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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
THE hot WAVE SUBSIDIES
General Relief in New York n Sur
rounding Cities-Twcnty-fivc Deaths
Reported in New York and Brook
lvn-Ercessivcly Warm in South
Atlantic States

New York, july 20.-With the Their
mometer reaching a maximum of only
Sc degrees today there was general re
lief in New York and surrounding cit
les from the whitening heat of Tuesday
and Wednesday Normal summer
weather prevailed throughout the day
During Tuesday and Wednesday nights
a total of 234,000 persons slept on the
park lawns, according to reports re
ceived by the park commissioner 20
day.
Although the heat a is evidently
a thing of the past, the recent high
temperature and humidity was still ap-
parent today. Up to IL o'clock tonight
twenty-five deaths ad been reported in
Manhattan and Brooklyn with several
others reported III Jersey City aud
nearby towns. The p~rostrations NUN
bered in addition IS.
Washington, July 20.-That the hot
weather wave that has spread over {
great part of the country for the last
few lays was at least temporarily
broken is the substance of the conclu-
sions announced by the prophets of Tue
weather bureau tonight. All through
the South Atlantic states it is still ab,
normally warm, but elsewhere very gen
| orally the mercury dropped today an"
throughout most of New England
and the middle Atlantic states
| moderate temperatures prevailed
This was due in some sections to
| storms. Showers IN some part OF the
| country are pronled for tomorrow an.
Saturday. The forecasts tonight alsf
call for warmer weather In many
states.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25

Asheville, y. c.. July 20.-JudSe
Pritchard, of the United States Cir
cult Court. today handed down Il de-
cision in the case of III. H. Cumming
VS.. The Southern Railway Company.
refusing the petition Of the Taintin
that a receiver be appointed for the
South Carolina and Georgia division
of that road. The plaintiff Is a stock
holder in the railway company and
claimed that the treasury OF he COM
pany is becoming depleted by reason OF
the numerous suits arising from the
merger of the Southern Railway and
the South Carolina and Georgia rail-
roads.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
The Chinese Boycott Against Labor
Unions

Shanghai. July 20.-About fifteen
hundred people including the heads
of all the principal guilds and dele
gates from many provinces attended a
Chinese mass meeting yesterday which
arranged to begin the boycott of
American goods tomorrow. IT was
distinctly announced that the action
taken was not against h American
government whose constant kindness
was fully recognized. but It was point
ed out that unless the Chinese showed
themselves to be III earnest they would
proIuc no effect on the California
latcr unions.
There is still much doubt AS TO
whether the boycott will really be
maintained.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
BREACH OF ETIQUETTE
The United States and rance VIII
Settle the Question.

Berne, Switzerland, July 20.-Diplo-
matte circles here are interested in ar
incident concerning the American mlu-
lister Brutus J. Clay and the French
Ambassador NJ. Rainiro, in which the
former alleges a breach OF the usua
etiquette in the exchange OF otlcla
visits. The question has been submit
ted to the state department and thF
French foreign Office which is mutually
seeking to adjust the incident.
Mr.. Cav comes from Richmond, Ky.
and is a son of General c. NJ. Clay, inc
we'll known aboiitionist, and is widely
known socially and politically through
out the south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
NEW COTTON ACREAGE REPORT
Government Law Officers Confer on
Cotton Crop I;erort Mattcr-Sccrc-
tary Wilson Suggests Monday for
Meeting Delegation From Cotton
Manufacturers Association.

WashiLg ton, July 20.-United States
District ATTORNEY Morgan II. Beach.
who has been on an eastern trip in fur
therence of his investigation OF the
cotton crop report matter in the agr;-
cultural department, today conferred
with Solicitor General Hoyt, who is
the acting attorney general of the Uni'-
ed States. What ~transpired at this c1n-
ference was not dIvulged but IL RELAXED
to the cotton investigation. While on
the trip mentioned Mr.. Beach Is sait
to have visited aid conferred with At
torney General Moody in Boston. M.
Beach, however. declined to answer ans
question IN connection with his work
lie was busy On his inquiry until I
late hour tonight and during the lay
interviewed a number of people who
were summoned to his office to give in
formation. Secretary Cheatham, OF the
Southern Cotton Growers Association
is still N Washington. his object IN
remaining being TO give all assistance
possible in the procuring Of evidence.
Charlotte, II. G., July 20.-A special
| meeting of the Board Of Cotton Manu-
facturers Association OF America was
held today to discuss President Miller's
telegram TO the secretary of agriculture
regarding the revision Of the June OF
t4on report. The board endorsed Mill
lers action and requested that he name
the committee ID meet Secretary Viii
| son. President Miller stated tina. he
would name the committee tomorrow
| and the members would go TO Wash
| ington Monday morning. ar.
| Washington, D. -. July 20.-Secreta-
| ~ Wilson, of the department Of aSst-
| culture, has indicated TO President Mil
| Ter OF the American Cotton Manufac-
turers' Association. that next Monday
would be a convenient time. for him %
| receive 2 delegation from the Associa-
| ton to discuss the necessity OF . Pew
cotton acreage report Secretary VII
son is planning TO make a tour oil. he
forest reserves and desires. TO leave
Washington about, August 1.u,m a.
count of his intfnded absence II Is. his
wish TO settle. all matters connected
with the cotton crop report before that
time. z.
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Chicago, JulY .n4Alesffd, cpgnr-
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Grain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
DAN TEACHEY HANGED
Protested His Innocence. PrOfessci
Religion and Joined the Church

Raleigh, N. c., July 20.-The white
man. Dan TeacEey, who was :Wice
convicted of murder of Robt. Rlven
bark, white, was hanged in the jail
ward at Kennasville, Duplin county, al
1O:4O this morning and was pronounced
dead in seventeen minutes. Aeou'
thirty witnesses and three physician
were present. Teachey protested ms
innocence to the last, prefessed religion
and Joined the Presbyterian church.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
Japanese Advance More Aggressive.

JaDanesn Advance More Aggressive.
Russian Headquarters at the Front,
Location not Given, July 20.-The Jap
anese advance from Korea is taking On
a more energetic character and is be-
ing pushed toward Mousan, Nangan
H~asagawa. The Japanese seem to have
received heavy reinforcements from
Field Marshal Oyama's main army IN
front of General Linevitch. A landing
of Japanese near V~ladivostok woulo
not be surprising and their operations
appear to be concentrating in that oil
rectiOn.
The Japanese advance in the Island
of Sakhatin reached VladimorovsAa
The japanese artillery includes forty
machine guns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25

Dss Moines, iowa. July 20--MTs-
Richmond Pearson Hobson. wife oil
Carta,1 Hobson. Inc hero OF the Mar
rirac. IS still at Mercy Hospital. ca
tain robson is at her bedside.
Mrs. Hohson was taken suddenly Ill
while passing through Iowa She gra l.
uaIly grew worse until she reached
Des Mcines when II became necessary
for her TO be, removed from the tram
and taken to the hospital
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
Attempt to Assassinatc Russian Off.
ciaI Confirmed.

st. Petersburg July 20.-Reports CT
an attempt to shoot Constantine Petro-
Wish Pobiedonostzff, chief procurator
of the holy synod, at the Tsarkoe-Seio
station in st. Petersburg, as r%ecounted
by the Associated Press last night,
have been confirmed.
In spite of his greatly advanced age
and illness, M. Pobiedonostzf's nerves
were mistaken oy the attempt on his
life. He drove To- the Holy Synod AMI
presided at a meeting, telling none Of
his colleagues Of the occurrence until
after the session closed. The procura-
tor then drove back to the station alonc
and unguarded, returned to Tsarkoe,
Selo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
1 By Hon. George w. Peck.

(Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin, Formerly
Editor Of "pcek's SUM-" Author OF
"Peck's Bad Boy" Etc)
Copyright. 1905, by Joseph r, Bowles)
THE old groceryman was sitting in the
old grocery one fine spring morning,
looking over his accounts, MS theya-w were
written on IuIrc Of brown wrapping
paper with blunt lead pencil, and Won
deriDg where he could 30 to collect
money to pay a note that was due at
the bank at noon on that day. He
was looking ten years older than he did
Z the year before, when the Bad boy had
played his last trick on the old man,
and gone abroad to chaperone his sick
father. lin II search for health and adj
venture. The old man had missed the
boy around the grocery, and With no
one to keep his blood circulating, and
his temperature occasionally soaring
above tho normal, he had failed in
health. and had read with mixed feel
ings of joy, fear and resentment that
the Bad 10y and his dad had arrived
before the hoy would blow in, and no
was trying to decide whether to meet
tho hoy cheerfully and with spirit Of
i resignation, or to meet him with n club;
whether to give him tho glad hand, or
form himself in n column Of fours 10
drive him out when he came.
lAG nav HttAhN'ilfhb'SNtiV -hSh to6
since the boy went away, to be COM
pany for the old singel cat. to hunt
rats In the cellar and 10 watch the
store nights, Tho dog was barking
down cellar, and the old man went down
tho rickety stairs to sec what the trouble
WAS, and while he was down there HELM
+ Ing the dos 10 treo n rat under a sack
OF potatoes, the bad Boy slipped into tho
store, and finding the old man absent,
lle crawled 'under tho counter, curled
UP on q cracker hox, began to snore
as the old mancane up the stairs, fol-
lowed by the dog, with rat In its
mouth. The old man heard the snore,
and wondered IL he had heen entertain
Ing a tramp unfwares, when tho dog
dropped the rat, andp rushing behind the
counter. began to growl,1 and grabbed
the Bad boy by tleaseat OF his trousers
and gave him u good sinking. The boy
set up yell that caused the plaster to
fall, and the old man almost to faint
With excitement. and he Went4to the
door to call a policeman. The boy
Kicked the dog off, and raised up from.
behind the counter causing the old cat
to raise her hack ard spit cotton, md
as the old man saw tile Bad Boy lie
leaned against the showcase. and a
large smile came over his face. and he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
We Are Going 10 Make The Three Last Days Of
May Memorable for the Economically Inclined,
With An Unusual and Extraordinary Price Cutting Sale
New Wash Goods al lJnheard Of Prices.

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12hc. for fine and sheer Printed
orsandes, In new and tasty patterns
and coiorlnes.
Gle. for the finest American Made
oraandles, In the FrenohIest designs
and coorlnas, value 2oc.
1Dc. for otaandy Rage, unusually
fine and sheer and new and tasty
patterns, value Csc.
SILK Organdles, In new and unusual.
ly attractive patterns and colorlngs,
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28

eating raw horscradish and choking and
looking apoplectic, she asked what WAS
boy said Il mad dog just escaped from thu
store, and that the old man had shown
signs ofilmadness ever since; the Girl
gave a yell and rushed out into the
world without her soap. 'Let this BIO
lesson to you to be kind to dumb
animals" said the boy to the old man
as he finished the bottle of horscradish
and put his hands on his stomach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28

puffed away at II, and blew tho smoke
through his nose. II have always want
ed to smoke genuine. Imported cigar
cite. Got O flavor something Ike a
Welsh rabbit, ain't it," and the old man
looked ut the cigarette where the flying
Gee, but / can't go that" and he
threw 1t away, and looked seasitk
Turks always take cheese In their
cigarettes" fald the Bad Boy. They
get smoke and food at the same time.
But II you feel sick, you can go out IN
the. back yard and will wait for yot.p
No. I Will be oil right, said tho old
man. as he got up to walt on n GUS
toner. Here, try glass Of my cider
and he handed the boy n dirty glass
half nlled with cider, which the 10y
drank, and then looked queer at the old
man.
TASTES like It smells going through
the oil belt In Indiana" said the boy,
What's IN III"
Kerosene said the old man. The
Turks like Kerosene In their cider. They
get drink and light, II they touch d
match to their breath. Say, that makes
lis even. Now tell me, what country did
your dad get robbed the most In while
you were abroad ~ y.
well, II was about stand off, said
the boy, MS he made a slip moose on he
end Of a piece OF twine, and was trying
to make 8 hitch over tho bob tail of the
groceryman's dog. with the Idea of, fast
ening n tomato can to the string a little
later, and turning the dog loose DO
YOU know said he to the old man,
that think It Is wrong TO cut off
dogs tail. cause when you tie a tin can
to IT you feel as though you were taking
advantage Of cripple
well, all the countries we visited
robbed dad of all the money he had one
way or another, sooner or later: even
our own country, when we arrived In New
York, took his roll for duty on some little
things he sinuggled, but think the COM
binatioh Of robbers at Carlsbad stuck
together and got the goods off dad In
the most systematic manner. Some way
they got news when we arrived, of tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28

exact amount OF money dad had got out
( OF the bank. and before We had break
fast the fakirs had divided 1t up among
themselves. and each one knew just what
was going to be his share, and It was
Just like getting a check from home for
them. If We were going there again
we would give the money to some par
,icular fakir to divide with the rest, and
then take few swallows of their rot
ten egg water, and get out.
Say. did you ever eat piece OF
custard pie made out OF stale eggsf
Well, that is just about the same as
the Carlsbad water. only the water is
not baked with a raw crust on the bot
tom But the doctor dad consulted was
a peach. Dad asked him how much Of
the water he ought to drink, and the
doctor held counsel with himselt
and said dad might drink all he could
hold. and when dad asked him how much
his cha rges$ We're, he said: Oh, walt
tin YOU are cured SO dad thought he
was not going to charge for his advice,
but after we had drank the water 4 or
ten days. and dad was so weak ne
couldn't brush the flies off his bald spot.
we decided to go to rest cure, and when
we had our tickets bought the doctor
attached our baggage, and had bill
against dad for $3.50 for consultation. ope-.
srations. advice, board and borrowed money
and he had dozen witnesses to prove
every item. Dad paid 1t, but we are
going there once more with II keg OF
dynamite for that doctor. But dad
thinks he got the worth Of his money.
you remember before he went away
he thought the doctors who operated
Eon him for that 'pendicitus left monk-
ey wrench in&hm when they seWed him
up. Well, after he began to drink that
water he found iron rust on the towels
y 1, !, efo, No 1,nlin
the monkey wrench was sweat out Of
him. Say. does your dog like candy?.
30. yes, he eats a little" said the
eroceryman, and the boy tossed a piece
+ Of candy such as he gave the king OF
Spain, with cayenne pepper IN It, 10 the
dog which swallowed It whole, and the
old man said Now. suppose your father
Is cured, YOU will all stay at home for
awhile, and settle down to decent citl-
.xenship, and take an active part IN the
affairs of your city and state? q a..
but what is the matter with the dog 4.
added the old man, as the dog Jumped
sup on all fours looked cross-eyed, and
tried to dig hole in his stomach with
his hind leg. &
20, no. VIC shall never stay home
much more said the Bad Boy, getting
8up on a barrel and pulling his feet up TO
get away from the dog, who was be-
ginning to act queer, You see, DAG
got cured all right. Of few diseases
. that were carrying him off, but he has
taken the Jumps a disease that is in.
durable. When man has the Jumps
he can't stay long In one place. PVT
his life after taking the disease Is one
continual round of packing up and un-
packing, his literature is time cards and
railroad guides. and his meals are large7
ly taken at railroad eating houses, sit
ting on stool, and his sleep Is UNI
certain cat-naps Say, that dog acts as
though the mouthfu ne took out OF my
nnnts under the counter didn't agree
WITH him" added the boy. as the dog
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
New vaLl.aces.

Al entire new lot just I'M, Edges and.
Insertions to match and IN new and
dainty patterns, special values, piece,
35r. .sOr. i,,0c. J.. G0c, =, 7Sc., S'c.. 81
New Round. Mesh Walls, With lnser.
tions toftmatohI IN entirely new and
very d lr,sy. oesl gr,s 81 8 70, s1.oO
to- PteCe Il 81. I. !: b ~. 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28

4 g. +. Z
you better take something right now,
sfor that dog is mad, and insabout two
minutes he is going to begin 10 SNAP
at people, and there Is no death so
terrible as death from mad dog bite.
Gee, but wouldn't be IN your place
for n million dollars, t4 And the boy
stood up on. the barrel, and was be-
3glnnlngtto yell mad dog, when the old
man asked what he could take to make
him immune from tho bite Of mad
dog.
Fiat bottle of horseradlsh,'" said the
boy as he reached over to the shelves
ana got bottle, and pulled the cork.
"Emlnent scientists agree that horse
radlsh is the only thing That VIII get me
system In shape to withstand ana throw
off the mad dog virus" and he handed
the old man the bottle tles whS 4, began fga nd e
GOT down from the barrel and let tho
dog ont doors, and he made. yhee-llno
for the lake. I, 4,
tiles q water dog, all right said the
hoy, ana as n servant girl came IN to
buy some, soap, and saw the old man
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
aid: Gee, whiz! where did you get

said: Gee, whiz! where did you get
on?"
tThe porter was not in. so | turned in
the first lower berth | came to-, said
the Bad Boy, as lie jumped over the
counter and grabbed the old man
by tho arm and shook his hand until
1t nched, 'Introduce me to your friend,
I the dog, who seems to have acquired an
appetite for pants" and the Bad Boy
got behind the old man and kicked Mt
the dog, who was barking as though
lie had a cat on the fence,
Get out. Tige" said the old man. as
he pushed the dog away. "You have
got to get used 70 this young heathen.H
yanu he Rugged the rlght-ookIng, we'll
dressed boy as though he was proud OF
him,
What are good fat rats selling for
8now?' asked the hoy, as his eye fell
OF the cellar. II did not know you
5had5added n meat market to your gro-
Gerry, Now, In Paris, tho rat business
Is n very important Industry, but !
didn't know tho people ate them here.
What do you retail them nt?"
70, gel @out. ] don't sell lats" said
the old man. Indignantly, ~ got this
has proved himself more useful than any
hoy / ever saw. Say, come and sit
down by the stove, and tell me all about
your trip, as your letters to mo were
not very full Of information How Is
your fathers health?"
Dad sis the health!est man instAmer-
Ca" said the boy, as he handed the old
man Turkish cigarette, With piece
4 OF cheese understh tobacco about half
an inch from where the old man lighted
at With match dad Is all right, ex-
Scept his back, He slept four nights
With q cork llfeg prcseryer strapped to
his back, coming over, and no has got
curvature OF the spine, but tho doctor
has strapped board to dads back. and
says when his back warps back to fit
the board he will he sound again.
Say this is a genuine Turkish cigar
cite, Isn't it?' said the old man. MS he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
Climatic Changes in Nile Valley

The Nile Valley in Egypt has experienced res
marknble climatic changes since the coraplt-
ton by the British OF The great, Assqnan irr-
cation system, and there have been electrical
storms OF ~ character hitherto unknown 10
the country, during one 0f which the liheyhrsn
pyramid, as WAS cubied weeks ago, WAS struck
by ightning, an occurrence that has never
before been recorded. 3S&t li1'1f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
States Within States.

German universities have especial priv
ilcges aud laws Of their own, and were
founded as little states within 4 State.
with Jurisdiction within certain limits,
ton endcayored to ahnul these, But the
measure caused such n storm of protest
that he has abandoned the attempt en-
tirely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
New White Goods at Lille Figures.
Mercerized Madras
and Damasks.

Light weights, In new and very eff
feetlve patterns. values 75c. and SOC.
special zoe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
.PECk'S BAD.BOY ABROAD

The Bad Boys Return Home.
He Treats His Uncle ITO a
Turkish Cigarette-He Meets
IL. the New Dog and Feeds Him
Cayenne Pepper The Grocer
man Eats Bottle OF Horse
radish.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-02
A Living
Monument.

Ii we were to assemble all
those who have been cured of
heart disease by DR.. Miles
Heart Cure, and who would
to-day be in their graves had
not DR.. Miles been successful
in perfecting this wonderful
heart specific, they would pop
ulate a large city.
What a remarkable record
a breathing. thinking, moving
monument, composed of human
lives,-that for which every
other earthly possession is sac
rifced.
The Miles Medical CO. re-
ceive thousands of letters from
these people like the following:
81 feel indebted to the, DR.. Miles.
the attention Of others suffering as I
did to this remarkable remedy for the
heart. For a long time had suffered
1IirtGtmI s e shGttness pai G5 nrea'h q, a afe he ary
and at times terrible pain in the region
OF the heart. so serious that l feared
that l would some time drop dead upon
the street. One day ! read one OF your
circulars. and Immediately went to
my druggist and purchased two bot
according to directions, with the
result that ! am entirely cured. Since
then l never miss an opportunity to
recommend this remedy to my friends
a travelling advertisement, for I am
widely known In this locality"
j. H.. BOWMAN,
Manager Of Lebanon Democrat.
Nashville. Tenn.
Dr.. Miles Heart Cure 10 cold BY
your druggist, VIII WIii guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit. II it falls
no will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-02
Missouri Pacific Time Card.
Mo. Pacific Excursion Rates.

St. Joseph, Mo. May 81 to %, 500 for
round trip. Return limit May y.
TT. Worth, Texas, May 10Th to 18th,
$3.50 for round trip. Return limit June
18th.
St. Louis, May 18TH to 22nd, $50 for
round trip, return limit May 9th.
Homeseekers dates are first and third
Tuesdays in each month until Dec. 1905.
Rates one fare plus S2.OO for the round
trip, return limit 81 days.
Milwaukee, Wis. June IS to 10, $500
for round trip, return limit June 10Th,
limit can be extended to July 18th by
depositing ticket at Milwaukee Office and
payment of 80 cents to joint agent.