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' V 'Wit r 5 - VOL. XVII. TSTO. 5. WILMINGTON N. C. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6, 1904. FIVE CENTS i i i - r WILL ACT FAIR Russia Makes Concessions Japan Great to DESIRES PEACE I te Said That the" Greatest Differ ence is Over the Proposal That a Neutral Zone Shall be Established. Elsewhere, Except in This Zone, in Oorea Russia Will Recognize the Preponderating Influence of Japan Roth Agree Respecting the Princi ple of Integrity of China and of Oorea. Bt. Petersburg, January 6. In her reply to Japan, Russia made great con cessions and hopes her proposals will prove acceptable to Japan. The foreign office informed the Asso ciated Press today that instructions had been sent to Viceroy Alexiff on which the reply was based. The lat ter wae drawn up in the most concilia tory spirit. Some of the Japanese pro posals were accepted while others were made the subject of extended observa tions and were met by counter propo sals There are strong hopes 'in many cir cles that on. Thursday next the Russian Christmas, the Czar may be able to an nounce that peace is assured. Paris, January 5. It developed today that the greatest difference between Russia and Japan arises from the pro posal made by Russia that a neutral zone shaill be established, extending from Ring-Yang in Corea on the south to the'Russian frontier on the north. The Russian government has express ed a willingness- to recognize the pre rpqndejingJnfluence of Japan in tne remainder "of Corea and the two pow ers are agreed respecting the principle of the integrity of China and of Corea, Japan, however, saw no reason why the proposed neutral zone should be es tablished, holding that the entire penin sula should be subject to her preponder ating influence. . The attitude of Russia is believed to be due to the fact that if Japan con trols Corea she will thereby be ab!e to more easily menace Port Arthur as well as Vladlvostock. The diploma i which gave to the Asso ciated Press the foregoing information expressed himself "as confident that Russia in her reply to Japan 'will give way on this vital point. Paris, January 6. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris edition of The New York Herald says he Is advis ed, that Admiral Evans has been in structed not to allow the movements of his warships to be such as to en courage the construction that the United States is supporting Japan. Tie correspondent says that the action of the Washington government is sincere ly appreciated, the conviction in high quarters being that Japan if unsuport ed will not declare war. (Paris, January 5. The Che Poo cor respondent of the Paris edition of The New York Herald cables as follows: Eight thousand Japanese troops are ready to land at Masanpho and the landing probably will mean war. Re-, serves are being moved from Blago vyeschensk, (the capital of the Amur Province in eastern Sidernia, Tsitsci har) in Manchuria. Tokio January 5. The Russian reply to Japan has not yet been received. It is reported from Vladovostock that the Russian squadron there is prepar ing for action. According to another report, - Rus sian cruiser has left Port Arthur with small military force on board. Its destination is unknown, but is probably Chemulpo, Corea. An extra adnion of the Official Ga zette has been issued containing army and navy orders prohibiting the publi cation of any reports of the move'ments of troops or war vessels from this time on. Otherwise the Japan authorities ore not interferring with, press mes sages. St. Petersburg, January 5. A semi official dispatch to a news agency from. Vladivostock and private information from Mulden, state that, owing to dis turbances between the Coreans and the Japanese in Oorea, the Russian second rifle regiment, at its full strength, has 0een dispatched to Corea in order to protect Russian interests there. tBizerta, January 5. The Russian cruiser Pimitri Donskoi, accompanied toy two torpedo boats, left here today for 6uda tBay. Washington, January 5. The Navy department has received two cable grams .from the commanding officer of the United State3 ship Vicksburg at Chamulpo, dated the fourth and fifth instants, respectively, as follows. "After consulation with American minister, we are of the same opinion. .Aspect of the affairs very grave at Seoul. . There is much fear of riot by Korean soldiers. I have completed ar rangements to send the company of marines over land by railroad at the critical moment; also about 35 men and field guns from this vessel at Chemulpo if deemed necessary." The second message is as follows: "Two officers, 36 men left at 10 a. m. The remainder of guard is prepared if any demand. There is little change In the situation." I WRECK OH THE SOUTHERN FREIGHT TRAIN" IX A 3IISIIAP NEAR GREENSBORO. Eleven Cars Were Telescoped and Traffic Was Blocked Several Hours. Two Tramps Injured. (Special to The Messenger.) Greensboro. N. C. January 5, On account of the wreck of a freight train two miles north of here at two o'clock this afternoon, all northbound through trains are held up here, to clear the track. There is a prob ability of not getting through before seven o'clock in the morning. N03. 30 and 36 for Lynchburg, Richmond and "Washington, were behind time and failed to pass, while No. 7 going south passed ten minutes ahead of the freight. 97, the special fa9t mail is "held one mile north of the wreck and a new mail crew at Greensboro is be ing transferred-at the usual hour on the street car to work the mail. f While hurrying at the rate of fifty miles to clear passage for No. 30, the passenger train going to uanvnie, a wheel on the box car next to the tender broke, in a ten foot cut, tele scoping eleven cars in inextricable confusion across the track, filling the cut with broken and piled up cars and destroying seventy yards of track. The tender was wrenched from the track, bumping fifty yards on the cross ties, and turning over and the engine was derailed. Wrecking crews from Spencer bn the south; Monroe, Va., on the north are busily, at work clearing the ob struction. Officials say the track will be clear by midnignt, but seven o'clock is more probable. The scene of wreckage is on the street car line and thousands of peo ple from this city have gone out. Two tramps were hurt, but were able to walk to the city, where they spread the report that two companions were in the next car to them which was smashed and they were dead under the debris.. No dead men have been found. Duggan was conductor and Holton engineer of the train. The distinguished officials of the Southern who are at the scene giving aid are General Superintendent Mc Manus. Division Superintendent Coap raan, Master of Track and Road Mas ter Fry, Master Mechanic Lea and Assistant'Superintendent Lake. (Later.) Assurance has been received that all trains can go through at twelve o'clock tonight. BUSINESS FALLING OFF. Report Shows Tliat Receipts of Steel Corporation Show a Decline. New York, January 5. The dividend on United States Steel common was passed at the quarterly meeting of the directors today, but the regular one and three quarters per cent, was de clared on the preferred stock. This was practically what Wall street ex pected. At the previous quarterly meeting the common dividend was cut from a four to a two per cent, basis. Chairman Gary made the formal statement after the meeting that the action of the directors was unanimous. The sfeiTfcnt of earnings for 1903 shows a great shrinkage in the busi ness of the corporation. . Net earnings (December estimated) aggregate $108, 979,012, as against $132,308,763 in 1902, and $105,974,160 in the first nine montns of the corporation history in 1901. Briefly business for the 12 months of 1903 was onlv abmit $3,000,000. in pxopss of that for the first nine months of the corporations existence. For the last quarter of 1903, net earn ings.' were $14,S45,042, as agains: $31,. 4S5.759 for the same quarter of 1902, and $29,760,912 for the corresponding quarter of 1901. Thus earnings for the last quarter were decidedly less than ha f of those in 1902. The balance is $60,S24,3SO as against $90,306,541 in 1902. The undivided prof its, or surplus for 1903 aggregates $11, 962,645, which is less by $22,291,012 t lan in the previous year. This is partly accounted for, however, by the charg ing off for depreciation of $5,570,00 as against nothing in 1902. Oh Decem ber 31st last the company's unfilled or ders aggregated $3,215,123 tons as against 5,347,253 on the same day of 1902. Dr. Dabney Accepts Presidency University of Cincinnati. of fKnoxville, Tenn., January 5. D. Charles W. Dabney today resigned as president of the University of Ten nessee to accept the. presidency of the University of. Cincinnati. The resig- j nation is effective September 1st next, when he will take charge at Cincin- nati. His acceptance, it is stated. conditioned on an lncome of """,,u . annum xor tne cincin-; nati Institution. WAR ON WOOD Nomination to be Major General Will be Hard Fought MINORITY VIEWS The Minority Takes Up the Different Charges Made Against General Wood and Establishes the Ground on Which the Charges Were Based. There are Seven Counts in the Brief and it Will be Used by the Oppo nents of the Nomination in the Fight to be Brought Up in the Sen ate. Washington. January 5. Views off the minority of the Senate committee on military affairs, protesting against the confirmation of General Leonara Wood to be major general, have been , . , . , K prepared in the form of a brief to be used by the opponents of this normna- tion when the reports of the comma- tee are presented for action of the Senate in executive session. First submitted in the brief is the areument that it is not denied that the orders to the courts, which wr introduced by Major E. G. Rathbone. were actually issued by General Wood as military governor. in secretary Root's order the prosecuUon is in- structd- that if it has any intention Of using as evidence in the trial Of the postal i cases testimony applied for in the United States ''steps should be taken to immediately inform the pro per judicial authorities that this can not be allowed. " The minority says that to get around this order Genera) Wood used his authority as military governor to change the entire judicial system of the island. The second count in the brief of tha minority relates to the pardon of W. H. Reeves, and his testimony in the postal cases. General Wood said that in pardoning Reeves he believed he had the right to constitute him a wit ness for the state. The brief then, re- ifera to the testimony of Charles R. Fishen formerly managing editor if the Havana Post and. representative of the Associated Press to prove that General Wood had promised Reeve immunity from prosecution if he would give testimony in the postal cases. "Of the character to help the goverii ernment's cause." General Wood is charged dn the third count with having violated a promise! to Major James E. Runde and to cause! the arrest of Corydon M. Rich who I had been an assistant to Mr. Neelyl in the finance department of the de-j partment Of posts. I The Runcie magazine article is thef subject of the fourth count. Thi3 statement is made. "Runcie swears tha.t arrangements were made between himself. Ray Stan nard Baker and General Wood, for Runcie to write an article covering an Cuba and General Wood understood that the article would be a criticism of General Brooke's administration. H- also swears that after it was written. General Wood asked if it had been written and sent to Baker. Concerning the testimony of Mr. Baker this statement is made by the minority: 'Baker states that he knew that h3 was to receive an article from Runci? and that he was aware of the tenor of the article. He states that Genera; Wood was very frank in his expres sions of criticism of the Brooke admin istration and that as a general result of his v"sit to Cuba he found that General Wood was antagonistic trj General Brooke's administration. The Jai Alai concession forms the fifth count in the mionritys brief and the-'following summing up Is made: 'The President of the company states that the documents relating to the concesssion were submitted to General Wood, and approved by Gen eral Wood in all their part? They in cluded the grant of a monopoly f cjr ten years. The claim that the gamb- "ling was an adjunct, rather than a part or the game, is a-isprovea Dy J president of the Jai Alai. General Wood did not furnish full informatiora for the action of the war department WalUs Clearman with Tiffany and Company, testifies that about the 10:n or the 12th cf that month an order was cabled to Tiffany by Mr. Zarasqueta for a silver service valued at aboiit $5,000 and that he took , such a service to Havana which was accepted and paid for Zarasqueta. That this was a gift to General Wood from the Jai Alai company is admitted. The sixth count says: 4kGeneral Brooke testifies to the in subordination of General Wcod and tht he (Brooke) refrained (from it court martial process because of the feeling that such a step would not be sanctioned by the war department. The seventh and last count in the brief refers entirely to testimony re garding General Wood's veracity. Bunau-Varilla to Resign as Panama's Minister. Washington, January 5. M. Phil ipe Bunau-Varilla, the minister from Panama and the joint signor with Secretary Hay of the Hay- Bunau- Varilla treaty will resign his office after the exchange of ratifications of the treaty between the Washington and Panama governments. It is said his successor will be Mr. Arosemeneo, a prominent lawyer of Panama. Mr. .Bunau-Varilla will nrobablv so to Paris after hia resignation. ACTED RIGHT Senator Lodge. Defends the President's Pan ama Course IN THE SENATE Practically the Entire Session of the Senate Was Devoted to Mr. Lodge's Speech He Defended the Admin istration's Course and Said it Was in the Interest of PeaceMr. Lodge Referred to diie Democratic Dinner in New York and Criticized Cleve land and His' Administration Pro ceedings of the House. XVnsViinErton. 'Januarv K. 'Prnrtirfll- . I J ... . j . , oage on tne situation on tne istn- 1 aDStract question oi tne rignt oi tne n 1 dence of a new nation and concluded that such a prerogative pertains ex- UUS1VC1' w "l -xllCi executive. He also contended thai tnere naa Deen a general expectation of an uprising in Panama in case of I the failure of the Hay-Herrarf treaty, and declared ttat the President could i , . . . . no nave aoneiess man miorm nim- self of the prospect. Mr. Lodge argued that olir intPrentinn in Panamfl bar! been only in the interest of peace, and contended-that the President had not gone a step beyond what the pro prieties called I for. Mr. Lodge niade reply to those who contend that the fact that the United States had prevented the secession of the Southern States in the civil war debars this country from recognizing any nation which has come into exist ence through secession as has Pan ama. This argument he deemed un worthy. ReaHV under present cir cumstances thfce could now be no formation of a new nation except by secession. . The right oi secession is the right of revolution and has noth ing to do with law. Many Instances in which recogni tion had been purely executive were cited and the Senator asserted that President Taylor had iprepared to recognize the independence of Hun- gary before a government had been established. In reply to a question by Mr. Bacon, Mr. Lodge said he had voted for the resolution declaring that "The people of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent" But, he said, that as tnere was then no government in Cuba, his vote then had not been inconsistent with his present attitude. His contention was that the recognition of a government is a purely executive function. Replying to the objection that the President had gone beyond his au thority In nominating a minister to Panama, Mr. Lodge quoted a number of instances to show that the early Presidents made nomination to other countries for which Congress had made no provision. Mr. Lodge read from a speech made by Mr. Morgan in the 57th Congress protesting against the ratification of the treaty with Colombia. Mr. Mor gan construed Mr. Lodge's action to be Inference that he (Mr. Morgan) had altered his views concerning the rights of Panama to the proceeds of the sale of the canal concessions. , Explaining that he had not changed in any. particular his views on the matter, Mr. Morgan said he supposed the speech had been brought into de bate for the purpose of rapproach Ing him. He then asked Mr. Lodge: "In the absence of any agreement with condemned felons in France, constituting the Panama Canal Com pany, would you be willing now to take this $40,000,000 to be paid by the United States and give it to the re public of Panama?" Mr. Lodge answered that he would not be willing to so divert money which he believed to belong rightful ly to the Panama Canal Company. Mr. Lodge declared the question involved to be an American question and one In which the whole American people are deeply interested. The question is neither partisan or sec tional, and they Senator thought all should unite in sustaining the course that hd been pursued. Nevertheless there had been some partisanship manifested. For the life of him he could not see the wisdom of the course of some of the Democrats in this in stance. As a Republican he would like no better issue in the pending Presidential campaign than the Pan ama canal, but as an American he would regret a division on this im portant question. In this connection Mr. Lodge re ferred to last night's Democratic ban quet in New York. Quoting Mr. Olney's reference, to the "needles war in Cuba," Mr. Lbdge said he be lieved the adjective had been well chosen, because if Mn Cleveland's ad ministration had taken the proper course with reference to Cuba, we might have been saved that war. Mr. Lodge said that Mr. Cleveland's nom ination would afford him great pleas ure, for Mr. Cleveland's administra tion had never been discussed. "Say what you like of the silver issue," he declared, "it was a better issue than what had gone before." Mr. Gorman Introduced a resolution asking the President to supply the Senate with information as to the various instances of intervention on the part of the United States on th isthmus of Panama, saying that the information requested would be in the line of Mr. Lodge's speech. He asked for immediate consideration of the resolution, but Mr. Allison object ed and the consideration of the reso lution was postponed. The Senate adjourned until tomor row. THE HOUSE. Washington, January t. The priv ileged resolution proposed! by Mr. Hay, of Virginia, providing for an Investi gation of certain statements in the Bristow postoffice report reflecting on tne membership of tne House, was today referred to the committee on postoffices and postroads on motion of Mr. Payne, of New York, the ma jority leader. Eight Republicans voted with the minority on Mr. Hay's motion to order the pervious Ques tion, which was lost, and three Re publicans voted with the Democratic minority against the motion to refer. The President's message relative to Panama and the canal was read in the House, receiving applause on the Republican side. The House adopted a resolution of condolence with Chicago on account of the theatre fire. At the request of Mr. Gillette, Mas sachusetts, a memorial to Congress from the Massac husettes Historical Society praying for the restoration of the Frigate Constitution, was read and referred to the committee on naval affairs. Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, the minority leader, said he was glad that the precedent had been established permitting the reading in the open iouse or memorials for a sovereign state, saying that he attempted when Mr. Reed was speaker to secure the reading of a memorial from his state without success. He added: "I cannot fail to express my grati fication at the fact that a New En gland Republican legislature and a New England Republican representa tive are willing to preserve a con- omuuuii ui some sort, even it pre served merely as relic, as a curiosity to excite the patriotism and contem plated admiration ot the American people." (Laughter..) Mr. Payne called Mr.' Williams' at tention to the fact that the memorial was from a society and not" from a state, when he replied that he hoped I : "r """ir - - -c. lv. u.o iiau uccu given ii. BU- I ciety. I Mr. Payne announced that this T,!! ,2 serve as a precedent as he uiu Kjyuac me itfctunig oi memor ials in open house. The House adjourned until tomor row. ATTACK ALABAMA LAW. Jackson Giles Begins Two Suits Against Board of Registrars. Washington, January 5. Argument was neara ny tne Supreme court of the United States today in the two cases of Jackson W. Giles, against Charles B. Teasley et al., of the board of registrars of Montgomery county. Alabama. One action is a suit for damages and the other an applica tion for mandamus. The suits In volve th refusal of the registrars, to permit the registration for voting of uiles, a colored man. Argument for Giles was made by Wilfred H. Smith, a colored attorney of New York. The defendants were represented by W. A. Gunter. Ac cording to Smith, both actions in volved the new Alabama law through wnich he said the people of that state i j a . na.u sougnt Dy wnat ne termed a fraudulent scheme, to evade the con- ?iiU",ilff .the U2lted st4ates and deny the right to suffrage to the negro voter. For the defense, Mr. Gunter con tended that the action of the regis trars was a judicial action and that under the laws of Alabama they were exempt from actions for damages. The only question properly before the Su preme court, he urged, was whether the constitution of Alabama was in conflict with that of the United States. He maintained that Giles had not gained a standing in the federal courts. He should have gone to the polls and demanded the right to vote, which, being denied his case might have then more properly been within the jurisdiction of the federal courts. The Mocassin Blown Ashore Again. Norfolk, Va., January 5. Accord ing to weather bureau dispatches to night the submarine boat Mocassin, which was floated' yesterday has been blown hard ashore again and is now as fast on the beach as she was be fore the wreckers succeeded in get ting her off. It will require another siege of hard work and some high tides to float her. FAILED TO WORK BEFORE. Two Weeks Ago the Asbestos Curtain Could Not be Lowered. Chicago, January 5. Evidence showing grosser criminal negligence than anything previously developed was given under oath today in the fire department investigation of the Iro quois theatre horror. Jos. Dorothy who had charge of the curtain, swore that three weeks ago during a matinee performance there was a fire on the stage and that when he attempted to lower the asbestos curtain it was stopped by the ob struction that prevented its operation last Wednesday, the fatal afternoon. , The curtain manager declares that he protested at that time, but that in attention was paid to his warning. In his opinion, if the curtain had been run down during the fatal matinee, the lives of many, if not all the vic tims of" the disaster might have been saved. It was only by the merest chance that a panic was averted as the result of the first fire. The sky light at' that time, he said, was se curely closed. ARE WOT SAFE Many of the Chicago Theatres Will be Condemned FACTS OF FIRE Will be Determined by tho Otrtaci'fl Jury. But tlie Blame WIM Hot be Fixed Fully 35 Per Coat, of the Chicago Theatres Cannot be Hade to Conform to the City Snlldlnc Laws and They Will Not Again be Opened to the Public Coroner's Inquest Will Commence Chicago, January 5. Tk special committee composed of members In the city council, appointed laat night to investigate the conditUa of local theatres and to agree uptm what al terations are necessary to make them conform to the building rdiaancesr, held its first meeting today. Accord ing to the statement of Alderman Friestart, one of the members f the committee it is doubtful if tkirty-flve per cent, of the theatres ever again open their doors. Strict adherence to the building laws would require that every one of the playhouses fji tho city be of fire proof construction and this would require the demolition and re-building of the majority of the theatres. Late this afternoon the attorneys of the fire department caused the ar- rest of four employes of tae Fuller Construction Company. Darid Jonea. a masonry foreman and Angus Mc Kay, Otta Rausch and John Kingston iron workers,. Attorneys for the Fuller Company took Jones wmo had been sought by the police for eereral days, to the fire department It had been charged that Jones and his men broke the skylights on the theatre after the fire in order to destroy pos sible evidence. It developed today that the skyiights were blocked by scantlings and tied with wire to pre- vent their opening and that aeither of them had been opened since ta thea tre was built, ' Jones in making his statement to the Are committee said: "I took the three iron workers with me up through an adjoining building and out upon the theatre vet ver the stage. First I removed the wood en scantlings which blocked the sky lights. Then I found the lights tied with wire Inside and broke two panes of glass to get at the wires to untie then. I finally got the wires off and opened the lights." Jones was asked why he went to the roof of the theatre and replied that he had been told that the north wall had been cracked in the flre and went to see if it was true. He de clared he had loosened the skylights because he; feared they might fall through and injure somebody on ths stage. J "Why did ,you take three iron workers with you to Inspect a brick wall?" asked Attorney Fulkerson of the fire department. Jones was confused, but Anally an swered that the men went with him through curiosity. He admitted that the iron workers helped him open the skylight and worked with the roof for half an hour. The coroner said tonight he was al most ready for the Inquest which will commence Thursday morning. 'I wish' Jt understood," he said. "that this is not a trial, but simply an inquiry, to determine the facts of the flre as far as we can. The coro ner's jury will not attempt to flx the blame of the fire upon anybody nor will It recommend the punishment of anybody. Itjvill simply report on the facts as it has been able to gather them and the rest of the work will be left for the state's attorney. If it is found that there is anything for him to do." Life insurance companies object to the statement of the coroner that no verdict will be rendered after the in quest, claiming that large sums of money insurance on the lives of those who perished In the theatre fire de- , pend for their payment on the ver-J diet of the coroner's jury. Another Victim of the Fir, Chicago, January 5. The Iroquois , theatre fire claimed a fresh victim to day, making the number of deaths 5 91. Miss Josephine Spence wwr eofc of those severely burned during the flre. She was found by relatives and taken to her home where she died to day. E. II. Ilarriman to Succeed II. G. Burt. Omaha, Neb.. January . II waa semi-offlcially stated today that II H. Harrlman will become president ot the Union Pacific railroad to succeed Horace G. Burt, whose resignation was recently announced. A general man ager will be named who will be the active head of the affairs of the road, with headquarters In Omaha. The road will be operated by a method similar to that in vogue on the Southern Pa ciflc road. Mr. Harri man's incum bency, it is stated, will be one year, at the end of which period Kda perma nent successor, if any, will e crmed. v 1 X i
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