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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
WILL ADHERE To DECLARATION
Roosevelt Mill Nut be Candidate
For Third Term
Authoritative Statement From the
White ltouSe-i'resIuent heitcrates
His Determination 10 AOi0e Dy the
Announcement Mauc Three Icars
AGO,


Washington, DeceEr Der Il.-Pv1sl.
fCT {. tLIrG term. All GGLOt OF GAS
point was tonight dispelled by the au
thOrltatlye staJenI1at 1ron tie white
house that Mr.. Roosevelt still adhere
to the declaration made OH the night
of the election. three year; ago. IL
the statement .ssuel tonight President
Roosevelt says he has Eot changed
and shall not change the decision COM
municated to the American people In
1904.
IN view OF the issuance of the sall
q: the republican national conh4ittee
for the convention, the president
make the following statement:
"On the night of the election
made the following announcement:
I am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what I have tried to do. l appreciatc
to the full the solemn responsibility
this confidence imposes Upon me, and
shall do all that in my power lies
not to forfeit it. On the fourth Of
March next I shall have served three
and a half years, and this three and
half years, constitute my first term.
The wise custom which limits the
president to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will I be a candidate
f. or accept anctGer nomination.
II have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announced >
Representative Ollie James, of Ken
| lucky, said: 1T is complete surren-
der on Roosevelt's part to the corpo
rati,r element of the republican party
and an announcement in advance ol
a surrender and the forecasting of the
defeat in the national convention oi
the policies .or which he stands. This
j; will maks Bryan stronger than ever.
| Lincoln, Neb., December 11.-Wher
told tonight that President had made
positive declaration that he would no
be a candidate for reelection, W. j
| Ryan ex: reased nc 'rrI Use. He de
| tElIeu .udI liz poo1IIoI oA IA0 pA
I dent was as he had thought it to b.
MI Bryan said:
"I have assumed from the beginnin.
that President Roosevelt would not b.
q candidate. The statement that b.
issued the night of election left NJ
room for misunderstanding; and
have felt that his friends were dc!n|
him an injustice in suggesting tha
he would change his position on tn
81 bject"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
REACHES HAMPTON ROADS
Arrival of Minnesota Completes flee'
of pacific Bound Battleshlps.

Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec ll.-Ine
last vacant berth in the imposlny dou-
BILE line of Pacific bound battleshlps
was filled this afternoon when the
heavily armored Minnesota, flagship
of Rear Admiral Thomas, steamed into
Hampton Roads and took her place
az the head of the outward column.
The Minnesota is the ranking member
of the second squadron of the fleet and
Admiral Thomas, who commands TINS
SQUADRON, has duties and responslblh-
ties second only to those of the COM
mander-in-chief, Rear Admiral Evans
The size and dignity Of the fleet that
is to carry the flag through the Mag
elan straits and such an important
new chapter to American naval history
is best emphasized by the fact that no
less than four rear adm1rals are IN
command.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Contract Given for Publication ID
North Carolina History.
Especial to The Messenger }

Raleigh, \. c., December 1l.-fhe
state board Of education complied
a contract for publication of North
Carolina history. written by Prof. ID.
II. Hill. Of the A and NJ. college, Tor
use in public schools the contract IS
with Stone & Rarringer, Of Charlotte
Governor accepted the resIgnalons
of two captains of companies IN the
First regiment infantry, ]. D. Terry
Company c, WinstOn-Sa and '"
s. Charles, Company D, Charlotte
Supreme court filed an extraordi-
nar1ly large number of opinions as
follows: State VS.. Mcdowell, no
error; Latta VS.. Power Company. from
CASTOR. no error; Hall vs. Railway
Company. from Person, appeal dis
missed; State VS.. Hooker, from Moore
no error; Abee Will case. from BURKE
no error: Aiken VS. Manufacturing
Company, from Burke, new trial
Williams entry. from Burke. modihec
and affirmed: Land Company VS.. Lant
| from Runcombe, error; White VS.
Southern Railway Company. from
Buncumbe, reversed: Lofts VS.. Duck
worth, from Pennsylvania. affirmed
| Kesterson, VS. Southern Railway
| from Buncombe, no error: Lamber
VS.. Express Company from Bun
combe, affirmed: State VS. Bossee
from Transylvania, action dismissed
Davis vs. Martin, from Rutherford
lton. affirmed: State vs. Keebler, fror
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
NO RIOT IN COUNTY
Everything Quiet and There Has Been
But Little Excitement.

Montgomery, Ala, December IL
A telegraphic request to Editor w. j.
Peters, of the Gordo Messenger. for
an accurate eccount of the alleged
riots in Pickens cou1 ty brings the
Advertiser the following reply tonight
There has not been riot II this
county Twenty negroes were arrest
ed at Lowe Town two miles from
Gordo, for interfering with an officer.
Negroes fired on the officer and kill
cd his negro prisoner. The officer
Constable R. V. Lowe, was slightly
wounded. Everything is quiet, there
has been little excitement"
tie correspondent of the Adv 1tiser
at Columbus, Mississippi, f. B. Kirk
s:y. a reliable newspaper man sends
substantially the same statement OF
the Pickens county trouble as Mt
Peters, and adds:
"eThis the true story of the riots
All contrary accounts are untrue.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

Monongah. w. Va, December IL
Mines Nos. and OF the Fairmont
Coal Company are giving up the vic
tins of last Fridays explosion. When
tonights force of rescurers went on
duty there had been total OF 30
bodies taken out, most of which have
been buried. Others we're brought out
in groups of two or three at short
intervals number OF bodies brought
out today did not bear the brass
checks used in the company's system
Of records and accounts OF the major
ity of its employees. thus substantial
ting the statement Of Monday that
large number of men and boys In the
mines were not included in the check
ing rolls upon which estimates OF the
dead were largely based. This has
also dispelled the hope expressed by
| mining officials the past few days that
the number of dead had been over-e3-
umated. There is reason TO believe
| far short Of 500.
A canvass of miners homes will be
competed tomorrow and this, together
with a list of hundreds Of unclaimed
| letters in the postofflce, will furnish
data for new and probably more ac-
Curate estimate.
Conditions outside the mine tonight
are much improved. earth freezing solid
end making the work much easier.
| An opening between the two mines
was completed and it is expected that
within as hours all the bodies found
Will have been taken to the morgue.
Over fifty funerals were held today.
On each casket there was a bunch or
American Beauty roses or white carna-
tions. The source Of the flowers re-
Imained secret until late in the day.
when it was learned that Miss Ell
lzabeth, daughted OF l. Watson. treas
urer of the coal company, had order
led them.
The relief work is progressing in q
satisfactory manner.
| In reply to an expression OF sym-
rathy and offer Of assistance from tha
lCleveland chamber OF commerce May
or Arnett wired that the relief COM
mittee figured on 300 widows and
! 900 orphans as result OF the dis
aster and it was no question that des-
ti.ution among them would be very
great
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
OFFICERS ELECTED
Stockholders Of Railroad Hold Annual
Meeting.

Augusta Ga. December 1.-The
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Georgia and Florida railroad was
hc1d here today. Immediately after
the election of the board of directors
they elected the following officers:
President-John Shelton Williams
of Richmond.
First Vice President-Frank o
Brown, of New York.
Second Vice President-E. l. Bemis
Of Richmond.
Third Vice President--J M. Wilkin.
son, of Valdosts, Ga.
General Counsel-Wflliam H. Bar
| Iett, of Augusta
Secretary-C. =. williams. Of Rich
| mond.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
uOKIs SMITH ON SITUATION
Southern Democrats Should ACT 10
gctller and Take Part I'm Lcaner-
ship Of the Party.

Southern Democrats Should Act To-
octher and Take Part i'm Ieaucr-
ship Of the Party
New York December 11-Hoke Smith
governor of Georgia who was here To-
day to attend meeting OF the trustees
of the Peabody education fund said y
an interview:
National politics is chaotic The
more | look at it the more chaotic the
situation appears. l do not know how
.h;r will develop | do
know that there is q sentiment among
Southern democrats Tor concerted &C
ton.
The south does lot mean TO Dc
treated any longer as if it were in
state OF secession. Southern democrats
are Just as loyal as any others.
There is no one n the south nov
who wants the democratic presidential
nomination, but if the south mad
candidate of its own | think the south
ern democrats would not hesitate u
support him in the convention
The feeling is general among south
ern democrats that the time has com
when they must do their own think
ling in national affairs and not merel
laccept what others have thought 70
them. The feeling is that the time ha
come upon southern democrats TO az
itcgether and take part in the ieadei
ship of the party"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
COTTON BROKERS INDICTED
Charged With Using Fraudulent Cot.
ton Warehouse Receipts.

Norfoli1, ", December 11.-Peter A.
and Alex M. Aggelesto, prominent cot
ton brokers, were today indicted on
three counts by a special grand jnry
i'll the corporation court, charging
grand larceny in that they are al
legged to have secured money from
three local banks on cotton warehouse
receipts covering 5000 bales Of cotton
not in existence. Peter A Agelesto
was bailed in the sum of $4,000.
Alex NJ Agelesto is in New York. bnt
1t is understood that he viii imme
diately return and give bond.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

Mcdowell. appeal dismissed: state Va
Walker. from Polk. no error: McNeiii
vs. Allen from wilkes. error: Austy
vs.. Charlotte, affirmed: Freeland w.
Southern Railway. from Mccklenourg.
affirmed: Henderson W. McLain. mod
ffed and affirmed: McCuilcch vs.,
Railway. from Guilford, defendant
appeal dismissed. plaintiffs appeal
in same case. error: Daniels Ns- Ho-
mer. from Dare. affirmed: State NS
Phillips. from Madison per curian.
affirmed: State ~. Strickland. from
Buncombe, per curiam, affirmed
State vs. Young. from Guilford. both
apDeals dismissed for failure TO print.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
MAY GO TO WILSON.
Next Baptist State Convention "h
probably be Held in This City

II appears probable from an article
in Yesterdays Wilson Times that the
r.axt Baptist state convention will go
to Wilson, if the citizens of that town
find that they are able To entertain the
delegates.
The Times says:
I'm another column is an article
calling the members OF the Baptist
church of thic city together for the pur-
pose of considering whether Wilson Ia
able To entertain the Baptist conven-
ton next year. Rev. Mr.. jenkins who
has iusr returned from the state con-
vention at Wilmington stated in his
pulpit Sunday that ne was approached
while in Wilmington and asked wheth-
er Wilson could entertain the conven-
ton next year, and he said that he
not know.
! The Times desires TO say as far
as IL can see. and We believe that all
cur people will heartily accord with
US In saying 1t, that Wilson Will take
great pleasure in entertaining the as
sociation. and that the Baptists need
have no hesitency in extending a cor
dial invitation to their brethren and
friends 10 hold their next meeting Ia
cur city. Wilson has always been
noted as a hospitabie town with thC
latch string always out"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
Number Of Victims viii Prob
ably Reach 500
225 BODIES TAKEN OUT
Conditions Outside of the Mines
Much Improved

Over Fifty Funerals Held Yesterday.
Thought That all the Itcmaining
Bodies VIII bc Recovered Within
Next Is Hour~-Rclicf Work Pro-
crossing Satisfactorily-SO0 Widows
and 1000 Orphans Result OF Dis
astcr.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

When shopping spend your cash
with the Polvogt CO. They will give
two trading stamps for one week. "
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13
WITHOUT GLOVES.
Arkansas Senator Goes For
the Trusts
AE OIL TRUST ESPECIALLY
Declares il is the he'Trust of the
County

snecc,, Was Listened to Attentively by
senators and Crowded Galleries
sneaker Asserted That the Only
Things Not in a Trust Were Accrns
and Pcrsinimons-Adyoc I'M
prSsonmeit OF Trust Magnates ana
denounced Gambling in Necessaf1es
OF Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
THREE TRAMPS HAVE FIGHT
One of the Trio Killed and the 9th
ers Are Wounded and IN
Jail in Oregon.

Portland, March 31.-A special to the
Oregonian from Woodland, Wash, says
that James Foster. said to hail from
Cleveland O.. was shot and killed by Tom
Baxter or his son George, and II at George
Baxter lies probably mOrtally wounded
and Tom Baxter slightly hurt by shots
from a posse. The three men are trampS
who have been peddling cheap articles of
jewelry. About midnight Saturday shot
was heard in the neighborhood of the
depot and the town marshal with a posse
went thither to investigate. Fosters dead
body was found near a freight car and
after a search the BaXters were found
hiding inside the car. the posse craWled
under the car to await developments, and
q moment later the Bakers jumped from
the car and ran. Shots were fired at the
fugitives. one bullet striking the younger
one in the back and another inflicting
flesh wound ia the leg of the father. The
Young man Cell and the older one re-
treated TO the car. The sheriff at Kali
short time. Emboldened by the reinforce
ments the posse bearded the elder fugi-
tive in the car and he submitted to ar
rest without resistance.
A coroner's jury today formally &C
cused the BaXterS with murder. Tom
Baxter admits the shooting but tells con-
flicting stories At one time he gave the
officials the name of the dead man and
later he said Foster was unknown to the
Baxters. that they thought him robber
and shot him in self-defense. Baxter
statement that Foster was not known to
them was -controverted by the sheriff,
who testified that he had seen the three
toVetber at Kalama and had run them
ont of town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
CHILE WOULD PUT ON AIRS
Little South American Republic
Thinks She Should Be Represent
ed by an Ambassador,

Washington, March I.-Chiles failure
to send a minister to Washington 10 re-
place Walker Martinez, who did not re-
turn home after the Pan-American con-.
ference at Rio JanierO last summer, has
caused much comment The neglect Of
the Chilean congress to appropriate suf-
ficient money to maintain the legation
has been given as a reason for leaving the
American mission in charge of Alberto
Yoacham, secretary of the legation. But
ii has just become known that the real
cause was hidden deep in Latin American
politics.
Chile decided il would be q good idea
to have an ambassador in Washington
and steDs were taken to discover what
the United States thought of the pro-
posed elevation of the Chilean represen-
tative to Washington.
The suggestion that the Chilean envoy
might be raised to ambassadOrial rank set
ali Iatin-America on edge and n gen.
eral movement was instituted by the
southern republics to head off such a
movement Argentina. being unfriendly
to Chile was especially opposed TO the
plan as Brazil and Chile are always rat
ed as allies and Argentina did not want
her two strongest rivals to Outstrip her
in American representation.
1t has not been the policy of the state
department 10 send ambassadors TO any
country which cannot be ranked as
world power. and WHEN the hostility or
the rest of South America to such
change became known the United states
decided that the question had better not
be agitated further at this time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
Big Hotel Planned.
Especial to The HeraldD


RhyoI.te. New, March Sir. b. Whit
temore. who is the Salt Lake man in
charge of the Mann " hittemOre interests
I'm southern Nevada, has called his broth
er, c. o. Whittemore of the Salt Lake
Route. To Rhyoiite, TO hold a consulta-
ton in regard to the erection of $780,
GOO hotel here.
Curtis Mann is at the head of the
movement and already more than half
the money needed for the purpose has
been subscribed. while the lot upon which
the hotel viii be erected has been pur-
chased.
1t is planned to make the hotel the
finest of its kind in the desert.
While in RhyOlite Mr. WhittemOre will
be taken through the properties of the
Lee and Echo districts and upon the way
that his report corresponds to that which
will be made by J. Ross Clark will de-
pend the immediate question of a spur
track which will tap the Lee and Echo
districts close to the Hayseed and State
line properties.
1t is the intention of the RhyOlite pro-
mOters to allow nothing to stand in the
way of the early completion of this spur.
as at the present time there Is more than
81 go. 900 worth of ore which will be ready
to ship long before the spur track can
be run from Roses Well to Lee, Cal.
On the Hayseed and Stateliue the strikes
of the last few days have been surpriS-
ing while the Tulip and Storm Cloud
group and the Gilt Edge properties will
have as much ore ready for shipment as
there is at the Hicks and Leavitt prop
erty within six months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
Death of Henry w. Goode, PromI-
merit Citizen of Portland, Ore.

Portland Ore. March Sl.-News was
received here today from Atlantic City.
y. j.. OF the death from pneumonia Of
Henry ". Goode. president of the Port
land Railway. Light & Power company.
Mr.. GoOde was seriously i'll but four days
lie left Portland about thirty adys ago
on a business trip 10 New York and Phil
adelphia. A few days ago a letter mem
toned his having experienced an attack
Of the grip. but il gave the impression
that he was fully recovered Yesterday
q dispatch came saying that ne was crit
icslly ILL., Mr.. GOOde has long been prom
ment in the business affairs of Portland
on reason of his position at the head of
large electrical company, within which
during the last year. under the name Of
the Portland Railway. Light q Power
company. all the electrical traction CON-
pauics in and about Portland were alb
sorbed. His name received national men
l0n from the time he succeeded Harvey
W. Scott 10 the presidency of the Lewis
and Clark exposition company in 1894 I'M
III The conclusion OF the fair in the fall
Of 1905 During this time he became well
acquainted with the prominent men of
the country who visited Portland. many
Of whom he entertained at his home. Mr.
Goode had barely reached the prime Of
LIE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
THE DEATH RECORD.
Galusha A. Grow,

Binghamton, n. Y. March S1.-FOrmer
Congressman Gaiusha A. Grow, died at
his home in GlenwOod, Pa, this afternoon.
as result of a general breakdown, at
tributed to old age.
Mr.. Grow was elected to congress from
the Wilmot district of Pennsylvania, as
the youngest member of that body in
1851, and after retirement from public
life for nearly forty years. he re-entered
the house of representatives as congress-
man-at-large from Pennsylvania fourteen
years ago. When he retired four years
ago his public service in the house ex-
tended over the longest period, although
not continuous service, of any man who
ever sat in that body
During the ante-bellum days he was one
of the best known men in the United
States and in 1864 he came within one
vote of being nominated for vice presi-
dent in place of Andrew johnson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
MAKING VOTES
FOR SOCIALISM
Roosevelt Said to Be Paving the
Way for Victory of the Rad
icaI Ref0rmerS.
PLANS OF EXECUTIVE BOARD
GOSPEL OF SOCIALISM TO BE
SPREAD.

Milwaukee. March 31.-VictOr L. Berger.
the Socialist leader. tonight announced
the plans of the national executive board.
Of which he 5 a member, for spreading
Socialism into twenty-six states of the
union where interest is now Iukewarm.
Mr.. Berger, who is one Of the most
thoughtful students in the party. makes
the statement that President Roosevelt
had stolen many OF his ideas from the
Socialists
"All this recent agitation and unrest
said Mr.. Berger, "and the showing up
Of how corporations are running things
is making votes for us and swelling our
membership.
THE people are awakening They are
becoming more liberal. and beginning to
understand social conditions better. Why.
look at President Roosevelt. His agits-
tons and exposures are helping us i'm
mensely- He is paving the way for
cialism. While he is not Of our faith
nevertheless he is helping US. Every time
he shows up the corporations he makes
votes for US The more he agitates the
better we like it, He is convincing the
people that we know what we are talk
ing about Why, he has even stolen some
of our ideas.
The entire country has been divided in
to three classes of states as follows:
Glass New Jersey, Illinois, WisCon-
sin and California
Glass Arkansas. Colorado. COnuecti-
cut. Indiana. Idaho. Iowa, Kansas. Ken
lucky. Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Montana,
New Hampshire. Ohio. Oklahoma. Ore
gon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Texas.
Vermont Washington and West Virginia.
Glass alabama. Arizona, Delaware,
Florida. Georgia. Louisiana Mississippi
Nebraska, North Dakota. South Dakota.
Nevada New Mexico. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Utah, Tennessee and
wyoming.
The scheme of the Socialists is believed
to be the preliminary campaign which
they are making for the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-01
railways WILL
STAND GROUND
n ANY Concessions Are Made
They Will Have to Come
From the Employees.
PROGRESS Is BEING MADE
NATURE OF COMPROMISE is UN-
KNOWN.
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE

chicago. March 31.-Martin \. Knapp
.A.irnan Of the interstate commerce COM
.t.ion. and Charles =. Ncill, commits
's,,er Of labor. who came to Chicago yes
,,r5av TO try 10 settle the controversy be-
..seu the conductors and trainmen's or
.snizatious and the railroad managers,
tald a series of conferences today and to-
rght. s---...-
.5af progress was being made. but moth
nc had been accomplished definitely. 1t
as saiI that the labor cOnferees had in
,ioated to the commissioners that they
rere willing 40 cOnCede something from
,5eir original demands, but the nature Of
he proposed concessions was not dis
closed
Railroad managers, on the other hand,
arc said 10 have declared they would
rant mo- more than had already been Of
SsTed They declare most Of the passen-
r.r lrductors were willing to accept the
ADVANCE offered and voted 10 reject the
te,rls against their own better judgment.
Grand Chiefs Morrissey and Garretson of
tho tr9inmen's organization denied that
any influence was exercised among the
men i'm order to secure a vote favorable TO
strike.
A conference Of the managers and union
leaders may be held tomorrow