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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
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Rain interfered with the plan that yester-
day should mark the opening of the com
petition for places on the brigade rifle team
The program was changed So as 10 provide
that the competition shall occur tomorrow
and Tuesday Should weather conditions to-
be unfavorable the competition Will
be postponed until next Saturday and the
Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
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LAST ROAD TO SURRENDER.

Raleigh, n. c., August Gov
ernor Glenn this afternoon received
a telegram from the authorities OF
the Louisville and Nashville, saying
that the road would put the state
"a cent rate into effect on the 6th
of August.
1t is the last road to surrender
to the state laws, and on August oth
all the roads in North Carolina oV-
or sixty miles in length will be using
the state rate.
The Louisville and Nashville has
ONLY thirteen miles Of trackage IN
North Carolina, this from n Geor-
gia line to Murphy, in
county but the corporation commits
sion rules that it is controlled by
the Atlantic Coast Line, which has
a majority of its stock, and does not
come in the class OF independently
owned and operated railroads un-
der sixty miles, which are exempted
from the "a cent rate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
An Important Statement on Railroad
Matters.

Representative Charles l.. Town.
send. of Jackson, Michigan, joint
author of the Esch-Townsend bill,
the ~forerunner OF the present rate
law, prepared the following discus
sion of the rate situation, particu-
larly referring to the states where
the state and federal authorities con-
fict today:
The railroad legislation OF the
Fifty-ninth congress demonstrated
its necessity.
Some OF the proposed changes
were so radical that ii has g i'm
possible to get everything we'll in
hand up to the present time Such
rebates as passes, special rates and
to favored shippers have practically
disappeared. The private car and
refrigerator evils are seldom men,
toned.
"All the evils of transportation
have not disappeared, but improve
ments continue to be made. The
advocates of the present law claim
that it is only exercised by the q
eral government, under its consti-
tutional power to regulate commerce
among the states. The question OF
what is interstate Is i'm
portant, and the North Carolina sit
uation is an example. The federai'
government knows no state lines In
the exercise of its power. When
there is a mixture or confusion be-
tween inter or intra-state commerce.
the federal control is supreme. II
the carriers persist in fighting just
regulations and valuation, the ap-
praisal Of their properties by the
government may be necessary so IL
may be known whether more than
a just return on the Investment is
being exacted from the people,
Washington dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
What AilS the People.

Many people whose prophesies carry
weight by reason Of the fact thai they
have studied the signs Of the times
and read them by the light OF the past
say that Mr.. Bryan will be the next
candidate of the democratic party for
presidenNo will dictate who that GAIA
didate will be. We do not presume to
doubt that this is so, but it is strange
that the Peerless One should have so
Hbtten the start of the democratic
party and should bear the palm alone;
for there be many good democrats
whom this Peerless One makes very
tired. His latest word to the people
is that the government ownership OF
the railroads is lot the immediate Is
sue, for he sees that that is not popu-
lar in the SOUTH. but he has not YET
disclaimed advocacy of the Beverage
child labor bill, which is about the
rankest thing against states rights
that any one has advocated. No one
else has wandered so far after false
gods and still retained his power.
What ais the people!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
THE REPUBLICAN FACTION

The situation in the republican
marty is a little less acute than was
that in the democratic party, when
gold democrats and silver democrats
struggled for the mastery. Ihere
is a growing belief that the ques-
ton, What is a republican,? Will
have to be answered in next year S
national convention. ,
If President Roosevelt car control
the convention and secure It's en-
dorsement of the politics OF when
his name and fame have become as
sociated, the anti-ROOsevelt repuD-
licans will be regulated to the rear;
lust as Cleveland gold emocrats
we're relegated when Bryan and Tree
silver swept the Chicago convention
off it's feet in 1896.
On the other hand should the an
ti-Roosevelt republicans control next
wear there will be an end for a Time
at least. of what has become 10 De
termed '~'radicalism" in the repuDll-
can party.
Railroad rate legislation and pros
ocutiOn of the trusts, so far as tney
have progressed, probably Woulu
have to be endorsed, but 1t IS sale
10 assume hat no more advance
ground on these will be taken. Inc
tariff plank in such a platform would
probably be a Standpat one, as the
men who oppose the president S rail-
road and trust policies also oppos-
interference with the Dlngley Scneu-
ules.-SaVannah Press.
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NEW ENGLAND AND THE TARIFF

There is a disposition in New
England t o find fault with the ad-
justment lately made with Germany
relating to some differences about
the tariffs between that country and
the United States.
The, following dispatch from Bos-
ton is self-explanatory:
THE Home Market Club OF New
England today announced its oppo-
sition with the trade agreement with
Germany. Samuel S. Dale it's secre-
tary, states that since the passage
of the Dingley tariff law wages I'm
the Fall River cotton mills have in
creased so per cent, while opera
tives in German mills are getting on
ly 40 cents a day and are eating the
flesh of horses, cats and dogs. He
charges that the negotiations with
Germany were private, and claims
that the American government got
much the worst OF the bargain"
The less New England stirs mp
the tariff question the better for
New England. The Dingley bill gives
New England more advantage In
matters of tariff h she will ever
get again.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
r PABULUM. =

The Durham Herald which essays
the %philosophic role, never really
taking position on anything of mo-
meat and having no politics unless
they be of some variety unknown
in North Carolina. has the following
to say on the subject Of railroad
passenger fares:
IF the thing was properly ad-
justed, every man, wOman or child
who occupies a seat in a railroad car
should be required to pay a fare
and the man who carries baggage
be made to pay SO much a pound.
If the railroads were not required
to haul children and baggage for
nothing they could at least afford to
give the difference to ordinary pas
sengers.'
We print the above because it
struck our eyes as being food for
thought, and pabulum of hat kind
is more or less our stock in trade.
If we. had more time we would take
this idea and speculate on it, but
being pushed for leisure to enjoy
this brand of weather, We merely re-
produce it for the benefit Of some
one else who may have the leisure
we are after.-Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Vice President of the Company
Makes a Statement ~,

New York, Aug John D. Arch
bold, vice president of the Standard
Oil Company, made "a statement to
day in which he declared that the
company was not given an opportun-
ity to be heard to submit data IN
preparation of the report prepared
by Commissioner of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith and made pub
lie.
Archbold's statement follows:
"On Saturday, August 3, Judge
Lands announced his decision.
"On Monday, August 5, Mr..
Smiths report is given to the pub
lie.
This remarkable report of Mr..
Smith marks another coincidence IN
the u~tterances of the different de-
partments in the government IN
their attacks on US that have come
so frequently as to rob them OF even
the appearance of being accidental.
In connection with it's publication II
NAV not be amiss to remind the pub
lie that the act creating the bureau
of CORPORATIONS provides that such
reDorts shall be made to the president
for the purpose of guiding him in
forming suggestions as TO leglSla-
ton and that they may be made pub
lie in whole Or in part only in the
discretion Of the president. 1t is
sufficient for us to say now that in
the preparation of his report Mr..
Smith did not see fit to even confer
with US. We think hat the pub
lie will agree hat we are entitled
10 be heard in such g matter. If
Mr.. Smith had seer fit to confer
with US we would have readily furn-
ished him with the data for a truth
full statement of the facts on this
question.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
THE PAPERS DISAPPEAR
And Reappear Again at 0ppuEtune
Moment
combine Trying 60 Throw Govern
ment Officials o Track-Scl Ger
tain Articles TO Other Parties Oh
Avoid Prosecutions

washington. August ct was
stated at the department OF Justice
TODAY hat an amended bill had been
fled by ehtthc government in n
Powder Trust case. wilmington Al
leging that since the preparation OF
the governments petition or on or
about July 27th asst the r. !. Du-
pont ID Nemours Powder Company
OF Delaware transferred q largo part
OF its unsold finished products and
raw materials and things necessary.
10 the operation OF It's business In
the manufacture and shipment or
g~unpowder and other high OK
plosivee 10 the E. i. Dupont de Mem
ours Powder Company OF New Jer-
sey. The reason for this amend
ment, the amended bill was tho
discovery In tehhe recorders office nc
Wilmington OF papers indicating
such a transfer by one Of thrco
operating companies TO the holdinG
In the alleged powder trust
II is stated hat these papers disap-
peared. but the amendment was per-
sisted in. because IL would have n
effect OF requiring something To- DO
said in the answers Of tho defend
ants as 10 this supposed transfer
After the amendment and petition
had been sent TO Delaware for filing
the bill continues. the papers on ycsS
terdav rc-appeared in the recordcr'a
office and show that such a trans-
fer was actually made on the 21th or
july, three days before the pcption
in the case was filed. In h mean
time the recorder is declared To havo
given his certificate To the district
attorney that he had no such papers
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Knocked To the Ground and Sc.
vereIy Beaten
From Testimony of Brothers Thought
They Were the Ones Who Com
mitted the Crime-Obiec4ed to
Man Keeping Company With Dead
Girl.

New York, Aug. 5.-One Of the
most brutal of recent crimes against
wome nand children was today charg
ed against Lucca and Fontza who
was locked up at New Brighton,
Staten Island, accused Of assaultlng
Antoinette Taluci, the two-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pasquafe
Taluci, of New Brighton.
Fontza and Taluci are both Ia
borers employed at the King Plaster
Mills in New Brighton and FontEa
boarded with the Talucis.
Fontza was left with the little
child today while Mrs. Taluci went
shopping.
The mother had not gone far
from the house when the child's
brought her back. when
he saw Mrs. Taluci, Fontz rushed
from the house, Mrs. Taluei follow
ing him. Her cries brought the
neighbors and soon a mob was fol-
lowing the flying Italian down the
street.
The pursuers soon overlook the
man and he was knocked to the
ground and was severely beaten and
kicked by men and WOmen until a
policeman appeared on the scene and
with pistol and club fought off the
crowd.
The child on the orders of a mag
i~strate, was examined By a physician,
who reported that the child was Sc
riously injured.
Fontz was held in $4,000 bail on
a charge Of criminal assault.
Angelina Gondarti, q siX-year- old
child. was fould terribly bruised in
a thicket near the village of Limo
leumville, Staten island, this even
ing. She had been attacked by an
unknown man.
John Ambrato, an Italian laborer,
was arrested in Brooklyn this at
ernOon on a charge Of attempted as
sault on two little girls.
Daniel LalOr and Frank P. Body
were arranged on similar charges.
Deputy Police Commissioner o.
Keefe, who is in charge of the police
department in the absence of Com
missioner Bingham today, today ask
ed the mayor and the board Of estl-
mate.
William Hoffman,, Is years old.
| was arrested today at his home III
Port Richmond, Staten island on su-
| spicion that he knows something OF
| the death of Sophie Heckler, the ser
want girl who was found murdered
| in the home of her employers in 62C
! street, Saturday, after the house haC
been robbed.
The police say that hoffman was
! paying attention to the girl and be
| lievt that he was The last one to ser
her alive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

Poll 90 cents.

Poll 90 cents.
The action OF the committee In
awarding the contract for n erec-
ton OF the convict quarters at the
county camp was approved.
Superintendent Hocutt OF the road
force reported that the ditching and
throwing up of the Greenville road
from the station { the old military
road had been completed; the MI
1t Purvines creek finished, the lay
ing of spur track from 18th street
to the rock quarry in progress AND
roads in Cape Fear township in good
condition, with S114 road tax col
lected there.
No action vas taken On a letter
from the Angola Lumber Company
complaining that the assessment on
their property was too high.
The contract for feeding the coun-
ty stock for August was awarded TO
B. F. Mitchell and Company, and
this concluding the business before
the board brought the meeting 10
an end.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Swannanoa Hermit a Suicide.

William lobe Cleveland, sc years of
age, and known hereabouts Is the
t'Hermit," committed suicide some
time last night at his home on Swan
nanoa river by drinking carbolic acid.
The remains We're brought to Ashe-
Salem, N. Y, notified by telegraph.
No word, however, has yet been receiv-
ed from Salem.
Mn. Cleveland, according to the
best information came to Asheyllle
from some place in the north % years
age. He mingled frequently with the
people and soon purchased a place Of
acres on Swannanoa rive nine miles
from Asheville, Subsequently he M
ployed an Did negro, Joe Davidson,
now sc years of age, as a servant and
for the past 20 years Mr.. Cleveland
and the old former slave lived the her
NIT life. The old negro attended to
Mr.. Cleveland's wants during the day.
time, but seldom remained at night.
Mr.. Cleveland entertained no visitors
and made few friends. He lived alb
solutely alone, save for the old negro.
Hi spast was a sealed volume.
For the last several weeks Mr.. Clev&
land has shown signs of insanity and
last night Joe Davidson offered to re-
main over night. Mr.. Cleveland told
the old servant, however, not to stay,
but to come a little earlier this morn
ing and enter by the back door. When
the negro servant arrived this morn
ing and entered the house he found
Mr.. Cleveland sitting in a chair with
a newspaper on his lap and dead. A
bottle Of carbolic acid, partially used
was on a small tabe while the lips
Of the dead nan were burned with the
| poison. The coroner was notified and
went to the scene during the day to
hold an inquest. The jury's verdict
was suicide.
An Asheville lawyer was appointed
to take possession of the "Hermit's'
effects and an investigation disclosed
a will made in 1886. The will indicat-
| ed that at that time Mr.. Cleveland
was possessed of much property. He
referred in the will to shares Of stock
in many enterprises and all his prop
erty, hundreds of shares Of stocks, was
accordingly b~equeathed. The will COW
cred several pages. On the back OF
the will, however, the bequeaths Were
al revoked Ishd the Hermit
had written: See my will OF 1900
This last document has not yet been
found.-Asheville Special to Charlotte
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Affair Shrouded In the Deepest
Mystery
Crimes Against Women and Children
N the Increase-AuthOritteS Ask
for More Policemen to Cope With
the Situation.

Dayton, O., Aug. 5.-Anna Marx
owitz, "a years old. a pretty Jewish
girl lies dead at the mogue, ner
throat bearing evidence Of the straRg-
1er's clutch. Her body bears evil
dence of brutal mistreatment At
the hospital with a mortal wound
in his abdomen lies Abraham Cor
don, a young travelling man from
Indianapolis,
Held on suspicion by the anthori-
ties at Dayton are James, jacob and
Bertha Markowitz, brothers and Sis
ter of the dead girl.
This was the situation today IN a
very complex murder case.
Sunday Abraham Gordon, sometimes
known as Cohen, went out walking
near the national soldiers home, &C
companied by Anna Markowltz and
her younger sister, Bertha. what
took place has not yet been clearly
developed.
The story of Bertha when h rush
ed to the soldiers home was hat her
sister, young Gordon and herself
were strolling along a secluded path,
a highwayman slipped up behind
Gordon and struck him with a hack
lack. Gordon, she said, turned
around, and as he did so the high
wayman shot him IL the stomach.
Bertha says she ran screaming from
the scene, leaving her older sister
Anna to her fate.
When the sheriff and a posse reach
ed the place they found Gordon al
| most dead. A trail showed where
Anna had been dragged. They came
upon the body OF the girl lying III the
weeds. The clothing had been near
ly torn from the body. There were
evidences of a struggle and an as
sault. The girl was dead from
StrangulatiOn.
The Markowitz and Bertha called
at police headquarters and the broth
ers are said to have admitted that
their mother objected to further at
tentions being paid by Gordon to
Anna.
The brothers would not deny that
they followed their sisters Anna and
Bertha into the woods where they
went with Gordon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
TruSt Dissolved.

Chicago. August 5.-Judge Landls,
in the United States district court
today. ordered the dissolution of the
Church and School Furniture Irus
recently punished by fines amount
ing to $4,000 for admitted violation
Of the antitrust laws.
The court entered a decree maxi
inc permanent the iniunctiOns pre-
viously issued them from further
trust agreements or consptracles TO
monopolize and restrain trade in vio-
lation of the law
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Auditor of Exposition.

Norfolk, August 5.-A1bert A. Lit
tie Of the firm of Stephen Little &
Sons of New York city. was today
appointed auditor of the jamestown
exposition. to succeed Barton Myers,
resigned. w. H. Hilton has been
appointed assistant auditor to sue
ceed H. NJ. Bay. also resigned.
Myrratt-So the great inventor is
dead. and his wonderful secret is
lost.
Newitt-Not at all. He told his
wife Just before he died.
NARRATIVES. that is what l
mean.-Punch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
Mica Mine Discovered.

The luckiest and perhaps the hap
piest man is this county is Mr..
Green, who owns a small farm worth
from $500 to $500.
A few days ago while strolling
over his premises he noticed lndl-
cations of mica and began investi-
cations, which resulted in the dis
covery of one of the richest mines
ever located in this section, 1t is
said that six thousand dollars worth
Of mica was taken out Of the mine
in less than ten days. Last week
Mr.. Green sold the mine to the mica
king Mr.. ]. E. Buleson, Of Mitchell
county.
1t has not been given out what
figures Mr.. Green received for his
mine, but it is acknowledged to be
in excess of 5,0O0.-Burnsville
Eagle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
WON WITHOUT DISORDER
Judge Pritchard to Sign Modified De-
cree Agreed TO by State and Rail-
roads

Richmond, Va, August 5.-Within
the next week United States Circuit
Court Judge Pritchard will sign a MOD
flied decree, agreed to by the state and
the railroads, under which the corpor-
alton commission will be enabled TO
complete the third step of its rate
making function by publication OF the
two cent rate order for o consecu-
tive weeks in a Richmond newspaper.
Not later thar October l the new rate
will go into effect, pending final adj
Indication of the entire question in
volved by the supreme court Of the
United States.
Thus the commonwealth will have
accomplished that for which it had
consistently fought without disorder.
without defying a federal ruling, and
without employment of big stick
tactics.
In the circuit court of the United
States for the eastern district of Vir-
ginia, there were filed yesterday two
| papers in the case of each cOntesting
railroad, constituting al important
part of the present and pending liti-
CATION. Judge Robert r.. PrentiSs,
member of the corporation commits
sion, filed the demurrer, which sets
forth the general plea of the defend
ant commission in al of the cases. 1t
reads as follows:
This defendant by protestation not
confession or acknowledging all OF any
other matters and things in the said
plaintiffs bill to be true in such man
ner and form as the same or therein
set forth and alleged, demurs thereto
and for cause of demurrer shows:
"First-That the said plaintiff has
not in and by the said bill made or
| stated any such cause as doth or TO
entitle it to any such relief as Is
thereby sought and prayed for.
Second-That this defendant las no
personal or individual interest in the
matters and things referred to in said
bill.
"Third-That the said plaintiff has
adequate remedy at law.
"Fourth-That the matters and
| things complained of in said bill are
| res adjucicata-
"Fifth-That this court has no jul
| risdiction to hear and determine this
cause for the reason that this IS a
suit against the state of Virginia.
"Sixth-That this court has no jul
| risdiction to hear and determine the
F; cause for the reason that the state
CORPORATION commission is a court Of
the state Of Virginia and this court
is therefore without power to enJoin
the said corporation commission.
"Seventh-That this court has not
| jurisdiction to determine this cause
| for the reason that the said commits
sion is not such a court rs this court
| without power to enjOin, then the pub
LEGATION of said commission order OF
April 81, 1907, was the necessary part
| of the enactment of the same legisla-
| ton, and this court is equally without
power to enjoin the egislation before
it is enacted.
Wherefore, and for divers other
| good causes of demurrer appearing in
| said bill, this defendant demurs there
to. and humbly demands the judgment
of this court whether he shall be COM
| PEELED to make any further answer 10
the said bill; and prays to be hence
dismissed with this cost and charges
in this behalf most wrongfully sus-
tanned"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

In view of the multitudinous bad
tea and coffee served at the hotels
an deve nat private houses it seems
strange that some dealer or expert
does not issue a pamphlet or book
about these, giving the varieties and
how to make each.-Charlotte Chron
icle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

Maybe that boy Of yours will
be famous some day, said the
friend.
Il shouldn't be surprised" an
swered Farmer Corntossel, he does
like to wear curious clothes an say
things that sounds more surprising
than possible. washington Evening
Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

1t is given out now from the
white house that there will be no
tariff revision until after the pres
idential election. And here will be
none then except 81 CHI as pleases
the trusts if the republicans win
News and Observer.
Waiting for the presidential NOM
ination to hunt the man isn't fash
ionable, these days.-Philadelphia
Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

State Auditor Gilbert was severe
" stung by an insect on a Pullman
car the other day. 1t looks like a
plain encroachment on the vested
rights of the porter.-Ohio State
Journal.