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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
PROCEEDINGS In HOUSE

members Engage in General Debate
ON Various Subjects
Washington, March 14.-Once again
members of the Louise of representa-
I!Yes were tud.y afforded an oppor-
tunity under license of general de-
hate, to express their views on topics
OF the day. Among other subjects poll
tics, the recent financial panic, the tar
IL and the Sherman antitrust law, all
came in for discussion in one form
or another while the pension appro-
priation bill technically was under
consideration. No time has been
agreed upon when general debate shall
conclude.
The speakers today were Mr.. Ban
non, of Ohio. who talked of the pros
perity Of that state and incidentally
counted it as surely republican next
November; Mr.. Hamlin, Of Missouri,
who placed on the shoulders of the
republicans the responsibility for the
recent panic; Mr.. Carter, of oklahoma
who pleaded for the removal of the
restrictions affecting Indian lands in
that state; Mr.. Langley, of Kentucky.
VINO wanted pensions granted certain
persons in Kentucky, who aided in
suppressing the rebellion; Mr.. Hughes
Of New Jersey, who desired the Sher-
man antitrust law amended so as to
work less hardship on labor organiza-
tions and Mr.. Hall, Of South Dakota,
who argued for a repeal of duty on
lumber
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
WILMINGTON.N c., MARCH II 1908
EN @LRSa MAKES DEAAf REPLIES STATEMENT RIDERS RAID
Iowa Man LGsses S37,5Uo IN
New Orleans
Fake Wrestling Match Means Used
to Separate HiIa from dis Money
Aouled foiice OF His Loss

New Orleans. La. III. 4 ka-
vanaugh, q wealthy lumber man OF
davenport. Iowa. reported to the po-
lice here tCday that he had been
neeccd oGt OF $37 500 by a party Of
men III New Orleans who posed as
representative OF prominent sporting
clubs.
\ Kayanaugh says ne was fieeeed
through the means OF a pre- arranged
wrestling match. The New Orleans
crowd had man whom they claim
ed could beat the world but "a
friend Of kavanaugh said he knew
l~G.ly throw The local man.
of a wrestler in Seattle who could
The wrestler from Seattle devel-
oped a "hemorrhage" during the
bout and a doctor who examined
him said he was dying. Everybody
decamped, including Kavanaugh, the
latter going to Memphis, Tenn. Not
seeing any account of the affair in
the newspapers Kavanaugh came
back to New Orleans and laid his
case before the police. The police say
the hemorrhage was worked by the
Seattle wrestler who went on the
mat with bag of red of red liquid be-
tween his teeth and which was bitten
through at the proper time.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17

Buffalo, N, Y.March IA William
j 'COnnerS, chairman OF the state
democratic committee, spent several
hours in the lobby of the hote- FRO
QuOls tonight talking to demo ~1 .ic
leaders Of Erie county.
Informed that headquarters for
Governor Johnson would be opened in
New York, Mr.. Connors said:
Il found considerable sentiment for
Governor Johnosn in the Feast l am
CT the opinion that either Johnson
or Harmon would make q stronger
run i'm New York state than Mr.. Bry-
an.
at is almost certain that New York
states delegation will /goto the Den
yer convention without Instructions
They likely will vote under the unit
rule But whoever gets the nomina-
tion New York will give the conven-
tions choice its hearty support There
will be NO boilers
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
SIaysI OF Pnssl gsss Razor in
Effort
Siastles the Neck of q ''Trusty"-Sup-
posed TO Have Been Furnished the
Weapon by a Confederate.

Denver, Colo. March 14-An at
tempt was made today by Giuseppe
Ala. confessed murderer of Father
1co HeiRrichs, to escape from the
JAIL where he was under heavy
e 4ard day and night He had a raz-
OI blade with which he slashed the
Eock OF trusty, who was cleaning
rs cell and made rush TO get away.
T'ae ''trusty" despite his cut. rushed
: Ger ALA and rinioEed him and he
TGs quickly Oyerpowered with the
heip of Deputy warden Garpen The
t.usty has a wound two and a half
inches long in his neck, but as the
Iugular vein Is not severed ne Will re-
GOV :. When returned % the l15l =
ter his conviction on Isul81ay Ala
vas STRIPPED III everything auQ q
complete rev outfit was Siaen Ai--l
except mis- SD KS These we're tuned
inside c;t, c1.2in:Eed ana -ttc.aeL 90
him Ala wa.3 t1en rlaCed IN i cell
for the @ontanned AID Sur piled :y-ith
new webbing
This cell had been occupied by an
Italian named Brunetti, who accom-
panied Ala from Denver to New
York aud has been held since the
assaHs:natton of Father Leo as a sas-
pect ana possible witness After AL
las conviction Hrunetti was removed
to another part Of the building and
the cell ne then occupied was TEfn
L.4do ready for the condemned nldn.
Brunetti was released from Jail :ast
night and as he passed the cOndemna-
ed mans cell be spoke to the COLI
demned man in Italian 1t is surH .5ad
Brunetti nay have left te razor con
ceaied in the bowl Of the water clcs-
ct IN the cell and told Ala where 10
IC9ok Ter it when ne passed cut at nigat
at night
Michael Drunotti this afternoon
denied positively that re rad any
knowledge OF how AHA obtained the
razor Sheriff Alexander Eisbit and
the police, hc ar are convinced by
this incident that Ala has confeder-
ates and that they belong to an Or
ganiZatiOn
Baron Gustavo Tosti, italian con
sul today said that Alias hopeless
attempt to esca1:e from jail confirm
cd the belief that the man was insane.
He added:
Il have no intention o; appealin g
to the Italian government or tTyin 3
to make this an international affair.
It is purely a local case. Ala is nerc.
his deed was committed in this cOun-
try and he must Re dealt with under
the law OF Colorado I have formed
no plan for attempting 80 procure
lis rea!ease, even though An CON
yinced that he should In an asylum" Z"
lum"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
TWO KILLED IN. WEItGzl.
Engine and Cars fiunge from Tiestle
ku.o the fiiyer.

Bristow. Okla, March 1.-Two per-
sons were killed, one was probably ia
tally hurt. seven were severely in
jured, and scores of lives were i'm
periled today when a St. Louis and
San Francisco passenger train north
bound was wrecked on d high trestle
over Spring creek, eight miles west Of
HriStow.
The losocotiye, the baggage and the
mail cars and the first coach plunged
40-feet into the river. An iron bolt
unit on the track is believed to have
caused the wreck.
Engineer Martin went down with his
engine, which was struck by the other
cars as they fell.
Frank Gipson, who was beating his
way, was pinned beneath the baggage
car and the tender Special Agent
Thompson of Sapaulpa, is investigat-
ing the cause of the wreck. A party
of boys playing in the vicinity of
the wreck may have placed bolt nut
upon the track
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
FOR PROHIBITION.
List of Speakers Given Out by Chair.
man Oates.
Especial to The Messenger }

Raleigh, N. c., March 14.-State
Chairman Oates of the anti-saloon
league, gives out list of 200 speak
ers for the campaign, among these
being Governor Glenn, Judge Pritch-
ard, ex-Governors Jarvis and Aycock,
c.. A. Webb, Whitehead Kluttz, w.
L. Poteat, N. B. Broughton. J. w.
Bailey, w. n. Jones, J. A. Brown,
C. R. Hoey. Heriot Clarkson, Locke
Craig, w. w. Kitchin, v. S. Tusk,
j. A. Stikeleather, A. NJ. Scales,
Rev. DR.. J. l.. White, Settle Dock
cry, w. S. OBJ. Robinson, Henry A .
London, Rev. DR.. John C.. Kilgo,
Mayor Hood, of Goldsboro; Congress
man r. N. Page, Congressman w. T.
Crawford, F. A. Daniels, Senator F .
M. Simmons, Henry C. Dockery, Rev
DR.. R. T. Vann, j. G. Carlyle. F.
P. Hobgood, /. NJ. Meekins, w. F.
Carter, E. T. Cansler. F. NJ. Shan
nonouse, J. D. Mccall, Charles w
Tillett, W. C. Dowd. r. r. McNinch
and Cameron Morrison,
Chairman Oates announced that
Judge Pritchard's appointments are
as follows: Wilmington, March 18th;
Durham, IS; Salisbury 21; Marshal
28th. The appointments OF Cover
nor Glenn so far are: High Point
March 18th; Oxford 26th; Selma
29th; Trenton and Dover 30th;
Vanceboro, 31st.
Fuquay Springs, April 4th; Old
Fort and Marion 5th; Rutherfordton
and Caroleen Mills 9Th; Shelby 7th
Lincolnton 8th; Star school house
and Hickory, 10th; Franklin 18th
Louisburg 18th; Richland 18th;
Jacksonville goth; Warsaw 21st;
Clinton 22nd; Cornelius 25th; Wind.
sor 9th; Asheville 2Sth; Spring
Hope 10th; Robersonville May 1st
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
Five Tobacco Barns Burned bv the
Band
Cut Telephone Wires to Prevent In
terruption - Property Loss Nos
known-The Governor Much Dis
turbed Over the Outrages

Versailles. KY, March 14.-Three
barns In Woodford county and one
just across the line in Scott. were
burned early today by masked men.
The men were on horseback and In
buggies, the party numbering not
more than fifty A number of shots
were fired, but as far as known no.
body was hurt The barns destroyed
were the property OF George Strange.
on the Harris estate, near Midway:
Hardin Rogers, on the Tucker place.
in Scott county; Capt. James Will
liams, former owner of the race
horse Rams Horn, at Spring Station;
George Grady, on the Field turn
pike.
The men came from the direction
of Scott county They cut all tele-
phone wires and the amount of dam
age done is not yet known. Cover
nor Wilson and a party OF lesisla-
tors were returning from Lexington
to Frankfort on a trolley car and
passed the night riders" without
knowing it near McKees Cross Roads.
Lexington. KY, March 14.-The
might riders" also set fire TO the
barn of Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper ear
ly today. No tobacco was destroyed,
the crops having been sold out. Pre-
parations were being made for anoth-
er crop and that fact Is supposed to
have led to the fire. The men fired
their revolvers and travelled rapidly.
Sheriff John 3. Wynne was noti-
fed and started in pursuit, but as
both he and Grady, who accompan-
led him were considerably behind
the riders" they were unable to
ascertain more than the route they
took in leaving.
Mr.. Grady's loss will total about
$4,000. The harm burned on the
Pepper place was worth about ST.
500. Rewards were offered for the
arrest and conviction of the might
riders" and any and all persons con-
nected Herewith at a melting of the
law and order league at Versailles
today. The rewards are as follows.
$3.50 for anyone burning to-
bacco barns; $3.50 for any one parti-
cipating in night riding; $125 for
any one scraping or sailing tobacco
beds; s125 for any one manning or
killing horses or cattle; $125 for
posting or sending threatening let
ters.
Claude Williams, president of the
Woodford county branch Of the So
ciety of Equity, offered similar re-
| wards and the two organizations to-
gether will pay the rewards up to
10000.
Governor Wilson said today that
he would do everything possible to
locate and capture the riders. He
said he was told that If the Crecelius
| tobacco bill was passed night riding
would probably stop. He declared
| that if the posses after the riders
| need help they would get 1t. He said
that his office had not been at rest
for a minute since the nigh riding
began, and the activity will continue.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
Steamer Silvia Runs Hard and
Fast on Reef
siuaiiArity i'm Eog Signals Cause OF
Aeoiaeat-faesenge Taken On by
Rasenue CusIer--t eseeI la 40 la-
nae,Eslale DanEer.

Woodshole, Mass, March 1.-THE
Rad Cross Line steamer SILVIA, from
New FORK for Halifax and St johns,
". F.. which struck on the soWs and
pies eef at the entrance TO Vineyard
SOUND early today remained hard aud
fast On the reef tonight Her pas
Sensers who were taken
OF by the revenue cutter Mohawk,
were carried to New Bedford where
they remained tonight awaiting ar
rangements which are to be made by
the steamship company for forwarding
thec,4 tD uLIi -.sIlnatlon.
Hacrls wilI be made to-Doaro" to
remvgs the Silvia from heI dangerous
positl, II. Tonight me sea vas sn3otn
and tie Weather Gear and he vessel
was =. 2aI entity IN no immediate dan
ger ol gCins 20 pieces. HCr captain
and n3r crew remained Oh 5Casd.
Ar:crg the passengers on the Silvia
were Tie crews OF two wrecked YES
sells, tie steamer Beta and the Bri-
tish schooner Marjorie J. Sumner,
which were wrecked In West Indian
waters not long ago. These crews were
On tho way from New York to their
homcs In the provinces.
A similarity between the fog signal
en- tia new Hen and Chickens light
shin and that en- the Vineyard sound
ughtsaip is said to have been the
cause of the grounding Of tie Silvia
At the time Of the accident there
was thick fog.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
llley Takes Issue With Chairman
BouteI!
VIII Prove That Electric Boat Com
pany Had Contributed to Campaign
Funds of 10th Parties-Witnesses
Summoned for Monday.

Washington. March 1.-THE spe-
cial committee appointed by Speaker
Cannon TO Investigate the charges
made by Representative Lflley of
Connecticut concerning alleged ef-
forts to influence legislation by Eiec-
trio Boat Co., has summoned a num-
ber of witnesses to appear before il
Monday morning when the investiga-
ton will be resumed. Subpoenas
were issued today for Marion But
Ter, former senator from North Car
olina; c. E. Creecy, z w. 'Creecy,
F p 3 Sands, and Or w r Kerr, all
OF this city: Frank L. Marlborough,
Bay City, Michigan, and w. d Gordon
sdidIand, Mich
The subpoenas duces tecum which
were sent to the committee by Mr..
Lilley for President Rice and other
officials of the Electric Boat Com
pany have not yet been served
The name of former Senator Butler
Of North Carolina was not in the
list OF witnesses handed the commit
tee by Mr Lilley. Mr. Buffers name,
however, had been mentioned by Mr.
Lilley before the committee on rules
md that gentleman wrote Chairman
Boutell. requesting that-he be heard
The committee granted his request.
Replying to Chairman Boutell's state
ment published today that Mr. Lii
ley had retracted before special COM
mittee charges which he had made
before the rules committe concerning
members of the house, Mr.. Lilly
says:
"Mr Boutell says l told the COM
nlittee on rules that l expected to
prove that large sums of money were
contributed to the campaign funds of
political parties in congressional dis
tricts, but that before the investiga-
ting committee l said that l did not
charge corruption OF any member of
the house
Now it is we'll known that contri-
buttons to campaign funds heretofore
have been the common practice and
are not legally corrupt. / do expect
to prove if the committee will give
my attorneys an opportunity to do
so, that the Electric Boat Company,
through its agents, has contributed
to campaign funds of both parties"
0. uotbne
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
SUS :AGNS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Su9.1aue Court Renders Opinion in
Dispensary Fund Case

Columbia, S. c., March 1.-THE su-
prelIe court Of South Carolina today
hanued down an opinion by Mr.. JUS
dce Woods, in which Attorney J. Fra
ger Lyn is sustained in his conten-
do2 for the $4,000 appropriated by
the st general assembly for the pro-
secUAGn of the alleged dispensary
grafters. This matter was upset when
Judge Pritcaard in the federal court
assumed Jurisdiction of the dispen-
sally fund, amounting to sS00,000.
The case was friendly suit and
Brought by the attorney general
against the members of the winding
up commission, being in the nature
Of writ of mandamUs, compelling the
commission to turn over to the at
tCrney general the $4,000 set apart
for the prosecutions.
The opinion is regarded as victory
Tor Attorney General Lyon.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
NEWS ITEMS FROM RALEIGH
Governor Commujes Death Sentences.
Prohibition Sentiment in Rural
Observation-Disclosures Granted Bed
Springs Company.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, March Is.

Governor Glenn cOmmuteS to life
Imprisonment the death sentence of
Robert Mcdowell, convicted of mur-
der in Mcdowell county, aud Major
Guthrie convicted OF murde.' in Dur
ham county, botn men being colored,
Mcdowell having very lite intellect
and the evidence against Guthrie be-
ing entirely circumstantial and the
character of some of the STAT te's wit
nesses very bad
From what can be picked up it
seems that the anti-saloOn league
will have to do good deGi of work
in the rural districts of mary of the
counties in order to carry taom prop
erly, and that this will certainly be
the case in this county.
The commissioner of insurance re-
vokes the charter and license of the
Progressive Building and Loan AS
sociation of Goldsboro, 1t being a
small affair and the amount and char
acter Of its business not enough to
Justify continuance
The Ohio German Fire Insurance
Company of Toledo has filed applica-
ton for admission to this state, M. A
Shuward, of New Orleans, being it's
representative here
A charter is granted the Red
Springs Real Estate and Improve
ment Co., capital stock $30,OOO,-
Robert A. McEachern and others be-
ing the stockholders
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
today, through Passenger Agent
Chas II. Gattis, notified Governor
Glenn that on April 1st it would
put into effect the new rates, 2 1-2
Gems per mile in the state and that
on that date or as soon thereafter
as possible, would prepare the inter
state tariff showing rates of 2 " cents
per mile which will apply between
all points south of the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers He also notified the
governor that on that date his COM
pany would make effective a two
thousand mile book, interchangeab able
good over practically all the import
ant roads in the south for $40, good
for five members of firm or cor
poration but to be used by only one
at time.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17

Washington, March 14.-In the re-
port Of the speech yesterday of Sena-
tor Simmons of North Carolina, Mr..
Simmons was made to say that there
were in the whole world but II steam
ships Of the first class, as ships of
this class are defined in the act OF
1891, and that every one of them was
owned by the Canadian Pacific rail-
road.
The statement made by Senator
Simmons was that all of these steam
ships, except two owned by the Cana
dian Pacific railroad and running be-
tween Canada and Europe. sail from
New York to the ports OF Northern
Europe. He impressed upon the senate
that not one Of them enters or clears
from arv othe- port I'm this sountfy
except New York.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
STRUGGLE TOO HAIL.
i[cpOsed pnsLor Admits That Ike Has
AaAze a 1aiS4Rke.

san Francisco, March 14.-Jere k.
IOoAe, deposed pastor Of the Episco-
.,as church at Hampstead, l. L., who
elopet with Floretta Whale-, about a
Jear ago, and who, il IS said, tele-
- aphed yesterday to MRS. kezieh
~ haley. the girls grandmother for
ac!D and that he and family were i'll
3ud destitute, was located in this City
IGst night. The couple were found liv
-ns; in suite OF looms on Masonic
Avenue, well, to all appearances, and
With comfortable surroundings.
In an interview the former rector
admitted that he had telegraphed for
help and admitted that the struggle
= life Rad been too much for him
and that he had made. g. failure of
everything.
I'VE are different from Others" said
Cooke, eve cannot ask friends to help
Us, because We threw aside friends.
We laughed at the world one day and
tie world will laugh at u.s. Lately, I
H3Y" begun 10 realize that no man,
'-oWevec strong he may be or however
Great may be his incentive can buck
against the world It is older than us
and stronger.
''It is not a matter of material COM
fort; it's the knowledge that one is an
ontcast. It is the understanding that
TO the kind-hearted you are an object
Of charitable curiosity and to the 9TH
ers just simple cad. These are things
which no man con fight and am just
tired"
Cooke has some friends who saw that
II he is in want there will be no trou-
Bile about his getting everything he
needs.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
...y;lL TASTED VI ki3AE3
Jokz1 -. isockeieiIer Gi!eS iiIS Vtee!s
Jil : -1Un1DIi2c...

A s,usta, Ga, March ID. am an
cid .--au, buL L ala giau - say, thar
[ ne =. touched WhisAey. JOhu ID.
ROC alcIlGr n..uo thls s.GteLI4nt to d
repr,soA tativc Oh the Au5uot4 Herald
tOday. He talked freely On prohlbl-
tion lie regards it ''a5 s,ood thing
to keep liquor away tro3n the negroes
and lover ciasses OF whites
Il Anow there are many problems
TO be considered in connection with
this great question. but il the end l
thiri it will be best for the s-te," in
dica,t1g his views with rafenence TO
the present situation in Georgia. "It
upli! S the people, streagti.cn3 them
teac'' s ehcm to save. /. is best he
said
Mr Rockefeller believes that the pro
hibit.Cn sentiment is growing not o1ly
In this country but in England as
well. It is his belief that the wave
OF anti-liquor sentiment IS steadily
gaining ground throughout the United
States.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
LABOR UNIONS CLASH.
Forty or More Shots Fired and One
Man Wounded i'm Street Riot.

New York. N. Y, March 14-Forty
or more shots were fired and one man
was wounded in street riot late to-
day between the members OF two ri
val teamsters' unions.
The disorder was the climax of Ill
feeling between the United Teamsters
Association and the International Bro
therhood OF Teamsters precipitated by
the discharge of United Teamsters and
the substitution of teamsters from the
International Union by ala eastside
truckman. A crowd Of about seventy
five members of each organization
gathered on Front street and in clash
shots Were fired by both sides and
clubs and stones thrown. Joseph For
key, teamster, was struck In the leg
by bullet The police reserves were
called and the trouble quelled after
three arrests were made.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
EXPLOSION WRECKED BUILDING
Six Persons Believed to be Buried i'm
the Ruins.

Natchez. Miss, March IA gas e1-
plosion In the basement OF the Match
ez Drug Company. a five-story build
ing today blew out rear wall. crush
ing the adjoining brick tenement
building and burying Eve persons I'm
the ruins. John Carkett. Il years old.
a retired undertaken. was caught by
falling walls and both legs were bro
ken. He may die
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
THE FOWLER BILL
DIR. Burton Submits Minority Re-
port on the Measure.

port on tIle 1ItaSurt.
Washington. March H.-Representa-
tive Burton, of Ohio, today submitted
to the house his minority report as
member of the banking and currency
C mmittee dissenting from the majority
report when recommended the passage
Of the Fowler currency bill. Mr.. Bur-
toms report concerns itself wholly
with the Fowler bill and his reasons
for opposing 1t, and makes no refer
Williams bill
In his report Mr. Burton says that
he does not regard the passage OF the
Fowler bill as either practicable or de-
alrehis at this time.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
: WAS ON THE ALABAMA
Frederick W. Foster is Dead in Atch.
iSon, Kansas

Atchison, Kan, March 14.-Freder-
ick W. Foster, machinist and gunner
ON the Confederate cruiser Alabama,
during the civil war, and one Of the
forty men who escaped when that ves-
sci was sunk. by the United States
cruiser Kearsarge, died today. Foster
Kept his connection with the Alabama's
career a secret until less than year
ago.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
COULDN'T SELL OUTPUT.
Woolen Mills at GreenviIle, s. c..
Closes Down Indefinitely.

Greenville. s. c.. March 1.-THE
MCGEE Woolen mills of this place. to-
day shut down for an indefinite period
inability to dispose OF the mills out
put was the cause Of this action. The
Hugenot Mills viii close down on We'd
nesday for an indefinite period also.
Several hundred people have been
thrown out Of work
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17
Opening Speech in Favor Of
Prohibition
BY JUDGE PR|!CRARD
Delivered Before Large Audience
Last Night

OF Music Was Ffiicd With
Large Gathering OF Ladies' aRa
Gentlemen Who Gave Close Attcn-
Iion To the Strong Words of the
Distinguished Jurist, Has ls.marks
Having Frequently Brought Forth
Great Applause-Judgc Pritehard
" as introduced by Iredell .,ioars
Esq.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17

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