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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
ARE SUCH LIVES WORTH LIVING?

There was a time, two or three de-
cades ago, when the question:: us life
worth living?' was forever coming
up for discussion. A few who took a
negative view of the matter settled it
for themselves by shutting off this
mortal coil in one way or another, but
by far the greatest number appeared
to think it was. since they went on
living and enjoying life to the best of
their ability.-NeWs n Courier.
Isn't it possible for a man to think
his life not worth living and still have
conscientious scruples against commit
ting murder even if it does consist in
taking his own life which he does not
care to have prolonged? Are there not
many pious, Christian men who from
bodily infirmity and suffering find life
so burdensome to them that they ear
nestly pray to God daily to shorten
their days and to relieve them of their
suffering by death, but who would
shrink with horror from the idea Of
destroying their own life? And again
are there net men who find life no.
Worth living and whose conscientious
scruples are not above self-destructlon,
but who go on living the life that is
a torment to them, nothing but fear of
the unknown hereafter causing them
to rather bear those ills we have,
than fly to those that we know not Of"
though having 70 horror of the deed
itself and taking 10 thought of Gods
anger and punishment for the blotting
cut of 4 life that He had given?
Are the lives Of any of these wort,
living.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
AN IMPORTANT CHURCH. MEET.
ING

On the 14th Of this month there will
assemble In Charlotte committees Of
the following churches: Reformed
Presbyterian, Reformed Church OF
America, Presbyterian Church OF the
United States of America, Presbyterian
church, Cumberland Presbyterian
church and Reformed Church of the
United States. These committees con-
stitute the committee on federation Of
these churches. TIE object is the unit
ing Of the churches in the work OF
promoting Christianity. The Char
lotte Chronicle says Of this meeting:
This committee. representing these
branches of evangelical christendom,
are men of probity. culture and piety;
men of such wisdom, prudence and
well balanced judgment, that upon
them has been placed the weighty re-
s~ponsibilities involved in devising a
plan for united action in all these
churches. This meeting will be a no
table one. not only for the high stand
ing Of the delegates composing h as
sembly, but for the important business
to be considered, the vital issues at
stake touching the Church of Christ
on earth. The interest with which
the whole Christian world is regard
ing the question Of church federation,
and of cooperation in e~vangelistic
work, may be seen in the frequent no.
tees, arguments and discussions on
his subject, SO widely circulated in
the newspapers and periodicals of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

The Charlotte Chronicle complains
that the American people are buying
too many things abroad. The Gus
toms appraiser at New York says the
appraised value of importations dur
ing the month just ended was over
sixty million dollars, which was three
million greater than for February of
last year.. On the other hand treasury
department officials are congratulating
themselves that the heavy imports
have helped put q comfortable surplus
in the governments vaults.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
Doctors are Puzzled.

The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
McIver, of Vanceboro, Me-, is the sub
ject of much interest to the medical
fraternity and a wide circle Of friends.
He says of his case: Owing to severe
inflammation of the Throat and con-
gestion of the Lungs, three doctors
gave me up to die, when, as a last re-
sort, l was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery and l am happy to say,
1t saved my life" Cures the worst
Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, Tonsi-
litis. Weak Lungs. Hoarseness and La
Grippe. Guaranteed at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store. soc and $1.00. Trial bot
tie free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

One would think the Laxative idea
in a cough syrup should have been adj
vanced long before it was. 1t seems
the only rational remedy for Coughs
and Colds would be to move the bow
els and clean the mucous membranes
of the throat and lungs at the same
time. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar does this. It is the Original Lax
ative Cough Syrup, the best known
remedy for Coughs, Colds, Group,
Whooping Cough, etc. Tastes good
and harmless. Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

1t is a peculiar contest that is being
made over the appointment to the post
mastership at Maxton; that is on the
part of one of the aspirants. 1t is
on the order of the fight the Blackburn
men threatened to make in favor of
Mr.. Frazier as against Mr., Douglas
the preferring of charges-not against
their opponents but against the latters'
fathers. The Washington co%rrespon-
dent of the Raleigh News and Obser'
yer says:
There is a contest yer the confr.
nation of the postmaster at Maxton
and a very anomalous situation it is
w. NJ. Currie has been nominated fol
postmaster, but there is no fight or
him. Charges are brought against his
father, w. J. Currie, by DR.. D. F. Nc.
Lean, the husband OF the present
postmistress. lust how Mr.. Mclean
hopes to defeat for confirmation the
nomination of Mr.. Currie by prefer
ring charges against his father is MOI
clear to the members of the senate
committee on postofices and post
a Mr.. Currie's nomination viii
be acted upon favorably unless some
thing further is presented in opposi'
ton to him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

On last Friday nearly two thousand
refugees from Russia arrived as stor-
age passengers on n steamer from
Hamburg. Some Of these were de-
tanned several weeks at Hamburg for
inspection by health officers before be-
ing allowed to sail for this country.
At this rate of emigration Russia Will
soon be deprived Of a pretty large pro-
portion of a desirable class of her
population. These emigrants are not
of the riffraff kind. They are people
who would make good citizens were
they given a chance to do so by the
deSpotic rulers of Russia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

The most remarkable thing about
the passage of the Foraker bill, max
ing an appropriation for marking with
white stones the graves of the confed-
crate soldiers who died in northern
prisons was the remark, On the passage
of the bill by the house, made by Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio, that it was 1.-The
forging Of another link in the welding
of the north and the SOUTH
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
A FREIGHT WRECK
Fourteen Coal Cars Wrecked Near
Farmers-No One Was Hurt.

Yesterday afternoon at $50 at a
point one-half mile north Of Farmers,
which is on the w. G. and A., fifteen
miles from Wilmington, fourteen coal
cars of a southbound freight train
were wrecked and the track torn up
for a distance of about two hundred
feet: 1t is not thought that the track
will be clear before today as there is
an awful pile of debris. Trains last
night were run over the Seaboard
Air Line from Cronly to Wilmington.
The wrecking train was sent out from
Wilmington Immediately after the
wreck occurred. No one was injured
in the accident. What caused the
wreck could not be learned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
Senator Lodge. idea of the new in

Senator Lodges idea Of the new in
terstate Commerce Commission is that
not more than five of the members
shall be of one political party; that
three Of them shall be lawyers, three
persons of experience in the manage
ment of railroads. Their salary is
fixed at $4,000 for each member ex-
cept the chairman, who is given $500
more. The prospective members will
doubtless file no objection on the score
Of salaries.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

The scheme to coin a million 50 sill
yer pieces for the jamestown EXPOSE
ton may be all right from the stand
point of that enterprise, but who
would want to handle a silver piece of
that weight? The present 81 silver
coin is unwieldly enough: SO much SO,
indeed. that save in the south it has
but limited OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09
LEGER MEYER.
The Merchant Tailor

One Of the Greatly appreciated tn.
oftnG establishments Of WILMINGTON r.
Mr. Legef Meyer. located at COS North
Front street He has been Yrominently
identifed with the Merchsx. TsaIorfna
business for . good many yaars and
his bustnesa has crown m: orosDered.
He cArAeS gupe1O line 81 the l01ese
AID most stylAh F1bejS In Imported
q Domesd. Woolens. TweedA Cas-
and Fancy Tfog -eFfnEy In IN
aeaifob3e shades and deptGnA An
garment leaving Mr.. Meyers estab-
and Perfect FS- Mr.. Meyer u N eN.
Gutter and FftteR. who gaakantsee
EeliaSBe woF1unanGbts sD1- Wv .yeae-.
rnahle DR5occ. Ik1t3
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

That was a remarkable convention
held in Nashville, Tenn, last week in
which there were present three thou
sand delegates from the theolog cal
seminaries and colleges interested in
sions. Eighty four Thousand dollars
were raised in n day for this object.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

If the Springfield, Ohio, scenes were
being enacted in the southland they
never could be-appeals would already
have been made to the president to
interfere in behalf of the negro
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

"a dose in time saves lives" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; natures
remdy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases Of every sort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

To say that it is purely a political
persecution is to accuse the grand
jury Of being in collision with Mr.
Holton.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-09

Bear. III. The Kind You Have AfWays Bouch
&MMzZM

MI. Joseph w. Yates and bride have
returned from their bridal tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
PRIMARIES IN PHILADELPHIA
ReorGanixers Get Control of old Com
mittee Formerly Headed by
Israel w. Durham.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-THE regular
republicans of Philadelphia held conven-
lions today for the nomination OF candi-
dates for magistrate, city councils and
school director and selection of delegates
to the state convention. Tonight forty
three ward committees met for their annual
organization and each chose to repre-
sent 1t in the republican city committee,
Not in years have their been so many
bitterly fought ward or district contests
as occurred throughout the city today.
Since tho defeat of the republican organi-
nations last fall new organizations have
been formed by the ward leaders In their
efforts to get control OF the city committee.
In many Of the wards republicans who were
prominent in the reform movement were en-
listed. in the fight with the result that tho
'reorganizers are now In control and the
old city organization of which Israel w.
Durham was the leader Is practically out
OF existence. The city committeeman Sc
lected tonight will meet next Monday, name
a new city chairman and otherwise organize
a committee. The old committee was led
by Durham for ten years.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
JOHN w. HILL Is ACQUITTED
Trial Judge Orders Verdict in Case
Against Former OmciaI OF
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12-Upon the in
struction of Judge Audenried the jury to-
day acquitted John w. Hill, former chief
of the filtration bureau. who was on trial
charged with forgery and classifying the
records OF his bureau for the benefit of a
firm Of contractors.
Former Chief Hill shed tears OF joy as
his son Henry clasped him in a close en-
brace. For an hour Mr., Hill was the CEN
ter OF struggling crowd all anxious to
grasp his hand and offer congratulations on
his vindication. In addressing the jury
when court opened today Judge Audenried
said that in order to convict Mr. Hill the
commonwealth would have to prove intent
to defraud. There was no suppression OF
material facts by Mr.. Hill in his recon-
mendations to the director OF public works
for changes In the specifications. The
commonwealth had not proved its charges
of forgery and Justification OF records and
there was nothing TO do but acquit the de-
PENDANT.
The bills OF Indictment were then sub
mitted 10 the jury and a verdict Of not
guilty was rendered.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
HEARING AT ST. LOUIS
Policeman who Resigns Rather Than
Testify is Tried for Vio-
Iating Oath.


st. LOUIS Jan. 12.-- The Board of Police
Commissioners at the weekly meeting today
took up the investigation OF alleged graft
In police circles. Ten officers were given
trials on different charges. Among them
was the case of Patrolman William Ham
berstroh. charged with having violated his
oath of office. Hamberstroh recently ten
dered his resignation as a policeman when
summoned to appear before the grand jury
to testify concerning the accusations that
graft was going on in the police depart
ment. Captain Johnson refused to accept
the resignation and Hamberstroh declared
he would resign anyway. Captain johnson
thereupon preferred charges against the
officer on the ground that he had violated
his oath OF once.
Hamberstroh walked about in the bad
lands for many years under Sergeant
George w. c. Colestock. who committed
suicide last Tuesday night because he had
been accused of having accepted tribute
from resort keepers for immunity from ar
rest. Hamberstroh is believed to have in
formation concerning police Irregularities
in the bad lands"
Investigation into the charges Of graft
in the police department is also being con-
Quoted by Circuit Attorney Sager. He
stated tonight that he has found a woman
who will tell all about what she asserts
to be an alliance between members OF the
police department and criminals. She lived
in the center OF the bad lands"
Mr.. sager also stated that three police
men had today told him OF secret orders
they had received from superior officers mo-
TO modest certain resort keepers. These
four witnesses will go before the grand jury
Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
ROGERS CASE COMES UP TODAY
Standard Oil Magnats Secures Postpone
msns Until This Morning.
DENIES JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
Alleges That Missouri Commissioner
Has No Right to Take DepO-
sitions I'm New
York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Before Justice Gill
dersleeve in the New York supreme court
today counsel for II. II. Rogers OF the
Standard Oil company were successful in
securing a further postponement until to-
morrow morning of the rule against Mr..
Rogers to show cause why he should not
be compelled to answer certain questions
asked by Attorney General Herbert g. Had
ley OF Missouri In the hearing in this city
to determine the relationship, IL any, be-
tween the Standard OIL company, the
Waters-Pierce Company and the Republic
Oil company. Mr.. Hadley through counsel
strongly opposed the postponement on the
plea that IL necessary for Mr. Hadley
to close the hearing tomorrow in order
that he might meet court engagements
; In the west on Monday. The delay was
secured through a plea that one OF Mr..
Rogers counsel had a case on hearing in
another court.
Attorney General Hadley resumed the
hearing before Commissioner Sanborn this
afternoon and A. v. Jockel, formerly OF
the Standard OIL company and later with
the Waters-Pierce Company in Oklahoma
City was again called as a witness. He
was cross-questioned by the attorneys for
the oil interests, but reaffrmed much Of his
tesliHOnE given on ulTeCl
The witness refused to answer a question
asked by one OF the oil company's attor-
neys. He said he did on advice of coun-
sci and added
I've got the habit, too"
After the hearing In court tomorrow
morning in the Rogers matter the hearing
before the commissioner will be resumed
and concluded during the afternoon or
evening
Mr., Rogers in his answer set forth four
! reasons why he should not be compelled
10 answer these questions as follows:
I The first claim was made that the ques-
tions were immaterial. second that con-
test regarding the adnissibility OF the same
questions is pending before the courts in
of Missouri has no legal right 10 take depo-
sitions in New York and that the Ques-
tons are under consideration in the courts
of another state; fourth, that the attorney
general OF Missouri Is not asking the ques-
tons at issue for purposes OF public policy
but Is bringing the proceedings In order to
gain advertising and personal notoriety as
a foe of the Standard Oil company
To support this last named claim, the
answer set forth that the newspapers have
been fed with sensational stories by Mr.
Hadley and his associates. holding zip Lii
Rogers to contempt and ridicule. 1t wac
] further contended that newspaper photog-
, raphers and artists have been given a free
/ hand at the hearing before Commissioned
sanbOrn. causing Ny Rogers great annoy
J ance
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
JAPs DESIRE MORE SHIPS
Togo kisen Kaishs Makes an OFFER
for Pacific Mail Steam
ship Line.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE Exam
liner says today: A dispatch from Wash
ington states that the consul general at
Yokohama has informed the State depart
ment that the Togo Kisen Kaisha, the
Japanese Steamship company, is negotiating
to buy the transpacific line of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company. The dispatch
then goes on to say that f. II. Hartmann
recent visit to Japan may have had some
thing 10 do with this proposition and that
the Japanese government is behind the In
tended purchase.
b. p Schwerin, vice president and general
manager of the company and personal rep
resentative of Mr.. Hartman. in discussing
the matter said
ut is not true that the Japanese govern
TO buy the Transpacific steamship line OF
the Pacific Mail. II is true. however that
the Togo Kisen Kaisha people have made
Mr.. Hartman an offer and IL Mr.. Hartman
was willing TO sell today they would buy
him out without the least hesitation What
Mr. Harriman's intentions in the matter
may be do not pretend to know"
| The Trsnspacihe line of the Pacific Mail
consists OF the steamers Korea. Siberia,
Manchnria and Mongolia. Their total cost
TO the Pacific Mail Steamship company in
round figures was 100000.
Managing Director M. Shiraishi of the
Japanese Steamship company is now on his
way from Brazil TO London and will proba-
bly, arrive In New York early in March
The supposition is that he Is empowered to
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13

finally discuss with Hartman the Japanese
offer to buy out the Pacific Mails Trans
pacific line.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
KANSAS ClTY'S GAS ORDINANCE
Company Given Right to Sell Natural
Gas at Twenty-Five Cents
Per Thousand.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. l2-An ordinance
granting a franchise to the Kansas City
Gas company to supply gas for thirty years
at Is cents thousand feet was passed by
the upper house OF the city council last
night. The ordinance has already beer
passed by the lower house and Mayor Men
said today that he would sign 1t. An ordi'
nance recently passed by the council bu'
vetoed by the mayor and declared uncon'
stitutional by the courts. granted this com
pany a similar ordinance with the dlner'
ence that it gave the grantees the right &c
r.turn TO the use of artificial gas at 81 q
thousand I'm case the supply OF the natura
product should fail.
The present ordinance permits a return
"a the use of artificial gas at 20 cents q
thousand.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
Experience IL soastimes Dear
Teacher.

So many parents Of young children do not
realize the danger from Group unul theS
have had the experience OF one severe
case in their own home. To De awakened
in the middle OF the night by the pecuha'
rough cough and find their little one SUI.
fering from a fully developed ATTACK OF
the Group and nothing In the mouse WIN
Which 10 relieve Il Is a lesson never to be
,orsotten. A good remedy at hand is OF
,ncaleulable value in a time like this and
nothing better can be obtained than Cham
herlain's Cough Remedy. IL has been
thoroughly tested in hundreds OF cases and
not only cures Group. but when given al
soon as the frst symptoms appear II vii
prevent the attack. The fact that TINS
remedy contains no narcotics makes
perfectly safe to give to the children
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13

cries of Nanshan and Telling greeting the
general who isolated Port Arthur at a crit
ical stage of the campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
BREAESW WITH CASTRO
Diplomatic Relations Severed On Account
Of sunb to French Envoy.
coSFlscATloN OF GABLE THE REAL ISSUE
American Minister VIII Look After
French Interests-United states
Interested I'm similar
.- Cases.

AsHINGTON, Jan. 12-Although the
present breach in the diplomatic relations
between France and Venezuela is tech
nically chargeable against the personality
Of M. Taigny, the French charge at
Caracas, the real issue, as II Is understood
here. Is the attack by President Castro
upon the properties and franchise OF the
French Gable company. The president
asserted that the cable company had lent
active assistance to the Matos rebellion.
Therefore. he began proceedings In the
Venezuelean courts against the company on
that score and also complained that the
company had violated the terms of its
concession in not laying certain coast lines
OF cable and especially In crossing the
island OF Santo Domingo with land wires
subject to frequent interruption In times of
rebellion on that island. The courts sus-
tained the presidents view. and In fact
practically took possession OF the company
offices at certain points when the French
government interviewed. In the absence OF
the regular minister. NJ. Taigny presented
written protest TO the Venezuelan gov
eminent President Castro regarded this
note as insulting To his government and re.
fused TO have anything more to do with
NJ. Taigny. But the French government
refused to allow the dispute to be made q
personal one and declared that M. TaignS
in his presentment had followed precisely
the Instructions OF his Foreign office.
Castro Touches French Pride.
At this point. Mr.. Russell the American
minister at Caracas, interviewed in the In
terest of peace, and after many patien
exchanges II was believed that he haC
finally succeeded. But while he induced
President Castro to withdraw a note refus
Ing to do business with NJ. Taigny, which
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13

WATCHES. Premier, 18th and Dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
Oku Enter. Toxic.

TOXIC, Jan 11.-General Oku. who COM
manded the left army during the war with
Russia, made a triumphal entry into the
capital this morning The general and his
stan drove In imperial carriages to the
palace. The greatest enthusiasm was mani
tested by the people who lined the route.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
Cn.tro Touohe. French Pride.


Glasgow runs its own troll
leys, earns 100000 a year,
carries 100000 people a
year at a one-cent fare, with
better public service than We
Americans get for FIVE cents.
All England and Germany
are moving in this direction
oonservahveH, as English and
Germans do, but surely.
Read Russelfs wonderful
fact story Soldiers OF the
Common Good" in Every
body's for January.
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