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The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
BASKETS FOR THE pCOE
Distributed Yesterday by the Salvation
Army in Many Sections of the City.
Christmas Tree for the Children.

Laden down with many basket.
filed with choice edibles. several wag-
ons started from TIE Salvation Army
headquarters yesterday afternoon. 10
visit many poor families in different
sctionS Of the city who were each pre-
sented with one OF the happy reminders
OF this glorious holiday season.
This praigewOrthy undertaking Ci lie
SavatiOn Army, which meant the
bringing Of relief to man! families %ho
otherwise would not have known the
pleasures Of q happy Christmas. merit
ed and received the hearty surpgr- n
q large number OF Wilmington people
Fruits in abundance, food III variety
and quantity. and many donations II
money were made and all have been
used in the relief Of suffering Of the
worthy poor.
Each baskt contained frui-. and crf-
fee, sugar. meal. canned tomatoes.
onions. bread and other thins=. anq a
live chicken was given 10 every tami:y
visited
The Salvation Army people tealiz-
though, that Christmas Is primarily 4
season for the young people and child
rem, and knowing that there would De
large numbers Of these in the city who
would not have the opportunity OF en-
jCying the season. they have planned
for q big Christmas tree 10 be given
Thursday night ar the army barracks
on Princess street, when presents will
be distributed TO the children of the
poor.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
NEGROES THREATEN VENGEANCE
WahaIak, mississippi, in Hands
of Negro Mob.
MILITARY ORDERED TO SCENE
Conductor Of Train Killed One Negro
and Wounded Another Cause Of
Trouble-Unverifed Report That a
Fight Had Occurred and Two White
Men Killed.

Meridian, Miss, December 24.-Ac-
cording to reports received here To-
night the negroes for miles arcunG
have congregated about the town OF
Wahalak, forty miles north of this
city, and this afternoon paraded the
streets threatening vengeance OF the
whites because Of the killing OF one
negro and the wounding Of another by
a conductor of a passenger train or
The Mobile and Ohio railroad ye5ter-
day while the latter was attempting
10 Quell d disturbance aboard his train
At the town Of Wahalak scarcely more
than - white persons reside ana in
response 10 u plea for protection bat
tely | and company D, of the state
militia stationed in this city, has been
ordered TO proceed to the scene. They
left aboard a special train at 20
O'Clock and should reach Wahalah by
midnight. The battery, by instruction,
carried Il Calling gun and all the men
are heavily armed.
AT $50 o'clock tonight a message
from Sccoba, the first station south CT
the trouble states that a clash has oc-
CURED between the two races with The
result that two white men were killed
This report, however, has not been
verified although railroad officials ad-
nit receiving a message detailing
some additional trouble
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
FIRE IN MARIETTA, GA
Plant OF Georgia Manufacturing and
Public Service Company Badly ypnIn
aged-PaDcr Mill Practically Dc
>troycd.

Marietta, Ga, December 21-The
Giant Of the Georgia Manufacturing and
Public Service company. which supplies
the city with watci and electric lign.-
in@. was b; damaged and the Mari
eta paper .sll, owned and operata. by
the public service company. was prac-
ideally destroyed by lire today. The
loss is placed at s2o0. 0.J'T, fully insu. ell.
The fire was discovered early today i'm
the store room of Ike Paper ,aill and u
supposed to have been caused by sron-
taneOus combustion I'Ir time rhe
entire business sectl1n cf Marietta was
threatened, and Atlanta was called On
Tor aid. The fire department was handi-
capped by an inadequate water supply
and by strong wind. Fer several
hours the Western Union Telegraph
wires were interrupted By the iire and
communication between Atlanta and
the north was suspended
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
SCHOOLS SLIMLY ATTENDED,
Children of Hebrew Parents Kept at
Home,

New York, December 24.-Thc asl-
tation against Christmas celebration
in the public schools that has bean
gathering force for the last ten days in
Hebrew circles found its climax today
when parents, guardians and other
protectors of Jewish children-stirHg-
ly urged and supported by certain east
side newspape1s-kept their charges
from attending the pro-Chrlstmas sea-
sion to such an extent that schools on
the east side reported a decrease in
numbers ranging from 33 1-3 per cent.
to 60 per cent. Of the pupils registered.
One Hebrew principal Of an east side
school said that the school exercises
were not at all of a religious character
but consisted Of an entertainment in
which the children took part ana a
distribution Of small presents fIO.n
teachers and principals.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
Good in all Men.

On the verge Of the Christmas cele-
bratlon what better news could We
hear than that all over the United
states the good people are exartinS
themselves to make the poor of their
midst happy. From every city ana
from every section almost comes re-
ports Of how presents are being
bought and dinners planned 70. the
poor. the afflicted, the little street
waits, the homeless orphans-fo~ all
who will have little Christmas gl3d-
ness unless it comes from the bounte-
Gus hands of kind hearted persons
We hear a lot Of commercialism, Of
greed, of graft and all that, but, aftec
ALL there is Lots of good in the
worst Of u.s." and that is now being
shown in multtudinous ways. May
every one, rich, poor, afflicted, strong,
all alike have a glorious, good, happy
Christmas is our sincerest wish
Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
Then He Woke ID.

Il never was much given to Girta-
tion,' said the travelling man, but |
had a narrow escape last summer from
falling from grace.
Il was riding from Hannibal, Mo,
to Springfield, H., on Wabash train.
| sat next TO the window on the right
side of the car. no one sharing my seat
Across the aisle from me sat two wo-
men. The one next 70 the window
was a good looking person. with a blue
silk gown and a pleasant facial ex-
preston. Once as she looked at me
detected a distinctly friendly twinkle in
her eyes I was astoniShed. But not
fatally. A mans egotism will never let
him feel wholly surprised when We
man shows signs Of being peased with
him
Il thought at last l have found
home one who detects good thing
first sight withuOt the necessity CT any
Of the preliminary Stages Of acqudin-
tance The next time | looked her
way-which wasn't lOng-there was 4
friendly twinkle in my own eyes, in re-
sponse to which a suggestion Of
smile visited the corners OF The wO-
mans well-shaped mouth.
Il sat up, fixed my Goa. coIlaE so II
set just right. adjusted my four-in
hand am tried 10 lI- uncOnc2E1Ci.
Within five minutes that strange per
son and | We're smiling a each other
like old acquaintances
About this time a tall, lanky person
walked into the car, spoke Il woru 10
the woman accompanying the one 0l
the friendly pToclivities. and then 5at
down beside NE. We drifted into con-
yersation with the freeTaasonry Of III
voluntary seatmates
Soon he said: I'm the sheriff Of th,>
county. I've got a couple O crazy wo
men takin' 'em 10 the 'sylum. You
wouldn't ever know they was crazy
either That woman over there with
the blue dress is one OF EN-
We'll, I've known some keen humiil-
ations in my ife, but that was trii-"
the keenest Chicago News
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
The SDeakeSship Candidacy.

One Of the state papers has expressed
The opinion that to the Ch.; f1I:e News
a reform school may seem 20 be Of less
consequence than the ale icn OI Mr.
Dowd to the speaker3h:p Cf the mkt
.lCuse
Now, the speake"5hip 5 really H1ne
of our fight, and what we say or cave
ul.said Will probably hlt- ,ass than
nothing to 10 with it," ling the re-
suit. At the same time We cannot but
most heartily disapproye Of what seems
to US to bean effort to injure the can
didacy Of Mr. DoWd by appealing to the
opposition that exists in some Quarers
against the establishment OF reform
atory.
If the Democrats see ft 10 make Mr.
Dowd their speaker We will have no
complaint to make; If they do not we
we will have no additional grievance
against them. From a party stand
point it IS none Of our business. But
whether the speaker is 10 be Mr.. Dowd
or Mr.. Manning, or Mir Murphy, or
Mr.. Justice or anyone else, we cetainly
do not think that candidates advo-
cacy Of a great moral question should
be used against him.-Industrial News
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
To PRESERVE ORDER
All saloons in Atlanta Closed Until
Wednesday Morning.

Atlanta, Ga. December A-To
aT,.4 possibility of any repetition Of
the race rioting here Mayor Woodward
ordered all the saloons closed frorn (
O'Clock this afternoon until wednes-
day morning For several weeks IN
definite rumors have been heard that
Christmas was 10 be the occasion OF
an attack on the negroes in Alfalfa
The ruIaOr could rot be traced 70 an
authoritative source but the effect has
been TO drive many negroes fron the
city.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
\ MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Man Stabbed to Death With Hat Pin
and His Wife * Accused.

The authorities are investigation the
alleged killing Of Joseph Neil, a giant
blacksmith and athlete who died from
a hat-pin thrust penetrating his brain
The police are holding Catherine Neil,
the actress bride Of the dead man. Of
ficials have theiry that the womaa
did the JOB while in an abnormal con-
dition Of mind. believing herself to be
another person. The authorities think
the woman is a morphine fend and
possibly a modern Jekyl-Hyde. The
alleged crime was committed in a
Greenwich, Conn, hotel. Mrs Neil
claims her husband died from heart
troubles after a heavy spres.-New
York Dispatch
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28

Washington, December 1i--lnpor-
tant work was accomplished durinS the
past year by the Life Saving service oi
the government, thousands of imperil-
ed lives and millions OF dollars werth
of property being saved through the
heroism and unremittng vigilance q
the life savers
General superintendent kimhall of
the Life Saving service shows in hi.
annual report that the number OF ma
rine disasters was $40 In the waters of
the United States. In these, 10 vessels
and % lives were lost and Sl1 PERSONS
were succorcd at the various stations
The total value OF property saved was
ST., 100, while that lost was s.
T5,0i0. In the disasters $500 lives
were imperilled.
Al the close of the last fiscal year
the life saving establishmnt comprised
2G9 stations, OF which 900 were on the
Atlantic coast, six on the great lake.
lC on the Pacific coast proper and one
each at the falls Of the Ohio river and
Nome
Life saving crews rendered assist
anCe u1 more or less Importance ID 391
vessels in addition TO those which were
lost. Patroimen and station lookout
also warned 81 steamers and n sail
Ing vessels which were running into
danger, the warning undoubtedly avert
! ing disasters which would have caused
loss OF life and property The life saw
ers rescued bathers. recovered bodies
OF the drowned and assisted many per
sons in distress
Particularly valuable assistance, il is
noted, was rendered By the life saving
crews at San Francisco during the
earthquake and confiaSration last April
| in lighting the fire. transporting SUP
plies and shelterirg the homeless
superintendent kimbali says that the
problem OF installing power in life
beat without reducing its carrying or
destroying its self-righting property
has been solved and during the yea
seven OF the largest sized life boats
have been equipped with gasoline en-
zines. They constitute most inpor-
tant addition To the life saving equip
ment. and materially enlarge the radius
Of the effective work OF the crews
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
Lost Their Lives in Fire.

Norfolk, Va December 24.-The wife
and child of Samuel Poynter, Norfolk
county, and the wife and child OF Will
liam Grimslead of Princess Anne coun-
: ty were last night burned to death at
the Grimslead. house eon Morris Neck,
in Princess Ann county while Poynter
and Grimslead were in another part OF
the house. The two men had a mar
row escape, being aroused barely III
time to make their exit unharmed. The
fire is supposed to have started from
an overheated wood stove in the room
in which the women and children were
sleeping. III
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Lindsay B. Hicks Rescued After
Entumbment offifteea Days.
BURIED IN CASED-I\ TUNNEL
Appeared Well and Happ, After His
Terrible Experience-Dcad BOD cs
OF His Five Companions Law Around
Him-Men Worked Hcroicaiiy to
Effect His Rescue

bakersfield, Cal DecellOer %
Lindsay 3 Hicks. released a. midnight
from al entombmen. OF II days II 4
caVed-in tunnel, today appeared we'll
and happy after his srueSome expert
ence. He received the congratulations
Of friends and neighbors. to whom he
related as best he could the feelings he
underwent within the dark close quar-
ters OF his tomb-like prison near the
dead bodies of five less fortunate CON-
panlOns while scores Of men worked
like beavers day and night for more
than two weeks 10 save him from death
by digging through many feet Of earth
and rock
Hicks was once a soldier. and he is
said 10 carry some Indian blood in MS
veins. He was So strong that the stim-
ulaEtS that had been prepared for him
were not needed.
1t was 1850 o'clock las. night when
Hicks was released. The last cut on
the drift was made at HIP O'Clock and
no sooner was the segment of debris
removed and the way left open than
Hicks began to scTape away the rocNs
and earth and crawl toward the open
ing
With arms in front Of his head, he
went into the miniature tunnel and be-
gan to work his way slowly through to
the other side of a dump car, near
which he has remained during the ex-
cavating. when he had progressed
about half way, ne stopped, and Su-
perintendent Frank Miller, who sloo!
at the tube at the mouth Of the shat.
called out and asked what was the
matter.
oh, nothing" Hicks cal.ei lac,,.
I'm just ding to stop In cut OF
wind My wind IS verE sECI', you
know"
Then Hicks moved a few inche5
further toward freedom. and his aims
were seized by Dr.. StinchGeid and
Miner Gents, who pulled him into the
main tunnel, where he was placed in a
+ sitting position. The biinfOld that
Hicks had been ordered 20 put on was
removed, as the tunnel was only dim
~ lighted by candle. With tears in his
eyes, Hicks said TO Stinchfield:
Il am feeling fine. | can never
thank You. doctor, for what you lave
done"
He then thanked Superintendent
Cone, of the Edison works, who later
expressed his qualification at the min
er's rescue.
While working on a tunnel that was
building by the Edison Power company
near Bakersfield on December :. lnc
vertical walls Of deep cut fiji in on
Hicks and FIVE fellow wOrkmen, II WAS
first thought that all had periShed.
Three days later a tapping on the
iron rail- Of the little tramway running
through the drift gave the first intima-
tion that man still alive was buried
beneath the debris. The rescue work
has progressed steadily since.
While the last steps were belns
taken in his rescue superintendent
Cone, wCh led the resc.a. called 70
Hicks and told him be "@s still on IN"
pay roll He said:
You have been a most faithful
man. Hicks: YOU taNa ncel On DUTY
for Is days and nI5nss. and never ash
ed for day off Io, have tLen draw
ing NOV oil the t;mp''
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28

Washington, December 2E-Tne
navy department. has assigned the
Scorpion % act as convoy for the
motor boat race which has been ar
ranged To- take place February Sth,
from flag to Tag" meaning from an
American flag at Miami or Palm Beach
to the British ensign at Nassau, Ba-
hama Islands. 1t IS said at the de-
parfment that in the usua, February
weather the race across the Gulf
stream win be extra hazardous for
such small craft, hence the oogvsy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
TRAGEDIES OF TWO DAYS
Mcdonald Kills Two Men at Cochran,
Ga.-Policeman at Cedartour, Pa,
Stays Man In Attempt to Arrest Him.
Hightower. at Atlanta Kills Young
Woman and Commits Suicide.

Macon ia, December 24.-GOrdOn
Mcdonald shot and killed Coley
Cheney and Herschel Burns at Coch-
ran,, Ga, yesterday, as q result of a
quarrel Mcdonald went to Burns
home and engaged in dispute and
when Cheney and Burns showed a dis
position to fight Mcdonald shot both.
He has not been aprehended All the
parties are white.
CedartOWn, Pa, December 24-PO-
liceman Lawrence Hunt shot and killed
Tom Powell, a carpenter, yesterday in
an attempt to arrest him. Powell had
shot at his son-in-law and when
Officers Hunt and Wright were sum-
moned he advanced upon them with
a shot gun and fired. Policeman Hunt
was too quick. however. for him and
fired about the same time his shot
killing Powell.
Atlanta, Ga, December 24.-Walter
Hightower, a planter. today shot and
killed instantly Miss Bessie Jones. aged
is years and then fired a bullet into
his own brain. He died several hours
later. HightoWer has a wife and three
small children. Miss Jones had been
an inmate of the HightOwer home
since last July ana between her and
her murderer an infatuauon was said
to have existed, on account of which
Mrs. HightOwer had left the husband.
however, returning later. Mrs. High
tower sent her eight year old son to
wake Miss Jones about s o'clock. The
boy discovered his father in the room
with the young woman. When the
father saw his son he fired the fatal
shots.
birmingham, Ala. December pa
The Is hours preceding Christmas have
have been unusually fruitful of TRACE
dies in Birmingham and vicinity. The
list includes seven murders. two sui
Cides, one assault which may result IA
tally, one death by train and one ac-
cidentaI shooting which will be fatal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
Predicts Solid Support of Both
Parties for Roosevelt.
Democrats VIII Recognize Futility of
Putting uD ndidatc-CanaI Worth
More to the South Than 4 Demo-
welt is President Work on it VIII be
Pushed.
Especial TO The Messen nger.

Washington, December 26.-Early
| in the present session of congress there
famed in the breasts of the disfran-
chised inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia spark OF hope that at last
voice III the affairs Of their govern
mcnt might be given them. bill had
been introduced in the house provid-
ing that the District should have two
elective delegates III congress, and d
good deal Of sentiment in support Of
the measure had been worked up. AS
project, and congress Appeared at least
willing to lend d sympathetic ear.
But now the District Of Commis-
siOnerS, that triumViatc Of presi-
Dental appOintees who control the dGs-
tines OF the National capital, and Of
ficiallY veto the proposition. They
don't want any delegates IN congress,
they say, and in saying so they pro
fess to speak fOr all the people in the
District. 1t would tend 10 diminish
their own importance, il is true; but
that isn't the reason they give to con-
gress IL opposing the plan. They say
it would inject politics into an ideal
municipal government; in other words,
that the government Of the capital
of the American republic would be
ruined by t. adoption of the American
system of government.
The views Of the commissioners may
Or may not, seriously influence con-
gress in deciding the question, but the
chances are that the contradictions of
the American doctrine OF mo taxa
tiOn without representation will pre-
vail for q number of years to come.
r. -. Underwood, prominent citi-
zen Of Maiden. Mass, who was in
Washington this week, is one of the
most enthusiastic ROOSeveltian third
termers to arrive here in a long time
He believes that he will receive sub
stantially the solid support Of both
parties. MI. Underwood figures it out
in this wise:
The democrats will not only see
the futility Of putting up candidate
against him, but they will support him
cordially: especially the southern DEM
OCratS, and for this substntial reason:
The southern people know that the
one project Of vital importance to the
prosperity and development of their
section IS the digging Of the Panama
canal. They realize that there is Sc
cret and sinister opposition to this
great undertaking. and that with
Roosevelt out of the white house it
will not be so difficult for the enemies
OF the canal to carry out their policy
of obstruction and delay. AS long as
he is chief executive the work will be
pushed with vigor and carried so far
toward successful consummation that
its completion would be in sight
1T is worth far more to the states
soutl. of the Mason and DiXCn's line
to have this waterway than even to
elect a democratic president. Roose-
welt and the Canal, will be q mighty
slogan. and YOU will see the hitherto
solid south shouting it in the next
~ 1:,i.~:l -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
WILL LAST THREE DAYS
Prediction Of Weather Bureau as to the
Continuance OF Cold Wave.

Washington, December 2i.-Accord-
ing to Forecaster Henry at the United
States weather bureau, the present
cold wave will continue for at ieas~
three days. The thermometer al The
weather bureau at 10 o'clock toolght
shows Is degrees above zero and a
drop Of to II above duruing the nignr
is predicted. Heavy f1OstS have been
reported as far south as Tampa, Fla..
where the temperature tonight was
28 above zero The cold wave extends
th1ou ghout the southern states
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
The decision in the case OF the i'm.

The decision in the case OF the i'm
migrants recently landed in South Car
olina. is important 1t simply means
an open door TO desirable immigrants
and nothing is more important at this
time. North Carolina should have an
immigration bureau just as South Car
olina has. II is up 10 this state 20 keep
pace with other states OF the south that
are progressing. and building for the
future-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
DECISION AGAINST.
Defendants n the Tennessee
Lyaching Case.
FOR CONTEMPT Of COURT
Sheriff Shipp and 26 Citizens of
Chattanooga Involved.

Defendants Objected TO Courts ASsum-
D1ion of Jurisdiction in Granting
,JoEnson's Appcai-Court Held that
Il and it Alone Could Decide That
i1ues4 Had Not Pur-
gcts Themselves OF Contempt by
Sworn Statements Thai They Had
Not Participated in tho Lynching.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
REVIEW Of WORK.
Sp|eadid Record Of the Life
Saving Service.
REPORT OF suPT. K|nal1
Many Thousands of Lives Saved
Through Its lnstTumentalIts.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Total Value 81 Property saved E,>nEna-
Comprises 2-S ~ta;ions--TTmci,
Warnings ct Crews Kept Many vc~
SeI> from Observation-Disclosures ServitS,
Was Rendered NJ san Francisco Dur
ing the Earthquake and Cenaasra-
ton in Fighting Fire anj sheItcrimS
ihr homeless
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28

Generally debilitated for years Had
sick headaches, lacked ambition, was
worn-out and all rundown. BurdocK
Blood Bitters made me a we'll woman"
Mrs. Chas. Freieoy, Mossup, Conn.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
STRIKE ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Freight Traffic at New Orleans AL
most at StandStill-OfiiCialS OF
Road State That All Trains are Be
inc Eun Oh Schedule Time.

New Orleans, Dec. p The New
Orleans railways for transcontinenta
freight to western points was almost
completely closed today by the South
e1n Pacific strike. Other roads Offer
ed no through freight to the Southern
Pacific
Union officials claimed that fifty
men are on strike in this city.
Despite the tie UP local Southern
Pacific officials declare it is uncertain
whether the strike will prove serions
It was said that passenger trains were
moving about as usual, though il may
be several days before the company
learns exactly what it can do towards
delivering freight.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28

Jacksonville, Fla, December Ii
The government thermometer reached
"a degrees above zero here today. The
damage to oranges and vegetables
throughout the state is not yet known,
but it is believed the early vegetable
crop is seriously damaged.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28

1t is said that the Duke and Duchess
OF Marlborough have patched up their
differences. which perhaps means that
old man Vanderbilt has come across
Durham Herald.