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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
MORRIS TUCKER SENTENCED.
Twenty-Five Years I'm Prison For Kill
ing John Gay.
Especial to The Messenger.)

especial to The Messenger.D
Wilson, ~. C., May 1s.-Morris
Tucker. for killing John Gay. some
time back, was tried to-day and given
twenty-five years I'm prison. During
a game of cards, Tucker n Gay got
into a dispute. Gay commenced ours
ing and threw a brick at the latter.
when Tucker pulled a pistol and
fired four shots. two taking effect.
from which Gay died W. days later.
Tucker escaped. but was captured
In New York and brought back. Both
parties are coIored-
The ease OF Sam and Dick Stancii,
for kiiIin- w. T. Harrison some time
ago. was continued till next term
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Russians Marching to the Relief OF
Port APthu


London, May 20.-A. C. Hales, the
correspondent Of the Daily News cables
from Tien Tsin as follows, under date
of May 10:
ut is reported that 10000 Russians
are marching to the relief of Port Ar
thur and the Japanese are consequently
fastening offensive operations.
"Forty-fve thousand troops have al
ready been landed at Kin Chau and
fTalianwan, thus entirely investing
Port Arthur.
The japanese advanced lines are
seven miles from the Russian batteries.
Skirmishes occur daily along the
railroad.
1T is believed that the japanese in
tend attacking Port Arthur with the
entire force when it numbers fifty thou
sand men. They are mounting six inch
naval guns on steel wheels, with the
object OF ~silencing the Russian bat
tertes.
THE Manchurian railway south OF
Harbin is constantly broken by Chinese
marauders and the Russians threaten
reprisais.
The Russians admit that they have
to contend with terrible difficulties
along the whole line. Their men, how
ever. are behaving splendidly and they
are very confident"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Russians Believe That the Tide Has
Turned.

st. Petersburg, May 2o.-3 a. m.-The
loss of at least two japanese warships
Is officially confirmed. A message dat
ed Port Arthur, received by carrier
pigeon at Mukden. was transmitted to
the Emperor early yesterday morning,
saying that two Japanese warships had
been lost off that port. The message
followed the Emperor to Koudsk and
no one here knew it's contents until
last night. when foreign kilograms
brought full details of he japanese
loss.
Early in the afternoon, reports OF the
sinking of Shikishima and the Full or
the authority Of Russian refugees from
Dalny began to circulate and aroused
the most intense interest. When later,
confirmation came o. h sinking OF
two japanese warships, the greatest
enthusiasm was manifested. Without
reference to its effect on the campaign.
the people attribute the enemy's disas-
ter to Divine interposition in the Rus
sian cause.
In naval circles, the japanese catas-
trophe is a matter for rejoicing. though
regrets are expressed that brave men
have lost their lives. But this feeling
OF sympathy Is swallowed up in the
greater thanksgiving for the blow in
fiicted on the sea power of the enemy.
Tt Is pointed out hat the Hatsuse was
one of Japans finest battleships and
that the loss of two. and possibly four
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
LYNCHEcD BY NEGRO MOB.
AssauIter OF Young COiored Girl
Taken From Officer and Swung To q
Tree.
(Specjal TO The Messeneer.)

Weldon, ~. c., May 1e.-Dick
Whitehead, a negro tramp. criminally
assaulted a little seven year old negro
child near Seaboard, in Northampton
county, last night He was arrested
and an officer started to Jail with him.
a mob composed entirely OF blacks
followed the officer. n forcibly tax
ing the prisoner from the buggy.
swung him up to the nearest tree and
riddled his body with bullets. The
victim is in a critical condition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Russian Torpedo F1OtiIla Repulsed.

Washington, May 19.-Avices receiv-
ed at the japanese legation from Toxic,
confirming the Associated~P Press ac-
counts of the sinking of the cruiser
Yoshino and the battleshiD Hatsuse,
state that after the Hatsuse had been
struck by Russian mechanical mines, a
Russian fiotilla OF sixteen torpedo o "a
and destroyers appeared, but were re-
pulsed by the Japanese cruisers which
saved 300 of the Hatsuse crew, includ-
ing Admiral Mashiba and Captain Ma
kao.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
SERIOUS DISASTER TO
THE JAPANESE FLEET
The Cruiser Yoshino Collides With the Kasuga
and is Lost and the HdtSuSe Strikes a Mine
and Sinks Within Half an Hour
REPORTED LOSS OF TWO OTHERS

Besides the Loss of the YOshino and
the Hatsuse- a Report Comes From
Che Foo That the Battleship Shi-
kishima and the Cruiser Asama
Struck Mines During the Bombard-
ment OF Port Arthur and Were
Sunk-The News of These Dfsas-
tiers TO the Japanese Fleet Has
Caused Widespread Rejoicing i'm St.
Petersburg, and Officials Believe
That the Tide Has Turned-It is
Reported That 10000 Russians Are
Marching to the Relief of Port Ar
thur-In a Recent Engagement at
Hsin-Y Cheng, 1000 Russians
Were Killed or Wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
a Mistake i'm Identification.

London, May 20.-SpeciaI dispatches
from Shanghai 10 the London morning
papers report that the S~hikishima was
sunk. while the Full and the Asama
a TO be towed away badly damage.
Presumably the Russians wrongly iden-
titled the vessels, the Shikishima and
the Hatsuse being practically sister
ships.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Harry Stillwell Edwards Will Nom.
mate Roosevelt.

Washington, May 19.-Harry Still
well Edwards, of Macon, Ga, the
well known writer, has been selected
as representative OF the south t make
one Of the four speeches seconding
the nomination of President Roose-
welt at the Chicago convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
1000 Russians Killed in an Engage
ment.

London, May 2O.-The Standards cor
respondent at Tfen Tsin cables that
while the. Japanese fleet was covering
the landing of troops e Kai-Chau on
Monday, a fierce engagement occurred
at Hsin-Yen-Cheng. Two thuSand Rus
slams were killed or wounded. The Rus
sian retreated and the Japanese occu-
pied both Kaining and Kai-Chau.
The Chinese governor at Chen-Chow
has received news, the correspondent
adds. that the Russians ave destroyed
the railway between Taschichiao and
New Chwang.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Noted Bandit Carries Off
An American and a
British Subject
NEAR

The Bandits Attacked he Summer
Home OF the American Citizen and
Captured the Two Men-Thc United
states Consul and the British MIN
lister at Tangicr Have Taken Ener-
getic Steps "a Obtain Their Release.
The Sultan's deputy Has Been Or
dered to Grant the Terms Demand
ed by the Bandit-Orders Sent Il
Read Admiral Chadwick to SS )
One of His Ships and Send IL ID
Tangier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Russian Cruiser Grounded.

Paris, May 20.-The correspondent at
ST. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris
lays:
1.-The Russian cruiser Bogatyr groun-
ded during a fog on the rocks near the
entrance to Vladovostok. Her position
is critical. The crew was saved"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Free Passage at Port Arthur.

ST. Petersburg, May 19.-The admir-
atty claims that the channe at Port
ArthuY was never blocked by the Jap
anese fireships, and that there is a
free passage ever for the heavy Rus
sian ships.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Reports of Losses i'm Recent Eattles.

Reports of Losses In Recent Battles
Toxic, May $3.50 p. m--General
Kuroki reports that the Japanese losses
at the battle OF Kiu-Lien-Cheng, May /.
were killed-1ve officers and 218 men;
wounded-33 officers and 7s3 men.
Thirteen hundred and sixty-threa
Russian dead were buried and Is Off
GERS and 595 men were made prisoners.
The Japanese captured p quick-firing
guns; 10 ammunition wagons, 1,41T
shells; 8 machine guns and $1,000
shells fcr these guns, 1,021 rifles and
$50, 900 rounds of ammunition; 63 horses.
10 wagons and 1,2i4 coats and 541 tents.
At Feng-Wang-Cheng the japanese
captured 357 shells for mountain guns.
1SS, 0G0 round Of rifle ammunition; 1,72o
coats, 1000 loaves CT bread and other
supplies, together with a quantity OF
tools and telegraph stores.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Republican Convention
Run by Revenue Of
flee Holders
A MANIFESTO

May Be Issued by Leading Ttepubli-
cans, RepudiatirG the Whole State
Organization as &. Present COnsti-
tuted-The Element i'm Power Is
Strongly Connected With the
Whiskey Interests, Suspected or
Convicted of Frauds Against the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Service Men
From Washington Attended the
Convention, and One OF Them Re-
marked That 1.-The Scandal OF it
Cannot be Comprehended,|. y.
Giles Will Become Assistant L. S.
District Attorney, Succeeding Oscar
j. Spears.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24

Bears tn. The Kind You Have Mxap BsseA
s's. : &WMz&

Some of the Republicans who are
talking about the Democracy's IRE
turn to sanity" have considerable
difficulty in impressing the en-
vious note In their tones-Washington
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24

Heavy Blow to Japanese Army.
New Chwang, May 19.-Evening-It
is reported here from a reliable source
that the japanese army from the Yalu
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24

river has received a heavy blow and
been driven back to Feng Wang Chen.
Russian Force Probably Still at New
Chwang.
St. Petersburg, May $3.50 p. H.
The admiralty denies that It has been
officially advised of the japanese occu-
patton Of New Chwan. Instructions
were issued to blow up the Sivouch, the
Russian gunboat there, before the last
Russians retired. As soon as this is
accomplished. the Russian commander
will report to the authorities here. The
fact that nothing has been received on
vinces the admiralty that a small Rus
sian force is still at New Chwang.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24

Toxic. May $3.50 p. m.-Vice Ad-
miral Togo has reported as follows:
"A report from Rear Admiral Dewa
collided during a fog off Port Ar
thur on May 18th. The Yoshino sank,
only ninety of her crew being saved.
ION the same day, the battleship Hat
suse struck a Russian mine and sank"
Giving details Of the disaster, Vice
Admiral Togo says:
AT fourteen minutes past one, in the
afternoon of May 18th. in a deep fog
off Port Arthur, the Kasuga rammed
the Yoshino. sinking the latter in a
few minutes. Ninety of her crew were
saved.
The same morning, the Hatsuse
while cruising off Port Arthur, covering
the landing of the soldiers, struck a
mine ten knots southeast of the har-
Dor entrance. She signalled for help.
and Instantly struck another mine. She
sank in half an hour Three hundred
Of her crew were saved by torpedo
boats"
The Yoshino was a cruiser of Also
tons displacement. and $1,000 indicated
horse power She was built in Eng
land, was launched in 1892. was $50 feet
long. had 46 IL feet beam and her
draugnt was II feet. The armament
OF the Yoshino consisted of four 6-inch
guns, eight 47-inch guns, and twenty
three 3-Eounders. She had five torpedo
tubes. her rmored deck was 4 IL
inches thick, and her gun positions were
protected by shield 4 1-2 inches in
The cruisers speed was es-
tfmated TO Is knots, her coal capacity
was 1000 tons Inc her crew numbered
800 men.
The Hatsuse was a battleship of Is 900
tons displacement and of the latest
model. She was only completed in 1900,
was built in England. was 400 feet long,
had G6 IL feet beam, drew q feet of
water. had 16. 300 indicated horse power.
and was fitted with water-tube boilers,
She was completely armored with steel.
Her armament consisted of four 12-inch
guns. fourteen 6-inch guns, twenty r.
Founders, eight 3-pounders and four
2 1-2 Founders. She had four torpedo
tubes, her estimated speed was 1911
knots. Her crew numbered 741 men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
MISSOURI.

Kansas city. Mo, Nov e-The Times
independently al Z a. m. says; AT this
hour. with increased Democratic losses
in the country the indications point more
strongly TO the probability that Roosevelt
and Fairbanks have carried Missouri and
thatthe plurality for Joseph w. Folk,
Democrat. for governor. over Cyrus p.
Walbridge, Republican. will be some
thing like 5000.
1T also is becoming more than a possi-
bility that the next legislature, which
will elect a successor 10 Senator Francis
NJ. cockrell, Democrat. will be Republ!-
can.
Returns from the country are coming
slowly and hgures will be late. William
S. cowherd chairman OF the Democratic
congressional committee. is defeated by
r. r. Ellis Republican OF Kansas City,
from the nth Missouri district by rlu-
rality OF about 100"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
FIRE DRILL
CALL SAVES
CHILDREN

New York. Nov. e.--The lives OF 300
children were imperilled today when fire
broke out in a public school building on
West Forty-seventh street, but at the
call 10 fire drill, the little ones with
scarcely trace OF excitement marched in
safety from the burning building.
Several OF the chisA. IN who were over
come with fear when they saw the
flames and smoke in the halls we're hus-
tied out by teachers and hremen. The
school building was badly damaged. That
no lives were lost IN considered remark
able In view Of all the conditions.
When the ire was first discovered
smoke was pouring from a window on the
second floor and a lively blaze was In
progress. fire alarm and a call for po-
lice reserves. was followed by the usual
signal for the fire drill and as the smoke
began 10 curl up through the Railways,
the orderly marching from the fifty class
rooms was begun.
That a real test was TO be made Of the
efficiency OF the drill they had so often
done In practice was at once apparent TO
most OF the children. The usual signal 70
get coats and hats was abandoned and
as the pupils reached the halls they were
met with an odor of burning wood and
smoke.
Excellent discipline was maintained
however. and the building was quickly
cleared. BY this time the news that the
schoolhouse was on fire had spread all
over the neighborhood. and streets around
were crowded with mothers and other
relatives OF the children who were more
excited than the children themselves.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
HOSPITAL
CORPORATION
IN SESSION

The Rhode Island hospital corpora ton
met In annual business In the chapel OF
the hospital today. Some 100 members
were present when at te oActock Robert f.
Gammell. president Of the corporation,
opened the meeting.
The record OF last years meeting was
first taken up and was accepted by the
corporation as presented by ]. c. Pegram
its secretary.
The annual report OF the hospital trus
tees was read by Edward Aborn Greene
and dealt extensively with the several
urgent needs Of the institution. which are
too generally known TO call for special
exploitation.
The action taken some time ago by the
corporation In determining to discontinue
the treatment OF contagious disease after
two years have passed was commented
upon.
After the presentation OF the reports
OF the treasurer and the superintendent
both OF which were favorably received
adjournment was made at o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09

sliehtlJ in excess of 725 Goo shares, which
is rr, badly in excess Of all previous
..rords
Profit taking carried the market down
slightly again at midday. but the upward
movement was resumed under the leader
ship Of western stocks. Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific and
Rock Island were all a fraction higher
than in the morning, and Reading touched
r. Blocks Of 1000, 1000 and 5000 shares of
these stocks were taken freely. Less
active stocks Increased their rise sub
stantially. Northwestern selling up 5A TO
200. Republic Steel preferred 4. and To-
ledo. ST. Louis and Western preferred,
National Enamelling and Frass Twine
2Q21s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
YOUNG
THIEVES
CAUGHT

Last Saturday afternoon a case on the
exterior OF Caesar Misch's store. on West
minister street, was forced open and a
number OF watches. all OF the value OF
500. were stolen.
Detectives O'Mally, Nickerson and
Haran were put 70 work on the job by
Captain Cannon. and they have recovered
all of the property.
Yesterday Sergeant Boyle OF Springfield
telephoned that he had arrested two
young men in that city. who had some OF
the stolen watches in their possession.
Detective Nickerson went TO Springfield
and obtained custody OF the culprits.
They are Chester C. Niles and Stephen
Radigan, each 20 years old.
Niles says that he found a key that
would fit the show case and that when
he and Radigan obtained possession Of
the watches they jumped TO Fall River.
There they sold two Of the watches and
with the proceeds went 70 Worcester.
where four more were sold.
They next decided TO jump a freight 10
Springfield and got upon one on which
there were several hoboes.
Just bafore arriving at Springfield the
trains broke apart and one OF the hoboes
was run over and beheaded.
Rao.gan sustained cut upon his fore
head.
Both are very bad young men, Niles,
in particular having a very unenviable
reputation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
MUST CUT
RISQUE PART
or SHOWS

st. Louis, Nov. 9-Efforts OF Miss Helen
Gould and of the national commission TO
have the lid put back on the Pike" have
resulted In summary action by the
Worlds fair authorities 70 check ten
dency upon the part OF the pike" shows
to depart from the standard OF morals
which has been maintained.
Miss Gould recently attended a meet
ing OF the executive committee of the
board Of lady managers. and as a result
the board requested the fair managers 70
investigate and censor the Pike" per-
forinances.
Norris b. Gregg. director of conces-
sions, screwed the lid on several OF the
shows. He expelled from the grounds
an orensive barker" IN front OF Ancient
Rome, stopped a disrobing act in
Paris forbade the continuance OF
'deVlning pictures" OF an offensive nature
at Madrid" and stopped the "hooche-
kooche' dances at Cairo" and Con
stanunople." Mr.. Gregg said:
The exposition will not tolerate any
thlng even bordering on immortality in
N any OF ire Pike shows. II has kept the
ton from the day the fair opened. and IL
IS s. NOT going TO permit any eruption or
orensiveness in these last few weeks.
nave SlNtn my inspectors strict or
lers 70 report any departure from the
rules In the Pike shows. and in instances
where the performances nave been found
wanting IN wholesomeness I have either
stopped them outright or had them toned
Town 10 meet requirements"
Al Paris the offending feature in the
performance came quickly upon an unsus-
pecting audience. A young woman came
)ut in an opera cloak and high-heeled
slippers. smoking a cigarette and pro-
eeded 10 disrobe. The act caused many
persons 10 leave the theatre, and bushes
mounted 10 many cheeks.
In the Cairo" theatre six girls in the
nner theatre, 10 which there is an addi-
ional admission OF Is cents danced the
'hoochee- -coochee" without restraint A
amilar offense was committed at Con
tantinople," where another six girls have
3een dancing the notorious Oriental
lance.
The Girl from Madrid consisted of
two shows, the first a suggestion OF the
second, for which additional charge was
1ade, the visitor paying 30 cents 70 see
9th shows. The first performance con-
ilsted OF a dance by seven women.
The barker made bold 10 inform the
rowd that the second performance was
or men only, thus intimating that the
'lid' would be of. The performance con-
listed OF coarse dances and so-called liv-
lg pictures, the remarks OF the stage lee
urer being as offensive as the perform
lnce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
JOE YELLED
FIRE IN
THEATRE

New York Nov. 9.--By wantonly yell
ing Fire" In the Thalia theatre. Joseph
sedulslxy, 1e years old. invited a catas-
trophe. His cries threw into panic the
5000 excitable people In the house. All
that can be said in palliation for the boy
rs that IL was his first visit to theatre.
sedulsky. who lives at No. 11S Nor
folk street. arrived in this country re-
Gently. He took advantage OF the holi-
DAY to so to the matinee at the Thala.
~King Lear" was played In Yiddish, and
as soon as Cordelia appeared the i'm
pressionable Joseph was smitten with her
charms. To him she was more beautiful
than was Rachel Of old 70 Jacob.
Sedulsky had no bouquets. but he had
some apples In his pockets SO. loudly
applauding. he threw 70 Cordelia three
apples, one after another. from the gal
lery.
These tokens OF admiring love inter-
rupted the smooth course OF the trag-
fdy. and Patrolnan Martin. on duty at
the theatre seized seduslSy and thrust
him toward the door
The enamored boy resisted and as Mar
TIN hurried him along. Joseph screamed
Fire Fire. His shouts. added 20 tho
confusion Of the gallery, were enough 90
scare the audience
The thousands arose and many fought
their way TO the street Manager Leo
Greenberg rushed upon the stage and
ealmec the crowd
In the Tombs police court Magistrate
Cornen sternly said:
Boy. you might have caused q dis.
tfubsnee equal 20 that IN Chicago. How
ever. l can fine you only $40 for disor.
derry conduct II | could. I would ane
you 500 10 Impress on you how"great is
your offense."
However sedulsky could not pay tho
ere and was sent 70 the Tombs prison.
far from Cordella.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
FOUNDERS
DAY AT MT.
HOLY0KE

South Hadley, Mass. Nov. 9.-The an
nual exercises In connection with foun-
der's day at Mount Holyoke college were
OF especial interest today because OF the
additional ceremony OF laying the corner
stone OF the new library building.
The customary professional into the
Mary Lyon chapel where the regular ex-
ercises were held, was an impressive
sight, Miss Eleanor c. oak acting as
chief marshal
An address was delivered by Rev. Will
liam 4 Slocum, u. D., president OF Colo
rado college. The cornerstone ceremonies
Immediately followed the chapel services.
Brief addresses were made by Or. J b.
son Smith. who is president OF the board
OF trustees and William Whiting NJ Holy
oke, and the stone was set in place by
President Woolley
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-09
400 MILE
TRAMP TO
SAVE SISTER

Baltimore. Nov s.-Bent on informing
HIS sister that the man with whom she
eloped Eve months ago has another wife,
Hugh Cavanaugh. sixteen years OF age, a
newsboy OF Pittsourg. accompanied by
companion Travelled four hundred miles in
baggage and freight cars. and slept in
barns. sheds and farm houses. He was
arrested several times in his efforts 10 get
10 her
The boy said his sister was a clerk IN
a department store when she became ac-
quainted with the man with whom she
ran away a few days ago the young
woman's family learned OF the mans hav-
ing another wife and as her father was
unable 10 get away the lad. with only
hfty cents in his pockets. started out TO
find her.
The two boys learned that she had
gone 10 her grandmother at Woodb'ne,
Nd and upon reaching there found she
had come 10 Baltimore. Cavanaugh felt
sure his sister would go back with him.
The police promised TO do all they could
to locate her.