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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
REMOVES TWO OF HIS CABINET
Major Weaver Delivers Staggering
Blow to the Political Faction in
Control of Philadelphia Politics.
Will Fight to the Bitter End.

Philadelphia, May 23.-In his efforJ
to defeat the contamination of the plan
to lease the City Gas Works to the
United Gas improvement Company for
seventy-ive ears Tor $25, O0G, 600, May
or Weaver today dismissed from office
the two principal members of his cab
met and thereby delivered a staggering
blow to the dominant political organi-
Zation of this civ which has caused
probably the greatest sensation in the
history of Philadelphia municipal af-
fairs.
David j. Smith. the director Of the
department of public safety, and Peter
E. Costello, the director of the depart
ment of public works, were the officials
removed. The mayor has announced
that he is in the fight to the bitter
end, which means that a great politi-
cal battle is now On and will be car
ried to the polls next November.
The mayor has called in as counsel.
Elihu Root, of New York, and former
Judge James Cav Gordon, Of this city.
Judge Gordon is a Democrat. The
mayors stated purpose in going Out
side the city for his principal counsel
Is JlIdI lit LII q hAoAI IL Az nv
identified with any faction in the stlug-
gle now on.
Simultaneous with the dismissal OF
the w directors, Frederick J. Shoyer,
director of the department of supplies
by direction Of the mayor, suspended.
pending investigation, Arthur R ii
Morrow, the assistant director OF The
department.
Colonel Sheldon Potter has been
chosen to fill the Office of director 81
| public safety, ad interim and A. Lin
| coin Acker, to be director of the lie
| partment of public works, ad interim
Neither Mayor Weaver o the re-
| moved men would make a statement
| today as to the specific reason for the
| changes, beyond the general statement
that the proposed lease of the gas
works was the cause of it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26

THAT assertion" he yehemently de-
clared, lis false, and | herald it here
today. 1t is the cuty OF every honest
man in the United States, whether he
is a northerner, a southeraer or a
westerner to remove this calumny from
the best and purest people this coun-
try has ever known"
In the south. the governor said, the
negro is given every legal right he ~
entitled TO. Their children are educat--
ed as are the white children; they ars
given asyllms for their deaf, dumb and
blind, n everywhere given The mer-
ciful hand, but, he said, there is one
distinction, one line we draw. and hat
is the line OF social equality"
That, he proclaimed, can never De-
The races were separated by the laws
OF eternity. because he said the white
man was never intended TO be put IN
a social equality with negro. Tic
appealed TO every present 20 make
known the truth and thus correct an
error and a lie"
In vigorously denying the charge that
one Of the potent aso for the less
rapid development Of the south wa the.
existence of a feeling Of secfionaiism
and hate for the north, Governor Glenn
babe welcome to the people OF the
country from every section, saying that
they would be given the highest chair
in the guest chamber.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
GREW OF SPECIAL AT FAULT
Railroad Commission Trying to Fix
Responsibility for tile Wreck of the
Ogden Train at GrecnviIlc

Columbia, S. c., May 23.-Before the
railroad commission today officials and
employees of the Southern Railway tes-
titled as to the circumstances sur
rounding the wreck of the special train
at Greenville, April 20. It will be re-
membered that the train running at
the rate of 10rty miles an hour crashed
into empty freight cars standing on the
main line within the yard limits.
From the bulk of the evidence it ap-
pears that the railroad people are will
ing to admit that the crew in charge
of the special train was at fault. The
issue depends upon the question
whether or not this was a train of the
first class. The crew in charge claim
that it was as it was being operated
on an order which contained a detail
ed schedule between Spartanburg and
Greenville, which is according to their
way of looking at It, an amendment 10
the regular schedule. Engineer J. r.
Hunter, who was crippled in the wreck.
and Conductor Acker took the stand.
The rule governing the conduct of
yards in cities states:
"Switching and other engines anG
trains may work within the limits
without regard to second class and IN
ferior trains, which latter must ap-
proach and run through yard limits I'M
der full control expecting to find main
track occupied. in case of accident,
responsibility rests With approaching
train"
While it was II evidence that there
was carelessness in regard to the hand
ling of messages at Greenville, still it
was testified by the officials that this
would not have affected the result and
that Engineer Hunter should have
come into the yards with his train un-
der such control that he could stop
within half the distance he could see.
Division superintendent Williams,
Baker and McManus, General Manager
Spencer, of the Southern and Engineer
| Lineberger of Charlotte, testified that
| there was but n way of constituting
| the orders received by Engineer Hun
Ttr, that his was not a first class train
I and that he should have had his train
| in control when he approached Green
vile station. The Southern showed b.
it's correspondence that every effort had
been made to handle with success the
movement of this important train. En-
gineer Hunter WIS familiar with the
; road and was selected to take the train
from Columbia t Greenville for that
reason.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
READY FOR A PIG BATTLE
Every Indication Points to the Early
Resumption of Fighting.

ST. Petersburg, May 23.-The news
from the front continues to point to
the imminence of a renewal of fighting
On a large scale. General Linevltch is
pressing the Japanese center both on
the line of the railway and on Man
DARN road, but whether he is simply
feeling out Field Marshal Oyama.s
strength or has assumed a genuine Of
fensive is not yet clear. There is no
doubt, however, that LinevitCh has
made complete preparation for a big
battle. All the Russian sick and
wounded who were at Hardin n
places south of there, have been trans
ported westward to Irkutsk n rders
have been given to clear the interven-
ing hospitals. The sanitary trains have
also been ordered to the front.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
PETITION From TARBORO
Iias Been Sent to Coast line Asking
That Sl'cOfiy he Started From That
Point 4Itl#

A petition asking hat this place be
the starting point of the Wilmington
Shoof1y, was signed by practically eve
ry business man If the community AMI
forwarded TO wilmington Nothing
has since been fsard OF it. Petitions
are easy, often they are perfunctory af-
fairs, hence they are never taken very
seriously, unless II is known that the
petitioners are vers much in earnest
The signers of this petition are thor
oughly in earnest, but they should let
the railroad peopie know It., by send
ing a delegation ii representative bus
mess men to urga the Coast Line peo-
pie to accede to the unanimous wish
OF the people.
These representatives, should be sent
without delay.-Tarhoro S~outherne-.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
Opens the Southern Industrial
Parliament.
Il STATES REPRESENTED
Address of the n. c. Governor Was the
). Feature Of the Day.

lie Told of the Need of Iaborers I'm
the Southern States and Denounced
tile Methods Of Certain limmigra-
ton Agents OF Western Roads Who
Picture the South as a Great Black
Eeit-The Negro is Given Every
Right. But the Line is Drawn at
Social Eauality-Colonel Cunning
ham Pleads for Efforts to Reduce
War Tax Placed ON Tohacco-Othcr
Speakers OF thc First Days Session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
Two Girls Instantly Killed by Light.
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Hartford, Ala, May 23.-Lightning
struck three girls this afternoon, kill
ing two of them instantly. There is
very little chance for the recovery of
a third. Two of the girls were named
Carswell and n Spears. The casualty
occurred on the plantation Of John
Hguhes, one and a half miles south of
here.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10
DEN MARK.
Copenhagen.

Bjormstjerne Bjorson, the Norwegian
poet and dramatist, who visited Aal-
borg May %, delivered an address on
the Norwegian crisis. He said he de-
sired to see Swedish, Norwegian anu
Danish races united They numbered,
altogether, only 100000 souls AMI
must hold together. Norway" he de-
clared, must become free, as are the
other northern races. Until she is free
and Independent, it will be impossible
to deal with the next great question,
viz. how we small states are to ar
range our future
''PolIiken," the great Danish daily,
considered the mouthpiece of the gov
eminent, will hereafter be issued in the
style Of an American daily Up to the
present time the paper has appeared in
an abnormal size and readers have
often found it difficult to handle it con-
yeniently While reading it. The size
now adopted is in shape exactly the
same as the average American news
paper and naturally the Politiken has
been greatly improved in appearance.
Landscape Painter Schonhyder-Mol-
Ter died a few days ago at the hospital
for insane at Aarhus, aged Il years.
-NIoller was. an artist Of
exceptional talents and gained a wide
reputation in the scandinavian coun-
tries as landscape painter.
The Oldest Dane in the country is at
present Niels Nielsen, of Gilberg, near
Esbjerg, who recently celebrated his
1o2d birthday. Outside of being a
trife deaf, he is enjoying excellent
health and he can still read newspapers
without the use of glasses.
The month of April was this year
most nnfayorable to the herring fish
ermen and commission men, owing to
the inclement weather. The quality
of catches in general however, was
very good and high prices are main
tanned.
The Tiyoli has been opened for the
summer season and is as usual visited
by thousands OF people, with an over.
how attendance on Sundays.
MARION s.. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10
EDUCATIONAL
The Hyannis School Idea.

The Hyannis School Idea.
A new thought in education, with
social efficiency as its dominant aim
is behind the experiment going for
ward at Hyannis, Mass, says the
School Journal. The starting point and
center of correlation is the school gar
den. The children are thus kept oc-
cupied from the start, and they are en-
couraged to regard themselves as pro-
ducers. The work they are doing
impels thought Of the future, of the
product and of their relation to the
great world All the instruction turns
around such questions as "What will
make Hyannis better place to live
in?" and what will make the state
and nation a better thing to be part
OFF," The various activities furnish
topics for composition and talks and
Illustrations for arithmetic, geography,
language, etc. The sale Of the vege
tables is made to cover the cost Of the
work and materials. The work is I'M
der the instruction of W. a. Baldwin.
principal Of the state normal school
at Hyannis. The daily programme Of
the garden school is similar to the pub
lie schools, except that the hours are
slightly longer, more time being de
voted to manual training and physical
exercises. The center of interest in the
primary grades is a playhouse con-
structed so as to contain the principal
rooms of an old fashioned New Eng
land house. This is compared with the
houses of various races and countries
of fact and fiction
University of the United States.
The executive council Of the national
committee of 400 to promote the estab-
lishment of the University of the
United States, in view Of the complete
failure of the effort to unite. several
existing universities in one great or
ganization at Washington on account
Of local and UNCONVENTIONAL influences,
have announced their conclusion that
no university yet organized meets the
required demands of truly national
institution of higher learning, free from
or partisan forces, and
that consequently it is now the duty
Of the committee and of the National
Educational association to work for
the establishment of the University Of
the United States on the basis of the
Senator Frye bill, which makes no de-
mand upon the public treasury, but re-
lies upon private endowments for it's
development.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10
IMPORTANCE OF CARBON.
Without 1t or It's Equivalent We
Could Have No Are Light.

Without 1t or It's Equivalent We
Could Have No Are Light.
The electric arc light as now so COM
monty used is produced by the passage
of a powerful electric current between
the slightly separated ends Of pair OF
carbon rods, or carbons, about twelve
inches long and from three-eighthS to
one-half inch in diameter, placed YER
tically end to end in the lamp. The
lamp mechanism is so constructed that
when no current is passing the upper
carbon, which is always made the posi-
tive one, rests upon the lower by the
action of gravity, but as soon as the
electric current is established the car
bons are automatically separated about
an eighth of an inch, thus forming a
gap of high resistance in the electric
circuit, across which the current is
forced, resulting in the production of
intense heat The ends of the carbons
are quickly heated to brilliant mean
descence and by the burning action of
the air are maintained in the form Of
blunt points. AS the carbons burn
away, the lamp mechanism feeds the
upper one downward just fast enough
to maintain the proper separation.
The carbons are not heated equally,
the upper or positive one being much
the hotter. A small cup shaped cavity or
''crater," ordinarily less than an eighth
Of an inch in diameter is formed in its
end, the glowing concave surface of
which emits the greater part of the to-
tai light. In lights of the usual size,
something like half a horsepower of en-
ergy is concentrated in this little era
ter, and it's temperature is limited only
by the vaporization of the carbon. Car
bon being the most refractory sub
stance known, the temperature of the
crater is the highest yet produced arti-
fciaily and ranks next to that of the
sun. 1t is fortunate that nature has
provided us with such a substance as
carbon, combining, as it does, the high.
est resistance to heat with the neces-
sary electrical condgctivity. Without
carbon or an equivalent and none is
knoyvn-Ee. coCId have no are light
Charles F. Brush il Atlantic.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10

an odor, but he is unable to explain the
ultimate cause of the terror of cats.
Sex appears to have no marked. infu-
ence, but the extreme symptoms are
more frequent in women. The posi-
bility is suggested that the trait is in
herited from remote ancestors.
Studied His Bare Nerves.
DR.. Henry Head of the London hos
pital has received the Marshall Hall
prize given every five years by the
Royal Medical society for an important
discovery in connection with the nery
Gus system.
DR.. Head had the sensory nerves Of
one of his arms divided and studied the
sensations. Then he had the nerves
united by stitching and studied the
process of recovery. The result was
that he discovered two distinct sets
Of sensory nerves, one that conveys the
sensations of pain, heat and cold and
the other the sensations Of touch. The
discovery also makes possible the ac-
curate localization of the sensations.
The healing power Of the skin is found
to depend entirely upon the set of
nerves that convey impression of pain,
heat and cold.
The Parsons Auxetophone.
The Scientific American describes an
invention by G. A. Parsons, inventor
Of the steam turbine, and Horace Short
for the purpose of reinforcing the
sound Of a gramophone Instead Of
the usual diaphragm of glass or mica
in the producer a small valve is en-
ployed SO as to control the admission of
compressed air into the trumpet, the
air being supplied by small pump or
bellows in the supporting pedestal.
The valve consists of a fine comb of
aluminium or magnalium. This valve
works auto,.,a ticaliy in connection witt
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10
PROVED FARMS

Improved farm homes at prices and
terms in reach of all We have Just
purchased another tract of 10000 acres of
hardwood timber land, timber consist of
maple, Eastwood, birch and hem1ock, no
pine slashings or sand. Lands are all
within to miles of railroad, near good
market town, schools, churches and
creameries. good wagon roads to all of
our lands. With every purchase of land
we build good log house IS fit wide. 26 #
long, IL fit. high, with good roof, floor
windows and doors all complete, ready to
move into at prices with house complete,
SIS. to SIS. Per Acre.
Terms a cash, balance in equal annual
payments, at 6 per cent interest.
SAW MILLS WANTED
to cut one hundred million feet hardwood
timber, Here - a chance for man with
small portable mill to buv a small
tract of timber and do custom saving for
his neighbors. We own several thousand
acres of timber that will cut from to 10
thousand feet per acre.
Buy your tickets to Cable, on c & N, w.
Ry. Low rates to4and seekers, r. r. fare
refunded to purchaser of land. For maps
and further pa .ticu1ars address
UECKE'S LAND AGENCY,
Cumberland, Wis.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10

Gambetta and NapoIeon's Portrait.
When Gambetta, accompanied by
Jules Favre, arrived in the hall of the
Hotel de Vile, where he was officially
to read the proclamation of the third
French republic; the crowd which fol
lowed the two deputies caught sight of
a fine portrait of Napoleon III. hanging
on a wall. They promptly took it down
and were about to smash it to pieces
when Gambetta interviewed. Turning
the portrait to the wall, he said: "My
friends, we have put up with the origi-
nal for twenty years. Let us be con-
tent today to turn his face to the wall.
It is all he deserves"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10

made by directors and officers out OF
syndicates must be refunded on PEN
atty of suits for restitution. In making
this report it was charged that the
management of President Alexander
was lax. The enormous salary of
$122,500 year paid to James I'll. Hyde
was severely criticised as waste and
extravaganza. The report declared that
the whole business of life insurance
should be reorganized in the interests
Of it's benefciaries. The board Of d.
rectors, controlled by Hyde, rejected
the entire report, and for the time
Hyde and Alexander made common
cause. Thereupon Hartman, Prick and
Bliss resigned as directors
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10

Edward to persuade him to have the
ceremony held at st. James chapel. to
which the duke of Connaught belongs.
Besides the elite Of London society
would like to be present as we'll as
representatives of the various profess
sions. The honeymoon will be spent
in Ireland. Prince Gustaf will remain
in England about ten days and get ac-
qllainted with the members of the
royal family On June y the prince
will be awarded the Victoria Cross by
King Edward. The prince recently in
sured himself for 100000 crowns in a
Stockholm insurance society.
Nowhere in the world has the tele-
phone become so absolutely a part Of
daily life as in Sweden, and King Os
cars kingdom can boast of being bet
ter provided with telephones than any
other country. A striking feature is
the street telephone pavilions, which
are in great number. They are now
to be found in every thoroughfare,
close to every restaurant, cab stand
and theater, and they open auto
matically by dropping coin into a
slot.
Count Conrad f. Reventlow, Of
Lund, died at his home in that city
after a long illness. His father was
Dane and the family came to Lund
in 1910. Count Reventlow served in
the Danish army during the Danish
Dy,11cs tn isfiy jch cd
himself for his bravery, for which he
was awarded a gold medal by the
Danish king. The count has served as
an officer in the Swedish army since
1871.
DR.. Gustaf de Laval, inventor of
celebrated his Goth birthday May and
was on this occasion the recipient Of
many congratulations from Sweden,
Norway, Denmark America and Ger
many. A large number of his Stock
holm friends came to pay their re-
spects to the inventor and King Oscar
also sent a representative to tender his
CALCULATIONS.
Stockholm is the healthiest city in
the world, having the lowest death
record ever recorded. In the year 1902
the central bureau of statistics re
ported that the death rate in the
Swedish capital was 1 per cent lower
than Christiania and ST. Petersburg
which are considered among the
healthiest cities in the world
Prince Carl has purchased the By
strom villa from the Christian Ham
mer estate, paying sum of 100000
crowns. The villa is beautifully stu
ated on the Djurgarden and contains
among other things a rare botanical
and geological collection
"a rumor is current to the effect
that the Russian car contemplates
visit to the Swedish capital this sum
mer There is, however, not much
credence placed in this rumor''-
Aftonbladet.
The well known Swedish traveller
and explorer, Erland Nordenskiold,
returned to Stockholm May 10 from
his interesting expedition into central
South America
The citizens of Stockholm have sub
scribed $4,000 crowns to buy Prince
Gustaf Adolph and Princess Margaret
suitable wedding present.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-10
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Again there is a cabinet crisis ana
the two countries are facing. a grave
situation. Not altogether to the sur
Prise of the leaders King Oscar has
refused to sign the consular law and
the ministers have signified their in
tention of resigning. At the sitting of
the council of ministers May q, King
Oscar declined to sign the law ere
ating a separate consular system for
Norway. Immediately the ministers
rendered their designations, but the
king. refused to accept them. In tend
ing their designations the ministers de.