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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
DIED ON WEDDING TOUR.
James Henry Smith, One Of the
Wcalt;iist Capitalists OF New York,
Passes Away ut kiOto. Japan.

New York, March IA dispatch
received here today from Toxic, an
nounces the death of James Henry
Smith, one of the wealthiest capitalists
of this city.
At the time of his death Mr.. Smith
was on a wedding tour around the
world. His bride was the divorced wife
of William r. Hinelander Stewart.
Mr.. Smiths death occurred yesterday
here Monday said that Mr.. Smith was
dangerously i'll of heart disease. In
the party with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
were the Duke and Duchess Of Man
chester A few years ago Mr.. Smith
inherited from his uncle, George Smith
a fortune estimated at S5O,OOo,OOC.
Something more than two years ago
Mr.. Smith bought the house at the COR
ner of 57th street and 5th avenue.
owned and occupied by the late VIII
liam C.. Whitney. The lavishs enter
tainments given by him during bis
bachellorhood days were among the
most notable in New York fashionable
circles. Prior to coming into the es-
tate of his uncle, he conducted bro
kerage business and was known as
Silent Smith.
Mr.. Smith and Mrs. w. r. Rineian-
der Stewart, of Baltimore, were mar
ried at Inverness, Scotland, on Septem-
Der IS last and shortly afterwards
started with his wife and several
| friends on tour around the world or
the Drexel yacht Margarita which Mr.
Smith had chartered.
Mrs Smith was Miss Annie M. Arm
| strong, of Baltimore and Philadelphia
| In 1899 she married w. r. Rinelande
| Stewart, from whom she obtained {
divorce in South Dakota in August las
year. A few days after the decree va
granted she sailed with her daughter
Miss Anita Stewart, for England ant
her marriage to Mr. Smith occurred il
the following month.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Commission Studying Needs With
View of Adding to Strength Of
EuuiDnlcnt.
Especial to The MESSENGER

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N c., March 27.-The Bick-
ett commission certainly spent siren
uous day. 1t inspected the Central
Hospital for the insane and it's lands
and then devoted several hours to the
inspection of the Grimes, lands 1,150
acres, On which it has an option of
$55,OOO
It found that the hospital had for
years been cramped for room and had
leased and improved part of the Grimes
land. 1t recommends unanimously to
the governor and council of state the
purchase of this tract at the price
above ntmed.
The law requires the commission to
look after repairs and additions to all
existing hospitals for the insane and
also after any necessary strengthening
of equipment 1t cannot eXpend sums
exceeding $1,000 except by consent Of
the governor and council Of state. The
commission met here today Superin
tendent Mckee and directors of the
Central Hospital, and the needs Of that
institution were discussed. The COM
mittee also had conference with the
superintendent and chairman Of the
board of directors of the Eastern Hos
pital at Goldsboro for negroes in re-
CARDS ito its needs.
The commission found that Superin-
| fendent Mckee had already fOrmulat-
| ed plans in case the Grimes lands were
| purchased for the extension of farm
| ing. trucking, dairying and poultry
raising. The colony plan is the one
agreed on, though one at least of the
commission appeared to favor the plan
OF having great buildings instead Oh
| smaller and more homelike ones The
commission will meet next Tuesday at
the Western Hospital at Morgantor
and will make a study of the situation
there and decide on the best course tc
pursue after full consultation with the
Superintendent and board.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
ENDS THE STRUGGLE.
Standard Oil and Petroleum Union
Reach Satisfactory Agreement.

London, March 27-The Standard
Oil Company and the European Petro-
leum Union, have, according to the
Pail Mall Gazette. reached a mutually
satisfactory agreement which will end
the struggle hitherto waged for the
European markets.
Under the arrangement, which will
become effective April 1st. the Stand
ard Oil Company secures control OF
many important oil tank installations
in such centers of distribution as Ant
werp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29

Philadelphia, March 27.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, through
General Manager Atterbury today Of
fered rewards aggregating $4,000 for
arrest and conviction Of persons in
volved in the wrecking of it's trains
near Pittsburg. The derailment OF the
Chicago limited last week and the at
tempted wrecking of the Keystone Ex-
press today led to a conference OF or
ficials to discuss the matter AS re-
suit the general manager today sent
broadcast throughout Pennsylvania the
following notice:
ITO any person Or persons furnish
ing information and evidence result
ing in the apprehension and conviction
of any one who maliciously caused the
derailment of one of dts fast pas
senger trains at or near Stewart sta
ton on the 23rd instant, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will pay
$4,000; and said company viii also pay
another reward of $4,000 to any per-
son Or persons furnishing informa-
tion and evidence resulting IN
the apprehension or conviction OF any
one or more pedsons who mallclously
caused the derailment Of another ol
its fast passenger trains at or near
Wilmerding on the 9th instant, Oh
| for any definite information which
will enable the company f
ascertain the name and whereabouts
of any one or more of the guilty par
ties, it viii pay to the person furnish
ing the same reward of $500.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
.lssILy SuIls,ssH sIIuA. louS

Philadelphia, March T.-William
McElroy, aged IS years, was shot and
fatally wounded by a policeman here
today while resisting arrest for steal
ing bread The policeman detected Nc
Elroy robbing grocer's bread box AMI
placed him under arrest. He attacked
the officer and the latter drew his re-
volver. In the scuffie the pistol was
discharged. the bullet entering MoEl-
rows brain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
No More Negro Recruits for Army

Houston, Texas. March 27.-An-
vas made today at the To-
cal recruiting station that orders have
Aeen received from the war depart
MT at Washington instructing. thas
LIRE negroes be accepted for ser
sce In he army. Announcement was
,,S $50 made that all negro troops in the
ch,ed States will be dispatched for
70 the Philippines
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
Refused the Request.

Nashville, Tenn, March 27.-The
Tennessee legislature today adopted a
resolution refusing the request of Ore
gon to allow the ashes of Captain
Meriwether Lewis, the famous ex-
plorer, to be taken to that state for
interment Captain Lewis is buried in
Lewis county, Tennessee, where the
state has erected a monument to his
memory
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
WILL PRESS INQUIRY
To the Spesdiest Possible
Conclusion
Commission QUALIFIED
Arhiters of Harry ThaW's Fate to
Meet Today

Judge OBricn Declines to Serve Oh
Commission and David Mcclure Ap-
poin,ed in His Place-lnquiry In
General Will be Open, but Executive
Sessions VIII be Held From Time to
Time-Defcndant I'm Good Physical
Condition and Grcets Family With
Smiles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29

The president is said to Of the
mined to wiring tha water the re-
American railroad stocks. ,hat the
port be true 1t is to be hI eood bal
weather bureau win issr. attempt.
letin Just before he mat srat.
New Orleans Itmes. .sm01
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
CAKE Is A FAILURE

9aess properly Favored. When you
ut to be certain OF having the finest
rla you should use Blue Ribbon.
nflfa ~ the 6nest yet produced
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
GUILTY Of MURDER.
Verdict Of Jury in the Walker
Case
WAS OUT z MINUTES
Sentenced to Hang on the 18th
> ofllApriI Next

hjurie5 Inflicted by Prisoner on Him.
sc4f i'm Attempt to Commit Suicide
Painful Though Not Serious-"as
. Brought into Court on Il COt-COuh-
sci for Defense Did Their Best ana
Prosecution Was Calm and Without
Passion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
WANTS HIS RESIGNATION
Another Incident In Controversy Over
Enforcing Laws in Boston.

Boston, Jan. IAN incident to-day in
the long controversy between District
ATTORNEY Moran and Police Conmis-
sioner O'Meara, over the enforcement
of the laws, especially those relating to
the observance Of Sunday, was letter
which Mr., Moran sent to Governor
Guild suggesting that O'Meara's res
ignation be requested. In his letter Mr.
Moran declares that this police commits
sioner is ignorant Of the law, and that
ignorance has been emphasized by his
orders to the police, and the subsequent
annoyance of many persons innocent OF
violations Of the Sunday observance
laws.
The municipal court to-day approved
twenty-five more applications for sum-
monses for alleged violations of the
Sunday laws, bringing the total to 13o
and involving nearly 200 defendants
The majority of the summonsss grant
ed to-day were against bakers, but the
number also included members of one
of the hotel orchestras, the court Sc.
lecting onA orchestra out of number
whose names were taken, in order tc
have test case.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
FATAL Shooting
ON Church STREET
FREDERICK M'GANN KELLEY
THE VICTIM OF DEADLY
BULLET.

Samuel e. Knox, COIOred, Arrested
Charged With Deed-William III. Dunn
and f. Il. Garvey, KelIey's COmpan-
ions, Held on Charges of Breach of
Peace-Shooting the Result of Alter
cation-Dead Man the Nephew of
Senator James Il. McGann.
In an alteration which occurred
near Herrmann's cafe on Church street
last night Samuel E. Knox, colored,
shot and fatally wounded Frederick
McGann Kelley of POI Congress ave-
nue. The shooting took place at 11:15
o'clock and Kelley died at the New
Haven hospital at midnight. Knox
was arrested by officers Roche and
Ledwsth,
William H. Dunn of Tyler City and
Francis L. Garvey of 11O Columbus
avenue, companions of Kelleys, are
held by order Of the coroner on charges
of breach of the paace.
Coroner Mix held an inquest in the
police commissioners room at mid
night, and examined a number of wit
nesses, He refused to give anything
out further than to say that he will
continue the examination Of witnesses
at his office this morning.
According to the most authentic re-
port of the affair, Kelley with Dunn
and Garvey came up Crown street
shortly after IL o'clock, and turned in
to Church street. At this corner the
sidewalk has been made narrow owing
to the erection of the new Connecticut
Savings bank building. When the
driveway to Ferguson's livery stable
was reached the three companions met
Knox. They claimed that he unnec-
sarily ran into them. A quarrel fol-
lowed. and in the alteration Knox
drew revolver and shot Kelley in the
abdomen.
DR.. w. J. Butler, who chanced T. be
in the vicinity hastened to give med
ical aid to Kelley. The police ambu-
lance was called, and by the quick
work III Driver Francis Ryan aud Of
ticers Patrick Cannon, Kelley was
placed on cot in the hospital within
ten minutes after the shooting. Efforts
to save his life were futile and he died
ut IL oicleck.
Knox was Immediately bounced up
on by score Of men and the revolver,
a .S2-calibre, was taken from him. He
was then turned over to the officers
and placed in the lookup. He is a
wsstar.
Kelley was twenty-five years old and
a nephew Of Senator James e. Nc
Gam and of Mrs, Margaret McGann
the matron at central station. He was
known to all his acquaintances as
Frederick Mc(iann. He was employed
by the Seamless Rubber company
Kelley and Knox were entire strang-
ers, neither having met the other pre-
vious to last ni-ht.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
ULTIMA4UM no HARTMAN.
Second One by brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen.

Peoria, Ill, Jan. 1.-Folowing a
meeting of the grand executive com
mittee Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen here To-
day, Grand Master John J. Hannahan
tonight issued second ultlmatum to
q. H. Hartman, of the Southern Pa
eific railway, warning him Of impend-
ing drastic measures that will be placed
into effect unless he terminates griev-
ances now pending The statement
says:
THE dispute on the Atlantic system
of the Southern Pacific company, not
withstanding statements to the con-
trary, is between your company and
our members. On other Of your lines
the feeling is growing that our men
may expect the same injustice in the
near future, If your representatives
really desire arbitration we are anxious
to adjust in that way, but we insist
that third party should not be per-
mitted to influence your company in
this matter.
"Once more, in justice to the men
and the public who will be affected by
an extension of the strike to other
parts of your system, ask you to ex-
ercise your authority and restore the
conditions which the abrogation of the
agreement took away from the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen on May
1. Your officials entered willingly into
an agreement with the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers that nullified the
salne.
Il await an immediate answer. Not
hearing from you l shall feel that 1
have exercised due patience and have
served a final notice to the public"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
CONFESS THEIR CRIME
New York Couple Who Abandoned
Their Dead Child.


New York, Jan. Confesslng that
they were the couple who abandoned
their dead infant in a baby carriage on
Ninety-sixth street on the night Of De-
cember l. Charles A. Gassert and his
wife were arraigned in Harlem court
to-day and later renanded to the COR
oner.
When the child's body was examined
black and blue marks were found on its
neck, and foul play was suspected. The
autopsy showed, however, that death
was due to pneumonia.
In the carriage was silver-handled
cane inscribed with the name &c. A,
Gassert." With this as a clew detec-
tives traced Gassert and his wife, who
have been living for the past three
weeks in Englewood, N j., and arrest
ed then: when they came to this city,
where Mrs Gassert is employed as a
waitress
I'VE didn't have a cent In the house,
Gassert said. i had lost my work as
stationary engineer, and did not know
how | could bury the baby, My wife
and / wheeled the carriage to the cor
ner where 1t was found and then board
ed street car,
For three days we walked the
streets, our hearts filled with grief. We
had no place to go. Then my wife got
position as waitress and went to my
relatives"
Mrs. Gassert said that she had tried
to borrow money to defray burial ex-
penses but could not. After the aban-
donment of the baby she went, she said
to Boston and secured employment
there. Later she returned to this city
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
Hearst RENEHS HIS
FIGHT FOR NAYORALITY
FIRST PAPER SERVED ON NEW
ATTORNLY GENERAL OF
NEW York.

Application Made for Reargument on
the Petition of Hearst for Leave to
Bring quo WarrantO Proceedings to
Test McCIelIan's Title to OfFice--Vo-
luminous Document Reiteraiing AlIc-
cations Already Made Before AttOr-
ney General Mayer.
Albany, Jan. 1.-William Randolph
Hearst was prompt in accepting the
offer of the new attorney general, Will
liam e. Jackson, to consider an appli-
cation for a re-hearing of arguments
on Mr.. Hearst's petition for leave to
begin quo warranto proceedings to test
the title of George B. Mcclellan to the
office Of mayor of New York city on
the basis of the mayoralty election of
1905. Attorney General Jackson had
just assumed office to-day, when a rep
.resentative Of Mr.. Hearsts counsel
served upon him an application for re-
argument. The attorney general in
formed both parties that he would give
them hearing next Monday, January
{, at p. m.
The application filed with the attor-
.ney-general is voluminous and reiter-
ates the allegations already made be-
fore Attorney General Mayer. 1t was
the frat paper served upon him. 1t re-
cites the developments of the case be-
fore the latter, and summarizes his de-
cision denying relief, declaring that Mr..
Mayer well knew that the prima facie
proof of MI Hearst's claimed election
could not be Forthcoming without OPEN
ing the boxes.
The situation created by Attorney
General Mayors decisions says the ap-
plication, was practically this: THE
court Of appeals and the legislature had
refused to permit the ballots to be re-
counted on the ground that this should
be done in quo warranto action. The
attorney general refused to permit a
quo warranto action to begin, holding,
in effect, that the ballots must first be
counted"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
NANUBACI UR1R AUICIDES,
Frederick S. Camp, n Prominent Mill
Man, Shoots Himself

Norwich, Jan. frederick S. Camp,
one of the most prominent millmen in
eastern Connecticut and agent of the
Donemah mills, the largest cotton mill
in the country, took his life by shooting
to-day. He had been Ill for about six
months with Bright's disease and had
been respondent. Mr.. Camp used a
revolver. sending a bullet crashing
through his brain and bringing death
instantly while in the chamber of his
Washington street home.
Mr.. Camp was a native of Water
town, N. Y. He came here in early life
and had long been identified with the
cotton industry, especially as he mar
ried, in 1874, Harriet B. Blackstone, the
daughter of Lorenzo Blackstone, who
founded many manufacturing plants in
this part of the state. His widow sur
wives him, besides three children, Lieu
tenant Walter T. Camp, U. S. N; Mrs.
Chappell, of this city, and Talcott H.
Camp, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr..
Camp was in his fffty-eight year, and
socially was very well known.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
CANS Administers A
KNOCKOUT FOR HERMAN
TOUNG FIGHTER PUT OUT IN
VERY CLEAN STYLE IN
EIGHTH.

'oIored Man Retains Lightweight
Championship After Playing With
His OppOnent-Apparent from the
Start That Latter Had Little Chance
Of Winning-Hernan Showed Fight
Right Through but Cans Easily
Stalled Him.
Tonopah, New. Jan. Joe Cans
fought true to the belief of the bettors
to-day. After playing with ''Kid" Her
man for eight rounds, he landed fun
swing on the point Of Herman's jaw,
and Cans retained the lightweight
championship. 1t was apparent from
the start that Herman had little chance
of winning. Cans blocked his blows
with ease, and at no time was he In
the least worried. In the first re.and
Cans started to feel out his man. Her
man was willing to fight, but the cham
pion stalled him off. In the second
round Cans began to open up. Her
mans attempt to land ended mostly ia
failures.
Cans blocked Hernlan's leads with
glove and elbow, and when the oppor-
tunitiy presented itself, planted right
and left jolts to his face.
The third and fourth rounds were
repetitions of the second 1t was
plainly seen that Herman was the fa-
vorite with the crowd. When he saSe.ira-
ed the crowd cheered wildly. Cans on
ly drew applause when he fought his
cleverest.
In the fifth round Cans, having meas
ured his man, slowed down. This was
the only round where Herman made
any showing. He waded in and swung
hard rights and lefts at the champion.
Cans appeared careless and number
of the blows landed. The crowd cheer
ed madly for the Chicago man.
The sixth and seventh rounds were
both in favor of Cans. In the eighth
he started out by feinting and drawing
Herman's fire. They fiddled around the
ring until Cans worked his opponent
| into @ corner. Here Joe tented with
his lsft, and Herman swung wildly
with his left, and gave the colored mai
an opening. Like flash Cans whipped
left and then a swinging right flush
on the point OF the jaw. Herman
| dropped like logj with his face buried
IN his hands. He, lay notioil1ess ar ~
edge Of the ring. Cans walked away.
| 1t was all over.
Nate Lewis ran around the RIM Es,
where the kid" lay, and begged him
to rise, but Herman was senseless. At
the count Of ten Lewis and Adam Fy-
an carried their protege to his corner.
where three minutes elapsed before he
came to.
In the second round the men wers
milling f1ercely when the gong sounded
Herman stepped back from clinch.
Cans not hearing the bell landed q
hard right on the neck. The crows
Kissed and hooted. Cans faced tn
crowd and made public apology .ce
Not content with it Cans went "a
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
NOTICE or STOCK INCREASE.
Filled by Great Northcrp--Does Not At
feet Minnesota Suit.

st. Paul, Jan. 1.-The Great Northern
Railway company yesterday filed with
the secretary OF state notice of the
action taken by the board OF directors
in orering an issue of $6O,0OOOOO addi-
tional stock. The certificate is signed
by President James ]. Hill and Secre-
tary Edward 7, Nichols. The notice
also states the purpose for which the
stock is to be issued.
The certificate has no connection with
the suit brought by Attorney General
Young.
Mr. Young said to-day that this no.
tice in no way affected the action he
had brought to compel the Great North
ern to make application for public
hearing before the state railroad COM
mission on the necessity for the in
crease OF the capital stock, as that part
Of the law was separate from the law
requiring notice to be filed with the sec
retary of state.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-02
HUGHES is NOW GOVERNOR
INSURANCE 1NQUIsIT0R TAKES
UP REINS OF GOVERNMENT

Assumes the Office without Any other
Ambition Than to Serve the People
of the State--Has Not Coveted the
Place and VIII Not Allow Himself to
Shrink From Its Responsibilities
offers No PaHacea for All the Ills OF
Society.
Albany,N T., Jan. 1.-Charles Evans
Hughes to-day took the oath of office
as governor Of the state Of New York,
and with his democratic colleagues be-
gan the two years term for which
they were ch3sen by the people in the
nomentous state election Of November.
The retiring governor, Frank w,
Higgins, who in spite Of threatening
condition of health came the length OF
the state for the purpose, formally sur
rendered the reins of governor to his
successor, and left late this afternoon
for his home at Olean, a private citi-
zen for the first time since 1893. when
he was first elected senator
In his inaugural address accepting
the powers and responsibilities of the
great office, Governor Hughes paid a
marked tribute to Governor Higgins
commencing his public services and
conscientious devotion to the interests
bf the state. Both the retiring and
the incoming governors were received
along the line Of the parade and in the
assembly chamber with cordial APP
plause
The inaugural ceremonies were un-
usually brilliant and the attendance al
most unprecedented. At noon the
clouds lifted long enough for the pa
rade and the ceremonies in the assem-
bly, chamber. and then at the close OF
the exercises the gray pail of mist set
tied down again and the rain resumed
Following the inaugural ceremonies
the new governor held reception In
the executive chamber and this after
noon he and Mrs. Hughes received a
cordial welcome from very large
number of people from Albany and
elsewhere, In the usual public recep-
ton at the executive mansion.
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