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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
ROOSEVELT AND MCKINLEY.

Students of civics agree that not on
~ has Mr.. Roosevelt carried out the
policies of William Mckinley in all
matters that fell beneath the attention
Of that great man, but that in every
thing that has since arisen he has fol-
lowed the curse that would have
that of Mckinley had he lived and
been confronted with h same
lens under similar conditions.-Baltl-
nor American.
Mr.. Mckinley never would have pur-
sued a course calculated to ALLEVIATE
the entire south by making appoint
ments to important positions OF ne
groes so distasteful to the white people
and persisted in forcing the negro on
those people as Mr.. Roosevelt has
done i'm the Charleston collectorship.
He would never have taken spite On an
entire community by closing it's post
office because the people were opposed
to having a negro woman for postmas-
ter. He would not have embodied in
an address to federal veterans On me-
mortal day the declaration hat the ex-
confederate soldiers were traitors. Mr..
McKinley's policy was to increase the
friendly feeling between the two Sec
tions whose people had been at war
with FAC other.
Mr.. Roosevelt has repudiated his
predecessors policy of reciprocity.
In his eyes this principle is almost as
repulsive to republican ideas as free
trade. Mr.. Mckinley was an advo-
cate Of reciprocity for the purpose Of
smoothing down what, to the republic
can eye, were the rough places in pro-
tective tariff. Mr.. Mckinley desired
reciprocity treaties between u gov
eminent and foreign countries. Mr..
Roosevelt will nave none of it.
As to the matter of civil service re-
form Mr.. Roosevelt has not only repu-
dated his predecessors views, but
has o back on his own past record
OF the subject
Mr.. Roosevelt since he has been pres
the executives authority on matters
of legislation entirely foreign to the
views Of Mr.. Mckinley.
The above are some of the chief mat
ters in which Mr.. Roosevelt has repu-
dated the ideas of his predecessor.
There are many others in which he has
pursued the same course. In fact, we
cannot see wherein he has carried out
a single idea or in a single instance
followed the conduct of the man whose
policy he promised the country he
would continue durin~ his encumbency
of the office Of President.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
NO TIP NEEDED.

The prediction of The Wilmington
Messenger has come true. 4 second
application for a receiver for the Allan
tic and North Carolina railroad has
been made before the report of the
committee is published. Perhaps some
body has inside information that the
report of the committee when made
public may reveal conditions that will
Justify a receiver? Who knows? One
feature OF yesterdays proceedings in
Raleigh that gratifies The Chronicle
is that this application for a receiver
was not granted off hand but that Il
date was set for hearing the matter a
reasonable time ahead.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
The fact that The Messenger last
week made the prediction that there
would o be made an application for
the appointment of a receiver of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
has been commented upon by other
papers as well as The Chronicle III the
above which we take from its issue OF
Tuesday. Il dees not seem to US that
any one should have. had to be sup
piled with inside information to be
able to make that prediction. We tax
it that II one who had taken the
trouble TO secure information as to the
condition of that road and who a
kept up with the trend Of events could
have seen that the private stockhold-
ers were not going to allow present con-
ditions TO continue. Whatever those
opposed to the receivership, sale or
lease may say. the time has. come
when there will be made a
change in the management of this
property. The people, who own the
majority OF the stock. and many of the
private stockholders demand this
change and it will come. The time
will soon come when this road will no
longer be a political lever in the hands
OF the party or clique in power, but
viii be reorganized and managed on
business principles so rs to bring a
revenue to the state and private stock
holders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
TO REORGANIZE RED CROSS.
a Plan PrOnosed That win Reconcile
All Present Differences.

Washington, May 3.-A plan for
the general reorganization Of the Red
Cross to-day submitted by Senator
Proctor to representatives of the par
ties to the controversy in that Of
ganization, which if accepted will
reconcile the differences that now
exist in the organization and will put
it or a permanent basis OF effective
ness. The plan was drawn by ex-
Secretary Foster at Senator Proctor's
request and contemplates the cooper
alton Of the national government in
the work of the organization.
1t contemplates the issuance of a
new charter by Congress, which shall
vest the control of the affairs of the
organization in a central governing
Body of Is persons. OF these IS, six
are to be appointed by the President,
who also is to designate the presiding
officer. For the present, the remain
ing twelve members are to be chosen
by the general association, the under
standing being that representatives of
both elements would be chosen, but
there is also a provision for subsidi-
airy state organizations, which after
they are organized are to be allowed
to name six of the II members. There
is a requirement for an annual report
to Congress and also for a yearly
auditing of accounts by the treasury
department. The plan, generally
speaking, is along the lines followed
After the conference Senator Proc
tor expressed the opinion that there
was an excellent prospect for sue
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
PRAISE FOR ATTORNEY HOL-
TON.
His Conduct OF the Whfskey Fraud
Cases Has Been Masterly--Reeolu-
tons on Judge SimOnton's Death.
Especial to The Messenger.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro, n. c., May 4.-The
special term of Federal court adj
journed here at four O'Clock. Judge
Boyd and District Attorney Holton
leave tonight for Asheville to begin
the regular term of court there, which
has been adjourned from day to day
since Tuesday, awaiting the termina-
ton Of the whiskey frauds case on
trial here. The defendants in that
case gave justified bonds for $40. 900
each. pending the result Of their
writs of error, certified to the Circuit
Court of Appeals, and were discharg-
ed from custody.
District Attorney Holton, who has
made such a remarkable fight in con-
Quoting this case, which has been one
or the most important and s~tupendous
ever tried in any court in the state.
was the recipient of many c%ongratu-
lations from local attorneys and citi-
zens. This Afternoon kilograms from
many of the revenue departments all
over n country began to pour in up
on him, n being from the depart
ment at Washington commencing his
prosecution and congratulating him
on the result. From Washington
came this:
You courage, zeal and mastery
preparation and presentatiin Of your
case enabled the jury to each a just
conclusion. You are to be heartily
congratulated and commended upon
the conviction Of these con%spirators
who have d~efrauded the government
Of its
Upon the adjournment Of court, the
members Of the bar assembled to hold
a memorial service on the death of
Judge .Sfmonton. John N. Wilson
was called to preside and T. J. Muir
ply acted as secretary. The commit
tee on resolutions. Messrs. r. D.
Douglass, ]. T: Morehead and w. p.
Bynum, through Chairman Douglass.
presented resolutions expressive of
the regret at the death of Judge ST.
monitor. n tributes to his memory
were made by Colonel Morehead, Col
onel John N. Staples, Judge Boyd,
District Attorney HoIton and Chair
man Wilson, after which the resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted, all
standing.
Judge Boyd then opened the Cir
cult court, the action of the bar was
presented, and the judge ordered h
same spread upon the minutes of the
court and copies be sent to the family
of deceased.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
Budding Time.

Old Pam, past master of the flute.
Thou lusty, dear, melodious brute,
Sit on your launches by my side,
And blow my spring dream open wide.
Puff out thy shaggy jowls and make
The honey bulbs of nature break
Abloom for joy; stir up the Juice.
The sap. the chlorophyl. and loose
Once more the tender. searching
strain,
While all the world goes wild again.
Puff out thy shaggy jowls and blow.
NOW high N clear. now soft II low,
Until the music stirs my feet,
And that vague ond masters me,
The panic or thy melody
All. Pan, Pan, Pan. one of thy boys
Still holds to those Arcadian joys
Those simple. d~eep-born. keen de-
lights
OF colors, perfumes. sounds and sights,
And love, love, love, when in the
spring,
The fiickerS pipe and thrushes sing.
Maurice m
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

Mr.. Roosevelt seems to find it as
hard to secure a running mate as to
get a suitable person to conduct his
A dozen or more men have
been approached regarding the posi-
ton of chairman of the campaign COM
and all have declined. No DOUBT
there are a good many members Of Mr..
Roosevelt's party who would gladly
take second ~lace on the ticket with
him, but no one yet has been found
suitable to him who is willing to do SO.
Speaker Cannon has been the asst one
Ito state implicitly that he would not
have the place were the nomination
rendered him. Mr.. Roosevelt does not
seem to be willing to leave the choice
of the vice-presidential candidate to
his party's national convention. He
seems to be afraid that the party will
Choose some one who will j~eopardiZe
the ticket. Perhaps he fears that a
man might be put upon it who would
develop more popularity among the
party men han himself. Mr.. Roosevelt
probably recognizes the fact that he
is to be the candidate of his party be-
cause of the necessity Of circumstances
more than on account of his own pop
ularity Or availability.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

The saving of time and shortening of
is the chief thought of rail
road managers these days. The latest
device Of this kind is the invention of
a German engineer by which passen-
gers can leave or board a train moving
lat rapid rate. OF this an exchange
says:
At Berlin, Germany, Engineer Mare
has been making experiments with his
new device to enable passengers to get
ION n off the fast trains while they
are in motion. A long siding has been
constructed on which runs an electric
carriage. The carriage is started
shortly before the train approaches
and as the express dashes past the car
lriage is attached to an exchanging
in which the passengers desiring
to leave the train are seated. In n
experiment a train was caught, 20
passengers exchanged and Mares car
riage back at the station within eight
minutes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

South Carolina, tell you 50. and feet
honored IN doing It"
any one think this mere clap
trap-that South Carolina to-day
accepts Lincoln as the greatest of
modern men. and that Tillman voiced
a platitude? The bloody shirt still
waves IN South Carolina. IL nowhere
else. and IL Is much to be doubted
III any member OF the old Hampton
aristocracy, which Tillman endorsed.
would feel safe in saying that.
And having said IL. with his friend
a face lifted a~dmiringly and
gratefully toward his, T1llman
plunged into more excuses of speech
and tore welkia into ibbon
Such a man is the despair OF anal
ysts. Men come here bitterly pretu-
diced against him. hating his name:
they meet him and so away his adj
mirers. puzzled about him. but trust
ing his unalterably. He is the raost
extraordinary compound in the
United States Senate.
He walked out GO the Senate into
tbs marble n day after a
speech which set the whole north
raving against this man who ate the
fiesh and drank the blood of negroes:
and IN he had said well justified
the raving. Ever his southern coll
leagues looked shocked.
Well" he said, meeting the writer.
Il suppose I'll be a demon in the pa
pers to-morrow. They'll leave out
al the serious things / said and
publish the hifalut!n. It's my fault.
though, and I don't min it"
Still. I would like to get my real ideas
before the people"
This man, the bitter enemy OF the ne
groes. according TO common report. "a
better loved by negroes han any man
in Washington. There is not n negro
not light up IL you mention Tfllman's
name. In moments OF unusual candor
Tillman has himself admitted that he
loves the negroes and that he Is proud
OF their owe That he is more liberal
toward the North. in his candid mo-
ments. than n other Southern Sena-
tor. is a fact well known.
Is 1t not strange. then, that some Pc
culiar mental twist impels this man OF
gentle life. of broad views, and of soft
and kindly character to hold himself
out as the worst representative OF saw
agery and the r~eactionary element In
civilization? Yet il would be unfair TO
call Tillman uncandid and a poseur:
when he is uttering these things he be-
lieves them.
A strange combination of character
istics is Benjamin Ryan Tillman, now
recovering from his illness on his South
Carolina plantation amid his loved and
loving "darkies. A strange man, little
know even by his colleagues. He will
be fortunate X this generation learns
him Alright; ii will be a miracle IL pos
terity ever knows the real man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

Now we have three bidders for the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
in the field. Two Of them are home
companies, that is, CORPORATIONS char
tered by our state, but no. one seems
to know who are behinu Them We do
not suppose that either of these COM
|panies would enter into a contract to
lease this property unless there was
some moneyed concern behind it. The
third and latest party to apply for the
road is a Philadelphia concern. 1t
strikes us the governor should let the
public know whom these companies
if he knows; or, if he does
not, he should find out and give the
information to the people. Whoever
they may be, if they are able to give
proper guarantees for payment of the
rental and keep the road in good con-
their propositions should be en-
Itertaine, and the most advantageous
accepted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
TO LEASE A. & n. c.
PHILADELPHIA SYNDICATE
MAKES PROPOSITION.
This Is the Third Offer Now Before
h Governor-The States Attitude
Toward the Application F'or Re-
ceiyer.
Especial to The Messenrer.)

Raleigh. y. c., May Sit is stated
this evening hat the governor has
a new proposition to lease the Allan
tic and North Carolina railway and
that this comes from a Philadelphia
syndicate. This is the third
tion. others being from the Atlantic
Railway Company and the Raleigh
and Pamlico Sound Railway Com
Acknowledgement Gilmer, when
asked h will be the states attitude
regarding the application for n re-
ceiver for the Atlantic and North
Carolina made by Cuyler, replied that
the state will resist TO the utmost the
appointment of a receiver. He cues
tons most seriously the power of the
Federal court to appoint a receiver
Tor state property. He does not be-
Heve there will be an appointment.
as he does not think the conditions
or circumstances warrant IL.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
TOBACCO COS. COMBINE.
and Bland Compa-
MES Amalgamatcd.

Richmond. Va. May 4.-The Hal
pin-Newcomb Tobacco Company. of
this city, and the Bland obacco
Company. OF Petersburg. Va, have
amalganated and the business of both
concerns will hereafter be conducted
under the name OF the Bland Tobacco
Company. The brans Of the Halpin-
Newcomb Company will be manufac-
tured at the Petersburg plant, but
the Richmond plant will be continued
for some time.
This consolidation was brought
about, it Is stated. by the fact that
the principal business OF both con-
Germs is with the New England mar
ket. and by joining hands a consid-
cradle saving can be effected.
The present officers Of both con-
Germs viii continue as before the
amaIgamation
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
NO ONE is BLAMED.
Report of Court Of Inquiry Upon the
Explosion on the Missouri.

Washington, May 3.-Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy Darling to-day
made public h report of the court
of inquiry upon the explosion on the
battleship Missouri off Pensacola
April IS. As stated in these dis
patches last night. the accident is at
tributed to a flare back" of gas re-
naming in the bore of the gun after
the discharge and the opening of the
breech, and no one Is blamed. Ad-
miral Barker. in endorsing the report,
points to the e of a restriction
upon the rapidity Of fire of big guns
with smokeless powder of unknown
quantities and the necessity Of inquiry
by experts into the nature of these
powders, with a view to revision OF
the management OF turrets and gun
practice. The department has not
yet acted upon the report.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

So ]. P. Morgan & &c. are to be the
fiscal agents of the government in the
matter of paying the purchase money
TO the Panama Canal Company of
France. What need our government
has Of a financial agent in this matter
we cannot see. The only thing for it
to do is to rut the money in the Paris
bank to the credit of the company.
The only reason for employing the ser
vices Of the Morgan Company is to al
low it to make a good commission out
of the funds transferred. Mr.. Morgan
Of course. will make a big thing out Of
it. He will probably get good pay from
our government in addition to his COM
missions from the company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
FINCH AN NTERsAr1oru ISSUE.


The Charlotte .,,brerverShas discov-
ereo tnat M. Finch. the gentleman
VINO causped so much trouble in this
state q short while ago. is also liable
- produce serious disturbances in a
lmuch broader field. In fact, he. ac-
become an international issue. The
observer. under the above heading.
has the following editorial on this
gentleman:
Russia complains that The London
Times representative ought not to
news on the high seas and
send it by Captain Finch's wireless
telegraph system to a point from
which 1T goes to the world. Why has
Captain Finch left Captain McBee out
of this international imbroglio he is
making? The Russian government
has gone the North Carolina state
government one better in the matter
lof punishment. 1t has given notice
lat Washington that it proposes to
shoot any man 1t may catch with the
Finch apparatus on the high seas
near where Japan is sinking any of
her shipS-if Japan will give her
time. The London Times calls Rus
Isia's attention to the fact hat the
boat she is disposed to complain
is English. and the contraband
invention is American. Wonder If
Russia knows about Finch and McBee
and their doings in this country?
surely, If she did, she would defer
her operations about the wireless till
after the war with Japan. These
two men are liable to give any gov
'ernment more trouble than any
'measly lot of Japahese ever could.
Let Russia heed the advice of The
London Times before tackling a man
an English boat carrying the
latest American invention"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

1t is time for Mr.. Roosevelt to close
some more postoffices in louisiana or
read the riot act to his republican
friends down that way. The republic
ans of that state will not allow a sim
gle negro to attend the national on
vention as a delegate. But as there is
only one candidate for president there
is little prospect OF colored delegates
from h south being able to make the
usual deal. So we do not think the ne
groes should kick.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

The time-worn injunction. Never
put on til tomorrow what you can do
today Is now generally presented In
this form: DO II today" That Is the
terse advice We want to give you about
that hacking cough or demoraIIzIng
cold with which you have been strug-
cling for several days, perhaps weeks.
rake some reliable remedy for it t.
day-and let that remedy be DR.. Bos-
chee's German Syrup. which has been
In use Tor over t~hirty-fve years. A few
doses OF 1t viii undoubtedly relieve
your cough or cold. and its continued
use for a few days will cure you COM
pieteiy. No matter how d~eep-seated
your cough. even IL dread consumntfon
mas attacked you lungs, German
syrup VIII surely enec a ire it
q done in thousands of apparently
hopeless cases OF lung trouble. Nev
trial bottles. Csc: regular size. TIC. At
all druggists. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

If q cold fingers, there Ia danger Of
pneumonia. If LaGrippe leaves the
lungs in an iniamed condition, there
Is great danger Of pneumonia. Pre-.
vent this fatal disease by using Ry-
dale's Elixir; IL cures colds quickly
and leaves the throat and lungs sound.
1t is the best remedy for that peculiar
infiamed condition of the lungs that
SO frequently follows LaGrippe. This
modern scientific throat and lung
r,medy is n safe remedy for young
and Did. in all throat and lung dis
eases. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

Mr.. Hearst can already form a fairly
accurate idea of what his friends did
for hfm.-Durham Herald.
He can be certain of one thing. They
have taken in all the funds he has
put up. whether they get him any
votes or not.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

That negro bishop in Chicago who
the other day prayeds IF consistent
with thy will, o God. when the presi-
dents term expires, sem him back to
the White house to serve another four
years" should also ave asked for 4
change of sentiment among the sena-
tors regarding Crum.s appointment or
for an amendment CT the rules OF that
body.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

1t looks like the government could
not make out such a plain ase OF fraud
after all in the Milton refinery cases Or
else somebody las packed a jury in
favor of the defendants. First reports
indicated that it was a perfectly plain
case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

Just now Judge Parker does not
seem to know which hurts most-to
have Bryan against him or Hill tor
~him.-Washington Post,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
TILLNAN.
DESPAIR OF ANALYSTS

Deliberately Places Himself i'm n
False Light Before the Public.
A CONSTITUTED ISuGaboo-In
Reality Is Leycl-Hcadcd. n Model
OF Sobriety, Beloved by Negroes,
and Proud of Their Affection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

Judging solely by his lack of opfn-
ions. Judge Parker would make an
ideal Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-23
COMMITTEE MEETS
 AT THE CLUB TODAY
WILL DISCUSS WAYS AND MEANS OF COMPLETING VULCAN FUND, FOR WHICH s4ooo IS NEDDED TO MAKE UP DEFICIT.

The committee of the Commercial club which has charge of the Vulcan statue for the worlds fair will meet this morn- ing at Il o'clock in the rooms in the Linn building. Important matters are to be discussed
 President Jackson has called the meet ing in order that ways and means of raising s400O needed to complete the Vul- can fund may be discussed. and some ac- tive measures taken to raise the money at once.
 The statue is practically completed and additional funds are badly needed. The last portions will be shipped away from Birmingham the first of next week and will arrive in St. Louis in time to be set up at the fair for the opening day The first carload has arrived in St. Louis and the work of erecting it has commenced The officials of the fair are very much pleased and have sent the Commercial club a telegram of congratulations
 President Jackson is anxious that every member of the committee be present this morning. as the committee is pledged to pay all the expenses of Vulcan, and un- less they raise it in some other manner the member of the committee will be forced to make up the deficit.