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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
IN NEMORIAeI.

\ good man was called hence. in the
death Of Mr.. Solomon McNortOn. which
occurred at his home place, near
East Arcadia, Bladen county, on July
9th, 1896. Mr.. McNorton was porn
on November 4th, 1884, in the Carvers
Creeks section Of Bladen county, q To-
cality in North Carolina which has
sent out SO many worthy men, and
was, therefore, in the seventy-secOnd
year Of his age at the time of his
death. Mr.. McNOrton was always a
very industrious and energetic man
and thus made a success Of his chosen
vocation, that of farming; and being
frugal and prudent he accumulated
quite a comfortable property. He was
upright and just in all his dealings,
and was kind and hospitabls IN his
disposition. He was a man OF the
highest integrity and morals, and was
popular with all classes, which was
fully attested by his large funeral of
mourning and sympathizing friends,
which took place at Wayman MethO-
dist Episcopal church near his home.
Mr.. McNOrtOn was a regular attendant
at this church and it's Sunday School.
In our great Civil War he enlisted in
Company K: 18th Regiment, North
Carolina State Troops, and was a gal
liant soldier, serving throughout the
war. He received several wounds
during the war, one of which was the
immediate cause of his death. Mr..
NcNorton was always held in the
highest regard and esteem, and in his
death his family lost a most kind and
c~onsiderate husband and father, and
the community at large a 0 estlma-
BILE citizen. Deceased was married on
December 18th, 1868, to Miss Kate
King, Of Bladen county. a daughter of
MI. Alexander King, and a most anna
Bile and bright lady. He left his widow
and three children to mourn their
deep loss. The children are: Miss
Lena McNortOn, a most estlmable, in
teresting and cultured young lady, and
Messrs. A. L. and J. A. McNorton,
both of Wilmington. n. c. and one
sister, Miss Ann McNorton. also Of
Wilmington, n. c. Mr.. McNCrtOn was
a man of many strong points Of char
acter, and made his impress on all
among whom he moved. His high
moral character upright, kind and
considerable dealings with all, made
him universally respected. His end
was calm and peaceful.
REQUEST in Pace.
y FRIEND.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
C,ND,DATEs FOR LEGISLATURE
Is Practically Certain That DIR. Gull
broth Will be in the Hace-Not
Probable That More Than Two Cam
didatcS Will be Out.

It is regarded as practically certain
that DR.. y. NJ. Culbreth will be in the
race for the lower house of the legis-
lature. He has not yet announced his
candidacy but it is believed hat he
will do so Monday. Seen last night
by a representative Of The Messenger.
DR.. Culbreth stated that he could not
say definitely yet what he would do
and would hardly know before Monday
night. If DR.. Culbreth comes out il
is not probable that Mr.. Kellum will
be in the race for he stated yester-
day that he had no idea of being in a
three cornered race and if another
candidate entered the field he was out
of it. Other than this. there are no
new developments il local politics.
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The Greenwich Observatory in Trouble

The Greenwich Observatory. Eng
land, n OF the most important as
Economical stations of the world. IL
aoou 10 be put out OF business" &C
ordin TO the Electrical Review, BY
the power station located near IL by
the London County Council. The pow
er station Is located" says the Review,
exactly on the meridian. about a mile
south Of the observatory. and although
II at present has put a small part Of "a
complement, the entire equipment will
nave an output OF over 50~.000-hore
power. Already some disturbance has
resulted from the operation of certain
generating units and the observatory
authorities have brought the matter
before Parliament. as they fear that
when all the machinery is in place
n running. their instruments will be-
come useless"
AS nearly all the world now gets its
longitude from Greenwich, all the
world Will share in the wonder that the
British government was so inert as 20
allow a power station TO be put where
it VIII interfere with important scien-
tinc work.-Baltimore Jul
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York. August li.-FLOUR
quiet and slower: Minnesota patents
s4.e5 TO $3.50: do $3.50; winter patents
s3.S5 10 sse5. Rye flour dull S3-2o 10
s4.oe.
CORN NEAL-Steady: ane $40 -
s1.25: coarse $l.Io 10 sl.1e. kiln dried
fair.
wHEAT-steady: No. ? red 80.
elevator: options i higher. May >+S
September 79s: December S5a
CORN-Steady: No. . IS elevator,
options partly i net higher.
oATS-Steady; mixed IS.
LARD-Barely steady: western
prime <S.75 10 $S.s5. Refined steady.
continental IS. compound rs II a..
BUTTER-T.-m. extra creamery -
to 22A
CHEESE-Quiet. unchanged.
EGaS-Steady. unchanged.
RTCE-Steady: domestic 81 10 81.
WORCESTERSHIRE; New Orleans
80 to IS.
COFFEE-Spot Rio nominal. No. :
invoice S2s mild steady: Cordova . 10
l21,. Futures steady. unchanged L. 10
points higher.
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining
3s; centrifugal 90 test IS. molasses
sugar = 10 =: refined steady. Confcc-
TONERS a.; mould y 1925; cut LOAF
$50: crushed $3.50: powdered $500:
granulated $500: cubes S5.I5.
COTTON SEED OIL~Was frmcr
with trading moderately ctive Prime
crude f o b mills 2512 To 20: prime
summer yellow $50: prime white ~:
prime winter yellow IS.
PEANUTS-Quiet n steady, IN
changed.
CABBAGE S-DuTI. unchanged.
POTATOES-Quiet, unchanged.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

at all ports, Net receipts 3S,103 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1854 bales;
exports to the Continent 494 bales,
stocks 2O1,91O bales.
Consolidated. at all ports, Net re-
ctipts $500 bales; exports to Great
Britain 1854 bales; exports to the
Continent 494 bales.
Total since September 1st, at al
ports, Net receipts ~7,S2S,7s5 bales; *
ports to Great Britain 2.S36,259 bales:
XpOrts to France 726,121 bales; ex-
ports TO the Continent 2,675,619 bales;
exports to Japan 1905 bales; exports
10 Mexico 2,164 bales.
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Mr. r. A. Parsley is telling Of q pet
bear that he made the acquaintance o.
in the wilds of Pender county d few
days since. The bear Is at a lumber
| camp and he keeps the entire crowd
around the camp laughing and helps
to break the monotony. A chair, as-
cording TO Mr.. Parsley, is always plac-
ed at the table for his bearship and ne
does o fail TO appear and take his
seat in a dignified manner Whether
he eats with a knife and fork is not
said but the gentleman who was telling
Of this bear says he is extremely fond
of ice cream
But this bear Of Mr.. Parsley's, or al
least the one he has made the acquaiat-
ance Of, is an awful coward. Bears
generally have a great liking for COWS
for they make nice juicy eating, but
this bear is as shy of a COW as he
could be of a lion Occasionally bruin
takes q stroll into the nearby woods
and the men say on more than one oc-
casion they have seen the bear coming
through the brush at full speed, oc-
~casiOnally looking backward, and close
CIlAu 44I4 q ~" ~ hCl ACd1 INV
cred like she meant business.
Mr.. Parsley'S Pender bear took a
ride recently that he was not figuring
on. A farmer came to a store near
the lumber camp and left his buggy
standing out in front and the mule,
being gentle, was not tied. This bear
has a great deal of curiosity and see
ing the buggy could not resist the
temptation Of crawling upon the back
and looking I'VE into the seat. It hap
pened that just as bruin got we'll up
on the seat that the mule looked back.
He did not take a second look but
started off at full speed. Bruin was
greatly excited but steadied himself
and for a few minutes remained in
the buggy. Presently he decided that
it might not be the best thing for hin.
to remain in that buggy so getting in
position out he rolled. In less time than
it takes to tell it the bear was going
in the opposite direction from the
mule and was making about as fast
time. Mr.. Parsley says that the mule
ran into a clump of trees soon after
wards and smashed the buggy. The
bear came plunging into camp like
was after hin. He is said
to nave no more curiosity when he sees
a buggy with a mule hitched to 1t.
Mr.. Parsley only made the acquaint-
ance of this bear a few days since and
each day he relates something new.
He will probably divulge other esca-
rades of bruin within the next seW
days, or the next time that he visits
camp.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
TRUCKERS TO MEET
Annual Gathering of Stockholders VIII
Take Place Oh Wednesday-SeveraI
Important Matters Will Come Be
fore the Neutrality-suspicious. VIII be
Entertained Wednesday Night.

The annual meeting Of the stock
and Fruit Growers association Will be
held at the court house in this city
Wednesday of the present week and
from all indications quite a large num-
Der CT truckers will be in attendance.
The meeting will be called to order
at ESQ. AS has been stated before
in this paper. there are several cry
important matters to come before the
truckers, the principal n being
transportation and this year the con-
tract with the Armour Car Line as
far as as he association is concerned
expires. There viii, no doubt. be a
discussion as to what the association
should do about recommending 10 the
Coast Line that they make a contract
with the Armour Car Line. Under the
Hepburn bill they are absolutely re-
sponsible and it may be that the truck
ers will take no hand in it as far as
recommending a contract is concern
ed.
On Tuesday a meeting Of the exc
cutive committee will be held at
which meeting the secretary of the
association will submit his annual re-
port. 4 meeting of the directors will
be held on the same day as the gem
eral meeting.
As is customary, the railroads have
agreed TO give a rate Of 7 fare for
the round trip. While in Wilmington
the visitors will be made to enjoy
themselves. On Wednesday evening
they will be given a banquet al the
hotel Tarrymoore. A special car will
leave for the beach at { o'clock.
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DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston quiet at 10 5-16: net re-
ceipts 1882 bales
New Orleans quiet at 10 SIS; net
receipts 9S bales.
Mobile easy at as; net receipts 33
bales.
Savannah quiet and easy at 10 sac;
net receipts SIC bales.
Charleston nominal: net receipts 443
bales.
Wilmington nominal; net receipts ,
bales.
Norfolk quiet at 1012; net receipts
ia bales.
Baltimore nominal at 103s.
Boston steady at 1860; net receipts
101 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at 1885; net re-
ceipts 500 bales.
New York, August 11.-\ew York
steady at 1850; gross receipts All
bales; sales 80 bales; stocks 93,203
bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
HAD \ HARD HEAD
Negro Jumped From Street Il II
landed Upon His Head But Was
Only Stunned.

It is hard to kill a negro when he
is struck on the head and the same is
true when he falls and lights upon his
head. This fact was demonstrated
fast night when a young buck jumped
form a street car and landed squarely
upon the top of his head on the cob
BILE stone at Front and Grace streets.
BE was phased for a short time but
received no injuries or consequence.
The negro was a passenger on one
of the city cars and wnen at the in
~tersection of the above named streets
his hat blew off. He did nc ask the
conductor to stop the car but proceed
ed to jump off and when he did so
landed on his head, and with consld-
cradle force for the car was making
good time. Passengers on the car
thought that he was certainly killed
for it was difficult for them to see
how he could have got such an awful
fall and his head strike the ground
first without breaking his neck. A
call was put in for the ambulance
from the James Walker Memorial
hospital and in a very few minutes
1t was at Front and Grace. The sup
posedly badly injured negro was put
in the ambulance. Ere the hospital
was reached the negro had regained
consciousness and when the door was
opened to take him out he informed
the physician that he didn't believe
he cared to go into the hospital but
preferred going home. No objection
was raised and the negro walked of
home with a few bruises upon his
head bat none of IN consequence
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Month.
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, August ii D. m. Clos
Ing: Cotton spot quiet; prices S points
higher: American fair 5-ss: good mid
ding SIS; middling SIS; low mid
ding SIS; good ordinary 5.3i; ordi-
nary $40 The sales OF the day were
1000 bales OF which 400 were for
speculation and export and included
$500 American Receipts 1000 bales
no American. Futures opened steady
and closed quiet Closing: August and
September 5.44: September and Octo-
Der SGT; October and November 81
IS; November and December SIS:
January and February $50; February
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14

Eleven of the twelve games Of ball
to be played by the local league have
been played and were it 0 for the
fact that three games resulted in a
tie next Saturday would end the con-
tie sthut as it is the ties will have to be
played off and it is more than prOba-
bic that the Rattlers will play double
headers on the next Saturday. The
half holidays end on the first of Sep
TENDER and consequently the games
VIII have to be played before that
time. The Rattlers tied every team in
the league and when they tied the
MOnarchs it was the only time the
MCnaTchs have come near winning q
game. 1t looks very much like they
viii end the season without winning
a came which is something unusual
Tor a team that has played as good
ball as they have. 1t is said that
there is no such thing as luck but it
certainly looks like there has been
such a thing as bad luck for the Mon
archs.
nc usual large CIOWu was Out yes
terday, but it would no doubt have
been larger but for the tact hat it
looked so much like rain, the skies
being overcast with black clouds dur
ing the entire afternoon.
The first game was between the
Hattlers and the Giants and some
fine playing was done by both teams.
Some said it was one Of the best games
of the season. That it was a good
game was shown by the score which
was 2 to 1 in favor Of the Rattlers.
This gives the Rattlers first place
with the Giants a close second.
In the second game the Y. NJ. c. A.
team won by the score of 4 to 2.
The games in detail are as follows:
The Score r H. E.
S. S. R. 1890. 0O1OOOOO1-2 5 8
N. S. G.. ..... OOOOOOOOO1-1 4 l
Batteries: S. S. R., Sallings and
Jewell. S. S. G., Greens and Seifert.
Earned runs, S. S. R. 2: NJ. S. G. 0;
first on balls, Sallings, 0; Green 2;
struck out by Sallings, 7; Green, 9;
first on errors. S. S. R., l; NJ. S. G. 2.
Time 1 hour and % minutes Umpire
Louis Moore.
The Score K. II. E.
Monarchs 49,. OOO11OOOO-2 6 8
Y. NJ. c.. ....21O0100O@ ; )
Batteries: MOnarchs. Myers and
Moore. Y. NJ. c.. A. Pope and Hous-
ton.
Earned runs. Monarchs. 1;Y. NJ. c.
A., 1; two base hits, Moore first on
balls, Myers. 0; Pope, 0; struck out
by Myers, 5; Pope IL; Passed balls,
Moore, 1; first on errors, Monarchs, /;
Y. NJ. C. A. 4 hit by pitcher, Granger
and Myers. o: Time / hour and 20
minutes. Umpire Louis Moore.
Standing Of the teams
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Interior Movement.

Houston steady at 104; net receipts
3,611 bales.
Augusta quiet al 1OA; net receipts
81 bales.
Memphis quiet at 1014; net receipts
) bales.
st. Louis dull at 1O12.
CINCINNATI: net receipts 107 bales.
Louisville firm at 1O3.
Total today: net receipts 3,S15 bales:
gross receipts 4.2S4 bales: shipments
3,123 bales: sales 2,435 bales: stocks
6e,736 bales.
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NAVAL STORES MARKET.

New York. August 11.-Turpentine.
614 To 62l4: rosin. steady As TO II.
Savannah. Ca, August 1l.-Turpeu-
tine, firm 50; sales $50; receipts Gas
shipments 2.0G2. Rosin. firm. sales
1850; receipts 2.05S: shipments Ass:
stocks 6H.120. quote: a. 3. c. 1915:
D, $500: I. $4.121a: F. s4.20: G.. So
- to $3.50: II. $3.50 TO $4.35: X. $4.-
10; VI. $3.50 to s4.95; y. SJ.15 to S.
90: VIC. $500 to $3.50: WV. $50.
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MONEY MARKET.

New York. August 1l--Mouey on
call nominal: no loans Time loans
very strong: SO days "A per cent. 90
days - TO 5: six months ga Prime
mercanti.o paper So TO sI per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy at s+-<&s5
10 s4.s4.1s for demand and at s4.Sis0
TO s4.ss for so DAY bills. Posted rates
s4.ss and s4s4. Commercial bills So
s1A TO s4.s2a. Bar silver s5t.. Mex
can dollars 50-.
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Saturday. August IL
COTT0N-Nominal.
Receipts Of cotton today bales.
Receipts this season to date
321,2e3 bales.
Receipts same day last year-16
bales.
Receipts last season to same date
3sS,341 bales.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE0
Nothing doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing
TAR-Firm s2.e0.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Firm
hard. s2.s0: dip, $40: virgin. $40
RECEIPTS TODAY.
IS casks spirits turpentine.
eos barrels rosin-
30 barrels tar.
1s4 barrels crude turpentiae.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
so casks spirits t~urpentine.
SIS barrels rosin.
40 barrels tar.
121 barrels crude turpentine.
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Died From Effects of a Drug.

Tuscumbia, Ala. August Ill. D.
Montague, a brother of former Cover
nor Montague of Virginia, was found
dead today in his home at Sheffield.
His family is in Virginia Indications
were that he died of a poisonous drug,
but the coroner's jury was unable TO
decided whether it was taken purpose
" or accidentally.
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RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York, August 11.-Receipts to-
day 3,S03 bales, against 3.241 last
week, and 6,297 last year. For the
week $4,000 bales, against 24,S00 last
week, and 1920 last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans IS bales.
against 1855 last year. and at Houston
3,617 bales, against 1857 last year.
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RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEA
PRODUCE.

COFFEE-94 to liz.
FLoUR-Straights $4.25 to $3.50;
second patents $4.75; full patents S5.-
p to $685..
MOLASSES-S. House Ice; New
Orleans brights FAC: Porto Rico 81 to
35c: Cuba csc.
SALT-Prices car load lots, 100 lbs.
c. F. CSC; zoo lbs. G. F. &C: 200 lbs.
F. F. S5c; less than car load lots. loo
lbs. =. T. 36c; 200 lbs c. F. in cotton
sacks lie; 200 lbs F. c. csc.
SUGAR-Granulated $40; w. c.
X. No. 5 $3.50; No. : $4.45; No. 9 s4.-
Is; No. II s4.10.
LARD-(Tierce basisp pure 9; COM
pound 74c.
CORN-No. . white - and rs; No.
, mixed i to &c.
OATS-No. > mixed As 10 AS; white
seed oats soc.
HAY-No. l Timothy $50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina prime
15c; extra prime so to S5c; fancy 90c:
Virginia prime SOC; fancy 75c
BLACK EYES-s1.50.
FIELD PEAS-s1.25.
BEESWAX-21c.
EGGS-2O to 22c.
CHICkENS-Hens 80 to 80; springs
49, TO &c.
n. c. BACON-Hams (oid) Is to 16;
shoulders u to 13c; sides II to f3c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000; 5-nch saps
$500; finch hearts $500; 6-inch saps
$500; 6-inch hearts $500.
TI4iBEBR-
Per N. Extra milling..sS so to SO 60
Mill prime :. =. I so to $50
Mill fair -. $1,000. Z O0to 500
Common mill =. =. -. 500 TO 80
LOGS-Select $500: No. i $3.50
knotty $3.50.
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According TO figures compiled by the
census bureau one million divorces
have been granted by the courts in the
United States in the past twenty years.
Raleigh Times.
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DRAWING TO CLOSE
The Baseball Season Will
Soon be Over.
NEXT SATURDAY THE END
After Series is Completed Three
Ties 10 be Played Off.

RattlcrS Were Victorious Yesterday
and They Head the List-MOnarchs
Again Suffered Dcfcat-Large Crowd
Out Yesterday AfternoOn-FTrst
Game Was Well Worth Witnessing
and the Second Was Above the Az
eragc-LOcaI League Has Some Fast
Players.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14

Goes twice as far-Blue Ribbon Van
lila extract is absolutely pure and so
highly concentrated that only a half
the usual quantity is required.
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oas Bt ~IitI~ III
ssG Ru>IlFI~ J,
20 Bt ~IIEL~ IL
sis BALES TIMOTHY
Oil BUSHELS BIZ
aI5 BOxE~ PLAN I
III PALS CHDT -
Isi LOVE DE"I
S HOXE> III y
rI5 BOXE> DI'fS1
$ pozE> HEo"
90 KEGS yI>EoN1
Els BoxEe >I'hi+
es4 BOXES
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New York. August 11.-Cotton spot
steady. Middling uplands 1905. mid
ding gulf 10.05 Sales 800 bales. Flu
lures closed steady. Prices ranged as
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ard March SIS: March and April s.
40: April and May Sal: May and
June 5.ss.
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Flour steady; 40. 3 spring wheat 20
TO IA No. > red Il 10 71% No. > corn
50l4; 10. , yellow 31&; SO. , oats
214: No. , white 81 To 80: No. 3
white 21-2 70 81: No. > rye So; good
feeding barley 81 10 IS; fair 10 choice
mailing ~ to 40: No. l flax seed ST.
OF: No. l northwestern $1.10: short
ribs sides Qoose) $3.50 to $500: mess
pork per barrel $16.87; lard per 100
pounds 1855: snort clear sides (box-
ed 1887 to $3.50; Whiskey basis Of
high wines S1.29.
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MIR. PARsLEY's BEAR STORY

Eats at the Table With the Men at a
Ice Cream-Took a Ride a Few Days
Since That He Did Not Calculate on
Ticking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

the measure, put 1t. "The President Is greatly pleased,a said Senator Deliver, A member of the Senate committee, after his conference with President Roosevelt.
 Several members of the Senate and House, who are particularly interested In rate legislation, had talks with the Presi- dent today. Senators Deliver and Clapp of the Senate Interstate commerce com mittee and Speaker Cannon and Repre- sentative Hepburn discussed briefly the situation with the President.
 "There Is no gloom around here" re- marked Senator Deliver as he was leav- ing the executive offices. "The Presi- dent is greatly pleased and offers no criticism. Yes, I believe the bill will pass the Senate, perhaps without amend ment. It will go through in practically it's present shape"
 "Is Senator Tillman to have a con- ference with the President about the blll?"
 "I don't know anything about it. re- sponded Senator Deliver, but I do know what the President thinks about Till man. He told me ten days ago that he regarded Tillman as a game fighter and an honest .man."
 Representative Hepburn would not dis cuss the rate situation, but indicated the President was gratified that the pending measure should have been reported fa- vorably.
 When an expression was sought from Speaker Cannon he fenced cleverly.
 Like Paul of old," he remarked, 'I let these things move me not"
 Representative Townsend of Michigan who has been identified with rate legisla- tion from the inception of the proposition, said after talking to the President:
 "The President Is happy. I cannot say he is perfectly satisfied for perhaps he might have lived to have some points of the measure in different shape. On the whole however, he is in fine spirits In the selection of Senator Tillman, demo- crat, to make the report, it strikes me that some members of the committee realizing that they were defeated took this measure to slap those who were sup porting the Hepburn bill. The prospect for the enactment of the measure is, think, very good. -