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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
CATHOLICS FIGHT CROATIANS.
Rescue Priest From MOhamme dans and
Drive PIG Into q MOrgue.

Specials CdDSs Despatch 20 TEB SUS.
LONDON, Dec. 4~.-Despatches from Vienna
report a serious conflict at Djakovo. CrOa-
tia. between Catholics and Mohammedans,
in which forty persons were killed and 100
wounded.
The Mohammedans seized a Catholic
priest and held him prisoner. The Catholics
released him by force and a1terward
drove a pig into the Mohammedan
mosque. This infatuated the Mohamme-
Catholics.
A pro~longe9-iRht ensued. in which both
sides lost heavily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
DAUGHTER or g. ~. RIGGS DEAD.
Wal Lady Howard. Wife NJ British Minister
10 the NethPrlanhS.

'PtMf '"VF h'"pfA" Nv o'r
THE HAGUE. Dec. Lady Howard, wife
Of Sir Henry Howard. British Minister to
the Netherlands. died yesterday. She was
formerly Cecilia Riggs, daughter of the
late George W. Riggs OF Washington, ID. C.,
She was married to Sir Henry in 1897. Lady
Towards father was the we'll known
banker Of the firm of CorcOran Il Riggs and
laesr OF Riggs n Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
MARRIED.

BTHR -NERNAM.-On Wednesday, December I.
AT the home OF the bride. MorristOwn. Nj,
Alice Cramcr, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert II. Nernam, TO Frederic Howell Dchr Of
Sew York.
SCHULTZE-NILSON. - December 4, 1897. at s,
Luke's Church, Florence. daughter of Nicholas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
ZULU CHIEF UP TO DATE.
T~eIegrAphs to KNOW why Cape Colony IL
Making warIlke Preparation.

CAPE Town, Dec. Chief Dinizulu,
who is credited with planning a general
rising Of the Zulus against the British,
has autographed TO the Government OF
Nata! expressing surprise at the military
preparations that are being made by the
colony.
He asks why. II the Government thinks
he is responsible for the murders COM
mitted during tho rising last year. he is
not put on his trial and IL found guilty
punished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05

Thrown by n wOman-HOrses Of His Car
rage BIOwm to Pieces.

Special CGols Despatch 90 The SUN.
MOSCOW, Dec. Am, unknown woman
this morning hurled a bomb az Con. Guer-
chelmann. GoveInor-Genera Of Moscow.
He was c: hurt. but his ooachman was
wounded and the horses attached to his
carriage were blown TO pieces.
The thrower " the bomb received injuries
from which she Is now dying in a hospital.
Gen. 0~uerohelmann entertained Secre-
tary Taft nc dinner last Monday might.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
Divorce for w. f.. Chapman.

William Ernest Chapman obtained yes
terday in the Supreme Court a decree
signed by Justice Truax divorcing him from
Sophia Swartout Chapman on the ground
Of her intimacy with Edward =. Dix.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
MlURETiNIA'S BEST DAY.
She AVeraged "a knOts for "a Hours
Ended az Noon YESTERDAY.

Special Cabie Despatch 70 THR SUN.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The average speed Of
the steamer Mauritania up to 1885 o'clock
this afternoon was 1851 knots. I
y On her best day, ended at noon to-day.
she made $50 knots, an average Of "a knots
hourly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
Peru Wants 10 Buy CaIIao Docks.

Z SDrc1aI CnbIe D"spatrh % n SUN
EESzA, Peru. Dec. THE Government is
p~egotaating with the Societe Generate OF
Callas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
BLOW TO JAPAN'S AMBITIONS.
Secretary Taft's speech AT Shanghai Said 60
Have Put Backbone Into China.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Daily Mail quotes
Clarence Edwards, chief of the Bureau
Of lnsular Affairs. and other members
of Secretary Taft's party as saying that
the speech delivered by Mr.. Taft at the
banquet rendered to him in Shanghai
tended to put backbone into China's re-
sistance to Japanese ambitions.
--=------
Alfonso and Victoria Cross Over 90 France.
Special Clbic Despatch 10 THE SUN.
PORTSMOUTH. England, Dec. 4.-King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria left this morn
ing for La Rochelle. France. on board the
British battleship Renown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-05
MORE INDICTMENTS VOTED
ADDITIONAL FELONY CHARGES
IN BROOKLYN SCANDAL.

Manhattan syndicate Being Formed 60
Take Over the Entire Jenkins Bank
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bapst says He
Isn't Here From Buffalo to Get Loot.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
NEWS ITEMS FROM RALEIGH.
Convict From New Hanover Escapes.
Term OF Superior Court Begins
Raleigh and aPmlico Sound Rail
way viii Enter City Over Seaboard
Air Linz Track.
The Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., January

IAdlClSl, Az N., OoAuoAS
The penitentiary authorities an
nounce tina Yancey Strickland, a ne
gro, sentenced from New Hanover III
1905 for life for burglary, escaped from
the convict camp of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway near Washington on the
4th. A reward of $25 and expenses will
be paid for his re-capture.
A number of members Of the leglsla-
ture arrived today, among them James
F. Naming, of Durham, one OF the four
leaders in the race for speaker. All the
clerks in the former house and senate
are here to take part in the or2anlza-
ton and most Of them, if not all, are
| aspirants for reelection.
The senate and house look very neat,
the senate having been ~re-decorated, IN
the house the very large painting OF
Henry Clay being quite a feature. In
both halls the national and state flags
form very effective background for the
| presiding officers. There is now a
| postoffce in the corridor and there
| may be a telegraph office also.
! Charters are granted the Ballroom
Knitting company, Weldon, capital
stock 500, 600, P. H. Brown and others
| stockholders; the High Point Hard
| wood Manufacturing company to make
| furniture, 500, 900, r. H. Maxwell and
| others: the Home Educational COM
| ppny, Concord, $4,000; the Roy Lum-
| Der company, Taylorsville $4,000, j. :.
Williams, Jr., and others; the }. ..
Moore company, Greensboro, to manu-
facture lumber.
Mr.. Chamberlain, a brother OF the
manager of the Caraleigh Phosphate
Mills. here is on a visit to Raleigh. He
is a member of the New York legis-
lature and comes here during the re-
cess of that body, it being his hrst
visit in ten years.
A very interesting term of the SUI
perior court here began today, Judge
E. B. Jones presiding. The feature OF
the term is the number OF murder
cases.. only two of these being III the
first degree, however.
The commissioner of agriculture, IN
his report to the legislature, will ash
, that certain sections of the code be re-
stored. which empower that department
to carry on the immigration work.
The legislature will be asked tC
= make an appropriation for a very large
painting by some great artist of som
feature of the original settlement OF
Roanoke Island, this to be shown al
the jamestown exposition and then tt
be placed permanently in the capito
; here.
The Raleigh & Pamlico Sound rail-
way has effected arrangements by
: which it will come in the union depo
over the track Of the Seaboard All
, Line, thus settling a question OF Srea
2 importance to both the road and III
: CITY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
THE CONVENIENT TIME ARRIVES.
corteIyou Retires from Republican
National Committee.
SUCCEEDED BY HARRY 5. NEW.
Was of More Service to President as
Chairman of Committee Than he
Would Have Been i'm the Cabinet.
Having Settled Everything S~atisfac-
torily He Resigns.

Washington, January George B.
Cortelyou today announced his re
tirement as chairman OF the republican
national committee. Hon. Harry 5.
New, vice chairman, will become act
ing chairman of the committee.
For many months it has been IN
derstood by those in touch with Post
master General Cortelyou that he pre-
posed to retire, at a convenient tine.
from the Craftsmanship of the national
committee.
1t is also known that the president
has referred to Nj. Cortelyou many
matters involving politics, and II vas
believed that. as chairman of the na-
tional committee, he was in better posi-
ton to handle them than he would be
as simply a member Of the cablnat
AS these questions now have beer
cleared up, Mr.. Cortelyou embraces
the opportunity to retire from the
committee craftsmanship.
It can be said that Mr.. Corteiyou
never has had any intention or re-
naming chairman longer than was M
solutelv necessary to conclude the work
which the president and he had III
mind.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
FRAUD ORDERS IN HOUSE.
Bill Passed Providing for judicial Re-
view OF Orders Excluding Persons
From use of Mail Facilities.

WASHINGTON, January, THE house
today passed a bill providing far Il jill
dicial review of orders excluding per
sons from the use of the United States
mail facilities. after a debate extending
over the major portion of the day.
In presenting reasons why the bill
should be passed, Mr.. Crumpacker, IN
diana, said the power given the post
master general under the statutes to
issue fraud orders was not at all an
administrative discretion. 1t rather
partook of the nature CT a police power
for the regulation of the morals OF the
people of the country.
Mr.. Crumpacker contended that the
whole fraud order law was an unusual
proceeding; that if it had been onhn-
ed 10 institutions and practices that
were essentially fraudulent or We're
inherently bad and criminal, "such As
green goods concerns, lotteries, hy-pF-
night institutions, ~get-rich-qulck es-
tablfshments'', as originally contem-
Mated by congress, there would be n0
complaint against it.
MI. Mann, of Illinois, read several
advertisements which he said seemed
to show that concerns were still COINS
business that ought to come withll
the SCOPE of fraud orders. He salo
| the bill was defective and that there
| should be no letting down, OF the oars
to hermit doubtful concerns to 11eec'
the public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
No Truth i'm Reports.

New York, January 7.-E.H. Harri-
man gave personal assurance today
that he VS. not seriously Ill. he salo:
II underwent an unromantic operation
recently, but it was not OF any conse-
ouence. I hear there have been WHO
reports of my sickness, though nave
not read the newspapers. l expect 10
go out at once"
Mr.. Hartman refused 10 uiscusS INC
INTERSTATE commissions in
v-eet;eation of the railroads in which
he was interested. 1t was learned to-
dav that Jacob H. schif, James Sill
man, and D. o. Mills have been sub
poenaed to give testimony before the
interstate commerce commission when
If resumes investigation of the i1arri-
man railroads in this city. E. II. Har-
riman and William Rockefeller had
previously beer summoned to testify.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
ALLEGED FoRGER RELEASED.
Clearly Shown That Young Bradshaw
Was not Mentally Responsible.

H. Bradshaw, the young man ar
rested on a charge of forgery, was
tried before Mayor Waddell yesterday
in the city court and on convincing
evidence offered by his attorney,
Brooke Empie. Esq. wass released
from custody.
The manner Of his alleged actions
had created a doubt in The minds OF
many as to the sanity of the young
man, and yesterday ample evidence, in
the form OF letters and kilograms from
parties at Rose Hill, where Bradshaw
lived, proved convincing that he is at
times mentally irresponsible n that
his passing of the checks here was Oh
no evil intent.
The mayor, of course, had no other
alternative than to release young
Bradshaw.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
looks LIKE THE MAN
Conductor and Porter go to oydto 10
ent Alleged Train obber-

Richmond, Va, January Captain
C. ". Eberhardt. conductor on tne
6o,d-nn Seaboard Air Line Pullman
nor and porter Banks went to Boyd
ION from Danville with Common,
Wealth's Attorney Goode todaya ana
visited the Jail to take a look a The
alleged train robber, Powley. me
&c. was brought out into the CORR
dor, where a good view of him might
be had The visitors canned nun
closely and then nodded to Mr.. Goooe
They said that in general appearance
he correspondent to h robber' ano
.,l~+ ri hat. coat and size also cor
responded. Conductor II
still suffering from his wound, whlcil
he had dressed in Danville this morn
ing. He says hat while it has been
renorted that many passengers we're
robbed, as a matter of fact onIS ons
passenger vas thus dealt Wlth' anu
that the whole robbery was accom-
nlished in about three
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Decision of the United States Su-
preme Court.
SUIT AGAINST SECRETARY SHAW.
Injunction to Prohibit Secretary From
Paying $50, 900, 900 to New Panama
Canal ComPany-Court Held United
states had Control Over Canal Zone
and had Authority TO Make the Ex-
penditure.

Washington, January Thar the
action of the secretary Of the treasury
in paying out $50 900. 900 on account or
the purchase of the Panama canal
property to the New Panama Canal
company of France as directed by the
act Of congress of 1902, was valid and
regular was officially decided today by
the supreme court of the United States.
The decision was announced by Justice
Brewer and was handed down in the
case of Warren B. Wilson against Sec
rotary Shaw. The case was in nature
of an injunction suit by Mr.. Wilson
to restrain the payment of the money
and IT origfnated in the local courts
of the District Of Columbia before the
money had been paid. The decision OF
both the district supreme court and the
district court of appeals was unfayor-
able to Mr.. Wilson's contention that
the action Of congress was unconsttu-
tional, but neither of the decisions nor
the fact that the secretary had made
the payment as directed was sufficient
to deter Mr.. Wilson, who is a lawyer
and a property holder residing in Chi
ago, and he prosecuted the case to the
court OF last resort. He argued his
W case before all the courts and
when he appeared before the supreme
court he held sc attention of that tfl-
bunal for two hours. In his opinion
Justice Brewer said, the United States
government had dominion and control
over the canal zone and therefore has
authority to appropriate money to con-
struct the canil.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
M AGREEMENT REACHED.
officials and Committee Postpone
Final Action for Il week or len
Days.

Washington, January mo denDl'e
decision was reached at the confer
ence W the officials OF the South
ern railway and the conductors ana
trainmen which was in progress 1or
several days. The men asked Tor an
increase of wages of from ten to twentV'
per cent. and the adjustment OF some
minor grievances.
The conferences we're conducted in a
perfectly friendly spirit and the va
rious questions raised were threshed
over so far as was possible In the
time consumed. Finally, a decision
was reached to defer a definite deter
mination of the questions until a sub
seouent time, as both the members
Of the committee and the officials were
needed at their several stations: IN d
week or ten days another conference
will he held at which it is expected a
solution of the problems presented WILL
be reached.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
ELECTRIC LINE TO CONCORD.
Southern Power Company starts '"'
Work on its New TRANSMISSION ihhe'

The Southern Power company las,
weeE commenced work on its transmH-
sion line from North Charlotte 10 Con
cord Eighteen men. under the difec-
ticp IL i. B. Slo0p, last MondaE
entcr-ef the heavy timber on the oid
MORE ead place, l. miles north Oh
Che~rotte. and began "utting down the
trees and underground along the rlght
of way. A furrow so feet wide VIII De
cleared. together with any trees WILL
might endanger the lines. the ~olN
will be finished about the first Oh 'une
The line 10 Concord will be a ooupie
one. Two sets of poles will De put up
and a double wire system will be strung
This is done in order to provide against
any contingency which may arise 70
;mn.ir tho current transmission on one
of the wires.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
INFERRED IN d
Funeral Over the Remains OF the Late
William B. Litgen.

The funeral OF the late Mr. William
r Litgen was held Sunday Afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the home OF n hlo ~
or Of the deceased young on
North second street, and there was a
large attendance OF sympatnlZlhs
-iends and relatives. n services
were conducted by Rev. W. A SnyueI
Of St. PauI,s Lutheran church aho
the interment was in Oakdaie.
Inc anpsrs w M Howey and
William Steece. Active. Messrs VIII
Ortman. Jr., r. B. Jackson. Joe Lane,
Ed capps, John Sheehan and William
Hughes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Death at Delgardo.


A sad death reported from DeIgad0
was that OF Mr.. Joseph B. Sellers,
which occurred late Saturday alter
noon at his home In the mill village.
Mr.. Sellers was in the the 72nd ear
Of his age and death was caused by
dropsy and pneumonia. Decease
leaves several children TO mourn his
loss.
Funeral services were held YESTERDAY
afternoon at home Of the deceased anu
the remains were taken 10 Brunswick
county for interment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Fire i'm Richmond.

Richmond, Va, January Fire to-
night destroyed the warehouse of J.
". Boyd Tobacco company, at Prentiss
and Pulliam streets. this city. with a
large quantity of tobacco stored there
in, entailing a loss on the latter OF
many thousands of dollars, the exact
amount not having yet been ascertain
ed. The loss on building is compare
lively small, probably about $500
and is fully covered by insurance
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11

As this Is not the. season OF the
year when they can play ball and
swear at the umpire and SO forth. the
baseball people are just Dntenrfng
themselves with a little row over tne
schedules for next season--Pniiadei-
phia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
Report Of State Commissioner
Of Labor.
An INCREASE OF 81 SHOWN.
Authorized Capital CT SA,27S,l60
Invested.

Few Differences Have Arisen Between
Operators and Operatives During
the Ycar-andidates for Speaker
shin Busy-Vcry Few Legislators
Have MISUNDERSTANDING Property OF
State is Placed mt s4ss. .ss. 4Se-Rec~
tor OF ST. Mary's School Resigns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
BISHOP DUNCAN ILL.
Condition is Such as to Cause Great
ANXIETY.

Spartanburg. S. c., January l.
Bishop w. w. Duncan of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. south, whose
home is in this city, is very i'll, ana
members of his family are greatly
alarmed. He is suffering from general
breakdown and has undergone an OPP
Grafton for a carbuncle. Many tele-
grams and letters of sympathy have
been received from all parts of the
United States by his family.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11
OCCUPIED THE DAY.
Dismissal Of Negro troops Dis
CuSSed in Senate.
RESOLUTION BY Mr.. LODGE
characterized 1t as the "Affray'
at Brownsville.

The Right of President to Dismiss the
Troops can be Settled by the Sen
subcommittee Must Decide Wheth-
or Shooting was Done by Soldiers Or
Citizens-Debate Listened to by All
Unusually Large Number of Sena-
tors and CfOWde Galleries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11

d The Kind You Have AiRaTs Bought
''ss :: ZMNzw

Miss Virginia Bailey has gone to Bal
timore to resume her studies in school
there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-06
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
4 Darlington Man Fatally Assaulted
by Two Negroes.

snecial from Darlington to The
@an.s and Courier says Tolly Bose
nan of the Swift Creek section, was
f.taIlv wounded by two blows struck
bv two negro boys, Abraham Evans
and Abraham Cooper, Thursday
morning. One blow was on the front
and one on the back Of the head.
The skull is crushed and no hope is
felt for Mr.. Boseman's recovery.
The trouble came about when Mr..
Boseman. who is overseer on Mr.. T.
P. Rhodes plantation, spoke to one
of the negroes about cursing and hr-
ing a pistol at his son. 1t is the bus
mess Of Mr.. Boseman's. son to bring
up the cows at night and the dirty or
one of the negroes to draw water
for them. One night he failed TO 40
it, and when spoken to by young
Boseman about it he cursed MIN ana
fred pistol at him.
When Mr.. Boseman spoke 10 the
negro about it the negro cursed nlm'
and when Mr.. Boseman stopped 20
nick up a board he was struck down
bv one of the negro boys and the otn-
er one struck him after he had fatlen'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-06
LENDING MONEY
TO Stock Gamblers BY Cortelyou
to Be Investigated.
Congressman Say the South Could
Get No Such Relief from the Ma.
tional Government.

When the resolution Of inquiry in
to Secretary of the Treasury Cortel
you's action in aiding the Wall stree
banks in the New York crisis il
money matters is Introduced in thu
house by Representative Sims o.
Tennessee, one of its most ardent ad
yocates and supporters will be Repre-
sentative Oscar w Gillespie of Tex
S, joint author of the Tillman-Gil
lespie resolution that resulted in &
federal investigation of the ownership
of the coal mines by the railroads
Mr.. Gillespie, who has always been
opposed to the encouragement by the
government of Wall Street ventures,
said recently:
What is all this but using the
peoples money in the stock market
of New York. 1t appears to me to be
a case of the government going to
the aid of the stock gamblers of New
York. The defense Of this action
which may be made the subject Of
congressional inquiry, is that New
York is the money center of the coun-
try, and that deposits of money there
will relieve the situation throughout
the country.
"But don't believe this is so. Did
the sending of money to the few
York banks relieve the situation in
other parts of the county? Certainly
not. Banks are closing in other parts
of the country right along. The rem
edy for all this panicky feeling in
Wall street and throughout the coun-
try, without straining for anything
strange or new or novel, is to re-
duce the tariff to revenue basis
strickly, and force the government to
refrain hereafter from going into
Wall street with its funds. That the
tariff change is needed is certain. If
it is not needed, why doesn't the Din
gley tariff, hailed as the maker of
prosperity, save the day instead of
having your Uncle Sam held up?''
While Southerners and democrats
are attacking Mr. Cortelyou's policy
in the Wall street matter, the re-
publican statesmen refuse to take
these onslaughts seriously. They do
not believe any resolution of inquiry
can be reported favorably by a COM
mittee. or be passed by either the
house or the senate They are CRATE
full to Mr.. Cortelyou for having re-
lieved the situation in Wall street,
and they believe the country feels
the same way about it.