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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW YORK
Car Barns Of Street Railway De-
StrOVed
Hundreds of Lives i'm Peril-ThOus-
ands of Persons Thrown into a
PaniC-125 Cars Burned-Service
on Street Car Line Hampered

New York, October 9-Hundreds of
lives were endangered, thousands OF
persons were thrown into a panic, 125
electric cars used on several cross town
lines were destroyed a-1 property loss
to the extent Of $400, 900 was caused
by a fire in the Fourteenth street car
barns early today. AS a result Of the
burning cars service on all the cross
own lines was greatly hampered today.
Three hundred and fifty horses which
were quartered in one section of the
big barn were taken out in safety.
The fire had gained great headway
when it was discovered and when the
firemen arrived the wall separating
the big structure from adjoining tene-
ment houses were smoking hot. In
stantly the word was given to clear
the tenements and the Occupants poure1
into the streets in panic. From that
time on the police were as busy trying
to control the frenzied hundreds most
of whom were foreigners as the fre-
men were in fighting the blaze which
was gaining headway with startling
rapidity.
1t was not until several priests
attired in all their robes appeared or
the scene and walked through tAA
crowd imploring the people t. calm
themselves that any thing like oder
was restored.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
COTTON CONDITIONS IN SOUTH
Interview With Reporter of Biz
New Orleans Firm
Georgia, South and North Caroline
Crops Well Up to Average-Bis
Falling OFF i'm Texas Crop-Effec
OF Holding of Cotton by Farmers

Mr.. D. G. Fits, reporter OF cot
ton conditions for the big firm of
deBuys and LaBouisse, cotton mer-
chants of New Orleans, spent yes
terday in the city. Mr.. Fits is max
ing a trip over North Carolina to
study conditions at. first hand, basing
his reports to the company on facts
as he sees them. He has made a
well earned reputation of being ac-
curate in his statements and pre-
dictions and his figures are always
regarded as reliable and trustwor-
thy.
Mr.. Fits would not be quoted
specifically in regard to figures or
amounts but he talked Interestingly
of the general crop situation through
out the south.
In Texas where he spent quite a
long time, Mr.. Fits says the season
is poor and that there is a very large
falling off in the crop, estimated by
some authorities to be as much as
million bales. The Gulf states
also show a falling off, though in
some sections very fine crops have
been raised.
The Georgia, South Carolina and
North Carolina crops are said to be
UP to the full average The weather
conditions in this section have gen
orally been favorable. The South
Carolina crop, it is expected, will be
as large as any crop ever produced
in that state.
Mr.. Fits said that cotton was be-
ing marketed very satisfactorily in
this section, but in certain portions
of the south the farmers are holding
for higher prices.
Without desiring to be quoted two
prominent citizens, who keep posted
on cotton conditions and who heard
Mr.. Fits statement that many are
holding for higher prices, remarked
that in their judgment this was a
mistake and that the present prices
should be regarded as satisfactory
They considered it very unfavora BILE
that there would be any further ad-
vance and they regarded the idea
of fifteen cents cotton as beyond the
remOtest chance Of being brought
about All the gentlemen stated that
in their opinion holding cotton at
the present time will later prove an
element of weakness in the market.
which will rebound to the injury of
all interested in the marketing Of
the crop under the best condi-
tiOnS.
Mr.. Fits will leave today for 9th
er sections of North Carolina and
then he will go to Virginia to view
conditions in that state.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE

Mr.. E. G. Langraf, Of New York.
who is in this city in the interest
of the proposed North Carolina Base
ball League, says that the league
viii certainly be organized at the
meeting to be held here next Thurs
day.
At that time representatives from
Durham, Winston-Salem, Charlotte,
Raleigh. Salisbury and Greensboro
will discuss the plans of organiZa-
ton.
1t is quite probable, Mr.. Langraf
says, that the league will be an in
dependent one.
Manager Murray, who will have
charge of the Winston-Salem team
was in that city yesterday and found
much enthusiasm. He secured a
lease or the park and the Traction
company is going to erect new bleach
ers for white and colored people and
they will also put the ground in first
class shape.
The town will start the team off
with $500 donation.
In Durham it is expected that new
grounds will be prepared as the old
grounds have been put to other
use.
L dui CIStAOuI s Will plOodply nave
charge of the Durham franchise. He
was formerly catcher of the Phila-
delphia Athletics and captain of the
Franklin, Pa, foot ball team, the
champions of the world.
King" Kelly will be in charge of
the Raleigh aggregation.
Manager Langraf will have charge
- the Greensboro team and already
several men have been signed. He
says that he is well pleased at the
outlook for Greensboro and feels
sure that it will have one of the best
teams in the state.-Greensboro Tel
egram.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

the junction of the northeast and
northwest branches of the Cape Fear
river, which was then known as the
Clarendon river. Their purpose was
to find a safer harbor than the ex-
posed roadstead of Brunswick and to
secure a larger share of the river
traffic from the up country which
was then very profitable.
Ia few months this hamlet in
creased to the proportions of small
village, without order or regularity,
which was named New Liverneol,
In 1893 it was surveyed into town
lots, although the inhabitants had
no legal rights to the land
In the same year John Watson
obtained a royal grant of $40 acres
OF land on the east side of the North
east branch of the river called Cape
Fear, in which was included the site
of the village or town called New Liv-
erpool, but latterly know as New
ton.
I'm 1889, through the influence of
the governor the name was again
changed to Wilmington, in honor OF
Spencer Compton, Earl of Whining
ton.
I'm 1850 King George II made the
town a borough with right of send
ing a member to the assembly. On
the 4th of July 1743 the Earl of
Wilmington died unmarried at the
age of about 20 years, and his title.
the Earl of Wilmington, which he
had borne SO we'll became extinct.
His estate was passed by his bequest
to his brother George, fourth Earl
Of Northampton, and England mourn
ed the loss of a good and gifted
man.
"A better knowledge of this dis
tinguished parsonage naturally in
spired me with a desire to see what
manner of man he was, but a years
search thrOugOut the United King
dom, failed to reveal portrait or
likenes sof any kind and it was
only recently that my agents discov-
cred an excellent picture of the Earl
in private collection in Hertford-
shire, which has been successfully
copied for me by Mr.. Bosdet of the
Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Before exhibiting this valuable
portrait to the citizens Of Whining
ton at a public place, I desire that
it may be viewed by the members
of your honorable bodies, the official
representatives of the city of Will
mington, for which purpose it is now
respectfully submitted for your in
spection.'
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
CannOn's Novel Campaign Move.

By way of helping along his move.
Speaker Cannon has sent a party Of
16 Danville, H., girls on q trip TO
New York, Washington. and the
jamestown Exposition. They nav q
been picked as the prettiest girls Of
Eanville Each Of he girls" il IS
said, has pledged herself to get
votes for the speaker and the parry
will be continuous advertisement
for him. There's trouble in store
for him and it is going TO 10 raised
by the sixteen hundred jealous Dan
Vile beauties who were igH1. I'd BY
the speaker.
They may be depended upoA to un-
do any good the campaign committee
of sixteen may do.-Charlotta Chrcn-
icle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
| III ''IPil IPP!SiOlNOCRAPH

Is TODAY THE WORLDS MOST
VERSATILE ENTERTAINER. IT
Is THE ORIGINAL INVENTION OF.
MIR. EDISON, WHO STILL COk.Y
trolls 1T AND ~ EVER STRIVING
TO MAKE IT BETTER. MIR. EDI-
son WANTS TO SEE A PHONO-
GRAPH IN EVERY HOME.
THE PHONOGRAPH LAUGHS,
TALKS, SINGS-IT MAKES HOME
HAPPY. 1T RENDERS ALL VA
RITES OF VOCAL OR INSTRU-
MENTAL MUSIC WITH MARVEL
OUS FIDELITY. Ut OFFERS SOME
THING TO SUIT EVERY TASTE
EVERY MOOD-EVERY AGE-EN-
ERY DAY IN THE YEAR
NO OTHER GOOD MUSICAL IN
STRCMENT CA NBE SO EASILY
OPERATED At so LITTLE EX-
PENSE. 1T WILL COST YOU
NOTHING TO HEAR 1T AT THE
DEALERS.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Henry E. Jones. of Tampa. F.

Henry E. Jones, Of Tampa, Fla,
writes: l can thank God for my
present health, due to Foley's Kid
ney Cu ;. I tried doctors and all
kinds f kidney cures, but nothing
done ne much good until | took
Foley's Kidney Cure. Four bottles
cured me. and l have no more pain
in my back and shoulders. ! am 62
years old, and suffered long, but
thanks to Feley's Kidney Cure | am
well and can walk and enjoy my
self. It Is a pleasure to recommend
it to those needing a kidney med
icine.'' Jas. c: Shepherd, j. Hicks
Bunting Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

University Men to- Have Annual Din
ner on Friday Night.

Arrangements have about been
perfected by the committee for the
students Of the University, which
will take place at the Colonial Inn
tomorrow night The committee in
charge have made every effort to
attract the largest gathering of old
t. ~ c. men that ever attended one
of these annual reunions and IL II
believed that more than a half
hundred old Chapel Hillians will as
Scmble around the festive board. The
dinner to be given by the former
and there viii he no set speeches
the evening being devoted to the
telling Of "reminiscences and the
exchange Of college experiences.
Any man who ever attended any
department Of the University is in
vited TO attend the dinner. the only
fOrmality being that they are re-
questcd to notify the chairman OF the
the committee. Louis Goodman. Esq,
in advance.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Mr.. w. =. vi. Turner to Practice Law
in Lexington

Mr. w P M Turner, formerly city
editor of The Messenger, more recently
with the Raligh Evening Times, has
resigned his position with that paper
and he will soon move to Lexington
where he will locate for the practice
Of law. Mr.. Turner got his law Ii
cense at the last examination held by
the state supreme court.
Before removing from Raleigh to
Lexington, Mr.. Turner. accompanied
his wife, who was Miss Lucy Baldwin
of this city Will come to Wilmington
to spend a short time with relatives
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
NEGRO PROBABLY DROWNED
to Have Fallen Off Deck
of River Tug Sea King.

Il is feared that William Leonard.
alias Bill May. colored. who for some
time past has been employed as deck
hand on the river tug Sea King, mas
been drowned. the negro not having
been seen since late Monday night
After that time, however. his shoes
hat and trousers were found on the
deck of the boat.
Leonard or May has been in the
habit of sleeping on the deck Of the
boat and he was last seen alive ABOUT
10 o'clock Monday night by another
boat hand. The supposition is that
he fell into the river off the tug and
was drowned The Sea King at the
time was tied up at the wharf near
the Springer Coal Company.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
SIZED FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Son of President of Nicaragua III
TroubIe-Engagem Broken by
Diplomatic Intrigue.

Son of President of Nicaragua in
TroubIe-Engagem Broken by
Diplomatic Intrigue.
New York, Oct. S.-Anabel Zel-
lava, the twenty three year old son
Of the president Of Nicaragua ana
fourth year medical student at Col
umbia University, must appear in the
sheriff's office today and give $40
600 bond or suffer arrest in suit
of 100000 for breach OF promise
brought by Elizabeth Juliet Hero,
a beautiful Greek girl of nine
teen.
He was led, it is declared, into
breaking off his engagement with
her through an amazing internation-
al intrigue.
Government officials of both the
United States and Nicaragua inter
vened to part him from his acknoWl-
edged fiancee and after strenuous
efforts achieved their objects.
His father, President Jose San
tos Zelaya, made an alliance for
him with one of the oldest and rich
est families in the southern repub-
lie.
The boy is said to have agreed to
marry this girl and keep away from
what Nicaragua calls a 'mesal-
lance
President Zelava was not SO sue
cessful in his efforts to break the
engagement of his eldest son, AL
phonse, to an American girl, Miss
Stella Baker of Washington. AL
though the young man was kidnap-
ped and taken to Nicaragua, he es-
caped returned to Washington and
married his sweetheart-Speci to
Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Ills Dear Ofl Mother

My GEAR old motner, VINO is now
eighty three years old, thrives OH
Electric Bitte.s,' writes w. B. Brun-
son, of Dublin Ga. She has taken
them for abOU. two years and en-
joys an excellent appetite feels strong
and sleeps vii" That's the way
Electric Bittcrs affect the aged, and
the same happy results follow in all
cases OF female weakness and gen
al debility. Taak, puny children
too, are greatly strengthened by
them. Guaranteed also for stomach
liver and kidney troubles, Dy T. r.
Bellamy druggist. soc.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Paying Expenses

The town is to .e congratulated
or the fact that the water and light
plant has begun to pay expenses. as
Mr.. McEWen's reDOrt and Captain
HoWie's collections for last month
showed.
1t is also to be congratulated upon
the fact that the present admins
tration has inauguralcd system ot
bookkeeping whereby it can be shown
what business is being dohe.-Mor
roe Journal
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Insane Negro Dies on Train

Last evening as Deputy Sheriff
WheelesS was taking a negro to the
insane asylum at GoldsborO, the ne
gro died. He was on the Coast Line
train between Elm City and Wilson.
Just before the negrO's death he be-
came violent and the deputy had to
use force to restrain him. The ne
gro's name was Joseph Driver
Wilson Times.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

1t would not of course be polite
to inquire how that minister found
out that the merchants displayed
their advertisements in the Sunday
papers.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

There is the same difference be-
tween the two factions of the dem
ocratic party as there was between
the democratic and populist parties
at the time the latter was organized.
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

Consult Dr. Vineberg, the eye spe-
cialist, about your eyes. No charge
for testing. Glasses fitted for S1.0O
and up. At Mund's Drug Store, Ma
sonic Temple. 1t
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
WAS ON EXHIBITION
Fine Portrait Of the Earl Of
Wilmington
FOR WHOM IT WAS NAMED
Interesting History of the Life Of
Distinguished Britisher

Mayor and City Officials Viewed
Splendid Likeness of Statesman
for Whom Wilmington Was Nam
ed-Interesting Facts Concerning
the Life of the Right Honorable
Compton, Earl of Wilmington.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-02-02

10 que 4 la P. I. Sc tefere, habr6 un au-
mento para el pT6ximo afio fiscal de
ochenta cabo1 , veinte y cinco sargen-
tos.
-Ha sido nombrado Official de sanidad
de Vieques el doctor don Juan We've,
sobrino del senior Santiago We've, jefs del
partido republican,. ...
En- Utuado han sido arrestados,
Juan Morales por abuse de confianza y
Juan Nieve Gnzman, por tentativa de
ultraje, segGu comunica al cuartel general
el Teniente ian MILAN.
-Anoche hubo un conato de incendio
en- Ia casa comercial de don Simon ANA.
dor de Camuy pudiendose extinguir Ell
incendio seguidamente, con la cooperation
del pueblo y Ia policia.
Los caboa Vargas y Huertas que
prestaron sus servicios en- Humacao han
sido absuetos por aquella coTts municipal
de los cargos que 30 le hicieran.
-Frsncisco Garcia Velez, ha sido pro-
ceSado por 81 Fiscal de Ia corte de justicia
de Aguadilla por el deIito de robo en-
cuadrilla, la refsrida autoridad orden6
auto de prisi6n ante el procesado.
En- el bale del teatro esta noche, se
estrenara una DANA titulada "Parfs Ba.
Ear" del sefior Arguinzony. Esta danza
ha sido dedicada por su autor al senior
Giusti propietario del establecimiento
cuyo nombre ha inBpirado el tftulo de la
DANA. DeseamoB sea del sgrado del
pGblico que asista al espectaculo.
La oficina de saDidad local ha reci.
bido nueva y buena vacuna. Hoy dos
medicos procederan vacunar los veci.
nos de los pObladitoS I AmparO" y "Arse-
nal"
"A un afio de presidio fue condenado
pOr la corte de distrito de Mayagiez Aci
clio Irizarry Lozada veoino de Lajas, por
acusarsele del delito de escalamiento.
-Por ell delito de violaci6n ha sido
proceSado en- A1ecibo el individuo Nico.
medes Perez Lagare, Biendo reducido
prisi6n por orden del Juez Municipal.
Hoy ha dedicado su atenci6n parti-
cular ell alcalde al departamento de obras
p6blicss muir icipales. s..'
La pOlicia de Puerta de TERRA no
registr6 ningun hecho delictivo anoche en-
Sus iibros Esta squel aquel barrio tran
quilc.
Hoy Sc lego por sfgunda vez en- la
Camara un proyecto de ley suscrito por
los sefiores Was Ochoteco, Sola Audinot
para la construction de un ''presidio mo-
delo" en- esta isia que vendrd llenar una
gran necesidad sentida aquf. Sc fla para
clio una suma no menor de de $2000OG.
-Otro proyecto de Icy del senior Diaz
Brink, solicita Sc psguen 4 los maestros
los dias en- que esten epfermos.
Ell lunes pr6ximo comenzaran los ira.
bajos de LA Colectivap en- eI nuevo edif'
clio de Puerta de Terra.
Sc calculan en- mil hombres los que
trabajar6n 81 lunes en- ID fabrica de taba.
cos que Sc abrirS el lunes en- Puerta de
Terra.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-02-02
81 VIAJE Dc Mr..
Root a Ottawa,
EI VGIdadeTO Objet0 de IA vista es
sIreglartOdsS las Cuestiunes pen
tieHtss sntfs los EstadOs UnidOs
y eI Canada.
Aguaas psTsOnas GdnsldsEaR esa VlsIta de mas
ImpOrtanGla que sl vlsIs De Root 4 Sur
America.

El Secretario de EstadO Rect, su esposa
hija,saIieron dc Washington para Ottawa
On donde ser6n hu6spedes del conde Grey,
Gobernador del Canada.
Auoque Sc dice que la vista es pura-
mente social, no Sc discute en- Washington
que 81 objeto de ella es arTeglar todas las
Cuestiones pendientes entire los Estados
Unidos y el Canada, de modo que cuando
el nuevo embajador brit6nico Jamea B zee,
llegne aqusl pals, no tenga que armon1-
Ear opiniones de ning6n g6nero.
Ei Secretario Root ell Gobernador ge-
neral Sc conocieron en- la comida de los
"Pilgrinn", en- Nuevs York se cree que
de Ia mutua simpatfa que naci6 entire am.
bos desde ent6nceB, podra resuItar que Sc
suavicen todas las hoetilidades entire am
boS paises
En- muchas de las diferenciaa ha demos
trado ell Canada su deseo de ir al frente
de las coloDias, 10 que ha causado alg6n
disgusto tanto & Ia Gran Bretafa, como q
los EstadoS Unidosy ha hecho que SO re-
trase 81 arreglo de las disputas. Sc espe-
re- que una bueDa inteligencia entire am
hos paises como resultado de la vista de
Mr.. Root, terminar6 todas las difeTencias
Muchas peraonas interesadas en- los
asuntos diplomaticoB, consideran esta vista
mucho mas importante que el viaje Sur
America, puesto que las relaciones con
Canada son mas necesarias que las de
cualquier otro pals del Sur del Rio Gran.
de. Asf 10 afrma el "Herald."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-02-02
Puerto Rico en- sI ContInsate

N. Y. Post.-Ia "New York and Por'
to Rico Steamship CO. ha decidido que les
vapores San Juan" y-.'Ponce' sean pro
vistos de aparatos para el ssrvicio telegra.
fco sin hilO, al igual que los otros vapores
de Ia misma compafifa, "Carolina' y
"Coamo."
N. Y. Sum.-El gohernador Beckmsn
1 Winthrop de Puerto Rico, ha telegrafado
al departamento de Estado con respecto &
las victimas de Jamaica y pregunta 81 Ia
Red Cross" recibe los donativos Ell ac.
ting Becretario de Eatado Bacon, contest6
que Ia "Red Cross recibird gustosa cual-
quier auxilio que SO le envfe que el di
nero debe ser enviado inmediatamente &
Kingston.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-02-02
FL TlSMO.
americana en- I UeF-
to Rico.
Discuti6se en- Filatelfia Ia pOsihlIidad
de que pudiera arTaigaFse en- "a.
isla.
Ms. Lindsay dlrIgI6 d pslabra 4 civic CluB''

En- el ''Civic Club, de FiIadelfa, "a
diacuti6 ca una reunion, la posibilidad "a
que pudierra arraigarBe 81 patriotismo
americana en- Puerto Rico.
Mrs. SamueI McCune Lindsay fu6 invi'
tada Sc le regalaron hermosas flores dam
dose un t6 en- su obsequio
Mrs. Lindsay fu6 presentsda por Mrs.
Hucy y Ia primeVa dirigi6 Ia palabra al
auditorio diciendo gus una asociaci6n CO.
mo aquella Sc interesarfa sin duda en IN
relate ace, ca de Puerto Rico.
Del ''Philadelphia Pa Record, son
esas palabras el cual peri6dico aflade:
ERA muy inteEesaLt9 obseTvar ell pro-
greso de aqueIla isla, 1ijo Mrs Lindsay
que ha pasado tres amos entire los puer-
torriquefos !"
Nos podemoa congratular de los cam.
bios efectuados allf por el pueblo de nues-
ira patria. Les hemos dado 4 los puerto
rriqueaos una nueva era de civilization,
que les ayudard q emplear el gistema de
educaci6n americana el modo de vivir
higienico, ayudSndoleB tambien al desa.
rrollo moral del pueblo de esa nueva po-
esi6n."
Sc hizo una petici6n especial de cuadros
para decorar los salones de la Escuela
Normal de Rio Piedras, que es una rama
de Ia UDiversidad de Puerto Rico.
Presentaron en- esta reunion q muchas
se1oras algunaS esposaH de los ofciales del
ejercito y marina que estaban estacionados
en- Ia islal durante la guerra con Espafia.