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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
TREASURER L,oEING ca
NARD.

What a canard that was-and t.
Think that it should have been beliey-
lei by the press Of Germany-that tie
United States treasury had been loot
fe1 and the money placed on fast steam
lers awaiting it in Chesapeake bay,
(which had put TO sea pursued by all
1.-THE available warships of the Anleri-
lean navy. 1t is almost beyond belief
THAT such a newspaper as The Tase-
iblat, of Berlin, should have published
lsuch an item as reliable news. From
this paper it was copied in nearly ev-
lery newspaper in Germany and Aus
Itria. So much confidence was placed
lin the news hat cablegrams were
lsent to the German legation at Wash
Iington asking for particulars of the az
flair. Those Germans must have pecu-
liar ideas of the manner i'm which I'm
lcle Sam guards his treasury. Ii ibis
false impression is not corrected we
will have an influx of thieves and safe
blowers from the old world. They will
think that all they have to do to get
Irich is to come to this country and sup
Iply themselves with a little dynamite
land a few burglars tools.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
AT WORN
In Norehcad Cty-AH Tickets n
Railway Office Stolen.

Morehead City, \. c., April d
There have been several cases of bur
glary in MOrehead City in the last few
days. The postoffice was broken into
through the back window Thursday
night, but the thief only found about a
dollars worth of stamps for his pains.
The Office of ID. Il. Wade X Sons,
fish dealers, was broken into Friday
night, and finding nothing of value
which could be handily removed, the
thief cOntented himself with breaking
& typewriter, cutting telephone wires,
etc.
He hit the Rowland Improvement
Company a little heavier, however,
Their up town ticket office was bro
ken into last night and about SO in
money and creeks for about $40 were
secured, and the burglar provided him.
self with sufficient transportation to
last him some time by removing and
taking with him the entire ticket case.
Special to Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
EDUCATORS AT COLUMBIA
Association IF Superintendcnts I'm An
nual Observation-Disclosures OF the Con-
ference Arriving.

Columbia. s. c.. April 25.--while
the conference for education In the
south does not meet until tomorrow.
the Association OF State Su%nerinten-
dents Of Education for the Southern
States. which meets Jointly with the
conference assembled i'm its third an
nual session today i'm the r.arlors of
h Jerome Hotel. Aside from the
discussion of matters Of general in
terest 10 southern education. and che
election or officers. little other busi-
ness was transacted. Those In atten-
dance:
s. A. Mynders. Of Tennessee. who
"as reelected president: }. Y. Joyner.
North Carolina. reelected secretary
Y. Il. Cousins. Texas: w. 3. Merritt.
Georgia. ]. FL. Zimmerman. rkansa
J.. W. Hill. Alabama: J B. AnsweII.
louisiana. o. B.. Martin. South Caro-
I'M
IN addition to the above superin-
tcnients. DR. Charles r. McIver. c. T..
Coon and r. d. Common. OF North Car
olina ard H G. Gunnels. Of Alabama.
We're present.
h members OF the conference arc
arriving on every train and tomorrow
will witness the assemblace OF tn,
largest and most distinguished body
Of educators eve gathered in South
Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
VIEWS IN HIGH NAVAL CIRCLES
St"otc=ic and Tactical Reasons Urged
for Belief That There viii be No
General Action Between the Fleets
for Some Time.

st. Petersburg, April 26.-3 a. n
Admiralty circles are coming to ac-
cept- the view hat there will be no
great or general action between the
fleets Of Russia and Japan for some
time, basing their belief on strategic
and tactical reasons, which incline Ad-
mlral Togo TO avoid a decisive action
until ne has made every effort to de-
moralize the Russian fleet by torpedo
attacks and interference with trans
ports by his cruiser division.
The admiralty last evening secuted
the reports that engagements have al
ready occurred, pointing out the great
distance separating the places where
the dispatches originated, and a naval
staff captain declared that reports IRON,
English sources should not only he
doubted but even m~istrusted.
The probability of a sortie by the
V~ladivostok squadron in an attempt u
join Admiral Rojestvensky is discuss
ed by the Razvedchik, a military week.
" paper, which confirms the report
that the three cruisers, Gromoboi,
Rossia and Bogalyr, nave been repair
ed and that V~ladivostok harbor is free
of ice, and comments On this accession
Of strength TO Ro~jestvensky. The pa
per also intimates hat there is a pos
sibility that Vice Admiral Nebogatoff
may await a second reinforcing squad
ron and expresses the opinion that RoJ-
estvensky will row proceed as rapidly
as possible to Vladivostok.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
City Treasurer Summoned to Appear
With His Books.

Charlotte, n. c., April 21.-Mr c..
NJ. Ethe1idge, the treasurer of Char
lotte, was today subpoenaed to appear
before the grand jury tomorrow and
bring with him all the books of the
city and be able to answer such ques
tons as the grand jury may deem right
and proper to- ask hipI. 1t is said that
this is the starting Of an investigation
That 81 certain faction iii Charlotte
wishes to make regarding the purchas-
ing OF supplies for city use during the
administration of the past two years.
Capt. s. e. Alexander is foreman of
the grand jury, and several days ago
his son., Mr.. S. B. Alexander, Jr., in a
communication in the Charlotte Obser-
Yer asked for a show down as to the
expenditures for the past two years.
Special to News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
PRESIDENT HAS GREAT LUCK
Three Pears Killed Yesterday aud
Two on Monday-Tl,e Party Almost
S~nOwbound.

Glenwood Springs, Cole, April %
PRESIDENT Roosevelt's hunting trip has
been crowned with success far beyond
lis expectations or those of the most
sanguine of his guides. Three bears
were killed by the party today, and
two yesterday, one by tine President
and one by DR.. Lambert. z. S. Stew
art, Of Colorado Springs, one of the
Presidents hunting companions, arriv-
Ell here tonight accompanied by a cour-
ier. They brought the story of the
hunt. The killing of the three bears
was telephoned to them and they un-
derstood that President Roosevelt
brought down two of them, but the
details are lacking.
The party is almost snowbound in
its present location and no attempt Will
be made to cross the divide. Fifteen
feet Of snow is ON the ground on the
other side. and any effort to reach Red
Stone would be futile. Bob cats are
thick in the country now being hunted,
SO plentiful in fact, that many are al
lowed to escape without a shot. Sew
eral fine skins have been taken, how
ever.
The bear killed by the President yes
terday was Of the brown variety. not
so heavy, but furnishing a much finer
pelt than the first animal killed. One
of the bears killed today is said to be
a grizzly, but this cannot be verified
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Card From Mr.. George Norwood That
Causes a Sensation.
mn. BORDEN BADLY INIUBED
Ills FrietsiS Feel Nucli Anxiety Over
Ills Cundition-Mr. Norwood saws
the Gaming Indictments Grew Out
of some Things Which lie said ami
pad-EdmundSon Released on Sio.
600 Bail Uutil May Sth
,sn.c,al to The Messeneer.p

Especial to The Messenger
Goldsboro, y. c., April 2o.-Ihc
shoofing affair which occurred In this
city last night. and which attracted
such widespread attention on account
Of the prominence of the parties en-
gagged. has resulted in the publishing oil
n card in the Goldsboro Argus this al
ternoon by Mr.. George n.
.Jr.. president Of the First National
Bank, which is nothing short of a sen
sation and which is II great surprise,
The ard is as follows:
The gaming indictments by n last
grand jury grew put of some things
said and did. | said To Il grand juror
that IL was commonly reported that n
certain man i'm this town kept Il plaC"
where men met TO gamble, and | gave
his name and also the names of eight
mel who, Ii called for by the jury,
could give the facts. Two other names
were then added ut the suggestion OF
someone else. At another time ] was
asked. ii more witnesses were needed,
could | add to the list, and | mention
cd the James of two more How the
indictments We're made. save against
the one / don't know. u those inter
ested wish it, | will publish the names
or give that information as they may
desire"
(SignedD G.. \. NORWOOD. JR.,
GoldsbOro. y. &.
The shooting of Arnold Borden by T..
l.. Edmundson last night grew ont OF
the fact that Borden accused Edmund
Gently, OF making the Indictments
against several reputable citizens for
playing cards, and the above statement
by the president of the national bank
would seem 10 eXhonerate Edmundson
from most of the charge. The condi-
ton Of Borden tonight * such as to
cause mitch anxiety OH the part of
friends and family.
He was shot twice, and the wound
in the right breast is considered very
serious. He is holding his own for the
passing period of the crisis remarkably
we'll, and the next twelve hours will
show the full effects of the wounds and
the shock attendant thereon.
Mr.. Edmundson appeared i'm court
today and gave bond in the sum OF
$4,000 for his appearance at The pre-
liminary hearing before Mayor Hood,
which has been set for May Sth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

"Outside Of New York state the pay
OF Judges throughout the United
States is so meager that men of ability
ard high professional repute scarcely
care to so on the bench" said Mr.. S.
l.. Dehruhl. Of New Orleans. at the
Riggs house. In the southern states.
especially. hardly n good LAWYER
Graves a ~iudseshiD because of the
Door salary. the usual compensation
being from $4,000 to s3.00O."-Wash-
|ington Fost.
Nevertheless, whenever there is Il
vacancy on the bench in these states
there are always plenty of lawyers
with regulations Of having large in
comes from their practice who are anx'
|iOus to secure the Office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
NEW COTTON MILLS
More Mills and Increased Capacity of
the Old Ones.

d. NJ. Barber informs The News that
he has ordered machinery to add $500
spindles to the Lula mill at Kings
Mountain. The mill now has about
1000 spindles and this makes it a 1G,
600 spindle mill. The was built severa:
years ago with q view of accommodate
ing this number of spindles.
With $1,000 spindles and $40 looms
going in Gastonia. a new mill in course
of construction at Lowell and another
lat Besesmer, an addition being made to
the Lula mill at Kings Mountain, I'M
|~rrovements being made at Dallas,
Long Shoals and Spencer, and a new
furniture factory at Dallas, who would
say that this Toe not look like a grow
ing section.-Gastonia News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

The Washington Post in an editorial
commenting on the word Yankee its
Iorigin and original meaning, tells the
following incident to illustrate the COLI
tempt which the c~onfederates put upon
THE term during the war between the
Estates:
He got his DESIGNATION from the
la~horiginals. who converted or cor
lrupted English. or the French An
lglais into Yankee. 1t applied only tn
lthe English immigrants who peopled
ltha eastern colonies. and it still be-
Ilongs to their descendants and will
he riehtfully theirs until. or it might
be better to say unless. the deluge of
Immigration browns them out. But
in the war time. the time of this re-
!Dublic's only great the confed-
leratcs called all the soldiers of the
luIion Yankees. or "Yanks." and they
ibid not intend that term as a COM
%rlirnent. There is O distinguished res
Iidcnt Of this city who recalls the fact
that. when in command of a brigade
lof union soldiers he captured a south
1ern town. One of the ladies' of that
town. being loyal to the old flag. and
desiring to hear a tune that had been
tabooed in the south. and fearing to
Iofend the northern soldiers. asked
him # he would lave his brigade
band play 1.-The Federal Doodle"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Friday, April 28, 1905
THE GOLDsBORO SHOOTING

Crime seems to be on the increase in
our state. There has sprung up an
epidemic of homicides and deadly as
saults. The pistol and the pistol-toter
have been getting in their work pretty
we'll in the last few days. The
ties of Buncombe, Lenoir, Fit aid
Wayne come to the front with their
cases of homicide or homicidal assault,
some of them directly attributable to
the perniciOus habit of pistol carrying.
Especially is this the case in b Re un-
f~ortunte affair which occurred in
Goldsboro Monday night.
We cannot see that Mr.. Edmundson
had any excuse for having a deadly
weapon in his pocket at the time; nor
does any statement Of the transaction
which we have read show that he had
warrant for using his pistol on that
occasion. \ blow in the face with the
fist for having called another man a
liar surely dOes not justify the taking
or the attempt to take the life of the
other. Had Mr.. EdmundsOn been I'M
armed there would probably have been
q fist-fight in which neither of the par
Elephants would have been seriously in
jured and the affair would have soon
been settled and friendship between
the two men restored. AS it is; this
man harin~ tho nicfnl ron6u OF hand
used it on the spur of the moment and
without time to consider how direful
the results might be.
We are not p%rejudging Mr.. Edmund
sons case as to his guilt or innocence
i'll his encounter with Mr.. Borden.
Whether he is guilty or nOt-whether
he was justified in making any attack
lis not the question we are discussing.
We pass that by for the courts to de-
termine; but what we wish to empha-
size is the fact that had he not been
carrying a pistol in his pocket, in vic
lation of the law, and when there was
no reason for doing so as a matter Of
SelI-prOtectlOn, he would not now Stand
charged with an assault with a deadly
weapon and perhaps be called upon at
the bar of justice to answer a more Sc
riOus INC fearful charge; nor would
n of his fellow townsmen be lying
upon a bed of suffering with his life in
danger. That is the point we wish to
put before our readers. Whether or
no Mr.. EdmundsOn acted purely in
self-defense has nothing to do with
this phase of the case. The question
is: Has he not brought about this
state of affairs so deplorable to both
parties by his going secretly armed in
Violation of the law of the state?
No doubt he now deeply deplores
his action-not only the shooting, but
the going about the streets of his city
with a pistol concealed in his pocket,
handy for deadly use on the slightest
provOcatiOn n at a time and under
circumstances which point to expecta-
ton Of using it under the clrcum-
stances i'll which il was used.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Eleventh Annual Meeting Now I'm
Progress I'm New York-Oficcrs
Elected.

New York. April 2J.-The eleventh
annual meeting Of the National Munic.
ipal League and the twelfth national
conference for good city government
began today in this city. Professor L.
s. Rowe. of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, was to have delivered an ad-
dress, but had been called unexpected.
Is 10 Columbia. s. &. His address was
read by DIR. s. 81. Lindsay of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Of FhiIa-
delphia. secretary of the league, read
his annual report dealing with munich
pal advances during the year.
The following officers were elected.
President, Charles +. Bonaparte. of
baltimore; vice presidents. Charles
Richardson, OF Philadelphia; DIR. H.
Dickson Bruins, of New Orleans: Ed
inund j. James, Of Champlain, Ills;
secretary. Clinton II. Woodruff, of
Philadelphia; treasurer, George Bern.
ham, Jr., Of Philadelphia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
OREGON LAND FRAUD CASES
Judge Rellinger Denies All the Pleas
in Abatement Filed by Numerous
Defendants.

Portland, Ore, April 25.-United
States District Court Judge Bellinger
today decided against the plea in abate-
nent filed by United States Senator
John H. Mitchell to the indictm ents
returned against Senator Mitchell by
the federal grand jury in connection
with the land frauds in this state.
Senator Mitchell was in the court
room when the decision was read. lie
seemed greatly disappointed as the
reading Of the decision proceeded. The
decision in effect denies all the pleas
in abatement filed by the numerous de-
PENDANTS in he land fraud cases ana
removes all obstacles to the trial on
the real issue.
Without exception every contention
made by United States District Attor-
ney Francis j. Henri in his argument
against the plea of abatement is sup
ported by Judge Bellinger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
SOUTHPORT VS.. CHARLESTON.

Not long ago The News and Courier,
OF Charleston, in speaking of the rela-
tive advantages of hat port and of
Southport as a cOaling station, said:
The depth of water on Charleston's
har is no longer a natter of the fu-
1ure. It is not a theory, but a condi-
ti"n. The harbor which Charleston
has in attractiveness every
other ha:bor On the Atlantic sea-
coast. The city Of Charleston is right
by the side Of its own harh0r. and
does not ave to reach it by q tortu-
Gus journey down stream for we for
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

Sir Oliver Lodge in a lecture to Lon
don workingmen on 1.-The Reality Of
1.-THE Unseen" uses the following to IL
Illustrate the l%ittleness and insignif-
lcance of man:
"Tt the dome Of st. Paul's were the
sun. the earth relatively would te a
football in q position represented by
this platform. The plane Jupiter
would be at Brighton. II the nearest
fixed star would be twice as far away
las tbe moon. The light of one. of those
fixed stars. that at the tail of the
IGreat Rear. was equal to 1000 or our
lSuns. That star is one out of 500
lOp0.h0O. and we are tile people that
inhabit one of the little dark Jumps
THAT circulate rOund one of those
Istars: n we Green upon the surface
of this little dark lump. called the
Iearth. and DENY that there is anything
i'm the universe higher than man,"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Hoods ~Jdrsdpdnu0
and Pills

Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality.
strength and animation, and eurc
all eruptions. Have the whole family
begin to take them today
Hoods S~arsaparilla has beer used Ia
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring I was all run
down and got q bottle OF 1t, and Is usual
received great benefit" MISS BEULAa
BoYcK. Stowe. Vt.
Hoods 8arsapariria promises 20
cure and keeps the proml00.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

We congratulate the Charlotte OBJ
server on it's announcement that it is
Row free frcm libel suits. The last
one against il, it says, was disposed of
in the United States district court at
Greensboro Tuesday, the plaintiff TAX
ing a nOn-suit and being taxed with
the cost. We may now hear some of
u state press again raise the howl Of
interference in the rights of the people
by the federal courts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

There seems to be something behind
has not Yet been given to the public.
This is shOrt-sighted and foolish, for
b main facts and the real reason of
the ARRAY will come to light sooner or
later. Such things can't be kept secret
forever,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

If those two fleets don't soon have a
miX-up we do not know what will hap
pen to the war correspondents.
The latter are trying mighty hard to
Ering on a fight, whether the opposing
commanders want one or not, and it
~jestvensky cannot keep up the hunt
for Togo much longer without finding
him. -.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Spring LEedicinc

There + no o..a.- season when -
medicine /. Sd aaGcA i.ceaed as In T.
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak AMI
impoverisl.ed-a condition indicast 4
By pimples and other eruptions on ths
face and body, BY deficient vitality.
loss of appetite, lack of strength, anc
want Of animation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

Death OF a Georgia Newspaper Man.
Columbus, Ga, April 25.-B. J. Dan
lei. editor Of the Evening Ledger, of
this city, died tonight at s O'Clock after
an illness of several weeks of a compii-
cation of troubles. Mr.. Daniel had
been identified with the newspapers o.
Columbus for nearly a quarter of a cen
fury, and was eve faithful and zeal
u in his work He was about AZ
years Of age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

The Washington Post wants to know
why a European comes to America
when he goes broke and an American
gees to Europe when he gets rich.
Why, because the latter has more
money than brains and the former
brains enough to get more money.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

Western Pennsylvanians want a new
state formed of their part of the COM
monwealth so they can get rid of
Philadelphia political methods. Why
not attach that city to little Delaware!
Addicks might be able to get in the
senate then.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28

Wonder what Brother GLADDEN. has
got to say now about MI. Rockefeller's
perjury? Reckon he will have to say
that Mr.. Murphy and the records lie.
That is all that is left to him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Result Of Second Democratic Priutar,
I'm Raleigh.
Especial 10 The Messenger.

tOpcc4di % me
Raleigh, n. C., April 25.-The Sec
ond Democratic primary for the noni-
nation of candidates for city officials
today resulted in the nomination OF
James l. Johnston for mayor, By ISL
majority over Frank Stronach, Thomas
Badger for police justice by 367 ma.
jority over B. G. Beckwith and John 5
Jones for city tax collector by 1872 ma.
jority ' c. r. Lumsden.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
AS TO COLDS

Feed a colleges, but
feed it with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Feeding a cold in this
way kills it. You cannot
afford to have a cough or
cold at this season or any
other. SCOTS Emulsion
will drive it out quickly
and keep it out. Weak
lungs are strengthened
and all wasting diseases
are checked by SCOTS
Emulsion. It's a great
flesh producer.
Wei send you q sample free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street. New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
Why Ben Hur was Written.

We have heard the story, but have
never been able TO verify ii, that Cen
eral Lew Wallace wrote his famous
book, Ben Hur, In the spirit Of atone
ment: that at n period OF his life be
was skeptical and in after life. when
be became a believer, he determined to,
write a story that would emphasize
and impress the divinity OF Jesus
Christ-Times-D Dispatch