Hi AW- vol. xvii. m. 10. WILMINGTON N. C. TTJ ESDAY- JANUARY 12, 1904. FIVE CENTS !r?, i CHANGE BASE Main Issue of Negotia tions Now Centers on Manchuria DIVIDE SPOIL I'm- thp icneral Interest it is Best to Settle the Conflict on the Basis of Japan's Authority in Korea and Russia's Authority in Manchuria Japanese Cabinet and Elder States men Discuss the Questions at Issue. Russia Will Respect the Rights of Anv Nation in Manchuria Under Treaty Witli China. Paris. January 11. A strong cur- t-Anf nf nffirinl sentiment was set in motion today favorabhi to strength- fninf the hand of Russia in her claims to exercise paramount influ ence in Manchuria. It is pointed out that Russia, having conceded Japan's paramount influence in Korea, Japan annwrs to be unwillinsr to make a reciprocal concession by recognizing ount influence an Manchuria. The general purport of the Russian position is that Japanese merchants and individuals shall have the right to free access to Manchuria for pur poses of travel and commerce, but that Russia does not wish this to he extended to the colonization of Jap anese in large communities in Man churia. Strong sympathy is expressed here n behalf of the Russia view, as it is said that the general admission of Japanese colonization in Manchuria would create questions ton political and racial dominations. It is assert ed to be in the interest of the com- - merce of Eurooe and America, that Russia should replace Cnina s au thority within Manchuria. It is maintained in governmental quarters that it is to the general interest of Eurone and America to give moral support to a settlement of the pend ing conflict on the basis of Japan's authority in Korea and Russia's au thority in Manchuria. Those who are' in the best position to know Russia's intentions, say her deter mination to exercise her sphere of influence in Manchuria is irrevoca ble. Owing to Russia's latest attitude in Manchuria, it is the view of official circles here that the main issue o the negotiations now centers in Man churia instead of Korea. Tokio, January 11. The cabinet and elder statesmen met for a joint conference at the official residence of Premier Katsura this afternoon. The Premier, who is ill, was not present. They discussed the political and strategical situation and will re nort to the throne tomorrow. The note delivered by Foreign Minister Komura on Saturday to Baron de Rosen, the Russian minister, was merelv preliminary to Japan's for mal response, which has not yet been delivered- The questions at issue were dis cussed at today's conference of the cabinet and elder statesmen and n final decision is expected. When this has been reached, the conferees will appear before the throne and sub mit the answer agreed upon. After this has been done the final proposals of Janan will be handed to Baron de Rosen. Seoul. Korea. January 11. The Japanese minister has made reiter ated demands, hitherto without re sult, on the Emoeror of Korea, that he recognize a Japanese protectorate at Korea. the Korean government holding itself to the Russo-Japanese agreement concerning Korea. Kerlin, January 11. The Russian jjovenunent has informed the powers that it -will respect fully the rights any nation has in Manchuria under treaty .with China. This declaration is made without reservation. Russia gives formal expression to this policy now in consequence of the controversy with Japan, one of whose persistent contentions has been for a defination of Russia's policy in Manchuria, and an acknowledgement of Japan's trade privileges. Russia's reply has been, in substance, as follows- "We cannot discuss Manchuria with you any more than wccould Au5tralia or the Philippines. Man churia belongs neither to us. nor to you. It does not lie within the juris diction of either -of us to dispose of the future of Manchuria." Russia, however, is willing to ob serve the treaty rights of all the powers in Manchuria and now en gages to do so. Russia, it is added, thus removes from the negotiations one of the points upon which Japan counted for the moral support of other powers and whereon she especially had sym pathy of the United States and GreaT Britain. London, January 11. It Is learned : were also hld and speciry tne sums by The Associated Press that the j $1,227.95-0 in the case of the Knox terms enunciated in the forecast of ville snd Ohio and $82,000 in the the Russian communication to the case of the Knoxville and Bristol. powers cabled from Berlin today are precisely identical .with Russia's former reply of which Japan asked a reconsideration. i It is stated that Russia's last reply which is now being considered, defers in no essential from Russia's previous proposals, the only difference being in the wording, together with some concerning Korea, minor concessions which it is immaterial. stated Japan considers S London, January 11. The Daily Mall's Tokio correspondent, cabling yesterday says that Baron do Rosen, the Russian minister, sent a reply Saturday to .Foreign Minister Ko muras communication of Friday and that yesterday Marseinieff, second j secretary of the Russian legation left hurriedly for Nagaski with impor tant dispatches to be forwarded by a Russian warship to Viceroy Alex ieff. Washington, January 11. The state department has been Informed that Japan has requisitioned thirty merchant vessels for transports. Ad vices received here show that the Russians are increasing their guard at Seoul daily and that the French have made arrangements to estab lish a guard there. : Three Masted Schooner Lost. Boston, Mass, January 11. A pri vate cablegram received in this city today continued news of the loss of the three-masted schooner Rebecca A. Taulane of this port, Captain from Jackson- Davis, on a passage ville, Florida for Norwich, Connecti cut, with a cargo ofj '372,000 feet of lumber. The vessel was abandoned at sea and her entire crew was saved by the British steamer Peareth. from New York, which landed them at Cardenas. Cuba, today. The Taulane is valued at about $10,000 and was uninsured . BUCHANAN IS MINISTER Motion to Reconsider His Nomi nation in the Senate is Tabled .Washington, January 11. The Senate in executive session today laid on the table the motion to reeosider the con firmation of the nomination of W. I. Buchanan, to be minister to Panama. The vote was 38 to 16 on party lines, with the exception of Senaitor Mc- Reary, (Democrat) Kentucky, who vot ed with the Republicans. By this a'ction ,Mr. Buchanan now has full powers to act for this govern nient in all diplomatic exchanges, be tween the United States and the new repulblic. Motion to .reconsider the confirmation was made before the hol idays by Senator Morgan, thus with holding for three weeks, Mr. Buchan ans comimissaon as minister. In the meantime Mr. BuchJan'an had arrived on the isthfmus, where he occupied the position of private citizen, except for a special commission to act as the per sonal representative of the Priesident in gathering information concerning existing conditions there. Senator Morgan took the floor when the Senate went into executive ses sion today. He made a general protest ag'ainst the confirmation of Mr. Bu chanan as minister on the ground that the position to which the President had made appointment was not in existence at the time the appointment was made and could not be created without the co-operation of the Senate. Senator Spooner answered for the Republicans. He cited numerous anithoritieis and precedents in support of the president's action. Senator Allison also spoke m support of the administration while Senators Bacon and C'Jliberson favored the Demoeratac contentions. The mo tion to lay Mr. Morgan's motion on the table was made by Mr. Lodge. Death of a Former Kentucky Gov ernor. Henderson, Ky., January 11. For mer Governor jonn x oung di u died here today at an advanced age. In 1S75, while Congressman he De came widely known through a de nunciation of General Benjamin F. Butler, who as military governor of New Orleans, was distasteful to the Southern people. For this speech Governor Brown received a vote ot censure, but the next Congress ex punged it from the records. He was one of the first men to take a stand against the merger of competing railroads. Mocassin Being Floated. Norfolk. Va.. January 11 Latest reports from Currituck tonight state the submarine boat Mocassin has been pulled sixty feet' from the beach and is being rapidly floated into deep Water. It is expected she will be gotten entirely clear of the bar to night and well on her way to this naval station in the morning after having rested on the coast since De cember 3rd. Mortgages Filed by the l Railway. Southern I Knoxville, Tenn., January 11. The Southern railway filed a mortgage in Knox county registers offices in favor of the Central Trust Company of New York, securing the recent purchase of the Knoxville and Ohio and the Knoxville and Bristol railroads both important branch lines in this sec tion. The amount of the mortgage is not specified beyond "for the sum of one dollar and other considera- tions? ' . Tne eeas x;onveying me properties to the Southern railway MOT WORT S6llcltOr SCOtt GiVGS ROQ" sons for His Fight on Wood IN THE SENATE? Senator Scott Quotes Many of tlie Points Brought Out Against Gen eral Wood He Tells of His Con nection With the Jai Alai Gamb ling Company He Says Wood Was Guilty of Complicity With Runcie to Reflect Discreditably on General Brooke His Character is Im peached. Washington. January 11. .Senator Scott of the Senate committee on mili tary affairs has submitted in execu tive session of the Senate a review of the evidence introduced before the committee in the hearing on the nom- nation of Brigadier General Wood to oe a major general. Senator Scott gives his reason f(r opposing confirmation. He quot3 many points brought out against Geri t eral Wood, particularly those in con nection with charges . that General Wood accepted gifts from the Jai Alai company a gambling institution of Havana, and was guilty of complicity with Major James E. Runcie in the preparation and publication of an article reflecting discreditably on Major General John R. Brooke, his ranking officer. Senator Scott makes a strong personal argument to the Senate in opposition to the appoint ment of General Wood to be a major general, saying that the person to be confirmed should be highly 'qualified and in, every way worthy and above suspicion. Commenting on a statement in th brief Senator Foraker, calling atten tion to the fact that it was President McKinley who jumped General Wood over hundreds of officers in the army Senator Scott says: - "We are told that Augustus boasted that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble, and so, per chance, may General Wood lay claim to the. boast that he found Cuba a den of filth and disease and left it writh a sewerage system. This, however, goes to his credit as a physician and as a sanitary officer and does not in any sense, show his fitness to command a body of troops. The evidence in this case quite clearly establishes the fact that he was appointed because of his sup posed capacity as a civil governor and there is much to throw doubt upon the question of whether even his appoint ment as brigadier general was not re gretted by the president and no one will believe that Mr. McKinley woulrj ever thought of promoting him to a major generalship, certainly not in the light of the present developments." Referring to the conduct of General Wood toward his superior officer, General Brooke, Senator Scott says that no impartial person can review the evidence in this matter without reaching the conclusion that the charge of disloyalty is fully establish ed. He says the circumstances so strongly support the charge and ex clude the theory of innocence of Gen eral Wood that if he were being tried by a jury of his countrymen fo" h crime upon like evidence and under like circumstances his conviction would result beyond question. In reference to the support given by General Wood to gambling games placed in the jai Alai company's "fronton" Senator Scott says it i? shown by the testimony that General Wood was an habitual attendant of the game, especially spending his Sun day's there, on which days the betting reached as high as $50,000. Senator Scott comments on the evi dence introduced tending to reflect di rectly upon- General Wood's character as a man by impeaching his integrity and veracity and then after summing up other charges says: "To my mind a most grievous in justice has been done in the prefer ment Of General Wood over a hundred or more old army officers officers who won distinction on many a bloody bat tlefield where, more lives were' lost and more prisoners taken in one day than during the entire Spanish-American war." Xoes Not Want Honrs of Labor In creased. Washington, January 11. After a short time devoted to routine busi ness, the Senate went into executive session. In the morning hour Mr. Stewart introduced a resolution , di recting the committee on improve ments to oonduct an investigation of the various government department, to determine how many additional clerks would be required to avoid the necessity of he department's in creasing the hours of labor from 4 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. Mr. Stewart ask ed immediate consideration but ob jection was raised by Mr. Gallinger who inquired if the law does not require seven hours labor from clerks employed in the departments. That is the law," said Mr. Stew art. "But I am against the law as well as this new order." "Then." said Mr. Gallinger, "I think the Senator should direct the resolution at the law and seek a re vision of that. The resolution went over. M REYES LEAVES WASHINGTON. His Departure Does Not Break Off Diplomatic Relations With Colom bia. Wash in p-ton Tn nun t-v 11 . flonora 1 I Rafael Reyes, the Colombian envoy who has been in Washington in con nection with the Panama matter for about a month, left the city at mid night for New York preparatory to his departure for Colombia in a few days. The departure of General Reyes does not constitute the break ing of diplomatic relations with the United States, but merely the susDen- sion of the negotiations which have been going on with the state depart ment, having in view, the 'reintegra tion of Panama as a part of the United States of Colombia. WhPthPr they will be resumed hereafter is not known. . Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge. remains in Washington to attend to legation business other than Panama matters. Advices which have reached here from Colombia show that there is stil considerable excitement there over the attitude the United States has taken in the Panama matters General Reyes made a farewell call on Secretary Hay today. ' He en deavored to show General Reyes the fultility of Colombia's efforts to re gain Panama, but regards the matter as still on en to further tffnrta to ward a peaceful adlnstmpnt. Want to Hear Gorman. Frankfort, Ky., January 11. At to day's session of the House of Repre sentatives of Kentucky, the death of General John iB. Gordon was an nounced and a committee was ap pointed to draft suitable resolutions. An invitation was extended to Sena tor Gorman of Maryland to come here and address the ereneral assem bly. THE CONVENTION CITY Chicago, New York and St. Louis Offer Inducements to the Democrats Washington, January 11. Convention boomers were much in evidence at the Shoreham Hotel tonight. The national Democratic committee will meet there tomorrow to select the city in wlhich to hold the next national convention. Chicago, St. Louis and New York are active applicants for convention-hon ors. Among disinterested observers the impressdon prevails that Chicago is the Choice of a majority of the com mittee now on the ground. Adams A. Goodrich, chairman of the Chicago committee declared tonight his strong belief that the convention would go to Chicago. The Chicago com mittee, he said would offer to pay alt the necessary expenses up to an amount not exceeding $45,000. The committee he said, will guarantee that the hotel rates shall be reasonable and not above the regular rates of Chicago hotels. The delegation wihch will make an effort to secure the convention for New York arrived here today, headed by Rotoert A. VanWyck. Mr. VanWyck and Patrick McCarren will present the claims of New York City, the latter dealing principally with the political aspects of the situation. The New Yorkers displayed tonight the following telegram from Mayor McClellan: "The citizens of New York of all par ties, do I feel sure heartily approve of your effort to bring the Democratic National convention to this city, and in the name of New York, I extend through you. to the members of the Democratic national committee, a hearty invitation to honor us with the convention of 1904. "GEO. B. IMCLBLIiAJN, "(Mayor." A very vigorous -campaign in behalf of St. Louis is being conaucxeu. Mayor Rolla Wells and a delegation or. ten who reached the city today. Tney art being- assisted by Senators Cock- rell and Stone and the Missouri dele gation in Congress. "A CONSCIENCE CAMPAIGN." Bryan Says the Issue is Between Man and Mammon. New Haven. Conn.. January 11. William J. Bryan was tne guest oi honor today at a banquet in Warner Hall, at which about 150 Democrats were present. Governor Garvin, of Rhode Island, and Congressman De Armond, of Missouri, were among the iruests from other states. The occasion took the form of a celebration of Jackson Day and was also declared by some of its pro moters to be intended as a sort of prelude to the opening "of the presi dential campaign in New England. Mr. Bryan's topic was "A Con science Campaign." Re said in part: 'The great issue at this time is the issue between Man and Mammon between plutocracy and Demo-' cracy. All surface questions of pol icy, of taxation and of regulation and of finance are but phases of that century long that world wide strug gle between the common people and organized wealth. To say that it does not pay for a nation to violate the - rights of the people of another nation involves so much of addition, subtraction, multiplication and divis ion that many get lost In- a maze of mathematics. But to say 'that the wages of sin is death is to give an epitome of history that accords with each person's experience. In dealing with the trusts, with finance, with labor problems and with all the oth er questions at Issue we must viewf them from a moral standpoint and 1 arraign every evil at the bar of the public conscience. PAY TRIBUTE The Body of General Gordon Viewed by Hundreds SOUTH MOURNS Governor Terrell, of Georgia, Issues a Proclamation Ordering That the Day of the Funeral be Observed Throughout the State The Fu neral Exercises Will be Held in Atlanta Tursday and Many Distin guished Southerners Will Partici pateMessages of Condolance Are Received from all Over the Conn try. Miami, Fla., January 11. Viewed by hundreds of visitors and guarded by a detachment of state troops, the body of General John B. Gordon, the Con federate leader who surrendered to death at his winter home near Bis cayne last Saturday night, lay in stats all today and tonight in the Presby rian church in this city. This city the first stage of the jour ney ,to the final resting place of the dead chieftain was reached this morn ing, when the funeral party, arrived here from the late home of the dead general at Biscayne, Fla. Tomorrow the journey will be begun to Atlanta, where the last fitting tributes will be rendered to the hero of the Lost Caus? of the Confederacy. The funeral party will leave Miami Tuesday morning at 7:50 o'clock, es corted by a detachment o'F Florida troops, who -will escort the body of General Gordon to the Georgia state line, wnere an escort irom the military of that state will meet the party. Jacksonville. Fla., will be reached at 7:55 o'clock Tuesday evening and the remains will be transferred to a train for Atlanta. The party will remain in Jacksonville only a few minutes, reaching Macon at 3 o'clock Wednes day morning and Atlanta at 5:20 o'clock the same day. All today crowds of people from nearby towns passed by the general's casket. Intermingling among the throng were aged and infirm veterans who had (followed Gordon, or who had known his name so well. Every mark of respect has been paid the dead chieftain by the people of Florida and tributes of praise m messages of con dolence have been received from all over the south. THE FUNERAL EXERCISES. Distinguished Southerners Will Pro nounce Eulogy Over the Dead. Atlanta. Ga.. January 11. Funeral exercises which will be participated in by distingushed men of the south will be held over the remains or Gen eral John B. Gordon in this city at noon next Thursday. The exercises, which will he of eulogistic character will be conducted in the House of Representatives in the state house and statesmen, as well as veteran followers oT the dead chieftain, will take part. The body of General Gordon will ar- arrive in this city at 5:20 o'clock Wed nesday morning and with a guard stationed around it, will lie in state in the state house for the greater -part of two days, during which time the men who followed his flag will pay their last tribute the body afterward to be laid away in Oakland cemetery. A proclamation issued by Governor Terrell today ordered that the day of the funeral be observed throughout the state. The proclamation of the governor. which is an eulogy to General Gordon as a soldier and a citizen, says: "In view of the great sorrow that hangs heavily upon the people and as a mark of respect to tne reversed memory of Georgia's noble son, it is requested that the people in the vari ous cities and towns of the state as semble between 10 o'clock a. m. and 12 o'clock m.. of Thursday, the 14th of January, the hours set apart for the funeral services, for the purpose of paying tribute to their dead hero; and to this end the mayors of the different cities and towns, and commanders of the respective companies of Confedr- I ate veterans are appointed committees in charge of these memorial cer emonies. "It is further ordered that a guard of honor from the Fifth regiment of the Georgia state troops be stationed around his remains as they lie in state, the offices of the capitol, be closed during the day set apart for his funeral and the state flags be displayed at half mast for ten days." By an order issued by General Stephen D .Lee. commander-in-chief off the United Confederate Veteran who arrived here today General Cle ment A. Evans, commanding the de partment of the Tennessee, will hav? charge of all the arrangements for the funeral of General Gordon. JUDGE SPEER'S EULOGY. A XoWft and Unselfish Man and a Generous and B road-Minded Amer ican. A Macon, Ga.. January 11. An unusual event in United States courts occurred (Continued n Page 5.) LUCKY SHIFT OP WIIfD. The Bark Glenclova Was Aground, But Change of Wind Bletr He Into Deep Water. Norfolk, Va.. January 11. In the heavy fog which hung over the Vir ginia and Carolina coast this morn ing, the big British bark Glenclova. with a crew of 27 men. loaded with nitrate from Tatal to Baltimore ran upon Pebble shoal, two miles east of the False Cape Life Saving station. The dense weather made it difficult to distinguish the rig of the vessel and for some time it wan thought to be a schooner. The False Cape life savers went to the rescue, but the crew ot the ship which was not in apparent danger refused to leave their vessel. Assistance from Nor folk was telegraphed at oce. as an increase in the wind would hav Jeopardized the craft. Suddenly the wind shifted and the result was that the stranded bark was blown off the shoal and into deep water. She pro ceeded to her destination without ap parent danger. Boiler Explosion Kills Six Men. .Tustin, Mich., January 11. The boiler in the saw mill owned) by II. W. Marsh, of Malnstee, located at Hicks Lake, in Osceola county, ex ploded today and killed six men, in juring four others, perhaps fatally. The explosion occurred just as the men were preparing "to start up for the afternoon and the force of the exploding boiler tore the mill in pieces hurling the men in all directions. Portions of -the mill were thrown huruireds of feet. It is believed the explosion was due to low water in the boiler. POST OFFICE CASES Five Defendants Arraigned and They All Plead Hot Guilty Washington, January 11. August w Machen, DiHer B. Groff. ftarmi a' Groff of Waishinc-ton r r t. 'r Washington, D. C. and Dr. and Mrs. George E. Lorenz, of Toledo, O., indicted in connection with the postoffiee investigation were placed on trial today in criminal court No. 1, Justice Prirchard presiding. AQl , the defendants were present, but the at- . tendance of spectators was small. . ' The defendants are charged with hn. f ZS,u Z '", 1. ."ir V in connection with the sale of letter dox fasteners. After formal demurrers to the Indictment were entered and overruled, they were arraigned and pleaded not guilty. After an hour spent in endeavor to select a Jury, the panel was exhausted and court ad journed until tomorrow. Eleven Jurors nad been selected. , An argument regarding the numlbr of challengers to which each side waa entitled in the selection of the Jury ended in a victory for the government. Justice Pritchard announcing that all the defendants should be regarded as one and should challenge aocordingly. The effect of this was to allow the de fense only ten challenges altogether, instead of fifty as contended lor by counsel for the five defendants. The decision indicated the courts Intention to expedite the trial of the cases and avoid delay by reason of technicalities. Making the Raleigh Academy Safe From Fire. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, January 11 J The directors of the Raleigh Auditorium Company met today and appointed a committee to make at once such pro vision of fire escapes and exits at the Academy of Music as the chief of fire department requires, these being over-head sprinklers with not Jess than 2-Inch water connections, . two fire escapes on the sides, with wide door-ways. The academy will re open in a few days and later will be enlarged and made fit for use as theatre and auditorium. SOUTHERN EDUCATION' BOARD. Conditions in the South Discussed at a Banquet at the Waldorf. Astoria. New' York, January 11. The work of the Southern Educational Board, in co operation, with the general education board, was discussed tonight at a ban quet at the Waldorf-Astoria, All the prominent educational institutions of the Southern States were represented. Robert C. Ogden of the Southern Edu cation Board, presided. At the Presi dent's table1 were Commissioner of Ed ucation Willam T. Harris, Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the University -of Georgia, President David F. Houston, of the Texas Agricultural and Mechan ical college, Professor G. C. Mitchell, of Richmond college and others. Commissioner Harris said that in 1830 there were only three high sclxool in the Southern slave states- and in 1890 the , number had increased to 343 and' had 24,000 pupils and in 1902 to 1,379 with 88,000 pupils." Prof. P. P. Claxton. of the Unlverr sity of Tennessee, pictured condition? in the State of Tennessee. ayinfr that the average school term Is less than three months and that It cosits more to maintain a prisoner in Jail than 19 ex pended on the education of a child. He urged that as the people have-not the money because of the gmaflners of taxable property In that state, they are deserving of aid from all sectlonsr of the country.

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