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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

First Meeting of the Peace PieniDo
tentiarics-TrccSrnt for the FOl
lowing Meetings. .-e

Portsmouth, n H., August 9.-The
Russian plenipotentiaries, through Mr.
Nabokoff who assisted at today's first
meeting as secretary, issued the foil wv
ing official statement -,~'-
''Tne first meeting took place this
morning M. Witte, Baron de Rosen,
Baron Komura, Mr.. Takahira AMI a
secretary on each side participated
The programme of the following meet
ings has been fixed so far as the form
is concerned. The meetings will be
twice day, in the morning and in the
afternoon, after three. The inforrla-
ton will be given to the press after be-
ing agreed upon by both sides. The
records of the proceedings and all ct
the documents will be compiled Doth
in English and in French. The French
text (Fera Foi) will be accepted in cv-
idence in case of dispute. The deie-
gates attached to the plenipotentiarles
who did not assist at this morning
meeting and will not assist tomorrow
will in the future be asked to take part
in the conference only when the .w3
parties shall judge it necessary to have
their opinion on some subjects before
the meeting"
On behalf Of Baron Komura and Mr.
Takahira, Mr.. Sato handed the follow
ing official statement to the Associate
Press:
"Today's meeting was informal foi
the purpose of settling the method 0,
procedure, and in that meeting it was
decided that formal meetings will COM
mence tomorrow morning at half PAST
nine. Meetings will be held twice
day, one from $3.50 to 1890 and the
other from to $3.50 or o'clock IN
the afternoon, subject TO notifications
as may be agreed upon later. No Sc
rious business was transacted at this
mornings session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Preliminary Hearing Of Frank Moore
Held Yesterday.
4 WITNESSES WE'RE EXAMINED
Case Held Over Till Friday to Let
the Magistrate Consider Whether
MoOre's Confession Shall be Admit
ted as Evidence-Governor Glenn
to Speak i'm the New England States.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh, n. c., August 9-The pre-
llminary hearing in the Frank Moore
case began today, only the side of the
state being presented. Detective Pitt
man, of the Seaboard Air Line, testi-
fed that Moore told him that he went
early to the fire at the Standard Oil
fence and leave. and then saw Earl
Jones and George Williams board a
freight train and leave, northbound.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner W.
A. Scott swore that Pittman brought
Moore to his office and Moore made the
same statement, adding that he knew
the place where the pistol of the mur-
dered watchman, Strickland, was, in
East Raleigh. PinkertOn Detective
Wartenburg swOre that he saw Moore
first on July Is, and next ON July q,
when the latter made the full confess
sion after having been ''sweated," that
is confronted with his first story and
its falsity shown.
Moore has shown telegram from
Richmond signed Bennett" saying
that Earl Jones had been located
and had confessed and implicated
Moore. This was the one thing which
caused Moore to confess.
Deputy Sheriff Walters said he saw
Moore in Jail, and told him his father
and brother were getting money to
hire a lawyer and that Moore said this
was useless, as he had confessed, and
it was true. Moore's attorneys object
ed to admitting the confession as evil
dence, and the justice held the case
over until Friday in order to consider
this point. Earl Jones is in Jail at
Norfolk
Governor Glenn accepts special in
| yitations to deliver addresses at fairs
at Concord, n. H., September 18th;
Winchenlien, Mass, 14th; st. JOhnsbu-
| ry, Vt, Goth; Waterville, Me-, 21st, and
be-. IRE the business men Of Boston af-
ter. the last date. He will be the guest
| Of the governor of Vermont while in
| the state. He was asked by the latter
! to give the sentiment he would dwell
upon in thes estates, and said it would
be the hope that New England ant
| North Carolina would be better ,ac
| ouainted as men of much generous
sentiment exist in both, and that as ths
| son of a Confederate soldier he il
broad enough not to be sectional an(
| stands for the whole union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
JUDGE LEWIS FOR GOVERNOR
Nominations of the Virginia Rcpuhli-
can State Con,ention-What the
Platform Stands For.

Roanoke, Va, August S-When he
Republican state convention reasssm-
bled today the resolutions committee
brought in the platform which was
read and adopted as whole amid
rousing applause. Ii endorses the nat
ional Republican platform. especially
sound currency, protective tariff. sx-
pansion, the Monroe Doctrine, the Pau
anna canal and larger navy. 1t Ell :
dorses President Roosevelt's admins
tration and his determination to give
every one square deal" Ii deplora5
the unimportant part being played by
Virginia in the national movement to-
wards prosperity in national business.
1t leaves the liquor traffic question
to each community TO settle in its own
way. 1t denounces the Democratic
state constitution of 1902, declares for
higher education and free school books
in public schools, pledges the party TO
clean elections and an honest count of
the ballots under unqualified returns,
declares Tor non-partisan Judiciary
denounces all graft in public offices ani
IcCoulueUuS TIE uIAluS Out VI ONCE Oh
all wrong doers.
After the platform was adopted a
new plan of organization of the party
was read and adopted. |. T. Bascom
Slemp, of the Ninth district was re-
elected state chairman by acclamation
Nominations for governor were then
in order. United States District At
torney Thomas L. Moore of Christians
burg, put in nomination Judge L. l..
Lewis, of Richmond. Among the ten
speeches, seconding the nomination OF
Judge Lewis, was one by w. H. e..
Brown, negro of Newport News, a
Harvard graduate, whose address was
frequently and literally applauded. The
following nominations then came in
the order given:
Lieutenant Governor-W P Kent,
of Wytheville.
Attorney General-George A. River
comb, of Allegheny.
Treasurer-John Acker, of Rocking
ham.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
j. N. Harman, of Tazewell.
Commissioner of Agriculture-W. I'll
Eggburn, of Culpepper
Secretary of the Commonwealth-V
M. Sowder, of Floyd.
All of these nominations were made
without opposition and the convention
adjourned sine die.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
GREATEST IN THE WORLD
P,ans Discussed Involving the Outlay
of s5O.OoO,OO for Chicago Uni'cr-

Cleveland, O., August 9.-The World
News today says:
At conferences now taking place at
Forest Hill between John D. Rockefei-
Ter and President William Z. Harper,
of Chicago University, plans are be-
ing formulated for the further endow-
ment of that educational institution Dy
Mr. Rockefeller.
The visit of the Hafpers to the home
of Mr.. Rockefeller is said to be one OF
a social nature, but it is known that
plans involving the outlay of soO,OOO,-
600 are under consideration by MI.
Rockefeller. who designs to make the
University of Chicago the greatest
seat of learning in the world.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Anniversary of tho Coronation of Kin:
Edward.

Portsmouth, Eng, August 9.-king
Edward celebrated the anniversary Of
bis coronation today by reviewing the
combined French and British fleets,
aggregating some seventy ships. AS a
spectacle, the event was somewhat
marred by gloomy and showery wealth
er, but the enthusiasm of the crowds
was undiminished. The entire COM
bined fleets Joined in salvo of 1O1
guns. His majesty, wearing the uni
form of an admiral, stood alone OH the
bridge of the royal yacht at salute. All
the ships were dressed and manned
and their bands played ''God Save the
King"
The French feet later entered Ports
mouth harbor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Rcceptiou to the Taft Party.

Manila. August S.-Thousands OF
rconlc attended the reccution given
to Secretary raft. Miss Alice Roosevelt
and the Other members of their marty
bv the army and navy club tonight
In the afternoon the tobacco planters
We're given a hearing Senator Scott
OF West Virginia. acting as chairman
of the meeting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
onion Passenger Station for Mobile

Mobile. Ala. August 9TH: con-
tract was awarded Yesterday in New
York IL the General supply and Com
struetion Company Of that city for
the building cf union passenger sta
ton in this city by the Southern rail-
way at Il cost of half million dollars
The roads using the station viii be
the Southern. Mobile AMI Ohio. Mo-
bile. jackson and Kansas City and Mo-
bile and Ray Shore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
VIII Probably be Made known
to Russians To-day.
OPINION IS PEss|M|sT|c
Reports Indicate a Wide Difference That
May be ITreeoncilabIe.

Japanese Demands Will Not Prove as
Moderate as Were AuticIpatetf
Russian Attitude Is Firm Against
the Payment OF nm Insienniiy-The
ENJOYS Are Sincerely DESTROYS OF
Concluding q Peace Treaty-Cre-
dcntiais OF Both Sides Are Full
Ample end Satisfactory. Though
Differing Slightly. in No Essential
Way However.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Tremendous loss i'm Oil Field.

Tremendous loss in Oil Fteid.
Houston. Texas, August 9.-The hre
in the Humble oil field burned itself
out during the night The loss today is
estimated at S35OOO0 with partial in
Surance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

archbishop Chappellc the Most Dis
tinguisIied Victim OF the Present
SCOrgc-SIight Increase i'm the
Number of Deaths-COntrol Of San
itary Work Passed to the Marine
Hospital ScrviCc-AH Foreign I'M
migration Into New Orleans to be
Stopped Until After the Fever Is
Stamped Out.
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Continued on Fifth Pagel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30

Here, if anywhere" he says, "knowl-
edge may be obtained of the very in
teresting migrations of the Eskimos
and large mammals from west to
east"
The only Danish station on the east
coast is at Angmagsalik, where a trad
ing post was opened in 1894 The ma
terial condition of the isolated natives
has been much improved, and they
have also been beneficially influenced
by the Danish mission established
among them several years ago. In
1899 seven persons were baptized, the
first converts to the Christian religion
on the east coast of Greenland.
In later years the ice conditions
along the east coast have been more
favorable for navigation than they
were known to be before. The Danish
vessel that leaves Copenhagen once
year for the new colony has never
failed to reach her destination. The
success of the Duke of Orleans this
year cannot fail TO stimulate explora-
tion on this side of Greenland, and it
will not be surprising if the east coast
is thoroughly well mapped within the
next few years.-Cyrus c. Adams in
New York Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30
Mr., Wilkins.


Mr. wilkins had a dollar, so he said he
guessed he'd pay
\ little sum he'd borrowed from a gem
tleman named Gray;
Then Gray he took that dollar, and he
said, 1t seems to me
I'd better pay that little debt I owe to
Then McAfee the dollar paid upon bill
to Smart:
BY Smart twas paid to Thomson. and
by Thomson paid to Hart
And so that coin kept rolling, as a very
busy "plunk."
Until i paid Indebtedness amounting In
the chunk
To more than forty dollars, and il may be
And all because this Wilkins thought he'd
better pay "A debt.
For when dollars started
On its Notwithstanding way,
There hardly is a limit
To the sums that 1t will pay.
Mr.. wilkins knew a kindness that n,
might have done for Gray,
But he wasn't feeling kindly, so he
Then Gray not being grateful, said. 1T
reall! seems to me
I've done sufficient favors for that blasted
Then McAfee felt ugly, and he took
whack at Smart,
Who passed it on to Thomson, who
passed 1t on to Hart.
And so no act of kindness was done
through all that day
But many an act that ranked in a most
unpleasant way,
And many a soul was longing for the help
And all because this wilkins didn't do
kindly deed.
For dollar or n Kindness.
Rule is still the same, I say;
IL you wish to see IL rolling
Better start II on its way.
San Francisco Call.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30
Was Not a Murder Plot.

There had been repeated accounts
IN the newspapers of attempted muir
der by means of poisoned candy or
other dainties sent anonymously to
the intended victim. These greatly
excited the master of the house, who
was loud in his denunciations of the
stupidity of those who would partake
Of food without knowing the source,
and which appeared so mysteriously,
roundly declaring that they deserved
all they got. In the midst of what
appeared to be an epidemic of such
cases there was delivered at his own
door a fine FISH without card or word
OF any kind to show whence ii came.
The master Of the house, forbiddihg
any one else to touch il, came down
promptly, and, armed with the kitchen
tongs, deposited the fish carefully in
the ash barrel, anchoring IT well out
of harms way with scuttleful or so
OF ashes. Presently returns the mes
senger. The fish was left at the
wrong house.
Tableau!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30
PREFERRED wELL-kNowN HYMN
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's Reason for
Display of Eavoritisno.


Il once compiled and illustrated a
book of hymns, and before the Dook
was made the publishers had list
of the selections printed and sent to
the best known clergymen, authors
and poets, asking them to add to or
subtract from the list as they might
see fit" says Louis X. Harlow. Most
of them replied, but nothing was re-
ceived from Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Meeting him one day l suggested that
he should, If possible, give us the
benefit of his judgment. He said:
That suggestion makes me think
of the time l was boy in Riverworth,
for if you have read the Story of a
Rad Boy you will remember the
crowd of boys that were always to-
gether, skating and coasting in win
ter, playing marbles in the spring,
and so on through the entire sports of
the season. Well, there was always
one boy who could beat us in these
sports; he could skate faster, his sled
would pass our sleds in coasting, he
would win all our marbles, and when
1t came time for flying kites, of course
his kite was way above ours.
One day we decided to name our
kites, so the next morning we appear.
ed on the green with these names.
One boy had selected Morning Star"
another "Daybreak." Mine, 1 think,
was Excelsior" but this BOY came
out with this title covering the entire
face of his kite, Nearer, My God, to
Thee. Have you that hymn in your
collection? Boston Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30
ELABORATE MENUS IN RUSSIA.
Succession of Solid Courses Make Up
Formal Dinner

With the Russians of the higher
class living is an elaborate function.
When you are invited to dine with a
board whereon are anchovies, smoked
salmon, pickles, sardines, radishes,
cold sausage, caviar and olives.
The guests eat freely of these and
wash them down with fiery vodka,
taking about an hour to do it amid
animated conversation.
Some of the appetizers you would
like. Salmon in jelly, for instance, is
not bad. But salmon in custard is
little too much for the average Yam
kee stomach.
The company takes seats at the ta-
BILE and the real business of the din
ner begins. First, there is a great
thick soup. Next comes a huge pike
or a salmon. cooked TO perfection and
stuffed with cracked wheat.
After fish comes on a huge loin of
roast pork, or mS sometimes
beef.sbut not 81 aerally II is
pork cooked IL sterious way
which has adde& &sf is of strange
and pronounced flavors to 1t.
Roast or boiled fowl is the next
course, and with it come picked eau
lifiower, gherkins and vegetables.
Then comes cold pie of meat, fish
and vegetables. This is cut into
slices and served with mustard dres-
ing. After this you will, If you have
survived so far, be expected to toy
with peculiar Russian salad. and 10
end up with a rich desert and black
coffee.
After Russian dinner one can say
with particular fervor, Fate cannot
harm me; | have dined. What to
Eat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30

There are now only about 290 miles
of shorelne to be surveyed to give
us fairly accurate idea of the shape
of the island.
The Belgica party made a rough
survey of the unknown coast from
Cape Bismarck to the parallel of 7S
degrees 16 minutes north latitude and
gave the name of Terre de France to
the new shores of Greenland they had
discovered They report that Cape
Bismarck is not a cape, as Koldewey
believed it to be, but is an island.
1t is not strange that the German
sailor should have made this mis-
take, for he wrote that his party climb
ed to the top of this landmark during
a violent snowstorm, which effectu-
ally prevented any great geographi.
cal acquisition"
The Belgica then turned back to
miles of unknown shore line is given
to very few explorers nowadays, and
the fact that the work was done in a
few weeks shows that luck is a very
important element in polar eXplora-
ton.
The east coast OF Greenland has
now been explored from Cape Fare
well at the southern end of the island
to the Belgica's farthest, distance
of over l,4O0 miles in a straight line
and far greater following the shore
line.
What is needed now is careful
exploration of the shore itself be-
tween Shannon island and Independ-
ence bay, with a special view TO the
discovery of Eskimo relics, if there are
any on the northeast coast of Green
land. II was not known that Eskimos
ever lived on the east coast until
about eighty years ago. when Scores
by found numerous huts and fire.
places near Scoresby sound Oeher
relics have since been found along
the coast but the east Greenland ma
tives were never seen by explorers till
Holm discovered them in the fall of
1884 and lived with them for about a
year.
He found them in little settlements
at Angmagsalik and near it. and they.
numbered about 500 souls. They had
never heard of their relatives on the
west coast or of the great world be-
yond. How did they reach the east
coast? 1t must We been ages ago,
for they have noOadition of their mi,
grafton or of natives of their own
blood whom they left behind
The prevailing opinion is that they
reached their present habitat by tray-
cling around the north end of Green
land. If this is true the ruins of
their houses and other evidences of
their travels will doubtless be reveal
ed when the northeast coast is care
fully explored.
A well known Danish explorer nam.
ed Erichsen, who lived among the
Smith sound natives of the west coast
for ten months, is now trying TO organ
ize an expedition to explore this east
coast. His plan is to cross the inland
ice cap with party of Smith sound
natives and thoroughly study the
northeast coast from the land side
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30
Wrong Flavor for Bath.

A travelling man who sells fiavoring
extracts registered at one of the large
hotels yesterday and told the clerk
that he wanted a bath. The city
water was exceedingly muddy. but
the clerk forgot that, He assigned the
guest TO room with a private bath
attached. Nfteen minutes later the
clerk was called TO the house tele-
phone. II was the new arrival who
wanted him.
Hey" called the travelling man,
you've given me the wrong flavor"
What do YOU mean?" asked the
puzzled clerk.
1--WE got chocolate bath here"
was the reply. II want vanilla
Kansas City Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30

with the rest. So when her eyes
rested on the first page of letter on
his desk beginning MY darling, darl-
ing Helen," she paused. Now mind
do not accuse the venerable lady OF
reading the letter. In fact | do not
know just what happened-only this:
A half-hour later Grandma said to
her daughter that she believed she
would go out for little walk and as
she trotted away somebody remem-
bered afterward that she had a letter
in her hand. II is also matter Of
recollection that as she sat in her
favorite chair by the fire that even
ing she chuckled distinctly twice,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30

publisher who chanced TO be in town
and wanted to talk with him regarding
proposed novel about which there
had been some correspondence. Vast
ly excited at the aluring prospect of
this meeting he grabbed his hat and
FASTENED away.
Later in the day Grandma Bishop, a
white-haired lady of the old-fashioned
school, who was very fond Of Ralph,
but greatly yexed at the deadlock in
his AFFAIR with Helen Easley. went into
Halph's room 10 get book. Now
Grandma had gone so far as to ex-
postuiate with Ralph at his faintheart,
edness. but had been met with such
a torrent OF rebuks that even her
fearless spirit quailed and she had
bssn compelled 10 acquiesee along
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-11-30

whereat there was no apparent occa-
sion. SO noticeable was this that Mr..
Bishop said to his wife that night as
they were retiring:
Il fear mother is breaking. Did
you hear her chuckling away to her
self tonight? It's a sign of old age"
To which Mrs. Bishop replied:
Nonsense; mothers head is hard as
nut | only hope mine will be as
good at her age"
In the meantime Ralph, greatly ex-
cited over his conference with the
publisher, which was most encourag-
ing. forgot all about the fictitious let
ter he had left on his desk-and IN
deed it would have been strange 9th
erwise when one remembers all the
similar letters he had written and de-
stroyed.
Consequently when on the follow
ing afternoon the postman brought
neat little envelope addressed
in Helen's handwriting, he open
ed II without perturbation, think
ing 1t an invitation to some social
doings or request to take a chance
on an impossible church fair quilt or
some other formality regarding which
notes frequently passed between them.
But when he opened the envelope
and read in tremulous letters in the
middle of the page, Come, Helen"
he sat staring at II as though he were
possessed. Gradually it came to him.
He recollected the letter he had writ
ten, and tried hard to think what he
had done with il. Then the great
thought broke in upon him: Helen
knew of his love and had accepted
him. This mighty thought crowded
out all speculation-all lesser thoughts.
He was downstairs in two bounds and
tearing along the streets and by short
cuts toward the Easley house in a
manner that made people turn and
look at him and shake their heads.
He burst in upon her, breathless,
and seized her in his arms, regard
less of the presence of her small
brother, who wondered greatly and
sneered audibly.
DO you mean IL, my darling?" he
almost shouted. Don't tell me I'm
dreaming. And 20 think what a gump
have been and all the time I've lost"
And then he kissed her repeatedly.
His bashfulness and fear had vanished
and he could talk freely enough and
act the lover too. But she shook him
loose and bade him stand back.
You said you would tell me of a
! love of which you could only hint on
cold paper" she said. Il am ready to
listen. Bobbie, 90 out IN the yard
and play, this instant
/ That is about all there is to II, ex-
| cepting when Ralph came 10 make
searching inquiry regarding how the
letter came TO be mailed and his
mother, putting two and two together,
glanced significantly at grandma. that
innocent person looked up mildly from
her knitting and said:
why, when body sees a letter all
written, and knows that he was called
away suddenly, what would a body
naturally do but mail it?"
Whereupon grandma was picked up
bodily, knitting and all and soundly
| kissed and called dear, pious. old
oonspirator," and promised the very
first piece cut from the groom's cake