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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
BEEF PACKERS MAKE FIGHT
BY Pleas in Abatement. the Position
of the Government is Attacked.

Chicago. September 1S.-By pleas
in abatement. attorneys representing
the seventeen meat packers and other
persons indicted by a federal grand
jury on charges Of conspir1ng In a
trust to monoDolize the meat business.
today attacked the position Of the
government. The attack was made
against the impanelling of the Jury;
alleged improper service Of q summons
o N John Murray. one of the Jurors;
unlawful secrecy at the time the Jury
was drawn from the box: unlawful
presence of a stenographer in the
Jury room during the hearing and the
subsequent writing Of the short hand
notes. that the Indictment was return
ed in the eastern division of Illinois,
although the jury which found the in
dictment was sitting in the northern
division of the northern district The
plea which is lengthy was lie late
this afternoon with District Attorney
c. B. Morrison. after an all days con-
ference between Attorney 5. Miller.
General Counsel for the packers and a
number of associate attorneys in the
case.
There were no proceedings and the
plea has not vet been properly filed
with the clerk of the district court
but this will be done tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
THREATENED INSURANCE WAR
National Underwriters Association to
Consider the Subject of Insurance
of Cotton.

Jackson. Miss, September 1S.-Ef-
ward Yerger. of Jackson, presiden: Of
the Mississippi Fire Underwriters AS
ISOLATION and a member OF the special
committee of five members appointed
at the recent meeting Of the National
Association Of Fire Insurance Under
writer's to consider the subject OF In
a of cotton has been notified
that the committee will meet in New
York October Is. Trouble Of long
standing prevails between the domes-
tic companies operating in the south
and the marine companies for con
troll Of the business.
The marine companies, 1t is said,
take the shore end of the cotton !nsur-
ance risk. thus placing q policy on
cotton from the moment IL leaves the
gin until it is landed in the hands Of
the foreign consumers. The domestic
concerns contend that they are en-
titled to the shore end of the insurance
and on this ne threatened war in
volving all the cotton insurance busi-
ness in the south hinges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
COTTON IN WEST AFRICA
Attempts to Graw the Plant There
Hampered by Lack of Laborers and
Observance of TRANSFORMATION Facil-

WASHINGTON. September 1S.-De-
partnent of Commerce n Labor has
Just published a report stating h a
the result of the attempt to grow cot
ton in West Africa has been very dis
~couraging owing to the absence of
TRANSFORMATION facilities and the lack
of Iaborers. In Sierra Leone the cot
ton association tried American seeds.
but the plantation did not prove to
be a success. Under the most favor
able conditions Sierra Leone could
produce 100000 bales but for the next
ten year not more than 800 bales a
rear may be expected.
Northern Nigeria with a population
of 0.OO0. 900 fairly civiZed people is
best fitted for the cotton industry but
the lack of transportation facilities to
conduct it. The colonies Lagos. South
ern Niagara. Gold Cast. Sierra Leone
Gambia could under the most favor
able conditions produce $4,000 bales
but for the next eight years lot more
than 100000 can be expected.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
GIFT FROM KING EDWARD
Williamsburg Church Receives Offer
of q Bible to be Donated by the
British Sovereign.

Richmond. Va. September 1S.-
Bruton Parish. the historical church of
Williamsburg. Va. the second oldest
church and the church longest in
continuous use in the United States.
has lust received the offer of a Bible
to be donated by King Edward VII, of
Great Britain. Rev. w. A. r. Goodwin,
rector of the church. is in receipt of
a letter from the archbishop of Can
terbury in which the latter states that
the king has consented to donate a
Bible for lectern use in Bruton Parish.
The holy book" will be specially
and appropriately bound and inscrib-
ed.
This royal mark of esteem is to be
given 10y the King in commemoration
of the three hundredth anniversary
of the establishing Anglo-Saxon civil
lization and the English church on
Virginia shores. 1t is to be made par
ticularly to Bruton church because of
the fact that Bruton is the official
successor of the church at Jamestown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
Roosevelt to be Wiped Out by = High
Dam.

There is a town in Arizona named
Roosevelt. 1t contains about 5000
people. This town is TO lie wiped out,
but it takes the highest dam in the
world to do it. We get the details
from q report of the United States
Geological Magazine. This report says
that the town of RoOsevelt's lease on
life Is only three years long. In 1908,
when the engineers of the reclamation
service shall have completed the high
est dam in the world. Roosevelt will lie
112 feet below the surface Of the water
in the reclamation reservoir. Work
has zee in ogre there for about a
year, but men are iaboring now. night
and day, in three shifts of eight hours
each, in order that no more than three
additional years may be consumed In
the task. Then the town of Roosevelt
will disappear, and in its stead 10000
acres of now barren land near Phoenix
will be reclaimed and give rich sup
port to many more people than Roose-
welt now contains. Lest the sweeping
away of the 5000 people should APP
pear too severe. it should be explained
that Roosevelt is in reality a camp:
that practically all of its inhabitants
are gathered to help along the gigantic
Salt river reclamation project. which
will cost over So, 900. The en-
cheering problems connected with the
work are great. Before the dam could
be commenced so miles Of road had To
be constructed. Most Of the material
has to be brought from Globe. the rail
way station, which is 40 miles away
The power canal, which is To be 10
miles long, Is well under way. Its con-
struction Of about 10000 cubic yards
Of material and the driving Of nearly
1900 feet Of tunnel. The canal will
furnish power to generate electricity TO
operate all the works.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
An AWFUL JOLT
A Young Man Sent His Sweetheart
the Wrong Box and What Was tire
Result.

Wouldn't this Jolt the loving little
birds on the bougns. A few days ago
a young Jefferson City dude, accom-
panied by his sister. visited \ store TO
purchase a gift for his sweetheart as a
birthday present. Thinking n book or
. box of bon bons too common, he de-
cided 10 give her q pair of gloves. aud
made his purchase accordingly. while
his sister bought q pair Of fancy stock
ings for herself. Both gloves aat
stockings we're wrapped in similar
Packages. In some way the bundles
became mixed. and the young man. not
knowing the mistake. sent his sweet
9 the stockings accompanied ~
the following note:
DEAREST: hope sou wilt ell
Joy this little present, instead OF SOFA
thing foolish. oh. how I wish 10 other
hands b a mine would eyer toucn
them after you put them on. but I
know. dear. that such a wish Is vain.
A score of fellows may touch them
when | am not by your side. and otaer
ewes than mine may see them on The
street and a. parties. | bought the
longest pair I could get. and il theJ
are too long YOU a let them wrinkle
down. A great many Of the girls wea-
them slipped down q little. Always
wear them at parties, | want TO see
how they TT Some fellows have dirty
hands, and they are likely TO soil them.
but you a clean them. dear. with
benzine. if YOU leave them on till dry
| hope they are not too small. Blow IN
them before you put them on
From your lowing"
The engagement is of. and IL the
unfortunate young man ever shows his
mug in that end of town he will get IL
knocked of by the man-like fist of
Dearest Ones" father.
Moral-Always iJok inside a box be-
fore you send il away.-Exchange
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
WANT TROOPS FOR PROTECTION
Property and Lives at E1iZahethDOI in
Danger-Armenian Refugees At
tackled by Tartars.

Tifis. September 1S.-General Shir-
inkin. commander of the troops. to-
day received a telegram from the Of
fcials of the coppT works at Eliza
bethpol requesting him tt send Cos
sacks to the district. The telegram
SAYS the district is surrounded by
bands of Tartars and that property
and the lives of the employees are in
imminent danger.
Five wagons filed with Armenian
refugees from Shusha were attacked
by Tartars. Most of the refugees were
killed and women were carried off.
Similar Outrages are occurring in
various districts.
Tonight a moi of 1000 persons at
tackled a mail train at the BaSha sta
ton and detached the engine. The
troops and police fired and drove off
the rioters. who had MANY killed or
wounded. Several other outrages on
the railway nave occurred in the
neighbOrhOOd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
FOR CONTROL OF THE WABASH
President Ramsey Refuses to Discuss
the Gould Financing-George Gould
Declines to Talk.

New York. September 18.-Presi-
dent Joseph Ramsey. Jr. of the Wa
bash Railway Company. was at his
desk in the Wabash Offices today. Mr..
Ramsey said that he wanted to keep
away from personalities in this cam
|paign for Wabash stockholders votes.
II wan to say said MI. Ramsey.
that I am not backed by an array Of
strong interests that are inimicaI to
the Wabash and to Wabash stockhold-
ers. I am IF going into h fight
backed by anybody but wabash stock
holders.
"Of course I hope to win in the
fight. but there is nothing certain in
this world. I would not have consid-
cred it right to start a contest like
this. involving an important property
If I had not thought there was a good
lehance to win.
Il would rather not discuss the
Gould financing of the Wabash. I
don't want to go into personalities.
land when you discuss a mans finances
iyou sometimes go into personalities"
Mr.. Ramsey vas asked about the
report of the disposition of the Little
Ikanawha properties of the syndicate
I~controling which he is in charge. All
THAT he would say about this vas that
the properties had not actually been
transferred and he would not say
whether there had vet been an agree
jment to sell. He added that If he had
Iagreed to sell he would keep his world.
George Gould declined to say any,
thing about the struggle for control
of the Wabash.
THE kindest thing I can do" said
The. lis to say nothing at all about this
l. affair."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
Wet Weather Prevails In Museum and
Kansas.
All the Streams are Continuing To Rise
and People Along the Banks Of Tur-
key Creek Forced to Moye-Rise OF
Over Ten Feet I'm the Mississippi mt
St. Louis Causes Great Damage
Along the Water Front.

Kansas City. No, September is
Rain has fallen in Kansas City and Vi
Icinity every day. excepting one in
ISeptember with a total down fall to
Idate OF ten inches in seventeen days.
land today there was no prospect of i'm
mediate cessation. Practically the
tsame conditions have prevailed
Throughout western Missouri. especial
lly in the northwestern corner Of the
Estate. and in a portion of eastern and
central Kansas. AS a result all
streams in this part Of the country
lcontinue to rise, and railroad traffic is
becoming demoraliZed.
Turkey creek, which flows through
Rosedale just across the line in KAN
sas on the southwest. is on a rampage.
Many people along the banks of the
Icreek Were forced 10 move out today.
st. Louis, September 1S.-Heavy
trains and swollen tributaries have
|caused a rise of over ten feet IL the
Mississippi river during the past "A
Ihours and resulted in damage along
the st Louis river front amounting TO
many thousands of dollars. 4 vast
lamount of produce and other shipping
property along the levee is still in
danger. The river stage this fore
noon had reached 23.O7 feet, a sudden
rise of 1905 feet in "A hours. The dam
ger line is 25 feet. The water is grad
ually creeping up, and it is predicted
THAT by nightfall the guage will show
rs feet Hundreds of barrels of ap-
piles, bales of hay, sacks of grain.
bales of cotton and in some instances
$4,000 feet of lumber stored on the
levee have been swept away.
Washouts at variou4 places In Mis-
souria caused the annulment of five
TRAINS due here today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
The Word GRAFT

To start a newspaper in Washington
as has been done, calling itself Graft,
and devoted to the exposure Of mis-
feasance in Office. is something NOR
than a passing within. IL is partly q
retort to Plunkitt's question-"We're
here 10 make all We can without being
caught by the sheriff, and what r
YOU going TO do about it?" More han
that. it is an unconscious betrayal ri
the way in which Office holding and IL
legitimate money-making came 70 be
synonymous in many minds. That
indeed, appear TO be the historical
origin OF the word graft" The New
English Dictionary gives the slang
sense OF graft 10 be work" anG then
"a trade, craft" The earliest citation
goes no further back than 1890. In
1886. the Popular Science Journal said
that graft meant "a visible means o.
support" This puts Us close on the
track Of the evolution of our usage:
First work. then work with profit, then
profit without work--New York Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22

Take the contents of three country
stores, one secondhand shop and one
colonial mansion, fill in the empty
spaces with many excited people. place
an able auctioneer on his throne and
YOU have a wonderfully interesting
picture The auctioneer alternately
roars n entreats, the people elbow
each other and climb over each Others
backs: even the furniture helps The
noise by grooming and shrieking as It
is drawn into view.
The types are almost as numerous as
the people, for those who have the
auction habit are apt TO be interested
ing in some way, and a crowd of inter
esting people is worth watching. There
are young wives who are determined
TO furnish their homes well and cheap
~, trembling old men who hope to buy
q chair or a picture that is dear be-
cause OF its association; sharp-eyed
cOnno1sseurs who often know the
values OF antiquities better than the
a~uctioneer. small dealers who buy
regularly. and 4 few idle persons VINO
are fascinated by the magnetism Of
the a~uctioneer. But as different as
these people are in appearance, they
have the n desire, TO find a bargain
they want something for next to Moth
ing.
The a~uctio1eer is, of course, the CEN
trail figure. He is above the rest by
the height Of the chair on which he
stands and also by his superior quick
ness of wit and readiness of tongue.
A good auctioneer must be an expert
"hypnotist." a Keen detective, some
thing of a comedian and a ready ousi-
ness man. One of the best auction
GERS in Baltimore says that the main
and an ability to talk convincinsly
and necessarily. Things are sold, he
says, by never allowing the minds OF
the listeners to rest. A constant dow
of explanation, exhortatiOn and humOr
keep people from thinking, and the
price is raised by them recklessiy ii
they are goaded on and not allowed
to think:
though occasionally the auctioueer
ul6eLS d dISdl uuulci VIII 10 tdoil.
angered and WHO makes trouble I'M
less he is quickly silenced. At q GER
tain sale some years ago a local auc-
.>tioneer had occasion to hope that the
United States would n Cuba. be-
cause then we would get real Havana
cigars and not up-cOuntry stogies. A
mar in his audience seemed to think
that the remark was intended to Insult
him. and he requested the a%uctioneer
to come out of his chair, that he might
get satisfaction from the face Of the
said auctiOneer. The auctiOneer in
vain explained that there were many
men in the crowd who were smoking,
but the man who was angry, would
listen to nothing that the auctioneer
said, and had to be removed after de-
moralizing the crowd.
Sometimes the witicisms of the alc
tioneer come hack at him like Il
boomerang and he has to take1 them
gracefully. At a recent ale or
watches and clocks the a~uctioneer. re-
ferred to a previous sale, said that he
had sold twelve clocks in twelve min
utes. which was fast time. VERY fast,
answered an old customer, the CLOCK
you sold me>makes sixty hours every
day."-BaltimOre American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22

" With the United States. and the
Has Taken in the Proposed Confer
ence to the Russian Emperor.
st. Petersburg, September 1S.-Em-
perOr Nicholas today again appears
before he world as u promoter of uni
yerSal peace. No sooner is the Russo
Japanese war over and even before
the peace treaty has been ratified than
his majesty issues invitations to a
second peace conference at The
Hague.
That the emperor has lone so was
learned today from a Ource which
leaves no shadow of doubt as to it's
authenticity. 1t is officially announced
that The Russian government pro-
poses to address the foreign powers
with a view to the holding of a second
peace conference at The Hague, but it
is known the negotiations preceding
this announcement that the govern
ment proposed to address the powers
were entered into especially with the
United States and We're conducted with
the greatest secrecy, there being not
the slightest inkling hat Russia cor
templated anything of the kind.
The announcement created the great
est surprise here, and that Russia
Should plan a second conference, de-
spite the steps already taken by Pres
ident Roosevelt, was also heard with
amazement. 1t is clear that the steps
could not be taken by Russia without
first reaching Il complete understand
ing with President Roosevelt
The fact that President Roosevelt is
reported as being entirely in sympathy
with the proposed conference, and that
he is said. to believe that to the initia-
tor of the first Hague conference
should belong the honor Of ~cOnvOkinS
the second, and readily and even glad
ly aceded to the Russian proposal, is
clear proof that the conference has al
ready been called and that President
Roosevelt relinquished his part in it to
the emperor.
There is strong reason to believe
thai the news even of the intention of
the Russian government would not be
given out unless invitations had al
ready been sent to the powers and
possibly, that their answers had been
received.
1t is impossible to learn tonight the
proposed date of the second conference
or to gain even an approximate idea re-
garding it, but it probably will not be
greatly delayed. Russia, as the pow
er cOnvOking the conference, will prob
ably submit an official programme, the
other powers submitting suggestions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
BADBLOOD
INVITES DISEASE

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Ihave used 8. 8. 8. and found it to be
Ny blood was weak and impure, and as
a result my system became very much
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advertised I began its use, and am well
pleased with the results after using II
for some little while. My system and
general health have been wonderfully
built up, and I no not hesitate to give
Warren, O., 90 Secon st.
Rheumatism, Skin Diseases, Scrofula,
Catarrh, Old Sores, Malaria, Contagious
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The greatest Of all blood purifiers and
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
Sheriff and His Deputy Attacked From
Ambush,

Tampa. Fla. September 1S.-An at
tempt was made to assassinate Sheriff
Wyatt and Chief Deputy Joiner. of
Mnatee county last night. near Brai-
dentown. The offic- were riding
along the road when a party of ne
groes fired upon them from ambush.
Neither was hit. The officers returned
the fire. killing n negro. The other
assailants escaped but are being pur-
sued by a posse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22

Il is given out on very good author
ity that Postmaster-General CorteIyou
is slated for the position Of secretary
of the treasury to succeed Secretary
Shaw. IL there Is anything else that
Mr. Cortelyou wants, all he has 20 10
Is TO let Ii be known There are une
or TWO other Cabinet jobs that he has
not held yet-DaIlas News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
Report Ordered on Amount OF Ginned
Cotton.

Dallas. Texas. September 18.-The
National Ginners Association has or
dered a report on cotton ginned up TO
September 25. An effort will be made
to anticipate the regular government
report which will be taken about that
time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22

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tism, Skin Dis
eases, Scrofula,
Catarrh. Old
Sores, Malaria,
Co u &
Blood Poison
and all other
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
FUNDS TO

Judge Parker Denounces Campaign
.COntributions-New York Life Not
AIone-Equitable and Mutual Also
Gave of Policy Holders Money.
Money Given to Dominant Political
Party for Protection and Leniency
in LEGISLATION. Declares Former
Presidential Candidate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
PEACE CONFERENCE
2zaT Of Russia Addresses the
- Powers.
WILL MEET At THE HAGUE
President Roosevelt in Sympathy With
the Movement.

Proposed Date of the Second Confer
enc Cannot De Learned-It is Prob
able That Answers of Some of the
Powers Have Bee Receiyed-Nego-
tiatiOns Were Entered Into Especial
" With the United States. and the
President Relinquished the Part He
Has Taken in the Proposed Confer
ence to the Russian Emperor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-22
A~UCTIoNEER STORIES

The Successful One Is a Versatile Man
To the Curiousiy Mixed Crowd to
Whom He Caters He Must be n
Sort of HyDnorist. Detective Come
dian or Business Man.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-03

Place your Christmas orders now
Ed Kiam has everything you want.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence, agent. Phone
3i5. Il
You don't have TO go anywhere.
Call 30 or 326 aud place your order.
| will do the rest. ; n. Franklin.
3i2
Mrs. G. > Taliaferro returned 20
Navasota yesterday after visit 10
Mr. aud Mrs. Tyler Haswell.
Mrs. d. Giles aud children Of
Kingsland, Texas, are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. V w Hardy.
w. +. Saunders visited the upper
Brazos bottom yesterday. near
Steele's Store and Mumford.
For Rent room house conven-
lent to business. Apply to Mrs y
p. Higgs. $40
wanted-To buy flrst-class Jersey
milk COW with cali. G. ;. Parker.
81
Prof. and Mrs. r Mcdonald OF
Harvey were in the city Yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff J. d, Conlee visited
Hampstead yesterday.