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co. G TAKE NOTICE,
Annual inspection Of Go. &C. 3rd Resi--
ment Infantry K. 5. 6.


Office of 90. q.
3rd Infantry, X. S. q.
darlington, KY, June 1st 1908
Company orders No. 13.
Par. l. The annual inspection.
will be held at the Armory on,
June 9Th 1908, at 8 .. m. and
you are hereby notified to report
at the Atmory on that date as z
p. m. prepared to stand this in
spection, with your equippment.
and clothing clean and in good
condition.
Par. 2. Have your haversack,
canteen and belt washed clean.
and see that your rifle, bayODet
and scabbard are cleaned up and
gut In proper condition to pass 4.
creditable inspection.
Par. 8. The inspection viii be-
held in Khaki uniforms. white :
standing collar and white gloves
See that your hat cord, letter
and number are in place and
fastened; hair cut, shaved and
shoes shined.
Par. 4. We have made good
showing at the last inspections
and we want to make tins bet
ter one. We can do it if yOn
will only do your part and come
prepared to do your best and
make better showing than any :
member of company G. at this.
inspection.
Par. 5. No one will be excus-
ed from attending this inspec-
tion unless he has a physicians
certificate showing that ne was
not physically able to be present
Let all me mbers be governed ae-
cOrdingly.
By order of
PAUL Z. PRIcR,
Captain Commanding 90. g., 3r6
Infantry X. s. G.
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0amlin-C Cotton.

Mr.. Flint Gamlin and Miss
Rebecca Cotton, two of the most
popular young people of Huckle-
berry neighborhood, were mar
ried Tuesday morning at 8
O'Clock at the home of the bride
by Rev. Utley.
Miss Cotton is a daughter of
j. @. Cotton, and is an exceed.
ingly attractive young lady and
has many friends who extend
hearty congratulations.
The bee., 1908-06-04

10 the young boys who,hAvs
lately learned telegraphy and
were laid off during the duh
season, our advice is to keep w
the work, for nothing is better
than practice, aud when thu
busy season is on and yon aTs~
put back to the key you win b.
as "ft as a iddleso Practleins
is a good deal better than hans
ing around the depot. Have =
kek at home andsksen busy.
The bee., 1908-06-04
THE KLUB KENTUCK
BURLEsQUE MINSTREL
Made Quite Hit at Opera House Tues.
day highs

Quite the best thing in the
way of home talents was the bur-
lesque on the Klub Kentuck
minstrel given at the opera
house Tuesday night.
The curtain was raised at 8:15,
showing thirty.five of Earring.
toms most beautiful young la
dies dressed in white skirts,
white caps and black coats, with
the exception of six lend men, -
who wore green skirts and red
coats.
The lend men," Mrs. z. b.
Davis, Miss. Elsie Brown, Miss
Edith Rootz, Mrs. Charles Bar
nett, Miss Oma Sisk and Mrs.
w. K. Rash, were very fine, both
in their manner of acting and
impersonatlons, and the ballad
singers, Miss Ethel Evans, Mrs.
w. S. McGary, Miss Pansy Rule,
Miss. K LA Draper and Miss Geor.
gia Wyatt, treated the audience
to some very rare singing and at
the same time gave some pleas
ing impersonations.
The quartet, composed of Miss
Georgia Wyatt Mrs. w. S. Nc
Gary, Miss Ethel Evans and
Mrs. Witherspoon gave bur-
lesque on "The Old Oaken
Bucket" ending with "Three
Blind Mice" Their work was
very fine, especially that of Mrs.
Witherspoon, the baritone, in
her burlesque of George Robin
son.
The three Hermans, Miss Ruby
Sisk, Mrs. Z. z. Price and Miss
Gertie Caviness, were great in
in their buflesque, and the two
Featherstons, Harry Murphay and
Miss JanieVictory captivated the
audience by their childish sing.
ing. Miss Victory also sang,
a illustrated song "When the
Nightingales are Nesting, Swee9
Irene."
The performance was conclu-
ded by a cake walk by the en-
tire company with a banjo So
10 (?) by Miss Lille Evans, dan
eng by the end "men," and the
song, "Fare thee Well, Ny Old
Kentucky" by Miss Annie Ash
by and chorus.
The ladies only had about one
weeks practice, and certainly
deserve great credit for the fine
showing they made.
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On Thursday night Manager
W. IS. McGary will open his
Electric Theatre for the summer.
This popular place of ammuse-
ment will be a rare treat for our
citizens, not only being amusing,
but being instructive to young
and old as well. Price of ad.
mission will be 1Octs. Every.
thing new and up-to.date.
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The Schedule f@-Jans.

June is coming to work her
charm,
To bring the rose and the
blushing bride
And the platform builders wbo
view with alarm,
Aad also exultantly point with
pride.
Chicago Record Herald.
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JAKE MCDOWELL
KILLED BY MOB.
Taken From Dixon Jail Sunday
Morning and Shot TO
Death.
NEGRO VINO HAD SHOOTING
ScRAPE WITH SMITH cnILDERS.

Dixon, KY, May 31.--A dozen
or so men took Jake Mcdowell,
a negro, from the Webster
county Jail here this morning
and shot him to death. The
mob quickly dispersed and the
officers say have been unable to
learn their names.
About 2 O'Clock Thomas s.
Page, the jailer, who sleeps in
the guard house at the Jail, was
awakened and fonnd several
masked men standing over HIM
and two of them had revolvers
pointed at his breast. The men
said they had come to get Jake
Mcdowell and the jailer at first
resisted and when he saw the
men were determined he gave up
the keys.
Two of the men went into Nc
Dowell's cell and dragged the
sleeping negro out. The negro
begged that his life be spared
but no mercy was shown him.
The prisoner was taken a short
distance down the Providence
road and in a few minutes sever
al shots were heard to ring out
and the jailer at once realized
what had happened. He quickly
got In communication with the
sheriff and several of the other
county officers but they we're un-
able to overtake the mob as the
men had scattered and gone to
their homes. The young son of
the jailer went down the road to
where the shooting had been
heard and he found the body of
Mcdowell lying in the road.
Life was extinct and three bull.
let holes were found in the me-
groe's body. The body was Just
outside the corporate limits and
within half mile of the Jail.
On March IA, last, Mcdowell
shot and wounded Smith Chill.
ders. who was deputy marshal at
Providence at the time, in a
fight that arose over per-
sOnal matters. IL was at first
thought that Childers had been
fatally wounded but be has
abont recovered and able to be
up and around.
Mcdowell surrendered to the
town marshal of Providence inn
mediaately after his trouble with
Childors.
For fear that he might be
lynched the officers took Mellow
ell to Henderson, KY, where he
has been kept in Jail until a
short time ago when he was
brought back here and his case
had been set down for trial at
the present term of court.
On the day of the shooting, j. |
b. Berry, of Louisville, and Paul
Carter, of Chattanooga, both |
travelling men, heard of the af-
fair and thinking there might be
lynching at Dixon where the
negro had been taken, decided |
to go to Dixon to "see the fun"
as they expressed il TO some
As they were entering
The outskirts of the town of Dix
ON several negroes In ambush
nlstaking them for a mob fired
into them. Both Berry and Car
ter were wounded and removed
10 Walkers Sanitarium at Ev-
lnsyille where Berry fingered a
short time and died. Carter re.
covered after having been in the
lospital several weeks.
A number of negroes were in
iictedop, the charge of ambush
ng and stooting the two drum
ners and most of them are now
n Jail here. None of these were
by the mob which kill
ID Mcdowell. The officers say
hey have been unable to learn
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Let the merchant advertise,
The farmer fertilize,
The minister spirituahze,
And the lawyer talkolies.
Sweet Springs (Mo. } Herald.
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Beach tisrgis Tried to
Kill Himself In Jail.

Jackson, KY, Nav 80. Two
attempts at suicide were made
in Jail here. Beach Hargis, who
killed his father, Judge James
Hargis, swallowed morphine,
and Allen Oreech, who killed
Charles Robinson, used whisky
and strychnlne and tried to cut
his throat. Both were saved,
but they are in serious condi-
tions.
The bee., 1908-06-04
IndIsl. Mem RId.u IN Shabby County.

Shelbyville, Ky., May 3O.-The
shelby county grand jury ad-
journed sine die after returning
nineteen indictments 'oegainst
men charged with night riding.
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nues. More money is constantly
required for roads, schools,
streets, sewers, public buildings,
and great many other things
that 60 to make the out
fit of progressive, modern COM
munity. Even economical gov
ernment costs money if a COM
munity Is progressive.
The question facing Kentucky
is: Can the State, counties,
towns and cities get the larger
revenues they need to meet these
increasing demands by the tax
system now in use in Kentucky?
The Kentucky State Develop
ment Association realizes the
importance of this question and
has created a Committee on Tax
alton, which has for some time
been engaged in investigating
this question. The conclusion of
this committee is in line with
the conclusion reached in every
State where a system similar to
that in use in Kentucky has been
followed.
That conclusion is that it is
impossible properly to care for
the growing needs of the State
and of its counties and cities on
the present plan of raising pub
lie revenues, without imposing
upon every class of property a
burden heavier than it should
bear-a bnrden so heavy that
property which can not be hid
den will be uRderyalued proper
ty that can be hidden will be
concealed, and property that can
easily be moved will leave the
State.
The system of Kentucky raises
all its public revenues, State,
county and municipal, is the sys-
tenn commonly in use everywhere
fifty years ago, but which has
now been abandoned, in whole
part, by prosperous and progress
sive States, and which other
States are preparing to abandon
for methods better adapted to
the new forms of property that
have come into existence during
recent years, and betteer adapt.
ed to meeting the severe compe-
tition that exists between States
in the effort to attaet lie W bust
ness enterprises.
The average tax rate, includ-
ing all taxes, in cities of the Sec
ond class in Kentucky is about
$2.70 on each one hundred dol
lars of property; Ia cities of the
third class it is about $2.67; in
cities of the fourth class it is
$2.17, and even in the small
towns in the fifth class it is $2.IO.
Manifestly, such tax rates are
not conducive to development of
the community. 1t is equally
manifest that the public rev.
enues are none too large, but
that, on the contrary, they should
be larger to provide many of
the things absolutely needed in
progressive community. How
shall these things be provided un-
der our present system, which
leaves us nothing TO do but to
pile an additional rate of taxa
tiOn on rate already too high,
with the certainty that still more
taxpayers will be driven into
evasion, or plain perjury. in or
Ter to escape their taxes?
1t is impossible to raise these
'evenues by a different system
With less hardship. 1t is posi-
Die TO meet not only all present
demands, if we will but institute
system of taxation better adapt
ID to the varying capacity of diff
erent classes of property, and
low escape taxation will be
brought upon the assessment rolls 4
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For Job work that is neat and
artistio-The Bee Printery.
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subscsibe for The Bee.
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PAUL Z. PRIcE,
Captain Commanding Go. g., 3r6
Infantry X. s. G..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
B~RADSTREET'S REVIEW
Increase in Spring Trade Noted
Depression Still Continues in Tex
tile Industry.

New York, March 27.-Br1istreet's
tomorrow will say:
The first week of spring has been
an expansive one in retail trade and
an enlargement of operations in
building lines, especially in the west.
Conservative estimates of actual
needs govern buying, and replace
ment Of broken stocks is the chief
source Of jobbing and wholesale de-
mand. Trade in the primary branches
Is therefore quiet and operations in
industrial lines are normal. Fall trade
is backward, awaiting clearer view
of future crop and price conditions
Industrial conditions are still very
irregular and short or reduced time
is practical universal. The iron and
steel industry does not show much
increase in activity outside of the
seasonable lines. The textile trade is
still depressed, with short time and
wage reductions common in cotton
goods manufacturing north and
south. Fear of a coal strike has sub
sided and buying is less active in
this line.
Business failures for the week end
ing March 26 number in the United
States 2S6, against 3O3 last week, 166
in the like week of 1907, 1859 in 1906,
227 in 1905 and PIP in 1904.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
Railroad Batting i'm South Carolina

We have received a long recital OF
grievances against the Southern in
general and Manager AckCrt in par
ticu1ar, from G~reenville, S. c. South
Carolina has certainly been good and
friendly to the Southern, but now it
is said that railroad is to be an issue
in the years political campaign. The
principal charge is that Mr.. Ackert
has been discharging South CAROLYN
ians right and left and replacing
them with men born and bred in and
around his home, Joliet, Ills. It
is charged that great prejudice and
detriment to the service has resulted,
the wreck of the Ogden special,
among other things being charged to
this p%enchant Of the general mana
ger. Of these things, We know moth
ing, but it is a cause for deep regret
If anything has been done to en-
courage railroad batting in South
Carolina.-AshevilIe GaZette-News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
DECLINED TO GRANT MOTION.
Judge Pritchard Refuses to Turn
Over Dispensary Funds to tie
State.

, AsheviHe. N. c., March Z.-Judge
Pritchard in the United States circuit
court today declined to grant the mo-
ton presented by 3. L. Abney OF
Columbia, and D. L. Rountree of At
lanta, counsel for the South Carolina
~dispensary commission in the suits
against it by the Wilson Distilling
Company and other creditors hat the
court dismiss the receivers it had
named for the $500, 900 dispensary
fund, and abrogate it's jurisdiction.
Counsel for the commission argued
that since the federal court has made
it's order, the supreme court OF South
Carolina had decided in the manda-
mus proceeding brought against it by
Attorney General Lyon to compel 1t
to pay put of the fund S15 900 for
criminal prosecutions, that the acts
of the legislature creating the wind
ing up commission did not create a
trust fund for the creditors, and
that, therefore the federal court had
!, no jurisdiction over the fund, Mr..
Abney arguing that under the III
preme court rules the federal court
was bound to accept the interpreter
ton by the state court.
Judge Pritchard's opinion nolds
that while he might have been bound
by the Interpretation of the South
Carolina supreme court If it had been
rendered prior to his DEGREES, there
is no rule to cause him to adopt the
Interpretation rendered after he had
decided, although he would yield to
such Interpretation if he had any
doubts as to the correctness of his
ruling.
Counsel for the compliments then
stated that they had always been
willing for the payment of the $751;
600 prosecution money. The judgo
said he had been anxious to grant
an order for payment, but he had
been asked for none.
He would of his own motion, how
ever, direct the payment of this
sum.
Counsel for the commission pre-
sented papers for appeal and prosecu
ton bond was fixed at 81 900. Court
was asked to fix a bond to stay all
proceedings and hold the case In
statu quo. The complainants objected
and there was argument for anS
against. Judge Pritchard asked why
the supersedeas would not be a COOL
method Of ~disposing of the case. by
allowing everything to remain as at
present, pending determination of
jurisdiction by the federal court of
appeals.
Time wa. given counsel for credi-
tors for consideration of legal phases
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
OUTSIDER WON BLUE RIBBON.
RubiO An American Horse and Was
Once Sold for $50.

Liverpool, March 17.-The grand
national steeple chase. of 5000 severe
igns, including a trophy valued at
125 sovereigns, or the grand national
course, distance about 4 miles and
$50 yards, was won today by Major
F. Douglas-Pennant's Rubio. William
Cooper's Matte McGregory was Sec
ond and P. Whitaker's The Lawyer
III finished third. T~wenty-four horses
ran Runio by ten lengths. The
race was notable for the number of
favorites that failed to negotiate the
difficult jumps, making the course, Il
circumstances that allowed a rank
outsider to capture the blue ribbon
of steeplechasfng.
Foxhall Kean's two representatives,
Chorus and Prophet III brought no
money to their hackers. The betting
on Rubio was 66 to l against, on
Matte McGregor, Is to l against,
and on The Lawyer III, 100 to 1
against Rubio came from America
two or three years ago.
He wa once purchased for 800 af-
ter he had broken down under train
ing and was driven to a trap. 1t was
sometime before his jumping quail
ties were discovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31

l certainly shall respond to any call
which may be made upon me.
I'm this connection | desire II I'M
derstood that in no sense am I 10 be
a candidate for the purpose OF do
feating MIR. Bryan or any other man;
that the only consideration which
would induce N to allow the use
Of my name would be the feeling that
/ might be necessary to the cause.
IL the democratic party should see
fiji to nominate Mr.. Bryan or any one
else the action would meet with my
approval and the nominee certainly
would have my unqualified support
as | should expect his support II con-
ditions were reversed.
Il have written you fully that YOU
may thoroughly understand the slts-
alton. In order hat there may be no
doubt / would say in answer to yous
question that II a nomination came
to me I certainly would not refuse
1t.
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. JOHNSON"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
Pe-rI>na Tablets.
Charters are granted the Scott Lum-

Charters are granted the Scott Lum-
Der Company at Asheville, capital
stock 2 5000. G. H. Hobbs and others
stockholders, and the Wadesboro-Pep-
sicola Bottling Company, $4,000 John
Britt and others stockholders.
At the agricultural and mechanical
college yesterday there was q very
careful inspection Of the cadet batta-
lion by Lieuteant Young, U. 8. \.
preparatory to the inspection by the
war departments representatives next
week. This college, by the way, has
not sent any of it's cadets to the reg
ular army as officers and Cadet Major
Eagle, remarked that he intended %
try for a commission in the regular
service. The college certainly ought
to be represented.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31

st. Paul, Mimi, March 27.-Govel-
nor John A. Johnson, Of Minnesota,
today made a specific declaration that
while he has done nothing and will
do nothing towards procuring for
himself the democratic nomination
for president he will not refuse the
honor if it is rendered him. The gov
ernor made this statement in a letter
10 Swan J. Turnblad, publisher of the
minneapolis Swedish-American Post,
who had asked for a declaration on
the subject.
The governors letter follows:
st. Paul, Mimi, March n.
Mr.. Swan J. Turnbald,
Minneapolis, Mimi
NV Dear Mr.. Turnblad:-
Your letter OF March % in which
you state that you have been sub
! jected to many inquiries as to my
plans in connection with the demo-
! cratic nomination for president /
have for acknowledgment. In reply
thereto let me say: Il do not believe
that any American citizen should be
an active, open candidate for the no.
mination to the presidency. Amy Am
erican would appreciate the high
honor which could come TO him in
being selected as standard bearer Of
his party. While / recognize that
the press has had much TO say about
me in connection with this high Of
flee, / have .hiterto avoided any
public or private expression regard
ing my position
! Matters have progressed so far.
however, that it seems TO me that /
should at least say in answer to your
interrogation that II the democratic
party OF the nation believed me to
| be more available than any other
man and felt that by my nomination
l could contribute any service to the
party and to the nation / should be
| happy to be the recipient Of the hon
or which ii would thus confer. I am
not uumindful, either, OF the high
honor which has been paid me by the
state Of Minnesota, and IL the demo-
cratic party Of the state desires to
present my name TO b next ma
tional convention, lam sure ] would
have no objection. But even IL Min
nesota> were the only state 10 de-
clare for me at that time, / should
still feel that the distinction was one
of the greatest which could come to
me
Il have done nothing and will do
nothing in the way OF organization
to bring about this end and shall
not he a candidate in the sense OF
seeking the nomination.
IF, however, those who have the
welfare of the country and the demo-
cratic party at heart should feel that
am necessary In this year Of grace,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
|MRS.J.C.RUSSELL.
Acute Indigestion.

Mr.. John G. Russell, 80 County
Street, Portsmouth, Va, writes
regarding his wife's cas- IS fol-
lows:
al thought 1t would be doing
but justice to your great medicine
to tell you what it has done for
my wife.
1.-TWO years ago the doctor called
at our house, on an average, three
times a week, in attendance upon
my wife, who was suffering from
acute indigestion. Her suffering
was SO great that nothing but
morphine would give her relief.
"While on q visit to some friends
In Norfolk she had An attack and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
Different Kinds of Subscribers.

Strange, isn't it, how differently
the receipt of a newspaper subscrip-
ton bill affects people, ever neigh
bors. One fellow will send a dollar
or two more than we asked for, say
ing that he don't mind paying In ad-
vance, just for a change, as we had
long been liberal in extending him
credit, while the other fellow will
kick the dog. lick one of the kids.
aAd slip out behind the barn, where
his wife won't catch him at it, and
write US a touching missiye some
thing after this style. Enclosed find
money order for 1888 1-3, the
amount due you to date. Stop my
paper at once."-Greensboro Patriot.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
MILTON is APPOINTED.
VIII Succeed Late Senator Bryan in
Z. s. Senate.

Tallahassee, Fla, March 27.-Gov-
ernor Broward today appointed Hall
Milton, Of Mariana, to succeed the
late Senator Bryan OF Florida in the
United States senate.
Mr.. Milton is a grandson Of for
mer Governor John Milton, of F1ori,
da, and is forty-two years old. He
was born in Mariana, and is a sue
cessful banker and business man Mr..
Millions appointment is for the un-
expired term of the late Senator Nal
Tory, which had been filled by the
appointment of Senator Bryan just
three months ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
RIDGELEY RESIGNS.
Comptroller Of the Currency Az
cepts Presidency of Bank

Washington. March N.-wilnan
b. Ridgeley. comptroller OF the cur
rency, has handed his resignation 10
President Roosevelt and will become
president OF the National Bank OF
Commerce Of Kansas City. He win
be succeeded as comptroller by Law
renee O. Murray, present assistant
secretary OF commerce and labor and
former deputy comptroller Of tbs
currency.
Mr.. Ridgeley will leave for Kansas
City In a few days TO take charge OF
the bank.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
NOT PPOsE TO HILL.
German Emperor Quoted as saying
REPORTS Were Incorrect.

Venice, March 27.-Emperor WI
liam, ii is reported, read with much
interest the kilograms printed by the
newspapers here concerning the al
legged refusal To accept DR.. David
Jayne Hill as United States ambas-
sador to Germany and said these ae-
counts were incorrect. He made no
objection to the appointment OF DIT.
Hill. he Is reported to have said, al
though he had expressed regret thas
Charlemagne Tower was II leave The
post Of ambassador.