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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
TWO MEN DROWNED YESTERDAY
Court House. City Buildings and Elec-
trio Light Plant at Marietta Under
Watcr-Much Suffering Prevails
Loss VIII AMOUNT to Millions of
Dollars.

Columbus. Chic, March 15.-FIood
conditions in Southern Ohio today
showed little change and in hat little
was for the worse. Forester Bassley
predicts a sixty foot stage in the Ohio
at Cjnciurati by saturday night.
OF the many flooded towns in this
region. Parkersburg. w. Va, and
est sufferers Parkersburg the electric
light plant was put out of commission
and the city Is in darkness. Added 10
this there was only a limited telephone
and telegraph service and the city was
almost cut off from the outside world.
The loss at Marietta will be enor-
nous. Water has flooded the main
street Many residents have been
forced TO vaCate their homes. There
is considerable suffering. as only a few
scattered groceries i'll the hills are
able to supply foOG. The court house,
the city buildings and the city lighting
plant are under water. The city was
in darkness tonight. Much damage
has also been done IN the OIL fields and
there is considerable suffering III the
surrounding country. Two men We're
drowned today.
Pittsture. February I5.-With the
rapid ~rcceding Of the waters in the
MOnongaheha, Allegheny and Ohio
rivers which is taking place here to-
night conditions are fast assuming
normal proportions and the greatest
and most destructive food in the his
tory of tie city is at an end.
Immediately following the subsid-
ing of the water the task Of computing
and repairing the damage was begun.
A majority of the employees of the
large manufacturing establishments
who were temporarily thrown out OF
employment are ~endeavoring to put
the plants in working order and it is
SAID h a by Sunday at least all these
establishments Will operations.
Various estimates of the loss are be-
ing made, ranging from ten to twenty
millions of dollars. 1t is said. never
theless that the total loss will not ex-
coed $10,000,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
EVIDENCE AGAINST HARRISON
Witnesses Testify to Defendants Adj
mission That tae Chik Was in His
Keeping.

Charlotte, n. C. Marck 15.-In the
trial of Joshua Harrison charged
with Kidnapping and muir eding the
son of former state Senator BeaSey
at Elizabeth City today the state in
troduced two witnesses who testified
that Harrison admitted to them that
the child was in his keeping and that
he would be returned to his parents
as soon as a sufficient reward was
offered. Other witnesses testified to
having seen the defendant in a buggy
with Kenneth Beasiey the day after
His mysterious disappearance. The
defense introduced two of the defend
ants sons who testified that Harrison
was at home ON the day of young
Beas1ey's disappearance. 5
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
COMMITTEE REMAINS QUIET
Suit YeS Entered Against Ncwspa-
per Mcn-Tatlian LabOrers on Rail
road Strike-FOrm Work Progress
ing Actively.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. G. March IS.

A number of Italians are employed
along the line of the Raleigh and
Pamlico Railway by J. G. White &
Company, the contractors for the
grading, most o. these being near
Wilson, and about 25 miles from
Raleigh. Quite a number Of them
struck on Tuesday and it is said will
be sent back to Philadelphia, from
which point they came here. The
reasons for the strike is not known.
Some of the Italians continue to
work. 1t is learned that trains are
to be in operation between Raleigh
and Wilson by September /. The
failure to promptly receive some
structural steel for the construction
of a trestle Will prevent the road from
entering the suburbs of Raleigh at
Greenwood until March 25th, when the
first section will be opened from
Raleigh to Zebulon, % miles.
Farm work is very actively in pro-
gress in this section and farmers
seem to be very hopeful and are de-
termined to give special care TO their
crop and to make a better yield to
the acre. if possible.
There are as yet nc limitations
whatever of any suit by any of the
house or senate conference committee
ON the rate bin against any Of the
n~eWspapeg men. The papers all over
the state are taking up this matter
and the leading religious papers here
at Raleigh are doing some very plain
talking.
The cleaners are at work on the
interior of the capital, removing
traces of the Legislative session as
rapidly as possible. They found that
the persons in charge of the senate.
and house paid very little regard to,
cleanliness, this being notably the
case in the house. ;
Mr.. H. X. D%oughton, who for two
years has been in the Office Of the
state treasurer, left today for Wins
Jerusalem where he takes a position
in a bank. He was held in very high
regard here By the officials in the
capitol.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

The legislature has adjourned. Ii
may be said of this assembly that it
did something, enacted some measures
needed and failed to enact some that
would have been harmful. While as a
whole we believe the legislature did
more good than harm, it played a great
deal OF politics and led to a split in
the democratic party that will have to
treated by doctors in the future
Concord Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
Convention Adiourns.

Guthrie, Okla, March 15.-The con-
stitutional convention, after eomplet-
ing it's work of drawing up a SET of
laws to govern the proposed new state
of Oklahoma, adjourned sine die today.
The constitution as prepared will be
submitted to the people of Oklahoma
and Indian territory for affirmation Or
rejection at a special election in Au-
gust next.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

New York. March l5.-An unusual
scene was enacted on the moor OF me
stock exchange today just after the
market had closed strong and buoyant
in sharp contrast TO the denoraliza,ion
Of yesterday. Brokers gathered aro"nd
the trading posts and cheersd loudly
in demonstration of their relief and
satisfaction at today's change In spec
ulative sentiment from the panlcky
feeling OF yesterday. Congratulations
were exchanged all around the
on the fact that the members OF The
exchange, without Exception, had sue
cessiully passed through the sever
declines in prices OF the past tive
weeks and hopes were generally ,X~
pressed that the worst was over.
Today's stock market opened wy
strong at much higher prices than yes
terday's closing figures, Reading lead
ing with a rise OF il points. hmalGam-
ated Copper and Union Pacific also
we're %buoyantly strong and with Rad
ing led practically the whole list 1" a
sharp upward movement.
There We're the usual reactions but
the tone held relatively strong. IT
was known in Wall street that bankers
had reached their Offices early and hat
a careful investigation Of the situation
did not reveal any cause OF anxiety as
to the solvency of any banking OF
brokerage house. This knowledge has
much effect on sentiment, n together
with the announcement OF government
relief for the money market a late
yesterday afternoon gave the traders
confidence that the situation threaten
ed no grave danger and that the money
market would be able TO care for al
legitimate requirements. The trading
continued active with the general tone
firm throughout, even the 10 Per cent.
money rate being of little effect. A,
the close the market leaders shOwos
| tlIe- following ad yances from ysoter-
days close: Amalgamsted CoppeT -,
American Smelling, 10 ga; Anaconda,
9 IL; Atchison, 4 3-8; Canadian Pacikc
5 1-2; st. Paul, 8 "a; Great NoEtbeIR,
6 IA; New York Central, o IA; Mis-
souri, Pacific, 6 IL; Northern Pacific,
5 ga; Pennsylvania, 6 3-4; Readfns, II
IA; Southern Pacific, 41-2; Union Pa
ciic IL IA; United States Steel, 3 IL,
and the preferred 3 Is. All thro igb
the day there a heavy buying by
bargain hunters" for investment and
their purchases were heavy enough
to strengthen the market each ;ime
that prices weakened. Hundreds O.
thousands of shares are believed y
have been taken by these purchases.
There were the usual rumors in cir
culation today but not much attention
was paid to them. One Of these was
that E. II. Hartman had lost control
of Union Pacific. Instant denial was
given the report and it had no iDGu-
ence on the trading, Union Pacific
continuing strong at the close.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

Elected President of TrIis: Company.
Washington, March 15.-Wi1liam j.
Oliver of Knoxville, Tenn, whose bid
for the construction of the Panama
canal recently was rejected, was last
night elected vice president of the
United States Trust company Of this
city, which was recently organized
with a capital of 81, 000, 900. Daniel N.
Morgan, former United States treasurer
is president.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
Gets STORY or AFFIDAVIT
Alleged to Have Been Made By
Evelyn Resbit

Intellectual Effort Made by Defense I"
Silence Hummel by Placing VIE
of Defendant on the Stand-Hun-
mel Forced by Delmas to Tell OF Ills
Conviction on Charge OF Conspiracy.
Judge Refuses to Interfere in Man
lfer Of CrosS-cXaminatisn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

II those who are interesting them
selves to secure a more rigid enforce
ment of the prohibition laws viii, get
the courts to give work house SEN
fences instead of nominal fines they
will see that the more respectable bind
tigers will no longer risk it.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

Little Rock, Ark, March 15.-Meager
reports just received here of the wreck
of a passenger train on the Rock Is
land railroad ear Haven, Ark. The
engineer and fireman are reported
killed and many passengers injured.
The injured will be brought to this
city. O.,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

Mr.. Page did no wrong in inyest,r-
his money in railroads but he commit
ted a grievous fault in disagreeing
with the powers that be.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

II the News and Observer did NOT
influence the legislature and the Iegis-
latiVe committees it was not because il
did not try hard enough.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

II Mr.. Justice wants to keep mis-
skirts clean he should not next time
break bread with the lobbyists.-Dur-
ham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

You fellowship are claiming that Mr..
Butler carried the populist party, bag
and baggage, into the republican canun
know better than that.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

1t remained for the senate to show
that Mr.Daniels did not have the party
In this state by the nape OF the neck
and the seat of the pants.-Durhan
Herald. flz
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
SCENE ON FLOOR
Brokers Give Vent to Their Feel
ines in Cheers

concentrations Exchanged That All
the Members Had Passed Through
the Ordeal SucCc>sfully-Hopc Gen
orally EXPRESSED Tint the Worst IL
OXcr-HcaYN Buying Throughout
the DAY by "Sarsaia IIuntcrS" fer
investment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

Fearof extensive troubles in connec-
ton with May Day labor demonstra-
tons has practically disappeared SO
far as Paris is concerned.
Frightened by a policeman entering
her home to arrest her husband, Mrs.
Josephine Hess, Of Philadelphia,
dropped dead.
Five men were injured, some Of
them seriously, by the falling of an
elevatorfrom the sixth floor of a build
ing at New York
The treasury department has pur-
chased 200. ouncesof silver at 66.355
cents per fine ounce.
Colonel Elias Neff, commander of
the Fortieth Indiana volunteers dur
ing the civil war, is dead at ArkansaG
City, Kan. aged 60 years.
The total market value of the bonds
alleged to have been distracted from
the Trust Company of America by w.
0. Douglass was $4,000.
Secretary Elihu Root has returned
to Washington after spending several
days at Clinton, n. Y.
Cettinje. Montenegro. April 80 =
General J. Martnovitch, governor OF
Podgoritza, and Chief OF Police Mast
woda, were shot by an ensign and
both mortaIiy wounded. The assailant
was killed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
BRYAN TALKS ON POLITICS
Reiterates That Roosevelt's Favoritc
Policies Are All Stolen.

Portland, Me-, April 3O.-Before q
large audience in City hall William
]. Bryan, as the guest Of honor at the
ninth annual banquet Of the Maine
Democratic club. spoke for one hour
on national political issues In refer,
ence to a reported fund raised to pre-
vent President Roosevelt from carry
ing out his ideas Bryan said: "Are
they Republican ideas?" and an
swered: NO, they are ideas taken
from the Democratic platform"
Bryan said he had been exceedingly
honored by the people. and added: Il
have nothing to ask of the American
people. All l ask is a chance to pay
back the debt ! owe to them" In
reference to the last presidential cam
paign he said he did get just the plat
form he wanted, and added. but I
got Just the candidate I did not want
at all. However. did what 1 could
TO support the ticket. Our party had
its experiment and win not try It
again.
perhaps it is just as well it did.
There viii be no more experiments. At
last We are going into campaign nnir-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
TAFT DEPARTS FROM OHIO
Spends Very Busy Day and Makes q
Canal Prediction.

Cincinnati, April 3O-"If the Pana-
ma canal is not completed within eight
years from now 1 shall be greatly dis
appointed. If it is completed in less
time than that 1 shall not be greatly
surprised" This statement was made
by Secretary Taft before the Business
Mems club at banquet rendered the
secretary, at which he told all about
the Panama canal, all about Cuba and
all about Porto Rico, but stating moth
ing that has not heretofore been pub
lished as to United States policy in the
latter two islands.
The banquet came as the climax to
the last of the three days Of his pres
emf western trip. In the morning he
delivered an addTess to the students
of the law school Of Cincinnati uni
versity. Later he appeared on the floor
Of the Chamber of Commerce, where in
response to the enthusiastic greeting
Of the members, he made a brief adj
dress. Early in the afternoon he held
an extended conference on the condi-
ton of Ohio politics with n. c. Wright,
of Cleveland; then he saw his friends
without formality, closing with the
banquet. He left here today at noon
for Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
GATES FIRM IS TO DISSOLVE
''House of Twelve Partners to Lose
Two of Them, John w. ar
Charles G. Gates.

New York, April 80. - The World
says: John ". Gates and his son, Chas
q. Gates, head of the stock exchange
firm bearing his name, have decided
to withdraw from the brokerage bust
ness, it was learned yesterday. Charles
Gates is anxious to spend a year on
his new hunting preserve with his ia
ther.
THE firm Of Charles G. Gates & Co
is composed of Charles G. Gates, Ar
thur ]. Singer, Charles G. Smith, Or
son G. Wells, Ramsay C. Bogy, Frank
H Hubbard, J. b. Morrow, Walter H.
Dupee, Melville d. Martin, John w.
Gates, John Lambert and Frank r.
Drake. 1t is known in Wall street as
the house of twelve partners
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE
Contestants Are Naval Officers and the
Alabama's Crew Wins the
jamestown Cup.

Norfolk, Va, April So The James
town" cup for the fastest crew Of row
ing officers in the squadrons Of the
United States, England, Germany and
Austria assembled here for the
jamestown exposition was won by the
officers of the battleship Alabama.
The Virginias officers were ten yards
behind for second place, and the Eng
lish cruiser Roxburgh's officers were
badly distanced for third.
The twenty-one other ships repre-
scented in the race, which was a mile
light away. were strung out at long
intervals over the course. The time
of the winners was ten minutes and
one second. The United States had
seventeen ships represented, Great
Britain, three; Germany, two; Austria,
one
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30

ITS risk" said L I saw at once
that he was right, but I was IN re-
luctant humor.
Not a bit of It," was his confident
reply. i had horse that was crazy
would run away on any old provo
cation. But no matter how busy he
was at kicking up the dust and the
dashboard, you could always halt him
by ringing a bell once. He'd been
in the street car service That's the
way it is with men, especially strong
men, that have been broken to the
bell. They hear it ring and they
can't resist. Go up and ring the
bell"
GO ring it yourself" said I.
You're the bell" said he.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
Big Advance Demanded.

Chicago, April 30.-Motormen and
conductors on the lines of the Chicago
Union Traction company have decided
to demand a wage scale of 33 1-3 cents
an hour with a nine-hour workday.
The increase is 33 per cent. over the
present scale, besides a reduction Of
10 per cent in the hours of labor. The
men on the Chicago City Railway are
preparing a similar scale. The matter
will be arbitrated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
She Poured Oil on the Fire.

Council Bluffs, Ia, April 3O.-The s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stirling and a domestic are
dead as the result of the servants err
ror To hasten the fire she started to
pour some oil in the stove, and a ire
mendous explosion followed, which
threw the burning liquid over both.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
Demand for Higher Wages.

New Bedford, Mass, April 3O.-Fol-
lowing last weeks report that an adj
vance would probably be made in the
wages Of the 10000 operatives in Fall
River shortly the New Bedford Textile
Council has sent a demand to the
manufacturers for an advance Of 10
per cent. on Nav q.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30

ed on the right side OF the questions.
Two years ago we were united on the
wrong side. The Republicans recog-
nize it is to be no child's play in the
next campaign. The president is popu-
lar only because he has adopted Demo
cratic ideas, and only where he has
adopted these ideas"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
Ice Punched a Hole in Her.

Hancock, Mich, April 30.-As a re-
suit of her battle with the ice in the
big portage the steamer Alex Nimick,
the first steamer to reach Portage lake
this season, sank in nineteen feet of
water about a mile from the mouth
of Portage river. Investigation showed
a big hole crushed in the steamers
how
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30

Spring Valley, ILL.,, April 80. - John
Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers, who has been operated
on for strangulated hernia, passed an
easy day. Temperature is normal and
nothing of a serious nature has devel-
ODed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
No One Named at Decatur

Decatur H., April 8o.-The Repub-
ucan judicial convention took fifty
three ballots for supreme court justice
without naming q man. Thompson,
of Vermillion, led with forty votes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
Seem TO Have Smoked a Pipe
of Peace and "Flopped
Together"
TAMMANY DID THE FLoPPING
1t ANY Rate Mcclellan Declares He
Flopped Not a Particle.
However, Appears to Have
Been Obtained Between the Or
ganization and the Big
Towns Executive.

New York, April 30.-An end to the
contest for control of Tammany Hall
between Mayor Mcclellan and Charles
T. Murphy is announced, following a
conference between Timothy d. Suln-
van and Corporation Counsel William
r. Ellison, the latter of whom repre-
scented the mayor. Ellison, after the
conference, gave out a statement in
which he said the mayor win be left
free to appoint the highest class of
men he can find for city offices, but
that he Qllison) will advise against
the appointment Of men inimical to
the Democratic organization or its
leaders.
Only Efficient Men in Office.
Sullivan, he said, agreed that only
efficient men should be retained in or
appointed to city offices. The mayor
will recognize the right Of its leaders
TO control the Democratic organization,
and will ask that the organization give
him its support in his efforts to solve
the great municipal problems which
way it was hoped, he added, to eradi-
cate the lines drawn between the or
ganization and the administration.
Mayor Makes a Statement.
Mayor Mcclellan has issued a state
ment in which he confirms the results
of the conference. In his statement
the mayor says that this conference, az
we'll as others, was held with his sane
ton, but that throughout It all he In
sisted that he be left entirely
free to fill all offices with men
Of the highest class obtainable
II have made no deal'' he says,
land / have authorized the making of
10 deal which alters my position in
any way.
Does Not Back Down Any.
II take back nothing that l have
said concerning the management Of
the Democratic organization, and I re-
iterate what 1 said in appointing a
commissioner of elections = that
should like to have the support Of the
Democratic organization, but if I can
not have that support under conditions
which favor clean and efficient govern
ment then l am content to do without
it. If the elements that constitute
'rammany Hall wish to harmonic on
that plane then am for harmony. For
a political peace which is so needful
to my party in the city, the state and
the nation, I shall go as far forward
as any man, but not one step back
ward"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
Misconsin,s senatorial Deadlock.

Madison, Wis. April so. - Three
ballots were taken in the Republican
senatorial caucus without any material
change in the alignment of last week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30

you say these things, Dominick," said
l. ! am glad you are loyal to the
party"
(To BE ContInuedl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-23

Before a large attendance Of their
fellow sguasafa. a luFy composed
Of ~ members - the high school
yesterday decided that temporary
insanity plea cas- not a sufficicnt
excuse for murder. and brought la
a verdict % murder Ia the frat d.
rree IN the uock trial held BY The
senior debating society. Edward
lEixh. a lanioF. wAs accused 81 the
killlng "a cold blood % Edward Oie
soa. 4 sraior. A regular trial vas
conducted Al the court Officials
we're 10 attendance. doSn 60 the
hAiaffs, Witnesses were introduced
b tho prosecution and the defensc.
ansoag theee besng a half dozen In.
sanity experts.
The facts introduced showed that
Isslxh hsA taxa offense 1t an ar
tleie published IN Whims. the high
nxhool paper Hs bad purchased a
revolver and. on FEB. = 1897. had
saae armed to the Whiuas office.
where Gibsoa Nas AZ work.
IRE nsineas Crime.
Without hssiiasion Leigh pulled
IL weapon and fsrcd at Giheun
tkrea times. kiliiag HIN izsiandy
Several Witnesses testified thai tae
defenaant kza remarked that he
lnfendod 80 80 CihSan Tor The
lhelons article. After the stiffness.
e. had told TIE story q sha crine.
alieuisss were pFotucesi 20 she's
that Leigh sas Insane a the time
The eFtma rs committed. Several
OF shess experts told q examiuinK
the prisonef and we're heartily q