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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
NAN PATTERSON IN JAIL.
JEROME WILL NOT CONSENT TO
REDUCTION OF BAIL
This Means that the Prisoner VIII
Speedy Retrial VIII be Urged-Ihc
Defense Has Found Some New and
Important Eyidence-Miss Patfer-
son Seems i'm Better Condition Than
on the Previous Day.

New York, December 24.-New York
began Christmas celebrations tonight
and various hospitals in the city had
trees for the children in their wards.
Nurses and attendants joined in sing
Ing of yule tide carols and In providing
entertainment for the little patients.
For tomorrow and Monday the city
has prepared a grand celebration for
the little ones and for the hungry in the
poorer sections. The salvation Army
will feed fifty thousand people and 9TH
er charitable organizations will provide
for double this number.
1t is estimated tonight that over three
hundred and fifty thousand Christmas
trees have been sold in the city during
the last ten days.
will be bountifully fed on turkey and
chicken and the regular things that
help to cheer the Christmas dinner.
Pipes and tobacco have been provided
for the men and some of the mfssiona-
ries have provided little surprises in
the way Of gifts for all the prisoners.
Nan Patterson will eat her Christmas
dinner in the tombs instead of in her
washington home. 1t was said
tonight that she had recovered
self control, but that she is still deeply
disappointed over the failure OF the
jury to set her free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
A FOUR YEARS CAMPAIGN.
Tom Watson to Spend His Time Dis
cussing Governmental Questions.

Atlanta, Ca, December 24.-Hon.
Thomas F.. Watson. the recent candi-
date for the Presidency on the Peo-
pies party ticket was seen today by
a representative of the Associated
Press and he made the following
statement on the political situation:
The campaign of 1904 was but a
prelude to the campaign Of 1908. The
start had to be made and it seemed
to me vital necessity to start at
time when both the old parties were
openly pledged to plutocracy and
class legislation. The Republicans
stood pat for every evil of the present
system which builds colossal fortunes
upon the false basis of special privi-
leges. The Democrats led by place.
hunters and time servers, ravenous
for the spoils Of Office, shamelessly
abandoned Democratic principle and
transferred their standard to the
hands of the gambler, the monopo-
list and the Wall street corporations.
At such a time when both the old
parties were down on their knees to
class legislation it seemed a high duty
that some one preach the gospel Of
equal rights to all.
Instead Of the Hamiltonian theory
OF divine right of the Few TO govern
and monopolize, belisve as Jefferson
did, in the rule of all for the benefit
of all. AS well as I could, I made
the fight for Jeffersonian principles.
All things considered the support I
received was encouraging. There
fore I am resolved to devote the next
four years to a campaign of educa-
ton, in which all governmental cues
tions will be discussed and the citi-
zen brought to realize how ruinous
TO the masses are the present tenden-
cies of municipal state and national
IePislation'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
AN UNUSUAL. CHARGE.
Negro Arrested for Beating a Man so
Severely that He Could Not Vote.

New York, December PA charge,
the like Of which has never been enter
ed in the United States court in this
district within the memory of the old
est court official, was preferred today
against Henry James, a Louisville, KY.
negro, when he was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Shields.
The charge against Jones was interfer-
ing with the rights of a citizen in that
he beat John Supper Tonight, another
negro SO severely that he was unable
to vote at the last presidential election
at Louisville. Secret service officers
had been searching for Jones for some
time and finally located him in this
city. When arraigned before the COM
missioner today he waved examination
and extradition formalities and Will be
taken back to Louisville at once by
the federal authorities for trial.
The complaint against Jones was
sworn out by Chief Flynn of the Unit
ed States secret service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
YULE LOG is BURNING.


London, December 24.-The Christ
mas spirit was abroad Throughout. Eng
land today, notwithstanding, continued
heavy fogs which normally act as an
extreme depressant Not for years has
London had such a thorough dose of
that pea-soup atmosphere for which the
metropolis is famous; but the popula-
ton which grumbled during the week
because of the Inconvenience attendant
upon weather conditions, and the
tradesmen because of the resultant loss,
changed their moods today, and accept
ing the inevitable. prepared to spend q
merry Christmas, even welcoming tho
fog as guest and friend of old days.
In all great homes in England the
Yule log is burning. From Sandring-
ham to the humblest residence, rela-
tives, who are scattered throughout the
rest OF the year. are gathering to spend
the English Christmas. 1t Is estimated
that million and a half persons pour
ed out of London today. To those who
witnessed the tremendous rushes at the
railway stations the wonder was that
any persons could be left to people
London. But the exodus leaves no
appreciable mark in the streets which
are thronged with millions Of Christ
mas shoppers and sight seers. though
the fog limits the scope OF vision 10
about forty feet.
Most Of the cabinet officers and diplo-
mats have left London. King Edward
and Queen Alexandria with the imme-
date royal family are gathered at Sand
ringham palace where Christmas will
be celebrated in the usual manner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
DEADLY STREET FIGHT.
Difficulty Between White Man and
Negro Ends Fatally to Two, One
an Innocent Bystander.

Macon, Ga, December 23.-A special
to the Telegraph from Monticello, Ca,
says:
The Christmas starts out with two
killings in town today. A negro named
Sam Reese and r. L. Brooks were kill
ed in a general street fight. A difficulty
arose between a negro and a white man
and the negro drew his pistol and shot
at the white man. A fusilade of shots
occurred and Brooks was killed. He
was in no way connected with the diff
Guilty, but was shot through the neck
and fell dead. The negro died in a
short while No eye witness is positive
as to who did the shooting.
Two white men were arrested. a Mr..
Elliott was wounded but not seriously.
Henry Penna, negro is shot in the leg,
but is not seriously wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
NORTH SEA COMMISSION.
MAIN FEATURES OF THE RUS
SIAN DEFENSE.
Russians Seek to Justify the Action
of Their Fleet in Firing on the Brit
ish Fishing Boats at Dogger Bank.
, English Anxious for Prompt Dis
posal OF the Case, While Russians
DO Not Object 10 a Delay.

Paris, December 24-The Russian
mission which is to inquire into the
North sea incident is practically com
pleted. TIE main features are:
First. That the firing by The Russian
squadron was justified as a defence
against attack. This entails proving
the presence of Japanese torpedo boats.
The Russian delegates inform the AS
sociated Press that they possess this
proof in the most positive and over
whelming form.
Second. That even If the Russians
were not attacked they believed they
were attacked and therefore the de
fensive measures taken were in abso-
lutte good faith.
Third. At most it was an accident at
sea where the dangers and risks are
extreme and analogous to the British
battleShip CamperdOwn ranlming and
sinking the British battleship Victoria
and the recent firing by a British war.
ship upon a coasting vessel during tar
get practice. The preliminaries Of the
commission have clearly shown that the
British are anxious for a prompt dis.
posaI of the case while the Russians do
not object to delaying. Therefore the
postponement of the opening Of the
sessions of the commission owing to
the non-arrival Of Rear Admiral Davis,
the American representative, developed
an incident showing the rather signifi-
cant grouping of the delegates, the Rus
slams sharing the American view that
Admiral Davis was entitled to ample
time while the British and French SEN
timent did not approve of the postpone
ment
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
HOW THE DAY WILL BE SPENT
IN NEW YORK.
+ Entertainments for the Little Ones and
for the Poor-More than $50, ,0OOO
Christmas Trees Sold in the City.
Elaborate Dinners to be Served to
Prisoners I'm the Tombs

New York, December A--Nan Pat
terson's last hope Of spending Christ
mas with her parents at their home il
Washington vanished today when Dis
he would not agree to reduction Of her
bail. This was taken to mean that the
show girl will again be tried on the
charge of murder of Caesar Young. Her
bail had been previously fixed at s20.-
O0O.
When the district attorney made his
announcement, Daniel O'Reilly, OF
counsel for Miss Patterson said:
This surely means that there will be
new trial. We are anxiouSthat it will
be called soon and will make every ef-
fort to have it called as soon as possi-
ble"
Afterward he said that counsel had
decided not to attempt to get any bail
Unless the district attorney does not
promise a speedy retrial. Counsel, ne
said, believed the safest place for Miss
Patterson was in the tombs as she had
been there so long.
The urgency for a new trial on the
part of the defense was due, Mr..
O'Reilly said to the fact that the de.
tense has found some new and what
they consider, important evidence. Par.
81 calibre bullets in Young's trunk. Mr
81 calibre bullets in Youn'S trunk. Nj
OReilly said that Prosecutor Rand ad-
mitted the finding of the bullets but
contended that they belonged to Mrs
Young.
The news that she could not be admit
ted to bail was broken to Miss Pattcr-
SON as gently as possible but She broke
down completely, after making a brave
| show Of cheerfulness all day. Even
| though she knew she would have to re-
| main in the tombs over Christmas she
had hoped she might be released on
bap next week.
Miss Patterson seemed in much bet
ter condition today, both physically and
mentally. than yesterday. 1t was only
with the greatest efforts that the hys-
! terra following hep last appearance ir
court was controlled but she fell asleeI
about midnight and rested well. Wher
| she arose this morning there was G
shelf Of letters and kilograms. One
telegram read: Your friends know
|; your are innocent and we wish you tn,
happiest Christmas one can have be
hind prison walls"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27

since May 1st. I have arranged for
closer watch for ships attempting
to run the blockade and to watch the
remnant of the enemy's squadron.
During the blockade we suffered
from the enemy's mines goth laid
and floating IN the high seas and from
dense fog. The cruisers Miyako,
Saiven and Yosino, Hatsuse battleship,
Kaifon, gunboat and Hei Yen, coast
defence vessel. were sunk and many
gallant and loyal officers and men
were killed but we succeeded fin main
tanning the blockade. When the enc
my emerged from the harbor our fleet
unsuccessfully engaged him and fin
aI1v with the valuable support of the
besieging army succeeded in crushing
nearly all the enemys squadron. Our
second squadron so heavily damaged
the yladiyostok squadron that IL has
since been unable to leave porr.
sAll this success is gratefully at
tributed to the brilliant virtue of our
emperor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Brilliant Assault of The
Japanese Which Was
Successful.
PLAN OF ATTACK

The Plan to Occupy the Fort Was Di-
rected by General Samejima and the
Assaults Were Personally Conduct
ed by Him-Graphic Story of the
Heroic Charge of the Japanese.
Japanese Forces Besieging Port Ar
thur Recently Stormed and Occupy
the Heights East of HOuyangshu-
kOu-Admiral Togo Makes Report
on the Results of the. Japanese
BOmbardment of Russian Ships that
Were i'm Port Arthur HarbOr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Farmers and Planters Discuss Cotton
Situation.

Ha xkinsville, Ga, December A.-ln
response to a call from Pope Brown.
president of the Pulaski agr1cuituraI
club, a large number OF farmers ard
business men from this and neighboring
counties met at the court house today
Il discuss the cotton position Speeches
were made by number OF leading cit
izens and President Brown introduced
resolutions to the effect that the cotton
acreage be red1ced next year and that
more attention be paid to raising food
stuffs at home. 1t was the sense OF
the meeting that al cotton in this Sec
ton ne held until prices advance An
other meeting VIII be held January 1e
to take further aeon and appoint del
egatss to Shreveport.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Cardinals Offer Christmas Greetings
to the Pope.

Rome, Decenbe;- A.-The cardinals
were received today by the Pope AMI
offered their Christmas greetings. The
pontiff thanked the prelateS and con-
verssd famiharly with them for half
an hour, avoiding any allusion TO
politics.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Harvard Wins intercollegiate Tourna-
menf

New York. December 24--The
third and final round Of the fntercol-
legiate chess tournament between Co.
lumbia. Harvard, Yale and Prfceton
was concluded tonight and Harvard
won with a total OF s1-2 points, as
against six for Princeton. which fin
fshed in second place Columbia was
third with 1-2 points. as against
four tor Yale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Result of japanese Attack on RUSSIA
Ships.

Result Oh Japanese Attack on RUSSIAN
Ships.
Toxic. December 24.-Admiral Togo
announces the withdrawal OF the major-
ity of the fleet from Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo telegraphing under
date of December %, says:
After 203 Metre Hill was occupied
as the result of a gallant and desper-
ate attack by the besieging army the
bombardment of the enemy's squad
ron by siege and other heavy guns
became effective: In consequence the
battleships Poltava and Retvizan
were sunk and subsequently the bat
tleships Pobiedia and Perezviet. the
protected cruiser Pallada and the
.armored cruiser Bayan were sunk.
The battleship Sevastopol escaped
the land bombardment, left the har-
Dor December 9th and anchored near
Chentao mountain. She was attack
ed there continuously by our torpedo
boats and heavily damaged The
main strength OF the enemy Is COM
pletefy. crushed Only a weak gun
boat, the Otvashni, and several tor
; pedo boat destroyers remain afioat.
Under the circumstances our COM
bined fleet has been removed as un-
necessary from the blockade of Port
Arthur which had been maintained
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Japs Successfully Storm Heights Near
Port Arthur.

Toxic, December 24-The japanese
forces besieging Port Arthur yesterday
stOrmed and now hold the heights east
of Houyangshukou.
A dispatch from Japanese army before
Port Arthur timed midnight says:
.'On December 22nd, the Russian de-
fense works on the heights east of Hou
yangshukou, Sungshu mountain, Rih-
lung mountain and the H forts were
bombarded by the Japanese with heavy
guns which inflicted considerable dam.
age. AS result of the bombardment
detachment of the Japanese right wing
at dawn December 23rd attacked the
enemy on the heights east of Hopangs-
hkou and captured the bridge ami
heights at 7:40 in the morning. After
wards the enemy concentrated his fire
from several forts at Tai Yang Kou and
Yahustahi upon our newly occupied po-
sition following this with a determined
counter-attack during which hand gren-
AIDES were thrown but our force finally
repulsed the enemy. Later as the en-
emy'S bombardment abated we con
structed some defensive works so that
our occupation became more assured.
AS a result Of our heavy guns lombard
ment during and before the attack the
fort of Tai Yang Kou was set on fire.
One fifteen centimeter gun in each OF
the forts was destroyed. The covers
were also considerably damaged.
According to the statement of prison
ers captured at Kekwan mountain De-
cember Is and of Russians who surren-
dered in the vicinity of Else mountain
December % during the battle of 203
Metre Hill. General Kondratenko, COM
mander of the seventh east Siberian
rifles division, and General Irman, COM
mander of the fourth artillery brigade
were killed and General Fock, COM
manding the fourth east Siberian divis-
ion. was wounded"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
Yale Defeats Atlanta in Basket Ball.

Atlanta. Ga, December 24.IThe Yale
University defeated the Atlanta Athie-
tic Club in a hotly contested game OF
basket ball here tonight by the score
Of g TO Is.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27

the battalion gained the moat and
reached the ramparts through the
breaches that had been made by the
explosions.
The commander of this enterprise re-
allied that any attempt to gain the
interior OF the fort would end in disas-
ter If his whole force advanced in one
body. so he disposed his men along the
wall and ordered them to gain the lower
level of the interior of the fort by twos
and threes and to find cover in the holes
which had been made in the surface
by the japanese shells, and these offer
ed good cover for the rifle and machine
gun fire directed from the rear Of the
fort. In these holes one hundred and
fifty IF the attackers had found cover
by 5 o'clock in the morning.
Advancing carefully the japanese ap-
preached the Russian defenses in the
rear Of the fort, and by working from
hole TO hole under cover of the dark
ness the entire battalion gained the in
terror of the fort, Notwithstanding the
desperate resistance made by the Rus
SLAMS.
The first charge made against the
wall of sand bags proved unsuccessful,
but charge followed charge until mid
night, when the last corner Of the Rus
sian defenses was captured.
The fighting was desperate in the
extreme, with bayonets and hand gren-
ades and the entire garrison was killed
with the exception Of party of 20 who
escaped through the covered wall, which
they destroyed behind them by explod-
ing four mines and thus prevented the
Japanese from pursuing them.
Though the numbers engaged and
the fighting were small, both assault
and defense were more furious than
any in the previous history of the siege
of Port Arthur. With the exceptions
noted, the garrison died fighting to the
last man with wonderful determination.
The final rushes of the Japanese were
irresistible. Their wounded refused to
retire and insisted on continuing the
| fighting, saying that they had vowed to
| take the fort and that they must sue
cceG
Four field guns and three machine
guns were captured, and over three
! hundred Russians were killed.
The skillful manner in which the
second assault was executed prevented
F, heavy losses and ensured the capture
of the fort which, though not the larg-
est, is one of the strongest of the east
ern fortified ridges. The fort is import
tant to the Japanese as it opens way
| up the gorge between it and the eastern
part of Kekwan mountain and is the
| easiest point at which to pierce the
principal line of fortffica tions for the
purpose of gaining a foothold on the
| higher hills of the ridge.
The stubborn resistance made by the
| Russians was due to the fact that the
captured fort was the key of the posi-
| ton at this point of their western flank.
The commonwealth., 1904-10-13

Except for Being Demonstrative the
People Are Much Like
Westeruers.

Ladies in Japan do not wear jew
eled rings" l wish to correct that
into Ladies Of old Japan" etc. If you
girl in a well-to-do family of present.
day Japan-a hand coming out of a
scarlet-lined sleeve-you will easily
find a jeweled ring or rings on her
fingers. Jewels we had none before.
but we prize them just the same, says
Sakor Shiago, in London Times. As
to the wearing of rings, even gentle
men are often seen with a thick gold
ring made out of an old Japanese
coin called "koban." The study OF
the introduction of a new custom is
interesting. In the case of ''snow-
white pillows" they were first used
in hospitals, where we adopted every
thing from the west as 1t was. We
did not have sheets for our beds
along with that, but cleanliness recon-
mended itself to the Japanese, and the
custom was readily followed by those
who took fancy to it. AS to kissing
it is rather delicate to touch on, bui
it cannot be dismissed with a general
statement that Gin affection and love
the Japanese are outwardly undemon.
strative." All depends upon circum.
stances. Generally speaking, we shu1
the eyes Of the public to be demon.
strative, or to seek the occasion wher
all can join with us. Kissing as prao
ticed in the west is still strange to IN
but no one who knows about It wou,t
wonder il a young couple Of moderr
Japan should take to 1t to expresl
their love.
The commonwealth., 1904-10-13
NERVOUSNESS OF WOMEN.
Ell elish Writer SAYS They Are in Gen
eral Stronger Than Ever
Before.

Women of the present day are said to
be more nervous than women at any
pre- evious period. This of course is
pressed in an exaggerated manner, says
the London Daily Express. Undoubted
ly the woman of to-day suffers from
nerves" But this has always been
common complaint among women at all
times. The last generation was neu-
rotic, other generations had insistently
convenient attacks of "megrims"
The pessimist never wearies of enlarg-
ing upon the strain and stress of mod
ern Iife, the rush Of travel, the restless
ness Of great social centers, the incessant
poacLing on the hours of the night, the
eternal increase in the number of work.
irg w792"" Tst II r@2iijv if the strain
= -. q 80 ter than ever, the fact
rhs' ley are able to endure it proves an
increase in nervous power rather than
a decrease. The woman who works for
her living to-day has far stronger nerves
thsn her predecessors ever possessed
81 stands The strain year in and wear
CIT: the women OF a few generations
ago could not have stood it for month
1t j: aiso futile to point to the rush OF
r7e5' tra = @s Notwithstanding
fcr@>e- At TIE resent day there is less
nervous waste in crossing continent
than there was hundred years ago in
journey from London to Bath in the
ury interior of numbering coach.
Where among the women of old whose
ner.es are so lauded could We find the
woman who could drive motor car
without tremor through street crowd
ed with traffic? The most competent
authorities declare that never in the
history of the race has so excellent a
tyre Of woman been evolved as the av-
erage woman of to-day.