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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-17

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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-17
Some Midsummer
 Round Trips.

St. Louis-Very low rates all sea- son. Exceptionally low coach excursion rates July II, IS and 25. Colorado Very low rates all sum- mer. Through sleeper service. Chicago Very low rates all sum- mer.
 Grear Lake Resorts Very low rates all summer. Southeastern Resorts - Including Atlantic Coast Points. One fare plus $2.0O for the round trip, on sale Wednesdays and Saturdays, all summer. Knoxville e-One fare plus $2.O for the round trip. June 28 to August 25. West Baden and French Lick Springs One fare, plus 200, round trip, July 25-29. Louisville fare, plus S2.25, round trip, August 1929. California a-Less than one fare for for the round trip. August 15 to September 10.
 1I||l||||||a|||I|i 1I||l||||I|i For full information call on your nearest ticket agent. JAS. HARRIS, Dist. Pass. Agt.
 Little Rock, Ark. GEO. H. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
 Little Rock, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-17
; HERE AND THERE. ;

Old papers TOT sale aC Inis office. If
 Have you read Wolff -Goldman's ad? Don't get left. 96dtf
 E. Happy Nipple of Memphis came in Tuesday night.
 For Rent-A furnished front room. AT Hazel street. 9Od9t
 Mrs. George l.. Smith of Tuck erman was down Tuesday.
 H.C. Bateman of Little Rock was a Newport visitor Tuesday.
 Coroner Frank Harrison ot Tuckerman was down Wednes- day.
 T. J. Gregg returned Tuesday night from a business trip to Little Rock.
 J. H. Elfrank is spending the week in St. Louis, buying goods and taking in the fair.
 For Rent = Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Apply AT Hazel street. 9Od6t
 T. B. Stewart went to Des Arc Tuesday, where he has the con- tract for the new court house.
 J. T. Hamilton, well known insurance man of Jonesboro, was a Newport visitor Wednesday.
 The pay car was here between 6 and 7 o'clock Wednesday and left checks for the railroad boys.
 Herman Tilghman left We'd nesday morning for Mount Maga- zine to spend two weeks vaca- ton.
 We don't have to talk up White Silk Flour. Our custom CTS do that for us. BoWen's Cash Store. 94btf
 A. Mortensen has moved his cleaning and pressing shop to the newly remodeled building oppo- site city jail, o6dtf
 Remember that dainty Ma jestic" lunch next week at Wolff Goldman's. Everybody invited. Don't get left. 96dtf
 H. E. Bragg is assisting J. l.. Jones at the Bank of Newport during the absence of Capt. T. D. Kinman and R. M. Johnson.
 Hon. Joseph M. Stayton was expected home Wednesday from his eastern trip, where he took part in the Parker notification exercises.
 See the modern cooking won der-the Majestic Range at Wolff Goldman Mercantile Com pany August 22 to 27. Don't get left. 96btf
 Mrs. c. J. Saenger and baby are expec ed home from St. Louis tonight, after a pleasant visit to the formers parents and the worlds fair.
 For the month of August Mize & Co.,, photographers, will make a reduction of Soc on all $3.50 per dozen work and a like dis count on all work above that price. 84btf
 Miss Laura Randolph, who has made many friends in Newport society during previous visits, returned from Brinkley Monday and is the guest of Miss Hilda Bailey.
 w. w. Powell, formerly editor of the Batesville Bee, but who is now making his home on De Parte creek, on the old Jack Gray place, was registered at the Ha- gel Tuesday night.
 No ware made compares with the Majestic" The full set is worth $7.50, but we're going to give set free with every Ma iestic Range sold at our exhibit next week. Don't get left. 96b
 MT. Ike Goldman reached home Wednesday morning from his
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
OFFICERS
the Wilmington Lodge of Elks Last
Night.

The meeting last night of Whining
ton Ledge B. P. o. E Nc. 532, vas large
ly attended. The officers for the ensu-
ing yea were installed by Past Ex-
allied Ruler c. t. Harper and were as
follows:
Extalted Ruler-C. w. Polvogt.
Esteemed Leading Knight-T- B.
Carroll.
Esteemed Loyal Knight-W. r.
Kingsbury.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-Adolph
Goodman.
Secretary-W. S. Johnson.
TreaSurer-F. w Dick.
During the evening there were five
candidates initiated. viz: Messrs. j. E.
Thompson. H. P. S. Keller. D. Russell
Foster, j. F. Vann and Eugene FOu-
shee.
Afterwards the lodge adjourned to
the club room OF the econd floor where
a social session vas held. Refresh
mentS were served under the direction
Of Mr.. j. S. Littig h special caterer
for such occasions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Alex Johnson. a young white man,
Constable w. B. Savage upon the
charge Of attempting to criminally as
sault Lena Turner, a little white girl
about fourteen years old.
Yesterday evening between 6 and Z
O'Clock Porter Davis. a young white
boy who carries packages for SIR. Jas
NJ. Hall. the druggist. was on his way
to Delgado ard when a short distance
this side of Delgado on the shell road
he some n give a loud scream
in the woods nearby. The boy sirang
from his bicycle n ran in the woods
to see what was the matter. He had
gone only a short distance when he
saw a man running in the opposite di-
rection and only a few yards from hiIr,
on the ground, lay a young girl. The
child was badly frightened but she told
the boy her story. h sal she lived
on Market between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets. with her step father n
that she worked at the Delgado mills
and was ON her way home when at
tackled by a man. The man she said
seized her by the throat and dragged
her into the woods-her throat bore the
marks of the mans hands-and was
attempting to accomplish his fiendish
purpose when her screams caused
young Davis to run in the woods and
brighten away the brute. The woods
through which the child had been drag
ged had been burned IND her clothes
were covered with ashes and SCOT.
She was not seriously injured and
walked to her home on Market street.
Upon reaching her home the child
Informed her father of the circum-
stances and he at once went in search
Of an officer. The child said she
thought the man was Alex Johnson
Constable Savage was told about the
matter and after procuring a warrant
went to Delgado to arrest johnson.
1t was about s O'clock when Consta-
BILE Savage reached Dedgado and John
son was in bed. He Die the officer
that he had been sick for the past week
and had been in bed for several days
and knew nothing whatever about the
matter. The people in the house dI;
not c~orroborate Johnson in his state
ment, but said that he left the house
between 6 and Z o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon and was gone for some tine.
Constable Savage says Johnson is a
very large man and that he will weigh
over two hundre pounds. He was not
drunk but he appeared to have been
drinking when he was arrested.
johnson was carried to the home of
the girl and she at once identified him
as being the man who choked her and
dragged her into the woods. The man
was placed in Jail and will be given a
preliminary trial before Justice Borne
mann this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
All County Officers to be Nominated at
Primary to be Held on May Sd.

New Hanover County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee met yesterday in
the office of Messrs. Waddell and
Peschan. n was presided over by MI.
Geo. l.. Peschau. chairman OF the
committee. The members present were:
Messrs. Renken Grant. w. A. Wilson.
J.. O.. Brown, W. H. Shearin, J. G. L..
G~ieschen, Geo. L. Peschau, D. J.. Fer
gus mo w. F. Alexander. Mr J.. D..
Brown was appointed a member OF the
board to succeed Captain James NJ.
McGowan deceased. Mr.. W.. A. Wilson
was elected secretary to succeed he
late Captain MCGOWAN
The committee named May 3rd az
the date of holding the primary and
should a second primary be necessary.
Monday May 5th. The county conven-
ton is to be held on Monday May 7th.
The a for the primary is published in
another column
At the primary T to be nominated
representatives for the next general
assembly and all OF the county Of
ficers from sheriff down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Stocks VS.. Sentiment.

Then you asked the old gentleman
for his daughter" asked his friend,
according to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
We'll. no; not exactly, I went there
to ask him, and we got to talking
about the market and the old gentle
man grew excited, and L cut in. with
an opinion or two, and he contra
dicted me, and by George, ] forgot
all about what I came for?"
You did ?"
Yes. I did. And we sat there
wrangling for a half an hour, and
pretty o o 1 made the old gentleman
a little bet in the way of a certain
stock would be swung and he took
me up and made a bet on his own
account. and then we had it hot and
heavy again. And. by gum, 1 never
once thought of BesSiei"
That's strange"
Wasn't it? Wen, pretty soon I
grabbed my hat and said Unjust keep
an engagement at my brothers and
just rs l reached the door the old
gentleman called to me. Hold on,
JIM he said. haven't you forgotten
something?' 1 thought he meant my
gloves and / looked around for them
Looked around for them?"
"Yes-and la them in my hand
all the time. The old gentleman
laughed 1t seems to me- he said,
that Bessie told me you were going
to drop in and ask me for something
this morning. And then it all came
back to me. I'll bet 1 was red. 1
tried to stammer something. but the
old man stopped me-"
Was he mad?"
He didn't seem so. Anyway, he
laughed again. Not a word. my boy
he said. Bessie is yours and heaven
bless you BOTH Then he added as
he gripped my hand, a ~son-in-law
who prefers stocks to sentiment is
the sort I'm looking fort"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
There VIII Probably be no Open Con-
test i'm the State Conyention-The
Probable Delegates-at-Large and
AIternates.

Albany, N. z, April lit is under
stood here that there probably will be
no open contest in the state Democrat
ic convention which will be held here
next Monday. The belief is general
that the controversies of various kinds
viii be settled before the convention
meets and that not even in the COM
on resolutions and essentials
VIII there be a struggle for control.
1t Is also expected hat there win be
no attempt to unseat Hearst delegates.
Former State Senator George Raines,
of Rochester, 1t is understood, has
been selected as both temporary and
permanent chairman.
The delegates at large probably will
be David B. Hill, Of Albany. Edward
Murphy. Jr., of Troy, James w. Ridge
way. OF Brooklyn and Representative
w. Bourke Cochran, of e York and
the a1ternates mentioned are respec-
lively John B. Stanchfield, Of Elmira:
Norman E Mack. of Buffalo; former
Secretary of the Treasury John G.
Carlisle. of New York and Mayor
selection of Congressman Cochran is
due. it is said, to Tammany leader
Charles F. Murphy's desire that In
cas- of need, Mr.. Cochran's long par
experience and his orator
cal ability should be available on the
floor of the national convention. Mr..
Murphy and State Senator McCarren
will go as district delegates.
Mr.. Ridgeway who is to be one OF
the delegates at large is the selection
of senator McCarren, who prefers to
be national committeeman in place OF
Norman E Mack.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
HEARST DELEGATES BOLT.
New Jersey Democrats State Con-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Large Chosen.

Trenton. \. J., April IA practical
ly harmonious Democratic state con-
vention of more than 200 delegates, to
elect delegates to the national conven
ton at ST. Louis, which today selected
an instructed delegation, was followed
by a boiling convention of the sup
porters of William Randolph Hearst
for President: The boilers numbered
about n hundred men, who claimed
they had e totally deprived Of seats
in the regular convention. The regu-
lar convention proceeded with its
work and without n contest elected
the state delegation. including the fol-
lowing delegates at large:
James Smith, Jr., of Essex, Robert
Davis. Hudson, Jonston Cornish. War
rem, n Howard Carlow, Camden.
A resolution binding the delegation
to vote as a unit at st. Louis was
adopted without opposition.
A resolution was offered commend
ing Judge Parker to the delegates. in
tended as an indirect instruction Yves
N adopted. a vote on it being shut
off by adjournment. United States
Senator Smith was opposed to instruc-
TONS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
As the Philadelphia Noted It.

Show me two men with unlighted
cigarettes and. if 1 may watch them
for a minute, l a tell you correctly
whether the one who has the match is
from Philadelphia. Boston or New
York"
observation, says The P%hiladelphia
Press. and his friend naturally asked,
How can you tell?"
I'm this way" said the obseryant
man: IF the man is a Philadelphia
he. will strike the match. hold it for
his friend to get a light. then take n
light himself and throw the match
away. If he is a Bostonian he will
light his own cigarette first, then hold
the match for his friend. and after
that throw it away. If ne is a New
Yorker. however. he will strike the
match. light his own cigarette and
throw the match away"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

st. Petersburg. April 1.-THE Asso-
ciated Press obtained tonight what is
practically the official vers.o1 of the
sinking of the battleship P~etropavlpv.k
at Port Arthur. and it Gears UP TO Il
great extent the mysterious features
Of that vessels destruction. This YER
sion is as follows:
Retiring before the advance of q su-
perior japanese fleet, Which was not
fighting its progress, the Russian
squadron approached the entrance ID
the harbor. 1t was shortly after y
o'clock in the morning and most Of the
officers and members OF Ne rev we're
at breakfast on h flagship. Vice Ad-
miral Makaror vas eating breakfast in
his cabin and tEs sardroOGn was crowd
ed with officers surrounding the tables,
On the bridge Grand Duke Cyril, his
friend. Lieutenant Won Kobe, Captain
Lakovteff, commanding the vessel. and
two other Officers were on watch eX-
amining the narrow entrance pIe para
tory TO entering it.
At about $3.50 o'clock there was a ter
rife explosion of the boilers, followed a
few econds later by a defamation from
the welJ stored magazines. Huge gaps
were torn in the hull of the ship and
the water rushed in. The center OF
gravity having gone. the ship rolled Oh
her SIDE and sank.
All information goes to prove hat a
mine was responsible for the d%estruc-
ton of the Petropavlovsk.
The scene below will never be describ-
ed, as SO far as known. not a single
person between decks succeeded in es-
Gaping. The hot steam which scalded
the men on deck indicated wha must
have been the character OF the death
met by those in the engine room.
The men on deck were thrown in ali
directions, those falling into the water
swimming and grasping h wrecks to
which some of them were able to cling.
The remainder of the SQua0rc4 l.. -
diately stopped and lowered small
boats. and the torpedo boats scanned
as quickly as possible to the r.scue OF
h survivors.
The escape of Grand Duke Cyril and
Lieutenant Won Kobe was nothing short
of miraculous. The force of the explo-
sion sent Grand Duke Cyril flying
across the bridge and the base Of his
skull struck on an iron Stanchion. The
Believing that the ship wss about to
sink, he clamored hastily down it's side
and boldly plunged into the water. He
succeeded in reaching a piece of wreck
age, to which ne chung. The grand duk
was in the water about twenty minutes
before he was picked up by a torpedo
boat. Lieutenant Won Kobe was ais
found swimming and vas picked up.
captain JakONieIf was thrown against
Canchion with such force that he was
killed.
Grand Duke CyrilS injuries were Sc
we're. Besides receiving a blow on the
neck, his legs were burned and he Suf-
fered a serious shock, He was taken
Immediately to a hospital at Port Ar
thur. where his injuries were attended
to- He will remain there for three
days and will hen be brought to st.
Petersburg.
The exact number of Vice Admiral
MakarOff'S staff on board the Petropa-
vloysk when she sank is unknown, but
i tbs thought by the admiralty to he
probably Is or 16. The exact number
Of the crew lost is also unknown. The
Petropavlovsk had a complement of
about $50, of which 80 were saved at
LAS accounts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
MR.. LOUIS COLE DEAD.
Died at Rockingham Yesterday After
noon After Long Illness.

We learn from a telegram received
by Rev. r. B. John, from Rev. John
N. Cole, at RockinghdIc, ~'r-anerly
the pastor of Grace NJ. z.
church, that his son, Louis, a young
man Of about twenty years of age,
died yesterday at 1 o'clock, and the
remains will be inferred at Durham
to-day at 4:30 o'clock.
Our readers will remember that the
young man had a severe spell of fever
here during last summer, and his
death was a result Of that sickness.
he having been in feeble health since
hat time. The deceased was a stu
dent of Trinity college. and was very
popular with his classmates and all
others with whom he came in contact
The news of his death viii be
learned with great sorrow by his
friends in this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

The police committee composed az
Mayor William E. Springer and Alder
men p. Q. Moore and W.. P. Gafford
met yesterday for the purpose OF in
vestigati-- h charges against Police
men j. r. Hardee and e. Skipper for
alfowfnO Henry Wolf, a member OF
Clarkis Ministries to escape from the car
where they were confined. It was i'm
possible to learn just when the mar
did escape and IS there were severai
officers who guarded the car 1t was
impossible to place the blame on any
one. Hardee and Skipper were rein
stated. (
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Official Version of the
Sinking of the Battle
Ship P%etrOpavlOvSk
HUNDREDS LOST

The Destroyer BE- came Separat, II
From the Rest of the Fleet, Was
Surrounded by Japanese Torpedo
Destrcyers and Was Sunk I'm the
Iight-Thc Pobjeda Struck Against
a Mine Amidship on the Starboard
Side and Was Not Able to Gain Port
by Herself-The News in st. Peters
burg Brings Oh Fresh Grief-Re-
ported That the Japanese Have FL
naily Blocked the Port Arthur
Harbor Entrance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
The Missouri Came Very
Near Being Totally
Destroyed
BADLY DAMAGED

Officers OF the Ship Intended to Beach
Her When Captain COwles Ordered
Her Course Changed-Gunner's
Mate MoTrson Jumped Into the Open
hind Him., This Act Preventing an
Explosion-The Damaoe to the Mis-
souri, IL Much Greater Than at First
Stated-Death List Reaches 81
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Rheumatism.

Rub n swollen, painful joint or
muscle with EIiott's Emulsified Oil
Imminent Relief will come in a few
minutes IND a permanent cure result
If its Use is persisted in. EHiott's
Elmulsiied Oil Liniment is very PEN
Grating n soothing. 1t quickly
relieves inflammation and disperses
CONGESTION. 1t cures lameness. stiff
ness, soreness of joint or muscle.
bruises. swellings. Commissions and
sprains. Full half pint bottles. rs
cents. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

BatterieS-Sitton and HoN; Oldham
and Noble Umpire, Albert Cox
A great game is expected Saturday,
when the faculty plays h law school.
At Charlottesville, va-University Of
Virginia 3. Virginia Techs o.
At Knoxville, Tenn.@Cumberland
16. University OF Tennessee 4.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
FIENDISH ACT
White Man Attempted to
Crimindlly Assault
Small Girl
NEAR DELGADO

Choked Child and Dragged Her into
the Wood-A Small Boy Heard the
Child's Screams, and When He Went
to See What IL Was, the Man Ran
Child About II, I'M Works at Del
.gado-Alcx Johnson, OF Delgado,
identified by the Child as the Man
Who Attacked Hcr|ohnson Is I'm
Jail, and VIII be Tried Before Jus
tice BorncInann at } O'clock This
Afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
WE USE

THE BEST GRADE OF WHITE
CORN i'm the manufacture OF MEAL
AND GRTTS, and thoroughly screen,
scour and fan same, positively remov-
ing yer particle OF dirt before II
reaches the grinding machinery.
We grind our meal under the
gradual reduction system and the pro-
dlCt Is THOROUGHLY PURIFIED
BETWEEN EVERY BREAL thus
removing all bran and other n1Durf-
ties before the meal IL ground.
Our machinery Is the best, and ~e
spare no pains or expense to maE>
h PUREST AND BEST GRADE Or
WHITE TABLE MEAL that can be
produced from CORN.
We have q daily capacity OF 5000
bushels, and need and want your
good Will and orders
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, N. c.. April 14.--Caro-
lima broke her losing streak when she
defeated St Adams here to-day. The
features Of the game were the home
run over left field fence in the second
inning by Earle Holt. four years first
baseman on Carolina, now catcher on
ST Adams; the one-hand catch by
Donnelly. and the all rouni playing
OF Donnelly.
r. H. E.
81 AIDans 6 s =
10 q
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Less than car sc. higher. Sorry
You let 81 cent price slip, but let US
e on this.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-22
CURRENT COMMENT

six months have elapsed since the
Iroouols fire in Chicago How many
cities have succeeded in providing their
inhabitants With safe theaters 7-st
Louis Globe Democrat
Every cloud has silver lining. No
hard hearted, tight listed trust has yet
been inhuman enough TO raise the price
Of rice at this season Of the year-
Rochester Post Express.
That red ant they are importing for
the cotton fields appears to serve the
double function Of killing the boll Wee
vii aud keeping the Gotten piekers
lively. -Plttsburg Gazette
j.. p. Garreta, son Of Spanish
colonel OF artillery killed at Santiago
has been appointed a professor at the
Naval academy at Annapolis. Wars
wounds heal rapidly Washington
Post
Premier Laurier still preserves q Sc
rions expression. He tells Canada thai
she must get ready TO whip Uncl'
sans domain. But really there's ne
necessity for any hurry IN the matter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-22
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Miss Ada Rehan will star next season
alone under the management Of sam 8.
and Lee Shabert.
Daniel Frohman has selected Mar
garet Ellington to be leading woman Of
his new Iyceum theater New York.
stock company next season.
William Faversham Will be starred
next season In Lefty tile pinero play
which ATTAINED such success at the
Duke Of Yorks fheater. London.
Miss Helen Tracy has been engaged
to play the role of Queen Elizabeth 10
Bertha Gailand's production Of 'Doro.
thy Vernon Of Haddon Hail. next
season.
Charles Frohman has accepted from
Clyde Fitch a play entitled Granny"
in whiec4 Mrs. Gilbert win make fare
well tour OF the United States next
season,
Robert T. Haines. last season leading
man with Blanche Bates In "Tht
Darling Of the Gods" and Laura Hops
Crews, Robert Blossoms leading WON
ain. have gone into vaudeville
KIaw q changers production Of
General Lew wallace's Ben ur" vii
begin its sixth season In September ant
will make an extended tour. playinl
mainly in territory where 1t has not We
been seen.