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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
NEW BERN'S NEW PAPER.

The Sun, New Bern's new daily
paper, saw the light on Saturday.
Robert M. Phillips, one of the best
newspaper men in the state, is editor,
and Owen G. Dunn business manager.
Mr.. Phillips is too we'll known as a
newspaper man to need any introduce
ton from US to the reading public of
thi. state. We have no better in u
borders. We wish him and the bust
ness men behind the enterprise all
success. They start out we'll and if
the paper keeps up to the standard Of
it's first issue We feel sure it will meet
with merited success. The Sun is
a morning paper, eight pages, six col
umns to the page, all filled with good
reading matter. such as is Of interest
to the section of the state it serves.
1t is distinctly an eastern North Caro-
lima paper and will fill a long felt
want" in giving that part Of the state
a paper filled with local matter about
eastern Carolina as we'll as the general
news of the day. !. is democratic in
principle, but it will wear no pOliti-
clans collar. It believes in true dem
ocratic principles, but considers indie
pendence Of thought within the party
a necessary essential to true demoCTa-
cy. We hope and predict for it a
bright future.
Here's to you, Brother Phillips.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
WILMINGTON. N. e..
FRIDAY JULY 3, 1907.
NO SYMPATHY FOR LOVING

In speaking Of the acquittal of Judge
Loving the Charlotte Observer re-
marks that there are some victories as
bad as defeats Judge LOVing's VIC
tory was one of this kind. He saved
himself from the penitentiary or gal
lows by sacrificing the character OF
his daugher. While she was giving
her testimony her father remarked to
one of his counsel in a voice loud
enough to be heard by those
sitting near that he would rather be
in the grave alongside of Estes h
to have her undergo that fearful o.
deal; yet she was puc on the witness
ness stand and forced to tell her story
at the instance of The defense, and
for the sole purpose ii preventing the
jury finding a verdict of guilty against
her father. 1t was her s~elf-exposuTe
which gained acquitta! for him. Had
he not put her IN the witness stand
her statement of the alleged events
of that fearful DAY would never been
given to the court and to the public.
He, to save his neck. put his daughter
in a position to have her character
ruined and then wfimpeTs about the
fearful ordeal to which she IS subject
ed. Judge Loving owes his life to
the sacrifice. his daughter made in his
behalf.
ing in case of a certain heinous crime
which is at times committed in the
south is in order to prvent the VIC
tim of the brute being compelled to
90 upon the witness stand and re-
count her terrible experience. Yet
here is a mar of high standing in his
community who, in order to vindi-
cate himself in the commission Of a
deliberate homicide, subjects his W
daughter to that ordeal to prevent
which to women of their families men
of less social standing, of lower class
Of education and moral training
violate the law to tie length of TAX
ing the law into their own hands and
imposing the death penalty on the
criminal. If Judge Loving deserved
any sympathy before the trial he has
forfeited his right to it by the manner
in which his defense was conducted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
HIS CRIME.


Dalton. Ga. July 1.-DCck Posay. "A
middle-aged white man, the self-con-
fessed aSsaulter Of his nine-year old
step-daughter, was taken from the
Whitefield county Jail here between /
and 2 o'clock this morning, and hang
ed TO a railroad viaduct in the middle
OF the city and his body was found
there at daybreak.
Posey, on the way to his death. al
mitted the crime. The crowd. consist
ing Of about - men marched to the
Jail, covered the officials with guns
and took the prisoner. Several police
men were forced to the
crowd. but not a shot was fred. Pos.y
who lived with his family some miles
from the town. brought the girl here
after the crime and accused another
man Of the assault POsey's vile de-
clared the truth. however. and added
he made an attempt To assault his VIC
sims elder sister about a week ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
THREE QUESTIONS

The fight has just begun. 1t is the
people on the n side and the
transportation trust plus the lower
federal judiciary on the other.
Judge Pritchard assumes to hold
up h act of the general assembly
until he can have evidence taken.
That is to give the Southern railway
a right that no individual can enjoy
to set aside the legislative act pend
ing long drawn out litigation.
The above paragraphs are taken
from the editorial columns of The
News and Observer Of Sunday last
We want to ask hat paper three plain,
simple questions regarding them, and
We hope it will give us a straight an
swer. yes" or no to each me.
Does that paper mean to charge
that "the lower federal judiciary" has
combined with the transportation
trust" for the purpose of aiding tie
latter in an unjust fight against tie
Does that paper believe, the facts
being the same, that Judge P%ritctard
would IN any similar case be more
inclined to issue the order he id in
those cases if the plaintiff were a
railroad corporation than if it were
an Individual?
In order % clearly understand the
position of The News and Observer
on these matters we beg it to answer
Eyes" or "no" to the above questions.
A paper which is so outspoken and
people?
Does that paper hold that Judge
~Pritchard's action in the railway rate
cases argued before him in Ashevillc
last week was different from what it
would have been had the plaintiffs in
the two cases been individuals instead
of railroad corporations?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
SELLING AT OLD RATES
But Purchasers OC Railroad Tickets
are Given Receipts Rebate.

Norfolk. Va. July None of the
railroad ticket Offices in Nor
folk today were selling two-Cent n
mile passenger tickets in compliance
with the order OF the state corporation
committee enforcing the two cent pas
Norfolk and Western. Atlantic Coast
Line. Southern and G.. and o. rail
ways. began this morning however.
selling tickets with a receipt rebate
thereon.
The purchasers of tickets will hold
these rebate receipts and in the event
the appeal made by the railroads
from the ruling Of the Virginia Corpo-
ration commission fails and the two
cent rate law Is declared TO be CON
stitutional. the holders. will. upon
presentation, receive refunds for the
face value Of their receipts. The Sea-
board Air Line and New York. Phil
adelphia and Norfolk railroad have
given no instruction on the question
and the Norfolk tickets agents were
selling at the old rates today withost
giving Of rebates receipts.
At most OF the ticket Offices refer
ence was made to the fact that Judge
Pritchard, who, Mt Asheville, Saturday
continued the temporary injunction
against the enforcement of the reduc-
ed rates ordered by the North Carroll
ma corporation commission until the
taking of evidence is completed and
the ase can be determined upon its
merits. is today at Esheville hearing
the Virginia case and the railroads
are awaiting the decision Of the courts
on the Virginia appeals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

Hot Or cold, rain or shine, the SEA-
shore hotel is a popular resort for VII
m~ingtonians and people beyond the
borders of our city. as is demonstrated
by the increasing crowds OF permanent
guests and transients seen about th2
hotel daily. Reputation FIR StCd far,
comfortable rooms and courteous treat
ment makes it's mark with those who
are seeking seashoTe reSOr 5
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

ed him by the University Of Cincin-
ntai. The state university and the en-
tire state are to be congratulated on
the fact that he has decided to retain
his present position. 1t is a pity that
more of our leading educators are no.
as patriotic and do Lot have as much
love of state as is displayed by DR..
Smith in his refusal to give up his
work at the state university for posi-
ton in another state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
The Atlantic and North Carolina

The Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad Company has declared u
semi-annual dividend of one and a half
per cent. The state and the private
stockholders are getting some return
for their investment, which was a thing
unheard of while the road was being
operated as a state property by the
politicians. The road is worth some
thing now and the state is deriving
some benefit from its stock; still you
will find some people who will kick
against the lease of the road. That is
natural, for now there are not so many
free passes or so much deadhead ac-
commodation at the Atlantic hotel in
Morehead City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
stunts.

The public seems to be growing
tired of the Haywood trial. 1t looks
like a case of rascal against rasca! in
which the people outside Of those spec
tally interested have no particular in
terest. Orchard has admitted himself
70 be such a fend hat it makes little
difference in the public mind whether
he was the tool Of one side or The
other. He of all the men concerned is
the one who is most deserving Of
death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
HOke Smith is now GOV

Hoke Smith is now governor Of
Georgia. Our readers remember the
hot campaign he conducted last yea
and also that he promised the peo-
Pile of the state of Georgia a still hat
ter time after his inauguration. It
is up to Friend HOke to carry cut his
promises. The people of Georgia will
be disappointed if he does not do some
thing very They won't put
up with a tame administration. He
went in like a lion; he must not CON
out like a lamb or he will be political
ly dead forever. The country waits
with bated breath for some extra
stunts.
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so fearless in denouncing the wroESs
and i'm maintaining the rights CT the
people will. We feel sure. not hesitate
10 grant our request. The questions
are simple enough and the answer TO
each can be made in one word-no ex-
planatory footnote being necessary.
We feel sure the people OF the state
would like to have their champion de-
fine in unmistakable terms its position
on these points, and no more direct
and emphatic way could be found TIA
by complying with our request Tor the
answer yes or no" to our questions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
CROATAN CUTS A WHITE BOY
Sneaks uo Behind the Youth and
Slashes Him Across the Face.

Mr.. William Hall. a young son Of
Mr.. George H. Hall, of Pembroke. was
badly cut across the face yesterday
evening at Pates, by a Croatan named
Richard Thompson. 1t Was the COM
rlencement of the Croatan normal
school at Pates. and a lumber OF
white people were in attendance
Thompson slipped up behind Hall who
was sitting ia a buggy, and slashe
him across the face. Seriously wound
ed and bleeding p~rofusely, he was TAX
en- home and physicians summoned.
He will be brought 10 the hospital
here today. 1t is thought he will re-
cover. Thompson has been captured
Lumberton Special to Charlotte Chron-
icle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
GREATER RALEIGH CELEBRATES
The southern selling Tickets With Re
ccipts Rebate.
Especial to The Messenger.

Raleigh. July about five hum
dr.d persons partook Of the Greater
Raleigh barbecue at the fair grounds.
2 n. Busbee was master ot cereC'0n-
les and his remarks were extremely
felicitous.
Mayor Johnson welcomed into Raj
eigh the people of the new boundary
and Thomas NJ. Areo responded for
the latter,
T. p. Arendell was the next speaker
or. Dinner was hen served and after
II theer were short talks by ex-Nayo~
Alfred a. Thompson. Herbert r. Nor
-is. and Prof. J. p. Carlisle OF Wake.
Forest College.
The speakers in the new territory
who had fought city extensions pledg-
ed their heartiest efforts TO advance
every interest to Raleigh.
Commission is iss ned 10 Rev. W. r.
Minter. OF L~incolnton. as chaplain 81
the First regiment. and To REM r.
Payne. captain; and Samuel II. Allen
and Arthur A. Meclin. ~lieutenants
Company c. Third regiment. Hender-
son.
The Southern Railway had its blank
receipts ready today and gay these
TO each ticket buyer for the difference
between the fare charged and the 2 IL
cents rate ordered by the legislature.
Nothing is known here Of any rur-
pose TO reconvene the Legislature in
special session and bass n bill for .
IL cents fare and rereatinG the trans
pOrtation law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

The latest candidate in the field for
position on the democratic state tick
ct is Mr.. r. w. Scott, of Alamance,
Mr.. Scott is a practical and successful
farmer. He has represented his coun-
ty and senatorial district four times
in the legislature and has been a mem
Der of the board of agriculture for sew
eral years. For these and other rea-
sons his friends think he is the proper
person to be made commissioner of
agriculture and they will urge his
nomination by the state convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDECY

Harper's Weekly thinks the popu-
larity of Bryan is waning in the south
We believe this surmise to be correct.
The southern people, outside ct the
office seekers and the politicians, have
heretofore taken little interest in the
nomination of the democratic candi-
date for president; but We believe it
will be different in the next campaign
We are sure it will be if the demo-
cratic press Of the class which has the
best interest of it's section at heart
Will do its duty. The people must be
aroused to a fuller appreciation Of the
Importance of the selection of a demo-
cratic candidate. They must not be al
lowed to look upon the action as some
thing that does not concern them, rs
has been too much the case in the past.
The people Of the south do the most
of the voting for the democratic can
didate, and they should be given the
privilege-and they should exercise
the same-of saying who the men shall
be for whom they are to vote. There
can be no fairer proposition than that.
Furthermore, if they r not granted
this privilege they will soon become
SO Indifferent as to who il nominated
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
COURT LACKED JURISDICTION
Was Contention Of Attorney General
OF misunderstanding session Taken
Ill i'm .irCunIcnt-Sanle Course May
be Followed as in North Carolina
Case.

Asheville. n. c.. July 1.-The case
Ct the Southern and other railroads
operating in Virginia against the coy
poratiCn commission of hal state,
CAME up for hearing before Judge
Pritchard in the United States dis
:ric- ccu.t this morning.
As in the case OF the Southern IN
North Carolina that road and five
others seek to enjOin the VIRGINIA
commission from cling the two
cent rate law recently passed by the
Legislature of Virginia. The morning
session was taken W with arguments
on the question Of jurisdiction, At
toTney General Anderson, OF Virginia.
holding hat the court was without
jurisdiction. When court r,sumef This
afternoon an order issued which pro-
vides in effect that the question OF
Jurisdiction only should be argued and
if the court shall hold hat ii has Juris-
diction it need not go into the ques-
ton of the merits, but may grant the
preliminary injunction and refer the
to a master. There are distincr
provisions to the effect hat the coEI-
mission shall not be prejudiced Ly the
agreement or hold to waive any rights
ave that the granting OF an injGrc-
ton with further afidavits shall not be
treated as error by the court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
THE TAFT CROWD UNEASY.

The Roosevelt-Taft crowd do not like
the looks of things. They are uneasy
about the negro vote, especially in
Ohio and the border states. They were
greatly disappointed that the Kentucky
convention failed to endorse Taft. The
leaders Of the party in that state we're
afraid the negroes would bolt if such
action was taken. Not only in Ohio,
but in the other northern states a.: G
negroes hostile to Roosevelt and Taft,
and it is going to take good work to
get them in line. Their fight will be
on the nomination. A large majority
of them will vote the ticket, no matter
who is nominated. The Taft managers
are not uneasy about the colored vote
at the polls. The nomination is all
that gives them concern, and they are
aware that they are in q p%recarious Sit
uation if Taft's nomination depends on
the vote of negroes Of the northern
and border states.
FoTaker's managers are using the
Brownsville affair for all it is worth
with the negroes of Ohio. A letter by
one of his li%eutenants in that state
advising them to bolt all county con
ventions which endorse Taft has Civ
en- the latter's friends much uneasi-
ness. They evidently think they must
secure much of the negro strength in
those states.
The southern negroes, we
will play a small part in republican
national politics next year, but their
brothers of the northern states are 60
ing to come in for a large share of at
tention.
1t looks like there will be a good
many contesting delegates at the next
republican state convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
A Matrimonial TanDlc

About the worst matrimonial en-
tangleman that We have heard Il is
reported 10 The Washington Post from
Toledo, o. The dispatch under date
OF the 9th. says: Louis J. Schultz,
AZ, was married { Rosa Schultz. IS.
today. Several years ago Louis j.
Schultz was married 70 The sister Of
the bride OF today. Several years ago
the bride of today was married To- the
brother of Louis J.. schultz. the groom
OF today. Louis and brother we're
twins. Rosa and her sister were twins,
so twin sisters and twin brothers
were married. First the wife II Louis
died and left him a widower. Then a
little later the husband OF Rosa died.
leaving her a widow. Now both are
together" What kin will the children
be to Observation-Disclosures Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

The North Caroline bar association
which meets in Henderson on July 10
and II is 10 be addl essed by Judge
Alton 3 Parker and We are hoping
that he will still be found standing
firm on the southern man.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

1t would be money in the pockets
of several European nations if the job
of walloping the Japs could be shunt-
ed off on Uncle Sam; and that doubt
cable news.-High Point Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

The people of North Carolina wiz
be glad to learn that the university is
not going to lose DIR. Alphonso Smith.
He has declined the position of head
of the department Of English tender
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

The British house of commons pass
OF the house of lords. But Of what ef-
feet will that be unless the upper house
also adopts it? It/can't become a law
unless it does SO.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

My client desires TO stay, said the
lawyer, reaching for some papers
The court is glad to find your client
amenable to the situation, said the
gentleman Of the bench, g~ravely; the
stay will be for ten years.-Philadei-
phia Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05

Certain classes Of women almost
fought for admission To the Thaw trial
when the vilest of social filth was be-
ing aired. There was not a woman
in court during the recital of Miss
Loying's miserable story. The diff
erence speaks much for Virginia wo-
men.-Charlotte News.
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sumed its practice OF printing dts ed
itorials four columns wide. and Gov
ernor Terrell has agreed 10 umpire a
game OF baseball. Evidently the eff
fects Of the late Hokc Smith cyclone
is wearing on-Central North CaroliA-
ian Randleman.
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that they will not take the trouble 10
go to the polls to vote for h men
selected for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23
WITH MILITARY HONOR
FUNERAL OF MAI. P. EDWIN DYE
TO OCCUR FRIDAY.

Under the direction of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion and of the War De-
partment, the funeral of the late Maj. P.
Edwin Dye will take place from his late
residence, 1903 L street northwest, this
city, at l o'clock pm. Friday, January %,
1907. Interment will be at Arlington Ma
tional cemetery. The death of Maj Dye
occurred today, the immediate cause being
heart failure.
Maj. P. Edwin Dye was born in Cortland
county, New York, April %, 1880. At the
breaking out of the civil war he resigned
the principalship of the Buffalo, N. Y,
public school, assisted in raising the Tooth
New York Infantry and became captain in
the I'd Regiment. He subsequently be-
came additional paymaster and major
United States volunteers, and captain in
the 18th United States Infantry He served
from the beginning to the end of the war
in the Union army. and participated with
distinction in some of the severest battles.
He was honorably discharged from the
service December l, 1865.
Maj. Dye was an active member of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion and a
Royal Arch Mason.
In 1870 he became a resident of Wash
ington, was graduated from Columbian,
now George Washington, Law School, and
practced his profession before all the
courts of this District for more than thirty
years.