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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Passenger Rates Reduced to 2 Ia
CeEtS a Mile
EFFECTIVE JULY 1897.
AbOiiSlIeS First and second CGaSS
Fares-Applies t o Roads More Than
so Miles i'm Length-Child Labor
Fill Special Order Monday Night.
Especial to The MESSENGER

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, March 1.-The senate to-
night, after prolonged discussion,
adopted the report of conference COM
mittee reducing passenger rates to TWO
and a quarter cents a mile on roads
of more than 60 miles in length and
fares. Opponents Of the bill tested
the strength of the senate or an APP
peal from a ruling of the president Of
the senate that the report had to be
rejected or adopted, and amendments
were not possible. The ruling was
sustained by a vote of Is to % and the
report was adopted by a vote of So to
s. The house had previously adopted
the report by a vote of 50 to 4, and
the action of the senate tonight makes
the bill a law, to become operative
July l, 1907.
/ The more important among a great
many private bills that passed to-
nights session of the house wee:
Placing Sampson county under the
anti-jug law, also Mount Olive, Wayne
county; enlarging the powers Of mi
nority stockholders in electing direct
ors Of corporations; requiring qualif-
cations for trained nurses; establish
ing recorders court for Winston
Salem; appointing superintendent Of
roads for Guilford county; protecting
came in Mecklenburg county; to make
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
THE HOUSE.

The hosse met at $50; there was no
prayer.
Bills were introduced at follows: By
Bolton. to amend the act of 1908 re-
sarding election of teachers at Fayette-
vile: by Mcneil to incorporate the
Ladies Civic Society of Fayettevillc;
BY BlOunt, to amend the revisal re-
Sarding payment of fees by state
banks; KOOnCe to vest certain lands in
the state board Of education.
The bill to revise the charter of Ra-
leigh and extend its limits was report
ed as amended by mutual agreement
OF all parties, providing for a quarter
of a mile to be voted on by the qualified
voters.
Bills passed: To allow Madison
county to levy bridge tax. The bill to
create the county of Lee out of parts
of Chatham and Moore to be left to a
vote of the people of the proposed new
county came up as a special order.
The bill passed second reading, ayes
So: noes A.
Manning of the committee of confer
ees on the part Of the house, which
met with the senate conference c5m-
Hlittee reported the result Of this con-
ference on the senate and house pas
senger rate bill. Consideration of the
bill was made a special order for to-
morrow night QqQonc painmiQ shrdlu
morrow morning.
BIount secured a reconsideration OF
several amendments to the cOmpGl-
sorry school attendance bill on account
of inaccuracies. When this was done
six more counties were allowed to be
placed on the list on which there were
already 40 counties, allowed to vote on
the question before the act becomes
operative. The bill thus amended pass
ed third reading and the house ad-
journed until tonight.
The passenger rate bill submitted
provides for the two and a quarter cent
rate and adds: 'The corporation COM
mission is authorized to permit all in
dependently owned and operated rail
ways whose mileage is 60 miles or less
to charge a rate not in excess Of the
present one for such road and also to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
Couldn't Believe Him.

After a wOrdy argument in which
neither scored two Irishmen decided
to fight 1t out. 1t was agreed hat i'm
mediately either said, I've had
enough" the fight should cease.
After they had been at it about ten
minutes one of them fell and art once
exclaimed:
Enough! I've had enough
But his opponent kept on hitting
him until a man who was watching
them said:
"Why don't you let him get up? he
says he's had enough"
II know he said So" said the victor,
without relaxing his efforts, "but he's
such a liar you can't believe a word he
says."-Glasgow Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
NIGHT SESSION.

Raleigh, n. c., February essen
ate bill appointing -four additional
commissioners for Sampson county
| came up as special order tonight, but
| after an hour OF haggling over wheth-
| Err the bill should be re-referred to the
! committee it was finally settled TO
| make il a special order Saturday
morning.
The next special order was the
antitrust bills. Price Of Rockingham,
led off in support of the committee bill
and in opposition to Manning's sub
stitute. He made a terrific arraingn-
ment OF the tobacco trust, relating his
own experience Do once a prosperous
tobacco dealer, farmer and manufac-
turer. He declared the trust demon
not satisfied with destroying dealers
and manufacturers had placed the
print Of its footprint on every hill OF
growing tobacco and had it priced be-
fore it reached the market to be
bought at its own price, through Il
fraudulent pretense OF competitive bid
ding.
<dI&IiuElIOlot w Az liz Ai
| never made a dollar except from farm
ing, and for the past - years had
| not planted less than a hundred acres
| Of Tobacco any one year and as much
! as two hundred acres some years, sup
| ported the Manning substitute. He
| said none hated a trust worse than he,
but unless the tobacco trust could be
--Z C~.+I r. ~O1s~o
the only effect Of the committee bill
would be to drive the American To-
baccO company out Of North Carolina,
and literally destroy the tobacco, agri-
cultural and manufacturing indus
tries.
Washington. supporting ManninSS
substitute said all this sentiment was
| very fine, but this was a pure dry
matter Of business and while no one
had suffered more than himself from
the tobacco trust or hated it more,
vet to drive it out of North Carolina
and not all other otbacco states would
simply spell ruin TO all tobacco farm
ers, and towns in this state.
Clifford supported Manning'S bill
and Yount opposed. Manning said he
wanted it distinctly understood he was
no defender Of trusts.
Manning offered q substitute to
committee bill in subsection (A) to
section one reading for any person,
firm, corporation or association to
directly or indirectly make or name
any agreement or understanding eX-
press or implied to lower or prevent
the increase in price etc" was amend
ed by striking out the words COR in
Directly and the words cor under
standing"
Justice consulted with Chairman
WinbOrne, and other members OF h
committee, and the amendment was
accepted. Justice said there was no
use to argue the bill further. Grant Of
Davis made an argument favoring his
amendment, which he said reached
the cotton mill trust, the insurance
trust and the JOsepheus Daniels trust,
the Associated Press. He claimed the
COMMITTEES bill reached neither Of these
trusts. He devoted most of his time
flo accommodation of ~"Josepheus Daniels
democrats" The amendment lost
ayes Is, mes 72. The Manning subst1-
tute was voted down without OppOSl-
ton and the committee bill with the
agreed amendment passed it's second
reading, the vote yes 83, noes 5. The
bill then passed it's third reading and
the house at II o'clock adorned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
Great Deal Yet Remains to be
Done.
GOV. GLENN SENDS MESSAGE
Oaly Seven More Days I;emain and
Pledges Made TO People Are Not
Yet Notwithstanding Asked to
Pusa, Matters-SenatOr Carter Taken
Suddenly III
Especial to The N1essenger.)

Raiedgh, n. c.. February 28.-The
senate met at $50 o'clock, Senator
Brown Offering prayer.
Committee reports were made, a
favorable report being returned on the
Reid anti-trust bill as amended, the
amendments being 50 drastic that
Reid offered a minority report. Bp0n
his motion the substitute bill for his
antitrust bill was made Il special Or
der for next Tuesday at il o'..ock.
Tie revenue bill and the machinery
act came over from the house and on
motion Of ODell were made a special
order for Saturday at 1870.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Hicks, 20 amend the revisal regard
ing the statute Of limitations and
Judgment by magistrates. BY Pha1r,
go provide for filing of accounts BIZ
@uatees. BY Reinhart, to aid in the
erection OF a monument to the cOnfed-
srate dead in the National cemetery
az i. i:AstOp.
BijlS passed as follows: To amend
NE law of 1905 regarding the regis
a'aiOn Cd trained nurses ~ requirin.
applicants for \ nurses diploma TO be
II years Old, 10 nave a nigh schOOi
~SduCatkon, to have three years study
pa some sanitarium, hospital Or other
Ae institution. To provide for re-
sseming OnglOW's bonds. To incorpo-
rate the Virginia and Eastern Caro-
hna rnslway. To allow Wilmington to
i9suc 500 0C0 OF street bond. To allow
Wilmington to issue $685. Coo OF bonds
MI ordes TO acquire ownership of sew
~ rage '."' aud . ter SU~@ .. su-
hkorlze Erp N Marsh township In
Duplin the @OL' Nsas aN :, estab-
heh y sch 81 district al Blscoe.
The SeIlte took up The bill to regu-
ie@e the sale I gods in bu b. m
amendment ny Hicks was adopted,
making the rilI tOnst;t Ltiunal ard il
passed is lina, realing. Aaving a.
reaGy pass Il The house.
Graham. b. leave introduced u BILL
amending re cpma-,'.!.Nl sy giving
t&e men."er5 # H. ICEia;Riur. an ar
nual sald"y &c $1,l ana 'ci.eaCe at IS
cents per n'nc, aEI al oU:VR tic IRE
siding U.I::,. Of TIE sena:. anL house
$40 per -ay All mileage. If 4 spac.a!
session a!2 | &c called mcmb&: are 10
receive "tDG additional.
Sente 1eIt t Ok up the bill 20 fix the
salaries O. STATE officers alG drpa.t-
mental eEe) ce.; rs = social order.
N comm :e5 substitute Icing the
subject under discussion.
At this point Danielr eported for
III conference committees ON the rail-
way ia G bills, providing for 2 /"
eent fat rates, this bill being fully
reported, together with the commit
~e's report, in the house proceedings.
It WaS decided t make the bill a
special order for MCaday morning at
II o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
What He Miqht Do.

DR.. Story, the late principal Of Glas-
cow university, taking a holiday in the
country once, was met by the minister
of the district, who remarked: 'Hello,
principal. You here? Why, you must
come down and relieve me for a day"
The principal replied, II don't promise
to relieve you, but I might relieve your
congregation"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
His Theory.

"You deny that there Is any such
thing aS hard tiresE'
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. Prosperity IS always with US.
The only difficulty Is that il some
times becomes rather concentrated and
rircumscribed."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

prohibiting trapping and hunting in
Columbus and Robson counties: es-
t%ablishing ferry across Yadkin river:
amending charter of Winston and
High Point Electric Railway Con-
pany incorporating the Southern
Baptist Assembly.
I, billings child labor bill was made
special order for Monday night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

permit all roads constructed within
the twelve months preceding January
LIST, 1907, or at that time under con-
struction for two years from and after
July 1, 1907 and also such roads as
may be constructed within two years
from January 1, 1907. to charge such
ate in excess Of the rate above Dfc-
scribed as the commission may deter
mine to be reasonable"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
None For Her.

Miss Ann Teek-Really. some OF the
young girls nowadays are positively
awful. The idea Of a girl being en-
gagged to two young men at the same
time. It's just shameful.
Miss Cutting-Besides. you find it agr
gravating also, don't you?-PhiladeL
phia Press. i
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
Some Concentrations.

Benevolent Lady (going owe asylum,
to a lunaticI-Poor man. What a sad
existence for you-always being cooped
up in this place.
Lunatic-Nnt 1T all. madam. The
fools who come to see us are sometimes
cutie amuSinC-Bon Nivant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

Little globules Of sunshine that drive
the clouds away DeWitt's Little Early
Risers will scatter the gloom Of sick
headache and biliousness. They 10 net
grippe or sicken Recommended aud
sold here by r. 2 neiisuny. =
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

Mr. Jerome really ought 10 conduct
his cross-examinations so that evil
dence brought out Will not drive the
postal authorities to the verge Of n"r-
vous prostration washington PO3;.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
AS Its Papa Eats.

ooh, yes, Nuritch's baby was born
with a silver spoon in its mouth, of
course"
Its a curious looking child. Takes
after it's father, doesn't it,"
mo, indeed. If it took after it's IA
Their it would have been born with q
silver knife in it's mouth. "-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
March 1, 1907.

Il suppose you are interested in our
American commemorative"
NO answered the distinguished
foreigner. Since my previous vislt
[ find hat in order to be of any con-
sequence American wealth must he
Of the uncommon ort."-Washington
Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

OF course, the railroads are going 20
decide that the Two-Cent Fare bill is
unconstitutional. but the courts will
have the last and best guess about IL.
philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

Mrs. Trust Magnate NEWLY richA-
81 want one OF them octopus shaped
rooms for the library" Cynical "
chitect-"So appropriate, lear madam. .
Baltimore American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

With the ratification OF tho Dom.ni-
can treaty danger Of a special session
of the Senate vanishes, and Georgia
has saved her Bacon.-Ncw York
Tribune.
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The Agent.-'If you have the ma
chine, sir, o won't take anybody
dust" The Magnate-"Then / don't
want it. I'm out for everybody's dust"
Cleveland Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12

from WI. 'ch at the beginning Of the
war were each year amounting to
something like a comfortable COM
petence He not only farmed well;
but on a large scale, and there are
still living not a few individuals who
were more or less familiar with his
operations and who are still fond of
recalling the big crops that were an
nually made on the Fishing creek
farm. At the close Of the war, as the
result of the emancipation proclama-
tion issued previously, the doctor turn
ed loose 101 negroes.
There were eleven children born
from the marriage Of DR.. Lowry and
Miss Avery, seven sons and four
daughters. One Of the sons, Samuel
c.. Lowry, was killed in the war. The
surviving children are Mr.. J. E. Lowry
OF Yorkville; Mrs. w. T. Matthews of
Durant, Okla; Mr.. John E. Lowry OF
Columbia; DR.. Sumter B. Lowry OF
Tampa, Fla Mr.. Sidney A. Lowry of
Luxora, Ark.
Dr. Lowry continued to live in York
VILE until 1900, when he went to Hick-
ory, N. c., to live with his daughter
Mrs. Matthews, and when Rev. and
Mrs. Matthews went to Oklahoma, he
went with them.
The funeral took place this morning
the services being conducted in the
Church of the Good Shepherd by Rev
]. o. Babin, and the interment being
in the family plot in the Yorkville
cemetery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

Under it's charter of re-incorpora-
ton, issued to 1t by the secretary of
state, the Yorkville Cemetery asso-
citation was organized on the 10th in
stant The charter members were
Messrs. Jos. F. Wallace, C. E. Spencer,
Geo. H. O'Leary and Geo. w. S. Hart.
They adopted this bylaw:
/. That there shall be six directors
for the perpetuation Of the corporate
life Of the association, all Of whom
shall be residents Of Yorkville, s. c.,
and two Of whom shall be ladies and
the remainder gentlemen; and when
ever a vacancy In the directorate shall
be caused by death, resignation or
removal from Yorkville, the vacancy
shall be filled by an election held by
the other members: and whenever a
member shall remove his or her res
idence from Yorkville and fail to file
his or her resignation with the secre-
tary within thirty days after such re-
moval, the remaining members shall
declare the vacancy to exist and pro-
ceed to fill it.
The charter members elected Miss
Rosa Lindsay and Miss Bessie Barron
as the two lady members of the direc-
torate.
At a subsequent meeting held on the
same day, at which all Of the directors
were present, Mr.. Hart was elected
president and Mr.. Wallace secretary
and treasurer. Mr. Wallace was also
elected managing director and Mr..
O'Leary and Misses Lindsay and Bar
ron were elected the executive COM
mittee Of the association. Very full
powers were conferred upon the ex-
ecutive committee.
The association adopted this resolu-
ton:
That hereafter no lot purchaser who
Is in arrear shall be permitted to make
further interments In the lot purchas-
ed by him or her until the arrearage
be paid.
The association discussed the mat
ter Of treating as a part Of the potters'
field the unoccupied part Of lot pur-
chased, but not paid for, but action
on that matter was deferred. 1t Is not
know who are in arrears, but 1t Is
evident that those persons would do
we'll to secure titles to their lots.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Mrs. S. M. McNeel gave an at home
to a number of lady friends yesterday
afternoon.
Rev. l. G. Murray Of the Baptist
church began a series Of five sermons
last Sunday morning, the subject of
the first being 1.-The Second coming" "
Next Sunday his subject will be, "The
Resurrection" and following this will
be sermons on 1.-The Judgment" Hell" +"
and Heaven"
The organization of the Lockmore
Cotton Mill company has been effected
as follows: T. P. Moore, president
and treasurer; Joseph F. Wallace, Sec
retary. Directors-Joseph F. Wallace,
S. M. McNeel, ]. M. Stroup, o. E. Will
kins, T. P. Moore, B. N. Moore, w. B.
Moore. 1t is expected that the mill
will be in operation by next spring,
possibly earlier.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Herndon cele-
brated their "tin wedding" on the oc-
casion of the tenth anniversary OF
their marriage yesterday evening with
a reception to their friends. More
than a hundred invited guests called
between and IL o'clock to pay their
respects and extend congratulations.
Ice cream served in dainty little cooky
pans to be eaten with tin spoons, and
cake came in tin plates on tin walters.
The punch bowl was a large tin dish
pan and the goblets were pint tin
cups. The presents, all in tin, were
numerous enough to stock a store.
Everybody present enjoyed the occa-
sion immensely.
The game between the "Yorkville
23's" and "Johnson's Specials" yester-
day afternoon, resulted in skiddoo
for the Specials" Howe and Gaines
were the batteries for the Twenty
Threes," and Barnwell and Willis were
in the box for the Specials" During
the first three innings the Specials"
acquitted themselves very nicely and
it looked as If they were to win. But
the progress Of the game developed
that the Specials" had been laid up
in the shade for too long. They
lacked the staying qualities. The
Twenty walked away from
them, leaving them completely flutter-
ed out. The score was II to in fa-
vor Of the "TwentyThree's."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
AT NINETY-NlNE ISLANDS.

Because the operations Of the
Southern Power company at Ninety
Nine Island are a subject of present
and future interest to most Of the peo-
pie throughout this section, a repre-
sentative of The Enquirer made a
visit to that locality last Wednesday
and put in the greater part of the day
inspecting what has been done and
plying Mr.. Cornell, the resident en-
gineer with questions as to future
developments.
1t has only been about four months
since the first dirt was broken on the
Ninety-N Nine Islands job, and there is
from twelve to eighteen months work
ahead before the ponderous machinery
by which the tremendous power Of the
swift rushing waters at these famous
shoals is to be converted into electric
ity: but already a tremendous amount
Of work has been done and there still
remains enough ahead to stagger and
stampede any but the big fellows who
have successfully handled so many
similar problems.
The site of the Ninety Nine Islands
development is in Cherokee county,
four miles below the Cherokee Falls
cotton factory, five and a half miles
west of Kings Creek station and about
eight miles south of Blacksburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
FARMERS INSTITUTE WORK,

Farme s. Institutes are to be held
in York county at Rock Hill on July
&c, Yorkville on July 20 and Sharon
on July 80. The opening hour at each
place is IL o'clock a. m. The following
letter from ]. NJ. Harper, director, ex-
plains the purpose of the institute and
the manner of its conduct:
We have made all arrangements for
our Farmers Institute work during
this summer. The Southern railroad
will again let us have the use of two
cars for our exhibits and this railway
system, the Seaboard Air Line, the
Charleston and Western Carolina and
the Blue Ridge have agreed to trans
port our exhibit cars to all the places
free of charge. We will have a num-
ber Of things in our cars of interest to
the farmers. These exhibits will be
representative Of many useful lines of
work in agriculture, horticulture, vet
erinary science and dairying, and
there will be exhibits from other de-
partments of the college illustrating
the work done by the students in the
textile, mechanical and other depart
ments. We are going to have with us
a number of good speakers on sub
jectS pertaining to agriculture, horti-
culture and dairying.