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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-19

Raleigh, \. G.. ApriI IL 4 special
from Wilmington &C. The \cws and OBJ
server says. Th- Aflr,tic EationaI
Bank. packag" OF whose currency
amounting to $4,000 was stolen 10
transit from Wilmington to New York
has hecn repaid by the surely
company 10 the banks correspondent
in New York. to whom the original
package was consigned. The bank
gave a statement ten days ago as !.
the loss Of the package Al the ur-
gent request Of the ppst"ffico inspee-
tors here at work on the case th-e
publication was withheld. IL being rep
resented b. the government officials
that they we're on the track OF the
gully parties. and any premature pub
hcation would defeat the ends OF jus
tice.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-19

Washington. April lG.-Chisf Ross-
Office Inspector EiCkery tonight sssies
that the robbery OF Il $4,000 .a.ea4e
In the mails between Wilmington. -
C., and Nv York had not get seen
rpOrted 10 him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
HOW THEY
do THINGS
THE TRIAL OF AN ILLEGAL VO-
TER ON FRIDAY.

The recent article in the Tele-
graph is not correct. IT is a mis-
tatemcnt OF the evidence
The negro who was tried stated to
he prosecuting witness that he came
o West Virginia from Virginia the
atter part of last, December. He
also stated TO another witness that
ne came TO West Virginia from
Charlottesville last september
For The defense there were sew
.ral negro witnesses who undertook
10 prove that this negro had been in
West Virginia for three years One
negro witness said he had known the
prisiner three years. on cross exam
nation he said he first knew pris-
oner after he came to this state and
that he had only been in the State
two years
This witness referred to this state
as virginia, and upon being asked
what state it was, said it was Vir-
ginia.
The evidence Of the other negroes
was equally contradictory and un-
trustworthy.
There was one white witness for
The defense who was at the time
% prisoner confined I'm the Jail here.
and was brought to the trial by the
Chief of Police Tie said he had seen
the negro last summer at Peerless
mines.
This statement IS made simply
because of the incorrect article APP
pearing in the telegraph This jour
nal always misIeads when stating
facts ana is ever ready 90 atone for
the illegal voter 10 is not mucn
trouble for the illegal negro voter TO
stalk broad on the streets Of Blue
field. but watch out
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
Sherman Bell
Seeks Duel
DAliES ADJT.-GEN. WELLS TO
FIGHT WITH PISTOLS, KNIVES
OR FISTS.

Denver May 27.- Former Adju-
tant-General Sherman Bell. who
achieved much notoricty during the
Cripple Greek troubles in 1904. to-
day threw down the gauntlet to
Adjutant-General Bulkely Wells on
account of the publication OF an an
nual report accusing him of allow.
,ng the National Guard to become
demoralizcd and not keeping any
financial accounts during his term
OF Office
Mr.. Bell dares Mr.. Wells to accept
any sort of challenge, from a duel
with pistols or swords to bare knuck-
les. He calls Wells a "pinhead, kin
dergarted-cur," and alleges that
Wells, as captain of the Telluride
company, showed signs of cowardice
regarding holding President Meyer,
of the Western Federation of Miners.
as military prisoner He cites his
own orders to Wells, saying he put
them in writing because he did not
trust anybody
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
THE PIONEER
IS PASSING
But THERE ARE STILL REGIONS
WILD ENOUGH TO TEST THE
COURAGE.

Humanity is swarming over the
globe and penetrating to its most hid
den resources. The noble army of
pioneers will presently pass away.
The pathhnders and the AK wielders
Will find their occupation gone.
There will be no more outposts Of
civilization, no heroic advance guard
All this will come to pass in time,
but there are still localities that are
sufficiently wild TO test the courage
OF the pioneer skirmish line. one
OF the widest of these appears to
lie along the route of the Uganda rail
way in east Africa From one of the
advanced stations on this jungle line
the official in charge is reported to
have recently telegraphed to the traf-
fic manager asking for ball cartrld-
ges for his Snider rifle. He com
plains that for three nights lion has
slept on the station platform. He
adds that when the lion isn't sleep
ing he is prowlinE up and down,
clawing at the wall and door, and
doing his best to force an entrance to
the office. Naturally, the lone sta
tion master finds his rest a good deal
broken by the unwelcome caller. and
he wants the ball cartridge to fright
ten him away. Here Is picture
ior you the lone station iu the
jungle, the steel rails shining in the
moonlight, the great yellow brute
pacing mp and down the platform.
the wakeful watcher i'm his insecure
Office. When the last pioneer goes
ne will take with him an element OF
romance that the world cannot help
rogrctting Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
USES CARBOLIC
ACID TO END LIFE
MRS. GEORGE kEFFER DIES RY
OWN HAND, NEAR HINTON.
JEALOUSY ALLEGED

Charleston, May 26.-Carbolic
acid was used by Mrs George Kerrer
TO end her life at her homo. near
Buck seven miles east OF Hinton.
Her remains wero buried yesterday
afternoon I'm the family cemetery.
The woman's last act was com
mitted Wednesday morning. but aR
yet no definite reason for It has been
discovcred
Mrs. Keffer was S5 years OF age.
and Is survived by her husband. as
well as eight children. Three sisters
also survive-Mrs. j. l.. Mcdowell
OF Buck; Mrs. George Allen and
Mrs. O. A. Akcrs, both OF the state
OF Washington
The assertion Is made by many
persons I'm the ncigrborhood OF Busk
that Mrs Keffcr was Jealous. and
that her belief that Kcffer paid too
much attention TO other women wns
tho direct cause OF her deed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
THE PUBLIC WILL
NOT STAND L.

William T. Corey may be imper-
yious to all things decent, and fl
may be the great company claiming
him as its presidenf VIII concIud,
that his retention i'm place is a mat
ter with which the public has no con
Germ. Sir Charles Dixie, one of the
greatest Of modern Englishmen. was
of the opinion that his private life
was a thing with which the public
had no concern. But the public
thought otherwise, and Sir Charles
at one time conceded to De the
logical successor of Gladstone. is in
comparative ogscurity and has lost a
place in history than which none
would have been more distinguished
Charles stewart Parnell, the greatest
and the best leader the Irish par.
liamentary party ever had. deAed the
public, and his life closed i'm OBJ
Cincinnati Commercial Tri.
bunc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
FELL ON TORPEDO:
LEG BLOWN OFF

Huntington, May rs Kolso Clark
am omploye in tbc shipping depart
mcut or the wholesale hardware firm
OF Emmon-IlawEiu t1mbIod against
% barb wire stretched up stairs In
the ware room aud before hc could
catch him o.f stopped ON a dynamite
cap That bad been carolcssly Icft on
the floor Clark win prabably lose
his Iag os result of the explosion
chat followed
When au examination was made of
CIarfa injuries 20 was found that thc
barb wire had cut an ugly cash lu
nis leg lust above The knee. beside.
nearly tearing fho leg Of bis trousers
or Tho explosion tore the foot and
leg below tho knee into shrods
Clark was romved TO his home ON
Eighth street
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
Breaks Down
At the Bier
SIGHT OF DEAD GIRL VIKINGS
CONFESSION FROM
BECKER.

New York, May 27- Confronted
tonight with the body OF Amelia Stat
reldt, Henry Becker broke down. ac
cording TO the police. and confessed
that he had witnessed the assault
that invited the murder of the 10.
ycar-oId Elmhurst girl.
The crime was done by "A compap.
Ion' said the prisoner. who assorted
his own innocence.
Beckcr's admission followed the
'third-dergoe" ordeal that proved
his undoing He had been taken to
the undertaking rooms whore the
body has lain since it was found I'm
a field adjoining the farm of the
girls father. There he was ordered
hrst to look upon the body and then
place his right hand upon the fore
head. Becker shudderingly obeyed
and the next moment COLLAPSED
Dragged to his feet and supported on
either side by detective the prIs-
oner was asked: Did you XIII the
glrI?"
His reply according TO his custo-
dians, was; "Oh my God. I did not
do IT, but the man who was with
me did it. He killed the girl. and |
ran down to the woods"
Becker was taken from the under
takers by Detective Lieutenant Gra
ham and Calvin, and IT was Graham
who subsequently told what had oc-
cured
Detective Graham said that after
the prisoner had become calmcr he
said that he Witnessed the attack on
the girl and that he was frightened
and ran away. he Insisted that he
lil not see the aaailant stab his
within and that ne did not see a knife
in the mans hand. lie deslared that
the man aftcrward Joined him I'm the
woods, and that they went together
to- the farm Of MIS- Emily Simonsou.
where the washed their hands at the
pump I'm the ard
Becker declared, Detective Gra-
ham says, that ne and the other man
remained near the scene Of the mur.
der the rest OF the afternoon and
then separated He could give no I'm.
formation as to the identity Of tho
murderer
Becker was taken TO the Quccnr
county jail, I'm Long Island Tho po
lice arc not wholly satisfied with m.
story but will lend lhcir cncgrics tc
locating his companion
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
MARK TWAIN
ON THE ERIE

A reporter ror the Hoboken OBJ
-eryer took a run down to Jersey
city Saturday evening to see If he
couldn't pick up AN extra item or
two. He had rare luck. and yestcr-
day the observer printed under
two-column head, reading Mark
Twain Getting used to Cinders."
tory which said I'm part.
Samuel J.. Clemens, Familiarity
known throughout the world as Mark
Twain, was I'm the Erie Station, Jer-
ey city for am hour last night. He
was ono his way to- his summer home.
at Tuxedo. and had come over from
Manhattan am hour before his train
started
lie wore one Of hls famous light
gray suits that just matched his
plendid hair and ass hc stroIIcd about
the Erie railroad dust and and Gin
ders settled upon his garments.
asked what Doc thought OF Jersey
city from am Erie Railroad station
point OF view he added that you can
never Judge an American city from
a railroad station
asked what ho thought OF The
Erie railroad that had been the butte
OF the humorists for the last six
months he answered that he could
not see much 10 find fault with.
you don't object To- the smoker
'Nof at all' ho replied life ls
very short. and an OF us, except the
women and dominies, ought to IA
miliarize ourselves with dust and
oindcrs This road IS merely a sort
|of preparatory school for the hore-
after New York Sun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
RALLY GOOD GOVERN
MENI' CLUB TONIGHT
COME OUT FOR Bust.
NESS OF GREAT I'M
PORTANCE rs TO
BE TRANS
ACTED.

Every member of the good govern
ment club is urgently requested to
meet ON the second floor OF the sohn
building tonight as business OF tho
greatest moment is TO be transacted.
Matters that will bear upon the flu
ture OF Bluelleld as city Will como
before the meeting and II is very
important that every member should
be present Come out without fail
for every good citizen ia individually
Interested I'm the vital discussion OF
the local Issues that will be gone
over We want to impress it upon
all members to be present, for this
is an urgent call meeting OF tho
greatest Importance TO all roo. citI-
zcns of Blueneld.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
RAvINC OF TRIAL
THEO. T|L-T0N dies
LAST SURVIVING PRINCIPAL on
FAMOUS SCANDAL DIES
IN PARIS.

Paris May 90 Theodore Tlton i.
dead
Theodore Tilton was the last sur
viving principal of the world-famous
Tilton-Beecher scandal of thirty
years ago. Three days he was strick-
en- with double pneumonia and raved
I'm delirium muttering about the
trouble that overcast his life.
Ever since the day in 1874. when
jury failed to find Henry Ward
Beecher guilty of alternating the af-
fections of Tilton's wife, the hus-
band has been living solitarily
abroad. Mrs. Tilton died ten years
ago at the home of her widowed
daughter. Mrs. Pelton, who still con
ducts music store i'm the Tnton
home at 1903 Pacific street, Brook
lyn.
Her husband, who had disowned
his wife when she confessed her re
gard for Beecher. did not even attend
the funeral. Beccher died at about
the same time. Tilton. who was in
Paris, went to live with the spinster
daughter of his friend DR.. Fuller.
on the Avenue Kleer where he has
brooded in solitude over the great
tragedy ever since.
Mrs. Pelton has received from
Paris cablesram sent by Dr. Pell-
erau. who is attending Titon. II told
that the aged man must expire with
in few hours, and begged Mrs.
Pelton to have Lawyer West, Of Fifty
seventh street, Manhattan, send at
once all the money left in Tilton's
name.
Mrs. Pelton had never heard Of
such a lawyer, nor does she know
that her father has resources here
or abroad
Unless friends Of the former edi-
tor of the Independent raise funds
it is probable his body VIII be buried
abroad. Mr.. Tilton is seventy-four
years old.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
LET TT COME ALONG

Modcsty quality not hampcrlur
some contemporaries wo shall re-
fraIn from naming has prevented
The Georgian from showing undue
zeal in cxtolling the various good
things produced in Georgia Howov
er, we cannot refrain from remind
ing those who boost potomac ehad
TcXaa strawberries and Charleston
whales. that the roal genuine juicy
rcd-hearlod Georgia watermelon viii
DE ON the market shortly Georgian
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27

10 ls figured that The Iongshoro-
mcn strike in New York IS costing
The export trade OF Tho country g.
100000 q weNt For the five weeks
Immediately preceding the strike tho
weekly average OF exports from New
York was 100000. while for last
week the first full week Of the strike
the exports fell to less than S6.5OO,-
600.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
LOVING TRIAL.
IS NOW IN PROGRESS IN VIRGIN.
IA

Richmond Va May 27.-Tho
ate of judge Loving now hangs ln
'he balance FOR the killing OF Estes.
whom ho claims druegod and wrong
0d h.# young daughter whom he took
buggy riding The trial has COM
mencod with Hon Thos S. Ryan as
sisting Loving The indictment Will
bo returned today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
NO HARRY THAN"
FOUND GUILTY
OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DE.
GREE AND SENTENCED.

New York, May EFT am no
Harry *. Thaw but plain John
Bell. l have no wealth-4but If had
! could produce witnesses whose tes-
tlmony would acQuit me-"
with these words, BROOKLYN
trolly car conductor closed an i'm
passioned address TO the jury that
three hours later was to find him
guilty OF murder in the first degree
Bell, n young man OF mediocre at
tainment, was happily married n few
years ago A year after the wedding
his wife died I'm child birth Dr.
Charles Wilmot Townsend, n promi-
nent physician of staten Island. had
attended her.
ON the night Of January 20 last.
Or. Townsend was shot to death I'm
his bed.
Letters subsequently written by
Bell caused his arrest. and I'm court
his own family. with the exception
OF his father, who was excused, ap-
pcared against him. A half-brothcr
testified that Bell confessed to kill
ing the physician for revenge.
Judge Abbott denied a motion for
a new trial and forthwith sentenced
the prisoner TO be clcctrocutcd on
the first Monday in June next. Bell
received the verdict and sentence
stolidly ana remained cool when his
stcp-mothcr and his sister tainted.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
THE BOND
ISS U {
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE
SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR
BONDS AT THIS TIME.

should be duly considered alike by
ITS friends and its foes. 1t will do
no good TO get vote favorable to the
proposition unless the election is le-
sally called and legally held. IL will
avail nothing, but will prejudice
any subsequent election which may
be had on the question, to go through
the form OF an election at public ex
penses, which on account OF the alb
Sence of legal Formally, is invalid
and void.
If the ordnance proposing the is
sue OF bonds is approved ON the 4tn
OF June by the requisite vote. before
any money can be available ON them
'hey must find a purchaser Is 1t
likely that any man who has money
TO invest in securities would buy
these bonds?
The first thing prospective pur-
chaser would do, when the bonds
were advertised for sale, would be
TO examine into the records OF the
City Authorities, by which the cleo
ton was directed. The first step in
the investigation would be to look
into the Ordinance OF the Council
lie would find here an Ordinance
such as is set forth In the Procloma-
tion OF Mayor Carter, now running
It's two weeks publication in the
city papers. He would find that
said Ordinance proposes TO issue
bonds for one hundred thousand dol
lars O,OOO.OO) for four or more
seperate and distinct purposes. And
yet there is nothing TO indicate how
much of that fund is to bee used for,
each of these purposes, respectively.
Can the city authorities entirely ig-
more the law which was enacted TO
govern their action and undertake
to be a law unto themselves. The
statute which fixes and limits the
power OF these functionaries. while
authorizing them to Specify more
than one purpose for which bonds
''o ~ "' iSSueu' YET as positively
provides Ihat the amount to be.
app oP' '"'eu 10 each purpose shall
"'So Dc Spec'ned lher'in that Is to
~ say !" '"e oTdIn"hce directing
'"e e'e'''"h' Ihe ordinance in the
present case do'' not meet this re
Puiremeht. It does not specify how
''U'" !" u" be applied TO each pnr-
pose
NO" the ordinary prospective pur-
CHASER on finding this omission
would 20 no further lie would
simply decline to bid for the bonds.
II he was an extraordinary prospcc
1--WE purchaser curiosity to see what
was Iurther done. or omitted, If
Ioihihg else would lead him to look
Iur'h'r INTO the proceedings pre-
c'dHg inc election And he would
look TO see whether the Mayor had
performed the duties incumbent on
hlm' by issusiug his PROCLAMATION
ana whether 'hal proclamation con
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09

wall, running his business, and often
driving him to a suicides grave. That
is called financial genius. A lot of
workingmen. seeking to better their
condition, picket a struck factory and
try to compel justice from an en-
ployer That is called anarchy.
The financial geniuses are haulel
into court and fined. The working.
men are jailed for contempt of court
The financial geniuses raise their
prices and collect the amount of the
fine from the public. The working
men lay out their term in jail, while
their wives and children starve.
Yet some people cannot understand
why workingmen are losing their
respect for the courts and are losing
their faith in justice.
Trust magnates secure control OF
the supply OF raw material and force
consumers to pay an eXorbitant price
That is called business acumen Work
irgmen organize and control the price
of labor and force employers to pay
a living wage That is labor union
tyranny that must be abolished
Funny old world, isn't it?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09
THE GUILTY RICH.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
a federal judge, has fined the Stan
dard Oil Co. the insignificant sum
Of S29,240,000. We call this an inslg.
nificaTt sum for the reason that il
metrs no more to the Standard Oil
Co., han punched nickel does to a
street railway company. Judge Lands
has made play to the galleries. The
fine will never be paid by the Stand
ard Oil Co. 1t may be compelled to
hand over the money, but it will mere
ly collect it from the consumers OF
oil and it's by-products. and in the final
analysis the people will have the
whole to pay, including a neat com
mission for handling the money.
If some humble workingman hao.
been guilty of conspiring to rob the
general public, he would have been
sentenced to Imprisonment. But the
criminal rich escape with fines that
they can make the public pay for
them.
The men responsible for the Stand
ard Oil Co.'S, methods of doing bust
ness are as well known as the presi.
dent of the United States. They are
John D. Rockefeller, William Rookie.
teller, H. Fl. Rogers and Mr.. Archbold
But no federal official has yet insti
tuted criminal prosecution of these f.
nancial conspfrators and highwaymen
What do they care for fines? Not a
thing! They merely raise prices a
little, collect the fines through in
creased profits, and continue their pi
racy. The poor man is prosecuted
criminally-the rich man is prosecuted
civilly..
Rockefeller and Rogers use their
vast wealth to give financial twist
to the market that results in proven
| ty to many, in entertainments, in sui
cides and in moral degradation. This
lis called financial genius. A poor
workingman, angered by the sight Of
| man robbing him of his job, throws
a brick. That is called anarchy.
Rockefeller and Rogers mass theil
millions and attack an Independent
refiner, and they crush him to the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09
THAT BAR NOMINATION..

The eminent attorneys who schemed
the bar nomination stunt for the pur-
pose Of venting their spite against
Judge Holmes and also to hand a
lemon to Judge Waters, are expert
encing bad hours these days. They
are having it burned into their un-
derstanding every day that the free
the impudent work. If these attor-
neys had desired to be fair they would
have endorsed six or eight candidates,
giving all political parties a show.
But the scheme was to beat Holmes
and Waters, and they did not dare
let the meeting endorse more than
three, knowing full well that if four
or five were nominated, Holmes would
surely be one of the number. with a
probability that Waters would be the
fifth man.
1t was very coarse bit of work,
and it reflects no credit upon the
attorneys who engineered it. Judge
Holmes and Judge Waters can better
" lOSS tuS SuQOl SSuSuL VI d
meeting managed by such men than
the managers can afford to bear the
stigma of the work.
The Wageworker doesn't care a rap
who the district judges are so long
as they are clean and capable men,
but it is protesting against the meth
DDS pursued by lot of self-sufficient
political schemers fixing up a deal and
crowding nominees down the threats
of the voters. Pretending to be very
much concerned in the dealing out OF
exact justice and the rigid observance
of law, the bar association proceeded
to nullify the primary law and tt
engage in a work that would put the
average old-time machine manipulated
party convention in the kinderarter
class of politics. The Wageworker is
very much mistaken in the temper Of
the people if they stand for it. VIVA
they ought to do is to put the staml
of their disapproval upon the whole
business by turning down all thret
of the nominees of the bar associa
ton. Perhaps such jolt would teaci
the lawyers to keep their place
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09

The Wageworker urges it's republi.
can readers to consider well the can
didacy of J. S. Baer, who is asking for
the nomination to the office of clerk
Of the courts. Mr. Baer is not a
tradesmen, therefore is not eligible to
membership in union. He has a
union brother, and he is himself a
warm friend of unionism. This
friendship he has demonstrated to the
personal satisfaction of union men
who have found him a friend in need
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09

After all, hasn't Haywood as much
risht to do a spectacular stunt right
now as Theodore Roosevelt had tc
wear a SLOUGH hat and kahki suit
while running for governor of New
York on the strength of having been
saved humiliating defeat at San Juan
hill by reason of the bravery of the
colored troops?