene. As
the cause of death was we'll known he
did not examine the body as the coro-
nef, but as a physician. He found that
the bullet had entered the right tenaple.
penetrated the brain and passed out
Of the head just above the left ear.
The ball then passed through one of the
lower panels of the double doors, which
We're closed at the time, and lodged in a
post on the outer edge OF the front
piazza.
y search of the pockets OF the dead
clothes revealed a number of pa
pers, a check, several other articles and
the note written on the back of the torn
dOdSer. 1t WI as follows:
DR.. Burbank: Please come 20 The
Orion. Bring brother with you. Tell
him to look in my pockets. He will
find everything all . X.
w. H. BOBBITT.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
HE VAS VERY COOL

1t was Go o'clock said Nj. Bonitz.
when I saw NJ. Bobbitt. I was on my
way 10 where Nj. Geo. Q. Gaylord is hav
ing a new store erected on North Front
street. and which building I have in
charge. He was sober. coo and Very
pleasant. l chatted with him several
minutes and named an hour. later. when
I would return 10 see him and when
some papers could be signed. I also
saw him last week and Monday in his
room at The Orion. Upon the latter oc-
casion 1 did notice I peculiar circum-
stance. He made some trihing re-
mark and tore up a check for So on a
bank in Lynchburg. The check was
endorsed by his brother and 10 me ap-
pearei good.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

The centlped doesn't mind a little
thing like having one foot in the grave.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
SENT HOME.

Last night the remains Of the unfor-
tunate a accompanied by his broth
er, were sci via the Atlantic Coast
Line 70 his home in Marion, where he
has a wife ana a son The deceased
was a man of tremendous size n was
81 years of age. He was a government
land entry clerk in Mcdowell county
and was a dealer in real estate. Many
Wilmington people knew him. as he
had visited this city a number Of times.
The deceased was a first cousin of
Mrs. A. Nathan and Messrs. s. 4. and
Nathan Schloss, Of this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
June .. 1903
THE BROTHER IN QUESTION.

The brother mentioned in the note is
Mr.. James VI. Bobbitt, OF Greensboro.
VINO was a patient At the James Walker
Memorial hospital at the time of the
tragedy, though not seriously sick. He
was ut once notified of his brothers
tragic end and a short time afterwards
he was at the scene of the fearful
event. The body OF his brother he had
moved to the undertaker's establish
ment of Mr.. James F. WooIvin. on
Third street. between Princess and
Chestnut, where it was prepared for
burial. 1t was found necessary to en-
balm the body.
The two brothers came to the city last
Friday to close a deal with the Will
mingtOn Stone and Construction Com
pany for the manufacture of the hol-
low concrete blocks, the state light for
the manufacture OF which is held By
Mr.. James II. Bobbitt and from whom.
though an agent, the here
obtained the rights for a certain terri
tory in North Carolina.
The brothers went to the beach and
until Sunday, when they return
ed TO the city and Mr.. James VI. Bob
bitt went to the hospital and Mr.. w. H.
BObbitt went to The Orion TO stay.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
CAUSE UNKNOWN.
WHAT MIR AYCOCK SAW.

The nearest man 10 Mr.. Bobbitte al
the time the tragedy occurred was Mr..
W. T. AycOck. who is b~ookkeeper of
the extensive Whiteville Lumber Com
pany. WhiteVille. y. -. He IS a neph-
ew OF Governor Charles b. Aycock and
arrived in the city Monday night 10
meet his sister. Mss Flora Aycock, and
his small brother. Master Ben, who had
been visiting in Goldsboro and stopped
here on their way home. The two re-
turned TO Whirevine yesterday after
NOON.
The unfortunate occurrence" said
Mr.. AYcOck 10 a Messenger representa-
tive, has made me somewhat nervous,
especially when l think of what might
have resulted had our positions on the
settees been reversed or had Mr.. Bob
bitt been a left handed man. I saw Mr..
BOnbitt when he was at the clerks
desk and l noticed him again when he
wac writing the note, but did not pay
any attention TO him again until 1 head
the report of the pistol. To me the
report sounded somewhat muffled. prob
bly, on account OF the muzzle being
pressed closely against Mr.. Bobbitts
temple"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

tically being governed under such 4
condition during the flood and there is
no place for INSCRIPTIONS persons.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08
Queen victoria's 8 Bible Glass.

Queen Victoria's home when she
was staying in the city OF London was
Buckingham Palace. Here here was
quite an army Of servants, many Of
whom we're married and had children,
and 80 the Queen made up her mind
to form Bible class for the special
benefit Of these children. The Queen
taught the class herself and many Of
the. children who have since grown up
to be nan and women, we are told,
look back with intense pleasure and
pride to the time when they hs.d the
Queen of England fur taeir Sunday
school teacher.
In teaching her class the Queen
would choose chapter in the Bible
which the scholars would read in turn,
verso by verse. She would then ex-
plain the more difficult passages in the
simplest language and point out what
lessons were to be learned from the
chapter. The service would then be
closed by the singing Of some fav-
orite childreu's hymps and prayer.
-Church Eclectic.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08
COT TON TERs 4 |. j D
Words of Vvdslom rom the -A eyriic, lt,ar.al
@s sssr ttsnenf, sss 8 II

81 & Z. q B

test its quality FOR the Reproduction 81
the qualities desired TO be perpetua.
ted. All plants that do not como ur
70 the standard ase TO be discarded ia
the second year and the sead Of only
the very best are TO Be nsed for plant
ing the third gear. By y The beginning
of the fourth year q suf1icient amply
of highly selected seed for seeding q
large plsntation will be obtained.
The system Of selection can be iindeti,
nisely continued, however, from year
70 year on Q tract Of ground set apart
for that purpose, and thus the quality
cf the cotton, can be kept up to a high
standard or constantly improved.
H Mr.. Wehhe. makes an important
suggestion as TO the possibility Of
combating the Mexican cotton boil
Weevil by seed selection. In examin-
ing felds,of upland cotton ii different
parts Of Texas he observed ccasional
individual plants, in badly infected
fields, that had set and matured almost
ell Of their bolls. while adjoining
plants were almost denuded. Wheth-
ser such plants possess q degree Of re-
.sistance or not, and whsther this pos
sible resistance will Be, transmitted to
their progeny, he says, remains to be
determined, but he thinks it probable
that some plants may be discovered
and propagated which will be distaste-
ful to the weevils. He tells Of sxper-
iments in Texas in 1901 and 1909 with
varieties Of Egyptian cotton FOR. the
purpose OF noting the effect upon them
of the boil veeyil. The weevil was
found to DO aestructabIe of all varie-
ties observed except the Nit Afifi cot
ton. Three acres oftfis variety were
grown on land where the crop had
been destroyed by weevils the previ-
Gus year. About two hundred feet
distant was q sm ,ll patch Of upland
cotton. The weeyils appeared on the
upland cotton early in the season and
almost entirely destroyed ;t. They
did not appear on the Amt Aft until
the middle Of October and damaged it
very little. The Nit Afif yielded
about ] ,066 pounds per acre, while the
upland variety yielded about 200
pounds per acre. This was In spite of
the Iaot that the upland cotton was
much earlier than tie Egyptian and
.wonld normsi;y. be expected 10 pro-
duce 9 much larger crop in the boil
Weevil district owing to this fact. B. #
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08
GRASS CULTURE,
,rhe Value Of Agricultural Lands Ii
Europe aHa America.

No the Editor Of The; News and
Courier: You have printed in the
past two weeks extracts from Mr.. O.
wv. Howard, ,a work on grasses and
forage crops in the South, showing
the one great advantage Cd be gained
in the cultivation Of ofalfalfa or Luoerne
and Bermuda grass is that once eastab-
3lished in the ground they remain for
years. giving q alargs return each year,
with small expenses for the cutting
and curing, and only requiring replen-
ishing with Fertilizer every third year.
Following up these statements, Mr.
Howard has this to Say in reference to
the benefits Of grass culture:
~ 'A planter owning / 900 acres' Of
fair land In the South is q poor man.
he could not sell his land probably
for more than soto s10 per acee. He
looks North and u finds land rsoging
from $50 20 5000 per acre, while in
England Holland and Belgiula it is
worth from $500 to $500 per acre.
Why this differenoe2
In the United States, If we put our
finger on tho States or parts of. States
lin which land sells at the highest
price, we stall find that there the
greatest attention is paid TO the oulti-
walton Of grasses and forage plants.
In Europe the same rules holds
good. The cheapest lands are those
|of Spain, where little attention ia pa;; !;
TO grasses. The value Of land .,:sss
|exacay il proportion TO che attention
which is given To- them; in Englead
and Holland reaching something's to
| 81 ,000 per acre for farming purposes.
This land value eliminates in LON
hardy where irrigated meadow lands
rent fc. rom $50 to s10D per acre.
Withont exception in Europe and
America, where q large portion of land
s 81 81 gTEss or forage crops, tna piice
og land is nigh. Oa the other. hand,
fheraver on either continent the grass,
ss dc rat rsceive attention landed sa,
tat is comparatively OF iioW value.
heconclusfon is isresistible thas d
Ylsgge attention 20 the cultivated grass,
leo is essential not oaly 10 oYed
lpgriculture, bat also 70 4 high value
ENf Ia5sS es,4se. Nv here this occars
|Ethare must be- larss nnnbersof HOSES
Isor males cattle and sheep, These
provide sa attendance Of manure,
Where shese is an ab sndance OF =, !.
marc there Nili be 3lariye drops. Where
sHere aro large drops lans will be val
IuahIe. Tfoss resGiy foKoB from The
grass crop as Tie fttst cansy. 81
lie aaxqpt tags oe an vestSS ~ !, mones
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08

hv H0r06f9 Oe eE1f8UuGfSA UUyEJD 1Q
.h.rga Of the slant bresding laboras cor y
n The department. os agriy culture. "a q
urovement Of 'cotton by seed selco,
.;on." :" in the year hook of the depart
men, mel, OF agriculture, pun Slished today,
contains suggestions which, If geners
.llv adopted. would lead to 4, large ST; / a. !.
.-ease in the cotton production of the
limited States. The extent 10 which
4 ia possible BY the adoption of ssieIn-
.;ao methods Is shown BY Tie fsct
that, while the average yield Of cot
I'm in the United States is o,.ly about
100 pounds Of lint per acre, siaids va
wing from 500 TO 500 pounds ber acre
,,e frequently obtained on many Ieree
carefully cultivated tracts. . Mr..
Webber does not believe that ID possi-
hle to greatlyiincrease The 5tj acreage de.
voted to cotton ia tie q nited States.
He says there is little opportunity for
extending the industry into new re-
,ious, and while 4 much. larger acre
aas Of cotton coNld be grown In the
old cotton producing States Il neoes. m
sity demanaedit. there is atendency
iD these States toward Ijtdiyersified
farming rather than further spsciali-
,ation in cotton production He CON-
eludss, therefore, that the most inn
! portant problem now before cotton
growers seems to be that OF increasing
! the production on the Same acreage
rather than extending the acreage it,
self. He thinks that while cotton
growing in other countries is capable
fbeing considerably extended, ]. such
extension will doubtless be allow and
will only slightly affect the industry
in this country, and that tho Ameri-
can planter should strive, by the ap-
plisation OK improved methods and
machinery and thts use Of improved
varieties OF cotton, ,ta yielding more and
better staple, to keep we'll in advance
! Of competitors IN foreign countries
]Shere cheaper labor is available.
MIR. Webbey recognizes that the
character OF the soils the factor Of
greatest importanc He believes
however, chat there il great opportun-i
Pity Of improving Ethe industry on ali
bands, bothRgood and poor, and he es-s
|simates that the cotton crops could be.
gdQubled on the Bame acreage now q,
!urown BY proper attention t,!two FAC
Ho,a eceass,rv fo a,, y 7 !, s & u 81
universal use !: &c good sead and careful;
snstihudas OF s:llaee aad fertilizins.5
while both of these factors contribute
largely to s,,ccess Mr.. Webbaf a..
3|ieyes that sha ,ns,,efa B IS & % voodl \ 81
Iced il nrnbshl 3 1noya 81 ,r,anlv ovsr es,.
Booked than tl s :. s,sar 80 c,,t;ya,;nr
3is obaasvst ]; m S. oy;, s a. M Z smI,n Rae
abe planters nss sssd al.s,s {, !. Is In, ~
from nnhl;. s,;ns aho,,. y ,,h;ol s. q,
u
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08

Stops couGh and Works or Tue Colo.
laxative Bromo Quinine; Tablets
cure q, cold In one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price % cents. q. q B & ..I,sl !. 3. I.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08

- Everybody longs to be farmer
except the one who is.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-16
FUNERAL HELD HIS MORNING
Remains of Baptiste SavOr-
min Laid to Rest

The funeral of Baptiste Savornin
was held from St. Paul's church at
10:30 this morning, Rev. Father
Burns officiating. The deceased was
regular and faithful communicate
in the church, and was a member of
Father Burns congregation.
A solemn high mass was said by
the pastor, and Mrs. P. B. Roberts
sang a solo. The sermon which fol-
lowed was peculiarly touching, and is
SPOKEN of as one of the most meritor-
ious ever preached by the esteemed
pastor of ST. Paul's in Winnemucca.
Ihe remains were followed to their
last resting place by a large number
OF friends and relatives of the de-
ceased, and inferred in the Catholic
cemetery. Leon Pascal, Felix Poulin.
Jonn Etchart, Joseph Blanc, G. Silve
and Eugene Gallant acted as pail
bearers.
Henry Savornin, a brother, and
Joseph and Angelo Savornin, a neph-
CIV and niece of the deceased, all liv-
ing in Winnemucca, are the only rela-
ives he had in this country, but a
brother and two sisters in France sur
vive him. He was born in France,
liza was 43 years old.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-16
SOME POINTS
IN THE NOTE
BuIgaria's Present and Fu-
ture Situation as Repre-
Sented to Powers

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 15.-Follow-
ing are some of the points in the note
which Bulgaria has just presented
to the powers:
What the Bulgarian government
had foreseen, as expressed in its note
Iof June 20, of the development of af-
fairs in Turkey has become amply
verified. The Turkish government is
systematically annihilating the Bull
garian people.
THE mobilization and concentration
of such great forces in European
Turkey. under the pretext of suppress
ing the revolution, gives Bulgaria rea-
son to suppose that at an opportune
moment she will be attacked by
Turkey.
"The Bulgarian government can no
longer remain Indifferent to the pres
ence of such situation which Is
OF nature calculated to bring about
hostile collision between Turkey and
Bulgaria.
IF the great powers do not take
measures to give the sublime porte
counsels of wisdom and of moderation
the Bulgarian government will be
obliged to take the necessary steps to
be ready for every eventuality and to
not be taken by surprise"
The American consul at Beirut tele-
graphs that the situation there is tran
quill, although some fears are enter
tanned of disturbances on the occa-
sion of the Feast of the Cross.
The consul adds that a good i'm
preston was created by Rear Admiral
Cotton's conference with Nazin Pasha.
the acting vail of Beirut, and the lat
ter's repressive action, as already re-
ported by Admiral Cotton to the
authorities at Washington.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 15.-Twenty
thousand Bulgarian reserves, belong
ing to three divisions on the Turkish
frontier have been called to the colors
SALONIA, European Turkey. Sept.
l15.-A band OF one hundred and twenty
insurgents posted at Baroritza killed
thirty Turks in a recent engagement
and retired to the mountains without
sustaining any losses. Fifty Turks
who were wounded in the fight at
Wichu Sentember 18th have arrived
here.
A band organized by Greek notables
near Drama is trying to destroy the
village of Gyurejik.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-16
GLIMPSES
OF PARADISE
Interesting Budget of News
Sent in by Silver State
Correspondents

PARADISE, Sept. 15.-(Special cor
respondence Daily Silver State)
communication received this week,
we are informed that Rev. w A. Fort.
ner, pastor of this charge for the COM
ing year will arrive about the Both
inst.
Mrs. Shelley has returned from her
visit to California and will remain
with her parents during the winter.
The Paradise public school opened
on September 8, with Mr.. Hill as
principal. A pleasant and profitable
year is anticipated.
Work is progressing rapidly on Mr..
Pasquales new hotel. An attractive
double veranda is being put around
the entire building.
Rev. NJ. w. Frary, former pastor,
inteds to make sort visit to the val
ley before assuming the duties of the
Battle Mountain charge.
Two threshers in the valley will start
work Tuesday morning. Full crews
have been secured. The farmers are
confident of better yield than that OF
last year.
Mr.. ]. d. Bradshaw has begun oper-
ations on a new dwelling which prom
ises, when completed to be one of the
finest homes in our valley. Messrs
Geo. Lanthier and Hugh Bradshaw are
doing the work.
A social hop will be given in Audi
torium Hall next Friday evening. The
Riley Brothers will furnish the music
The last dance given on September 4
by the young ladies, was pleasant af-
fair and it is hoped the coming occa-
sion will be equally enjoyed.
A number of our young people are
making a move for higher education:
| Miss Edith Burge and Albert Stock
are students of the U. of N; Miss
Elsie Case is musical student at the
| University of the Pacific. In few days
| Miss Belle Bradshaw who has com
pleted the commercial course at the
U. of N, will leave for Heald's Bus
mess College, where the young lady
will take up special work; shortly
Lille Byrnes will leave for Reno tc
attend school there. Harry Lye is con
templating a year of study in the .SaT
Jose Business College. Does not this
look we'll for our small community.
| JACK AND JILL.