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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
CENTER ALONE STANDS FIRM.
kuropatkin's Army Bent Back Like a
Bow-Fate of the Army Hangs in
tho Balance.

st. Petersburg. March 8, 2:3C a. IN.
The fate of General K~uropatkin and
his army hangs in the balance today,
depending on the result of the fight
ing almost in the outskirts Of Mukden.
AT last reports this morning the fight
ing vent well for the Russians. who
beat back the wave that threatened
to roll over Mukden as it had rolled
over the Notifications at Port Arthur,
but nothing is known as to what is
going on beyond the line of breakers.
The imminence of the peril on the
west wing has withdrawn attention
from the operations on the center and
left, where the lighting has been ex-
tremely heavy, and on the left especi-
ally. where the Japanese gains are
sufficiently great to u TO appre-
hension TO themselves.
Military critics here point out that
the japanese have put themselves in
. critical position by the extreme G
tension of their lines. laying them
selves open. as they did at Lao Yang
To the possibility of a most effective
eounterstroke ard probabie defeat il
General Kuropatkin should be able te
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT.
To be- Continued Under Former Law
Because of Failure OF Congress tn
Pass New Act.

Washington, March lowing to the
failure Of Congress to provide new beg
islation for the government of the ma
zone. Secretary Taft was confronted
with the question as TO whether he
could continue to administer the affairs
OF the canal zone. This question he
today decided in the affirmative. A
statement issued by the war depart
ment quotes a supreme court decision
In the case of civil government install
ed by h military in California and
New Mexico when Congress failed to
provide for It's administration. to the
effect that the inference from the mac
ton OF Congress vas that h govern
ment I'm force was meant to be contin-
ued until il a been legislaa veiy
changed. Following this precedent tho
government of h canal zone win con-
tinue to be administered according TO
the laws and executive orders now IN
force. and General Davis has beer ca
bled accordingly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10

There was no cessation of the fighting
between the Russian and japanese ar
mics in Manchuria yesterday. Russian
reports state that at a distance the
tide of battle in the immediate vicinity
of Mukden seemed to be ebbing. The
most that the war critics al st. Peters
General kuropatkin has succeeded in
~Ie-establishing his line of retreat in
the direction of Hardin. Word has
reached New Chwang which, however,
has no confirmation from other sources,
tnat the Japanese are already north OF
Nukden with a large force and tina
the Russians are re-facing a disastrous
defeat. There appears to be a posi-
'Eiity that General Kuropatkin has
drawn off a portion of his army from
the center and sem it to reinforce the
divisions engaged in thanking move
ments. Genera Kaulbars, the most
trusted of General Kuropatkin's officers
is personally in command of the Rus
sian forces in the triangle. between the
railway and the Hun river, which vital
position the Japanese have been assail-
ing for several days. Russian reports
admit that 12,O 900 men have been wound:
ed, but make no mention Of the num-
Ter of killed and at the same time as
sert nat the japanese lost sc, 900 in
killed or wounded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
THE RATTLE CONTINUES.


st. Petersburg, March General
Kuropatkin I'm n dispatch from the
front dated March 5th says:
"The situation on the Mukden front
remains quiet. On the left flank on
the right bank of the Hun river near
Machiapu the japanese this morn
ing resumed tho offensive u~nsuccess-
fully. Two attacks were repulsed.
The battle continues %northward OF
M~achiapu. All are showing the great
est bravery. In the center our posi-
lions on the Shakhe river so far as
Shahopao are refined. Night attacks
on Putiloff and Vovogorod hills were
beaten off. We counter attacked this
morning and captured two machine
guns The japanese during the night
attacked Kandolisan. All the assaults
were repulsed. An attack on Caotu
pass at Ii o'clock last night was beat
en- off. The night was quiet on tho
extreme left flank"
With the Japanese Left Armies, via
Fushan Sunday March 5, Noon.-The
left wing of the force is continuing
its advance In the direction of Mukdcn
and west of the railroad. The Rus
sian center near the railroad began
retiring last night, the Japanese adj
vancing on a hill and capturing If
teen guns. including howitzers and
machine guns. The Russian loss in
estimated at 5000 and that Of the
Japanese at under 500. The Russian
counter attacks south OF the river
were unsuccessful.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
launch ! column aralns. . weak :.nl

launch q column against q weak INK
In the chain.
In other respects the situation also
making a costly .demonstra-
ton for an opportunity to admins
ter q telling blow.
The Pussian losses on both Of the
TANKS are conceded TO be enormous.
but il Is claimed that defenders OF the
center suffered comparatively little by
the Japanese bomhardment and beat
ing OF the japanese attack.
The attacks delivered by General
Nogi's soldiers were marvellous in
view OF the forced marches which
they made for six days. recalling the
records of Stonewau Jackson's foo.
cavalry" They entered the battle
witt, the greatest dash and tough. day
after day with vigor. hut those OF
them who were taken prisoners drop
ped to III ground utterly exhausted
and hardly able to speak. They had
not eaten for two days, which &C
counts in part for their utter fatigue.
General Kuropatkin's line OF COM
munications has not been touched,
though Ii is In extreme jeopardy Ills
right flank is bent SO sharply back
ward thai Ii may ~necessitate the a
donment of the Poutiloff and Novo-
gorod Hills, to which the Russians are
still firmly clinging. The Russian
left has also been so sharply repuisel
that a correspondent compares the
entire position to the letter c. The
Jananese possibly are pushing north
ward at tangcnts with both fanss.
A hopeful sign is the postponement
until tomorrow of the grand council
OF war. which was to have met at
Tsahskoe-Selo today. This lends color
TO reports that the general situation
has somewhat improved. The coun-
Gil was called to discuss the retire
ment on Tie Pass, but the action of The
Japanese had made a retreat far moro
difficult than that at Lao Yang. where
but one flank was rolled back.
MASTER STROKE BY NOGI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
DAY OF DESPERATE FIGHTING
Heroic Stand Of Russians RESPONSE
BILE for Repulse of the japanese.

Mukden. Sunday, March 5.-A COR
respondent If the Associated Press has
just returned from spending the en-
tire time March 4th with the Russian
vanguard on n right flank, where
General Nogi is attacking desperately,
especially at Machiapu, where there
is a crossing of the Hun river four
miles below the railroad, He says all
the Japanese attack March 4th were
repulsed but only owing to the most
heroic fighting which was renewed
this morning.
The vast plain of the Lao Yang
and Hun river valleys presented a
brilliant panoramic scene. The day
being clear and sunny the movements
on both sides were distinctly visible
except when clouds of yellow dust
raised by the gusty west wind swirled
down and hid the shifting ines Of in
fantry. Charge followed charge, at
tack, repulse and counter attack, the
japanese fighting viciously for every
foot Of ground and clinging TO every
Chinese cottage and mud wall. the
only covers I'm the rich bottom land.
Every village was the scene OF strug-
giles rivaling the famous LaHaye Saint
at Waterloo. One regiment was led
20 the attack by Colonel Koukerin
who was wounded in the foot Febru-
airy 18th and directed the operations
from a litter
The villages of Samoudyapu and
Lanshanpu were taken and rstaken
several times. Lanshanpu finally pass.
ing into the hand OF the japanese
March 4th. The japanese used hand
grenades emitting a suffocating gas.
From the front and left flank the
reports are OF an encouraging nature
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10

4 desperate attack OF the japanese
today on PoutIlon hin resulted most
t~ragically to them, the Russian artfI-
fery turning lines or Japanese into
heaps OF bleeding bodies which the
survivors quickly converted into
nreastworks from which they were
driven by a bayonet charge.
The attack CO the Japanese imperial
guards divisions. according 10 reports
from General zassalitch. crumbled
before the brilliant defense Of the ST.
berian sharpsnooterx.
On the left General Linevitch holds
he hills stuhbornly. Il IL even said
that he has made n counter attack
IN has retaken some redouhtx ana
had advanced O few miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
GREEN AND GAYNoR LOCKED u
Await Further Extradition Pro.
cecdings.

Montreal, March 5.-Chief Detective
Carpenter, having in custody Gaynor
No attempt was made to detain the
prisoners in Quebec MIR. Carpenter al
onoe took Gaynor and Greene / Judge
LaFontaine's residence.
Judge LaFontaine renanded EaynoT
and Greene in the custody of Chief
Carpenter nth Monday morning, and
they We're locked up in the detectives
headquarters The prisoners apparent
~ were deeply affected by the arrest
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
NORTHERN SECURITIES CO.,
Wins the Case as to the Distribution
Of the Stock.

Washington March s.-The Supreme
court Of the United states today affirm
cd the decision OF the circuit our OF
appeals for the Third circuit IN the
case OF Hartman vs. the Northern Sc
trsbution Of the shares of the Northern
Securities Company. the decision -
favorable 10 h company.
The decision u the court WAS an
|nounced by Chief Justice Fuller. He
delivered no written opinion. hut said
thar one would be fled later. There
was no dissenting opinion
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
Terrific Encounters OC-
Cur Between the Two
Armies.
A SUCCESSES

Already North of Mukden. With a
Large Force and that KrIropatkin
is Facing a Disastrous Defeat-Rus-
sian War Critics Hope that the Line
OF Retreat in the Direction OF Har-
ben Has Been notwithstanding
Result Of the Great Conflict Is Tx
pected I'd be Determined Soon-Al-
ready the Losses Are Very Great.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
RUSSIANS ARE RETIRING.


General Okn's Headquarters in
Field. March 4: 2 p. m. via Fushars
delayed In transmissionp-Since last
Friday night the japanese left. which
Is now extending north and south has
advanced several miles. The Rus
slams are ~retreating in great disorder.
The japanese extreme left Is now ff-
teen miles northwest OF Mukden and IL
advancing rapidly.
The escape Of the main Russian
forces seem impossible. II Is already
estimated that the Russians have lost
over 10. eao men.
The Russians are throwing away
arms and clothing I'm order TO
facilitate their escape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of State
Senate and House
Yesterday.
SESSION ENDS

Appropriation Finally Passes for
Jamestown Observation-Disclosures
School Bill Fails to Pass the Senate.
Praise for the Lieutenant Governor
and the Speaker of the House.
Final Action of Remaining Matters.
A Jolly Half Hour Brings the House
Session to a Close.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10

ton bill reducing the appropriation
from $500 o ito $4,000 With a provision
that the United States should appropr:-
ate a mkllion dollars.
The resolution of thanks to eWs
paper reporters was adopted. Also n
to the clerks, pages and laborers and
the lady s~tenographers. A joint reso-
luton was adopted asking the estab-
hshment- of a sub-postoffice at the cap
itol during next session of the Legisla-
ture. The bill was taken up to increase
the salary of Chief Clerk Norwood, in
the office of the secretary of state from
81, 900 tic ST. 200. Mason spoke in supper.
Of this while Foushee, Burton, Long
of Iredell and Wright opposed it. Tur-
ner. Fleming and Duls then speaking
i'm its favor and Sinclair i'm opposition.
who moved that bl be referred to conn
mittee. This motion was opposed by
Webb n failed. The bill passed Is to
9, and at one-forty the president an
nounced it was noon and Senate should
adjourn
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Speaker Guion called the House to
order at 9 O'Clock.
TO ARRANGE THE CODE
On motion of MI. Feinster the House
went into election of two members on
the part of the House to act in concur
renee with one on h part of the Sen-
ate to act as the legislative committee
to receive and arrange a code in &C
~cordance with the section of the same
providing therefore. Mr.. Murphy, Of
Rowan nominated Warren, Of Jones'
Stickley. of Cabarrus nominated Red
wine. Feinster said he would like to
see both gentlemen named on commits
sion, but there was no member OF the
House who was better qualified to do
this work and he therefore nominated
the man who was better qualified to do
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
Crimes and Criminals.

Anton Westmarll shot and fatally
wounded his wife at her parents home
at Dubuque, Iowa, and blew out his
own brains. Jealousy was the cause.
Robert Balla. under arrest at Juneau
Alaska, for numbering William Deppe
on Fox island on Jan. 2, is alleged to
be Charles r. Names, an attorney, for
merly of Battle Greek, Mich.
Morris Rothschild, well-known
racetrack man of Chicago, committed
suicide at a Los Angeles hotel by
shooting. He left a note saying he
killed himself because of i'll health.
Mrs. Chadwick will be tried at Cleve.
land on the charge of conspiracy, as
covered by section $40 of the federal
statutes. This is the same section un.
der which Machen, Beavers and other
postoffice officials were recently tried.
Owen Kelley, wholesale grocer and
capitalist of Philadelphia, who has
been arrested at Los Angeles, CAL, ad.
| mits that he is the man wanted, and
| that the shortage in his accounts with
| the Continental Trust company ex.
ceeds $4,000.
While temporarily insane, Jame.
Estes, farmer living at Marshall, a
! small town near Guthrie, Okla, muir.
| dered his wife and daughter. Estes at
! tempted to kill his son Lawrence, who
escaped. The murderer set fire to the
house and literally blew his own head
off with shotgun.
The issuance of a warrant at Port
land, Ore, for the arrest of ]. F. Kings.
! ley on the charge OF being a member
of the gang which recently dynamited
and robbed the safe of the Lebanon,
| Ore, bank, has caused a sensation.
Kingsley has been prominently identi-
fed with Sunday school work.
John Flickenshield, agent for brew.
ing company in Chicago, committed
suicide by shooting himself after firing
| two shots at his wife. One bullet en-,
tered the woman's breast, inflicting a
serious wound. The shooting is said
| to have been caused by Mrs. Flicken-
shield censuring her husband for COM
ing home in disorderly manner.
Frank Raisinger was hanged at
Bridgeton, n. J. for the murder of his
wife. The rope boke as the body re-
bounded and the back of Reisinger's
head struck cross beam of the scat
fold and broke his neck. The physi-
clans present said death was instan.
taneous. Raisinger was not officially
pronounced dead until ten minutes
later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24


We're smeared with blood and he asked
the question: Girl, have they caught
the man that killed that butcher RI
The little girl had not heard Of the
crime and she hesitated for a 1noinent
then stammered out that she did not
know. Z M 3. hts sss
A scowl crossed the face of the ques.
toner, and. digging his hands into his
pockets, with wary glance.as if he
feared that they had been noticed, he
hurried on. s6
The police have been unable to find
any trace of the murderer, but they
are satisfied that the man who accost.
ed Blanche Starkey is the man who
did the deed, and expect to have him
In custody before many hours have
passed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
Domestic.

Judge Bishop of Boston set aside the
verdict of 100000 for Helen Bates Nc
Nally, secured against Robert E. Lee
OF Cambridge for breach of promise.
The failure of Ellingwood & Gun
bingham, stock brokers, was announc-
ed in New York. The said firm was
caught short on large line of Union
Pacific.
After living through 20 battles in
the civil war, Frank Olive is thought
to be on his deathbed at Menominee,
Mich, as the result of cat bite two
weeks ago.
Federal Judge Brosscup has decided
the Chicago city council has no power
to compel street car companies to is
sue or accept free transfers of passen-
gers with other companies.
Passengers on a westbound Iowa
Central train were compelled to walk
nearly two miles in Pennington, III.
to escape spending the night in cold
passenger coach attached to dead
train.
Richard Croker is confined to his
residence in New York, suffering from
severe cold. 1t is feared the weak
ened condition brought about by the
death of his son Frank may cause seri.
Gus complications.
Sylvester Scovel of Columbus, Ohio,
who attained prominence during the
Spanish-American war on account of
an alteration with Gen. Shafter. died
at a hospital in Havana, following an
operation for abscess of the liver.
John l.. Beggs of Milwaukee, direc.
tor of the North American company OF
New York, stated that the negotiations
for the purchase Of the United Rail.
ways company, which controls nearly
all the railways of st. Louis, by the
North American company are of.
The Rev. Clark Shaw1ey, who has
| been holding services in the Friends
church at Wabash, Ind, is an all-round
man. Besides being minister he Il
in the undertaking business and is a
singer Of local renown. He has been
known ON many occasions to take
charge Of the remains at a funeral, to
preach the funeral sermon and to helr
out with the music at the service. He
is much in demand in his triple capac
ity. .3. g. ~.
Seeing much, suffering much and
studying much are the three pillars o.
liearning. Disraeli. 10. -
gys.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
From Other Lands.

Lieut.. Harmapn, commanding the
South Waziristan, India, militia, has
been murdered at VAN by Mashud.
A diamond weighing 334 carats has
been discovered in the vicinity of the
place where the largest diamond ever
Transvaal.
Special dispatches from CONSTANT
nople report that the minister OF wal
has decided to call out all the reserves
in Macedonia in anticipation Of an in
surrection in the spring.
The date of the visit to American
waters of the squadron of British war
ships commanded by Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of Batenburg, has been
definitely fixed for October.
There was an explosion of a British
submarine mine at Queenstown. After
the first explosion rescue party was
caught by a second explosion and sew
eral more were injured. The total cas-
ualties, it is believed, will reach TWEEN
ty.
Mail advices were received from
Australia by the steamer Moana OF
the outbreak of bubonic plague in Sid
ney and Grafton. In consequence
war on rats is being waged in Austral-
ian cities. Many plague-infested TO
dents were found.
Interesting experiments were made
between Paris and London with new
rapid telegraph apparatus. The inveu-
tors, Pollak and Viarag, claim that the
instrument can transmit 10000 wards
an hour with the help of six clerks.
The messages arrive in written in
stead of Geographic characters.
A band of Yaqui Indians held up two
Americans near Carlo. Mex, and at
ter robbing the men the Indians kill
ed one of the men and wounded the
other. A force of rurales has been
sent to hunt for the Indians. Maraud-
ing bands of Yaquis are still operating
in the vicinity of La Colorado, despite
the vigilance of the Mexican troops.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
Resume 81 the neW$.

A huge icicle which had been de-
pending from the water tank on the
roof of the seven-story factory of the
American Tin company at Brooklyn,
N. Y, fell and crashed through the
roof. The. spike weighed nearly ton
and did lot of damage, but luckily
no one was under it.
William Taylor, a thirteen-year.old
school boy, died at Lynn, Ohio, from
the effects Of hazing by schoolmates.
He was buried in a snowdrift after
quantities of snow had been thrust
down the back of his neck under his
clothing. Hiss illness was acute pneu-
monia. He was the only son of a prom
ihent citizen, who is demanding that
the guilty boys be brought to punish
ment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
List Of Casualties.

The First Congregational church Of
Marinetta, Ohio, built in 1888, and the
first church in the Northwest territory,
was completely destroyed by fire.
The bodies of Mrs. Mary Armstrong,
Mrs. Cynthia Ford and Mabel Arm
strong were found in their house in
Buffalo, N. Y, asphyxiated by natural
gas.
John w. Gribble, the engineer who
was injured by jumping from the Cop
per Range engine at gainesville, died
at st. Joseph's hospital in Houghton,
Michigan. -~-----...- -
Twenty-four families in Chicago
were made homeless by fire which
destroyed four-story fat building at
166 Western avenue, entailing a loss
Of 100000.
Four persons were found dead from
suffocation at No. SOP Central avenue,
Cleveland. 1t is supposed that fumes
from a natural gas stove resulted in
their asphyxiation.
The steamer James B. Stephens
sank after running upon sunken pile
200 yards from shore at Astoria, Ore.
Thirteen managed to swim ashore, but
two are missing.
Mrs. Luther Morley and her baby
were fatally burned at Coin. Iowa. The
explosion of a gasoline lighting plant
which Morley was pumping with air
caused the double fatality.
Passenger train No. s on the c., B.
& @. road was wrecked near Creston,
Iowa, and the engineer was killed and
three others were badly burned. The
wreck was caused by broken rail.
Fire entirely burned the foundry and
iron and brass plants at Cedar Falls,
Iowa. The buildings and contents
were the property of Clay & Oldbrech.
The loss is heavy; insurance only
So 600.
Four persons were injured. two OF
them fatally, by an explosion OF natur-
al gas at the home of the caretaker OF
the city waterworks reservoir at Erie,
Pa. All were blown through second
story window.
Nestor Pumala, Finish miner, was
Instantly killed at the Rocky Fork coal
mines near Red Lodge, Mont. by a
fall of rock. His partner, Henry Lau.
rila, was also caught, but will probably
recover. Pumala leaves wife and
child. He came to Montana from
Ironwood, Mich, a month ago.
In collision between freight train
on the Baltimore e Ohio road and a
wrecking train, on the Michigan Cen
tral.west of Michigan City, Ind, seven
workingmen in the way car of the
wrecking train were injured.
Fire destroyed the six-story building
at 1888 Clinton street, Chicago, en-
failing loss OF 100000. J The damage
Twas divided among a large number Of
small manufacturing concerns. Be
cause Of the high wind that prevailed
sthe firemsns had a desperate fight tc
keep the hre within the, building IN
which they originated. 6,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
HUNTERS WOULD SAVE DEER.

Draft Bill to Prevent determination Of
Game in South Dakota.
Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 81. The
sportsmen of Lawrence county and
the Black Hills are determined to save
the deer and other game in this por-
ton of the state. At special meet.
Ing of the Deadwood Gun club a bill
was drafted which is to be presented
to the Legislature. 1t is proposed to
have state game warden at salary
OF $1,000 year, also game warden
for each county at a salary of $75 a
month. The bill will prohibit the kill
ing of deer under one year old and will
make it unlawful to bait upland birds
or kill them from ambush, and also
will prohibit the selling of game at
any time Of the year.