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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
THE NEW A Law.

Following is a synopsis OF the pro-
visions of the bill now pending in the
legislature prohibiting vagrancy in this
state, and defining what persons come
within the terms Of the law. It will
be seen that this bill is drafted with
the purpose Of making it embrace 9TH
ers than negro loafers. It is pretty
broad and IL city officials and magis-
trates will do their duty many COM
munities win be able to rid themselves
of the worthless characters, both white
and black, who hang around them de-
pending on catching suckers for a
living. We have not e e a opy of
the bill; we hope, though, there is some
provision made whereby the conviction
derstand it, this is the most objection
able feature Of the present law. It is
hard to fasten the guilt upon the often
ders; but one can see that this new
law is a great improvement on the
present one. We hope it will pass
10th houses and that the men through
Out the state whose duty it is to en-
force it will do so with great firmness.
AS to who are Migrants under this law
it Declares:
1. Persons wandering or strolling
about in idleness who are able to work
and have no property to support them.
2. Persons leading an idle, immoral
or profigate life, who have no proper
ty to support them, and who are able
to work, and do not work.
8. All persons able so work, ha wing
no property to support them, and who
have not some visible and known means
of a fair, honest and reputable liveli-
hood.
4. Persons having a fixed abode, who
have no visible property to support
them, and who live by stealing, or by
trading in, bartering for, or buying
stolen property.
5. Professional gamblers living In
idleness.
6. All ~able-bodied men who have ~
other visible means of support, who
shall live in idleness upon the wages
or earnings of their mother, wife or
minor child OF children.
That the punishment for vagrancy
as defined in this act shall not exceed
$50 fine OF thirty days Imprisonment
for the first offense, and for h second
and subsequent offenses the justice OF
the peace shall bind the defendant
over to the superior court in the sum
of two hundred dollars $4,000 and upon
conviction for said offense in the su-
perior court the defendant shall be
sentenced to the public roads or to the
work house for a term not less than six
months nor exceeding one yea
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

It seems to us hat the plan of re-
Qulrlng Migrants to leave a town
where their presence is undesirable
is not altogether a good one. If a
man is not wanted in one town we
are disposed to believe that he should
not be put off another. The best way
to handle Migrants is to give them a
chance to do some work on the coun-
ty roads. w believe this is the best
cure thai has yet been devised for
the vagrancy habit and We are glad
to see hat the authorities here are
applying this remedy.-Winston Sen
tinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

The following from The Charlotte
Chronicle shows how politics in the
state OF Pennsylvania are run by lie
party in power there It Is all a matter
OF barter and sale.
According to accounts, it liz a select
few that hand around the senatorship
In Pennsylvania The statement IS
made that George T. Oliver was offered
the senate seat If he would pay off the
debt Of $4,000 for the Republican ma
chine. He declined the proffered n n
or, loaded down as it was with such
q condition. Thereupon, not to ,et
such offices going begging, or fall to
the lot Of just anybody that the popl-
lace might suggest, according 10 Rich
ard Quay, a son of the late senator from
the Keystone state. President Cassatt,
of the Pennsylvania railroad: III. g.
Trick and Mr.. Archibald, Of the Stand
ard Oil, agreed to wipe u the debt. IL
they might name h nan to fill the
vacan office. The terms were accept
ed. the bargain made, the contract
sealed. Forthwith. without undue de-
lay though with no u~nbecoming haste,
ex-senator Cameron invites Attorney
General Knox by phone to philadei-
phia for a conference. Knox arrives
and the appointment is temp1ingly OK
fered him He hesitates, asks OR time
to consider, but the next day he yields
to entreaty and the announcement is
at once made Of his selection. Says a
contemporary with biting irony and
sarcasm, He had yielded to the over
whelming demand for his services.
Mr.. Knox is no Russian autocraL to
thwart the will of the people
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

An editorial in yesterdays Charlotte
Chronicle is headed 1.-The Gamblers or
the Rum. The article is in reference
to cleaning out gambling houses in
i~slature of this state passes the new
yagrancy law and see if some Of our
city officials do not put the gamblers
down this way on the run too. WHAT
Mayor Springer wont find out about
gambling in this city under that law
wont be worth knowing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

ter for the town Of Williams was pend
ing before the legislature two years ago
did The News and Observer oppose its
ratification? Or did it give lacit con-
cert to the measure? We would like
for hat paper to settle this question
subject of late.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

The fact that a republican congress
gave the people of the south that fast
mail shows that the men who are
counted among enemies are really
our friends. Certainly, it does seem
strange that h subsidy should have
been fought by members of congress
from South Carolina.-Greenville, S. c..
News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

An exchange say that only the Rus
sian officials are in favor of keeping
Up the war; that the people of Russia
are tired of it. This EXCHANGE, we
think, might we'll have included the
Russian soldiers also in the class tined
of the war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

That hedge hog must have gone far
back in his hole. We do not think ne
will be able to find his way 30 daylight
for several months.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14

The New York Press thinks Mr.
Roosevelt would do we'll to have Mr.
Bryan in his cabinet in place of Mr..
Paul Morton. How times have chang
ed!
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
NOTICE

Those 40 or 80 persons who represent
ing themselves as "White Caps" having
visited me on two occasions broken into
my house. bound and gagged me, and
left me in helpless condition, are warn
ed that on their next visit | viii be ready
and fully prepared to receive them /
warn you ill shoot the first man that
puts his hand on me.
BENJAMIN R. N0LTE.
Jz4 48 West Street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
EnqIand,s self.Made Men.

England. long disparaged by Ameri.
can boosters. particularly by those
American boosters who think America
the only land of unlimited opportun.
fly, is beginning to count up her self
made men, Says the St James's
Gazette: We hear so much of Ameri-
can captains of industry. of John d.
Rockefeller. the farm laborer's son;
of Edison, the newspaper boy; of
Yerkes, the youthful soap jobber. that
We are apt to forget British giants Of
perseverance. Livingstone worked as
a factory hand until twenty-five; the
man who sought and found him in the
wilds was born in working house.
The great firm of w. H. Smith &
Sons was begun by two brothers so
poor that the wife of one had to go
into domestic service The house of
Tangye began in little workshop,
whose rent was but As. a week: that
of Lever Brothers had a scarcely
more pretentious start at Bolton. A
coffee stall on a London curb was the
fount and origin of Pearce G. Plenty;
e700 once formed the total capital of
the universal Whiteley. Bass's
brewery was founded by carrier:
the Elder Dempster Line Of steamers
by ships apprentice. now Sir Alfred
Jones The inventor of Bessemer
steel was once poor. almost starving
boy in London. the poorer for having
devoted his labor to an invention OF
whose profits the government robbed
him. So one might go on throughout
the whole range of our industries It
is The sergeant and the plain con table
of life's affairs who have made this
nation industrially great. and carried
its flag and fame to the ends OF the
earth.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
No Arlstocracy.

There is no aristocracy in Edgbas-
ton either of birth or wealth The
Chamberlains and the numerous
branches of their family are, OF
course, at the top of the social ladder,
and in some respects form set of
their own. But, like everybody else
there. they are all connected with
trade If one could di scover any d.
viding line II would probably be that
between manufacturers and retail
dealers, but the instances where the
line had been crossed would be at
least as numerous as those in which
1t had been kept. Practically every-
body is on an equality in Edgbaston.
No one puts on side" there Is no
jeunesse doree. and. except at lunch
time, the purely social clubs are al
most deserted Everybody dresses In
the same abominable style. takes part
in the same pur suits. ard is happy
and contented in the same way.
Everybody, too. seems to have real
pride in their city. There is more
local patriotism to the square acre In
Birmingham than you will find in the
whole of London. The glory in being
the best governed municipality In
the world" and they do not forget that
they owe the title. as they owe much
else. to Mr.. Chamberlain. The self
esteem OF Athens and Chicago is also
the self-esteem OF Birmingham.-
Harper's Weekly.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
Hioh-ered Nesters.

Speaking of hens. an East Bluehill
correspondent writes that Frank L
Candage has twenty eight hens. From
January to January 81. inclusive.
they laid $50 eggs, He says that, be-
sides the usual food. he fed them on
clans. hares, porcupines. beets. milk.
hay and cabbage This diet is respect.
fully recommended to the considera-
ton of those whose hens refuse ia
lay when egga are high.-Kansas City
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires con.
siitutional treatment Halls Catanh
ure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
s,itution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that il tails TO cure. Send for list OF
testimonials
Address F. J.CHENRY & Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 7Sc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
ST. JOHNS SCHEDULE.
Eligibility Rules Are Adopted
And New Uniforms
Chosen.

AT meeting OF the athletic execu-
tive committee of 81. Johns College,
the following baseball schedule for
the season together with new uni
form set of eligibility rules governing
the intercourse between state institu-
tions and q new style of uniform was
adopted. The schedule for the season
is as follows:
March 25-GalIaudet College. An
napolis.
April Johns Hopkins. Annapolis.
April 7-Uniyersity of Virginia, An
napolis.
April i3-University of North Car
olina, Annapolis.
April IA Syracuse University, An
napolis.
April 20-University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Va.
April 21-Washington and Lee Uni
versity. Lexington. Va.
April 22-Virginia Military Insti-
tute, Lexington, Va.
April 24-Roanoke College, Salem.
Va.
April 25-Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, Blacksburg, Va.
April 70. -Uniyersity of North Car
olina, Chapel Hill, n. @.
April 27-Trinity College, Durham,
n. @.
April2 s-A. aud NJ College. Raj
eigh, n. O.
April 20-Artillery School, Fort
Monroe. Va.
May G. Washington College, Ches-
tertown, Md.
May ll-Naval Academy. Annapolis.
May 13-Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, Annapolis.
May 16-Virginia Military Institute.
Annapolis.
May l9-Mt. st. Mary's College.
Emmitsburg, Md.
Prof. b. Vernon Cissel and Mr..
Ridgely p. Melvin were appointed a
committee to visit the several col
leges of Maryland and confer upon
matters of eligibility rules for tie
coming season.
Manager Chambers of the team was
authorized to purchase eleven new
uniforms to be of gray material in
stead of black as formerly, with trim
mings to match. The team is said to
be much stronger even than last sea
son and good results are looked for
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
Bought G0hambsrlain's Cough Remedy
and Sent it to Friends

Mr.. +. w. J. Fletcher. druggist in
Victoria. Australia, says. "A customer
OF mine, was so pleased with Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. which she had
used for her children when suffering from
colds and Group. that during fortnight s
time she obtained at my shop nine bot
ties, which she sent to her friends in
different parts Of the state, telling them
how much good it had done and ad
vising them to give it a trial. For sale
by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
Barry Bulkley at Colonial

A very pleasing entertainment was
that presented at the Colonial Theatre
last evening. Barry Bulkley, the
prominent lecturer. delivered one of
his characteristic talks ON the Yellow
stone Park He was assisted in the
evenings entertainment by we'll
known vocalist. Mrs. McDuffie, of
Washington, and slight-of hand per-
former.
The audience was we'll pleased with
the entertainment presented, but the
lecture engagements have been can.
celled
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
FLORIDA.
Two Weeks Tour via Pernsylvania
Railroad.


The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour
Of the season to Jacksonville. allowing
two weeks in Florida, will leave New
York. Philadelphia. Baltimore. and
Washington by special train on Janu-
airy 81.
Excursion tickets. including railway
transportation. Pullman accommodations
lone berthl. and meals en- route in both
directions while travelling on the special
train. will be sold at the following rates:
New York. 5000; Trenton. $40. 90;
Philadelphia. Harrisburg. Baltimore. and
Washington, s4S 90; httsburg, SIS. 90;
and at proportionate rates from other
points.
Similar tours will be run February IA
and 7S
For tickets. itineraries. and other IN
formation. apply to ticket agents. or to
Geo. w. Boyd. General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station. Philadelphia.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
A Good Salesman

Mr.. (. +. Glotfelty, of Washington.
Typewriter. sold in this city on Satur-
day six machines. This is considered
an unusually good days work. but
the man and machine had q good deal
to do with the transaction.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss 'es Of Z(hzZzZ
Granted Patents

The following Marylanders have
week George W. Sheckells. Balti-
more, combined shirt and cravat !;
George p. Steinbach, Baltimore. con-
vertible furniture. For copy of the
above patents send 10 cents in postage
stamps with date of this paper to @.
A. Snow, & Co., Washington, ID. O.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
Two Races Arranged.

There will be two boat races on the
Severn. May 20 next. in which the mid
shipmen of the Naval Academy viii
participate. The first viii be between a
crew Of Columbia varsity and the FIRST
crew of midshipmen and the second be-
tween the srews of both institutions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25

To Cure Cold in One Day.
axe Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. h. w. Groves signature 10 on
each. sI6S
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
THE POWER OF STEAM.
Many May See But II Takes Genius to
Realize.

When James Watt saw the steam
causing the kettle lid to jump up and
down he said There must be power in
that steam that 1t can lift such a
weight"
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
same phenomenon and regarded it as
an unexplained mystery.
Recent scientific research has put its
finger on the cause of Dandruff, Fall
ing Hair. and consequent Badness, and
has unearthed a tiny germ which eats
the life from the roots OF human hair
Newbro's Herpicide destroys this
germ and consequently restores the
hair to its natural state
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicids Co..
Detroit Mich.
Keidmeyer Brothers
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-25
3enesch's New Departments.
shoes ano FURNISHINGS

In order to keep pace with the repeated calls, and
still better you, invite your attention ana
patronage to these latest additions
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
LAST STAGE OF JOURNEY
The President Arrives at Memphis and
Soon Leaves for New Orleans.

Memphis. Tenn, October 25.-Presl-
dent Roosevelt and his party arrived
tonight at $3.50 o'clock from Little
Rock. The Presidents itinerary did
not include a stop here longer than
was necessary to switch his car to the
Illinois Central tracks, the original
programme being that he would orc-
ceed at once to New Orleans. These
plans were somewhat modified when q
when a large crowd of citizens ap-
peared at the depot and loudly cheer
ed the President and called upon him
for q speech. The President acknowl-
edged these greetings and from an i'm
provised stand he made short address
dwelling upon what constitutes good
citizenship.
An unexpected greeting to the Pres
ident was the firing of Presidential
salute by General Peter Tracey, who
upon the occasion of the Presidents
former visit to Memphis, received
him at the depot with salute of q
guns.
The trip from Little Rock to Mem
phis was uneventful. The President
entertained the departing newspaper
men at dinner on his private car and
bade them cordial good bye.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
LITTLE kAAAWHA PROPERTIES
Chicago Man Asks foI Appointment
Of a Receiver.
OVER ss.ooo.ooo Is INVOLVED
"eorse >. Gould and Joseph Ramsey.
Jr-. Appear as Dcfendants-oucstion
Is Before Judge Richards Sitting a.
Circuit Judge Of Appeals.

Cincinnati, o.. October 25.-whIeh
railroad corporation or grea, moneyed
interest has gotten into the center Of
West Virginia coal fields through the
Little kanawha syndicate Is one Of
the questions pending before Judge
John +. Richards. sitting As a circuit
Judge OF appeals. The fight for thar
great railroad and coal mining nron-
erty began in court today. Over Ss.-
Ooo,ooO Is involved in the contest
GEORGE J. Gould and Joseph RAMSEY.
Jr.. recent rivals for control OF the
WABASH system appear AZ defendants
Dut each has separate counsel.
Ihe plaintiff is John =. Jones. of
chicago, who subscribed $500 600 In
the syndicate who asks for the an
polntment OF Il receiver for the prop
erty The coal holdings Of this syndi-
cate include $1,000 acres near Fair
mont. and $1,000 acres in Gilmer.
BraXton and Lewis counties. The
lines or railroad Immediately concern
ed are the Little kanawha. the Park
ersburg bridge and terminal company,
which was to bridge the Ohio at that
city, the BurnSville and Eastern. the
Buckhannon and Northern. the Beling-
ton and Northern. the Evansville. Ma
rletta and Parkersburg. and the Ma
r1etta, Columbus and Cleveland. The
plaintiff alleges that the plan was TO
make a continuous line OF railroad OF
these integrals to supply outside mar
ketS from their coal holdings.
Mr.. Jones alleges that the money has
been Squandered. that Mr.. Ramsey has
built the Green county railroad in
which Mr.. Gould did not join, but
which Mr. Ramsey is endeavoring to
sell at a price harassing TO the other
properties of this company. the whole
combination being Jumped.
Mr.. Gould's subscription 10 the
scheme was $3.O0O.OOO. Mr.. Ramsy's
100000, and other defendants. W. +.
Guy 100000; J. r. Blair 100000 and
l.. ID. Fulton 100000. Plaintiff
states he does not know other syndicate
subscriptions. but does believe seventy
per cent. thereof has not been subscrib-
ed. The attorneys for the defendant
raised the question of the Jurisdiction
of the court and the eIrtire day was
devoted to argument OF that point,
Judge Richards announcing on ad-
journment that he would give his de-
ciSion tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
SOLD BY JOSEPH RAMSEY
Little Kanawha Syndicate Hands and
Railroads Purchased by the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Company.

Cincinnati. October 25.-The Times
Star today publishes the following:
THE Pittsburg and Lake Erie rail-
road company has purchased the Lit
tie Kanawha syndicate coal lands and
railroads which are in litigation in the
United States circuit court Of appeals
in Cincinnati. The Tfmes-Star has
absolute authority on this point. The
sale was made by Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,
former president Of the Wabash sys-
TEN. Mr.. Ramsey and George Gould
Gid not differ on this proposition
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Is
Vanderbilt line. 1t will come into the
new coal field through Pittsburg. The
several railroad lines are integral parts
of the Little Kanawha will be used by
the Vanderbilts To make n new line
through Virginia To the Atlantic Sea-
board. This Is one OF the greatest
railroad deals of recent times. IL is
understood the Vanderbilts with their
new property, will cooperate directly
with the Chesapeake and Ohio.