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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
TRYING TO FORCE ELECTION
Question of Di-pcnsary or Prohibition
Report Of Receiver OF the isaiesgh
and Charleston Road.
eSperial to The Messenger.)

49,
Raleigh. y. c. August -1.@CharlSs
f. Slatou. n Ethel Foust came here
from Danvflle. Va. were married. and
left Immediately. II IL thought TO be
a runaway match.
J. II. Turner who has taken charge
Of h Raleigh and Charleston
formerly the Carolina Northern n1sd
his report showing money and prop
critics amounting TO over hair a mill
lion dollars. Y. T.. AcBee was form
er.y receiver.
4 summons 10 S@rved BY a deputy
sheriff GA Mayor johnson and every
alderman. TO appear before Judge
Webb at chambers at SmIthncld sep
TENDER 10Th. 10 show cause why .
mandamuS should not b. 1ssaed re-
curing them TO cali an election for
Raleigh township on IN. question OF
dtSpenzary or prohibition. The mayor
and aldermen having declined TO take
such steps upon the advice Of the
city attorney who holds that the Watts
lax gives no authority for an election
on the question OF -fispensa-y or pro-
hIbltioE while dispeTIsAry Is IN force
The Chrig-ian church calls TO the
pastoral. Rev. DR.. J. Presly Barrett,
formerly pastor. but later Of Norfolk
and CoyIngiou. Ohio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
ANARCHIST IN NORFOLK
Man Run Out of Russia on Account
OF His Teachings Lands in the Vir-
ginia City.

Norfolk. Va. August 27.-"He Is d
real Russian anarchist, run cut Of
Russia five months ago. He does not
believe in marriage. He secured a
signed paper from a relative Of mine
giving him a half interest in her store.
and an agreement hat she should BE-
come his wife. / demanded that he
marry her and this vas the cause Of the
trouble"
This was the sto-y OF c. Friedman.
aged &c. who appeared in the police
court this morning with Benis Batoo=e.
aged % years. charged Jointly win
fighting and disturbing the peace.
Batoose stood before the court II 4
sullen mood. with no denial Of The
charge brought b. Friedman that IL
had been -un out Of Russia because Il
his anarchistic teachings.
Justice simmons. shocked al the de-
Ivelopment Of the trial. continued tie
case for further investigation and COM
United Batoose 70 Jail until tomorrow.
Friedman was released upon his own
recognizance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
TO DISTRIBUTE TO PEASANTS
100000 Acres of Appanage Lands
Transferred to the Peasants Bank.
Urgency of the Situation Shown.

st. Petersburg, August 27.-The dis
tribution of crown appanages the first
part Of the administrations agrarian
programme, by which it is hoped to
win the ~peasantry to the support of the
government at the coming elections,
was put in effect today when an ukase
was published transferring the 4,5OO, 600
acres Of appanage lands mentioned in
the Associated Press dispatches August
% to the peasants bank for distribution
to the peasants. The urgency of the
situation is such that the ukase which
was signed the day Of the attempt on
the lige of Premier Stolypin was ga
zetted without waiting for final deci-
sion as to the method and terms Of
payment. The principal question
whether the latter shall be So or 60
years, has not yet been decided. The
announcement on this point, and OF the
transfer of 100, 900, 900 acres Of crown
lands will be made later.
The lands chosen for this first dis
tribution includes:
First: Lands under cultivation which
are not contiguous TO forest uacts
and where leases have expired.
Second: Forests adjoining or sur
rounded by peasant holdings.
Third: Wood lands suitable in the
governments of Archangle and Vo-
logda.
The following kinds Of appanges are
excluded from these operations:
District devoted to factories, foun-
ed with agricultural or other valuable
buildings or gardens in a high state OF
cultivation: those unsuited for farming
and, finally, crown lands in the Crlmea
and trans-Caucasia and apperta1nlng 10
the Bieloviesch forest. .
The apportionment of land assigned
for sale and the taxation impossible on
said lands will be fixed by the commit
tee appointed by the imperial ukase Oh
March 4 with the assistance of the pea
SAINTS bank.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Havana. August a-.-At the momen
today when the government was -
suing a proclamation Offering pardon
10 rebels who would lay down their
farms. its forces were dealing the most
telling blow that has Yet been struck
against the insurgents In he field.
For several days il had been stated
that General Guzman's force - in
~surgents. which was variously esti-
mated az 200 upwards. contemplated
ian attack on c~lenfuegus. Colonel
Vale. with a detachment OF rural
guards and volunteers, Was dispatch
ed 10 Cienfuegos for the purpose ~
engaging Gauzn1an and breaking up
the band, The encounter Of the two
FORCES today resulted In the worst dis
aster which the insurgents have Sus-
famed up 10 this time. They lost u
men killed. and many wounded. while
the loss 10 The government force WAS
one man killed.
That the insurreCtion Is In a Shaky
condition seems TO be a fact. although
the end may not be near a. members
OF the guards seem 10 believe. Con-
gresham Fautisno Guerra. the !nsur-
gent leader operating in rh- Province
I"f Pinar del Rio. in a signed state
m"nt telegraphed to the Associated
Press tonight declares that he j.. As
determined as ever that thu last pres
idential election shall he annulled be-
fore there al be peace in Cuba.
That the Guerra force OF 1000 men
rs well armed. and supplied with am
munition n food Is amply verified.
Their greatest drawback now is the
lack of money, but the people Of the
western part OF Pinar del Rio are
furnishing them with all the supplies
needed, taking in return therefor or
lders on the Cuban government" and
IN many cases refusing to accept n
consideration.
The governments offer of amnesty.
(which was issued this afternoon 4.
variOusly received. 1t is impossible
TO say what its effect Will be upon
Those 10 whom it is addressed. Alfredo
lZayas, president of the senate and lead
Ter of the liberal party, stated tonIghA
THAT he was unable to express n
lOpinion as to whether the insurgents
would grasp the opportunity offered
them Of su~rrendering, but said IN his
iOpinion, as a lawyer. Secretary Mon
ItafD could not legally issue u c an
IOrder for the constitution provides
that only the president may make
ISuch a proclamation which must be
icountersigned by some member of The
icabinet. Secretary MOntalvO on The
contrary stated o the Associated Press
that the offer of clemency was issued
by the direction of President Palma
land also gazetted officially. The see
Iretary added that the document was
in reality an order of the Secretary
of the Interior, issued by direction of
the president to General Rodguez,
commander of the rural guards. The
foreign element, including many Amer
leans, criticise the offer Of amnesty
as a weak and disappointing action.
showing a desire for peace al any
price and a willingness 10 sacrifice the
possibility of future security 10 a pres
tent e~xpediency.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Chicago, August e7-The nve, and
second federal grand a.rlcs salsy re-
turned Ten inIic;rsars a..a!as. tho
Standard oil company before Judge
Bethea in the United States GREAT,
ooarL The indictments. which contain
'.i-> counts. are all in connection with
the granting 81 rebates. No railroad
was mentioned in the indictments r.
tG~ned today.
Each OF the G.t-S counts in the ten
indictments covers an alleged uaense.
and all Is based on tank car shipments
OF petroleum products from the refn-
cries Al Whiting. Indiana. According
IL a statement issued after the lndict-
mentS had been returned. from the
Offices Of the United State district at
toTney. these shipments we carried
b. the following roads.
Chicago. Burlington and quincy:
Chicago and Alton: Chicago and Eas-
tern Illinois: Evansville and Tcrre
Haute: Illinois Central. Southern and
Lake Shore, and Michigan Southern
According 10 this statement the Bur
lingtou and Alton roads had published
lawful rates of Is cents per hundred
pounds 10 East 81. Louis from Whiting
and - Il cents to 81. Louis. but
Standard Oil company, on a secret es-
tablished rate at six ana : IL cents TO
these points respectively"
The statement then continues: .un
such shipments to points In the south
beyond Grand Junction the Standard
ntf o.. .E--lJ l...- .,sl -
lawful rates for the different points OF
destination. but was given concessions
which averaged about - IL per cent.
Of the published rate. The same is
true Of shipments handled by the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois and Evans
vile and Terre Haute To Evansville,
Ind, and points beyond.
The concessions given to the Standard
Oil company by the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern road We're In the
shape OF cancellations OF storage
charges at Chicago Of 5 cents per ton
per day on all oil delayed in delivery.
Other oil shippers were compelled tn
pay the storage charges. -
The charges against the Illinois Cen
trail and Southern railroads are the
same as those in relation TO the ship
ments made 10 points beyond Grand
Junction
It was declared by the district attor-
ney's office that the penalty for each
ofense alleged In the Indictments is n
fine of not less than 81 900. nor more
than 500 600. IL Is believed By the gov
attorneys that the lawyers Tor
the Standard Oil company viii enter
the ~aDneaTaucp OF the corporation In
court as soon as they have examined
the indictments. There is no authori-
t. at present allowing the arrest of me
officers OF a corporation against which
indictments have been found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Superintendent Shipp Presents His
Resignation.

Lexington. Va, August 27.-At a
special meeting of the board Of visi-
tors of the Virginia Military Institute
here today the superintendent, Cen
eral Scott Shipp. presented his resig-
nation to tax effect at the pleasure
of the board. The board appointed
five members to consider the resigna-
ton and nah a report at a meeting
in June 1907. General Shipp was made
superintendent on the retirement in
1890 of General Smith. General Ship
has been connected with the school
for fifty years, having entered as a
cadet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
MOVEMtNI AGAINST HEARST
Ca|' Tor Independent Democrats
to Meet at Albany.
PROBABLY IN FAVOR oE E,o>-
Lie circular Calling the Confere,c.
That Every County in
me state VIII be Represented-D.
oady Herrick, Mayor Adams Of
huf1alo and District Attorney ,Jer-
ONE r among the Speakers.

New York, August 27.-Tbe Evenin o
POST today announced that a number
OF independent democrats have signed
and issued a circular calling a confer
ence at Albany, September 5, at which
every county in the state will be renre-
scented. The circular that
addresses will be made at this confar-
ence by District Attorney Jerome
among others, and that others have
oeen invited to speak, including Mayor
j. ID. Adams, Of Buffalo; Edward NJ.
Richard Of Brooklyn and D. Cadv
Herrick.
The Post said it is evident from the
wording Of the call that the indepen-
dent democrats who have issued it ara
against Hearst and that their attitude
towards Jerome is indicated by the
fact that he will address them. The
circular declares that the purpose Of
the conference is to take whatever ac-
tlon seems mot effective lin the pres
ent emergency to prevent the compile
ton OF the corrupt deal which is con-
templated, involving the sale of the
democratic name and organization"
The circular says also that there is
danger that the party will fall a prey
either to selfish corporate influence,
TO some u~nprincipled demagogue with
out fixed political principles or to some
clique of INSCRIPTIONS politicians with
out any political principles whatever"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Annapolis. Nd. Aug. 1.-THE orders
governing the final graduating Of the
Sc members Of the first class who were
held over for special summer instruc-
ton were issued az the naval academy
by Superintendent Sands today. The
graduation exercises will be held In
Bancroft hall instead OF In the big
armory. September T. Secretary Of the
Navy Bonaparte viii be the only
speaker. The final examination Of the
tembe- Ord. rs
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Returned Against the STAN
dard Oil Company.
IN THE us. CIRCUIT COURT
All OF Them in Connection Nth
the Granting of Rebates.

indictments Contain s.tas ,s,uufS
Zach OF Which Covers an arlreui
'H'h-'' the Penalty for IaSh Of
fcn>r BEING IA Fine OF From ST.
Ia .0oo->o IsaIlruat j. A~o-
toned In tho IndiCtmt
mcnt Issued frum Ofacr If th~ ns,-
triCt Attorney.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Fatal Wreck on the Great Northern

ST. Paul, Mimi, August Z1.-Reports
received at the headquarters OF the
Great Northern railway here say tnat
an eastbound mixed train was deraileo
near Swift, Montana, last night. A
combination passenger coach was over
turned. and Frank E. Prewitt, and
charles Schultz, of Arlington, Mont
passengers were killed. A brakeman
named Brown was also killed Eignt
or ten passengers were bruised. TIE
! cause Of the derailment is unexplained.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

New Haven. Conn, August 2T.-Ar
Bryan has declined the prefer o.
President Mellin's private a Or his
trip from New York TO this city. In
his letter he says: II do not think il
would be wise 20 ccept favors from
the railroad. Let me pay my fare and
ride as I usually do
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
,''''' ships sold for S1O3.

="
! ~ August 27.-Three
T. >-.S captured by Admiral
VA manila Bay. May /, 1898,
: n" navy department to-
X s These ships were ad-
: Vera Asiatic ports, the
-..- u Advertising being SIS, and
{ apartment is quite satisfied
-. " re- suf1cint to cover the
3 .1Tarcising. The three
b - A.laE, NIanileno, and Min
have been stripped OF
L rr.e movable. and are simply old
Eg = .-'~-lE useless for any pur-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
F1IIW IN EFFECT
~
/ Bi1 Became Operative
Last Night.
~ -.
BENEFIT! SHIPPERS
|. o,+,in in Advance Final
',,+pnent Of all Charges.

81 required to Establish a
-,-rrm OF Bookkeeping.
/ feature VII Not Go Into Eff
r,,I ,iuur 1T. ~19O7-Epected
Iva, Wl,h the Rebate Evils.
all. are filing Their Sched-
uth ,pr commission as Rapid
The, can be- Completed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

The managers of the railroad and
steamship lines have met in conven-
ton and resolved to obey the rate
law. Il would have been a dickens Of
a come of il they had done anything
dse.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
TWO R OFFICIALS
KILLED BY ASSASSTNS
General Min Shot Down by a Young Girl on the s,,,;., PIT.
0fma at fsterh0f-Cen' Won Liariianski. Acting Gov err
nor General of Warsaw Killed While Driving in a Cab.

! warsaw, August 27.-General Won
L~1arlianski, acting military governor
general OF Warsaw. was shot and kill
ed at ? O'Clock this afternoon while
irving in a cab. The assassin scaped.
1hls morning an unknown man
warned the cabmen of this city gen
orally not TO drive any Of the generals.
General Won Liarlainski was COM
mander OF the fifth army corps sta
toned at Warsaw.
General Won Liarlianski was drIv-
Ing IN a carriage from the command
ants Office 10 his residence. AS the
generals driver slackened speed at q
place where the street was torn I'D for
re-paVlng, an unknown young man
nred four shots at Won Liarlainski
through the top Of the carriage, one
OF the bullets entering the generals
breast under the heart. The coachman
whipped up his horses and drove at
full speed to the hospital, where the
general died almost instantly.
Won Liarlianski had only recently
Deen appointed acting military govern
Or of this city.
st. Petersburg, August 26.-Satur-
days unsuccessful attempt on the life
OF Premier StOlypin, with it's sicken-
ing, useless slaughter Of 80 persons
was followed tonight by another revo-
lutiOnary outrage in which General
Min, commander Of the Seminovsky
Guard regiment, and who, since his
promotion to be general has been at
tached as a personal %adjutant to the
suite of the emperor, was killed on the
station platform at PeterhOf by a
young woman who fired five shots into
his body from an automatic revolver,
and then, without resistance, submitted
to arrest. The capture of the girl was
effected by General Minis wife, VINO
held her until the arrival of an officer.
This was the third successive at
tempt on the life of General Min, who
was condemned to death by the ter
rorists Immediately after the Moscow
revolt last December on account of the
stern repression pract1ced by a battal-
ion under his command, especially for
the wholesale execution of persons
condemned by drumhead court-martial
for being caught with arms in their
hands.
General Min was returning from the
capital to his summer residence at
PeterhOf and had just greeted his wife
and daughter on the platform when a
young woman-almost a girl-ap-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
WI south Carolina Planter
Murdered.

- August 27.-George
O. Vel known planter of
2ighr section was murdered
I'm ~ ne plantation home of
Il -. L"DleS Island. He was
'3dy T., ""dd and his son found
? returning home. William
he ,~sro, is in Jail charged
sN. ~ He denies killing
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

h. r.-.. A.-..1. -''-lhe he" rail-
~ .." ".-.0 applleS 10 all rail-
..-- Interstate business
.u ~@-.. H.. 4ldhl9ht 10 night.
D.-o. -I by me Interstate
-r "l..-0."n. According to
49,. "A. ... roads were to have
Commission nv mid
/ :~ I'D oba
l 80
.T- 81. '.'. NE 1uH coSI u
i'm from point to point, but
t,-,r- .g 10 the making IN
,,,orrou +bona
q "..Ia7 II me supper IS
: FL, o .0~ able - obtain in adj
final. -,.-.manr Of the CHARGES
Us @'. .'"'H mat III io0' noI
n.s company mas been able to fully
r--r The provisions of the
.1ar, 70 boro oil +boir
1~ %" lire - IHIohlsnt' Inc
. switching charges was the
, @.g.t al completion.
IL law every company which
81 complete its schedules might
I'll. but j. il understood that the
.l,a'- commerce commission will
additional time in every case
z road has given evidence of
~ intent 10 comply with the law.
b iscuss his and other points, a
-.-ao representing the big eastern
r4l> wiLl @ To Washington to-
1r in order % meet the commits
This conference will be attended
r. Anthracite coal roads, which
a-I.oos 70 obtain a ruling from
commission on that section of the
witch prohibits a railroad from
tn rom one state to another
ride manufactured, mined or
.1-. nv II Except for its own use.
would include coal.
j. expected that shippers will
.--r>e.yes benefited by the pro-
which requires the railroads to
d. a.. charges of whatsoever
II N heir quoted rates Here
3 shipper has had to figure for
n. On refrigerator and elevator
: ma The dozen or more other
--a.s. dickering with the separ-
.~FanieS, which had a hand in a
G'~at,on ter care of his shipment.
-- railroad must do that, and the
meets but one charge, and
WIN 'H' one concern. All the
Oh. Side charges are cOnsoh-
d III. private cars, side tracks,
~.1-"%.s. elevators are made
' '1~ law
If" law also requires the rail-
70 establish Il uniform system cf
~ and t" keep their books
">t'..."h ut all inns oy the
..."-."oiS Of the COMMISSION.
! expected 70 go Tar TO
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
IAsURGtNT FORCES DEFEATED
u Killed and Many Wounded in
Battle at Cienfuegcs.
GUERRA FORCE WELL ARMED

in~>nrrection aprrar~ To- b. in a >hakx
Condition bat the Leader. Congry~-
man Guerra says lie i a. Deter
mined H. Every That the Last Flee
ton Shall BE- .Annulled Before There
l. Peace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-28

- uIToR The star ! have bust
IL returned from a trip over
the iins q ths proposed ralls
way this company - pstfing Be- feF
shs puspoze e moving tEs ufr Ia ths
Great Northern Railway. where y
crosses Fuss Creek four miles east
q Skykemish found between
one hundred and fifiY aaa two hun-
drsa men AZ work on shs grade. ard
the photographs I send yea infi-
cate the character - the work ties
are daiug No ere ear realize TIE
the obstacles 20 be met With Nha
has uot visited this mountainous
country The starting u the work
was ths enttiuK away II she timber
through which the road wiil run %
ies banks Il Foss River, and |
Roand 81 actual edunt that the av-
erase numbsr % trees FOE TIE first
mile appfaxiusatsd twenty trees 70
one hundred feet % grade ana the
cost e poNdef alans for blowing out
The sfuups hAs been bsfwesn three
and faur thousand cellars Running
AZ this road does on she FIRST haugh
u the mountains. Immense bowl
defa were found buried IN the earth.
which neresnilated hand labor al
most continuously. and only at
times could the ordinary serapera
BE- used. To add 20 this The rofnps-
~ has had % face almost continue
oua rainfall up 70 the first ~ this
month. aH IN this mountainous
country & requires very little ex.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-28

torrents. even when ths san !.
shining h Seattle Yet e the face
% al thls. the couspany has Ia The
speee - = ntfls ever shiftsn wesk.
completed three mlilss Of az fiue a
fuadtst 80 there i IN ths stats -
washington They have also The
ties Gus Zoe ths first two miles. ana
have the rtsht % va cat eat and
elsafed far the entire ienaih - the
Foad. barrtns fhs last fsN hundred
feet.
A. I ioarneYet oesr ths grade
whtrh has "a average - 80 ser
cent. from the Great Northern 20
the terminal ~ the tfamway. seine
six ana a quarter miles distant. I
could act help tui BE- impressed
WITH ne wonderful power 81 Foss
Greek. Khieh runs down this valley
and on witch ths company has The
water tishfs The time 10 rot Tar
distant When they vii ha q factor
IN the marketing Of electric current
in this county. - g ls not unfsasan-
able to believe that fully go zoe
horse rover could be developed at
20 great cost
A. camp Ne found Mr James
coserote. fhr manager II the finas
Greek Construction Company. which
has the contract for The grading %
fho road afr Coagrovs TOOK spc-
cial care 10 show So over the lins.
and we could not help bat BE- TN.
pressed wiih the buslnsas.iike
methods which obtain in all she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-28

CREATES, fiuanciers Ia the world are
buying copper stocks today where
ever they can find them. one need
rot be surprised At their seeuma-
tailan q wealth. for with a prop
srsy like this nlth a. is-foo; vein
of ore averaging as II does today
see 90 Per ton. the Incentive ir 10
purchase e. LARGE an amount as
possible. aud II viii eniY be . short
time when this company win push
tie output upwards 20 Geo tons per
DAY n possible. which means won-
defful earnings
When one stands on the peah ~
the mountain ~ the Dutch Miller
and follows the strike 81 the vein
from northwest % southeast. which
l. plainly indicated BY the rusty iron
stain which indicates the oufcrop-
ping Of the same fismTe vein. be
cannot help but believe that King
County IL soon 30 see the day when
copper mining VIII Be one - the
great Industries There "a every
proof today that this section %
kinN County 10 very rich ~ COPPER
Gre. The Trout LAX. Minlnd Com
pany he's inHi uncovered = tslntinn-
alton ~ the same vein ~ extgts On
the Dutch Miller. although u = five
miles distant The snoauaimls Cop
per Company, only three miles IN
the other direction - mining ore o.
the same high grade. proving the
existence of valuable deposits be-
yond question. J. \. c.