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The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

The following is a list of colored
men now is the diplomatic and
consular service of the United
States: VIM. T. Powell of New
Jersey, Hayti, W., salary $1,000;
Ernest Lyon of Maryland, Liberia,
Africa, salary $1,000; Charles H.
Payne of West Virginia, st. Thom-
as, w. l., salary s2,5OO; H. W.
Furness of Indiana, Bahia, Brazil,
salary $500; VIM. HI. Hunt of
New York, Madagascar, Africa,
salary $1,000; John n. Ruffin of
Tennessee, Assumption, Paragusy,
salary 81, 800; George H. jackson
of Connecticut, LaRochelle, France,
salary 81, 500; Jerome B. Peterson
of New York, Puerto Cabello, Van,
salary 81 800; James III. Hayes of
Virginia, Guadeloupe, w. l., sal
airy $500; John T Williams of
North Carolina, Sierra Leone, AT
rica, salary S1,5O0; H. R. Wright
of Iowa, Puerto Plata, w. l., fees
The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

Washington, April 20 The Su-
preme Court of the United States
will soon be called on to decide
whether the crime of lynching is
an offence against the constitution
of the United States. The ques-
tion arises in connection with the
case of Thomas M. higgins of
Madison county, Alabama, which
the court has advanced on the
docket and will consider on printed
briefs. Higgins and others were
indicted by jury of the Uuited
States Circuit Court of Alabama
on the charge of lynching Horace
Naples, Negro, "by reason of the
latter's race" Higgins contends
that the Federal courts have no
jurisdiction in such cases.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

Springfield, ILL.,, May II. Gov.
Deneen has signed the anti. mob
law bill of Edward B. Green, color
ed member from the first district
of Cook county. 1t provides for
the removal of sheriff allowing a
prisoner to be taken from him and
lynched, and for fine of $1,000
for participation in lynching
mob.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

/ Chicago, May 16.-Enoch Carl
son, s years, was shot and killed
tonight by a Negro, former en-
ployee of the Peobody Coal COM
pary, which hiss sustained an ac-
tive part in the teamsters' strike.
Two colored men were walking
along Twenty-seventh street, when
some boys who were playing ball
in an adjoing lot. Just as he did
SO the Carlson boy came around
the corner, and the bullet struck
him in the left groin. He died
while being taken to the hospital.
The colored men escaped, but it
is believed that they will be arrest
ed within short time.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 15.-All
members of the African Methodist
church of Scanton who attended a
recent performance of Williams
and Walkers Negro show, ''Down
tn Dahomey,' have been sus-
pended from the church for
three months by Rev. HI. G. Cat
wood. D. D., the pastor He de-
clares they violated their duty to
God and the church, are not fitted
to take communion, and that if
there is a repetition of the offense
he will dismiss them from the
church. AS the performance was
the first one of its kind in Scanton
this season, many colored people
attended and many are affected by
the PASTORS ruling.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-20

Ann Arbor, Mich, May g.
The drawing of the color line by
the members of the university
baseball team this week prevented
a game between the varsity and
the Junior literary teams. The
third year literary men have an ex-
ceptionally strong nine and they
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
ATLANTA is ISOLATED.
Not a Single Telegraph Wire Remains
in Operation.

Atlanta, Ca, February 9.-Noon-Ry
special messenger to Montgomery-At-
ianta is cut off from the rest of the
world by wire communication, both tel
egraph companies being without a wire
to points beyond the limits of their OPP
Grating rooms Several thousand tele-
graph poles are down around Atlanta.
Besides the damage to wires, the loss
of shade trees in Atlanta has been enor-
NOUS. The ice laden branches have
been broken, delaying or stopping street
car traffic, lighting and telephone conf
munication with the city limits. Six
thousand telephones are reported out
of use.
The isolation of Atlanta a been
intensified by the delay to traffic by
teams from country points and prices
of produce have risen to almost pro-
hibftive figures. Supplies of staples are
normal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
SERIOUS DAMAGE o
Little Improvement in Strike Condi-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and Telephone
Companies Practically Out of Bust
ness.

Louisville, KY, February 9.-Condi-
tons resulting from continued cold rain
and sleet storm show slight improve
ment in the southwest today, but there
is no betterment of the situation from
the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast.
The telephone companies in this vast
area have been practically out of bus
mess ince last Saturday night. The
telegraph lines are in but little better
condition and messages are being sent
by trains between cities where wire
communication is Interrupted. The
storm has moved north and eastward.
Atlanta has been shut off snce Sun
day and the only wire with Atlanta for
fourteen hours has been with the su-
burban towns. A large corps Of tele-
grapheTs arrived IN Montgomery, car
rying thousands of messages. The op-
orators were under the impression that
plenty Of wires would be found there
for the distribution of the accumulat-
ed business. The situation in don't
gOmery, however, is o much better
than that at Atlanta and the messages
will probably be started northward by
train until the wires are in a measure
restored during the day. Twenty-Five
hundred telephones are useless in At
lanta and no electric lights have been
in use there for three nights, owing 20
the Gripping of wires.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
JACKSONVILLE JAIL ON FIRE.
One Prisoner Was Killed by Suffoca-
ton n Fifteen Prisoners Escaped.

Jacksonville, Fla. February 9.-What
the officers believe to have been an eff
fort On the part Of a negro prisoner
to escape by setting the Jail on fire
resulted in one negro being killed by
~suffocation and fifteen escaping.
The cries of fire in the Raspberry
Park city Jail shortly after 8 o'clock
this morning awake Jailer Bryan. who
rushed from his room to the corridor
to ascertain the trouble.
AS he opened the door leading into the
Jail portion a dense smoke came rush.
ing towards him He Immediately Went
to each cell and released the prisoners,
n then sent in the fire alarm. The
e of the frightened prisoners
could be heard for blocks away.
After laboring for at least two ours
the firemen succeeded in extinguisning
the flames, which had eaten into the
ceiling between the woodwork and the
tin roof. The firemen foun it a hard
matter to do work on account of the
dense smoke.
After the fire was out, Tailor Bryan
made a search through the jail and
found the dead body of William Hall,
colored, lying near the door. The body
W0S thoroughly examined and IT was
found that it had not been burned. The
SuppOSition is that Hall awOk and
tried to max his escape from the burn
ing Jail, but the smoke was so dense
that he lost his way and was over
come and died from suffocation.
The prisoners who made their escape
have not yet been r~ecaptured, but as
most of them reside in this city, the
police believe that they will all be taken
into custody AND locked up again be-
fore many days AVE passed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
TO ENLARGE COTTON TRADE.
Committee of the New Orleans Cot.
ton Growers Convention 20 Confer
With President Roosevelt aud
Others.

Columbia, S. c., February "a spe-
|cial to the State from Bennettsville
says President Roosevelt has appoint
led Monday, February Goth. at IL
to meet the committee of ten
appointed by the New orleans Cotton
Growers convention to confer with the
president, secretary of agriculture and
mill men with a view to making ar
Engagements to enlarge Americas cot
ton trade with other countries. The
committee will also confer with the
secretary of commerce and labor.
About fifty leading mill men from
levery southern state are expected to
meet the committee at the Raleigh
Hotel, in Washington, at 4 o'clock in
THE afternoon of saturday, February Is.
Former United States senator John
L. McLaurin, chairman of the special
tCommittee. has issued a circular letter
Ito Senators and Congressman repre-
lsenting tho cotton growing states urg-
ling their cooperation in the carrying
|out the following resolution, which was
lpassed at the New Orleans Cotton con-
i%vention:
Resolved, That a special committee
be appointed by this convention to
confer with the President Of h Unit
Jed States, the secretary Of agriculture
land the manufacturers of cotton goods
to obtain such concerted action as will
ieniarge our trade in cotton products liz
foreign countries"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
JOHANN nocH IN CHICAGO.
Was disappointed That q Number OF
His Wives Did Not Meet Him nj ~
Station

Chicago. February s.-Johann Hoch.
indicted for bigamy. suspected Of muir
der. and man OF many aliases. arrived
in Chicago tonight and for several
hours was Intercepted by the police
with small results A large crowd had
gathered TO see the famous prisoner. but
contrary To general expectation there
was nonc OF his alleged wives amonE
the number Mrs. Emile Fischer-Hoch
declared THAI she would not go to- the
station under n circumstances and
she was not there. Mrs Marie Goerk-
Hoch asserted that she was willing 10
help the police but that was all. Il
will help prosecute him" she declared,
but I'm not 50 crazy to see him."
Hoch had evidently expected a num-
Der Of his wives TO meet him at the
station and he was plainly disappointed
| that they lid not come.
Where are those fourteen wives You
| talked 80 much about?" he asked Of
| fcer LOTUS.
Il don't see any OF them" replied the
| officer AS he looked through the win
dow. out OF which Hoch had been peer
ing. There Is nobody waving hand
kerchiefs at us"
II guess you have been joking me
about that part OF the business said
| Hoch. ANY way there could not be
fourteen Of them. for | never a that
| many. There seems tn be n lot OF woni-
en- who think hat ] am the only man
In the world that could marry them
and get away with some Of their mon
| ey. Anyhow not ever any OF those
women are here"
AS he said this. Hoch chucklcd giee-
fully as though he thought 1t a good
| joke on the officer who had brought
| him back from New York.
When Hoch and LOTUS alighted from
the train the six policemen who had
been sent 10 the station to meet them
| were able to control he crowd with
difficulty. When ne was recognized
a number Of people jeered and hooted
him.
They quickly hustled Hoch in n pa
troll wagon and started for the Chlca-
| go Avenue police station. a mile dis
tant. where Hoch was Intercepted for
| several hours.
Hoch admitted at the outset that he
had married Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch.
and that the marriage was illegal. He
would admit nothing else. During the
evening five women who said they were
wives OF Hoch called at the police sta
! ton and were placed In a separate
| room under a guard OF several police
| men. One of them Mrs. Emile Fischer
| Hoch saw Hoch for a minute and sa-
luted him with the exclamation:
You old hog you got my $50 didn't
you?"
Hoch made no reply to this but smh-
ed as though he regarded the affair OF
$3.50 rather as a joke than otherwise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN.
Rear-End Collision Between the New
York and Florida ia prcss and n
Shifting Engine, in Which IS We're
Slightly Injured.

Columbia, S. c., February 9.-Ten or
fifteen persons, passengers and crew
were slightly injured in a rear-end col
llision between the Southern Railways
New York and Florida Ex-
Ipress train number SO, and a shifting
pushing freight cars at the en-
france of the Die B-ading street station
in this city at 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
Both engines were badly wrecked
land the mail a of number 80, was
|telescoped, but none Of the passenger
left the track. All OF the crock
|ery in h dining car was broke and
-four Of its employees were injured. The
accident occurred on a sharp curve of
"a high embankment and hat no one
was killed is miraculous. The engineer
and fireman of the passenger train
themselves by jumping just be-
fore the crash.
1t is thought that the track will be
clear for traffic by midnight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
A. GIFT TO THE NORMAL.
Mr.. Carnegie VIII Furnish the Libra
ry-Wilmington Delegation s.Siips
Up on the Ice-Great Deal of
Charity Work.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh. y. G., February s.-The sec
Esbury Hosiery Company to change its
name to the Ceutaur Knitting Compa-
my.
President Charles .. McIver o. the
State Normal and Industrial College II
Greensboro was here today and an
bounced the receipt from Mr.. Carnegie
II s.. $50 for furniture for the library At
he college. to which he had previously
given sI5.ooo. Mr.. Carnegie gave
Greensboro $4,000 for a library and IL
will be the only place in h country
(which will thus have two libraries as
Inis gift.
Speaking about what he desired The
Legislature TO give for the college DIR.
tMcIver said he only asked that IL be
placed where it was before the fire,
with SO. COO additional for improve
lmeuts. The fire loss was more than
ls100, COO.
| The Oldest inhabitant has for many
Years regaled the people OF this town
with stories of what the winters used
to be when he was a boy, but just
now he is exactly where the ground
Iaog is, namely in his hole. and he Is
worse than the ground hog in one res
Ipect, this being that he will stay there.
Tor he never saw uch a winter as this
In all his life.
One of the funny things incidental
o The sleet occurred last night when
1.-THE large delegation from Wilmington
Iaere, looking after the pilotage bill.
forgot about the sleet and walked III
a big hurry out of the south door o.
The capitol. In one second the entire
bunch Of about twenty We're on the
lground at once while Andrew Joyner
who was retaining his footing. stood
Laughing at them. He never finished
the laugh for while they were tryins
to rise. his feet went from under him
and only the sleet prevented conSidera-
Die breaking of the brick pavement
Then the Wilmington delegation
laughed.
The county roads have been simply
lunpassable SO CLASSY ave they Beer
this week with Sleet, and The horses
n town have had a hard time. Nevei
did the bl2cksmithS have so much &c
do with putting on rough shoes. The
associated Charities have been worked
Ito the limit, operating half a dozer
wagons from early morning until lark
Wonderful attention is being given III:
poor. A great many children are SICK
with measles, and there are not a few
leases of pneumonia and of courSI
lmany of grippe. Raleigh is a very lib
leral town and is certainly going Tho
limit in looking after the sick and
NEEDY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
NAY SAVE GREASON'S LLFk.
1t Is Thought That Mrs. Edwards Has
Admitted hat She Killed Her H1s-
band without Help.

Reading, Pa, February g.. iss4-
sentence to be hanged with samuel
Greason on Thursday next for the mnr-
der OF her husband, made a statement
to her counsel today. in which she ex-
onerated Greason from completely i'm
murder. The statement viii noS DO
given TO the public until il Is present
ed &c the board Of trustees. but the
inference is left that h IA ad-nit-
ted that she alone committed h crime.
Mrs. Edwards and Greason. who =
a colored man, were convicted of the
murder of Edwards and since the
death sentence has been pronounced
extraordinary efforts have been made
to saw them from the gallows. The
board Of pardons has heretofore re-
fused to interfere and the state Su-
preme court has affirmed the lower
courts verdict.
Mrs. Edwards confession, 1t ia
thought, will place the case In AN en-
tirely new aspect before the board OF
~pardons. The board will meet at Har-
risburg February Is. the day before the
date fixed for the double execution. II
the woman's statement Is accepted 10y
lIe UodEu IL may save the ma - Me.
If the woman is spared IL win b. en-
tirely on sentimental z ounds.
In h trial much testimony was
presented to show that Edwards ~as
a dissolute character. a he drann
heavily and that he tre1ted his wife IN
a brutal manner 1t vas shown that
Edwards was killed while he lay drunk
at his home.
1t is expected that the execution will,
at lea gf ha naCfnnnaI I'm ufa- - tha
statement Of Mrs. Edwards.
Another development In the ease was
the receipt from St. Louis OF an aifi-
davit signed by Mary Edwards the
daughter. This affidavit In as follows:
II wish TO state that l was very an
cry at Samuel Greason for what he dill
TO my mother, but he did nothing to-
ward the killing Of my father thai I
know Of and he should not be hanged
for that crime. I certainly visa thew
would not hang my mother"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
Livernash and Wynn ccal.) voting

Livernash and Wynn (Cal.) voting
with the Republicans.
The roll then was called on the Eseh
Townsend bin which was passed SIS TO
II.
The following Republicans voted
against the bill:
Papy, Castor (Pa-), Dwight On. ".
Gardner On. j.. Hill Comm, Hu6-
pa. Bley (Pa-), Southwick On. W.
and 'reeland On. "
The following Democrats voted NO:
Messrs- Harrison IN. ". McDernuott
On. ID, Rider On. ". Scudder IN. "
Goulden IN. 7. }, and Shuli (Pa-)
A resolution was adopted calling on
the secretary of war for information
regarding h management OF the army
transport service. After designating
Sunday. February IS, beginning II
noon. for the delivery OF eulogies on the
life n character OF the late Repre-
sentatives Mahoney, Of Illinois aud
Croft, OF South Carolina, the House ad-
journed Until tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
President Invited TO q Confeterat,
Veterans Reunion.

Washington. February 9.-Ram-
says Confederate battery. an organi-
zation which distinguished itself at
the battle Of Gettysburg and other
Great condicts Of the civil war has in
yited President Ropseveir 20 attend
a reunion - the battery which is TO
be held in North Carolina NEXT Nay.
The Invitation was :cndered The Tres
dent today by Representative pfc.iz,
OF North Carolina The President
expressed bis pleasure at receiving
the invitation but expressed doubt
whether al that time he would be able
to be present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
25 New Attorneys Licensed by ths
Supreme Court.
Especial TO The Messenger.) ,

Especial TO The Messenger.)
! Raleigh, y. c., February 9.-Ther TO-
lowing licenses were issued to IS our of
ia applicants to practise law: Their
names as follows: J.. G.. Anderson,
Halifax county; B. II. Crumpler, Samp-
Ison: T J.. Markham. Pasquotank: G..
IL. Spence, Pasquotank: ". H Pace,
Wake; P. c. McDunie. Maryland: g.
H. benson, Wake; W. p. Canaday.
IGranvilie: T. f. Whitley. Halifax,
Harry McMuiien, Chowan; Preston
Cotton, Pitt, 81. N Patterson. Ala
finance: F. E. Fredericks. Wake; c. II.
IMebane. Catawba, ]. L Delaney.
I~Mecklenburg: J.. ]. Britt. Buncombs:
IT, s. Styles. B~uncornbe: c. ". Melona,
IBuncombe. E. D. Broadhurst, Wayne,
~ d. Langsson. Wayne; w. r. Clegc
Moore; r. B. -chastine. Gay; r. 0.
IEvsritt, Martin: Pau Faison, Wake,
~ L Williamson, Wayne.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
Legislation Affecting Private Car
Lines.

Washington. February S.-A delega-
ton OF Georgia and Yves. Virginia
peach growers headed by ]. II. Hale. or
Georgia. appeared today before the suo.
committee Of h House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce inves-
tigating private car lines. In protest
against any legislation that might "a
he effect OF eliminating the use OF
Trivafe cars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
To Investigate the Granting OF Re-
bates.

washington, F6Druary 9-AttOrney
General Moody has appointed Judgson
Harmon, of Cincinnati, who was attor-
ney general during the second admin
istration of President Cleveland, and
Frederick N. Judson, a prominent law
yer of st. Louis, to investigate the al
legged action of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad in granting re-
hates to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. This employment is with the
view Of taking legal proceedings against
the company if the proceedings seems
justified. Both lawyers nave accepted
the appointment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of State
: Senate and House
Yesterday
DIR. PHIPPS DEAD

tauga and Shortly After Converting
sembIy Adjourned Out Of Respect
to His hemory-Few Bills Passed
the Senate-Divorce Bill Made q
Special Order for Today-ReSolu-
tons of Respect Adopted by the
House
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
Two North Carolina Midshipmen Re.
sign.

Annapolis Nd, February 0.-Among
h designations of midshipmen from
h naval academy on account OF the
semi-annual examinations are Charles
b. Gary. Henderson. n. c., and JUDI
o L. Hand, Pelham, N. c..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-15
Alexandria 6azftte.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAR. Is. 1906.
The Lost chord.

He was young Wan In lodgings,
and he was learning to play the cornet.
There was no disputing the earnest
ness and perseverance OF this embryo
cornetIst. Every evening during the
late heat wave he threw his window
open and blew away ut the Lost
Chord" II was ever the Lost Chord"
In the commercial room OF the hotel
opposite the knights OF the road sat
scrIbbling of their orders and hurting
anathemas at the head of the young
man player. Finally they held a colin-
ell Of war and determined ON his de-
struction. Cutting off a window cord,
they rang for the boots and ordered
him to take it across to the muslclah'
with the following note:
Dear Make no more trouble
over your Lost Chord We send you
a substitute, which we hope you Will
find long enough. We will arrange
with the coroner and guarantee a de
cent burial"
The dOleful notes of the "l.ost
Chord" were not heard in the street
afterward.. London Globe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-15
rh. ,rIrror GaIvsnometer.

Some interesting tales are told OF
Lord Kelvin's discoveries and how the
ideas of them came TO his quick mind
For instance. this is said to have been
the way i'm which lie found the mirror
galyanometer. He was puzzling over
the difficulty of perfecting the ordinary
telegraphic apparatus used or over
head wires. which was not suited for
the varying current passing along ca
bles. The tagging OF the electric cur
rents had the effect of making them
run together into one bottom current.
with surface ripples which correspond
to the separate signals of the message
The problem was how to invent Il
means of interpreting clearly and cas-
lily all the delicate fluctuations. One
day Lord Kelvin's eyeglass fell OH and
swung IN front of the magnet, reflect
ing It's movements. and instantly the
idea of the mirror suggested itself. So
a monocle has had direct effect on
science.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-15
The m,.sionary,. False Tooth.

A well known Church of England
missionary among the aborigines Of
Queensland, Australia, gained great In
fuence over a certain tribe In very
peculiar manner. This tribe had the
queer custom of having the front tooth
of the upper jaw knocked out. The
missionary by accident had lost this
same tooth and replaced II by false
one. When he got talking with the
aborigines. lie would pull 1t out, point
to the hollow place and say, "Me,
brother. belong to you In this way
be gained the complete confidence Of
the tribe, converted every member Of
it to Christianity and introduced as
much civilization as they were capable
of assimilating.