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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
To DEFEAT MORTGAGE TAX LAW
Only Contribution Of Legislative Char
acter Made BY GeTmania Life
cos PRESIDENT ON THE STAND
Business i'm Germany is Better Than
That i'm America-President Tatler
OF the Washington Life Finishes His
= Testinony-Investiga of the
Bankers Life to be Resumed Today.

New York, December 2O.-The Wash
ing6on Life Insurance Company, the
Germania Life Insurance Company,
and the Bankers Life Insurance Com
pany divided the attention of the leg
islaGiye insurance investigating COM
mittee today. John Taller, presidcut
Of tie Washington Life, finished mis-
testimony which vas begun yesterday.
Mr.. Taller declared that personally
he favored a distribution of earnings
every i've years The witness took oc-
caslon to say that Thomas F. Ran
never sold the Washington Life any
securities, and that he never influence
ed Or suggested 20 the finance board
what securities TO buy. Mr.. Taller
said he thought insurance companies
should be run by men in touch with
Wall street in .bcir knowledge of the
security market. He also favored the
idea of insurance companies speculat-
ing in securities.
Cornelius Daremus, president Of
the Germania Life, said that about
one-third of his company's business
was done in Europe, principally in Gar
many, and that this business in many
respects is better than any done in
Ameri-a. He declared it to be more
stable, there being fewer laspes, while
the cost is great deal less tban
in America. The medical direction is
also better in Germany, he said. He
characterized the American ways of
doing business as wild Methods
The only cont1 ibutions of a Ieglsla-
tive character raid by this company
were $500. to a fund having for it's Oh
1ect the defeat of the mortgage tax
law and $3.50 te further the pass age
of the lien bill in Albany in 1904. No
campaign contributions had ever been
made.
E. L. Bayles, who collected the fund
to defeat the mortgage tax law said
on the stand today that he secured a
fund Of $4,000 for this purpose.
The examination of the Bankers
Life will be resumed tomorrow 3
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
hummel Convicted Of Conspiracy in
Dodge -MoIse Case
GETS THE MAXIMUM PENALTY
Motion for Arrest OF Judgment for "A
Hours Was Denied-Speedy End of
Trial Against This Noted Lawyer
Caused Great SuDprise-Hummel
Released ON $4,000 Bail on Writ of
Reasonable Doubt.

New York, December 2O.-Abraham
H. Hummel, the lawyer, today was
convicted Of conspiracy in connection
with the Dodge Morse divorce case.
He was sentenced, within a few min
utes after the jury's verdict had been
pronounced to one years imprison-
ment and fine of $500, which is the
maximum penalty for the misdemeanor
Of which he was adjudged guilty. A
motion of his lawyers. for an arrest of
judgment for "a hours was denied and
Hummel was taken to the Tombs pre-
paratory to going to the peniten1ary.
He prepared to spend the night at the
Tombs but said that he will bring
some action to save himself.
The rapidity of this entire proceed
ing, coming as it did, against one of
the most prominent and successful Of
New York lawyers caused great sur
prise. One of the unexpected features
Of the trials ending was the fact that
one of Hummel's own counsel, John B.
Stanchfield made the first proposal for
a speedy sentence.
Depending upon the result Of this
case are actions in other indictments
against prominent persons which have
grown out of the Dodge Morse divorse
case.
A hushed court room waited ON the
lawyer who had worked his way up
from the position of Office boy in the
firm of which he is now the head,
Hummel scanned the face of each
juryman as they filed out Of the jury
room. Wnen the foreman said Gull
ty," Hummel flushed slightly, and
turning to one of the court officers he
said:
, ''See that no one gets away with my
coat will you?'
Mr.. Stanchtield then proposed that
sentence be passed Immediately and
District Attorney Jerome was hur-
riedly summoned to the court room.
He consented, saying as he made the,
motion, that Hummel had been a men
ace to the community and to public de-
cency for the last twenty years.
The prisoner, when asked if he had
anything to say before sentence should
be passed, replied:
Nothing at al"
sentence Justice Rodgers refused to
grant an arrest of judgment for twen-
ty-four hours so as to permit of an ap-
plication for a writ of reasonable
doubt, Mummel showed no emotion.
In his cell an hour. later Hummel
said to reporters:
1T would be shocking bad taste for
me to say anything, but | can't help
but feel that have been unjustly con-
victed, chiefly due to vindictiveness.
Notwithstanding what Mr.. Jerome said
about my being a menace to the COM
munity for twenty years, I am behind
the bars with a clear conscience,
as it may seem to some peo-
Pile"
Hummel was released from the
Tombs at 10 O'Clock tonight under
$4,000 bail on writ of reasonable
doubt, secured from Judge woodward,
of the supreme court in Brooklyn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
BUREAU OF LABOR's REPORT
Large Increase in Number of Manu-
factories and Amounts Invested
Seventy Per Cent. Report Increased
Wages-Majority of Employers Fa-
vor Compulsory Education.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., December 2O.-A re-
port by the State Bureau of Labor on
miscellaneous manufacturers shows 412
and that 312 have thirteen million dol
lars of invested capital, 115 not
reporting their capital stock Last
years report was by 161, with five mill
Ion four hundred thousand dollars in
vested capital. The increase in num-
Der is 225, these do not inclue cotton,
Woolen OF silk mills; 341 use steam
power, II water, 81 electricity Total
horse power reported sixteen thousand,
an increase Of eight thousand over last
year. Number of employees reported
37,415. or twenty thousand more than
last year. Seventy per cent. re-
port increased wages. There is evi-
IDENTIFY tendency towards shorter
hours. Eighty-syo per cent Of adults
and SO per cent of children read and
write. Seyenty-two per cent OF en-
ployers favor compulsory education.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
CAROLINA & NORTHERN R'Y
Charleston. S. C., and From Lumber
ton to Tsayettes re. n. G..
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. y. C.. December ~. At
torney ". T. Miller of Charleston. s.
C.. representing roha Ske.ton Williams
and others who recently bought the
Carolina & S-f-hern Railway for the
bondholders. the sale having been con-
irmed last evening, says Ii is the pur-
pose OF the buyers to extend the road
from Marion s. c., TO Charleston and
from Lumberton. y. c.. to Fayetteville,
to which point the Raieigh and South
port Railway Is now being built
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
M TO ROOPsn DEF" maa YEAR n"M % 1.-THE RIVER mn nanM HAsOBR
aHmm
mmM
BIC FIRE on THE RIVER FRONT
Immense Railroad Terminals Almost
Desteyed
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $3.50. 900
Police of Four Stations Needed to
Keep Order-Seyera1 Railroad Em-
DlOyes Burned-Eiye Men Reported
to be Nissing-Ffre Starred From a
Defective Electric Wire.

New York, Deee mber 20-Fire today
destroyed fully half of the immense
railroad terminal buildings at the foot
of West 23rd street, on the Hudson
river. The loss was estimated at $780,
900. Crowded fefryboats and hundreds
Of passengers were unloading at The
terminals when 4 series of explosions
were heard, and Immediately dense
volumes of smoke filled the grca-
buildings, followed quickly by flames,
Great alarm prevailed, and when fer
ryboars, despite the flames, kept land
ing passengers from New Jersey at
portions of the docks and terminals
which were no. on fire, the police
from four stations had 20 be sum-
moned to keep order.
Several employees of the railroads
were severely burned, and five men
were reported to be missing after the
fire was under control. The new ferry
houses of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, and of the Jersey Cea-
trail railroads were almost total losses.
They were the newest ferry terminals
in the city, the Lackawanna build
ing still undergoing its finishing
touches, and the Jersey Central. hav-
ing been completed only two months
ago. The terminals of the Erie rail-
road, and of the Pennsylvania, were
in such danger for time that the
fire department concentrated almost
its eruire efforts on saving them. One
small freight shed belonging to the
Erie, and part of it's dock were damag-
ed. The fire started in a paint shop
in the Lackawanna building, presum-
ably from a defective electric wire.
The rescue of 100000 worth Of
ticke1s and cash from safe in the
Jersey Central offices was a feature Of
the fire.
A. x. Jakin. an officer Of the road,
ran into the office and got possession
of the valuables before he was over
come by smoke Two clerks carried him
out oe the building.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
Ambitious Plans Of the Strike
Leaders
WANT TO CREATE CRISIS
General Strike Ordered to Begin a
Noon Today

Hope to-. Break the
Governments Back-C1nfidence is
Expressed i'm Government Circles
That Organizations Cannot Effect a
Complete Tie-Up-Police are Hunt
ing Down and Arresting Strike Lead
ers-Strike Has Already Been Sue
cessfuIly Inaugurated at Moscow
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
Governor Detained by Rain-Jharters
Granted
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n c.. December 2O.-Char-
ters are granted the Alamance Fur
niture Company. OF Mebane, capita
stock 500, ,000, the Durham Buggy
Company, paid up capital stock s25,-
900, with leave TO increase to s125, 100;
The Broadway Lumber, of Sanford,
capital stock $1,000
..a-erncr Glenn ey-eetnd to ,ea7e
tcSa- for the state farm on the Roam
nEe river 10 h. nt, hut is kept here bv
the rain, tss weather observer having
told him THURSDAY and very possibly
Friday also would be rainy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
fltzsinmons C0I|apses In the
Thirteenth Round
SAYS IT IS HIS LAST FIGHT
mechanics Pavilion" Held Immense
Crowd to See Fight

odds Changed During the Day. 50 That
When the Men Entered the Ring.
oBrien Was the Favorite-Nsht
Was for the Light-Heavy Weight
Championship-Fftxs Suffer-
ed During the Contest. but He Put
Up Game Fight Until the Thir-
teenth. When He Was Compelled Co
Give Cp.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
TROOPS BEING DRIVEN FROM THE
COUNTRY.

st. Petersburg December 20.-1'he
Novoe Vremyra prints a dispatch from
Riga dated December Is, saying that
the Let's are completing their armed
organizations, AID are ambushing AMI
driving the troops from the country,
destroying the bridges and transform
ING the castles and residences of the
landlords into forts. As fast as The
country is cleared of troops and Ger
mans the Let's are setting up local
administrations Preparations are
making for a general convention of
representatives of Lithuania, ut which
women will be granted the right to
vote
KovNo CROWD ATTACKS TROOPS.
Koyno. Russia, December 20.-The
revoluIionists today hoisted red nag
over a factory mere, and the police,
were unable to remove it A machine
gun battery was therefore brought Int ,
action and shot away the flagstaff. The
incident was followed by bold attack
by the crowd on nessiIg troops where
upon the latter. killing or wounding a
number Of the rioters.
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Continued on Eighth Page.
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GOVERNMENT rs CRIPPLED
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Situation ~ the Baltic Provinces i
Constantly Growing Worse.
st. Petersburg. December 2o--Ol
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

leased Pitcher Hudson, and Manager
Sample, of Pine Bluff, is looking for
a good twirler
Pitcher Adams, with Greenville
last year, is doing good work for
Nashville in the ante-season games.
Center Fielder Dallace who has
joined GreelNille, has been playing
ball in Mexico for the past three
months and is in good shape.
1t sounds strange but few base
runners have ever stolen third on
Pitcher Dummy" Taylor. He knows
by intuition what transpires behind
him.
Harry Clayton, who has shown him
self a splendid base ball player in
every respect except hitting, is doing
we'll in this respect with Pine Bluff
in the ante season games.
kid" Plass, playing was appreci-
ated by the crowd says the New Or
leans States. The plays he made
were as fine as those of Ferris, though
he did not have near as many chances
The Kid is improving every day.
Shreveport will have the giant of
the Southern League and probably
the biggest men playing the national
game in Lefty" Walker, the south
paw twirler. Walker stands feet
: inches in height and weighs 2I5 lbs
in condition. He is a coal miner by
trade.
Jack Chesbro is an honest fellow.
Lots of players have credited the New
York pitcher with inventing the split
ball, but Jack denies it, saying that
Stricklett, of the Milwaukee, was the
inventor. Chesbro says he first saw
Stricklett use it in this city last
spring in game for the Pelicans
against the Highlanders. This is a
fact. New Orleans Picayune.
The Jackson News filings this brick:
Frank Belt is trying very hard to
buy team for Vicksburg. The poor
old Hill City has lot of ball players
who resemble nothing so much as a
lot of broken down, bone-spavlned
cab horses, and the outlook IS any
thing but rosy. However Belt hope:
to get together lively bunch before
| the season opens, Notwithstanding
the fact that at this time of the yea
good ball players are hard to obtain
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
Bridge Notice
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
1Asaa1,;.,ntn.n Count.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Washington County.
BY virtae of an order of the Board
Of Supervisors. of said County, made
this day. sealed bids are invited to be
5sd with the undersigned Clerk OF
said Board, for the construction of
fridge across Deer Greek, at Esteh,
in said County.
First: for a steel bridge. Second:
for reinforced concrete bridge
Third: for a steel cable suspension
bridge.
The bridge designed must carry a
load Of not less than 1900 pounds to
the lineal foot and floor system not
less than 600 pounds to the square
foot The bridge to be built parallel
and close to existing bridge. Bidders
are expected to make a personal ex-
animation Of proposed location.
The said bridge to have centre
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

The Natchez Bulletin is very we'll
satisfied with the working of the In
dams, and says that Manager Kelley
has very strong team. From ali re-
ports, every team i'll the Cotton States
League is warm one" and the pa
irons can look forward to some sharp
and holly contested games this season
Former Manager Rothermel, who
IS now with the Sothern Little Rock
team, was warmly greeted by his
many friends in this city this week
during Little Rocks visit.
The sporting editor Of the Green
vile Spirit objected to the Cotton
Pickers wearing striped stockings,
and in Difference to her artistic eye,
Manager Reed has promised this gen
tie lady that the team will wear other
hosiery when she is present. Make
EN- yellow stockings, Mr.. Manager.
Billy Bryan, Greenville's last seas
on's center fielder, graduates in medi-
cine at Louisville medical college
in few weeks and will give Zip ball
playing for lucrative practice. We
say lucrative practice for doc" has a
way of making friends that is past
getting around and is natural born
hard worker judging by his excellent
playing of last year.
Manager Belt, of Vicksburg, has re-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
SILVER CITY ROAD TO
BE BUILT SOON
Will Connect with Y. & M. v. Rail-
road at Valley Park-The Contract
to Be Let in a Few Days.

Mr. w w. Hayden and his assist
ant, NJ B. Morgan, Of the I. c. rail-
road system are in the city. The
gentlemen state theat the new branch
railroad from Silver City to Valley
Park has been surveyed and located
and will be built at once
The distance is az miles. The road
viii open up one of the richest sections
of the great Yazoo delta. Bids for
its construction have been filed.
The company has decided to build
the road and to have trains running in
time to handle this years crop. The
principal towns on the line will be
Valley Pack, Midnight and Campbells
vile.
The construction will require two
large steel bridges one over the Big
Sunhower and one crossing the Little
Sunhower. The bridge over the Big
Sunhower will be draw bridge, the
other will be solid bridge, as the lat
ter is not a navigable stream.
Bids for the entire construction OF
the AZ miles of railway are now asked
for. The contract will be awarded in
the next few days, with a time limit
Mr.. Hayden had a conference this
morning with Mr.. M. F. Smith, the
roads attorney, and President Enochs
of the Vicksburg Board of Trade, and
will have conference with the Board
of trade this evening at q p. m.-Vicks
burg Evening Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
Rental Collections

| will make speciality of collect
ing rents, and all accounts entrusted
to me will be settled on the Ist. OF
each month promptly, will also keep
up the taxes, insurance, repairs, etc.
of property in my care.
Your patronage solicited.
SAM A. MAYOR.
Office with Lemler & Mayor,
Insurance and Real Estate, Green
vile Miss. Phone 647.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
WON ONE AND
LOST ONE GAME
Continued on last page).

Continued on last page.
Grcenvlles diamond.
Sidney A. Jchl an outdcldcr and
catcher. who has ben coaching the
A. & NJ. College team, has Joined the
Cotton Pickers.
White uniforms with blue trim
uiugs will be the Jackson home uni
form. Another uniform, not yet chos-
eu, will be used on the road.
bred Lavender has joined Pine
Bluff. The other outieldcrs, Gfroe-
ger and WEIGH just recently joined
she Buffers also.
Hattiesburg has "sure nuff' de-
tective in its line up, and the boys OF
the opposing clubs feel very wary OF
him that he will prove too much OF
4 sleuth to be caught by any of their
tricks. His name is CAMPER and is
pitching for the Hattles.
Outfeldcr Wallace, who was with
our team two years ago, is with MS
again this season. At his former ap-
pearance. during a game at Vicks-
burll. he broke his left arm catching
ay and was forced to retire.
Reisinger,who was Greenville's best
catcher last year, and now with Nash
vile. had both his legs broken just
above the ankles in last Tuesday 5
game. His many friends, not only III
this city, but throughout the circuit
Will regret his misfortune.
Manager Reynolds, of Jackson, has
already begun changing his men, and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
Mississ;nri Patents

Granted this week. reported by C..
A. Snow & Co. patent attorneys, of
Washington D. G. Hiram n Berry.
Meridian. plow point; Matthias Foerg
and ]. E. Hall, Meridian, canning ma
chine. For 4 copy Of any of the above
patents send ten cents in postage
stamps with date of this paper to c
A. Snow & Co, Washington, D. G.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

span of Is feet, west approach, So
feet, east approach OF feet. TIE bids
to be submitted on or before II
o'clock, noon, on Monday, the Ist day
of May, 1905, and the Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
A copy of this advertisement to be
attached to each bid.
Given under my hand and official
seal this 4th day of April, 1905.
4 8-4t T. H. HOOD, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
Do Justice
To Your Eyes.

You have but one pair of eyes. They
must last you for lifetime. How we'll
they will serve you depends much on
how well you servethem.
Everybody sooner or later requires
glasses. The way in which these glass
es are fitted will mean much in refer
ence to their future usefulness.
Our prices for glasses are no more
than are asked elsewhere; they are
less than many opticians charge.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
MATTER SET Alright
City Council Settles the Differences
in the Colored Kings Daughters
Circle No.

The following communication iron
o committee appointed by the Mayor
to Phillip Williams, colored, is self
explanatory:
Phillip Williams, Esq:
"The committee appointed by the
Honorable Mayor to investigate
the differences existing in the various
Circles of CoIored Kings Daughters /,
notified Mrs Kate Lee and others to
meet the committee at the City Hall
on Monday, April 10th, 1905, at half
past seven o'clock, p. m, to ascertain
who the proper parties are to receive
the allowance made by the City
Coun Gil at its last regular meeting.
"The only one present being Phil
Williams, who satisfactorily ex-
planned to the committee regarding
the care of those in need and who
have been and are taken care of by
Circle No. I, the committee therefore
decided that Circle No. I represented
by Phil Williams, are to maintain and
operate and take care of all the belong
ings of said Circle until further notice
received by said City Council.
Respectfully,
II. WILCZINSKI,
- Tbairu7ar7
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

has announced that he is after new
players to take the positions filled by
unqualified players. Wheeler, who
was assigned first base, has been re-
leased, and Shafer is now covering
this point of the diamond.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
WANTED AT oNcE-we want

WANTED AT ONCE-We want
several large farms in the Mississip-
pi or Arkansas Delta for customers.
If you have any property of any kind,
write us, giving us full description
and cash price on same, and we will
quickly turn it into cash for you.
Address,
TAYLOR & DUNN,
Fox, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

The latest things out in gents fur
nishings at Sol. Bri1l's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
Learn German

German Lessons taught in classes
or private. Mrs. Leon Schwartz, 4o5
Central Ave. ia
The most stylish boys and child
ren's suits can be found at Sol. Drills.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
At 3 IA DLEY'S Studio
Over ) 5, I0c store

The clothes that fit, look well, wear
well and cost less are at Sol Brill's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15

Stove wood for sale at Planters
Lumber Co.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-15
THE
BEAUTY

which attracts the
eye should be backed
by sterling worth.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-06-24
PROPOSITION

We desire to get a meritorious un- developed mining property Cooper preferred) in Arizona or Sonora. We wish to hear from parties who have something of a standard character, and are willing to sell upon demon. stration, we being ready to furnish money for substantial development, payment for property to be made if demonstration of value be satisfacto- ". We will consider offers or above basis only. The officers and direc- tors of the company have been en gagged in mining in Colorado for many years, and are familiar with the busi- ness. Fair and honorable treatment will be the rule in every instance. A representative of the company will visit Arizona and Mexican mining dis tricts in the near future.
 ARIZONA AND EASTERN MINES
 AND POWER COMPANY,
 6 & 8. Plankington Building, Milwsu
 kee, Wis