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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
KILLED In HIS BEDROOM
Foul Murder of Ex-Sheriff Traynham
of Roanoke-The Tragedy is a Mys-
ferry

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 19.-Ex-Sierif
John B. Trayrham, of Roanoke city,
was murdered in ris bedroom in this
city Sunday night, his slayer crushing
his skull and almost severing the head
with an axe which he carried away.
The body was found today lying
across the bed in a pool of blood.
T-aynham was not known to have an
enemy and the tragedy is so far a
mystery, the police having no clue. It
is believed he got out of bed during
the night to nswe a knock at his
door and that as the assassin entered
the door he dealt Traynham a blow
on the head, crushing the skull. The
body fell acros the bed and several
more blows e dealt, n cutting
the throat and another splitting the
chin and going through the neck.
Other blows landed OF the neck.
Traynram's hands were cut as if an
effort had been made to ward off
the murderous blows. The intruder
washed his hands and left the blood
stained water in the room, after which
he escaped. A gold watch and some
silver money and currency were not
disturbed and nothing was taken from
the room. Traynham was an ex-Con-
federate veteran and was sixty nine
years old. DR.. Traynram Of Pitts
burg, Texas, is among his children.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
A Healing Gospel.

The Rev. j. c.. Warner, pastor of
Sharon Baptist church, Belair, Ga,says
of Electric Bittors. TITS a GOdsend to
mankind. 1t cured me of lame back,
stiff joints. and complete physical COL
lapse. I Wa so weak it took me half an
hour to walk a mile. Two bottles of
Electric Bitters nave made me so strong
I have just walked three miles in so
minutes and feel like walking three
more. It's made a new nan out OF ME.
Greatest remedy for weakness and all
Stomach. Liver and Kidney complaints.
Sold under guarantee at Bellamy's
Drug Store. Price soc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Dismiss the Cadet Who submits TO Ii
and Retain the Haxer.

Seeing that the American people, IN
Guiding congress. are still agitatad
over the question OF hazing 1t West
Point and Annapolis. il occurs I o us
10 offer a suggestion
There is reason to believe thar ex-
listing legislation in the premises is
ineffective and will always be g. We
know beyond a doubt that President
Roosevelt is dissatisfied with II. The
whole country has seen that hazus
goes on at Annapolis more merrily
than ever, and that all efforts I o sup
press IL under the law as il now stands
simply adds to the general demorali-
,zation. As a matter Of fact he STA
ute in the case made and provided does
not fit the situation al all, and ca1 be
made useful only by a system OF con-
,~sistent neglect and reputation. Evil
IDENTITY, If We propose TO turn out d set
of gentlemen equipped for the COM
mand Of u ~warships and a roper ax-
position Of our national dignity and
honor, il will be necessary { abolish
all existing methods and regulations
land inaugurate an entirely new and
radically different policy.
Right here, our suggestion m in,
land it is TO the effect that, instead of
Idismissing and degrading the hazers,
the government should get rid Of the
l~creatures who submit to haZing. Il is
Jour deliberate opinion that any cadet
who gets under a table at mess hours
to be fed like a dog by his seniors:
lany one who accepts humiliation al
1.-THE hands of a fellow student; any one
lwho meekly obeys a rule requiring
him to walk with downcaSt eyes
when passing an upper class man; any
lone who yields to these or other de-
'grading exactions imposed upon him
by other students-it is our deliter-
ate opinion, we say, that such persons
Iare unfit TO hold a commission in the
UNITED States naval service to repre-
sent a warlike nation, to command
brave men and be intrusted with Sc
lriOus responsibility. We are not sup
Iposed to be educating a set of lack
leys and raven at the public expense.
He who submits to hazing in his fresh
man year becomes the bully and the
when the time comes. Il is
best, therefore, to weed him out at the
llickspirtle age, and so purify and en-
noble the personnel at the very outset
We repeat, therefore, that the best
lway to stop hazing is to dismiss the
|hazed. Any one so destit tie Of pride,
land manhood. and self-respect IS TO
Isubmit to humiliation without e5is-
Itance is not fit to be an American Of
|fcer. He sneaks and cringes through
ibis first year, only to become a ruff
lfan and a tyrant in his second. We
shall be we'll rid of the whole abhor-
rent brood. It will be Letter for nat
lie .a1 welfare md hono- in the hour OF
peril an! emergency. Let such crea-
lures go learn tatting and embroidery!
That is where they properly belong
mot on the bridge or in the coming
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

a Little Care Will Save Many VIII
mington Readers Future Trouble.

Watch I'll kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber I,us Of
health.
The discharges not excessive or in
frequent.
Contain no sbrick-dust-like" sedi-
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for
you.
They watch the kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
Wilmington testimony proves it.
Z. G. LIE Moyne, contractor, Of =
North Seventh street, states: Il did not
know that the trouble with my back
was caused by my kidneys not acting
properly, although I noticed the secre-
tons from those organs were dark
and very irregular, sometimes free
and at other times scanty. | sdw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
went TO Bellamy's drug store and got
a box. | was surprised at the result.
for | have not had the backache since
| used them"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. FOster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York. ole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
ENGAGEMENT WITH INSURGENTS
Both Sides Well Armed and Discip-
lined and Believed Great Loss on
Both Sides, Will Result.

Ekaterinodar, Cis-Caucasia, Russia,
February. 2O.-An engagement is in
progress al the village of Gaginskaia,
between 600 mutinous Kuban cossacks
and the punitive expedition with five
week to crush the insurgents.
The cossacks comprised the garrison
of Ekaterinodar, who during the upris-
ing of November, joined the revolu-
tionists. When order was restored the
.cossacks retired to their native villages
in the mountains, where they nave
since held out refusing to surrender
their arms or the colors of the regi-
ment. They are we'll armed and dis
<cip1ined and heavy losses on both SIDES
are anticipated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Youngest II. r. President in America.
Henry Clark or one of the

Youngest II. r. President in America.
Henry Clark Bridgers, n Of the
most progressive and successful young
men in the state, and the youngest
railroad president in America, is in
the city. He advises us that he is
making his plans and arrangements
to build an extension of Is miles to
the East Carolina Railway, that is Is
miles from it's present terminus, Farm
vile, Pitt county, to Hookerton, in
Greene county, and at last Greene
county is to have a railroad. It is one
of the few counties in the state that
hasn't a railroad within its borders,
and some sections of it are the best
and most fertile in the state. The
new extension will be a model road in
all respects, it is to be laid with
new SIS pound steel rails and will
probably be. completed this year.-Ra-
leigh News and Observer.
Mr.. ,Bridgers is a descendant Of the
late Hon. Robert r. Bridgers, for
mauy years president of the Whining
ton &Weldon railroad, and later the
Atlantic Coast Line, and his friends
hope that he may attain to the promi-
nence and success in railroad circles
that his distinguished kinsman achlev-
ed-Henderson Gold Leaf.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
RIGHT ARM AMPUTATED
Captain Geo. Napier, an Atlantic Coast
Line Conductor. Meets With Serious
Accident.
Especial to The Messenger.)

fayetteville, n. c., February 90
At $50 this morning, at Hope Mills
seven miles south of this city, on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad. Captain
George Napier, conductor on a LEGAL
freight between Fayetteville and Flor
ence, had his right arm badly crushed
by bumpers. He was brought up on
an extra to this city by DR.. J. '. Nc
Cougar, surgeon of the Atlantic Coast
Line, and was carried to the High
smith hospital where his arm was am
putated by DR.. McGougar. The ope-
ration was satisfactory, and Captain
Napier is doing we'll.
The following bankruptcy cases from
Dunn are being heard before referee
S. FL. MacRae today: L. f. Young. E.
NJ. Fowler and Company and Carolina
Furniture Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
RALEIGH posToFFICE NATTER
1t Is Practically Certain That the In
cumbent VIII be Reappointed-Ben
Williams Still at Large.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c.. February 20.

Raleigh, y. c., February 20.
The settlement Of the Raleigh post
office question seems to be giving
ground for much comment and specu-
-lation in view of a possible fact that
the present incumbent G. T. Bailey.
will not be reappointed. Your CORE
spondent has already stated that two
applicants with contingent ideas were
on the lookout for the place. they be-
ing John w. Harden, a young banker,
and Willis q. Briggs. an able young
newspaper man of Raleigh, and now
comes the statement that Marion But
Ier's younger brother also has a pole
pointed towards the persfmmon.
Conversation with those who know
in departmental circles brings forth
statements that are unq~uestionably
and positively true concerning Mr..
Bailey and your correspondent states
without fear of contradiction that Mr..
Bailey's disappointment is as cure as
that of any other possible or proba-
BILE office holder. This is not mere
hearsay, but Is verified by those in a
position to speak without qualifying
and without fear Of contradiction. The
petition circulated for Mr.. Harden has
OF course received a certain number of
signatures. but a few hours work, just
to feel the public pulse reveal the
fact that Mr.. Bailey has such en-
dorsements as, speaking through the
commercial and professional public,
guarantees even more than his expec-
tations were. In addition to these
direct local testimonials concerning the
present pOstmaster's executive ability.
cordial courtesy and carefulness-all
of which bears the official seal from
Washington, he has recently received
~commendatory letters from the heads
of five southern colleges, through Ra-
leigh people. which will have their in
fuence with the powers at Washing
ton. wen were a question raised as to
disappointment. 1t is stated that all Of
.the aWyers in the city unite in MI.
Bailey's behalf, and the people gener-
ally to whom petitions will be present
ed, and are already being presented,
will offer a vouchment Of public
favor that will not be gainsaid within
h state capital or at Washington.
Ben Williams, Jr., the egio who
yesterday afternoon snot another ne
gro by the name of Alex CiarT, and
who made good his escape has no yet
been arrested. The supposition is that
he has been assisted to some point be-
yong the state line by his negro
friends employed in different capaci-
ties in the railroad service.
There was heard today before Judge
Thomas r. Purnell the case of the
Guaranty Trust Company and the
Metropolitan Trust Company of New
York VS.. The Suffolk and Carolina
Inc Norfolk and Southern railroads.
An injunction was granted, restraining
the first road from crossing the sec
ond road at Roper, and counsel for
Suffolk and Carolina secured modif-
cation of this injunction which render
ed it almost imperative. The hearing
today was to show cause why orders
shall not be annulled. The Trust Com
panies are trustees in mortgages, on
Norfolk and Southern property.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
IN CUBA
Mr.. and Mrs. LOngworth are Enroute
to Hayana-Greeted by Crowds at
Tampa.

to Hayana-Greeted by Crowds al
Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, February 2O.-Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Lougworth arrived
here at 1925 o'clock this evening on
1.-The private car Elysian. and proceed
led directly to Port Tampa, there board
ling a steamer for Havana, to spend
lpart of their honeymoon in Cuba. At
1.-THE city station tonight a large crowd
Igathered and the Cuban consul, F. f.
mendoza, presented to Mrs. LOngworth
la magnificent floral design, emblemat-
Iical Of the friendship Of Cubans for
Herself and her father, President Rocs-
Ievelt. Mrs. Longworth received the
Igift with smiles. At Tampa Bay sta
ton the hotel orchestra gave the
couple a serenade and the train was
| boarded by E. w. Morgan, United
Estates minister to Cuba, who goes to
Havana to assume his duties at his
new post and by President J. NJ. Barr,
land Vice President Eff. Cost of the
lSeaboard Air Line, who also are en-
route to Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth boarded the
steamer Mascotte, at Port Tampa, at
|11:3O o'clock tonight. The steamei will
sail at 2 a. m, for Havana.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
EDITORS WILL MEET
AT THE MECKLEyBURG
Beautiful Health Resort Selected at
Meeting Of Executive Committees
Last Night.

The executive committee of the vir-
ginia and North Carolina Press Asso-
citation met III this city last night, at
Murphy's hotel, for the purpose of ar
ranging the details of the annual Joint
meeting Of the two associations and
deciding upon the route of the annual
summer trip Of the two joint bodies.
There were present Messrs. r. VI.
Philips, president, and John B.. Sner-
rel, secretary, Raleigh; Major Ell. A
LONDON, P1ttsboro, and J. 4. Thomas.
LeWlsburg, representing North Carroll
ma; and Nessrs. K. A. James, presi-
dent, Danvllle; ]. l.. Hart, Farmville,
secretary, and w. L. Broaddus, West
Point, and w. s.. Copeland, Richmond,
representing Virginia.
After some discussion the committee
selected the Hotel N~ecklenburg,
Chase City, as the next place of meet
ing, the meeting to be held June 18th
and July 10th, and the final date to be
decided upon by the presidents and
secretaries of the two organizations,
acting Jointly.
The committees chose the water
route TO Boston for the annual trip.
Florida had been thought of as ali OBJ
ject point, but was learned that trans
p%ortation to the far south could not be
arranged until the season was so far
advanced that it would not be partic-
ularly desirable to go south.
The selection of the "Mecklenburg''
will give the most general satisfaction
and already the ocean trip by the
Merchants and Miners Line is being
looked forward to with much interest.
-Ricbmcpd Timac Dicpatch
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Don't deceive yourself. If you have
Indigestion take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
1t will relieve you. Rev. w. E. Hocutt,
South Mills, N. y, says: Il was troub-
led with chronic indigestion for ev-
eral years; whatever I ate seemed 10
cause heartburn, sour stomach, f1utter-
ing of my heart, and general depres-
sion OF mind and body. My druggist
recommended Kodol. and it has reliev-
ed me. | can now eat any thing and
sleep soundly at night Kodol digests
what you eat. Rob-. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Rural Free Delivery Carriers to Or
0aniZe.
Especial to Thc Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Rocky Point, N. c., Februry 20
To the rural letter carriers of New
Hanover and Pender counties.
There VIII be a netting of the car
rier body of the two counties held at
Burgaw, Thure.4ay February 22nd. to
form a county ,.ssociatio.. Other parts
of the state have been organized and
good results have been had from the
concerted efforts. Our national presi-
dent, Lindsay, has the promise of much
good from Postmaster General Cortel-
you. Let us meet, organize, elect Of
fieers to the state associatin, which
meets at kinston, July 4th next.
Suggestions for the good of the SER
vice will be discussed.
Postmaster Wallace, of Wilmington.
and Colonel Bob Groom are expected
to be with us and address our body.
A good dinner and proper refresh
ments will be provided for the occa-
sion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

AL old-time Cough syrups bind the
bowels. This is wrong. A new Idea
was advanced two years ago in Kenne-
dy's Laxative Honey and Tar. This
remedy acts on the mucous membranes
of the throat and lungs and loosens
the bowels at the same time. Il ex-
pels all cold from the system. It clears
the throat, strengthens the mucous
membranes, relieves coughs, colos,
Group, whooping cough, etc. Sid by
Robt. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Two Killed by an Explosion.

Blueeld, W. Va, February 20.-1u a
premature dynamite explosion at Coal
wood today, John Willis and Tom
Nash, both white, were killed instantly
and Frank Collier, SOL of the superin-
.tendent in charge, was seriously in
iured. The men were putting a heavy
,blast in a tunnel under construction
Ico~nnecting the railway with one of the
coal operations. Collier was
Thu ried to Miners hospital at WEIGH
by special train.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

After a sojourn of two years in
the Philippines, where lie went to ex-
plore the flora of the islands for the
New York Botanical Gardens, Pro-
lessor r. S. Williams has returned
with the conviction that the Filipino
Is a hard problem for the Americans
to solve.-Greensboro Telegr~m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Luckiest Man in Arkansas.

writes H. L. Stanley, of Bruno. "since
the restoration Of my wife's health after
five years of Continuous coughing and
bleeding from the lungs; and | owe my
good fortune to the worlds greatest
medicine, DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which I know from ex-
p%erience will cure consumption if taken
in time. My wife improved with first
bottle and twelve bottles completed the
cure" Cures the worst coughs and
colds or money refunded. At r Z.
Bellamy's druggist. soc and 800.
Trial bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Rome. February 19.-The congrega-
ton of the propaganda met today to
decide on the appointment Of a new
archbishop of New Orleans. to sue
coed the late Archbishop Chapel. and
after hearing a report, presented by
Cardinal Sartolli, it was decided to
propose to the pope the nomination of
Bishop Blenk, of Porto Rico.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Anthracite Coal Roads Not Effected.

| New York, February 20.-PresideLs
lof the anthracite coal roads said today
Ithey saw nothing in the United States
lsupreme court decision yesterday in
1.-THE Chesapeake and Ohio coal case that
would apply to their companies. The
anthracite men declare that the char
tiers of their roads and the subsidiary
companies are of such a nature that
the supreme court decision does not
Iaffect them or their methods Of bus
tineSs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Germany Rejects the French PROPOSE
ton.

Algeciras, Spain. February 15.-The
German delegation to the Moroccan
conference received from Berlin to-
night Germany's reply to the PROPOSE
ton regarding the policing of Morocco.
The reply is a rejection of the French
proposition that the officers of the
proposed police Cystem shall be French
and Spanish. Germany declares THAT
the French proposals is contrary to
the principle of Observation-Disclosures
and equality Of all the powers in Mo-
rocco.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

"You think you ought to be pen
stoned for services to your country?'
Certainly" answered the energetic
politician. "What disa bilities do you
apprehend?" "GOut and speakers
sore Observation-Disclosures Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
FrightfuIIy Burned.

Chas. w. Moore, a Machinist,of Ford
CITY, Pa, had his nand frightfully burn
ed in ar electric furnace. He applied
BuckIen's AruicA Sa1ve with the usual
result: "a quick and perfect cure"
Greatest healer on earth for Burns,
Wounds, Cores, Eczema and Piles. 25c
at r. r. BelIamy's, Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

They never grippe or sicken but
cleanse and strengthen the stomach.
liver and bowels. This is the universal
verdict o. the many thousands who
use DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These
famous little pills relieve headache,
constipation, b~iliousness, jaundice, tor
pid liver. sallow complexion sc. Try
Little Early Risers. Robt. r. Bel
lamy. 3SHs
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Managers of the Hepburn Rate Bill
contemplate providing 1t with a set
of ~puncture-proof tires when it starts
its round of the senate.-Durham
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
The Yellow Fever Germ.

The ItIIOW Fever CEtF1n.
has recently been discovered. 1t GEARS
a close resemblance to the malaria
germ. To free the system from dis
ease germs the most effective remedy
is DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Guar
anteed to cure all diseases cue to ma
laria poison and constipation. Csc. at
r. r. Bellamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

The theatrical syndicate has decided
to drop Shakespeare. That isxhe bard's
punishment for forgetting TO put a
double sextet and a leap for life into
each of his plays.-Baltimore Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

New York. February 2o.-Fully one
thousand men and women. for the
most part employees of the New York
Life Insurance Company. viewed the
body of John a. Mccall, the late presi-
dent of the company as it lay in state
at his home on West 72nd street today.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
when solemn requiem mass will be said
lin the church of the Blessed Sacra-
trrarr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

rs it not lovely when husband and
wife are Of the same opinion?" Ger
tainly; only it makes such Il great
difference whose opinion it is."-Town
and Country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Killed by Powder Explosion.

Asheville, N. c., February ia spe-
cial to The Citizen from Andrews, N.
c., says Joseph Queen, and Mitchell
Howard, were killed by the explosion
of a keg of powder on Snow Bird Vel
ley railroad, near here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

women. 1t is in need Of men
great in honesty than men who are
great in politics and statesmanship.-
BoSsier Banner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Coughs and colds, down to the very
borderland of consumption, yield to
the soothing healing influences of DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

London, Februry 20.-The Evening
News ahis evening published a dis
patch from Cairo. Egypt. announcing
that a great explosion has occurred al
the British barracks in Khartoum.
Considerable loss OF life and much
damage are reported
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

His home ought to be a mans
dearest possession" ut is, with the
prospect of GOALS going up this sea-
son and ice at prohibitive prices next.
Baltimore American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

As long as farmers pdant twenty
acres and report ten they cannot ex-
'pect the reports of the agricultural
department TO be accurate-Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Only one remedy in the world that
will at one stop itchness of the skin
in any part of the body; Doxn's Oinr-
ment. At any drug store, so cents.