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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
The Louisiana Arrived Several
Hours Before Expected.
OFFICIALS WE'RE NOT ON HAND
And Greeting From Panama's Presi-
dent and From Chairman ShOnts
Was Delayed for Some Time-The
President Says the Sea Voyage was
Pleasant and Uneventful-He Antic-
iDates With Pleasure His Visit to
the ISthmuS..

Colon, November 14.-The first trip
Of an American president outside of
the boundaries of the United States
was successfully concluded this after
noon at half past one when the battle
ship Louisiana, having on board Pres
ident Roosevelt and his party, dropped
anchor in the harbor of Colon. The
Louisiana, which arrived ahead of
schedule time, was conveyed by the
Tennessee and the Washington. The
three vessels anchored about a mile
from the dock during a heavy rain
fall.
Owing to the fact that the Louisiana
arrived ahead of time, neither Presi-
dent Amador of Panama, nor Chair
man ShOnts of the isthmian canal COM
mission was on hand to welcome Pres
ident Roosevelt. They left Panama at
half past. four in a special train for
Colon, and at half past eight tonight
boarded the Louisiana and extended
q cordial greeting to Americas chief
executive. In President AmadOr's S
party, besides Mr.. Shonts, were Chief
Engineer Stevens and Executive Sec
retary Reed of the commission, and
Mr.. SQuires, the American minister to
Panama.
During the afternoon President
Roosevelt received the local newspaper
correspondents on board the Louisi-
ana. He said that his voyage had
been pleasant and uneventful, and ex-
pressed himself as gratified at the
welcome which the citizens Of the 18TH
mus are preparing for him when he
lands tomorrow. He stated that he
proposed to look into the Jamaican
la Dor question, and also intended to see
everything possible concerning the
canal.
Extensive precautions have been
taken to protect President Roosevelt
during his three days visit on the 18TH
mus and it is reported that a number
Of known anarchists have been arrest
ed here or at Panama.
All steamers arriving at the isthmus
are inspected and suspicious charac-
ters have been imprisoned and will be
held in custody until President Roose-
welt departs. .
President Roosevelt will begin his
tour Of inspection tomorrow, and an
extensive programme of official enter
tainments have been prepared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
PLAN OF CURRENCY REFORM.
Expansion Legislation will be Re-
commended to Congress.
Final Work of Putting Them i'm Shape
and Outlining the Details, Will be
Passed on by COmmittee-Final
Draft of the Plans Proposed is Pass
cd on Today.

Washington, November 14-Cur-
rency expansion legislation in some
form will be recommended for the ac-
| ton of congress at it's coming session
as the result of the sessions of the cur
rency committees OF the American
banking association ana the New York
chamber Of commerce, which have been
held here for the past three days. What
that legislation will be, none Of the
members is willing to say at this time
| as all Of them have been pledged to ab-
solute secrecy regarding the work of
, the committees until the final draft of
the plans proposed is passed On to-
morrow
All the principals which are to un-
derly the proposed plan of currency re-
form were passed on today and the
final work of putting them in shape and
outlining the details for their practi-
cal application was then referred to a
special committee consisting of Messrs
| A. B. Hepburn, president Of the Chase
National Bank, of New York; James
B. Forgan, president of the First Ma
| tional Bank Of Chicago, and John Per-
rim, president of the American National
Bank of Indianapolis, Ind, These are
to be assisted by Frank A. Vanderlip,
of the National City Bank of New
| York, and Charles A. Conant, of the
Morton Trust Company of New York,
| representing the New York chamber
of commerce.
| Chairman Fowler, of the house COM
mittee on currency and Comptroller Of
the Currency Ridgeley fully approve
! the action of the committees which
was said to be unanimous.
The report of the subcommittee con-
| sisting Of Messrs Forgan of Chicago,
| Weller, of New Orleans and Vanderlip
| of New York. to which was referred
| the question of the amount of tax to be
| imposed on the issue of general credit
emergency to be emitted by banks in
| times of financial stringency, was not
entirely satisfactory to the bankers and
! it was recommended to the sub-com-
! mittee for further consideration. In
cidental to this also was the establish
ment of an immediate guarantee fund
| to meet the obligations of any bank
| which failed before the regular guaran-
tee fund is available. There was a di-
! vision of sentiment as to the amount OF
the graduated tax to be fixed on the
general credit issues, some of the men,
| bers favoring a tax ranging from one
to five per cent according to the amount
of notes emitted, and others expressing
| the opinion that the variation should
be between two and three per cent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
PULLMAN PALACE CAR co.
Total Capitalization Increased to
S1OO.0OO, O,OOO--Ercction of a $1,000
600 Steel Plant Recommended.

Chicago, November 14.-At the an
nual meeting of the Pullman Palace
Car Company today, the capital stock
Of the company was increased by $685.
100000 bringing the total capitalize
ton up to s1000O0,00O The addition
to the capital stock was divided among
stockholders in the proportion of Sc
shares for each 100 held at the time
of the meeting, enough additional
shares being taken from the treasury
stock to make the division at this
rate.
At the meeting of directors, Charles
S. Sweet was elected director in place
Of Frank o. Lowden, resigned. The
other officers of the company were re-
elected.
The erection of steel plant TO cost
s., 900, 900 was recommended. AfteeT
the meeting President Robert T Lin
coin declared that the stories circulated
regarding his intention TO resign had
been entirely without foundation.
Notice was today served upon the
Pullman company by Corporation
Counsel James Hamilton Lewis tha,
the money which it is reported as
about to be divided among the stock
holders is subject TO the lien of the
city of Chicago. and county Of Cook
for taxes claimed by the county and
city amounting TO s2.500000.
The stockholders were informed tha'
if they accept the money they are Il
able to be made the subjects of suit:
for the recovery of the proportional.
amount of the total taxes which they
accept from the Pullman company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
American Federation of Labor.

Minneapolis, Mimi, November H.
A warm welcome to representatives OF
the newly formed farmers union,
known as the American Society Of
Equity, an invitation from San Juan,
Porto Rico, to meet there next year, a
resolution by the, Porto Riean dele
gate Santigo. Iglisas, calling for aid
in procuring more political freedom for
his country, and fiery denunciation OF
all branches Of the American Judiciary
constituted the most important events
of today's session of the American Fed
Grafton of labor convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
BANKRUPT FUNDS.
Judge PurneIl Makes Order Reducing
-s...= Numbr of Depositories.

An order has been received at the
office Of the clerk of the United States
court in which Judge Purnell curtails
the number of repositories for bank
rupt funds and the same will affect
several banks in the eastern section of
the state
The following is the most important
part of the order:
ut is ordered by the court that, the
orders in bankruptcy heretofore en-
tered, designating repositories for ,he
deposit of funds belonging to bank
rupt estates are hereby revoked and
rescinded, said repositories having
failed and neglected to obey the order
of court requiring said repositories
to report quarterly the amount of bal
ances on deposit, and to return to he
district judge checks which have
been paid. together with dividend
sheets under authority of which said
shceks were paid, except Murchison
National Bank, of Wilmington, the Cit
liens National Bank, of Raleigh, the
First National Bank of Elizabeth
City, the National Bank, of New
Bern, N. c., and the Bank of Tarboro,
Tarboro, N. c., which banks are con-
tinued as repositories. All other de-
positories are discontinued from this
day of which discontinuance referees
are required to take notice and inform
| trustees in bankruptcy that they must
( not deposit funds belonging to bank
rupt estates in banks other than the
ones named above as continued de-
| pOsitOrieS -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

Governor Glenn Calls on the People OF
the State for Thanksgiving and
Prayer for Blessing Received.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., November 14.-Gov-
ernor Glenn's Thanksgiving proclama-
ton, issued this afternoon says in
part:
while excessive rains have damaged
our crops, and twice the public peace
was marred by acts Of lawlessness, yet
our manifold blessings nave so far sur
to us for thanksgiving and prayer. The
percentage of increase in the state, ag-
riculturally, industrially, educationally
and morally, has been phenomenal, ,,
and far exceeded our rOndest hopes.
The prices OF farming and trucking
lands have largely increased in value.
Industrial enterprises are being rapid
ly developed throughout the state, and
are paying good dividends. Peace and
good will now exist between labor and
capital: no pestilence or scourge has
visited our state and with the above
two exceptions, law and order have
been maintained Our educational
progress is a source of congratulation,
as longer terms, more efficient teachers
better school houses and equipment
mark a new and progressive period in
our school life, while the growing tenn
perance and religious spirit of our peo-
pie denote moral condition never be-
fore witnessed Thus in things mater
ial and things moral, we, as state
have prospered during the past year as
never before"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 1908.
Private Conference of New England
Democrats to Discuss the Situation

Boston, Mass, November IA pri-
vate conference of prominent New
England democrats was held here to-
day for the purpose of discussing the
democratic nomination for the presi-
dency in 1908. The announced basis
of the meetings was a desire to for
ward the interests OF democracy of
New England, and not for the special
benefit of any one candidate. Among
these present were: Alexander Troupe,
of Connecticut; former Mayor George
w. Green, of Pawtucket, r. l.; Judge
Frank E. Fitzsimmons of Warwick, r.
l.; Peter c. Cannon, OF Warren, r. L.;
P. H Quinn, of Providence, r. l.; May
or Robert J. Crowley, Of Lowell, Mass,
and George Fred Williams, Of Dedham,
Mass.
A motion offered oy Ex-Governor
Garvin of Rhode Island, that the con-
sideration of a national candidate and
national policies be postponed for one
year, was unanimously carried without
debate
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT E. LEE.
Observance of the Hundreth Anniyer-
sary 10 be Undertaken Simultan-
eousIy i'm all Parts of the Country.

New Orleans, November H.-An Or
der fixing January 10, 1907, for the
observance of hundreth anniversary
of the birth of Robert E. Lee, vas
announced here today by Adjutant
General and Chief of Staff William L.
Micl1le, United Confederate Veterans.
The order was issued by command OF
Stephen D. Lee, general commanding.
The services are to be held stimuli
taneously in all parts of the country
The United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy and the various memorial
associations of the south are all re-
quested to join with the veterans to
thus honor the dead.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

Rewards Aggregating $1,000 Offered
for His Capture-Reports of His
Presence Near MISUNDERSTANDING
Victim Found.

Asheville, y. c., November 14.-Re-
ports received here this evening from
Alexander, ten miles distant. that a
negro filling the description of Will
liam Harris, the negro desperate. who
shot and killed two policemen and
three negroes, and wounded Police
Captain Page in this city last night,
had been captured. led 10 the sending
of a large posse to that place with the
intention Of bringing him back. Later
it developed that he had only been
sen in the vicinity a second large
posse was sent TO the scene on a special
train, other volunteers going on horse
back
The city and vicinity is being patrol
led by armed squads who keep a sharp
lookout for the murderer. Consider
able lypching talk is being INDUCED in
The sheriff announces his intention Of
taking the man across the Tennessee
line if possible in the event CT his ar
rest.
At midnight report that the negro
Harris was at bay on the Vanderbilt
estate at BiltmOre reached the city a
special trolley car filled with police Off
GERS and armed citizens Immediately
left for BiltmOre.
Mayor Barnard offered a reward of
$500 for the capture of Harris, and
this amount was quickly increased to
81 200 by private subscriptions. The
list of Harris victims was increased
by one today when the body of "Jocko"
Williams. a familiar negro character
was found dead on Valley street with
bullet hole in his head.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
TAI TARIFF THE ISSUE. Isl III
viii be Prominent in the Next
Congress. J
( .. -- : - >..r. - =
cuLLJ0n IS FOR REVISION
Other Senators and Representa-
3 i :iVes Have Had a Change I

Public Sentiment, the Illinois Senator
Says, Demands q Readjustnent of
the Scl1etIuIe-He Favors an Extra
Session Of Congress Immediately At
ter Adjournment, on March 18th
Next, 10. Undertake This Work.
President Roosevelt Again States
His Determination Not to Accept a
denomination for the Presidency.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
New .saD Battleship to be Wonder.

New Zap Battleship to be a Wonder.
London, November 14.-Acoording to
the Toxic correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph the Satsuma, the biggest
battleship in the world, which is 70 be
launched in Japan today embodies all
the lessons of the last war. The wood
work on board has been reduced to Il
minimum; she is fitted with elaborate
fire apparatus, and her upper works
are kept as clear of top hamper as
possible. Her details in the main fol-
low those of the Dreadnaught whose
steaming capacity she is expected to
exceed. The correspondent says there
is every reason to believe that the
British and japanese admiralties ex-
changed plans and ideas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Charged With Defrauding Swedish
Government.

London, November 14.-The CORES
pondent at Copenhagen of the Daily
Mail says:
Count Fritz pom Rosen, captain
in the Swedish horse guards and a
member of one of the highest of the
noble families in Scandinavia, has
been arrested charged with defraui-
ing the Swedish military authorities
out of $4,000. He is also accused Of
endorsing fraudulent checks in the
name of members of the royal family
He has been taken to Stockholm. The
arrest of the count has caused q SEN
sation both here and at Stockholm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Uniform Divorce Bill.

Philadelphia, November 14.-The
national congress on uniform divorce
laws ended its work here today after
having adopted With few changes the
entire uniform divorce bill as originally
drafted by the committee appointed at
the first meeting held i'll Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Seattle Cut off by Flood.

Portland Ore, November 1.-THE
Oregonian has just received telegram
message from Seattle that that city is
cut off from the surrounding country
from f1oodwaters. The message says
three lives have been lost and that the
damage run into the hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
jamestown Aeronautica, Congress.

New York. November 14.-The
ia mesto8n s.eronautical congress, an
asssaciation Of experimentersie cereal
navigation IN connection with the
jaime estown exposition next year, was
organized here tonight.S DIR. Alexan-
der Graham Bell was elected president
and IsaRne Jors secretary. Augustus
Post Is chairman Of the executive COM
rntttee. 81
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Horner Wins Football Game.
Especial to The Messenger

Oxford, NJ c., November 14.-On
Tuesday afternoon the Homer Mill
tary school and the Durham High
school played an exciting game of foot
bail in Durham. The score was six TO
nothing in favor of HOrner. Both
teams played excellent ball and Free
man Powell, Mayo, and Hardison play
ed star ball for HOrner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

New York, November 14.-Senator
Thomas c. Platt and his wife formerly
Mrs Lillian T. Janeway. have agreed
TO separate. The law firm OF Marsh.
Winslow and Weaver acting for Mrs.
Platt made the announcement today
The deed was signed by both but no.
in the presence of each other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
Death of Mrs. Charles A Strong.

Cannes, November 14.-Mrs. Charles
A. Strong, daughter of John D. Rookie
feller, died this morning in the Hotel
DuParc Mrs. Strong suffered paraly-
tic stroke on November II. The body
will be sent to America the end OF the
week
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Countess DsCasteIIane Wins
Her Suit.
COUNT TAXED WITH COSTS
The Custody of the Children Given
to Their Mother.

The Countess Expresses Her Great sat
isfaction at the Outcome-Madamc
Gould. IL i Stated, VIII Make
Liberal Allowance TO the Count
Children Cannot be Taken From
France Without the Consent of Their
Fathcr-Counts on Which the Di-
SOrCe was Granted
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

Oyster Roasts at 1908 North 4th
street. Open Sundays. :
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le Campbell System Of Arid Farming VIII Prove the
Salvation Of AgriCurists in the Dry Belt Of the Nation

Dakotas, and Gin Canada) Alberta
and Assiniboia; and in many
Iscantily Watered mountain regions
where cattle grazing is now the
sole industry, the Campbell method
would grow bountiful crops. III
promises to do this, moreover,
without Government aid, and with
| the use Of ordinary tools only and
with 40 great outlay Of capital
Our material development and
| the spread Of population has fore
led upon us the need Of utilizing
every acre Of our territory. AS q
consequence even the Great
American Desert has been occu-
pied. a. few successive seasons OF
unusual rainfall oincidad with q
boom in farm lands, and from
1878 to 1888, immigration poured
into the Dakotas, Nebraska, and
Kansas at q rate which forced new
Imunic ipalities into being like
mushrooms Railroads We'd with
lone another iii the number Of
miles Of construct ton per day.
loan companies, in these flush
times alIured by ternpting interest
rates, bid against each other for
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sake Of the work itself. a
strange fad, Z an Ohio or New
York farmer would say. The
sdenizen Of the 4 desert anxiously
watches his fields all winter, and
as soon as the frost has SO far left
the soil as to permit it. he is out
with disk harroWs mac chimes with
'saucer-s shaped cutting wheels
loosening up the dirt Of all his
land, ploWed Or unplowed. If q
shower comes. he harroWs again,
this time with broad, spike-t tooth
ed drags BY the time he is ready
to SOW his wheat the field may
look as if it had been planted and
turned over Ia other Nature;
but no, he soWs and then harroWs
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mortgages on board ashacks' sur
rounded by quarter sections Of
the finest land on EARTH issues
of municipal and railway bonds
went off like hot cakes, and town
lot companies aourished richly. Ii,
was stampede Of land-hungry
investors a stampede that car
ried agriculture and investment
into regions the very flora and
fauna Of which ought to have.
caused all concerned to hesitate:,
where buffalo grass, sage brush,
and cactus advertised aridity,
where antelope and iack-rabbit
mutely reinforced the warming Of
the prairie dog, sitting at the
front door Of his dusty home and
barking protest against dis.
possession from his immemorial
homestead.
The newly broken sod was
wonderfully prolific and it was
fondly thought that these con-
ditions were permanent. JIG was
easy to find old inhabitants to
maintain that the climate has
grown Vastly more humid within
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Farming Of Campbell method
|of rain economy, the latest thing
in agronodly,
The achievements Of Luther
Burbank in plant breeding have
recently held general attention.
I am glad here to put forth the
name Of d rival to Mr.. Burbank
Cat least in the generous enula-
ton Of those who are striving to
conquer nature that Of Hardy
w Campbell, q Vermont man
who formerly lived in South Da-
Rskota and now lives in Lincoln,
Nebraska. The originator Of the
50 ampbell method |. Of { Dry Farm
ing, he Is teaching the so-called
.sarid B west thatsit is not arid lit
but uses properly the ordinary
rainfall that its climate yields.
Mr.. Campball, without irriga-
ton, can make crops grow ON
hundreds Of thousands Of semi
arid square miles Of desert that
otherwise would be fruitless and
fowerless except for the wild
groWths, sparse and unprof itahle,
indige nous Is such land and eli
mate. In the natural habitat Of
the cactus, he grows wheat, corn,
and vegetables Between the
Missouri River and the noun
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I Herbert Quick, in the worlds Work:l

Herbert Quick. in the World q Work
Since Cain FIRST titled the soil,
many 4 new thing has been seen
il agriculture, but il the actual
handling Of the soil, perhaps not.
many. "a picture Of the years
work Of the man who without irri-
cation successfully farms the
semi-arid prairies Of the 8 Great
American Desert, 4 however, shows
some striking novelties, heralding
perhaps an agricult eyolutions
This newest farmer seems to
havela mania for stirring the soil
not to kill weeds, not to cover
seeds, not to make il slook NICE
but apparently for the mere
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