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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-18
Hills Opposition to Hearst.

Although i'll political retirement
there vas no rest for Mr.. David B.
Hill until he let the people know how
he stood on Hearst's candidacy. He
has. been dragged from his retirement
the nomination Of Hearst as the DEM
ocratic candidate for governor. 1t IS
and forced to talk. He has given it
out that he Is unalterably opposed to
added: Mr.. Hill has retired from
active politics, but he still takes an
interest in the welfare Of his party.
His health Is now fully restored. but
he has not yet decided TO take az &C
tive part in the coming state cam
paign." That is as much as To say
he cannot resist the temptation. Once
a politician, always a politician. He
will bob up in due time.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
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man, principal counsel for the South
ern in this division is here to look af-
ter the case. Colonel Rodman is also
the. agent for the state board Of eduea-
ton for the sale Of swamp lands. The
sales of such lands have been smaller
this rear than ever before, as the state
is having a careful survey made and
accurate statement a to the rea
quality and location OF all such lands.
The penitentiary authorities have
raised the price OF convict labor on all
outside labor from SIS TO $50 per
day. There Is a very great demand for
convict labor but Of course very little
Of ii can be supplied.
The list and prices Of text books for
use in the public schools Of the state is
now being issued. There was a little
delay in the issue because OF an error
as to one word by the public printer, so
that up I this time very few Of the
lists have been sent u The ex-
change prices this year are ve-y good.
something more than half Of the books
being subject TO exchange.
The supreme court wifi tomorrow
hear argument in the suit brought BY
Hill and others of New Bern to annul
the lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railway To the Rowland In
proyement company. There Is Z fuIi
battery Of attorneys On all sides il this
case, there being in a way four parties
10 L. Solicitor Larry Moore, @. H.
GuiOn. and ". ". Clark appear for Hill
and for the Rowland Improvement
Company c. B. Aycock and a. 3.
Ward: for the state. in sustaining the
lease Attorney General Gilmer; for the
Atlantic and North Carolina raiIwaE.
sustaining the lease. P. N. Pearsall:
and for the largest private stCckhOld-
ers. Mrs. Florence P. Tucker, +. {.
Duncan and others. Charles N. Busbee.
The strike Of the carpenters union
here has ended and the contractors
have their shops full OF men again,
0 n of the old men returning TO work.
the latter say. About 10 carpenters
have left Raleigh.
Today at noon the policy holders Of
me Mutual Life and the New York Life
insurance Companies met here at the
cali of the Insurance Commissioners.
Among the insurance men present
were II. r. Wilcox Of Charlotte, nan
ager of this state for the Mutual Life
and Mr.. Clark of Atlanta. the superin-
tendent of this district for the New
Yo1k Life.
The governor offers a reward OF szVO
for irwin PeatrCss. ,STIO on Sunday.
August 5th. near the Mt. Airy Granite
quarry murdered j. F. TimmC1s.
Peatross and his two brothers and Tim
mons mad been drinking che night teA
fore. The next morning as Tlmmons
was walking along a highway, singing,
P~eatrOss and his brothers appeared,
armed, told him to hOm Up his hanGs
and thed irwin shot him in the abdo-
men. AS Timonlns fell Fedtross threat
ened to shoot again but in a moment
Timmonss was dead. Fhe murderer
fed at once to Stokes comfy. SOlici-
tor Porter Graves of the 18th district
saw the governor this morning and
procured tie offer of the reward
Charters are granted the. GOldstein
EiT1Iing Co. to make -four and meal, in
Chatham county, capital stock $4,000,
and the Cumnock Lumber Co.. also Of
Chatham, capital stock $4,000.
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Court Martial Ordered

Washington, September 11.-Secre-
tary B~onaparte today ordered a cour,
martial OF Captain Comfy and Lieuteu-
ant Breesy, Of the Alabama. on charges
{ neglect I duty in handling the shin
when II cllided with the Illinoi. off
Brenton's Reef. r. l.. on July 81. The
court martial Of these officers was re-
commended by a court Of inquiry. The
trial will take place wherever ths
Atlantic feet happns to be on the date
selected.
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Young Man Seriously Shot.

Mr.. Mason Benson. pOung son of
Mr.. Ernest Benson. of No. 5 township.
was accidentally wounded SATURDAY
afternoon by the discharge OF his own
gun. He was out hunting with some
companions and sat down TO rest.
having his gun beside him with the
barrel up. In some way the gun was
discharged. and the load OF bird shot
entered his arm and eye. The sight
Of the eye is extingulshed and the
arm will probably have to be amputa-
ted-Concord Times.
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StenSland on His Way.

Tangier, September12.-The steamer
Prinz Adelbert left here today with
Paul o. Stensland. president Of the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
in Chicago, on board. He is in the
custody Of Chicago detectives.
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REMEDYING EVILS
Turpentine Operators Fix Maxlmum
Wage ScaIe-Condemn sensational
Reports Alleging Cruel Treatment OF
WOrkmen-Wm Advance NJ Money
tn LabOrers-Wm Limit Production.


to Laborers-Wm Limit Production.
jacksonville, Fla, September IL
The convention Of turpentine operators
today elected officers as follows:
President, w. NJ. Toomer: vice pres
ident, Alex Seasons; secretary, J.. A
Holloman; treasurer, r. N. 6assnett.
A maximum wage scale was adopted,
each member 10 post $3.50 forfeit. The
scale will not 20 into effect Until
agreed II by IS per cent. OF the 0per-
ators. The scale is 1 IL per box for
cutting, fifty to sixty cents per barrel
for dipping and seventy TO eighty-five
cents per thousand for shopping.
Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing sensational reports published in the
New York papers alleging cruel treat
ment Of workmen IN t~urpentine camps,
peOnage, etc.
It was agreed 10 abolish the practice
of advancing money 10 labor, paying
them only after work has been per-
formed.
The association decided TO wage war
against the alleged adulteratiOn Of
spirits Of ~turpentine with kerosene at
Hamburg and Antwerp, which results
in discrediting the product with the
German consumer.
Resolutions were also adopted urging
the operators 10 limit production Of
naval stores to the end that there be
no reckless waste of timber in extend
ing operations.
They also put themselves on record
as in favor of a state immigration bu-
reau To secure a better class of foreign
Labor than has been coming south aud
urging other states in the ~turpenun"
belt TO take similar action.
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NJ. T. Norris Enters Suit Against n. c.
Homo Fire Insurance Company. ana
its PrcsidCnt-Policy Holders of In
surancc Companies Decide Upon
Course to Protect Their Interests.
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remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success
in our family for eight years.'-Mrs.
L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, n. Y.
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RUTHERFORDTON TO SOUTHPORT
South and Western Railroad Will
Go to TideWater.

Argument TO Annul Lease of the At
iantic and North Carolina Railroad.
Carpenters Strike Ended-Rapid
Rise of 4. and VI. Student-Another
Death at Soldiers Homc-Pricc OF
Convict Labor Raised-List and
Prices Of Text Books Being Issued.
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MIR PIPE

MT. Gibson's MT. Pipp is MT. Gibson's MT. Pipp no longer. Between them Au- gustus Thomas and Digby Bell have taken him out of the picture books and made flesh and blood of him-flesh and blood of the raciest American flavor.
 Digby Bell looks-he is MT. Pipp, the Thomas Gibson character. but with a delightful quality of his own, a quality which makes the women say, T just love him. He is matrimonially de- pressed is MT. Pipp, but never crushed. His humor, MT. Thomas, which has done much to enliven and sanitate the indigenous stage and MT. Bells delec- table fun are always bubbling up as soon as MT. Pipps back is turned.
 When MT. Gibson and MT. Thomas wanted Mir. Pipp they sought Digby Bell. His pure comedy displayed in thirty years as stage favorite pos sessed the ingredients for the Gibson Thomas character. He was the only choice. "A sigh of relief came over me when I heard that Bell had signed
 said MT. Thomas before the production of the play, MT. Bell, the creator of the stage MT. Pipp, with his original New York cast, will be presented by
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-10

QUEEN OF THE WHITE SLAVES"
 Full of love, intrigue, laughter and tears in the Queen of the White Slaves" which A. H. Woods brings to the New Haven theater Monday, Tues day and Wednesday nights next week. There will be a matinee Wednesday.
 The play was written by Arthur J. Lamb and is based on a series of most thrilling adventures which befall beautiful American girl and her sweet heart, who is a: member of tlS1 United States secret service. These adventures are brought about by the macl,inations of a branch of the "Highbinders," whose awful deeds have terrorized the Pacific slope for many years and while many have been arrested and brought to trial, conviction has been impossible owing to the dread in which they are helG The story of the Queen of the Wlitt Slaves was suggested to Mr. Lamb about two years ago when an at tempt was made to abduct a well known society girl of San Francisco. Fortunately the police discovered the
 plot ill time to prevent it. The produc-
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Local wenther Report.
BRIEF MENTION.
High water to-day, 11:85 a. m.

High water to-day, 11:35 a. m.
 Illustrated Outdoors at the Pease, Lewis company's.
 George D. Seymour of this city, has given $500 to the building fund for a new public library in Bristol. A total of s50,00O Is needed.
 The girls basketball team of the New Haven high school defeated team of the teachers of the school at Anderson gymnasium last evening by the score of 24 to 4.
 The city hall is to be decked out with a new dress of paint. Director of Pub lie Works Coe yesterday invited firms to send in their bids for the job before February 20.
 A. E. Fuller has closed sale of the William A. Buell. place in Litchfeld, lately owned by Charles E. Buell., of this city, to J. N. Gum, of the firm of Gum, Richards & Co.,, New York. VzE& farge Afagarehead representing the coat-of-arms of the United States has been placed on the bow of the new bat tleship Connecticut, which is being con- structed in the Brooklyn navy yard. The figurehead is one of the finest and largest in existence.
 The work of placing the new set of chimes in Christ church on Broadway is rapidly going on, and it Is expected that they will be ready to be rung for the first time on Saturday, February IT. Conservation services will be held at the church on the following Sunday.
 Chief Fancher, of the fire department, has received plans for the bell tower for the Eighth ward. The board of finance appropriated s1,500 for this work and it is stated that the matter will be taken up shortly by the commissioners. The tower will be erected at No. S's en- zine house on Edwards street It is to be of iron.
 News has been received in Ansonia of the death of pr. Samuel B. Wooster, brother of the late Colonel w. B. Woos- ter, of Ansonia, which occurred in Grand Rapids, Mich, a few days ago. Death resulted from the effects of a second operation for chronic ailment. The deceased was a graduate of Yale Medical school.
 On Monday, February 26, the sopho- nnores of the New Haven high school are to give unique entertainment call- ed the Country Circus" Some of the boys of the class are clever gymnasts, and it is the intention of the managers of the project to have these fellows dressed as lions, tigers, bears and other trained beasts and allow them to per- form their stunts to the music of the r.ngmaster's whip.
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THE CIrY MISSION HOUSE.

At the auditorium service tomorrow evening at the City mission house, 2O1 Orange street, there will be given in readings and songs, with instrumental accompaniment, the interesting story of the wonderful conversion of Della, an outcast of New York city, under the influence of Mrs. Whittemore, of the Door of Hope. The service is under the care of Miss Alice l.. Wright and other members of the Christian Endeavcr so- ciety of the Dwight Place church. The reader will be Miss Alice Woods and the piano accompaniment will be by Miss May Campbell, together with two violinists, Harold Blakeslee and Clar- enee Blair. There will be chorus of between twenty and thirty voices, in- cMding solos, duetts and a quartette. The hour is 7:S0 in the evening. All are welcome.
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ENTERTAINMENTS
Hyperion Thenter.


 "Cloverdell," which will be preseted at the Hyperion theatre on Wednesday evening, February IA, is an absolute novelty. In the first place it is comic opera, in the real sense of that abused term. Secondly, it is striking satire on American social and political llte which is declared to be as significant as it is unp-to-date. The characters employed by the librettist, Hilton Fdch- ardson, are said to be sharply drawn satires which will appeal broadly to the play-going public The lyrics, which are by D. K, Stevens, ably seeonr the librettist in holding up the mirror of laughter to certain human tolbles which will be immediately recognized. The music, by George Lowell Tracy, IS described as admirably fitted to the purpose of the work The subtitle of the work, "A Truly Rural Opera" Is in itself significant. In fact, the authors have accomplished for rural life i'll "Cloverdell' what Gilbert and Sullivan accomplished for the sea in "Pinafore." The music is continuously melodic and possesses pastoral flavor which leads it great charm. Despite the, ambitious character of "CloverdelI," however, the authors have not forgotten the fact that the chief purpose of the stage is to entertain, and patrons on the above evening will find ar abundance of pure entertainment in the opera. The pro- i duction will be by a company of artists of the first class, and the scenic sur roundings will be picturesquely attrac- tive. A crowded house can be expect ed in the well announced fact of Henry Clay Barnabee being at the head of the J organization.
 Seat sale Monday at a. m.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES.

New York. New Haven and Hartford stock has been inactive from a, brokers point of view, selling from POP to 2OS1-4, closing POP to POP S-4. The new con vertate -2s are quoted from ll7 to 11S.
 The balance of the stockholders of the Naugatuck railroad received on Friday checks for their stock at the rate of $500 and interest from Jaunary 1. This practically extingulshes the Naugatuck stock, but holders were giv- en very good price for it.
 Swift and Company rights expire in Chicago on February and here on February 5. They have sold from sev enty to ninety cents, closing at the lat ter figure. The new stock is payable in full with the subscription, and will take the quarterly dividend in Apri. American Bank Note company stock holders received on the 2d inst. notice of privileges to take one new share of preferred and common combined for $75 for eachsnine shares held on Janu- ary S1, The rights are being dealt in in a small way. Payment in full for new stock must be made on or before Feb rtIary 10.
 Coupons from the United Illumina- ting company four per cent bonds are now being paid at the Merchants Ma tional bank; the total payment amounts to $16,OOO.
 It is now practically settled that the new stock of the Southern New Eng Iland Teephone company win be issued at $12O instead of $1Oo per share, as in ] all previous new issues in the history of the company Some disappointment is expressed by few of the stockhold- CTS, but bankers in general consider 1t good finaneiering for the company to get at the present time @ reasonable premium or it's Issues. Tn Massachu- | setts the price of new issues of public service corporations is fixed by a com mission, and is usually at 1-2 per cent. below the nominal quotation at the time of issue. for the ordinary fluc- tuations is regarded as fair to the in-
 vestor as to the corporation.
 Dividends soon due are;
 Amalgamated Copper 1 1-2 per cent,
 payable February 26; books closed Jan
 uary 25.
 American Graphophone preferred,
 1 S-4 per cent, payable February 15;
 books closed February i.
 Delaware & Hudson, 1 3-4 per cent,
 payable March 15; books close Februa- " 23.
 1 Illinois Central, 3 1-2 per cent, paya-
 ble March 1; books closed January S1.
 International Salt, 1 per cent, paya-
 ble March l; books close February 15.
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Louisville & Nashville per cent, payable February g; books closed Jan- uary P.
 Michigan Central, ? per cent, payable January 29; books closed December 30. New York, Chicago & St. Louis 1st
 per cent, payable March 1;books close February 15.
 North American, IA per cent, pay able March 1; books closed February 1.
 Norfolk &. Western preferred, 2 per cent, payable February 16; books closed February 2.
 Proctor & Gamble, 3 per cent, paya- ble February 15; books closed January S1.
 Reading 1st, 2 per cent, payable March 10; books close February 21.
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inee Saturday we are to have a musical comedy fashioned on plot principles and that the actors are not obliged to wade through an uncertain sea of merriment in cr6er to insure an evening of ra- ti6rally amusing pastime. Another and still greater joy will be the admira- tion of pretty girls, without inquiring into the reasons for their opportune ap- pearance to sing and cavort in the most approved manner. These are some things to be thankful for, and if the other novel features promised in Gay New York are on an equal standing of originality an entertainment of more than expected pleasure can confidently be counted upon.
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 Daniel c. Arthur at the Hyperion on Saturday, February F.
 With the company are Helen Tracy, who adds much flavor to the play as Mrs. Pipp. Janet Beecher and Adele Luehrman are the Gibson girls; Sam Hardy the Gibson man, Frank Court ney the titled Engllshman; W. S. St. Clair the scheming French courier, characters all familiar to Gibson ad- mirers. Others are Sam Colt, Frederick Reynolds, Ellenore Carroll, Edythe Johnson, Grace Thorne, William Evans, Frank Powell, c. Jay Williams, Harry L. Lang and Jessie Baldwin.
 Seat sale Thursday at a. m.
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THE TRANcoso TRAIL
Seat sale Monday at 9 a. m.

'The Trancoso Trail" the play of the west, which Colonel Braden is to pro- duce at the Hyperion Friday night, February IS, is of that type which has proven so thoroughly to the liking of theatre-goers this season. New York has two plays dealing with western life, which have been running practi- cally all the present season, with every prospect of continuing indefinitely. "The Girl From the Golden West" and "The Squaw Man. "In it's story and at- mosphere ''The Trancoso Trail' differs from both of these in fact 1t differs from any play of the west ever writ
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ALL THE PRESBYTERIAN cHuRH

ALL THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURH
 Brooklyn. N. Y. Feb. S.--One of the most comprehensive movements ever attempted in the religious world by any denomination has been planned by the evangelistic committee of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States, of which John Fl. Converse of Philadelphia is the ohalr- man, and which is made up of repre- sentative ministers of the denomination in all parts of the country. The Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, secretary of the committee, aided by the Rev. Par ley ID. Hartmann, assistant secretary and treasurer of the committee, have formulated a plan by which simul- taneous campaign will be carried on for at least two weeks, beginning Feb 25, in all the churches of the Presbyterian faith in the United States. The meet ings may continue longer if in the judg- ment of those having them in charge 1t is considered wise.
 The campaign is planned on broad basis. It is arranged that the pastors may do their own preaching or they may call to their assistance the breth- ren of their own or other denominations possessed of the evangelistic gift, or they may secure the services of trained evangelists if such workers are avail able There have been sent out from the headquarters of the committee in the Presbyterian building, 156 Fifth av- enue, New York city, letter, over the signature of the chairman of the com mittee, to every Presbyterian minister in the country, detailing the plan and purpose of the simultaneous campaign. which is intended to have a wide ir1- f1uence.
 The primary purpose of the campaign is to arouse and quicken the life of ttie members of the churchese, with the un- derstanding that when this has been accomplished it will at once be com paratiyely easy to persuade those not connected with the church to make public profession of faith. Emphasis is laid upon the idea that all persons are free to join the church of their choice without regard to denomination so long as the church is of the evan- gelical order.
 It is understood that some time dur ing the meetings a canvass will be made of the community to find out the number of persons living in the city or town belonging to the denomination, but not connected with the local church or it may be possible in the public ser- vices of the church to make definite appeal to all such through the use of a special card which has been pre- pared for distribution and which cons tains the name and address of the per- son and the church preferred. Singing is to be made special feature of the campaign and large chorus choirs un- der efficient leaders will be organized.
 Special meetings will be arranged for i non-church members, for men only, for women only, for youg people, for the Sunday School, meetings in factories at the noon hour and in other places. Special emphasis will be laid upon per- sonal work. Workers will be stationed throughout the church and pastor and people will join in efforts to reach all I inquirers. The observance of Decision day in the Sunday schools will be made a feature of the simultaneous cam Raign.
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Saturday, February 10, 1906.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

An Accident-Gamble- Desmond Go. Anniversary-The Chas. Monson Co. Carpet Sale-Chamberlain Co. Entertainments-Hyperion Theater. Entertalnments-Blj Theater. Eggs-D. M. Welch & Son. Est. A. Moriarty-Probate Notice. Financial-Dick Bros. & Co. ] Grape e-Nuts-Groeers'
 Notice to Contractors-C w. Kelly. Novelties--W Womans Exchange. Postum-Grocers'
 Royal Baking Powder-Grocers'. saturday News-S. s. Adams. Steamers-Edamburg- Am. Line. Visit Us-Howe & Stetson co.
 Manted-W Waitress-40 Trumbull St. Wanted-Situation-1354 Chapel St.
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ten. The viewpoint of the people is different. Colonel Braden expressed this idea when in the course of an in- terview in New York the other day he said: 1.-The western country, of course, offers an unlimited amount of material for the playwright. By the west don't mean the picture which the melo- drama has presented to us; the west still has it's rough edges, its cowboys, it's Indians and Mexicans, but it isn't the circus the dime novel authors would paint it. It is my idea to pre- sent a drama enacted in that section
 that will appeal to the intelligence of the audience without taking away the