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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
Especial to The Messenger

Fayetteville, N. c. March 25.-Supe-
rior court convened this morning,
Judge Webb on the bench, N. A. Sim
clair Solicitor. The judges charge on
lynch law was very forcible and able.
At Ills the grand jury came 1Ato
court with a true bill against Tom
Walker for the murder Of Chief OF Pc
lice Chason and LOckamy. 1t was
generally believed all over the city
that Walker had been brought here
late Saturday night. He came on the
Raleigh and Southport railroad az
noon, in charge of Sheriff Watson and
deputies. The train vas run up TO a
point opposite the court house and
Walker was carried straight into the
court room and arraigned at the bar.
The court room, only half filled be-
fore. became almost instantly crowded,
about half whites and half cOlored.
Walkers shackles were removed and
a guard placed Ove him. Judge Webb
! assigned to his defense eX-Judge
Thomas H. Sutton and Mr.. J. W. Boil
ton. The prisoner 10 dne
bill of indictment through Judge SUIT
tom not guilty of murder but of
manslaughter. Are you ready to pro-
ceed'' asked Judge Webb. The state
was ready. Counsel for the defense
asked for consultation with the pris-
oner, whose irons were again put on
and he was led into a side room, the
sheriff guarding the door and al arm
ed force on the ground beneath the
window. After an hours conference
caunsel and prisoner returned 10 the
court hoom, when Judge Sutton stated
that counsel ought to have time in a
matter of life and death to a client
and that he did not think that in the
present state of the public mind this
case ought 20 be tried at this term
OF court. Finally he asked that coun-
sed be not required TO plead or answer
until 230 O'Clock at the afternoon 6es-
sion. The Judge granted that delay,
but animated strongly that there
would be no continuance OF this casa
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LOVING CUP TO CLEVELAND
Presented TO Him by the Under Grad
uatcs of Princeton University.

udttS % fFulNtttDu ttiN'iShS'
Princeton, n. J. March 2G.-The IN
tire under graduate body Of Princeton
University paraded To the home OF
former President Cleveland ON Bay
ard Lane today and presented him
with a loving cup. The cup was TO
have been given 10 Mr.. Cleveland on
his 10Th birthday March IS, but he
was in the south ut the time. The
cup, which is Of silver, stands more
than Is inches high on an ebony base
and bears the inscription: ITO The
Honorable Grover Cleveland. A slight
token of the love and esteem OF the
undergraduates of Princeton Univer-
sity, presented this 18th day Of March
nineteen hundred and seven, his seven
tieth birthday"
That Mr.. Cleveland was touched By
the ceremony vas apparent by the
broken delivery of his response tO the
presentation speech. He said:
Il an sure you do not fully realize
sion affords me. 1t is of course with
in your expectations that from a heart
stirred TO its depths by a sense OF
t~hankfulness should attempt To give
expression To the delight which ac-
companies the reception OF your beau
tiful birthday gift, but you cannot
know and appreciate the opportunity
desired and here given To- me 10 ac-
knowledge To the students OF Prince
ton themselves what has daily and
hourly come to me through even n
limited association with their univer-
sity life. l feel young at 20 because
/ have here aspiring young manhood.
You have created this atmosphere and
through the providence Of God II has
been given TO me 80 breathe IN these
latter days this healing stimu-
lating influence. My thanks, though
limitless, can merely pay the price OF
the freshness and vigor Of the air l
breathe at 20. Nor can l ever feel my
self acquitted Of the delightful debt.
this day incurred. ] can only promise
that during all the time awaiting ma
l shall make partial payments by an
increasing love for YOU and all under
graduates at Princeton and by an in
creasing devotion TO the badge Of
Princeton wherever ] find IT."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
Especial TO The Messenger

Fayetteville, n. G. March 26.-Al
last night deputies were riding post
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FOUL PLAY
;. w. Harris. Prosperous Merchant
Missing for Ten Days-A. and VI.
ColIgc Defeats Cornell i'm Ball Game

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. n. C. March 25.-Samuel
w. Harris. prosperous merchant Of
Wakefield. this county is now ten
days missing. He was last seen at
Raleigh, was drinking and had nous
!tache removed. He exhibited 1920,
said had sold his horse and wanted to
buy another one. He has a wife and
three children and his age is 80. Foul
iplay is suspected.
Base ball game here this afternoon
between Cornell and the A. & NJ. col
ilege was played at the state fair
grounds. and was marked by strong
.iplaying by the home team and great
enthusiasm.
The feature was the four Dagger by
pitcher Temple, which brought in
-four runs. The score: A. & NJ. Z. Cor
nell /.
Professor Manuel Harvey Hill, of the
Ichair of English, and vice president
Iof the Agricultural and Mechanical
college here, has been approached in
regard to becoming president Of the
Virginia Polytechnic institute at
Blacksburg. He was asked if be
would consider a tender of that po-
Isition and replied that he would; but
that he would not seek it.
He is one of the ablest educators in
North Carolina, and quite recently,
his history of North Carolina has
been accepted as a state text book.
Insurance Commissioner Young ad-
units to do business in this state, the
General Accident Company Of Scot
Hand, the United States office Of which
lis at Philadelphia.
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ARRANGED FOR THE
MURDER OF POLICEMEN
Trial Of Walker Begins in Fayetteville "Details of the
Crime=Delay In Securing Counsel For Prisoner
Protest of Bar Causes Sensation.

On the night OF saturday, Marcn
End, Chief of Police Chason of Fay
~etteville having information that a
negro, Tom Walker. was running a
blind tiger, procured a search war
rant, and set out TO raid" the place,
detailing to assist him Officers Lock-
amy and Buckingham. SO large a
police force was deemed necessary
both from the known desperate char
acter Of the negro and the gact that
gloomy alley on Cross Creek, hard 10
reach, its surroundings Offering
chances for either escape or a fight.
Half hour afterwards the city was
thrown INTO intense excitement by the
news that there had been Il police
butchery in the hut of Tom Walker;
that Officer Lockamy had been instant
ly killed, Mr.. Chason mortally wound
ed, and Officer Buckingham desperate
ly, perhaps mortally wounded; that
Walker as 0 as the search warrant
was read, exclaimed, you have hound
ed me down, and now [ am going to
shoot you like dogs" drawing both
hands from his pockets and firing SIX
shots in rapid succession, making his
escape.
Straight way posses were organized
to hunt down the murderer, cores
pondents were flashing the news over
the country and Governor Glenn Or
dered Captain n. H. McGeachy to
place his company under the orders
of the sheriff and the mayor. Walker
was overtaken and captured at Dunn
b. q posse consisting of D. K. Taylor,
Howard Smith and Henry Lamb, as
sisted by the Dunn police, and Sheriff
Watson carried him for safe keeping
to the state penitentiary. The tragedy
thrilled the whole state as well as the
city, and not only the telegraph wires
but the long distance telephones were
kept in requisition till an early hour
on Sunday morning.
Chief of Police Chaser n Officer
Buckingham were carried to the High
smith hospital, where the former died,
but the life of the other vas saved by
skillful surgical treatment.
Walker had been in employment
about town almost up to the time of
the murder, for a time driver Of the
city fire wagon, and later driver of
DR.. J. V. McGougan's horses and chat
feur Of his automobile. He is a dark
mulatto, wears a small moustache, is
about 5 feet 8 inches in height, and
weighs from IT'S to 1870 pounds.
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in Wall street produced a weak
ness in the street prices Of Americans
here today. Otherwise the stock ex-
change surmounted the first day OF the
dreaded settlement with much greater
ease than was expected. Money was
plentiful and the carry I'VE was easily
arranged. The speculative accounts
open proved smaller than was feared
and only one unimportant failure was
The influx of the general investing
public at the ruling to prices helped
greatly TO sustain the market.
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INCSpCCLtuAtN
j. G.. Shaw,
Rose & Rose,
"A. S. Hall,
"V. c. Billiard,
H. S Autritt.
ID. J. Cashwell,
"R. H. Dye,
H. L. Brothers,
III. L. Cook,
II. Med. Robinson"
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SDartanburc E'irc-SWeDt.

Columbia, S. c., March Pa special
ito the State from S~Dartanburg says:
Fire which started this morning at II
destroyed sixty houses and left
1925 people homeless, causing a loss of
$4,000. Many of the houses de-
were the property Of the Spar
tan mills, and n the property of P. l..
IShipp. 1t is said hat about $4,000
insurance was carried on the buildings.
There were no fatalities, but several
people were painfully hurt by being
hit with bricks from the falling walls.
The fire started in the house occupied
by j. NJ. Carver, on Forest street, orig
mating, it is thought from a detective
|fue. The fire department, IN reaching
the scene found that the nearest hy-
|drant was 500 feet away and by tire
time hose was connected the fire
had gained such Roadway that the
houses could not be saved.
The fire destroyed houses on Arch
street and several adjacent streets. A
fire engine which has not been used for
Years was brought into requisition and
it was by this means that the firemen
finally gained control.
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BROKE GARRISON."
Twelve Cadets Of SOutli Carolina Mill
tary Academy Expelled.

Charleston, S. C., March 26.--T-slys
cadets OF the South Carolina Military
academy left that institution tonight
and will not return. On account OF
reports of breaking garrison" orlc.s
were read at retreat making serious
charges against three cadets. The
three under charges left the academy
against orders and later nine others
slipped through a side They
were observed and when they came
back they were informed that one nuLr
would be given them for securing their
baggage. The expelled cadets arc from
Greenville, Columbia, Charlotte AM
St Matthews. No information
given out by the suDerintenden/
eommandant further than the fact[-
a number Of cadets had ~"brokereu
rison' in a manner to precly
possibility OF their returning.
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Homicide Near .Asheyille.

-Asheville, n. c., March 25.-Zeke
Austin stole up behind George GaGdy,
near the Elk Mountain cotton mills,
five miles from this city, Yesterday,
and struck him two heavy blows on the
head with a club, from the effects Of
which Gaddy died last night. Austin
was arrested. 1t is stated that the men
iquarreled earlier in the day.
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FIRE AT WELDON
Plant OF Ice Company Destroyed
Origin OF Fire a Mystery-Weather
Make Il New High Record.
Especial to The Messenger,)

Weldon, N. G. March 25.AThe en-
tire plant of Weldon Ice Company
here was destroyed by fire Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock. The plant was
at $4,000. There was $1,000
insurance placed with the following
companies: Globe & Rutgers of New
York $4,000; Southern Stock Fire ST.
I250; Home $4,000; Underwriters, ST.
ESQ. The last three companies are
greensboro companies. The Home had
81, 900 reinsurance. The loss is a total
Ione. The origin Of the fire is quite a
mystery, and Senator ". E. Daniel,
one of the largest stockholders, has
notified Insurance Commissioner
Young.
The weather here Saturday made a
new high record for March the tenn
|perature going TO So as reported Of
|fcally by the government bureau here.
The former highest record rate for 35
years vas in March, 1898. when it
reached Sc.
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but il he had bursted a blood vessel
in the brain or should have fractured
at base of the brain his recovery would
be impossible. He cannot diagnose
that until tomorrow.
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-
SLUMP 4 MYSTERY
Stocks Again Take a Down.
ward Turn
LONDON MARKET AFFECTED
Impulse to Sell Promoted BY In
cane Fear

Cause of Forcing Liquidation-Be-
Iievcd by Some F%inancicrS that Sup
iny Mcausres Would be fu-
tile ia Check the Selling Frenzy.
situation As to Dread of Failures
Improved Over last Week.
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This morning Governor Glenn tele-
gaphed to Maj. c. c. Vann, COM
handing the Independent Light In
fantry battalion TO hold his commend
in readiness for any possible trouble.
There is no danger Of any trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Continue on Page seven.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Knapp & Lees are shipping several
carloads of shelled corn to the Peoria
markets
w. J. Caughey, Frank and William
Killing. and o. Brehme of Rural have
been Smelling corn.
The coal miners here are nearly all
employed. The fall demand for coal
seems to be good. We have in all in
this locality some five mines, which i'll
more than hundred men.
Tom BeckfOrd of Rural was on the
streets "Wednesday. He looks well foc
Il fellow that has been quarantine
for a number of days.
The railway company has completed
the sewer on North Railroad street.
Rev. Mr.. McMaken is having vaca
ton
The public schools were opened the
9Th with a good attendance. There are
two new teachers-the principal, Mr.
DOrsett of Indiana and Miss Mcdonald
of Milan. The intermediate teacher
Miss Edna Allenge, retains her posi-
ton of last year She has the primary
department.
| Albert Johnson and J. j. Frederick
were Orion visitors on the 10th.
Rural Carrier Robert J. Bailey i!
| having his - days vacation. James
Spargo, his substitute, is in his place
Several of the Coal Valley peopl'
went to Orion Wednesday afternoon
| The 102nd regiment held its re
union there. The Orion and Sherrart
ball teams played. r. ]. Murphy was a
Orion the 10th attending the reunion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

ing nearby, who had been using the
water and contracted fever thereby,
have been placed under treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

He reports a fine time at the campfire
held in Wayne's hall Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Corey of Belle
PLANE, Iowa, are visiting at James
COrey's. Frank Corey is a passenger
conductor on the Northwestern rail
way. The Coreys are enjoying them
selves this week at the Corey camp on
Rock river.
The smallpox scare is all over. Those
who were quarantined are all at liber-
ty. There were but two families in the
village that were under the quarantine
John R. Coop has been granted a
pension of $12 per month under the
age act.
Postoffice Inspector C. n. Moore OF
Chicago inspected the postoffice here
Wednesday of last week
Knapp & Lees have just about com
pleted a large warehouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Dairyman Fined S25 and Costs.-S.
A. Turner, the dairyman. charged with
having cream for sale containing adul
terants, pleaded guilty Yesterday af
ternOon and was fined $25 and costs.
Mr.. Turner claimed to have received
the cream from another dairyman, but
refused to divu!ge his identity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
ANDALUSIA.

Miss Helen Crawford of Davenpo
visited few days with Miss Erma
Wenks the last of the week.
Hayes Britton and Sam Robertson
of Rock Island spent Saturday at the
home OF Hayes parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Britton.
Mrs. John Stropes went to Rock Isl
and Monday to visit her daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Bateman ami
children visited Sunday with Adolph
Dunlap's.
Gustav Strohmeier and Miss Edith
Pearl Watts were married Sept 4 at
! their home at Sac City. Iowa Gustav
| StrOhmeier is a son of Charles Stroa,
meier, and they formerly lived at this
place.
Mrs. Simpson who has been visiting
at the home of her son, Elmer Simp-
son, went to Rock Island Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Burmeister and three young
est daughters Went to Davenport last
Friday to visit Mrs Burmeisters par
ents and her daughters.
w. Reed and wife and Mrs. Norman
were visiting friends here a few days
last week.
Mrs. Annie Mounts and her daugn
ter. Mrs. John Eichberg, have gone to
Adair, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Mounts
brother F. First.
Mr.. and Mrs Ward Baker and sor
visited Sunday at the home of Mr.,
Bakers sister, Mrs. Louis Strohmeier
Mrs. Otto Glayer and little daughter
are visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Roth.
William Strohmeier has gone to New
York On business.
! At Valley City Wednesday. Sept /
Harry Spickler was married to Mis-.
Ellen Greff of McHenry, S. d. Rev
E. J. Louis, pastor of the CongregG
tional church, officiating.
Roy Walton has gone to Seattle
| Wash. to stay for an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John StrOpes. Jr., wer,
lin the village Sunday calling o,
friends.
= Miss Williams of Rock Island Z
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
t John Spickler
Albert Spickler, son of John Spick
; Ter, was kicked in the face by a hors
last week. He was leading the hors
| and it was kicking and jumping an
. it struck him. No bones were broker
; and he is getting along nicely.
: Word has been received from T. W
: Simmons at Swift Current, Canada
that about 90 of their friends an
! lneighbors met at their home last weel
land gave them quite a surprise. The.
: came with their baskets laden wit
igood things. The dinner was sprea
: on the lawn and after they had al
partaken of sumptuous dinner the
presented Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rot
with purse containing SIG. Then 2
farmers pledged that each one woul
lgive them five bushels of wheat TO
,, seed for next year. The hail som
time ago destroyed all of their crop
this year. They had nothing left.
Mrs. ID. Homes went to Muscatin
! Monday evening on the Helen Blai
to visit friends.
Miss Liza Guyer, who has beel
Visiting relatives at Illinois City tn
) lpast week, returned home Saturda
4 evening.
Mr.. and Mrs James Britton attende
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
DIR. Knowiton's DANDERINE

the Sunday school nicnic at Illinois
City Saturday.
The Baptist society will give din
ner at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. OFT
Suite Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Burgoyne and
baby. Mrs. |. Wood and Mrs. Warner
spent Sunday al the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles BurgOyne.
T. Z. Cole and daughter, Alpha. wera
in Rock Island Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
YUMA.

a number from here attended the
ball game at Port Byron last Satur-
day between Yuma and Hillsdale
teams. Yuma was victor in a score
of to G.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Mumma and
daughter Verna departed last We'd
nesday for GAINESVILLE, Ohio, for !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

ing nearby, who had been using the
water and contracted fever thereby,
have been placed under treatment.
Build Portable Houses.-Articles of
Incorporation of the Iowa &c Illinois
Portable Cottage company, with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, have been filed
in the office of County Recorder Holm
by Attorney William Hoersch. The OBJ
ject of the company is to buy and sell
patents and patent rights, TO buy, man
ufacture, sell, contract for, put on the
market and deal in portable cottages
and portable structures and buildings.
The officers and directors, including 4
number of well known and successful
business men of the city, are as fol-
lows: President. Herman H. Wahle:
first vice president, l.. T. Schillinger:
second vice president, William w.
Wahle: secretary, Henry w. Schilling-
intendent, AdOlph Wahle.
Old lie Claire Resident Gone.-The
death of Charles p. Disney at lie Claire
Wednesday removed one of the prom
inent figures Of Scott county-a citizen
who has been prominent in his home
town and throughout the county for
over half century. Mr.. Disney was
mayor of lie Claire for several terms
was a township trustee for years, mem
Der of the school board, and at times of
the beard of aldermen. He is reIhem-
bered in business by most of the Scott
county friends who survive him as as
sOciated with his son III the business
of supplying coal TO the steamers that
piled the Mississippi and that stopped
at lie Claire to coal up, as well as be
cause of the ways and other activities
there that made the town in former
years great steamboating center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
DAVENPORT

Wants More AIimony. - Attorneys
Sharon & Donegan. on behalf of Mrs
Blanche acknowledgements the plain
tiff in the recent sensational trial here,
have filed in Des Moines with the SUI
preme court of Iowa a motion to dis
miss Mr. Mengers appeal from the
findings of Judge BOllinger in the IA
nous case, and if the ruling of the
lower court is not affirmed, they ask
an allowance of at least $15 a month
alimOny pending further action in the
case. Judge Bollinger's decree provid-
ed for an allowance of $50 per month
during this period, and from this order
Mr. Mengel appealed, his attorneys,
Ruymann & Ruymann and Sallinger,
Scott & Theophilus, carrying the case
up for him.
Coming to incorporate Interurban.-
Mrs. Alice NJ. Butler has word from
st. Louis that J. S. Spencer, T. NJ. Jen-
kins and J. t. McCullOch of that city
will be in Davenport next Monday to
remain and incorporate the Davenport
Observation-Disclosures interurban. and
put the project in the shape that the
assurance of financial backing already
secured will warrant. 1t is stated that
these assurances are already definite
enough to insure the preparations be-
ing made this winter for actual con-
struction of the line as soon as con-
struction work can begin next spring.
o
Dairyman Fined $25 and COSTS.
A. Turner, the dairyman, charged with
having cream for sale containing adul-
terants, pleaded guilty Yesterday af-
ternOon and was fined $25 and costs.
Mr.. Turner claimed to have received
the cream from another dairyman, but
refused to divulge his identity.
Will Close Other Saloons, Too.-In.
terest in saloon matters now centers
in the hearing of Emil Speth to occur
in the district court at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning before Judge Boiling
er. on Captain Meals application for a
permanent injunction. Mr. Speth con
tinues full of fight and has retained
Ely & Bush TO look after his interests
Several times when in the city he has
publicly uttered the startling threat
that if he is put out of business he will
close every saloon in the county under
the Iowa prohibitory law.
!. & |. Changes Its Time TabIe.-ThC
l. & |. railroad has made Il change in
its schedule and from now ON the cars
will leave the Davenport station every
hour. During the summer months
when picnics and outings were Ire
quent. the cars were run every hOul
and quarter, as much time was con
sumed in letting off passengers at ,hC
various points along the line.
Finds Case of Typhod.-A humble
of cases of typhoid fever have been re
ported to the city health authorities
and investigation has been made b,
City Physician Stocks. He found OF
East Second street on premises nea
the Bijou theater, a well from whic
drinking water was being taker
though unfit for the purpose. Thi
well was condemned and ordered clos
ed Two Greeks residing on the prem
ises and a street railroad laboreT wOrI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Turns Handspring; Breaks His Arm.
The 6-year-old son Sof Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Scott. 1433 Twelfth street. broke
an arm Wednesday evening He was
playing with some companions in the
yard and while endeavoring to turn a
handspring. fell and fractured the arm.