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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Sofia, Bulgaria, September 2.-The re-
port published by the Dnevnik. OF
general uprising in North Mace mia.
is denied both in official and revolution
ary circles. Well Informed perSC,IS.
however. assert that the report was
correct. but that its premature publica-
ton disarranged the plans of the revo-
lutionists. and therefore. it is denied.
According to reliable reports from
MOnastir. thousands of Bulgarians in
that yiIayet are confronted with famine
in addition to Turkish persecution.
Peasants who are continually arriving
from MOnastir. complain of the atti-
tude of PhiImi Pasha and the Turkish
atrocities.
The news is published here Of an
eight hour fight which occurred at the
village of Smilovo August 18th between
500 insurgents and eight battaliOns of
Turkish troops supported by artillery.
Thfrty-five insurgents are reported TO
have been killed. while sixty TURKS
were killed or wounded. On the fol-
lowing day the Turks returned and
burned the village. Seven Other VII
lagos in the neghbOrhoOd are said to
have also been burned by the Turks.
According to a Salonica dispatch. Au-
gust S0th the Bulgarian insurgents sus-
tanned a serious reverse at SmllVac Au-
gust 18th when 1000 of them were said
to have been killed. while the Turkish
losses were insignificant.
GOVERNMENT WANTS DECISIVE
BATTLE.
COnstantinOple. September 2.-ACcOrd-
ing to government adViceS Colonel jan
koff, the inSurgent leader. who. with
a strong following. is operating SOUTH
wards of DemOtyka. has been entruSt-
ed with the task of destroying the larg-
er BRIDES of the railroad running from
Dedea Catch, on the south coast. to
Kuleli Burqas. over the Martha and
Arda rivers. SO as to cut off cOmmunl-
cation with ArdianOule from the south
and delay the troops who are on their
way to the threatened city. The gov
ernment believes it has taken meas
ures which will bring about speedy
and. it is hoped. decisive battle with
the insurgent forces commanded by
Colonel Jankoff. The palace officials
were in constant communication with
the authorities at AdrianOple through
out Monday formulating plans to mas
ter the situation in the Vilayet.
THE EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS.
ConstantinopIe. September 1.-The
porte has sent a note to the foreign
embassies and legations informing them
that, according to police information
the Bulgarian agitators are projecting
Outrages against the emba lega-
tionS and other public buildings in
COnstantinOple. The note says the OF
toman government has taken precau-
tionS and requests the heads of the for
eign missions to do likewise.
Pol 10
papers tonight are again spreading sem
satiOnal rumOrs that a portion of the
town of Adrianople has been blown UP
and that the other part is burning. No
confirmation of these reports is OBJ
tainable
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
NO WIND AGAIN CAUSES
RACE TO BE ABANDONED

cutters and the newspaper feet. was
only one excursion steamer and a few
yachts.
The two racing yachts held to their
tow and circled about the feet during
the wait. The calm was varied only by
a wind never exceeding three knots. At
80 o'clock the attempt was abandon
ed and announcement made that anoth-
er attempt would be made tomorrow.
Soon after the start homeward the
wind for the first time since the middle
of last week shifted from easterly to
south and began to breeze up. an in
dication that the long easterly fog
null was breaking and that tomor-
row might give the yachts the long de-
ferred opportunity of going through the
formality Of sailing the third and prob
ably conclusive race.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
Bryan "Accepts" n Candidate as
Senator.

Columbus, O., September Wv. j.
Bryan issued a statement today accept
ing John H. Clark as the democratic
candidate for United States senator TO
succeed Senator Hanna. He says Mr..
Clark differs from the Kansas City
platform on one phase of the money
question only viz: Metallic money.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Dover, Eng, September 2.-Montague
Holbein, the English swimmer, who left
the South for England yesterday even
ing in his fourth attempt to swim the
English channel, has failed again. He
left the water four miles from Calais
France. after swimming seventeen
hours and twenty minutes. The tides
Dover
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
AUSTRIAN BOAT DESTROYED AND
MANY PEOPLE KILLED.
After the Explosions the Vessel
Caught Fire and Had to be Beach
ed-RevolutiOnists May Have Been
Responsible for the Disaster.

Constantinople, September 2.-Three
explosion occurred today on the Aus
triap steamer Vaskapu soon after
leaving the Bulgarian port Of Burgas
en- route for Constantinople, by which
twenty-nine persons perished. The
vessel caught fire and had to. be
beached
A telegram conveying this neWs~was
received by the agent here of the
Hungarian Levant line to which the
Vaskapu belongs. The telegram said
the Vaskapu had been destroyed in the
Black sea. The captain and officers
Of the steamer and six Of her crew
were killed, a total of 90 lives being
lost.
The Vaskapu sailed from Varna,
Bulgaria; and after calling at Burgas
was steaming through the Back sea TO
Constantinople when three explosions
took place on board. The deck of the
vessel took fire and she had to run
ashore at Mislvra Bay eighteen miles
north of BurgaS where she is still
burning.
The Vaskupa had been leased to the
Hungarian Levant Steamship Com
pany of Fiume, Austria, and has been
engaged in the Black sea service. She
was built in New Castle in 1891 and was
a steamer of 1,016 tons. She was 26O
feet long and Sc feet beam and a depth
Of 1863 feet
REVOLUTIONISTS RESPONSIBLE.
London, September 2.-In a dispatch
from Vienna reporting the destruction
of the steamer Vaskupa in the Black
sea, the opinion is expressed that the
Bulgarian revolutionistS were respon-
BILE for the explosion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
ISNOWDENIED
Report of Uprising in
Northern Macedonia
Not True
SOME FIGHTING

The Report is Denied Both in Of
fetal and Revolutionary Circles,
But Wen Informed Persons Assert
That the story is True-RepOrts
Come in of Several Fights-The
Porte Notifies the Embassies and
Legations That the Bulgarian Agi-
tators Are Projecting OutraEes
Them to Take PrecautiOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Richmond. Va. September 1.-The
dregde Benyuard. the last of the gov
ernment vessels at the Trigg Ship
yards. was successfully launched to-
day. With the cruiser Galveston. it
will be towed next week to the Nor
folk navy yard for completion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
Republican Campaign In Ohio.

Columbus. o.. September 2.-The re-
pu blican campaign in Ohio will be open
ed at Chillicothe on September 19. Gov
ernor Nash will preside and addresses
will be made by Senators Foraker and
Hanna, Myron T. Herrick and Warren
G. Hardink. This was decided by the
state committee which met here today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
NO LEASE
State Council Refuses to
Rent the A. & N. G.,
r. r.
WILL PAY WELL

1t is Generally Considered That the
Road is Now Valuable Piece of
PrOperty-The Directors at Their
Meeting Opposed the Leasing-The
Proposition Came from Two Cen
tlemen Who offered n Flat Rental
of Per Cent. and Agreed to Con-
tract That the Road Should Not be
Turned Over to the Southern or
Atlantic Coast Line.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

The girls of Shortridge High School in
tcrested in basketball met yesterday noon
to lay their plans for the coming season.
Miss Donnan was elected manager. About
fifty girls responded to the cali and Capt
Louise Fmpp feels confident that she will
have winning team. Miss Donnan has
been the manager OF the girls basketball
team for the past four or five years.
After the preliminary business Miss Don
nan proceeded to give the candidates for
the team the usual lecture on training.
This lecture was held behind closed doors
Two of the rules or limitations made the
girls feel especially blue. They must not
stay out late at night and not eat fudge or
other sweets of the kind. She emphasized
the point that the girls must attend prac-
tice regular as the team will be chosen by
competition.
The first team will play two games with
Butler two with Training School, two with
Knickerbocker and two with the Classical
Schools team. The team from the Craw-
louisville High School will come here for
a game. Two games will be played with
Franklin College and Columbus High
School, one OF each Will be local. Miss
Donnan is also trying to get games with
Hanover, the Normal School at Terre
Haute and the Madison High School.
After the first team has been selected
there will be large number trying for the
second team, which will also have a sched-
uie for the season. Louise Hupp will cap
the German House Gym, with Hester, OF
the Y. NJ. c. A, as coach Boys will be
admitted unless the visiting teams raise OBJ
iectiOns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

one of the boxes on the east side. Mrs.
Duncan wore pink gown with silk coat
and a white hat.
In the Gates box were Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Foor, Mrs. ID. b. Brenneke and their
sister, Mrs. Dorothy Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman L. Spain. Mrs.
Benedict and Miss Jessie Trindele occupied
q box.
In Mr.. Ashbrook's box were Mrs. y. L.
Ashbrook, Miss Ashbrook, Miss Alice Ben
ton Scott, Miss johnson, Mr.. Brinkmeyer
and Mr.. Keller.
Mr. and Mrs Albert r. Thompson enter
tanned in their box their house guests, Miss
Jane Wright and Miss Gertrude Smith. of
Cincinnati, and Mr.. Samuel Sutphin. Miss
Wright wore a pretty gown of tan eta
mine with black coat and tan hat and
Miss Smith was in white crepe de chine
with a black coat and white hat.
With Capt. and Mrs. William Eugene
Hayward were Miss Evadne Hayward and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Howard Temperley
entertained Miss Alma Craft and Miss Mata
Taylor. Mrs. Temperley's gown of
white broadcloth trimmed with lace and
she wore a large picture hat of white.
DR.. John A. Conkey and DR.. a. A. Hill
entertained in their box Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. r. Donnell.
With Mr.. and Mrs Samuel E. Morss were
Miss Josephine Morss and Miss Mabel Tai
bott. Mrs. Morss wore a tan gown with
cape of lace and ermine and a beaver hat
trimmed with plumes.
Among others present Were Mr. and Mrs.
oNlu JdIHeSol, ana MIS-. treOrSe
Riley Longnecker. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Il.
Holt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kahn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perley b. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Raymond, Mr.. Hugh Raymond, Mr..
and Mrs. George T.. Hume, Mss Myla Co
burn, Mr.. Thaddeus Baker, Miss Emily
Winters, Miss Iris Wynn, Miss Elizabeth
Peck. Mr.: and Mrs. Earl N. Ogle. MIR. and
Miss Stella Rauh, Miss Eudora Landers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McOuat, Mr.. and Mrs.
John s. lazarus Mr. and Mrs Martin w.
Mansfield Miss Josephine Heron, Col. and
Mrs. Harry b. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert
Landgraf, MIR. and Mrs NJ. V. Virgins,
DR.. and Mrs. Bruce Wiley, DR.. and Mrs.
w. S. Tomlin Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Jeffer-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Barkley, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. A. Kinds, Mr.. James s. Floyd,
Mr.. Charles Holiday Stewart. Mr.. Parker
Mr.. Herbert Haskell, DR.. John j. Kyle, Mr..
Robert Tyndall. Judge Francis Baker, Mr..
Charles w. Miller Mr.. Charles ByReld, Mr..
Frederick Clark, Mr.. Clay Vajen, Mr..
Claude Richie, Maj. /. S. Gordon and Mr..
Edward Holiday.
gown with long white broadcloth coat
and a large white beaver hat with plumes.
Mrs. Martin w. Mansfield wore a gown OF
green with black silk coat and white hat.
Mrs. George Longnecker wore a pale blue
gown with a pale blue hat.
Mrs. Harry Raymond wore a green gown
with a white velvet coat and a large white
hat.
Mrs. Harry B. Smith wore a handsome
black and white gown, a black coat with
an ermine collar, and white hat.
Mrs. Henry Kahn wore gown of lace and
jet over white silk black coat, and a
gray hat with a white plume.
Mrs. Robert McOuat was becomingly
gowned in black lace with black velvet
hat trimmed with plumes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
ORDERED TO WEST POINT
OFFICERS OF NATIONAL GUARD
WILL MOVE ON KENTUCKY.
How Indiana People Can Get to Camp
Young, Where the Maneuvers
Will BE Held.

Members of the Indiana National Guard
are anxiously looking forward to the
maneuvers next week at West Point, Ky.
in which the entire militia of this State is
TO take part. These maneuvers will include
troops from Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan,
Wisconsin and Ohio. The troops are all to
start in time to be on the ground by Oct. /.
From the headquarters of the Department
Of the Lakes an order has been issued to
the following named Indiana officers to pro-
coed to West Point:
Lieut.. Col James L. Fee, First Infantry,
Greencastle.
Maj Eugene Hawkins, Surgeon, First
Infantry, Greencastle.
Capt. George L. Guthrie, Assistant Sur
geon, First Infantry, Dupont.
First Lieut. William r. Davidson, As
sistant Surgeon, First Infantry, Evansville
Infantry, New Albany.
Capt Emmett +. Branch, Commissary.
First Infantry, Martinsville.
Capt. George Knox, Chaplain, First In
fantry, Indianapolis.
Maj. John ]. Backman, Second Battalion,
Second Infantry. Aurora.
First Lieutenant Charles S. Maltby, Adj
Jutant, Second Battalion, Second Infantry,
Aurora.
Capt. Cassius NJ. Carter. Chaplain. Second
Infantry Muncie.
Second Lieut. Leslie r. Naftzger, Quarter
Muncie.
Second Lieut. James V. Sears, Quarter
master Third Battalion, Second Infantry.
Danville.
Lieut.. Col Stephen ~ Bowman. Third
Infantry, Waterloo.
Capt. Charles s. Medbury, Chaplain, Third
Infantry. Angola.
First Lieut. c. d. SeCheverell, Adjutant,
First Battalion, Third Infantry, Warsaw.
Second Lieut.. Henry c. Coppage. Quar-
termaster, Third Battalion, Third Infantry.
Charlottesville.
Camp Young is the name given to the
place where the maneuvers are to take
place. 1t Is announced that there will be
no formation under arms In overcoatS dur
ing the encampment, but commanding off,
GERS are expected to use their own Judgment
about having their men bring them. Each
organization is to take its own camp
equipage. cooking outfits proper allowance
of wall tents for officers and conical wall
tents for men, at the rate of one tent to
each twelve enlisted men, for infantry, and
cient conical wall tents are available wall
tents will be taken at the rate of four en-
listed men to a tent.
Indiana people desiring to visit West Point
can reach the camp by going to Louisville,
the Illinois Central and the Louisville,
Henderson & ST. Louis railroads having
agreed on joint arrangement for trains
during the army maneuvers. Tickets will
be sold at 60 cents the round trip from
Louisville and return. These tickets will be
Guiding Sunday, from Sept. q to Oct Is.
Trains will run back and forth at frequent
intervals.
The camp equipage of the Indiana militia
has been shipped to West Point and on Sum-
DAY Lieutenant Robert Tyndall will go to
supplies, having been appointed an acting
QuartermaSter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
vi. Il. III. s. Girls Practice.

The NJ. T. III. S. girls basketball team
met yesterday afternoon at the German
House. About twenty girls were present,
and from this number Mrs. De Bruler
thinks that she can pick fine squad. Last
year the team was conducted by and made
up from one sorority. and did not have
school support, but this year the prospects
are good. Mrs. De Bruier the manager,
has not arranged a schedule, but she says
that all OF the games will be played in the
city. This number will include two with
Shortridge. The remainder will probably
be played with Tudor and Knickerbacker
Halls and other teams. The practice yes
terday consisted simply in throwing for the
basket Among the old players who showed
up were Elsie Leachmann, Gertrude En-
merich. Eva Hodson Anna Myer and Louise
Shulmeyer. The team will practice every
Monday and Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
SHIP BURNED AT SEA.



ALDEN, Arabia, Sept. 24-The Russian
steamer Trouvor arrived here to-day with
the passengers and crew ot the French
steamer Admiral Guridon. which sailed
from Marseilles on July 10 for French
Cochin China and concerning whose safety
fears had been expressed for about
month. The Admiral Guridon was prac-
tically destroyed by fire and is now beached
on the Arabian coast. With the exception
of one man who was killed by an explosion
there was no loss OF life among the passen-
gers or crew.
The survivors went through exciting eX-
perienceS The steamer was set on fire by
an explosion of her boiler at midnight, July
80, when forty-six miles off Socotra,
island in the Indian ocean, but heavy seas
prevented the crew reaching the island.
The burning steamer drifted coo miles dur
ing three days OF fearful anxiety toward
the Arabian coast. Then the captain de-
cided TO take TO the two unburned boats
and with great difficulty all the crew and
Passengers were landed at the bay OF
kuria-M uria. where they remained under
rough tents for forty-six days, suffering
greatly from the broling heat and ex-
posture, but with ample provisions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

Officers Duncan and Askins were called
to 955 East Georgia street Wednesday night
where they found, Mrs. James Sullivan,
bruised and crying. Mrs. Sullivan told the
officers that her husband, James Sullivan,
had come home drunk and had beaten her
Sullivan found asleep in saloon in
the neighborhood and locked up with the
charge of assault and battery against him.
The case came up before Judge Whallon
in the Police Court yesterday morning.
Mrs. Sullivan testified that her husband
had not touched her. Judge Whallon or
dered Matron Reisner to examine her body,
and she reported that it was a mass OF
bruises. Mrs. Sullivan accounted for these
marks by saying that she fell against a
fence. The judge thought the story too
thin and fined Sullivan 81, adding a SEN
tence of thirty days in the Marion county
wOrkhOuSe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
Given a Trolley Party.

A party composed of foreign exhibitors
to the horse show was given trolley party
by the horse show officials yesterday MORN
ing. The trip was made in George f. Nc
Culochs private car Martha to Muncie
and the guests included: W. G. CARING.
st. Paul; Frank q. Hogan, Louisville: w.
b. White. Cleveland; George Pepper, Toron-
TO, Canada; e. r. Sims, Chicago; A. h.
Ashbrook, Kansas City; Dean r. Low,
Topeka, Kan; Orson Moltun, Batavia, n.
Y; Col. c. \. Pratt. Little Rock. Ark: j.
r. Bowles, Beardstown, Ky; Aurei Baton
vi, New York city: II. p. Crane, st.
Charles. ILL.,, and Messrs. Garrick and
Ward. GEORGETOWN. Ky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
HAVE UNBROkEN LIST OF CONNER
CIAL LEAGUE VICTORIES.
xsngans and Whens Also Win
Individual Honors-Scores.

The Burford, Kingan and When teams
last night won straights in the Commercial
League series. The Kahns dropped three
to Burfords. the When team took three
from the ReliabIes by good margins and the
Kingans won three from the Laurie team.
Potter. OF the Pettis team, rolled the high
score OF the night. After rolling rs in the
first game and 165 in the second, he rung
up a total Of 225 pins in the third game.
somervilie, OF the News team, was second,
with 1s7. there being only one double CEN
tury rolled in the entire series.
The Burford team still leads tine race
with clean percentage Of loo, and the
kingan and When teams are tied for sec
ond place, with .77S. The Pettis team
jumped from sixth to fourth place in the
race last night by winning two out of three
games from the Eagles. The scores fol-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
IxDIANAPOLIs. sHELBYVILLE =
soUTHEAsTERN TRACTION CO.

Intermediate stops from the corner OF Washing
ron and Meridian streets on the following hours:
2 g. 2. 10. IL a. m, II oclock noon and 4 A
- a s. !. g. and u 20 p. IN
. -srs leave shebyville for indianapolis and ali
,sermeiiate stops follows; 4:s7 5:S7 al
ny So. 49, 1851, 1851 a. m. and 1881 ~
o. an 50s. 557. 65I. 1851. s57 and n 20 D. IN
trim tickets India polls ShelbvKflle
II ~ - purchased al Huder's drug store. corcef
M and Pennsylvania streets and al ths
W ~ FSnsley pharmacy Stubbins Hotel block
T. saturday and Sunday Special Schedule =
On saturday and sunday. beginning at a nm
va n,r viii leave Indiana polls each hair hour
axc.r ting 90 and $50 a. and I.sO $50 ana
s,sse n m, The last car leaves at midnight
'ifc,xfnc Shelbyyille the cars will run on IN.
hsis hour. beginning at s.-7 m. excepting -
and ff.sT N. and : 81 and s:z7 .. ~. Lat -
Will leave shelbyyille ~ l1S5 p. N
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
WILL PLAY BASKETBALL.
hoore's Hill College students Find n
Substitute for Football

Special 70 he Indianapolis Journal
MOORE'S HILL. Ind. Sept 4-Basket-
ball is 10 receive special attention at Moore's
Hill College this year. The conditions
which have prevented the organization of
. football! team viii not affect the basket
ball interests.
Heath. Lee. Armand and Findley. OF last
years team. are back In college and Griffith.
who did exceptionally good playing as
new man last year, is expected to enter
school next term These with a number OF
new men. will furnish material from which
q stronger team than that of last year is
expected
Practice Will begin after two OF three
weeks OF preliminary work la the gym
nasium. Physical Director n. E. Wallace
who viii manage the team. says there Is a
good prospect for winning team.
GSs baseball men have found some prom