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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
London Has a Bad Case of
 Ergophobia

LONDON, October 19.-Some Brit ons believe this tight little island holds record that even America will not dispute, that of possessing the laziest man in the world, in the person of one Chilcott, who the other day slept peace fully in the dock of London suburban criminal court while the presiding judge considered what he should do with him.
 After being loudly asked several times if he had anything to say, he opened one eye responsibility at the recorder, yawned, sighed "No," and reapsed into slumber.
 On one occasion Chilcott was heard to say that he had never done volun- tary hour s work in his life. This ora torical effort so fatigued him he did not utter word for the rest of the day. His conversation usually consists of re- luctant yeses and noes, and he is the despair of nearly every workhouse mas ter in the country.
 He was examined by Dr. Wilson, who diagnosed the disease which had at. tackled him as ergophobia Clear of work).
 Chileott, for three months past, has
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
Starve Rather Than Feed Cab
 Horses of Paris

PARIS, October 19.-Some sensa- tional revelations have been made in the press by Marie Lutgen, who is now licensed cab driver, notwithstanding the fact that she bears the title of the Countess du Pin de Ia Gueriniere. In the course of her investigations she has made the discovery. that all the de- cent food that cab horses receive is paid for by the kind-hearted drivers out of their own meager earnings. In other words, the proprietors of the cab establishment find that it is cheaper to starve horse, and when it drops dead buy another, than it is to keep him well fed.
 A Paris cab horse, she says, hardly ever tastes hay or oats, but is just kept alive on rotten potatoes, moldy bran and barley, and the refuse that comes from breweries. She declares that one establishment even keeps a poor horse for the purpose of experimenting. It is harnessed into a sort of treadmill, and is fed, among other things, on pounded wood shavings, which are gradually re- duced, in order to find out the mini mum limit to which a horse could be usefully starved. Among the company s drivers this horse is known as the Chairman hobbyhorse.
 Mme. Lutgen tells other diabolical stories of cabmen keeping iron,tipped sticks wherewith to prod their wornout beasts, and driving wounded horses day by day, purposely whipping them on their sores. If such fendish cruelties as this be practiced, even by half dozen cabmen, the only thing will be to give up cabs altogether. Everyone has pitied Paris horses, half of them lean, weary, heartbroken jades, which, when they are down, wish only to die. Mme. Lutgen s conclusion is that the unfortunate Paris horse will have bet ter chance of a decent existence with a cabwoman than with cabman.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
FATAL SHOOTING
 ON A STREET CAR
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One) hen say that when Monger was knocked ,OVn they saw Brown draw revolver and grappled with him to prevent him using it. Brown g face would indicate ], .hat preventative measures included more than seizure, for his countenanee }, badly bruised and cut.
 l. was at this juneture that the shoot ing commenced. At the same time s0ue0ne threw off the trolley pole and he car came to a standstill. The stop haze of the ear, coupled with the noise |il the rear led Purcell to believe his mate was in danger, and, revolver in hand, he pushed his way through the crowded ear. Women and children were thrown into a panic and a mad rush was made 10 escape. Women trampled Up0H children, windows were broken by be frightened passengers whose hys- teria and fears were increased when tle shooting began.
 Moss was the first one to receive bullet. He was shot in the abdomen. So closely was the revolver held to the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
DECLARES WIFE BIGAMIsT
Village Pooh-bah His Fifth Helpmeet
 Arrested; She Makes Charges

NEW YORK, October 19.-William H. Lasher, formerly postmaster of the state senate and poOh-bah of the vil- lage of Griffens Corner, N. r., of which he is town clerk and roadmaster, caused the arrest last night of his wife, Etta Lasher, on the charge of bigamy.
 She is his fifth wife, her predecessor having been her own; mother. Her mother, the fourth Mrs. Lasher, died last March in Seney hospital, Brooklyn, and in the passage at arms last night the fifth Mrs. Lasher alleged that her step-father had forced him to marry her at the point of revolver three months later.
 Lasher is 7l years old and for two score years he has been the faetotum of the little farming village of his native county.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20

been under remand at the Wandsworth jail, where the officials have had great difficulty in inducing him even to move. He is big, heavy man.
 The prosecuting counsel said the pris- oner was so lazy that he would not take the trouble to walk and had to be pushed about--even had to be pushed into the dock.
 Chilcott was awakened to hear the recorder sentence him, but as the magis- trate began to read him lecture, he dropped off to sleep before he heard thata he had been condemned to twelve months imprisonment with hard labor.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
RENT PAYERS ON STRIKE
Metropolitan Police Powerless Agains,
 Belligerent Householders

ROME, October l9.-Neapolitan householders are making strong pro test against the constantly increasing rents. The protest takes the simple form of refusing to pay any rent at all. It is calculated that full five thou sand tenants have not paid their rents for the last six months.
 The sheriffs, backed by the police, have failed to serve single injunction, as the householders have barricaded their premises and beat off the police with stones. The police have made a requisition for infantry and cavalry troops, and campaign is being organ ized under the direction of an army officer.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
ONE KIND OF BOYCOTT
 HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 ST. PAUL, Minn., October l9.-The United States circuit court of appeals today confirmed the decision of the United States district court for the eastern district of Missouri in holding it proper to enjoin labor organizations from boycotting manufacturing com. pany by forcing the contractors to dis continue the use of its product or to do without laborers. The suit was brought by Fox Brothers Mannfactur- ing company of St. Louis, whose pro- duets were boycotted because they ran an open shop, all union carpenters re- fusing to work on buildings on which the Fox products were used.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
HILL MOVING IN FRANCE
Immense Landslide Dams a River and
 Does Great Damage

PARIS, October l9.-A big landslide is occurring in the department of Ar deche. The movement of the earth is aseribed to springs. A hillside, compris- ing nearly million cubic meters of land, has been moving for twenty-six hours, in which it has traversed half a mile.
 It is now travelling fifty yards an hour and has damned river, causing large lake to form, demolished road and carried away two bridges.
 The department is also suffering SC. verely from floods, The railways are cut in fifteen places. There have been several fatalities.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
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regulation method.I They don t think I'm queer, and they tell mes m all right. n
 Il cannot make the contents of their letters public. But I'll tell you that l Tn going to look them all over-yes, sir, I Tn going to Skook 4hem all over and then take my pick. They can look me over, too, so I'm not taking any ad- vantage. I'm in good health and sound in wind and limb. l shall expect my future wife to be the same. y
 While MT. Matthews made the last statement determined looking woman of middle age came up the steps and demanded in q business-like way to see him. The searcher for wife didn t wait to excuse himself, but hurried her in from the porch.
 Wants White Mamma
 Any kind of new mamma will suit me except black lady," said little Carl Matthews, the 'S-year-old son of the wife searcher. Carl said that as yet only white applicants had ap- peared.
 Passers-by during the day gazed hard at the Matthews house, as though it were haunted. Women came in squads to look it over, and from advantageous points photographers of the neighbor- hood flashed" Matthews and some of his callers. Giggling- girls ogled the wife searcher, but the advertiser for a helpmeet merely, muttered rubber" and retreated indoors.
 MT. Matthews has been a widower six months. With the care of four young children he considers 1t to be folly to talk of sentiment or letit interfere with the necessities # daily life. He is a timer and is prQsperous.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
ST. LOUIS ALDERMEN
 AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
By Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 19.-Two members of the house of delegates, Ferd Warner and F. w. Priesmeyer, who were arrested last night in the council cham Der on charge of having received bribe money to secure the passage of an ordinance permitting the erection of a garage on Delmar boulevard by Henry Archer, appeared in the criminal court today and gave bonds in the sum of s2,OOo each to answer to any charge that may be returned by the grand jury.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
BRITISH RAILWAY FIGURES

LONDON, October l9.-From the of- fcial railway returns issued this week it appears that British railway capital last year increased by only f2,500,000, the smallest sum recorded since the con- struction of railways began.
 The total capital invested in Britain railways amounts to fl,2s6, 100000. On this the average interest paid last year was 3.46 per cent-not large return.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20

body that his clothes were powder burned. He staggered from the plat form. As he was going, it is said, a second bullet pierced his lungs He walked few feet and fell dead. An exchange of shots followed in which the others mentioned were injured.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20
MASTER CHARLIE TAFT.

While William H think besides the Philippine problem candidacy for the presidency When he otherwise will is
 
 m his sOe through Charlie pulled this ahead When the
  and his wife had walk of about miles
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20

told the prisoner of his good fortune.
 Thompson, who is man of more than ordinary intelligence, says he wiil make good use of the money when he gets out.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-20

Big Minstrel Show The minstrel show will be shown to. night for the last time at the Iris.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Majority of Cities Complain of Slow
Retail Trade and COllectiOns-Fall
Trade satisfactory.

New York, June 7.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Cross currents in trade and crop
conditions prevent generalization.
There has been a further light i'm
provement in the crop conditions, due
to slightly higher temperatures west
and south and accusation of rain in
cotton belt. This has made for a
more optimistic feeling as to the Ill
innate yields and future trade in the
sections enjoying even a small share
Of seasonaDle weather, but the great
majority of cities and particularly
those in the western half of the coun-
try complain of continued slow retail
trade and collections. -
Reports as to fall trade are quite
satisfactory. a reflection possibly OF
the fact that retail stocks were well
cleaned up last winter.
Crop uncertainties and the fact that
recorder business this spring has been
particularly absent in many lines,
however, induce conservatism as to
future ordering and there is less dis
position to embark freely in fhe future
commitments until the sif1ation be-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11

rent. II set his clothing on fire. near
ly severed the left am and burned
him in other ways. Presently he fell
to the ground some seventy feet below.
A doctor was with MIN in a moment
but says hat Hill breathed only four
times. His employer spoke Of the
man as being in every way faithful.
A charter is granted the Marler
Hub Divice Company. Of Greensboro,
which will make hubs under a patent,
the capital stock beiES $50, 060. and
c. H. Burton and others being stock
holders. Another charter Is to the
Mount Airy Telephone Company to
construct and operate local and long
distance telephone lines, capital stock
s50.OO0, E. H. Hines and others stock
holders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
WILL MAKE TRIP TO EUROPE
Pamphlets. t. be Circulated i'm North
western States-Regulations to Gov
ern National Guard After January
1s1-Director of Test Farm Tender
ed B.. w. Gilgore.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh June 7.-Commissioner of
immigration Bruner says he will ap-
point agents in Iowa. Wisconsin and
Minnesota to induce farmers of small
means not able to buy the expensive
lands there to come here. He will
publish pamphlets in English, Ger
man. Swedish and Italian for circula-
ton in Europe and in the northwest
ern states, thus giving all information
h~omeseekers desire. He will, while
abroad appoint agents in England,
Scotland, Germany, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark and possibly in Italy,
though as to the Latter country he is
not decided. The board of agriculture,
as state immigration board has given
him very full powers.
Adiutant General Robertson and
Quartermaster Macon completed re-
QUESTION for supplies for the North
Carolina National Guards so as to
| complete equipment for 1882 enlisted
men.
Among the stores ordered are $50
shelter tents and one extra pair of
khaki trousers for each enlisted man.
| The reuuisition is on a basis Of So en-
listed men to each company, it being
| the requirement of the war depart
| ment under the Dick law that supplies
| for that number shall always be ready
in case of call so that many may take
| the field Immediately. The issue will
be made known, however, only to tbs
actual enlistment. A general order is
now in preparation notifying all Of
ficers that the Dick law which requir-
es all national guards to be armed
uniformed, equipped and disciplined
like the regular army, becomes abso'
lutely effective January 21st, next ant
that Immediately after that date al
will be inspected by regular officers
and in case these requirements are
not met the state in question will for.
felt it's annual allotment which in
North Cardinals case is SAL, 900.
The new board of trustees of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
! here tenders the position of director
of it's experiment farm to B. W. Kill.
gore. now state chemist.
Governor Glenn offers $3.50 reward
| for Cicero knight, colored, who near
| TillerN Halifax county, murdered
| prominent farmer some months ago
The Governor fixes Friday, July Is
| as the date of the execution of two
white men, Wilk Banks, for murder.
| at Jefferson. Ashe county, and OF
James Rucker, for feloniously as
saulting his little daughter at Ashe-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
REDUCED RATES IN GEORGIA
Majority and Minority Reports Made
by Commission on Question of Re-
ductiOn.

Atlanta, Ga, The state railroad com
mission announced today a fiat reduc-
ton in railroad passenger rates, Com
m~issioners Hill and Stevens ~favorins
the reduction and Commissioner
Brown making a minority report. The
rates established by the commission
are as follows:
A fiat two and a half cent rate for
and West Point and Western and At
lantic railroads.
A fiat two and a quarter cent rate
for the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Georgia railroads.
A fiat twon and a half cent rate for
the Central of Georgia, Southern. Sea-
board Air Line, Georgia Southern and
Florida and the Alabama Great South
ern railroads.
All other roads in the state. with
few unimportant exceptions, will
charge the present rate of three cents
a mile.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
THE LATE r. l., FAISON
| Remains Inferred in Clinton Gene
terry With Masonic Honors.
fSnecial 10 The Messenger)

Especial 10 The Messenger
Clinton, n. c., June THE body
Of E. L. Faison, only son of Captain
E. L. Faison of Elliott, n. c., was
inferred in the Clinton cemetery to-
day. He died at Santa Fe, New Mexi-
co, On Friday, May 30tn and the body
reached here yesterday.
Funeral services were conducted
from st. Paul's Episcopal church by
the Rev. c. L. Arnold. The masonic
fraternity, of which Mr. Faison was
an honored member, teing a knight
Templar and Shriner. took charge of
the body at the church and performed
| the usual Masonic ceremony at the
cemetery.
The attendance was unusually large
Mr.. Faison was largely known and
had many friends and relatives here,
| where he formerly lived. The flow
: ers, which were furnished by Wash
ington florists and by many friends
were beautiful in design and in pro-
fusion. He leaves an aged mother, a
widow and n sister, the wife of ex-
Senator Marion Butler, who anne from
Washington to attend the funeral.
The deceased was sc years old and in
the prime of his usefulness. He was
a first honor graduate of Lehigh Un-
iversity and a mining and civil engi
neer.
At the time of his death and many
years prior thereto ne was general
examiner to the government public
surveys under the lard Office and a
most trustworthy and valuable public
Office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11

law for the authorization of such a
loan and SO the matter ends.
Mr.. Ashley Horne is now right in
the race for the nomination for gov
ernor along with Locke Craig and w.
w. Kitchin. AS yet Fred A. Wood
ard Of Wilson has no, been formally
announced. Ex-Governor Aycock is
expected to make the announcement
for him. Nothing whatever is heard
from EX-Lieutenant Governor Dough-
ton, of Allegheny and one of his clos
est friends remarked that he did not
think he would be in the race.
While the analysis of the contents
Of the stomachs of littIe David Row.
land was completed today, that of the
stomach of Engineer Strange was not
finished. It is hoped that the latter
VIII be completed BIZ next Monday
which IS the date set for the hearing
by Ma2istrate Separk here. AS your
correspondent stated the day after the
arrest &C Or. and Mrs. Rowland here
Nj. SeaDarll made out q warrant for
the arrCrt Of Or. R0wla.d On
the cha~G" q poisoning Engineer
Strange {: Raleigh. lut did Mt SIS e
this. notifying the sheriff Of Vanca
count u notify him Lsfore he 7 leas-
ed II. Rowland in oder that this
particular warrant might be seryed
At the sane time Mr.. Scapark said he
had TO idea that DR.. Rowland would
be released before h-aIing which was
set a. Henderson last TUESDAY ana
then changed until today. The Broth
erhOOd Of Engineers have retained T.
NJ. ArgO, Esq, one Of the very ablest
criminal lawyers in the state, 70 ar
pear with the solicitor for the prosecu-
ton of Mrs. Rowland.
Il appears from the best reports that
can be gathered from the various
parts of the state that the cotton
crop is about three weeks late. II is
strange but true that some of the
trees have not attained their full
growth until this week, This max
ing them almost a month late. for i,
Is an old saying in this part OF the
country that the leaves are crown by
the 10th Of May.
Mr.. James Busbee, 4 well known
young artist of Raleigh has gone tc
Roanoke Island to make some paint
ings there of historical places. Today
copies of a Autograph were received
here, showing the monument to Vir-
ginia Dare, which stands in the CEN
ter of Old Fort Raleigh on that his
torical island.
Today Green Hill, co:ored, 40 years
of age met death in a terrible form
in front of the old News and Observ.
er Office. For eight years he had been
a lineman Of the electric light com
pany and was Strengthening a wire
He threw an arm over another wire
from which the insulation had worn
] OF this wire earring a heavY cur.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
REDUCED PASSENGER RATES
Difference of Opinion as to Con"
stitutiona|jty Of the Act.
w. Nj. Allen Appointed Food Chemist.
No Authority for Loan of $4,000.
Gubernatorial Candidates - Negro
Lneman killed-COtton Crop Three
Months ate.
Raleigh, June 7

Raleigh, June 7,
reduced railway rate which is 10 go
into effect July /. 1t seems it will be
effective for only one road OF import
ance this being the Seaboard Air Line
and there a test, to See whether there
is a loss or a gain OF money, as the
state claims there VII he a gain in
travel under a reduced rate, while the
railway people anticipate no special
gain and a net loss il passenger re-
ceipts. 1t is interesting to note the
fact that at the speeches in the News
and Observer building Tuesday night
| such widely different views were TAX
en-; Governor Glenn strongly uphold
ing the law and pledging his every ef-
| fort to bring about its enfOrcemeLS
| while Captain Samuel a. Ashe con-
| tended that the courts would not hold
the law to be constitutional AMI val
id.
The state board Of agriculture has
appointed W. NJ. Allen food chemist,
and he will have charge of the sub
department which is now SO import
ant under the new and enlarged law,
which the last legislature enacted TO
conform with the United States law,
and which covers food for man AMI
beast and also drugs and medicine.
Mr.. Allen will issue a warning TO all
| dealers in meats against the use OF
~preservatives, which are very largely
coal tar products. The National Food
Journal in now publishing a series OF
articles covering the North Carolina
pure food law which is regarded as
an excellent one.
Thomas DunstOn, who had for forty
wears beer the barber at the state IN
iyersity. died in a hospital here an
hour or two after an operation had
been performed upon him.
The council of state met in the gov
ernor's office this morning and At
torney General Gilmer gave his opin-
ion in the matter of the loan of $780,
600 which the board of agriculture
asked the beard to authorize, for the
purpose of erecting the proper build
ing on the site now occupied by all
the older portion OF the agriculture
building which factes the capitoi
square. The attorney general decid-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT
The Bridgcs Across the Roanoke at
Weldon and Roanoke Rapid.

The people Of Halifax aud North
amptOn counties have become thorough
~ tired Of ferry boa.s. and have Just
completed an immense bridge at I oan-
Cke Rapids 1893 feet long stretching
over three rivers anu a small is
land and has now Ueeu in use 20 or
. days, and toll is being tarcn for
passengers acrOss these streams at
Roanoke Rapids. The bridge Is IN i'm
raense steel structure. and has .een
erected by the Roanoke Bride com
pany, under the gupDrintendeacg Of
Mr.. John r. Vernon, III Danyille, Va,
at a cost apprOximatins 5000 At
Weldon across the Roanoke river the
Weldon Toll Bridge Company is erect
ing a steel bridge SOC feet long. The
approaches TO the main stretches or
spans are made Of steel tressels..
The roads TO the bridge have been al
ready built 10 the counties, and in 20
or 80 days the entire structure will be
completed.
There are only two spans 14S and
12S feet long. yet to be laid. The
bridge is 80 feet above the water level
and is Is feet higher than the Peters
burg railroad piers The bridge when
completed will have cost the company
about s15, 900.
The company erecting the bridge is
a stock company. and is known as the
Weldon Toll Bridge Company. The
bridge is a toll bridge. Northampton
spans are made % steel trestles.
on the Northampton side to the bridge
Roanoke Rapids, Weldon and other
towns and the farming communities
of the two counties will be benefited
by these bridges. and they are a grand
addition 70 the real estate value of
the counties.-Roanoke Chowan Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
IR|EO FOR POISONING SON
Case Attracted Great Interest In
the Country

Court House Crowded to verho"lhs
No Sign of Interest Shown by Defen-
dant Until Reading of Warran'-No
Poison of Any Kind Found Id bous
of ChiId-Warrant sent FROM I'D
leigh Charging Rowland with Caus-
ing Death of Engineer Strange.