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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-12
Attack on Port Arthur Renewed.

Attack on Port Arthur Renewed.
Che Foo, August 9.-S p. m.-From
a ource hitherto reliable, it is said
there is good a to believe that
the Japanese are renewing their at
Jack on the remaining outer positions
at Port Arthur.
The officers of the German cruiser
Fuerst Bismark lying at The outer
edge of this harbor, express n opin-
ion that the firing heard las night wars
AN encounter between detachments of
the belligerent warships approximate
Iy twenty miles northwest OF Che o
From the cruisers advantageous posi-
Lion the ~detonations could be seen.
However, three steamers which enter
ed the harbor early this morning, re-
port they did not hear N firing. Two
junks also reached Che Foo today,
but they had no Information of i'm
pOTtance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-12
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M1S[CWXVS 1t increases the appetite, tones up the
NOFVZ stomach, inyigorates and strengthens the
~ system, and furnishes purer and better blood for the up
~ building of the rundown constitution. You will find no tonic
to ct so promptly and benehcially where the health has given
way, the strength overtaxed by hard work and close confinement.
Those living in the low, marshy sections of the country, exposed to
miasmatic poisons and breathing the impure air arising from stagnant
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
COMMERCIAL APPEAL NOTES.

BY introducing polygamy, Arizona
might get population enough to give
her statehood.
Isn't it about time that Mr.. Roose-
welt and Mr., Knox were seeding the
beef trust to the penltentiary.
Why doesn't President Joe Smith
move to Newport, where his marital
philosophy will excite no remark?
1t don't bay to be good Since We
quit drinking under compulsion, We
have the grippe, the measles and the
humps, We might 0s we'll be drunk
rs where we are. Hardemau Free
Press.
st. Petersburg, March 10 - Special
to the johnson City CoMIT t. The Gear
10 very angry over an editorial in the
Hardeman Free Press that shows an
undercurrent of hostility towards Rus
Sla. The impression is current IN the
best informed circles, that after the war
is over, Russia will insist on some sort
of apology or reparation from the Unit
ed States. The Gear stated at meet
ing of his council yesterday that Editor
Reayes always did have agrudge against
him. There can be no doubt that the
people here are greatly stirred up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

The Evans Republicans decline to
be dragged around the walls of troy be
hind the Brownlow chariot. They
claim that they have won the fight, and
that Mr.. Brownlow will be compelled
to accept Sanford or prevail upon the
Hon. Foster V. Brown to take the race
to save his machine from complete an
hilation. Returns from the back coun
ties shhw that Mr.. Brownlew has not
carried everything for his man Little
ton. The sanford men played fot no
instructions, and won in number Of
counties. This statement is due the
Sanford men, in view of the fact that
the information in the hands of The
News yerterday morning warranted the
announcement that Littleon was nrmi-
mated beyond question. There seems
to be consi cradle about IT now it now,
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

to send delegation to st. Louis to Ma.
tional convention to vote for man who
could not get in the final election more
than 1876. 900 for the presidency.
Now is the most opportune time for
these boilers to come into the democrat
ic fold and vote at least one straight
democratic ticket before they ask the
right to domineer over more than six
and one-half millions pure and true
democratic voters who have always
kept in step with their party.
I think it best to wait until the dele
gates meet in st. Louis and tn en- when
they have assembled and counseled to-
gether they will surely bsve wisdom to
unite upon the most available man to
beat Roosevelt, and that is what we
people of the South want more than
any other one thing.
I for one favor straight forward ap-
pltcation or the democratic principles
to the great issues which now confront
the American people, without any re-
pudiation of any of the principles Of
our party in 1896 and 1900, without any
change of position, whatever. We
were right then and why not now? !
am not one of those fellows who thinks
it will help US to win to swallow any
of our utterances of those days. Sue
cess to the Democrats wherever they
may be found is my prayer.
Hello, Susan, | don't think we were
neighbors be-fo- de-war, but as this il
leap year we might get acquainted,
don't you?
Faw Leach says "the chickens arr
sure to come hcme to roost"
We are having good meeting at Ae
non conducted by Rev Matna.
Barney Huffine says heis going vi
to help to organize Sabbath school a
Antioch the first Sunday in April
Look ont, Barney, it may be an Apri
fool.
Success to the COMET.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
az ~ =
! 0ung Plants

Every farmer knows that
ome plants grow better than
tucrs, Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
3at some plants are weak and
Aors strong.
And that's the way with
Eildren. They are like young
ants. Same food, same home,
ne care but some grow big
d strong while others stay
ALL aud weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
way out of the difficulty.
d weakness often means
rvation, not because of lack
food, but because the food
= not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyteeds
| gives the child growing
Myth.
Whatever the cause of weak
IS and failure to grow
-ctt's Emulsion seems 70 find
and set the matter right.
Send for free sample
. & lovne Chemists, 400 Pearl St, New Hork
soc and $500 all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
E. c.. Earnest sells it for less.
TRANSIT METEORS.

The South will never occupy its true
position in tho Federal Government
until its sons assert their rights. 1t is
absurd to make the South pay millions
in taxes to be expended in other parts
Of the country merely because it REBEL
ed aguinst Northern exactions forty
years ago. Nashville American.
More power to Senator Carmack in
his pursuit of the President for open.
ing the doors of the National Treasury
to the pension jobbers. There is nc
more wastefnl feature OF our National
Government than the pension business
Thousands of persons are profitiDg by
it who have absolutely no clhim upon
the public bounty. Nashville Ameri
can
Cy Lyle SAYS sn the Johnson City
COMET: Brownlow's idea of harmony
is to have his own way about every
thing" Did know genuine machine
politician, democrat or republican, who
didn't have the same idea? Brownlov
has only boon triAe more successful
in effecting it, that's all. Chattanooga
Times.
When Congressman Brownlow re
marked that Mr.. Littleton will maxi
good governor" he retired to thu
cloak room aud INDUCED in guffaw. Z
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
E. G. Earnest sells it for less.


Ex-Gov. Rob Taylor has right to
feel a grateful pride over the tender
symdathy expressed for him in his do
nestle trouble by the members of the
Tennessee press. Confidence in his in
nocence of any fault so warmly declar-
ed by his friends must touch the heart
of the genial ex-governor. He has at
times felt that in his political controver
sizes he had just ground to camplain Of
the ipgratitude of men who had enjoy
ed his favors, but in his present sorrow
he is getting nothing but sympathy
and assurances of warm and cordial
friendship.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

An effort will probably be made to
allow fruit stands and drug stores to
remain open on Sunday for the sale of
soda water, ice cream, cigars, etc. The
board will act on the matter at once and
we can see no more harm in buying a
plate of ice cream on Sunday than buy
ing ride on a street car and going out
to hear band concert by musicians
who are paid to violate the Sabbath.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
Politics in the Eighth District.

The indications are that this is to be
a democratic year, although there are n
few boilers Of tho party who seem to
think that if the party doesn't organize
that we will meet with defeat in 1904
as we did in 1900 and 1896 when they
left the party.
We cannot tell just what these bolt
ers term recognizing the party. We
think that all there is to be done is for
those fellows who holted to come back
and get into the parity They certainly
cannot ask six millions or more voters
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

The effort tie defeat Hon. E. T. San
ford for the nomination for governor
convince an outsider that a portion of
the Republican, at least, is opposed to
a heightened, honorable gentleman APP
plying for Office. Between Sanford
and Littleton there is a wide gap that
Littleton cannot lessen and Sanford is
not going backward.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
Brow nIow-Eyans Feud Revived

The Republican county conventions
held Saturday for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the State convention
we're marked by scenes of disorder and
sonfusion characteristic OF an old time
KILKENNY row. There was contest in
many of them for supremacy over the
negro faction, and is needless to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
COUGHED ALL NIGHT
But Quickly Cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

"a few mornings ago Mr.. j. G..
Smitherman, a good citizen of this
place, came to the store for a cough
medicine, says DIR. @. N. Parnell, of
Maplesville, Ala. "He was so hoarse
that he could hardly talk and said he
had coughed all the night before. |
sold him bottle of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy and told him that if it
did not relieve him he might bring the
bottle back and get his money. / saw
him the next morning carrying the bot
tie to the store where he works, and he
told me it did him more good than any
medicine he ever used" For sale by
II. G. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

The Jellico Advance Sentinel has
been sold to stock company by W.
M. Featherly and will be changed from
republican to an independent paper
with d. d. Scott as editor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

Brownlow's edict in reference to Lit
tleton was ignored ignored in East
Tennessee where the "Boss" is best
known treason!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
HEART DISEASED

Quick pulse, palpitation of the heart,
short breath, swimming head - terribly
frightened. No danger-simply symptoms
Of Dyspepsia.
Try DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills and see
how quickly this kind Of heart disease
disappears White wrapper II constipated,
yellow If bowels are regular. At all drug
gists', 25 cts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

The democratic party can strike a
winning gait with Grover Cleveland.
but it Gun run like HI with any other
candidate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31

The fact that Bryan is favoring
Hearst shows he has little interest in
the democratic party.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
Beat Vile and Then Killed Himself.

sumter, October "a, A suicide as a
result of domestic inrelioity shocked this
city early this morning. DR.. Van Tel
burg Holman, a well known phpsician
blew nearly the whole OF his head on
with a shotgun after quarreling with his
wife, whom he had murderOusly beaten.
DIR. Hoffman married Miss Nora Russell,
of Newhoiry, niece of State Treasurer
Jennings. Their married life has not
been happy, and 1T is said that differences
as TO religious views were the prime
cause of their discord Last night the
couple attended church. This morning
at breakfast they quarrclcd over religious
matters, and finally Mrs Hoffman, left
tnc table and went to the sitting room,
rcmarkiug that she would ,ack up and
leave SO each might be rid OF the other.
Dr. Hoffman followed her into the room,
still quarrclug with and beratug her
At last he grabbed her by the hair
and throat, Chokcd and beat nrr head
against the door By tho exercise of
strength OF desperation She succeeded in
releasing hcrScit from his grasp ran out
of the house and into "a ucighbor's for
protection. Very soon after that Shot
was heard lu the huus" and when 1t was
aulcrct llI Hoffman was found lying n
The iio"r with halt ot his head Shot
rway, blood and brains Spattcuug the
walls Dr lIonwnu was a native OF IIul.
land and has been living ju sumter for
about five years, being connected with
the Ni.aut,C Coast relief department.
lie WAS HlwhlY educated
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
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TWO INTERESTING BOOKS.

Fh, Iuurirr /, i'm r,cc,pt OF two very
interesting books during the pas, week
M.ssr.. latham. AIexandor& Co. New
Iork. have lust issued their annual
nook nf .C,,rnn Noypmcpt, and I5luctr.
,tions. which has become a standard
cotton book of reference. 1t contains
valuable articles writtcn specially for i,
by Mcssrs Ellison Il co.. of l.ivcrpool.
and Alfred l,. Sbcppcrson. of New York
also an annual review o, the cotton trade
Tor the past season Bcs,dos the usual
cables of receipts. stocks, exports, con
sumption, acreage. total visible ,upply
and fluctuations, there is much interest.
inp ORIGINAL maftcr that cannot he found
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
GOVERNOR HEYwARc ASKED TO RESIGN.
People OF Westminster Make the Demand on
Account OF The Hoyt Hayes Case.
LThc state, October 23


Governor Hayward has been asked to
resign. The demand comes from people
OF Westminster, in Ocouco county The
names of some good, honest and sub
Stantlal citizens are said To bc among
those who have signed this petition. Aud
it is on account ut the action of Governor
Hayward i'm the Hoyt Hayes case.
This is the most interesting case which
has come before a Governor for action
since Wade Haynes was hanged in Co
lumbla. When he commutCd the sen
tcncc Of rloyt Hayes, Governor Hayward
made statement, aud he has not had
much TO say of the case since. But those
who visit his Office daily know Of the sat
lNtac'IOu ii has been To Governor licv-
ward TO receive letters from ali over the
STATE commanding linn 'or his action in
.",S mattcr The letters come from pco.
pie of every walk of life, aud Governor
liCSwnrd rs q cplN apPrCCIItINC Ot the
manner I'M which his action was received.
lhcvc have been tulavorablc criticisms
IN a number ot papers IN the Piedmont
county and correspondents of these
same papers have commented in a pointed
manner, but lCttul received here yes
tcrday states that some papers have sup.
pressed the letters Commcudjpg the
action of the Govcruor and calling attcn-
tiOu To inaccurate statements OF facts i'm
near the scene of the tragedy resulting in
the death of Lula Hayes, either by her
own hand or by the hand OF her husband
Governor llcyward did not get back to
the city until last night aud had nothing
to add to the following StatctIcut given
out by his secretary, J. f.. Norncut;
The Governor, in the discharge of
this official duty, was fully aware of the
fact that adverse criticism in reference
I'm this decision unllI ,,rnl,ohl, Ia,
made, This, of course, did not deter the
Governor from the conscientious dis
charge of his dutya duty and an obi
CATION which could not and did not con
slider praise nor blame. censure nor com
mcndation. full copy of this docu-
mcnt-a document which 1T is needless
to say will have no weight nor influence
with Governor Ucyward--is most cheer
fully given to the public IN order that it
may be fully appreciated, and that its
probable worth or utter worthlessneSs
may be clearly understood,
Following is the petition:
WCStminStcr =. c., October 20, 1904.
To his cXcellcncy ID. G. Hayward, GOV
of South Carolina, Columbia, s. G.
We, the undersigned citizens of OCo-
nee County, 5, c., respectfully ask for
your resignation as Gov. of s. G.. for the
following reasons:
list. That the course you have pur-
sued in the lIoyt Hayes case is dctri-
mental to law and order, and has a
tendency toward lynch law by ignoring
the actions OF Jures and the rulings of
Judges.
2nd. We feel that you are assuming
too much and that your actions are
moro in accordance with the ruling of
an cmprorc than governor OF South
Carolina.
Names. H. G.. Brcazcalc. W. = Haley
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26

human life is held more sacred and
where tho guilty seldom escape.
1t is well that mon should be jealous
of their civil rights aud should be watch
iul that nothing be done to encourage
the lawleSs; it is also we'll that "A con
scicntious official be not condemned for
the performance of a lawful act whore
reason supports Judgment We hope in
the future each signcr of the petition
toI Governor Heyward's resignation will
act rs committee of one in the aid of
aw and order. and that when any of
them are on jurics their votes will be
regulated by thc\ \prcpondcIancc of the
evidence regardless of sentiment or of
race, color OF previous condition OF tbc
persons involved.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26

IAyNes. s4eLoR, SMITH & srEok
The Washington times., 1904-03-06
The Family Differences.

There seems to be a MISUNDERSTANDING
between Fink and his wife concerning
his willingness to support her She saws
that he has not done his duty. and il
was for that reason that she separated
from him and finally had him arrested
for not supporting her
She is a competent trained nurse. BY
her profession she supports herself and
her two singularly beautiful little girls.
one Of whom Is with her grandmother
in Germany.
Fink, sitting discOnsolately in the pen
at the Harlem Court, preparatory to
being taken back 20 BlackwelIs Island.
told the story OF his daring escape by
swimming Hell Gate In 1900 his long
search for his wife and his final dis
appointment when he was arrested at
her instigation
Z love my wife, " he said. II have
always loved her. When ! first met her
Just after I came from the navy and
settled down in New York TO live.
thought she was the sweetest little
woman had ever seen. We were mar
ried. and I started I'm to earn and save
money to buy little nome.
My thought was to have Il at Wood
The Washington times., 1904-03-06
Tsar Koloko" Russia's Giant Bell Weighs ~ Tons -

ION a granite PEDESTAL at the foot
of the belfry tower of Ivan the
Great. in the KremIin. stands
the Tsar KolokoI, the King of Bells.
In the sixteenth century the art OF
casting bells was brought to perfec-
ton in Russia, and OIearius, Secretary
to a Dutch Embassy TO Moscow in
1886. asserts that great bell was
cast in the reign of Boris Godunof.
During fire in the reign of Alexis
this bell fell to the ground and was
broken. In 1864 il was recast and
weighed 2SS,OOO pounds.
In 1874 it was suspended from a
wooden beam at the foot of the tower,
from whence ii fell on June 10. 1706.
during a fire. It's fragments lay on
me ground until the reign of the EN-
press Anne. by whose orders it was
again recast in 1888 by the bell
founder Ivan Matorine.
Owing to the falling Of some heavy
rafters during yet another fire in
1877, the bell fell a distance of fifteen
feet. buried itself deep in the ground.
and a piece was knocked out of its
side. According to some accounts.
this was owing to an imperfection in
the metal caused by jewels and other
treasures having been thrown into the
liquid metal by the ladies of Moscow.
During the reign of Nicholas l., in the
year 1889, the architect of st. Isaac's
Cathedral at st. Petersburg, NJ de
The Washington times., 1904-03-06

( THE water was icy cold. Now and
then q great piece of black ice bumped
into me as / swan. and threw me under
water steamer. belated in coming
i through Hell Gate. suddenly doomed uu
in the darkness. and with her LIGHTS
/ glistening high in the air abov, bore
down directly upon me
/, Il swan desperately 70 get out of the
way L cried out to the watch on deck,
but they could not hear my cry in the
roar of the water.
Like the rush of an avalanche she
came down upon me. and swept by so
close that / was whiried over ana over
by the wave that rolled away From her
nose.
Then 1 regained my poise and swan
on toward the shore. and finally. chilled
through and through, crawleS out tired
and numb. on the Long Island side
Then began the search for my wife
II went to the old home whcr, we
had lived at first so harcity anG at
last so unhappily. confidently expecting
to lind her there. A strange woman
answered my knock and show n me by
a glance into the fat that my wire and
her furnishings were gone and a new
tenant lived there
Il searched the homes of the people
my wife knew Either they would not
or could not tell me anything about my
wife. They all claimed to.know moth
ing. l could not find my brother-in-law
or any of his people. It was as though
they were all dead
AT last 1 found the janitor Of house
near where we had lived. He claimed
to have heard that my wife and her
people had gone tc Canada. He didn't
know, but suggested Manitoba Il was
a long and disheartening se3lch that
took me through the Canadian country,
looking into every wayside viliass fos
glimpse Of the face / loved and the
sound Of the familiar voice
Once by the roadside / came upon
the camp of some --merican emigrants
going by easy stages to the grain coun-
try in the Great Northwest. Beside
the fire, leaning over a newborn baby
held close to her breast, was a woman
whose form and outline, even though
she was back to me. sent a thr.ii
through me. Rushing forward. 1
touched her upon the shoulder lightly. |
and whispered trembingly the name OF
my wife.
In New York and Mexico
but the face the startled woman
turned to me was that Of a stranger.
and. apologizing, L turned away with
heavy heart.
Then came back TO New York, and,
not finding her, ana gettine the idea