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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
DESTROYED CHECKS
Action taken to Shield Men to Whom
They Were Paid

New York, Oct. 3.-That he dellber-
ately destroyed checks for S43,S78 so
ahat he would not be compelled to
say to whom the money represented
by them was paid, was admitted by
Lemuel Ely Quigg at the hearing on
Street Railway Merger matters before
the public utilities commission today.
my memory is faulty. l should not
like to attempt it, he said when At
torney WINS, who is conducting the
investigation, asked him if he could
tell to whom the checks were drawn.
Secretary D. G.. Morehead, of the Met
ropolitan company, stated on the stand
that he had been unable to locate the
checks charged 20 the special con-
.struction account and that he was
they must have been destroyed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
BOIL WEEVIL AND-CATTLE TlCkS
The Government Making Efforts to
Eradicate the Pests.

Washington, October 3.-The invas-
ion of the boil weevil from Central
America through Mexico has presented
problems to which scientists Of he
country have been devoting their en-
ergies. New hybrids have been pro-
duced that are early, prolific, and OF
fine staple that can be successfully
grown in the regions invaded by he
boil weevil. These cottons are not re-
sistant to the weevil, but good crops
can be produced from them on account
of their earlinesS.
Our cotton growing states have been
hindered from getting the full benett
of the presence of the cattle tick. n
ing of domestic animals on account
Of the pressure Of the cattle tick. the
United States government through the
department of agriculture is eXtermi-
mating this cattle tick. An area equal
10 the state of Virginia in size was
cleared OF the pest in 1886 and an
equal area will be cleared during the
nresent wear. In a few years this IN
cub1s on southern agriculture Will 2e
entirely removed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT At CAIRO
Saluted By Battery and Hundreds
of Steamboat Whistles
Met on Landing BY Reception Com
mittee-Over 10000 People Las
ten to Presidents Addrees-was
Given Ovation After Ovation-a.-
900 School Children Salute Party

Cairo. Ill. October 3.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived at the
Cairo wharf boat promptly at 9 o'clock
and were saluted by the DanvilIe bat
terry and hundreds or steamboat and
other whistles The party was met
by the reception committee headed by
Mayor George Parsons ana fifty car
riages, all drawn by white horses.
conveyed them along the line of March
to St. Mary's Park. A squad of po-
lice and the Fourth Regiment OF ILL.,
nois national guard headed by the
Fifth regimental band. led the process
sion. On arrival at the park Mayor
Parsons introduced Governor Deaeen
who addressed the people briefly. and
then introduced President Roosevelt
who began speaking at $40, and CON
tinued until 1850 after which the party
returned To their boats and remained
in port until II o'clock when the fleet
started for Memphis amid the booming
of cannon and other popular demons
trations.
Over 10000 people listened TO the
presidents address. Ovation after ov-
alton was given the president.
Two thousand school children on
platforms saluted the presidents
party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
TOXIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Letter Asking New York Body to
Cooperate With Them to Preserve
Peace.

New York. October "a letter from
the Toxic chamber of commerce. ap-
pealing to the New York chamber OF
commerce to do all /. its power to pre-
vent a breach in the relations between
the United States and Japan over the
San Francisco incident, and the reply
of the New York organization express
ing confidence that wholesale public
sentiment will assert itself in the To-
caltity where those incidents occurr-
ed were made public at today's meet
ing of the New York chamber.
The letter from Toxic which was
signed, not only by the Toxic cham
Der, but also by the president of four
other japanese chambers of commerce
after briefly referring to the trouble
in San Francisco said:
Should the progress of the trade
and commerce between two nations
be at any time INSTRUCTED as the
result of the unwarrantable action
of a small local population, the
loss to be sustained by the two cOun-
tries would be i~ncalculable. For these
reasons LHe uHueFSiSueu' lFpieSehId-
tives of the chambers Of commerce,
venture to address this letter TO you
to express our views on the situation,
in a confident hope that these views
will be shared by you n that you
will, by considering this matter in the
light Of the principles of international
intercourse and in view of the mutual
advantages of our trade relations.
make best efforts to Speedily eliml-
nate the present causes OF discord and
insure u common prosperity for the
future"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08

senting nearly every section of this
country and mor than a hundred cot
ton manufacturers from England, Ger
many, Italy, France, Portugal and Bel
GUM were in attendance. The con
vention here is preparatory to the
international conference of cotton
growers, spinners and manufacturers
which will be held in Atlanta, Ga,
October Z to 9. The foreign dele
gates also will attend the Atlanta con-
vention.
The program for today's session was
interesting. Secretary Of Agriculture
Wilson opened the convention with
an address followed by discussions of
the following subjects:
General question of cotton mill
fires" by Charles H. Fish, Dover,
n. H.
Cotton manufacturing and fire
waste" Fl. L. Phillips, Hartford.
IAN analysis of usage" George Otis
Draper, Hopedale, Mass.
Secretary Wilson said: The de-
partment Of agriculture has been help
ing the cotton producers in every wav
within its power. The diseases of
cotton and the insects hat ravage the
crops is being carefully studied
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
DOUBTS HFR STORY.
Woman Says that Tramp Burned her
Son to Death

Burlington, Iowa. Oct. st is
now believed that the story told bv
Mrs. John Hathaway yesterday that
a tramp tied her son to a fence post
and burned him to death because
she refused to give the tramp food,
is untrue.
The Hathaways live near Ouuawka,
Illinois, and the woman's story had
produced intense excitement in that
neighborhoOd.
The coroner investigation today
developed today that Mrs. Hathaway
had left her children alone while she
went to a neighbours and it is
thought that during her absence the
boy set fire to his clothing while
playing with matches.
The officials Of Oquawka believe
that Mrs. Hathaway invented the
tramp story in order to placate her
husband.
The c%oroner's jury returned a YER
dict of accidental death and Frank
a negro arrested at Mon
mouth, Ills, on suspicion of being
implicated in the alleged crime was
released.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
MET AWFUL DEATH
A. E.. |. SWiGhman Run o.
or by FREIGHT Train
FELL N FRONT OF ENGINE
locomotive and Freight Cars
Passed Over Mans Body

A horrible accident rccurrad carly
last night on the freight belt line ~
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad COM
pany when young Mr.. w. II. Lerrc,l
a switchman in the employ n, thar
company fell directly on the irarks
In front OF the engine and the entire
train, consisting OF nine cars passed
over his body. almost cutting 4, I'm
two at the waist line.
The terrible accident occurred about
Eighth street, If il were extended. In
the southern section Of the city. while
the train was on its way around thN
belt Ia The freight yards III the A. G. r.
Young Leggett. who had been attend
ing 10 the switches. while some shift
ing was being done. attempted To step
on the front part Of the moving en-
CINE, and in the darkness he m~isjudged
the step and falling forward was
thrown back on the tracks by the en-
CINE and the heavy iron monster. with
the cars behind passed owe his body.
The accident was seen by some one on
the train and it was stopped at once.
When 1t was realized hat young Leg
gett had peer killed the train was CON
tinued on it's trip around the belt to
the lower freight yards when h ca
(astrophe was reported to Coroner
Bell.
DR.. Bell Immediately went to the
scene of the accident and after review
ing the terribly mutilated remains he
turned the body over to Mr.. Bremen
from Yopp's undertaking establish
ment and il was taken to- the under
takers shop on Princess street and
prepared for shipment today to the
former home OF the deceased.
The deceased was aged about lS
years and he came e Wilmington six
or eight months ago 20 accept a posi-
ton with the Atlantic Coast Line rs
~switchman, having held that posi-
ion since that time. II young mar
came TO this city from I~tobersonville,
n. c.. and his body will be shipped
there on the $40 train this morning.
He leaves a father at that place and
a brother, who lives in this city.
A peculiarly sad feature Of the ac-
cident is the fact that the brother or
the deceased Mr.. G. L. Leggett, also a
switchman on the A. G. l., was on
the train which caused the death, and
he was one OF the first to view the
CHASTITY remains and 10 realize that
had come in awful form.
The body was cut entirely In two,
except for a small strip Of skin on the
abdomen.
The train on which the accident oc-
CURED. was a regular freight train
being shifted around the city to the
lower freight yards, it being pulled DIV
engine No. 1913 with Engineer Char-
lesion in charge. The conductor OF the
was Captain Bushong.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08

state had never tried to secure Fisher
here. Allison read the bill sent DR..
Rowland for the aconotine, including
the cost Of the telegram ordering it and
said it was charged to him April 4th.
the druggists telegram being to Marsh
&c Co, New York, for Is grains of DO
tent crystals Of aconotine. He said a
wholesaler would sell any amount Of
aconotine in reason, but would not say
a wholesale company would sell less
than IS grains. The defense moved to
strike out all Of the Allison evidence,
but this objection was overrueled by
Judge Long. The defense excepted.
The register Of the Monticello hotel,
at Norfolk, for May 14th last was put
in evidence. in it being the names OF
D. 8. Rowland and wife, Raleigh, N. c..
in Rowiandfs handwriting.
Mrs Rowland at this point became
very nervous, she repeatedly clasped
and unciapsed her hand.
Drug Clerk Parker, OF Raleigh, said
159 prescriptions had been filed for
Rowland in July Of last year, this be-
ing done by the defense to show Row.
land he was here when it was claimed
he was in the surf at Ocean View, Va,
with Mrs. Strange. The railway tick
cts bought by Rowland for himself
and Mrs. Strange whose name he sign
ed Lille Rowland were put in evil
dence. These were sold May IA at Raj
eigh.
The state al this point rested. Tes-
for the defense began. A let
ter by Strange's sister. Mrs. Black, OF
Indiana. to Mrs. Strange, a few days
after the death Of Strange, was read,
one paragraph being, Was he bothered
much with his heart? You know whe
he was at home he was bothered with
heart, but he told me since he was
at home that he was not bothered. A
deposition was read from DR.. h. T..
HAYNES, Of Memphis, that ne examiner
Strange in May, 1906, upon complaint
Of shortness of breath, found he had
~insufnciently and prescribed di-
gitalis.
Theodore Fesver, brother or Mrs.
Rowland, testified that Strange was
sick at Memphis four years CO., n
had shOrtness Of breath and gasped. !
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
SUBSIDIARY Of THEz STANDARD
Ga|ena Company Controls Lubri-
eating Oil Business
Prices Not Uniform With All Kali
roads-Refund in Some cases
Amounted to Nearly so Per Cent.
Figure of Minimum Mat
ter of Hard Bargaining.

New York. October 3.-That the
GaIena Signal Oil Company, a suosld-
iarv of the Standard Oil Company,
controls 81 per cent. of the lubf1catlng
oil business with the railroads OF tie
United States and hat the prices tor
it's product are o uniform with
all railroads was written in the rec
ords of tOday's hearing OF the feoeral
snit AGAINST the sO-called oil trust. Z.
c. 5teinbrenner, an accountant Tor
the Galena Company, told in detail
how contracts were made with rail-
roads whereby they were guaranteed
a maximum cost for the fabrication Oh
the road, based on mileage for en-
gines and cars and when maximum
cost was found at the end Of certain
periods to fall short of the Standard
invoiced price which all railroads paid
when they received the oil, the Galena
COMPANY made a refund of the diff
ference.
From statements compiled from the
Galena cornpany's books, Mr.. Kellogg
was able to show that in some cases
the amount of the refund was nearly
fifty per cent. of the amount of the
invoice price. Mr.. Steinbrenner tes-
titled that the lubricating oil furnish
ed to the Pennsylvania railroad was
sold at a loss. The elena Company
fixed the standard invoice price OF
valve oil for engines last year at az
cents a gallon and Mr.. Kellogg drew
from the witness that the Pennsyi-
vania railroad after the refund was
deducted obtained it's oil for "A n
Mr.. Steinbrenner testified that the
New York Central. Union Pacific. Del
aware and Hudson, and Southern rail-
roads paid 4S cents a gallon or the
full invoice price without refund. The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad paid IS
cents a gallon while the Toledo, Pc
oria and Western obtained it's oil for
26 cents. Mr.. Steinbrenner said that
the fixing of the minimum cost of
lubricating to a railroad was a mat
ter Of hard bargaining.
\ letter written by President Mil
Ter OF the Galena Company in 1905.
to Vice President Marony of the
tPittsburg. Shawmut and Northern
railroad and placed in evidence today,
stated that the Galena company vas
supplying 81 - per cent. of the mile
age in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. One of the railroads that
the Galena Company did not supply
with oil. Mr.. Steinbrenner said, was
the Underwater railroad, owned by MI.
Henry H. Rogers, vice president of the
Standard Oil Company. The witness
said the Galena Company had tried to
obtain the contract with the Underwater
railroad but had failed. Mr.. Kellogg
suggested hat perhaps Mr.. Rogers
thought he could get better oil.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
AT THE EXPOSITION
Pennsylvania Celebrations at James
town Began Today.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 3.-The Pennsyl-
vania celebrations at the jamestown
exposition began today with the ar
rival of hundreds of Pennsylvanlans
from all parts of the Keystone state,
and with large numbers Of Wilkesbar-
re, Pa, officials and residents, the
guests at a dinner rendered them by
President Tucker of the exposition, in
connection with the celebration or
Wilkesbarre Day. The ninth Pennsyl-
vania regiment, under Col. Asa Minor,
arrived at the exposition and gone
into camp.
The Pennsylvania state day cele-
bration will take place tomorrow with
Governor Stuart and many prominent
Pennsylvania state officials presented.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
CAUSED SLIGHT DELAY.
Steamer Having on Board President
Roosevelt Breaks Machinery

St. Louis, Oct. "a long distance
telephone message from Cairo was
received by the Associated Press this
afternoon at AIS to the effect that
the steamer Mississippi, bearing
President Roosevelt to Memphis, had
broken her machinery and put into
shore for repairs.
The spot where the steamer tied
I'D is twelve miles below Cairo, be-
tween Wyckliffe and Columbus, Ky.
The news was brought to Cairo by
a steamer that had accompanied the
fotilla down the river. No serious
damage is reported but the delay
in the trip by reason of the break
down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
COTTON FOR BREMEN
British Steamships Caperby and New
biggen Cleared With Cotton-'a-
ne OF CargOeS 81 300, 600.

ue OF @i'D""'"'
The fifth cotton cargo OF the sea-
son for foreign ports was cleared yes
terday by the firm Of Alexander Sprunt
g. Son for Bremen on the British
steamer Caperby, 1874 tons, Captain
Lewis. The Caperby will probably
leave port today. She carries a cargo
of $3.50 bales Of cotton, valued at
$4,000.
Preceding the Caperby less than %
hours the British steamship Newbig-
gen. also loaded at the Sprunt wharves
was cleared Wednesday and sailed yes
terday morning. she also being loaded
with cotton for foreign export, her des-
tination being Bremen. The Newbig-
gen carries 600 bales OF cotton.
weighing 6.734,215 pounds and valued
at 1855. 600.
With these two ~clearances. within
q hours. more than 10000 bales OF
cotton left Wilmington for foreign
ports. its value being more than 81
300. 900. There are still five steamers
at the Sprunt wharves now being load
ed and rapid progress IL being made
in dumping the cotton into their holds
and other 2 will be shipped with
in the next few days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
TRUSTEES OF TRAINING SCHOOL
Railways Pay Taxes into the State
Treasury
Especial! to The Messenger)

|.PONI'Vt - AIIV NICSStISEID
Raleigh, N. c., Oct. Gov. Glenn
appoints R. A. Dunn, of Charlotte.
James H. ~SOuthgate, Of Durham, and
John J. Blair, of Wilmington,
trustee of the StonewaIl Jackson Man
uel training school in place Of three
who could not accept on ccoun of
business engagements. Among the
callers at the exectiye office today was
General Counsel Leigh R. Watts Of
the Seaboard Air Line.
The railways have paid state axes
into the treasury as follows: Southern
$S3, 1850; Atlantic Coast Line, $60,291,
Seaboard Air Line, $3O,392: Norfolk
and Southern, 81, 1872.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
COTTON MANUFACTURERS
National Association in Session
About 200 Delegates Present

Washington, October 3.-The Ma
.tional Association of Cotton M~anufact-
urers convened here today in semi
annual session for a two days meeting
About two hundred delegates repre-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
EDITOR IN TROUBLE
Found Guilty of Criminal LlDei
Against District Attorney Je-
rome.

White Plains. y. Y, Oct Crank
F Xavier. editor OF the Yonkers Her
aid, was found guilty by a jury today
of criminal libel against District At
torney W. T. Jerome. Counsel for Mr.
Xavier asked the court to set aside
the verdict as being against the evil
dence, and Judge Plat said he would
hear arguments on that point next
week. Mr.. Xavier was accused OF
publishing in his paper the allegation
that Mr.. Jerome had an agreement
with insurance interests by which
they were to support him for governor
IL certain insurance men we're not in
dicted.
Team d. ~ lad You y :. Lssys sags
sssns+ IT'LL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
SUCCEEDS LATE DIR. MURPHY

DIR. J. VI. Campbell Elected Superin-
tendent Of Hospital for the In
sane.
Charlotte, y. c., October AT n
special meeting OF the board of direc-
tors at Morganton, n. C.. today DR..
John u. Campbell was elected super
iintendent Of the state hospital for the
insane to succeed DR.. p. L. Murphy.
the poted a~lienist. who died ten days
ago. Dr.. Campbell was first assistant
physician of the institution.
:.
B..r.tA. HIs Kind ya "a. !..Zs S'ss'f
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-08
EXPERTS ON STAND
. -
Iestifies as to the Effect Of
Certain Poison
WAS DIFFICULT TO TRACE
Both Defendants Show Strain of
Their Position

ADMISSION of Evidence Showing that
r. Rowland Had Bought Aconotine
> Strong Point for State-Other
damaging Evidence Giyen-State
Concludes It's Case and Testimony
for Defense Begins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-04
ACADEMIC COSTUMES.
Square Cap or 5erretta Hood Survival
Of the Ancient Cope.

Square Cap or Berretta Hood Survival
Of the Ancient Cope.
Academic costume was originally the
ordinary dress Of the period in which
it was prescribed. Medieval statutes
were directed not to the wearing Of
any particular robe but against ex-
travagant taste in or deficiencies of
dress. At Heidelberg. for instance, stu
dents were forbidden to go out without
boots unless clad in a garment reach
ing to the heels" The most purely
academic part of the costume was the
square cap or berretta, with a tuft on
the top Qn lieu Of the very modern
tasseD, which was the distinctive
badge of the mastership. Its posses
sion was much coveted, and, according
to one authority. ''it is only In post
meGiaeval times that the berretta first
without, then with, the sacred apex
has been usurped, first by bachelors,
then by undergraduates and now (out-
side the uniyersities) by mere oi,oris-
ters Or school boys" The gown, or
toga on the other hand, was an un-
official robe or casseck Of various col
ors, the favorite at Oxford being
'.green, blue or blood color"
The hood is a survival of the ancient
cappa, or cope, which is still to be seen
in the official robes Of the chancellor of
Cambridge. 1t formed part of the gar
ment, like the cowl Of a monks robe,
and was not restricted to graduates,
being the ordinary clerical Dress and
not even exclusively clerical at is
only the material Of the hood which
was characteristic Of degree or Office"
the use Of mlnever, for instance, being
confined to masters. silk hoods came
In perhaps toward the end Of the four
teenth century as summer alterna-
tive for masters, whose winter fur
hoods were something more than an
honorary appendage in the unwarmed
schools and churches OF medieval
times" At Oxford undergraduates lost
their hoods in 14S0, but it was not till
"about the beginning Of Queen Eliza
Deth's reign" that the masters and
stewards Of Incorporated societies, who
also wore them. east them off their
heads and hung them on their shoul-
ders. dundee Advertiser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-04
TAILORS IN A RIOT.
Refused to Permit a Performance That
Satirized Their Craft.

Refused to Permit Performance That
Satlrized Their Craft.
In 1863 Foote had produced bur
Iesque, the author Of which has never
been discovered, entitled "The Tailors;
a Tragedy For Warm Weather. Dow
ton announced the revival of this piece
for his benefit AS the title implies, it
was satire upon the sartorial craft,
and upon the bills being issued an in
dignation meeting was convened by the
knights Of the needle, who vowed to
oppose the performance by might and
main.
Menacing letters were sent to Dow
ton telling him that 1900 tailors
would attend to his piece. and one.
who signed himself Death" added
that 10000 men could be found If nee
essary These threats were laughed
at by the actors, but when night came
1t was discovered that the craft were
in earnest and that with few excep-
tons they had contrived to secure ev-
cry seat in the house. while a mob
without still squeezed for admission.
The moment Dowton appeared upon
the stage there was a hideous uproar
and some one threw a pair Of shears
at him.
Not a word would the rioters listen
to, nor would they accept any compro-
mise in the way Of changing the piece.
Within howIed and hissed without in
termission hundreds Of exasperated
tailors; outside howled and beloved
thousands Of raging tailors, who at
tempted to storm the house. SO for.
midable did the riot wax that a mag
istrate had to be sent for and special
ccnstables called out, but these were
helpless against overwhelming odds, 50
a troop Of life guards was ultimately
summoned, who, after making sixteen
prisoners, put the rest to fiight.-Amer-
lean Tailor and Cutter.