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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
New York Cotton Market.

New York. Dee. ~.
Cotton spot cIcscd steady. Midiling
uplands. 1o.ij; do. gulf. 1910 Sales. SIG
bales.
Galveston steady. 1nh: Charleston
steady. 9:: Memphis steady. 1G"s: New
Orleans steady. 1914: Mobile quiet and
easy. 10. Savannah quie;. Ills.
Net receipts for six lays. 299, 80.
Exports to Great Britain. !2.:"": to
France, 1867; to the continent $3.50; to
Japan. 4n6.
Stock. 1,"SS,1l6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago Dee. -.
CATTLE Receipts about Noo: common
tC prim" 8 'trS. M1.N,
IIOGS-RccciptS al,,dt ...ul" choice to
rrim" heavy, &. i1:,f. i2i..
SIIF'Ep-Rcc"iItS about lS.pw; sheep
-.ItL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Dec. 20
Greatly reduced receipts in the North
west had = strengthening effect today on
the local wheat market, but because of
realizing sales late in tn" session, the
closing prices were barely steady. Final
quotations on the May delivery were off
i. Corn was Il ,'had" higher. oats were
up 4. Provisions were Il shade to 2%
higher.
The leading futures clio ;eI as follows;
WHEAT--Dec 7lH; May ISL.
CORN-Dcc A.; May aSH; July ~.
OATS-Drc. 81. July 3S7s; May 3GasuE.
MESS re ItK-Jan 16.15; May 1G. >.
I.AED--Drc $50: Jan. S.S2i%.
SHORT RIHS-Jan. $50; May S.S2R
Cash quotations were as follows:
FIOIR-I;asy.
WHEAT No : spring. 7Sms2; No. ;. IA
CoEN-N". =. ~: No. . yellow SAY:
O.tTS-No. >. 81; No. 2 white. jG1a; No.
8 white. ~ M35lai
RYE-NU. ,. G5.
MALTING-Iair to choice, 49dt5l
FIAN SEEDING. !. llil4; No. l north
" TIM6TH US sEED-primc 4r:n445
SHORT RIHS. SIDES-I,oos". S.:5m
NESS PORK-l5"
SIiORT CLEAR siDEs-boxed. seo2,.
Hrr.;n;5. shipments.
Flour ......--.-.-...----. :'.1n, 400
Wheat Observation-Disclosures l:i.'"o SD
Corn .......... 2G,f4N 1850
Oats ........... ISf;0 29S -A0
Rye ..........-......-..-- l'.'h" ht0
Barley ....... 500 ~ COO
Bl-TTER-M Market steady; crcameries,
22I2,: diaries. cTf21.
Tf;GS-Sirnng; at marHct. cases mclud-
ed. 2lM2i; frsts. 26; primo iirsts. rs; OK
CHE.ESF-Stcadv. I::f,1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
New York Money Market.

NV OK, DC. ~.
Prime mercantile paper 6M61. per cent.
Sterling exchange stronger at $4,000
49, for demand. and at 4T.SOM I17.SJ for
CO.. day bills.
Posted rates i131aM4SG and 1917 49,.
tCmpmcrcial bills f11i%.
Bar silver f93a.
Mexican dollars .y3s
Government bonds easier.
Railroad bonds heavy
Nnpo1, an COLL firm, N, -; p,r conf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
The
P Preferred
Accident
Insurance
Progress:

No words can sing the praises
of The Preferred better than these
old figures. They speak volumes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-21
Boston Stock Market.
Boston. Dec. -.
New York Produce Narket.

New York. Dec. %.
FI.OtR-Receipts. 2e.161: exports. II .226;
sales. 400: market dull and about steady.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
Figures Gathered from Reports to the
Board Of Charities
GA Imheciles, Insane, etc. are i'm the
Different COunties-SiXty Children
in County Homes-$15O,OO Spent
Oh the Poor During the Year-Cer-
tain Recommendations Made by the
Board.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, \. c., January 2.-The
board Of charities finds that in SO
counties reporting on insane persons
there are 46 in jails, 163 in county
homes, and that there are besides these
4335 imbeciles, idiots, dotards and
harmless insane, making grand total
in counties 64. Ten persons died III
Jail, nine of these being insane. No
reports are secured as to number Of
insane confined in their homes or kept
by relatives Or friends, but two years
ago in one-third Of the counties there
were $50 thus cared for. The number
of children in county homes has de-
creased from a hundred two years ago
to sixty now. Total number Of in
mates of county homes is SO4 whites.
4S9 negroes. There are 3,7O3 outside
DOOR, on whom the counties expended
| $S1, 600 last year. The cost OF those in
the homes being $4,000 more. No less
than 1O4 persons died in homes during
| the year, out of a total of thirteen
hundred.
The board recommends one in
| quests in the cases of suicide or sudden
! death at insane hospitals. b Nor
| canton hospital for lack Of o has
refused 10 applications for admission.
| and the estimate is that 400 insane in
| that part of the state need treatment
The Raleigh hospital refused 81. and
$50 are estimated to need treatment.
The Goldsboro hospital refused 81
| There is no room in the department for
criminal insane at ~penitentiary. The
board estimates there are 1890 white
insane, and 1,45O negro insane in the
state. while 1850 whites and CAT negro
+. insane are in hospitals. The hospitals
at Raleigh and Morganton are crowd
ed with incurables, who must be cared
for, these forming &c per cent of the
patients at Raleigh and even more at
Morganton. The board recommends
the purchase of more land for the hos
pitfalls and more employment for pa
tients. The death rate is given al .
per cent at Raleigh, ) at MorgantoD. !
| at Goldsboro. There are. 655 state
~convicts of whom six are under thir-
teen years old.
The state board of charities in ses-
sion here prepared its annual report to
Governor Glenn. 1T says there are
convict camps in 30 counties, and that
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
MARYLAND TRUST COMPANY
Three of the Former Officials Indicted
by Grand Jury Which Has Been In
vcsti2ating the Affairs.

Baltimore, Nd, January 2.-The
grand jury which has been 1nVesugat-
ing the affairs of the Maryland Trust
Company, under the old regime. today
returned presentments against three
of the former officials. One Of them,
Henri J. BOWdOin, who vas the vice
president and in active charge at the
time of suspension. was arrested on a
capias from the criminal court n
released under a bond Of ten thousand
dollars The other two have not been
arrested, and until they are ken into
custody their names will be Withheld
bv the states attorneys office. 1t Is
stated unOfficially however. that they
are J. Wilcox Brown. formerly presl-
lent Of the company and now residing
at Alton, Va, and j.. Bernard Scott.
formerly the company's treasurer, and
now, at is said. resident of Georgia.
Friends of these two express the op1n-
ion that they will. as soon as they learn
Of their presentment. return TO THIS
city and give bail.
The presentments charge violation
of the law prohibiting the issuing OF
false or fraudulent statements regard
ing the financial condition Of any cor
pOration.' Nc specific Offense is cited
and the Maryland Trust Company is
not named. Mr.. Bowdoin refused to
make any statement. referring all in
quiries to his attorney who declares
himself and his client utterly in the
dark except for the bald fact of the
DreSentment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
WILL OF CHARLES T. YERKES
Many Public requests Made and Fami.
Iy Well Provided For.

New York, January I'm his will,
read today by Clarence A. knight. his
attorney. the late Charles t. Yerkes.
makes many public requests including
500. 600 in trust. the income to be
paid to the University OF Chicago for
the maintenance of the Yerkes' obser-
Vatory at Lake Geneva. Wisconsin
Provisions are made for the disposal
of his New York home after the death
of his wife. to a corporation organized
for the maintenance of his art gallery.
the SUM of $750.000 to be given this
project upon Mrs. Yerkes' death. Mr..
Yerkes also provided for a hospitai
to he erected in New York at a cost
of $50. 900. His widow, n others are
provided for. The will was read to the
members OF his family today and they
expressed entire satisfaction with Its
provisions.
Mrs. Yerkes is given the Fifth ave-
nue. house. with its art treasures. the
income from Onc-half the estate dur
ing her life. and $500. 900 in cash. \
like sum in cash is given 10 the son
and TO the daughter. each of whom Is
to have the income from one quarter
Of the estate. At Mrs. Yerkes' death
the remainder Of the one-half. less
$4,000 for the art gallery and $500
00G for the hospital shall constitute a
fund for the maintenance OF the hos
initial
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
VARNAMAN ON THE NEGRO
Mississippi Governor Takes Strong
Stand Against Spending the Public
Money for Their Education.

Jackson, Miss, January 2.0Governor
James K. Vardaman, in his annual
message to the Mississippi legislature,
which assembled today again took a
strong stand against spending public
money for the education of the negro,
saying in part:
What shall we do with the negro?
Certainly the education suited to the
white child does not suit the negro.
This has been demonstrated by forty
years of experience and the expendi-
ture in the southern states of nearly
three millions of dollars.
LAS a race the negro is det%eriOrating
morally every day. Time has demon
Etrated that he is more criminal as a
free nan than as a slave, that he is
increasing in criminality with fearful
rapidity, being one-third more Grim
nal in 1890 than he was in 1880. The
startling facts revealed by the census
show that those who can read ana
write are more criminal than the illit-
crate, which is true of no other ele-
ment of the population.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05

be finished tomorrow and given to the
court.
Whether or not the sound of standing
on ones head, as it is practiced at the
naval academy can be recognized by
a person in an adjoining room, proved
to be the disputed point in the evidence
which counsel for the defense SUBMIT
ed at the morning session of the Deca-
tur court martial. A number of mid
shipmen testified that they were in De-
catur's room the day that McCreary
had said Decatur had haZed him and
that they had seen 10 fourth classmen
there.
Efforts were made onall the cross
examinations TO show that the mid
shipmen were not there the whole time
that Decatur was haZed and that a vic
tim might be doing his stunts in the
closet and the witnesses not have seen
1t. All of the midshipmen were con-
fident that they would have seen in in
cidents had they taken place, and also
that the noise made by the shuff1ing of
the feet Of the underclassman when
standing OH his head would have been
heard and recognized by them.
1t was brought ont successfully by
the Judge advocate. however. that De-
catur had his picture taken III II
group or another on two or three occa-
sions. This was Of much importance,
as the defence are attempting TO dis
prove McCreary's statement that he
was hazed by Decatur after dinner on
the day when the latter had his picture
in Il group Of other inidshipmen.
h testimony for the defence
promises to string out TO a great length
and Decatur's counsel affirm that they
will show positively that the prosecut-
ing witnesses were mistaken in saying
that Decatur was the one who had
haZed them. There was Il noticeable
increase III the attendance at the trial
today.
Stephen Decatur. ST., father Of the
midshipman on trial occupied a e a
beside his son during the session. Jer-
done Pettus, grandfather Of Midsblp-
man Kimbrough, whose alleged haZ-
ing by Coffin led to the first Of the pres
ent trials, was also present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
NEW YORK LIFE AFFAIRS
M'CalTs Resignation VIII be- Presented
Today-MOney Advanced To HamiI-
ton Paid Over by the President.

New York, January John A. Nc
Call, president of the New York Life
Insurance Company. has paid to the
company the $3.50 900 advanced to Al
drew Hamilton and so far not account
ed for by Mr.. Hamilton Thomas 2.
Fowler, chairman of the company's in
vestigating committee. appointed by
the board of trustees, received today
a check from Mr.. Mccall for $685. 200
and a note for $3.50, 900. A meeting of
the board of trustees was called for
tomorrow and 1t was accepted as a fact
that Mr.. McCall's resignation as pres
ident will be then presented.
At a conference of a number OF trus-
tees today Alexander z. Orr was re-
quested TO accept the presidency Of the
company. Mr.. Orr offered to act as
president until some one else is named.
One of the members of the New York
Lies investigating committee said to-
day that the reason why Mccall could
not pay over the $235, 900 in one lump
sum was because Mr.. Mccall ~ a poor
man. II is said he win go out Of Of
fee with practically nothing except his
life insurance policy OF 5000 900
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
1.2Oe Union Printers on Strike in New
York City.

New York. January 2.-Twelve hun
bred union printers. the employees OF
"A book and Job printing concerns in
New York city. went on strike today
and began the struggle for the S-hour
day. which had been declared to go
into effect today. Members Of the
local typothetae against whom the
strike was declared. asserted tonight
that hundreds of non-union printers
from various parts of the country are
h,1rrving to New York to AXE the
places of the strikers and to secure the
high wages paid in this city. Repre-
sentatives of the typographical union
say that the h day principle has
already been won in New York. and
that the percentage of men compelled
to strike is very small.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
MACH|N|sT GUT HIS THROAT
Fled from His Boarding House Later
and Has Not Been Found
The MAI Was William Hardy Who is
= Employed at the Wilmington IrO.l
and Was Suffering From Delirium
Tremcns-Police Had Been Unable
Night.

William Hardy, aged about 40 years.
and employed at the Wilmington Iron
Works in the capacity of a m~acninist.
~endeavored to commit suicide on Mon
day night by cutting his throat. He
boarded with Mrs. Annie K. Litgen
who conducts q boarding house at No.
"a North Second street. The half crdZcd
man escaped from the house yester-
day morning about 10 O'c.o * and
nothing has been hear1 # I'm since
that time although the police have
been on the lookout for him.
Hardy is said TO have been on a
spree for some days and suffered from
delirium tremens. The gentleman
who roomed with him said that he was
half crazed with drink on Monday
night so he secured another room
Yesterday morning when Hardy did
not appear at the breakfast table his
friend went to the room where Hardy
was found asleep and the room was
covered in blood. Hardy's friend went
TO the room and found Hardy had cut
his throat in several places but at the
time no blood appeared TO be issuing
from the wounds. The would-be sui
eide was on the bed asleep. DR.. Nc.
MILAN was summoned but when told
that the man was asleep said he had
better not be awakened as the sieey
would do him good and the wounds
could be dressed later.
1t was not long after this that Hardy
rushed down the steps and out Of ths
| house and was last eel in Brooklyn
What has become Of him no ons
knows and some are of the opinion
that his body is at the bottom Of The
Cape Fear. IL he is still wandering
/, and has done nothing further to enf
| his life the wounds inflicted may prove
| fatal where there would have been NJ
| danger IL he had remained quiet
As far as can be learned Hardy ha.
| no relatives In this city. He has beer
working here for some time and wher
| not under the influence of whiskey wa
a good machinist. For some time III
| has been able to do but little work.
Those who saw Hardy's sais
| he Had lost much blood for h be-
was very bloody and there were small
pools of blood on the nooT. Tht
wounds we're not deep but he had Gu
several ghshes across his throat
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
BALFoUR ELECTION ADDRESS
Eneland's Fiscal Policy Must be
Changed-Chamberlain an Ardent
Campaigner.

London, January 6.-Arthur ].
Balfour, the former premier, is
sued his election address tonight.
In it he says that the country knows
the members of the present govern
ment chiefly as critics, and that their
criticism has been sometimes singu-
larly INSCRIPTIONS and perverse as IN
the case of Chinese labor and other
matters. After referring to the ad-
herence of the new ministery to hOm
rule for ireland the address says:
lone thing the Liberals regard as
immutabIe, however. the conditions OF
international trade may have changed,
is the fiscal policy of the country.
take the more conservative view ana
hold that the time has arrived to adapt
England's fiscal policy to the changing
ing conditions of a changing world
Should you return the Unionist party
to power it is to the reform OF the
fiscal system that its attention ought
first be directed
Joseph Chamberlain has plunged in
to the campaign with all his old time
ardor. In the face of considerable op-
position he delivered two vigorous
speeches at Birmingham today and Is
scheduled to speak in a number or the
larger towns during the coming week
Among the interesting political man
ifestoes, is one issued by {. w. Mac
| Cara, president of the master cotton
| spinners association Of Great Britain
which strongly advocates free trade
| and declares that the adoption OF the
| Chamberlain policy would bring run
| to the cotton industry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05

in twenty of these are races. both
whites and blacks, sleeping chained to-
gether. There are 800 of these county
%convicts, 80 being under sixteen years
old, whipping being the usual punish
ment, and the misdemeanants being
treated exactly like the felons. The
board says if these convict camps are
to remain under county jurisdiction
they ought to be subject to state regu-
latiOns and inspection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
London.s Poor to be Taken to Virginia.

state commissioner Of agriculture. MI
Koiner. is in communication with the
Lord Mayor of London, on n subject
of bringing a goodly proportion OF the
starving poor Of the British capital to
Virginia and establishing them an
farms here. He wro the Lord Mayor
some time ago saying that thirty Inou-
sand persons could be provided for in
Virginia if they could be brought here
The Lord Mayor referred he letter TO
British Vice Consul Brine here. who
was in conference with Commissions
Koiner today. and who will urge that
steps be taken in the direction indicat-
ed by the commissioner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
The Duke Divorce Trial.

New York, January "a stay pend
ing an appeal in the suit for divorce
brought by James B. Duke, president
of the American Tobacco Company,
against his wife. Lillian NJ. Duke, was
denied today in Jersey City by Vice
Chancellor Pitney. Recently the New
Jersey courts ruled that this divorce
case must be tried in New Jersey on
the ground that Mr.. Duke was a resi-
dent of that state. An attempt was
made 10 have the case tried in New
York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
Statements Made Before the
Court Martial
DECATUR DENIES HAz|NG.
McCray and Church Swore Positively
That He Was Guilty

Decatur Denied Positively That He
Had Ever HaZed Either OF the Men
Interesting Statements Made on ths
Witness Stand-Midshipman Mar
ZOni OF Florida Gave Some ImDOr.
tant Observation-Disclosures Graves
and Lowe Will be Tried for HaZinS
Defense in Decatur's Case Closes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05

Paris. .hnuary MFR. Mccormick.
the Amerfkan ambassador. todayfpre-
scented Harry St George Tucker. pres
ident of Ne jamestown Exposition
Company. d Premier Rouvier. rho ex-
pressed his cen interest In b ssccess
OF the expo ton. Mr.. Tucker sid ne
was grating by his long and cordial
interview With the premier
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
700 Printers ON Strike in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, January en-
ployers and printers today express
themselves as satisfied with the strike
situation in this city. Seventy shops
and 700 men are involved in the strike.
Twenty-four non-typothetae firms have
granted the demand for an 8-hour day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05

Washington, January 2.-Announee-
ment was made by the state depart-
ment today that Hunter Wilson OF IL
linois. now first secretary of the lega-
ton at Toxic. had been decided upon
as the successor to Mr.. Peirce the third
assistant secretary of state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
ARBITRATION PLAN REJECTED.
Bituminous Miners Voted to Strike
Mouday

Consigning the arbitration plan OF the OPP
orators to the archives with whoop, the
United Mine Workers of America at In
dianapolis, Friday afternoon, by an
overwhelming majority ordained a general
suspension OF work in the bituminous fields
against all operators who viii not as indi-
viduais sign the wage scale Of 1903.
The vote on the resolution, which was
really intended to allow f. l.. Robbins and
the Plttsburg Coal Company TO put their
men to work in Pennsylvania Ohio fnd II
lnois was carried by a vote of at least
eight to one T. L. Lewis, vice president of
the organization, who opposed it, had only
his own delegation to support rim.
BY that action, with the anthracite miners
who have already been ordered out, $50, 600
miners will be idle Monday. and daily
output of 1900 600 tons OF coal VIII be
stopped Two hundred and fifty thousand
tons of that from the hard-coal field. 1t is
believed here, will not be resumed for many
weeks; for the balance, 1t Is thought. there
must be an almost complete cessation for
week until the contracts can be approved
and signed, and then. perhaps. trickling
back by the thousands of tons as the days
go by.