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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
ASKS SUPPORT OF ZENISTOyS
Count Witte Admits He Needs Their
Help in the Achievement of the Task
He is Undertaking.

st. Petersburg, November S.-Count
Witte is continuing negotiations with
the zemstvo constitutionalist party
with brighter prospects of at least par
tial success. He makes no conceal
ment of the fact that he regards their
support as being almost vital to the
achievement of the task which he is
undertaking. The count is now hold
ing series of conferences with Prince
Eugene Troubetskoy, brother of the
late Prince Sergius Troubetskoy and
idol of the party, whom the count
wishes to take the portfolio of educa.
ton, and with Prince Dolgorouhoff,
Professor Miliukoff and M. Stakovitch,
who were summoned from Moscow and
M. Struve, editor of the Osvobojdenie,
the organ Of emancipation" published
in Paris, who arrived here last night
after four years exile in the cause of
freedom.
The conservative wing of the party
is becoming less intransigeant in it's at
titude> toward Count Witte, although
demanding the eulfillment of certain
conditions before giving him open sup
u
on the removal Of the wolves" of the
old regime as they term the governors
and police officials of many provinces
and cities who are not in sympathy
with the new order of things and who
are charged with deliberately inc;ring
the worst elements of the population
with the full cOEnivance Of the police
and troops under their control to make
attacks upon the %intellectuals' ald
Jews which have filled the county
with tales of horror and bloodshed for
the las. ten days. This condition, Count
Witte is anxious personally to meet as
he fully realizes that the obnoxious
officials are obstacles in his own path.
With the counts promise to support a
demand for a constituent Assembly
when the national assembly meets in
January, some are content and dis
tinct disposition is manifested on the
part of certain leaders to hold UP
Count Whites hands and work with
him in the introduction of the new re-
gime.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
Bets Held Up for Recount.

New York, November SIN the COM
merciaI districts practically all bets
made on Mcclellan will be held up
pending developments. Conservative
estimates make the amount wagered on
Mcclellan at not less than 100000,
while probably half that much was bet
on Jerome. a few Jerome bets were
cashed this morning, but the stake
holders have decided not to pay the
bulk of the Jerome money until the
official count is in. Bets on Mcclellan
may be held up indefinitely, or at least
until the courts decide the contest. A
broker today offered to bet $1,000 that
the official recount would show that
Hearst had been elected mayor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
WILL CONTEST ELECTION
Charges Against the Democrats by the
Fusion Managers,

Louisville, Ky, November S.-Man-
ayers of the fusion party tonight an
nounced that they had decided to con-
test in the courts the election of Dem
ocratic municipal officers and members
of the legislature. 1t is alleged that in
IA precincts no election was held at all,
owing to the disappearance Of the
election paraphernalia: that in IA other
precincts the ballot boxes were con-
fiscated by the Democratic workers BE-
fore the returns were certified to, thus
allowing the results to be falsified;
and finally, that in large number of
other precincts armed thugs and re-
peaters abetted in some instances by
policemen, cast many fraudulent tick
cts, besides preventing lawful voters
from hallOting
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
IN HONOR OF KINGS BIRTHDAY
National Salute OF Twenty-one Guns
VIII be Fired I'm Unison By Eighteen
American and British Warships. at
Noon Today.

New York. November s.-Eigh.ecl
American and British warships, from
their anchorage in the North river, will
fire in unison at noon tomorrow a nat
ional salute of q guns In honor Of
King Edwards birthday. Each snip
will be in full dress, rainbow of flags
stretching from stem TO stern. Rear
Admiral Prince Louis of Battenburg,
with his squadron of six armored crui-
sers. is expected TO arrive from Annap-
olise carly tomorrow morning, coming
to anchor probably a little before s
o'clock. Awaiting mis- arrival, eight
battleships anG four cruisers of the
North Atlantic fleet. dropped anchor in
the North river. stretching in single
| column in midstrean from 10th to
125th street. The column is headed
down stream, with the flagship Maine
off 10th street ard the Missouri, Ken
lucky and Kearsarge of the first divi-
sion; the Alabama, flagship OF the sec
ond division, Illinois, Iowa and Massa-
chusetts, and the armored cruisers
West Virginia. flagship of the fourth
division, Maryland, Colorado and Penn
sylyania stretching in single column
up stream at z distance OF about four
hundred yards apart. The II mighty
ships, under the supreme command Of
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans, con-
stituting the most formidab BILE American \
feet ever assembled off Manhattan IS
land.
The entrance of the great white fleet
into the river this afternoon was an
impressive spectacle. With the Maine
in the lead, they steamed up stream,
and anchored in succession
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
THE NICK WILLIAMS CASE
Slow Progress Made-The Testimony
to Take Some Time Yet.

Greensboro, n c., November S.
Although seven witnesses were ex-
amined today in the case of the United
States against the Old Nick Williams
Distilling Company, charged with op-
Grating a distillery with intent to de-
fraud the government. little progress
was made in the trial and it will re-
Quire at least two weeks before all the
testimony will have been offered. Z.
Ell. Cotter, freight agent of the South
ern railway at Clemmons, was on the
stand the greater part of the day and
read copy after copy Of the records OF
shipments made by the Old Nick Will
Eams company. It will require an
other week for Mr. Cotter TO complete
the reading of the records. Two score
or more witnesses are vet to be heard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
AN ELECTION ROW
A Jerome Watcher Assaulted and
FearfuIly Beaten by Thugs.

New York. November S.-Henry G..
Granger, son Of Arthur c. Granger, a
Georgia business man. is in critical
condition at the Alabama hotel in this
city as the result Of an assault Liade
upon nim while he was acting as a
watcher for District Attorney Jerome
yesterday at a polling place in the
Sixth assembly district. Granger said
today that after an alteration with
State Senator John G. Fitzgerald he
was attacked By a gang of thugs who
knocked him down with black Jaw
and then jumped on him, dislocatei
his jaw, attempted to gouge his eye
out ani broke four of his ribs. Gran
ger may lose the sight Of his eye. He
was unconscious when found on the
sidewalk by friends. The thugs es-
capped.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
MEMPHIS ELECTION
4 Hot Municipal Campaign to b.
Closed by Today's Election.

Mmephis, Tenn, November S.-To-
night closed one of The most heated
municipal campaigns ever experienced
In this city. There are two tickets in
the field to be voted On at tomorrow s
election, one ticket headed by Mayor
James ]. Williams for reelection and
on the other James 81. Malone, a
prominent attorney, Independent can
didate for mayor. During the course
of the campaign spirited charges and
counter charges have been made. The
polls will open at a. m. and close
at 4 p. IN.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
WILMINGTON n c., NOVEMBER 10, 1908

Post, which paper opposed Hearst
throughout the campaign:
"Proffers of support have been com
ing to Mr.. Hearst's Office all day Men
who did not vote for him or his ticket
who, indeed, on the day before yes
terday, were talking about anarchy
came 10 pledge themselves against
what they term an intolerable offence
against order and the American form
OF government. What the offence is,
in detail, is beng told in afidaylts
in Williamskurgh an election OFF,
cial VINO took the ballots into a closet
and locked himself in there with them
TO count them, has been arrested and
the ballots seized and sealed up for ex-
animation later. Staten Island returns,
which showing Hearst leading, sudden
ly were intermitted and then showed
Mcclellan in TIE majority, are being
looked over. The reason for holding
back 139 districts of Manhattan at The
moment when Mcclellan was running
thousand behind and keeping them
unannounced for two hours is also be-
ing investigated"
The stock market showed some SEN
sitiveness to the Hearst vote and to
LuO ldCC LudL luC
League will have representation on the
board of estimate and apportionn.ent
which controls municipal franchises.
stocks of several Of the local corpora
tions operating under city franchises
ran off rather sharply on a feeling
that the Hearst representation will be
able to influence the city's policy in
granting future franchises. Mr.. Heacst
has coatended that the city has not
been properly compensated for valua-
BILE privileges granted to corporations
in recent years.
One Of the Wall street tickers made
the statement that there seemed little
doubt that the politicians were genuine
ly frightened by the closeness of the
election and Mr.. Hearst's demands for
a recount.
With two election districts to be
heard from today District ATTORNEY
William T. Jerome, independent, had a
plurality over James Osborne, Demo
crat, for district attorney of 1145O
votes. The totals for district attorney
not including the two districts missing
were:
Jerome 1868; Osborne, 1OS,1SS;
Searn, Municipal Ownership, 72,432;
| Flamner, Republican, 13,348.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
Great Demonstration by Ciy Party
Leaders and Others
REFORM CAMPAIGN COST s11o. 900
Republican Leaders Had Little to Say
Weaver Says Tuesdays Election Was
the Cleanest Held i'm the City in
Many Years-POlicy of the New
State Treasurer.

Philadelphia, November 8.-There
was a great demonstration at the may
or's Office today by the victorious city
party leaders and others. Scores OF
leaders and hundreds of workers of the
reform organization who had assem-
bled at city party headquarters to Of
fer congratulations to the successful
candidates, formed in line and, head
ed by two brass bands, marched
through the streets to the city hall In
the line were some of Philadelphia s
best known citizens. The men march
ed into Mayor Weaver's large recep-
ton room, and cheered him while the
bands played patriotic airs
Mayor Weaver was lifted upon ia
BILE and made a stirring speech, in
which he paid a warm tribute to the
police for their loyalty to duty. He
gave the people credit for the victory
and said it was the cleanest election
had in Philadelphia in many years.
Chairman Franklin Spencer Ed
nlunds, Of the city party city commit
tee SAID today that the cost of run
ming The reform campaign was approx
imately $4,000.
The Republican organization leaders
had little to say today regarding thei,
defeat The result of the election, they
said, told the Story
Mayor William H. Berry, of CHESTER
the fusion candidate for state treasur
er, said his policy in conducting The
state treasury will be publicity.
81 propose to thoroughly investigate
the entire condition of things in tn,
state treasury; he said, 81 intend t,
let the people know just how l fine
thinoc' -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA
Revolutionary Wave Continues to
Subside Except in the Caucasus
Battles Between Tartars and Armen-
ians Continue.

ST. Petersburg, November S.-2:10 p.
m-The revolutionary wave continues
to subside except in the Caucasus
AS details of what happened through
out European Russia during the up
heaval arrive the story grows more
revolving. In he Baltic provinces
murder, riot and incendiarism prevail
In Poland even the clergy, Catholic
and Protestant. participated in the
manifestations in favor of the autOn0-
my of the ancient kingdom. In south
western Russia hardly city Or town
escaped Jewish massacres.
At Tomsk, Siberia, according to the
latest reports received here, the whole
populat ton of 10000 and the military
stood Ey while 900 men, women and
children were burned in a theatre. The
court mouse at 'romsk and the mayor S
residence, where the students and rev.
olutionists took refuge from the mob
were burned and those who tried 10 fly
were killed in the streets
In Moscow the social revolutionists
and the Black Hundred and the Cos
sacks and police fought bloody bat
ties.
The descent Of the butchers of Mos
cow with their knives and axes upon
the students was one of the most hor-
rible chapters, put not as pitiful, how
ever as the attack Of the Black Hun
dred on a procession Of school children
carrying red flags. When the children
sought to escape a Gordon of police
barred the way and the youthful mar
tyrs were beaten into insensibility and
in some cases actually torn to pieces
In the Alexander Garden at Moscow
Cossacks lay in ambush in the shrub
berry and set upon their victims with
whips. Many were beaten to death and
others were hardly able to crawl
away.
The reports from the Caucasus show
there IS no immediate prospect of sup
| pressing the present state of anarchy
Battles between Tartans and Armeni-
ans continue, ana the destruction oi
the railroads and lack of troops make
it impossible for the authorities tC
cope with the situation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
NEW YORK MAYORALTY ELEC-
TION IN THE COURTS.

New York, November S.-A cam
paign to defeat Tammany Hall in the
supreme court and to declare William
Hearst the rightfully elected mayor
of New York yesterday in place of
George B. Mcclellan was inaugurated
at a crowded meeting of Municipal
Ownership League leaders today. At
it's close Mr.. Hearst said:
I'VE are going to fight today, to-
morrow, next month and next year to
make it possible for a man to cast an
honest vote, and to prevent in the fu
ture conditions being as disgraceful as
they were yesterday, especially in Sui
livan's and Murphy's districts and we
will invoke every legal means to have
every ballot honestly counted. We are
receiving voluntary offers Of money
from business men to aid us in this
appeal"
Mr.. Hearst's lieutenants then an
nounced that, with evidence that 10000
Hearst men were -defrauded of their
hight to vote yesterday and that 1000
election inspectors were guilty of lille
gal acts, the contest would be carried
Immediately over the heads of the
board of county canvassers into the su-
preme court. They said the object Of
this plan was to secure a speedy and
final answer and that money was not
to be spared in engaging special coun-
sci in all parts of the United States to
make the plan succeed.
The leaders said that in less than
twenty-four hours after the polls closed
the Municipal Ownership League had
secured over 1000 affidavits charging
illegal acts against about 1000 cleo
ton inspectors. These affidavits state
that the inspectors in question were
Tammany men. Mr.. Hearst himself
said that within year "a chain Of
these men" would be sent to Sing Sing.
1t was also stated that in East Side as
sembly districts, including the Eigh-
teenth, Charles f. Murphy's home dis
trict, affidavits have been secured to
show that at least 5000 votes were il
legally cast yesterday on the names Of
| voters who went to the polls to vote for
| Mr.. Hearst and the Municipal Owner
ship League ticket, but who when they
arrived found their names voted upon
! already.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

Unofficial Returns Give Mcclellan
3.4S5 Plurality Over Hearst.

New York, November S-The city OF
New York complete, but unofficial
gives Mcclellan 3.4S5 plurality over
Hearst. The total vote was: McCicl-
an, 22s,651; Hearst, 225, ,166; WINS, 1877,
049
The vote for mayor by boroughs was
as follows.
Mcclellan: Manhattan and Bronx
1862; Brooklyn, $3.50; Queens, 49,.
1913; Richmond, 6,121; total, 22S,65I
Hearst: Manhattan and Bronx, 125,-
92O; Brooklyn, s4,6O3; Queens, 1877;
Richmond, 1856. total. 225,166.
WINS: Manhattan and Bronx, 81 e.
0SS; Brooklyn. 61,O95; Queens, 1855
Richmond, 4.50l; total. 137,O49
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
Quarantine Against Passengers for
Cuba Lifted

Havana, November S.-1'he quar-
tine against passengers bound from
Cuba by way of Florida has been re-
moved Through passengers who are
supplied with certificates by the Cuban
health Office at Tampa viii not be de-
tanned on arriving at Havana.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
SECRETARY ROOT CONGRATU
LATES MAYOR WEAVER.

Philadelphia, November S.-Mayor
Weaver was today the recipient of
many congratulatory kilograms from
all over the country. One frem Secre-
tary Root was as follows:
Hearty congratulations on your
great victory. You have every Amer
lean your debtor"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
d. A. r.. Building at jamestown.

Washington. November S.-The ma
tional board of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution will consider at
its January meeting recommendation
made by the Jamestown Exposition
committee of the society that between
$1,000 and 5000 be spent on its pro-
posed permanent building on James
town island.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

Providence, R. l., November S.-The
complete vote for Governor in this
state gives Utter, Republican candidate
for governor, plurality of 4.342.
Compared with last year, the result
shows Republican net gain of 3.4S6.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
Taft Enroute to Norfolk.

Washington, November S.--A cable
gram from Panama received at the war
department states that Secretary Taft
who left Colon yesterday will arrive at
Norfolk November IA, reaching Wash
ington the 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
New York Election Will Be
Fought in Courts
CHARGES GREAT FRAUDS
Complete Returns Give Mcclellan Plur-
aIiU of OnIy3,4S5 Votes

by Il Recount of the Ballots
Hearst's Intention to Contest the
Election Has Met With Warm Ap-
Droval, Many of His Opponents
Promising Their SuDpOrt-JerOme
Promises to Institute Searching
Investigation of Alleged Democratic
MethOds-Statement Issued by Tam
many HalI-The City Profoundly
Stirred by the Charges of Fraud.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

Pensacola. November 8.-Tonights
yellow fever report showed no new
cases and no deaths with only six pa
tients under treatment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10
Matters Of Vital Importance to
Be Discussed
MEETING At CHATTANOOGA
Quarantine and immigration viii Be
Considered

HE conference Will be One of the
Most Important Held in Many Years.
Nine Governors OF Southern States.
Several United States Senator'S. a
Score of Congrcssmen and Represep-
tati'e Business Men OF the Section
to Consider Questions Of Groat In
terest-Governor Glenn VIII Make
an Address ut the First Days Scs-
sion
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-13
Board Of Control.

The State Board of Control held
it's monthly meeting at the prison
last Tuesday. Ali three members
we're present, and the session was
continued until late in the after
noon. After transacting the usual
routine business of the prison, the
board granted interviews to those
seeking parole. Three paroles
were granted. They were j. T.,
1887; D. O. NJ, 935, and j. M,
1886.
The financial statement for the
month of June shows collections
on account of binder Irvine to the
amount of $2,Ol8.19; cash ship
ments $1S,628,28; and from mis-
cellaneous sources, $8,457.35. The
latter sum includes $4,21961 for
labor in shoe factory; $2,821.75
for labor in Irvine plant, and $275.-
50 received as visitors fees.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-13
GbautauQua Injecting.

An unusually interesting meet
ing of the local circle was held in
chapel hall last Sunday afternoon.
Two new members were enrolled
and assigned to classes.
The presidents annual address
and other papers read two weeks
ago seem to have been productive,
for the discussions were more
general and animated than for
some time past, manifesting much
interest in the work.
"Reciprocity" under which IT,
tie the vice. president and author
treated foreign and domestic in
terchange of products brought on
considerable lively discussion,
particularly with reference to the
cause of the relatively large and
small amount of business done
by mail-order houses and the
smaller country merchants.
The second report, ''Tlme of the
French Revolution and Today"
was paper somewhat pessimistic
in character for ''true-blue
American audience, and hence
called forth many adverse ideas
and opinions in the discussion.
Conditions in France before the
Revolution were graphically de-
scribed, but, as stated, the opinion
among the members of like con-
ditions threatening this country
seemed to be non-existent.
Preparatory to the reading of
the third paper, the chair called
upon our local ''Paderewskl" for a
piano solo, which was done "to
the queens TASTE" so to speak,
and as only our local artist can do
it.
The music was little out of
keeping with the following paper,
which, as is suggested by the title,
must be solemn one. Passing
of the Cemetery was the title of
this paper, presented by the critic,
a member of class D being selected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-13
che future.

Think not of the failures of a msspent past;
Think not of the time your atonement must last;
But turn your thoughts with resoute will
To the future you face-to climbing the hill
X Y
To the better things you can surely earn,
Tho the way be bitter and the lesson stern,
And life's tribulations seem a crushing weight
Keep your heart in the fight IT'S never too late"
X
Care not for the gibes of the cold, cruel world;
Care not for the lips that are scornfully curled.
Lift up your head, bowed to the earth with its
grief,
Stand up like man-turn DER the new leaf
X Y
For God in His infinite mercy and love
Watches over our lives from the heaven above;
And tho failures be many, there still will remain,
His mansions of bliss, for the weary to gain
REX,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-13
librarians REGISTER.

During the month of June there
were 1858 books drawn from the
prison library. The books were
classified as follows: Fiction,
1856; Magazines, 1868; History,
1893; Science, 239; Travels, Y;
Biography, IS; Poetry, 81; and Re-
ligion, 26.
On account of the increase in
population there has been a grad
ual increase in the number of
books drawn. For the month of
May the total number of books
drawn was $3.50. For the month
of June it is 2,368.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-13

to criticize this paper. Being q
treatment in favor of the young
and comparatively new process Of
cremation post mO,zew, the discus
sion was spirited, one member
having the unpatriotic temerity to
remark jocularly that "had France
used the process of cremation she
might have saved this country q.
little money anent the John Paul
Jones matter"
A special paper, entitled "a
Phase of the Labor Question was
an excellent one, treating the
broad questions of unionism, cap
ital and labor and their relations
to each other in a forceful and
comprehensive manner. Discus
sion on this topic was limited ow-
ing to lack of time.
The critic reported generally
favorable on all papers, pointing,
however, with welI-meant manner
to faults that might bear improve
ment. The special critic favorably
commented on the paper by the
critic, calling attention to a few
minor errors.
@. E. H.-SECRETARY.