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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Chicago, October 17.-Wheat expert
enced a severe drop on the board Of
trade today, the December option de-
Ginning nearly cents while the May
option was down 2 rs. The low price
for December today was 1O2. against
the closing price of yesterday OF 1o4
7-s; the low price for May of 100 7-S.
against yesterdays close of 110 Il
The severe decline was attributed TO
the weak condition OF the stock mar
ket and a decline Of cents at Winni-
peg, where. it is said. the receipts are
steadily increasing. The bears had
things pretty much their own way
throughout the day and the occasional
rallies were feeble In character.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Asheyille Whiskey Dealer Gets
Skull Cracked For Alleged Vulgar
Remark Made to Lady on Elec-
ton Day.

3 the result of a vulgar remark
alleged to have been made by P. II.
Trash, a whiskey distiller of this
city, to some ladies at the polls dur
ing the prohibition election last Tues
day, Trash was attacked on one of
the principal streets yesterday by
DR.. l.. B. McBrayer, a prominent
physician.
Trash's head was laid open by
blow from a walking cane which
the doctor carried, and his skull was
slightly fractured. Both men were
arrested.
P. H. Trash, accompanied by his
uncle D. V. Trash, were walking up
Patton avenue, when opposite the
opera house they were met by Dr.
McBrayer who, without any prellm-
inaries, at once sprang at Trash, US
ing his walking cane with much force
.on Trash's head. A scuffle followed
during which both men went to the
ground. and, it is alleged, Trash
then drew a knife, but did not use
it.
Bystanders interfered and pulled
the men apart, and Trash was at
once taken to a doctors office, where
the wound in his head was stitched.
The wound is considered serious
one. the scalp being laid open for
three and a half inches, ten stitches
being necessary to close it.-Ashe-
wife special TO Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
TAFT IN MANILA
Guest of Honor at Reception Given
by Navy and Army Officers.

Manila, October 17.--Secretary Taft
was entertained at luncheon today b.
Major General Leonard Wood, CON-
mander of the military division Of the
Philippines; in the afternoon te a.
tended a reception at the jesuit co..
lege, and this by evening officers OF the
army and navy.
Mr. TAFT is not inclined to discuss
Philippine issues until after the Off
cial banquet which is to be given him
on Monday next, when he Will out
line the future policy of the gover-
ment towards the island.
Secretary Taft during the day maze
a tour of Mantila in an autoEoblle.
carefully inspecting the improvements
made since his visit TO the islan:s.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
RUN AGAINST I SNAG
Wake Forest Faculty aud Students
At Point OF Disagreement

Wake Forest, y. c., Oct. 15.-The
faculty rejected the students reso-
lutions an dworded the following
petition:
I'VE. the undersigned students Of
Wake Forest College, request facul-
ty to reinstate members of the stu
dent body recently suspended for
hazing fellow student, and we
agree to cooperate with the faculty
in all practical ways in suppressing
hazing in all forms. It is agreed
that we shall report offenders openly
and collectively"
This, when signed, will be accept
ed by the faculty. but the last sen
tence calls a halt and as q result no
student has signed the petition
Special to Gews and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
BANK DOORS CLOSED
Caused by the Slump i'm Copper and
Rumor of the Failure of copper
Houses.

Butte, Mont, October 17.-The state
Savings Bank closed its doors this
morning soon after opening. A run
had been precipitated because Of stor-
les received over private wires that the
firm of Otto Heize & Co., OF New York,
and large German bank in Berlin
had failed These interests are closely
identified with A. Heinze in his COP
per mining operations. Helnze IS the
largest stockholder and director III
State Savings bank which has depos-
it's of s4,25O,000.
A large crowd gathered in front or
the bank, but considering the circum-
stances and conditions, was quiet and
undemonstrative, although there were
occasional cries demanding revenge on
Heinze and his institutions.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Collision at Rudd. n. C.-SiX Pas
Sengers Reported Killed and IS


TniHred.
Greensboro, n. c., October il
At 1880 tonight train No "a on the
Southern Railway crashed into second
freight No SO at Rudd. N. c., ABOUT
eight miles north of Greensboro. The
fireman on the freight was killed and
the engineer injured. The last report
is thai six passengers were killed and
fifteen injured. This has not been veri-
fed. Wrecking trains from Danville
and Spencer were sent to the scene Of
the wreck, and a relief train Went
from here with physicians on board.
Superintendent Coapman took
charge of the direction of affairs fiOm
this point.
AS near IS could be ascertained,
train Ne S3 was sidetracked at the
Rudd switch and the switch to main
line was left open due TO the careless
aeSs Of the flagman.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
Crusade Against Postcard Dealers

Philadelphia, October 1'-Heauea
by Anthony Comstock, of New 1ork,
the United States postal inspectors, III
conjunction with the local police, nave
started a crusade in this city against
most card dealers who have been cir
culating obscene and Objectionable
post cards. Several arrests were made
tonight and warrants have been issued
for a number of other offenders In
one place the authorities siezed 1000
cards which were circulated or dis
played either in violation of the postal
regulations or state laws
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
C.R.L.&P. CO.LEASED
(F&pd Negotiations i'm Connection
With the Transfer Have Been
Ma&c-Changc Means Greater FL
nanciaa Resources and Was Occa-
sisacS by Recent Rapid Growth
of the City.

The control Of the Consolidated Rail-
ways, Light and Power Company has
Tcen transferred to the Tidewater
! jwsr Company, the final negotiations
in connection with the transfer hav-
ing been made at meetings OF the stock
holders and directors Of each company
held yesterday morning.
The C. r., L. & P. Co, is taken over
by the T'idewater Power Co, under a
lease which will continue for 80 years
The terms Of the lease We're agreed
on last July and the transfer was prac-
tically made at that time, but formal
ratification of the stockholders on the
action of the directors was not gained
until yesterday
Ahe stockholders Of the COnsOlidat-
exhOmpany held the first meeting yes
terday morning it having taken place
in the cOmpany's offices on Front
street. and it was followed by a meet
ing of the directors, when the final
business in connection with the tram
fer was transacted. These meetings
were followed by a meeting of the di-
rectOrs Of the Tidewator Co, and terms
Of the lease formally agreed on and
accepted.
The purpose Of transferring the con-
troll Of the Consolidated Railways
Light and Power Company to the Tide
water Power Company by purchase Of
a majority Of the stock of the Consoli-
dated Company, and a lease of the
Consolidated Company to the Tide
water Power Company for a period OF
80 years, is to have an operating com
pany which is large enough and which
has sufficient financial strength to take
care OF the extensions and improve
ments which have been necessitated by
the rapid growth of the city of Will
minsto2.
The Consolidated Company was
planned and organized on financial
lines which were adequate five years
ago, in 1892, but not adequate for the
present time and especially, would not
provide for the future.
The recent double tracking of tnc
important streets in Wilmington pfac-
ically gives the Tidewater Power
3Ampany double the efficiency fo"
sEr.5ing the public that the Consolidat-
a Company had, the cars runninc
every Eve minutes on Front street
and at more frequent intervals than
formerly on Princess street will be
able to handle the traffic without de-
lay; and whereas a ten minutes schec-
ule was hardly practical convenience
to people whose time is valuable, WITH
cars running every five minutes the
convenience is increased to such an
extent that the public naturally makes
much greater use of the facilities fOl
travel especially that portion Of the
public interested in saving time and
moving quickly from one portion Of Tho
city to another.
The Tidewater Power Company, witt
its enlarged scope and financial re-
sources will be in a position to be ar
important factor in the future devcl-
oDm.St of Wilmington, as the COnsol-
S7atW Company has been in the past
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

The Masons have always had q
big stake in Raleigh. The new Ma
sonic Temple will be a permanent and
elegant home for North Carolina Ma
sons and Raleigh will more than ev-
er owe them a debt Of gratitude
News anu Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Don't yore heart ache fer the pore
hero and heroine, Hiram.
Oh, I don't know Marthy. They
allus come out right and sassy In the
end. Sometimes I can't help feel-
in sorter sorry for the vfllian an
yilliansss-Loatsville Courier-Joufn-
n. -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
Blew Himself Up With Dynamite

York, Pa, October 17.-Jacob Det-
linger, aged SO years, of this city, COM
mitted suicide tonight in an unusual
manner. Placing stick of dynamite
in his mouth and holding it in his
right hand Detlinger exploded the dy-
Mantle, blowing his head of and shat
tering the hand that held the explo-
SiYe
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Crowd That Heard Nebraskan Sec
ond Only to That Which Heard
Roosevelt Two Years Ago-Nr.
Bryan Paid the Governor q Trib-
ute for His Firm Stand ON the Rate
Observation-Disclosures Veterans
Tell Him that He is a New Edition
Of 'tOfd Hickory"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Some of you fellows may not ia
vor government ownership but the
chances are that you will have to
sand for it sooner or later or get
out of the party.-Durham Her
aid
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
bryan IN RALE|GH REPORT NOT READY

Stockholders The. Adjourned Until
Today-Harriman Appears To bc
ConRdeut OF the Outcome--frans-
fer Books Opea bat Neither Side
VIII Make any Rfort To Purchase
Stock-Harrimaa Talks 20 Neds-
paper Men.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Mr.. Gas Light is q cr-~'fa.e ior -
Geo I'm Idaho, and IL would b q pl;-
. es1ra IN HnWu.>dlU 01re Wrh
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
|RREGULAR MARKET

Firm of Otto Heinze and Company
Suspended On Stock Exchange-F.
A. ReiRze Resigned as President
Of Mercantile. National Bank
Claims Against the Heinz0 Firm.
Growing out of q the Attempted
Corner i'm United Copper, Said to
Amount to S2,5O0, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22

Take DeWitt's Little Early Riser
Feas soaa IN Rs9est R. Beilamy.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
Square Deal for All.

Uncle Sam is planning to distribute
homesteads in Indian reservations of
the west to about $4,000 homeseek-
ers during the next year. This will
be the biggest distribution he has
made since he threw Oklahoma open
to settlement. The land to be opened
up is located on eight different In
dian reservations and nearly all of
it is regarded as first-class for farm
ing purposes.
While the regulations for it's dis
posal are out only for one reserva-
ton thus far. it has been decided to
open all the tracts by the lottery
system. ms has been tried twice
by the government and works adj
mirably.
It precludes any trouble over con
tests and apparently satisfies every
body who secures a ticket to the lot
terry whether he is lucky or not. A
loser knows that he had a fair show.
The reservations to be opened,
with their acreage follows:
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, 10000
acres.
Colville, Washington, 1000 vv
acres.
Flathead, Montana, 100000
acres.
Lower Brule. South Dakota, So
$50 acres.
Rosebud, South Dakota, $685.
acres.
Yakima, Washington, 1,145,ooo
acres.
Lemhi, Idaho, 64O,0OO acres.
Blackfeet, Idaho, 5OO,0 acres.
This makes a total of 4,91O,36O
acres.
The first reservation to be opened
will be the Lower Brule, in South
Dakota, with its 56,56O acres. The
land has been appraised and the
regulations issued for it's disposal,
Homeseekers will have until October
I to file applications for lottery tick.
cts in the big drawing which will
take place at Pierre the following
week. Each applicant must go tc
Pierre land district and make oath
on his ticket that he is entitled tc
take public land under the homestead
laws. Then, if he is successful ii
drawing a farm he may file or not
If he does not draw one he will prob
ably come to Rapid City and file OF
one near here.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
Ninety-fve million bushels o

Ninety-fige million bushels of
wheat, this is the official estimate of
the 1907 crop in Canada's greGt
wheat-growing province. Manitoba
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Owing
to the flood of immigration which
has caused al immense increase of
acreage this year the crop was ex-
pected by statisticians to break pre-
yioNs records but frost reports hays
been frequent on the Chicago board
of trade and caused the price to
hutter. Now m the report of
Col. A. d. Davidson, an intimate as
sociate of President William Mac
kenzie of the Canadian Northern rail-
way, rot only denying there has
been frost but giving ont the esti-
mate of crop. His report says: Il
find that the province of Saskatche-
wan gives promise of raising the best
crop in her history. The weather
has been very favorable TO all grow
ing crops and after making eSten-
siye tour through these three prov
a8ess est1IGale llS wheat crop OF
sSaT g. s5,. 500. The crops in
Manitoba naTe made wonderful pro-
e during the last three or four
1eek- BY covering much of the
TERRITORY in motor car I had abun-
dana proof and opportunity TO view
the Situation close a. hand" This
report gives promise of another year
OF prosperity for 100000 farmers
from Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
ntsosa and the Dakotas who are now
Grain growers IN northwestern Cana
81 When the Canadian Northern
began construction work a few years
ego but three settlers were found
In one strip 100 miles long; now
there are, according to this report,
100000 acres in crop in the same
region.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

They have found a way to enforce
their wishes, and are fast con ing
the senate into a body named by
thaGiselyeS at the Polls. IL Is a.
3 uch requisite as ever ttat %scnat9i-
EnoH!d receive q majority in the state
Legislature on joint ballot. but the
II ,eople are proceeding 10 Indicate.
their senatorial choice at the polls,
ard no legislature has ventured to
go counter to their preference eX-
pressed by ballot, nor is it probable
that such a reversal will yer be at
tempted.
A year from next November, at
the general election, Missouri will
Join the states that name senators by
direct primary. Senator Stones sue
cessor will be singled out at the polls,
and the legislative majority will rat
lily the choice. y remarkable IN
stance OF the direct senatorial pri-
mary was recently furnished in Ala
bama. The people of that state voted
for the reelection of Senators Pet
| luS AIN IlOl sun Duh to wv
past eighty years of age, a~lternates
also were designated. Pettus and
Morgan have passed away, and Bank
hard and Johnston, the a%lternates
who led in the popular vote, are their
successors. The legislature ratified
the peoples will with no serious
thought of attempting any other
course, though possessing the power
to do it. Before many years the
senate, apparently, will contain a ma
jority of senators selected at direct
primaries and will approve a con-
stitutional amendment to be sub
mitted to the state legislatures pro-
viding for the election of senators
by popular vote. Z Meantime, the
people have found a method that an
ticipates the result desired.-Globe-
Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

H
Treasury officials are confronted
by a puzzle that is keeping them
awake Of nights, and Assistant Sec
rotary James B. Reynolds daily is
discovering additional gray hairs in
his thatch. 1t was to do with the
conscience fund Some years e
an old soldier in a middle western
state was compelled to refund $3.50
which he had drawn as back pen
sion, because the pension commission
unotficially declared he was not en-
titled to it. Shortly afterward the
pension bureau reversed the decision.
The $3.50, however, had disappeared
into the conscience fund" and UNI
der the law it cannot be recovered
except by special act of congress.
Whether congress Tt;ll do this or no
romans to be see Sut in the mean
time Secretary ] r9lds is being
bombarded with C. lands for pay
ment. There was n additional con-
tribution to the end" this week
when an envelope containing forty
cents and postmarked Thousand Is
lands. N. Y" was received. Mr..
Reynolds declared that had the
amount been thirty cents he could
have identified the stricken consci-
ence as that OF a summer hotel keep
err.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land.
Office at Rapid City, S. D., August
20, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Adolph
M. G1fin, Of Rapid City, s. D., has
filed notice Of his intention to make
final five year proof in support Of
his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
1888, made February IL, 1906, for
the northeastquarter section 90,
township 2 north, range 10 east, and
that said proof will be made before
register and receiver, at Rapid City,
is. d., on September 26, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
ito prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation Of, the land, viz:
John DAILY, Of Underwood, S. D.;
Milton Frease, of Underwood, s. D.;
Fred Holcomb, Of Rapid City, 8. D.;
Tom DAILY, OF Rapid City, s. D.
Geo. P Bennett.
Register,
First publication August Both.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04


The inner workings of the con.
fessed bdodlers who formerly ad-
Ministered :he affairs of San Fran
s.sco rs q board of supervisors were
lid bare during the trial of TREY L.
Ford, chief counsel for the United
Railways, on q charge of brsoery
Thomas F. Lonergan. former super-
Fisor, told on the stand of receiving
1000 with the understanding ghgr
1t was paid to influence his vota up
on the application of the United Rail.
reads for an overhead truEley fran.
eaise. James F. Gallagher. former
chairman of the board, RELAXED how
he had received the sum of ss5,-
600 from Abrsham Ruet after the
letter lad requested and urged him
. ascersain how the eighteen mem
bers OF The board stood with regard
to the application for such a fran
chise and directed him to learn the
price for which each member would
return a favorable vote.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

statements made by the Secretary
and Mr.. Loeb, concerning the move
ments Of the battleship fleet, these
reports have been persistent. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. MOI
calf announced that it had been def
nitely determined 10 send the fleet TO
the Pacific waters while Mr. Loeb
declared as emphatically that no de-
ciSion had been reached. For a time
relations between the two officials
were decidedly strained, and the fact
that President Roosevelt refused to
DC drawn into the matter took this
iaaction on the part CT the Presi-
dent IS proof that Mr.. Loeb's pecu-
liar affront, if not inspired, had 1T
least the approval Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
There is every reason to believe tlat
there is considerable foundation fer
the rumors 1t would not be a great
surprise If the Californian withdrew
from the cabinet before congress
meets.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04


Government ownership of railways
will be a good thing for Japan, if
tint present plans of the Mikado's
government are carried out. Accom-
panying the naturalization of the
railways of the island empire the gov
ernment authorities have concluded
TO carry out a thorough rearrange-
ment and Improvement on a grand
scale of all government lines. The
work is to be completed in five years,
at an estimated cost of approximately
s75,000,000 This amount is to Be
about equally divided between the
construction of new and improved
rolling stock and improved road
beds and stations.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

A conspiracy to start a revolution
in Cuba has been discovered. I'm
der instructions issued by Gov. Ma
COON a number of suspicious persons
believed to be connected with the
conspiracy have been Swallowed for
several days past. Gov. Magoon has
been aware for several days past that
certain individuals were conspiring
against the government, but he did
not attach to the matter much impor-
-tance, owing to the fact that these
persons were under constant SUBJ
veillance and the Cuban rurale
guard and the American forces on
the island had been SO assigned as.
to be able to crush any such move
ment in a few ours time. The fact
that Governor Magoon was cognizant
of the conspiracy and the movements
of the agitators seems to have served
to suppress the threatened outbreak,
and adviees received by the govern
ment from all the provinces show
that there is no. ground at all for
apprehension. There is reason to
believe that this conspiracy has been
going IN for several weeks past. The
recent miniature uprisings near San
tiago and Cambnsnt were due to too
great enthusiasm on the part OF some
of the partisans In the movement,
who failed to await The esignal from
the chiefs In Havana. It is declared
tlhlast Masso PARA, a native born
Cuban, has been the leader OF the &C.
tiyity Parrasis known to have led
several LatinLAmerican revolutions
int the past. He tried to enter Cuba
after being expelled two years ago
but the Palma administration feared
his purpose IN returning was to or.
lganize a. revolution. and would mo-
Kermit him tosland. PARA landed
an Cuba several weeks ago. No OBJ:
Lection t. his coming was made.
p~erststently stated herethat TIL
money finance this revolution
wassfurntshed from Wall street.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

Ohio and Indiana roads are busily
engaged in compiling statistics 10 be
used in %contesting the validity of the
s-cent passenger rate laws passed by
the legislatures of those states. The
Ohio law has been in effect since
s..arch 1906, so there has been ample
tine in which to test its results. In
indiana the law has been in effect
for only four months and conclusive
slowing cannot be made so readily.
II is believed however that in both
states it will be possible to show
when the. time arrives to go into
court that the low rate is unrenumer-
alive. This in the opinion of the
roads is all that will be required to
have the laws declared void. Should
the decision of the lower courts in
tie Pennsylvania case be upheld in
lie supreme court of that state it is
believed it will have a strong in
taIee on the course of the decis-
ions in other states.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
The Union Publishing Company.
Subscription, s1.5o a year.
To New Subscribers

We failed to mention in last
weeks issue that all new subscribers
who pay $3.50 in advance for The
Union with the proviso that they
receive the Blue Ribbon Cook Book,
or a sectional map, or the Weekly
Inter-Ocean, or New Idea monthly
magazine, will receive their premi-
ums as soon as sufficient number Of
orders accumulate to warrant us
sending in, as a large o.der will be
a saving to us. We assure you that
they will not be long delayed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

The recruiting officers of the arms
End navy still be-aoan the lack of en-
thusiasm of the American youth Of
today. They should remember that
the only genuine made-to-order-gilt-
edsrd-patriotism must emanate from
West Point and Annapolis.