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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
THE TENDERI.oIx CLEANED UP
Saloons and Other Resorts Suspended
Operations Entirely for several
Hours. Almost an Unprecedented
Happening.

New York. April 22.-The sensa-
tionai affrav in a resort known Is
'sTohys Place" about a week ago. in
which one man was killed and two
others severely stabbed. today result
ed i'm an almost unprecedented condi-
ton in the tenderioin. During the
hours between one and five this morn
Ing. the period prescribed I'm the ex-
else Law. not light was burning In
any Of the hundreds of places pecu-
liar to that district. Saloons and
Raines law hotels. Rathskellers and
other similar resorts which for years
had net closed their side doors dav or
night. had suspended operations com
Dletely. In every front window was a
sign conspicuously displayed announc-
ing that the place had been CLOSED on
account of Good Friday"
Developments Of the past week.
however. indicate that the holy day
was taken as an excuse rather than
as reason by the proprietors of these
resorts.
Police Commissioner McAdoo. after
a tour of the district issued drastic or
ders 10 have the place cleaned uD."
Last night was chosen as the time Tor
a general movement BY the police. X
seems. however. that the order was
anticipated. Scores of places which
usually are filled with men and wom
er at all hours had suspended busi-
ness before midnight. The few places
found open were bounced upon by
the raiders and before the morning
the cells in the Tenderloin station
were hacked to the limit of their ca
pacity. Bail commissioners reaDed a
rich harvest from the crusade. Scores
of women taken from the resorts con-
tributed IS each for The services of Il
com missioner rather than spend the
night under restraint
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
WILMINGTON n c., APRIL 25. 100;

last night impressing him with the ne
cessity of strict observance Of Frances
neutrality.
Exactly what happened is this:
France communicated the Japanese
protest to Russia through II. Nelidoff,
the Russian ambassador at Paris,
pointing out the awkward position in
which she would be placed If the Jap
anese complaint proved we'll founded.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff thereupon
transmitted it TO Vice Admiral Avellon,
who in turn laid it before Emperor
Nicholas and with his majesty's apprO-
val the protest was forwarded to Ro-
jestvensky with specific instructions
that there must be no encroachment on
their ally's neutrality. and that if it
already had been infringed and the
Russian ships were still within the
three mile limit they must at once go
out to sea.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
DelCasse WthdIaWs Resignation as
Foreign Minister.
Assurances Have Been Giten Del
Ca~Sc That the Ministry il United
I'm Sympathy With and In support
ct His Foreign Poiicy-is q Result
OF the Incident the Feeling Over
Acute.

Paris, April 22-Yielding to the per-
sonal solicitations and representations
Of President Loubet and the leaders
of the government that his retirement
would be serious national peril at
this time, NJ. DelCasse today advised
Premier Rouvier that he would recon
slider and withdraw his resignation as
foreign minister. 1t is said strong as
surances had been given NJ. DelCassc
that the ministry had united in sympa-
thy with and in support Of his foreign
policy. 1t was the intention to hold a
special cabinet council this afternoon
at which the united attitude of the
ministry upon foreign questions would
receive definite expression. However,
NJ. DelCasse's personal conferences
with NJ. Loubet and ROuvier made
such an explicit declaration unneces
sary, the proposed council was aban-
doned and NJ Rouvier went to the
Elysee Palace at O'clock this evening
where he announced to NJ. Loubet that
NJ. DelCasse would remain in the cabi-
net
During the conferences today be-
tween the President and NJ Loubet
and DelCasse the latter said he would
retain the portfolio of foreign affairs
only in case the entire cabinet approx
ed Of his foreign policy, which he
would carry out according to his view.
The authority necessary to carry nego-
tiations with the powers was ineffect-
tive as such negotiations led to re-
verses or Emergencies among the
members Of the cabinet The purpose
of the intended cabinet meeting was to
remove every scruple in the mind of
the minister concerning the loyalty and
support given him. The conferences
accomplished the same object showing
that there was no divergence1of views
and in consequence M. DeICasse gave
as his final answer that he would re-
main. NJ. DelCasse's staying in the
cabinet is expected to result in a firm
er attitude toward Germany than here
tOfOre shown. The foreign minister's
policy, has been to give Germany ade-
quate assurances that her interests in
Morocco would be treated the same as
those Of the rest of the world. but af-
ter making these approaches he did not
desire to yield Frances project con-
corning Morocco to the dictation of
Germany. This appears to have ex-
cited fears in high quarters that NJ
DelCasse's' courteous but firm stand
against Germany might lead to dan
gerous complications. Consequently
his offer to resign was everywhere in
terpreted as a triumph for Germany,
whereas his determination to remain is
interpreted as check to German de.
| signs. The feeling over Germany has
| naturally become much more acute as
a result of the incident Many depu-
| ties who have been interviewed on the
subject say NJ. DelCasse's resigning al
| this time would be equivalent to
France making an open and humiliat
| ing concession to Germany.
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Mormon Question Brought Up in Sensa-
tional Statement.
STAIN ON GOOD NAME OF L. :.
4 RESOLUTION Adopted Calling on Con-
greSs to Put Stop tn PoIyganiy
and Against the Seating of Reed
Regarding the Placing of the Re-
in;.ins Of John Paul Jones.

Washington, April 22-After recess
OF enc day, the Congress OF the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution re-
convened today 10 conclude its busi-
ness There was 4 notable diminution
in the attendance, many of the Daugh-
ters having left the city.
President General Fairbanks extend
ed an invitation to the President-Gen-
eral elect, Mrs. Donald C. Mclean and
to A. G. Kaufman, of South Carolina, a
member of sons of American Revolution
to take seats on the stage. Mr. Kauf-
man believer q brief address in
which he felicitlted the Daughters Of
the American Revolution ON it's achive-
ments and complimented it's outgoing
and incoming officers.
Vernon NJ. Davis, one of the justices
Of the Supreme Court of New York,
who presided in the criminal branch
during the first and second trials Ct
Nan Patterson, was one of the interest
ed spectators Of the proceedings.
Mrs. Donald Mclean was elected
chairman OF the Continental Memorial
Hall Committee.
AT the afternoon session a motion
by Mrs. Day, of Tennessee was passed,
the effect of which is to- admit chill
dren Of the American Revolution 20
membership in the Daughters Of the
American Revolution without payment
of the initiation lees. A proposition
was made by Miss Elizabeth c. Will
liams, of Maryland, that the society
take steps looking to the deposit of
the remains of John Paul Jones at the
naval academy al Annapolis Amend
ments were offered requesting that the
remains be deposited in Philadelphia
and in Fredericksburg, Va. The whole
question finally was laid ON the table
Mrs. Goode, of Alabama, brought TO
the attention Of the Congress the Nor
man question in a sensational state
ment She declared that the Mormon
church was violating, through its lead
ers, the laws of the land, that it was
a reasonable institution owing its
highest allegiance to it's own organiza-
! ton; and that it was a stain on the
good name of the United States. She
offered resolution which was adopted
calling on Congress ito pass such re-
| medal legislation as will put stop
to polygamy and polygamous living
and political control of the Norman
hierarchy" to refuse to admit Reed
Smoot to the Senate and urging on
| amendment to the federal constitution
making polygamy a crime against tbs
| United States.
Mrs Richardson, state regent, South
| Carolina, presented to President Gen ar
al Fairbanks a beautiful drawing ol
| the Fairbanks coat of arms and an il
| Illuminated card bearing the insignia OF
the Palmetto State and the names o.
the Daughters of American Revolution
| chaDters of that state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
VALUABLE LUMBER BURNED


Philadelphia April 22.-Four mil
lion feet Of valuable mahogany. quar-
tered oak. and birch lumber. valued
at 100000 was tonight DESTROYED In
a fire that completely gutted the DRY
ing kilns Of the Sykes COMPANY. fur
nitura manufactures. at 23rd street
and Passyunk avenue.
The kiIns had Just been filled with
lumber which was being dried before
being manufactured In chairs and
other articles of furniture. Only the
wafchman was about when the fire
was discovered and 1t had then gain
ei considerable headway-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
DISCUSS HYDE'S LETTER
to Statements Made-No Answer
Will be Framed.

New York. April 22.-The letter
sent to the general agents of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society yes
terday by Vice President HYDE was
the subject of a meeting held at the
Equitable building today by those of
the agents who have remained in the
city. Mr. Hyde's letter explained why
he would not heed their request for
his resignation. and today's meeting
was to decide whether they ought to
make a reply. After some discussion
it was decided that as their conyen-
ton had adjourned without day
Thursday ut the Hotel Savoy, the
meeting could not be reoDened unless
all of tie agents were present. No
reply was framed.
number of the general agents
am! managers of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society which had been at
tending the recent conference i'll the
Hotel Savoy. visited the Offices of the
society today in company with Gage
F. TarbelI. the second vice president
Of the society. One of the committee
which presented the conferences re-
quest to Mr.. Hyde said today:
':It is not true that Mr.. Alexander
was the instigator of the present con-
troversy. One wear ago. Mr.. Hyde
hmse.f sought to have the board OF
directors elect the president. and au-
thoriZe the latter to appoint the other
officers Of the society. My assertion
about this is substantiated by the OF
fetal records of the meeting OF the
board of directors when Mr.. HYDE
sought to put his project through.
J. w Eastes. of Chicago. one or the
secretaries of the conference or the
general agents and managers. said MT
!Iyde's letter instead of satisfying tfe
nolicy holders would make them more
determined than ever that the nrs'
vice president should retire.
joseph Bowcs. of Baltimore. mem
Der of the executive committee OF tne
National Association Of Eduitaoi:
Agents said today:
"I am going to find some way TO gel
M an adequate reply. without Taftine
for the next annual meeting OF the
association Such arrogant Assumption
| of one man power in company tna'
has,nbtained all It's business by repre-
sonting itself to be a mutual concern
! T rexcr heheId before.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
DAVIS SENSATIONAL SPEECH
Governor of Arkansas Caustic in His
Comment of an Address By Cover.
nor Mickey. OF Nebraska.

Galveston, Texas, April pat to-
days session CT the Northern Settlers
convention addresses were made by
Governor \. B. Cummings, of Iowa;
Governor Mickey, of Nebraska, ami
others.
The feature of the afternoon session
was the address of Governor Jeffer
son Davis. of Arkansas, which was
considered sensational in part.
In his address during the morning.
session Governor Mickey, of Nebraska,
observed that his last trip to the South
was during the civil war, and he adj
verted to the fact that in his own state
CT both sides.
Governor Davis took this reference
of Governor Mickey to the civil war as
his cue during his address in the after
noon. He said in substance that he
considered it a breach of good taste for
the governor of Nebraska to come here
and discuss sectional issues long since
dead: that he thought this subject
should be approached in gum shoes,
and that in every patriotic Southern
heart there was a shrine dedicated TO
the lost cause.
During this period of Governor Da-
Wis address the silence was tense, and
it was only relieved when he pass III
to other matters
At the conclusion of his address Gov
ernor Davis was greeted with prolong-
ed applause and as he went down the
aisle an impromptu reception was ac-
!: corded him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
UNWILLING OF MONUMENT
Governor Glenn Will Attend Cercmo-
nies Oh Bethel Field-Reauisition
on the President for Jim Hinton.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MesSenger)
Raleigh, n c., April 22.-Governor
Glenn issued today reauisition on
President Roosevelt for the delivery of
jim Hinton to Deputy Sheriff Welch,
Of Charlotte, and Welch left at once
for Washington to get his prisoner
who completes tomorrow two years
sentence in the federal prison at Wash
ington for an offense committed in the
District of Columbia. He will be car
ried back to Charlotte to complete
seven years sentence for horse steal
ing.
Governor Glenn accepted today an
invitation to attend the unveiling cere-
monies for a monument by Virginia on
the eBthel battlefield, on June 10th. Ali
the governors of the Southern States
expect to attend. The principal ad-
dresses will be by Governor Monta que,
Of Virginia, and Governor Glenn, of
North Carolina.
Judge Purnell, in the Federal court,
issued writ of habeas corpus for c.
d. Jones, collector of customs at Beau
fort, who is indicted by the grand jury
OF Beaufort county on a charge of yio-
lation of the state law in that he in
duced fishermen to go from this state
to fisheries in Virginia without paying
S100 license exacted of emigra ton
agents. The defense set up is that Col
lector Jones acted under authority Of
federal statutes, shipping commission
in the absence of such an officer for
port Writ will be heard in New Bern
Tuesday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
MUST LEAVE FRENCH WATERS
Positive Instructions Sent tn ROiest"
veylsky--SteDS Taken to Make the
Diana Ineffective.

Paris, April 22.-A semi-official tele-
gram from ST. Petersburg says that
Emperor Nicholas has ordered ADMIRAL
Roiestvensky's squadron to leave
French territorial waters.
The foreign office received advlces
from St Petersburg today showing
that the instructions sent to Admiral
Roiestvensky are positive and explicit
and that he must keep outside OF
French waters The nature of the in
structions is said to be such that Ro-
iestvensky must observe them by fully
respecting neutrality or else subject
himself to punishment from his govern
ment. Therefore the officials here feel
that France has succeeded in securing
the limit of what Japan can reason
ably ask.
Further official advices show that
radical steps have been taken to pre-
vent the Russian protected cruiser
Diana interned at Saigon after the ma
val battle of August 10, from putting
tC sea and resuming her active opera
tons. The Diana is understood to
have been lying recently at Hal Fong.
where her repairs were sufficiently adj
vanced to permit her to rejoin Admiral
ROjestvensky's squadron and thus ada
another powerful cruiser to his
strength. But the French authorities
peremptorily required the cruiser to be
placed in condition making it impos-
sible for her to go to sea. Therefore
such parts of her machinery as are in-
dispensable to her moving such as her
shaft and propeller have been removed,
thus rendering the Diana ineffective.
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New York, April 22.-One of the
most celebrated deals ever known OF.
the Chicago Board of Trade came to
Il climax today. 4 daring effort b.
John w. Gates and associates To con-
troll all of the wheat available in
America for delivery during the month
OF May was apparently ended today
with wholesale sacrifice Of prospec-
tive profits to escape possible huge
losses on existing investments. Incl
dentally, the result was one of the
widest sessions ever witnessed in the
Chicago wheat pit. At one time prices
showed loss of / IL cents q bushei
for the day, and the price of the op-
ton being driven down in n sensa
tional series Of rushes to 9S 1-2 cents
per bushel. The closing quotation was
100, as against 123 less than six weeks
ago.
General opinion tonight is to the ef-
feet that Gates and his friends emerg-
Ell from the battle with but little, if
any, actual financial loss. Gossip in
with Armour and other leading traders
whereby the Gates party, while obliged
to summarily liquidate May wheat OH
an enormous scale today, were never
theless fully protected through prior
and concurrent options of the allies i'm
both May and later options. Another
view of the situation, according to
some observers, Is that the new group
ing of astute spectators, including
the redoubtable Gates himself, has
merely cleared the decks for still
more gigantic corner i'm wheat for de-
livery during July. The idea is that
the high price heretofore prevailing
for May wheat has induced securing
of the country by grain traders to se-
cure wheat to sell to the bull leaders.
BY dropping the price ten cents BUSH
el today the spectators, assumed IT,
be in control, have made 1t clear that
if the country is raked over for wheat
TO bring here, they mean to buy it at q
| figure of their own making
The sound of the big bell Mt the OPEN
| ing was the signal for mighty roar
| of voices, din possibly never before
equaIied, according to men who were
present at the stormy sessions that
| marked the most exciting period III
the famous Letter and Harper deals.
Clothing was torn, hats smashed and
| bodies bruised I'm the frantic efforts of
| the traders to sell the grain. Shorts
had apparently completely covered and
longs, little and large. hurled their
grain at the hands that were closed
| against ii. Nobody seemed to want
May wheat above dollar. When 81
was reached the wild roar that marked
the opening was doubled I'm volume.
But while the nearby option was
plunged downward there was n steady
| buying movement going on I'm July.
Brokers presumably working for Ar
rnour and his associates, whether In
Guiding Gates or not, were taking on
LIBERAL lots of the later option. In one
hour alone 1t was estimated that these
brokers had brought more than 1900
600 bushels.
| This buying Of July prompted fright
ened shorts to cover. they believing
the Gates forces and the Armour crowd
had combined to bull the month az the
expense OF the hard hammered May.
Tonight Ii was estimated that five MIL
lion bushels of the May delivery were
unloaded here and at Minneapolis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25

the C0DSDlratOrS HAD Large Juan
titles Of Dynamite.
New York, April 22.-The World to-
morrow in a ST. Petersburg dispatch
dated April q, will say:
"A plot TO kill the czar and his kins-
men has been discovered among the
troops OF the imperial guard.
Many officers are involved, the very
men upon whom the imperial family
depends for personal safety.
Governor General Trepoffs secret
agents unearthed the plot and assert
that several Of the conspirators, OF no
BILE birth, were in possession OF large
quantities Of dynamite.
The discovery has unnerved the
ear at Tsark0e Selo.
ITO insure prompt action in case OF
demonstrations the governors and 9TH
er officials OF all the provinces have
been directed to remain in their en-
ces during the Easter holidays and be
prepared for any emergency.
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Dispatches Sent to Rojestvensl>y Int
pressing Him With the Necessity of
Strict Observance of French Nett
trality.

ST. Petersburg, April 22.-7:30 p. m.
both the admiralty and the foreign
office affirm that they have no precise
information as to whether Admiral Ro-
jestvensky has violated French neu-
trality at Kamranh Bay, but confidence
is expressed at both ministries that the
admiral, who is thoroughly familiar
with French regulations, has taken
care not to infringe laws. Neverthe-
less the French manifest the most SIN
cere desire to relieve the ally of Rus,
sia of all possible embarrassment
should it turn out that Admiral Rojes,-
vensky had entered and remained in
French territorial waters, and dis
patches were forwarded to the admiral
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
ACQUITTED BY WHITE JURY
Nero on Trial for Assault I'm jackson.
Set Free

Jackson. Miss. Aprfl 22.-For the
first time I'm the history OF Mississippi.
a negro charged with assault hax
been acquitted BY Jury OF white
men, Stewart Johnson. a negro. was
yesterday tried on the charge of as
saulting Niss Mamie Marsh. a young
white woman. In the heart OF Jackson
two months ago. and although Jake
Turnbuii. another negro swore that
he saw Johnson commit the deed th..
5urv did not believe him and at midi
night returned a verdict Of acnnittaI.
Judge Miller discharged the prisoner
with the Injunction TO get nut of town.
which he did on the first train.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
CAMP ROOSEVELT MOVED
President and Party Take Tents on
Their Backs and Go to West DisMe
Creek.

Glenwood Springs, Colo, April e
Camp Roosevelt today was transferred
to West Divide Creek. President Roos-
evelt and party, according TO report
received tonight were up early today,
and. taking their tents on their backs'
started for the William Gregor ranch
which j. twenty miles from New Cas-
tie. They have pitched their camp on
the banks Of West Divide Creek, ana
will remain there until some time next
week.
2. B. Stewart bade the President
good bye today and returned To his
home i'm Colorado Springs.
Secretary Loeb today attended to a
yoIuminous mail from Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
Severe Tornado Plays Havoc i'm n
Texas Town

Jefferson, Texas, April pa lorna
do sweeping path Of 100 yards and
three-auarters of a mile long, cut
through rooms and created damage, yet
last night 1t tore down houses, wreck
ed two negro churches, uprooted trees.
monuments and grayestones. broke out
the front of two stores, shot timbers
through rooms and create damage, yet
rot person was injured. though many
had narrsw escapes. TIE path was
clean cut. Several years ago a hail
storm visited the western section, but
other parts Of the city escaped
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
Fails in His Efforts to Corner
May Wheat.
PRICES TAKE A BIG TUMBLE
Scenes Of Unparalleled Excitement on
Board Of Trade.

General Opinion II Expressed That
Gates and His Friends Emerged
Financial Loss-Another Opinion i
That n Grouping OF Spectators
Only Cleared the Decks for Still
More Gigantic Corner I'm Wheat for
Delivery I'm July-The Day I'm the
Pit Was Mere Exciting Than Dur
ing the Famous Letter and Harl,er
Deals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
LEFT kAMRANH DAY
Russian Squadron Takes Its
Departure.
DESTINATION NOT KNOWN
Positive Instructions Were Sent to
ROjGstYensky.

The .IaIraneSe Protest Was Forward
ed to RCieStyenSky With Specific
Instructions That There Must he No
ity-It is Thought That These As
su,ances Will Entirely Satisfy ia
Dan-A COnsDiratOrs Plot to Kill
the EmpcrOr--Said to Have Been
Discovcred-Many Officers In
:Oiycd.
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Funeral of Senator Plat VIII be Held
Tuesday

Washington. Conn, April 22-The
funeral of Senator Orville H. Platt
will take place next Tuesday in the
Congregational church of this village.
No eulogies will be delivered. Rev. S.
O. Seymour. d. D.. rector of St Mi
chaels Episcopal church of Little1eld
will conduct the service, assisted by
the Rev. Robt Z. Carter. pastor Of the
Congregational church here