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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Fatal shooting at Lancaster.

Charlotte. ". c., January 6.-Dr. E.
s. Mellow today shot and perhaps IA
tally injured T. H. Witherspoon. iner-
chant, at Lancaster. s. c.. and also
shot w ~ Brown, clerk In the store.
The shooting was the outcome OF q
quarrel over a business transaction.
DIR. Mellow is in jail Two pistols
were found on his person whcn arrest
ed. It is said no weapon was found
on either Witherspoon or Brown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Chorus Union Strike Ends.

New York, January 6.-The Strike Of
the Metropolitan opera house chorus
was ended today. The chorus returned
to the stage this afternoon, signing in
the matinee performance of Gounod' S
Faust" Director Heinrich Conried
agreed to pay the members of the cho-
rus $40 Il week instead of the $15
wages paid them formerly, and they
relinquished their demand for the rec
ognition of their union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Raleigh and PaTnl:ca Sound Railroad
to Enter Raleigh.
Especial to The MessengerO

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh. n. c., January 6.-The city
engineer is making a survey for entry
of the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound
Railway into the city. The depot will
be within few yards of the power
house of the Raleigh Electric Com
pany. Work on the road is now TO De
pushed very rapidly.
C. NJ. Willie and Company, Washing
ton, have hied petition in bankruptcy,
liabilities S1,94S, assets 1870.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Death of Prominent Craven County
Man

Ex-Sheriff William B. Lane, Of Crav-
en- county. d:ed of heart disease at his
home Wednesday morning, very sud
denly, while dressing. He was one OF
the best and most prominent citizens
Of Craven, and b:sides b9ing sheriff
of the country, had represented it n
the legislature. He was II years old
-kinston Free P;css
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Struck by a Train and Killed.

Scranton, Pa, January 6.-W. T.
Roe, of Lynchburg, Va, travelling rep
resentative of the Modern Woodmen
Knoxville, Tenn, was struck by a
KKnoxyille, Tenn, was struck by a
train on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey at Moosic station, near here
and instantly killed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Roosevelt Will Attend Gridiron Club
Dinner.

Washington, January 6.--Presi6ent
Roosevelt today accepted an invita-
ton 20 attend the annual dinner of the
Gridiron Club, which will be given on
Saturday night, January 81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Between Bob Fitzsim
mons and Wife

Sioux Falls. S. D., January Sit was
announced today that a. reconciliation
had been affected between Bob Fitz-
simmons, and his wife and that Mrs.
FitZsimmons would abandon her action
for divorce 1t is expected that the
two will leave tomorrow evening for
New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
MARzON| ON TRIAL
Evidence in Case Against the
Midshipman
DENIED THAT HE HAD HAzED
Decatur Acquitted, at Once Reanested
and Will be Tried Again

1t is Announced That Decatur Will
Fight Against Charges That Will be
Held Against Enthusiastically, il
is Stated. That Coffin Has Been Con-
victed of HaZing and Dismissed-In-
Trial of Midshipman MarzOni.
, 1906-12-07
CRAZE FOR MINING STOCK.

Word comes from the east that the
people are mad as March hares over
the purchase of mining stocks. Any
thing having the semblance of giving
something for nothing is eagerly
snatched up and the 'get-rich-quick''
fellows are right in clover. The man
ager of the bond department of the
American Trust and Savings bank, Chi
cage. speaking of this matter said:
"a conservative estimate of the sum
contributed annually by this highly
civilized nation to safe investments
and get rich quick swindles is, &C
cording to the chief of police of a Ger.
tain large city, $3.50, O0o, 900. Their vic
tins are among all classes, from the
%laundress to the lawyer, the merchant
to the clergyman. In all parts of the
country persons who think something
, 1906-12-07

can be gotten for nothing are sitting
on the edges of their chairs with their
savings in their hands waiting for the
swindler to find them.
THE strain upon manufacturing,
mercantile and other business inter.
ests because of insufficient funds and
dear money is everywhere apparent.
Bants will not loan on these stocks,
hence they must be bought outright.
When the decline comes. as it did a
few years ago in England, there will be
a great disturbance in our financial
centers. Many who will suffer from
the decline in mining stocks are car
rying other stocks, These latter wiz
be sacrificed to protect mining invest
ments, hence all stocks will decline
more or less together"
, 1906-12-07
THE PROPOSED LAND COURT.

If the bill introduced by Senator
Hepburn providing for the establish
ment of district land court throughout
the country and a court of appeals
should become a law it will divorce the
interior department from this work in
the future, and Will put an end to po-
litical interference with decisions in
land ase
The bill provides for the establish
ment of additional courts of the Unit
ed States TO be known as district land
courts in each state and territory in
which are situated lands subject to en-
try and sale under the laws of the
| United States wherever such lands ex.
coed n million acres Where a state
or territory has not one million acres
of public land the our in the nearest
adjoining state is given jurisdiction.
These courts are given power TO re
view the decisions of the registers and
receivers of the local land offices.
The bill further provides for the
appointment by the president of q
Judge for each land district court al
5000 per annum. Provision is also
made for the appointment of a clerk
for each court at a salary of $4,000
per annum
The usual method Of appeal apply
ing in the United States district courts
are made applicable to the new courts
thus to be created.
The judge Of any district land o
may in his discretion empanel a jury
for the trial of any question of fact
the jury to consist of six citizens Of
the United States resident of the land
district in which the premises in dis
pute are situated.
An appellate land court of the Unit
ed States as it is officially designated
is also created, which shall consist OF
three judges and shall be located al
Washington. The costs and fees OF
the supreme court of the United States
are made applicable to the appellate
court to be thus created.
Appeals may be taken from the dis
trict land courts to the appellate land
court where questions of jurisdiction
are at issue; constitutional questions
or upon any questions of law.
In case the amount in controversy
exceeds $1,000 provision is made fol
an appeal from the appellate lant
court to the supreme court of the Unit
ed States.
On the day the proposed law be
comes effective all cases then pending
before the office of the commissioner
of the general land office and The
secretary of interior + to be certi
fed to the district land courts.-Chey
enne Tribune.
, 1906-12-07
CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPS.

AT the present writing 1t would APP
pear that The Japanese question is
likely to be the most complicated II
troublesome the president has had to
handle. California stands upon her
rights to conduct the schools of her
state as she-deems expedient and prop
er, so long as she does not infringe
upon any treaty rights nor federal
laws. Further han this the president
a not the power to compel her to go,
The superintendent of schools OF
the city of San Francisco declares 1.-The
school board never will change its at
titude on the school question. Presi-
Rooseyelts requests, or orders, will be
ignored by us. The Japanese must
stay in their OWL school. We are act.
ing under a state law, passed in 1872,
before there aver was any idea of this
situation. If President Roosevelt OF
the federal congress has any requests
to make they must make them Of the
California legislature. The legislature
a change the laws in a moment, but
We cannot. If the legislature of Cali
fornia refuses to change the law we
want and hope for final decision OF
the case in the supreme court of the
United States"
The president will doubtless find it
as hard to force japanese into the
white schools of San Francisco as he
would to force colored children into
the public schools of the south. 1t is
something that the states have regu-
lated from the first and which they
will probably continue to regulate,
There would appear to be but one way
out of the difficulty, il the Japs are
to go into the white schools, and that
is to change the California laws, a pro-
ceeding which could not be brought
about without considerable modifica-
ton of the present temper of the pub
lie mind in California.
, 1906-12-07


The Cheyenne Leader must have
been seen. During the recent cam
paigu it poured free trade into sheer
men till they had it good and plenty
Now it is backing up. In its issue OF
December 6 it alleges that it desires
protection for Wyoming just as long
as the men of the east have protection
AS 1t goes only half way, the people o.
Wyoming will continue to discredit it
Before 1t a have a clean bill of health
from the sheep men of Wyoming they
will demand that it swallow protection
under all circumstances, whether fav
ored by the east or the west; other
wise 1t will be quarantined N brand
ed "%scabby."
, 1906-12-07
Japan to Seek Loan.

japan is sending a representative to
both England and America to seek a
loan of s4O,0 OO,0 900 for the Manchurian
enterprises, and also to try n secure
a lower interest basis on old loans now
in force. There are hundreds of per-
sons in our own country who are seek
ing to recover their former good health
and many of them have about given
up in despair. There is no need, how
ever, for Encouragement for in Hostel
ter's stomach Bitters every sick man
and woman can find relief in an ulti,
mate cure for all such ailments as poor
appetite, sick headache, nausea, heart
burn, belching, dyspepsia, indigestion,
costiveness, liver and kidney troubles,
female ills and malaria. Be persuaded
to try one bottle today and test it for
your own satisfaction. You'll agree
that 1t is the best health ~restorer and
preserver before the public.
, 1906-12-07

Prof, J. Laurence Laughlin Of the
University OF Chicago puts it in this
way: The man who is temperate, in
dustrous, honest and thrifty succeeds,
while the man who is not fails. In
other words, the man who is fit sue
ceeds and the unfit fails. And when
men who fail wish society to do for
them what they confess to being in
competent to do for themselves, We
have explanation for the demand fol
socialism; for socialism is the philos
ophy of failure"
, 1906-12-07

A movement is on foot to increase
the salaries of members of congress tc
$500 and the president of the senate
and speaker to $4,000. Under the
new arrangement they would draw $12,
900 per annum. The bill is in course
of preparation and will be introduced
by the house committee on appropria.
lions.
, 1906-12-07

Old Mexico, 1.-THE Egypt of the New
WorId.n
The Colorado and Southern has some
splendid illustrated literature telling
Of the sister republic, also special
round trip rates. Write
T. E. FISCHER,
General Passenger Agent, Denver.
, 1906-12-07

The application of Edward Fisher
and Fred G%reenough for a retail liquor
license on the homestead of Joseph H.
McNealey, in the Centennial valley,
was refused.
The following application for retail
liquor license was read for the first
time:
John Engstrom, No. 113 First street,
Laramie.
No further business appearing, the
board adjourned.
c. H. JONES,
Attest: Chairman.
T. J. DAYTON, Clerk.
, 1906-12-07

Word comes from Shoshonl to the
effect that a large vein Of 500 golo
ore has been discovered in the Copper
Mountain district. Now If the next re,
port will verify the first, 1t viii be graft.
flying. Too often such reports art
sent out never to be followed by an
other of any description whatever. wy
oming is sorely in need of a large mum
Der of good gold mines and there is
little doubt but that they will be de
veloped.
, 1906-12-07
UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE.
West Bound.

In effect at the Laramie station at
the present time:
, 1906-12-07
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Report of the Proceedings of the Board
of County Commissioners of Al
bany County, Wyoming.
Laramie, Albany County. wyo..

Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.,
December 4, 1906.
The Board of County Commission
ers Of Albany County, Wyoming. met
this day in regular session, there being
present:
G. II. JONES, Chairman,
N. e. CORTHELL, and
JAMES McGIBBON,
, 1906-12-07

Beet growers in the vicinity of Gree
ley are paying forty cents per hour and
seven dollars per day for men and
teams for help in gathering crops and
even at this high price are not able to
get sufficient labor.
, 1906-12-07
Stockholders Meetjno-

The regular annual stockholders
meeting of the Albany County and In
ter-Mountain Fair association for the
election of trustees and the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before it, will be held
at the city hall in the city of Laramie,
Wyo., on Saturday January 18th, 1907,
at 2 o'clock p. m.
Laramie, Wyo., December 18th, 1906.
CHAS. F. KUSTER, Secretary.
d~7-14-21-2S-j4
, 1906-12-07
OFFICERS NOMINATED
BY The ENCAMPMENT,

Wyoming encampment, Odd Eel
lows, held its regular semi-monthly
meeting last night, when officers for
1907 were placed in nomination for
the election to be held on the Goth.
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TWO LARGE RoUNDHoUsEs.
Permit Issued Involving Expenditure
Of S4OO. 900.

Another great step toward the completion
of the railroad terminal improvement in the
capital was taken today when the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company secured the is-
sue of a building permit by the District
building department for two enormous
roundhouses. Each house will be construct
ed In the form of half circle. the half cir
cies to face In their open ends. and each to
abut upon an eightyfoot turntable. The to-
tai cost of the Improvement, 1t is estimated.
will be 100000.
Each roundhouse will be 450 feet across
the front and each Will contain twenty-five
tracks or stalls. According to the building
permit the Improvement will be located In
the terminal yards north of New York ave-
nue. between 5th and 10Th streets northeast,
and in addition to the great houses for the
accommodation of the engines there will
be a tool room. a machine shop, repair
shop and all the other accessories necessary
for the grooming and care OF the motive
power of that portion of the Baltimore and
Ohio road which converges upon Washing
ton.
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Regarded as a Fake.

Whoever finds this card can find my
body about 100 yards from hear and the
man killed under the bridge. August 1, IL
pm
card of Baltimore employment
agency. with this inscription on it's back,
was picked up this morning near Stott sta
ton. on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. by
George Parton. and was turned over to
Policeman Saunders of the sixth precinct
about soclock> He reported the matter to
his superior officers, and an investigation
was at once begun. Every one interested
In the matter hurried a iittle In anticipa-
ton OF unraveling a mystery.
Assistant Superintendent Boardman or
dered officers of the tenth precinct to make
an examination OF the premises near where
the card was found. but after dilieent
search. It Is stated, no narrowing diseov-
cry was made. II Is believed some one
dropped the card there as fake
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ARGUMENTS NEXT MONDAY
NEWSPAPER NAN ON THE STAND
Testified to an Interview With thu
Brother Of the Libelant-Respond.
emit Closed Its Case.

PlTTSBURG. Pa. August AFTER twen-
tinss the Hartje divorce case terminated
rather suddenly here today. skIifuny tho
attorneys for both sides fenced for adyan.
tage over the arguments. but with the con-
sent OF the attorneys and at the suggestion
OF Judge Robert s. Frazer they we're set
for next Monday morning.
Judge Frazer anftounced before the close
that the case must be submitted to him by
Wednesday evening. as he intended to leave
for his vacation next Thursday
Immediately after the case was concluded
Mrs Hartje was surrounded by a group OF
friends. who shook her hand and congratu-
lated her on the manner In which she held
up under the severe strain. Augustus
Hartje sat in his chair watching his wife
closely. He. too, showed relief. but. showed
nothing. The attorneys for both Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartje expressed themselves entire
ly satisfied with the case as II now stands
and expressed themselves as confident that
the court would decide In their favor.
Conclusion Was Expected Today.
When court opened today II was expected
that the sur-rebuttal testimony in the
case would be concluded before the day was
over. Although not decided definitely at tho
opening, 1t understood that the argu-
ments would begin tomorrow and that the
case would then rest with Judge Robert $.
Frazer for decision.
John A. Ball. newspaper man. who was
the first witness. testified to an interview
had with Edward G. Hartje. brother of the
libelant, on April IL, In which Hartje said:
We have letters and other men to show
that Mrs. Hartje is a very bad woman"
John Gayer a detective and former news
paper man. the next witness. said he
present at the interview and corroborated
Ball.
The date mentioned. April ~. was two
months before the Hartje detectives said
they had taken the letters from Coachman
Madness trunk. Attorney Freeman then
announced the case closed for the respond
emit. Edward Hartje was called to the
stand by the plaintiffs counsel and denied
that he had made the statement to Ball.
John Marion. an attorney and one OF
Hartje's counsel. followed Mr.. Hartje on
the stand and denied the story told yester-
day by Fred l. Long, the newspaper man
Long testified that Marion told him last
February that the attorneys for the plain
tiff had number OF letters In their pos
session that would prove the charges
against Mrs. Hartje with Thomas Nadine.
the coachman correspondent.
The witness characterized Longs state
ment lie
After Edward Hartje. Richard Hartje.
brothers OF the iibellant. and number OF
employees OF the Hartje company had been
called to contradict the testimony of Alma
Ross in regard TO the libellants associating
with Josephine Wright. the case closed and
the court fixed next Monday as the time
for beginning the arguments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia. 17ha1s;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
II: Tennessee. IT; North Carolina, sc.
BUTTER. - Creamery. fancy. 21a22:
western firsts, 20; seconds IS. Process.
fancy. 16; fair to good, 16. Store-packed.
fresh, 12a1S.
CHEESE.-New York state factory new,
large. 12a12k.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., large, per lb., 10:
small per h.. Halo. Hens. per ID. II va
ID; ROSTERS, per h.. z: ducks. per h.. 10:
young ducks, per lb.. 12h; keats, per
h., SAP.
DRESSED PoULTRY.-Spring chickens.
per h., 15a17; hens. choice, per h.. 12a13:
roosters. per h.. o: ducks. per ID. sal0.
vEGETABLES.-Newp POTATOES. Dbl. No.
1. 1.50a2.25; No. 2. LOO; yams. new. $50
a4.00: carrots, per bunch. 2a3; cucumbers.
per bu. box, 90; Virginia onions. per Dbl.
2,5oa3.o0; Egyptian onions. per sack. 2.25
a2.5e: green onions. per 100. 1.00a1.5o:
lettuce, per bbl, t.00a2.00; New York let
tuce, per crate, 75a1.25; peppers. carrier.
50aI. 90; string beans. basket. 25a70; Dbl.
i 00a1.25; tomatoes. nearby, per box. Goa
LOO: new beets. per bunch. 2as: cabbage.
per bbl., 75al.25. green peas. per bbl.,3.00a
GOO; eggplant. crate. 2.0oa2.5o; radishes.
per bunch, 1a2; c8ntaloupes. crate. 1.00a
200; corn, per doz.. Sa15; celery. per doz..
40a60.
GREEN FRUITS.-June apples. per blu.
basket 75a1. 90; per half-bbl. basket, 1.25
al so: orangss, California navels, per box,
4.50a5 90; pineapples. per crate. 200a2 70:
peaches per box 5oa2.25; sugar pears. per
basket 1.0oa1.25; blackberries. per quart.
7a10; watermelons. each, l0a20; plums.
per carrier, 5oal25; grapes. per crate,
1.25a1.T5.
HAY AND STRAw-Old timothy, choice.
IS. GOAL SO; No 1, Is. 90: Ne. 2, 16.00a1650:
mixed hay, 13.00a16.50; clover, 6.00a1250;
new timothy. No. 1. 100; mixed. 1880.
Straw. rye, bundle, 1o.ooa1l.0oi rye. ma
chine thrash, 7.50a7.75; wheat. 0.50a700.
oat straw, per ton. 6.25a675.
LIVE SToCK.--cattie. extra. per cwt..
4. T5a5.00; butcher, per cwt., 4.00a4.3o; or
binary, per cwt. 2.5oa3.50; rough, per
cwt., 200. Hogs per cwt. gross. e5oa7 90:
ordinary. per cwt.. 5.50a600. Sheep. clip
ped 3.00a3.50: lambs. spring. choice. per
h., eha7: medium. per ID. 5hae. Calves.
choice. per h.. 8is; medium. per Id. Q.
common. each, 20.ooa3o.0o; old and dry,
each. l0o0a12.00.
wooL AND HIDES. = Wool. washed.
free q Sr ps5 aos ssas sp.e %oU q S
II; dry, Per h.. IS. sheepskins. green.
s ssih: sFsss. sse6 ees in 'A oA
Wholesale market price 81 BEEF CUTS.
No / ribs, per h., 10; No. 2 ribs. per h.
10; No. ribs. per lb. s. No. loins. per
lb., 49, No. loins. per h.. 10; No Joins,
per h.. 8. No. chpekss per ID. z: No; 2
A. No 1 rounds. per h.. o: No. 2 rounds.
per H.. Z; Nc. rounds, per lb.. O.
GRAIN. - Wheat. choice. 70a75; of
grades, 6oa7o. Corn. shelied. white. 59a
81: yellow. 59a60; ear. 3.00a3.25. Oats, old,
western white, No. 2. 40a41; mixed, 3Sa39:
new. white. 36a3s; old. 35a30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
PROPOSAL FOR
ICE FACTORY
Submitted Today to JobberS
and Shippers Association
MAY SOLVE LOCAL PROBLEM
Greater Washington Movement In
dorsed by City Banking House.
PLEASING REPORT FROM SOUTH
Committee to Investigate Conditions
Affecting Freight Shipments
to and From South.
MAY SOLVE LOCAL PROBLEM
Greater Washington Movement In
dorsed by City Banking House.
PLEASING REPORT FROM SOUTH

a local business man informed the
Jobbers and Shippers Association to-
day that an outside corporation
would establish an ice manufactur-
ing plant In this city Xi:h q capacity
of 100 tons day. This is regarded as
one way of solving the so-called ice
famine problem. President Stevens of
the Commercial National Bank of
Washington today entered that in
stitution on the list of membership of
the new commercial organization,
and said 1t would cooperate heartily :
In the Greater Washington move
ment. Mr.. Francis r. Weller pro-
posed to Secretary Howe the estab-
lislIment OF Greater Washington
agencies in the southern cities. to be
In charge of wi6e-awake business
boomers. Mr.. Joseph /. Keefer pro-.
poses a ship canal to Baltimore I'm
portant action was taken at the meet
ing of the freight committee yester-
day afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To Josephus Wells. for one two-story
brick stable. rear GA street southeast;
architest. T. M. Medford; builder, e. d.
Farnham: estimated cost. 81. 100.
To Potomac Electric Power Company. for
one one-story brick power house. 442-444
Washington street northwest; architect. f.
b. Pyle: builders, Richardson Burgers
dnc.1; estimated cost. $4,000
To Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
for two roundhouses and turn table pits In
the terminal yards north of New York ave-
east. architect. Nj A. Long: builders. Wells
Bros, & Co., OF New York: estimated cost.
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
FREAKIsH YEAR.
Prof. Frankenfeld's View From Me-
teorologicaI Standpoint

This certainly has been freakish year
from a meteorological viewpoint" said
Prof. Frankenfield of the weather bureau
tc Star reporter this afternoon. For
instance. 1t rained twenty days last month
These summer showers of 1906 are spas
modic and it is very difficult 20 predict
when they are coming. They ore due to
inequalities Of heat at different points OF
the compass. The rains last night and to-
day were a succession of purely local show
Crs. and we may have more of them, There
Is not yet any hot wave in sight"