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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-07
Two Earthquake SHOCK. In Hawaii.

Honolulu. September : Two earth
quake shocks ar. Tspo-tsd f-'rtn HIao-
kuhilo. on the Island of Hawaii, bu, 10
Is stated that no danage vas done
After one Of the shocks hundred. %
dead fish we1e thrown upoa he
b--aches- Evidently they had b-.a
scalded - ecath oy Il submarine erup-
ton Th@ earthquakes ~'er. not felt
on Oahu. the island on which Honolulu
Is s.tuaEs-t
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FirSt Oar load Of Florida Oranges

Tarrra. Fla. September 5.-The first
car load of Florida oranges Of this sea
son was shipped from Palmetto. Fla
va tie Seaboard Air Line railroad
corlnanv today This is three days
earlier than ever before N The histoTS
of the industry The shipment con-
sisted of 400 boxes.
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W. NJ Archer Was a Suicide.

Halifax. n. S., September 81 ne
medical examiner issued certificate
tndav stating that the death Of "
Michaux Archer. of Richmond. Va. al
the Hotel Halifax yesterday was uu
70 a compound fracture OF the shui,
caused by a self-inflicted bullet "ounu
The body will be forwarded tonlght u
Richmond.
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Bii- for silver D.4iinesf.

Washington. September 5--The d.
rector Of the minE today opened bids
for silver. all of which were declined
on account of the price being too high.
The lowest offer made was g. 81 cents
per fine ounce
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Strouse & Bros expert Cutter will be
at J. NJ Solky & Co.'S store to take
measures for Fall clothing September
5th. 9Th eth and Sth.
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MADE A CONFESSION
Nipple Says &gaI Cot All
the Money.
NO OTHERS IMPLICATED
Investigation OF Affairs of Real
Estate TIust Co.

iiipiic> Nnn >uhISsvnaci to ApI--ar at
hearing Ioday-I,iticnCC for pr,--
iininarS Hearing Of Tho~c Under
Arrest Arranged 10y tho Di>tri,t Al
torncs and His A~~i~tant-IaIIur,,
l. Expected to I,ocexi $40. .ooo. 600
Before the Investigation 1, Snnclud-
Cd.
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rmnlI9ofl,d in Many Ways
/ p,r-nn- We're Assembled III
4 #c.nroI Grounds TO Hear the
i F.. rhr Returned Nebraskan.
/ Went Into Il General Descrip-
., fiji. Tr8,cI>-BriIliant Dis
i Fir,Nort,- Followed the Ad-
N-t. september 5.-W. J..
i yr-ar .otU"ncd to his home
Hone Folks welcomed him
i n Evidence Of approval and
- T. wa- d neighbOrly well
ALT. as such, and carried out
,4
Ia, more republicans than
5ut tonight there was no
artisan division, and the well
j sI.-aded 70 both Mr.. and Mrs.
al was sincere and joyful.
doubtful whether Lincoln ever
--- crowd than that which
..- city today. 1t was a half
II -1- city, and every train
.-- ,l~ state arrived loaded
ringing nol only Nebraska peo-
4aar from nearby states.
" Has handsomely decorated.
a.-.-aa nature of the recep-
emphasized in every way
.aa .tln arrived shortly al
...r. here was a roar of
..' rain rolled in and Mr..
~~. oH the platform. In
aside from Mr.. and Mrs.
d.. their daughter Grace, was
"a ...e-ation which left here
--. F. meet him at Nv York,
". Bryan accompanied on
.-. trip. together with q few
A".asaa democratic mayors
F #.1- 'o New York.
IL 1o ~l-n Of fatigue. but bow
@-H left and smiling happily,
.-s.u1G. word to an old ac-
.-. ..r. Bryan walked to a car
~~'" "lth him in the trap
emo. Mickey. Mayor Brown
r. Miller, president Of the
commercial club. \ second
: ~al Ms Bryan, Mrs. NJ. D.
5., j. T. Miller and Mayor
F. ', Omaha Then in turn fol-
d. ..~~rs containing members of
I'm committee and newSpa-
ST." accompanied Mr.. Bryan
cas-. No attempt was made
-.~. ~..hough there was a pre-
-'l1-"l escort headed by
.~-eS Cosgrave, policemen on
I'd. d. ..a.''nal organizations,
......a. uarchers, the whole
. SIN bands. Among those
'.' q number Of officers and
".." -"moers of Bryan's reg
: -- Spanish war, and they
~- colonel heartily.
.-aEersed three Of the
= ~"-$S streets, lined with
;, .. "as. and then proceeded to
l.a~.Ds ". Bryan, where
-. aa . timer. and rested for
f. ~. 10 gN.1g 10 the state capi-
go. --> -. tho speaking exercises
~s..> nrlo~n the time for the
> q, r1@ capitol grounds. 55, 900
.. ..~~.-" .nr points of vantage
Speakers stand. Mr.. Bryan
T" -"a stand by Governor
,.. .-~ n.-yate office in the
y, n brief speech Of well
- Brown said:
=. '.."...tGe Governor Mickey
T. -A'e-. he greeting of the
:. q. s.-. /. is mayor welcome
= -. .-.. ~s a statesman. not "a
80, -, rs that dearest TO us
.. '' neighbour"
=, ''....' spoke OF the awak-
...lc conscience to civic
r. ~ a-. N this connection
b.. rs "et0rmcrs."
-,. S.--.ngly mlsinterpreting
49, "Ead in some kissing.
r.- Mickey concluded and
.,~- there was renewed
!. Wv. ..,,."o-apping. Mr.. Bryan
-, III mat N his travels he
- Ite Arabic language
.- - .3s meaning camel.
t-t.. ming to the United
q .. -0ed that American
.2 r ..~D as many words
,rfa.. ....-& YOU" He declared
L ,r.-" ot the long journey
s-rs.. coming. and then went
.s;3.. "iption of his travels.
t2o,. VI. Bryan's speech a re-
5arr.,aD.. D.~e. in the capitol. There
&e f...l. fel . display of fireworks on
''Se grounds.
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StTouse &r Bros expert Gutter vzi!I be
At J VI Solky * Cor store 70 take
rnsasurea for Fall clothing September
9Th. sth. 7th and .th
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[iT IN LINCOLN
| g)nIs Coming Was a
| Great Event.
[ED By NE|GHBDRs
|, E,afP3tisan Division Mark
/ Welcoming Reception.

-,,.au Nature Of the Greeting
rmnI,l>flrd in Many Ways.
prr-nn- We're Assembled i'll
,.n1I Grounds TO Hear the
IT rhr Returned Nebraskan.
Went INTO General Descrip-
af fl, Tra,cI~-Brilliant Dis
FirWort,- Followed the Ad-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
Personal.

. Warren R Porter of Watsonville,
nominee for Lieutenant Governor on
the Republican ticket. is registered at
the st. Francis.
D. E. Morton. a prominent mining
man of Carson City, Is at the Majestic
Annex.
William Mccormack of Healdsburg
is registered at the Savoy.
Mrs. California Newton of Sonoma
County is at the Dorchester.
F. Thompson of Honolulu is stayin g
at the Baltimore.
Ray Frost of Oroville is at the, Bal
timore.
T. w. Weber, of Los Angeles is at
the Baltimore.
c. II. Fairall, politician of Stock
ton. is at the Majestic Annex.
E. A. Georgia of Buffalo, who is tour
ing the coast with his wife. is at the
Majestic Annex.
Mark R. Lamb OF Goldheld is reg
istered at the Majestic.
William NJ. Starr. the known
grain warehouse man. has returned
from a long sojourn in the mountains
Senator G.. H. Nixon of Nevada is
spending few days in the city. He
IS at the st. Francis.
C. E. Pearsall. one of the big lumber
men of Eureka. is at the st. Francis.
Attorney H. H. Trowbridge of Los
Angeles is registered at the ST Francis.
Colonel C. X. McGunnegle, U. S. A.
is at the st. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
TAFT AND BACON RETREAT
TO MODEST LITTLE BALCONY
Place In Cuba Where American States
men Go for Recreation Between
Diplomatic Conferences.

Future historians of Cuba in their
accounts of the revolution which is
now abroad in the land should not fail
to give the story of the part played In
the peace negotiations by a modest lit
tie balcony upon which. the conference
room on the second floor OF the Amer
lean Legation opens. From here one
obtains a magnificent view of the water
and thither, after almost every hear
ing, Secretary Taft and Secretary Ba-
con retreat for breathing spell. With
out this refuge they would be in dam
ger of sitting, so sickening is the ar
ray of scandals, gossip, rumors and re-
ports factions parade before the COM
missioners, as if thus to convince them
of the justice of their cause. With
bonbastic eloquence Senior Zayas. the
leader of the Liberals. arraigns the
Palma Government on many charges Of
as many crimes Neither he nor his
associates can find anything but Ill to
say of the entire Palma gang. Vice
President Capote, Senior Mentalvo, the
acting secretary of the Government,
and other Moderates. follow with an
equally disgusting story of 'the 1awlesS
revolutionary rabble." And to believe
what they say of the Liberals is TO
convince ones self that no. more pirat-
ical band of scoundrels' ever existed
than are now contending for the over
throw of the Palma Government Next
come a delegation Of business: men.
merchants. farmers. bankers. a few Gu
bans, many :Spaniards,. Germans. Eng
Ifshmen and Americans. men who work
and take little or no interest In politics.
From these. comes the assurance that
the whole gang of politicians who have
preceded: them are little better. than
the dirt beneath their feet. What won
der is itsthat clean, honest men of the
Taft and Bacon type feel the need after
each recital of getting out into the
open and drinking in. the good. pure
air from the sea that; ascehds to the
little balcony on the wiRgs of a never
firing breeze. But this Is Cuba.--Bos-
ton Transcript
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
BAN IS ON GRANTS
TO CARRY GUNS.
Police Commissioners Will
Not Issue the Permits
as. Freely as Heretofore
HAGGERTY PROTESTS

Permits to carry concealed weapons
will not be: granted as freely as they
have been in. the past The Police
Commissioners fear that the limit
was exceeded during the scare
over the footpads At the meet
ing last night Commissioner Hag-
gerty declared himself as opposed
to granting a single permit and
gave as his. reason the conduct OF
DR.. Shadworth S. Beasley in making a
demonstra tion. against Abe Ruef,
II will not vote 10 grant another
permit" declared the Commissioner,
because 1 believe We are treading on
dangerous groun1 The experience the
other day was enough to warn VS. that
a, a,single man with bad temper might
incite riot and perhaps blOGdshed.
There are few men capable OF using a
weapon with adc2uats wisdom ana one
with temper is always a menace.
When the commission disregarded
Haggerty's protest by granting two
permits, Haggerty declared that IL the
policy were continued he would bring
in the application of hundred rep
utable citizens. for whom he would ask
the same privilege.
The license OF Doc" Furey. proprie-
tor of the Globe restaurant. was re-
voked for selling liquor after mid
night. Furey made plea that the
liquor was brought Into the saloon by
patrons of the place, but the COM
mission refused to accept his defense.
The trial of Policeman Laws for the
alleged theft of s120 from a patient at
the Park. Hospital was continued for
week.
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CALIFoRNIANs in NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Californians
are guests at the New York hotels a,
follows:
San Francsico-V. G. Hirsch. at the
Murray Hill Hotel; A. Bachman, E. NJ
ELAN, at the Hotel Breslin; E. s. Levin
at the Broadway Central; d. S. Lis
berger. at the Breslin; Mrs. r. S. Mar
son. at the Wolcott. R. E. Allen and
wife, at the Grand Union; Miss H
Dean, at the Hotel Netherlands: d. p
Devecchi. at the Albemarle; DR.. z. G.
Smith, at the Ashland House.
: Oakland-G. Adler, at the Hotel
Rreslin.
Pasadena. D. Condet at the Hotel
Empire.
San Jose-L. E. Booker, Mrs E,
House, at the Grand Union.
Santa Barbara-J. E. Beale, t the
Breslin.
!: Los Angeles. w Fletcher. at the
Park Avenue. L. ". tray, at the Hotel
Brostell; H.; Harrington and wife, at
the Woodward; H. S. Nielsen. at the
Broadway Central.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
LABOR PARTY WINS
IN COMMONS.
Lively Debate Occurs on
the. Amendment Exempt
ing Funds of All Unions
MINISTER'S INVITED
INVITED

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The resumption in
the House of Commons today of the
debate on the trades dispute bill. in
cluding: the amendment of October "a
to clause 4. placing union funds beyond
the reach of attack, led to some lively
scenes.
Members of the opposition .twitted
the Ministers at surrendering to the
Labor party. Herbert II. Asquith,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, retorted
that the question at issue was not one
of principle. but of method. He said
he saw nothing dishonorable in re-
ferring to the feeling of those mis-
informed
War Secretary Haldane also ex-
planned that 1t was not in Difference
to James Keir Hardie, the Labor mem
ber, that he had adopted his attitude
toward the new clause. but rather be-
cause there was enormous preponder-
ance of feeling in favor of doing things
in the simplest way.
After other members of the Govern
ment had spoken In a similar strain
to insert the original clause. This
proposal was defeated. 372 to 70. amid
loud Ministerial and Labor cheering.
There was subsequently a further
scene on the motion. made by a MEM
Der of. the opposition. exempting Ire
land from the operation of the act. In
moving this motion Viscount Castle
reagh, Conservative. contended it would
give absolute immunity to boycotting.
Samuel Henry Butcher, Conservative.
seconded this motion on the same
ground. The Irish members then vio-
lentfy reproached Butcher for SANDER
ing his own country and for the un-
worthy raking up of reports which
have been dead for twenty five years.
The motion was rejected, .2S2 to 3d..
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
VIOLENT STORM IN
SOUTH OF FRANCE.

PARIS. Nov. IA violent storm has
swept over the south of France, ac-
companied by heavy falls of snow on
the. coast and a tidal wave at Toulon,
which prevents Admiral Touchard's s
squadron from coaling. Many small
craft were torn from their anchorage
and wrecked and the quays were flood
ed. Nice suffered most severely, the
famous promenade Des Anglais and
the streets being under water a foot
deep The shops there We're so badly
flooded that the contents of some of
them were totally destroyed. 1t is
estimated that the damage will amount
to an enormous sum.
SAINT RAPHAEL. France. Nov l.
The storm which swept over the south
of France today destroyed the jetties
here and carried away a bridge, the
waves breaking about $50 yards inland.
Three small steamers and many fishing
vessels were wrecked, but there was no
loss of life
CANNES, Nov. 1.-The steam yacht
Lystrita, owned by James Gordon Ben
nett of the New York Yacht Club,
dragged her anchor in the storm today
and sustained serious damages. A
number of fishing smacks were driven
ashore and local traffic has been in
terrupted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
WALKER LAKE RUN
LOSERS PROTEST.
Many Prospectors Seek to
Form Organization for
Annullment of Opening
DISORDER AT CAMPS

HAWTHORNE. New. Nov MANY
prosrectors who failed to secure claims
on the Walker Lake Indian reservation
are. endeaNoring to perfect an organ
ization for the purpose of making for
mal.protest TO the. authorities at Wash
iuEton. They viii endeavor to have the
Opening. .annulledaon the ground that IL
was not properly conducted and they
VIII ask that if the reservation be
opened anew, cavalry be placed
in charge of tie reservation at least
two os-weeks before the signal is given
TO START
Considerable disorder now exists at
Dutch Creek camp on account Of the
establishment of several saloons in the
new. mining town. The miners have
voted te allow no Chinese or japanese
in the camp. and have appointed a COM
mittee of seven, TO whom all disputes
over Claims and town sites will be re-
ferred for arbitration. A health COM
mittee has been named to lay out a
sanitary district.
Il. was announced from washington
on. Wednesday that the Government
officials did not regard the misman-
agement at Walker Lake as sufficiently
serious to warrant the annulment OF
the opening.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
Gossip in Railway Circles

though they feel confident that their
efforts this time will be crowned with
success.
c. W. Nelson. general agent of the
Lake Tahoe Railway and Transporta-
tion Company, will leave for the lake
this week to prepare for next sea-
sons business. Much building is to
be done on the hotel.
E. o. Mccormick is still ia Los An
geles, and 1t is not known when he
Will come north. Mr.. Mccormick is
greatly interested in the work that
is being done to control the Colorado
River and turn the. water back into
the old channel He was at the gap
this week, and had with him II. Gra-
ham. assistant general freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific. and Fred Herr. the general agent
of the Union Pacific in Los Angeles $
The passenger department of the
Southern Pacific announces that the
coloniSt season which closed on Octo-
Der 81 was the largest known. There
were f1fty-six cars out of Chicago on
Wednesday. and each car had thirty
six passengers. 1t is estimated that
5000 people started for California last
Wednesday.
William Sproule, traffic manager of
the American Smelling. and Refinery
Company, arrived in the city yester-
day and will leave tomorrow for New
York. 'I am simply on a general in
spection trip" he said yesterday at
the office Of the Selby Smelling Com
pany on Montgomery street, and
there is really no particular signifl-
H. -
been here for two weeks packing up
and moving our effects to New York.
which will be our home in the future.
and 1 suppose I am making a pres
tense OF helping her"
J. wv. McClymond OF the Ar
mour car line will leave Saturday
for Indio on the Colorado desert
to make arrangements with the
growers of the Cahuilla Valley for next
seasons crop of cantaloupes This year
$50 cars of melons were shipped from
the valley, and McCIymonds is confident
that there Will be fully 1000 cars sent
out next year
General Manager E. E. Calvin of the
Southern Pacific Is on q tour Of in
spection of the lines on the. northern
division
. w. d. Skinner. assistant general
freight agent OF the Hartman lines In
Portland, Is on VISIT TO the city. He
is accompanied by his. wife.
The passenger department of the
Southern Pacific announces that the re-
establishment of the Golden State Lin
tied train has been postponed until the
middle of December, owing to the diff
ctllfV in QetfinR eafIinmant
Joseph McIlroy, Pacific Coast passen-
ger agent of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas system. has returned from a
long trip through the Northwest
Fred Shoup of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific has pre-
pared a booklet giving a list of all the
hotels in the city and also those to be
opened shortly. Several thousand of
these booklets will be distributed in
the East.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02

John A Gill. general agent of the
freight department. of the New York
Central lines, has received a picture
of the European offices of the com
pany. which he is exhibiting to a
select circle of railroad men. These
offices are in Liverpool, London, Ham
burg. Bremen. Southampton. Paris,
Genoa, Glasgow, Rotterdam, Antwerp
and Naples. These Offices are repre-
sented by the American Express Com
pany, which again is the European
representative of the Merchants Dis
patch Transportation Company. The
lines of the entire Vanderbilt system.
BILLY" Webster OF the Pennsylvania.
who is one of the smartest men on
the street. had a fright last Wednes-
day which nearly brought on case
of heart failure. and gave his friends
for the space Of an hour much anX-
iety. Billy was passing along by
the ferry postoffice when. from an
big mastif, which landed close to
Billy's side Billy gave leap and
fell in heap in the arms of a friendly
cabman. He finally revived.
James Duffy. city passenger agent of
the Santa Fe, is on his way to New
York on business for the company.
Fred Prince of the passenger de-
partment of the Santa Fe announces
that beginning on next Sunday the
California Limited will leave here at
s:20 a m. instead of $50 a. M, and
will arrive at 1880 p. m. instead of
1856 p. m.
J. J. Warner of the Santa Fe says
that by next Sunday the line will be
entirely clear of any blockade. There
are said to be about $500 cars be-
tween Point Richmond and Bakers
field, and the operating department
is confident that every one of these
cars will be here by the end of the
week
ager of the Santa Fe, has had printed
a small pamphlet entitled Rebuilding
San Francisco" Seventy five thousand
copies of the booklet are distributed
In the East every month:
w. H. Davenport. general agent of
the Colorado Midland. is entertaining
his brother, r. G. Davenport, who Is
on visit to the city Mr. r. G. Dav-
ehPorl IS In the printing business In
Seattle.
-
W. S. Palmer. general supreintend-
ent of the northern division; R. H.
Ingram, general superintendent of the
southern division. and NJ J. Buckley,
general superintendent of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company, ret
opened their conference yesterday at
the Oakland mole with the switch
men,
E E, Wade. chief clerk of the pas
senger department of the Southern
Pacific, has returned from his vacation
to the Yosemite and Southern Califor-
MIA Wade says the report in Los
Angeles was that the engineers would
be able TO close the gap in the Colo
rado River by the end of the week
This has been. done once already, but
the engineers are not convinced
whether the gap will remain closed,
as it was once washed out before, al
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
SWINDLER SECURES
THREE MILLIONS.
Arrest of Charles Whitney
Norton, Who Found Dupes
in All Sections of Nation
RETAINS SECURITIES

CHICAGO, Nov. l,-Charles Whitney
Norton. said by the police and postal
authorities to be responsible for ex-
tensive swindling operations, is under
arrest here and will be turned over
to the Federal authorities by the po-
lice who took him into custody. 1t
is claimed that Norton has defrauded
people in all parts OF the United States
out of bonds and securities amounting
to ss.OOO,OOO.
It is asserted by the officers that
Norton would obtain stock from any
person who would trust him and agree
to sell IL in the market. He might,
the police declare. sell the stock. and
he might retain II. but the result to
the person owning the stock, 1t is
stated. was the same. He would re-
ceive no money from Norton, nor
would the stock be returned to him,
the officers <allege.
the police three days ago, and they
held him without preferring any
charge against him until a search
could be made for the securities said
TO be held by him, aggregating in value
about $4,000, 900.
In his room were found bonds,
stocks, abstracts of land titles, first
mortgages and other negotiable
paper, the greater part OF which is
thought TO be genuine and worth al
most $2,0OO,OOO. other papers were
found which on their face are worth
about 81, eco, 600 more, but their actual
value is doubtful
1t is claimed that Norton by selling
and trading these securities has made
many thousands of dollars.
The postal authorities say they have
been searching for Norton since Jan
uary, 1905. when he disappeared from
Detroit. Mich. ostensibly to go to Lon
don. England
About two years ago Norton was in
E1mira.. y. Y. operating the American
+ Wholesale Brokerage Company. 1t is
also !" asserted that he was arrested
once in Troy. n. Y, and once also
in Rutland, VT, where he served a
sentence of one year IN Jail for the
fraudulent use of the mails He is also
said: TO have done business: in Toledo,
Ohio.
r. The police. say that Norton solicited
stock and land titles of any descrip-
tion to sell He would never, 1t was
said return the paper nor any money
derived from their sale. When pressed
by: customers he informed them that
he: would go. to London in order to
obtain. a better market