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An Australian y,., ., n,

when | get back to Australia" said
q resident of Melbourne, Il shall tell
my friends wher they set OF for u tour
OF the United STATES chat they cnn cut
out almost every other Town and make
Washington the Mecca OF their pill
grlmage. am not saying this by way
OF tossing u snpertluous bouquet at
the national capital. for local pride
does not require the cncornuHs OF n
transient visitor.
Il came here intending to sta, per
haps ~forty-eig hours. but after a
weeks sojotun I'd like to linger in
definitely. | u the time | spent in
New York II Chicago as almost vast
ed. especially Chicago. There's a town
l would not call home even IL they
were to offer nc tlrcir entire collection
OF skyscrapers AK q condition of resi-
enc But Washington ia different.
Here you have pure air, skies thai ri
val those of Italy, the finest streets of
any city III tite world and, last, but not
the least, Il population that does not
seem possessed of the idea that the
pursuit of wealth is the only thing
worth while Washington Post.
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How & p~orcnptne Fights IL snnke.

A lnan who Witnessed Il fight be.
tween - porcupinc and a blacksnake
thus describes the battle: Il came upon
the scene Just as the hedgehog began
h attack upon the snake, which was
lying stretched ont ON the road asleep.
The hog advanced cautiously upon the
reptile and seized its tail in its mouth,
giving il Il sharp bite. Then he quick
ly Withdrew II few feet and. rolling
himself into n compact, spiny bali,
awaited developments. The snake
upon being thus rndely awakened
turned in fury upon his antagonist.
striking the hog again and again with
it's fangs. The willy hedgehog. secure-
ly i%ntrenched within its spiny armor.
remained perfectly motionless all the
while. allowing the snake to keep up
the attack. Al every stroke the jaws
Of the snake would become flied with
the spines until at last, exhausted and
bleeding from dozens Of wounds caus
ed by the needlelike spines Of the hog.
the snake gave up the battle. This
was evidently what the hedgehog was
waiting for. as he immediate ly proceed.
ed to roll over the snake again and
again until he had .complctsly iisem-
boweled his victim. S..
Rather Clever Birds.
An agriculturists' paper tells this
yarn: A poultry fancier who kept
some fowls in a field beside a railway
line fed the fowls on wheat, but the
sparrows would come by the score and
steal il from them The fancier did
not know wtlat ln ,la tn aiop them. At
last he decided ~ feed the fowls OH
Indian ,naiz". thinking that il would
he too large for Tie >l,arlnwk 10 xwal-
low. tie went asa u ne1t day. and 10
his surprise tti-re w-nr Just s. mally
spsrr"Ns ~ i%1~rsrr. they were ia.inx
their corn h tlti4 l-aAs ANA laying it
Oh HE rAil.. visiting FOR Il train Ia 90
oNer it and crush il - llisl TIC. could
-a, it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
TAWNEY BILL FAILS.
Adverse Committee Action on Bill
Prohibiting Inclusion OF Coupons I'm
Tobacco Packages.

Washington. March 80. - The
House committee on ways and means
today by vote of 4 to took adverse
action on the Tawney bill prohibiting
the inclusion of coupons I'm packages
OF tobacco. Those who voted In favor
of the bill were Representatives Taw-
ney, Boutel. Swanson and Clark.
Those who opposed II were Represen-
tatives Payne. DalzelL Grosvenor.
Watson, Mccall, Babcock, Curtis and
Robertson.
The Tawney bill was reported by
the ways and means committee at the
last session of Congress with but one
dissenting vote. 1t passed the House
unde rsuspension OF the rules three
days before the close OF the session,
but failed TO receive consideration IN
the Senate. Many hearings were held
on the bill, both during the last and
the present Congress.
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MORE DELEGATES FOR HEARST.
South Dakota Democratic State Con-
vention Supports the New York
Man.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. March 3O.-The
Democratic state convention did not
complete its work until late hour to-
night. The report OF the committee on
resolutions. which was unanimously
adopted, re-affirms the principles OF
Democracy "as enunciated by Jefferson,
Jackson and Bryan" and instructs the
delegates TO the ST. Louis convention
to support William Randolph Hearst
first. last and all the time. for the
presidential nomination"
The resolutions declared that Mr..
Hearst will never compromise with
trusts and term him the champion OF
labor.
One of the features of tonights ses-
sion was an address by Former United
States Senator Richard F. Pettigrew.
who stated among other things that.
this, he believed. was the first time he
had ever addressed a Democratic con-
vention. but that his entire sympathy
was with the Democrats. He severely
denounced the state and national poll
cies OF the Republican party.
The principal contests of the conven-
tion was over the election of a member
OF the Democratic national convention
J. J. Johnson the present chairman o.
the Democratic state committee. who
was supported by the adherents o!
Hearst. was elected to the position
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BENNETT WILL CASE
Sensational Incidents Mark the Days
Trial-Mr. Bryan and Judge Stod-
dard Engage I'm a Woriy War.

New Haven. Conn, March 80. -
Further sensational incidents marked
the second days hearing on the appeal
OF William ]. Bryan from the pro-
bate court in the Superior court today
before Judge eager. Former Judge
Stoddard, counsel for Mrs. Bennett.
and Mr.. Bryan engaged in a wordy
war during the morning session, and
the court had to intervene. 1t fol-
lowed Immediately after reference to
the correspondence between Mr.. Bry-
an and Mr.. Bennett had been made by
Judge Stoddard, in which it was al
legged that Mr.. Bennett was brought
to the point of writing the sealed let
ter" by Mr.. Bryan.
Judge Stoddard implied by that Mr.
Bryan was Withholding their contents
and said:
IF this. man insists upon getting
$4,000 from the widow by sup
pressing facts and showing that these
letters were written at his behest the
court should know the facts"
Mr.. Bryan jumped to his feet and
insisted that Judge Stoddard had mis-
stated the facts, but the court ordered
him to sit down.
The letters referred to are said to
contain an announcement of the in
the letter he had already written, in
which he had expressed a wish that
Mr.. Bryan should have $4,000 from
his estate.
At the hearing in the probate court
it was stated that although Mr.. Ben
nett at one time desired Mr.. Bryan
to have $4,000 in accordance with the
| terms of the sealed letter." he had
changed his intention, and had he
lived, he would sooner or later have
Withdrawn the letter which is now in
controversy.
The day was taken up entirely by
| arguments on the question of admit
| ting the sealed letter. Judge Stod-
| dard concluding the argument that he
| begun yesterday. He declared that
| the admission of the letter would
| be contrary to all law in Connecticut
| framed to prohibit fraud, undue in
ffuence and imposition
| He was followed BY Attorney Hew-
lit, after which Attorney Newton ad-
| dressed the court for over two hours
| showing the relation between Mr.. Bry-
an and Mr.. Bennett, the reasons fol
Iappeal and facts to show that the ad-
mission of the sealed letter" as evi-
| dence is proper in law. Mr.. Newton
said:
| I'VE protest against this charge
| that Mr.. Bryan is trying to get this
| $4,000 for himself, and as his attor-
neys, it is our duty to say that it has
been his purpose to fulfill the trus
made by Mr.. Bennett to the letter.
| Judge eager will rule on the ad
mission Of the sealed letter" tomor
| row morning.
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MIR. COCHRAN TESTTFTES.
Confirms Dir. Waters Evidence Before
the Mccall Committee.

Washington. March 30.-The state
ments made TO the MCCALL investiga-
ting committee by Chief Inspector
Cochran OF the Postoffice department
were made public today. Mr.. Cochran
confirmed the testimony of Mr.. Waters
before the committee that the original
list of clerk hire cases was prepared by
Mr. Waters in November. after the
original Bristow report was written and
before It was printed.
Mr. Cochran had ordered Waters 20
prepare this list on an order from Bris-
tow for the purpose OF substantEating
a statement Mr.. Bristow had made in
his report that there were a hundred
other such cases involving Congress
men," other than the few he had referr-
ed to in his report.
Ar. Cochran identified this original
list. which Mr. Bartlett. of the COM
mittee produced, having retained II
when it was presented by Mr.. Waters.
Mr.. Cochran confirmed Mr. Bristow's
testimony that he (Bristow) had not
seen the list OF clerk hire and lease
cases that was prepared for the House
committee on postoffice and postroads.
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GUILTY OF MURDER.
The Mysteries of Other Crimes May
Also be Explained.

Paris. March 30.-Frederick Greuling,
the editor of an art paper, charged with
the murder Of Elise Papesco. a Rouma-
nian singer, in his room at the Hotel
Regina, October 11th last. was declar-
ed guilty today. The jury found that
there were extenuating circums tanceS
in the case and Grueling was sentenced
to ten years at hard labor and tO ten
years police supervision.
1t was announced from Paris, October
11th. last, that Grueling reported to
the clerk of the Hotel Regina that a
young woman. Eliza Papesco, a Ro-
manian singer, had killed herself In his
room and the police expressed the be-
lief that she had been murdered. When
the body was examined by physician.
a bullet wound was found in the base
of the skull and another in the temple,
the latter causing death. The physi-
clan declared that it was impossible
for the woman to have inflicted the
wound at the base of her skull. and
Greuling was held on the charge OF
murder. According to Gina Papesco,
sister of the dead woman, Greuling pro-
iposed marriage to Eliza, claiming he
was rich and saying he was opposed
to her going to Bucharest to fill an en-
gagement at the Royal theatre.
| 1t is said that while at AK Les Ba1ns
Greuling became acquainted with Eu-
genie Fougere, who was murdered in
her villa there September 18th under
mysterious circumstances.
The murder of Eliza Papesco recalled
lanother violent death in Paris. that OF
I an American singer. Mrs. Ellen S. Gore
| in November, 1902. She was found dead
in the room of Jean de RydzeWSky. q
singer of the Imperial theatre at st
Petersburg. Although the United
| States, French and Russian govern
ments took a deep interest in the elab-
| crate investigation which followed the
mystery was never satisfactorily clear
| ed up.
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had opposed the called session OF Con-
gress last fall On the contrary. he
said the opposition had come from the
Republican party. He said that he
considered the postofsice bill a good one.
except In . few OF Its items. but be
thought there should be an tnvestiga-
ton. as he thought there should be q
systematic and rigid examination by
Congress into all departmental affairs.
He charged that the early adjournment
or Congress was sought TO prevent the
opening the books and getting at the
truth and he declared that IL Mt Bris-
tow's accusations against ex-First A.
sistant Postmaster Heath were correct
he was as guilty as Machen-
He was proceeding without mention-
Ing Mr.. Heath specifically. when Mr..
Mallory interrupted TO ask IL he meant
the present first assistant postmaster
general. Mr.. Clay replied that he did
not
Mr.. Clay referred 10 the charges
against Mr.. Heath in the matter OF the
employment OF ". W. Louis and others.
saying that the charge had been made
that Mr.. Heath had escaped indictment.
only because OF the statute OF limlta-
tions
Mr.. Scott said he did not think that
statement correct and Mr.. Clay said
that he had been mistaken in suppos-
ing that this explicit statement had
been officially made.
Mr.. Scott read a letter from Assistant
Attorney General Robb OF the post
office department saying that evidence
did not warrant the indictment OF Mr..
Heath.
Mr.. Clay replied. by saying that Mr..
Scott was the only champion OF Mr..
Heath that had appeared on the floor
OF the Senate and Mr.. Scott replied that
II was Mr.. Robb and not himself who
was the champion.
Then" responded Mr.. Clay in stem
torian tones she has not q single cham
pion here to defend him."
Mr.. Scott: According to Mr. Robb's
statement he does not need amy de-
fense."
Mr.. Clay replied by giving the de-
tails of the employment OF Mr.. Louis as
superintendent OF supplies for the post
office department Mr.. Clay said that
Louis had increased prices paid for sup
plies from 20 to IS per cent
"All this" said Mr.. Clay. "is inter
esting. You may pick on Bristow n
you wish, but he has done a work that
/ appreciate" He then proceeded TO
give specific instances OF the charges
against Louis. including in them the
one that he had ceased buying good ink
at 16 cents a pound and had instead
contracted to pay 80 cents
He urged an investigation as the
only method of determining the truth
of the charges made. The President.
Mr.. Bristow and Messrs. Conrad and
Bonaparte had all said that Heath
should be investigated and he thought
! they should be taken at their word.
| II Mr. Bristow's charges against Heath
| were not true, they constitute a mall
| cious and gross SANDER and Mr.. Heath
| should have the right to defend himself
against them.
| In conclusion Mr.. Clay said that any
| party in power was liable TO fall into
| errors OF administration and that any
/ party should seek an examination into
| its affairs
| The Senate adjourned until tomor-
| row.
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st. Petersburg, March 30--The Novos
Vremya today executed a face about
strongly supporting the idea OF a
Russo-British understanding. in an ed
itorial entitled '"The Blindness of Eng
land" in which the paper argues that
the success of Japan would be more
injurious to Great Britain than to any
other European nation and points to
the United states as the common rival
of both. 1t describes Japan as 'Amer-
ica's sharp shooter and says:
Remember what nation. in the per-
son Of the commander of one of its men
of war at Chemulpo. refused to join
in the collective protest of the other
foreign commanders before the Japa'
nese destroyed the Variag and the Ko-
rietz. Remember who alone among al
did not take on board the crews of our
perishing ships. To the honor of Eng
land. the ally of Japan. it was not heI
representative. but the commander o1
an American ship.
1.-THE Americans wish to convert the
Pacific into an American Mediterran'
can. Would that be to the advantas;
Of England? Does England not under
stand in her blind policy and hatred
| toward Russia that she is turning this
| ocean into an American Mediterran
can? Sooner or later. the European
countries will recognize that America
is their mutual enemy. Why Sould no
Russia and England, in view of thef
| possessions outside Of Europe, com
| bine?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
New Party to be Founded

East St Louis. Ills March sa-W. Il.
Scott. a negro. has announced Thar
preparations have been completed for
a national convention for the nomira-
ton OF negro candidate for president
The convention will be held In 81. Louis
the date set for the Democratic nation
al convention. The name OF the party
Is the National Civil Liberal Party
and a platform Will be adopted which
Scott says will call for government
ownership of transportation facilities
and a pensio nfor former slaves. 5. r
Mitchell OF Memphis. Tenn. rs pfes1-
dent of the organization and I. L. wat
ton OF washington. d. C.. vice Prev
dent.
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Japanese Are Probably Considering
Some New Move.

London. March 31.-The Daily Tele-
graph says the Japanese authorities
have refused correspondents the use Sl
field telegraph lines and that all dis
patches must be sent to Toxic by mail.
The paper further says there is no sign
that any foreigners will be permitted
to go to the front, though the native
newspaper men will be allowed to do
so. The Daily Telegraph In an edito-
rial on the unprecedented severity OF
this censorship, suggests that Japan
has some new and important move u
conceal, possibly the re-embarkatior
of a portion of her forces already in
Korea for some other point in the
theatre of war and is anxious to guard
against the possibility OF leakage
through foreign correspondents who
might sympathize with Russia.
A correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph at Seoul reports that the Rus
slams are evacuating the positions they
occupy in Korea.
Specials from Shanghai report the
rumor that the Mikado will shortly
proceed to Korea with the headQuar-
ters staff.
The Seoul correspondent OF the Daily
Mail describes Korea. outside the dis
tricts occupied by the japanese as he
ing in state of anarchy and in read
mess for rebellion. The correspondent
asserts that the censorship prevent.
any reference to local disturbances.
There is no further news of any kin,
concerning the progress OF hostilitfes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Russians Sink a Japanese Ooasting
Steamer.

Chez Foo, March 30.-The captain,
an oiler and one passenger of the jap
anese coaSting steamer Hanyei arrived
at Tang Chow this morning and re-
ported that the Hanyei had been fired
on and sunk by the Russian fleet near
the. Myaoto islands on the morning
of March 9th. They also reported
that the remainder of the crew and
passengers, Chinese and japanese.
seventeen in number, had been taken
prisoners by the Russians.
The captain of the Hanyei says he
mistook the Russian warships for the
Japanese fleet until he had ap-
preached to within one mile of them.
Then the Russians boarded the Han
YET in small boats and removed the
passengers. The captain the oiler and
one passenger were in bed in the hold
when the Russians came aboard and
were not taken off. The Russians
then sunk the steamer, and the three
men clung to the floating Wreckage
until they were rescued by Chinese
fishermen. The Hanyei was a small
vessel.
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WILMINGTON N. G.. APRIL L, 1904 81

fighting between japanese and Rus
sian Forces at Chong Ju. Korea, Mon
day.
"On March 2sth. a portion OF our
cavalry and infantry forces occupied
Chong Ju after defeating the enemy.
The enemy, who numbered about 900
men, retreated in the direction OF
Wiju. Our casualties were Lieutenant
Kano and four others killed: Captain
and twelve others wounded.
of the cavalry force. There were no
casualties among our infantry. Two
dead bodies were left by the enemy
on the field, but Ii was reported that
some seven or eight were killed inside
the town. These were promptly car
ried off by the enemy on horseback or
by ambulance. The Russians were
seen conveying in an ambulance two
dead men, apparently oficerh, and
biood-stained bandageS were found
scattered around. The enemy must
nave sustained losses equal to our
own"
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Russian Report Says Japanese Loss
Was Heavy.

St. Petersburg, March 30.--A, later
official dispatch from General Mis-
chenko reports that on the authori-
ty of the Inhabitants Of Chong Ju,
Korea, the Japanese lost forty killed,
100 men wounded and a nmber of
horses during the fighting there Mon
day. The Japanese employed 500 Ks-
rean bearers to carry their wounded
to Anju.
General Mistchenko adds that Cap
tain Stopanoff, who was among the
Russians wounded, died yesterday.
The above, which was dated March
29th, was forwarded to the Emperor
tciay by General Kuropatkin.
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United States Pointed to
as a Rival of fEngland
and Russia
DESCRIBE JAPAN

As Americas Sharpshooter-A Rus
sian Paper Supports the Idea Of a
Russo British UnderStanding-EO
eign Correspondents Are Not Al
lowed to Accompany the Japanese
Army Russians Are Evacuating
the Positions They Occupy in KO-
rea-The Helena Will Take All
Americans Away from New Chwang
cant and British Flags at New
Chwang Have Been Raised Again. :.
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Mr. CrumpaCker Declares
that Mob Law is Not
Sectional
NEGRO QUESTION

Discussed i'm the HOuse-Mr. Bartlett
OF Georgia Replied to Statements
Made Recently by Mr. Gillett-Mr.
GiIIett Admitted That the Caucas-
ian Race is Vastly Superior to the
COIored Race-Mr. Crumpacker
Says Mob Law Shows the Weakness
of Human Nature Which Is About
the Same Throughout the Country.
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A Statement OF the Cotton Trade Situ-
alton

London. March 30-Carles w. Mac
Ara, president OF the federation OF
master cotton epinners associations to-
dav issued an exhaustive statement
on the situation OF the cotton trade. 1t
shows that the loss to the wage earn
ers resulting from the necessity Tor
short time amounts to $550.0oo weekly,
or ss.S75.0O0 since the short time was
started. This amount Is borne by 5O0.-
600 people The total loss to the en-
ployers il 500, 900 weekly. making the
loss to Lancashire 10000 dollars
weekly.
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Russians File Protest With the Jap
aneSe.

Toxic March SO.-The Russian gov
ernment through the French minister
here has lodged a protest with the
japanese government against the de-
struction of the quarantine station at
San Shamtao during the fourth Japa
nese attack on Port Arthur.
The protest is based on Article 70
of The Hague international peace con-
gress. a copy of which is submitted
with it.
Responding to the protest. Baron
Komura. minister of foreign affairs,
informed the French minister that the
Japanese government had received nu
report from Vice Admiral Togo con-
cerning the destruction of the quaran
tine station. but whether the station
has been destroyed or not. the article
Of The Hague convention quoted, re-
lated only to land battles. the conver-
ton having left the question Of naval
bonn mbardment unsettled.
japanese military and naval Officers
who are familiar with San Shamtao de-
clared that the quarantine station
there did not exist before the war.
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American and British Flags Raised

New Chwang, Tuesday, March ~
Under a strong representation made
by United States Consul Henry b. Mil
ler that the civil administrator had in
vaded neutral rights when ne ordered
the lowering OF the American flag
from buildings owned by American
citizens, even though it was done
through the apprehension that the
nag was illegally used by Chinese for
the purpose of resisting police inspec-
ton, the civil administrator has prom
ised to duly and in proper form
through the military, to raise the flag
over the building from which it was
removed. The British flag which was
ordered taken down, will also be al
lowed to remain.