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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
SWEPT OVER NIAGARA FALLS
Desperate Attempt TO Rescue Unknown
Man Failed.

Niagara Falls. n. Y. Nov. 27.-An
unknown man was swept over the
Horseshoe Falls in small boat after
a daring attempt had been made e
save him. An employe of the Ontario
Power company first saw the little
craft coming down the river In the
grasp OF the swift current. The occu
pant man. was standing up frant
callv waving his hands. Two rowboats
started down the Chippewa river
toward Niagara TO attempt rescue
at the mouth of the small stream. The
rescuers went far beyond what is con
sidered the danger line. but cross
current carried the unfortunate man
away from them toward Goat Island
and In a few minutes he was carried
over the Horseshoe Falls. The would
be rescuers were by this time in 2
perilous position. and II was with great
difficulty that they succeeded in get
ting back 10 shore.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
Department Store For Negroes Only

Department Store For Negroes Only.
New York. Nov. 2S.-A new enter
prise along commercial and sociology
cal lines is that OF the Metropolitan
Mercantile and Realty company. or.
ganized with a capital of 81 900 900.
and which proposes to operate a de.
partment store here for colored PEG.
pie. A large building. at 46th street
and Eighth avenue. has been pur.
chased. and several hundred colored
persons will be employed. The com.
pany now operates several similar
stores In the south.
Famous Ruins Destroyed BY Fire.
Marysville. Cal. Nov. 2S.-The ruins
Of Yuhaday. once famous mining
camp, and made more famous by Bret
Hates poem were destroyed by fire.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
WILL INVESTIGATE
ALLEGED BRIBERY
Many Pittsburg Councilmen Threat.
ened With Arrest
GIGANTIC SCANDAL REVEALED

Pittsburg Pa, Nov. 2S.-With the
re.arrest OF c. $. Cameron, president
Of the Tube City railroad. and Com
mon Councilman William A. Martin
on a charge OF conspiracy To defraud
the railroad on, OF $4,000, this time
the police authorities being the prose
Cutors. and their subsequent release
in $40 900 bail each. the alleged coun-
cilmanic bribery scandal is to be thor.
oughly and publicly ventilated. The
hearing in the case has been set for
Saturday morning.
Mayor George w. Guthrie has taken
personal charge of the case. directing
the police investigation. and reiterates
emphatically that every person found
10 he implicated. either councilmen or
railroad officials. in the distribution OF
the $40 900 graft money will be ar.
rested and prosecuted.
More arrests are to follow those o.
Cameron and Martin. II Is said. and IN
each case the charge will be bribery.
Forty.seven members of select coun'
Gil and % members of common coun'
ell are said to be implicated In the
conspiracy The police have the names
of these men and are keeping them
under surveillance. Any attempt on
the part of any of them to leave the
city will mean their immediate ar
rest
According TO the evidence. said to
have been gathered by the police and
now in the posse ssion OF Mayor Guth
rio. the councilmen were to act favor
ably ON the ordinances desired passed
by the Tube City railroad. The rail
road was TO distribute $4,000 or this
sum $4,000 was to have been distrib
uted among SO councilmen. while the
remainder was to have been given tC
three other Councilmen, who acted as
agents in the deal The position taken
by C. r. Richardson. who entered the
first suit against Cameron and Martin
for conspiracy. was that OF broker
Richardson had made statement td
the police alleging he loaned Cameron
$4,000 at the legal rate of interest
W N'HPH't thAS hsOANS -
the bank after showing II to com
mittee OF councilmen. The money dis
appeared mysteriously and Richard
son. believing a conspiracy was on e
beat him ont of the money. entered
suit Richardson's action disclosed
several suspicious details. and the
matter was taken up by Mayor Guth
rie. with the result that evidence has
been gathered 1t is said. revealing Il
the police one of the most gigantic
councilmanic bribery scandals evel
known in Pittsburg.
John S Robb. Jr., assistant distric
attorney. arrived from the east on ;
summons OF District Attorney Stewart
II Is possible that special session o.
the grand jury will be called to inves
tigate the scandal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
Nav Reinstate Those Innocent.

Washington Nov. 2S. - President
Roosevelt holds that he has the power
10 reinstate in the army any of the
members of the three companies OF
the 25th regiment of colored infantry
who were discharged without homer
as a result of the trouble at Browns.
vile. Texas. some time ago. If the cir.
cumstances of any individual case JUS
tify such acticn. Whether he will
avail himself of that power will de-
pend on what evidence may be pre-
scented to him in the case of any one
or more soldiers which may tend to
clearly exculpate them from any par
ticipation in the riot. Those who talk
ed with the president of the subject
found him unyielding on his original
stand in the matter with the exception
that in individual cases where the
facts warranted he said the man might
be reinstated.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
TRYING TO RAISE PRICE OF MILK
Dairymen Claim They Must Get More
For Their Product or Sell Stock.


Philadelphia. Nov. 27.-During the
last few days a committee represent.
ing the Dairymen's Association OF
North Philadelphia has been touring
Montgomery and Bucks counties with
the view of getting the farmers to co
operate with them in raising the price
OF milk
The Dairymen's Association OF
North Philadelphia has been in exist
ence for about two months. its object
being TO protect the interests of those
farmers who are engaged in cattle
raising also the selling Of milk &c
dealers who supply large percentage
of the residents of the city proper
For years past these same dairymen
have been disposing of their milk &c
the dealers at the rate of To Az cents
a quart. but now they claim that the
present price OF AZ cents does not
pay. and il they are unable to obtain
5h cents a quart for their product
they will be obliged TO dispose OF their
herd of cattle And II Is all on account
OF the price of feed. which at the pres
ent time is the highest known for the
last ten years.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
M,~e, @eeA,

When old age comes, II brings with
II catarrhal diseases. Systemic catarrh
is almost universal in old people. This
explains why Peruna has become so
indispensable TO many old peor'c.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
Wealthx Woman a suicide.

Pittsburg. Pa. Nov. While hos
pitfalls were being searched and the
police were seeking for Mrs. Addison
II. Gibson. 81 years old. wife of a
wealthy oil operator of this city. the
woman lay dead on the third floor OF
the handsome residence on Fifth ave
nue.. where she had committed suicide
Mrs. Gibson had been Ill for some
months and of late had been despon
dent. She had shot herself twice and
had also taken a quantity OF arsenic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN DIE
Turned On the Gas and Lay Down
With Little Ones TO Await Death.

Providence. Il. l.. Nov. q. n Mrs
Charles G. Checkley and her two chill
dren girl OF PIG years and one
months old were found dead In their
home. The woman had turned on the
gas and, taking her two children In
her arms law down with them. She
left penciled note which read as fol
lows:
ITO the dearest man on earth. | am
unhappy and want to die. so | might
rs well go now You will find my pin
and ring on the little girls heart.
love my husband. my home and ms
children. Don't blame me. In want oil
thought we may do harm when we
mean to do good.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
TRIED TO BURN MAN ALIVE
Tramps Beat Teamster Unconscious
and Throw Him Into Fire.

Steubcnvlle. O.. Nov. 27.-Edward
Coulter teamster. was attacked by
tramps on the West Virginia side al
the Ohio river. and after he had been
beaten into Inconsistencies he was
thrown into fire. and so badly burned
he will die. Coulter was walking home
when the tramps attacked him. TOOK
his money. stripped him of his cloth
ing and left him unconscious with his
body lying across the still burning
Goals OF a fire. He revived sufficiently
to roll away from the fire and give a
description of his assailants. who have
not yet been arrested.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
RECEIVED BOMB THROUGH MAILS
Internal Machine Intended to Kill Bur
CESS of Washington, Pa, Fails.

Washington. Pa. Nov. 2S.--An at
tempt was made by unknown parties
to kill Burgess A. c. Marsh through
the medium oil an internal machine
which he received by mail. The ar
rangement failed Ia explode when
opened however. II was carefully pre-
pared and when opened three sticks
of dynamite fastened together with a
wire were found, A percussion cap
was attached TO one OF the dynamite
sticks The sending OF the internal
machine is credited to the Black Hand
Society. which has been active In
Washington county for months. and
which Burgess Marsh has tried TO
break up The authorities are inves'
tigating and several arrests are ex
pected shortly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
WILL APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
Several Dismissed Negro Soldiers on
Their Way to Washington.


Their Way to Washington.
Oklahoma City. Ok. Nov 2S.-Ser.
geants Israel Harris. Jacob Frasier
Mingo Sanders, Thornton and Holly
of the negro troops discharged at Fort
Reno were In this city on their way
10 make an appeal to President Roose'
welt.
Sergeant Harris said: I'VE do not
go so much to ask for reinstatement
as to ask that our discharge papers
carry with them a record OF service.
Some of the men have served 20 years
and we believe that mucn Is due them.
We do not believe the president would
have discharged the troops had he
been in Brownsville at the time OF the
trouble"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01

ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen-
i nan county, Texas, has lived for liz
ears. For many years he resided at
Bosque Falls, eighteen miles west OF
Waco, but row lives with his son-in-
law at Valley Mills, Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his
picture, holding in his hand a stick
cut from the grave OF General Andrew
Jackson. Mr.. Brock is dignifled old
gentleman, showing few signs of de-
crepitude. His family Bible is still
preserved. and il shows that the date of
his birth was wTitteS III years ago.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
7 MAN IN AMERICA
Escaped the Terrors Of
h Many Winters BY
- Using Pe-ru-na.

TN speaking OF his good health and
l. extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"After a man has lived in the world
as long as / have, he ought to have
found out great many things by ex-
pericnce. think have done so.
zone of the things I have found
OUT TO my entire satisfaction Is the
proper thing for ailments that
are due directly to the effects of
the climate. For III years I have
wifhsfo0d the changeabIe climate
of the United States.
~ have always been q very healthy
man, but, of course, subject to the af-
fections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and tempera-
ture. During my long life have known
u great many remedies for coughs, colds
and diarrhoea.
GAS for DR.. Harfnan's remedy,
Peruna, I have found II to be the
best, If nor the only, reliable REM
edy for these affections. Ii has
been my standby for many years,
and ! attribute my good health
and extreme old age 10 this remedy.
at exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil cf-
fects of sudden changes; 1t keeps me in
good appetite; IL gives me strength; 1t
keeps my blood in good circulation. l
have come to rely upon il almost en-
tirely for the many little things for
which need medicine.
"Whcn epidemics of Ia grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
country / was sufferer from this
disease.
al had several long sieges with
the grip. At first I did nor know
that Peruna was q remedy for
this disease. When Iheard that
la grippe was epidemic cafarrh, I
tried Peruna for la grippe and
found Ii TO be Just the thing"
In later letter, Mr.. Brock writes:
| az am well and feeling as well as
have for years. The only thing that
bothcrs me is my sight. II | could see
better could walk all over the farm,
and it would do me good. | would not
| be without Peruna."
Yours truly,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01

Born before the United States
were formed.
Saw ~ Presidents elected.
Pe.Pu.na has protected him
from an sudden changes.
Veteran Of four wars.
ShOd q horse when go years
old.
Always conquere the grip with
Pe-ru.na.
Witness In q land suit at the
age of no years.
Believes Pe.ru-na the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
troubles.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-01
No American Deaths or ls,hmvs.

Washington. Nov. 27,-Not single
American died on the canal zone from
disease in the last three months. ac-
cording to report the isthmian canal
commission has just received from Col
onel w. c. Gorgas. the chief sanitary
officer on the zone. The decrease in
the death rate among the employees.
Colonel Gorgas reports. is due almost
entirely to the decrease in pneumonia
In October the deaths among the canal
employees were SO negroes and whites.
Date For C. E. Day at jamestown Fair.
Norfolk, Va. Nov. 2s. - Christian
Endeavor day will be celebrated at
the jamestown Exposition ON October
49, 1907. This date was set aside by
the department OF congresses and spe-
cial events at the request OF the Vir.
ginia Christian Endeavor Union. which
will hold its annual gathering at the
same time the national body Is here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
OBITUARY,
Colonel Francis M, Boykin.

Colonel Francis Nj, Roykln died yes,
to-day morning IN his home, No, 40 East
Franklin Street, after n long illness,
Colonel Hoykin was born at 1sle Of
Wight Courthouse on March !, 1897, lie
WAS descended from Distinguished ances-
tors. among whom were Colonel Joseph
bridges, q member Of the council and
adjutapt-acnerpl Of tho colony q Ylr-.
ygnin, 1925 1856, and Thomas doawin, a
member OF tho House Of Burgesscs IN
tho Revolutionary War his great-grand-
father Francis soykn, was Tnajor In q
battalion commanded by Colonel Patrick
Henry
Ills Biandfa,her, Francis Marshall hoy
kin, fought In tho war OF sla, Ills fa,
Their, General yIfFpncia blarshall Boykln,s
WAS prominent In public life and was
for many years in9the Virgin!n Sonata
from Islo OF Wight Southampton and
EansclnonJ, "a, ti
Colonel noykin graduated from tho
Virginia Military Destitute an 1856 He.
then went for short time on the coast
survey, and later engaged An teaching.
~ the breaking out Of the war between,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
a LETTER 70 avn AEADERA
i45ig'f es JEs4s Il 5t-.---------s .2i sttt rs
So Cottngo ST., Melroso. Mass,

Deat Slri ti ei,f{t
"lJver since 4 was III tho Army, I had
more or less Kidney trouble, and within
the past years.lt becomes 10 severe ana
complicated that suffered everything
and was much alnrtlcd-iny strength and
power was fast leaving inc. 1 saw nm
advertisement Of Swamp Root ana wrote
asking for advice. l began the use Of
the medicine, and noted decided I'm.
inrovoment after taking Swamp Root only
a short time.
i continued its use, ana nm thankful
TO say that ! ain entirely cured ana
strong, IN order to bs vary sure about
this, had q doctor examine some Of my
water to. day, md no pronounced II all
right and In splendid condition.
IN ] know that your Swamp Root is purely
vegetable and docs not contain, any harms
ful drugs. Thankins you for my com.
plete recovery and recommending Swamp
Root to all sufferers am"
Very truly yours.
]. g. RICHARDSON.
You may have d sample bottle of this
wonderful remedy Dr Kilmcis Swamp.
Root. scnt absolutely froe by mail also
book telling all about Swamp Root. II
YOU nre already convinced that Swamp
Root ID what you need, you can purchase
the regular ffty-cent and one -dollar size
bottles at the drug stores everywhere.
Don't mako any mistake, but remember
tho name, Swamp Root. Dr. Kilmcr's
Swamp Root, and tho address, Bingham.
tom n. W OH every bottle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
SUMMER ENCAMPNENT
FOR STATE MILITIA
Governors of Various States In
vited to Send Estimates to
Secretary of.War,
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 5,--Actlng Secre-
tary oliver to-day took n step of great
interests to the national guardsmen OF
tho country, when he sent out circular
letters to the Governors of the various
States having organized militia forces,
inviting them to have some port or
these troops so into summer camps with
the troops OF the regular army me
pending army appropriation bill contains
an item OF $700.0hO to defray tho expense
of these Joint oncnmpmcnts.
Secretary divers letter reminds the
Governors of the tendency OF the bill,
and In anticipation OF Its passaga, re-
quests tllnt In order to make an equlta-
bic adjustment OF the funds, tho de.
partment be Informed what regiments
Dnltalons, squadrons, and batteries OF
che organized militia Is recommended for
this duty, together with an estimate cost
for pay subsistence and transportation
and also the dates most convenient fol
these organizations to sbn present, ant
tie length OF their remaining In the
camps The camps will be open from
August lst to September Goth next. Thu
militia from Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia. Florida Ala
hama, Mississippi and Tennessee wilf-Gn
camp Mt ChicakmauGa National Park
! Georgia, 1T 1s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
WHITE RET|RES
with MUCH: HONOR IN D
Rcscript Of Car Announcing
Changes ii Government is
Extraordinarily Cordial.
NEW CABINET A MAKE Is !!
lBy Associated 1'ress.)

p. l. 49,
ST. pITERsRURu, May S.--The oils
cial announcement Of Count Whites re-
tirement from the premiership, tho retlre-
ment OF NJ. Durnovo from the ministry
Of tho Interior and M. Goremykin's elc-
walton To the premiership, appeared to-day
IN tho Onlciul Messenger. Tho names Of
tho other members Of The new cabinet
were not gnzetted. y e , 4,
It Is assorted that one or two are hesl-
tuting, notably NJ 1xovlsky, curator ct
ST. Petersburg high schools and unl-
verslty, who hns beeg named for, foreign
minister, knowing fun vol that the cab',
riot Is a ,r1nkcshlft Of the emperor to let
both Witto md Durnovo down.
The whole tono Of tho rescrfpt Is cx-
traordinnrlly cordial and besides 1t con-
fe,s on WHITE tho order of Alexander
Nevsky SGT In brillnnts It ls the second
highest decoration In Russia. Wltte also
retains lis title Of count and is appointed
Il member OF tho counciln Of the empire
Or upper house Of the new parliament
nnn remains a secretary Of state.
Durnovo,i In giving UP tho ministry OF
tho interior, becomes q secretary OF state,
retains the dgnityof senator and Is made
a member OF, the council Of tho empire.
Tho members OF both houses Of the
legislature haye received invitations to
attend the ceremony at tho Winterpalace,
May TO-, at which the emperor will be
present on the occasion of the opening Of
parliament G 6,f aTa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
MINOR PENAL TIES FOR
ANNAPOLIS R !
New Law Applied and superin-
tendent Allowed to Fix the
Punishment
11au < ssorlnted foress.)

WASHINGTON May Safer consul
tatlon between the officials Of the navy '
department and Admiral Sands, tho SUI
perintendent Of tho Naval Academy the
fate Of thirty m!dshipmen has been SET
tied When the haZing investigation was
at it's height the special board appointed
~ Admiral Sands collected much EVIL
dence against many Of the midshipmen
of which tho latter never knew Had the
old law remained unchanged each OF the
bovs would have been hailed before q
coilrt-mar,ial and convicted Of hazlng
would have been dismissed from the acad-
any. The board worked In secret and
consequently none Of tho boys knew Just
how far he had been lncriminated by the
testimony being taken from their own
ranks Tho new law has been applied
and the superintendent of the academy
has been allowed to fix the punishment
To he meted out to each OF the mldship-
men found by the board to have been I'M
pllcatcd in hazIng These punishments
consist Of the imposition OF dement's re-
ducton in classes. confinement TO thf
limits of the reservation and other penal
|. ties OF minor degree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
INDIANA TO ACl
UNDER OIL REPORT
Attorney General to Begin In
vcstigation Of Charges Made b
BY Garfield.
ALLEGED SECRET RATES r
fBy Associated l'resB.)

E CHICAGO, May 5.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from indianapolis says;
Tho charge In tho report Of Commits
soner- Of Corporation Garfield that tho
Standard OH Company had n secret rate
for shipment OF oil from It's refinery at
Whiting to Evansville, and that 1t paid
about $4,000 q year less to railroads than
would have been the case II tho open
rpte had boen charged, Is to DO the sub
joct af an Investigation BY tho attorney
general Of Indiana under tho law In
5hlbitlng determinations against shippers
within the. state.
Companies engaged in producing oil In
Indiana and which supply independent IN
1lneries frequently have charged that the
Standard Oil Company was being favored
by the railroads at the nxncnse of Stnde-
pendents,4bu no investigation ever was
mndo ST. The last legislature created q
State railroad & commission With author
ity ingsuch cases,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
EVENING COLLEGE.
Alumni of This Y. M. C. A. Insti'
tuition Will Have Banquet.

The alumni supper of the Young Mems
Christian Association Evening College
will be held in the Association audito-
rum Friday evening OF this week. Ow-
ing to limited room, admission will be by
card only Tho committee In charge of
the event Is as follows: Messrs. w. w
Henry (chairman), II, r, Simpson, r. G.
Hawkins Jr.. r, G. Longan, d. Mac
Thornton, b. ]. Coffman, and they have
prepared an exceedingly attractive pro-
grarnmc for the evening, including an In
formal reception III the blue room, with
Mr. r. n. Newman chairman OF the Edu-
cational Committee. presiding: vocal Sc
factions by the Richmond College Quar-
tette, instrumental selections by Messrs,
Wagner and Fisher MIR, Stewart M,
Woodward Is POSTMASTER. and the toast
rCnaracter." will be responded to by Mr.
John s, Muncc, Of Kinsan and Company;
characterization" by Mr., S. w. Meek,
business manager OF The Times Dispatch
aud "Courage," by Mr., John y, Minor,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
. i IS SAN.
PHYSICIANS: SAY 81
First Apostle in Full Possession
Of His Reason and Under
standing.
'(Bv Associated Press)

CHICAGO, ILL. May 5.-"After {
thorough personal examination OF job,
Alexander Dowe. we found him per
fectly. rational. Of good memory and II
full possession OF his reason and IN.
derstandng."
This, IS tho finding given out tonight
by three Chicago alienists Of wide repu-
tation who examined Dowe at the lat
ters request. Dowie's desire is to re-
flute cross bill filed by Wilbur Glenn
Vollya and others, who recently ousted
Dowie from control Of Zion City and the
Christian Catholic Church In Zion City.
Dowie some tins ago secured All !njunc-
ton against the Vollva faction, alleging
that the control of the church belonged
by right to Dowie. Yolva In answer to thc
Injunction suit, alleged that Dow!e was
insane and incapable OF caring for the
church properties. The hearing OF the
suit comes up next week.