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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-11
TURKISH OFFICIAL REPORT
THE INCIDENTS AT ALExAN.
DRETTA ARE EXPLAINED.
Consul Davis. the Report Intimatss,
Made Unusual Demands and When
He Was Not Obeyed, He Became
Angry and Left.

Constantinople. December a-The
Turkish officials report of the Incl
dents at Ale1andretta complained Of
by the United States consul W. r
Davis. has been telegraphed by the
Governor Of Beirut, Syria, as follows.
Attarlan. a native of Kharput. who
mas Tor some years been abroad. re-
centl entered the country secretly and
had been travelling in the interior with
turkish passport. On his ARRIVAL
lately at Alexandretta, Attarian claim
ed the protection Of the American
consul and asked for his assistance ia
enable hum to embark for Egypt. Mr..
Davis accordingly notified the authori-
ties. but the latter insisted that the
sanction of the governor must be OBJ
tanned and that the usual formaIItses
be carried out. such as protograph1ne
Attarian. Mr.. Davis refused to toler-
ate the delay and tried to embark At
tarlan by force. The police arrested
Attar1an at the quay, whereupon Mr.
| Davis, aided by his military courier
| struck the policeman who were wound
| ed, in the face and afterward at
| tempted to force an entrance into the
| guard house. breaking windows and
doors, but unavailing.
| Thereupon Mr.. Davis threatened
that unless Attarian was released and
| allowed to embark within four hours
| he would himself leave. Not recciv-
| ing satisfaction, Mr.. Davis ernba rke q
| for Beirut on the same steamer At
| tartan tried to take"
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PILOTS ASSOCIATION WIN.
Compulsory PilOtage Laws Are De.
clared Constitutional.

Norfolk, Va, December s.-Ae
case instituted in this city with a
view to end disputes as to the consti-
tutionaiity Of the compulsory pilotage
laws has thus far resulted victoriously
for the Virginia Pilots Association.
In the Supreme court of appeals to-
day at Richmond a writ of error was
refused in the case of Darden VS..
Thompson, from the Norfolk court Of
laws and chancery. This means that
the court of appeals has decided that
the pilotage laws are constitutional
and that the association members
nave legal right to collect their
charges from shipmasters and ship
owners.
The case of Darden VS.. Thompson,
the former a pilot and the latter a
mariner, was first heard before Judge
Martin, Of the Norfolk court Of law
and chancery. who ruled that the
compulsory laws were not in accord
ance with the constitution. The case
was carried before the court of ap-
peals, which tribunal reversed the
Norfolk court. The case was tried
again here, the pilots winning it.
Counsel for the shipmasters, Thomp-
son, then carried it before the Su-
preme court again, with the afore-
mentioned result
It is understood that Lawyer
Hughes, Of counsel for Thompson, VIII
fight the battle out in the United
States Supreme Court Lawyers
Brooks and Marshall are attorneys
| for the Virginia Pilots Association.
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WILMINGTON N c, DECEMBER IL, 1908.

crat who had a place in our affairs
only second in importance to the
presidency and had made a name for
himself In diplomacy (evidently mean
ing former Secretary of State Olney)
who had bowed his head as he sald:
For the first time in my life l have
to confess that 1 am ashamed or the
attitude of my country.
Mr.. Morgan reverting again TO
Cuba said: Our relations with that
island ought to remain as they are
so far as our economic policy is con-
cerned. or she ought to be admitted
as a State. Mr.. Morgan closed by
reading an article from the tlnancial
News of London of which he said: II
that is true. or if 1t IS presentation
in advance of the consequences tnat
are to follow. we have got to fight
Great Britain on account OF this
treaty or else we have got to be dis
graced."
The Senate adjourned until tomor-
row.
THE HOUSE.
washington. December 9.-Mr.
! Payne chairman of the committee on
ways and means, reported when the
| House convened today, a resolution
providing for the reference OF the
Presidents message to committees
| of the whole with Mr.. Burkett In the
chair, for its consideration.
The resolution amended so as 10
| give the committee on foreign affairs
| Jurisdiction over matters relating to
| Cuba, Mr.. Payne explaining that his
| committee recommended this because
| Cuba now is a republic, was favorably
| reported to the whole House and
| adopted without debate or division.
| The speaker by unanimous consent
| placed Mr.. Kline (Dem.) on the com
| mittee on manufactures as an add
| tional member and Mr.. Rodey dele
gate from New Mexico on the com.
mittee on territories as an addihona
| member.
Mr.. Dearmond. amid applause or
| the minority side, asked if it would b'
in order to request that an additions
| member of the minority be added Z
| each of the 16 big committees.
The speaker said that stream woul'
| he crossed when reached.
Mr.. Dearmond then said that In or
der to relieve the speaker of embar
| rassment he would ask unanlmou
consent for the additional minor1C
| representa- on those committees
sir. Payne objected.
The House adjourned until tomor
| row.
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Powell Clayton Arrives i'm Washington

Washington. December 9-PoWel!
Clayton, ambassador of the United
States to Mexico arrived here today
from Mexico City. He came to attend
the meeting of the Republican National
committee. of which he is the mem Der
from Arkansas. Yesterday morning, the
train on which he was passenger was
wrecked near LAGRANGE. Georgia. out
he escaped with only q slight injury
To his hand He will remain a few days
and then will go to his home in Arkan-
sas. He expectes to leave for his post
on January 1St.
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Voluntary Manslaughter is the Verdict

Columbus. Ga, December 9.-In the
Superior court here tonight, a jury re-
turned a verdict of voluntary man
slaughter against r. H. Burton who
year old son. The killing occurred in
this city September 5th. 1908. The
father alleged that the son cursed him
and threatened to kill him and that
before he knew what he was doing, ne
had drawn his knife and stabbed his
boy TO death. James Burton, another
son, was a prosecuting witness in thA
ease.
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The Search for Young WenM Q~n-
Gnues,

Richmond, Va, December "a
May King. KY, special says:
Six extra Pinkerton detectives ksxe
arrived at Big Stone Gap to 70 10
work on the Millionaire Wentz rnys-
terry. 1t is now believed that If mur-
dered at all, young VENTS body was
nloden under some dwelling near a.
pacKWoods settlement This theory is
based on the fact that the country
was so carefully searched that His
BODY would have been revealed almost
certainly had it been disposed of in
any other way. Hundreds of persons
still disbelieve that young Wentz was
murdered. On the contrary they be-
heve that he Is somewhere alive ana
Well and will some day be restored 10
his family.
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Death of a Cardinal.

Madrid, December e.-Cardinal Her
rero V Espinosa. Archbishop of Valen-
cia. IS dead. He was 81 years of age.
Pope Leo XIII On June 22nd last. Dur
ing the conclave which elected Poo
Plus Cardinal Herrero Espinsa be-
came seriously IL His health subse-
quently became better, however, and on
August 9th Pope Plus x. conferred the
red hat upon him.
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MAY DELAY SETTLEMENT
A STRONG RUSSIAN SQUADRON
ARRIVES AT CHEIMULPO.
1t Will Oppose the Opening of Yon-
gampho. Negotiations Between Rus
sia and Japan Will Probably be
NulIified.

Toxic, December "a strong Russian
squadron, consisting of eight warshlps.
Including two battleships has arrived
at Chemulpo Corea. the Port OF Seoul.
the capital to support Russia's opposi-
tion to the proposed opening Of Yong
ampho to the commerce of the world.
The Russians threate to land 5000 men
and march on Seoul, should Corea dis
regard their warming.
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The Status of Wood and Crum.

Washington, December 9.-Senaror
Tillrnan has prepared resolution di-
auire as to the status of nominations
that failed in the last session and were
renewed at the beginning of the present
session of Congress. The inquiry is for
the purpose of developing the p-esen:
position of General Wood in the army
and DR.. Crum as collector Of the port
OF Charleston S. c
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Negro Given Death Sentence for Hur-
der

Birmingham, Ala, December g.
Frank Adams. a negro. was convicted
today Of the murder Of Dave Lee, also
a negro and was given the death SEN
tence. Both men were convicts and
were serving terms for murder. Adams
thirty years. and Lee a life sentence.
The murder occurred several months
ago and the five witnesses on whose
testimony Adams was convicted, were
all serving life sentences for murder.
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Stock Exchange to be Closed Deem
Der 25th and 26th.

New York. December 9.-The stsck
exchange will be closed on Saturday,
December 26th, the day after Christ
mas, as well as on Christmas.
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London. December 9.-The Toxic dis
patch announcing the arrival of
Russian fleet off Chemulpo was commu-
nicated to the foreign Office here by the
Associated Press and was received with
apprehension, though it was not con-
firmed by any foreign office in the far
east. 1t was said that if the infor1na-
ton from Toxic is correct, it would al
most certainly nullify any negotiations,
however pacific, now proceeding be-
tween Russia and Japan.
The Japanse legation had no con-
firmation of the Toxic report and Ba-
ron Hayashi, the Japanese minister
said to the Associated Press that he
was inclined to disCredit it.
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Yokohama, December 9.-Advices here
from Toxic today says Russia's reply
to the Japanese proposals has been re-
ceived and it is not believed there that
it will be finally decisive, but will prob
ably necessitate further negotiations
on the subject of minor details. 1t IS
believed that unless Japan's minimum
demands are virtually conceded the
cabinet at Toxic may decline any
amendments. In any case, a section OF
the Japanese diet is expected to I'M
peach the cabinet for it's apparent lack
of aggressiveness, but that result is
doubtful, as the government can dis
solve the house if the opposition threat
ems to embarrass it's foreign policy.
Japan, generally is calmly awaiting
Russia's reply, ready to end the sus-
pense one way or the other but resolved
not to yield anything of her present
moderate stand.
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Senators Teller and Nor
qan Make Speeches Op-
posing Reciprocity
PANAMA CANAL

Is Also Discussed by Senator horSah'
Senator Teller Criticized General
waod-s Activity i'm Behalf OF Cuban
Heciprocity-The Alabama Senator
was Severe i'm His Criticism of the
President and He Declared That Our
Relations With Cuba Should Re-
usaia as They Are
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LIE PASSED
A Sharp Tilt Between
Counsel in Shipbuild-
ing Case
DAYS EVIDENCE

Statement by Mr.. Untermyer Was
Characterized by Mr.. Guthrie as
almost Indecent And the RetOrt
Was in Warm TermS-Mr. Perkins,
of the Morgan and Co. Firm Was on
the Stand and His Testimony
Aroused Interest in the Case Which
Was Beginning to Lapse.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

Dewey and Schiey, they completely
turned the tables, but that was not al
together due to the fact that our
equipment was superior; the Inferior
ty of the Spaniard had something TO
do with it. 1t is not to be questioned
that, had Montijo and Ceryera met
English instead of American squad
IONS they would have met the same
fate; but it is a matter of doubt
whether our victories would still have
been won over a German or English
Zoe
We do not want a navy thai must
depend for its success on the inferior
equipment and stamina of the enemy.
No good American doubts that, man
for man, the American naval officer
and crew are the equals of any IN the
world, but that does not mean that
they can whip double or triple their
number of opponents of any nation
atty, or gain victories with inferior
equipment.
Moreover, never until the Spanish
American war have we had posses
sions of any great value on the other
side of the world, the defense Of
which would require at least a part OF
cur navy in time of war. Our I'M
nense extent of coast line has still no
proper defenses. A navy IS a thing
that cannot be created while you wait,
as the panic preceding the Spanish
American war proved conclusively.
The men, as well as the guns, must be
ready and waiting in case of need. If
anybody argues from this that the
United States is likely to get into 4
belligerent mood, and bully other ma
tiens for the mere pleasure Of show
ing herself ready to fight, such an ar
gument shows but little faith either
IN popular good sense or the compe-
tence Of the Government; and that Is
the gist of some Of the screeds against
this increase in the navy appropria-
ton.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Princes Given Credentials.

Lord Curzon and the Indian gov
eminent have taken a step which is not
without interest TO the people in this
country. 1t has for its object the ex-
termination Of the pest Of bogus I'm
dian princes" that periodically settles
upon London and visits the United
States. From now on the Indian gov
eminent Will furnish certificates in the
shape Of passports TO all bona fide
princes, rajahs, mobiles, and young ma
tives Of respectable family who leave
for the purpose Of visiting Europe and
America.
While these passports entail no obliga-
ton on the part Of the Anglo-Indian
government to defray the liabilities in
CURED by the bearer. yet they WILL at
any rate. constitute a guarantee that
the owner OF the document in question
is not a mere vulgar swindler. There
have been so many cases of fraud the
last few years perpetrated by Indians
who have endeavored to raise the
wind" financially speaking. both in
England and in America, by pretending
To be princes and thus investing them
selves with the glamour of mem bership
In the anient reigning houses of Hindu
stan numbers OF them who are in reaIi-
~ mere conjurors, acrobats or actual
criminals, being at the present moment
inmates of English penitentiaries and
workhouses) that the Anglo-Indian
government has felt that the time has
come TO call halt, since matters had
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
The Marble Problem.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Your latest so-called mathematical puzzle is
so easy that conscientiously believe no pupil
in any high school understanding algebra would
have any difficulty in solving it. This Is the
propositions:
says Al: "Cive me a marble. Ben. and then
I'll have as many you"
so" Ben replied. but give me one and
viii have twice as many you have"
How many had each?
Answer: Al has FIVE marbles, and Ben has
seven. Because, If Ben gives Al one marble,
each viii then have six
Or If, as suggested by Ben, one marble be
given him, he viii then have twice as many as
has Al. The result would be that Al would
then have four, and Ben eight.
Expressed algebraically-
Let equal number Al has
XIX equals number Ben has (from first propo-
sition Of problem).
(x+2) Il equals PIX - u gives equation from
second proposition of problem.
Solving
equals ), number Al has
x+2 equals :, number Ben has.
CARLTON NJ. BEALL
Washington, Oct 20.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
ne HOuse where l vas BOrn.

Round the little old deserted house the noisome
weeds are growing.
And the wind unhindered wanders through
the broken eastern door;
Every raiter, beam. and sash the finger marks OF
Time is showing.
And Decay Is running riot Ger the rubbish
covered floor.
Here rotting pillar staggers; there an aged
beam is falling;
Over yonder sags the mantelpiece. detected
and forlom;
There is helplessness pathetic and the voice Of
old Age calling
From each crumbling bit of mortar in the
house where l WIS born.
Here before the ancient fireplace. where the dust
OF years is lying,
Rrst the future pictured as I watched
the embers glow;
Here I lay in boyish dreaming while the shad-
ows. fitting. flying,
Were a hundred ghosts OF fancy as they wan
dered to and fro;
Little knew Z Of the universe which spread
itself around me
In canopy Of azure and sea OF waving corn:
All my world vas on the hearthstone where
my childhood dreaming found me;
l was kng-and my dominion was the house
where l was born.
They were happy days-Cod rest them,-for my
feet had ne'er been straying
Where the soul is bruised and broken by the
bruubles OF turmoil;
Ne'er the long years OF anxiety my temples had
been grazing,
Nor my weary form bowed earthwa-d meath
the heavy hand OF toll;
Earth was then a wonder palace. From the
eastern window gazing,
I beheld the new moon hanging like a shining
silver horn:
And far down upon the heavens bright the
evening star was blazing;
Both were shining. just TO please me. DER
the house where l was born
have passed from it forever. All the wonder
and the glamour
OF the little eastern window from the world
have worn away;
i have seen ITS disappointment; | have heard
its empty clamor;
And the house I once thought wonderful
how pititul today.
But who knows Perhaps eternity may bring a
realizing
OF the things my fancy painted over child
hoods early morn;
And. mayhap, the gift Of prophecy was. after
all, arising
In my heart when / lay dreaming in III.
house where / was born.
Lowell Otus Reese. in Leslies Weekly.
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Chamberlain,s sinsI. Glass.

London writer remarks that the precise
value Of the part which the eyeglsss and the
orchid have played in Mr.. Chamberlain's career
may easily be oyerestimated, but it IS certainly
not small one.
Judging from his published portraits. Mr..
Chamberlain took to the eyeglass comparatively
late in life. for neither as town councillor nor
mayor of Birmingham does that now insepa-
rable monoele figure in his photographs Curl
ously enough, the earlier cartoons IN the Bir-
miHgham comic papers. after Mr.. Chamberlain
entered the house Of commons. drew him as
wearing his eyeglass ir the left eye, but this
was probably sip Of the pencil. Mr.. Cham
berlain. like his son. invariably wears it in the
right. where it appears 70 be a permanent
fixture.
The orchid Mr.. Chamberlain did not adopt
apparently until after he had built Highbury,
and il may be remarked that whenever he sits
TO a photographer he discards the fower.-New
York World
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Began Life Anew.

There ne settled down. began life
anew, proved himself an honest and up
rieht citizen. gained the respect and
confidence Of his neighbors, managed
to keep out Of jail, TO eschew quarrels
over secession. and finally-Oh. unfor-
tunate day-he entered politics and cast
his lot, as was natural To expect, with
the Democracy. At last he became a
candidate for State Office; and this, il
seems. was his undoing. He has now
been discovered and epithets are be-
ing hurled at him thicker than Union
bullets were in 81. Probably he never
had chance Of being elected, but now
that his record has been unearthed he
has about as much show Of becoming
secretary of state as a SNOWFALL has Of
retaining its sOlldity on the equator.
His opponent is a popular eN-Union
soldier, so that UP in Massachusetts
they have momentarily forgotten the
poor Filipinos struggling against Amer
lean rule and are lighting the rebellion
all over again. II is said that scarce
any of the delegates to the State con-
ventiOn knew shat Mr.. Ezekiel had been
a Confederate soldier. and only a small
portion OF them actually knew that he
was born in the South. All that his
friends and sympathizers can now say
Is ''GOOd-by 'Zeke.' take keer OF yer
self" Bur after all IL is amusing 70
have occurred in the Bay State DemOc-
racy had the Democrats nominated Cen
eral Miles for governor. as some Of the
members OF the party wanted 10 do
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Our Navy.
Possible Reasons for Secretary Moody's
100000, 900 Demand.

Some unfavorable comment has
been aroused by Secretary Moody's
desire for an appropriation of $l03,-
100000 for the upbuilding Of the
navy They point out that this is
more than any Secretary Of the Navy
las been audaeious enough to demand
before. and that il is about three times
,as much as was appropriated even lii
o year when the navy was supposed to
be in process of reconstruction. To
this it may be said that perhaps
former holders of that portfolio were
shrewd enough not to ask for three
times as much as they could probably
get, whether they knew it was needed
or not 1t is believed by some people
that the only way to get needed money
cut Of Congress Is to put the demand
up to about 30 per cent above the sum
that there is any chance Of getting,
and then it is possible that the appro
priation granted may, with stretching,
cover the actual requirements Of the
situation; but to ask for three times
as much as could be had was, per
haps, too extravagant an idea to be
entertained.
1t ought to be generally understood
that we have never, until very recent
years, had half the money for our
navy that should have been spent on
IL; and this is a conservative esti-
mate. Things that should have been
done many years ago remain TO be
done now. 1t is true that in the wal
with Spain, when everybody was ex-
peeting the Spanish feet to annihilatc
The Washington times., 1903-10-22

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
was very glad TO see in your paper lately the
timely protest against the long. hard lessons for
school children at night.
When a child who is one OF the best in the
class (the teacher herself saying so) is so
discouraged that he is tired Of school by this
time, ! think it is well to call a halt, and
hope this state Of affairs can be remedied 50 it
will not be necessary for children to study
three hours at night 70 prepare their lessons
for the next day. l don't know what grade a
child will be in before they appreciate learning
enough TO enjoy that much study. Then, be-
Sides the parents are not all able 20 keep SER
wants; in such cases. children may have home
duties that cannot be done if a child is 10 take
so much time for study. for they must have some
time for recreation. All.
Washington Oct d
The Washington times., 1903-10-22
Political Gossip
Here and There
Harmony in Brooklyn.

Harmony. or at least what appears
upon the surface 20 be harmony, has
been established among the Democrats
OF Brooklyn. and they have decided 10
support the entire Tammany ticket. in
Guiding GrOut and FOrnes. against whom
there was most vigorous protest on the
part Of Boss Mclaughlin and his fol-
lowers. The rebellion Of the Brook
iynites against the program forced upon
the Democracy Of Greater New York
oy Leader Murphy. OF Tammany HAIL.
has been one Of the most interesting
and exciting OF the many features OF
the municipal campaign.
In the first place. the Democrats at
the Brooklyn end Of the bridge opposed
the nomination OF Mcclellan for mayor.
put finally yielded to the superior
strength OF Tammany and agreed 90 ac-
cept the Congressman Mr.. Murphy's
next move was the coup which ne
sprung on the Fusionists by indorsing
their candidates for comptroller and
president Of the board Of aldermen.
Messrs. Grout and Fornes. This was
more than the Brooklyn Democrats
could stand, and they openly rebelled.
For two weeks the war has been waged.
Tammany sought 20 overthrow Nc
Laughlin In his own stronghold. but
failed by a narrow margin. the follow
ers Of the old chieftain deciding to
stand by him and repudiate the Grout-
Fornes ticket