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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
HOUSE.

The house met at II o'clock, prayer
being offered by Rev. R. T. Vann,
president Baptist University for Wo-
men.
The following bills was then in
trOduced:
By Winborne to amend the pension
law of 1905 by increasing the amount
of pensions, also to allow the state to
take the deposition of witnesses.
By Creston to regulate the amount
of baggage allowed on railways.
BY KoOnce to provide for popular
election Of the board of education in
Onslow.
The anti-lobbying bill introduced by
Mr.. Biskett was the first one cOnsid-
cred on it's second reading. This bill
requires all parties employed to pro-
mote or defeat legislation to enter.
their names on register in the office
Of secretary of state, stating the source
of employment, the specific work to
be done, and whether or not cor
poration, and if so the address Of the
principal of the offices. Bill passed
second reading.
The following bills passed third
reading To make indictable assault
upon an innocent woman. To so
amend the Watts law that an election
can be held on prohibition. To author
ize a trial judge in cases Of felonious
assault or attempted felonious assault
70 exclude those directly interested
from the court room during trial.
Changing time for hunting squirrels in
Pender To give justices of the peace
jurisdiction Of cruelty to animals.
To regulate the shipment Of liquor TO
Fair Bluff. Columbus county.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
CH1RGTB WITH PERJURY
Vice Presidents Son Alleged to Have
Sworn Falsely in Order TO Get
Married.

Steubenville O., January ia
sensation was created here today by
he grand jury returning an indict-
ment for perjury against +. c. Fair
banks. son Of Vice President Fairbanks
in swearing in relation to his marriage
to Miss Scott of Pittsburg. The
charge is that Mr.. Fairbanks went to
Steuhenville and disguised himself as
a working man and said that he was a
working man Of Adams county and
that Miss Scott was a resident Of the
county.
On this statement he secured a mar
riage license and they We're married
and left the town Immediately after
ward. The prosecutor says that the
papers will be served upon Mr.. Fair
banks as soon as it can be done.
Springfield, O., January 15.-F. Q.
Fairbanks said tonight: Il took 10
oath whatever in the probate court at
Steubenville. I say this emphatically
as my memory to this is distinct.
answered their questions but there was
no affidavit and no oath administer
ed"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
MARKS A NEW ERA.
South Carolina's New Governor the
First Chief Executive Who has OPP
posed Dispensary System.

Columbia, S. c., January 15.-Martin
F. Ansel was inaugurated governor of
South Carolina today in the presence
of a large audience gathered from
every section Of the state
The inauguration of Governor An
sci marks a new era in the history Of
South Carolina politics in that he is
the first chief executive who has op-
posed the state dispensary system,
which ,"as enacted fifteen years ago
under the leadership Of Governor 3.
Z. Tillman, and which has since been
the .eading issue in state politics.
In his inaugeral address today Gov
ernOr Ansel recommended the abolish
ment Of the present liquor system.
Whether or not the dispensary viii
be abolished depends upon the action
of the general assembly now in session.
In the house, there is an admitted ma
jority in favor of its extinction, while
in the senate both sides are claiming
a majority.
Among other recommendations Of
the incoming governor are abolition Of
bucket shops. a system Of rural police.
liberal appropriation for the public
schools, more drastic punishment for
assault upon women and liberal SUP
port of the department OF immlEra-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18

cratic Causus-Made an Eloquent
Speech i'm Accepting the Honor.
Especial to The Messengar.)

Especial TO The Messengar)
most interesting public feature tonight
was the democratic joint caucus 10 de-
eide on a senator Senator ~. A Nc
Lean nominated Simmons. who got n
unanimous vote. The senator, In u
speech of acceptance. said it had been
truthfully stated that congress was the
greatest legislative body In the world.
and in that body a senator represented
a state as distinguished from iniegr al
parts of states, and therefore in Its
real sense, a senator is an ambassador
from his state TO the common capital
OF all the states. The position of sen
ator is the highest civil honor a state
can confer upon one of its citizens. TO-
nights nomination and designation to
this exalted office is equivalent 10 an
election To be senator from North
Carolina one Of the oldest states and
now one Of the greatest and yet one OF
most conservative and most progress
sive. is an honor which filed his heart
with vaulting sense OF PRIDE.
The senator further said his cmo-
tions OF pride and gratitude Were now
even greater than when he was first
elected, because he knew he people
too will not TO know they would not
thus honor him the second time If his
services, record and conduct had not
been reasonably satisfactory The pee
pie of North Carolina had never shown
him ingr3titude He had be IN active
for IS years in North CarOIiua politics
and had always endeavOred 10 40
something for the good anu happiness
of the people, and the reward they had
bestowed upon him in sympathy and
honor amply repaid him for his every
effort. He prayed God 70 give him
the strength and capacity 10 prove IN
deeds what he had promised in words.
At the caucus tonight of democratic
members of the house and senate,
Judge Winberne presiding. Representa-
tive Lockhart of Anson placed in nom
ination for the United States senate,
Chief Justice Walter Clark Senator
N A. Mclean, of Robeson, nominated
m a gre4t speech Senator F.. III. Sim
mons to succeed himself and secOndiE
speeches were made by Representatives
r. A Doughton, of Allegheny, and +.
! w. Blount, of Washington. Simmons
! received 1870 votes to Clark's four.
Those voting for Clark were Senator's
! Reid. of Rockingham, and Johnson of
Caswell. and Representatives. Lock
hart, of Anson, and Sharp, OF Rock
ingham. These moved to make the
nomination unanimous
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Addresses of Welcome 10 Union of
American Hebrew Congrc cations.

Atlanta, Ga, January 15.-At the
twentieth council of the Union Of
American Hebrew congregations which
met here today, addresses of welcome
by Governor Terrill, Mayor Joyner and
Rabbi Marx were responded to by
President Woolner of the union.
The president and secretary's reports
show the union to be in a high de-
gree of prosperity.
Permanent organization was effect
ed by the election of Adolph kraus,
Of Chicago, president; Sol Sulzberger,
of New York, vice president; Lipman
Levy, of Cincinnati, and Milton Hirsch
of Atlanta, secretaries.
A telegram was read from Isaac w.
Bernheim, of Louisville, KY, donating
the expense of building the library,
which is one of the proposed new
buildings for the Hebrew union college
in Cincinnati.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
THE LIQUOR QUESTION
Opposition in Committee to Making
Exceptions TO Operations OF Liquor

Especial to The Messenger. }

Raleigh, n c., January 15.-The
long discussion Itis afternoon on
liquor bills relating 20 Johnston, War
,ren and Burke The hearing of the
Johnston bill was continued until Ja4-
uary 12nd, when the parties interested
will appear before the committee. The
bill from Warren is to prohibit sale
Of cider and wine manufactured on the
premises from fruit grown by the Cwn-
er, in Littleton. There was Opposi
ton from some members in making
exceptions Of the general operation CT
the Watts and Ward laws, arguing
that to begin this special legislation
would open the f1oOdgate for innumer-
able bills before the legislature az
jOurnS, as had been the case TO~mGrIy.
The bill was reported favOrably. The
most spirited discussion was on tre
bill making Morgant01 a prohibition
town. abOlishing saloons there. Bitter
opposition was made 70 this Dy mem
bers Of the committee who cnten dad
that the Watts and Ward laws snould
be followed and peOp'e Of the pace
allowed to have their will as expressed
dI du 6lSCIlOu. HIS We" y ~ EoSCu
by Grant of Davie, Carter of Forsyth
and Julian of Rowan. Senator Davis
appeared before the commit &c and
said the last campaign in Burke was
conducted on the ISSUE Of giving the
county prohibition and people, legard-
| less of party affliaLi0n II the town
and county, demanded -the law; that
| the republican and democrat Candi-
dates advocated it, aui Mr.. Avery, who
| was elected by large majority, was
| nominated against his VIII On this
platform, and he considered the peo-
pie had voted on the question. Avery
made an earnest appeal for his Oil,
saying the saloons of Morganton were
corrupting the people 10 sucn an ex-
tent that it was almO5- the uilivers al
demand of the people in the county Is
| we'll as of prohibition towns like Hick-
ory.-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
Measures Relating to Corporations
to be Taken Up January u.
Press Association Dissatisfied With
Measure as it Now Stands-Bill Re
ported Fayorably Authorizing Pen
itentiary Board to Pay Bonds Issued
in 1893.
Especial to The Messenger


Raleigh, n. c., January 15.-Pubu.
service corporations house committee
this evening d4d rot consider any par
ticular one of the numerous bills intro
duced relating TO railroads, but an
nounced all kiLdrad bills will be taken
up January oath anG persons desiring
to be heard could appear and consid
Grafton of these bills would be consiu-
cred from day to day until disposed OF
1t is proposed at tha- tine to have sen
ate committee on railroads meet JOINT
ly with the house conmittee so all
matters can be passed upon at once.
The request was made OF members to
introduce all bills affecting railroads,
telegraph, telephone and express COM
panieS on or before January 24tn, SO
the committees could consider all con
secutively. One provision or the Dill
relating to railroads introduced by
Speaker Justice practically prohibits
it's issuance of transportation to news
papers without cash payment. THIS
had greatly aroused many editors and
the Press Association has presented
petition to be heard. Justice was Tres
ent this evening and notified the com
mittee that after conference With rep
reSentatives of the association ana
with editors Of newspapers who were
members of the general assembly he
had agreed to either Of the following
provisions to his bill prohibiting trans
pOrtatiOn except for cash payment:
Amendment one, provided: all rail-
road companies doing business in
North Carolina for information Of pub
lie are required to advertise schedules
in all newspapers published in towns
through which respective railroads
pass, when such newspapers have five
hundred Or more bona fide subscribers,
and when advertising space can be
bought at the regular advertising rates
paid by other advertisers in such
papers or, amendment number two,
provided the publisher and editor of
any newspaper published in North
Carolina having a bona f1de circula-
ton of five hundred subscribers or
more may sell any railroad company
advertising space at price at which
advertising space is offered for sale
to all other persons advertising in such
papers, and accept as compensation
therefor transportation at the price it
is sold by railroads to all other persons.
All such contracts to exchange adver-
tising for transportation must be re-
duced to writing at time the contract
lis made and: within 10 dass from the
time the contract is made must be fiyed
with corporation commission. The cor
poration commission shall record all
such contracts in book which shall
at all times be kept open for public In
spection.
House committee on penal institu-
tions reported favorably the bill au-
thorizing the penitentiary board on or
before January 1st, 1909 to place in the
hands of the state treasurer sufficient
funds Of it's surplus to pay of bonds Is
Sued in 1899
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
City Of Kingston. Jamaica,
Reported Destroyed.
SERIOUS Loss OF LIFE
Details Of the Disaster Not Ub'
tainabIe.

MANY of Most important Buildings
Dcstroyed-City at This Season OF
Ycar Thronged With American and
European Tourists for Whose Safety
Grave ApprehensiOns are Felt-First
Great Shock Occurred Monday Af-
tcrnoon-Fire Which Followed the
Shock Still Burning, Thought Be-
Eevcd to be Under Control.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18
NEW CABINET OFFICERS.
Nominations OF COrtelyOu and Gar
Geld Confirmed

Washington, January 15.-The SEN
ate committee on finance today agreed
TO report favorably the nomination OF
Postmaster General COTtelyou 10 be
secretary Of the treasury and James K.
Garfield, commissioner Of corpora
tions. to be secretary Of the interior
The vote on both Mr.. Cortelyou and
Mr.. Garfield was unanimous, the mem
bers of the committee asserting TO the
view that the president should be al
lowed TO select his own advisers.
Later in the day while the senate
was in executive session the nomina-
tions OF Messrs. Cortelyou and Gar
field were confirmed. The nomina-
ton of George Won l.. Myer TO be
postmaster general was also confirmed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18

Less than half price-on Velvets.
wing-Donnelly & Kings stock,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18

In Tennessee, by legislative enact
mont liquor can be sold only in cities
having a population OF over 1900.
Two bills have been introduced to
maze it 10000 population instead OF
$4,000, which would make Tennessee
absolutely prohibition Senator Car
mack is chairman OF the Anti-SalooE
forces in that state.-News and Oh
server.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-18

The legislature is called upon to dc
a lot of work that could be done by
the county commissioners but we sup
pose that this is right and proper
Durham Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
TRADE CONDITIONS.
n. @. Dun * Co. say Foreign Gold
Brings Relief,

NEW YORK, Nov. 16--R. G. Dun &
Go. S weekly review of trade says:
Liberal receipts of gold from abroad
and large increase in bank note cir,
culation tend to relieve the financial
stress at New York, but the interior is
now feeling the scarcity of currency.
and commercial activity IL retarded TO
some extent. Dispatches from leading
cities indicate conservatism In prepa-
ration for future business and irregu.
larity In collections, with most favor.
able news from agricultural sections.
in which the crops are being marketed
as freely as the supply of money Will
permit. Return to normal conditions
will be FASTENED by large exports of
farm staples, supplying credits abroad
upon which the much needed gold NAV
be imported. Official returns Indicate
that exports of this nature were valued
at about $100.000000 in October and
the outgo of grain and cotton Is on a
still larger scale this month.
1t is particularly fortunate that there
was not the customary borrowing
abroad last summer in anticipation of
agricultural exports, so that payment
Is now due for these shipments, where.
as usually the remittances are needed
to meet maturing bills in the exchange
market. Exports from this port alone
for the last week We're S1,24T, 100 larger
than in 1906, while imports decreased
S2SS, 79J.
Financial pressure has affected the
iron industry, curtailing new contracts
for all forms OF finished steel. Few
new orders have been received by the
mills, and some deliveries ON old con.
tracts are deferred because funds are
not available to meet specifications.
Production is therefore reduced to some
extent in finishing departments and
very largely at pig iron furnaces pend
Ing more settled conditions. According
to the Iron Age, the weekly capacity
OF blast furnaces on Nov. / was 10000
tons less than a month previous, and
since this month opened the reduction
has increased to $4,000 tons, making n
weekly output Of 100000 tons of Dig
iron against 511,397 on Oct. /. AL
though last months production of
2,336,972 tons surpassed all records,
the present rate of output is smaller
than at any time since Sept l, 1906.
Liabilities OF commercial failures
thus far reported for November
amounted to $2,949.S94 OF which ST.
42l,966 were in manufacturing $1,254,-
O94 In trading and $273,S34 In other
commercial lines. Failures for the
week numbered 261 in the United
States against 236 last year. and 20 in
Canada compared with "a year ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
HOUSE BLOWN UP.
twenty-five Hurt In Pittsburg Ex-
plOsiOn of Natural Gas.


PITTSBURG. Nov. 16-About twen-
ty-tye persons were Injured, two fatal
ly. and dwelling house was torn to
pieces when an explosion of natural
gas occurred In a house located at 1903
Elm street, this city. In the fire which
followed two firemen were severely
burned.
The fatally injured are: Mrs. Sarah
Grossman, blown through the roof: ia
cob Bergerman, blown through roof.
Seriously injured. Three members OF
the Grossman family, three members
of the Yoidel family, which also occu-
pied the house; Esther Bolner, guest
Of the Grossman family.
About fourteen other persons In the
neighborhood received injuries when
windows In their homes were shat.
tered by the conclusion and plaster
fell upon them.
Apparently gas had been leaking in
kitchen stove all night. When n
match was struck In the lower portion
OF the house to light the stove there
was terrific explosion. The house
was torn to pieces. The roof was
blown high into the air, and the front
ana rear OF the dwelling collapsed.
MIS- Grossman and Jacob Bergerman,
a boarder, apparently received the full
force OF the explosion, both being
blown from their beds through the
ROOF. They were fatally injured by
the subsequent fall and fire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
GIVES WISE COUNSEL
Shawmut's President Advises Exten-
sion Of Credit.

BOSTON, Nov. 16. - The National
Shawmut bank has sent out to Its 400
corresponding banks and trust compa-
MES Of New England as well as to
those outside, making total of nearly
800, letter counseling the extension
Of credit In all possible cases and the
renewal Of obligations OF solvent mer-
chants and Others, indicating its inten-
ton to adopt this plan. Inc letter de-
clares that this is of the utmost impor-
confidence and normal condition Of
the money market The National Shaw
nut bank Is by far the largest banking
institution In New England, having
been formed through the consolidation
of over twenty Boston banks. Its cap
itai and surplus amount to $S,300,OOO,
while Its total assets are $74OOO,OOO
The letter sent out is signed by Presi-
denrhW A. Castor and is as follows:
'In,ga period of such stringency of
the money market as we are expert
encing 1t Is of the utmost inheritance
that the banks shall renew as far as it
lies In their power the notes which
may be maturing of merchants and
manufacturers and others who are
worthy Of credit
In many cases 1t Is utterly impos-
siGle for perfectly solvent business
houses either to borrow new money or
to collect their receivables, which ordi.
narily are paid, or to sell their mer-
chandise. and If they are forced I'M
necessarily by the banks 10 pay their
notes bankruptcy or receivership is
sure to follow
I'm order to restore business affairs
10 normal state general liquidation
Oh business must take place.
This we believe, every merchant is
attempting to do to the extent of his
ability, but the banks and trust COM
panies must, in our opinion, do their
snare by extending maturing notes in
whole or in part The fewer the num-
Der OF solvent merchants who are
forced to pay their debts where II
means hardship the fewer the failures
and consequently the sooner a restora-
ton Of confidence and normal condi- |
ton of the money market will ensue.
I'VE, therefore. urge you as far as in |
your power to help the serious mercan.
lille situation in this way"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Nora M.
French, poetess and author, ended her
life by taking cyanide of potassium at
the bungalow of the poet George e.
Sterling at Carmel-by-the. Sea, colony
of artists and writers near Monterey.
Her friends seek in vain for some ex-
PLANTATION for the impulse which
prompted her. Miss. French enjoyed
good health, and her life to all appear
ances ran smoothly, giving promise of
a brilliant career. Miss French's "a
Their resides in Los Angeles. She was
years Of age.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
DUG UP NoAH's DIARY.
Fake Find Uncovers Clever Relic
Swindle In Michigan.


DETROIT, Nov. 16.-An alleged CODY
of Noah's diary upon a copper tablet,
dug up in Michigan and offered for
sale TO a Wisconsin collector, has re-
suited In uncovering one Of the clev-
crest relic swindles OF recent years.
Michigan copper formed the basis of
the enterprise, which consisted in manu-
featuring relics out Of copper, painting
them green to represent verdigris. dip
ping them IN corrosive acid and bury
ing them in mounds, after which they
We're dug up by relic hunting expedi-
tons under the leadership Of the pro-
moters.
Aihdavits of prominent citizens that
they had seen the relics dug out Of
the ground were sufficient to secure
their sale to credulous collectors.
Indian copper implements battleaxes
OF leaf copper, well tempered spear
heads and other supposed relics that
nave been treasured in Michigan and
outside museums are declared TO be
bogus, with the result that all collec-
tons OF the sort are thrown under
more or less suspicion.
As finishing touch to their swim.
ding the relic manufacturers branched
on from Indian relics. They went So
iar MS to dig up in the presence OF
reputable witnesses bronze tablets IN.
scribed with hieroglyphics and symbols
OF the deluge and the tower of Babel
The alleged diary of Noah was of.
Tered to wealthy man of Wisconsin,
who asked the advice of q museum
curator about it. This man had had
experience with fakes and
warned his questioner to beware.
whether the fraud finally was sold
cannot be learned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
IN NICK OF TIME.
herman Convict Saved From Az nv
Half q Minute.

German Convict Saved From Az b,
Half n Minute.
DORTMUND, Germany, Nov 10 :
The beheading of Kurscbutz, convicted
or the murder of mine foreman on ac,
count OF a wage dispute, was stopped
Dy reprieve within about half min.
ute or the time when the ak would
have fallen.
kurschutz had been prepared for
death by priests and was brought from
MS cell TO the block In the presence of
the usual official witnesses, the indigo
representative Of the prosecution and
others. was placed In irons. his beod
was on the point of being put by the
executioner's assistants on the block
ana the executioner himself. I'm evening
dress MS required by the conventions
OF his office, was waiting TO raise tho
AK when one of the jailers hurried
INTO the execution hall with telegram
ior the governor of the prison having
pasted upon 1t scarlet slip Indicating
mat 1t was an urgent government mes.
sage.
Inc proceedings were Immediately
interrupted, and the governor. ofter
reading the dispatch, announced that
IL was an order from the superior court
at Hamm to delay the execution until
Iurther notice. The order was issued
upon the testimony of medical experts,
VINO question the sanity of the con.
demned man. The case against him
Will now be reopened
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
Announcement.

l nave opened a ladies' tailoring es.
adjustment In the Library building
and am prepared to do all first class
tailoring work. Ladies' suits made to
order. Have had 19 years experience
In best New York shops and guarantee
an my work to be first class. Work
the best and prices reasonable. win
appreciate a trial. Cleaning, pressing
and repairing done very reasonably.
M. Epstein,
The New York Ta.,or
Next door to library.