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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25
FAR EASTERN STATION
wFuLE QUITE GRAVE, THERE IS
CHANCE OF PEACE.
IN GAe Event Of HOstilitics Japan and
Rzsaa Will hc Left to Settle the
Controversy.

Toxic, December 21.-Japan's reply %
this afternoon, at a conference between
the Russian minister and Foreign Min
ister omur at the Russian legation.
JaIaR'e reply IS in 10 way in the ma
ture Of an uItimat1m but she asks
Russia 70 reconsider certain essential
Joints IN her reply 10 japan.
Baron de Rosen IS now sufficiently re-
covered to resume the negotiations.
SIXTY military engineers hive ben
dispatched t. Corea TO replace the civil
telegraph operators attached t. tne
JaptAese telegraph Ines on the penn
zuEt Il is officially asserted that the
step taken has 10 military Significance.
Paris. December IA Dispatch u
the HavEs agency from Soul, Coret.
says: Numerous conflicts have C-cu~-
red a. CaemULpo and Mas 1Inpho D.
tween Japanese and COrean inhabl-
tstnts.
The japanese telegraph operators
charge of The line rom Seoul 20 thu
coast.
The pos Utility Of japanese troops
Landing I preserve order IS discussed,
Du. = would only he lone Win n .
consent Of the Russian government -"
LoR.oR December 21.-Tae Jntne-e
legation here. today communica. ed tn
details Of Jaralu's reply to Russia :,
the British foreign office. but Informed
the As oci4t.I Press hat il WAS not
Permitted To dIvu.ga the details Tn
estuon admitted That in general terms
the AfSOciltcf press disr.lrcl from
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25
STRONG MAN.
Strength and Endurance RecOad Of
Harvard College Broken by A. O.
Christensen of Beaufort.

The following clipping from the Nor
folk Ledger may be of interest to our
readers inasmuch as the subject of the
sketch halls frim Beaufort. The re-
cord IS indeed one of which to b1
proud. In this college where tests Of
strength have been made easily break
ing the worlds record. The effort OF
Christensen is regarded as very re-
markable. The statement publishes
below brings fame near home.
Harvard's strength test record went
by the cards again Thursday at
Cambridge. when Arthur 0. Christen-
sen bettered the figures established
new record shows a total OF 384, 025.S
foot pounds, or 81 1000 more than the
old record. which is considered most
remarkable.
C~hristensen's record was made under
the new system which DR.. d. A. Sar-
giant established last sping, and whiLh
is considered q test of endurance and
speed, as well as stength. No apart
US is used in the test. which consists
wholly Of free movements.
Christensen was able to do the eXer-
else Of bending the body at the n.ps
with the arms stretch above the head
$50 times. In this the finger tips must
touch the floor each time. and the
knees nave TO be kept together and
rigid.
He was able to bend his knees, the
thigh touching the heels ZACH time.
435 times. He rose On his knees and
came to sitting position from lying fat
on his back 100 times each. while ho
raised his body from the floor with
his arms fifty times and chinned HIM
self fifty times.
He is a small man, weighing only
$50 pounds. while Foster weighed 1S4
His speed and endurance We're the tvs
factors that counted most in his favor
Dr.. Sargant considers the record a re-
markable one. and does lot look for 70
Journal
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THE \ HAND.
Address by Howard T.. Rondthaler i'll
Bethlehem, Pa.-Thc Negro Must
be Made Enthusiastically Enicient-Thc
Way in Which the South Views the
Negro Problem.

Recently in Bethlehem, Pa, Professor
Howard RondthaI@r. formerly of tins
city, = son Of Eoship Rondch Ter Of
the Mo-ay.an Home church. now pro-
fessor If the -Morav.au Theological
seminary. Of Bethlehem, Was .peaker
of the evening 1T ! gathering, met to
organize L & educational feature.
The subject CT Professor Rondthaler-s
remarks was the Industrial education Of
the negro under the title of The
Black Hand"
In reporting the address Tn Beth
lehem Times speaks Of it Us 70 lows:
Mr.. EOnjthaler. as one who had
spent many years in the south. spoke
with thorough knowledge of his ground
and gave Il particularly lucid and Is
passionate apercue of the situation. He
began by outlining the conditions of
the problem. showing clearly the decline
in the industrial efficiency OF the negro
by the necessary withdrawal of the re-
straining Angto-SaxOn influence. He
pictured the unfortunate conditions il
which the south was left after the war
and particularly after the-to the south
erner-gal.ing period of the reconstruc-
ton. Already burdened by an over
whelming debt the negro problem was
thrust upon them to COmplicate the sit
uation.
The negroes may be divided into three
classes. thu educated negro. unfortu-
nately usually educated for an unnec
esSary and impossible profession; the
field workers. whose condition today.
because left to his own ShiftleSS tenn
permanent, is far more dAplOrable ply
sicaIly than in slavery days; and the
criminal class, large out of all proper
ton AMI larger even among the educlt-
ed than the U~neducated lass. In the
north the oars are down against even
the skilled workman. His saliva
ton is not To come from the north.
The s~outheTDer, although he, Of course
refuse to consider the negro as a social
eQulI. nevertheless sees The problem,
looks at it seriously and IS willing and
nNiou to do all in his power to so.Ve
1t. This. he believes, can be done only
by again making the negro industria'ly
efficient. The 1 tn is at present Pass
ing through u period Of rapid industrial
development in which the negro when
efficient would be an acceptable factor.
Professor R~onthaIer's conclusion was
that this education should be di-
rected toward making So.
The above can but i~mperfectly sug-
gast the character of Mr.. Rondthaler s
talk. The very free. discussions which
followed testified to the deep interest
he had aroused III this subject.-Win-
ston Jouranl.
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BOYS ESCAPE WAS A MIRACLE.
Well-Came Out With Hardly a
Scratch.

To fall t~hirty-twO feet into a wei
h~eadforeTnost and come u with his
life and even without broken bones was
the experience Of Charlie Vernon, Of
this county, night before last. He is
the eight-year-old son of Mrs. Len Yer
non who hives near Midway church
sixteen or eighteen miles north of this
city.
The information was given a Tale-
gram reporter last night by tobacco
growers Of the Midway section at the
Planters Warehouse, corner OF DAVE
and East Washington They e all
reputable citizens and vouChed for the
truth OF the miraculous account.
The little fellow was drawing water.
There two buckets, one on one
end Of the chain and one On the other.
It was after shutdown and cold and the
boy was throwing one hand high over
the other in order to bring the water up
rapidly. In doing this ne lost his bal
ance and went plunging down into the
murky depths below. The curbng was
Of stone the buckets and chain were in
the path OF his downward fight and
there was nearly every chance thai he
would get crushed or manned for life.
But q small GU. on his hand and a
rent in hts clothing were all the mis-
haps experienced further than the
plunge into the icy water.
Members of the family missed HIM
ard simultaneously ms cries were
heard. Lights We're carried to the well
"n@ she first look showed tie boy IA
boriously climbing UP the side Of the
well, supporting himself and keepin
himself from falling by cling
ing to the chain. He would have
gotten out una5dei but a negro man
was sen down ard meeting him ha +
Wv. brought HIN 70 the top.
There were ten feet Of water IN the
we'll. but s:ICh was the momentum 81
n fail that the boys hat was left
sticking to the mud at the bottom
Greensboro Telegram
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8. L. y. n. +
Central University and South Carolina
College Observation-Disclosures Next in
Austin.

Baton Rouge, La, December 21.-
At the annual session of the Southern
intercollegiate Association held in
this city the charge of professional
ism brought against Cumberland Uni
versity was dismissed. The recon-
mendatiOn to blacklist Central Uni
versity of Kentucky n South Caro-
lima College was approved.
A resolution was adopted providing
that any student playing summer
baseball with any regularly organized
team Or any student playing summer
baseball with any team and receiving
any part of his expenses should be
ineligible in the association.
Austin, Texas, was chosen as the
next place to hold the spring track
meet. Auburn, Ala, was selected for
the meeting place of the association
in 1904
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A CLOSED
The Porte Agrees to Demands 81 the
United States Government

Constantinople, December 2e.-TAs
Porte has agreed to the demands Of
the United States government, and has
ordered the Governor of A~leIandretta
TO make ample apology to Consul
Davis for the insults and assaults to
which he was subjected by the police
Of AleXandretta while he was escort
ing TO a departing steamer a natural
lied American citizen named AttariB,
who had been liberated from prison
through the Intervention Of Nj.
Davis.
United States Minister LeishmaRr
arrived at a friendly understanding in
the premises with Tewnx Pasha, Inc
Turkish Foreign Minister, who agreed
TO the demands of Minister Leish-
man.
The Porte notified the United States
legation orally and in writing of the
instructions TO call on Consul Davis
Immediately upon rs arrival at Ale1-
andretta and offer to him a complete
apology. The Porte has also promised
to punish the police officials who as
saulted Consul Davis. and will allow
Attarin to depart unhindered.
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco, with Rear Admiral Cotton,
which left Beirut Friday evening for
the purpose of taking Consul Davis
to Alexandretta. is expected to arrive
there today. and if the Turkish gov
eminent carries out the programmes
it has formulated. the Alexandretta
incident may be considered closed. It
is felt here thai delay or compliea-
lions are not at all likely, but Rear
Admiral Cotton has received instruG-
tons to meet all eV~entualities.
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FOR FRAUD.
DIR. Meyer, Writer of Repute, Accused
of Helping to Deceive the Public.

Berlin, December 21.-Dr. NORTH
Meyer. formerly professor of Political
Economy at the Technical University
of Charlottenburg, and a writer Of re-
pute on financial subjects, has been
arrested on the charge of fraud. in con-
nection with the failure Of the Treber-
Trocknung GRAIN drying company
bank. at Casset, in July, 1901. His wife.
a former actress, has also been arrest
ed. DR.. Meyer is accused, with a
banker named Hugo Loewey. Of assist
ing the fredericksburg directors in
deceiving the public by manipulating
the newspapers.
The failure Of the Treber- Trocknung
Company involved a loss OF about 80
400. 900 and resulted in several OF the
company's officers being sentenced 70
Imprisonment
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TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
This and Not Free Trade Advocated
by Congressman Williams

Boston. December 21.-Congressman
John S Williams. Of Mississippi. he
Democratic leader OF the national
House Of Representatives., was the
principal speaker at the annual dinner
IF the Massachusetts free trade league
here tonight. TheOthers were Charles
:. Hamlin. former assistant secretary
of the treasury and Congressman John
4. sullivan. both of Boston About POO
members OF the league attended.
According to Congressman Williams.
the goal in the tariff reform race IS
not free trade. but 4 tariff for reVenus
only. The speaker said that the revolu-
ton would be so carefully and grad
ually effected that it would not disturb
Industrial and commercial conditions
The speaker assured his hearers that
AN earnest effort will be mad by the
Democratic members of congress to re-
wise and reform the inlquitOuS tariff.
Mr.. Hamlin's subject was free trade
liz Spots" While Congressman Sullivan
severely arraigned the administration
UDOn its attitude towards Colombia and
Panama
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Libel Action Dismissed.
Jury Directed to Bring i'm Verdict Of
One Penny Damages.
Especial to The Messenger.l

Especial to The MeesengerA
GREENSBORO. n. c., December Sin the
suit Of Osborne against Leach ana the
News and Observer. for $40. coo fer
libel, Judge Allen at l O'Clock today.
dismissed the action against The News
and Observer, and directed the jury 10
bring in q verdict of one penny DANA
ges against the defendant Leach.
As was stated in this correspondence
at the beginning of this case. The
News and Observer was only a nominal
party to the suit, there apparently hav-
ing been no disposition on the part of
the plaintiff to seriously nod out
against its original motion to dismiss
the action because of failure to oOmp.
with the libel law Of 1901, and in view
Of the fact hat the plaintiff testified
that there had never been any friction
between him and the newspaper or it's
editor, and that his business relations
with it had never been Interrupted.
This is the first case TO be tree under,
ana the first suit TOugflt in North Car
DINA against a newspaper for libel since
the act was passed: they having mode
the necessary retraXit whenever their
attention was called under the iaw 20
the libellOuS matter complained OF.
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CHARGES AGAINST LEGARDO.
Cablegram TO the President Assailine
the Character of a Commissioner.

Washington. December 21.-Charges
having been filed with the President
affecting the moral character of Ben'tu
Legardo the secretary OF war today
transmitted by mail to the civil CIV
ernor Of the Philippine islands q copy
OF them for his information. These
charges were contained in a cablegram
to the President from persons in
Manila.
In commenting upon the case today.
Secretary Root expressed the belief
that the c%ablegram was sent in order
that it might be given to the press and
thereby work ~irreparable injury to he
commissioner. He said it was revolt
ing to him that mems regulations
should thus publicly be aSsailed before
they had a chance to speak.
Legardo is one OF the most prominent
men in the Philippines. He is one 81
three natives appointed by Governor
Taft on the Philippine commission.
He ia said to be a man OF great IT
fluence among his people.
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GENERAL CUT IN WAGES.
Official Announcement Will be Made
After Christmas.

Pittsburg, December 21.-Semi-of-
day hat a general reduction Of wages
is to be made at all non-union iron
and steel plants in the country that
will average about 10 per cent. 1t Is
not proposed to make any official an
nouncement OF the cut until after
Christmas.
Representatives of the United States
Steel Corporation are said to have
met with independent interests and
an agreement has been reached for a
uniform REIMBURSEMENT of wages Of all
employees. The rate of the highest
paid tonnage men may be greater
thar a ten per cent. reduction and it
will be less for the day hands. The
wages of most of the employees at the
blast furnaces have already been cut.
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Bryan and TOlStOi.

Bryan said today that he spent Il
hours with Tolstoi Friday last, arriv-
ing before breakfast. He rode half
an our with TolStoi, who then in
sisted hat Mr.. Bryan should take a
siesta while the author wrote. Tols-
tots physician la~ughingly said he was
sorry that the author had curtailed
his daily exercise through the fear of
tlring Mr.. Bryan. The conversation
between Tolstoi and Mr.. Bryan took
the widest range.
While Mr.. Bryan was dining with
Ambassador Mccormick at a restau-
rant tonight. the rushed in
with the news that Mr. McCormick's
house was on fire. 1t turned out thu
only a chimney vas ablaZe and the
fire was soon extinguiShed.
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SKINNER MEETS MENELIK.
Consul General Skinner Received by
the Abyssinian Emperor.

Ads, Abeba, Abyssinia, Friday, De
cenFber IS, by courier to Jibutit, French
.SoTnaliland, December 21.-Escorted by
several thousand Ethiopian sold ers,
the American mission to Emperor Men
elk, headed by Consul General Skinner
entered the Abyssinian capital today.
The reception of the Americans was
most brilliant and picturesque. Emper-
or Menelik personally received Mr..
Skinner.
The Emperor surrounded by the prin-
cipal fun~ctionaTies of the capital, de-
livered a cordial discourse Of welcome, to
which Mr.. skinner responded. present
ing an invitation to the Emperor to
visit the exposition at St. Louis. The
Emperor granted Mr.. Skinner a private
audience and accepted the latter's invi-
tation to send an Abyssinian exhibit TO
St. Louis
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RIGHT At HOFFMAN.
BIooay Battle Occurs and Two Men
Were Killed

Raleigh. y. G.. December 2l.-A
special to the News and Observer
from Hoffman. y. g., says:
one of the bIoodiest battles in the
history sf his town took place this
evening at $50 p m. between Town
Marshal Thompson and Mr.. Culp.
night operator for the Seaboard. on
one side and Galloway and John Blue
on the other.
The Blues who are brothers. came
from Cumberland county today. and
proceeded to fill up on mean whiskey
and began looking fOT rOuble- Mr..
Thompson summoned MIR. Culp TO
assist him and while looking for the
negroes. were fired upon with a shot
gun and Winchester rifles. the officers
taking the fire with pistols. killing
both. CuIp had his hat shot off his
head. but escaped Injury MIR.
Thompson was unframed.
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Death Sentence COMMITTED to Life I'm
priSOnment.
Especial to The Mcssenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., December 21.-Gov-
ernor Aycock commutes to life impris-
onment the sentence of Henry Hollo-
way to be hanged in Greene county, on
December %, for burglary in first de-
gree. his clemency is shown after
careful investigation by Judge Fred
Moore, W-ho tried the case who informs
the Governor that while he fully be-
lieves Holloway guilty, there is some
room for doubt. and that justice does
not demand the death sentence. Hol-
loway's identification depended entirely
upon his voice. The jury and a great
number of leading citizens urged COM
mutation.
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ELKS ARE
the PoOr-DecisiOn Against Regis
ter of Deeds,
Especial to The Messenger.)

~ AAAO @hNSSN''SOA'
Goldsboro. n. c., December 21.-
In keeping with the spirit and prac-
tice Of benevolence that is character
lstc of hat order, the Goldsboro
lars to the poor of the city as q
Christmas gift, and placed the amount
in the hands of the Ladies' B~enevo-
lent Society to be expended by them
as they deem best for the Christmas
cheer of the needy of the city. It is
needless to add that the action is very
c~onImendable and is worthy Of emula-
ton by other secret societies., OF which
Goldsboro has her full quota.
1t is very probable that the mys-
ferrous death of Bum Capps, who was
oun dead two weeks ago on the
public road near the plantation of
Captain A. L. SasSer, with his skull
crushed, will soon be ~unraveIled.
Events that have t~ranspired sine
Bum Capps was found has led to in
quiry being made and warrants have
been ssued for those under suspicion.
The fact has almost been established
hat Capps was killed for the purpose
of robbery. He was thought to have
the money for a bale of cotton which
he brought TO town on the morning
VI NAS ilSii ~ WHICH lie was hllleu.
Esquire Hugh Humphrey has rem
dered his decision in the case against
Register Of Deeds w. G.. Britt for
issuing a marriage license for a girl
from Nash county who was under
age. AT the trial last Thursday,
Judge Humphrey announced that he
would render his decision later and
he has decided that the plaintiff.
mother OF the girl, was entitled to re-
5000, the full amount which the
law allows. from the register of deeds.
h case will be appealed to the Su-
perior court, when the register claims
that he Will be able to prove hat he
made diligent and sufficient inquiry as
to the age of the girl.
The death of Mrs. Alfred Leggett
occurred Saturday at her home in til"
eastern uburbs of the city. She was
very aged and was much beloved
by her ~ncighhors. An aged husband
bcrides several crown children survive
her. n interment was made in the
family burying ground OF the pIantA-
ton Yesterday afternoon.
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Southern Will Not Make Bond Issue
Now.

New York, December a1.-Reports
that the Southern railway was about
TO make a bond issue were authori-
tativaly denied today. though it is .
fact that a readjustment of the COM
Dany's finances has been considered
from time to time. The ownership~
end leases q many small lines by the
Southern have TO an extent compii-
Gated the general finances of the sys-
TEN and il is believed at q more
Favorable time the directors will rec
omuend the issuance OF n general re
funding bond. which will cover prac-
italy I'll existing issues.
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Deaf of Distinguished Unitarian
Clergyman.

Boston. Mass, December 21.-The
death in England of Rev. Brooke Her.
fori. d. D., a distinguished Unitarian
clergyman and writer was announced
mere today. He was born in England
in 1880. In 1876 DR.. Herfori became
pastor Of the church OF the Messiah
in Chicago. In 1882 he came to Bos-
ton as pastor of the Arlington Street
church. Later he resigned to accept
a call to the Rosslyn Hill chapel,
London.
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Cotton

New York, December 2.1-Receipts Of
cotton at the ports today were SO, 1925
bales, against SO, OILS last week and 81 ,299
last Year. For the week 800, 900 bales,
against 500, $50 last week and 1885, 31 last
ear. Today's receipts at New Orleans
were 1915 bales, against 1920 last
year and at Houston 10,7S1 bales,
against 1857 last year.
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CubaR Treaty Becomes Effective De-
cember 27th.

Washington. December 21.-The
secretary OF the treasury has issued a
circular letter OF instructions to Off
Gers of the customs service or others
interested in bringing int operation
the treaty OF reciprocity with Cuba,
approved December 11th, 1902. and
made effective by act of Congress and
he Presidents proclamation OF De-
cember II, 1908. The circular de-
clares that the treaty becomes opera
tive one minute after midnight De-
Cenaher S1th instant.
DIT. D W. Bullock spent yesterday n
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Schooner Stranded at Lookout.
Especial to The Messenger !

VsPVIaI 10 NE NEstIST-J
Beaufort, n. G, December 21.-The
schooner Raymond H. Maui coal laden.
Cape Lookout The Cove Life saving
crew has gone 10 her assistance. There
VIII be no loss Of life. Assistance has
oeen wired for. Prospect for fioati~g tiA
vessel are good, the weather permittinst
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

wANTED-1OO.OOO cypress and sxS
pine ties. Highest prices paid. For
particulars write b. z. Keith Co.
dec S z q " I'm
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! IL. Leslie z. Even, OF Carkton.
spent yesterday in the city.
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Mr.. H. L. Hinson. Of KenansJ e
at The Orion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25

MI. P. D. Digs. OF Mt. Olive. was
in the city yesterday.
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Mr. T. c. Wooten. OF Kanston IS Ks
the city
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Dr.. D. W. Bullock spent yesterday N
Rocky Mount.