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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
ENGLAND's NAVAL AFFAIRS.
The Question of Subsidies Brought
Up-Can't Rely on ships Of Other
Powers During War.

London, July S.-Lord Brassey, liberal,
the house of lords today, during the
course of which he daolored the fact
that Great Britain hal lost the place
she once held with her mercantile ma
rine. The question of subsidies, he
thought, must depend on the action of
the other powers. All the naval powers
OF Europe gave liberal subsidies, while
President Roosevelt and former Secre-
tary Gage had recommended this policy.
Itwas contrary to British: policy TO fos-
ter industries by bounties or protection,
but to pay for a reserve of auxiliary
vessels would certainly De TO the public
advantage
Lord Selborne. the first lord of the
admiralty, in the course Of a reply, re-
fefred to the Atlantic Shipping combi-
nation He said it seemed to him that
the balance was one oe disadvantage to
the combination because it necessarily
placed very large powers in the hands
of few men. The government dis
claimed any sort of jealousy of the in
tention of the Americans here. They
had an American marine of their own
and they held a perfect right to a full
share of the Atlantic trade. 1t was to
British interest they shcdld have 1t. 1t
would not be a British monopoly. On
the other hand Great Britain could not
afford to see herself squeezed out of the
Atlantic trade. The attituoe of the
government therefore was not one of
hostility but of anxiety ,and not until
they had formed a final opinion of the
whole question would they wisely or
fairly enter into agreements with one
party or the other.
1t would never do to rely in time of
war on merchant ships Of other nations
for the purposes of British carrying
trade. Great Britain had fallen behind
in regard to vessels of high speed be-
cause she had not given heavy subsi-
dies like other nations. The expense OF
so large a subsidy policy was so insid-
ious that in his opinion the subsidizing
of commercial corporations should and
must be confined to a limited number
and for a complete AMI definite pur-
pose While merchant cruisers mad
their proper place in time of war they
could never be substituted for naval
cruisers and neither would the posses
sion of merchant cruisers even diminish
the shipbuiiding vote for the navy.
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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASsOCIA-
TION.
$4,000 Delegates In minneapolis.
Work in Detail Begins Today.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July S.-Minneap-
oils has tonight within her gates fifteen
thousand or more delegates to the Ma
tional Educational Association conven-
tion. The total will approximate the
twenty thousand mark when the dele
gates are all in. The meetings yester-
day and today were confined to the ma
tional council. the Indian department
and the general sessions. Tomorrow
the real work in detail will commence.
The national council devoted it's ses
sion to consideration of the social as
poets of education.
The Indian education section pro-
gramme included addresses by United
States Commissioner of Education Har-
ris, DR.. Nicholas Murry Butler, presi-
dent of the Columbia university, New
York, and others.
Mr.. Harris talked about the use Of
newspapers in the education of the In
dian.
But two names are yet mentioned for
the next president of the association.
those of President Charles w. Elliott.
Of Harvard and Captain James A.
Foshay, of Los Angles. The cities in
the race for the next convention are
Boston, Portland, Maine, the North Pa
ciic coast cities (Which are working to-
ther) and Niagara Falls, n. Y.
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GENERAL MANAGERS To ARBI'
TRATE THE ISSUE
UNIONS NOT RECOGNIZED
Chairman job Arranges These Meet
Settlement of the Chicago Strike
Are Bright-Result Will be known
by O'Clock TOday-Unions Will
Have to Approve Action of the
COmmfttee-The Beginning of the
End-Duration of the Strike to be
Decided On.

Chicago, July S.--Through the efforts
OF Chairman Job of the state arbitfa-
ton committee a series of meetings
have been arranged for 10 o'clock to-
morrow between the general managers
of each of the roads and a committee of
five men from the same line.
Chairman Job went to each railroad
separately and asked the general mana
ger if he would receive committee of
the strikers In every instance he was
informed that the committee would be
received if it was understood that it
came from the employees of the road
and not from freight handlers union.
What ever the agreement may be if any
agreement is reached at the meeting it
will be reported back to the officials of
the union at p. m, for approval, and
no action will be taken until it has the
satisfaction Of the officers of the union
Chairman Job said tonight that he
thought he had inserted the entering
wedge for the settlement of the strike.
THE men have all along insisted" he
said, that they would not meet the
managers unless they were refused as
IlSIIlDtTS Oh the union. Inc managers
have said that they would confer with
the men at any time provided they
came as employees of the road with a
grievance to be adjusted. OF course, ]
cannot tell what will come from the
meetings but the difference in the de-
mands of the men and the concessions
of the roads are so slight that the re-
cognition of the union is practically the
only thing at issue. The men show a
disposition to be less stiff in this re-
spect and l hope that we have entered
upon the bginning of the end
President Curran Of the freight hand
lers issued the following statement to-
night:
1--WE have offered to submit the issue
to arbitration. had a long conference
tonight with Mr.. Job Of the state board
of arbitration and we went over the
situation fully. He suggested that a
committee of five freight handlers in
each of the fifty or more freight houses
in Chicago be appointed to call upon
the railway managers by whom they
are employed and present our griev-
ances. l readily agreed and the COM
mittees will be appointed at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning. The reports of
these various committees will decide
the duration of the strike. I feel as
sured, however, that the difference will
be anniably adjusted before tomorrow
night.
At all the freight houses pickets en-
deavored to persuade new corners from
taking jobs and sought to lure men
away, already at work. At the Wabash
depot but ten men were found at work
and at the Michigan Central and Wis
oonsin Central where hundreds of men
went out. scarcely any Of them were
found at work. About so per cent. of
the wholesalers reported a curtailment
anct o1afn rfo Of hr,ci ncc
to outside points while the remainder
of business was forward about as usual
The teamsters formally decided this af-
ternoon not to aid in the strike.
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SOME STRIKERS RETURNING.
Pants Makers Again Begin Work.
Carpenters Union Return to Labor
and Boiler Makers commence

Baltimore, July Sat today's meeting
of the seven hundred striking pants
makers it was announced that four Of
the contractors, employing one hundred
men had signed an agreement to FUR
nish sewing machines ad other talIor-
ing implements and that the men nau
returned to work. The strikers express
confidence that the other employers Will
sign like agreements
Carpenters union Nos. 99O and A with
Union % struck yesterday for an IN
crease in wages and shorter hours on
Saturday decided today to return 10
work without enforcing their del amos;
Boiler makers and riveters returned
to work today at the shipyard OF tne
Spedden Shipbuilding Company after
being out since July 2 on a strike LOT
an increase in prices for riveting. Inc
increase was granted.
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GOVERNMENT VICTORY.
Important Liberal Leaders Have
Laid Down Their Arms.

Panama, July Z, (Monday) General
Satazar the governor of Panama, has
received a dispatch from Bogota, the
capital, announcing that Generals Ped
roja, Benito. Ulloa Leal and Teopilo
Garcia and their staffs together with
General Marin. most important liberal
leader of the department of Tolima,
have laid down their arms on account
of guarantees offered by the Bogota
government
At Carmen General de Tacap defeat
ed the liberal forces under General Mu-
noz killing and wounding over 200 men.
This general also won victory over the
forces Of General Marcia Rovira, thus,
it is claimed rendering it useless to
cause any more bloodshed.
The government 1otllla returned here
today from Aga Dulce, where it disem-
barked a considerable amount Of provi-
sions for the government forces in that
district 1t also captured some schoon-
erS.
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SECRETARY MOODY's SCHEME.
In Army and Navy ManeuyEes This
Fall, Press Correspondence Will be
On Their own Resources

Washington. July SIN the coming
joint army and navy maneuvres on the
Atlantic. coast in September. Secretary
Moody contemplates throwing the press
correspondents of the country upon
their own resources. meanwhile having
both invaders and defenders regard the
news gatherers as a common enemy
and endeavoring to mask the move
ments of their forces as much as pos
sible from the public as in actual war
fare. 1t is not believed that, under
Secretary Moodys plan, there will be
anything to prevent news organizations
from chartering vessels of their own
and the keeping up with the fleets at
sea the best they may, for this is what
was done in the late Spanish-American
war. In the late war the great press
organizations also had correspondents
aboard the flagshlps OF the fleets.
Secretary Moody points out that Ills
plan will be valuable in bringing to
light news leaks" for which officers
who are found responsible will be rep
rimanded, and in proving by practical
test how thoroughly the froces can
elude the viligant correspondents and
guard against the escape OF secret in
formation.
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4 BIG WEDDING.
Miss sloane Marie. Mr.. Eie1d-Ma&-
uiacent Event Honeymoon In
North Carolina.

Lenox, Mass. July Sin picturesque
Trinity Episcopal church surrounded
with lavish floral decorations and under
sunny skies Miss Leila Vanderbilt
Sloane. third daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
William Douglas Sloane. OF New York.
and Lenox and Mr.. William Bradhurst
Osgood Field. OF New York. were mar
ried here today
The assembly OF guests. the acooutre-
ments OF the ceremony. the value OF the
wedding gifts and the wealth and social
prominence OF all interested parties
made the event the most magnificent
OF its kind that ever took place In Rerk-
shire county More than zoo guests in
Guiding Representative OF the most
wealthy New York families were pres
ent-
The church was most elaborately DE-
GRATED. The cortege nuptiale' fro:u
Romeo and Juliet" signalled the ad-
vent OF the wedding party. Miss Ker-
nershan was maid OF honor. The bride
was accompanied by her father who
gave her away. Morris Kellog. Of
Elizabeth, y. J.. was best man, Rev.
DIR. David H. Greer. Df st. Bartholo-
news church New York officiated. as
sisted by Rev. Harold Arrowsmith.
rector OF Trinity church.
The brides costume was or ivory
satin. Following the ceremony the We'd
ding breakfast was served at Elm court,
the country house OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Sloane. This afternoon Mr.. end Mrs.
Field drove over to Pitt3field on buck
board behind the prize roam hackneys-
They took the afternoon train for New
York They are 10 spend the honey
moon on George w. Fanderbilts Bit
more estate in North Carolina, follow
ing a custom established by The brides
sisters. Late in August they viii go
abroad for a years travel on the con-
tinent.
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State Department to Complete
the Isthmian Canal.

Washington. July S.-The state de-
n rtment has decided 10 press forward
the completion of the Colombian treaty
looking to the acquisition of right of
way for the isthmian canal. Secretary
Hay has taken steps to have the pro-
tocol submitted to the last session OF
congress, put in form of a treaty but
to have it signed formally by a credited
representative of the government of
Colombia and of the United States so
that the convention may be laid before
the senate as soon as it ronvenes in De-
cember. Thus the state department Will
remove, it is expected, any chance to
have the agreement already reached
with Colombia disturbed by anything
that may occur as a result of political
changes, for it is the purpose to mold
that such agreements, once duly enter
ed upon, are not subject to reputation,
even in the event of a change OF gov
ernment The senate found one or two
points of objection and while these are
not material, in the opinion OF the de-
partment officials in accordance with
their usual practice they will seek to
secure such notifications as Will meet
these objections.
No difficulty is expected to result In
securing an abatement of the old pro-
vision in the canal franchise requiring
the use of French material only In the
construction Of the canal and the state
department already had received an as
surance from the French government
which it regards as meeting the oc1ec-
ton that had been male on that score.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
WORTH CASE SETTLED.
All Litigation Ended-Both Sides to
Bear the Cost.
Especial to The Messenger. J

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro,N C :, July S.-All liti-
cation over the Worth Manufacturing
Company, involving three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and three cotton
mills and the will of John W. Worth
involving a quarter of a million of prop
erty was ended here this evening by
the caveators to the will consenting to
the degree in United States court dis
missing the application for receiver and
withdrawing the suit to break the will
in the state court. The caveators are
to be paid by executors of will, one
hundred and eleven dollars cash per
share for the one hundred and ninety
five shares of Worth Manufacturing g
Company stock bequeathed to them in
the fill which is sought to be broken.
Caveators pay the cost in United
States receivership suit and executors
par costs in the will litigation as form
erly decreed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
INTERVIEW ABOUT CUBA.
Minister Quesada Says Conditions
Are Bright and People VIII Com
tinue Quiet.

Washington, July 9.-Minister Que
sada, of Cuba, in an interview oE con-
ditions in the island. said:
Not only is the island tranquil from
one end to the other. but the peoples
are determined TO continue quiet, no
matter how much their suffering, be-
cause they know that internal disorder
means the sacrifice Of Cuban indepen-
dence. All the prominent generals i'm
every section of the island have COM
municated to President Palmer. their
purpose to uphold his administration.
The governors OF all the provinces
have reported 20 President Palmer that.
their localities are free from disoro
There has been some discomfort
among the colored people because they
have not been given any offices and
when President Palmer came into Office
they held meetings and requested that
they begiven some of the places. But
their leaders declared in unequivicaf
language that they did not propose to
make any trouble. There is no fe&r OF
that
There is naturally a pessimistic
feeling in the island because OF failC-e
of reciprocity legislation. They belize
however, that reciprocity is only q -
laved and not permently denied"
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Damage from Storm.

ST. Johns, n. F. July s-Reports con-
tinue to arrive here Of disasters on the
coast. as the result of the recent storm.
Whites Craft with five men, was lost
off Cape ST. Mary. HenneSsy schoon-
er, with twenty-five men ana women
on board. barely escaped founderIhs Ia
Maddox cove. Eighty boats were de-
sfroyel i'm Pouch Cove. The loss in
Fishing nets and gear sustained by set
Elements in the vicinity Of St Johns is
estimated at $4,000. The schooner Lilly
with a general cargo ran ashore IN
Blackshead bay and Is total wreck
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

1t is said at Buckingham palace that
King Edwards progress is in no way
retarded.
estimated at 81. 900. 600 in the Indo val
ley on the Southern Pacific railroad IN
Colorado desert.
A conservative estimate places the
losses from floods in Nebraska at more
than a million dollars and some exceed
twice that amount.
AustinChambrlain. son of the colo
NAL secretary Gays that his fathers
progress was so satisfactory that he
expected TO leave the hospital tonor-
row.
AT the Niles Tool Works in Hamilton
the 400 iron molders stepped work be-
cause boss discharged the union shop
committee for requesting him not TO
employ non-union molders
The Democracia reports ;1at the VOL
canoes OF Mirad Vale and Rincond
Vieta, in Costa Rica, situated respec-
lively eighty and sixty miles southeast
of Lake Nicaragua are In active eruo-
ton.
According to Inc Shipping Gazette.
Sir Charles Furness. the well known
ship owner and ship builder has Dur-
chased four clan line steamers. which
he intends 10 place in the London and
Halifax trade. making a regular ten
day service
Arch Conley. an Indian and Dick
Fleming. are hanged upon the same
scaffold in Salisbury, ~. c. Conley
paid the death penalty for the murder
of a young negro last November. F1em-
was hanged for committing an assault
on white woman last February.
p. A 3. WIdener and Clement 4.
Griscom. are investigating Northern
Europe in connection with the plans OF
the Morgan shipping combination. They
seem much interested in the Baltic
ports. Emperor William has decorated
them with the order OF Red Eagle.
The Baltimore Refrigerating and
Heating Company is incorporated with
capital Of $,00o.0o The officers arc
president. X. 3. Fentrcss. of Norfolk,
vice president. s. b. Mediary, OF Bal
umore; Secretary-trezsurer. John =.
Sfppeli. Of Baltimore: general counsel,
Robert H Smith. OF Baltimore: assts-
tant general counsel. Floyd Hughes. OF
Norfolk
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MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Schooner Mary Sanford the scene of
Excitement-Crew Clamor for the
Blood OF a Murderer.

Pensacola, Fla, July S.-A ensation-
al story Of mutiny and murder on the
high seas is told by Captain Mcdonald,
Of the American schooner Mary San
ford, which has arrived here after an
eventful voyage from Bluefields, Mica
aragua. During the voyage one man
was killed and the crew were in almost
constant mutiny clamorous for the
blood of the man who murdered their
shipmate.
The murderer. first mate Nicholson
was placed in Jail soon after the arrival
of the Sanford in this port. The Mary
Sanford left Bluefields June oath and
when four days out \. II. Nicholson,
the first made killed Fred Reed, a ne
gro, bacause he did not perform some
duty to suit the ideas of the mate.
When Captain Mcdonald saw what
had happened he ran and overpowered
Nicholson, took the pistol from him and
threw it overheard. The mate was then
placed in irons and kept under strict
guard until the vessel reached the Pen
sacola quarantine station, when the
United States marshars office was told
of the murder on the high seas and
Nicholson was brought here and locked
up. He will be given a preliminary
trial before United States Commissioner
TuniSon.
One of the ships officers stated that
Immediately after the killing four West
Indian seamen, countrymen Of the dead
man, openly resented the murder OF
Reed and threatened to hang Nicholson
from a yard arm. The Captain, two
mates and steward were the only white
men on the vessel and the combined
watchfulness of this quartette prevent
ed a marine session of Judge lynch s
court.
Reeds body was wrapped in sails and
buried at sea few miles from where
the shooting occurred.
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PRISONERS SEEK LIBERTY.
Wreck Rear Wall of Jail Building
Not One Escapes.

st. Joseph, No, July 9.-James Blade
Leck Allen and James Murray, prison
ers in the Buchanan county jail this
afternoon wrecked the rear wall OF the
iail building with a powerful charge OF
dynamite.
Allen, Blade and Murray then made
a fierce fight for liberty. but the guards
beat them back with Winchesters.
Seventy-five prisoners are confined in
the Jail. but those who tried to follow
Blade and his companions were club
bed into submission No one was In
jured. Blade and Allen are under SEN
tence for highway robbery and Murray
is a government prisoner. They are
now chained to the floors Of their
cells. By advice OF the leaders Of the
plot, other prisoners sought safety in
their cells just before the explosion oc-
Cured The Tailor was at dinner.
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
To he Officially Tried and Used
Warships Equipped With Appa-
ratus.

Washington, July S.-The navy de-
partment has in contemplation a plan
to establish a wireless telegraph sta
tion in San Francisco harbor The de-
partment expects soon TO begin a series
OF experiments at different points
throughout the country with several
foreign systems.
Lieutenant Hudgins of the naval
bureau of equipment, who was sent
abroad to purchase apparatus for trial,
was expected here some days ago, but
the department is advised that he has
changed his plans and will leave Ger
many on July 18th for New York.
Lieutenant Hudgins brings with him
the apparatus Of two French and two
German systems Of wireless telegraphy
and these will be tried. together with
the Marconi system, at New York, An
napolis, Washington, San Francisco
and at other points to be selected here
after. Rear Admiral Bradford, chief
of the bureau of equipment, has placed
all matters connected with wireless
telegraphy in the navy in charge of
Lieutenant Albert NJ. Berchere. That
officer contemplates the erection of a
mast at Highland Light in New York
harbor to be used in signalling passing
vessels. 1t has been contemplated to
use the imported apparatus first in at
te1npts to communicate between Wash
ington and Annapolis, but some appre-
hension is felt in regard to the physical
nature Of the land between those two
points which may not yield easily to
these initial experiments.
Nearly all the big warships of our
navy have been fitted with elongated
masts for wireless telegraphy expert
ments, but the present plan of the
navy department is to try the systems
first on land.
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AN OFFER FROM MORGAN.
VIII Place all British ships in the
New Combination ut Disposal of
Government for Next so Years.

London, July Sin the house of COM
mons today the parliamentary secre-
tary to the admiralty, H. c. Arnold
Forster, confirmed the report that ].
Pierpont Morgan had offered to place
all the British ships in the new combi-
nation of the disposal Of the admiralty
for the next fifty years, on certain
terms. He added that the offer had
not been yet accepted but it could only
be dealt with in relation with British
shipping generally and the Atlantic
trade, position, which was being very
carefully considered by the government.
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Two Vessels Wrecked.

San Francisco, July S.-The steamer
australia. which arrived today from
Tahiti brought news OF the wreck OF
two vessels in the south seas. On May
23rd the steamer Southern Cross, 2S2
tons. belonging to the Union steamship
company, of New Zealand, struck on
Apataki island and became a total loss.
All the passengers, crew and mails
were saved.
The Danish bark Verande bound from
Westport, n. T., for Papeete, struck a
reef at the southern entrance to Pa
peete harbor on June 18th. She had on
board $50 tone of COAL as ballast