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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
A COLORED MANS INVENTION
James A. Whitfield Inv nj q Service.
able Ironing Table.

Durham has coIae to tn. front with
a colored inventor. aud he has pro-
6uced something uniIuc and service
able in the way of an ironing table.
James A. Whitfield. Letter carrier IN
Route No. "a hardworking. intelli-
gent colored mans the %ingrntor,
and he has Just been gra red a letter
patent on his new device Those who
have seen the patent speak well Of it
can be folded I'D and will take I'D
but little room when not In use II
seems to be a long needed want and
will take with roners. as it is a labor
saving device. Arrangements viii
soon be made to manufacture the
tables and they will be placed on the
market. A stock d will be
organized and it is probable that the
factory will be located here and Will
begin work in q short while.-Dur-
ham Sun.
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WOULD NOT INTERFERE
Many Petitions to the Governor to
Commute Sentence of Peter Smith.
Charters by the State.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh. n. c.. October Char
tiers are granted the Piedmont Lum-
Der Company, Greensboro. capital
stock $4,000: also the V%anceboro
High School Company. capital stock
$40,
Governor Glenn this morning re-
ceived six kilograms asking him to
spare the life of Peter Smith. He re-
piled to two saying he had thorough
ly examined the cas and would not
interfere further. The governor had
told people who were begging for
Smith that they must first of ali get
the Judge and solicitor to recommend
mercy. but it was found they would
not ask the judge and solicitor. say
ing they had reasons for not asking.
The governor knew these reasons quite
we'll. namely that these officials woul
not sign any such recommendation.
The governor delivers an address on
Saturday at Warrenton before the
local cotton W association. and
on the 10th. will formally open the
fair at Greensboro.
Speaking to your correspondent
about the question of prohibition the
governor a he thought every man
in public life Or otherwise. ought to
AXE a stand Upon it and announce
Z. are delighted at the strong stand
the governor o. in his speech.
Judge Purnell. of the United States
District court. a made an order ar
firming that of the referee dismissing
an involuntary petition in bankruptcy
of the Omega Chair Company. Of
Dunn
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Charged With Conspiracy to 5efaud
the Government.
ALL OUT UNDER HEAVY BONDS
Greensboro Is Filled With Lawyers and
Is Felt Throughout the Stated. L.
Arey of Salisbury Sentenced to Pay
a Fine OF So. 900 ard Serve q SEN
tence of Three Months in Prison.

Charlotte. \. c., October "A spe,
cial TO The Observer from Greensboro
says that special interest attaches tc
the term OF the federal court oesu-
today by reason Of the fact that over
ninety cases, involving officers
are TO be tried, the most of which arc
the cases agains. G. W. Samuels, r. II.
Hardin Starkey Hare, L. s.. Davis, q
H Walker, j. w. Hasty and A. c,
Ryan. former ravenue officers, charg.
ed with conspiracy with distillers 10
defraud the government out Of large
sum of money. These men were in
dicted at the recent special term OF
federal court at Greensboro. and are
all out under heavy bonds. The town
is filled with lawyers, witnesses and
defendants. No cases tried in this city
in years have elected as much interest
as these. In his charge to the grand
jury, Judge James E. Boyd took oc-
casion TO sharply reprimand the sheriff
of Wilkes. Davidson and Forsyth coun-
ties for allowing federal prisoners I'M
due privileges, saying that federal
prisoners were no better than state
prisoners.
The most important cas disposed OF
today was that against D. L. Arey, a
wealthy Salisbury distiller. who was
sentenced to pay a fine of $4,000 and
serve a sentence of three months in
prison. He was convicted at the June
term of court in Charlotte. Arey ap-
Deared and voluntarily surrendered
himself and left tonight for Salisbury
to serve his sentence. He took with
him $22. 900. the amount of the judg-
ment against him and will also pay a
fine of 5000, and costs. amounting to
over 81 900, making altogether over
1924. 900 which this defendant pays to
the government. Desperate efforts
were made by Arey's friends to have
execution in this case stayed, but with
out avail.
A case against w. B. Lucas for Illicit
distilling was called. but the defendant
failed to respond and an i%nstanter ca
pias was issued for him.
The defendants in the conspiracy
cases are represented by the states
most brilliant lawyers. among the
number being Judge S. B. Adams,
Judge w. P. Bynum, Congressman E.
Spencer Blackburn, Cyrus B. Watson,
J. w. McNeill. Ex-Governor Aycock
and l.. H. Clement.
Wednesday the case against N. Glen
Williams, n of the largest distillers
in the state will be taken up.
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Washington. October 2.-President
Roosevelt will go to New Orleans de-
spite the yellow fever epidemic.
This official announcement was
made at the White House today by
Secretary LOe after a confidence
with the President at which the ar
engagements for Mr.. R%oosevelt's trip
through the south were completed fl
nally.
In order to avoid any complications
over the quarantine regulations Of the
various states in the south the Presi-
den has decided to make New Or
leans the final stop on his trip. He
will be in New Orleans on the 26th
instant. After the ceremonies in that
city he will go aboard a cruiser Of the
Cleveland type. and make the journey
from New Orleans to Washington by
water. He is expected to arrive here
o>ither or the goth or 31st instant.
In he making of these new and
E%pefinite arrangements. it was found
necessary in part to r~e-arrange the
itinerary as it had been made in a
tentative way. The President will
leave Washington o. the 18th instant.
AS far as st. Augustine. Fla, the trip
will be made as previously arranged.
From st. Augustine the President will
go to Mobile. instead Of Birmingham
as previously scheduled, thence to
TuSkegee. and Birmingham. From Ala
bama he will go to Little Rock Ark.
There the party will be disbanded,
h President and Secretary Loeb go
ing to New Orleans for the ceremonies
in that city on the 26th instant. and
the remainder of the party returning
from Little Rock to Washington. 1t
has not been determined definitely
yet what vessel the President will use
on his return trip to WASHINGTON. but
it probably will be the Cleveland. Ia
coma or Galveston. In deciding to
come to Washington by sea. the Pres
ident was Influenced by his desire not
to come into conflict in any way with
the quarantine regulations of the
Southern States.
Two weeks ago he intimated that
he might solve the difficulty in this
way. but the matter was not settled
definitely until today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
BLOCKADE STILL CAPTURED


Three moonshine whiskey makers
were routed red-handed at the business
yesterday by Deputy Collector Banks,
of Greensboro, and two raiders, Mes
srs. King and Ramsey, Of this city
The whiskey making plant was in
Orange county, about eight miles from
Durham, almost directly west from TIE
city. The property was destroyed. but
the moonshiners made their C
The still, which vas a large copper
affair, was in full operation when the
three officers approached the plant.
There were two negroes and n white
man at work at the still. At first sight
Of the officers they darted into The
bushes and were not long in getiae
out Of the way
The still was Of about ninety or 10C
gallons capacity, and this was destroy
ed. There were seventeen fermenters
filled with beer, there being possibly
fifteen hundred gallons in the seven
teen barrels. The fermenters were
cut down and the beer poured out
About eight gallons Of whiskey wa
captured and considerable other prop
erty found about a still a destroyed
by the oficers.-Durham Herald
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RECEPTION WILL BE CORDIAL
People of New Orleans Delighted That
the President Will Not Postpone His
Trip.

New Orleans. October 1.-The an
nouncement of President Roosevelt's
decision to visit New Orleans on his
forthcoming trip to the south caused
much qualification here today. and
it is regarded as certain to give fresh
stimulus to the fight now in progress
to drive out the fever before the n
of the present month. The Presidents
refusal to be waved by the fear of
personal risk. which so many inf1u-
ences have pressed upon him has
further commended him to the peO-
pie of Louisiana and there is on every
side a disposition to make his recep-
ton most cordial.
Mayor Behrman said today hat the
arrangements for the reception would
be pushed with enthusiasm. and that
he felt confident hat the President
would find himself as safe in New Or
leans on October 26th as If he were
then in his own home. If he desires
to do so. during his brief stay. the
President will be permitted to visit
the emergency hospital which DR..
White and his associates of the marine
hospital service regard as perhaps the
place in the city most certainly proof
against the danger of infection. 1t is
expected that when he comes. the
President will desire to visit DR.. White
and earn from him personally some
thing about the struggle that has been
so successfully carried on, and DR..
White will take that opportunity TO
extend an invitation to visit the hos
pital.
Today's report was more encourag-
ing in the matter of new ase for n
Monday since the fever started.
With the exception of four. all of
the public schools opened today with
a large enrollment of pupils.
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pie Turning to Beeria and Other Soft
Drinks.

Washington, D. c., September 90
1.-THE business and social life of the
great city of New York is turning to
beer and soft drinks" said Charles H.
Treat, United States treasurer. when
the subject came up of the experiment
of the Subway Tavern. LAS collector
of internal revenue in the Wall street
district of the city and in the clubs of
which l am a member | observe the
same tendency. If you should walk
into some of the great political and
social clubs of New York today, organ
iZatiOns composed of the best business
III professional men of the city,
seventy-fiye per cent. of those sitting
around the tables would be drinking
soft drinks, in which l include beer as
the foremost. Even wines are being
used in decreasing quantities. This is
because wines often contain much
more alcohol than is good for the con-
sumed. My long experience as a col
lector Of internal revenue taught me
that the fertilization and blending of
wines often resulted in a mighty strong
drink. 1t is we'll known that wines
are nearly always fortified with alco-
hol. Wine dealers blend their differ
emf varieties, resulting in another mix
ture of alcohol. The consequence is
that the alcoholic strength is variable.
"In these days Of strict business re-
quirements in a great city, men become
temperate because Of actual necessity.
They still desire something that is
gently stimulating and meets the wants
of companionship. There is no ques-
ton that they are turning largely to
beer, ~seltzer, and such drinks. Less
than one fourth Of those noticed in a
big club are taking whiskey. When
there was an exposure a year or SO ago
of the use of wood alcohol in a number
of saloons in place of whiskey, result
ing in the death of several men, |
noticed in my own club a still greater
tendency to leave whiskey off and SUBJ
stitute beer, the purity of which is, as
a rule, unquestioned.
1.-The giant railroad companies, the
immense business interests Of the
country Of all sorts. are beginning to ex-
act from their employees a strict
pledge to avoid distilled liquors, but
these great concerns recognize h de-
mand of human nature for a stimu-
liant, and most of them do not prohibit
beer and mild drinks. The rule is a
good one, in my opinion. | have lost
tens of thousands of dollars by the
inebriety of brilliant men whose tai
ents in certain lines made them almost
indispensable to me. Yet, as l grow
older, l become s~tricter in wanting to
know the personal habits Of a man.
If he drinks whiskey | would not EN-
ploy him at any price. If he drinks
beer in moderation, or other soft
drinks, I would regard him as temper
ate and unobjectionable. Such Is the
almost unanimous rule of business men
of prominence. That accounts more
largely for the increasing temperance
of the United States than all the laws
ever made"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
An Old WOman's Fight With a Hawk

Aunt Lucy Adkins, an aged colored
woman, Of Kelly, was enabled to kill
a hawk. The hawk flew down near
the house with the intention to catch
a little chicken, which was scratching
near the door, but failing to get the
chicken the hawk flew into the house,
and before it could get out Aunt Lucy
aided by her little granddaughter, with
a whip and a stick. killed the terrible
foe of the little chickens.
Aunt Lucy Adkins is the mother Of
seven children, and her posterfty in
cludes sixty grandchildren. forty-two
great-grandchildren, and two great
Observation-Disclosures, an army of one
hundred and eleven souls. This i'm
portant parsonage is 81 years old
Clarkton Express.
Professor Ono may have used Jap
anese methods in his wrestling bout
but his talk about it afterwards Il
Just the same as that of the average
American bruiser.-Durham Herald.
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Hearing Before Governor Glenn i'm the
Murray Case.
Especial to The NIeSSeng

Raleigh, \. c., September 3O-Hear-
ing was held today before the Gov
ernOr in the notable case of Murray,
of Durham, convicted of killing an
uncle there after the uncle had fired
upon him several times. He was out
on ball when the Supreme Court de-
cided the case. His lawyers early in
the week made an effort to get the
Governor to defer the beginning of
his sentence until they could come
here and apply for a pardon. He de-
!. cides to defer until October 18th, and
Ito hear argument on the 14th for
pardon. He says the case has very
unusual features.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06

Saratoga. ". Z. October Fred
erick A Peckham. of New York. who
is under indictment In connection with
the cotton report scandal was today
brought before United States Commits
sioner Charles u. Dawson and surren-
dered by his bondsmen. Peckham was
placed in custody OF a deputy United
States marshal who ha a commitment
which REQUIRES Peckham TO secure
further bail or In defa-lt of Ii to 20
to fail. Peckham later was commit
ted to the county tail at BalIston.
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The President viii Make the
Trip to New Orleans.
d.
RETURN HOME BY WATER
Cruiser Will Convey Him From New
Orleans to Washington.

Official Announcement Concerning the
Orleans Will be the Final Stop.
The Presidential Party Will be Dis
banded at Little Rock. Only the
President and Secretary Loeb Con-
tinuing the Trip to New Orleans.
Return by Water VIII be Made in
the Quarantine Regulations.
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QUESTION AS TO WHO is i
VOTER.

Tile supreme court, which will adj
n the mandamus case here in
which Judge Justice requires the al
derman 10 order an election on bar
rooms, will pass upon the whole mat
ter of what constitutes a voter, wheth-
er the word registered means simply
that he has his name on the books. or
whether he must have paid poll tax
by May | Of any one year, in order to
take my steps involving the cm,wy
franchise, IL any way. The question
will have to be settled and so the case
is of much Importance to the whole
state.
The preparation for the National
Guard at the state fair are in progress,
and are IpoL the basis of a thousaa1
officers and men.
President Venable of the State Uni
versity sayI it il Lis hope to have tue
chemical laboratory finished by the
first of January. There have beer
worrying delays in the completion of
this much needed building.
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The stanpatters are trying to en-
courage themselves into believing that
while President Roosevelt is a reform
err. he is not a tariff accommodating
ia Journal.
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Mr.. James NJ. Hall. OF Roseboro, was
in the city last night
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
commencement exercises at the state
university.
STATE UNIVERSITY HAS LARGE
ATTENDANCE.

The executive committee of the trus-
tees Of the State University met today,
Governor Glenn presiding. but did no
business Of importance. President
VenabIe reported $40 students present,
and said this was an increase Of about
40, as compared with the same date
last year.
The root is being placed upon the
first colored Baptist church here, work
on which has been in progress % long
This viii be the most prominent color
ed church In Raleigh, standing near the
southeast corner Of the capitol square.
A charter is granted the Statesyille
Knitting mill. with authorized capital
stock to the amount Of $3.50 OF
which $1,000 has been paid up, the
stockholders being ]. c. Steele aud
others. This mill will manufacture
knit goods of all kinds.
The Elk Mountain Cotton Mill at
Asheville is authorized by the state to
increase its capital stock from $780,
900 tt 100000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-20

her signal at a notch in the dunes
which marked the road. On the sand
ridge above the road was the Coquina
hotel, isolated and lacking paint, but
having a reputation for good viands
mi excellent table service. 1t was
popular with those who desired quiet
and bathing, and there were even now
a number enjoying the surf just as
though it were not the day before
Christmas, and along the beach be-
tween them and the hotel were a dozen
or more children, some playing in the
water and some in the sand.
Mrs. Bigelow Stevens paused, and
gazed at them with dimming eyes.
She had lost her own little girl but a
few months before, and for that rea-
son she was here; not to forget, but
to find new scenes to awaken her in
%terest. Presently a child of five or six
separated from her companions, and
came racing up the beach in pursuit of
a hat which was rolling merrily along
before a gust of wind. Mrs. Stevens
reached out her parasol and intercept
ed the runaway.
THANK you'll gasped the little girl,
out of breath, but looking up with a
roguish smile on her bright face. 81
shall whip it when | get home" Then,
instead Of returning to her compan-
ions, she grasped a finger of her new
friend. May | walk with your" she
asked, beginning to swing along as
though the permission was granted.
She was silent for some minutes, heI
lips tremulous with recollections of the
past, and during that time the little
girl made excursions from her finger
to investigate escaping crabs and Gu
rious shells, and even the last effort:
of waves that sent long lines of shallow
water curving up toward their feet. A
length Mrs. Stevens lips grew hrmer
and she looked down.
Il suppose your mother is here,
she said.
The child in her turn became grave
81 haven't any mamma" she an
swered; and my papa doesn't wall
with me like he used to-" She hest
tated a little, and then went on. witt
childish frankness: "He-he talks
loud to me sometimes, and his facl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-20

gets red, and-Gcd he strikes me. /
don't have anybody to play with now"
That evening Mr.. Stevens was look
ing over some new curiosities he had
purchased. He did not care much for
such things, but this winter he was
trying to cultivate an enthusiasm for
them in hope Of interesting his wife.
There are some really fine Florida
sketches in that studio in the new
block" he said, presently, looking up
from a nautilus shell he had been eX-
amining. zone of them will make a
nice souvenir of Ormond. However,
if you do not care for them, you may
select anything else you like. This
year l am going to give you two pres
erts-my usual one and one of your
own choosing as an Ormond souvenir"
He turned back TO his shell, only to
raise his head again quickly. by the
way, | forgot to tell you about a man
| met on the street to-day. You re-
member Seaton, the bookkeeper, who
ran away with $2,000?"
yes"
well, it was he, but so changed l
hardly recognized the man. In his
case, crime has certainly proved it's
own punishment. Two years ago he
was reckless, but was very scrupulous
about his personal appearance; now
he is only a slovenly, red-faced topper"
Mr.. Stevens paused, and ran his fingers
through his hair in an irritable. dis
gusted sort of way. at isn't the man
| care for" he grumbled, "brt a fell
low of his stamp seems to drag so
much good into the mire with him.
Fortunately his wife is dead, but there
is O child left"
did you have him arrested" Mrs.
Stevens asked.
mo; what was the use?" a little
alphabetically. "He has gone through
the money-and through hims L al.
most. When he saw me he was too
scared to speak, and just stood there
trembling. | asked a few questions
and found that the money was all gone
and hat he owed a months board at
the Coquina. He even confessed that
he was thinking of running away and
leaving the child"
"How old is the child?" Mrs. Stevens
asked. eagerly.
ooh, five or six; and she is a very
nice little girl"
Mrs. Stevens rose from her chair
with an unwonted light in her eyes
Eyes, she is a nice little girl. Nov
may | hold you to your word, and TAKE
whatever | like for my present-mI
Christmas souvenir"
"Why certainly. dear" with GLAD
tenderness. as he detected the new IN
terest in her eyes and voice, "whatevel
you like"
"Then l will take the little girl t.
|. be our own"
He half rose in his establishment
but the look on her face prevented
even the appearance of expostulation
Very well, dear" he said; I'VE viii g
for her in the morning."-Farm am
Freside.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-20

To avoid the crowds come in
the morning. Get a transfer
card and you make but one
payment.
Fine restaurant for ladies and
gentlemen i'll the basement.
Smoking room adjoining the
restaurant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-20

branches projecting about the windows
heavily laden with mysterious berib-
boned parcels and rainbow-hued orna-
ments.
"A real Christmas, after all" cried
Alexia, and the smile which accom-
panied the words would have led one
to believe that she was in her sixth
winter instead of in her three-times-
that-many with a few years added
just a few years, though! The fam
lily Bible said Alexia was two-and-
twenty.
A great gust of wind drew her at
tention suddenly without. She stood
by the window wondering if it was to
be a real blizzard like they had in
the west.
The heap of snow was growing
larger and larger, and she watched the
feathery flakes pile up on each other
affectionately. All at once a white
something, larger and more substan-
tial than a snowflake, was drifted onto
the heap. 1t was a tiny white en-
velope.
When she had finished the pepper of
corn Alexia opened the window and
picked up the damp little paper. One
short word was written in a much
blurred and childish hand: Cod
Alexia would not have been so sur
prised if it had been Santa Claus.
Children often write to him.
Out of the envelope she pulled a
piece of note paper-probably surrep-
titiously borrowed-on which was writ
ten in the undeveloped hand of a little
one:
Dear God, please make me a Christ
mas tree like the one in the window
across the court. l can see it. | will
put this on the roof SOS you'll get il
oon Yours truly, Sammie,"
So Sammie was the name of the lit
tie boy she had seen so often in the
opposite window. He seemed lonely;
she judged that his mother was dead
and that the child's father was a busy
thoughtless man. An old housekeepeI
: was the only person she ever saw
nbout the apartment.
w It was because Alexia had been a lit
lie lonely herself as Christmas drew
ar-heL first xuletidein The city,
"HA