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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
AMERICAN COTTON COMPANY
prominent Savannah Man Becomes
Connected Witit Greensboro Con-
Germ.

The Cotton Journal, published at Sa-
yannah, contains the following:
MI. j. II. Cutter, formerly with Mr..
u. Il. Dickinson, of Savannah, and let
terly manager of Dickinson X Co., ut
Charlotte, has just been engaged as
manager at Charlotte for the American
Cotton Company, a strong corporation
recently chartered to conduct Il general
cotton business in the Carolinas. Mr..
Cutter will assume charge August 10.
The American Cotton Company's
main office will be at Greensboro. The
company was recently chartered with
a capital of $25O,OOO. Mr.. S. n. Cone
is president, and Thomas Crabtree is
secretary and treasurer. The stock
holders are among the strongest cotton
men in North Carolina, among them
being, besides the officers above named,
w. E. Holt, Caesar Cone, julius Cone
and Neil Ellington. The Gone mills
use from 125,OOO to 10000 bales of
cotton annually, and besides this, the
new company expects to do an extern
sive business with North and South
Carolina mills. The company is COM
posed of men Strong in the cotton
trade, and who give it the most sub
%stantial financial character.
ut is said that Mr.. Cutter receives a
handsome salary, besides being IA
stakeholder in the company. He is
thorough, industrious, popular with
the trade, and is recognized as an ex-
Ceptionally able young man. Since he
went to Charlotte he has made a dis
tinct success."-Grensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
AWAITING TIE GALLONS
a Man Who Has Been Waiting for the
Hangman % Years is Tired.

For % al John Gales. Il mur-
Gerer from Cook county has been
practically buried in the state Dcni-
tertiary in Joliet. wondering each
day if the next was to De the day Of
his execution. All those years he was
afraid to ask about his doom fearing
ne might betray to the executors of
the law their failure to carry out d
of the court long ago forgot
ten.
LOYAL sisters of Gales knew that he
had been sentenced to hang. They
wondered how it came he was trans
ferred from the Cook county Jail to
the Dcnitcntiary lust before the exc
cration IA scheduled to take place.
Like the prisoner himself. they were
afraid to tell their story even to their
closest friends. lest it should cone to
the ears of the authorities and cost
the imprisoned brother his life OH the
scafrcld.
Tor 23 years they observed silence,
but at last they could stand the strain
no longer. kate Giles. one Of the SIS
tiers. told the strange story to men,
bers of the LuZember independent
club. They carried the matter to an.
attorney. who declared that the law
had forfeited it's right to hang Gales
because the execution was not carried
out to the letter of the courts order.
On behalf CT the sister Matthew J.
Haas. an attorney. has begun proceed
inss looking to the release of Gales on
a writ of habeas corpus. How Gales
came to be i~rcarcerated i'll the Deni-
Tertiary is a mystery that cannot he
explained by the court records. There
is no record Of a comntutation of his
sentence by the governor.-Ch:cago
DISPATCH.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
= CArET HfrL ICF: FAMINE
Mr.. Thompson SAYS University Town
Is Not Victim of Combination.

|
There was a long article in yester-
days News and Observer about an ice
famine at Chapel Hill last week, in
which the statement was made that on
account Of an understanding between
the ice factories at Durham, Green's
boro and Raleigh, Chapel Hill was un-
able to obtain ice at any price. Chapel
Hill, according TO the article is in the
territory of the Durham county. Dur
ham has no ice to ship outside, SO
Chapel Hill had to parch because they
couldn't buy elsewhere.
Mr.. M. w. Thompson, of the Green's
boro Ice and Coai Company, stated yes
terday when seen by a reporter that his
company was in no ice trust, and that
they sold ice to any who wanted it.
He further stated that their failure to
relieve Chapel Hill was due to the fact
that they we're shipping all the ice they
could spare to Wilmington where ne
ice factory had broken down.-Gree1s-
boro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01

The Charlotte Observer wants some
pne 20 solve the problem as to wheth-
er ! is twice rs much us 0. a man in
New Jersey bet hat one ball team
would win twice as many runs as the
CHER and the score was l to D. Was
the bet won? Just as simple as the
uuestion--hoW much greater is four
fourths than three-fourth ?-Gastonia
News.
1t strikes us hat the school books
say n is infinitely greater than
ought. Multiply ought by infnity and
the product is ought. So we would say
that one is much more than twice
as much as ought. We do not know
though, what the general expert man
of The Obsercer will say on the sub
ject. The Gaseonia News put the
question to him some time g and liz
has not yet made reply. He is, nc
doubt, giving the matter deep though
and study, and when he does make I'm
swer you can count on it's being cor
rect.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
EMovE FRoM OFFICE
in Charges of Immoral Conduct
Rnncombe Counfs.s Superintendent
OF Education Oustcd.

-
As fo~recasted in yesterday after
Moons issue Of the Gazette-News the
county board Of education met this at
ternoon for the purpose OF considering
serious charges against Professor j. j.
reagan, county superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
The investigation was short. Pro-
lessor Reagan made no defense and
the board formally and peremptorily
removed him from Office. The charges
against Prof. Reagan consisted OF i'm
proper relations with a young woman
or this county His work as county SUI
I~erintendent has been most efficient
and SO far as the school work was
concerned there vas not Il yestige of
criticism. Ii was Professor Reagan's
moral conduct that prompted the edu-
catlonal board To such hasty and decis-
I've action. The board considered the
superintendent unfit TO hold the office
II the charges were true and In the
lace of the superintendent admitted
Snlit there was but II course TO pur-
sue; TO remove Prof. Reagan, and this
the board did.
Professor Reagan is a man with n
large family and one of the most large
iy and prominently connected men in
the county. He is recognized as N
OF the best mathematician in this sec
ton and has made an admirable SUI
p~erlntendent. He was elected county
superintendent upon the death several
years ago of Prof. Venable and has
held the Office ever since.-Asheville
GaZette-News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of &XAZzZM

Brother Peterson of the Lumberton
Argus has just cause to feel proud OF
the last issue of his paper. 1t is an
Industrial issue.a write up of the grand
old county of Rcbeon and it is done N
splendid style. The town of Lumberton
and the county of Robson are shown
up for all they are worth" The pa
per is in folio size and contains forty
pages, with many handsome illustra-
tions. ANY one who will read it Will
be surprised to find what developments
Robson has made in the last few
years. Grand old Robson has become
to be somewhat of a stereotyped ex-
preston. Men and newspapers quote
it without thinking what it means; Blu!
just read this copy of The Argus end
you will come to the conclusion that
there is much in the expression and
that Robson is truly a grand Old
county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
Beautiful Double Wedding.

Wednesday evening last at 7:3t
o'clock a beautiful double marriage
was solemnized in the Baptist church
The contracting parties We're Miss
Alice Groom to Mr.. Shelton BrinSJn
Hunter and Miss Eva Beecher Groom 10
M. John Knapp Hamblin. The att"n-
dants were Mr.. Forrest Groom, brother
of the brides, and Mr.. George w. Rob
inson usher. Miss Exile Groom OF
Burgaw and Miss Macy Cox, brides
maids; Miss Mary E. Groom, sister OF
the brides, maid of honor.-Duplin
Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01

Digests all classes Of food tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion
Stomach Troubles, and makes rich red
blood, health ani strength. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure rebuiids WORKOUT tissues
Gov. G.. w. Atkinson, of w. Va, says:
81 have used a number of bottles of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and have found
it to be a very effective, and, indeed,
a powerful remedy for stomach all
ments. / recommend it to my friends.
Sold by r. r. Rellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01

Editor Caddell, of the Salisbury Sun,
was a school teacher in early life and
he taught his first school in Duplin
county in 1872. One pupil was a boy
named Dan Teachy, an only Sol His
mother, say Mr.. Caddell, was a good
Christian woman, but the boy was al
lowed his wv way at home and he ex-
pected to have it at school. In conse
0uence there Were serious differences
between the pupil and teacher and one
day the teacher CAV the boy a severe
whipping. Next morning the mother
called at the school and told the teach
er what she thought of him and stop
ped the boy from school. Last Thurs
day hat boy was hanged for murder in
Duplin county.-Grensboro Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
TREATING.

Under the laws of Wisconsin 1t is
indlctable for n person to offer a
cigarette to another. This is a gooo
law and had it been applied years ago
by all the states of the union and en-
forced as to drinking, we would have
been spared the many heated and dis
agreeable prohibition campaigns. 1t is
said that no where else in the world
does the system of treating exist. 1t
is unknown to Europeans, and it IS
the chief ause of most of the driak-
ing in this country. Men often take a
drink when they do not want it-wouid
really perfer not to do so-but take
it simply because a friend asks them to
do so. AS a rule a man must have
a very good excuse for refusing to
take a drink when invited by a friend
to do so, if he does not want to give
offense to that friend. This is a.,
wrong. There should be no such GUS
tom. Abolish this and you have taken
a long step toward breaking the CYL
Of social drinking. Few men in This
country care to drink by themselves
Nine out Of every ten men who go tC
a saloon to take a toddy or a glass
| of beer wan a friend to go with them
| 1t is a social habit. Many men drinS
| just to be sociable-more than because
| they want the beer or the whiskey. AND
| again, this custom Of treating causes
men to take more than they would af
ter they get to the saloon counter
/ Many and many a time a man take;
| several drinks before leaving the 50
| loon because of this treating, custom
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01
The Ilarllett Celebration.

Next Thursday, August 3rd, will be
a great day at Ellington. A number c1
the citizens of Harnett were in Fay
~etteville today n connection with TIE
coming celebration. The date marks
the fiftieth anniversary of the forc1a-
ton of the county of Harnett from
Cumberland, and the good people Of
that county are going to celebrate tn:
event in proper style.-Fayetteville I'd
server.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-01

When Senator Mitchell goes to me
penitentiary he wont be able as usual
to travel on a free pass and collect
mileage, too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
SEATTLE BOSTON
COPPER CO.
Will Advance the Price of
Stock 10 Soc a Share
On the 10Th Inst.

N you have not taken a block OF
this stock while Il Is on the market
at 90 cents. you are making mis-
take In delaying. for It will grad
ually advance 10 81 90 per share.
There has never been offered In
Seattle a proposition that carries
with II the guarantee OF safety that
obtains with the Seattle Boa-
ton stock. They only want
5000. 600 to put this property
on shipping basis with
it's own rails and tram and a COM
plete compressor outfit They have
on the dump and blocked the ore
90 Justify this investment II they
did not find another dollars worth
OF ore, OF which. however. they
have large showing OF taking out
millions OF tons To consider that
an investment In this stock today
has tho best OF reasons 10 rise 10
value OF from ten TO twenty dol
lars per share. gives one ample rea-
son for taking a certain amount OF
chance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
AGAIN the STANDARD
MUST SHOW MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dee. IL
Herbert 8 1Iadley. attorney general
Of Missouri. Is rounding up hts case
against the Standard OIL company.
Hadiey claims that the Standard
Waters Pierce on company. Of 81
Louis. and Republic Oh company
are run by the same people. that
the former two have divided the
state into two divisions. each taking
one. aud that both Use the Republic
In the gulse Of an independent com.
pany ia get such trade as neither Of
tho others can gee otherwise owing
20 anti trust sentiment
Dispositions taken all over the
state confirm his claims and have
yielded much additional sworn evil
dcnce on the methods Of the Stan
dard. such as getting and paying re-
bates. spying on rivals and employ
Ing railroad clerks To furnish re-
ports on shipments BY outsiders.
Hadley ~ - years old. Ho Was
prosecuting attorney 81 Kansas
City. he succeeded Folk as aitor=
ney general when the latter was
made governor. and in the first re-
publican 10 hold office In score
Of years lie became a close friend
OF the governor and has continued
bis fight against boodlerg lie has
the reputation Of being one Of the
beet orators Ia the state
He expects TO round mp his ease
By taking the statements Of such
maEnates as Rockefeller. Rogers.
Flagler. Archbold. Baratow. Tinsleg
and others in New York and sub.
penaa have been issued for them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
A revolutionary SONG

At the funeral OF a stude mt named Baumann. who had
been killed OF the cols with the
cards with revolutionary printed them
tbued wholesale
honor the young victim OF brutality Below
a literal translation OF OF the songs:
You fell victim in fatal st rugEle.
In your unlimited love for the people
You gave all YOU could for them
For their existence their honor and freedom
The enemy-the executoner-often pronounced
over you his piless verdict
You often tanKuished in hum id prisons.
And you marched weighted with letters.
Yet the despot feasa In his m agnifcent palace.
And extinguishes his anguish with wine.
But the threatening hand has already been for long time
Tracing the wall the fatal letters.
The arbitrary rule will fall the people will
Great powerful and free.
Farewell Brothers. homes y followed
Your valorous and noble
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

The ambition ~ Chlaueta. q inch
- tHli and the 1ittlest woman Ia the
world. Ia become r. theatrical mag
nate was nipped Ia the bud Al Bal
lard last night
The diminutivc Cuban had hired
hall with the necessary appurten-
anreH and made all the other ar
rangementH that she thought were
required. when the stern hand OF a
burly policeman WIS placed on her
shoulder. and she was told that she
could not proceed Withs the pro-
gram.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
Real Continued.
oEoHGErowN.

To buy property now In Georgetown n
making money fast. for within one
year you will see values 100 per cent
higher one Of our clients bought "a
garden tract opposite the Seattle
Electric 'umpuny'H new plant on the
9Th OF this month for 81 .OOo. and re-
fused II. 10 three dnNH later Those
who bought the flat land next the
railroad can take easily ~ per cent
profit iH the last ~ days. We have
q few choice rich soil Improved
tracts that are being offered at bar
gain prices, and on easy terms.
Come To- and let ne tell you 81 q
number 81 pleased purchasers. aud N
Nou want a. see The tracts free car
tickets viii be furnished you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Arguments In the custer case are
slated 10 be held before the Mis-
souri, supreme court In jefferson
city In January
Incidental to the testimony Had
10y brought out IL a fine political
row In Texas. The Lone Star state
vent after the Watera-Pieree COM
pany and barred IL from doing bust
ness The concern reorganized and
stlll sells oil there II is hinted BY
Texans that the truth" about the
affair would involve persons high in
the poIitical life Of tho nation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
CHIQJETA
BAULKED

She was Informed that rhs had
neglected to make the required ar
engagements for license with the
Ballard council.
All Of which was very pleasing 70
the owners Of theater directly
across the street. recently opened.
The owners of said theater had Of
fared Chiqueta what they considered
"a magnificent salary 10 perform At
their playhouse. but the little wo-
man Indignantly rpurued the offer.
She decided 20 perform b. her own
playhouse Instead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
new ATTORNEY
FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON. Dec. t2.-The
president today appointed Nathan
V. Harlan, OF Nebraska. United
States attorney for Division 3 of
Alaska: Earl NJ. Cranston for dis
trict attorney OF Colorado. Miles
Cannon registrar Of the land office
al North Yakima. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
DROPPED DEAD IN COURT

CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-Mrs. Nora
Scatlin, a wealthy widow. dropped
dead in police court today just as
her son began 10 answer the charge
OF malicious mischief.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
THE MARKETS


Vegetables.
Rsss drt. ~ owt. % aas u, No
l. sia4ii whiteH, q Hb. choice veal u.s.
SO lefgo wtsts, i!@i g'nk
pei sack 400. parsnlpH per sack
h,0o, carrots, per sack. Toe. tnrnipE,
per seek nc. lettuce, pef bon. ~ NJ
eauliflower, per dor, q ss Eariis' per
tlarte. California peppers. per boz,
= %, parsley. per aoz, &c. squash, per
ID. ghe. pumpkina per H. L. cabbage
PSI ~ ie. ,oms toes PEE bos' ibeaiIl %.
S pss H. PEI g. eel ssery loa ssr da. pa2s "a,
oe White rvef potatoes. ton ii2sfii
sweet potatoes. 100 lbs. 90. yellow
banker onions. cwt. q @qn.H. Wailn
doz. Meali %, Yakima fancy potatoes
per ton. $1,000. crhuhefriea per Dbl.
1880, Hsll peppers, & gau2 %. cram
berries. per crate. iiea.
Fruits.
Pigs. per case, B-iB bricks. I'M
sscdicss figa 10 IN cartons. II boais b0
white figh. per 49, Hugi4c. lemons.
per case. q AHhnoi WsHatchee apples.
per boz u nus -. bananas, bunch.
= .sefA -. native apples. bon. GseMIi %.
Cat uravenateinh. per bQN. 7beafi %
parent apples. per hoN ib9ae fnou
applea. per heE. 81. IT, 90. fancy ap.
pies, per boz. o0cWta0o ounce. per
b q. native pears. brr box. 10 tgs
sack per ~. e.. MuHeat grapes. per
crate, q zssii 90 Coneofds. 18Th Bas
tsi, zbzi sc sesdleHs aaishnA grapes.
crate. q o. Blacks, crate. 81 sci 7s.
hawaiian pinsapuisa. per d0z. - hOif
80, hueklebcrfisr pet 10. &c. cocoa
nuts, per d0E HHs1C. cal honey. per
pummeEfnnutsH. per box. g. ~ Jap
oFahEeH. prr bundle q nut9. two
crates Ia each bundle.
Esgs.
son, per dor azH3tc Eastern per dox
haneh Gags. per dor. GsWmes ore
se1fc.
Butter and Cheese.
Washington creamery per III. soc.
Eastern creamery. bricks. per 10, asc.
laUikc Wisconsin cheese. twins. per Ia
- cream brick. per ". ice. ilm-
burger per 10. isej block hwins per ID.
ige younS American cheese. per 10.
Sugar.
Dry .Franulatad. raets per 90 lbs.
20. fruit GRADUATED. sacks per 100
.eH' s., = o. ..l bee, ger ssfh %. Go,a .s
$40 -
Poultry.
Dressed chicken. per 30. tse. 1--we
chickens 10. lzaae spring ehlekens
Per tH5 49, Old mems per 10 Aee5
dressed turkeys. per ~. isazze. live
tufkeFH per III roc. geese, per 10. 10.
ducku per ~. Ise wild duckhetao shrd
d9cka. per W. lac. old fuoutern. sc.
Meats.
Dressed steers Per 10. tlsGee dressed
mutton 7k8eef dressed pork. Sc
iight veal Faiies heavy veal. lA.m3c5
dressed lamb. SIC. live steers, g. =
per est I've sheep. 81 q per evil, live
hoEn. So per ewt. live yrHi = Op0
fW per fNt. live lambs. 3 &sIsdo per
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
NO WORD OF BISHOPS DEATH

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.--The in
sular bureau says Il has received
no word Of the death OF Archbishop
HartY. OF Manila. reported in st
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
MARSHAL FOR NEW MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has nominated
Creighton NJ. Foraker for marshal
OF New Mexico.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

a. h. Newell has resigned as vice
president and general manager of
the White Pass & Yukon Route. aud
A. L. Berdoe has been named as his
successor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Causes Leading 10 the japanese
Russian War VII be the subject Of
= lecture az the Queen Anne Meth
odist Episcopal church tonight. b.
bishop ~ Moore. ia charge of the
Methodist Episcopal church % the
NnrthNfat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
Star Want Ad. AGENCIES

Want sd. office. Rapisv's DRUG
Sunset GOO, Ind, 1854 q
c. N. Lehndretf. cigar store ais
Second avenue.
Quaker Drug store. tois First sv-
enue.
?. N. Mullen. 3ei Ballard avenue,
opposite city hail.
Fremont orua Co, Ewing street
and Fremont avenue.
Thes. Harris. at Pestotfioe. Rem
ten.
fiS2 Esstlaks. EastIake prua Co,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
A. HoniNsoN.
81 Alaska Bidg.


4 FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT
FOR YOUR WIFE
g. 100 90 For I-fuom modern
house newly built, G0-ft lot
street improvements all iu
half block from car line. only
500 down and tgs per month
~, 100 en-lur fiyrsfoom cottage
overlooking Lake Union
strictly modern for only $500
down aud tga per month.
81. 500 60 For aix room house. I =
BLOCKS from ear line. over
looking Green Lake Terms.
$50 down and balance 20
suit you
Two VACANT LOTS N
BALLARD
toHes feet. for fiIb. This is a Nan
Come iu and investigate.
NC vacant lots close Ca Salmon Bay
School. for $500 90
fNNEHr0HE COMPANY
lis Columbia H Phone Main itG.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Louis. where he formerly was pas
tor OF church. The government
would be promptly notified he he
died.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Aged 81: bachelor
Served through civil war In Army
OF Potomac: major general at close.
on Meads'a staff At Gettysburg.
After war served IN regular army
In the west. chiefly in Indian ooun-
try.
Brieadier IN Spanish-American
war. promoted major general in
Cuba
Made treaty with sultan ~ Sulu.
Commanded campaigns in north.
ern Luzon and In Mindanao.
Expert on drill and firing and de-
vised present regulations.
Popular with rank aud file.
Ills title will be chief Of staff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
For ssle-Rsal Estate

HUNDREDS or PEOPLE have been
made happy So the last "a days IN
HtLLMANs MEADOW GARDENS
hy purchasing land already cleared
aud Rrubbsd After first small pay.
mcnt this land will pay for itself
from crops raised. Remember they
are all ready for the pillow. TRACTS
OVER go FEET LONG. Come
quick. Duwamish Bridge, new Rem
ton llne.