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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
STRIKE BREAKERS IsX'vANA.
Employment by Railroad VIII Cause
n (1cneraf Strike

Havana. Oct 8-The Cuban labor Or
ganizations at meeting today adopt
ed a resolution 10 order a general
strike, calling out all the unions in the
island, if the railways employ o.
strike breakers who landed here YER
terday from New York. A dispatch
has been received from President
Gompers, OF the American Federation
of Labor. rendering the labor Organi-
cations Of Cuba the support Of the fed
Grafton.
Up TO the present no strike breakers
have been employed on the roads.
They are still awaiting orders at their
headquarters. The police have Z
precautions to prevent breaT0is
peace. &/
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
E.yETTEyILLE NEWS LETTER
Death OF Prominent Physician-An.
other Street Carnival-New Road
Doing a Good Business-News and
Personal Notes
(Snecial to The Messenger }

Fayetteville. n c.. Oct. S-Dr. Il. A
McSwain, who died at the nome OF ms
daughter in Rocky Mount, was prom
inent physician of the northern part
of Cumberland county, man OF great
force of character and a member d
the Presbyterian church. He was Tor
many years in the practice OF MS
profession in Fayetteville, the contem-
porary of Drs. T. d. Haigh, Benz. ROD
inson, the younger Black w. c. Nc
Duff1e and J. A MacRae. DR.. McSWaln
was twice married, his first wife be-
ing the daughter of the late t. J.
Curtis, a business man and mayor of
Fayetteville; and his second wife was
a1irs. Anna AcAuisfer. of an influential
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
COLORED SOTTON CASE
Decision of "a Year Ago Reversed by
Appraiser

New York, Octorber S.-IsraeI Fis-
cher of the board of general ap-
praisers, handed down a decision in
the "colored cotton case" today. re-
versing the decision made a wear
ago by Marion Devries, and declared
that any cotton cloth containing col
ored threads, no matter it's founda-
ton, shall lrate as colored and not
as unbleached.
The duty on unbleached goods is
10 per cent less. American makers
Of cotton mixtures maintaine J Nthat
the previous decision defining ab uR-
bleached cloth and goods with un-
bleached foundation threads, was ar
unjust discrimination and brought
new action to secure what they
termed was the full protection OF tho
tariff
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
T CLAIR MOTH R AND. SISTER
AhtOni Thomas C0nfesses to
Theft of Famous Cope
Disappearance of Relics Work of
Gang of Thieves-Priests Bribed
to Surrender Relics and Substi-
tute Counterfeits to be Turned Ov-
er to the State.

Paris. October S-Considerable SEN 1
sation has been caused by the remar' =
able confession of Antoni Thomas -,
Clermont- -Ferrand, who was arr -
with his mother and brother c .o4
with completely in the theft a..
famous cope of Orth, which 1aaaad
to the state and valued - 60 GOA
from the church of Ar 49, ,o.,.
Limoges. For months ..,oo;, -o,ioo
have been disappearir g., oh,,robeSy
creating the impress -. -. IF
Lfatically at work.
noii1oa' wiz e himself up to clear
-.o -- skSrer, now asserts that
Ills 'i1G0i' lS1wect He declares that
sage Of the church anu
4tiOn law and the taking Of
! INC 1 4nz'entOries began antigua
io'l'9 - Paris some of whom are mil
IS hired them, and others 10
81 .ough the country and bribe the
p sh priests to surrender the relics
| substitute cOunterfeits which
Juld be turned over to the state. He
says this plan of operation continued
most valuable church treasures could
not be cOunterfeited. he finally went
rs boldly into the business of wholesale
,s burglary. Thomas estimates amounts
Of his robbery at $4,000
The Cope of Orth belonged to the
st Order of Gramont, or Granmoun-
r tains, whose monastery was situated
: at Nuret, near Limoges. 1t disap-
y peared during the French revolution
= when the order was dissolved and
,r later turned up in the church of Am
e abazac from which 1T was stolen
IS Thomas says he sold it to an anti
$. quarry of London for $4,000. He
le further declares that the antiquaries
-, Of Paris get rid Of their "plunder'' in
a England and America, and announced
r. his intention to make a clean breast
lr Of it and expose his accomplices who
have abandoned him.
~ Another phase Of the case is the
,e discovery Of letters ait the Thomas
- residence indicating that they have
+ been engaged in the performance OF
10 men. None of the we'll known anti
ie quaries of Paris will admit that they
III ever dealt with Thomas.
& Thomas apparently was a respect
able cooper in Clermonte-F -Ferrand
f and the arrest. of his mother anG
tt brother caused a furry of excitement
e. in the old town.
Id To the examining magistrate
m Thomas said:
" The head Of the firm of Thomas
& Company, who the people of Clar.
:, month -Ferrand have considered 6
- merchant above suspicion is a vulgar
- malcfactor, and a thief Of the lowest
'0 type. But I did not come here tc
avoW my sins, which concern me
IS alone, neither was I driven by re-
e. morse. I regret nothing. I came to
le save my innocent mother and brother
D and a married woman, whom T love
IF and who is compromised by the
f. seizure of certain correspondence.
2 Thomas declares that on his travels
"a he found other men engaged in sim
> liar work, and this indicates that the
n systematic plundering Of churches had
y been organized on an extensive scale
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
TOO MANY ORDERS
Soft Yarn Spinners Will Not Curtail
Production.

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. s.-,At a meeting
today of the Southern Soft Yarn Spin
ners Association, at which q out OF
the 36 mills in the association were
repreented, it was determined, in view
of the volum Of orders. requiring the
output OF the mills TO within 20 Per
cent. of their capacity for the remain
ing months of the year, that it is
impossible 10 curtail production Tor
the next so days. as had been advocat-
ed. At the meeting of the total OF
300. 900 spindles 254,O00 were repre-
sented.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
TWO DEATHS AT DELGADO
Mr.. J. c. Wells Passed Away Mon
day Night-An Infant Died YeSter-

Mr. J. c. Wells, a native Of Du-
plin, but who has lived near this
city, passed away Monday night at
his late home in Delgado The de-
ceased had been i'll for some time
and he was in the 56th year of his
aSc. The remains were prepared Cor
burial and taken on the - train
yesterday 10 Teachey's, where the
interment was made later in the day.
Mr.. Wells leaves to|mourn their loss
q wife and four children.
Little Nellie May, the 0 months
old infant of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z Coley
passed away yesterday morni1T at
Gas o'clock at the home of her pa
rents. No. 27 Delgado.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the infant will be conducted
this morning at 10 o'clock following
which the interment will be made in
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
TRAGEDY IN NORFOLK -

Norfolk. Oct. S.-The coroner's
jury investigating the killing OF Mrs.
y. G.. Munsell and Mrs. Henry Holmes
of Massachusetts by a Norfolk and
Western engine here last week.
brought in a verdict tonight finding
Mai. E. L. DuBarry, superintendent
of the terminals for the road, guilty
of criminal negligence in not having
fagman on the engine as called
for In the law of the city.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
Governor Deeply Gratified
Especial TO The Messenger.) }

Raleigh, y. c., Oct S.-Governor
Glenn was deeply gratified this after
noon by telegram from J. Fl. Tucker,
of Asheville, telling him the prohioi-
tionists had defeated the saloons and
made the city dry by over 700 major
ity. The govrnor said: 1T is a glo-
rious victory. / have telegraphed NJ.
Tucker my CONGRATULATIONS
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
COTTON MILL MF.,A

Growers Ready to Eliminate. Anti
omated Method OF Selling Through
Middle Man-The Plant RS Should
Adopt Warehouse Systf IN and Es-
tahIish Selling Agents in Europe
and America.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
MODES or THE MOMENT.

Tucks diagonal, cross. horizontal,
wide and narrow are feature Of all
the silk blouses.
Nets Of all kinds continue among the
most popular materials both for sep
arate waists and evening gowns, with
stripes bayadere, bias and vertical as
novelties
In the new mode the front and sides
OF the gown are princess, with the back
empire, and the result II one Of the
most charming designs we have had
In many season.
Plnid belts make charming addi-
ton to a silk lingerie blouse when It Is
worn with a short skirted suit They
are especially attractive with the sim
ple harness buckles which are so much
in vogue Just now.
Very few plain sleeves are noted
even where the gown itself is com
paratiyely simple, and where the cos
tune makes any pretensions at all to
dressiness the sleeves are often the
most elaborate part of It.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Jacques kruger Of 1.-THE Vanderbilt
Cup fought as a boy in the civil war,
Harry D. Carey the author Of Mon
tana," Is a lawyer OF standing in New
York
Elsie Janis carries two maids, q sec
rotary, tive autos and big TEDDY
bear" on the road
A ship and troup have much In
common, Both require skilIful navlga-
ton else they 70 Oh the rocks. =
Richard Golden has rejoined THE
Tourists FIis Timothy Todd is the
very best thing that Golden has ever
done
Madge Crlchton. lately with my La
dy's Maid" has assumed the leading
feminine role that OF Dora Blossom, in
"The Tourists
Edythe Chapman. whose fne per.
Torrance OF Princess Artemia s. The
Light Eternal at the Majestic theater,
New York, Inns won praise, made her
debut as Rachel McCreery In Held
by the Enemy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
The Major 5 Lesson


Lcopyright, 1905. BY Mcclure Newspaper
SyndieateI
Major Thornton, Y. s. AL. retired, was
Mt Margate, England. Going one day
70 bis room, he found iii the hall Of the
hotel diamond sunburst. His nrst
thought was to go down to the office
and turn in the lost jewel; his second
was to wait and give the loser a glad
surprise.
They were discussing the matter in
the lunch room when he went down.
While he was out on the promenade
there had been an arrest in the hotel.
The wife Of prominent manufacturer
stopping at the house had made an
cutlery that the jewel had been taken
from her room during a momentary
absence. Suspicion was directed to a
waiter named Saunders, who had come
up to the next room with an order. and
when suddenly accused of the theft he
became confused and embarrassed ana
had been put under arrest and taken
away None Of those who saw him
and heard his lame explanations could
make the least excuse for him. A
search had failed to find the jewel on
his person, but it was, OF course, ar
gued that he had passed it to confed.
crate.
The major heard all this and much
more, and he had started in to defend
the waiter and talk about the unrelia-
, bility Of circnmstantla1 evidence and
elite instances when the lady as
sured her hearers for the tenth time
that she had the jewel In her hand and
was looking at the hinge of the pin
not a moment before she left the room.
She was most positive that she left IL
behind her on the dresser, She would
swear to that In ali the courts Of the
land. The aggressiveness and the posi-
tiveness OF the lady rather startled the
major. If she could not be made to
believe that she had dropped the thing
10 the hall where he had found II. what
sort Of position would it put him in?
The major kept the sunburst in his
pocket. Saunders had been put through
the third degree at the police station
and given his liberty He had come
down from London fairly recommend
ed, and up to that moment no fault
had been found with him. BE return
ed to the hotel and talked gbout suit
for damages and family frightened the
woman into giving him hundred dol
lars Ia cash and making q humble
apology.
When the waiter had been freed the
majors quandary was worse than ever
If be restored the jewel, he would be
asked why he delayed. 1t was very
doubtful also If his story of finding il
in the hall would be believed. The
loser was too positive for that. The
man Saunders went away at once. II
the jewel could in some way be return
ed to the lady, would anybody believe
that the waiter had become conscience
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
THE HALL OF FAME.

Sir Charles Wyndham was educated
by his father for the, ministry and was
sent to Moravlan school in Germany
for that purpose
The Duke OF Bedford has presented
Lord Tavistock, his eldest son. with a
silver mounted motor car for his use
while at Oxford university,
Lord Cork. who has entered bis for
ty-sixth year, enjoys two earldoms,
two viscountcies and three baronies I'm
the peeragc OF Ireland, but he has no
sent In that country and ID himself Of
English descent.
Many kindred OF George washing
ton, our hrst president, dwell on and
about the original Washington planta-
tlon in Westmoreland county. Va. The
present occupant Of the plantation is
named George Washington.
William ]. Bryan has recently pub
lshed a book relative to his world
tour, in which he defends the mission
airy propaganda and summarizes his
impressions OF American missions
abroad in a way most favorable to this
enterprise.
Henry G. Davis, the vice presidential
candidate, will build a Presbyterian
church to cost $4,000 at Gassaway
W. va, The Davis Memorial Presby-
terlan church at Elkins. W. Va, was
built by Mr.. Davis for bis son, who
was drowned of the coast OF Africa.
representative John Il. Andrus Of
New York, the richest man in CON
gress, gladdened the hearts of the
page boys, doorkeepers and most Of
the other employees Of the national
house by giving them each a brand
new two dollar bill as a Christmas
gift.
A. A. Thatcher Of washington has In
his possession the anvil upon which
the armor OF Captain John Smith, the
hero OF the early English settlers in
Virginia, was forged. This anvil was
also used for forging some Of the parts
OF the FIRST temple built Ia Nauvoo,
I'LL The date on the steel Of the anvil
is 1406
Although John -. Rockefeller has
been generally considered the richest
man IN the United States, this is dis
puted by certain people, who claim to
know and give that credit to Frederick
Weyerhaeuser OF st, Paul. a recluse,
who owns, they claim, timber tracts IN
the northwest worth at least a billion
dollars. Weyerhaeuser was born In
Germany in 1894 and came to this
country assam immigrant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24

Of their shoes with moderately
strong solution Of ammonia. The shoes
must be perfectly dry before they are
worn.
As each shoe is removed II should be
stretched and pulled while still retain
ing the warmth OF the foot. Then put
on the foot tree. which will get rid OF
the half dozen creases which the &C
ton OF the foot Is bound to form on
the shoe 1t is wiser to stick to black
shoes when one Is limited in the num-
Der OF pairs. One cun get along very
comfortably with two pairs Of shoeB--
one for street wear, one for dress &C.
casions-if these are supplemented by
pair Of low cuts and pair Of slip
pers.
The boys coat Illustrated is Of the
Russian style, carried ont In dark blue
kersey trimmed With black astrakhan
cloth The belt Is Of patent leather.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
SOCIALISTS
ARE STRONG
Hope to Garry Kaiser's Own
Constituency
AGAINST COMBINATION
--r
Americans Attend the Emperor's Re-
ceptiOn--Further Delay in the
Sailing Of the Tariff
Commission.
AGAINST COMBINATION

| Berlin, Jan. "a Political interest Is
growing deeper as the campaign for the
election Of a new Reiehstag progresses.
From almost an parts Of the county
come reports indicating that the people
are politically alert al never before The
peasants this year travel miles at night
| in the worst weather TO get into the
villages 70 attend the mass meetings
In spite Of the fact that the CIericals
land Socialists voted together against the
government on December -. the day
the Reichstag was dissolved, that ac.
cidental fellowship is entirely without
influence upon the relations If The two
parties in the present campaign. No
alliance exists between them, and tire
managers Of the Clerical party haze Civ
en- out the watchword under no circitm.
stances vote the Socialist ticket In
some rural Catholic districts where the
Socialists are practically unknown, So
lcialist election agents who were distri-
buting literature have been driven of
with stones and pitehforks.
| The declaration made by Chancellor
Won Buelow that it was the governments
wish to secure a majority composed of
Conservatives, Liberals and Radicals, has
received but seanty respect at the hands
OF the more decided Radicals who for
long have opposed the government poi.
| ley OF taxing meat and bread in favor
of the agrarisn interests. and who now
assert roundly that Prince Won Buelow's
lplan is improbable and visionary.
According to r statement made Tues
day by prominent Socialist, II is now
certain that the FIRST electoral district
OF Berlin. in which the palace Il stu
ated, viii return a Social Democrat to
the Reichstag. Inquiries in other paliti
cal quarters confirm this probability.
The other FIVE districts are regarded al
likely TO remain Social Democratic as
heretofore AT an upper class convent
school at Munich the sisters have asked
the girls to pray for the victory Of the
Centre, or Clerical party, 50 that no
such conditions Us those from which the
church Is suffering in France can obtain
in Germany,
Tariff Commission Delay Sailing.
The postponement of the sailing Of
the American tariff commissioners to
January 30 Is almost wholly due to the
fact that the commissioners are obliged
to attend personally to much routine
clerical work owing to the lack Of techni
calIy trained clerks knowing German and
English.
The commissioners themselves say
they somewhat despair Of ever return
ing to America Mr.. North says that
while the Germans have shown them
selves quick 10 think. they are neverthe-
less slow to act. Where Americans
would be willing to trust to their first
impressions. the German adhere obsti
nately to the traditional German thor.
oughness and examine each point twenty
times before arriving at final decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
The Times Daily Short Story.

stricken? On the contrary, wouldn't
everybody declare that the real thief
had become frightened and was still a
guest at the hotell
How we argue to ourselves and how
other people argue about us are two
different things, AS d matter Of fact.
the major was the last one to be aus-
pected, and yet he had the feeling that
all looked upon him with suspicion
Whether at table, in the smoking room
or on the sands, the subject was con-
stantly turning up, and he sometimes
wondered why he was not arrested as
the criminal. He stood this sort OF
thing for two weeks and then decided
to 20 elsewhere. He would go up to
London and from thence mail the
jewel to the lady and 90 on to Paris
at once. From the time he left the
hotel until the train started he was in
cold sweat. The sight Of a police
man gave him feet as cold as ice.
When he reached London he suddenly
remembered that valuable parcel like
that must be receipted for and the
name Of the sender given. He might
give a false name, but IL the parcel
was traced back wouldn't his person
allty be remembered? The major sat
on bench in st. James park trying to
figure it out when a voice said:
Major Thornton, sir, II you win per.
NIT the liberty. sir"
ri was Saunders, the waiter He was
well dressed and looking pretty chip
per. The major made room for him on
the bench, and the waiter sat down to
continue
major, that was bad deal they
gave me at Margate."
Eyes" was the reply.
1T may be the means OF running an
honest mans reputation. Such things
get out, you know, and once a man in
this profession ia spotted as crooked no
hotel wants him thereafter. III hadn't
lost my head ] should have made the
lady pay ave times the price she did"
II was not one OF those who thought
you took the sunburst"
Thank you. sir thank You from the
bottom Of my heart. You have given
me hope"
What think" continued the major,
SIS that the lady dropped the jewel In
the hall and some one found and kept
IT,
Just my idea all the time, sir. 1t
must have been dropped in the hall and
picked up by somebody else"
There was further talk. and after a
| quarter of an hour Saunders arose,
uttered his heartfelt thanks once more
and took himself on. He had been gone
ten minutes when the major felt ID his
pocket for the sunburst and its box.
They were gone; also his wallet and
his watch. Saunders had cleaned him
out as they sat talking. 1t was beau
tiful case OF pocket picking and thanks
rendering in one, and. though it put
the major in hole financially, be
heaved sigh Of relief as be realized
that he was rid Of the sunburst at last.
Saunders had taken it from the room
and dropped II in his hurry to get
away NJ. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
NEW YORK CITY.

There are ffty.two medical societies
In New York city
Automobiles owned in New York city
have cost sT0.o0o,ooO.
The average age Of persons arrested
In New York city during 1906 was
twenty-threo years.
New York city claims as waste and
lisposes Of fifty tons Of condemned
fruit OF varying character each day.
II the immigrants landing In New
York city during the last year had
come at the same time, it would have
required feet OF 1,121 vessels. each
one carrying 1000 pnsseugers.-New
York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
c. .. BOSS . son. New London, Com.

regarding the political condition Of Cuba.
The resolution stated that If the execu-
tive committee WAS unable to demand
Governor Magoon's fuliiment Of the
Taft Bacon pact, then the five generals
named would wait upon Magoon person
ally and demand its fulhlment In the
event that Governor Magoon should de-
clare that he knows III 10 such pact, the
generals viii 20 to Washington and in
teryiew TAFT and Bacon. Should they,
too, fail to reveal the terms, an appeal
win be taken to President Roosevelt,
after which they will be able to better
Judge what to 10. The generals claim
they have the support Of all the gen
erals who took part in the last two revo-
lutions, and that all win insist upon the
fulflment of the pact.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
A simple Kennedy.

A teacher Of health culture declares
that a simple remedy for removing the
blood from a too active brain ls to ex-
ercise the muscles Of the feet Stand
firmly on the ground and then raise
the heel and rest on the toe for q sec
ond. DO this for d dozen times or so
ID succession 1t will bring q certain
degree Of relief after hard days mem
tai work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
SEEKS SUCCESSOR TO MACON.
Taft Denies, However, That Buchanan
win Be the Nan.

Washington, Jan. a. Secretary Taft
has reafirined the intention Of the adj
ministration to get out Of Cuba as soon
a. possible, but at the same time he
admitted that the situation there was
not such as TO permit any definite state
ment as to when withdrawal would be
possible He admitted that he was look
ing for man TO send TO Havana to re.
lieve Governor Magoon, so that Msgoon
might be sent to the Philippines, where
it is felt, he is needed more than in
Cuba.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
His msras MADE Him Kinw.

Darius was made king Of the Per-
slams by the act of his horse. The no.
bles having disagreed as to who should
be king. It was concluded that all
should assemble at certain spot and
the rider Of the horse which nrst neigh
ed should be monarch, and the horse Of
Darius gave him the victory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-24
SHOE WRINKLES.
Economy TO Keen Several Pairs Of
shN~N In Cora uaiaafeu

shoes In Cora naission,
Shoes, like gloves. wear longer ard
better II kept for some time before
wearing A cheap shoe Is always an
extravaganza II seldom FITS, nor IL IT
comfortable or smart.
Brown shoes may be cleaned by rub.
bling them with milk to which drop
of ammonia has been added. After
ward they should be polished with a
dry cloth
Those who suffer with aching feet
should occasionally sponge the insides