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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
Charleston Merchants and Coast Line
Officials Reach Agreement.

A conference between Mayor Rhett
and a number of wholesalers and Cen
eral Supt. Anderson Of the Atlantic
Coast Line. was held today, when a
compromise agreement was reached on
the matter of shipment of freights out
of Charleston. The Atlantic Coast Line
recently changed its hours for the
hauling of cars from the warehouses
of the wholesalers along the water
front from 3 to 6 O'Clock and as a re-
suit the freight was not sent out of
Charleston that night but was kept
until next day for departure. The con
ference was held today in the en-
deavOr ito arrive at a satisfactory
agreement, and this was finally at
tanned by the merchants agreeing to
have their cars ready for delivery to
the railroad at noon, and the road
agreeing. to arrange the freight in
station order during the afternoon
sending out the cars the same night
or early on the following morning. The
new service is to be inaugurated at
once and there will be satisfaction in
Charleston and through the state at
the settlement Of the trouble and the
operation of the better service.-Char-
lesion Despatch to Florence Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
\ NEW
Possibly That Local Capital VIII Con-
meet Greensboro With Norfolk and
Western System.

~
While the questions of electric car
lines and street paving are live ones
here now for discussion and gossip,
there is coming to the front another
very important one-that of building
a new railroad. Ever since the answer
of President Barr, of the Seaboard Air
Line, to the chamber of commerce, that
his road could not consider any propo-
sition of building TO Greensboro, the
fact has at last been looked squarely
in the face by business men that if
they ever reach another outlet they
must make it themselves.
To this end a movement to build a
road to connect with some other road
is taking definite shape.
The nearest railroad to Greensboro
besides the Southern, is the Norfolk
and Western. The nearest point of
this road to Greensboro is Walkertown.
in Forsyth county, % miles distant.
This matter is being very carefully
discussed and it is argued that with
the capital in Greensboro today, the
undertaking can be financed here with
out difficulty, and an outlet secured
through the great Norfolk and Western
system, giving tributary to the city a
new region of trade and farm products.
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
SCHOOL LIBRARY PnLAGEp


During the past several weeks the
fine circulating library at the public
school in this city has been the prey
TO thieves who have pillaged IL OF
some of the choicest and most valu-
able volumes.
Just how long the depredations have
been going on is not known by the
faculty. The library contains many
volumes and il is difficult TO miss
those removed unless actual account
Of them all is gone through with, and
the fact that robberies have been COM
mitted was definitely ascertained only
during the latter part Of last week
The whole collection was then in
spected and Prof. Sentelle declares
that nearly seventy-five volumes can
not be accounted for. Since the facts
have been established a quiet ~investi-
CATION has been in progress and that
the robberies have been committed
by small boys, probably students of
the school, who knew all the condi-
tons, Prof. Sentelle is reasonably GER
tain.
Some of the books have been traced
and not a few were found in junk
stores where the boys sold them for
five cents apiece. The purchasers Of
the stolen books say boys sold them
but could give no names, though they
furnished descriptions leading Prof.
Sentelle to the conviction that he
knows several of them.-Elizabeth
City Economist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
FIRE IN TUNNEL
Under East Riyer-One Life Lost
Wreck OF Tunnel by Dynamite Pre-
vented by Daring Deed Of an I'm
ployee.

Fire in several hundred bags of hay
and saw dust far down In the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad tunnel under the East
river today filled a section Of the tube
with suffocating smoke, and it was re-
ported that one or two men had been
overcome and lost their lives.
Ffremen were unable to combat the
flames, as it was found impossible TO
carry the hose to the scene of the
fire without shutting of the compress
ed air pressure at the air locks.
After several of the occupants of The
tunnel had reached the surface II of
them remembered that a box of jy-
Mantle had been left in it. There was
sufficient of the explosive to have de-
stroyed the work of months, not only
in that tube, but in others adjoining ii.
which are to carry several railroad
tracks under the river.
George Barr, one of the tunnel COM
pany's employees, volunteered to bring
out the dynamite and did so, but be-
came unconscious after reaching the
surface. The fire was extinguished
after having burned about five hours.
The superintendent in charge of the
construction work said that n dea.h
had been caused by the fire. The vic
tim was a negro Waterman who had
been on duty alone at the time the fire
started. The fire started just after the
night force had left the tunnel and be-
fore the day crew had gone down the
shaft-New York Despatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
THE FAMOUS LEO WHEAT
Sad Ending OF a Brilliant Career.
Committed to Bayview Asylum by
Baltimore Court at His Own Re-
QueSf-
Editor Messenger:

Editor Messenger:
Please publish the inclosed clipping
in regard to my old class-mate Leo
Wheat at the university of North Car
DINA. 1t will be read with a great
deal of interest by many of old stu
dents, not only of your city, but of the
whole state-besides by hosts Of stu
dents and old veterans of the entire
south. 1t is a sad ending, indeed, of
the brilliant and talented Leo Wheat
as we knew him at the university.
The only time / saw him after the
war was at Morehead City one sum-
mer. where he was invited by the
Teachers Assembly Of North Carolina,
TO give one Of his musical entertain
ments in their beautiful assemly hall,
then just completed. Every n said
"superbly grand" did not even express
heir sentiments.
find his name "Leonidas T. Wheat.
Little Rock, Ark, rooms at DIR.
Wheat's Sophomore Class IN univer-
sity catalogue 1S59-6O. Also in Histo-
ricaI Sketches Of Officers and Students
OF the University of 1SS9-"Leonidas
Polk Wheat, Chapel Hill 1S5S-eO-born
io4l-planter, Berryville, Va.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
DR.. MORGAN NOT GUILTY
Verdict of Jury i'm Case Brought by
Mrs. Josephine Davis.

Norfolk. Va. March 21.-A verdict
Of not guilty was rendered tonight in
the case of DR.. Francis NJ. Morgan,
who has been on trial here for two
days charged with performing a GRIM
inal operation upon Mrs. Josephine
Davis. The jury had the case thirty
minutes -
The defense today introduced DR..
Lee, a dentist from Elizabeth City. ".
c.. who testified that the prosecuting
had threatened to sue him because OF
alleged injuries to her jaw bone. While
extracting a tooth. This was for the
purpose of su~bstantiating the point
raised yesterday when the defense in
reduced a letter showing hat the
prosecutrix had threatened to sue DIR.
Morgan for $1,000 and expose him
unless he paid her $4,000.
The other witnesses were mostly
physicians INTRODUCED by the state to
show that DR.. Morgan. while having an
| arm in a sling as a result Of a broken
collar bone. on the date OF the al
legged operation. might have perform
ed the operation without assistance.
The defendant did not take the
stand
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
Overlooking a Public Servant.

Secretary Taft has broad shoulders
and is we'll equipped mentally and
physically to carry heavy burdens. He
has borne the various honors the pres
ident has bestowed upon him with be-
coming dignity and force. Upon the
presidents invitation he left the United
States circuit bench in Ohio, on which
he had served with distinction, to be-
come the viceroy Of the Philippine
islands. There he exercised his inge-
nuity and faculty for organization by
creating a civil government interlarded
with military elements, still preserving
a military government interlarded with
civil powers. A characteristic feature
of this government is an army in
which white men are soldiers and the
native Filipinos are constables, spoken
Of in all Geographic dispatches as the
"constabulary." Having lone his work
in our insular possession and set in mo-
tion the machinery for the v~ariegated
government of eight or nine millions
of variegated people. he was summon
ed by President Roosevelt to succeed
Mr.. Root as secretary Of war. When
the aldron Of government was bub-
bling so violently as to call for a strong
hand to control It, during the absence
of the president from the capitol, Mr..
Taft was relied upon by him &c "sit
on the lid" and hold it down. rs Sec
rotary of war he is in change nt the
Panama canal. which is TO be en-
menced whenever the plan for its cen
struction shall be decided upon. AS
secretary of war he must necessarily
be prepared for an n"asion If China
if the happy moment shall arrive when
such a movement can he claimed to
seem necessary. Then he rousi soon
be preparing for sham battles OF the
army to take place during the summer
in various remote parts Of the coun-
try.
And now comes a fresh demand
upon the versatile secretary. A vacan-
cy is announced to occur on the SUI
preme court bench. and straightway
the president is said to have called
upon Secretary Taft to leave his multi
farious duties in the cabinet n take
a seat in that tribunal. The press and
the public assumed hat he would
joyfully don the judicial ermine, or
rather the black robe: but he seems to
hesitate. Some say he would prefer
to await the retirement of Chief Justice
Fuller. and then to succeed him.. But
the Chief Justice shows no signs OF
an early retirement, and an associate
iusticeship has never yet been the
stepping stone to the highest place
on the bench.
Some say it would be an extraor-
binary exhibition of self sacrifice for
Secretary Taft to accept the judicial
appointment when the prospects are so
bright for his favorable consideration
by the next republican national con-
vention for the presidential nomina-
ton. Such an embarrassment of riches
has W before fallen to h lot OF
any American. In whatever direction
he turns. and whatever duties his des-
tiny may devolve upon him, he may be
relied upon to act well his part
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
him cheerful and to forget his tron-

him cheerful and to forget his trou-
b1es.
DR.. E. O. Watson. presiding elder OF
the Marion Methodist district. preach
ed last night in the Bennettsville First
Methodist church a practical. instruc-
1--WE and encouraging sermon. He Ii
one or the strongest ministers In the
conference, having been pastor of this
cnurcn shree years. about ten years
ago. He Is quite popular In this town
and county, he also Is secretary OF the
South Carolina annual conference.
Yesterday morning n his home. near
Gibson. In Scotland county. North
Carolina. Mr.. II. Fletcher Gibson died.
being in his 72nd year. He was q
prominent farmer and vel educated
Tor several years he taught school and
was a popular and efficient instructor.
He was a brave Confederate soldier.
One night last week the store OF
Mr.. Leb V. Pate at Gibson, ~. C, was
entered by robbers and many articles
or value were taken therefrom. The
ROBBERS took n brace and bit from 4
shop near by and completely bored
out he lock on the rear door,, put tie
hand through, raised the cross bar and
entered. The ash register was de-
molished. and what cash IL contained
of course was taken.
DR.. ]. A. Faison, OF this town, is
attending in Tampa. Fla. tbs annual
convention OF surgeons connected with
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. lie
will visit Jacksonville. ST. Augustine,
Palm Beach and other places before
his return. His daughter, Miss Eloise,
accompanied him OF this pleasant trip.
James B. Gibson. Esq. a brilliant
and promising young attorney. OF Dill
len, S C, but a native of this county.
a partner of Colonel Knox Livingstone.
is attending court, and Is defending q
negro charged with murder. the case
has been set for Wednesday morning.
His many friends will watch his man
agement OF the case with great inter-
est
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
ISLE OF PINES TREATY
General Discussion During Executive
Session of the Senate.

Washington, March 21.-The senate
in executive session today had under
consideration the Isle of Pines traty
but after a general discussion lasting
more than an nour the legislative ses-
4 was resumed without action hav-
ing been taken. The treaty was called
up by Senator Foraker, who drew the
majority report for the committee on
foreign relations, recommending ratif-
cation of the convention. This was
opposed by Senator Morgan, author Of
the minority report and Senator Pen
rose who represented the Interests
of a number Of residents Of the Isl
and who went therefrom Pennsylvania.
They took the position that ii the trea-
" was ratified and the island ceded
to Cuba the interests of Americans on
the island would be jeopardized. Sem
ators Spooner and Bacon have agreed
informally upon Al amendment to the
treaty designed to give the islanders
local autonomy, but this has not yet
been offered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
TRUCK DAMAGED BY COLD
Extensive Interests Receive Serious
Blow by the Recent Weather.

Savannah. Ca, March 21.-The eX-
tensive trucking interests in the vici1-
ity of Savannah received a serious
blow last night. The thermometer fell
tc 80 degrees and the growers relor,
grave damage 10 the growing crops.
Warnings had been issued and some
Of the growers had secured their crops
Of beans anil peas partially. Upon
these the loss was not so heavy, Dut
these vegetables were wiped out for
those who failed to adopt the precau-
tons.
Decided damage was done, too,to po-
tstoes hut the growers say that the
plants were only nipped and that the
effect will be only to delay the pota-
to crop. Strawberries sustained dam
age. Because of high winds yester-
DAY the vines could not be kept COW
e1ed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
LAWSON PROXIES NO GOOD
Assembled Committee Makes FayOra.
BILE Report on Bill No. 964.

Albany, N. Y, March 21.-The as
sembly committee on insurance in ex-
ecutive session tonight voted to report
favorably to the assembly tomorrow
with amendments, assembly bill No.
964, introduced by the joint special
investigating committee, which would
legislate out of the Office On November
Is, next, all the directors and trustees
of the Mutual insurance companies.
and would nullify all proxies hitherto
secured by the companies themselves.
by Thomas w. Lawson, or any other
person or committee. The most i'm
portant amendment provides tina. no
proxy executed prior to September Is
next will be valid or can be voted at
the recognizing election, which the
bill sets for November Is.
It was stated that the amending and
reporting Of the bill were at the in
stance of the investigating committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
RAILWAY LEASE CASE
Important Industrial Developments
Awaiting Decision-The Suit De-
presses the Railway Stock.

A number of big enterprises and
deals, aside from the physical improve
ments and extension of the 4. e n.
G.. Railroad and the construction of
other lines by the same company,
await the decision of the courts on
this lease. The sale of the Blades
Lumber Company's 100000 property
is now held up and the building of
the railroad from Kinston to Snow
Hill depends upon the validity of the
lease being sustained.
A significant fact is that stock in
the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail-
road sold at auction in Kinston last
week brought only $5s, and the de-
preston is said to be due to this agi-
tation for the annuiment of the lease.
RALEIGH Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
SOUTHERN ICE EXCHANGE
Annual Convention Opens I'm Rich
mond. With a Hundred Members in
Attendance.

Richmond, Va, March 2L-The
Southern Ice Exchange met here in
its seventeenth annual convention to-
day with an attendance OF about one
hundred members. The body was well
coined in an address by Mayor Nc
Carthy, who said, among other things,
referring TO Richmond's having been,
the Confederate capital:
Il am the son OF an Irishman. and 1
recognize but two fa2s-the state flag
OF Virginia and the battlefiag OF the
~Confederacy. The stars and stripes are
all right In their way, but for me there
are but W flags, the state flag Of
Virginia and the battle flag of the
Confederacy. and 50 far as I am. con-
cerned, ! recognize the battle flag OF
Virginia"
Papers read at today's session of
the convention are System OF Count
ing" by ]. NJ. Blain, Of Cleveland,
and Combination Of Comprising and
Absorbing Machines" by A. p. Hart
vein, OF Carbondale, n. Y.
This afternoon the members OF the
convention took an automobile ride
around the city. Tomorrow evening a
banquet will be held and Friday morn
ing the election of officers will take
place. Friday afternoon ammonia
tests In one Of the local ice plants
win end The convention
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
A MISTAKE
Wilmington Mothers Should Not Neg
lect Kidney Weakness in Children.

Most children have weak kidneys.
The earliest warning is bed-wetting.
Later comes backache, headache. Ian
guor.
IT'S a mistake to neglect these
troubles.
To blame the child for it's own dis
tress.
Seek to cure the kidneys
Save the children from deadly kid
ney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Wilmington parents recommend
them.
J. T. Ebert, formerly of 515 South
Sixth street, mattress maker, says. Il
used Doan's Kidney Pills in my fam
lily. My little girl complained of Sc
we're pains in the small Of her back,
and the kidney secretiOns were dark
and full of brick dust sediment. We
were very much worried about her and
when I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills
l went up to r. r. Bellamy's drug store
and got a box and gave them to her.
Since using them she has improved
wonderfully and is a different child.
Her kidney secretions cleared up, she
does not complain of her back. and in
fact Doan's Kidney Pills gave her new
life. We are very much pleased with
them and you can use my name and
welcome."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
OPERATORS AND MINERS
Conference of Joint Scale Committee.
No Agreement Yet Reached.

Indianapolis, March 21.-The iuint
scale committees of the joint confer
nee of coal operators and miners Of
the Genital competitive, and of he
southwest districts, were in session
almost al Ct the day, but no agree
ment was reached.
: The conrlittoe of the central CON-
petitive field composed OF Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, and western P~ennsyiva-
MIA. devoted its sessions TO a discIs-
sion of The Illinois Shot Firers law
which the operators OF that state as
serted ~unjustly disseminated against
them, as it adds an expense OF from
two TO ten cents on each ton OF mined
o a The mi1ers representatives on
he committee refused to make any
declaration OF the subject, n asked
for a recess until tomorrow morning
that they might caucus. Their caucus
vas devoted TO discussion Is to the
best means Of getting the argument
in the joint committee away from the
shot firers law and getting before .he
committee the general question OF
wages and other subjects contained in
the demands, made by the miners IN
former joint conference which adjourn
ed on February 2.
President Mitchell OF the Nine
Workers, said today he had not re-
ceived a letter from President Basr
in reply TO his proposal for another
anthracite meeting and until he had
received it and submitted 1t TO the
miners anthracite committee the men,
bers of which are here, he could not
discuss the time and place for the
meeting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
Claim of State OF Virginia Allowed.

Claim OF State OF Virginia Allowed.
Washington, March 21.-The comp
troller of the currency has rendered
a decision in the matter OF the claim
of the state Of Virginia for reimburse
ment ( funds Hsbursed by the state
in aiding the government to raise a
volunteer army in the war with Spain
The comptroller allows a total pay
ment to the state of $61.366.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
DIR. Bullock Elected President of Asso
cation.

Tampa. Fla. March 21.-After elect
ing DR.. D. w. Bullock. of Wilmington,
N. c.. president and w. p. Adamson.
of Tampa, vice president, Nogether
with other officers. the convention OF
of the Atlantic Coast Line
adjourned tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-27
SENSATIONAL NORRIS CASE

Wide Comment Caused by Charges.
DIR. Chadwick breaches to Large
Audience-Work of Education in
Columbus County-Other Raleigh
News Notes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-06
RAWLINS RESIGNS
FEDERAL OFFICE

William T. Rawlins yesterday pre-
referee in bankruptcy, on account of
his candidacy for the House of Repre-
sentatives. He thanked the court and
ali its officers for kindness and cour-
tesy rendered to him. Judge Dole, in
accepting the resignation, acknowledge
ed the faithful services of Mr.. Raw
Inns and the assistance he had given to
the court in bankruptcy matters. He
appointed Avon H. Crook as referee,
who forthwith took the oath of office
In the matter of the bankruptcy of
l. Nomura the court allowed the final
accounts of the trustee and granted
his discharge
United States VS.. Lee Sa Kee, adul-
terry. was on motion of J. A. Magoon
for defendant continued until next
term. District Attorney Breckons con-
senting. The case arises out of the
conviction OF a woman for bigamy.
In the case of United States VS.. Heida
TomenOsuke and Aino Yoshito. con-
spiracy, on motion of J. w. Cathcart.
the trial of Yoshito was continued to
November rs. The sentence of Tomen-
osuke was also continued to the same
date.
Edward Knust's trial for fraudulent
use of the United States mails. in the
selling Of bogus whisky recipe. was
continued to Tuesday next on motion
of George d. Gear for defendant.
Judge Dole excused the trial Jurors
in the Federal Court until Thursday.
}, H Brown. of Hilo. was excused for
the term.