davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
WOMAN ASSAULTED
Posse Afer PerpetratOr of Crime
Thought to be negro.

Williamsport, Pa, September IA
posse Of farmers is searching the coun-
try near the village of Linden. five
miles from here, for tramp who this
morning went to the farm house OF
Clarence Hartman and criminally as
saulted Mrs. Hartman Mrs Hartman,
who is 2S years old, was alone in the
house and though she fought desper-
ately. was choked into submission. The
tramp, who is believed to be negro.
is thought be hiding near the farm
house. The police of this city are aid
ing in the search Mrs Hartman made
her way to the nearest neighbor, a
mile distant from her home. a half
hour after the assault, and gave the
alarm.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
GRADING OF COTTON
Committee Reduces Premiums and
Increases Penalties.

New York, September 1.-THE regu-
lar September meeting of the revision
committee of the New York cotton ex-
change was held after the close Of
business this afternoon. Much interest
had been manifested in the probable
action of the committee owing to the
big discount at which local contracts
had been selling as compared with
middling cotton in the open market
and the trade had anticipated that the
action of the committee would bring
the contract about so points nearer
parity with the middling grade.
The revision announced reduced
premiums ON the high grades about
25 points, but gave increased penalties
on the low grades Of from about 20
to 10 points, with the penalties partic-
rlarly severe on the tinged and STAIN
ed cotton. A revision of about Sc
points had probably been discounted
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
DESPERATE NEGRO CAPTURED
Fierce Fight in a Swamp-Timbef
Company Organized-To illuminate
Market Square-News and Personal
Notes.
Especial to The MesengerD

Especial to The Mesenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., Sept. 11.-Archie
Mclaughlin, a desperate negro con-
vict of Cumberland county, has been
arrested at Kingstree, S. c., and Sher-
iff Watson went down after him yes
Jterday afternoon. Mclaughlin was
one of four negroes who escaped from
the chain gang in Flea Hill township
a year or two ago, procured arms In
some way, fed to big swamp, and had
a pitched battle with posse who sur
rounded them, led by Deputy Sherln
Beard, during which Mclaughlin and
one of the posse, John Autrey, were
wounded.
The DeSoto Timber Company was
organized yesterday with a capital
Of $500, 900, it's headquarters to be at
Red Springs The officers are J. q.
Williams, of Red Springs, president;
w. S. Massie, Of Lynchburg, Va, and
J. w Johnson, of Raeford, N. c., vice
presidents; w. J. Johnson, OF Red
Springs, secretary and treasurer. The
company, it is understood, has pud-
chased large bodies of land in DeSoto
county, Fla.
At last evenings meeting Of the
board of aldermen, MT r. H. Buck
ingham made the recommendation
that the market house be equipped
with 1 200 incandescent electric lights,
than the four arc lights on Market
Square, and that an artistic and taste
full distribution of them around and
through the building would add much
to the beauty and brilliancy OF the
square at night
The first car load Of rails for the
trolley line of the Fayetteville street
railway company arrived yesterday.
Robert Averitt, white, aged 20 years,
was committed to Jail yesterday, dam
gerously insane. pending his removal
to an asylum.
Major and Mrs. Charles Haigh left
yesterday for jamestown.
Mrs W. L. Holt and daughters,
Misses Elizabeth and Mamie, are vis-
iting the jamestown exposition
Mr. Norris, of Oxford, N. c., is now
night clerk at the Hotel Lafayette,
Holmes taking the position Of day
clerk.
| Miss Isabel Bidgood OF Birmingham
Ala, is visiting relatives in this city
| Following is the slate OF the proba-
bic candidates for congress in this
district in 1908: FL. L. Goodwin. pres
ent incumbent; ID. II. Mclean, Harnet'
county: II. l. Cook, and J. G. Shaw
+, Cumberland county. Two or thres
papers have mentioned J. A. Brown
OF Columbus, for Governor. but 1
is probable that he VIII be In th
congressional race, and formidabl
icompetitor. i:
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
OHIO DAY AT EXPOSITION
It's Celebration One of the Greatest
Events in Entire History OF the Fair

Norfolk, Va, September 11.-The
celebration today of ''Ohio State Day
at the jamestown exposition was one
OF the greatst features in the exposl-
tons entire history. There were
hundreds OF visitors from the Buckeye
state, including Governor Harris. with
Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, former
attorney genral of the United States.
orator of the day
The formal exercises were held in
the auditorium. Addresses of welcome
were delivered by Governor Swanson
for the state of Virginia and Lieuten-
ant Governor Ellyson of Virginia, on
behalf of the exposition, representing
Director General Barr, native of
Ohio, who was unavoidably out of the
city, and President Tucker, who was
sick
Governor Harris responded Brax-
ton w. Campbell, president of the
Ohio jamestown commission presided.
Governor Higgins of Rhode Island,
and the entire Rhode Island delega-
tion, which participated in that states
celebration yesterday, were present
Music was furnished by the Mexican
military national band which rendered
American and other airs
One of the principal musical features
was an original ode by Miss Ann Pratt
Worthington, great grand daughter Of
Governor Thomas Worthington, the
first United States senator from Ohio,
whose home HAdona" was reproduced
as Ohio's state building at the expo
sitfoR. 80
Following the exercises at the audi
torium the Ohio party rendered an
official dinner at the Swiss village.
This afternoons feature was a mill
tary parade.
The Ohio building was opened from
1 to 4 p. m, for public reception.
The official state reception by Govern
or and Mrs. Harris took place from s
to 10 p. N.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
DEATH OF COL. II. I. FLEMING
was One OF Washington's Widely
KNOWN Citizens

Washington, September 1l-ColoneI
Robert |. Fleming. one OF Washing
tons widely known citizens, died to-
day at his suburban home Oak View
Cleveland Park, of Brights disease. He
was 90 years old, native of Virginia,
and served during the civil war as a
member OF the Richmond Lafayette
artillery and an officer in Lees armv
Soon after the war he came To Wash
ington. He bought Oak View" after
its occupancy as a summer residence
by President Cleveland Colonel Flem-
ing is survived by wife and a daugn-
ter, Madame Corea, wife of the minis
ter from Nicaragua. and a son. Robert
V. Fleming.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
POstmasters to Hold Convention
Planning Mill at Wendell.
(Snani9l TO

Especial to The Messengero
Raleigh. n. c., September 11.-The
supreme court filed the following opin-
ions:
ions: Riddick VS.. Dunn, from
Gates county, affirmed; Wash
ington VS.. Lumber Co., from Beaufort,
affirmed: Alexander VS.. Morris, from
Tyrrell, affirmed: Rogerson VS.. Legget'
from Beaufort, affirmed; Sawyer VS..
Lumber Co., from Beaufort, affirmed;
Briscoe VS.. Parker. from Gates, al
frmed; Alston, VS.. Connell, from war
rem, affirmed; Allen Flemmlng Co.,
VS.. Southern Railroad CO., from War
rem affirmed; Patterson VS.. Lumber
Co., from Halifax, new tral; Nchol-
son VS.. Dover, from Beaufort, revers-
ed. White VS.. Ely, from Bertie, revers-
ed: Type Founders Co., VS.. Publishing
Co.. from Beaufort, per curim, affirm
ed; State VS.. Bowser, from Dare, per
curiam. affirmed.
DR.. Cooper Curtice. who was North
Cardinals frsd stae veterinarian,
and cattle tick expert today returned
here and makes Raleigh his home
He is in charge of the u. S. Agricul-
tural Department campaign against
ticks in this state.
Contract was awarded today by the
James Lumber Company of Durham,
for a planning mill at Wendell, this
county, to cost $4,000 for special
purpose of planning long and heavy
timbers. It will handle these sixty
feet long and twelve by twenty inches.
The fourth-class postmasters are to
hold a. convention here Tuesday and
Wednesday of the state fair, October
18th and 10th. Postmaster Briggs, Of
Raleigh. is now arranging for a state
convention of the 105 presidential
postmasters in North Carolina here
at the same time and in a few days
a call, signed by practically all of them
will he Issued. Assurances are re-
ceived that high officials of the post
Office department from Washington
will attend. It will be the first con-
vention Of the kind ever held in the
state
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
RATE LITIGATION IN GEORG|A
State Will Attack Validity of I4h
Amendment
WILL BE A NEW DEPARTURE
of Amendment Has Been
Questioned, But Never Attacked in
PENDANTS Have Nothing to Do With
Enforcements of Rates.

Atlanta, Ga, September 1.-THE
state of Georgia will attack the valid
4ty Of the fourteenth amendment to
fhe constitution of the United States
In the pending railroad rate litiga-
tion that has been instituted in both
the state and federal courts.
The state also will make the point
that the defendants in the suits have
nothing to do with the enforcement
of the reduced passenger rates. The
two issues will be raised through de-
murrers now being prepared.
The Central Of Georgia railroad suit
ito prevent the enforcement of the
new rates is set for hearing Septem-
ber 10Th, before Judge Newman or
some other United States Judge, and
that of the Atlanta and West Point
has been set for the same date in the
Fulton county superior court
Although questioned by many, the
validity of the fourteenth amend
ment has never been attacked in the
courts. In the pending rate litigation
the railroads seek protection of the
federal government under the four
teenth amendment, alleging that the
order of the Georgia railroad commits
sion is confiscatory because it denies
them equal rights under the law.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
MADE LONG THROW
Ball Player Comes Within Two Inches
OF Breakin. Worlds Record.

Cincinnati, OHIO, September IL
The finest official base ball records
that this country has known were
made today in the Bowling Day Base
ball field events at the League Park
before the Cincinnati and Pittsburg
ball teams.
Five events were decided and, while
none of the records equalled the marks
Of by-gOne stars, it is safe to say that
they will stand as official marks for
some time to come. The main fea-
l. Jeune, of Springfield, O., who threw
ball 3SS feet, 103 81 inches, coming g
within two inches of the worlds re-
cord. made by Hatfield, in New York
in the early sos.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
BAD FIRE ON THE INDIANA
Vessel Narrowly Escapes From
Beng Blown Up
AMMUNITION SAFELY REMOVED
Spontaneous Combustion of Coal the
Cause-Greatest Courage Displayed
by Officers and Crew-Magazines
and Shell Rooms Dangerously Heat
ed-Blistered Hands While Being
Removed.

Washington, September II. The
navy department. made public TO-DAY
the TACT that through a Ire in her
coal bunkers on the morning OF Sep
tember 9TH, the battleship Indiana,
now undergoing repairs at the League
Island navy yard, narrowly escaped
destruction, the ammunition in the ad-
jacent magazines being safely removed
only through the exhibition OF the
greatest courage on the part OF the
officers and crew. No damage was
caused by spontaneous combustion or
coal The work Of removing the am
munition from the twelve and SIX men
magazines, was, according to the re-
port, proceeded quietly. The two mag
azines and the shell rooms became
dangerously heated and were flooded to
a depth Of twenty inches
Lieutenant Commander J. L. Sticht
directed the fire party, consisting OF
Gunner l.. c.. Hull and nine men,
who entered the magazine and re-
moved the ammunition The six
boxes nearest the bulk head were so
hot as to be handled with difficulty,
while the bulk head and 13 inch shells
were so hot that they burned the hands
and blistered the paint. The coal on
fire was flooded and removed from the
bunkers and the two bulk heads and
shells were sprayed with water until
the temperature dropped to normal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
ON HER FIRST TRIP
The Lusitania Making Record Time
in Her Journey Across the Atlantic.

New York, September 1.-THE
giant turbine steamer Lusitiana which
Is buneting It's way across the Allan
tic on its first trip TO America. has
found herself" Unlike most steamers
the big liner has been shaken together
on the first trip and Is making the
best time ever made on a westbound
journey across the Atlantic.
For tho "a hours ending at noon
today the run Of the ship was $40
knots. an average of 23Z knots an
hour and with beautiful weather
forecasted. there Is little doubt THAI
the sip will reach Sandy Hook light
ship under five days for the trip.
The Lusitania and her sister ship.
the haurchuania, not yet completed
stands as the largest ships ever built.
Both ships were constructed from the
same models. The speed OF the LuS-
itania Is developed from four screws
rotated By turbine engines OF 5000
horse power. The number Of furnaces
required to keep up this tremendous
horse power IS 1872. Four monster
tunnels will carry of the smoke from
the furnaces. The tunnels have a di-
arneter of % feet and are 155 feet In
height The Lusitania IL 100 feet
long, which Is much longer than the
acreage passenger train. She Ia SO
feet broad. and were the new wonder
of ten sea placed In a city street her
sides would touch the buildings on
| both sides OF the thoroughfare. The
| Brobdignagian vessel with her coal
| bunkers filled Carries 1000 tons Of
coal. Her displacement on load
draught La $4,000 tons and she car
ries a crew OF nearly 900.
The Lusitania has accommodations
for $50 first class passengers. 500 Sec
ond class and 1,3na third class pas
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
SpanishE Won.

San Sebastian, Spain, September IL.
The Spanish yacht Doriga today Won
the third race of the International Re-
gatta Chewink VIII American, was
second; the kings yacht Dios Salve
LaReina, third; the Spokane l., Amer
lean, fourth, and the Marblehead,
American, fifth
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13

Look after your children's eyes,
school will soon open, take your chill
dren to Dr. Vineberg, the eye special
ist, at Munds' drug store. and have
their eyes tested No charge for con-
sultation or examination. Spectacles
or eye glasses from s1.eo and up.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
Secretary Straus Returns

Washington, September 11.-Secre-
tary Oscar L. Straus of the department
of commerce and labor, tonight re-
turned to Washington after an extend
ed visit to various cities along the
Pacific coast and to Honolulu, where
he went to gather information bearing
on the work of his department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
FOR SENATOR ALSO.

II a statewide primary is to be held
for the nomination of Republican
state ticket, there appears to be no
good reason why the people should not
be allowed to express their choice for
United States senator also. There will
be no contest over most of the state Of
fees, as it is conceded that the present
state officers who are serving their first
terms will be generally renominated
without opposition. Two or three ex-
ceptions may arise whether the nomina-
tions are made by primary or conven-
tion
There will be a big contest for COVER
nor, but the people are equally inter-
ested in the fight for the United States
senatorship. Senator Long is a candi-
didate for denomination w. R. Stubs
is an avowed candidate for the place,
and there will doubtless be others. Why
should not the people be allowed to ex-
press their choice among these can
didates?
1t is true, of course, that the result
of the primary would not bind the
members Of the legislature, but it
would show the legislators both whom
the state as a whole is for and whom
their respective districts favor. The
wise legislator will, of course, follow
the wishes of his own constituents, and
these might be at variance with the
wishes of the state whole. The
senatorial election might be in doubt.
even after primary.
The value of a primary vote for
United States senator would be chief
ly in showing whom the people
want in that high office, but it is worth
while for that purpose; and if a pri-
mary is to be held without any great
expense to the candidates, there is no
legitimate reason why the people should
not be allowed to express themselves
on this subject
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
DAMON AND PYTHIAs.

All advocates of justice and mercy
will be glad to note that Otto Ander-
son, the alleged partner of an elder
ly druggist who recently fell into the
meshes of the prohibitory law, is not
compelled to serve a Jail sentence as
result of his action in taking upon
himself the blame for the violation of
law of which his partner was accused,
solely to shield the latter, who is in
poor health The fact that Anderson
was not deemed guilty of the offense
makes his action all the more re-
markable.
The State Journal believes in put
ting the drug store joints out of bust
ness, but it also believes that such a
Damon-and-Pythias disposition as
that shown by Anderson deserves rec
ognition. 1t appears that Page, the
man who was charged with the Of
Tense, is II years old and is in i'll
health. A trial and conviction, accord
ing to Anderson, might have resulted
fatally to him. So to save his friend,
Anderson, against whom there was
little evidence in the case offered
himself as a substitute and came for
ward to plead guilty of selling liquor
on two counts, expecting to go to Jail
for sixty days as a result.
The State Journal can not believe
that man who can make such a
sacrifice is a criminal at heart, and 1t
endorses the action of the officers in
suspending the jail sentence during
Anderson's good behavior. 1t is not
likely that he will engage in liquor
selling. and it is more than probable
that the other man for whom the sac
rifice was made, has received a suf-
ficient lesson to keep him In the
straight and narrow way.
Although that exhibition of great
friendship in ancient Syracuse CEN
turtles ago is the foundation of
leading fraternal order, such exhibit
tions of personal sacrifice for friend
ship are extremely rare, and when
they do occur they should be recog-
nized and encouraged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

from the Chicago News.J
Babies would rather go to sleep than
listen to some songs.
A mans idea of sympathy is to look
sad and pat girls hand.
Womans nature is a mystery that
man has never been able to solve.
Many a blessing in disguise is a
blessing only because it is disguised.
Many a young man is sorry he spoke
after spending a day pricing furniture.
It's what you do today that counts
not what you are going to do tomor-
row. !
A man seldom thinks he is as bad as
he is-or as good as his wife thinks
he is. -. '-e
One of the hardest things to do is
raise money when you just have to
have it.
But the man who saws wood and
says nothing is not always as wise as he
seems.
It's better to have an ounce of con-
f1dence in yourself than a pound of
faith in your neighbor.
Although the average girl thinks
she is telling a fib when she says she
can't sing, she isn't.
When a woman takes up the phys
ical culture fad she's anxious either to
put on fat or take it off.
It's difficult for a woman to under
stand why it always rains shortly after
she has had the front windows cleaned.
There are two kinds of women-those
whose clothes seem to have been made
for them and those who seem to have
been made for their clothes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Press
When O. woman shows her age she
shows her rage.
Even the laundryman may have too
many irons in the fire.
1t seems as though only the wealthy
can afford to have no manners.
1t isn't SO hard to please people if
they only know what they want.
Many an artist has his picture re-
jected because hanging is too GOOD
for it.
Genius may wear long hair but it's
the bald-headed man who comes out
on top.
Absence may make the heart grow
fonder, but not the absence of presents:
any girl will tell you this.
The people who are most firmly con-
vfncedS that money is the root of all
evil are those who haven't any.
First Waiter-"That man over theirs
always kicks about his check" Second
Waiter-"Great Scott And 1 just
served him with portion of frogs
legs"
Sunday School Teach er-'Why
should we love our neighbors as our
selves, Willie Subbubs ?" Willie Sub
bubs-'So we-won,t get talked about"
$50 you don't believe in advertising,
Ell ?"scornfully remarked the up-to-
date business man. mo, don't" re-
piled his sad-eyed neighbour; "I got my
wife that way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
DECENCY PAYS.

The report of the expenditures OF
the past six months accredit Mayor
Graham with a saving of several
thousand dollars per month in the
running expenses of the city's govern
ment. 1t is not necessarily reflection
on the predecessor of Mayor Graham.
1t merely means that it costs less to
run the present kind of a government
than it did to run the old kind. The
people can get the other kind any
time they want it by voting for 1t and
paying for it. The old kind was call
ed liberal government, while the
present is called narrow" the mar
row kind of course costs the taxpay-
ers several thousand dollars per
month less.-Wichita Beacon.
When the "drys" elected their can
dfdate for mayor in Wichita last
spring on a good government plat
form, and when the state drove the
liquor interests out Of the city, shut
ting off the towns revenue from its
saloons and evil resorts, doubtless a
considerable number of Wichita's
business men honestly believed that
the city government couldn't exist
without going in debt.
Yet today Wichita is better town
than it ever was. 1t Is doing six times
as much building as it did a year ago.
and the expense of running the town
is several thousand dollars per month
less than formerly. 1t pays in dollars
and cents to be decent.