davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
VERDICT OF COURT MARTIAL.
Sentences for Those Connected With
the Incident Which Occurred Dur
ing the Blessing of the Waters.

SIT. Petersburg, March 12-Tha YER
die of the couItt-maTtial which tried
the officers and men of several bat
teries of ARTILLERY, from one of which
a she'll was fired during the blessing Of
the waters of the Neva on January L.
scattering missiles din the vicinity o.
the imperial party, was announced to-
day. Captain Davidoff and sub-Laeu-
tenant Kurzeff of the seventeenth bat
terry, first regiment horse artillery Of
the guard were found guilty of neglect
of duty Ind sentenced to be DISMISSED
from the army and ito imprisonment
in a fortress. Davidoff ITO a year an3
a half and Kurzef to a year and five
Su-Lieutenant Roth was
sentenced Ito Imprisonment for a year
am dfour months, Lieutenant Roth, Sr.,
detention in quarters for three
ro.htlas and two unner to detention.
With disciplinary baitUalions for two
years. Lieutenant Polovsef and Gun
ner Paitrikef were acquitted.
The court found there was no con-
notion on the part OF any OF those On
trial, with a plot ITO assasssnate the
emperor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
A NEW
To Experiment With Pine Timber i'm
Paper Making.

A few days ago a representative OF
a paper mill at Harusville, S. c., bought
a lot of old field pine timber, belong
ing to Mr.. c. W. Griffin, and located
about three miles south of town, On
THE Coast Line railroad. The price
paid for the timber was $500 N the
stump. The timber will be cut down
and allowed ITO lie until the bark comes
off, after which the knots and heart
will be taken out and it will then be
shipped 10 Hartsvalle and made into
wrapping paper. We lea1n that this
is an experiment with the paper mill
people, and that lie 1t is successful they
viii be i'm tine market for timber OF this
CLASS. located Immediately along the
line of the Observation-Disclosures Mes
6omgoT- In~toalige11cer
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
RoosEvELTss CoLoR-BLINDSEss.


Teddy's color blindness seems TO have
shifted eyes. He Is now appointing
negroes to lucrative Offices north and
democrats to the best positions south
and both 10 the oonsternatTm OF MS
republican friends. He has also served
notice TO all two termers 10 amoose
like he Intends 10 do and In a general
way keep things astzr politically By the
fact that he Is IT. and no longer ac-
cidentaL- He Ia control Of the House
OF Representative of Congress and
should the Senate fail to give ear "a
him he can call time on mast Of then
and sens for DR.. Osaer. Outside Of free
silver which the Lord has settled ny
the find OF large gold mines Roosevelt
Is vfndzca1ing some Of Bryan's govern
mental ideas and may yet hold him I'm
distinguished prominence till another
Democratic National campaign opens
Duplin Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
LETTER WAS A FORGERY
Mrs. HALES DID NOT WRITE. Ex-
HONERATING PARTRIDGE.
An Affidavit from the Woman Reiter-
ates the Charge She Made-Death
OF Captain s. A. Spencer-Ar Error
in Liquor Legislation Discovered.
Messenger Bureau.

GIC10OlA6C1 0A3NbA
Raleigh, u. c., March 70.
1t developes that the letter received
by Governor Glenn purporting ID he
from Mrs. Lille Ida Hales, Saturday,
ltence TO be hanged April 9th, was not
the negro VINO committed the criminal
assault on her, was a forgery. A. 5.
Hall, attorney, arrived here this morn
ing from Fayetteville for a conference
with the governor. He brought with
him an affidavit from Mrs. Hales that
she did not write the letter and rciter-
ating the truthfulness of the testimony
she gave against Partridge when he
was convicted. The governor says that
there seems to be some resemblance
the signature of the affidavit
and the handwriting of the note he re-
ceiVed, but the note hasn't been reuuril-
ed by the sheriff of Cumberland. Mr..
Hall says the writings We're compared
in Fayetteville last night and there is
really not the slightest resemblance.
Out of an abundance of p~recaution the
governor has directed THAT a letter be
secured written wholly by the woman
herself setting out that she did not
write the letter. Mr.. Hall told the gov
ernOT THAT everybody around Fayette-
VILE is confident of the guilt of the ne
gro, and even if His Excellency should
conclude at the last minute to interfere
with the execution of the Heath sen
ttence, me couldn't get the out Of
the county alive, even if he sent the
whole state guard ito undertake ii. To
this the governor replied he did not
contemplate interference unless it
should ecom apparent that the
WAS innocent. And if there should be
such developments The would most as
suredly take steps Ito stay THE execution
and he felt sure of the cooperation of
the good citizens og Fayetteville in
seeing Justice administered.
Captain s. A Spencer died at the
Soldiers Home last might aged 70 years.
He was captain of the Granville Grays,
Company D, 18th regiment and was
promoted to the ~captaincy from the
ranks. He had been i'm the home five
months.
Statements just made up show that
THE seven banks in Raleigh AVE 81, ia
PIT ON deposit subject ITO check, while
the surplus and undivided profits aggre-
ate nearly two thirds of the capital
stock, 1hich is $4,000. The loans
amount to $2,14, 551.
The manufacture of bricks at the
penitealtiary has been resumed for the
spring and summer Last season the
conWicts made three million bricks
(which sold for SIS, 900. This season even
a larger number Will be mad if the
plans carry.
An error in liquor Legislation by the
recent General Assembly appears in an
act to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of intoxicamts within two miles
of the churches and graded schools Of
Spring Hope-really prescribing proli-
bitiOn for THE town. The word net is
enormously left out of one of the pro-
visions SO THAT lit prohibits physicians
from prescribing whfskey in practice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
THE HALES LETTER FORGERY.
davit-Getting Options on Prop
erty.
(SpeciaI to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. March 20.-On
Saturday Sheriff Marsh received Il
Governor Glenn at Raleigh. stating
tht a letter would be sent by mail.
pucporting to have been addressed to
him by Mrs. Lille Ida Hales, in which
she declared that she had been bribed
by the payment of $40 to swear against
Partridge at the trial, that he was
three miles distant az the time the
crime was alleged to nave been COM
mitted, and that she wished to undo
the injustice which she had commit
ted. Governor Glenn of course doubt
ed the genuireness of the letter, and
he instructed Sheriff Marsh to take
immediate steps to ascertain whether
or not the letter was a forgery.
Sheriff Marsh took official action at
once. and he and Maj. Mcclellan went
out to Mrs. Hales, and procured from
her the following affidavit:
North Carolina,
Cumberland County.
Lille l. Hales being duly sworn, says
N'NS HA~ 10 III pA III ~ No5S
of the State VS.. Walter Partridge,
heard at February term 1905 of Cum
berland Superior court: that soon at
ter the hearing of the case she moved
to Bluff Mills where she worked in
the weaving department, but as she
was learning the business was given
no regular wages; that on the Sth Of
March 1905, she moved from Bluff
Mills to Mr.. James Pearce's farm,
where she has since that date been
cooking; hat the evidence given in
this case to the court was the truth
and still adhered to. n that she be-
1ieves and is fully satisfied that Walter
Partridge is the party who committed
the crime upon her. That she has
written no letter to the Governor, and
any letter purporting to have been
Written by her is a forgery.
LILLE IDA HALES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Goth March 1905.
A, A, M'KETHAE.
C. S. 9.
Sheriff Marsh has today addressed
a letter TO Governor Glenn recapitulat-
ing the case from, the time the crime
was committed, the search fer the
criminal, his arrest, statement made
by Partridge voluntarily n to which
he adhered, and the Sheriff's assur-
ance to him that he should have pro-
lection under the law. Sheriff Marsh
points out to the Governor the fact
That the letter or letters (for there are
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
JUDGE sPEER on pEoxAGE.
Says Petty Municipal Onenses Are Mol
Grimes. for Which Involuntary Ser
vitudc Can be Imposed.

Ca March z0.-Judgn En-
cry Speer in the United States court
today confined his charge almost ex-
clusaveey to a discussion Of the peoilage
decision handed down las week by the
Supreme court of the United States in
rhe case Of C1faut from Florida Judge
Speer said Il nay be long before that
court Will 1nave the opportunity To rem
der another opinion 50 vital 90 the fu-
ture Of our country
1T Is sanitary TO the black man. b1t
to the white mar ft is Infinitely more
50. AS to the labor and liberty Of every
citizen 1t frulIifies thai vicious principle
let him take who a the power, and
let him keep who can TIT is true that
1t spares members of the race from a
slavery 10 the reckless and the 1awleSs,
to the degenerate and INSCRIPTIONS; a
slavery which. compared with that of
our fathers. differs as widely as our
conceptions of paradise after and before
the fail of our first parents But its
emancipation Of the white man is not
less significant. The man guilty of
peonage, like either slave catchers, Is
o. stopped by amy principle of Justice
to his fellow man, whether white or
black. 1t IS n~oticeably true that in a
number of cases of peonage ready ana
willing witnesses fer tine government
are white men vino have beer deprived
OF their servants because the modern
slave catcher, usually a man OF infiu-
ence and determination himself armed
and with armed followers would invade
the domain of the small farmer and by
violence the mos cruel and intimida-
ftion the most reckless, take ~therefrom
the aaborers whose services the wit
mess had engaged"
Judge Speer expressed the opinion
that petty municipal o~ffenses like waly-
ing on THE grass, splitting ON the side
walk or going ITO sleep in a depot, or
1oitering on THE streets and multitudes
of other similar ~offenses are not crimes
for which involuntary servitude can
be imposed. He held xhat for such an
offense ito sentence and hold a man or
child for involuntary servitude is peon-
age, and that THE penalty of this stat
ute lis applicable to h person engaged
in Gts imposition.
Judge Speer concluded:
"F,or myself T do % hesitate to de-
clare THAT enforced labor ON a local
chain gang for amy offense not amount
Ing ito CRIME is mVOluIALdAy SCI Sutu0S
and peonage i'm the light of the decis-
ion of THE Supreme court OF the United
States no matter what the state law or
municipal ordinance on the subject may
be. Should the sultan of Morocco OF
Abdul Hamid ait Constantinople consign
ito an oriental chain gang American
citizens for such ftriviaGities as are THUS
daily punished here before the sun
went down the steel clad ~battlesh1ps OF
the Union would be speeding DER noun
tain wave of ocean to demand redress
for the injury or Ito avenge the wrong.
Let but peonage be fastened on our
system and all may soon, with Rienzi,
exclaim: We are slaves, the bright sun
rises ITO it's course and lights a race Oh
slaves; it sets and its las beam falls
ON a slave"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24

Dover. Del, March a-Un1ted States
Senator ]. Frank Alice In a statement
issued ltonagnt announced that IL the
two factions OF the R~epubtcan party.
d. Delaware VIII unite and elect C1fcner
Dupont or any other Republican as his
successor next week and elect j. I'd
ward Addscks Tor the term beginning
March 4. 1906 he. Alice. WIN present his
resignation % Governor Lea He states
that he decided upon tf6s course vodnn-
tariiy and TO show 1he people - h0
desires % SEQ Gs1e state fully represents
ed n sasa Uu1ted etnnem oenn<R
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Heavy Rainfall in Mobile.

Mobile, Ala. March 20.-The wealth
or bureau gives the rainfall of yester-
day and today at go inches, the
greatest fall since June IS. 1900. when
12.i6 inches fell in 5 and a half hours.
Water around Jefferson street public
school early today was yer the heads
Of most OF the children attending there
ard school could not be held. Many
bridges were carried away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24

dtc Oily Ill o0i S6dddAlfAS SsohaA~Ss
compared with England, France. Spain
and italy. The young man, just across
the threshold o. his grown up life, en-
crossed in its cares, and hopes, and
ambitions and effort. u no
time to study: he IL too busy "doirg
th.ngs'-and IL must be remembered
TIA Americans have just attained
their majority. The builder completes
his house from TO tur-ef.
from front entrance TO kitchen steps,
before he adorns and beauties the H.
terror, and fills IL with the trophies cf
genius and The OF art-and
Americans have not near finished
til ding their great country, with its
:, cC6.t00 square miles. and a frontier
from the TroDics to the Artic o
Let lis not be discouraged Hengist
and Horsa were bent On commeTcIalism
VIXEN their rude keels scraped on the
sar ds Of the shores of Britain. 4orerua-
ners OF the founding Of a mighty ma
ton, ~colonizer, ctvilizer. corsquersr,
among the races of1he earth. Euxenes.
the Greek merchant, had an eye 10
the main chance" when he landed IN
the coast OF Gau1, and was planning
to lay the foundations Of the ancient
city Of Massalia, nov MarsealleS. sven
when he accepted the wine-cup at the
banquet from the hand OF the bsaut.-
full Gyptis. the daughter OF the chieftain
Mann. The purse OF Foreunatus and the
mines OF Golconda are for 1usfy youth
and aggressive manhood: the civic
crown Of The sage. the philosopher. the
poet, o. b painter 4 Tor the =
hairs OF old age.
We may take comfort from the eIo-
quent Phillips. whc exc1aims: The
days OF the glory OF the mighty ma
Hons Of ancient times are "a IL they
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
United sfntes Covcrn,,e,,. r,o,,,,.
ChicarO Croin 1forI,ct-

Reported oyer private sWlres of W. B, Smith& Co, T Broadway, N. r.; New Haven office, $40 Chapel street; Nor
 Open. High Low CIose
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07

Opening, Highest, Lowest. Quotations. On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince t& Whitely Bankers and Brokers, 52 Broadway, New York and 15 Center street, New Haven, Conn.,
 Oneu High Low T,ngt
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
PEACE ENvoYs HERE.

Special Train for Japanese Stops Two
 Minutes and That of Russians Four
 Minutes.
 The peace envoys, both Japanese and Russian, passed through here yester- day, although in separate trains. The Russian envoys arrived here at o'clock yesterday afternoon and their train remained in the depot four min utes while engines were being changed. The Japanese arrived here at 6:15 last night, and their train was only delayed for two minutes for the same purpose. Neither parties alighted at the depot, but remained seated in their trains. No speeches were made and no interviews were granted while they were in this city.
 The two special trains were as fine ones as the railroad possesses and were furnished by the road in honor of the visitors. Every comfort for the envoys was provided while en route. The tracks were cleared for the trains and a five-hour schedule between Boston and New York was maintained.
 The train occupied by the Japanese party consisted of parlor car No. 2,26S, dining car Larchmont, No. 2,315, and observation car No. 2,194. The party was at dinner when the train drew into this city. t
 The Russian train was made up of sleeping car No. 2,003 and the two Pull man cars Iolantha and Ranger. The best and fastest engines owned by the railroad drew the trains.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
CITY FATHERS VS. NEWSPAPER
 MEN.

All Preparations Completed for Base-
 ball Game at Savin Rock Grounds
 This Afternoon.
 All the preparations for the outing and baseball game of the board of al- dermen and the newspaper men of this city, which is to take place at the Savin Rock grounds this afternoon at 3:30, have been completed and a general good time is sure to be enjoyed.
 Through the courtesy of General Su- pefintendent Punderford a big special car has been provided to convey the party from this city to Savin Rock and return. The car will leave from in front of city hall at 8 o'clock and go directly to the entrance of the White City. Here the party will leave the car and, through the courtesy of Manager Cundell, of the White City, the White City band will be in waiting. Headed by the band, the party will march to the ball grounds, and after marching about the field a concert will be render ed by the band.
 The grounds have been donated by Manager Danaher and they will be put Into the pink of condition this morning for the game. No admission is to be charged and the only proviso to visitors Is that they must bear in mind that the game is entirely on-professional.
 After the game there is to be shore supper for those who feel like eating. The special car will convey the party back to this city some time in the even- Ing. After the supper the party will visit the White City.
 The invited guests include Congress- man Sperry, Mayor Studley, Fire Chief Fancher, Police Chief Wrinn and Gen. sral Superintendent Punderford. May or Studley will throw the first ball.
 The baseball game will undoubtedly cause a great deal of amusement to all who witness it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
WEDDING LAST EVENING

Miss Grace Lillia Pickett w. DeR. Jef-
 ferson's Bride.
 Miss Grace Lillian Pickett, the daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. William H. Pickett, was married last evening at ' o'clock at her parents residence, 2S Gill street. tc William DeReef Jefferson by the Rev. E. L. Henderson of St. Lukes church.
 Miss Marion D. Pickett was maid of honor and Miss Estelle Francis brides maid. B. D. Bassett was the best man. After the ceremony there was a re- ception, and then MT. and Mrs. Jeffer- son left on a wedding trip, which will include New York, Philadelphia and Washington. On their return they are to reside on George street.
 MT. Jefferson is a we'll known and popular employe of Thomas Phillips &, Sons Go. of High street.
 MT. Pickett, the father of the bride. is the we'll known caterer. Sl
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Boston Stock ouotations.
V. Bid. Asked.

Reported over private wire by Horn blower & Weeks, members of New York and Boston Stock Exchanges; New Ha- ven office, 27 Center street.
 Hinh I.nII Rid Asl..,l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Et1ranctMI.
STOCK MARKET.
Fall i'm Prices Resumed--Due to Harl- ening of Money Market. |.

Fall in Prices Resumed--Due to Hard ening of Money Market.
 New York, Sept. 6.-The fall in prices of stocks was resumed to-day and gain ed momentum with it's progress. The hardening of the money market was the basic cause of the decline. There was no refusal of money facilities on the part of lenders and no actual neces- sity, therefore, for the closing out of holdings of stocks. There is a very general sentiment, besides, that severe stringency of money is not what is to be feared. But no doubt is left that money rates are working closer and will continue to do so. It is deemed extremely improbable that prices of stocks should continue to advance While money rates are rising and loans pelng called in to some extent. With the prices of stocks admittedly high. holders are 10th to see values recede rom under their holdings, however great their confidence may be in the intrinsic worth of their properties. This furnishes the substantial reason TOT the sagging tendency of the mar ket' There are, of course, the more tfansitory causes which apply to light ly-margined speculative holdings, and
 :
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07

James J. Lawton, administrator of the estate of the late Alfred Forbes, has sold at auction 8 large tract of land fronting the harbor to Joseph. Shepard of Woodbridge. The tract is 200 feet along the water front and 300 feet deep, and the price paid, $2,6OO, was very low for the property. The land is locatedmear Water Front street, just over Tomlinson bridge, and south of Forbes avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Consolidated Stock Exehnncs.

Reported over private wire of W, B. Smith & Co. T Broadway, New York. New Haven office. $40 Chapel street. Norman A. Tanner. Manager.
 Oneninp FTfsr1 [ ON.r HIoso
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Closing Prices.

The following are tho closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 25 Broadway. New York, nnd lh Center street. New Hnven Cnnn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Emtertatn1iIemfs.
HYPERION THEATRE

Monday Sept. 1ith. Augustus Pitou presents CHAUNCY otCoTT. in His New Play, Edmund Burke, By Theodore Burt Sayfe. Hear OIcott's New Songs. Sale of seats Friday Sept, 8th. Prices 25, 50, 75. 100, 1.5O. -..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
Summer 9esnrts,

THE ST. CHARLES, Most Select r.o- caslon on the Ocean Front AfIa,at1- Gtlty, IN: J. With an established ren.,s ,sra1s sation la tn TOT exelusiveness and high clasa patronage. Hot and cold salt and fresh water in every bath. Long distaness nSs telephone in rooms Artesfan yus9a- GSonrteogs service. Golf privileges. Tis ists. NTSWT. IN X 1T Ii 4 yl TnyfsesIo SeIo-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07
CELEBRATED WOODEN WEDDING

Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Adler Agreeably
 Surprised on Their Anniversary.
 Last Sunday was the wooden we'd ding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph Adler, and they were rendered a large reception at their home, PIG Elm street, by their many friends. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers and plants, and splendid mu- sical programme was rendered during the evening. An excellent supper was served by a caterer and a most enjoy able time was spent by all present. The happy couple were the recipients of a, number of beautiful gifts.
 MT. Adler is the well-known liquor dealer and restaurant proprietor of this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07

which appeal to the motive of the alert trading element, which seeks it's advan-
 tage from the immediate movement of prices rather than from any innate value in the stocks which they deal in. It was recognizable that the require ments of the outstanding short interest were much less urgent to-day than on yesterday, when their buying furnished the uplifting influence to prices. After the struggling mixture of gains and losses on the opening quotations the course of prices turned decisively dOwnwards.
 The October support of Reading was of only slight influence in checking the downward tendency. The interior de- mand for funds shows its normal prog gress, and Chicago reports further outflow of funds to the agricultural re- gions. Trust companies having the placing of times loans practically to themselves and rates in that depart ment of the money market advanced appreciably.
 The renewed threatening outgivings on stock market affairs from a Boston operator also got on the nerves of Wall street, owing to their timeliness with the reduction in the price of copper an- nounced in New York and the sharp drop in that commodity in the London market.
 The selling was the heaviest in the last hour of the day, when call money touched 3 per cent, and the final prices Were near the lowest. The undertone at the last was weak.
 Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, $3,475,OOO.
 United StAtes twos advanced $, the threes and old fours 4 and the new fours F on call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-07

GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL. vfrp,n.
 ia Ave. and Beach, AtIanfic s,,ty sA S S fl1- Rooms en suite with private baths. is,r,t Hot and cold sea water baths. DeIigh tfs,i sun parlors, steam heated. Exeejlents s .apIe; Rates S2.00 per day; $10.00 week trains. A. c. MITCHELL & co