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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-16
CHAMP CLARK CALLED A LIAR
HE GETS MAD AND MAKES A
PUBLIC THREAT.
III the Man Wul Meet Him Outside
the Park, the Missouri Congressman
Promises to Cut His Throat from
Ear to Ear.

New Albany. Ind, August 13.-'I8
the man who just called me a Liar
will meet me outside of the park
when finish my speech, I'll cut his
throat from ear to ear" declared
Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, during a Joint political debate
with Congressman b. Lands, Of Indi-
ana, before the Chautauqua assem-
bly, here today.
The debate was the principal at
traction OF the chautauqua. During
the speech OF Mr.. lands some one
in the audience shouted: Where's
Bill Taylor?"
Mr.. lands replied: He is in Indi-
ana and will stay there until he gets
Justice"
When Mr.. Clark took the platform
he referred to Ex-Governor Taylor AZ
an assassin. charing that the Repub-
licans were protecting a man who
should be hanged. Continuing, he
said: The Republicans want to rule
this country by assassination
Some one in the audience cried
Out. That's not true; you are a uarto
Immedia, ,ely Congressman CIartr
shouted his challenge. which was
greeted with misses. WIEN quiet had
been restored, Mr.. Clark concluded
his speech
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-16
is VERY DULL.
The Soldiers Are Having One Dull
Time at Morehead City-The w. l..
]. Equals Any of the Companies
as to Drilling and Appearance.
(Special to The Messenger)

tSpSCldl 10 Inc MeSSeHScT.)
Morehead City, n. c., August 10
Things are. moving along quietly at
the encampment and the men often
express the wish that they were at
Wrightsville. The members of the
Fayetteville company are loud in
their praises of wrightsville and are
not at all pleased with Morehead
City. other companies are saying
The same thing. Some of the men
are devising all manner of schemes
to get home.
Morehead City is dead quiet now.
There is a small crowd at the hotel,
but girls, are very scarce. Our camp
is very dry and dusty. and we are
earnestly hoping it will rain tonight
and lay the dust, so the ladies can
come out and review the dress parade
today. Sunday in camp will be very
quiet. There will be services by the
regimental chaplain and dress pa
rade at p. m.
Four members of the Second regi-
ment are in the hospital, but nothing
serious.
Colonel Bragaw is a great favorite
with the members of Company G (the
w. L. ID, and they have cause to
admire him, for he is an ideal officer,
and although strict he is always
thinking of his men and their COM
fort. Company G made a fine appear
ance at the dress parade yesterday
afternoon. AS always in the past,
the w. l. I. is at the trout when IL
comes to appearance and drilling.
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SHOWS GREAT INTELLIGENCE.
REMARKABLE RESULTS IN THE
EDUCATION OF A STALLION.
The Announcement Causes Amaze
ment Among Scientific Men and
Psychologisas-A Committee OF
Specialists Will Keep the Horse
Under Observation for Some Time

Berlin. August l3.-wilheim Won Os-
ten, who has for a long time made in
vestigations OF the intelligence OF ami
mails, has reached results in educating
an Orion stallion that causes amaze
ment among scientific men and psy-
biologists.
The horse, besides adding. subtract
ing. multiplying and dividing sums.
does examples involving several OF
those operations, finds square numbers
and not only simply repeats what Is
taught but solves fresh problems put to
him by examiners in the absence of his
master, showing grasp OF the princi-
pies Of arithmetic. The stallion also
forms little sentences. remembers them
next day and diScriminateS between col
ors and shades, giving their corre-
spending names. The animal distin-
guishes musical tones, indicating where
they are situated on the chromatic
scale and picks out discords, designat-
ing which tone to- omit in order to
restore harmony. The horse communi-
Gates by a system of hoof beats, rep
resenting the alphabet.
Professor Won OSten affirms that the
horse is as well educated as boy that
has gone to school for the same number
Of years and the professor desires that
commission Of specialists be select
ed to keep the. horse under observa.
tion for four weeks. This probably will
be done with the view of determining
whether the conventional idea is true
that animal instinct and human intel.
ligence are essentially different.
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A PANIC STRICKEN CROWD.
FRESH PAINT ON BIG GAS TANK
CATCHES FIRE.
And a Terrible Explosion Was Pre-
vented Only by the Prompt Action
of the Firemen-Residents for
Blocks Around Made Wild Stam-
pede to Get Out OF the Neighbor-
hood

New York, Aug 6.-Fresh paint OH
one of the big gas tanks Of the Con-
solidated Gas Cornpany's works in
First Avenue. between ITO and 111th
streets, caught fire tonight and in an
instant the big steel cylinders were en-
veloped in a sheet of flame and terri
BILE explosion of the gas was prevented
only by the prompt action of the fire
department.
The blaze was the signal for wild
stampede of the residents for blocks
around to get out of the neighborhood.
In their panic people left their homes.
shops and belongings, some even for
getting their children in the excite
ment which led many to run as far
south as 1O4th street to Willis avenue
bridge on the north and over into CEN
tral Park to escape the expected ex-
plOsion.
The horror stricken Italians, who
compose the bulk of residents of the
neighborhood, fled, casting aside eve
ry thing that would hamper their flight
and trampling down the weaker ones.
Second avenue, First avenue, and all
Of the cross streets from 104th to 120th
street became filled with a panic
stricken mob as the news of the fire
spread and every effort was made by
each to outrun his neighbor. The rec
reation pier at foot of 1f1th street soon
became filed with panlc stricken peo-
pie who would have jumped into the
water.
The tank is nearly two hundred feet
in diameter and rises nearly IL feet
above the ground. Almost as soon as
the fire was discovered, it completely
surrounded the tank while the cans
of paints and oils left by the workmen
on the scaffolding burst and dropping
blazing into the moat surrounding the
tank, water of which prevented
the ignition of the gas
reefih T LAO shrdlu etaoin shrdl shrd
The firemen worked under grea.
tension expecting every moment that
the reservoir would explode.
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WHAT WILL UNCLE SAM Doe
Great Britain Seizes a Port on vene-
zueicp Territory and Raises the
British flag.

Kinston, Island ,cf st. Vincent, B. w.
l., August 13.-The crrrtser Tribune on
August 11th, landed a ITty under
command Of Lieutenant Trensau at
Aves, one hundred and twenty sewn
miles west Of the north end of the is-
land OF Dominica and annexed il as
British possession. Guns were hauled
through the surf and landed, the British
flag was hoisted and a royal salute was
fired. The Tribune then proceeded d.
rect to st. Vincent, arriving here yes
terday. The Tribune left today, being
ordered 10 Venezuela TO protect British
interests at Caracas. (Aves is one of a
group OF small islands in the Caribbean
sea belonging to YeneZuela-Edito
iMessenger).
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Washington. Aug. 13-Ten persons
were drowned as the result Of the cap
sizing of a naptha launch on the Po-
tomac river, of Georgetown. the west
ern section Of the city. during the an-
nual Potomac regatta this afternoon.
Four other persons who were on the
launch escaped. All were from this
city.
The dead: A. J. Boose. about IS
Smith; Charles F. Blummer. 10 years
old. a druggist; J. Herbert Coater.
about S5 years old, tailor, John Wal
derman. % years old: W. NJ Smith.
about 35 years old.a employe OF the
navy yard. Mrs. Lulu Dryfus; Ber-
tina Selbach, Helen Hiser or Hasel and
Helen Moore. The saved: DIR. G. W.
and j. L. Lederer.
The capsiZed launch was the Recre-
alton, owned by Drs. Stewart and
Wagner, and carried the fourteen peo-
pie mentioned. During the first race
the launch got in the way of the eight
cared shells and its wash was such
that the officials reprimandcd its crew
and ordered them out OF the way.
There was some show of resentment
at this order and the launch headed
for the shore, but miscalculated its
course, and striking the strong under
tow, caused by a mill race, rocked for
a moment and all the passengers
thousands Of people who lined the
shore witnessed the accident, but the
police Immediately set to work TO re-
cover the bodies.
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Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 13.--Judge Par
ker has determined to take rest
from politics for couple of days, and
to that end will go a mountain club
in the Catsl<ills 20 spend tomorrow ard
Monday. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Parker.
Judge and Mrs. Parker expect this
fall to go to st. Louis where they will
be the guests of Mrs. Daniel Manning,
and visit the exposition. 1t is Judge
Parker's purpose to eliminate politics
upon that occasion, but plans have al
ready been laid to hold a public re-
ception there, SO that western Demo-
Gratis will be able to make his ac-
quaintance.
Harry B. Hawes, president of the
Jefferson club of ST. Louis and a lead
er in the Missouri Democracy called at
Rosenount today and endeavored to
get a. promise from Judge Parker that
he would visit ST. Louis during the
campaign. He said Judge Parker had
not named a date to go to st. Louis
but that the promise of a visit was
perfectly satisfactory. Mr.. Hawes at
tended the notification ceremonies at
ROSemount on Wednesday and after
meeting Judge Parker said:
''All that is necessary to elect Judge
Parker is to have him meet the peo.
pie. Let them know him and they will
vote for him."
After returning to New York, Ir.
Hawes talked with National Chairman
Taggart and with other members OF
the national committee concerning the
today that if he had any influence
he would use it to make this a Speak
ing Campaign" He believes the par
ty is in a good position to go before
the country.
Hoke Smith, secretary of the interior
un der President Cleveland, accompa-
MED by his SON Marion Smith, visited
Rosemount this afternoon. He tod
Judge Parker that he would make a
number of speeches during the cam
paign. To the newspaper men Mr.
Smith said that he believed the peo-
pie would awaken to Judge Parker
sterling character and that Democratic
success would be the result.
Among other visitors today was Col
onel Cooper Of Nashville.
Old time western and southwestern
Democrats will pay Rosemount visit
some time in September. They will
come as the guests Of Edward Field
Co1tra at st. Louis, capitalist. In par
ty will be Captain FiGtau Of Colorado
and of Texas ranger fame, and Major
Whit on the staff Of Col. Joe. Shelby,
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JAP SQUADRON ATTACKS
VLADIVOSTOK FLEET

either side obtaining any advantage.
I'm the battle the commander or
our squadron was killed. and the cap
tain of the battleship CZarevitch was
wounded and lost consciousness. AL
mosI at the same time the engines and
steering gear of the CZarevitch were
damaged, and she was obliged to stop
for forty minutes. This forced the
other ships to manoeuvre here. The
command of the squadron devolved
upon Rear Admiral Prince Ouktom-
sky and the command of the Care
witch upon the second in command.
After nightfall. the Czarevitch
being unable to follow the squadron
and losing sight of it, took south
erly direction. in order to attempt to
reach Vladivostok. under her own
steam. She was attacked by torpedo
boats during the night, and at dawn
was in the vicinity of Shantung. The
officer commanding the squadron,
having exam4ed and determined the
extent of the damage to the ship,
concluded that she could not make
Vladivostok, and allowed her captain
to proceed to Kaichou for repairs.
'8Those killed included Rear Ad-
miral without Navigating Flag Lieu
tenant Azarieff, Navigating Lieuten-
ant Draguishivitch. Those slightly
wounded included myself and eight
officers. A number of sailors were
killed or wounded, but just how many
has not yet been ascertained.
Il arrived at Kaichou at o'clock
in the evening and found there the
cruiser Novik and the torpedo boat
BeZshumi.
''I am happy to bear witness to
your majesty to the unexampled brav-
cry of the officers and men during
the desperate encounter"
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MRS. MAVERICK LEAVES ROUEN.
1t is Probable That She is a Passen.
ger on the Vaderland, Which is On
the Way to New York.

london, August 13.--Mrs. Florence
Maybrfck left Rouen yesterday at 1
o'clock, and did not announce her des-
tination. She possibly joined her attor-
ney, Mr.. Hayden. and sailed on the Red
Star Line steamer Vaderland for Ant
werp today. A Dispatch to a news
agency from Brussels says it is assert
ed at Antwerp that Mrs. Maybrick SAIL
ed today for America under an assum-
ed name on the Vaderland.
Dover. England, August 13.-The Red
Star Line steamer Vaderland, from
Anwerp. called here tonight; but il
Mrs. Maybrick was aboard her identity
was successfully concealed. The off,
GERS OF the ship say that Mrs-May-
brick is not known as a passenger and
from no other source could The Asso-
ciated Press secure a definite statement
as to whether or not she was aboard
the ship.
1t was ascertained however that there
is a lady passenger on the Vade.and
whose description is said to correspond
with that of Mrs Maybrick. This pas
senger is booked for New York and Il
accompa MED by an elderly lady.
The officials of the company are ex.
tremely reticent regarding the matter
and this is taken to add color TO the
report that Mrs Maybrick is on her
way to New York travelling incognito.
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The Baltimore Herald VIII Support
the Democratic Party.

Baltimore. Nd. August 13.-The Bal
timore Sunday Herald will say tomor-
row:
.'At a meeting of The Herald Pub
fishing Company last week new direc-
tors and new officers were chosen.
Wesley NJ. Oler retired from the prae
dency and Frank Peard was elected TO
the office.
Announcement is also made that the
paper will support the Democratic par
ty. II had heretofore been indepen-
dent in politics.
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Saratoga, -. Y, August 13.-James r.
Keene's Delhi won the Saratoga Derby
today, his only opponents for the s., 600
stake being Stalwart and st. Valentine.
both from the stable of E. r. Thomas.
The race was featureiess one. The
Keene colt led from start TO finish. St.
Valentine was second until they had
gone nearly mile, at which point
Stalwart passed him. finishing in Sec
ond position, a length and a half back
of Delhi.
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Judge Parker Will Spend
Today and Tomorrow
in the Catskills
Es0PUS VISITORS

Judge and Mrs. Parker Expect to
Visit st. Louis. and While His
Purpose is to Eliminate Politics,
Already Plans Have Been Laid for
Big Reception in His HOnOr-Mr.
Hawes, of st. Louis. Discusses
Conditions in the West - Hoke
Smith Says He Will Make a Num-
Der Of Speeches During the Cam
paign-Old Time Western and
Judge Parker Some Time i'm Sep
tember.
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The AIamaba Miners strike.

Birmingham, Ala. August 13.-There
is practically no change in the strike
situation at the coal mines today.
Sixteen hundred tons Of coal were
mined today at the BloSsberg mines OF
the Sloss-Sheffieid Steel and Iron Com
pany today. The operators claim the
number OF men at work Is being In
creased gradually. The miners lead
ers declare the contrary l. true.
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Damage to the Russian Ships.

Toxic, August 13.-10 a. m.-Ad-
miral Togo reports that five Russian
battleships appear to have been heav-
lily damaged in the engagement of
August 10. The Pobieda lost two
masts and one of her heavy guns was
disabled. The flagship Retvizan,
which was hit several times at a dis
tance Of $500 yards, seems to have
sustained the greatest injury. The
damage inflicted on the Russian crui-
sers was comparatively slight. The
Bayan has not appeared since the
engagement.
The damage sustained by the Jap
anese vessels has been temporarily
repaired.
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Russians May Not be Able to Repair
Their Damaged Ships.

Toxic, August 13.-5 p. NIT is
believed here that the Russians will
not be able to repair the five battle
ships reported by Admiral Togo to
have been damaged in the recent sea
lighting at Port Arthur. The Japa-
nese land batteries now commanding
the entrance to the harbor could rem
der this work impossible.
Before the Russian fleet emerged
from Port Arthur On August 10, the
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Japanese batteries could reach the
warships there with shells and the
docks were exposed to fire, the
severity of which was increasing con-
stantly 1t is doubted IL the ships
will be able to go 10 sea without un-
dergoing repairs, and IL is reported
that the Russians themselves will de-
stroy them before Port Arthur falls
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-16
Naptha Launch Capsizes
During the Potomac
River Regatta
FOUR SAVED

The Disaster Happened on George
town-During the First Race the
manded for Getting on the Race
Course, and They Started for
Shore, But Miscalculated the
Course and Struck Strong Under
tow, Which Caused the Boat TO
Rock, and All the Passengers
Rushed to One Side, Causing the
Launch to Turn Over-F'ew People
Witnessed the Accident.
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washington, August. 13.-There was
some expectation that the State Depart
ment would be able today TO announce
the successful conclusion Of the nego-
tiations with Turkey looking 10 the
prevention OF determinations against
American schools. An answer has been
received which Is regarded as satisfac-
tory. There has been some delay in
the exchange OF cable messages, SO
that ii is not expected that the last
word VIII be said until Monday. Mean
while Admiral JeweIlis fleet viii re-
main ar Smyrna. awaiting notice from
Minister z1eishman. II may be said,
however that the incident In practical
Iy closed. with a victory for the state
department on ali points.
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A Russian Destroyer Beached and
Blown Up.

London, August ia dispatch
from Wei Hal Wei says the Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Burni was
beached August IL on the south of
the Shantung promontory and blown
up. Three of her officers and sixty
men, who walked from the scene Of
the accident, have arrived at Wei Hal
Wei
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Nashville, Tenn. August 13.-James
Mclaughlin. president OF the Mer-
chants National Bank of this city.
died here today after a protracted H.
ness Mt. Mclaughlin was 40 years
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Rear Admiral Without Killed.

st. Petersburg, August 13.-1 p. m.
Rear Admiral Without. who was in
command of the Russian naval forces
at Port Arthur, was killed during the
engagement on Wednesday.
The emperor has received tele-
gram from Tsingchou, signed by Cap
tain Matousevitch, the rear admiraPs
chief of staff, reporting that Without
met his death aboard the flagship
Czarevitch. Both his legs were blown
Off
Captain Wamoff, of the Czarevitch; ;
Commander Samoff and several Off
GERS were wounded. Several officers
besides the rear admiral also were
killed.
The battleship sustained severe
damage. Her rudder was broken be-
yOnd hope of repair.
Captain Matousevitch did not re-
port as to the whereabouts of the
other vessels, but the dispatch says
that the protected cruiser Novik has
left Tsingchou.
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Russian Sailors Arrive at Wei Hal
Wei

Che Foo, August 13.-12:40 p M.
Launches containing sixty Russian.
sailors are said TO have entered Wei
Hal Wei today. The sailors belong to
two torpedo boat destroyers. which
are reported to have gone ashore in
the vicinity of Wei Hal Wei. These
vessels presumably are the same
which were reported yesterday to
have been captured.
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The Czarevitch May be Dismantled

Che Foo, August 13.-S q. ma
private telegram received here to-
night says that the Russian battle
ship Czarevitch has moved farther
into Tsingchou harbor, following
demand made by the Japanese that
The Russians come out and fight. 1t
is surmised that the Czarevitch will
be dismantled.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Tsingchou, filed today at noon,
confirms the previous reports Of the
serious damage inflicted upon the
Czarevitch. and says that for this
reason the battleship is unable to
leave port. The Russian torpedo boat
destroyers Bezposhtchadn. and BeZ-
sichumi. both slightly damaged. wers
taking coal today. The destroyer
Bezitchrashni has not been injured
When the cooling operations were
completed, the German cruisers
Fuerst Bismark and Hansa cleared
for action. 1t is believed that they
will not allow the departure of the
Russian ships. 1t is now reported
that Admiral Messevitch has died Of
his wounds in hospital. Two Off
GERS and eight sailors, all seriously
injured, are at present in hospital.
The rumors current here of fighting
at Tsingchou are not believed, as the
latest messages from there make no
mention thereof.
Admiral Togo is said to be with the
main portion of the japanese fleet,
This portion of the fleet includes all
the battIeships.
A cipher telegram received here
from Osaki, Japan. confirms previous
reports that the japanese main
squadron is bound for a southern
destination. ION an active campaign"
The AskOld Was Badly Damaged.
Shanghai, August 13.-The Russian
protected cruiser Askold, flying an
admirars flag, with her two stacks
destroyed, a large hole in her hull
near the water and below the water
line, her upper works much battered
and her after barbette destroyed, ar
rived at Shanghai at o'clock this
afternoon, went into drydock and
commenced to make repairs. Fifteen
of her crew were killed and fifty
were wounded during the battle off
Port Arthur August 10. The torpedo
destroyer Grozouvoi is also at Shan
ghai. The Taotai has notified both
vessels that they must leave port at
the expiration of the twenty-fours
limit. The commander of the Askold
claims that his vessel is unseaworthy,
and IL is said to be his intention to
remain in port until the repairs are
completed.
Pilots report that three Russian
cruisers are off the Saddle islands,
awaiting British colliers from Using
chou. A Japanese squadron, consist
ing Of one iron-clad. two large crui-
sers and four torpedo boat destroyers,
is watching outside 10 intercept the
Golfers.
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STATE DEPARTMENT WINS oUT
The Issues Between the United States
and Turkey Have Been Satisfac.
torily Settled.

Constantinople. August 13.-The is
sues between Turkey and the United
States government were arranged to-
day to the satisfaction OF both govern
ments.
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No Vessels of Either Side Seen During
the Night.

Che Foo. August If a. m.-The
correspondent of the Associated Press
at once visited the Chinese flagship,
and he was told by Admiral Sab that
no japanese or Russian vessels had
been seen during the night.