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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
MAKE FAVORABLE REPORT.
3Eozgsc Committee Accepts Plan for a
Naval. Marine and Military Exposi-
ton at Jamestown.

Washington, February 3.-The
House committee on Industrial arts
and exposition today authorized by a
vote of I to 4, a favorable report ON
the bill prepared by d subcommittee,
for the holding of international naval,
marine and military exposition in 1902
to celebrate the settlement Of James,
town, Va. The amounts Of the APP
preparations to be hereafter made, If
the bill passes, were lot made.
The bill contemplates the appoint
ment of an additional committee Of
five by the President. Foreign nations
arc to be invited to participate in the
military and naval features. A Sec
,ond feature of the plan is government
participation in the land exhibit and
the construction of either permanent
or temporary buildings for this pur-
nose, in the discretion of the Presi-
dent.
President Shaw informed the COM
mittee that the estimates for these
would be prepared and FUR
nished as soon as possible The date
of the exposition was fixed from May
II to November l., 1907.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
FIGHT ON "BLIND TIGERS"
Anti-SaioOn League Organized at
Dunn-News and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messeneer.)

Especial to The Messenger
Dunn, ". c., February 3.-Messrs. J.
w. Gooch & CO., insurance and brokers
nave secured the state agency for the
Washington Life Insurance Company
of New York. Their office has hereto
fore been in Raleigh. All the state bus
mess will pass through this office, Mr..
Cocoon and Mr.. E. F. Young compose
the firm and will push the interest CT
the company.
Last Friday night the Anti-SaIoon
league was organized and they are TAX
ing some steps to rid the town and
community Of the blind tigers and
walking corn juice mills. Justice E.
Lee, Of the town is holding an investi-
cation of the offences and charges.
Some IS or 100 witnesses have been ox-
amn1ed and the result will be six or
eigh of the law breakers will have to
account for their misdoings. HI pro-
ceilings will result in the indictment
of four or five around the town and two
OF three in town. Jul people are in "a
Eor of prohibition.
Judge Neal will preside at Harnett
u next week in Ellington. This is
his first session in Harnett.
Three cars Of mules came to town
last week from Tennessee and the west.
Messrs. Lane Bros, j. H. Ballence and
T. L. Gerald each receiving a load.
Messrs. L. L. Gerald and DIR. o. L..
Wilson are having nice residences erect
ed. Mr.. Gerald on Broad street and DR..
Wilson on East side of town.
Representative W. A. stewart is home
this week getting ready for court next
week. Mr. Stewart has made a reputa-
ton for himself in the House.
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Gladstone and Dorothy.

This is the seaso when good house
wives nave rouble with the servants
who eannot get un But I doubt If it
ever occurs to thsm as it did to Miss
Dorothy Drew, when she was not more
than Z, that the scriptures emphasize
the vanity of early rising, says the Tat
Fer. Dorothy positively refused to get
up, and her graDfather, M. Gladstone,
had TO be called to overSwe the rebel.
why don't you get up Dorothy"
he asked.
Because the Bible doesn't approve
of early rising. grandfather" was the
unexpected reply.
Really. Dorothy" said the astonish-
ed statesman. you must be mistaken =
"Oh, no. I'm not" she persisted.
here IL is" and she turned up the
second verse OF the One Hundred and
Twenty-seyen Psalm: TT is vain for
you 20 rise up early" The old pariia-
m~entarian had nothing more TO say.
The argument foored him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
An CITIZEN.
Mr.. Richard j. Jones Celebrates His
ssrd Birthday Today-Has Held
Many Prominent Offices In VIII
miogton.

Mr.. Richard J.. Jones will celebrate
mis- SSrd birthday on this day with his
children n grand children gathered
around him.
Mr. Jones Is one of the best known
and most highly honored citizens Of
wilmington. He is as hale and hearty
today as a man o6 fifty to see him
n would never think he was IS years
Of age. There are few men In this city
who are more punctuai in reaching
their office than is Mr.. Jones.
For more than half a century Mr.
Jones has been one of the prominent
citizens OF Wilmington and has always
Deem generally liked by all who have
come in contact with him. He has held
every position under the city govern
ment except mayo and alderman. For
q humble Of years he was chairman OF
the board of audit and finance, having
been appointed to the position by Gov
ernor Vance. On July 2, 1S45, Mr..
Jone was iniated in Cape Fear Lodge.
No. 2, l. Q. o. F., and since that time
AAS b0IAI q 1dilului member OF the or
ger n has held many high offices. In
May 1854 he was admitted to the Grand
Lodge and has attended every session
since that time except the sessions of
66, '68 and '95. Mr.. Jones was Grand
Master in 1875 and Grand Representa-
tive In 1878, 1880 and 1882. He has been
Grand Treasurer Of the Grand Lodge for
"A years. MIR. Jones is also o member
OF the Royal Arcanum, having been a
member Of the order since it was or
ganized. =
Not only has Mr.. Jones been prorni-
nent in city affairs n in the orders to
which he belongs, but he has also long
'been prominent in some OF the leading
business enterprises Of this city. Mr..
Jones is treasurer of the Consolidated
Railways Light and Power Company
at the present time and has been treas
urer Of the Wilmington Gas Light
Company since 1868. He has been sec
rotary and treasurer ,of Oakdale ceme-
terry since 1867.
1t seems that when Mr.. Jones has
been elected to an office that he has al
way filed it with such general salts
faction that there has been no desire
busy n and he has q record of which
any man might feel proud.
Mr.. Jones will be supremacy happy
today when his daughters and grand
children gather around him and help
him celebrate bis natal day. Mrs. j. w.
Lamb, and her daughter, of Goldsboro,
one Of MI. Jones daughters, is here,
having arrived yesterday. His other
daughters, Mrs. Lassie j. Price and
Mrs. j. F. Cause live here.
May this honored citizens be spared
many years to his friends and relatives.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07

The Atlantic Coast Line has just
placed an order with the American Car
and Foundry Works, Of Wilmington,
Delaware, for twenty one passenger
cars to be delivered at the earliest date
possible.
The travel over h Coast Line has
teen heavier this winter than ever
before and the company was compelled
to purchase more'cars to accommodate
h travel. The cars are badly needed
at the present time and the road will
begin getting the cars as fast as they
are completed and put them into
service. The order was placed with the
understanding hat it was to be rushed
The new cars are to be of the most
modern design and will be used on the
main line. They are to be what are
commnoly known as day cars" but the
finish of the exterior will be as fine as
the Pullmans. The cars will be 60 feet
IN length and will have wide vestibutes|
similar to the Pullmans. The interior
Of the car will present as finished
an appearance as any day cars on the
roads in the south They will be light
ed by Pintsch gas and the seats will
have the high roll back, which passcn-
gers are always SO glad to see when
they enter a car on account of the great
comfort of the seats compared to the
OLD style low backs.
All passenger cars purchased by the
large railroads are first class cars
and when they become dingy]
and somewhat out of date they
are put in as second class. The mol
ern first class car on the main line Of
h big railroads, are almost equal to
the Pullman in comfort. They have
a smoking room in one end, nice toilet1
room and are placed on heavy SIX
wheel trucks which causes them to run
very smoothly. All the new day cars
are built very strong and do not suffer
mucn more in wrecks than the Pull
mans The reason that second class|
cars are always so badly damaged in
ell wrecks of any is be-
cause most of them are old cars and are
poorly constructed compared to the
modern car buiFt for the trunk lines.
The railroads have begun to realize that
it is more economical to have strong
cars built thar it is to pay damage
suits. 1t is also an unusual thing to
see a vestibuled car telescoped. The old
style car with the open platform left
a wide vacant YAK between the cars
and when a collision occurred the space
was sufficient to cause the cars to gain
great momentum in coming together.
and the result was the ends of the cars
were nearly always crushed in. The
vestibuled cars come close together
and when a wreck occurs the damage
is not near SO great for there is not
the vacant space to allow them to come
together with such momentum. Each
year the railroads are having their
cars built stronger and are also being
better equipped. The Coa Line is
not supposed by any O in the south
in this respect
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED.
resurrection Breaks Out I'm Several
Cities of Argentina - National
Guard to be Modified.

Bueno Ayres, Argentina, February
An instruction has broken out in
his province. Several police posts
have been attacked by bands of about
thirty men each, but the assailants
nearly everywhere were repulsed. Two
posts which were surprised were re-
captured by the police. An attack on
the arsenal was also repealed. 1t is
rumOred that two regiments OF troops
have mutined and are marching OH
tire capital.
The Argentine government which
appears to have been acquainted with
the plans Of the leaders Of the plot
toeK timely measures tcs SUPPRESS tire
up1 ising and seems to have complete
control of the situations.
AS a result of the :EsarrecaDDary
movement which broke out last night
not only here but in several other
cities of Argentina. tine government
has issued a decree establishing q
state Of siege for 80 days throughout
the whole republic and ordered tire
mobilization of the national guard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
MEASURE CARRIES s2,1O7.047.
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria.
ton Bill Passes the House.

Washington, February 4.-The House
today passed the diplomatic and CON
sular appropriation bin carrying SHOT,
07 which is an increase for this service
of SIS, TIC over the current appropriation.
a number of minor bills were disposed
of by unanimous consent. The debate
while the diplomatic bill was under
consideration was, very brief and was
devoted to railroad rate legislation and
reciprocity treaties.
Mr.. Lamar, (Fla.), asserted that Con-
gress had power to fix every railway
rate and mad constitutional authority
to delegate this power to a commission
OF tribunal. That Congress should do
this vas emphasized he said, by appeals
from five hundred organized commercial
and agricultural associations, by the
position the Democratic party had
taken, by the brains of the Republican
party and by the fact that during the
ten years the Interstate Commerce
Commission had exercised the rate
making power none Of the railroads in
terests of the country were injured.
MI. Lamar's preference as to the pend
ing measures on the subject was the
Hearst bill, with the amendments sug-
gested by MI. Schakleford and himself.
Mr.. Thomas, IN. c., advocated action
by the Senate ON pending reciprocity
treaties and especially that between
the United states and France
The House adjourned until Monday.
SENATE.
Washington, February 4.-Mr. Long
occupied most Of the time given by the
Senate today to the statehood bill with
g. speech in support of the bill as il
stands. He gave especial attention tc
the portion of the bill providing for the
union Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as one state and urged the impor-
lance Of giving self government to the
people of that section.
In connection with the agricultural
bill there was considerable debate upor
the question of forest reserves. The
bill was not disposed of.
The senate passedthe House joint res
! olution authorizing the director of the
| census to publish additional statistic:
relating to cotton.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
RECEIVES HIS APPOINTMENT.
Col. Charles III. White Appointed LIT.
Col. and Assistant Inspector of
Small Arms Practice, n. c. S. G.

Col. Charles H. White received his
appointment yesterday as Lieutenant
Colonel and Assistant Inspector of
Small Arms practice. North Caro1lna
State Guard. The appointment dates
from January 81. 1905. and is signed
by Adjutant General Thomas r. Rob-
ertson.
Col. White has had considerable
experience In military affairs, having
been in the State Guard prior to the
Spanish-An1erican war n during the
war was one of h officers Of tbs
North Carolina troops. The appoint.
ment is a most deserving one and VII
be learned of with much qualification
by Col. Whites many friends. col
White will be the only representative
Wilmington has on the governor
staff.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
MADE 4 PARTY MEASURE.
Republicans i'm Conference Decide to
Support the Esch-1ownsend Bill,
Extending Rate-Making Powers to
n Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.

Washington, February 3.-The Re-
publicans of the House of Represen-
tatives in conference this afternoon
adopted as a party measure the bill
extending rate-making powers to the
Interstate Commerce Commission, as
agreed upon by the committee on in
ter-State and foreign and
known as the Esch-Townsend bill.
The conference instructed the
House committee on rules to bring in
a rule providing for consideration of
the measure, beginning at II o'clock
Tuesday morning next, and continuing
until 4 o'clock Wednesday, when a
vote shall be taken. No amendments
the first vote is to be taken on the
Davey bill, as the Democratic sub for
the legislation on the railway rates.
The conference which lasted three
hours. developed opposition to the
measure. The only test vote taken
was on a motion to postpone the mat
ter for a further conference next
Tuesday. This was lost A to 107. Eff
forts were made to amend the bill
during the conference, hut all Of these
failed.
The change of the meeting from a
caucu as the call stated, to a con
ference" leaves members participating
free to follow their own inclinations
1t is understood that the opposition
may organize with the purpose of
joining the minority in the House i'll
the vote on the rule prescribing the
manner Of considering the bill in the
Mouse.
Messrs. Mahon and Sibley, of Penn
= sylvania. were conspicuous in their
opposition to any legislation at this
time, both ~contending hat sufficient
time had not been given to the con-
sideration Of the subject. Pennsyl-
nnest affected, and he thought hat
: the millions OF money involved in the
! proposed legislation should not I've
ieopardized by hasty legislation.
The speech that most impressed
members was delivered by Mr.. Payne
of New York, the majority leader, who
in answer to Mr.. Mahon's allegations
that the proposed bill would result in
c~onfiscation and great hardship. sail
that the bill in it's present shape did
not provide for anything more than
what was in the original Interstate
act. In other words, he
said. the very aw proposed was In
eifeot for ten years and had operated
To the satisfaction Of the railroads..
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THE TRIAL.
Concluded and Case Now
i'm the Hands of the jury.

Roanoke. va, February S.-Argument
in the trial Of Charles B. F1snourh'
banker and broker, charged with TIC
murder of DR.. Fred Lefew, was coh-
cluded this evening and the case was
gsyen to the jury at s o'clock. Two
hours later the foreman Informed Juoge
Aiken that a verdict could not De ren-
dered tonight and the judge ordered Ine
1ury locked up until morning. Tne Gay
was taken up with the addresses OF
Judge William Gordon Robertson. OF
Roanoke for the defense and Harry M.
Smith OF Richmond for the prosecutors
More than 1000 women applied for ac-
EMISSION at today's session and several
hundred gained entrance
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
TRINITY MEMS NOTES.
Eu'Ylation OF Candidates Into Fraaern-
itfs-s-Rclogious Meetings In Pro.
eYcss.

! Trinity Park, Durham, February B.
AS Is usual at Trinity college during
the first few days of February, af.et
the examinations fer the first half-terrn
are over things are very lively I'm fra
ternity circles. Wednesday night n
Alpha Phi chapter of the Kappa Alpha
Fraternity Initiated three candidates,
the session being held at the fraternity
hat. The session was quite a length
on and was one OF the most pleasant
in the history of the chapter. Refresh
ments were served.
The candidates initiated were: Luz
ther j. Kilgo Of Durham: Fred w.
Hicks. of Louisburg, and John Paul:
Lucas. OF Charlotte. Several of the
alumni from Davidson and TrinityAoI-
leges were present, theza being: Mes
srs- T. j. Hutchinson and w. r. OKeily
and Messrs. D. w. Newsom. J. p.
B~reedlove, w. d. Finger. II. NJ. Kramer
respectively. Several members OF Up
siiion chapter of the fraternity, at the
Stale University, were guests On the
occasion. These were: Messrs. l.. r.
Moore. F. P. Gatlin. J.-K. Dixon, o. B.
Carpenter, H P. ellison. h old mem
bers Of the. Alpha Phi chapter art:
Messrs- NJ E Neasom, Jr., il A.
Long, Jr., r. r. Roper, H. c. Eoard,
j. w. Davenport, II. A. Page, Jr.,. T. ".
Stokes
The Other fraterniffe 9 here viii init
late during n next. few days
The annual seres1 OF religious meet
n g conducted on the park by the col
leg Z. N. G. A. was begun "Wednesday
night The meetings are badng con-
Quoted. this year by Rev. DIR. Kilgo and
good f-ssults are anticipated. Dr. Kihgo
is one of the strongest and most e1o-
quene preachers. in the southern states
n the students here are always ans
dous to hear him
Tzs examinations for the. first nalr
term have been finished and the regu-
iar order OF studies has been resumed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
Young Man Held for Arson.

Charleston, S. c.. February 3.-Ray-
mond Bowman arrested yesterday for
arson was before a magistrate today
and admitted setting fire to several hay
and grain warehouses. As the second
story of n place set afre was used
as a dwelling, his offence is q capital
crime and rot bailable and b sixteen
year old prisoner must await trial IL
jail. Eight hay n grain store rooms
were set on IRE within a week and
losses aggregated 5000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Supreme Court Meets Next Week
Radical Changes i'm Charter of Raj
eish-Increase of Pensions Very
Popular-The Divorce Question.
Messenger Bureau.

MeSSengeT Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., February 4th-
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler Is
notified by the United States authori-
ties hat the state extension of terri
tory free from the Texas cattle tick is
accepted, this covering the entire
counties in Wilkes, CASTOR, Catawba,
and parts of Burke and Surry, which
are added to the exempted area. Dr.
Butter says this is a very fine work for
a year. and he is very much gratified-
H. =. Seawell is here in regard to
the case of the Atlantic Seaboard
Company against the Carolins' and
Northern Railroad Company. He is
%approsing receivers certificates.
amounting to about 100000. The COM
pany operates large sawmills> at
Kingsdale and the road is also mop
Grafton. Mr.. Seawell has been to Phil
adelphia- and approved $46O, 900 of.the
bonds.
Last night the eighth snow of the
winter began falling. It was thought
it was going to be a very severe one,
but perhaps the weather was too cold,
anyway less than an inch fell. The
deather is about the coolest of the
winter.
The supreme court meets next Mons
day. The two new associate JUS
tees, George H. Brown and w. M
Hoke are here Monday will be de-
voted to the application of applicants
Tor license and Tuesday the appeals
for the first district will be called, tbs
docket being q very light one. Justice
Walker arrived today.
Private Secretary Pearsal: is quite
sick at his rooms here. He had exs
jected to go to Jackson Springs for q
few DAYS and thence to New Bern.
Charles W. Johnson, Lieutenant L.
Walton, L. S. A, and Oscar D. Green
have been made members of the North
Carolina Society Of the Sons OF the
Revolution
The project of lighting n capitol
and other state buildings by means of
the electric plant at the penitentiary
is revived. It is claimed on one hand
that the plant is ample to do this
work, while ON the other it Is said
that a new oae will have to be put in.
The changes to be made in the
charter of Raleigh, some of which
are RADICAL r agreed on. All OF
the important changes were first COW
cred in this correspondence. Some
Of the provisions are very interesting.
The divorce question has yet to ges
through the legislature Il was ar
one time much talked about. but now
less is said OF it. AS predicted there
viii be some additions. to the Law aud
il will not be very greatly changed
from whax it now is, in spite of tho
plea of the church people of the STATE
for a eturn to the Biblical causes.
The increase of pensions IS yer.
popular and there is little doubt tina,
the bill carrying the s97 900 increas.
Will get a unanimous vote in both
branches of the legislature. It. se-
cured such n vote In one. branch yes
terday.
Judge Purnell OF the. Federal eear1
s%ustains the states exceptance to the
bill of costs of the complainant IN
the Cuyfer suit FOR a receivership ot
the lYrfantic and North Caroline rail
way md allows 70 v. f. NcBee only
$40, where about $500 was asked for
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07

All who sse Atomizers In treating
nasal catarsh will get the best resuit
from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price.
including spraying tube. Is cts. Sold
by druggists or mailed by Ely Bresl Sc
Warren 81, y. Y.
New Orleans, Sept. 1. $3.50.
Messrs. Ely Bros.-I sold two. bot
ties OF your Liquid Cream Balm tSE
customer. VIM. Lamberton, Ills De-
achaise St, New Orleans; he has used
n two bottles, giving him wonderful
and most satisfactory results. Geo W.
McDuf, Pharmacist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
Foy Robertson Elected Captain of the
University Eleven.
(Special to The Messenger.)

Chapel Hill, N. c., February e.
At a Joint meeting Of h advisory
committee of the University and the
members of the foot ball team held
YESTERDAY, n. Foy Robertson, of
Chapel Hill, was elected captain of
the 1905 eleven to succeed Mr.. C..
Hunter Carpenter, who was elected
captain. hut failed to return to the
University this spring. Mr..
son is a man of considerable football
experience and will make a good
leader for Cardinals 1905 eleven. He
played full back on the 1902 A. ana
M. team. and that position on Caro-
lima on the teams for 1908 ana 1901.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
Il new CARS
A. C.. L. Places Order
for II Modern Pas
senger Cars
THE CONTRACT

Provides o the Completion of the
Cars at. as Early Date as Possible.
Cars Are Badly Needed at the Pres
ent Timc-The Cars Will be Mod
err in Respect, Being V~estibuIed.
Lighted With Pintsch Gas and Will
Have High Backs to the Seats
From the Exterior the Cars Will
Appear as Wei Finished as a Pull
man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
British Schooner Holman Wrecked.

Jacksonville Fla, February 4.-Tle
British schooner H. B. Homan. Car
tain Atkinson, IS days from Kingston.
Jamaica, has been wreck on the beach
&c miles south Of Mayport. The cap
tain Inc crew were saved. TIE
schooner is a total loss. Size WAS
bound for Jacksonville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
NEGRO Murderer Hanged.

S~wainsboro, Ca, February 33.-Bub
Hilburn, a negro gambler and despera-I
do. who killed Abo burden, a white
officer, near Adrian January Z last
year was hanged hear today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07

Is II a burn: Use DIR. Thomas
Electric Oh. A cut7 Use DR.. Thomas.
Eclectrfc OIL At your druggists.