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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06
improvements at Army Post

Senator Burkett today introduced In the
senate an amendment to the army appro-
'priation bill. asking $4,000 with which to
begin the building OF Fort Niobrara a
regimental post, preferably for field artil-
lery. Fort Robinson is already provided for
in the bill as passed the house. the quarter
master having estimated s1Ol.5O0 for new
buildings for that post
The war department now has eye on
reservations having a large area, where
troops can be given all kinds of exercise
incident to war. Fort Niobrara has 5000
acres, one of the largest in the country and
Fort Robinson has 900 acres. which is
large as compared with many others. Fur
ther. it is asserted that mounted troops can
be maintained at Fort Robinson cheaper
than at any other post ip the country, with
Niobrara a close second.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06
fifth District Member Believes This Would
Settle the Leasing Question.
HOUSE CONSIDERS ELECTION OF SENATORS
Likely to Report Bill for Direct Election of
Members of Upper House.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL TO Be REPORTED
Several Nebraska Towns Come In for
Appropriations, Both for Build
ings and sites-Money for
Army Posts.
OF'rom a Stan Correspondent }

WASHINGTON, March 5-Congressmau
Norris is back again in harness, after the
Bereavement which he has suffered by rea-
son of the death of his two infant boys and
the serious illness of his WIFE who is hap
PLY on the road to recovery. Today Mr..
Norris introduced bill that, II passed. will
solve the question of land leases in Ne
braska. His bill provides that so much ~
the public lands of the United States within
Nebraska as have not been entered under
the homestead laws shall be granted to
the state for the support of the common
schools, under the same conditions and sub.
ject to the same limitations as the govern.
ment granted its public lands TO Nebraska
for school purposes under the enabling act
Mr.. Norris idea is TO settle the public
land question in Nebraska The bill gives
to the state the unoccupied public lands
within its boundaries, taking away from
the government control of the lands In
question. 1t does not affect lands already
taken, and therefore, might be pre-
sumed. would not discontinue the land Of
fees In the state. The laws OF Nebraska
governing the school lands would apply to
the lands taken over under the Norris bill
and the proceeds of these lands, whether
from sale or lease. would go TO the COM
mon school fund, which, according to Al.
torney General Norris Browns brief nlei.
today I'm the supreme court in the tax
cases coming up from the circuit court of
Nebraska. is greatly in need of funds to
carry on work of education In many coun-
ties of the state. II is Congressman Nor
ris' opinion that II some such bill could
become law. as he proposes, the demand
for a land leasing proposition at the hands
of the government would be entirely done
away with. and that the proper state au-
thorities. together with the Legislature,
could intelligently legisiate on this question,
which particularly interests the cattlemen
of the Sixth Nebraska district.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06

sSsn'inned % Second Pass,l
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
FRIDAY, MARCH 80, 1906.
ANTI-FREE PASS AMENDMENT
TO RATE BILL.

1t has often been said of the lower
house of congress that it at times
passes measures which none of the
members wants to become a law. but
just for buncOmbe, knowing full we'll
that the senate will refuse to concur.
In a case nov pending it seems that
conditions are about to be reversed.
The house refused to adopt an anti
pass amendment II the railway rate
bill, the reason generally assigned by
the public being that so many mem
bers had passes who did not want to
give them up. In the senate this free
pass question came up in the discus
sion of the bill on Tuesday and there
was no opposition to the proposition.
Both the advocates and the opponents
Of the bill agreed hat such an amend
ment should be added to the bill.
These senator's no doubt feel that they
are perfectly safe in putting them
selves on record as voting to do away
with the free pass system, as they are
confident that the house will not ac-
cept it. 1t may be, though, that when
it comes to a vote there will not be so
many senators in favor OF it: and per-
haps, the opponents of the rate bill
think the adoption of such an amend
ment will make the measure more un-
popular and increase the number in
opposition. At any rate it is too soon
to congratulate the opponents of free
passes on their success. They have
not gotten the amendment tackled onto
the bin yet. The Unanimous talk" in
the senate does not count for much, as
will be shown when the vote is taken,
but were the senate to adopt it the
house would Indignantly repel this ad-
ditional attempt on the part Of the!
senate to trample upon it's rights and
privileges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
Deem Enough.

Bliss Carman, the poet, tells Har
per's Weekly of an incident in which
the actors were friends of his in Ros
ton. The man is of an excitable tenn
permanent and easily ratified; and his
wife is of a similar disposition. and
prone to give way to tears on the
slightest p~rovocation.
Once when the pair we're visiting a
certain resort near the Springfield riv-
er they went out for a jaunt in ehe
woods. In some way the man fell into
a small stream, and as he was not a
swimmer, he found himself in eoasid-
cradle difficulty. Fortunately, now
ever, the stream was not deep; and
the BostOnian Dol discovered that.
with due caution, he could walk In 10
the bank. All the same. he was
~dreadfully ratified by his predicamenr,
and was slipping and 1oundering in
the mud to a distressing extent. The
wife, who from the outset exhibited
signs of hysteria, fell h~alf-fainting onI
a log on the bank overlooking the!
stream. When she perceived thel
trouble her husband was having tol
wade out she gave ven 70 a torrent
Of tears right into the stream. AT this
the unfortunate nan evinced fresh ev-!
idence OF the rattles." Looking I'D att
his weeping wife above him he man.
aged to gasp out:
For heavens sake, stop weeping
INTO the river n / am lost. It's deep
enough already" !
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
GoLDsBoRo UNION DEPOT
Tracks VIII Probably he Run to- Vest
of the City-Hardware store Rob-I
bed. |
Especial to The Messen..r.l

80 So
Goldsboro. y. G.. March 18th,
public think they have a cue tn rhs
passenger depot situation i'm the faet
that surveys have recently been made
TO the west OF the city. where Il is
thought that the railroads intend :.
run their tracks and build a deuot
The survey has been made and the
grade taken The new route instead
Of splitting the town wide open as i;
e now will s~traishten a curve in
the Coast Lin tracks and save three
quarters Of a mile OF track. Ii IS es-
timated that the road viii save abour
forty minutes time IN the schedule nj
their freight trains and considerable
time with the passenger trains. The
new route will do away with the heavy
grade in the southern part Of the city
and save Il large amount Of fuel
Everything seems to be in favor Of the
new route and il is earnestly hoped by
a large number of our citizens that
such a route will be adopted. The
railroad companies will report 10 the
railroad commission at a meeting to be
held i'll this city some time between
b first and the tenth of April and I'M
til then nobody knows exactly what is
to be done.
The hardware stores OF the city have
been the sufferers lately from people
with a proneness to steal. Only re-
cent Smith & Yelvedton lost Il large
number of pistols. razors and pocket
knives and last night the store Of the
Lamb-Stanton Hardware company
was broken into and pistols, bicycles
and guns were missing This morning
Two young white boys were bound
over to court for breaking into Smith
4 YelvertOn's store, but the thieves
who broke open the store last night
have not been located.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.. Jernigan. of this
city, recently brought suit in the Dur
ham superior court against the Wes-
tern Union telegraph company for
failure about a year ago to deliver a
telegram notifying them that their
daughter was dead. The suit was in
stituted for Il large amount, but the,
plaintiffs finally decided to accept in
the way of a compromise a check for
five hundred dollars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
NO TINE TO TAKE CHANCES.

We are glad 10 see that the demo-
tcratIc papers all over The state are call
ing the peoples attention to the i'm
iportance Of paying the poll tax on or
before May 1st. This cannot be too
Iforcibly urged. Much depends upon
the securing Il full democratic voc
next fall. This cannot be done unless
attention is paid 70 the poll tax pay
Iment by all otherwise qualified voters
within the time limit Of the state rom
i%stftution. We urge every democratic
Iyoter liable for poll tax to be sure TO
pay it in time TO qualify himself as a
voter ar the next election. The repub-
|lican press is urging all members Of
that party 10 thus put themselves. in
position TO vote. You will find on the
Tuesday after the first Monday OF next
November that few republicans other
wise qualified have not either paid this
tax in time or had it paid for them.
The republicans are going TO make Il
desperate effort to prevent the demo-
Icrats securing control Of both houses
|Of the legislature and TO carry three
of the congressional districts. The
democrats should be prepared to con-
front them at the polls with a solid
mass Of electors qualified in every way
to cast their ballots. We must be
prepared to cast every vote we can
possibly secure 1t is no time to take
chances.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

An exchange says that a ''Texas boy
walks n way and faces another
That reminds us of a statement Gen
eral Atlas J.. Dargan, of 1.-The Pee Dee
river country" used to make in refer
ence to a suit he once brought for a
Stanly county client against a physi-
clan of h county to recover damages
for he manner in which the latter set
the plaintiffs broken leg. When the
man got out Of bed after the broken
bone had knit, SO said General Darsan,
1t was found that the lower part Of
the leg had been turned around, the toe
being where the heel should have been.
and that in walking the man made
tracks with one foot in the direction
he was going and with the other in
that from whence he came.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
A RESULT OF MR.. M'CARTHY'S
Z

One result of the foolish remarks OF
Mayor Mccarthy, of Richmond, has
been the presentation to the Ohio leg
islature of a memorial from a Grand
Army post asking that body to hold up
a pending bill making an appropriation
for a state exhibit at the jamestown
exposition. The house had passed the
bill carrying fifty thousand dollars and
the senate had amended the bill in
creasing the amount to seventy-fye
thousand.
We do not suppose the legislature
will heed the request Of the veterans,
II the affair zoe to show how fool
ish it was in Richmond's mayor to
make such a speech even if he did in
tend it TO be a piece of humor. Mr..
Mccarthy claims to be an Irishman.
Most men of that nationality, SO noted
for their humOr, are better judges of
its quality than he appears to be if
his sally on the occasion referred to
10 " A"1I specimen vi I'D liz COIISlu-
ers humor.
The mayors remarks called forth I'M
favorable criticism in the press from
one end of the country to the other,
nowhere more generally than at the
south and his lame excuse has not
placed him in much more favorable
position before the public. We do
not suppose any n thought he was I'M
earnest and that he meant really thatl
he had no regard for the Stars andI
Stripes, but there was universal con-
domination OF his making the speechI
on such al occasion because it was out
OF taste and foolish. There is one
thing you can be sure of and that Isl
the next time Mccarthy feels like be-
ing humorous in 4 public speech he
will be careful to select some other
subject.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

One often hears the expression these
days that Corporations have no souls"
The meaning intended to be convened
by the term these days is very differ
ent from the original. It is now used
to convey the idea Of the grasping,
selfish and o~verbearing attitude of cor
porations toward individuals. The ex-
preston was used by Lord Chief
Justice Coke O552-1634 who declared
that they corporations cannot COM
NIT trespass nor be outlawed O ex-
communicate, for they have no souls"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
GALA WEEK IN GOLDSBORO
Elaborate Programme Prepared for
Entertainment Of Large Crowds.

Especial to The Messenger.)
! Goldsboro, N. c., March 27.-Th'
principal topic hat is engaging III,
attention of G%oldsboro people Jus
now, even more than the location 0,
the union passenger depot, is the grea.
gala week which is to b. ushered ir
next Monday. Already the principa
trade streets and business houses have
been deliberately decorated with gay
cOlOred streamerS, national flags and
gorgeous designs in bunting that gives
to the city a holiday appearance anL
to the public a fOretaste of what is
IN store for them. Next week this
time the court house square will be
covered with tents, the bands will be
playing and the crowds will be surg
ing through the streets. The Mer-
chants Association, under whose aus
pices the carnival will be given. nave
provided an elaborate programme for
next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day for the entertainment of the large
crowds of visitors who are expected
to attend the show. Tuesday will be
Military Day, Wednesday will be Fire
LAY oAo 1uulSudy Will De
Goldsboro Day, on which all en-
ployees of the manufacturing enter
prises of the city will parade and
these will be supplemented by mer-
chants and industrial floats, the like
OF which the state has not seen be-
fore. In addition to the attractions
provided, by the merchants the conn.,
mittee have secured and the widei,
famed and meritorious Pierce Amuse-I
ment Company, which with it's innum-'
cradle attractions will be located onI
the court house square, where every
afternoon at 2 o'clock and every night
at Z O'Clock in a blaze of electricl
glory the public can find such repu-l
attractions as only great citiesl
can afford. Every afternoon at Al
and every night at 10 O'Clock,
in a ball of fire, the dare devil DIR.
Rose will make his marvellous and
thrilling slide for life from the court
house tower to the ground. The Att
and North Carolina railroad has
put on a low rate of fare and will
special trains.
Old citizens remind US that it is iusti
Torty-one years ago today that the
army invaded oGldsboro. It'll
was said to be just such a day as
army invaded Goldsboro. 1t
las been a very long time, but a great
many people remember it very dis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
PROFESSOR

The following address TO the board
Of agriculture in reference to the ON
templated resignation of Professor
Burkett has been Issued, signed by
sixty-seven students of the agriculture
al department of the state agricultural
college. 1t is to be hoped DR.. Burkett
can be induced TO remain. The pro-
fessors and instructors of this college
of late TO be in great demand by
other institutions. DR.. Burkett is, we
believe, the third who has recently
either made up his mind to accept po-
sition elsewhere or has an offer un-
der consideration. What is the mat
ter? Why is it that, when a good man
is secured at agricultural college,
he canno be kept? Are the salaries
SO much lower than those at institu-
tons to which they are called or are
there any conditions existing at our
college why the professors should pre-
fer service else where?
The students in their address to the
board of agriculture say:
We, the agricultural students of the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
n Arts, are at present dis
tressed over the probability of DR..
Rurkett severing his connection with
this college.
DR.. Burkett's work in building I'D
agriculture in the college and state
at large shows his efficiency. His stay
mere has been crowned with success
such as few other men have attained
in his line. We the agricultural stu
dents, have pursued our work with
pride and pleasure. which has come
from an ambition created in us by DR..
Burkett's great enthusiasm for the de-
velOpment of agriculture both in this
college and throughout the state. He
continually holds at heart the work
of the students, and the building up
of the agricultural department.
Feeling, as we do, the great loss the
college and state will sustain should
we lose him. we the undersigned stu
dents, petition the state board of ag-
riculture to do everything in it's power
TO influence DR.. Burkett to remain
with US.
The above is a very handsome tri-
butte to the professor by the students
who have had the opportunity to study
his methods and to form opinions of
of his value to the college and to the
state. 1t should have weight with the
board of agriculture.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Close of Dry Goods Store-EchOes OF
the Fire-PersOnal, etc.
Especial to The Messenger.)

\opSCIdi " luo M0SS6uSGr.D
Fayetteville, March 27.-The store
Iof The Cape Fear Dry Goods company
lon Hay street was closed by the sher-
iii today, by IN execution at the in
Stance of northern creditors. The
many friends of the firm hope that
they will soon settle their business
TROUBLES.
Yesterday afternoon, before Referee
Is II. MacRae. there was a first meet
ing of the creditors in the bankruptcy
lease of E. Einstein, of Dunn. After
examination of the bankrupt, the pro-
Iceedings were adjourned to a future
Injecting.
The burned district is roped off from
pedestrians for their own safety. and
Fire Chief J. S. Mcneil and the city
authorities are changnghthtmbm
authorities are clearing up the ruins
land demolishing the dangerous walls
Jas rapidly as possible. The burned
Jour merchants, wherever possible. are
|getting only temporary quarters for
business.
Joseph Jessup, charged with the rob-
berry of Calvin, both negroes, On a
river steamer, was bound over to court
by Mayor Mcmillan yesterday.
MI. A. S. Williams. of Wilmington,
lis in the city today.
Mr.. Frank Tirtsworth, chief engineer
of the New York Bridge company.
which has the contract for building
the iron Eccles bridge on Green street.
is here to begin the work al once.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Professor Coon is still receiving the
attention of the press of the state be-
cause of his statement in a public ad-
dress that as a rule our public school
teachers are receiving higher salaries
than they deserve. He has demon
strated heretofore that his hide is thick
and such criticisms do not affect him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Hon. c. =. Watson says he is not
looking after congressional honors, He
does not give encouragement to those
OF his friends who wish to put him I'D
against Mr.. Kitchin for the nominal
ton; but be would hardly refuse the
nomination Were it presented to him
by the democrats of the fifth district.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Staunton, Va. March 2S.-Mrs. Ten
|nyson Smith, wife of the English tenn
perance advocate who is touring this
country, died suddenly last night from
heart failure. The body will be tenn
.porarily put in a vault here, though
Mr.. Smith expects to have it removed
to England.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

1here seems to be some mystery
about those proposed trolly lines be-
tween Greensboro and High Point. It
is hard to understand why there should
be so much secrecy as to the identity
or the persons who are backing up the
schemes. Is there a big game of bluff
going on?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

1t has been several days now since
NJ. Witte has threatened the car with
his intention to resign, He must have
found that these threats had lost their
former effect or hat there was danger
of his political enemies persuading the
car to consent to his proposed with
drawal from the premiership.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Can any body point to a county in
TINS state in which the people have
taxed themselves for BUILDING good
roads and now regret having done so:
NO money raised by taxation for good
roads and properly expended is thrown
away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

The North Carolina Dental Society
VIII hold its next annual convention
in High Point in June. No doubt he
High Point manufacturers will need
he services of a number of dentists
by the time they get through cracking
the hard nuts of the present labor sit
uatiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Wonder if there can be any truth in
1.-THE charge that the railroad men who
Iare also interested in coal mining are
keeping in allegiance the settlement of
1.-THE trouble with. the ulners for the
purpose Of embarrassing the president
land eventually accomplishing his po-
ilical downfall?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Is there a business man in w. w.
|Kitchin's district who advocates the
suspension of the appropriation for the
fast mail to the south? Should not a
congressman consult the interests Of
his constituents to some extent?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

You feel the life giving current the
minute you take it A gentle soothing
warmth, fills the nerves and blood with
life. It's a real pleasure to take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 80 cents,
Tea or Tablets.-R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Senator Spooner did not make anv
thing off Senator Tillman when in the
senate on Tuesday he tried 20 poke
fun at the South Carolinian by refer
ence to a recent cartoon of the latte +.
He got "a Rowland for his Oliver"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Next spring when some editors feel
Iike writing sluring squibs about the
ground hog they should call to mind
the weather of this spring.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

The level-headed editor of the Dur
ham Herald says that the party is
getting in a bad way when such men
|as Hearst stand even a remote chance
|Of getting the nomination"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Those men who looked upon Mr..
Hearst's candidacy last time as a joke
are not seeing SO much fun in it about
now.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

Salisbury will have Nordica ON Nav
10Th. What are Greensboro and Char
iotte going to do about it?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30

The Alabama legislature meets but
once in four years. What sensible
are those Alabamians.