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engaged in playing craps in the Georgetown
station house.
II never lost any money to Hoffman,
said witness, NOR did l ever win any from
him. / took money out of my uniform
rocket at the time mentioned and transfer
red it to the pockets of my citizens clothes.
In the transfer l might have placed 1t on
the bed. l never saw any game of craps in
the station house. / heard about such a
thing in an indirect way after 1t came out
In the newspapers.
The witness positively denied that he had
ever participated in a game in the station
house He had seen crap dice or bones at
the station, but they had been taken from
prisoners.
Tuesday afternoon.
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Buy Where
Others Buy
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS"
WASHINGTON'S MOST POPULAR
RESIDENT SECTION,

Ss OUR Of OFFICE PFHPs5fy i sHE
A. IDEAL SITE FOR REFINED HOMES.
FOUND in Any CITY S n n The SiF conNTR e2 BE
bargain on Princeton st very handsome
house, red brick front. with stone trimmings
sSne porch tach t stone steps for
pr0nery and has reduced the price 81 500. He
wants wan s., me money out of it, and the purchaser
gets the benefit. The house is well lanned par
i l9r. reception hall, dining room, 1antIy and
Tooms FILES ri IN s aT floor there g six sespng
servants stairway. To this house IS 10 buy it,
ward; 10 rooms; TWO BATHS; steam heat; 2
stairways; beautiful mantels; $50 a month rent
tos 50 of the a Prses, Hunting
$s.50o-Separate house: west of i4th; owner
25x140.
se,s5o-Princeton ST.; nearly new; 10 rooms
rooms deep.
s7,50o-Entire front of hrownstone; 10 rooms;
lot 1sxl5o; north side of Columbia st. near I4th.
very desirable home west of 14th ST. offered
Tor $780, owned by an out-o town building
soeiation. who took ii for debt and wishes to
dispose of it at The street Is considered to
be the best west of 18th street. the house is well
planned four very large rooms the parIor floor;
HEAT. Such house should bring So, coo. There
is no better location around Washington.
See this one for 81 100. Very attractive 'front.'
Of Roman nal brick the house has ten rooms. TWO
SlAiRWAfS, two baths. conservatory, STEAM
HEAT. One Of the best streets on the Heights.
Reduced to SO $50. Handsome three-story ten
room brick dwelling on 18th st. near Kenesaw
ave. This lot is IS feet wide and about 100 feet
deep, and was built by a builder Who did his
a
s6,65O-North side of one of the best streets.
house between 18th and l4th sts. at this price
rooms in this house are verv LARGE theEa w. me
of them; the lot runs back to 16-foot paved
public allc-.
1s49 Roanoke -t.-Entire front of Indiana lime
stone ne e.. - rooms, three baths; HoT-wATER
ter built house in Washington; few locations SO
desirable If you want honest built house
$6,65O-An out-of- town owner wishes TO sell at
order to make quick sale. Within zoo p feet Of
t ta,, ana Princeton sts; ten, room dwelling;
alley. ~ 'No.'e
We want you to see this one-s7 250-positivelv
the best house ever offered in any section for the
price; near 14th and Princeton sts.; nearly new.
sTAIRWAYs rear porches; HOT WATER HEAT:
room for stable; southern exposure
5,75o-A corner; west Of 18th; facing south;
rooms.
SO .0o0-3 stories; near 18th; rooms; HOT.
WATER HEAT; 1Sx100
S5,000-Bet 14th and 18th; rooms; reception
hall; TILED BATH; beauty.
$5,000-Pretty new house; south Of Harvard
reception hall; TILED BATH; hsntisome man.
tells; FINE LOCATION.
$5,S50-West Of 14th; stories; cellar; recep-
ton hall; STEAM HEAT; a most convenient To-
cation between car lines.
Stone & Fairfax.
804-806-808 F st. NV.
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mac to this city. This is the first visit the
Alpha has made here, and she will be en-
ployed in towing hsh-laden lighters from
one Of the nearby fishing shores to the mar
ket here. She is handsome craft ST. feet
long and Of 80 tons burden. She was built
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Baltimore Tug Here.

The tug Alpha of Baltimore arrived at
this port Thursday evening last under char
ter to tow for several weeks on the Poto-
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THIS NEW SUBDIVISION OF 40 ACRES SHOWN
DESIRING
ANDREW A. LIPSCOMB AND JOHN p. EARNEST
m STREET NORTHWEST
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$5,S50-West of 14th; 8 stories; cellar; recep.
ton hall; STEAM HEAT; a most convenient To-
cation between 2 car lines
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S6,650-North side of one of the best streets
between 18th and 14th. When YOU can get q
house between 18th and l4th sts. at this price
you can depend upon 1t that 1t is bargain The
Rooms in this house very large; there are ter
of them: the lot runs back to a 16-foot paved
public allc-.
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1349 Roanoke -t.-Entire front of Indiana lime
stone: II rooms, three baths; HOT-WATEH
HEAT; two stairways; lot about 2OxI so: no bet
ter built house in Washington; few locations Sc
desirable. II you want honest built house
s2e about this one.
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$6.65O-An out-of-town owner wishes TO sell a
once and has wired us to reduce the price fl
order to make quick sale. Within 200 feet o
14th and Princeton sts.; ten-room dwelling
front part stone and brick; lot lSx1OO to publ
alley, $500
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See this one for $500. Very attractive 'front.'
of Roman brick; the house has ten rooms TWO
STAIRWAYS, two baths, conservatory, STFAM
HEAT. One OF the best streets on the Heights
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Reduced to So $50 Handsome three story ten
room brick dwelling on 18th st. near Kenesaw
ave This lot is 1s feet wide and about 100 feet
deep, and built by builder who did his
work well; would be cheap at 81 500 -
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$5,000-Pretty new house; south Of Harvard
reception hall; TILED BATH; handsome man
tells; FINE LOCATION.
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We want you to see this one-$7 250-posfttyely
the best house offered in any section for the
price, near 14th and Princeton sts.; a nearly new,
three-story brick dwelling; TWO BATHS: TWO
STAIRWAYS; rear pOrches; HOT WATER HEAT:
room for stable; southern exposure
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$6000-3 stories near 18th; rooms. HOT
WATER HEAT; 1Sx1OO
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S5,000-Bet. 14th and 18th; rooms; reception
hall; TILED BATH; a beauty.
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s5,75o-A corner; west of 18th; facing south
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very desirable home west of 14th ST. offered
for So 800; owned by an out-of- town building as
sociation who took ii for debt and wishes to
dispose of 1t at The street Is considered to
be the best west of 18th street. the house is well
planned four very large rooms on the parIor floor
there are six bed rooms. tiled bath. HOT WATER
HEAT. Such house should bring 50 GOO There
is no better location around Washington
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. Half-millfon dollars worth of property sold
mere within three weeks. OUR OFFICE MADE
AN IDEAL SITE FOR REFINED HOMES
HIGH. HEALTHY, CONVENIENT: WIDE
LEVEL STREETS; WIDE PARKING THERE
AXE Few LOCATIONS so DESIRABLE TO BE
FOUND IN ANY CITY IN THE COUNTRY
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Carriage Graft.

Representative Lands has done a
good work in wedding Out graft" in
the government printing Office, but it
seems that there is work ahead of him
in another direction. The ~fifty-eighth
congress passed Il law designed to stop
h practice of government officials hir-
ing carriages at government expense.
For a time the law appeared to be OBJ
served, but now, it is said, division
chiefs seem to be driving around again
at public. expense and 1.-The men in
charge of teams bear striking resem-
blance to some of the government pay
roll as messengers."-I 1t was Mr.. Lam
dis who drafted the law abridging the
right of chiefs of division and other
subordinates in the matter of convey
ances maintained out Of the public
funds. He is expected to take up the
slack in this law when congress meets.
AS one instance of the colossal proper
tons carriage graft had attained in the
past. Tie Washington Post says that
several years ago there was a head of
a department, appointed from the west,
not a cabinet officer, who established a
system that beat all records. Three
men on messenger roll in his depart
ment We're detailed t his residence,
one to serve as %coachman, another as
butler, and the third as general house
man. They were all carried on the de-
partment pay rolls and required to pay
board to the thrifty department head
to whose personal comforts they at
tended while drawing pay from the
government. This case was we'll
known to members of congress-, and as
the man has been out Of Office some
Years, the story may be told TO illus
trate the proportions which this abuse
of public office at one time attained
Charlotte Chronicle.
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That ginners' report on Tuesday
gave the bears a scare In fact. Did
you ever see the price Of cotton jump
like it did that day. And the beauty
about it is that the price stayed up.
There was very little drop in the mar
ket yesterday. The bears hammered it
with all their might but they could not
affect the price. 1t begins to look like
cotton is king ono more. All the
southern farmers have to do TO hold
the advantage they have gained is to
act judiciously in the marketing of the
cotton. Let it come on the market as
the consumers need it. than the price
can be regulated.
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MAKES AN AMERICAN RECORD
Screw St~andardizine Tests of the New
Battleship Virginia.

Rockland, Me. November 21.-The
new battleship Virginia. a product OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company in her crew stan
dardizing tests today made one dash
over the measured mile off Owls Head
at the speed of 1874 knots an hour. a
new American mile record for ships of
her class, and 81 parts Of a knot fas-
ter THAI that made by the Rhode Is
land three weeks ago.
The squirt was made on the third of
the eleven runs during which it was
ascertained that 1898 revolutions of
her screws are necessary for the Vir-
GINA to maintain her contract speed
Of 10 knots an hour. The Rhode Is
land required 1858 revolutions to
maintain the same speed.
h trial today was made under IA
vorable conditions, there being a fairly
strong off shore breeze which made
h course comparatively smooth. The
battleship left the harbor shortly be-
fore 9 o'clock this morning. and after
q warming uD run I'D the bay came
back and headed for the mile with her
smokestacks belching great clouds OF
smoke and the water tumbling in huge
cataracts over her bows. The average
for five best run owe the course was
1875 knots an hour. The machinery
worked perfectly, and there was very
little vibration at high speed. The
starboard engine averaged 1892 rev.
olutions. and the port 1922 revolu-
tons. while the vessel was making her
10 knots.
The crew will be given a rest tomor-
row., and on Thursday the Virginia will
start down the oast on her four hour
endurance run. during which she must
show a speed of 10 knots an hour.
In addition to the trial board head
ed by Captain J. H. Dayton. there was
on board today Captain Seaton Schroe-
der who will command the Virginia
after she goes into commission.
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We have always had the impression.
formed we think from our reading of
the New Testament and from listening
to sermons by minister of the Gospel,
that the object Of the Christian re-
ligion and Of those persons engaged
in its dissemination was to bring under
Its influence those persons who there
tofore had not embraced it's truths. In
other words that the physicians were
sent to heal the sick and not those who
had no need of their service. But it
seems from the following, which we
take from the Charlotte Chronicle that
we were mistaken in our idea of the
object and purpose of the Christian re-
ligion:
Where is the work of the hymn
breaker to stop? At a meeting of
h United Presbyterian Psalmody
Association in Chicago. Yesterday.
we are told that one Of the speakers
declared it to be his opinion that
Lead. Kindly Light is unfit as a
song Of praise. 1t might lead. he
argued. Christian. atheist or Budd-
hist into the light! What are religi-
Gus songs for? To lead only Chris
tians along the right paths? We
should think that a son calculated
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perience to let him know and see the
relation of those interests to the COM
pick and innumerable points at which
they touch the public good.
When Mr.. Emerson went with the
road of which he is now the head.
it was the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad. a small corporation COM
paratively with other railroad sys-
TENS. Since then it has grown and
stretched away. north. west and
south. It taps washington. owns the
Louisville and Nashville system. con
trolls the great Florida Plant system.
1t is constantly growing and becom-
ing greater and more powerful. until
it is now one Of the greatest systems
Of railroads in a country Of gigantic
combinations. Yet this can lie said
for the Atlantic Coast Line. as can
not be said possibly for any other
great railroad system. that in the
same way that it has shown aDDre-
citation Of long service n devoted
mercy in tho selection Of Il Dresi-
dent. lust so in it's career Of growth
and expansion has it looked after
the small stockholders whose money
first made possible its ultimate de-
veIopment. The road has not gotten
rich at the expense of the 1nnumerable
little fellows whose dollars are usu-
ally scooped up and into
the hopper when a great system is in
the making. The Atlantic Coast Line
has gotten rich. It's controlling fac
tors have made fortunes, but. while
the millions rolled their way. the
thousands and the hundreds came in
likewise to the modest investors in
small blocks of stock. who eagerly
sought at the beginning. have in the
majority of instances, been ruthlessly
showed aside with empty hands when
greed saw wealth in sight.
The 4. G. L. is to be congratulated
on it's wise selection and on the spirit
of fair play that prompted it n
which has distinguished its dealings
with it's stockholders and employees
of every grade and condition.
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OUR A ASYLUMS.

We publish in another column two
letters from Governor Glenn, II to
the superintendent of the state hos
pitfalls at Raleigh and Morganton and
one to the Sheriffs Of the counties of
the state We hope our readers will
give these letters their careful atten-
ton. The matter touched upon in
them is of grave importance to the
| people. We are glad to see that the
| governor has given this subject such
careful attention: and we feel sure that
any citizen who carefully reads what
the governor has to say will agree with
him. The INDECENT insane of the state
should have better care taken Of them.
There are too many of this unfortunate
care and attention which the state can
provide for them that are now Ian
gushing in county jails and poor
houses. There they are deprived of
the medical treatment and the careful
nursing which they could get were they
in the state hospitals under the super
vision Of experienced nurses and skill
ed physicians.
We are glad to see that The News
and Observer has taken this matter
up and is making a big fight III behalf
Of this unfortunate class Of Our citi-
Zens. The Messenger win aid The
News and Observer in any effort it
will make to better the condition Of
these poor u~nfOrtunateS who are con
fined in county jails and other i'm
proper places. 1t is the states duty
to properly care for these people. The
asylums Of the state were built and the
people Of the state tax themselves for
the supplying of homes for such of our
people afflicted in this way who have
not the means to secure proper treat
ment for themselves. The state asy-
lums are for the INDECENT insane"
Those who al pay Or who have
friends who can pay for them have no
right in the state institutions so long
as there are INDECENT patients clamor-
ing for admission. Our asylums are
charitable institutions. They were in
tended as such, and as such should they
be conducted.
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s31.029 OF
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, { >

|. Charles +. Bolles. Jr.. of the firm
|of Hugh MacRae & Co. Bankers, do
'solemnly swear that the above state
|ment Is true to the best of my knowI-
and belief.
CHAS. p. BOLLES, JR.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
|this 22nd dav Of November. 1906.
j. A. McGEACHYs
Notary Public.
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Illicit Dissilicries CAPTURED I'm
and Sampson-Ordcrs From the Nd
iutant Generals Offfce-Work Oh
n Supreme Court-State Board OF
Pharmacy Examining Applicants.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. C., November Il

k2telgP. n. u. ENONSAaVca IL
The revenue officers are very busy
Just now and Deputy Collector Foo
! made a raid l.. Johnson county in
which he captured one Illicit distillery
| and yesterday got another in Sama-
con. Deputy Collector Downing Is al
work around Chapel Hill and Hills
| boro, and every train brings TO the Of
fee here jugs containing moonshine
whiskey which he seized and sent In.
The number OF orphans at the Meth
odist orphanage here today reaches
Il. which is a gain OF nearly 80 over
| this time last year. Many more are
expected before the end of the year
The state board OF pharmacy is IN
session. examining applicants for IL
cense IS druggists.
The supreme court today took up sp-
peals from the 18th district, among the
attorneys present being W. A. Self. and
T. NJ. Huffman. OF Hickory; W. {.
Feimster and r. X. Williams, of New
ton; Louis Swink. of winston; ex-
Judge ID. NJ. Furches and A. l.. Cob!e.
of S~tatesville: r. A. Doughton, of Spar
ia: George P. Pell. of Winston.
Today State Veterinarian Butler and
State Horticulturlst Hume left for
Richmond I attend the important an
uual convention there OF the heads OF
agricultural colleges Miss Mamie
Birdsong, s~tenographer of he state
agricultural department has gone there
o be the stenographer 10 the conven-
ton.
Professor Charles L. Coon. Of the Of
fee of the state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction has returned from a
weeks trip 10 Union county, where he
held six teachers meetings. all largely
attended. He says the interest in eiu-
cation there he found 10 be very
marked.
There is general approval of the let
ter to the people of the state regarding
insurance matters written by Governor
Glenn.
Orders were issued today from the
adjutant generals office quoting an or
der from the war department relieving
Brigadier General Garlic A. Woodruff.
U. S. A, retired, at his W request
from further duty with the national
guard of North Carolina. Another or
der regards the death Of Major Gen.
eral James Dodge Glenn. late military
secretary TO Governor Glenn and for
mer adjutant general. Another order
requires all officers of the national
guard responsib e for public military
eral the $500 bond for the proper care
and use of such property, and its re-
rurn in good order when required.
property to file with the adjutant gen
TIE supreme court has ordered, for
this term only. that the appeals from
the 18th, and 10th districts be called
during the same week. commencing on
Tuesday, December 8. as there are no
very many appeals from these two dis
~tricts, and it is thought they may all
be disposed of in m week. The ap-
peals from the 10th will be called on
Thursday morning, December Z.
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The Charlotte Chronicle says the
government has decided to cut off the
expenditure for advertised letters" It
is a surprise to us to see it stated that
the advertisement of such letters costs
the government from e~ighty-five cents
to a dollar a piece. We would like to
know where this money goes. There
are few persons in this state who
Eel secured a penny for publishing
the list of advertised letters" Where
does the expense to the government
come in? Who gets the ''eighty-five
cents to a dollar 4 name for the pub
lication of these lists? There must
be big graft here.
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REPORT OF
HUGH MaCRAE & CO..
BANKERS,
WILMINGTON, N. c.

at the close of business Nov. 9th 1903.
RESOURCES.
and fixtures. ....S 2,2s5 81
Demand Loans ........... 1927 IL
from Banks ......... i0,33S 81
Silver coin. including all
minor coin currency. So OF
Bank Notes and
other L. s. Notes. 3,0f9 90
s31.029 OF
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in......s10. 900 90
Undivided Profits less cur
rent pens and taxes
paid =. :. . d. ......... 191 81
deposits subject to check. 20,S37 IL
-
so1 400 n
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Troops Unable to Cope With Disorders

Troops Unable to Cope With Disorders.
Kursk, Russia, November 22.-The
agrarian disorders in the district OF
SubZha have assumed such a violence
that the troops are unable to cope
with them. The whole northern halt
of the district is in the hands of he
peasantry who are pilfering
p~easantry, who are pillaging the es-
tates and burning the harvested crops
During the pillaging of one estate a
company of Cossacks looked on. being
unable to interfere.
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THORPE WILL NOT PLAY
Charlottesville RIOTERS are Satisfied
With Showing Against the Navy.

The report that Thorp will play with
the University of Virginia in the game
with North Carolina on Thanksgiving
Day is officially denied at the Univer-
sity in a letter to The Landmark,
which says hat the faculty has not
changed its mind in regard to Thorp
and that there is no chance of a
change.
The letter says that the Virginia
men are well satisfied with the show
ing that made against the
navy because only five of the regular
men were in the contest. These men
are IN the mend and will be in prime
condition for the game on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. with the exception of Cap
tain Cooke. who is too badly injured
to play again this season.-Norfolk
Landmark.
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Virginia Man Dying From Injuries. in
Chester. Pa.


Chester, Pa, November 21.-A man
believed to be George Foster OF Nir-
ginia is dying here from injuries re-
ceived in a mysterious manner He
was found lying in the road late last
night and as he appeared to be in a
drunken StupOr was taken to Jail.
During the night his condition became
serious and Il physician who was sum
mOned found that he was suffering
with h~emorrhaGes OF the head and
stomach. His condition, the doctor
said, was due to blows. The police are
endeavoring to ascertain whether the
man was held up Or was injured in Il
brawl. He was identified today by
several residents of this place as Geo
Foster. Nothing is known concerning
him beyond the fact that his home is
in Virginia
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to save an infide1 should by all man
ner Of can be one fit "as a song
of praise and worship of Cod" But
they go further and would obliterate
the song embodying that beautiful
sentiment:
Just as / am without one plea.
But that thy blood was shed for me:
And that thou bidst me come to thee.
Oh. Lamb of God. I ONE