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

Kustendji, Roumania. August 81
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria embark
ed here at midnight on the Bulgarian
gunboat Nadiejda and sailed for Bur
gas, Bulgaria.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
ANINTERVIEW
Turkish Minister Has
Long Talk With Sec
rotary Hay
NOTHING NEW

After it Was Over He Refused to
Discuss What Had Taken Place.
He Says the Turkish Government
Has Done Nothing WrOng-NO Mes
sages of Importance Have Been
Received from Minister L%eishman.
the Teacher in One of the Missions
at
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial 10 n MeSSt1lger.D
Raleigh, \. c., August 31.-There is
reason to believe that the offer to lease
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way will not be accepted. Taking the
entire term of fifty years it would only
yield an average Of two per cent. an
nually. Some persons think tina one
of the big railway systems is behind
the offer, which is made by a private
candidate
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
Samuel Parks to be Released on
Bail.

New York, August 31.-Justice Sewell
of the supreme court today signed an
order granting a certificate of reasona-
BILE doubt in the case of Samuel Parks,
the walking delegate, who is now IN
Sing Sing, having been convicted On a
charge of extortion, pending appeal
proceedings and ordered his release on
$40, 900 bail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
for A. s. COIyar, Jr.

Richmond, Va, 31.-The governor this
evening issued a requisition for A 5
Colyar. Jr., held in Washington city
and wanted here on a charge Of check
flashing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04

Speaking of cheap sports-how about
the fellow who knocks the home team
in the hope that it will enable him to
win a 30-cent bet?-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
UNJUST TO FOREIGNERS
DOWN ALL WHO HAVE
CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA.

SeNerai itaiians Who Insisted on
andin in Their DepositiOns
Were Thrown in Jail to
FOreiSnerS Seized.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
Hoods ~CdrsdpdriiLd

1t promptly neutralizes the acid in the
blood on which the disease depends, COM
pletely eliminates it, and strengthens the
system against its return. Try Hoods.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
Rheumatism

What is the use OF telling the rheumatlc
that he feels as if his Joints were being dis
located?
He knows thai his sufferings are very
much like the tOrtures of the rack.
Whd he udntS to knOW is what will per-
manently cure his disease.
That, according TO thousands of grateful
testimonials, is
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06

rs immense planning mills an aoun.
dant supply of timber. The big tlmGct
interests of Mr.. John Harkcr and ms
associates in the firm of Wiley, Harkef
& Co, have, it is stated, been secured by
he Tunis concern. The Norfolk con
Germs have been after the more heavily
wooded districts of North Carolina tor
long while. The Tunis Lumber Com
nany. however, appears to have gotten It's
reported alliance with the Angola ano
the Carolina lumber companies, recently
reorganized. the pick OF all the immense
timber lands of the Wiley-Harker peo'
pie.
Mr.. Thomas Ford, the blind mattress.
maker of Lexington, died at MS nome
in that city, aged 70 years. In his youth
he lost his sight by two accidents. he
nrong of fork which he was using, 10
unite his shoestring slipped, pierced Ills
eve destroying the sight. 4 shG7->ii1mS
- afterward whip lash destroyed the sig
~ the other. He was buried in the Lex
ington Cemetery. Five children survive
him.
The work of doube-tracking the
Southern railway is progressing rapidly
~ Manassas. Some valuable property IN
the town will be impaired. The trees IN
front of the Hotel Maine and the
Howard House will have to be cut DOWN
70 make way for the tracks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
A COMPROMISE OFFERED
Latest Plan May Solve the Venezuelan
Question.
MINISTER BOWEN WAITING ANSWER
The Proposition Suggested by Representa-
five of One Of the Allies, Is That for Short
Period of the Year the Allies Shall Exclu'
siye.y Receive Percentage of the Custom
Duties

Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD.-Prop-
ositions involving compromise OF the
allied powers contention for preferen-
hal treatment in the settlement OF their
claims against Venezuela have been
submitted to the governments of Great
Britain. Germany and Italy by their
representatives at Washington, and,
while no answers have been received as
VET there is reason for the belief that
the allies will see way to accept the
la est proposition. This compromise
has been suggested by one OF the rep
resentatives OF the allies here, and
while if has not formally received the
Endorsement OF Minister Bowen, it is
felt that he will not enter serious OBJ
iections to its adoption. provided the
United States and the other claimant
nct'ons outside the alliance can De
convinced that their own interests III
Venezuela will not be substantially IN
iured by yielding 10 plan which seems
to offer solution OF the present seri-
Gus hitch in the Washington negota-
tons. -.
The details of the proposition nov
under consideration by the three allieo
nations are not obtainable, but IN
General way it is understood to be
Modification of the allies contention
that they be recognized as Venezuela
nreferred claimants in the payment Of
the indemnity. The plan suggested
provides that for short period, per
haps six months or year, Great BIZ
tain Germany and Italy shall receive
exclusively percentage of customs re-
ceipts of the ports of Porto Cabellc
and Lapuayra. and that at the end OF
this period-the exact length OF which
Is vet open to decision--that all the
claimant nations be placed on the sam,
footing. and at the expiration OF thai
time the 30 per cent. OF the receipts o
these two ports be divided. among al
the claimant nations in ratio DaSed OF
the amount of each nations claim.
The plan is regarded as compromi;sf
which will enable the allies to with
draw their ships from Venezuelan wa
tiers without a serious loss of prestige
Whether the claimant nations OUTSIDE
the tripartite agreement will assent tc
this scheme is not yet known. N
British ambassador called by appoint
ment on Secretary Hav this Afternoon
at o'clock, and it is believed that SOM
such plan as this was under consi 1er
alton. the British ambassador wiShinf
to acouaint himeef with the exact at
titude of the United States reegardin,.
Lord Lansdowne' contention Tor pref
erential treatment for the allies.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06

MN11nred man named SprlSSS I'D,
been amounted Waterman at the MAYA
Academy. Annapolis. He held SIM
lar position in the Treasury Depart
nent at Washington, and was tran?
tered TO the Naval Academy at his
own request.
Lvnchburg Elks are to build hand
some new home for the lodge WoIF
will probably begin within two monthS
Dobyns Bros. are to build large ho'
rel and storeroom at Dublin, to De COM.
nleted and ready for occupancy the Isl
of May. uro..o-
oort, Allegany county, OF rheumatism
aged SO years. -, T., Toe .wo
vears had been associate principal OF
ihe Valley Seminary, large female
srhool at Waynesboro. has been APP
no;nfed adjunct professor OF English IN
he ouisiana State University at Ba-
ton Rouge. .;eod
The Federal Government has notiheo
Clements Shafer, Richmond con-
tractor. that his bid on the proposed
! improvements on James River, to cost
Soiz 600. has been accepted. The con-
tract will be signed in few days
While pursuing two negro tugltiye e,
near Windsor. Officer Bradshaw shot
three times and one of them fell badly
wounded They were suspected OF ROB
berv at Dwight, but it appears that th'
real thieves have been caught
William Watkins was cut and NOR
.,,Iv wounded by John G. Ball in a row
~ the crossroads near Hampton. Bal
,sed a caseknife. Watkins throat wa
mt from ear to ear.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

The Pennsylvania Railroads famous
2o-hour special between New York ana
Chicago will be abandoned in order TO
aid in removing the traffic congestion.
Justice MacLean, of the Supreme
Court of New York, has denied an ap-
plication for separation based on an
antemarital error on the part OF the wife.
THE Thomas Jefferson Memorial AS
ISOLATION has issued an appeal through
its president, Admiral Dewey, for funds
to erect a memorial to Jefferson at the
capital.
AT the Indianapolis wage conference
the GENERATORS unanimously voted not to
grant the demand of the miners tor
higher wages and certain changes IN the
method of mining. The question was
discussed and referred to the scale COM
mittee.
C. B. Allison, an electrical contractor
of Sheraden, a suburb OF PittsDurg, was
called to the front door OF his house ana
shot down by an unknown person.
The Southern Pacific has reached an
agreement with its fremen on the wage
question. The increase granted aver
ages between E and II per cent.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
has voluntarily increased the wages OF
all its machini6ts, boilermakers, black
smiths and car repairers.
An appraisal of the estate of the late
Augustin DAILY, of New York, shows
that it is not sufficient to cover his debts.
lean Jules Jusserand the new French
ambassador, and his wife reached New
York on the French liner La Lorraine.
The schooner Minnehaha sprung a
leak and sank at the entrance to Wlnyah
Bay, South Carolina
The big department store of Wenl-
stock, Lubin & Co., in Sacramento, CAL,
was destroyed.
AT the opening of the afternoon Scs-
sion of the Strike Commission IN Phila-
delphia Attorney Wolverton, for the
Reading, announced that at conference
held during the noon recess between
John Veith, general mining superlnten-
dent of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, and George W:
Hartlein, secretary of District No. 9, OF
the miners union, it was agreed that the
weighing of coal in tho Ninth district,
which takes in all of the southern coal
field, is impracticable because of the
pitching veins. This settles, so tar as
the lower fields are concerned, one OF the
principal issues in dispute in the other
two regions.
>,The National Board of Education,
which was incorporated by recent act
of Congress, organized by electing w. H.
Baldwin, Jr, president. John D. Rookie
Teller. Jr., is member of the board
John D. Rockefeller, ST., has given $780,
ooo for 10 years.
Levy Ankeny, the millionaire banker
and farmer of Walla Walla, was elected
United States senator by the Washing
ton legislature.
Mr.. Abraham Gompers, son OF Mr.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, died III
Denver, Col.
While crazed by drink at Titusvllle
Pa, John Fiddler shot and killed nj;
wife, tried to kill his son and then killed
himself.
John Beard Allen, former United
States senator from Washington, Is
dead
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
Foreign.

.,rA story is, sySrent. in the provincial
o al saxonv IS determined to renounce his
succession to the throne in favor Oh hi'
son, George, who is 10 years OLD.
limited States Minister Powell and
representative of the Dominican govern
ment signed a protocol to submit an
American company's claim to arbitration
Brazilian generals, with guns allo
ammunition, have gone to the bOllVla q,
frontier to take command OF the brazil-
ian troops there.
The French Chamber of Deputies,
amid a patriotic demonstration, adop'eo
the first chapter of the army budget
The engineers of the Netherlands Rail
road struck, stopping trafhc between
Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Sousa's Band played American airs IN
Waterloo Castle, London, tor hing
Edward.
Serious floods have been caused IN
Scotland by the melting of the snow
Herr BALM, director general OF the
Hamburg American Line, explained thai
the French Line has renewed the usual
traffic agreement, but has not entered
into the shipping combine
DR.. van Lynden, the Dutch foreigr
minister, announced that Carnegie
offer of $4,000 for a library for the In
ternational Court of Arbitration had beer
rejected. =, :,
Countess Isabella Wesierska Kwileck
was for the second time arrested in Der
lin on the charge of palming OFT bogu
child as the heir to large Polish estate
Foreign Minister Prinetti, of Italy
had an attack of paralysis while attend
inc a conference of the ministers wit
the King at the Quirnal.
An American chamber of commerce
was organized with IoI members, Wh
are engaged in business in various 'ei
, man cities.
The Crown Princess Of Saxony NJ
r been excluded from all rights and dit
mites of a member Of the Saxon roy
G house. .,
e It is reported that Ben Hamara, II
= oretender to the throne OF Morocco, h;
been defeated.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
BOY MURDERER GETS 20 YEARS.
49,. Lands, at Lancaster, Pa, thinks
Sentence too Light.

Lancaster, Pa tcoeciaD-Clarence
Mccoy and William Gds'' nan. the two
Columbia (Pa.) boys convicted e.-,ur-
der in the second degree, were gwen u.
maximum sentence of 20 years by Judge
Lands. who stated he was sorry he could
not make the punishment more severe
The prisoners are each 20 years OF
ACE and the crime for which they were
convicted was the murder OF JacoD H.
Bostick, a tracl,walker on the Penhsy yt
vania railroad. After shooting ana peat at,
ing him over the head the murder I:ls
placed the body on the track. expecting
that a train would run over 1t ana h'u'
the evidence of murder. e:,,
The body was discovered few min
utes before the passage of a tram
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
sI,oOO,9O0 DEAL REPORTED.
Chicago Concern May Buy Four Mines OF
Perry Company.

Clarksburg, w. Va (speciaD.-A re-
mort is current at Clarksburg that the
Perry Coal Company will sell us ho'u :,
ings in this county to the weaver OoA'
Company, of Chicago. The price Is IT,
ported to be ST. 100000. s-
The Perry property consists OF ioua our
mines-the Howard, at Wisonburg' tie
perry and Gore, at Adamston, and the
POOP. near Lumberport.- The three lat
ter plants are modern and were con-
structed at considerable cost In the
tract of coal lands is comprised 2ooo y. y.
3.ooo acres of the regular nlne,1o %?
SPittsburg vein." 1t fronts on the bal!,-
more and Ohio and the Short Line rail-
roads.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
VIII Work Day and Night.

Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD.-The
three-shift system, by which work will
be kept tip day and night, has begun in
the gun-carriage shop at the Washington
NAVY Yord. There is an imperative de-
mand for completing the orders now on
hand and this step is taken with view
to expcditing the completion OF WORK
the orders for which were given over
two wears 1t is the purpose of the naval
officials to keep the other shops at tne
ward in full operation during the entire
day and night as soon as sufficient Work
men can be obtained.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
David p. Jones Dead.

Pittsburg (Special).-David Phillips
ZONES, Chief Engineer of the United
States Navy, retired, died at his apart
ment at the Iroquois here. AS father OF I
modern engineering in the navy Chief
Engineer Jones was prominently known
throughout the United States. Ihe as
tinction was earned by his establishment
of the engineering department OF the
Naval Academy. After the course was
onened he became one of the professor,
and was one of the most successful and
popular ones ever at the naval school.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
odd Museum in Paris.

Paris has a museum of objects re
lating to the ballet. 1t includes every
thing, from old ballet skirts to jew.
elry worn by famous dancers. There
are also casts of the feet of these
terpsichoreans, among them being one
of Nine Vestris' feet 1t was made
for Lord Fife at a cost of $4,000, and
sold after his death for a small sum
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
Eo.a,;tv ou the u, s. S. Boston.

Vallejo, Cal. (By Cable).-The blow,
ing out of plate in the engine-rooni OF o.
the United States steamer Boston cost
Edward Lee Baker his life and aanothe,::
Concord Tate, lies in a critical condl-
ton. The two men were naval macnil'-
lists and were endeavoring to repair
leakv valve.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
Financial.

The Reading is producing an average
Of 1900 tons OF coal daily.
Standard Oil brokers freely sold St.
Paul when it had risen to I79.
Ct Paul Railroad is putting Eastern
freight in storage, the railroads beng
so badly blocked.
Furopean exchange rates were uii-
chanacd money conditions running
smoothly despite Venezuela
Storage battery jumps about very
r;n,bIv 1t is so closely held the IN
siders can do anything they care to
with it.
Chicago Great Western is to be t trans ans
ferred to one of the big railroad, sys
TENS, says Vice-President Oppenhelm
OF seventy-nine independent tin plat'
mills only eighteen are now ranh IN
owing to reduction from 50 to $500
box. There are 227 out OF 2o4 u"S
mills in operation. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
in THE CHINA SEA
A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.
By SEWARD W.. HOPKINS.

(CorYnaHT BoNNERs SoNsD
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17
Big FRAUDS COMMITTED
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO FILES ITS
ANSWER In FEDERAL COURT.
Contracts Were Let for Big Improve
ments to Fake Companies, Ii Is Al
Ieged-COurt Grist.

The city of East Chicago yesterday filed
replies in the Federal Court to the answers
of the trust companies-the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank, the Northern Trust
Company and the Fidelity Trust Company
in the cross bills of complaint filed in the
case OF the city against the East Chicago
Waterworks Company and the East Chi
cago Light and Power Company. The re-
plies deny all allegations contained in the
answers of the trust companies and state
in detail the particulars in the case.
The case is an old and complicated one,
in which the city of East Chicago has been
attempting TO secure a title TO property
created by defrauding companies. 1t en-
bodies the construction of a waterworks
system and an electric light system. The
trust companies are brought into the suit
as securities for the bonds OF the contract.
In the case of the Illinois Trust Company,
the mayer and Council of the city let a
contract to a fake company TO construct
a water system. The work was not done
by the company, as represented. but by the
Seckner Construction Company. 1t was
agreed in the contract that the city was to
make certain payments to the Illinois Trust
Company, which were to be applied TO the
pretended first mortgage bonds OF the pre-
tended East Chicago Waterworks Company.
However, the pretended bonds were deliy-
cred to the Seckner Constructing Company
and thence transferred by them to persons
unknown to the city. similar fraud, IL
is alleged, was committed in the cases of
the lighting contract and repair work on
the water mains.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17

to-day are American Beauty, the high
school performer, and Thistledown, one Of
the best high jumpers in this country.
In extent the dairy exhibit far surpasses
the dairy exhibits of previous years at the
Indiana State fair" said Prof. Van Nor
man, of Purdue University, who is con-
Quoting a series Of morning and afternoon
lectures on practical methods of dalrying,
in the dairy building on the main drive.
More people want TO listen to these lee
lures and see our methods than the build
ing will accommodate. In the dairy build
ing are shown all the modern appliances
leading companies of Indiana that handle
dairy machinery are represented here.
While Indiana is not one of the leading
dairy States. TO the extent that some of the
other States are, there are a large num-
ber of butter makers in Indiana who are
using the modern machinery and tfe mod
ern methods and are receiving profitable re-
turns.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-17
CANAL TO GREAT LAKES
OLD PHASE or WABASH WATER
WAYS PLANS REAPPEARs.
Navigation stops at Terre Haute, but
Those Above Are Not satisfied
starke County Interested.
lpeciaI 10 the rndiananolis Iournal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Sept. l6.-The del
egates from the lower valley of the Wabash
who were here in the Improvement conven-
ton yesterday. and who fatty declared that
Lafayette stood no chance of getting gov
ernment work as far up the river as that
city. perhaps need not have said what nearly
all present believed TO be the truth, but
the best information is that as matters now
stand there is little probability OF the army
engineer corps recommending anything
above Terre Haute. While il is true that
the records at the War Department in
Washington show the head of navigation
In the Wabash TO be officially recognized as
at Perrysvlle. Vermillion county the de-
partment has virtually recognized Terre
Haute as the head The Big -Four Railroad
people assert that they had the consent OF
the department to omit drawbridge when
they were rebuilding the bridge over the
Waoash In this city. A wagon bridge has
Deen pullt at Clinton without a draw, and
Eigo county Is building a new bridge in
TINS city, the plans for which do not include
q draw.
The hope OF the up-valIey people is mostly
In the revival OF the old project for ship
canal from Lake Michigan TO the Wabash
river, at point near Lafayette. Two sur
veys Tor this lOo-miles long canal were made
many years ago by the government. When
Nlncennes was holding mass meetings to
Doom the convention held here yesterday the
vincennes Bar Association adopted resolu-
tons In favor of the ship canal connecting
the great northern lakes in a direct line OF
water communication with the Gulf OF Mexi-
CO and the caribbean sea"
IL Is an interesting fact in the present
consideration Of channel depth above Terre
Haute that a few weeks ago the Lafayette
engineering Company, which is building the
Ierre Haute bridge, sent a big barge. with
steam power and drawing two feet of water
from Lafayette To Terre Haute. notwith
standing the river at low stage.