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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE
Virginia Day Exercises Held-Dr.
Rfocks OF Harvard. and Bookcr
Washington Principal Speakers.

Newport News. Va. May DIR.
John Graham Brooks. Of Harvard Uni-
versity. and Booker T. Washington. OF
1uskegee Institute. were the principal
speakers at the Virginia day exercises
Of the Hampton Institute today. The
latter In his remarks paid a glowing
tribute to the late General Fftzhugh
Lee, lauding him as a generous and
sy mpathetc friend Of the eolored race.
Or. Washington expressed the hope
that many more like the gallant and
tdolized virginian would rise up to
make the RAGS problem less difficult OF
solution. He also declared that while
81 commonwealth might live with iS-
norant slaves it vas impossible for a
state TO exist with ignorant freemen.
He appealed for greater cooperation
between the best elements OF both
races and declared that such co-opera.
ton in producing sentiment against
iynching had reduced more crime from
100 lynchings I'm 1904 10 thirteen i'm the
last six months.
DIR. John Graham Brooks spoke on
The Fruits of Hampton" paying a
glowing tribute To the work OF the in-
stitution in lifting up the & race To
higher ideals. President Boatwright,
OF Richmond college. and President
Blackwell, OF Randofph-Macon college.
also delivered addresses. The exercises
came to a close with an address by DR..
Robert c. Ogden.
The commencement exercises OF the
institute win be held tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
FAYETTEvILLE RANK CASES
The Defendants Hafxh and Nyroyer
Obtain n Continuance Untit August
Next.
Especial to The Messenger


Fayetteville, y. C., May 3.--The EN-
,bezzlement cases against the former Of
!ficials of the Bank of Fayetteville.
Cashier John C. riaigh and Teller q. q.
lMyrover, will not be tried until
August This was the order made / n
superior court ;cday, and defendants
renewed their bonds and were dis
Enlarged until then. When the cases
Iwere called defendants counsel NOV
led for continuance. They stated that
the bill Of particulars furnished yester-
day failed to give date of many OF the
alleged defalcations and hat they hal
not had sufficient time to prepare a
Just defence, nor had they been permit
tied to inspect tie banks books. The
prosecution was ready for trial and sal
it had witnesses present who couli
probably not be secured again. 1t was
Iagreed that the dispositions Of non-res-
|ident witnesses should be taken by
THE state. The defense will also take
dispositions and will have an expert TO
examine the bank's books, the solicit
tor saying they were open TO inspec-
ton at all times. The judge said these
were cases in which a thorough exam
lination by both sides was warranted.
Continuance was ordered and cases set
for trial Wednesday of the next crlni-
final term. The amount of the alleged
~defalcations is $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Grateful Husband I'm Ind;a

When white people do things for ma
tive races the gratitude of those min
istered unto is sometimes quite touch
ing. The annual report Of the hospital
for women at Allehabad gives d cou-
pie of certificates which illustrate that
many a grateful heart beats beneath
a swarthy skin. The first is from a
husband whose wife had been expert
mented upon at the institution. He
writes:
Dear She: My wife has returned
from you hospital cured. Provided
males are allowed at your bungalow,
would like to do the honor of present
ing myself there this afternoon, DIL
| will not try TO repay you-vengeance
belongeth unto God. Yours hoticea-
bly,, -.
But what doctor would not treasure
s eloquently expressed a token OF
gratitude as this"
Dear and FAIR Madam: | have
much pleasure to inform you that my
dearly unfortunate wife will be no ioTl-
ger under your treatment. She having
left this world for the other ON the
night of 9th ulto. For your help in
this matter | shall ever remain CRATE
full. Yours reyerently, -:"-Mon-
treal Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
A GIRL WITH A PISTOL


An attempt was made on Monday
night by some unknown party To break
into the residence of Mr.. T. P. Wilcox
On West Fearing Street, and was ba;k-
ed probably only by the quick use OF
a pistol n the hand of his daughter.
Miss Sadie, who CHANGED to be up.
At eleven o'clock the whole fanii-
ly had retired with the exception Of
Miss Sadie, who was reading in her
room, when she heard a noise in The
yard, followed by the distinct sound OF
footprints on the back porch, not
loud, yet they were audible through
the house. the sound made by stealthy
creeping, and caused Miss Sadie 20 at
once get her revolver. Going to the WIN
dow she could see nothing, but shot
several times. Then she waited, at the
window, thinking that the wouid-5
burglar would make a hasty exit, but
she was mistaken and saw nothing.
But. the shots were evidently enough
for him as Miss Sadie listened intensIy
for something afterwards but heard
nothing else .-Elizabeth City Tar Heel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
SHOT By HIS son
Patricide Deliberately Planned-Thc
Would be Murderer Captured-FulI
Confession.

Dock McNeill, an humble and inof-
fensive negro living near Elizabeth
town, was shot last Tuesday night
while sitting by his fireside opening a
can of sardines, for his evening meal.
The bullet came crashing through the
wall without warning and struck the
old mar in the right side. It is feared
the wound will prove fatal. His son
George who shot him, was only six
teen years Of age. He tried to escape
but was captured the following day,
his feet saturated with ~turpentine to
prevent blOOdhounds from following
him, and a pistol hid in the lining of
his coat. He at first denied all knowl-
edge of how his father was killed, but
on Thursday he made a full confess
sion, saying he had planned it all a
week before; that he had neve loved
the old man, and wanted him out of
the way so he could have a big time"
George is in Jail and will doubtless
pay the penalty he richly deserves, if
the wound inflicted proves fatal.-The
RObeSonian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
UNION DEPOT OPENED
Large Crowd Visited the Handsome
New Staten Yesterday.

There were large crowds at the new
union station yesterday. With the ex
|ception of the Norfolk and Western
trains, all trains are now coming into
the new station. The new passenger
depot was greatly admired by a large
number of people yesterday.
The first trains to stop at the new
station were the mixed trains On the
Southern road yesterday morning.
These arrived here before day and
Their were but few people out to see
there were but few people out to
see the first tickets sold or the first
baggage checked. Later in the
day, however, there was a large
Many people remained about
the handsome new station and watched
the crowds that went away or came in.
durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
IyncherS Arraigued.

Orangeburg, S. c., May 81. II.
Palmer, S.A. Eadon, Penny Martin, An
drew Martin and Benjamin Martin, the
five accused in the Eutawville lynch
ing case, who have been confined to
the Berkeley county Jail at Monck's
and who were brought here
last night, were arrigned in open court
today. Attorneys for the defense
moved to Quash the Indictment on the
ground of irregularities, but the judge
|sverruled the motion. The accused
plead not guilty and next Wednesday
was the day set for the trial, after
(which the accused were remanded to
Jail. III. c. Edwards, who is named in
the true bill found by the grand jury,
was not arraigned, having confessed,
land he will be used as a state. witness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
GIRL v 4 TRAM


Another streak of hard luck hit the
special was wrecked at Greenville. s.
{. and the "ho,Goo that effected that
bit Of misfortune was not content n
til two other HIishaps nad occurred, re-
sulting in the partial wreck OF through
freight No. Il. neal Old Fort last night,
and a short time afterwards a slide
At Mud Cut
The wreck of No. a did considerable
property damage and tore up the track
for quite a distance, but fortunately
none Of the crew sustained injury. At
Mud Cut a great mass of earth and
stone was piled on the track. and but
for the Unborn intelligence and pres
ence of mind of a little 16-year-old
girl, Mamie Gibson, and her quick
action a mixed passenger and freight
train would in all probability have
been wrecked and several lives lost.
After side-tracking at Swannanoa to
allow a special to pass, the mixed train
proceeded on its way eastward and in
going through the tunnel close to Mud
Cut Engineer G. w. Brown heard the
report Of a torpedo. He gave the an
swering signal and at the same time
espied a girl speeding toward him wav-
ing a red flag. The engineer applied
he brakes, and the train with the hu-
man freight, was brought to a stand
still within ten feet of the slide.
The girl had followed the train to
the spot and as the passengers alight-
ed told her story.
As she talked the men gathered
about her, and more than one face
paled at the thought of so narrow an
escape from death. She talked in q
frank manner, mOdestly and womanly.
She had stood at her home in view of
the cut and watched the special pass.
Shortly after this, perhaps fifteen
minutes, she heard q rumbiing noise
of earth, and rock tumble upon the
track. Realizing that any passing
train with it's crew or passengers was
imminent danger and must be warned,
she ran into the house, and picking up
a torpedo that had been left there,
started up the track and retraced her
steps. Before reaching the slide. how
ever, she found a red flag, and fearing
that the torpedo would not suffice to
warn the engineer, again started up
the track, when the engineers whistle
sounded, and b succeeded in waving
the train to a standstill in time to
avoid a calamity.-Asheville Special to
News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
BIG BOND ISSUE
For Public School Building and Wa
terworllS to be Voted On.

At an adjourned meeting of the
board of aldermen held yesterday af-
|%ternoon a resolution was passed call
ing an election to be held June Goth to
vote on the question of whether or not
the city shall issue $125,OOO worth of
bonds, $4,000 of which amount is to
be school bonds and $4,000 for water.
The aldermen adopted a resolution
stating that it was the sense of the
members of the board that it was so
near the end of their term of Office
that they would ordinarily moi have
passed the resolution calling the cleo
ton, but passed it simply in order to
save the time, if the new board APP
proves the action of the retiring board
leaving the whole matter with the new
.bOard.-GreensborO Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS
An Effective Plan to Force Short Ones
From Correspondents,

Hereafter in local contests we are
thinking of adopting a sliding scale OF
prices for communications, say a cent
a word for the fist line and doubling
Or compromising it with every addi-
tional line. Had this been done Lais
time we could have bought an automo-
bile, for the communications have
been longer than the moral law and
and not half so moral. Knowing what
was coming in the prohibition contest
last summer, every communication was
charged for at space rates, but We con
cluded to follow long established GUS
tom and open u columns In the city
contest, but IL we don't forget 1t we
lev expect to do it again. The breth-
rem get so excited that they want
the whole earth with a fence around
it. Next time they ride us in this WAY
they must pay for IT, Subscribers
have some few rights and they are n
titled to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Oddities of the Human Body.

The two sides of a persons face are
never alike. The eyes are out of line
in two cases QUO of five, and one eye
is stronger than the other in seven
cases out of ten. The right eye is also
as a rule higher than the left. Only
one person in fifteen has perfect eyes,
the largest percentage of defects pre-
vailing among falr-haired people. The
smallest interval of sound a be dis
tinguished better with one ear than
with both. The nails of two fingers
never grow with the same rapidity, that
of the middle finger growing the fast
est, while that Of the thumb grows the
slowest. In fifJy-four cases out Of 100
the left leg is shorter than the right
indianapolis News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Elect Officers and Decide to Meet in
Montgomery, Ala. Next Year-En-
joy d Trip to the Navy Yard and a
Banquet at Night.

Charleston S. c.. May 3.-At the
conclusion of the business session.
which was held by the Southern
day. Major j. c.. HemphilI. editor of
The Charleston News and Courier.
was elected president: G.. J.. Palmer.
of The Houston Post. vice president
and F. ?. Glass. of The Montgomery
Advertiser. was reelected secretary
and treasurer.
Ex-I'resident II. H. Cabaniss declin-
ed to be a candidate for reelection
as the head of the association. Mr..
Cabaniss declared hat he was no Ion
ger actively engaged IT. newspaper
publishing and thought hat some of
h other members should be given
an opportunity to take charge of the
affairs Of the association.
Invitations were extended to the
convention to hold their next annual
gOmery. F.. P. Glass extended a warm
welcome to the publishers from the
people of MONTGOMERY. while w. b.
Phillips. brought a hearty invitation
from Louisville to the convention TO
meet there next year. 1t was finally
decided by the members to hold their
next annual meeting in Montgomery.
In unae or ne ccnVentlOn next year
was not decided upon.
The following executive committee
was chosen: D. A. Tompkins. Char
lotte Observer: T. T. Stockton. jack
sonville Times-Union: Thomas r.
Warning. Charleston Evening Post: j.
q. Estill Savannah Morning News:
Robert Ewing. New Orleans States:
r. N. Rhodes. Birmingham News: E.
n. Foster. Nashville Banner.
A trip to the navy yard and around
the harbor consumed the whole af-
ternoon. and tonight a dinner was
given at thSCharleston Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
The Rate Of Human Growth.

I'VE grow at a uniform rate, said
a physician. There are rules CT
growth that unconsciously we all obey.
as follows:
First year eight inches; second
year, six inches, -hird year, fxe inches;
fourth year, foul inches; fifth year,
four inches; sixth year, four inches.
From the sixth year on the growth is
slower until the sixteenth year-it is
only one and a half inches a year.
The seventeenth year has a growth OF
two inches. The eighteenth year mas a
growth of one inch.
"At eighteen the average man is five
feet eight inches high. Thereafter he
grows no ore.'-Philadelphia Bulie-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Southern Railway Surgeons.

Chattanooga, May 2-The tenth IN
nual meeting of the Association OF Sur
seons of the Southern Railway is in
session here today. The gathering was
called to order by Chief Surgeon ".
A. Apologize, of Chattanooga. An adj
dress of welcome by Mayo. !Chambliss
was responded to by DR.. j Harrison.
of London, Tenn. President W. W.
Harper. of Selma, Ala. delivered his
annual address. Several papers of it,
terest to tine profession Wer read. The
meeting will continue through Thurs
day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
A Few ~PaIindrOmcS.

: ut is a Fascinating ocupatiOn," said
a phlologist, "to search the language
for palindromes. A palindromes is a
word hat reads the same backward as
forward. Several hundred of these
strange words are tabulated, and new
ones are continually turning up in the
English tongue. If you can find one
send it to the Palindrome Society of
New York.
81 can rattle off extempore a dozen
or two palindromes. Thus:
Dab, refer, biz, Anna, tot, bob, peep,
civic, sees, dewed, tat, did, shahs, eve,
r~eviver, eve, ~rotator, cog, pop, sig,
gag, redder, level, noon, Otto, sexes"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Nice Finale.

And what do you think Of our beau
tiful city," asked the Chicago girl, &C
cording to the Chicago News.
your beautiful city," yawned the
young man from New York, reminds
me of a bursted drum"
The Chicago girl looked daggers,
bayonets and hatpins.
"Wnat?" she flashed. "Our city re-
minds you of a bursted drum? Why
SO, sir?"
Because it can't be beaten"
And she was SO pleased she promis-
ed to say omething real nice aDoat
New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
SERMON.
Rev. A. T. king Closes His I'astorate
at Baptist Church.

On Sunday night Rev. A. T. King
preached his farewell sermon as pastor
of the Memorial Baptist church here.
A very large congregation was present
to hear his closing words. In keeping
with the cordial relations between the
pastor, the Christian church was closed
Tor this service and that congregation,
worshipped at the Baptist church to
join IN the farewell to Mr.. King
Greenyille Reflector.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
EIGHTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY
Celebrated by One of Greensboro
Active Druggists.

DR.. J. r. Callum Yesterday celebrated
his eigbty-eighth birthday. He is per-
haps the oldest druggist in the state,
having actually engaged in the bust
ness for over sixty-iye years. When
be came to Greensboro there were only
two drug stores here. DR.. Callun,
walks from three to four miles q day
now. He received several handsome
presents Observation-Disclosures Tele-
grtU.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09

Hans, the performing horse, which
made a sensation in Berlin for a few
days because it was thought he could
count, spell. ETC., has been proved a
fraud. or his owner has. Az to the
counting. as long as the groom kept
his eyes on the ground Hans continued
stamping with q hoof. As soon as the
groom looked up the horse ceased to
stamp. All his tricks were done by
signAl-Exchauge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
JOHN DOE
A Great Aid to the Suppression Of
Blind Tigers.

The press has not paid the attention
to n act of the recent assembly that
tits value and importance deserves:
Under this act it will be easy to uprOot
l"blind tigers"-the curse of prohibit
ition laws.
Upon finding a man intoxicated or in
possession of liquor, a warrant i'm blank
may be sworn out to the effect that he
purchased his liquor from -
and he may be called into court
land required to say under oath where
|he purchased the liquor. This called
1.-THE John Doe warrant from the use Of
1.-THE name John Doe" to fill the blank.
This puts the temperance laws i'm
1.-THE hands of the friends Of temperance.
They can require the local officers to
lenforce the law to the very limit
biblical Recorder.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09

Talking about men > desiring to be
aldermen. Raleigh has h plum. Two
men went into court down there to
determine who had been nominated in
the primary. Must be move in ii"
down that way than there is IN here.
greensboro Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
southern Railway Surgeons

Chattanooga, Tenn, May AT 20
days session of the Association of the
surgeons of the Southern Railway, Or.
Thomas Satterwhite, of Louisville, was
elected president: DR.. ]. H. Mitchell
Vernon, ILL.,, first vice president and
DR.. j. w. Ray, Woodstock, Ala, sue
ceeded himself as secretary and treas
urer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-09
Delegates to Southern Industrial Par.
Iovno

delegates to Southern INDUSTRIAL Par.
lament.
Washington, May 2.-The officers of
the Southern Industrial Parliament
have decided, in view Of the interest
manifested in the parliament, TO accept
credentials as delegates not only from
those persons sent by governors of the
lseveral states, but also from represen-
from all chambers Of commerce,
boards of trade and commercial bodies
lin the South.
IAnother Boil Weeyil Destroyer Found.
Waco, Texas, May 2.-Charles How
lard. Of the chronological bureau, de-
lpartment OF agriculture, at Washing.
ton, has been notified Of the discovery
lin Falls county, Texas, OF a peculiar
bug which is destroying the boil weeyil.
The insect was found on q plantation
near Waco.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-17
, B'zAAR SEASON.

.,
ine present week IS hoted Tor the Var'-
Gus fairs that are beng held under the
auspices Of various churches in different
sect;ons of tbe c;tv All 10 ba;,r vol,
S a,
pa asfol''Nss' aAu - P'oNahs s'ioiis soe'ai
attractions.
That of the Summit Avenue Methodist
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-17
SAYS SALOON is HERS.

AT last nights meeting of the Excise
Board the following letter was received:
Jersey City. Nov. 10, 1905.
ITO the Honorable Board of Excise
Commissioners
"Gentlemen-I am the holder of Lii
cense No. 523 TO sell liquors at No. 457
Henderson street, Jersey City, and do
protest against the granting of another
license for said street number. Remem-
Der I claim that | am still in possession
of said store.
Respectfully,
LENA FREAKoWsKI.v
1'Potts & Higgins. Atty's."
Antonio Konopka has applied for IL
cense to run saloon on the same prem
ises.
: 1t will be noticed that Mrs. Freakow-
ski has secured the legal services of Po-
Zee Commissioner Potts and Police JUS
tice Higgins. both Of whom and close
to TIE Mayor, who appointed the Excise
Board.
The Board granted seven restaurant
licenses and applications for eight trans
fers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-17
SEko. bATlERsBY
S16FSARUHAWAY
At CommunipaW Avenue and
Boland Street He and the
Eorse Are Thrown Into
An Excavation.
OFFICERS NARROW ESCAPE
HORSE. THE PROPERTY OF
MICHAEL H. MURPHY AND
WORTH $1,000 WILL PRoBAB-
LY HAVE TO BE SHOT.

An exciting runaway occurred in the
Greenyille section last night. in which
Police Sergeant Battersby, IN an effort
to stop the horse. was thrown with the
horse into sewer excavation and came
near losing his life.
The route of the horse when it started
on its mad career was a long one, and
incidentally there was a repetition of the
coach scene in IS Bells The vehicle
struck telegraph pole and was smashed
in two parts. The hind wh, els and the
body was left behind. The horse contia-
ued in its mad flight, dragging the front
wheels and axle behind it.
The horse is owned ny Michael II.
Murphy, of No. 796 Montgomery street.
1t is valued at $1,000. 1t IS a high
spirited horse and holds a record for
trotting.
Mr. Murphy was out riding with a
friend and stopped at Columbia Hall,
the leading resort in the Greenyille sec
tion, leaving the horse united. 1t was
frightened By a passing trolley car and
Immediately bolted. No one seems to
know exactly what course the frightened
animal took. The hind part of ,the
wreck of the vehicle was found alongside
of the telegraph pole at the Boulevard
and Conmunipav avenue. The horse ev-
idently turncl iato Fairmount avenue,
whore he was caught by Sergeant Bat
teishy at Ro,and street, where there is
a deep sewer excavation Both Batters-
BY and tie horse were thrown into the
excavation, The horse still carrying the
front axle and wheels Of the vehicle.
There was a general mix up, and it was
dangerous predicament for the Ser
geant, but he escaped with only a few
bruises. whereas the horse was so badly
cut and injured by the smashing of the
wheels that in all probability he Will
have to be shot As valuable animal.
every effort is being made to save its
life.