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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
A MENACE TO PEACE.

L looks like the blue-jackets IN me
American navy are determined 10
have e racket with japan, whether
or not the W. governments feel 'haI
they have Just cause for warfare be-
tween the two nations. Our readers
recall the press dispatch in ysster-
DAVIS Messenger detailing the prccaa-
tons being taken by the officers OF
ne American varships in the French
port OF Brest o prevent collision ee-
tween the sailors On those vessels and
members of the crews OF japanese
wal vessels whose arrival in that port
is expected. A press dispatch from
New York gives information OF SIM
r,r nature as TO fear of conflict be-
tween the members of the W na'les
in VA port. The New York dispatch
say:
~ cruisers will not ar
rive here until tomorrow, instead OF
TODAY. as .xpected. The American
GNN~A0TOn VIII Sail u hOI
Japs arrive. This was planned because
il was feared that trouble between the
seamen of the two sQuadrons "ouia
result if they met on shore. lie
United States tars had arranged to do
up some of the Jap sailors
Unless e precaution is taken IN
these two instances war with Japan
may result from what takes place at
one or the other of these two points.
Wars have sprung from smaller i"cl-
dents. With The public mind in 10th
nations infaned as it is there IS
dance. ii just some such incident,
which any other time would be
consiGe Il insignificant, bringing
about sch strained relations as would
result 81 open hcstilicies and The be-
girui--- # q bloody val between ~
two countries. If such war does occur
it Will be a bloody one. The ~Japanese
are good fighters. They showed that
in their war with Russia. The Amer
leans need not expect a walk-ONer
and all easy victory in % war with
those people. They would suffer much
from it, especially in the beginning.
Our people have every reason for
wishing that peace may be preserved,
if it can be SO done with honor 10 the
nation. Therefore, it is TO be hoped
that no serious conflict will arise De-
tween the sailors in the navies of the
two nations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
IGHTSVI BEACH.

The weather is pretty warm down
in these diggings but it made Us feel
better when we read in the Charlotte
Chronicle of a day or so ago about
that fat, bald-headed drummer in that
city who "a ''pining" for a quick
trip to Wilmington in order that he
breeze on Wrightsville Beach. That
poor fellow had our sympathy. We
know how he was suffering from the
heat and how desperate he felt when
he realized that he IA nearly Two
hundred miles from the comfortable
arm chairs and cool, invigoratiIg salt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
RATHER INCONSISTENT

The Charlotte News of Friday, in an
editorial on the Arson county lynch
ing trials held in Monroe last week
quoted Judge PEBBLES as saying after
the jury had rendered a verdict of
mot guilty" in the second case:
If we had the time l would not
try another one Of these cases. There
is so much feeling here in favor of
the defendants that h trial of any
more cases now you'd be a farce.
I sugge to the solicitor that he
move for a removal to some other
county, Lynching will never cease
in North Carolina until there is a
strong, healthy sentiment against it.
There is no doubt hat this lynChing
was committed and we have twenty
three men indicted here for the
crime. Yet a great MANY we'll known
citizens of Arson county have ad-
united here on the stand that they
nave contributed money to the de-
tense. There is a strong popular
feellng here too in their favor and I
don't see any use in prosecuting them
further here now
In another column Of the same is
sue of The News we find a special
from Raleigh which a y that Judge
PEBBLES was in the city that day FOR
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
A SENSIBLE GRAND JURY.
CHARGE.

In the strife and unnece5Sary en-
element III this state yer TIE railway
rate contest it is refreshing IN note
that n state official (there may Ia
Others) has Kept his head and has cen
able % take a dispassioned view Of the
state of affairs. This man is Judge
Fred Moore, who is o holding court
in Winston-Salem. A special dispatch
to Tuesdays Greensboro Telegram
gives the following account of bis
charge to the grand jury which speaks
for itself as to sound Judgment, good
law and hard horse sense:
I'm his charge to the superior court
grand jury this morning Judge Fred
Moore, of Asheville, who is presiding
over the July term of criminal court,
instructed the jurors that if they knew
Of any violations of the passenger rate
law, passed by the recent legislature
it was their duty to make present
ments. but advised against tie tIiGI
of n more cases of this nature
since the matter was pending in the
federal courts and would undoubtedly
be settled by the highest court in the
land.
However. he said that it was not a
matter for him as the courts always get
the griSt of the mill, so to speak. He
considered it unwise at the present 70
try any railroad ticket agents for the
sale of tickets at the old rates for It
was presumed that the federal courts
would determine the issue. The feG-
eral courts have been appealed to and
it is safe to assume that the federal
courts will protect their jurisdiction,
Judge Moore thought that further agi-
| tation in the state would be inexpedl-
| ent. What has already been done bJ
the state courts may have a tendency
to prejudice the states case.
Judge Moore said that he would not
have the grand jury to ignore or dis
regard the law, nor would he do It
himself, but that his advice would be
not to try any such cases at the pre-
ent time. The grand jury, if it knew
of any violations of the law, might
make its presentment.
lin beginning of the feature In his
charge relative to the passenger rate
| Judge SIOore stated that a great deal
of commotion had been created in the
| state on account of the new passenger
| rate law, but he didn't know whether
it had affected this community or not.
| He then reviewed the law Is passed
by the legislature, providing for a a
of 2 IA cents per mile on all roads
operating in the state Of more than
| 60 miles in length, and making il a
misdemeanor for any agent or oorpor-
alton to violate the same. A certain
railroad has appealed to the federal
court and an injunction granted
against the state forbidding it from
enforcing the law. In addition to this
certain proceedings have been started
in the state courts.
The railroads. said Judge Moore,
claim the law is unconstitutional in
that 1t is cOnfiScatory. How this will
turn out | do not know. All | know is
that the law as passed by the leeisla-
ture is on u statute books and as far
as | or anybody else knows is in effect.
It is presumed to be valid, but whether
it is or III o / do not know. The rail-
Soads say it is unreasonable and IN
just, others say it is reasonable and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
POLITICS AND NOTHING MORE

Assistant Attorney Genera San
ford was not sent to the present seat
Of war at Asheville for the purpose OF
giving aid and comfort to Judge
Pritchard. as has been reported Ills
mission was for the express purpose
of trying to induce the Southern rail-
wav officials to withdraw their appli.
cation for a writ of habeas corpus De
fore Judge Pritchard. Judge Pritcn-
ard has GOT the department OF JUS
tice by the ears declared a high gov
eminent official today. He is inter
fering in a matter in which his Jurls-
diction is questionable II waving a
red flag of legal irregularity In the
faces of the already Infatuated state
officials. If he does not involve the
government in a serious muss 1t Will
not be because he has not laid a per-
feet ground work for trOuble."-Wash-
ingtOn Times.
Down this way we do not know Of
anv "infuriated state officials" except
perhaps one or two who wish to step
higher up while the row Instituted
by them and their friends is on.
There is more politics Of the peanut
flavor in this matter than anything
else.
We have more regard for the intel
ligence of the parties VINO are raising
this h%ullabalOO than TO think they are
really in earnest and honestly be-
lieve that Judge Pritchard had no right
under the laws of the state, or of the
federal government. to take the posi-
ton he has.
If there was no political Office ahead
there would have been no row kick
ed up over this matter. If that is not
so, why was there no such fuss maGe
over a similar restraining order Is
sued by Judge Simonton, OF the fed
eral circuit court, several years ago?
Our readers remember hat thai
judge issued a estraining order in a
similar case in regard TO an act of the
legislature OF this state and that the
then state authorities came to a com
promise with the parties who were OPP
posing tie act of the Legislature on its
unconstitutionality. At that time there
were no senatorial or other high Of
fees being contended for. There were
no politicians setting their triggers"
in order that they might go up high
err. Judge Simonton's injunction then
was all right. No states rights were
involved The jurisdiction Of his court
was recognized and respected. Now
the time is coming on when a senator
and a governor are TO be nominated py
the democratic party, and the people
who can stir UP state pride and rally
the democrats to the support of those
who raise the cry OF down with led
eral interference" find this a trump
card u play That is the milk in the
%cocoanut, and any man who keeps his
wits about him can understand the
game which is being played. Politics.
Politics. That is all there is in 1t.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
Messenger BuraaS
Raleigh. July

Raleigh.
Early this morning Col. F. A. Va
and his society OF sunshiners re-
turned from their two weeks out
ting at Beaufort. The organization
Includes in its membership many
OF the brightest boys and girls OF the
best families in Raleigh M every
bne pronounces the cutting the
greatest OF several then have taken
the past several seasoon. There was
An immense crowd al the itation
last night to meet The sunshIners
who travelled in special cars. While
at Beaufort the girls occupied The
Episcopal rectory and the boys tho
Naval Reserves armory. During the
whole outing there WIS not a sin
gle member of the party the lease
bf, Sck except when sltey H,mtl
out for a sail outside To test their
resistance to scasickness. A. 10
this the boast is a TO which was
the sickest AL meals were ,a',a
out of doors. They are al Wei
bronzed. crowd OF happy yuung Hg,o-
pie. and accord the highest praise
10 Col. Olds for the in
which ne managed the outinEA
The past week the weatheE w.
ditions have been especially favor
able in this section for the growth
Of cotton and reports from "iac-|
sections OF the state are in much|
the same tone. No drought that
that ould hamper the cotton crop has
been reported from any section 81
the state. although corn and sumo|
other crops have suffered from jhiSI
cause in some sections Of the ~si-t".l
The late start the cotton crop uAdI
i'm his state is being overcome ,wn-I
siderabIy by rapid development un-I
der the present conditions 50 iHE-I
orabIe to growth. Farmers express
the belief that II there is no serious
drawback from cold w'aihcri
drought or early frost at least Il
average yield Will be realized
Governor Glenn says that whiting
the next few days ne will issu"
proclamation to ,he' people 4
North Carolina urging that rhSII
be as large an attendant, as posi-
bic at the jamestown cNp"sI'l"1
during North Carolina week "hl'1
begins August 18Th. He VIII rer
cite the fact that n North CARO-
lima society Of Norfolk and ~
people Of that city and the re =
V,rgiGia. generally. are TrfErGs
to pay special attention to M" Nc
cess Of this week. n ne ~
ious hat it shall prove the cr~'Ih
event of the Whole exposition. -
wants everybody VIII" possibly -
TO go from every quarter oil ~
state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

IT is SAID the state officers and come
editors do not like the tone OF the
charge Judge Moore made TO the SIand
Jury of Forsyth county on the railway
rate matter and that the exech'iY9
branch Of the government has notified
that representative Of the judicial de-
partment that he must get busy with
cases against the S Outhern. TINS
has led some one to ask the question:
When We're the executive and JUL
cial functions of the state ~consolidat-
ed?" A more pertinent quest l6<p would
be: When was the judicial Thncn OF
the state made subServient To the vii
of the executive? We do not think
Judge Fred Moore Is a man who VIII
take orders from the governor as to
what he shall or snail lot do as
Judge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEtI-
STATURE

Judge PEBBLES is quoted in a special
dispatch from Raleigh to the Char-
lotte News as saying that he Is IN
thorough accord with Governor Glenn
in the railway rate fight and that II
tho nresent differences between the
state and the railroad companies Oyer
the enforcement of the rate act are
still on when he %convenes court at
Morganton on August 9Th he will again
advise the grand jury to find 1ndict-
ments against the Southern n It's
agents for selling tickets at more than
two and a quarter cents a mile. Inc
iudqe also hints at the Legislature In
special session repeating the charter
OF the Wilmington and Weldon Rail-
road Company and "giving the South
ern a considerable drubbing," requlr-
ing the railroads to take out licenses
to do business, and such license ne
is quoted as saying, could be refused
the Southern unless it pledge to obey
the state laws.
We were under the impression that
the corporation known as the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad Company
had peer merged by act Of the legis-
lature Of this state into the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company which
is a corporation of the state Of Vir-
ginia. Whether this be so OF not.
the fact remains that a superior court
nudge. before whom criminal cases in
volving the questions at issue may
come for trial, declares himself as
favoring one of the sides in the con-
troversv which can be settled only
when the court of last resort for the
whole country has passed upon the
points of law involved, and also hints
at possibility of a special session OF
the legislature called by the govern
or to take action on existing condl-
tons, repeating the charter of one
railroad and giving another "a con
siderable drubbing'-all because n OF
these corporations had pursued Il
course in the protection Of it's rights
which the laws of the land provides,
and the other has been brought into
court as a defendant in a suit brought
against it by some Of it's stockholders
and has been enjoined by this u
of competent jurisdiction from doing
something the governor and that
Judge think it should do n"Otwithstand-
ing the order of prohibition issued
against it by the court.
All of this shows to what length
prejudice against these corporations
has gone because one has sued and
some stockholders of the other have
sued it in the federal instead Of the
state courts, as they had perfect right
to do. 1t strikes us that the exhi-
bition of widespread prejudice, to be
found in many of the papers OF the
state and in the uttcrances of state
officials might be pointed to as eTi-
dence of the good Judgment Of the
plaintiffs in these suits seeking aid
in the federal rather than the state
courts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

In regard to the article published in
The News and Observer Of Wednesday
as a special dispatch to that paper
from Rocky Mount, which was repro-
duced and commented on in the edito-
rial columns of this paper in yester~
days issue, we nave received h fol-
lowing letter from a friend in that
| town with the enclosure, also publish
ed below. The "enclOsure" referred
to is, as our readers will see from the
letter preceding it, a letter to The
News and Observer denying that any
such meeting had been held in that
town for the purpose of ~censuring the
| course of The Messenger in the pres
ent railway rate war which is on in the
state and federal courts in North
Carolina. AS our correspondent sent
the communication to The News and
Observer in ample time for it's appear
ance in that paper on yesterday and as
it was not published therein as re-
quested by the writer, we avail our
selves of the privilege granted us by
the writer of the article to publish II
in our columns today. In sending US
this copy of his letter to The News
and Observer which that paper sup
pressed or failed to publish our Rocky
Mount friend writes us:
Rocky Mount, July "a.
Editor Messenger:
The Raleigh News and Observer of
today published resolutions said to
have been passed by the citizens OF
| Rocky Mount in a mass meeting. The
report is absolutely incorrect, and to-
day / asked the correspondent of The
News and Observer to have published
a denial and | enclose to o a copy of
same. which goes to The News and
Observer tonight. | presume that Mr..
Daniels will publish this article, but in
case he does not, you are at liberty to
print the same. because l feel a great
injustice has been done Rocky Mount
and | wished to see it corrected"
The enclosure Ca copy Of the CON-
m%unication to The News and Observer,
which it did not see fit to give to its
readers) is as follows:
"Rocky Mount, July "a.
Editor News and Observer:
In today's issue Of your paper you
published resolutions passed by the
citizens of Rocky Mount az follows:
I'VE the citizens of Rocky Mount
here assembled do hereby enter our
protest against an editorial Of the Will
.mington Messenger Of the 18th which
in such an uncalled for manner SO
criticised Governor Glenn's course in
the Railroad Rate Controversy"-and
do hereby enter into the following re-
solutions:
T.. That Governor Glenn in the
plain discharge of his duty needs no
defense in his attempt to uphold the
laws of our Good Old Commonwealth.
II. THAT when a subsidized press at
tempts to defame the fair name and
actions of our worthy governor that
its petard will rebound TO the source
from whence it comes and cause the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
The Durham Herald sug

The Durham Herald suggests 10
those who are building new railroads
in this state that they go 10 figuring
as to how they can come out on a two
cent rate. II must think the legisia.
ture at a special session the governor
is thinking about calling will put the
rate lower than it did al the regular
session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
"RESOLUTING A NEWSPAPER"

Under the above heading the Char
lotte Chronicle of Friday contained the
editorial given below. The Chronicle
was in error in stating that it was in
Rocky Mount the alleged "Resoluting'
meeting was held, an error caused by
The News and Observer which hIst
published the resolutions giving that
place instead of Rocky Point as The
place of the supposed mass meeting.
We regret hat the good people OF
Rocky Mount should have been sad
says:
Some OF the people of Rocky
Mount to show their d~ispleasure at
the stand The Wilmington Messenger
has taken in the railroad rate mat
ter, sent resolutions of protest to
The Raleigh News and Observer,
which printed them under tlashy
headlines. in which occurred the
term "Subsidized Press OF course
applied to The Messenger. That pa
per very ably handles that feature
Of the business but what we want to
refer to more particularly is the
policy of Il few or am umbn of
people who do not like the course
of a. n Nspaper. - NIT aUh damn it
with Whereases and resolutions. No
paper Of any standing will be
sWerved from what it considers the
right course by such proceedings
The day when the resolution of pro-
test would a any effect upon an
honest newspaper is passed. In his
age, the newspaper that would win
and hold respect is the paper that
al be depended upon to steer a
true course no matter which way the
wind blows, and to speak up for
what it believes 10 be right, regard
less Of the fear of hurting the party's
feelings. The Rocky Mount people
simply made a spectacle of themselves
n a very small spectacle at that.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

More evidence OF the political game
that is being played in the railroad
rate fght-Bryan is to be given a
boost In this state by being employed
TO ~renresent the state in the case,when
it gets before the federal sutrcme
court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

INST. The law is plain. the only aaes-
ton is the facts
1T is not believed here mat u &C
ton will be taken by the at lhis
term against the local ticket agents
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

Are we TO have no railroads y Nh
Carolina unless they arey Aaser
from political headquarters in Raleigh?
That would be worse that state o. gov
eminent ownership.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

All Brother Harris. We did not thih
Il Of Won: but if the next time EoF
rome down to Wilingtonm you w
Give ia a wink when you want TO takS
q promenade with your best girl or ING
beach we will see TO 1t tndl there -
not a single electric light burning De-
tween Moore's and Masonboro inleIs-
and We will not tell any Of the girls
that O are a married man. Does
that suit you, old fellow?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30

1t looks like the Rowland murder
trial is going TO be one of the sensl'
tons Of the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
For the time being war v

For the time being war pam
was averted by the fact thad com-
mander of the American warships IN
the hartor Of Brest was able TO Keep
his men on his vessels while the Jap
warships were in port. These fellows
will get opportunity to mix some Gay
and we will have the initiative Ct An
international war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-30
GOOD WEATHER FOR COTTON

Carrie Nation to Visit Raleigh -
Governor II. Issue Proclamation
Urging Large Attendance on North
Carolina Day nj Exposition.
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WILMINGTON. N. c.

TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
P1T1FuL RUSSIAN COURT SCENE
Defender of the Radicals Faints in
the Dock. q.

ST PETERSBURG, December 27-The
trial today on charges of treason of the
members Of the fIrst duma who signed the
Viborg manifesto calling upon the citizens
Of Russia to stand up for their rights,
was interrupted today by a painful occur
renee. M. Ranischwili. who was taken into
custody last June, tried to at-ress the
court as the spokesman of the social dem
ocrats. Hardly had he begun speaking
than he tainted from weakness. and his
body hung Imply over the railing Of the
prisoners pen. Ranischwill contracted
consumption during his confinement. and
has been brought to court from prison in
a carriage.