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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
FOR SETTLEMENT OF STRIKES.

We believe that a long step toward
preventing labor strikes and settling
disputes tive employers and en-
ployes would be maze were a law
adopted providing for the Incorporation
of labor unions and giving such unions
and organizations as become corpora
tons the same standing before the
courts as have all other incorporated
bodieEallowing them to sue and be
sued before any of the courts Of the
country and giving suoA other advan-
tages as may seem fit and proper to
such unions over those which do not
become corporate bodies and further
providing for compulsory arbitration
under supervision OF the courts of all
such matters of dispute after parties
thereto had failed to come to an agree
ment within a certain length of time.
: This law should be made as strict
toward and as binding on the one side
as on the other.
If the employers have the right to
writs of injunction against their for
employees, then the latter should be
given the same privilege against the
employers to prevent a X until
the matter in dispute has been settled
by the court of arbitration, and the
court should be given the authority
and means to enforce its judgment.
A fine imposed against those now en-
ploying labor can be enforced, for near
ly all are incorporated. Their only
redress against striking members of a
union is through an injunction, which
process has become 50 odious to a large
majority OF the people.
Most Of the unions have money in
their treasures, tn many instances very
large sums. Were these bodies incorpo-
rated fines against them could be col
lected and the almost universally de-
nounced government by injunction in
the treatment of strikes by the courts
would be done away with.
We think a law Of this kind, drafted
in terms equally fair to both employers
and employees would be acceptable to
both sides, and would tend in a large
degree to put an end to the strikes. 1t
certainly would have the effect Of pre-,
venting such violent scenes and law
lessness as followed the great Chicago
strike, the Pennsylvania oal mink
| strike and the Colorado miners strike.
Strikes could be settled on a fair near
ing by an authoritative body before
the heat Of passion had carried either
side to the extent of causing such vio-
| lence and lawlessness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
OUR HENRY CLEWS LETTER.

According to the views of Henry
ctal letter. there is a bright time ahead
for the farmer. Growers of grain and
of cotton have before them such pros
poets as to make the whole nation re-
joice. When the farmer prospers the
balance of mankind is in good condi-
ton financially. AS to n future out
look and the present condition their
letter says:
We have enjoyed another week Of
admirable crop weather, and experts
are now figuring on $500. 900, zoe bu-
shells of corn, $4,000 o bales of cot
ton and 625, 600, 900 bushels OF wheat,
these figures allowing for the fact that
condition of cotton and corn may fail
off somewhat during August. AS pro-
ducerS are generally securing prOfita-
BILE prices-even 9-cent cotton yielding
more than an average profit fol-
lows hat interior merchants should
experience a reasonably satisfactory
season; for in spite of industrial
growth the agricultural interests are
still the backbone of our national
wealth.
There has been no material change
in the general cotton situation from
that OF a week age, although the mar
ket at one time scored a sharp ad-
ance on the steady covering Of
shorts, together with some new spec
ulative buying, mostly for foreign ac-
count. For some time past the marker
a appeared to be in an overSold COLI
dition, brought about by the fine crop
prospects. 1t is noticeable, however,
that there is little inclination to sell
when prices break below 9 1-2c., i.
being feared that any adverse wealth
er conditions in the future would be
followed by a sharp advance. The To-
cal bulls have undoubtedly been en-
couraged to buy the late options Oh
h failure of h market to further
weaken in face Of the beariSh sur
round1ngS-eyen the absence of an
increased demand for spots being
without much effect. 1t is generally
believed that these local professionals
are now. long Of a large line of con-
tracts which they are holding for
speculative purposes, at>prices some
what below the present level. Euro
pean AID American spinners have ais
bought a liberal supply or options
during the past two months, which
has aided materially in strengthening
the local position OF the bulls, as these
hedges will not be sold out until the
actual cotton has been purchased in
the south. The small stocks remain
ing IN this country Will also be a fac
tor against the shorts until new cotton
Is offered from the south, which will
be much earlier than last year. The
immediate future depends mostly upon
the temper Of speculation and the
weather conditions in the south, as
both traders and spinners would buy
only On a moderate scale il the pres
ent very favorable prospects for a
large yield continue much longer.
frrnrnRa1 sr -
affected by h new political disturb
ances and is doing a smaller spot bust
ets and Fall River Is threatened
with serious labor troubles when
+ factors against any further In
portant advance at present
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

or Aunt Mary and never heard you
speak Of them before, I am sorry on
your account. Perhaps he ought to
have been more careful about getting
in the way of a.mule's hind leg. but
no doubt he acted according 10 his
best Judgment"
b went down and broke the news
to Jane, who shut off her song and
handled the hardware more tenderly,
but just as she came upstairs n hand
organ man stopped in front of the
house and began to grind out a merry
air, and Mr.. Bowser sprang to his
feet with:
Nov, then, this is too much, too
much. Here / sit thinking Of Uncle
Ben. and out there that NAM
But how car he known protested
Mrs. Bowser. He'll probably play
one time aad tl:en be of. You might
as we'll say that b. street cars should
be stopped running"
II want to get my hands on him
once"
but If you are full Of grief over
yo9r Elcle Ben you shouldn't go out
and row with a hand organ man. Look
at things as they are and not as you
would have them"
try to read the paper, while the cat,
which had also got on to the fact that
Uncle Ben was 4 mule kicked man,
walked around on tiptoe and purred
very softly.
1T seems to me that some of the
neighbors ought to have come In by
this time" said Mr.. Bowser after
awhile.
But why?' asked Mrs. Bowser.
Have any Of them been told that your
Uncle Ben has been kicked? Even you
cannot say that lie is dead yet. We
can't expect any OF them to come In"
Mr.. Powser leaned back and closed
bis eyes and wondered over the selfish
ness of the world. But not for long.
At the end of FIVE minutes the voices
Of men in song on the street aroused
him. and he got to bis feet to exclaim:
Here come three or four Ioafers
singing at the top Of their lungs, and
by the horn spoon If l stand it any
longer
But you must" replied Mrs. Bowser.
You can't go M and
But l can and will. IL I cannot
make them respect my grief one way I
will another. Let 90 OF me-"
She tried 10 hold him. but as the knot
of men came opposite the house they
struck a higher note. and out he went
He yelled as he struck the steps and he
yelled as he reached the gate, and then
Mrs. Bowser and the cat saw five men
whirling and tossing and disappearing
INTO the darkness. Mr.. Bowser bad
started in to reform II. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Ghe @essrmer,


The governors reply to the protest
OF the chamber of OF this
city regarding his action as to the To-
cation Of the encampment of the state
guard was received yesterday.
What the governor had to say We do
not yet know. The president Of that
body would not, of course, give out
the letter for publication until it had
been received by the chamber of COM
merce.
We are informed that as soon as
practicable the chamber Of commerce
viii meet, and then the letter will be
laid before it, and such action thereon
as is deemed proper will be taken.
Then We hope to lay the governors
letter before our readers.
This matter has created a good deal
Of interest in the state. A number OF
the state papers have commented
upon it. The Greenville Reflector
says:
If Wilmington don't find out "how
come" the encampment to go to More
head IT will not be the rault of the
chamber of commerce.
We will say to The Reflector that
we do not expect n Wilmington
chamber of commerce will ever be
able to obtain from the governor sat
isfactory information as to why, under
the circumstances. he ordered n en-
campment TO be held at Morehead in
stead OF at Wrightsyille-Mind you,
we know not a wor of n contents OF
that letter. We simply mean that he
governor cannot give any satisfactory
He may, of course nave rea-
sons which he may never give to the
public, but which the public may
guess, and we reckon the Durham
Herald came near hitting the BULBS
eye when it said:
Wilmington should remember that
the governor might have been work
ing in the interest of the states rail-
IA and the states hotel.
But we must possess our souls In
patience and await the disclosure by
the chamber OF commerce Of the con
tents of h governors letter. Wheth-
er or not that Will give any reason for
the selection of the encampment site
We do not know. Anyhow, whatever
the governor has to say, we will give
to u readers as soon as the chamber
of commerce will allow US to do so.
We do not suppose this body will fol-
low the precedent recently establish
ed by our chief executive and keep
the matter secret, on the ground that it
is a public document of a private ma
ture, and therefore should not be
published.
The people of Wilmington have
good company in their contention
with state authorities because Of the
latter's alleged arbitrary and unjust
conduct toward them. The people OF
Atlanta are protesting against the ac-
ton of the legislature of Georgia be-
cause of certain legislation regarding
their city, and the city council has
taken the matter UP and protests
against the passage of al act in refer
ence to hat city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Golfers Weekly evidently thinks
that, u for Mr.. R~ooseveits attitude
toward the south and the negro ques-
ton, the solid south" would soon be a
political condition OF the past. We
would like TO know that papers views
as to what would have been the results
regarding this question had Mr.. Nc
Kiniey lived to fill out his second pres-
idential term, and had followed the pol
icy indicated by his words and actions
toward the close Of his life. Their Is
doubt that had he lived The attitude
of the two sections toward each other
would have been very different from
what they are now as the consequences
of President Roosevelt's course.
In discussing the st. Louis convention
Golfers Weekly says:
Political animosity, as shown at the
convention, can not be eradicated as
long as the south is solid. 1t must for
its cure, await an issue that will make
bot parties wooers. Mr.. Roosevelt has
done much by lack Of tact or for per-
sonal and party reasons to postpone
the day when Mason and Dixon's line
shall be ancient history. BY so doing
he has strengthened the party and in
jured his country, and We hope that he
will let the negro question alone if he
serves a second term. 1t is not great
craftsmanship to solidify one section
Of the country by the injury Of another,
and the south was undoubtedly pro-
crossing with it's negro problem be-
fore the president took a hand, with a
series Of episodes which eliminated in
the republican plank in favor OF cut.
ting down of representation. Senator
Lodge is a very poor advisor for Mr..
Roosevelt. He is a bigoted partisan,
and he represents a state and region
which are least in sympathy with the
south m least understand its diff
culties and their solution. The presi-
lent Of the whole people should learn
about each section of the country from
the wisest and best representatives OF
that section. To view Mississippi from
the standpoint of Massachusetts is to
be unjust by falling in that universal
sympathy which we have just descri5-
ed as part of Lincoln's greatness. We
recommend to the president a Special
study of Lincoln's view of southern
difficulties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
The Woes Of Bowser
He Finds the World Selfish and Starts Out to Reform Il
by TacklinS Five Men. Owing to and All On
Account Of Uncle Ben's lllness.

nent in your soul? As you stood here
whistling and singing and yanking
did no feeling come TO you that this
was a house OF mourning: IL evident
ly didn't. but by the living jingo"-
The young man made a dodge and
a break and went Gathering down the
steps and out Of the gate. aud Mr.
Bowser returned TO the sitting room
TO say:
Il can't make il out. There IL TIA
cook downstairs wrestling the pots
about and singing in u way 10 ru.
q dogs teeth on edge. Does she give
a thought TO my sorrow: Even IL ]
had Il telegram right here in my hand
that Uncle Zen was no more. would
that girl care two cents about it,
You couldn't expect her to-" an
swercd Mrs. 8owser. Her mother
died a month ago. but when I told
you OF i; you didn't run down to the
kitchen To express your sorrow. On
the contrary, you talked that evening
of learning TO play the fiddle. and you
went of to your bowling club and
had a good time"
Il must have misunderstood you.
a don't remember your speaking OF It
II / had known that her mother was
dead / should have offered my con,
dolence at once Will you go down
and tell her to stop her noise?'
Il will, but as your Uncle Ben may
not be dead
"Mrs. Bowser, I do not believe thai
you yourself appreciate the situation
I see no signs of grief in your face
You are looking as if you didn't IA
tally or not"
But I do care, OF c~ourse-that Is
] while I don't know your Uncle Ber
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
THAT VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEM
ICAL LOAN.

There are a great many people in this
section of the country now interested
in the affairs Of the Virginia-C Carolina
Chemical Company and others who
remember their former interest in it.
There was a good deal said last fall
about the big loan Of six million dollars
made by this company through j. P.
Morgan & Co., which concern charged
one million dollars for negotiating the
loan.
At a meeting a few days ago of this
company, Mr.. Harry Walters, who is
one of the largest stockholders, made
an explanation of the manner in which
this loan was made and why it's nego-
tiation had been necessary. After
stating that the company, owing to the
nature of it's business and the fact that
a large part of its output was sold to
farmers who bought on time, their
notes falling due in the fall, was fore
ed to have a large working capital, he
gave the following account of the nego-
tiation of the loan through J. P. Nor
gan e Co.:
The large Indebtedness is in the sum-
mer, the notes falling due in Septem-
Der, October and November. Last year
some of the officers came to my office
and said that the banks would not dis
count the company's paper. The COM
pany had between two million and
three million dollars falling due.
I told the officers to hunt up some of
the large stockholders and ask them to
use their influence to get the banks
to help them out. They did so. They
came back and said they had arranged
to make a loan for four months, with
the understanding that the company's
assets should be put I'D as security for
the loan. This proposition I was oppos-
ed to.
I took the matter to j. P. Morgan &
Co. They said: Mr.. Walters, you
know the conditions of the money mar
ket, but we will undertake it," j. L.
Morgan & Co. saw Blair & CD: and the
Morgan Trust Comany, and these three
concerns Joined in making h loan. A
conference was had, at which the loan
and security was discussed.
Mr.. Morgan said to those present that
if h company was worth helping,
what should be done was to re-estab-
yish its credit and not tie up it's assets.
An agreement vas finally reached thai
the company should pay ST. ZOO, 900 for
a Dan of $4,000, 900, the company to give
it's notes, bearing 6 per cent, for the
same. The company was to pay 6 per
cent. interest on such part of the $6,000,-
600 as it required. The company Dor
rowed about 81, 500, 600 of the $4,000, 600.
The note was made for six months, with
more. The bankers had to provide the
5000, 600 whether the company availed
itself of it or not; and the
credit was re-established.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Col. Harry Skinner has found out
that the sentiment of eastern North
Carolina is against the Watts law. All
federal officials have arrived at that
opinion since the republican state con-
vention adopted the demijOhn as the
republican emblem this year.-News
and Observer.
Wonder if it is meant to include in
this that federal judge who SO courag-
eously and conscientously came to tine
rescue of a democratic editor who was
about to suffer condign punishment
at the hands Of another federal judge,
and thereby rescued from utter extinc-
ton the liberty OF the press, % only of
and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

r. BOWSER came home the
" other evening in what seem
KA ell TO be a humble mood.
and during the dinner hour
he was SO unusually quiet and at times
sighed so heavily and put on such a
sad look that Mrs. Bowser was fairly
up n tree TO figure out what had hap
pened. When they had reached tie
sitting room she asked what had gone
wrong during the day. and after ioc,s.
Ing into vacancy for awhile and sigh
ing again he replied:
Nothing has gone wropS. SO far as
business IS concerned, but all day long
I ave been thinking Of the selfish
ness of the wor1d around us anu mar
Yelling at il. 1T is enough TO make one
wonder il We are really men and wo-
men instead of wolves and jackals.'
Yes, che world is selfish" unused
Mrs. Bowser. but not more SO than
ever. Ii you We're on your dying bed
tonight there would be dancing and
singing all around u.s."
There would, and it would be proof
that what We call the higher cultfva-
ton is only a sham. When I first
reached the Office this morning / re-
ceived q letter stating that my Uncle
Ben had been kicked by a mule and
might not live two days. l sorrowed
with him and his family and at once
wrote that l did, and l was at some
pains to tell Green that l was feeling
broken up, but did Green care two
cents whether Uncle Ben had been
kicked by a mule or tossed over a fence
by a bull? Not a care While I had
sorrow in my heart he was whistling
Yankee Doodle;' while I had tears in
my eyes he was telling jokes; while
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

This is the best time o. the year we
could have for a strike Of the butch
ers. People do not need 81 much fresh
meat this hot weather. Vegetables and
fruit can largely take its place and are
more wholesome. 1t is to be hoped,
though, that the strike VIII be over be-
fore cold weather when the people will
want to resume their hot roast bee;
and the like.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

The News and Observer says eX-
Judge Albion w. Tourgee. is again
in trouble. We thought he had beer,
continuously in trouble all his life, es-
pecially ever since that affair in Ohio,
followed a while afterward by his shak-
ing from his feet the dust and from his
back the pe%nitentiary stripes of that
state, to come to North Carolina, car
pet bag in hand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Mr.. Fairbanks says his chief joy Is
in looking over his farm. It would be
cruel to disturb this joy. Let's let him
keep on looking-Durham Sun.
The trouble is. though. according to
Mr.. Dooley, Mr.. Fairbanks will have
more leisure for looking owe his farm
as vice president than as a member
of the senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Considering the fact that the Reose-
welt notification ceremonies are to be
SO simple and transformations there
seems to be a great deal Of caucusing
and plan-preparing over them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

When Judge Parker is elected there
will again be recognition Of the south
as a part of the country and she will
be represented in the cabinet and other
high official positions of the govern
ment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

We hope that When the sun goes
down tomorrow night the contest over
the dispensary will be over as complete
ly as will be the election itself; but
we fear not. There has been too much
bitterness and enmity stirred up for
quiet and good feeling t o be restored
at once,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

The Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Heraid
remarks that MIR. Cleveland is with us
this time" Reverse the proposition
Ind it will be more like the existing
fact: We are with Mr.. Cleveland this
time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
copyright. 1904. by T. c. Mcclure,

~RR r. BOWSER came home the
Nv other evening in what seem
KA Ell to be a humble mood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
A POET AND A BURGLAR.


AS a young man of twenty-four, /
was Keeping bachelors hall at an
aunt IN the country while she was
away for night, and one night a
AeaVy hand was laid on my shoulder IN
2 way to arouse me. 1 opened my eyes
20 blink and wink at the light of a
lamp close by, and pretty soon made
out the face and figure Of man bend
ing over me. He was a middie-aged
man, not at all tough-loolSing, and if
he hadn't had a pistol in his hand L
should have taken him for anything
but a burglar.
Then you-you are burglar
stammered, as I sat up and rubbed my
"Weu. call it that" he replied with
q smile. There are two charges here,
legally speaking breaking and enter
ing in the night time, and robbery
from a dwelling. That pretty nearly
makes me a burglar. I guess. Dld you
say you'd lunch with me this evening:
If so, come along. You had an empty
pistol under your pillow, but re
moved it before waking you up. Even
an unloaded pistol has been known TO
60 off. Are you coming
Like one in a trance I got out of oed
and dressed. and then preceded him
downstairs and into the dining ROOM
where I found the table spread for two
There were the remains Of cold ham,
bread and butter a bottle OF VINE, a
tumbIer of jelly, some cheese and a
bit of cake, and the intruder waved MS
hand over the table and said:
Just sit down and make yourself at
home. I had prepared lunch for one
only. but after discovering your pres
ence I put on the extra plate 1t IS
early in the night yet, and do not
care to leave for an hour or So
what do you intend to steal here?"
I asked, as he poured out the wine
please don't use the word steal,
he replied with a frOwn. Amy one
even a child-can steal and it's a very
low business. I intend to rob-rob is
the word-this house of it's silverware.
It is all packed up in that bundle over
there If I had a couple of men with
me I should take away some of the
paintings and rugs, as 1 see they are
worth removal. but 1 shall have to be
content with the silver. Excuse me
moment -