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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
TO THE ORIENT
Arrangements to Facilitate
Southern Shipments
BENEFIT TO THE SOUTH
Quick and Regular Delivery Is
Practically Assured
Cotton Factory Products of South to
be Rushed Forward With ALI Pos
sihle Dispatch - Railroads and
Steamship Lines to Cooperate.

Washington, August Tn a re-
port made to the bureau of manu-
facturers of the department of com
merce and labor, Special Agent Will
liam Whittam, Jr., notes an import
ant Improvement in expediting the
shipments from the south OF cotton
goods intended for the Orient.
Calling attention to the fact that
in the past that there has been much
uncertainty in the delivery of such
goods owing to delays On the rail-
roads, he says:
"This has all been changed, fol-
lowing the individual activity of the
western railroads in attempts to Sc
cure as large a proportion as pos
sible of this important business.
The New York buyer of cloth for Chi
ma specifies the route it shall take
therefore each western freight agent
in that city impresses upon his
transportation department the i'm
signments of cotton products but in
so far as possible an effort is made
to send through on a regular sched-
ule.
'EAt least one Southern railway
has adopted plan of marking each
car containing cotton cloth or yarns
with a placard reading Cotton fac
tory products and instructing it's
employees to push forward cars so
designated with all possible dispatch.
The factory representatives working
with the local freight agents, trace
such cars assiduously, and the west
ern roads, realizing that quick and
regular delivery is the principal ad-
vantage they can offer, rates being
equal by all routes, strive strenuous
ly for speed and regularity.
These combined influences have
resulted in making it possible to get
cotton goods from the mill to the
Pacific ports within a given time
and gives the shipper reasonable as
surance that the consignment will
connect with a steamship sailing on
regular schedule for China and
Japan"
In this connection it is mentioned
that negotiations are under way with
the railroads to secure even greater
celebrity than is now shown in Orien-
tai shipments.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
Ready for Business.

Raleigh, August THE directors
surance Company met this afternoon
and certified to the insurance COM
missioners that that the half million
dollars capital stock and surplus had
all been paid up in cash. License was
therefore granted
A charter provision requires all
capital stock and surplus to be paid
in before the issue of policies.
Four new directors were elected:
Albert Anderson, A. A. Suford, j.
P. Sawyer, and John M. Sherrod and
H. c. Mcqueen were added to the
executive committee.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09

Berlin, Aug. miss Katherine
Eddy, of Chicago, first secretary of
the American embassy here, and
Senator Alfred J. Beveridge, of In
diana, were married here today. The
civil rite, according to the German
requirements, took place in the reg
istrarss office at noon and the relig-
ious which occurred later in the Ame-
rican embassy, technically within
American jurisdiction, was perform
ed by Rev. DR.. Thomas c. Hall, for
merly pastor of the Fourth Presbyter-
ian church, Chicago.
Both services were of most sim
pie character, only relatives and a
few intimate friends being pres
ent. -. 4
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
MUST RENDER SERVICE
Duties Of Carriers to Shippers Set
Forth i'm Decision.

Washington, Aug. Tn a decis-
ion by the interstate commerce COM
mission announced today, il was
held that where carriers exacted from
shippers a special higher rate Than
ordinarily wa scharged, in consider
alton Of an expedited service. the
higher rate could not be charged un-
less the service contemplated actually
was rendered.
The opinion was written by Com
missioner Clark and was in the case
of the American Fruit Union OF Gin
cinnati, Ohio, against the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas. Pacific rail
way.
After holding that the carrier Is
not entitled to the higher rate un-
less the special service Is rendered.
Commissioner Clark says:
This principle 10 recognized In
contracts between tho federal govern
ment and the railways for fast mail
service and by the railways in con-
nection with their excess-fare limit
ed passenger trains.
I'm both instances carriers forfeit
a part OF. the compensation IL they
fail to make the time agreed up
on"
In this case defendants rate on
strawberries in carloads under refrig
Grafton, from Chattanooga and Oak
dale, Tenn, to Cincinnati, was found
unreasonable and the rate of q cents
pr crate was ordered to be reduced
to 22 cent per crate.
Reparation also was awarded TO
shippers injured by the failure of the
defendant to supply the special ser
vice.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
DENIES CHARGE
Standard Official Says No Deception
Was Practiced.
vice.


New York, August Answering
the chage invade at Washington by
an officer connected with the bureau
of corporations to the effect that In
every step the bureau had taken to
get at the facts concerning the OPP
erations of the Standard Oil Com
pany. it had met deception in man
or deception in methods. Mr. John
d. Archbold said today that there
had bee nno such conference with
Standard Oil officials as so repre-
sented; and that no misleading or
deception statement had been made
by the Standard Oil Company In
connection with the governmental
investigation.
Every word of my statement was
the exact truth" says Mr.. Archbold
in his announcement.
eff as much could be said of the
comment of the alleged official, do
not think that he should have allow
ed any consideration to restrain him
from permitting his name to be Civ
en-"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
DEED FOLLOWS QUARREL
Takes to Woods After Commit
ting Crime
Sheriff of Johnston on Trail With
Bioodhounds - Fugitive Armed
With Winchester Rifle With Which
Deed Was Committed.

Raleigh. n. c.. Aug. This
morning Pasom Goodwin. aged 70
years, near Kenly. n. c.. following
a quarrel with his wife shot her dead
in her tracks. He took TO the. woods
soon after the murder and has not
been captured.
The sheriff of Johnston county Is
pursuing him with bloodhounds. The
old man Is armed with a Winchester
rifle with which the crime was COM
mitted.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
lPR|CEs co DOWN
ISuaI! Strikes the New York
! Stock Market
TUMBLE WAS ANTICIPATED.
Effect of HostiIities Against the
Corporations
Dispositions 10 sell increases and
Decline i'm Prices Gains Cumulative
Veiocity-ClosingT Tone of Market
Unsettled.

New York, Aug. THE squall
which broke over the stock market
today has been coming for several
days and there are not wanting OBJ
servers to contend that the seeds OF
the trouble were shown in the i'll
advised market movement to ad-
vance prices which were embarked
upon under flambouyant auspices
late in June.
The market commitments now
holding over from that period, besid-
es the embarrassment of the money
market and capital agitation which
were then perfectly we'll foreseen
have been overtaken by the bad eff
feet on sentiment of the renewed
outbreak of hostility against corpo-
Y kstions.
The stock market was disposed
to view with mild disquiet the news
TSf the enormous fines levied on the
Standard Oil Company by Judge Lam
Lands last Saturday.
Every day since then, however,
the daily news has consumed large
space with announcement of new
~peasures or plans in pursuit of the
= railroads or other corporations. The
iteration has got upon the nerves Of
Wall stret and the disposition to
sell has increased and the decline
in prices has gained cumulative We
locity as is the way with falling bod
les, the outcome being the chasm
of liquidation today.
No one questions that there was
large AMI important liquidation in
Arogress although the part played by
bears in forcing prices lower and
~ precipitating the liquidation was
also vicious. The bear element has
grown cautious after the considerable
decline that has occurred this week,
and especially after the small dis
turbance in the early London mar
ket today.
American securities were pro-
nounced a bright spot in the Lon
don market and there was some
buying for foreign account here.
The result was show of strength
in the early part of the day and some
demands from shorts to cover. This
appeared later to have been de-
vice on the part of more influential
bears to shake off weak following.
There were signs enough as the
morning advanced that important
liquidation was still in progress
The closing tone was unsettled and
0lTegular with not all the rally held.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
Files Schedules of Rates.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. THE
Southern Railway today filed with
the corporation commission it's sched-
ule of passenger rates under the new
2A cent law effective at midnight
tonight.
Its agents will remove the cou-
pons from the pink tickets specially
Many thousands of these coupons are
held by ticket buyers to be present
ed to the railway if the United
States supreme court holds against
1t in the rate case
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09
PARD0Ns BY GOVERNOR.
New Hanover County Man Among
the List
Governor Glenn Declines Invitation
to Address Brooklyn Democratic
Club-Cotton Crop on Prison
Farm in Poor Condition.
Especial to The Messenger. }

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 7.-Coroner
Separk this afternoon took a jury,
composed of G. E. Leach, Charles B.
Park, F. H. Phillips, J. Frank Red
ford, John Robertson ana Dewitt
Smith, to the scene of last nights
train wreck at Garner.
It is said that veteran engineer,
Will Rippey's mind is badly affected
by the disaster of which he was the
prime cause by his own confession,
though the train conductor is trying
to shoulder the blame.
The bodies of Freight Engineer
w. c. Parker, of Goldsboro, and his
fireman, John Young of Lexington
were brought here and prepared by
an undertaken for burial. They
were merely half charred pieces of
flesh They were sent home to-
night.
The body of the negro fireman,
W. J. Bithel of the passenger engine
was also sent home to Graham. Cor
oner Separk and his jury returned
this evening. He said the wreck was
cleared and new track built.
All freight cars which were off
the track were entirely destroyed
and both engines are mere scrap
iron.
The coroner says his investigation
is the first ever made in this county
but he thought it wise course to
pursue. He did not see Engineer
Rippey of the passenger train, who
left early this afternoon for his home
in Burlington.
The coroner says that no telegram
was sent to Auburn that the trains
were to meet there, that it is only
a flag station but that to such meet
ing place there ought to be notice
given.
nesses Conductor Oakley and Engi-
neer Rippey, of the passenger train,
and Conductor Neal of the freight
train, and the f1agmen of both trains,
Roadmaster Anderson of Durham
and several people living near the
scene of the collision, who were first
to arrive there.
~ nc
Will Banks, convicted last year of
murder in Ashe and sentenced to
be hanged.
The governor agrees with the su-
preme court that Banks richly de-
serves the galfows and that his crime
was atrocious, willful and premed-
itated
He also declines to pardon James
who outraged his little step
daughter in Buncombe and who
must go to the gallows. The gov
ernor says he visited Rucker in jail
at Asheville and found that he
knew right from wrong.
Others to whom he refused par
don are Will Barbee, robber of Dur
ham, Jesse Mason. highway robber
Of New Hanover; Ed Johnson, thief
of Cabarrus; W. E. Burnett, seduc-
er of Vance
Pardons are granted A. V. Rice
of New Hanover, serving ten years
for stealing a bicycle; c. A. Thomp-
son, of Montgomery, serving two
years for manslaughter; and Jasper
Watson of Madison, serving seven
years for manslaughter. All of the
pardons being conditioned on goo1
sobriety and industry.
The governor in the case Of A. V.
Rice, says Defendant was convict
ed at the spring term of courC 1901,
New Hanover county, of stealing a
bicycle and sentenced to ten years
in the state prison. This was before
the law was changed and the bicycle
was only valued at 500. The de-
fendant has been In jail six years
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09

Long before that London chemist
discovered is process for the deg
radiation Of copper" however. Tom
Watson was doing the same thing
by q method Of hia own.-Chicago
Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-09

Mr.. Lewis r.. Fisher of Baltimore,
representing the Robins Paper Co.. is
in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
GREAT BOND ISSUE
FOR PENNSYLVANIA
Announce of Plans Causes De-
cline on Stock Exchange at
New York.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE stockholm.
ers of the Pennsylvania railroad will
be asked to authorize the issue prob
ably of S10O,O0O,O00 capital stock and
800 ,000,0 in bonds at the annual
meeting March II, according to an
nouncement made by the management.
1t was stated the company is not plan
ming any large improvements beyond
those announced and asks for author
ity for the increase only to provide for
possible emergencies.
New York, Jan. 11-Announcement
of the intended issue of additional
capital by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company to the extent of S100,000,000
in bonds and $1O0,OOO.0OO in stock re-
serves caused declines of 1 to 4 points
on the stock exchange today. Sup
porting orders and profit taking, how
ever, caused a reaction and most of
the decline recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, Jan. 11.-Following is a
brief resume of the important proceed
ings in both houses of congress yes
terday:
sENATE-After five hours debate on
the subject of limiting the hours of
service of railway employees the senate
passed a substitute for the pending bill
of Senator la Toilette. limiting the
number of train employees to 16 con-
secutive hours of service, to be follow
ed by 10 hours of rest. Senator Till
man gave notice he would address the
Senate Saturday on the Brownsville af-
fray. and Senator Foraker announced
he would endeav0r to get vote on the
investigation resolution on that day.
Adjourned. to today.
HOUSE--The house was the center of
threatened personal encounter be-
tween Representative Gaines of Ten
nessee and Representative Mahon of
Pennsylvania- growing. out of Mr..
Gaines bill to dock members for
chronic absence. The army appropria-
ticn bill was passed and consideration
of the for1ificafions bill begun. The
house adjourned at 4:45 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
SHEA CAN MERELY
ANSWER QUESTIONS
Ruling of Court in Teamsters' Conspi-
racy Trial Blow for the
Defense.

Chicago. Jan I1.-Judge Ball llatQdaY
decided Cornelfus Shea. ~r "a &c
fendant in the conspiracy trial;@ can
testify only in reply to specific ques-
tiOns. 1t was the plan of the attor-
neys for the defense to have Shea give
general history of the strike and of
all incidents involved in its conduct
from the commencement to the finish.
The state objected, declaring in this
manner the defense would be able to
bring matters before the jury that
have already been ruled out by the
court
Shea was asked but single ques-
tion and was allowed to go. The de
tense then declared it had finished its
case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
HYPNOTIsM MAY BE FATAL
Unable to Break Spell and Divinity
Student is Near Death.

Lexington. KY. Jan. 11.-R. T. Book
er of Scottsville. H., who became un-
conscious while being hypnotized Wed
nesday night, is still in a critical con-
dition in the dormitory of the Ken
lucky university, where he is a second
year student in the divinity college.
Miss Ray McCarvey. the young wo-
man who hypnotized young Booker,
was unable to break the spell COM
pletely, and physicians who have seen
him say it is a peculiar case. They
declare. however. that the trouble was
brought on by excitement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
for Which Anxiety
Was Felt Has Bro
ken Shaft.
is TOWED INTO PORT
Dispatches State That All on
Board Vessel Are
Well.

Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 11.-The
overdue steamship, Ponce, was tOwed
in here today by a steamer which
picked it up disabled.
Ponce is Sighted.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE New York
and Porto Rico Steamship company to-
day received a cablegram from Bermu-
da saying the missing steamer Ponce
is coming there in tow.
Has Broken shaft.
New York, Jan. IA dispatch from
Bermuda reports the Ponce has a brok-
en- shaft All on board are we'll
Another Overdue Vessel Arrives.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE steamer
Maracas, from Trinidad, which, with
the steamer Ponce has been overdue
here, arrived at quarantine early to-
day She was delayed owing to a de-
rangement of the machinery. She
saw nothing of the Ponce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
GOVERNOR ORDERS
AN INVESTIGATION
James Cullen, Man Lynched at Charles
City, Iowa, Was Mentally
irresponsible.

Charles City, Iowa, Jan. 11.-An au-
topsy held on the body of James CuI-
len, who was lynched Wednesday
night, showed that he had been men
tally irresponsible for his actions and
could not have been sent to the gal
lows for his crime. Governor Cum
Minis has ordered an investigation of
the lynching, and the prosecution of
all found to have taken any part.
Cullen was taken from Jail and
hanged from the bridge that crosses
the Cedar river here, in the presence
of a crowd of more than 1000 persons.
including some women and children
and four ministers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
TIDAL WAVE SWALLOWS HUNDREDS
IN EAST INDIES; SHAKE FOR KANSAS

The Hague. Jan. IA tidal wave
has devastated some of the Dutch East
Indian islands south of Achin. The
loss is very great. According to a
brief official dispatch 800 persons per
ished ON the island of Tanna. while 40
are known to have drowned on the is
land oi Similu.
Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. 11.-What
is believed 10 have been an earthquake
shock was felt here at 1 45 this morning.
The shock lasted a few seconds. Per
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
IOWA'S BEAUTY is MARRIED
Effie Henderson, Was Awarded Prize
at ST. Louis Fair.

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Though
Miss Effie Henderson of this city was
awarded the prize as the handsomest
woman at the st. Louis exposition and
her desk is piled high with offers for
the use of her photograph in adver-
tisements, she was married yesterday
to Floyd r. Wilson, dining car con-
ductor, who fell in love with her pict-
ure at the exposition. Wilson met
Miss Henderson by chance in Hot
Springs. S. D., and a railroad court
ship followed. Wilson formerly lived
in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate to
day passed the McCumber service PEN
sion bill without division.
Applies To Mexican War Veterans.
The bill was amended so as to make
it apply to survivors of the Mexican
war as well as those of the civil war
and to prohibit pension attorneys from
receiving fees for securing pensions
under the bill
The bill grants a pension of S12 a
month to survivors of the civil and
Mexican wars who have reached the
age of 90; SIS TO those who are 20
years of age; and $50 to those 10
years or over.
Increase Expenses s6O.OOO.OOO.
Senator McCumber estimates if the
bill becomes a law, it will increase the
pension expenditures of the country TO
the extent of about S60.000,00O an
nually, while the commissioner of pen
sions thinks the increase will be be-
tween S10,000,OO0 and S15.000,00.
Perkins Argues for Smoot.
Senator Perkins addressed the SEN
ate at length today in defense of the
right of Reed Smoot to retain his seat
as senator from Utah.
Has 200 Private Pension Bills.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house ~
day took up the private pension bills,
there being nearly seven hundred on
the calendar.
~--=.- Breaks All Records.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE house to-
day adjourned until Monday after
breaking all records so far as pension
legislation is concerned. passing G2S
bills in l hour and 50 minutes.
VIII Not Consider Bill.
Washington. Jan 1.-THE house
committee on judiciary today by a vote
of to Z. decided not to consider the
Hepburn-DoIliver bill making liquor
carried in interstate commission sub
ject to the laws of any state it enters.
Pctfus stands Alone.
Washington, ID C, Jan. 11.-By a
vote of 20 TO l the senate yesterday
passed a bill providing that railway
employees engaged in the handling of
trains shall not work more than 16
consecutive hours. which period is TO
be followed by 10 hours off duty. The
one negative vote was cast by Senator
Pettus.
Exceptions Provided For.
The bill provides that under certain
contingencies and in case of accident
the time fixed may be exceeded. The
enforcement of the law is placed in the
hands of the interstate commerce COM
mission and the federal courts, the
penalty provided being a fine of not
less than 800 nor more than $1,000.
The act is to apply 10 trains doing an
interstate or foreign commerce busi-
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11

Washington, Jan. 11.-President
Tucker of the jamestown exposition
board, has received letters and tele-
CRANES from nearly every one of the
members of the advisory committee of
the great exposition except those who
signed the prorest against the alleged
undue prominence to be given the mill
tary and naval features of the govern
ment exhibit
All Take Exceptions.
All these correspondents take ex-
ception vigorously to the criticism i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
PRICE OF GLAZED
KID Is ADVANCED
Manufacturers Representing se5, 5,ooo,-
600 a Year Industry Take
Action.

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Representing
an industry whose yearly producing
value is more than s65, 100000, the
Morocco manufacturers of the national
association in annual meeting here de
cided to advance the price of glazed
kid.
The advance is due to the rise in the
price of raw material. Goat skins
have undergone an increase of from
10 to 20 per cent, and there are in
creases in the wages of employees and
OF kid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
PROTEST AGAINST BIG MILITARY
DISPLAY AT JAMESTOWN FAILS
Large Majority of Advisory Committee of Exposition Favor
Army and Navy Participation and President
Tucker Is Hard at Work.

piled in the protests of a dozen sign
ers to the published statement, and
as there are 100 members of the ad-
visory committee, the exposition au-
thorities feel they are privileged to re-
gard the protest as failing to get out
the views of any considerable part of
the committee.
Tucker, meanwhile, is earnestly at
work personally at the war and navy
departments doing all he can to induce
the officials to- hasten arrangements
for the encampment and naval display
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
Card Party i'm Progrs
POINT IN FAVOR OF HEARST
Supreme Court of New York Affirms
Order to Preserve Ballot Boxes.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE appellate
division of the supreme court today
handed down a decision affirming the
order of Justice MacLean denying the
motion to vacate the order of April 80,
1906, which directed that the ballot
boxes of the last mayOralty election be
preserved. The decision of the appel
late division is in favor of Hearst and
keeps in effect the order requiring the
preservation of the ballot boxes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
Scared to Death by a Blast.

Philadelphia. Jan. 11.-Albert Lind
say was frightened TO death and two
men were severly burned by an explo-
sion of molten metal in the finishing
plant at Baldwin's locomotive works
yesterday. Frank Sakolowsky and
Patrick Dolan were burned about the
face and body by the hot metal which
few over them. Lindsay, who was
standing near, was SO frightened that
he collapsed. .