davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
CONFESSED HIS GUILT.
Percy Hardin, Arrested at Huntington,
W. Va, Tells About Hold-up S. A. l..
Train Returns $500 Diamond Ring
Taken From one of the Passengers.

Huntington, w. Va, January s.
Percy Martin, of Atlanta Ga, was ar
rested here tonight by Chief Of Police
Dawson of this city, charged with be-
ing one of the bandits who held UP a
Seaboard Air Line train so miles south
of Richmond New Years eve. In an
hour after his arrest he confessed his
guilt and delivered to the officer a
five hundred dollar diamond ring which
had been taken from one of the pas
sengers, and he tells where most OF the
money can be found
Martin says that he and his pal, ar
rested in Richmond, and now in jail
in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, plan
ned the robbery in Washington, D. c.
After committing the crime they walk
ed all the way to Norfolk, Va.
Martin came here about three years
ago from Atlanta and began running
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway as
news boy, but he is married. Mar
, tin will be held here awaiting the ar
! rival of Virginia officials. There was
! a reward of six hundred dollars o1ereo
| for the arrest of the bandits.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
TO LEARN STATUS OF THE CASE
Exchange Lawyer Goes 10 See Post
master General Cortclyou-HarYic
Jordan Hopes Cotton Exchange Will
Carry the Matter into Court.

Washington, January 5.-iIenry ".
Taft, of New York. counsel for the
New York cotton exchange, had COM
ference today with Postmaster General
COrtelyou concerning application for
the issuance OF a fraud order against
the officers and members of the eX-
change by Representative Livingston OF
Georgia. Mr.. Tafts mission to Wash
ington was TO ascertain the status of
the case with a view to- interposing a
defense of the exchange when the de-
partment is ready TO hear IL. He says
he is quite certain that the charges
filed with the department do not con
stitute a basis of action against either
the exchange or any Of it's members
by the pOstoffice department.
After his conference with the Post
master General Mr.. Taft went 20 the
White House TO take luncheon with
President Roosevelt.
Atlanta, Georgia, January 5-T
sincerely hope the New York cot
ton exchange will issue a warrant for
libel against me, as 1t threatens, for
this will bring out in the courts the
charges l have made against II. and
result toward it's own undoing"
This statement was made by Harvie
Jordan, president OF the Southern Cot
ton association, on his return frmo
New York and Washington today.
Before / left Washington agents OF
the postoffice department were authori-
zed to inspect the warehouses OF the
New York exchange and make an ex-
animation OF the grades Of cotton
stored there This will disclose the
truth OF my allegations. l believe
Postmaster General Cortelyou will in
vestigate thoroughly the charges |
have made and the fraud order | have
asked for, believe will be granted"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Norfolk, Va, January 5.-The pro-
test by eleven members of the adviS-
Dry board of the jamestown Exposi-
ton against the Diversion of the eX-
as issued from Boston last night was
today answered on behalf Of the expo
sitiOn company by Barton Myers, gov
ernor of ways and means of the expo
sition company.
Mr.. Myers issued this statement:
I'VE value the opinion of members
of the advisory board, of which Mr..
Grover Cleveland is chairman, and the
exposition management is always glad
to receive suggestions. There are one
hundred members of that board. Eleven
appear to have signed the protest
against militarism at the eXpOsitiC
so far from this exposition being
a warlike inspiration it will be the
greatest peace congress that has ever
assembled. Representatives of all the
nations are expected here to unite in
celebrating the birth of this nation,
the assembling of their ships and
crack military companies will be one
of the prominent features Of the fra
terniZing, but they will also assemble
here exhibits Of their resources and
industrial products Of peace with his
tOrical documents and relics.
Probably the most prominent feat
ure of the exposition will be the con-
crosses and conventions of fraternal
ORGANIZATIONS Of which one hundred
and four already have been engaged.
Among these are large number
of religious organizations and churches
some of the largest in the United
States.
"The opportunity has been offered
by the exposition company to religious
organizations, to erect permanent
structures on the grounds, which will
not only afford them opportunity for
assembling and doing religious work
during the exposition, but continuing
it afterward.
zone or two of these professors have
been prominently identified with move
ments looking to universal peace, dis
armament of the nations, etc. 1ney
are. doubtless, 50 deeply imbued with
which they have conSecrated theiI
efforts that they are over sensitive
| The exposition management has here
| tofore received letters from some 1e"
of them individually, protesting against
the assembling of the ships and sol
| diers here.
There is nothing like so much IN
centive to war or display Of the pa
geantry of war in such an assemblagt
as is anticipated here, as in the snaH
conflicts which are held frequently
like that at Manassas, about tw'
| years ago. ~
| while it will be exceedingly inter
esting here 10 see the various types o
| warships and also Of yachts, motto
boats and other speciment OF marln
architecture. and to have comparison
of the crack military organizations o
our own. and of foreign countries, l
will all be for the purpose OF extendln:
mutual courtesies and cementinS N
| bonds Of friendship and peace
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
TWO WITNESSES EXAMINED.
Engineer Chained it was Too DARK foe
Him To- see Light When the Wreck
OecurrcSi-OpcratoF Admitted to
Having Violated Rules in several
Instances

Washington. January 5.--The block
signal system employed by the Bal
tomore and Ohio railroad with par
ticular reference To the wreck last Sun-
day AZ Terra Gotta, in which a num-
Der OF persons were killed and inIu--
ed, was further inquired into today b.
the interstate commerce commission.
Two witnesses were on the stani
today. Engineer ih.debrand of En-
gire 2l2o. which drew the dead" Bal
umore and Ohio train that coll!dCd
with No. GO. who concluded his te~tl-
mony. begun yesterday. and operator
u. w. Phillips. OF Takoma the near
est station 10 Terra Gotta. where the
accident happened. Hndebrani sworr
that on last Sunday night II was In
possible for him 10 see any lights. In
fact, he said, he could see litte or
nothing over the boiler of mous.r-
engine such as he was driving tie
had. he said, no reason To believe thai
No. G6 had not reached Washington
He was not addicted 10 the use Of
cocaine. he said, nor was there any
liquor on his engine Sunday night.
Telegraph Operator Phillips was con-
Quoted through a searching line az
questioning, which brought ouc tho
fact that trains frequently passed the
red target Ut his station but that they
invariably, before last Sunday, had
stopped and returned. He admitted
however that he bad ignored the rules
o fthe company in not reporting These
cases and said also in reply 10 Com
missioner Clements, that it was very
possible that the non-Observance OF
the block system rules which had ben
practiced by him made the system
worse than none at all.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

New York, January 5.-The inter
state commerce commission concluded
the preliminary portion Of its in
quiry into Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroads and allied Hartman
lines in this city today and adjourned
to meet again next Tuesday morning
at Chicago.
The testimony taken today tended
further to show the great scope Of
the power conferred upon President
E. H. Hartman by the boards OF
Union Pacific control.
All the facts of record as to the
declaration of dividends last August
| by the Union and Southern Pacific
were brought out by the commission.
| The dividends were declared on Au-
gust Is, but were not announced until
! two days later just before the stock
exchange opened for business. 1t
was at Mr. Harriman's s suggestion that
the dividends were declared. 1t was
also at his suggestion that the an
nOuncement was deferred.
He explained that a number of the
directors We're not present and he
thought it nothing but fair that they
should be advised before the matter
became public property.
The executive committees of the
Union and Southern Pacitics were CIV
en- authority to announce their diVl-
dends at such time as they deemed
proper. Mr.. Hartman was, and Is,
| chairman Of both committees. Ihe
| committees also were authorized to
designate the funds from which the
dividends should be paid. What these
funds were could not be h ned from
ltoday's witnesses, but the commission
was promised a complete statement.
From the minutes of the Oregon
Short Line executive committee 1t was
disclosed that Mr. Hartman in 1909
| sold to William Rockefeller 3OV,Vot
shares of the Oregon Short Line mold
ings of Southern Pacific common stock
A letter from Mr. Rockefeller referred
| tn their, agreement as to the STOCK
| and was next placed in evidence. MI.
Rockefeller in November, 1903, askel
| Mr.. Hartman to take back the stoch
at the time instead of waiting Tor the
| expiration of the agreement IN 1nt
spring of 1904. The minutes Of the
| Short Line showed that the stock vas
| bought back from Mr.. Rockefeller anc
it was further shown that he was palc
a commission of s1S7,5OO. Today .
| witnesses knew nothing Of what the
agreement between Mr.. Hartman
and Mr.. Rockefeller was.
A subpoena was issued for Mr.
Rockefeller to appear at such time q:
the commission shall designate.
| Mr., Hartman, when he is able L
testify. will also be asked regarding
this agreement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Friends of the Financicr Seriously
Alarmed About His Condition.

New York, January 5.-The Times
tomorrow will say:
1t became known last night that tho
condition of Z. II. Hartman had
changed for the worse within the last
day or so. His friends are now Sc
riOusly alarmed about him.
The operation which Mr.. Hartman
underwent about q week ago and which
was expected TO give him relief has
proved not altogether SUCCESSFUL. and
his condition is as bad now as az any
time previously.
Mr.. Hartman was expected TO ap-
pear before the interstate commerce
commission Friday or Saturday, but
at the opening of the hearing cOunse!
for the Union Pacific railway declared
that he would be unable 10 testify al;
this time.
Late reports are that Mr.. Hartman s
condition is more serious than has
generally been thought. Mr.. Hartman
is at his town house, IL East G2nd
street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
yIR. WM. Il. LITGEN DEAD.
We'll Known Young Man Passed away
Yesterday After Short Illness

Mr. William B. Litgen, well kuo"A
and generally liked young man u lhiS
citv died Yesterday morning after an
illness of three days, his death being
caused by congestion of the lungs.
Mr. Lftgen was in the 31st year Of his
ope and he leaves 10 mourn his Joss,
an aged mother, two brothers Messrs
Harry and Henry Litgen, and two sis
ters. Mrs. Hannah Evans and Mrs.
w. B. Register.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mr.. itgen will be conducted
from his late residence al IS 1-2 North
Second street, this afternoon at 3
O'Clock and interment will be made in
Oakdale cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
FILLED BY WHITE CLERK
Negro Refused to Accept Position in
Hattieburg PostOfiice.

Hattiesburg Miss, January 5.-lhe
vacant clerkship in the Hatiesburg
postoffice. TO which the negro, W. l.
George, was appointed has been niled
by a white clerk. George recently noti-
fed the postoffice department that ne
feared personal injury il he accepted
the Hattiesburg position. The vacancy
was filled after George had been notl-
fed TO appear and failed TO respond.
White residents OF Hattiesburg claim
that Georges fear of violence was not
well founded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
WILL. NOT SUSPEND.
BIacl1burn's Paper Goes into Hands of
Receiver.
Especial to The Messenger.

Especial to The Messenger
Greensboro, n. c., January 5.--On
petition Of stockholders today Judge
Justice appointed a receiver for Con-
gressman Blackburn's publication, the
ar Heel, weekly, John Crouch was
made receiver, giving a $4,000 bond. He
IS managing editor and says the paper
will not suspend, the object being TO
TeOrganize the company and pay off
present Indebtedness. On petition OF
the First National bank Of High Point,
Judge Justice also placed the Lindsay
Chair company of High Point in a re-
Ceiver's hands
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
EAST CAROLINA CUT OFF.
No Further Connection for Raleigh on
Account OF Southern railways
Change Of Schedule.

The Atlantic Coast Line has been
notified by the Southern Railway that
nv, account OF changes in schedules on
that line trains will not make cOnnec-
tion at Sanford with train No. 81 which
now leaves Sanford at 3:40 p. m. for
Wilmington.
Connection. Will still be made at
Sanford with train No. SO, leaving
Wilmington at 9:10 a. m. Further ad-
vice has been extended that the South
ern Railway will not make connection
at Selma, ~. c., with Atlantic Coast
Line main line train No. so, nor with
train No. ~ known, in Eastern North
Carolina as Selma connection train.
This action OF the Southern Rail-
way breaks the connection for Raleigh
from Eastern Carolina points.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
IS HEAD CENTER
Power Conferred Upon HaTri-
man Was Unlimited.
NOBODY TO SAY HIM NAY
Testimony Before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Dividends Declared at Harrimans In
stance and Announcement Deferred
at His Will-MysteriOus NIanipula-
ton Of Stock Between Hartman and
William Rockefeller Brought to
Li2ht-BOth Parties WIFI be Asked
to Explain About Certain agree
ment.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
PENSION FOR NEGRO SERVANTS
Legislature Will be Asked to Add to
Pension List Those Who Aided the
COnfederacy

Raleigh, n. c., January 5.-At 4
meeting tonight of L. OBJ. Branch
camp of Confederate veterens Of Ra-
leigh. a resolution was passed petition
ing the incoming general assembly to
make q new class On pensions, this
for worthy negro servants who follow
ed the fortunes of the southern Con-
federacy and rendered service to their
owners and others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

A deed for the transfer Of the fol-
lowing property was recorded yester-
day: From Helen Maxted 10 Lewis
Fryar, for $3.50, lot on Third and Daw-
son, 66 by 132 feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

The North Carolina Association OF
City School Superintendents and Prln-
cipals will meet in Raleigh on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, the 24th'
25th and 26th of this month. An at
tractive program has been arranged
by the executive committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Alderman P. Q. Moore and Dave
Willis engaged in personal alterca-
ton yesterday about noon, on Water
street The combatants were separat-
ed before either sustained any great
personal injury.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
BLOWN To PIECES
Refused o Loan, Man Drop
ped Bomb in Bank.
THE CASHIER WAS KILLED
aSix Others Injured, One of Whom
May Die.

BHnIl Largest Financial Institution in
Time When Bank is CrOWded-In-
terror of Banking Room Wrecked.
Every Prison in Room Frustrated.
All Of the Injured Were Clerks in
the Establishment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
REPLY TO PROTEST
1ihG Greatest Peace Congress
Eyer Assembled.
NOT A PAGEANT OF WAR
Large Number of Religious Organ
izati0n to Take Part.

Signed PrOtest-Somc of Objectors
are OvcPsensitive-ENpo Man
a@ement Received Letters From few
OF Them Observation-Disclosures
Misapprehended Purpose and Scope
of the Exposition.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29

those who deal with such cOrpor-
alton. The law as passed has been
used by some commonwealth at
torneys for the purpose of fining
corporations who negligently omit
ted the word incorporated from
their advertisements, and now a
step further has been taken, and the
corporation which clearly warned
the public by the use of the adj
dreviatiOn inc" is hailed into
court and sued.
, 1t is well for every corporation
to bear in mind the fact that
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29

amongst the members of the bar
of Kentucky there are some few
whose living is made by stirring
up litigation and some officials
whose income is increased by
using the power of their Office for
the imposition of fines that they
may get their proportion. The
officers of every corporation should
be careful to observe the laws,
particularly in those counties I'M
fortunate enough to have such
officials. - Morning Herale.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29
A Profitable Source OF Graft.

Five suits have been brought
against the Cumberland Telephone
Gompany for failure to include
she work incorporated in its
advertising, though it used the
abbreyiation inc" in all advert
7sing which it did. The law re-
curing the use of the word
incorporated in all advertising
matter of corporatiOs, in which
the private property of the stock
holt ers is exempt from corporate
lledts, is for the purpose of warning
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29
State Organization of Mutual and
Cooperative Companies.

Representatives of Kentucky CO.
operative and mutual insurance
companies held meeting at Louis
vile for the purpose of effecting a
State organization. The purpose
of the organization is to form a
closer relationship among the Off
Gals. to promote the cause of
mutual and cooperative insurance
in Kentucky. and to represent the
companies before the kentucky
Legislature.
The movement for the organiza-
tion of the association was made
by +. F. Hurst, of Millersburg.
According to State Commission
er of Insurance there are twenty
two such companies in the State,
and they have insured property
valued at between $4,000, 900 and
$4,000, 10000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29

those two States cannot predict any
but continued Kilkenny cat row.
whereas in these two very impor.
tant States of the Union. New
York and Ohio, reconciliation
between the Democratic factions
would in the opinion of MANY
politicians bring momentus results
in local, State and national con-
ditiOus."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29
1t Costs Money to Bust a Trust.

Something like 100000 has
been expended by the Government
III ine last four years in trust in
vestigations and prosecutions.
Some of the items are as follows:
Beef Trust, $4,000; Standard
Oil Tin COURT $40, 900: Tobacco
Trust (under investigation) So 900;
Paper Trust (concluded) $40, 009s
Harvester Trust (under Investigate
tom 100000: Fertilizer Trust Gin
court $4,000: Coal and Oil-car-
rying Railroads (under investiga-
tom $4,000: Powder Trust under
investigation $1,000: Turpentine
Trust. $4,000.
Fines paid the Government in
the cases aggregate 100000. Big
money has to be paid for special
counsel in order to get proper re-
suits. Although Kellogg q Nor
rison are being paid about S12,OCO
"A year each, they are devoting a
great part of the time to the work.
Judge McReynolds, former Assist
ant Attorney General. who -Ns,s
charge of the Tobacco Trust inves-
tigation, is devoting his entire
time. He is paid $4,000 wear.
This is not as high, proportionate-
". AS was paid under the Knox
administration. ID. 7. Watson, of
Ohio. got $4,000 for one case.
In nearly every instance it has
been through Democratic effort
that trust prosecutions were COM
menced. 1t was also Democrat,
former Congressman Stone, of
Kentucky, who, in 1855. introduce
ed the first antitrust bill.
800 SQUARE FEET or me re
may be covered twice with one
gallon of Green Seal, and stay COW
cred. Thomas Kennedy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29
Chances Of Democratic Success.
The New York Sun says:

N 'N" VAN 'D"i soy .
The Republican party is so torn
up in the nation and the affairs of
the party in many States are so
disturbed by fractional differences
that many Republicans say that if
the Democrats could get together
they would have a good chance of
electing their candidate for Pres
ident next year The Republicans
of New York and Ohio are particu-
larry upset by factional quarrels,
and yet even the Democrats of
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29

TO feel strong, have good appe-
lite and digestion, sleep soundly
and enjoy life, use BurdOck Blood
Bitters, the great system tonic and
builder. 42-5t :
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29
WANTED! WANTED

WANTED WANTED!
YOUR SCRAP IRON, LIVE GEESE. HENS,
BOOSTERS. TURKEYS AND EGGS, HIDES,
FURS. TALLOW, BEESWAX, FEATHERS AND
GINSENG, FOR WHICH | WILL. PAY THE
HIGHEST CASH PRICE.
33-i4t EFT. REFS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-05-29

300 SQUARE FEET or me re
may be covered twice with one
gallon of Green Seal, and stay COW
cred. Thomas Kennedy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-22

The minds OF anyone Both well liked here An
Attorney General Of the Territory and had made
most creditable record
possible American interests Shanghai to have such
experience Hawaii did following the organization Of the Terri
That the establishment OF there, with Judge
interpreted the Hawaii the opportunity for
the Judge claim the distinction Of introducing Ameansn
there and to do by ruthless the Americans and Ame
there by attempting destroy the Of livelihood
Americans who there before he did and Of the American IN
terests he finds there?
The more light experience Immediately fol-
lowing organization OF the Territory and more light being con-
stany thrown it, the drcdtabe appears Are the Amer
leans in Shanghai to 60 through the same experience?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-22

In an editorial paragraph the other
day The Star IN speaking Of the pur-
chase Of Valima by the German gov
eminent spoke Of Robert Louis Seven
son as an American man Of letters. A
correspondent I'm mild fashion, chal-
lenRes the statement. The cores
pendent is right. But Stevenson was
so early and so enthusiastically re-
cognized in America, his books have
had such a wonderful sale there, and
through his marriage with Mrs. Os-
bourne whose home was IN San Fran
cisco, Stevenson seemed TO have be-
come so indelibly linked with America,
that It seems natural for an American
to think Of him as Of America.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-22

on the subject Of limiting saloon
licenses TO citizens, as is proposed in
the bin drafted by the Liquor Dealers
Association, the objection that It
might be I'm coDtravention Of japanese
treaty rights, entirely oyerlooks Ar
ticle II Of the japanese treaty which
contains this provision: 1T Is, how
ever understood that the supulations
contained in this and the preceding
article do not in any way affect the
laws, ordinances and regulations with