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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
A DEFINITION.

There is some uncertainty as to the
meaning of the word "alfenist." Get
ting the Interpretation from a man
named Wiley Of Pittsburg, Pa,
"alienist" is found to mean a man who
is glad it's over.-Ottawa Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
WHERE VICTORY Will PERC

coed in making game of little Mrs
Thaw, but if in the end little Mrs
Thaw succeeds in saving her husband
from the electric chair the victory will
all be on her sfde.-Hutchison News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

Humanitarian-Wh are you beating the
poor donkey in that way?
Coster-And a bloom1n' lot o. good it 'ud
do beatin the car-eh Punch ,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
HAD TAKEN PART IN RECEPTION
Was on His Way { o ST. Paul When
He shown Signs OF Hlness-Medi-
cal Aid Observation-Disclosures to
severe Attack of Indigestion.

! st, Paul. Mimi, June 14.-Secretary
Taft became suddenly i'll at Fort
Smelling this forenoon while driving
through the reservation in an auto
mobile. Medical aid was at nee
summoned and the Secretary was
brought to this city to the home of
j. s. Hill.
Secretary Taft, after arriving at
o Smelling this morning, mounted
a horse and witnessed the review.
Later he attended a reception at the
quarters of Major and Mrs. Beall,
where he stood in the receiving line.
He gave no intfmation of feeling Ill
at hat time.
1t was whe going through the re-
servation in an automobile on the
way to the town and country club
that the secretary showed signs of ILL
ness. His eyes took on a peculiar ex-
preston and his lips became blue and
he complained OF severe distress in
his stomach.
The automobile was at once turn
ed towards the town n rushed to
h home of J.. S. Hill, W ho is an old
school mate friend of the secretary of
war. DR.. Sneve was summoned. He
said the secretary was suffering from
a severe attack Of indigestion, at first
thought to be ptOmaine POISONING
Mr.. Hill said this afternoon that
Secretary Taft was resting easily.
Secretary of War Taft arrived at
7.45 o'clock tonight at the banouet
given in his honor at the auditorium
The secretary slept for more than
an hour before going to the banquet.
The attending physician said that Mr.,
Taft had suffered only from an attack
of indigestion.
Secretary Taft tonight teIegranhed
Mrs. Taft that he had suffered a tenn
porarV attack Of indigestion, but that
the doctor assured him that he wou,d
be all right tomorrow, adding. how
ever, h a he needed a little rest. Sec
rotary Taft announced hat accord
ihsly ne would give up his South
Dakota "trip and wait for his Kansas
engagement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18

crease the pay of teachers. Mr.. Joy
ner says that the real cause of the
relatively small attendance of high
schools of the state IS that there are
not strongg male teachers to take
change of these. For the primary de-
partments and say fo- boys up to the
age Of II women unquestionably make
the best teachers, but when a boy
passes that age, he needs the instruc-
ton and the example of an abe and
viTile man to lead as we'll as to edu-
cate.
There was a current last
night that warrants making other
charges would be issued Tor Dr.. Row
land, but Solicitor jones and Magis-
trate SepaTk say they know nothing
OF this matter, il seems that there was
nothing in the story q, all. Of course
a thousand JUNIORS have been current
about this matter from the start ami
it las been very difficult oftentines
TO sift out the true from the false.
i is earned that the American
Guild. which has been forbidden to
DO insurance business IL this state. is
arranging to Te-insWC its risks and
. retire from business n some wav.
probably By am~aicaMeting with SOM
ether company. It is Il Richmond
company, which not long ago
took over the Modern Puritans OF
Norfolk and it has many policy holders
in this state.
State Auditor Dixon says that the
domestic corporations are very rapidly
reporting to him. There are 5000 OF
these and they, as well as the banks
and building and lean associations,
report TO him. There are 70 building
and loan associations and $50 banks.
He says that very good reports are
coming in and that the assessments
which he makes in al! these cases will
show a very gratifying increase. His
W estimates to the general increase
in taxable values this year is that at
the lowest the total valuation for
North Carolina will be brough nm m
SIX hundred million dollars. He be-
lieVes. as the governor does, that the
real total value of all the property is
a billion, but Of course the assess
ments will not reach that figure.
The governor offers a reward of $50
for Garfield Ross, colored, who stands
charged with numbering Ben Bradley |
in Cleveland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
WANT RULES
Resolution Offered in Conference of
Cotton Buyers and manufacturers.

Asheville. N. c., June IA joint
conference of committees from the
Southeastern Cotton Buyers Associa
ton, the North Carolina Manufacture
ers' Association and the South Caro-
lima Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
ton held today, a resolution looking
to the amendment of what is known
as the South Carolina mill rules. which
govern the purchase of cotton. was
presented. No action was taken by
eason of the fact that the Southeast
ern Cotton Buyers Committee would
not bind itself without consulting
with the main body. 1t is said, how
ever, that the amendment will be ac-
cepted. The resolution is as follows:
Paragraph SF-That these rules
shall apply as to staple cotton except
in matters of length of staple, grades
and differences consequent thereupon
which shall be arbitrated in New Or
leans and Vicksburg under rules of
New Orleans and vicksburg exchanges
a 1.-THE option of the buyers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
CONFESSED THE CRIME
Rufus Williams Arrested on Charge
OF Assauiting and Robbing Woman
of SCI 600

San Antonio, Texas, June ID
Charged with assaultjng and robbing
Mrs. Sallie Gibson, Of Columbia S. c..
OF $61, 900, Rufus Williams last night
confessed the crime in the county Jail.
he was caught yesterday on the east
bound Southern Pacific train on his
way to New Orleans. Mrs. Gibson
and Williams arrived in the city yes
terday from the east, the former COM
ing for the purpose of investing in
Texas lands.
She had on her person fifty one
thousand dollar bills and the remain
der in gold coin. Williams obtained
a vehicle from a local Livery and sug-
gested a drive into the woods. Mrs.
Gibson was struck ON the head and
an attempt was made to drown her.
Williams said he took her money and
fled back to the city.
Columbia, S. c., June 14.-Mrs. Sal
lie Gibson, of this city, whom Rufus
Williams confessed to having assault
ed and robbed of Sci. 900 at San An
tonic Texas is said to have possessed
considerable money which she had
boarded up. Not many months e
she deposited in a bank here about
$4,000, most of which was in gold
coin, green with age. 1t is thought
here that Williams and Mrs. Gibson
are married. Williams was her bust
ness manager.
Lately Mrs. Gibson disposed. of all
her property here. Williams is a liv-
eryman.
About six months ago Mrs. Gibson
was assaulted on the street in this
city the motive being robbery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
STORY OF NEWSPAPER MAN
Overheard Plot on Train-The Deed
To Take Place at Senator Morgan's
Funeral-No Credit Given to Story
by Authorities.

Mobile. Ala. June IA dispatch
from Selma, Ala, to the Item says:
A newspaper man who arrived here
from Montgomery reported to the
chief Of police that while at the Mont
gomery railway station he overheard
two men of foreign descent aying
that there was a plot to assassinate
Vice President Fairbanks and Senator
Joseph 3. Foraker during the funeral
OF Senator Morgan at Selma tomor-
row. The assassins, according TO the
story heard by the newspaper man.
were coming to Selma from New Or
leans Chief Taylor of Montgomery
was ~telephoned and told of the story
Out he puts no faith in it.
Selma, Ala, June IA reporf
considered absurd and foolish has
gone about concerning the assassi-
nation of Vice President Fairbanks
and Senator Foraker at Senator Nor
gan's funeral. Authorities in Mont
gomery have been communicated with
and they concur in the belief that tho
report is absurd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
TWO-CENT PASSENGER RATE

Conflict Between State and Fedora
Courts Arises i'm Missouri Over I'm,
fOrccment.
Kansas City, June IA Conflict he.
tween state and federal courts arose
DAY over the enforcement of the Mis-.
souri, maximum freight and the two
cent passenger fare acts, which went
into effect last night
In compliance with Federal Judge
McPherssn's temporary order the rail-
roads did not put the new law into e =
feet, despite orders to do SO issued nv
circuit courts in Kansas City and St,
Louis.
Today the circuit courts. both in ST
Louis and Kansas City, on petition of
Attorney General Hadley, issued in
functions against the railways COM
pell1ng them to obey the laws. Yes
terday Judge Mcpherson ISSUED an
order restraining the railroads from
complying with the rate laws n to-
day when the complication of the cir
cult courts action arose he continued
his order in effect. This, the court
NNS >So4 y
said, he did as great harm might
be done and much confusion arise if
the status quo should be changed"
The railways ultimately respected
the order of Judge Mcpherson and did
not comply with the new laws.
Assistant Attorney General Kennish
declared that the railroads asked the
federal courts to enjoin the roads from
putting into effect the new laws. The
state would hold that because of this
fact, the people were not enjoined by
the federal court and that the state
has jurisdiction.
Speaking of today's action in the
circuit courts, Judge Mcpherson said:
All courts. state anG federal, recog-
nize that all other courts act in good
faith. And this court appreciates the
situation. When the foregoing situa-
ton was disclosed today counsel for
the railways moved for a continuance
for a week or ten days to end hat
the situation might be looked into.
These delays cannot be allowed. The in
terests of the public and the rail-
ways alike demand the speedy deter
mination Of all questions connected
with the validity Or invalidity of the
rate statute recently enacted by the
state legislature OF Missouri"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
MALE TEACHERS FOR SCHOOLS
Demands From All Parts of the
the State
Much Enthusiasm Shown i'm Greater
Observation-Disclosures Rainfall-Cor-
pOratiOns Reporting Rapidly
Railroads Ask Relief From New
Passenger ate Law.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, June IA

Raleigh, June IA.
Much enthusiasm is shown in Great.
! er Raleigh. The surveys will be begun
directly after July 1st, when the exten.
sion goes into effect. Every body was
| delighted at the street railway eXtel
| sion. Your correspondent was at the
soldiers home last night and the vet
Grams there cheered Justify when tod
that the electric cars would soon be
running by the home.
There was an enormous rainfall
here last night and il was declared &c
be the heaviest since the 10th of May
1898. The storm began at eight O'Clock
and in a little over two hours 2 inches
fell. During ten minutes of that time
three quarters of an inch came down
AS a result lands in this section were
washed and crops injured. The rain
was not wide spread and so the largest
streams do not seem to have been af-
fected.
Charters are granted the Westbrook
Bros. Co., of Greensboro. to act as
agent deal in general merchandise,
etc, capital stock $25, 900; the Leisel
Color Company Charlotte, 10 make dye
stuffs. 100000, Julius Leisel and 9TH
ers; Black Mountain Telephone Com
pany $4,000 TO operate telephones in
Buncombe county.
About 35 railways in this state are
under 60 miles in length, including
the lumber roads which operate pas
senger rate law making 2 IA per mile
this class, Nearly all Of these have
applied to the corporation commits
sion TO be relieved from the new pas
senger rate law, making 2 1-2 per mile
the rate. Of course all will apply and
naturally will be given relief. as ask
ed.
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction JOyner issued a particu-
larry fine letter today to the people in
the state for which he calls for strong
men as teachers in the public schools
The demand for these are so great
that it cannot begin to be met. He
says that from al parts of the state
comes a call for such men. Salaries
are not high in this profession and
SO men are attracted to the others,
to which salaries are so much higher.
but there is now a tendency to in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
SALARIES ARE INCREASED
Railroads Petition commission tO
Allow Telegraph Operators to Work
II Hours a Day.
(Special to The Messenpar,

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, June 14-Postmaster Briggs
is notified by the postmaster general
that all rural free mail carriers in
North Carolina nov 'eceiving $40
with few exceptions) get 5000 after
July 1st. There are about 4CO Of this
class. There were POO more untIl re-
Gently when they were reduced IN
class. All carriers nov getting S7O2
or 1854 will have an increase to $500.
Those receiving sGG6 or seas get an in
crease 10 $50. Those receiving $Gl2
are increased to 1920 and those re-
ceiving 1916 to $500. There a., over
200 carriers.
Charles Price, white, brought to jail
from New Light township. this coun-
T., was found at work on a farm.
Seven years ago he escaped from the
penitentiaIy here, IL being then partly
a federal prison. lie was serving "A
term there for moonshining.
The Southern. Atlantic Coast Line
and Seaboard Air Lire railroads pcti-
ton the corporation commission IN
allow certain Of their telegraph opc..
ators 10 work for d period Of not over
twelve hours a day instead Of eight, as
reuired by the new law which becomes
effective July LIST. The petItione.3 fur
Their ask the commission to defer the
operation OF the law until March 4rh
next when the national law goes into
effect. The commission fixes June 21st
as the date for hearing these matters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
HANGED FOR ASSAULT
negro confessed on GaIIOws to the
PerpetratiOn of Many Crimes.

Atlanta, Ga, Understanding On
the gallows Will Johnson. a neoro
convicted OF criminally assaulting Mrs
Georgia Hembree, a white woman 1ast
august, today confessed his crime
n included in his confession a LIST
OF other assaults and murders that
nave mystified the police of Fulton
county for the past year. When he
a finished he warned his hearers
to avoid his example. and the tran vos
sprung. His neck was broken.
admitted on the scaffold
mat ne shot Amos Moody, a white
farmer, last year, that he attempted
TO assault Miss Lawrence near At
lanta August 20, by which she was
le1t unconscious with an eye gouged
out, Tor which crime another negro
was sentenced to 40 years imprison-
ment, that he emptied a gun through
an open window of the residence of
j. w. Bryant, a farmer living saw
al miles north of the city, November
IL last, seriously w%oDnding Mr.. Bry-
ant and his sister; that he ATTEMPTED
to assault two white women in the
suburbs of Atlanta last fail, and be
concluded his admission by telling of
murder OF a man whom he called
Jackson, in Texas, several years ago.
SO convinced were his attorneys of
Johnson's innocence that they brought
the ~case\Pefore the state prison COM
mission as late as Thursday of this
week, asking for a communication of
sentence to Ii e Imprisonment. This
was refused and Governor Terrell al
declined to take action on the ap- |
peal for clemency
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
THREE BURNED TO DEATH
Fire DESTROYS -Four Buildings i'm
Shaker Settlement.

Cincinnati. June 1f-Three women
were burned to death and two men
seriously injured in a fire that Destroy
ed the four principal buildings Of the
Shaker settlement at White Water
Village. near Harrison. Ohio. today.
Mrs. Kuele Dear. Katherine Sberr
and Mary Middleton. three aged wom-
en-, who occupied quarters in the main
building, were the victims. They were
burned to death before any one could
arouse them.
Charles Sterr and Andrew Bass were
seriously injured in makingn their es-
cape fro mthe burning buildings The
loss is estimated at 10000
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
MRS. BESSIE HINES DEAD
Passed Away at Her Home i'm Florence
Yesterday.

yesterday.
Florence, S. {, June 14.-Mrs. Bessie
Hines, wife of Mr.. Edwin Ruth Hines.
of this place, died his nl3'uing at her
home N West Ci.-e-as tree: af e. IN
illness Of short duration. Mrs. Hiles
was Miss Bessie Fonville. of Warsaw,
n. c.. and was married to MI Hitea
just n year ago today in the Metho-
dist church at Warsaw. She leaves a
husband, father, several sisters and
brothers as follows: Messrs. Robert
Fonville, Of Birmingham; Edward
Fonville, of Wilmington; Enoch FuL-
vile, of Richmond; Mrs. DIR. Fred U.
Lake. and Misses Annie. Lillian ard
Sallie Fonville, of this city. The funer-
al will take place at First Methofist
church tomorrow morning at Ii o'clock
with interment at Mount Hope GENE
terry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
Catarrh Of Stomach and Kidneys.


I Mr.. 81. L. Emory, Vice Chancellor
! and Master of Arms, K. P.'s, of
Omaha, Neb., writes from 205 North
Sixteenth street, the following words
( of praise for Peruna O. Q tonic. He
) says:
! It is with pleasure ! recommend
! Peruna as g tonic Of unusual merit.
} A large number, of prominent mem
I bers Of the different orders with
! which / have been connected have
been cured by the use of Peruna in
! cases Of cafarrh of the stomach and
[ head; also in kidney complaints and
! weakness of the pelvic organs.
I "Peruna tones up the system. aids
digestion, induces sleep. and is we'll
! worthy the confidence Of sufferers of
|, the above complaints"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18

Mr.. David L. Jaycox, Chaplain Clar-
linda 1. o. G. T. and Chaplain G.. A. r.,
s65 Broadway, Oakland, CAL, writes:
~ am an old war veteran. contract
ed severe bladder and kidney trouble.
I spent hundreds Of dollars and con
suited q host Of doctors, but neither did
me any good.
FINALLY some of my comrades who
had been cured by Peruna advised me
to try it. l at n bought q bottle, and
found it helped me so much that 1 kept
using it for nearly four months.
"Peruna has proven the best medi-
cine I ever used. MY pains are gone
and / believe myself to be cured. Ifeei
well, and would not be without q bottle
In time Of need for ten times its COST"
Mr.. Robert E. Harvey. Treasurer
knights Of Industrial Freedom. also a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
Saws the COLUMBIA (S ca 6

Says the Columbia IS. c. State:
Listen TO the cotton grow and smile;
forget the inconvenient heat" Not
in this territory brother, the heat frem
our steam radiator has been far from
announcement, and we decline to for
get it.-Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
LAUNCH IS FOUND
Believed That Nine of the Bodies
Will Be Recovered

Two of the Midshipmen,
and UIricI, Probably Drowned In
The Roads Outside the Launch
Additional Evidence 10 CONVINCE
Naval Officers That IN Launch
WAS Run Down by a Float Oh oohhe
Kind-Derricks Will ltaise the
Launch at an Early Hour Ihls
Morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18

from IL South Nicholas ST., Chicago,
H., as follows:
al was in good health until about four
years ago, when my back became lRmo
and sore. The pains kept increasing,
with severe witches and slow exhaus-
tive aches. Urine was highly coAored
and passed with great irregularity. I
knew this must be inflammation of fhe
bladder.
"Havin9 read of Peruna decided 10
try t.. l found relief from the pain
within ten days. The aches gradually
diminished, and It was q blessed relief
/ ar assure You. Within three months
] was weHonce more. Ny appetite had
returned, nervousness and irritability
were things Of the past, and for over two
years now / rave been a healthy man.
"I give all thanks 10 your Pcruna,
and believe that it is T. hlerriuc - mab-
car ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-07
VACCINATION AND LEPROSY
(Continued from PAGE u

vaccination law went into effect, he
Faid, lcprosy has spread rapidly, and
there has been great loss of life
among the iIawaiians.
Kaleiopu made one of his volcanic
speeches that can be heard all over
the Executive building. lie thought
that II vaccination is responsible for
enough Instead of merely making
vaccination discretionary, he thought
IL should be utterly abolished.
Doctor" j. Lor Wallach, the ire.
prcssible, bobbed up again In the
shape of Il demand by Kaniho that
the doctor" be asked to accompany
the members of the House on visit
to the laboratory of the Board of
Health, where he might explain to
the lawmakers all about leprOsy and
how he could cure II.
Rawlins would nave none of 1t. lie
refused 10 he made party to any
such foolishncss, he said The idea
of taking along a quack who profess
os to be able to cure leprosy with
female moss from deep sea rocks,
mixed with live worms and other
unsavOry mcsses, was ridiculous, and
he refused to stand for having any
such fakir accompany the House on
It's visit.
After n discussion that lasted
nearly two hours, the report OF the
committee was finally adopted.
The Committee ON Agriculture and
immigration reported on House Bill
40, authorizing the building and OPP
Grating of railroads by motive power
other than steam, recommending its
rassagc. The report was adopted
and the bill passed second reading.
The same committee reported on
House Bill 2S, providing for the pro-
lection of perishable produce being
sent to market, fayoring the bill, but
recommending that II be referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Castro said that the Committee
had been stumped on some points of
law involved In the bill, and for this
reason IL would be proper to refer 1t
TO the Judiciary Committee, and he
bo moved. Carried.
The Miscellaneous Committee re-
ported on Senate Bill 3, amending
the County Act, recommending its
passage. Adopted and passed sec
Ind reading.
The same committee reported on
Resolution II, appropriating $70,325
Tor certain school houses, recommen-
ding that II be tabled, as the same
subject had already been covered,
Adopted
The Lands Committee reported on
the petition from Molokai asking for
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-07
YOUNG PEOPLES RALLY

On Friday e.ening. February 8,
the Oahu Young Peoples Union will
hold their regular Quarterly Rally at
Central Union Church. The follow
ing will be the program for the even
ing:
Song seryice--Led by NJ. X. Naku-
ina. ="
Scripture reading and prayer -
Rev. Il. w. Thwing.
Solo-Miss Gertrude Hall.
Roll call of societies.
Song-Kawaiahao Glee Club. :
Collection.
Address-Bishop Earl Cranston.
Song.
Conservation service-Led by Miss
Yarrow.
Presentation OF banner.
Song.
Mizpah.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-07
HONOLULU WEATHER
Ea ID a &c a a Ut ID be b u " = ~
March 7. 1907.

mdINH - ivu''
temperatures a. m, 6S; a.
M, 70; 10 Il. M, II; noon, ~;
morning minimum, Sc.
barometer, s a. M, 29.sl; abso-
lutte humidity, s u. m, 1851 grains
per cubic foot; relative humidity.
a. m. SO per cent; dew point, n.
M, &c.
Wind--6 a. m, velocity 2, dircc-
ton Il; s a. M, velocity 4, direction
SIC; 10 a. M, velocity ~, direction
SIC; noon, velocity Is, direction Sc.
Rainfall during "a hours ended s
"a. m, "a inch.
Total wind movement during "a
hours ended at noon, 2l3 miles.
WIN. b. STOCKMAN.
Section Director. U. S. Weather bureau.