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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

Surely the passenger rate contro-
versy wIlI not be settled until il has
been 3scertained whether a two and q
quarter rent rate is confse atory. The
main question should not be forgotten
Greensboro Record.
Have not the governor and six out
o. the seven attorneys for the state
admitted by their proposition for a
compromise on a two and a half-cent
rate that the two and a quarter-cent
rate was too low TO be imposed on the
railroads? The action OF those men
is a virtual admission that the lower
ate is connscatory or they would
never have proposed hat the legisla-
ture be called in session in order thai
the rate may be raised.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

not be considered sufficient excuse ior
their conduct t exculpate them from
blame. They were not SO intoxicated
as not to know what might be the
consequences of their unlawful con-
duct Their conduct In each case was
q violation of the criminal laws Of
the state, and the fact that the men
did not expect such serious results 10
follow their criminal actions should
not relieve them from responsibility
for the results of their acts. While
there was no feeling of malice on the
part Of either toward his victim, the
conduct Of both was SO reckless and
dangerous to human life that the
severest penalty the law prescribes
should be imposed on both Of them.
While not guilty OF murder in the
first degree, they are responsible
through their criminal acts for The
death of those two persons and they
should be made to suffer severely for
their deeds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
FOOTBALL GAME YESTERDAo

Played Between the Pigskin Devils
and the Third Street Sluggcr~.
A holly contested and exciting game
OF football was played yesterday af-
ternOon at Hilton Park between two
junivile teams, the Pigskin Devils
and the Ord Street SIuggers, the game
resulting after two hard played halves
in the score of 0 to O.
Quite a large crowd of spectators
witnessed the contest. The line up
Of the teams was as follows:
Devils-Pender, rh; Davis, full; Has
hagen, In; Smallbones, center: Nc
Koy, IL; Peterson, rg; Strange le:
WilkersOn, re; Emerson Oh; Parmele.
IT; Kahn II.
Sluggers-Skulken, rh: Dunn. full:
Poisson, III; Hardin center. Bellamy.
liz; Noe, re-; Wright ie; Hamme re;
Loder, quarter; Carmichael It: Craft
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
A UNIQUE ESTABLISHMENT
The Store of Captain Clarke at South
ern Pines.

The Store of Captain Clarke at South
ern Pines.
The Southern Pines correspondent
Of the Charlotte Observer of recent
date, has the following interesting
description of Capt. A. NJ. Clark's
store:
"If there is a more interesting place
on the Atlantic slope than Capt. A. NJ
Clarke's store, it is not mentioned
Oh the maps. Anybody who has any
thingto sell takes it to Clarke and he
buys it..
"Anything that he does not get in
this way he buys from regular sources
Of supply. If you want -four, a mule,
shingles, wood. a typewriter, parego-
ric, jewelry, weigh scales, furniture,
snuff, or anything else you go to Clarke
and what you cannot find at he rest of
the stores in town you hunt at Clarke's
Some time ago a farmer wanted to
buy a Duroc Jersey pig and some n
suggested to go down and try the
Captain"
The farmer Went down and when
he set out for home he was taking
with him a Duroc Jersey pig, and
there are not many Of that breed in
the Sand Hills, either. The captain
owns the opera house and has a can
ming factory in the basement of it
III his store he has a watchsInith's
outfit, where he does repairing, and
in the canning factory he does tinWare
work, for he has a complete timers
outfit.
O'Brien came over enc day to ask
where he could get a hot house sash
and Captain sold him the sash and
glazed them for he is a 2razier,
He also writes insurance and is a no.
tary.
The saints of God bought their
church from him, and he rents several
houses around town. He has two OF
three farms in the country, conducts
the auction sales of the ne~ighborhOod
and has had some experience as a
counselor iR minor legal cases. He has
also some surgical work to his cred
it.
Clarks came to Southern Pines II
years ago, and bought the first build
ing lot sold in the place. Along with
Squire Shaw who was raised here,
the captain is historical authority on
everything, and his place is as inter-
as he is"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
limiting the Court,s Salvation

A court crier in n Of the West
ern counties the other day, walked to
the door and cried aloud: "Oh yes,
oh Yes, this honorable court has now
taken a recess. Gcd save the state
and this honorable court until half
after nine O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing"
sumo that everything was O. K. and
ready for business at the appointed
hour.-Kenansville News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
A WILD CAT CHASE
How the Cumberland County People
Celebrated Christmas

A large wild cat, caught in the Dis
NAL Swamp some time ago, and since
Gagged up in this city, was on yester-
day carried out to Pfney Bottom. two
miles from Fayetteville, and turned
loose There vas a crowd of fully a
thousand people present, some Of them
from a long distance, on horse back,
in buggies and many on foot. Mr.. j.
A. Lambeth, Of this city. and DR.. J.
w. MCNEIL, of Hope Mills, were on
hand with their respective packs OF
hounds, and as animal leaped from
the cage and made off both packs were
let loose, and for a few minutes the
chase was exciting. When brought to
bay, the beast put up a good fight, and
tore up several of the dogs in good
fashion, but finding the fight a hope
less one, took to a convenient tree.
The tree was cut down and away the
quarry went again. He was again
brought to bay, a short fight ensued,
and he again sought the protection of
a tree. This operation was repeated
for a third time, and finally the ami
NAL was overcome, and some one
knocked him in the head with an axe.
Fayetteville Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
MIR. HCGHES' POLITICAL GAME.

The Washington Star says that Gov
ernor Hughes has earned the undylng
enmity of Senator Platt; but that the
governor is new enough in politics
to dismiss the matter with a passing
inquiry as to who Senator Platt may
be-" Governor Hughes may be new
il politics as far as actual practice
may be; but he can give the astute
New York senator two in the game and
beat him. TO our mind Mr.. Hughes
is playing sharper politics than is
any man whose name has been men
toned in connection with the presi-
dency on either side. He is playing
the game for all it is worth and he is
playing it so well that so far he has
won in every deal with the cards. He
has not made a single mis-play and
he has got all his opponents thinking
that he knows so little about the game
that he is not to be considered as in it
at all. They will find out their mis-
take when it is too late. Mark the
prediction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
A Delightful OCCASION

A delicious supper and smoker was
rendered last night by the D. 7. Gore
Company TO its large and efficient
corps OF employees, this event which.
is all annual one, having been a very
happy and delightful occasion. Each
year the Gore Company entertains its
employees as a slight mark Of appre-
citation for the faithful and earnest
work Of its men.
The affair last night was given at
the home Of the president, Mr.. D. L.
Gore, No. GOA Dock street and its in
formality added to the genuine enjoy
mcnt Of the occasion.
In attendance there were all the Of
ficers of the company and the employ
es. the guests having been az fol-
lows;
President D. L. Gore, Vice Presi-
dent L B Rogers, Secretary and Treas
urer c. L. Yopp. and Messrs. D. T..
Leonard and Claude Gore and Mrs..
D. l. Gore of the board Of directors:
Messrs. w. W Love and " c. Mund
Of the accounting department.; Messrs.
w VI Woody and d. ID. Leonard of the
shipping department. Messrs. L. c.
Herbert, J t. Gresham and George
Snow Of the sales department; Mr..
Otis Brown Of the mail department:
Mr. o. 0. Whitloek of the peanut de-
partment. and Miss Annie Fonvillc,
stenographer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
CRIMINAL DISREGARD OF LIFE

When are people gong to learn that
there is danger to life in the careless
handling and shooting of guns and
pistols? Two most horrible tragedies
of this kind have occurred in our
state in the last few days in which an
innocent young girl lost her life in
the one case and in the other an I'M
offending youth while in the orderly
discharge of his duties as a railroad
employee. In both cases there was
wanton destruction of life. The fact
that the slayers of these two young
people did not intend to do either an
injury does not relieve them of the
responsibility for their conduct. They
would have been less cu1pab1e had
they made fatal assaults on their VIC
TINS in the heat of ungovernable tenn
per. The fact, also, that the guilty
ones were led to do the deeds because
under the influence of liquor should
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
BAD TIME To REDUCE RAILWAY
INCOMES.

If the people expect the railroads
in this state to increase their facil-
ties for handling their freight bust
ness and their capacity for accommo-
dating the travelling public a bad time
has been chosen for forcing the COM
panies to cut OWL their income by
compelling a reduction in passenger
rates. To show the truth of this state
ment we publish from the Chralotte
Chronicle the following summary of
the annual report of the Seaboard Air
Line for the year ending June Goth
of the present year. 1t should be re-
membered that this report was for a
year which expired prior to the TIM,
when the railroads put into effect the
reduced passenger rates; hat the fig
pany was charging one cent a mile
more for passenger fares than it is
O. allowed to charge. The figures
show that the trains of the company
were being operated at a loss at the
time when it was allowed to charge
a cent a mile more than is now per-
missible under the act Of the last
legislature. If the report of this road
shows this great deficit for last year
what must be expected for the present
year under the enforced reduction of
rates? The Chronicle says:
The claims of the Seaboard Air
Line Dad that it ha been losing
money is sustained by the annual re-
port for the fiscal year ended jane
goth. The gross earnings were ST.
2O4,1S2, or $1,404163 more than those
for the previous ear but operating
expenses and taxes involved s14,1o3,-
148, an increase of $2,514,56O. leay-
ing net earnings of only $3,101,O34
or $1,11O,397 less thar those for the
fiscal year ended June 30th, 1909.
The roads other income amounted
to only s31, 500. or $19.59s less than
that for the previous year, making
it's total income $3,132,S37, a decrease
Of s1.12s.ss6. AS it's interest and
rental payments involved $3,437,O27
or $305,773 more than the preceding
year. the road was completed to rec
ord a deficit Of ~s403,190, compared
with q surplus of $1,132,5 $40 for the
previous e These figures go to
show that the legislature undertook
the work of cutting the profits Of the
railroads at a bad time.
A development hat may tend to en-
courage the revival of water trans
portation is the fact that the opera
ton Of the S~eaboard's water lines were
more profitable proportionately than
those of it's railroads, whereas the rail-
lines showed a deficit of $46S,3OO, the
wafer lines recorded a surplus of $l54-
40.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
WILL RICHARDSON CAUGHT
Double Murderer Under Arrest I'm
PincIurst-Policc Officer Has
Been Sent After Him.

VIII Richardson. The negro, who
was charged by The IN
with the killing of Josephine PuE
and Slocumb Williams. colored, Rs
dead bodies were found in -
ford woman's house in Brooke, ~
christmas morning, was arrested yes
to-day at Pinehurst, the authorities
having been notified by the PinEhur.t
authorities OF the capture OF the muir
derer.
Richardson vas reported 10 have
left the city IN the carly morning s.
A. l.. train on Christmas day some
time after the tragedy had been en-
acted.
The %coroner's jury after hearing the
evidence of several witnesses returned
a verdict that he was guilty OF the
double crime and II is a source OF
general satisfaction to learn that he
has been caught and will be returned
to this city TO stand trial for his ter
rible crime.
Policeman Jones left yesterday for
Pinehurst and he will bring Richard.
sen to Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

Dispensary Mafters-Rolls OF Second
and Third Regiments Not Sent In
Charters Granted
Messenger bureau

messenger DON@1
Raleigh. Dec q.
Governor Glenn said today that on
looking over the roll OF Spanish-Amc-
| r!can war soldiers entitled to extra
pay for service In camp. lie found II
only covered the first regiment, he
rolls OF the Second and Third not hav-
ing come. ,+kSM
A charter is granted the Greensboro
Auto Co, to deal in autos. bicycles.
etc, capital $4,000.
Almost all the talk here today was
about the ~dispensary- There was 10
Grape on its doors: many people vent
TO have a look al the defunct insu
| tuition. Your correspondent called
| there and saw Manager Bachelor.
| Treasurer Snellings and the assistant
Mr.. Bachelor said that all the stock
had been sold out except some high
priced stuff and that the amount OF
fwhiskey bought In the past three
months was not over $500 worth. He
said that he could not estimate pre-
cisely the amount OF stock on hand.
but il was certainly under $4,000. He
has been preparing ninety days for the
closing, as he had been certain that
prohibition would win, and he desired
the city to lose as little as possible.
At noon today the aldermen met
ana made public the result of the cleo
ton: 92S for prohibition, 3S1 for dis
pensary; majority SAT. Manager
Bachelor conferred with the board
as to the sale OF the little stock re-
naming on hand, in order 10 get in
structions.
Your correspondent interviewed SUI
p~erintendent John E. Ray OF the state
school for the blind which has a de-
partment for colored slind and deaf
mutes. These two institutions are
about half a mile apart. and there is
a large farm not far from the colored
department, on which much truck is
growing, aiding very materially in
supplying both departments. The
zeal now almost ended has been very
successful in every way. In the hit
department the number OF new stu
dents admitted during b year has
been % and the totaI enrolment has
been 1877. The average attendance
has been 15S. The coIored department
has admitted 81 new students, the to-
tai enrolment being POI and the aver
age attendance 1863. The total enroll
ment in both departments is 1913. The
total attendance is not quite up 10
that of 1906, but the average Is b
best in the history Of the school, as
there were 35 more students pres
ent on the opening day, September IS,
than ever before. New tower fire es-
capes have been put up at both de-
partments, adding grfeatly to the safe
ty of the pupils.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

While there are SO many rumOrs be-
ing sent out from Raleigh as t o what
the governor is going to do abou:
the railroad rate matter The Mes
senger wishes to make a prediction
1t is that unless some hitch not now
locked for occurs the Legislature OF
this state will meet in extra session on
a day between the 9Th and 18th OF
January next, and hat it will con
slider several important matters in
addition to the railway rate Cues
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

Had Greene and Gaynor done as
did Oberlin M. Carter, their co-defend-
ant, they would now be through with
their punishment and be free men as
is he. But they have fought the
case to the last ditch and now must
begin the serving of their sentences.
1t was over eig { years ago that they
and Captain Carter were indicted.
They are just going to prison to3erve
four a terms, while the oAr de-
PENDANT has served his sentence and
been out of prison for a good while.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
THE POWER THAT GOVERNS.
CreStOn Clarke aid Fine Company
Academy of Anaic Iact NIrht

erosion Clarke Md Fine Company m
OF Music Last Night. -
erosion Clarke, n OF the favorite
actors that comes To Wilmington,
supported by a well balanced and clev-
er company, gave a fine performance
last night at the Academy OF Music
OF the new American play, especially
sbas Gor for him. entitled Power
There was a large and fashionable
audience in attendance and that the
play gave great satisfaction was eyinc-
ed by he hearty applause which fol-
loved the several strong scenes. The
play Is one OF increasing interest
throughout and the applause Of the
audience reached such a high pitch
ar the end OF the second act that the
actors were forced to respond 10 sew
eral curtain calls.
jules hurry, who presents Mr..
Clarke. had seen tina. the play wa well
staged, the stage fittings being appro-
pirate n the costumes all that cold
he desired. +.
Mr.. Clarke as Andrew MichaeLssA
Mr.. Laurence as ANDREW Oliver -
michael and Miss Osier as Janet :
Winston" had the difficult and central
parts and they gave entire satisfaction.
The others in the. cast also did clever'
work. which was highly appreciated.
The play is one of the best Of The
season and the large audience was
delighted throughout.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

The Raleigh folks are rejoicing
greatly over the victory for prohi-
bition. 1t was a signal defeat for the
~dispensary. If there really are some
persons in that city who voted and
worked for prohibition against the dis
pensary with the idea that two years
hence or later it would be easier to
~re-establish saloons in a contest with
prohibition than it would be in a fight
between saloons and the dispensary
reconcile themselves to the fact thSt
for many years to come Raleigh Will
have neither ~dispensary nor saloons.
If there are any Of that idea they may
as we'll make up their minds that they
have helped the opponents of saloons
as well as of the ~dispensary wipe out
the legal sale of liquor in that city.
We do not believe it will be any easier
~ o1AOoAo "o SOAAo RAN~
bition than it would have been to re-
instate them in place of the city sa-
loon. The people of the state-both
those favoring and those opposing pro
hibition-cannot shut their eyes to the
fact that there is a growing sentiment
in favor of doing away with the liquor
traffic. How long this sentiment will
last or whether or not there will be
a change in public opinion on the
question cannot now be said. But
there is one thing we think certain,
which is thai public sentiment over
almost the entire state is now in favor
of giving prohibition a trial. Whether
the movement will be a success or a
failure-whether it Will promote tenn
perance-remains for time to demon
strate. Some of the best and most
Christian people in the land who havel
given the matter great study are of
the opinion that it will not have this|
good effect. Others equally as sincere
are certain of the good results. I'll
the latter prove to be correct, them
prohibition has come to stay; il re-
suits show them to be wrong and that
prohibition does not promote tenn
perance then there will be sure toI
come a revulsion of public sentiment
in the heal future and high license audi
restricted sale will AXE the place of
absolute prohibition of legal sale. Int
the present prohibition movement
there are many men VINO are perfectly
sincere and who believe that the eause
of temperance will be advanced by it,;
on the other hand there are a NUMBER
of men who have taken that side for
purely political purposes because they
think it is a popular movement, who
expect to ride into Office by popularl
favor on the wave of prohibition. Of
ten it is hard to distinguish these two
of prohibition advocates. Forl
the first class every right-thinking
must have respect; for the other
class there should be nothing but con-
tempt. On the other side there arel
men opposing prohibition onkprinciple|
who are as honest, as upright, as tenn
perate and as good Christians a. can
be found in the ranks of sincere pro-
h%ibitionists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
The Extra Session.

I'd if he thought the legislature would
Prof. j. Allen Holt, of Oak Ridge,
Was in the city yesterday and he was
asked if he thought the legislature
would do anything elese at the special
session in January than attend to rail-
road smatter. He replied that he
thought the legislature would act on
several other matters besides tie rail-
road rate-Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
SpOrtsmanship and craftsmanship

SDOrtsmanship and Craftsmanship
Sportsmanship and craftsmanship IS
Mr.. Bryan has started on his hunt
in Texas, looking, we are told, for
small game, but prepared for bear.
Maybe, it is the other way. Maybe,
he has bear chiefly in mind, but, in
structed by the presidents poor luck in
Louisiana, is keeping the fact to him
self. Mr.. Roosevelt's hunt was widely
advertised as a bear hunt, but he
found little nor than a few tracks.
But for fish and 'possum the party
would have gone hungry. Let us hope
that Texas will be more hospitable to
MIR. Bryan, and that his aim, if he
gets a try, may be good. And, after
the next election when all is peace
and good-fellowship again, a hunting
party should be formed, with Mr..
Roosevelt, Mr.. Bryan and MI. Cleve-
land as members, and a test made Of
their craftsmanship and marksman-
ship. Craftsmanship, when ornament
ed with neither a big bag nor a big
string, is getting to be very little of
a Observation-Disclosures Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION :

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
one $500; six moaths. $500:
three months, $50: oae month SO
cents.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MEsSEN-
GER 1.-TWO eight page papers). bv mail,
enc year $1.0e: six months, SO cents.
So advance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

In Pittsburg the police arrested a
millionaire for giving his money away
to p~asserSby." The Pittsburg tradi-
ton requires that millionaires give
their money away to chorus girls
News-Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

The man on the barrel and several
other fellows who think they ATE in
the presidential race will have all
they can do TO keep out Of the way
aid. =
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

There is fairly good skating between
the vice presidents desk in the senate
and that of the senior senator from
Chio.-New York American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

Kennedy's Laxative Congh Syrup
causes a free yet gentle action Of the
bowels through which the cold is
forced out of the system. Children
like it, Contains nc opiat es nor mar
eoacs. Sold by r.. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

Says the Pittsburg Gazette-Times:
THE week closed in Pittsburg with
a decidedly better feeling toward
banks" Which. We take it means the
bankers are Smelling cut.-News-Lead-
er