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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
CHANGED WITH NS&Ay-T,T
Hay5:3 Shepard, Col0rci. PLACED; i'm
jaI Last Ni"ht-.Wnl be Tried
Monday

z serious charge has been mad
against David Shepard, colored, b,
MI. Humphrey Jenkins OF this city j,
warrant sworn out early last even.
Ing before Justice Bornemann. the
charge being that Of assault. SheDard
was arrested shortly after the war.
rant was drawn and taken to the police
station. He will be given trial on
Monday morning at 9 o'clock bv Jus
tlce Bornemann.
II appears that Shepard went tn ths
nome CT Mrs. S. f. Humphrey, 21o
lawson street early yesterday even
q ne and entered one of the bed rooms
~!r6 Humphrey had occasion to go
llto the room and she saw the negro
an sitting on the bed.
She screamed and ran from the room
>Ae negro making an effort to caf,h
Ter. However, her cries aroused tha
2ttentlon of passers by and she was
/ Guaranteed protection. Shepard imGle-
made break and ran from the
D.. oll9e
"hen arrested he was in q drum zen
co1dltion but he appeared greatly hum
OIed and declared that he had by mis-
take entered the wrong house and that
he was drunk and did not realize what
be was doing.
bond In the sum of 800 was re-
CURED OF the negro, and as he could
not furnish that amount, he was lodged
in Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
In McmOPianl

Inc death Of good man IN anv
community, whose exemplary life has
MADE is impress upon the DeODIa
IS dcDl.rablc. Feryens il spirit AMI
dlIigent in business he is not over
Whclmed by the strenuous lust for
worldly gain and when he is taken
from us the influence from his exam
pie never dies.
Among the good men Of Winning
ton. James c. Stew nsan has been for
many years a conspicuous EXAMPLE:
! endowed with superior business tai
ents, of a kindly, generous natur
| he added to the graces Of the chris :
ian life the genial, yet digniffpd s2i it
| OF a southern gentleman E chewing
political preferment h was ever in
tereSted in matters affecting he De0-
pies welfare and when he spoke on
puDlc occasions it was to the question
without evasion or circumlocu ion. nd
wisely. A stranger in the north said
to the writer a year ago: ''You have a
man in Wilmington Of whom you
should be proud; he was member
OF our business convention and when
he got up to speak he always had
something to say that was interest
ing
A few weeks ago we b ard him,
apparently in robust health. address
the Boys Brigade on the subject of
the Holy Bible; without notes or I'd
led phrases he held the close attention
or all present, showing remark Bile
knowledge Of his sacred theme and
proving that he himself had SEARCHED
the scriptures and found eternal life.
His appeal to those young men will
yet bear fruit to the honor and glory
Of his Lord. There is more to be
sald-of his personal piety, of his good
works, Of his devotion to the eau g Cf
his church and Of his war r, c2rd as
Confederate soldier. In all these
he was faithful and true and he was !
never afraid Of death for he was al |
ways prepared to die, so that for : m :
to live was Christ and to die was gain. |
Another Of Jewett's boys has gone !
over to the great majority. The gray
haired ones who still survive are proud |
Of their classmates useful life and one
who loved him says this tribute on
the altar of a blessed memory.
The sweet remembrance of the just !
snail flourish when he sleeps in dust" |
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
Suits

J rs ABOUT nov that all sorts of Spring
] Suits will be offered by all sorts of cloth
ers. Il will be good idea for every
nan that cares anything about the Kind Of
clothes he wears or what he pays for them, to
keep both his eyes open and his hand on his
pocket book until he is sure that he is on
the right track. Che man that comes here for
his suit Will surely not 60 wrong, and h
bank on it,
Nothing but the best of Clothing ever
comes in or goes out Of this store.
The ne" Spring Styles are now ready in
great variety and We take pleasure in show
ing them.
Suits at S1O.OO $500, $1,000, to $500
II you are dissatisfied with the suit alter
you get home, you Can come right back and
get your money. That's the way VIC do
things.
n kE COZ HN/ @ q
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
WERE PROBABLY LOST At SEA
Uptarned Boat Found Above In
let on the Ocean Side
Friends Have Given UP Hopes of Ever
Secin@ Ncssrs. Andre,,s and LirlIey
Acair-PatroI VIII h" kcpt up on
the Reach Today.

Further developments in he search
for Messrs. Lloyd Andrews and W. :.
Linley, whose mysterious disaDp ar
ance from their friends on Frida- AT
Middle Sound, was noted in YESTERDAY ;
paper, lead almost positively 10 he
conclusion that the men have r-I !
tragic death at sea.
A search party left the city earIy
yesterday morning and at Wrights-ilIa
Sound they procured launch ahu
made a thorough search OF all the ad
jacent sounds, going from WrigLts-
vile to Middle Sound and then taking
d course over toward The Beach, il the
direction which the men were last seen
gOing. The search party moored their
launch at the Beach and got out and
walked several miles IL both direc ions.
Finally, on The ocean side. nc2.Iy iWo
n-!les a.oEa he inlet, he boat il ..,ia,.
Mcssrs. Ar3.1ws and Linley had ven
tur'd 70" /. vas found. turned D..lom
up Oh The land. This shows alnlcs. con
clusiyeiy hat the men were carried ont
to sea through the inlet as was al first
supposed md thai their froil craft
could not stand The heavy sea that was
raging and was overturned.
Friends Of the u. ng men have ,,n-
sratred Of ever seeing them alive A
patrol viii be kept up on the Beach CO.
day, SO if the bodies are washed NJ on
the beach they cen be recovered aud
given intermcnt.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
BOUGHT By MISS RRIDGERS

The sweet remembrance Of the jus
Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
Valuable Real Estate Changes Hands.
Land to bn Opened up for Building
OF Residences.

An important transfer of real estate
was recorded yesterday, it being for
valuable suburban property III the
neighborhOOd of 18th and Market
streets. the transfer being from the
heirs Of Roger Moore to Miss Mary E.
Bridgers. The consider alton named was
$4,000 The property extends rom
Market to Princess streets and has
frontage on 18th street. In the whole
plat there is something like % IL
acres of land.
Miss BridgerS, it is said. Will immc-
diately begin the development OF the
property. On the corner Of the 18th
and Market streets, and facing the
Christian Science church, which is
soon to be erected across Market
street on Carolina Place, she will build
a home. The rest Of the land will be
divided off into lots and these VIII! he
used for the erection of handsome
residences.
The rear portion of the property It
is said, under the direction of land
scaDe gardener. will be developed Into
a beautiful park.
The extension of the street car line
will pass Immediately by Miss Brldc-
e1s' new property. which will soon be
one Of the Drettiest suburban develop
lnentS in the state
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
WAS KILLED BY A TRAIN
tragic Deatl, of Mr.. c. p. Leach. q
"fhcr of Mrs Herbert McCIam-

MRS. Herbert McClammy left yester-
oay morning for McCullers, her former
nome to attend the funeral Of her
brother. the late Mr.. C. P. Leach
winch will be held there some time to-
day
Mr.. Leach, who had been living .r
Newman. Ca. for several months, met
a tragic end there Friday afternoon
by being killed by train.
NO details of the distressing occua,-
ence have been received in Wilminr-
ton, the telegram summoninc Mrs
NcClammy giving only the bare fact
tnat he had been killed
Much sympathy will be felt for Nre
McClammy in the terrible bernavo,,-,,t
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16
Death Of Infant or Mr.. and Mrs A. t.

Death of Infant q. Hfr. and Mrs A. t.
parulclCe.
news was received yesterday from
Luinoerton of the sudden death OF tie
months old child of Mr. and Mrs. A.
l. Parmelee, which occurred early yes
terday morning Tho death Of the in
liant was entirelT unexpected, the child
apparently havin@ been in fine heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmelee formerH- "a
sided IN Wllminc+on and their frleIds
will deeply sv-nafh hize with theT,,<s ~ n.
their bereavement. -
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16

E,c Game Yesterday shortly After
Noon and Caused General Grief
Had Been Ill Only Ten Days-Was
Prominent in EuSincs> and Ehufch
Circles ard Highly Esteemed by al!
WHO Knew Him-FunrIaI WEI be
Held Tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16

The Polvogt CO. are the enlx dry
goods store that Siye Southern Trad
ing Stamps.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-16

White lawn shirt waists 81, s125 ana
upward at Poivogt'e. Ali new goods,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
WOMEN READ OF THAW
TRIAL AND THEN SCORE IT
cusson at Pittsbure Meet
inq.

Pittsburg. Feb. 14.-After a discus
sion which left no doubt that the wo-
men present had read every detail of
the Thaw case. the members of the
WOmen's Christian Temperance Union
last night passed a resolution declar-
ing that some of the statements made
by this woman. eX-actress, are gross
and shocking
This reference was to Evelyn Thaw
and Mrs. f. S. Gormly. who introduced
the resolution, added the defamation
of the character of Stanford White
who cannot refute the charges, should
not be tolerated by the public"
The resolution also called upon the
newspapers TO suppress all reports OF
the trial and demanded that every per
son refrain from reading any reports
that may be published.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
Like C0Ney'S Army.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. Feb. 1I.-Following is a
brief resume of the important proceed.
ings in both houses of congress yester.
day:
SEN ATE-The senate passed the bill
giving the government the right To ap-
peal to the suprem" court for u con
struction of the conStitutiCnality of any
law involved i'm criminal suit. The
District of Columbia appropriation bill
carrying nearly $11.0u0.0O0, was passed
The bill establishing an agricultural
bank in the Philippines was taken mp
and the Philippine tariff bill, which
passed the house at the last session
was interpoSed as an amendment by
Senator McCreary. No action resulted
on either the bill or the amendment
The conference report on the immigra-
tion hill was received and read. but ac-
tion was deferred. \ message from
President Roosevelt urging conSidera-
ton of the legislation affecting the
public lands was received and read
The first night session of the senate
during the present session was held tc
consider private pension bills. Ad-
iourned until today.
HOUSE The house considered thu
naval appropriation bill. The appro-
priation for Il steel floating dry dock
TO cost not exceeding $I,400.000 was
stricken out on point of order by Mr.
Mann of Illinois After completing A.
pages of the naval bill the house a
20 p. m. adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
RESOLUTION BEFORE CONGRESS- TO
KEEP THAW DETAILS FROM MAILS

Washington, Feb. IA Representa-,
tive Wharton of Illinois introduced n
resolution in the house today author
izing the president to exclude from
the mails any and all publications
containing revolving details of the
Thaw case and other cases of SIM
liar nature.
Following is the text of the joint
resolution: Whereas the public sense
of decency and morality has been
grossly outraged by the publication in
detail of the most revolving features
of the evidence of the trial of Harry
K Thaw. now in progress in the city oi
New York, and which reveals tht
depth of moral depravity. degradation
and generacy on the part of Stanford
White, unequaled in all annals of oul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
TIRE OF PRISON
Joliet Business Men Believe
State Penal institution
Injuries City.
WOULD REMOVE TO VILLAGE
Change Also Supported on Ground
Smoke from Steel Mills Affects
Convicts' Health.

Joliet. H., Feb. 14.-On the ground
that the epithet prison city" which is
universally applied 10 Joliet, is injuri-
GUS 10 Industrial and commercial de.
velOpment. business men here, headed
by E. S. Munroe, are organizing a
movemen. TO agitate in favor of the
removal of the Illinois state peniten-
tiary to some village in Will county,
but al a considerable distance from
here.
TO Take Up Question.
The matter will in all probability be
taken up at the next meeting OF the
directors of ,he Commercial club. the
leading organization of its kind here,
and the Business Mems association.
the Grocers' association, the Butchers
association and the Citizens Alliance
are expected to fall in line
State Senator II. J. Barr from this
district. a member of the committee
Oh the penitentiary, as we'll as the To-
cal representatives. in the lower house.
have already agitated the tearing down
of the present structure and it's Te-
building at some point nearby.
smoke Affects Health.
They have advocated this step on
account of the fact that the smoke
from the steel mills, situated but a
few rods from the prison, drifts into
the windows of the cell houses. until
it is asserted, fully - per cent of the
cOnvicts are afflicted with tuberculosis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
Joseph D. Bolton Called
From Court to
Bedside.
ARRIVED roo LATE
The Further Examination OF
Dr.. Evans Had Just Been
Begun.

New York, Feb. 14.--Mrs. Joseph q.
Bolton, wife of juror No. II, died Of
pneumonia today.
Mrs. Bolton, wk,o had been seriously
i'll before noon. died just before ne"
husband reached her bedside. This
afternoon the Thaw case was adjourn
ed until Monday on account of the
death of the jurors wife.
The other II jurymen were released
from confinement.
All Jurors In Places.
New York. Feb. 14.-AU twelve of
the Thaw jurors were on hand at the
opening of court this morning. When
Thaw came into court he seemed To
take special interest in juror No. H.
looking at him fiXedly Mr.. Bolton w;.s
serious. his eyes being directed 10 the
floor. As Justice Fitzgerald took his
place on the bench Delmas asked thar
Britton ID. Evans. the alienist. be ra-
called for further direct examination.
BASED on Oral Statements.
You have stated in yCur testimony
uOclOI, SAID DelmdS, Indl on the lfEI
three visits to Thaw You formed m
opinion as 10 his mental condition and
was that formed in part on oral state
ments?"
Yes"
Were oral statements necessary e
you as a scientific man to enable you
10 form this opinion?"
They We're very essential"
Jerome Offers No Objection.
Jerome said he would offer no objec.
tions to conversations with Thaw dur
ing Evans first three visits. as a -
suit of which the alienists had declar
ed it to be his opinion defendant W.:
az that time of unsUund mind.
Illness Again interrupted.
Evans was about TO relate a cOnva:
sation when information came tha
Juror Bottoms wife was in criticd
condition and Justice Fitzgerald there
upon ordered a recess until > this al
ternoon to permit Bolton 70 visit hi,
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14

criminal history. and.
Whereas. The publication in detail
of the loathsome and licentious acts #
said White in a long and uninterrupt-
ed career of debauchery of girlish vir-
tue and chastity must of necessity
have demOraliZing influence on the
youth of the land therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives. in congress assem-
bled, That as protection to the honor
and good name of the womanhood OF
America, the president of the United
States is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to exclude from the mails ot
the United States any and all publica
tions containing revolving details o
this case and others of similar ma
ture."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
FINDS BIG SUN SPOT AND PREDICTS
UNUSUALLY SEVERE DISTURBANCE

Pittsburg, Feb. 14.-ProfessOr john
A. Brashear of the Allegheny observa-
tory has announced through the AssO
ciated Press a discovery of one of the
greatest sun spots ever called to the
attention of astronomers. He says as
a result electrical disturbances will be
experienced throughout the country to-
night, and telegraph and telephone com
munication may be seriously affected
The present spot is so large ii can be
seen through smoked glass.
In his statement of the discovery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14

Professor Brashear says:
"A very large and beautiful sun spot
or solar disturbance is now crossing
the face of the sun and is approaching
the central meridian. This is the iarg
est spot that has been seen for several
years, and its approximate length is
11S.000 miles and 10000 miles wide
covering an area of about $500, ,0OJ
square miles. 1t comes at time when
it is not usual TO expect sun spots. and
is of greater interest for that reason
Why ii appears now is not explained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
BAR SM00T, and NO CITIZEN
OF UTAH WILL BE ELIGIBLE
BOY USES SWEATER
TO STOP TRAIN AND
SAVES MANY LIVES

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 14.-Madison
Jones, a 12-year-Old farmer boy. discov
ering a portion of "A 600-foOt trestle
had been burned on the Southern rail-.
way 20 miles from Birmingham. this
morning lef, his wagon in the road
and taking off his red sweater. tagged
an approaching passenger train from
Birmingham. About a hundred pas
sengerS were saved from probabl
death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
brings bodies and Survivors.

The cost of using this will range from
& 10 ~ cents per acre.
Other subjects discussed this after
noon We're Forming of a Permanent
Good Roads Association" Cash or
Labor System in Working Roads" and
Livestock Feeding and the Handln-
OF Corn Fodder"
Address on Domestic Science.
Miss McCurdy of Moline has been
secured to address the institute tomor
row afternoon on domestic science.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
To Solicit Funds.

The members of the branch aid 50
ciety of the Mckinley Baptist churcl
are making arrangements To solici:
funds from the merchants of the city
to make Il payment of 500 on the debt
of the church due April ,. The solici
tation will be started Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
LID GETTING HOT
Legislature Realizes Something
Must Be Done in Railway
Legislation.
0EMURRAGE BILL URGED
Other States May Force Action in hi
nois-Many New Bills In
troduced.

Springfeld H.. Feb. 1.-THE farm
ers and grain shippers of the state got
after the house railroad committee yes
the reciprocal demuTrage bill, when
will penaliZe railroads for failure to de-
liver cars when ordered
Fifty managers of farmers eleVatOr
companies appeared before Guy Buel
and his committeeman. Their spoies-
man declared they were tired of the
petty grating OF railroad employees. d
having their grain spoil in their eleva-
tors while they whistled for cars, 81
losing their prices on The market, and
having contracts thrown back at them.
They affirm thar they represent 100. .00c
farmers in this effort 10 secure the
passage of law which will assess i
fine of 81 for every car which is order
ed of the railroad and not delivered
within u hours.
Railroad Lid Getting Hot.
The railroad legislation lid in this
and other directions is getting too hn'
tC be sat upon comfortably. The gram
shippers told the committee that other
and neighboring states We're preparing
to pass this Dc nmrage bill and that il
Illinois does not the effect will be pd:-
ticu!arly disastrous because the raj
roads will use their equipment IL
states where they will be penal;zed for
delay and consequently the car shot
age in this state will work Il srill great
er hardship.
Advocates OF the 2-cent fare and the
anti-paSs bills are using the same ar+
sument. affirming that Illinois. if II
does not secure 4 reduced passenger
rate. will be the only Scent fare area
in the middle west.
New Bills Introduced.
Among the bills that came into both
houses yesterday We're the following:
BY Luke-That all articles made IL
penal institutions snail belG the stamp
Prison made"
BY Passe-Prohibiting the killing Ci
partridges. woodcock and the mourn
ing doves 70" four years; wild duck
! deer, quail. prairie chickens, pheisants
and prohibiting the use of blinds.
BY Establishing sta'e
| beard of optical examination and r.
gfstry
BY Gaunt-Requiring domestic lill
insurance companies to make detailef
vouchers of all expenditures of more
| than S100.
BY Levere-Requiring three days
notice of application to declare par
son pauper.
| BY Walsh-ProhiblTing The use u
salycilic. tanic and sulphuric acids 0I
any chemical or coloring matter in thi
manufacture OF beers. ales and porters
| BY Accomplishing a knowledge o
the principles Of nutrition ard the law
of health an additional requirement il
the granting of teachers certificates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
STEVE ADAMS WINS A POINT
Alleged Murderer Has Sheriff Removed
From Handling Jurors.

Wallace. Idaho. Feb. lin the
struggle 20 save Steve Adams from
conviction for the murder of Fred Ty-
Ter, the attorneys for the defense have
won their contention that Sheriff
Bailey and his deputies should not be
permitted to handle the special venire
of jurors. because of animosity to the
prisoner. The court appointed O. p.
new venire of jurors, as the former
panel had been exhausted. No actual
progress in securing the jury was made
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
RIGHT TO DEAL IN
ORE LANDS PROBED
J. J. Hill Asked to Appear Before Min
nesota Legislature and Ex-
plain Big Deal.

ST Paul. Mimi. Feb. 14.-Subpoenas
issued by order of the house commit
tee left the legislature today directing
President J. J. Hill to appear before
the committee this afternoon and eX-
plain the recent deal of the Grea,
Northern railway in ore lands. The
committee will make an effort to ascer-
tain if under its charter the Great
lands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
BAD FIRE AT PINE
BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Killed. and $20C,0Oo Loss
Caused.

Pine Bluff. Ark. Feb. 1.-two lives
We're lost in fire which destroyed 90
cottage residences, three hotels. Ca r
Memorial church. and 200 barns and
outhouses. entailing loss Of 5000. 600.
Nearly thousand people. including
$50 families are homeless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-14
THAW JURORS Wife DIES;
NO SESSION TILL MONDAY
FINDS TRUE BILLS FOR
PAPERS THAT PRINTED
THAW TRIAL DETAILS

Lebanon. Ky. Feb. 1.-THE county
grand jury last night returned an in-
dictment against the Cincinnati En-
quirer. Louisville Herald, Louisville
Times. for the printing and circulation
in this county the offensive and indie
cent" proceedings OF the Thaw trial