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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
Mystery Surrounding His Disappearance
Cleared Up.
HE Is SAID TO BE IN NORFOLK.
The Boy According to Report. Was
Kidnapped and Taken to the Vir-
cinia City-One of the KidnapDers
Caught and Fear is Entertained for
His Safety-Son of a Prominent Di-
vine Mixed Up in the Case.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Elizabeth City, n c., April 5.-The
peculiar and battling mystery connect
ed with the disappearance OF Kenneth
Beasley, the eight year old son of Sen
ator S. NJ. Beasley, Of Poplar Branch,
Currituck county, has been cleared up
by the finding of the boy in Norfolk,
where he was carried by those who
kidnapped him during the recess OF
the Poplar Branch High School, on
Monday, February 18th.
It is reported that one of the kidnap-
pers has been arrested and fear is en-
.ertained for his safety.
Senator Beasley and Detective 'Hur-
ricane" Branch have gone to Norfolk
today to bring the missing boy back
home. 1t is alleged that the boy was
speeded away from the school in ve-
hicle belonging to Joshua Harrison,
and that one of the kidnappers is the
son Of a prominent divine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07

st. Petersburg, April 5.-The pros
poets of general upheaval of the city
and country with the advent of spring
increase daily. Evidence accumulates
that the radical forces are acting in
unison and awaiting a signal which IL
is generally believed will be given
shortly after the Russian Easter. The
Terrorists are showing great activity
and reports from all over the country
prove that the workmen who in many
cases have been formulating petty oe-
mands which are no sooner granted
than they are succeeded by others are
acting under instructions from the
revolutionary leaders who are only bid
ing their time.
The employers frankly admit that II
is impossible to try to continue their
business and some of them have al
ready shut down. The people are
plainly becoming panicky and the au-
thoritieS also cannot conceal their
alarm. The guard regiments which us-
| ually go to- camp in April will be re-
| tanned in st. Petersburg, Ii is announc-
ed, until June. ostensibly in order to
| allow the camps to be cleaned In view
of the danger of cholera, which is re-
garded as being so serious that the
| sanitary authorities have ordered the
| immediate cleaning of the streets,
sewers, cess pools and canals of the
| capital, and have issued specific in
| stru ctions to householders, especially
in the poorer districts, where the peo-
| pie live in cellars.
| The dilatory tactics of the govern
ment in celebrating the scheme for
popular representation provided for in
| the imperial report of March 3 tends to
| intensity the acuteness of the coming
crisis as the liberals are firmly con-
vinced that the real purpose OF the
bureaucracy if the crisis safely pass
es Is TO smother the whole reform
movement. The state of public opin-
ion on this subject is apparent from
the fact that over three hundred mu-
nicipal councils and public institutions
have already petitioned for participa-
ton in the task of working out The
project.
, In the meantime what is now called
; the constitutional press adds fuel to
the flames by entering on a campaign
for exposing the corruption and re-
nality in various branches of the ad-
ministration. Old scandals relative TO
: the transportation of merchant
} freights, especially on the Siberian
: railroad, have been revived and from
documentary evidence the most rotten
{ state of affairs is shown to exist As
the military authorities control trans
l portation on the Siberian railroad he
: gen eral staff is issuing permits for es-
cry car and merchants desiring to ship
goods to Irkutsk or further east are
compelled to buy such certificates. a
regular traffic i'm them having been ex-
4 posed, permits bringing from $500 tc
l $500, the authorities then shipping the
goods as munitions of war while the
| latter are side tracked.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
Ry MEANS OF THE WIRELESS
President Roosevelt VIII Keep In
Constant Touch With His Official
Staff at GlenwcOd.

Glenwood Springs, Colo. April a
During his hunting trip in Colorado,
President Roosevelt will keep in con-
stant touch with Secretary Loeb ana
his official staff at GlenwOOd- This Will
be accomplished by means of the wire
less telegraph under the supervision OF
the military arm of the government.
Plans to this end are being perfected
here by army officers. Two expert sig
nal service corps telegraph operators
have been detailed to accompany Pres
ident Roosevelt into the wilderness to
send and receive his messag ges.
An army automobil will convey the
field outfit as far as roads wall permit
after which the machinery will be
transferred to the backs of horses.
AT Glenwood the sending station will
be located on the summit Of Lookout
Mountain, where a large pavilion is 10
Gated. In this the operators will work
The wires will be temporarily strung
up the side of Lookout Mountain, Just
north of town, and connected with the
!. local lighting system, which will fur
nish the current for operating the In,
luction coils
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
GREETED BY MANY INDIANS
The President Uses Statehood as the
Text OF His Remarks at Muskosee.

South McAlister, I. T., April 5.-Ien
thousand people greeted the President
at Muskogee. President Roosevelt had
not intended leaving the train at that
point, but when he saw the stand erect
ed for him and the thousands of eager
waiting people, he left the tram,
mounted the stand, and spoke for five
minutes. He was received by the 10
cal committee, headed by Pleasant
Porter chief of the Greek Nation. EX-
cursions were run by all the railroads
and not for years have SO many full
blood Indians Of all nations visited the
city. AS the President left the train
the crowd gave a mighty cheer and as
he mounted the speakers stand and
| bowed, son of the plains who had
climbed a telegraph pole, called ''Hells
old pal, we are with you
The President acknowledged the sal
utatiOn with a smile and a wave OF
| his hand. Two thousand school chllz
dren had gathered in an enclosure near
the stand and gave flag salute. @
| The President said in part:
| Il look forward to meeting your
Senators and Congressman not long
hence. l earnestly hope that as you
enter statehood you will realize the
immense responsibility that rests upon
yon. Statehood is Il first class thing, il
YOU use it right. 1t will be mighty
poor thing if you don't"
Statehood was the Presidents text
at this place He told the people that
Indian Territory probably would come
into the union of states III a years
time. LET the children come to the
front" said the President, as the
crowd thronged around his car and the
children did come to the front with a
rush, the older people standing by tC
make room The President, after re-
peating the remarks he made earlier In
the day regarding statehood, said:
II am particularly glad to gree'
evervWhre | have been today so many
school children. | need not tell yor
that what really counts in any state
is the character of the men and WomeI
who make up that state. You have
wonderful climate. You are develop
ing great Industries. But all of tha
will not avail if you don't have tn
right type of men and women In th'
state That is what counts.
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0 %. WILMINGTON \ Co. APRIL Z 1905.

decorated than any place through
which the presidential train had pass
ed. The station was decorated with
flags and bunting and an immense
sign suspended at the point where The
Presidents train stopped, bore the
words, welcome to Our President
AS the train slowed down salute was
fired. Hundreds of people, on foot or
ON horseback, and in vehicles OF AL
kinds pressed about the train.
\ stop not on the schedule was male
at Wagner Several hundred people
were waiting about the depot platform.
1t had been intended that the train
should slow down in order that the
citizens might see the President. The
train stopped long enough, however,
for the President to talk to the people
OH the question of statehood for the
territory.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
GREETED BY WORKING MEN
Tho President Pointed Out as ''tile
Greatest Dignifary on Earth

Huntington, Ind, April AT Mill
town, Ind, the first stop out OF Louis
VILE, a large gathering Of workingmeE
greeted President Roosevelt. A gray
bearded patriarch pointed out the Pres
ident and introduced hmm ''as the
greatest dignitary on earth"
The President shook hands with a
number OF those who pressed about the
car and addressed the assembly. say.
ing:
There is not anything very difficult
i'm government It IS simply the apply
ing of certain common sense principles
that We apply among ourselves. The
man who Is decent man will be de-
cent husband a decent farmer, a de-
cent neighbor and in public life he VIII
do the right thing"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
NO ARREST MADE IN NORFOLK
"FIurricane'' Branch is at His Home
and Docs Not Know Anything
Abont the Reported Finding of the
BOY.

Norfolk, Va. March 5.-Norfolk po-
lice know nothing of the reported
finding here of young Kenneth Beas-
ley, as reported from Elizabeth City.
Senator Beasley is not registered at
any Norfolk hotel and Hurricane
Branch is at his home, two miles out
side of Suffolk, Va, tonight. He IN
formed the Norfolk Associated Press
correspondent over long distance cele-
phone that his son, S. Shelly Branch,
had been in Norfolk for some days
working on what he thought was a
clue to the whereabouts of the missing
boy, but that the son had not advised
him of the boy having been found.
Hurricane" Branch has not been in
Norfolk in connection with the case
and no arrest has been made here in
the matter,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
MRS YOUNG SEES LETTERS
They Will be Used at the Next Trial
of Nan Patterson.

New York, April 5.-Mrs. Frank
Young, widow of Caesar Young, the
book-maker, visited the district attor-
ney's Office today and with Assistant
District Attorney Rand went over the
packages of letters found by the detec-
tives who arrested ]. Morgan Smith
and his wife in Cincinnati last week.
These letters will be used at the next
trial Of Miss Patterson, for murder
J. Randolph Patterson, father OF the
accused actress was before the grand
jury today as a witness. 1t is supposed
that his testimoney was required on
some phase of the Morgan Smith al-
legged conspiracy case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
Charges of Ir eeularities i'm Payroll of
Texas Regiment.

Richmond, Va, April 5.-Colonel
Henry Hutchings, of the First Texas
regiment, and five of his officers ap-
peared before the federal grand jury
here today to testify in the matter of
CHARGES that there had been irregular
tiles in the payroll Of the regiment
named during the Manassas manoeu-
vers. Two grand juries have now pass
ed On the matter and without indict-
ment of any one. The first grand jury
was ct Alexandria and the second here
today, the Richmond body finding nc
true bills.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
General UpheaVal Of Radical
Forces Feared.
TERR0R|sTs ARE ACTIVE
Russian Authorities Cannot Conceal
Their Alarm.

Generally are Acting Under
Orders From the Revolutionary
Leaders Delay of Government I'm
Formuiatin the Scheme for Popu-
lar Representation Tends TO Inten-
sifS the Situation-rhe Expense OF
Corruption and Vcnality In Various
Branches of the Administration by
Flames.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
President Called Ont Early.

Vinita, l. T., April 5.-PresldeEt
Roosevelt was routed out before break
fast today. The Presidential special
stopped at Parsons, Kansas, at 7:50
O'Clock to change engines and a crowd
of $4,000 persons gathered around the
private car Rocket" and attracted the
attention of the occupants by Shouts OF
Where is he?" Several negroes call
ed I'VE have been waiting since 4
o'clock to see you.
The President hurried his dressing
and stepped to the rear platform where
he was cheered. The crowd was moi
satisfied with merely seeing the Pres
ident and in response to a demand fo1
a speech he addressed the people brief
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
IS NOW IN TEXAS
President a Guest Of the Lone
Star State.
GREETED BY INDIANS
Made Brief Speeches at Several
Places.

At Every Station Enthusiastic Crowds
Were i'm Attendance-Great Enthu-
Siaem Greeted His Uttcrance at
Muskogce That the Indian Terri
tory Would be Made a State Within
a Year-Thc President Spent the
Night at Dallas and Leaves Early
Today for Waco. Austin and San
antonio.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
win be Buried in Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, April 5.-The relatives
III Savannah, Ga. of Edith Turner,
the % year old girl who committed
suicide here yesterday by taking NOR
phine, not having claimed her body.
friends here of the suicide have taken
charge of the remains and will bury
them in the strangers lots In Eim-
wood cemetery, this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
England Too Dependent on the United
States for Supply.
SCENE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Remarkable Demonstration q ects An
nouncement OF the Government >
Defeat i'm the Bye-Election-Eai-
four Called on to Resign and Ac-
cuSed Of Offensive Discourtesy to
the House.


Comomns tonight was the scene of a
remarkable demonstration based upon
the defeat of a government candidate
in the bye-election for Brighton,
constituency which for twenty years
had not failed to return Conservative
OF Unionist candidates for parliament
by majorities of two thousand and up
wards. The House had been engaged
in consideration of resolution offered
by Sir William Tomlinson (conserva-
tive) declaring that ''In view of the
peril to which the industries of the
United Kingdom are exposed by too
great dependence on the United States
as the source of supply of cotton and
the good results of the operations al
ready undertaken by the British Cot
ton Growing Association, the house
desires to express it's appreciation Of
the benefits derived by the encourage
ment afforded by the government to
the association and looks to a continu-
ance of the good offices essential to the
speedy development of the resOudces Of
the colonies, dependencies and prOtec-
tOrates for the maintenance of employ
ment in one of the greatst national in
dustrieS
A number of the members spoke Of
the extension of the cotton growing
territory. Mr.. Emmett, liberal, said
the cotton growers of the United
States already were jealous of the sue
of no
Indies.
| While somewhat desultOry and un-
! interesting debate was dragging on
there was a rush of opposition menl-
bers from the lobbies shouting with
joy over the liberal victory in Brigh-
| ton. 'Villiers is in!' was the cry,
which was received with great cheer
! ing. Premier Balfour, who was just
| then entering the house, was greeted
with shouts of "Resign!' "ReSign!
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, who had
/ been speaking when the interruption
| came, after the demonstration had sub
sided, continued, saying that since
1902 the production of cotton III
side the British Empire had trebled
The government, he added, had not re
laxed it's efforts looking to further
increase. He trusted that Lancashire
would assist the work more literally IL
future.
The resolution was adopted unanl
mously.
Mr.. Balfour quilted the house almos
imediately.
On a motion to adjourn, an eXtraor
binary scene occurred. Mr.. Lloyd
George, advanced liberaD said he has
intended to question the premier ol
: the fate that had befallen a membe
l of the administration at Brighton. FL
= complained that on receiving motto
that the question would be raised tn
premier had deliberately left the hous'
The premier's discOurtesy to the house
he said was becoming absolutely otter
e Sive.
n Several members spoke, supportin
Mr.. Lloyd-George and declaring tha
e the government ought to resign. Win:
e ton Churchill said it looked like tia
r beginning of the end. The house az
t journed amid loud opposition laugh
- fer
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shaw win Call for s27. 600. 600.

Washington, April 5.-Secretary
Shaw has announced that he viii make
a call on national bank depositaries
for about ST 7.OO0,Oe0 in two install
ments, the first falling due on May 10
and the second on July 1st, 1905
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
Two Negroes Hanged for Murder.

Nashville, Tenn, April 5.-Andrew
Hibbett and James Schudder, negroes.
We're hanged today in the Jail yard
here. Schudder murdered his 3-year-
old crippled son and Hibbett killed MS
mother-in-law Both men sang Old
Time Religion" just before the drop
fell Neither made any statement on
the gallows.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
TWO BRIEF SPEECHES
Crowds Greet tht President ct Venita
and Wayoner.

Muskogee, l. T., April 5.-President
Roosevelt paid a tribute to the people
of Indian Territory and commended
them as eligible for statehood in a
brief speech at vinita, where stop
of Two minutes was made at 1903 a.
m.
The little city was more profuseiy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07

Go to Palace Market for choice beef.
We have this week beef from First
Prize Cattle shown at Fort Worth Fat
Stock Shows unusually choice. Also
spring lamb and pork. ]. H Hett.c-
man. sgt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07

Ladies go to Gaylord's Store today
and ne will show you the largest lina
of Millinery in the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07

Gaylord's Grand Millinery Opening
Thursday and Friday, April 9th and
7th
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
MASONIC MEETING.
Brothers Of Fifth District to Meet in
This city February 81.

The annual melting of the firth Ma
sonic district will be held at the Ma
sonic Temple i'll this city Tuesday. Fob
ruay Il, with J. :. Reynolds. district
deputy grand master, presiding. Tho
order of work will be as follows;
Ey Webster Lodge, No. Gil.
\. T.. Clement, w. NJ.
80 p. ma Lodge of Master Masons
will be opened.
Lodge called from labor to
rcfrcshment.
Lodge called from refreshment to labor
on the Entered Apprentice Degree,
and Degree cXcmpliiicd.
Lee lures.
BY Friendship Lodge, No. "a.
L. II. Deyctte, w. NJ
Review OF the work by Worshipiul
Grand Lecturer, Rev. Henry L..
iallou.
Lodge called to rcfrcshment.
6 So 30--Banuuct.
BY burlington Lodge, No. 100,
G. J.. Soule. w. NJ
:. 80 p. IN. shIrp-I.odgc called from re-
freshmen to labor ON the
Master Mason's Degree
Reception of Grand Lodge
officers.
Master Masons Degree cN-
cmpliicd.
Lectures.
By Seneca Lodge. No. 40.
&. s. Ashley, w. NJ
Review OF the work by Worshipful
Grand Lecturer Rev. Henry l..
| Bullou.
Brief remarks by Most Worshipful
Grand Master Olin w. Daley. and
other Grand Officers
Social hour.
The lodges in this district are Bur
linGton and Washington OF burlington
North Star of Richmond. Friendship o
charlotte. McDonough of Jericho. Pa
triot Of IIincsburgh. Seneca OF Milton
Webster of Winooski Ethan Allen %
Essex Junction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
JOHNSON CHORAL SOCIETY.
New Musical Organization Formed by
T.. W. Riker Of This city.

Tho name of the chorus which has
been recently formed in Johnson. un :
der the direction of Franklin w. Rikcr
of this city will be the johnson Choral
society. MIR. Riker. who conducts re-
hearsals there every Friday night re-
turned to Burlington Saturday morn
ing. and stated that about so people
now attended the rehcarsals. and that
before the end of the winter the mum
Der would probably be increased To 100
II is the plan OF the society to hole
"a festival about the last week in May
Although no artists of any note will
he engaged, the solo work will be in
capable hands as there are scvrra
good singers in Johnson. The society
is now at work on the cantata, MAJ
Day" by MacFarland. The remaindol
OF the programme will be miscellan-
cous. 1t is probable that a portion ."
Rikcr's orchestra will furnish the ma.
sic at the festival,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
WAS CURED RAPIDLY
RHEUMATISM IN TWO SEVERE GASES
MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS.


by Captain Isalfour in Great Demand in
vicinity of Their Homes.
Tn the winter of l902-3 MIR. Schroeppel
was confined to his bed by severe ut.
tack of rheumatism. His doctors trent.
nent proved unsuccessful, but he subse.
ouen,ly rcgained his health by means
which he describes with great enthu.
siasn.
after five or six weeks OF helpless.
moss and pain said he, " during which
was receiving regular visits from the
doctor. ! felt as bad AZ ever. Just then
my mother, woman eighty years Of
age. paid me visit. She had received
great benefit from DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and she WAS confident they would
help me. At her solicitation l gave up
the doctors treatment and took the pills
in it's plnce."
And were you cured as the result of
taking her advce?"
"Ycs, quickly and thoroughly. Be.
fore the second box was finished / felt
very manifest improvement, aud within
two weeks was able to leave my bed and
take MP my neglected farm work. ccu.
tinued to use the pills, however. until
eight boxes had been taken, although
long before that felt that every v"s.
.igc of the disease had been eradica,cd.
Are there no traces left!
Absolutely none. For a year and
three months there has never been the
slightest return Of the old trouble. For
this happy result land my family freely
praise DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
Within the bounds Of China township,
St. Clair county. Mich. there is no bet
ter known farmer than Mr.. Henry
S,chroeppel. His cure has therefore nat.
orally attracted great deal of attention.
One Of Mr.. Schroeppel's neighbors, Cap
tain George Balfour. after hearing Of tho
salu.arv results in Mr.. Schrooppel 5 case
decided TO try Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
for an attack of rheumatism from which
he was himself suffering. He took eigh'
or ten boxes and now declares hiinseli
free from the painful ailment
1t is little wonder that DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are much in favor i'll the com
munity whore Mr.. Schroeppel and Cap
tain Balfour are so we'll and favorablN
known. They are sold by all druggist
and are equally successful in curing
neuralgia, sciatica and partial paralysis