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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU.
Number of IialcS OF Cotton Ginncd
Show an Increase of 2.o25.5iS Over
Last Ncar.

Washington. January 9.-Thc census
bureau today issued report on cotton
ginning showing that up TO January
LIST there were IS. S99 active ginneries
in operation and that ll.750.944 bales
were ginned. compared with 9.T25. .i2G
bales for 1905. Round bales were
counted as half bales.
BY states the number Of bales ginned
and the number OF ginnerieS in opera
ton were given as follows
Alabama 1,l99.740 bales; S,62S gin
neries; Arkansas 1872 ,20l; 2,299; Flor
ida 5000; 273; Georgia l.572.70l. T.
SOL; Indian Territory 25O,3S3: 5;G.
Kentucky 1862; $; Louisiana Sos, ,S4G;
2,O46; Mississippi 1.22S, ,697; 3.727; Mis-
souri, 3S.44l; 79, North Carolina 572.-
430; 2,753: Oklahoma 349.677: 3Sl.
South Carolina b6S.32S; 3,l2S; Tennes-
see 242,4l9; 69a; Texas 3,262. .629. l.
1872; Virginia 12907; lis.
The number of sea island bales in
cluded is 4,l6S. The sea island COT
ton for 1906. distributed by states is:
Florida 23,l44; Georgia 1856; South
Carolina 7.42S
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
FINDING OF CoRoNEH.s JURY
Employees Of Il. and o. Held for AC-
ton of Grand Jury.

Washington, January J.-The cor
oner's inquest over the Terra Gotta
wreck of Sunday night, December 80.
tonight held for the action OF tn"
grand jury Harry II. Hildebrand. en-
gineer Of the dead" train 2l20: Frank
T. Hofmier, conductor Of that train:
P. F. Dent night train dispatcher az
Baltimore; William +. NcCaulley, diyi-
sion operator Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad; B l.. Vermillion, enfi-
neer Of local train So, into which 2l20
crashed; George w. Nagle, conductor
Of train GO; J. w. Kelley, Jr., train
master Of the Baltimore and Ohio, and
William NJ. Dutrow, the telegraph
operator at Silver Spring.
All the men held except Dent, Nc
Caulley and Kelley were in the build
ing where the inquest was held and
wereat once placed under arrest.
Just before the jury retired today,
Charles w. Galloway, superintendent
OF the Baltimore and Ohio was asked
by the coroner If he had heard all the
testimony and he replied that he
had. He was asked IL ne could point
out any rule which had been violated
by any witness in the case. Mr.. CAL
loway replied:
They have all been violated; al tho
rules relating 10 the movement OF
trains
Mr.. Galloway says that in his opinion
the enginer and conductor OF 120. tha
dead train were equally responsible.
He was asked IL he was surprised at
the disclosure apparently showing lax
ity among the operators regarding the
rules governing their positions.
He said: 81 am surprised at their
disregard OF their trust I can only
say that in operating a railroad you
must depend upon the fidelity and
trustworthiness of the employees. II
they are lacking in that / know rotn-
ing that will compensate it
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
COMPANY REFUSED A LICENSE.
Changed Its Nature Because Law was
too Strict.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., January 9.-Insur-
ance Commissioner Young refuses 10
grant a license to the Home Union Co,
of Richmond, Va. He says 1t first ap-
piled to him as building and loan
company for license, but when the
state law became SO strict in regard TO
foreign building and loan associations
it paid for license as an investment
company, claiming not TO be a build
ing and loan company.
The commissioner says the reason he
calls the attention of the people Of The
state to the refusal to grant license IL
that he understands the company has
written some business in North Caro-
lima and that some people in this
state are inclined to do business with
it because it advertises here. He re-
fuses the license because he does not
think it a proper company 10 do busi-
| ness in North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11

Washington, January 9.-By a vote
of 27 to so, the house in committee of
the whole, today having the army ap-
preparation bill under consideration,
refused to strike out an item of one
million dollars for the purpose of
paying expenses Of regiments, battal-
ions, squadrons and batteries OF the
organized militia to participate in such
brigade or division encampments as
may be established for the field in
struction of the troops of the regular
army.
Representative Hay Of Virginia, in
sisted that the maneuyers did not
amount to much and said that so far
as the maneuvers held in Virginia
were concerned, they were farce. He
contended that the encampment was OF
little good to the national guard and
expressed the opinion that they should
not be held oftener than once every
two years.
Representative Hull, of Iowa: in
charge of the bill, says that the COM
mittee knew that he did not approve
the large maneuvres because he die
not believe the national guard re-
ceived any benefit.
At this point the debate took on a
wide range, Representative Grosvenor
of Ohio, enlivening the house by re-
lating the story of the encampment
held last summer near his home in
Athens, Ohio
He said there was always an irrl-
tation and conflict between farmers
sons and merchants clerks and men
Of the regular army. Some trouble
happened in Athens and a soldier OF
the regular battery was arrested FOL
being drunk and disorderly. A friend
located him in Jail. That night so Ol
| Is members of the battery to which
the prisoner belonged, slipped out OF
camp, organized themselves into
small force, marched up to town anC
into the Jail yard, and as they were
about to attack, a guard OF lnfantr!
commanded by a young officer, cor
poral or a sergeant Of the state guard
ordered them to halt. Fifty or sixty
shots were fired and he fell dead IN The
street.
"There never was man punished
| for anything connected with it, sa1C
Mr.. GrosyenOr. There was an Office
called upon to report and there 1evel
| was any report made by the captain
or other commanding officer OF tha
| regular battery, and the feeble attemp
of the local authorities to punish tht
men who committed that cold blOOdet
murder was utterly futile for reason;
that l do not care to go into just n
this time under the surrounding cir
| cumstances."
He charged that the war department
in addition to the regular officers anC
men. had taken up the cudgel in op
position to the authorities and in OF
position to the militia of the state.
Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indiana, ask2'
| if there were any cOlOred soldiers q
| that encampment.
Not one" replied Mr.. Grosvenor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Sale OF Trotting Horse.

Lancaster, Mass, January 9.-The
sale of Baron Wilkes. the great trotTing
stallion. TO B. Krell, OF Carthage Mo,
was announced today by Col. John E
Thayer, who has owned the horse for
the past eight years.
The purchasing price was not dis
closed. Colonel Thayer purchased
Baron Wilkes from r. G. Slower, OF
Paris. Kentucky, paying, it is said
$500 Baron Wilkes has a record
of 2:1S and has sired many famous
raceS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
FATAL RESULT OF EAPLOSlON.
Three Killed, Seven Seriously Injured
and Twenty -four Missing-Disaster
eau ed by Accumulation of Gas in
Furnace.

Pittsburg, January 9.-As result
of an explosion of q furnace at the
Elizabeth furnaces of the Jones and
Laughlin Steel Works tonight, three
persons are known to be dead, seven
are in hospital with serious burns and
injuries, and twenty four are missing.
The explosion was caused by an ac-
cumulation of gas at the base OF the
furnace around which were working
thirty-five men. Of all these, but one
man escaped injury. Without warn
ing and with a roar Or artillery, tons
OF molten metal were poured over the
workmen and for a space OF thirty
feet about the furnace, the metal ran,
to a depth of four and five feet.
Two alarms of fire were turned III
and all the ambulances in the city were
called. The seven who were able TO
escape from the hot metal with their
lives were taken to a hospital, but
it is thought the "a missing men have
been buried in the mass of steed ana
their bodies consumed.
While attempting to rescue some o.
the men, Chief Peter Snyder, Of the
fourth fire district, was thrown from
trestle thirty feet high and seriously
injured
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
S1.OO PER YEAR

ence several days ago, the rumor OF
Mr.. Cortelyou's retirement from the
Craftsmanship had been revived with a
large show of authority. but no one
believed ii would come at so early
day. AS the committee is now consti
tuted, Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Cortelyou
undoubtedly will dictate the selection
Of the new chairman. but they will
have a fight on their hands IL the anti
Roosevelt republicans think there is
any show OF winning out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
ARE OF NO BENEFIT
Opposition tu Appropriation for
EncampmcntS.
DEBATE TOOK WIDE RANCE
The House Refused to Strike Out
Appropriation.

Hay OF Virginia Contended That En-
campnentS Did not Amount to Much
and the Naneuver9 Were a Farce
Should not be Held Oftener Than
One in Two Years-Cause Of Trouble
Between Militia and Men of Regular
Army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Superintendent Goodwin ENoneraJed
(Snncial to The MesSenger.l

Especial 70 The Meo'sHs6I.J
Raleigh, n. c., January 9.-The
state board of internal improvements
which conducted the examination into
the charges of misuse Of funds and
other things by Superintendent Good
win, Of the state school for deaf mutes
at MOrganton, entirely eXOnorated him
from all such charges in its report
The board also finds that the action
of the directors Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college was correct with
regard 10 the retirement OF Prof Bur
kett, in accepting his resignation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
n. c. Legislature ConVenss in
Biennial Session.
SENSATION IN The HOUSE.
Governor Glenn's Request Caused
Heated and Long Debate.

Wished TO Deliver His Message In Per-
eou-Iunovation was Vigorously OPP
noecd-Morton OF New Hanover
Coutcnded That it was Violation
of State COnstitutiOn-TlIe incident
Entirely unexpectedly Resolution
Passed Inviting Governor to Appear
i'm Person.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
THE REACH

On pleasantS days there Il no better
place to spend an hour or two than at
the beach.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
CURRENT RUMOR
That Roosevelt viii Not Sc
IcCt His Successor.
THAT HE'S LOSING HIS PULL
That He Will be Ousted from
Leadership of Party.

Senator Foraker Central Figure in
Anti-HoOscVclt EaCtion-Race for
Presidential Nomination Will be
Between Ohio Senator and the Can
didate Favored by the President
Foraker Most ReSOurCpful Man in
Senate and Will Make Strong Fight
Against the President.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11

Continued on 9Th Page.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
Today In History

1636--First legislative assembly con- vened in Maryland.
 174s--The British squadron, Admiral Knowles, attacked and carried Port Louis, in San Domingo, which he also destroyed. The French lost about 130 killed; British loss. 20 killed and 50 wounded.
 1766-The bill repeating the American stamp act received the royal assent and was passed.
 I775--An inhabitant of the town of Bilarcia Mass, tarred and feathered by the British troops. The British were the first to introduce this practice mode of punishing tories.
 1S15--Action between the British ship Tiger, Captain Dacres. and the Ameri- can privateer, Leo, seven guns; ninety suited in the capture of the latter.
 tS30--The first regular newsboat to intercept packet ships for foreign in telligence put In commission in New
 1s54--A comercial treaty with the United States finally concluded by Ja-
 Is5B-The first steam fire engine built for the city of Boston exhibited at Bal timore. es
 Is62--The battle of Pea Ridge ended in the total defeat of the Confederate forces. Union loss, PIP killed and s26
 iss4--General Grant formally pre- sented by the President. with his com mission as Lieutenant General, and on the 18th assigned to the command of the armies of the United States,
 1S65--Reports from Washington, D. C., stated that 1000 deserters from the Confederate lines had reported and ta- ken the oath of allegiance within a month. Forty of these were officers.
 1S74--Ex- President Fillmore died.
 1S08--Congress appropriated $60,0OO,- 900 for war purposes.
 1904--President Roosevelt holding many conferences With poIitlcai callers platform is fairly well understood.
 190S--Congress just ended appropri- ated $S1S,47S, ,914 for year 1905-06.
 1906--President Roosevelt directed bureau of corporations to report evil dence of violation of law by trusts and railways.
 (Service by American Press-News,
 Washington D. CD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
Letters to The Editor

Information Desired About the 18th
 Alabama Regiment
 Bluff Springs, Fla. March 1, 1907. Editor Advertiser
 The first newspaper I remember reading was The Montgomery Adver- tiser. when I was but a small boy. My father then resided at Greenwood, In the eastern part of Montgomery county. In 1852 or 1858 he carried some very large potatoes to The Ad- what was said by the then editor about those potatoes that R. Gentry had brought to the office. I remem- Der, also, there were three varieties, all were large.
 Now. seeing The Advertiser is read in every nook and corner of Alabama and adjoining territory, wish to inauire through that medium and see how many survivors I can locate of the once famous 18th Alabama velun- teers, commanded by J. T. Holtzclaw of your city during the civil war, from '61 to '65. I was in the first makeup of Company F, under Captain H. Clay. Armstrong. now crossed over. The 18th was organized and drilled to some extent at Auburn, Ala. and we got our baptism of fire at Shiloh and afterwards. The 18th had her fuil quota of men in the beginning; there was but a command left at the sur render. General Holtzclaw was beloved by his men. He had two endearing qualities that drew the men to him; first, he took care of his men as best he 0enld when not fighting: second, when fighting he gave them all the fighting they wanted.
 He was kind of heart, as a mother, but rigid in discipline. would like to see how many I could hear from the old comrades that are at the ferry waiting to cross over to meet Holtz- claw. Armstrong and all those gone before us, either through The Adverti- 9ser or by letter to me.
 e. M. Gentry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
PLEA FOR aUEBNsTowN.
Irish Members want It Continued As
 Calling Port.

lE1Hm MGnABEE8 tS4Mt AA OOMNAA0CU AH
 Calling Port.
 London, March 7.-Postmaster Gen. eral Buxton today received a deputa- tion of Irish members of parliament and representatives of the commerce of Ireland and the north of England, who called on him regarding the pro- posed change of the calling port of the White Star Line steamers from Queens town to Plymouth on their homeward Journey.
 MT. Buxton expressed his sympathy with the members of the deputation, who were opposed to the change and promised that If he could diplomatical- iy do so he would make representa- tlons on the subject to. the United States government
 He pointed out, however, that the postmaster general had no control over the homeward mails as the matter rested in the hands of the American government, though the latter had no definite arrangement with the White Star line which would enable it to in- fluence the company as regards it's ports of call
 If it could be shown that the pro- posed alteration adversely affected Brit ish interests, he would not hesitate to make representations to the authori- ties at Washington. Should Queens town be omitted from the ports of call on the homeward journey he would have to consider what steps could be taken to prevent undue loss of time.
 John Redmond, the Irish leader, in introducing the deputation, contended that the abandonment of Queenstown as port of call would delay, the de- livery of the American mail, making fl impossible to answer letters by the outgoing mail on the following day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
RELIABLE
 INFORMATION
About a Reliable Medicine.

We want to people of Montgomery to know that we believe the most valuable cod liver preparation--the best tonic reconstructor, health restorer and strength creator known to medicine to- day Is Vinol.
 Vinol is not a patent medicine as everything 1t contains is named on the label of every bottle. We guarantee Vinol contains besides tonic iron all of the medicinal, curative and body build ing clements of cod liver oil actually taken from fresh cods' livers, but with out a drop of the useless oil to clog the system, upset the stomach and retard it's work. This < why Vinol Is so far superior to old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions.
 Vinol is actually guaranteed by over five thousand leading druggists of the United States to create health and strength for old people, weak. sickly women and children, nursing mothers, and after a severe sickness, and for hacking coughs. chronic colds, bron- chltis and all throat and lung troubles.
 Try Vinol on our guarantee. E. G :. Fowler. Druggist,
 NOTE While we are sole agents for Vinol in Montgomery it is now for sale at the leading drug store in nearly ev- cry town and city In the country Look for the Vinol agency in your town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
A BAD SHOWING.

Quoting a recent utterance of an eye specialist on the general subject of diseases of the eye, The New York Times adds:
 Deformities of the eye increase from year to year during school life, show ing that they ''are acquired, and that the school. is responsible for making them one-third of children in the upper grades of elementary schools, and probably one-fourtf of all edu- cated people, suffer from general dis- turbances due to eye strain. In case of headache. backache. interferences with digestion, and nervous exhaustion not clearly traceable to other sources. the eyes should be suspected and ex- amined. sometimes" says the doctor. through their veils They should give up either the reading or the veils."
 This Is a matter of really serious im- portance. not only to the children but to the parents and guardians and to the school Authorities as well. Any one who will take notice of the school children on our streets will be sur- prised at the number of them wear ing glasses on account of weak or dis eased eyes. Whether the trouble arises from over-study, from defective light in the school rooms, from unsanitary conditions, or whatever the cause may be the result Is apparent, and is to be deplored. Old age brings on failure of vision, just as 1t brings failure of other bodily organs, but little can be done for an affliction that comes solely from the passage of years, but when defective eye-sight comes to the young there ought to be both remedy and prevention.
 We have no means of knowing with certainty whether the per centage of defective vision as given by The Times is correct. but that is an exceedingly well informed newspaper and we may safely take it for granted that it knows what it is saying. It Is not merely the fact that weak or diseased eyes Is an affliction of itself. but the further fact, if 1t is a fact. that so many other disturbances and diseases are due to eye strain is matter of too much im- portance to be neglected. Even if this eye weakness led to nothing else 1t would be deplorab1e, for good vision Is one of humanity's greatest bless ings. and no care or precautions should be neglected that may remove the dan ger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
Economy That DId Not Pay.

Philadelphia Record.
 Yes" said publisher of art cata- logues and artistic advertising devices in Philadelphia, T have done well the past year and expect to do better in the future. Sometimes l make mistake, however, that makes me feel little tired Not long ago our firm wished to reproduce in catalogue and card form painting that appeared in one of the magazines. l called on the artist to buy the right. She wanted $4O0. It was more than l was willing to pay so I offered her a royalty instead She accepted and we have already had to pay her $1S,000, with the demand for the picture increasing every hour. An experience like that keeps a man fairly humble regarding the infallibility of his business iudgment.n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-08
RAISE FOR AMBASSADOR.
Salary of German Minister At wasI
 fngtOn Increased

Salary of German Minister At Wash fngtOn Increased.
 Berlin, March 7.-When the propoei- tion to increase the salary of Baron Speek von Sternburg. the German Am- bassador at Washington, by $5.0O0. came up before the Appropriations Committee of the Reichstag today, dur ing the discussion of the foreign office budget, Dr. von Korner, directors of the trade division of the foreign office, said an agreement had been reached with the representatives of the United States on the basis for a future commercial treaty, from which 1t was hoped that a satisfactory outcome from tho situation would be reached.
 The American Tariff Commissioners, pr. von Koerner added. had not. 1t was true, full power to conclude a treaty. but the results of the negotiations were favorable to German interests.
 Turning to the salary of the Ambas- sador to the United States, Dr. von Koerner said that the cost of living in Washington had increased since the sal ary of the Germany representative was fixed at $25,000, when the German I.e- gation in 1893 was raised to the rank of an Embassy. Several governments, he said, had raised the salary of their present representatives at Washington.
 The committee eventually voted to increase the Ambassadors salary by S5.000 and also voted to increase the salary of the first secretary $625, rais- ing it to $4,750.