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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Loose Management of States Funds

Richmond, Va, Aug. 17.-The re-
port Of the legislative auditing COM
mittee was submitted to governor
Swanson today. 1t covers eighty
typewriter pages and deals with ev-
cry department of the states ac-
counts.
The system in vogue is severely
condemned and the committee rec
ommends that the office of the sec
ond auditor should be made bureau
of the first auditor.
The department of agriculture is
severely arraigned and, while no de-
falcation is found, the report says
that warrants for money have been
drawn by G.. w. Keiner an dthe vouch
ers do not show for what purpose
money was expended. The members
of the board are also found to have
followed the same practices, expend-
ing money and not having the prop
er vouchers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
OFFICERS WE'RE ELECTED
BY Grand Encampment Odd Fellows.
Next Years Session to be Held In
ASheyiIle

By Grand Encampment Odd Fellows.
Next Years Session to be Held In
Asheyille.
Winston-Salem, n. c., Aug. 15.-
The Grand Encampment at it's
meeting today elected the following
officers for the next ensuing term:
Grand Patriarch-F. G. Dunn, Kin
ston.
- Grand High Priest-W. l.. Smith,
Wilmington.
Grand Senior Warden-G. w. Bry-
and, Durham.
Grand Wesley Will
liams, Elizabeth City.
Grand Junior Warden-W. c. AL
len, Waynesville.
Grand Outside Sentinel-R. E.,
Cox, KinStOn.
Grand Representatives., F, Hall,
WinstOr1-Salem.
The encampment will meet in Ashe
vile next year. Members of the en-
campment visited the R. J. Reynold' S
tobacco factory and they were en-
tertained by Evangelist Lodge No.
27 D. of r. and were all treated to
an automobile tour this afternoon
over the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
GRATED with flowers and flags OF Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, intertwin-
Oh
LAUNCH RUN DOWN.
Young Woman Drowned i'm Pasquo-
tank River.-SlOop Crashed into
the Small Boat.


the Small Boat
Elizabeth City, NC, August IA
Last night about IL O'Clock while a
sailing party were returning to the
city in a launch, the launch was
rammed by a sloop throwing young
woman into the river, drowning her
and injuring several others. The
young woman was Miss Whedhee,
aged 19, of this city, bookkeeper for
B. F. White . Hardware Company.
She was sitting on the cabin.
The launch was struck bow-on by
the sloop passing over the launch's
cabin, where she sat
The young men on each side of
her received serious injuries.
No one saw the young woman dis
appear, but it is supposed that she
was impaled on the bow-sprit, car
ried across the cabin of the launch
and dropped in the river.
Searching parties have continuous
ly dragged the river for her body
all day, and at six O'Clock this even
ing were successful.
The body was found near the chan
mel of the river in plain view from
the harbor, where Coroner Fearing
pronounced death by accidental
drowning.
The young lady was of lovable
character and was loved by all who
knew her.-Special to the News and
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
EXPECTING SMALL N NEW YORK
Strikers Hope He Can Bring About
Better Situation
Western Union and Postal Claim
That They Are Doing Business
Without Serious Inconvenience
Strikers Say the Situation Is Sat-
isfaCtory.

New York. August 1.-THE early ar
rival OF President Small and the con-
sequent shifting from Chicago To tais
city OF executive direction OF the strike
is awaited expectedly by the idle TEL
egraphers OF the east. Just when Mr.
Small will reach here thu union mcI
could not say tonight. They eXpec; lie
will be here within a few days. They
hope that he will be able To bring
about a better situation from the
strikers standpoint.
There were few developments today
One Wall street brokerage firm re-
fused demands made by its eight op-
orators and when the latter quit. In-
mediately filled their PAGES with non
union men. The Western Union and
the Postal telegraph companies reft-
Grated tonight that they were doing
The strikers for their part insist
ed that the situation was satisfactory.
The press and other leased wire ser
vice is fast reaching a normal basis.
Chicago, August 1.-THE Western
Union today added % operators TO its
working force in the main ONCE in
Chicago. The men arrived at 5
O'Clock from New York and were at
once set TO work. A number Of strik-
ers applied for their old positions dur
ing the day.
Washington. August 17-Commis-
Nner OF Labor Charles p. NeiH ar
rived home today from Chicago where
he went on a vain effort TO effect
settlement of the telegraphcrs strike.
He decided not to see visitors today.
and as soon as he reached the city
went to his home. For the present he
is taking no part in the telegraph
strike situation but says he is ready
to act As mediator IL called upon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
TO LIMIT MILITARY BURDENS
hague Peace Conference Adopts
Resolution
Reading of Disarmament Treaty Be
tween Argentine and Chile Brings
Forth Applause-GoVern are
Urged to Study the Disarmament
Question.

The Hague, Aug. 17.-At the plen-
airy sitting of the peace conference to-
day resolution proposed by Sir Ed
ward Fry (British) was adopted un-
animOusly as follows: This confer
. ence confirms the resolution adopted
the conference of 1899 regarding the
Limitation of military burdens, and as
military burdens have been consider
ably augmented n almost all contrles
2 since 1899, it declares it is highly de-
sirable to see the governments earnest
ly resume the study of this question. y
Amendments Of the convention OF
1899 regarding the laws and customs
of land war, and the prohibition or
throwing of explosives from balloons
and the cnvention regarding the bonn
bardment of undefended towns, etc ,
were Unanimously adopted.
"Sir Edward Fry and NJ. Baingeeis
heads of the British and French dele
CATION, made addresses in support OF
the resolutions given above. After the
disarmament treaty between Argentine
and Chile had been read, the whole
conference enthusiastically applauded
Senors Drag and COncha, who were
chiefly instrumental in drawing up
that treaty.
M. Neidoff, of Russia closed bril-
liant speech by saying the cOnfenrence
is as unprepared to face the question
of armament limitation as in 1899, and
any discussion now would injure the
case of peace. He applaudeo the Brit
ish initiative and recommended adop-
tiOn of the resolution as ''the only
guaranty of further progress Of the
question, while it would be an honor
( for the present conference to have con-
vtributed to it by an immediate vote
\ A liter was read from Joseph H,
Choates supporting in the name of the
United States the British resolution
and expressing American sympathy
with it's terms.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
WILMINGTON, n. c., AUGUST &c, 1907
SUITS WILL BE INSTITUTED.
Against Capitol Contractors and For
mer State Officials.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 17.-Crim-
inal and civil suits against capitol
contractors and former state officials
will lbe instituted in the Dauphin
county court as soon as the
legal papers can be prepared
The indictments will be presented
to the grandjury at the September
session.
Whether all of the eighteen per-
sons named by the capital investi-
cation commission in its report to
Governor Stuart will be determined
by the attorney general after consul
tation with his associates.
The commission held a brief exc
cutive session today to close up its
affairs. OF the 100000 appropriated
by the Legislature for the investiga-
ton $4,000 was returned to the
treasury.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Fatal jump From Car.

Mauch Chunk, Pa, August 17.-One
wman was killed and two other per-
sons were fatally injured this after
noon by jumping from a trolley car
that was in danger of colliding with
another on Flag Staff mountain. near
here. The cars did not collide The
dead woman is Mrs. Herman Beissert,
aged 10 years, of Newark, N. j., who
with her daughter was spending the
summer here. The daughter was not
hurt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
NORTH CAROLINA RATE CASE
Further Testimony Before Master
Montgomery
Accountant Daley, of Chicago, Says
North Carolina is one of the Most
Expensive States i'm Which to OPP
crate a Railroad.

New York August 17.-John M.
peared before special master Shepherd
appointed by Judge Pritchard of
North Carolina, to take testimony that
will determine the cOnStitutiOnality OF
the 2 IA cent passenger rate law Of
North Carolina. Mr.. Daley gave var
ious figures showing the costs of run
ming a railroad He said it cost three
times as much for local hauling as it
does for hauling trains over a direct
one hundred mile stretch, or longer
distance.
Former Congressman Woodward,
one of the representatives Of the North
Carolina corporation commission,
crOss-examied Mr.. Daley, who says
that North Carolina was one of the
most expensive states in which to
large cit'.s III North Carolina, and
consequence there was no very large
volume of !;,sines either from 4
freight or passenger standpoint. Mr..
Bailey said that in Illinois $4,000 pounds
of grain of 100000 pounds of coal were
loaded on a car while in North Caro-
lima, 1000 pounds of tobacco consti-
tued a carload. The witness said he
thought about 20 per cent. of the rail-
road business in North Carolina was
done in hauling lumber.
The investigation was adjourned un-
til Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Fatality Follows Burning of Case
line Launch

Norfolk, Va, Aug 1.-THE gaso-
line launch Edna May, bound from
Manteo, N. c., for Nagshead, with
a large party aboard caught fire
from an explosion early today at
Manteo and was burned to the wa
ter's edge.
Miss Cora Midget, one of the pas
sengers was blown into the water
and drowned and the engineer and
fireman are reported fatally burned.
A negro in a passing sloop rescued
those aboard the burning craft. The
rescue was landed at a nearby point.
All the rescued were burned, some
of them seriOuSly
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To Determine Cause of Death

San Francisco, August 17-Aa auto
mobile containing two men, a young
woman and the body of girl who had
been cmpanion on round of visits
to beach resorts arrived at the Park
hospital today. The three We're arrest
ed, and will be held until the cause of
the girls death is fully explained. The
dead girl was Frances Earle, 1411 Col
den Gate avenue San Francisco, Her
companions We're George w Ford
Harry McHenry and Pearl Shelton. The
men state that the girl had taken sew
eral drinks. tainted and soon expired,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Troy Concern in Hands of Receiver

Utica, N. Y, Aug 17.-Applica-
ton was made before United States
Judge Ray at Norwich today for the
appointment of a receiver for Cur
tiss, Leggett and company, manu-
facturers of shirts, collars and cuffs
of Troy.
A petition is filed by three Troy
creditors who allege that the firm
is insOlvent.
The liabilities are placed at ST.
100000 while the assets are said to
be nominally $2,O0O,OO0.
It is said that stringency OF
the money market has cramped the
company.
The company employs about 400
operatives.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Run Down by Auto and Killed

Philadelphia, Aug 17.-While
alighting from a trolley car in west
Philadelphia today, Arthur Klen was
run down by an automobile, receiv-
ing injuries from which he died later
in a hospital.
He was 35 years old a member of
the Union League and was widely
known.
The automobile was being driven
by DR.. William E. Hughes of West
Philadelphia, who placed Klen in the
automobile and carried him to hos
Dital
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Arrives in Charleston Safely

Charleston, S. c., August IF. H.
Colell, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who was
picked up in an exhausted condition
while bathing in Rockaway Park near
his residence Tuesday, and brought
to Charleston on the Clyde steamship
Huron, said today that he was carried
out on a current against which he
could make no headway. He was
picked up by a fishing smack and
transferred to the Huron.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Hartman Denies Alleged Interview

New York, August 17.-Mr. l.. III.
Hartman telegraphs the Associated
Press from San Francisco in refer
ence to the interview with him which
appeared In yesterday mornings
Reno, New, State Journal and which
was sent to the Associated Press
newspapers denying absolutely that
he made any such statement as
that credited TO him TO the effect
desired to own all or any part OF
the railroads; nor did he say any
thing about his managing the rail-
roads for the government
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Moors Expected to- Attack French

> Casa Blanca, Friday. August l6-rhe
hostile Moors surrounding Casa Blanca
sent a message TO General Drude, the
French commander last evening mott
flying him that unless he surrendered
Immediately his troops would be ex-
terminated and the town destroyed.
The general ignored the message. Last
night passed quietly, but the Moors
are expected to attack the French
camp tonight, or tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Plan OF Supplying Labor Unsatis-
f3HIDpV

Baltimore August 1.-The Mary
land state bureau of immigration
finds it's efforts to supply the farmers
of this state with laborers by assist
ing Immigrants unsatisfactory.
August F. Trappe, secretary of the
bureau. spent three months last win
ter in Europe, bringing 265 iaborers
here and placing them in Maryland
farms. 1t is found. however, that
they do not remain long in the po-
Sit1onS given them and the bureau
seems unable to trace them for any
length of time after they leave their
frs place of EMPLOYMENT The low
pay of farm laborers in this state
is held to be largely responsible for
the failure of the plan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Two New Fever Cases

Washington, Aug. 17-Chief Sur
geon Taylor reported to the war de-
partment today from Mariana, Cuba,
that there were two new cases of
yellow fever at Cienfugos one of the
paints being a hospital corps man
and theother a Spaniard. Another
new case is reported at Alacranes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20

Sandusky. Ohio, August 17.-John
Worden. of London, England, grand
opera baritone. "roughing it" as a
deckhand on the steamer John Harper
in port here. fell through hatchway
into the hold tais morning. struck mis-
head and was instantly killed He
was on his second trim
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Cotton Company Chartered

Raleigh, \. c., Aug ia char
ter has been granted to the Ella
Manufacturing company to spin and
weave cotton. The capital stock is
100000, with leave to increase to
quarter of a million.
quarter of a million, J. R. Dover
and others stockholders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
Shin Wrecked mt Melbourne

Charleston. S. c.. August 1.-THE
ship Shenandoah with a cargo Of
cial. from Baltimore for. Mare Island
navy yard is reported wrecked at
melbourne. Australia. due to a heavy
shorm encountered while rounding
cape Horn. For sixty days the men
worked at the pumps before reach
ing harbor. The ship it is said. prob
ably will have to be DESTROYED.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
To Discuss Promise of Immunity

washington, Aug. 15.-Announce-
ment was made today by Attorney
General Bonaparte that an import
ant conference would take place next
Monday at he department of justice
In which the subject of the promise
OF immunity from prosecution given
to the Chicago and Alton railway of
hciais by District Attorney Morrison
would be discussed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
to Death by Court Martial

Washington, August 17.-Advices re-
ceived by the war department from
Manila show that the court martial
which tried Private William Taylor
company M, oath infantry at Iloilo.
on October 16 asst, for shooting Lieut.
Robert B. Calvert, the commanding
officer of his company, sentenced him
to death by hanging.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20

New Carlisle. Ohio. Aug. 17.-sen-
ator Foraker spoke here today on
the occasion OF the annual picnic at
the western Association Of Pioneers.
The senator was rendered n recep-.
tion Prior to the speech making.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-20
DIED IN AMBULANCE.
Sad Death of the Wife of DIR. Nc
Swain, of Cumberland County.

SWAIN, OF Cumberland County.
Fayetteville, n. c., Aug. 15.-The
wife of DR.. H. A. McSwain, promi-
nent physician of Cumberland and
Harnett counties, who was being
brought here to the Highsmith Hos
p1tal for tretment, died in the am
bulance this afternoon between the
train and the hospital
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-21

Willard whose postofflce address Is Ely
Nevada, his agent and attorney in fact
is the owner of and hereby makes ap-
plication for 2 United states patent fof
scribed in the official plat and held
notes OF survey on file in the office OF
the register OF the Carson City Land
mining claim being situate In Robinson
Mining District, White Pine County,
Nevada, and the notice Of location
thereof being recorded In the once OF
the county recorder of said White Pine
The exterior boundaries of said
claim are described in said field notes
with magnetic variation Is degrees
Beginning at corner No, WHENCE the
S. e. cor. Sec 8, T. 16 N. r. So e. Mt. d.
T; and M bears 8; SO degrees minutes
running thence N. 19 degrees 42 min
utes E. 1900 feet to corner No. 2, thence
N. 81 degrees 80 minutes w. gill feet
minutes w. 1900 feet to corner No. 1,
whence corner No. of Goodenough
Lode survey No. 221s bears S. So de-
sSeese O %n Ssees ssSS fes g.
feet to corner No the place of begin
ming.
Containing 20.66 acres, all of which
the W. ana Ia A 81 ec 9f ana Saf N W.
of Sec. 8, T. 16 N, r @? e.
: Adjoining claims are Goodenough
direct So that this notc s0q be- published
in the White Pine News, Ely, Nevada
the newspaper published the nearest to
said claim, for the period Of 10 weeks
LOUIS ]. COIN.
Register
Attorney for Applicant.
First publication April 20; last publica-
tion June 20. 1907
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-21

lower grade ore are now on the
dumps that would pay to work If a
smelter was on the ground. Mr.. Sic
gel has Installed a power air COM
pressOr which generates the power
for drilling in the mines over a. half
mile distant from the power plant,
the air being conveyed to the mines
In pipes. The cost of doing develop
ment work runs from SIS to SO per
foot for tunnel work, and he has al
ready expended fortune and taken
out of the mine something like $780,
600. The ore that has been taken
out Of the mine has been hauled by
wagon to Currie's, on the Nevada
Northern, a distance of sOrty miles,
for shipment to the smelter at Salt
Lake. The ore is silver and man
ganese, and carries on an average
close to 100 ounces of silver to the
ton-that is, the shipping ore carries
that and 40 per cent of manganese.
In the years prior to the building of
the Nevada Northern the ore was
hauled by wagon to Toano, a station
on the Southern Pacific, lis miles
distant, and to Oasis, Utah, 1876
miles. So 1t may be seen that the
ore Is very high grade to stand a
wagon haul that distance. About 100
carloads were hauled to Toano and
Oasis in the past four years.
There is an abundance of timber on
the mountain side, and two miles dis
tant, In Sawmill canyon, there Is an
abundance of saw timber for all min
ing purposes. The company owns
valuable water rights on Centerville
EnnnnafnA unit ha
two miles down the canyon, Is an al
falfa ranch that contains 100 acres of
land. The ranch ordinarily supplies
the mines with milk and butter. Mr..
Siegel has plans to be executed this
summer for the construction of
large electric light plant to furnish
the mines and buildings with light.
There Is complete assay office, a
large clearinghouse bunkhouse,
stables, store and Office buildings and
other structures for the successful
working of the mines. Siegel is the
name of the postoffice and Mr.. Siegel
Is the P. M. The mails come from
Cherry Greek tri-weekly, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. 1t is a
school district and the school popu-
lation numbers fifteen. The school is
ClOSeu dI present, Out Will open again
in September. Mr.. Siegel is a young
man, and says he knows a big mine
lies In the Shell creek range where he
is operating. He is doing great
work for White Pine county that en-
titles him to rank with the state
builders of the commonwealth. Sci
entific writer's say that Siegel Is the
only place in the United States that
carries sulphides of manganese or
alanbandite.
Paul Troster, formerly superin-
tendent of the famous Eureka Hill.
mines In Utah, is Mr.. Siegel's super
intendent, and to his work great
credit must be given for the high
state of development of the Siegel
Consolidated Mining company. Mr..
Siegel does not believe In employing
cheap men when master workmen
are to be had. The wages paid are
$3.50 to 81 per day. Mr.. Siegel is of
the opinion that when great depth is
attained on his property that the
manganese will change to a copper
base. ALLEN G. BRAGG.
Siegel, June Is, 1907.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-21

can tell it so entertainly and at once
so wittily that he would make ten
derfoot think that he, too, had lived
IN White Pine in the good old days
Mrs. Green is a most charming wo-
man, as is Mr.. Green's sister, who is
crowding II years of age now and
has spent twenty-four OF them In
Steptoe valley, at the Green ranch.
Miss Green says she loves every rock
and rill in the county, AM her desire
is to live with her brother until she
gets to the end of her journey and
goes to that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns. Mr. Green has made cattle
raising his business for years, but
since alfalfa hay has been worth SIS
per ton on the ranch, he has sold his
cattle and is now selling hay direct.
His ranch is a good property and af-
fords sufficient income to smooth his
pathway to old age.
ALLEN C. BRAGG.
Cherry Creek, June Is, 1907.
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ton. to the highest and best bidder for
cash all the right, title and interest OF
the defendant, Louis Alexander, in end
to the following describe property, 10
wit:
An undivided one-half In nnd to that
certain lease of the restaurant known
as the Palace Cafe, situated on the
north side of Aultman streer, two doors
west of hurry street. in Ely. White
Pine county, Nevada, said lease Icing
dated April 16th. 1907. and made by G.
l. Richard to Hiram E. larsen and
Louis Alexander at a monthly rental
Of SITS per month, payable In advance
on the 18th day of each month, and
running for a period of two years,
more or less, or until thu expiration
of the lease from William Kline to said
Richard; also all the interest of said
defendant, Louis Alexander, In and to
the fixtures of said Palace Cafe
Said sale will ne made at the north
door of the county courthouse, at said
town of Ely, at the hour of 70 o'clock.
noon, on Friday, the 21st day of June,
1907.
Dated. May 81. 1907.
A. C. HOUSE, Sheriff.
By ]. w. Hudgens, Deputy.
First publication, June l last publ
alton, June %.