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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-10
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
Washington and Pamlico Railway
Company Observation-Disclosures sSus-
tain Mayor.
Raleigh, May z.

hdlelSQ, May L.
The board of aldermen sustained
Mayor Johnson in ~suspending from
duty Chief of Fire Department John
Mangum and continued his suspension
until June LIST, when he will be re-
stored to duty. The taking of evidence
in this locally sensational case ended
late this afternoon. Mayor Johnson
asked the board to do as much for
Johnson as possible. The evidence
showed a long use of city property by
outsiders without payment.
The Washington and Pamlico Rail
way Company is chartered, with a
hundred thousand dollars authorized
capital stock, to operate roads and fur
nish electric light power within fifteen
miles Of Washington.
The following opinions were filed by
the supreme court: -t... =.
Tice VS.. Whitaker, from Forsythe,
affirmed; Williams We. Railroad, from
CASTOR. new trial; Cook VS.. Dancy,
from Wilkes, new trial, Manufacturing
Company VS.. Moore, Caldwell, affirmed;
Barnhardt VS.. Hagmon, from Caldwell,
affirmed; Shakespeare VS.. Lumber Co.,
from Caldwell, new trial, costs divided
between parties. Harper VS.. Locke,
from Caldwell, per cuTiam, affirmed;
Turnpike Company VS. Absher, from
Wilkes, per curiam, affirmed; Smith
VS. Railroad, from Burke, dismissed by
consent.
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MAY HAVE REEN LYNCHED
Negro Who Attempted to Assault ~
Year Old Girl.

Columbia, S. c., May 7.-Lambhold
Carmichael, a Marion county negro, is
supposed to have been lynched some
time last night by a mob for an at
tempted assault upon Tincey Sawyer,
the p year-old daughter of John
Sawyer a we'll known farmer who lives
near Mullins. The little girls screams
brought her father to her aid and he
recognized the negro. The alarm was
Immediately given and a posse started
in pursuit Of the negro. When the
posse returned from the chase they
merely stated that the negro was out
of the way and that she could do no
more harm"
On Saturday night of last week a
negro made two attempts to assault
the wife Of a station agent in the same
ncighborhood.
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JAPS MUCH INTERESTED
Devote Much, Time Taking in Sights Of
Exposition.

Norfolk. Va, May 7.-During the
stay of the Japanese cruisers Chitose
and Tsukuba in Hampton Roads the
officers and men of the American bat
tleships Louisiana and Maine will en-
terrain the officers and men of the
Mikado's war vessels. Efforts are now
being made to arrange a rowing race
between the japanese and American
sailors and it is possible that the mer-
it's Of Jiu Jitsu will be tested against
the catch-as-catch-can of the Ameri-
cans On the mat. There is a friendly
intermingling of the men from the
American and japanese ships ashore
and the little sea fighters from the
east are %devoting more time to taxi
ing in the sights than have the men of
any of the other %squadrons which have
visited the Jamestown exposition.
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JEALOUSY SAID TO BE MOTIVE
Desperate Mar Also Attempted to Kill
His One-ycar Old Chld-TraSedy
Enacted I'm Presence OF n Sister OF
the Murdered Woman.

Washington, May 7.-As a result, it
is alleged, of a quarrel over a wedding
ring, William o. Rice, aged Is years,
Of 131 Hickman street southeast, this
city, and a telegraph operator ID the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
today shot and instantly killed his
wife Lillian, fired a shot at his one
year old baby Earl, which took effect
In the leg, and then committed suicide
by shooting himself. Rice, who work.
ed nights, returned to his home at an
early hour this morning and finding
his wife and baby asleep, woke them
up. A discussion ensued regarding
Mrs. Rice's wedding ring, it being al
legged that Rice had possession Of the
ring and would not return 1t to his
wife. A quarrel followed, when Rice,
securing a pistol lying on a table, fired
four shots.
Rice, his wife and child resided in
the house of Mrs. Rices' father and
mother. Her relatives think the crime
was actuated by jealousy although
| there was NO reason for it. The tr2g-
edy was enacted in the presence of
Miss Ida Groves, sister of the murder
ed woman Rice died almost instantly
two bullets having entered his body.
His wife breathed her last while in the
patrol wagon on the way to Provi-
dence hospital. Little Earl was de-
tanned at the hospital to be treated
for a bullet wound in the tieshy part
of his leg and while the surgeons
think he will recover from the effects
Of it, they are not certain that an in
jury to his head when he fell from his
mothers arms, will not result serious
ly. There have been two murders and
four suicides in Washington within "a
hours
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PROPOSED LOAN APPROVED
Government Officials VIII Cooperate
in Making Exposition Il Success.

Government Officials VIII CO-Operate
in Making Exposition Il Success.
Washington, May 7.-Secretary Cor
telyou and Assistant Secretary Edwards
of the treasury department held a con-
ference today with officials of the
Jamestown Exposition company, Pres
ident Tucker, Chairman Johnston and
Mr.. ElIyson of the board of governors
Of the exposition beinE present. De-
tails of the proposed loan Of $500. COO
by the company were submitted and
approved.
This fund will enable the
to pay off all outstanding obligations
and leave a balance sufficient for prop
er operation of the exposition
The government officials connected
with the exposition are anxious to aid
in making the celebration a success
and will cooperate with the company
in every way possible 70 bring about
that result.
Reports from the exposition grounds
are encouraging and Il is thought that
within a short time the exposition
will be in full operation.
Norfolk, Va, May 7.-As the result
Of conference Of Pres. Tucker, Chair.
Johnston, of the board Of governors
of the jamestown exposition, Vice Pres
ident A. II. Martin Of the exposition
company today announced a postpone
ment until tomorrow of the meeting Of
the board of directors Of the exposi-
ton company which was to have been
held today, to make final arrange
ments for the placing Of the $500, 0oU
bond issue authorized for the compile
ton OF the exposition The company,
it is officially stated, has several Of
fers for the floating of the bonds.
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PLACED MORTGAGE ON HOUSE
Mrs. William Thaw Secures 500, 900
OH t'Lyndhurst.'

Pittsburg, May 7.-"Lynhurst," the
~pretentious home of William Thaw,
in the East End section of this city,
has been ,mortgaged for 500, 900 ac-
cording to the Pittsburg Leader to-
night.
The mortgage was made some time
ago, the book containing the record
has been hidden, according to this
newspaper and information concerning
the document did not become public
until today. The interest charged is
5 1-2 per cent and the mortgage is
held by the Fidelity Title and Trust
Company.
1t viii mature in three years.
The papers were drawn in New
York city On March z, 1907 and was
witnessed by Attorney Clifford OF
-Thaw's counsel and John P. Meager,
a notary who did the work of witness
ing and putting the official seal of the
commonwealth Upon the document.
Extraordinary efforts We're made to
keep the mortgage secret.
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HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM HOME
In Company With Companion Al
tempted to Hold up Two Men-Pur-
sued by Police Who Saw Occurrence
Thought lie Killed His Pursuer.

Philadelphia. Pa. May Fooled in
his attempt to hold up with the aid OF
a companion two trolley conductors an
fearing that he had killed a policeman
in his effort TO escape Harold :. Jones,
aged 1s years, sho: and killed himself
on the street as he was ahnout to be
captured by another policeman. His
years, was arrested while in beI at
his home. Jones belonged to a good
family in the northwestern part of the
city. his father being a prosperous
business man. The boy had some diff
ferenccs with his father yesterday and
the boy was leaving the house his
weeping mother asked him what he
was going TO do and he replied: Il
don't know and don't care"
Jones sought out Gedde and they
were not heard Of again until they
turned ur in West Philadelphia and
held up the two conductors. They
showed fight and Jones and his COM
panion fed. Policemen saw the oc-
c~urrencc and gave chase Jones
turned and shot at one Of the pursuing
policemen. The bullet went wide OF
the mark, but the policemen in order
10 deceive the fleeing youth dropped to
the sidewalk as if he had been shot.
Jones saw him fall and stopped, back
ed up against the side Of a house and
sent a bullet into his own heart.
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LASTED OVER AN HOUR
Men Wounded, Some of WHOM
VIII Die-DoZen or More Arrcsas
Nadc-Poiicc Reserves Called Gut
and Are PatrolIing Streets.

San Francisco. May 7.-Strike break
ers in the uniforms OF car inspectors
and strikers and their sympathiZers
fought this afternoon CT Turk stree
for more than an hour. Eight mel
were Shot. among them a policeman
and Detective Bell. Several Of the men
will die. The shooting was done by
strike breakers from car windows, / n
response 10 Il shower of paving stones
and bricks hurled by the mob.
Eight men received bullet wounds
, some of W Itch will prove fatal.
Finally a dozen or more Of the
guards were arrested by reserves from
the central police staten and a !
crowd boarded the ear most car and
started it back to the barns.
Arriving thehe the strikers charged,
! revolver fire was opened from the
barns. In this encounter several %
, men were shot. A nor. Mol mar
threw the switch at Turk Il Fillmore
streets and the derailed a shot into
the sidewalk, manning two men whos
names have not been learned. In the
stampede hat followed, scores Of won
| en- and children We're trampled upon.
The appearance of relief squads to
| reinforce Police Captain Mooney ;
| men resulted about 4:30 in the partial
dispensing of the crowds.
4 rumor has !. that Superintendent
| Chapman was seen about 8 o'clock
! driving rapidly on Golden Gate av-
enue, in an automobile that was dash
! ed with blood. There is no confirma-
ton Of the rumor that Mr.. Chapman
was wounded. Practically all OF the
police reserves at the various precinct
. stations have been called out and are
! now p%atrolling the neighborhood OF
Fillmore and Turk streets.
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RAILWAY
Brotherhood Meet in Biennial ConVen-
ton in Atlanta.

1DToIilI llbch * III bIti .
ton in atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga, May 7.-More than 500
delegates gathered here today for the
biennial convention of the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen. Grand
Master p. H. Morrissey, of Cleveland,
O., presided.
Formal welcome was extended to
the visiting delegates this evening In
a public meeting al which addresses
We're made by Governor j. NJ. Terrell;
Mayor Joyner, G. T Ladscn and Je-
rome Jones. Response was made by
Grand Master Morrissey and L. S.
Coffin, of Fort Dodge, Aa.
The appointment of a board on in
to pass upon claims in the
years in which no convention IS held,
and the discussion Of labor policies
with particular reference to the a3so-
citation idea which was employed re-
Gently in Chicago, when forty rail-
roads were dealt with collectively in
stead of Independently as formerly, are
among the important topics to be dis
cussed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-10
Used DoUBLE-BARRELED GsN
All of His Victims Inmates OF same
Boarding HouSe-FouEhi Like n
Demon When Attempt Wa Made to
Arrest Him.

Arrest Him.
San Francisco. May 7.-Walter G.
Davis. a carpenter. in a At of insanity.
today, shot and killed hve persons at
4l4 Pierres street. in this city. Davis
and his victims all resider with the
family Of Orson Bush, who
\ boarding house. Davis home Is IN
Farmersville. near Fisalia, this state.
where he had a wife aGd six Children
He has been working here as a carpen-
ter since the fire. The shooting was
don. with a double barrel shot gun
Davis who slept in the o with
Young Orson Bush and W. E. Beard.
arose shortly after ! O'Clock and shot
his two room mates.
After killing Bush and Beard, Davis
took a box of shells from a she'll ana
walked down the hallway where he met
Mrs. Lille Carothers. 4 hoarder, who
had heard the first two shots and had
come 10 her doorway 10 find out what
was the matter. He shot her and, with
the remaining she'll shot Mrs. Orson
Bush
NJ. Z. Winton. a government sur
veyor. who had recently come here
from New York, was killed while he
lay in bed.
Orson Bush. Sr.. heard the shooting
and rushed upstairs. where he was met
by the murderer. The appearance OF
, the hall indicates that Bush made 4
! desperate fight for his life. His body
was found as il had fallen at the head
OF the stairs
Seventeen-year-old Annie Bush cIac
| running into the hall and met Dayk.
He turned the gun upon the girl. aHa-
ing al her head. The girl found voice
to say Please don't shoot me- and
the shot gun dropped from Davis
hands.
Il can't do it." he said. You are
a good girl. Besides you look like
my own child, and | would see her face
if ! killed you"
When the policemen came 10 arrest
Davis he fought like a demon and n
riot call was turned in Seven officers
responded in an automobile. Two Of
ficers engaged Davis in a CONVERSE
ton while the others got behind him
and pinioned his rms He was then
removed TO the detention hospital
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WAS PAID SIGNAL HONOR
Japanese Vice Admiral RANKING" Of
fccr in Hampton Roads.

Norfolk. Va, May 7.-SignaI honor
was paid today to Vice Admiral Sir
Zero 1njun, commander Of the Japan
csc squadron in Hampton Roads. He
is the ranking naval officer in the
waters off the jamestown exposition
grounts ant today every commander
of the American and foreign fleets
called upon him. The first to cali was
Admiral Davis of the American fleet,
representing Admiral Evans, who is
sick. The commanders of the Italian,
Austrian. French and other squadrons
then called. The japanese cruisers oe-
cupy the places in the battleship COL
umn made vacant by the departure Of
the British squadron.
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FOR GRANTING REBATES
.Baikroad Companies Indicted by Fed
cral Grand Jury.

New York, May "A federal grand
'..jury which has been Investigating re-
bates cases today indicted the Chica-
go Rock Island and Pacific railway
company, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railway company, New York, On
Erio aad Western railway Company
md the Western Transit company On
. 9arGes OF granting rebates to the
: american Sugar Refining Company.
All the indictments contain several
&C rnts, the largest number being in
tn ~ against the Ontario and Western,
VIII ico charges thirty separate offences.
TIL, New York Central md Hudson
Riv q railroad was indicted some time
ago, found guilty and fined heavily.
The Sugar Refnig Company, which
was lso indicted for accepting rebates
from the New York Central, entered a
plea O. = guilty and paid a fine.
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ON NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Failed in Attempt to Blow up Express
Car-Bloodhounds Put on Trail
and One of Men Capturcd-Posse in
Pursuit of Other.

Butte, Mont, May THE North
Coast limited east bound train, No. p,
on the Northern Pacific railway was
held up by two masked men near
Welch's spur a siding Is miles east
Of Butte, at 2:15 this morning.
Engineer James Glow was shot ana
killed and Fireman James Sullivan was
shot through the arm. Without max
ing an attempt to blow up the express
car. as was evidently intended. the
robbers jumped from the engine n
ran down the mountalnslde, dIsap-
pearing in a gulch several undre
yards from the track.
Sheriff Henderson, OF Butte, was no.
titled and with a posse left on a train
for the scene Of the holdup. Sheriff
Webb. of Yellowstone county was on
the train and, with one of the train
crew, started ON the trail Of the hold
I'D men five minutes after the shoot
ing. Bloodhounds were put IN the
trail and this afternoon one of the
fugitives was captured at Woodville,
near Butte. The robbers left a teles-
cope grip ON the tender of the lOcomo-
tive. The grip was full Of giant pow
der, evidently intended for use in
blowing up the express car. The men
boarded the train presumably at the
Butte transfer, where a locomotive for
the Montana division was attached.
One mile west of WEIGH the men
crawled over the tender, and with
drawn guns, commanded the engineer
to stop the train, which he did. En-
gineer Glow, however, made a show
of resistance and one Of the robbers
fired, shooting him through h body
killing him instantly. The other man
shot at Sullivan, breaking his arm.
When the train stopped Conductor
Bert Culver and the train crew ran to
the engine where they found a colored
man. who related the circumstances Of
the hold up. This man said that he
had been stealing a ride and that the
men offered him a third of the booty
if he would assist them. He said he
had refused to take any part in the
hold up. He says he can identify the
robbers, and the man is being held for
that purpose.
THE posse with b~loodhounds was
Joined at WEIGH by H. Goddard, chief
Of the Northern Pacific detectives at
Livingston; Deputy Sheriff Keen of
Gallatin county, and by James Latta
of Bozeman. Keen and Latta are the
men who traced and captured ike
Grave1le, who, some time ago, tried to
force the Northern Pacific. Railroad
company to pay him $4,000 blackmail
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WILL REMAIN IN STATUS QUO
Mexico Awaiting Answer 10 Second
Note to Guatemala.


Note TO Guatemala.
City of Mexico, May 7.-According
to the state department today the Qua
temalan question remains unchanged.
Minister of Foreign Relations Mariscal
denied emphatically that diplomatic
relations between the two countries
had been broken off, or that the pre-
liminaries for such a contingency had
been planned.
Mexico has sent another and a
stronger note to Guat. mala, insisting
upon the delivery of General Jose Lii
ma, accused of instigating the murder
of General Manuel Manuel Barrillas
and also insisting upon the sending
Of COlnnel Onofre Bone as a witness
in the Barrillas murder case.
Pending the receipt of an answer to
the note sen by the Mexican govern
ment to Guatemala, affairs will remain
in statue 10.
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SOUGHT RELIEF IN DEATH.
Mrs. Emily Gibson. of Concord, n. C.
Commits Suicide.

Baltimore, May Mrs. Emily Ma
rruder Gibson, wife of Robert E. Glib
son, of Concord, n. C, committed sui
eide today by swallowing carbolic acid
at the home Of Mr.. William H, Cor
man, brother of the late Senator Cor
man. at Gainesville, a suburb of this
city.
Mrs. Gibson was suffering from ner-
Vous trouble. She was 55 years old and
was born in Virginia, being a daughter
of the late Allen B. Magruder and a
niece Of the Confederate General John
BaAkhead Magrader.
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\ QUESTION OF VEENCITY
Pol;cen,: m Says He Was PLAYING
poker. Sheriff Says He Was Not.

New Y, ork, May 7.-Something Of a
sensation was caused in Jefferson City
today by the arrest OF Sheriff Kaiser
OF Hudson county, the county in which
Jefferson City is situated, in a raid ON
an alleged poker game in Il saloon.
The policeman who made the arrest
declares the game was in full prog
ress when he burst into the room and
said that the sheriff had in his posses
sion poker chips and some of the mcn-
ey was on the table.
Sheriff Kaiser says his arrest was a
mistake that he was merely playing
pipcchle when the policeman broke in
to the room.
The sheriff was taken to the police
station in d patrol wagon with sever
al other prisoners, but was permitted
to 20 ON his own recognizance.
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Convicted of PeOnagc.

!, Tampa, Fla, May IF. L. Howden,
general manager of the Prairie Pebble
Phosphate company at Mulberry, Fla,
was convicted this afternoon of peon-
age by a jury in the United States
court after a two days trial. Judge
Locks reserved sentence. The court
Immediately proceeded with the trial
of w. C. Sprott, marshal of Mulbairy,
en- a similar charge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-10
ELECTION IN BALTIMORE
Branches of City Council Demo
cratic by Large Majorities.

Baltimore, May Tn the munich
pal election held here today, J. Barry.
Mahool was elected mayor over the
present incumbent, z. G. Timanus, by
a majority Of $500. Both branches
Of the city council are democratic by
large majorities. The democrats also
elected the comptroller and the presi-
dent Of the second branch OF the city
council.
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thick and sluggish with the emulation left in the sysem from breathing the
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warner weather, these waste matters and posons are distributed through the circulation,
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Visit Geo. O. Gaylord's today and
get some Bleaching
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Bleaching sale today at GaylorC's.
10 yards for zoe. Best Calicoes &c.
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these days about living close to nature, and
it is more applicable to medicines, perhaps,
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