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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
FIRE AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
Five Cottages Observation-Disclosures
Work of Life Saving Crews.

Norfolk. October 25.-But for the he
roic work of the crews from the three
l~ife-savlng stations. the entire sum-
mer resort Of Virginia Beach, with its
two large hotels and a half hundred or
more costly ONE would tonight PROB
ably be a mas of ashes and charred
timbers.
AS it is five handsome cottages are
destroyed and many thousand dollars
lost with no insurance. At 3 o'clock
this morning, E. c. Fosburgh, of the
Z. c.. FoSburgh Lumber Company, WAC.
with his family. was occupying the cot
tage of Hugh Davis. awoke to find his
room in flames. About the same time
a surfman from Seatack ~life-saving
station while patrolllng he coast saw
the fire and gave the alarm. In onIy
Scant attire the FosburghS escaped
from the burning building. A fierce
northeast wind was sweeping on the
shore. driving sleet before it and carry
ing the flaming brands to the roofs Of
nearby cottages The life-SaVers
natified the crews of Cape Henry and
Dam Neck Mills stations of the fire
by telephone and both stations re-
sponded. In the meantime the flames
had ignited several other houses and
were rapidly eating their way to the
Princess Anne Hotel and for q while
that immense structure seemed DOOM
ed. A sudden shift of the wind turn
e 1.-THE flames back on their trail and
swept them ~northward. Only two cot
tages were occupied. that of Mr.. Fo5-
burgh and the cottage Of Mr.. Tucker
The loss is lot yet estimated, but it
was heaVy.
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PROPOSITION TO MINERS.
Offer of the Union is Refused and
a Counter Deal suggested.

Butte, Mont, October 26.-From the
steps of the county court house in this
city, F. Augustus Heinze this afternoon
addressed a mass meeting of the miners
Of Butte, more than fifteen thousand
persons being in attendance. AS the
representative of John MacGlnnis, Mr..
HeinZe in his speech mad a n
proposition to the offer IF the Butte
miners union to purchase Mr.. Mac Gin
mis- stock in the Boston and Montala
and Parrot Mining Complny's ard
thus end the litigation with the -AIna =
gamated Copper Company. In tbs
proposition, Mr.. Heinze offers one
half MacGinnis and Lamm II sell
their interests in the Boston and Mon
tana q Parrot companies. under GER
tain conditions, the result of which
would be to put all the properties in op-
Grafton again.
President Schallon Of the Anaconda
Company toniht rejected the Heinze
propositions. He said the proposals
amounted to a turning down of the min
erS union plan and were unreasonable.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
HARB0R FORTIfICATIONS
ESTIMATES OF RIVER AND HAIR
. BOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Report OF Gen. GiIlespie-Plans for
Defenses of 81 Places is Approved.
366.10O.

Washington, October 25.-The annual
report of General Gillespie, chief of en-
gineers, United states army, for h
year ended June 80, 1908. dealing with
Notifications and river and harbor
work, has been made public.
General Gillespie says that projects
for defenses of 81 localities have been
approved and in addition defenses OF the
Great Lakes n st. Lawrence river are
under consideration. He adds: 1T is
believed that the time a come when
it would be no longer possible to ig-
more the question of insular d~efenses.
The navy department is in
sistent that all it's important coaling
stations should receive proper defensive
protection to keep off predatory attacks
from possible hostile fleets.
THE Seacoast d%efenses Of the United
States are now somewhat more than SO
per cent. completed. Twenty-Five Of
the principal harbors Of the United
States have a sufficient number of
heavy guns and mOrtarS to
permit an effective defense against
naval attack, n during the past three
years considerable progress has been
made IN the installation Of an adequate
rapid fire armament now the matter Of
first Importance"
AT present there are provided for the
defenses Of the United States 1O5 Pinch
guns, 1873 1O-inch guns. Sc S-inch guns.
567 ~rapid-fre guns and 376 Pinch NOR
tars. Regarding submarine mines the
report says:
With few exceptions all harborS are
now equipped with torpedo store-houses,
cabl tanks and servicable mining case
mentS.
General Gillespie submits a total esti-
mate of $40, 366, 100 for Notifications for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1905.
For the improvement of rivers and
harbors, General Gillespie submits the
following general estimates for the next
fiscal year.; Under continuing con-
tracts, 81, $40, 1853; rivers and harbors
(generaD $40, PA, $50; examinations, sur
veys and contingencies $500, 900; under
California debris commission $15, 000;
prevention of deposits in New York
harbor $13 600; enlargement of Govern
or's Island, N. Y, s200, 900; the MissiS-
sippi river commission 81, 545, 900.
The following are among the esti-
mates for some Of the improvements in
excess of s25, 1000: Neuse and Trent
rivers, N. c., $25, 600; Cape Fear river,
above Wilmington, $500, 900; Cape Fear
river at and below Wilmington, $50, 900;
Great Pee Dee river, S. c., $43 200.
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FRAUDS IN LAND ENTRY.
As Results of Long investigation
the First Indictment is Returned.

Portland. Ore, October 26.-The
United States jury today returned an
indictment against Asa B. Thompson.
receiver Of the land office at LaGrande,
Ore. The indictment charges Thomp-
son with soliciting money to influence
his official decision for approval fer
homestead applications. which mao
been held up for insufficiency CO
proof.
There are three counts in the indic--
ment. and among the witnesses against
Thompson is Charles Cunningham, q
we'll known stOckman Of eastern Ore
gOn. 1t is alleged that Thompson ap-
preached Cunningham and offered to
have ten homestead applications dp-
proved. in consideration of $500. The
other counts concern the alleged deal
ing with Asa Robinson. [ whom he is
alleged TO nave offered his service tJr
$50 in the case of each application.
The interior department has agents
in this state for many months past hi
Vestgating alleged frauds in the entry
Of public lands and the Indictment of
Thompson is the first result of the in
V-SugatiOn. z
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Creditors Decide That Receivers
Shall Continue the Plant in OPP
Grafton.

Chattanooga. Tenn. October o.
The creditors of the Southern r,r erI
Foundry Company met TO-DAY i: linked
States court President Lac"-,ot.a Sn7t
a letter.announcing Ms ill.,. f..
present and asked thar ar e--.-s. ~. IA
appointed 70 take his statement an Nv
York. Receiver Bush. Of B~irmIngnam
was present and made a verbal report
on the condition of the paper saying
the receivers would probably be abe
10 make Il complete repOr by De-
cember 1St. His statements contains
some severe reflections upon the man.
agement Of the company. The credi-
tors decided 10 vote that h receivers
should have a right to continue the
operation of the plants of the COM
pany.
In his testimony Receiver Bush
stated that the Southern Car and
capital of consequence and its credit
was greatly injured by irregular busl-
ness methods. According to h state
ment of Colonel Bush. warehouse
cOmpany'S tags We're attached to large
quantities of material after the Ie-
ownership OF the Southern Car and
Foundry Company.
The apparent, though not actual
profits of operations under the receiv-
ership amount to about $50. 900. But il
was explained that the operations Of
the receivership have been n will be
more in the way preventing losses
than making actual profits.
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Bears the q The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &WzzM
Dead Body of Charles Meadows
Found - Will Phillips Charged
With the Crime.

Raleigh, n. c., October ga special
from New Bern. N. c., says:
Charles Meadows was found dead on
he railroad between the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad shops and Ma
tional avenue, and Will Phillips, the last
man seen with him on the night before,
was arrested, charged with his murder.
There were marks on Meadows throat
that indicated that he had been choked
to death. At the %coroner's inquest, wit
nesses testified that the two men had
quarreled the evening before at S. w.
Habichts bar room over Meadows wife,
who had deserted him for Phillips
They then left the bar room together,
and Meadows was seen no more alive.
Phillips was bound over TO criminal
court.
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Toxic, Japan. October 26.-Baron de
Rosen, the Russian minister and For
|eign Minister kuroma resumed their
conferences today. The Japanese cab
met also held another session.
Premier BatSura, in an interview to-
day, said he deeply regretted the SEN
|sational reports circulated in Europe
which, he added, were unfounded- Re
|ferring to the diplomatic situation h
premier remarked: The japanese
government pursues its negotiations in
strict accordance with the spirit of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, which aims
at the preservation of peace and the
status quo. 1t is only fair to presume
that Russia is actuated by the same
peaceful spirit, in which the dual ALI
lance is extended in the far east. 1
therefore, fail to see why the present
negotiations should not lead to mu-
|tually satisfactory results. In any
ease, nothing in the present situation
warrants any alarm"
Yokohama, Japan, October 26.-It is
reported that the result of the elder
I~StateSmens' conference on Saturday
last was to confirm Japan'S intention
to press Russia for a definite conclus-
Jon of the negotiations.
The Corean government has protest
led against the Russian fertilization Of
lYongalnpho on the YaIu river.
London, October 26.-In connection
with the assurances against war risks.
effected on shipments of Welsh coal to
Port Arthur, for Russia, a telegram
Twas received in LOndOn today from
lSt. Petersburg saying there is no fur
Ither necessity to insure against war.
This is interpreted as f~orecasting a
Favorable outcome of the negotiations
between Russia and Japan.
Paris, October 26.-The foreign office
has bee nadvised that the Russian
foreign minister, Count Lamsdorff. ex-
to arrive in Paris tomorrow and
Iremain here until Saturday. comforting
fully with Foreign Minister DelCasse
lon questions relating to the east. Much
importance is being attached by the
Officials here to the meeting. During
the present strained relations between
Japan and Russia, the understanding
has prevailed here hat the Franco
Russian alliance had the same opera
ltion in the far east as in Europe, but
the extent of French sympathy in sup
port of Russia, would depend on who
was the AGGRESSION.
An American conversart with the
French policy pointed out today that
the Franco-Russian and British
Japanese alliances operate strongly to
Iprevent an outbreak of hostilities be-
tween Japan and Russia. Each agree
ment contemplates support when the
Ially is attacked. Therefore. Russia
land Japan defer taking action, MOI
wishing, by being h aggressor. to
lsacrifce the benefit of its alliance
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
National Baseball Commission in
Session.

Baseball commission, with Chairman
August Hermann, Secretary ]. E.
Bruce, Harry G. Pulliam, president of
the National League ana Ben johnson,
president of the American League
present, was in session here all day
and adjourned tonight. The most m
pOrtant work of the day was the de-
cision establishing the absolute right
Of the mapor league draft players
from the minor leagues from Septem-
Der 1st to October 18th Of each year,
and when this matter was settled it
carried with it results affecting most
Of the twenty-one contests presented
for players. A long statement was
given out in explanation of the de-
CiSiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
MORE CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Three Men in the Hospital at the
PenitentiRry Secure Thir Free
dom.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. N. c.. October 26.-Three
more convicts escaped from the peni-
tertiary. They were IN the hospital.
The officials say all are consumptive
and are in a very low state of health.
They got away during the storm Fri
day night. The news was not made
public until this afternoon. when the
governor gave it out. Pententiary
officials say the men are all negroes.
William Wilson. of Davidson county,
who entered the prison in 1902, to
serve ten years for %felonious Staying:
Josiah King. of New Hanover, who
entered in 1899. to serve five a for
burglary: Mack McMfchael. of Rock
ingham. who entered in 1899, to serve
ten years for larceny. They escaped
through the floor of the hospital. find
ing the plankS loose in the water
closet: got into the room below and
made their way through the window
of this: then used a ladder in scaling
the walls. 1t is said they had no out
side aid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
A Newspaper Prize Nearly Causes
a Riot.

Paris, october 25.-An enterprise
started by The Matin, which consisted
of concealing in the city a treasure, the
whereabouts Of which was indicated ia
a serial story, running in the paper,
caused trouble here today. A crowd
was seeking the treasure in the Butte's
Chaumont Park this morning when
man drove up in a cab, aiighted and
Immediately found it. The crowd de-
clared the finder was employed by the
paper and had been old where to look.
They tried to lynch him and he was
saved with difficulty. Subsequently 300
persons marched to the office OF The
Matin, where they made a bonfire Of
copies Of the paper and threatened to
wreck the premises. The police had q
hard task in dispensing the mob.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
question of u Negro Bishop Not
Decided.

Washington, October 26.-The bish-
ops of dioceses in the southern states,
who have been attending the PAN
American conference of bishops of the
Episcopal church, conferred today
with a delegation Of negro rectOrs and
laymen. regarding the question of a
negro bishop in the Omitted States.
Bishop Dudley, formerly Of Richmond,
Va, who has devoted much time to
the race question presided. The ne
gr0es earnestly urged the proposition
for a bishop. The meeting was exeCu-
tive and no statement was given out,
one bishop stating, however, that the
solution Of the question is a long way
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
Elections, Either General
or Municipal to be
Held Nov, 3rd
WARM CONTESTS

Full state Tickets Will be Voted
ON in Rhode Is
land. Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky,
iowa and Mississippi-The Con-
tests in New York City Are Being
Bitterly Waged-The Ohio Cam
There is no Opposition to the
Democrats in Mississippi.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
Judge StOddard Severely
ArraignS the Prom
inGnt NebrdSkdn
BENNETT WILL

Judge S~toddard's argument
Bryan Addressed the Court in His
His Counsel, Also Addressed the
Court-Stoddard Says Mr.. Bryan
Was Desperately Driven TO Avarice
to Get the 3O,OOO-Mr. Bryan Says
the Fight on Him is on of
Politics.
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ut was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood BitterS cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. I am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West CornWell, Conn.
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Fire or the white star Liner Celtic

Liverpool. October 26.+ D. m.-Cot-
cotton leather and general merchan-
disc in the fourth hold of the White
Star Line steamer Celtic. which ar
rived here October oath from New
York. caught fire today. but the flames
Were sCon eXtinguished. The bulk o.
the cargo i'm the No. I hold was dam
aged.
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Yellow Fever at San Antonio .

San Antonio, Texas, October 26.-The
official yellow fever bulletin issued to-
high shows no new cases and no
deaths: total cases u, total death 4
No case was reported today as sus-
picious and everybody IS hopeful that
the worst stage of the fever in San
Antonio has been passed.
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apanese Nego-
tidtiOnS Will Keep
Off War
THE ALLIANCES

England and Japan Have Operated
No Further Necessity is Felt to
Insure Against War Risks-It is
Probable That Japan Will Press
Russia for u Definite Conclusion
of Its Negotiations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-22
ExPERl MENTs
Learn Things Of Value.

Where one has never made the expert
ment of leaving off coffee and drinking
Postum it Is still easy to learn all about
1t by reading the experiences of others.
Drinking Postum Is a pleasant way to
get back to health. A man Of Lancaster,
Pa, says: my wife was victim Of
nervousness and weak stomach and loss
of appetite for years and was a physical
wreck; altho we resorted to numerous
methods of relief one of which was a,
change from coffee to tea, it was all to
no purpose.
1--WE knew coffee was causing the
trouble but could not find anything to
take it's place and cure the disease until
we tried Postum Food Coffee. In two
weeks time after we quit coffee and used
Postum almost all Of her troubles had dis
appeared as If by magic. It was truly
wonderful Her nervousness was all
gone, stomach trouble relieved, appetite
Improved and above all nights rest was
complete and refreshing.
This sounds like an exaggeration, as
it all happened 50 quickly, but we are
prepared to prove It, Each day there is
Improvement for the better for the Pos
tum is undoubtedly strengthening her and
giving her rich red blood and renewed
life and vitality. Every particle Of this
good work is due to Postum and to drink
ing Postum in place Of coffee Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Ice cold Postum with dash Of lemon
IS delightful cooler" for warm days.
Send for particulars by mail of extern
sion Of time on the $7,5O0.00 cooks con-
test for 735 money prizes.
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While the others made thru the hedge to
the lane, the tattered man as nimbly put
the hedge between himself and his VIC
tim, as if fearing a reprisal, laughing
boisterously but rather nervously.
Brave Captain. I've brought you
two are for sale.
stepped forth from the shelter of the
nearest oGt-building, drawn sword in
his hand, followed by two others, with
primed matchlocks, stolidly ready for any
emergency. Four others closed up the
rear, coming down the lane. There was
no mistaking the fact that the man with
the drawn sword was an officer, even If
the object had not addressed him as cap
tain, salutation to which he paid no at
tention, for altho his uniform showed lit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-22

Minnesota Debenture company to Agard Magnu-
son; lot 8, block 49, Remingtons Second addi-
ton, $500.
Frederick ]. Haag and wife to Frank Kokesh
ct al; lots and 4, block I, West Minneapolis
annex, $500.
Pierce T. Davies and wife to John L. John
son; south half of lot g. block 2, Bakers addi-
tion 81 900
Eugene G. Garwood and wife to schabod W.
Clifford; part of lot g. block 4, Rand's adj
dtion, $1,000.
Thomas Amland and wife to Dorman Friel aud
$3.50.
John Fallon and wife to Roger Foley; part of
81. 100.
James T. Boustead TO John j. Dobbins; part
Of lots and 3, block 1, amendment to Calhoun
Park, $500.
Niels G: Hansen to Alexander Campbell; lot s,
Rust's subdivision, 5000.
Zel1a NJ. Clark to Hildagard Siverling; lot g.
block 167. Town Of Minneapolis, 1920.
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coming. Always give a friendly warning
in these parts and then you may not get
something in your inside that's hard to
digest. That's a fools advice and costs.
you nothing
your cry meets with no response" said
Armstrong, laughing at the shallow cum.
ming Of the treacherous guide, for his keen
eyes noted crouching figures making way
along the other side of a hedge, and he
knew that IL he went down the lane at
whose junction with the road the beggar
stood with repressed eagerness, he would
find himself surrounded. Nevertheless, he
followed without betraying any knowl-
edge of the trap he was entering.
AS they neared the farmhouse voice
cried sharply, Halt and an armed man
sprang from behind the hedge, cutting off
retreat, if such had been attempted.
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Consolidated Land company to Charles j.
Weston; lot g. Harmon's Second addition, So, 50O
John NJ. Bohan and wife to Nicholas Paulis
and wife; lot 2, Bohans Encouragement, 81, $50.
Irwin L. Cheney and wife to Herman Olson;
lot g. block 8, Palmer's addition, $3.50.
William G.. Moss and wife to Adam Malezny !;
lot I, block 49, Ramsey, Lockwood and others
addition, $500.
Susan b. willard to Robert G.. Morrison; south
half Of lot 5, block s. Morrison s. Loyejoy's adj
dition, $500.
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tie difference from that of his men, he
had in his stern face the look of one ac-
customed to obedience. The horseman
had drawn up at the word and sat quite
nonchalantly on his steed, as if this were
an affair of no particular concern to him
self.
ITO he continual
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Carrie A. Stevens and husband to oather,n

Carrie A. Stevens and husband to Catherine
E. Bresee; lots 10. is, II, As to so and 81,
Benefits addition, $500.
Joseph Parker and wife to Jessie II. Bennstt:
lots and T. block 3, McCrorys rearrangemenk
81 200
Nels q. Colstrom and wife to John A. Aruo1Ai
lot 2, G. B. Gedney's subdivision, 81 900.
Catherine G. Matthews and husband to Gustav
Erickson; lot %, block f. Powderhorn Park az.
dftion. $3.50.
Twelve minor and unpublished deeds, $6,66o.
Total, thirty deeds, $24, 42S.
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Low one-Way Rates to the East via tho
500 Line.

New York, N Y, is2e; Montreal, QUE.
1896; Boston. Mass, SGT; Albany, N. r,
$24.65; Toronto, Ont, $3.50; Buffalo, N,
Y, $50: Portland, Me-, $3.50. OtheI
points in proportion. Call at ticket offioe,
119 Sd st S.
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Leather Goods Furore.

black, Thursday
leather silk lined; also bottle
nickel Thursday OOO
leather travelling leather lined
nickel plated and lock- Ia ~
VO.OO
solid leather swell shade
Thursday
quality
which make thend an e.
PIC 20in., worth
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

(To be continued.)