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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
STRUCK \ NEW TRAIL
Federal Grand Jury Adjourns in Order
to Allow District Attorney to Con-
suit With Attorney General Moody.

Cleveland, O., July 11.-After exam
lining four witnesses today the fed
eral grand jury which has been inves-
tigating charges of discrimination, re-
batting, etc, against various railroads
and the Standard Oil Company ad
journed until Monday. District At
tOrney Sullivan refused To make any
positive statement as to the real cause
of the adjournment but it was learn
ed on good authority that it was done
to enable Sullivan to go to Washing
ton to consult with Attorney General
Moody relative to the present status
of the case.
1t is understood that the govern
ment has struck a new lead and that
Sullivan's conference with Attorney
General Moody will determine the
manner in which it is to he followed.
The four witnesses examined today
were James L. Clark, Of Chicago, gen
eral western freight agent of the Lake
Shore: George B. Wheeler. general
freight agent Of the Lake Shore at
Cleveland: NJ. c. NietZ, chief clerk to
the superintendent Of freight trans
portation of the same company and r.
w Lothian, a former Standard on
emDlOvee
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS
Mr.. G.. w. Bennett Found Dead in
Hcd-HiS Sister. After Viewing His
Body. Walked Out on Porch and
Fell. Expiring Almost Instantly.
Especial TO The Messenger }

Mount Olive. \. c.. July il.-MOunt
Olive was shocked ana grieved this
morning to learn of the death Of two
of her citizens. Mr.. G.. ". Bennett and
his sister. Mrs 7. NJ Merritt. both
deaths occurring under very singular
and tragic circumstances. When
Cashier VI. T BreaSaIle opened the
bank this morning about O'Clock he
found lying on the bed in the rear
room Of the building the body OF the
night watchman. Nr. &. ". Bennett.
cold and stiff in death The deceased
had evidently expired OF heart failure
during the night. apparently without
pain or struggle His body was rest
ing in an easy and natural position
when found The remains OF Mr..
Bennett were removed 70 the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. ]. u. BOwden, on
the outer edge of the town, ana the
relatives of the deceased summoned
His sister. Mrs Thad ". Merritt. after
viewing the body in the room, walk
ed out upon the porch and fell. eX-
piring almost instantly The news Of
the double death quickly spread over
the town and friends and acquaint-
ances hastened 10 the home TO COM
fort and administer 10 the grief strick-
en- relatives whose hearts had been 80
suddenly torn by the strong and seem
ing strong hand OF the grim reaper
death Mr.. Bennett vas one of our
respected and we'll known citizens
and in addition 10 farming and truck
ing he had been engaged As night
watchman at the bank Of Mount Olive
for some time He was about sixty
years OF age and leaves number Of
relatives. Mrs. Merritt is survived
bv her husband and several children.
Her death was due 10 the sudden
shock which caused heart failure. In
terment will be made in Myrtle Grove
cemetery here tomorrow afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
FARMERS STATE CONVENTION ATTEMPT ON ADMIRMy IEF
Vice Admiral Choukin Shot By
Am Assassin
soNDITION EXTREMELY SERIOUS
Ahe Admiral Fired on While Walking
In the Garden Of Hi. yilla-An At
tempt To Kill Him Vas Mad. nv .
oman Few Months Ago.

Sebastopol. July l1-An attempt
was made at / O'Clock this afternoon
TO assassinate Vice Admiral Chouk-
min, commander Of the Black sea fleet.
The admiral was found and taken to
a hospital.
The would-be assassin il a sailor
who hid in the bushes and shot al the
admiral as he was walking in the gar
den Of his villa
The sailor is a. liberty.
Vice Admiral Couknin had been
blamed for his severity and il was to
his treatment Cf the crews of the ship
under his command that the mutiny
on board the battleship Kniaz Po-
temkin, in June and July last year
was attributed
An attempt was made on the life
OF the admiral February 9 last. 4
woman appeared at his official resi-
dence during the afternoon of that
day, drew rapidfre pistol and fired
four shots>at his, each bullet reaching
the mark. AS she turned to escape
the woman was killed by the orderly
on duty at ChOukninS S door. The
crime beyond doubt was political
Some time elapsed before the police
were able TO establish the identity of
woman but it finally Decame known
that she was a Hebrew, named Cecilia
Shabad, and a former member of the
Hebrew Bund of Minsk, where her
father was a well-tO-dO merchant.
Admiral Chouknins condition is ex-
tr5mely serious. The bullet lodged
in his lung, making breathing diff
cult.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
St15.OOO IN ONE WEAR
Is What the Standard Oil company
Saved in Rebates for Oil shipped
From Olean to Rochester.

jamestown. n. Y. July 11.-Inves1i-
CATION into the charges of violations Of
the interstate commerce laws by the
Standard Oil company and the Penn
sylvania railroad relating 10 rebates u
Olean as made public in the findings
of Commissioner of Corporations Gar
field have begun before the grand jury
in United States district court.
The main charge is that the Penn
sylvania road rebates to the Standard
Oil company for the transportation OF
oil between Olean and4 Rochester.
According TO the findings of Com
missioner Garfield the Standard Oh
company saved s115,00O in 1904 by It's
rebates from the Pennsylvania rail
road for oil shipped from the refineries
at Olean 10 Rochester. The Standard
Oil got a rate of nine cents barre
while independent companies IN the
same territory had to pay SO cents a
barrel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
CANNOT WAIT FOR SENTENCE
Ho>tititis~ Have Broken Out Again Re
tween Guatemala and salvador.
United states Minister Ordered Back
tn Guatemala TO Protect American
Interests.

Washington. July lI-Hos,ilities 0~-
tween Salvauov and Guatemala aavs
broken out anew on the border -e-
tween th,~e countries. where p~ac=
vas SUPPOSED 10 have bean establish
ed pending Il settlement ~ he tTou0.s
between the TWO countries.
Leslie u. Combs. the American ..s.-.-
lister - Guatemala. who was on his
way - the United States - assist IA
settling the difficulties between Sara
dor and Guatemala has been oTLcIei
back - Guatemala City from Cham
pe-ioo. Guatemala. where he vas
reached BY cable
Mr. Combs will remain q The Gua.--
malau capital - keep the Unitet
States advised concerning the trolo.c
and 10 protect American in ereSts.
SalYadorean and GuaC-Enalau troops
have been massef near the comm1C
boundary Of the countries for some
time and 4 serious clash WAS eXpe /
ed, but temporary armlS,!Ce seemed
TO have been agreed upon and saliva
dor announced that J. r. Pacus Adt
been named rs i special envoy 10
Washington for the purpose ~ making
representations TO the American G"y-
ernment concerning Salvador's posi-
ton. John Jenkins, the American con
sui general al San Salvador was - ac-
company Mr.. Pacus to this country.
Salvador's alleged assistance 10 rev
olu.ionists in Guatemala who were at
tempting to overthrow President Ca
brera, caused Guatemala 10 protes,
bitterly 10 the United States and Mex
leo and resulted in representations u
Salvador by those two republics, WHICH
| indicated that they resented foreign in
reference in the internal affairs oi
| Guatemala.
! AS soon as the position Of the United
| States was made clear Salvador an
nOunced that Mr.. PacuS would come q
| Washington 10 explain the sltuaroI
and Guatemala indicated a Willingness
| to have the United States act as me
diator. ReasSuring reports reached
| the state department concerning ne
| internal conditions in Guatemala anl
| it was believed until today that Pres
| ident Cabrera had put down the ."vo-
| luton and that the row with Salvador
| would soon be amicably settled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
THE HARTJE DIVORCE SUIT
Handwriting Experts Examine Letters
Mrs. Hartje Regains Confidence as
Examination of Letters Progresses
Number of Dispositions Taken.

Pittsburg, July 1.-THE handwrit-
ing experts David n Carvalho, Of New
York, and Marshal D. Ewell. Of Chi
cagO, were closeted for several nouls
today with Mrs. Hartje the defendant
in the divorce case and Thomas Ma
dine the cOachman correspondent, *
amining the forty letters alleged TO
have been written 10 Nadine by Irs.
Hartje.
Mrs. Hartje has lost the look of anx-
iety which was commented on during
the trial last week and seems 10 be
gaining confidence as the exam inatl0r
OF the letters by the experts pro
presses.
An effort Will be made. IL IS said. to
prove that Mrs HaTie was deceived aS
10 her own writing by the cleve-ne- 5
Of the alleged forger. Contempt pro
ceedings, il is asserted, will be urged
if il is proven that the court has been
imposed upon. Friends Of Hartje's M
torneys say that If this IS true. the
lawyers have been imposed upon also.
and are innocent of knowledge OF he
alleged forgeries,
During the day Il number OF deposi-
tionS from witnesses 1917 SIES- Nii / =
were taken in the office of Attorney
Freeman. one OF her counsel
All sorts OF rumors concerning the e
depositoss were current and they are
said to be OF the highest Importance.
This move on the part Of rhe counsel
for the respondent has caused much
speculation and is believed 10 te he
last of the evidence which will be used
10 contradict that OF the witnesses for
the IibeIIanc in the case.
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BeattyVille, Ky, July 11-Cprtic
Jet testified today in the trial of
Hargls and Callahan on the charge Of
numbering Lawyer Marcum thar ne
(JetD killed Marcum. Jett took al,
the Dlame upon himself and said he
Killed Marcum because he was his
enemy. Jett admitted that the nfstol
with which the murder was committed
was given him by Seldom Hargis. =
brother Of Judge Hargis but thar no
(Jett killed Marcum Of his own
volition.
On the other hand Jett stated to
the attorneys for the commonwealth
that every influence had been brough,
70 bear on him since making his con
leSSlOn to retract it and swear that #
was secured by fraud.
mat Jet has had some change Of
heart is apparent, but the reason NAV
be found in the statement Of COM
monweatlh's attorney Adams who said
Jett had been drinking. Mr.. Adams
SAID that another attempt would be
made tomorrow to get .Jett to renoat
his confession
Tom White followed Jet on the
stand. He was asked if he was in
jackson the day Marcum was killed
put declined to answer While even
refusing to answer after being told
by the court that ne must answer.
Judge Dorsey ordered him to jail. ".
3. johnson said Tom" White told
him just few weeks before Marcum
was killed that Hargis wanted White
to do the fighting for him dargis)
This testimony was excluded yester-
day but was admitted today
Asberry Spicer testified that he was
approached by James Hargis and was
asked to kill Marcum. Witness saw
and talked to Jett just before the kill
ing. He said he went after Jett for
Jim Hargis and Callahan with word
for Jett to hurry to the court house.
Beattyville. KY, July 1.-Curtis
Jett described the manner in which the
crime was committed.
Mr.. Marcum had prosecuted me in
several cases and was my bitter enemy
and I am the man who killed him -
said Jet. He then told of the aSsI5-
sinatiOn, his testimony tallying with
description given by B. J. Even. JET
said he had not conferred with White
in regard to the killing. The pistol he
used, he said, was his own and had
been owned by him several months. He
told the attorneys this morning that
Sheriff Callahan had given it to him.
The defendants helped to defend Tim
in his previous trial. He did not KNOW
but thought they had paid his after
ney's fees. He suddenly lost his money
at the most crucial moments and could
tell nothing of his or Whites actions
preceding or following the murder.
Jett did not remember seeing White IL
the court house at all and as far as
he is concerned White is perfectly in
nOcent.
A statement was made by Attorney
w A Young, of the defense, that Cur
tis Jett had sent for him and stated
that he would fix matters and swear
that his recent confession was lake
if the defendants would give him 81
600
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
On Their Annual Outing.

NarTaganssst Pier. r l.. July Ii
About sixty members of the Eirgl n4a
Pharmaceutical Association arrived
here today on their annual outing. Or
the way up from Norfolk q business
meeting OF the association vas held on
board ship AT which SIXTY new mem
bers were admitted The Virgintln5
this evening will entertain the ahods
Island Association a. 4 banquet. Tie
visitors will ieay. tomorTow and On
the return voyage another meeting
will take place AZ which the annual
election ~ officers Will be held
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Injunction Issued Against Paying At
tOrneyS' Fees in Suit Against the
United States by the Cherokee
Nation.

Washington, July 11.-An injunction
was issued today by Justice Wright, OF
the District of Columbia supreme
court, restraining United States Treas
urer Treat from paying 10 former
United States Senator Marion Butler
ler, of South Carolina 5,000 Il portion
of the fee allowed for prosecuting
suits against the United States and OBJ
tanning judgments in favor OF lhe
Cherokee Nation. Shelley and Mar
tin. attorneys, sought the injunction 10
prevent the treasurer from passing
over the attorneys fee until their in
terast in the fees should be recognized.
This firm made the original contract
with the Indians, and at that time
former Senator Butler was a memOer
Q fit. A demurrer TO the bill or Gem
plaint was filed on behalf Of the treas
urer and the hearing will go over m
til fall
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
Sensation Created by Comments
of President Moore
VISITS THE 4. AND VI. COLLEGE
Address Of III. {. DOckery of the Cotton
Growers Association - Lukevarm-
Ness Of Their Reception at state
Capital and Absence From Their
Meetings OF Prominent Citizens
Cause Comment.
Cause Comment.

Raleigh, \. c.. July 1.-THE
afternoon session Of the Farmers
Convention was devoted to the
inspection Of the agricultural build
ings, a band concert and the address
Of H. c. Dockery, chairman of the ex-
ecutiTe committee Of the cotton grow
ers' association. His words were ad-
mOnishment to the higher and more
ethical life among the farming classes.
He appealed especially for the bows on
the farm, their proper care and nOur-
1shment, as well as education and
more encouragement Of the gentler
and subtler amenities that civilize
President Moore and reviewed the
successes and struggles Of the cotton
growers. He caleId on the farmers
for more liberal support showing
how the association nal 50 slight a
beginning in resources and the direct
relief afforded by merchants and
others, emphasizing the need for CO.
operative and direct help from among
themselves. The direct benefits by
environment Mr.. DOckery eXempli-
fed by the condition of some of the
farms in North Carolina owned and
operated by negroes, as his own OBJ
servation had instructed him, and re-
fecting the care and encouragement
afforded by painstaking white supe-
xxrp@ l,cI
ted them. The theme Of the address
was that farming should in all ways
be dignifed.
T. B. Parker, secretary of the cot
ton growers spoke, at length on the
growth and use of alfalfa. Tonight s
session was devoted to speeches On
problems in crop culture The con-
ventiOn will hold a morning session
tomorrow for detail business and eelc-
ton of officers, coming to close at
midday.
President Moore. of the North Car
Olina state farmers convention stirred
a sensation this afternoon by COM
ments Of Indifference OF city officials
state officials. merchants, manufac-
turers bankers and prOfession4 men
of Raleigh for their notable indiffer-
ence and general absence from meet
ings, expressing regret that no hand Of
hospitality and welcome had been eX-
teded to the farmers as state or
ganizatIOn.
4 resolution was introduced by E.
L. DaughtTidge, seconded by r. H.
Cover and unanimously adopted that
a special tax on farmers for the sup
port Of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college be in amount taken from
the state treasury funds, as others are
not specifically taxed for other depart
ments That agricultural education
entitled to same helpful nurture as
other branches, thOt in no wise shall
the special fertilizer tax be diverted
t OOther interests from tn agricultural
advancement until after the farmers
Of the state receive for their business
til esame support and consideration
that other interests receive.
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WILL BE A TEST CASE
Counsel for Indicted Fertilizer Com
pany Officers Want Bail Bond Fixed.

Richmond. Va, July 11.-Special AS
sistant Attorney General Sanford today
appeared before Judge Waddill in the
United States court and asked that the
bail bond for the fertilizer company
officers. indicted under the Sherman
antitrust law. be fixed. Counsel for
the defense requested permission 10 ID
corporate in the courts orders in
these cases a recital Of the circum-
stances attending the appearance of the
men before Judge Waddill This was
granted and the attorneys on both sides
began the preparation of the record 10
be used The object in obtaining this
record is 10 submit it 10 the supreme
court of the United States. The de-
Tense will make a test of the case Of
J. G. Tinsley When he is committed
a writ of habeas corpus will BE- ap-
nlled for before one Of the appellat7
judges.
Mr.. Tinsley declined to give the
$4,000 bond required by Judge Wad-
dill for his appearance in the middle
Tennessee district to answer the charge
of violation of the Sherman anti
trust law and made application 70
Judge Gof for a writ of habeas corpus
in order to get the case to the supreme
court in the most direct way possible.
Judge Gof set the habeas corpus hear
ing for tomorrow morning, and the
whole procedure in the United States
court here will have to be gone over
again before him. Meantime, Mr.. Tins
lev is under arrest. though only tech
nicaIly so. and should his application
be refused and he still decline To give
bond. he would. OF course, have 10 g
RI iail
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
EXTERNINATED HIS FAMILY
W. Imigau. Well-to-do Farmer. II
His Wife and Four Children.

Charleston. :. C. July IA SPECIAL
20 the Evening Post from Walterb1ro
says that J. ". Irnegan. well-'o 10
white farmer, o. Colle-on county. TO-
day killed his wife and four children
Draining them with an axe IL .ne-r
home about twenty miles from Walter
Doro. He then went to a ueighbor &
house and told Of his deed Neigh JCTs
brought him 10 Walterbo-o Jail !rne-
gan SAYS he killed his family bGc does
not know why He is a native ot
Sweden Some years ago he tried 20
cut his throat and is believed . b
insane
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Killed i'm Collision

Columbia 5. c. July l1-COrlucio-
W H. Snead. 81 Savannah, Ga, Tas
fatally crushed and two othe- t-a.n
men were slightly injured in q roar-
end collision 81 Seaboa-d Air Line
freight trains on q high t-estie just
outside the city today The accident
occurred on a tres,ie 80 feet above he
ground and that the two trains did not
topple over is regarded as miraculous.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
Vetoed Monument Bill

Baton Rouge. La, July 1l.-Gove-n-
or Blanchard tonight announced tha-
he has vetoed the Vicksburg moau-
ment bill, appropria1ing 100000 ID
erect a monument hall 10 confederate
soldiers
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"..~ July ia report
~ yellow fever develop
=. &. LaPlaca. La. % miles
Fl '.- ~ade today By the state
3.a...@ .-@..a. Tie patient is now
= -..,'>~ d. this case was not re-
sa-'. Slate board until IS days
bssr+l ,l.'D@d Dr. Irion. president
ss,o or.s vi health asked for legal
d -bo '-7'her the physician who
Is, a,.. PATIENT can be prosecut-
Iroor., STATE law for failure to
.5a 'P,.E the nature Of the dis
"ealrh authorities.
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| Statement in Taft S
I..sl at Greensboro
|rt} NOT NEW ONES
.s:ci Prosecutions Of the
Trusts We're Made



.- .HE ---E oIlneI Judge
2.-. in Ii statement given
. s-.r- with some of the
,......., Taft in tbo
r
...-.-' Il. ~. ''-7'''' - ~ O'
- last Aonday. Judge
..-., that the secretary in
..s, - have tho nublic
,.- 4bo rooo,+
.,-.. -''
T. n, alleged HegIal comDl-
.-- 4rr 10 new statues. To
= Parker takes exception and
r his contention be quotes
..,--. oI acceptance and a
..--QlruIy delivered during
presidential campaign. In
speech and the letter Judge
. r.-rd as saving that the
il . the statue book were
.-rure if enforced.
.-.r.r,.. thai the secretary
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Wv ~ : ~
/ Tea DAYS imprisonment.
..E. July 11.-President
,aioyiug his first real va
-.@ MS occupancy Of the white
IL L" week and a half he has
-.~. affairs from Sycamore
ID, 4ad but rwO visitors, Sir
"aca and Secretary Taft, and
....- we're brief.
-.".H- The affairs of state by
,~.-2-o entirely the president
-'- - devote from three 10 i've
~: IA MS mail Secrtary Loeb
s@4".e Hill at . o'clock to-
.l .o. return until 1:30. In
IL" president signed more
/. '~1ls>lons, thereby inducing
~ many officials n the dirlO-
49, ..->1laE service and a num-
>.1asrr.s.
s-yyr" VS. arrested nera to-
-- vas trying II m0csc
u 1~ villagers rs being n
secret service force. He
--t- D.. ~....r,,,.-,, TT:v, 49, J.,
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CURTIS JET ON THE STAND

Iestihes hat He Killed Marcum Re-
cause He Was His Enemy-Admitted
That Pistol Was Given Him nv
Brother Of Judge Hargis-Vitnes.
oroered to Jail for Refusing to Ans
Wcr Question
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Lumina Restaurant
under management of Mrs. Mayo.

Meet your friends at Gaylord's to-
day. Uuf Sed.
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Towards Press UndeTg0cs q
Striking Change
HAS NOTHING MORE TO SAY
In Future rllI be Guided by Advice
of His Counsel

Ne> Anxious That lis Mother should
Remain in Inlropc-N III of stanford
White I1lcvi for Pruhais>-~toTs IT
Disappearance Of W illtam ~turgts
Di~proN Another Actrr~~ I.Nam-
incd hy Assistant District Attorney
Caravan.
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FIRST DAY OF REST

.,d'a; Had But Two Visitors.
Arrested Claiming TO be Head
ne. service Force and Senten-
Tea DAYS imprisonment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-08
THE SNAIL AS FOOD.

The snail is very disgusting look
ing creature. Until accustomed to its
use, few people can bear even to touch
it. much less think of eating 1t.
In France and Spain, however, the
snail is regarded, and is sometimes
called, the poor mans oyster. They are
a much esteemed delicacy, and prof
liable business has arisen in collecting
and preparing them for food.
The snail is very nutritious Ninety
per cent of the solid matter of its It's
sue is proteid. In tissue-building ma
terials it is, therefore. much more
valuable than meat. and 10a per cent
more nutritious than oysters.
OF course the dietetic objection to
the snail is merely one of feeling, and
not of reason. Personally, | could no
more think of eating a snail than a
snake or toad and yet, looked at
from a purely scientific, dietetic stand
point, there is no reason in the world
why the snail should not be used for
food, and why its culture should not
be encouraged, the same as the cui-
ture of the oyster or mushroom
Medical Talk.