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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
BADLY HURT BY RUNAWAY.
to Hospital in Fayetteville
Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Fayetteville, n. c., July 23.-Yes-
terday afternoon Mr.. Mckenzie, one
of the proprietors Of the Weed Pine
Product Company, situated a few
miles west of this city. suffered bad
fracture of his leg above the knee.
his horse running away and throwing
him from the buggy. DR.. John D.
MasRae set the injured limb, and last
night Mr.. Mckenzie was brought to
the city to the Highsmith hospital.
The local board Of managers Of the
State Colored- Normal School met
yesterday, consisting of H. L. Cook.
chairman; H. w. Lilly, treasurer; Q.
K. Nimocks, secretary; r. F. DeVane,
H. L. Bragden. The following faculty
was reelected: E. E. Smith, principai, /,
J. +. Groom. J. F. K. Simpson,
Emma Council. Lena Perry. Until a
permanent building is erected for the
school. it will be conducted in a large
lodge-room on Worth street, and next
session a domestic department will
be added, for teaching cooking, sew
ing, etc.
Jerry Ross, negro. was committed
to Jail in default Of bail yesterday by
Magistrate OVERLY, charged with sell
ing whiskey.
Alderman and Mrs. r. II. Bucking-
ham. with a party of friends. have
returned from a pleasant outing al
Sugg's pond. Bladen county, where
they camped in tents, and caugh;
abundance of fish
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
SUFFERED AT SEA.
TIL Tenedos Appeared Just i'm Time
to Rescue the Crew Of the San
PetrO from Horrible Deaths

New York. July pa pitiabie story
of suffering and death at sea, of a ship
without a navigating officer, and with
a half starved crew. who had neither
food nor water when help came to them
was brought here today by the officers
Of the Hamburg American Line steam
er Tenedos, which arrived from the le-
want.
When the Tenedos was north of Ma
deira islands, ON July Sth, she sighted
a sailing vessel, showing signals of dig
tress and a short time later came I'd
at the Italian bark SanPfetro, bound
on the Italian bark SanPetrio. bound
go of guano. When an officer from
bark. most deplorabIe condition was
found to exist. A hair starved. thor
oughly exhausted crew stood helplessly
about the deck. The captain had died
and had been buried at sea and the
mate, the only other person on the
ship with any knowledge of navigation
was lying at the point of death in the
cabin.
The store of provisions and water
had been completely exhausted.
In this helpless condition, after the
crew had worn themselves out attempt
ing to work the ship with no knowl-
edge Of where they were, the signal of
distress had been set. Hope had been
nearly abandoned when the Tenedos
hove in sight. After the sick mate had
been attended by the Tenedos surgeon,
a plentiful supply Of provisions and
water was put on board the distressed
bark, and the steamers first officer
and an able seaman were detailed TO
assist in taking her to her destination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
THE DANVILLE RIOTERS.
Two of Them Convicted and Sentenc-
ed-TriaIs of Others Postponed.

, Danville. Va, July 23.-The trials Of
Nen indicted by the special grand jury
which investigated the riotous demon-
ssration before the city Jail early Wed
neSday morning, when an attempt was
made to secure the negro prisoner, Roy
Seals, charged with the murder Of the
southern Railway fiagman, James L.
Arnes. were begun today before Mayor
Wooding. Will Harris was fined $50
and sentenced to sixty days in Jail. and
Frank Chiidress sentenced to thirty
days. Childress, who is but Is years
old, is accused of throwing stones at
the police officers who were guarding
the Jail. Decision in the case of J..
William Mann, was reserved until
Thursday. Witness testified that he
was at home during the riot.
The evidence against the men was
given mostly by policemen who wit
messed the demonstration. Most of the
eighteen men indicted for participating
in the disturbance have been released
on $500 bail, for trial next week.
The most sensational of the cases
have been set for next Tuesday when
Wicker Arnes. a brother of the MUIR
dered man, and Daniel Taller, who il
accused of leading the crowd, will {:
tried.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
MURPHY AND PARKER TO CON-
FER.
Political Understanding Will bt
Brought About by the Leaders.

New York. July 23.-Friends of Chas.
F. Murphy, the Tammany leader. say
that the political understanding to be
brought about between Tammany Hall
and Judge Parker will be through a
direct conference between the Judge
and Mr.. Murphy. There will be no
dealing with any of the men who have
been representing Judge Parker's in
terests between and since the national
convention. The recognition which
the Tammany organization is to have
iU the coming state convention or in
the selection of a candidate for govern
or will be settled. it is said, by Messrs.
Parker and Murphy personally and not
by representatives of these men.
The Tammany leaders recognize in
Judge Parker as good a politician as
any Of his friends and the belief is ex-
pressed that an amicable understanding
will be reached when the judge and the
Tammany leader confer, and that the
programme agreed upon will be for the
best interests of the party in the state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
REMAINS AT ROUEN.
Mrs. Maybrick Has Not Gone to Paris.
Prior to Sailing for America.

Rouen, France, July 23.-Notwith-
standing the reports that Mrs. May
brick had gone to Paris, prior to sailing
for America, there is every indication
that she is still here with her mother
Baroness de Rouques, at the quiet little
cottage No. l Rue de Tannery. The
place has taken on an aspect of extreme
seclusion since Mrs. Maybricks arrival.
The Venetian blinds are drawn and the
the gate to the vine-covered high stone
wall surrounding the house ia rigorous
ly guarded against visitors by a yener-
able servant. But those having rela-
tionS with the household say that
neither the mother nor the daughter
have left the house since they arrived
on Thursday morning. They say Mrs.
'Maybrick wishes to spend some days
in repose at Rouen and that neither is
likely to leave for several days. In the
meantime they wish to remain in Sc
clusion, to avoid notoriety. Therefore
all inquiries are met with the response
that no one is at home and that the
mistress has been gone a week.
When Mrs. Maybrick arrived she
brought two large valises and a we'll
filled wicker hamper. "A neighbor who
saw her arrive describes her as looking
fairly WE'LL with hair turning grey.
The family has few friends in Rouen,
as the Baroness has maintained strict
privacy, being generally known as
Madame de Moremont for the purpose
of avoiding attention. Almost her only
intimate acquaintance in her is her fl
nancial adviser who occupies an official
position, but he is unacQuainted with
the recent movements at the family
cottage.
,Havre, July 23.-Officers of the French
steamship line say Mrs. Maybrick and
Baroness de Roques were not passen-
gers on La Chambapne, which sailed
for New York today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Ihe Vladivostok squadron sightch.
Russians Retreat Before n Superior
Force.

st. Petersburg, July 23.-Generai
kuropatkin reports in a dispatch to
the Emperor that a detachment of
Russian troops commanded by Colonel
Tsybulsky gave battle in the Sinbel
pass July IL to a superior force Of
Japanese. The engagement resulted
In the retirement Of the Russians, with
a loss Of an officer and 46 men killed.
and four officers and 1872 men wound
ed.
In another fight on the Mukden
road. July 18th. several companies Of
dismounted Cossacks offered a stub
born resistance to the Japanese ad-
vance guard. The Russians fell back
on Siaosyr. One man was killed and
thirteen were wounded. The Japanese
suffered considerable loss.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
POWELL GIVES BAIL.
The Man Charged With SwindIins
Through the Mail Out On Bond.
Especial to The tMessenger.)

Raleigh. n. c., July 23.-J. B. Powell,
OF Norfolk, in jail here several months
and 10 be tried on the charge OF the
using mails for swindling purposes, by
taking the name OF reputable Raleigh
f-m and ordering goods from firms all
over the country, tonight gave bail for
one thousand dollars He put up part
OF the bond in cash and two Norfolk
men gave the remainder. He left to-
night for some point in Vance county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Texa. Democrats Hold Convention.

Houston, Texas, July 23.-Two con-
ventions were held by the Democrats
OF the Eighth Congressional district to-
day. One of them nominated Congress
man John NJ. Pinckney, for. another
term. The other perfected Organization
and then adjourned until the state con-
vention without making a nomination.
This convention favors o. T. Holt, OF
Houston.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Jack O'Brien and Bob
FitZSimmOnS Box
Six Rounds
OPEN AIR FIGHT

The Contest Was a Terrific One. ana
at the End Both Men showed oiShs
of the GruelIing Fight They Had
Gone Through-O'Brien Landed the
Greater Number Of Blows, But They
Did Not Do So Much Damage as
Those of FitZsimmOns, VINO was
Fresher at the Close OF the Fight
Than O'Brien-6,0OO People Wit
messed the Affair.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Attempt to Settle Second
Packers Strike
Fails
AN ULTIMATUM

The Butchers Union and Allied Or
ganizations Demand a Settlement
of the Strike Before Monday Morn
ing. on Penalty Of a General Walk
out Of All Union Men-COnferences
During the Day Were Held. but
Finally Adjourned Without Reach
ing Any Agreement-The Packers
Are Preparing for a Long Seige and
Have Ordered the Employment Of as
Many Non-UniOn Men as Can be
Secured
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Two British Vessels Cap
tured in the Red
Sea
BY THE RUSSIANS

The SAME Procedure Will be Followed
of the Malacca-Germans Are In
dignant at the Seizure Of the Scan
dia. Hamburg.Amer Steamer.
British Government Is to Determine
Vessels-The Vladivostok Squadron
Sighted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Big Excursion.

One of the largest excursions Of the
season came in yesterday from Rock
ingham. There were ten cars, and
the crowd was estimated at from 900
To 1000 people
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Germans Indignant at Russia.s Course

(TcrHianS lnO1gndnt at huSS1a'S course.
Berlin, July 23.-The foreign Office
is without official information Of the
seizure of the Scandal. the only tele-
gram received up to the present time
being a telegram from the Hamburg
American Company, stating the facts
and appealing for assistance. The
foreign Office thereupon cabled to the
German consul at Port Said for al
authentic version of the capture. and
is awaiting his answer before making
represen tations at st. Petersburg. The
officials discuss the case with an evi-
dent attempt to keep coo', but they
betray deep-se3ted indignation at Rus
sia's course. Germany has no war
ships in the Red Sea. and the question
of sending vessels there has not yet
! been considered. but the officials
plainly intimate that this question
! must arise, unless Russia Speedily
orders the captains of her volunteer
fleet steamers to cease molesting Ger
man shipping.
The officials refer to the energetic
language of the German press as fully
justified. The seizure of the Scandia
is regarded as being 50 excessively
unreasonable that the government Of
ficials try TO assume that the captain
of the Russian ship exceeded his in
s>ructions and that Russia will make
speedy amends
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
Parker to be Notified of
His Nomination on
August 10th
AT ROSE MOUNT

Tie Programme for the Ceremonies
the Exercises VIII be Very simple
Judge Parker's Speech Of Accept
ancc Will be Brief. Not Dealing In
timately With Any Of the Campaign
Issues, but Leaving These to be
Discussed I'm His Letter OF Accept
ance-A Letter from Carl Schur1
That Gives Great Satisfaction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
More Cruisers for Russia.

Hamburg. Juy est is said that
the North German Lloyd steamer
kaiserin Maria Theresia, and four
Hamburg-American liners, recently
purchased by Russia, have left Lii
bau. on the Baltic, under sealed or
ders. fully armed and equipped as
cruisers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26

London, July 13.-1:45 p. NJ
Count Benckendorff. the Russian ann
bassador. has received official notifi-
the capture of two more British ships
In the Red Sea and instructions from
his government to notify Great Bri-
tain that the same procedure will be
followed as in the case of the Malacca,
namely. the vessels will be taken to
a neutral port for examination by the
consuls Of the two nations concerned.
The effect of the additional seizures
upon the British government has been
to intensity the determination to set
tie the status of the volunteer fleet
vessels. 1t is understood that the dis
patch of the British cruiser Venus to
the Red sea and a number of torpedo
boats to Port Said is an earnest of
the governments intention to protect
British commerce. No warlike in
structions have been given the COM
manders. but the Venus will closely
watch the procedure of the volunteer
fleet vessels. Some diplomatic circles
regard this as being in the nature of
a threat to Russia, but the Russian
diplomats in London express no con-
Germ.
No More Merchantment OF be Arrested
st. Petersburg. July 23.-3:45 p. m.
The Associated Press is able to an
nounce that Russia has informally
notified Great Britain that orders have
been issued to the Russian cruisers
in the Red Sea- not to arrest any more
merchantmen. and it has been agreed
between the two powers that if, pend
ing the receipt of these orders by the
captains of the st. Petersburg and the
Smolensk, any other ships should be
stopped and held as prizes these acts
shall be regarded as not having taken
place. and the ships concerned at once
released.
Although it was authoritatively
stated yesterday that the MaIacca had
already reached Suda bay, it now
transpires that when the Malacca
sailed from Port Said she was bound
for Algiers. Unless orders are deliv-
cred to her on the way she will upon
arrival there find an order to proceed
Immediately to Suda bay, where under
Britain and Russia, an examination of
her cargo will be made by the Russian
and the British conSulSl
The apparent delay in the delivery
| of orders to the captains of the ST. Pc
tersburg and the Smolensk explains
! the seizure Of the Scandia and the
| Ardov.
Great Britain having formally rails
| ed the question of the status of the
| ST Petersburg and the SmOlenSk the
| foreign Office has called a meeting OF
| leading officials Of the admiralty to
| consider the subject. This confer
ence Is now in progress. The decision
will he submitted to the Emperor fol-
| ratification.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
The Scandia at Suez.

Suez. July 23.-The steamer Scan
dia, in charge Of Russian prize crew.
MAS entered the canal.
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The company has made the follow
ing statement:
The capture OF the Scandia ap-
pears to be inexplicabIe. Her mani
tests show that no war material IN
any form for japan was on board.
The Hamburg-American Company at
the beginning OF the war instructed its
representatives to make II their special
duty not to accept contraband for
transmission.
The Hamburg-Amerrcan Company
has asked the foreign Office TO initiate
the steps necessary TO clear up tsiis
disagreeable incident"
The VEadivostok Squadron Sighted.
Toxic. July 24.-10 a m.-The
Vladivostok squadron was sighted te
O'Clock this Sunday morning
thirty miles of the southern coast OF
the Province of lieu. 1t was veering
to the last.
lieu forms the peninsula between
Suruga and Sagami bays 1t Is about
seventy miles southwest OF Yokoha-
ma.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
No War Material on the Scandia.

Hamburg, July 23.-The officials Of
the Hamburg-American Line declare
that the seizure OF their steamer Scan
dfa by the Russians Is inexplfcable.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12
THE REAL VALUE.

The real value feature of the new
assessment law which the Democrats
are now attacking and lying about so
viciouSly was unanimously recon-
mended by the Tax Commission in it's
report to the governor and cordially
Endorsed by those eminent Democratic
members, Henry G.. Davis and John
H. Holt. Mr.. Holt made an able ar
gument before the commission in ia
vor of the justice, honesty and equal
ity of the real value they carry and
presented a score of reasons why it
should he adopted. Mr.. Holt was the
last Democratic candidate for govern
or, and came near being called upon
this time. He is Democratic lead
Ell of recognized ability and his views
on this question are certainly entitled
to more weight than those of the
swarm of little Democratic school
house orators who are now attacking
and misrepresenting them. Demo-
cratic voters who have decided to sup
port Mr.. Dawson Should not be misled
by the buncombe issuing from Demo-
cratic sanctUms and Democratic spell
binders, but should remember that
the important features OF the new
legislation were, heartily supported by
Henry G. Davis and John H. Holt as
members OF the tax commission.
They have never repudiated the views
they expressed two years ago, even
though Mr.. CornweIl, of Hampshire,
does not agree with them and they
hold the same opinions now IS they
did then.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12
WHY PARKER is SILENT.

Undoubtedly the real reason why
stump is his discovery that his speech
es would be more apt to harm thar 10
help him, He is even more of fail
,1re as a talller than he is as a writer.
His speech of acceptance at Esopus
was vague and dull to the last degree.
His style of discourse lacks the spark
lie, the concentration, the life that
noes audiences. The things that he
would say could be said just as
effectively by the average man on the
street. If he were not a candidate
no National committee would think Of
employing him as a spellbindcr. No
audience would listen TO kim. Prob
ably he does not look for any such
triumphs as McKinley's home speech
es won, for Mckinley was a good
taller. and he had something to say
that the public wanted to hear But
Mckinley would have been elected
Just the same if he had made
experimenting tour. He stood for a
cause that appealed to large major
ity of h iscountrymen and for party
which had then and has now the con
fidence Of the great mass of Ameri-
cans. In each of these vital particu-
lars Parkers side is fatally defective
in 1904, as it was in 1900 and 1906
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12
MR.. GERMAN NOT A PROPHET.

We thought all along that Uncle
Henry G. was 'ourn," but Mr. Cor
man says he is product of Mary
American. In commenting on the
Democratic meeting there, the Ameri-
can says:
Mr. German was in good voice, and
spoke with more earnestness than is
usually displayed by him. 1t had
been expected that he would tell the
Democrats of Maryland that Parker
and Davis would surely be elected,
and, while he said he believed they
would beelected, at the same time he
said he was not a prophet, and did not
possess more information as to the
result than any man in the audience.
Mr.. German spoke for about ten
minutes, and then introduced Mr..
Davis as a product of Maryland and
as Il man who had been honored by
his party. His 1ife's work is the best
testimony of his worth All admire
him who know him; all love him who
are near him. Maryland is proud to
contribute one of her sons TO lead
in a great cause Mr.. Davis was
we'll greeted. He plainly demonstrate
ed that while an octogenarian, he is
a novice in public speaking, for he
halted two or three times, and his
words had some hestitancy in leav-
ing his lips. He created laughter
when he said that if Judge Parker
should be elected he would not in
vite Booker Washington to the White
House. At the conclusion of his adj
dress Mr. Davis acknowledged that
he was no public speaker. He added
that he merely appeared in order
that the audience might see that he
is not too old to be Vice President
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12
EMpLoYMEn u Il 4, Qp 4: Wages


L a most 81 eII fcant fact is made APP
parent By the quarterly reports Of.
many OF our railroad s. They tell us
in many Instances Sof an increase in
operating. expenses, and we find that
very large share of this increase is.
due to the earnings of its employees.
For instance: The ST. Paul shows
that for the last six months its pay
roll for labor directly employed in
tral shows that the increase in wages
paid toits employees during the last
year amounted TO S2,400,49 These
are but instances, which could be
multiplied indefinitely; and in this
connection it may not be contended
SO much that the rate of wages has
increased by a large percentage, but
the claim is made that large num-
Der of people are being employed
constantly and for a fuller number
Of hours than ever before in our coun-
try. 1t is true that many men in
certain cities of our Union are out of
work today-most of them, however,
northumberland yet it is also true
that, generally speaking, our laboring
classes throughout the entire coun-
try in every State of the Union we're
never 80 fully employed as they are.
in these autumn days Of 1904. It is
this constant employment, this not
being laid off a week, month. and
for all tilne.i as was the case under
Grover Cleveland and free trade from
1898 to 1897, which gives our work
ing classes their great purchasing
power; which gives them the ability
to buy not only the necessaries of life
in full measure, but the comforts,
convenences and 1uXuries, which
really is the surplus enjoyed by the
wife and children, who reap the ben
eft of the labqrer's reward. Not only
this, but our banks, our loan and trust
companies are really bulging with the
savings of the frugal, who are able
TO lay aside the much-deSired penny
ana dollar for the rainy day that is
bound to come at some period for all
of us.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12

The Republican opportunity is now
here to put the Democrats entirely
out OF business so far as West Vi
sinia is concerned. II the State goes
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks after all
the fuss the Democrats are making.
over Uncle Henry c., they will be so
completely discouraged that they WI
never make another Strenuous fight!
The Republicans certainly see their
opportunity TO vanquish hitheIl':
troublesome foe. Will they arise to
the occasion? 1t is for them to decide
but we believe they will not be found
wanting when the supreme test
comes,