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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-21

that line.
  It is reported that William Jennings Bryan is cleaning up the Kansas City platform and making repairs for the next national convention.
 N---a- The excitement being over the trust octopus has gone into winter quarters but his memory will be kept alive by the cartoonists.
 If Santa Claus would bring the czar a Russian victory for Christmas present there would be high old times in St. Petersburg.
 Parson Wagner's preaching has not lessened the number of men who chase trolley cars and suburban trains every morning.
 When Col Watterson gets to France he will make the absinthe drinking mon sieurs look like willie boys at Jolly pop resort.
 Nan Patterson may not be convicted but it is safe to assume that she will be very good after she gets out of prison.
 
 Many thatrical barks have already been wrecked on the first light reefs of New York and new -isasters are reported.
 
 Although Birmingham has had no cir GUS this year the municipal campaign has been the next best thing.
 -s.-- General Kuroki now has an opportunity to biuld up a reputation as humorist by denying that he i= dead Just out of curiosity we would like to know what Bunau-Varilla is doing now, or rather who he is doing. General stoessel may yet live to go on a iunket but his life insurance is a very risky investment Evidently there are no relatives of Alphonse and Gaston in the French chamber of deputies.
 White meat, brown gravy stuffing and mince meat pie are more important these days than politics.
 Eugene V. Debs ought to keep on run ming for the presidency until cigar is named after him.
 The man who sells coal is now where the man who sells fee was about three months ago.
 The czar will probably be unavoidably detained when The Hague peace confer enee meets
  With '1ronquill" loose again there is no reason why the country should suffer for poetry.
 Tonight several of Birmngham's may oralty candidates will have that Parker feeling.
 With Dr. Dowle on his side 1t is easy to see why MT Roosevelt rode a land slide.
 The mercury cannot go to low for the plumber His smile gets broader every day.
 The girl in brown is almost as numer- ouc aa Sh fc aarfDatfno It now develops that Tom Taggarts real name was Dennis. Henry G. Davis Is l years old and Is sprinting for ninety.
  Thank heavens the airship porter is still in the future. The last chapter of the Esopiad has been completed
 Sir Thomas will miss a try at the America's s cup.
 Senator Fairbanks says that the fair is all right.
 Chattanooga has caught the world s fair habit.
 Birmingham Is already addicted to "Parsifalia."
 The cartoonists are hard up for pub- jects.
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Thank heavens the airship porter is still in the future.
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Henry G. Davis Is J years old and Is sprinting for ninety.
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The last chapter of the Esopiad has been completed.
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Chattanooga has caught the worlds fair habit.
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No communication will be published without its authors name. Re1ecteo manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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Sir Thomas will miss a try at the America's cup.
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Senator Fairbanks says that the fair is all right.
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BIRMINGHAM PIG IRON.

King Cotton holds rne sceptre.
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Washington Bureau Age-Herale, i42l G Street. N. W.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01

New York. october % Trey Wood
son. secretary II the Democratic na-
tional committee. who said he was
speaking for the committee. today pre-
dicted the overwhelming election OF
Judge Parker 10 the presidency. He
predicted that all the doubtful states
will be Democratic and also that some
states, called Republican. VIII be and
are doubtful.
Secretary Woodson said:
Il have every confidence that judge
Parker will be elected. / have been
here one hundred days now and
am ready TO announce from observa-
ton and what we have received that
Parker is elected. All the doubtful
states, so-called will be In the Demo-
cratic column and many of the states
called surely Republican are now in
the doubtful column.
I'VE will carry New York. New Jer.
sey, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland.
West Virginia, Idaho. Colorado, Utah
and Nevada. mother words. all the
doubtful states are for US and for
Judge Parker,s election.
Illinois is doubtful. Ohio is even
doubtful. The big men who controlled
that state are now dead. The Repubn-
cans assume they are going TO win
there but we hear they might
lose. Even California has sent good
reports to us and We are hopeful OF
even carrying that state. Maryland is
certainly as Democratic as Kentucky.
and West. Virginia, is as sure as Mary
land"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
THE DATE CHANGED.
W. l.. T. Play to be Given on Thursday
Night, November 10th, instead Of
friday night, the nth.

At the urgent request of several
friends who are interested the man.
agement in charge Of the great COM
edy production to be given under the
auspices of the Wilmington Light In
fantry, have made a change in the
date already announced for its presen-
tation. from Friday, November 18th.
to Thursday. the 10th.
A very successful rehearsal was held
last night and from now on they will
be conducted at the opera house. Ev-
cry night this week will be given up
to putting on the finishing touches.
1t is said TO be one of the most elab-
crate productions the company has
yet undertaken and carpenters are
now at work constructing special seen
cry, which was found to be necessary
for the proper and successful presen-
tation. Very attractive billboard
posters are being printed and are ex-
pected to arrive this week, when they
will be posted around town in order
to completely advertise the event.
Tickets will be distributed this week
and announcement as to the price OF
same dates OF sale etc. viii then be
made. We are told it will be the
best vet" and the w. L I. have the
reputation OF never doing anything
by halves.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
LETTERS IN EVIDENCE.
CORRESPONDING BETWEEN Nc
CUE AND WIFE ADMITTED.
The Letters were Written During the
Period from 1899 to 19O1-Case
for the Commonwealth has been
Closed. Defense will Begin Mon
day and They Expect to Close by
Tuesday Night.

Charlottesville, Va, October %,
When the trial of ey-Mayor McCue,
charged with the murder of his wife,
was resumed today the court announc-
ed that the letters written by the ac-
cused to his wife during the period
from 1899 to 1901, offered by the de-
fense and which were excluded yes
terday, would be admitted as evidence,
together with the letters written by
Mrs. McCue to the defendant during
the same period.
Edgar Crawford, a brother of Mrs.
McCue, resumed the stand and identi-
fed the letters of Mrs. McCue.
Mr.. Walker, of counsel for the de-
fense, read the letters written by Mrs.
McCue to her husband, some while
she was away and others while ne was
absent from home They were couch
ed in terms of endearment and devo-
ton. Some expressed solicitude for his
comfort and suggested that he was
making a mistake ''toiling SO hard"
One letter read: If you were only
here I would be happy every minute. .
The batch of letters written by the
defendant to his wife were identified
and read. They, too, expressed de-
votiOn and solicitude for her health.
The letters were addressed to Dear
Little Darling" Dear Little Sweet
heart" Dear Little Wife" and SINH
larly. Reference was made to business
success and money matters. The let
ters concluded by sending love and
kisses, one expression being with a
heart full of love and a big sweet kiss, -
and another '.Kisses from your old
sweetheart. Other expressions We're
God only knows how l love you," and
God only knows how / miss you
The commonwealth introduced tes>
timony to show the good character Of
their witnesses. After Sergeant Ros-
ers had testified that he saw a dish in
one of the windows found open in the
McCue residence the day after the
tragedy, the Commonwealth announc-
ed that it had concluded its testimony.
Counsel for the defense stated that
they expected to close by Tuesday
night.
Court adjourned at 1920 p. m. untii
Monday morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS.
Republicans Showing Some Activity
i'm Wilmington for First Time in
Several Years.

The Republicans are showing some
activity in politics I'm Wilmington this
year for the first time since 1898.
Several weeks ago Mr.. c. J. Harris,
Republican candidate for Governor,
and Mr.. Thomas Settle, who formerly
represented the Fifth District In Con-
gress. spoke in Wilmington and last
Friday night Mr.. Oscar J. Spears, who
has been candidate for various offices,
and in nearly instance met defeat and
who is now q candidate for congress
from the Sixth District, spoke here.
I. IS understood that Mr.. Ike Meek
ins. the Republican candidate for
Lieutenant G overnor, will speak in
Wilmington before the election.
If the Republicans had advertised
their sneakers well By distributing
posters as we'll as getting the daily
papers to mention the fact that they
were going 10 speak, they would have
probably had fairly good crowds. for
many would have gone through
CURIOSITY. But they did not seem to
be anxious whether they had any
crowd or not. and as a matter of fact
at the first speaking there were about
a hundred present ana about 80 to
hear Oscar J. Spears. Barring the
| few Republican officeholders present
nearly all the rest were Democrats
The latest move OF the Republicans
is the establishing Of headquarters.
They have just decided TO establish
| headquarters in the Tfencken Hall No.
% South Front street. The head
| quarters are TO be opened this week
| and literature favorable to the Repub-
| lican cause will be on hand. A large
supply OF literature will be on hand
| and the public Is invited to go TO the
, Office and enlighten themselves - 20
, Republican doctrines. On the even
| ing of election day the returns viii
| be received at headquarters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
LETTER TO SECRETARY HAY
SENATOR MORGAN REPLIES TO A
RECENT SPEECH IN NEW YORK.
The Secretary OF State Is Accused Of
Having Drawn an Imperfect Treaty
with Panania-A Commission Nee
eS~ary 60 treat with Panama TO cure
Radical Defects I'm that Hasty Ne
gotiation.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Senator Nor
gan, OF Alabama, in an open letter
TO Secretary Hay made public tonight,
accuses that official of drawing an
imperfect treaty with Panama and OF
having "sneaked out" of negotiations
for the Nicaraugan route. The letter
Is intended as 4 reply TO the secrc-
tary's recent speech in New York
After stating that no apology is due
from any senator who voted against
tha ratification OF the Hay-varilla
treaty for addressing the secretary
through the press because OF the fact
that the secretary in his speech had
assailed such senator's. Senator Morgan
EaYs:
IT u not the sneaking OUT from
Panama that disturbs the country; Il
IS sneaking into Panama, after having
flrst meaked under the wing OF the
Panama Canal Company to find an
excuse for an act that the country de-
plores." He charges Ihan Minister
Silvia. OF Colombia, refused to sign
the Hay-Herran treaty because it was
In violation OF the laws and constitu-
ton OF Colombia. and that DR.. Herran
WAS designated, as charge dafraires.
10 conclude It. Then" the senator
adds. "the soft step and big stick or
the President waS referred to and
DR.. Herran was threatened into COM
pllance.'
The letter of Secretary Hay to Dr.
Herran referred to III the speech Of
Senator Culberson. Senator Morgan
declares was the feather that broke
the cameIs back.
The President, he says. has commits
sfoned an ambassador to treat with
Panama 'in order to cure radical de-
fects In that hasty negotiation" and
the Senator protests that Secretary
Hay should have completed that work
to meet the demands of both cour-
tries before he "indulged in unbecom-
ing criticism, censures. and epithets
against Democratic Senator's" The
letter concludes as follows.
Before you charged the Democratic
Senator's with the crime of not be-
lfeving a word they say in their crit.
icism Of your conduct and that OF the
President and with the meanness OF
being willing to partake of the feast,
while decrying the alleged robbers
who prepared it. would 1t not have
been more in keeping with your ex-
alted attitude toward them that yoy
should have explained your hasty deal
ings with PunauVarilla, that You
should have cleansed your robes from
the contact with the culprits of the
Panama Canal Company, and should
have delivered the country from that
body of death that France has so
long struggled to unload upon the
United States"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
Y. VI. c. a. NOTES.
There will be Some Good Singing at
the Service this Afternoon.

Those who are interested in good
singing win do well TO visit the Young
Een's Christian Association this after
MON at five O'Clock. There will be 4
soprano solo by Miss Rera Mills who
is too well konwn to introduce. suf-
fee it to say it will be a treat TO music
lovers There vii also be a contral-o
and tenor duet by Chas. Dushan and
Mrs. z. A. Muse
Rev. Lacy Little has been secured
from a neighboring city, especially To
address the men of the Young Mems
Christian Association and consequent
ly a large audience Is desired. Mr..
Little Is staying with Mr.. Spencer Le-
Grande. Help make his meeting sue
cess. Remember the time. five sharp.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
CARLISLE IA; VIRGINIA 6.


Norfolk, Va, October U9.-CarHsle
Indians defeated the University of Vir-
ginia, IA to in a snappy game today.
Virginia scored on the first half by
Council breaking through a hole left
guard Murphy made and running half
the field for a touchdown. Yancey
kicked goal.
In the second half the Indians adopt
ed a desperate style of play and kept
the ball in Virginia's territory until
Libby, from the SO yard line, put a
place kick over the bars.
After the second kick off Carlisle
rushed Virginia to her fifteen yard line.
Council dropped back for a punt, but
a bad pass spoiled the play and he
was dow ned on Virginia's two yard
line. Virginia lost the ball on downs
on the play and Sheldon was pushed
over the line.
Ten minutes afterwards Libby made
a fair catch of Yancey's forty yard
punt on virginias forty five yard line,
and put placed kick between the posts
for the final score.
Substitutes were freely used in the
game, regular players being exhausted
by the fierceness of the play. Flores,
Carlisls's right end, was sent TO the
side lines for slugging
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
MIR. COWHEIsD s ESTIMATE.
Prospects are that Democrats will
Carry 225 out Of the $50 Districts
in the United States.

Washington, October 29-Chairman
Cowherd of the Democratic Congress
sional committee today issued n state
ment claiming 2e5 seats In the 5sth
Congress for the Democratic party. He
bases this prediction on the claimed
strength of the national ticket in the
Republican ranks In the middle west.
Mr.Cowherd says:
GAS the situation stands at presen.
the prospects are that the Democrats
will carry rs out OF the 3ss districts
IN the United States. In the estimate.
I have included the states Of Idaho.
Utah and Wyoming. These are all
doubtful as matters now stand. The
Democratic chances are excellent In
two OF the three. Our gains In the
east will be due largely to the strength
OF the national ticket. In the middle
west they Will be due more particularly
to local dissensions in the Republican
ranks. The long hold on patronage
has bred much trouble In Republican
districts, and the democrats win profit
, correspondingiy by reason of It."
The details of the estimate follows:
Alabama Q: Arkansas Z: California
4: Colorado 3; Connecticut }: Delaware
/: Florida 3; Georgia Il: Idaho !: ILL.,
nois 10: Indiana z: Iowa .: Kansas 2:
Kentucky 10: Louisiana z; Maryland 8:
Massachusetts 4: Michigan ?: Minne-
, sofa 2; mississippi s; Missouri Il:
Montana /: Nebraska 3: Nevada 4:
New Jersey 5. New York 10: North
Carolina 10: Ohio 8: Pennsylvania g.:
Rhode Island 2: South Carolina Z: Ten
nessee s; Texas 16: Utah /: Virginia 10:
West virginia ,: wisconsin s: Wyom-
ing ]. Total 225.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
Especial to The Messenger.)

Chapel Hill, y. c., October 29.-The
University of North Carolina defeated
Virginia Polytechnic institute at
Biacksburg, Va, this afternoon by a
score of 6 to o. Both teams put up a
magnificent game, both defensively
and extensively. Carolina scored her
only touchdown in the drst half. The
ball was fumbled and Townsend, the
crack right end of the locals securing
It ran So yards for touch down. This
beautiful run was easily the feature of
the game. An easy goal was. kicked,
making the score to 0.
In the second half Virginia carried
the ball half the length of the field
twice. Carolina held well however
and Jacocks, quarter back, punted out
of danger each time
The students here are jubilant over
the result of the game as our team
was defeated last year by the 'Tecks."
The game was hard fought from start
to finish, and was a beautiful exhibi-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Formed at Florence. S. C.-WiH be
known as Fillyaw Division No. 455.

The Fayetteville Observer of yester-
rdy says:
Fillyaw Division, No. ass, Order Of
Railway Conductors, was formed las-
night at Florence, s. c., by Mr.. A. b.
Garretson, Assistant Grand Chief Con-
ductor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mr..
Garretson is assistant to Mr.. E. E.
Clark, OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who IS
the Gand Chief Conductor of the Order
Of Railway Conductors OF America,
and who was a member of the coal
strike commission. The new di-
vision. is named in memory CT
the late Captain DeLeon Fillyaw
of Wilmington. n. C., for many years
conductor on the old Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad. Captain B. T.
Jones. of our city. is secretary and
treasurer of the new division.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01

The following vessels cleared yesse--
day:
British steamer Skerryn,ore. Captain
Cotton. for Bremen with a cargo or
1920 bales Of cotton. The cargo was
by Alexander Sprunt & Son.
British schooner Caledonia. Captain
Firth. has cleared for Samana. San
DomIngto, with a cargo of lumber.
Schooner Edith II simonton. Captain
Stiles. for New York with a cargo of
2o.540 cross-ties. Cargo was by the
Eccieston Lumber Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
No Japanese Boats were Among tn
TravIerS.

Toxic, Oct. $3.50 p. m.-The re-
ported statement of an officer on board
the Russian battleship Emperor Alex
ander III, with the Russian Baltic
squadron now at Vigo, Spain, to the
effect that there were foreign torpe-
do boats among the Hull trawlers
when they were fired upon recently by
the Russian waships and that the Jap
aneSe government was said to have
purchased ."~pedo boats in England,
coupled wit, the insinuation that the
torpedo boe=i with the trawlers were
Japanese ia been received in Japan
with a mixed feeling of indignation
and derision.
1t is officially declared in the most
positive terms that Japan has neither
purchased nor ordered a single torpedo
boat in England since the outbreak of
the war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01

clares that it has no knowledge re-
garding the statement that Vice Adrni-
raj Rojestvensky's ships were injured
by fire from other vessels of the squad
ron. and it also declines to entertain
the idea that the Russian admiral
might have sunk one of his own tor
pedo boats, mistaking it for the hostile
craft. The version of the affair to this
effect, which is circulating in St. Pet
ersburg, is based on the fact that only
seven Russian torpedo boats have ar
rived at Tangiers, whereas Vice Admit
raj Rojestvensky left Libau with
eight such craft.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
Findings of InternatiOn-
al Commission Will
Be Carried Out,
HULL INCIDENT

Most of the Details for the Carrying
Out OF the Inquiry have been Ar
ranged Including the Composition
of the International Court, which
will Make the Award-A Complete
Iuu now Prevails in Diplomatic
Circles and Great Satisfaction is
Expressed at the Peaceful Solution
of what was a Grave Crisis-It is
Believed that the Commissions
Finding will Completely Discredlt
ROiestvensky's Statements Concern
ing the Presence OF Torpedo Boats.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
The Overwhelming EleC-
ton of Judge Parker
is Predicted.
NEXT CONGRESS

Will be Democratic, According TO
Chairman Cowhcrd, who Claims css
Seats of the 3S6 I'm the Housc-The
Claim is Based on the Strength OF
the National Ticket and on the Lo-
cal Dissensions i'm Republican
Ranks I'm the Middle West-Secre-
tary Weodson says all the Doubtful
States will 60 for Parker and Some
States, now Called Republican. arc
Chased rs Doubtful.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
Russian War Vessels at Tangier.

Tangier, Morocco. Oct. 29.-Four
Russian warships. three torpedo boat
destroyers and five colliers arrived
here this morning. The Russian flag
ship exchanged Salutes with the
cruiser Kleber, and the British cruiser
Dana
he Russian vessels now here COM
.,iSe the battleships Osliabia, Sissoi
Velikv and-Navarin, the armored cruis-
er Admiral Nakhimoff and seven tor
pedo boats, besides colliers.
The Russian officers say they will
remain here about a week. 1t is ru-
mored that they will remain at Tan
gier until the inquiry into the North
sea incident is ended.