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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Japanese Report OF the Port Arthur
Engagement.

Toxic. February N.-The official re-
mort of the naval officers who attempt
ed TO block the entrance to the harDoT
of Port Arthur on the morning Oh tep-
ruary a, differs in some respects Iroll
the accounts already printed. FROM
this report it appears that the Russian
searchIights discovered the approach
of the five Japanese steamers, DeIore
thew had reached the point Where IL
was proposed to sink them ana tnaI
the Russian guns disabled three OF th1
1--WE Another new feature IS that
nortion OF the crews from the sunken
steamers were not picked up until tn :
afternoon of the oath. The report Oh
the officers in substance is as tollo"s'
give vessels intended to obstruct the
entrance to Port Arthur adVanceu
| about O'Clock on the morning or Tue
oath from the Southwark through .he
Lao Thi shan channel toward tne
| mouth Of the port 1t appears that the
| Tansin Maru. which was in the van.
| was steered too far to port ana Wneh
she was about three miles to the souti-
| west of shore, she was shol anu
I'ously damaged. She was run on tne t
| shoals. The other steamers which were
- bar wake. changed their course TO
| the northeast and advanced, but the
| enemy's search lights flashing upon
| them impeded their progress. Inc en-
| aroy's fire struck the steering gear o.
| the BuShiu Maru. disabling Hel. IN
| grounded near the Tenshin Maru, anu
| after striking. her officers destroyea
| her and she sank Next the Ruyo Ma[u
| was seriously damaged by the enemy $
1 Are She sank before reaching tne
| harbor entrance. Nov,
| I'm the meanwhile. the Hokoku MAJ"
! snd the Jinsen Maru had advanced WIN
| great rapidity and had reached the el,- |,
| trance to the harbOr with consloeraple
| difficulty. The Hokoku Maru was GU
! on the outer side of the Russian Dattle-
! shin Retvizan and the Jinsen Maru 70 III
| the eastern side of the Retvlzah. ine
! crews of each lighted explosives 10 ae-
| stroy the merchant men and aiter GNI
| ing q loud cheer. got into their snlai
| boat. When they found their VesseIS
! sinking. the crews endeaVored 10 TO" u
| the Japanese torpedo boats Wnlch Were
| ready to pick them up but the Rilsslaas
| search lights lit up their pain ana IN IN
| Russian fire became very severe. II
| crews in their small boats were COM.
| neIled to row around under cover ane
| thev were unable to reach the TORPEDO
4 hoats. The sea became heavy at sun
| rise and the crews suffered great naru
| shin They finally succeeded IN reaC-I
! ing the Japanese SQUADRON at clocf
| in the afternoon Of the same day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
WiSCOnSin's State Capt.
tOl Almost Entirely
Burned
CAUSED BY GAS

The Loss Will be About Million
Dollars, Exclusive OF the Relics
The Contents OF the Law Library
Were Saved, as Also Was the Rec
ords Stored i'm the Grand Army
Hall-Efore to Remove the Capt.
tai From Madison to Milwaukee
VIII Probably be Renewed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

from officers to their families, and tnen
only with the approval OF the ml1tary
censor The exact whereabouts OF the
.Russian Vladivostock squadron is not
known. but it is presumed to be in the
harbor
IN to the time of filing this dispatch
nothing has been obtainable concerning
the reported Japanese landing at POS
siet Bay, near VladivoStock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Japanese Warships Sighted.

ST. Petersburg, February N.-Ai-
though there is no confirmation here
of the reported landing of japanese al
Possiet Bay, near Vladivostok, private
advices received here say that Japa-
nese warships have been sighted of
Kyeng-Seng. Korea (about eighty
miles southwest of Possiet bay)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
Reports That Three Japanese Yes
sells Were Sunk, .

Paris, February 28.-In dispatch
from st. petersburg, the correspond mt
of the Echo de Paris quotes high
officer of the Russian general staff ae
saying that complete reports Of the
latest Port Arthur attacks have not
been received. but that consideration
of the information already in posses
sion shows that in the bomrardmesat
of the night of February 23124. three
Japanese vessels were sunk. in addition
to the transports. An official dispatch
shows that one japanese torpedo boat
destroyer was sunk and the best in
formation indicates that three such
vessels were lost.
II confirm the previous reports" the
correspondent quotes this officer as
saying that upon the transports,
which menaced the battleship Retvi-
zan. our electrician discovered wires
leading to internal machines. We es-
innate that these checks will have 2
considerable effect upon the Japanese
spirit but we must continue to watch
in order to battle the enemy.
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An Ovation to General Kuropatlkin.

Pskov, Russia, February N.-General
Kuropatkin. the commander-in-chiefo OF
the Russian army in the Far East.
who arrived here today to bid farewell
to his aged mother before leaving fo"
the far east. received an ovation at sne
railroad station where he was greeted
by the governor and deputations from
the nobility, the Zemstvo, the city ef-
ficials and the commanders Of the
troops garisoned here. General Kuro-
patkin will start for the front In ABOUT
ten days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01

Will Attempt to Raise the VariaS.
Paris February 2s.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Petit Parisen. cao'es
that Japanese engineers have left for
Chemulpo, Korea, to endeavor to raise
the Russian cruiser Variag.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
A ROYAL ENGINEER.

In his article on Richard Occur de
Lions Chateau Gaillaird" in Harper's
Magazine for August, Thomas A. Jan
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vier pays a high tribute to the engi-
neering skill of the monarch which the
greatest experts of the day have caise
to admire. In the planning of his cas-
tie Richard was his own engineer, he
says; and all the experts, headed by NJ.
Violet Due, are agreed that he was
a very great engineer His mai n work,
overlapping the tpreeipitous. end of the
promontory, was in three parts; a DON
jon, an enclosing citadel rising from
deep and Wide .dry9.f osse ~ tan}c!outer
court (about, 400N225o feetl enclosed by
towering ramparts rising from a sec
ond deep and wide dry fosse. that cut
off the erd Of the promontorf and made
it in way an island. Beyond the sec
ond fosse. extending up the slope, was
an outWork-a great triangle (about
zoo feet from base to apex of lowered
ramparts protected by a third fosse
which again severed the promontory
Between the main work and the out
work the communication, seemingly
was by wooden bridge that could be
DESTROYED quickly il the outwork were
carried. There are no traces of per-
manent way. Below the cliff on which
the fortress stands are remains of out
works covering aspassage to the river
reached from above by a stairway
and tunnel cut in the rock Across
the river. or across a part of it, ex-
teEded barring line of piles.
Richard was his own master work
man as well as his own engineer.
Guillaume lie Breton tells that he was
among the laborers constantIy-drjv
ing them in his own dashing devil way,
and even working with them with his
own hands; so fiercely eager was he
to hurry to a finish his defiance of his
brother king. Actually, he made a
record in castle building that still
holds. The Chateau Gaillard was built
lll9i-1l9S) within a twelvemonth; and
In his delight over his accomplished
stone miracle Of haste the king cried
out joyfully: 3tQu'efle est belle. ma file.
d un AM How beautiful is she, my
daughter of year,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
PEOPLE AND THINGS

The story of the fresh water 1earl
fshing in the Mississippi and its trib-
utaries sounds like tale from The
Arabian Nights.fs SINCE 1900 MOI @
than $4,000, 900 worth of pearls have
been taken, it is said, from. the waters
OF the Mississippi valley, chiefly in the
southern section. A boy foun.i hut
ton shaped :, pearl near, Museatine.
Iowa. 1t weighed 16S grains, and was
beauty. and he sold it to a dealer in
gems for $2.16S. The dealer sold it il,
New York later for $4,000. One sky
blue pearl from -Caney Fork, Tenn.
brought $4,000 in London. A pearl
from the Black river, Arkansas. which,
man who was fishing for bait found,
accidentally. brought $1,000. And SO
on. Shelifish abound in the inland
lakes of the Adirondacks, and it is said
that the quest for pearls is to be begun
there. Experts expect the search will
be rewarded by large and valuable
find.
Prof. Edward Howard Griggs talked
to the National Congress of Mothers.
which met in Chicago recently. on
Principles Of Government in Home
and School" Prof. Griggs said among
other things:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30


Soft shades of mustard color are much
used by French dressmakers. for. street
suits of fine cloth. 1t is warm color.
but is very beautiful in smooth, satin
faced fabrics of good qaulity, but in.
cheap materials it is crude and unbecom-
ing.
White and the bronze shades of brown
combine charmingly with this color, as
we'll as with the lighter sulphur tone,
which is also being greatly employed by
French women. Those colors are not yet
seen to any extent in this country, but
they promise to Bhe among the favorite
early autumn shades and will probably
be as much Worn at the fall race meets
as they have been at the recent fashion
able French slsce[ tracks, - va
The gown illustrated is of etamine in
a light brownish shade that is darker
than mustardS ands yetTpossesses~a decided
yelowish tint The skirt is made with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
LOCKED OUT /. .;:.....


mis-called / tn chappil at I've attend
ed lver sin l We're young gal. nor AT
my husband 'ud sit theer, quiet, to
near me accused o. SIGH thingsl"
Mr.. Simpson, who, in CONCERT with
the other men, had been engaged in
endeaVorlng to penetrate the darkness
and TO seem unconscious that anything
was happening, Wriggled -uncomforta
by in his seat and twiddled, his pig
thumbs. 80, . - 'Do
"Why, Marier," he said at last, 81
don't think at t young lady means
onny harm, and its poor wark fratch-
In i t chappil, Lets goas en<wi' t.
to try over yit, hewitt We Mestur
Webster"
Il don't mean any harm, certainly
Miss Jeffcocll. FASTENED to say. but 1t
seems so silly to sing a tune in fhe
wrong way-it's just as easy to sing
1T in the right olle:e' Now, Mr. Webster,
what do you say?'
Mr.. Webster, who usually supped
with Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson after the
weekly choir practice, played few
imaginary chords.
well, you see, Miss Jeffeock, - he
replied. we've always BEEN ia ssthe
| habit of taking it in that way as Mrs.
Simpson says. We've got used to that
way. and it really desn't matter"
"Oh!" said Miss Jeffcock 'Well, of
course, if you like to turn crotchets
into quavers and minims into semi
breves, you can, but
Begin your pardon, m'm,' said
Mrs. Simpson,. @but them Eyetalian
terms is beyond poor iggerant vii
layers, like tn present comp'ny, 'cept-
in yourself. MN. We don't know
nothing about them-we tex tewn
fast or we TEX it slow, accordin' as we
think good, and accordin' to the hymn
it's set to. If it's rejoicin sort of
hymn, upliftin' to tn sperrits. as it
were, we tell the tewn quick; if it's a
sorrowful hymn, about sad things, we
tex it slow. So now, m'm.'' 30
And talking about words" said Miss
Jeffcock, Il might point out that there's
a sad mistake in pronunciation in the
line you were singing just now. You
sang it,
An the koyrs that well on high
lit should be pronounced kwires, Mrs.
Simpson. not koyrs."
'Thankin' you. MN, for your adj
vice." said Mrs. Simpson, but it's al
lays been held to be koyrs i this chappil,
and we've sat under as highly eddi-
Gated ministers i that pulpit as what
you have. And now continued Mrs.
Simpson, rising and tying her bonnet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30

THE organiSt, whose salary of 6 500
Il per annum, paid in monthly in
stallnents, was a perpetual reminder
to him that humble folk must keep
their place and never interfere in the
qIafrels of their betters, was careful
to avoid intervention in the polite dis
cussion which had arisen in the neigh
borhood of his instrument
He sat staring blankly at the pages
of the tunebook. Around him, in that
corner of the chapel known as the
singing pew, were grouped two or
three men, as many women, few
boys and a couple of girls, their faces
lighted by the CLEAN of a swinging
lamp. -. High over them on the right
!. hand lowered the pulpit, ghostlike in
it's wrappings of white holland dust
sheets; beyond them lay the gloom of
the, unlighted chapel. There was a
the elm trees.
"Shall we go on again. Mrs. Simp-
son?" the organist said meekly.
j with due respect to you, Mestur
Webster. as reckons to be organist and
teacher" replied Mrs. Simpson, whose
bonnet, dimly outlined against the pull
pit, seemed to culver a good deal as
she spoke, 81 should say at you'd bet
ter ask Miss Jeffcock. Them as reck-
ons to know best should ha' the first
right to speak"
I'm sure I don't want to make any
unpleasantness," said Miss Jeffcock,
feeling the appeal Of a dozen pairs of
eyes but really, Mrs. Simpson, I
never heard the tune taken in that
way before. In the chapel that l at
tended before I came here"
e "Oh, you needn't throw your grand
town chappils up at us, m'm," inter-
rupted Mrs. Simpson. I'VE all on us
know at we're nobbut but poor igge.-
ant villagers as never heerd nothing
at all i tn way O. mewsic. But let me
tell you, Miss Jeffcock, at we've sung
that there tewn i this chappil for a
many years. and it's allays been talk
ken L that way-so now!"
= i''Well, it's wrong repeated Miss
Jeffcock. 81 know, of course, that it's
easy to fall into bad habits
~ .'Oh,. is it, m,m?" said Mrs. Simpson.
with great sarcasm. Bad habits, in
deed! Well. I nfyer thought to. be
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strings, las theer's to be naught else.
appeerantly, but fault findin'-a thing
as has niver happened dewrin' the
twelve years as I've been leadin' singer
/ this chappil-we'H consider the prac-
t1ce at an end, theer bein' no ewse i
stayln' to be contradicted at every turn.
SO, Mestur Webster you'll be
| pleased to lock up that theer American
organ, what me an Simpson bowt out
o my butter an egg money and pre-
sented to tn chappil, as any one can
see from tn brass plate as ornyments
+, tn top, and you can give me the key,
and We'll go home. And 1 wish YOU
! good night. Miss Jeffcock, and many
thanks for your hints and informa ton,
MN. I'm sure we ought to feel highly
| .honored at a town browt-up. lady like
! you should demean herself to sing WI
the likes of US"
The organist was not invited to sup
| at Mrs. Simpsons hospitable board that
night, and he went home to the market
| town five miles away, feeling gloomy
and sad. Next day, meeting the min.
| lister, he told him of what had occurred,
| and the minister went up to Butter
crop and tried to make peace. Miss
! j effcock- was reasonably amenable, but
said she didn't like to be made ridicu-
| lous by standing up in a singing pew
with people who mispronounced their
words and disregarded the music, and
! the minister went on to take cup of
| tea with Mrs. Simpson. He meant we'll,
| poor man, but he made a great mistake
| when he gently remarked that Miss
| Jeffcock might be taken as an author
| ity on matters of pronunciation and
that she had passed an examination in
singing at the Royal Academy of Mu-
] sic.
Indeed. sir!' said Mrs. Simpson. mo
doubt in time Miss Jeffcock IL present
tn chappil with a fine organ, like they
hev' in tn church, and the American
as come out of my butter an'-egg
| money III be forgotten. Simpson, carve
tn minister a little more O. tn cold
ham,"
1T CHANGED that it was the minister's
! turn to officiate at Buttercrop on the
following Sunday, and when he arrived
| there he found Mr.. Webster lowering
in the vestry with an anxious face.
Mrs. Simpson hasn't come with the
key of the organ, he explained. I'll
| run across and get it. 1 should think
| their clocks are wrong
DO said the minister. Its past
service time now" and he went up into
the pulpit and began the exercises. But
presently he felt big tug at his sleeve
| and he looked down and saw Mr.. Web
| ster's white face.
| The minister sighed YEARLY, and,
| turning to his congregation, gave out
hymn.
81 find" he said. that owing to lit
| tie mistake We shall have to dispense
with instrumental music today. We
| must all sing our best and heartiest."
| Then he struck the tune himself.
| London Mail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30

Don't be: SO neat about the house
that your child is -3driven into the
streets in order to be comfortable.
Don't make the child lie by asking EN-
barrassing questions, but be careful
not to suppress the imagination. When
the child reaches the Interrogation
age be indulgent, but never tolerate
impudence"
Prof. Griggs said that nagging on
the part of overzealous parents was
responsible for much of the apparent
perversity of children, and advocated
allowing them independence of
thought and action.
Florence Davis, a colored girl. is to
be valedictorian of the graduating
class of the South Division high school
of Chicago. Miss Davis has won the
honor fairly, ranking higher in her
studies than any of her classmates.
In a recent issue of the Woman's
down hard on that New Jersey Judge
who. in awarding damages in the
Newark grade crossing horror, decid-
ed that boys life is twice as valuable
as a girls. This is most preposter-
Gus decision" says Mr.. Blackwell
Some women are the mainstay and
support of aged parents. Some men
are Wholly ieSlecliul ana worthless TO
them Solomon go quoted Lemuel's
mother as affirming, some thousands
of years ago, that the value of a vir.
tuous woman is far above rubies But
in Judge Adams estimation girl life is
worth only $4,000. Was that the value
of the life of the mother of Washing
ton, or the mother of Lincoln? This
depreciation of the worth of women as
compared with that of men is a relic
of barbariSm"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30

Is y u u s, y ~ 81 q 60
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three-piece upper portion cut In small
sharp points on its lower edge where the
deep and extremely f1aring shaped f1ounoe
is Joined to it.
The pointed edge of the upper part Of
the skirt is. piped with brown taffeta and
in the middle of each point is sewed a
bronze button of medium SIZE
The blouse jacket is of particularly
smart model, being made with most eff
fective shoulder portions which are cut
in one with the fronts and are Joined to-
gether in the middle of the back. This
part of the coat is piped on both edges
with brown taffeta, and is trimmed with
bronze buttons in the manner shown.
The lower part of the coat is full and
blouses over the wide tight belt, trimmed
with two rows of bronze buttons. and the
puff sleeves terminate in deep cuffs.
The broad brimmed sailor hat is of
dark brown chip encircled by wreath
of bright yellow roses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
Iha1A<
Mainly About People

Mrs, Hopper, of Holly avenue, enter
tanned informally Thursday evening AT
Lake Harriet in honor of her nephew,
Mr.. Whitwell of Fort Plains.
Mrs. Prescott. of the Willard, has
gone to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, of Western av-
enue, have returned from Eau Claire
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Fox, of Kent
street, leave tonight for the East.
Mrs. Louis MARI of ST. Adams street,
is entertaining the Misses Fink, of Mil
Waukee.
The st. Paul subdistrict of the Ep-
worth league will go to Minnetonl1a
this afternoon.
Mrs. c. D. Kennedy. of Iglehart
street, has returned from Frontenac.
Miss Hodgson, of Dayton avenue. has
returned from Wisconsin.
Miss Foley, of Smith avenue, left last
night for New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
CURRENT VERSE

Snap Shot fssS;
"A swan and cygnets, nothing more 81 ="
Background of silver reedy'@ shore
Dim shapes of rounded trees the high
-EHulgence Of a. summer sky: 49,
Only a ssna p-shot: Just flash,
And it was fxed,-the mimic wash,
The parent bird on-oaring slow
Her fussy little fleet in tow.
The aH-pervading sultry haze
i The white lights on the WATERWAYS
"A scene that never was before
a scene that will be-nes-ermore,
Alas TX for u.s. 8. We look and i E wait 49,.
And labor but to Initiate, -,
In vain for new effects we seek
Earths briefest moment IL UNIQUE.
Austin Dobson in Haeper's Magazine
Es. for August. --
|as 4r A .seasLover,r aaTzeg< :
She said; oh on. 1 long ! ahd yearn. this
For the sea-my own Blue sea.
w here j can roam with no one near
= And dream, and muse, aafd-be. free
|aF long to lie where the shinows aroll. u 5
3 And the white guils skins fand dart
sAeS; that alone is life to. the soul
And peace to 10Th. the tired hsart!!'
She went-and sat in saaying chair
80 On-R wiaec yeranda S Space COLT -
~ there, -
And she never once turned her face
sfEesn the eifie -ereations, aaand costumes
fine - TIA 81
10 Then. back ste-heF- home. witis-s sigh
OF hearts content ~. 1t was just
Oh, that glorious sea and sky!,
~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
The Woman of Hsshtons

The Woman Of Fashlons
1t is. a very simple thing
To be a swagger dame;
Just listen, and I'll tell to you
The way to social fame.
Buy everything you do not want.
I And pay for naught you get;
1t is essential that you be
Up to Your ears in debt ~
Smile on all men. except the one.
You re welded to. and he
It's absolutely certain that
You must never see.-
Be happy everywhere but home;
AT smart cafes oft sup; sz7s..sr.5y.
Neglect your children, nurse instead
; A Pomerapian pup. -s-,~-,t,s ;
Town Tonics
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR

On sheer white muslin. null and batiste
gowns. or white costumes of finest voile
or grenadine, much black Chantilly lace
is USED, applied in bands of insertion
medallions, edgings and flouncings The
smart effect of these gowns is enhanced
when they are worn with black lace
hat trimmed with white roses black
lace fan and a white parasol covered with
black lace.
Even in the matter of mourning fashion
rules. and one usually bows to her edicts
But today fashion is less rigid i'm mourn
ing apparel than formerly. and far less
funereal Grape is worn. either as trim
mings or in wells. For mourning wells
fine. heavy berdered erenadine and light
chiffon are the most popular and most
comfortable materials
Rules for summer mourning are now
SO flexible AS to include dark gray as a
proper costume to be worn in the early
days of grief. White may also be used
for the deepest mourning, and long be-
fore black and white are considered an
propriate. This summer white waists and
skirts with either black or a white
hat. are quite correct but the waist must
be made on simple lines. and though the
material may be of the finest, it must not
i1iltlc- VI no lace should be
used.
One of the simplest summer mourning
gowns for afternoon wear shown by
noted dressmaker. was made of fine white
organdie. She said. however. that un-
less the weather was extremely warm
gowns of all black should be worn in the
evening. For these; thin black silks
mousselfne de sole and chiffon. as well
as the lightest weight crepe de chine.
are in the lead for, mourning.
AS SO little outside trimming is allowed
IN mourning apparel. the best possible
use is made of tucks of all sizes, shirrines.
pieats and folds of the material itself.
and all these give the effect of quiet
elegance, combined with modish lines.
black lace. save little fine point d'esprit.
Is not permissible
Very beautiful are the new fans while
they seem always the same in beauty q nd
texture. they are still forever new in
some feature of design and decoration.
The more costly examples are of real