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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-17
Kuan Tien Cheng Occupied by the
Jabanese.

Washington, May 1.-THE Japa-
nese legation has received the follow
ing cablegram from Toxic, dated to-
day:
General Koruki, commandant of
the first army corps, reports that on
May 7th a detachment of our troops
occupied Kuan Tien Cheng. On May
18th another infantry detachment
pursued the enemy's cavalry, which
was retreating from Shue-Hli-Chan
and captured two privates. and one
lieutenant. The latter is the son of
General Hon. Vail"
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Read J. H Render & Co.'S advertise
Inent in this issue, telling about the
wonderful bargains in Remnants offer
ed for this week.
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Wins Track Meet From
La Fayetfe

Annapolis, May 1.-THE Naval Acad-
emy defeated Lafayette college in the
dual track meet ever held on the acad-
emy oval by 56 to 40 points. the score
being made on basis Of FIVE points to
winner and three to second place man.
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rthmore Lacrosse Team Ar
Champions.

Baltimore. May 1.-THE Swarthmore
Lacrosse team today won the college
Lacrosse championship OF the United
States by defeating Johns Hopkins Uni
versity by a score of goals TO ;.
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is NOT TAKING SIDES.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT REAS
SERTS IT'S NEUTRALITY.

Reports Intimating That China Ii
Inclined to Favor One of the Belli-
gerents Are Baseless-Recruiting
Officers For the Chinese Imperial
Reform Army.
Washington, May 14.-Minister
Conger reports by cable to the state
department from Peking that the Chi
nese government has reiterated its de-
termination to observe the strictest
neutrality and has asserted it's abil-
ity to do so.
In view of the leading part taken
by the United States government in
securing the international pledge OF
China, the state department has felt
deep concern in the reports of agita-
ton among the Chinese military forces
near the seat of war and the danger
OF their violating neutrality, thus re-
leasing the powers from the engage
rent into which they entered Mr..
Conger is keeping the department
closely advised OF the situation in
China from that point Of view, and
his news is received with satisfaction
here.
in Reinforcement of Minister
LANG Cheng, the Chinese minister
here. called upon acting Secretary OF
State Loomis to-day and said, among
other things, that recently reports
have been circulated in the newspa-
pers intimating that China is inclined
to favor one OF the belligerentS- Base
less rumors of this character may
do great deal Of mischief. 1t is
the fixed purpose of the imperial gov
a orr1r m m a N a StrintaSf
trality to the last, without the least
intention of revoking the decree men
toned.
St. Paul, Ainn., May 14.-Evidence
tending to show that the Chinese gov
ernment is recruiting officers for what
is known as the Chinese imperial re-
form army, in the United States, de-
Veloped here to-day, on receipt by w.
+. Maiden, of St. Paul, Of what appar-
emily is equivalent to commission
for second lieutenancy in the Chi
nese army from Edmund F. English,
of Yankton, 5. D.. who is said TO be
engaged in securing American officers
for that purpose.
A special to The Dispatch. from
Yankton, s. D., says that Mr.. English
admits he is securing recruits for the
Chinese army, but that there is no
thing especially significant in the
movement now. as the plan of secur-
ing American officers had it's inception
long before the Russo-Japanese war
began.
He is quoted as saying that, owing
to the strict neutrality observed by the
American government in the present
RusSo-JapaneSe war, all accepting
service with the Chinese government
will leave the United States as indi-
v1duals. They will receive the same
pay as officers OF equal rank in the
American army.
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channel, entered the harbor shortly
after day light, and began a heavy
fire. which was still in progress at
noon.
TT Is estimated that 10000 Japa-
nese troops are investing the town.
and there is every reason to believe
that they delivered the assault this
afternoon and are now In possession oi
the city. II is understood that the
landing OF the second army was COM
pleted yesterday at Pitsewo- There
are now fifty thousand Japanese
troops on the peninsula"
Preparing n Rising OF the Chinese.
St Petersburg. May 14-The gen.
eral staff has received a dispatch.
dated May 18th, from Major General
karkevitch. as follows:
"A Japanese detachment OF about
1000 infantry and two squadrons OF
cavalry, advanced May 18th towards
Polandien. where il did slight dam
Dalny, bringing families OF employees.
was obliged to return there. The
japanese withdrew in the evening.
The Wafandian station was closed
tabout midnight Nav 1918. During
the nigth of May Is, Polandien was
illuminated by the searchlights of the
japanese ships in Adams bay.
On May lStn OetacnmentS OF Japd-
nese troops were observed in the
neighborhood of Polandien. on the
slope of the Erkskulin mountain and
in the valley of the Manuko river.
about seven and one-half miles east
of Siu-Yen.
Chinese bands are aggressive on
the main road between Feng-Wang-
Cheng and Saimatsi. A strong band
of Chinese brigands has been sighted
near the station at Yantai."
Major General Plug, telegraphing
under date Of May 18th, says:
Japanese have evacuated
K .ATien-Sien, and a column Of the
env-i-Y, about a division strong, Is
marching on Siuyen, along the Tayang
river.
According to information there.
considerable forces of the enemy are
north of Takushan. The Koreans are
destroying the telegraph lines between
Keng Tcheng and Sen-Tchin.
according to the information from
5hc frontier guards and missionaries
at Topatesatse, twenty-five miles
southwest of Huptchentsi, a Chinese
rising against Russians and Christians
is being prepared"
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Reported that the Chi.
neSe Have Attacked
Russian Forces
DALNY INVESTED

And a Heavy Bombardment OF the
Town Was in Progress-There Are
Now $4,000 Japanese Troops ON the
Peninsula-Kuan Tfen Cheng Has
Been Occupied by the Japanese
The French Are Losing Their Faith
i'm Russian ProweSS-A Use of Gen
cral Lees Tactics Would Prove
Helpful to Kuropatkin.
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New Commander On His Way to the
Front.

Irkutsk, Siberia, May 14.-Vice-
Admiral Skrydloff, the commander of
the Russian naval forces in the Far
East, passed through Irkutsk to-day
on his way to the front.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
BY Associated Press.

Lincoln. Neb., July l2.-W. J. Bryan
gave out statement emholylng his
reasons for deciding to Vote for Par
ker.
His first Is Because the Democratic
ticket stands for opposition % imper-
ialism, while the Republican ticket
stands for imperialistc policy
Second, Roosevelt Is injecting race
issues into American politics and this
issue If It becomes national. will make
it impossible 10 consider economic
questions that demand solution.
! Election of the Democrats, he says
WIN permit the race question % work
itself out without the bitterness
Rosevelt's conduct has ensendered."
Third. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit of war, His friends present him
ms man of blood and iron, He he
lieves in strenuousness and i1cuicetes
love fer warlike things. The Demo
cratic ticket stands for pace for
reason and for arbitration rather .han
for force. conquest and hlaster"
Fourth, THE Democratic platform
declares in favor of -alaction Of
the standing army ans as this plank
was unanimously adopted, there is
reason to believe that the Democratic
success on this subject would bring
some advantages 10 the people"
Discussing Parker's financial policy
Bryan says:
Parker is as thoroughly committed
to the side Of the financiers a. Roose-
Welt. III he does not 90 as far as the
Republicans would in retiring silver
dollars. in establishing branch banks
in charging the powers OF Intentional
banks and in the substitution of asseg
currency for thep resent currency it
will be because he is restrained by the
Democrats in the house and senate
Nothing good can be expected Of him
on the money question:
Bryan is satisfied with then latform |
declaration on trusts. but he says, The |
of Judge Parker virtually |
nullifies the antitrust plank
The labor plank prepared by Par |
ker's friends on the subcommittee |
says Bryan, was straddling and mean |
ingless. He, however, seems Statistic |
with the plank substituted BY the fun |
and says If Par'se-'s let
ter of acceptance is silent or moan |
ingless on labor, II win mean fffanelal |
Influence back of him and will not per- /
nit him to take the labor side on dis.
puted questions.
"On the tariff question" saws Bry-
an, Some little progress may be hep
ed for. but the Parker men on the |
were necessarily in favor
If very conservative plank aud il
femains TO be seen whether Parker
win carry out the positive and definite
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Kfning n King Cobra.

Tales Of tiger shooting In india are
common eIiough. but one does not henr
much about king cobra hunting. A.
Meryyn smith tells how, accompanied
by two natives, he went To n spot
where pair OF king cobras were
known to be. On arrival at the place
he was made 10 get under Il basket,
the mcsllcs of which were too small
for king cobra to put his head
through while he was beneath tliis
basket one Of the snakes came ont and
was shot with arrows by natives. The
other cobra then appeared and cndeav-
ored to overturn the coop. Describing
the incident the writer says The ter
ror of that moment | carilot express.
What If ii should oycrturn the basket?
The strength OF thirteen feet Of muscle
must be enormous. and II used in the
right direction would soon overcome
my pull II the cord What wonld then
happen? Certain death for me, felt
sure Again the whiz Of an arrow and
4 saw 4 gaping wound along the neck
OF the, fierce brute as it quilted It's hold
to hook for this new foe Fixing my
knee on the cord now placed the
mIizzie OF my gun JUST through one of
the square openings In the basket and,
aiming at the hood. fired both barrels
In rapid succession, and Ind Tire salts
faction OF seeing the horrid brute fling
up the leaves and dust In its death
fhroes''
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

l
Pitcher Waggoner, one OF the Egyp
tian's best Slab artists, has been re-
leased for base ingratitude. Cairo
will have discipline II all OF its star
players have to go. Mr.. Jackson
might take lesson. -Paducah Sun.
Waggoner was not released but was
suspended.
He Jumped his contract for the rea,
son that he was promised more money
by Poplar Bluff
Cairo pays its players what i can
consistently and for the past 20 years
has never defanted. When player
shows that he is worthy of raise II II
given him without the asking even II
it causes the association to lose
money
Cairo does not set herself up as a
model for other clubs to pattern af
ter. but It manages its team as IL be
lieyes in its Judgment is for the best,
and as rule, whei once player has
been here he Is generally willing to
return the following season. Fair
treatment hut harmony and discipline
must prevail with only one man, the
in control and no one else
butting in.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
SILVER LEADER DISCUSSES
NOMINEE AND PLATFORM
Gives Out Statement Why He Will Vote For Paker-A True
Democrat Accepts Conditions as Found and Not
as He Would Have Them.

plank which was submitted b. The full
committee"
Bryan says he has nothing TO take
back, nothing to withdraw OF what ne
said against the methods pursued Il,
advance Parkcr's candidacy which, ha
declares. was plain and deliberate
attempt TO deceive the prayer"
lie says that Is Parker had sent 10
the Albany convention the telegram
he sent to St Lonis, he wonla have
had no possible chance Of nomination.
Bryan says Parker's friends, ''Adroit.
ly and purposely concealed mis- posi-.
ton until the delegates had been cor
rallied and the nomination assured
After the party had rejoiced over the
omission or the money question and
he had Secured the nomination says
Bryan, He injected his views upoa
the subject at a time when he could
not be taken from the ticket without
great decentralization.
Bryan then declared:
The nomination was secured, there
fore, by crooked ana indefensible
methods, but the Democrat who loves
his country has 10 make the decision
upon conditions as he finds them not
nupon conditions as he would like to
have them"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

culiar. Rutledge sent hot drive
over second and Gwyn by sensation
al run stopped II. The ball bounded
toward second bag and both OLeary
ana Gwyn fell on II INST a second be-
fore Larsen tumbled into their midst,
when Sinister got to the bag he had
to unwrap the bunch to see where the
ball was and Gwyn had II and II could
not be told that he had not gotten IL
before Larsen's arrival, the last
named was declared ont, --Vincennes
Capital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13


Hurley, the new pitcher signed by
Cairo was out warming up yesterday
afternoon. He IL possessed OF terrific
speed, the like of which has never
been seen before. nay, not even Long
John Healy, Calvin or Amos Rnsie
could tonch him. He has a wonder
full drop. sharp, quick darts instead Of
curves that are puz2ling even to a
catcher He has an awful weakness
and II Is lack of control. which may
be overcome by practice. As it is no
batter could be induced to take posi-
ton In the box as several OF Cairo's
best batfers tried their hands yester.
day and after several very narrow es-
capes, concluded they wanted none Of
his pitching unless he agreed to stand
on second base He even did this
and shot them over the plate on
line between the knees and shoulders.
Hurley is undoubtedly phenom. and
when it comes to long distance
throwing its dead easy for him to
stand at the home plate and throw a
ball over either right or left field
fence
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

There are no fishes In the Dead sea
mo life OF any Kind. The percentage
OF solids in the water is enormous
about 2d'per cent. The principal SOLD
ingredients are the chlorides of sodi-
um, magnesium and calcium. The
deepest part Of the Dead seas bed lies
2,eO0 feet below the level Of the Medl-
terranean. Its depth there is 1870 feet
Oddly enough. it has a cloud system
OF lis own, for one may frequently see
cloud banks lying over the Dead sea
which are GOO or 200 feet below the
level Of the ocean.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

The following advertisement recently
occupied prominent place In the Ga
zette de Zurich:
IAN Austrian officer of the balloon
section wishes TO marry a lady who
Will have the courage to make her hon
eymoon voyage with him in balloon"
Then followed an address In Vienna
and an intimation that. no anonymous
letters would be considered.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Df Herpicide Is In Giving II Thor
OuEh Trial.

i Z
There Is only one test by which to
Judge of the efficiency Of any article
and that In BY Its ability to do that
which It is intended to do. Many hair
yigors may look nice and smell nice,
but tho point is--do they eradicate Dan
druff and stop falling hair?
No, they do not. but Herpicde docs,
because II goes to the root OF the evil
ana kills the germ that attacks tho
papilia from whence the hair gets its
life. esaspss
Letters from prominent people every
where are daily proving that Newbro'a
Hcrplcide stands thet"test Of use"
IT IL a delightful dressing. clear puro
and free from oil or grease.
Gold by leading druggists, Send 1oc IN
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich.
Paul q. Shuh & sons, Special
Agents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Roman Catholics in Amerl.a.

An official directory recently pub.
Iished gives the following statistics
regarding Roman Catholicism in this
country: The Roman Catholic popu.
lation is computed to be nearly 70.
100000; the clergy number 10 .267 and
there are 11,19G houses of worship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
He was a stayer.

She ldesperatelyJ-,Don't you believe
they win worry over your absence II
you fail TO return home until such a
late hourl He tcarelesslyJ There's mo-
body TO worry except the landlady. and
| make a point to keep her worrying
by always owing her a months board.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
overcomes hoid.un Men.

Three Partisan "apaches. or hooli-
gans. recently set on man who was
taking HIS wife home after a perform.
ance at the Odeon. II CHANGED that
the man was professor of savate-
hand and foot boxing and the
roughs were insensible when the
police took them away
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
To Strike cornu Medal.

A provisional committee. including
more chan nifty members OF the In.
stitute of France, has been form d
with the object of commemorsting
the scientific work Of the late Pref, A.
Cornu by means Of medal struck for
that purpose.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Papa" remarked the congteSsman's
daughter. looking at the clock.
What Is il. Lour' asked papa. who
had fingered In the drawing room with
the young people
1T is 0 o'clock. At this time George
aud I usually go into committee" Then
papa retired
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
AT DENVER.
Denver. C: Des Molnes. 3.


The gold dollar Of the United
States is the monetary standard of
Canada British Honduras and Colon.
bla, and It is anticipated that Mexico
will attain the gold standard. with the
American dollar rs its unit, a, an early
date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

First Matron-i am told that yon al
low your husband 70 carry latchkey.
Second Natron- Yes. but II does not o.
the door. l Just let him carry Il to
humor him. he likes 70 show it 10 Ills
ffieAds and make them think that be
Is irde4endeht.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

I, Russian steamers plying between
ports in European Russia and those In
tie far East receive from the govern
mcnt subsidy equal to the dues paid
by the steamer for passage through
the Suez canal-$l70 a ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
a, Amendment.

Small Edna was repeating tho
Lords Prayer after her mother bnc
svening. and when she reached the
part relating TO the request for our
daily bread she paused and said.
Mamma, hadn't 90 better tell bod
cat like jam on. 1t, too?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
souAWs NO LONGER,

Clarksville, July I'm the most
exciting game Of the season taking ~
innings to decide the winner, the
locals defeated the visitors.
The score;
pad 0100 OF o00 0 o. Z /
Cville 0 . 1000 0 0 0 o 0 1-3 9 -
+ Batteries--McGiIl and McKenna
Weakly and Petit. Umpire Popp.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Freeman has returned to Paducah
from Nashville Newt Fisher In send
ing back Freeman was grievous err
ror, but good stroke of fortune to
the Kitty league as Freeman Is one OF
its stars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Insulting.

shes the most insulting woman I
ever met"
i never liked her myself
Just think. The last time she visit
ed US she didn't wipe her feet when
she came in. but she did wipe them
when she went out"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Henderson Offered Bohannon, Wer
neclse and Copeland to Cairo In ex-
change for Richards, but the offer was
declined, not that the three men ara
not good players but Richards suits
us better.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Daily Guide to F,s,,erv

II there IS something on the table
that the hostess knows is 50 badly
cooked that she feels bored about It
ask for more and cat II with the great
est apparent Baltimore Amori.
can.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Transparent Umbrellas.

Transparent umbrellas are novelty
In London. The substance OF which
they are made has tho color of ivory,
and Its constitution is secret of tho
Inventor. Collisions are thus render
cd unlikely
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Shuster leaves after today's game
for Paducah, Popp taking his place for
the two remaining games with Hop
kinsyille.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
FIrst German Woman 90,

The first woman who got the degree
Of doctor Of medicine in Germany vas
the wife Of a pastor named Erxleben
She got # at the University Of Halle
Just $50 years ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

IT became positive at 10 p. m. last
night that Hopkinsyille would be here
today. They tacltly in a wire agree
ing to do 50.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

We reduce ne 10 ilie grotiin'-ss Of our
daily living We should ezaii orr Nv
ing to tie grandeur Of ife.-PhiiIips
Brooks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
Carnival Of Venice.

The carnival Of Venice. which once
was celebrated By the whole populsce
Of that city. has now become a rnonop.
oily Of the children.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

The Cairo club returned from six
day trip over the Circuit winning
three out of the six games played.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Several Of the papers over the cir
cult have Cairo at the top Of the
heap. Not so fast, gentlemen, please
Cairo wants to be the leader in the
race. but wants to attain that leader
ship only by fair means aud not
through errors or technicalities. .
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
pitto. the Homsller q Girl L.

The handsonier a girl is the pref.
tier she looks when the gas In the
parlor is turned SO low that she cant
be distinctly een.--Hartford Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

The Largest Minstrel Show In the
World.
a. G. Aliens New Orleans Ministries
clean, refined and up-to-date bl color
ed artists tmale and femalel carrying
three times as many people as any
other minstrel company In existence.
showing under mammoth canvas the
alter seating over 1900 people pres
ehting more special features than any
other minstrel show in the world.
the place to go and take your wife.
sister, or best girl for an evening and
enjoy yourself Owing to the large
seating capacity of the tent the adj
mission is % and 3j cents. VIII APP
pear in Cairo Thursday, July IA.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
BAsE.B Ball CHAT
FOR CAIRO FANS

Happy Crangle came home with the
team and win constitute one OF the
regular stan OF Cairo pitchers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Where They Play.
Hopkinsville at Cairo.
GAINESVILLE at Paducah.
Vincennes at Henderson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

The Bulletin contemplates Offering
a leather medal for the Cairo player
that makes the most dumb plays
while the management contemplates
doing something entirely different Ia
the same case. Errors are excusable.
but dumb plays and Indifferent play.
ing don't. SO cutiout that class .of
work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Pa-dook.y may still be at the top,
but the Champions are close on their
heels.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
BASE BALL RESULTS
HOW THEY STAND.

Tuesdays Results.
Paducah, 2; GAINESVILLE, 3.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
AT sosToN.
AT WASHINGTON.

tUame CaIIed IN ON. NaIn.I
Batteries Townsend and Clarke
Glade and Kahoe
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Vincennes fans will win more games
II they will root more for the home
team Instead Of hooting the umpire.
Sinister was even roasted Saturday
when he threatened TO have a young
man taken from the grounds for using
ban language He should have been
applauded for his actions. shus-
Ter erred in judgment but once yester-
DAY and that was when he called Lar
sen out at second. The play was re
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AT PHILADELPHIA.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
THREE.EYE LEAGUE.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
AT ST, JOSEPH.

Game postponed on account of rain
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Batteries Henley and Shrek;
owen and Sullivan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

st. Joseph. G; Sioux City. ?.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT CHICAGO.

BalterleS-LundSren and King. .
Willis and Needham.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13

Hopkfnsyille has receded from the
illegal position assumed regarding the
demand for transfer of the games
scheduled for July Is. IA and IS ard
win probably arrive on the II O'Clock
!. c. train this morning. The Brown
les are no mean adversaries. in fact
the team is as strong as any in the
league and ought TO be wen patron.
lied. This afternoon is ladies day.
Game called at $3.50 o'clock Turn ont
and give the visitors warm welcome
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-13
AT NEW YORK.

Batteries Hughes and Mcclure; 10
seph and Abbott