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The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
viii be Used to Take Care Of Equip
nent on Second Division.
Shops are to be Modern i'm Every
Particular and the Motive Power
Cscd Will he EIectricity-Therea are
to be Seven Shops, the Largest OF
Them Being Locomotive Shop and
Paint Shop-These Shops VIII be
40 by 312 feet.

Owing to the increased business of
the Atlantic Coast Line which has
made it necessary to increase the
equipment, the Atlantic Coast Line will
build new locomotive, passenger
and freight car repair shops at Way
cross, Ga, costing about 100000. at
the present time the Coast Line has
only a small shop at Waycross and
this will be torn down and the site,
which is at edge of the town, used
for the new shop. The Coast Line
owns ample ground to carry out their
plans.
The new shops will be only to care
for the equipment on the second di~
vision. They will be modern in every
particular and the motive power used
will be electricity. The shops will be
the largest on the Coast Linse system
and the most modern. During the
past year the business of the Coast
Line has increased enormously ard
much rolling stock has been pur-
chased.
The locomotive shops is to be 40
by 312 feet and will be equipped with
cranes for lifting locomotives and
heavy materials and will be one Of
the most complete in the south.
The round house will be 50 by 2tiD
feet and this will also include coal
ing station, Oil house and two story
store house.
Blacksmith and boiler shop will De
20 by 312 feet and will be equipped
with steam hammers and other mod
ern appliances.
Coach repair shop, 100 by 312 feet
providing room for II coaches while
undergoing repairs. The paint shop,
which will be adjoining, will be TO
by 312 feet and will have track room
for 80 coaches.
There will be a planning mill 20 by
125 feet and fundry 80 by 100 feet
with an adjoining building for stor-
age of patterns.
Adjacent to the shops the Coast
Line will have long greight car re-
pair yard on which $50 freight cars
can be repaired at one time.
AS can be seen the shops are to be
complete in every particular. WorS
will begin at once On the buildings
but it will be months before the shops
are ready to begin work. The Coast
Line will have long freight car re-
the system but these will be far larger
than any Of the others and more con-,
plete. The town of Waycross, is in-
deed fortunate in securing the shops
A large number of men will be EN-
plOyed in the shops and those WORT
ing in railroad shops receive good sal
aries. The Waycross shops will have
nothing whatever to do with repaii-
ing of equipment on the first rivisioa a
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS
Proposition of SantO Domingo Will be
Laid Before Creditors Today.

San Domingo, March 30.-The prop
osition of Santo Domingo for the gay
ment of the foreign creditors of the
republic, as finally revised, contem-
plates the payment to the government
of As per cent of the customs revo-
nues for current expenses, the remain
ing 55 per cent. to be deposited in a
bank in the United States for the cred
itors.
The government tomorrow will call
a meeting of the creditors and lay
the proposition before them for their
approval. There seems to be no doub.
of The acceptance of the plan.
The prospect of an amicable adjust
ment of the debt question, all cred
itors being placed on an equal footing,
has resulted in the establishment Of
a be1ter feeling here.
The country is tranquil.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
BERRIES IRE R|PEh|Nc FIST
First Shipments With be Made During
Coming Week.
Lettuce Continues to Rrin. Fine
Prices-From Two to Four Car
Loads Going North Daily From This
Point-Fyrst shipment of Radishes
VIII be made Today.

DIR. +. Porter. OF Rocky Point, was
a welcome visitor in the city yester-
day. He is one of the largest Der. y
growers in Eastern Carolina and he
is feeling In fine spirits over tae
prospects of the coming season lie
stated that he had already gathered
few ripe berries from his vines and
If the weather continues warm that
lie would be shipping berries by the
latter part of next week.
DR.. Porter says the berries are 90
ing to be equally as fine as last year
and he thinks the crop fully as laige.
The indications are, he says, judging
from the prices the Florida farmers
are getting for their berries. that the
berries will bring good price. DIR.
Porter says there has been no cola
during the past winter that injured
the plants i'm the least, it only kept
them back and now berries are matur-
ing very fast. The Doctor said when
late, it was like holding horse back
CT the race track until the home
stretch was reached when he would
come in in fine style.
More lettuce is raised in the vacin-
ity of Wilmington than any where else
in this state and the farmers around
here are still wearing beaming couu-
tenances. The unusual price of $500
per basket of course was only for 4
few days, but the farmers are fully
satisfied with the price they are now
receiving. Nice lettuce is bringing
$3.50 per basket. The lettuce that has
been shipped north for the past few
days has been of much better grade
than that which was shipped last
week. The poor grade of lettuce
brought poor price and the farmers
began to get little blue, but
as soon as they began shipping a
nice grade of lettuce the price at once
revived.
For the past lew days from t.
express cars of lettuce have been
! going north each day. Take only two
cars a day, which means about SOu
DdSketS, anu at So.oU per DaEkGt III
would represent $500 which is com.
ing in daily to this vacinity from this
crop alone and the season has just be-
gun. In a few days now from four
to cars will be going north daily and
the lettuce season will not be over
before April Goth. OF course the farm
erS will not get as much as $3.50 Tel
basket much longer but $500 is con
sidered good price.
Probably the first shipment of rad
ishes to be made this season will be
shipped from Mayor VIM. e. Sprins
er's farm today. He expects to shiI
ten Or twelve barrels today and the
prices are now very good. Mayor
Springer has one of the finest truck
farms i'm this vacinity and he reports
that all truck crops are looking very
fine, but that rain is beginning to be
| needd. Ire prospects he says for the
truck farmers to reap rich returns
from their crops is brighter this sea
| son than for several years past.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
fl. HAUSER MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Pcnitentiary for ArsOn-He Was
Convicted in This County in 1901.

The following special was received
from Raleigh last night:
"Penitentiary authorities announce
that early this morning Fl. Hauser es-
capped. He is native of Switzerland,
about fifty-five years old, feet 3-4
inches high, weight 200 pounds, blue
eyes, gray hair and beard and talks
broken English. He is watch maker
for house BURNING in fall of 1901, for
ten years.
For recapture reward twenty-five
dollars and all necessary expenses will
be paid. He was employed as Eign:
fireman at electlict plant of prison.
Hauser, it will be remembered, con-
Quoted jewelry store at 122 Market
street, and on Sunday night, August
18th, 1901, fire was discovered in the
store, but was extinguished before any
serious damage was done. The man
ner in which the fire occurred was very
suspicious and an investigation was at
once begun. 1t was found that Hausec
had arranged some explosives in the
rear of the store so that the minute
the fire reached them the store would
be blown to atoms. Wilmington has
a most efficient fire department, and
but for their promptness the store
would have no doubt been entirely de-
stroyed and Hauser never been given
sentence in the penitentiary
The case was SO clear against Iau-
ser that he was arrested on the fol-
lowing Tuesday afternoon uDOn the
charge of arson. He had his stock Of
goods heavily insured. Hauser was
tried during the fall of 1901 and given
a sentence OF ten years in the penlten-
tiary. His got divorce last summer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
CHARGED WITH ARSON
T. w. McGirt Arrested Yesterday Upon
Charge Of Setting Fire to House on
Second Street.

A small one story frame building
at No. 8 south Second street, owned
by Mrs Emma VESSEL and ccuried
by Ella Henry, colOred, was partially
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. Another one story
building just to the south of it was
also partially destroyed.
A white man by the name of z.
W. McGirt was arrested soon after
the fire occurred upon the charge C
setting fire to the building. When the
man was arrested he was so drunk
that he could not walk and it took
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Cox and COT
stable Savage both to hold him up and
get him to the patrol wagon. When
arrested he was on Front street.
There is no direct evidence that Nc
Girt set the building on fire, but there
is evidence to the effect that he broke
the door open and entered and a few
minutes after he came out the build
ing was found to be on fire. Ella
Henry said she left the building be-
tween l and o'clock and at that
time McGirt was standing on tie
street i'm front of the house.
W. III. McNeal, a negro tailor who
lives on the opposite side Of the street
from the building which was burned,
said he saw McGirt endeavor to push
the door of the house open and fail
ing i'm that he kicked it open and en-
tered. He remained in the house
some minutes and soon after he came
out fire was discovered i'm the room
The warrant charging McGirt with
arson was sworn out by Mr.. W. Il,
Monroe, assistant chief Of the fire dc.
partment
MsGirt is said To be from Conway
South Carolina. and is a matchmaker
He has been I'm Wilmington severai
times previous. He is now In jail
and will be given preliminary trial
before Justice Fowler this morning
at 10 O'Clock.
The buildings which were partially
destroyed were perfect fire traIs
and are the the type Of buildings
that the city authorities should neve,
allow to be erected and when the,
become unfit for use they should ot
torn down and not repaired
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Indictments Returned by Grand JURY
Against Smith. His Wife, and Nan
Patterson.

New York, March 3O-The grand
Jury in this city today handed down
indictments against J. Morgan Smith,
Julia Smith, his wife and Nan Patter-
son charging them Jointly with .,oI-
spiracy. The indictments are based
upon a letter alleged to have beee
written by Julia Smith to Caesar
Young, in which, it is alleged, was
threats and demand for money for
the Patterson girl The action by the
grand jury followed a hearing at the
criminal courts building at which seT-
eral witnesses, including the widow
of Caesar Young and Mrs. Young's
brother-in-law, William Luce, were ex-
.amined by Assistant District Attorney
Rand who conducted the recent trial
of Nan Patterson. charged with Gao
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

A negro named Dave Walker. living
in Carver's Creek township. disaD-
peared last week without any appar-
ent reason. and no trace of him can be
found anywhere He was returning
home from the funeral of his brother.
left the wagon in which he was rid
ing. about midway between the burial
ground and his home. and that was
the last seen of fhim.-Fayetteville OBJ
server
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

conspiracy to commit murder, J. Nor
this city today on telegraphic request
from District Attorney Jerome, of New
York city. Nan Patterson, the actress,
who has been twice put on trial for
the murder of Caesar Young in New
York, May 4, 1904, is charged in the
same connection, new indictments to
this effect having been found in New
York today. For long time the au-
thorities have been unable to locate
Smith and his wife, the couple nav
ing left New York a few months after
the murder, and before the beginning
of the recent mistrial of Nan Patter-
son in which Smiths testimony was
considered almost vital to the prose
cution. Several weeks ago New York
detective met Smith in Montreal, Can
ada, and from that time until the ar
rests here today this officer has awaited
a favorable time for making the ar
rest. He followed the couple, parc of
the time as travelling companion, over
half OF the continent, making friends
with Smith who knew him to be de-
tective, but believed that the officer
was after some other person DETROIT,
was unsuccessful, and came to Cincm-
cities were visited. Finally Smith
went to Nashville and Louisville. in
the hope of securing a position with
some of the boOk-makeTS in those CT
les, leaving his wife in Cleveland. He
was unsuccessful, and came to Cincin-
natl, where his wife met him on
Wednesday. Mrs. Smith said she had
relatives in COvingtOn, KY, and she
went with her husband to that city
yesterday to call on these people, who.
however, refused to see the visitors
and afterwards declared that there was
no relationship between them. Return
ing to this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
registered at the Grand Hotel as H. II.
Banning and wife.
The detective had kept in telegraphic
communication With New York and
had deferred an arrest until it was
possible to take both husband and
wife, their separation soon after reach
ing the United States on returning
from Canada having caused the delay.
Last night the detective wired to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome:
Smith and Julia are at the Grand
Hotel Wire Instructions
In reply the district attorney today
telegIaphed:
Arrest Smith and wife as fugltives
from justice"
The district attorney also sent the
following:
New York, March 80, 1905.
-"PULA MILIKEN, Chief Of Police,
Cincinnati:
Arrest and hold for extraditiou J.
Morgan Smith, wanted in New York on
a charge of criminal conspiracy. Smith
will be found at the Grand Hotel
Fourth Street, Cincinnati, where detec-
tive Aiken may also be found. Officer
Quinn leaves today to establish identl-
ty and procure requisition papers. Che
governors warrant will follow as soon
as It is possible TO procure it.
W. TRAVERS JEROME,
District Attorney"
The arrest was quietly made and
Smith and wife were taken to police
headquarters. where they made no al
tempt to deny or conceal their identi-
ty. although both denied any guilt in
connection with the case. They show
ed signs of nervousness and worry
but both husband and wife expressed
an intention ITO return to New York
without reQuisition. The couple stat
ed that they had expected to go tC
New York although they had not an
ticifated doing so under arrest.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
The Presidents Yacht at jacksonville

The Presidents Yacht at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla. March 30-Pres,-
ident Roosevelt's yacht Sylph is ly-
ing in the harbor here. waiting order-
from Washington. Lieutenant Evans,
son of Admiral RObley d. Evans, is III
command 1t is understood that Mrs
Roosevelt and several members of her
family will go aboard the yacht Sui.
day for a brief cruise.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
Judge LiddOn EXOnerated.

Pensacola, Fla, March 30.-Judge
Charles B. Parkhill, of the first Judi
cial circuit today decided in the dis
barment case brought against ex-Chief
Justice Benjamin S. Liddon, in the
courts of Jackson county. The decis-
ion exonerates Judge Liddon of all the
twelve charges brought against him.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
Morgan Smith and Wife at
Last AppTehended.
INDICTED IN NEW YORK
With Nan Patterson Are Charged With
Conspiracy to Murder.

A Long Search Was Made for Smith
Before the Trial of Nan Patterson.
as His Testimony Was Considered
Almost Vital to the Prosecution.
lie Has Travelled Over Half of the
Continent-The Arrest Followed
tween "a detective In Cincinnati and
District Attorney jerome.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

Montreal, March 3O-After a
lengthy and acrimonious controvers.
between counsel today. the Greene
Gaynor case was again postponed uE-
til April 10th, to give counsel an op-
portunity to further study the exhia-
its filed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

Death Of An Atlanta Bank Cashier.
Atlanta, Ga, March 3O.-Herbert K.
Bloodworth, cashier of the Atlanta
National bank, died today of grippe,
death being fastened by hiccoughs.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

The Red Men have appointed
committees TO make arrangements for
the carnivai to be given here this
spring.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04
Russell CAGE Much BETTER

New York. March 30.-Russell Sage
who has been seriously i'll Is much i'm
proved and was today able to leave
his bed
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-04-04

Saturday is Gaylord's last day of his
Big Sale. Come. Come!
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
LARGE DECREASE
IN THE VISIBLE
CAUSED A FIRM FEELING IN
WHEAT WHICH CONTINUED
TO THE cLosE.-oTHER cE.
REALS FIRM. n

! Chicago Dec. WHEAT THE
/ wheat market was firm The greater
/ part Of Tho day The opening was firm
due chiefly to the advance at Liver
pool For a time shorts were fairly ac
tive fsddens. prices advanced. Tn
confirmed reports Of damage by rain
to the Afgentinecrop encouraged buy.
| ing In anticipation o. the publication
Of the government crop report wnich
was generally expected to he bearish
there was considerable selling by pit
tratprs resulting in temporary re-
action. According 10 official statistics
the condition OF fall sown wheat is
9l.1 compared to S29 one year age.
Total acreage estimated al Sl,34l 900
against S1,155. 300 last year The effect
of tbs report was quickly dispalled by
the announcement OF large decrease
in The visible supply OF wheat, avail
ahle stocks being reduced 2232 900
bushels during the week. These
figures produced a firm feeling which
continued 10 close, May being up X
a.
CORN-Because of reported i'm
proyement in car shortage situation
there was heavy selling today Tho
marker in consequence was weak
throughout the session. Believed bot
terment in car service will enable The
new corn to reach The market prompt
ly. An increase of 100000 bushels in
visible brought ont additional offer
ings. Weakness Of cash corn was an
other bearish feature The close was
easy. May down "A
OATS-Th market weakened ON
heavy LEGAL selling but reacted on
by pit trders and commits
sion house buying, prices finished
with net gain of IA a. Cash bids on
export account were the highest ON
the crop. but sellers prevented from
accepting them owing TO scarcity
of cars
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
CHICAGO GRAIN
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. REHABILITATION
eral market slow al further redue-
tions l0Ml5, fancy holiday cattle ex-
cepted. latter being active and firm.
Stocker ana feeder trade fairly active.
HOGS-There is fairly an active
shipping demand once more, but big
supply enabled buyers to drive better
bargains and prices were about 7laM
10 lower
SHEEP Demand for live mttons
was the bright spot in the entire, live
stock trade Receipts we're only fair
in size and buyers did not show much
hesitancy in taking offerings Good 10
choice lambs were steady to strong.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
Stocks : Bonds . Cereals
UNDER
READY CONTROL
NO APPARENT DIFFICULTY IN
CONTINUING VIGOROUS AD-
VANCE IN PRICE EVEN IN
FACE OF OFFERINGS.

New York Dec. / The stock mar
ket remained under ready control OF
speculative organization today and
there was no apparent difficulty in
continuing a vigorous advancement
in prices even In the face of offerings
that looked formidable There was no
radical change in conditions from
those ruling last week. Stringency in
money market was somewhat relaxed
but was by no means disspated ana
distinguished from purely speculative
quarters continued apprehensiye OF
The capacity of the money market 10
weather tho turn Of the year without
some further conyulsiye activity in
department of loans for speculative
purposes Reversion of speculative at
tenion 10 standard railroad stocks re-
infnrcpd the feeling of confidence over
the speculation Attempts to take
profits in industrial quarter Of the
market DISCLOSED some difficulty in
making that opertion a success and
prices were inclined to yield rather
easily under attempt to. distribute
holdings.
Copper stocks of all grades were
very prominent in The days spccnla.
iion. both in stock exchange and curb
some of them. including
Amalgmaied Copper, rejecting very
heavy prollt taking. The latter re-
baundod strongly on report of further
advance in price OF copper but it
closed unchanged. United States Steel
stocks were persistentiy sluggish until
late in the day but their belated ad
vance was effective in sustaining the
lata market. The action Of the secre-
tary Of the treasury in ordering in
tefest on government bonds due Jan
uary II to be paid December Is was
not regarded in ny quarter as promis-
ing an effective replenishmonr OF the
money market. But great stress was
laid upon il by the speculative con
tingent as an earnest of the intention
of the secretary To uae resources at his
fer the benefit of the money
market. The taking of profits on the
day increased the irregularity of the
market towards the close, especially
in indusirials and the closing was de-
cidedly irregular with prices in some
cases at the lowest and generally he
low The best
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
Most laxative Sex.

All men cling to the superstition
that the female tongue is rarely silent
yet says the Lady's Pictorial as a
matter OF fact. il II were possible 10
arrive al the truth by means Of some
kind of measuring machine, it is worry
much more than likely that it would
be- found That men do very much more
talking in The course Of twenty four
nours ihan he so-called taikative sex.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
YOUNG Captains At Trsfslosr.

TIE Nelson centennial called agen
ton to Inc aEs 81 Nelson's captains
a. Traf8igar. % avoraz1d n0i quite
forty Nelson far captain gas thirty
six. Ono o. the comm adels Uss onIy
twenty The commsnder Of cnr Of
The finest 5a.ileshirs was thl-tv ne.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
Benefit Of exereise.

After bad food. the ncNt greater
cause OF disease is lack Of exercise.
Specific cases require sDet.hc treat
ment always. bur Il is safe 10 say that
a walk Of three miles czech day in all
weatherf IL the least amount upon
which health can be maintained.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
NEW YORK COTTON.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Today Saturday.
Astounding 7'sregisteree.
MONEY MARKET.

Money on call strong. Gals per
cent; closing bid :. offered at II. Time
money strong; sixty days. ninety
DAYS six per cent: six months ~ Nc.
Prime paper 81 T6 per cent ES-
change inner demand 1866 n 4S5.15;
sixty days fSz.55d 4S2C0. Bar silver
eIa..
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12

Surplus and Undivided profits, $4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-12
Alexander County
Savings Bank
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK.

CAIRO, ILLINOIS.