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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE
United States Has No Right to Act a.
Witness in the Approaching Elec'
tons i'm Panama.

Washington, June 6.-Vice Presi-
dent. Arosemena of Panama, and the
other three representatives of the lib
eral party who accompanied him to
Washington for the purpose of getting
the United States to prevent election
frauds in Panama. returned to New
York today.
Secretaries Root and Taft assured
them that it did not seem possible for
this country TO send agents to Panama
to act as witnesses in the approaching
elections, and a request was made that
the delegates show on what grounds
the United States could justify such
action.
Another proposition has been sub
mitted by the delegation and is under
consideration by the secretary of state.
The Panamanians admit that there
are international barriers 10 the course
they suggested to the United States.
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Columbia, S. c, June 7.-As the re
suit OF disclosures before the dispen-
sary investigation committee, Gov
ernor Hayward today authorized he
attorney general TO prosecute II. II.
Evans, L. w. Boykin and J. B. Tow
ell, former members OF the dispensary
board, for malfeasance in Office.
The committee adjourned today auG
the action of the governor Immediately
followed.
The Investigation OF state dispen-
sary affairs has become highly senSa
tional. Last night il vas testified by
Lewis ". Parker. manager OF a large
mill in this state, that ]. Lanahan, of
Baltimore, had confessed 10 him that
although ne hau paid a member OF
the dispensary purchasing board ST.
800, ne was unable to get any business,
as the brother-in-law OF the member
in question represented another house.
The statement was corroborated today
by E. W. Robertson, Il banker. It was
brought out nat the conversations
with Lanahan occurred at a hotel in
New York, where Parker and Rob
ertsOn were attending a meeting of
mill directors.
c. G. Davis, a contractor, swOre to-
day that while building a house for
Evans at N%ewberry, he several tines
saw in Evans possession large
amounts of money, a thousand dollar
bill generally being on the outside
On one occasion, he said, he strained
his curiosity and had seen as many
three bills OF this denomination.
Once he had seen Evans with a bea-
yer nat full of money in greenbacks.
Evans, he said, had told him that his
friends had given him the money and
other presents and that these friends
were liquor dealers. At this time, ne
said, Evans was chairman of the pur-
chasing board, Davis further stated he
had heard Evans complain hal other
members of the board were not giving
him his share Of the orders according
to arrangements, and that he had laid
a trap by which he and Briggs VIII
son, manager Of a diStillery in Column
bia, had seer other whiskey men pass
rebate money to other members of the
~dispensary board. Evans and Wilson,
he said, were standing on n table
looking through a transOm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
BRYAN STRONGLY ENDORSED
Indiana Democrats Pledge Him
Their Votes for President,
A State Ticket Selected for ALI Except
Two Offces-Present Day Evils, the
Party Platform Says, Can Only be
Eradicated by a Tariff for Revenue
Only.

indianapolis, Ind, June Demo
Gratis OF Indiana, in convention, today
adopted a platform strongly indorsing
". }. Bryan for the presidency and Sc
lected a state ticket fol all Offices ex-
cept governor and reporter of the ST.
preme court. Benjamin r. Shively, of
South Bend, former congressman from
the 18th Indiana district, was perma-
nent chairman. Referring to w. J.
Bryan he said:
That which is today euiCs.zei and
approved as broad craftsmanship and
enlightened patriotism in Theodore
Roosevelt was only a few years ago de-
nounced as r~e-actionary, revolutionary
n unpatriotic in William Jennings
Bryan. The after sight of the n is
almost equal to the foresight of the
other"
q following were nominated:
secretary of State-James F. Cox,
Columbus.
Authorization Bailey, Liseton.
1reasurer-John Isenbarger, North
Manchester.
Attorney General-Walter J. Lott.
Muncie.
q resolutions committees report
was read by Samuel L. Ralston and
among other things it said:
The democracy of Indiana in con-
vention assembled SENDS greetings
across the sea to that wise and conser-
vative statesman, unfaltering patriot
n superb leader, William Jennings
Bryan and pledges its vote in nven
ton n the electoral vote of Indiana
to him for president in 1908.
For nearly ten years the republic
cal party has been in absolute control
in all departments in the national gov
eminent with power to change unjust
conditions and to rectif.7 evils. Yet
during that time colossal combinations
Of capital have dominated the people
| and have stifed competition and I'M
fairly limited the opportunity of the
individual citizen. Wealth thereby il
legally obtained has been ~unsparingiy
used to control legislation and corrupt
elections. No honest effort has been
or is being made by republican legisla-
ton to cure or eradicate these evils.
| We denounce the hypocrisy of the re-
publican party which, while pretending
to legislate against these conditions,
deals only with the symptoms and not
| with the disease. The unfair, tyran-
| meal features of the so-called "protec-
| tive tariff" have made these things
possible, and no permanent relief can
be secured until it's obnoxious features
are removed. We demand that this be
done by a tariff for revenue only"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE
Action of Senate on Conferees Report
of the Rate Bill.

Washington, June latter a lay
devoted almost exclusively to the dis
cussion of the conference report an
the railroad rate bill the senate de-
cided at 6 O'Clock this afternoon TO
send that measur back to conference.
The debate on the bill covered the va
rious questions of free passes, the sal
aries of the interstate commerce COM
missioners and the penal provisions of
the bill. There were differences Of
opinion On all these points, but the
dominant thought vas favorable to
sustaining all the senate provisions.
Senator Foraker gave notice that he
would move to take up the conference
report on the statehood bill as soon
as the report ON the rate bill should
be disposed of, but afterwards said he
would probably not make an effort in
that direction until next Tuesday.
when it is believed Senator Beverage,
who is in charge of the report, can be
present.
The bill providing for the control Of
the waters of Niagara river was pass
ed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12

the work tended to produce that dis
a
AS to the tendency of the work il
the packing houses, to lower the NOR
ais, Mr.. Neill said he believed this
was the a
An instance" he said, "a young
girl 16 or II years old had to walk
across a long room filled with men to
go into a water closet-this does not
tend t O morality, especially when some
Of those men are Of the lowest type
/ will not say the workers are i'm
moral"
When Mr.. Lorimer asked the wit
ness if he had any complaint to make
as to his treatment as a witness be
replied that the treatment Of the wit
ness on yesterday by certain members
of the committee and the treatment of
himself today by these members vas
strikingly difere1t, especially when
the testimony of Mr.. Wilson tended
to raise a direct question of veracity
between himself and Mr.. Reynolds and
Mr.. Wilson.
That's just what I think, too," as
serted Representative Lamb, of Vir-
einia, warmly.
At this point Mr.. Henry, Of Connec-
ticut, declared that this report came
directly from the president The pres
ident was responsible for it and stood
sponsor for it. In view of that it was
he believed, highly disoourteous &c
question it.
Mr.. Neill commended the govern
ment inspection, but would not com.
NIT himself on the state inspection.
Every suggestion made to correc'
the absolutely brutal Indifference
with which the employees and especial.
~ the young girls were treated was
met by the statement, "Oh, they dom
mind that"
The committee adiou11ed until to.
morroW.
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had also received $50 a month for ssv'
eraI months from a cumpany store.

eIdl uOlltuS lTOn d SLCAC.
Francis 1. Gowan, counsel for the
railroad, questioned the witness and
Mr.. Porter said the railroad would
not permit the company 10 put on less
than 500 individual cars. The cost
for these would be 100000, and the
company could not afford it. The COM
pany has a complaint before the in
terstate commerce commission. Mr..
Porter referred to this and said to
Attorney Gowan:
I'VE nave no suit against you for
damages. We don't want any OF your
money. What we want is a square
deal. We are going TO have square
treatment, no matter how We get it
Mr.. Glasgow asked the witness If his
company was able TO learn the rating
of the neighboring mines.
W sent a detective to the Loyal
hanna NINE" the witness said, to
see how many cars were sent there.
They shot at him, and he vas afraid
to go back
P. Williams, purchasing agent for
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila-
delphia, testified that he had been in
~structed by John H. Converse. presi-
dent and one of the senior members of
the firm TO make a contract for coal
with the Keystone Coke and Coal
Company. The witness said he inferr-
ed that the order was given because
of the Pennsylvania large contracts
for engines with the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works.
George d. Dixon, freight traffic
manager of the Pennsylvania, said he
knew Of no orders TO settle claims Of
the Berwind-White Company, the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company.
The last witness Of the day was w.
W. Patterson a hard "a operator
who, charged that he was driven out
the soft coal business in Meridien.
| West Virginia, because discrimination
on the part of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad in the distribution of cars.
He declared that the operations OF the
Philippe Coal Company, of which he
was president. had a capacity equal TO
that of the Southern Coal and Trans
portation and the Century Company
combined. but while both of these
companies were plentifully supplied
with r his company had eve been
! able TO fill any one contract. The plant
was worth more than 31,eeo,eeo, but
} but sold for $4so,eee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
HEARING ON REPORT
Investigation Into Packing
House Conditions.
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Objection of Packers to the Bey-
idge Amendment.

Provision Placing the Cost Of Inspec-
ton on the Packers, They Feel is an
Agitation is Disastrous on the For
eign MarketS-Mr. Neil on the
Stand Reiterates Many of the state
ments Made in the Report and Says
He VIII Stand by All He Said.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
FOR MAlFEAsANcE IN OFFICE
Former Member of DispensaN
Board to be Prosecuted.
AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNOR

This Action Follows Startling Di>clos-
ures Made by the Investigation of
State DispenSary ATair-H. III.
Evans. l.. w. Boykin and J.. Il. Pow
ell. are the Former Board Members
Wlio Will be Brought TO Trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12

Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
are Considering Means for E1iminat-
ing the Private Car From the Lines
of inc Company-Rebating Stopped
When Cassatt Became President,
and the Community of Interest Plan
SHAREHOLDER Interesting Develop
ments During the Days Hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06
STATE NEWS.
KENNEB BEG.
NORTH WAYNE.

4, Mrs Carrie Ward of Gardiner spent
Phyllis Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. c NJ. Stems entertained
4 party of friends at their home on the
fourth. Among those present were Mr..
ana Mrs. q. n. Lane and daughter, Jose
prime, Misses ELLA and Jennie Lane. Mrs.
Sarrle Ward and children. Mr.. and Mrs
r.. l.. Stevens. In the afternoon lunch
was served consisting Of ice cream, cake
and other good things.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mason of Liver
more Fails were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mason last week.
Mrs. Williston Jennings and grand
daughter Miss Gladys Nelke, are visiting
relatives in Lewiston.
Miss Flora Richards has returned from
her work in Winthrop.
Henry Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs Fred
Allen, met with an accident the Fourth
from the explosion of fireoracker held
in his hand. particles of powder entering
the eye. The attending physician thinks
: however. that his sight will not be i'm
paired, although it was a narrow escape.
Miss Mamie Solomon of Florida Is the
guest of Miss Lura Wells.
E. L. Crosby. Miss Solomon and I.ura
Wells spent the Fourth at the Kenne-
bescoggin cottage which Mr.. Crosby has
recently completed and furnished. A fish
dinner was served and with boat rides
the day was much enjoyed.
The Fourth was spent in the usual man.
ner by the children, the use of the cannon
and the ringing of the bells. display
of the village. large amount of torpe-
does and ftrecrackers. good display of
fireworks at the home of Mr.. Belchcr
closed the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

cents. The Mutual Union Tele-
graph Company issued complimentary
stamps in 1882 and 1855 in blue on
white and red on white. They were
made for the use of stockholders and
were contained in books holding 100
each. A copy of the blue stamp is
now worth 50 cents, one Of the red
s..
The Northern Mutual Telegraph
Company of Oswego, n. V, issued
stamps in 1883 of four denominations
). Ia. 20 and IS cents. These issues
are worth from $i.50 to So. Stamps
were issued by the Pacific Mutual
Telegraph Company in 1889 in books
to the amount of $40. All the issues
are worth from 10 to 25 cents each.
The Postal Telegraph Company in
1885 issued stamps to prepay telegram
in four denominations 10 cent, gDeen;
II cent, vermilion; % cent and
80 cent brown. After this year the
company discontinued the issuing of
stamps until 1882. when it began the
issue of franks to the stockholders.
The stamps of the 1859 issue are now
worth S1.50 when unused or 5 to 25
Genus when uStu. All ttie IdlcT iSSues
are cheap, and worth from 3 to 80
cents each.
! The Baltimore and Ohio stamps are
of special interest as it was along this
railroad that the first telegraph line
| was operated in 1S43 by Prof. Morse
The company in 1885 issued stamps in
| books, valued at s. and 81 and $40. the
/ former containing $6.25 in stamps. the
latter $11.25. The stamps were made UP
of four values l, 5, 10 and % cents
The design of the four denominations
was the same throughout consisting OF
n Maltese cross bearing the letters "E
& O." At the bottom within labe
was the word Communication"
Franks We're also issued by this com.
! pany in 1885 and 1856 of the same gen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

and the issue was printed in green,
vermilion, blue. brown. mauve,
biStre. rose, violet, purple, red. brown
and olive The issues up to 1883 are
now worth from 81 to 81 from that
time to 1895 only from 10 to so cents
each.
In 1895 the design was again
changed, and the stamps We're printed
in brown. purple. red, green and olive.
The control number was printed on 4
press stamped with rubber stamp.
and written with a pen. These later
stamps are worth only n few cents
EACH but form brilliant series.
The rarest Of the telegraph stamps
was issued by little line in Cali
forilla. the Princeton. Colusa and
Grand Island Telegraph Company
This line was at first operated in
Colusa county, and afterward eX-
tended to Lake county. and the name
became "Cnlusa Lake and Mcndocino
Telegraph Company" with =. L..
Washburn as superintendent.
The stamps were used for the pre-
pay mcnt Of kilograms and sold in the
form Of coupon books. They were
| typeset, with the value in the centre
and the name of the company at the
| top and bottom bearing the initials
"P. l.. W." surcharged in blue
| Tie colors of the stamps were black
and green. They We're Of two values,
; and 10 cents each, one of which is
now worth from SIS to 800. The
stamps of the American Rapid Tele-
| graph Company of this CITY organized
| i'm 1879 form an interesting series
They We're of three kinds: ''Tele-
gram" used for prepayment: "dupli-
cate" and Collect The cancella-
ton was either the word PAID OF
| the letters 20. c." or the name OF
the receiving office. All the RAPID
Company's receiving issues are easy
to get and are worth from 3 to 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

eral design, with Frank" at the top.
This telegraph line in conjunction
with the Connecticut River Telegraph
Company issued in 1885 books of COM
mutation stamps of the denomina-
ton of and cents, in black on yellow
and black on blue. There We're also
two varieties surcharged ID H. in rep
OF these the and cent stamps were
printed in black on orange.
The line of the Atlantic Company of
Port 1and, Me, was bought by the Balti-
more and Ohio in 1884. and four stamps
We're issued. the design showing the
Maltese Cross over which were the in
itials "A. r. a." At the top was the
mineral. while the word "Commuta-
ton" was shown at the bottom. The
four values We're one cent green: five
cents. blue; ten cents. purple and %
cents, carmine.
All of the Baltimore and Ohio issues
are worth from 80 cents to Sl.50 each.
The Pacific Postal Telegraph Com
pany issued stamps of five denomina-
TORS. L. Il. -, 40 ana 80 cents. in colors
| of brown, black. vermilion. light green
and blue, respectively.
The Commercial Union Telegraph
Company issued three varieties Of
stamps. The first was a complimentary
stamp. reading 20 Words Compliment
| tary" the design consisted Of Il central
circle with the word complimentary
across the centre on a label.
This was printed in carmine.
| The other two varieties We're the 20
| cent green and 25-cent yellow commu-
, tatiOn stamps. They were of the same
design Is the first named, but had the
| word Communication" on the label, with
the denomination at each end on per-
pendicular labels. These are worth
from Is to 40 cents each.
The Northern New York Telegraph
Company issued two varieties of
fstamps. one in gray green. the other in
blue. The central design showed a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

the name of the company, and Free
business stamp at the bottom be-
ing the signature Geo. II. MumfOrd
Prest.' This design was typeset and
bore no value. the colors being black
and blue on white. These issues of 1870
are now worth s. each. Another vari-
ETY. of the same year was Autographed
the design consisting of central oval
printed in rcd, in the centre being the
year 1870 Above was the word ::
Frank 1t also bore no value, and
was printed in black and red on white.
This stamp is worth $3.50.
The third design of the same COM
nany is q good deal like the one pre-
ceding, the chief difference being that
the central oval lacks color on this
stamp the date is printed in salmon
vertically, ana across this is ''103''
the control number.
From 1871 to 1875 the same design
was continued in use. the only varia-
tions being in the color. The 1871
issue was rrint ed i'm black and salmon
| on white the 1872 in green and red on
white. the 1873 i'm red and salmon on
white. the 1874 i'm blue and salmon
| on white, while the issue of 1875 was
| in brown and green on white.
All these stamps, including the
third issue in the different colors, are
now worth IS each.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany began to issue franking stamps
I'm 1871 They We're all of one design
| but different i'm color.
| In the centre are the words Frank
I
| these in red or other color is the con
| troll number The title of the com
| pany is borne by each stamp, and als(
/ the name of the President, while on
tablet at the bottom is "Compli
mentary."
Complimentary stamps We're ISSUED
by the Western Union from 1871 t,
1895, when the sign was changed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

Samuel Jones, the 1o-year-old son Of
Mr. and Mrs. George Z. Jones of Win
ter street. has very sore hand as the
result of an accident which befel him
Tuesday afternoon. He and another
boy were playing with toy pistol.
and as the other boy handed the pistol
to young Jones one of the cartridges
exploded, the charge and wad of the
cartridge entering the palm OF his
hand and making a nasty wound. a
physician was called and the wound
was dressed, and while the wound Is
very painful it is hoped that no serious
results will follow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06
HISTORY IN STAMPS.
Some of the TeIegraphie Issues Are
Worth SIS or 500.

Telegraph stamps used to show that
q message has been prepaid include
MANY rarities and high priced speci-
mons which have been issued for pos
tai and revenue uses. First issued IN
1910 thew form an Interesting and IN
structiye history of telegraph compan-
Toe some of which have long been Tor
gotten. .,,
There IS no complete set now in the
,ocsassion of any one collector but j.
g Rich of New York and H. h. beats
of Elemington n. ]. have between them
nearly a complete collection. New va
riaties every now and then come 10
light. 81
Tbasa two collectors 'have nearly all
tho eraat rarities and between them own
:, complete set of the stamp issues OF the
colus, Lake and MendOcino Telegraph
company of California when are now
the highest priced telegraph stamps
NJ Rich has the only known copy OF
the : cent issue. while Mr.. beats has
the only two known copies OF the ~
cent variety Each of these stamps Is
worth from $75 to 800.
Talepraph stamps first came into use
in this city in 1S49, when the New YORK
city and Suburban Telegraph Company
established city telegraph service. us
central office was in the basement Ill
Chambers street. near Broau wds.
From here there radiated three "res'
one to Chatham Square. East hIoau
xyay and Pike street another 10 ptSe-
ment opposite the old st. Nichoias no,
tel. and third to the Astor House ana
q Wall street. "a
The charge for message WIS ~
cents. The lines were sraduiliS -
tended. and much business was doiie'
Stamps -. different denominations were
placed on sale. which could be put on
messages. These were deposited al
certain points in the city where 'he
companys messengers called for them
Those pioneer stamps showed two
concentric ovals, between winch were
the words, 1.-THE city and Suburban
rTe,eeraph" In the centre was the val
ne. They were issued In three val
noe I. 2. and cents, and were all print
Cd IN black. The stamps are still com
naratiyely plentiful, and worth from s.
"a s5 each, although when found in the
condition in which they were original
" printed, that is with the three val
,,as side by side in one sheet, the serle:
Is worth $50.
The first telegraph line to connec
New York with the outside world wa:
that of the. Magnetic Telegraph Com
pany in 1916. So far as is known thi
company issued no stamps. but ther'
are still to be found circular black lab
els bearing the name of the company
which were used to seal the envelopes
The next telegraph stamp was
3 frank issued by the California Stat
Z Telegraph Company in 1870. This Dor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06

shaded five pointed star. Above, in
two lines. We're the words Telegraph
Co" The gray green was surcharged
with Frank 1884, the blue with the
figure 10
The Continual Telegraph Company
operated in 1878 between New York and
Philadelphia, issued six varieties of
stamps-one cent, orange; two cent
carmine: five cents. green: 20 cents.
purple brown: % cents. deep blue and
SO cents. brown. The stamps were tri-
angularly shaped and all of the same
design. Within triangle were the
words Good for cent" Below was
Telegraph Service and lover it's
Lines" At the extreme three sides of
the border was the name OF the com