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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
TEN MINERS DASHED TO DEATH
Bodies Terribly NangIed bv n Fall Of
400 Feet. Caused by the Rope. With
Which the Cage Was Being Low
cred. Breaking.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, April 26-Ten min
|ers were instantly crushed to death
today at the Conyngham mine OF the
Delaware and Hudson Company. To-
Gated in the northern part OF this
city. The men Were being lowered
Into the mine and when $50 feet from
the surface the rope broke n the
fell to the bottom of the shaft.
10 distance of 400 feet. A rescuing
party vas al once organized and they
found the bodies of the men I'm the
IsunIp at the bottom of the shaft be-
MEATH 4 mass of debris. They were
mangled.
superintendent Foote a v he Is ut
la loss to account for the accident. An
examination of the rope was made
to-day before the first cage full of hui
imam freight was lowered into the
Iminc and it was found to be all right.
William Conyngham. who Is said to
ibe one of the most reliable men in
1.-The employ of the was the
lengineer in charge of h hosting
lcarriage. He saws everything went
well until the fatal trip. He got the
to lower and to stop at the
lFlillinan vein. which is $50 feet from
the surface. When the Hillman was
Preached he slowed I'D. Without n
warming the rope snapped n h
IcarriaRe containing the ten men drop
lped like a shot TO the bottom. The
carriage had all the safety appliances
land its speed should nave been check
led before 1t reached the bottom. but
las far as can be learned the catcher"
did not work. Eight Of the dead were
Poles and we others English speak
ling miners.
This is the third accident of a STINT
liar nature hat has occurred In the
wyoming region within six months.
In each case the o attached to the
lcarriage broke and the men on the
vehicle were dashed to the bottom OF
1.-The shaft and instantly killed.
The first disaster occurred at the
Anchincloss mine in which ten min
lers lost their lives. Six weeks e a
cage at the Clear Spring colliery fell
land seven men were killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
COLLISIONS IMPOSSIBLE
Tie Electric Tablet System Used i'm
New Zealand.

Some weeks ago. The Chronicle
nae an article on the electric tablet
system of New Zealand railroads.
IT is designated to prevent collisions
and Is said to accomplish this result
With absolute certainty From all &C
counts. it must be as far ahead of the
block system rs the automobile is
ahead of the OK cart. The tablet sys-
tenn is something so manlfestly supe-
r'oc in its workings. that we are not
surprised to see a supplemental re-
bort from Consul Dillingham;. at
auckland. in which he says that he
mas received many letters from rail-
read men in the United States. ask.
ing for additional information. 1t is
stated that the of the electric
train tablet sysem is to reyen more
than one train being between any two
tablet stations at the same time. and
when no train is in the section be-
tween h tablet stations to permit a
train to be started from either end.
This is accomplished by every train
carrying a tablet. one tablet only
being obtainable from the tablet in
strEmcnts of the same section at the
same time. The apparatus is so con-
Structed as to render the issue of the
train tablet absolutely safe at either
end of a section and under the control!
OF the station which the train is ap-
preaching. No train tablet can be is
sued from, station Y without the con-
sent and cooperation of station Il.
n when once a station has issued a
train tablet no other tablet can be
obtained for the same section Until
the II issued has been delivered at
its destination and placed in the in
strument there OF reinserted in the
instrument from which it was with
1rawn. The meeting place of trains
can be altered Immediately with per-
feet safety.
But the ~strangest part of it is that
America n all other countries
should be looking to Australia for
pointers as to the best system of run
ming railroad trains in safety.-Char-
lOtte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
FINE ADDRESS BY GLENN
The Governor Delivers the Principal
Address at the Closin" of ClarktOn
Military Institute.
Special to The MeSenCer.O

Especial to The Mesenger.)
Clarkton, n. c., April 26.-Yesterday
was a red letter day for Clarkton. The
occasion was the closing exercises of
the Military Institute. Hon. ]. A.
Brown, of Chadbourn, in a very grace
full n introduced the speaker,
Governor Glenn. Clarkton had heard
Senator Ransom and Mr.. Aycock, but
never had a governor to address us be-
fore. l do not know whether the COVER
nor was at his best or not, as | never
heard him before. | knew of a lady
when asked by a thirsty traveller for
a drink of water to hand him a glass
of buttermilk, saying, 1T is better
than water" If Governor Glenn has
anything better than the address of
yesterday 1 would go a long way to
hear it. 1t was practical, uplifting,
fine. The speaker at times was i'm
passioned and eloquent and all the
time in earnest. His subject was
How to make a noble life"
The address made an impression
that will be lasting for good. Coming
from a politician, there was n strik-
ing characteristic, the emphasis laid
upon morality and religion. Long may
the governor I've to bless his native
state.
The medals won by the students
were in a few we'll chosen words pre-
scented by Rev. J. S. Crowley and are
as follows:
The debaters' medal Cadet Sergeant
Eugene S. Clark.
Drill medal, Cadet James G.. Mckay.
Essayist medal, Miss Mary Corbett.
Bible medal, Miss Mary Corbett.
English medal, Miss Isaiah CrOmar-
tie.
The Worth scholarship at Davidson
College and Washington and Lee Uni
versity was awarded to Cadet Adju-
tant {. 2. German and Cadet Ser
Geant Henry Beatty, respectively.
Tie honor roll for the entire term:
Miss Mary Corbett and Charles P. Cor
man. A. NJ. F.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
NO FRUIT THIS YEAR
The Wind From Wrong Direction on
Old Christmas Morning.

That's what G.. w. Thomas, of Big
Lick. said to us yesterday. He says:
Il have been observing a certain sign
ever since 1868, and never knew it to
fail. 1t was the first year | began
working for the late Coffee Brooks,
when he told me to observe the
smoke on old Christmas morning
(January 6th) to see which way the
wind came from. You must look be-
tween day light and sun-up, anu if
the wind comes from the South there
will be NJ fruit except on the
high sand ridges. If from the North,
there will be a sood fruit year" Mir.
Thomas says he has observed it in
every year since 1868, and the sign
has never fooled him yet. This year
on the morning named, the wind
came from the South, and it is easy
to see that Mr.. Thomas does not be-
lieve we will have any fruit. On old
Christmas morn, he says, the sun
dances in rising for al hour and a
half before it becomes steady.-Stan-
ly Enterprise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
ATTACK ON EDITOR DEAL
I:y Revenue Officers Likely to Prove
Serious for Them.

The Landmark mentioned a week
ago the assault on Editor Deal, OF the
Wilkesboro Chronicle, by Revenue Of
ficer G. W. Samuels. The affair has
excited a good deal of indignation OF
account of the brutality of the assault
and may yet prove a serious matter for
the officials engaged in it. MI. Deal
who is a small man physically, was
just out of a sick bed when SamuelS,
his superior in strength, attacked aim
and b~rutally beat him, and n Hasty,
a pal of Samuels, drew a pistol ana
stood by 10 brighten Deals friends
away. Under the circumstances, no
matter what the provocation, the at
tack was brutal and cowardly. Ever
since the Watts law went into eftecr
it has been alleged that blOckading was
conducted with a good deal of freedom
in Wilkes, and that the revenue Of
fcers did not bestir themselves to sup
press it. Week before last Mr.. Deal
said he was informed that certain
blockaders paid the officials Tor
the privilege of operating undisturbed
1t was this charge that brought on the
attack. The trial of the officers for the
assault on the editor wasstto have tak ,
en- place at Wilkesboro Saturday. Sen
ator Simmons, who took note of the
charge against the evenu officers
and of the attack on the editor, made
arrangements, 1t is said, to have a
stenographer at the trial to take the
evidence, with a possible view of car
rying the matter to Washington
Statesvile Landmark.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
FATAL AFFRAY
nd Waters Stabbed and His Neck
Broken.

Kinston, n. c., April 24.-Ed. Wat
ers, 20 years old, while returning to
his home in Jones county from this
place Saturday afternoon, became in
volyed in a row with 2. B. WOriey and
lis two sons and was stabbed by them.
His neck was broken and death result
ed in Il few minutes.
The exact manner in which Waters
Eeck was broken was not established
at the cOrOner'S inquest. whether it
was done in stumbling over a stump
or being struck by one of the Worleys.
but the doctors opinion is that but for
the breaking of the neck death would
not have resulted, the stabs not reach
ing in a vital spot.
The WOrleys are under arrest here,
except the elder, who was released I'M
der $500 bond after a preliminary trial
last night.-Special to Raleigh Fost.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02

Porto Rican Strikers Attack Police
and Trample on American Flag.

Six meetings of strikers were held
simultaneously yesterday in the Ponce
district. The insular police report that
al meeting an American flag was
torn and trampled upon. They at
tempted to make arrests and a riot
followed. The crowd attacked the
police; clubs and revolvers were used
and a number of persons were wound
ed, including three Of the police. A
lieutenant of police received a scalp
wound from a machete. After a mum
Der of arrests had been made, order
was restored, though with great diff
Guilty.
About 1000 strikers attended an
other meeting on the plaza at Ponce.
Orators of the American Federation of
Labor and President Sanchez of the
local organization, addressed the men.
A disturbance ensued, and the police
used their clubs, which vas followed
by revolver shooting from the crowd.
The situation became decidedly alarm
ing, but the firing brought reinforce
ments of police and order was partly
restored.
An attempt to escue the arrested
strikers while they were on their way
to Jail provoked another disturbance,
during which a number of persons were
injured. though one seriously.
The federation orators are bitter in
their denunciations of the politica.
parties of Porto Rico, and accuse The
police of willfully melting the strikers
to riot.
Quiet has been restored--San Juan
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
FORCES IN CONFLICT
Russian Advance Posts Force Japa-
nese 90 Evacuate Two Villages.

St Petersburg. April 26.-Ge1eral
Linevitch in a dispatch to Emperor
Nicholas dated April Is avs
Our advance posts April % foreed
the enemy successfully to evacuare
the fortified villages of Manchenzoa
and occupied a fortified position about
three miles south of Nemanpaomeng
but the appearance OF u detachment
treat hastily towards Kayancheng al
ter burning their provision depot. Oar
troops April % compelled the enemy
to retire to Kayancheng. The same
day Russian advance guards pursuing
the enemy approached Changtu.
(about SO miles above Tie pass which
the Japanese. Dur artillery opened
fire on the east side of the town hut
when it became apparent that the
place was strongly held u troops
retired. Our cavalry destroyed The
telegraph line between K~ayancheng
and Changtu."
Island of Penang, Straits Settle
ment, April 26.-The fourth division
of the Russian second Pacific squad
ron, commanded by Vice Admiral Ne
bogatoff, is expected to pass Penang
and enter the Straits of Malacca TO-
day.
The British authorities are on he
alert. Guard boats at night are pa
trolling the approaches to Penang.
Hong Kong, April 26.-The Brit
ish steamer Catches, from Glasgow
for Yokohoma, which put in here to-
day reported having sighted three
Russian battleships and two cruisers
this morning steaming southeast of
Limiting Island, about a hundred miles
southwest of Hong Kong, but it sub
sequently developed that the vessels
were British warships.
Toxic, April 26-2 p. m.-The fol-
lowing official announcement was
made today:
ION April "a q Russian force con-
sisting of five battalions of infantry,
sixteen sotnias of cavalry, and one
battery Of artillery in pressing our
advanced cavalry, attacked them in
the vicinity of Kaiyuan. Our kai-
yuan force attacked the Russians III
! return, defeated and pursued them
north to Mienhuachieh. Our casual
ties were thirty-eight. The enemy left
about two hundred dead on the field
1.-TWO other Russian forces, one
consisting of six battalions of infant
ry and sixteen sotnias of cavalry, the
| other of twelve sotnias of cavalry and
one battery OF artillery attacked
Changtu and Siatoatzu, respectively,
but retreated north when the other
Russian force was defeated at kai-
yuan"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
ok. ALDERMAN COMPOUNDED
How a Robson County School Mis-
treSS Surprised Him.

h recent Inauguration of DIR. Ed
ward a. Alderman. a distinguished
NortI Carolinian. as president of the
University of Virginia. recalls an
amusing incident which occurred here
come years since. while the doctor.
then Professor Alderman. was con-
Quoting an institute in this county.
The doctor was an ardent advocate
of new methods. and especially new
for the teaching of spelling.
The old blue back was to his modern
idea. an ANTICIPATED affair. fit only to
be relocated to the shades of some
museum- During the course Of his
fects and disadvantages of the old
hlu back III criticising the number
of words it contained not in daily use.
n the meaning of which would
urobably never be known to many Of
the teachers. Why" said the doctor.
4 suspect there are many words in
1t. OF which eve some of our best
teachers do not know the meaning.
For instance. g~eocentric: how many
OF the teachers present know the
meaning Of that word" No n re-
sr"nded. and the doctor. embroidered
by the silence gai asked can any
OF. Q tell me the meaning of Geocen-
trio? A modest lady teacher, SIT
ting a. some distance from the speak,
sr asked the superintendent Does
he wish us to answer" The super
intendeuI replied affrmativeiy.
w~Eereupon the good woman gave the
derivation of the WORD from the
Greek. AMI its definition. The lo~ok Of
amazemeas On the face Of the doctor
was ludierous to see. and he proceed
ed 20 discuss other TOPICS For once
in his life. he had underestimate the
intelligence CT his audience.-The
Robasonian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
Messenger Bureau,



Raleigh, y. c.. April -.
1t is understood that good progress
is being made in the preparation for
the unwilling of the monuments on the
battlefield of Bethel by North Carolina
and Virginia on June 10th. Governor
Glenn and Governor Montague viii be
the principal speakers, II all the
other governors of the Southern States
have been invited to attend.
Frank Stronach has made the state.
ment that he will contest the nominal
ton of Johnson, for mayor. on the
ground that the entire vote in one OF
the wards-the first division of the
thirds Illegal in that the judges in
connection with the operation OF the
new Australian balloting system held
that in case where the voter could not
read friends would be allowed to pre-
pare tickets for them in the presence OF
the poll holder. 1t is not believed that
such a step will be taken by Mr.. Stron
ach ultimately.
An agreement has been reached by
the committee delegated by the board
OF aldermen to regulate the mily supply
in Raleigh that there shall be a milk
commission established: that there
shall be inspections made at least once
a month of every dairy selling milk In
Raleigh. and the COWS shall be inspect
ed for tuberculosis and bacteria. 1t is
estimated that the system will cost
the city about $500.
The records in the office of the state
insurance commission here show that
there are 5,315 North Carolina policy
holders interested i'll the adjustment of
the, affairs Of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, that is creating such n
sensation in financial circles now. The
total of policies in this state is SlO,-
$780,
As the result of the ruling just made
by the Supreme court. Robert Hayes,
in Robson county, is to have another
chance for his life by a new trial for
criminal assault on Mary Inman, the
new trial being On the ground that the
cOurt below erred in stopping the
cross-examinatiOn of the prosecutrix
regarding a letter she had written the
prisoner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
$3.50 WORTH OF WHIsKEY
Eight Drug Stores Filled , Pre-
scrirtious During as Week.

The first weekly report Of the drug
stores as to the number of whiskey
prescriptions issued, an idea inaugu-
rated by the recorder. was made today
and complied at the police station. Az
gregated, the report shows 6S4 pre-
scriptions for whiskey, flied by eight
drug stores, Of the twelve I'm the city.
the seven days OF the past week
or an average of 90-odd each day.
OF this number. &C were issued By
one physician, 60 Of them being filed
at one drug store. Another physicfan
wrote sc, and the same druggist filled
of these.
The prescriptions called for slightly
more than a pint each. or, in round
numbers. 700 pints, which. at the usual
price of 81 per quart, makes
|Chariotte's drug store whiskey bill Tor
|one week $3JO.-Chariotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
THE COLOR LINE IN OHIO
No Negroes Allowed in a Certain
TnwnshiD-A Settler Ordered to
leave.

We notice from the dispatches hat
cinnati. is all torn up because a negro
"a real live negro from the south
has rented a farm in the vicinity and
is trying to make an honest living
from the soil like any Ohio farmer.
No sooner was it learned that the ne
gro. Gray by name. had rented the
land and moved his family thereon.
han the natives of Dent n his white
~neiGhbDrs began to ShoW their dis
DlaSure by calling a mass meeting II
formally adopting resolutions de-
manding that he leave the township
inStanter." a copy of the resolutions
Was served on Gray by a COMMITTEES.
which assured h negro that no harm
would come TO him if he made haste
to pull his freight" The unoffend-
Jig out Objectionable negro. who is
said to be honest. p~eaceable n law
abiding" could not see it that way
and threatened to appeal to President
Roosevelt. At last accounts he was
still holding the fort. a virtual pris-
onar in his own house. and the Den
tiles were swearing mob vengeance.
The Cincinnati Post thus reports
the affair:
Since the notice to leave. Gray says
he Is a1fdlu 10 eat. lest he Do DttSOll-
ed; afraid to sleep. lest he be shot
down.. and afraid to leave his house.
lest he be ambushed.
Citizens of Dent say he need not
fear if he promises to leave. Gray
has armed himself and has a bulldog.
Gray was told he was not PERSONAL
Iy objectionable. but that since a
white woman was assaulted by a col
ored man the edict had gone out that
no colOreG person can live in Green
township. sasX
GRAY has made a proposition to
lcave. if the expense of moving is
deffayed and arrangements made to
get his lease annulled.
GRAY has q wife and one child. He
moved to Dent to take UP an old farrn
and improve it. He hoped to save
enough money to buy it. AS the time
limit draws near h people are get
ting more restless. especially since
GRAY shows no sign of moving
ROanOke-ChOwan Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
Address by General Clement Evan.

Address by General Clement Evans.
Atlanta, Ga, April 26--Memoriai
day was celebrated here today with
the usual ceremonies. General Clen-
ent A. Evans was the orator of the
day and made an eloquent address TO
a large crowd at Oakland cemetery
All the Confederate veterans OF the
city participated in the parade To-
gether with the local military COM
panies. The aged and invalid veterans
from the Old Soldiers Home were .ur-
nished with vehicles in order that
they might take oart in the parade
Captain R. e. Park, state. treasur-
er, was grand marshal. Banks and
all the leading business houses
closed in honor of the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02

Columbus. Ca. April 2e.-Memo-
rial day was appropriately observed
here today. All public buildings. Of
fees. etc. were closed. There was j
rarade of Confederate veterans. mill
tary. city officials. ladies in carriages
and others. Hon. John E. Henry. of
Sea'ea was the orator Of the day. The
custom of observing this 6av original
ed il Columbus in 1866.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02

Weary WaIker-Dfs saws dat
worry kills more fellars dan WORK
Tired Tattars| reckon dats right.
s.t dev amt ncthin' dat worries me
ike work.-Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02

That Milwaukee bank official who
got away with something like a million
and a half of the banks funds simply
had greater opportunities than some
other men.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02
ANOTHER CHANCE FoH LIFE

New Trial Granted Robert Hayes.
Frank Stronach to Contest Nominal
ton OF J.. I. johnson for Mayor.
Regulation Of Milk supply In Ra-
Ieigh-Eunifable Policy Holders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-01
FORGED MONEY ORDERS.
American Express Officials Investigating
Matter at North Hero.

North Hero, Dec. What Is thought
to be some more OF the work of the
man who called himself Frank L. Mayo,
the star boarder at John Anderson's, who
took French leave October with about
$40 worth Of Mr.. Anderson's property,
has come to light through the office Of
the American Express company at this
place. Recently an order for $45 was
paid at Portland, Me-, drawn to the
order of Frank G. Adams. Last week
an official of the express company was
here from Bellows Falls, and it was
discovered that two blank money orders
had been torn out of Howard i. 0'Neil's
book. One Of the forged blanks corre-
spends in number to one Of the blanks
lost by Mr.. 0'Neil. AIr. O'NeiI always
carried these blank orders in his coat
pocket out OF business hours, and it is
the belief than Mayo while boarding
at Anderson's went to O'Neil's room and
stole them. 1t is expected that an
other order not to exceed $50 win turn
up soon, and If this has not been issued
there is q possibility that whoever pre-
sents it win get into trouble.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-01
AT END OF HOPE.
Lawyer Finn Doesn't Know What Can
Be Done Now.

Bellows Falls, Dec, LIE. B. Finn,
who has been one of Mary Rogers att
torneys, gave out an interview yester-
day as follows:
"You may say to the public that so
far as my knowledge goes, the story (the
woman's condition) is utterly without
foundation. | have so far made no
statement for publication as to what line
of action, If any, the attorneys Of Mrs.
Rogers viii take to save her life. We
shall have a meeting Saturday and the
ground win be gone over, and if there
is possible chance in her favor we shall
take advantage Of it; but as to efFecting
results ! am discouraged and regard the
case "a almost hopeless. We seem to
have reached the end You may say
that / have given Mrs. Rogers but little
encouragement, and that more to cheer
her ZIP when | informed her as to the
supreme courts decision than from any
real ground Of hope. You may say with
the utmost emphasis that Mrs. Rogers
has not signed paper stating that she
was in the condition alleged, nor has
the subject ever been mentioned between
us. The paper she did sign was of q
private nature. concerning only herself
and her mother, and is of no public IN
terest whatever. It had nothing to do
with any further effort to prevent her
execution