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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
CRITICISM OF THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Fitzgerald Objects TO the Way the
Chief Executive Acted on the Meas
ure Opening Grazing Lands i'm Okla
homa-Postoffice Appropriation Bill
Then Taken Up.

Washington. April 4.-The house
during its session today listened to a
criticism of the president on the part
Of Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New York, for
the failure of the chief executive to
properly advise the house as to the
objections he had to the bill opening
100000 acres of land for grazing pur-
poses in Oklahoma territory instead
of advising the members of the Indian
affairs committee as to the weakness
of the measure. SO that it might be
amended to meet the wishes OF the
commissioner of Indian affairs.
Mr.. Fitzgerald in the course OF his
structures on the president said:
'"This is not Russia. The president
is not like the czar who originates and
enacts legislation. The president may
recommend, but he can neither origi-
nate or enact legislation"
Somebody may say this is trivial.
The history of all governments which
have parliamentary institutions shows
that the failure to resist trivial en-
croachment on the part of the chief ex-
ecutive has led to vast encroachments.
until the legislative branch of the gov
ernment existed in name only"
1t was after the passage of some
minor bills by the house that Mr..
Stevens, of Texas. called up the bill
stating that it had passed the house
early in the session but some objection
was made to it by the commissioner OF
Indian affairs. and it was therefore
recalled from the president and his
objections to the bill met by incor-
porating into the bill the features de-
sired by the commissioner.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, defended
the president.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken UP when Mr.. Overstreet, of In
diana, chairman Of the committee on
postoffices and postroads explained its
provisions. The bill carries an appro-
priation of $191,373,S4S. He explain
ed that while the deficit in the postal
service for the fiscal year 1905 was
upwards of fourteen millions. the total
receipts for the fiscal year 1905, 1852,
S26,5S5 exceeded the total expenditures
for the fiscal year 1904 by SAGA ,46S
The department estimates that the re-
ceipts for the fiscal year 1907 will be
S1S1, based upon an estimate
of a per cent. increase over the esti-
mated receipts for the fiscal year 1906
Mr.. Overstreet was compelled TO an
swer a rapid fire of questions when the
franking privilege came up in the
course of his general outline of the
bill The new legislation which the
bill provides makes it unlawful for
any person entitled under the law to
the use of a frank to lend his frank or
permit its use by any committee. or
ganiZatiOn or association or permits its
use by any person for the benefit or
use of any committee or organization
or association.
At 4:15 D. m. the house adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
DEPOT MATTER NOT SETTLED
Citizens Still on the Anxious
Bench-Funeral of the Late Mrs.
Margaret ID. Robinson.
Especial to The Messenger)

Goldsboro, n. c., April 4.-Those
people who were sitting on the anx- GUS
bench waiting patiently for the 4th Of
April, the expiration OIL the ninety
days asked for by the railroads in
which to consider a site for the union
passenger depot for Goldsb0ro, have
not been rewarded with the informa-
ton for which they were seeking to-
day. The date has arrived but the
railroad people and the railroad COM
mission have failed to arrive. The Gu
riosity of some of our people has been
screwed up to the highest tension for
the past few days. This passenger de-
pot business holds interest for more
people in Goldsboro than any other
one subject just now, and it would be
a great relief to know how it is going
to be settled, but if settlement is i'll
sight there is no intimation Of it in
GOldSbOrO today.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mar
garet Dillon Robinson, relict of the
late John Robinson, was held from the
home on John street and from ST.
Mary's Catholic church this morning,
and was attended by host of sorrow
ing friends and relatives. Mrs. Rob-
inson was born in Ireland February
II, 1920, and with her husband came
to Goldsboro in 1S47, where she has
since resided. She is survived by
seven children, DR. Geo. ]. Robinson, of
Smithfield, Mrs. Margaret r. Cox,
Judge w. S. OBJ Robinson, Miss Eliza
d. Robinson, Colonel Jos. E. Robinson,
and Mrs W. L. Morris. She had
seventeen grand children and nine
great grand childre. n
r. r. Williams, white man, has
been bound over to court by Mayor
Hood for violating the prohibition
laws. 1t seems that Williams went
and set up business right under the
shadow of the dome of the city hall,
and did prosperous business until
Monday when his place got under sus-
picion. The police were not long in
securing sufficient evidence to bring
the case to trial. He conducted a.gro-
Gerry store where it is alleged that he
dispensed the fire water that seems to
be the beginning of his undoing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
SITE FOR UNION DEPOT
Railroads Notify Corporation Commis-
sion of Their Selection.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Especial to the Messenger
Goldsboro, n c., April 4.-The rail-
roads interested in the building Of a
union passenger depot for Goldsboro,
this afternoon officially notified the
corporation commission that they had
decided upon a site, which is 70 be
at the western terminus of Mulberry
street, running south to Walnut street.
This is taken TO mean that the tracks
will be taken up from Centre street,
and DETECTED around the city. The
drawing of the plans for the new de-
pot was left with the Atlantic Coast
Line authorities. Their engineers are
now at work on the drawings, and
as soon as they are completed, work
will begin on the new structure,
which is to be handsome in appear
ance as we'll as complete in every par
ticular for the accommodation of the
travelling public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06

Norfolk, Va. April A wreck oc-
Cured on the Norfolk and Western
railroad between Suffolk and Norfolk
today, when the Cannon BALI rain
from Richmond to this city, ran
through an open switch at Juniper
Siding. Seven persons were injured
in the wreck. No one was Killed. But
for the vigilence of Mark Noble, en-
gineer Of the train, who was watching
for just such as an open switch,
which caused the wreck, probably
many of the fifty or sixty passengers
on board would have been killed.
The train was running at the rate of
Is or 80 miles an hour when Engin-
eer Noble Spled the open switch thirty
yards away. Immediately he thraw
on his emergency brakes, reducing the
speed to about thirty miles by the
time the engine struck the switch.
The train jumped the track, then
jumped an adjoining ditch, and ran
headlong into neighbOring woods be-
fore it stopped.
The engineer was picked up twenty
feet ahead of the engine The train
careened, but did not turn over and
was not burned as at first reported.
Those injured are:
Va, leg broken.
Mrs. L. E. Lear of Fulton, Ind
head cut and bruised.
Florence Lear, aged Is of Fulton,
Ind, forehead bruised.
Frank E. Wood OF Norfolk, express
messenger on the train. injured in
| teraalIy.
William Davis. oolored, fireman, cut
and badly bruised.
Conductor H. j. Hawks of Rich
mond, Va, left eye badly hurt.
R. F. Bell of Ivor, Va, bruised
about the head, arms and body.
Expressman Wood and Engineer
Noble are the most seriously injured.
The switch, which caused the
| wreck, was wide open and no one
has yet accounted for. the cause.
Though Engineer Noble was looking
for danger, as he always looked when
| running at such great speed, he had
orders giving him d free road from
Suffolk to Norfolk. No one seems
to know why the switch had been
left open 1t is said that it had been
left open after freight which passed
early in the morning.
Wrecking trains were sent out from
| Norfolk and Suffolk with large wreck
| ing crews and a large number Of
physicians.
Juniper station, the scene of the
| wreck, is about five miles from Suf-
| folk, on the road to Norfolk.
The Cannon Ball runs between Rich
mond and Norfolk and was due here
at 1875 o'clock. 1t usually carries a
large number of passengers travelling
: between Richmond and Petersburg.
Waverly, Suffolk and Norfolk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
OGDEN PARTY AT TUSKEGEE
Prominent Men Attending Anniversary
Exercises Of Booker Washington's
School

Tuskegee, Ala, April 4.-Owing to
the delay in the Ogden special train
the beginning of the exercises in con-
nection~ with the celebration of the
25th anniversary of the Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute was de-
layed until tonight.
Among the prominent men who
came in on the Ogden train were
Secretary of War William II. Taft,
Robert C. Ogden, president of the
board of trustees, Charles w. Blio.,
president of Harvard University, Dr.
Lyman Abbott, and Oswold Garrison
Willard, editor of the New York
Evening Post.
The party was greeted by 1,500
students an6 alumni, and members
of the faculty and board of trustees.
Among the prominent institutions OF
learning that are represented here are
Harvard, Yale. Johns Hopkins Uni
versty, University of Minnesota, Ober-
lin college, Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology, University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Howard
University, Fisk University. Barnard
college and the Armstrong Manual
Training school of Washington, ID. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
BASERAII.

At Charlottesville. Va.,-Unicersity
of Virginia 0. University of Pennsyl-
vania 2.
At Annapolis. April 4.-University of
West Virginia 2. Naval Academy IL.
At Cambridge, Mass. April 4.-Har-
ward 9, University of Vermont 4.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia.
(American) 1, Philadelphia (Nation-
aD 0.
At Princeton, \. princeton 5,
Dickinson O.
Norfolk. (Virginia) 2.
At Athens, Ga.-Georgia University
t. Georgia Techs 8. (ten inings).
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Dowie Threatened Deacon Granger
With Prosecution.

Chicago, April A message was
today received by Deacon Alexander
Granger from Dowie. reading as fol-
lows.
You are hereby removed from your
office as general financial manager,
and all other officers. I warn you
should YOU undertake to exercise any
authority as financial manager, it will
be regarded as criminal
Deacon Granger declared he would
continue to discharge his duaties as
financial manager of Zion City.
It was asserted by the officers of
Zion City, that If Dowie returns. and
commences legal action against the
present officers of the church. or at
tempts to outs them. they will cause
his arrest and prosecution on the
charge of misuse of funds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Nomination of Barnes Referred Z
Sub Committee

Washington. April 4.-The senate
committee on postoffices and postroads
today referred TO a subcommittee the
nomination OF Benjamin F. Barnes,
formerly assistant secretary to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. to be postmaster of
this city. The subcommittee. consist
ing of Senators Burrows. Carter and
CuIberson was authorized TO take tes-
timony concerning any portests that
may be made. The reference of the
nomination was made after a confer
ence between Chairman Penrose and
Senator Tillman.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06

Boston. Mass. April 5-E. G. Swift.
the packer. died early this morning.
Mr. Swift was taken i'll with pneu-
monia on March 27th. He grew rapid
" worse. The crisis was reached yes
terday when he became unconscious
and remained in that condition until
the end.
Mr.. Swift's wife. it is thought. is on
her way to America from an European
trim
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Professor Coon Says He Was Nisrep-
resented.

Prof c. L. Coon says in commu-
uication in Sundays News and OBJ
server that his position with refer
ence to the salaries of teachers was
misunderstood, declares that he is
now as he has always been the friend
of the teacher. We say this much
for Prof. Coon since among others
we have taken occasion to criticize
ais views as they were reported in
the News and Observer-Salisbury
Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Threatening Fire Raging I'm LYNN.

Lynn, Mass. April "a threaten
ing fire broke out in four story
wooden lodging house conducted BY
George J. Miller ON Union street just
before 2 O'Clock this morning Fifty
persons were in the building and
when the firemen arrived many of the
lodgers were in the windows A num-
bar escaped the flames, by jumping
and others were taken down ladders
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
MINERS MAY GIVE IN.
Original Demands Will Be
Modified
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD
Roosevelt Declines to Interfere in
the Coal Strike

Strike Commission Award May be Re-
newed for One Year, if the Opera
Another Meeting Between Commit
tees Representing the Operators and
the Miners Will be Held Today.
Statement From the White House
Concerning Position of the President.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
I INJURED IN WRECK
n. and ". Train Dashes Into
Open Switch
WAS GOING At HIGH SPEED
Vigilance of the Engineer Pre-
vented Great Loss of Life

Train Jumped the Track. Then Jumped
Over Ditch and Ploughed its Way
Into NeighbOring Field Before it
StOpped-NOne of the Cars Was
for the Switch Being Open-Wreck-
ing Trains Sent Out From Norfolk
and Suffolk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Passed Away in AsheFiIIe Lat
Yesterday Afternoon
LEFT HERE TWO WEEksAcO
The Remains Will Reach Here To.
Night on the A. Y. Train

Has Not Been Decided When the Fun
eral VIII Take Piace-Dr. Price
Contracted tuberculosis While n
Surgeon i'm the United States Army
and Stationed i'm the Philippine Is
hnds-He Was Not i'm the Army nj
the Time OF His Death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
$4,000 for the jamestown Exposition

Boston. Mass, April An the Mas
sachusetts house today the joint COM
mittee on ways and means reported. a
resolve approprating $4,000 for
state representation at the Jamestown
exposition next year
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
IN BEHALF OF SOUTH
Senator Daniels S Speech in the
Senate.
PkN-AMER|CAN CONGRESS
United States Will Be Represent
ed at Rio Janerio.

That Seven Commission
ers be Appointed Was Adopted-Sen-
atOr Daniel Said the South Was Not
Represented i'm National Affairs. as
it Should be-COnsideration of the
Urgent Deficiency <Bill-Mr. New
lands Addressed the Senate on the
Railroad Rate Bill.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
REFRESHING.

It is interesting, but in no way sur- prising that a son of Benjamin Butter worth should have an inclination to- ward public life Frank s. Butter- worth of this city has that inclination, and would like to help represent New Haven in the next legislature. What ever the result of his entirely legitimate ambition, we like the way he announces it. often candidates for public office only reluctantly consent to become can didates after such urging by their friends" that it almost seems cruel that they have had to be pushed so hard to leave their happy homes for the turmoil and danger of public life. Not so with MT. Butterworth. He says: T don't want it said that my friends have prevailed upon me to run as a public duty or any such talk. It has been the ambition of my career to en- ter public life and this step will be in that direction"
 This is refreshing on account of the quality 1t indicates, and on account of this quality and the other good quali- ties of Mir, Butterworth, we wish him success. We have no doubt that he would make a useful legislator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23

era distinctively Christian lamps be- gan to appear; some in the form of a dove, some bearing the figure of the Good Shepherd or of the martyr with nls branch of palm.
 A curious legend which reappears from time to time in history is that of l the perpetual lamp" which would burn forever without replenishing. We owe the interesting work of For tunic Lceti which gives much yalua- ble information on the subject of light 1 ing, to this superstition The legend which he records be came current in ! l54O through the report of persons present at the opening of the tomb of Tulliola, daughter of Cicero. They de- clared that lamp was found there which was burning brightly, but went out when it met the outer air The jimprseison probably came from the presenee of carburetted hydrogen in the tomb which would naturally have been isntted tby the torches. l Candelabra in these early times were of two classes; one, the simplest, sup porting torches or candles, the other a somewhat elaborate branched affair from which hung tiny lamps. An an- cient epigram on the subject of the candlestick, directed toward some per- son more serviceable than strong, was this:
 Esse vides ligneum; serves nisi 5umins
 flei
 De eandelabra magma lucerna tibi.
 Chou seest that he is of wood; if thou dost not take care of the flame thy candlestIck will be only great candle.)
 A very ancient use of candlesticks and lamps was for burning perfumes. Silver lamps fed with perfumed oils are often found in the Orient, and are not uncommon in Spain. A modern writer illustrates the character of her heroine, wilful young girl of Span ish ancestry, by describing the girls liking for a certain quaint old silver lamp filled with aromatic Gtl which she occasionally kept burning in her bedroom. To the rernonstrances of a friend she perversely replied:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
0BDIyAnY CARE NEEDED.

It does beat the Dutch how careless people are One result of their care Ifessness is a vast number of undeliver- able letters and packages. Over eleven million pieces of undelivered mail were handled by the dead-letter division last year, and the average number received each day is now between thirty and thirty-five thousand Assistant Post master General DeGraw believes this number Is excessive and could be great ly reduced by the use of ordinary care by patrons of the postal service. Not only are the writers and addresses put to great inconvenience and trouble by the non- delivery of their mail, but the pecuniary loss is considerable, as dur- ing last month alone over $2,000, for which no owners could be found was turned into the federal treasury Un- fortunately, the greater part of the monetary loss falls upon persons who are most in need of the funds.
 Failure on the part of the writers to place their addresses on letters and packages is the principal cause of the losses. Mail matter bearing the return address of the writer is not sent to the division of dead letters, but returned directly to the sender in case of non- delivery, and it is by giving the widest publicity to the neglect of writers to
 observe this simple precaution that MT. DeGraw hopes to accomplish something toward the general adoption of the
 plan by the people. The Postoffice de- partment is now sending out cards upon
 which are printed the form of address
 to be used in mailing letters, postal
 cards, etc., suggesting that the address of the writer be placed in the left upper
 corner of the envelope. One of these
 cards is being inclosed in each dead let
 ter returned to the writer Good re-
 suits are expected through this method
 but, of course, only a portion of the
 people can be reached in that way.
 Perhaps ordinary care" in this mat.
 ter is too much to expect of people. Il | certainly has been. But let us begir
 over and see if we can't exercise ordi.
 nary care in addressing mail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
Another Story.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 The statement was lately made in your columns that the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further EX- tension of Suffrage to Women" has 12,- GOO members. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, president of the New England Woman Suffrage association, has pointed out that this statement gives greatly ex- aggerated idea of the strength of the anti-suffrage movement, if unaccompa- nied with an explanation as to what constitutes membership.
 Tn most societies those who join pay membership fee and renew their membership from year to year. The -so-called members of the M. A. o. F. E. s. W. pay no membership fee; they merely sign an anti-suffrage document, and those who signed years ago are still counted as members to-day.
 Considering how easy it is to get peo- pie to sign almost anything, it is not remarkable that our "antis" should have been able, in eleven years, to col- lect 12,OO0 signatures.
 At the time of the last New York constitutional convention the New York suffragists collected more than 300,000 in @ few months, while the "antis" only succeeded in getting 15,0OO. In Massa- chusetts, on the referendum, nearly twice as many women expressed them selves in favor of suffrage in one day as our antis have induced to express themselves against it in eleven years.
 The report just issued by the M. A. O. F. E. S. W. shows marked fslling off in anti-suffrage interest ard enthusi- asm. The society in eleven years has collected 12,000 signatures. an average of more than 11,00O year. But during the past year it collected only 50O--a falling off of 50 per cent. below it's for mer average. No wonder that the com. 2 'piler of the report laments the indiffer. , ence of women to the anti-suffragt cause.
 Many women are indifferent on the suffrage question, but of those who takt any lively interest in it either way the large majority are in favor
 ALICE STONE BLACKWELL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
'laslsassH1Hf77ti 77tisa17a=il'lIassa
 EVEN.

Darling, do you love me still2'
 How can I tell, dearest? I have never seen you that way."--Baltimore American.
 DO you think 1t pays country people to take in city boarders?"
 Certainly, as long as the boarders don't find it out, Baltimore American
 "Carvus, was that operation you per formed on old Hunks successful?"
 Successful? Yes; slngularly so"
 "SingularIy? Then he's recovering, is he|-Chicago Tribune,
 Employer-What, then, are your de- mands?
 Committee of unlon--We want more money and shorter hours so's we can have time to spend it.-Puck
 Who were the chief beneficiaries un- der your uncles will?"
 The automobi le manufacturers Each legatee bought two as soon as they got their money. Judge.
 You say you haven't been able tc find work in forty-six years?" asked the kind lady of Prayed Franklyn.
 Oats right, mum"
 Goodness! How old are you?"
 "Forty-six, mum. Milwaukee senti- mel
 "Alas!" confessed the penitent man in moment of weakness stole a car. load of brass fittings"
 In a moment of weakness2" exclaim. ed the judge. Goodness, man! what would you have taken if you had yield. ed in a moment when you felt strong 2 Judge.
 "Confound it all" said the elderi, gentleman who was dining with a cho, rus lady, with that actress at the cor ner table is my grandson. The youne puppy!"
 "Oh, it's all right" retorted the faiI damsel. He's with my grandmother. Louisville Courier-Journal.