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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES.
of the A. & n. c. r. R.-YOung
White Man DdONned.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., February 23.-J. P.
Lewis, car inspector for the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad, a his
right leg and right arm badly crushed
tonight and both lac to be amputated
When the freight from the east arriv-
ed tonight he was making his usual
inspection, when he found a broken
coupling. He thought that the engine
had been cut loose from the train and
began to make an investigation. While
he was between the cars the train NOV
ed off and he was thrown down on the
rails; besides losing his leg n arm
he nay be injured in other ways. He
is sixty years old and has a family liv-
ing on James streets, where the Opcr-
alton was performed tonight. His con-
dition is critical and he may not re-
cover. He came to Goldsboro a few
months ago from Brunswick, Ga.
Jeff Grice, a young white man who
lives on the plantation of Mr.. James
Aycock, near Fremont, was found
dead in Juniper Swamp by his brother
yesterday. Grice had been 10 Fremont
and was on his way back home; while
attempting to cross the swamp on a
foot log he fell in the water and was
drowned. He was only about half a
mile from home when the accident &C.
Cured. Grice was not considered very
bright, and his brother had started to
Fremont to look for him when he
found him dead in the swamp. He had
a severe scar on the back of his head,
which it is thought vas caused by his
head striking the foot log. The coro-
ner, DIR. Thomas Hill, went to the scene
and held an inquest today. The jury
decided that Grice came to his death
by drowning, and that ne fell from the
foot log while crossing the swamp.
When last seen Grice was intoxicated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
THE BONDS GIVEN.
The Matter Goes Over to the May
Court-Receivcr I'm Charge of Bank.
Superior Court.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial TO The Messenger
Fayetteville, Feb. 23.-Yesterday the
justified bonds, in the sum of 311,eos
each, Of the cashier and teller Of the
closed Bank of Fayetteville were ten
dered in court, we're accepted, and the
case goes over to May term
The correspondent learns that Mr.. r.
L. Gray temporary receiver OF the Bank
OF Fayetteville. enters upon his duties
today.
Yesterday afternoon superior cour:
entered upon the civil docket. In the
case of Joh Woodell vs.. Effie Woodi,l.
white, an absolute divorce was granted.
In the case Of Jesse Leak W.. Herbert
Leak. colored. Il divorce from bed and
board was granted.
Mr.. j. A. Radcliffe. of this city, aad
Miss Maud Scott of Bowling Green,
Mo, were united IN marriage hast ven
ing in the paTaors of the Donaldson
Academy or Haymount, Rev. ". c..
Smith performing the ceremony. The
rooms were beautifully decorated and
the wedding march was beautifully
rendered by Mrs. w. NJ. Martfn as the
bridal party o their places. Tho
maid of honor was Miss Ella Dowrnr.
who wore pink crepe de chine: the
brides gown was of gray ersp de
chine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28

Methodist had q Methodist chaplain,
the Episcopalians had Episcoparian
service and uniform And III Brother
Clark could have added John CaIvin's
sermon the authorities would have
a all the boys except the Catholics
corraled in the chapel. But I humbly
submit that Rev. Clark and the acad-
emic authorities could lot quite swal-
low John Calvin He reasons q little
too strongly on Temperance. right
eousness and judgment to come to
suit the moral atmosphere at Annap-
oils.
Now n thing more and I am done.
Admiral Coglan Is quoted as saying:
1t Is all very well to talk about NOR
al atmosphere. but what kind OF an
atmosphere doe q fellow live in
whose oath is nothing TO him.. carry
ing with 1t no moral Obligation I
suppose h consideration of this side
Of the moral question never suggest
ed itself to our young friend"
If Admiral Coglan had been fanii-
lar with that remarkable" letter he
ascribes to me he would have known
better than to make that statement.
In the first place the oath of service
was taken by my son and consented
to by me in perfect ignorance Of the
service in its mora, aspects. And I
submit that no oath of service can he
binding in its moral aspects when that
oath was taken in ignorance of the
moral consequences. / submit that
Admiral Coglan would keep q "Herod's
"atn. though its consequences would
be n beheading Of John the BAPTIST,
II ms argument means anything. This
may be navy morals, but it is not the
school of morals in which I have been
reared. and I submit again, and call
the attention of all Christian parents
to the fact that if you are willing to
give your boy, body hi soul and SON
science. to the United States navy SER
vice. why the department wants him
(if he is a smart boy). otherwise they
do not.
My son had an inalienable right to
rescind his oath of service. He told
the department in his resignation ap-
plication that he found he could not
meet the requirements Of the service,
therefore he wished his resignation ac-
cepted, or words to that effect. The
department very peremptorily refused.
The department knew my son better
than he knew himself, I suppose. I
do not wonder that Arrowood's "case
is in many ways the most remarkable
the navy department ever had to deal
with ArrOwOod and his father have
been fighting a battle for righteous
ness from the first day of his entrance
until the present and the n is not
yet This is something the DEPART
ment seldom meets with, conscien-
tious Righteousness, as distinguished
from worldly morality. Of course We
are not expecting the approval OF the
world Or the navy in this matter.
Another thing I want the public to
know and I am lone. Midshipman
Arrowood communicated with the de-
partment that he was ready to appear
at any time at the navy department
in New York for trial. NotWithstand-
ing this the department had him az
rested, 7 suppose to humiliate him and
his friends as much as possible.
[ ask you. Mr.. Editor, to publish
this in your next issue. and T request
all state papers that nave published
accounts of this matter in any Of its
forms to cOpy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
Fire Mt Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Hail at the Virginia Polytechnic Instl-
tue. Blacksburg, Virginia, was totally
destroyed by fire today. By heroic ef-
forts the cadet fire brigade saved
Number Four" barracks which We're
in great danger. The loss IS estimated
at s75. 0G0. insurance s12 900. Very little
of the apparatus in the burned building
Was saved. One person was struck Oh
the head by falling timbers n render
ed unconscious. The origin OF the fire
Is a mystery but the theory is sponta-
neous combustion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
Peace Jubilee Exposition Proposed.

Washington. February IA peace
jubilee exposition to celebrate tine If
tieth anniversary of the close OF the
civil war was proposed to President
Roosevelt today. The proposition was
made by Newell Sanders. OF Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, VINO. with R h Sharp,
also Of Chattanooga, a an interview
with the President Mr.. Sanders sug-
gested that the Jubilee exposition be
held at Chattanooga In 136. Al many
II the great battles OF the war were
fought in the vicinity Of that city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
Grain Rates Reduced.

Louisville, KY, February 23.-The
Louisville and Nashville and the South
e-n Railway today announced a reduc-
ton of from u to 3 cents in grain rates
to Carolina points. This is to meet the
recent Of the Frisco line from
Memphis. The new schedule will go into
effset on February Is.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have AIWays Bought
s' ss.ss the Of &MzZzM
For Participation I'm the Ja0estovn
Exposition.

Harrisburg. Pa. February 23.-A
bill appropriating 100000 for The
participation of the state of Fennsyi-
vansa In the jamestown Ter-Centen-
NAL and Naval-Marine Exhibition To
De held in 1907 in commemmoratfon
OF the settlement Of jamestown. Wiz
ginia. was introduced today In the up
Ter branch Of the Legislature. Tbs
ILL also provides for a commission OF
Teventeen persons. headed by the gov
n
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28

Only one remedy in the world that
win at once stop itchiness Of the skin
In any part OF the body. Doan's Oint-
ment- At any drug store. 50 cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28

Senator Deliver. OF Iowa. thinks mud
civilization" go together. It seems
Is though civilization sometimes runs
INTO midlothian Sun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
ToUNG BEAsLEY STILL Missing.

An Kinds Of RuHnors Current rs To
What Has BcfaIien Him-Impor-
tAnt Measures Not Yet Acted on by
the Legislaturc-'Camr Fire and
Smoker" Given by Mr.. Stronach-
Governor and Staff to Attend In
augurafiOn.
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Besrzths \ The Kind fss Han Nx5ys Buuctt
a's. : IMlZM
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28

mittee to memorable the navy de
partment and the President on the
matter, with no results. 1t was only
when I threatened to carry my indi-
vidual case direct to congress and &C.
mand my constitutional rights that
the department would listen to reason
and right. I thought this matter Of
religious liberty settled once for all.
hut I reckoned without my host"
Two years after a new rule was pro-
mulgated, hat no "cade would be
allowed to attend his Individual
church unless he would certify that
he could not conscientiously worship
in the academy chapel" The shrewd-
ness of this rule will appear when it
is remembered that all Protestants
recognize each others full church
membership and fraternizc with each
other in worship. They had a Pro-
testant chaplain. Rev, Clark. a Meth
odist bv profession, an ~Episcopalian
by official action. as he always wore
a robe and used the Episcopal liturgy.
Certainly no Protestant would say
that it was against his conscience to
worship under Rev. Clark. I wrote
the commander at the academy that
it was not a violation of my conscience
to worship with all my Protestant
brethren. but it was a serious VIOLA
ton of a Presbyterian conscienrn to
neglect his own church. he would
therefore be Kind enough To allow my
boy his usual church privileges Sab
bath mornings. This r.le caught
them all but the F~resbyterians. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
A DANGEROUS FILTRATION.

A clergyman of the Baptist denomi-
nation, a Mr.. Bigelow of New York,
has related to the press in the inter-
ests of psychical research a strange
and moving spiritual adventure he had
in the City of Brotherly Love, where
the grafters have recently been
warned to quit. Seven years ago,
while standing on street corner In
Philadelphia, he became conscious of
the presence of "a remarkably beauti-
full girl" Mr.. Bigelow was impressed,
but remembering that he was cler-
gyman of the Baptist denomination,
he did not yield to his impulse to draw
f1er into conversation, but permitted
her to depart out of his visible sight
without a hail or a farewell. He mas
never seen or heard of her from that
day, but he declares that they have
never been separated in spirit, and
that day by day she greets me by
teIepathic communion of souls and as
sures me that We will meet. I am al
ways thinking of you,' she says
We trust that DR.. Bigelow has not
mentioned this interesting little ex-
perience to Mrs. Bigelow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18

Horace Greeley Griffin of Texas,
conspicuous graduate of Tuskogee,
was one Of several young men selected
by Booker Washington at Emperor
Williams request to go to west Africa
and teach the wild negroes how to
grow cotton for the German settlers
at Togo. He found that the natives
would not work in the fields. Money
did ont tempt them, and when whip
ped they ran away. They wish for
nothing save to supply their daily
needs, which are few enough. They
wear no clothing to speak of and food
can be had with little trouble. The
emperor desires to civilize these peo-
pie, give them each hard, bone-break-
ing job and teach them to buy German
merchandise. There are some advan-
tages in the present west African life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
him the way to his train while

showed him the way to his train while
fourteen fiercely enthusiastic porters
grabbed his personal baggage. the
conductor Of the train held up two
fingers the minute Cassini lit on the
second step and the engineer from
boned the throttle in pure JOY. A re-
markable run to New York was begun
and instructions were wired the New
York police to afford the count all
facilities for reaching his steamer. His
departure had been planned to be a
perfect triumph of speeding the part
ing guest.
With Cassini departs the ancient and
time honored diplomacy of Russia.
Bluff, buster and lie are dead in the
capitals of the world, killed by the
guns of Oyama and Togo. In CASH
mis- stead comes a representative of
the new Russia. AS such he will be
welcomed and as such he will take
his place in the new diplomacy OF
frankness and truth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
The Chicago Record-Herald mas

The Chicago Record-Herald mas
been raising the question as to wheth-
er during the interval Of appeal the
railroad should not be required to de-
post in escrow the difference between
the old rate and the one named by the
commission, this deposit to be dis
posed of according to the decision Of
the court os to whether it belongs to
the shipper by reason of having been
charged an unreasonable rate or
whether it belongs to the railroad
company, the rate having been declar-
ed a just one. The trouble with this
arrangement is that the money held
in trust for such decision and paid
back to the shipper does not remedy
the injustice originally inflicted be-
cause the producer gets no benefit. It
simply means that the shipper is able
to buy upon the basis of the rate fixed
by the railroad company and to ap-
propriate tt shimself later on the
amount of overcharge awarded to MIN
by the courts The distribution Of this
overcharge goes no further than the
shipper, whereas his proper proper
ton of it should revert to the producer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
COUNTING CHICKENS NOT
HATCHED.

Our Washington dispatches indi-
cate that the great transportation
companies are beginning to congratu-
late themselves that they have sue
cessfully headed off the agitation for
reform in railroad rates, and that If
they are careful to afford no occasion
for severe criticism prior to the regu-
lar session of congress no legislation
unfavorable to railroads will be passed.
On the other hand. advices from the
same source are to the effect that the
president is just as firm as ever in
his determination to confer upon the
proper governmental agency the pow
er to fix a new rate when an old one
has been found by that agency to be
unjust.
A number of things nave contributed
to divert attention for a time from the
railroad question. The prominent
part which our government is playing
in peace negotiations between Japan
and Russia, the alarm among the COM
mercial interests over the Chinese
boycott, the Panama canal business
and the Venezuelan diplomatic scan
dal the disclosures with regard to the
Equitable and the nervous interest
felt in the crop situation have mad a
tendency to monopolize attention to
the exclusion of the railroad question
This, perhaps, more than any effect of
the propaganda of the railroad press
bureau is responsible for the lack Of
interest manifested in this question
just now.
If the railroad people, however, are
banking upon the present lull in the
controversy between advocates of gov
eminent rate regulation and them
selves as assurance that they have won
their case and that the policy of the
administration will not include here
after, as it has heretofore, the govern
ment rate making power, the proba-
bilities are that they will be much
disappointed.
At the same time there are indica
tions Of a compromise. There have
been intimations from authoritative
sources that the railroad people would
be willing to concede to the interstate
commerce commission the power to
name a new rate in place of an old one,
provided the new rate were held in
allegiance until the railroads had had
an opportunity to appeal to the courts.
If such appeal means prolonged litiga-
| ton and means carrying it through in
the regular order to the supreme court,
| with all the delay usually incident
| thereto, of course the whole purpose
| Of the administration will have been
| defeated. If such appeal means SIM
ply reference to special court con-
stituted for the purpose of hearing
| controversies of this kind promptly
and without appeal, the proposition
J may be agreed to as a compromise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18

Mrs. James J. Hill, an awed con-
temporary informs the world, rolls up
her sleeves and goes into the kitchen
and puts up her own preserves. She
is wise. Hired girls waste sugar
dreadfully and they let the gas range
run whether there is a pan on or not.
We venture the prediction that if Mrs.
Hill had not put up her preserves
during the thirty years past, her hus-
band would not be where he is today
to say some day, "All that 1 am 1 owe
to my wife; she jelled her own jell."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
Tit ALDER STREET PIANO STORE
SELLING MANY PIANOS

June and July so far have been our
best months for selling Pianos for
many years. Our Pianos seemed to
need the tonic Of comparison to bring
out their points of superiority and
make them sell lively.
What are the resources of Steger
Piano company. We name few. Over
$1,000,O00 capital, the largest factory
in the world, 10000 acres of timber
land in Wisconsin equipped with saw
mills working up lumber for the great
Steger & Sons Piano factories and last
but not least the bank of Steger stock
of which belong principally to Mr..
Steger enabling him to protect GUS
toners paper and credit from brokers
and their large commission.
The Steger Piano Company have a
network of agencies covering the en-
tire Pacific coast and with this great
capital are enabled to quote prices to
their dealers that meets any and all
competition. Were it otherwise the
Steger agency would have no value.
Don't you think such strong firm
are desirable people to buy from?
Compare this with the statement that
every bank knows Eilers' money is
kept at home. How do they know it
unless every bank in the country is
buying this Portland customers paper
Pray tell, Brother Herbs.
Now for Piano history. Some four
or five years since the Eilers concern
contracted for Pianos from Mr.. Steger
About one-third Of the order was filled
when Mr.. Steger refused to ship any
more Pianos. We are told that this
Portland firm pay cash and if they had
do you suppose Mr.. Steger would have
Cancelled their orders. AS a matter of
fact this Portland firm were buying
Pianos on sixteen months time. What
do you think of that for a firm who
claim to pay spot cash?
There is a lot of Misrepresentation
about profits we could SHOW, but what
is the use, we are not going to add to
cost of our Pianos by expensive adver-
Using. There is one thing we must
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18

mention. This Portland firm
$4,000 damages on their Piano .Ai
they only had eight or nine p,. 4
the fire, so we are informos 2
probably not over $4,000, do vou '%
any fire insurance company wont, s'
them such an amount as this, n.y. "
Of it and then ask yourself :,
firm suits you to buy from. TIT,
it good people of Walla w.p- =
worst fakir who ever came 70 -, %
gave the people more credit for :.
ligence than does this pratin. a. '
sounding brass and tinkling cym,,,
tomorrow we promise Won
spicy reading on what is teru,,
Eilers' small profit and it won, :.
so small when we are done u,,.,
subject either.
We can interest You on price,
terms on the very best of Piano. Wy
not find out by calling and iud,.
yourself. Opera House Block 9.
open evenings. Dwelley Herrio.
sic Co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18

teacher shall be employed Tor each
twelve deaf children, or fraction Of
such number.
An act governing the state census
requires that the Census Marshal shall
report the number of those who from
deafness are unable to hear common
conversation.
Mr.. Reckweg, to whose efforts the
signature of the governor is largely
due, is a deaf gentleman Of Los An
geles. He was born deaf and was ed
ucated in the school of DR.. Hirsch in
Rotterdam. He came to this country
about thirty years ago.
JOSEPH H. MILLER.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS:
GENERAL REVOLT AGAINST
GRAFT.

In almost every state of the Union
there is an uprising against corrup-
ton in public office and startling ex-
posures are being made. the nation
is no more corrupt today than it has
bee for many years, but it seems
that there has been a general awaken
ing of the public conscience to the
enormity of the crimes against good
government that have been SO long
committed with impunity by men in
positions of honor and trust. The
prosecution of grafters, bribers and
boodlers was started in Missouri by
District Attorney Folk, whose zeal and
courage won him the governorship.
The trials in ST. Louis, resulting in
the conviction of eighteen members
ing brides, were followed by exposures
of graft in Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Battle Creek, Chicago and many in
dictments and some convictions of the
guilty followed. The latest city to un-
dertake the punishment of boodlers
is Philadelphia, rotten and contented"
which had long been considered as lost
to shame and beyond redemption.
In the federal service gratis have
been exposed in nearly every depart
ment. Loomis used mis- position in
Venezuela to make a fortune in deal
ing with the asphalt trust, Machen,
Beavers and Tyner made money out
of their connection with the postoffice
budeau of statistics in the agricul-
tural department sold advance infor-
nation of government crop reports ct
fancy prices, Senator Burton of Kan
sas and Senator Mitchell of Oregon
have been found guilty of selling their
official influence with the departments
of the government and many land af-
fcials are charged with completely in
schemes to defraud the government of
public lands.
President Roosevelt mas shown a de-
termination to prosecute all grafters
and to '1et no guilty man escape" with
the exception of Loomis and Morton,
whose offenses are made to appear
mere peccadillos in the presidents
eyes because of his strong pe-so III
friendship for these men. While the
presidents attitude toward Loomis
and Morton is a disappointment to
many of his supporters and admirers,
it must be conceded that he is the mot
relentless foe of corruption of all the
men VINO have occupied the White
House since the Civil War; Roose-
welt mas established a higher standard
of public and private morality and
nobler ideals of official duty and tie
salutary results of his example ana
teachings are being manifested
throughout the nation in a demand for
purity in the public service and the
punishment of all betrayers of the
public trust.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
COUNT CASSINI HAS GONE.

Count Cassinfs departure met with
such hilarious acclaim in WASHINGTON
that nobody sought to interfere with
its progress.
All such obstacles as farewell BAN
quets, receptions and gala perform
ances at the opera were omitted in the
interest of speed. The streets were
cleared that he might make good time
TO the station. The depot gate was
swung wide the portal and seven men