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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
FRAZIER TO SUCCEED BATE
GOVERNOR WILL
BE SENT TO SENATE.
His Selection is Assured by the Action
Of the Democratic Caucus of the
Lcgislature-The Names of Ex-Goy-
ernor Taylor and McMillin Were

Nashville, Tenn, March 15.-Goy-
ernor James B. Frazier, was this af-
ternoon nominated for United States
Senator by the Democratic caucus of
the Legislature. When that body con-
vened it was supposed the contest was
to be a three cornered one, friends of
former Governors Benton McMilin
and RObt. L. Taylor having been ac-
lively at work in their interests. A
test vote came however, in an effort
to adjourn the caucus until Monday
next. The motion was defeated SO to
64 and it was apparent that the Fra
Friends announced the withdrawal of
Ex-Governor Taylor and of Mr.. Nc
Millin from the race. The efforts to
postpone action was productive Of
some talk fraught with feeling, the
phrases "snap Judgment and ''con-
spiracy'' being rather freely used.
After the defeat of the motion how
ever, Governor Frazier's nomination
followed amid much enthusiasm which
kept UP through the governors grace
full speech of acceptance. Gov. .Frazier's
election is assured, as the Legislature
is very largely Democratic. He Will
succeed the late Senator William E.
Bate who was himself elected by the
| present Legislature and therefore
| practically has a senatorial term be-
| fore him. Tuesday March 21st is the
| day set for the formal election by the
| Joint assembly. Governor Frazier will
| be succeeded in the gubernatorial chair
| by John I. Cox. present speaker of the
| state Senate.
Until elected Governor in 1902
| James B. Frazier had never held pub
!;c Office, although in 1900 he was
| presidential elector for the state at
large. He is in his 10th year having
been born in Bledsoe county Tennes-
see. October IS, 1856. In 1862 his
father, Thomas n. Frazier removed 70
Nashville where he was appointed
Judge of the criminal court by Cover
nor Andrew Johnson. Here young
| Frazier received education, later at
tending the University of Tennessee
from which he graduated in 1877. He
| read law under his father and was
| admitted to the Nashville bar in lSsI
| removing shortly thereafter to Chat
tanooga where until his election OF
Governor he was successful prac'
) titioner.
Governor Frazier comes of an ole
| Tennessee family, the men OF Whlcf
| have been noted for integrity and pup
lie spirit His great grand father was
a member of the state constitutional
convention in 1895.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
SUCCESSOR TO KUROPATk1N.
Grand Duke Nicholas NichOlaeVitcll
Will be Placed in Charge Oh TIC
Army.

SIT. Petersburg, March 15.-6:2o p. m
1T is now definitely stated that En-
peror Nicholas has approved the oe-
cision of the council of war to seAa
Grand Duke Nicholas NioholaieWtich TO
replace General Kuropatkin, as the
best means of putting a stop to tine
fntrigues and jealousies among the
generals of the army both i'm st. Peters
burg and ait the front. General SIOUX
l1omlinoff Will be chief of staff.
While no further dispatches nave
been received from the front to sao"
whether the renewal of the fighting
Yesterday was continued today there
was a persistent report on the bourse
that Lieutenant General LfneVitch has
achieved q notable coup against Cen
eral lNosi cutting off and surrounding
two sIi Visions which were marching
no1tIh to the west of Tie Pass, WITH
the view to engaging in a new turning
movement. The fight yesterday lndl-
Gates that Field Marshal Oyama Is
determined to pursue the Russians to
the bitter end.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
\ JAP ATTACK REPULSED.
Russians Made a Slight Advance
Foreigners Said to Have Been kili-
cd by Chinese-Newspapcr Core"
spondents Suffer.

Santoupu, Noon, March 15,-A SAN
culinary combat occurred on March Ii,
on the center advanced line of the
Russian army eight miles south of
Tie pass. The Russians repulsed the
attack and even made a small advance
through thousand corpses of Jap
apese, advancing a large force on the
right Ilank where General Mist
chenko who has taken command OF
his detachment, though his wound mas
not vet healed. is holding the Japan
ase in check The Russian troops
have regained their normal spirits
and fought cheerfully.
1t is rumored that Chinese killed
eighty foreigners in Mukden after the
Russian evacuation of that place IN
Guiding it is said. Correspondent Rich
ard II. Little of the Chicago DAILY
News. The fate of NJ. Nadeau, the
French newspaper correspondent VINO
lived with Mr.. Little. is unknown. n
message, was sent to Field Marshal
Oyama today asking for Information
as to the fate of the two correSpon-
dents NJ. Nadeau is reported TO nave
been captured by the Japanese.
The office of the censor has been fe-
moved 10 Santoupu, eight miles north
of Tie pass. as existence at Tie pass
fo~ civilians is almost Impossible
Practically all the newspaper CORE
zpondouts have left for Harbin. Fol
several nights the Associated Pres
correspondent has slept without GOV
ering ON the frosty ground ana toi
two DAYS he had nothing TO eat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
INFLUENCE FOR PEACE.
Russia's Determination to Fight to the
End Caused French Bankers 10
Postpone the Loan, Until Some De-
x,,onmept Toward Peace Occurs.

paris March 15.-The pOstpOnement
of the Russian loan is definitely con-
firmed. This, is likely ito exert a power
full influence towards peace as 1t is the
first time the French financiers have
shown an irldisposltion to advance
funds while the uncertainties OF W@r
continue.
(Russlia's disinclination to CONSIDER
neace appears ITO have induced the de-
cision of financiers not ITO proceed with
sne contract for a loan and accordingly
dhe signing of Ut WLich was expected
Yesterday has been postponed and all
the pending negotiations are also post
uoned. According ITO the Russian view
this does not mean that the negotlau-ohS.
have been broken off, but merely that
they are adjourned. However, the cir
cun1stances of the adjournment, tend
- show that the syndicate inclines to
Wait for some definite development OF
neace before proceeding any further.
1t is significant that the postpone
,nent of the loan is coincident with q
| STRONG movement of the lnf1uentlal
| E,rench press favorable to peace. The
| Natin prominently displays a statement
| believed to reflect the views OF fnancldl
| circles which declares that If Japan IS
ready TO adopt a generous ATTITUDE by
| vaiving an indemnity or imposing any
h1,mi,iatiOn upon Russia, then Russ-a S
! rolicy Of war to the bitter end VII!
| cease. 1t Us notable THAT some OF the
! Russian officials speak approvingly Ct
the latter propositions. They say peace
Is impossible If an indemnity or any
humiliating conditions are asked, SO
that the elimination of these two points
will go far towards securing favorablc
consideration of peace.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
r,1t, DEATH OF MRS. STANFORD
DR. David Starr Jordan Does Not BE-
licve that Strychnine Caused Her
Dcatl,-A Signed Statement from
Him.

Honolulu. March 15--Dr David Starr
Jordan. president of the Stanford
University. and Timothy J. Hopkins Of
the board of trustees of the University
have signed joint statement regard
ing the death of Mrs. Stanford in
which they say:
In our Judgment. after careful con-
siaeration of all the facts brought 10
our knowledge we are now fully con-
yinced that the death Of Mrs Stan
ford was not due to strychnlne pols-
oning nor 20 intentional wrong dong
on the part of any one.
1--WE think that death was due TO
combination of conditions and clrcull-
stances The conditions were some
what aggravated by the presence Oh
etrvchnine and other drugs IN tlie
medicinal capsule and possibly also os
tho presence of the small amount oI
strvchn;ne contained in the dose OF ol
carbonate Of soda.
THE occurrence Of this strychnliie
in the hi-carbonate of soda mas h"'
vet been explained. The fact thaI IL
was NOT in excess of usual medicinal
nroportions suggests that its presence
was due either to the error Of pnar-
macist or else that the combination
was prepared for tonic purposes
The detectives express the opinion
that the verdict of the coronor's jury
70 the effect that Mrs. Stanford died OF
strychnine poisoning was not justineo
hv the evidence presented. Hisf
Sheriff Henry differs from the we" %
the case taken by the San FranclSc'
detectives. The evidence UP TO oa'e
if is pointed out, indicates that Nrs
Stanford took one-seventh OF gran
of strychnine.
Mrs. Stanford's body was tahei
aboard the Alameda today after iuH
oral services conducted by Blshoi
Restarick and F>incaid. and the Fesse
| eailed for San Francisco.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
POLICE OFFICER STABBED.
Negro Prisoner Probably Fatally
Wounds His CaptOr.

Albany, Ga. March 15.-Police Officer
Is. =. Price was probably fatally stab
bed tonight about o'clock by a negro
he was attempting to arrest on Broad
street. The negro was under arrest
when some one of his friends interfer-
ed. The officers attention. being oi-
verted. his prisoner jerked loose ana
stabbed him in the back, the blade en-
tering at a point Immediately above
the heart. The negro made his escape
across the river. Five negro suspects
are now in jail, but it is thought Unat
the one who did the cutting is not
among the number. A large posse with
hounds are securing the country LAST
of Albany in an effort to capture he
man who did the cutting. The negro
is a. stranger in these parts. Officer
Princes condition al O'Clock was crit
icaI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
}. WILMINGTON N. c., MARCH II, 1905.

day having shown that the Russians
were prepared to make determined
resistance.
The Office of the censor has already
been removed to Santoupu a point
miles north of Tie pass and there are
intimations that it may soon be es-
tablished even further north. The
Associated Press correspondent though
saying nothing regarding the commis-
sariat arrangements for the troops, de-
clares that the newspaper correspon-
dents have practically been starved
out of Tie pass. This may perhaps be
an indication of the amount of food
available for the army, immense guam
titles of which were destroyed at
Nukden, where practically the entire
reserve commissiart has been accumu-
lated.
According to Chinese reports the
governor of Mukden gave a banquet
in honor of the Japanese generals at
ter their triumphal entry into the city.
and a Russian journalist wires that
with the occupation of Mukden by the
Japanese, Russia's prestige with the
Chinese has been utterly destroyed.
The correspondent says that this is al
ready noticeable and that even tri-
umphant victory would not restore
Russia to the place in the estimation
of the Chinese which she held year
ago.
1t is rumore6 that an order for an
other general mobilization is belns
prepared and that a new army will be
forwarded to Manchuria as fast as
possible by railway and the summer
| steamer service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

Measre reports have been received
from q Russian source of a fight eight
miles south of Tie pass between a
Russian force under General Mist
chenko and a Japanese column, the
identity of which is unknown. The
latter was repulsed it is said, with a
loss of 1000 killed. The rumOr that
after the evacuation OF Mukden eigh-
" foreigners, including an American
newspaper correspondent. had been
murdered by Chinese is discredited by
the fact that the correspondent in
question reported to his paper on
March 14th that he had been captur-
ed by the Japanese and was being
taken tC Kobe. A steamer arriving
at Singapore reports having passed Il
squadron of % Japanese warships
about 20 miles east of the entrance OF
the straits of Ma!acca. Two japanese
cruisers and two auxiliary cruisers
previously arrived at Singapore Pre-
sumably these vessels are on the way
westward in search of the Russian
second Pacific squadron, last reported
in Madagascar waters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
SANTO DOMINGO TREATY.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS WANT
THE: TREATY WlTHDRAWN.
The President Does Not Agree With
This Sentiment and Ii is Probable
that the Session Will Adjourn NftI,-
ont Date and the Treaty Lapse
Several Plans Of Action are Being
Considered

Washington, March 15-Republican
leaders Of the cenate are all at ssa
respecting the action advisable TO take
in regard to the Santo Domingo trea-
ty. Recognizing that the Democrats
control more than one-third of The
to ratify the convention the sentiment
|of the Republican leaders is that the
treaty should be withdrawn by tfe
President. On this subject the Senate
and the President do not agree, and
the idea prevails that after one or two
days more of inconsequential discus
sion the special session of the Senate
will be allowed to adjourn without date
and the treaty lapse.
But this plan is not popular in the
Senate and a way to avoid it is being
sought. One alternative which in the
discussion concerning it was termed
merely an excuse for inaction, is thai
Senator Cullom, as chairman or the
committee on foreign relations, should
offer resolution directing the President
to appoint a commission to make an IN
vestigation of the SantO Domingo
debt and other questions involved in
the protocol. This plan was agreed on
lIic plOSidii1 iIiOot OSSit
BILE under existing conditions, especial
| ly as it is believed that such a, reso-
luton could be adopted without debate.
No decision was reached which may
| not be changed tomorrow, however, ani
| other plans have been suggested or are
brewing.
The debate during the day was uni
forTnly unintereSting, in spite OF the
| fact that it was broken UP by questions
from both sides of the chamber. As
| in the preceding discussions, party
lines were drawn. Republicans support
ed treaty and Democrats opposed It
Among those who talked for the treaty
were Senators Spooner, Hepburn, Platt
of Connecticut, and Fulton, while those
who opposed it were Senators Nc
Creary, Morgan, Culberson, NewlanGs
Mallory, Clay and Bailey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
OF Bank OF Fayctteville-Promin
Mill Man Badly Injurei-Pythian
Big Night-News and Personal
Notes.
Especial to The Messenger)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. n. c.. March IA tele-
gram was received here this morning
from Wade. giving the news that Mr..
F. A Addingron. superintendent OF the
Norfolk Lumber Company at that
place. had been very seriously injured,
having been struck on the head by the
butt of q heavy peace OF timber. The
correspondent was afterwards informed
that later telegram gave the injury
as probably fatal. Mr.. Addington was
well known there, where he formerly
resided.
Last evening ''Pythian Big Night"
exercises, postponed from last Thursday
evening on account of bad weather,
We're pleasantly carried out by the
members OF Cumberland Lodge No. 5.
Mr.. G. J. Cooper presided over the
meeting; and, after entertaining talks
by Colonel W. 8. Cook and Messrs. \.
L. McCaskill and A B. Alexander, the
address of the evening on "Pythianism"
was delivered by the talented young
| member of the Fayetteville bar. Mr..
c. G. Rose.
Last evening MeSsrs. Gray, Morgan
and Register appeared before special
| meeting of the board of aldermen; and.
| besides making a strong exhibit of the
gratifying progress of their plant OF
| the Cape Fear Electric Power Company
| at Buckhorn Falls. they made the fol-
| lowing proposition to the municipal
| government: To rent dts electric light
plant for certain term of years, on a
valuation of $4,000, paying per cent,
or $3.50, annually, the Cape Fear Power
| Company to furnish to the city 81 street
and public building Nights at $50 each.
| or s., $50 year-the said contract TO
| go into effect not later than July 18th,
| 1905. Tt is not Thought that the city
authorities are favorably inclined to
the proposition.
Mr.. A. S Williams, of Wilmington, Is
here today to attend the stockholders
meeting of the Bank of Fayetteville.
Mrs. A. S. Huske is making a visit
to her mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Fuller,
ait Durham.
This evening, Thursday and Friday
evenings the officers and members OF
Cross Creek Lodge No. 4, I. Q. o. F..
will be instructed lin degree work by
Past Grand Master Batilley, of Virginia
Native born Scotchmen have al died
out, save one, in Cumberland, as noted
in today's Messenger; but there is q
bonnie Scotchwoman living in Fayette-
ville-Mrs. McIver, mother of Mrs. Jas
Thomlinson, born in the mother coun
try in 1S45.
There is a large meeting of the stock
Folders of the closed Bank of Fayette'
vile going on this afternoon in th.
court room. Up to mail closing time
there are no developments. 1t is rum
ored that State Bank Examiner Filing
ton will be made cashier. but 1T is onl,
runner.
Messrs. Clayton Giles and J. D. Bel
lamy, Jr, and Miss Fannie Williams
l OF Wilmington, are here attending bani
[ stockholders meeting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
RUSSIAN PRESTIGE LOST.
SonoIIinP Defeat Lowers Them in the
Eyes of the Chinesc-FlaniIn% rae
ties by the japanese in Progress.

st. Petersburg. March 16, q. M
FIanking tactics by the Japanese ap-
parently are in progress again. The
Associated Press correspondent who
remains at Tie pass, telegraphs that
General Rennenkamnff on March Ii
engaged Japnese force on the Rus
sian right 1t is possible that the at
tacking force was a Japanese column
which disappeared from observation
during the battle of Mukden. The
japanese do not appear to have renew
ed the frontal attack up to noon yes
terday, the demonstration on Tues
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
RLANES THE ARMY ITSELF.
Russian Correspondent Gives Causes
Of the Serious Revcrses Suffered.

s.. Petersburg, March 15.-M. Xiri-
loft, one of the Associated Press Rus
sian correspondents, who was wounded
at Lao Yang, continuing today his de-
scriDtion begun yesterday Of the causes
of the Russian defeats has drawn j
powerful picture of the complete, crlnl-
inal lack of knowledge on the part OF
the Russians of the country and the
enemy's movements and of the utter
ly imprudent gossip and babbiing
which acquaints the japanese with eV-
cry movement and plan before they are
inaugurated. M Kiriloff adds that the
blame for the successive defeats Is not
Kuropatkin's. The elements of misfoT-
tune were in the army itself. The mis-
haps at first were attributed to the DE-
fensive position of Kuropatkin AMI t
was seen that if the Russians assumed
the initiative all would be we'll. This
was not realized because the moveuieae
was preordained to failure by the pre-
mature publication or dilatory execu-
ZION Of the plans. The disositions ana
plans of the battle of the Shakhe river
for example were openly discussed sew
eral Gays in advance in the railroad
restaurants at Mukden in the nearing
of many Chinese civilians and camp
'sBabbling is the barie Of our military
bureaucracy" says NJ. Kiriloff. 'an1
tn sooner it is corrected the better.
While thus opening the japanese
eyes the Russians closed theirs No,
only company and battalion comma1-
ders hut even colonels and at times
commanders Of divisions enter into bat
tie ignorant of the very manoeuvers
they are expected to execute. For in
stance General Orloff, September 2, was
| entrusted with the movement on whicn
the battle Of Lao Yang hinged an1 he
blindly led 5000 men into action ignor-
ant of why. wherefore or whittier. Nat
urally there was a disaster, instead oi
| the destruction of General Kurokl
forces and a victory. The stan L
blamed for inattention TO the all i'm
portant OF mapping Even now tie
l.Russians nave unsatisfactory maps and
units in the 11iily country are unable
| to keep in touch with each other. The
Russian intelligence department is IN
| Effective It knows nothing OF the Jap.
anese numbers, positions or movements
not only in the unsettled mountainous
regions. but even on the, populated
plains of Manchuria- Kuropatkin is al
so hampered by fantastic reports from
nervous generals. particularly those o
Rennenkampff. who sends poems IN
stead of reports"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
New Fourth Assistant Postmaster Uen-
eral.

Washington, March 15.-The fesi-
dent sent to the Senate the nomina-
+;on Of Peter ". DeGraw as fourth as
sistant postmaster general.
Mr.. DeGraw is a native OF New .'sr-
sey, but has spent most Of his ME IN
New York, Philadelphia and Washihs-
ton. He has had great experience III
newspaper work. in the telegraph 'ousi-
ness, as a manager of large corpoT axe
interests and recently as the eastern
representative of the publicity oe.'ars-
ment of the Louisiana Purchase Ezoo-
siuon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
A Jap Attack Repulsed
With Big Loss, by
Russians
NEAR TIE PASS

The Russians Made Small Advance,
Through q Thousand Corpses of Jap
ed from Tie Pass to SantOupu-
Rumored that 80 Foreigners Were
Murdered by Chinese After the
Evacuation of Mukden-VieWs as to
the Effect on the War of the Pest
DORcment of the Russian Loan by
French Bankers-MOyementS of
Japanese War VcSSeIS-AnOfher
General Mobilization VIII Probably
be Ordered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
Nan Patterson to be Tried Again.

New York, March 15--Nan Patterson
viii be put on trial once more to answer
a charge of numbering Caesar Young,
the wealthy bosokmaker. This decision
was reached today and it was announc-
ed ct trle district attorneys office that
fhe second trial OF the case would be-
gin April 10th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
MR. LITTLE IS ALIVE

Chicago, H., March 15.-Mr. Little
cabaed direct from Yinkow yesterday to
the chicago Daily News He said he
had heen captured by Japanese and was
hei,,o, taken Ito Kobe. The cablegram
contained references which demonstrate t
ed that the message was from Mr. hilIie
personally and THAT he was ahVe anu
we'll.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
NO DEFINITE ACTION WILL Pc
TAKEN.

Washington, March 15.-Hope has
been abandoned of ratifying the San-o
Domingo treaty at the present session
of the Senate. The treaty is not dead
but will be laid aside a few months.
Senator Cullom and several other
Senators talked with the President to-
day about the matter and all indica-
tions are that no definite action on it
will be taken at present.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
Reduction i'm Work Hours.

Natchez, Miss. March 15.-The
Eat1-1ez cotton mills employing four
hundred operatives. gave notice tonight
CHAT ci2ennsoo.ng rext Monday, the
time for a days work for all employees
will be reduced from eleven hours 10
fen hours without reduction Of wages.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
REFUSAL Is NATURAL.
Action of French Bankers is Forced
by Circumstances. Says LORD hotf,s-
child.

London, March 15.-Dord RothScaIid
regards the postponement OF the fSus-
sian national loan as tantamount to
refusal of the part Of the French syn
ddcate to treat any further.
After all' he said, lit cannot be
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

We have looked in vain to find the
mare CT Grover Cleveland amor-- iiis
81 of distinguished nlef. who VII cer-
tr rte to Tom Wasaon's MagazI1s.--
SALISBURY Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
Building of Winston -Sa-
lem SOuthbOund Rail-
way Assured
AID Is PROMISED

Many Towns Along the Proposed Road
Enthusiastically Oner Assistance
The Plan Is Great One and VIII
Connect the Great Coal Fields Di-
rectly With Charleston-Aftcr the
Construction of the Panama Canal
1t Will Mean a Wonderful Develop
ment-Three Routes Proposcf-Thc
Line to be Built VIII Run from, Wiu-
ston-Salem to n Connection OF the
A. c. L. Straight for Charleston.