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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
If the Adams Express Company can

If the Adams Express Company can
-Ew- .~xCA.
bond to it's stockholders for every
hundred dollar share held it LOOKS like
it might do something for it's patrons
in the way of reduction of rates. Nine
years ago it paid a similar dividend
OF one hundred dollars per
These are in addition to the regular
annual dividends. The express COM
panies do a large amount Of business
which should be done by the railroads
and the mail service at less cost to
the people. They seem to have pull
enough with the railroad officials ana
the government to keep this class OF
business in their own hands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

One day the news reports indicate
that Ambassador Aoki is to be recall
ed in disgrace and war with Japan IS
about TO begin. The next day o
is said to be in no danger OF dismissal
and peace reigns, with not the slight
est prospect of war and in fact the pest
of feeling between the two countries
nrevaiIine. We don't believe any
bodv knows the true state of affairs.
If there are any who do they are those
high in authority N they are not tell
ing the public what they know
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

While the Russian government Is
back-pedaling on the disarmament
question its sailors and soiolefs arc
irving to carry out the cars first IDEAS
on the proposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

against her her only naval base would
be On the. north Here Is where Ger
many would be the worse crippled BY
Italy's detection. and Is the eason Of
the desire TO have her join the new
alliance. II looks serious for the
Kaiser.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

IL Carrie Nation and Mary Ann But
Ter can arrange to give their perform
ance at the same time he gate receipts
will probably be s~uficient TO at least
purge the town afterwards. A pair TO
hid from" that.-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

AS the party is afraid TO go into the
election of a state .HGirman at this
time il must be afraid that the man
elected would attempt % use the ONCE
to the advantage Of himself or his
friends-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

An admirer of Roosevelt says
..Washington wore a sword; why can
not Roosevelt carry a pistol! hu'
Washington did not conceal the deadiy
ueanon under the tails of his coat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
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one year. $500: six months. ss.oo'
s..ov. one month, so
cents.
THE SEMEWEEKLY MESSEN-
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one yex7, 800: six months, SO cents
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

The News and Observer comes to US
Yesterday with only SIX pages. We
suDpose the Southern .ailroad has side
tracked another carload Of paper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

OF curiosity" and then the college au-
thorities made complaint This liz Boe-
ton culture and morality.
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The Life Led by President
Ross~eseirs Man Friday-Fxper-.
icEcr OF Applicants for tire Position.
New York Times-)
MONDAY.


upon my taking a rest. Consequently
/ have accepted a job as president OF
a street railway company. How rest
full IL will Seem after s~erectary;nG
Teddy is wild because I'm leavins.
He has just CIT his hand saving the
air in an i~mpassiOnate speech to me.
All. but what makes me laugh in my
sleeve is the thought OF my successor
in this job. The President has put an
'.ad" in the papers and is sitting at
tie door, with the Big Stick in his
hand, waiting for applicants.
TUESDAY.
lie, he: An applicant has just been
here. Teddy at once set him down
forcibly at the typewTites and gave
him some of the real Rooseveltian
brand of fast and furious dictation-I
mean the kind where the dictator is
fast and the stenographer furious.
When the applicant yelled for mercy
Teddy asked him 10 run upstairs and
catch a grizzly bear which had es-
capped from the yard.
"A secretary should know nothing
-, ..uo
plicant heatedly.
You're a liar" said the President,
composedly.
- nat,y -
for me-" remarked Teddy.
W%hereupon the two of us bounced
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was
THURSDAY.
Teehee! Another applicant called
at the White House.
Teddy's pet grizzly, the one which
he caught tame and trained 10 bite
had just treed me on the nat rack ano
was trying to climb up after me aai
slap my head on. Teddy revolver IN
hand, was saying, ~consohnSly' mat
needns worry, because II the 2rlZzly
killed me he would instantly whip the
beast.
The applicant hesltated on the thr@s'
hold.
VAIN III ano 'lo9e 'ne uool' ""le
leouy, ahAoiS.
won yohoer pea hurt "e! III
qolIeo .le appiican''
Douoliese' aHs"e'eo ieuuy' iheT
ne eei|eo 4 "ppAoan' ~ oo
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pdI'eo Tue "dhs n"ii Ae""S WIZ {
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"na' die 'oui quas ~
secretary: asked tne Fresioen'. al'e
lie hau o'erlaheh 'he man aI Tue uon
So
why oesah 'ne "ppiiA
III d TREMENDOUS 'oice.
I1e ne'el hnlsHeu. Inc si'|~i' ue
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.nat ehanse VI u1e' was "u'i'"0'o' .
IL sools saie'y over 10 TIE dppi'caHI aN'
fastened is lee'n III MS ieS
Il lIne ieuuS 'ouiu no' - -
dppiicdnt' 'housn NC toIu lie 'hH' III
reno" was almost "inoeu with !"
o"eu hh'o me
FRIDAY.
Ha~ nav! Inns NO. ming dPpilCaH
number three came saw, and scamp
cred.
On the stenography test the new ma
took $50 words a minute, II trans
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09

San Francisco, April s.-Nickel in
the slot machines and police corrup-
ton alleged to have resulted from
their use, occupied the attention of
the grand jury at it's session today.
The telephone investigation was tenn
porarily sidetracked, and no further
indictments were returned.
The trial of "Abe'' Ruef for extor-
ton was resumed before Judge Dunno
and progressed for half an hour, when
adjournment was taken until tomor-
row morning on account of the indis-
position of Attorney Ach for the de-
fense.
Ach filed an affidavit in support of
an application for an order requiring
the proprietor and the editor of the
San Francisco Chronicle to show
cause why they should not be pun
ished for contempt in having pub
lished an editorial denouncing the
court conduct of Ruef's counsel.
Judge Dunno refused to consider
the matter at this time, saying it
would tend to sidetrack the main is.
sue-the determination of the guilt
or innocence of Ruef.. While making
motion for the drawing of 100 more
names from the regular jury list, Ach
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
STARTS ANOTHER ONE.
Hearst Begins Action for Libel Against
New York Times.

New York, April S.-William R.
Hearst has served on Benjamin G.
Franck, director of the New York
Times company, a summons and COM
plant in suit for $50O,000 instituted
because Of allegations printed in the
New York Times last Thursday morn
ing and Friday morning.
On Thursday the Times printed
what purported to be a statement
emanating from the White House de-
claring that John D. Rockefeller, Ed
ward H. Hartman and w. r. Hearst
had joined hands in a conspiracy to
ruin the president politically and gain
the democratic nomination for Hearst.
Friday the Times printed a state
ment that in 1905 Hearst had made a
deal with Odell that Hearst should
have himself nominated for the mayor.
atty against Mcclellan and then with.
draw in favor Of a republican, thus
bringing about the defeat Of McClel
Ian.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
FIRE ENDS SERIOUSLY
One Life and Property Valued at Mil
lion and Half Destroyed in New
York.

New York, April S.-Fire early to-
day destroyed the combined carbarns
and power plant of the New York
City Railway company, covering the
greater part of the block bounded by
Knox avenue and One Hundred and
Forty-sixth street and One Hundred
and Forty-seventh street. The loss
will reach nearly a million and half
dollars. More than 800 cars were
burned and the plant, except for the
electrical department, was destroyed.
One fireman, Capt. ]. Ryan, was
killed under falling wall, and half q
dozen firemen and others were more
or less seriously injured.
The fire started in the big repair
room, where a large number Of cars
were stored and spread rapidly
through the whole building. Capt.
Ryan's engine while his crew and the
crews of two other engines, were
working in an alley outside the build
Wutu du SAplOoAOA III 'IAO H1s41AS
room on the fourth floor ripped out
the west WALL sending tons of brick
down upon the firemen and carrying
down the fire escapes on the rear of a
row of fiat houses, burying half a
dozen fremen in the ruins. A hun
dred men with picks and shoyels at
once went to work to dig their COM
rades out of the ruins, while scores Of
others turned their attention to the
flat houses to which the fire had
spread.
Ryan was the first man taken out of
the ruins. He was horribly crushed,
but still alive when taken out and
laid on the ground in the driving rain.
A priest knelt by his side and admin
Iistered the last sacraments of the
4 church a moment before Ryan died.
One by one the other fremen were
dug out and hurried to the hospitals.
None was fatally hurt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09

New York, April 8.--Wm. 7. Stead,
the English editor, in an address be-
fore the New York conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, pleaded
for the assistance of Methodists in the
United States for international peace,
which is to be considered at the next
Hague conference.
care American churchmen and
are members of the church Of Jesus
Christ in America willing to take ac-
ton to secure the enactment Of this
law as an international statute? And
shall there be moments pause before
the dogs of war are unleashed?' he
asked.
Amen, amen" came in chorus,
from all over the church.
amen. Oh, nobody cares a damn
for an amen, unless it leads you to do
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
ATTEMPTS TO SDETRACK MAIN ISSUE
Attorney Of Rue Seeks to Inject Contempt Proceedings Into
Hearing Of His Cnent.-Move Not Successful.

announced that the defense would ex-
ercise all Of its 10 peremptory ehal-
lenges.
The witnesses examined before the
grand jury today were DR.. Joseph F.
Poheim, formerly a police commits
sioned Matthew Larken, local agent
for eastern manufacturers of slot
machines; Fred Hilbert, of the de-
funct wholesale liquor firm Of Hilbert
Bros. and who accompanied Mayor
Schmitz upon his recent tour to Eu-
rope, and G. Schultz, pool room
man.
BY questioning these witnesses AS
sistant District Attorney Heney sought
to strengthen the charge of the prose-
cution that in January of last year for
20 days succeeding the repeal by the
police commission of the ordinance
prohibiting the operation of money
paying slot machines, large sums of
money were paid to Ruef, Schmitz and
police officials for Continued police
protection" until District Attorney
| I4angdon cleaned out the machines un-
der the state anti-gambling law.
| According to an official statement
given as an illustration, the large
profits made by Schultz, who was then
an extensive owner or lessee of slot
machines, were cut in two, half be,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
BUILD wARsHIP FOR JAPs.

England to Receive Order for Biggest
Battleship in the World.
London, April S.-Japan is sending
a commission to England to arrange
a contract for the biggest battleship
in the world. The vessel will be OF
21,OO0 tons, even greater than the
Pacifcator.
1t is understood the Japanese shlp-
yards are full of work, and that, as
Japan wants ships quickly, she de-
cided to build new monster in Eng-
land. 1t is said the cost will be about
$11, ,25O0OO. She will have surprising
armament.
It is claimed here that from bus'-
ness standpoint alone the Dread
nought, as the initial Of the type OF
huge battleships, has paid for herself
many times over in orders to British
yards from foreign powers. Orders
from Brazil, Argentina and Chile, anu
the expected order from Japan, are
cited as proof.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
WISH is GRANTED.
Pastor Allowed to Seek Other Fields
by Presbytery.


by Presbytery.
New York, April S.-A committee OF
the Brooklyn Presbytery, in a report
TONIGHT. recommended that the appli-
cation of the Rev. 3. Lawrence Hunt,
former pastor of the Noble Street
church of Brooklyn, that
he be allowed to quit the Christian
ministry, be granted.
The Rev. Mr.. Hunt appeared before
the committee, which was appointed
last February, "to counsel and advise
with him concerning matters Of com
mon fame
He was named as correspondent In
divorce suit, brought in Washington
early this year, Charles G. Bassett be-
ing the plaintiff Mrs. Bassett is the
daughter of former Senator Rice OF
Arkansas. Mr.. Bassett is a govern
ment employe in Washington.
The committees recommendation
will be carried into effect. In Bas
sett's suit a verdict was rendered fol
the plaintiff.
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ing retained by himself and the other
half being turned by him over to
Hilbert ''for distribution among those
higher up Hilbert is the man whom
the prosecution charges with having
paid Ruef $4,000 for the exclusive
privilege OF supplying the Tenderloin
resorts with whiskey, on the under
standing that any such place which
refused to patronize Hilbert would
lose its license at the hands of the
police commission. Hilbert was very
close to the mayor.
Among the witnesses present today,
but not called, was NJ. A. King Of Los
Angeles, who negotiated the franchise
for the Home Telephone company of
that city. He expects to testify on
telephone affairs tomorrow. He said
that he tried from December of 1901
until September Of 1905 to induce the
San Francisco authorities to advertise
telephone franchise competitive to
that held by the Pacific States com
pany and to award it to the highest
bidder, but without success.
II wanted this franchise personally =
said King, but the supervisors turned
me deaf ear"
The grand jury will resume its in
yestigations tomorrow. The trial OF
Ruef is to go on in the morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
Soldiers Of Honduras Abandon
Puerto CorteZ Without STRUGGLE.
MARINES CLOSE SALOONS
Bombardment Of Coast Towns to Cease
Unjust Obey Laws.

be disorder or violation of the laws of
Honduras and all are advised to re-
main in their homes for the present.
In case Nicaraguan forces concentrate
at Ceiba they will not interfere with
the law-abiding people and there need
be no alarm whatever"
Commander Fullam also declared
that "bombardment of coast towns
cannot be permitted during the fire.
quent wars and revolutions in Central
American states
This statement is made in letter
written by Commander Fullam to Gen.
Estrada, in charge of the Nicaraguan
expedition:
"It must be perfectly plain" says
the letter, "that foreign interests could
not possibly be secure il lombard
ments are permitted. On the contrary,
such interests would be subjected to
the danger of complete destruction in
every case If bombardments Of coast
towns are to be resorted to during the
frequent wars and revolutions in
Central American states, the mercan
tile interests Of all foreigners will be
absolutely insecure in the future
From this, it is plainly evident, that
assurances regarding the safety Of
American and foreign interests, will
be Of no value whatever, unless bonn
bardments of these unfortified wood
en- towns are forbidden
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
KISSING GIRL in TROUBLE.
Miss TrumbelPs Mania Lands Her ir
a Reform School.

Des Moines, Ia, April S.-Miss Hui-
da Trumbell, aged II, has been sent
to the reform school at Mitchellyille
because she insists on kissing young
men. She was arrested because she
walked up to a young man who was
waiting for a street car and smacked
him on the mouth. He was dumb
founded and a policeman placed her
under arrest. In juvenile court it de-
yeloped that Miss Trumbell has a
mania for oscu1atory exercises with
young men whom she never saw be.
fore. Just before she left the street
car at the girls industrial school
she imprinted kiss on one young
man who was standing in the vestl
hllle
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agents. He had been before congress
sional committee many times urging
larger appropriations in this connec-
tion, he declared. Another handicap,
he said, was the lack of authority to
compel persons to testify. After re-
peated recommendations, the witness
said, congress responded during the
last year of his administration and
granted the authority.
Hermann began his version of the
interviews between himself, Senator
Mitchell, S. A. D. Puter and Mrs. Wat
son regarding the Puter "11-7" claims.
He described only the first interview,
in which he said he recollected these
three persons called on him. Senator
Mitchell was the spokesman and
when he asked for information re-
garding the claims, was referred to
the proper division. The three went
to this division and shortly afterward
came back, said the witness, when
senator MlLCuOll uStdlOu tuS pt,VVu
expenditure which Mrs. Watson had
been put to and made the further
statement that unless her claims could
speedily be passed to patent she
would be financially ruined. Mitchell
urged that the cases be made "spe
cial'' and assured the commissioner
that the cases were in shape to be tax
en- UP at once. Hermann said he tolG
Mitchell that as he well knew, the
practice of the Office precluded sucf
a course in the. absence of the proper
showing. The visitors departed will
the assurance from Mitchell that thu
necessary showing would be made a
once. While the witness said he coult
not say who the woman was witt
Mitchell and Puter, from his recollec
4 ton, he remembered the argument wa
& made in her behalf.
Although his fourth day on tn
stand, Hermann's direct examination
had not been concluded when cour
adjourned this afternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
ON CHARGE OF MURDER.
Mrs. BradIey's Case to Follow Lane
Fraud Trials.

Mrs. RradIey's Case to Follow Land
Fraud Trials.
Washington, April S.-While the
date for the trial of Mrs. Anna M.
Bradley, charged with shooting to
death former United States Senator
Brown Of Utah, was not set today, it
was arranged that it should follow the
Hyde Benson -Dimond- Schneider land
fraud case, which begins April 22
in Justice Staffords court.
In making this arrangement the
court remarked that should the land
fraud cases continue to the extent
of consuming the remainder of the
spring term, arrangements would be
made for the trial Of Mrs. Bradley in
another court.
The defense will be permitted tc
take testimony orally before a com
mission in Utah and California. This
it is understood, will obviate the ne
cessity Of bringing all Of the Ia wit
nesses for the defense from those
states at government expense.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09

New Orleans, La, April 8.-That
Puerto Cortez was surrendered with
out fighting and that about 1,50O Hon
duran soldiers abandoned the port
two days before the Nicaraguan troops
appeared, was the information brought
here tonight by the steamer Anselm.
The Hondurans did not desert their
post through cowardice, according to
this dispatch, but declared that the
war was over. They returned to their
banana plantations, where most Of
them had been employed as laborers
before the war begun.
United States marines closed all
saloons in Ceiba, after the abandon
ment Of the port by the Hondurans.
The following proclamation was is
sued by Commander Fullam of the
Marietta, and United States Vice Con
sui Reynolds:
"To the People of Ceiba-The gen.
erals of the Honduran army having
left Ceiba, the civil authorities will
assume charge of the city government
All liquor saloons will be immediate
" closed and will remain so. Sailors
from the United States steamship Ma
rietta will patrol the streets and as
sist the civil authorities to preserve
order and protect property, public an6
. private. The sailors are landed as
friends of the Hondurans. All per
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
CAN NOT GIVE FRANKS.

New York, April s.-The interstate
commerce, commission has held that
express companies can not give franks
10 railroad officials. In an opinion Civ
en- to a western railroad president to-
day, Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Lane said:
"The law does not permit an ex-
press company to give transportation
franks to the officers and employees OF
railroad companies. A railroad presi-
dent, or other officer of a railroad, is
as much bound by the law limiting
free transportation as any one not
connected with railroad"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
SETTLEMENT is NEAR.

Cleveland, Ohio, April S.-A settle
ment of the strike of the American
shipbuilding company seemed near to-
night, following session of the strike
leaders at Lorain. The delegation
conferred with superintendent Nc
Lane of the American shipbuilding
company, during the afternoon and re-
ceived assurances that the company is
ready to meet the men for discussion
of the grievances any time before
Wednesday. After that it is believed
that enough skilled workmen will be
available to conduct the plant with
sufficient force to turn out the repair
work now waiting in the yards.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
CLARK AT LOS ANGELES.
Senator's Colorado Experience Has
tens His Departure for the Coast.

Los Angeles, April S.-senator
Clark of Montana, accompanied by his
wife and a party, arrived here today
by special train over the Salt Lake
line from Daggett. Mr.. Clark arrived
a week earlier than he expected, but
owing to the indisposition which he
suffered from an accident by plunging
into an icy river in Colorado, he con-
cluded to come to the coast. He is
suffering from a severe cold, but his
ailment is not serious. Senator Clark
will remain a month or more, in con
sideration of many important matters
relating to his large interests in the
southwest
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-09
IS WORLD WIDE MOVEMENT
Will be Considered at Next Hague Con-
ference by All Nations.

something to put into effect your
prayers the speaker responded.
'.You Methodists are the second
church in America. If you put your
forces to work to the task before us,
we might get results.
"The free church in England an
nounced it was ready to act under the
direction of the Archbishop Of Can
terbury in the matter and when | left
they were considering whether It
would not be better for the Church Of
England and the Roman Catholic
church to unite in joint action. l don't
know whether you can do this here,
but are you willing to act together"
Loud responses, yes ''yes," came
from all over the audience.
A committee to draft suitable reso-
lutions was appointed by Bishop Ber-
ry *3&