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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26

ted going to New York last Tuesday in
response TO a letter from Boye. who
was about TO leave the country and II
whom he desired % render n as
sistance he might need, Boyer being,
Pennsylvania Offices, he said, knew ne
had gone TO See Boyer.
The witness maintained that he had
never heard Of the committee Of five
that met once Il month TO discuss
company coal business, nor had he ever
conyersed with any one about a per
centage on fuel coal.
Mr.. Hoff admitted having received
coal company stock in the Standard
Moshannon mine on the Tyrone Givi-
sion, but said he had returned IL a
short time ago.
Who sent it 10 your asked Chair
mar Knapp.
Mr.. Miller, the president Of the
company"
Under what circumstances"
MIR. Miller is an old friend OF
mine
The stock, he added, had been re-
turned since the investigation began.
The witness admitted owning a one
sixth interest in some u~ndeyeioped
coal fields which was worth between
1000 and $1,000.
Attorney Wilson, Of Baltimore, on
behalf Of the Baltimore and Ohio. re-
fe-red 10 the various cause of SIS
picion on the part OF shippers, and
said he was authorized TO announce
that although the Baltimore and Ohio
hitherto had not had an open dIstrl-
button of cars, such system would he
put into effect as promptly as the de-
tails could be worked out.
Mr.. Thayer was recalled and in re-
ply 10 a question by counsel for the
commission said that as a general
proposition the time had come when
transportation companies should on
fine themselves solely 10 the transpor-
tation business and nothing else.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
NEW RULERS OF NORWAY
5000 Persons Will Witness the Cere-
mony of IN Accession of King
Haakon and Queen Maud.

Trondhjem, June 21.-With a cerc-
forms, TO meet the modern democratic
spirit OF the country, King Haak0n
VII. and Queen Maud at noon tomor-
row, in the Old Trondhjem cathedral,
will be anointed, blessed and given
NoTway's crowns. When, nearly forty
years ago, King Oscar Of Sweden -
ceived the crown ne barred his breas,
ana enthusiastically crossed it with sa-
cred oil. according 70 the custom Of
olden days. King Haakon will be an
ointed only on the forehead and wrists.
The king and queen will enter the ca
thedral at II o'clock. King Haako1
will be crowned first. and Queen Maud
afterward, with practically the same
ceremony. There will be 5000 persons
present.
The officials, bishops and chamber
lains who will assist at the coronation
rehearsed the service this afternoon
Pain today ruined the city's outer
finery, and a further storm is promis-
ed for tomorrow. However, the prin-
opal ceremony will be indoors.
King Haakon and Queen Maud diced
privately tonight with the prince and
princess of Wales, and Princess VictO-
ria Alexandra.
he rain drove the crowds from the
vicinity of the palace and the evening
passed without demonstrations.
The events of today were the recep-
ton of special embassies including the
American. Among the arrivals were
Prince Henry of Prussia; Crown Prince
Christian and Crown Princess Alex
andTine and Prince Harold of Don
mark; Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch, brother of the emperor of Rus
STA and Premier Nicholson, the maker
of the kingdom from C~hristiania.
The exchange of royal visits kept
King HaakOn on the harbOr nearly
all day. Salute followed salute until
late in day, when the king reached the
British royal yacht Victoria and Albert
for a deferred luncheon with the
Prince and Princess of Wales. Others
who were present were Princess VictO-
ria and Prince Harold of Denmark.
Later Prince Henry of Prussia joined
the party.
When the French embassy was re-
ceived this morning Admiral Bayne
presented King Haakon with the grand
cross Of the legion of honor.
While his royal parents were receiv-
ing Grand Duke Michael of Russia
Crown Prince Olaf had a reception #
his own. He eluded his nurse, climbed
to a side window Of the palace and be-
gan calling and waving to the crowd.
The street was soon blocked with peO-
pie cheering wildly. The nurse res
cued the prince, but in response 10
calls repeatedly showed the baby at
the window.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26

Reports Tell of Military D~isaffectiOn.
MutinOus Sailors Urged to Return to
Their Duty.

st. Petersburg June PA large
papers of this city this morning con-
sists of dispatches telling of military
disaffection. In addition to the out
breaks at Sebastopol and Ryazan re-
ported on Thursday the dispatches
report that the garrison of Krasnoy-
arsk, capital of the province of Yenisei
and n of the principal cities of ST.
IBERIA, mutinied and killed its officers
out of hand. The trouble vas caused
by an intoxicated colonel named Shu-
rim, who, hearing a litter from a group
Of enlisted men, sabred n of the SOL
diers. The latter's companions there
Upon felled the colonel with clubs.
Two of the soldiers were arrested, and
as soon as the neWs spread, the regi-
ment mutinied and demanded the re-
lease of their comrades. Captain Koz-
min, who ordered his company to fire
on the mutineers, was killed by his
own men. The population of Kran-
oyrask is in a panic.
Minister of Marine Birileff again Wis
ted Cronstadt yesterday and urged the
mutinous sailors to return Loyalty to
their duty.
Kielco, a Polish city, has a great
JEWS population, was on the verge
yesterday of an experience such as that
through which Bialstok mas just pass
ed. During a religious procession a
shot was fired, w%ounding a gendarme,
but the police succeeded in holding
to populace incheck. The mar who
fired the shot, a Pole, was arrested.
At Gomel, where rumors Of an i'm
pending anti-Jewish outbreak are rife,
the military authorities yesterday
summoned a d%eputaton of Jews, who
declared they had evidence that ex-
cesses were being planned and even
named the leaders of tn plot; but the
commandant succeeded in reassuring
them.
Probably as the direct result Of the
Bialystok affair the Jews OF Moscow
have been allowed to open the only
synagogue in the city which had been
closed for twenty years. The project
in announcing the Emperor's decision
asked the rabbis to use their influence
with the Jewish youth to restrain
them from their revolutionary course.
The Niedomosti today printed a spe-
cial dispatch from Seabastopol descr1b-
ing the mutiny there according to
which a company of the fortress artll-
Iery sent to disperse a meeting on the
boulevard Tuesday night refused to do
SO and later were disarmed by the
Brest regiment. Yesterday a battal-
ion of the same artillery, acting IN
-,~Do+I,- Nth their anmro6aS took
possession of the north side batteries.
broke open the magazine loaded the
guns and trained them upon the city.
Last night the Brest regiment. REIN
forced by a regiment of engineers,
surrounded the mutineers who sub
mitted without a fight. h pOpula-
ton of Sebastopol was terror stricken.
fearing that the mutineers would open
fire on the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
To Promote Interest in the Jamestown
Exposition.

Norfolk, Va, June 21.-Steps 10 car
~ into Europe a campaign to awaken
and promote interest in the jamestown
exposition were taken by the exposi-
ton officials today. Charles ". Kohl
saat, of New York. who was special
commissioner from the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition TO Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, was appointed commits
sioner-general Of the jamestown Ter
Centennial and commissioned to con
duct a campaign of education for the
jamestown celebration in the old
world.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
Seevral hundred from the Sunday

Seevral hundred from the Sunday
school of St Andrews Presbyterian
church on yesterday enjoyed a pleas
ant outing on the steamer Wilmington.
The majority Of them spent the day at
Southport and about seventy-fve went
outside on the Wilmington. It is said
that those who remained at Southport
had a far more pleasant day than
those who took the trip to sea-, for
they were not accustomed to being
rocked by the waves and many in The
crowd had anything but a good time.
The little town Of Southport had an
exciting game of baseball between g
team composed of young men Of st.
Andrews Sunday school and a South
port team and Sunday school boys ad-
ministered a drubbing TO the team by
the sea by a score of II to 4. It was
a very exciting game and witnessed by
quite a crowd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
REAvEs MANUFACTURING co.
Purchased by 4. VI. Prince Of East Ar
cadia-UnderstoOd That He Intend
Improving the Plant.
Ns. q. "a. Prince, OF East Xrcad

Mx. q. u. Prince, OF East Arcadia,
has purchased the plant of the Reaves
Manufacturing Company, on Front
street, the price paid being 3d. 500.
The company owns property fronting
66 feet on Front street and extends TO
the wharf.
Mr.. Prince is engaged in the lumber
business and has a mill at East Area
dia and also one at Holly Ridge. He
expects 20 greatly improve the plant
here. Nh. Reaves win probably re-
MAIN Win Tie CuUEpany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
EXCURSION TO SOUTHPORT

terday on the St. Andrews Excur-
siOn-A Lively Game Of Baseball
Took Place and Wilmington oBys
Won.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
FOR A LOCK CANAL
Senate Agrees With President
and House
END Of LONG CONTEST
Report of Engineers Figured Prom
inentIy in Debate

Result Reached After Days Discus
sion-Only One Record Vote Taken.
Vote in Favor of the Sea Level PIa
Vas Lost by 81 to 36-This Definite
~ Settles the Type Of Canal That il
to Connect the Two Great Oceans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Hamil-
ton was held yesterday morning from
the late residence, No. 713 Surry street.
and was conducted by Rev. j. S. Crow
ley, pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian
church. Interment was in Bellevue
ceemtery and the following acted as
palbaaTers: Messrs. S. J. Ellis, M. F.
Penny, ]. Daniel, A. w. Branch, john
"a. Branch and George Groetgen
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
Richmond Fireman Meets His Death.

Richmond, Va, June 21.-During an
electrical storm at a slight fire at the
Evening Journal Office. here. tonight,
Fireman r. N. Wright, Of engine com
pany No. 3. was hurled from the top
of a ladder by a live wire, and so
badly injured by his fall that he died
in a few minutes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26

Everything comes to him who
waits quoted the Wise Guy. Eyes, If
he waits on himself, added the Simple
Mug.-Phiadelphia Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
High Winds Create Great Havoc
IN the City.
MANY WALLS ARE BLOWN DOWN.
Blocking Streets n Interrupin-
Traffc-Strect Car System Badly
Damaged-Storm Terrific on the
Bay-Panic ON Ferry Boat-Ship-
ping On % Likely to Suffer.

San Francisco, December I0-A
heavy east gale, sweeping along me
coast at a registered velocity of IS
miles an hour struck San Francisco to-
day and resulted in the death of a ia
b0er and the severe injury Of Sc. eral
who were caught by a falling wall.
Shipping in the harbor was damaged
considerably and in all quarters of he
city walls We're hurled TO the ground,
blockading the streets and interrupt
ing traffic Street car service was
about entirely suspended.
On the bay the storm was terrific.
The ferryboats, proceeding with extra
ordinary caution, were tossed about
until scores of passengers were made
sick. The lower decks were awash
most OF the time and occasionally the
crest Of a wave leaped on to the hurri-
zane deck.
What threatened to result in Il Sc
rlous panic occurred on the Kay roEte
boat Sal Francisco when an unusually
large wave struck the vessel carrying
her to leeWard. Women screamed and
fainted-men rushed for the life boats
n only the advice and command of
the cool headed prevented injury and
perhaps loss of life among the passen-
gers.
h large building at Polk street
and VanNess avenue gave in before
the storm and all the valuable meT-
! chandiSe housed was ruined. The
buildings occupied by the Mann Trunk
company, the Hahnemenn Pharmacy
and the Meijei Art company. The loss
through this disaster is $500, OOe. The
building occupied by the California
| Notion and Toy company at 600 Post
| street collapsed and most Of the stock
was destroyed. The firm will lose near
ly 800. 900.
/ The British ship P%algrave and two
tugs went ashore on A1catraz island.
While the vessel is pounding she has
not been leaking. Several fat buildings
! were wrecked. The spire of st. Peters
| church was carried away. The rOof Of
the Durant school met the same fate.
The remaining walls Of the burned
| Poodle Dog restaurant at Mason and
| Eddy streets collapsed, destroying the
| temporary hall of justice in course Of
| construction on the site of the Old 1iy-
| oil Opera House.
| 1t will take several days fully to le-
| store the street car system. IL many.
places the trolley wire was broken by
| falling buildings and walls.
. Fears are entertained for the safety
| of shipping along the coast.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
sIIIpwnEcKE.D CREW LANDED.
Taken eff Hafcriog-ei Schooner
Charles l. Mitchell, Lumber Laden
+, from savannah to Boston.

Baltimore. Dec l0.-The tsamer Man
m Hatta which arrived here today
from New York landed a shipwrecked
crew Of men who Tad been taken
OF their vessel waterlogged of Eo3
Island by a passing schooner and trans
ferred 10 the steamer.
The wrecked vessel was the Charles
l. Mitchell. lumber laden from van
nah. Ga. 10 Boston.
: The Mitchell became wateriogged and
preparations were made 10 abandon he
on Friday last when 60 miles east Of
Cape Henry. The life boat being
launched the four sailors Of the crew
entered it and cast of. leaving the cap
tain, mate and cook aboard the water
logged vessel. On Saturday morning the
life boat was still near the schooner
and the captain, mate and cook were
taken off the Mitchell, which was then
lawash. On Saturday evening the
Schooner Alice J. Crastree, of New
York bound for Tampa from Phiiadel-
lphia was met and the officers and crew
,of the the Mitchell were taken
aboard and cared for. On Sun
day afternoon. twenty miles
northwest Of Hog Island, Captain Gray
and his men were transferred to the
IMannahata, which brought them to this
pert. The Mitchell is said by Captain
Gray TO be in the track OF coastviSe
vessels and 10 be exceedingly danger
Ious to navigation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
r.. f. AND II. RAILROAD.
William III. White. of Norfolk. Will be
Elected President Today.

Richmond, Va, December 10.-At
the conference of the representatives Of
the states interest in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
OF the six railroads composing the
Iholding company which owns a ma
'jority OF the stock, William H. White,
lof Norfolk, one of the leading lawyers
of Tidowater Virginia, was this even
ing agreed upon for president OF h
ii question and will tomorrow be
duly elected to the position by the
stockholders OF the road in their an
.nual meeting, his salary to be $4,000
Il wear. The selection of Mr.. White
came after the position had been prac-
;tically offerd and declined by several
Others after they had refused to per
nit their names to be presented. The
states proxies insisted throughout on
the selection of some other person
than a representative of the Pennsyl-
.Vania railway and they carried their
point. Mr.. White was district attor-
ney under the second Cleveland admin
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
NEW METHODIST MINISTER.
Rev. *. ID. Holmes Assigned to Fifth
Street Church-Rcx. w. L. Cunning
SiIn Presiding Elder OF this District.

There was much local interest IN the
appointments made Gy RisLAD Wilson
at the Methods conference Yesterday.
which are published in fui in this
mornings paper.
I The only two changes in this city are
IN the passionate Of Fifth street church
and in the presiding eldership, Rev. +.
u. Holmes, who has been At Rnxboro
succeeding Rev. A. McCuIlen at Fifth
street, and Rev. W. L. Cunninggim be
coming presiding elder in place OF Rev.
Mr.. Bradshaw. Rev. McCullen has been
made a presiding elder and he was as
signed TO the Washington district. The
new presiding elder of the Wilmington
district, Rev. ". l.. Cunninggim is
well known in ciIi5 city, he having
served Fifth street church for four
years, a few years ago. He is an able
and earnest minister and is n Of the
most popular preachers ever sent 10
this city.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes is said to De a
preacher Of great pove. and eioGuenee.
He is a middle-aged man aui has a
family. A cordial we!oone Is assured
him by the Fifth street congregation.
! Rev. y. NJ. Watson was returned TO
Grace church, Rev. A. j. Parker to
BLADDER street 4 Rev. ". l.. Rexsord
to Market street and their respective
congregations are congratulating them
on the wisdom OF the bishop.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Arthur Hodge Held for Killing Clyde
,Iones-New Captain for A. and Nj.
College Football Team.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., December 10.-This
afternoon Coroner Jordan held inquest
over Clyde Jones, shot by Arthur
Hodge, his neighbor. Ten witnesses
were examined. One swore the men
were not speaking and that he ~
knew they Quarreled. Jones statement
was filed, this given an hour before
death. Jones said that Hodge pulled
his pistol saying, This is what l give
them when they don't do 20 suit me-"
fired and fed.
Hodge, in buying the pistol, said he
knew all about pistols, had been in
the penitentiary and intended 20 go
there again. 1t was in evidence That
when Hodge shot, he held the pistol
as if trying to conceal it. Other wit
nesses said that Hodge and Jones were
talking in low tones a foot apart. The
coroner committed Hodge to Jail with
out bail. He is to be tried in January,
unless his lawyers get a postponement.
Frank. NJ Thompson son Of Jcnn
w. Thompson, is made captain Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
football team and A. ]. Wilson presi-
dent of college athletic association.
In the federal court. J. A. Holt, ST..
aged 80, of johnson county, was ac-
quilted Of m%oonshining. His two sons
were convicted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
BRAVE DEED OF A SEAMAN.
Mitchell Bruso, at Imminent Risk OF
His own Life, Saves two ron Barge.
His HerOiSln no Less Remarkable
Than His Escape From Death.

Providence, r. L., December ia
tale of heroism seldom surpassed was
brought to this port today by the tug
Walter A. Luckenbach. When every
other man on board the tug declined to
risk his life in an effort to rescue two
men on the laundering barge Buena
Ventura which was in tow Of the Luck
enbach, off Montauk Point last Friday,
Mitchell B. Bruso, a Greek n
stepped up to Captain John DAILY and
said he would make the trip alone. III
a small boat at the height of a fierce
northeast gale BruSo rowed to the
barge and rescued the captain. Ole
Odarsond, whom he found frozen TO
the tOpmast and as soon as he placed
the helpless captain on board the tug
without a moments rest and cOvarei
with a coating of ice from head 10 foot,
put out again and released Seaman
Charles Martin who was frozen to a
floating hatch on which he had been
carried away from the sinking barge.
The two men of a crew of five were the
only ones to escape death.
The neroism OF Jack Bruso was look
ed upon by his ship mates as no less
remarkable than his escape from death
in the little boat which every moment
seemed likely to be swamped by the
mountainous seas. The barge from
which three men met death was, before
being converted for the coal carrying
trade. a Spanish tramp steamer She
was the first prize of the United StateG,
Immediately after the war broke out,
the gunboat Nashville capturing her
while she was bound for Cuban ports.
The Buena Ventura, coal laden was the
last of a tow OF three. barges which lett
Norfolk, Va. in tow OF the Luckenbacn.
The other barges similarly loaded, were
the Carrie Clark and the Annie II.
Smith.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
HIS CONDITION CRITICAL.
Little Hope Is Entertained for the Re-
covery of Former L. S. Senator
Brown.

Washington, December 10.-Ths l:fe
Iof former United States Senator Arthur
Brown, Of Utah, who was shot by Mrs.
Annie NJ. Bradley in his hotel apart
ments here Saturday afternoon, tonight
is hanging by a thread. Little hope TO-.
his recovery is held out by attendants
at the emergency hospital, but his
physician, DR.. w. P. Carr, still has
some hope that his patient may
survive.
Mrs. Bradley spent another restless
day in her cell at the house of deten-
,tion and her only thought seems TO be
ifor the mar whom she shot down.
Assistant District Attorney Given to-
day announced that "if Senator Brown
lis still alive tomorrow l shall issue in
formation against Mrs. Bradley for as
sault with intent to kill, and she vii. be
given a preliminary hearing in police
court at once. In the event Of his
i(SenatOr BrOwn's) death murder will be
charged
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
TO A
Chester T.. Gillette Convicted of the
Murder of Grace Brown.

Herkimer, N. y, Dec. Leicester E.
Gillette was sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Auburn prison during
the week beginning January Is. He
will be taken to Auburn tomorrow.
The youth convicted of the murder
of his discarded sweetheart, Grace
Brown, showed no sign of emotion
when Justice Devendon pronounced
sentence. His face was pale but his
step was steady and his voice was firm,
when in reply to the formal question
as to whether he had anything to say
before sentence vas pronounced he re-
piled
II am innocent of the crime charged
in the Indictment and therefore it
should not be passed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-14
Passenger Steamer sunk.

Ogdensburg, n. Y. December .10.-
The passenger steamer Victoria was
sunk today in II feet Of water at
IBrockville, Ont No lives were lost.
The Victoria was damned against the
ice by a tug and her planks stove in.
The hull OF the steamer Prince was
|punctured by ice while entering the
Iharbor of Ogdesburg today. There was
four feet OF water in the steamers
hold before the wrecking pumps check
ed it The cargo. valued at $50. 00o, was
badly damaged.