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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

hibits this year and that many of the
more distant one are indicating a
deep interest in the aims and scope of
he agricultural society.
Walter Robertson. a young man %
years old, and the o of James Rob-
ertson, a prominent farmer and high
~ respected citizen at Eagle Rock, is
dead from injuries sustained Friday,
mis- neck having been broken while he
was aSeasting with placing a heavy
plate III framing u building at his
plantation.
y young negro man, giving his name
as Jim Johnson, and who has figured
in the courts of the state before for
several offences, was arrested by a
member of the Raleigh police force
while asleep in a pile Of cotton seed
near the Union railway station. There
were found about his person the money
order stamp from the postOffice az FL
more, in Scotland county, a blank or
der n some postage stamps. The
office at Elmorc was robbed last
Thursday night, and suspicion points
TO the captured man. The Raleigh Of
6cer making the arrest was after his
man Oh the charge Of larceny COM
n,ittad elsewhere.
An alarm of fire called the city fire
department to the cotton platform
where Il considerable quantity of cot
ton was exposed t about ten bales
that were ablaZe, the fire supposedly
havinb originated from an engine
spark. The damage was slight as
the cotton was only scorched.
While no action has yet been taken
i'll the unusual case that is developing
which so deeply concerns the life OF
young Robert Lilliston, last week SEN
fenced to IA years Imprisonment fol
the alleged shooting of Charles Smith
during fair week, in Raleigh, new
links in a strong chain of evidence are
being forged that would seem to place
all the burden on other parties. More
witnesses now state their willinnes'
to testify, and those who have believed
in the third man theory are feelin;
justified.
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a handsome new church building.
preaching a special sermon TO that
end 1t was shown in the course Of
tie meeting that active membership
of the congregation represented nearly
100000. with an annual income of
about S23, 900. The movement was
very successfully started. the congre-
CATION committing itself to a new
church building. TO cost $4,000, for
which from 5000 TO 5000 was rub
scribed at once, since increased TO
nearly $1,000.
There was a pleasant german in Nc
Keitban hall last evening. the music
phia, with the following taking part:
Mr.. G.. Pemberton and Miss McEee of
New York: DIR. J. G. Dye and Miss
Mary Slocomb: Mr.. Addison Lam
breth and Miss Jean Pemberton; Mr..
Jack Tf1inghast and Miss Isabelle
Glover: Mr.. Ray Willifohd and Miss
Maggie Carson: Mr.. J. VI. McKeithan
and Miss Eunice Nimocks: Mr.. A..
y. Armfield and Miss Alic" Matthew's;
Mr.. W. ". Jessup and Miss Mary i.
T%soleson: Mr.. s. w. Ti'linghast and
Miss Mary Mcneil: Mr.. NJ. u. Burns
and Miss Mahoney.
MeSsrs. G. Mcclure and T.. $ Pad
is0n of TarbOro. president and general
manager Of the Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph Company. are here on
business.
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AGREE ON RATE MEASURE
The Hepburn Bill Will be Unanimously
Recommended to the House

Washington, January 23.-After q
conference lasting all the afternoon.
the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce today agreed upon a
ate bill to be known as the Hepburn
bill, and to be reported to the House
with the unanimous recommendation
of the eighteen members of the COM
mittee.
In the main the bill is the original
Hepburn bill, but a number of conces-
sions were made to the Democrats,
and their ideas as set forth in the Da-
vey bill, were freely incorporated in
the perfected measure.
Mr.. Hepburn and the other Republi-
cans agreed to accept the wording Of
the Democratic bill in the provision for
the fixing of the maximum rate. The
amendment which was accepted pro-
vides that the commission shall fix
q lust, reasonable and fairly remnn-
erative rate, which shall be the maxi
mum rate"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU
Amounf o. Cotton Gined to January
10th. Reaches 9.99S.1f1 Bales.

Washington, January ga bulie-
On the amount of cotton ginned from
the growth of 1905 TO January 10,
shows the number OF running bales
for the United States TO be 1895, Ill. as
against IL, 767 eco for 1905 and 3,4S5 ,4S2
for 1904.
The figures are based on the count
ing Of round bales as half bales and
exclude linters.
The amount OF cotton ginned by the
several cotton growing states up TO The
date mentioned Is IS follows:
Alabama, /, 202, 627; Arkansas, $685.
az; Florida, 74,270; Georgia, 1885,
1886: Indian Territory, 30s, 297: Kansas.
IS: Kentucky, l,21S; Louisiana, 49,
$40, Mississippi, 1885, fe2; Missouri.
3s.37S; North Carolina, 63S,O49; Okla
homa, 28s,171; South Carolina, 1.Oy2.-
49,: Tennessee. 24S.171; Texas. 2.2s1.-
$50: Virginia, 1o,300.
The explanatory statement accom-
panying the figures Is as follows:
"Linters obtained by the cotton seed
oil mills from reginning cotton seed
are not included in this report. The
Number Of round bales included as gin
Ked TO January 16 Is 274.S51 for 1906:
2ss. 425 for 1905; 747.4so for 1904. The
number of Sea Island bales included
Is 1e4, 242 for January 16. 1906; S8.I10'
for 1905; 72,907 for 1904. The number
Of ginneries operated prior TO January
10, 1906, was 28,SS1, compared with 3d.
2?I for 1906, and 30.171 for 1904.
One more report will be issued THU
season. showing total growth OF 1905.
and win be published about March %.
11ae -
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ago. I remember Mr.. Whitney intro
1,,oa1 mo 10 Nv pran Ho caid WAS

ago.. l remember Mr.. Whitney intro
duced me to MI. Ryan. He said l was
a friend of his. He said: "Mr. Mann
is a gentleman and an honest man
and any time you can do anything for
him or lend him money, | want you
to do it." | did not see Mr.. Ryan
again for some time. When l asked
him to lend me the money and offered
shares as collateral NJ. Ryan said he
would take the matter under consid-
Grafton. Next l think, | called on Mr..
Ryan and he said: L don't want these
shares, but I will lend you the $4,000.
Give me your note and l will give you
the money!"
Former Managing Editor Wayne sad
that Justice Deuel. read proofs of Town
Topics over Tuesday night. He gave
a list of ~'immunes' kept by Town
Topics including Russell A. Alger,
James Hazen Hyde, Perry Belmont,
James r. Keene, William X. Wander
bilt, George Gould, J. Pierpont Nor
gan, Chauncey NJ. Depew, \. ]. Cas-
sett, Melville E. Stone, Thomas w.
Lawson, Harry Lehr, S~tuyvesant
Fish, Henry Flagler, Creighton Webb,
Abe Hummel, John E. Mallon, Regi-
maid Ward, August Belmont and
others.
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TRIAL OF EDITOR HAPGOOD
Defense Introduced a Number of Wit
nesses-COlOneI Mann Finishes His
Testfnony-Very Great Interest
Shown in the Case.

New York, January 23.-The trial
of Norman Hapgood, editor of Golfers
Weekly, charged with criminal libel
by Justice Joseph NJ. deuel., a city
magistrate, as a result of the publ
cation of a paragraph concerning
the letters in connection with Town
Topics, is nearing an end. After the
examination of Colonel D. w. Mann,
editor of Town Topics, was concluded,
the defense introduced a number Of
witnesses.
The trial was followed today with
the same interest that has been man
ifested since the hearing was begun.
F%ashionably attired women were again
conspicuous among those in the court
room. The witnesses introduced by
the defense included Commodore Ell
bridge T. Gerry, who testified as to
Justice Deuel's efforts to induce him
to subscribe to "Fads and Fancies";
Charles Stokes Wayne, formerly man
aging editor of Town Topics, who gave
the immune list Of that publication;
two solicitors for "Fads and Fancies,"
and James A. Burden, Jr., of Troy,
4. Y, who also was approached IN
! connection with 'Fads and Fancies."
Commodore Gerry said he found that
Town To, les was interested in "Fads
and Fancies," and that he refused to
subscribe to the work Mr.. Burden
said that when he was approached he
was told that Colonel Mann welded a
trenchant pen. This, however, did
! not induce him to subscribe. Colonel
Mann told how W. K. Vanderbilt
| came to be a stakeholder of the pa
per. He said:
I'm 1878, | was connected with the
Pullman Car Company. When the
| crisis came in Wall street, l found
myself suddenly changed from being a
| millionaire to owning not a dollar
and being 100000 in debt. 1t was
at this time l became interested in
Town Topics, and I went to Mr.. Van.
derbflt and asked him for a loan
think he gave me about $4,000,
asked him to take some Town Topics
stock as collateral security. Later he
returned my notes and the stock ant
said he did not care to oar me any
more money but he said he hoped
would get on"
Asked how he came to be sufficient
" well acquainted with j. P. Morgan
to borrow $500 from him withou
security, Colonel Mann said:
AZ met and I knew his father.
think l knew him well enough to asl
him. I went to Mr.. Morgan the sam
as ! did to the other men of promi
hence and asked them because / fel
they were of such standing that Their
would be no occasion for me to criti
else them"
will you tell the jury" said Dis
trict Attorney Jerome, .twhats reason
there was for Thomas E. Ryan T
fiend you $1O,O0O?"
We'll, that was three or four year
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
A Case of Lockjaw Cured-InterestinS
Church Seryices-Work Begun on
Operating Observation-Disclosures
=. Marriage - Pleasant Dance Last
Evcnine-NeWs and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.t
Fayetteville, January pa case OF
genuine lockjaw has recently develop
ed here, and the patient has been COM
plteIy cured by skillful treatment.
TONI Davis, a colored boy about II
years old, living on Hayn0unt, hurt
himself slightly on Christmas day by
the explosion of a me cracker Two
weeks elapsed. the wound giving him
increased pain all the tine, before Dr.
r. H. He derson Il we'll known color
ed physician was called III who, see
ing that the case was serious and that
Iockjaw had developed. called DIR. J.
V. McGOugan into consultation. The
latter recommended amitoXine, and
made an injection, repeating i IN "A
hours: he made = tIird injection at
the end of SO hours, IL the spinal
cords, when there were ev:-le.t symp-
toms Of relaxation. i. i. Mulfords
serum was then used. GaE, after II
days, he patient Lad Amos wholly
recovered.
There was Il fine attendance Of the
members OF the fire department i'll Il
! body at st. .Iohn's Episcopal church
OH Sunday morning. where the services
! were unusually inrressiCe,aH a forci-
BILE, eloquent sermon : G0liTe"pd by
the rector, Rev. /. W. y sAes.
The contractor is he, and work
was begun yesterday o. the fOunda-
tions Of the new operating room of
the Highsmith rospital, mention of
which has already been made in The
Messenger.
DR.. J. V. McGougan las ore to
New York city TO take a postgraduate
surgical and medical course, and viii
return about the 10th of February.
Cards have been received here by
their friends, announcing the .rarriase,
1T q o'clock Oh the evening OF Thurs
day, February 18th. in the Second
Presbyterian church, Richmond. Va,
of Mr.. Henry s. HotchkiSs and Miss
Lillian Atkins, daughter Of Mrs
/ Thomas s. Atkins. Miss Atkins is the
granddaughter Of the venerable War
| rem Prior, aged % years, he retired
| jeweler of this city. her mother being
| Miss Ella Prior before she married
| the late Judge T. s.. Atkins. Of Rich
mond.
Mrs. w. Fl. Byrd, with infant son,
WAS able to return home from he
H~ighsmith hospital yesterday.
Mr.. Cameron r. MacRae. % VIII
!! mington, arrived in this city on the
noon train yesterday.
Mr.. r. \. Morgan. of Greenville. =.
c., a prominent member Of the South
Carolina legislature. was the guest on
Saturday and Sunday o. Hon and Mrs.
pacn <rT YI1ypan4rnf
There was an unusually large con-
gregation at Hay street Methodist
church on Sunday morning. attracted
by the fact that>tlle pastor. Rev. ID. III.
Tuttle, was to begin a movement fol
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

Democrats need not go to sleep with
the thought that the fuss now going On
in the state between h republicans
means thai they will not get together
when voting time comes this year
They always have a ro-~ over the Of
fees. and apparently become verv biz
ter. but they have a way Of buryin:s
their differences when they go to the
ballot box.-Franklin Times.
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CONFLICTING NEWS
Continued from First Page.)
4ampson, c. Brown, boy, San Francis
A Bamfield dispatch says:

u. brown, COY, San FFdIclS-
co.
A Bamfield dispatch says:
messages requesting that a boat
with coal, oil and other supplies be
sent to render assistance, have been
received. The latest reports from Cape
Beale say the survivors at Darling re-
ported that there still remain some
alive on board the ship.
Those on board the ship, it is said,
are prepared to fire a line ashore as
soon as the rescuers are ready to fas-
ten it to a bluff for a breeches buoy
support. This may result in the rescue
Of many Of those hitherto thought
lost"
Victoria, B.. c., January 24.-2:10 p.
m.-Confirmation has just been receiv-
ed that all ON board the Valencia have
been lost with the exception OF the
fifteen men who reached Cape Beale.
TIL survivors Of the Valencia disaster
!; are all members of the crew, comprls-
| ing Boatswain McCarthy's crew and a
boats crew headed by J. G. Miller. a
| frman. II is not clear whether there
| are nine or eleven in this crew.
$50 o. m.-The steamer Queen re-
| UOTlS Ludl WUCu SlC IO4l LIN
there were some 20 to3O persons cling
ing to the rigging. The Valencia IS
| almost submerged, only the after pare
of the hurricane deck being above wa
ter. There was slight hope OF rescue
| on account of the heavy sea.
Tacoma. Washington, January 2i.-
| The steamer Salvor is returning to
Victoria with sixty corpses from
the Valencia disaster. The vessel
should reach Victoria about 4:3O this
afternoon.
Victoria, B. c., January 24-The Ia
coma story of the SalvOr's coming Wltn
sixty corpses from the Valencia is one
of MANY unfounded rumOrs which have
been current since early this morning
The Salvor was reported at BaMelc
, Creek this afternoon, with no bodies.
There are other rumors, n that the
Salvor has twenty-five survivors, Du'
this is also thought to be untrue. Ru'
mOrs are also current that the steamer
Queen has lost a boat with its crew
but this also is unfounded as lar az
can be learned.
San Francisco, Cal, January ga
telegram to the Merchants Exchang'
from Victoria. B. c., says that nj
steamer Queen reports that the % OF
80 passengers clinging to the higgins
on the Valencia appeared to be mostly
women. The steamer City of Topeka
is near the wreck, but owing to tn
heavy sea is unable to send boats II
the persons still aboarc. 1t is though
the sea will moderate enough by TO
morrow morning to permit succor Il
reach those on board if they can main
tain their positions.
Victoria, B. c., January PA p. m
Mayor Morley, of Victoria has char
tered the tug Lawn, which will leav
as soon as possible for the Valencia
although it is feared she will arTiv
too late as a message from Cape Beal'
at 5 D. M, reports the steamer break
Ing up. The mayor has made arrange
ments with the commanding ofce o
the naval station at Esquimalt to sen
a life boats crew from H. NJ S. Egerl;
on the Lorne, to see If anything cal
be done to succor those who were j
the rigging of the wreck.
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of Negro Students Continues.

Strike of Negro Students Continues.
Talladega, Ala, January 23.-The
strike of students of the Talladega Col
lege for negroes continues and today
additional members of the student
body joined the recalcitrant students.
The trouble arose over the appoint
ment of L. o. Parks, & southern white
man, as assistant farm s%aperinten-
dent. About 200 have left the college.
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OF PURE FOOD LAW
pEcTLT OF INSPECTION AND
ANALYSIS OF FOOD PRODUCTS

panort Issued by the Department of
observation-disclosures by the State.
considering Appointments of Execu-
tive Committee for the Next State
Tair-Other Raleigh News Notes.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
OPENING OF BIDS FOR CANAL
THE LARGEST EVER RECEIVED
BY UNCLESAM'S GOVERNMENT
Number Submitted for Gigantic Undertaking Will
Necessarily Be Limited to Only the Largest
Contracting Firms of Country.

The largest bids ever submitted for
work 10 be done for the Government
will be recorded at noon next Wednes-
day when the offers of contractors for
the building of the Panama canal are
opened.
The bids are being prepared under the
invitation sent out by the Canal Com
mission on October 9. Since then more
than two hundred copies OF the general
plan for the construction of the canal
with plates and other data have been
furnished to contracting firms in this
country and abroad.
1t is not expected. however. that a
large number of proposals will be re-
ceived, the magnitude of the work pre-
Guiding any but the largest and best
equipped concerns from entering the
competition. A guaranty of 500 900. in
the form of a certified check or ap-
proved bond. is required with each bid.
II is probable that several foreign
firms notably. from Great Britain,
France. and Holland viii make bids.
The American firms may. In some in
stances club together. syudicates under
taking TO do what individuals would be
unable to handle.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
Death Record

Edward Davis. 60 years. 2s21 Cham
plain avenue
Sarah Hicks. 81 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital
Motley Nailor. IS years. Emergency
Hospital
Margaret McEeuua, g. years. 1872
ThlTty-fourth street northwest
Flora Strothers. S. years 1850 n street
northwest
William Blackburn. % years, 80 b
street southwest
Joseph Walker. f1 years, s3l Ridge
street northwest.
Hubert H. Wise. 50 years. 2l1 It street
northeast
John sullivan a years. ll42 Twenty
Lhird street northwest
Mary T. Edmonstou. "a years, 45 Eley-
enrr street northwest
Maria Wright IS years 1873 Corcoran
street
William Aydelotte. - years, 1885 Fif-
Je.Htu street northwest
Franklin H. Webster "a years 1893
Third street southwest
carrie Davis. go years 1929 New Jersey
avenue northwest
Henry Gray. - years. 1920 First street
southwest.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07

Among the American concerns which
sre expected 20 submit bids. either in
combinations OF as individuals, are the
following:
J. @. White & Co. New York;
O'Rourke Contracting Company, New
York; Robert B. Orr Engineering Com
pany, Kansas City: Z. Felix Construc-
tion Company st. Louis; American
Dredging Company, San Francisco;
North American Dredging Company.
Oakland, Cal; Chicago Engineering and
Construction Company, Chicago; >
Pearson q Son, Incorporated, Long Is
land City. y. Y; Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Company. New York; Goodwin
Construction Company. New York; ".
A EssOn 4 Co, Chicago, Lewis &
Kitchen. Chicago; Wellmau-Seaver-M Nor
gan Company Cleveland. Bell Engi-
necrinE and Construction Company,
New York; Fairbanks, Morse & Co,
Chicago. Westinghouse Electric Com
pany. Pittsburg: Hoffman Engineering
Company. Philadelphia, Naughton Com
pany. New York; LenoN Construction
Company, New y orki MyCabe Brothers
New York, Charles A. Sims & Co,
Philadelphia: NOTcToss Brothers & Co,
New York; Lawless Brothers, New
York; New York Tunnel Company. New
York. and Macay Engineering Company,
New York.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
Died.

BILDMAN-Ou Thursday December e. 1906
JOSEPH BILDMAN. beloved father Of Mrs
= RuseUthal. Mrs W. SchIosberg.
Funeral from his late residence, 1907 Sixth
street northwest. sunday morning. Deem
Der o. at DO O'Clock 1t
nEAN-On December o. 1876. JAMES NJ
DEAN.
Particulars in another column
TtED-Ju Thursday December g. 1870 III
$500 m,. at his residence Tho Regina
l2l4 1 street, CEEN FORD. If GooCh-
land county, Va, i'm the siNty-thirI year Of
his age.
Funeral services from the Church of the
Ascension. Twelfth street and Aiassachu-
~ettS avenue. az l2i3D Saturday.
'Ri"hmoud. Va. papers please Copy.} II
pNBST-On Thursday. December g. 1906 at
n O'Clock d. m.. MATTHIAS PABST. he
lowed father of Mrs. \. Schwartz.
Funeral sunday at 2-3D o'clock from his
late residence. lUl T. street southwest. Rela-
Jjycs and friends invited de7-3t
EIEXINGER-F Friday morning, December :.
1876. JOHN RIENlNGER- beloved husband
OF annie RieNingeT aged forty years six
months and nine days
Funeral Saturday O'Clock at Ser
-ruu's undertaking. establishment. All
friends respectfully invited 10 attend. II
RYAN-At New Orleans Ia. on December s.
beloved wife II the late Cornelius Ryan.
Remains viii arrive in Washington on
saturday morning and be taken 60 residence
90 her sister. Mrs. MCCfee. 1913 New Eamu-
shire avenue northwest. Notice Of funeral
later de6-&t
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
CONTINUE
AS HERETOFORE

It was rumored in Washington and
Alexandria today that the two ferries
plying between these cities had been
chartered by railroads TO run from Nor
folk and Newport News. Va. to the
jamestown Exposition and that next
March the service would be discontin-
ued. Lack of patronage was ascribed as
the reason for the discontinuance of
the line.
President Callahan, Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company. said
upon hearing the rumor: 1T is absO-
utely untrue There is no one In au-
thOTity 10 say the service viii be dis
continued for want OF patronage or any
other reason, one OF the ferries, the
Callahan, has been chartered TO run
TO the jamestown Exposition, but
what road viii get the boat Is not yet
known"
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
ANGRY AUDIENCE
At ALEXANDRIA
Footlight Stars Sang Unseen
and Then Quit
Coldly.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA. DEC.

The case of Clarence Logan, colored,
arrested last evening by Policeman
Sherwood on the charge of obtaining
money under false preJenses, was called
IN the police court this morning but was
continued until tomorrow morning.
Logan's arrest was caused by the failure
of a Washington theatrical troupe, OF
which he is the head, 10 give perform
auce at the opera house last evening,
under the auspices Of the Minutemens 3
Social Club, a cOIored organization.
About two hundred persons were in the
hall when the opening chorus was sung
behind the curtain but the curtain
did not rise. The audience, after wait
ing a while. got tired and demanded its
money or a performance. Meanwhile
Policeman Sherwood arrested Logan.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
NEW YORK COUPLE
HELD AS SUSPECTS
Arrested in Berlin as Anar-
chiStS With Designs on
Emperor.

BERLIN, Dec. Arthur Manning
Watt and wife Of New York. who gave
their address as II Battery place. have
been placed under police supervision
on suspicion that they are anarchists
with designs on the life OF Emperor
William.
Watt engaged a suite of rooms at the
Park hotel overlooking the grounds of
the automobile exposition which IL has
been announced the Kaiser will open.
Believing that the couple contemplated
an attempt on the Emperor's life. the
police made a search Of their rooms.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
School Board Meets.

Ex-Mayor l. II. Thompson presided
iu the city school board last evening in
the absence OF President Bryant. Re
ports were made showing repairs TO the
Seaton building and other matters.
Comment was made upon the allow
auce of Friday after Thanksgiving as
holiday in the white schools. and the
superintendent said that hereafter the
day following Thanksgiving would not
be given as "a holiday unless 10y special
direction of the board.
Ine Christmas holidays were fixed to
begin On December u and close on Jan
uary -