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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12
WoRTHINC

q T>HIs week completes the arrivals Of Shoes. The
s. stock is complete and we want to say
s. never had bigger, better line We sell the
I best kinds of footwear and you buy shoes here
VI and they don't well as you think they ought
ready to give pair for each pair that goes
z wrong There is no other way to buy shoes.
Z Ladies' Shoes
Il The matchless QUEEN QUALITY shoes for women
There is no other just good. You who have worn
Queen Quality know this. Perfection in ladies foot
Il is embodied in these lines.
8 Bernhilda shoes for women $500. Perfection at
s the price. We have splendid trade this SHOE
The STYLE lit and wearing QUANTITIES are what makes
them just the shoe for those who do not want to pay
than this price. styles All sizes and Widths
= Complete in all styles. Russett oxfords,
patent leather and kid skim Let fit your boy girl
q out in shoes. We do it to please you.
WALK OVER shoe for men is certainly the acme Of
shoes The best and newest Styles the best wear
ing qualities, and the way Walk Over shoe fits
mend them to particular shoe buyers. Call and see
y them.
4 We have other shoes for at almost any price
4 you want to pay. No matter what you pay you may
be sure of getting your moneys worth.
Clothing
8 We are doing the biggest clothing business have
experienced. Let us try to fit You in suit. We
4 please you At any rate You owe it to
4 yourself to look over our stoOck before You buy.
Grocery Department.
A new shipment of the famous OccIDENT flour just
arrived Ask your friends about this flour. We guar
Il antee it to be better than any other -four
A special lot of canned peaches this week. Fancy
California goods at exceptional low price for this
& class of goods
4 Did you ever try CHEF baking powderf The excel
lence of this powder at the price sell it will be
revelation to YOU 1t is our own brand, put up ex-
pressy for and know the purity of the materials
which go to make it. and 10 cents per
Worthngtons ROYAL CROWN MIXED TEA put up
in quarter pound packages will interest tea drinkers
4 who appreciate quality. 12c per package.
I Base Ball Supplies
A complete stock of Reach and Spalding goods.
Mits, gloves, balls bats, and everything you need to
3 play the great American game The prices are lower
than you have been used to.
e. II. WORTHINGTON & SON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12

Louis weissenbruch. of Belgium is one
of the delegates to the Railway Congress.
In explanation of the Governments own
ing the railroads in his country. Mr..
Weissenbruch said today. 1.-THE construc-
ton Of railways in Belgium began in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12

At the opening session of the Railway
Congress. Vice-president Fairbanks made
an appropriate speech of welcome and
was replied to by Ernest Gerard of Bel
gsnm. who paid tribute to. President
Roosevelt as well as to the elected active
president of the Congress for its seventh
session, the sessions occurring once in FIVE
years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12
Base Ball Supplies

A complete stock of Reach and Spalding goods
Mits gloves balls, bats, and everything you need
play the great American game. The prices are lowe
than you have been used to-
e. II. WORTHINGTON & SON.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
DIED on TIE TRAIN
Mr.. J. S. Pender Fall Asleep Oh the
Yadkin Train and Fails TO Wake.

Aboard the Yadkin train when it ar
rived in Salisbury last night about I
O'Clock, was a man apparently asleep
Efforts were made to awake him by
the conductor and several others. but
without avail. Thinking that he wa:
only asleep, the man was left in the
train. Capt. Crumley knew the man
and allowed him to be left alone.
This morning it was discovered that
Mr.. Pender was dead.
Coroner Dorset was summoned and
examined the man. He pronounced
that his death was caused by failure OF
the heart.
Mr.. Fender boarded the train at Nor
wood, and Mr.. Crumley says that ne
fell asleep shortly after the train left
Gold Hill. He was in good health and
talked freely with the conductor on
the trip before going to sleep or sud
denly dying as the case might be-
Salisbury Sim
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

appear in a conciliatory role tomorrow
may possibly be inferred from the fol-
lowing:
The time for the sitting Of the con-
ference tomorrow was not set when the
adjournment was taken on Wednes-~
day. This evening Mr.. Witte. through
his secretary, notified the Japanese
mission that lie was ready to meet it
in the morning at 9:30. The Japanese,
after consultation, demurred, on the
ground that the minutes OF the last
meeting would not be ready in time.
Therefore, at their request. the meet
ing was set for , o'clock in the after
noon. Information received at a late
hour indicates that President Roosa-
velts efforts are not exhausted, that
lie is still in communication with To-
kio and st. Petersburg. Tomorrow's
meeting, consequently is likely not to
prove decisive. 1t probably will be
perfunctory and some pretext probably
will be found to adjourn over until
Monday or Tuesday.
At midnight no message had reach
ed Mr.. Witte from the President and it
was regarded as practically certain
that an adjournment would be taken
tomorrow until Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
NEW ANGLO-JAP,NEsE TREATY
Broader in Some Respects and More
Limited in Others. Than the Old
Treaty.

London. August 25.-The Asso-
Iciated Press has good reason for stat
ling that a new Anglo-Iapanese treaty
|of alliance has been signed. The for
|eign Office declines to give official con-
lfrmation or denial, but the Associated
Press understands that the treaty vas
signed some days ago.
The new treaty is broader in scope
Jim some respects than the former
notably where it includes the
recognition by Great Britain of a
Japanese protectorate owe Korea and
ION other points which Ii was not nee
to include in the old treaty. In
some respects the new treaty contains
Limitations rs compared with the old
treaty. For Instance, the latter con-
a clause TO the effect that in
lease of n combination of the powers
against Great Britain, Japan would
be obliged to assist her ally. while the
clause in the new treaty only requires
the assistance of Japan SO far AZ
British colonies in the Far East and
the Pacific are concerned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
ONLY BASIS Fer COMPROMISE
Russia Not to Pay Indemnity but to
Purchase Part of Sakhaiin. ut Il Sum
to be Determined Later

st. I'etersb burg. August 26.-Evety-
body in st. Petersburg is awaiting the
developments of today in the peace
moves. and hoping hat a compromise
is being effected. the most likely basis
of which il is believed would be no in
denlnity. but 4 payment for Sakhalin
to &c left for future adjustment.
In fact it was asserted Yesterday IN
an exceptionally We'll informed quar-
ter that this was the only possible
basis fer q compromise.
TIE he. jef is expressed in some
quarters that there will be no session
at Portsmouth today. and the Asso-
ciated Press is informed on excellent
authority that a further adjournment
as it would hat serious efforts
locking to a compromise were con-
timing.
III to S o'clock last evening AM
bassador Meyer had received no mes
sage from Washington. The idea that
President Roosevelt might again COM
nIunicate with the emperor. through
the Americ an ambassador. finds cred
enCe in certain official quarters. The
exchange of telegramS between Ports
mCu.h and the fcreign office cOntin-
EeS. but the nature of these dispatches
is a most carefully guarded secret.
It can he asserted. however. on the
best authority. hat any SUGGESTION to
Russia from any source whatever. that
she assent to the payment of indem-
nifty would be most unWelcome-
though a sincere desire for peace
leaves her open for the suggestion of
a compromise on other grounds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Former Associate Stafsfcian Holmes
Indicted.
INVOLVED IN REPORT LEAKAGE
Two Indictments Cover ti,c Charges
Against Holmes. Frederick A. Peck.
Ism and Moses naas-Holmc> WIFE
Appear in Washington Today tn
Answer to the Indictment.

Washington, August 25.-Edwin s.
until recently the associate statistician
of the department of agriculture, but
who was dismissed as an outcome OF
the investigation into the leakage In
the cotton crop reports has been in
dicted by the grand jury on Il charge
of conspiracy TO defraud the govern
ment. This announcement was made
tonight by United States District At
torney Morgan III. Beach. just after he
had returned from New York city,
where he has been instrumental in
causing the arrest of Frederick A.
reckham. the New York broker AT
Saratoga, and Moses Haas, OF New
York.
There are two indictments covering
the charges against the three men.
Mr.. Beach said tonight that Holmes
who has been away from Washington
for some time, and whose whereabouts
have not been generally known, will
be here tomorrow morning to answer
to the indictment.
Section 540 of the revised statutes,
under which Holmes is indicted, and
which it is understood forms the
gravamen of the charge against the
three men. provides that if two or
more persons consoire either to COM
NIT any 0ffense against the United
States Or to defraud the United States
in any manner, and one or more of such
parties do any act to effect the object
such conspiracy shall be liable to a
penalty of no less than 81 900 and not
more than $4,000 and to imprisOn-
ment of not more than two years.
The report of the secret service
agents into the charges alleging that
advance Information regarding the
cotton crop reports had been given to
cotton brokers in New York, asserted
Sat Holmes had communicated adj
vance information to l.. G. VanRiper,
New York broker, and Moses Haas,
of New York, who Mr.. VanRiper said
acted as a go-between in conveying
information from Holmes to other
New York brokers.
After the submission of the report
of the secret service agents, Holmes
was promptly dismissed and later the
testimony taken by them was turned
over to the department of justice with
a view to the criminal prosecution OF
the persons alleged to be involved in
the Leakage"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
ONLY HOPE VIII EMpEHORS
Determining Factors i'm the Peace Ne
eOtiatioDs. Which. Are Proceeding
Through President Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay. August 25.-Two en-
rcrors. the one at ct. Petersburg and
he other at Toxic. are the determin-
irg factors in the pending "a ego
tiations. Although r negotiations
temporarily are suspended at Ports
mouth. they are proceeding actively
through President Roosevelt ut Saga
more Hill. He is in practically cor
slant communication with the st. Pc
tersbure and Toxic governments. By
both Of the warning nations his good
Offices have been sought. AMI his eff
forts to bring their Observation-Disclosures
into accord and thus a failure
of the peace confer enco are unremit-
tug.
Early in the day the President had
ar. extended conference with Baron
Kancko. the recognized confidential
agent CT the japanese government in
this Neither the President
nor Baron KanekO would discuss the
nature of the interview. While the
Earon's expressed views of the a
negotiations were not optimistic he
left a distinctive impression that the
last word by no means had been
SPOKEN. and that o Of a successful
issue of the conference still was strong
He protested hat Japan had no wish
to do anything to humiliate Russia.
hut expressed the belief h a the jap
anrse terms were quite reasonable and
that no further concessions would be
made.
After the departure Of Baron Kan
exc. President Roosevelt was engaged
with Acting Secretary Barnes for two
hours in consideration of dispatches
received and in the preparation of
those to be sent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
Emperor's Reply to the President.
STEAMER BLANCHE SUNK
Collides With Steamer Neuse-Ail OH
Board We're Rescued.

New Berne, y. c. August 25.-During
a dense fog today the 81 ton local
freight and passenger steamer Blanche
OF this city was sunk near Johnsoa
Point, about 6 miles below New Berne,
through collision between her and
the 100 ton steamer Neuse, Of the Nor
folk and Southern railroad company.
The Blanche was struck on the side
about half way between her bow and
middle part, and cut through the keel
She remained impaled on the bow OF
the Neuse which gave opportunity to
rescue all the crew and passengers I'M
injured, after which the Neuse freed
herself by backing away and The
Blanche went down. The Blanche was
worth about $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

st. Petersburg, August Z6.-2.2O a. IN.
According to information coming from
a member Of the imperial family, The
Associated Press learns hat a dispatch
was sent to M. Witte yesterday which
is considered at Peterhof as Offering d
decided hope of peace. The Slovo's
Portsmouth correspondent, reporting
the arrival of an eagerly expected des-
patch, quotes VI. Witte as saying that
his endeaVOr to influence st. PETERSBURG
was more successful than he expected.
The correspondent adds that there is
ground for hope, as an agreement in
principle has been reported and the
question now hinges on the amount of
the sum.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
TIE NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER
Rollins Making Up His Stah-Wake
Road Law to he Tested i'm Court.
Report on State Swamp Lands
Charters by the State.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, y. c., August 25.-Tests liz
Wake county's new road law. Persons
refusing to comply with it contend that
it discriminates in favor of residents
OF incorporated towns, and against
.c~ountrymen.
Republican State Chairman Thomas
Rollins left for Asheville this after
noon. He will return Monday and ask
the Governor to pardon a twelve year
old white boy convicted of aiding his
mother in numbering a man in Madison
She is in the penitentiary for
life. The boy is in for twelve years.
They have been there four years.
Rollins is delighted at the number Of
subscribers for bis republican paper at
greensboro, about three hundred being
obtained here. Howard Banks will be
the managing editor. Gordon Cilley.
formerly OF Lenoir. will ii Is under
stood, come from Philadelphia TO be
on the staff of the paper.
Lessee s. y. Schloss. OF the Academy
of Music. has compromised for $500 n
five thousand dollar damage suit,
brought by the widow Of a negro hack
imam who last spring stumbled u fell
Through a gallery window to the
breaking his neck.
Bids for the construction OF the Ma
sonic temple mere will be opened at
IGreensboro tomorrow, by Grand Mas
ter Liddell, and other members Of the
committee.
Sylvester Peele. of Berte county, has
been employed by the state board OF
TO investigate and report
upon the great tract of swamp lands
as the Angola Bay lands, in or
der 4 ascertain the area and charac-
ter. As soon as the information Is Sc
these lands will be put upon the
market. No one knows the area Of the
state swamp lands.
Charters are granted the Southern
Vineyard Company of Edenton, capital
stock $4,000. stockholders Edward
|Wienter and others, the purpose being
to grow grapes. truck, etc The East
4ern Cotton Oil Co, at Hartford, E. V,
Perry and other stockholders, capital
So, 900, TO make oil and fertiiiz-
ers: the McAlulIen Lumber Co, OF
Hereford. s. NJ. McMullen. and others
stockholders, 10 make many articles
from wood. capital stock being $4,000
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
CRISIS AGAIN NEAR
Peace Conference May Break
Up To-day.
PRESIDENT STILL At WORK
He is in Communication With Toxic
and St. Petersburg.

Seem on the Verge of 10
Final Rupture, but Factors Are at
Work That Nav Change the Situa-
ton Observation-Disclosures From
Both Governments Show "a Deter
mined Attitude Not to YieId--Tbe
ENJOYS Meet Again Today. but it is
Probable That M, Adjournment Will
be Taken Until Monday or Tuesday.
Beth Sides are Anxious for Peace
and it Seems to be Il Question Of
Words and Money
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

q Remarkable Story That VIII he Told
Governor Higgins. I'm Effort 70 Sc
curc tic Pardon OF a Young Man
Theft.
New York, August 25.-As strange a
story as that constituting the plot Of
any novel will be told to Governor Hlg-
gins Of New York By a New York city
when ne endeavrs to secure the
pardon Of a ran who chose to serve
a sentence of 3 years imprisonment
in Sing Sing prison. for theft. OF which
he was innocent. TO shield the name Of
q woman from scandal. Carl Fisher
Hansen. the lawyer said today he
would al III C appeal for the pardon
OF the prisoner. whose name he would
not reveal, at the request of the ona
whose reputation the prisoner had say
ed al the expense Of his own liberty.
The woman, Air. Fisher Hansen said,
had visited his office within a few days
and said that her husband had just
died and hat she Eow wanted 10 do
justice 10 the prisoner. They had been
friends, and more than a year ago
when her husband returned unexpecs-
eddy. he caught the other running away
To ave her from scandal. the man con-
fessed that he had broken into her
room TO steal. Whereupon he was ar
and is now in Sing Sing.
The prisoner, said Mr.. Ftsner-Har-
sen was a young college student whD
disappeared from n OF the colleges
when he was arrested.
Il will not say whether IL was Hay-
ward, Yale or Princeton" said the law
yer. No one has ever known what be-
came of him. as he was tried and s7n-
fenced under AL assumed name.
The woman in the case has also pad
a penalty for her ind~iscretion, as a ser
want who knew of the affair has col
lected $50, 900 il blackmaii from her
within a few years. She is a member
of one Of the best of the old families
of New York and her late husband
owned several factories in New Jersey.
The lawyer added that he expected a
signed statement from the woman and
would then investigate the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

TRIP IN SUBMARINE
President Makes Descent in
Long Island Sound.
ON BOARD THE PLUNGER
Greatly Impressed With the Boat and
Way She Was Handled.

Of tl,e Boat Were Explain
cd Icy Lieutenant Nelson, Com
mandrr of tlsc plunger-TI. Boat
Was Tut Through Different Ma
Tneuycrs and Size Ct.nducr.al Herself
in Il Splendid Manncr-At One Time
the PluI,gcr Remained Submerged
for Fifty Minu1cs-Altogctilcr the
President Was On I:OarI for Three
Hours,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

Jofesm;th-"Mv picture has been
published i'm all the leading newsDao-
ers." Rlacksnith-"Ts hat SOP And
were ycU paid for the testimonials. or
were you really cured Of something?
Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

Mr.. F. Nash DeRosset is here on a
visit TO his parents Col. and Mrs. W.
IL. deRosset. Mr.. deRosset was re-
GENTLY elected to the Office of assistant
secretary Of the American Cigar Com
ipany-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
THE U

Regular Fall Term Begins Monday.
The Educational CamDaigri-Geu-
eral Glenn Back at His POSTPAID
Behavior Of First Regiment Men i'm
Camp at Ci,arlotte-Actisitv m
Building and Loan Matters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

The only reason the nights are not
made hideous by the noise OF moslui-
toes in the neighborhood of the cotton
compress is because they r too busy
biting to sing.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

The question now is who will Sena-
tor Burton. of Kansas, pair with while
he is in iail.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

them instead OF
allowing them
to be forced to
the surface
hroug the
skin. S. S. S. is
the greatest OF
all tonics for
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
Reported Interview With LanisdorH
Declared False.

St. Petersburg. August 25.-Re-
srecting The statement published in
the United States to the effcc: that
Count Lansdorff. the Russian foreign
minister had been interviewed and de-
clared that Russia would not pay q
war indemnity under any guis2 to ia
pan. the foreign office this morning
declares officially and categorically
hat Count I.amsdorff has received no
CORRESPONDENT and given no inter-
view. Nevertheless. the foreign office.
through its recognized press represen-
tative. maintains its attitude and rc-
iterates it's official u~tterances that
Russia will not paw such indemnity.
EmperOT's Reply to the President.
Portsmouth. August 2s.-Tha AS
scciated Press is permitted TO an
rornce that Emperor Nicholas reply
TO President Rooscvelt's 1atcst appeal
was partially responsive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
PURE BLOOD
NSURES 4 CLEAR SKIN

When Eczema, Acne, letter. PinlpIes,
or other skin diseases make their appear
ance it IS a sure sign that the blood is
filed with hurnors and burning acids.
These being forced through the pores
and glands burn and blister the skin, p:o-
ducing the eruptions which are usually
accompanied with intense itching, and
are d:shguriug and humil.a;ing.
Years ago my blood was bad, as evil
aenced by skin eruptions on diHereKt
parts Of the body, and other symptoms,
so [ concluded TO try s. s. s., knowing it
to be highly s2cken OF. After using q
number of bottles-do not remember now
just how much-my blood WAS thor
oughl purified and enriched and I was
relieved of all eruptions and manifesto
ions OF impure blood. Ibelieve 8. 8. 8.
to be an excellent blood medicine, and
would do well to use it. They viii find
it q perfect cure as it proved to be in my
case. MRS. C.. Z. SHOEMAKER.
Alliance, o., Sic e. Patterson st.
While external treatment relieves TEN
porarily it does not reach the real cause
of the disease, because it does not go into
the blood. S. S. S., a perfect blood pu-
ruier. neutraiizes these acids and humors,
and by strengthening and toning up the
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, the natural
channels of bodily waste, disposes of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29

building up the entire system, increasing
the appetite and helping the digestion.
S. S. S. cures all skin diseases promptly
and permanently. leaving the skin soft
and smooth. Only bv keeping the blood
pure can we hope Il have a clear skin.
Book on Skin Diseases and any medical
advice you may wish free of charge.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
Truth STRANGER THAN FICTION

Remarkable Story That VIII he Told
Governor Higgins. I'm E6nrt TO Sc
curc tic Pardon OF a Youn. Man
Serving Sentence in Sin. Sing for
Theft.