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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

Favorable results are expected TO 1ol-
low the audience given by emperor
Nicholas at Tsarkoe Selo to thirty
two workmen, representing the leading
industrial establishments of st. Peters
hurr. In addition to paternal admis-
sions bestowed upon the workmen. $zo'-
600 has been given by the Emperor
EMPRESS and Dowager Empress for the
relief of the families OF those VINO were
killed or badly wounded IN the aitaii
of January 22nd. The manufacturers
of st. Petersburg have made coIces"
sions to the strikers and contrloul7o
to the relief fund. The situation III
Poland and other of the provinces con-
tinues strained, and strikes are report
ed from Irkutsk and several othe: 81
berian towns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

224 bonds held by Shafer and pro rata
for Is bonds owned Dy other persons,
and to leave the state to settle with
South Dakota for the bonds the latter
holds. The Governor said very frankly
that he would transmit this proposition
to the legislature il desired, but would
write as strong message as he could
possibly against any such course. There
were present at the conference, the
Governor, his council, attorney general.
chairman of the House and Senate COM
mittees on claims and ex-Chief Justice
James E. shepherd, counsel for the
state in the bond suit.
Upon the statement of the Governor
that he would. denounce the proposal
thus discussed, Ricaud went to Wash
dngton and there met his clients, and
induced them to agree to accept s125,-
900 for it's bonds, which Ricaud says in
his letter to the Governor is less than
4s per cent of the debt, 81 per cent. of
the security pledged for the payment
of bonts, and II per cent Of the amount
| received by the state from the lease Of
the North Carolina railway since 1879,
which belonged to the bond holders.
They first told the Governor orally that
they were prepared to submit this prop
osition provided he would indicate
whether or not he would transmit it
with or without executive condemnation
but the Governor declined to give any
intfma ton to what he would do, and
thereupon Ricaud and Busbee said they
would not submit the proposition merely
for the purpose of having it sent to
the legislature, with the Governors S
condemnation. All these matters were
set out in the letter Of yesterday. To
| this Governor Glenn replied today as
follows: Your letter relative to North
Carolina state bonds, held by your
| clients, Shafer & Brother, of New York,
has been carefully read and considered
| by me- You having stated therein, that
you will submit no formal proposition
| to the state for settlement Of these
| bonds, there is nothing before me to
| transmit to the legislature.
| eff your clients desire tomake in writ
| ing a formal offer, stating what they
| will accept in full payment of all bonds
| held by them against the state, this
proposition, accompanied by such rec
| lamentations as I deem advisable, will
at once be transmitted to the Legislature
| for it's consideration. In 1879 the state
| made your clients a fair offer on CON-
promise, which was not accepted. Since
! then the state has had no proposition
| to make. Unless, therefore, your clients
| desire to take some action, I consider
| that there is nothing before me requir-
| ing any further action on my part"
| Ricaud was asked tonight what he
| would do and replied: Il will leave to-
| morrow for New York and leave mat
| ters in statu quo. The principal and
| interest upon the 252 bonds including
| those held by South Dakota amounts
+! to 50, 740 per bond
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
REV EIVED BY THE EMPERoH.
Denutation of WOrkmen Given an Au-
dience at Tsarleoe Selo.

ST Petersburg, February l.-Em-
,,aror Nicholas this afternoon received
at Tsarkoe Selo a deputation Oh 81
yorkmen representing the employees
of the factories and workshops OF ot.
Petersburg. The deputauon was ac-
companied by Minister OF Flnance
Kokovsoff and Governor General Tre-
nof and proceeded by the Imperial
road to TsarkCe SelO, where carriages
were awaiting them at a point heaE
the imperial pavilion. on arriving
there the Workmen We're admitted TO
one of the halls of the palace. Ine
emperor entered the hall accompanied
bv Grand Duke George Mikhailovltch,
General Hesse, the minister of the i'm
;-erial court and the cOmmandant or
the palace. The workmen bowed
deeply to the emperor, who said:
Good day, my children
The workmen replied: I'VE wish
your majesty good health
The emperor then said: Il have
summoned you in order that you may
hear nv words from myself and COM
municate them to your companions.
The recent lamentable events with
such sad but inevitable results nave
occurred because you allowed your
selves to be led astray by traitors and
enemies to our country. When they
induced you to address petition to
me on your needs they desired to see
a revolt against the government. They
forced you to leave your honest work
at a period when all Russian work
men should be laboring increasingly in
order that We might Vanquish our OBJ
stinate enemy. Strikes and disgrace
full demonstrations led the crowds to
disorders which obliged and always
will oblige the authorities to call ou-
we're victims. 1 know that the lot of
the workman is not easy. Many thlngs
require Improvement, but have pa
tience. You will understand that 1t
is necessary to be just towards your
employers and to consider the condi-
ton of our industries. But to come 70
me as 4 rebellious mob in order to de-
clare your wants is crime. In my So
Icitude for the working classes I will
take measures which will assure that
everything possible will be done to i'm
prove their lot and secure an investi-
cation of their demands through lega
channels. I am convinced of the hon
esty of the workmen and their devo-
ton to myself and I pardon their trans
gression. Return to your work with
your comrades and carry out the
tasks allotted to you.
MAY God assist you"
At the conclusion of mis- speech the
emperor told the members of tht
deputation to communicate his word!
to their comrades and said he would
supply them with printed copies of hi:
address.
After leaving the palace the depu
tation proceeded to a neighborins
church, where they prayed and aftel
kissing Ikons placed lighted candle
before the shrines. Subsequently the.
were given dinner in building which
was formerly the high scnool q
Tsarkoe Selc.
One of the members of the depu
fation proposed the health OF the en'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
BIG SHIPMENTS OF GOLD.


New York, February 1.-The heavy
demand for gold at Paris. supposed TO
be due to the plans OF French bankers
in connection with Russian government
finances. has resulted in the second
largest engagement on record for a
single shipment from New York 10
Europe. The steamship LaChampagne.
which will sail tomorrow, will have on
board $780, 900. all In American Eagles.
except $3.50. 600 IN bars. The largest
days export on record was 900
to Paris, on May 12 last year, In con-
nection with the Panama canal pay.
ment. M
Tomorrow's shipments are as fol-
lows: Lazard F'rerer. $2.43o 900; Gold.
man Sachs and Company. $4,000. 900,
National CityC Bank, $1.soo. .0oe: Royal
Bank OF Canada, $1,000, 90: Barring,
Magoun and Company. 500 900: Trades
man's National Bank (PhiIadeiphiol,
s50o, 600 and Heideibach, Iekelheline-
and Company. 81, 200. 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
SITUATION rs UNCERTAIN.
Warsaw Now Quiet. But Public Con-
fidcnce is Not Restored

Warsaw, February 1.-8:22 p. m.-
Warsaw at present is quiet. Traffic
and business have been partially resuni-
ed. The shops in the principal thor
oughfares are still boarded up and but
few soldiers are visible in the streets.
Public and official confidence however,
is not restored but there is degree
Of uncertainty regarding the situation.
Tomorrow is the holiday Of the purifi-
cation and demonstrations are feared.
No settlement of the strike is expected
before February 6. 1t is certain that the
strikers will not return to work before
then. The most serious trouble OF the
Police is with the Hooligan element,
which is responsible for the recent loot
ing, the strikers remaining quiet.
British pro-COnsul Muculain, who
was injured during the recent disturb
ances has nearly recovered and Is eX-
pected to leave the hospital next week.
The governor genera. is making daily
inquiries at the hospital about the pro-
consul.
Outside Of Warsaw the strike move
ment appears to be growing but While
a great number of Workmen are out
ct Lodz not a single case of disorder
has ben reported there.
1t is rumored tonight that thousands
of workmen in the extensive coal dis
tricts of Domorova near the frontier
will strike tomorrow. This would be
extremely serious as the mines would
Immediately be flooded if the pumping
ceased.
Other reports coming in say that
fresh strikes have broken cut in the
outlaying districts, but the rumors are
not confirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

Horneilsviae, n. Y, February IA
passenger train on the Pittsburg, Shaw
NUT and Northern railroad tonight
crashed into a sleigh containing thir-
teen women. killed seven of them and
seriously injured the remaining six.
Some of the latter are in a serious con-
dition. The accident occurred near
Airport. The sleigh was one Of three
| carrying a party from the Universal.st
church of this city.
The dead:
Mrs. Mary G.. Gallette. Mrs. Charles
Thomas, Mrs Eugene Shaw, Mrs. jos.
Hallett, Mrs. Hargraves, Mrs. Bert
Moore, Mrs. Ruth Patchen.
The injured:
Mrs. F. Boughton, Mrs. F. r. Rowley.
Mrs. Coates, Mrs. Bond, Mrs Fred
Green, Mrs. Wallace Clark.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society OF
the UniversaIist churcnr went tessf1xxms
house near Airport to spend the after
noon. 1t was nearly dark when they
started on the return trip to the city.
The occupants OF the leading sleigh saw
| the train approaching as they neared
the Shawmut crossing. The driver urg-
ed his horses ahead and the sleigh pass
ed over the tracks in safety. The wom-
en- in the first sleigh then attempted to
| warn those following of the danger and
| they did succeed in directing their at
| tention to the rapidly approaching
| train. The driver pulled up his horses,
but he could not check the heavy bob
| sled quickly enough, and when 1t came
| to a standstill the box OF the sleigh
was directly across the railroad track.
The pilot OF the engine struck the sleigh
with great force. reducing il TO splint-
! ers and hurting the women in all direc-
| tions. Every woman on the sleigh was
killed or injured.
The other members of the party hur-
| ried back to the assistance OF their un-
| fortunate companions and the train
was stopped and backed up TO the cross
| ing. The bodies of the dead were plac-
| ed on the train and the injured were
laid upon improvised cots In the bag
| gage car. The train then proceeded TO
| Hornellsville.
| The news of the accident had been
telephoned to the city and hundreds
| of friends and relatives OF the unfor-
tunate women were waiting at the sta
| ton. The dead were at once taken to
the morgue and the injured were placed
In ambuances and then to the Mercy
hospital.
Elisha Quick, driver OF the second
sleigh, was badly hurt. He said he
tried to stop the sleigh. but could not
control the horses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
Granted by the Emperor
to Representatives
of WOrkmen
AIDS SUFFERERS

The Workmen. Representing the Lead
;po Industrial Establishments of st.
Petersburg, Were Received by the
Emperor at Tsarl<Oe Selo-He Badc
Them Return to Work, Promising
to Study Their Condition and DO
What He Could for Thcm-Situa-
ton i'm Poland Continues Strained
All is Quiet Now in Warsaw, But
There is q Feeling OF uncertainty
Concerning Conditions There
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
OFFERED A COMPROMISE.
The South Dakota Bond Suit Matter
Comes Up in an Interesting Way.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., February 1.-The
South Dakota bond suit matter is up
again in a most interesting form. A. G.
Ricaud and F. II. Busbee tonight MADE
public the fact that yesterday they
wrote a letter to Governor Glenn IN
which they reviewed the history of the
bonds on which this suit was brought,
and stated that their clients. Shafer Sc
Brother, of New York, had paid 6S cents
on the dollar for the bonds. The letter
adverted to a conference held with
Governor Glenn last Friday in which
they. on behalf OF their clients, submit
ted proposition to take $500 fer the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
Passenger Train Crashes
Into Sleigh Contain
ing Is Women
OTHERS MAY DIE

Were Seriously Injured and Some OF
Them Arc In n Serious Condition
The Party Had Been Co Airport to
Spend the Evening ami Were Re-
turning to IIornesville-Atfcntio
Was Directed 10 the Approaching
Train, But the Driver Could Not
Check His Horses Quickly Enough.
The Sled Stopped Directly ON the
Track and Was Hit With Greas
Force by the Engine, Hurting the
Occupants I'm Every Direction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

Wonder what the members Of tho
new anti-chIid labor committee for the
south think of the operatives Of one II
the largest mills in the state petition
Ing the legislature not - legislatA
further on the question?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

oeror which was drunk with cheers.
The delegates then drove to the i'm
perial pavilion whence they took a
train for st. Petersburg
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of State
Senate and House
Yesterday
LIQUOR MEASURE

The Ward Liquor Bill Made a Special
Order i'm the Senate for Next Thurs
day-BiH to Reimburse Treasurer
Lacy VIII Come Up Today-Discus-
sion iu House on Bill to Prevent
Dutch Nets i'm Pamlico Riyef-Nes-
sage from the Governor Concerning
the Observation-Disclosures ExpOsi-
ton Endorsed-Interesting Work
by the Committees.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03

Continued on Fifth Page-)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
Was a Provincial Pioneer

Jas Porter, father of Mrs. Isaac
Sandwich, died at the Jubilee Hospit-
al, Victoria, last Saturday, after a
long illness. He was about 80 years
of age and was a native of England,
having been born at Kent about
1922. He came to Victoria in the
employ of the Hudson Bay Company
in 1853 and with the exception
of year or two spent with Mrs.
Sandwith on this island, he lived at
or near Victoria until his death.
Two daughters and one son survive
him, all of whom were in Victoria at
the time of his death. The funeral
took place last Monday. The Vic
toria Colonist, of last Sunday, speaks
of Mr.. Porter as zone of the very
earliest of Victoria's and British
Columbia's original pioneers-those
sturdy-hearted men who came into
the new world wilderness in the Hud-
sons Bay Company days and laid the
foundations for Victoria and the pro-
vince of which this city is now the
stately capital"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
The Baker Family

The presentation of "Out in the
Streets, here Friday evening, the
18th, by the Baker family, of East
Sound, was very creditable, although
the play itself is not one calculated
to appeal strongly to the average
audience, which likes to be amused
The only amusing character in the
play IS that of ''Pete, the negro SER
want, and this role was carried by
Mr.. Harvey Baker in a manner
worthy of professional comedian
The audience would have been con-
siderably larger had the night been
less wintry and unfavorable and the
prices of admission not above those
usually charged here. The members
of the company had with them quite
a number Of Navajo Indian rugs and
blankets and various articles of Jew
elry, principally bracelets hammered
by the Indians from Mexican silver
coins.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
Poisoning PheaSantS

1t is reported that some farmers
upon whose lands Mongolian pheas-
ants have become so numerous as to
be nuisance have put out strychnlne
to kill the birds. This is very dan
gerous practice and should be pro
hibited by law. Those who have
used strychnine for this purpose have
probably done SO without thought
that they might be endangering hu-
man life. It would take but small
quantity of strychnine to kill a pheas-
ant and the chances of the bird being
shot by hunter after taking the
drug and before dying from the et-
fects of it would be rather remote,
but it is much better not to take any
chances of that kind.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
A Growing Institution

The ISLANDER office completed this
week the printing of many thousands
of checks for the San Juan County
Bank, which are furnished it's Gus
toners without charge, although it
has long been the custom of the city
banks to charge for every book is
sued. The checks are printed on
pink bond paper in two colors of ink
and from new type bought especially
for the job. The expense to the bank
is considerable Few country banks
furnish their customers specially
printed checks bearing their names.
The city banks do so but it is clear
ing house rule that the books shall be
charged for and chat the extra ex-
pense of printing a customers
name and business on the checks snail
be paid by the customer. For sew
eral years the ISLANDER office has
printed the checks of The San Juan
County Bank but never before has
the office printed SO many on one
order. The business of the bank has
more than doubled during the past
five years, showing that it not only
has the confidence of a steadily in
creasing number of patrons but that
it's patrons are prospering.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
WORKING OUT
FINES AND COSTS
LUMMI, wOODwORTH AND LOWE
ALL CONVICTED
commissioners Hold Special Meeting
and Order Them to Work Out
Fines and Costs on the Roads
Balls and Chains Purchased.

The trials of the petit larceny
cases against Will Lummi, Perry
Woodworth and Will Lowe were con-
cluded late Friday evening, the 18th,
and resulted in the conviction of all
OF them. The jury in the Lummi-
Woodworth case consisted of Ed De-
laney, John Douglas, w. H. Higgins,
Jas. Guard, Wesley Langell and w.
E. Langell. They promptly found
the defendants guilty and fined them
each $25 and costs, the costs for each
amounting to $26.32. The Lowe Jury
consisted of Chas. Mckay, John Kel-
ly,J, A. Scribner, A. Stoliker, Frank
Jensen and J. T. Belleview. They
fined Lowe $25 and costs which
amounted to $47.9O. Being unable
to pay, Lummi and Woodwork were
committed to Jail for 173 days and
Lowe for 25 days.
The law provides that prisoners
serving out fines and costs in iail
may be required by the county COM
missioners to work on the county
roads. Commissioners Graham and
Sandwith held a special meeting Mon
day and issued such an order in these
cases. The men are working under
Supervisor Hannah on the road to
to the Friday Harbor Lumber Com
panys mill. The auditor was directed
to purchase balls and chains for use
in keeping the toilers within bounds,
if necessary, but they have worked
up to date without these attach
ments.
1t is to be hoped that the expert
ence of the men will have tendency to
check their inclination to annex NOV
able property belonging to other peo-
pie and that certain of their associ-
ates who were not run in" this time
may consider it the part of wisdom
to do more honest work and less
stealing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
THE ROCHDALE
STORE SYSTEM
NOW BEING TRIED
AT PORT STANLEY
Program of February Meeting of
County Teachers Association
Farmers Complain of Poor Grass
Seed-Suggest State Inspection

One of our Lopez island subscrib-
ers writes concerning the re, ent Or
ganization of the "Port Stanley
Rochdale Company" which he says
may solve the so-called farmers
problem and if successful may result
in similar organizations on each ISL
and" Continuing, he says: THE
company proposes to buy produce at
full market prices and by it's system
of distributing profits materially les
sen the price of groceries, etc, the
farmer and shareholder thus being
benefited at both ends-in the S. le
of his products receiving full market
price and in the purchase of his gro
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
Poor Grass Seed

Some of the leading farmers of the
county complain, and with evident
good reason, that much of the grass
seed sold by the Puget Sound seed
houses is absolutely valueless. A
large portion of it, they say, will not
germi cate even when sown on good
soil and under the most favorable
conditions. Among those who have
had very unsatisfactory experience
in this way are d. B. Shull and Frank
Guard. Mr. Shull thinks that the
farmers should ask for the passage
and enforcement of law providing
for seed inspection and fixing pro-
per penalty for the sale of foul and
worthless seed which occasions heavy
loss to farmers every year. Local
dealers are not blamed in any way.
The agricultural department lately
made series of seed tests at Wash
ington and found a considerable num-
Der OF specimens foul or adulterated.
General federal inspection may be
required in the course of time in
every state but judicious state laws
on the subject would unquestionably
result in great benefit to the agri-
cultural industry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21
PIONEERS OF LOPEZ
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Graham and Their
Fine Home.

AS briefly announced in the ISL
ANDER last week County Commits
sioner VIM. Graham has leased his
big farm and fine residence at Rich
ardson for period of three years.
He and his family have moved to
their old.home near by temporarily,
where they expect to reside until
August, when they will probably 60
to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham are among
the county's oldest settlers and best
known pioneers. Mr.. Graham is a
Canadian by birth and came to the
United States in 1865, first settling
in Iowa. He moved to this state and
county in 1877 and established his
home on Lopez island, pre-empting
100 acres of government land. He
has acquired much other land by
purchase and his ranch now COM
prises 484 acres and is one of the
largest and finest in the county. He
married Mrs Mary Wilson in 1873.
They have five children now living,
one of whom, William Graham, Jr., is
now a partner in the firm of Hodgson
& Graham, general merchants, at
Richardson. Mr.. Graham is now
serving his fourth term as county
commissioner, having been first elect
ed twenty-four years ago. He is
postmaster at Richardson and owns
the store building and wharf prop
erty there.
The lessee of the farm is VIM Tay
lor, who has resided for several years
past at Green Lake, near Seattle.
He was for many years engaged in
farming in the Yakima valley
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-21

Upon application of Vincent Nc
Crary and P. A. Jensen, Judge Join
er has appointed August Void re-
ceiver for Chas. Brown, who skipped
three weeks ago leaving numerous
creditors, large liabilities and small
assets. The creditors represented
by Attorney Wynn, who filed the
first attachments on the stock of
liquors and cigars, will not consent
to allow the receiver possession of
the property until they can have a
hearing before the court, to which
they are entitled under the law.
Brown is said to be in Vancouver, B.
G. with woman companion.