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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14

of day came rising from the depths of
the unknown to start the wheels OF
time turning for another day. I'm go
ing to do it again. Would you like to
get up with me at daylight tomorrow
m~orning?"
isn't that pretty early?' replied
Mrs. Bowser at the thought of it.
"Of course it's early. Daylight is
always early, but 1 see you prefer to
lie and snooze Cor three hours later,
and we'll say no more about it. There
isn't a hog or OK or COW in this whole
country that isn't awake and moving
around before sunrise, and if hu.-in
beings prefer to grunt and snooze and
snore and yawn let 'em keep it up. l
begin tomorrow morning to go back
to the first principles Of naturc-thc
w%hisperings of the millions Of leaves
as they awake for the day, the-the'-
Mr.. Bowser became a little confused
here and broke Oil to glare at the cat
and mentally threaten his life, and as
Mrs. Bowser had nothing further to
say the subject was dropped. On go
ing to bed she saw that he was deter
mined on the matter. however. He
placed his clothing where il could be
found without trouble and thrust his
watch under his pillow, and it seemed
to her that he got out of bel to carry
the watch to the light of the window
at least ten tines during the night.
When the first milk wagon YVES heard
moving about he got up and dressed.
and she heard him muttering as he
went downstairs:
The idea of that wonan lying there
like a grampus instead of benz rD
and abort TO see the day daw@ u.,oa
the wor!t.'
Three minutes later Mr.. Bowser was
sauntering down the street. followed
at a respectful distance by the cat.
1t was just coming daylight. Affair."
off a milk wagon ratified owe the cob
blestones with a rattle close to nature
and the milk diluted Il per cent Lean
ing against a shade tree was a police
man, who nodded and dozed and yet
kept one ear open for his roundsman.
A dog which had passed the night I'M
der a stoop came out and sat up and
looked this way and that as il he had
had a bad dream, and a few sparrows
began flying about and fighting each
other.
by thunder, but this Is life, this isr
muttered Mr.. Bowser as he leaned
against a fence and drew in long
breaths Of the foggy, malarious at
mosphere. "a man who would lie on
the broad Of his back and snooze when
he could be out here deserves to be
kicked. IT'S the dawning Of a day
that may be mighty with history. IT'S
the turning of the wheel that may
make or unmake nations. Now I be-
gin TO live again. Now I once more
feel
What he felt may be known, as
a longshoreman who had been work
ing all night and was then on his way
home halted at sight Of Mr.. Bowser
and growled out:
do you know Of any saloon around
here open at this hour? I want to get
a nip before / go home, but every she
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14
The Editors View.

81 just think his poems are too sweet
for anything"
THAT seems to be the view the edi-
tor takes of them also.'-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14
Divorces Explained.

Most divorces are caused by a very
common mistake"
"What is ity'
"Many q man in love only with a
dimple or a curl makes the mistake
of marrying the whole girl."-Life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14
Too Deem For Pm.

Little Willie-Say, pa, why is an
amateur concert called an entertain
ment?
Pa-My son, I cannot tell a lie; I
don't know.-Detroit Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14

The republic of Panama wants to
refer its troubles with Uncle Sam to
The Hague. So did Colombia-Atian-
Ia Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14
His Plea.

DR.. Pilis-Well. Rastus, we find you
have taken the c~hickenpox.
Rastus texcitedly) Chicken box!
Deed, marsar. 1 might have took de
chickens. but I swears I left de COOP
Brooklyn Eagle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-14
G~oLpsBoRo GossR

Farmers Taking Advantage Of Good
Weather TO Rush Harscstinx-Coun-
~ Pofitic-Pseparations for Re-
cepsion OF Daughters OF the Con.
fc~sscrac~.
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history OF the visit of to this
lplace in 1925 so corroborated by the
personal recollections of Mr.. Belden.
lwho vas an eyewitness of the ceremo-
mics, a boy of fifteen years at the time.
lGen. Polk and his Salisbury light horse
formed his escort from the Virginia
lime, through North Carolina to Che
RAW, S. c., and the Fayetteville ligh.
horse met the illuStrious Frenchman
la short distance beyond the Cape Fear
lriver bridge. and Joined in the escort
jof his carriage, which contained with
him Hutchins G.. Burton, governor Of
North Carolina, to a stand erected on
the east side of Market square. There
before an immense a~ssemblage Judge
lToomer delivered the address OF wei-
lcome, making an eloquent reference to
1.-THE captivity of Lafayette in the
Austrian fortress Of Olmutz. Mr.. Bel
lden was impressed with two or three
personal peculiarities about the gallant
lGaul-that he spoke very broken Eng
llish, that he was very hard favored,
and h a at the informal reception dur
ling the grand ball that night, he kissed
levery woman that come.
The once famous 'Cool SPRING in
least Fayetteville is now a thing of the
lpast. Time has "choked up the foun-
tain and thrown ashes on the sward;"
but, in the time of Mr.. Robert Belden
land for many years 'afterward, it was
la great resort of the town people, sit
tuated on the banks of Cross Creek, be-
meath gigantic trees sheltering it With
their wide spreading arms. 1t was the
Mecca, too of the dispersed abroad"
who. it was said, no matter how far
they wandered. returned once before
they died to drink again OF it's sweet
lwaters. There the Independent Ligl,.
Infantry rallied for their celebrations.
land there they were dismissed after pa
trade. target shooting. etc.
Isaac Hammond, a bright mulatto,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

prohibition party convention here nom-
mated presidential electors, and adopt
ed platform which declares In favor
of the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicating liquors, favors
a properly framed primary election
law, condemns political assessments on
officeholders; favors civil service re-
form, equal suffrage of men and wom-
en-, municipal ownership OF public util
titles, state board of control for state
institutions, state and federal aid for
the improvement of public highways,
end the granting by the legislature of
q new charter to Chicago.
The following congressional candi-
dates were nominated by district con-
ventions: Third, +. L. Ames, Chicago;
Seventh, w. Il. Olmstead, Chicago;
Eleventh, Rev. ]. a Crosby, Aurora;
Thirteenth. J. III. Woertendike, Free
port; Fourteenth, l.. +. Gumbart, Ma
comb; Fifteenth, j. II. Batten, Abing-
don; Sixteenth, G. W. Warner, Macki-
naw; Seventeenth, DIR. w. w. Houser,
Lincoln; Eighteenth, George w.
Woolsey, Danville; Nineteenth, J. o.
Cunningham, Urbana; Twentieth, n.
NJ. Rigg, Mount Sterling; Twenty
first, Il. f. Winters, Stonington; Tween
ty-second, W. b. Minton, Greenville;
Twenty-third, William z. Habborton.
Mount Carmel; Twenty-fourth, w. A.
Morgan, Bone Gap; Twenty fifth, Rev.
G. f. Keyse, DOngola.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENT
Statement of a Japanese Ohicer Admiral
Togo's Report.

Statement of a Japanese Admiral
Togo's Report.
A Japanese officer of high rank made
the following statement to the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press: THE
japanese i'm attacking Kin-Chow and
Nanshan hill had to fight against. great
Odds The Russians were in full COM
mand of the strategical advantages af-
forded by nature. and these advantages
were augmented by the newest inven-
tions for defense. The forts on Man.
shan hill were armed with heavy
guns. The Japanese had only field
guns, heavy guns being unavailable on
account of the difficulties of transporta-
ton.
"Our army deserves great credit for
having driven the Russians from this
stronghold: it was n feat previously
considered to have been impossible.
fear our losses have been heavy, but
we have gained the strongest point
barring our way to the investment OF
Port Arthur"
The following report has been re-
ceived from Vice Admiral Togo: 1.-THE
gunboats Thukishi. Heiyen, Amagi and
Chokai. and the first torpedo boat
fiotilla, under Captain Nishiyama.
reached Kin-Chow bay on the evening
of Wednesday. From dawn of Thurs
day the vessels co-operated with the
army in bombarding Suchaton.
1.-The Amagi and the Chokai went
in close and bombarded all day. At
IL O'Clock in the morning the enemy
retreeted from Suchaton. but they con-
tinued to fire from a position behind
Suchaton. Our casualties were ten,
including Captain Hayashi, of the Cho-
kai. who was killed."
The Japanese troops are now with
in twelve miles of Port Arthur. and it
is reported now that the Russians suf-
fered heavier casualties than the jap
anese, who have taken many guns and
other material and few prisoners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

series OF careful "Reminiscences, their
officers working theirway close enough
to the Russian position to draw the
enemy's fire. They thus secured frag-
ments Of shells for the purpose of as
certaining the caliber of the Russian
guns. During these reconnaissance
the Japanese discovered that west of
Liu-Tien the Russians had no defenses.
This gap in the defense was a fatal
defect in the Russian position, and
when it was perceived the japanese
extended the right to the north and
east, enveloping Kin-Chow and the
Russian extreme right.
The japanese left also was extended
to Wang Chia-Tung, on the shore of
Talienwan bay, and the center moved
forward. Wednesday morning at $50
the japanese attacked Kin-Chow, and
for three hours they had an artillery
duel with the batteries on Nanshan
hill. The battle was resumed at dawn
on Thursday. Three Japanese gun
boats then entered Kin-Chow bay, and
in cooperation with the artillery on
shore shelled the Russian positions on
Nanshan hill. A Russian gunbOat in
Talienwan bay steamed close to the
shore and shelled the japanese left.
AT an early hour the Japanese in
fantry moved forward, ard at $40
on Thursday morning they entered
KIM Chow, the Russians retiring to the
south. The Russian resistance at Nam
shan hill was stubborn. The Japanese
made a series of assaults before the
Russians finally yielded the position.
The Russians abandoned this hill at
o'clock in the afternoon, retreating
toward Nanquan-Ling, where it is un-
derstood a second line of defenses ex-
lists
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
LONDON Is NOT POSITIVE
Big Papers Accept the Kin-Chou Report
as a True Story, However.

as - True Story, However.
London, May 27.-No authoritative
confirmation of the capture Of Kin
Chou has yet been received from any
quarter. Circumstantial accounts Of
the storming and capture of Kin-Chou,
identical with the reports received by
the Central News from Toxic are sent
by the Shanghai correspondent of The
Standard and Daily Telegraph. The
Morning Posts Toxic correspondent
says that the japanese occupied Kin
Chou yesterday afternoon and are ad-
vancing to attack tie Russians occupy
ing the heights south Of the town.
The Standards Toxic correspondent,
cabling at $50 o'clock last night, says:
ut is reported that the japanese have
occupied Kin-Chou. Official confirma-
ton Of the rumor is expected hourly.
The London newspapers accept the
news as true, but as it seems to have
originated at Shanghai it would seem
advisable to regard it with reserve
pending official confirmation. The bat
tie tTatung pass, which The Daily
Chronicle reports, is also sent by Inc
Daily Telegraph's New Chwang CORE
spOndent, but on smaller scale. This
battle is probably nothing more than
an exaggerated version of the fight re-
ported by General Kukori to have oc-
Cured at Pa Tao Isl
The Times FengWang-C heng corre-
spondent under date of May 20 says:
"The outposts are keeping in touch,
but there is practically no fighting
One hundred Cossacks appeared with
In twenty miles of this position on
May %. There are no signs of Rus
SLAMS moving in force south of Lao
Yapov
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
SHE HAD FAITH IN SPIRITS
Asks Them to Locate Her Husband and
They Tell Her a Very Grew
some Story.

Marion, Ind, May 26.-The officers
OF Marion have a mysterious case
which is puzzling their wits. Otis Van
Blaricum left home two weeks ago on
business trip. He told his young
wife and mother that he would write
in two or three days. Nothing has been
heard from him and his young bride,
unable to endure the suspense longer,
notified the police. Sergeant James
Thompson and Humane Officer John
Golding called to see Mrs. Van Blari-
cum. who having faith in spirits, ask
ed them to assist her in operating
planchette board.
The officers were skeptical, but the
young wife was so in earnest in her
desire to locate her husband that they
consented to assist her. The question
was asked where Van Rlaricum went
when he left Marion. The answer was
quickly written. "St. louis" The
question was asked: as he living?"
The answer was, mo. he was killed
Monday noon, May 8, in st. Louis by
gambler and the body was hidden
in vault"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
.ExPLODES HER BOILERS
TEN DEAD AND SIXTEEN HURT
Tow Boat on the Ohio MEETS Disaster That
Recalls Old Times on the
Rivers.

Louisville, May 27.-The tow boat
Fred Wilson was torn to flinders, ten
men were blown to eternity and six
teen others injured by the explosion
Of the boats boilers. OF the. thirty
three persons aboard the boat only
seven escaped unhsrt. Of the injured
one will probably die. The force of
the explosion was so great that it
shattered windows and awakened the
occupants of houses in Louisville, four
miles from the scene.
The dead are: Joseph Price, cap
tain, Braddock, Pa; Albert H Miller,
pilot, Pittsburg; w. A. Holland, guest
of Captain Price, Braddock, Pa-; Will
lam Quinn, steward, and Hugh Hos
kins, cook, Pittsburg; ]. G. Johnson,
Tyrone, Pa, and Patrick White, Pitts
burg-deck hands; Sherman Shibler,
second engineer, Pittsburg; William
Thornton, and Joseph Warren, colored
firemen, Middleport, o.
The injured-Tobe Letzicouch, deck
hand, wellsburg, w. Va; Carl Cody,
cabin boy. Frockton. o.: William NJ.
Tmmons, Pittsburg; John Miller and
William Miller, Allegheny, Pa; Albert
E. Stewart, Middleport. o.; Emma
Williamson. chambermaid, Pittsburg;
nine others. slightly injured. All the
injured except Letzicouch will recov-
er.
Only three bodies have thus far
been recovered-those of Sherman
Shibier, Patrick White and ]. c. John.
son, who died in hospital The cause
of the accident is not known, but mud
I'm the boilers is suggested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
OHIO A FREE LANCE
Her Delegates to the St. Louis
Convention Go Untram-
me!ed by Instructions.
DELEGATES TO VOTE AS A UNIT
Alabama Democrats Not Instructed,
but the Convention for Parker
Iowa Prohibitionists.

Columbus. O., May 26.-The conser.
natives controlled the Democratic state
convention, as had been foreshadowed
in the preliminaries. The first test
of strength was on the report of tie
committee on credentials, which seat
ed POS conservative contestants and
was signed by eighteen of the twenty
one members of the committee. three
members signing a minority report
seating thirty-five radicals from
Franklin county. The minority report
was defeated by vote of $50 to 800.
Prayer was offered by Rev Z. L. Rex
ford. w. l.. Finley, chairman of the
state centrsl committee, introduced
Chairman Starr, who pleaded for har-
mony in his opening speech.
Names ON the state Ticket.
A state ticket was. nominated, in
Guiding the following nominees: See
rotary of state, A. Z. Sandles, Ottawa;
supreme judge, Philip j. Renner, Gin
cinnati; clerk of the supreme court,
Peter Mahaffey, Cambridge.
Trouble Over the Delegates.
The convention became disorcerly
and demoraliZed during the election of
delegates-at-large late in the after
noon and was unc0ntrOllablef from that
time until it adjourned at GAO ID. m.
The delegates-at-large elected after nu-
merous ballots and much confusion
are William S. Thomas. of Springfield;
Edward IL. Moore, of Yous, stown;
John y. McMahon, of Dayton; Chas.
z. Salem. of Cleveland.
Only Made Matters Worse.
A motion was made before 3 p. m.
to make the four receiving the next
highest vote to those selected as the
delegates-at-large the alternates-at-
large, in the hope that it would soon
close the confusion, brt this motion
only made matters worse In the in
tervals of audible conditions the fol-
lowing names were then presented in
eulogistic speeches for alternates-at-
large: David l.. Rockwell, of Ravenna; ;
William L. Finck, of New Lexington;
Henry c. Gray, of Hamilton; Will
lam Il. Decker, of Paulding; John
Sheehan, of Cincinnati, and Joseph A
Phelan, of Columbus. The ballot re-
suited in favor of Rockwell, Decker,
Shehan and Gray.
Choice for Electors-at-Lsrge.
When the order of nominations of
electors-at-large was reached John A.
Mcdowell, of Millersburg. and A. J..
Pearson, of WOOdsfield, were chosen.
Resolutions of thanks to the officers
of the convention were adopted; also
resolutions recommending Joseph
Goodsell. of Cleveland, for assistant
sergeant-at-arms ut st. Louis, and
James Seward, of Mansfield, for as
sistant secretary, and the convention,
which had been in session continuous
ly since 10 a. m, at 6 p. IN. adjourned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
IOWA PROHIBITION TICKET
Two Names Left To BE Chosen by the
State Central COMMITTEES.

Two Names Lett 10 De CnOsen by the
State Central COMMITTEES.
Boone. Ia, May 26.-The Prohibi-
ton state convention nominated state
officers and chose delegates to the Pro-
hibition national convention. X. W.
Brown, of Ames. was permanent chair
man. and Ii. Z. Woodring, of Oelwein,
secretary. w. o. Elwell was elected
state chairman. The state ticket NOM
mated is as follows: Secretary OF state
A. Ii. Bolster, Villinca; auditor, J. d.
&. Mcfarland, Des Moines; treasurer,
". p. Sopher, OskaloOsa; railroad
commissioner. George w. White Fair
field. The offices of attorney general
and Judge of the supreme court will
be filled by the state central commit
tee.
The delegates-at-large are: A. T..
Coats, Perry; Malcolm Smith, Cedar
Rapids; j. Il. TrelOar. Charles City;
w. Howard. Marshalltown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
MILL WORK

Having purchased the Planning Mill
and business heretofore conducted by
c. w. Suit, will continue the same
at the old place and will be prepared
to do all kinds of Planning Mill Work
promptly and in a satisfactory man.
ner. Give me trial.
also do general carpentering and
building contracting. Estimates gladly
furnished for anything you may want
in this line.
Office and mill on South Street,
south of Pennsylvania R. R. tracks
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
Canton. o.. Murder still a Mystery.

Canton, o., May 26.-Harry c'Chub'O
Piero has been released, no evidence
having developed to connect him with
the murder of George II. Taylor, or
with the burglary Of the American
Wooden Mills store, which the police
believed was in progress when Taylor
appeared and the murder occurred.
Richard Quigley. and Tiney LaBelle,
two other suspects. are still held in
cIStOdy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
BRYAN Confers at st. Louis.

st. Louis, May 26.-W. J. Bryan ar
rived in st. Louis and conferred with
number of Democratic politicians
from various parts of the country.
Bryan first called upon Colonel Nj. c.
Wetmore at his downtown office, after
which he met c. A. Walsh, Democrat
ic national committeeman from Iowa,
and Governor John f. Osborne, of
Wyoming. He left later for Texas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

indianapolis, May 26.-Joseph Hast
lngs, 40 years old, was shot and killed
by Mrs Frank Hicks. She saws
she had known Hastings about two
yearssH He came to see her, she saws
and she could not make him go away
She says he insulted her and she cot 3
revolver and shot him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
POSITION ALMOST IMPROBABLE
Some Details of the Qualifications stormed
by the Japs.


London, May ga Toxic dispatch.
dateo May q, says: The Japanese
army swept the Russians from Kin
Chow yesterday morning, and in a des-
perate night attack stormed the almost
impiegnable position of the Russians
on Nanshan hill, west of Talienwan
The battle IA ged in the hills all through
the night The Russians had made
elaborate preparations to check the
Japanese movement south on the Lao
Tung peninsula toward Port Arthur.
They had fortified the high ground
on the south shore of Talienwan bay,
their works extending to the east and
the west The extreme Russian right
was at Hushangtao and the extreme
left at Nanshan hill This hill was the
strongest part of the line; series Of
batteries, strongly emplaced, crowded
its crest, while rifle pits extended
around its sides. Mines had been placed
lower down on this hill, and around
the base on the northern and eastern
sides were stretched well-made wire
entangiements.
Another line Of defenses, also pro
tected with wire entanglements, ex-
tended from Yen-C hia-Iun near the
head of Talienwan bay, due north OF
Liu- CHA Tien, which lies south OF Kin
Chow. The Russians apparently at
tempted to draw the. japanese attack
- esx.~-aow e. ,<;v bofforioc orloncd
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
GENERAL OKU.

great particularly the guns the Rus
slams had in position the report says
that a reconnaissance was made on
May %, which developed the Russian
strength in men and guns, and then
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

Marion, Ind, May 27.-The Marion
base ball team, of the Central Base
Ball League, has been transferred to
Peoria, Ill. The deal was consum-
mated in ths latter city by c. w. Hal
derman, the owner of the team and
franchise. He retains all of his inter-
ests and will be represented in Peoria
by Manager Jack Grim.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
RESULT OF A BALL GAME
Must Have Been Rather Enthusiastic In
View of the Events Connected
Herewith.

u
Columbus. O., May 21--As result
of the base ball game between ONO
State and Ohio Wesleyan universities
at Delaware Wednesday Dean 1. u.
Duvall, of Ohio Wesleyan university
has announced that athletic relations
between the two universities wouid
be cut off.
Two Columbus students were ar
rested during theprogress OF the game
and three were arrested upon tne
streets of Delaware later for disorder.
" conduct. They were forced to speno
the night in the city prison at Deia-
ware President Thompson, Oh onio
State university, has taken no notlce
Of the affair as yet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

indianapolis, May 26.-The weekly
Indiana crop bnlletinsays for the week
ended May %: Frost, heavy in the
north section, was deposited on the
10Th, and temperatures below normal
prevailed, with light general rains, un-
III Thursday, inclusive. A marked rise
IN temperature was observed on Fri
gay. and clear, moderately warm
weather obtained during the balance
of the week.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02
Bryan Wins in Douglas County.

Omaha, Neb., May 26.-'rhe contest
in the Democratic primaries of Doug
las county resulted i'm an overwhelm-
ing victory for the Bryan forces. The
opposition, known as the ''reorgani-
zation" party, was defeated in every
ward
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

Fort Wayne. Ind. May 26.-Presi.
dent John w. White. of the Fort
Wayne Electric Light Power company
mas returned from the east and re-
ports that the light and power com
pany's plant has been sold to eastern
capitalists for about $5U0,OOO