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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Pensacola to investigate the damage
and report to the department.
Rear Admiral Capps said today that
all of the vessels sunk at Pensacola
probably can be raised and repaired
but that the work would require much
time and money.
Superintendent Kimball. of the life
saving service today received kilograms
from Senator Mallory and Superinten-
dent Broadbent stating that the Santa
Rosa life saving station. near Pensa-
cola, had been destroyed and that the
crew we're without money or clothes
Upon receipt OF these dispatches,
superintendent Kimball Immediately
wired Superintendent Broadbent to
find quarters for himself and men and
that Superintendent Hutchins, at Gal
weston had been ordered to Pensacola
at once to pay off the Santa Rosa crew
and do whatever else was necessary for
their comfort
The following telegram was received
at the navy department today from the
commandant of the Pensacola navy
yard, detailing the great damage suf-
fsred by the government in the recent
storm:
Pensacola, Fla, September 20.
Secretary Navy:
'Mashias at moprlngs In basin.
Waban sunk at wharf. Coal barge No.
1, Acomac and Vixen high on beach at
west end of yard. Gloucester on beach
outside of yard west. Wooden dry
dock destroyed. New coal pen alnos.
gone. Permanent wharf destroyed.
Some coal saved. Dredge ashore east
end Of yard Center wharf destroyed.
Pile standing on the old coal wharf,
and the steel drydOck and ammunition
wharf damaged. Also Undine sunk.
Barge ashore. Broke up target range
House destroyed. The Isla de Luzon
floating in basin but leaking Steel dry
dock apparently undamaged. Heavy
wreckage in yard. Trees uprocted.
Wireless top-gallant masts gone. All
electrical wires wrecked. Power plant
damaged and not working. Buildings
generally damaged by wind. One
house uninhabited. Water damage to
machinery on ground floor. No lives
lost in navy yard.
(signed) 'BICKNELL."
Surgeon General Wyman of the pub
lie health and marine hospital service
late today received the following tele-
gram from DR. R. G. White, in charge
of the quarantine station at Santa
Rosa island, near Pensacola:
Station swept by food. All buildings
practically destroyed. Hospital swept
to sea with ten persons. Reported that
five have been picked up alive. OF
ficers and employees, save two, are
safe. Floating property lost Condi-
ton of the launch Genevieve. VIII
board vessels at Pensacola until fur
ther advised. Property and all re-
cords lost Details later
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
LOCATES IN DURHAM
The Noted Tobacco Town Gets For
mer Resident Of This City.

The many friends Of Mr. R. H.
Sykes in this city will read with pleas
ure the following from recent issue
of the Durham Sun. Those who know
Rob as we'll as we do feel well assured
that he has bright future before him
and Durham is to be congratulated on
his having decided to locate there
The Sun says:
One of the most recent additions to
our ciT's population is Mr.. R. H.
Sykes, a lawyer, who has opened an
Office, No. Ala, in the Loan and Trust
building, for the practice of his pro-
fession. Mr. Sykes is a young man
whom We are glad to welcome to our
city, and we think he has chosen
wisely in locating in this active and
progressive community.
For the past few years Mr.. Sykes
has lived at Chapel Hill and was as
ISOLATED with the North Carolina Ge-
olOgcal Survey, as secretary, and Is
already known to many of our citi-
zens. He brings to the practice Of
his chosen profession, not only a thor
ough knowledge of the law, but much
experience in business and profession
al life.
Mr. Sykes is originally from Will
mington, and we take pleasure in ex-
tending to him our best wishes for a
successful career as one of our citi-
ems.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
FIRST GAMES ON THE GRIDIRON
Carolina and Davidson Play Tie.
Virginia Wins Her Game-PennsyI-
yania, Harvard and Princeton Vic
tOriOus in Their Contests With
Smaller College Teams.
Especial to The Messenger. J


Charlotte, n. c., September %
The first football game of the season
was played here this afternoon at
the Fair grounds between teams from
the State University and Davidson
College and like the game of a year
ago between these elevens it ended
nothing to nothing. The teams appear
about evenly matched and there was
some very pretty playing on both sides.
DIR. Brodie Naile and DR.. Baxter
Moore, former University of Virginia
men acted as umpire and referee. The
lineup Of the teams was as follows:
CarOlina-Parker, center; Rogers,
right guard; Thompson, left guard !;
Trailor, right tackle: Singleterry. left
tackle; Story, right end: Davis, left
end; Sutton, quarter; Phillips, full
back; Dunlap, right half and McNeill,
left half.
DavidsOn-Allen, center; Whitaker,
right guard; Lentz, left guard; Sey-
mour, right tackle; Groom, left tackle;
Feltzer right end; Miller, left end; Ell
lott, quarter: Mckay, full; Denney,
right half and Sadler, left half. Av-
erage weight Of the team about 100
pounds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Will Soon be Put on From GOldsbOro,
by the SOuthern-ChiIdren in the
Orphans Home to See Pawnee Bills
Show.

Goldsboro, N c., September %
1t is learned that the Southern rail-
way. will put on a through passenger
train service from here to Asheville
lust as soon as the double track be-
tween Greensboro and Salisbury has
been completed. The train would be
put on at once, but the line between
Greensboro and Salisbury is already
too busy to accommodate. the service
in vogue. Work will be begun on the
Southern's new short line from Little
river to the city in a few days. The
present track which turns to the
south and enters the city parallel with
the Atlantic Coast Line brings all
their trains through the heart of the
city in order to get to their freight de-
pet and yards, and makes the dis
tance about twice as long as the new
line will be- The Southern has al
ready secured the right of way and
it has been paid. The only thing
necessary is the grading and laying
the tracks.
The friends all over the state OF the
little folks in the Odd Fellows orphan
home here will be glad to learn that
they will witness the performance Of
Pawness Bills show on the occasion
of their visit here the 10th of October.
The advertising manager who was in
the city today very willingly consent
ed to admit the little folks free of
charge and reserve space for them.
1t was a very Thoughtful act on the
part Of the show people and will be
duly appreciated by the thousands of
Odd Fellows all over the state. Col
onel Jos. E. Robinson, editor Of the
Argus, made the request which was
Willingly granted
Rev. s. II. Isler, of this city. has
accept "a call from the Presbyterian
church in Kinston to fill the pulpit
there one half the tims. He has visit
ed kinston by invitation and preached
to the congregation there on several
occasions and they were so much
pleased with his discourses that they
friends of his family here viii be glad
decided to extend him call. The
to know that he viii not move his
family to Kinston.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
REFUSED TO ANSWER NEGRO
Woman Who Says She Is Cousin of
President Fined in Washington
Court-TalSed Back at the Judge.

Washington, September 2S.-Mise
Anna P Thomas. who says she is a
cousin of President Roosevelt, was
fined ten dollars by Justice Mullow-
ney, of the police court, this morning
because she would not reply to the
questions put to her by negro law
yer.
Miss Thomas was witness against
negro charged with having treated
his horse in a cruel manner. When
she had completed her testimony
Frank Roberts, the colored lawyer for
the defendant, put question to the
witness.
Il refuse to answer questions asked
by a darkey," said Miss Thomas, ad-
dressing her remarks to the court.
"He is not a darkey," said Justice
Mullowney, who is a native of Rich
mond.- He is an American citizen, and
a member of the bar defending this
man. He has the right to ask you
questions"
81 refuse to answer a negro" re-
peated Miss Thomas.
"You must answer" replied His
Honor.
II won't. answer, even for you," said
Miss Thomas, defantly.
"You had better be quiet" caution
ed his honor. :
Keep quiet yourself" replied the
witness.
II shall be compelled to fine you un-
less you are quiet said the justice.
"You won't fiHe me-" declared the
witness
81 fine you SO, in default Of which
I will send you TO Jail for two days" !"
answered Justice Mullowney.
Miss Thomas was escorted from the
courtroom and paid her fine in the
Office of the clerk.
The case against the darkey was
dismissed, but President RoOsevelt's g
cousin has not yet answered the
questions put 10 her by the darkey
lawyer.-Special to Tfmes-Dispatch
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

dro Rodriguez, commander of the rural
guards and other regular government
forces, and General Carlos RolOf,
treasurer of Cubs.
Until further notice the civil gov
ernors and alcaldes will also report TO
me for instructions.
II ask all citizens and residents Of
Cuba to assist me in the work Of re-
storing order, tranquility and public
confidence.
(Signed) "WM. H. TAFT,
Secretary of War, United States,
provisional Governor of Cuba
Havana, September 20, 1906"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
STORM CAUSED HEAVY
LOSS TO GOVERNMENT
Damage Fort Morgan Estimated S1OO OOO-Florida
Forts Suffered Severely-Detailed Report of the
Devastation at Pensacola Navy Yard.

Washington, September 29.-Enor-
nous damage to both life and prop
erty was done at several Of the army
posts and nacal stations along the
southeastern Atlantic coast by the re-
cent hurricane.
Major General james F. Wade, COM
manding the Atlantic division, reports
to the war department that six civil
ians were killed at Fort Morgan, Ala
bama, and one enlisted man is missing.
The damage to the post is estimated
a 100000. Chief Quartermaster Hodg-
son, at Atlanta, reported to Quarter
master General Humphrey the same
facts, adding that the fort was COM
pletely inundated.
Authority was telegraphed to Cap
tain Thomas E. Dwyer, coinmandant
of Fort Morgan, to make such repairs
as are necessary in the present emer-
gency. In addition to this action.
Quartermaster General Humphrey has
ordered to that post L. H. DOten, civil
engineer, attached to the quartermas-
ter's department, and Sedley W. Chap
lain, civil engineer, and superintendent
of construction at Fort HamintOn, 70
direct the work Of repairs.
Captain Lawrence S. Miller, comman-
dant of Fort Barrancas, Florida, re-
ported that three enlisted men are
missing from that post; that Fort Nc
Rec was almost totally destroyed; that
Fort Pickens suffered severely.
Concerning the damage at Forts
tBarrancas and McRee. Quartermaster
Hodgson at Atlanta, sent the following
telegram to Quartermaster General
Humphrey:
Atlanta, Ca, September 20.
Quartermaster General Washington.
Following telegram received from
uuartermaster at Fort Barrancas:
with approval of commanding officer,
request authority to purchase material
and hire labor in open market for :em-
porary repairs to wharves and build
ings at this post and Fort Pickens;
approximately $4,000. Detailed esti-
mates to follow. Fort McRee entirely
gone except eight inch battery and
tank"
HODGSON,
Chief Quartermaster.'
The authority requested by the tel
egram was given By the quartermaster
general,
The naval tugs Uncas and Hercules,
from this city, and the Osceola from
Key West, have E.3en ordered by the
navy department to proceed immedl-
ately to the naval station at Pensa-
cola. Florida, to render such assistance
as may be possible. Rear Admiral
Washington L. Capps, chief naval con-
structor, has been directed to go to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Pennsylvania 30 Iehigh 6.

Philadelphia, September 29.-The
football season here was opened today
under the new rules with a game be-
tween Pennsylvania and Lehigh which
the former won by a score Of SO to g.
PENNSYLVANIA easily outplayed their
opponents and but for a tumble in at
tempting a quarter back kick would
have kept their goal line uncrossed.
The new rules were not much in evil
dence as far as novel plays were con-
cerned. Both teams made frequent
use of the quarter back kick and both
tried the forward pass
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
WIPED OFF THE MAP
Three Alabama Towns Entire
B Destroyed.
MANY LIVES WERE LOST
Entire West Shore, Below Mobile,
Devastated.

Many of the Most Prominent People
of the Coast Among the Dcad-Citi-
zens in Mobile Trying To Organize
ritory Being Patrolled 10 Protect
Property Entire East Shore
Wrecke1-Rcports From the Rail.
roads Tell of Great Destruction.
Damage ut Gulfport VIII Go Into
the Millions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
AN ARMY FOR CUBA.
First Expedition to be hObi-
IiZed at Newport News.
To EMBARK IMMEDIATELY
Funston Will Command All Troops
Sent to the Island.

Began on Receipt of Dis
patch From Taft Urging the Sending
of an Arny-TranspOrts are Being
Hired and Supplies Delivered, to be
Ready When the Soldiers Have Been
NObiIized-Taft in a Proclamation
Issued Yesterday Takes Over the
Government of Cuba, Until Order,
Peace and Public Confidence are
Restored.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Harvard Z: Williams O.

Cambridge, September 29.-Harvard
defeated Williams to today in the
first foot ball game of the season,
touchdown and a safety contributing
the points.
The effect of the new rules was
soon shown in the quickness in which
the game was played, not a minute
being taken out for injuries, while
rough playing was almost absent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Housekeepers Of Wilmington are in
vited TO attend a special sale Of Car
pet, Art Squares and Rugs this week
at the c. w. Polvogt Company. This
firm carries the largest stock Of Car
pets in North Carolina and are pre-
pared to take contracts OF the larg-
est kind, they are now furnishing new
Carpets for the Purcell House.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Princeton "a: Villanoya o.

Princeton. September z9.-Princeton
University football team opened it's
season here today by defeating Villa
nova college in a fairly we'll played
game by the score Of "a to- 0. Two of
Princeton's tOuchdowns were made on
long runs by Wistar who received the
ball on forward passes from the half
backs
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Polyogt-s Millinery openine.

The ladies OF our city and nearby
towns viii read the advertisement OF
the G. W. Polvogt Company with de-
light. 1t announces their opening days
in Millinery Department as October
9Th and 10th. You will be cordially
welcomed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Other Games.

At misunderstanding Forest -;
Richmond college 0.
At West Point, n. Y, September 20.
The army football team defeated
Tuft college here today by a score Of
II to @.
School of Technology 6; Maryvir1s,
(Tennessee) college 6.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Ladies Suit Sale.

The C. w. PoIvogt Company will
offer tomorrow SO Ladies Cheviot Coat
Suits in Navy Blue and Black. also 15
SILK Shirt Waist Taffeta Suits worth
1900 to $4,000, all TO be closed out at
s10-9s. See Window display.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Mrs. A M. Baldwin and Mrs. II. l..
Sloan returned last night from western
North Carolina where they spent the
month of September.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Virginia II: St. Johns O.

Roanoke, Va, September 29.-Vir-
ginia opened her football season at
Charlottesville today by defeating St.
Johns College of Annapolis. The
score was II to 0, in fifteen minute
halves. The muddy field greatly
the game and the only feature
was the brilliant running of Captain
Johnson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

Mr.. IL NJ. Powell of Fair Bluff, spent
yesterday in the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06
GIRLS FOR MAIDS SCARCE
Grand Forks Faces . Girl Labor
Famine for Which no Solution
Is Visible.

The city of Grand Forks is up
against it proper" on the labor ques-
ton and the housewives in particular
experience the worst throes of the
famine. 1t is hardly an exaggeration
to say that almost 100 kitchen girls
are wanted in the homes. A prominent
employment bureau official, in discus
sing the situation said:
We are at our wits ends to know
what to do. AS a general thing, la
borers are plentiful for almost any
kind of work at this time of the year.
This fall, however, is proving de-
cided exception. Even the common
est day laborers are scarce, while
skilled workmen are absolutely not to
be found. The demand for maids for
general housework was never so
strong as at present and we are un-
able to fill half the requests.
You know the past summer the far
mers were simply unable, at any
price, to secure adequate help. Wages
scared beyond the widest expecta-
lions and still the men did not come.
Where they were, don't know. We
were offering more than So day for
harvest hands and they could not be
secured. This being the case, you can
readily see there is no great influx
of laborers coming to the city this fall,
nor can we expect many to come in.
We are booking men for the woods. but
the demand exceeds our supply. No
solution of the problem has been sug-
gested.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06
NEW BANKS N PROSPECT
Local Bankers Heavily Interested In
New Clearing Houses In State.

The banking houses in this state are
certainly being rapidly developed.
among those who are pushing the
business, none are more conspicuous
and energetic than the TaNman-Fel-
ton-Beecher combination, the first two
members of which are we'll known
bankers of this city. These people
have let the contract for new bank
building at MELVILLE, one of the towns
on the Farmers road and located in a
rich and rapidly developing farming
country. The building will be COM
pleted this fall and the bank will be
opened for business just as soon as
the building Is ready. These people
are having plans made for new bank
building at Clyde, which will also be
completed this fall If the weather will
possibly permit and, they will open
bank at that place SO soon as the
building is completed. A new pressed
brick building 25x50 feet is just being
completed by them at Hansboro and
they will be ready to serve the public
In a few days. The fixtures are Just
being placed in the new bank belong
ing to the same people at Fairdale. It
Is known as the Farmers State bank,
and will be one of the best in the
smaller towns of the state. The Citi-
zens' bank at Hannah is also ready for
opening and the same people are in
terested in it that are building the
others
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT At KUHN
Young Man Drawn Into Threshing
Engine and Horribly Nangled,
Stlll Alive.

A message received in the city today
says that Charles LANCE, a young man
who came to Kuhn, LaMoure county
IN the summer from Madison, South
Dakota. and who has been working on
John kosanke's threshing machine
near that place, met with a horrible
accident a day or two since. 1t ap-
pears August Hartman, who is run
ming the engine, was called from the
machine to attend to other business,
and LANCE was running the engine
during his absence. In some manner
ne got caught In one of the wheels on
the engine and was drawn into the
machinery In such a manner that It
was necessary to break several cast
ings In order to get him out. It took
about an hour and half to loosen
him from the position to which he had
been drawn. His legs and abdomen
were horribly gashed and fractured,
and 1t Is considered miracle that he
came out Of the mishap alive. The
injured man was taken to Kuhn and
placed under medical aid. The wounds
we're dressed and everything possible
was done to relieve his sufferings. At
last reports he was resting as easily
as could be expected and being an ath-
letic young man. there is some hopes
OF his recovery, although he will like
ly be cripple always,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06

800 o 10000 .
DR.. James A. H. Murray, the English
philologist and photographer, is at
work on what will be, when completed,
by far the largest and fullest diction-
airy ever published. DR.. Murray began
1t In his youth, and he is now sixty
nine years old. The work is called
THE Oxford New English Dictionary"
is designed especially for students and
scholars, and is being published by the
famous press of Oxford university.
A stan correspondent of the Chicago
Record-Herald, now in London, writes
that the finished lexicon will contain
no less than 100000 words, which is
nearly double the number that has ever
appeared in any English dictionary.
Some 10000 pages will be necessary to
carry all these words, while the Cent
ury Dictionary has only about 1000
pages. The language has grown inn
mensely since the days of the first
word-books. Under the letter IN" for
example, as far as the word niche, -
Johnson's Dictionary gave 2S4 words.
The Century gives 1,643. The new OK
ford Dictionary gives 1859.
And We have developed not only
more words, but longer words. DR..
Murray's Dictionary, which is still ten
years from completion, already con-
tains these municipalities: "Incir-
cumschiptibleness' TWENTY-FIVE let
ters), Observation-Disclosures" Twenty
two letters), and "antidisestablish-
mentarians" (twenty-six letters).
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06
Cooking By Electricity.

On one of the largest and most mod
ern Of the transatlantic steamers
cooking is done entirely by electricity,
so that there are none of the fumes
and odors of wood, coal or petroleum
cMnging to the food when it is served
a fact sure to be appreciated by trav-
elers inclined to seasickness. In the
kitchen of this boat the little electric
stoves are arranged in rows in the
manner somewhat resembling the key
board of typewriter. Each stove
cooks a certain meat, fish, vegetable,
soup. dessert, etc. The most curious
device is the, arrangement for boiling
eggs. An ingenious mechanism auto
matically pushes the eggs out of the
water as soon as they are boiled. The
success of this application Of electri-
city to culinary convenience and facil-
ity to say nothing of it's cleanliness,
should be a hint to restaurant and
hotel Observation-Disclosures Trade.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-06
APPLES BY THE 1RAIML0AD
Grand Forks is Distributing Point for
the State and Trade Is Heavy.

Over one hundred carloads of ap-
pies have been shipped to local fruit
and commission men this season and
more are being received every day.
They are being disposed of by the wag-
on load to prospective buyers, one car
load In the rear Of the Grand Forks
Fruit warehouse on De Mers avenue
being sold within q few hours of its
arrival.
As a result of the heavy sales, the
fruit men are complaining that they
are hardly making expenses on the
transactions. Apples are down to
their very lowest mark and will stay
down until the market becomes a lit.
tie heavier.
Unprecedented apple crops in all
the apple-growing states are the cause
Of this great glut of apples on the
market. Missouri alone is said to have
picked enough apples to supply the
entire United States this season, and
New York and Michigan are not far
behind. Arkansas and Kansas are also
high up in the apple column. The
simultaneous occurrence of bumper
crops In all these states is the cause
of the low prices. Not all the fruit
will be consumed here, as Grand Forks
is the distributing center for the state
and large portion Of 1t has been re-
shipped.