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will fall back temporarily from the
coast, collect an immense army, and
then swoop Gown and ovLrwhelm the
Japanese.
Russia and Jacan having refused
permission TO American cftlCers to &C.
company the forces in the field, Corea
Sill be asked to permit all Observer to
be stationed in that country.
Russia's reply to Secl etary Hays
note accepts The principle Of the sug'
gestions, but attaches a ccndition safe
guarding important interests Russia
has acquired In Maachuria.
Professor Harry Pratt Judson Of the
University Of Chicago says that pro-
visions shipped from America for the
japanese would be liable TO seizure by
the Russians as contraband Of war
Japan has promised China that it
will not injure or destroy the sacred
Chinese tombs and palaces in Man.
churia, and says 1t is not waging the
war for conquest Of Chinese territory.
Permission for the Russla's Black
sea feet TO pass the Dardanelles is re-
ported given by Turkey, which can
not be held responsible. England is
alarmed and its reserves are mobo-
LIKED.
Only three Russian warships at Port
Arthur are still uninjured A Japan
csc cruiser near Shanghai is hunting
the Russian gunboat handful which
- III, 1ai hn
law
The kaisers attitude causes con
Germ in Russia. His attitude con-
corning the yellow peril Is satisfac-
tory but what he would do II war
breaks out In the Balkans Is an
anxious question
The Russian government has abol-
ished the censorship upon all news and
other kilograms going abroad. The
embargo has existed for generations,
and It's lifting is regarded in st. Peters.
burg as the most important act since
the emancipation Of the serfs.
Count CassIni, Russian ambassador
to the United States Is declared to be
largely responsible for his country's
acceptance Of the Hay note. The diplo-
matIst says he finds in tho United
states much good feeling for the c2ar.
Russia Is face to face with huge
task in modelling It's army in the far
east Operations must be conducted
over long, single-track railroad with
poor equipment and under severe
conditions. Success in the war
rests on the result Of the transporta.
lion problem.
twenty-five hundred Russians were
killed In the preliminary battles on the
Yalu river, their advance guards be-
Inc driven back by tho Japanese, The
ozar orders an inquiry into the disaster
At Port Arthur and many dismlssals
and degradations are Anticipated The
squadron Is believed to be
in the Corean straits attempting to cut
I cable.
CannonadlnE was heard off the Jap
lnoRc coast III Shimonoseki and an
important naval engagement may he
IN decisive battle In the Yalu val
ley Is expected Mt any moment Cos
sack plclets captured small dotach
nent of Japanese soldiers in the first
and engagement on Corean territory,
Major Tatsaru Is among those cap
urod Three hundred p',sian scouts
ire reported at Win China tells
Russia that II It was not able to guard
he Mnnchurian railway In times OF
,eace, It cannot be expected to do so
II times Of war
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Washington, Feb, 26,-The senate
considered at some length bill re,
curing the use of American ships in
carrying government supplies, but
without action The bill was criticised
by the democratic senators as being
in the nature Of subsidy, but Senator
Hale ehampioned 1t as in the interest
Of American shipping. The house
passed the naval appropriation bill.
There was a party contest on mum.
her of propositions, especially on the
effort Of the different minority mem.
hers to secure m amenament Ia fi~
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OBITUARY..

Nathan J, Howe of Joliet. ILL.,, -
years old, died.
Owen L. Fawcett of Flat Rock,
Mich, the veteran comedian, died OF
Bright's disease, aged &c years,
Col, Gabriel Bouck, u prominent
Wisconsin lawyer, ex.congressman.
and civil war veteran, died at Osh.
kosh, at IS,
Mrs, Il. H. Hin Of Washington.
widow OF the late Senator Him of
Georgia, died at Washington. The
body was taken 10 Atlanta.
Rev. Isaac I. Whittemore OF
Pasadena, Cal, aged GO. was killed by
an electric car DR. Whittemore for
years occupied a Presbyterian pulpit
IN Galesburg and other Illinois towns.
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FLOUR ADVANCES AGAIN.
Raise Of Ten Cents a Barrett Because
of Hiuh Wheat

Minneapolis, Feb. 27-Another adj.
vance OF ten cents per barrel in the
price of flour was announced yesterday
as a result of the high record wheat
prices reached Thursday The bakers
are now buying -four sparingly and ar.
other raise in price or a break is ros-
sihle.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
RELIEVES IN LIBERTY
Liberal Principles Expressed by King
Victor Emmanuel in His Speech
Opening Parliament.

Rome, November 30.-King Victor
Queen Helena. re-opened parliament
today. From his seat in the senate at
the Plazzo NADIA the Kink delivered
the speech from the throne expressing
liberal and peaceful principles which
we're enthusiastically applauded.
The weather was magnificent. The
passage Of the King in procession to
and from the palace of the senate was
gorgeous spectacle. In his speech
the King said:
when for the first time / spoke be-
fore parliament, 1 affirmed my strong
belief in liberty. My experience since
then has confirmed my belief and has
persuaded me that only liberty can he
persuaded me that only liberty can the
fore all the peoples Of the world, raised
by the new aspirations and new atti-
tudes of the social forces, be solved. My
government will contiue to follow the
policy of granting ample liberty with
in the limits of the law which should
be strongly defended and which has
met with such strong appreciation from
the country"
The King then announced the intro
duction of bills having the object OF
progressively elevating the condition
of the working classes, facilitating an
equita BILE and peaceful solution of the
conflicts between capital and labor,
substituting cooperation among ali
calsses for sterile struggles and re-
placing strikes which mean Victory
only for the strongest, by arbitration,
which victory for justice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
NEEDS OF COAST DEFENsEs.
Urgent Demand for Strong Torpedo
Protection for All HarbOrs.

Washington, November 30.-Brigad:er
General Storey. chief Of artillery, in
his annual report TO General Chaffee.
dwel.s on what he regards as the mos;
urgent needs OF the coast defense.
Ito secure as the present time he
continues. the greatest measure of
national safety at the least cost, the
entire torpedo defense Of our harbors
should be at once made complete" and
he adds:
IF we were suddenly confronted by
war no amount of money could procure
submarine mines in time to be OF SER
vice TO our harbor defence"
The report further says that eyel
with complete material for torpedo de-
fense it is practically valueless without
a trained personnel carefully instructed
how TO operate it and that today we
are substantially without a force. Only
four hundred men can be assigned, he
says, for a service requiring about 5000.
developed In our coast artillery a sys-
developede in our coast artillery a sys-
tenn Of fire action, which as far as he
can ascertain is not equalled in the
world. but it's accomplishment, he says,
depends upon a standard equipment,
which is not completely installed IN
any of our harborS.
The poor showing made by the Rus
sian coast artillery at Port Arthur
against the Japanese fleet has caused
surprise" the report recites, but the
explanation is that the artillery there
when the ranges are 10000 to $1,000 me-
ters does not shoot at all, or shoots
without results. The report adds
1T would be impossible if we have
our position finding equipment COM
pletely installed for hostile vessels to
remain 10000 or $4,000 meters from our
batteries Of 12-inch guns or mortars for
2 Or 3 hours and not be destroyed. re-
gret, however, to have say that even "a
this day most of our fortified harbors
are rot better supplied with position
finding equipment than apparently IS
Port Arthur. If war were to break out
we would not have the trained force
required to serve our guns effectively.
However good our guns are yet one
half of them would not be OF mueh
more use than SO many tons OF inert
metal"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
PLAN OF FEDERATION.
Important Step Taken Toward Union
of Presbyterian Churches.

Pittsburg. November 30.-The commits
sion representing the seven branches OF
the presbyterian church in this country,
meeting here, decided today on plan
Of federation for the various churches.
and the most important step yet taken
towards the ultimate goal OF organic
union was determined upon definitely.
Rev. DR.. J. d. steel, secretary of the
commission says the plan provides for
the establishment OF a council which
will be called the federal council OF re-
formed churches in America. holding
the Presbyterian system
The council will have no power over
the worship. creed or government of
the churches. which viii remain the
same as they always have been.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
SUPERIOR COURT OPINIONS.
Decisions Handed Down In n Large
Number of Gases.
Especial to The Messenj

Especial TO Tho Messenger)
Raleigh, y. g, November 3o.-Brit-
tain vs.. westall. from Catawba. new
trial: smith VS.. Johnson. from AIexan-
dria, error: Peoples vs. North Carolina
Railroad. from Mecklenburg. no error;
Erwin VS.. Morris. from Cabarrus, error:
County Board OF Education vs. County
Commissioners, from Iredell. affirmed:
Earnhardt VS.. Clement. from Rowan.
no error; Smith vs.. Bruton. from Mont
gomery, reversed: Hutchins VS.. School
Committee. from Durham. no error:
Trcxler VS.. Building Company. from
Alauance, no error: Cannaday .vs. City
Of Durham. no error; Station VS.. Webb.
from Edgecombe. affirmed: SIgmon vs.
Foy, from Catawba. per curiam, affirm
ed; Williams vs.. Dillon, from Union,
am, affirmed: Norton vs.. Southern
per curiam affirmed: Williams ys. Dill
Son. appeal by Rogers Heirs. per curl
Railway. from Mcdowell. petition OF
plaintiff for certiorari allowed: Came
ron-Berkley Company vs. Power Com
pany, from Catawba, petition for cer-
torari, allowed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02

New York, November 30.-Plans for
organizing the employees of labor in
this country to combat the labor unions
were considered at today's session Of
the Citizens Industrial Association con-
vention. Among the several addresses
delivered was one by Daniel Davenport,
of bridgeport, Conn, executive agent
lean Anti-Boycott Association" He told
The Purposes and Work of the Amer
lean Anti-Boycot Association He told
of the suits against the United Hatters,
which he said had been of great moral
effect in bringing home to workers re-
sponsiblity for the boycott.
John Beattie. a representative of the
Master Painters and Decorators Asso-
citation, speaking of the labor situation
in New York said:
Recently l asked President Roosevelt
as an American citizen to use his in
fuence to put the responsibility on la
Dor unions and ne said, that's the thing
that is needed"
The report of the committee on reso-
lutiOns which was adopted re-affirms
the objects as adopted at the Chicago
and indianapolis conventions of the
Citizens Industrial Association and
again declares for the open shop. De-
nanding only good faith and fair deal
ing. it discriminates against neither
union nor independent labor.
THE freedom of the apprentice and
the right OF the Individual to nave a
trade and follow it.
THE right of private contract. with
equal obligation upon employer and
employees.
The right 10 work, limiting the hours
Of labor. whether of brains or of the
hand, rs a 5matter Of mutual agreement
not Il subject for arbitrary legislative
enactment"
The resolutions direct the executive
committee to take the necessary steps
to secure a proper channel of activity
for the correlation of interested Or
ganizations with the Citizens Industrial
Association of America. The resolu-
tiOns oppose the limitation which the
trades union sets upon the number Of
apprentices in any shop and favors the
establishment of public artisan schools
giving a diploma which shall De the
evidence of the right to begin to prac-
tice a trade.
The resolutions finally condemn the
policy of trade unions in prohibiting
membership in the state militia as dis
loyal and dangerous.
Washington, November S0.-It was
authoritatively stated at the White
House today that President did not
make the remark attributed to him by
Mr. Beattie of the master painters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
FIGHTING WAS KEEN.
Worlds Fair Officials Have no Easy
Time Deciding Awards.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
St. Louis. Noverber 30-"The friend
Iy competition entered into by she
worlds manufacturers at the eXposi-
ton has turned into regular free for
all fight, and Its fury has centered
around the typewriter award, VIII ch
was finally decided today when the eX-
position officially awarded the oliver
Typewriter the gold medal as a marx
of its practical superiority. Each exhih-
itOr presented a score of claims why he
should get honors, as against all comers,
and the competition became so kee
that each firm felt the entire standing
of their business was tied UP in the re-
ceipt OF the priced medal. All the
typewriter exhibitors being American
they displayed a spirit of Yankee fight
that made decision hard. Some Of
them even went so far as to anticipate
results and announced several weeks
ago that they had won in the contest.
though the Official reward was only
made today, and as a result the Oliver
Typewriter people are being congratu-
lated on winning great victory
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
MIST BE VACCINATED.
Admission to Schools Can be Refused.
Governor Aycocl> to Speak in Jack
sOryille. Fla.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. y. c., November 3G.-The
Supreme court today decided an i'm
rortant case, from Durham, involving
the power of a public school board
to prescribe rules as to vaccination.
The board ruled that no child could
attend school unless successfully vac
cinated within three years, or Vacci-
mated within ten days. of the opening
of school. The parents OF a girl pre-
sented her for entrance with doc
tors certificate that it was danger
Gus to vaccinate her. Admission was
refused. Her parents sought by man.
damus TO compel the board to ad-
nit her. The Superior court decided
in the boards favor, and the Supreme
court aftirnls that decision.
Governor Aycock has made an ap-
pointment to deliver an address AT
Jacksonville, Fla, on December 18th
In county surerintendents conven-
ton this afternoon a hundred free Ii
braries were pledged by them for va
rious counties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02

Washington, November 30-RussIa is
unwilling to join the powers in a second
peace conference at The Hague until
her war with the Japanese has ended.
The Russian reply to Secretary Hays
circular note to the powers OF October
ZS last inviting them in the name OF
| the President to assemble I'm conference
at The Hague ito complete the post
poned work of the first conference" was
delivered verbally toSecretary Hay to.
day bv Count Cassini. the Russian am
bassador. The ambassador was request
ed by his governments to say that Rus
sia heartily accepted in principle the
2nvitatlon TO second conference at
The Hague and gladly associated her
self with the American government IN
its effort to complete the mission Of The
first great assembly convened under the
leadership OF the Russian Emperor
The ambassador was further requested
to say that while the Russian govern
ment very sincerely cherished these
views, 1t did not consider the moment
opportune for the convening of such a
conference and IL therefore must with
hold its formal acceptance of the invi-
tation until the war IN the far cast
was at an end.
Secretary Hay and Count Cassini
were in conference for nearly an hou.
The ambassador was careful to assure
the secretary that his government wci-
coined the invitation of the President
as an additional evidence Of the AmerI-
can governments appreciation of the
beneficent results of the first confer
ence. and regretted the necessity Of suz-
gesttng a postponement OF the work
then begun, a work I'm which the Rus
sian government, no less than the
American, was keenly interested.
Secretary Hay thanked the ambass4-
dor for the cordiality with which the
declaration of Russia's adherence sn
principle to the proposition had been
conveyed to the American government
and assured him he would forthwith
transmit the reply to the President.
Although different in form the Rus
sian reply does not differ in effect from
that of Great Britain, France and the
other European powers. practically all
of which already have answered the in
vitation. While Russia is the first
power to specifically suggest a post
ponement until the close of the war. all
Of the powers in expressing their ap-
proval Of the proposition reserved for
future pourparlors the time when the
conference should be held.
II can be stated that this govern
ment Is we'll pleased with the reception
its note has received.
Z For the present IL is probable the
American government Will rest on its
oars. When the far eastern war en-
tiers on its final stage. this government
will be prepared to follow Its invitation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
RUSSIANS ASSUME THE OFTEN.
SuVE.

st. Petersburg, November 30.-Gener-
al kuropatkin under date of November
29th reports that the Japanese force
which evacuated Tsinkhetchen near
Da pass) took up fresh position near
the village of Suidun, about 1-2 miles
southeast of that place. They carried
off many wounded. The Russians in
the morning of November 10Th resumed
the offensive advancing in the direction
of Suidun. Within 1 IA miles from
there they encountered a Japanese ar
tillery fire. By midday the Russian ar
tillery opened and under cover of it's
fire the Russian infantry resumed tae
advance Elsewhere all is quiet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02
PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN FAVOR
OF THE JAPANESE.


Toxic. November 3O-The Emperor
formally opened the second war diet
today. He rode through the crowd in
the streets in a state coach. escorted
by a troop of lancers and accompanied
by the crown prince, his staff and some
members of the imperial household. TO
the house of parliament. where both
houses We're assembled in the chamber
OF representatives
The Emperor ascended the dais from
which he read the following:
I'VE hereby perform the ceremony
OF opening the imperial diet.
I'VE announce to the members of the
House of Peers and Of the House of
Representatives:
That 70 our profound delight our
relations With all neutral treaty powers
are increasingly amicable.
That we have directed our ministers
OF state to submit to you a scheme for
meeting the extraordinary expenditure
necessitated by the war. together with
the budget for the thirty eighth fiscal
year of Meiji besides other projects of
law.
That our expenditionary forces have
been victorious in every battle and
have repeatedly shown fresh proofs of
their loyalty and bravery, 50 that the
progress of the war is increasingly in
our advantage.
That our expeditionary forces have
your duties by harmonious corporation.
thereby promoting our wishes and
ends"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-02

Toxic, December 1.-The japanese
Hill.
JAPS CAPTURE METRE HILL.
Toxic, November 30.-It is reported
today that the japanese assaulted, car
of 203 Metre Hill.