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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
THE NJ. E. CONFERENCE
Plan of Federation Introduced and Re-
ferred-Report of Committee on
Boundaries Concurred In-Commit-
tee Report on New Statement of
Methodist Faith and Doctrine.

Birmingham, Ala, May AT to-
days session of the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
south. a plan of federation was intro
duced in a resolution offered by James
A. Anderson and others. 1t proposes
that the Southern conference appoint
commissioners with view of forming
a federal council, to be composed of
like commissioners from the Methodist
Episcopal church, the purpose of which
council shall be to prepare and submit
to the ensuing conference of the two
churches, respectively, such a plan OF
federation as shall divide all American
Episcopal Methodism into not less
than three administrative bodies. The
resolution was referred.
The conference adopted that portion
of the report of the committee on
boundaries giving the North Georgia
conference four years more in which
to clear the matter Of changing its
boundaries. The request OF the pas
tors of Knoxville that the boundaries
of the Holston conference be better de-
fined was concurred in.
The committee on itinery reported by
non-concurrence in memorials from
various conferences asking that the au-
thority to license local preachers be
transferred from the district to the
quarterly conference.
The special committe named to con-
slider concerning the new statement
of Methodist faith and doctrine recon-
mended the passage of the resolution
proposed with the understanding that
the preparation of the statement shall
be undertaken by the commission only
when such cooperation of other repre-
sentative bodies of Methodists shall
have been secured as shall make it an
impression of worldwide Method1sm.
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That OF His Own Pistoi-Theory OF
the Family as To the Killing.

New York, May 9.-Following the
funeral today of Charles l. Spier, the
traction manager. who was found dead
in his home on Staten Island, Monday
morning, following an alarm of burg
lers, a second autopsy was performed
on the body and the bullet extracted.
1t was found TO be a 32-calibre. This
was the calibre of his own pistol. The
bullet was located in the back under
the left shoulder blade. In its course
through the body ii had penetrated the
heart. The physicians and officials al
the autopsy declared themselves pug
zled as to how Spier could have stag
gered or walked the distance he did
after the bullet had pierced his heart
| His body was found fully IS feet from
where the first blood spots in the hall
way of his home were noted.
| Having been shot with his own re-
volver 1t is the theory of the family
that Spier grappled with the burglar ht
is said to have detected at work, anC
that the narauder turned the weapon
upon its owner
Strong objections was made today by
Mrs. Spier TO the holding a second au
topsy, which she declared would prove
nothing, but Coroner Cahill would MOI
give a burial permit until the bullet
| had been extracted
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FIRE LOSSES SOON TO Be PAID
Insurance Companies Make I'M
u0rtant Announcement
TO RELIEVE MONEY srRINGENCY
Immediate CirculatiOn-Salvage Op-
erations on Property Swept by
Flames May be Proceeded With.

San Francisco, May 9-Financial in
terests today centered in the announce
ment made by the insurance companies
that in the immediate future they
would pay loses of the fire sufferers. 1t
is believed that most of the money will
be put into general circulation and
when it is distributed, will relieve the
people of San Francisco as no other
means could.
This was welcome news not only to
the policy holder, but also to the banks
that have been doing their best for the
public with the recources at their i'm
mediate command, necessarily limited.
What will be the effect of the payment
of this insurance money! was asked
James D. Phelan, chairman Of the
finance committee.
Nothing could do more good," he
replied. when the money is paid out
to the people, it will put them on their
feet. 1t will bring about an early re-
sumption of the normal conditions"
With the announcement that losses
will soon be paid, the insurance inter-
eStS have made the concession that SAL
wage operations on property swept by
the flames may be proceeded with.
Policy holders may save anything they
can find without risking the loss of
their claims for insurance.
To great extent the work of demol-
ishing walls and clearing away debris
has been postponed because Of the
doubt regarding the attitude the in
surance companies would take.
At the meeting of the reconstruction
committee today a resolution was
adopted declaring that the wages for
public and private employment at ordi-
nary and unskilled labor should be
| 81 so for nine hours. These rates have
been fixed by the building trades coun-
! Gil.
General Greedy has asked employers
to pay their men something at least,
daily, so that they may be able to pay
! for their meals. eve are establishing
15-c kitchens all over the city," said
General Greely, "and if the men en-
p1oyed could have their wages prompt
| ly paid it will greatly assist the work
| of relief"
To-day's applications for relief show
a decrease of 10000.
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The Charlotte Observers Lucid tx
planation of the Phenomenon.

Referring to the recent shower Of
sulphur in Winston, The Industrial
News. of Greensboro, says: Cannot
The Charlotte Observer give us an ex-
planation of the phenomenon? The
leading authority on flying machines
should know what is occurring In the
realms of air" Pray, when did YOU
get stupid and have to go scouting
among your neighbors for information
about a matter that is of common
knowledge? Why, this fall Of sulphur
was only an exudation from plant
we have forgotten what one-which Is
liable to give off sulphur under ceT-
tain circumstances-afte a shower or
in dry weather, we have forgotten
which. But, anyhow, il is all right.
Read up, son and get posted--Char-
lotte Observer.
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WILMINGTON N. c.. MAY H. 1906

be the most important things that will
interest the general public.
This morning a class of children
from the orphan home entertained the
Grand Lodge with programme of mu-
sic and recitations and Immediately af
ter the lodge raised two hundred dol
lars to buy an additional piano for the
home
A resolution has been introduced tc
donate five hundred dollars from the
Grand Lodge treasury to the san
San Francisco sufferers.
This has not been donated, but it is
thought it will pass.
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RUSSIA'S FIRST ASSEMBLY
Preparations Complete for the Gather
ing-Terroristic Attempt the Only
Thing That is Feared.

st. Petersburg, May 9.-The dread
that some unfortunate event might oc-
cur to mar the solemnity of the great
day of Russia's new birth was largely
dissipated tonight when members OF
the radical revolutionary parties OF St
Petersburg issued an announcement
disclaiming any intention of attempt
ing demonstrations tomorroY, and call
ing upon their followers to refrain
from displaying red flags or singin:
the ''Marseillais," and to avoid all Cen
duct that would tend to bring about a
conflict with the police.
A terror;stic attempt Is the only
thing that is now to be feared But
police measures have been so we'll
taken that such a crime is confidently
considered to be impossible.
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AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT
Captain Garst Reports On the Cause
of the Grounding Of the Rhode Is
land.

of the Grounding of the Rhode Is
land.
Washington, May 9-The report of
Captain Perry Garst, of the battleshlp
Rhode Island, on the grounding OF
that vessel on York Spit recently, has
been received at the navy department.
1t shows that the cause of the accident
was an error of judgment, and Cap
tain Garst has suggested court OF in
quiry, which has been ordered.
The details for the court of inquiry
is as follows:
Rear Admiral Francis w. Dickins,
president; Captain Albert R. Couden.
captain Edward R. Taussing, members
and Lieutenant Commander Thomas
Snowden, judge advocate.
Acting Secretary Newberry directed
that the board convene On board the
Rhode Island at Newport News, Va, as
noon, Monday, May IA.
In his report to the department Cap
tain Garst said he regretted to report
the grounding of the Rhode Island
near York Spit buoy No. 5. The morn
ing was clear, he said, and the York
Spit light and buoy at the entrance to
York river were visible.
Captain Garst stated that the dis
tance between the buoy was misjudged,
and the ship went aground. The rea-
son he did not report earlier was be-
cause his ship was not equipped with
wireless. The Minneapolis observed
the Rhode Island and reported the ac-
cident by the use of her wireless.
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HOUSE.

Washington, May 9-Nearly the en-
tire time of the house today was taken
up by two propositions,-frst, whether
the navy department should go into
the open market and purchase anchors.
chains and cordage or continue to
manufacture these articles in the gov
eminent navy yards as is now. done;
and second, whether the cost of trans
porting coal from Atlantic and Gulf
ports to the Philippine Islands, in
American bottoms should be limited to
IS or Sc per ton.
On the first proposition one of the
prettiest legislative combats of the
session occurred, the debate extending
over the major portion Of the session.
Representative Loud, of Michigan, in
sisted that there could be saving Of
$3.50 900 a year to the government II
the navy department was permitted to
go into the free markets and purchase
anchors, chains and cordage under reg
ulations of the department. General
Grosvenor, of Ohio, and members of
the Michigan and Pennsylvania delega-
tions aided Mr.. Loud in his fight, the
opposition being represented by MIR.
Roberts, of Massachusetts, Mr. FitZ-
gerald, of New York; Mr.. McCleary, OF
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Rixey, of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Grosvenor offered a substitute TO
Mr.. .Loud's amendment giving the sec
retary of the navy the right to pur-
chase the articles above referred to in
free markets should it be demonstrated
that they could be had from manufac-
turers cheaper than they could ba
made at government navy yards. This
substitute was adopted So to rs.
AS to the second proposition, limit
| ing the cost of transportation of coal
to s5 to s6 per ton, the efforts put forth
| by Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New York, and
Mr.. Slayden, of Texas, were OF nc
avail, although votes were had on both
| amendments limiting the cost
After these propositions were dis:
posed of the reading of the naval bill
| was continued until the hour of ad'
journment without exciting debate.
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Department to be Investi

Washington, May 9.-The agrlc'll-
tural department is to be investigated.
The house today by vote empowered
the committee on expenditures in the
agricultural department, of which Rep
resentative Littlefield, of Maine, is
chairman, to conduct such an examina
tion.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi the mi
nority leader, said that this investiga-
ton was step in the right direction,
and he hoped the other committees OF
the house dealing with the expendi-
lures in the several departments would
follow suit.
He believed that such investigations
would tend to economy in the depart
ments and if this be accomplished even
i'm a small degree the cost of the in
vestigation would be money we'll ex-
pended.
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HOME FOR THE AGED.
New Building Received by
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
INTERESTING CEREMONIES
Between Four and Five Hundred
Representatives Present

Grand Master Plato Collins Presided
at the Exercises-ElOquent and In
spring Address by Past Grand Sire
Pinkerton of Massachusetts-Chil-
an Active Part in the Ceremonies.
More Days-ResOlutiOn for Aid of
San Francisco Sufferers Introduced.
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Measure Was Originally Proposed
by McLaurin
VOTE IN THE SENATE WAS 8. TO 6
Much Sparring Over Legislative
Points, but Rapid Progress Made.
House Again Spends the Day in the
Consideration of the Naval Appro
priatiOn Bill

Washington, May 9.-The senate
spent the greater part of today again
in the consideration of the question of
divorcing the production of coal and
other commodities from their trans
portation and closed that branch of its
work by adopting modified provision
formally offered by Senator Elkins, out
originally suggested by Senator Nc
Laurin.
The votes on the Elkins amendment
stood 81 to 6, the six negatives votes
being cast by Messrs. Ankeny, Bulke-
ley, Clark (Wyoming, Millard, Pettus
and Warren
The provision is in the language of
the original McLaurin substitute and
is as follows:
From and after May /, 1906, it shall
be unlawful for any common carrier
to transport from any state territory
or district of the United States to any
other state territory or district of the
United States or to any foreign coun-
try, any article or commodity manu-
factured, mined, Or produced by it, or
uuuel us dulHOIIly OI WuiCu II Hids
own in whole or in part, or in it which
it may have any interest direct, or in
direct, except such articles or commod-
tiles as may be necessary or used in
the conduct of its business as a COM
mon carrier"
There was again much sparring over
parliamentary points, but there was al
no time as much confusion as on Tues
day and when the coal question was
finally closed the progress was so rapid
that the, first section was entirely dis-
posed of before the senate adjourned
Other amendments were also adopted
but a long and short haul provision
suggested by Mr.. LaFollette was voted
down by practically a party vote, all
but two republicans against the amend
ment.
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Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Richmond, Va, May 9.-The Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of the state OF
Virginia, in annual session here TO-DAY,
elected the following officers:
Grand Master-R E. Chase, of Clint
wood.
Deputy Grand Master-C. c. Vaughn,
of Franklin.
Grand Secretary-T Wiley Davis, OF
Richmond.
Grand Treasurer. Ferguson, OF
Richmond
Grand Warden-J. c. Noel, OF Lee
county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
|DRUG TRUST OF j. S.
Petition foI Injunction Filled
| BY the Government
!C01B|NED TO FIX PRICES
All Charged With Violation of
Sherman Anti-TrustlaW

The Action Was Begun I'm the Circuit
Court for the District OF Indiana-A
Conspiracy is Alleged. the Ultimate
Object of Which is to Fix the Price
Which Shall be Observed by Ali Re
tail Druggists i'm the Sale of Goods
Manufactured by the Various Mem
bers of the Association-Statem
Concerning the Suit by the Attorney
General.
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SENTENCED FOR TREASON
Three Germans Charged With Selling
Sub-Marine Mine With Anchoring
Apparatus and the Drawings Belong
inc to Them to Representatives of
the American Legation.

Leipsic, Germany, May 9.-The i'm
perial supreme court here today con-
cluded the trial of Otto Senftenleben, a
former clerk in one of the government
departments in Berlin; Konrad, me-
chanic and l. o. Lucke, commercial
traveller, all of whom are charged with
treason in selling to representatives OF
the American legation at Brussels,
submarine mine with an anchorage
apparatus and the drawings belonging
to them. The prisoners are also
charged with selling similar drawings
to Russia and with having constructed
a mine in Brussels which was bought
from them through French interme-
diary.
Senftenleben was sentenced to four
and Konrad to three years at penal
servitude and five years loss OF civil
rights and to police supervision. Lucke
was acquitted.
The sessions of the court were held
behind closed doors.
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ported to be remarkably good, and the
healthy people are hearty eaters.
Don't let the rations run sho-t.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
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LrNBERroN,s NEW ENTERPRISE
National Cotton Mills Organized OFF,
Gers Elected.
fSpecial to The Messenger.)

Lumberton. N c.. May 9.-The Ma
tional cotton mills was organized here
today, with the following officers: "
A. Mclean, president; G. B. Mcleod,
vice president: A 2. McAllister, Sec
retary and treasurer, and ]. W. Ka-
neer, superintendent The new mill
has an authorized capital Of $500 coo
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Richmond, Va, May 9-Captain Rob
ert E. Lee, of Fairfax county, will
present full length portrait of his il
lustrious grandfather, General R. E.
Lee. to the county of Westmoreland,
the birth place of the great confed-
crate leader. The portrait has been
accepted by Commonwealth Attorney
G. C. Baker, and will be hung in the
county court house
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Combinations by the Senate.

Washington, May 9.-The senate to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tions:
Postmasters-No North Carolina, P J,
O'Brien, Durham; ]. P. Jessup, Herr-
ford; J. G. Walser, Lexington; j. O.
Burton, Weldon
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Washington, May 9.-The president
today sent the senate the nomination
of George II. Murphy, Of North Caro-
lima, as consul general at large.
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Washington, May 9.-Pians for sub
marine mines with shore connections
such as are referred in the Leipslc
dispatch fall within the control OF the
army in this country Hence it would
fairly be assumed that il any effort had
been made to obtain possession OF the
secret plans of any German device or
this kind, one of the American military
attaches in Europe must have been the
active agent.
At the war department it was OF
course stated that nothing was known
of anv such transaction as the reported
surreptitious purchase or plans for the
mine and attention was Immediately
directed to the fact tat there was no
military attaches to the American lega-
tion at Brussels, and the officials were
prompt to disclaim any knowledge OF
the affair.
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A Breath of Fresh Air

A stroll on the beach and you VIII feei
like a new person. Cars To the beach
every half hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
NEW THINGS AT AUDITORIUM
Permanent improvements Are Made
which Increase Beauty and Use
fuIness of Equipment.

Many needed improvements have been
made at the Auditorium during the last
week which are permanent in character.
The proscenium arch, which looked so
fimsy with its cheap bunting has been
replaced by khaki cloth. which has been
so placed on buttons ana ropes that it may
be removed to be cleaned and busted The
heating arrangements have been remodeled.
so heat is now carried by two new tun-
nels to the eastern part of the stage.
Under the old arrangement il was impos-
sible TO heat the stage from the front when
the curtain was lowered. Board partitions
have been hunt between the arena proper
and the stage and new stage entrance
opened. For the coming attractions Man
ager GillAn has arranged ia cushions
on the chairs in the boxes and loo on the
arena floor and the check room will also
be opened.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

, Algernon F. Wilson president of the
Twelfth Ward Federation of Improvement
Clubs, was endorsed for republican
councilmanic nomination by the South Side
Improvement club at a meeting held at
Seventeenth and Martha streets Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
GIRL SUFFERS FROM COLD
Feeble Minded Mary BaIkOvic WAN
ders Around Three Days
and Nights.

Mary Balkovic, a half-witted girl of H.
who wandered away from home and was
gone three days and two nights before she
was found, was committed to the Detention
home yesterday by Judge Sutton of the
juvenile division. Her condition is pitiable
and she probably will be sent to the Insti-
tute for Feeble Minded at Beatrice. She
wandered away from her home at Thir-
teenth and William street several days
ago and was found three days later living
with colored family who had taken her
In To keep her from freezing to death
When they found her she had lost all of
her clothing except thin wrapper, which
afforded little protection from the cold.
Where she had been living before the col
orcd family took her in is a mystery. but
il is supposed she slept in the open air. AS
hey parents seem to be unable TO take care
of her the court decided TO place her in
the home for the present at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Attorney Samuel Chapman of Platts-
mouth was an Omaha visitor Saturday.
Attorney n. X. Griggs of Lincoln was
an Omaha visitor Saturday afternoon on
courts.
Harry r. Moores, agent Of the Wabash
railroad, accompanied a carload of Ne
braska superintendents Saturday evening
as far as St. Louis. These are delegates
en- route TO the annual meeting which will
be- held at Louisville this week.
MIR. r. Bessire has relinquished his po-
sition OF silk buyer for one of the great
State street Chicago, stores to accept his
old place as manager of the silk depart
ment for j. l.. Brandeis a Sons Mr.. Bees
sire has lust returned from New York.
where he purchased spring novelties in
silks