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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29

At a meeting OF the directors OF the Raj
sin Growers Company in Fresno, Cal.
Thursday. the action taken last Saturday
cutting the prices of raisins was rescinded.
The prices were cut for the purpose Of see
ing II the eastern market would respond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29
Fine Cut Glassware.

For a complete stock OF fine cut glass;
ware see advertisement of Calf Il Bro. on
page Q. part 2.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07

ana aided the railroad presidents in
their breach OF must, are not oa..e
flde aoiders IN fhe ere OF the law
holders who acquired them after i'zb-
Tuary, 1870, when the acts were re-
pealec, and the bonds were directed ia
pc returned 10 The treasury and w=re
repudlated stand IN even v0:ss
plight.
So, in addition to the infrgnity Of rs
bonds in their origin there is an in
trinity IN the holders themselves.
Still the people Of The state are
threatened with i zig club.
Whatever MAJ be the determination
OF the Supreme court Of the Unite
states, it viii be met by the people OF
North Carolina With resolution. The
Will never pay a farthing on these a.
legged bonds; nor, if the plaintiffs
should recover judgment, would it be
enectlve o. any good purpose.
1t may result in strained relations
between the people Of North Carolina
ami the people CT New York; !. mas
result n e~xhausting every means O.
retaliation that can be devised, buc IT
will yield no money. The club WI.
not only be used in vain, but tnc-n
may result damage and injury to Those
who furnish the club and stand at the
back OF the men who WELD it.
Very respectfully,
S. A. ASHE
Raleigh, y. c., June ., 1905.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
ELECTION ON LIQUOR
Raleigh Saloon Men Start Campaign
Assessment of Common Carriers.
(SDocial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, \. c.. July 3.-Haleigh
liquor dealers and their friends will
this week begin active work endeavor-
ing to secure enough signatures to pc
titior for another election text October
OH the liquor question, barrooms
against ~dispeusary, which petition
must he signed by Il third of all regis
tered voters. The liquor men have
been quietly at work some time to this
end. Several of them have paid rent
on buildings they one used rs saloons.
The state board of assessors, (otler-
wise the corporation commission) has
almost completed be assessment Of
common carriers. Today it heard ar
gumeDt Oh exceptions to assessments.
Howard FOushee appearing in regard
10 the Durham Street Railway; James
III. Pou as to the Atlantic Coast Line.
and John d. Shaw and Mr.. Stanley Of
the Seaboard Air Linz regarding the
assessment of property in what is
known as the No-Fence territory. I'm
der the new law railways running
through such territory are required to
pay their part of the tax for keeping
up fences around the stock law dis
trictS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
DISNISSES THE COMPLAINT
Alleged Unreasonable Freight Rates
to and From Charlotte Not Shown.

washington. July 3-The inter-
state commerce commission today
banded down it's decision in the two
cas.ss covering the complaint of the
Charlotte. n. c.. shippers Association
against various southern railroads in
Vo:Vi1.g the Question OF unjust freight
rates to Charlotte from New York and
ether northern and eastern ports ana
from Louisville Chicago and other
western points and also rates from
the west. rs being greater for the
shCrter distance to Charlotte than for
he l"t.Ger distance from Charlotte TO
more distant localities. The comu.is
sion dismissed III petitions on the
ground that the facts ~presentei sid
cot constitute the basis for an order
OF relief which could be enforced.
The commission vas influenced in
its decisions by the fact that coEre-
titio1. forces oW rates to Virginia
cities. and also comDels the low rats
frCm the west to certain points east
of Charlotte. It is Indicated in the
orinion that if through rates tc Char
lotte. lower thar the combination OF
charges to end from the Virginia
cities. We're established. what disad-
vantage cow resulting to Charlotte
, dealers in their competition with deaf
ers at Virginia cities would ID that
extent bc removed. but the como'IS-
sion holds that in the absence Of n
showing that the present throu@h
changes are unreasonable it is without
aCtlolitv to REQUIRE inc discontinue
aTcG Of the charges now exacted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
TOPEKA BANK CLOSES DOORS
First National Loaned Too Much
Money to One BorTOwer--Runs
Started on Other Institutions.

Topeka. Kas.. July 3-No definite
statement was obtainable TODAY r--
eard;ng the condition of the First Ma
t:onal Bank. controlled by Chrrlas j.
Dev:in. q wealthy coal mine owner
which c'osed its door this morning.
Colonel w. Fl. R~osington. vice plesi-
dent of the bank. locked the institu-
tutions books in the vault to await the
arrival of j. T. Bradley. national bank
examiner. whOm the comDtroIled had
anrCinted receiver Of the failed bank.
the colonel would MY say:
The banks trouble has not been
caused by dishonesty on the par Of
aEv enc. but by lending too largely ID
Ole borrower. There has been 10
stealing"
The borrower. it is said. is NJ. Dew
lin. and the hank is a j. to hold the
CAPITALISTS rape- to the amount of
$1,000. 900 Mr.. Devlin. whose sudden
illness brought about the tangie in the
big coal mining and railroad proper
ties valued. it is estimated. at close TO
S1.600.0c0. is .till under the care If
a rfVSician and no statement could
&C cd from him. All tina. came
from his home during the .iay Or
could be secured from other sources
vas that the stricken coal operator
IpEAN ihNN 'NN1 ~ AtlS odAth "A
sIA0, 003 III life insurance and about
the same amount in Topeka real es-
tate. Business associates of Mr. Dew
lin gave it as their oD'nion that If
properly handled this would allow the
tank to lslv. Aside from the furry
that the failure of the First National
Bank caused OF. the other banks of
tat cjry mos Interesting phase of
the situation was The statement Of
State Treasurer T. T. Kelly that the
bark held $4,000 of the state fun.ts
end the knowledge hat Mr.. DevIin
vas one Of Treasurer KciIy's Bonds
men.
Following the announcement Of the
failure. a lively hut not disastrous III
was stSrtcd on the Central National
Bank
Cther luns of 4 lesser degree Were
stai ted on the State Savings Bank. the
Eank of Topeka and on the Merchants
National Bank At mere o. these
banks however. was the jemara for
Withdrawals great
Dcvlin was generally credited As
being one of the wealthiest men in
kansas CITY. He was at the head 81
twenty six different companies. coal
mir:ng enterprises and mercantile es-
t~wc:rv-fxe tanks. His liabilities arc
suited to be from two and a half to
four millions. PRINCIPALLY due 10 four
teen hanks.
The FIRST National Palik has 4 Can't
tai of s3ea. 0n0 II owes derositors a
million ond a half.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
EFFOHTS TO MANIPULATE FIG
URES.

New Orleans, July 3.-CottOn mere
today took another bound upwards en-
the reading of the government report,
A dense crowd packed the ring in an
ticipation of the report and there was
a throng in the galleries. Cotton in
the active positions almost instantly
rose 100 points, or a cent a pound.
Subsequently there was some reaction
profit-taking. Two minutes before il
o'clock a telegraph company transmit
ted the figures "81.2" to the local cot
ton exchanges, the correct figure being
"77", representing the estimate Of the
cotton crop conditions up to June rs.
Secretary Hester wrote a letter to
the local manager Of the telegraph
company intimating that some in
New York had made a criminal erCTt
to manipulate the local market. The
manager Immediately telegraphed the
letter to New York headquarters of his
company. The telegraph company cen
frmed it's erroneous figures about a
minute after they were first received
and the manager here says there is nc
doubt but that the figures his New
Orleans cotton exchange Office received
were those sent from New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
The Minister Was Rebuked

1t is not often miserliness gets s'cn
\ Straightforward rebuke as in the case
quoted by the Montclair Time. In
the early days Of Primitive Methodism
there travelled in England an eccen-
trio minister named Neale, who va
famous for his plain talking. On one
occasion he was preaching missiona
ry sermons at a village so noted for
it small collection that he determined
to pass the plate himself.
On his round he came to a aTn.e
who was, as Mr.. Neale we'll knew, the
richest mar in the place. This indi-
vidual placed a penny on the plate. Mr..
Neale stopped Immediately and sait
in a loud voice.
Take your penny out, man, take
it out! Don't you see you've covefsa
up your laborer's ~sixpence"
The rebuke was effectual, and a
much more valuable coin was piaeai
on the plate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
LIES IN SOLITARY STATE
Body IF the Late John Hay RcDoscS
in the Cleveland Chamber Of COM
nierce BuiIdins-Pubiic viii Not bc
A6ypiff~I tn Vf~~~ st~e p,lx

bouS Al TIC LAte SOnn Hay tNeDC~CS
in the Cleveland Chamber of COM
nierce BuiIsiin-Pubiic VIII Not be
Ad,nittcd 20 View the Body.
u~vvelaRd, o., July 3.-Guarded by
four eava1ryymen, one of whom stands
on each side, and one at either end, the
casket containing the body of John
Hay, lay today i'm solitary state in The
auditorium OF the chamber of com
merce. It will remain there all or to-
morrow and until $50 on Wednesday
morning Everything connected WITH
tn funeral Of the secretary has thus
far been OF the simplest character, an1
it is the Intention of the members of
the family to avoid the slightest osteu~
tation, or public display In connection
with the funeral The public has lot
been admitted 10 view the body and
will not be allowed to see II at an
time.
One large wreath OF roses and sweet.
peas, and two crossed palms, caugd-
and held together by a broad band or
purple ribbon rested ON the casket, and
on either end of the bier lay two other
wreaths sf roses. Behind the caskcr
was az embankHicnt of palms and poi
NG'a DId8LS WtiN @CdItsIAd III tID3iS4DH
around the hall
The body arrived at the depot OF the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad a few minutes after 10 o'cICck
and scorte BY troop A, OF the Onio
National Guard. was taken TO the
Chamber OF Commerce. where IL will re-
main until! $50 O'Clock on Wednesda.,
morning when l. will be taken 10
Wade Chapel, in Lake View cemetery,
where brief services win be held.
Word has been received by the local
committee that President Roosevelt
and the members OF his cabinet who
are to act as honorary pail bearers will
arrive ' the Pennsylvania rail. a
At 9 O'Clock Wednesday morning. me.
funeral eoTtege VII start for the
terry within a feu minutes after his az
rival. Immediately after conclusion OF
the services thePresident will return to-
his train and stat east
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07

Mexico City, July 2.-No news has
regarding a great food in that mining
city, now the important seat of activ-
ity 10y several large American and
British companies. The wires were
down all day yesterday and the roads
We're impassab bic. Two reports are cur
rent; one says LOCO were killed, n
other say2 at least one hundred were
drowned.
Late tidings are that GuanajuatO is
completely flooded and water is al
ready invading the higher parts of the
city while there is fear that ''Laolla'
Gam may give way, which would mean
complete and general ruin.
BUILT IN A GORGE.
The city is built in Il great gorge in
the mountains and the streets ramble
up h mountain side in picturesque
fashion.
y storm began furiOusly on the night
of June 30, II after midnight no one
of the inhabitants dared to go to bed,
SO tremendous was the fury Of the ele-
ments. The water rose in the lower or
business streets, flooding shops and
damaging thousands of dollars worth
of merchandise. The lower streets be-
came raging torrents as the water
poured in rivers down the upper
streets. Doors were smashed in by the
force'of h water, and windows were
no protection against the furious flood.
PROPERTY LOSS IMMENSE.
The authorities worked strenuously
to get the people safely from their
homes to the higher part of the city.
The loss Of property, it is said, will be
immense.
-idvIces from Querelaro are to the
effect that there was no Geographic
communication with the stricken city
last night. Messengers who managed
to get out Of tie city say the water
Stat.ds three TO four feet deep in
houses and shops IN the lower part of
the city and that panic-stricken people
have gone into the mountains carrying
their yaluableS. The storm began to
abatc at : o'clock iii the afternoon.
Later adyices stale that it is known
that owe Il hundred lives were lost at
GuanajIato. Teiegraphic communica-
ton is cut off, and it is supposed
"Laolla" dam was completely destroy
ed. but this cannot be confirmed.
SMALLER TOWNS WIPED OUT.
The Mexican Central northbound
passenger train ran into a wash-out
north of Irapuato and was derailed.
the water ruuf...S owe some Of the
cars. President Robinson, of the rail-
read, says some lives were lost, but Ite
does not know how many. The town
Of Maratil, just below Guanatuato, was
completely wiped out.
Another. dispatch to President Rob-
insoI, of the Mexican Central. says
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
WILL GO TIL ~wAYNESVUdI:

adyanee Gux nd CT Virginia Carolina
Press Convention Arriving I'm Asiic-
Vile.
AshevilIe, N G.. July 3.-Although
The advance guard Of the Virginia
North Carolina Press Convention was
rot scheduled TO arrive fill noon tomor-
row about forty Delegates are already
registered zf Wentworth Inn, where
the session of the convention viii be
held. 1t is experted that more than
800 editors and publishers win partic-
ipate in this, the first joint convention
of Southern press associations.
Late this afternoon the entertain
naent committee. composed of local
business men. received an invitation
from the city Of Waynexvil1e. y. C.,
asking that the Delegates visit that
city on Friday The invitation was
promptly accepted aud the newspaper
G win make the trip in n special
trian n-ovided by the Southern Rail
way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
STAMPEDE OF GENERAL BUYING
Exciting Day OF the New York Mar
ket-PIices jump I'd One Cent a
Pound.

New York, July 3.-The cotton mar
Eet became badly excited after the pub
llcatiOn Of the goternment crop raDorf
today showing me condition OF cotton
TO be Il per cent, or lower than even
the small crop sear Of 1903. The re
port was a great deal worse than lad
been expected and caused a stamLeIe
or general buying, the price jumpln=
up 1 cent Per pound within ten I4in-
utes after the publication Of the Tc-
port. This was the equivalent OF s.
a bale. The weekly crop reports bad
been generally favorable, and the trade
expected tOday's monthly report &c
show al improvement CT so per cant. at
least.
Excited cen We're witnessed in til
trading pit when the ~unfavOrable lC-
port was read. For the first hour
thereafter brokers on the short side of
the market kept it violently eXcltei
u prices advanced at times 10 points
between trades, Or fuctuated wildly
when the top point had been reach 20.
The trading was on an enormous scale
and the market was in a turmoil fOl
over TWO hours. Not until the shorts
had covered the contracts and the Ia
jOrity Of the trading interest had pro
jected themselves on the readjustment
Of the crop situation did the market
subside. December and January ad-
Vanced 20 points at a time, more taan
100 points in all, December selling at
1860 and January 1865. Thousands OF
bales were thrown over by bulls, VINO
took profits at the prevailing high
prices, and this selling quieted the
market together with the belief that
the advance hal discounted the OK.
listing conditions. Later in the after
| noon prices again advanced nearly &c
the top for the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
Instructors of the Deaf.

Charlotte, N. c., July 3.-The Amer
lean convention of Instructors of lne
Deaf will V at Morganton Sae-
urday and remain in session one week.
The members Of this convention VIII
come from every state in the Union,
numbering between two and three nun
bred people. The association meets
once every three years and this is the
first time it has ever me- in the south
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
Thomas Dcvycy's Trial VIII Start
WeiusSlav.

Charlotte, y. g. July 3.-Argument
was heard Ia tie Criminal court az
Sas~ Bern. =. C.. today on a motion 70
postpone the trial of Thomas w. Dew
-, charged with wrecking the defunct
ssrnsers and Merchants Bank OF that
sfa@e. The motion was oyerruIed by
Judge Jones, and the trial win begin
Wednesday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
HISTORY Of SPECIAL TAX BONDS

Continued from Third Page.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
at there are 1900 dead at Guanajua

NFTtt ILNIC UIt I,U'V UtdtI dI VUdIldJUI
to.
The aging water is carrying the
dead through every street. The water
IS up to the second story of the Hotel
Union. Great damage has been
wrought to the street car lines, and
service cannOt be resumed inside a
month. There is only M way the peo-
pie Can get ID Marafil, which is with
mules or afOOt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
1000 REPORTED DROWNED

Mexican Mining City F1oodcd-Dead
Float in Every Observation-Disclosures
Fleeing i'll Panic to tho Mountains.
Water Reaches Second Story Of
Leading Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07

Rsorkvns-Raa cold you have
EienEvns. How cd you contract it,"
Eienkyns-I dldn.t contract it. II
was sl1Iy a little enc. ard I EXPANDED
IT, Sumffyille Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
TWO EMBEZZLERs GO FREE.

Cashier and Teller OF Bank
of Fayetteville Pleads Guilty
and Let Off Upon Payment of
Costs.
Fayetteville, y. c., Nov. 2I-
This afternoon, In the cases of the
alleged embezzlement Of Cashier
j. Z. Haigh and ex.Teller G.. G..
Myrover, defendants, appeared In
court accompanied by counsel and
eubmitted TO pleas OF guilty TO the
indictment pending. 1t appeared
that satisfaction had been made 10
the bank and 10 the bonding COM
paDy, on the recon- mendation Of the
Bank Of Faye eviiie and at the re.
quest Of the solicitor, Judge Moore
suspended Judgment ON payment oil
costs and the defendants were dis
charged.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
A RABBIT PLAGUE.
Reward Of $4,000 oaerea BY so~sss-
ment Of us4rnlia For Relief.

Reward Of $4,000 oaerea BY eo~srs-
ment Of A ustr.iia For Relief
"The reward Of $4,000 offered
by the government Of Australia 10
any person who may devise Q tue
cessfui mode of exterminating the
rabbits, whose numbers make them
pest, Is still staoding," said A.
Mcdonald, Of Melbourne. ut vas
offered q good many years ago, and
great many people thought they
saw an easy way Of getting + nice
lump Of money, but so far no ef-
fective scheme OF eliminating the
bunnies has been presented. No
matter bow fast they are slain, they
breed with su b rapidity as to defy
extinction, and continue to plague
the cattlemen and farmers. They
are shipped to London by the thou
sand in refrigerator vessels, where
they are eagerly bought by the Eng
lish, who seem to prize them as az
article of ftod. In Australia but
few people will eat them.-Wash-
ington Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
Circuit Preachers Notes


1t was at q big meeting that all
this was said, more Of a citizens
meeting than q church gathering,
and Mr.. Dukes asked:
"Now, what can you do for the
preacher? 1 don't intend to put the
burden Of my living upon any one
family, but upon all Of you, turn
and turn about. / will not, how
ever, 60 where the latch-string is
not hanging out Of the door. What
can you do for the preacher ?"
One old lady, who had a dim re-
collection Of a small church in the
pine woods of Georgia, when she
was a girl, said;
~ kin eat him. but 1 can't sleep
him."
THAT'S good; now who's next !"
asked the missionary.
"Well, if Sister Jenkins is gwine
to eat him, I'll agree to sleep him
but 1 can't wash him."
"That's good; who's next?"
Then another sister spoke up an(
said: "Well, I'll wash him, but
amt much on billed shirts !"-
} Florida Times Union.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
LObbies Get Busy.

The Hobbies are preparing to de-
scend upon Washington, and they
are air ady putting their literary
and other bureaus into operation
The moss formidable of all will he
the forces opposed to drastic rail-
road rate regulation. The railroads
will be strongly represented, and
while not in direct com bihation will
probably act in more or less concert.
There is a thorough understanding
as to what they want as to wins t
they not want, and authorized rep
resentatives of the railroad interests
will line up for preservation wht u
ever occasion arises. The other side
will also be on deck. and 1t is the
Expectation that the fight will begin
upon the Resembling of Congress
that measure having the right-of
way.-Alabama Age-Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.

Notice 10 hereby given OF seizure
OF the foilo~ing property for
violation OF the internal revenue
laws of the Units d States:
At Durham, y. e., July 81, 1905,
| Jug Corn Whiskey, gallons, of
Dennis Ellis.
At Franklinton. \. c., Sept. %.
1905, keg, gallons Corn Whis-
key of unknown.
At Benson, n. c., Oct. Is, 1905,
Jug 3 gallons Corn Whiskey of
unknown.
At Sept. &c. 1905, 8
PACKAGE Apple Brandy 80 gallons,
Of d. Ballard, A. L. Rountree and
J. Wynne.
At Louisburg, n. c., Sept. 81,
1905, ksg Corn Whiskey, gal
Ions, of Nick Phelps.
At Louisburg, n. c., 1905, one
7O-gallon Copper Still Cap and
Worm of Nick Phelps.
At Wyatt, n. O., Oct. 81, 1905,
Jug 3 gallons Corn Whiskey of un-
known.
AT Mex, N. c., Oct. II, 1905, "a
bushels of Corn Meal of unknown.
AT Durham, n. c., Oct. 10, 1905,
4 Jug Corn Whiskey, 8 gallons, of
unknown
AT Littleton, n. o., Oci. %, 1905,
3 Jugs Corn Whiskey, 8 gallons, OF
d. s. Shearin.
At Green Neck, Oct. 4, 1905, ]
Package Whiskey, 10 gallons, OF c.
&c. DeComis.
At Merry Oaks, n. G., Oct. Is
1905, l Keg Corn Whiskey, gal
Ions, Of Samuel Siler.
At Franklinton, N. c., Oct. "a
1905, l Keg Corn Whiskey, gal
Ions, 60 gallon Copper Still and
Worm, 2 horses, two-horse wagon
set double harness, I sacks corr
meal, of R. A. Speed.
Persons claiming the abov,
property will fl ,e their claims with
me In my office within 80 days al
required by law, Or the same viii
be forfeited to the Us Q of the United
States.
! E. G. DUNCAN,
Colector.5
j. P. 81. ADAMS,
Deputy Collector.
Nov. IA, 1905. Raleigh, N. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-23
Compromise With Truckers.

Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 20.-J u.
o. Carr, Esq., counsel for The Truck
ers' Association at Crisis, in the
-Chadbourn section of this State, to.
day announced compromise of the
suit recently brought against the
Atlantic Coast Line for the recovery
of S13,703 80 Icing the amount OF
lossts by members of the association
by reason Of the refrigerator Cal
shortage during the last strawberry
season, the same covering damage
from May LIST TO 9th inclusive, par
of which was not included in the
compromise with the Armour line
The compromise WAS for payment By
the Coast Line Of $1O,15O.
1t is understood that the Coas
Line by the terms Of its contrac
with the Armour lines will have re
course upon that corporation for tn
amount received of them.