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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
EDMUND ". PETTUs
Was Attended BY Greatcst Honors
Ever Ever Paid an Alabama Citi-
zen Thousands OF Citizens
Throng,Si City To Pay Tfnctr
Tribute of Love to Dead senator
-Seryiccs Very simple

Selma, Ala. July 3O.-The funeral
OF the United states Senator Edmund
w Pettus. who died Saturday at Hot
Springs. y. C. took place here this
afternoon from his late residence.
Interment was in Live Oak ceme-
terry. where less than two months
ago his late colleague. Senator John
I. Morgan. was laid 10 rest. Senator
Pettus' funeral was attended by the
greatest honors ever paid an Ala
bama citizen The members OF the
state Legislature. Governor Conner and
members of his stan. former Cover
nor Joseph +. Johnston. who will
succeed Senator Pettus In the senate.
and the various state officials. at
tended the funeral In addition.
thousands Of citizens througed the
city To pay their tribute OF love To
the dead senator.
The funeral services at the home
consisted of the reading OF the old
time Presbyterial ritual and were
conducted by Rev. +. G. Railing. OF
the First Presbyterian church. They
were very simple The procession
to the cemetery. in addition To the
second infantry. included troop q. OF
cavalry and battery e. of artillery.
The members of Camp Jones, United
Confederate veterans. acted as "A spe-
cial guard Of honor. The procession
was long one a delegation OF color
ed citizens bringing UP the rear. The
entire city was draped IA mourning
and all business houses were closed
during the funeral
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
"LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY DAY"
Observed ut jamestown Exposition
With Appropriate Exercises.

Norfolk, Va, July 3O.-A. +
Stevenson, Of Illinoise. former vice
president Of the United States; Con-
gressman J. Warren Keifer, OF Ohio
former Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and Jose de Diego.
speaker of the Porto Rican House of
Delegates were the central figures OF
attraction at the jamestown eX-
position today of Legislative AS
sembly Day" of the 2SSt hanniVer-
sary of the convening of the first
house of Burgesses of Virginia at
jamestown Island, July 80, 1919,
this being the first legislative assem-
bly, to meet on American soil.
President Tucker of the eXposi-
ton made an address of welcome
and addresses by Messrs. Stevenson,
Keifer and Diego followed.
simultaneously with the celebra-
ton the Virginia society for the pre-
servation of Virginia antiquities at
jamestown Island unveiled, dedicat-
ed and presented TO the Virginia So
ciety a monument erected In COM
memOratlOn OF the menOeIS ol inc
first house of burgesses, the cere-
monies being participated in by Epis-
copal Bishop Funston, of Boise Ida
no, and Randolph Tucker of Vir-
ginia.
The address of forme- Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson was an eloquent re-
view of the struggles of the colon
les for liberty from the time of the
assembly of the house OF burgesses
on July 80 1919, in the old church
at jamestown, now historic ruins.
He eulogized the picturesque figures
of those early days and recited
events of their leaderhsip which
have shed luster on the pages OF
colonial history.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
NO CLUE TO MURDERER.
Bodies OF Two Women Found Who
Had Been StranSlcd to Death.

New York, July 30.-Late tonight 10
arrests had been made in the cases OF
two women who were strangled to
death and whose bodies were discoT-
cred early today. Detectives have been
hard at work on the cases but ha re
been unable to find any traces Of the
murderer or murdererS.
The woman who was found dead
with a necktie around her throat III
a boarding house in 22nd street has
been identified under several names.
1t seems probable that she is Mrs.
Sophia Kehrer, wife of Jacob kehrer,
of Buffalo. The police have discovered
that She lived at different times in
Brooklyn and Jersey City. The body
was identified today as that Of d
woman who called herself Mrs. May
Graham and who has recently lived N
a boarding house in East 9th street.
1T appears that the woman changed
her name frequently. The woman with
whom <he boarded in 27tT str aGt gave
the police a fair description Of two
men who often called on her there
and the police hope to be able to find
them.
The police have as yet found no clue
as to the identity of the woman whose
body was found in an areaWay in
East Goth street. They believe, how
ever, that both crimes were committed
by the same person as both bodies
We're mutilated in the same manner.
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at the coroner's inquest to tell what
he knew OF his friends tragic end.
Rumbaugh claimed 10 be but a
chance acquaintance OF the girl. but
it developed that he knew her in
Chicago. and also knew c. A. Coey,
of Chicago, and DR.. II. A. Thomas
of the "101 Ranch"
He was frequently a member Of
parties at which Miss Matthews and
the other men referred TO were mem
bers.
The officers have not yet had
time TO examine Rumbaugh's papers
and effects and the coroner has had
his room locked.
If Rumbaugh did not destroy the
letter left him by Miss Matthews, to-
gether with the letter TO Coey, ii is
believed that they will show start
ling facts that will entangle other
people.
The telegram sent by Rumbaugh
TO Coey taken in the light of his
suicide. has more meaning than be-
fore. 1t was as follows:
Laura committed suicide on ac-
count OF YOU. Letters left behind.
Send $500 at once for expenses"
The officers say that the letters
show that Rumbaugh knew Coey
ra' and to threaten him. Rumbaugh
was about IS eyars of age. A medal
of honor shows that he served with
distinction in the Tenth Pennsylvan-
ia Infantry in the Philippines
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
LARGE THEFT OF JEWELRY
Emilio Sergius Has Brother Arrested
on Charge of Committing the

Emilio Sergius Has Brother Arrested
on Charge of Committing the
Crime
Philadelphia, July 3O.-Nuncio Ser
gius was arrested here tonight by cen
tral station detectives on warrant is
sued at the instance Of his brother,
Emilio Sergius of No. 224 Thompson
street. New York, charging him with
the theft of antique jewelry valued at
$4,000
According to the story of Emilio Ser
gius, his family is one of the oldes1 Of
Sicilians. he family homestead is in
Sortino, where his father died several
months ago. The family had been
wealthy, but at his death little vas
left but a collection of antique jewelry
which it was decided should be sold to
save the homestead in Italy for the
benefit Of two daughters at home and
the sons here. The jewels were Sent
to Emilio liz New York and he says
that no less authority than Sir Casper
Purdon Clarke. of the Metropolitan
Museum, declared they were worth
$4,000. On June % the collection dis
appeared from a strong box in Emilio S
room in Thompson street, New York.
simultaneously Nuncio disappeared
from New York A warrant was Sc
cured by Emilio for his brothers at
rest A few days ago Emilio received
a letter from Nuncio which was mailed
in this city. He says Nuncio explain
ed in the letter that he had carried
the jewelry away, but that after he
came to this city he was held up near
Amber, a suburb, and robbed of every
thing by three Italians. Emilio came
here today and with a detective went
through the Italian settlement where
the ycame upon teh missing brother.
He was locked up and will be taken
back to New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Announcement of Engagement.

Washington, July 30.-Announce-
ment was made today of the engage
ment of Miss Edith Root only dauch-
ter of the secretary of state and Mrs.
Elihu Root. to Lieutenant Ulysses S.
Grant 3rd q. S.A, son of Major Gen,
Frederick Dent Grant, commanding
the department Of the east, and grand
son of the late President Grant. No
date has yet been Set for the wedding,
but it is probable that it will occur in
the early autumn. Lieutenant Grant
has been one of the military aides to
President Roosevelt and the social
duties of that place first brought
about his acquaintance with Miss
Root
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Fayetteville News Notes.

Especial to The Messenger
Fayetteville n. c., July 30.-An ed
ucatiOnal rally and picnic will be held
at Saddle Tree this week, with ad-
dresses by the following: Prof. ]. 2.
Carlyle, Of Wake Forest College; Re-.
l. P. Hedgepeth, of LumbertOn; Gel.
w NJ. Jones of Red Springs; Mr.. W.
B. Malloy. of Fayetteville.
The new steel bridge over Locks
creek. just across the Cape Fear, 10
cost $500 is nearing completion, the
New York-Oswego Company being the
contractors. 1t is said TO be the nigh
est bridge in the Cape Fear country,
except the Clarendon bridge across the
river at this point.
Mr.. G.. F. Bronson, agent Of the
Southern Express Company in this city
has been promoted to the position Of
route agent, with headquarters IN
Hamlet
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
TAFT TRUMP
Amendment to the Effect That
Neither Foraker nor Dick Were to
be Dropped Was Supported by Taft
Men and Bitterly Opposed by For
aker AdherentS-ResOlutO En-
dorsng Taft Adopted by Vote of Is
to 6.

Columbus, O., July 30.-Secretary
Taft's friends won handily today at
the meeting of the state republican
central committee, a resolution be-
ing adopted by the committee en-
dorsing Taft for the presidency by
a vote OF 15 to 6. An amendment
proposed by the friends Of Taft
and opposed by the friends of
Foraker was adopted by a vote of
II to 10 saying, in effect, that there
is no intention to eliminate Senator
Foraker or Dick from politics in
Ohio.
The resolution endorsing Taft
for president as follows:
We believe that the great major
ity of the people of Ohio, convinced
of the high character, great ability
and distinguished services of Secre-
tary Taft, endorse his candidacy
for the presidency and further,
I'VE declare that the republicans
OF Ohio Overwhelmingly desire that
the name of Hon William Howard
Taft be presented to the nation as
OhiO's candidate for the president
and that the republicans of other
states are luNlLeu W CO-OpeIdLt Will
the republicans of Ohio to secure his
nomination in 1903
The amendment to the resolution
was offered at once. 1t was to the
effect that it is not the intention to
eliminate either Senator Foraker or
Senator Dick from politics in Ohio.
This was offered Dy the Taft people
and was bitterly opposed by the
Foraker element.
The amendment was adopted by
a vote of J l to 10 and the resolution
was then adopted, with the amend
ment, by a vote of l. to g.
When United States Senator For
aker learned of the action of the re-
publican state committee he gave
out the following statement:
4 cannot add anything to what |
said in my open letter published this
morning.
= wrote that letter forseeing the
result and feeling that it was NJ
duty to give notice beforehand that
| would not be bound by any such
unauthorized action.
The next state convention will
have authority to speak and by the
action of that convention it will be
the duty of every good republican to
abide
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Schmitz Still Claims to be Mayor of
San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 30.-Eugena E.
Schmitz. the convicted mayor, today
made appointments to fill the vacan~
cies created by the forced designations
of fourteen members Of the board Of
supervisors, Schmitz claiming the
right of appointment on the ground
that he is the rightful mayor Of San
Francisco.
In giving out his appointments,
Mayor Schmitz made the following
comment on the municipal situation:
4 am exceedingly sorry of this
supervisorial tangle, for it is likely to
cause a deal Of litigation for the city
and county of San Francisco for years
to come. My own course is clear. Act
ing upon the advice of my attorney.
which | believe to be absolutely legal,
I hold that |, as mayor of San Fran
cisco, have the sole power of appoint
ments to vacancies in municipal Offices
and that the appOintive acts of Edwin
B. Taylor are void and incapable of
legal support
Mr.. Schmitz complained that his pri-
vate mail is being opened by Mr..
Taylor He exhibited several letters
addressed to Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz
San Francisco, personal" which have
been slit open and marked in indelible
pencil Opened by Edward R. Taylor"
Schmitz said: This is something
that no man will stand for I shall
take it up Immediately with the au-
thorities at Washington, and press the
complaint to the limit against Mr..
Taylor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Govern Smith Practically Pledged
to Sign the Bill-Giylng Away of
Liquor to Induce Business Prohib-
ited-- Cannot be Manufactured in
the State-Pure Alcohol Can be

Atlanta, Ga. July 30-The Harde-
man prohibition bill. passed by the
Georgia senate some days ago, was
adopted by the house tonight by d
vote of 139 to 80. Two amend
ments added to the bill by the house
will make it necessary for the meas
ure to go back TO the senate for con-
currence, o. which there is no doubt,
and the bill then Will go to Governor
HOke smith for his signature, which
has been practically pledged and pro-
hibition will become law in Georgia.
The amendments today permit the
sale Of pure alcohol by retail drug
gists on the prescription of reput-
able physician and also allow whole
sale druggists to carry pure alcohol
in stock for sale only to retailers.
The bill prohibits the manufacture
or keeping on hand IN any place of
business. the sale or giving away to
induce business within the state Of
any liquor that may produce intoxi-
cation. The new law is to become
effective January / 1908.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
WILL STUDY MUSIC
Evelyn NcSbit ThaW Denies State
ment That She Will Return to


ment That She Will Return to
Stage.
New York, July 3O-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbitt Thaw gave an authoritative
statement to the Associated Press to-
day concerning her plans, declaring
that she has no present intention Of
returning to the stage. but will devote
her energies to the study of music.
This statement was called out by q
published report that Mrs. Thaw in
tended to take a leading role at a
Broadway theatre Mrs Thaw visited
her husband in the TOmbs, after which
she made the statement in which sn9
declared had no intention Of return
ing to the stage.
Mrs. Thaw said: Il intend to re-
main here in New York all the sum
mer and fall until the trial 1 spend as
much Of my time with Mr.. Thaw as
the prison rules allow. but I found so
much time on my hands in the after
moons and evenings. that I took up
the study Of composition, English his
tory and philosophy. Now I am busy
all the time"
Mrs. Thaw daily visits the TOmbs
prison where her husband is confined
awaiting his second trial for the kill
inb Of Stanford White on Madison
Square roof garden a year ago. Mrs
Thaw resides in a secluded uptown
apartment hotel
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN TRAGEDY
Amos Rumbaugh Commits Suicide
by Shooting Himself Through the
Read-Was Direct Result of
Death of Miss Matthews.

Colorado Springs. Colo, July 30
Amos R. Rumbaugh. OF Washington
d. c., a close friend of Miss Laura
Matthews, the young woman who
committed suicide near Broadmoor
Sunday night, added horror and mys-
terry to the gruesome case by shoot
ing himself through the head to-
day in the same manner adopted by
Miss Matthews, and is now dying in
hospital to which he was taken for
treatment.
That the act of Rumbaugh was
the direct result of the death of Miss
Matthews is not doubted by the of
ficials here. He was to have ap-
Deared this afternoon as witness
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ApOlOgized for His Act.

Knoxville, Tenn. July 30.-An un-
known man, supposed 10 be s. p. Long
OF Plauquemine, La. committed sui
eide in a gunsmith store I'm this city
today. The man entered the store and
asked to see pistol. stating he wished
10 make a purchase for friend. Sew
eral weapons were shown him. he
selected one. placed a cartridge I'm a
chamber, walked To the door and fred
into his temple. In his pocket was a
note reading: ITO the Hardware Man:
You will excuse my suicide In your
shop; suicide Is not murder, why not
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
BOND GIVEN
Charles I'll. Meyer Released From Jail
Last Night.

-
Last Night.
Boise, Idaho, July 30.-After delay
of 36 hours Charles H. Meyer, presi-
dent of the Western Federation Of
Miners, was released from the Ada
county Jail at late hour tonight on
bond of $4,000 signed by Timothy
Reagan and Thomas J. Jones, Of
BOSie.
Moyer will leave for Salt Lake City
tomorrow night in company with Wns
D. Haywood, who on Sunday was &C
quilted of the murder OF former Gov
ernor Steunenberg. After a stop Of q
few hours in Salt Lake City they will
proceed to Denver, the headquarters Of
the federation.
Dr.. |. G.. MCGEE, of Wallace. IGaho,
charged with perjury in the Haywood
case had a hearing in the probate
court today and was bound over fcr
trial and released on his own recog
nizance Dr. McGee -SwOre that Or
chard was in Wallace in August, 1904.
Orchard was a witness against him to-
day and declared he was not in Idaho
at the time mentioned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Rates Are Excessive

washington, July 30.-Ii a decis-
ion rendered today by the interstate
commerce commission, through Com
missioner Clements in the case of
the Riverside Mills, of Augusta Ga,
against the Southern Railway and
others, it was held that defendants
rates on cotton waste, a by-product
of cotton goods, from Augusta to
New York, 1 cents per hundred
pounds was excessive and no higher
rate than 35c be exacted for trans
Jortation of cotton waste by sea and
rail from Augusta to New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
BED OF AQUEDUCT FALLS OUT
Five Canal Boats Destroyed and
FIGURING Mills and Brewery

Syracuse, n. Y, July 3O.-The
PED OF the aqueduct carrying the
Erie canal over Onondaga Creek in
this city fell out this afternoon, the
great suction of the water drawing
into the vortex five canal boats which
were moored at the docks of the EN-
pire Flour Mills and the Greenway
Brewery, adjacent.
Fifty feet of the Empire Mill fell
in and the brewery, which is an i'm
mense structure may cave in at any
moment.
No loss of life is reported The
stoppage of the channel of Ihe creek
is flooding cellars to the south and
the flow of water pouring from the
canal is doing damage to the prop
erty north of the canal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Especial to The MessengerJ

1SDeCldl Inc SCSSeHBSID
Thirty-two convicts recently at
work on the Wilkesboro Jefferson
turnpike will tomorrow be sent to
a point near Lumberton to work on
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway.
George Pell, who is annotating the
revisal of 1907. says the last Ieg1sla-
ture made cog amendments OF the
revisal of 1907 and that 80 new sec
tions must be added 10 the later
revisal He says that many OF these
amendments and also many addi-
tions of new sections are due to the
fact that a number of the legislators
were unfamiliar with the reviSal OF
1905.
No less than a dozen bills passed
for the prevention Of public drunken
ness whic hwas already covered by
law.
Governor Glenn today recommis
stoned the directors and state proxy
of the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad, which is leased to the Nor
folk and Southern, which has Won
derfully improved it and made Il
one of the very best roads in the
state.
The directors were elected at
meeting of the state board Of inter
nal improvements today and are
to serve for one one year from Au
gust Sth. They are: j W. Granger
of Kinston, who is president; L. G.
Daniels, w. D. Creech, D. B. Hooker,
w. H. Bagley, C. NJ. Busbee, L. P.
Tapp and w S. Chadwick. The
state proxy is 7. D. Warren.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
All Records Broken

New York, July 3O.-Al records
Of the United States Steel corpora
ton in the manufacture of steel we're
shown to have been broken today
when the cOmpany's report for the
quarter ending June 80, 1907 was
made public after a meeting of the
board of directors.
Ihe report shows that the COM
panys net earnings for the spring
quarter was $45, ,503,7O5, a high wa
ter mark record for any single quar-
ter in the company's history
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
BODY EXHUSIED
Claimed That Negro Did Not Fire
Shot That Killed Gist.

Shot That Killed Gist.
Union, s. c., July 30-Claiming To
have obtained evidence that Arthur
Davis, a negro, charged with the muir
der at Carlisle, this state, OF Clarence
G. Gist, grandson of former Governor
Gist Of South Carolina, had not fired
the shot as supposed, but that Gist
had been killed accidentally during a
fusillade of shots by some one else, an
order was secured from court today
for Gist's body to be exhumed and cX-
amined by two reputable physicians.
This was done by Doctors .Sarrat and
Hamilton, and the bullet was located,
but the results OF the examination are
withheld The case comes up next
Monday at a special term OF court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02

corporation commission on August
9th next, to discuss charges of
freight rate discrimination against
various points in the state. The last
legislature appropriated $4,000 to
defray the expenses of an investiga-
tlon of this matter.
Governor Glenn declares that he is
seeking an amicable settlement with
out litigation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Will Tour the south.

New York, July 30.-Harrison
Gray Fiske has announced that early
in October Mrs. Fiske will visit the
cities and towns of the Southern
States, appearing in "Hedda Gabler,"
Tess Of The D'Urbervilies'' and
Leah kieschna~' She will return
to New York in December TO the
Lyric, in a new play.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
CHARGES AGAINST RAILROAD.
August 9th Set for Date of Hearing.
Directors for A. & n. c. Rail
way.
Especial to The MESSENGER.

NDPONHtRh % 1 nc -'IO0SSIISOI.J
Raleigh, n. c., July 3O-The cor
poration commission today set Au-
gust 9th as the date for the hearing
of charges of discrimination in the
freight rates made against tie Nor
folk and Western railway, particu-
larly as regard rates to and from
the important points of Durham and
Winston-Salem. Division Freight
Agent Thomas of that road, who is
stationed at Winston-Salem, was be-
fore the commission today when the
date was fixed for the hearing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Dropped Dead.

Staunton, Va, July 30.-Captain
Thomas Colgate Morton, inspector
general Of the grand camp Of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans, dropped
dead at his home here today. aged 6s.
He had held many public offices.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
Anxious for Statehood

Tulsa, 1. T.. July 30.-The republi.
can state convention will meet here
next Thursday in a great tent seating
5000 people Already several hun
dred delegates are here and all seem
to be anxious for statehood at the
earliest moment possible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
(By Associated Press)

Raleigh, N. c., July 30.-In reply
to letter from Governor Glenn, the
leading railroads of the state today
agreed to meet with him and the