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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
CORTELYOU MAKES DENIAL
SAYS it is No J NE - Deal in itumOr

Saws it is No J ne - Deal in HumOrS
New York, November 13,-Secretary
of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou
arrived in town tonight and at once
set at rest the Wall street rumor that
he had decided presently to call upon
the national banks of the country for
10 per cent Of their government de-
posits
"Of course" said the secretary, Il
have done nothing Of the sort"
Then he added: This is no time
to deal in rumors, especially as to the
actions Of the secretary Of the
treasury"
Secretary Cortelyou is here 10 ad-
dress the Merchants Association at
the annual meeting of that body to-
morrow. 1t is expected that he will
then have something to say On the
financial situation. Tonight he wOulC
not be quoted. The secretary has no
appointments here with bankers or
| other financial men and plans to re-
turn to Washington following the
| merchants meeting tomorrow.
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Governor Hughes Asks Ce-opcratIor
Of Banking and Trust Officials

Albany, N Y. Nov. 13S-Goveror
Highes tonight gave out letter m
which he requests that A b. Hepburn.
Edwin S Marsten, Edward W. Sledon.
Algenon 5. Frissell. stephen Baker
and Andrew Mills. al banking O. trust
company officials of NewYork shall act
as a committee for the purpose OF col
lecting facts, receiving suggestions and
depressing their views with reference
TO chan ges deemed advisable in the
laws of The state relaiig To inCorpora-
ton, conduct OF business and su'
rervision of banks and trust COM
enies.
The governor asks that this com
mittee undertake this work solely rs
matter OF public service without
provision tor compensation or indem.
nifty for expense and says he will be
| glad to receive its report on or before
December 10, 1907. Ii is believed
that ali the men named will serve.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
SHOCK FELT FORTY MILES
Nitro GIyccrirc Factory Blows mp
Will Tcrrif.. Force.

Bradnor, O., November l3.--The
Hercules nitro-glycerine factory, a
mile and a half from this city. blew
DIP with terrific force today. Only three
employees were in the neighborhsod
when the explosion occurred. w. Z.
Chrow was burned to death, John
Washburn was blown to fragments,
and Henry Eastern, superintendent OF
the factory, was probably fatally in
jured.
A residence near the scene Of the
accident, was completely demolished.
Nothing remains of the factory. a
huge pit in the earth shows where 1t
was located. in Bradnor no great dam
age was done except to windows and
mirrors, which were shattered by the
hundreds
Chrow was injured by the explosion
| and fell among the debris which
caught fire, burning him to death.
! The shock of the explosion was telt
at Upper Sandusky. and at other
! towns forty miles away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
REDUCED PRICES
Independent Compress Companies
Action Was Taken to Force Then
Out of Business.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 13.-CharginG
that the Atlantic compress company
owned by number OF railroads in
Georgia and operating several presses.
has reduced the price of compressins
from ten and twelve cents a hCnd ed
pounds to six and a half and seven
cents to force the Independent presses
cut OF business, the independent COM
presses OF the state have fled a pc
tition with the railroad commission
asking that the railroads be ordered
10 restore the old rates.
| The petition alleges that the Atlantic
company continues 70 get the high rata
the sum above six cents being paid in
the nature OF extras The commission
named December l. for a public hear,
! ing.
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MUST PAY CASH
Firms Notified That Checks VIII Not
br Received for Revenue Stamps

Patterson, n. J.. Nov. l3.-Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector James NJ.
Fortune today notified every person
or firm who pays a revenue TAX OF any
kind in this county that hereafter he
will not receive checks for revenue
stamps.
The reason for this action is that
the First and Second National banks
OF this city, which are government
repositories, have notifed the collec-
tor that they will not receive any
more checks from him that all depoe,
its must be in either legal tender notes
or gold coin, those bank having re
ceived word from the sub-treasury "
lNew York that cashiers checks. whic!
they have been receiving will no long
Ter be acceptable
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NATIONAL IA CONFERENCE
One Of Leading Papers Read by Proi.
Charles Lee Draper OF university
North Carolina.

Columbus, O., Nov. ia spirited
discussion OF income and inheritance
taxes enlivened the sessions OF the
National Tax Conference today. The
leading papers in this connection
were read this afternoon by Prot. Z.
l.. Raper, of the university OF North
Carolina, who urged that the state
abandon the general property tax for
tax on incomes, and by Prof Charles
J. bullock, of Harvard University,
who opposes the inheritance tax as
federal instrument for reducing sWol-
len fortunes and declared tha- it should
be left 20 tic state IS source OF
revenue.
The committee on recommendations
today appointed a subcommittee Z
draft resolutions. Lawson Pu@dT 0.
| New York is chairman Of the SUB
committee.
Speakers at tonights session wcr>
&c. B. Fillebrown, president o. tEt
Massachusetts, single tax league, Prof
H. J. Davenport. OF the University 0
Chicago, Pre-. Ltnolcy n. keasby q
the university ri Texas, Prof. ". g
I.angworth Taylor, o. the unlversit.
of Nebraska, Frank G. Pierce, secre
tary of the Iowa league OF mcnicipaI
tiles, and Prof. James L. Rossig, c
tie university Of Denver.
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STEAM IS. ELECTRICITY Y
Experiment Made By Officials OF
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

Clayton. y. J.. Nov. 12.-C1e oi tie
big Pennsylvania Ta;Irosa locomotives
today developed speed OF 89.4 miles
an hour over a seen miles stretch
OF track, defeating c'i OF the immense
nirety-Gve ton electric engines which
mas been giving speed trials on the
specially built track near this place.
Cy 20 miles to the hour One OF the
gigantic electric engines was first CIV
en- a trial and ran the distance al the
rate of So miles an hour. The bic
steam locomotive was then brought on
the track and when il had disappear
| ed III the dust and steam the electric
| indicator in the station here spur
| around until the needle indicated
speed OF 89.A.
| The track on which the trials ar
made is equipped with device tha
not only registered the speed OF en-
giEes. but the force OF the impact o
the wheeis upon the rails.
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PLEA WILL. BE INSANITY
Trial 0f Mrs =. NJ Era.l!rv Begins.
Charged With Numbering Former
U. S. Senator Brown.

Washington November f3.-The Htst
day of the trial OF Mrs. Annie N.
Bradley, on the charge OF numbering
former United States Senator Brown
of Utah, was consumed entirely IN
an effort to obtain a jury. When at
4 o'clock the court adjourned for the
day that preliminary work was Still
incomplete, Notwithstanding 81 men
had been examined as to their cont
potency to sit in case. The day was
without especial incident, but the
questions put by the attorneys Tor
the prosecution and the defense ser|-
ed to define to some extent the lines
which will be followed by both sides
of the case 1t was made evident that
the attorneys for Mrs. Bradley will
depend upon the plea Of insanity as
their only professed defense. If there
was any confidence in the plea OF
justification it was not expressed.
Or the other hand the prosecution
manifested apprehension that the jury
would be inclined to consider the
case under the UnWritten law and to
| shield the defendant from possible
capital punihinent on account Of her
sex, and the government spared nc
pains 10 procure assurance that there
| were no lurking conviction in the
minds OF jurors which would stand IL
the way of awarding punishment il
accordance with the testimony or
| those accounts. Many jurors were eX-
cused because they were opposed tc
capital punishment for women.
MIS- Bradley was accompanied tt
the court room by her mother. Mrs
Madison. who remained during the
forenoon session.
During the early hours Of the da,
Mrs. Bradley appeared nervous ant
affected by all the references to tn,
tragedy but laten Tegained her com
posure. The court room was crowded
many OF the spectators being women
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Commercial Ciub ot M&HtOn Char
tcred--COnVict Escapes.
;SDccial to The Messenger.

Especial to Inc MeSS2ngef.)
Ialeigh. \, c., November 13.-Tte
commercial club Of MaXtOn, is char
tered TO promote the material and
business interest Of the town and
social intercourse among men, in
cOrpOratOr, T. L. Black
Henry Johnson, mulatto, sentenced
to states prison from Sampson county
last month, for seven years for house
breaking and larceny, escaped from the
state farm. A reward Of S25 and all
necessary expenses is offered for his
recapture.
The following supreme court opin-
ions were filed today:
Morrow VS. Railroad. no error: Ger
ringer VS. Railway, from Guilford, no
error; Eames VS. Armstrong. from
Rowan, no error; BaldWins Will case.
from Montgomery, no error; Lentz vs.
Hinson, from Stanly. no error; Nc
Collum VS. Chisholm, from Montgom-
cry. no error; Ayden VS. Doub, from
Forsyth. no error: Logan VS. Hodges
| from YadlIin, new trial awarded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
DAUGHTERS OF C0AFEDtRASr
Fourteenth Annual Session Begins
at Norfolk
several Hundred Delegates in Atten-
dance--Addresses OF Welcome ana
response - Reports OF Ofhcers
Taken up-Reception the Afternoon
Feature.

.<cT:C!k, Va, November lo.-Ine
.OL.-teclth annual convention OF the
,-,f..@d Daughters of the Confederacy
began here today for session OF 1our
days with an attendance OF several
hundred delegates including represen-
tatives from every state that formed
the confederacy and many from other
states. north, east and west. The con-
vention was called to order in the
auditorium on the jamestown expo
sition grounds by the president gen
eral. Mrs. Lizzie George Anderson, OF
Gulfport, Miss, who made the res
ponse in the name of the convention
to addresses of welcome by President
Tucker in behalf of the management
of the Jamestown exposition; Rear
Admiral Harrington. U. S. N. Mrs.
James Y. Leigh, of Norfolk, president
of the hostess chapter, and Mrs. Will
liam r. NeKenney, of Petersburg,
president Of the Virginia division.
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The reports of the officers were then
/ taken up. The afternoon feature was
reception at Beauvoir, replica OF
the Mississippi home Of Jefferson
Davis erected on the exposition
grounds by the Daughters of the Con
federacy.
| Among the most important matters
to be considered at the present ses-
sion is revision of the constitution
and bylaws, with a change in the
time of holding the annuol meeting
| from November to October
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
l,eShcd Fruit Petldlcr.

Chicago, November 13.-The police
today arrested Rosalie Moguero and
her companion Antonio Braze who are
wanted in Schenactedy, n. Y, on the
charge of robbing fruit peddler OF
$500. They had with them three child
rem, all under three years of age. and
ST ,245 in currency was found sewed in
the clothing of one of the children.
The couple will be held pending fur-
ther aavices from SCHENECTADY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

the words Ia God We Trust, Pres
ident Roosevelt has written letter
which he today made public. The let
ter follows:
when the question Of the new COIN
age came up we looked into the
law and found there was no warrant
therein for putting In God We Trust
on the cOins. AS the custom, although
without legal warrant, had grown up.
however, ( might have felt 1t liberty
to keen tho inscription had | APPROX
ed of its being on the coinage. But aa
I did not approve OF il, ! did not dl-
rect that it should again be put on.
OF ccr-rgc The matter o: the law IS
Absolutely IL the hands OF congress
and arv direction of congress III the
matter VII! l.. Immediately obeyea.
"At present, as | have said, theFc =
40 warrant in law for the inscription.
| M own feeling in the matter Is
! due to ny firm conviction that t. put
such & motto on coins, or to use II IL
any kindred manner, not only dos no
good bot does positive harm, ana Is
|
| danger ously close to sacrllege. A
beautiful sentence such as the one III
question should be related and ut
! tered only with that fine reverence
necessarily implies a certain eXalta-
! ton o2 apirit. Any use which tends
! to cheapen it and above all any use
which tends to secure it's being treated
lin a spirit of levity is from every
standpoint profoundly to be regret
ted. It is a motto which 1t Is proper
indeed to have inscribed on our ma
tional monuments, In our temples o.
Justice, il our legislative halls and IN
buildings such as those at West Polnr
and Annapolis. in short, wherever 1t
will tend to arouse and inspire a lofty
emotion in those who look thereon
But it seems to me eminent1y unwlse
d. t. cheaper such a motto by use on
coins, just as 1t would be to cheaper
it by use ON postage stamps, or In
advertisements
"As regards its use On the coinage
we have actual experience by which
to go. In all my life I enver have
heard any human being speak rever-
entity of this motto on the coins OF
show any signs Of it's having appealed
to any high emotion in him. but
have literally hundreds of times, heard
it used as an occasion of and incite'
:nent to the sneering ridicule which /;
| is above all things undesirable that sc
beautiful and exalted a phrase shoulc
excite. For example, throughout tht
long contest extending over severa
decades on the free coinage question
the existence Of this motto was con
stant source of jest and ridicule; ant
this was unavoidable. Every on'
must remember the innumerable car
toons and articles based on phrases
like I'm God We Trust for the Eign
| Cents; "IR God We Trust for tn
Short Weight; I'm God We Trust TO
the Thirty-seven Cents We do no
Pay" and so forth and SO forth. Sure
: " I am we'll within the bounds whe
= { say that a use of the phrase whlc
invites constant levity of this type
, most undesirable. If congress alter
t the law and directs me to replace o
= the coins the sentence in question, tn
: direction will be Immediately put int
| effect; but very earnestly trust tina
4 the religious sentiment Of the countr,
s the spirit OF reverence in the cour
= try. will prevent any such action bt
ing taken"
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Montgomery. Ala, November 13.-
Securing the necessary two-thirds
vote of the members present the house
of representatives today passed the
statutory prohibition bill introduced
by Speaker Carmichael. by vote or
Gs to 25. Hundreds Of women spent
tn" e-dre day at the capitol rne
bill prohibits the sale or giving away
Of intoxicating liquors after October
I. 1898.
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ANSWER TO PROTEST

pres;dent Roosevelt Asserts That tiis'
Il words .sIn GodsWe Trust on Coins
is Dangerously Close to sacrhese'
- washington, November 13.-1n an
swar to one of the numerous protests
which have been received at the
white House against the new gold
~eoins which have been coined without
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Federation Prepares for Con-
fliCt With Manufacturers
RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED
Providing For a Campaign OF
Education

Asserts That Fight Now Being Wagcd
il Attempt To Ercat UP Labor Or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Called Upon
10 Exclude Japanese from the
United states and Insular Posses
siOns.
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Detroit, Mich, Nov. 13.-Bishop Chas
., Williams Of the Protestant Episc0-
pal diocese OF Michigan today in MS
annual address to the diocesan
convention criticised criticised the Epis
ccpalians in his diocese for lack Il
public spirit and small contributions
20 the churches III thu diocesan work
He had previously urged the erection
Of a cathedral and d church hospital
: in Detroit.
There is plenty Of money to spend
on personal enjoyment said he. /
have preached many sermon to an
| elegantly dressed congregation anu
then received as an offering for my
emergency fund an average OF three
cents per head. THAI is the establish
ed average OF these offerings through
sout the diocese. This is not due &c
stinginess It is lack Of public spir
it The Episcopal church boasts O
it's strength and compactness, Of it:
organization, but it sometimes Seem;
to me that it Is more congregations
than the Congrega:fonalists them
selves"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
TOOK WIDE RANCE
Argument in Case Of {. /.
Hartman
PETITION Of Commission
To Compel Railroad Nasnate To
1A Answer Questions

Powers and Privileges OF Interstate
Commerce Commission Thoroughly
Conc Into--Many Pointed Questions
Asked Attorneys by the Judge-Will
Render Decision December 1St.
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Bishop Rci7uL1cs Them for Lack of
ton.
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the words In God We Trust" Pres
ident Roosevelt has written letter
which he today made public. The let
ter follows:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-28
To BE
MADE BETTER
Granite Steps and Platform
to Be Placed at Govern
ment Building.

New granite steps and platform for
the government building are to be
installed this coming fall, a request
being received by the custodian yes
terday from Washington for bids to
be called for at once. These bids are
to be opened in this city on August 10,
and the contract let as soon there
after as possible, with the view of
having the improvement completed
this year.
The present steps and platform was
part of the original building erected
many years ago and they show the
hard usage to which they have been
put to an extent which makes them al
most dangerous to those who have
daily business in the building. The
steps are worn in some places to a
depth of several inches and agitation
in favor of improvements has been
brewing for some time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-28
HAYWOOD'S FATE IS
NOW WITH THE JURY
A Verdict Can Be Rendered
Whenever Jury Finds an
Agreement.
THE JUDGES CHARGE SEEMED IN
VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE TO BE
SOMEWHAT IN FAVOR OF THE
EFENDANT-ANY OF FIVE
VERpIcTS POSSIBLE.

Boise, daho. July 27.-The jury IN
the case of William D. Haywood,
charged with the murder of former
Governor Frank S. Steunenberg, re-
turned to consider its verdict at 11:04
a. m, to-day and Judge Woods imme-
diately declared a recess until 2 p.
m.
In Open Court.
The reading of the judges charges
and instructions required just an
hour, and at the end of that time, the
twelve jurormen filed from the room
in custody of Sheriff "Shad" Hodgins
and six bailiffs.
Haywood Seems Confident.
Haywood listened with characterize
ic stoicism to Judge Woods lengthy
charge and when the jury left he
went back to his cell with a conf
dent smile about his lips. AS he was
about to leave, his gray-haired mother
rushed UP and kissed him.
The jury may report at any time
of the night or day. The Idaho laws
provide that a jury may render its
verdict in open court on Sunday. Judge
Wood in his charge gave the jury the
choice of five verdicts as follows:
The Possible Vcrdicts.
III tie H1SI uSSIS0 Will a
penalty of death; murder in the Sec
ond degree with a penalty of ten
years to life imprisonment; voluntary
nanslaughter, one to ten years: in
voluntary manslaughter, with penal
ty of one to ten years; and not
guilty.
A Very Fair Charge.
The charge was lengthy, containing
more than 1900 words and coVeTin.y
the case from almost every point of
view. 1t was regarded by both side;
an eminently fair. If anything, it was
the concensus of opinion, the court
leaned to the defense.
Just before 6 o'clock, the jury
sent a. written request to Judge Wood
for certain exhibits, including vari.
GUS kilograms bearing directly on the
Steunenberg murder as part of the
evidence of conspiracy introduced by
the state. These were sent inlme
diately to the jury room. At midnight
Their was no word from the jury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-28
SANFORD GOES TO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
By Associated Press.

Washington, .Iu!y 27.-Assisttant
United States ktsorn ay General San
ford returned 70 Wa EhinetOn today
from Asheville, N C.. where he went
at the suggestion of the attorney gen
eTal to look into the matter Of the
differences between the federal and
the state authorities arising out of
the new law prohibiting charge of
more than IA cents per mile for
PASSENGER traffic within the state. Mr..
Mr.. Sanford said that he was not at
liberty to make any statement re-
garding his mission on the result OF
it, but he would leave this afternoon
for Lennox, Mass. where he will lay
the whole matter before the attorney
general, who is spending his summer
vacation there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-28
FAST JOHN 4
MEETS DEFEAT
PAGER Lost in Grand Circuit
Race in Detroit on
Thursday.

John A, the fast PAGER who carried
of the first race he entered in the
grand circuit, lost in three straight
heats in Detroit Thursday This
news was received here Friday after
noon.
Kruger was the winning entry,
winning three straights in the time
of 2:05 81, 2:06 IA and 2:O6 3-4. John
A was second in all three heats,
being nosed out in each heat
While he lost the race it is be-
lieved here that John A. will redeem
himself in the next race, and was
evidently not in good form when he
went into the race.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-28
NAKED YOUNG
CRAZY WOMAN
Negroes Cannot Be Induced
to Wear Clothing of
Any Description.
BY Associated Press.

Bay Minette. Ala, July 27.-On
Friday, the court house square pre-
scented a scene never before Witnessed
here. A young negress, savage, bOis-
ferrous and entirely nude, had been
brought from Earle's landing. on the
Tensaw river, d raying maniac. Her
name is Mary V. Bradley.
She is about II years old, and had
escaped from Mt Vernon. In some
way, she had found her way to the
boat America" and at Earles land
ing was put off She refuses to wear
clothes of any description. She soon
became a terror at the landing. and
was taken before DR.. NJ. Coughlin, of
Montgomery Hill, who at once pro-
nounced her insane, and she was sent
20 the probate judge here in charge
of an old negro, who had all kinds
of experiences in getting his charge
to this place.
Sheriff Booth took her in charge
and compelled her to dress with mems
clothing. Last night. however, she
tore them off. and nothing can be
done with her. Application has been
made to the hospital at Nj. Vernon,
and she will be sent there for care
and attention.