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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

money for guarding and maintenance
Of the convicts on h condition mat
YOU furnish all the material. impie-
ments. vehicles. teams. explosives and
everything necessary.
AT a meeting Of the governor and
council of state this matter has been
carefully looked into and after care
full consideration the governor and
council OF state are agreed that before
any convicts would or could be furnish
ed, hat, such railroads must In writ
ing. satisfy the governor m council
that II would furnish all material. etc.
and further satisfy them that the back
ing the railroads had would enable
IL to iron. equip. and put said rail-
road in operation. And that no con-
victs could be furnished under the
law passed by the general assembly
until this was done TO their satisfac-
ton.
You will therefore see that you must
rave a written guarantee from some
reliable souce that this road Will o
be a mere throwing up Of dirt as a
road bed. but will be actually equipped
and ready for operation. And Vhen
this guarantee is approved by the ex-
ecutive department It will feel justt-
fed in spending the peoples money
in grading said railroad.
The development OF the various
sections. If developed will amply re-
pay the state, but this be assur-
ed before the work is updertaken.
Please govern yourself accordingly.
This letter is written by direction OF
the council OF state.
Very respectfully.
r. b. GLENN,
Governor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
WILL HAVE FINE STORE
Work of RemodeIling Old Masonic
Temple Observation-Disclosures Gro
Gerry Company Temporarily on Sec
ond Street

The Wilmington Grocery Company
has temporarily moved it's stand from
Marker street TO No. IS and Il North
Second street where they will remain
until the extensive remodelling and
and improvements which have been
started on their Market street store
have been completed.
Ii is expected hat the practically
new building will be ready for occu-
pancy by October 1st. When com
pleted the store which occupies the
entire first floor of the old Masonic
Temple on Market, between Front
and Second will be n of the hand
soonest and most conveniently arrang-
ed grocery stores in the state. An addi-
ton to rear has been made. this being
required to handle the company's
growing business. ALI heavy groceries
will be stored in the rear of the build
ing and light and fancy articles dis
played to fine advantage, will take up
the front portion. The wagons will
be loaded from the rear, entrance being
through an alley leading into Second
street.
The new store will have a three feet
higher pitch than the present One and
: the ceiling will be Of metal Very
; handsome fixtures have been ordered
! and in every way the store will pre-,
sent an attractive and u~p-t0-date ap-
: paarance.
: Entrance will be made through
wide tiled entrance, on either side Of
which will be large plate glass win
dows.
The remodeling work will not b.
: confined to the first floor but the en-
tire building will practically be made
over. the improvements being of a de
cidedly attractive nature.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
wEEKLYREVIEW OF TRADE
General Improvement Noted In all
Lines - Manufacturers Report
Large Orders.

New York, July 2.-R. G. Dun &
Company's Review Of Trade tomorrow
will say
There is not the customary COM
plaint of midsummer dizziness in gen
eral trade channels, while the demand
for seasonable fabrics is rapidly de-
pIeting stocks that threatened to be
carried over Brisk retail trade IS &C
companied by more prompt collections
and many cities that were slow 20 re
spond to the better feeling now send
satisfactory reports. JObbers and
wholesalers are receiving liberal CT
ders for fall and winter merchandise
and interior buyers are active in The
primary markets. Manufacturing re-
turns tell of large orders on hand and
very heavy production during the first
half Of the year. Lower prizes for
pig iron were due to the larger out
put and more prompt deliveries that
reduced the premiums paid for early
shipments.
Woolens are not as active, new lines
of mems wear being opened without
attracting much attention and devel-
opment is anticipated before the end
of the month. A little increase is not
ed in the demand for hides and further
improvement is anticipated
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

NTISS ANNIE HENDREN, Rocklyn,
lSl Wash, writes:
81 feel better than / nave for yer
four years. I have taken several bottles
of Peruna and one bottle of Manalin.
81 can nov do all my work in the
house, milk the cows, take care of the
milk, and so forth. Think Peruna Is
most wonderful medicine.
al believe l would be in bed to-day IL
Ihad not written to you for advice. I
had taken all kinds of medicine, but
none did me any good.
"Peruna has made me a well and
happy girl q never say TOO much
for Peruna."
Not only women of rank and leisure
praiss Peruna, but the industrious. use
ful women engaged in honest toll would
not be without DIR. Hartman's world
renowned remedy.
The Doctor has prescribed it for many
Thousand women every year and ne
never fails to receive a multitude of let
tiers like the above, thanking him for
his advice, and especially for the won
G.r5al benefits received from Peruna.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
FOUR NEGROES ARRESTED
Were Breaking Bottles on the Shell
Road When Seen by Foreman Ho-

An important arrest for the moral
effect it will likely have on
the parties guilty of the same
practice, was made yesterday afternoon
by Foreman Hocutt of the county
road force, who caught four negroes
breaking bottles On the turnpike. He
arrested II of the party and from him
learned the names of the others. Ac-
companied by Constable Savage later
Mr.. Hocutt visited the homes of the
other three and also placed them un-
der arrest. All the negroes, Richard
Walker, Tom Shipman, Willie Moore
and Isaac Williams were lodged in Jail
and will be given trial before Magis-
trate Furlong at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
There las been a good deal of COM
plant for some time at the number
of broken bottles on the numerous
macadamized roads in the county and
officials have been on the lookout to
find the guilty parties. Yesterday af-
ternoon Foreman Hocutt in company
with Capt. w. G.. MacRae was driv-
ing into the city from Whiskey Creek
where they had been to inspect work
on a bridge there, when they saw the
four siegroes walking along the turn
pike throwing bottles at each other
and at trees, and the glass falling all
over the road. This was between the
second toll house and Delgado. Mr.
Hocutt jumped from his buggy and
arrested one Of the men, with the re-
suit told above. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL
Rowland Habeas Corpus Case to be
Heard Thursday-COtton Crop I'm
prOmising-Charges Filed Against
PrOmOter-Case of Everett Spence
Continued.
messenger Bureau.
Raleigh July Is.


There will be a habeas corpus hear
ing in the case of DR. David S. Rowland
and wife, beginning next Thursday,
before Judge Chas. NJ. Cooke of Louis
burg.
T. T. Hicks, of counsel for the Row
lands, went before Judge Cooke at
Louisburg today, n procured the writ
on an affidavit by D. G.. Gull,
uncle of Dr.. Rowland. AS only the
charge of murder in the first degree
can lie in a case of poisoning such
as the Rowland case is, the habeas
corpus proceeding will really amount
to an investigation as to whether
there is sufficient evidence to constitute
probable cause on which the prisoners
could be held at all.
/ Reports received in Raleigh are to
the effect that the cotton crop in his
section, n especially through East
ern Carolina along the line of the
North Carolina and Atlantic and North
Carolina roads, are quite unpromising
Estimates are for a fifty per cent
yield. The tobacco crop is also re-
ported irregular in stand and in growth
Secretary E. K. Drummer spent the
past three days at the jamestown eX-
position looking after the interests of
the state department Of agriculture in
connection with the North Carolina
exhibits. He reports the exposition
growing rapidly and assuming the
proportions of a great and complete
show. He complains of a serious
handicap for the truck and fruit ex-
hibits of North Carolina and other
states in Inaccessible delay in deliv-
cry of express. AS an illustration he
says the shipments from Raleigh start
ed from here on Monday don't reach
the exposition ground before Wednes-
day, although they actually reach Nor
folk Monday night.
The Spencer Building Company of
Spencer received a charter today, cap
ita1 $125, 900, E. H. Stwart and others.
Another charter is to the Carolina
Reality Company of Charlotte, capital
$50, 900 by o. J. Thies F. K. Nc
Ninch and others.
Charges were filed W weeks ago
by IN Ohio Woman and others against
the Eden Colony of Harnett county
on the ground that the promoter, w.
w. Giles, was interesting ~prospectors
in the north and northwest III truck
ing lands, procuring advance payment
and on the show down failing the de
liver the goods" in the way of a title
or to refund the advanced payment.
The state department. could take no
action and received assurance from
Giles that steps were being taken to
incorporate and fulfill every obliga-
ton. Today a charter was grained
N the oEase of the secretary of state
for the Eden Colony Fruit Co, of Rock
Branch, Harnett county W. W. Giles
owning two thousand shares at 81
and eight others one share each of
the same value
Thomas Hackney, Of Nash county,
died at the Soldiers Home this morn
ing, age 20 years. He was captain
of Co. X, First regiment Confederate
troops. This is the 23rd death at the
home this year. and all of them have
been hospital patients.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
HIMSELF
Young Man Charged With Completely
in Murder of an Infant.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. July 12.-Allis Arnold, the
young white man against whom The
grand jury has returned a true bill.
charging implication with Elvira Pow
ell, an aged negress in killing the new
born babe of Rose Johnson, Arnold
being the alleged father of the child,
has surrendered and is now occupying
a cell in Jail. He anne from Harnett
county, where he has been in hiding
and was accompanied, when he surlen-
dered. by his father, A. A. Arnold a
former police officer Of this city. He
is twenty-one years old. The crime
was most revolving. Arnold and the
woman will both probably be tried
this term.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
For Murder of Preacher.

Winston-Salen, N. c., July 12.-Geo.
G. Peters was convicted at Hillsboro,
Va, today of the murder of Rev. Joseph
Ester a Dunkard preacher, who was
called to his door and assassinated on
the night of May % last. Peters made
a confession but did not implicate any
one else, as was expected. The con-
viction is for murder in the first de-
gree
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16
"Wets,' Win by Majority of "a.

Stanton, Va, July 1.-THE most
hotlv contested election ever held in
Staunton was that owe the local op-
ton fight today. Out of a registra-
ton of 1,5oO, 1859 votes were cast, the
"wets', winning by "a. The election
will probably be contested as it is
claimed the ballots were confusing
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

Have your eyes examined by DR..
Vineburg. the Eye Specialist. at
Munds' drug store. Masonic Temple.
No charge for examination. Specta.
cles or eyeglasses from 800 and up.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

Taking OF Photographs of Scenes I'm
Court Room Prohibited by judge
Terms Upon Which Railroads Can
Obtain Convict Labor.

Raleigh. n. C, July 12.-Oyerruief
IA their effort { obtain a trial at n
term of Wake county court, Dr. and
MRS. D. S. Rowland tonight susd out
a writ Of habeas corpus which viii be
presented to Judge Charles NJ. Cook,
of Franklinton tomorrow. II will real
ly be a trial OF the merits Of the case,
as the court here allowed dispositions
TO be presented showing Strange asd
heart trouble ard gave the state an op-
portunity TO controvert these at a trial
in September. As no bail Is allowed
for murder in the first degree the re-
suit of the habeas corpus, If adve' sc
TO the Rowlands, will be a Judicial
verdict of guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
AMERICA WINS.
Test Vote in Committee at The Hague
Conference.

The Hague, July IA vote on the
principle of the American proposition
regarding the inviolability of private
property at sea was taken today by the
with the Geneva convention. Twenty
one delegates voted favorably, II
were against the measure and there
was one absentee. Great Britain,
France, Russia, Japan. Spain and
Portugal were in opposition, while the
made a reservation, was among the
majority.
Belgium presented a compromise
proposal but Joseph H. Choate of the
American delegation refused to ac-
cept it, saying that inasmuch as a ma
jority admitted the principle of inn
munity, he could not consent to the
limitation of this dea, especially as
Great Britain and Germany had de-
clared they would not accept it in any
form. This made unanimity impos-
sible.
Prof. De Martens, of Russia, who
presided at the meeting, called atten-
ton to the fact that although the
by a majority of the votes passed, the
populations of the countries voting
against the principle were numerically
largely in excess of those favoring it.
Marcy Won Kapos Mere, of Austria,
and Count Tornelli, of Italy, followd
Bieberstein, of Germany, in their
refernce to the British proposition re-
garding the limitation of ornaments
which is to be presented by Sir Ed
ward Frye at the next plenary sittings
of the conference. This places Signor
Tittoni. the italian minister of foreign
affairs in a somewhat embarrassing
position; he is personally in favor of
tha British proposal, but he can not
ignore the attitude of his allies in the
frfT a limited al ~
Spain favor the English views on this
matter NJ Nelidoff however, does
not think that Russia can support the
Idea of limiting ornaments at present
In view of the condition today Of her
army and navy as result of the
RuSSO-JapaneSe war. NJ. BOurgerOis
Of France. personally favors limitation
but the French government regards
this question as academic and i'm
racticable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
FORTY BANDS in Line.
Fifteen Hundred Musicians March in
the Elks Parade.

Philadelphia, Pa, July IA massed
band parade with all the bands Playing
the same music at the same time. one of
the three big features of Elks' week
took place today on Broad street. Ev-
cry musical organization participating
in the reunion, numbering more than 40
bands, with 1900 members was in line.
The musicians formed at Broad street
and Paramount avenue and were ar
ranged according to Instruments. The
music played was The Twenty-first
Reunion" which had The Girl Left
Behind Me" Home, Sweet Home" and
"Auld Lang Syne' as it's general theme
with beautiful Celebrations.
The route was south on Broad street
through the court of honor to South
street. where the massed bands were
dismissed.
The fifty reviewing stands along the
two mile route We're crowded with peo-
pie and the streets were damned with
crowd such as Broad street has seldom
seen.
The day was exceedingly sultry, but
the perspiring throng cheered the aggre-
cation OF musicians as they passed down
the street. The contrast in costumes
was ludicrous. All through the parade
could be seen the dazzling costumes of
some crack regimental musical organic
alton by the side of the more modest
costume of a village band.
After the parade most of the visiting
Elks and their ladies went to the var
ious parks in and about the city where
special entertainments had been pro-
vided. The drill contest will be held to-
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
JUDGMENT OF $3.50, 600.
Harmsworth Newspapers Plead Guilty
to Charge of Libel.

Liverpool, July 17.-The attempt in
the fall of 1906 to organize a huge soap
combine in the United Kingdom which
quickly came to an end under the pres
sure of adverse public opinion, had
sensational sequel in the assize court
today when William Hesketh Lever,
Liberal member of parliament for the
Wyrrall division of, Cheshire. secured
Judgment for damages of $3.50, 900 and
costs against the Harmsworth newspa-
pers, the Daily Mail and the Evening
News for libels published by them
during the course of the controversy
that followed the attempt to bring about
the combination. or
After a hearing that lasted for two
days, the defendants today suddenly
withdrew their plea of justification and
agreed to pay the amount demanded.
Mr.. Lever, 1t is declared, took a lead
ing part in the. efforts to establish the
soap combine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
STATEMENT FROM THE POSTAL.
What the Striking Telegraph Opera
tors in Frisco Were Paid.

The following statement has been
given out by the Postal Telegraph
company:
The visit Of Labor Commissioner
Neil to San Francisco in connection
with the telegraphers' strike at that
point affords the Postal Telegraph
Gable company the opportunity to
present its side of the case to Mr.. Neil,
the public and to the employees gen
orally throughout the United States.
The company submits the strongest
possible refutation of the false state
ments of the striking employees that
they have been underpaid,, >, the follow
ing summary of its San Francisco
main Office payroll for the month
of May: The average wages earned
and paid telegraphers who worked at
the key for the month was $112.32 or
at the rate of 44A cents per hour. The
highest class men are paid at the rate
of $4,000 per month each. These men
for the month, the highest drawing
$153.12. the lowest $116.s1, the aver
age pay being at the rate of 81 cents
per hour worked. The next grade of
telegraphers are rated at $3.50 per
month each. These averaged during
the month 1880 each, the maximum
pay being $113.48, the minimum
$94.90, the average pay per hour
worked being Is ITO cents. The third
class of telegrapherS are rated at $SS
per month eac1 ana earned dH aver
age of $106.83 each. ranging from SIS
to $135.S8. The average pay per hour
worked being Al cents. Five other
operators whose monthly rating was
from $66 to $85 earned an average of
$S4.95, tfl~ir average pay being within
a fraction of 34Scents per hour. Day
men work nine hours, night men work
seven and one-half hours and late
night men seven hours. All time
worked beyond these hours is extra
and is paid for at the rate of seven
hours per day. Certain telegraphers
on important circuits are paid bonus
or by piece work" for all messages
handled during the day in excess of
the established minimum capacity of
the wire. One operator thus earned
during the month 1864 bonus all
of which was earned during the regular
hours for which he is regularly paid,
another operator earned 1881, an
other $30,s6. another $24.56 and so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
81 have de-
monStrated
that deaf
ness can be
cured. DIR.
Guy Clifford
Powell.

The secret of how to use the mysterious
and invisible nature forces for the cure of
deafness and head noises has at last been
discovered by the famous Physician-Sci-
enlist, DR.. Guy Clifford Powell Deaf
ness and head noises disappear as if by
magic under the use of this new and won
derful discovery. He will send all who
suffer from deafness and head noises full
information how they can be cured, alb
solutely free, no matter how long they
have been deaf, what caused their
deafness This marvellous treatment is SO
simple natural and certain that you will
wonder why 1t was not discovered before.
Investigators are aStonished and cured
patients themselves marvel at the quick
results Any deaf person can have fun
information how to be cured quickly and
cured to stay cured at home without IN
vesting Il cent Write today to DR.. Guy
clifford Powell. 11251k Bank bldg. Peoria.
ILL.,. and get full information of this new
and wonderful discovery, absolutely free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
HE WENT RIGHT BACK.
A Dutch Immigrant Left a Diamond
Ring at Home.

New York. July 17.-Because he for
got to tell his wife he had placed a
very valuable diamond ring in an old
SNUFF box which they left behind. James
Van Cleof, formerly of Amsterdam and
in the near future of st. Louis. sailed
yesterday on the Kronprinz Wilhelm,
one hour after he and his wife had ar
rived on the liner Ryndam.
When he reached the other side Mr..
NanCleof will hasten to Amsterdam
and expects to be detained there just
one hour, when he will hurry to the
nearest seaport and continue his inter-
rupted journey to ST. Louis.
Mr.. NanCleof has sold out his BUSH
ness in Amsterdam and intends to re-
side IN St. Louis. Before sailing he
placed the diamond ring in snuff
boX- II was not until they were near
ing America that Mr. VanCleoff cas-
ually asked his wife what she had done
with the snun box Her reply that she
had put IT in a box which was sent to
Ssorage sent him post-haste back 10
amsterdam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
THEATER TRUST PLANS.
American syndscate's Attorney Has
Gone TO Europe to Complete Details

New York, July 17.-Some of the
details of the 100 million dollar thea
trrcal syndicate that will control the
ieadlng theaters and theatrical inter-
ests IN the United States and Europe
nave been learned here Klaw & Err
langer, the directing heads of the
american thea trical syndicate, are
leading the movement and they have
sent Levy Mayer of Chicago, their
general counsel, to Europe to arrange
the details for the syndicate and to
make hnal terms with the individual
managers and owners on the other
side.
The big theatrical syndicate has
peen practically assured ever since the
prominent managers in London, PARIS
and Berlin and the other cities in
Europe agreed many months ago to
pool their issues with the managers
IN this country. Six of the American
managers constitute the present thea
ter syndicate. They are Messrs. A.
Hayman, A. r. Erlanger, Mark Klaw
Charles Frohman, Samuel F. Nixon
and j. Fred Zimmerman. Mr.. Charles
Frohman controls several theaters in
London. Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger
have been getting in closer touch each
season with the managers in Europe
and the success of the syndicate here
has made the important managers in
London and Paris desire to be affiHat-
ed with the men who control the chief
theatrical affairs of the United States,
Just who will make up the complete
list of European managers who will
become factors in the new internation-
al syndicate has not been announced,
but man well posted on the work
ings of the plans said the managers in
London would likely include Messrs.
George Edwardes, George Alexander,
Frank Curzon, Seymour Hicks, Chas.
Wyndham, Cyril sMaude. the Messrs.
Gatti and perhaps Messrs. Beerbohm
Tree and Arthur Collins.
Both vaudeville and Legitimate"
houses come within the scope of the
plans mapped out by the syndicate for
it's extended control. Vaudeville, how
ever as it has been in the case with
Klaw & Erlanger in the past, will be
the feature particularly cared for.
Marc Klaw, who has been in Europe
for several months, has been devoting
a great part of his time to getting the
English and French managers inter-
ested ingthe international syndicate.
The recent decision of the New York
courts that theaters and amusements
are not trade and commerce." and
that their combination is not illegaH,
has, it is said. been a great factor in
bringing about this syndicate.