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SKIP TO JAPAN
Chinese students Who Proposed Re-
 forms in Their Essays.

Pekin, Aug. 5.--six scholars, whose essays at recent examinations propos- ing reforms in the administration of China were denounced by the censors, have 6ed from Pekin through fear of arrest and execution. It is supposed that they have gone to Japan
 Marshal Su, who was summoned to the capital to explain his failure to crush the rebellion in southern China, has had an audience with the dowager empress, which is reported to have been unsatisfactory to him. It is pre- .dicted in official circles that Su will be included in the autumn list of those condemned to be executed
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SHAMROCHs IN SHELTER.
Challenger and Pace Maker Keep in
 sandy Hook Ha,bar.

E I <
 Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Aug. 5.- The shamrocks did not leave the shell ter of Sandy Hook to-day. There was half a gale of wind in the bay, and in the morning both fog and rain. Some of the crew of Shamrock I. spent part #of the day repairing the damage to her mainsail, the cIew of which was torn in yesterdays race. The trials of the two Shamrocks will end Saturday, af- ter which time the remaining time be- fore the first of the cup races, on Au- gust 20, will be devoted to getting the challenger in her best condition. The crews of the boats will be glad to es- cape from the mosquitoes of Sandy Hook, which have poisoned them badly. Designer Fife, of Shamrock III, has suffered severely from their attacks.
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No Attempt 0a Aifonso's Life.

Madrid, Aug. 5.-In consequence of the rumor that an attempt had been made on the life of King Alfonso the government has issued statement off, cially contradicting the report and also denying that the king indisposed.
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A despatch yesterday from salonic

A despatch yesterday from salonica reported dynamite outrages in the vii cinity of Monastir and the existence of great uneasiness which had led the an- thorities to take extraordinary precau- tions. The despatch stated that several Nihilists had arrived at Salonica and that it was feared a serious outbreak had been planned for September |, the sultans birthday, although it might oc- cur sooner, -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
Prominent Bridgeport La wyer Den d.

Bridgeport, Aug. 5.--James A. Wilson, a prominent lawyer, died tonight of Bright's diseases He was born in New York in 1887, where he practiced many years. He was owner of the Housa- tonic Rubber company and prominent in Masonic circles. A widow, one daughter and three sons survive him. ;,
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EVAPORATION PROGRAMMED.
Macedonian Coinm,ttee Announces tho
 Opening of MosttlIties.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 5.--The Mace donian committee announces that a revolution was proclaimed at the Nila-
 yet of Monastir last Sunday in con-
 formance with the decision of the Cen tral revolutionary committee. The committee states that all the revolu- tionary forces In the districts of Mon-s astir, Rezen, Oschrida, Debro, Ketchero.
 Poretschka, Kronchero, Perlope, Serin,
 Kaylari and Demirhissar simultaneous
 ly commenced hostilities. All tele- graphic communication has been cut in the districts mentioned.
 The announcement has not been con firmed owing to the lack of comnunica- ton. & 2
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ANOTHER HANDSOME GIFT
CARNEGIE GIVES $2, 5OO, ,OOO TO
 HIS BIRTHPLACE.
Stipulation Made That the Historic Estate or Pittencriefr Shall be Kept Up-HorticuIture and Technical Edu- cation of People Also Provided For.

London, Aug. 5. - Andrew Carnegie has made known his intention to donate g. 100000 in United States Steel corpo- ration bonds to Dunfermline, Scotland, his birthplace. He stipulates that the gift shall be employed in keeping up the estate of Pittenchieff, which con- tains the tower in which Calcolm Can more married Princess Margaret and which he recently purchased. as a pleasure ground. .-
 The gift is also to be used for the maintenance of theater, the encour- agement of horticulture among the working classes and the advancement of technical education in, the district, which is the center of the linen indus try. The administrators of the gift are also charged with the advancement of the moral and material interests of the town. r. faNs.
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PTS cIass-Trot-Purse s2.OOo.

(Merrifeld) ...................s... 311 Allabrieye, g, by Elyria Oayis).. 2 4 Lady Patchie, ID Eekert. ..... 4 5 Guy Fortune, oh S (Hudson) ......s 6 2 John Mac, g (Miller). ............ 5 5 8 Monroe, D g (Walkerl l.............. 4 dr Hattie Mack, b n (Gurnett ..... dis
 Time 2:14A, 2:151s, 2:15N.
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POS Class Pace Iroquois Hotel Stake
 Purse 5000. t1na Dainfnr h ( hy Star 5pninfar

1@3 F uIbe 7SzsUOU. -717117 2 797- 71 lMeclaryl ...........:........'... ? I 1 (McGuireS s.. ...................... 1. <, \. - 2 3 Nevolo, b s (Hudsonl l........... 8 ? Suffreet, III (Ecker) ............... 3 4 5 Cubanola, blk (Greer). ........... 4 , 4 Vice Regal, b g (James). ..-........ dis
 Time-2:0S, 2:08114, 2:091.
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2:14 Glass; Trot Purse $1,0 900. i Ferry, gr 2, by Range Wilkes

Crank ................... George Muscovite, b $ (Bond) ....... ? Norrie, b g (B. Shank).... Dillon Boy, b g Hudson) ............ The Questor, b g (Geers) ............ Hie Boy, h g (stanborough ...........
 Time-2.16114, 2:12lk.
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GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Posiponed Card Run on-Gooa sport
 for Two stakes.

Buffalo, Aug. 5.-Yesterday's postpon- ed card of the grand circuh was run of at the Wentworth track to-day. The track had dried out well And had been worked into fair condition. The two stakes furnished good sport. In the Iroquois Hotel stake. 2:0S class. Joe Pointer, son of Star Pointer, showed his gameness. He was hard-driven in each heat coming down the stretch under a terrific lacing from his driver. He had good ones to beat The summaries:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
NEW NORk STOCK MARkE-r.

New York, anuary H-Today's IN
steady and spotty stock market SEEM
ell to represent nothing more than the
efforts of professional traders 10 ind
purchasers for shares. The volume OF
transactions fell of to little more than
three quarters of a million shares. or
about one-half the business of ,ast
Friday. when the activity Of the pres
eut movement reached its elimination
OF todays dealings no less than 2eA-
0gO shares were of Erie. The continued
activity in that stock is the subject OF
the greater interest in Wall street at
present and the SurmiSe eXhauStS itself
tn account for it.
The failure of Rock Island to move
with it today discredited previous I'd
mors that Erie was being sought for an
Eastern outlet Of the Rock Island sys-
tenn. The other coalers were included
to move with the Fries today and there
was a disposition to attach Importance
to the ormation Of the So-called Easc-
ern securities company, as probaoly
concerned with further developments in
the consolidation of the anthracite in
duStry. Manhattan was strong for @
time supposedly on account OF the COM
ing operation Of the lease to the Inter-
borough Transit Company, but the
stock reacted with some violence 10 q
I point below last night. Western I'm
ion was helped by the injunction
against the % of it's wires by the
Pennsylvania railroad company. Sugar
was first strong and then weak after
the report of the annual meeting Of
stockholders showed that high iiyi-
. bends were not to be expected at pres
ent.
An incident of the day were sales OF
Canada Southern and Michigan Cen
trail. the former at a decline o. I IL and
the latter at a decline of As ga from
the last preceding sales some time ago.
Aside from these special moVemencs,
the market was dull and sluggish
throughout and offered little of inter
est. The fac hat realizing sales met
advances In all cases served to dis
courage the professional element and
led to the sharp break in the AFTERNOON
which carried the average level Of
prices we'll below last night.
This was particularly evident IN
Rock Island. and the large part at
trihuted to the Rock Island interest IN
the recent speculation for the rise gave
the movements in this stock special in
fuence on the whole list. Sterling ex-
change eased off materially today an
rose at Paris thus widening the margin
from the gold export Joint. Call monAy
was appreciably easier, and some large
time loans maturing today were re-
LEVIED by the largest bank in the city
at 3 per cent. Money continues to flow
INTO the local banks both from the sub.
treasury and from the Interior.
Bonds were quite active. and wece
firm early, but became irregular when
the stock market turned weak. Total
sales. par value, were 81 $50, 600. UNITED
States bonds were unchanged on the
last call
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
MERGER OF SOUTHERN ROADS
4 Notable Array of Witnesses Sub
to Appear to Answer
Charges of kentucky Commission.

Washington. January ia notable
array Of witnesses is expected to ap-
pear in New York next Thursday at the
hearing of the Southern merger case.
involving the charges Of the Kentucky
railroad commission alleging a merger
of interest of the railways Of the south.
The following have been ~subpoenaeG
to testify, the s~ubpoenaes being issued
at the instance of the Kentucky state
commission:
j. Pierpont Morgan, August Belmont,
George w. Perkins,. of the firm of j. P.
Morgan & Co; Samuel Spencer, pres
ident of the Southern Railway; H.
Walters, D. Kingsley. w. G. Raoul.
John j. Waterbury, Walter Oakman, E,
r. Hawley. Charles Lanier, George F.
Baker. E. T. Smith, r. G.. Erwin, pres
ident OF the Atlantic Coast Line, all OF
New York: H. H. Smith. president of
the Louisville and Nashville: Attilla
Cox, J. H. Ellis and c. B. Compton.
Of Louisville; J. NJ. Culp, Of the South
ern Railway, Washington; Herbert T.
Borden, T. NJ. Emerson, Warren G
Elliott and James F. Post. Of Whining
ton, N. c.; j. NJ. Lane, of Boston: War
rem Delano, Jr., and Michael Jenkins
of Baltimore, John w. Gates. Of Chi
cago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
TRUE BILL AGAINST CALDWELL
The States Insurance Commissioned
successful in His Prosecution.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Greensboro. \. c., January 14.-State
InsuranCe Commissioner James p.
Young returned to Raleigh Wednesday
after having been here a day for the
purpose OF prosecuting r. a. Caldwell,
colOred, for violating the state in5ur-
ance laws. He procured a true biz
against Caldwell for embezzlement and
the defendant was arraigued in su-
periOr court Wednesday morning. The
case was continued until next term of
court, certain important witnesses not
being present. The defendant was
placed under a $500 justified bond tor
his appearance at court. He said he
hoped TO make the bond. EX-JuGSe
w. 2. Bynum, Jr.. has been retained uy
Caldwell as unSe
Judge Allen Wednesday morning in
superior court sentenced James q.
Hankins who the afternoon before had
pleaded guilty TO the charges OF as
sault, carrying concealed and
injury to personal property. The maj
was fined fifty dollars in the assault
case. Judgment was suspended in The
other three cases. He pay the cost
in all three. Hawkins is the Salisbury
laundryman who tried to shoot his Wit.
on the street at midnight in Greensboro
last fall. His wife and her friends
urged ~ClemenCy. But it is understood
that he and his wife will not live %.
geth. gain
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
COTTON FUTURES

New York, January 14.-The cotton
prices to an advance of . point aai
after ruling dull for a time, suddenly
developed pronounced strength and
activity. Prices sharply advanced on
! general buying, out largely by shots
who became alarmed in view of the
continued failure of receipts to expand
to the measure relied upon by parties
standing short of the market
Port receipts for the day were *
ceeded by the exports, the figures be-
ing 34.439 in the way of port receipts
and &c, 1927 in the way of c~learances. To-
days exports bring the total for the
season UP to 1896, $50 bales against g.
995 GOA bales last year. for the corre-
spending time, reducing the deficit to
1854 bales, while reports from the
spot cotton markets of the South go 10
how a large demand on European &C.
count which forecasts continued large
c~learanceS.
At the strongest interval. an advance
Of four to eight points was apparent
with the market finally very steady
at a net rise of 2 to s points. During
the afternoon the buying was largely
by the more important business who
reported investment orders and a large
public interest: but the demand came
chiefly from shorts. partly on fear of
bullish leadership by Liverpool tomor-
row.; the English market having Of lace
showed q tendency to out-advance The
markets in this country. Priva-e
cables were strong and reported con-
Germ owing to the failure Of receipts
to increase in this country as prom
Used. Total sales futures estimated at
$50, 0GO bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
A TEMPERANCE LECTURER
Large Audience Hears Rev. ). Ii.
Cummings in greensboro.
Especial to The Messenger.1

Greensboro. n. c, January 14.-Rer.
Samuel +. Cummings. a Baltimore
temperance lecturer. spoke Tuesday
night at West Market Street Me1ho-
dist church to = small audience. He
declared that the two great political
parties have sold themselves to the
liquor traffic. He is travelling in the
interest Of a conyocatIon of the foes
of liquor to be he'll. in Washington IN
1906. He is working in the south. An
other lecturer is working in the north.
He says the ConvOcation will be held
in order to solidify the eight million
Christian voters and make them the
balance of power in this country.
Messrs. Howell Cobb and son, MAJ
ion' who have made this place Ikeir
home for some time. have left. the for
iner going TO Hot Springs and the lat
ter to Durham. In their connection
with the Guilford Hotel they nave
made many friends here, who regret TO
have them leave.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
CAMPBELL-CRkWFORD CASE
The Legislative Committee Outlines
Scope OF investigation They VIII
Follow.

Richmond, Va, January 14.-After
hearing Tor nearly four hours argu-
nents from both sides, the legislative
committee on courts of justice, sitting
il the case of Judge Clarence J.. Camp
bell, OF Amherst county. this afternoon,
rendered its decision outlining the scope
Of investigation which is to ensue. It
was determined by the committee that
the following features shall be gone
into thoroughly:
First, the trial Of the liquor cases,
h local conditions in Amherst, and
the charge to the grand jury crit. cised
by the Rev. Mr.. Crawford.
Second. the criticism in the Christian
federation.
Third. the contempt proceedings and
the trial CT Mr.. Crawford.
Fourth, the assault.
Fifth, the trial and ascquittCI OF
Judge Campbell.
The Campbell case is one Of the
most remarkable and sensational III the
history OF the Virginia judiciary.
Crawford INDUCED in newspaper criti-
Cisn. Of Judge Campbell and was tried
in the latter'S court for contempt and
acquitted. The judge on leaving the
bench CUwhided Crawford. Suisse
Quentiy Campbell was tried in his own
court ana acquitted. but 3 legislative
investigation OF Campbell was demand
ed b. citizens of Amherst county.
many members of the bar. and many
of the newspapers of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
BAXTER & cos. COTTON LETTER,

, New York, January 14.-Prices OPEN
eG n to three points higher. but there
was very little doing and next to moth
ing in the way of fresh information
justifying taking hold with great con
Gdence. The most important early de-
velopDnent was the Liverpool showing
OF q quite good advance and eXpacra-
ton of her entering the market as an
active buyer before man days, on the
comparatively small supplies held
there.
Receipts continue to run light every
where. Here and there we hear re-
ports Of some cotton yet to be moved
or q free scale. but as previously stat
ed. there is no reason for suppo5ing
that the amount of March cotton il
more than the average at this season
o. the year.
The Wall street bear leader an
nounces that he is making inquiry of
the railroads in the south as to the
extent of the movement being impeded
by scarcity of cars and the mere fact
the car famine scare is regarded rs
showing the desperate situation of
March and May shorts.
Eastern mills were understood to be
willing to pay higher prices for bet
ter grades. Receipts at ports were a.
900. last year $4,000. Cables l 20 5
higher. New York was easier after the
opening, but Liverpool buying arrest
ed the lower tendency.
! A. B. BAXTER & CO. (Inc.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
FIRE IN PROXIMITY MILL
Company's Fire Department Quick
Iy Exiting ished the
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Greensboro, n. c.. January 13.-At an
early hour yesterday morning, fire
broke out in the tapping room OF the
Proximity cotton mill. 1t was quickly
discovered by some Of the night en-
ployees and a fire alarm was sent in.
The mill fire department responded i'm
mediately and with the aid of the night
employees quickly eXtinguished the
flames. The damage was not serious.
It is believed that the fire started from
a match accidentally dropped on the
floor and ignited by the wheel Of a
truck passing over it. The mill has a
complete fire department and can
handle any ordinary fire with ease.
S. 3. Mallock has sold out his grocery
store, corner Walker avenue and
Spring street, to Messrs. Claud and Ed
ward Heppler.
At Monday nights meeting OF
Greensboro Lodge, No. 50, Knights Of
Pythias, Chancellor Commander J. G.
Fowler, who is entering upon his third
term as head Of the lodge, was present.
ed with a handsome gold watch charm,
set with a diamond. Mr.. O.. w. Monroe
presented the gift In a neat speech.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
ELASTIC CURRENCY.
Committee ON Banking and Chr
rency Report a Bill to the House.

Washington, January 12.-Represen-
tative Fowler, chairman Of the house
banking and currency committee, today
reported 10 the house the bill to provide
an elastic currency, introduced before
the holidays and drawn in accordance
with the views of the majority of the
committee. 1t has been made public
heretofore. The report calls attention
TO the need Of currency for the move
ment of the crops, saying:
There is little doubt that practical
ly all the farm products that are mar
keted, amounting approximately to 49,
900, 600. 900. Ire sold between the months
OF July and January. That an acute
monetary situation arises invariably
during the months of SeptemNr AMI
October, is proof absolute that unusual
conditions then exist"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
THE DEADLOCK UNBROKEN
Six More Ballots Taken
Choice OF the Senator.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Raleigh. N. c., January 13.-Only 1873
members of the democratic joint eau
Gus answered the roll call at s o'clock
tonight. Senator Spence moved an ad-
journment until Thursday night on &C
count of the meeting of the Grand
Lodge Of Masons. The motion was
Overwhelmingly defeated eliciting the
first applause yet heard from the PACK
ed galleries.
First ballot of the night which Is the
18th of the series, resulted as follows:
Overman AZ. Watson 40, Craig 90, Carr
l3. Alexander Z.
Thirteenth ballot, Overman 40. Wat
son 45. Craig Is. Carr 9, Alexander s,
Glenn l.
Fourteenth ballot, Overman Al,
Watson IS, Craig 2S, Carr 13, Alexander
3. Glenn 1.
Fifteenth ballot, Overman 40, Watson
IL. Craig IS, Carr IL, Alexander s,
Glenn L.
Sixteenth ballot. Overman lf, Wat
son IS, Craig %, Carr 13, Alexander s,
MANNER L.
Seventeenth ballot, Overman 46, Wat
son 81. Craig q, Carr II, Alexander IL,
Hammer.
At $50 upon the announcement of the
last ballot. a motion by Mr.. Abel to
adjourn till tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock was adopted without contest.
The general public is certainly bacom-
ing tired of this long drawn out sena-
torial deadlock and they do not hesi-
tate to say so.
1t is said that although Hoke was not
voted for last night. he is not out of the
race but will be voted for later by his
followers.
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GUIlFORD LUMBER COMPANY
stockholders Elect jesse
Freeman Set ut Liberty school
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial 10 liz 14CSoCA6Ci"t
Greensboro. n. c., January 14.-The
LIQUOR firm of Cable and Renigar went
into the hands of a receiver late Tues
day afternoon. The ~receivership was
asked for by Mr.. Renigar because Of
some disagreement which he a rad
with his partner over the financial af-
fairs CT the firm. Irving White, Of
Winston. was appointed receiver. He
is in charged of the business. David
H. Blair. Esq, of Winston, represented
AR. Renigar in his petition for a re-
ceiver.
At Il meeting of the stockholders cf
the Guilford Lumber Company q. a.
Reynolds was elected president; L. r.
Wharton, vice president, and w. d.
Mendenhall, secretary and treasurer.
The repCrts showed that the past year
was a very prosperous one.
Nearly q ear ago in the superior
court of this county Jesse Freeman, d
colored man. vas found guilty of harm
burning and sentenced to the count
roads for a term of five years. Major
G N. Stedman. his counsel, Appeared
the case to the supreme court which
sustained the contention of Freeman s
counsel that there was no legal teStI-
mony upon which conviction cOuld
properly be based. Freeman was &C
cordingly set at liberty Tuesday.
The Ashebcro Street Graded schoD u,
which was closed for several days :e-
cause no anthracite coal could be bad
and because the furnace would not
burn soft coal will reopen Thursday
the furnace having been altered so that
soft coal may be used in it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
REMAINS OF MINISTER BUCK
They VIII be Privately fnterrci al
Arlington Next Thursday.

Washington. January 1S.-AdIutant
General Corbin is informed that The re-
mains Of Alfred E. Buck. who died at
Tokyo while serving as United States
minister to Japan. will arrive here
Thursday. January 18th. AMI will be
privately inferred at the Arlington
national cemetery the same afternoon.
This information came from Major
o. z. Wood. military attacne 1T the
United States legation at Tokyo. Who
has charge of the remains. The late
minister vas a union soldier during the
civil war and would be entitled to a
soldiers funeral. At the reauas- of
Mrs. Buck. the usual military cere-
monies at the cemetery will be on
n:itted. Adjutant General Corbin and
other officials will meet the funeral
party at the station here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
N:GR0 APPOINTMENT FOR BOSTON
William II. Lewis Named as Assfs-
tnnt District Attorney ;or Boston.

Washington. January 12.-William
H. Lewis a COlored man, has been ap-
pointed as assistant United States at
torney for Boston. The appointment
was made by Henry P. Mutton. the
United States district attorney for the
Boston district. but it is understood
that the selection was made upon the
suggestion Of President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lewis IS a graduate of Harvard
college. While he was in college,. he
was held in high regard by both the
student body n by the faculty. He
took a high rank in his studies and
was a popular member of the football
squad. He is said to be a lawyer of
excellent attachments and in every
way well equipped for the office to
which he has been appointed.