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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
TAKES DIPS INTO ATLANTIC
Chief Executive Attends Church Ser
vice and Dons Bathing Sutton for
Alabama.

st. Augustine, Fla, October o.
President Roosevelt started tonight for
his tour of Alabama. He is not sched-
uled to make a stop Of any length until
he reaches Mobile tomorrow afternoon
at 4:3O p. m. His day in st. Angus
tine was a quiet n He attended SER
vices in Presbyterian Memorial church
at IL O'Clock. The pastor, Rev. James
W. Coffin Stout, preached from the text
worthy the Lamb That Was Slain"
He made no reference to the Presi-
lent in his sermon The church was
crowded. At the conclusion of the
service the President was taken for a
short drive about the city. After lun-
cheon the President, accompanied by
Secretary Loeb, Surgeon-General Rix-
ey, John McIlhenny and John Green
way, the latter two Of whom have been
his guest On the trip south, drove to
Fort Marion, where they boarded a
launch and went to Anastasia Island.
Here the party dOnned bathing suits
and had a bath in the salt water.
PRESIDENT ENJOYS BATH.
The President greatly enjoyed the
bdt1 I'LL SSClucu Ill eAc011SuI COnull1O1l
to tackle the hard work that lies be-
fore him this week. When the party
left the hotel for the fort the mounted
policemen of st. Augustine who had
been waiting in front Of the hotel,
started ahead as IN escort. The Sc
cret service man was On the box with
the driver of the Presidents carriage
said to one of them. I'VE do not need
you now"
That's all right" responded the Off
GER, W will go along; it's coming to
you anyhow" They galloped to the
fort, where they stood at attention
while the President boarded the launch
and steamed away.
Dinner was served at the hotel to-
night, after which the President drove
to his train. st. Augustine was full
of strangers today attracted here by
the President.
A large crowd fingered around his
hotel all day anxious to catch a glimpse
of him. He received out a few visi-
tors, however. and got the rest in which
he stood in need. This week will see
the end Of the trip. After visiting
Mobile tomorrow he will spend Tues
day at Tuskegee, Montgomery and
Birmingham. Wednesday he will de-
vote to Little Rock, and Thursday he
will visit New Orleans, leaving that
Washington.
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q soldier and a citizen. Your wise
craftsmanship. coupled with YOUR pub
lie acts and public declarations have
given them confidence in your SINGER
ity of and patriotism. Since
you have been President YOU hav
demonstrated by your administration
of our entire institutions. coined out
of the blood. sacrifice n reasure OF
our ancestors. Such Is the faith of
our people in you as a patriot that
they believe YOU would cheerfullv sur
render, your life rather thar endanger
the sacred trust hat has been confid-
ed TO your pa'-iotic keeping"
Speaks on tie Panama Canal.
President Roosevelt was cheered as
he arose to speak. He thanked the
people for their magnificent reception,
and spoke a special word of greeting
to the Confederate veterans who form
ed a portion Of his escort. Referring
to the Panama canal, the President
said he did his best TO bring about Its
completion for the benefit Of the
whole people, but particularly for the
benefit of the gulf states. Originally
he said he favored the Nicaragua
route, but when it was demonstrated
that it must be the Panama cana or
nothing he favored the Panama route,
as he wanted to see a canal built and
one will be built. Notwithstanding
the efforts of certain people who are
striving by their circulation of false
rumors or other methods to delay or
defeat the construction of the canal,
the President sad they will be disap-
pointed for there is going to be a ca
nal. Health conditions on the 18Th
mus he said, are better now than
eve before. The President said:
eff we build the canal, We must pro-
tect it and police it ourselves. We
must therefore bring up and keep
up our navy to the highest point or
efficiency.
I'm the event of war the American
people must rely mainly upon its VOL
unteer soldiers, while it is compare
lively a simple matter to turn a man
into quite a good soldier, you can
neither improviee a battleship or The
crew IF a battleship. It is not neccS-
sary hat we should have a particu-
larly large navy, but it is necessary
that ship for ship should be little
the best in the world"
The President concluded his speech
by referring to MS pleasure at seeing
the children, the future citizns of his
country.
1.-The fathers and mothers must see
to it that the children are properly
trained in order to keep up the stan
dard of u country"
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to Tell What They Know of the
Property.

New York. October 23.-It vas
stated today hat Charles +. Murphy
leader Of Tammany la and Patrick
McCarren Democratic leader in Brook
lyn will be called to testify before the
insurance investigating committee.
The purpose of summoning them is to
discover whether they know anything
about theSSRffairs OF the New York
Dock Coinuany. which owns wharf
and ~ware1ouse property in Brooklyn.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
owns about s~3.s50.000 of it's securi-
ties. 1t was reported today that an
attempt to sell this property to the
city of New York was made sometime
ago and that Mr.. Murphy and McCar-
rem will be questioned on that point.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27

Fail River. October a2-The Fall
River Textile Council. representing the
organized cotton mill operatives az the
city. today decided To reject the offer
made by the Manufacturers Associa-
ton las week to advance wages i've
Per cent. ana Introduce \ proiit-shar-
ing plan. The council had required the
the restoration OF the reduction OF
Il IL per cent, which went into effect
July -, 1914. No immediate troubI.
II the mills Is anticipated and further
negotiations probably will be conducted
this we~A.
The textile council held Il special
session ana, according to Secretary
Taylor, .Ge sentiment IA unanimous
that the council should insist upon q
straight advance OF slightly over Ia
per cent. The secrtary was instructed
70 notify the association.
The operatives are satisfied said
Mr.. Taylor, that the present condi-
tons warrant a full and complete res
toration Of the old rate of wages and
will not be satisfied unless they receive
what they ask for. AS to the sliding
scale, / have no doubt that If the pres
ent rate of wages is made satisfactory
to the employees, they may consider
such a proposition The council will
e Tuesday evening and we hope at
that time TO have received a favorable
reply TO our request We have given
the manufacturers an extension of time
and we hope they will appreciate our
efforts"
The members Of the eyecutive com
mittee of the Manufacturers Assosia-
ton said that the new scale would 30
into effect tomorrow morning in all
the print cloth mills in the city: that
there had been no break and would be
none in the ranks of the manufacture
ers.
1t is the general opinion that the tex
tile council was partly Influenced by
the action Of NJ. {. ID. Borden, OF New
York, owner of the Fall River Iron
Works, where the full restoration Will
go into effect tomorrow. The iron
works not being represented in the
manufacturers, association, their own
er was not asked by the textile council
to restore the old rate.
The association schedule will take
effect tomorrow i'll the Corr cotton
mills. of East Taunton, which are con-
trolled in this city. An advance will
also be made i'll the United States
mills, at Central Falls, r. L., and it is
understood that q raise will be grant
ed in several of the other New Eng
land mills.
The great majority of cotton mills
in Northern New England, Rhode Is
land, Eastern Connecticut and in other
Massachusetts towns will moi be di-
rectly affected by the movement here.
TOmorrow's advance in this city and
elsewhere will affect about 10000 op-
erativeS.
Work will be resumed by all the
Fall River mills in he morning, and
if any trouble arises out of the pres
ent hitch, If is not looked for until af-
ter Wednesday next.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
GREETED IN MOBILE
100000 Persons Join in Re-
cepti0n to the President.
WARM WORDS OF PRAISE
Eloquent Speeches by Oliver Semmes
and Mayor Lyons.

Business i'm Mobile Was Generally
suspended and the Citizens Joined
in a Cordial Greeting to the Chief
Exccutive-He Was Received hy q
Committee of 500 CitiZens-The AL.
dress Was Delivered in BienviIle
Square. Before 10000 CitiZens-The
Panama Canal Was the Subject of
His Speech.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
The West Virginia Arrives at New Or
leans.

New Orleans. October 23.-The ar
mored cruiser West Virginia which
is 70 4~ke the President north after
his visit TO New Orleans arrived of
he mouth Of the river today and an
chored.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
RATE MAk|NG SILL
Spencer Discusses Presidents
Raleigh Speech
HAS CHANGED HIS VIEWS
Administrative Body to Have Power 10
Fix Maximum Rate.

The Carrier II Then Left Free to Make
Reductions and Readiustments-To
Fix Absolute Rates Would be tn De-
terminc the Relative Advantages Of
Competing Localities-Iower Rates
Might Result i'm the Deterioration of
Servicc-President Also Eayors Civ
ing the Railways Reasonable Time
Effective.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
PRAISE FOR THE VETERANS
Taught by Those Who Wore the
Gray.

FIomation, Alabama, October %
The Presidents train stopped here
for a few minutes on it's way to Mo
bile, the President receiving a hearty
welcome. He spoke briefly as follows
from the real platform OF his car:
my fellow citizens:
Il wish to thank you most heartily
for coming to greet me today. The
last time l care through your great
and beautiful state [ was with my
regiment on the way to the Spanish
war. + In that regiment | had more
men whose fathers had worn the gray
than l had whose fathers had worn
the blue; but they united in the gen
erous rivalry to know no difference,
and in the emulation of seeing Wheth-
er or not each could do all that was
in him for the flag of your common
country. Gentlemen-think how for
tunate we are IS a people that where
as most great wars leave memories
of rancor and bitterness to sunIer
combatants, we now have the right OF
Americans all vel this country to
challenge, as part of the glory OF ali
Americans all that was done alike by
ex union and the ex-Confederate
man, provided only that man did :ll
that in him lay; acted as he should
act in the times that tried mems
souls.
"There are surely here in the audi
ence men who are veterans of the Civil
war; and they nave given us a les
son not merely by what they did in
war but by what they did in peace.
The same spirit that made them vail
ant in battle made them when they
came home from battle take up rhe
strings of their lives where they had
dropped them when the appeals to
arms came, and do their best in walks
Of peace"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27
Crowds Meet the President at Man,
Places.

Sprague Junction, Ala, October %
At many of the little stations through
which President Roosevelt's special
train passed this morning, people were
gathered and cheered and waved tLei1
flags as the special sped by enroute to
Mobile. Here and there along the
railroad, farm houses displayed flags.
At Troy, Ala, the students of the nor
NAL school were grouped alongside the
track, and greeted the President with
cheers. He appeared on the rear plat
form of his car and bowed in acknowI-
edgement. The state health officer
boarded the train at this station.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-27

Five Per Cent Advance Refused-Fan
idser Textile Council Meets and De-
cides Not to Accept PruFcred In
Crease Of Five Per Cent. n Wages
From ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Insist on
Straight Fourteen Per Gent. In
crease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
BENTON LADY HURT.

Benton, Ark, May G,-(SpacialD =
Nrs, D. N. Fisher sustained severe
hut rot serious injuries in having
been rua over by . runaway team
and Knocked into the ditch in front Of
Ter home. She had started win her
children up the street when they dis
covered the runaway II vas ala2sss
upon them, and although the children
lad safely jumped across the ditch.
she was struck before she could get
across, aud was knocked into the
ditch, the wagon turning over and
falling upon her. She was severely
bruised and had bad cut across the
head, but is getting along nicely ard
probably will soon be entirely recoy-
cred.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
FRENCH NEUTRALITY
Japanese Minister Continues 70 Make
Inquiries Concerning Il

Paris, MAY 6.-Tha japanese rpDrn~
sentatives here continue to make al
most daily visits % the foreign Office
tor the purpose g aScarta aiming what
steps are being taken to compel the
Second Russian Pacific squadron to
maintain the neutrality Of French wa.
tiers, and also to prevent the Russian
~arshlps from receiving supplies
from French ports.
These visits have led to the publ
cation Of reports that DR.. Motono. the
Japanese minister. bas submitted an.
other protest on the subject. Tais is
not correct. The visits as yet have
rot resulted in 4 renewal IF the jap
anese protests. HaWever. it is evt.
dent that the Japanese are showing
glowing Sc'ic;tuda ard their repeated
VISITS give A more pressing caarac-
ter to the representations each day
10 ncernjns the location Of the Rus
- ships. It appears t. be conceded
.hat they are outside the threa.mile
limit, SO The question 10 longer hinges
Igor their being within French terri
iorial waters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
BRUTAL ASSAULT
OF Mrs. L. FlicHinger at Malvern b.
Negro

u Malvern May 6.-Mrs. l. Flictziug-
aHa proninert white woman, was as.
saulted here by a negro brute.
She was terribly handled by the
black beast and as result suffered
from cGnyulsions all right.
Already four negroes have beer
taken before her fer Identification,
hut she failed to recognize any Ct
them as her assailant
\ Posses are securing the country in
an attempt to discover the guilty
wretch and it caught he will meet
1eath in some manner yet to be De,
tided upon
I Mrs. Flickinser is d lady o. much
prominence. She is conference lee
turer for the Woman's Home Mis-.
.sio1ary society Of the Southern Meth
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
STRUCK BY AN ENGiNt=.

Wynae. Ark, May 6-M c. Bevins.
clerk at the freight Gfice iu this city,
and Miss Ara Holland willie return
Tag from an entertainment at the
home Of Mrs. Bell in West WynDe,
were struck by az engine on the Tin
i'm street crossing and Bevins sDs-
tanned serious injuries which may nc
cessitate the amputation = his right
leg, whieh was crushed just above the
aulsIe He vas sent to the hospital at
st, Louis. MISS Hollani was slightly
bruised
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
CONVICT FARM REPORT.

Little Rock. May 6-fspecialo-
Penitentiary. Physician r. L. Russell
ierurned Fest erdaY rom the stat
convict fafm. .ena reports that ali Of
the smallpox patients have Recover
Sd, and that the disease has h-4r ali
solufely Stamped 9ut % the ins'j-a-
ion Suet. ] A. Pitcoek reports that
there are now -40 men and - wenla
"a th4 farm They have t.S00 acres
ef Gotten. and geo acres # caru. tba
acreage Of corr being about ace great.
pr than last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
TORRENTS AT TExARkANA.

Texarkana. Ark. May BY far
the heaviest rain Of tae season fell
here yesterday For a time during
the forenoon the water came down in
sheets and torrents deIuging the
streets and rendering passage by pc
destrians impossible All creeks and
branches were badly oyerhc~ed A
wast1sut On the Iron Mountain fifty
miles north OF mere, near Arkade'
trains IN that line ducing the time
TIE cionon ball train due here at
Has this forenoon, is now scheduled
t. reacb here at L. O'clock tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07

After 5h- heavy raj = Of TAUrsjay
A.4At anj Fridag Saturday witt its
41rtuta aCo sunshine was / welcome
eelief :, hrdreja O PEOPLE in this
city va were practically homeless
ecause Of the 4o)J the water il
tae a lake hea drained IF rapidly
.era il . few days most Of the houses
eau be used again. TIE street cars
ave begun regular runs or all lines
end waiIe their tracks are in some
Is IS weakened because Of the WASH
0Ets The service has beer resumed
The damage to the city streets in the
Ma o. washing out the dirt and gray
q is greater even than was at first
supposed and it will take weeks and
.nanths to get tae streets fixed up.
City Engineer Harper Saturday
orning built temporary bridge
ecrass Poplar street for use Of the cit
zers in that neigbborhood but can
~. - WORK on the other bridges IN
Il. the caWcil takes some action.
M Harper says the recent heavy
=. = ought t. De .. lesson II the CITY
8 h,ch will result in permanent go33.
Re VII recommend that storm drains
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
FORTY LEGISLATORS
LAVE BEEN SUMMONED TO AP-
FEAR BEFORE PULASKI
GRAND JURY.
Prosecuting Attorney Rh2ton Has Not
YET Given Any idea Of Nature
of Investigation,
Attorney Rh2ton Has Not


Little Rock, May ct i, reported
that su6poneas have been issued sum
moniue forty members of the general
assembly to appear before the Pulaski
county grand jury AboHr twenty OF
these have beeh served and the rest
are said 10 be in the hands Of Sheriff
KaYanauch's deputies Prosecut'3g
Attorney Rhctou has given positive
instruction hat no information in re-
eara to the prospective investigation
shall be given out and great care has
betn exercised 10 prevent the names
Ct the LEGISLATORS who have been sum
rloned from being disclosed
The summonses were served upGa
several members yesterday who had
remained in the city to attend the
dedication Of the Confederate monll-
ment. bu most of The legislators had
left fC4' their homes last nieht Pros
ecUtine Attorney RhotOn has as Yet
which the proposed investigation w:1,
take. but il is understood that il is his
intention, to prche all the sensational
fHmOrs which have been afGat during
the last few weeks of the legislative
session The date Of the investiga-
ton has been changed from May l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
To Be Erected at Benton at Cost
Of Sf2.8oo

Benton Ark MAJ G.-tSoecial.3-
1'hree bids were fiees with building
commissioners Z. y. Stinsrn and r.
c. Ray when the time closed for re-
ceiyina bids Chas. Rethwisch, the
Only home contractor bidding. making
The lowest and successful. it being
S12.SSo.5o for the complete eonstrue=
tiou of the buldin7 The ether bids
were Hugh Mcl.enGn. Hot Springs.
$3.50. c. W. Clark, of the Cart,
Pressed Brick company s1450o
The building is 10 be completed b&
October |. next. at which ime the reg
ular term Of school will heeit!.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
GARMENT FACTORY
MUSkCGEE GENTLEMAN HERE
TO CONFER WITH BCAED
OF TRADE.
Says He Has $4,000 70 put in plant
Here if Suitable Location
Can Be t+ad

Il N Williams o. Muslogea {. T
was N the city Saturday TO- the nar
nose Of c>nferriug with the board Of
trade regarding the establish meGt Of
g3rmant factory in Pine Bluff NJ
Williams says be has about $50 00C
t. snend on . plant to be estahti>A II
10 thjs city if he car fnd stttahlo
iocation He will have another CT
ference with the secretary M0oday
and The plant win prsbobly be esto,
linbpd here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
NEW CARD TO PLAY.

l.onc!le Ark, May G.-(Special9 :
Tie fonohe board Of trade is leaving
nc stone Qnturned in the matter q Sc
curing a new railroad for Lonote
They are meeting with encourage
rent beyond their expectation. They
ave card up their sleeve WHICH
by viii hard eat within the next
two weeks, and Il VIII he an agree
p la surprise to the Lonoka people.
car Ha marked down that work On
new rood will be commenced, which
E.sans much for Lonoke.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
NEGRO BOY DROWNED.

fotesl city. Ark. May f.-tSpo.
GALA ItuIe ncefo boy aged five
years III" child Of Rosie Banner. a
cook. WAS drowned in a Fole q water
about fo0 ttet deep. ueai Potts hcfc'
on South Washington street The hoy
vas missing and his body Was dis.
covered in the he9e al Walet. where
4 is supposed te have remained life
.ess fol several hours
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
Pine Bluff Visited by Another
Heavy Rainfall Saturday.
of The Big Flood Which
Swept Jefferson County
Thursday Night.

The past tWo weeks has 0nk ed aH
unprecedented fall Ct fain H Jefferson
County and The damage to the cIJy
streets. bridges. cuiverts ahd cfaitS
has been something enormoHs ST..
urday afternoon about ) clock anoth=
er heavy shower fell. adding about
ne inch more ii rainfall To that
which had net drained eff from fhe
foods of Thursday night and F'ridas.
and making a total of twenty Inch
of rainfall in Jefferson county during
the past ten days This record has
never been equaled in the same ength
of time in many Years. Twenty incha.
tf rainfall is generally considered 'hg
average rainfall for six months TIL
city has been flooded repeatedly la
has no yet been wiped Of the nap
aud that part left uncovered hv tie
floods is cleaner and brighter looking
4 an It has been for months
IT, rainfal Saturday did M tast
loee AMI did hut little damage In t1ss
city save fer the foodu4 OF already
tlIll Easements art again wettin=
.9ae Of til stores In the district Tot
Welt drained
Reports from The couatfy however.
"a. fhat The storm Was more sev II
than that which hrot:e over The eits.-.
af.G the fail Of rain between he"a aal
lille Rock vas yery heavy. wa,'4tt..,
ID 'h@ crops in many places and caus-
ine the low!an's to become seas a.
vat=e
Ire Pln4 Rlut.l.itt!e Roc'< aceor
nlo1atc,l train vas not ruu v4starti;.--
"a account Of the damage t. the
t@aclzs. bit tn through trains cane
IL Oh the Cotton Belt tracks and this
city has no1 beer entirely saul 81
from TIE outside world It is unHur.
aFeo3 taat the damage to the tracks
Will b. repaired - that the trains
car run Sunday
The Pin B!u* Mercantile coJupanp,
Who's stera was fooled by tie c3t:s
4. Taur>sisy might put 4 force OF met,
I. work baitin& cut the water Satur,
cav, and latec PIT ia large p:nn
y 4 eli soz,l emptied the basement sf
water
Otaer stores which were f3oda
managed t. clear tae woter from TIA
t,as-uents before the last fau Of ra,a.
i2era telepbs1e companies report
damages to the jG,teun ants aud wires
te21a,- the rains AND electrical
stofn-. The long distance wires from
re H.0F % Little Rock have ben
dowc since Friday afternoon. arc.
1.ny % the wires to the couut~y
tsnns are aot il g OF working ord-r.
NJ SeGe.0aJges were also burnt OFT
Hy the lightning
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-05-07
MoNARcHiST MANIFESTO
Says Tive for Reforms Is After J7ns
i-as, Been Defeated.

s.. Petersburg, May G.-The NOR
acchist party OF Moscow has issued q
program setting forth that the inter.
'{ec of tbe party IS to strive t. end
The internal disturbances by legal
means. Should the emperor" says
toe document 'find it necessary 70
employ strictly Uniform nationa, arA
firm dictatorial nea sures the parry
viii oe ready to support the govern.
nent. After the defeat of the JaDaa.
CSC VII be the time to Initiate forf3e
which would still add more strength
- the a6saiuta autDoracy and gtrri.
~ the orthodox caurch. These re
frr1s s12uld give free d4veloDmcn!
f the nati2aal idea ami culture
through tne empire and lead to tdc
development Oh a broad scale Of loe.ei
economic life aCt the mat4T31 and t,.
telleataal welfare cf tie peasants al.
WORKERS, t. the Consolidation 2f ~,
nc order in town, country ard scaoeI
end 70 the extension Of peae9nt larG
ha-Jlngs BY means Of nationally or.
e9nized settlements. thus creating ?
strong Russian empire"