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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
THE A. & n. G.. RAILROAD.
stockholders Meeting-Mr. Bryan's
Report-He Dcnounces the Cover
nor's Investigating Committee.

Norfolk, Va, September 23.-The
stockholders Of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad met I'm New Bern, ~.
c.. yesterday afternoon with L. c..
Daniels in the chair.
]. w. Granger, OF Kinston, was
elected president, and d. J. Broadhurs,,
OF Goldsboro. secretary and treasurer.
The retiring report of President Jas.
A. Bryan showed during the
past year of $4,000. This is Sc. 600
more than Mr.. Rowland will pay for
the lease.
The most sensational feature of the
meeting was the -denunciation OF the
governors investigating committee by
Mr.. Bryan. He commented severely
upon their report. and said they did him,
gross injustice and great wrong In their
findings. He o up their report in de-
tail and showed wherein he thought
they had done him injustice.
Ar. Bryan referred to the fact hat
the governor had re-appointed every
member OF the old board of directors
under whom he had served. and said
mat such appointment. after the report
OF the commission was a complete VIM
d1catfon for him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
WILL FIGHT TO THE LIMIT.
McBee and Finch Declare That They
Will Accept No COmpronise0ot-
ton Plant Of South Carolina Pur
chased by the Progressive Farmer.
Fire at MOrriSSxiIle.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. n. c., September %.
The Cotton Plant. of Greenviile. S. g,
a we'll known farm paper. has been
purchased by The Progressive Farmer
of this city and the two publications
will be continued and published from
this place. Editor Clarence Poe of The
Progressive Farmer has just returned
from Columbia where he made the pur-
chase from James A. Hoyt, Jr., soH OF
the late Editor of The Cotton Plant J.
A. Hoyt. The paper has for twenty
five years been the organ of the agri-
cultural interests of the Palmetto state.
Last night at Morrissville. fire that
is believed to have been of incendiary
origin. destroyed about 81, 800 worth Of
property, including several barns, agri-
cultural instruments etc. mostly the
property OF r. S. Horne.
Although it is three weeks unit! the
state fair opens, there is already def
mite assurance of the largest exhibits
of farming implements and farm pro-
ducts in the history of the Fair Asso-
citation and the exhibits in all other de-.
partments are sure to out 10 form-r
records. The racing events too il is said
1850 @Hs ANooSN Nt1 LIN 4 S-ol u
the s14,000 purses for the North Carolina
circuit having attracted the best entries
In the history of the fair. Secretary
Pogue is enthusiastic over the outlook
for the fair.
Official report is received in the Office
of State Superintendent Joyner, OF the
establishment of two more local text
districts for the improvement of public
schools. One is at Marvin, in Cumber-
land county. and the other at Mackles-
field, in Edgecombe county.
Just a week from today the Repub-
lican executive committee for this the
Fourth Congressional district meets in
a third attempt to name a candidate
for Congress to oppose Congressman
Ed w. Pou. Their is much talk now
Of nominating F. d. Jones, of Gulf,
chairman of the committee. Jenkins, OF
Vance, Dockery and Bernard. of Wake
are also being urged by their friends.
There is no indication hat the COM
mittee is any more agreed now than
they were at former meetings.
Counsel for McBee and Finch in their
case in the Superior court i'm which they
are charged by the staye with conspira-
cy in their proceedings to secure a re-
ceiyer for the Atlantic and North Car
DINA Railroad Company, declare that
no compromise whatever will be accept
ed by them. That the state must either
come right to the scratch and make a
fight for conviction, or else simply take
to the bushes and abandon the prose-
cution. acknowledging that there is nc
ground for the charges. They say thai
il ever the case comes to trial, as they
do not believe it will however, that
there will be some OF the most sensa-
tional evidence in defense that has yet
developed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
She Was Too Cautious.

A Minnesota woman-a teacher in
college, circles-came to Chicago to
visit a prominent public institution
and learn something of it's methods Of
instruction, says the Chicago Record
Herald. She la been informed that
some of the faculty would meet her at
the depot.
When the day came for her visit
the president Of the institution inform
ed the faculty that he would meet
Miss B. with his w carriage and
bring her safely to them. He was
chaffed not a little by the others. he
being a bachelor and quite an admirer
of Miss BIS educational work, al
though he had never met her.
On her part the Minnesota woman
had read lurid reports of Chicago, and
h could not have been moro on the
defensive if she had fallen into a den
of thieves. Therefore. when a rotund
man, rather carelessly dressed, ap-
preached her, whip in hand, she
turned her back OIL him.
Are you going to the - insti.
tute?" he asked. forgetting the distin.
guished woman's name in his surprise
at his reception.
Eyes. But 1 shall not need your
services" and r. stalked past him
Il beg your pardon, I am
Yes, 1 know. You are one of those
Chicago hackmen. and I haven't any
use for you I dOn't want TO see wher,
the tunnel caved in o buy the Ma,
sonic building"
But madam"
! Don't you madam me. I'm a re
spectacle single woman, and TIL cal
the police if you speak to me again.
He went back TO the waiting edh'
Gators and told them the woman from
Minnesota had missed her train. He
a just finished relating his expert
ences when she drove UP in a dilapi
dated hack, and, rointing to him with
her umbrella. said
That's the very same hackman tina
I saw at the depot. I dare say hs
would have brought me NO cheaper
hut you can't be too careful in a place
like Chicago"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

Hon. c. R. Thomas and Ex-Judse
Robinson VIII Campaign Together.
Hon. Z. l.. Alternately and Hon. T.
e Owens Also Agree on Joint
Canvas.
Especial to The Messenger


Goldsborc. N c.. September 24.-Hon-
C. r Thomas was IN the city last nigat
and today arranged a Joint anvass
with ex-Judge W. S. Oh. Robinson
Mr. Thomas is the Democratic nominee.
and Judge Robinson is the Republican
nominee for Congress from this district.
They nave agreed upon the following
schedule Of dates and places:
Beaufort. Monday. october 18th:
Newport, Tuesday, October 18th; Jack
~sonyille, Wednesday,. October 18th:
Catharine Lake, Thursday, october
Goth; Richards. Friday, OCTOBER 21st:
Pollocksville. saturday, October 2snd;
Bayboro, Monday, October 24th; VAN
demere, Tuesday. October 18th; New
bern, Thursday. October 9th at night.
Vanceboro. Friday, October 18th; Tren'
ton, Monday, October 31st: Goldsboro,
Tuesday, November 1st at night; FIRE.
mont. "Wednesday, November End; MI
Olive, Thursday, November 3rd: Mas
nolia, Wednesday, September 18th
Kenansville, Thursday, September 18th;
Chinquepin. Friday, September S0th;
Wallace, Saturday, October 1st: Gin
ton, Monday. October Srd: Burgaw
Tuesday. October 4th, Rocky Point
Wednesday, October 5th, Long Creek
Thursday. October 9Th.
Hon. Charles L.. Abernethy. Demo
cratic candidate for presidential elector
and Hon. Thomas Z. owens, Republican
candidate for the same position, hav'
arranged a joint debate at the follow
ong times and places in this district:
| Trenton, Monday. October Bird, at
o'clock; Pollocksville, Monday, Octobe
3rd, at night; Jacksonville, Tuesday
| October 4th, at night; New Bern, Wed
nesday. October 9Th. at night; Dover
| Thursday, October 9Th; Vanceborc
| Friday, October eth; Bayboro. Satur
| day, October Sth; Arapahoe, Saturday
| October 8th, at night; Pikeville, Mon
| day, october 10th, at / o'clock; Colds
boro, Monday, October 10th, at night
MI. Olive, Tuesday, October 18th; Fai
son, Tuesday, october 18th, at nigh;
Warsaw, Wednesday,, October 18th, a
night; Rocky Point, Thursday, Octobe
18th; Burgaw, Thursday, October 1911
at night; Morehead City, Tuesday, DC
tober 18th, at night; Beaufort, Wednes
day, October 18th, at night; Kenans
Vile, Tuesday, November 1st; Clinton
"Wednesday, November End; ROseh4f&
Thursday, November 3rd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

We hope Editor McNiell. of Car
thage, will get that railway damage
suit settled after awhile. The SUI
preme court has decided it twice and
has just heard the third argument on
a second ~re-hearing. First the court
gave Judgment for the defendant.
Then on a. r~e-hearing h plaintiff
won. and then the court gave another
re-hearing on application of the de-
PENDANT. We hope the free pass ques-
ton will be settled when this case is
finally disposed of. We believe this is
the first time III the history of our
supreme court hat there has been
such wabbling by the court as to re-
quire three hearings of a case before
that court could decide what the iaw
on the points involved was
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

The Sun and The Evening Post of
New York have snapped places OH the
g~ubeEnatorial candidates. The Post,
which is a strong supporter of Judge
Parker, opposes the democratic nomt-
nee for governor. The Sun, which is
one of the two 1or three New York dat
lIes,, out of the fourteen in that city,
which advocates Mr.. Roosevelt's cleo
ton. cannot swallow Mr.. Higgins. Ii
declares that the public welfare de-
mands that the electors should cast
their votes for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
and for Herrick and Harrison. 1t says:
Sweep all of ,Odelrs creatures, great
and small. into the Hudson. If politics
are not badly mixed this year they new
er were. and, mark. you, some oil are
going TO be greatly surprised on the
morning of November 9TH"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
KILLED AT STREET CROSSING
TWO Men. q Woman and q Baby. On
the Return from a Christening
Party, Run Down by a PennsyIvania
Express, fz~s~u

Pattsburg. september 2.-Two men.
ohe woman and a baby, all foreigners,
We're killed at Braddock tonight by the
pennsylvania fast express. which left
here at 9 O'Clock.
Inc accident happened at the Thir-
teentn street crossing. The party had
just aignted from a street car started
across the tracks on their way home.
The crew Of a freight train standinx
on the siding tried TO warn them of the
approaching express, but IN vain. The
woman and baby were thrown about
seventy-hve yards to the passenger
track on h south. and the men were
thrown TO the track on the north. The
Dooy OF the woman was cut In half and
the bodies Of the men were badly nan.
gIed. The party were returning from
church. where they had gone to have
the baby christened.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
Three Years Old. Three Languages

Three Years Old. !Three Languages.
From n London Daily Mail.
little Rejane Lea, who resides with
her parents in York road, Lambeth,
is something Of a wonder child" She
speaks as many languages as she is
years OF age.
Although not quite three. Reiane
prattles f~1uently In French, Italian and
English In addition. the baby linguist
has invented a mixture of the three
languages-a sort Of "~Esperanto"-
which d addresses exclusively to her
dolls.
Rejans was born in Cairo. Her
mother is French and her father Ital-
Ian. She converses with both parents
in their native languages. A few
months ago Rejane vas brought to
London and placed in the care of a
nurse whose linguistic attachments are
i~nf1exibly limited to English. Rejane
Is a dainty. sprightly little miss with
raven black t~resses. She explained
last evening that 1t was very dull nav
ing no n to converse with 1t got
very lonely in time. Just fancy nurse
not being able to speak either French
or Italian, and she is years and years
older than I am Well. 1 felt ] must
speak to some n or die! So I set 10
work and learned English
English is now Rejane's favorite IAN
guage.
reaches her third year she is to begin
learning German. Afterward. she will
be taught Ahabic.
Her father is an accomplished linguist
so Rejane's is evidently a case OF
hereditary talent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
THE SANE OLD SONG.

The News and Observer in speaking
of the election of Mr.. Granger as pres
ident of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima railroad company says: 1.-THE gov
ernor has not made a better appoint>
ment since he was ina~ugurated." Per
haps had Mr.. Granger been put at the
head of this road several years 6
there would not haye been such a uni
versal demand for the lease of the prop
erty SO as to get it out of state control.
In recounting Mr.. Grainger's qualifica-
ions for the position. after speaking
of him as a successful business man
n a progressive and public spirited
citizen. The News and Observer pro-
ceeds:
For twenty years he has been the
trusted leader Of the democratic party
in his district. has represented it in
national conventions. and has always
contributed largely to party success
upon broad lines.
1t seems to be impossible with some
ment of this road from state politics.
even after it has passed out of the
hands OF the politicians and into those
of men who are going to make the rail-
road and the conduct of its affairs en-
tirely a business matter. This Is the
old idea which, has always been upper
most in the minds OF those who fought
for the retention of control of the road
by the state, as expressed by the New
Bern Journal when it referred to the
Importance of state control of the prop
erty when votes are needed. OF course
the president of this road now is a mere
~fgurehead. Neither he nor his board OF
directors. have anything to do with the
management. All he and the other
officials Of the corporation will have te
do will be to draw their salaries and
meet with the board of directors twice
a year. The salary of the president is
fixed at one handred dollars a year AND
of the treasurer at three hundred. Ths
treasurer will have some work to do
He will have to send out checks to tn,
stockholders when the Rowland Com
pany pays it's rentals.
Where the political features come IL
We cannot see. 1t looks like that par
>of h duties of president of the COM
pany has gone with all the others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

Ex-Congressman Nichols, Of Ra-
leigh, seems to he having better sue
cess with his monkeys as cotton
pickers thar that Texas planter who
ago of substituting these animals for
negroes in his cotton fields. His
experience was hat instead of the
monkey taking the negro's place it
required two negroes to 0 after and
keep at work one monkey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
Archbishop Of Canterbury in Washing.
ton.

Washington, September 24-The spe-
cial train bearing the Archbishop Of
Canterbury and party arrived here over
the Pennsylvania railroad at 1:35 this
morning. Owing to the late hour OF
the trains arrival the reception By
the standing committee of the local do
cese planned in honor Of the distin-
guished visitor was abandoned and the
latter remained aboard the special all
night. as did also the other members
Of his park,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

The New England cotton manufac-
turers do not take kindly to the idea of
the mill men of Great Britain and the
Continent coming over to this country
TO inspect our cotton growing and cot
ton manufacturing. They do net want
these foreigners to see the New England
mills closed and those at the south run
ming on full time and paying good div
idendS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
Lady Curzon Still in a Critical Condi

London, September 23.-The condition
of Lady Curzon. of Kendleston, wife
OF the Viceroy of India, who was taken
i'll I'VE days ago, is still critical. but
was slightly improved this morning..
Five doctors are at Walmer Castle, and
all of them were in attendance upon
Lady Curzon throughout the night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
The Laurinburg Exchange

The Laurinburg Exchange speaks
Of "one OF our numerous blind tigers
finding its way into that town on a
Sunday and kicking UP a mighty rum
pus among some OF the citizens Of the
baser sort. We thought the authori-
ties and citizens Of hat orderly town
looked after the welfare IN comfort
Of its good citizens more carefully than
to allow such a thing to happen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

They have established soup kitchens
in Fall River and this under a repub-
lican national administration. What
does it mean but a Selling by the for
lock Of the calamitous times which are
to follow the election of Parker?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
Thomas Foust Elected Superintendent
Of Guilford County School.

Greensboro. ~. c.. September "a
Thomas Sharpe. superintendent Of the
Guilford county public schools. has
resigned TO accept a position with the
Cone Export and Commission Comps.
ny, and Thomas Foust, superintendent
OF n Goldsboro graded schools. has
been elected to the and ar.
cepted offer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

The democrats of North Carolina
should not be content with letting poll
teal events shape their own course.
There is such a thing as disintegration
of a political party by over confidence
and "~nocuous'' desuetude. Because
we think Wa have everything in our
own hands is no reason why we should
not be on the alert for possible sur
priSes-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

The Charlotte Observer of a recent
date has this regarding the campaign
in the Eighth district:
The Hon Spencer z. Blackburn has
issued campaign buttons to his adher.
ents on which is inscribed I'm for
Blackburn; he does things for u.s. Sew
eral negro women in Greensboro are
wearing them as placket fasteners
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

1t may be that without any political
work we can carry this state by a tre-
mendous majority, but still, it behooves
us to see that the full democratic vote
is brought out. There is always great
uncertainty in politics.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
Sudden Death of General Harrison
Alien.

Washington, September 23.-Gener-
al Harrison Alien, deputy auditor Of
the Postoffice Department, died sud
denly at his residence here today Of
heart failure, aged 50 years. General
Allen was from North Dakota. He
served with distinction during the Civil
war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

President Roosevelt declares that
wages hav ontstripped expenses in
this country OF course hi finds it to
be SO in his case, where the government
pays big wages and almost all the ex-
penSeS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

What spendthrifts those Mississippi
state officials are. Two weeks ago there
was the sum of one dollar and thirty
five in the state treasury. Now
there are only seventy cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

= What has become of all those indict~
against p~ostofice department
boodlers? We do not hear anything OF
those cases in these ante-electionc days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

George AIDE SAD Indiana will give
Roosevelt forty thousand majority.
The young man is drawing too strongly
on his sense Of Emo
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
ROANOKE COLLEGE.

Courses for Degrees; else a CONNER.
cial Course. Able faculty; working lab
oratory; six churches; no bar-rocms
Healthful mountain location. Modcr.
ate expenses 52d year Sept II. Cat
alogue free. Address
IA. MOREHEAD, President
eod&w I'm
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03
The Creamery is Running

The Minot creamery was oper-
ated for the first time Wednes-
day and again Friday. In the
two days over 600 pounds Of
fine butter were churned. The
cream came principally from
three routes, one southwest, one
north and the other up the river.
The creamery is fairly started
and will do a great deal more
work after the farmers have
learned that the creamery is
ready for their cream. The well
at the creamery gave out the
latter part OF the week and an
other one was drilled. This in
terferred with the work a good
deal, but Manager Weiland is
equal to the emergency and lost
no time in getting a machine on
the ground.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03
Will Make Fight for Judge

A prominent attorney remark
ed the other day to representa-
tive OF the Independent that
there were several Minot attor-
neys who were looking towards
the Judges goal in the eighth
district and were it not for the
fact that McHenry and Bottineau
counties had adopted the unit
rule, one Of the number stood a
very good snow OF securing the
nomination August 16. Among
those spoken Of are John H..
Lewis, c. Aurland and John H.
Greene. Alfred Blaisdell heads
the delegation, but refuses to an
nounce himself as a candidate.
Providing that McHenry and
Bottineau counties stick togeth-
er, A. NJ. Christianson OF Towner
or E. B. Goss or H. S. Blood Of
Bottineau, may be nominated.
1t looks at this time as if Ward
county were out Of the race.
Ward county has 26 delegates
while Williams county has four.
Bottineau has II delegates and
McHenry Is, making total OF
80, Ward county is not on the
unit rule and could be split.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03
Love Him for His Mistakes.

Democratic newspapers are
saying that President Roosevelt
can be defeated because he has
made so many mistakes. I4eslie's
Weekly admits that he has made
mistakes and proceeds to en-
umerate a few OF them.
Heended the coal strike in 1902,
gave work to thousands of min
ers and reduced the price OF coal
to millions OF Americans.
He withdrew troops Cuba and
carried out the pledges made with
the people OF the island.
He led congress to pass the
national i rigation act, which
benefited every state and terri
tory Of the west.
He made a splendid attemptto
enforce the Sherman antitrust
act.
He called halt on England,
Germany and Italy in their pro
jected attack on Venezuela and
made them settle the trouble by
arbitration.
He negotiated a treaty with
China and opened ports in the
far east to the trade of the United
States.
He induced England to abro-
gate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
made treaty with Panama and
will soon start work on a canal
that is to be American.
And Leslie's adds that "the
American people love Roosevelt
for some OF the mistakes he has
made"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03

LosT-One bay mare, 4 years
old, branded B, combined on
right shoulder; heavy with foal,
or young colt. Reward will be
paid for information leading to
recovery Of the same by
NORRIS Bros,
7-27-4t Ryder, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03
NOTICE WHEN TIME FOR REDEMPTION
WILL EXPIRE.

To W. o. HART:
You are hereby notified that the following
described lands and premises, to-wit: Lots
numbered eighteen (1sl and nineteen Q9) in
block number twelve u2), Brooklyn addition to
the city of Minot, Ward county. N. D., were
heretofore aud on the seventh day of December
A. D. 1897 duly sold for taxes for the sum of one
dollar and ninety-four cents. That the time
when the redemption period will expire for said
lands is the seventh day Of December A. D. 1900,
and that the amount required to redeem said
lands, exclusive of the costs to accrue upon
cents All of said lands being situated in the
county of Ward, state of North Dakota
If you fail to redeem the same within ninety
the aforesaid land Will be issued and delivered
to the holder Of the tax certificate.
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this 18th day
of July A. D. 1904.
(sEAL] LOUIS A. LARSON
S-24 Auditor of Ward county. Nd.