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The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES
One Man Killed and Another SO Horri-
bly, Burned That He Will Die.

Raleigh, n. c., July 24-By the eX-
plosion of a supposedly empty forty
thousand gallon tank of gasoline at the
works of the Standard Oil company in
Durham this afternoon. Louis HOllo-
way, 20 years of age. Of high standing,
was killed. while Tom LunsfOrd. a ne
gro. was 50 horribly burned that he
will die Holloway was blown from
the top of the tank. his clothing strip
ped from his BODY, the flesh burned.
He died in twenty minutes after the
explosion. The negro fell inside the
burning tank, his screams of agonT
telling his location. Firenen got on
top and with a rope which he caught
drew him out, the burned flesh slip
ping from his hands and body.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
WILL NOT PAY
Austrian Insurance Company Notifies
san Francisco Customers That Their
Policies are Invalid.

San Francisco. July 2i-Thc Phoc-
nix Insurance Company % Vienna
which carried about 81 100000 insur-
ancc iu this city has decided not to
pay any loss growing out "f the con-
hagratIon ~ last April, II was an
nounCcd today. The company's poll
cies carried an carthquak. clause. Tho
following official notice was lsnued by
the delegate sent from the home Office.
and the adjuster.
To he clalmanaut Of the Austrian
Phoenix Royal Imperial privileged
Insurance Company. uf Vienna. Aug
t..as
w" ~.zh to convey - you he in
xtructiona received from tn. home Of
e" ~ this company Il; Vienna. Austria.
VIZ.
THAT all claims which has" been
fled against this company hy reason
cf the earthquak" which occurred ON
the morning Il April Is.t*af. are in
valid rs an roliciea of inis snmpany
became null and void by =aid ~arth-
quake. as the same vas wholly rezpon-
sitIe Gor ;hv cOnnagTaLoa thaf fol-
lowed -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
FEAR SPREAD OF FEVER
Marines Will be Sent Farther North
Instead of Annapolis and Norfolk.

Boston, July 24.-Eighteen marines.
who were placed in the naval hospital
at Chelsa last Saturday for treatment
for malaria have been discharged as
cured and are now stationed at the
navy yard, Charlestown. The remain
der of the Panama battalion, who were
removed to the hospital are recovering,
although several are still On the dan-
gerous list.
The disposition of the marines on
board the cruiser Columbia is causing
much concern. The officers OF the ma
rine corps are anxious 10 have the
men taken from the ship and sent to
the stations they occupied before
going TO the Isthmus of Panama OBJ
lection is made by the surgeons, how
ever. TO having the men going 10 An
napolis and Norfolk as they might give
mosquitoes an opportunity 10 spread
the fever II is possible they will Dc
sent TO New London and New York
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
I'LL HEALTH AND JAIL FARE
Confession Of Two OF the Prisoners
Charge Dillingham;, Another Negro
and Il White Man With the Crime.

Asheville, N. c., July 24.-A special
from Salisbury, n. c., says:
"A new turn was taken today in the
case against the murderers Of the four
members Of the Lyerly family when
written confession was placed in the
hands Of Sheriff D. R. Julian, OF Row
an county, having been forwarded from
the Mecklenburg prison. The state
ment is signed by Alexander Massey
and W. n. Mitchell, two of the five
prisoners charged with the crime It
declares that Jack Dillingham;, another
negro and a white man whose name is
withheld killed Lyerly, his wife, a son
and a daughter because of a dispute
between Lyerly and the wife of Dilling
ham. The statement recites that Dill
lingham does not deny the deed and is
not afraid to confess now that he is
assured protection in the Charlotte
Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Arrests will Be MADE Which viii
Create a Stir.
fNlDENCE TAKES NIN TURN
witness Te~titie~ to Finding Dear
Edith" Letter in the Street and Civ
ing il to HarTjc's Rrother-r<-tt.rS
pays Prominent Part all Through
the Case

Pittsburg, Pa. July 24.-From he
statement made by Assistant Distric,
attorney John 5. Robb today. there
are more sensations indicated in con-
necuon with the Hartie divorce case
MT Robb said that as soon as tn
harue case was submitted 10 the court
there would be arrests which would
develop pronounced sensations.
1t Is rumored that if anyone goes On
the witness stand and testifies that
they broke open Madine's trunk. r.
rests will follow.
After several hours devoted BIZ coun-
sci Tor Augustus Hartje TO an endeavor
70 prove that the Susie Wagner letter
was written by Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje
"hlcn she has denied writing, the evi-
dence IN rebuttal Of Mrs. Harties de-
tense took i new turn today
b. B. Smith, an insurance agent,
sWore that he found the Dear Edith
letter IN the street, and after concult-
ing an attorney, gave it 10 Edward G.
HarUe, brother of the plaintiff.
Sllas Canady, negro, from Washing
Ton, ID. c, testified that Blanche Ashbv.
former servant Of the Harties, who III
ner deposition says that she never OBJ
served anything improper about Mrs.
Hartle'S conduct, had told him that she
lied
Canady was put through rigid cross
examination by Attorney John Free
man, for Mrs. Hartje, during which he
became confused several times-Cana-
day said that when he learned Blanche
AShby was going to get lot of money
for lying, he wrote to Mr.. Hartje 10
find if he could not get some money for
telling the truth
Attorney E. G. Hartje, brother OF
the Ibellant, was crOss-eXamined by
Attorney John NJ Freeman, who asked
him why he had not told the court
Of the finding Of the letters alleged TO
have been written by Miss Helen Scott.
in the room of Tom Nadine NJ:
Hartje said he did not know, and that
he had not been asked in particular
about that
He also said that the papers which
Attorney Freeman had said were stolen
from his office had been found in the
DuQuesne Bank and given to him by
Attorney Charles Locke.
The witness was scored on cross -ex-
animation by Attorney Freeman for
retaining letters belonging to Mr.. Free
man.
One of the alleged Helen Scott letters
was made public today although it had
not been read in court. 1t is a letter
to Tom Nadine. the coachman CO.
respondent in the case and purports
TO show that she "cOachpd' him as 10
the testimony he was to give in court
concerning the allegation that Nadine
had driven Mr.. Hartje to Schenley
Park while Mrs. Hartje was at Mem
phis and where he met a strange
woman, an incident that has figured IN
the case heretofore.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
NEWS FROM GOLDSBOEO
Heavy Rains Cause Thousands OF Dol
lars Damace-Niltary Companies
Leave for MOrehcad City-Injunc-
ton Proceedings Postponed Until
Goth Of August.
Especial to The Messenger.


Goldsboro. \. c.. july 24.-The
heavy rains for the past few days are
causing the farmers much uneasiness
Rain has fallen continuously both day
and night for some time and the rivers.
creeks and small waterways are food
ed and the lowlands are overfowed
The damage from this source in this
county will amount 10 thousands #
dollars. All crops have been injured
BY the heavy water fall. but the cotton
crop will suffer the most II Is esti-
mated that II the rains should cease
now the cotton crop would be decTeaS-
ed from forty TO fifty per cent. but ~
present there is no sign Of the rains
stopping Both Neuse and Little riv-
ers have over9owed their banks and
country people cannot get to town
with their wateTmelons for shipment.
There are numbers Of car loads sLs
ped from this point every year. but The
rain has cut the crop short and now
what has been raised cannot BE- mar
keted
Goldsboro's two military companies
with Captain Cohn and Captain Daush-
terry in command will leave tomorrow
for a ten days encampment al More
head City Both companies have made
extensive preparations for the trip and
they will 20 into camp in good shape
and make d splendid appearance when
on duty.
The Goldsboro Shoe Company TO-DAY
announced through It's manager Mr J.
II. Allen q semi-annual dividend # FIVE
per cent. The stockholders OF this
company have been getting an annual
dividend Of In per cent ever since the
company has been in business. This
is in addition 10 the increase in stock
and large amounts that have beeu
passed over - the surplus fund. suca
a ine showing speaks we'll for the able
Of Mr. Allen, throug-
whose popularity the business is IN
creasing all the time.
The date for the injunction proceed
ings over the union passenger dept
question has been postponed again IN
til the goth Of August. when superior
court meets in this city His honor
Judge Webb will preside at court and
he has consented TO hear the depot
case which contains - much interest
for the people Of Goldsboro- Il will be
that the people who op-
pose the site selected for the depot By
the railroad applied for q restraining
order 10 Judge " r. allen, who de-
cliaed 10 hear the case because he was
a resident Of Goldsboro. His brother
Judge o. II. Allen was requested 10
leo- Z. arH fna rira Was S@r for the
20th of July. The latter also declined
to hear the case and Judge WEBB has
been asked and consented.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
HEADoU UARTEEs AT CHICAGO
Democratic congressional Campaign
Committee Preparing for Isu-ins-~S-

Chicago. July 2f.-Tne @@s."rn IL
vision oE the democratic 0ungesszIonnl
campaign committee viii open head
quarters a. the Palmer House in Chic
ago August Isl. Final a-rangernenfs
we're made today b. Congressman
Henry T Rainey. OF Ca-rolltou. IIia-.
and james r Lloyd. of Missouri. =ho
we're appointed By Chairman James VI.
Gr.ggs. ot the congressional committee
20 direct the movements. Mr.. Lloyd
w!Il be in charge. assisted b. Mr.. Rain
ey The western division w.!l iccluds
Ohio and all northern states west of
!; ana ali states west Of chs Alszzzsl ppi
river except Texas. Arkansas and
Louisiana
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
CERNANs HORRIBLY TREATED
OFFICERS of a Lumber Company ClarS-
cd With PeOnaee in Its Worst Form

Pensacola. Fla, July 24.-Peonage
in its worst form is charged against
the officers of the Jackson Lumber
Company at Lockart, Ala, and United
States deputies armed with warrants
for their arrest. left touay for that
place. If the allegations are true
abOut one hundred immigrants, mostly
Germans are held in the lumber camps
of that company virtually as slaves.
A marty of Germans reached here
today from the camp stating that they
had escaped. They went 10 the Ger
man vice consul for protection and told
him a tale Of Ill treatment and crueIts
that has hardly a parallel in the south
Thav allege that they were compelled
to eat after the Americans, and II moth
ing was eft. they got nothing to eat.
If they attempted to leave ana were
caught. they were severely beaten.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

The Gas Plant for the Coast line NJ
Florence Reality.

The Pintsch COMPRISING company
has force al work ove~haulinc and
remodeling the old tobacco factory IL
East Florence near the transfer for the
purpose OF installing a modern Gas
plant which is to be used for lighting
purposes around the Coast Line yards,
round house. other buildings, and the
handsome new station which Is 10 be
erected.
The old building will be Quilted. the
dilapidated windows will be replaced
by new ones, SO as to give necessary
and ample light, and the wooden sills
and floor OF the first story are now be
ing demolished so that a brick foun-
dation and supports can be placed
withstand the heavy machinery 10 be
installed. The work of renovating the
building will occupy about four weeks,
because of lack OF sufficient labor
About is men labOrers are needed
When this work is completed. the ma
chinery will have arrived, and will be
immediately put in operation.
The plant is being constructed for
the use of the Coast Line property.
and will cost about s15. 1000 The plant
will have capacity of 5000 cubic feet
Of gas, enough TO sufficiently light the
whole Coast Line works.-FlOrenCe
Times
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
BAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
Atlanta People Eating Meat Washed
i'm Water From Sewer.

Atlanta. Ga. july 24.-Startling
statements were made today before the
special committee of the city council
appointed to investigate the marketing
of meats in Atlanta. Inspector Was
ser said that meats had been butchered
and sold in Atlanta which had been
washed in water that had come from
dirty sewer. He stated that out OF
fourteen slaughter pens around the
city only three were in good sanitary
condition. He said further Il have
found as much as a carload OF meat
that had been killed over thirty hours
and which bore the government stamp,
and | had TO condemn it and have 1t
thrown away.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

New York. July a ..a.a -lycu-
.z;l.a ..a. sauzcd at a.. #s.u..t at
to.4,y.= "fner late ths= a..-..uea by
.h- Appearance there oI . a.N ,,ttu~sa
ia Ihv IAAr. case. whose .ts.gts none
ut tn, officials concerned s. aula make
known. she Was wumAg about forty
. ears ~ agv. she c4mr q :he Grim
4.4l courts building IL company of n.
/ Hvrgon. the detective eGom stan
ford White employed when hv is said
- hNy, feared Injury from lhA". Tho
detective and tn" woman vent Ia tho
"f.cc of Assistant pislre: Attorney
IuTahuI. w hrr, they NcT, e'ua~t"d for
aH hour. a ~icnoErarhcr being In at
Tendance. \ great dc.t DO. Attcntion
seemed % bee paid To TIA. woman. and
her appearance, $50 late 30. tav Gay waa
;Ak's. 10 mean that shc had snmcthinE
o. .mpuT;auc. tp ,outrhuG- e. iHc dig
tTlst attorneys cas-. Wbra ~h, vent
uut -he aas csvurtra NOT -a.y b., Der
Eur. IL hu came, with hes. huf hy po-
.,'ulau attached to The district attor-
r,y.s stan
Nr~. william Thaw. HAlIN h Thaw a
mother. l.S -4ster. Mrs. t,rfs. l.. Car
ucgl.. HI- 81, lf.. Evelyn ThAE. paid an
other visit 10 the Tomh4 prison today.
The three women Were together some
iimv before going u EHaN cell.
Thaw's wife was tn. nrSt 10 visit him.
H. reply TO q question whether she VIII
be witness at Thaw's trial she said:
You viii have TO ask MI Hartridgo
about that"
Mrs Thaw MAS asked II IL IL truu
that she - seeking - divorce 10 which
she replied.
StsrH, is n absurd. is IA cruel
canard- There L. absolutely nothing
TO ii. That's all / have Ia say about
IL"
Asked as to tho authenticity of
story purporting to be her own narra-
tiv. Of her relations with Thaw and
White. Nh. ThaW said. Il know moth
ing II any such story.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Goes Over TO Foot Emhankment
Into a Lake.
SEtEN PEOPLE WE'RE KILLED
Only Two Bodies Recovered So Far.
The Engine Believed tn he sbout
Sixty Or Seventy Feet Under Water.
Injured Reported TO be Progressing
EavOrabIy.

Spokane. Wn., July 24.-At least
seven lives were lost, seven persons
seriously injured and a score of Others
sustained cuts and bruises in a wreck
Of the fast mail train on the Crea.
Northern, mile and a quarter east Of
Camden, Washington, 50 miles east OF
spokane, late yesterday, when the
train left the rails and plunged over
the seventy foot embankment. and
was submerged in the waters of the
Raimond Lake
The dead: n. Edward Munson, en-
slneer, Hillyard; Frank Bell, fireman.
Hlllyard; Charles Danner, mail clerk.
Spokane; George R. Strickland, ex-
press messenger; George Howard Cur
ITO, Spokane; T. J. Dolbow, Spokane;
unidentified man.
Immediately after the smoker struck
the water there was a binding fash
which spread over the part of the car
not submerged and fire followed. The
names were extinguished by the pass
en2ers and the train crew
w. >. zimmerman, a contractor for 4
construction work on the Oregon rail-
rooad and Navigation company, broke
through window to escape from the
burning, and half submerged smoker.
Mr.. Nlnnemann said:
We were coming at a fearful speed
through that tunnel and we passengers
were all wondering if the engineer had
lost his head, driving at that rate of
speed with sharp curve ahead. |
think we must have been going so
miles an hour"
Only two bodies, those of Geo. H.
Curtis and T. J. Dolbow, passengers,
both of Spokane, have been recovered
The engine is believed to be about 60
or 70 feet under water and the bodies
of Engineer Munson and Fireman Bell
may not be recovered for days. 1t is
Thought the mail and baggage cars.
with the bodies of mail clerk Donner
and Daggageman Strickland may be
recovered before night. The injured
are reported to be progressing favor
ably.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
THE TIDEWATER RAILWAY
Site Selected for Repair shops, Officers,
etc, of the First Division.

Norfolk, Va, July 24.-It was an
nounced at the Office of General Man
ager Raymond Dupuy of the Tidewa-
ter Railway in Norfolk today that the
Tidewater has never contemplated
building its shops and round houses at
Salem, Roanoke county, Va, but has
selected a site in Lunenberg county,
165 miles from Norfolk, for its first di-
vision repairs shops round houses,
offices, etc. This site which is the
nearest point On the Tidewater to Lu-
nenberg court house, is to be called
Victoria. The time for the commence
ment of the erection OF the shops has
not been fixed.
The road is now completed seventy
miles out from Norfolk and the track
laying up to the western terminus of
the first division at Victoria will, it
was announced today, be completed by
the end of the first three months OF
1907. Engineers are grading the road
through its entire line in Virginia.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
RRUTE CAPTURED
Assailant Of an Eight-Iear oid "ifi
Caught After a Long Chase.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, July PA man
hunt through the woods of Perry coun-
tv that began last night, ended II VIC
tory for the pursuers in the WOODS neal
Gloucester today.
While the eight year old daughter OF
Charles Hammers, of Misco was PICK
ing blackberries late yesterday after
noon she was seized by a man. Her
screams brought her elder brother 10
her rescue and the man fed. When Ine
two children returned home the neish-
borhood was aroused and posse was
formed. Deputy Sheriff King, with as
bloodhounds, hastened TO the scene,
After a chase lasting through the night
and part of today the posse today came
upon the man who surrendered. ne
had fired all the loads or his reVoi'ei
ot one of the bloodhounds which at
tackled him and severely wounded II.
He was taken to New Lexington ~
avoid possible lynching.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

Manila. July 2+-GoyeTnor Ide has
requested military aid To punish tho
Puljanes In the province of Leyte 4
battalion OF the eighth infantry from
lloilo and battalion OF the fourth In
fantry from Camp Domus have been
sent 10 the assistance Of the constabu-
larry. General Allen expected possibly
10 conduct campaign in Ceba. bat - r
Ladrone chief and Is men have sur
rendered and Governor Osmena reports
that there are no more outlaw hands
there and that the island Is complc'e
u cleared.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
THE LATE RUSSELL SAGE
Funeral Services Held at Far ROcka-
way. l.. l., Yesterday.

New York, July 24.-The funeral ser
vices over the body of the late Russell
Sage were held in the First PreSby-
terian church at Far RockaWay, Long
Island, this afternoon. A number Of
prominent persons were present. The
service was conducted by Rev. Andrew
Hageman, D. D., of New York, assist
ed by Rev. tRobert G.. Leetch, OF Far
Rockaway and Rev. Lyman D. Calkins,
a former pastor of the church. Mrs.
Sage attended the services.
DR.. Hageman read from the Bible
following with an eulogy on the de-
ceased.
After the services in Far Rockaway
the body was placed FL a special car
and brought to this city where it was
taken to the Sage home in Fifth ave-
nue..
Brief services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Troy where the lnterment
will be made.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

Seattle. Wash. July 2s.-Ioe Cans
vas given the decision over Dave Holly
n Pleasant Beach last night after nn
inieessing battle that went the lIrni;
twetSv rounds Cans had his oppo1eat
groggy 81 the last round but cuula no,
put ~ down Cans had absolutely
10 cha nee 10 show his science In clean
fighting. but VAS forced throughout he
fight to fiSht the battle fn which Holly
IS best
Cans received a punch IN the right
eye that cut a deep cash and H;;le
later Holly again landed and durinc
the remainder OF the contest Cans ~-as
fighting with one eve closed
When the gong sounded that marked
the close Of the fight sounded. the msa
were clinched
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Fight Hours or Strike.

Buffalo. y. Y. July 24.-Paper max
ers in the 33 mills OF the International
Paper Company in the United states
and Canada have given notice that they
will go on strike on August $. unless
their working hours are reduced -
hours 4 day without reduction in The
scale OF wages
The Paper Makers Union will hold
? meeting in New York on Monday 70
form q plan OF action. The Interna-
tional Paper Company has been pre-
pairing for such a situation.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
First Ever Held i'm Alahan1a.

Birmingham, July .+.-At meeting
of the republican executive committee
here today it was decided to put cut
a full state ticket and 70 nomina. 9
candidates at a primary 10 be held be-
tween September 15 and %. the exact
date to be fixed By the subcommittee.
The resolution says nothing about
nominating candidates for United
States senator. This will be the first
general republican primary ever held
in Alabama.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Cat Gloom Throughout Holland

The Hague. July 2i-The queen was
taken III last night A preEnaturs de-
livery followed. casting gloom through
out Holland Il vas announced today
that the expectation Of an heir I'd The
throne at this time wilI not be realized
II xas announced this evening thar
Queen WIIhelminas s condition IS sarIs-
factory and that 1, Is expected she will
regain her uormaI health shortly.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Strike of Car Repairer> Eegins.

New Orleans. July PA strike OF
the Southern Pacific railway car re
pairers. involving 500 men vas begun
TODAY. The strike involves nearly
every class OF workingmen occupied in
making and inspecting cars The men
demand recognition Of their union
Special from LaFayettsk, La to-
nigh, say it is reported that the strike
will shortly extend TO Houston, Texas
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Movements of Mr.. and Mr. Longxorth

karIsbad, July 24-Ar- and Mrs
Nicholas I.ongv orth arrived here this
evening and acre welcomed at the
Hotel savoy oy all the members OF the
American colony. Lord westbursr gave
2 dinner IN honor Of Mr. and Mrs
Longvorth tonight. Prince Francis OF
Tsck was present.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
Ouarrel Causes Two Suicides

Marion, Ohio, July 24.-O. G. John
ston. 81 years of age, was found dead
in a room over his place OF business
here today. He had taken poison and
turned On the gas Ten days ago John
ston auarreled with his sweetheart,
Miss Cora White, as result OF which
the girl committed suicide.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

an ADDRESS to the people, arrived here
To-Day from Viborg. A popular demon
suat1on was prevented but the mem
bers were not arrested.
Inc exodus Of foreigners continued
To-Day. Mrs. Myer, wife of the American
ambassador, and their children are
iehVlng by the northern express to-
morrow.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
John Sharp Williams Renominated

jackson. Miss, July 24.-The dem
ocratic executive committee Of the
eighth district today formally declared
John Sharp Williams the party can
didare for congress from tha- district.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27
ANOTHER WITNESS
Brought Forward in the ThaW
Case
sHROUDEO IN MYSTERY
Her Appearance at Attorneys o.
flee Cause Much Speculation

Ihi- Nttnc>> Was a N"nlan >ppaTvns-
" Fort, Nrar~ oIh and Va~ Treated
E.rres : ofuCx--Nr~. Harry n Itsau
Pronounced the fsnmoT Tlaat Shs~
Ma Seeking pl,urC.r Er,lnl HIVr
Husband ~ Absurd amt Cruel
t.l.atd.